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Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
Viktor E. Frankl
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Viktor E. Frankl
Age: 92 †
Born: 1905
Born: March 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 2
Existential Therapist
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Vienna
Austria
Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor Emil Frankl
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The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom.
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Despair is suffering without meaning.
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It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future...And this is his salvation in the most difficult moments of his existence, although he sometimes has to force his mind to the task.
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I do the unpleasant tasks before I do the pleasant ones.
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The meaning of my life is to help others find meaning in theirs.
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