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The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living.
Viktor E. Frankl
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Viktor E. Frankl
Age: 92 †
Born: 1905
Born: March 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 2
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Vienna
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It is here that we encounter the central theme of existentialism: to live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning in the suffering.
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It is this spiritual freedom - which cannot be taken away - that makes life meaningful and purposeful.
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Between stimulus and response is the freedom to choose.
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Our main motivation for living is our will to find meaning in life.
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Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.
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As such, I also bear witness to the unexpected extent to which man is capable of defying and braving even the worst conditions conceivable.
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A human being is a deciding being.
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Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. It finds its deepest meaning in its spiritual being, his inner self. Whether or not he is actually present, whether or not he is still alive at all, ceases somehow to be of importance.
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A man who could not see the end of hisprovisional existence was not able to aim at an ultimate goal in life.
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