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The meaning of our existence is not invented by ourselves, but rather detected.
Viktor E. Frankl
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Viktor E. Frankl
Age: 92 †
Born: 1905
Born: March 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 2
Existential Therapist
Neurologist
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Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
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Vienna
Austria
Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor Emil Frankl
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Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked.
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Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
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Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is.
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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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Suffering presents us with a challenge: to find our goals and purpose in our lives that make even the worst situation worth living through.
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