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It is true that we can see the therapist as a technician only if we have first viewed the patient as some sort of machine.
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
Austria
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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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