Everywhere man is confronted with fate , with a chance of achieving something through his own suffering.
Viktor E. FranklChallenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
Viktor E. FranklSunday neurosis, that kind of depression which afflicts people who become aware of the lack of content in their lives when the rush of the busy week is over and the void within themselves becomes manifest.
Viktor E. FranklNothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.
Viktor E. FranklBecause of social pressure, individualism is rejected by most people in favor of conformity. Thus the individual relies mainly upon the actions of others and neglects the meaning of his own personal life. Hence he sees his own life as meaningless and falls into the โexistential vacuumโ feeling inner void. Progressive automation causes increasing alcoholism, juvenile delinquency, and suicide.
Viktor E. FranklIn psychiatry there is a certain condition known as delusion of reprieve. The condemned man, immediately before his execution, gets the illusion that he might be reprieved at the very last minute. No one could yet grasp the fact that everything would be taken away. all we possessed, literally, was our naked existence.
Viktor E. Frankl