Man's Search for Meaning Book Summary

Man Search for meaning Summary:- What is the meaning of our life? We all think about that but when we're thinking about that we are resting in our bed comfortably but what if You get forced to put into a concentration room due to your religion and the chances of your survival is 1 in 28, Means almost you're one step before death. Same thing happened to the writer of this book Victor frankl who put in a concentration room by Hitler during World War 2, Then he Thinks About What is the meaning of life and wrote this book Man's search for meaning.

What is the benefit of Thinking about this topic? How your life improves by thinking about life.

When we talk about "Giveup-itis". Victor frankl writes that they Know that who is going to die in concentration chamber by Their Attitude. Everyone thinks about their family and life but when someone stops thinking about that and become depressed Dies. The finding the Meaning of their life is literally the Question of their Life and death. Victor frankl says that if you have 'Why' of your life then you can handle any 'How'.

Many times people went to some profession in which they're not interested at all. Because they didn't know Why they're doing this profession, when they uttered in any situation, they didn't able to push themselves. That's because they didn't know why they're doing that but if their why should be clear then they can pass in any condition.

When we talk about the meaning of life then you must have to know that life Doesn't have a single meaning, it is not a mathematical equation whose solution is always same. In reality we have to Give meaning to the life. We Decide the meaning of life ourselves. Victor Frankl was in the toughest condition that anyone feeled ever but he founded freedom at that place, How?, He says that no matter in which condition we are in we always control A thing called Our Attitude. There are many people who are living their life Comfortably but they makes their attitude always negative vice-versa their are many people like Victor frankl that Try to Make Positive Attitude at hardest situation.

Then the question arise is that of our life has no meaning then how can we give it a meaning. Victor Frankl gives 3 Ways to find meaning of life.

1. Work

All stuffs of Victor frankl gets Snatched. He was writing a book but his papers are also snatched. He thinks that it is very important book for the world and if it not gets completed then world have a loss. He writes his books in small pieces of papers in chamber also. Similarly you also have to find the work you're made for- For This You can read IKIGAI Book summary by clicking here to find the work they're made for and what world also needs from you. Many people think that world doesn't needs their work. If a teacher do their job correctly then many Student' Become successful and change their mindset. May a singer makes a song that world never hear.

2. Love

When Victor frankl is Talking about love, he is not only talking about filmy romance. Victor frankle gives example of a lady who is living with his severe disabled son, she tried to commit suicide but his son ultimately stops her. She was not able to find meaning of her life then Victor frankl asked her to Imagine that you are 80 Year old, your life was full of pleasure and you doesn't need to take care of your disabled son then how you feel, She replied that I see my life as a failure because i didn't did anything in life, just enjoyed all the time. Victor frankl Again says to Imagine that you're 80 Year old now and you take care of your son all the life and gives him a good life, Then the lady Get that, She replied with a Yes, If I gives a good life to my son then I find my life meaningful. She finds the meaning of her life by The love of his son.

So here Victor frankl means that Love means seeing their potential and helping them to reach it. All Love we see in movies and media are Selfish, They think that what will I get from this person but the Real love is About to Give. You can see How much potential the person has, They can do Something big, will live a great life and you Help them to fulfill it.

3. Suffering

Their is no guarantee that we are going to get Work Or Love but the Suffering is always guaranteed for all of us. All we have to suffer in some point of life. When Victor frankl was in Chamber, he imagined that he is in a lecture room and teaching students and Get him rid of this suffering and His suffering becomes meaningful. When you Give meaning to your Suffering then Your Suffering Gets
Over. So when You are suffering from any situation then ask Yourself that What is it teaching you?. You can see that Hero Struggle in movies because Struggle give meaning to his accomplishments. So that This Book worth 100x because it is written by the people who suffered a lot and give meaning to his life and also tried to give meaning to us.

Short Summary:-

1.We must find Meaning in Life
2.Our life doesn't Have a meaning, we have to give it.
3.Three ways to do it is Work, Love and Suffering

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