http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/viktor-frankl-meaning en-us 60 <p align="center">&ldquo;<em>...Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human freedoms&mdash;<br />to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.&rdquo;<br /></em>~ Viktor Frankl, from <em>Man's Search for Meaning</em></p><p>Viktor Frankl. What a man. </p><p>From his suffering in Nazi concentration camps, he forged his philosophy, &ldquo;Logotherapy.&rdquo;</p><p align="justify">The central tenet? </p><p align="justify">We are always free to choose how we respond to a challenge. We always have the freedom to decide what meaning we will give an event.</p><p align="justify">Whether or not you accept that response-abilty is your call.</p><p align="justify">And your happiness and fulfillment completely depend on your decision.</p><p align="justify">Choose wisely. </p><p align="center">&ldquo;<em>Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.&rdquo;<br /></em>~ Viktor Frankl, from <em>Man's Search for Meaning</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="justify"> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:19 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:386:386 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/386