Man Search for Meaning

[split mortar]

In Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl tells his story of surviving a concentration camp and how this experience led to his theory on the importance of meaning in one’s life (Logotherapy)

Logotherapy was a pretty interesting theory used in the book.!

[plain pasture]

Its hard to understand what the readers are saying, like the way they speak, sorry..

[split mortar]

I do apologize. The slang does change from person-to-person and English isn't everyone's first language. :/

[plain pasture]

I´m from portugal, but yes what u say is true, but still hard to get what the reader is saying sorry for bothering 😦

[split mortar]

The 3 possible sources for meaning:

1. Work, by doing something significant
2. Love, by caring for another person
3. Courage during difficult times

I will try to translate to my best in short summaries.

The author wants to say, that in the nazi prison camp, the prisoners weren't afraid of dying thinking about the future. But instead they were trying to survive the present and that's what helped them in the survival.

Hope is a niche motivational word, but most don't apply the same in the life. In times of difficulties, most tend to run away from difficulties (commit sucide in Nazi camp) instead of facing them (surviving and searching meaning of life).

[split mortar]

and this is the need for the hour.

"We shouldn't expect from life, instead we should try to understand what life expects from us."

[pastel vine]

Could you explore the difference between work and a job?

[late lotus]

well you can't help others if you don't help yourself first

[pastel vine]

Yes you can’t pour from an empty cup

[late lotus]

isn't job more status related and work the force involved in the job?

[pastel vine]

I think of finding meaning in work as purpose through responsibility and productivity. Any job can be meaningful if it allows you to fulfill the need to work. I’m not sure how to explain it exactly but a lot of philosophers and psychologists have talked about how people need work to have a meaningful life and that that work doesn’t need to be grand and the passion of the person but needs to allow them to be able to have a sense of productivity and responsibility

Only 5 languages dang @split mortar step up your game 😂

[late lotus]

ooh sure, especially since job can be considered as a "distraction" from the reality of death, and people who have the leisure to not work are notorious to feel empty

[pastel vine]

Stop showing off lol I only know 1 language 😭

[late lotus]

thank you guys!!

[pastel vine]

Thanks guys I appreciate it everyone!!!

Thank you @split mortar

[sudden siren]

Thank you everyone 🙌 great session!

[split mortar]

Thank you everyone for joining in.!

[pastel vine]

Study’s on happiness seem to indicate that work is one of the key components but it doesn’t have to be something crazy meaningful like being a mother Theresa or Elon musk. It could be being the garbage man or the green grocer and often those people are more fulfilled than those chasing happiness through office work and middle management

[split mortar]

In case anyone missed the session, I will put up a summary here soon(when time persists >_<) : https://bit.ly/2RFmKKC.

[late lotus]

oh absolutely, because your job enables you to feel useful in society, no matter how "big"or "small" your efforts are

[pastel vine]

Exactly it’s all about contributing and being productive I think. So it’s a lot about how you frame things for yourself but if you can find the meaning in your work than it will help fulfill you regardless of what that job is.

[split mortar]

From my POV,
job is basically something that you are forced to do.
And work is something that you enjoy to do.
Most people do jobs because they aren't putting in the hard work hours in their passion to enjoy the luxury of work. And over-time, most do not tend to know that when work becomes your job, it is the most blissful moment of life.

[late lotus]

so in that sense "working" is kind of a luxury that people don't get because they don't work enough on they passions?

[pastel vine]

I see your point of view and I thought the point about making time for your passions was amazing! But I disagree work can be meaningful without being a career or your passion being your job

[split mortar]

Yes. More often than not, circumstances tend to force us. Though we cannot control the circumstances, we can control our actions. And meaningful actions lead to fruitful consequences.

[split mortar]

Yeah. Agree with this too. All boils down to person-to-person and that every person has a unique meaning to their own life. My life goal may not be the same as yours and such.