Man's Search for Meaning
Presenter:
Dr. Viktor Frankl
Time:
8:13
Summary
Man’s Search For Meaning sold over 10 million copies and became one of the-most influential books in the world. During the holocaust in the 1940’s, Viktor Frankl spent 3 years as a prisoner in the Auschwitz and Dachau concentration camps. His wife, father, mother, and brother died in these camps. He was faced with extreme hunger, debilitating illnesses, and brutal living conditions. Yet unlike the prisoners around him, he somehow managed to find hope and meaning during one of the most catastrophic events in human history.
Transcript
During the Holocaust in the 1940’s, Victor Frankel spent three years as a prisoner in the Auschwitz and Dachau concentration camps. His wife, father, mother, and brother died in these camps. He was faced with extreme hunger, debilitating illnesses, and brutal living conditions. Yeah. Unlike the prisoners around him, he somehow managed to find hope and meaning during one of the most catastrophic events in human history.
It's no Wonder Man, search for meaning sold over 10 million copies and became one of the most influential books in the world. With that said, let's have a look at three powerful lessons we can learn from. Lesson one. He who has a wire to live for can bear with almost. Anyhow, Franco was confronted by a fellow inmate, let's call him Felix.