Re:Why you shouldn't do what Aaron did
by jmole on Saturday January 12, 2013 @09:11PM
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I like Viktor Frankl's solution to this apparent conundrum: the purpose of life is to find a purpose.
If you haven't read his book, I would highly suggest it. It's called "Man's search for meaning". He was a holocaust survivor, suffering through perhaps the most pointless of tortures, and he developed a philosophy that not only brought him through the situation, but has touched millions of lives sense then. I've never known a prominent motivational speaker/life coach/happiness expert who hasn't read this book.
If life doesn't seem to have a purpose, it's because you haven't created one.
Re:Why you shouldn't do what Aaron did
by zoba on Saturday January 12, 2013 @10:08PM
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Thanks for posting this. That phrase is the conclusion I came to in the parent comment of this chain. I have not heard that phrase elsewhere though. I wonder if he means it in the same way as I do? I'll have to check out his book.
If you haven't read his book, I would highly suggest it. It's called "Man's search for meaning". He was a holocaust survivor, suffering through perhaps the most pointless of tortures, and he developed a philosophy that not only brought him through the situation, but has touched millions of lives sense then. I've never known a prominent motivational speaker/life coach/happiness expert who hasn't read this book.
If life doesn't seem to have a purpose, it's because you haven't created one.