We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life; and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life-daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation; but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual.When Man's Search for Meaning was first published in 1959; it was hailed by Carl Rogers as "one of the outstanding contributions to psychological thought in the last fifty years." Now; more than forty years and 4 million copies later; this tribute to hope in the face of unimaginable loss has emerged as a true classic. Man's Search for Meaning--at once a memoir; a self-help book; and a psychology manual-is the story of psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's struggle for survival during his three years in Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps. Yet rather than "a tale concerned with the great horrors;" Frankl focuses in on the "hard fight for existence" waged by "the great army of unknown and unrecorded." Viktor Frankl's training as a psychiatrist allowed him a remarkable perspective on the psychology of survival. In these inspired pages; he asserts that the "the will to meaning" is the basic motivation for human life. This simple and yet profound statement became the basis of his psychological theory; logotherapy; and forever changed the way we understand our humanity in the face of suffering. As Nietzsche put it; "He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how." Frankl's seminal work offers us all an avenue to greater meaning and purpose in our own lives-a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the act of living.
#1241721 in Books Rebecca Kay Jager 2016-06-10Original language:English 9.00 x .87 x 6.00l; .0 #File Name: 0806155949368 pagesMalinche Pocahontas and Sacagawea Indian Women as Cultural Intermediaries and National Symbols
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Heroines or traitors; three remarkable women on the interface of colliding culturesBy sdoneI read this as a result of interest stimulated by my reading of the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the obvious impact upon their success of the assistance of Malinche; a truly remarkable woman; admired; maligned and misunderstood by many. One realizes that there were at least three remarkable women who facilitated the European/English interaction with the native people in the "New World". Did they disregard the rights and heritage of their people in favor of a more powerful system and thus insure the downfall of their own traditions? What was the role of these key players on the stage of the clash of cultures? This very insightful book helps one to more fully appreciate the results when cultures so very different interact and the tremendous influence of three very amazing women. These issues are so multifaceted that Professor Jager offers a very commendable contribution to our understanding and appreciation for these women at the interface of each so very different culture. One can decide for themselves what to make of them and what they did. We are given a very thorough understanding of them and their motivations as best one can deduce from the available histories. Women were often unintentional players on the field of clashing cultures throughout the history of the world. These played a very significant role; not just in the mingling of genes. I highly recommend this very scholarly work. Do not let that intimidate you; it is worth your while.
