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“A thought transfixed me: for the first time in my life I saw the truth as it is set into song by so many poets, proclaimed as the final wisdom by so many thinkers. The truth-that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which a man can aspire. Then I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart: The salvation of human is through love and in love. I understood how a man who has nothing left in this world still may know bliss, be it only for the brief moment, in the contemplation of his beloved. In a position of utter desolation, when a man cannot express himself in positive action, when his only achievement may consist in enduring his sufferings in the right way-an honorable way-in such a position man can, through loving contemplation of the image he carries of his beloved, achieve fulfillment. For the first time in my life I was able to understand the meaning of the words,"The angels are lost in perpetual contemplation of an infinite glory.”

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Book:Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning
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Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning

In this work, the author extends his earlier ideas on logotherapy, examining how individuals seek a profound sense of purpose beyond immediate circumstances. Drawing on clinical experience and existential thought, the book discusses the role of meaning in mental health and human resilience, proposing that the search for ultimate meaning is a fundamental aspect of human nature. It addresses themes of spirituality, suffering, and the will to meaning, offering a framework for understanding how people can find significance in their lives. more

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Victor Frankl

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