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Finding Meaning in Life: 3 Paths Inspired by Holocaust Survivor Viktor Frankl
On numerous occasions, we find ourselves ensnared in perplexity or ensnared in the void. Upon delving into the root cause, one discerns its correlation, more or less, with a failure to comprehend the inquiry, “What is the essence of existence?” I have previously penned articles, elucidating my ruminations on this matter. Today, I aspire to impart to you the insights of psychologist Frankl, a luminary who endured the horrors of a concentration camp. Viktor Frankl, the progenitor of logotherapy, renowned as the “Vienna Third School of Psychotherapy,” succeeded Freud’s psychoanalysis and Adler’s individual psychology. During the cataclysm of World War II, owing to his Jewish lineage, he endured three harrowing…
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Chasing Buses and Embracing Journeys: Finding Harmony in Life’s Flow
It appears that I am perpetually hastening, yet the bus ahead of me still hastens away, leaving naught but my disheartened and weary silhouette. Those exclamations, pursuits, and desperate inhalations persistently reverberate in the desolate platform, lingering, lingering, lingering interminably, akin to despair. Whilst perennially awaiting, destiny wafts past my gaze like billows and vapors, and I am laden with desires as diminutive as ants, an inconsequential and enervated existence, and those fraught with sentiments. Indeed, no one can elude the tribulations and acrimony, and no one can remain indifferent to their own catastrophe. I habitually embark and disembark the bus amidst the throng, incessantly being jostled and metamorphosing. Human…
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Unlocking Life’s Sweetness: Beyond Initial Delights, Embrace Growth and Acceptance
I once earnestly inquired of an imbiber, does imbibing truly offer such exquisite gustatory pleasure? His response elucidated that indeed, the inaugural sip carried an element of piquancy. Yet, with subsequent imbibing, the piquancy attenuated, giving way to an increasingly discernible sweetness. In much the same manner as one savors confectionery, the initial morsel may imbue sweetness from palate to olfactory senses to the depths of one’s being. However, thereafter, the saccharine essence gradually diminishes, bereft of its initial delicacy and allure. The indelible imprints of maiden experiences etch themselves into the tapestry of our lives with unparalleled intensity. Although subsequent encounters may transpire, they often lack the fervor and…
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Beyond Youthful Fire, Beyond Elderly Grace: The Untapped Wisdom of Middle Age
I have always believed that in a certain period of time and in a certain society, even if all the young and old people are possessed by demons, as long as the middle-aged people are not ridiculous, things will not be much worse. In middle age, the green fruits of life become so plump, the noisy youthful conflict precipitates into elegance, and even heavy social responsibilities may dissolve into daily life moods. When you reach the age when you should be independent, you still don’t know how to be spiritually independent. This is a common tragedy for many middle-aged people in China. Every day, we look forward to the instructions…
