Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
Dialectic Journals
1. "Man is a being that can get used to anything."
I think this means if a person is put through domething for a long enough time that they can get used to it no matter what. People in concentration camps for example were starved and beaten and made to do hard labor all day. At first the prisoner thought it impossible to do since they were sed to eating more than watery soup and a chunk a bread, but they adapted and went forward to do it. I think part of the reason for doing this is to show that they are not as weak as the Germans wanted them to be. I agree with him because people through out history have gone through some very though stuff but got used to it and succeeded in the ended.
2. "The salvation of man is through love and in love."
I think this means the only way someone can get through something as difficult as a concentration camp is knowing someone loves them on the out side of the camp or they love someone outside of the camp. The thought of someone outside waiting for you give you the determination to never quit and keep pushing forward. Frankl wrote this because he had his wife in another camp and they loved each other dearly and that was his motivation to keep going and not let the Germans bring him down. I agree it really helps knowing you have something to look forward to on the "outside". You can make yourself think "ok I only have a little bit more to go and I can go see Her and everything will be ok." Thinking like that will help keep your sanity and motivation higher than anyone thought possible in such conditi ...