Important quotes

A Man and Suffering

"Hunger, humiliation, fear or anger at deep injustice are rendered tolerable by closely guarded images of beloved persons, by religion, by a grim sense of humour and even by glimpses of the healing beauties of nature - a tree or a sunset. Any attempt to restore a person's inner strength has first to succeed in showing him the meaning of his suffering and some future goal - some transcending reason to live. As Nietzsche said: "He who has a WHY to live for can bear almost any HOW.

When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer, he must accept his suffering as a task , his single and unique task. He will have to acknowledge the fact that even in suffering he is unique and alone in the universe. No one can relieve him of his suffering or suffer in his place. His unique opportunity lies in how he bears his burden. Human life, under any circumstances, never ceases to have a meaning and this meaning is not negated by suffering or dying" (Victor Frankl)