My thoughts after reading Man's search for meaning



Tomorrow is my Life Writings exam, and one of the books in my syllabus is Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, A psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor. While the book is about his life in Nazi concentration camps and his ideas about finding meaning, what I’m about to share here is not what Frankl said, but my own thoughts after reading it.

From my perspective, many people who choose to end their lives ....they do so because they can’t see any purpose ahead. I believe that the best way to fight that feeling is to stick to one clear aim something you truly want to succeed in. That aim becomes your reminder to keep going, even when you’re bored, tired, or hopeless.

I’ve noticed that when you keep yourself busy with meaningful work, you don’t have as much space for your mind to wander back to painful past memories. Empty time can be dangerous and it can pull you into overthinking, sadness, and, in some cases, thoughts of suicide.

But here’s my personal belief: taking your own life is not in your hands. Life and death should be decided by God, not by us. When you choose to give up, you’re stopping yourself from seeing the better days ahead. To me, that’s not fighting, that’s quitting.

If you can push through the hardest times, life often surprises you in ways you never imagined. The suffering you face now might be the very thing that shapes a stronger, brighter future for you.

So, my personal advice: no matter how deep the pain feels, believe there’s something worth staying for. The harder your present is, the sweeter your future victory can be. Be a fighter, not a quitter.


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