God, there’s reasons to be resentful about your existence. Everyone you know is gonna die. And there is going to be a fair bit of pain along the way, and lots of it is going to be unfair. It’s like, YEAH! No wonder you’re resentful. It’s like, act it out and see what happens. You make ...
Do not stand at my grave and Weep / Steh nicht an meinem Grab und Weine / Não fique na minha tumba e Chore / No te pares en mi tumba y Llore
I would not want you to cry. Go ahead and cry. You do not need to cry for me, of course. But I would not tell you not to cry at all. Every funeral is an opportunity to consider the harsh reality of Human mortality. There is no virtue in suppressing grief. Funerals are a perfectly ...
Pain is Reality / Schmerz ist Realität / Dor é Realidade / Dolor es Realidad
Fighting against (or resisting) the reality of the pain in your life creates suffering. Rather than resisting your pain, and so creating your suffering, you would be wise to learn to accept your authentic Self - your experience of who you really are and what you are really struggling with. In doing this, you can develop self-acceptance and ...
1997-09-02 Vienna, Austria / Human search for Meaning / Suche des Menschen nach Bedeutung / Pesquisa humana por Significado / Búsqueda humana de Significado
I know some people who probably would not survive more than a day without their iPhone let alone having everything in their life that could possibly be taken ripped away. Frankl lived through the horrors of the Holocaust, a prisoner in Auschwitz and Dachau. The loss of his family clarified for him that his purpose in this world was ...
Slave to Love / Sklave der Liebe / Escravo do Amor / Esclavo del Amor
Romantic Love has been described as one of the most sublime Human experiences; it has also been viewed as an addiction and illness. The apparent paradox between being madly in Love and being addicted can be resolved by analyzing the nature of Love and particularly its depth. Profound Love can not be achieved by only repeating pleasant experiences. Love is not ...
Ticking Clocks / Tickende Uhren / Relógios de TicTac / Relojes de TicTac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVgCULMJNa4 I see time escape. From this view the sun is rising perfect just like the day before.I see people coming and going, making their way into the World.I see the steam rising up from my coffee disappearing into a sky much bigger than me.I see ticking clocks.I hear times impatient song.An orchestra of chirping birds and ...