Victor Frankl On Meaning « Jonathan Brink

Victor Frankl On Meaning

Posted May 26 2010 by Jonathan Brink in Humanity, Suffering, Video with View Comments

I love Victor Frankl. If you have read Man’s Search For Meaning you’re missing one of the more important books in the human story.

This short 4:00 video shot in 1972 suggests a compelling idea. We don’t change much do we. We’re still searching for meaning. Meaning appears to inform our humanity about who we are. It gives us reason for being in the absence of an intrinsic mobilizing story. And as Frankl suggests in his book, when we know what the meaning is, we can endure any form of suffering inflicted upon us. But if we don’t, we crumble under the weight of nothingness.

What do you think of the video and what he’s saying?

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Jonathan Brink - I am an author, coach, speaker and consultant. I work with communities and networks looking to engage God's mission in the Way of Jesus. He recently published, Discovering The God Imagination: Reconstructing A Whole, New Christianity. (CreateSpace, 2010)

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sarooney

I think that he's talking about seeing people with redemptive vision. The language is secular, but the concept is so very kingdom. And so, in my estimation, he is preaching.
sarooney

I think that he's talking about seeing people with redemptive vision. The language is secular, but the concept is so very kingdom. And so, in my estimation, he is preaching.
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sarooney

Right. I hesitate to use the word “secular” to describe the subcultural context he seems to be communicating within. I really don't like that word “secular” since it aImost always creates a false distinction. And yet, I couldn't think of another word. Perhaps I need to expand my vocabulary.
sarooney

Right. I hesitate to use the word “secular” to describe the subcultural context he seems to be communicating within. I really don't like that word “secular” since it aImost always creates a false distinction. And yet, I couldn't think of another word. Perhaps I need to expand my vocabulary.