Thinking this man survived several Concentration Camps, and still came to this view on men is something of the highest respectable achievement of a soul.
I would like to posit if I may that it could be likely that surviving the suffering of concentration camps very much led to his view on men considering very much the capacity of the person, rather than their abysmal acts. Best, AB
This reminds me of the statement by Ibn Qayyim "If you knew the true value of yourself, you would never allow yourself to be humiliated by committing sins."
I clearly remember the day I was introduced to Viktor Frankl 30 years ago. The book "Man's Search for Meaning" is a book to read every year. His example formed my path in nearly everything I do. He was the real transformational speaker I aspire to be!
@Nicola Vetter. I read his book also; about 22 years ago. And have parked his book on my bedside table in readiness. Time to read him again in these times of Corona.
I'm becoming to get to know Sir Viktor Frankl's philosophy; a lot of things he so beautifully, with such profoundness, complexity, depth and wisdom speaks about that it touches me and resonates within. I was thinking which book from him to buy but ,,Man's search for meaning" seems to be the one most appealing to me. And I can see by your words and as by many that it's one of those ,,must have", a transformative kind :))
@@CHAlVlELEOlVour biological imperatives go beyond that. many people are willing to risk their lives if it could potentiate more power. People and animals often care more about their DNA surviving then surviving themselves. Even spiders will fesd themselves to their young in hopes of ensuring this.
This dude just explained why "gritty, realistic" stories feel so wrong often. They're often more depressing than many real-life heroic journeys, because the people irl were idealists who tried their best
I'll disagree. Realistic stories will also have idealists, idealists are part of history. Gritty realism will have both hard cynicism but also hopeful idealism.
@@TheIfifi I disagree with your disagreement, since most 'gritty realism'-emphasizing stories tend to be depicted from an exceptionally bleak point of view. Like a string of cherry-picked anecdotes, this type of depiction doesn't really feel congruent with a more comprehensive view of reality.
This is why I always try to set the bar as high as possible, because I can see the potential. I know that by doing so I can push myself to become greater than I am/was. I never knew there was a theory about this.
You can't become greater than you are. It sounds like your just trying to reprogram yourself with a better idea. From someone else. Do your own thinking and you'll see he's just a salesman. Flogging ideas without any basic understanding or by understanding and totally misleading, his punters.
The first Viktor Frankl quote I heard was, "A man who has a why, can face any how." This one sentence has made a huge impact in my life in many ways and lives of others I've told this quote too.
He is my ideal, my North Star when it comes to living life. Having lived through the horrors of the Holocaust, he proved his theory by actually living it when it mattered most; at a time without hope, without respect and dignity to human life and continuous torture. Viktor Frankl is the real gold.
Viktor Frankl was a Jewish-Austrian psychiatrist known for his work in logotherapy. He survived multiple concentration camps until he was eventually freed. The entire time he held out hope that his wife was still alive, and clutched to his faith. His book, 'Man's Search for Meaning' is one of the most brutal yet optimistic books you'll ever read.
The story of my life, I am an INFJ and always idealised people .. the pain I felt when reality crashed me was inexplicable yet now I am so happy I did it this way
Correct. The same with enforcing the rules, for example - it really isn't about everyone perfectly following them, but it will be a great difference if 7 out of 10 do the right thing, instead of 3 or none at all if those expectations were absent. Evolving society has to have ideals and strive for the best. Accepting 'just being' is a decadency.
@@RonnieOsullivanGoat it could be seen that way, but it can also be freely used as a recognition of truth, support of an idea and agreement in general, without implying anything. And it's "your", by the way, since YOU'RE so concerned with CORRECTness.
Smart people will do what’s right on their own volition. Rules and enforcement are for that quarter or so of the population who wouldn’t do it otherwise without the harshest penalty of law. The fates lead him who will, they drag him who won’t.
“Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now. The way to be happy is to help make others so.” - Robert G. Ingersoll (1833-1899)
I tried to get out of debt over and over. My goal was to get to $0. It never worked. Then I decided to set my goal for having $10,000 in the bank. It seemed impossible, at the time. But setting the overly idealistic goal worked, and I managed to claw out of debt in just a few years
At 68, I am unable to recall the contents of his great book... But I can still feel that impact. Pressed hard by the hostile circumstances in life, men and women will and can rise to great heights.
This is the basic philosophy I use when I instruct and it is the way my parents raised me. My Mother expected and showed no doubt when it came to teaching me. She treated me as if I already knew much of it. It works, mostly. I think it is about a certain level of respect for the student, instead of treating them as an inferior
Just because this man was part of a victimized social group doesn't mean that his scientific approach was objective. Subjectivism in the sciences led to fascism in Germany. Bekhterev, Vladimir, et al. Collective Reflexology : The Complete Edition. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, Routledge, 2017.
I have always considered myself both a realist and an idealist, so this really resonates with me, and it's a perfect way to explain the apparent paradox :)
I think its better to say, we are all both realists and idealists, but your opinion on which is the horse and which is the carriage; makes you a realist or an idealist.
Amazing speech. Today it seems that all humanist voices have been silenced. Human potential has been degraded to how much money and power one can wield. It is sweet music to the ears to hear Victor Frankl speak of the promise of human potential for ALL humanity all those years ago.
I teach young ballet students. I always treat them as if they were a year or even 2 years older than they actually are. Since I started doing that my results have skyrocketed. Children especially will rise to expectations when they know that you love and respect them.
"Принимая человека таким, какой он есть, мы делаем его хуже, принимая его, каким он должен быть, мы заставляем его быть таким, каким он может стать." "Человек в поисках смысла"
I lost count years ago of how many times I was called an "idealist" like it was a slur, or a cognitive error on my part. "Go to the limits of your longing."
I was in a producing class at film school. They put a cap on the hypothetical budgets at 500K. They wanted us to do a gross earnings thing at the end. I gave them one with "realistic" numbers. And then I gave them one with Terminator Franchise numbers. Because if you pop off and make a huge profit on a small budget, the ideal *is* realistic.
Remember you have more than you realize. Start slow, set tiny short term goals, give yourself time and the chance to see progress. We all do this together 🤝🏼
wow!! he had a sense of humor too " marvelous accent without the slightest english " 😊....his book" Man's Search for Meaning" was a masterpiece.... Thank you Viktor
I read the title and I instantly knew I'd agree with this guy because that statement really resonates with my own philosophy. Then I processed the title and realized that the guy giving the speech is Viktor Frankl who I've seen a lot about and is really one of the people I agree with the most and whose work I really admire. Lived an insane life and his approach to life is something that very much resonates with me
Which way to crab depends on the direction of the crosswind. Your right though, but being right doesn't make you loved... it makes one hated. Ask Burke.
This is how humanity has always viewed one another. It's the basis on why we treat children with so much care, why our justice system presumes innocence before guilt, or why we spent millions of dollars on rescue missions and foreign aid.
He's right. Sadly, the reciprocal argument is true as well. When kids grow up in a ghetto or other adverse environment, the example of an average adult role model can set expectations quite low. Many kids will fall short of the expectations when they become adults, worsening the problems of crime, poverty, and moral failures. This is why it is important to give people, especially young people that are in their formative years, an escape route from a life of crime and poverty.
Realize this long before I came across this video. Only by holding the highest can we know how close can we reach it, and that is the best version of us.
Being a huge idealist when I was young, and having realized along the way, that absolute idealism is fantasy, I went into this video with skepticism. At about 1:58, he clarifies, at least for generalization, that we need to be idealistic "in a way". I was very pleased he included this, and hope all idealistic influencers have an awareness of this as well.
We should take this philosophy in every day life as well. Always encourage and hope for your fellow man to become better and improve himself and his environment.
Sage advice from an old master. My life changed for the better because of a man such as this taking me seriously at a time when i couldn't even do that for myself.
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Thinking this man survived several Concentration Camps, and still came to this view on men is something of the highest respectable achievement of a soul.
I would like to posit if I may that it could be likely that surviving the suffering of concentration camps very much led to his view on men considering very much the capacity of the person, rather than their abysmal acts.
Best,
AB
@@ravenclause Very true. Suffering has the ability to bring out the best in us.
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He survived the swimming pool, the theater, the library, the football field, the nursery and the music band.
There was a guy that survived being gassed 6 times. Very interesting story
This reminds me of the statement by Ibn Qayyim "If you knew the true value of yourself, you would never allow yourself to be humiliated by committing sins."
This is brilliant
Thank you for sharing this.
I love SINS
@@adamcylee bravo! Good to know
More solipsistic nonsense for insecure people. 😂
I'm watching this video on 4 July 2023, 51 years after this video was taken. To think that this man and his lecture still resonates in time.
Why wouldn’t it? Makes sense in any time period.
Looks like the Deus Ex Machina is the algorithm brought us all here between the fourth and now. 🧐
You mean like Plato or Socrates and how those ideas still resonate 3000 years later …
When I read Frankl, I never again understood why everyone kept talking of Freud.
Truth is Eternal
I became a psychologist because of this man.
👏👏🌼
Me too, I just started studying
Sorry to hear that. Frankle was exposed as a fraud years ago.
Hahahahahaa
oh my god...
I clearly remember the day I was introduced to Viktor Frankl 30 years ago. The book "Man's Search for Meaning" is a book to read every year. His example formed my path in nearly everything I do. He was the real transformational speaker I aspire to be!
@Nicola Vetter. I read his book also; about 22 years ago. And have parked his book on my bedside table in readiness. Time to read him again in these times of Corona.
I'm becoming to get to know Sir Viktor Frankl's philosophy; a lot of things he so beautifully, with such profoundness, complexity, depth and wisdom speaks about that it touches me and resonates within. I was thinking which book from him to buy but ,,Man's search for meaning" seems to be the one most appealing to me. And I can see by your words and as by many that it's one of those ,,must have", a transformative kind :))
Indeed, one of my favorite books of all time.
I read it in my first year of university, in 1976. To say it was life-changing would be an understatement.
People like him are the reason criminality has exploded since the early 1900s in the developed world.
Idealists, forever in denial of reality.
The meaning of life is the search for meaning. A great man who survived the worst of humanity intact.
Hegel?
Wrong the meaning of life is to survive
@@CHAlVlELEOlV Meaning makes survival possible.
@@CHAlVlELEOlVour biological imperatives go beyond that. many people are willing to risk their lives if it could potentiate more power. People and animals often care more about their DNA surviving then surviving themselves. Even spiders will fesd themselves to their young in hopes of ensuring this.
This dude just explained why "gritty, realistic" stories feel so wrong often. They're often more depressing than many real-life heroic journeys, because the people irl were idealists who tried their best
I'll disagree. Realistic stories will also have idealists, idealists are part of history.
Gritty realism will have both hard cynicism but also hopeful idealism.
The best men in history have always been those who were realistic about the outcome of their works.
And still tried their best anyway.
@@TheIfifi I disagree with your disagreement, since most 'gritty realism'-emphasizing stories tend to be depicted from an exceptionally bleak point of view. Like a string of cherry-picked anecdotes, this type of depiction doesn't really feel congruent with a more comprehensive view of reality.
This is why I always try to set the bar as high as possible, because I can see the potential. I know that by doing so I can push myself to become greater than I am/was. I never knew there was a theory about this.
Welp, there's a theory on pretty much anything 😊
If you don’t become neurotic in your pursuit!
@@georgeshea8613 💯
There r more theories than one theory to that human end.
You can't become greater than you are. It sounds like your just trying to reprogram yourself with a better idea. From someone else. Do your own thinking and you'll see he's just a salesman. Flogging ideas without any basic understanding or by understanding and totally misleading, his punters.
The first Viktor Frankl quote I heard was, "A man who has a why, can face any how."
This one sentence has made a huge impact in my life in many ways and lives of others I've told this quote too.
He never claimed that quote as his, he was simply quoting Nietzsche (who is the source of that quote)
He is my ideal, my North Star when it comes to living life.
Having lived through the horrors of the Holocaust, he proved his theory by actually living it when it mattered most; at a time without hope, without respect and dignity to human life and continuous torture.
Viktor Frankl is the real gold.
The real goat.
@crazycat9003 Yes. He was Jewish
Viktor Frankl was a Jewish-Austrian psychiatrist known for his work in logotherapy. He survived multiple concentration camps until he was eventually freed. The entire time he held out hope that his wife was still alive, and clutched to his faith. His book, 'Man's Search for Meaning' is one of the most brutal yet optimistic books you'll ever read.
And he kept to his plan: when all this is over, i will write about psychology of men under such pressure, such horrors.
And he kept to his plan: when all this is over, i will write about psychology of men under such pressure, such horrors.
The story of my life, I am an INFJ and always idealised people .. the pain I felt when reality crashed me was inexplicable yet now I am so happy I did it this way
Strive for perfection, so that when you inevitably miss you’ll hit excellence.
Correct.
The same with enforcing the rules, for example - it really isn't about everyone perfectly following them, but it will be a great difference if 7 out of 10 do the right thing, instead of 3 or none at all if those expectations were absent.
Evolving society has to have ideals and strive for the best. Accepting 'just being' is a decadency.
Only if you're a pessimist. And you exposed yourself as one.
Saying correct to something is so condescending. Stamping you're approval like you had the answer and asked the question.
@@RonnieOsullivanGoat it could be seen that way, but it can also be freely used as a recognition of truth, support of an idea and agreement in general, without implying anything.
And it's "your", by the way, since YOU'RE so concerned with CORRECTness.
hahaha oh man I knew you'd go for the you're, couldn't help ya self
Smart people will do what’s right on their own volition. Rules and enforcement are for that quarter or so of the population who wouldn’t do it otherwise without the harshest penalty of law. The fates lead him who will, they drag him who won’t.
“Happiness is the only good.
The place to be happy is here.
The time to be happy is now.
The way to be happy is to help make others so.”
- Robert G. Ingersoll (1833-1899)
I tried to get out of debt over and over. My goal was to get to $0. It never worked. Then I decided to set my goal for having $10,000 in the bank. It seemed impossible, at the time. But setting the overly idealistic goal worked, and I managed to claw out of debt in just a few years
Ill try the same.
Were you being gangstalked by pedophiles?
At 68, I am unable to recall the contents of his great book... But I can still feel that impact. Pressed hard by the hostile circumstances in life, men and women will and can rise to great heights.
(Hu)man's Search for Meaning.....
This is the basic philosophy I use when I instruct and it is the way my parents raised me. My Mother expected and showed no doubt when it came to teaching me. She treated me as if I already knew much of it. It works, mostly. I think it is about a certain level of respect for the student, instead of treating them as an inferior
Frankl was at this point 66 years old. After surviving the Holocaust in his 30s. The man was phenomenal.
Just because this man was part of a victimized social group doesn't mean that his scientific approach was objective. Subjectivism in the sciences led to fascism in Germany. Bekhterev, Vladimir, et al. Collective Reflexology : The Complete Edition. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, Routledge, 2017.
And died at 92 well above the average years
@@jmgresham93 Nope it was Darwin and the eugenics lot that started the nazi ball rolling.
One of the modern fathers of hope!
cope
I am an idealist. I totally have same views. Meaning and goal are sparks
Eternal words
Eternal charisma
Eternal gratitude to this man.
I have always considered myself both a realist and an idealist, so this really resonates with me, and it's a perfect way to explain the apparent paradox :)
I think its better to say, we are all both realists and idealists, but your opinion on which is the horse and which is the carriage; makes you a realist or an idealist.
This is the problem with many scientists, that they have forgotten the spiritual aspect of men. I am very grateful for this inspiring speech.
Amazing speech. Today it seems that all humanist voices have been silenced. Human potential has been degraded to how much money and power one can wield. It is sweet music to the ears to hear Victor Frankl speak of the promise of human potential for ALL humanity all those years ago.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars;
In 90 seconds this man blew my mind. One of the greatest ever. God bless his soul
Gods fictional
@@petezah2686 you guys are hilarious 🤣🤣
That some of you manage to make a religion out of atheism. Well that or you're an attention whore.
@@petezah2686 Define God
This man's book saved my life. Seeing this in 2023 makes me think of the large heritage and impact he had
Which book? Title pls
I teach young ballet students. I always treat them as if they were a year or even 2 years older than they actually are. Since I started doing that my results have skyrocketed. Children especially will rise to expectations when they know that you love and respect them.
Could you elaborate on how you treat them a year or 2 older and how you noticed results skyrocketing?
He is the “spark” ✨ Thank you for sharing 🤍
viktor frankl is one of the most impressive humans who have ever lived. and i needed to hear this today, thank you for posting it six years ago!
"Принимая человека таким, какой он есть, мы делаем его хуже, принимая его, каким он должен быть, мы заставляем его быть таким, каким он может стать." "Человек в поисках смысла"
База
@@sirius851база от человека, увлекающимся маленькими девочками и морфином
@@gothchicklover в отрыве от такого контекста очень даже красивая цитата)
@@sirius851 я решил соврать, потому что мне было скучно
Funny conversation Ivan 1 and Ivan 2.
I lost count years ago of how many times I was called an "idealist" like it was a slur, or a cognitive error on my part. "Go to the limits of your longing."
I was in a producing class at film school. They put a cap on the hypothetical budgets at 500K. They wanted us to do a gross earnings thing at the end. I gave them one with "realistic" numbers. And then I gave them one with Terminator Franchise numbers. Because if you pop off and make a huge profit on a small budget, the ideal *is* realistic.
Thank you, Dr. Frankl, and thank you Goethe.
I watch this video often, and I continue to try to soak up the lesson till the last drop. Beautiful.
Remember you have more than you realize. Start slow, set tiny short term goals, give yourself time and the chance to see progress. We all do this together 🤝🏼
There is no inherent meaning to existence. One must make the meaning through the power of creation. To fully become oneself.
A worthy role model. Powerful revelations about human potential. SEE THE BEST IN OTHERS, AND YOU HELP THEM UNLOCK THEIR POTENTIAL.
Hello from Russia. Once upon a time a book by Frankl gave me a huge support. And today again. Taking into account the current situation...
Rest in powerful peace 🙏
Viktor Emil Frankl
26 March 1905 ~
2 September 1997⚘
wow!! he had a sense of humor too " marvelous accent without the slightest english " 😊....his book" Man's Search for Meaning" was a masterpiece....
Thank you Viktor
We used this book in my high school as well!
I believe it was, “Aim for the moon, even if you miss you’ll land on stars”
You may end up in a black hole as well
Amazing concept! Now I understand why I get so angry when people my age disparage young people.
I read the title and I instantly knew I'd agree with this guy because that statement really resonates with my own philosophy. Then I processed the title and realized that the guy giving the speech is Viktor Frankl who I've seen a lot about and is really one of the people I agree with the most and whose work I really admire. Lived an insane life and his approach to life is something that very much resonates with me
This is such an insightful way of looking at the world and can be applied to almost every situation you find yourself in throughout life.
I know Ive listened to the jung interview too many times when just the sound of the accents alone start to relax me
Man's search for meaning was a transformative work for me. Thank you for this.
Without a crosswind though an idealist goes into outer space
There is always crosswind.
Going into outer space isn’t actually a bad thing.
No because we can measure adversity by checking our course over time. Goals we can go directly to get achieved quickly. For the rest, this.
Which way to crab depends on the direction of the crosswind.
Your right though, but being right doesn't make you loved... it makes one hated. Ask Burke.
There's always a crosswind
My motivation. Thank you for the share.
Beautiful. Meaningful to me in 2024 as I see society get worse and worse while I'm trying to get better
He changed my life when I had no way to go. Big “A Man’s search for Meaning” Fan.
Word! Years before I went in therapy I'd watched his lectures and read his book. Now years later this resonates even more.
This is how humanity has always viewed one another. It's the basis on why we treat children with so much care, why our justice system presumes innocence before guilt, or why we spent millions of dollars on rescue missions and foreign aid.
Fantastic! Thank you for sharing.
I learned about him coming of age and listened to Man's Search For Meaning on tape for MONTHS. Daily. Impacted my life forever.
his work and his philosophy is something out of this world. the man was a genius
"If you're gonna dig, dig through the heavens ☝"
- Simon The Digger
Gold The Digger*
He's right. Sadly, the reciprocal argument is true as well. When kids grow up in a ghetto or other adverse environment, the example of an average adult role model can set expectations quite low. Many kids will fall short of the expectations when they become adults, worsening the problems of crime, poverty, and moral failures. This is why it is important to give people, especially young people that are in their formative years, an escape route from a life of crime and poverty.
such a passion to tell us within the case study, for understanding. great man.
He was such a bright and shining mind. The way he speaks is mesmerizing
July the 15th, 2023. The algorithm can throw real gems at you from time to time
Beautiful soul, a gift to this world
Choosing the right goal/destination is the hard part.
So wonderful and wise! Unforgettable! Aussie Lady!
Today I've learned a new word: "crabbing" (полёт с углом сноса, полёт с парированием сноса). Thank you, Viktor Frankl.
Food for thought. Thank you.
Realize this long before I came across this video. Only by holding the highest can we know how close can we reach it, and that is the best version of us.
I'm 74...I wish I could have talked to this remarkable man.
One of the best videos on yt🙏❤️
Being a huge idealist when I was young, and having realized along the way, that absolute idealism is fantasy, I went into this video with skepticism. At about 1:58, he clarifies, at least for generalization, that we need to be idealistic "in a way". I was very pleased he included this, and hope all idealistic influencers have an awareness of this as well.
🤓
☝ 🤓
akshually
Most influencers are anything but idealistic. They simply promote 'stuff' to consumers...
🤓
Stunning. Absolutely
Beautiful, thank you for the subliminality of the video recommendation.
That was some awesome truth. I didn’t know Victor Frankl could be so passionate.
I personally think that man will progress, eventually, inevitably, unstoppably, kicking and screaming the whole way but we will progress
Without a crosswind though an idealist goes into outer space. Eternal wordsEternal charismaEternal gratitude to this man..
Most awesome thing I’ve ever heard!!!
This was mindblowing. Looking forward to read one of his books
This is an incredible metaphor for progress in society. So perfect. Compensating for the cross-winds ❤❤🌟
We should take this philosophy in every day life as well. Always encourage and hope for your fellow man to become better and improve himself and his environment.
Sage advice from an old master. My life changed for the better because of a man such as this taking me seriously at a time when i couldn't even do that for myself.
This motivated me thank you 😊
An idealist is only made so by a society that refuses to improve itself.
thank you for posting
If we're talking about idealism as realism striving to uphold proper standards, I agree.
The title should be "realists are real idealists".
It goes in tandem with so many other perspectives of life in different cultures. Its great.
And here we are…… But we are Awakening and ascending by striving for best outcome for me and you and all! Individual and collective, both 🙏
If I could meet this man!!
you can, just read his works ;)
Wonderful. That's exaclty the way I think!!!! ❤❤❤
I think he is incredible. He has a great mind. 💫
Thank you!!!!!
I needed this so badly
Completly correct. That is why people grow with bigger challenges. They discover and build new capabilities.
Beautiful
Profound ❤
Beautifully said!
The book, "Man's search for meaning", should be a class text book in EVERY high school.
i hope this video appears on my feed every now and then
If you reach for the stars, when you fall, you'll land on the clouds