Then I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart: The salvation of man is through love and in love.
Viktor E. FranklRead
Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Questioning life's purpose is essential to our humanity.
This quote by Viktor E. Frankl highlights the intrinsic nature of human beings to seek understanding and meaning in their lives. Engaging with profound questions about life reflects our unique capacity for introspection and existential thought, revealing the core of what it means to be human.
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MeaningLifeHumanExistenceQuestioning
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of philosophy in education, one might quote Frankl to emphasize critical thinking.
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