is life worth living? viktor frankl shows us how to make life worth living no matter what © paul t....
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Is life Is life worth worth
living? living?
Viktor Frankl Viktor Frankl shows us how to shows us how to make life worth make life worth living no matter living no matter
whatwhat
© Paul T. P. Wong
The 12 step program of The 12 step program of Meaningful LivingMeaningful Living
1. Accept your true self
2. Believe in your core values
3. Choose meaning & virtue
4. Discover Viktor Frankl
5. Embark on meaning quest
6. Find the sources of meaning & happiness
7. Go for PURE gold
8. Hitch your wagon to a war horse
9. Imagine the double-vision
10. Join forces between Yin & Yang
11. Knit a web of relationships
12. Live a healthy & fulfilling life
7 reasons for Meaningful 7 reasons for Meaningful LivingLiving
1. Discover the purpose & direction of your life
2. Understand who you are and why you are here
3. Know and pursue what really matters
4. Have a sense of freedom and responsibility to do what is right
5. Become authentic and kind in relating to others
6. Develop the resilience to survive anything life throws at you
7. Live a vital and fulfilling life in all circumstances.
Lesson 4: Is life worth Lesson 4: Is life worth living?living?
This silent cry for meaning rises from the depth of a
tormented soul. The sufferer dares not utter this
life-changing question, because he is too afraid to
hear the answer.
Solomon’s Problem of Solomon’s Problem of MeaninglessnessMeaninglessness
“Meaningless! Meaningless!...
Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
(Ecclesiastes 1:2, NIV)
Job’s Problem of Job’s Problem of SufferingSuffering
“Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the
womb?” (Job 3:11, NIV)
Viktor Frankl’s Viktor Frankl’s AnswerAnswer
Basic Tenets of Basic Tenets of LogotherapyLogotherapy
Freedom of WillFreedom of Will
The Will to MeaningThe Will to Meaning
Meaning of LifeMeaning of Life
The Meaning of The Meaning of SufferingSuffering
Seven benefits of Seven benefits of sufferingsuffering
1. Whatever does not kill you makes you stronger
2. Suffering purifies the soul
3. It makes you wiser
4. It increases your compassion
5. It teaches you how to pray and wait upon God
6. It compels you to do something to make life better for all
7. It prepares you for heroic achievements.
The Tragic Triad of The Tragic Triad of MeaninglessnessMeaninglessness
The Neurotic Triad of The Neurotic Triad of MeaninglessnessMeaninglessness
The 3 Values of The 3 Values of MeaningMeaning
Creative ValueCreative Value
Experiential ValueExperiential Value
Attitudinal ValueAttitudinal Value
The Defiant Human The Defiant Human SpiritSpirit
Meaning vs. Success Meaning vs. Success MindsetMindset
Your world is too Your world is too smallsmall
Meaning: Meaning: The Key to ResilienceThe Key to Resilience
Serving others is the Serving others is the key to Meaningful key to Meaningful LivingLiving
7 attributes of meaning-mindset1) Awaken to need for meaning &
purpose 2) Believe that life has intrinsic meaning
3) Choose to do what is right & kind4) Devote oneself to living a
responsible, virtuous and resilient life5) Elevate mundane activities to the
transcendental realm, 6) Find positive potentials in negatives 7) Go the extra mile for others.
ConclusionHaving a meaning-mindset will
make all the difference. It will fill your inner void and give
you hope in hopeless situaitons.It will add a special glow to
everything you do and see.