Wisdom for Living From a Holocaust Survivor

Viktor Frankl was a WW2 holocaust survivor. Experiencing the worst of life’s tragedies, he discovered meaningful insights from his time in Nazi concentration camps.

At the pulse of his wisdom was this:

“Forces beyond our control can take away everything you possess except one thing, our freedom to choose how we will respond to the situation.”

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“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” — Viktor Frankl

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“No man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same.” — Viktor Frankl

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“Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.” — Viktor Frankl

This offering was inspired by Mukundarajan V N and his story about Viktor Frankl’s insight: “How Tragic Optimism Helps Us Cope With a Harsh Life.”