A Joosr Guide to Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E Frankl

Therefore, the concept that love of another can be one’s meaning of life works hand-in-hand with the theory of logotherapy, which states that man doesn’t find his purpose inside but, rather, outside of himself.

When trying to find your life’s meaning, look to how you’re feeling in a certain situation. Are you feeling fulfilled or anxious?

Live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now.

The answer lies in an inner emptiness known as the existential vacuum. This vacuum produces the desire to either do what others wish us to do (a form of totalitarianism), or to do what others are doing (also known as conformism).

He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.

Logotherapy is an attempt to help a person find that meaning and use it to make necessary changes in life or to help them get through difficult circumstances.

We can find meaning in the work we love, and in the friends and family members we adore.

Focusing on the love we have for another person can help us stay focused and avoid losing hope in ourselves, our life, or humanity.

Contemplating a loved one during such difficult times can help a person avoid the existential vacuum, giving meaning and fulfillment even when they seem to have nothing.

A man who has nothing left—no identity, no worldly possessions, and no money—can still have something to live for, can still experience bliss, when thinking about a loved one