# Man's Search for Meaning: The Classic Tribute to Hope From the Holocaust  ## Metadata - Author: [[Viktor E Frankl]] - Full Title: Man's Search for Meaning: The Classic Tribute to Hope From the Holocaust - Category: #books - Summary: Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" explores finding hope and purpose even in the face of extreme suffering during the Holocaust. He emphasizes the importance of inner life and memories as ways to cope with despair. Ultimately, Frankl suggests that meaning in life can endure despite immense hardship and loss. ## Highlights - it did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life—daily and hourly. Our answer must consist, not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j7z1cnk12ax7cm3dq5x1c3rq))