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...being human always points, and is directed, to something, or someone, other than oneself—be it meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter. The more one forgets himself—by giving himself to a cause to

...being human always points, and is directed, to something, or someone, other than oneself—be it meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter. The more one forgets himself—by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love—the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself.... What is called self-actualization is not an attainable aim at all, for the simple reason that the more one would strive for it, the more he would miss it. In other words, self-actualization is possible only as a side-effect of self-transcendence.

Viktor E. Frankl
Simple, Self, Giving
Viktor E. Frankl (2017). “Man's Search for Meaning: A Young Adult Edition”, p.109, Beacon Press

Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines himself whether he gives in to conditions or stands up to them. In other words, man is ultimately self-determining. Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become in the next moment.

Viktor E. Frankl
Men, Self, Giving
Viktor E. Frankl (2006). “Man's Search for Meaning”, p.129, Beacon Press

One should not search for an abstract meaning of life ... Life can be made meaningful in a threefold way: first, through what we give to life ... second, by what we take from the world ... third, through the stand we take toward a fate we no longer can change.

Viktor E. Frankl
Meaningful, Fate, Giving

The more one forgives himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself.

Viktor E. Frankl
Giving, Causes, Self Actualization

Only to the extent that someone is living out this self transcendence of human existence, is he truly human or does he become his true self. He becomes so, not by concerning himself with his self's actualization, but by forgetting himself and giving himself, overlooking himself and focusing outward.

Viktor E. Frankl
Life, Self, Giving
Viktor E. Frankl (2011). “The Unheard Cry for Meaning: Psychotherapy and Humanism”, p.36, Simon and Schuster

Once an individual's search for meaning is successful, it not only renders him happy but also gives him the capability to cope with suffering

Viktor E. Frankl
Successful, Giving, Suffering
Viktor E. Frankl (2006). “Man's Search for Meaning”, p.136, Beacon Press

Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines himself whether he gives in to conditions or stands up to them.

Viktor E. Frankl
Men, Giving, Determined
Viktor E. Frankl (2015). “Man's Search For Meaning, Gift Edition”, p.100, Beacon Press

Ultimately, we are not subject to the conditions that confront us; rather, these conditions are subject to our decision ... we must decide whether we will face up or give in, whether or not we will let ourselves be determined by the conditions.

Viktor E. Frankl
Giving, Decision, Faces

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