The Economic Times

Quote of the day by Viktor Frankl: 'Suffering stops to be suffering the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of sacrifice'; Austrian neurologist on pain, purpose, and finding meaning in lifes struggles

Viktor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor, believed suffering finds meaning through purpose. His philosophy, logotherapy, emphasizes the human search for meaning. Frankl's personal experiences, including his decision to stay with his parents during World War II, shaped his influential work. His ideas suggest that while pain may not disappear, attaching meaning to hardship transforms its experience and aids survival.