The Classic Created in Nine Days ―― Living the Meaning of Life

The first time I heard the name of this book, it was especially like a chicken soup book for the soul. Hearing Luo Pang's strong recommendation, many big coffees think it is the book that has the greatest influence on them. So, with curiosity, after reading this book, my heart is full of gratitude.

This book is actually a book on psychology. The author Victor frankl is a psychopath. Unfortunately, he fell into the whirlpool of war and entered the famous Auschwitz concentration camp, becoming a few survivors. It took nine days to become a classic in one go. This work sold more than120,000 copies and was translated into 24 languages.

Victor frankl met with the waterloo in his life at the peak of his career development. He had a chance to escape from this nightmare, but he stayed in Austria for the sake of elderly patients, and finally his family was arrested and imprisoned in Auschwitz concentration camp. 1945 after being rescued from the concentration camp, he learned that his pregnant wife, parents and younger brother had all died in the concentration camp, but he still insisted on staying in Vienna to help the mentally ill and devoted himself to his work. It only took nine days-he lived the meaning of life. This is my real hero.

This book is mainly divided into two parts. The first part is about the author's experience in Auschwitz concentration camp, and the second part is about the author's psychological experiment of meaning therapy.

Q: Imagine that you lived in World War II and were taken to Auschwitz. What kind of person will you be?

In the face of endless abuse, will you choose death? Or survival?

"Living the meaning of life" frankl gave us his answer. Facing the extreme environment (Auschwitz concentration camp), people will go through three stages. The first stage is extreme panic, and the second stage is indifference, dullness and indifference to everything. This indifferent shell is self-protection; The third stage is soul salvation beyond the body. He gained the sublimation of the spiritual world, while most people gave up their existence.

Incredibly, during this period, a black cold humor was also derived. The author said that he also tried to make up a cold joke for himself with his cellmates every day.

Have you decided who you are? Environmental decisions can affect you, but your heart determines what kind of person you will become.

Q: Will losing confidence in the future lead to death?

During Frank's stay in the concentration camp, one of his friends predicted in his dream: "On March 30th, the war will end and they will be free and liberated." But as this day approaches, judging from the news, it is impossible for the war to end on that predicted day. My friend was desperate and finally died of non-fatal typhoid fever. I lost my life because I lost my hope for the future and my will to live. This is what our ancients said. The sadness in my heart is greater than death.

The greatest achievement of this book is that the meaning of life is not an abstract and illusory ideal, but the special meaning of life to a specific person. Live in the present, do well in the present, and everything will come naturally.

This reminds me of the famous writer Lin Qingxuan's definition of success. He said that the so-called success means that today is better than yesterday and has been serious.

Buddha said that the essence of life is pain. Therefore, pain is inevitable in our life. But often we all think that pain is like a scourge. We avoided it, and when it came, we panicked and even felt a strong sense of shame. We often blame God for being unfair. Why do I always get hurt?

Add meaning to pain. The simplest example is the famous Zhou Yu who hit Huang Gai. Why is Zhou Yu willing to bear the same pain of being beaten? There is a simple reason. His pain is meaningful and a means of victory. In addition, parents' hardships in raising their children, the display and satisfaction of love and psychological satisfaction are also compensation for their parents' pain.

Therefore, when you face the inevitable pain, you might as well give it meaning.

An elderly patient with severe depression consulted the author. He can't accept the death of his wife (she died two years ago, and he loves her more than anything in the world).

The author asked the patient, "What if you leave first and your wife is still alive after you die?"

"Ah," he said, "then she will suffer!"

The author immediately replied: "You see, she escaped such pain, and you replaced her pain-the price is that you are still alive and still in deep pain."

We are often anxious by uncontrollable forces, anxious about what we can't have for the time being, anxious about what we have and are afraid of losing, and anxious about the influence of the past on the present and the future.

You can't control what you can't control, just like you don't have super powers. Let a stranger who has a bad service attitude towards you change his attitude immediately in the early morning. What you can choose is:

1. Make yourself depressed all day and take it out on others.

2. Still control your emotions and still face a new day full of energy.

Control your emotions, overcome anxiety and remain optimistic, and the sun will eventually come out.

Live the meaning of life, find the task at the moment, take action, add meaning to pain when you encounter pain, and adjust your mood to be optimistic when you encounter anxiety.