Love
Book definition/examples:
“The truth – that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire” (Frankl, 2006, p. 37).
“Then I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart: The salvation of man is through love and in love. I understood how a man who has nothing left in this world still may know bliss, be it only for a brief moment, in the contemplation of his beloved. In a position of utter desolation, when man cannot express himself in positive action, when his only achievement may consist in enduring his sufferings in the right way – an honorable way – in such a position man can, through loving contemplation of the image he carries of his beloved, achieve fulfillment”
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As Frankl reveals, love is more than an intense feeling or physical attraction. It is crucial for people to understand the difference between love and infatuation because a relationship built on infatuation will not last, let alone give someone the purpose of overcoming difficult situations. Frankl claims that “the salvation of man is through love and in love,” the love that connects two together, even when they are apart (Frankl, 2006, p. 37). Love that creates meaning for one’s life and brings the best out of them. The love that pushes one to survive or do their best even when the odds are against them. Realistically, if people take the time to look at their relationship from an external perspective, they can quickly determine if their relationship is based on infatuation or genuine love. From there, they can decide if just the thought of their “love” would be enough to give them the perseverance to fight through a life or death situation. If the answer is “yes” then that is true love and according to Frankl when that pure love is found so has the meaning to one’s