"Man's Search For Meaning"

First off, this is a great book. In short, it's about the experiences of a Jew who lived through the holocaust. It's unique in the fact that it is from the perspective of a psychiatrist who tries to remain very objective and ponders about the mental states of the prisoners, if you can even call them that. In my mind prisoners were/are treated a lot better than the people at the concentration camps were (which he makes a comment about actually). 

Anyway, I've been reading this book wondering what he would say about "man's search for meaning." I finally got to it last night. Here's what he said:

Knowing the context of the paragraphs just before this might be helpful to understand. To translate, it sounds like he's saying "Take responsibility for your life and make the best of everything that comes your way." That's a gross over simplification. In regards to the situation he found himself in, he realized that sometimes the task given to us by life is the task to suffer, and that we should "fulfill" the task given to us. 

I haven't finished the book yet but will soon. If you like psychology or are looking for meaning in your own life, I challenge you to read this. There are a lot of great lessons to be learned.

Book: "Man's Search For Meaning" by Victor Frankl