Question 1
As I reflected on Frankl’s captivatingly written account of the human tragedy of the
encampment experience, much of the details given in the book offered just enough details to
create various pensive moments. These moments occurred quite often and allowed me to view
human suffering in a very different way. After a while, I found myself jotting down notes and
personal connections as they occurred in my head and heart. Frankl writes, “[It] is possible to
practice the art of living…although suffering is omnipresent“(Frankl, 2006, pg. 44). When I read
that line in the text, my perspective shifted to include a new clarity and understanding of life.
Life, like art naturally contains moments of training, practice and masterful execution.
Although not …show more content…
Still many of them pressed on – in heart and spirit – even though
the normalcy of their lives had been snatched away from them, and their minds and bodies were
shackled and grossly abused.
In his infamous poem “A Raisin In The Sun,” Langston Hughes refers to hope deferred as
a raisin that has shriveled up in the scorching sun - void of life giving abilities as nourishment.
Even in this, Frankl made an observation that rivaled my understanding of the raisin after the sun
has caused it to wither. “In spite of the all the enforced physical and mental primitiveness of life
in a concentration camp, it was possible for spiritual life to deepen.” (Frankl, 2006, pg. 36) In
the face of degradation, humiliation, and abuse Frankl and some of his comrades pressed on. Feet
swollen, clothes torn, malnourished and losing friends with each passing day – still they pressed
on. How were they able to do this? The Holy Bible states in Matthew 10:28, “And fear not them
which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy
both soul and body in hell.” This leaves me with a notion that somehow, being connected
As I reflected on Frankl’s captivatingly written account of the human tragedy of the
encampment experience, much of the details given in the book offered just enough details to
create various pensive moments. These moments occurred quite often and allowed me to view
human suffering in a very different way. After a while, I found myself jotting down notes and
personal connections as they occurred in my head and heart. Frankl writes, “[It] is possible to
practice the art of living…although suffering is omnipresent“(Frankl, 2006, pg. 44). When I read
that line in the text, my perspective shifted to include a new clarity and understanding of life.
Life, like art naturally contains moments of training, practice and masterful execution.
Although not …show more content…
Still many of them pressed on – in heart and spirit – even though
the normalcy of their lives had been snatched away from them, and their minds and bodies were
shackled and grossly abused.
In his infamous poem “A Raisin In The Sun,” Langston Hughes refers to hope deferred as
a raisin that has shriveled up in the scorching sun - void of life giving abilities as nourishment.
Even in this, Frankl made an observation that rivaled my understanding of the raisin after the sun
has caused it to wither. “In spite of the all the enforced physical and mental primitiveness of life
in a concentration camp, it was possible for spiritual life to deepen.” (Frankl, 2006, pg. 36) In
the face of degradation, humiliation, and abuse Frankl and some of his comrades pressed on. Feet
swollen, clothes torn, malnourished and losing friends with each passing day – still they pressed
on. How were they able to do this? The Holy Bible states in Matthew 10:28, “And fear not them
which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy
both soul and body in hell.” This leaves me with a notion that somehow, being connected