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The Incurable Sufferer Is Given Very Little Opportunity To Be Proud Of His Suffering And To Consider It Ennobling Rather Than Degrading" So That "he Is Not Only Unhappy, But Also Ashamed Of Being Unhappy.

A Human Being Is Not One Thing Among Others; Things Determine Each Other, But Man Is Ultimately Self-determining. What He Becomes-within The Limits Of Endowment And Environment-he Has Made Out Of Himself.

There Are Some Authors Who Contend That Meanings And Values Are "nothing But Defense Mechanisms, Reaction Formations And Sublimations." But As For Myself, I Would Not Be Willing To Live Merely For The Sake Of My "defense Mechanisms," Nor Would I Be Ready To Die Merely For The Sake Of My "reaction Formations.

The One Thing You Can't Take Away From Me Is The Way I Choose To Respond To What You Do To Me.

Once An Individual's Search For Meaning Is Successful, It Not Only Renders Him Happy But Also Gives Him The Capability To Cope With Suffering