WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE MEANING TRANSFORMED YOU?
The incidents that occur, you know, the ones we label as signs or messages, are significant only because of the meaning we assign to them. Meaning determines everything in life. An incident is just an incident until we think of it in terms that have a unique, special and personal meaning in our lives and, then, it has the power to influence how we think or feel at any moment. You see, meaning is a form of communication; it speaks to us.
Victor Frankl, survivor of the Holocaust, renowned psychiatrist and author of Man’s Search for Meaning, recognized that in order to survive the Holocaust, he had to find meaning in the experience. Meaning is about finding an explanation, a sense of purpose which may contribute to our very existence – our raison d’etre. Thanks to Frankl, those who managed to carve a sense of meaning out of the horror of their experience were the fortunate individuals who were able to survive and share with humanity what they had learned.