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Material possessions do not bring lasting fulfillment from "summary" of Man's Search for Meaning: Young Adult Edition by Viktor E. Frankl
In our modern society, many individuals believe that accumulating material possessions is the key to finding happiness and fulfillment. However, as I have witnessed first-hand in the brutal conditions of a concentration camp, this belief is fundamentally flawed. Material possessions are transient and can be taken away from us in an instant. During my time in the camp, I saw how quickly people were stripped of everything they owned. Their clothes, their food, their personal belongings – all gone in the blink of an eye. In that moment, it became clear to me that true fulfillment does not come from what we own, but from within ourselves. When we place too much value on material possessions, we become dependent on external factors for our happiness. This leaves us vulnerable to disappointment and suffering when those possessions ...
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