As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.
NELSON MANDELA
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Very wise indeed.
And as Viktor Frankl said: “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves”. Similar sentiment and so true😊
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Does that mean that we should abandon a challenging situation then, in order to survive if necessary? Or do we doggedly carry on to our detriment?
Alb2 in reply to
Interesting question. If you think of the context in which Frankl said this, a concentration camp, I think he was saying that in order to survive emotionally and mentally, never mind physically, in a situation one has no power over, one is challenged to change ones mindset otherwise you loose your self. Bit similar to Woody’s quote re Nelson Mandela😊
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Thank you for your reply, but what if you are in a situation where you are living with someone with bipolar disorder and dementia. How do you change your mindset when you are the only one on the frontline taking all of the flack. What happens when you are becoming worn down and in danger of losing your own sanity. When you are totally alone with someone who has become a stranger to you, and there is no outside help? I love all of these cliches, but unfortunately they do not work for everyone, as sometimes escape is the only answer.
4woody in reply to
the situation you describe regarding yourself has been the very reason I take seriously the words written by Frankl. No doubt many who endured the circumstance of the Nazi camps did go insane. Others in the identical circumstance did not. What made the difference? Perhaps the idea of mindset is not complete... what is mindset?
a very wise person, Victor...
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