Viktor Frankl Was Right — But Only If We Read Him Honestly

Viktor Frankl wrote: “Those who have a ‘why’ to live can bear almost any ‘how’.” Today, this quote is often used carelessly — as if meaning is something we must always possess. But Frankl never claimed that meaning is always available. He survived concentration camps. He knew that some days arrive without answers, purpose, or clarity. During my illness, there were long periods when I could not find a “why.” I only knew one thing: I was still alive. From an RST perspective, meaning is not a demand. It is often something that arrives later. What comes first is honesty: living without denial releasing forced positivity naming pain without decorating it If we read Frankl carefully, we learn this: meaning is not pressure — it emerges quietly, while we endure with integrity.