Sunday, March 1, 2009

Recommended Reading

On man's agency, the freedom to choose one's attitude:

1. Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl.
Read about the book at this link, including this quote:
"We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way."

People who accomplish great things rarely had it easy:


2. Grant: A Biography, by William S. McFeely
Read about U.S. Grant at this link.

2 comments:

Irenicus said...

We are no strangers to grief. Life is hard we know, but how we face it, in large part determines who we are.

Matt said...

I read #1 in high school!