Frankly Speaking

In the book, "Man search for meaning", Viktor Frankl talks about his philosophy on life and the meaning of life. Frankl says that there is one main purpose of one's life and that is often sought after but sometimes never reached. His idea that everyone has a different meaning towards their life finally "clicked" with me this weekend after watching "American Sniper". In the movie, it talks about the traumatic life experiences Chris Kyle went through during his time serving our country in the Iraq War. Chris served four tours in Iraq and each time he went back, his wife would ask him "Why go back and fight when the people you love are right here?". He told his wife that she wouldn't understand, but after reading "Man search for meaning" I understand why Chris went back to fight each and every time. His meaning in life was to protect America, and to make sure that America will stay safe for his family and for his brothers. In the movie, it is seen that Chris's motives or meaning is much different than others, for example, his wife's meaning was for her kids to be with their father, his brother's (as portrayed in the movie) was to stay alive. American Sniper in my opinion is a great link of Frankl's ideas to modern life. Both Frankl and Kyle went through horrible life altering events and at the end both achieved their meaning on life.