The modern rhythm of life constantly makes a person rush somewhere. In pursuit of fame, money, and success, we sometimes forget to relax and think about the important things: why we live, what meaning each of our days has, where we are moving and what we want from life. Some people find relaxation in sports, others play online or choose the best bookmaker to place their bets on. But another way to switch and relax is to read. Nothing helps to distract from the incessant information noise like books. Fiction, autobiography, and popular science – help even in the most difficult times and relieve anxiety. In this review, we will talk about 5 inspiring books that will help you find the meaning of life or just take your mind off the routine.
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Choice, Edith Eva Eger
This book has become an absolute bestseller, which even such famous personalities as Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey recommended reading. This book is written by a woman who went through death camps during the war and later became a successful psychologist. At the end of World War II, 16-year-old ballerina Edith Eger was forced to face many of the horrors of the concentration camps, as well as the death of her parents and many attempts to survive. On May 4, 1945, she, barely alive, was taken out of a pile of corpses, but torture, hunger, and the constant threat of death did not break her but helped her gain life-affirming strength and spiritual freedom. A unique story that gives faith in the best.
Saying Yes to Life: A Psychologist in a Concentration Camp by Viktor Frankl
Many people who have already read this book call it a real pill for depression. It teaches a person how to find inner freedom and realize all their possibilities. Its author once went through a concentration camp and managed to survive, despite inhuman psychological and physical violence, so he knows exactly where to get strength from, even when it seems that there is no way out. This book is a good example of human resilience.
Escape from Freedom, Erich Fromm
The debut work of one of today’s most famous philosophers and psychologists. The author discusses the nature of freedom, as well as the threat that freedom can bring to some people. The book also speaks of the struggle with indifference to oneself and one’s own destiny. The author analyzes the psychosocial conditions for the formation of fascism and the coming to power of the Nazis in Germany. The book reflects the main provisions of Fromm’s concept, which were further developed in his later works. It was “Escape from Freedom” that brought the author popularity and wide fame, and later he became one of the most famous representatives of the Frankfurt School.
Coincidence Makers, Yoav Blum
What would happen if you knew that all the accidents that happen to you in life are actually not accidental at all, but arranged by someone? The book by the Israeli writer has become an international bestseller, it tells about life and twists of fate that make you believe in a miracle.
Chocolate, Joanne Harris
This book is a light novel about kindness and tolerance. Its action takes place in a small French town, where the measured life of the inhabitants is disturbed by the arrival of a girl named Vivian and her daughter. They appeared in the city along with a noisy carnival procession. This best-selling Joanne Harris film was adapted into a Hollywood film and received five Oscar nominations and four Golden Globe nominations.
All of the above books are works that are important for everyone to read. It is important to be able to pause in an endless series of events, to think about the meaning of life, about your abilities and purpose. Only by reasoning can we come to the truth and know the true meaning of our existence. And is very important to do because living without meaning is useless.
