The article discusses the significance of meaning in life, referencing Carl Jung's observations on the interrelationship between meaning and absurdity. Jung believes that life directed towards an aim fosters better health and richness. He views the lack of meaning as a 'soul-sickness' and asserts that events only gain significance through personal interpretation. Otto Rank echoes this sentiment by stating the necessity of creating meaning to truly love and live life. Jung concludes that life encompasses both meaning and meaninglessness, with their balance being subjective and a matter of individual temperament.
I have observed that a life directed to an aim is in general better, richer, and healthier than an aimless one.
Events signify nothing, they signify only in us. We create the meaning of events. Meaning is and always was artificial. We make it.
Man cannot stand a meaningless life...the lack of meaning in life is a soul-sickness whose full extent our age has not yet begun to comprehend.
As day requires night and night requires day, so meaning requires absurdity and absurdity requires meaning.
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