لم يكن المهمّ حقًا ما نتوقّعه من الحياة، بل ما تتوقّعه الحياةُ منّا. فكفَفنا عن السؤال عن معنى الحياة، وصرنا نفكّر في أنفسنا بوصفنا من تسألهم الحياة، يومًا بعد يوم وساعةً بعد ساعة. وجوابنا لا يكون بالكلام والتأمّل، بل بالفعل الصائب والسلوك القويم. فالحياة في نهاية المطاف تعني تحمّل مسؤولية إيجاد الجواب الصحيح لمشكلاتها، وإنجاز المهام التي تضعها أمام كل فرد باستمرار.

“It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life—daily and hourly. Our answer must consist, not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual.”Viktor E. Frankl — Man's Search For Meaning, Gift Edition (2015)