Meditation Time. Know Yourself and the World Around You - Philosophical Essay #926381

In June of 1974, the athletic teenager he had grown into, suffers a physically-disabling neck injury in a diving accident. Suddenly, everything that had motivated him to live until then and whatever future he had imagined for himself become impossible; his life appears absurd and hopeless.“Why live?” This existential question has been the centerpiece of his meditations and studies for over 40 years, and his insightful, educated answer—which in the end engages every field of human knowledge—is his greatest achievement. May it be of much benefit to you, dear reader.