Suffering that Perfect, and Leads to Maturity. Part I: The Role of Suffering in Pursuit of Excellence Cover Image

Cierpienie, które doskonali i prowadzi do dojrzałości. Część I: Rola cierpienia w dążeniu do doskonałości
Suffering that Perfect, and Leads to Maturity. Part I: The Role of Suffering in Pursuit of Excellence

Author(s): Anna M. Noworol
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: psychological distress; physical suffering; the meaning of suffering; maturity

Summary/Abstract: This article contains itself in a stream of existential psychology that treats every person individually, each as someone exceptional This Article refers to the writings of Viktor Frankl. He wrote, among others, on the meaning of suffering, that suffering may be necessary or unnecessary, and above all, there is no such situation in human life, that would be really senseless since the tragic triad of guilt, suffering and death can be transformed into something positive. Then, this article refers to the teaching of the Catholic Church on perfecting meaning of suffering. Church emphasizes that size of mental suffering is not smaller than the physical suffering, but seems like a less visible by someone else. Suffering ennobles through love. Then, this article refers to the writings of A. Maslow on maturity. Fully mature man is a self-realizing man, however it occurs in less than 1% of adults. Suffering together with reference to God, can have a positive effect on a human, and can have a positive impact on the maturity of the person.

  • Issue Year: 6/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 129-146
  • Page Count: 18