Viktor Frankl: Why to believe in others

Toronto Youth Corps, Filmed May 1972; Posted May 2010

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In this rare clip from 1972, legendary psychiatrist and Holocaust-survivor Viktor Frankl delivers a powerful message about the human search for meaning -- and the most important gift we can give others.

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