7 Must Read Books that will change your life.

 7 Must Read Books that will change your life.

People read books for a variety of reasons. A good book is meant to teach us something new about the world and to bring a unique perspective into our lives that we've never explored before writers typically do this through storytelling and fictional characters that undergo a profound psychological transformation now, this is an indirect approach but one that keeps things open to interpretation leaving the reader to a conclusion. Others merely put out various guidelines for living that we should abide by if we wish to find inner peace and act morally. Here are 7 must-read books that will change your life.

Man's Search for meaning by Victor E. Frankel.

This book serves as an antidote for the modern person and an answer for those trying to find significance in the act of living. Since the time of Carl Young and Freud Alder, Victor Frankel's writings have been hailed as the most significant contributions to the field of psychotherapy. The book is divided into two sections, the first of which deals with his experiences in a concentration camp. When he was a prisoner of the Nazis during World War II, Victor Frankel writes about his experiences. It is in this place that Frankel found meaning and suffering and had to adapt in order to survive. It is a highly emotional story that teaches us a valuable lesson about resilience, adaptability, and courage when we are no longer able to change a situation. In the second part of the book, Victor explains the practise of logotherapy, which is a type of psychotherapy that helps the patient Find meaning in their future condition.

The Gulag Archipelago by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn spent nearly a decade in Soviet prisons or gulags for criticising Stalin in a series of letters he wrote to a friend while serving in World War II, similar to Viktor Frankel's Man's Search for Meaning. This is a book about struggle. The Gulag Archipelago offers a glimpse into the horrors that occurred in the Soviet Union as it attempted to transform itself into a society organised under communist principles this is a book that carries a deep emotional load and it teaches us that even the most noble intentions can lead to cruelty, suffering, and poverty.

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

This novel is a murder mystery, but it also presents major philosophical questions. The narrative of a cruel and sentimental father and his complicated relationship with his kids is told in the book; when the father, Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, is killed, the book becomes dark. One thing that Dostoyevsky teaches us through this dark and emotional story is that sometimes we are caught in circumstances where our actions are not a reflection of who we are. As the main characters try to figure out who committed the act, the complicated social dynamics make this an interesting story as each of the characters has reasons to commit the crime. When these events arise, it's important to learn how to handle their effects, accept responsibility for our acts, and ultimately seek salvation in this life rather than in some hypothetical afterlife.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra was written in 10 days in what the author called sporadic bursts of creativity the book is structured in four parts and it tells the story of the Prophet Zarathustra who goes out into the wild for 10 years seeking Solitude and Enlightenment after becoming aware of his wisdom Zarathustra descends from the mountains looking to share his wisdom with the world and his Revelation that God is dead and his successor is what Nietzsche calls the over man during his journey he encounters different archetypes that help the reader to get familiar with Nietzsche's philosophy it's not an easy book but it's a masterpiece for anyone passionate about psychology human nature and the will to live.

Ethics by Broch Spinoza.

Spinoza was an atheist as a lot of people call him although he was born and raised in the Jewish tradition and was educated in a conservative environment broch rejected religion and embraced his own philosophy in his book ethics Spinoza defends God but not the one from the Old Testament for him the real God was nature and all manifestations of the natural law of the universe for Spinoza understanding God in life meant understanding the Natural Sciences philosophy and even psychology without those there would not be a bigger picture and for this reason his philosophy is built around a scientifically based ethical system Spinoza's writings are a breath of fresh air for any religious person and it might provide the agnostics out there with the answers they might have never thought about.

Beyond orders 12 more rules for life pack by Jordan Peterson.

This is the sequel of the 12 Rules for Life in which he offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. Now in this book, Peterson goes further, showing that part of life's meaning comes from reaching out into the domain beyond what we know, and adapting to an ever-transforming world. While an excess of chaos threatens us with uncertainty, an excess of order leads to a lack of curiosity and creative vitality. Beyond Order therefore calls on us to balance the two fundamental principles of reality order and chaos and reveals the profound meaning that can be found on the path that divides them.

On the shortness of Life by Lucius and NEOS Seneca.

Seneca's most renowned essay, Greek Philosophy on the Shortness of Life, aims to convey a crucial point. Remember your mortality and that we don't necessarily have a little time to live because we waste so much of it. Seneca exhorts us to make the most of our time, reclaim control of our lives, and live them to the fullest. This is only possible once we recognise that time is our most important and finite resource and that what matters most are the experiences that make up our lives rather than their quantity or quality.