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Man\u2019s search for meaning is the primary motivation in his life and not a \u201csecondary rationalization\u201d of instinctual drives. This meaning is unique and specific in that it must and can be fulfilled by him alone; only then does it achieve a significance which will satisfy his own will to meaning. There are some authors who contend that meanings and values are \u201cnothing but defence mechanisms, reaction formations and sublimations.\u201d But as for myself, I would not be willing to live merely for the sake of my \u201cdefence mechanisms\u201d, nor would I be ready to die merely for the sake of my \u201creaction formations.\u201d Man, however, is able to live and even to die for the sake of his ideals and values!<\/p>\n\n\n\n