tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post1264356093625715760..comments2024-03-27T11:10:57.384-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: ICU Tanka by Ignatius FayChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-42080559093462142742015-01-22T09:14:20.300-05:002015-01-22T09:14:20.300-05:00As shown, this tanka builds, poetic phrase ("...As shown, this tanka builds, poetic phrase ("ku")/line by poetic phrase ("ku")/line, to a thematically and emotionally powerful ending that has the most weight and reveals the theme of an existential crisis ([find]ing "reasons" to live).<br /><br />This tanka reminds me of the key theme explored in Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning:" <br /><br />It is the striving to find a meaning in one's life that is the primary, most powerful motivating and driving force in humans.<br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com