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· The non secular measurement of meaning
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The claim in this section is that a subjective conception of therapy’s point cannot easily make sense of the intuition that a person could be a good candidate for therapy even if s/he were not disposed toward subjective upset. The lucky addict and narcissist are just two illustrations of individuals who are subjectively well off but who are nonetheless mentally ill or otherwise have reason to seek out therapeutic intervention. In light of the above counterexamples, there appear to be some conditions in which one ought not take pleasure, some goals that one should give up, and some states with which one has reason to be dissatisfied.
There can, of course, be some self-realization that comes in the form of emptying bedpans and otherwise caring for others in desperate need. The point is that it could be reasonable for one to empty bedpans even if one would obtain even more self-realization if one did not, and furthermore reasonable for a therapist not to counsel a person otherwise and instead to enable him/her to confront the challenges s/he has elected to confront. Similar remarks apply to those who have firmly decided to stay in a marriage that is unfulfilling and even threatens self-esteem a few more years for the sake of their children, and who are seeking help from a therapist in making the best of a situation they have chosen that is, let us suppose, good for the kids but not good for them.
It appears at least on a par with them so far. In addition, though, it can easily avoid the counterexamples facing the latter theories. Recall that subjectivism faces the objection of lucky addicts, narcissists, and the like, those whose attitudes intuitively merit therapy despite not being frustrated by an uncooperative world. The advocate of meaning in life can say that such individuals, even if happy or well off in subjective terms, are not living nearly as meaningfully as they could. The addict with a never-ending supply of heroin would fail to exercise his/her intelligence substantively for, say, creative ends, while the narcissist with a never-ending supply of adoration would fail to do so in positive ways toward others’ good.