One of my favourite books, "Man's Search For Meaning" by Viktor Frankl, argues that the most basic human desire isn't for comfort or convenience but rather a need to find and fulfill meaning in life. So much in our society encourages us to retreat from reality into comforting fantasies, convenient narratives, and easy entertainments. This song is about our better--and arguably more fundamental--impulse to be constructive: Our deep desire to become individuals and communities capable of facing ou

Interview with Dr Viktor Frankl II