Living a Purposeful Life

“This book by Kalman Kaplan inspires the reader to live a purposeful life. Kaplan compares ancient Greek myths with biblical parables to demonstrate that survival and happiness are byproducts of fulfilling our obligations and not the result of a usually desperate search for meaning. This book is not just for professional counselors; it’s for everyone who wants to live a happier life in a better society.”


—Shlomo Giora Shoham, Tel Aviv University





“This fascinating book by Professor Kaplan unfolds several of the most arresting stories of Western literature, classical and recent, in a chronicle of a formidable scholar’s wresting with meaning and purpose in life. I view Kaplan’s book as amplification on a grand scale of the famous dictum by Antoine de Saint Exupery in The Little Prince: ‘It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.’”


—Daniel Algom, Tel Aviv University