Meaning must be understood as a fundamental category of human existence. Man is a being in search of meaning, and what is more, he possesses a ‘will to meaning’ founded on his essential freedom of action and the consequent possibility and necessity of intentional (deliberate) self-determination. We can, therefore, speak of an ‘apriori of meaning orientation on the basis of the teleological nature of man’ as a part of the universal conditio humana. Without a meaning context human life is impossible. Meaning fills human existence with significance by directing our existence towards what is essential in life, namely what we wish for in life as a whole. The truly strong motives which determine our strivings and aspirations in life are rooted in our teleological meaning structures. What we wish to make of our lives, what we expect from life, whether we are satisfied with what we achieve so that we ‘feel good’ about our lives or not depends on them.