Balcer, Elwira (Uniwersytet Opolski. Redakcja Wydawnictw Wydziału Teologicznego, 2004)
We can see that a postmodern man loses God and the timeless values. John Paul II said that a present man is passing through a crisis of meaning. It is not possible to live without any meaning and goal. We need an internal rebirth and a meaning – animation. In pedagogic language the word (social-cultural) animation is often used. It is the name of a new phenomenon in present pedagogy. Joseph Kentenich (1885-1968) and the Schoenstatt International Movement of Pedagogy propose the meaning “animation” through a personal ideal. The personal ideal can be an interesting way for people to find the truth about themselves. It is not a willfully constructed idea. J. Kentenich showed us the theoretical and practical way of realizing this ideal. The ideal can become an original source of motivation (animation of oneself) and creativeness in human life. The beginning of living with the personal ideal is the process called internalization of values. The personal ideal is based on the Christian vision of a man and can open the way to become personality of love to oneself, to others and to God.
