Significance of Death in Teheran

This parable is used several times by Frankl to illustrate the concept that fate is often beyond the control of individual actions. The story tells of a servant who is frightened upon meeting Death, and begs his master for a horse so he may ride to Teheran to avoid death. However, Death had planned to meet the man in Teheran that very evening. This reveals that humans may not be able to control all things, but what is important is to choose honorable attitudes and behaviors toward those things that cannot be changed.