What Happened in the Lonely Wilderness
Bible passage: Genesis 28:10-13, 18-19
“10. Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. 11. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12. He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13. There above it stood the LORD, and he said: "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. "
There is a book called “I Did It Because I Was Lonely.” It is written by a current high school teacher. The book contains stories of the joys and sorrows of teenagers that the teacher experienced in the school setting.
The book was written in the year 2011, and in it, it is mentioned that at that time, there were about 35 students in one class, and among them, 4 students were taking medication for depression. It is said that about 70% of the high school students showed symptoms of depression, and a survey revealed that one out of four students had thought about suicide. On the other hand, there is another similar book.
The title of the book is “There Is No Bloom Without Turmoil in Your Forties.” While the first book deals with the joys and sorrows of teenagers, this other book deals with the joys and sorrows of middle-aged people.
