48 Assignment #1
Recently I experienced a deep point of loneliness when I was in the hospital recovering from my surgery for appendicitis. Unable to move without experiencing extreme pain, I could not go anywhere, and the only person with me was my father, who had fallen asleep and was not that much company. The blinds were closed and all I could do was look at how dark the room was and how much loneliness and pain I was in. However, at the moment when I was growing most despondent, one of my best friends came in to visit me at the hospital. It was completely unexpected, but it brightened my mood immeasurably. I felt like, literally, as if a lightning bolt of happiness had struck me. In your darkest moments, it is truly incredible how much a good friend can turn your life around. I suppose this is a lot like Adam’s solitude at the beginning of creation. Just like how I felt there was nothing I could do to alleviate my loneliness, it must have seemed impossible to Adam to alleviate a feeling he never truly understood. God was completely right when He said it was not right for man to be alone: loneliness is truly the bane of mankind. We are meant to be together for a reason. There is no such thing as happy isolation.
