Even the patriarch Job of ancient times experienced great despair when he saw his plans simply “torn apart, ” ruining what should have made for a happy future for him and his family. ​ — Job 17: 11; Ecclesiastes 9: 11.
स्कॉटिश कवी रॉबर्ट बर्न्स याने आपल्या परिस्थितीची तुलना शेतात राहणाऱ्‍या एक लहानशा उंदराशी केली.