--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: When I look at this world I feel a deep…" description: "\"“When I look at this world I feel a deep pain. A burden in my soul. This overwhelming sadness threatens to engulf me, to crush me with waves of despair..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e17/david-holdsworth-14918_community_when-i-look-at-this-world-i-feel-a-deep_949781.jpg" --- # When I look at this world I feel a deep pain. A burden in… ![“When I look at this world I feel a deep pain. A burden in my soul. This overwhelming sadness threatens to engulf me, to crush me with waves of despair. Who can I trust but you? Our Western civilization has fallen foul to false idols. Community is replaced by screen's of various sizes. Friendship…” quote by David Holdsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e17/david-holdsworth-14918_community_when-i-look-at-this-world-i-feel-a-deep_949781.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e17/david-holdsworth-14918_community_when-i-look-at-this-world-i-feel-a-deep_949781.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e17/david-holdsworth-14918_community_when-i-look-at-this-world-i-feel-a-deep_949781.jpg) > ““When I look at this world I feel a deep pain. A burden in my soul. This overwhelming sadness threatens to engulf me, to crush me with waves of despair. Who can I trust but you? Our Western civilization has fallen foul to false idols. Community is replaced by screen's of various sizes. Friendship is reduced to a virtual status. Yet in You I find community. In you I find friendship. The wife you provided, the baby on the way. The love of this world is enmity with you. The world's love blows hot and cold. A politics of hate, a muffled church, neighbourhoods of fear and pain - Broken, All Broken! But, Your light still shines. Pockets of hope, sparkles in the night. The Sunrise is coming!”” [David Holdsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holdsworth/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker feels deep despair over societal decay but finds hope in divine light and personal relationships. **In simple terms:** Despair about the world, but faith offers comfort and hope. Key Takeaway Seek spiritual connection amid turmoil. Themes faith despair hope society technology community Mood melancholic hopeful introspective Type poetic spiritual When to use this quote - personal crisis - digital isolation - political unrest - family life Key Concepts Existentialism theology social critique Questions to Reflect On - What role does personal faith play in social change? - How can community be rebuilt in a digital age? 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