Because God is willing to be our companion in times of loneliness, such times can become important for spiritual growth.

因为神愿意在我们孤单的时候陪伴我们，这段时光对我们属灵的成长有很大影响。

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Emily White, author of the book "Lonely: Learning to Live with Solitude", also gives examples in her blog of how certain times of year can intensify loneliness.

艾米丽·怀特是《孤独的人如何面对独处》一书的作者，在她的博客里举了孤独怎样在每年的特定时间里增长的。

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Her writing is at its best when it is honest and vulnerable rather than hectoring and prescriptive: when she admits, for example, that even she feels the loneliness of modern society at times, and yearns for the sense of belonging that life in the clan however cruel and dysfunctional can still provide.

ECONOMIST: No time for tradition