The book starts off by giving knowledge of the author who is unknown to people outside of the family circle and the goals the parents wanted to instill in the author and his siblings in order to be pleasing to God and their neighbors. It continues with troubles the author encounters during his teenage years along with setbacks to the author living the type of life he expected to live. Alas, hope comes along in a benefactor who gives him hope and relief for a while, and then setbacks resurface again-yet another benefactor arrives to help save the day to a promising future.