This is the story of his deliverance from manic depression (known today as bipolar). The story is set back in the early 1970s and chronicles what the hippie culture was like. David knows that he would not be alive today without an understanding of God's Word, the Bible. He could have easily taken his life without it.
Psalm 107:20
He [God] sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
Psalms 103:2–4
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine inquities, who healeth all the diseases;
Who redeemeth ahy life from destruction; who healeth all thy diseases;
