original: spurgeon was emotionally devastated by the event and it had a sobering influence on his life .
simplifications: spurgeon was emotionally hurt by the event and it had a humbling influence on his life . spurgeon was stunned by the event and it had a calming effect on his life . spurgeon was emotionally devastated by the event which had a sobering influence on his life . spurgeon was emotionally devastated by the event and it had a sobering influence of his life . spurgeon was emotionally destroyed by the event and it had a serious , even a little bit worrying effect in his life . spurgeon was affected by an event that impacted his life . spurgeon was very upset by the event and it had the effect of making his life very serious from then on . the event , which devastated spurgeon , had a sobering invluence on him .