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Confessions
(St. Augustine)

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St. Augustine?s Confessions is
a testimony of the life a fourth century person living in modern society. Augustine can be seen as a witness of the
time period, and his writing provides a first person account of a world
otherwise unknown. From the reader?s
point of view, it is important to keep this text in circulation to understand
the thoughts, ideas, and questions of ancient thinkers.

From
Augustine?s standpoint, this piece is important because in his attempt to
figure out personal identity, he ponders essential questions of human
nature. He wants to share his musings
with the common man, in an effort of persuasion along what he believes is the
right path. Augustine?s main question
asks, why are humans so screwed up? We
desire so much, lack control over our physical bodies, and don?t choose to do
what we know is good for us. He presents
a portrait of a human that is flawed at the core. Built incapable of seeing ?the good,? humans struggle with the
consequences of original sin, unaware of the road to redemption. Nature has inherently messed us up so bad,
that spirituality cannot be achieved without following certain rules. Augustine presents a first hand account of
being saved, and uses his writing as a tool to reach the masses for faith in
Christianity. Using
the pear tree as a metaphor for original sin, Augustine shows that humanity is
doomed to repeat the downfall of Eden.
Stealing the pear had no value to him, and there were no external forces
urging him to do it. There was no
explainable reason, except that humans are flawed to forever use our free will
for destructive behavior. Augustine
preaches that humans cannot choose to be saved, but must witness God?s
intervention. By controlling free will
and focusing energy towards the good, a person can take the procedure so far,
but only heavenly interception can truly bring a person to see truth. Augustine?s experience of crossing over had
such a profound impact, that by writing this book he hoped to spread the word,
and influence people to control free will and ultimately be saved.



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