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Augustine's Vulnerability

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Augustine poured every detail of his life into his work. I admire him for analyzing every choice he made and allowing others to learn from his downfalls as well. There are plenty of people who find it difficult to look back at what they did in life and to be able to accept the appalling things they have done. Furthermore, Augustine is a voice that is worth hearing, he has accepted his past and is immensely eager to get down to the reason he did what he did. He does not shy away from the difficult questions we all come across at least once in our life. In addition, Augustine tackles each issue knowing that regardless of his past that God loves and forgives him for all his mistakes. Vulnerability, in my opinion, is a trait that not everyone

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