You yourself inspire us to find satisfaction in evaluating yourself, since you have made us lean towards you, and our heart is unstable until it stabilizes within you. Par excellence, this quote from the Confessions symbolizes Augustine's perilous journey towards Christianity. Although appearing earlier in what is colloquially called the "first autobiography", Augustine expounds precisely this idea throughout his writings. Whether this includes his attraction and disdain for Manichaeism or his affinity for Neo-Platonism, it could be argued that this quote served as the basis for his inquisitions into these pre-modern dogmatic sects. Augustine, despite his perils in the face of intellectual paradoxes, sought to understand these rigid entities who seemed to have different positions on the goodness and temporal nature of God. Although Augustine eventually found refuge in Catholicism, he nevertheless continued to explore the relationship between God's benevolence and human dependence, even until his death. Born in 354 on African soil, Augustine spent his early years in the care of his Christian mother, Monica. He spent his time happily living the life of any normal child; doing malicious acts and remaining apathetic towards the worries of life. He despised Greek education and, by extension, those who tried to impose the necessity of obtaining one. But this was not for superficial reasons, rather Augustine's animosity towards his instructors was related to irrelevant subjects taught in the schools. According to him, the Greek instructors failed to adequately explain topics with honest meaning. One of these was fiction, which Augustine found utterly contradictory for one hoping to escape the sin of lying. However, Augustine gave positive comments on the institution of a Greek scholar...... middle of article......Wills, Garry. "Vocation." In Confessions: Saint Augustine New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2006. 163-165 Wills, Garry. “Milan.” In Confessions: Saint Augustine New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2006. 111Wills, Garry. "Materialism." In Confessions: Saint Augustine New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2006. 93Wills, Garry. "Materialism." In Confessions: Saint Augustine New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2006. 149IbidWills, Garry. “Manicheism”. In Confessions: Saint Augustine New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2006. 49Wills, Garry. “Manicheism”. In Confessions: Saint Augustine New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2006. 47Wills, Garry Confessions: Saint Augustine, (New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2006), chap. 2Wills, Garry. “Manicheism”. In Confessions: Saint Augustine New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2006. 41-43.Ibid