what teenage experience did saint Agustine narratw in book II, chapter VI? how did he view life in general?
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Augustine begins Book II with a candid confession of the deep and burning sexual desires that he experienced as a teenage boy. He "ran wild in the shadowy jungle of erotic adventures." He realizes, however, from the remove of middle age, that his one desire was simply to love and be loved. He says that as an adolescent he was misguided into thinking that concupiscence was the path to love. He says that the wrath of God was heavy on him then, but he didn't realize it. He explains that the dissatisfactions and troubles he endured in his adventures were punishments from God.
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