The timing of his reading of the Confessions of St. Augustine coincided with another significant internal struggle for Pier Giorgio - the sacrifice of his love for Laura Hidalgo. Perhaps this is why St. Augustine's recognition that the true lover of his soul was Christ may have specially consoled Pier Giorgio."Today I bitterly regret having wasted my time and to have waited till this advanced age to savor such pure joy."
Faced with difficulties and trials in our own lives, we can find much consolation and inspiration from the lives of the saints. These holy men and women who have gone before us and have successfully overcome all sorts of struggles are sure and steady guides on the path to eternal joy.I would like ...to take as a maxim the saying of St. Augustine: “Lord, our heart is restless until it rests in you.”