忏悔录 Confessions | Book VI Chapter 1 奥古斯丁的心理

BookVI Chapter1奥古斯丁的心理O Thou, my hope from my youth, where wert Thou to me, and whither wert Thou gone? Hadst not Thou created me, and separated me from the beasts of the field, and fowls of the air? Thou hadst made me wiser, yet did I walk in darkness, and in slippery places, and sought Thee abroad out of myself, and found not the God of my heart; and had come into the depths of the sea, and distrusted and despaired of ever finding truth.“我自少即仰望你”，[1]但为我，你究竟在哪里？你退藏到哪里去了？不是你造了我，使我异于走兽，灵于飞禽吗？我暗中摸索于倾斜的坡路上，我在身外找寻你，我找不到“我的上帝”，我沉入了海底。我失去了信心，我对于寻获真理绝望了。My mother had now come to me, resolute through piety, following me over sea and land, in all perils confidi ………………………………