At the height of intensity differences of all sorts vanish. This idea is indisputably applicable to all kinds human endeavour, including art. Literature as one of the supreme art forms is not alien to this idea. A work of art acquires the status of a classic when it becomes timeless. 'The Confessions' of St. Augustine is one of such creations. Regarded as one of the greatest autobiographies of all times it candidly recounts the eventful life-story of one of the greatest saints and philosopher...