Augustine of Hippo was not, as far as we know, a baseball fan. He was born in the 4th Century, in present-day Algeria, a bit too early to enjoy our favorite sport. What he was a fan of, though, was life. His early years were marked by wealth, a life spent in the pursuit of worldly goods and pleasures. His most famous quote is marked by the contradictions of faith, the pull of something deeper while being unable to reject the happiness of the material world.
“Lord, grant me chastity and continence, but not yet.”
It’s all right there, isn’t it?