Five Stages of Male Life

Every male who lives to old age goes through five stages.

Stage One: Childhood -- My heroes are immortal.

Stage Two: Adolescence -- My heroes are heroes.

Stage Three: Adulthood -- My heroes are human.

Stage Four: Middle Age --  My heroes are heroes.

Stage Five: Old Age -- My heroes are immortal.


These stages raise the question: do children have the wisdom of the old, or do the old have the naivete of the very young?  Or are the two really the same?