Which of the following best describes a life stage as proposed by the ancient Greek philosopher Solon?
a. Ages 28–35: The ages of marriage and parenthood, when a man bethinks him that this is the season for courting.
b. Age 13: The age of moral responsibility, when a boy has his Bar Mitzvah signifying that he is responsible for keeping the religious commandments, rather than his parents being responsible for him.
c. Age 56–63: The religious ideal in this stage is for a man to withdraw from the world and literally live in the forest, devoting himself to prayer and religious study, living only on alms and cultivating patience and compassion.
d. Age 63–70: The renunciant goes even farther in rejecting worldly attachments. The purpose of life in this stage is simply to prepare for the end of this life and entry into the next.
Answer: A
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