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The Odyssey as a Parable of Male Aging
Two decades ago the poet Robert Bly published a book that stayed on
the New York Times Bestseller list for sixty-two weeks and changed a
generation of men. Based on an ancient fairy tale, Iron John became an
allegory for midlife men in search of an authentic life. I was part of
the men s movement launched by this poet and the book I wrote at that
time, Death of a Hero, Birth of the Soul, became one of its bibles.
This same army of 38 million men is now marching into their retirement
years largely unprepared for what aging really entails or what to do
with the next twenty-five years of unprecedented longevity gifted them
by science and medicine. Boomers, of course, believe that they will
conquer this stage with exercise, attitude, and nutrition. As their
problems and defeats multiply, however, aging men and I am one of them
now discover that they are lost once again in an unknown land longing
for another great story to guide them home. I have found that
story.
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- Title: What Aging Men Want | Free Book
- Author: Steven
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