In ordinary life, a mentor can guide a young man through various disciplines, helping to bring him out of boyhood into manhood; and that in turn is associated not with body building, but with building and emotional body capable of containing more than one sort of ecstasy.
Robert BlyIn the sibling society, both the adult and the elder get lost, and no one knows where they are.
Robert BlyIn the society that has replaced the paternalistic society, women are able to develop their independent and social energies much more. That is good.
Robert BlySome people can't go into church any longer to feel this longing, but they still have the longing, so what do they do? Well, one thing you can do is what people do in prison; they turn to poetry.
Robert Bly