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.
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