When a man is born, he is not yet equal to his father. Even when the man has reached full maturity, and by then ideally is married, he still is not equal. And, even when he has a son of his own, he is merely halfway to being equal to his father. Only when his own son has a son of his own is he equal to his father. Four generations. Two fathers, each of whom has a son-who-has-a-son. According to ancient Jewish culture, what may be the ideal age of the younger of the two? And, what does it mean to be halfway to infinity? | When a man is born, he is not yet equal to his father. Even when the man has reached full maturity, and by then ideally is married, he still is not equal. And, even when he has a son of his own, he is merely halfway to being equal to his father. Only when his own son has a son of his own is he equal to his father. Four generations. Two fathers, each of whom has a son-who-has-a-son. According to ancient Jewish culture, what may be the ideal age of the younger of the two? And, what does it mean to be halfway to infinity? |