This came about as a result of seeing Avatar recently. I recalled a discussion from college over the disappearance of rites of passage in modern societies and the supposed stresses it can place on many people’s psyche. For those who have not seen it I would not like to spoil much of the story but a future human becomes part of a tribal society and seems to find a piece of himself he was searching for. Certainly that has been a story retold since Western societies became “civilized” if not before.
I know it got to me for a few days and it is a topic I have begun revisiting lately.