The idea of surpassing yourself is a pretty stupid idea. How can a caterpillar surpass itself? Become a doll? What makes a pupa better than a caterpillar?
A midlife crisis is a very useful and necessary phenomenon that can never be treated. At the age of 30, a person should rethink their life, abandon lies and Vice, and direct their aspirations to the search for truth and perfection. Depression is a sign that it's time to change your life, the caterpillar must pupate and be reborn into a butterfly.
We agree that the children and Ivan the fool are happy, but we must recognize their vulnerability. You can't live all your life as a child and die as an infant. Flower children are like butterflies, but a reasonable person is not an insect.