What was it like growing up in an Austrian village in the 1960s/1970s? Was growing up here easier without social media, smartphones, and the internet?
F. F. Otto recalls his youth in the countryside and recounts a simple way of life close to nature that is difficult to imagine today. But it also included painful experiences and abuse by adults, which made his childhood a torment...
Otto also reflects on the present: How can we solve the problems of modern times? What can help against wars, pandemics, environmental pollution, and political crises? Could the answer lie in returning to traditional ways of behaving?
