Towards the end of life one thinks about one's own and other's experiences, about special occurrences, about the general course of the world and one's own personal position and role in this so elusive whole, about what has been achieved and missed, about forgotten and suddenly Recalled memories, about how and why everything turned out just like that and not differently, and whether there is any sense in this whole, or whether it is consistent. Such and similar questions haunt Luc Ciompi. He is required to find answers. The fact that general and scientific problems mix with all sorts of personal issues is a benefit for the readership. She becomes a witness of a rich life and spirit.