Three siblings soon find post-war Stuttgart, where they grew up, too confining. The two older ones, a sister and a brother, emigrate to Italy, while the youngest moves to Munich after his marriage fails. They all fall in love and separate, start families, and face unexpected fates with their partners, in which more or less dangerous ants play a crucial role. This is a contemporary depiction of the life paths of a sibling trio, the socio-political landscape of Italy, intertwined with philosophical reflections on the meaning, becoming, and passing of human existence – created during the Corona pandemic. This volume is the first part of a trilogy currently in progress.