"The Paths of Life" is a political autobiography, my personal testimony about the course of the country, from the German Occupation, the Civil War, the fragile democracy and the military dictatorship, to the democratization and consolidation of democracy. It aims to contribute to the formation of a more complete image of the period from the mid-1960s to 1996. To contribute to the effort to overcome our backwardness and authoritarian mentalities. It describes the search for more freedom, social justice, and citizen autonomy.

The struggles, successes, and failures of that era revealed truths but also idealized situations. They covered up realities but also highlighted vulnerable points. They raised questions about the causes and consequences of developments. Every testimony helps us better assess what happened. To learn from the past in order to effectively plan the future. This is the ambition of this book.