Not a religion. Not a set of rules. A living framework — quietly built, deeply held. I grew up in a place where belief was simply part of the landscape. South Tyrol — where the mountains are marked with wooden crucifixes and the church bells still count the hours. Faith was not something you chose here. It was something you inhabited, like the language and the altitude. I mentally moved away from religion for a while. Quietly, without drama, but at some point, I was an athe