I like your question. It is a question that many people could ask, and we can have a good number of reasons for asking that question. There are probably many of us who do not feel safe when we see all that is happening in the world, when we experience that things that we have always trusted can no longer be trusted, and that there are major changes in the society we live in. Stability and security, so that the familiar and the familiar can still be trusted, is important to us when we talk about how we feel about whether we feel safe or not.

The question of why we feel insecure is very complex because it depends on both hard facts and feelings - i.e. how you feel in relation to facts and feelings.

There are many different ways we can relate to the unsafe, but the most important thing is probably to try to see the situation as it really is, without panicking or becoming anxious because you feel that you see things in society that are less positive than what they should be.

I don't think there is a safe place to go if a nuclear war breaks out and one of the nuclear missiles hits near where you are. Then it doesn't help much if you have sought refuge far, far in the mountains, several hundred kilometers from civilization.

But apart from the risk of nuclear war, which I don't think is particularly great, I would argue that going far, up in the Norwegian mountain landscapes - 10, 50 or 100 km from civilization - is very safe.

The condition for saying that is, of course, that you have planned the trip well, that you have all the necessary equipment to keep you warm and get enough food and drink. And not least that you have good skills in going on mountain hikes alone.

In the Norwegian mountains, there are very few animals that can be dangerous to humans, and the biggest danger is actually that you can step wrong and injure yourself, or that you run out of food, drink and strength, and get lost.

I am convinced that hiking in the mountains is very beneficial, both physically and for our mental well-being. I set out on such a trip in August this year, and here you can read a bit about what it was like: A night at Øystre Rasletinden. About going to the summit in untouched nature, published 13 November 2022 on medium.com. https://medium.com/nature-writing-and-nature-photography/eg-kan-vera-lykkeleg-i-livet-mitt-48ccbf5349c3