The stock market trader Fred Böhler had an accident in his car on the way to work. While his badly injured body is admitted to the intensive care unit, his soul flies like an eagle into another world. His journey first takes him into space, from the cold of which he shrinks. In the encounter with elemental nature in the pristine landscapes of Alaska, he discovers the power of life. He continues on the path of evolution, where he meets the most beautiful flowers, the funny ground squirrels, but also the mighty moose and bison. Does he even want to go back?