It is good to perceive people according to how far they can see
Pavel Pospíšil was born on April 8, 1951 to Marie and Jiří Pospíšil. Uncle Vladimír was in the resistance during the war and emigrated to Brazil after 1949. In 1949, the grandparents’ estate in Osenice was nationalized. The parents worked in the Semtiny state estate near the Kost Castle, and the witness helped out there from early childhood. He trained as an optician and continued his studies at an industrial school. He changed several jobs, for example he worked for the Astronomical Institute or at the ČKD company. In retirement, he began to devote himself to family history.