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Elvira Madigan
Tightrope walker and trick rider.
Born December 4th, 1867 in Flensburg.
Died July 19th, 1889 at 21 years old in Tåsinge (ballistic trauma).
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche