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Esfir Shub
Soviet film director and film editor (1894-1959).
Born March 16th, 1894 in Surazh.
Died September 21st, 1959 at 65 years old in Moscow.
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