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Francis Ledwidge
Irish poet (1887-1917).
Born August 19th, 1887 in Slane.
Died July 31st, 1917 at 29 years old in Boezinge.
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