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Hans Behrendt
German film director and screenwriter.
Born September 28th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died August 14th, 1942 at 52 years old in Auschwitz.
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