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John Aaron Rawlins
Union army general, 29th secretary of war (1831-1869).
Born February 13th, 1831 in Galena.
Died September 6th, 1869 at 38 years old in Washington, D.C. (tuberculosis).
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