John Reed

American journalist, poet, and communist activist.

Born October 22nd, 1887 in Portland.

Died October 19th, 1920 at 32 years old in Moscow (scrub typhus).

Occupations
author, communist, journalist, poet, screenwriter, trade unionist, writer

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