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Joost van der Westhuizen
South african rugby union footballer (1971–2017).
Born February 20th, 1971 in Pretoria.
Died February 6th, 2017 at 45 years old in Johannesburg (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
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