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Jussi Kurikkala

Finnish cross-country skier.

Born August 12th, 1912 in Kalajoki.

Died March 10th, 1951 at 38 years old in Helsinki.

Occupations
cross-country skier, long-distance runner
Wikipedia

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