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Finnish cross-country skier.
Born August 12th, 1912 in Kalajoki.
Died March 10th, 1951 at 38 years old in Helsinki.
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