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Kārlis Irbītis
Latvian aircraft designer (1904–1997).
Born October 14th, 1904 in Valmiera.
Died October 13th, 1997 at 92 years old in Saint-Laurent.
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