East german hurdler.
Born June 5th, 1938 in Magdeburg.
Died December 17th, 2019 at 81 years old in Chemnitz. [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