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Klim Churyumov
Ukrainian astronomer and children's poet.
Born February 19th, 1937 in Mykolaiv.
Died October 14th, 2016 at 79 years old in Kharkiv (stroke). [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