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Mitoyo Kawate
Japanese supercentenarian.
Born May 15th, 1889 in Hiroshima.
Died November 13th, 2003 at 114 years old in Hiroshima (pneumonia).
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