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Otto Julius Bierbaum

German writer and poet.

Born June 28th, 1865 in Zielona Góra. [ref]

Died February 1st, 1910 at 44 years old in Dresden. [ref]

Occupations
children's writer, journalist, librettist, opinion journalist, poet, writer

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