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Pekka Niemi
Cross-country skier.
Born November 14th, 1909 in Keminmaa.
Died December 21st, 1993 at 84 years old in Kittilä.
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