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Thomas Curtis

American athlete (1873–1944).

Born January 9th, 1873 in San Francisco.

Died May 23rd, 1944 at 71 years old in Nahant.

Occupations
athletics competitor, photographer, sprinter

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