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Willy den Ouden
Dutch swimmer.
Born January 1st, 1918 in Rotterdam.
Died December 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Rotterdam.
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