May 2013
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“Any event in this world - any human being for that matter - that seems to wear...”
– Walter de la Mare, quoted in BBC Magazine “A Point of View: Ghosts in the material world”.
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September 2012
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“According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with 4 arms, 4...”
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June 2012
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May 2012
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“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of...”
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“Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying....”
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People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough....
April 2012
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“Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else...”
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February 2012
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Soup: Nurse Reveals Top 5 Regrets of the Dying →
kellyoxford:
From Arise India Forum:
“For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives People grow a lot when they are faced with…
