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Learning how to think about death changed how I live

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Journalist and author John Leland explains how an elderly friend changed his perspective.

Viewing death as unrelated to life, or antithetical it, does a disservice to the days we have, because we don’t know how to value them, says John Leland. The journalist and author explains how an elderly friend changed his perspective on the importance of acknowledging our mortality.

03/26/2018

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