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Reflections
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"I fear I am not in my perfect mind.
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Methinks I should know you and know this
man;
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Yet I am doubtful; for I am mainly
ignorant
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What place this is, and all the skills I
have.
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Remembers not these garments; nor I know
not
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Where did I lodge last night.
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Do not laugh at me."
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William Shakespeare (1605)
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King Lear, Act IV, Scene 7
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As sisters, we made the hard choice not to
have children.
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Through brain donation, we can help
unravel the mysteries of
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Alzheimer's disease and give the gift of
life in a new way to future
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generations.
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Sister Rita Schwalbe Aging
with Grace
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When her firstborn child died in infancy,
she was grief stricken. Carrying his body everywhere, she roamed
the streets, begging to find a holy man to perform a miracle and
restore his life. Eventually she visited the Buddha, who told
her to go into the city and bring back a mustard seed from any house
in which there had never been a death. For weeks she wandered,
at last understanding the lesson: the law of the universe is
impermanence; accepting death can free us from suffering.
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A Buddhist tale
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