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No matter which Chinese restaurant I go to, no matter which city I’m in, the fortune cookie always reads “Enjoy every meal as if it was your last”.
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When the tourist handed me his expensive camera to take his picture, I grabbed it and took off running through the crowd, smiling at my own good fortune.
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The thrill of the wind in your face, the breathtaking view, the exhilaration of the death defying drop from the sky, before pulling the ripcord on your parachute.
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When I left our safe house in Berlin to look for food, I told my family to flee the city if I didn’t return within four hours.
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When the priest sprinkled holy water on my forehead it was a cool, lilac-scented, spring rain, bringing clarity and hope.
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I’ve spent years trying to convince my therapist that my life has a soundtrack, and that I hear it all the time.
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I swam toward the wooden plank with as little splashing as possible, wary of the dark shadows of my sinking boat and the school of sharks below.
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I collapsed in complete exhaustion, knowing that the searing fatigue of the chase was about to be eclipsed by the unendurable agony of my capture and torture.
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