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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives.

Alan Hirsch

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Alan Hirsch
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 24
Author
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
Preoccupation
Safety
Full
Point
Lives
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