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Inside you is eternity. A human being is not so simple. We're told that we're Ted or Sally or Willie or whatever and that we grow up and have experiences. That has nothing to do with what life is. You are eternity.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Simple
Experiences
Human
Eternity
Humans
Awareness
Nothing
Inside
Life
Grow
Told
Sally
Grows
Willie
Whatever
Buddhism

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