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The secret of love is acceptance, acceptance of our finite self, of our life, our birth ... our death.

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Life
Finite
Acceptance
Yoga
Birth
Secret
Death
Self
Love

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