We become fertiliser.
What happens when we die?
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
Identity & self
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
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What scares you about getting older?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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An accounting is given of our lives. Did you give more than you’ve taken? Hurt more people than you’ve helped?
The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗
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View all 51 →I would like to believe that you reunite with the people you love the most.
We drift off to a beautiful place where we live a better, fuller life than what we’ve left.
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View profile →Empathetic, humble and strong.
The Covid years. My life is diminished since then. I lost my brother. My children lost some social expression, and we are still recovering from that.
Redemption. People can be redeemed, goals can be redeemed.
Losing the people that I love.
Barack Obama, for his humility and grace in the face of enormous difficulty.
The years of self-doubt.
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