"We really don't experience the world fully, because we're … - Mitch Albom

"We really don't experience the world fully, because we're half-asleep, doing things we automatically think we have to do.”
And facing death changes that?
"Oh, yes. You strip away all that stuff and you focus on the essentials.

Mitch Albom

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life-lesson

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Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958) is a sportswriter, novelist, newspaper columnist for the Detroit Free Press, syndicated radio host, and TV commentator.

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Birth Name: Mitchell David Albom

Alternative Names: Mitchell David "Mitch" Albom

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Most of us all walk around as if we're sleepwalking. We really don't experience the world fully, because we're half-asleep, doing things we automatically think we have to do.

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With no loss or sacrifice, we can't appreciate what we have.

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