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In the coming weeks, the tributes will continue to pour in, and perhaps some measure of peace will be found in the shared memories of a life lost too soon. But the ultimate takeaway from this somber day is the realization of our shared fragility. We often look at the famous as being “other,” as living lives that are disconnected from the mundane struggles of the average person. Yet, moments like this bridge that gap in the most painful way possible. We see that the person we admire from afar is currently sitting in the same darkness that any grieving parent would inhabit. We are reminded to hold our own loved ones a little closer, recognizing that the only thing of true value in this world is the time we have with one another.
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