Shortly before midnight on February 15, 1988, his body gasped for air that the oxygen tube could not provide, and his space in the world closed. An imprint remained: what he knew, how he knew.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Death ends a life but leaves behind the knowledge and ways of thinking the person developed.
- In plain terms
- When someone dies, their ideas and methods remain.
- What can you take from it?
- Your work outlives you.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What will you leave behind?
- How do you want to be remembered?
Another view
Not all knowledge is easily transferred after death.
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