🎭 Culture Apr 23, 2026 · Maria Popova

Oliver Sacks on Gratitude, the Measure of Living, and the Dignity of Dying

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Oliver Sacks on Gratitude, the Measure of Living, and the Dignity of Dying
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“I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure.”

“Living has yet to be generally recognized as one of the arts,” proclaimed a 1924 guide to the art of living. That one of the greatest scientists of our time should be one of our greatest teacher in that art is nothing short of a blessing for which we can only be grateful — and that’s precisely what Oliver Sacks (July 9

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