Thich Nhat HanhNew cells are born everyday and old cells die, but they have neither funerals nor birthdays.
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The similarity between cells and people is that they both have lives of their own. The only difference is the fact that cells are made up of molecules while people are made up of atoms. And, while people can live for a long time, cells do not live forever. They die when their work is done, just like everything else in this universe.
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