Life is more fragile and precious than I can comprehend, but believe me, I'm trying.

John OCallaghan
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Life is more fragile and precious than I can comprehend, but believe me, I'm trying. "You are more fragile and precious than you think." Those are the words of Nelson Mandela, spoken during his time in prison when he could not even sleep at night. But, despite his frail and precious state, Mandela went on to become one of the world's most powerful leaders and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient. He believed that life was more fragile and precious than he could comprehend and so he would try to comprehend it.

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