Gratitude by Oliver Sacks
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a very quick read - just four short essays written towards the very end of his life. However, it gave me a lot to think about. The essays talk about aging, terminal illness, facing death, and embracing life. Overall, very inspirational. It was recommended in Julianna Margulies' memoir, Sunshine Girl, as an inspiration for her to practice gratitude.
“My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved. I have been given much and I have given something in return. Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure.”
—Oliver Sacks
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