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    That was the saddest statement in the entire article. I often wonder what level of self dislike would cause a person to think like that.

    I liked the hang gliding part.

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    To Mariame Pierce, her dad’s bookshelf told the story. When she was little, it held volumes about Kelvin’s hobbies – mountain climbing, for instance. Over time, new titles appeared, ones about self-discovery and philosophy, written by Eckhart Tolle and Deepak Chopra

    Yikes...

    He and Susan, who already ran a successful construction business together, started a charitable foundation to support orphanages in Georgia.

    I'm impressed at his altruism. The Guardian could have at least linked to his organisation.

    The article reads like a synopsis for a particulary syrupy movie – I can picture the Hollywood biopic now.