How close have you come to death?

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Recorded Yann Tiersen said elsewhere, not written here
Yes! With my fiancée about two years ago, we were biking in the Sinkyone Wilderness State Park in California and we were stalked by a mountain lion for hours… It really changed my perception! But you know, they’re peaceful cats, there wasn’t any anger or aggression — that’s just the way it is in nature. It’s good sometimes to realize you can die! The experience made me realize that you have to know where you are, and know that the place you’re in is alive.

The Talks, 6 May 2016 source ↗

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David Guetta French DJ
Fifteen years ago, a bacteria went to my heart. For three days they didn’t know if I was going to live or not.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2017 source ↗
Nicola Walker British actress
Swimming off the north Cornish coast eight years ago. I remember thinking, “Why did they teach you how to inflate your pyjamas in life-saving classes at school, when they could have just told you what to do in a riptide?”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2017 source ↗

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