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The normal pulse that asked, Could you be this calm?
A man stands before a firing squad clutching a wooden stove with a secret - what would you do with your last hours?
The normal pulse that asked, Could you be this calm?
This episode explores the final moments of a man who faced execution with extraordinary calm, having made deliberate choices about what to preserve and what to let go. What does such composure reveal about a person's resolve in the face of certain death?
Person: José Rizal
Date: December 30, 1896
Location: Philippines
Age: 35
Occupation: Doctor, novelist, sculptor, naturalist
- José Rizal, a polyglot who spoke 22 languages…
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