Эссенция жизни

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It can be unpredictable and last only a few minutes, or you can see it coming from a distance. The thing about dying is that it’s not something you can negotiate. Whether you’re prepared or not, it’s going to happen, and on its own terms, too.

But what helps is making those last days count. They’re still with you. They haven’t gone yet. Make their last days comfortable. Be honest and talk about what’s to come. Nothing has to go unsaid because you have the opportunity to say it. Tell them you love them, and more importantly, show them.

Life is so unbelievably precious. Make every day count.

This film features Theunis Cilliers
Filmed in Franschhoek, South Africa

Theunis would like to thank the following people who have lifted him up onto their shoulders:
Carl, Godfried, Wilhelm, Liezl, Rina, Juan, Francois, Hester, John, David and Diana.
Also all the others who have helped to carry the baton in this relay of life.
And to Oom Jat van de Vyver, whose essence continues to live on.

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Who is Green Renaissance? We are Michael and Justine - passionate filmmakers, living off-grid and dedicating our time to making films that we hope will inspire and share positivity out into the world.

Editing - by Jackie Viviers
Sound mix - by Tamryn Breakey

Music sourced from ArtList - https://bit.ly/2KfrAt2
A Waiting Universe - by Miles Kredich
Reconciled - by Sean Williams
Godnattsaga - by Beneath the Mountain
Shimmer - by Alon Peretz
Hope - by Simon Wester

A huge thank you to these guys, who so generously gave of their to time to help with language translations:
Arabic - by Mohammad Alkhudhair
Bulgarian - by Slavena Slaveva
Catalan - by Pau Zabaleta
Croatian - by Davor Bobanac
Czech - by Zdenek Hampl
Dutch - by Patricia Rossel
Filipino - by Genesis dela Cruz
French - by Natalia Hoffsteter
German - by Tanja Pütz
Hungarian - by Anita Máté
Indonesian - by Ary Nuansa
Italian - by Vincenzo Mocerino
Korean - by Chloe Park
Malayalam - by Vishnu Reji Haritham
Polish - by Anna Konieczna
Portuguese - by Jonatha Koeller
Romanian - by Iulia Nastase
Russian - by Assiya Marzhanova
Spanish - by Marianne Carrere
Turkish - by Ahsen Aygören
Vietnamese - by Tam Do