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"\"Learning how to die is therefore learning how to live,\" Philip Seymour Hoffman said in 2012.\nTo Hoffman, there was nothing as crucial to happiness as the awareness and acceptance of death. Living in the moment leads to happiness, which is only possible after we've accepted what will be the end.\nSee also: 21 Clips to Relive Philip Seymour Hoffman's Acting Career\nThis candid chat is a segment taken from a larger conversation with The New School philosophy professor Simon Critchley at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. Blank on Blank took the poignant interview and added animation to underscore the message.\nHoffman passed away in February, giving the video a surreal tone as he speaks about death as an alien concept, far away and intangible.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nBONUS: 15 Quotes to Inspire You to Do Something Meaningful Today\n\n\n\nInspiring Quotes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite, Flickr, Adrian Dre\u00DFler\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite, Flickr, Nomadic Lass\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Flickr, 55Laney69\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite, Flickr, Romain Guy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite, Flickr, Robert Couse-Baker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite, Flicker, Misko\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite, Flickr, Rob Young\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite, Flickr, Les Haines\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite, Flickr, jinterwas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite,  Flickr, Intel Free Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite, Flickr, hans van den berg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite, Flickr, James Lee\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite, Flickr, Kenny SunFlickr\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite, Flickr, bkaree1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Mashable Composite,  Flickr, Scott Cresswell\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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