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'Don't be too quick to think you know someone.' Six life insights from writer Rosita Steenbeek

She survived a brain haemorrhage and a serious car accident. As a result, writer Rosita Steenbeek (62) no longer has a fear of death, but an enormous zest for life. It has enriched her. 'By looking death in the eye, I understood that love is the most important thing in life'.
1. Without a relationship, you can be happy too
'I have been alone for several years and I am fine with that. I experience a lot of love in friendships and for my mother, my younger brother and two sisters; my father lives he...

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She survived a brain haemorrhage and a serious car accident. As a result, writer Rosita Steenbeek (62) no longer has a fear of death, but an enormous zest for life. It has enriched her. 'By looking death in the eye, I understood that love is the most important thing in life'.
1. Without a relationship, you can be happy too
'I have been alone for several years and I am fine with that. I experience a lot of love in friendships and for my mother, my younger brother and two sisters; my father lives he...

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