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Have you changed a life today?

I was wandering round an outdoor clothing shop, trying, as usual, to look rugged and well acquainted with mountains, when my attention was claimed by the writing on the wall – literally.

There was a quotation from snowboarder, Emilio Previtali: In every life, there are only a few epic minutes.

As sometimes happens, the thought remained in my head; in fact, it nagged away like a drawing pin stuck to the heel of my shoe, clicking all the way home.

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