Peter Cunningham, a talented photographer known for capturing rock stars and legends, is a quiet yet profound presence. His chapter on mortality from The Land of the Living inspired Bevival's creative spotlight.

Joanna Macy co-authored A Year with Rilke, offering daily passages from Rainer Maria Rilke’s work, exploring life, love, and death. Rilke urges embracing death as part of life, not its enemy.

A disheveled old man approaches the narrator, asking for food, not money. After spending time together, the narrator feels an unspoken connection. The next day, the old man is gone, leaving only a memory.