Time is precious. One should have an urgency to patiently explore life.
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Memento mori is a latin phrase meaning ‘remember you must die’. The concept of remembering death is expressed throughout Greek and Roman philosophy. The Stoics taught the virtue of keeping death at the forefront of one’s thoughts as a reminder that nothing is permanent. They believed by meditating on death’s inevitability, one can live more fully in the present moment.
Would taking a few minutes in my morning to consider my mortality bring anything positive to my awareness during my day ahead?
Recommended: If you choose to do the above – See & feel. Endeavour to create images in your mind from the winter of your life. How would you like to feel about the life you’ve lived? What actions will bring about that desired feeling at the end? How would you have liked to make people feel about themselves?
Emotion is energy and if we can elicit potent emotion(s) from our created imagery we can use that to propel ourselves forward past the constant friction and resistance that one’s existence holds.
'As long as you live, keep learning how to live'
~ Seneca
