R Memento Mori ★

When you feel angry about traffic or a spilled drink, pause: “Is this worth the sand falling through my hourglass?”

isn’t a threat. It’s a gift.

Translated simply, it means: “Remember that you will die.” r memento mori

At first, it sounds morbid. Morbid, dark, and the kind of thing you’d expect to see scrawled on a gothic painting or a heavy metal album cover. I’ll admit, when I first stumbled upon it, my instinct was to scroll past. Why would I want to spend even five minutes thinking about the inevitable end? When you feel angry about traffic or a

Here is the paradox I’ve discovered: