(Download) Memento Mori
Memento mori is a latin phrase that means remember that you will die.
Memento mori. These death s heads or skulls may strike us as ghoulish but they helped keep the living on the straight and narrow for fear of eternal punishment. Memento mori or translated in english remember you must die the point of this reminder isn t to be morbid or promote fear but to inspire motivate and clarify. The idea has been central to art philosophy literature architecture and more throughout history. A memento mori latin remember that you have to die is an artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. It is meant to remind you of your own mortality and of the brevity and fragility of human life. Memento mori literally means remember you must die. In medieval europe when plagues abounded a particular philosophy that took hold asked people to meditate on objects that reminded them of life and death.
Memento mori which translates to remember that you will die may seem morbid to some but was a discipline that was held in high esteem. As such in the following article you will learn more about this principle and see how you can implement it in practice.