Sunday Firesides: Remember IT Will Die

Memento mori is a Latin phrase that translates literally to “thou shalt remember to die” or, more loosely, to “remember you will die.”

Since antiquity, the mantra has served as a reminder of the fleetingness of life and the inevitability of death — a prompt to make the most of every day.

Often accompanied by images of bones, skulls, coffins, and clocks, t…