“Memento Mori” is
Latin expression meaning “Remember that you will die”
This phrase,
originated in ancient Rome and was used by soldiers, philosophers, and the
religious. The expression meant different thing to each group, for some it meant
a call to conscience, a reminder of the fragility of life and the importance of
embracing the present. For others it
meant reflection, exploring the mysteries of death and the purpose of life and spiritual
preparation.
Another
expression is Amor Fati or love of fate. It means to love everything that
happens to you as a way of learning and as a way of toughening yourself. There
is pain in Life …but….that’s life. That's part of what life is about is about. Part
of Amor Fati means that if complain about what you must deal with in life, pain
as an example, and you wish things were different, if you wish for a life
without pain, it means that you don't love life because you don’t accept it.
Accept everything that happens and find a way to love it and see the purpose
behind it.