Every time I remind someone of the Stoic exhortation, “Memento Mori”, (Remember You Will Die), I am accused of dwelling on death. The real purpose, however, is to remind ourselves every day of our mortality, and to use what time we have wisely. I have the phrase on the back of my favorite sports car, my 1995 stock Mitsubishi 3000 GT. I have it on my wedding ring from my marriage to Diane, and I have a ring on my other hand with the words engraved into the design. When I tell you to remember you will die, I don’t want you to frown and be depressed. It is the inevitable result of living as a human, and should propel you to waste less time in pursuits that are not designed to push you into a life with no purpose. No purpose, you say? Find one. Live a good life. You know how. Just do it.
