Ivory *memento mori* (reminder of mortality), Germany, 17th century AD

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fckreddit@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 1y (3 replies)

That is such an expensive reminder of my mortality.

PugJesus@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y (1 reply)

"God, I really need to drop serious cash on something that will remind me I'm going to fucking die someday" - Rich people in the past for some reason

princesspurple@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Old school YOLO

ButteryMonkey@piefed.social · 5 pts · 1y

Meanwhile I got a memorial tattoo for my mom that says Mimento vivere (along with other Latin, blended with both Roman and Greek goddess -specifically Minerva and Athena- symbolism, because I like the blurred lines, they felt right for her), because “remember you will die” is a lot more depressing to me than “remember to live life”, and while both work with memorials, the latter is inherently more optimistic, which is how I want to remember her even tho it’s not at all who she was.

:) also expensive, but less so :)

PugJesus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 1y

That's spooky. I want one.