▲ 98 ▼ Ivory memento mori (reminder of mortality), Germany, 17th century AD (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historyartifacts@lemmy.world 6 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (3 children) That is such an expensive reminder of my mortality. permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) "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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] princesspurple@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Old school YOLO permalink fedilink source parent [–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) 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 :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) "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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] princesspurple@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Old school YOLO permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) 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 :) permalink fedilink source parent