004 Memento Mori

Always start with the end in mind. There is only ONE THING that is sure as death. And that is death itself. What now, Victor?

________________________________________________________________

TRANSCRIPT

Death smiles at all of us.
All one can do is smile back.
- Marcus Aurelius

 

Salute, Victor.

This is INVICTUS.

Now that we have become friends let's talk straight.

You will die.

Period.

As it happens, there is only ONE THING that is sure as death.

And that is death itself.

You can freak out about this, but it won't change anything.

Not one of us will get out of it alive.

At least your physical existence will come to an inevitable end.

That's just how it goes, Victor.

Always remember, you will die.

MEMENTO MORI means just that.

This short Latin phrase reminds us of the impermanence of human life at any given moment.

Although we might not have any idea about our personal expiration date, that particular day will come without a doubt.

How do you deal with this fundamental issue?

Do you suppress it?

Does the certainty of death frighten you?

Do you think it is not worth caring about anything seriously anyway because you could pass away any minute?

Or do you have the understanding that every remaining moment in this world is infinitely precious?

Do you possibly have the idea to get the best out of your limited attendance on planet Earth?

The fact that you have joined INVICTUS already proves that your life matters to you.

Thank you for being here, Victor.

Essentially, this INVICTUS Pepcast is an invitation to you on a deeper level.

An invitation to remember who you are and what you are here for.

It is an invitation to live your authentic, fulfilled life as the unique individual you are.

We want to inspire you to take advantage of the time you have left with us while living your true life and cooperating with others.

It is YOUR life.

Every life is unique.

So we can't offer you a one-fits-all recipe for anything.

But we can support you in finding your own intelligent answers to the questions that life keeps asking you.

That's the only way it makes sense.

After all, it is YOUR life. 

Thus, the answers to all those questions can only be found within you.

That's why you won't get any advice from us, but so-called checkpoints to consider.

Always decide for yourself which checkpoints you want to look at more closely and experiment freely with them.

Let's DO it now.

Here are our checkpoints for this unit.

Not every impulse will make sense to you.

So you don't have to search hard for an answer to each of the questions offered.

Just let yourself be inspired and get surprised by the thoughts that grow within you.

Discover which answers already exist in you.

Have fun Victor and Memento Mori!

CHECKPOINTS

What is your attitude toward death so far?

Which thoughts (ideas, conceptions, fears, etc.) do you associate with it?Have you ever thought about what to be, do, have, accomplish, and create before you die?

Do you have something like the ultimate to-do list for your life?

Maybe you feel something even stronger inside.

Something like your own personal meaning of life? 

A purpose?

How do you feel about joyfully dancing the last dance of your life (the one with the Grim Reaper)? 

Because you know that you have lived every moment of your life to the fullest.

Code Line Suggestion

Memento Mori. I will die.

Over to you, Victor.

Meet you in the next episode.

You are THE ONE.

Memento Mori.