Memento mori.
Do the things you really want to, need to or should do. One day, it's going to be too late.
Do the things you really want to, need to or should do. One day, it's going to be too late.
Basically means the unsettling feeling that opportunities will vanish as one ages
"Midlife-crisis-induced Torschlusspanik has driven quite a few middle-aged men into the arms of young women, wrecking countless marriages." [0]
https://www.youtube.com/c/obscuresorrows/videos
A compendium of invented words written by John Koenig, that aims to fill holes in the language—to give a name to emotions we all feel but don't have a word for. The author's mission is to capture the aches, demons, vibes, joys and urges that roam the wilderness of the psychological interior. Each sorrow is bagged, tagged and tranquilized, then released gently back into the subconscious.
Having a visceral feeling for our mortality might be 'good' in a sense but so far I have really avoided meditating on it. I fear that it would be a really disconcerting experience.