' Another Latin expression that was widely quoted was 'memento mori, ' which means 'Remember that you must die.
另一个被广泛引用的拉丁语表达是“memento mori”,意思是“记住你必须死”。
If you're wondering why I used Latin phrases that sound like spells out of Harry Potter, it's because I wanted to, as much as I could, connect the practices to their linguistic roots and to another ancient practice: memento mori.
如果你知道我为什么使用听起来像《哈利波特》里的咒语的拉丁短语,那是因为我尽可能多地,将这些做法与它们的语言根源和另一个古老的做法联系起来:勿忘你终有一死。