Carpe diem will someday die. It is medieval Latin, dating to 1287. Related but distinct is the expression "memento mori" (remember that you are mortal) which carries some of the same connotation as . For Horace, mindfulness of our own mortality is key in making us realize the importance of the moment. "Remember that you are mortal, so seize the day." Over time the phrase also came to be associated with penitence, as suggested in many vanitas paintings. Today many listeners will take the two phrases as representing almost opposite approaches, with urging us to savour life and urging us to resist
Szymon Wydra Szymon Wydra Szymon Wydra (born March 11, 1976 in Radom) is a Polish rock vocalist, poet and finalist on the first edition of Polish "Idol". He is also a vocalist of Carpe Diem. Wydra's first music band, "Nadzieja" ("Hope"), existed for two years and played punk rock. He has been vocalist and leader of his own band, Szymon Wydra & Carpe Diem, since 1992. He took part in a popular Polish TV show "Szansa na sukces" ("Chance for success") in 2001 and achieved respect but was not the winner. He performed again in the same show in February of the