Carpe diem returning to the normal and normative behaviors of Mesopotamian society." In Horace, the phrase is part of the longer , which can be translated as "Seize the day, put very little trust in tomorrow (the future)". The ode says that the future is unforeseen and that one should not leave to chance future happenings, but rather one should do all one can today to make one's future better. This phrase is usually understood against Horace's Epicurean background. The meaning of as used by Horace is not to ignore the future, but rather not to trust that everything is going to
Carl Diem official who would play a major role in the controversy over the 1936 Olympics (and in Olympic history for decades to come). Carl Diem became the secretary of the all-German sports organization (DRL), the forerunner of the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen (NSRL), the Sports Organ of the Third Reich. In April 1931, again largely due to the reputation and lobbying efforts of Diem and Lewald, Berlin was selected to host the 1936 summer games; Diem was named Secretary General of the Organizing Committee. He attended the 1932 games in Los Angeles, carefully observing the host city's preparations and facilities, committed