Irondequoit Police

MEMENTO MORI What a privilege it is to have another day to try again... You woke up today and perhaps thought nothing of it... Another alarm. Another morning. Another list of things to do. But somewhere last night... someone closed their eyes with plans for today and never opened them again. What feels ordinary to you is denied to someone else... forever. And still... despite everything you got wrong yesterday... you were given another morning. The words you regret. The time you wasted. The promise you broke. The courage you lacked. Life did not ask whether yesterday was perfect before allowing today to arrive... It simply placed another chance in your hands. There is something beautiful about this... The person you were yesterday does not have absolute authority over the person you must be today. You can apologize. Return. Begin. Try differently. Correct the course. As long as another morning finds you, your mistakes have not received the final word. But another day is not merely a gift… it is a gift that disappears while you are holding it. Tonight, this morning will already belong to memory. There are only so many times life will say: "Try again.” "Memento Mori" is not meant to frighten us... It is meant to make another morning encompass extraordinary value. So perhaps today does not need a dramatic transformation... Make the call. Take the walk. Return to the work. Forgive someone. Ask forgiveness. Keep one promise to yourself. Sit beside someone you love and actually be present. You do not need to repair your entire life today... Just do not waste the privilege of being allowed to touch it again. -Nick