Nick Adenhart killed

Wow. A young man pitches six innings of shutout baseball in his major league season debut. Then is taken from us by a hit and run driver. Even though times are tough for many, this should make everybody else appreciate what they still do have.

In ancient Rome, after a glorious victory, a Roman general was paraded on a chariot through the streets of Rome in a celebration known as a triumph. Standing behind the general was a slave, whose job was to remind the general that glory and life are fleeting. In legends, the slave whispered to the general to remember that he was mortal: "Memento mori."

Remember that you are mortal. I found a hymn by Sanford Bennett (that I've never heard of before) but I like the words:

Life is fleeting, life is fleeting!
Let us do what good we can,
Have for all a kindly greeting,
In love's army lead the van,
Hoping ev'ry seed that falleth
May grow up in flowers of love,
Till the gracious master calleth
All his children home above.