There's usually a crowd of hangers-on who are feeding the ego and enjoying the perks. They need someone to whisper in their ear "remember you are mortal" [0]

There's usually a crowd of hangers-on who are feeding the ego and enjoying the perks. They need someone to whisper in their ear "remember you are mortal" [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_mori https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_mori