The last wishes of Alexander the
Great.........
On his death bed, Alexander summoned his army generals and told them his three ultimate wishes:
On his death bed, Alexander summoned his army generals and told them his three ultimate wishes:
1. The best doctors should
carry his coffin ...
2. The wealth he has accumulated
(money, gold, precious stones) should be scattered along the procession to the
cemetery ...
3. His hands should be let
loose, so they hang outside the coffin for all to see !!
One of his generals who was
surprised by these unusual requests asked Alexander to explain .
Here is what Alexander the Great had to say :
Here is what Alexander the Great had to say :
1. "I want the best
doctors to carry my coffin to demonstrate that in the face of death , even the
best doctors in the world have no power to heal .."
2. "I want the road to
be covered with my treasure so that everybody sees that material wealth
acquired on earth , will stay on earth.."
3. I want my hands to swing
in the wind, so that people understand that we come to this world empty handed
and we leave this world empty handed after the most precious treasure of all is
exhausted, and that is : TIME.
We do not take to our grave
any material wealth. TIME is our most precious treasure because it is LIMITED.
We can produce more wealth, but we cannot produce more time.
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