Alexander,the great,the indomitable emperor ,the greatest general till date...faced the unthinkable at the age of 32 only... He only knew to conquer and conquer till then... except one battle , lohe never lost any other... His empire spread from Greece to India...
But time and fortune play their part as masterly as possible, beyond human comprehension and imagination. He fell sick near Babylon while returning from one more conquering battle to add to his glory. In 12 short days ,his end came cracking like a plack of cards and only at 32 yrs his death loomed large on him and was unbelievable to the people of Greece... But destiny plays it's part... All his wealth,the victories,the people,the doctors treating him stood helpless.... In the reality of darkness,in the face of the ultimate conquerer... Death !
Realising that his death was very near, he called his trusted generals to his death bed and asked them to fulfill three of his last wishes. The teary eyed generals promised him,that they will. He spoke...
"Let only my physicians carry my coffin"
"Please put all the jewels and wealth I have won on the path through which my coffin will be carried"
"Please keep both of my hands dangling out of the coffin"...
The generals promised they will fulfill the three wishes but wanted to know the reasons behind the wishes.
He continued... " The reason I want only my physicians to carry my coffin and no one else is,to let people know physicians are helpless when your health fails and especially in front of death and they can not cure u if death is in front...
Secondly,I want to let people know,all the riches have no values and must go to dust. I spent my life earning these riches without knowing how futile they are !
Thirdly I want people to know I came empty handed and will go back empty handed,so spending all time gathering wealth,name,fame...is of no value.."
His end came and wishes were fulfilled by his generals...
Point to ponder. Alexander has gone more than 2000 years before,his empire has vanished...but the treasure of his lessons is still fresh and valuable today as was in 323 b.c. People called him Alexander,the great for conquering the physical map of the world,but he truly became great when he realised the eternal truths of life just before death and gifted the world the true pearls of divine wisdom...
May the world relentlessly remember the three lessons and realise them on time and stay grateful to Alexander,the great for the timeless lessons of life...
Spare a moment ! Spare a thought !!!
But time and fortune play their part as masterly as possible, beyond human comprehension and imagination. He fell sick near Babylon while returning from one more conquering battle to add to his glory. In 12 short days ,his end came cracking like a plack of cards and only at 32 yrs his death loomed large on him and was unbelievable to the people of Greece... But destiny plays it's part... All his wealth,the victories,the people,the doctors treating him stood helpless.... In the reality of darkness,in the face of the ultimate conquerer... Death !
Realising that his death was very near, he called his trusted generals to his death bed and asked them to fulfill three of his last wishes. The teary eyed generals promised him,that they will. He spoke...
"Let only my physicians carry my coffin"
"Please put all the jewels and wealth I have won on the path through which my coffin will be carried"
"Please keep both of my hands dangling out of the coffin"...
The generals promised they will fulfill the three wishes but wanted to know the reasons behind the wishes.
He continued... " The reason I want only my physicians to carry my coffin and no one else is,to let people know physicians are helpless when your health fails and especially in front of death and they can not cure u if death is in front...
Secondly,I want to let people know,all the riches have no values and must go to dust. I spent my life earning these riches without knowing how futile they are !
Thirdly I want people to know I came empty handed and will go back empty handed,so spending all time gathering wealth,name,fame...is of no value.."
His end came and wishes were fulfilled by his generals...
Point to ponder. Alexander has gone more than 2000 years before,his empire has vanished...but the treasure of his lessons is still fresh and valuable today as was in 323 b.c. People called him Alexander,the great for conquering the physical map of the world,but he truly became great when he realised the eternal truths of life just before death and gifted the world the true pearls of divine wisdom...
May the world relentlessly remember the three lessons and realise them on time and stay grateful to Alexander,the great for the timeless lessons of life...
Spare a moment ! Spare a thought !!!
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