The
last wishes of Alexander the Great:
On
his death bed, Alexander summoned his 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, hanging 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:
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, stays 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.
TIME
is our most precious treasure because it is LIMITED.� We can produce more
wealth, but we cannot produce more time.
When
we give someone our time, we actually give a portion of our life that we will
never take back.
Our
time is our life.
May
God grant you plenty of TIME and may you have the wisdom to give it away so that
you can LIVE & LOVE in peace.
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