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:
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.
Few lines from the heart…:
Be with compassion and walk the life for others too while you walk for yourself. You don’t have any power and that is just a false perception of mind. When your time is over, only you will be in the memories of the people if done something good to them, rest all fades with your body. While you walk to earn materialistic things, do remember to share with the needy to fill their need of survival.
When we give someone our time, we actually give a portion of our life, which we can never take back. Our time is our life! The best present that you can give to your family, friends, needy souls and to the world is your TIME. May God grant YOU plenty of TIME, to share with those who deserve your time and need your time….
This story is a collection from various public media…..
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