The last wishes of Alexander the Great:
On his deathbed, 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, and
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.
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