Last Wishes...
Dr Shahab Ashraf
Deputy Director at RCA-Civil Services-IAS Academy ,Govt of India and Asst Prof. at Jamia Hamdard University,New Delhi-62
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 had accumulated (money, gold, precious stones) should
be scattered along the way to his burial, and
3. His hands should be left hanging outside the coffin for all to see.
Surprised by these unusual requests, one of his generals asked
Alexander to explain. Here is what he said -
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 the 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 empty handed after the
most precious treasure of all is exhausted - 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! The best present
you can give your family and friends is your time.