The last wishes of Alexander the Great

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.

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.

 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 that you can give to your family and friends is your TIME.

May God grant you plenty of TIME and may you have the wisdom to give it

away so that you can LIVE, LOVE and DIE in peace.