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Three last wishes!
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Alexander, the great Greek king, after conquering many
kingdoms, was returning home. On the way, he fell ill and it took him to
his death bed. So, the mighty conqueror lay prostrate and pale,
helplessly waiting to breathe his last.
He called his generals and said, "I will depart from this world soon, I
have three wishes, please carry them out without fail." With tears
flowing down their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king's last
wishes. "My first desire is that," said Alexander, "My physicians
alone must carry my coffin." After a pause, he continued,
"Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the
path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones
which I have collected in my treasury." The king felt exhausted
after saying this. He took a minute's rest and continued. "My
third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my
coffin."
Alexander's favorite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his
heart. "O king, we assure you that your wishes will all be
fulfilled. But tell us why do you make such strange wishes."
At this Alexander took a deep breath and said: "I would like the world to
know of the three lessons I have just learnt. I want my physicians to carry
my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure any
body. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of
death. So let not people take life for granted.
The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to the
graveyard is to tell people that not even a fraction of gold will come with
me. I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with
me. Let people realize that it is a sheer waste of time to chase wealth.
And about my third wish of having my hands dangling out of the coffin, I wish
people to know that I came empty handed into this world and empty handed I go
out of this world." With these words, the king closed his
eyes. Soon he let death conquer him and breathed his last.
He called his generals and said, "I will depart from this world soon, I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail." With tears flowing down their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king's last wishes. "My first desire is that," said Alexander, "My physicians alone must carry my coffin." After a pause, he continued, "Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones which I have collected in my treasury." The king felt exhausted after saying this. He took a minute's rest and continued. "My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin."
Alexander's favorite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his heart. "O king, we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled. But tell us why do you make such strange wishes." At this Alexander took a deep breath and said: "I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt. I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure any body. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death. So let not people take life for granted.
The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell people that not even a fraction of gold will come with me. I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. Let people realize that it is a sheer waste of time to chase wealth. And about my third wish of having my hands dangling out of the coffin, I wish people to know that I came empty handed into this world and empty handed I go out of this world." With these words, the king closed his eyes. Soon he let death conquer him and breathed his last.
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Business Management Consultant
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Interesting read. I've heard of the last one before-"naked you come into this world & naked you shall leave".From the Bible-Job 1:21-"Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the...
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Dulal Banerjee
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HI PUJA , HAPPY DIWALI, 'LORD RAMA RULED AND GONE ABODE WITHOUT ANY WEALTH FROM EARTH,THEN CAME YUDHISTHIRA DURING MAHABHARATHA BEING SO ALTURE HE ALSO COULD NOT CARRY ANY WEALTH FROM EARTH SO WHAT I MEAN TO SAY POOR ALEXENDRIA SHOULD HAVE TAKEN...
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anup bagla
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So very true ... I have also heard about the last or 3rd wish, but the first two also seem quite appropriate to his state of mind at the time of his death as he had learned valuable lessons in life ! May the people realize the Truth sooner than it...
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