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I was sent this article via email. It is quite profound how messages come to you when you need them most. I read so many articles everyday and mostly do not have any kind of reaction. But this one made me sit quite still and read it over a few times before it sank in. It is strange how we get caught up in our everyday lives, so many hours spent working and making a living, do we forget what it is all about in the end. Now, do not get me wrong, I understand that while we are on earth we need to make ourselves comfortable and ensure we leave a heritage for our children, but, how much do we actually give of ourselves so that we can go to our forever sleep with a clear conscience, when we lay our heads down do we know that our wealth is more than just worldly goods. Just a thought.... have an awesome Thriday!!!! (thanks for that word Vix)...
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, 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.
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, 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.
May
God grant you plenty of TIME and may you have the wisdom to give it away so
that you can LIVE & LOVE in peace.
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