Everyone knows Alexander the Great for his Amazing and brutal conquests.
But maybe there’s another reason he is Great. Because he realized that all this materials greatness is of no value.
As he neared his death, he gave a set of 3 instructions to his aides.
1) That the best doctors in the country should walk beside his dead body. Why? To show that even the best medical help cannot prevent death.
2) That his all wealth be laid down from his kingdom to his grave. Why? To show that no amount of wealth earned in this life can be carried into the afterlife.
3) That his hands be left hanging outside his coffin, during the long procession to his grave. Why? Because even he, Alexander the Great, would go back from this world empty handed.
What a brilliant takeaway isn’t it? But here many are, constantly running after more and more wealth. Smart Alec in sight only…