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 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.

This story is a veritable attestation to the scriptural counsel that all the materials we expend so much time and energy to pursue and accumulate on earth at the expense of everything else are vanity. ‘For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out’ (1 Timothy 6:7). This tells us that we need to get our priorities right and focus our energy and time on things that really matter, not the ones that become irrelevant when considered with the lens of eternity.

Meditation: And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” – Luke 12:15

You will succeed in Jesus Name!

Also read:
http://daily-dew.com/the-jars/
http://daily-dew.com/love-yourself/
http://daily-dew.com/benefits-of-wisdom-7/

Lies! I've read the biography of Alexander the Great and he made no dying wish. He drank himself to a terrible death and was in no condition of making wishes.

Christians lying to promote their religion.

Martinez19:
Christians lying to promote their religion.

an idea built on lies would require regular doses of lies to maintain and Christianity is an idea built on lies

sKeetz:
Lies! I've read the biography of Alexander the Great and he made no dying wish. He drank himself to a terrible death and was in no condition of making wishes.

Yes he was given strong drink on sick bed so he can recover, but the wine is too strong for him so he died.

Nonsense of nairaland atheism, you guys are poor in science before, now bad at history.

GoodMuyis:


Yes he was given strong drink on sick bed so he can recover, but the wine is too strong for him so he died.

Nonsense of nairaland atheism, you guys are poor in science before, now bad at history.

You are a joker. Although there has been conflicting accounts on the cause of his death but he was a known drunkard. I've read many books on Alexander and I've never read that he asked for a wish on his death bed. In fact, He was too weak to name his successor. Stop lying to support your delusion.

If you have any credible source to support your claims, please post it here for all to see.

mtcheew, I thought you wanted to lie that he accepted christ as his lord and personal savior before dying. let me come and go.