A great learning by Alexander The Great

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I have heard about a beautiful dead body. And, that was of Alexander the Great. But what was beautiful about his dead body? It was his ability to give a message to this world, through his body. And, the message was great. The message was his whole learning; what he had learnt through his life. That is why even his dead body was beautiful – it contained a beautiful message.
When Alexander the Great was dying; he realized that now there is no way to survive. He was certain about his death. So, he called his ministers and told them that during his last journey, the journey to cremation ground, both of his hands should be kept open. So that, people could see that even a person like him; even Alexander the Great is leaving this world empty handed, with nothing to acquire; not a single penny.
He realized in his last days that he wasted his life: wasted just in accumulating lands, in accumulating wealth. But finally he was going, he has to go and he could carry nothing with him. He was going; acquiring nothing for which he had fought so many wars with so much bloodshed.
He visited India to won this place also. Here this realization slowly happened to him. What happened to him here in India that he came to this realization? India was always different. The perception of people here is the perception of east and it is different from the perception of the west. When he travelled India different experiences happened to him. Once he was travelling through India. After long journey he and his soldiers were hungry and thirsty. After long search for shelter and food, he reached at a temple, resided by a monk and his disciple. The monk welcomed Alexander.
But Alexander was full of pride; after all he defeated so many countries; how a monk like this could even stand before him. So, out of his pride he ordered the monk to serve some food and drink for him and his soldiers. The food was served. But to his surprise, he was served with diamonds and bread made from gold. So, he called the monk and asked him that how such things can be eaten. The monk answered, “Sir, you are Alexander the Great, a great emperor, how can I serve you simple things which every normal person eats. You are so special. Hence, something special should be served. How can a thing lesser than gold satisfy your hunger?”
Alexander said, “But these things can’t be eaten”.
Monk answered, “How can I insult you by serving simple dishes. So, I have served you with gold and gems. Please accept it”.
The message was clear and understood by Alexander the Great. And, when he was dying, he wanted to give this message to the whole world.
That is the limitation of human being. He looks through the curtain of thoughts, which society has given him. And, this curtain is the unreal world, the world of Maya. All ego centered problems arise out of this curtain; as if this curtain is magical. This curtain gives birth to an unreal world. If you have to see the reality then somehow you have to renounce this curtain. You have to come out of this curtain.
But Alexander was really great. That is why he became able to realize that he had wasted his life, in doing rubbish. He was great because at least he realized the fact. How many of the human beings realize this small fact. They waste their whole life accumulating, accumulating and accumulating; for what, even they don’t know and even on their death beds, they remain ignorant. Alexander had realized, at least.
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