Alexander The Great and The Poor Man
Once Alexander The Great after he had conquered 3/4 of the world was walking around in his kingdom. He had developed a good amount of ego.
He saw a man who seemed poor to him. So, he walked up to the poor man and asked him, “Why are you so poor?”
To which man replied, “I am not poor. In fact, we both are at the same level.”
Alexander was a bit furious, his ego was a bit hurt and he said, “What? I am The Great Alexander. I own 3/4 of this world.”
The man said, “What if you were about die of thirst and only I can give you a glass of water to save your life? What will you give me in return?”
Alexander said, “I’ll give you 1/4 of my kingdom.”
The man said, “1/4 is not enough.”
“All right. I’ll give you the whole kingdom. Everything”, said Alexander.
The man said with a smile on his face, “So, the value of your possession which is 3/4 the world is equal to a glass of water?”
Moral of the story: When faced with death, your possessions will not keep you alive and will mean nothing.
He saw a man who seemed poor to him. So, he walked up to the poor man and asked him, “Why are you so poor?”
To which man replied, “I am not poor. In fact, we both are at the same level.”
Alexander was a bit furious, his ego was a bit hurt and he said, “What? I am The Great Alexander. I own 3/4 of this world.”
The man said, “What if you were about die of thirst and only I can give you a glass of water to save your life? What will you give me in return?”
Alexander said, “I’ll give you 1/4 of my kingdom.”
The man said, “1/4 is not enough.”
“All right. I’ll give you the whole kingdom. Everything”, said Alexander.
The man said with a smile on his face, “So, the value of your possession which is 3/4 the world is equal to a glass of water?”
Moral of the story: When faced with death, your possessions will not keep you alive and will mean nothing.