A man had accumulated, by effort and lending, three hundred thousand dinars. He had lands and buildings, and all kinds of wealth. He then decided that he would spend a year in enjoyment, living comfortably, and then decide as what his future should be. But, almost as soon as he had stopped accumulating a large amount of money, the Angel of Death appeared before him, to take his life away. The man tried, by every argument which he could muster, to dissuade the Angel. Then the man said: "Grant me but three more days and I will give you one-third of my possessions." The angel refused, and pulled again at the man's life, tugging to take it away. Then the man said: "If you only allow me two more days on earth, I will give you two hundred thousand dinars from my store." The Angel still wouldn't listen to him. The men then said: "Please, then give me just time enough to write one little thing down." This time the Angel allowed him this single concession, and the man wrote with his own blood:
"Make use of your life. I could not buy 10 minutes for three hundred thousand dinars. Make sure that you realize the value of your time."
When Alexander the Great was on his death bed and he was not Muslim, he requested three wishes, He said: “My first wish is to have my physician bring my coffin home alone. After a gasping for air, Alexander continued: “My second wish is scatter the gold, silver, and gems from my treasure-house along the path to the tomb when you ship my coffin to the grave.” After wrapping in a woolen blanket and resting for a while, he said: “My final wish it to put my hands outside the coffin when I passes away." The people surrounding him all were very curious, but no one dare to the reason. Alexander's most favored general kissed his hand and asked: "We will follow your instruction, but can you tell us why you want us to do it this way?" After taking a deep breath, Alexander said: "I want everyone to understand the three lessons I have learned. To let my physician carry my coffin alone is to let people realize that the physician cannot really cure people's illness. Especially when they face death, the physicians are powerless. I hope people will learn to treasure their lives. My second wish is to tell people not to be like me in pursuing wealth. I spent my whole life pursuing wealth, but I was wasting my time most of the time.
My third wish to let people understand that I came to this world in empty hands and I will leave this world also in empty hands.”
he closed his eyes after finished talking and stopped breathing.
With every Problem there's a Solution, and With every Sickness there's a Cure
Except Death.
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