Inspiring Story :Last 3 Wishes of King Alexander..

There is very instructive incident involving the life of Alexander,

 the Greek king.Alexander, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home.

On the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed. 

With death staring him in his face, Alexander realized how his conquests, 

his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth were of no consequence.

He now longed to reach home to see his mother's face and bid her his last adieu. 

But, he had to accept the fact that his sinking health would not permit Him 

to reach his distant homeland. So,

The mighty conqueror lay prostrate and pale, helplessly waiting to breathe his last. 

He called his generals and said, "I will depart from this world soon,

I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail." With tears flowing down .

Their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king's last wishes.

"My first desire is that," said Alexander, 

"My physicians alone must carry my coffin." After a pause, he continued, 

"Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, 

the path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones 

which I have collected in my treasury.

"The king felt exhausted after saying this. He took a minute's rest and continued. 

"My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin.

"The people who had gathered there wondered at the king's strange wishes. 

But no one dare bring the question to their lips. 

Alexander's favorite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his heart. 

"O king, we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled. 

But tell us why do you make such strange wishes?"

At this Alexander took a deep breath and said: 

"I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt.

Lessons to learn from last 3 wishes of  King Alexander:

I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize 

that no doctor can really cure any body. They are powerless and cannot save 

a person from the clutches of death. So let not people take life for granted.

The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to 

the graveyard is to tell People that not even a fraction of gold will come with me. 

I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. 

Let people realize that it is a sheer waste of time to chase wealth.

And about my third wish of having my hands dangling out of the coffin, 

I wish people to know that I came empty handed into this world 

and empty handed I go out of this world."

With these words, the king closed his eyes. Soon he let death conquer him 

and breathed his last. . . . .

Author:Unknown

Presented by Hassan Ali

Inspiring Story: A Parable of the Rose ..

A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and 

before it blossomed, He examined it.  He saw the bud that would soon blossom, 

but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought,

"How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with 

so many sharp thorns? "Saddened by this thought, he neglected 

to water the rose, and before it was ready to bloom, it died.

So it is with many people.  Within every soul there is a rose. 

The God like qualities planted in us at birth 

growing amid the thorns of our faults.  

Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns,the defects.  

We despair, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. 

We neglect to water the good within us, 

and eventually it dies. 

We never realize our potential.

Some people do not see the rose within themselves; 

someone else must show it to them. 

One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is

to be able to reach past the thorns and find the rose within others.

Lesson from the Inspirational Story:

This is the characteristic of love---to look at a person and 

know their true faults.  Accepting that person into your life, 

while recognizing the nobility in their soul.  Help them to realize 

that they can overcome their faults.  If we show them the rose, 

they will conquer their thorns.  Only then will they blossom many times over.

Our duty in this world is to help others by showing them their roses 

and not their thorns.  Only then can we achieve the love 

we should feel for each other; only then can we bloom in our own garden.

Author:Unknown

Presented by Hassan Ali

Beautiful Inspiring Story: Whom To Blame

A Boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. 

They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. 
When the boy was around two years old, 
one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. 

He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle 
and keep it in the cupboard. 

His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter. 

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle 
fascinated by its colour and drank it all. 

It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. 

When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital, 
where he died. The mother was stunned. 
She was terrified how to face her husband. 

When the distraught father came to the hospital 
and saw the dead child he looked at his wife 
and uttered just five words. 

QUESTIONS: 

1. What were the five words? 

2. What is the implication of this story? 

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ANSWER : 

The husband just said "I am with you Darling" 

The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. 

The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. 

There is no point in finding fault with the mother. 
Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, 
this would not have happened. 

No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. 

What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy 
from the husband. That is what he gave her. 

If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, 

there would be much fewer problems in the world. 

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." 

Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiven, selfishness, and fears. 

And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think. 

MORAL OF THE STORY :

Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame,
 whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. 
By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.

Author: Unknown

Presented by Hassan Ali