CONQUERING THE WORLD ( ~ a story shared by H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar) When Alexander came to India, some people presented him with a plate of gold bread. They told him, since he was an emperor he could not eat a normal wheat bread. He told them he was starving and wanted bread. To which the people said: “Don’t you get bread in your country? Are you going all over and trying to conquer the world just to eat the same bread we are eating?” The statement shook Alexander’s world. It made him realize that what they were saying was the truth. He thought to himself: “What is the point of conquering the world? When all you want is happiness and peace.” Legend has it that Alexander then proclaimed: “When I die, leave my hands open. Let people know that Alexander, who thought he had taken everything, is leaving the world with nothing.”
Posted on: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 06:01:11 +0000
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