Undefeatable Alexander the great was repeatedly defeated in arguments by Diogenes. Diogenes was a beggar, who lived in a tub, in Alexander the great’s empire. This is a paradoxical world, almost always kings are defeated by beggars.
“I am Alexander the great” said the monarch
“I am Diogenes, the cynic.” beggar replied
"Ask of me any boon you like." Alexander to the sunning Diogenes
"Stand out of my light."
“What are your plans, Alexander?” Diogenes asked laying on the shore in the morning sun
“To conquer and subjugate Greece” Alexander replied
“Then what?”Diogenes asked
“Conquer and subjugate Asia Minor “Alexander continued
“And then?”
“Conquer the world”
“What next?”
“Then, I will relax and enjoy.”
“But, I am relaxing and enjoying in the sun right now. Why so much trouble?”
Alexander is reported to have said, "Had I not been Alexander, I should have liked to be Diogenes." As it turned out, both Diogenes and Alexander died on the same day in 323 B.C. Alexander was 33 and Diogenes was 90.
It doesn’t matter if you live in a tub or 100 palaces, what matters is -what exactly you consider yourself? You can be a beggar and live like a king and you can be a king living like a beggar.
2 comments:
The macidonian king Alexander the great ..always great who travelled many continents once to reach india also..
how foolish this is i mean im talking about begger..he was 90 ..but do you alexander died 29/30/30 but very young age hew was a world conqueror. but the begger in tub only for 90yrs.(its true this begger story?i never read this? and one of my favourite alexander the great.
from:srinivasa rao.sappa
indian blogger
I am sorry for replying late there is some problem with my blog settings and it is not showing comments correctly.Yes, this is a true incident.....Reference are available in wikipedia and many other sites.....Alexander himself confessed while dying that all his fights were in vain and he ordered his people to keep his hands hanging from the coffin so that people could see that he could not take anything with himself even though he had conquered the world......
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