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SIMPLE LIVING HIGH THINKING
ALEXANDER and DIOGENES
An Apocryphal Story
By
VIKRAM KARVE
Here is an apocryphal story I had read long back about Alexander the Great and his encounter with the Greek philosopher Diogenes. I wonder as to what is the inner meaning, the moral, of this story.
Alexander the Great, the emperor of the world, who had conquered all lands and seas and considered himself the “son of a god” and before whom all knelt in veneration and reverence, one day early in the morning, was riding with his army through Greece.
Suddenly he saw a man lying naked in the sand by the side of a river basking in the early morning sunlight.
Curious, Alexander rode towards the naked man, who seemed to be totally indifferent to the distinguished visitor and his entourage.
The stranger remained prostrate, made no attempt to get up and ignored Alexander the Great sitting majestically on his horse.
An angry soldier shouted at the naked man, “You there – do you know in whose presence you are?”
“Who is he?” the prostrate man answered lazily, without the stir, making no move to get up.
The astonished soldier proclaimed, “Wretched man, you are in the presence of His Exalted Highness Alexander the Great – Emperor of the World.”
“Oh,” the naked sunbather said impassively, continuing to lie down. He casually looked up at Alexander the Great mounted imposingly on his horse and said, “I am Diogenes.”
“Ah, so you are the philosopher Diogenes!” Alexander exclaimed, “I have always wanted to meet you – I have heard so many stories about you. Diogenes, I am impressed. I will grant you anything you wish. What do you desire? Diogenes, ask for anything in the world and it will be yours.”
Still lying prostrate on the sand, Diogenes said to Alexander, “Please could you move a little to the side and get out of my sunlight, because you are blocking the sun and spoiling my sunbath. That’s all I want from you…”
Dear Reader, please tell me the moral, the message, hidden in the story.
VIKRAM KARVE
http://www.linkedin.com/in/karve
About the Author
VIKRAM KARVE educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU and The Lawrence School Lovedale, is an Electronics and Communications Engineer by profession, a Human Resource and Training Manager by occupation, a Teacher by vocation, a Creative Writer by inclination and a Foodie by passion. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles in magazines and journals for many years before the advent of blogging. His delicious foodie blogs have been compiled in a book “Appetite for a Stroll”. Vikram lives in Pune with his family and pet Doberman girl Sherry, with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts.
Vikram's Creative Writing Blog - http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com
Email: vikramkarve@sify.com
how can i own that trench coat that is worn by marcus in terminator salvation?
in the new movie terminator salvation, the half robot half human named marcus first appears naked and steals the clothes from a dead resistance soldier, he gets a cool trench coat with a red band on it. i want to get it, so who should i talk to, or wat can i do to get it?
Call a professional tailor?
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