Alexander the Fool

Alexander the Fool

Alexander had a practice of meeting the religious leaders of every country he conquered , all of them use to agree with him that he is the son of god  and has the ability to rule the world.

In Persia there was a knot of thread which was not been able to un-knot by any individual for a long time and many believed that one who can un-knot it can become the emperor of the world . when Alexander saw this knot after defeating Persia , he just slashed it with his sword and the reason he justified was that "no one shall question his abilities" .

After a compromise with Parwateshwar (Porus) in the battle of Hyderspas ( some claim Porus won and some claim Alexander won , but the fact was even after the war, Porus ruled the Kaikey empire , with a Greek governor ) , Alexander enters the cities of Kaikey and as always he wanted to meet the philosophical leaders of India.

With the help of some localities , walking deep in to the jungle he managed to reach a sadhu . 

Sadhu had a thick long beard with mustache , uncut long hairs on head and was sleeping on a rock naked looking at the sky on the other hand Alexander has a thick cloths and Gems and diamonds on his body and head which were looted from Persia.

Alexander offered him money, land and everything,asked him to come to Greece  with him , as a reply saint calls him a FOOL .

On being asked for this comment saint replies , "who are you to take away my happiness" ,he showed a tree and said "as long as this tree is there I get a shade to sit , and a fruit to eat , you claim that you are the emperor of the world , if so what control you have over me ? ".

As a reply Alexander said "I have control over your life , I can chop off your head right away if you don't obey me".

Sadhu started laughing aloud  and said "let the death come and I have no fear of it ..  ".

With this reply , lot of thought flew across the mind of Alexander , he for the fist time started questioning his own belief that he is a GOD . he left the sadhu there and returned back to Kaikey empire , there his soldiers refused to fight any farther to the east of India and want to go back to there county. With a lot of confusions he decided to head back to his county.

On his death bed , Alexander had one request to his followers which has too much of meaning to be deciphered.

" Make sure that  my hand comes out of my death tomb  so that people understands that I did not take anything back ".