Alexander the Great, when conquering parts of India in 325 BC, frequently held conversations with local sages and philosophers. In one of those, he asked them why they didn’t show enthusiasm for what he accomplished. The answer:
King Alexander, every man can possess only so much of the earth’s surface as this we are standing on. You are but human like the rest of us, save that you are always busy and up to no good, travelling so many miles from your home, a nuisance to yourself and to others. Ah well! You will soon be dead, and then you will own just as much of this earth as will suffice to bury you.
via the Philip Spagnoli’s blog, Human Rights, Etc. [LINK]
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