TIME IS THE GREATEST WEALTH THAT CAN’T BE REPLENISHED

In his quest to conquer the world, Alexander the Great reached out to a cave in a dense forest when a mosquito stung him. As a result, the world conqueror died of malaria.

When Alexander lay on his bed due to the killer disease, he very helplessly thought, “I spent most of my life, conquering the world, wasted so millions of breaths amassing wealth and usurping countries. But as I lay today in a fatal distress and in the earnest need of having a few more breaths to live a few more moments, there is none to exchange my huge wealth. If only would I have known that each breath is precious which no wealth of the world can buy.”

Also, a famous Chinese adage states, “An inch of time is an inch of gold. But an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time.” It implies the bitterest truth of this mundane world that time is the greatest wealth and at no price it can be recovered.

If time is such a precious commodity and one which no gold can purchase then we must indulge in some serious self-introspection. What is the best use of time?

Since time is such an asset of life that cannot be replenished, we must mind using it to make our life full of moments, bursting with happiness, self-satisfaction and selfrealisation. (Inner Voice comprises contributions from our readers.) The views expressed are personal Innervoice@hindustantimes.com