DEATH THE LEVELER

DEATH THE LEVELER

This is the story about Alexander the Great told by the Greek writer Plutarch.

One day Alexander came upon Diogenes the ancient philosopher and he was examining some bones. He had two sets of human bones in two different boxes.

When Alexander asked him what he was doing he said he was reflecting on some of the more important lessons of life. “For example,” said Diogenes, “the two sets of bones here are those of your father and one of his slaves. I have examined them now for some time and I honestly must confess that I cannot find any difference between them!”

-     I am a spiritual being who lives in a body for a while. When I die, I go on ahead, I am finished with the body (the remains) and if I have a donor card, other can benefit from parts of my body when I’m finished with it.

-  The rich man and Lazarus in the Gospel (Lk 16:19-31) is another way of liking at the teaching contained in the story above.