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Story 03 Alexander the Great

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PRABHUPĀDA: You know the story
of Alexander the Great and the thief.

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Alexander the Great arrested one
thief, and he was going to punish him.

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The thief pleaded, “Sir, you
are going to punish me,

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but what is the difference
between you and me?

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I am a small thief; you are
a great thief; that’s all.

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You are by force occupying other’s
kingdom, and you have no right.

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But, because you are strong…

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Or some how or other, you
have got the opportunity.

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And you are conquering country
after country, country after country…

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So I am also doing the same thing.

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So what is the difference
between you and me?”

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So Alexander considered that “Yes, I
am nothing but a big thief; that’s all.”

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So he released him, “Yes,
I am no better than you.”

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