Who's Greater Than Alexander?
Through times immemorial individuals have sought fame and fortune, often by spreading havoc over vast areas. Take Alexander of Greece in ancient times. On becoming a king in his teens, he decided to achieve greatness by spreading death and destruction in vast lands - sundering the lives of families in country after country. From India he finally turned back - of course, feeling tremendously great! Somewhere in India's north-west, possibly the Khyber Pass, he got malaria. From mosquito-bites. And he succumbed to it.
So the big question is: Who indeed is the greater? Alexander? Or the mosquito? No, you don't have to toss a coin to decide.
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