ABOUT NOBEL PRIZE
About a hundred years ago, a man looked at the morning newspaper and to his surprise
and horror, read his name in the obituary column. The newspapers had reported the
death of the wrong person by mistake. His first response was shock. Am I here or there?
When he regained his composure, his second thought was to find out what people had
said about him. The obituary read, "Dynamite King Dies." And also "He was the merchant
of death." This man was the inventor of dynamite and when he read the words "merchant
of death," he asked himself a question, "Is this how I am going to be remembered?" He
got in touch with his feelings and decided that this was not the way he wanted to be
remembered. From that day on, he started working toward peace. His name was Alfred
Nobel and he is remembered today by the great Nobel Prize.
Just as Alfred Nobel got in touch with his feelings and redefined his values, we should
step back and do the same.
What is your legacy? How would you like to be remembered? Will you be spoken well of?
Will you be remembered with love and respect? Will you be missed?
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