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 news papers
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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