Wednesday, May 29, 2013

How would you like to be remembered?

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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