About a hundred years ago, a man looked at the morning newspaper and to his surprise and horror, he 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.<>
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Just as Alfred Nobel got in touch with his feelings and redefined his values, we should step back and do the same.<>
1. What is your legacy?<>
2. How would you like to be remembered?<>
3. Will you be spoken well of?<>
4. Will you be remembered with love and respect?<>
5. Will you be missed?<>
