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.
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.
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?
respect?
Will you be missed?
Think about this. Live for Jesus. Live well. Serve God and serve humanity well.
This is how you will be remembered for good!
Cheer up
You will succeed!
