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?
IT IS THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
There
was a man taking a morning walk at or the beach. He saw that along
with the morning tide came hundreds of starfish and when the tide
receded, they were left behind and with the morning sun rays, they would
die. The tide was fresh and the starfish were alive. The man took a few
steps, picked one and threw it into the water. He did that repeatedly.
Right behind him there was another person who couldn't understand what
this man was doing. He caught up with him and asked, "What are you
doing? There are hundreds of starfish. How many can you help? What
difference does it make?" This man did not reply, took two more steps,
picked up another one, threw it into the water, and said, "It makes a
difference to this one."
What
difference are we making? Big or small, it does not matter. If everyone
made a small difference, we'd end up with a big difference, wouldn't
we?
MEANINGLESS GOALS
A
farmer had a dog who used to sit by the roadside waiting for vehicles
to come around. As soon as one came he would run down the road, barking
and trying to overtake it. One day a neighbor asked the farmer "Do you
think your dog is ever going to catch a car?" The farmer replied, "That
is not what bothers me. What bothers me is what he would do if he ever
caught one." Many people in life behave like that dog who is pursuing
meaningless goals.
Reference : Inspirational stories blogs
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