A LIFE THAT COUNTS

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A LIFE THAT COUNTS

They said he died!

One morning in 1888, Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, the man
who had spent his life amassing a fortune from the manufacture
and sale of weapons of destruction, awoke to read his own
obituary. Of course, it was a mistake. Alfred's brother had died,
and the reporter inadvertently wrote Alfred's obituary.

For the first time, Alfred Nobel saw himself as the world saw
him -- "the dynamite King," the great industrialist who had made
an immense fortune from explosives. This, as far as the general
public was concerned, was the entire purpose of his life. None of
his true intentions surfaced. Nothing was said about his work to
break down the barriers that separated persons and ideas. He was
quite simply a merchant of death, and for that alone would he be
remembered.

Alfred read the obituary with horror. He felt that the world must
know the true meaning and purpose of his life! He resolved to do
this through his last will and testament. The final disposition
of his fortune would show the world his life's ideals. And at
that time came into being yearly prizes for chemistry, physics,
medicine, literature -- and the famous Nobel Peace Prize.

If you were to read your own obituary today, what would it say?
Few of us want fame and most of us do not expect to make a
worldwide impact. But do others know what you stand for, what you
believe in, and what truly matters to you?

Dr. Philip Humbert asks, "What remarkable, extraordinary and
amazing things will you do with this wild and wonderful miracle,
your one and only life?" The question should perhaps also be
asked this way: "What will you do with this wild and wonderful
miracle, your one and only DAY?" For how we spend our days will
decide how we spend our lives.

Chances are, you will not be reading your own obituary. But you
have already begun to write it -- day by day, moment by moment.
Live your todays as if they truly matter, and tomorrow you will
look back on a life that counted.



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