#14 : Mistaken Obituary

 

# Mistaken Obituary

 Can you imagine reading your obituary in the newspaper?  How will you feel? Yes, somebody did, and he changed the world as we see.

Alfred Nobel got the chance to read his death notice, and he didn't like what he saw.

Alfred Nobel was a very wealthy and successful man. He had become an expert in chemistry and invented three of the most used explosives in the world - dynamite, gelignite (used in mining) and ballistite, which is still used as a rocket propellant today.  He made another enormous fortune designing cannons and guns and selling them around the world.

Then, in 1888, Alfred's brother died while visiting France.

A French newspaper thought it was Alfred who had died, and they published an obituary that began like this: THE MERCHANT OF DEATH IS DEAD. Dr Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday.

Alfred Nobel was shocked. Were this what people thought of him? Was this the legacy he would leave to the world?

That's when he decided to use his vast wealth to make a positive difference. Nobel set up a foundation with 250 million dollars in funding. Every year the foundation would consult the leading experts in the world and hand out prizes to people who had made significant contributions to humanity. There would be prizes for sciences, for literature, and for promoting peace.

Today the Nobel Prizes are probably the best known and most prestigious awards in the world.  And he is now known as great Philanthropist, not as destruction maker.  

            The point is, as a Leader, we need to step up and to be of service for people, there are a lot of people doing their roles, but leaders rise to Occasion.  We all daily get motivated via WhatsApp university and may other channels, but how many of us  ACTION them? Like for example, we have doctors, and they have their clinics, doing their work, but doctors like who build "Sankar Netralay "we have that selfless network. We have COVID Warrorirs who selflessly has become our first line of defence to protect the society in large. Salute to their leadership !!!

            Self Service, Servant Leadership, is the need of the hour. With expectations, all of us work or give, BUT how many of us rise Selflessly. How do we want to be remembered in our Obituary?



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  1. Meghna Sarkar13 September 2020 at 21:11

    I think you blogs provide us each time with valuable information and many such incidents about which we are not aware.. that apart we really must think of really doing something worthwhile so that we can have a meaningful obituary !

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