Taken from Nitro Noble's House Journal (Alfred Noble's Company)
Sweden May 1977
Are you startled by this question?
Have you ever given this a little thought ?
If you haven't, I would be serious when I suggest that you should
give this a hard good look and cast this statement in your
mind. "When I am gone I would like people to remember me as….."
About a 100+ years ago, a man looked at the morning newspaper and to
his dismay and horror, he read his name in the front page …"Dynamite
Kind Dies.." This was cast in a square grey tinted box with a thick
black line on the borders."
His first response was awesomely shocking. "Am I there or here?
When he regained his composure after a while, his next thought was to
actually find out what people said of him, what people thought of him
The obituary news read as follows:
"He was the merchant of death. This man was the inventor of the
dynamite. One most cruel invention that could kill people while it
was being made, and even many more when it was used. A substance of
mass killing, and a deadly weapon in the hands of those who wishes to
create terror and rule the scene…. The story continued with several
curses added to it.
He asked himself, "Is this how people view me?
Is this the way they will think of me?
Is this the way they will remember me?
He decided then and there that he would change the situation made a
firm resolve to clear the stigma that was being associated with his
name. From that day on he started working towards peace, and sure
enough he left an indelible mark on this planet. He is remembered
even this day as Alfred Noble. He gave his entire earnings to
establish a foundation that would work for peace in the world, and
today too it awards prizes for achievers all over the world for their
unique contributions to the welfare of mankind. He lives on even
today through this mission and the Noble prizes are awarded in his
honour.
Just as Alfred Noble redefined his values, I believe all of us should
step back and do the same taking a leaf out of this man's true story.
What will be your legacy?
How would you like to be remembered?
Will you be spoken off well?
Will you be remembered with love and respect?
Will you be missed?
Cheerio
Rajat
From India, Pune
101Sweden May 1977
Are you startled by this question?
Have you ever given this a little thought ?
If you haven't, I would be serious when I suggest that you should
give this a hard good look and cast this statement in your
mind. "When I am gone I would like people to remember me as….."
About a 100+ years ago, a man looked at the morning newspaper and to
his dismay and horror, he read his name in the front page …"Dynamite
Kind Dies.." This was cast in a square grey tinted box with a thick
black line on the borders."
His first response was awesomely shocking. "Am I there or here?
When he regained his composure after a while, his next thought was to
actually find out what people said of him, what people thought of him
The obituary news read as follows:
"He was the merchant of death. This man was the inventor of the
dynamite. One most cruel invention that could kill people while it
was being made, and even many more when it was used. A substance of
mass killing, and a deadly weapon in the hands of those who wishes to
create terror and rule the scene…. The story continued with several
curses added to it.
He asked himself, "Is this how people view me?
Is this the way they will think of me?
Is this the way they will remember me?
He decided then and there that he would change the situation made a
firm resolve to clear the stigma that was being associated with his
name. From that day on he started working towards peace, and sure
enough he left an indelible mark on this planet. He is remembered
even this day as Alfred Noble. He gave his entire earnings to
establish a foundation that would work for peace in the world, and
today too it awards prizes for achievers all over the world for their
unique contributions to the welfare of mankind. He lives on even
today through this mission and the Noble prizes are awarded in his
honour.
Just as Alfred Noble redefined his values, I believe all of us should
step back and do the same taking a leaf out of this man's true story.
What will be your legacy?
How would you like to be remembered?
Will you be spoken off well?
Will you be remembered with love and respect?
Will you be missed?
Cheerio
Rajat
From India, Pune
Hi Rajat!
Must say, it's a nice thought...."what would people remember me as when I'm gone?" :roll:
Never thought about it actually....but on second thoughts, I don't think it really matters to me what people think of me when I'm gone....I'm not too sure if we should even worry of what people think of us while we're alive!
A quote I'd read somewhere - "Never worry about what others are thinking of you bcoz most of the time they're busy worrying what you're thinking of them!"
And I kinda believe it's true....and if it really doesn't matter what people think of you when you're alive, I don't think it'll matter once you're gone from this world. :wink:
I'd personally consider my life successful if I manage to make a difference to one person's life while I'm living. And I'm sure if that happens at least that one person will think of me fondly while I'm alive and after I'm gone too....
Maybe all this is very philosophical....but I've grown to believe it....
What do the rest of the members think? Share your thoughts people!
Ciao!
Lalita
From India, Madras
Must say, it's a nice thought...."what would people remember me as when I'm gone?" :roll:
Never thought about it actually....but on second thoughts, I don't think it really matters to me what people think of me when I'm gone....I'm not too sure if we should even worry of what people think of us while we're alive!
A quote I'd read somewhere - "Never worry about what others are thinking of you bcoz most of the time they're busy worrying what you're thinking of them!"
And I kinda believe it's true....and if it really doesn't matter what people think of you when you're alive, I don't think it'll matter once you're gone from this world. :wink:
I'd personally consider my life successful if I manage to make a difference to one person's life while I'm living. And I'm sure if that happens at least that one person will think of me fondly while I'm alive and after I'm gone too....
Maybe all this is very philosophical....but I've grown to believe it....
What do the rest of the members think? Share your thoughts people!
Ciao!
Lalita
From India, Madras
Dear Rajat,
That's a real thoughtful submission :idea: You know what I personally feel, if anybody thinks about that in a cool and steady place with real calm s/he can realize what they have to do for win in life even after death. I disagree with lalita's opinion.
Thanks for your submission and please go ahead with such meaningful submission. :roll:
Sincerely,
Shaki
From Malaysia, Ipoh
That's a real thoughtful submission :idea: You know what I personally feel, if anybody thinks about that in a cool and steady place with real calm s/he can realize what they have to do for win in life even after death. I disagree with lalita's opinion.
Thanks for your submission and please go ahead with such meaningful submission. :roll:
Sincerely,
Shaki
From Malaysia, Ipoh
hi All ...
Philosophy or No Philosphy ... Whatever we do has some bearing on others and we (consciously or un consciously ... oops .. i guess it should be sub-consciously) do think about the effect our 'doings' will have on others and 'waht they will think about us'
The way we dress, the way we talk and communicate and behave in public settings ... its all a response to the 'Impression Management' we are constantly doing. We all want to create and impression on others.
In earlier stages of life (childhood, teens , youth) we are worried about the impression we create on specific people around us ... teacher, parents .. then friends, boy/girl friend and people from the opposite sex ... then comes our attempt to impress Colleagues and our superiors (boss) ....
As we move on with life and enter middle age ... the inmpression is now targetted on groups of people ... the whole department ... the company you are working ... the business community ... and to some extent on society too ....
Further on ... one tries to create an IMAGE / and IMPRESSIOn on the society and the country and the World ....
Of course ... there are several exceptions where the stages dont match the above 'age stages' ... example movie stars and politicians mature thro these stages at an early stage of life ...
But talk to 'normal' people belonging to the masses .... the Impression Management is always ON ....
comments invited ... agreements as well as disagreements ... :)
From Switzerland, Geneva
Philosophy or No Philosphy ... Whatever we do has some bearing on others and we (consciously or un consciously ... oops .. i guess it should be sub-consciously) do think about the effect our 'doings' will have on others and 'waht they will think about us'
The way we dress, the way we talk and communicate and behave in public settings ... its all a response to the 'Impression Management' we are constantly doing. We all want to create and impression on others.
In earlier stages of life (childhood, teens , youth) we are worried about the impression we create on specific people around us ... teacher, parents .. then friends, boy/girl friend and people from the opposite sex ... then comes our attempt to impress Colleagues and our superiors (boss) ....
As we move on with life and enter middle age ... the inmpression is now targetted on groups of people ... the whole department ... the company you are working ... the business community ... and to some extent on society too ....
Further on ... one tries to create an IMAGE / and IMPRESSIOn on the society and the country and the World ....
Of course ... there are several exceptions where the stages dont match the above 'age stages' ... example movie stars and politicians mature thro these stages at an early stage of life ...
But talk to 'normal' people belonging to the masses .... the Impression Management is always ON ....
comments invited ... agreements as well as disagreements ... :)
From Switzerland, Geneva
Hi Shaki!
You're welcome! (That's in response to your 'Thanks')
Agree with you....we're all in the quest for a better world....but not many realize that making a better world lies in our very hands....
Cheers to us all who have made a move in that direction....
Remember the song "Chodo kal ki baatein....", there's a line in that song which goes like "aao mehnat ko apna iman banaye, apne haathon se apna bhagwan banaye...."
That's what we're trying to do....good for all of us!
Cheerio!
Lalita
From India, Madras
You're welcome! (That's in response to your 'Thanks')
Agree with you....we're all in the quest for a better world....but not many realize that making a better world lies in our very hands....
Cheers to us all who have made a move in that direction....
Remember the song "Chodo kal ki baatein....", there's a line in that song which goes like "aao mehnat ko apna iman banaye, apne haathon se apna bhagwan banaye...."
That's what we're trying to do....good for all of us!
Cheerio!
Lalita
From India, Madras
Hi all,
If my memory serves me right :roll: , one of the 7 Habits of Steven Covey is "begin with the end in mind".
In layman's term, our life, according to Mr. Covey should be lived based on what we want to be (or what we want to achieve) in the end.
The "end", IMHO, should be our purpose in life or calling.. that is something to be passionate about.
That's how will people remember us whether we are still living or gone...
Cheers
From Philippines,
If my memory serves me right :roll: , one of the 7 Habits of Steven Covey is "begin with the end in mind".
In layman's term, our life, according to Mr. Covey should be lived based on what we want to be (or what we want to achieve) in the end.
The "end", IMHO, should be our purpose in life or calling.. that is something to be passionate about.
That's how will people remember us whether we are still living or gone...
Cheers
From Philippines,
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