A Premature Obituary

I once heard a story about Alfred Nobel, the originator of the Nobel Peace Prize.  When his brother died, Nobel got a copy of the newspaper to see what was said about his brother.  He was shocked to discover that a dreadful error had been made.  The paper had confused him with his brother and the obituary he was reading was his own.As a young man, Alfred Nobel had been involved in the invention of dynamite, and his premature obituary elaborated on the terrible death and destruction that this powerful force had brought into the world.  Nobel was devastated.  He wanted to be known as a man of "peace."  He uickly realized that if his obituary was to be rewritten, he would have to do it himself by changing the nature of his life.  So Alfred Nobel did just that.  I dare say that Alfred Nobel is better known today for his contribution to peace rather than for any other thing he did in his life.