Life Evaluation

Max Depree said, "In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are." It's a fact that when you're through changing, you're through.

When you hear the name Alfred Nobel, what do you think of? The Noble Peace Prize might come to mind. However, that's only chapter two of his story. Alfred Nobel was the Swedish chemist who made his fortune by inventing dynamite and the other powerful explosives used for weapons. When his brother died, one newspaper accidently printed Alfred's obituary instead. It described the dead man as one who became rich by enabling people to kill each other in unprecedented numbers. Shaken by this assessment, Nobel resolved to use his fortune from then on to award accomplishments that benefited humanity.

Nobel had the rare opportunity to evaluate his life at its end and yet live long enough to change that assessment.

~ John Maxwell