Emphasis Preaching Journal

One day Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, read the morning newspaper and was shocked to see his own obituary. What had happened was that an editor had made an error, confusing his brother's death with his own. The shock of the misprint was bad enough, but what was even more disturbing to Alfred was what the newspaper article said about his life. He was perceived as "the dynamite king" who had become wealthy through his discovery of explosives. That was all he was known for. The true purpose of his life, to break down barriers that separated peoples, was not even mentioned.