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Do you know the origin of the Nobel Prize?
It started from a case of "fake news": in 1888, Albert Nobel was surprised to read his own obituary in a French newspaper. It was a mistake; it was his brother Ludwig who had died. But Albert was shocked to see the title: "The merchant of death is dead". The dubious title was because dynamite, the explosive invented by Alfred, was the seed of destruction and death in the world.
This made Albert reconsider his life and the legacy he wanted to leave. He changed his will and decided to leave 94% of his wealth for the benefit of humanity, by creating prizes for those who contribute to it in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, and peace. Albert Nobel succeeded: his name is now connected to a benefactor of mankind, and not to a merchant of death.
What about us? What legacy will we leave?
The month of Elul, the last month before the High Holidays, is the ideal time to look back to the past year and see what we have accomplished. What legacy did we create? If this the one we want to be remembered for?
Then, since thank G-d we are alive and can change the course of our lives, we can choose what we want to correct and improve and make a practical plan on how to realize it during the next year.