When I first heard of the "Nobel Prize" word, I was just a few year old kid. I was told about the story what the prize was and how it came from Alfred Nobel. Wow! Yes, that was all I said and had in my mind. Little did I know how prestigious this award was. Neither did I imagine I would meet up in real life any of the Nobel Laureate.Few years ago, when I was still a college student, I met one of these famous people, Peter Doherty, the Nobel Laureate for physiology and medicine in 1996. I attended his guest lecture. In fact he was sitting next to me at a lunch in the kitchen of the department where I was doing my research work at during college time. Having lunch with a Nobel Laureate. Wow, I must be dreaming?!
The dream did not end there. Apparently the institution I am working at has a very strong relation with Nobel Prize. Again, the word "Nobel Prize" appeared in my mind. I paid a little bit more attention to it every year around this time since almost everyone in the medical research field would be chatting about it. I even happened to have a chance to listen to a Nobel lecture two years ago. It was a great talk but "Nobel Prize" to me seems sound a little distant.
Today, "Nobel Prize" was brought to me in a very close proximity. No, not that I was awarded the prize, neither was I have any contribution or direct relation to the awardee this year. But still I could not believe that I was able to witness the joyful news here life; I do know one of the Nobel Laureates this year! This Professor definitely deserves the honor, not in terms of the wonderful work performed but for the humble attitude in ascribing the success and contribution to other people.
What is so big deal of being awarded a prize, or in this case a prestigious Nobel Prize? I personally do not think it is too much of a big deal. All Nobel Laureates are just ordinary human-beings, like you and me. However, I do think that they possess some positive attitudes to making great contribution towards mankind, which made them being honored the prize. The prize is not a measurement of success, rather it serves as a tribute to those who have contributed to the society and the world and hopefully encourages many more people to contribute to the world. Am I aiming to get one? Never! I dream but not this kind of dream. It is already good enough for me to be able to witness the grand celebration here. I still can't believe it happened this morning. Well, didn't I tell you already that I had never dreamt about it?
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