What Makes a Nobel Prize Winner? by Cole

What Makes a Nobel Prize Winner? by Cole - December 2018 Scholarship Essay

If given the opportunity to play a part in nominating people for the Nobel Prize, many people would likely look at the deeds of the candidate and weigh them against the competitors, however this perhaps should not be the initial thought. It is important to take into account not just the impact of a candidate’s actions, but for the reasons they did them. Therefore, the qualities we should look for in a candidate should be that which affirm their good intentions.

The award winner should be humble. To define this, they should not boast their success or expect to be rewarded for it. This means that that they have done their work and will continue to do so purely because of their will to help others. Someone who is humble also embodies the idea that they are no better than anyone else, and furthermore on that logic that everyone is in some way important, verifying further that their efforts to help humanity are genuine.

The award winner should also be driven. They should strive to be constantly productive in their affairs, and they should be estimated to continue to do so if possible. Considering the nature of the deed the would-be award winner to become a candidate in the first place, not only does it mean that their deed was not a one-off to gain recognition, but they’re also likely to further benefit the world.

In summary, if a candidate for the Nobel Prize is both humble and driven in their actions, it is ensured that they were sincere in doing so, and would continue to be. While any one candidate may have had more of an impact on the world than another, to recognize someone for their charity as opposed to something done simply to be recognized makes all the difference. It is not entirely a person’s doings that makes them worthy of a Nobel Prize, but the intentions they had in carrying them out.