If you don't appreciate god during good times, then there is no reason to complain during bad times!

in #life6 years ago

Arthur Ashe, the legendary tennis player who once held the no 1 rank and winner of several tournaments including Wimbledon, was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. From all over the world, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed:
"Why does GOD have to choose you for such a bad disease"?
To this Arthur Ashe replied:
The world over - 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals.

When I was holding the trophy I never asked GOD: "Why me?". So today in pain, I should not be asking GOD:

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Beautiful and horrible story ...

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