One paragraph that explains Life

Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS .
From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed:
"Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"?
To this Arthur Ashe replied: The world over -- 5 crore children start playing tennis, 50 lakh learn to playtennis, 5 lakh learn professional tennis, 50,000 cometo the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reachWimbeldon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, When Iwas holding a cup I never asked GOD "Why me?". And today in pain I should not be asking GOD "Why me?" Happiness keeps u Sweet, Trials keep u Strong, Sorrow keeps u Human, Failure Keeps u Humble, Success keeps u Glowing, But only God Keeps u Going.....

Comments

Trespasser said…
Stay happy even in sorrow. Whatever happens is for the best.
12:33 AM, December 20, 2005
Penti said…
Thats a great text. Whether it is real or not is of no concern. :-)
9:37 PM, December 25, 2005
Ar Ar Ar Arrrrr said…
Yes....had read this before in mail..

Nice one....

Good message at end of the post..

Greetings for new year!!
10:41 PM, December 30, 2005
Vidya said…
lovely message for the believer..
6:08 PM, January 02, 2006
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