Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of aids which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983.
He received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed:
“Why did God have to select you for such a bad disease?”
To this Arthur Ashe replied:
50 Million children started playing Tennis,
5 Million learnt to play Tennis,
500 000 learnt Professional Tennis,
50 Thousand came to Circuit,
5 Thousand reached Grand slam,
50 reached Wimbledon,
4 reached the Semifinals,
2 reached the Finals and when I was holding the cup in my hand,
I never asked God, “Why Me?”
And today in pain, I should not be asking God, “Why Me?”
Sometimes you are dissatisfied with your life, while many people in this world may be dreaming of living your life.
A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of flying. But, a pilot on the plane sees the farmhouse and dreams of returning home.
That’s life! Enjoy yours.
Live simply, work humbly, and love genuinely.
Let’s conclude this inspiring story with a Sanskrit Subhashita (wise saying):
मही रम्या शय्या विपुलमुपधानं भुजलता
वितानं चाकाशं व्यजनमनुकूलोऽयमनिलः।
स्फुरद्दीपश्चन्द्रो विरतिवनितासंगमुदितः
सुखं शान्तः शेते मुनिरतनुभूतिर्नृप इव॥
The earth is a beautiful bed, the hand folded at the elbow serves as a pillow, the canopy is the sky, the cool breeze is like a fan, and the moon serves the purpose of a lamp, the damsel virakti (non-attachment, renunciation) provides company – in this environment the saint sleeps happily like a king.
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