Tennis legend Arthur Ash was diagnosed with cancer.The news spread like a wildfire all throughout the world.Fan letters started pouring offering him solace,condolensces.
One fan had written,"There are billions of people in this world.Why did God choose you particularly for a dangerous disease like this?"
Arthur wrote back,"Thank you for your concern.In this world, 5 crores kids start playing tennis in their childhood.Out of them only 50 lakh learn tennis properly.5 lakh enter professional tennis.50 thousand play in professional matches.Only 5000 play in Grandslams.50 play at Wimbledon.Only 4 out of them enter semi finals.2 play finals and only 1 win.When i picked the Wimbldon Grandslam with so much joy,I didnt ask God,"Why me?". When am in pain today, Am not supposed to ask God,"Why me?"
One fan had written,"There are billions of people in this world.Why did God choose you particularly for a dangerous disease like this?"
Arthur wrote back,"Thank you for your concern.In this world, 5 crores kids start playing tennis in their childhood.Out of them only 50 lakh learn tennis properly.5 lakh enter professional tennis.50 thousand play in professional matches.Only 5000 play in Grandslams.50 play at Wimbledon.Only 4 out of them enter semi finals.2 play finals and only 1 win.When i picked the Wimbldon Grandslam with so much joy,I didnt ask God,"Why me?". When am in pain today, Am not supposed to ask God,"Why me?"
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