“Why Me?”

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

By Arthur Ashe

The legendary Wimbledon Player who was dying of AIDS , which he got due to Infected Blood he received during a Heart Surgery in 1983. During his illness, 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:

So now that I’m in pain how can I ask God:

Sometimes you are not satisfied with your life, while many people in this world are dreaming of living your life.

A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead dreams of flying, while  a pilot on the plane sees the farmhouse and dreams of returning home .

That’s life !

But only poor kids do that .

If power ensures security, then VIPs should walk unguarded .

But those who live simply , sleep soundly .

If beauty and fame bring ideal relationships , then celebrities should have the best marriages .

Live simply, be happy, walk humbly and love genuinely.

WHY ME ?

A beautiful message not just to read and forward but to apply practically in our personal life .

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam titles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980. He was ranked World No. 1 by Harry Hopman in 1968 and by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and World Tennis Magazine in 1975.^[3][4] In the ATP computer rankings, he peaked at No. 2 in May 1976. In the early 1980s, Ashe is believed to have contracted HIV from a blood transfusion he received during heart bypass surgery. Ashe publicly announced his illness in April 1992 and began working to educate others about HIV and AIDS. He founded the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS and the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health before his death from AIDS-related pneumonia at age 49 on February 6, 1993. On June 20, 1993, Ashe was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the United States President Bill Clinton.