A Beautiful Message 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!

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?"

So now that I'm in pain how can I ask God

"Why Me?"

Happiness keeps you Sweet!

Trials keep you Strong!

Sorrows keep you Human!

Failure keeps you Humble!

Success keeps you Glowing!

But only, Faith keeps you Going!

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. but, a pilot on the plane sees the farmhouse & dreams of returning home.

That's life!

Enjoy yours... If wealth is the secret to happiness, then the rich should be dancing on the streets.

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!

Bill Bradley said ...

"Ambition is the path to success. Persistence 
is the vehicle you arrive in."

Gretchen Rubin, the founder of the Happiness Project, said ...

“What you do every day matters more than what
you do once in a while.”

Colin Powell said ...

"None of us can change our yesterdays, but all
of us can change our tomorrows.”

The Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama witnessed the near total destruction
and military occupation of his country when he was
a child. Yet, today he is widely viewed as one of
the happiest people on the planet. Whatever one’s
religious beliefs, here’s a man who obviously
knows a thing or two about happiness.

He said …

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes
from your own actions.”

Churchill said ...

"Success consists of going from failure to
failure without loss of enthusiasm."

Og Mandino said...

“It is those who concentrate on but one thing at
at time who advance in this world.”

Henry Ford said ...

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it
is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

Roger Staubach said ...

“Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks
and years of constant work and dedication.”

Steve Jobs said ...

"If you are working on something exciting that
you really care about, you don’t have to be
pushed. The vision pulls you."

Lee Iacoca said ...

“In times of great stress or adversity, it's
always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and
your energy into something positive.”

Robert J. Mckain said ...

“The reason most goals are not achieved is that
we spend our time doing second things first.”

Forgotten Catholic traditions to aid your spiritual life

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Ronald Reagan said ...

"My philosophy of life is that if we make up our
mind what we are going to make of our lives,
then work hard toward that goal, we never lose –
somehow we always win out."

Abraham Lincoln said …

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to
succeed is more important than any one thing.”

General Colin Powell said …

General Colin Powell, whatever you think of his
politics and the choices he made, is a man who
knows a thing or two about what it takes to make
things happen. He said …

“A dream doesn't become reality through magic;
it takes sweat, determination and hard work.”

Yes. And it doesn’t have to be as hard as most of
us make it.

Aristotle said ...

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.”

Robert Collier said ...

The great salesman and philosopher Robert Collier said ...

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated
day in and day out."

Babe Ruth said ...

"It's hard to beat the person who never gives up."

Showering with Nolan Bushnell

Pioneer of the video game industry - and one of
Newsweek’s “50 Men Who Changed America” Nolan
Bushnell said ...

"Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea.
It's the person who gets out of the shower,
dries off, and does something about it that
makes a difference."