I got so inspired by the following passage, I just had to share this with you all…
The one main reason being that, we all ask this question in midst of our problems ” Why Me God, Why Me? ” .. … Oh for sure I ask this question everytime I get stuck in the middle of a crisis. But probably this passage down teaches us not to question God’s purpose in our life.
Why Me God? Why Me…..
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 Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam titles.
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 :
” Why Me ? ”
So now that I’m in pain how can I ask God :
” Why Me ? ”
Lord you be my potter and let me be the clay, mould me and shape me….this is what I pray….
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Food for thought… .from Anamika’s Blog to all Pencliff’s readers. Happy reading and Happy blogging 😃
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Too sad to ask such a question…but we are wrong cause God always is by our side….and we should pray him to grant glory and happiness…
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Yes! Amen to that.. but we are mere human aren’t we? We.do tend to show the human perspective when in grief…but real life incident teaches like these, us to look at problems in our life in a different angle…
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Ofcorse for human being,problem is like the way to lead us to God..
.but we take it as curse..thats why we always blame on it…
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Uhmm…true.. we shldnt see it as a curse.
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Yaaah
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😮😮 very inspirational post. The world is full of Real life examples. Where people have turn impossible into possible. Where seems no hope and way. 💪👍
You have posted a well written and inspirational article. ❤✌
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Thank you so much Newtan….Glad you found it inspirational . Yes, it’s real life experience like these which keeps us grounded and thankful.. .
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Wow a wonderful post explaining everything we do for us is ourselves why blame God for it…
that’s right people mostly pat themselves when they win and blame God when they lose…This post is such an inspiration to all of us… kudos to you😊
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Haha…i c you managed …yes true. .we usually accept all his blessings but when it comes to hardship we question. ..this aspect of ours should change….Thank you Chiru….for the encouragment…
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Keep writing such posts Apple.. we need more inspiration..
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How in the world we lack inspiration when you are there posting it everyday for us to get inspired Chiru…
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Oh too much of praising..
Everyone teaches us or inspire us in their own way like I do like u do and like our beloved fellow bloggers do😊😊
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Bilkul Sahi…perfectly said.
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😊😊
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👍👌
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Thank you Novus..
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that was inspirational…….really………we humans play blame game every time and God is on the top of our hit list every time seriously,
very very nice post.
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If everything is fine then we always forget the God.
But
If something is not good OR wrong with us then we always say “Heyy Bhagwaan”
Jb v Jarurttt hogii terii tbhi tm pujeee jaaogeee……Agr kutch v glt hogaa to sbse phle ungli tmpe hii uthegii Meree Pyreee Bhagwaan😐😐😐
BTW Anamika you have written very inspirational post with wonderful writing.
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You are absolutely right Ashish .. thank you so much for those encouraging words.
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My pleasure❣
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Inspirational article..bt i never ask why me to God
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That’s a great trait Goldie…keep it up.
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Yup anamika
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So inspiring post and so true. Thanks for sharing this Anamika.
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My pleasure Jaya….Thanks for the encouraging words dear…
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Welcome
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That’s so emotional. Exactly. God gives us happiness and troubles and we should thank him for whatever he plans for us. I never knew about this player though.
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Hey Shreya great to see you back, yes even I heard about him recently. .but what i heard made me think and i thought this will be a great share.with all of you . .
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It was indeed wonderful.😊😊
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Shukruguzar hum mohatarna…
How are you Shreya?
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I am wonderful. How are you? Long since we talked. Hahaa
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I knw long… long time since we caught up each other… how is your studies going on ? I am good Shreya ..
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That’s immense faith in God.
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Yes Adhitya….and that’s exactly what God expects from us….blind faith just like a child has on his or her parents..
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Yes
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Yes, we tend to ignore the blessings in life, thanks for the beautiful reminder!
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It was kind of an eye opener for me myself Megala ji… Thank you for taking the time to visit and respond. Such warm response makes me keep going.
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Anamika, I had a bad day today and it feels warm reading this. I will not question God that ‘Why me?’ during bad times as I don’t do such in the good times. It’s so beautiful that you’ve mentioned such an important lesson of life via such a sweet example.
Brilliant as always, keep inspiring by your writings and may god bless you like 123456789…hehe😂
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I am sorry to hear that you had a bad day Piyush. But I know you are strong enough to face it. So I think this post came to calm you down at the right time. ..
Yes we even forget to thank God when we have a good time forget abt asking him Why Lord why did you bless me tdy am i even worth it.. but we are quite fast to point back at Him and ask Why Lord Why when we face trouble and tribulations… .
But you knw what Piyush he is an all knowing God and he . realises we are weak and loves us just as we are …so be cheerful tdy might not have been good to you but tmrrw brings a fresh new day and guess what it’s a fresh new start too…so i am sure you will have a super duper day …dekh lena.
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Hehe…correct Anamika…your posts are always at the right time☺️ And true that….he always showers his love even if we complain and that’s the reason he’s God: The Ultimate Reach.
Fresh day hain aaj sahi kaha and keeping the spirits high as always…lets hope for the best and I hope you have a day full of smiles to keep your heart healthy. 😊
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I am glad Piyush that you are having a beautiful day.. mine is great too… Take care and enjoy the day to it’s fullest.. ..
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You’re very sweet and Kinda Anamika. Your generosity is really heartwarming….enjoy your day as well!😊
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Now you are being very generous with your words. Thank you so much Piyush….
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Thank you so much for your encouraging words as ever Piyush…..and haha what was that 123456789..mein kuch samji nahi . ..
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See, have you ever seen a kid spell out 1-10 while he/she is learning…..they go pretty fast😂 and that’s very pleasing and sweet to hear….so god bless you ekdumm fassummfass😂
P.S. fasummfass is a kiddish way of saying ‘fast fast’😂😂
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Haha….now i got what you said.. . Thank you Piyush you are really cho chweet (children’s way of saying so sweet ..haha)
May God bless you fasummfass….😁
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I’m sweet and you are double sweet😂👍🏻
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Haha…😁
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Great post dear.<3
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Thank you so much Mam….
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My pleasure.
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This is so deep. Everyone should understand this before blaming not only God but anything that gets blamed.
Great one 💯❤️
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Uhmm…your words sound very true. Thanks for the encouragement Sumeet…
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So true!!
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Yes true.. .
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The perfect response!
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It touched me so much, i couldn’t help…..but share and end it up with a small prayer.
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Wow! That’s an interesting inspiring story! Great answer given by legends, keep sharing inspiring blog Anamika truly appreciated! Have a great Day n Night ,keep blogging ☕ ☕
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Thank you for the encouragement Ravi ji….
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My pleasure always dear 🌻☕
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Morning Ravi ji…
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☕Bonjour ! avoir un beau jour ☕
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Bonjour Ravi ji….Merci beaucoup….
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mon plaisir toujours! à votre santé💐
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yes i remember reading this players story…amamzing…thank you for the reminder. so uplifting!
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I am so glad you came by and appreciated. Yes very uplifting indeed his approach towards life’s troubles. Wish we could achieve the same.
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ooo my typo
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Haha….yes.
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when will come your new post because i am waiting for your new post 🙂
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Thank you so much dear. Your words were so motivating that I just had, to put up one strday itself. So Shrika Dhaka my new post is up for you to read, enjoy and analyse…. Thank you once again for all the love you shower on me and my work.
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we barely thank God for all that he has given , so we shouldn’t even question him for our misery. Perhaps, whatever he does , it for some good . You have furnished your views with a very good example. 👍
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Hey my namesake…..long time no see. How are you Anamika? Yes what you told is absolutely true. Thank you for the encouraging words.dear….
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i am good, just busy with my studies 😊
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Uhmm..Good. All the best namesake…. Glad you came by.
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thank you 😊
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Any time dear…
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Yeah,why me God ?.God thinks I deserve it.So no more questions Thank you Anamika.Great thought.
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Glad you got the essence right..and thank you for reflecting on this topic more in your blog and thanks for the mention too…So it’s a.big thanks Sridhar ji…
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Wow 👌
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Haha…thank you so much Sakshi…..
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Amen!
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Yes Amen.. ..
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A very inspiring post
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Thank you… omce again for the appreciation. Glad u found it inspiring.
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My pleasure
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Your writings are unique and this is very true and inspirational but I had read this similar type before, you have written very well & I got to know about Arthur Ashe, Do you really believe in God?
And one more thing that every human has more than two sides… The one who can see ur bright side among the others is special…
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Yes, I most certainly believe in God….infact I exist because he made me to.
Yes the one who sees your bright side is the special one but the special one sees your bright side and accept you with your that dark side is your precious special one. Hold on to that blessing.
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Very interesting & so true… Bt in reality finding such people is like finding a gem 💎… Which is not easy…
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Thank you for explaining it so beautifully anna
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You are always welcome Walter…
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I don’t think there are many things more exciting than seeing you here and writing to you
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Oh wow…you still amaze me…what is so mesmerizing…I wonder …
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Sometimes, words can’t express or explain
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Having read this I thought it was very informative. I appreciate you spending some time and energy to put this article together.
I once again find myself spending way too much time both reading and leaving
comments. But so what, it was still worthwhile!
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I really like looking through an article that can make people think.
Also, thanks for allowing me to comment!
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Amazing and deep, definitely something to think about.
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Yes …definetly worth thinking and thanking about.. Thank you for dropping in and the appreciation.
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This post speaks expressly to me…. Lord forgive me for ever questioning you
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Hey Gideon.. long time no see. ..how are you ?
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😊😊😊 dearest friend… Long time Indeed… I’m good dear. What about you?
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Good too Gideon. ..by the grace of God. Have u managed to buy a new mobile or still using the dear friend’s laptop?
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My dearest… By his grace I have been able to get a new mobile… Thanks to God
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Wow.that’s great news…Praise be to the Lord. Now it’s easier for you to access WP ain’t it ….
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Hallelujah… Yes dear… it’s very much easier now… Thanks for being there with me all these while
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Come on Gideon.. that’s the least I could do for you my Friend… Take care.
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