Days of Grace

Quite sometime ago, I read an article about a Arthur Ashe that had probably changed my life forever. For those who don't know who he is-Arthur Ash was the first ever and the only African-American to win Wimbledon back in 1970's(I think it was 1975-not sure). A very inspiring and probably one of the most prominent athlete of our time. However his life ended tragicaly when he was diagnosed with HIV which he contracted from blood tranfusions from a heart surgery that he had to undergo. So sad right? So what was about Arthur Ashe that touched and thought me probably the greatest value of all time?? I give you this bit of the article which I had cut out and kept it:

"During his battle with AIDS, from the world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which asked: "Why does God have to select you for such a bad disease"?

To this Arthur Ashe replied: The world over -- 50,000,000 children start playing tennis, 5,000,000 learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5,000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to the semi-finals, 2 to the finals, When I was holding a cup I never asked God "Why me?" And today in pain I should not be asking God, "Why me?""

People tend to complain a lot. It's a norm. It's just in us. Complain and complain and more complain. Everyone does it. The only difference is that there are some that complain too much, and some that restrain from complaining, and rather work with what they have.

The first category of people, are the one's that fall. If a person is gonna complain about everything, and not move forward or perhaps do something to make the problem go away, then it's just going to turn sour.

The second, are those people who are the ones that survive it all. The one's that stop and figure a way to solve the problem instead of sitting on the matter and waiting for it to turn sour. You see, that's living, it's either you make it, or break it. Complaining, is just not the way.

Well I'm just saying this cause hey...I've made the mistake quite a few times if not many. Why waste time by whining and whinging? Right? I just notice that there are quite a great deal of people that fall into the first category. And the older I get, the more annoyed I am with these people.

But I guess theres always room for change. We need change. Change can always be a good thing, if it's for the better. Always is.

Right now I am trying really hard not to complain too much. I am trying to embrace every good and bad thing in my life. Most importantly I am trying to be more contented with what I have

It's not easy but I am trying and the effort of doing it itself makes me feel so much more better and happier.

P/S: Days of Grace was what Arthur Ashe described about the last years of his life.