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Good people often wonder why they have to suffer or go through pain. Tragic things happen to them, but God doesn't cause them or always prevent them. Instead, He strengthens and blesses them through prayer. A tennis player named Arthur Johns had a successful career but suffered a heart attack and became paralyzed. He also tested positive for HIV due to contaminated blood during a bypass procedure. Despite this, Arthur remained stoic and saw his situation as part of life's challenges. He reminded people that in tennis, only one person can win. Why me? Why do good people suffer or go through pain they don't deserve? Rex D. Pinagar once said, There is terrible suffering in our world today. Tragic things happen to good people. God does not cause them, nor does He always prevent them. He does, however, strengthen us and bless us with His peace through earnest prayer. Why me? I haven't come across someone who hasn't at some point in their lives posed this question. Why is this happening to me is a common question from those who come to me with their tale of suffering. We've all wondered about it, therefore it's a reasonable inquiry. Permit me to tell you a short tale. Arthur Johns, 1945-1993, was a promising young tennis player. He was the top player in the world in 1970 and had won thirty-three career titles, including three Grand Slams. But while teaching a tennis session, he suffered a major heart attack at the age of thirty-six. Because Arthur was as athletic and fit as any other world-class athlete, this was especially startling. He underwent a quadruple bypass procedure that same year. The days of his way of life were over. He needed to be patient. He couldn't keep jumping around the court. He accepted things as it was. As if this wasn't enough, Arthur's right arm became paralyzed not long after the procedure. He tested positive for HIV, which was discovered later. The reason it was so tragic was that Arthur had not contributed to the disease's development. Arthur's doctors came to the conclusion that the blood he had received during his second bypass procedure was contaminated with HIV. Soon after, fans and other individuals from all around the world began sending condolence notes. He was frequently questioned, Why, Arthur? Why are you? How is God able to treat you like this? The athlete responded stoically and without fear, despite a small sense of fear for what was ahead for him. At least fifty million children take up tennis worldwide, and less than five million get any basic coaching. Out of those five million, only about ten percent, or five hundred thousand, learn professional tennis. No more than fifty thousand play in Circuit A, some five thousand compete for the Grand Slams, and barely fifty make it to the Wimbledon. Exactly four people make it to the semis and only two to the finals. No prizes for guessing that only one person gets to lift the cup. Only one winner.