MUHAMMAD ALI'S ADVICE

[b]Boxer Muhammad Ali's advice to his daughter
An incident transpired when Muhammad Ali's daughters arrived at his home
wearing clothes that were quite revealing. Here is the story as told by
one of his daughters:

"When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted my younger sister,
Laila, and me up to my father's suite. As usual, he was hiding behind
the door waiting to scare us. We exchanged many hugs and kisses as we
could possibly give in one day. My father took a good look at us. Then
he sat me down on his lap and said something that I will never forget.
He looked me straight in the eyes and said, "Hana, everything that God
made valuable in the world is covered and hard to get to. Where do you
find diamonds? Deep down in the ground, covered and protected. Where do
you find pearls? Deep down at the bottom of the ocean, covered up and
protected in a beautiful shell. Where do you
find gold? Way down in the mine, covered over with layers and layers of
rock.
You've got to work hard to get to them."

He looked at me with serious eyes. "Your body is sacred. You're far more
precious than diamonds and pearls, and you should be covered too."[/b]

@ 'Big Father', thanks for sharing this lovely piece.