Gratitude !!!

Hi all,,
It is my mistake that i am away for so long ..please forgive and read on,, i have completed 12 years of coaching at the medical college grounds now..  i am contented ,,many of the shy 12 and 13 year old who came to me with hope in their eys and fire in their bellies are grown ,, some married ,, some have reached their goals,, some are marching on to newer horizons and steeper heights,, some have fallen  ,, alas ,, some have fallen !!
what is the difference between the fallen and the acheivers ?
i can only say it is the singlemindedness in their pursuit and the attitude of gratitude towards this noble game1
imagine a guy like Sanju Samson,, now with the KKR franchicee , from the hamlet of vizhinjam , from alow middle class family,,now a  star..rising in the horizon,,  if not gratitude towards this game then what else?
take Prasanth,Niaz ,, many more ,, cricket has given them the ride of their lifes ,, taken them places ,, given them a livelihood ,, money ,, oppurtunities
and me ,,, i am gratefull , i thank JESUS for making me a cricket coach, for letting me touch countless lives , thank you !!