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The following incident took
place when Muhammad Ali's daughters arrived at his home wearing
clothes that were not modest. Here is the story as told by one of
his daughters:
When we finally arrived, the chauffer 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."
Source:
"Taken from the book: More Than A Hero: Muhammad Ali's Life Lessons"
Through His Daughter's Eyes.
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