I believe we all are born the same; at least most of us. It’s
the environment we grow in and experiences is what makes us who we are. There are
some who are born with a silver-spoon but not all of us. We look at others and
try to figure out what talent do we have. The problem is we aren’t born with
it. It’s not about talent, it’s about what interests we possess. Working on an
interest and making yourself good at it is what talent is.
Calling someone talented is offensive. Talent means natural
skill and being a normal person I don’t believe in natural skills or god’s
gift. When you call someone talented you take the work for granted because it
comes from a “talented” person. I don’t consider being called talented a
compliment because when you do that, you just appreciate the present him and
ignore all the hard work gone into it. It’s not an overnight thing or they weren’t
just born with it.
It’s very important to comprehend that it takes years of
practice and hard work to acquire a particular skill. Our interest can never
become our talent as long as we consider it natural and not something which
comes from hard work.
Endurance is the key.
A diamond without polishing is just
a compressed piece of charcoal.
