Talent is something I have never had much of. I could never get the knack for playing music, I never could sing. Sometimes I even have trouble playing the radio. Lately some people have told me I really have a talent for writing these blogs, but I feel I cannot take credit for them. When you are sitting in front of a keyboard and words seem to flow, turning into sentences, then paragraphs, is that really a talent? Maybe so, but it sure doesn't seem like one.
I had a natural talent when I was young. I could catch a baseball. Whether off a bat, or a thrown ball, if it came anywhere near first base, it would be in my glove. At the time it really didn't matter that I could not hit the ball, and that I wasn't very good at throwing the ball. Later it mattered a lot and my talent for catching the ball, wasn't enough.
A few years later I thought I had a talent for riding a motorcycle, then for driving a car, then a van. Once upon a time I thought I might could be a stunt driver, but that was a vocation I never pursued. My talent for driving, and also for catching a ball, has served me well over the years. The hand/eye coordination I still have today can be attributed to both baseball and driving.
It is pretty smooth to go through life untalented. Even smoother is coming out with a talent no one knew you had! I enjoy writing these blogs. I really enjoy it when someone relates to my written word. I still do not consider it a talent, though. Maybe a blessing, maybe a gift, but definitely not a talent.
2 comments:
I think you are wrong. I think you have a talent for writing. I did not know this until you started writing the blogs. I am very proud of you. Keep up the good work.
The great thing about talent is that we all have slightly different talents, which when put together allows us to do things that no individual could accomplish.
The example that comes to mind is the Robert E. Lee School Association. It was able to do great things by pooling talents.
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