All talent does is give you a clue: a hint, a direction in which to apply yourself. To reach the greatest heights, however, talent is not enough. For without those lung-prickling bursts of effort, what is a clue, a hint, or a direction?
A missed opportunity is what it is. Which could be argued as being worse than nothing.
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Talent, ability, giftedness–are they all the same thing? Or are they subtle variations of each other? I am reading The Faerie Queen by Spenser; it’s slow going because of the language. Today I was wondering if one can develop proficiency at reading this kind of poetry, or if it’s a talent that one is born with. Interesting blog. It makes me think.
I think talent is necessary to develop certain levels of ability…I’m not sure where you would start quantifying and defining though
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Talent also only improves and grows with that same effort. I would have never gotten to the point in my writing, if I hadn’t had so many psychotic spurts of writing euphoria.
I know so many teens this needs to be told to! Kids who imagine since they are ‘stars’ in their small town schools, they can make it big in some way. Crazy.
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