God gave everyone of us talents so that we can contribute to human kind. Talents come in the form of many kinds: music, art, inspiring, dancing, sports, writing etc. These talents are probably the real purpose why we are on this world.
Something changed when we started going to school. In school, some will have the chance to develop their talents, but some won’t. For those who have talents in dancing, they will probably not have a chance to develop this talent because it’s not a criteria to pass the exam. School emphasize a lot on academic subjects which are perceived as the door to success.
In the process of going to school, some would have lose their talents. Talents are like muscles, the more you use it, the more it grows. If you don’t use it, it will be lost.
Many decided to give up their talents because of social pressure. How many will choose to be an artist over an engineer? People will call you mad if you decide to be an artist. But you are normal or wise if you choose to be an engineer. Due to this social pressure, again talents are lost.
A friend of mine chose to be a teacher but she’s in love with music. She can play instruments, can sings well, but don’t have that courage to make that change. She always complained about her job as a teacher, and was not happy with the job.
I start to believe that happiness and talents are related.
It is not easy to overcome the fear of social pressure for your talents. But I can assure you that following your talent will make you a much happier person.
