Frogs' Legs Aren't Funny

The download of my daily (almost) thoughts and ruminations.

Monday, December 31, 2007

Talent

Have you ever noticed how so many people who have talent are overly talented, i.e. they are beyond exceptional at what they do or they are exceptional at more than one thing like singing and dancing, writing books and plays, drawing and painting, playing an instrument and singing, the list goes on and on. Now the question is, is this phenomena due to the fact that talent is only allotted to 1 out of every 10, or is it that some of us are smarter than others in recognizing they have talent and they focus all their energy on developing it, or is it that I'm over analyzing it and we'll never know why some are more talented than others? Don't answer that.

Leonardo Da Vinci probably had one of the best developed minds ever known. Here are just a few of his gems.






I'm sitting here watching Joshua Bell play a violin in ways that I'm sure the original violin
inventor never dreamed possible. Not only that, he can't be more than 33 or less as this picture so vividly demonstrates. I do love to watch extreme talent in action whether it's in music, in sports, in the theater or movies, in writing, in dancing, in Cirque du Soleil, you name it, they are all a sight to behold.

You will, however, notice that I drew the line at professional wrestling, boxing,
or stock car racing for that matter. There are some "talents" that I simply
don't care to emphasize or watch. You could say, my life is already rich enough without them.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! HEALTHY NEW YEAR! HUMOROUS NEW YEAR!

4 Comments:

At 2:57 PM, Blogger stinkypaw said...

May 2008 be a year that brings good friends, good health, good luck and good things!

 
At 8:41 AM, Blogger kara said...

driving a car very fast requires talent. i just don't give a crap about it.

 
At 6:55 AM, Blogger Rachel said...

I know the answer to your wonderings about talent, but its pretty academic. Do you really want to know? Or do you prefer to keep the glamour of "talent" intact? Id be more than happy to dash your illusions, if you'd like. :)

 
At 2:20 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Da Vinci truly was a fascinating man. I highly recommend touring his former abode in Amboise, France, should you ever find yourself in the area. Just amazing the things his mind came up with.

 

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