Here’s an eyeful of words for you to wonder on today:  “Talent to know the talent has the talent to develop the talent.”  My explanation and exploration follows.

Talent is a skill that was gifted at birth.  Talent cannot be given or invented — it can only be developed and then shared.  Everyone has a talent for the tapping.

Talent on its own will stagnate.  Talent requires exposure to other talent for comparison, stretching, tearing and moderation of the promise.

Recognizing raw talent is a talent.  The ability to sense a lurking talent is like seeing a light that can only be found in the night sky.  During the dawn, that spark blends in with the rest of the white light noise of the day.

When talent is found, the hard work begins.  The talent must be taught and respected and condoned, but never coddled or calcified.  Talent bends.  Sometimes it breaks.  Talent is never brittle.

One of the great sadnesses of the modern life is when raw talent doesn’t go undeveloped, but rather suffocates, unnoticed.  The talent is half-formed.  The spark of life is never ignited.  The being never becomes the whole.  The inchoate person wanders throughout the landscape of the living like a spectre searching for a sighting.

It takes talent to recognize talent and we must act on that inspirational understanding — even if the raw talent is unaware, or unwilling, to live up to the promise of their life.

Talent is intimately rounded and shared.  Talent requires a direct approach.  Talent is unable to be construed from afar.  Local intervention is needed.

Once talent matures, new energy is brought into the world to illuminate bold realms of the human spectrum.  Accorded talent exemplifies, exonerates, defines and demonstrates.

When talent is active, it becomes the force of life for others, and that talent will live beyond the body of one and embed universal dreams and human yearnings deep into the horizon of the rest of us to illuminate the way for future generations.

Talent to know the talent has the talent to develop the talent.

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    1. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
      David W. Boles says:

      Right on, Gordon! It takes practice to develop your talent to recognize talent.

  2. leon marhab – i'm all over the place (at least my mind is) – thinker, jester, dancer, drummer, singer, engineer, brother, son and lover.
    leon marhab says:

    please check out my article under a similar topic. feel free to share your opinion

    1. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
      David W. Boles says:

      Do you have a link to the article?

        1. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
          David W. Boles says:

          Ok, thanks, and welcome to WordPress.com!

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