tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post7146508493579092287..comments2023-05-21T09:46:36.566-04:00Comments on A Blob of Something Different: More Talk About TalentsSomething Differenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-27859403009728036692009-03-19T22:47:00.000-04:002009-03-19T22:47:00.000-04:00MIM- How do you teach yourself a talent? Do you me...MIM- How do you teach yourself a talent? Do you mean a skill? I don't think of a talent as something you can learn. I think of it as something you are born with.Something Differenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-85024891779774092692009-03-19T22:41:00.000-04:002009-03-19T22:41:00.000-04:00What if someone teaches themselves a talent, is th...What if someone teaches themselves a talent, is that not praise worthy enough?Mikeinmidwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076346601047947913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-46640538296188537652009-03-19T15:00:00.000-04:002009-03-19T15:00:00.000-04:00CIB- you are missing my whole point! God gives peo...CIB- you are missing my whole point! God gives people talents. That is nothing to praise the person for (IMO). What you <I>should</I> praise the person for is using their talents in a constructive manner. Yes, the person may make people laugh by drawing nasty pictures but that is anything but constructive!<BR/>And I disagree with you on that last point also. Money is not everything. Far from it. <BR/><BR/>Dreamer- gosh I dunno. Some say I am... What defines talented?Something Differenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-51740700946697530242009-03-19T12:09:00.000-04:002009-03-19T12:09:00.000-04:00now the question is...are YOU talented?now the question is...<BR/>are YOU talented?the dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822161153919399458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-87311124918252878762009-03-19T10:45:00.000-04:002009-03-19T10:45:00.000-04:00"A person who is artistic and uses their ability t..."A person who is artistic and uses their ability to draw nasty pictures of people who get on their nerves is not someone worthy of praising for their talent." Why not? They obviously think they are putting their talent to good use, and I'm sure there is someone out there laughing along with them. I think you are making an arbitrary difference, and not a real one. You think people should only be praised for something if they do something that you consider good with it, that ability itself is not something worthy of praise. Why not?<BR/><BR/>Lastly, when people showcase their talents they want to earn money, not necessarily praise. And when it comes to money, the value is in the person who is paying the check.Originally From Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927411127491577903noreply@blogger.com