A gifted man

He always believed that he could RUN, until he met a cheetah in East Africa one day, who could run 70 miles per hour, which is almost 3 times faster than him.

He always believed that he could SWIM, until he met a Gentoo penguin in Antarctica, who could swim 15 miles per hour; and a school of fish that never have to get out of water to breathe.

He always believed that he could JUMP, until he met a puma, who could jump 15 feet or about 5 times its height; and later a flea who could jump 100 times higher than its size.

He always believed that he could CLIMB, until he met a cat, who could just climb 3 floors up in 5 seconds without making any noise; and later a monkey who could climb a coconut tree that was 80 feet high.

"No way! There must be something I am good at," despite the little frustration, he tried to think of ANYTHING that he could do, well, not necessarily to be something elegant, but something that impresses others will do.

He thought, well, maybe he could CRAWL. Immediately he found a snail who was crawling just next to him very slowly, but yet, steadily enough that seemed as though it could do that forever; and later a black Mamba who crawled aggressively at 20 miles per hour and kept threatening him with its fangs.

He thought, well, maybe he could SLEEP. Immediately he found a bear who just woke up from its 10 days hibernation; and later a ground squirrel who told him that its about time for it to go into hibernation for 4 to 6 months.

"Just why don't I have a talent?" he was really upset in the beginning, and finally decided to stop fighting the nature, but start thinking instead what he could really do best given what he had. 

So he invented a CAR, that runs much faster than 70 miles per hour.

So he invented a SHIP, that sails much faster than 15 miles per hour; and a SUBMARINE that allows him to stay underwater for a very long time. 

So he invented a PLANE, that gets him to 37,000 feet high in the air, moves him from one end of the world to another; and a ROCKET that even transports him to another planet if he wants.

"I think I know what my talent really is now," and he happily transferred all his knowledge to many generations to come.

We all must be talented in some way, its just a matter of whether you've discovered yours.

Some people think its a waste of time and effort to try out different things or to develop different skills in life, as they think it would just end up knowing a lot in 'breadth' but not in 'depth'.

For me, I suppose you never know what your talent really is, until you discover it.

If you are uncertain about what you can achieve, just KEEP TRYING.