01-05-2005, 12:38 PM
Nina182B Wrote:Hmmm.. not sure if I believe there are things that come natural for some people that they don't need to work hard at it. Even if someone is natural at playing the piano, or drawing, it still takes time and effort to practice the piano or produce a work of art.
I agree, to a certain extent. Like a basketball player that is really tall. They still have to work hard, but when they do, they have a natural advantage over some others. Great eyesight also helps artists. I remember seeing something on Tech TV that a sketch artist eyes naturally focused on strict parts of a picture to duplicate them on his copy he was creating. Beyond physicality though, it has a lot to do with weather you truly enjoy what you?re doing or not. I like writing so I do it all the time, thus developing my current level of skill through execution. It is a lot harder to practice and get good at something you aren't into. The way I like to see things is this. Take a fighter. He has tons of strength, but little experience. He goes against a fighter with far less power, but has trained for far longer than his adversary. So the brute gets his ass kicked even though he could crush him with one hand. So the truth is that all natural ability is moot if you have not the ability to harness it.