What do you do with a talent?
 
I don’t know how it happened,
but one day,
 I found out that I had a talent.
I didn’t know what to do with it,
so I left it there.
 
Why was it here? 
What was I supposed to do with it?
“What do you do with a talent?” I thought.
 
At first, it didn’t bother me. 
But it seemed attracted to me,
so I tried ignoring it.

It followed me everywhere I went.
So I acted as if it wasn’t mine.
 
I didn’t want it here.
I made faces at it. I shooed it away.
I even discouraged it.
Though it shuddered, it never went away.
Like it was apart of me.
 
I started to worry about my talent. 
What was I supposed to do with it?
 
I worried if others would laugh at me.
And tease me of my talent.
 
So I kept it a secret.
I hid it everywhere I went.
So I could try to be normal.
 
But there was something special about my talent,
something that comforted me,
 and something special that
made me feel good.
 
At first, it was shy,
but the more I played with it,
the more it grew.
And soon, I almost believed in it.

I showed it to other people,
though most of the time,
they would laugh at it,
 and tease me about it,
and say it was no good.
 
And the more and more they doubted it,
the more I doubted it too.
 
And I almost believed them.
But then, I realized that this was my talent,
not theirs.
After all, what did they know about my talent?
 
I decided to care for it, play with it,
and treasure it with all my heart.
 
My talent grew and grew.
And so did my love for it.

I couldn’t
 imagine my life without it.
 
Then, one day,
it grew wings and soared through the sky.
And when I showed it to other people,
they wouldn’t laugh,
but enjoy it.
 
And for the first time,
I realized that it truly believed in itself.
And that I believed in it too.
 
And from then on,
I didn’t care about what people thought of my talent,
even though it maybe was weird, mysterious,
and even a bit crazy.
 
And for the first time,
I could share it with the world
knowing that I didn’t have to worry about it.
 
I don’t know how to say it,
but being with my talent had showed me
that if you truly believe you can,
you could change the world.

-Being inspired by "What do you do with an idea?",
I decided to write this short book, "What do you do with a talent?"