I'll Be The Giver And You'll Be The Taker



Everyone is good at something. Some people can paint, some sing, some run really fast, others can do complicated math problems in their head. Everyone has something that makes them special. When other people think about that skill they think to them selves, "Oh, Johnny is really good at that" or "Suzy does that perfectly!"

It's taken me a long time to find that one thing that I am good at and am truly passionate about. I like to draw, but my sketches are nothing special. I love music but so does every other black haired, skinny jeans wearing 15 year old with a chip on their shoulder. I used to think I was pretty decent at photography, but then so is anyone who has a digital camera and photoshop.

What I've realized is that there will always be someone who does it better. It is physically impossible to be the best at something. How do you decided what is best? Everyone has different thoughts, beliefs, and upbringings that effect their taste in anything. Some people like classical music and some like jazz. Is one or the other really wrong? If so, how can you prove it?

What makes you 'the best' at something is being confident in your ability to complete the task better than anyone else. If I honestly believe that I am great at something others will be more likely to agree that I posess that skill than if I were to say that I was 'just ok' at it.

Although I truly believe that music runs through my viens I think my true talent lies in writting. It may not be evident through my many pointless and mundane blog entries, but my works of fiction are rather quite good. I've been writing fiction since I was six or seven and have always had a knack for it. I've always enjoyed writing but didn't think it was something I could make a career off of.

I feel that I enjoy it far to much to ignore it. As I write more and more for this book I'm doing with two of my friends I find that I'm really getting into to it. I'm anxious for the other two to finish their chapter so I can have my turn to write more. When NB asked me to assist her with her chapter I was over joyed. To fill the gap between writing chapters from my character, Ryleigh Mae Carden's perspective I am going to start writing a whole new book that I will write my self from start to finish.

I'm loosely basing it on the life of a friend of mine as the things that she's already gone through in her short life seem like the kind of things you'd only read about. Chances are my books will never be published and the only people who ever read it will be the friends and family I e-mail the file to. I'm going to hold onto the hope though that one day I might get the opportunity to have something published.

I certainly wouldn't expect to make a living off any book I could possibly write, but who knows maybe one day someone will read what I have to say and be able to relate to it in some small way. Before I hit the 'PUBLISH POST' button I just wanted to take a minute to thank my good friend, NB, for helping me to realize my not so hidden talent. Thank you.

Later Days
Santi

PS> Never Let You Go by Third Eye Blind is such a solid song :-)
PPS> No spelling mistakes!!!!! I'm proud.