Talents

I remember sitting through one of those "spiritual gifts" lessons, filling out their questionaire, and thinking that some of what they were talking about (e.g. service) were universal requirements, not just for selected gifted ones.

Talents and gifts are context-dependent. Imagine if you will Albert Einstein and a little girl whose puppy is stuck just out of her reach in a storm drain. The talent she needs, and he has, is having an arm long enough to rescue her dog.

I have my own favorite talents, but often the situation calls for unspectacular ones.