THE WOODS WOULD BE SILENT IF NO BIRDS SANG
“Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.” - Henry Van Dyke W hy do we say, our talents are ‘God-given’? Do we, often, we use the expression, ‘God’s gift’? So, it’s very clear to all of us, that our talents have come to us from God and we, definitely, haven’t ‘earned’ them… We are bestowed with them… blessed with them. But, then, the question that haunts me, often, is this: Has God, our Master, bestowed them upon us ‘just like that’, with no strings attached? Or, has He, indeed, ‘gifted’ them to us, just like that, irrespective of our abilities, without any expectations or strings attached? Yes, I reflect on my own life to get the answer for this question… I believe, that God has given each one of us some talents, and He has given them according to our abilities. And, then, He has left to us to make the best use of them or let them get wasted… That’s wh...