Daily Meditation: Thursday, October 17, 2002

Even if you had certain talents in a previous incarnation, …

10/17/2002

Even if you had certain talents in a previous incarnation, they will not reveal themselves in this incarnation if you do not exercise them. Sometimes someone discovers late on in life that they have an aptitude for a certain activity which they had not suspected. They are totally astonished and regret not having discovered it earlier. It is therefore important from a very early age to experience a wide variety of activities. If you find you are no good at something, you can give it up, but at least you will not have to live with the regret of not having tried. If you are so inclined, it is always good to venture into something for which you have no particular aptitude, but if you are not succeeding at it, do not labour away stubbornly. It is better to exercise the talents you already have than to waste your efforts on those you do not have and always to fail. You have to know where to invest your energies. Therefore, perfect the qualities and talents you already have, and if after that you still have time left, try to awaken in you others that you lack.