On Versatility: A Scholar Who Dreams to be an Athlete

This post is about talents, skills, and abilities.

I just came from my PE this afternoon which is basketball. I'm not a sports-oriented person and almost died my whole life wanting to excel in it. Even if I'll have the opportunity to learn, my self-confidence draws back. I just don't know why. My conscience forces me to just have one ability that would make people like me and make me transcend from others. Sorry if that sounds selfish. I'm so happy that at last I'm gonna have it on my talents list. I'm not boasting. I just wanted to make the most out of myself. If those people who have very good talents are ordinary humans like me, then why couldn't I have the potential to do what they can do? A question always appears in my mind:

What would you choose between "being a great varsity player whom everyone has a crush on" and "being a very smart student with a lot of achievements"? Do you ever wish you can have both?

I believe that God gave us enough blessings to keep us happy and enough burdens to keep us humble. Nobody's indeed perfect. So not anyone gets all the talents he wants to have to call himself perfect. As I have observed, academically-excellent students have less or no orientation to sports. Likewise, most athletes are weak in academics. I'm not taking this generally. But if anyone excels in both aspects, there can be something lacking in his life. He may not be that good-looking. He may be financially unfortunate. He may have no musical talents. He may have a lot of family problems. He may be suffering a sickness such as cancer. No one knows. At times when we think that someone is almost perfect, think again. This is not a way to degrade someone so lucky, but just a scoop from reality. This should not be a feeling of envy. One person can be versatile, but he doesn't excel in all those things. Ok. One person may see this as discontentment. But one thing is true. You can make the most out of yourself. It's not being the best but doing your best. We just have to be proud of what we have because God made us unique from others that makes us special in our own way.

I can't believe I'm saying this. I admit I don't always do the things I've written in the previous paragraph. But they can be guides for people who feel the same envy or discontentment or curiosity that I feel. I know you may have negative reactions on this. But assessing yourself with the reality is a good thing to do. Once you learned to self-actualize on one aspect of life you have had problems on, you will feel a sense of achievement. Ok folks. That's all for now. See you soon!