Southern Folk Medicine by Phyllis D. Light

Author:Phyllis D. Light
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781623171575
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 2017-11-10T05:00:00+00:00

19. Every person is born with a talent, and we must find and use our talents to grow who we are and become ourselves.

If we deny our talent, if we deny ourselves, this may cause unhappiness, depression, and illness. So what is a talent? In this context, a talent is any gift or leaning innate within us. It may be creative, such as art, music, or dance. You might be a natural-born athlete or love flower arranging or building things from wood. You might have an aptitude for business or chemistry. It may be an ability such as being a good listener or having an aptitude for foreign languages.

Even though we may have been born with a talent or leaning, it still takes practice, practice, practice to become skillful and expert with the talent. All the innate talent for music, athletics, or math may lie dormant or not reach full potential without study and practice. Manifesting your talent isn’t about achieving greatness, becoming famous, or becoming rich. It’s about fulfilling that bit inside you that yearns to express that which is waiting.

More than likely, this tenet made its way into Southern and Appalachian Folk Medicine from the Bible. There are several Bible verses concerning talents. The most commonly quoted one is from 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, which basically says that gifts (talents) are given for the common good. One person may have the gift of wisdom and another the gift of knowledge. Other gifts mentioned are for healing, languages, prophecy, and teaching.

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