An essay by one of my online students, Jesmi Ms.

Some say that identifying talents much early is the primary thing that makes a girl or a boy successful in their respective talents.Some others hold the view that talents if any ,will naturally surface and success will follow in the long run.
Which view do you support and state why, with examples from your life or surroundings?

Each child is unique and has his or her own interests and talents .When some say this has to be identifed first in order to be successful in their life, others opine that this talent hunt can be complete only when they pass their childhood period. In my opinion the latter view holds much water.

The interest of a child changes as s/he grows up. This is a natural phenomenon. It is because children have a very little knowledge about everything and they get interested in things which can keep them amused. It may be arts, sports or the latest technologies. For example, many children spend hours with art forms like dancing, painting or with computer games. This might be misunderstood as their favourite zone by adults. Most often, these youngsters do not show any talent in these areas in their later life.

On the other hand, very often those who have found their real interest in something have realized it in their adolescent or adult period. At this age, it is very easy to identify, whether he is talented or just attracted towards his area of interest. To cite an example, many sports personalities have understood that they are talented in a particular game in the latter part of their teenage.

However, there are some exceptional instances, where children are found interested in something and later it is proved that they got an ability to excel in that field. But, the number of such cases is very small.

In short, childhood is a period of enjoyment and slow and steady enlightenment for children. Checking out their talent at this time is not a wise idea. But, this period will help them to an extent to find out in what they are talented in future.

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