I was watching a drag race on TV the other day, a replay I'm sure. Somebody got a perfect light. I mean, .0000 leaving leaving the line. Was that luck? Maybe, but I don't think so. You practice and do something so many times, and if you're completely focused on it, perfection is possible, even if not every time. You'll get close at least.
So, was that "talent" or was it "skill?" Those two words run together. Most of us don't have much of either, and that's what makes it amazing when they come together in front of us.
What's got me thinking about this, I'm cooking a pot of spaghetti, it's a Sunday thing. The sauce I made a few weeks ago, a huge batch, freeze it in containers so we can eat for weeks. Please stay with me, this is going somewhere, I promise.
I'm not a caterer but I've cooked on grills a time or two. There was one thing, I think it was a wedding for some great friends, can't remember....all I can recall was there were a lot of people there. A lady came up to me....even older then than I am now...she was gushing....about what a "talent" it is to be able to "cook."
That told me a few things:
1. These folks, she and her husband, have eaten out every meal of their entire lives, and it's obviously been a very long life.
2. I don't think "cooking" is a skill OR a talent, it's neither, it's required to stay alive.
And I can't come up with a third thing to put on the list.
So, was that "talent" or was it "skill?" Those two words run together. Most of us don't have much of either, and that's what makes it amazing when they come together in front of us.
What's got me thinking about this, I'm cooking a pot of spaghetti, it's a Sunday thing. The sauce I made a few weeks ago, a huge batch, freeze it in containers so we can eat for weeks. Please stay with me, this is going somewhere, I promise.
I'm not a caterer but I've cooked on grills a time or two. There was one thing, I think it was a wedding for some great friends, can't remember....all I can recall was there were a lot of people there. A lady came up to me....even older then than I am now...she was gushing....about what a "talent" it is to be able to "cook."
That told me a few things:
1. These folks, she and her husband, have eaten out every meal of their entire lives, and it's obviously been a very long life.
2. I don't think "cooking" is a skill OR a talent, it's neither, it's required to stay alive.
And I can't come up with a third thing to put on the list.
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