“If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent” – Isaac Newton
Do you consider yourself a badminton player, although your racket is stored way deep under the staircase? Do you consider yourself an artist, although now your watercolor paints have cracked and dried? Do you consider yourself a drummer, although your drumset is sitting in the garage untouched? Do you consider yourself a cross-stitcher, although all you do is sit in front of the TV all day?
Maybe you just like the idea of being.
Maybe we did have an interest or a hobby of some kind at some point. But we stopped. Why? Did our passion die? Or did we suddenly realize we are nowhere near as good as those sportsmen, artists, musicians and all? We usually blame our lack of talent. We stopped because we believe we lacked talent. But still, we hang on to the hardware. We hold dear our stuff – the same way I did with my helmet, because the idea of me being a racecar driver is too cool to let go.
Although I finally did let it go, I am not in any way discouraging anybody from enjoying their hobbies. My opinion is this – don’t take it too seriously. If it has been THAT important to you, you would have pursued your hobby like nothing else matters. If you believe you lack talent, good. It’s better to admit that you have no talent, than to believe that you have and then despair for the fact that you cannot excel with that talent.
So take it easy. Relax and enjoy the moment – doesn’t matter how you fill that moment – clay modeling, wood carving, photography.
Trust me, if your first guitar lesson didn’t create a good G-chord sound, your next one will. Just give your hobby a little patient attention.
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