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God really does bless some with innate talent
« on: October 29, 2013, 04:01:09 PM »
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Romans 1:20 - For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

We've all seen videos of people who for one reason or another, surprise us with a talent that we don't expect them to have. These videos are always moving.

There really is something to the concept of people just being "born with it" - whatever "it" is. I don't think it is a quantifiable quality. I think it must come from God. The notion that biology  arbitrarily "selects" some to have innate prodigious talent from the earliest part of their life defies chance. Take the "idiot savant" as a prime example of my point. It's not far off to look at wonder at a blind, otherwise mentally retarded idiot savant beautifully sing and play the piano, and compare him to a small child, gifted with the ability to beautifully and flawlessly sing opera...

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Re: God really does bless some with innate talent
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2013, 04:44:44 PM »
I normally don't care for opera, but I actually watched the whole thing just to listen to her voice.  ::bows::

I have never had "it", but I can sure spot it when it comes around.

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Re: God really does bless some with innate talent
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2013, 05:33:33 PM »
Love that song.  She does it justice.  God Bless her and keep her.
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Re: God really does bless some with innate talent
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2013, 06:23:02 PM »
In the great scheme of life...I have no talent of that like...glad somebody who does is using it!   ::cool::

On a personal note...if I like that...do I like opera?  Nobody would believe me!
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Re: God really does bless some with innate talent
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2013, 06:58:48 PM »
In the great scheme of life...I have no talent of that like...glad somebody who does is using it!   ::cool::

On a personal note...if I like that...do I like opera?  Nobody would believe me!

I have found all opera is not the same, as all classical music is not.  I like some, others I do not.  No shame in either.
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Re: God really does bless some with innate talent
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2013, 07:29:08 PM »
In the great scheme of life...I have no talent of that like...glad somebody who does is using it!   ::cool::

On a personal note...if I like that...do I like opera?  Nobody would believe me!

I have found all opera is not the same, as all classical music is not.  I like some, others I do not.  No shame in either.

So I get to keep my man-card?  Whew! 
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Re: God really does bless some with innate talent
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2013, 07:50:00 PM »
In the great scheme of life...I have no talent of that like...glad somebody who does is using it!   ::cool::

On a personal note...if I like that...do I like opera?  Nobody would believe me!

I have found all opera is not the same, as all classical music is not.  I like some, others I do not.  No shame in either.

I can appreciate the voice range, but my lack of the Italian dialect makes most of it....well, undesirable to say the least.
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Re: God really does bless some with innate talent
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2013, 08:46:47 PM »
pretty cool
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Re: God really does bless some with innate talent
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2013, 08:51:52 PM »
In the great scheme of life...I have no talent of that like...glad somebody who does is using it!   ::cool::

On a personal note...if I like that...do I like opera?  Nobody would believe me!

I have found all opera is not the same, as all classical music is not.  I like some, others I do not.  No shame in either.

I can appreciate the voice range, but my lack of the Italian dialect makes most of it....well, undesirable to say the least.

I didn't understand a word she sang and it matters not.  The singing itself was glorious.
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Re: God really does bless some with innate talent
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2013, 08:53:46 PM »
I appreciated of her gift.  Personally, as I always told our music director, I can't read music enough to hurt my singing.
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