Some people are born with natural gifts talents or tendencies that are woven directly into their genetic code. Mozart was born with music already playing in his soul. And no matter how many swings or jumpers we buy that play Mozart as our infants swing and jump, the number of budding Mozarts out there is very small. Michelangelo was graced with a third-eye one that could detect the presence of a winged angel or a weeping mother hidden inside an amorphous chunk of cold marble.

But even the most gifted and most talented become better, more gifted and talented, with practice. It was as Mozart and Michelangelo lived their skills that they moved from technical genius to spiritual triumph.

Not all great talents are manifested in such enduring examples as marble statues or soaring sonatas.

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