{"id":1823,"date":"2012-08-21T03:00:05","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lettinggo\/?p=1823"},"modified":"2012-08-19T10:10:18","modified_gmt":"2012-08-19T14:10:18","slug":"the-flowering-of-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lettinggo\/2012\/08\/the-flowering-of-talent.html","title":{"rendered":"The Flowering of Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>My mom was a very talented professional singer. My daughter has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard and singing is as natural as breathing to her! She is embarking upon a life of medical service but I&#8217;m wondering how her talent should best express itself in this life?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer: <\/strong>Whenever someone is fortunate enough to have a genuine love of something in this life, one may be sure this love that he or she was given will see to it that it &#8220;shines&#8221; as needed upon whatever is intended for that person to flower accordingly. Love never fails; it is success itself. If you feel you must do something for your daughter, then just quietly support her wishes, without enabling her. Let the love in her have its head&#8230; for it knows far better than anyone what it wants to marry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: My mom was a very talented professional singer. My daughter has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard and singing is as natural as breathing to her! 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