The Parable of the Talents
Jesus, according to the Bible1, tells his followers a parable about a man who, before embarking
on a long journey, called together his three servants and entrusted them with the greater part of
his wealth. To the first servant, he gave five talents2 of gold, to the second, two talents, and to
the third, one talent. Upon his return several years later, he called upon his servants to deliver
up the wealth which he had left to them. The first servant reported that he had made productive
use ofthe five talents entrusted to him and thereupon returned ten talents to his master, who was
so delighted with this good and faithful servant, he rewarded him. The second servant made a
similar report and returned not only his original two talents, but an additional two which he had
earned during his master's absence. The man was as delighted with this servant as he was with
the first, and the second servant was similarly rewarded. The third servant reported that,
because he had dug a hole in the ground and hid the one talent entrusted to him, he was only
able to offer back to his master his one original talent.This report angered the man, who took
the one talent from the servant, gave it to the first servant, and cast the slothful servant out of
doors, where, according to Matthew, there was much gnashing of teeth.
The Parable of the Talents is intended to warn even those with the meanest ability to use to the best
advantage his or herGod-given or natural "talents." We do commonly observe that some people appear
to exercise more or less talent than others, and these differing degrees of talent among individuals vary
from field to field -- for example, some have a higher degree of talent in artis...
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15.Aquinas, Summa Theologica, (GBWW 1: 19, 459-60; II: 17, 459-60). [back]
16.Semir Zeki, "The Visual Image in Mind and Brain," 267 Scientific American (September 1992),
p. 74. [back]
17.Aristotle, On the Soul, (GBWW I: 8, 661-62; II: 7, 661-62). [back]
18.Id. [back]
19.Aristotle, On the Soul, GBWW I: 8, 661; II: 7, 661). [back]
20.Aristotle's doctrine of the "four causes" -- material, formal, efficient and final -- may be found in
Aristotle, Metaphysics (see, for example, Book I, chaps. 3-10) [GBWW I: 8, 501-11; II: 7,
501-11]. [back]
21.The disposition of some bodies toward the exercise of artistic talent and others toward talent in
mathematics may be likened to the structure and composition of computer semiconductor chips:
some chips are structured specifical
invention that he wanted nothing more than to share it with his people. He felt that it
knowing what his worth in life was fully. That quality right there is why he was an easy target to
I like to call them the three W’s (Wisdom, wealth, women). Although he had all these things, he still wasn’t satisfied. In the first verse in Ecclesiastes he starts off by saying “Meaningless”. Meaningless!.Everything is meaningless.”
thing that he could do to people was to, from gaining their trust and making
At the start of the passage, Jesus told his apostles to get some rest, but many of them saw him leaving. They ran to get to the place where he was going so they could tell him what they have done and what they have taught. At the end of the passage, Jesus had compassion on them and fed the five thousand people with only five loaves and two fish.
Natural talent doesn’t lead the person to success, but it’s the combination of nurturing and favorable events that will make the him/her “successful”.
...lf and of knowing who they were and to feel like a whole but then he ruined his very own kingdom also by not sticking to his own teachings and acclaiming himself a higher power then the deity’s that they worshipped.
The Talent is a player who is able to adapt his game to give him the best advantage against any opponent, in any weather condition, whenever needed. He can drop shot, blast, “thread the needle”, find weaknesses, and reflex volley. This player will find what works best and dismantle the game. The talent will exhaust almost any player. At the highest levels, the talent may choose to play directly into his opponent’s strength. Bill Tilden was notorious for this tactic. When asked why he attacked the other players’ strengths, his answer was, “That way, once I’ve broken him down, all he has to fall back on are his weaknesses.” The talent tends to be able to change strategies and tactics in the blink of an eye. He may, within a set, even within a point, switch from one pattern to another to keep the opponent off balance no matter the situation.
comprising, among other things, muscles that can be trained to a peak of fitness and
He was alive from 384- 322 B.C. Aristotle argued that everything is learned and nothing is innate. The first thing we learned about was Aristotle's idea of substance. Substance is anything that does not need a piggy back. An example of this would be a brown shirt. The shirt is a substance because it does not need the brown to be a shirt. Aristotle stated that the substance creates the universals, the substance is also more real than the universals. Aristotle famously rejected Plato’s theory of forms, Instead, he argued that forms are intrinsic to the objects and cannot exist apart from them, and so must be studied in relation to them. Like his teacher Plato, Aristotle's philosophy aims at the universal. Aristotle's ontology, however, finds the universal in particular things, which he calls the essence of things. For Aristotle, "form" still refers to the unconditional basis of phenomena but is "instantiated" in a particular substance. Aristotle discussed his theory of change which lead to the four causes in the change of the world. The material( matter) cause is the actual physical properties or makeup of a thing that is. It's the stuff we can see, touch, taste, and so on. The formal cause is the structure or design of a being. We can call it the blueprints, or the plan. The formal cause is what makes it one thing rather than another. The efficient(agent) cause is the thing or agent which actually brings something about. It's not what
Rather, Aristotle attempts to tackle some of the most fundamental questions of human experience, and at the crux of this inquiry is his argument for the existence of an unmoved mover. For Aristotle, all things are caused to move by other things, but the unreasonableness of this going on ad infinitum means that there must eventually be an ultimate mover who is himself unmoved. Not only does he put forth this argument successfully, but he also implies why it must hold true for anyone who believes in the ability to find truth through philosophy. Book XII of the Metaphysics opens with a clear statement of its goal in the first line of Chapter One: to explore substances as well as their causes and principles. With this idea in mind, Chapter One delineates the three different kinds of substances: eternal, sensible substances; perishable, sensible substances; and immovable substances.
Jesus was a phenomenal communicator. In fact, Jesus was the greatest communicator to ever live. He used strategies and techniques that were previously unheard of to get his point across in any situation, regardless of the circumstances. What is interesting is that his most common form of speaking was in parables. He would use these analogies to provide a way of application for the gospel in people lives. The parable about the workers in the vineyard is one of many, but is one of the few that were only told in the book of Matthew. Although there a many assumptions as to the reasoning for this, nobody can be sure of the reason why this parable is nowhere to be found in the other gospels. It is especially confusing because in this parable Jesus talks about end times and entrance into heaven; which would have been, and still is, an important subject to any believer.
What makes champions in sport? At the end of the day, it is the moment when one stands at the top of the podium, holding up their well-deserved medals and trophies that all elite athletes strive for. Thus, experts have studied this question extensively to see which programs, or by what means, are elite athletes developed to achieve this goal. One of the many aspects to athlete development is the controversial topic of deliberate practice versus deliberate play. Deliberate practice can be defined as “any training activity (a) undertaken with the specific purpose of increasing performance, (b) requiring cognitive and/or physical effort, and (c) relevant to promoting positive skill development” (Cote et al., 2007, p. 185) On the other hand, deliberate play is defined as “a form of sporting activity that involves early developmental physical activities that are intrinsically motivating, provide immediate gratification, and are specifically designed to maximize enjoyment” (Cote et al., 2007, p. 185-186). The phrase “deliberate practice versus deliberate play” is a common misnomer, since the terms are portrayed as the only two options; however, this is a false dichotomy. Empirical evidence supports the fact that both aspects are essential for the development of athletes; therefore the phrase should be correctly cited as “deliberate practice and deliberate play”. This commentary will focus on discussing the importance of both deliberate practice and deliberate play for elite athlete development as well as pose some questions on talent identification and early specialization in sport.
But why this so called selfishness caused hindrances in his career? It is the mystery, which I leave upon you to unravel.
“Children and youth with outstanding talent perform or show the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment.