Just read a post on a good math student. It got me started thinking if, a good math student will always have or had a good math teacher in his/her academics life.

Are people who are extremely good in some areas really born talented or are they inspired or influenced by others/certain experiences? Just like in this case of a good math student, she had a good math teacher for once and that was what influenced her and developed an interest for math and thus being talented for it if she worked hard enough, which i believe, she did. :) Of course, I might be wrong about this "define talent" post but this is just a thought.

I'm guessing that for every talent, there will always be someone or something at some point in time consciously or subconsciously, inspired the person. And behind every talent, hard work is done. Maybe it is just a matter of when, for those who were early, they were said to be talented because that's how people see them grow up. But those who only realizes when they are older, they have to work hard to reach what it takes to be "labeled" talented.

Its a pity that I didn't have such a person or an experience to inspire me in a specific area of study earlier in life but nevertheless, I do have now. There were also teachers/friends/seniors who had made a change in my life in the past or I wouldn't be in Singapore, I wouldn't have went to St.Margaret's, I wouldn't be in NUS High and I will definitely not be doing what I am doing now.

I will just work hard to do what I can, everybody leads a different life and I will just try to make the best out of mine. =)

Yes Reico, I've finally organized my thoughts correctly and positively. hahah.