Acing the Talent Hunt by K. Megha

To Reach Beyond the Skies

Once, lived a little boy in a country called USA. He was fascinated by cinema. When thirteen years old, his parents took him to Universal Studios for summer vacation. Universal Studios is the largest, technologically most sophisticated studio in the whole world. 

The boy was fascinated with the studio and got engrossed by each and every aspect of film-making. He dreamed of making movies. The next year, he again went to see the studios and immersed himself in the atmosphere. But he couldn't  really get to see the making of a real movie, the sound recording, the editing and such other important activities. Finally, at the age of seventeen, he somehow got inside the studio to the real stages where actual film making is done. He went there and met many directors and technicians. But he couldn't really make it. So, the next day, he put on a suit, took his father's briefcase and stuffed it with just two chocolates and a sandwich and walked into the studios with the purpose of making films. He found a film set, which was not in use, and found a chair and placed his nameplate on the set. He made it his office for the rest of the summer and also met different kinds of people.

The Golden Horizon of the Mind

At the age of 20, he directed his first movie and never looked back. Today, he has directed five all time top grossing movies in the world including movies like Jurassic Park, Schindler's list and Saving Private Ryan. The boy is the famous Steven Spielberg.

      Steven Spielberg, is one of the greatest directors of all time. He wouldn't entertain millions of people in the world with his movies, if he had not realised his talents early.

  We all have talents, if explored early, they will take us to unimaginable heights of success in our life. Steven Spielberg is an example of this fact. 

   Talents are generally acquired. Popular belief is that talent is something that comes naturally. The truth is that nothing comes without appropriate amount of  hard work. Film-making did not come naturally to Steven Spielberg; he learned it because he loved it. Indian cricket star, Sachin Tendulkar did not score centuries without practicing the art of batting. He worked a great deal at his skills and thereby scored all those runs. 

Each one of us is talented and capable. We only have to realise and recognise our talents. It is similar to waking up.

Rock Solid Dreams

If we understand our talents, we are people who are awake and if we do not, then we are similar to people who are asleep.

So, wake up, Folks!