Day 43: Talents

The Master and her apprentice reside within the realm of the abstract

She is the vanguard of the purest form of art

She is responsible for ensuring not a single drop of creativity from the pool beside her throne is spilled into wastefulness

What does this ‘wastefulness’ mean, the apprentice asks

Time has honed the master’s discernment

She is aware that what others may view as arid could sometimes be the most thirsty receptacle, which when watered produces the brightest blooms

‘What do you see’, she asks

Her and her apprentice gaze over the puzzle that stretches below them, as far as the eye can see

This puzzle was created over centuries

The apprentice knows to look beyond the beautiful picture before him and search around and within the details

‘Master’, he responds, ‘some pieces in the puzzle are missing…and other parts are blurry’

Master smiles and turns towards her apprentice to explain

This arises when a person dismisses their innate talents and forces themself to fit somewhere they don’t belong

Their part of the picture, while still beautiful, is blurry at best

And a gaping hole is left where they were meant to be

That is wastefulness.