Inmyopinion,experiencesinourliveshavemuchmoreinfluenceonourpersonalityanddevelopment,buttalentisalsoimportant.Asthesayinggoes“practicemakesperfect”.Justtalentisfarfromenough,wemustpracticeagainandagainbeforewecanreachthestandardofperfect.Forinstance,athletesneedtopracticeforyearsbeforetheycanattendraces.Astudentinourclassjoinedtheschoolrolerskatingteam.Hehadtalent,butitstilltookhimallhisresttimetopracticebeforehecouldjoinanysortsofraces.AnotherstoryisaboutthefamousartistDaVinci.Asweallknow,histeachermadehimdraweggsoverandoveragain.Bydoingso,DaVinci’sdrawingtecnecsgradually,andfinallybecameagreatartistwhowaswidelyknownbyeveryone.Theseexamplestellsusthatexperienceismoreimportantthanthecharacteristicswearebornwith.However,thecharacteristicswearebornwitharealsoimportant.Withouttalentitwillbereallyhardforustosucceed.Thisiswhyweneedtogiveupwhennecessaryandputourtalenttogooduse.OnceIlearnediceskating,Ipracticedforalongtimebutstillcouldn’tgetthemainpointofthegesturesIlearned.But,anotherstudentinmyclasscouldpreformperfectlywithoutalotofpracticeasifshewasborntoskate.Asyoucansee,talentisimportant,too.Allinall,Ithinkexperiencesinourliveshavemoreinfluenceonourpersonalityanddevelopment.Meanwhile,weshouldn’tignoretheimportanceofthecharacteristicswearebornwith.
