Never judge people on their appearance...

[Trek420]

sure. I just meant that people don't necessarily mean it literally.

In media here sometimes they do. We had a freeway situation here in which at zero dark 30 in the morning a truck was cruising down the freeway when right in front of him the pavement cracked or opened up. Driver managed to stop yet because this was on a turn he was left with the cab dangling part way out in space over an overpass.

I clicked on the morning news and caught the coverage. It was very subtle but there was this moment when the anchor of the news was praising the drivers alertness to see and skill in reacting to the problem, the first responders training paid off in getting him out of the cab in a tricky delicate dangerous situation, the highway patrol reacted quickly rerouting to minimize traffic problems and prevent a pileup, it all came together ... and the traffic guy just staring daggers at him "It .. was ... a ... miracle "

Yes, people please can we all just agree that in that situation it was all the right people at the right time with the right training, skill set, practice, work and knowledge?

When it comes to Susan's voice yes, call her gift from g*d but that performance took work. Singers compare their art to an athletic event as the vocal cords are muscles. You may have the pipes but phrasing like hers does not just happen singing in the shower. You may know how to phrase but can your lungs sustain and hold the breath to just the right point?

How many of us have talent but won't do the hard work to bring it to the peak? I've got the genes with two grandparents trained opera singers. But I don't use it or work it. What a waste. Her performance, a wake up call.

Are any of us, all of us wasting the gift?