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What Makes Me Untalented

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I truly believed I was untalented. As I saw my naturally gifted classmates around me, I was dissatisfied because I wasn’t good at anything in particular. That wasn’t until I was in a unique situation that made me realize a characteristic of mine I thought to be inept is actually a very valuable talent of mine, patience.
I tutor grade school kids and having said that, helping them would require a tremendous amount of patience. But I considered myself to being relatively composed thanks to my parents for years of developing me to be courteous and even-tempered. A majority of the kids I tutored were well behaved but one student stood out. This particular student was hyperactive, impulsive and easily distracted. And yes, because he had ADHD.
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