Let's start with a situation:

A guy was running like there's no tomorrow followed by a crowd. A bystander who observed the crowd concluded that the crowd was running after him because he was a thief. Apparently, the bystander was wrong. The crowd was chasing him because he was a super popular singer. See? Don't fall for the trap of 'A picture tells a million words'. A picture can tell a million lies.

IMHO, there's no right or wrong in this world. There's always a grey area to everything and another side of a story. What matters most is how you fight to proof it, to share your opinion in the most convincing manner. For example, Darwin's theory. They are believers of this theory and there are non-supporters. He even derived the similiarities between human and apes to make his point. Well, those who were convinced by his theory will say he's telling the truth. I for one will refer to the holy Quran.

OK, that might not be so strong. I don't know how many people watched Justice on NTV7. They were showing this show up until last month if I'm not mistaken. It doesn't matter whether you are right or wrong. What matters is how you are going to state your opinion. If the people can feel that you are a teeny weeny bit inconfident, they will contradict you and you lost the case. But, if the alleged were confident and brave enough to act, they will win it all. It doesn't matter if they're right or wrong. What matters to them is they manage to make an escape.

Take one topic for example, talent. One can say that having a talent is useless. I honestly don't think so. I mean you may not be able to live solely from it (let's be realistic) but if you can create an opportunity or grab an opportunity from it, I believe you have the chance of making a small profit out of it. The only issue with those with talents I think is setting realistic goal. If you have karaoke-like voice, try not to aim the VMA. Set it a little lower and use it as an insurance like being a jingle singer or something. You might not survive solely on it in the country but just to gather some fund, it may come as a good thing.

Writing, ouh yah, most probably you'll end up like a beggar if you depend on it solely. Again, try to make a tidy sum of it. If it's too difficult, try to penetrate international market. I have a friend who know someone who's totally unknown here but won a poetry competition in the UK through an online competition. UK pound, babe. But did he try to depend solely in his writing ability? No. But that one shot, he did turn it into capital.

There's always two sides of a story. One has a talent and can be brave and bold to try to quit everything and depend on the talent only. Of course, if he/ she made it, he/ she is going to win big. But if failure is the outcome, embrace it because the damage has been done, do whatever you can for damage control.

Another story is a person who also has a talent but tries not to depend too much on it. He still tries to acquire the knowledge needed to survive the world and at the same time, create opportunities (like sending portfolio to companies for his caricature) and did make a tidy sum out of it.

If you have a talent, use it to the maximum. Never ever let it go to waste. If you can draw, use it while you are acquiring new things. Draw out your notes if that is the way to help you remember things. Sing your notes out if it can help to etch the things in your head. During your free time, create opportunity by buat muke tak malu to production houses and sing jingles. You are not going to lose everything, maybe a little of your time.

Of course, the simpler way is just to take yes/ no, black and white kind of thing. But giving these only two options will not enable one to tell the story behind the scene, to defend their self. Its it a bit cruel, don't you think?

I know, I love gray areas.