My grandfather, who was a great potter told me this. Spider Grandmother made all of us out of the clay of the world. Some clay is dark, some clay is light, some clay is red, or white, or black, or yellow. Sone clay will dry without fire, other clay needs to be baked. But the pot, by itself, its color, or shape, means nothing. It's what the pot contains that gives it value.

Talent is God's gift to you. Using it is your gift to God.