There's a really wise person who told a tale in which a wealthy fellow has three of his workers take care of parts of his wealth. Two of the workers invest it, grow it, and return the original wealth multiplied to their boss, who rewards them for taking such good care. The third worker is frightened, and buries his investment, so when the boss comes back to him, all he has to show is what he started with and kept hidden. He gets fired.
Now, God doesn't make mistakes. God made me the way I am for a reason. Call it a gift, a challenge, or a test, but it is currently in my hands. Do I improve on it, grow it, and become all I can be, my true self, or do I dig a deep hole and bury this gift where it will never be seen or grow?
I think I'll ignore the Pharisees that insist I bury this gift and never let it see the light. I'll follow the advice of that wise fellow and improve, grow myself to all that I can, becoming my true self. At the end of my days I'll be able to return something nice.
I feel that this is what I am called to do.
