Wasting talent is a sin. I’m not big on sin, but I know a sin when I see one staring me in the face. I’m not big on sin, but I know a sin when I see one staring me in the face. It’s just not courteous to not use or wear something that somebody’s given you as a well-meaning gift. It goes against Southern ways, not that God is Southern by any stretch of the imagination, but I do think He expects us to be an example for the rest of the country, as far as manners go. Vicki Covington
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When you waste talent, you’re saying that what you have is no good. This is not true. It’s the opposite. You’re saying what you have can’t do something you want it to do.

That’s a sin. Not only is it not courteous to waste someone else’s gift, but it is also a sin against God, which is why I said I’m not big on sin. But I know a sin when I see one staring me in the face.

Source: Bird Of Paradise

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