Not only material wealth

IT IS QUITE SADDENING TO FIND VERY TALENTED OR gifted but underemployed people in the workplace. Colleagues tend to see them as complacent, having no aspirations, nor desire to get ahead. Instead of using their talents for their greater benefit and that of the company, they would much rather "work quietly" in their corner, quite content to deliver whatever their job asks of them, no more. Sometimes they are not aware of the value of their talents; at other times they may just be too modest to expose themselves and need others to coax them out of their shell. But more often than not these talented yet self-effacing people are not aware that they have a greater responsibility than most of us.

Being born talented or gifted makes one extra blessed. In addition to the gift of life, a person's extraordinary qualities-for example, wit or a sense of humor that can diffuse tension in the workplace, a knack for recycling objects that can save money for the company, a flair for organizing memorable events that can in the long run improve human relations at work, etc.--are talents or gifts to thank the Creator for, and therefore must be exploited to make work and life more worthwhile for all concerned.

It's not only material wealth that God entrusts to human beings; thus it is not only the wealthy that are expected to share their riches with others. Every talent or virtue that a person has is wealth in itself, and must be polished and utilized to bear good fruit for the many. The more gifted one is, the more one must employ one's gifts not just for one's gain (for that would be counter productive) but more so for the advancement of one's fellowmen.