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You give the devil too much credit....

Creativity and talent, the kind of things that don’t get plucked off trees but have to be nurtured to grow like trees. Talent is usually spread out the same way as a planter tosses seed, it can land on anyone. Your friend may have the talent to paint and the creativity to create a never before seen or thought of piece of art and you may have the talent to reproduce it but no creativity to make something new of your own. That should never bring you down.
So ever heard stories of great people who were supposedly so good at what they did, people claimed that the devil gave them that talent in exchange for their souls. Jimi Hendrix, one of the greatest electric guitar players of all time, once supposedly played his guitar until his fingers bled. He was a very driven and talented guitar player but people claimed sold his soul in exchange for his great talent. I would say that isn’t true because I believe in talent, I may not have the talent that I want but I do have the talent that I need .I would say whatever higher power bestows talent on an individual would do it for good not evil.
The one thing that people say without a doubt can be gotten from the devil in exchange for souls is wealth. Anyone who comes from where I do has heard the rumours about individuals who seem to be quite wealthy and some jealous individuals jump to the conclusions that they are getting external help. What they probably know not is that for every one person who makes it to the rich list, about a thousand get crushed on the way up which are the basics of survival. You are gonna have to step on some heads on the way up, so don’t blame anyone for your failures just pick yourself up and try again. There is a Swahili saying which if translated states that one who climbs the ladder comes down so just work you way up and walk on his head or watch him fall and be ready to take over when they do.
So if for some reason you give credit to the devil for every good thing that happens to someone else then all you are doing is giving credit where it isn’t due……….

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