> If you're born with a gift, to behave like it's an achievement is not right. Thinking about this quote made me realize something: By definition, anything re

> If you're born with a gift, to behave like it's an achievement is not right. Thinking about this quote made me realize something: By definition, anything received as a gift is not achieved whether or not it was received at birth. I think this quote could have been more elegantly stated as "A gift is not an achievement." Putting it this way seems to change the implications slightly.