Greetings!
Knowledge is power, but one thing I have discovered so far is that not all knowledge is acquired as some people are born with innate knowledge or ability to do certain things. So, for this reason, I would say that knowledge can be acquired or born with.
Having said that, I would like to talk about a particular skill or knowledge that I never learnt or acquired from any class but was born with. This discussion would be in reference to the hive naija weekly prompt which says, “tell us about something you never learned but do conveniently.”
In response to the question of the prompt, one thing I have never learnt in my life but can do conveniently is playing the keyboard or the piano.
My ability to play the piano has been a thing of mystery to me and those that are around me, most especially my parents as they were they only ones who knew me very well right from birth and aside from that, they are the ones who knew that i didn't learn how to play it as they know all about me.
Although, i grew up in the church which is the vineyard of God, but even at that, I didn't have the opportunity to learn the keyboard at my early stage as there were no keyboard in my local church back then, so, when we got to city church where there's keyboard, i decided to stay away from playing from the church instruments as i have no idea of how to play any of the instruments.
On a particular while asleep, I had a dream and in that dream, I saw myself playing the piano and playing it very well to the extent that I was amazed at my level of expertise in the dream knowing fully well that I have not undergone any training as regard to the playing of the instrument.
So, immediately i woke up, i decided to give what i had in my dream a trial. So, i went to the church choir stand from the mission house and on getting there, i turned on the keyboard and i started playing the instrument and to my greatest surprise, it was as if the dream i had was meant to unleash the potential in me.
Although I was not that good on the keyboard or piano on the first day, but as time went by, the professional in me began to manifest up until today.
Furthermore, ever since then, I have been able to play the piano as if i learnt it. So, due to my professionalism while the playing the piano, people began to ask about where and who i learnt the skills from but i used to tell them that it's an innate skill from God, but they (the people) would not even believe even till and that's why I said that, my parents are the only ones that much about this my God's given skill on the keyboard or piano.
In conclusion, there's what we can call the innate ability which helps to distinguish us from others. My own innate ability is to play keyboard conveniently even when I had no opportunity to learn it.
This is my entry to the hivenaija weekly prompt.
Thanks for reading.
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