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Question: When a person dies, and they had a wonderful talent, where does that talent go!?
I am thinking of my Mother, who is an exceptional organ player!. I have watched her play all of my life and it is so interesting to watch her use her full body, fingers, arms, legs on the pedals, eyes on the music, sometimes with eyes closed if she know the piece well, and I am wondering what will happen to all of that and the music when she dies!. I am having trouble with the idea that it will just be gone, or gone with her!. It seems like it should still be there somewhere!. Www@QuestionHome@Com


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It will continue on in the form of inspiration for others!. It seems it has already inspired you to an extent!. Even just your poetic memory of her playing seems inspirational!. Maybe your mother's skill has inspired someone else to pick up the organ!. After the seeds planted by your mother maybe they too will make beautiful music!. And then the cycle continues!.!.!.

That's what I think at least!. :) I'm a die-hard optimist!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

when a talented person dies their talent goes with them it is not wasted providing they pass on some of their knowledge for other to follow, for instance during their lifetime they could teach countless people the tricks of their trade however it is not certain someone will come along with the same ability capable of emulating the gifted person, a truly gifted persons are often a one off!.

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Maybe she will keep the talent!. Her soul could be reincarnated, and the next body who gets that soul will have the most amazing talent!. And people will wonder, "where in the world did all that talent come from!?!?" And the asnwer will be!.!.!.!. "I don't know!.!.!.!. it's like he/she was just born with it!.!."
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You act as if a 'talent' is seperate from the individual!.

when a person dies, everything that composed that person is gone!.

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i think it just lives on as a memory from the people that knew her talent or loved her!. you even said it yourself in the beginning of your question about how you really admired her talent!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

When you die, your talents dissipate into the air and flow into the lungs of people nearby!. Then those people get lung cancer and die!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

might be gone when she dies or if you learn to play the organ did maybe it will go to youWww@QuestionHome@Com

It won't be gone!. It will be with you; it sounds like it is already with you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Maybe she will give to you, or your children!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It doesn't turn up on Yahoo Questions I know that muchWww@QuestionHome@Com

it goes to heaven with themWww@QuestionHome@Com

dies with them

unless their talent was coming back from the dead!. like Jesus' Www@QuestionHome@Com