Good Mediators: Born or Made?

People are basically born with specific set of skills for which they could choose to practice and enhance overtime or reject and neglect it altogether. No man is ever devoid of talent, and no talent is ever superior over the others. Each of us does not have equal talents but we are equally given an innate ability for our own sake. That ability could either break us or make us, it has the power to transform and catapult the individual to success if so chosen.
However, a man may also acquire a specific skill or skills for that matter even if he is born entirely meant for something else. The power of the human spirit to rise above fate is another testimony of man’s ability to mould his own destiny and forge all the necessary ingredients to achieve his desired goals.
Therefore, the ability to mediate is not exclusive to neither in-born nor man-made attributes, it is more likely an in-born talent and at man-made skill as well. Mediation requires superb communication skills, and it is undisputable that there are people who are indeed in-born speakers. They seem to know all the right words to speak at the right moment. They never seem to grope for ideas on what to say, and the words flow spontaneously out of their mouth without much effort. It is a gift. However, history has seen people become great even if they were born otherwise. Sir Winston Churchill was never a good orator when he was young, but it is his words that inspired the British army during his speeches amidst the World War II. This proves that communication skills can be learned, and that passion produces something in us that might not be originally there.
A good mediator also needs to be really skilful in dealing with people, and it seems people skills are strictly exclusive to some. There are people who seem to be born with a smile, and have the ability to attract others and agree with them. However, people skills do not end there, it needs the tempering of time and experience for it to reach its full potential to really create an impact; thus, people skills is strived for just as much as it is a natural gift.
The above arguments simply outline the facts that support the idea that good mediation could indeed be a result of the combination of an innate talent and personal experience. God may have given you a particular talent, but it is you who make it grow to a certain extent that God meant it to be. There are people who mediate superbly all because they chose to become what they have become, and they have made the best out of the talents they were humbly given.



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