The greatness need of ability is responsibility. One of the most beautiful sounds to over enter the human ear is the first cry of a newborn baby- the sound of life! Millions of people over the years have experienced much joy, elation, celebration and relief at this sound. Yet, a newborn,s cry also signals the arrival of respobsibility. Not only do the parents have the responsibity for the new potential he possesses at birth. Responsibility as a state of being reliable, dependable , accountable, answerable and trustworthy. Responsibility also involves entering into a contract or an obligation. All of these indicate the transfer of something valuable, with the implication that the receiver of the trust is to achieve some positive result.
Responsibility also embraces self-reliance, effectiveness, faithfulness and capability. In essence responsibility is simplg the ability to respond. All human beings come to this world pregnant with potential. Each person, like a computer has a tremendous capabity to compute, analyze, assimilate, compare and produce. But this ability is useless until it is programmed and demands are made on it. Your potential, ability and natural talent were given by divine providence for the purpose of preparing the nexy generation to fulfill its potential. No one comes to this earth empty. Everyone comes with something. Just like a seed has a forest within it, so you have much more than was evident at your birth.
Unlike the seed, however, you are not dependent on a farmer to plant and cultivate your potential. You are accountable for the time you spend on this planet. The responsibility for activating, releasing and maximizing this hidden, dormant ability is your alone. The fact that you were born is eveidence that you possess something that can benefit the world. No matter what you have done or accomplished, there is still much more inside you that need to be released. Only you can release it.