Why some people have everything while others have nothing?

Simply the luck of the genetic draw...no more, no less. Those who feel short changed just have to work harder to get where they want to go...not all that bad a deal.

Me? I was born lucky...smarts, looks, and drive. BUT I know a lot of very smart people who have no drive, waste their entire lives envious of all those about them, including those considerably less gifted than they! Genetics ain't the whole story....determination has a lot to do with it. GW

I am someone who is maybe a little better than average in looks and brains. No, it hasn't made me rich or famous, and never will. I can't compete with the superstars in any careers. I don't try. Of course, there are tens of millions of u.s.a people just like me, so I fit in just fine.

If you were lucky you had ambitious parents (I did not), who took you to acting school, ballet, tap dancing, acrobatics, singing, like all the Hollywood mothers who do that today. That is why most of actors come from Hollywood area. By the time they are pre-teen, they are experienced about show business, and directors can choose from thousands, for a show. There are countless other children, who could have had their talents developed, but never had the chance.

As for brains, a lot of really smart people come from a family in which the parents are smart and educated, and many many parents who start home schooling their children when they only a few years of age. When you help children learn at a very early age, their brains actually get larger (smarter).

And if you were lucky, you had parents who knew the importance of learning, and made their children study hard, and ignore time wasting video games, tv, sports.

If you are not the best, and in school, then by studying for hours and hours, instead of wasting your time, will get you high marks. When you get high marks, you might get an interest in one or more subjects, which could lead you to a good career choice.

You must learn the best study habits. I strongly suggest making your own 3x5 flash cards, so that you can test yourself, They will save you countless hours when you review, because you won't be spending your time on material you already know. (go through the cards, make 2 piles, one for questions you know, and one for questions you could not answer. Keep going through the questions you could not answer, over and over, making 2 piles. Then put the 2 piles together and start over). This method of learning will always improve your grades.

It is not important to have 'everything' to be happy and sucessful. Most happy and sucessful people don't. Just be good at one or more things.

COMMENT ON YOUR REMARK. When you study and learn more, you WON'T feel smarter or more creative. You just WILL be. Getting the best marks you can, opens up career opportunities you haven't even thought about. Never give up. Change won't happen overnight.

The only time your not "good" at anything is if you spend your life not doing much. People who sit around and play video game and watch TV are defiantly not going to learn many good talents or skills. But that is the persons own own personal fault, not anybody else's.

Most of the talented and skillful people in the world developed it. Most aren't "born" with a skill and even if they are they still have to develop it. I, personally, was considered gifted in art when I was young. But when I stopped being artsy through-out middle school I didn't grow any better. By the time I hit high-school I was nothing more than an "average" artist. Even 'natural' talents need to be developed.

The only people I know who honestly have no talent or skills(that I know of) are people who don't do much besides TV, video games, or social networking.

Good Question. If you view life as a matter of the choices you make and their outcomes, then you have answered your own question.

If you treat life as an adventure instead of a journey, then your life will be filled with new episodes each day. Thus, leading you to the choices you make that will affect your life.

Look around. Who do you admire? Emulate their actions and way of life.

It's called evolution. Back in the old days only the smartest, fastest, and largest survived. Now since everyone gets a chance there's plenty of variety. If you aren't one of the strong, fast, or smart, then nature probably should have killed you off years ago...

i have everything i need.....if i do not have the talents of others i can always try to improve such as singing, by taking lessons, or painting, take lessons, if not book smart, study harder. we can be anything we want if we put our minds to it.

i have everything and i have nothing but i am happy with the everything of nothing i have.

Guns, Germs and Steel.

Those who had them beat out those who didn't.

THATS JUST THE WAY THE WORLD IS. WE ARE ALL GODS CHILDREN. AND, IVE WORKED,

AND MADE GOOD CHOICES FOR MOST OF WHAT I HAVE.

Heredity

No one has everything and no one has nothing