Linus* once stated "There is no greater burden than a high potential." I felt that deeply when I read it in the 60s. I am more ambivalent about it now. There are greater burdens. I suppose that one is common enough among the children of the chattering classes that it deserves at least a mention.
The adversity being blamed in that conversation was ADHD. Yes, that can interfere with you reaching your full potential. So can being blind. So can being 2SD too short if you are male. So can chronic alopecia, or schizophrenia, or being born in Tajikstan, or a hundred other things. Hardly any of us reach our full potential.
And...potential for what? Wealth? Beauty? Education? Strength?
We should be more concerned that we don't reach our full potential for Prudence, Justice, Temperance, and Fortitude; Faith, Hope, and Charity.
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