Personally, I think that talent is the is the backbone of success. First of all, gifted people more often get a well-paid job. They are in demand at the labour market. Additionally, clever students can easily enter university and get an education which can be paid from the State budget. What is more, actors, singers, writers cannot become famous without being gifted.Creative professions always require talent.
However, some people fail to recognize the benefits of being talented. In their opinion, a lot of clever people cannot provide decent living conditions due to their laziness and procrastination. They also consider that one can acquire talent by practising hard and putting more effort into achieving a goal.
There is a great deal of truth in what they say. My personal view is that smart people can spend a shorter amount of time getting the better results unlike those who follow the rules of discipline and work all the time.
All in all, I still strongly believe that talent has the edge over discipline. Intelligent people can develop their skills and enhance their abilities while talentless ones stay at the same level of knowledge regardless their attempts to succeed.

