Can You Really Not Put A Good Talent Down?

I am watching the last few episodes of Project Runway, Heidi Klums version (USA). Well, this is a spoiler...

Anyway, there is one designer there that I absolutely HATE. Yes. I do loathe her. Irina.

You see she is also the best, and probably the most talented. But aside from this, I am still rooting for Carol Hannah.

Anyway, my point is, is it really okay for someone so talented to be catty and sarcastic and feel everyone is beneath her? Just because the situation calls for her to be indispensable?? Does that give anybody license to look down on other people?

Call me judgmental, even to myself. There are many times in my life, I felt I was good, and maybe so good that I felt I was an expert, until some incident leaves me looking stupid. Law school, college teaching, personal fights,etc. Even in my physical appearance. Someone said my skin was soft and smooth, until the acne took its sweet revenge and started hanging out on my face, leaving its marks for good.

The point of my sharing?? I guess we need to be on our toes. Yes, we are gifted in many ways, but that does not give us license to feel the whole world stops just because we are no longer part of it. In my case, these many changes in my life tells me that no matter how good or talented I am on a certain skill, things will suddenly pull you down to remind you about humility, respect, appreciation for others. Talents and gifts are not only to be flaunted, but also to be shared. And please, let us remind ourselves that these are just given, they can be taken away...

MAybe that is why I hate Irina, because I see my self in her in some way (and it isnt the talent I am talking about)...