If somebody gave you a bucket of oysters and told you that there was a valuable pearl in one of the oysters, wouldnt you be inclined to open each one until you found it? 

So it is in life.  We are each handed our own set of talents, skills and a bucket of oysters.  Sometimes that bucket seems huge and it takes a lot of time to find that lucky oyster.  But it is always there. 

The key is persistence.  Never give up looking for that valuable pearl.  Treat failures as great learning experiences.  They help you grow and offer incredible wisdom. 

Just when you think there is no pearl in the oyster bucket, one will always pop up - and when you least expect it. 

I read that today in a collaborative book that I am reading.  The author of this particular passage is Joseph Sugarman.