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You misunderstand the nature of the Yellow darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 02/10/2012 05:06:20 PM
Suana herself states its not all about Healing ability, but the desire to fix that which is broken. Like almost all AS the Yellow are more like scholars than Doctors. They seem to be more interested in study and Politics just like other AS. Which is why Romanda is amazed with how many Wise Women have such Talent with Healing.

These are the women with the calling, who all coincidentally are born with the Healing Talent? Think about it, the OP is something written into your genetic code on some level. You are born with it and each individual is fairly unique in how it expresses itself. Nowhere have we seen the ability to change ones inherent OP skills through training or other methods. Why should human interests effect your OP ability? Seems much more plausible that a natural proclivity would gently push a person down the path. Androl having a desire to Travel based on an inherent OP Talent seems much more plausible to me than his OP Talent deriving from him traveling all over. If that was the case Egwene would be a better Healer, she did train for it under Nynaeve.

In the end I doubt there is a "right" answer, but it's clear that one some level your personality and your OP Talents are tied together.
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Re-read some stuff - 04/10/2012 07:57:50 PM 1207 Views
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Again THANK YOU! - 11/10/2012 08:35:10 PM 966 Views
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Because let's be honest, it's rarely a Talent and you both know it - 11/10/2012 04:44:27 PM 1143 Views
TY!!! - 11/10/2012 08:38:44 PM 1159 Views
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Are you reading mine? - 13/10/2012 07:09:02 PM 1039 Views
Apoplexy, that is what is happening on my side of the screen - 11/10/2012 08:31:30 PM 885 Views
the fact that Egwene is proven incorrect on this any number of times? - 12/10/2012 04:14:35 AM 1151 Views
THANK YOU!!! - 11/10/2012 08:26:49 PM 1076 Views
Re: Logain may be correct that Rand is stronger, but his reason is not correct - 04/10/2012 09:51:08 PM 1110 Views
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Circles give added precision, remember? - 07/10/2012 11:27:05 PM 1083 Views
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Highly doubtful... - 08/10/2012 01:36:47 PM 1073 Views
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That is actually the crux of my issue - 08/10/2012 07:52:52 PM 1043 Views
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Beonin's Gateway v. Egwene's v. Rand's v. Aviendha and Elayne Edit: made a math mistake - 06/10/2012 08:34:56 PM 1498 Views
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Re: This debate is restricted by the "largest Gateway possible" issue. - 07/10/2012 07:46:51 PM 1188 Views
I noticed that... - 07/10/2012 11:38:18 PM 1161 Views
Re: This debate is restricted by the "largest Gateway possible" issue. - 08/10/2012 05:47:57 PM 1054 Views
Re: This debate is restricted by the "largest Gateway possible" issue. - 09/10/2012 05:08:34 PM 1313 Views
On Healing and Yellows... - 09/10/2012 05:24:11 PM 1104 Views
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True - 07/10/2012 10:01:42 PM 1111 Views
Life skills and OP skills... - 02/10/2012 06:40:00 AM 986 Views
Or the reverse could be true - 02/10/2012 08:43:37 AM 1141 Views
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And Egwene was training to be Wisdom ... I don't know that any of this is true 100% of the time - 02/10/2012 04:55:30 PM 1135 Views
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The point is the same regardless - 03/10/2012 05:14:36 AM 1162 Views
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*takes a bow* ... thanks for finding that quote! *NM* - 06/10/2012 08:41:49 PM 590 Views
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You misunderstand the nature of the Yellow - 02/10/2012 05:06:20 PM 1164 Views
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Trollocs have dreams - 05/10/2012 06:39:49 PM 1175 Views
XKCD is on the case! - 03/10/2012 06:05:54 AM 1086 Views
Re: Problems with gateways - 04/10/2012 03:10:48 PM 967 Views

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