Repetition

So recently I tried picking up skateboarding again after not doing it for two years and I realized that I suck right now. I wasn't too bad two years ago but now I lost all the skill I had before. Why? Why did I lose the ability to do some of the tricks I could do before? These were random questions I thought about in my mind. Of course the answer is obvious; I hadn't practiced in a long time. When I stopped skating, I lost some of the ability I had before. The muscle memory I used to have just wasn't there anymore and my muscles lost the necessary strength to do the tricks I could do before. That much is obvious. I didn't practice at all in a while and I lost that ability I used to have. But then I wondered why we need to practice so much to get better at things or just maintain skills. Why do our muscles work like that? Why does our brain work like that (this applies to memory as well)? Why can't we just be good at everything? Or at least why can't we retain abilities without constant practice? Wouldn't that be so much better? Well, yes it would be better for an individual, but not necessarily for everyone. Think about it; if everyone was able to get good at everything, there would be no need for other people. There would be no need for teams, groups, or the like. Take for example a basketball team. There are five positions that must be in a team; the point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and the center. If all the players could get good at everything, there would be no team. Everyone would be able to do everything. It wouldn't be the same. If all the players were good at all positions there would be no need for the positions. Each position requires constant practice and repetition for the skills needed to play that position. Each player has to develop skills for their position, and that position only. That's how a good team is made. My point is that if everyone was able to get good at everything, there would be no need for each other. I think that this is how we were purposefully made; made to need each other. I believe the reason we are only able to get good at certain things is so that we have to depend on one another. This is one of the reasons I think unity is very important for people. Without each other we will not be able to do things that are only achievable together. A basketball team is only good when all the players work together and each person works at their position. I also believe that the reason we are only able to do certain things is so that we learn to trust others and learn to accept that we cannot live life alone. We need something more than just ourselves.
-Smart