Are these gifts still blessings

Our talents are as it many times seems is god`s gift to us but it can also be our greatest curse. The curse usually comes in when others want to take our talents and put their own ideas on others talents. When the great one is praised in battle but is condemn when he no longer chooses to fight. When the basketball player at the top of his game decides to call it quits when his beloved fans beg for his return. When the musician on the top of his art is torment persistently by the paparazzi. Are these gifts still blessings?