Salt? Yeah, your "salt"! Your "salt" is the substance that makes you the unique individual that you are.
So how do you know what you "salt" is? More importantly, how do you keep it? Your salt is just that... YOURS! It can manifest its self in many fashions. For example, have you ever known someone who lights up a room, simply by entering it? They don't have to say anything, but their presence just seems to bring about a certain comfort. That is their salt... their ability to bring comfort to others. For another person it could be their salt is music. They can sing anything and appear to memorize music over night.
Again, why "salt"? Because your "salt", be it singing, writing, drawing, designing, assessing, is an inate gift that you did not have to learn... it is just a part of you, and as such cannot be taking away, anymore that you can seperate salt from the sea. At times you, but more likely others, may disregard or even disrespect your "salt" either out of jealous, envy, or misunderstanding.
In today's world, with raising health care cost, decreasing employment, repeated educational cuts, and increased violence and exposure to violence among adolensce and teens it's hard to look for anything but hopelessness. But it is because there is such a heavy focus on the negatives in the world that it is that much more vital to focus on the "salt" you as an individual has that can never be taken away.
Look to you "salt" as a tool to bring through times of dispair, stress and depression. One very important thing I learned working with youth and young adults with mental health illness, developmental disabilities and substance abuse issues is how vital coping and stress management skils are. Many of these individuals had a natural, raw talent that was buried under years of anger, hurt, discouragment and fear. When given the opporuntity to explore or even just talk of the things that they where good at, the transformation was amazing.
So I say, treasure you "Salt"! At times things may get hetic and chaotic and your salt may appear to have melted away, but it has not. It is only buried deep within you, but it is never gone as long you believe.
