Most likely you are, Wim
Even if you'd one day find a cure against cancer, I just hope you will always remember it was because of the Gift of Discovery that was granted to you. Be thankful.
Some are destined to be great football players, others musicians, and some were born to become determined scientists. They are all
'gifted' in order to put it to good use.
Because we are created, the real glory has to go elsewhere. In this respect muslims stuck closer to the truth than a growing number of westerners who think they can do without.
(note: I havent been to church since early this year when my daughter was baptised, so I fit into the church-abandoning group. I feel I am too busy to go, and whatever excuses. Somehow I think I am doing the wrong thing)