Interests are the things that we enjoy doing. Interests may include: • Activities you like to do at school and in your free time that make you happy. • Activities you are curious about or would do even if no one asked you to do it. • Activities you want to learn or would like to do in the future. Ability, on the other hand, is an acquired or natural capacity that enables an individual to perform a particular job or task with considerable proficiency. Sometimes interests may not match abilities. In those cases, you can either improve your abilities or follow some other path. For example, you may like cricket (interest), but you may not be able to play due to the necessary power or skill (ability) required to play the game. In that case, it is not necessary to try to become a cricketer!