Mr. Psychic...

... One thing that is very different about Edward, besides the fact that he is a vampire, is the fact that he can read minds. He tells Bella of his hidden talent one night at dinner, the same night she finds out he is a vampire, and she is horrified. Thankfully, for some mysterious reason, he can't read her mind, but he can listen into the thoughts of nearly every person imaginable, vampire or human. This talent may seem like a really helpful skill, but he does elude to the fact that it is very distracting to have all the voices in your head at one time, and it's very hard to keep your own thoughts straight. In thinking about the book, I've often wondered if this would be a good or a bad gift to have. Obviously, there are some things people are thinking that I would rather not know, but in Edward's case, his physic abilities seemed to save him and those around him from a lot of harm. But on the other hand, it seems like this skill just makes things too easy. This may sound weird, but to get to know someone, you have to spend time with them and get acquainted with their personality. But if you could simply read their mind, it ruins the whole "friendship making" time, and all their private thoughts are disclosed to you, which also isn't fair. Well... anyway, I'm probably never going to have to face the decision weather to be psychic or not, but if I do, I think I'd rather have my friends keep their thoughts to themselves.