well the thing that really got my attention is the fact that when Ben was young he saw his mom and Richard seen this but over time i think that Ben might have taken the island for granted and lost his gift. and now locke has come along who was in a wheel chair even Ben has agreed that locke has a connection with the island and so now that locke has this gift i think that the others see this and thats why no one stopped locke from beating up that one eyed dude any thoughts?