Diamonds

      Diamonds are like bright light. One stone can capture the eyes of another. Several stones reflect together in such a way that at times it seems to be one stone. If you look at diamonds, you'll see why they are graded. Some are quite rough and low in brilliance and some are clear and bright. Those that are of exceptional clarity are in a class by themselves as the price required to obtain them seems astronomical.

     Diamonds are somewhat like people. Each individual has light and yet some shine it in a low frequency while others shine it for the world to see. As with any progress, there is a price to be paid, whether it is study or work or self discipline, and we even have the expression that an individual may be a "diamond in the rough". We recognize that underneath that which glitters is that which is most important. That is the source of the light. We speak of a person "glowing" when he or she is in love or a soon to be mother's glow. It is the spirit within soaring and taking wing.

     Diamonds are often given as a gift to show that someone is special or to become a symbol of someone's love. A gift given from the spirit of a person is far brighter in its light then any symbol. To carry the symbolism further, we can think of the children of the world as the carriers of the light but often when they unselfconsciously share their light we misread it. We often trap them in the normalcy of society's codes. Seldom are they given a diamond for it is obvious that they are usually too young to take care of it and it is too valuable to chance its loss. We need to share the light within with our children and teach them how to also share their light. It is truly difficult to encourage the growth of light within the young. It takes patience and kindness as well as opportunity.

     We all have brilliant light tucked away inside our shells. We often sense there is more of us that is not always shone. Why are we afraid of our own brilliance? Some might imagine that we could capture that brilliance and place it on a finger or in a necklace, but those are only ornaments, no matter how beautiful or how rare the stone might be. When you think of diamonds and what they represent, think of your brilliance within and think of what it represents.