Diamonds

Today was a very interesting day in New York City, I found myself feeling a bit down and lonely in this wintry weather. I am not a big fan of snow and ice. (Us Houstonians don’t really aren’t used to all this foolishness.) I think my best friend/roommate George noticed my mood and invited me out to lunch.

During a long conversation about love life and relationships with a friend I asked him, “What flaws are you willing to accept in your mate?”, my oh so philosophical friend replied “I like to think of humans and their flaws like a jewelry maker thinks of a diamond.” he continued as he saw my puzzled expression, “Diamonds don’t have flaws, they have unique characteristics and those characteristics sometimes make them all the more valuable.

One banana split, a shared plate of fries and I several cups of coffee later I found myself still thinking of this question. During an unusually long train ride, I began to think.

How many diamonds do we throw away just because there are a few imperfections?

If it really is a diamond then why do we focus on a few scratches instead of valuing something that we can cherish forever?

In this economic crunch can we really afford to be throwing away diamonds?...