[Jewelry making - Article 00755] - Re: [Orchid] Initial impulses for self adornment

[MillsGem]

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    We humans can concoct countless ways to rationalize our behaviour
    and, those whose endeavours lie along lines of making money using
    belief systems can fabricate infinitely variable rationales. 

    I prefer to reduce things to essentials. When you observe human
    nature in its overt manifestations it is always immediately apparent
    that a fundamental human trait is that of attracting attention. The
    automobile industry is deeply grounded in this aspect of marketing.
    Cars are designed to appeal to various segments of the public and,
    in almost every case, it is a matter of gaining attention for
    certain human needs. Big fancy cars are designed to proclaim ones'
    financial status, powerful fast cars are designed to display
    machismo and gaudily painted expensive convertibles are often the
    mid-life crisis vehicles for the aging male. 

    Personal adornment is probably firmly rooted in attempting to stand
    out in a crowd. In modern urban society anonymity is a constant
    threat to personal identity therefore the attempt to seem physically
    different. 

    I wonder if the Australian Bower bird has developed the "third eye"
    ? 

Ron Mills at Mills Gem Co. Los Osos, Ca.


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