[Jewelry making - Article 01426] - Re: [Orchid] Gemesis laboratory grown diamonds

[richard hart]

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    In discussing diamonds, there seems to be some speculation and
    judgement  as to why people buy them, use them as gifts, or see them
    as beautiful. 

    Some people feel it is a false symbol representing love, love that
    does not need to be  acknowledged with a cold hard lifeless
    substance. 

    Some have the sense that it is used for "bling" and this is an
    inappropriate use. 

    There is some moralizing and speculation as to the motives of others
    as to why they buy diamonds, why they are used for gifts, or the
    motive behind wearing them. 

    Cars can be bought and used for the same reasons, houses can be
    bought for the same reasons, clothes can be bought for the same
    reasons 

    If someone gave you the newest hi-tech laptop that you really
    wanted, how would you feel. If some one gave you a brand new car, how
    would you feel. You might feel that someone cared about you. Why
    would that not be the same for someone receiving a diamond? 

    Why separate diamond from all the other things we use to show
    appreciation and love for another person and focus on the most
    negative reasons that something can be valued for by the giver or
    receiver. 

    Sex is used to sell everything. Why single diamonds out. It is not a
    reflection on the desirability or attractiveness of diamonds how it
    is portrayed in advertising. 

    By the logic displayed on this subject, don't have sex so no one can
    interpret your behavior as a result of you being influenced by the
    media. 

    Chop it, dice it, slice it, diamond is a durable attractive material
    that has come to have a meaning to some. If that was a result of
    marketing, so what? 

    Who is being hurt? Where is the foul? Diamond has an artificial
    price due to the way it is released creating demand. Like oil? 

    Give most women a choice between an electric drill or a diamond and
    what do you think they will choose? 

    Beyond all the politics and opinions, we like bright shiny pretties,
    and diamonds, to some, fit that descriptions, and its okay. 

    We all value things that have no meaning for someone else. Enjoy
    what you enjoy, leave others that brief respite from all the
    pointless meaningless trials and tribulations we go through as
    humans. 

    It can be an agate for you, and a diamond for me. 
 

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