A coveted pearl
made inside an oyster on
the ocean floor
actually has
an unwanted parasite
at its core.
That clever oyster
knows how to make a negative
turn out pure and white.
Learn from the oyster –
make your trial beautiful
and turn it upside right!
© 2013 ck’s days
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Yes, I’ve heard about how the pearls come about, very interesting and certainly something to learn from that. Often suffering and irritation, do cause us to learn and move on so much more! 🙂
This was our mascot last week. The overall theme of camp was “Precious in His Sight” and each ward (group) had to pick a precious mineral or gem. We chose to be pearls. So I had a lot of time to think about pearls last week. And I discovered, the whole thing about pearls being made from a grain of sand is an urban legend. Unless, the site I looked at that said that was lying. Who knows?
It’s still very interesting. 🙂