Wow, look at those diamonds!
Paul Simon wrote a song a few years ago that spoke of a woman who had, "Diamonds on the soles of her shoes". On Super Bowl Sunday I was introduced to a woman who had the largest collection of big stones I had ever seen. My first reaction was, "Holy crap, are those things real"?
She had a diamond pendant that was the size of a small bird's egg. I was amazed that her diamond earrings didn't distort the shape of her lobes. The stones appeared to be the size of large blueberries. Her diamond ring looked like she could have borrowed it from Liz Taylor. And, the tennis bracelet had gems that children could use in a game of marbles.
My first reaction was it's too bad such a pretty lady had to rely on her jewelry to make her feel beautiful.
Big stones, big boobs, big hair, in my opinion can hide some big wounds.
Earlier that day I paid one dollar for a rubber bracelet that I put on my wrist. It says, 32B - worship, grow, serve. It's the theme of a set of sermons from Cornerstone church in Chandler, Arizona. When I first heard that theme I was mesmerized by its simplicity, sincerity, and significance.
At that same Super Bowl party I met a single mom who grew up on a farm in Nebraska. She was pretty, personable, and fashionably dressed. But, she eschewed the heavy jewelry. Guess which girl I asked to play billiards? Guess which girl I plan to ask to a dance this week?
When Stephen Covey said you should place the ‘big rocks' in the jar first as you plan and prioritize your life; I don't believe he was speaking about gem stones. Christianity was built on a rock, but it wasn't a sapphire or a ruby.
Personally, I'm more impressed with a yellow ‘Live Strong' rubber bracelet than a diamond tennis bracelet. I'm impressed with a woman wearing a pink breast cancer ribbon who raise money and ran in the Susan B. Koman race. To me, planting an aspen tree is more impressive that owning a ski chalet in Aspen.
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