***If you have just started reading my blog, may I suggest that you read my earlier blog postings? The train of thought I am on is not actually about gemstones, but something much deeper.***
As I continue my thoughts on "The 4 C's" (please see earlier postings), I find myself on Cut. Gems are cut to enhance their beauty and overall “sparkle”. There are many cuts, or shapes, of gemstones; round (or brilliant), princess, marquis, pear shaped, trillion, or even heart shaped.
The picture on this post shows a raw or uncut diamond. Diamonds in this state have value, but not as much as a cut diamond. Why? To cut the diamond makes it smaller, yet it still adds value? As facets are cut they allow the true beauty and color of the gemstone to show. It is important to note that cutting a raw diamond is risky. What if the gem-cutter makes the cut too deep or too shallow? What if the gem-cutter makes a cut in the wrong place?
As I look at my life, I am like the raw diamond. I know there are things that I must cut out of my life; negativity, judgment towards others, my thoughts that stray, and in some cases, people, as well as many other things—things that I have become comfortable with. And while cutting these things out of my life is risky, every cut adds a new facet to my life that contributes to my overall “sparkle”. I trust my “Gem-Cutter” to guide me in making the cuts that will allow my true beauty and color to show, do you?
Can you make the cut?
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