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Pearls

are the product of Pain.For some unknown reason ,the shell of the oyster gets pierced and an alien substance -a grain of sand-slips inside .On the entry of that foriegn irritant ,all the resources within the tiny ,sensitive oyster rush to the spot and begin to release healing fluids that otherwise would have remained dormant .By and by the irritant is covered and the wound is healed -by a PEARL.No other gem has so fascinating a history.It is the symbol of stress -a healed wound...a precious tiny jewel conceived through irritation ,born of adversity ,nursed by adjustements.Had there been no wounding ,no irritating interruption ,there could have been no pearl.(Released from Shame,Sandra Wilson)

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The answer to one of my questions--Art is like pearls----it is conceived from pain.