The following conversation took place on a new diamond discussion board www.diamonddiscussion.com I think it has a lot of merit and deserves consideration. It surely is worth repeating and with the permission of the participants I share it with you.
January 27, 2011 2:44:54 PM MST
Buried in one of C.'s comment was the priceless phrase "lets face it (diamonds) are a luxury purchase that nobody really "needs".
Hmmm... I think this is worthy of a side-bar.
Is it possible that personal adornment is a human "need"? Why do even the most "primitive" cultures adorn themselves?
Hmmm... I think this is worthy of a side-bar.
Is it possible that personal adornment is a human "need"? Why do even the most "primitive" cultures adorn themselves?
I am convinced that there is an ongoing struggle within us all between our sense of community and sense of self. We want to belong, yet we want to set ourselves apart.
Aren't these two "needs" part of the essential and existential whole?
Put another way... a wise man named Orly Solomon once made the following statement:
If you wear jewelry you'll look better. If you look better, you'll feel better. If you feel better, you'll be healthier. If you are healthier, you'll live longer. So, if you wear jewelry, you'll live longer.
January 28, 2011 5:37:33 AM PST
Maarten de Witte said:
Aren't these two "needs" part of the essential and existential whole?
Put another way... a wise man named Orly Solomon once made the following statement:
If you wear jewelry you'll look better. If you look better, you'll feel better. If you feel better, you'll be healthier. If you are healthier, you'll live longer. So, if you wear jewelry, you'll live longer
We could even change that statement:
If you wear jewelry, you will feel better. Hence, you will perform better, thus you will make more money. So, if you wear jewelry, it will pay itself.Live long
January 28, 2011 3:22:22 PM PST
*feverishly copies these statements and sends them in email to her husband*
