Diamond is earth's hardest natural mineral. Because it does not get destroyed very easily, it is useful as a gem; a precious stone. However more than its hardness, radiant beauty is sight to behold from anywhere you choose to behold it. Even the tiniest diamonds still glow with radiant beauty anytime.

No doubt you have seen a diamond before. Even if you haven't you have certainly heard of its reputation. Expensive, yes; but more than that, it is beautiful. So beautiful in fact that you would not mind its price tag so long as you have the money.

With a substance as beautiful as the diamond, certainly there have been countless attempts to reproduce it. All have failed, the closest being graphite, a substance that should not even be allowed in the same room as diamond. Evidence shows that sometimes diamonds form as deep as 670 km into the Earth. You can't reproduce that. You can only hope to pay for it.

The crystallization of diamond requires that heat be generated in the earth's crust of up to 12000C. This is accompanied by pressures that exceed 50 kilobars. The time frame is perhaps a few billion years, and you get the earth's most perfect jewel.

When you see a person wear a diamond, the person is always so beautiful. Yet, it is not the person that is so; it is the diamond that they wear. That is the thing about diamonds; you might not be so beautiful yourself, but the diamond beautifies you. How awesome!

Where the diamond is found, there are all kinds of stones and rocks that are totally worthless. Whereas the diamond dwells among them and shines still. And so it is in every facet of life. It remains beautiful through all the imperfections of the world around it.

The very cost of the diamond is evidence of man's lust for priceless beauty. Because the diamond is so captivating in its radiance, men would pay through their nostrils to have and hold on to it forever. And so, the price of the gem continues to rise.

There is something about looking into a diamond that both excites and appeases you. It is not just its beauty and radiance, it is a property known as its fire. Diamond refracts light, diffusing it over a wide range. It is called fire, and once it catches your soul, you won't stop until you owned the piece.