All That Glitters
My friend received a stunning diamond engagement ring as an inheritance, featuring a gem valued at $20,000. His fiance was overjoyed to have this precious piece and proudly displayed it. After 25 years of marriage, it remains one of her most cherished possessions.
What only a select few, including myself and around 4 million others, know is that she doesn’t actually possess the original diamond. On the day he had it resized to fit her, my friend sold the original stone for $15,000 and replaced it with an equally sized substitute diamond.
Light at the End
Several years back, my father confided in me following his divorce from my mother, revealing that he had contemplated suicide. He recounted a moment when he found himself in his bedroom with a gun held to his head.
What ultimately prevented him from taking that tragic step was a photograph of me hanging on the wall. He has since remarried, and I’ve never broached the subject with him again.
