Small But Impactful

Do you know how a pearl is created? Often, the center of a pearl is a grain of sand, or something else, that works as an “irritant.” Sand gets into a clam, and the clam responds to this irritation by secreting a fluid that coats the sand, reducing its capacity to irritate the organism. Layer after layer of the fluid cakes the sand, and over time, a pearl is created. Something seemingly small and worthless creates a change that becomes of great value (“How Pearls Are Formed,” Thomas Jewelers, ...