Diamond and Graphite

Did you know that both Graphite and diamond are molecularly the same!?

You read it right! For a saint or a swami, I guess they may be the same even otherwise!

But you will be surprised to know that they both have the same atomic composition in being the form of Carbon!

But can you imagine putting a piece of graphite on your ears or nose or hang it over your neck?

Diamond is rare and is special only because it is unique, it does not care what others are which means that it is not a part of the crowd! It stands apart and shines so much so that everyone want a piece of the diamond. Plus the fact that it is one of the hardest substances known also makes it a more valuable component!

And of course you also need to consider the fact that diamonds are forever!

But unlike gold which shines even in the deep parts of the earth, Diamond needs a gem cutter, a specialist and an equally capable person to get its shine! The best diamonds have been rendered useless by a single wrong cut but with the proper cutter and shaper, a diamond can shine like the star and then some!

So even if you are a diamond you do need a good cutter or a motivator or a recogniser of talent who can carve out the shine out of a

Now diamonds are a girl’s best friend and you can see how they decorate everything with diamond and gold of course but you can never see them decorate themselves with graphite!

So what do you think is valuable?

Of course your answer is diamond only but that was till graphite was just a piece of black dust in the mud! But when Graphite was made a part of your average pencil was the day it became not only precious but sometimes more costly than diamond!

That was when it was seen in the hands of kids trying to learn a new language or any new thing! It became priceless when it was held by an author who wrote his or her first script or draft of a story which could be a runaway block buster or when it was held by an inventor or a scientist who made a pathbreaking theory or revelation!

Graphite also became precious when it was held by an artist who made a best selling sketch with black and white because those were the only colours he or she needed to make a masterpiece!!

Also graphite knows the meaning and importance of partnership and being a part of society and when it becomes a part of a group it can do a lot of things!

You can also see that graphite becomes diamond when it it under tremendous pressure and very high temperatures! So when you are under stress and heat then you can either melt or like graphite you can become diamond!!

So you can see that even if you are graphite you should not lose hope! You can still shine and even become more powerful and richer than diamond!

And if you are diamond do not assume that you will anyway shine! You have to endure the process of cutting and polishing before you can shine!

Remember that graphite can over a period of time and pressure become diamond but once you become diamond you can become dust but never graphite!

Diamond or graphite…you decide. Since there is no black or white in the world today, everything is Grey…