Day 57 of wisdom
“A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.”
Henry Kissinger.
No, diamond is not just a chunk of coal, but both coal and diamond are of same family: carbon. Coal is produced from impure carbon under pressure not far from the earth surface, but diamond on the other hand is produced from very pure carbon under intense pressure, diamonds require a combination of heat (thousands of degrees) and pressure (130,000 atmospheres) that can typically only be found about 90 to 100 miles below the surface of the Earth, deep within the mantle. Most diamonds that are found today were brought to the surface through volcanic eruptions, often violent in nature.
The formation process of human diamonds, follows same pattern as that of real diamonds. Human diamonds are formed under intense pressure, they are pure in their pursuit of success, and determined to get to the top, they find ways of handling pressure without being crushed under it, they make themselves better everyday by building on their existing bank of knowledge, and as it takes hundreds, if not thousands of years for diamonds to be formed, so does it take time for human diamonds to be made.
Human diamonds don't compare themselves with other people, because they are most likely not made up of same mindset, character, and zeal, they may be in the same field, profession, or career path, but their visions, dreams, and goals in life are not the same. In their pursuit if greatness, human diamonds don't relent, they stay true to the course until they get their desired results.
Coal or diamond, which are you?
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John Kamikun.
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