“Did you know that an unwounded oyster does not produce pearls?

Pearls are a healed wound.

Pearls are a product of pain, the result of a foreign or unwanted substance entering the oyster, such as a parasite or a grain of sand.

The inside of an oyster shell is a shiny substance called nacar. When a grain of sand enters, the nacar cells go to work and cover the grain of sand with layers and more layers to protect the defenseless body from the oyster.

As a result, a beautiful pearl is formed!

An oyster that has not been wounded in any way does not produce pearls, because a pearl is a healed wound.”

~Imali Ngumntu Wam 387EEFE1-307D-4CDD-81EB-D72BCBECEACE