The Million Dollar Question

It’s hard to believe that many years ago, I was in business with my father making and selling high jewelry pieces like this one, pieces that cost $1 million and more.

I don’t want to judge anyone. What I want us to think about is how we became a creature that cares about these things and gives them meaning. And we should ask ourselves something else: when we place meaning on things that are, in the long run, truly meaningless, what do we accidentally create in our minds?

I raise this question without judgment. I can speak for myself and say there were times in my life when I was crazy for more gold, a nicer car, better furniture, expensive clothes. Their meaning has changed for me, and so I desire them less and less.