🐚 Did You Know | The Making of a Pearl

Date: 11 October 2025
From: Office of Self Discovery
To: All Staff, Department of Self Love
Subject: Did You Know | The Making of a Pearl

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Memo

Did you know… a pearl begins as an irritation — a grain of sand lodged inside an oyster’s shell? 🐚

The oyster cannot remove it. So it covers the sharpness with layers of nacre, again and again, until the irritation becomes something luminous.

Our struggles often feel like grit too — painful, inconvenient, unasked for. But with time and patience, what begins as irritation can become strength, beauty, even treasure.

And then suddenly, we notice:

• A scar that tells a story instead of a wound.
• A hardship that became resilience.
• A weakness that now shines as wisdom.

Pearl revealed. 🐚

So if you are carrying grit right now, remember the pearl. Your struggle is shaping something precious.

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Respectfully submitted,
Office of Self Discovery
“Curiosity uncovers what patience has planted.”