It is true that diamonds are forever, and most of us know the song by Kanye West about blood diamonds, but a company called LifeGem gives a whole new spin on the term “blood diamonds.” They will make a lovely diamond, in a variety of colors, out of your loved one’s cremated remains or basically almost any part of a person’s body.
Now, when I saw/read this I was a little..make that a lot disturbed. Who would do this to someone they loved? Would your Aunt Lolly really want to be made into a nice pair of earrings for you to wear with that great new dress you bought for her memorial service? Probably not.
Or would you like to receive a nice diamond ring from your husband on your anniversary, love it and then learn that it’s actually made from his hair. What if he’s bald, and just has a lot of back hair? I’m sure these people don’t ask where the hair comes from….I mean maybe they do, but do you really care.
Maybe I’m thinking about this all wrong, maybe this is a great thing for a lot of people who have lost loved ones “too soon.” But in my humble opinion, I find it creepy, very very creepy.
Ha Ha. I have ambivalence myself! But it’s pretty convenient, no?