This is why I carry the marble. It’s a reminder that every person has a pearl of great price, that every person is worthy of respect. When we are created by God, we are endowed with a gift—the marble. Everybody has one. It’s given, not earned. It’s the same size, no bigger or smaller. I can’t give mine away or take yours. We can’t collect more, or barter for a trade. Yours is no more valuable than mine, and the pearl does not grow in value or depreciate when you drive off the lot.
So, I carry it with me as a constant reminder of the dignity of every human person, the ultimate pearl of great price.
--David Palmieri
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