Women love diamonds. They can mean a lot of different things; love, committment, or it can just be a fashion trend. But to a child in any of several underdeveloped countries, a diamond means something completely different; a diamond means exhaustion, work, and ill-treatment. India has over 20,000 children working in diamond processing. India is said to be the worlds biggest diamond and gemstone cutting center in the world. The industry can thank their growth to the little children that slave away to find them. An example of a child's day of work may consist of polishing diamonds for up to 16 hours. These children suffer from damaged finger tips, blisters, malnutrition and Maleria, to name a few. Ever since the popular movie “Blood Diamond” was released in December of 2006, a public response has emerged. After seeing the movie, I look at diamonds in a whole different way. Although they are beautiful and valuable, each one tells the hidden story of a child in some country without food and care. The small gem is now a haunting symbol of the pain children endure every day to meet our materialistic needs. Diamonds are a luxury. And now, we can order them from countries who have a legitimate way of finding them.
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