A crystal cave, lost, then found

The geode — crystals within a hollow, round rock — is one of the most beautiful and miraculous objects in Nature.  Just try to imagine how the super hot liquid rock, the magma, cools  from its fiery essence so capable of destruction if unleashed,  into exquisite crystals.

Years ago I bought a half geode that opened into what was literally  a miniature crystal cave. I occasionally would shine a light inside, entranced by the beauty if the crystals.  But not long after I bought it I misplaced it and thought it was lost, gone for good.  But just a couple of weeks ago, my sister found it in a very old and rare Chinese bowl that was my mother’s.  I had no idea how it got there, but I was very happy to  once again hold it in my hands and peer inside.
One normally thinks of caves as dark, spooky snd mysterious, but the miniature crystal cave is full of the most otherworldly light when reflected off the surfaces of the crystals. It twinkles and sparkles.
In a similar way, our inner light is like that reflected off a crystal’s surface, sparkling on and off, revealed to the world, banishing darkness when we reveal this light.
Crystal cave
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September 7, 2021

What an awesome find! I love it when stuff like that miraculously appears out of nowhere!

September 8, 2021

@startingover_1 Yes!  Now I can go with my light and look inside the cave anytime I want!  😌