Sitting on the shelf of an old display case in an antique shop I spotted a sparkling beauty.

Was it a diamond or simply a cubic zirconia? Even though I longed to take a closer look, for reasons all my own, I chose not.

Perhaps I'll revisit this shop on another day. Will the ring still be there?

Will it be as dazzling up close as it was in passing?

Ah, the white flash and divine symbolism of engagement rings and the hope that they offer ... the helping hand, the loving heart, the poignant embrace that births a brand new purpose between two souls united. yet somehow shrouded in a divine mystery filled with the magnificance of great hopes and dreams, eager to be manifested.