On the contrary: pearls come into existence because something, like a grain of sand or whatever, gets stuck in the oyster. The foreign object is irritating to the oyster so it coats it with a substance that makes it smoother and less irritating. So if you could remove a pearl without killing an oyster, you’d actually be doing it a favor.
There’s some kind of mental health metaphor in that, I’m sure, but damned if I know what it is.
if you could remove a pearl without killing an oyster
This is actually doable. That is how the pearl farms sometimes work, you do not need to kill the oysters. They do intentionally create the pearls though, by inserting pearl cores in the oysters.
I haven’t really even experienced this sort of betrayal myself but this comic always makes me feel so sad for the oyster.
This must feel so bad for the oyster.
On the contrary: pearls come into existence because something, like a grain of sand or whatever, gets stuck in the oyster. The foreign object is irritating to the oyster so it coats it with a substance that makes it smoother and less irritating. So if you could remove a pearl without killing an oyster, you’d actually be doing it a favor.
There’s some kind of mental health metaphor in that, I’m sure, but damned if I know what it is.
This is actually doable. That is how the pearl farms sometimes work, you do not need to kill the oysters. They do intentionally create the pearls though, by inserting pearl cores in the oysters.
*depending on where the pearl forms and how big it is
Granted, that’s a lot easier to control within an oyster farm environment.