To me, the answer is simple, YES, I am! But why?
A study mentioned that human has the intuition of survival and drawn to nature. Since water is a necessity for us and gems evoke the glossy surface of a body of water, we are very much drawn towards them.
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Author and gemologist Antoinette Matlins said, “Of all of the ways to adorn yourself, what has nature created that has lasting beauty like a rock? As soon as you cut a flower, it wilts. A sunset is beautiful but you can’t capture or wear it. There’s is something so special and everlasting about nature’s creation of minerals and rocks.”