Gem of Peace

It's all the same whether the issue is recognition of the rights of the aborigines, the injured ecological system or the art frauds produced at the cost of the aborigines. The aborigines still find it difficult to adjust to modern civilization without losing their own culture. They have always seen themselves as a part of the land, and especially as the protectors of their own land. Their greatest aim has always been to live in peace with one another. For that reason the Australian opal is something of a myth. For the Australian natives it is the gem of peace. And perhaps it will finally be able to fulfill its destiny.