Gems in A Rocky World. 1 John 3:2 . There is no feeling like a high school graduation. After 17 or 18 years a goal has been accomplished, and a dream has been realized. After nearly two decades of trial and error, frustration, failures and setbacks, a shiny moment filled with joy and excitement passes in a blink. It flashed, sparkled, and passed as quickly as it came.We don’t know what we shall be; we hope that we’ll find love, happiness, and success.In God’s hands, we can achieve and become more than anyone ever expected.Today, we are Gemstone s in the rough, but when God gets through with us, we shall share his beauty and see him as he is.