I vowed to keep certain practices consistent, even though they may be logistically challenging. I decided I would collect every shell myself, and not take too many. The ones I do not use, I promise I will return to the sea. I choose to be like the household fisherman who catches enough to feed his family, and not the fishing trawler that wipes out shoals of fish at a time. The idea is that I am borrowing these shells from the sea, to adorn myself and a few others. They are not mine to keep. The sea is being kind enough to share a piece of her with me; I vow not to abuse her generosity. And for those of you who do buy one of these pieces, after you're done with them, or they break or you simply get bored of them, please throw them back into the sea. It's not silly, I promise you. Somewhere it's helping the earth.
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