鋸山美術館・the Nokogiri-Yama art museu

One of the students in my husband's watercolor class won a prize and his paintings were displayed at the Nokogiri-Yama art museum. 

Therefore, my husband and I went there last weekend. 

It was a small but nice museum. 

They also have a unique garden.

We strolled on the nearby beach. 

I found many beautiful sea glasses there. 

We had a great time.

It was the first time I found sea glasses on the beach.

 I couldn't find them on the beach near my house. 

Maybe the waves are too calm there. 

I thought it was amazing that crushed bottles and useless things 

had been turned into such beautiful gems. 

To be transformed into the gems, 

they had to endure in the cold sea for a long time. 

They might have to go through terrible storms sometimes. 

While they were tossed around in hard waves, their sharp edges were rounded off. 

I think the same things could be said about our lives and characters.

We all don't want to encounter any hardships or problems. 

We all want peaceful happy lives. 

However, I've learned that our faith is strengthened and our characters are matured by these hardships and problems.

 The process is not present, but it is necessary for a useless 

and harmful sharp-edged piece of crushed glass 

to be transformed into a beautiful gem.