"never take someone for granted hold every person close to your heart cause you might wake up one day and realize that you've lost a diamond while you were too busy collecting stones"-- what does this quotes trying to say? is it about friendship? or what?

Everyone knows stones weigh alot, this can be apply to weight from everyday life, worries, anger, hurt, pains, we get so caught up with negative emotions and thoughts, we over look those around us, who are DIAMONDS in our life, at time mistreat them, not give them focus, but instead look at their faults, condem them, because they are not doing or thinking as you would want them too, those are stones, that weigh you down, in which it affects your demeanor, then later your fraustrated, and looking at everyones faults, so you turned the DIAMOND into a black ugaly stone, solution: put that stone bag down, start looking at the good, positive side ( The Diamond side). Family, girlfriends/ boyfriends, Wife/ Husbands don't take each other for granted, Friends in your life, true friends, when was the last time you told anyone of these you loved them? Or do you think and say oh they know I do? But if I say it too much I am showing I am weak, are you? So what are you waiting for, until they are gone? then your standing there with regrets, in your mind your saying if only!! PRIDE, Selfishness, EGO are in the way, right NOW IS THE TIME! to repair and renew, oneself, look at the beauty of the Diamond not the flaws, you may say but I now this already.... oh really then why are you still holding on to stones that weigh you down, only each one of us knows our stones... Do you depend on yourself to pull you threw? where is your faith in GOD, or you don't need him, you follow your own rules, A wise man with wisdom, woman as well, would trust and put his faith on him, he will help you put those stones down, and hand you Diamonds, But only you can make that choice.... Grow old alone because stones dug your grave, or live blessfull because Diamonds were in front of you and you did not take them for granted... YOUR CHOICE!!

that if you have someone thats right there in front of you, then you should take the time to tell them how you feel and/or whats on your mind because you never know if that person is going to be there tommarow to tell them...

To me, it means that we don't give the proper value to people closer to us, how important they are. Specially in our youth we tend to look elsewhere for acceptance,companionship, (sometimes in the wrong places). The people who truly love you are always there for you no matter what.

well i think it means that sometimes we are too quick to pass judgement on the people around us. judgement based on color, religion, societal class, looks or whatever reason so choose to dismiss a person before we really give them a chance to show themselves. sometimes we even do it out of fear. matters of the heart is where it occurs most often. and i think they are saying that you shouldgive everyone a chance to prove their worth to you before throwing them away. and if you find someone of that worth then kee them close as the one you cast them aside for may not be of quatily in the end

what pops into my head is that it's a person who has lost his love (diamond) cause he's cheated with other girls (stones) i like the saying :)

It's basically just saying cast a wide net.

no it's about them!

kind of a "dont know what you've got till it's gone"
or maybe
focus on whats important(people you love) instead of the superficial(flat screen tv's)

no it's about them!

Yes indeed. Never take people for granted and this holds true to every thriving Friendship and Relationship. This quote simply posits that we should always treat someone close to our heart as gem ~ beautiful and precious. Never ever take anybody for granted. Look closer, think deeply, we only have few real friends and this is a stark reality. Nurture their friendships with you everyday. Once we treated people as tarnished and trivial then we get to appreciate them when all the stones are gone. And when you are alone and helpless.

Honestly, it's much simpler than you guys think. It refers to life in general, like someone mentioned, but it's talking about diamonds and stones in terms of value. Diamonds are expensive, as we know, and stones are worthless. It's basically saying that we shouldn't take our 'diamonds' (valuable) things for granted, whether they're possessions or people.

What i interpret it as is that when you have a good friend (Diamond) you should cherish them instead of putting them aside and become friends with people that only like you for what you have not for who you are(Stones). This is a Great saying which really got though to me.

Its about friendship, and love. If you have really good friend whos always there for you, and sometimes you take their amazing friendship for granted, while you were too busy trying to fit in and make other friends(stones), but then while doing so, you lost your real friend(diamond).
Then about love, its the same concept as friendship. You have someone that really truly loves you, but you sort of do, but lets say you want to find someone more handsome, then u go chasing handsome guys, but they don't really love you, and one day you realize the one who actually loved you, you lost him.

Its about friendship, and love. If you have really good friend whos always there for you, and sometimes you take their amazing friendship for granted, while you were too busy trying to fit in and make other friends(stones), but then while doing so, you lost your real friend(diamond).
Then about love, its the same concept as friendship. You have someone that really truly loves you, but you sort of do, but lets say you want to find someone more handsome, then u go chasing handsome guys, but they don't really love you, and one day you realize the one who actually loved you, you lost him.

What i interpret it as is that when you have a good friend (Diamond) you should cherish them instead of putting them aside and become friends with people that only like you for what you have not for who you are(Stones). This is a Great saying which really got though to me.

What a Fantastic quote.....So many people seem to forget about their nearest and dearset and make an effort with people who have little or no real bearing on thier lives. Its realising whos really important and who really matters and not taking them for granted.
Its some of the closet people we do take for granted...So try to remember not too.

I believe it is about "LIFE" in general. You never know who you may come in contact with and how that person may affect, or could have affected your life. You could miss out on the beauty of the diamonds in the rough. Simply because you didn't recognize what appeared to only be a stone.
HollywoodJazz

I think it's about death.

I live giving love, to she needs which it, does not concern who is, or of where she comes, master everything what is pure, real, true, without lies nor masks.

I think it means that you must be careful not to take people in your life for granted, because one day you may realize that you wasted all your time on useless people/things (stones) and passed up the good people/things (diamonds) in life.