Committed

Corundum that took the one colour and never let it go — a commitment made to an objective.

Ruby · The Law of Priority

Family: Corundum coloured by chromium
Hardness: 9 on the Mohs scale
Colour: Pigeon-blood to deep crimson red
Signature: Chromium makes it red and also makes it fluoresce — it glows in sunlight

The stone read as the word

The chromium that turns corundum red also strains the crystal as it grows, which is why large clean rubies are rarer than diamonds. The colour is paid for from the inside.

A commitment is made to an objective, not an object. Ruby is the stone that decided what it was going to be and carried the internal cost of it.

What it is carried for

Carried on the day the yes goes on the record.
Held for a first step that will cost something from the inside.