Igama lesiNgisi leparele yiPearl, elisuselwa kwelesiLatini elithi Pernnla.Elinye igama lakhe nguMargarite, elisuselwa kwelasePheresiya lasendulo iSanskrit, okusho ukuthi “indodana yolwandle eziqhenyayo”.Ngokungafani namanye amagugu kanye ne-jade, amaparele ayindilinga ngokuphelele, athambile ngombala, amhlophe futhi mahle, futhi awubucwebe obuhle futhi obuyigugu ngaphandle kokucabanga nokucubungula.Njengetshe lokuzalwa elinenhlanhla ngoJuni kanye nethokheni yesikhumbuzo yeminyaka engama-30 yomshado, amaparele afanekisela impilo ejabulisayo, ukuvumelana komndeni, ingcebo nokuthula.
“NjengeNdlovukazi Yamagugu” yemvelaphi yezinto eziphilayo, uwukucwebezela kwesayensi yokuphila ezintweni eziphila emanzini omhlaba.Kuyisipho esinikezwa umuntu ngokwemvelo.Ngenxa yokwakheka kwawo okukhethekile, amaparele abonisa imibala engavamile engavamile kanye namatshe ayigugu.Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, amaparele bekulokhu Ingabe best in ubucwebe.Angakwazi njalo ukunikeza abantu ukudla okungokomoya kwempilo, ukuba nomqondo ovulekile, ukuhlanzeka, injabulo nokuphila isikhathi eside.
Amaparele afanekisela izimiso zesintu.Uma abantu becindezelwe, ukugqoka ubucwebe beparele kunganciphisa ingcindezi yabantu futhi kukhulise ukuzethemba nesibindi sabantu empilweni.Ngamafuphi, abantu bavame ukunikeza amaparele imibono eminingi emihle.E-China, umlando wokuqala wokusebenzisa amaparele ungalandelelwa emuva kuka-2000 BC.Ezikhathini zasendulo, abantu baseShayina bathanda ukusebenzisa amaparele njengezipho lapho beshada, okusho ukuphelela.Ukufaka indandatho yeparele kumunwe wokukhomba kulangazelela ukuhamba ngomkhumbi okushelelayo, konke okuhle, nokuthula.
Ngokuthuthuka kwamazinga okuphila abantu, ubucwebe beparele sebugxile ekusetshenzisweni okuningi.Ubuhle bayo obuyingqayizivele kanye nemfihlakalo engalindelekile yenza abantu bathatheke.Ubucwebe be-pearl obucashile futhi obungenayo buheha abantu abaningi abathanda ubuhle.Iba yisizinda esikhulu sezesekeli zemfashini.