The angel was sent from heaven above to protect and cherish the last pearl on earth. Her world was white. The sunbeams were rays of gold. In meaning and myths the pearl symbolizes wisdom through experience. Life is just like the pearl. The more trials and triumphs we experience, the wiser and at peace we become. One of the earliest religious accounts of the pearl claims that Adam and Eve wept after they were cast out of Paradise, creating a lake of pearls. The white pearls were believed to be from Eve's tears, and the black pearls Adam's.