ALL THAT GLITTERS ARE NOT GOLD

            'All that glitters are not gold' phrase states that not to trust everything you see. Outward appearance can be significantly misleading. A person may pretend to be noble, hiding his defects. One cannot judge a person from his smiling face or cheerful appearance. Most of the time, they are covered by false masks, looks, and appearances. Thus, before making hasty judgments based on what seems to be, one should take time to try and peep behind the facade of make-believe sweetness and politeness. One should use wisdom and discretion to weigh the appearance against what lurks behind as truth. Then only one can learn to differentiate between gold and the rest that glitters like gold.

SUMMARY

            Some moral stories and fables echo the same thoughts with the saying, 'Not everything that glitters are gold’. One such famous story is that of two friends Anil and Sunil.

        Both the friends lived in a village. This was the first time that they were visiting the city. They were all very excited about their journey. They had planned to visit several places within the town and do a lot of shopping. Anil specifically wanted to buy a watch. He had been saving for this for a long time. He discussed with his friend his plan to buy a watch from the city when the passenger sitting next to him overheard their conversation.

        He took out two gleaming watches from his bag and showed them to the two friends. Anil was captivated by the beauty of those watches. He decided to buy one of them. However, Sunil was a little sceptical about his decision. He could not trust the person selling the watches because he said that the shining strap of those watches was made of gold. He charged a heavy fee for the watches.

            Sunil warns Anil not to buy the watch from the man as he suspected that he was lying. However, Anil was so attracted by the beauty of the watch that he did not listen to Sunil. He happily gave a large sum of money to the stranger in exchange for a watch.

 

After a few days, the clock stopped working. Anil took it to a nearby shop to get it repaired. He learned that his watch was made of a simple material that only shone like gold but was not precious at all. He realized that all his money had gone down the drain and was very disappointed. He regretted taking the hasty decision even after being warned by Sunil.

 

Since then, Anil has taken all the decisions very carefully after assessing all the pros and cons. This is how each of us should act in life because everything that glitters is not gold.

 

CONCLUSION

          'All that glitter are not gold' is a warning to each one of us, especially those who make hasty decisions by looking at some object, situation, or person at the surface level. It’s a warning to those who look at the external beauty of things, instead of just analyzing their true worth. This is because not everything that attracts the eye can actually be good. Like there are many things that sparkle and shine but not all of them are as precious as gold.

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The Pen is Mightier than the Sword

 

        For the first time I am posting in the Blogger. Kindly pardon me if any false language and any grammatical mistakes.

SUMMARY

Whosoever has said so has indeed told the truth that Sword cannot overcome pen. What does a pen stand for? It stands for the art of writing. It stands for the press, newspapers, books, and other writings. All writings aim to connect one mind with another to persuade the reader to wake up the writer's views on a particular subject. The reader has the right to hold his views. He need not be convinced of the writer's judgment and the opinions presented to him. Therefore, we may say that the pen stands for peaceful means by which a person is persuaded to accept the writer's views. Whereas the Sword always stands for force.

          Indeed, the pen is the better of the two. But the Sword is not without its uses. In this world, there are not only good, sincere, honest, and responsible people but also dishonest and highly unreasonable people. No argument can persuade them, and then you are compelled to defend yourself. They may attack you for no rhyme or reason. At such times, the Sword is required; where arguments fail, the Sword succeeds. But this doesn't mean the use of a sword is desirable. More often than not, it has been misused. History shows how kings and generals owned power and used it to oppress the people.

We all say that by using a sword, we gain glory and create history. But it has been truly said that 'Anyone can create history, but only a few can write history.' All thoughtful men prefer the pen to the Sword. The Sword can succeed only through fear, but with the pen, one can win hearts. The power of writing is constant, while the power of the Sword is temporary. The writer or the debater, by his writing on reasoning power, rules the day. People have greater faith in the power of the pen than in that of a sword. 

           Therefore, violence cannot change views or beliefs; one has to communicate through their writing to understand the mind and heart of the people. The Sword always makes the war that kills the people compared with a pen; it understands the mind and heart of the people. Consequently, the power of a pen is enormously more immense than a sword. The Sword might be mighty but cannot conquer millions of hearts and minds the way pen does.

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