All that Glitters is not
Gold
“Anything that is bright and shining need not necessarily be made of gold. Certain things appear to be valuable but actually they are not. So we have to be careful and should not pay more for things before examining their actual worth. Sometimes we are deceived by appearances. This is the idea conveyed by this proverb. It cautions us from being carried away by outward appearances that divert our attention and make less important things appear more valuable”.
Once
upon a time there were two friends, Anil and Sunil, who were travelling by
train from their village to the city. They both were planning to do a lot of
shopping in the city malls and were discussing about this. The first thing they
wanted to buy was a wrist watch each.
A very
well dressed young man with impeccable manners, who was travelling with them,
overheard their conversation and politely asked, if they would be interested in
buying a couple of watches that he had. The stranger said that a friend of his
had brought these watches from abroad and that they were made of pure gold. He
opened his bag, brought out two beautiful watches that were stunning to look at
and sparkled in their gold straps.
Anil
liked the watches so much that he immediately agreed to buy one. Sunil however
cautioned Anil not to take a hasty decision, since they did not know for sure
if the watch was made of gold.
Anil
brushed aside all of Sunil's objections and paid the stranger the huge sum he
asked for and took the watch. However a couple of days later the watch stopped
ticking and when Anil took it to a watch repairer, he was told that the watch
was not made of gold and that he had been cheated.
Anil
was shattered that he had lost his hard earned money by getting carried away by
glossy appearance of the watch. He felt ashamed of his foolish act of taking a
hasty decision and nor listening to his friend.
Similar proverbs which suits for above story
1.Look before you leap
2. Appearances are deceptive
3. Never judge a book by its cover
Beautiful Story
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