All That Glitters Is Not Gold

Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute -Dalai Lama

All that glitters is definitely not gold. In reality many times it is the fake one that glitters more. Even

that useless broken piece of a glass that can do nothing but cut through flesh and make it bleed well

shine with great glory as the sun rays fall and dance upon its surface. But that reflection of prismatic

colours does not change that wounding piece of glass into gold. It is often thus said with a touch of

warning that “appearances are always deceptive”. Thus we should never rely on outward
manifestations and put up a show. Many times people put up a false show of kindness, charity, love,
respect and other kinds of virtues. People even get swayed by that artful pretence of such people.
But trial and time are the greatest examiners. When time knocks at their door, such people start
showing their true colours.

Many times, in life, things are not what they seem to be. Most of the times, they are covered by
false masks, faces and appearances. In fact, history has repeatedly proved that people;e have worn
multiple masks in order to reach the higher ladder if success. People often make use of trickery,
cunningness and hypocrisy in order to achieve their dreams.
So many times due to false appearances, morally depraved have easily passed as great moralists
before the world, fools have passed as worse, dishonest people have been thought of as honest,
liars as great protectors of truth, wicked as sincere friends and traitors and great patriots. The garb

of fine dresses, good manners, sweet voice, kind behaviour and honey-dripping personality works
out well with such persons as people at large are often swayed by such sweetness. but rarely do
they realize that under this rosy appearance lies the serpent quietly coiled up ready to sting at the

slightest provocation.

Do not judge byappearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat.

Sycophancy and hypocrisy can, of course, help people for some time to climb the social and

economic ladder.concelament cannot work for long. Gold shows itself as purer than ever before
when tried and tested. But it is the fake one that fails at the slightest touch of a test.

Thus it has been rightly and aptly said that everything is not exactly as it seems. A shiny piece of

metal shining gloriously in the sun from afar turns out to be a useless piece of sharp-edged tin if
examined closely.
Thus, before making hasty judgements based on what seems to be one should take time to tray and
peep behind the façade 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.