Expansion of idea of old is gold
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The given phrase is an old phrase that has a literal meaning.
Whenever we buy a good, we don't always consider it's asset value initially but value it only and only when it's price and value increases over the time.
That is what the phrase stands for. The older is the item, the more valuable it is.
Explanation:
The meaning of Old is gold is whatever is old is important as gold. We should not think old is a waste. Even though this proverb is short, it has a very descriptive/lengthy/valuable meaning.
The foundation for all the new things in the present world was laid in the olden days and what we are getting at present is all the updated / improvised ones of the old inventions which form the base of the new ones. So we need to value the old things much as these are the basics of learning new things.
Old songs with their sweet melodies, old sculptures standing tall, old friends etc, are all much more precious than gold. From practical to aesthetic value they are very much valuable just like gold. When a thing becomes old it is more valued.
We value many things when it becomes old, like:
1. Ancient monuments,
2. Ancient scripts,
3. Archaeological findings,
4. Historically important things,
5. Old coins,
6. Our culture,
7. Our heritage, and
8. Sacred books.
These are important keeping in view with the national interest.
There is one of the most important of all the above in our personal interest that is none other than our Old Wise People. They should be treasured as we treasure gold.They are with us (and will be with us) to give their potential wisdom, which has to be inherited by all of us.