All That Glitters Is Not Gold

e book, each That Glitters Is Not Gold, written by Benjamin Ife whateverichukwu Abugu, symbolically portrays deception. It shows that life is thin and one should be be handled with c ar. Written in 19 chapters, the 152-page prose analyses the aridity of promiscuity. It highlights how reckless living leads to pain and shame. Essentially, the book depicts the moral decadence of the twenty-first Century people, who believe in easy life and quick monetary benefit. The story revolves round the major characters Anya and his sister Blossom.Both are children of Gab Uku and Mabel from Egwuonwu who bide in Lagos. Their escapades, belief, snip and chance exchangeable the Biblical saying, are weighed in a balance. Anya and Blossom had lived a wayward live of watching adult films and fornicating. Their inner conflicts are compounded by the scourge of HIV/AIDS, that presently threatens to destroy the entire population. While Anya escapes the scourge, his sister falls victim. Former throw World becomes a shadow of herself and finally dies. Anya, a newspaper reporter, has al or so bad habits which are controlled by his experiences.He learns from his experiences, illusions, dreams, particularly, his encounter with swindlers and robbery trial arising from his connection with bad friends. Anya almost committed suicide when erroneously given a HIV positive result. His fears and conflicts are allayed after the result is corrected. From that moment, he turns a new leave. But Blossom is a former beauty otto universe and a campus babe. Having lived with her aunty, Eliza and husband, Chief Dike Akukamadu, a business mogul, becomes a quiescency partner to the chief.Aside living a automobileefree life, she is in like manner a cultist. Her friend, Rose, introduces her to Daughters of Jezebel, the female individual wing of Red Atlantic cult. The cult was nonorious for all readiness of in right on appearance on campus, including nudity, which was regarded as the most sacr ed secern of the sisterhood of Jezebel. Blossom torment starts after her escapades with Romeo, a sadist, who storms campus on a revenge mission to distri unspoilt nowe HIV/AIDS to 50 girls. She and another(prenominal) fun-loving girls fall victims as a result of the dollars of Mr. Romeo.The author uses the third person narrative technique to tell the story. exclusively that glitters is indeed sumptuous. Had Blossom known, she would book lived a better life and she wouldnt hasten wasted her beauty, endowment fund and life just as Anya wouldnt have been swindled. From the objects on the get over page, which sparkle like currency but are not thither is a warning for everyone to beware of outward appearance because it is very deceptive as against inward virtues and qualities. The book is didactic. Its lesson is for all to beware and take time to weigh every action.It is thought provoking as many entail that worldliness is the best form of living but historically, it is not. The book is chastely inclined. It is detached and impartial. It lays bare the evils of immorality and allows readers to make their own judgment. Abugu has also publish The Widow And The Wolves aside writing a number of articles published online expertscolumn. com. natural in Amachalla, Enugu-Ezike, Igbo-Eze North L. G. A, Enugu republic, Abugu is a graduate of English Language from the Lagos State University.All That Glitters is Not GoldThe adage All that glitters is not gold cautions us against forming our opinion about objects on the basis of superficial impressions. It also implies that one should try to ascertain the true nature of things and to understand the human race hidden behind their seem facade. However, love for glamour is deeply plant in human nature. Taking advantage of this inherent vulnerability of man to glamour, cash rich companies rope in glamorous film and sports personalities to kick upstairs their goods and services.Soap and tooth paste used by c sca theing actresses and dashing sportsmen sell like hot cakes. Companies sales are boosted and consumers, particularly those of the lower middle classes, spare many necessities of life to have a taste of goodies recommended by their ducky stars. Man would read super hero stories from films and forecast that those are real and often fell in lures and believe that those are long but really those are also men. hose glitters in films imagines him to be great but actually he is also a man among us.One would lodge that our reading of such stories would make us wise and prevent us from falling target area to temptations of outward beauty. But man, weak as he is, never learns from others experience. He often courts disaster by giving into temptations. We are repeatedly warned and alerted by the wise and the experienced not to take persons and things on their face prise. The most innocent masks may hide behind them the most cunning of cheats.But very often even the wise fall prey to tr icksters. Even Sita, the consort of Lord Rama, was tempted by the glitter of the golden cervid she saw bounding around her forest cottage and requested Rama to bring it for her. Rama severely expostulated Sita to forget the deer as it might be a old salt of some villain, but she was so charmed by the guiles of the deer that she touch him to leave the Ashram in search of it. A few minutes later, Sita hear a distress call for help in Ramas voice.She, thereupon, requested Lakshman to go and relieve Rama from distress. Lakshman tried to convince Sita that nobody was brave enough to harm the invincible Rama, but Sita was so nervous that she forced Lakshman to leave the Ashram. In his absence, the Rakshasa king Ravana abducted Sita. It later turned out that the golden deer was actually the demon Marichi in disguise sent by Ravana to tempt Sita. Sitas temptation demonstrates the validity of the old saying All that glitters is not gold.All That Glitters is Not GoldThe most valuable items in the world, monetary rate wise, are the precious gems and metals that the rich and the famous constantly adorn themselves with. straight offs concept of value is based on tangible items that have a corresponding market value. Gold, which is the peg for most currencies in the world, is the ecumenical currency these days. Nothing of value can be purchased, owned or possessed if it does not justify its weight in gold, so to speak. Yet, as the tagline of Mastercard suggests, there are those things that are priceless. In this world, not everything is gold and not everything that resembles something valuable has to glitter. Perhaps a perfect example would be an illustration of a personal experience of mine. I once had an opportunity to witness two lawyers working at their firm in the past. I must admit that I had certain preconceived notions of what I would see at that firm. I expected these senior lawyers to have fancy cars and tacky watches. Yet a great deal to my surprise, the y had none of those things.One lawyer regularly commuted to work spot the other preferred to ride his bike to work. in that location were no glittering watches or pieces of jewelry. One of them could not replace his tattered briefcase with something more decent and perhaps functional. I knew from the moment I saw them that there was much more to them than that. As the day went on, I would see that they had a surplus touch with their clients. The fact that they knew the cases of their respective clients by heart and even the names of their children and family situation made me see them in a different light.They did not charge excessive fees and often just accepted small tokens of custody in return. The difference that these lawyers made was even more emphasized by an experience later that day when an opposing lawyer entered their firm. A sports car sped by the office window and anyone could see the person driving the convertible that had its top down. In his mid thirties, this young lawyer entered the firm with a certain air of authority, expecting everyone to recognize him.He had a gold watch would artifice the eyes of anyone unfortunate enough to glance at it. He had platinum cuff links on his suit that were adorned with diamonds. Behind him were his assistants who were just as gaudily dressed. It turns out that they represented a large lot that wanted these two necrose lawyers to drop their case against the firm. They were prepared to advise a huge cash settlement in return. I was not surprised when these humble lawyers politely declined the offer and proceeded with the case which they eventually win for their clients.These were lawyers who were in a position to make millions of dollars yet they chose not to and quite devoted their lives to uphold the justice system of the state and of this great country. in that respect was nothing flashy or fancy about the things that they did but I know that they have made a big difference in this world. Thi s personal experience of mine shows that not everything that glitters is gold the former lawyer with all the pomp and flash that he had still resorted to underhanded simulated military operation and eventually lost out in the end.There was no substance to this person. There was no value underneath that entire flashy exterior. The two humble lawyers, on the other hand, showed much more than their exterior would suggest. The kindness of their police wagon was echoed in their actions and the time they devoted to their clients was something that was certainly worth more than any glittering watch of gold. Not everything that glitters is gold. Not everything that glitters has any value to it.Real value sometimes cannot be judged from the flashy exterior and certainly cannot be equated in todays currency. It is the acts of kindness and selflessness that give value to things in this world, especially human beings. It is easy to be distracted by something sheeny and pretty but one must e ver realize that everything hooey disappears in the end. All the shine will soon tarnish and overtake away. Yet those intangibles that matter will never fade and will always be in the hearts of tho