Price or Value...

While having a discussion about the change in prices of commodities, My uncle said that he had purchased gold at a price of rupees 400 - 450 per gram about ten years ago. Silver was rupees 6,000 a kg.
Even at that time, People purchased a limited quantity of them.

Observing the trend today, people buy more since they can afford more. But The prices are ever rising. Gold is over rupees two thousand a gram and silver is rupees 44,000 and is increasing rapidly.

One night while I was watching TV, a newsreader was suggesting viewers various avenues of investment. I wondered what is this yellow and white metal that is gaining prices that are shooting unbelievably high.
To be honest, the artificial jewelery available in silver and gold colors cannot be differentiated from the real ones unless checked or tested. You buy artificial stuff and flaunt like it is real metal. Then what is it that is behind these crazy prices.

You'd Think what has made me write about Metal today.
My point is not Metal, It is the Price...

What I want to throw light on at this point is that people today are very familiar about the Prices of everything but it is sad that the Value of nothing is known.

Thinking on very basic lines, we can say what is the Price of gold but we can't really explain what its Value is!!

Students bunk classes and don't mind paying penalty fee to get their hall ticket. Why not maintain the minimum attendance?

Riders skip traffic signals and then pay fine. Why not follow traffic rules?

Youth spend a lot of money on movie tickets but fail to realize the value of the other's time.

We all eat lavish food at restaurants and usually some quantity of it is left even after we're done eating. Why don't we get it packed and give it to someone on the roadside who's hungry?

We send a lot of birthday and anniversary wishes to people and after that don't talk to them until the same day arrives the next year. Isn't the Relationship with that person important or we just want to complete formalities?

I hope at least one of the points I mentioned above sounds relevant to you.
Understand and Respect the Value of things rather than knowing just the Price...

It is a thought provoking thought that has changed my life and I'm sure it will change your's too...

Cheers!!
God Bless!!

Chandra Daga