Word — the most important instrument of communication. Oral or printing, it connects people, transfers wisdom of generations, helps to gain knowledge, to speak and understand others. But there is an expression "gold words". What does it designate and why suddenly the word is connected with gold?
Eternal values
Gold, like words, too always was of value for people. Not for nothing this metal provides world currencies, not for nothing it is considered sign of wellbeing worldwide. Residences of velmozhny persons get off with gold, do of it jewelry and jewelry. And the size of gold reserves of the country is one of the most important indicators of its influence on the world scene.
Here also it turns out that the word and gold are eternal values. And expression "gold words" is applied in case in words there is a deep wisdom, value which needs to be protected. Also it is applicable if the phrase very precisely characterizes the person or a situation if the piece of good advice is given or in relation to a topic of conversation aphorisms, catchwords are competently applied.
If a situation opposite — the person told nonsense or did not keep a promise (that is depreciated the word pledged to them), his words will be called "empty", to say that he "wastes the words" (that is they have no weight). Respectively and the attitude towards such person will be disrespectful, people around will cease to trust it. So force and weight of a word of usual words play an important role in life. What to tell about "gold" …
Gold words and golden rules
There is such concept as the golden rule of morality. It can be expressed as follows: "Do not do what would not like that made to you — and arrive as you want that treated you". Why it is the golden rule? Because too came from time immemorial and does not lose the relevance to this day — the wisdom concluded in it is so deep. Not for nothing this rule is assumed as a basis in many world religions, is only expressed in different formulations. In principle, the golden rule personifies what was written on tables. Ten precepts of Christ, forty suras of the Quran — contain in everyone the idea anyway connected with the golden rule. Therefore all these precepts, suras and other quotes from the different Sacred Writing can be carried safely to "gold words" — their wisdom is so deep, their sense is so eternal.
What else is considered gold words?
Aphorisms, the statements of great people, phraseological units (steady combinations which still call "catchwords"), proverbs and sayings too sometimes carry to the category of "gold words". In principle, it is correct — they very precisely reflect life, why "weight" and value of the ideas concluded in these words are similar to gold.