There is a logic behind why the Old is compared with Gold.

As we know Gold is one of

the rare metal on the earth and that makes it precious and expensive too. Gold is
always associated with some big event in life like wedding, birthdays, anniversaries.
Gold doesn’t lose its value over the time, it never gets old. On contrary, it’s value
get appreciated. These are the reasons why Old is compared with Gold. Old things,
memories, experiences are like gold; they carry sweet memorieswith them. Old
things might loose their materialistic value but their real worth gets appreciated with
time. Like gold, old things are attached with some of the best memories. When one
sees those old things, memories associated with flash through the mind. Like gold one
should preserve old things.
Old things don’t just have a place in personal life but various fields, industries do
believe in Old Is Gold strategy. For example; in today’s technology driven world
modern warfare is highly depends on the latest technology, more the advanced you
are more powerful you are. But even army and defense strategist say Old is Gold.
Today also they use old warfare strategies like Guerilla Warfare. Vedas, Puranas,
Sacred Texts, Yoga, Ayurveda all these things very old, ancient for that matter. But
teaching from these texts are still applicable to this day. Though Yoga is thousand-
year-old it’s in trend now. People who own a complete Apple family gadgets find the
peace of mind through age old yoga techniques. On contrary, not all old is gold.
Human history saw wars, barbarism, mass deaths, famine and social injustice. We
should take best from the history and leave behind the bad things.
Old and new things should go hand in hand. Adapting to new things in part of
evolution, one has to do it but one should appreciate old things too. Old thing
possesses excellent knowledge and experience, we the new generation should learn
those good things.

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 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 our old people. They
should be treasured as we treasure gold.They are there to give life long wisdom, which has to be inherited
by all of us.