Pure Gold and the Furnace

If you are pure Gold, you will still get stretched. But you will not break. You are ductile.

If you are pure Gold, you will still get beaten flat. But you will not break. You are malleable.

If you are pure Gold, you will still get pressed into many shapes. But you will not break. You are mouldable.

Life constantly offers us test papers. These are opportunities to see if we are real Gold yet or not.

Didi Manmohini used to say (so i have heard),
Bow Bow, Die Die, Learn Learn (Jhuko Jhuko, Maro Maro, Seekho Seekho)

And sure enough that is a lovely way to become real Gold, though it does not seem appealing when there is any alloy still remaining within. The alloy causes stiffness and rigidity and resistance to change.