This story shows the weight of time. Time is valuable, it doesn't last. We try to do everything we can to stop ourselves from growing old. There's songs, surgery's, and books on staying fit and prolonging youth. This article makes clear that there is value and beauty in aging. I'm sure that in it's day the Helmet was pretty, but now the Helmet ,that may have been taken for granted, is a thing of wonder.
We take pride in our inventions, lets face it we, the human race, have come a long way. We may often forget the significance of our ancient ancestors and their inventions. Yes, everything new is nifty and amazing. History and the wisdom our ancestors left behind, is precious. This comparison reminds me of a song we would sing in girl scouts: "Make new friends but keep the old one is silver and the other gold." Technology is the new shiny "silver friend", we'll do anything to get our hands on it. It will teach us new ideas and take us to unexplored realms. History (the artifacts left for us to find) is the "gold friend". It is full of passed down knowledge and will will remind us of who we were, who we are, and who we have the potential to be. The absolute best part of the little song is " make new friends, but keep the old." Just because we develop new technology every day doesn't mean we have to forget the lessons we've already learned. History doesn't need to disappear with the advancement of technology.
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