Mathilde's family was poor, but because of his good looks, he was very vain.
She believes that with her beauty, she should naturally enjoy the glory and wealth of this world.
However, she was married to a small clerk in the Ministry of Education, and her life was not only not rich, but very embarrassing. So she was very miserable inside, always envious of those noble ladies.
One day, her husband excitedly brought back an invitation from the Minister of Education to a party.
But she was very sad, no beautiful clothes, no decent jewelry.
Finally, his husband took the only money he had in his hand to buy him clothes, and she bought beautiful clothes.
But she was still unhappy because she didn't have jewelry. His husband had given her an idea to borrow a piece of jewelry from her only wealthy friend and return it after the banquet.
She happily went to a friend to borrow it, and sure enough, her friend took the jewelry box to her and chose a dazzling diamond necklace.
Later, she did become the focus of the banquet. Even the minister noticed her. She danced non-stop and enjoyed the praise of others.
After the banquet, his husband took her home in a chilled carriage. When she got home, she took off her clothes when she suddenly noticed that the necklace around her neck was missing.
She searched everywhere in horror, but couldn't find it. Her husband also went on the road to look for it, but did not find it.
In the end, she could only write to a friend, making excuses that the buckle of the necklace was broken, and that it was repaired and returned to her.
The next day, they searched for many jewelry stores, and finally found a necklace that was exactly the same for the day in a place close to the palace. However, the price is forty thousand francs. After the offer, thirty-six thousand francs is also required.
In the end, her husband bought the necklace by adding eighteen thousand francs of his father's inheritance to the money borrowed from friends everywhere.
Then, they live more hardships and earn money to pay off their debts. It took a full decade to pay off the debt.
She also changed from a beautiful woman to an old woman who could do rough work.
Later, she met her rich friend, and she greeted her, but the rich friend did not know her. Knowing that she said she was Mathilde, the friend believed it. But I was surprised why she had changed so much.
Mathilde only then said the necklace thing. Her friend, however, said that her necklace itself was a fake, up to five hundred francs.
How cruel the fate was, a fake necklace changed the course of Mathilde's life.
How merciful fate was, she gave up her external vanity and saw the essence of life.
She lives a miserable life in order to pay off her debts, but she knows her true self and has a purpose in life.
Mathilde's tragedy is also a true portrayal of each and every one of us.
In the first half of life, we kept walking and striving for ideals;
In the second half of life, we precipitate and brew, and mature because of life.
Man is like this, awake in moderation, comprehensible in letting go, relieved after acceptance.
For the rest of your life, may you and I become more mature selves, seeing vicissitudes and encountering growth.