00:30She hopes that her beauty will lead her to marry a wealthy man who will provide her with a life of luxury and comfort. However, she marries Al-Wasil, an employee with a limited income, like her father, and lives with him on a street called Al-Shuhada Street.
00:52One day, Al-Wassil told her that he had managed to get two tickets to a dance attended by the city's wealthy people.
01:03She didn't look happy, so he asked her why. She said she didn't have anything suitable to wear. He suggested she wear the dress she had, but she refused and told him she would rather not go than go in such a modest dress.
01:23Which would be an insult to her in front of the city's wealthy people. Her wealthy husband told her that he could give her four hundred francs to buy a new dress.
01:37He didn't tell her that this money was what he was saving for himself to buy a rifle to go hunting with his friends, an occasion he had been waiting for and preparing for for a long time.
01:52Matilda agreed and actually went out and bought a suitable dress for the party she was going to attend, then she looked dissatisfied again.
02:04Her husband asked her why, and she said, “How can I go wearing this dress without any jewelry?”
02:14After much thought, her husband suggested that she borrow some jewelry from her wealthy friend, Madame Forestier.
02:23His wife immediately welcomed the idea and actually visited her wealthy friend and proposed the matter to her.
02:32Her friend welcomed her and offered her jewelry box to choose whatever she wanted.
02:38The jewelry scene showed Matilda not knowing what to choose.
02:44In the end, she chose a precious necklace that stole her heart from her beauty.
02:51On the day of the party, Matilda was the most beautiful woman and caught the attention of all the rich people in the city.
02:59The party went on until 4:00 AM when she left with her husband.
03:03There was no taxi to take them home.
03:08They hung out on the street together for a while until they finally got a taxi.
03:15He returned to their home in Shuhada Street, where a major shock awaited them.
03:22Where Matilda discovered the necklace missing
03:26She screamed in shock and told her husband that the necklace was missing.
03:31He asked her if she was still wearing it when she left the party and she confirmed that she was.
03:38He told her it couldn't have fallen off her while they were walking down the street.
03:44Otherwise, he would have heard the sound of it falling.
03:47So it must have fallen out of her hand while they were in the taxi.
03:53So as not to leave any room for doubt
03:56The wasil put his clothes back on.
04:00He went out into the street, walking back and forth, searching for the lost necklace.
04:06He came back in the morning without finding her.
04:09That day, Al-Wasil went to the police station and filed a report about the loss of the necklace.
04:15He published an advertisement in the newspaper offering a reward for whoever finds it.
04:21He came back exhausted at the end of the day.
04:24He advised his wife to write to her friend Madame Forrestia.
04:28And tell her that she broke the lock ring on the necklace.
04:33And she will fix it for her and this may take a week
04:38So his wife did that.
04:40Days passed and the week went by without the necklace appearing.
04:45He went to the jewelry store, based on the name of the store on the necklace box.
04:52The shop owner told them that this necklace was not from his shop.
04:57He left the shop and visited every shop but he did not find the shop that sold that necklace.
05:05But they found in one of the shops a necklace similar to the lost one.
05:12He decided to buy it.
05:13The price was forty thousand francs.
05:16The husband was able to get a discount so that the price after the discount was thirty-four francs.
05:23Al-Wasil asked Al-Jawahir Ji not to sell the necklace for three days.
05:30So he can manage the amount
05:32He returned home with his wife
05:34His savings were only eighteen thousand francs.
05:39He started borrowing money from all his friends.
05:42Until he was able to complete the rest of the amount and returned and bought the necklace.
05:47The wife took the new necklace.
05:50She went to return it to her rich friend.
05:53Madame Forestier
05:55who blamed and scolded her for the delay in returning it
05:59She put it in her jewelry box.
06:02without opening the necklace box
06:04That's why she didn't realize it wasn't her necklace.
06:07Mathilde breathed a sigh of relief.
06:10She returned home
06:12Worry appeared on her husband, Luwasil.
06:14He even looked like he had aged five years in a matter of days.
06:20Loisil and Mathilde were forced to dispense with the maid.
06:23He had to work extra work in the evening.
06:27She had to do all the housework.
06:31Cooking, washing dishes, washing clothes and ironing
06:36Sweeping, mopping the floor and buying vegetables herself
06:41And negotiate with the seller on every franc and so on.
06:45Al-Wasil continued to pay the principal and interest on the debt for ten years.
06:51Until he was finally able to pay the last bit of debt.
06:55During those ten years
06:57Mathilde's hands are rough from daily housework.
07:01The sanctuary appeared on her and on the features of her face
07:05Who drew poverty and suffering on it what drew
07:09She looked older than her real age.
07:11She was sitting alone at home in the evening
07:15and her husband at work
07:17And you remember that day when you attended the party
07:21She wondered what might have happened if she hadn't lost that necklace that night.
07:27She was amazed at the simple things that happen in life.
07:33But it changes life completely and turns it upside down.
07:38One Sunday, while she was walking on the road,
07:42Then she sees her rich friend Madame Forestier walking with a child.
07:47It looked the same as it did ten years ago.
07:50As if she had not added a single year to her age
07:54She was as young, elegant and beautiful as she was.
07:58She didn't know whether to go and greet her or not.
08:03After a moment of hesitation, she decided to go and tell her about her lost necklace.
08:10Madame Forestier was surprised by the poor woman who greeted her in that tone as if she knew her.
08:17I asked her if she knew her. Matilde told me that she was her friend Matilde.
08:23Madam Forestier was shocked and could not believe it. She asked her what happened to you. You have changed a lot.
08:30Mathilde said yes I have changed a lot because of you
08:34Madam Forestier shouted because of me, how?
08:38Mathilde said, "Do you remember that necklace you lent me?"
08:43Yes I remember it I lost it
08:46What do you mean you gave it back to me?
08:50I have returned to you a new necklace similar to the one you lost.
08:57We had to pay for it over ten years.
09:01It was not easy for us because of our poverty.
09:05But we finally paid for it and now I'm relieved.
09:09Madam Forestier said she could not believe what she was hearing.
09:13You say you bought a new necklace instead of mine.
09:19Yes it was exactly like your necklace.
09:23So you didn't notice it.
09:25Mathilde said with a proud smile on her face.
09:30Madame Forestier was deeply affected.
09:32She held her friend's hand and said:
09:35Poor Mathilde
09:38My necklace was fake.
09:40It was worth only five hundred francs at most.
09:45The story is over
09:48The story is about deceptive appearances.
09:51How Mathilde was living in a fantasy world that did not match her reality
09:58She dreams of a world beyond her and her husband's capabilities.
10:03Mathilde lived with her husband on the Rue des Martyrs.
10:07The street name is a symbol of Mathilde's sense of being a martyr and a victim.
10:13Mathilde thought she was a victim of her poverty.
10:17And that she deserved a better life because of her beauty.
10:21After discovering that the necklace was missing
10:24She felt it was her duty to buy a new necklace.
10:29Thus, she became a martyr of duty.
10:31But the real victim in the story is her husband.
10:35who gave her his savings to buy the gun
10:40that he dreamed of
10:42So that she can buy a dress that suits the party she will attend.
10:46and spent all his savings
10:48He borrowed money that made him work hard for ten years.
10:54After his life was simple
10:57But it's good for him.
11:00The story also talks about the power of matter over us.
11:05And how we think that material things will provide us with happiness
11:10Mathilde Lent this
11:11But after she got the two things she was dreaming of
11:16dress and necklace
11:18She lived her happiness for a short time.
11:21Then that happiness collapsed
11:23And her life evaporated and turned into misery and hardship
11:27Unlike Mathilde
11:29As long as Forestier
11:31Don't give things more value than they deserve.
11:35Her jewelry was not real.
11:38But she was satisfied with it.
11:41I was very upset
11:42When she learned that her friend Mathilde
11:45She lost her life for a fake necklace.
11:50She believed that the value of things lies in people's appreciation of these things.
11:55Not in the things themselves
11:57The value of fake jewelry
11:59Like original jewelry
12:02As long as people do not differentiate between them
12:05The story also talks about conviction.
12:09And how it is the secret of true happiness
12:12He who is not satisfied with what he has has lost everything he has
12:17It was mentioned in the noble hadith
12:19Wealth is not about having a lot of things
12:22But wealth is the wealth of the soul
12:24And he, may God bless him and grant him peace, said:
12:26Look at who is below you
12:29Do not look at those above you
12:32So be able not to despise the grace of God
12:35He said, "He has succeeded who has submitted to Islam and been provided with sufficiency."
12:40God has blessed him with what He has given him.
12:43He also said: Whoever among you becomes safe in his flock
12:47healthy in his body
12:50He has a goat today
12:52It is as if the world has been given to him
12:54O God, grant us contentment
12:56Contentment is an inexhaustible treasure
12:59Happy Ramadan
13:01May the peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you.
13:03Think about your homework
13:07As you think of your right
13:10Work to achieve perfection
13:13Not seeking fame or reward
13:16Don't expect anything from people
13:19More than people have the right to expect from you
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