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^dfc B{ Hybw ^fyf Fbpz{
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Bhywdh Kjjkcnw
Mkcjkcn Mvlmkllbfcz kc Noj
^dfc B{ Hybw ^fyf Fbpz{
Wvmmkgkfcz Nyhgf Pvilkwdkcn
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900> i{ Bhywdh Kjjkcnw
Pvilkwdfj i{ Wvmmkgkfcz Nyhgf Pvilkwdkcn
Pykczfj i{ Lvlv kc zdf Vckzfj Wzhzfw om Hbfykgh
~~~#lvlv#gob
Hll ykndzw yfwfy}fj#Co phyz om zdkw pvilkghzkoc bh{ if yfpyojvgfj,
wzoyfj kc h yfzykf}hl w{wzfb, oy zyhcwbkzzfj, kc hc{ moyb oy i{ hc{bfhcw, flfgzyockg, bfgdhckghl, pdozogop{kcn, yfgoyjkcn, oy
ozdfy~kwf, ~kzdovz zdf pykoy ~ykzzfc pfybkwwkoc om zdf hvzdoy#
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K lk}f ~kzd b{ dvwihcj, Ykge, z~o gdkljyfc, jon hcj zdyff mkwd
kc Fhwzfyc ^hwdkcnzoc# Iozd om ovy gdkljyfc ~fyf wvypykwfw myob
Noj# K dh}f iffc dobf"wgdoolkcn zdfb moy zdf phwz ckcf {fhyw hcj
~ovljcz ~hcz zo bkww zdf ilfwwkcn om wffkcn zdfb lfhyc hcj nyo~#
Zdyovnd jkmmkgvlz zkbfw, Noj dhw nk}fc bf bvgd gobmoyz hcjfcgovyhnfbfcz# Df kw wzkll zfhgdkcn bf hcj gdhcnkcn bf zdyovnd
jkmmkgvlz gkygvbwzhcgfw hcj gdhcnfw kc b{ lkmf# Moy h locn zkbf K ~hw
zdkcekcn kc zfybw om gopkcn ~kzd ~dhz Noj dhw hllo~fj kczo b{ lkmf#
Do~f}fy, Noj dhw gdhcnfj b{ pfywpfgzk}f myob bfyfl{ gopkcn ~kzd
zdkcnw zo fbiyhgkcn zdf gdhcnfw kc b{ lkmf# Zdf jkmmfyfcgf kw zdkw1
^dfc K bfyfl{ gopf ~kzd ~dhz kw dhppfckcn, kz kw hll oc zdf pd{wkghl
lf}fl, b{ o~c wdffy ~kll po~fy zo bhchnf# Do~f}fy, ~dfc K fbiyhgf
zdf gdhcnfw zdhz dh}f gobf, K no if{ocj ~dhz K wff zo zdf vcwffczdyovnd mhkzd hcj jyh~ oc zdf wzyfcnzd Noj ommfyw bf# K wff
jkmmkgvlzkfw hcj gdhcnf kc b{ lkmf hw hc oppoyzvckz{ moy nyo~zd kcwzfhj
om wobfzdkcn zo wkbpl{ gopf ~kzd# Wobf jh{w K jo ifzzfy hz zdkw zdhc
ozdfy jh{w# Wobfzkbfw K cffj b{ pfywpfgzk}f hjavwzfj# Hw {ov ghc
wff kc b{ aovychl, zdfyf hyf vpw hcj jo~cw zo do~ K hb mfflkcn hiovz
zdkcnw# Zdhcemvll{, Noj kw wzfhj{, cf}fy ~h}fykcn, hcj K ghc glkcn zo
Dkb kc zkbfw om kcwzhiklkz{#
Nfcfwkw :8169 Moy Noj dhzd ghvwfj bf zo if myvkzmvl kc zdf lhcj om b{
hmmlkgzkoc#
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PyfmhgfMoy zdf bowz phyz, zdf nyhbbhy hcj pvcgzvhzkoc dhw iffc lfmz kc zhgz
hw kz oyknkchll{ hppfhyw kc b{ aovychl zo pyfwfy}f zdf zocf hcj
fbozkocw om zdowf zkbfw#
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Zhilf om Goczfczw
Kczyojvgzkoc 88
B{ Ikyzdjh{, 8;4; 87
Kcmfyzklkz{ Fcgovyhnfbfcz 8:
Bhye om O~cfywdkp 86
[fz K ^kll Yfaokgf kc zdf Loyj 86
Lkef Zdfb Zdhz No Jo~c Kczo zdf Pkz 8=
Ihzzlfw 8>Noj Dhw h Plhc moy Vw 84
Bhekcn Plhcw 90
Do~ zo Mkndz Ihzzlfw 98
Bozdfyw Jh{ 9:
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Dflpkcn Noj 9=
Zdf Vcnojl{ Pyowpfy 94H Nyfhz Hmmlkgzkoc 9;
Mkcjkcn Mvlmkllbfcz hcj Gobplfzfcfww 70
Kw Kz h Gyvfl Aoef? 78
Yfwfczbfcz 78
Jocz Yhgf [ovy Fcnkcf 79
^hkzkcn moy zdf Hjopzkoc 77
Do~ zo Gobmoyz Wobfocf 7:
Fbkl{ hcj Dfy Ihi{ 76Gyvwdfj Dopfw 74
Mkcjkcn Ihi{ Ihynhkcw 7;^dhz Hyf B{ Bozk}fw moy ^hczkcn h Gdklj? 7;
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K dh}f wdhyfj b{ dfhyz, kc zdf phnfw zdhz mollo~, hiovz ovywzyvnnlf zo gocgfk}f hcj ghyy{ h gdklj zo zfyb, hcj zdf fbozkochl yollfy
gohwzfy om zy{kcn zo hjopz# Zdfwf hyf wflfgz ftgfypzw zhefc jkyfgz myob
b{ aovychlw ~kzd gobbfczhy{ hjjfj kc h mf~ plhgfw#
B{ pvypowf hcj pyh{fy kw zdyff"molj1
8# Zo }hlkjhzf zdf fbozkocw om zdowf ~do mkcj zdfbwfl}fwoc zdkw phzd
9# Zo fcgovyhnf zdfb zo mkcj zdfky mvlmkllbfcz kc Nojhlocf
7# Zo dflp mykfcjw hcj yflhzk}fw om kcmfyzklf govplfw zovcjfywzhcj ~dhz zdf{ hyf nokcn zdyovnd wo zdf{ ghc
ifzzfy wvppoyz hcj fcgovyhnf zdfb i{ ~dhz zdf{ wh{hcj jo
K yfhlkqf zdhz coz hll govplfw ~kll dh}f zdf dhpp{ fcjkcn zdhz
~f jkj# K pyh{ zdhz zdf{ bh{ if hilf zo wzkll mkcj wpkykzvhlfcgovyhnfbfcz zdyovnd zdf phnfw om b{ aovychl hcj zdhz Noj ~ovlj
mkll zdf fbpz{ plhgf kc zdfky dfhyzw ~kzd Dkbwflm#
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Zo oyjfy boyf iooew no zo Bhywdhw Wzoyfmyocz
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iffc bhyykfj moy mk}f {fhyw hlyfhj{# B{ aovychl fczy{ moy zdhz jh{
ifnkcw ~kzd
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]fywf : Jflkndz zd{wflmkc zdf Loyj Wpfcj zkbf ~kzd
Noj hcj fcao{ kz(
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pyoilfbw zo Noj hcj hwe Dkw jkyfgzkoc#
]fywf > ~hkz phzkfczl{ moy dkb Nk}f Noj zkbf zo
~oye# Lfz Dkb ~oye i{ Dkw zkbf"zhilfcozbkcf#
]fywf 4 Gfhwf myob hcnfy Jocz if hcny{ ~kzd Noj
oy ozdfyw km zdkcnw jocz no b{ ~h{#
]fywf ; ^hkz vpoc zdf Loyj Hllo~ Noj zkbf zo jo
Dkw pfymfgz ~kll#
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ihi{ hcj wzhyz ovy mhbkl{# K dhj dhj h bkwghyykhnf# Kz ~hw }fy{ fhyl{
kc zdf pyfnchcg{ hcj co ocf ecf~ zdhz K ~hw pyfnchcz# ^dfc kz
dhppfcfj, ~f avwz cf}fy zolj hc{ocf hcj zykfj zo moynfz hiovz kz# K
cf}fy nykf}fj o}fy zdf loww oy ~yozf hiovz kz kc b{ aovychl# Zdfc ocf
jh{, fkndzffc {fhyw lhzfy h mykfcj bkwghyykfj z~kcw# K nykf}fj ~kzd dfy,
ivz hw K yfhj zdyovnd Aodc BhgHyzdvyw iooe, Whmf kc zdf Hybw om
Noj, zdhz K iovndz zo dflp gobmoyz dfy, K movcj zdhz moy zdf mkywz zkbf,K ~hw hilf zo nykf}f moy zdf ocf K lowz hcj mkcj gobmoyz eco~kcn zdhz
b{ ihi{ kw kc dfh}fc##
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Wkcgf ~f jkjcz wdhyf ovy loww ~kzd hc{ocf, K jkjcz dh}f zo fcjvyf
zdf gobbfczw wobf pfoplf bhef# Ozdfyw dh}f dhj zo fcjvyf yfbhyew
lkef,
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fcjvyf zdfb# Do~f}fy, K ~kwd ~f dhj iffc hilf zo nykf}f hz zdf zkbf
om b{ bkwghyykhnf# Pfydhpw K ~ovlj coz dh}f iffc ilkcj"wkjfj i{ zdf
nykfm zdhz ghbf ovz om co ~dfyf ~dfc b{ mykfcj dhj dfy bkwghyykhnf#
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hppokczfj K ~kll yfzvyc vczo zdff, hggoyjkcn zo zdf zkbf om lkmf, hcj
Whyhd wdhll dh}f h woc#
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gocgfk}fj h woc kc dfy olj hnf1 hcj zdkw kw zdf wktzd boczd ~kzd dfy,~do ~hw ghllfj ihyyfc# Moy ~kzd Noj cozdkcn wdhll if kbpowwkilf#
8Whbvfl 818>" 84 Zdfc Flk hcw~fyfj hcj whkj, No kc pfhgf1 hcj zdf
Noj om Kwyhfl nyhcz zdff zd{ pfzkzkoc zdhz zdov dhwz hwefj om dkb# Hcj
wdf whkj, Lfz zdkcf dhcjbhkj mkcj nyhgf kc zd{ wkndz# Wo zdf ~obhc
~fcz dfy ~h{, hcj jkj fhz, hcj dfy govczfchcgf ~hw co boyf whj#
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chbf Whbvfl, wh{kcn, Ifghvwf K dh}f hwefj dkb om zdf LOYJ#
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gocgfk}f wffj, hcj ~hw jflk}fyfj om h gdklj ~dfc wdf ~hw phwz hnf,
ifghvwf wdf avjnfj dkb mhkzdmvl ~do dhj pyobkwfj#
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hcj df eco~fzd zdfb zdhz zyvwz kc dkb#
Kz dhw iffc nooj zdfyhp{ moy bf zo wkz jo~c hz zdf gobpvzfy
hcj ~ykzf hiovz b{ wpkykzvhl jkwgo}fykfw hcj wzyvnnlfwOcf zdkcn
zdhz ghbf zo b{ bkcj ~hw h gocgfpz K dhj lfhycfj hz Kcwzkzvzf kc Ihwkg
[ovzd Gocmlkgzw# Kz ~hw oc lfhyckcn zo hggfpz b{wflm hw K hb hcj
yfhlkqkcn zdhz b{ kbpfymfgzkocw hyf b{ vckxvf bhye om Nojw
o~cfywdkp# Lkef zdf cozgd zdf wdfpdfyj pvzw kc zdf wdffpw fhy zo
bhye dkb hw dkw, Noj dhw iyovndz zdfwf dfhlzd pyoilfbw zo bf hw h
yfbkcjfy zo bf om ^do K iflocn zo# Kzw Dkw bhye om o~cfywdkpK
~hcz zo wff $kz+ hw h yfbkcjfy zdhz K iflocn zo Afwvw hcj yfhlkqf zdhz Df
kw vwkcn zdfwf zykhlw zo gocmoyb bf zo Dkw kbhnf, zo bhef bf boyf
Gdykwz"lkef# Hlwo zo pyo}f zo bf zdhz Df kw hll"wvmmkgkfcz hcj ~kll
pyo}kjf moy b{ f}fy{ cffj# Kcjffj, Noj kw nooj hcj Df kw h
wzyocndolj moy bf oc jh{w ~dfc K wzyvnnlf hcj kz kw gobmoyzkcn zo
eco~ zdhz Df jofw eco~ K zyvwz kc Dkb# Df dhw plhgfj Dkw bhye omo~cfywdkp oc bf( Hmzfy hll, zdf Ikilf jofw wh{ zdhz zdfyf ~kll if zykhlw
hcj km zdfyf hyfcz~fll, bh{if Noj dhw nk}f vp oc bf(
8Pfzfy 6180 Ivz zdf Noj om hll nyhgf, ~do dhzd ghllfj vw vczo dkw
fzfychl nloy{ i{ Gdykwz Afwvw, hmzfy zdhz {f dh}f wvmmfyfj h ~dklf, bhef
{ov pfymfgz, wzhilkwd, wzyfcnzdfc, wfzzlf {ov#
[fz K ^kll Yfaokgf kc zdf Loyj
Ogzoify 78, 8;4;
Oc Ogzoify 9=, Ykge dhj zdf nooj cf~w zdhz ~f ~ovlj
pyoihil{ nfz h zdyff boczd olj ihi{ io{ zdyovnd JWDW# ^f ~fyf
yfhll{ ftgkzfj hiovz kz# Kc b{ Ikilf yfhjkcn oc zdhz jh{ K yfhj
Dhiheeve 718>"8; Hlzdovnd zdf mkn zyff wdhll coz ilowwob, cfkzdfy
wdhll myvkz if kc zdf }kcfw5 zdf lhiovy om zdf olk}f wdhll mhkl, hcj zdfmkfljw wdhll {kflj co bfhz5 zdf mloge wdhll if gvz omm myob zdf molj, hcj
zdfyf wdhll if co dfyj kc zdf wzhllw1 [fz K ~kll yfaokgf kc zdf LOYJ, K
~kll ao{ kc zdf Noj om b{ whl}hzkoc#Zdf LOYJ Noj kw b{ wzyfcnzd,
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hcj df ~kll bhef b{ mffz lkef dkcjw. mffz, hcj df ~kll bhef bf zo
~hle vpoc bkcf dknd plhgfw#
Kz wffbfj wzyhcnf zdhz kc zdf mhgf om wvgd nooj cf~w K ~ovlj
gobf hgyoww zdkw jkwgovyhnkcn, {fz fcgovyhnkcn bfwwhnf kc b{
jf}ozkocw# Co~ K eco~# Noj ~hw pyfphykcn bf moy zojh{ ~dfc Ykge
~ovlj zfll bf zdf mowzfy phyfczw jfgkjfj zo effp zdf ihi{ hcj hjopzdkb zdfbwfl}fw# ^dhz ~hw zo if cf}fy dhppfcfj, ivz lkef Dhiheeve,
{fz K ~kll yfaokgf kc zdf Loyj, K ~kll ao{ kc zdf Noj om b{ Whl}hzkoc#
Lkef Zdfb Zdhz No Jo~c Kczo zdf Pkz
Co}fbify =, 8;4;
Pwhlb 8:71>" 4 Dfhy bf wpffjkl{, O LOYJ1 b{ wpkykz mhklfzd1 dkjf coz
zd{ mhgf myob bf, lfwz K if lkef vczo zdfb zdhz no jo~c kczo zdf pkz#
Ghvwf bf zo dfhy zd{ lo}kcnekcjcfww kc zdf boyckcn5 moy kc zdff jo K
zyvwz1 ghvwf bf zo eco~ zdf ~h{ ~dfyfkc K wdovlj ~hle5 moy K lkmz vp
b{ wovl vczo zdff#
Co}fbify ;, 8;4;
K cf}fy mkckwdfj zdf hio}f fczy{ ftgfpz zo ~ykzf ovz zdfWgykpzvyf# K ~hw wo jfpyfwwfj, wo jkwgovyhnfj5 K wpfcz zdf ~dolf
f}fckcn kc zfhyw# K ~hw zfhy{ zdf ~dolf jh{# K avwz ~hw mfflkcn hw km
~f ~kll cf}fy dh}f hc{ ihikfw zo ghll ovy o~c ~dfzdfy hjopzfj oy
chzvyhl# K mffl hw km b{ pyh{fyw hyf cf}fy nfzzkcn hc{ dkndfy zdhc zdf
gfklkcn# Dolkjh{w hyf nfzzkcn boyf hcj boyf jkmmkgvlz ifghvwf zdf{
gfczfy hyovcj gdkljyfc# Wo bhc{ zdkcnw gfczfy hyovcj gdkljyfc hcj kz
dhw yfhll{ iffc nfzzkcn bf jo~c# Kz ~hw h nooj locn gy{ hcj K zdkce K
cffjfj zo nfz kz ovz#
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Hpykl =, 8;;0
9 Gdyockglfw 901= Hcj whkj, O LOYJ Noj om ovy mhzdfyw, hyz coz zdov
Noj kc dfh}fc? hcj yvlfwz coz zdov o}fy hll zdf ekcnjobw om zdfdfhzdfc? hcj kc zdkcf dhcj kw zdfyf coz po~fy hcj bkndz, wo zdhz cocf
kw hilf zo ~kzdwzhcj zdff?
89 O ovy Noj, ~klz zdov coz avjnf zdfb? moy ~f dh}f co bkndz
hnhkcwz zdkw nyfhz gobphc{ zdhz gobfzd hnhkcwz vw5 cfkzdfy eco~ ~f
~dhz zo jo1 ivz ovy f{fw hyf vpoc zdff#
86 Hcj df whkj, Dfhyefc {f, hll Avjhd, hcj {f kcdhikzhczw om
Afyvwhlfb, hcj zdov ekcn Afdowdhpdhz, Zdvw whkzd zdf LOYJ vczo
{ov, If coz hmyhkj coy jkwbh{fj i{ yfhwoc om zdkw nyfhz bvlzkzvjf5 moy
zdf ihzzlf kw coz {ovyw, ivz Noj.w#
8> [f wdhll coz cffj zo mkndz kc zdkw ihzzlf1 wfz {ovywfl}fw, wzhcj {f
wzkll, hcj wff zdf whl}hzkoc om zdf LOYJ ~kzd {ov, O Avjhd hcj
Afyvwhlfb1 mfhy coz, coy if jkwbh{fj5 zo boyyo~ no ovz hnhkcwz zdfb1moy zdf LOYJ ~kll if ~kzd {ov#
98 Hcj ~dfc df dhj gocwvlzfj ~kzd zdf pfoplf, df hppokczfj wkcnfyw
vczo zdf LOYJ, hcj zdhz wdovlj pyhkwf zdf ifhvz{ om dolkcfww, hw zdf{
~fcz ovz ifmoyf zdf hyb{, hcj zo wh{, Pyhkwf zdf LOYJ5 moy dkw bfyg{
fcjvyfzd moy f}fy#
99 Hcj ~dfc zdf{ ifnhc zo wkcn hcj zo pyhkwf, zdf LOYJ wfzhbivwdbfczw hnhkcwz zdf gdkljyfc om Hbboc, Bohi, hcj bovcz Wfky,
~dkgd ~fyf gobf hnhkcwz Avjhd5 hcj zdf{ ~fyf wbkzzfc#
^dhz hyf b{ ihzzlfw?
8# Kcmfyzklkz{9# Hjopzkoc Hnfcg{ jflh{w7# B{ dfhlzd hcj fcfyn{:# Mkchcgfw6# Ykgew $pyoilfbw+ ~dfc dkw aoi kwcz nokcn ~fll
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^dhz hyf Whzhcw nohlw? Zo bhef bf hcny{, jkwgovyhnfj, zo
ghvwf bf zo dh}f pkz{"phyzkfw moy b{wflm#
Noj Dhw h Plhc moy Vw
Hpykl 87, 8;;0
Pwhlb 77180"88 Zdf LOYJ iykcnfzd zdf govcwfl om zdf dfhzdfc zo
covndz1 df bhefzd zdf jf}kgfw om zdf pfoplf om cocf fmmfgz# Zdf
govcwfl om zdf LOYJ wzhcjfzd moy f}fy, zdf zdovndzw om dkw dfhyz zo hll
nfcfyhzkocw#
Pyo}fyiw 8=1; H bhc.w dfhyz jf}kwfzd dkw ~h{1 ivz zdf LOYJ
jkyfgzfzd dkw wzfpw#
Pyo}fyiw 8;198 Zdfyf hyf bhc{ jf}kgfw kc h bhc.w dfhyz5 cf}fyzdflfww
zdf govcwfl om zdf LOYJ, zdhz wdhll wzhcj#
Pyo}fyiw 86199 ^kzdovz govcwfl pvypowfw hyf jkwhppokczfj1 ivz kc zdfbvlzkzvjf om govcwflloyw zdf{ hyf fwzhilkwdfj#
Kwhkhd 6614"; Moy b{ zdovndzw hyf coz {ovy zdovndzw, cfkzdfy hyf {ovy
~h{w b{ ~h{w, whkzd zdf LOYJ# Moy hw zdf dfh}fcw hyf dkndfy zdhc
zdf fhyzd, wo hyf b{ ~h{w dkndfy zdhc {ovy ~h{w, hcj b{ zdovndzw
zdhc {ovy zdovndzw#
Kz kw fcgovyhnkcn zo wff, Loyj, zdhz {ov jo dh}f h plhc moy bfhcj Ykge# ^f jocz xvkzf vcjfywzhcj oy eco~ {fz ~dhz [ovy plhc kw
moy vw kc zdf ~h{ om hjopzkoc oy dh}kcn gdkljyfc om ovy o~coy km
[ov ~hcz vw zo dh}f gdkljyfc hz hll# K wff dfyf zdhz [ovy plhcw wzhcj
mkyb hcj {ov jkyfgz vw hcj zdhz {ovy pvypowfw pyf}hkl# K hlwo wff zdhz
[ovy zdovndzw hcj ~h{w hyf dkndfy zdhc bkcf# Zdhz zfllw bf [ov
dh}f h ifzzfy plhc# Ivz ~dhz kw [ovy plhc? ^f}f iffc wffekcn hcj
~hkzkcn moy mk}f {fhyw zo eco~ ~dhz [ovy plhc kw gocgfyckcn vw
dh}kcn h mhbkl{# ^dfc ~kll ~f mkcj ovz? ^dhz jo [ov ~hcz vw zojo? K nvfww kz hll nfzw ihge zo ~hkzkcn phzkfczl{#
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Goc}fywhzkoc Zdkcnw K ~hzgd Zdkcnw K lkwzfc zo Zdkcnw K yfhj oy looe hz Plhgfw H}okj hll hppfhyhcgf om f}kl# K Zdfwwhlockhcw
Yfwvlzw1
4 Kz wdhll if dfhlzd zo zd{ ch}fl,
Omzfc ~dfc zdf wpkykzvhl lkmf kw kc oyjfy, zdfc bhc{ pd{wkghlhklbfczw hyf nyfhzl{ yflkf}fj oy dfhlfj# F}fc km zdf{ hyfcz
dfhlfj zdf{ ifgobf fhwkfy zo jfhl ~kzd hcj fcjvyf#
hcj bhyyo~ zo zd{ iocfw#
Zdf iocfw hyf ~dfyf zdf ilooj kw bhjfjffp kcwkjf kc zdfbhyyo~# ^dfc zdf wpkykz kw kc h ykndz yflhzkocwdkp zo Noj kz
iykcnw yfmyfwdbfcz zo zdf ~dolf lkmfzdf ilooj kw zdf lkmf om
zdf ioj{(
Bhekcn Plhcw
Hpykl 9:, 8;;0
Ahbfw :187" 8> No zo co~, {f zdhz wh{, Zo jh{ oy zo boyyo~ ~f ~kll
no kczo wvgd h gkz{, hcj goczkcvf zdfyf h {fhy, hcj iv{ hcj wfll, hcj
nfz nhkc1 ^dfyfhw {f eco~ coz ~dhz wdhll if oc zdf boyyo~# Moy ~dhz
kw {ovy lkmf? Kz kw f}fc h }hpovy, zdhz hppfhyfzd moy h lkzzlf zkbf, hcj
zdfc }hckwdfzd h~h{# Moy zdhz {f ovndz zo wh{, Km zdf Loyj ~kll, ~f
wdhll lk}f, hcj jo zdkw, oy zdhz# Ivz co~ {f yfaokgf kc {ovy iohwzkcnw1
hll wvgd yfaokgkcn kw f}kl# Zdfyfmoyf zo dkb zdhz eco~fzd zo jo nooj,
hcj jofzd kz coz, zo dkb kz kw wkc#
Bhzzdf~ =177"7: Ivz wffe {f mkywz zdf ekcnjob om Noj, hcj dkw
ykndzfovwcfww5 hcj hll zdfwf zdkcnw wdhll if hjjfj vczo {ov# Zhef
zdfyfmoyf co zdovndz moy zdf boyyo~1 moy zdf boyyo~ wdhll zhef
zdovndz moy zdf zdkcnw om kzwflm# Wvmmkgkfcz vczo zdf jh{ kw zdf f}kl
zdfyfom#
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Pyo}fyiw 9>18 Iohwz coz zd{wflm om zo boyyo~5 moy zdov eco~fwz coz
~dhz h jh{ bh{ iykcn moyzd#
Kz kw oe zo bhef plhcw, ivz jo kz ~kzd zdf yfhlkqhzkoc zdhz Nojbh{ gdhcnf zdowf plhcwMlftkiklkz{ kw h gdhyhgzfy xvhlkz{ Noj ~hczw
kc bf# Kz bfhcw zo if ghphilf om yfwpocjkcn oy gocmoybkcn zo
gdhcnkcn oy cf~ wkzvhzkocw# Ikll Nozdhyj wh{w, Lfhyckcn zdf ~kwdfw
om zdf ocf K wfy}f hcj hjhpzkcn b{ pykoykzkfw zo bffz zdfb# Lfhyckcn
do~ zo gdffymvll{ gdhcnf plhcw ~dfc vcftpfgzfj gocjkzkocw yfxvkyf
kz# H}okjkcn oilknhzkocw zdhz ~ovlj dkcjfy vw myob zhekcn zdf ifwz
govywf om hgzkoc# Mlftkiklkz{ }w# Yfwkwzhcgf1 Coz wfzzkcn b{
hmmfgzkocw oc kjfhw oy plhcw ~dkgd govlj if gdhcnfj i{ Noj oy
ozdfyw# Wfz {ovy hmmfgzkocw oc zdkcnw hio}f, coz oc zdkcnw oc zdf
fhyzd Golowwkhcw 719# Zdkw }fywf nofw ykndz hlocn ~kzd Bhzzdf~
=177# Kc wfzzkcn b{ hmmfgzkocw oc zdkcnw hio}f, K ~kll if wffekcn mkywz
zdf Ekcnjob om Noj# Hcj kc wffekcn Dkw ekcnjob hcj ykndzfovwcfww,
K ~kll jo ~dhz Ahbfw :18> wh{wjokcn nooj#
Bhzzdf~ =17: wh{w coz zo ~oyy{ hiovz zoboyyo~ ifghvwf fhgd
jh{ dhw fcovnd zyovilf om kzw o~c zo jfhl ~kzd, ~kzdovz zhekcn oczoboyyo~w pyoilfbw hw ~fll#
K nvfww zdf bhkc lfwwocw K lfhyc dfyf hyf1
8# If mlftkilf# Lfz Noj gdhcnf b{ plhcw km zdhzw Dkw ~kll#Ahbfw :186
9# Lk}f moy zdf pyfwfcz# Bhef fhgd jh{ hcj dovy govcz#Ahbfw :18:,8>, Bhzzdf~ =177
7# Jocz ~oyy{ hiovz zdf mvzvyf# Bhzzdf~ =17::# Hl~h{w wffe Nojw ekcnjob hcj ykndzfovwcfww mkywz#
Bhzzdf~ =177
Do~ zo Mkndz Ihzzlfw
Hpykl 70, 8;;0
9 Gdyockglfw 9018"70
K# Zdf Pyoilfb
H# }#9 h nyfhz bvlzkzvjf hnhkcwz zdff
KK# Afdowdhpdhzw Yfhgzkoc hcj zdf Pfoplfw $yfhgzkoc+
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H# }#7 Mfhyfj
I# wfz dkbwflm zo wffe zdf Loyj
G# pyoglhkbfj h mhwz
J# }#: Pfoplf nhzdfyfj zo hwe dflp om zdf Loyj hcj wffe Dkb
F# Pyh{fy }#="89 Hppfhl zo Nojw po~fy hcj gdhyhgzfy8# }# = Hll po~fymvl9# }# > Pyozfgzoy7# }# > Pyobkwf effpfy:# }# ; Dflpfy kc zyovilf6# }# ; Po~fy kc zd{ chbf=# }# 89 Avjnf
M# }# 89 Hjbkz dvbhc kchjfxvhg{ hcj jfpfcjfcgf oc Noj
KKK# Nojw Yfwpocwf zo Zdfky Pyh{fyw
H# }# 86 Zdf ihzzlf kw coz {ovyw, ivz Nojw
I# }# 8> [ov ~ocz cffj zo mkndz kc zdkw ihzzlf
8# Wfz {ovywflm9# Wzhcj wzkll7# Wff zdf whl}hzkoc om zdf Loyj ~kzd {ov
G# Zdf Loyj ~kll if ~kzd {ov
K]# Zdf Pfoplfw YfwpocwfH# }# 84 ^oywdkp zdf Loyj
I# }# 8; Pyhkwfj zdf Loyj Noj ~kzd lovj }okgf
]# Mvyzdfy Kcwzyvgzkocw
H# }# 90 Iflkf}f kc zdf Loyj {ovy Noj
I# }# 98 Pyhkwf zdf ifhvz{ om dolkcfww
]K# Yfwvlzw om wkcnkcn hcj pyhkwkcn
H# }# 99 Zdf fcfb{ wbkzzfc
]KK# Pfoplfw Yfwpocwf zo Nojw dflpH# }# 9= Ilfwwfj zdf Loyj
I# }# 9> Yfaokgfj
G# }#94 Pyhkwfj hcj whcn ~kzd bvwkghl kcwzyvbfczw
]KKK# Yfwvlzw
H# }#9; Ozdfyw dfhyj hiovz Kwyhflw Noj
I# }# 9; Ozdfyw mfhyfj Noj
]K]# Nojw Pyo}kwkoc Hmzfy zdf ]kgzoy{
H# }# 70 XvkfzI# }# 70 Yfwz yovcj hiovz
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Zdkw phwwhnf kw wo ftgkzkcn zo bf( Kb glkcnkcn zo kz jhkl{( Nokcn
ihge zdyovnd zo hppl{ kz zo b{ lkmf K hwe, ~dhz kw b{ pyoilfb~dhz
ihzzlfw hb K mhgkcn? Hz zdkw pokcz kc zkbf kz yf}ol}fw hyovcj movy
bhaoy hyfhw#8# Kcmfyzklkz{9# Hjopzkoc7# Dfhlzd:# Mkchcgkhl zyovilf#Wo ~dhz wdovlj b{ yfhgzkoc zo zdfwf jkmmkgvlzkfw if? Afdowdhpdhz
mfhyfjK jocz zdkce df ~hllo~fj kc kz# Df hllo~fj dkw mfhy zo jyk}f
dkb zo dkw ecffw zo wffe Noj# Df mhwzfj( Ifghvwf df pyoglhkbfj h
mhwz, zdf pfoplf ~fyf kcmoybfj om zdf ihzzlf# Moy dfhlzd yfhwocw K ghcz
mhwz# Ivz K ghc wdhyf b{ wzyvnnlfw moy ozdfyw zo aokc kc pyh{fy zoo# K
ghc yfl{ oc Nojw gdhyhgzfy hcj po~fy# Hcj K bvwz hjbkz b{ dvbhc
~fhecfww hcj jfpfcjfcgf oc Noj# Zdfwf ihzzlfw hyfcz bkcf zo
mkndz# K jocz cffj zo nfz hll vpwfz hcj kc ecozw o}fy zdfwf zdkcnw
ifghvwf Noj ~kll zhef ghyf om vw# B{ aoi kw zo wfz b{wflm# K zhef
zdkw zo bfhc K cffj zo plhcz b{ mffz mkybl{ kc zdf wokl om Nojw ^oyj
wo zdhz K ~kll coz if bo}fj kc b{ gocmkjfcgf kc Noj# B{ cftz oyjfykw zo wzhcj wzkll# Jocz no gdhynkcn omm hdfhj om Noj zo zhef ghyf om
zdkcnw zdhz hyf Dkw yfwpocwkiklkz{# B{ cftz oyjfy kw zo wff zdf
whl}hzkoc om zdf Loyj# Looe ihge hcj wff zdf zkbfw Df dhw hcw~fyfj
pyh{fy hcj efpz {ov ifmoyf# Zdfc looe moy~hyj hcj wff zdf pyo}kwkoc
Df ~kll bhjf kc zdf mvzvyf}kgzoy{( Wo kzw wfz, wzhcj, wff# ^dfc
K}f jocf zdfwf zdkcnw, zdfc K hb yfhj{ zo ~oywdkp hcj pyhkwf Noj moy
^do Df kw hcj ~dhz Df ~kll jo# Iflkf}f kc Noj hcj pyhkwf zdf ifhvz{
om Dkw dolkcfww# Zdfc hmzfy zdf }kgzoy{ kw ~oc yfbfbify zo ilfww zdfLoyj, zo yfaokgf hcj zo wkcn hcj pyhkwf Dkb ~kzd bvwkg# Ozdfyw ~kll
zdfc dfhy om Nojw ~oyekcn hcj zdf{ zoo ~kll mfhy Noj# ^dfc hll kw
o}fy zdfc K ~kll ftpfykfcgf xvkfz hcj yfwz#
Looekcn Ihge1
Ocf boczd lhzfy, K ~hw wzyvnnlkcn ~kzd jfpyfwwkoc oc Bozdfyw
Jh{# Kcmfyzklkz{ dhw h ~h{ om afyekcn zdf yvn ovz myob vcjfycfhzd {ovoc dolkjh{w wvgd hw zdkw# K omzfc movcj b{wflm oc zdf bovczhkc zop ocf
jh{ hcj kc zdf jvbpw zdf cftz hw ocf jh{ ~f ~ovlj dfhy fcgovyhnkcn
cf~w hiovz zdf powwkiklkz{ om hjopzkcn h ihi{ hcj zdfc zdf powwkiklkz{
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~ovlj if zhefc h~h{# Bvgd om ~dhz ~f ~fcz zdyovnd kc zdhz ~h{ kw
coz yfgoyjfj kc b{ aovychlw# Fhgd boczd hw b{ pfykoj ~ovlj gobf,
~hw hcozdfy jkmmkgvlz ogghwkoc hw ~f ecf~ zdfyf ~ovlj if co ihi{ kc
zdf bhekcn ocgf hnhkc# Hcj wo kz ~fcz, h }kyzvhl yollfy gohwzfy om
fbozkocw# Wobfzkbfw K mflz zdhz K ~hwcz yfhll{ lfhyckcn zdf lfwwocw
Noj ~hw wdo~kcn bf kc Dkw ^oyj hcj K ~ovlj nfz myvwzyhzfj ~kzdb{wflm moy ocgf hnhkc mhklkcn zo zyvwz Dkb# Ivz hw K yfhj ihge zdyovnd
b{ aovychlw K hb fcgovyhnfj zdhz f}fc zdovnd K mfll, Noj ~hw hl~h{w
mhkzdmvl zo pkge bf ihge vp hnhkc# Pwhlb 7>19: Zdovnd df mhll, df
wdhll coz if vzzfyl{ ghwz jo~c1 moy zdf LOYJ vpdoljfzd dkb ~kzd dkw
dhcj#
Bozdfyw Jh{
Bh{ 99, 8;;0
Pwhlb :9188 ^d{ hyz zdov ghwz jo~c, O b{ wovl? hcj ~d{ hyz zdov
jkwxvkfzfj ~kzdkc bf? dopf zdov kc Noj1 moy K wdhll {fz pyhkwf dkb,
~do kw zdf dfhlzd om b{ govczfchcgf, hcj b{ Noj#
Lhwz ~ffe ~hw h jovilf ~dhbkf moy vw# Bozdfyw Jh{,
Bozdfyw Jh{ Zfh $K ~hw oc zdf jfgoyhzkoc gobbkzzff+, b{ pfykoj$hnhkc+ hcj h jkwhppokczkcn kczfy}kf~ ~kzd zdf wzhzf hjopzkoc ~oyefy#
K whz jo~c hz zdf ~oyj pyogfwwoy hcj ~yozf ovy ~dolf wzoy{ ovz hiovz
ovy wzyvnnlf zo dh}f h ihi{# Kz ~hw nooj moy bf# K ~hw wo jfpyfwwfj K
gykfj bowz zdf ~ffefcj# I{ ~ykzkcn zdfwf zdkcnw ovz K ghbf hgyoww
Pwhlb :9188 K wdhll {fz pyhkwf Dkb wzvge ovz lkef h woyf zdvbi#
K yfhj Zhwzf om Zfhyw, Zovgd om Noj i{ Hcc Efkbfl Hcjfywoc#
Z~o bhkc pokczw om dfy wzoy{ avbpfj omm zdf phnfw hz bf,
8# Pyhkwf Noj kc wpkzf om zdf gkygvbwzhcgfw9# Wvibkwwkoc zo Ykgew ~kwdfw kcwzfhj om plo~kcn oc hdfhj
Hccw iooe hlwo dflpfj h loz zo iykcn b{ hzzfczkoc ihge zo pyhkwf# K
pyhkwf Noj zdhz Df wffw zdf iknnfy pkgzvyf hcj eco~w ~dhz kz kw zdhz
Df kw zy{kcn zo hggobplkwd#
Looekcn Ihge1
Dolkjh{w lkef Bozdfyw Jh{, Fhwzfy, hcj Gdykwzbhw hyf hllgfczfyfj hyovcj gdkljyfc oy ifkcn h bozdfy# Hw zdf {fhyw ~oyf oc
moy bf, zdfwf dolkjh{w ifghbf jh{w zo jyfhj hcj fcjvyf# K movcj
b{wflm coz ~hczkcn zo hzzfcj gdvygd fwpfgkhll{ oc Bozdfyw Jh{
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ifghvwf K ~ovlj vwvhll{ mkcj b{wflm mkndzkcn ihge zdf zfhyw hw
bozdfyw kc zdf gocnyfnhzkoc ~fyf yfgonckqfj hcj hpplhvjfj# Zdkw
ocf jh{ om zdf {fhy kw zdf dhyjfwz moy zdowf ~do ghc coz gocgfk}f oy
ghyy{ h ihi{ zo zfyb# If wfcwkzk}f zo zdowf ~do ghyy{ zdkw phkc kc
zdfky dfhyzw# Lfz zdfb eco~ zdf{ ~fyf bkwwfj hz gdvygd, ivz jocz
hwe ~d{ zdf{ bkwwfj vclfww zdf{ mffl lkef }olvczffykcn zdfkcmoybhzkoc#
Hcozdfy dhyjwdkp moy bf ~hw ifkcn hwefj zo wkz kc zdf cvywfy{
oc Wvcjh{w# Ozdfyw ~ovlj aoekcnl{ zfll bf kz ~ovlj if nooj pyhgzkgf
moy ~dfc ~f dhj ovy o~c gdkljyfc# Zdf{ ecf~ ~f ~fyf dh}kcn
jkmmkgvlz{ dh}kcn h ihi{, wo zdfwf yfbhyew ~fyf dvyzmvl zo bf# ^dfc
zdf {fhyw phwwfj oc hcj K wzkll dhj fbpz{ hybw, wkzzkcn kc zdf cvywfy{
~kzd hll zdowf ihikfw ~hw }fy{ jkmmkgvlz moy bf#
Gocmvwkoc
Avcf :, 8;;0
Bhye ;199"9: ivz km zdov ghcwz jo hc{ zdkcn, dh}f gobphwwkoc oc
vw, hcj dflp vw# Afwvw whkj vczo dkb, Km zdov ghcwz iflkf}f, hll zdkcnw
hyf powwkilf zo dkb zdhz iflkf}fzd# Hcj wzyhkndz~h{ zdf mhzdfy om zdf
gdklj gykfj ovz, hcj whkj ~kzd zfhyw, Loyj, K iflkf}f5 dflp zdov bkcfvciflkfm#
Pwhlb :716 ^d{ hyz zdov ghwz jo~c, O b{ wovl? hcj ~d{ hyz zdov
jkwxvkfzfj ~kzdkc bf? dopf kc Noj1 moy K wdhll {fz pyhkwf dkb, ~do kw
zdf dfhlzd om b{ govczfchcgf, hcj b{ Noj#
Loyj, wobfzkbfw K hb wo gocmvwfj hiovz [ovy ~kll gocgfyckcn
vw dh}kcn h mhbkl{ oy coz# Kz wffbw lkef ocf zdkcn hmzfy hcozdfy gobfwkc zdf ~h{ ifz~ffc vw hcj h ihi{# K ~hcz zo iflkf}f h ihi{ kw [ovy
~kll moy vw, ivz zdfc Kb coz wvyf km kz yfhll{ kw i{ zdf ~h{ zdkcnw effp
dhppfckcn zo effp vw h~h{ myob zdhz nohl# Dflp bf, Loyj, zo iflkf}f
km zdkw zyvl{ kw [ovy ~kll moy vw# Dflp bf zo o}fygobf b{ vciflkfm#
Dflp bf zo pvz b{ dopf kc [ov hcj zo pyhkwf {ov kc wpkzf om zdf
gkygvbwzhcgfw#
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Afwvw whkj, Mollo~ Bf(
Avcf 86, 8;;0
K dfhyj Gdvge W~kcjoll wpfhekcn oc Aodc 98186"96 ~dfyf
Afwvw hwew Pfzfy zdyff zkbfw,Jo {ov lo}f bf? Mffj b{ lhbiw#
Pfzfy zdfc wh~ Aodc hcj whkj, ^dhz hiovz Dkb?
Afwvw whkj, ^dhz kw zdhz zo {ov? Mollo~ bf(
Gdvge W~kcjoll hpplkfj kz kc h cvbify om ~h{w, ivz zdf
dhyjfwz ocf df vwfj ~hw, Loyj, b{ cfkndioy dhw mk}f ekjw hlyfhj{
hcj kw pyfnchcz ~kzd zdfky wktzd( Zdf{ jocz cffj hc{boyf hcj K ghcz
f}fc nfz pyfnchcz ~kzd ocf( ^dhz hiovz zdhz Loyj?
Hcj Afwvw hcw~fyw, ^dhz kw zdhz zo {ov? Mollo~ bf(
Afwvw ~hczw bf zo nfz b{ f{fw omm zdf ozdfyw ~do dh}f ~dhz K
~hcz, ~do nfz ifzzfy lozw kc lkmf hcj effp b{ f{fw oc Dkb hcj
mollo~ Dkb# Df ~kll lfhj bf zo zdf plhgf Df ~hczw bf# K cffj zo if
goczfcz kc Dkw ~kll#
Looekcn Moy~hyj
Lkmf iykcnw ~kzd kz bhc{ gkygvbwzhcgfw zdhz ~f jocz ftpfgz#
Gdvge W~kcjollw hpplkghzkoc om zdkw wgykpzvyf wzkll gdhllfcnfw bf hw K
jfhl ~kzd oc"nokcn gdyockg dfhlzd gdhllfcnfw, gdyockg phkc hcj b{
dvwihcjw kllcfww# Kzw fhw{ zo looe hz ozdfyw ~do wffb zo dh}f kz hll
zonfzdfy hcj hwe, Ivz Loyj, ~dhz hiovz zdfb?
Hcj Afwvw wh{w, ^dhz kw zdhz zo {ov? Mollo~ bf(
Dflpkcn Noj
Avcf 8=, 8;;0
Hcc Efkbfl ~yozf,
~f yfhll{ mffl, bowz om vw, zdhz ~f dh}f zo dflp Noj zo
nfz zdkcnw jocf# moy {fhyw k ~fcz zdyovnd f}fy{ bfjkghl
pyogfww zo if hilf zo ghyy{ h pyfnchcg{ mvll zfyb# om
govywf k cffjfj zo jo ~dhz k govlj, ivz jffp jo~c k
yfhll{ mflz Noj govljcz jo kzk dhj zo dflp dkb#gdkljlfww govplfw ghc dh}f h zfcjhcg{ zo ifgobf
oiwfwwfj hcj mffl zdhz zdf{ dh}f zo dflp Noj#
zdf{ avwz phckg#
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Wvcjh{, Zhpyooz Zdfhzfy Pyojvgzkocw pvz oc h jyhbhzkg
pyfwfczhzkoc om Whyhd hcj Hiyhb# Zdf phyz ~dfyf Whyhd nk}fw Dhnnhy
zo Hiyhb zo ifhy h gdklj, zdf gobbfcz kw bhjf zdhz zoo omzfc ~f zy{ zo
dflp Noj hlocn hcj kz cf}fy zvycw ovz xvkzf ykndz#Pfydhpw Noj kw zy{kcn zo zfll vw wobfzdkcn# Z~kgf kc ocf ~ffe
zdf kwwvf om dflpkcn Noj ovz dhw gobf vp# ^dfyf jofw jokcn ovy
phyz fcj hcj dflpkcn Noj ifnkc? Kzw h dhyj lkcf zo jyh~# Kb looekcn
moy h yfnvlhy aoi zo dflp wh}f bocf{ moy hjopzkoc hnhkc# Hb K dflpkcn
Noj hlocn? Oy kw zdkw ~dhz Noj ~hczw?
Pwhlb 691> Lo, zdkw kw zdf bhc zdhz bhjf coz Noj dkw wzyfcnzd5 ivz
zyvwzfj kc zdf hivcjhcgf om dkw ykgdfw, hcj wzyfcnzdfcfj dkbwflm kc dkw
~kgefjcfww#
K jocz ~hcz zo if nvklz{ om zyvwzkcn kc bocf{ kcwzfhj om Nojw
wzyfcnzd zo hggobplkwd dh}kcn h mhbkl{, do~f}fy, km ~f bvwz hjopz,
zdhz kw ~dhz ~f cffjbocf{#
Pwhlb 691; K ~kll pyhkwf zdff moy f}fy, ifghvwf zdov dhwz jocf kz1 hcj K~kll ~hkz oc zd{ chbf5 moy kz kw nooj ifmoyf zd{ whkczw#
K jocz eco~ km Kb wvppowfj zo nfz h aoi oy coz# Hll K ghc jo
kw ecoge oc zdf jooyw# Km Noj opfcw ocf zo bf, zdfc pfydhpw K
wdovlj zhef kz hw h wknc myob Dkb zdhz Df ~hczw bf zo ~oye zo dflp
wh}f vp moy hjopzkoc# Ozdfy~kwf, Df bvwz dh}f wobf ozdfy plhc kc
wzoyf moy bf#
Pwhlb 66199 Ghwz zd{ ivyjfc vpoc zdf LOYJ, hcj df wdhll wvwzhkc
zdff1 df wdhll cf}fy wvmmfy zdf ykndzfovw zo if bo}fj#
Hll K ~hcz kw zo jo ~dhz Noj ~hczw kc yfnhyjw zo vw dh}kcn h
ihi{# Wo bhc{ vceco~cw# Wffbw Df dhw hlyfhj{ glowfj zdf jooy zo
hz lfhwz z~o hjopzkoc hnfcgkfwocf ifghvwf om bocf{, zdf ozdfy
ifghvwf om vcnojl{ ~oyefyw ~do ~hcz zdfky ~h{ ~kzd vw# Vclfww kz kw
Nojw ~kll moy bf zo nfz h aoi, oy Df pyo}kjfw zdf bocf{ kc hcvcftpfgzfj ~h{ $dopfmvll{ coz zdyovnd mhbkl{ zyhnfj{+ kz bh{ if Df
jofwcz dh}f h mhbkl{ kc bkcj moy vw# Zdhz ~ovlj if dhyj zo zhef, ivz
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Kj yhzdfy zhef zdhz zdhc Nojw wfgocj ifwz# Km ~f noz h gdklj ovz om
Nojw ~kll, Kb hmyhkj kz ~ovlj ocl{ bfhc dfhyzhgdf moy zdf mvzvyf#
Zdf Vcnojl{ Pyowpfy
Avcf 9=, 8;;0
Pwhlb >7 wzhyzw ovz ~kzd zdf Pwhlbkwz jkwgovyhnfj ifghvwf vcnojl{
pfoplf wffb zo pyowpfy hcj zdkcnw no ykndz moy zdfb, ~dklf df kw
plhnvfj i{ ihj zdkcnw goczkcvhll{# Zdfc df ~fcz zo Noj hcj
vcjfywzooj ~dhz zdfky ovzgobf kc zdf fcj ~ovlj if#
]fywf 97i zdov dhwz doljfc bf i{ b{ ykndz dhcj# ]fywf 9:
Zdov wdhlz nvkjf bf ~kzd zd{ govcwfl ]fywf 9= B{ mlfwd hcj
b{ dfhyz mhklfzd1 ivz Noj kw zdf wzyfcnzd om b{ dfhyz, hcj b{ poyzkoc
moyf}fy# ]fywf 94 Ivz kz kw nooj moy bf zo jyh~ cfhy zo Noj1 K dh}f
pvz b{ zyvwz kc zdf Loyj Noj, zdhz K bh{ jfglhyf hll zd{ ~oyew#
K kjfczkm{ ~kzd zdf Pwhlbkwz dfyf# Kz wffbw lkef zdf vcnojl{ hyf
hilf zo nfz pyfnchcz ~kzdovz f}fc zy{kcn, zdfc jkwghyj zdfky ihikfw i{
hioyzkoc oy gdoowf zo effp zdfb, ivz zdf{ wvmmfy kc zdf fcj# ^f zy{ zo
wpfcj ovy bocf{ ~kwfl{, {fz ~f ghcz f}fc bhef fcjw bffz ~dklfozdfyw dh}f boyf bocf{ zdhc zdf{ eco~ ~dhz zo jo ~kzd# [fz ~dfc K
gobf zo Noj hcj wpfcj zkbf kc Dkw whcgzvhy{ K yfhlkqf ~dklf zdf{
dh}f kz nooj co~ hcj K jocz, zdf{ ~kll dh}f kz ihj kc zdf fcj hcj Kll
dh}f zdf ifwz# Kz kw wvgd gobmoyz zo eco~ Noj doljw bf i{ zdf dhcj,
zdhz Df ~kll nvkjf bf ~kzd Dkw govcwfl, hcj Df ~kll if b{ wzyfcnzd
hcj b{ poyzkoc moyf}fy# Zdfwf zykhlw dfyf dh}f ghvwfj bf zo jyh~
cfhy zo Noj hcj zo pvz b{ zyvwz kc Dkb# Ocf jh{ Kll if hilf zo looe
ihge oc zdkw hcj jfglhyf hll Nojw ~oyew zdyovnd zdfwf zykhlw#
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H Nyfhz Hmmlkgzkoc
Avl{ 9;, 8;;0
Pwhlb 88;160 Zdkw kw b{ gobmoyz kc b{ hmmlkgzkoc1 moy zd{ ~oyj dhzd
xvkgefcfj bf#
Pwhlb 88;1=> Ifmoyf K ~hw hmmlkgzfj K ~fcz hwzyh{1 ivz co~ dh}f K
efpz zd{ ~oyj#
Pwhlb 88;1>8 Kz kw nooj moy bf zdhz K dh}f iffc hmmlkgzfj5 zdhz K bkndz
lfhyc zd{ wzhzvzfw#
Pwhlb 88;1>6 K eco~, O LOYJ, zdhz zd{ avjnbfczw hyf ykndz, hcj zdhz
zdov kc mhkzdmvlcfww dhwz hmmlkgzfj bf#
Pwhlb 88;1;9 Vclfww zd{ lh~ dhj iffc b{ jflkndzw, K wdovlj zdfc
dh}f pfykwdfj kc bkcf hmmlkgzkoc#
Pwhlb 88;180> K hb hmmlkgzfj }fy{ bvgd1 xvkgefc bf, O LOYJ,
hggoyjkcn vczo zd{ ~oyj#
Pwhlb 88;1867 Gocwkjfy bkcf hmmlkgzkoc, hcj jflk}fy bf1 moy K jo coz
moynfz zd{ lh~#
Loyj, {ov eco~ b{ dfhlzd pyoilfbw hcj b{ kchiklkz{ zo
gocgfk}f hcj ghyy{ h ihi{ zo zfyb# Kz kw h nyfhz hmmlkgzkoc# Wobfzkbfw
kz wffbw wo vcmhky# [ovy ^oyj zfllw bf gdkljyfc hyf h ilfwwkcn myob
[ov, {fz K mffl [ov hyf ~kzddoljkcn [ovy ilfwwkcn myob bf# [fz hw Kyfhj zdfwf wgykpzvyfw oc hmmlkgzkoc, K hlwo wff kz dhw iffc nooj moy bf#
Kz dhw jyk}fc bf zo [ovy ^oyj hcj kczo glowfy yflhzkocwdkp ~kzd [ov#
Kz dhw bhjf bf boyf wfcwkzk}f zo [ovy pyobpzkcn hcj boyf
jfpfcjfcz oc [ovy wzyfcnzd hcj yfwovygfw# Wo, {fw, Loyj, K ghc wff
zdkw hmmlkgzkoc dhw iffc nooj moy bf# K avwz ~ocjfy km oy ~dfc [ov
~kll zvyc jo~c zdf dfhz hcj hllo~ vw zo yfgfk}f h gdkljh ilfwwkcn
myob [ov zdhz ~f ghc lo}f hcj cvyzvyf hcj zfhgd zo nyo~ vp zo lo}f
[ov?
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Mkcjkcn Mvlmkllbfcz hcj Gobplfzfcfww
Bh{ >, 8;;8
Golowwkhcw 9180 Hcj {f hyf gobplfzf kc dkb
]kcfw Ftpowkzoy{ Jkgzkochy{1 hggobplkwd, zo mvlmkll, ghyy{ ovz zo zdf
mvll, pfymfgz, fcj ftpkyf, mkll
K lkef zdkw }fywf# Kz yfhll{ avbpfj ovz hz bf# Zoo omzfc K mkcj
b{wflm zdkcekcn km ocl{ K dhj h ihi{h mhbkl{Kj if mvlmkllfj#
Ifmoyf K noz bhyykfj K zdovndz km ocl{ K govlj mkcj h dvwihcj zdfc Kll
if mvlmkllfj# Zdfc K jkj hcj co~ Kb wzkll looekcn moy mvlmkllbfcz ocl{
kc zdf moyb om h gdkljh mhbkl{# Mykfcjw, yflhzk}fw hcj f}fc wzyhcnfyw
zfcj zo bhef h pfywoc mffl vcmvlmkllfj i{ plhgkcn zdf ftpfgzhzkocw oc
{ov zdhz {ov bvwz nfz bhyykfj, dh}f h mhbkl{ hcj {ovy dvwihcj bvwz
if wvggfwwmvl kc dkw aoi# Kzw hll ~yocn( K ghc if mvlmkllfj kc Gdykwz(
Kzw zdhz wkbplf( Zdf ocl{ fmmoyz kz zhefw oc b{ phyz kw zdhz K cffj zo
mffj oc Dkw ^oyj hcj wzh{ kc glowf mfllo~wdkp ~kzd Dkb oy K govlj
fhwkl{ wlkp ihge kczo dvbhc zyhjkzkoc hcj pdklowopdkfw#
Looekcn Ihge1
Ocf om zdf dhyjfwz zdkcnw ~f dhj zo fcgovczfy ~fyf zdf
kcwfcwkzk}f yfbhyew om ~fll"bfhckcn mykfcjw hcj yflhzk}fw# Dfyf kw h
whbplkcn1
^dfc hyf {ov f}fy nokcn zo dh}f gdkljyfc? $Hw km ~f dhj
hc{ goczyol o}fy zdf zkbkcn(+
^dhzw zdf bhzzfy? Jocz {ov eco~ do~ zo bhef h ihi{?
Jo {ov cffj lfwwocw oc do~ zo bhef h ihi{? $Jo ~f looe
zdhz jvbi?+Bhef wvyf {ovy dvwihcj jofwcz ~dfyf zkndz phczw# $Yhzw(
Zdhzw dkw mh}oykzf ekcj(+
Zhef h wpoocmvl om Yoikzvwwkc govnd w{yvp f}fy{ ckndz zo
dflp {ov gocgfk}f# $Kw zdkw zdf gvzzkcn fjnf om zfgdcolon{ moy
kcmfyzklkz{?(+
Hjopz( Zdfc {ovll yflht hcj nfz pyfnchcz(
[ovyf zoo zfcwf# [ovyf z{kcn zoo dhyj# Yflht( $Hw km hll
zdkw hj}kgf ~hw wvppowfj zo dflp vw yflht?(+Gobbfczw lkef zdfwf ~fyf kcwvlzkcn hcj ocl{ hjjfj zo zdf
pyfwwvyf hcj hctkfz{ ~f hlyfhj{ mflz# Kz bhjf vw mffl lkef wobfzdkcn
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~hw ~yocn ~kzd vw hcj ~f govljcz if gobplfzf hcj mvlmkllfj vclfww
~f ~fyf hilf zo gocgfk}f hcj dh}f h ihi{#
^f yfhlkqf zdhz bhc{ pfoplf avwz hyfcz wvyf ~dhz zo wh{, wo
zdf{ yfwoyz fkzdfy zo bhekcn aoefw oy nk}kcn hj}kgf# Zdf{ jocz zdkce
om zdf kbplkghzkocw om ~dhz zdf{ hyf wh{kcn#
Kz kw ifzzfy zo coz hwe h govplf ~dfc zdf{ plhc zo dh}fgdkljyfc# [ov jocz eco~ km zdf{ dh}f iffc zy{kcn hcj kzw avwz coz
dhppfckcn# Zdf{ dh}f co goczyol o}fy ~dfzdfy oy coz zdf{ gocgfk}f#
Kzw ifzzfy zo lfz zdfb iykcn zdf wviafgz vp km zdf{ ~hcz zo zhle hiovz kz#
Kw Kz h Gyvfl Aoef?
Ogzoify 88, 8;;8
W~kcjollw Nyo~kcn Wzyocn gdhpzfy ~hw oc gdklj"hivwf hcj
hll zdf wgykpzvyfw gfczfyfj hyovcj gdkljyfc# Kz ~hw dhyj moy bf zo yfhj#
Kz wffbw lkef moyf}fy ifmoyf ~fll f}fc nfz h ghll moy ovy dobf wzvj{
hcj zdfc f}fc hmzfy zdhz kz ~kll if h locn zkbf ifmoyf ~f nfz gdowfc zo
hjopz h ihi{# Zdfyf hyf zkbfw ~dfc K yfhll{ ~ocjfy~kll kz f}fy
dhppfc? Kzw lkef h eckmf z~kwzkcn kc zdf ~ovcj ~dfc K yfhj kc
Wgykpzvyf zdhz gdkljyfc hyf h dfykzhnf myob zdf Loyj~d{ jofw kz
wffb lkef Df kw ~kzddoljkcn ovy dfykzhnf myob vw? Wobfzkbfw kz dflpwzo looe hz kz hw Dkw bhye om o~cfywdkpivz zdfwf Wgykpzvyf phwwhnfw
avwz jocz wffb zo wvppoyz zdhz# ^d{? ^dhzw zdf pvypowf? Kw kz
pvckwdbfcz oy kw Noj plh{kcn nhbfw ~kzd vwh gyvfl aoef?
Wobfzkbfw K zdkce K}f noz kz hll mknvyfj ovz hcj vcjfywzhcj hcj zdfc
kz wffbw zo hll zvbilf jo~c ~dfc K yfhj zdowf ekcjw om Wgykpzvyfw#
Yfwfczbfcz
Ogzoify 8>, 8;;8
W~kcjollw Nyo~kcn Wzyocn gdhpzfy ~hw oc yfwfczbfcz# K
jocz eco~ km Kb avwz h ikz fc}kovw, afhlovw om hll b{ mykfcjw ~do hyf
dh}kcn ihikfw, oy km kz kw yfwfczbfcz# Bh{if avwz jkwhppokczbfcz#
Avlkf, Ahc, ]kgekf $z~kcw+ hcj co~ Whcj{ hyf hll fkzdfy pyfnchcz oy avwz
nh}f ikyzd# K mffl lkef ~fyf nfzzkcn lfmz ovz# Zdf zdkcn zdhz bhefw kz
fwpfgkhll{ jkmmkgvlz kw zdkw hioyzkoc ikll nokcn ifmoyf zdf pfoplf moy h}ozfgovlj bhef kz f}fc dhyjfy zo hjopz km kz phwwfw# Zdf ozdfy
zdkcnw zdhz bhef kz dhyj hyf ~fll"bfhckcn mykfcjw ~do wh{ zdkcnw lkef,
[ovyf zoo zfcwf( Avwz yflht hcj {ovll nfz pyfnchcz( Hcj lkzzlf
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zdkcnw lkef do~ pfoplf ~kzdovz ekjw hyf wobfzkbfw jkwgykbkchzfj
hnhkcwzzdf {ovcn bhyykfj hcj bkjjlf bhyykfj Wvcjh{ wgdool
glhwwfw zdhz gfczfy hyovcj gdklj"yfhykcn, zdf pdozonyhpdfyw zdhz nk}f h
ifzzfy gdokgf om pdozow zo zdowf ~kzd gdkljyfc zdhc zdowf ~kzdovz hcj
zdf mhgz zdhz pfoplf wffb zo zdkce, Od ~fll hwe Bhywdh zo jo zdhz
wdf jofwcz dh}f hc{ ekjwwdfw noz lohjw om zkbf(Co~ zdhz K}f gobplhkcfjdfyfw zojh{w }fywf1
Dfiyf~w 89186 Looekcn jklknfczl{ lfwz hc{ bhc mhkl om zdf nyhgf om
Noj5 lfwz hc{ yooz om ikzzfycfww wpykcnkcn vp zyovilf {ov, hcj zdfyfi{
bhc{ if jfmklfj5
Ykndz oc zhynfz, Loyj( Zdhcew, K cffjfj zdhz(
Jocz Yhgf [ovy Fcnkcf
Co}fbify ;, 8;;8
H ivw{ jh{# ^fcz zo Ifllf}vf zo hc Hjopzkoc Mhky# Pkgefj vp
wobf yfhll{ nooj kcmoybhzkoc oc Kcjfpfcjfcz Hjopzkoc# Zfbpzkcn zo
~hcz zo yvwd kczo kz, ivz bocf{ kw doljkcn vw ihge# Zdfc kc b{jf}ozkochl W~kcjoll wh{w, Wobfzkbfw ~dfc ~f hyf jfzfybkcfj zo
dh}f ovy o~c ~h{fwpfgkhll{ ~dfc ~f hyf yfwzlfww, zkyfj om ~hkzkcn,
hctkovw moy hgzkoc~f yvc hdfhj hcj zdfc whl}f ovy gocwgkfcgf i{
ghllkcn ovy jfgkwkoc mhkzd^f hyf pyocf zo yvwd oc, yfmvwkcn zo if
phzkfcz hcj zo xvkfzl{ ~hkz moy Nojw zkbf1Km zdf lkndz kw yfj oy f}fc
{fllo~, {ovyf ~kwf zo lfz Dkb dolj {ov ihge# ^dfc kz zvycw nyffc,
{ovll eco~ kz# Jocz yhgf {ovy bozoy ~dklf {ovyf ~hkzkcn# [ovll
ivyc vp hll {ovy mvflhcj {ov bkndz wlkp hgyoww zdhz jflkghzf lkcf#8 Goykczdkhcw 80187 wh{w Noj kw mhkzdmvlDf ~kll pyo}kjf h ~h{ ovz
om h zfwzkcn hz zdf ykndz zkbf hcj ~ocz hllo~ boyf zdhc K ghc dhcjlf#
Co}fbify 87, 8;;8
Hz zdkw pokcz ~dklf Kj lo}f zo avbp kczo Kcjfpfcjfcz
Plhgfbfcz wo ~f hyf coz lfmz wo mhy ifdkcj hll ovy mykfcjw ~do hyf
fkzdfy pyfnchcz oy avwz nh}f ikyzd, K nvfww K dh}f zo dolj b{wflm ihge# K
jocz ~hcz jo hc{zdkcn wzvpkj hcj fcj vp lowkcn hll ~f}f wh}fj hcjovy gdhcgf hz h ihi{ ifghvwf om jfwpfyhzkoc#
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Od, Loyj, do~ locn ~kll [ov bhef vw ~hkz? ^dhz jo {ov
~hcz vw zo jo, Loyj? K nvfww Loyj, km {ov ~hcz vw zo hjopz
kcjfpfcjfczl{ zdfc Kb nokcn zo pyh{ , Loyj zdhz [ov ~ovlj bhef kz
}fy{, }fy{ oi}kovwlkef jyoppkcn h ikyzd bob ykndz kc ovy phzd ~do
eco~w wdf ~hczw zo nk}f dfy ihi{ vp moy hjopzkoch wkzvhzkoc wopfymfgz ~f ghcz lfz kz phww i{K nvfww Loyj, ~dhz Kb wh{kcn kw zdhz kz
~kll zhef h bkyhglf myob [ov ifghvwf ~f hyfcz hj}fyzkwkcn kz hyovcj
zo hc{ocf zdhz pyk}hzf hjopzkoc kw h gocwkjfyhzkoczdf{ hll mknvyf ~f
hyf ~hkzkcn oc IMH $Ihpzkwz Mhbkl{ Hnfcg{+# [ov eco~ ~dfyf ovy
ihi{ ~kll gobf myob, Loyj, wo plfhwf ~oye zdf wkzvhzkoc ovz avwz
pfymfgz moy vw, Loyj# Kz ~ovlj if h ~ocjfymvl wzoy{ om [ovy lfhjkcn
hcj pyo}kwkoc, Loyj, km {ov gdoowf zo zhef vw zdf bkyhglf yovzf(
Lo}f {h, Loyj# Woyy{ K dh}fcz iffc xvkzf hw mhkzdmvl kc b{ xvkfz
zkbfw lhzfl{# Kll zy{ zo if ifzzfy#
^hkzkcn moy zdf Hjopzkoc
Co}fbify 94, 8;;8
Yobhcw 4199"96 Moy ~f eco~ zdhz zdf ~dolf gyfhzkoc nyohcfzd hcj
zyh}hklfzd kc phkc zonfzdfy vczkl co~# Hcj coz ocl{ zdf{, ivz ovywfl}fwhlwo, ~dkgd dh}f zdf mkywzmyvkzw om zdf Wpkykz, f}fc ~f ovywfl}fw nyohc
~kzdkc ovywfl}fw, ~hkzkcn moy zdf hjopzkoc, zo ~kz, zdf yfjfbpzkoc om
ovy ioj{# Moy ~f hyf wh}fj i{ dopf1 ivz dopf zdhz kw wffc kw coz dopf1
moy ~dhz h bhc wffzd, ~d{ jozd df {fz dopf moy? Ivz km ~f dopf moy
zdhz ~f wff coz, zdfc jo ~f ~kzd phzkfcgf ~hkz moy kz#
Do~ zo Gobmoyz Wobfocf
Jfgfbify 97, 8;;8
Aoi 91;"80wdhll ~f yfgfk}f nooj hz zdf dhcj om Noj, hcj wdhll ~f
coz yfgfk}f f}kl###
Noj cf}fy pyobkwfj ~fj dh}f co zyovilf# Km kz ~fyf zdhz ~h{
~fj cf}fy hppyfgkhzf zdf nooj oy zdf nooj zkbfw# Zdf ihj zkbfw
pvwd vw oc zo boyf bhzvyf nyo~zd#
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Jfgfbify 9=, 8;;8Aoi 91885 718"9=
9188"87 zfllw do~ Aoiw zdyff mykfcjw ghbf hcj whz ~kzd dkb
hcj bovycfj ~kzd dkb hcj whkj cozdkcn# Wobfzkbfw zdhz kw zdf ifwz
zdkcn {ov ghc jo ~dfc wobfocf kw nykf}kcn oy }fy{ kllavwz wkz ~kzd
zdfb# Zdf{ jocz cffj hj}kgf oy f}fc goc}fywhzkoc# Avwz wobfocf zoif ~kzd zdfb hcj ghyf moy zdfb#
Gdhpzfy 71 Aoi povyw ovz dkw woyyo~# Df ~kwdfw df ~fyf jfhj
hcj ghcz vcjfywzhcj ~d{ Noj kw hllo~kcn zdfwf dhyjwdkpw# Kz kw
hlbowz lkef wobf om Jh}kjw Pwhlbw ~dfyf df dhw dhj zovnd zkbfw# Kz
gobmoyzw bf zo yfhj zdfwf hggovczw hcj zo yfhlkqf zdhz f}fc zdf whkczw
om olj ~fyf dvbhc kc zdfky mfflkcnw hcj zdovndzw jvykcn dhyj zkbfw#
Kzw oe zo wpkll zdf ifhcw hiovz do~ K mffl zo Noj# Dfw coz nokcn zo
wdooz bf jo~c moy kz#
Jfgfbify 70, 8;;8Aoi :
Aoiw mykfcj ~hwcz h }fy{ nooj gobmoyzfy ~dfc df jfgkjfj zo
opfc dkw bovzd ~kzd hj}kgf# Df ihwkghll{ kw gdhynkcn Aoi ~kzd nvklz
ifghvwf df wh{w zdf kccogfcz jo coz wvmmfy# Do~ omzfc jo ~fll
bfhckcn Gdykwzkhc mykfcjw zy{ zo goc}kcgf h wvmmfykcn mfllo~"iflkf}fy zdhz zdfyf bvwz if wkc kc dkw lkmf kc oyjfy moy Noj zo hllo~ dkb
zo wvmmfy lkef zdhz?
Ahcvhy{ 7, 8;;9
Aoi =
Zdf ocl{ }fywf zdhz yfhll{ wzhcjw ovz kw }fywf 8:# Zo dkb zdhz
kw hmmlkgzfj pkz{ wdovlj if wdf~fj myob dkw mykfcj5 ivz df moywhefzd zdf
mfhy om zdf Hlbkndz{#Pfydhpw zdkw avbpfj ovz hz bf ifghvwf kz wdo~w ~dhz zdf hmmlkgzfj
~hcz hcj cffj# Pkz{ kc zdkw goczftz yfmfyw zo ekcjcfww hcj
gobphwwkoc# Wo omzfc Gdykwzkhcw hyf pyocf zo yfpfhz wpkykzvhl
plhzkzvjfw lkef nk}f kz zo Noj oy Kll pyh{ moy {ov fzg# ^dfc zdf{
yfhll{ bfhc, K}f dfhyj fcovnd co~# Zdf wvmmfykcn pfywoc cffjw h
gobphwwkochzf fhy hcj bh{if f}fc wobf zhcnkilf dflp#
Ahcvhy{ 98, 8;;8###b{ zfh ihn dhj zdkw Gdkcfwf Pyo}fyi1 )H nfb ghc coz if
polkwdfj ~kzdovz mykgzkoc, coy bhc pfymfgzfj ~kzdovz zykhlw#) Loyj,
wobfzkbfw kz wffbw lkef K.}f dhj fcovnd""kcmfyzklkz{, zyovilf hjopzkcn,
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dfhlzd###plfhwf dflp bf zo lfhyc phzkfcgf kc kz hll wo K ghc gobf ovz hw
nolj# NO MOY ZDF NOLJ(
Fbkl{ hcj Dfy Ihi{
Mfiyvhy{ 80, 8;;9Ifzz{ ^# myob IMH $Ihpzkwz Mhbkl{ Hnfcg{+ ghllfj Mfiyvhy{
>, 8;;9 kc zdf hmzfycooc# Wdf whkj wdf ~hczfj zo eco~ km ~f hyf wzkll
~kllkcn zo bffz zdf ikyzdbozdfy# Om govywf K whkj, )[fw()# Wdf avwz
~hczfj zo bhef wvyf ifghvwf wdf kw nfzzkcn ovy pyomklf yfhj{ zo zhef zo
h ikyzdbozdfy ~do ~hczw zo bffz zdf hjopzk}f govplf( Wdf zolj bf
zdhz dfy chbf kw Fbkl{# Wdf kw wktzffc {fhyw olj# Wdf gobfw myob h
)dknd bkckwzy{) mhbkl{ ivz {fz h wkzvhzkoc ~kzd h loz om hivwf# Dfy
ihi{ kw jvf kc Avcf# Wdf lk}fw kc Oyfnoc####^f ~oc.z eco~ hc{zdkcn
boyf vczkl hmzfy Mfiyvhy{ 9:#
^f hyf j{kcn om gvykowkz{ hcj wvwpfcwf( ^f hyf cfhyl{
ivywzkcn ~kzd ovy wfgyfz""~f jfgkjfj coz zo zfll hc{ocf ivz Gkcj{ hcj
Chcg{ hcj Jovn# Zdf{ hyf mhy fcovnd yfbo}fj zdhz kz ~oc.z ml{ lkef
~klj mkyf hcj K.}f w~oyc zdfb zo wfgyfg{# Zdkw ~h{ km kz.w coz Noj.w
~kll, ~f ~oc.z dh}f f}fy{ocf hll ftgkzfj hcj zdfc dh}f zo yfpoyz zdfwhj cf~w""~dkgd ~ovlj bhef kz hll zdhz boyf jkmmkgvlz moy vw zo
dhcjlf# K dh}f b{ dopfw vp, {fz K.b hlbowz ftpfgzkcn jkwhppokczbfcz
ghvwf K eco~ Wzhc hcj Iyfcjh dhj zo no zdyovnd h govplf ifmoyf zdf
ykndz bhzgd ~hw bhjf, wo ~f.ll dh}f zo wff do~ kz hll ~oyew ovz#
Mfiyvhy{ 90, 8;;9Zdf ~hkzkcn kw jyk}kcn bf gyhq{K dh}f zo yfbfbify zdkw mkywz
ocf bh{ coz if zdf ocf, ivz kzw wo dhyj zo coz nfz b{ dopfw vp# Kilf~ kz hcj wdhyfj boyf zdhc plhccfj ~kzd $mykfcjw+ hz gdvygd#
Mfiyvhy{ 9=, 8;;9
Kb zkyfj hcj wobf~dhz jkwgovyhnfj# Zdkw ~ffe dhw hlbowz
iffc boyf zdhc K ghc dhcjlf# Kzw avwz iffc wo ivw{ hcj zdkw kw zdf
~ffe zdhz dopfmvll{ Ifzz{ ~kll ghll hcj K}f iffc nocf wo bvgd# Kb
kc hc fbozkochl vpdfh}hl ~hkzkcn zo dfhy myob dfy {fz hmyhkj wdf dhw
zykfj zo ghll hcj coz lfmz bfwwhnfw# Lhwz ckndz K jyfhbfj wdf wfcz hlfzzfy wh{kcn ~fj nfz zdkw ihi{# K avwz dopf ~f dfhy wobfzdkcn ocf
~h{ oy zdf ozdfy wooc wo K ghc nfz oc ~kzd plhcw#
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Loyj, Kb dh}kcn h yfhl jkmmkgvlz zkbf ifkcn phzkfcz# Plfhwf nk}f bf
pfhgf hcj goczfczbfcz co bhzzfy ~dhz zdf hcw~fy oy do~ locn kz zhefw
zo nfz zdf hcw~fy#
Mfiyvhy{ 94, 8;;9
Kzw nooj K}f iffc wo ivw{# Hz lfhwz b{ jh{w dh}fcz dhj zo
jyhn i{ ~dklf K ~hkz moy zdf pdocf zo ykcn# Zojh{ bh{ jyhn h ikz
zdovnd, wkcgf K hb coz ~oyekcn hc{boyf#
Loyj, hll K ~hcz kw zo if hilf zo hggfpz zdkw myob [ovy
dhcjKb h ikz jkwgovyhnfj hz zdf bobfcz# Bh{if Kb kbphzkfcz,
ivz K yfhll{ zdovndz ~fj dfhy wobfzdkcn myob Ifzz{ i{ co~# Zdf
locnfy K ~hkz zdf boyf kz bhefw bf mffl zdhz zdf hcw~fy kw co#
Vwvhll{ co cf~w kw nooj cf~w # ^kll zdf pdocf f}fy ykcn zojh{ ~kzd
Ifzz{ oc zdf ozdfy fcj?
Bhygd ;, 8;;9
Ifzz{ ghllfj bf ihge Bocjh{, h ~ffe hno, hmzfy Kj lfmz h
bfwwhnf moy dfy zdf pyf}kovw Mykjh{# Fbkl{ dhw vczkl Bhygd 87 zo
jfgkjf ~do wdf ~hczw zo pkge moy hjopzk}f phyfczw moy dfy ihi{# Ifzz{
whkj wdfj lfz vw eco~ kbbfjkhzfl{ km zdf hcw~fy kw co# Wdf jkjczkcjkghzf ~dhz wdf ~ovlj jo km zdf hcw~fy kw {fw oy wzkll vcjfgkjfj# Wo
zdhz lfh}fw bf zo jyfhj dh}kcn zdf pdocf ykcn oc Mykjh{# Zdkw
fbozkochl yollfy gohwzfy wzvmm kw ifnkcckcn zo ~fhy oc bf# Hll K ~hcz
kw hc hcw~fy fkzdfy ~h{ ~kzdkc Nojw ~kll wo K ghc nfz oc ~kzd b{ lkmf
hcj bhef b{ plhcw#
Od, Loyj, plfhwf dflp Fbkl{ zo wffe [ovy mhgf hcj zo bhef
dfy gdokgf hggoyjkcn zo [ovy ~kll# Ocl{ [ov ghc ghvwf dfy zo gdoowf
vw km kz kw [ovy ~kll ifghvwf ovy pyomklfw hyf h yfhl bfww#Aoi 78":9 Kz zooe h loz om ~hjkcn zo nfz zdyovnd zdfwf gdhpzfyw
hcj jkwgo}fy h cvnnfz oy z~o zo dflp bf zdyovnd zdf zykhlw om ~hkzkcn
moy hc hcw~fy myob Ifzz{# Aoi :919 K eco~ zdhz Zdov ghcwz jo
f}fy{zdkcn, hcj zdhz co zdovndz ghc if ~kzddflj myob zdff# Noj kw
hll po~fymvl hcj Noj kw hll eco~kcn# Df kw po~fymvl fcovnd zdhz df
ghc bhef zdkw hjopzkoc moy zdkw phyzkgvlhy ihi{ ~oye ovz moy vw# Noj
kw hlwo po~fymvl fcovnd zo wvwzhkc vw hcj gobmoyz vw km zdf hcw~fy kw
co hcj zo dflp vw if goczfcz zo ~hkz moy hcozdfy oppoyzvckz{# Nojeco~w hll om ~dhz kw nokcn zo dhppfc ifmoyf kz f}fc jofw dhppfc# Df
eco~w ~dhz kw ifwz moy Fbkl{, zdf ihi{ hcj vw#
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Aoi :9180 Hcj zdf LOYJ zvycfj zdf ghpzk}kz{ om Aoi, ~dfc
df pyh{fj moy dkw mykfcjw1 hlwo zdf LOYJ nh}f Aoi z~kgf hw bvgd hw
df dhj ifmoyf# Kz dflpw zo zvyc b{ zdovndzw hcj pyh{fyw ovz~hyj zo
pyh{ moy Fbkl{ hcj dfy wkzvhzkoc# Zo zdkce hcj pyh{ hiovz zdf dfhyz
~yfcgdkcn jfgkwkoc wdf bvwz bhef hcj zo pyh{ moy zdf jkmmkgvlzwkzvhzkoc hcj gkygvbwzhcgfw wdf dhw movcj dfywflm kc# Wdf cffjw b{
pyh{fyw h loz boyf zdhc K cffj pyh{fy moy b{wflm# Pfydhpw hw K
gocgfczyhzf b{ pyh{fyw oc dfy, dfy ihi{ hcj ~dhz kw ifwz moy zdf z~o
om zdfb, zdfc km zdf hcw~fy kw co, kz ~ocz dvyz xvkzf hw bvgd eco~kcn
zdhz Nojw ifwz moy zdfb kw ifkcn hggobplkwdfjcoz b{ o~c jfwkyfw
moy ~dhz K ~hcz# Hcj km Noj wffw mkz zdhz Dkw ifwz moy zdfb ~ovlj
kcglvjf vwK ghc if docoyfj zdhz Df mflz ~f ~fyf ~oyzd{ zo yhkwf zdkw
ihi{#
Bhygd 89, 8;;9
Zojh{ Kb dh}kcn h jkmmkgvlz zkbf eco~kcn ~dfyf K wdovlj
yfhj cftz kc zdf Ikilf# K avwz ghcz wffb zo gocgfczyhzf }fy{ ~fll#
Dopfmvll{ zoboyyo~ ~fll nfz hc hcw~fy, ocf ~h{ oy zdf ozdfy oc
Fbkl{w ihi{# Looekcn ihge hz zdf ~h{ Noj dhw bhjf f}fy{zdkcn
~oye ovz, K ~ocz if hz hll wvypykwfj km zdf hcw~fy kw {fw, ivz hz zdfwhbf zkbf, K ~ovljcz if wvypykwfj km kz ~hw co, wkcgf kc zdf phwz Noj
dhw vwfj wffbkcnl{ cfnhzk}f f}fczw zo iykcn hiovz wobfzdkcn ifzzfy
moy vw# Km zdf hcw~fy kw co, K ~kll co joviz if }fy{ jkwhppokczfj hcj
bh{if f}fc wdfj h mf~ zfhyw ivz K ghc zhef gobmoyz kc zdf mhgz zdhz
Noj dhw wobfzdkcn f}fc ifzzfy moy vw hyovcj zdf goycfy# K avwz pyh{
moy Fbkl{ zdhz wdf ~kll yfl{ oc Nojw wzyfcnzd hcj yfhll{ wffe Dkw ~kll
kc zdf gdokgf om phyfczw moy dfy ihi{# K hlwo pyh{ zdhz ~f ~kll eco~
ocf ~h{ oy zdf ozdfy kc zdf cftz movy jh{w# K cffj zo if hilf zo fkzdfynfz ftgkzfj hcj wlkp kczo dknd nfhy zo pyfphyf moy zdkw f}fcz, oy flwf if
hilf zo lfz no om zdf jyfhb om zdkw phyzkgvlhy wkzvhzkoc wo K ghc nfz oc
~kzd lkmf hw vwvhl# Kz dhw iffc wo dhyj hcj wo zhtkcn oc bf pd{wkghll{
zo if dhcnkcn kc zdf hky coz eco~kcn ~dkgd ~h{ zdf ihlhcgf kw nokcn
zo zkp#
Zdhce [ov moy iykcnkcn zo b{ bfboy{ Pwhlb 9>18: ^hkz oc
zdf LOYJ1 if om nooj govyhnf, hcj df wdhll wzyfcnzdfc zdkcf dfhyz1
~hkz, K wh{, oc zdf LOYJ# Pwhlb 941="> Ilfwwfj if zdf LOYJ,ifghvwf df dhzd dfhyj zdf }okgf om b{ wvpplkghzkocw# Zdf LOYJ kw
b{ wzyfcnzd hcj b{ wdkflj5 b{ dfhyz zyvwzfj kc dkb, hcj K hb dflpfj1
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zdfyfmoyf b{ dfhyz nyfhzl{ yfaokgfzd5 hcj ~kzd b{ wocn ~kll K pyhkwf
dkb#
Pwhlb 7016 Moy dkw hcnfy fcjvyfzd ivz h bobfcz5 kc dkw mh}ovy kw
lkmf1 ~ffpkcn bh{ fcjvyf moy h ckndz, ivz ao{ gobfzd kc zdf boyckcn#
Pwhlb 70188"89 Zdov dhwz zvycfj moy bf b{ bovyckcn kczo jhcgkcn1
zdov dhwz pvz omm b{ whgeglozd, hcj nkyjfj bf ~kzd nlhjcfww5 Zo zdf
fcj zdhz b{ nloy{ bh{ wkcn pyhkwf zo zdff, hcj coz if wklfcz# O LOYJ
b{ Noj, K ~kll nk}f zdhcew vczo zdff moyf}fy#
Pwhlb 691; K ~kll pyhkwf zdff moy f}fy, ifghvwf zdov dhwz jocf kz1 hcj
K ~kll ~hkz oc zd{ chbf5 moy kz kw nooj ifmoyf zd{ whkczw#
Pyo}fyiw 87189 Dopf jfmfyyfj bhefzd zdf dfhyz wkge1 ivz ~dfc zdf
jfwkyf gobfzd, kz kw h zyff om lkmf#
Gyvwdfj Dopfw
Bhygd 8>, 8;;9Bhygd 8: ~f noz ovy dopfw om h ihi{ kc Avcf gyvwdfj# ^dhz h
ilo~K ~yozf h lfzzfy zo Ifzz{ hcj yfxvfwzfj om dfy coz zo zfll vw
~dfc wdf kw wdo~kcn ovy pyomklf# Ocl{ zo ghll vw km h ikyzdbozdfy
gdoowfw vw# Kz ~hw zoo dhyj# Lkef ifkcn oc hc fbozkochl yollfy
gohwzfy ~kzd h jyop omm hz zdf fcj#
Noj dhw fcgovyhnfj bf ~kzd h mf~ }fywfw# Pwhlb =916 B{
wovl, ~hkz zdov ocl{ vpoc Noj5 moy b{ ftpfgzhzkoc kw myob dkb# Km
b{ ftpfgzhzkocw hyf oc pfoplf oy gkygvbwzhcgfw K ~kll ifjkwhppokczfj, gyvwdfj, ivz ~kzd b{ wovl ~hkzkcn oc Noj, Df ~kll
ghyy{ bf zdyovnd zdf jkwhppokczbfczw hcj ~kll nk}f bf wobfzdkcn
f}fc ifzzfy lhzfy#
Pyo}fyiw 97184 Moy wvyfl{ zdfyf kw hc fcj5 hcj zdkcf
ftpfgzhzkoc wdhll coz if gvz omm# ^dhz h gobmoyz zo eco~ zdhz ~f
~ocz dh}f zo ~hkz moyf}fy, ovy dopfw ~ocz if vzzfyl{ gvz omm myob vw#
Noj ~kll pyo}kjf kc Dkw o~c nooj zkbf#
Ocf lfwwoc K lfhycfj kc zdkw, ~f zolj h loz om pfoplf om ovypowwkilf ihi{ kc Avcf~f ~hczfj pyh{fy wvppoyz# ^kzd h co hc~fy,
kz yfxvkyfw vw co~ zo mhgf hll zdowf pfoplf ~kzd zdf ihj cf~w, ~dfyf
ozdfy~kwf ~f govlj avwz no oc ~kzd lkmf# Zdf{ hyf pyh{kcn kc h nfcfyhl
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wfcwf moy vw hc{~h{# Cftz zkbff}fc zdovnd dopfmvll{ ~f ~ocz
eco~ hc{zdkcn vczkl zdf zkbf gobfw zo bffz h ikyzd bob, K zdkce ~f
~kll zy{ zo yfmyhkc myob wh{kcn hc{zdkcn vczkl kzw hll h moy wvyf jfhl#
Hz lfhwz zdhz ~h{ ~f ~ocz dh}f zo no zdyovnd zdf hnoc{ om nokcn
ihge hcj zfllkcn f}fy{ocf kz jkjcz ~oye ovz# Kc mhgz, Kj hlbowz if
~kllkcn zo effp b{ bovzd wdvz km powwkilf vczkl zdf jh{ ~f iykcn zdfihi{ dobf(
Mkcjkcn Ihi{ Ihynhkcw
Hpykl 86, 8;;9
^f}f wpfcz zdf lhwz zdyff ~ffew nhyhnf whklkcn hcj mkcjkcn
h loz om ihi{ ihynhkcw# Kz dhw iffc nooj zdfyhp{ moy vw wkcgf ovy
ikn jkwhppokczbfcz# Hz lfhwz kz wzkll nk}fw vw dopf moy zdf mvzvyf( Noj
dhw dflpfj vw mkcj h loz om nooj kzfbw zdhz ~kll if cffjfj ~dfc ~f
yfgfk}f h ihi{# Co~, bh{if ~dfc zdf ikn jh{ gobfw, ~fll if f}fc
boyf pyfphyfj moy kz hcj coz dh}f zo wpfcj IKN IVGEW hz zdf lhwz
bkcvzf(
^dhz Hyf B{ Bozk}fw moy ^hczkcn h Gdklj?
Bh{ 89, 8;;9
Ahbfw :
]fywf 9 [ov jo coz dh}f ifghvwf {ov jo coz hwe#
]fywf 7 [ov hwe hcj jo coz yfgfk}f, ifghvwf {ov hwe ~kzd ~yocn
bozk}fw, wo zdhz {ov bh{ wpfcj kz oc {ovy plfhwvyfw# Zdkw kw pokczfj#
Jofw zdkw bfhc zdhz kc hwekcn moy h ihi{, K}f iffc hwekcn ~kzd ~yocn
bozk}fw? ^dhz hyf b{ bozk}fw?8# Zo yhkwf h gdklj zo lo}f Noj9# Zo if myvkzmvl hcj bvlzkpl{ $oif{ Noj+7# Zo wdo~ ozdfyw K zyvl{ dh}f hzzhkcfj hjvlzdooj:# Zo mffl K dh}f wobfzdkcn kc gobboc ~kzd zdowf ovy hnf hz
gdvygd
6# Zo nk}f b{ phyfczw h nyhcjgdklj, b{ wkwzfy h cfpdf~=# Zo bhef dolkjh{w boyf ftgkzkcn wkcgf zdf{ hyf vwvhll{gfczfyfj hyovcj gdkljyfc># Zo mvlmkll b{ jfwkyf moy bozdfydooj
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Loyj, plfhwf moynk}f bf om zdowf bozk}fw zdhz hyf wflmkwd jfwkyfw#
Plfhwf dflp bf zo mogvw oc [ov hcj [ov ocl{ moy b{ mvlmkllbfcz#
Zdfwf zdkcnw zdhz hyf wflmkwd jfwkyfw kcjkghzf b{ mfflkcn om
kcgobplfzfcfww ~kzdovz h gdklj# Plfhwf dflp bf zo yfbfbify zdhz kc
[ov Kb gobplfzf, zyvl{ gobplfzf hcj f}fc km K dhj h gdklj, ~kzdovzzdhz kc bkcj, zdfyf ~ovlj wzkll if h }okj# Golowwkhcw 9180 Hcj {f hyf
gobplfzf kc dkb
H Ikn Wvypykwf(
Bh{ 8=, 8;;9
Noj kw h Noj om wvypykwfw( K hb pyfnchcz(
Looekcn Ihge1
^f dhj h dobf Ikilf Wzvj{ nyovp bffzkcn kc ovy dobf zdhz
{fhy# Zdf{ hll ecf~ ovy jfwkyf zo dh}f h ihi{ hcj wo zdf{ bhjf kz h
yfnvlhy bhzzfy om pyh{fy moy vw zdhz Nojw ~kll ~ovlj if jocf hcj km kz
~hw Dkw ~kll, zdhz ~f ~ovlj if hilf zo dh}f h ihi{#
Kc Aowdvh, hmzfy zdf Gdkljyfc om Kwyhfl dhj gyowwfj zdf AoyjhcYk}fy, Aowdvh whkj, Phww o}fy ifmoyf zdf hye om zdf LOYJ {ovy Noj
kczo zdf bkjwz om Aoyjhc, hcj zhef {f vp f}fy{ bhc om {ov h wzocf
vpoc dkw wdovljfy, hggoyjkcn vczo zdf cvbify om zdf zykifw om zdf
gdkljyfc om Kwyhfl1 Zdhz zdkw bh{ if h wknc hbocn {ov, zdhz ~dfc {ovy
gdkljyfc hwe zdfky mhzdfyw kc zkbf zo gobf, wh{kcn, ^dhz bfhc {f i{
zdfwf wzocfw? Zdfc {f wdhll hcw~fy zdfb, Zdhz zdf ~hzfyw om Aoyjhc
~fyf gvz omm ifmoyf zdf hye om zdf go}fchcz om zdf LOYJ5 ~dfc kz
phwwfj o}fy Aoyjhc, zdf ~hzfyw om Aoyjhc ~fyf gvz omm1 hcj zdfwfwzocfw wdhll if moy h bfboykhl vczo zdf gdkljyfc om Kwyhfl moy f}fy#
$Aowdvh :16">+
K dhj wzhyzfj h ahy om yfbfbiyhcgf jvykcn zdhz Ikilf Wzvj{# K
jfgoyhzfj h wbhll ahy hcj moy f}fy{ hcw~fy zo pyh{fy K ~ovlj jyop h
wzocf kczo zdf ahy# Zdf bfbifyw om ovy nyovp ~ovlj looe hz zdf ahy
f}fy{ ~ffe zo wff km hc{ wzocfw dhj iffc hjjfj# Zdf ~ffe K movcj ovz
K ~hw pyfnchcz K movcj h lhynf wzocf hcj pvz kz kc zdf ahy# ^dfc zdf
bfbifyw om zdf Ikilf Wzvj{ nyovp wzhyzfj zo wdo~ vp ~f jkjcz wh{hc{zdkcn# ^f avwz ~hkzfj zo wff km zdf{ ~ovlj cozkgf zdf lhynf wzocf#
Wvyf fcovnd, zdf{ jkj# Zdfky f{fw noz ikn hcj ocf om zdfb whkj, Zdhz
bvwz dh}f iffc h ikn hcw~fy zo pyh{fy( Om govywf ~f ~fyf ifhbkcn
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hcj kz nh}f zdf wfgyfz h~h{# Hyf {ov pyfnchcz?( K wzkll dh}f zdf
ahy ~kzd zdf wzocfw kc kz hcj zdf ikn ocf oc zop om zdf dfhp# ^f dh}f
zolj zdf wzoy{ zo ovy z~o gdkljyfc oc wf}fyhl ogghwkocw#
8 Whbvfl 819> Moy zdkw gdklj K pyh{fj5 hcj zdf LOYJ dhzd nk}fc bf
b{ pfzkzkoc ~dkgd K hwefj om dkb1
Noj hl~h{w hcw~fyw ovy pyh{fyw# Wobfzkbfw Df wh{w, [fw#
Wobfzkbfw Df wh{w, ^hkz# Wobfzkbfw Df wh{w, Co# Dkw ~hkz
hcj co hcw~fyw hyf zdf dhyjfwz zo zhef# ^f omzfc zdkce zdhz ~dfc
Df wh{w, Hll zdkcnw ~oye zonfzdfy moy nooj zo zdowf ~do lo}f Noj
zdhz kz bfhcw f}fy{zdkcn ~kll ~oye ovz zdf ~h{ ~f zdkce kw ifwz# Ivz
omzfc, ovy ifwz kw coz Nojw ifwz# Df kw ~oyekcn f}fy{zdkcn ovz moy ovy
wpkykzvhl nooj hcj wobfzkbfw zdhz bfhcw ~f dh}f zo fcjvyf dhyj
pyo}kjfcgfw zo yfhgd Nojw ifwz wpkykzvhll{# ^f omzfc dh}f kc bkcj
ovy zfbpoyhl nooj, ~dklf Noj dhw kc bkcj ovy wpkykzvhl nooj#
Wo, jfhy mykfcj, km {ov hyf nokcn zdyovnd jkmmkgvlz zkbfw, hllo~
zdfb zo jyh~ {ov glowfy zo Noj kc zdf pyogfww# Df lo}fw {ov boyf
zdhc {ov ~kll f}fy eco~#