the people's review of the work capability assessment
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Tbgplb's [bvfbw
gn tabYgre Jhphkflfty
Hssbssobct
Cgvbokbr ;48;
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JGC]BC]Z
Zthtbobct
Ngrbwgrm
Fctrgmujtfgc
80 ]ab Trgofsbs
;0 ]ab [bhlfty
:0 ]ab Fophjt
=0 Bssbctfhl Fcngrohtfgc
Jgcjlusfgc
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Ft fs cgw wfmbly hjjbptbm taht tab Ygre Jhphkflfty Hssbssobct fs mbbply nlhwbm
hcm fs jhusfci ahro tg ohcy vulcbrhklb pbgplb.
Jguctlbss hrtfjlbs hcm rbpgrts ahvb kbbc wrfttbc, sthtfstfjs qugtbm,
jgcsulthtfgcs, mbkhtbs hcm mfsjussfgcs ablm, hll tg cg hvhfl.
]ab YJH jgctfcubs.
]ab Tbgplb's [bvfbw fs prbsbctbm fc grmbr tg sagw tab rbhlfty
gn igfci targuia tab Ygre Jhphkflfty Hssbssobct
ngr tagsb wag hrb lfvfci wfta sfjecbss hcm mfshkflfty bvbry mhy.
Fc tabfr gwc wgrms.
[bhl pbgplb, rbhl bxpbrfbcjbs, rbhl fllcbssbs hcm mfshkflftfbs.
Hcm vbry rbhl hcm sbrfgus jgcsbqubcjbs.
]afs [bvfbw fs mbmfjhtbm tg hll tagsb wag hrb sunnbrfci,ahvb sunnbrbm hcm tagsb wag ahvb mfbm waflst igfci targuia tafs fcauohcb prgjbss.
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attp0//wbhrbsphrthjus.gri.ue 8
Ngrbwgrm
H ohctrh gn ogmbrc igvbrcobct fs taht puklfj pglfjy oust kb bvfmbcjb khsbm. ]afs rbpgrt cgw
bchklbs us tg shy wfta irfo jgcnfmbcjb taht tabrb fs cg suja bvfmbcjb khsb ngr tab igvbrcobcts
wgre jhphkflfty hssbssobct (YJH). ]afs fs tab jrujfhl prgjbss ky wafja igvbrcobct fs mbtbrofcfci
taht lhrib cuokbrs gn mfshklbm pbgplb sagulm ahvb tabfr kbcbnfts stgppbm hcm rbqufrbm fcstbhm tgkb fc boplgyobct. Vbt wb cgw ecgw taht tafs tbst fs ucrblfhklb hcm ucablpnul, hs wbll hs kbfci
hrkftrhry hcm jrubl.
Fn ft whsct bcguia taht tab Jahfr gn tab Agusb gn Jgoogcs Ygre hcm Tbcsfgcs Zblbjt Jgoofttbb
hcm tab Krftfsa Obmfjhl Hssgjfhtfgc ahvb kgta sthtbm ucbqufvgjhlly taht tab tbst fs cgt nft ngr
purpgsb, wb cgw hlsg ecgw nrgo tab mfrbjt bxpbrfbcjb gn ohcy mfshklbm pbgplb wagahvb nfrst
ahcm bxpbrfbcjb gn tab hssbssobct prgjbss, ust agw fchpprgprfhtb hcm fchmbquhtb ft fs.
Cgt gcly jhc ft kb sbbc taht tab hssbssobct fs ucmbrofcfci tab rfiats gn ohcy tbcs gn tagushcms gn
mfshklbm pbgplb, kut ft hlsg jahllbcibs tab prgnbssfgchl rbspgcsfkflftfbs hcm mfsjrbtfgc gn mgjtgrshcm gtabr obmfjhl sthnn fcvglvbm. Ft fs hc bxpbcsfvb, nlhwbm hcm fcbnnfjfbct systbo taht hppbhrs tg
jgst ogrb tahc ft shvbs hcm fs ruc ky ybt hcgtabr oultf-chtfgchl jgrpgrhtfgc wagsb fcjgopbtbcjb
sbbos tg ig ucpucfsabm. ]ab prgjbss lhjes hcy trhcsphrbcjy. Fts mbjfsfgcs sbbo tg kb rgutfcbly fll-
fcngrobm hcm uc`ustfnfbm hcm fc =4 pbr jbct gn jhsbs hrb gvbr-turcbm gc hppbhl.
]ab YJH ahs kbbc prbsbctbm tg tab puklfj targuia h ngi gn ofsfcngrohtfgc hcm hctf-jlhfohct
rabtgrfj. Vbt tab kgttgo lfcb fs taht tab tbst rbsts gc qubstfgcs lfeb Jhc ygu rhfsb ygur ahcms hkgvb
ygur sagulmbrs7. Hs bcm gn lfnb jhrb prgnbssfgchls ecgw, bvbc pbgplb wag hrb myfci - wag ohy
ahvb tg hcswbr `ust suja h qubstfgc - jhc gntbc mg tafs. Zg waht mgbs ft tbll us7 Yaht khsfs fs ft ngr
bxjlumfci tabo nrgo h lfvfci fcjgob kbngrb taby mfb7
]ab YJH fs h sthtbobct gn pglftfjhl mbspbrhtfgc. ]ab prgjbss fs rbofcfsjbct gn tab obmfjhl
trfkuchls taht rbturcbm sabll sagjebm hcm khmly wgucmbm sglmfbrs tg muty fc tab nfrst wgrlm whr gr
tab E^-ohjafcb, tab obmfjhl jgoofssfgc tab Chzfs usbm fc tab sbjgcm wgrlm whr tg plhy mgwc
wgucms sg taht sglmfbrs jgulm kb rbjlhssfnfbm nft ngr tab Bhstbrc nrgct.
]afs rbpgrt lhys khrb tab pgvbrty gn tab YJH fc tabgry hcm prhjtfjb. Hcm ft mgbs tafs ky rbpgrtfci
fts rbhlfty hs bxpbrfbcjbm nfrst ahcm ky mfshklbm pbgplb. Ft fs khsbm gc hc fopgrthct hcm cbw efcm gn
rbsbhrja taht fs ihfcfci fctbrchtfgchl rbjgicftfgc hcm rbspbjtrbsbhrja jhrrfbm gut ky tab suk`bjts
gn puklfj pglfjy tabosblvbs. Fcstbhm gn gnnfjfhl rbsbhrja mbnbrbctfhl tg fts pglftfjhl phyohstbr, gr sg-jhllbm bxpbrtrbsbhrja, khsbm gc tab hssuoptfgcs hcm fctbrprbthtfgcs gn pbgplb wag hrb gntbc
tabosblvbs jhuiat up fc tab pglfjy prgjbss, abrb wb ahvb tab mfrbjt vgfjbs gn pbgplb ht tab sahrp
bcm.
]afs rbpgrt whs wrfttbc ky sgobgcb wag ahs kbbc fll ngr gvbr ;4 ybhrs, truly tgg fll tg kb wrftfci ft
abrsbln, kut wag ahs spbct h ybhr wgrefci gc ft, h kft ht h tfob, kbjhusb sab mgbsc't nbbl sab
JHCCG] tbll tab puklfj hcm pglftfjfhcs waht fs hjtuhlly ahppbcfci tg sfje hcm mfshklbm pbgplb. Zab
ahs nblt gklfibm tg rblbhsb tab rbpgrt hcgcyogusly. ]afs fs mub tg h julturb gn nbhr taht fs
fcjrbhsfcily kbfci afialfiatbm ky rbpgrts gn stfioh, mfshkflfty ahtb jrfob, sufjfmb httbopts hcm
hjtuhl mbhtas.
]afs lbhms us tg tab nfchl pgfct taht cbbms tg kb ohmb. Ft fs h ofstheb tg sbb tab YJH fc fsglhtfgc.
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]ab mgjtgrs wag oheb tab hssbssobcts, Htgs tg wago tab hssbssobcts hrb gutsgurjbm hcm tab
MYT wafja ahs jgoofssfgcbm tabo, hll mfsjlhfo rbspgcsfkflfty ngr tabfr gutjgob. ]afs fs h pbrnbjt
stgro gn frrbspgcsfkflfty hcm uchjjgucthkflfty. ]ab YJH sagulm kb `umibm fc fts wfmbr jgctbxt.
Yaht `gks fs tab igvbrcobct jrbhtfci7 Yaht ablp fs ft ifvfci mfshklbm pbgplb tg hjjbss tabo, tg
jahllbcib tab mfsjrfofchtfgc gn tab lhkgur ohrebt, tg gnnbr obhcfcinul trhfcfci, tg suppgrt mfshklbm
pbgplb gcjb taby ahvb h `gk, tg prgvfmb hjjbssfklb trhcspgrt sg taby jhc ibt tg tabo7 Zhmly
igvbrcobcts trhje rbjgrm gc hll tabsb fssubs fs pggr. Yb sagulm cgt lbt tab YJH sbrvb hs hmfvbrsfgc nrgo igvbrcobcts wfmbr nhflurb tg sbjurb tab boplgyobct hcm gtabr rfiats gn mfshklbm
pbgplb. Bquhlly, tab YJH oust cgt kb hllgwbm tg rbohfc fc gpbrhtfgc hs kgta h klgt gc tab puklfj
pglfjy lhcmsjhpb hcm hlsg h jrubl htthje gc irgwfci cuokbrs gn mfshklbm pbgplb.
Trgnbssgr Tbtbr Kbrbsngrm GKB, KH Agcs, TaM, HjZZ, N[ZH, Mfp YT
Trgnbssgr gn Zgjfhl Tglfjy, Krucbl Rcfvbrsfty hcm Jahfr gn Zahpfci Gur Lfvbs,
tab chtfgchl mfshklbm pbgplbs hcm sbrvfjb usbrsgrihcfzhtfgc hcm cbtwgre
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attp0//wbhrbsphrthjus.gri.ue :
Fctrgmujtfgc
]ab Ygre Jhphkflfty Hssbssobct (YJH) whs fctrgmujbm fc Gjtgkbr ;441. Ft fs fctbcmbm tg hssbss hc
fcmfvfmuhls bctftlbobct tg Boplgyobct hcm Zuppgrt Hllgwhcjb (BZH), h kbcbnft taht prgvfmbs
suppgrt tg pbgplb wag hrb uchklb tg wgre mub tg mfshkflfty gr fll-abhlta.
Kbtwbbc Gjtgkbr ;484 hcm Ohrja ;48= pbgplb wag quhlfny ngr fcjhphjfty kbcbnft hrb kbfci
rbhssbssbm ucmbr tab Ygre Jhphkflfty Hssbssobct fc grmbr tg ogvb tabo gctg BZH. ]ab
hssbssobcts hrb jhrrfbm gut ky h Nrbcja jgophcy, Htgs Abhltajhrb.
Tbgplb wag hrb hwhrmbm BZH hrb hllgjhtbm tg gcb gn twg irgups. ]ab Ygre [blhtbm Hjtfvfty Irgup
fs mbnfcbm hs h irgup ngr pbgplb wagsb jgcmftfgc ohebs ft ucrbhsgchklb tg rbqufrb tabo tg wgre.
]ab Zuppgrt Irgup fs ngr pbgplb wfta ogrb sbvbrb lbvbls gn mfshkflfty wag hrb jgcsfmbrbm tg ahvb
lfoftbm jhphkflfty bvbc ngr wgre rblhtbm hjtfvfty. ]ab mbjfsfgc hs tg wabtabr pbgplb hrb hwhrmbm
BZH hcm wafja irgup taby ig fctg fs ohmb ky h "Mbjfsfgc Ohebr" ht tab Mbphrtobct ngr Ygre hcm
Tbcsfgcs, usfci tab rbpgrt sukofttbm tg tabo ky Htgs Abhltajhrb.
Trgnbssgr Ahrrfcitgc prbsbctbm tab nfrst gn afs nfvb hccuhl Fcmbpbcmbct [bvfbws gn tab Ygre
Jhphkflfty Hssbssobct fc Cgvbokbr ;484. Ab sthtbm -
Kbfci h obokbr gn sgjfbty krfcis wfta ft jbrthfc rbspgcsfkflftfbs. Fc ibcbrhl, jftfzbcs gn taht sgjfbty
hrb bxpbjtbm tg bhrc tabfr gwc lfvfci hcm, targuia thxbs, tg phy ngr tab fcnrhstrujturb gn taht
sgjfbty. Ht tab shob tfob, jfvflfsbm sgjfbty ahs h rbspgcsfkflfty tg fts jftfzbcs. Gcb gn tagsb mutfbs fs
tab prgvfsfgc gn nfchcjfhl hcm gtabr suppgrt ngr pbgplb gn wgrefci hib wag hrb uchklb tg bhrc h
lfvfci ngr tabosblvbs.
Ab rbpgrtbm taht tab hssbssobct prgjbss ahm ohcy nlhws hcm ab rbjgoobcmbm ;2 jahcibs.
Mbspftb tafs, tab Igvbrcobct jgctfcubm tg hssbss 88,444 fll hcm mfshklbm pbgplb h wbbe usfci
tab YJH. Cbhrly ahln tab mbjfsfgcs ohmb hkgut pbgplbs blfifkflfty ahvb kbbc ngucm tg kb
wrgci. ]abrb fs h auib khjelgi gn hppbhls.
Trgnbssgr Ahrrfcitgc prbsbctbm afs Fctbrfo rbpgrt fc Ohy ;488. Fc afs lbttbr tg Jarfs Irhylfci ab
sthtbm
"Vbhr 8 rbjgoobcmhtfgcs hmmrbssbm agw @gk Jbctrb Tlus/Kbcbnft Mblfvbry Jbctrb (Htgs) sthnn
sagulm ahcmlb tab jlhfohcts fc h ogrb bophtabtfj hcm lbss objahcfstfj why hcm agw tab MbjfsfgcOhebrs sagulm kb put khje ht tab abhrt gn tab mbjfsfgc ohefci prgjbss. [bjgoobcmhtfgcs wbrb
hfobm ht foprgvfci tab Htgs hssbssobct, hcm lggebm ht tab whys fc wafja tab ]rfkuchl Zbrvfjb (]Z)
jgulm hmm vhlub tg tab gvbrhll Ygre Jhphkflfty Hssbssobct (YJH)."
"F ho plbhsbm tg shy taht tab MYT/@JT ahvb igcb h lgci why tgwhrms foplbobctfci hll tab
rbjgoobcmhtfgcs rblhtbm tg tabfr hrbhs gn hjtfvfty."
"Htgs Abhltajhrb ahvb cbhrly jgoplbtbm wgre gc hll tab rbjgoobcmhtfgcs rblhtbm tg tabo."
Trgnbssgr Ahrrfcitgc prbsbctbm afs ;cmybhr [bvfbw fc Cgvbokbr ;488. Ab sthtbm
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F ho plbhsbm tg shy taht hll tab ybhr gcb rbjgoobcmhtfgcs ahvb kbbc, gr hrb kbfci,
foplbobctbm. ]ab Mbphrtobct ngr Ygre hcm Tbcsfgcs (MYT) ogvbm swfntly tg oheb tab
rbjgoobcmhtfgcs Mbphrtobcthl pglfjy hcm MYT Gpbrhtfgcs hcm Htgs Abhltajhrb ahvb bchjtbm
tabsb pglfjy jahcibs.
Fc rbhmfci tafs rbpgrt wb hse ygu tg `umib ngr ygursbln wabtabr tab
rbjgoobcmhtfgcs hrb wgrefci hcm wabtabr tab igvbrcobct fs truly upaglmfci fts
muty tg prgvfmb nfchcjfhl hcm gtabr suppgrt ngr pbgplb gn wgrefci hib wag hrb
uchklb tg bhrc h lfvfci ngr tabosblvbs.
Cgtb0 ]g prgtbjt tab hcgcyofty gn jlhfohcts, Zbjtfgc ; fs cgt rbnbrbcjbm. Hll gtabr sbjtfgcs gn tafs
rbpgrt, hphrt nrgo Zbjtfgc 8, ahvb kbbc rbnbrbcjbm hs nully hs pgssfklb, usfci kgta prfohry hcm
sbjgcmhry sgurjbs. Agwbvbr, ft fs fopgrthct tg pgfct gut taht grihcfshtfgcs jahcib tabfr wbksftbs
nrgo tfob tg tfob5 waflst wb mfm gur kbst tg bcsurb tab rbnbrbcjbs hcm lfces wbrb jgrrbjt gc tab
mhtb tab rbpgrt whs nfchlfsbm (9 Cgvbokbr ;48;), taby hrb lfebly tg kbjgob gut gn mhtb gvbr tfob.
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attp0//wbhrbsphrthjus.gri.ue 2
80 ]ab Trgofsbs
Mhvfm Jhobrgc - Ohy ;484
"]ab tbst gn h iggm sgjfbty fs agw mg ygu prgtbjt tab pggrbst, tab ogst vulcbrhklb, tab blmbrly, tab nrhfl.
]aht's fopgrthct fc iggm tfobs, ft's bvbc ogrb fopgrthct fc mfnnfjult tfobs. Tbgplb cbbm tg ecgw taht fn tabyahvb ob hs tabfr Trfob Ofcfstbr hcm taby ahvb h Jgcsbrvhtfvb igvbrcobct, ft wfll kb taht sgrt gn Trfob
Ofcfstbr."
Cfje Jlbii - Cgvbokbr ;484
Gn jgursb, tabrb hrb pbgplb wag hrb uchklb tg wgre, kbjhusb gn rbhsgcs rblhtfci tg tabfr paysfjhl gr obcthl
abhlta. Hcm wb wfll jgctfcub tg prgvfmb tabo wfta tab suppgrt taby cbbm.
Fhfc Mucjhc Zofta - Gjtgkbr ;484
F shy tg tagsb whtjafci tgmhy hcm wag hrb ibcufcbly sfje, mfshklbm gr hrb rbtfrbm. Vgu ahvb cgtafci tg nbhr.
]afs igvbrcobct hcm tafs phrty mgct rbihrm jhrfci ngr tab cbbmy hs h kurmbc. Ft fs h prgum muty tg prgvfmb
nfchcjfhl sbjurfty tg tab ogst vulcbrhklb obokbrs gn gur sgjfbty hcm tafs wfll cgt jahcib. ]afs fs gur
jgctrhjt wfta tab ogst vulcbrhklb.
Ohrfh Ofllbr - Ofcfstbr ngr Mfshklbm Tbgplb - @ucb ;484
Lggefci hntbr tab ogst vulcbrhklb irgups fc sgjfbty fs hksglutbly ht tab abhrt gn tab wgre taht wb mg fc tab
Mbphrtobct.
Jarfs Irhylfci - @ucb ;484
]abrb hrb ;.> ofllfgc pbgplb jlhfofci fcjhphjfty kbcbnfts. ]ab Igvbrcobct hrb jgoofttbm tg prgvfmfci
ucjgcmftfgchl suppgrt ngr vbry sfje hcm mfshklbm pbgplb wftafc taht irgup.
Lgrm Nrbum - Cgvbokbr ;488
"F sagulm sthrt ky ohefci h pgfct hkgut tab gvbrhll httftumb gn tab Igvbrcobct tg pbgplb wag hrb mfshklbm
gr wag ahvb mfnnfjult obmfjhl jgcmftfgcs. Yb hrb jgoofttbm tg ucbqufvgjhl suppgrt ngr tagsb pbgplb, hcm
taht fs waht tab suppgrt irgup fs hkgut.
]ab wgre jhphkflfty hssbssobct usbs h cuokbr gn spbjfnfj, obhsurhklb jrftbrfh, jgvbrfci hll typbs gnmfshkflfty hcm abhlta jgcmftfgcs, tg prgvfmb hc hssbssobct gn wabtabr hc fcmfvfmuhl ahs lfoftbm jhphkflfty ngr
wgre. ]ab hssbssobct whs mbsficbm tg theb hjjguct gn jargcfj hcm nlujtuhtfci jgcmftfgcs. Ft fs cgt fctbcmbm
tg kb h schpsagt kut lgges ht waht sgobgcb jhc mg rblfhkly, rbpbhtbmly hcm shnbly. Ft thebs hjjguct gn tab
bnnbjts gn phfc hcm nhtfiub. ]ab abhltajhrb prgnbssfgchls jgcmujtfci tab hssbssobct hrb nully trhfcbm fc
ucmbrsthcmfci nlujtuhtfci jgcmftfgcs. Jlhfohcts ibt h null gppgrtucfty tg bxplhfc agw tabfr jgcmftfgc vhrfbs
gvbr tfob. ]ab jrftbrfh prgvfmb h rblfhklb, cuhcjbm hcm obhsurhklb why gn hssbssfci lfoftbm jhphkflfty ngr
wgre. ]afs bcsurbs taht h null ucmbrsthcmfci fs ihfcbm gn hc fcmfvfmuhl's mfshkflfty gr abhlta jgcmftfgc, tab
bnnbjts gn taht mfshkflfty gr abhlta jgcmftfgc, agw tabsb bnnbjts ohy vhry gvbr tfob hcm wabtabr ft wgulm kb
rbhsgchklb ngr taht pbrsgc tg wgre gr cgt.
"UTrgnbssgr Ahrrfcitgc_ puklfsabm tab nfrst rbvfbw fc Cgvbokbr ;484, sbttfci gut h sbrfbs gn
rbjgoobcmhtfgcs. Yb nully bcmgrsbm afs rbvfbw hcm ahvb foplbobctbm hll afs rbjgoobcmhtfgcs."
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;0 ]ab [bhlfty
]afs fs h sohll shoplb gn bvfmbcjb. ]aby hrb hll rbhl-lfnb hjjgucts jgllbjtbm nrgo tab puklfj mgohfc. Chobs
hcm fmbctfnyfci mbthfls ahvb kbbc rbogvbm tg prbsbrvb hcgcyofty.
]ab YJH hssbssobct whs mbvblgpbm ky MYT gnnfjfhls. ]ab MYT ahvb jgctrhjtbm Htgs abhltajhrb tg jhrry
gut tab YJH. ]ab MYT jgctfcubs tg bcmgrsb tabfr wgre.
]ab jgctfcubm sufthkflfty gn Htgs Abhltajhrb tg pbrngro tab hssbssobcts fs rbvfbwbm rbiulhrly hcm
pbrngrohcjb ogcftgrbm ht lbhst ogctaly. Ohrfh Ofllbr - Zbptbokbr ;488
Gur rbngros tg tab wgre jhphkflfty hssbssobct hrb sthrtfci tg wgre. Jarfs Irhylfci - Gjtgkbr ;488
]ab YJH ahs, fc oy vfbw, cgtfjbhkly jahcibm ngr tab kbttbr. Trgnbssgr Ahrrfcitgc - Cgvbokbr ;488
Htgs Abhltajhrb prgvfmb tab rblbvhct rbpgrts ngr MYT Mbjfsfgc Ohebrs kut plhy cg phrt fc tab hjtuhlmbjfsfgc ohefci prgjbss. - MYT, NGF rbqubst Ohy ;48;
Hll gn gur sthnn hrb jgoofttbm tg prgvfmfcitab MYT wfta afia quhlfty, hjjurhtb rbpgrts hcm tg bcsurfci
taht tab bxpbrfbcjb ngr tagsb wag hrb jhllbm ngr hssbssobct fs hs jgongrthklb hs pgssfklb. Vgu jhc hlsg kb
hssurbm taht hll gn gur hssbssobcts hrb lbm ky h quhlfnfbm abhlta jhrb prgnbssfgchl, suppgrtbm ky h
jgoputbr, cbvbr tab gtabr why rgucm. - Htgs Abhltajhrb Huiust ;48;
Tlbhsb cgtb taht tab ngllgwfci sthtbobcts ahvb cgt kbbc bmftbm ngr stylb.
]ab [bhlfty0 Hmvfsgrs
Zgob gn tab jhsbs Fvb sbbc hksglutbly mbny hcy ngro gn jgophssfgc gr fcmbbm lgifj. Jhsbs fcjlumb h jahp fc
afs tafrtfbs wag ht tab tfob gn tab hssbssobct whs gc tab whftfci lfst ngr oh`gr suribry. Ab ahm twg
jgcmftfgcs rbqufrfci suribry, tab lbss sbrfgus kbfci h afhtus abrcfh - tab ogrb sbrfgus kbfci h mfhparhiohtfj
abrcfh. ]ab pggr klgeb jgulmct pusa hc bopty sagppfci trgllby rgucm tab supbrohrebt wftagut sbvbrb
hkmgofchl phfc - fcjlumfci chusbh. Yabc ab wbct tg tab hssbssobct ab mfmct ecgw tab chob gn afs ogrb
sbrfgus jgcmftfgc hcm hssuobm tab AJT wgulm ahvb hll tab cgtbs. ]ab sukofssfgc gcly obctfgcs tab
afhtus abrcfh hs wabc ab wbct tg mbsjrfkb afs gtabr jgcmftfgc, tab AJT jgulmct nfcm ft gc tab LFOH Lgifj
systbo. Agw gc bhrta ab whs ngucm tg ahvb cg lfofthtfgc fs wbll hcm truly kbygcm ob. Ab wbct gc tg tbll
ob taht tab suribry fcvglvbm > agurs gn tryfci tg rbsftb afs lbnt sfmbm hkmgofchl grihcs wafja ahm abrcfhtbm
fctg afs uppbr jabst jhusfci ohcy sbrfgus syoptgos. ]ab gpbrhtfgc krguiat hkgut fcnbjtfgc rblhtbmprgklbos hcm rbqufrbm h nurtabr 1 agur bobribcjy gp hntbr hc fctbrchl rupturb. Ft whs gcly hntbr h ogcta
fc agspfthl taht ab whs rblbhsbm hcm suksbqubctly rbhmofttbm tg jhrry gut ihll stgcb trbhtobct hcm nfchlly
tg jgrrbjt afs afhtus abrcfh. ]ab mhcibr fs taht sgob pbgplb hrb igfci tg theb tab wgrm gn tab AJT gvbr taht
gn tabfr mgjtgr hcm hjtuhlly tafce taby hrb wbll bcguia tg rbsuob cgrohl hjtfvftfbs.
Gtabr jhsbs ahvb fcjlumbm h yguci ohc wfta lgci tbro sjafzgparbcfh wag bxpbrfbcjbm ahllujfchtfgcs sg
rbhl taht ab wgulm jhll tab Tglfjb fc tab bhrly agurs fc tab vbry rbhl kblfbn taht afs lfvfci rggo hcm hrgucm
tab gutsfmb gn afs agusb whs lfttbrbm wfta mbhm kgmfbs. Zhmly afs prgklbos bvbc bxtbcmbm tg h kblfbn taht
ab ahm hjtuhlly stgppbm tab oggc fc grkft. Hntbr tab AJT shfm tabrb whs cgtafci wrgci wfta afo (ngllgwfci
h ;; ofcutb bxhofchtfgc wabc ab ohy ust ahvb jgob hjrgss hs cgrohl) ab sthrtbm tg tafce afs jlfcfjfhcs
wbrb jgcspfrfci tg pgfsgc afo hcm hs h rbsult gn afs phrhcgfh, ab prgoptly stgppbm thefci afs hctf-psyjagtfjobmfjhtfgc5 - afs jgcmftfgc igt ouja wgrsb.
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]absb hrb jhsbs wafja wbrb sbbfci gc h mhfly khsfs, fts hc uttbr mfsirhjb.
Oy jlfbct ahs ahm krhfc mhohib sfcjb h ohssfvb ahbogrrahib/jgoh ht tab hib gn ;;. ]afs ahs lbnt afo wfta
h sagrt tbro obogry gn ;4 ofcutbs. Ab mgbsct rbobokbr ob, gr oy vgfjb, hcm ebbps bxtbcsfvb mfhrfbs gn
mhfly bvbcts sg ab jhc rbjgrm waht ab ahs tg mg. Ab ahs kbbc ngucm jhphklb gn wgre : tfobs, hcm gc gcbgjjhsfgc ab lgst afs agob, kbjhusb ab jgulmct rbobokbr waht ab ahm tg mg tg hppbhl. (FZ stgppbm, sg F
prbsuob AK stgppbm, hltaguia wb wfll cbvbr ecgw hs ab mgbsct rbobokbr).
Ab fs gc MLH, sg ogst gn oy mfsjussfgcs hrb wfta afs ogtabr, ngr jgctfcufty, hcm shvb ob igfci targuia tab
waglb fctrgmujtfgc prgjbss hihfc. Cgw ab ahs kbbc suk`bjtbm tg tab jgcvbrsfgc gn FZ tg BZH.
Yabc F nfrst obt afo F ahm tg hse waht afs mfhicgsfs whs, hs ab fs vbry hrtfjulhtb. F whs sagjebm wabc ab tglm
ob ab wgulmct rbobokbr jgofci tg tab fctbrvfbw wfta ob. Ab wfll gcly ngro h obogry gn ob fc > ogctas
tfob - ab shys ab wfll ibt h nlhsa gn oy nhjb. ]afs fs wabc ft kbjgobs h lgci tbro obogry F suppgsb. Ab usbm
tg whtja tab lucjatfob bpfsgmb gn cbfiakgurs, hcm tabc whtja tab mfccbr tfob rbpbht kbjhusb ab jgulmct
rbobokbr sbbfci ft.
Mgjtgrs ahvb stumfbm afo, ab fs sg ucfqub. Hcm ybt ab sjgrbm > pgfcts. ]ab MO tglm afo ab jgulm ahvb igt
kbttbr. Lfeb ab jgulm irgw h cbw krhfc. F mgct tafce hcy boplgybr wgulm whct tg bxplhfc tg afo bvbry ;4
ofcutbs waht ab fs obhct tg kb mgfci. H jgoplbtb whstb gn igvbrcobct rbsgurjbs.
H jlfbct gn ofcb wgrebm ngr tab [gyhl ohfl. Hpphrbctly tab shob jgophcy prgvfmb obmfjhl sbrvfjbs ngr tabo
tgg. H obmfjhl gnnfjbr rbtfrbm oy jlfbct gc abhlta irgucms hs ab ahm kbbc mfhicgsbm wfta jhrmfgoygphtay
(hlsg ecgwc hs hmult summbc mbhta sycmrgob) hcm tab bxbrtfgc gn whlefci afs rgucm jgulm efll afo. Hc BZH
jlhfo whs ohmb hcm = ogctas lhtbr ab ahm afs YJH. Oy jlfbct whs mblfiatbm taht jgfcjfmbcthlly tab shob
bxhofcbr wag ahm afo obmfjhlly rbtfrbm whs tab gcb jgcmujtfci afs YJH. Afs mblfiat whs sagrt lfvbmtaguia wabc ab whs hwhrmbm 4 pgfcts. Vgu rbhlly jgulmct oheb ft up jgulm ygu!
F shw h jlfbct ybstbrmhy, ab whs krguiat tg gur gnnfjb ky afs OAT (Obcthl Abhlta prhjtftfgcbr, tab cbw chob
ngr h Jgooucfty Tsyjafhtrfj Cursb). Ab sunnbrs wfta phrhcgfm sjafzgparbcfh, wafja whs mfhicgsbm ohcy
ybhrs hig. Ab whs hsebm tg httbcm h obmfjhl bxhofchtfgc ht tab kbifccfci gn Ohrja tafs ybhr. ]ab
hppgfctobct ht tab obmfjhl jbctrb whs ohmb gc h Zucmhy. Yabc ab igt tabrb ft whs saut, cg lfiats gc hcm
cg sfic gn lfnb, h suppgrt wgrebr nrgo afs obcthl abhlta tbho whs wfta tafs hcm jhc jgcnfro taht tafs whs
tab jhsb. Zurprfsb, surprfsb, h wbbe lhtbr afs kbcbnfts wbrb stgppbm. ]ab jlfbct ahs kbbc lfvfci gnn afs MLH
phyobcts. Afs OAT gcly cgtfjbm wabc ab jabjebm afs khce hjjguct tafs wbbe. Vbstbrmhy, wb pagcbm tabMYT hcm wb wbrb tglm afs kbcbnft whs stgppbm kbjhusb ab nhflbm tg httbcm h obmfjhl bxhofchtfgc.
H lhmy hsebm ob ngr ablp hntbr kbfci hwhrmbm 4 pgfcts fc h YJH , cgtafci strhcib fc taht ygu shy !!! Ybll tab
lhmy ahm h wjh 84 ogctas prbvfgusly wfta h Mgjtgr, h agob vfsft whs cbbmbm tab sbjgcm YJH whs hlsg h
agob vfsft.
]g ahvb twg agob vfsfts fc ftsbln shys h sbvbrb fllcbss fs prbsbct, taby mg cgt mg tabo nrbqubctly.
Fc tab nfrst YJH tab Mgjtgr hwhrmbm ;2 pgfcts, fc tab sbjgcm tab Mgjtgr hwhrmbm 4 pgfcts, cgw F ahvb cg
obmfjhl trhfcfci kut jgoogc sbcsb tblls ob sgobtafci fs wrgci abrb, cgcb tab lbss tab MYT MO upablmtab hwhrm gn 4 pgfcts, sg tg hppbhl, tab ]rfkuchl wbrb hiahst hcm hwhrmbm 86 pgfcts wftafc ofcutbs.
]aby hmofttbm mfsjrbphcjfbs fc tab Obmfjhl [bpgrt , hs mfm tabfr gwc Fcmbpbcmbct ] fbr.
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]ab waglb jhsb oust ahvb jgst tab MYT 84,444, tafs lhmy gcly whctbm abr sthop phyfci, sab mfm cgt jlhfo
hcy kbcbnft.
Gvbr tab lhst nbw wbbes wb ahvb sthrtbm tg sbb ogrb BZH hppbhls lhpsbm quftb bhrly gc mub tg rbvfsfgc kytab MYT. ]ab lbttbr sbct tg tab jlhfohct sfoply shys taht ft ahs cgw kbbc hjjbptbm taht taby hrb bctftlbm tg
BZH hcm fc tab wgre-rblhtbm hjtfvfty irgup - cg mbthfls gn tab mbsjrfptgrs hwhrmbm. Gc jgcthjtfci tab MYT
ngr ogrb fcngrohtfgc ft kbjhob hpphrbct taht fc ht lbhst : gn tagsb jhsbs tab Zjabmulb ; mbsjrfptgr
hjjbptbm ky tab MO wgulm hlsg ahvb obt tab Zjabmulb : jrftbrfh, kut tab jlhfohct ahmct kbbc put fc tab
suppgrt irgup. Ft whsct h jhsb gn tab MO cbbmfci tg oheb h mbjfsfgc hkgut wabtabr tab Zjabmulb :
mbsjrfptgrs wbrb obt, tab wgrmfci fc tab twg sjabmulbs whs fmbctfjhl sg ft sagulm ahvb kbbc hutgohtfj.
Yabc wb jgcthjtbm tab MYT ky pagcb tg jlhrfny way tab jlhfohcts wbrbct fc tab suppgrt irgup, tab
rbspgcsb whs hlgci tab lfcbs gn sabll ahvb tg hppbhlgr F mgct tafce ab sagulm kb fc tab suppgrt irgup,
tabrbll kb sgob wgre hjtfvftfbs ab jhc mg. ]ab jlhfohcts ahm `ust kbbc ahppy tg kb khje gc nullBZH hcm
wgulm ahvb hjjbptbm tab rbvfsbm mbjfsfgc wftagut qubstfgc. ]afs ohy gn jgursb cgt kb h ogvb tg usabr
pbgplb fctg tab Y[HI sg phyobct bcms cbxt Hprfl, kut ft mgbs oheb ygu wgcmbr
F ecgw Trgn Ahrrfcitgcs bvfmbcjb ihtabrfci bxbrjfsb whs ucmbrthebc, kut F ahvbct cgtfjbm hc
foprgvbobct hcm ogst jlfbcts hrb stfll shyfci tab hssbssgr khrbly lggebm ht tabo kut ngjussbm gc tab
jgoputbr - stfll ibttfci jhsbs wabrb tab hssbssgr ahs shfm tab jlfbct mfm sgobtafci fb pfjebm up h ahcmkhi,
igt gctg tab jguja wftagut mfnnfjulty, thebs tab mgi ngr h whle bvbry mhy - wabc taby mfmct ahvb h ahcmkhi,
mfmct ibt gctg tab jguja hcm mgct ahvb h mgi. Khsfjhlly tabyrb jrhp..cgt surb Fo hllgwbm tg shy taht sg
sgrry fn Fo cgt.
Gcb ohc fc afs nfntfbs wfta OZ wag ahs spbct afs lfnb mrfvfci trujes ahs rbjbctly rblujthctly hjjbptbm taht ab
fs cg lgcibr hklb tg mg sg kbjhusb gn afs prgklbos wfta vfsfgc, ogvbobct fc afs ahcms hcm nhtfiub. Yaflb afs
OZ prbvbcts afo nrgo thefci gc hcy paysfjhl wgre, afs lgw lftbrhjy lbvbls hcm lhje gn bxpbrfbcjb fc hc gnnfjb-
khsbm rglb obhc taht ab ohy nfcm ft hlogst fopgssfklb tg nfcm gtabr wgre.
Abhltajhrb prgnbssfgchls gntbc nhfl tg ucmbrsthcm tab nlujtuhtfci hcm/gr mbibcbrhtfvb chturb gn OZ, hcm
agw tafs hnnbjts hc fcmfvfmuhls hkflfty tg wgre. ]aby nhfl tg hse prgkfci qubstfgcs tg mfsjgvbr wabtabr
hjtfvftfbs jgulm kb jhrrfbm gut rblfhkly hcm rbpbhtbmly, hcm tg nfcm gut agw tab jgcmftfgc hnnbjts hc
fcmfvfmuhl gc iggm hcm khm mhys.
]ab juoulhtfvb bnnbjt gn h cuokbr gn lgwbr-lbvbl prgklbos sagulm hlsg kb rbjgicfsbm ky tab YJH.
F ho h obcthl abhlta cursb ngr h jrfsfs tbho hcm ahvb rbjbctly kbbc fcucmhtbm wfta jhsbs wabrbky pbgplb
ahvb bxpbrfbcjbm sgjfhl jrfsfs mub tg ahvfci BZH stgppbm ky tab hssbssgrs. Ogst gn tabsb jhsbs ibt
gvbrturcbm ky hppbhl, quftb rfiatly sg hs tab fcftfhlly mbjfsfgc whs lumfjrgus. Hssbssgrs mg cgt lgge ht rbpgrts
btj. [bjbctly h lhmy wfta phrhlysfs fc hro whs mbbobm nft tg wgre. Hlsg tab jgst gn tab hppbhl prgjbss fs
jgoplbtbly jgctrhmfjtgry fc tbros gn tryfci tg shvb ogcby. Fn hppbhls turc gvbr tab mbjfsfgc, tab hssbssgr
sagulm kb nfchcjfhlly pbchlfsbm fc oy gpfcfgc.
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Oy jlfbct wag ahm rbjbctly lgmibm hc BZH hppbhl, igt h jhll nrgo tab MYT hsefci hkgut abr abhlta
jgcmftfgcs btj. Gcly wfta tafs gcb taby tglm tab jlfbct taht tab mbjfsfgc whs gkvfgusly wrgci hcm taht ft whs
mfsiustfci taht sab ahm sjgrbm 4 pgfcts, hcm taht ft wgulmct ahppbc hihfc. Hntbr tab jlfbct tglm ob hkgut
tafs F ihvb tab MYT h jhll tg hse fn taby ahm rbvfsbm tab mbjfsfgc, kut oystbrfgusly tabrb whs cg rbjgrm gn tab
jhll hcm tab ohttbr ahm kbbc phssbm tg trfkuchl.
Ft rbhlly fs ibttfci kbygcm h `geb fsct ft. Oy kbst YJH nhflurb sg nhr tafs ybhr fs tab jlfbct wfta h obcthl hib
gn 9. Zab sjgrbm cfl pgfcts. IT hcm ZY prgvfmbm vbry ablpnul lbttbrs hcm mbjfsfgc whs bvbctuhlly rbvfsbm.
Fts cgt tab pgfct taguia- tab bxtbct gn tab jlfbcts lbhrcfci mfnnfjulty sagulm kb ilhrfcily hpphrbct tg hcygcb
spbcmfci ogrb tahc 2 ofcutbs wfta abr.
Tbrsgchlly F ahvb sbbc h stbhmy rfsb fc oy jhsblghm, tabfr obmfjhl rbpgrts hrb stfll hs cgcsbcsb hs bvbr - (f
ahvb h jlfbct wag bxplhfcbm tg tab obmfjhl bxhofcbr agw sab whs nbblfci mgwc hs abr mhm mfbm hcm wabc f
rbjbfvbm tab hppbhl phje ft shfm abr mgi mfbm rbjbctly !!), tabrb hrb stfll vbry nbw rbjgcsfmbrhtfgcs bvbcwabc wb hrb pgstfci fc mbjbct bvfmbcjb. Fo sthrtfci tg struiilb tg nft gkvfgusly ucnft ngr wgre jlfbcts fc tg
tab cbw mbsjrfptgrs.
F wgre ngr h prgvfmbr ucmbr tab Nlbxfklb Cbw Mbhl (sggc tg kb Ygre Trgirhoob) hcm murfci oy tfob mgfci
tafs F ahvb sbbc ogrb tahc :4% gn "nft ngr wgre" @ZH jlhfohcts wag hrb, cgt tg kb rumb, ucboplgyhklb. Yfta
tab struiilbs taht ibcufcb nft hcm abhltay pbgplb hrb ahvfci nfcmfci boplgyobct - hcygcb wag ahs h khrrfbr
sthcms lfttlb tg cg jahcjb - ft kbiihrs kblfbn taht tab wgre prgirhoob wfll kb ohcmhtgry ngr trhcsnbrs gnn FK
tg @ZH (fb tagsb wag hrb mbbobm nft ngr wgre) nrgo ogcta :!!
Jlfbcts auskhcm fs fc agspfthl fc h jgoh. Ab whs sbct BZH24. Jlfbct jgcthjtbm MYT tg bxplhfc sftuhtfgc hcm
whs hsebm tg gkthfc lbttbr nrgo agspfthl jgcnfrofci ab fs fc h jgoh. Mfm sg. Yhs tglm tg sbcm ft tg H]GZ
rhtabr tahc lgjhl KMJ. Mfm sg. Auskhcm ahs cgw rbjbfvbm mbjfsfgc lbttbr- ybp, hs ab ahs nhflbm tg rbturc tab
BZH24 wftagut iggm jhusb hcm fs tabrbngrb jhphklb gn wgre hcm cg lgcibr bctftlbm tg BZH Vgu jgulmct
oheb ft up.
Oy Jlfbct jgoofttbm sufjfmb, tab nhofly hrb mbvhsthtbm hcm uchklb tg thle hkgut ft.
]ab [bhlfty0 Zfje hcm Mfshklbm Tbgplb Igfci ]arguia tab YJH Trgjbss
Yabc F whs nfrst mfhicgsbm tab sgjfhl jhrb wgrebr ablpbm wfta ngros btj hs F mfmct ecgw waht ft whs hkgut.
Ht taht tfob f taguiat tg oysbln 'Oy kgmy ohy kb nhflfci kut ht lbhst tab igvt jhrb hkgut ob fc tafs why' Ft
ohmb ob nbbl lfeb h sgobkgmy hcm cgt h sjuokhi cgkgmy. Iubss taby ahvb mbjfmbm F HO h sjuokhi
cgkgmy cgw, hcm hrb gc tab htthje tg tbll ob F ho nfcb wabc ht tafs tfob tabrb fs CG jurb ngr waht F ahvb.
(Hcm fc hll bnnbjts ft ahs igt wgrsb bvbry sfcilb ybhr sfcjb) Ft ohebs ob nbbl lfeb F ahvb cg rfiat tg lfnb, ahvb
cg rfiat tg lfvb, gr bvbc tg lhuia. F ahvb cg rfiat tg hcytafci kbjhusb tafs igvt ahtbs hll mfshklbm pbgplb -
]ahts agw F nbbl tgmhy.
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F ahvb h krhfc tuogur hcm whs lbnt mfshklbm kbjhusb F ahm tab lbnt sfmb gn oy jbrhkblluo hoputhtbm,
kbjhusb gn tafs oy khlhcjb hcm jg'grmfchtfgc tg oy lbnt sfmb fs sagt jguplbm wfta tab nhjt taht hll tab jhcjbr
jgulm cgt kb rbogvbm F ho hlsg tbrofchlly fll, F MFM CG] OHEB F] FC]G ]AB ZRTTG[] I[GRT. F whs tglm F
sagulm kb wgrefci fc h sbt pbrfgm gn tfob, nuccy hs ft whs tab shob hs oy lfnbsphc, F jgcthjtbm oy OT wag
whs lujefly hc x IT hcm ihvb afo pbrofssfgc tg lgge ht oy obmfjhl cgtbs ab whs mfsiustbm hcm igt oy
mbjfsfgc rbvbrsbm F ho cgw fc tab suppgrt irgup. ]ab lbttbr nrgo tab MYT sthtbm taht F whs cgt tbrofchllyfll ngr tab purpgsbs gn kbcbnft bctftlbobct.
F'vb kbbc mfhicgsbm wfta Mflhtbm Jhrmfgoygphtay (Abhrt Nhflurb), Zlbbp Hpcgbh hcm Mbprbssfgc. F'vb kbbc
ngr twg obmfjhl hssbssobcts hcm kbbc ngucm nft ngr wgre ht kgta. Gc hppbhl, tagsb mbjfsfgcs wbrb
gvbrturcbm - obhcfci F'vb kbbc ngucm ucnft ngr wgre. Oy IT ahs ifvbc ob h sfje cgtb jgvbrfci ob uctfl
Ohrja ;48;5 kbcbnfts pbgplb shy afs obmfjhl gpfcfgc jgucts ngr cgtafci - ft's waht tab Abhltajhrb mgjtgrs
mbjfmb. ]aby'vb kbbc ngucm tg kb wrgci twfjb hlrbhmy jgcjbrcfci oy nftcbss ngr wgre. Yay hrbc't IT's up
fc hros hcm mhocbm hciry hkgut ahvfci tabfr gpfcfgcs mfsofssbm7 F cgw nhjb httbcmfci sgob jgursb - tab
@gkjbctrb Tlus sthnn mfmc't ecgw hcy mbthfls rbihrmfci ft - hcm wfll kb sbct h ]AF[M obmfjhl qubstfgcchfrb fcHuiust ;488 hcm ohy nhjb h tafrm hssbssobct ht tab ahcms gn tabsb fcjgopbtbct kunggcs!
Fts lfeb mgfci h jrfob. F ho h auohc kbfci wag cbbms hmmftfgchl suppgrt kut abrb F ho nhjfci h phcbl wag
hrb ohefci h mbjfsfgc gc oy lfnb. F ho tfrbm gn nfiatfci gnnfjfhls wag sbbo tg tafce taby ecgw ogrb hkgut
oy mfshkflftfbs hcm cbbms tahc F mg. Ft cgw ohebs ob nbbl hsahobm gn wag F ho. F ho kbfci pucfsabm ngr
kbfci mfshklbm hcm nbbl pgwbrlbss.
F whs fc h rghm hjjfmbct, sunnbrbm khm wafplhsa.tab rghm hjjfmbct hiirhvhtbm gtabr fc`urfbs f hlrbhmy ahm. fb
; nrhjturbs fc pblvfs,; nrhjturbs fc rfiat hcelb, nrhjturb fc lbnt sagulmbrklhmb, nrhjturb fc rfiat
wrfst.spgcmflftus. f hlsg ahvb sbrfgus sefcirhnts hcm ousjlb lgss fc oy uppbr lbnt hro mub tg sbvbrb
lhjbrhtfgcs hcm tfssub lgss. agwbvbr tab abhltajhrb prgnbssfgchl hwhrmbm ob > pgfcts ngr tab bctfrb
fctbrvfbw. bvbc taguia f jgulm cgt whle wftagut h jrutja hcm ahvb cgt ahm null usb gn oy lbnt hro ngr tab
lhst 8= ybhrs. tab abhltajhrb prgnbssfgchl jlhfobm f jgulm put kgta ahcms hkgvb oy abhm (Bvbc taguia tab
ousjlb lgss prgafkfts tafs wfta oy lbnt hro) taht f jhrrfbm h khi (bvbc taguia tab khi whs tfbm tg tab jrutja)
taht f mfm cgt krfci oy obmfjhtfgc (bvbc taguia fc tab khi whs tab obmfjhtfgc) hcm f jgulm sft hcm kbcm hcm
mg h squht hcm ecbbl mgwc wfta cg prgklbo (bvbc taguia fo ahvfci trbhtobct rfiat ht tafs ogobct ngr
jhrtlfmib mhohib, abcjb tab jrutja) hcm taht f jgulm whle >4 obtbrs wftagut hfm. fsct h jrutja hc hfm7
F jhc agcbstly shy tabrb hrb lfbs taht ig fctg taht hssbssobct. F mg sagrtahcm hcm F tgge mgwc wgrm ngr wgrm
oy auskhcms waglb hssbssobct. Yaht hjtuhlly jhob khje whs prhjtfjhlly tab gppgsftb gn bvbrytafci ab
shfm. ]aby qubstfgc ygu fc suja h why hcm twfst ft rgucm sg taby oheb ygu gut tg kb prhjtfjhlly hc htalbtb.
Ft trhuohtfsbs hcm upsbts h lgt gn pbgplb wag nbbl taht taby ahvb kbbc ohmb gut tg kb lfhrs.
F sunnbr nrgo jargcfj khje phfc, FKZ h afhtus abrcfh hcm ho tgthlly mbhn hll jhusbm ky wgre rblhtbm hjjfmbcts
murfci oy :2 yr wgrefci lfnb. f hppbhlbm hcm whs irhctbm tab 82 pgfcts cbbmbm wfta tab ablp gn JHK gc tabkhsfs gn oy abhrfci prgklbo hlgcb, f mfm qubry tab trfkuchl hkt way cg pgfcts ngr oy gtabr fc`urfbs hcm whs
tglm 82 fs waht ygu cbbm hcm 82 fs waht wb ihvb. Gc tab ; gjt MYT hihfc jut oy kbcfnft jftfci lhtb rbturc gn
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h sbln hssbssobct wafja fs fcjgrrbjt hcm tabrb fs gcly tabfr wgrm kut taby mfm put ob khje gc ht tab rbmujbm
rhtb. ]aby tabc jhrrfbm gut hcgtabr obmfjhl hssbssobct lhtb gjt hcm ybstbrmhy f rbjbfvbm h lbttbr taht f cg
lgcibr quhlfny hs f gcly ahvb 6 pgfcts gc tab khsfs gn oy abhrfci prgklbo. sg ft sbbos taby jhc gvbrfmb hcy
trfkuchl nfcmfcis bvbc taguia taby ecgw ygu ahvb tab pgfcts hwhrmbm lbihlly.
bvbry mhy f phcfj wabc tab pgst hrrfvbs, whftfci ngr taht krgwc bcvblgpb nrgo MYT.
fv igt tg h pgfct taht f cgw ahvb cfiatohrbs gvbr tafs YJH .....fo sg nrfiatbcbm, f, lfeb ohcy gtabr mfshklbm
pbgplb hrb wgrrfbm tg tab pgfct gn sufjfmb, f jgulmct whft h ybhr ngr hc hppbhl...gcly tg sthrt ft hll
hihfc!......fo cbhrly >4, sfcilb...1 ybhrs hig sgjfhl wgrebr tglm ob f sagulm ahvb ohrrfbm, tabc F wgulm ahvb
sgobgcb tg lgge hntbr ob, taht f oust oheb tab bnngrt tg usb oy phrflfsbm lfoks......f ahvb trfbm tab kbst f
jhc, kbfci 14% mfshklbm ohebs ft mfnnfjult tg jgpb.....f gcly ig gut tg ibt sagpfci....wftagut MLH tabrb wgulm
kb cg 244jj vbafjlb tg ibt ob tg h sagp.....fo fc h rbcthl prgpbrty, sg f wgulm bcm up agoblbss waflb whftfci
ngr hc hppbhl Ucg agusfci kbcbnfts waflb gc hppbhl_ mbhta fs tab gcly why gut.
]aby fcsfstbm gc ifvfci ob h 'obmfjhl' tarbb wbbes kbngrb igfci fctg agspfthl ngr h oh`gr luci gpbrhtfgc,tabc `umifci ob nft tg wgre, khsbm gc tab nhjt taht F whs abhvfly mruiibm hcm tabsb mruis wbrb ohsefci tab
trub jgcmftfgc. ]afs fs agw tab shob tbst ihvb 8;, 81, hcm 4 pgfcts ngr tab shob jgcmftfgc - tab sg-jhllbm
'abhlta prgnbssfgchl' whs h cursb wag jlbhrly mfmc't ucmbrsthcm hcytafci hkgut JGTM - sab sfoply ofsusbm
tab fcngrohtfgc ifvbc tg abr.
F mg cgt jgcsfmbr tafs jgophcy h nft hcm prgpbr kgmy tg kb ohefci mbjfsfgcs hkgut pbgplbs abhlta, hcm
fctbcm tg ibt tab ohttbr rhfsbm fc Thrlfhobct. Gcb why gr hcgtabr F fctbcm tg nfcm gut wabrb hjjgucthkflfty
lfbs ngr tab mbjfsfgc taht F whs nft tg wgre waflst ucmbrigfci h luci gpbrhtfgc.
F ahvb kbbc fcngrobm taht F oust httbcm hc Hssbssobct Jbctrb. Agwbvbr, tab cbhrbst gcb fs gcly hjjbssfklb
ky thefci tarbb ogmbs gn trhcspgrt nrgo oy agusb. ]ab gcly why F jhc ibt tabrb fs tg theb h thxf tg ibt ob
tg trhfc sthtfgcs ht kgta bcms, kut tafs obhcs taht F wfll ahvb tg phy ngr tafs hcm tab trhfc nhrb. Gcb gn oy
ohfc prgklbos fs hcxfbty rbihrmfci trhvbl hcm hc fchkflfty tg nfcm cbw plhjbs wftagut mfnnfjulty.
F ahvb oultfplb, jargcfj obmfjhl jgcmftfgcs wafja hrb vbry mbkflfthtfci. F whs put fc tab Y[HI.
F hppbhlbm gc tab irgucms gn jgctfcbcjb fssubs, kut nhflbm. ]aby gkvfgusly mfm cgt tafce ft rblbvhct bcguia
ngr ob tg kb put fctg tab Zuppgrt Irgup.
F mfm httbcm tab @gkjbctrb wabc oy fcftfhl jlhfo whs mgcb ngr tab Thtawhys tg Ygre phrt, hcm F whs sbct
agob ky tab lhmy F shw wabc wb mfsjussbm oy obmfjhl prgklbos hs sab shfm sab jgulm cgt ablp ob hs F whs
tgg fll tg wgre hcm sagulm cgt ahvb bvbc kbbc tabrb!! Oy abhlta ahs bvbc mbtbrfgrhtbm sfcjb tabc hs oy
efmcbys ahvb igt wgrsb. ]ab mgjtgr ht tab trfkuchl ybstbrmhy tglm ob taht fn F whs gc mfhlysfs F wgulm
hutgohtfjhlly kb fc tab Zuppgrt Irgup. Cgt vbry ablpnul rbhlly jgcsfmbrfci taby mbbobm ob hs cgt kbfci fll
bcguia tg ig fctg tab Zuppgrt Irgup.........
F ho kbfci put gc tab lfst ngr h efmcby hcm phcjrbhs trhcsplhct, kut taht mgbs cgt oheb h kft gn mfnnbrbcjb,
hcm cgw tab mbjfsfgc ahs kbbc ohmb ky tab trfkuchl ngr ob tg sthy fc tab Y[HI F tafce F ahvb tg `ust ebbp
igfci targuia tab ogtfgcs, hcm jhrry gc lfeb tafs ngr hs ohcy tfobs hs ft thebs ngr ob tg kb hssbssbm hcm tab
shob mbjfsfgc tg jgob gut gn ft bhja tfob, hcm cbvbr kbfci nft bcguia tg wgre.
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Ht tab hssbssobct tab ohc lbt tab mggr slho fc oy nhjb sg F ahm tg gpbc ft ky oysbln hcm ft whs h kfi glm
abhvy mggr. Ybll hs F jhc't pusa tafcis F usuhlly usb oy kgttgo, F ohchibm tg turc tab ahcmlb hcm tabc
whlebm fc tab rggo khjewhrms, sg ab put taht F jgulm gpbc mggrs nfcb, ab mblfkbrhtbly mrgppbm oy stfje sg F
ahm tg ibt ft hcm tabc put taht F jgulm kbcm mgwc hcm sthcm up nfcb, bvbc taguia F ahm tg usb tab thklb ngr
suppgrt. Ab hlsg ahm ob tryfci tg tguja oy nbbt, bvbc wabc F shfm F prgkhkly jgulm (aypbrogkflfty) kut taht
F wgulmc't kb hklb tg ibt up hihfc, ab `ust shfm ab whctbm tg whtja! Ab whctbm ob tg sfic h ngro sg F igtgut oy kfi nht pbc & taht wbct mgwc hs cgrohl tgg. Yabc F nfchlly ohchibm tg ibt afs rbpgrt nrgo MYT F
jrfbm, ft whs hll lfbs, ab ahm wrfttbc bvbrytafci wrgci, bvbc tafcis F ahm shfm wbrb twfstbm gut gn jgctbxt.
Hs sgobgcb wag ahs kgta tab nrbqubctly suppgsbm tg kb nrhumulbct 'khm khje' hcm obcthl abhlta fssubs, F
gntbc nbbl hs taguia F ho tab phrtfjulhr 'jabht', 'sjrgucibr', 'wgre say' pbrsgc wago bvbrygcb ahtbs (hcm
ybs F ecgw - phrhcgfh - h jgoogc syoptgo gn kf pglhr F ihtabr nrgo thlefci tg gtabrs). F hlsg ahvb gtabr
obmfjhl jgcmftfgcs, jgcmftfgcs taht jgulm kb jhllbm trfvfhl kut wabc hmmbm tg bvbrytafci blsb oheb oy
lfnb...mfnnfjult7 Rcjgongrthklb7 Nrustrhtfci7 Thfcnul7 Hll gn tab hkgvb. F wgulm lgvb tg wgre. F hpply ngr `gks
kut ahvb nbw rbplfbs hcm cg fctbrvfbws. F'o fc oy lhtb 24's sg taht's hihfcst ob tgg. F whct tg wgre, kut wahthkgut tab nrbqubct (sgobtfobs wbbely) klggmtbsts7 ]ab hcxfbty htthjes7 ]ab fchkflfty tg ibt gut gn kbm gr
gpbc tab jurthfcs sgob mhys gr oy lhje gn jgcjbctrhtfgc hcm ogtgr oguta gc gtabrs7 Gr tab tbc wbbes gn
pcbuogcfh hcm pbrsfsthct jabst fcnbjtfgcs7 ]ab pgst tbrrgrfsbs ob. Yhftfci ngr taht bcvblgpb, taht lbttbr.
]ab gcb taht shys F ho hkgut tg kb ofirhtbm gctg BZH hcm oust prbsbct oysbln ngr tab YJH taht F ho
jgcvfcjbm F wfll nhfl. ]abc tab lgss gn fcjgob, tab rbct hrrbhrs, tab bvfjtfgc.
F httbcmbm h Obmfjhl hcm h jguplb gn ogctas lhtbr F rbjbfvbm h lbttbr nrgo MYT shyfci BZH ahs kbbc
stgppbm. F whs nft ngr wgre. ]aht whs tgwhrms tab bcm gn @uly. F whs ibttfci wgrsb ky tafs pgfct.
]wg wbbes hig, F whs hmofttbm tg agspfthl wfta tab syoptgos F ahm kbbc sunnbrfci nrgo - hcm ahvb kbbc
tabrb bvbr sfcjb. Ft turcs gut F ahvb kbbc prbvfgusly ofsmfhicgsbm, hcm ahvfci ahm h cuokbr gn J] sjhcs
hcm waht cgt F ho kbfci trbhtbm ngr h nhr ogrb sbrfgus fllcbss. Gcb gn oy jgcmftfgcs, tab gcb taht ohebs
whlefci hlogst fopgssfklb, whs mfhicgsbm hs hrtarftfs hcm glm hib ky oy IT. Cbhrly h ybhr lhtbr, hntbr kbfci
thebc fctg H&B ft whs ngucm taht F ahm kbbc sunnbrfci nrgo Tbrfpafhl hsjulhr Mfsbhsb, hcm ahm bobribcjy
suribry tg rbogvb tarbb klggms jlgts fc gcb lbi, agpfci taht taht wgulm sglvb tab prgklbo, fn cgt tab rfiat
lbi ht tab afp wgulm ahvb ahm tg jgob gnn.
]ab wgohc whs vbry nrfbcmly, kut f rbhlfsbm sab whs tryfci tg trfp ob up hll tab tfob, sab shfm "sg wabc
ygu'rb ruccfci up hcm mgwc tab sthfrs, mg ygu ibt hcy khje phfc7" wbll, f'vb cbvbr jgoplhfcbm gn khje phfc,
sg tab hcswbr wgulm ahvb kbbc "cg" kut gn jgursb f jhccgt whle up sthfrs, cbvbr ofcm ruc.....f mfm pgfct tahtgut tg abr, sab `ust soflbm. tab wgrst tafci sab mfm whs tg ibt ob tg lfb gc h jguja hcm hsebm ob tg lfnt oy
lbis hcm tabc tg rgthtb tabo ht tab afp, f jhc mg tafs wfta oy rfiat lbi kut cgt tab lbnt, sab igt aglm gn oy
hcelb hcm twfstbm oy lbnt lbi, f ahm tg lfop gut gn tab plhjb, oy ip shfm tab pgplftbhl sgobtafci gr gtabr ahm
rupturbm...sg f'o stfll rbjgvbrfci nrgo taht. khsfjhlly, sab fcnlfjtbm hc fc`ury gc ob!
]aby hrb cgw grmbrfci jlhfohcts (hcm tabfr jgophcfgcs) tg surrbcmbr hcy cgtbs taby ahvb thebc murfci tab
fctbrvfbw. Kbngrb tab hssbssobct bvbc kbihc, kgta F hcm oy jgophcfgc wbrb whrcbm taht wb ahm tg nfrst
hirbb nfrst tg ahcm gvbr gur cgtbs ht tab bcm gn tab hssbssobct. Yb wbrb tglm taht tab cgtbs wgulm kb
pagtgjgpfbm hcm stgrbm gc h mhthkhsb.
F whs tglm taht tab pbchlty ngr rbnusfci tg hirbb tg tafs jgcmftfgc whs tab foobmfhtb tbrofchtfgc gn tab
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hssbssobct. ]abrb whs hc foplfjft whrcfci taht oy nflb wgulm kb rbturcbm tg tab MYT wfta h cgtb sthtfci
taht tab hssbssobct ahm kbbc tbrofchtbm kbjhusb gn "jlhfohct cgc-jgoplfhcjb".
F wbct ngr h YJH ybstbrmhy. Ygrms nhfl ob tg mbsjrfkb ft, F nblt auoflfhtbm, phtabtfj, fchmbquhtb. Ft whs oy
nfrst gcb. Fo h sbcfgr obcthl abhlta cursb hcm ahvb prbvfgusly wgrebm wfta pbgplb gc lgci tbro FK fc hagpbnully ablpnul hcm suppgrtfvb ohccbr wfta mficfty, rbspbjtfci tabfr jhphjfty hcm pbrsgchl jagfjbs hcm
hcy gtabr abhlta prgnbssfgchl gr suppgrt nrgo vgl. sbjtgr hcm ogrb tg tab pgfct tab nhjt taht tabfr IT wag
taby sbb mfrbjtly ngr abhlta jhrb ahs ifvbc h cgtb taht sthtbs ygu hrb cgt nft ngr wgre jurrbctly. Yay ga way
fs tafs cgt bcguia!
Cg, tab nhjt oy IT wago F sbb rbiulhrly hcm fs wbll quhlfnfbm tg jgoobct gc oy nftcbss ngr ogst tafcis fs
mfsofssbm, hs hrb gtabr spbjfhlfsts F ho ucmbr. Agw jhc tab qubstfgcs hcm sftuhtfgc ygu hrb put fc kb usbm tg
gvbrrfmb hll tafs khsbm gc h :4ofc tgrturb sbssfgc
F mfm cgt rbhlfsb `ust agw khm tafs tbst fs uctfl ahvfci tg ig targuia ft oysbln hcm F nfcm tab waglb btags
kbafcm ft ht kbst ucablpnul hcm ht wgrst mhohifci hcm afialy mbtrfobcthl. Oy theb gc oy jagsbc jhrbbr fs
mg cg ahro hcm hkgut jhrb hcm jgophssfgc hcm lfstbcfci tg waht fs hjtuhlly kbfci shfm hcm bxplgrfci ft.
]absb ngros hcm hssbssobcts hrb vbry nlhwbm tg kb pglftb. F ho mfsiustbm ht tab hssbssobct wabtabr ft kb
ngr paysfjhl gr obcthl abhlta.
F sjgrbm zbrg pgfcts gc oy obmfjhl hcm ho nlhkkbrihstbm (gcly jlbhc wgrm F jhc tafce gn) F mgc't ecgw waht
tg mg cgw, F jhc't ig khje tg wgre tg mg tab `gk F ahm kbjhusb F jhc't paysfjhlly mg ft hcm F mgc't ecgw agw
F'o igfci tg nbbm oy efms hs oy bsh fs cgw stgppfci.
Ybct ngr h sbjgcm obmfjhl tgmhy - Zbpt. 88 - (F ahm gcb lhst ybhr, nhflbm, hppbhlbm & tabc wgc trfkuchl) Ft
whs rbhlly mfnnbrbct tg oy lhst gcb. Ybct wfta oy phrtcbr & ahm tg sbb h ohc, mfmc't bvbc tbll ob wag ab
whs (mfmc't sbbo hs fn ab whs h mgjtgr hs ab mfmc't bvbc ecgw waht oy obmfjhtfgc whs waht F kguiat
hlgci) F whs fc tabrb ngr lftbrhlly 2-84 ofcs! Oy lhst obmfjhl whs gvbr hc agur lgci!
F tglm afo agw oy fllcbss hnnbjts oy mhfly lfnb & taht F mg cgt mg ouja murfci tab mhy. ]ab iuy hjtuhlly trfbm
tg kb shrjhstfj wfta ob & shfm 'sg waht mg ygu mg `ust sft hcm sthrb ht tab whll' Ab hlsg hsebm ob fn F whs
iggm ht ohtas77
Ab igt hs nhr hs oy typfjhl mhfly rgutfcb hcm tabc ft bcmbm. F whs sagjebm ht agw qufje ft whs! Mrbhmfci
ibttfci tab rbsults khje! Trbtty surb f'll kb khje tg mgfci hcgtabr hppbhl hihfc.
F whct tg hppbhl kut mgc't bvbc ecgw wabrb tg sthrt hcm F cgw nbbl lfeb hc bvbc kfiibr kurmbc tg oy nhofly.
tab tafci fs taht f jgulm wgre, kut wags igfci tg boplgy sgobgcb taht jhc't mg hcy ohcuhl thses hcm jhc
gcly rbhlly wgre :-2 agurs h mhy7 F'o cgw sjhrbm taht F'o igfci tg ahvb tg ig gctg `gk sbbebrs. F'vb abhrm
agrrgr stgrfbs taht taby oheb ygu theb hcy `gk hcm tahts cgt sgobtafci F jgulm mg! F nbbl sg sfje hcm
mfsabhrtbcbm.
]ab ohc ahm pggr spgebc Bcilfsa vbry mfnnfjult tg ucmbrsthcm Mfm cgt theb fctg hjjguct oy jgcmftfgcs, vbry
pggr obmfjhl bxhofchtfgc, ab bftabr ofsucmbrstggm gr mblfkbrhtbly ficgrbm oy jgcmftfgcs, wgulm CG] rbhm
jgpfbs gn lbttbrs nrgo sbvbrhl Jgcsulthcts, mgjtgrs, suribgcs, hcm wgulm cgt lbt ob lbhvb jgpfbs wfta afo.
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Oy Mhm nhflbm afs obmfjhl. ab ahs Zpfchl, ouseulg-seblbthl hcm kgwbl prgklbos. ]ab pbrsgc ab shw shfm ab
usbm tg kb h Jhcjbr mgjtgr. Yaht tab abll mgbs ab ecgw hkgut prglhpsbm mfses, sjfhtfjh, spgcmylgsfs7 Oy
mhms IT gn ;4+ ybhrs, afs : jgcsulthcts (grtagphbmfj suribgc, Zpfchl suribgc hcm kgwbl spbjfhlfst) hll hirbb
oy mhm wfll cbvbr kb fc h pgsftfgc tg kb hklb tg rbturc tg wgre. tabsb pbgplb ahvb hll tab nhjts tg ahcm, tabyecgw tab afstgry hcm hrb bxpbrts fc tabfr gwc nfblm. ]ab Jhcjbr mgjtgr rbpgrtbm taht tabrb fs cg mbkflfthtfci
nucjtfgc wfta oy mhm, hcm taht ab wfll kb nft ngr wgre wftafc > ogctas. ]absb mgjtgrs hrb tabrb ngr gcb
tafci, tg krfci mgwc tab cuokbr gn hjjbptbm jlhfos.
Oy auskhcm wag ahs h tbrofchl jhcjbr - ft ohy kb sgob ybhrs kbngrb ft mgbs efll afo - lfvbs fc nbhr mhfly gn
tab pagcb jhll hcm krgwc bcvblgpb lhcmfci gc tab oht. Gur ohfc tgpfj gn jgcvbrshtfgc fs jrbhtfci nhll khje
plhcs fc jhsb ab fs ...turcbm mgwc. Ft fs wgrsb tahc lfvfci fc h pglfjb sthtb. Fs tafs agw tab @bws wag wbrb
pbrsbjutbm nblt fc tab 86:4's7 Hcm cgw h cbw jbctury lhtbr wabc wb hrb suppgsbm tg kb h jfvflfsbm sgjfbty
ft ahppbcs hihfc hihfcst tab wbhe hcm mfshklbm hll kbjhusb gn pglftfjhl fmbglgiy. F nbbl ngr tab lhmy wag tggeabr lfnb kut F jhc tgthlly ucmbrsthcm waht mrgvb abr tg ft. ]afs igvbrcobct ahs tab thfct gn mbhta gc ft's
ahcms. Ft fs bvfl hcm F wgulm cgt ahvb shfm taht h ybhr hig. F nbbl hsahobm tg shy ft. F ahtb tafs igvbrcobct ngr
ohefci ob tafce agw F cgw mg.
]ab hssbssgr wrgtb tab bxhjt gppgsftb tg bvbry qubstfgc ab hsebm ob. Ab lhuiabm ht ob kbjhusb F whs
uchklb tg mg tafcis ab whs hsefci gn ob. Hcm wabc F gpbcbm oy bybs ab whs rgllfci afs bybs ht tab "cursb"
hcm F nblt rfmfjulbm. Fc nhjt hntbrwhrms F nblt vfglhtbm.
F ahvb cgw igcb targuia tab trfkuchl prgjbss twfjb hcm wgc twfjb. ]ab jgst ahs kbbc h nurtabr
mbtbrfgrhtfgc gn oy obcthl jgcmftfgc, oy psyjafhtrfst kbfci hnrhfm tg try hcm hltbr oy obmfjhtfgc waflb F
whs mrhiibm targuia hc 1 ogcta grmbhl hs ab nblt ft whs ucshnb, tg tab pgfct gn ifvfci ob bobribcjy
jgcthjt mbthfls ngr tab lgjhl hjutb jhrb tbho (sufjfmb).
]ab pbrsgc wag mfm oy sbjgcm hssbssobct whs h "cursb". Kut cgt h obcthl abhlta cursb (F'vb sbbc sg ohcy
gvbr tab lhst 82 ybhrs, F ecgw tab lfcig, sab mfmc't) hcm sbbobm tg kb gpbrhtfci gc hc hssuoptfgc taht F whs
jlhfofci tg kb nucjtfgchlly rbthrmbm (wafja F'o cgt). Yftagut iggm bogtfgchl suppgrt nrgo nhofly hcm
nrfbcms, F wgulm ahvb ifvbc up tab nfiat. Hcm taht fs tab pgfct, tg kully/jgbrjb pbgplb gnn tab systbo. F'vb ahm
tg mg ft twfjb cgw hcm, fc h nbw wbbes, ft wfll kbifc hihfc (tab jgoogc sbcsb tg rbnbr tg h rbjbct trfkuchl`umiobct prgkhkly wfll cgt rbifstbr). Cgt gcly mg taby cgt shvb hcytafci - kut oy abhlta fs ahrobm.
]afs fs waht rbhlly wgrrfbs ob. F cgtfjbm h lgt gn qubstfgcs ahvb kbbc hltbrbm. ]aby usbm tg hjecgwlbmib
phfc hcm mfsjgongrt. Kut cgw ft's hs taguia ygu jhc bftabr mg sgobtafci gr ygu jhc't - cg ofmmlb irgucm.
Zurbly fn ygu jhc mg sgobtafci kut ft jhusbs h irbht mbhl gn mfsjgongrt tabc ft sagulm kb thebc fctg
jgcsfmbrhtfgc. Fn ygu tabc mg h `gk taht jhusbs h irbht mbhl gn phfc hcm ygu lbhvb, ygu'll kb jlhssbm hs
ohefci ygursbln ucboplgybm. Kut fn ygu struiilb gc tabc ygu'rb igfci tg bcm up fc h wgrsb sthtb gn abhlta
hcm pgssfkly h rfse tg ygursbln gr gtabrs.
Fhfc Mucjhc Zofta jlhfos taht tagsb fc cbbm, cbbm cgt wgrry. tafs fs tgthl ihrkhib. sgob gn tab qubstfgcs
oheb ft lgge hs taguia ygu hrb pbrnbjtly nfcb, kut tafs fs gcly kbjhusb tabrb fsc't hc hcswbr taht ygu jhc
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agcbstly tfje rbihrmfci ygur sthtb gn abhlta. Ahcms ngr bxhoplb. Ft sbbos ygu jhc hcswbr taht ygu mbnfchtbly
jhc mg sgobtafci gr ygu jhc't. waht hkgut kbfci hklb tg wrftb kut ft jhusbs ygu phfc hcm tabc rbsults fc ygu
ahvfci sthkklfci phfcs gc tgp gn tab phfc ygu sthrtbm gnn wfta. Vbt ygu jgulm cgt fc hll iggm jgcsjfbcsb shy
taht ygu jgulmc't wrftb, kut tabrb mgbsc't sbbo tg kb hcytafci taht sthtbs mgfci h thse thebs hibs hcm
jhusbs ogrb phfc. Fhfc Mucjhc Zofta hcm tab rbst ahvb hksglutbly cg jgophssfgc ngr ibcufcbly fll pbgplb. ft
sbbos taht fn ygu'rb gc lfnb suppgrt tabc taby'll hjjbpt ygu jhc't mg hcytafci, gtabrwfsb wb'rb hll `fiibrbm. F
jhc't tbll ygu agw hll tafs wgrry ahs hmmbm tg oy prgklbos.
f whs mfhicgsbm wfta nfkrgoyhlifh, phfc hoplfnfjhtfgc sycmrgob, wbhe klhmmbr, ucjgctrgllhklb cuokbr ;'s,
hcm jargcfj nhtfiub sycmrgob. f theb waht nbbls lfeb h jabofsts stgje gn obmfjhtfgc ngr tabsb prgklbos hcm
taby oheb ob sg gut gn ft ft kbiihrs kblfbn. f ihvb tab hssbssgr hll gn tafs fcng hcm hll gn oy obms hcm sab
jgulmct ahvb kbbc hcy lbss kgtabrbm. f whs ebpt whftfci ngr gvbr hc agur, hcm wabc f whs nfchlly sbbc f whs
fc tabrb ngr h tgthl gn 1 ofcutbs. oy wfnb whs wfta ob, sab whs hllgwbm tg ifvb abr fcput fctg agw oy
jgcmftfgcs hnnbjt ob hs sab ablps ob gut h lgt, sab ahs tg ablp ob fc tab khta, ablp ob sahvb, whsa oy ahfr
hcm h nbw tfobs fvb kbbc jhuiat sagrt fc tab tgflbt mbphrtobct, ablp jlbhc ob up. tab hssbssgr tgthlly
khcfsabm tafs fcngrohtfgc nrgo tab rbpgrt. oy wfnb igbs bvbrywabrb wfta ob, oy lbis kujelb ucmbr ob hcmf `ust jgllhpsb ht hcy ifvbc tfob, tafs ahppbcbm gc oy why tg agspfthl wabc f nbll fc tab rghm hcm klhjebm
kgta bybs hcm krgeb oy cgsb hntbr sohsafci oy abhm gnn tab ebrk. bvbc ht tab obmfjhl f ahm tab krgebc
cgsb hcm tab klhje bybs ybt sab shfm f lggebm h pfjturb gn abhlta. jgoplbtbly mfsrbihrmbm agw oy plbtagrh
gn obmfjhtfgcs oheb ob prbtty ouja gut gn ft hll mhy.
F nblt rblfbn ht ibttfci BZH hwhrmbm, kut : ogctas lhtbr F'vb kbbc sbct h qubstfgcchfrb tg sthrt tab waglb
obmfjhl prgjbss hihfc. Cgtafcis jahcibm fc : ogctas. F ahvb h jargcfj jgcmftfgc, ft's cgt igfci tg ig hwhy.
]fppbm ob nurtabr fctg mbprbssfgc. Ztrbss gn tab BZH ohebs oy jgcmftfgc wgrsb. F ho wgrtalbss hcm h
kurmbc tg sgjfbty. Hmm oy chob tg tab thlly gn : mbhm, F whct ft hll tg bcm. ]afs fsc't klhjeohfl tg pglftfjfhcsgr tryfci tg afialfiat tab fssub. Ft's `ust agw f nbbl.
Oy nfchcjbs wbrb jut gnn wftagut whrcfci (kbcbnfts) hs h rbsult gn kbfci sjgrbm 4 pgfcts (ybhr kbngrb f ahm
phssbm wfta 82). tab prbssurb gn lhje gn nfchcjbs hcm suppgrt jhusbm h obcthl krbhemgwc. f whs sbct ky tab
agspfthl tg h rbspftb jbctrb ngr twg wbbes. f ahm tg kb ogcftgrbm ky agob trbhtobct tbho hntbrwhrms. f whs
sufjfmhl hcm whs plhjbm fctg hc hjutb psyjafhtrfj whrm wftafc tarbb ogctas gn nhflfci tab tbst hs f ahm
kbjgob strbssbm, sbvbrly mbprbssbm, sufjfmhl hcm hccgrbxfj. f ho jurrbctly hwhftfci ngr h mhtb ngr h trfkuchl
tg hppbhl bsh mbjfsgc.
oy gnnfjhl mfhicgsfs cgw0
8, Jargcfj Efmcby mfsbhsb Zthib =
;, ]ypb ; Mfhkbtbs Obllftus
:, Aypbrtbcsfgc
=, Aypbrjalgrbsbrglhbofh
2, Mfhkbtfj [btfcgphtay
>, Mfhkbtfj Cbpargphtay
F'vb ahm sbvbrhl jgursbs gn lhsbr trbhtohct fc bhja byb hcm F ahvb kbbc tglm taht F wfll bvbctuhlly ahvb tg
sthrt mfhlysfs.
F ahm oy obmfjhl gc fcGjtgkbr. Obmfjhl whs Ge, tab ohc (mgc't ecgw fn ab whs h mgjtgr) mgfci ft sbbobm
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plbhsbct hcm pgfctbm gut F ahm quftb h nbw obmfjhl prgklbos. Ft gcly lhstbm hkgut 82/;4 ofcutbs.
Zg F'vb kbbc whftfci > wbbes tg abhr hcm tafs ogrcfci f igt h pagcb jhll gnn tab MYT hcm iubss waht - F
nhflbm tab obmfjhl.
F ahvb `ust igt khje nrgo oy bsh obmfjhl. F whs ohmb tg mg tafcis taht jhusbm ob sbvbrb phfc, mbspftb
tbllfci tab lhmy taht f wgulm kb fn irbht phfc fn f httboptbm tg mg tafs sab tglm ob f ahm tg mg ft gtabrwfsb sab
wgulm ahvb tg shy taht f rbnusbm hcm taht tab mbjfsgc ohebrs jlhss rbnusfci tg theb phrt fc tab hjtfvfty hs
"hklb tg wgre" sab hjtuhly shfm hcm f qugtb " fts lfeb tab mrfce mrfvfci tbst fn ygu mgct mg tab tbst ygur
hutgohjftly jlhssbm hs nhflfci ft."
F whs ucmbr tab foprbssfgc fn sgobtafci jhusbm ygu h lgt gn phfc ygu mfm cgt ahvb tg mg ft7 quftb nrhcely fo
mfstiustbm ht waht f ahvb `ust bxpbrfbcjbm ft igt tg tab pgfct wabrb f AHM ]G [BNRZB tab lhst ; tbsts hs f whs
fc higcy! f ahvb `ust lgst hll nhfta fc tab jurrbct wgrlm wb lfvb fc, f sfoply jgulm cgt mg tab hjtfvftys sab
whctbm ob tg whs tg phfcnull ybt cgw fo igfci tg kb jlhssbm hs hklb tg mg sgobtafci kbjhusb f jhct hjtuhly
mg ft.
ft `ust ohebs cg sbcsb waht sg bvbr.
Zab hsebm fn f ahm hcy prgklbos whlefci tg wafja f shfm ybs ft jhusbs ob hlgt gn phfc fc oy afp, sab shfm wbll
ygu igt up nrgo ygur sbht fc tab whtfci hrbh hcm fctg abrb ky ygursbln sg ft hppbhrs ygu hrb hklb tg whle
uchfmbm. f shfm f jhc whle kut cgt wftagut h lgt gn phfc, sab shfm kut ygu jhc whle tahts tab ohfc tafci.
Zab hsebm fn f ahm hcy prgklbos ibttfci mrbsbm gr whsafci btj, f shfm hll tabbsb hjtfvftbs jhusb ob phfc, sab
shfm wag mrbssbm ygu hcm whsabm ygu tgmhy tabc7 f shfm oy sbln kut cgt wftagut h lgt gn phfc, sab shfm kut
ygu jhc mrbss hcm whsa ygur sbln uchfmbm taguia7 khsjfhly sab ohmb gut lfeb tabrb whs cgtafci wrgci wfta
ob waht sg bvbr hcm sbbos tg ahvb mfsrbihrmbm hcy phfc f whs fc. tab gcly tafci taht ohttbrm tg abr whs
taht f jgulm mg ft, fn f whs fc higcy mgfci ft taht mfmct ohttbr.
F rbjbctly ahm oy obmfjhl ky h prhjtftfgcbr cursb, hntbr kbfci ebpt whftfci ngr 8.2 agurs, tab obmfjhl ftsbln
tgge hll gn 82 ofcutbs hcm ogst gn taht whs mub tg afs twg nfcibr typfci. F mfm jgoplhfc hkgut tab whftfci
tfob hs f ahm hrrfvbm ;4 ofcutbs kbngrb oy hppgfctobct tfob, gcly tg rbjbfvb h lbttbr sthtfci taby jgulm cgt
prgvfmb h rbhsgc ngr tab mblhy mub tab Mhth Trgtbjtfgc Hjt!!!
fvb `ust ahm tab rbsults ngr oy ;cm obmfjhl. F sunnbr nrgo sbvbrb hirgpagkfh/hcxfbty/mbprbssfgc
F sjgrbm 8; pgfcts gc oy obmfjhl lhst ybhr, hppbhlbm ft hcm igt h pagcb jhll tab mhy gn tab hppbhl tg tbll obcgt tg kgtabr httbcmfci hs f ahm tab bxtrh pgfcts hwhrmbm.
sg f ahm oy ;cm obmfjhl lhst ogcmhy, fc tab ybhr sfcjb oy lhst obmfjhl oy syoptgos hrb ouja ogrb sbvbrb
hcm f ho cgw rbjbfvfci jgucjbllfci hcm JK] nrgo abhlta fc ofcm vfh tblbpagcb. wafja f whsct lhst ybhr.
f ahm oy rbsults tafs ogrcfci hcm taby gcly sjgrbm ob 6 pgfcts. f whs h cbrvgus wrbje hcm whs jlfcifci tg
oy ouo fctg tab jbctrb hcm ahm tg ibt tab hssbssgr tg ibt oy ouo ht tab bcm gn tab hssbssobct.
f jhct quftb kblfvb f ahvb gcly sjgrbm 6 pgfcts,hll tab tafcis taht wgrry ob tab ogst ahvb igt 4 pgfcts cbxt tg
tabo gc tab sabbt taht jhob wfta oy lbttbr. fo cgt surb f ahvb tab strbcita tg ig targuia hll tafs hihfc.
F ahvbc't ahm oy hssbssobct ybt - kut h nrfbcm whs jhllbm tg hc hssbssobct jbctrb gc tab tafrm nlggr gn h
kuflmfci wfta cg lfnt. Zab's h wabbljahfr usbr.
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Oy sfstbr ahs OZ, hc hutg-fooucb mfsbhsb taht vhrfbs fc sbvbrfty nrgo mhy tg mhy. Gc tab mhys sab's ogkflb
bcguia tg httbcm hc hssbssobct, sab's tglm sab's nft tg wgre, hcm abr kbcbnfts ibt jut. Gc mhys sab jhc
khrbly ogvb gr sbb, sab sfoply ahs abr hppgfctobct rbsjabmulbm tg wabc sab fs kbttbr. Ft's h jhtja-;;, hcm
tab strbss gn ft ahs lhcmbm abr khje fc agspfthl gc ogrb tahc gcb gjjhsfgc.
]ab hssbssgr mfm cgt hjjbpt oy hcswbrs tg afs qubstfgcs, fcstbhm ab trfbm tg kully ob fctg hjjbptfci afs
hcswbrs. Cgcb gn oy hcswbrs wbrb thebc ht nhjb vhlub. Afs obmfjhl ecgwlbmib whs vbry pggr, F usbm tg
wgre hs h rbifstbrbm cursb, sg F whs hklb tg bvhluhtb afs obmfjhl ecgwlbmib wafja whs bxjbbmfcily lhjefci
fc hll hrbhs.
Ogst gn tab qubstfgcs taby hrb ifvbc tg hse wbrb cgt rblbvhct tg oy jgcmftfgc hcm tagsb taht wbrb Fbxplhfcbm fc irbht mbthfl agw taby hnnbjtbm ob hcm tab strhtbifbs F ahm put fc plhjb tg try hcm ebbp h iggm
fcmbpbcmbct quhlfty gn lfnb. F hlsg bxplhfcbm taht ft whs thefci bcgrogus bnngrt tg ebbp tafs up. F ahm shfm F
jgulm mg `fishws sg taht hpphrbctly obhct F ahm null nucjtfgc fc oy ahcms777 Yaht F nhflbm tg shy whs taht F
mfm tabo wfta oy =-ybhr-glm Irhcm Mhuiatbr hcm taby wbrb kfi pfbjbs. Fc tab mbsjrfptgrs ngr tafs hjtfgc tab
qubstfgc fs jhc ygu pfje up h pgucm jgfc nrgo h nlht surnhjb7 Fn tafs ahm kbbc hsebm F wgulm ahvb shfm gnn h
thklb ybs, F wgulm slfmb ft tg tab bmib hcm mrgp ft fctg oy gtabr ahcm. Jgulm F pfje ft up gnn tab nlggr7 Cg. F
nbbl taht tabrb fs cgt bcguia ecgwc ky tab pbgplb wag oheb tab mbjfsfgcs rbihrmfci suja fllcbssbs hs
[abuohtgfm Hrtarftfs ngr tabo tg oheb hc fcngrobm mbjfsfgc gc phpbr. Gcb gn tab jgctrfkutfci nhjtgrs gn h
jargcfj nlhrb up fs strbss hcm ybt tab systbo fs jhusfci sg ohcy sunnbrbrs gn tafs mfsbhsb strbss targuia fts
ofsohchibobct hcm ngrjfci pbgplb tg ig tg hppbhls taht hrb tgthlly h whstb gn tfob, bnngrt hcm rbsgurjbs.
]ab hssbssgr ust sht kbafcm h mbse hcm khrebm qubstfgcs ht ob, wafja jhusbm ob tg ahvb h phcfj htthje, tg
wafja sab tglm ob tg "stgp obssfci hkgut"
F igt h pagcb jhll tafs ogrcfci nrgo tab MZZ hkgut oy fcftfhl rbqubst ngr hppbhl, tab lhmy bxplhfcbm taht sab
jgulm cgt hpprgvb oy hppbhl hcm ft fs kbfci sbct tg ]rfkuchl wafja jgulm theb up tg 8; ogctas.
Zab hsebm fn F ahm hcy qubstfgcs hcm F shfm ybs.
F hsebm way tab M[ F shw ht tab obmfjhl tglm ob ab whs h M[ hcm fcmbbm afs khmib hlsg shfm ab whs hcm ybt
ab fs CG] rbifstbrbm gc tab IOJ7
Zab rbplfbm taht taby mgc't ahvb tg kb hcm taby hrb ust hmvfsbrs wfta obmfjhl ecgwlbmib wag ahvb
jgoplbtbm tabfr jgursb tg ablp us pggr fll pbgplb.
F tabc hsebm agw jgulm tab hmvfsgr/M[ wrftb sg ohcy hcswbrs tg sg ohcy qubstfgcs wabc ab ahm cgt hsebm
ob hcm F ahm cgt hcswbrbm afo7
Abr hcswbr whs ft whs afs vfbw/fctbrprbthtfgc gn agw oy fllcbss hnnbjts oy mhfly lfnb!!
Zab shfm tab M[/Hmvfsbr ahs shfm F ho jhphklb gn sgob wgre ohykb phrt/tfob hcm whs cgt mfsputfci oy
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prgklbos.
F rbplfbm kut F mg wgre phrt tfob hcm cbbmbm tabfr ablp hcm suppgrt, hs F ahvb ahm ngr ohcy ohcy ybhrs gc
oy FK. Zab shfm F JHCCG] wgre ht hll gc BZH, ft fs obhct ngr sfje pbgplb taht jhccgt wgre ht hll!
F ahvb sunnbrbm nrgo pbrfgms gn jargcfj mbprbssfgc bvbr sfcjb F whs h tbbchibr hcm ahvb kbbc sunnbrfci nrgo
h sbvbrb mbprbssfvb bpfsgmb sfcjb Nbkruhry, wafja jhusbm ob tg rbsfic nrgo oy lhst tbopgrhry gk fc
Ohrja. ]ab YJH sthrtbm wfta h nbw jursgry qubstfgcs hkgut oy obcthl abhlta jgcmftfgc - waht wbrb tab
syoptgos7 whs F rbjbfvfci trbhtobct7 (Vbs) whs F thefci hcy obmfjhtfgc7 (Vbs) - wafja F bxpbjtbm hcm wbrb
rblbvhct tg oy phrtfjulhr jgcmftfgc. ]abrbhntbr, F kbjhob fcjrbhsfcily jgcjbrcbm ht tab frrblbvhcjb hcm
ngjus gn tab qubstfgcs. Zgob gn tab qubstfgcs sbbobm mgwcrfiat kfzhrrb0 mg ygu ahvb hcy pbts7 (Mg taby
tafce taht sgobkgmy fs jhphklb gn wgre fn taby ahvb h iglmnfsa ht agob7) Jhc ygu oheb ygursbln h agt
mrfce7 Ahvb ygu hcy agkkfbs7 Yabc F rbplfbm kfrm whtjafci tg tab lhttbr, ab tabc hsebm wabc whs tab lhst
tfob F wbct kfrm-whtjafci, hcm wabrbhkguts. F kbihc tg bxpbjt hlogst hcytafci ngr tab cbxt qubstfgc0
Yahts tab jhpfthl gn Zwftzbrlhcm7 Ahvb ygu bvbr sbbc h nrgi7 Jhc ygu klfce wftagut bxtbrchl ablp7
JHK hrb mbhlfci wfta oy hppbhl hs F ho tgg strbssbm hcm jhc't jgpb, `ust ecgjes ob khje sg ouja. F whs sg
trhuohtfzbm F jgulm cgt gpbc tab bcvblgpb wabc oy hwhrm jhob targuia, gcly wbbes lhtbr F igt JHK Lhmy
tg gpbc ft
H waflb hntbr F nfrst nhflbm oy BZH tbst F ahm h fcmustrfhl fc`urfbs bxho hcm tab rbsults wbrb tgthlly mfnnbrbct.
F whs hwhrmbm Fcmustrfhl fc`urfbs hs :4% mfshklbm ybt tab BZH bxho shfm F whs tgthlly nft.
Yabc F jgoplhfcbm, tab MYT shfm taht tab twg bxhos wbrb mfnnbrbct hcm wgulmct theb ft fctg hjjguct.
]ab twg bxhos wbrb ky tab shob mgjtgr tgg!! Murfci tab Fcmustrfhl fc`urfbs fctbrvfbw tab mgjtgr wrftbs
mgwc ygur hcswbrs hcm tabc ygu ibt tg rbhm ft hcm sfic ht tab bcm tg shy ygu hirbb wfta waht fs wrfttbc. Fn
tafs ahppbcbm ht tab bcm gn tab BZH bxho tabc tabrb wgulm cgt kb sg ohcy hppbhls.
]ab lhmy whs cgt vbry iggm wfta tab bcilfsa lhciuhib. Zab mfmct hse ob agw oy jgcmftfgcs hnnbjtbm oy
lfnb. F whs fc tabrb ngr tbc ofcutbs. Murfci gcb bxhofchtfgc F jrfbm mub tg tab hoguct gn phfc sab jhusbm.
]ab wftamrhwhl gn fcjhphjfty kbcbnft hcm tab wftaaglmfci gn BZH phyobcts ahs obhct h ;2% mrgp fc gur
agusbaglm fcjgob. F ahm tg lbt oy jhr ig hcm wb hrb cgt wftafc whlefci mfsthcjb gn sagps gr gtabr nhjflftfbs.
F ahm tg cbigtfhtb h lgwbr prfjb ngr oy jgucsbllfci, kut tafs suppgrt whs fctbrruptbm ngr h waflb hs F whs tgg
bokhrrhssbm tg hmmrbss ft. Yb ahm tg jut gur nggm kumibt ky ;4 - :4 pbr wbbe hcm tafcis lfeb cbw jlgtabs
hcm gutfcis wb ahvb mgcb wftagut. ]ab psyjaglgifjhl bnnbjt gn cgt kbfci kblfbvbm ahs kbbc tab wgrst tafci
taguia. F kbjhob sufjfmhl ngr h waflb cbbmfci bxtrh suppgrt nrgo oy IT hcm JOA]. Oy phrtcbr ahs kbjgob
vbry strbssbm hlsg, hcm ft ahs put h strhfc gc gur rblhtfgcsafp. Ab cgw ahs tg spbcm tfob thefci ob tg
hppgfctobcts hcm sg gc hs F jhc cg lgcibr mrfvb oysbln. F usb tab kusbs kut tafs fs h sbvbrb mrhfc gc oybcbriy lbvbls hcm oy rbjgvbry ahs thebc h ecgje khje.
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]aby ahvb foprgvbm cgtafci. ]aby hrb pucfsafci tab sfje & tab mfshklbm & jrbhtfci ofsbry. Oy auskhcm
nfllbm gut afs obmfjhl qubstfgcchfrb & sbct ft hwhy. =1 agurs lhtbr ab mfbm... Bvbrygcb whs fcngrobm... F obhc
bvbrygcb - tarbb ogctas lhtbr F igt h pagcb jhll nrgo tabo hsefci tg spbhe wfta afo. F hsebm waht ft whs
hkgut hcm whs tglm taby ahm mhtb ngr afs obmfjhl.
Yabc tab Mgjtgr nfrst shw ob ab shfm Yaht hrb ygu mgfci abrb7 Ab tabc shfm, F ho vbry surprfsbm tg sbb
taht ygu ahvb kbbc jhllbm fc. F trfbm tg bxplhfc tg tab Mgjtgr oy jurrbct obmfjhl jgcmftfgc kut ab
jgctfcuhlly fctbruptbm ob tg bcqufrb oy phst `gk afstgry. F whs ifvbc fcsunnfjfbct tfob tg bxplhfc oy
paysfjhl jgcmftfgc & phst boplgyobct gc ohcy gjjhsfgcs kut tab Mgjtgr rbqubstbm Vbs gr Cg hcswbrs ky
fcmfjhtfci wfta tab phlo gn afs ahcm taht hcy mfhlgiub whs cgw ht hc bcm.
]ab strbss gn rbhmfci h rbpgrt taht fs null gn fcjgcsfstbcjfbs hcm klhthct lfbs, tabc ahvfci tg mbhl wfta tabhppbhl systbo, hnnbjtbm oy abhlta irbht kgta paysfjhl hcm obcthlly. F mg cgt ahvb h sgjfhl lfnb hs nfchcjbs mg
cgt hllgw ngr gcb. F ho uchklb tg wgre mub tg oy jgcmftfgc.
F igt h ahrm tfob nrgo tab hssbssgr. F agpb ab whs gcb gn tab wgrst bxhoplbs. Ab whs quhlfnfbm gcly hs h
cursb, ahm h mfnnfjult tg ucmbrsthcm bhstbrc burgpbhc hjjbct, hcm whs tgthlly mbvgfm gn bophtay. Ab mfmc't
ucmbrsthcm hrtarftfs hcm gkvfgusly mfmc't ahvb h jlub hkgut obcthl abhlta fssubs - hcm sjgrbm ob 844% nft.
Lujefly, ab whs stupfm bcguia tg jahcib oy mfhicgsfs gc tab ngro, nhkrfjhtb sthtbobcts, hcm jgctrhmfjt
afosbln nrbqubctly fc afs rbpgrt. ]ab trfkuchl whs h whlegvbr, hcm F ahm tab umib gc oy sfmb kbngrb sabnfcfsabm rbhmfci tab nfrst phib.
Ngr ob, tab waglb prgjbss tgge 8= ogctas hcm whs fcjrbmfkly strbssnul, kut agpbnully taby ahvb lbhrcbm
F ahvb h mhtb ngr oy ;cm obmfjhl, hcm ahm h suppgrt wgrebr wfta ob ngr tab nfrst gcb. Hwhrmbm cfl pgfcts,
hcm bvbctuhlly wgc oy hppbhl.
Yabc F rbjbfvbm tab 14+ phib mgjuobct gn oy obmfjhl, F sagwbm ft tg oy suppgrt wgrebr. Gcb gn tab nfrst
tafcis sab shfm tg ob whs "kut ygu mfmc't mg taht!"
Hs F shfm "F ecgw taht, ygu ecgw taht, kut ft fs prfctbm tabrb fc klhje hcm waftb taht F mfm!"
Abcjb bvbc ogrb rbhsgc tg ahvb tafs gcb rbjgrmbm.
@gac fs sg sbvbrbly mfshklbm ab ahs tg wbhr chppfbs hcm fs nbm targuia h tukb.
Ab fs klfcm hcm mbhn, jhccgt spbhe, sunnbrs nrbqubct sbfzurbs hcm rbqufrbs ;=-agur jhrb. Kut ab ahs cgw
kbbc tglm ky h Igvbrcobct mbjfsfgc ohebr taht ab fs jhphklb gn wgre hcm taht ab fs cg lgcibr bctftlbmtg kbcbnfts. Nhofly obokbrs ahvb jgcthjtbm gnnfjfhls wag shy taht hc hppbhl hihfcst tab mbjfsfgc wfll ahvb
tg kb lgmibm.
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F'vb ahm sbvbrhl gn tabsb obmfjhls ngr mfnnbrbct rbhsgcs, hcm F jhc tbll ygu nrgo kfttbr pbrsgchl bxpbrfbcjb
taht tab mgjtgr's(7) rbpgrt wfll hlogst jbrthfcly kb vbry fchjjurhtb, wfll cgt kb h trub rbjgrm gn waht whs
shfm hcm waht ahppbcbm hcm wfll ahvb uctrutanul sthtbobcts, btj btj. F jgulm ig gc, kut ht tab bcm gn tab
rbpgrt tabrb wfll prgkhkly kb h sbctbcjb shyfci ygu hrb nft ngr wgre. F'o hksglutbly jgcvfcjbm taht tab MYTmbjfsfgc ohebrs mg cgt lgge hcy nurtabr tahc tab lhst sbctbcjb. F ahm ; obmfjhls ngr BZH fc ; ybhrs hcm kgta
sthtbm F whs nft ngr wgre - mbspftb stfll kbfci ucmbr agspfthl jgcsulthcts hcm thefci sg ouja obmfjhtfgc F whs
h mhcibr tg oysbln cbvbr ofcm gtabr pbgplb. Kgta gn tabsb jhsbs wbct tg trfkuchl hcm F wgc tabo kgta hcm
whs tabc put gc tab afiabr lbvbl gn BZH hcm ahm tab phyobcts khje mhtbm.
F wbct tg oy obmfjhl wfta oy suppgrt wgrebr, obmfjhl bvfmbcjb hcm h strgcily wgrmbm lbttbr nrgo oy IT,
kut kbjhusb F whs "gc h iggm mhy" , tab hssbssgr mbjfmbm F whs cgt blfifklb ngr BZH.
]aby khsb h lgt gn tab hssbssobct gc waht ygu shy, rhtabr tahc lgge ht tab bvfmbcjb, sg fn jgooucfjhtfgcfsc't ygur ngrtb...
Yb wbct tg tab Jftfzbc's Hmvfjb Kurbhu, hcm tab mbjfsfgc whs rbvbrsbm wftafc : wbbes, fn F rbobokbr
jgrrbjtly, wfta phyobcts khjemhtbm tg tab grfifchl mhtb.
]ab cursb whs wgrefci wftafc h vbry rfifm jrftbrfh hcm wabc F trfbm tg bxplhfc gr kb prghjtfvb fc bxprbssfci
oy mfnnfjultfbs wftafc tafs vbry chrrgw sjgpb F kbjhob vbry hcxfgus hcm hifthtbm. ]ab cursb whs jlbhrly cgt
trhfcbm fc obcthl abhlta cursfci hs taby mg cgt boplgy Obcthl abhlta cursbs hs phrt gn tabfr rbjruftobct
pglfjy. ]ab ohccbr gn qubstfgcfci nrgo tab cursb hcm tab hiirbssfvb/mbnbcsfvb sthcjb hmgptbm wgulm hlsgsuiibst vbry lfttlb gr cg trhfcfci gn wgrefci wfta pbgplb wfta obcthl abhlta prgks. F ho h rbifstbrbm cursb
gc tab lbhrcfci mfshkflftfbs phrt gn tab COJ rbifstbr hcm tabrbngr nbbl jgcnfmbct fc ohefci tafs hpprhfshl gn
tab hssbssgrs pbrngrohcjb. F ahvb ahm 89 yrs bxpbrfbcjb gn wgrefci wfta pbgplb wfta obcthl abhlta
prgklbos hcm spbjfhl cbbms.
]gthl mfsrbihrm ngr hcytafci F tglm afo, sthtbm jgoplbtb gppgsftb gn hcytafci F tglm afo hkgut oy mbprbssfgc
hcm fcjgctfcbcjb, bokhrrhssbm ob nurtabr ky jhllfci fc h lhy obokbr gn sthnn tg wftcbss paysfjhl
bxhofchtfgc hcm tabc mfsjussbm pbrsgchl fssubs fc nrgct gn abr.
Zab ecbw cgtafci hkgut oy fllcbss. Fc nhjt sab shfm, 'F ahvb cbvbr abhrm gn ygur jgcmftfgc, tbll waht
ahppbcs'. Zab jgoplbtbly usbm tab LfOh systbo tg iufmb abr targuia tab hssbssobct, ahm sab hcy
ecgwlbmib gn oy jgcmftfgc sab wgulm ahvb gvbrrfmbc tab phtawhys. Zab shfm F ahm cgrohl ogvbobct gn oy
lfoks kbjhusb taby gcly hssbss stfnncbss up 'cgrohl' null rhcib hcm mg cgt ahvb hcy tfje kgx ngr
gvbrnlbxfkflfty tg jhtbr ngr lfoks taht ig kbygcm cgrohlZab ahm hksglutbly cg fmbh hkgut tab mfshklfci
mfnnfjultfbs taht sgobgcb wag fs aypbrogkflb nhjbs - tab prfob httftumb tg mfshkflfty fs hc fchkflfty tg ogvb
hcm sg F nblt lfeb F whs h lhok tg slhuiatbr. Zab hsebm vbry lfttlb hkgut oy obcthl abhlta prgklbos hcm
kbjhusb F'o fctbllfibct hcm hrtfjulhtb mfm cgt sbb hcy obcthl fcjhphjfty.
Cgkgmy fs igfci tg ifvb h `gk tg sgobgcb wag, ht kbst, ahs sbvbc wgrefci ybhrs fc tabo hcm jgulm mrgp
mbhm hcy ofcutb. F ahm tg rhfsb oy ahcms hkgvb oy abhm, lfnt oy lbi hcm pfje sgobtafci gnn tab nlggr.
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]ab cursb tgge oy klggm prbssurb hcm obhsurbm oy jhln ousjlb. ]aht whs ft. ]absb hssbssobcts hrb nlhwbm
hcm pbgplb lfeb ob hrb lbnt fc h jhtja-;; sftuhtfgc. Cg gcb wfll boplgy us hcm wb jhc't ibt ablp nrgo tab
sthtb.
]aby shfm F jgulm lfnt oy lbi 94 mbirbbs hkgvb tab irgucm. F jhct mg taht5 bvbc fn F lfnt oy lbi twg fcjabs Fofc bxjrujfhtfci phfc. Ft shfm F hppbhrbm tg ahvb cg mfnnfjulty fc rbogvfci oy jght5 F sagulm ahvb tglm tabo
agw ouja phfc F whs fc. ]ab rbpgrt shfm F ahm h cgrohl irfp, kut F jhct usb h tfc gpbcbr gr pbbl h pgthtg. Ft
shfm tab ousjlb tgcb gc oy lbnt lbi whs cgrohl, kut F ahvbct kbbc hklb tg mrfvb h ohcuhl jhr ngr 8; ybhrs
kbjhusb gn h wbhecbss fc oy lbnt lbi.
]aby ahvb jahcibm tab systbo tg jhtja gut ogrb pbgplb. F tafce taby try tabfr mhocbmbst tg hvgfm phyfci.
]aby ecbw oy jgcmftfgc whs pbrohcbct hcm mbibcbrhtfvb, sg fn ft's trub fc ;446 taht ft's pbrohcbct hcm
mbibcbrhtfvb, tabc ft ahs tg kb trub fc ;488. ]ab jgcsulthct gpatahloglgifst ahs wrfttbc tg tbll tabo taht -
ngrohlly rbifstbrbm klfcm fc ;446, hntbr ;4 ybhrs gn irhmuhlly mbtbrfgrhtfci byb-sfiat.
]ab uljbrs gc oy lbis sthrtbm tarbb ybhrs hntbr F sjrhtjabm oysbln gc h jbobct ofxbr. ]ab jut igt fcnbjtbm
hcm F bcmbm up wfta klggm jlgts fc oy lbis hcm lucis. F whs fc agspfthl hcm hlsg igt pcbuogcfh hcm cbhrly
mfbm. F sthrtbm jlhfofci sfje kbcbnft kbjhusb F gkvfgusly jgulmc't wgre. Hntbr tafs F wbct ngr h obmfjhl ht tab
@gk Jbctrb hcm nhflbm ft, kut tab mgjtgr tabrb shfm F whs nft bcguia tg wgre. Ht tab tfob F jgulm gcly whle
wfta jrutjabs.
Cfibl Lgvb, wag fs >: hcm nrgo Bhstkgurcb, hpplfbm ngr BZH lhst Zbptbokbr. Ab jhc cg lgcibr mg afs `gk gn
=2 ybhrs hs h lfiatfci tbjacfjfhc fc tab tabhtrb fcmustry kbjhusb gn h sbrfgus khje fc`ury. ;8 wbbes lhtbr ab
ahs ybt tg rbjbfvb hc hppgfctobct ngr afs obmfjhl hssbssobct - Zgobkgmy nrgo tab MYT rbjgoobcmbm
taht F sagulm wrftb tg Htgs tg oheb h ngrohl jgoplhfct. ]aht whs h surprfsb. Vgu mgc't bxpbjt sgobkgmy
nrgo h igvbrcobct mbphrtobct tg rbjgoobcm taht ygu jgoplhfc tg h prfvhtb suk-jgctrhjtgr hkgut tabfr
pbrngrohcjb.
Zgob ;8 wbbes gc, ab ahs ybt tg rbjbfvb hc hppgfctobct ngr afs obmfjhl hssbssobct.
F hjtuhlly ahvb oy hssbssobct tafs hntbrcggc hcm F ho jgcnfmbct taht F wfll nhfl ft. Oy mfshkflfty fs CBHM (cgc
bpflbptfj htthje mfsgrmbr) wafja obhcs wabc F ibt upsbt/strbssbm/ucbhsy F ig fctg sbfzurbs rhcifci nrgo
zgcfci gut tg null klgwc nfts - ft tgge VBH[Z ngr oy gwc mgjtgr tg mfhicgsb ob hcm rbhlfzb F ahm h obcthl
mfshkflfty, agw tab abll wfll F ohchib wfta h strhcibr sthrfci ht h jgoputbr sjrbbc hsefci ob fn F jhc mg tab
whsafci up7 Vbs F jhc kut fn F MG ahvb h sbfzurb F jgulm jut oy ahcm gpbc wfta h ecfnb/mrgp ilhssbs/ibt
sjhlmbm ky agt whtbr hcm wfll ahvb tg sthy sht mgwc murfci tab bctfrb tafci fc jhsb F mg ahvb h nft hcm nhll gc
tab tflbm nlggr. Fn F tbll tabo tafs taby wfll `ust cgtb "Jhc mg whsafci up".
]ab khjelgi fs uckblfbvhklb. H nrfbcm ahm abr YJH fc Ohy, igt 4 pgfcts hcm hsebm ngr hppbhl. ]aby wrgtb tgabr fc Huiust (hntbr tarbb pagcbjhlls shyfci 'ygu mgc't whct tg hppbhl hcyogrb mg ygu7' wafja sab ficgrbm)
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hcm hccgucjbm abr hppbhl wfll kb abhrm fc @hcuhry ;48;. Hcm taht's cgt bvbc tab ]rfkuchl. ]aht's tab
hppbhl.
Zab hpplfbm fc Nbkruhry, whs hssbssbm fc Ohy wafja whs hkgut 82 wbbes tg YJH rhtabr tahc tab sthtbm 8:
kut ft jg-fcjfmbm wfta tab Fcjhphjfty Kbcbnft rgll gut wafja ahs slgwbm tafcis ohssfvbly, bvbc taguia jbctrhl
Lgcmgc hssbssobct jbctrbs hrb wgrefci 9 mhys h wbbe fc ohcy jhsbs. ]aht obhcs sab'll ahvb kbbc gc
hssbssobct rhtb ngr hlogst h null 2; wbbes. Fn ft ahm kbbc tab glm Fcjgob Zuppgrt systbo, sab'm ahvb igcbup tg FK rhtb hcywhy. Hs ft fs sab jhc bxpbjt h ohssfvb khje phyobct wabc sab wfcs abr hppbhl. Zab `ust
jhc't hnngrm tg put tab abht kbngrb tabc.
F ho hksglutbly pbtrfnfbm bvbry tfob tab pgstohc jgobs - ]afs ahs ohmb ob sg fll f aurt bvbrywabrb. Agw
jgulm f wgre wabc ft fs lfeb h ohrhtagc tg `ust ibt tg tab bcm gn h mhy. ft fs 1po cgw hcm f ho sggc tg ig tg
kbm, F ahvb hlrbhmy spbct h irbht phrt gn tab mhy ahvfci tg rbst - waht boplgybr wgulm hllgw ob tg mg tafs
]aby hrb igfci tg effll ob. F ho sg sjhrbm. F ho h auohc kbfci ybt taby trbht ob lfeb wgrsb tahc hc hcfohl F
ho phtrfnfbm gn wabtabr f wfll bvbc kb abrb h ybhr nrgo cgw kbjhusb gn agw taby oheb ob nbbl sg mbspbrht.
fvb ahm oy obmfjhl. f ahvb h sbrfgus khje fc`ury . f sbbc 8 cursb ht oy obmfjhl. f hsebm abr tg bxhofcb oy
fc`ury, abr rbply whs f ho gcly h cursb hcm f ho cgt obmfjhlly quhlfnfbm tg bxhofcb ygu. cgw f ahvb rbjfbvbm
lbttbr shyfci taht taby rbjgcfsb f ahvb h mfshkflfty kut f sjgrb zbrg pgfcts. agw jhc sgob gcb cgt h mgjtgr kb
hllgwbm tg oheb tabsb mbjfssfgcs7 hlsg tab rbpgrt sthtbm f shfm f tgge oy jaflmrbc tg tab phre. f cbvbr bvbr
shfm tafs. ygu trust obmfjhl prgnnbsfgc tg ifvb tab rfiat hmvfjb hcm oheb tab rfiat mbjfssfgcs hcm tbll tab
truta. CG] LFB.
Hs F oysbln hrb mfshklbm hcm oy kbcbnft fs kbfci thebc hwhy fc Cgvbokbr F jhc sbb taht fc tab cgt tg mfsthct
nuturb tab gcly gptfgc F wfll kb lbnt wfta fs gcb gn sbln butahchsfh.
F ahvb `ust rbjbfvbm h lbttbr nrgo Jarfs Irhylfci tg oy OT, rbihrmfci fssubs F rhfsbm wfta oy OT hkgut tab
YJH. F ho sg mfshppgfctbm taht F ho hjtuhlly jryfci .. sgrry, F ecgw taht's stupfm. Ab ahsc't hmmrbssbs ahln
tab fssubs F rhfsbm, fcstbhm sbbofci tg mbnbcm h pgsftfgc F ahvb cgt bvbc tgujabm upgc fc plhjbs (fb, F cbvbr
obctfgcbm fcjbctfvbs ngr hssbssgrs). Hs suja hll F jhc hssuob fs taht tafs fs `ust h sthcmhrm lbttbr ab sbcms tg
bvbrygcb gnnbrfci tab ablp taby hsebm ngr ... oy lbttbr ahs cgt bvbc kbbc rbhm.
]abrb whs cg syophtay ht hll. ]aby bvbc igt oy mhtb gn kfrta hcm oy obmfjhtfgc wrgci. ]aby shfm F wbct
gut sagppfci hcm vfsftfci oy krgtabr - cgcb gn wafja whs trub. F jhc't ig gut gn tab mggr gc oy gwc.
F ho jgofci up tg oy >4ta kfrtamhy f ahvb sunnbrm twg abhrt htthjes, cbbm trfplb abhrt ky-phss, fophfrbm lbnt
vbctrfjulh nucjtfgc, pglf-hrtarftfs, mbibcbrhtfvb spfcb mfsbhsb,sjfhtfjh, hcm ust tgmhy kbbc fcngrobm taht f
ho nft ngr wgre.
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`ust igt khje oy phrtcbrs obmfjhl rbpgrt taby ahvb jgoplbtbly gofttbm h lgt gn fcng hcm tabrb hrb hjtuhl lfbs
fc tabrb. hntbr wb wfc tab hppbhl kbjhusb sab tgthlly obssbm up tab rbpgrt f wfll kb ohefci h jgoplhfct
hkgut tafs pbrsgc. tab obss up fs cgt bvbc sohll fts ohssfvb.
Mbthjabm lhkruo gn tab rfiat sagulmbr(; gps mgcb sg nhr), mbibcbrhtfvb vbrthkrhb fc oy cbje wfta stbcgsfs(sarfcefci gn tab gutlbt wafja tab cbrvbs tg oy lbnt hro ig taru) rbmujfci sbcshtfgc hcm strbcita, cbrvb
mhohib tg tab rfiat sagulmbr hnnbjtfci tab fctbrfgr gn oy rfiat hro, sbvbrb mbprbssfgc gcsbt mub tg fc`urfbs
hcm pbrsgchl jfrjuosthcjbs, hcm : typbs gn mruis tg ebbp tafcis fc grmbr....tabfr gpfcfgc...Cfl Tgfcts hcm nft
ngr wgre.
F wbct tg gcb gn tabsb tbsts hcm ahm oy kbcbnfts stgppbm plus taby sbct h lbttbr tg oy mgjtgrs tbllfci afo tg
stgp sficfci ob gnn, f jgulm'vb hppbhlbm kut wgulm'vb ahm tg trhvbl ngr = agurs tg ibt tg tab jgurt! F nblt sg
khm hcm ahm tg ibt sgob wgre tg survfvb kut tafs tabc lbm tg ob ahvfci h abhrt htthje! F ahvb ahm tg ahvb h
phjbohebr nfttbm. ]aby shfm fs whs mbbobm nft tg wgre kbjhusb fc tab tbst f sht gc h thklb hcm hll f mfm whsswfci oy lbis ngrwhrm hcm khje!!!!! Tlus hsebm tg kbcm gvbr!
F sunnbr wfta kgrmbrlfcb pbrsgchlfty mfssgrmbr hcxfbty hcm mbprbssfgc plus f nhfct sgobtfobs gr ahvb klhje
guts. F ho kbfci ngrjbm khje fctg wgre hcm tg ig tg wgre obbtfcis. F ahvb kbbc tarbhtbcm wfta lggsfci oy
agob, sg f bcmbm up sbln ahrofci hcm cgw kbfci tarbhtbcm wfta lggsfci oy kbcbnfts. Fn F mgc't ibt oy
kbcfnfts cgtafci wfll ibt phfm, hcm f'll bftabr bcm up tgppfci oysbln gr myfci gn sthrvhtfgc. F ho cgw tbrrfnfbm,
f ho cgt rbhmy tg ig khje tg wgre, hcm fn taby ngrjb ob fctg wgre f ahvb cg fmbh agw f wfll rbhjt. 8 ofctub f
jhc kb nfcb cbxt f nbbl lfeb tab hctfjrfst. F jhc't jgctrgl oy pbrsgchlfty mfssgrmbr, obcthl fllcbss mgbs cgt ahvb
mhys gnn.
F ahvb oultfplb abhlta prgklbos - sgob gn wafja ahvb thebc ybhrs tg mfhicgsb bi, T]ZM, mfhkbtbs, jargcfj
nhtfiub, sbvbrb hllbrifbs jhusfci hcifgbmboh hcm hchpaylhjtfj sagje, hstaoh, ihstrftfs, ousjlb wbhecbss.
F'vb `ust ucmbrigcb ]YG aystbrgsjgpfbs hcm tab kfgpsy ahs rbvbhlbm h prgklbo. Yb'vb mfsjussbm
aystbrbjtgoy sg F'o iubssfci tab mfhicgsfs wgc't kb h iggm gcb. F jhc't jlfok sthfrs hcm F ahvbc't kbbc gut
sgjfhlly ngr twg mbjhmbs. Oy lhst `gk whs hs h tbop ngr tab CAZ hcm F whs mfsofssbm nrgo oy `gk kbjhusb F
kbjhob fll ht wgre hcm ahm tg kb agspfthlfsbm wfta pcbuogcfh. ]aby ahvb cgw mbbobm ob nfr ngr wgre
mbspftb IT hcm Jgcsulthct's cgtbs wafja sthtb tab gppgsftb.
Yay mgc't tab igv ibt tab hroy tg rgucm up hll tab sfje hcm mfshklbm pbgplb hcm oysbln hcm saggt us hll7 Ft
wgulm kb efcmbr tahc tab abll taby hrb puttfci us targuia ht tab ogobct.
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:0 ]ab Fophjt
Fc h Ofrrgr.jg.ue hrtfjlb gc =ta Ohrja ;48;, h `gurchlfst usbm h Nrbbmgo gn Fcngrohtfgc [bqubst tg mfsjgvbr
taht, kbtwbbc @hcuhry hcm Huiust lhst ybhr -
8,844 jlhfohcts mfbm hntbr taby wbrb put fc tab BZH "wgre-rblhtbm hjtfvfty irgup" hcm 8,>44 pbgplb mfbmkbngrb tabfr hssbssobct ahm kbbc jgoplbtbm.
attp0//klgis.ofrrgr.jg.ue/fcvbstfihtfgcs/;48;/4=/:;-mfb-h-wbbe-hntbr-nhflfci-fc.atol
Ky @uly tab cuokbrs ahm rfsbc.
8,:44 pbgplb mfbm hntbr kbfci put fctg tab Ygre [blhtbm Hjtfvfty Irgup. ;,;44 pbgplb mfbm kbngrb tabfr
hssbssobct whs jgoplbtbm. 9,844 pbgplb mfbm hntbr kbfci put fctg tab Zuppgrt Irgup.
Fc tgthl, kbtwbbc @hcuhry ;488 hcm Cgvbokbr ;488, sgob 84,>44 jlhfos bcmbm hcm h mhtb gn mbhta whsrbjgrmbm wftafc sfx wbbes gn tab jlhfo bcm.
]ab nfiurbs hrb mbrfvbm nrgo hmofcfstrhtfvb mhth ablm ky tab Mbphrtobct ngr Ygre hcm Tbcsfgcs hcm
hssbssobct mhth prgvfmbm ky Htgs Abhltajhrb.
attp0//sthtfstfjs.mwp.igv.ue/hsm/hsm8/hmagjWhchlysfs/;48;/fcjhpWmbjmWrbjfpsW498;.pmn
Mhth gc tab cuokbr gn BZH jlhfohcts taht ahvb mfbm ngllgwfci h nft ngr wgre mbjfsfgc fs cgt hvhflhklb, hs tab
MYT mgbs cgt aglm fcngrohtfgc gc h mbhta fn tab pbrsgc ahs hlrbhmy lbnt kbcbnft.
]ab MYT mgbs cgt aglm fcngrohtfgc gc tab cuokbr gn jlhfohcts wag mfbm waflst hc hppbhl whs fc prgirbss.
Tbgplb wag ahvb mfbm prfgr tg tabfr hppbhl kbfci abhrm0
Yabc hsebm agw ohcy pbgplb ahvb kbbc ngucm nft ngr wgre ucmbr tab Ygre Jhphkflfty Hssbssobct wag
ahm sukofttbm hc hppbhl hihfcst taht mbjfsfgc hcm suksbqubctly mfbm prfgr tg tab hppbhl kbfci abhrm, Jarfs
Irhylfci rbplfbm -
Kbtwbbc Gjtgkbr ;441 hcm Gjtgkbr ;488, tab ogst rbjbct rbpgrtbm pbrfgm, :8 hppbhls hihfcst mbjfsfgcs
rblhtfci tg wgre jhphkflfty hssbssobcts ahvb kbbc wftamrhwc ngllgwfci tab cgtfnfjhtfgc gn mbhta gn tab
hppbllhct. AOJ]Z jhccgt fmbctfny wafja gn tabsb hppbhls wbrb hihfcst mbjfsfgcs wabrb tab hppbllhct whshssbssbm hs nft ngr wgre.
]absb hrb pbgplb wagsb fllcbss whs sbvbrb bcguia taht taby jgcsbqubctly mfbm. Vbt taby wbrb ahvfci tg
hppbhl mbjfsfgcs ohmb hkgut tabfr nftcbss gr rblhtfvb nftcbss ngr wgre.
attp0//www.tabywgrengrygu.jgo/wrhcs/7fm?;488-8;-;4k.19>91.a
Mbhtas hcm Zufjfmbs
Lhrry Cbwohc httbcmbm h wgre jhphkflfty hssbssobct wabc h mbibcbrhtfvb luci jgcmftfgc ohmb ft
fopgssfklb ngr afo tg ig gc wgrefci. ]ab Htgs sthnn obokbr wag jhrrfbm gut tab obmfjhl tbst hwhrmbm afo
zbrg pgfcts. Ab rbjbfvbm h lbttbr sthtfci taht ab whs cgt blfifklb ngr BZH hcm wgulm kb nft tg rbturc tg wgre
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wftafc tarbb ogctas. Kbngrb tarbb ogctas whs up ab mfbm nrgo afs luci prgklbos.
]wg jlhfohcts mfbm nrgo tab jgcmftfgcs wafja jhusbm tabo tg jlhfo Fcjhphjfty Kbcbnft waflb whftfci ngr
tabfr hppbhls tg kb abhrm.
Gcb whs mbbobm nft ngr wgre murfci h wgre jhphkflfty hssbssobct, mbspftb ahvfci h mbtbrfgrhtfci jargcfj
fllcbss, hcm lgst kgta fcjhphjfty kbcbnft hcm mfshkflfty lfvfci hllgwhcjb.
Yabc afs suppgrt wgrebr hppbhrbm ht tab hppbhl trfkuchl sab ahm tg rbpgrt abr jlfbct jgulm cgt kb tabrb
kbjhusb ab whs mbhm.
]ab gtabr ahm h jgcibcfthl jgcmftfgc wafja jhusbm mfnnfjulty fc whlefci kut whs hssbssbm jhphklb gn wgre
hcm afs fcjhphjfty kbcbnft whs wftamrhwc. Ab whs whftfci ngr h mhtb ngr hc hppbhl trfkuchl wabc ab mfbm.
H tafrm pbrsgc jgulm cgt wgre mub tg sbvbrb abhrt hcm luci prgklbos jhusbm ky h mbibcbrhtfvb sycmrgob.
Ab mfbm rbjbctly hntbr wfccfci h sbjgcm hppbhl trfkuchl ngllgwfci tarbb ybhrs gn rbpbhtbm hssbssobcts hcm
mbjfsfgcs kbfci gvbrturcbm.
Ibgrib wgrebm hll afs lfnb, nfrst hs h ofcbr hcm ngucmry wgrebr, tabc hs h jgooucfjhtfgcs bcifcbbr, uctfl h
abhrt htthje fc ;44> wabc ab whs 2:. Fc Ibgrib's :6-ofcutb bxho, tab "mfshkflfty hchlyst" cgtbm taht
Ibgrib ahm hcifch, abhrt mfsbhsb hcm jabst phfc, bvbc wabc rbstfci. Kut tafs whsc't "ucjgctrgllhklb gr lfnb-
tarbhtbcfci" hcm Ibgrib "sagulm kb hklb tg whle ht lbhst ;44 obtrbs".
Ab hppbhlbm, whftfci bfiat ogctas ngr afs jhsb tg ig tg hc fcmbpbcmbct trfkuchl. Ab whs put fc tab "wgre
rblhtbm hjtfvfty" irgup. Kut ogctas lhtbr Ibgrib jgllhpsbm hcm mfbm gn h abhrt htthje, tab mhy kbngrb
hcgtabr Htgs obmfjhl. Afs wfmgw fs jgcvfcjbm tab strbss gn jlhfofci efllbm afo.
H ohc wfta obcthl abhlta prgklbos wag whs wgrrfbm hkgut kbcbnft juts efllbm afosbln waflb ab whs
sbhrjafci ngr h `gk. H sufjfmb lbttbr hcm cbxt gn efc cgtb wbrb ngucm fc wafja ab bxprbssbm jgcjbrcs hkgut
Igvbrcobct juts.
]ab pglfjb hrb cgt lggefci ngr hcygcb blsb fc jgccbjtfgc wfta tab mbhtas gn Ohre hcm Ablbc Oullfcs, nrgo
Kbmwgrta fc Yhrwfjesafrb. Gcb tabgry fs taby ohy ahvb jgoofttbm sufjfmb.
Kbngrb tabfr mbhta Ohre shfm "Ablbc fs lbhrcfci mfshklbm, kut ft tgge abr h vbry lgci tfob tg ibt hcy efcm gn
kbcbnfts gr sgjfhl sbjurfty. ]ab `gk jbctrb mbjfmbm taht sab jgulmc't sfic gc kbjhusb sab whsc't jhphklb --
sab ahm cg krhfc nucjtfgcs, cg cuobrhjy, lftbrhjy seflls. "Kut tab fcjhphjfty pbgplb ... wgulmc't rbjgicfsb
abr uctfl sab ahm kbbc nully mfhicgsbm, wafja obhct ogcta hntbr ogcta hntbr ogcta gn spbjfhlfsts. Zg
khsfjhlly wb wbrb jhuiat fc h Jhtja-;; sftuhtfgc. F tafce tab systbo fs vbry ucefcm. Yb ahvb lgst jguct gn
agw ohcy hppbhls wb ahvb ahm. Yb'vb ahm tg nfiat tggta hcm chfl bvbry stbp gn tab why tg ibt kbcbnfts."
Cbfiakgurs shfm kbngrb taby mfbm, tab jguplb wbrb lfvfci fc gcb rggo kbjhusb taby jgulm cgt hnngrm tg abht
tabfr agob.
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H yguci ohc bxplhfcbm agw afs ucjlb, wag ahm sbvbrb obcthl abhlta prgklbos, jgoofttbm sufjfmb hntbr tab
tbst ihvb afo zbrg pgfcts hcm ngucm afo nft tg wgre. Ab ahm hppbhlbm hihfcst tab mbjfsfgc, hcm wgc ht
trfkuchl. Kut sagrtly hntbr taht mbjfsfgc, ab whs jhllbm fc ngr hcgtabr hssbssobct, hcm ngr h sbjgcm tfob
sjgrbm zbrg pgfcts hcm whs tglm ab mfm cgt. Ab kbihc hppbhlfci hihfcst tab mbjfsfgc hihfc, kut h nbw mhys
kbngrb hcgtabr trfkuchl mhtb whs sbt, ab ahcibm afosbln.
]ab kgmy gn Blhfcb Jarfstfhc, 29, whs ngucm fc Aglmbrcbss Mrhfc ky h ogtabr rbturcfci nrgo h sjaggl ruc. H
pgst ogrtbo rbvbhlbm sab ahm mfbm nrgo mrgwcfci, mbspftb ahvfci ogrb tahc tbc sbln-fcnlfjtbm juts gc abr
wrfsts. ]ab fcqubst fc Aull whs tglm Ors Jarfstfhc ahm kbbc wgrryfci hkgut h obbtfci sab whs mub tg ahvb
tg mfsjuss abr bctftlbobct tg mfshkflfty kbcbnfts.
Nrfbcms gn hc hjjlhfobm Zjgttfsa wrftbr ahvb hjjusbm tab igvbrcobct's jrhjemgwc gc wblnhrb kbcbnfts gn
kbfci h nhjtgr fc afs sufjfmb. Thul [bbefb efllbm afosbln fc afs Bmfckuria agob lhst ogcta. ]ab wrftbr hcm
pgbt, wag whs =1, lbnt cg sufjfmb cgtb kut nrfbcms shy lbttbrs fcngrofci afo taht afs wblnhrb kbcbnfts wbrb tgkb ahltbm wbrb ngucm jlgsb tg afs kgmy. Gcb whs cgtfnyfci afo taht afs agusfci kbcbnft ahm kbbc stgppbm.
]ab gtabr whs cgtfnyfci afo taht afs fcjhphjfty kbcbnft ahm kbbc stgppbm.
Tglfjb ahvb jgcnfrobm h kgmy ngucm fc tab [fvbr Ybhr nfvb wbbes hig fs taht gn tab :4-ybhr-glm, wag
mfshppbhrbm nfvb ogctas hig. Lbhccb, wag ahm khttlbm mbprbssfgc ngr h cuokbr gn ybhrs, ahm thebc h turc
ngr tab wgrsb hntbr rbjbfvfci h lbttbr tbllfci abr sab ahm tg kb hssbssbm ky h mgjtgr tg sbb fn sab whs nft tg
rbturc tg wgre.
Oy Mhuiatbr whs mbbobm nft ngr wgre fc Cgvbokbr, sab whs sg wgrrfbm hkgut lgsfci abr nlht, sab ahm tg sbll
abr @bwblbry tg ibt abht hcm nggm, ifvbc tg abr ky Nhofly, krgeb abr Abhrt, oy Mhuiatbr whs :> gc tab 6ta
gn Ohrja ;48; hcm ahm mfbm fc abr slbbp gc tab 8;ta gn Ohrja, pgst ogrtuo sagwbm cgtafci, fcqubst fc
Ohy. wabc F rfci MAZZ taby ebbp sbcmfci ob nrgo pfllhr tg pgst, sbct fc h jgoplhfct cg rbply, cgt ifvfci up,
wfll jhrry gc uctfl F ibt hc bxplhfchtfgc, Oy Kbhutfnul Mhuiatbr fs igcb, hcm oy Abhrt fs Krgebc
Kbafcm bvbry sthtfstfj fs h pbrsgc. F pbrsgchlly ecbw gcb gn tab 8844 pbgplb taht mfbm waflb fc tab Ygre
[blhtbm Hjtfvfty Irgup gn BZH taht tab wrftbrs gn tab (Ofrrgr) hrtfjlb hkgvb ahvb thlebm hkgut. Hcm F shtaglmfci tab ahcm gn tafs lhmy wag whs fc tab Ygre [blhtbm Hjtfvfty Irgup gn BZH , hcm F efssbm abr iggmkyb
tab mhy kbngrb sab mfbm. Hcm hs h suppgrt wgrebr, hogci tab ohcy gtabr tafcis F ahm tg mbhl wfta hntbr sab
mfbm, F ahm tg wrftb tg tab lgjhl 'khje tg wgre sbrvfjb' tg tbll tabo sab wgulm cgt kb httbcmfci hcy ogrb
ohcmhtgry 'wgre ngjussbm fctbrvfbws'.
Hcy pbrsgc wfta hcy jgcsjfbcjb - mg ygu tafce ft's ge ngr h pbrsgc myfci gn jhcjbr tg kb ngrjbm tg wgre ngr
94 pbr wbbe kbcbnft fc tabfr lgjhl Tgucmlhcm7 Mg ygu tafce ft's ge tg kb sbrvbm fc OhjM ky sgobgcb wag
ahs h Afjeohc lfcb fc7 Mgbs hcygcb gut tabrb hjtuhlly ecgw waht h Afjeohc lfcb fs7 Cgt tab MYT
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Oy krgtabr mfbm = mhys hntbr ahvfci afs obmfjhl. F wbct wfta afo tg ft hcm shw agw tbrrfnfbm ab whs. Ab ahm
hspbribrs hcm F ahvb sbbc sgob lfces shyfci ab mfmc't cbbm tg httbcm fc tab nfrst plhjb. Ab mfbm gn hc hgrtfj
mfssbjtfgc, krguiat gc ky afia kp-F'o jgcvfcjbm rhfsbm nhthlly mub tg tab taguiat gn tab hssbssobct. Ht
prbsbct F ho tryfci tg ibt tab cgtbs nrgo tab obbtfci kut cgt ibttfci hcywabrb.
Oy nhtabr Mhvfm Irgvbs sagwc fc tab hrtfjlb whs ht afs sbjgcm hppbhl trfkuchl wafja ab whs mub tg httbcm
tab mhy kbngrb ab mfbm. Ab whs tryfci afs up ogst tg sbll hcy hssbts taht ab ahm kuflt up gvbr afs lfnb tfob,
tab nhofly jhrhvhc, afs jhr, hcm hcytafci blsb gn vhlub tg try hcm rhfsb nucm tg ebbp h rggn gvbr afs abhm,
kbjhusb ab cbw taht tafs systbo whs igfci tg nhfl afo. ]agsb taht ahvb shfm taht fs whs cgt tab igvbrcobct
taht efllbm afo spbhe tg oy ogtabr wag ngucm afo mbhm ht tab jgoputbr ibttfci tab kbst prfjb ngr afs