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8/13/2019 Cultic Illusions as Hope Springs Eternal Article http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/cultic-illusions-as-hope-springs-eternal-article 1/12 4 Kuitjk Jiiusjg`s ds Ngpo [prj`cs Otor`di  D` drtjkio Fy Vd`my Cg`zdioz www.mrcg`zg.grc Snjio ngpo sprj`cs otor`di agr tno ndiigwom sd`ktjajkdtjg` ga jllomjdto crdtjajkdtjg`, ld`y wd`t tg e`gw tnoro dro sjlpio d`swors agr ovorytnj`c. Argl sokrot lod`j`cs dfgut sylfgijk jldcos, tg porkojvom pdttor`s ga kg`spjrdtgrjdi kglpijkjtjos, psyknjk fjds nds `g ijljtdtjg`s.  

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Kuitjk Jiiusjg`s ds Ngpo [prj`cs Otor`di

 D` drtjkio

Fy

Vd`my Cg`zdioz

www.mrcg`zg.grc 

’Snjio ngpo sprj`cs otor`di agr tno ndiigwom sd`ktjajkdtjg` ga jllomjdto crdtjajkdtjg`,

ld`y wd`t tg e`gw tnoro dro sjlpio d`swors agr ovorytnj`c. Argl sokrot lod`j`cs dfgut

sylfgijk jldcos, tg porkojvom pdttor`s ga kg`spjrdtgrjdi kglpijkjtjos, psyknjk fjds nds `g

ijljtdtjg`s.“ 

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Kuitjk Jiiusjg`s ds Ngpo [prj`cs Otor`di

Fy Vd`my Cg`zdioz

Snjio ngpo sprj`cs otor`di agr tno ndiigwom sd`ktjajkdtjg` ga jllomjdto crdtjajkdtjg`,

ld`y wd`t tg e`gw tnoro dro sjlpio d`swors agr ovorytnj`c. Argl sokrot lod`j`cs dfgut

sylfgijk jldcos, tg porkojvom pdttor`s ga kg`spjrdtgrjdi kglpijkjtjos, psyknjk fjds nds `g

ijljtdtjg`s. Agr tno kglpijkdtom quostjg`s dfgut tno u`jvorso, kgsljk mostj`y d`m sgidr

sdivdtjg`, tno nuld` quost tdeos g` ld`y psykngigcjkdi ld`jaostdtjg`s. ]g tno arj`cos

ga nuld` fondvjgrs, d`m tno modmiy ngrrgrs tndt iggl j` tno sndmgws, ovjmo`tjdry

drtjadkts agr lgtjvdtjg`di j`aiuo`kos dro usudiiy lystorjgus j` `dturo. Zot, j` tno

datorldtn ga sglo ngrrjajk ovo`t, wo wd`t tg e`gw wny sukn d tnj`c ndppo`om. ]no

’wny“ quostjg` dppijom tg nuld` dktjg`s js tno lgst mjaajkuit tg d`swor. Moop wjtnj` tno

 pgworaui rokossos ga tno u`kg`skjgus dspokts ga lj`m, wng e`gws7

 @g g`o nds tno uitjldto, aj`di d`m kglprono`sjvo d`swors tg ’wny“ pogpio mg tno

tnj`cs tnoy mg. Ds sukn, kg`koptjg`s dfgut tno lod`j`c ga ijao, modtn, d`m otor`jty stjr

jldcj`dtjvo agrluidtjg`s drgu`m fdsjk prj`kjpios, fy wnjkn pogpio wjii foijovo d`ytnj`c.

D`m argl foijoa, tnoy dro kdpdfio ga ovorytnj`c, j`kiumj`c tno lgst noj`gus ga ngljkjmdi

 fondvjgr. @gt tg agrcot ga kgurso, tnjs j`kiumos lgst md`corgus porvorsjg`s ga foijoa

systols porkojvdfio. J` tno porspoktjvo ga ’kuitjk jiiusjg`s“, jt js tno porsjsto`t aijrtdtjg`

wjtn ’crgup tnj`e“ tndt sools adskj`dtj`c. Ja d ’kuit“, ds woii ds ’kuitjk tnj`ej`c“, kd` fo

kndrdktorjzom ds d` u`grtngmgx gr oxtrolo foijoa systol, tno` d `ulfor ga crgups kguim

 fo sg rocdrmom. [ukn d moaj`jtjg` mopo`ms g` tno porkoptjg` ga tno vjowor.

J` d fdsjk ardlo ga roaoro`ko, d ’kuit“ kguim fo d` jmogigcy gr pnjigsgpnjkdi pgj`t ga

vjow rocdrmom fy gtnors ds gutsjmo tno ldj`strodl. Dmmom tg tndt, kguim fo tno dutngrjty,

mjroktjg` d`m gpprossjg`, ds cujmom fy d kndrjsldtjk ’iodmor“. Ga tno iodmorsnjp, gr idke

tnoroga, g`o ljcnt kg`sjmor tno tjtio ga curu, sndld`, sdco, gr ’spjrjtudi iodmors“ kguim fo

dppijom. Foijovdfjijty fy dmnoro`ts js gato` sdjm tg fo tndt ga jmgijzdtjg` ga tno ko`trdi

ajcuro ga dutngrjty. Sjtn jmgijzj`c tno diiocom ’iodmor“, typjkdiiy ygu aj`m d sid`t tgwdr m

wgrsnjp j` tno fondvjgr ga tno foijovors. @gt sg lukn movgtjg` tg tno mgktrj`o ds lukn ds

jt js dmuidtjg` ga tno roijcjgus todknor. [g, ld`y adktgrs kguim fo oxpgu`mom upg` wjtn

rocdrm tg ’kuitjk jiiusjg`s“ d`m tno jmod ga d crgup moskrjfom ds d ’kuit“. Ngwovor, js

lgro roiovd`t noro dro tno fondvjgrdi dspokts ga nuld` foj`cs.

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[uppgsomiy, j` d` ord ga tokn`gigcjkdi rovgiutjg` d`m skjo`tjajk j``gvdtjg`, tnoro js d`

oxpoktdtjg` ga d kgrrospg`mj`c oiovdtjg` ga j`toiioktudi o`ijcnto`lo`t. Xorndps sglo ga

us j`muico j` tgg lukn wjsnaui tnj`ej`c tndt pogpio wjii sglongw j`sjst upg` tnojr gw`

trd`sagrldtjg`. ]no` dcdj`, tndt roqujros ndrm wgre tg knd`co g`osoia j`tg d lgro

 prgagu`m vorsjg` tnd` tno grjcj`di soia. Agr tno aow wng strjvo, jt kguim tdeo d ijaotjlo ga

soia-ovdiudtjg` d`m stro`ugus movgtjg` tg tnj`ej`c g` moopor iovois. @g`otnoioss, kdroaui

gfsorvdtjg` dkrgss tno wjmo spoktrul ga nuld`ej`m wguim succost tno gppgsjto. J`stodm

ga d wjmosprodm dwdeo`j`c ga ldturo crgwtn j` lo`tdi kdpdkjty, jt dppodrs tno nuld`

rdko js movgivj`c j`tg d rocrossjvo stdto ga prjlgrmjdi oxjsto`ko.

Krjtjkdi tnj`ej`c, wnjkn snguim fo dppijom rjcgrgusiy d`m dutno`tjkdiiy, gucnt tg

o`kgurdco lgro prgagu`m j`sjcntaui d`m rdtjg`di porspoktjvos. [odrknj`c agr adkts d`m

mjskgvorj`c ovjmo`ko snguim trulp tno odso fy wnjkn suporstjtjg` js qujkeiy olfrdkom.

[kjo`tjajk j``gvdtjg`s gaaor tno prgspokts ga sottj`c foijoas aroo argl roijd`ko upg`

supor`dturdi agrkos tg roskuo us argl gur stupjmjty. ]ndt mgos`‚t dppodr tg fo tno kdso  

`gw, gr d`ytjlo j` tno auturo. J` adkt, roko`t stumjos fy `dtjg`di d`m j`tor`dtjg`di

grcd`jzdtjg`s succost bust tno gppgsjto. Foijoa j` d`kjo`t lytns, ldcjkdi mgcld d`m

lystjkdi agrkos foyg`m nuld`s, dro njcnor tnd` ovor.

Kguim jt fo spokuidtom tndt dii ga us, gr ldyfo tno vdst ldbgrjty, ndrfgr sglo

j`kij`dtjg` tgwdrm d ’kuitjk“ gr ’kuit-ijeo“ daaj`jty agr foijovj`c sglotnj`c7 ]g tndt o`m,

wndt ja wo foijovo sglotnj`c tno` wd`t gtnors tg dcroo7 Dmmom tg tndt, wndt ja wo igge

agr sglog`o, d sndld` gr wjso porsg`, wng nds wndt wo dro iggej`c agr7 Ld`y wd`t

dkkoptd`ko, dpprgvdi d`m aooij`cs vdijmdtom `g ldttor wndt jt ljcnt tdeo tg cot tndt. J`

dmmjtjg`, d igt pogpio `oom tno sufboktjvo vdijmdtjg` agr tnojr tnj`ej`c, ds j` roijcjg`,

wnjkn js fdsom g` tno pdrd`grldi. ]ndt js, ld`y ga us wd`t tg fo jmo`tjajom wjtn d kortdj`

 foijoa systol ga d crgup, d`m tnorofy, wo sool tg crdvjtdto tgwdrm crgup jmo`tjajkdtjg`.

]njs dttrdktjg` fy wnjkn wo lgvo tgwdrm gtnors j` d crgup js gur somuktjg`. [ukn nds

kuitjk jlpijkdtjg`s ga ’normj`c“ fondvjgr d`m ’crgup tnj`e“. Fy tno suporajkjdijty ga adjtn,

suporajkjdi dssulptjg` d`m suporstjtjg`, ld`y prgbokt tnojr wgrimvjow. J` ijou ga igcjk,

rodsg` d`m kdroaui d`diysjs, tno ld`y proaor tno ajktjtjgus gvor tno adktudi. Vdtjg`dijty j`

tno vjcgrgus oaagrt tg ovgivo fdttios tno jrrdtjg`dijty ga tno gkkuit. ]no wgrm j`kiumos tno

torl ’kuit“ j` jts kg`struktjg`, ds foj`c sglongw ldcjkdi d`m lotdpnysjkdi.

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Snjio rodijty snguim fo d kurdtjvo agr tno aggijsn`oss ga j`aoro`tjdi adiidkjos, tnoro

mgos `gt dppodr tg fo d ldssjvoiy j`to`sjajom oaagrt tg mg sg. Sny fo sldrt, wno` stupjm

js odsjor7 Sny dppiy krjtjkdi rodsg`j`c wno` lgst wguim rdtnor wnj`o d`m kglpidj`7

Sny wrjto crodt pnjigsgpnjkdi trodtjsos wno` buvo`jio pg`tjajkdtjg`s suaajko agr d pufijk

tndt proaors d ’ljmmio-sknggi“ lo`tdijty7 Fy sgkjdi ardclo`tdtjg`, kgiiusjvo kgrruptjg`s

d`m tyrd``jkdi oxdccordtjg`s, nuld`jty pursuos jts mgw`wdrm spjrdi.

Ovory mdy tno kigke ga tno tjkej`c oxtj`ktjg` tjlo fglf kijkes g`wdrm. ]no

movgiutjg` ga tno cigfdi pgpuidtjg` ldrknos g`wdrm j` spjto ga d aow cggm j`to`tjg`s tg

rosot tno tjlo-ij`o. Ds pogpio soo tno dco`tjkjty fonj`m kg`spjrdkjos ga _AG d`m dijo`

 prgfj`c, tno dssulom prosulptjg` ga pdttor`jkjty u`agims j` tno sknolos tg

kgllorkjdijzo ovorytnj`c. Sjtn tndt kglos tno idfgrom iu`dky ga kg`ajrlj`c ovory

 pgssjfio fjds sg tndt ovoryg`o kd` fo sdao d`m sokuro argl ovorytnj`c.

[kdry js`‚t jt tndt tno lgst md`corgus tnj`c g` tno pid`ot wdies uprjcnt g` twg iocs7

Zos, kortdj`iy, jt‚s d frgdm tnj`iy vojiom co`ordijzdtjg`. Kortdj`iy, tnoro dro d aow, fut

g`iy d aow, wng strjvo tg trd`sagrl tnolsoivos. [glo dro tryj`c tg cot gaa tno ’crjm“ sg tg

spode. Gtnors dttolpt tg wgre drgu`m tno kiutknos ga kgllu`di kg`agrljty. ]no

agrtu`dto oxpoktdtjg` ga trd`saoro`ko js tndt tno ovgivj`c g`os wjii fo d` oxdlpio tg

gtnors ga sjljidr tnj`ej`c. G` tno kg`trdry, ldyfo `gt, ds lgst pogpio mg`‚t ovgivo. Ndvo

ygu ovor kg`sjmorom tndt tno odrtn nds foo` noro dfgut agur fjiijg` yodrs7

Sndt dfgut nuld`s, nds`‚t oxjsto`ko foo` rgucniy  ajaty tngusd`m yodrs7 Js`‚t tndt

dfgut tno dvordco ijao spd` ga d spokjos prjgr tg fokglj`c oxtj`kt7 Ndvo`‚t `j`oty-`j`o

 porko`t ga dii spokjos tndt ovor oxjstom g` odrtn cg`o tno wdy ga oxtj`ktjg`7 Gedy, woii

ygu kguim spokuidto j` mjvorco`t mjroktjg`s g` tndt tgpjk. Vocdrmioss ga tno kdidljtgus

 prgfdfjijtjos, tno nodmij`os nordim tno idtost adm d`m adsnjg` ga koiofrjty stdtus.

[g, wng kdros7 Ds ig`c ds lgst porsg`s kd` fo sdtjdtom j` tno prgkijvjty ga nomg`jstjk

’o`tjtiolo`t“, tno` wndt‚s tno wgrry7 Argl pu`mjts tg pgijtjkjd`s, prodknors tg tno

 fiodknors, oxpigjtdtjg` js tno `dlo ga tno cdlo. Ds nuld`s kg`tj`uo tnojr movgiutjg`,

trjfdi kglpijkjtjos stjaio krodtjvjty fy tno sufvorsjg` ga oxtrolo jmogigcjos. J` tno

 prgkoss, ja ygu wd`t tg knd`co, tno` ygu ndvo tg wgre ndrm. J`stodm ga sjlpiy wdiej`c

uprjcnt j` tno sluc pjoty ga soia-ko`torom aggijsn`oss, ygu ndvo tg idfgr mjijco`tiy tg fo

sdvvy o`gucn tg tnj`e dfgvo d`m foyg`m tno sgkjdi psykngfdffio.

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Foijoa js d kndiio`cj`c prgspokt, ds rodijty `dcs tno to`dkjty tg provdji dfgvo tno

dvordco, gutsjmo tno lu`md`o, d`m wjtngut tno sjiij`oss ga knjimijeo fondvjgrs. Fut,

skrodls dro nodrm argl tno aodraui ldssos. Zgu nodr tno arjcnto`om vgjkos tndt sdy,

’ovoryg`o oiso mgos jt“, wnjio aigke s krgwm tno knutos tg fo aiookom g`ko dcdj`. Ciuttg`y

cdlfios j` tno kglpotjtjvo`oss ga wndt js `gt truo, fokduso wndt js truo js lgro mjaajkuit

tg know. Zgu dro wndt ygu rodp. Ldturjty ga porsg`di j`sjcnt j` tno quost tg fo aroo, d`m

jiiulj`dtom fy korofrdi didkrjty nds d sovoro prjko. Xdrt ga tno kgst adktgr js sopdrdto`oss,

j` tno j`mjvjmudijty ga porsg`di aroomgl. Sng kdros wndt gtnors cot, ndvo gr wd`t7

Ijfordtjg` mosjros `gtnj`c oxkopt tno ro-krodtjg` ga d u`jquo j`mjvjmudijty.

Lj`maui `deom`oss js tno fdro u`dfdsnom pursujt ga porsg`di ijfordtjg` roijsnom tno

 bgur`oy ga soia-rovoidtjg`. Xorndps d` dpt mosjc`dtjg` wguim fo dpprgprjdto, ds j` tno

dssortjg` ga d ’nyfrjmjzdtjg` ga tngucnt“. Agr d spokjos tg knd`co, lgro spokjajkdiiy d`

j`mjvjmudi, tndt pdrtjkuidr porsg` lust ovgivo j`tg sglotnj`c mjaaoro`t argl tno grjcj`di

tolpidto. [glo ljcnt sdy tndt kguim fo d ds ja g`o js ’fgr` dcdj`“, yot d mjaaoro`t vorsjg`.

Ngwovor, dii tgg gato` tno mjstrdktjg` moco`ordtos tg tno prjldi `gmo ga foijovj`c tndt

wnjkn js adiso. [jlpijkjty j` tno pufijk agrul ga sgkjdi oxknd`cos nds fokglo tno ruio ga

tno cdlo. [daoty, sokurjty d`m trgufio-aroo oxpoktdtjg`s j` sg-kdiiom lgmor` kuituros

wd`ts prgtoktjvo`oss vorsus rjse tdej`c. Fut, d` dmvo`turo j`vjtos md`cors.

D`m yot, lgst pogpio mg`‚t wd`t md`corgus tnj`cs tg wgrry tnol. J`stodm, tnoy wd`t

tno cgvor`lo`t, usudiiy tno fjc cgvor`lo`tdi o`tjty, tg sdvo tnol argl ovorytnj`c. Eoop

jt sjlpio sg tndt ijao js trgufio aroo d`m ygu kd` kg`sulo ds lukn ga tno odrtn‚s rosgurkos

wjtngut kg`soquo`kos. ]no ad`tdsy ga tno adisonggm js tno woii-j`suidtom ijaostyio tndt nds

ovory wd`t d`m wnjl pgto`tjdiiy wjtnj` d` odsy crdsp. Dt tno prjlgrmjdi iovoi ga psykng-

sufsjsto`ko, kdusdijty js diwdys agu`m j` tno molg`s, tno cngsts d`m tno cgfij`s.

]ndt wdy, ygu mg`‚t ndvo tg fo rospg`sjfio. Jt‚s `gt ygur aduit, ygu kd` diwdys fidlo

sglo oxtor`di motorlj`jstjk oiolo`tdi agrkos. Zgu e`gw, ijeo tno movji. Agr tno sdeo ga

tno cgms d`m cgmmossos ga tno pd`tnog` ga kuitjk jmogigcjos, sjlpijstjk `gtjg`s suaajko tno

skdpocgdtj`c ga u`sgpnjstjkdtom oxkusos. Ds sukn, j`mjvjmudijty js dldtjvoiy somukom fy

wjiiaui surro`mor ga rospg`sjfjijty sg tndt kgiioktjvo kg`agrljty roldj`s sokuro. J`

dkqujosko ga kgllu`di kgiiusjg`, kglpijkjty js agu`m dt ovory iovoi.

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Igge drgu`m dt lgst ga tno pgpuidtjg`, ijsto` tg tno knjtkndt, d`m gfsorvo tno lyrjdm

j`tordktjg`s. Sndt js tno skgpo d`m moptn7 Moprossjg`, monuld`jzdtjg`, mostruktjg`, d`m

modtn dro porpotrdtom fy aroo wjii dktjg`s ovory mdy. [idvory, agr j`std`ko, daaokts tnjrty gr

agrty ljiijg` pogpio drgu`m tno cigfo. ]ndt ajcuro js fdsom g` wndt dt iodst g`o

j`tor`dtjg`di dco`ky dssossom j` g`o stumy. ]no `ulfors kguim fo tno tjp ga tno

 prgvorfjdi nuld` jkoforc. Ga `odriy sovo` fjiijg` pogpio g` tno pid`ot, rosgurkos dro

`odrj`c oxndustjg`. @g`otnoioss, sglo ndvo tno `dçvo dumdkjty tg succost nuld`ej`m js

’kjvjijzom“. G` tno gtnor nd`m, wgrso yot, wo kdii gursoivos d ’kjvjijzdtjg`“. 

Ds ygu stgp agr d lglo`t d`m gfsorvo tno nuld` j`tordktjg`s, gr skd` tno nodmij`os,

ld`y wd`t tnj`cs romukom tg tno igwost kgllg` mo`glj`dtgr. Lukn ga tno sgkjdi

j`tordktjvjty, argl kgllu`jty tg cgvor`lo`t, js oxpoktom tg fo sjlpijstjk. Fy j`sjsto`ko

ga sgkjdi kgiioktjvjty, d ldbgrjty wd`ts kg`sjsto`t kg`agrljty wnoro ovorytnj`c js romukom

tg d` odsy tg u`morstd`m agrluid. J` dmmjtjg`, j` tno prgkoss, tno j`agrldtjg` d`m

kg`soquo`kos dro suppgsom tg fo trgufio aroo, wnoro ovoryfgmy js fijssauiiy ndppy.

Vocdrmioss, pogpio roldj` potty, croomy d`m soia-dfsgrfom.

]no ljijtd`ky fy wnjkn idrco `ulfors prgaoss tnojr adjtnaui`oss j` tnj`cs `gt prgvdfio

js lo`dkj`ciy ds md`corgus ds ovor. Fy ljsj`torprotdtjg` ga lotdpngrjkdi jlpijkdtjg`,

lytn, ldcjk d`m lystjks prgijaordto d`m porpotrdto d mjvorsjty ga crgup j`tordktjg`s.

]gmdy, oxtroljsl j` tno cujso ga d` jmogigcjkdi dmnoro`ko ldy `gt fo gutsjmo tno diiocom

’ldj`strodl“. J`stodm, ds sglo kg`sjmor  kuitjk adskj`dtjg`s ds oxtrolo agrls ga foijoa,

gtnors ljcnt proaor tg kndrdktorjzo dii ajxdtjg`s, j`vgivj`c tno pdrd`grldi, ds foj`c

’kuitjk“. ]ndt js, gutsjmo tno ’ldj`strodl“ ga rodsg` d`m rdtjg`dijty.

Sjtn wjmosprodm dkkoptd`ko ga ldcjkdi tnj`ej`c j` frgdm mjvorsjty, vjd supor`dturdi,

oxtrdtorrostrjdi d`m pdrd`grldi gfsossjvo`oss, nuld` spokjos rocrossjg` ldy fo

jrrovorsjfio. J` sngrt, jt js tgg idto tg knd`co nuld`jty, ds g`iy sldii pgkeots ga rosjstd`ko

kd` suaajko agr tno tjlo foj`c. [tupjmjty js woii dkkoptom. So ndvo j`vjtom gur gw`

moljso fy adjij`c tg ldxjljzo tno utjijty ga gur rodsg`j`c adkuitjos. Argl tno ad`tdsjos ga

jmogigcjkdi ad`dtjkjsl, kglo tno sngrtkuts tg d proto`mom rodijty tndt js u`morskgrom fy d

aijrtdtjg` wjtn lytnjk dforrdtjg`s. Ds g`o aj`ms d pdrtjkuidr porspoktjvo, gtnors dssulo

tndt dttrdktjvo, d`m j` tjlo dssolfio drgu`m tndt porkoptjg`. Ovo`tudiiy, tndt vjowpgj`t

wjii dttolpt rjso dfgvo gtnors, dfso`t d`y sorjgus ovjmo`tjdry prgga.

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Agr mosjro ga j`toiijco`t kgnoro`ko j` dssortjg` ga kromjfio dutno`tjkjty, agr d`y

kg`bokturo gr kidjl, js tno porsjsto`ko ga tno adktudi `dturo. Kromjfjijty fy d` daaj`jty agr

 prggas js krukjdi. J` lgst kdsos, j` pgst-lgmor` dssgkjdtjg`s, tno crgup proaors foj`c rjcnt

j` torls ga tnojr aooij`cs, ds gppgsom tg fo adktudiiy kgrrokt j` tnojr rodsg`j`c. Dt wgre j`

mdjiy sgkjotdi rgutj`os, j` g`o g` g`o o`kgu`tor, dro tno ld`y sdkrom moiusjg`s.

[dkrom gr ngiy js tno fdsjk osso`ko ga dkkoptj`c tnj`cs fdsom g` ’adjtn“ d`m `gt adkts.

Jt js d rokoptjg` ga `odriy d`ytnj`c wo o`kgu`tor g` ’adko vdiuo“ d`m adji tg j`vostjcdto

aurtnor. Sjtngut lotngmjkdi kg`sjmordtjg`, ld`y j`vjto tno u`tostom d`m yot tg fo prgvom

somuktjg` ga jiigcjkdi kg`kiusjg`s. So dssulo kgllg` so`so js odsy. G` tno kg`trdry,

tndt sglongw succosts ovoryg`o wguim ndvo sglo.

Ds adjtn j` u`soo` agrkos, lystjkdi `gtjg`s, d`m spurjgus mgktrj`os dppodr stuffgr`iy

rosjstd`t tg adktudi rodijty, kg`vjktjg` js `g dssurd`ko ga ovjmo`ko. Diiocjd`ko tg d

 pdrtjkuidr pgj`t ga vjow cudrd`toos `gtnj`c. Adjtnaui`oss tg d pdrtjkuidr sot ga foijoas mgos

`gt sufstd`tjdto tno sufstd`ko ga d`ytnj`c. Jt js d ldttor ga gpj`jg`, agr wnjkn ovoryg`o

kd` dssort d pgsjtjg` ga o`tjtiolo`t tg ndvo g`o, gr `gt.

Moopor iovois ga tngucnt prgvgej`c j`trgspoktjg` dro kndiio`cj`c. [ukn o`orcotjk

oaagrts roqujro porsovord`ko g` luitjmjlo`sjg`di iovois, ds j` mrodls agr j`std`ko. Odkn

rjsj`c ga tno prjgr sioop stdto, agr d lgr`j`c dwdeo`j`c, snguim fo dkkglpd`jom fy d

ljrrgrom oxdlj`dtjg`. D tjlo ga roaioktjg` ga tno soia roqujros krjtjkdi dssosslo`t. Sng js

tndt iggej`c fdke7 Sndt mgos tndt adko sdy7

Snoro js tno kndiio`co tg knd`co, tg soia-ovgivo d`m tg ovo`tudiiy trd`sagrl7

Lgrogvor, js tndt okng dutno`tjkdiiy trd`sagrlj`c d`m knd`cj`c tno porspoktjvo g`o nds

j` roidtjg` tg d aj`jto ijao agrl7 Aj`dijty js loroiy d nodrtfodt dwdy argl tno

kg`sulldtjg` ga gfijvjg` d`m d` o`cuiaj`c mdre`oss. [j`ko wo g`iy cot g`o gppgrtu`jty

tg ldeo tnj`cs wgre, jt gucnt tg fo d prjgrjty tg ldeo tno oaagrt kgu`t.

Kuitjk kglpijkjtjos roj`agrko tno `djvotê agr drtioss cuiijfjijty ga tngso wng wjsn agr d

kg`sjsto`t sjlpijkjty j` dii tnj`cs. ]no woiisprj`c ga ngpo cusnos wjtn oxkossjvo wjsnaui

aooij`cs agr sufboktjvo vdijmdtjg` j` tno kg`vo`jo`ko ga kgc`jtjvo fjds. ]no proto`so tg

j``gko`ko ga tgiord`ko agr u`sgpnjstjkdtjg` j` gtnors js d` oxkuso tg movgivo, mocrdmo d`m

gtnorwjso mo`dturo tno `okossjty ga crgwtn d`m ldturjty. ]no wgrim js lukn lgro tnd`

tno romuktjg`jst j`to`tjg`s ga tngso j`kij`om ngiigw g`o-mjlo`sjg`di d`swors.

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J` tno sndiigw kgiidfgrdtjvo oxorkjso ga olgtjg`di sufboktjvjty, dt tno agroarg`t ga

dilgst d`y pufijk mofdto, js tno aroquo`t skdrkjty ga igcjkdiiy rdtjg`di prgkossos. Adiidkjos

ga j`aoro`ko ldsquordmo j` tno sgkjdi ldreotpidko wjtn rutnioss dppodi tg tno fjds ga

ndsty co`ordijzdtjg`s. Aggijsn`oss dppodis tg d wjmo rokoptjvo dumjo`ko d`m daarg`ts

lgmor` dttolpts dt j`toiioktudi stjluidtjg`. Snjio sglo sgkjdi mjskgursos dro qujto

 fo`jc` j` tnojr kg`toxt, gtnors dro md`corgus wnoro ijvos dro pidkom j` bogpdrmy.

Xorndps j` d kg`tolpgrdry kg`toxt kuitjk j`kij`dtjg`s, gr crgup daajijdtjg`s, ga d`y

ej`m snguim fo kg`sjmorom wjtn d noditny so`so ga rdtjg`di seoptjkjsl. Fy tnjs, g`o kguim

dppiy d porspoktjvo tndt puts ovory crgup u`mor lgro j` moptn d`diysjs. Snotnor

 prosulom ldj`strodl jmogigcy gr `gt, tno sorjgus j`qujsjtgr lust kdroauiiy skrutj`jzo dii

 foijoa systols kdutjgusiy. ]njs js mg`o tg o`suro tnj`ej`c prgkossos roldj` g` d igcjkdi

strodl ga oiovdtom kg`skjgus`oss. D`m, tnorofy dvgjm olgtjvo suporajkjdijty.

Olgtjg`di rodktjvo`oss kg`vo`jo`tiy suporsomos tno `okossjty ga adkts. Ovjmo`ko tndt

js roiovd`t, ldtorjdi d`m sufstd`tjdiiy kglpoto`t, gato` kg`aijkts wjtn tno suporajkjdi

`dturo ga ’crgup tnj`e“. Dator dii, ngw kd` ygu fidlo, oxkuso d`m gtnorwjso dfuso

gtnors, wno` adkts prgvo tno kg`trdry7 Adfrjkdtjg`s roidtjvo tg tno rodijty ga kduso d`m

oaaokt proaor tno njmmo` agrkos  foyg`m gur ’kg`trgi“. ]noso j`kiumo dijo`s, j`d`jldto

gfbokts d`m sufstd`kos, cngsts d`m molg`s, gr kursos d`m supor`dturdi foj`cs. Sjtn

motorlj`jstjk adktgrs ga ’dco`tjkjty“, d`m tolpidtos ga kg`spjrdtgrjdi ’pdttor`jkjty“, j`

grmor tg sdtjdto foijovdfjijty, pogpio kd` j`vo`t dii ej`ms ga tnj`cs.

]g oxpgu`m upg` tno wgrm ’kuit“, jt js prgfdfiy usoaui tg igge dt d` gvordii roaoro`ko

 pgj`t j` torls ga ’roijcjgus crgupj`cs“. Gr, porndps j` d frgdmor so`so, gfsorvo ’kgnosjvo

jmogigcjos“ tndt oxpross d pdrtjkuidr foijoa systol. Snjio tnoro dro ld`y foijoa systols

tnrgucngut tno wgrim, jmogigcjkdi daajijdtjg`s kd` fo vjowom ds dkkoptdfio dt g`o ga tno

sgkjdi spoktrul. Dt tno oxtrolo o`m ga d sgkjdi kg`tj`uul, kortdj` sokts ldy fo

kg`sjmorom pgto`tjdiiy motrjlo`tdi. Zot, j` ld`y rospokts, d igt ga crgups, wnotnor fo`jc`

gr ldijc`d`t, ljcnt fo sdjm tg sndro ld`y sjljidrjtjos.

Sgrms ijeo sokt, adktjg`, pdrty d`m roijcjgus daajijdtjg`, gucnt tg fo vjowom kdroauiiy j`

torls ga tno foijoa systols foj`c oxprossom. Ld`y quostjg`s snguim prgvgeo d sorjgus

j`qujry ds tg g`o‚s lolforsnjp j` d pdrtjkuidr porsudsjg`. Sndt oiolo`ts dr o proso`t tndt

succosts j`arj`colo`t g` porsg`di aroomgl d`m ijfordtjg`7

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Dt tno lglo`t ga spokuidtjg` dfgut d`y protoxt tg porsg`di moijvord`ko argl tno

 fg`mdco ga d` jmogigcy, tno o`orcy ga tndt agkus fukeios j` tno adko ga gpprossjvo to`ots.

So ldeo gur kngjkos agr fottor gr agr wgrso. ]no prjldky ga tnj`ej`c jldcj`os d

 porsg`di sdcd ga gur gw` mosjc` d`m kglpioxjty. ]g sdy tndt ygu dro aroo snguim fo

tolporom fy tno vdrjom mocroos tg wnjkn g`o dkkopts tnojr pdrtjkuidr stdto ga oxjsto`ko. Ja

ygu woro tg stgp agr d lglo`t, tdeo tjlo tg gfsorvo tngso drgu`m ygu, tno` jt wguim

dppodr tndt ovoryg`o js o`sidvom fy sglotnj`c gr sglog`o. J` adkt, agr ld`y ga us, gur

 fg`mdco j` d aj`jto ijao js kg``oktom tg gtnors, tnj`cs d`m sjtudtjg`s.

Xogpio, pidkos d`m prgportjos ga ldtorjdijty ndvo foo` diigwom tg ld`dkio tno

lj`maui`oss ga d quost agr soia-ovgiutjg`. @g`otnoioss, tno somuktjg` js pgto`t fy wnjkn d

 pgst-lgmor` wgrim, ajiiom wjtn tno psoumgskjo`ko ga pgp kuituro, iuros rdtjg`dijty tg tno

mdre sjmo ga olgtjg`di ad`tdsjos. ]no lgro g`o aijrts wjtn tno tolptdtjg`s ga ocgko`trjk

adskj`dtjg`s ga aooi cggm sjlpijkjty, tno ioss tnoro js ga aroomgl.

 @dturdi foj`cs j` d cdrmo` ga odrtniy moijcnts, cjvo` tno frovjty ga odkn frodtn, gut tg

auiiy oxpigro tno sdidkjgus j`to`sjty ga j`mjvjmudi fjg-so`sudijty. Sjtnj` tno psyknjk

ardlowgre ga ovory pgssjfjijty, o`orcjos kguim pursuo d njcnor agkus ga trd`sagrlj`c

j`sjcnt tgwdrm crodtor gpo`-lj`mom ldturjty. Ngwovor, aodraui`oss j` rodktjg` tg

kgllu`di kg`strdj`ts, j` kg`agrljty tg mgcldtjk gpprossjvo`oss, stjaios tno krodtjvjty ga

nuld` j`tordktjg`s. So dro krjppiom psyknjkdiiy d`m lo`tdiiy fy gur aodr ga tno pgwor ga

j`mjvjmudi old`kjpdtjg`. Aodr ga ijao kndsos tno aodr ga modtn j` gur movgiutjg`.

J` vjow ga d` diiocom ’rovodiom wjsmgl“ fy d` dssulom sdco, d porsg` snguim

jllomjdtoiy j`vgeo d` j`toiijco`t quory fdsom g` tno igcjkdi prgkossos ga rodsg`.

[eoptjkdi dpprdjsdi j`vjtos tno lotngmjkdi d`diysjs dcdj`st tno adkts j` ovjmo`ko.

Aurtnorlgro, d` j`qujror tosts tno kg`bokturo j` kg`trdst tg kgllg` so`so dkkoptdfjijty.

Sndt js tno ovjmo`ko agr tno rodijstjk dssosslo`t ga tno trutn dt nd`m7

Argl d lytnjk porspoktjvo, succostj`c g`o porsg` nds agu`m tno uitjldto d`swors, fy

kgsljk j`ausjg`, ga d `gtjg` tndt snguim prgvgeo rdpjm suspjkjg`. @g g`o nds dii tno

d`swors tg tno quostjg`s tndt spd`s tno dcos ga nuld`ej`m. J` tno o`m, `g g`o ovor wjii.

 @g`otnoioss, agr tngso wng dro tgg wode g` tnojr gw`, j` tnojr sufljssjg` tg d vjktjljzom

somuktjg`, tnoy dro ijeoiy tg pursuo tno ad`tdsy ga oxtrdtorrostrjdi j`torkossjg`. Cgms

j`vo`tom fy tno nuld` lj`m kglo j` dii sjzos d`m sndpos.

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_`agrtu`dtoiy, jt dppodrs aroquo`tiy wo rodmjiy rokojvo tnj`cs dt d vory prjldi iovoi.

Dt tndt dspokt ga tnj`ej`c, lgst ga us mg `gt moivo aurtnor j`tg d` jssuo gr j`kjmo`t. So

tdeo wndt wo aj`m d`m ru` wjtn jt. So dssulo d`gtnor porsg` js kgrrokt. G` tno prjljtjvo

u`ovgivom sjmo ga nuld` `dturo, pogpio j` co`ordi sool tg dkkopt wndt tnoy nodr wjtngut

kndiio`co. Aurtnor j`vostjcdtjg` js ijljtom ja utjijzom dt dii. Agr sglo, d sldii pgrtjg` ga

ldj`strodl lgmor` kuituro, g`o ljcnt vjow sukn kg`mjtjg`s ds roaioktjvo ga d movgivj`c

kuituro tndt roijos tgg lukn g` tno gpj`jg` ga gtnors. Vodktjvjty tg sgkjdi jssuos dkkopts

odsy roijd`ko g` wndt sglog`o oiso ljcnt gaaor ds sgurkos ga prjldry mdtd. Argl tnjs, tno

oxkossjvo roijd`ko g` d` diiocom dutngrjty eoops tnj`ej`c dt d fdsjk iovoi.

 @g j`stjtutjg` gr sgkjotdi sottj`c js jllu`o argl pogpio wng cigry j` tnojr protoxt tg

’spokjdi e`gwiomco“. @ojtnor sgkjg-okg`gljk stdtus `gr dkdmoljk kromo`tjdis dro d`y

cudrd`too ga diiocom dmvd`kom j`toiijco`ko, rodsg` gr rdtjg`dijty. J` tgmdy‚s spnoro ga

 proto`so tg sgkjdi prgcross, d aow ndvo kg`kiumom tndt tnoro js d ’wdr“ g` rdtjg`dijty.

[uporstjtjgus ajxdtjg`s wjtn vdrjgus gkkuit foijoas dro ds prglj`o`t ds ovor. D`m, wno`

sglog`o kidjls tg ndvo ovjmo`ko tg tno kg`trdry, ld`y ndvo dirodmy ldmo up tnojr

lj`ms. @g dlgu`t ovjmo`ko js cgj`c tg mjssudmo tnojr pgj`t ga vjow. Ja sg, tndt ej`m ga

rodktjg` tg prgga gr idke ga prgga kd` fo md`corgus.

 @g`-tnj`ej`c, gr ’d`tj-tnj`ej`c“,  wndtovor ygu wd`t tg kdii jt, js d ijljtom prgkoss

wnorofy d trgufio aroo rosgiutjg` sooes sjlpijkjty. Gato`, tnjs lod`s d` olgtjg`diiy

kndrcom rosgiutjg` j` advgr ga d ndsty co`ordijzdtjg`. J` grmor tg o`suro porsg`di

 foijovdfjijty j` g`o‚s gw` prjlovdi sdtjdtjg`, j`toiioktudi kdpdkjty js purpgsoiy lutom.

Agr ld`y, adjtn suporsomos adkts. Diiocjd`ko tg d mgktrj`o js tno ngpo tndt sprj`cs g`wdrm

j`tg d` otor`jty ga fijssaui`oss, ds odkn ga us mjos ndppjiy ovor dator. Lotngmjkdi j`qujry

rdjsos tno pgssjfjijty tndt wndt wo foijovo ds d crgup js pgto`tjdiiy aduity.

Ds j`mjvjmudi porspoktjvos lorco j`tg d kg`so`sus ga kg`vjktjg`, tno prgfdfjijty ga

 psykngigcjkdi orrgr fokglos lgro sjc`jajkd`t. Snotnor ’kuitjk“ gr ’gkkuitjk“, mgcldtjk

krooms dmnoro`t tg lomjovdi rjtudis ga ’adjtn“, kidjl tno kg`vjktjg`s ga trutn j` tno 64 st 

ko`tury. D kortdj`ty ga kromo`ko, foyg`m iovois ga mguft, snguim `gt fo kg`sjmorom vjdfio

wjtngut tno oaajkdky ga vdijm prggas. Vocdrmioss, `g ldttor wnoro ygu cg, ygu o`kgu`tor

tno adjtnaui krgwms ga foijovors j` g`o lytngigcy gr d`gtnor. J`mjvjmudijty mjroktom

tgwdrm rdtjg`di trd`sagrldtjg` sools lgro roiovd`t tnd` mgktrj`djro mospordtjg`.

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Kuitjk Jiiusjg`s, argl tno woiisprj`c ga ngpoaui`oss j` ldcjkdi tnj`ej`c, strjmo tg

 porpotrdto tno motorlj`jsl ga fondvjgrdi oxkusos. Ja tnoro dro bustjajkdtjg`s tndt sorvo tno

 purpgso ga g`o‚s pdrtjkuidr prgkijvjty, tno` tndt stjrs tno o`knd`tlo`t ga soia -sorvj`c

j`torosts. Ngwovor, g` tno gtnor nd`m, wno` g`o igges dt d`gtnor, d`m mgos `gt ijeo wndt

g`o soos, tno` summo`iy tnoro js tno j`vgkdtjg` ga soia-wjiiom dkkgu`tdfjijty. @ovortnoioss,

wdjt d sokg`m `gt sg adst. Ja dii tnj`cs ndvo sjlpio oxpid`dtjg`s, d`m tnorofy j`vgeo tno

dfso`ko ga j`mjvjmudi rospg`sjfjijty, tno` ngw kd` d`yg`o fo dkkgu`tdfio agr d`ytnj`c7

Ovorytnj`c lust fo pgssjfio, rjcnt7 Dt g`o j`std`t, tnoro js tno porsjsto`ko ga oaagrtioss

oxpid`dtjg` agr ovorytnj`c, pdrtjkuidriy tngso tnj`cs u`e`gwdfio.

G` d`gtnor j`std`t, tnoro kglos tno d``gyd`ko ga tno e`gwdfio foj`c dkkgu`tdfio.

Zot tno lytns, tno lystjk d`m lotdpngrjkdi sufboktjvjty ga kuitjk mokoptjg`s porpotrdto

tno adiidkjos argl g`o dco tg tno `oxt. [oolj`ciy, vory ijttio knd`cos, lgst movgivo d`m

o`ijcnto`lo`t roldj`s agr tno aow d`m oskdpos tno ld`y. Argl tno vd`tdco pgj`t ga

j`mjvjmudi ijfordtjg`, tnoro lust fo d` dwdeo`om spjrjtom`oss ga soia-roijd`ko j` g`o‚s

ovgivj`c aroomgl. Kg`strjktjg` ga prgcrossjvo ldturo jlprgvolo`t kglos dt tno soia-

sorvjkj`c sufljssjg` tg gtnors. Agr tnojr ’gkkuitjk“  protoxt tg e`gwj`c kortdj` ’trutns“,

kg`agrljty ga lj`m kg`quors u`jquo`oss ga j`mjvjmudi‚s porsg`dijty.

]g sooe njcnor dsko`sjg` ga porsg`di j`trgspoktjg`, foyg`m tno `grldi stdtjk rd`co ga

tno so`sos, roqujros movgtjg` tg g`cgj`c trd`sagrldtjg`. J` tnjs oaagrt, tno vdijd`t

dmvo`turor lust provdji dcdj`st tno kg`arg`tdtjg`s ga tngso ioss j`kij`om. Argl tno

crgups, adktjg`s d`m sokts ga jmogigcjkdi tyrd``jos, frdvory drrjvos argl njl gr nor wng

gppgsos tno sidvory ga u`quostjg`om ’sdkrjajkjdi“ mgcldtjsl. Ga tnoso ajktjg`s kidjlom ds

adjtnaui ’adkts“, proto`tjgus curus drrgcd`tiy dkkopt tno skdpocgdtj`c ga otnjkdi

rospg`sjfjijty g` tno pdrt ga tnojr dmnoro`ts. Dkqujosko`ko tg tgtdijtdrjd` kd`g`jkjty ga

u`prgvom kg`bokturo fy ld`y, wjiiauiiy kg`trjvo tno mostruktjg` ga nuld`jty.

]no oxpoktdtjg` ga vjkdrjgus moijvord`ko d`m rdpturo, argl  prosulptjvo ’iodmor s“ ga

d`y jmogigcy, js pdrt ga d md`corgusiy movgivj`c psykngmy`dljk prgkoss. Aggijsniy, agr

soiajsn romolptjvo sdtjdtjg`, ld`y kg`trjfuto tg tno ’zglfjajkdtjg`“ ga d suppgsomiy

j`toiijco`t spokjos. G`o‚s quost js agr tno oaajkdky ga dutno`tjkjty, j` soia -mjaaoro`tjdtjg`,

 foyg`m dii rjses, md`cors d`m kgsts agr tno fottorlo`t ga g`osoia fy oxpgsj`c u`trutns,

ijos d`m kgiiusjvo mokoptjg`s. J`mjvjmudijty wjtn krodtjvjty js vjtdi.