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Wobfzkbfw wdf ~kwdfw wdf dhj hc oggvphzkoc zo wzfhj{ dfy# Hphyz myob pofzy{#
Dfy io{mykfcj kw bvgd oljfy zdhc wdf kw# Wdf lkefw oljfy bfc‚Bfc ~do xvkz
ifkcn olj zo whzkwm{ ~kzd avwz zdfky woyyo~w# Xvhlkz{ bfc ~do joc.z zdkce om lo}f ivz
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Zo yhzkochlkwf ~kzd ovy fbozkocw ghc if jfhjl{ oy coz# Ftgvwfw,
kczfllfgzvhlkwhzkocw effp dfy wbhll hcj, hz zkbfw, pyobkwgvovw# Hcj boyhll{ wo# Zdhz
kw zdf ~oywz phyz# Zo wkc hcj zdkce ~fll om kz kw wobfzkbfw zolfyhilf# ^kzd zdf ykndz
pfywoc#
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pfoplf lkef zdkw# Zdf{ lfz lo}f if zdfky ~fhpoc hcj dhcn oc zo kz ftzyfbfl{, hcj ~kzd
pokwf#
Wdf yfbfbifyw zdf }fy{ mkywz zkbf wdf zhvndz h glhww, zdf wzvjfczw dvcn zdfky f{fw
oc dfy# Zdhz.w ~dfc wdf plhgfj dfywflm hbocn pfoplf ~do govlj nfz h~h{ ~kzd
hc{zdkcn#
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Zyvf‚wdf dhcjlfw dfy hvzdoykz{ ~fll#
Zyvf‚wdf gocwkjfyw zdf wzvjfczw hcj ~oyew ~kzd zdfb ~kzd hc hlbowz yflknkovw
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zo mkchll{ gool {ov#
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yhzzlf omm# Kz kw hw km kz ~fyf wfyfcjkpkzovw zdhz hz zdhz dovy, mhzf wdo~w dfy do~ zo
wzvbilf hcj mhll‚zo if zfhgdfy zo hc ftpfykfcgf, ocf ftpfykfcgfw jovilf moymfkz#
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hggobphckfw h mhgf, wdf lfzw kz zovgd dfy#
K ~ocjfy ~dhz df wffw#
H lkndz oy h jf}hwzhzkcn ghlbcfww#
Zdhz ckndz, wdf ghc.z wlffp# Jyfhbkcn om dkb gowz dfy zkbf zdhz cffjfj
wxvhcjfykcn# Dfy io{mykfcj gobfw kc lhzf hw vwvhl# Wdf zdkcew zo ovz"~hef dkb# Df
kw dhpp{ zo wff dfy wbklkcn hz dkb hcj hwew, “[ov.yf wzkll h~hef?‒
Wdf yfhgdfw ovz dfy dhcj zo dkb hcj wh{w, “Mkywz jh{ akzzfyw#‒
Df lhvndw gvykovwl{ lkef wobfocf wdf dhwc.z dfhyj ifmoyf#
Wdf eco~w df ~hw ~kzd dkw ommkgf mykfcjw hnhkc, pyoihil{ jykcekcn#
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Zdfyf kw h cfy}ovwcfww kc dkw }okgf#
Lo}f kw h ekcj om jfhzd#
Lo}f kw h ekcjl{ jfhzd#
Df zvycw omm zdf lhbp hw km gocmkjkcn ~kzd zdf ckndz#
Wdf wlffpw h mf~ dovyw# Hcj zdfc jh~c iyfhew zdyovnd dfy kjfh om dkb#
Zdf ~kcjo~w hyf glfhcfy zojh{, wdf zdkcew hlbowz moolkwdl{#
Km wobfzdkcn kw cf~, wdf jofwc.z eco~#
Wdf kw gocwgkovw om hppl{kcn boyf lkpwzkge zdhc vwvhl# Ifhvz{ hlocf ~kll bo}f dkb,
wdf zdkcew#
Kc glhww, wdf wkzw hz dfy zhilf hw vwvhl# Ivz hll zdf ozdfy pfoplf wffb zo yfgfjf zo
zdf wphgf om zdf yoob#
Dkw f{fw hyf wd{ hnhkc#
Wdf jyopw dfy nlhcgf bhc{ zkbfw zdhz jh{#
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yhppoyz ~kzd zdf wzvjfczw# H pfymfgz gobikchzkoc om yfwpfgz hcj gocmkjfcgf# Wdf kw
hilf zo flkgkz zdkw myob zdf ifzzfy wzvjfczw# Hiovz dfy ifhvz{, cocf jhyf gobbfcz#
Zdf nv{w looe jyfhbkl{ oc#
Wdf mkcjw zdf nv{w kc glhww zoo bhgdo#
Df kw cfkzdfy h jyfhbfy coy ovz zo wdo~ zdf ~oylj hc{zdkcn# Kc mhgz, df yfbkcjw
dfy om dfywflm# Do~ wdf kw ioyfj om pofzy{#
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Dkw ~oye kc glhww kw phwwhilf‚mhky#
Wdf ~hczw zo opfc wobfzdkcn vp kc dkb# Km wdf ecf~ ~dhz kz ~hw, wdf.j zfll dkb,
wdf pyobkwfw zo dfywflm# Pofz zo pofz#
Nooj pofzy{ kw zdf yfwvlz om zyhnkg ghvwf wobfzkbfw# Hbocn zdf iyh}f, pofzy{ cffj
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bhzfykhlkwf zo jfwgykif dkw f{fw# Ocf ocl{ looew hz zdfb# Hcj hmzfy~hyjw, dfy looe
zyhcwlhzfw kczo zdf cffj zdhz mlo~w, zdhz wfgyfzw joc.z yf}fhl#
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Co~ wdf looew moy~hyj zo glhww lkef cf}fy ifmoyf# Dfy io{mykfcj cf}fy cozkgfw
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^dfc wdf ~ykzfw, f}fy{zdkcn gobfw wo wvjjfcl{, kz povyw moyzd lkef cf}fy ifmoyf#
Wdf ghllw oc dkb kc glhww ~kzd zdf xvfwzkoc1 ^d{ jo ~f ~ykzf?
Df looew gooll{ hyovcj zdf yoob, hcj zdf yoob wffbw zo ftphcj zo hggobbojhzf
zdfb#
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wo ~kzdovz yobhcgf zdhz wdf mfflw kz hw h yfafgzkoc om dfy fczdvwkhwb#
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dfy goolcfww zo~hyjw dkb#
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Wdf looew kcwkjf dfy iykfmghwf moy ~dhz wffbw lkef hc kcoyjkchzfl{ locn zkbf, wzkll
~hkzkcn moy dkb zo lfh}f#
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Df lfh}fw hcj glowfw zdf jooy lovjl{ ifdkcj dkb# Coz wzyocnl{ ivz ~kzd hc hlfyz
hcw~fy, kz wffbw zo dfy#
Zdkw wgfcf wffbw goljfy zo dfy i{ dhlm# Kz kw wvbbfy {fz kz kw coz#
Wdf wzhyzw kbhnkckcn ~dhz kz ~kll if lkef zo ~ykzf dkb h pofb# Kz wffbw gdkljkwd {fz
coz#
Wdf ~kll iykcn wo bvgd om dfywflm zo dkb cftz zkbf‚wo bvgd zdhz ghc if ghyykfj#
Dfy cftz iooe ~kll jfmkckzfl{ kcglvjf dkb# F}fc pofzy{ moy dfy wffbw kcwkjkovwl{
phkcmvl zo ~ykzf# Hw km wxvffqkcn f}fy{ jyop om iflocnkcncfww oczo zdf phnf f}fc
~dfc kz mlo~w ovz om dfy chzvyhll{#
H lkmf om pofzy{ kw dhyj zo lk}f i{# Zo if co~dfyf ivz oc zdf phnf, zdhz kw
mykndzfckcn kcjffj#
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ioyfjob hcj ftgkzfbfcz, wdf ~ovlj if hmyhkj# If }fy{ hmyhkj om pofzy{ kc}hjkcn
ocf.w lkmf#
Df kw f}fy{ ikz h pofz om gvyf#
Wdf zyvl{ lk}fw oc zdf phnf co~# Ocf lkmf cf}fy lkfw wo bvgd# Zdf{ iozd eco~
zyvzd kw dhywdfy zo if eco~c zdhc lkmf#
Co~ wdf wffbw zo dhcn oczo dkb ~kzdovz dkw eco~lfjnf#
Ghc kz if?
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Wdf doljw dfy ~oyjw hcj zovgdfw dkb#
Zdf we{ lkef h phnf zvycfj lkef wo# Km hll jh{w ~fyf phnfw, wdf ~ovlj if mkcf#
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Kcwzfhj, wdf lk}fw hw km ioyfjob ~fyf myff hcj wdf nhzdfyw kz hll moy hll dfy jh{w#
If ghyfmvl ~dhz {ov ~kwd moy#
Zdhz jh{ kc glhww, df wffbw zo if boyf wd{ zdhc vwvhl# Zdovnd ioljfy kc dkw
yfgkzhzkocw#
Dhw zdf we{ ivycfj oy dhw yhkc mhllfc dhyjfy zdhc wdf yfhlkwfw?
Hmzfy glhww, hnhkc df wkzw xvkfzl{ lkef wzocf# Dfy kcwzkcgz ~hczkcn zo bo}f dkb zo
dfy#
Zdkw zkbf wdf wh{w, “Wo, hyf {ov nokcn dobf?‒
Df hgzw hw km wdf.w iyoefc h wklfcgf oy h jyfhb# Hll jyfhbfyw hyf lkef zdkw, wdf
zdkcew#
“[fw, bh.hb# [ov?‒
“Dbb# [fw, dobf zo b{ phyzcfy#‒
Wdf bhefw kz h pokcz zo bfczkoc dfy io{mykfcj# Km hc{zdkcn, wdf ~hczw h
yflhzkocwdkp ivz dfy zyvzd pyf}fczw dfy myob jokcn wo#
“Dvwihcj?‒
“[fw,‒ wdf lkfw cf}fy wo ~fll#
Zdhz ckndz, dfy io{mykfcj gobfw dobf fhyl{#
Nooj, wdf zdkcew# Hw km pyhkwkcn wobf we{ moy mollo~kcn kzw ~fhzdfy#
Kc ifj, wdf hl~h{w ~kcw#
Kc glhww, wdf hl~h{w ghyfw#
Hw km gdhcnf ~fyf kbpowwkilf kc hc kbpowwkilf ~oylj#
Zdhcemvll{, dkw pofbw kbpyo}f#
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Wdf ghc hlbowz wff h goccfgzkoc kc dkw ~oye zo dfy pyfwfcgf#
F}fc dfy golovyw goyyfwpocj zo dkw booj#
^dhz km wdf hwew dkb jkyfgzl{ kc glhww ~do kcwpkyfw dkw pofbw, ~kll df yfwpocj?
Wdf kw ghyfmvl#
Zoo ghyfmvl zo ghyf wobfzkbfw#
^dfc ~ffew lhzfy, zdkw mfflkcn gobfw vp hnhkc, wdf hwew dkb, “^do kcwpkyfj {ovy
pofbw?‒
Df wdyvnw#
Wdf looew moolkwdl{ hz dkb#
Kc glhww, df zhefw ~dhzf}fy wdf ~hczw zo nk}f#
Kc glhww, df looew hz dfy#
Zdf we{ kw nyf{#
Hcj df ~ocjfyw ~dhz wdf kw jokcn# ^dhz wdf kw ~ykzkcn# Km hiovz dkb oy km kz ~fyf,
~dhz bhzzfyw hiovz dkb#
Pofzy{ gocmvwfw zdf yfhjfy zo wvgd afhlovw{#
Pofzy{ gocmovcjw zdf pofz zo wvgd fhwf#
Co~ df looew zo glhww ~dfyf wdf hl~h{w kw, moy dkb#
Df.j lkef zo zhef dfy ovz om zdhz yoob# Kczo h we{, ~dhzf}fy wdf mhgfw# [fz df ghc.z#
Wdf.w kc dkw kbhnkchzkoc hcj zdf ~obhc b{wzfykovw if{ocj hc{ fhyzd#
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H pofz om gvyf?
^dhz zdf dfll jofw zdhz bfhc?
Hw mhy hw wdf eco~w, wdf kwc.z f}fy wkge# Zdovnd wkgecfww zyovilfw zdf wovl hll dfy
jh{w#
Zdf{ hyf logefj kczo h ~kwd zdf{ ghc.z jfpfcj oc# Zdf vlzkbhzf jhbchzkoc# Moy
pofzw, fwpfgkhll{#
^d{ kw kz f}fy wo mvykovw moy dfy zo hggfpz zdkw hw zyvzd?
Ifmoyf wdf kw h nooj pofz, wdf kw h wffefy om lo}f# [fz co~, pofzy{ wffew zoo omzfc
moy dfy#
^dhz kw zdf pvypowf om pofzy{?
Wdf lkefw zo iykcn zdkw vp kc glhww#
Wdf lkefw zo zdkce jffpl{ hiovz pvypowf# Dfy pvypowf kw zo iykcn ovz zdf dkjjfc
pofz#
^kzd wkbplkgkz{, wdf nvhyjw dfy o~c dkjjfccfww# Ftgfpz ~dfc kz kw kbpowwkilf hw
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mhzf kw kbpowwkilf#
^d{ jofw wdf hl~h{w zdkce kc zfybw om ~dhz wdf ghc.z dh}f?
^d{ coz if goczfcz ~kzd dkw ~oye, dkw hvjkfcgf om dfy?
Lo}f kw coz fhw{ lkef pofzy{ wobfzkbfw kw# Zdf hvjkfcgf om pofzy{#
Ocf ghc hwe ~d{ oyjkchy{ pfoplf looe xvkqqkghll{ hz {ov ~dfc {ov bfczkoc
pofzy{# Zdf{ zdkce kz ~fkyj hcj mhwgkchzkcn#
H nkmz?
Oy h gobpfcwhzkoc?
Wd{l{, zdf{ wff cozdkcn hcj ~flgobf zdf phyz om {ov zdf{ ghc.z gocmyocz#
Kc zdf zdyofw om ~ykzkcn, zdkw nofw ovz zo {ov, zdkw cfhy yfwpfgz ~dkgd kwc.z fhw{ zo
gobf i{#
[ov hyf wkbpl{ h pofz# Kz kw lkef wh{kcn {ov hyf h jogzoy# Zdf{ looe hcj wff ocl{
{ovy powzvyf, do~ wzhcjkcn zdfyf {ov hyf boyf dhcjwobf zdhc ~dhz {ov ~ykzf#
H ~kwd ghccoz if yfwol}fj i{ ~ykzkcn#
Wdf kw f}fy zdovndz om hw h zfhgdfy om wobfzdkcn wo kczhcnkilf hw ghc if bhjf ~kzd
bkcj hcj bvwglf#
Moy zdf pofzy{ om ~fhecfww kw zoo ~fll dkjjfc hw zdf pofzy{ om wzyfcnzd kw zoo
gocgfycfj ~kzd zy{kcn#
Kz wffbw wdf.w hl~h{w zy{kcn hcj nk}kcn vp# Zy{kcn hcj nk}kcn vp#
^dhz kw lowz?
Wdf ghc.z zfll myob zdkw jkwzhcgf#
Dkw ioj{ wdf ~hczw# Coz hw bvgd hw dkw bkcj#
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Dkw pofzy{ kw gocmlkgzfj#
Zdfyf.w co wplkz zdfyf# Zdf ~dolf om ovy lk}fw kw wpfcz h}okjkcn pofzy{#
^f zdkce ~f ~ykzf jo~c pofzy{# ^dfc kc mhgz, ~f nykf}f kzw bhekcn#
Co zkbf zo ~ykzf ftgfpz zdhz ~dkgd ifgeocw zoo fhyl{#
Do~ wdf nyhiw h pfcgkl, wfkqkcn zdf ~oye hlbowz co~ kc zdf ioj{#
Kz.w h pd{wkghl wfcwhzkoc, ~ykzkcn# Wdf.w cf}fy lfz kz no#
Hcj df.ll hlwo if h pofz om gvyf f}fc ~dfc wdf ghc.z hllo~ dkb kc dfy lkmf#
Km lkmf ~fyf h yoob, wdf.j if oggvpkfj# Wdf.j oggvp{ kz moy dkb#
Zdf{.ll cf}fy nfz hcny{ ~kzd fhgd ozdfy# Co plhgf moy zdhz kc zdf glhwwyoob#
Ocf zkbf, wdf pyhgzkghll{ pvzw dkb jo~c kc myocz om zdf ~dolf glhww#
Kw kz zdhz zdf wfbfwzfy kw jyh~kcn zo h glowf, hcj wdf ghc.z ifhy zdf wfphyhzkoc?
Dkw ~oye kw nyo~kcn boyikj# Wdf wh{w, “[ovy pofbw hyf nyo~kcn f}fy boyf jhye#
Pyfzz{ wooc ~f ghc.z yfhj kz coy wff hc{zdkcn#‒ Kz kw h ilo~ zo dkb ivz wdf yfhll{
bfhcw kz hw hc hmmyocz# F}fc dkw hcnfy kw jflkgkovw# Wdf jofwc.z eco~ do~ zo if
kcwvlzkcn#
Kz.w hnhkcwz dfy gdffymvl pfywochlkz{#
Wdf ~hczw f}fy boyf zo if hvzdoykzhzk}f, zo if jhykcn# Jhykcn hw h zfhgdfy, hcj hw
h ~obhc ivz kw mhklkcn bkwfyhil{#
Wdf ~fhyw gocwfy}hzk}f jyfww zo glhww# Hz dobf, wobfzkbfw wdf ~fhyw boyf
yf}fhlkcn jyfww moy dfy io{mykfcj#
Kz kw lkef h wplkz, zdkw ~oylj om pofzy{, hcj zdhz ~oylj om }hnvf yfhlkzkfw#
Wdf ghc if iolj kc wkbplf bhzzfyw# Ivz yfnhyjkcn dkb, cozdkcn ghc if pyfphyfj‚
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Jyfww, looe, hcj jhcnfy hll ~yhppfj kczo dkb#
Wdf ghc pyfjkgz ~dhz.w nokcn zo if whkj hz dobf ~kzd dfy f{fw glowfj#
Dfy io{mykfcj.w ioyfjob oy fxvhckbkz{ jofwc.z dflp#
Wdf lkefw zo iflkf}f wdf.w ghlb hcj wfzzlfj ivz yfgfczl{, f}fy{ zkbf dfy io{mykfcj
fczfyw zdf yoob, wdf wkndw kc~hyjl{# Ftdhvwzkoc# Myob jokcn cozdkcn#
Hll ftgkzfbfcz yfzvycw kc zdf boyckcn ifmoyf glhww# Zo pvz oc bhef vp, zo jyfww
moy dkb# Zdfwf hyf zdf fclk}fckcn bobfczw om dfy lkmf#
Oc zdf ~h{ zo glhww, wdf dvbw kc zdf ghy hcj ~dklf ~hlekcn myob zdf phyekcn loz zo
zdf ivkljkcn#
Kz.w lkef fczfykcn h pofb#
^dfc df.w hiwfcz, wdf.w f}fy boyf zkyfj hz dobf#
Wdf effpw zdkcekcn, Zdkw kw coz ykndz‚Zo jfpfcj oc dkb zdkw ~h{# Dfy dhppkcfww
cffjw lkifyhzkoc, cffjw govczfykcn#
Wdf wh{w ~dfc zdf{ hyf hlocf, “K.b ommfykcn glhwwfw moy pfoplf ~do ~ykzf wpfgkmkg
moybw# Hyf {ov kczfyfwzfj?‒
Dkw f{fw lkndz vp ivz zdfc dhyjfc#
Kczfyfwzfj kc dfy? Kczfyfwzfj kc pofzy{# Oy iozd?
^kll wdf hllo~ hc{zdkcn zo dhppfc? Dkw phzkfcgf kw ~fhykcn zdkc# Df.j lkef zo pvll
hll zdf wzopw moy dfy#
Wdf.j lkef avwz zo zhle pofzy{ ~kzd dkb, hcj pfydhpw lk}f kz ~kzd dkb#
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Kz.w oi}kovw df dhw wobfzdkcn oy wobfocf kczfyfwzkcn kc bkcj#
Wdf.w nocf hw mhy hw plhcckcn do~ kz.w hll nokcn zo dhppfc# Dfy plhgf ~kll if zoo
ykwe{# Dkw ~kll if jhcnfyovw hcj kczyknvkcn#
Kz.w wobfzdkcn zdhz.w gocwzhczl{ oc dfy bkcj# Wdf cf}fy phwwfw h jh{ ~kzdovz
zdkcekcn hiovz kz#
Kw kz coybhl, zdkw zdkcekcn, zdkw gocwzhcz oiwfwwkcn? Kw kz wobfzdkcn zo jo? Oy avwz
hc fwghpf myob coybhlkz{?
Kc dfy wdoyz lkmf wo mhy, wdf.w bhjf h loz om bfc gy{ hmzfy dfy# Wdf nfzw zkyfj om zdfb
hcj co~ ocl{ lk}fw ~kzd ocf ~do cf}fy ghyfw fcovnd moy dfy# Wdf.w xvkfzl{ yflkf}fj
zdhz df.w noz dkw o~c lkmf hcj zdhz wdf.w wzkll h phyz om kz, zdovnd wzkll hgdkcn moy h boyf
phwwkochzf lkmf wdf.w hl~h{w jyfhbfj ivz cf}fy dhj#
Zdkw kw coz bojfyc fcovnd moy dfy#
^dhz dhw zkbf hcj wz{lf noz zo jo ~kzd kz?
^dhz kw kz ~kzd lo}f zdhz wghyfw pfoplf wo?
Ivz lvwz? Kw kz f}fc fcovnd? Kz kwc.z moy dfy# Hll zdowf bfc ~do xvkgel{
hccovcgfj zo dfy zdfky lo}f, gocmvwkcn kz ~kzd hzzyhgzkoc, ~kzd lvwz, wdf dhzfj zdf
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bowz#
Zdowf ~do cf}fy yfhlkwfj zdf{ ~fyfc.z kc lo}f ~fyf zdf ~oywz#
Zdowf ~do bo}fj myob ocf ~obhc zo hcozdfy, cf}fy mkcjkcn oy gdhcnkcn hz hll,
mhwgkchzfj dfy i{ zdfky wdffy gobbochlkz{#
Dhlm zdf ~oylj kw mhllkcn kc lo}f# Dhlm zdf ~oylj cf}fy eco~w zdf{ hyfc.z hz hll#
Km wdf ghc if kc zovgd ~kzd dkb ykndz co~, wdf eco~w df.ll vcjfywzhcj# Zdf{.ll if
gocwzhcz lkef h phky om lo}fyw ~do hggfpz fhgd ozdfy {fz cf}fy yfmvwf zo yfmvwf
wobfzkbfw# Wobfzkbfw zdf lkndz oc zdfky mhgfw phlfw hcj fhgd ~yocnw zdf ozdfy hw km
gocjockcn zdf ~oylj#
Zdf zdkcn ~kzd ifhvz{ kw, ocf ghc cf}fy gobphyf kz ~kzd hcozdfy# [ov ghc if boyf
ifhvzkmvl ivz {ov ghc cf}fy if boyf ifhvzkmvl zdhc hcozdfy pfywoc#
Ifhvz{ kw hc kczykcwkg xvhlkz{‚wvyfy kc zdowf ~do hyf ifhvzkmvl ifghvwf zdf{ avwz
hyf‚omzfc ~kzdovz eco~kcn kz#
Ifhvz{ pokczfj ovz kw ifhvz{ wzkll kczykcwkg hcj eco~c#
Goczfwzw moy ifhvz{ hyf yfhll{ coz gocjvgk}f zo dfy zdkcekcn#
Lkef dfy wzhzf kc bfc, wdf mkcjw ~obfc ~do hyf ifhvzkmvl hc vcgobpyobkwkcn mhgz#
Wzyhcnf zdhz zdf ifhvzkmvl omzfc joc.z eco~ zdhz zdf{ hyf#
Mhky{ zhlfw ftkwz zo iykcn ovz dvbhc chzvyf#
^f ~kll hl~h{w gobphyf ifhvz{ kc f}fy{ocf ~f bffz ~kzd f}fy{ocf ~f wdhyf#
Zdfyf kw co fcj zo wzyk}kcn#
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Zdf ifhvzkmvl bo}f jkmmfyfczl{#
^dfc zdf{ fczfy h yoob, wobfocf iyfhzdfw oy doljw zdfky iyfhzd#
^dfc zdf ifhvzkmvl jfgkjf, zdf yfwz om vw hyf h~fj i{ zdfky kcjfgkwkoc#
^dfc zdf ifhvzkmvl jfbhcj, hll wfy}hczw kc vw iyfhe kczo hgzkoc#
^dfc zdf{ gy{, kz kw hw km ~f ~fyf zdf yfhwoc zdf{ jo#
Zdf }hkc ocfw bo}f h lkzzlf mhwzfy moy zdfky ifhvz{# Zdf bffe ocfw bo}f wlo~fy moy
zdfky dvbklkz{#
Hll zdf ifhvzkmvl wzhcj kc ~h{w ~f ghc cf}fy kbkzhzf#
Wdf dhw iffc ghllfj ifhvzkmvl i{ bhc{#
Wdf kw hl~h{w wd{ hiovz dfy ifhvz{#
Df dhwc.z nozzfc o}fy dfy f{fw hcj zdf ~h{ wdf looew hz {ov jffpl{ co bhzzfy
~dfyf {ov hyf# Hw {ovy }kwkoc mogvwfw oc dfy, wdf nfczl{ cvjnfw {ov zo~hyj zdf ~oylj#
Zdfyf, hw km wdf.w wh{kcn hll hlocn#
Zdfyf kw zdf ~oylj {ov ~kll hl~h{w mkcj#
Zdfyf kw co fcj zo ifhvz{#
Zdfyf kw co wzhyz zo ifhvz{#
Hcj zdfyf {ov ~kwd {ov ghc if#
Dkw ifhvz{ kw hw nfcfyovw hw dfyw#
H bhc ~do kw ifhvzkmvl kw jkmmfyfcz myob h bhc {ov ~ovlj ghll dhcjwobf#
H ifhvzkmvl bhc cffj coz if dhcjwobf# Df ocl{ cffjw zo if kc myocz om {ov
f}fy{~dfyf#
Ifhvz{ zykgew {ov zo yfbfbify boyf mvll{# Dkw f{fw bh{ if ifhvzkmvl hcj {fz‚
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Hcj h ifhvzkmvl bhc ghyfw hiovz zdf ocfw df ghc.z zy{ zo nhvnf#
H ifhvzkmvl bhc lo}fw boyf, kz wffbw#
H ifhvzkmvl bhc bo}fw boyf gocwzhczl{ zdhc hc kc}kzhzkoc# Df kw dkw o~c gyfhzkoc
kc Noj#
Wdf kw jkmmfyfcz myob ozdfy zfhgdfyw om pofzy{ kc zdhz wdf }ffyw h~h{ myob h
gobplfzfl{ pfywochl ovzlooe# Wdf polkzkgkwfw f}fc zdf K#
Kz kw wobfzdkcn vzzfyl{ jkmmfyfcz moy dkb#
Hcj vclkef ozdfy zfhgdfyw, wdf jofwc.z wd{ h~h{ myob zdf cfgfwwhy{ hiwzyhgzkoc#
Zo if hilf zo ~ykzf hc hiwzyhgz pofb kc h pvyfl{ pfywochl }kf~pokcz mhwgkchzfw dfy#
Kz kw doljkcn wobfzdkcn jkmmfyfcz hcj coz lfzzkcn no#
Dfy kjfh om pofzy{‚fwpfgkhll{ l{ykg pofzy{‚kw hw h jhcnfyovw, pfyzkcfcz gdhllfcnf
zo zdf ~oylj#
Zo yfbfbify pofzy{ kw yhyf hcj ifhvzkmvl hw h zovgd zdhz ghccoz if yfpfhzfj#
Zo ~ykzf h nooj pofb, ocf cffjw cozdkcn ivz zdf ~dolf kczfcz om noojcfww#
Zo ~ykzf h nyfhz pofb, ocf cffjw zo mffl cozdkcn om ~dhz wdf.w jocf# Kc h~f om zdf
bobfcz, wdf fbiojkfw nfcfyowkz{#
^f cffj zo }hghzf zdf zdovndz om pofzy{ myob ovy bkcjw kc zdf hgz om bhekcn kz#
^f hyf cozdkcn zo zdf moygf mvlmkllkcn kz# Ivz ~f o~f bvgd zo zdf ocfw yfgfk}kcn kz‚
ovy dhcjw, ovy f{fw, ovy bkcjw, ovy dfhyzw# Kc zdf zdyofw om pofzy{, ~f bhef wo bvgd
~f ghc.z bhef ozdfy~kwf#
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^f cffj zo if wvypykwfj f}fy{ zkbf pofzy{ gobfw zo vw vcpyfphyfj# Hw ovy iojkfw
hgz oc kzw nfcvkcf mhgklkz{, ~f mffl ~hyb hw km zovgdfj hnhkc hcj hnhkc# Hcj ~f nk}f
vp hcj hnyff zo f}fy{zdkcn zdhz gobfw ovy ~h{#
Zdf pd{wkghl wfcwhzkoc om ~ykzkcn‚ocf pokczfj zkbf hmzfy pokczfj zkbf jkwbkwwkcn
~dhz ~f hyf hmzfy zo hyyk}f hz h ekcj om wpyh~lkcn jfghjf# Zdf bhjcfww om dkw hgzkoc
hnhkcwz zdf ~hkzkcn kc dfy#
Kc dfy glhww, kz kw h bvzfj hnyffbfcz om hggobplkgf zo h ykndz, om gocwkjfyhzkoc zo h
mhvlz#
Zdf mhvlz om pofzy{ ifkcn zoo bvgd dfyf# ^kzd dfy ~oyjw hw wdf wh{w zdfb5 ~kzd
dkw looe hw wdf nhqfw hz dkb#
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Kz kw vclkef hc{ ftgkzfbfcz, zdkw ~ykzkcn hcj gocwkjfykcn#
Wobfzkbfw ~hekcn vp, wdf ftvjfw wo bvgd gocmkjfcgf# Kw pofzy{ f}fy zdfyf ~dfc
~f.yf coz doljkcn kz? ^dfc kz dhw phwwfj myob ovy doljkcn kczo h yfbhyehilf
jffpfckcn?
Wdf wh{w kc glhww zdhz pofzy{ kw coz wobfzdkcn {ov dh}f ivz wobf nkmz {ov yfgfk}f#
^dfc coz ~ykzkcn, wdf zdkcew wo kc}kcgkil{ zdhz zdfyf govlj if cozdkcn ~yocn#
Pofzy{ nk}fw gocmkjfcgf lkef cozdkcn flwf ghc# Kz ~oyew hll zkbf kczo zdf bobfcz {ov
fcwvyf kw {ovyw‚kc zdf hgz om ~ykzkcn#
^dfyf jofw pofzy{ gobf myob?
Kz kw h xvfwzkoc co ocf ghc hcw~fy, oy hcw~fy zoo ~fll#
Noj? Wvpyfbf ifkcn? Bhzvykz{? Zfcwkoc? Lo}f?
Co~dfyf, kc mhgz#
Pofzy{ wffbw zo gobf myob kcwkjf vw# Zdfyf kw h wzyhcnf moygf zdhz ~f mkcj ~dfc
~f gobpowf zdhz kw zdfyf hcj cf}fy lfh}fw vczkl ~f nfz kz jo~c, vczkl ~f wfz kz vpoc
ovy wfcwfw hcj nyhjvhll{ lfz kz no#
Pofzy{ wffbw zo ~flgobf vw zo zdf ~oylj# Jofw kz dkjf kc zdf wbhllfwz }fdkglf oy
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zdf lhynfwz hwpfgz?
Co, kz avwz kw zdfyf hll o}fy vw, hll hyovcj vw# ^f dfwkzhzf zo ghll kz pofzy{ ifghvwf
~f hyf vcwvyf om do~ hggvyhzf ~f hyf, do~ wfcwkzk}f kz kw zo ovy ilvcz hggvwhzkoc#
^f hyf cf}fyzdflfww zdfyf kc kzw govyz yhnkcn moy vw zo if myff#
Ocgf kz kw wfz myff, ~f gocjfbc kz moy kzw ifhvz{ hcj ovy lhge#
Ocgf kz kw wfz jo~c, ~f zyfhwvyf kz hcj ilhbf kz oc ovy jyvcefccfww#
Dfyf wdf kw ~kzddoljkcn hll ykndz moy dkb# Dfyf wdf kw goczyollkcn cozdkcn hz hll moy
dkb#
Wdf wfzw dkb myff ivz yfmvwfw zo hgeco~lfjnf dkw lkifyhzkoc# Zdf bowz phkcmvl
zdkcn zo jo zo hcozdfy pfywoc#
Ocf jh{ wdf ~hefw vp wzhyzlfj kczo boyckcn# Kw wdf lowkcn wlffp o}fy dkb? Oy kw
wlffp ghykcn zoo bvgd moy dkw jhbchilf wflm?
Ocf jh{, f}fy{zdkcn wffbw zo if fcovnd ivz moy dkb# Moy zdkw ifhvzkmvl pfywoc,
wdf cffjw cozdkcn co~ ivz ~dhz kw zdfyf#
Hnhkc wdf kw wzhllkcn#
Wdf.ll lkef zo wpfhe zo dkb kc hcozdfy fc}kyocbfcz# Do~ ~kll df yfhgz zo lkzzlf
zdkcnw lkef zdhz? Lkef, ~dfyf jofw kz fcj vp? ^dkgd goycfy om zdf ~oylj ~kll zdf{
dkjf kc?
Kz.w co vwf ~dfc zdfyf.w cozdkcn hgzvhll{ moyikjjfc kc zdfky yflhzkocwdkp# ^dfc kz
kw zdf{ zdfbwfl}fw ~do yfmvwf lo}f, hcj coz hc fcfb{ om lo}f#
Zdf hiklkz{ zo ~hkz moy jkwhppokczbfcz kcwzfhj om hgzvhll{ ifkcn jkwhppokczfj,
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bhefw zdkw ~oylj lfww ftgkzkcn# Zo moyno fbozkoc ifghvwf ocf kw hmyhkj zo mffl zoo
bvgd om kz#
Jofw kz zhef bvgd zo gdhcnf vw kczo pfoplf ~f.ll oyjkchykl{ dhzf?
Hmhy, wdf.ll zdkce hiovz yobhcgf hcj mkcj kz bh~ekwd kcjffj#
Kz kw lkef ~hzgdkcn h bo}kf‚wobfocf flwf.w bo}kf om wobfocf flwf.w lkmf#
Kz kw kcjffj h jfhj mfflkcn wdf.w mfflkcn co~# Oy wdhll ~f wh{, hc vcjfhj mfflkcn# Zo
if zoo bvgd jfhj, zdhz kw kcjffj jfhj#
Ghc hc{ocf i{phww zdhz? Gfczvykfw olj kczo h cf~ fbfynfcgf#
Hcj wdf.w looekcn kczo dfy o~c f{fw#
Hcj df.w looekcn moy dfy#
Kw kz zoo lkzzlf gocwgkfcgf zo if wflmkwd?
Dfy ~oylj kw wbhll {fz j{chbkg#
Dkw ~oylj kw fxvhll{ wbhll {fz###
Wdf ~hczw zo zovgd dkb ~dfcf}fy df fczfyw zdf yoob# Dfy bkcj ~hcjfyw wo mhy
hdfhj kczo jkwhppokczbfcz wobfzkbfw, wdf ~ocjfyw km kz kw cfgfwwhy{ zo if
jkwhppokczfj hz hll# Km zdkw dhcnkcn kc zdfyf, zdkw zfwzkcn zdf ihlhcgf kw fcovnd#
Cf}fy zo if jkwhppokczfj kw hc kbpowwkiklkz{#
Wdf ~hczw zo no moyzd kczo zdf ~kljfycfww ~kzd dkb#
Wdf cffjw zo gobf ihge zo dfywflm hcj wdf ghc ocl{ if zdhz ~kzd dkb# Wdf ghc ocl{
if dfywflm ~kzd dkb#
Zdkw kw zdf mkywz zkbf wdf.w lkef zdkw#
Wdf zdkcew wdf bh{ eco~ ~d{ ivz powzpocfw hll ozdfy b{wzfykfw#
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Kw wdf o}fy"zdkcekcn zdkw?
Pofzy{ kw om zdf bobfcz# Fhgd pofzkg bobfcz phwwfw dfy i{#
Zo zfhgd kz oc phpfy#
Hcj zdkce ozdfy~kwf#
Kw wdf h pofz? Oy h pfywoc ~do ~ykzfw pofzy{? Kw kz ocf hcj zdf whbf? H
jfmkckzkoc mvlmkllkcn zdf fwwfcgf om zdf ~oyj?
Kw df h mvlmkllbfcz powzpocfj zoo bhc{ zkbfw?
Jofw wdf jhyf jfmkcf dkb?
Om govywf coz# H zfhgdfy kw cozdkcn ivz h powzpocfj jfmkckzkoc#
Wdf.w vzzfyl{ ~oyykfj hiovz ifkcn lfmz ifdkcj# Wdf ~hczw zo if mhy hdfhj {fz
~oyykfw iloge dfy#
Zo if avwz dfyf, wdf.w dhj zo ~hle mhyzdfy zdhc bowz#
Dhw wdf wxvhcjfyfj dfy jh{w vccfgfwwhykl{ oc pofzy{? Ivz wdf eco~w om cozdkcn
flwf, om co ocf flwf wdf.ll yhzdfy zdkce hiovz#
Do~ jkj kz wzhyz moy dfy? ^dfc jkj pofzy{ zhef dolj? ^d{ dhw pofzy{ cf}fy lfz
dfy no?
Hw h wzvjfcz, wdf yfhj h iooe om pofzy{ i{ h mhbovw wocn~ykzfy kc zdf lkiyhy{#
Zdhz ftpfykfcgf dhw yfbhkcfj ~kzd dfy# Kz ~hw coz zdhz kz lfmz hc kcjflkilf bhye oc
dfy# Ivz kz wdo~fj dfy do~ vzzfyl{ jfzhgdfj wdf ~hw zo vcjfywzhcjkcn pofzy{#
Wdf dhj f}fc mhcgkfj dfywflm kczfyfwzfj kc pofzy{# Ivz yfhjkcn zdhz iooe, wdf ecf~
do~ mhy wdf.j dhj zo no zo yfhj h pofzy{ iooe wvggfwwmvll{ lfz hlocf ~ykzf h pofb
dfywflm#
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Wdf zdovndz bh{if wdf ovndz zo jo wobfzdkcn hiovz zdkw pofzy{ ~ykzkcn zdkcn#
Wdf yfhj wobf pofbw i{ hc ft"glhwwbhzf om dfyw# ^dhz mkywz hppfhyfj zo if afhlovw{
lhzfy ifghbf fc}{# Zdf hyz om pofzy{ xvkgel{ wh}fj zdf jh{# ^dhz ~hw pfzz{ zvycfj
kczo wobfzdkcn jffp hcj nfcfyovw#
Wdf yfhj zdowf pofbw hcj wdf wh~ ~dhz wdf ~hczfj zo if#
Pofzy{ ifghbf h powwfwwk}f# Wdf ~hczfj zo ~ykzf h pofb5 wdf dopfj zo ~ykzf h
nooj pofb5 wdf lfz h pofb phww dfy i{ ocf jh{ hcj zdf cftz jh{ ~yozf h ifzzfy pofb
‚hz lfhwz, wdf dopfj zo if hilf zo#
Pofzy{ gyffpw vp oc {ov#
Mkywz, {ov hlbowz phyhjf kz kc myocz om {ovy mykfcjw lkef h cf~ wekll#
Cftz, kz jyk}fw {ov gyhq{ ifghvwf {ov ghc.z f}fy nfz kz ykndz#
Vczkl {ov zdkce {ov ghc cf}fy nfz kz ykndz, {ov bh{ coz if h pofz#
Zdf lhwz zdkcn ocf yfbfbifyw om phwwkoc, ~dhz ocf bfboykwfw om nykfm oy
gobphwwkoc, ~dhz fbfynfw kc lhvndzfy, hll no kczo h jyfhj om zfbpoyhy{ hgdkf}fbfcz,
om zdf fzfychl kc wviwzhcgf, {fz zdf pofz cf}fy mfflw zdkw#
Km pofzy{ ~fyf h plhgf, ~dfyf ~ovlj kz if?
Kc zdf govczy{ ~dfyf {ov wkz hlbowz kjl{ ~hzgdkcn zdf ckndz mhll womzl{ hnhkcwz {ovy
jfgkwkocw?
Kc zdf gkz{, ~dfyf {ov ilhbf zkbf moy kzw lhge‚~dfyf {ov mkz pofzy{ kczo hc dovy om
zdf jh{, lkef wo?
Pofzy{ kw h mhy omm plhgf ~dfyf {ov zdkce {ov.}f }kwkzfj ivz ocl{ eco~ om# Kz kw
hl~h{w zdfyf ivz ~kzdovz {ov#
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[ov ~hcz zo fczfy pofzy{ ivz {ov ghc.z f}fy# [ov ~hcz zo dfhy pofzy{ yfhj ivz
{ov.j yhzdfy ~hzgd kz mhll zo zdf nyovcj, }okgfw cf}fy zolj om bfhckcn#
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Gdhpzfy =
Dfy io{mykfcj ~hefw vp fhylkfy zdhc vwvhl# Df wh{w df dhw zo if hz zdf ommkgf ykndz
h~h{#
Wdf ~ocjfyw ~d{ wdf.w wo gool hiovz zdf ~dolf zdkcn# Coz ocf ikz om gvykowkz{ kc
dfy jfbfhcoy# Kc mhgz, wdf {h~cw hcj cojw h {fw zo dkw hccovcgfbfcz#
Kz kw h Wvcjh{# Wdf wpfcjw zdf jh{ ~ykzkcn# Zdfyf.w cozdkcn boyf mvlmkllkcn zdhc h
jh{ wpfcz hz dobf ~ykzkcn#
Dfy wzvjfcz kw hll zdf wzvjfczw zo dfy#
Hz ckndz, wdf jyfhbw hiovz hll ekcjw om wzyhcnf hlzfyhzkocw ~kzd dkb# Kc mhgz, hz
ckndz dfy jyfhbw hyf hll hiovz mkndzkcn dkb omm#
Wdf jofwc.z eco~ ~d{ dfy jyfhbw hyf zdkw }kolfcz#
Dfy mfflkcnw hyf mhy myob }kolfcz zdovnd#
Zdovnd wdf cozkgfw dfy pofbw hyf ifgobkcn h lkzzlf boyf }k}kj hcj hgzkoc"
oykfczfj# Zdf{ vwfj zo if wzhzkg hcj mvll om wzkllcfww# Co~ wdf dhw lkmf‚hgzk}f lkmf kc
dfy pofbw# Fbozkocw hyf gocmlkgzfj# Mfflkcnw hyf j{chbkg lkef h jh{ kw#
Wdf cf}fy gocwkjfyw km wdf.w dhpp{# Ivz kc dkw pyfwfcgf, kc myocz om dkb, zdf ~dolf
jflkndzmvl vck}fywf mhllw wo iykndzl{ hyovcj dkb# Hcj wdf avwz ~hczw zo aokc dkb kc
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zdf mhll#
F}fy{ wbhll nfwzvyf om dkw wdf yfbfbifyw#
Hz ckndz kc ifj, dfy ioj{ mfflw goljfy# Zo iykcn jh{ hcj ckndz zonfzdfy, wdf.ll
gyfhzf zdfky vwf moy fhgd ozdfy# Ivz dfy fzfychl phzkfcgf kw pyf}fczkcn kz#
Wdf ghc looe hz dkb hll jh{ f}fy{jh{ hcj cf}fy zkyf om kz# Wdf ghc cf}fy wpfhe zo
dkb hll zdf yfwz om dfy lkmf, hcj wdf.ll if goczfcz#
^d{ jofw lo}f iykcn wo bhc{ jfzhgdbfczw ~kzd kz? ^d{ jo ~f nfz wo mvll ~kzd
ocl{ wo lkzzlf kc lo}f? [fz mkcjkcn ~dfc ~f wvggvbi zo kz f}fczvhll{, zdhz kz kw coz
fcovnd#
^f gy{ boyf yfhjkl{ kc lo}f# ^f iykcn boyf lo}f zo lo}f hcj wvy}k}f# ^f zhef lfww
myob lo}f hcj wvmmfy zdf gocwfxvfcgfw#
Cf}fy dh}f ~f vcjfyfwzkbhzfj lo}f zdkw bvgd ifmoyf#
Pfydhpw ovy ~oye hcj lkmf kw zo eco~ ~f hyf hll hnfczw om lo}f hcj bvwz ifwz jflh{
ovy ~fhecfww zo kz#
Kz kw lkef zy{kcn zo if h~hef ~dfc {ovy ioj{ ghc.z jo kz hc{boyf# Lo}f gobfw zo
{ov lkef wlffp‚zdf bowz kcf}kzhilf kc {ovy lkmf# [fz zdkw wlffp kw zdf bowz phkcmvl kc
{ovy lkmf# Zo ~hef myob lo}f kw zdf bowz zy{kcn bobfcz kc {ovy lkmf# Hcj zdf bobfcz
hmzfy ~hekcn kw zdf jfwkyf {ov.}f hihcjocfj vczkl zdfc#
Zdf{ hyf iozd ~kjf h~hef co~#
Km ocl{ kc zdfky bkcjw#
Hcj pofzy{ kw zy{kcn zo iykcn zdfky gfczyfw zonfzdfy# Ivz zdf{ fhgd ~oc.z lfz kz#
Wdf mkchll{ plvgew vp zdf govyhnf zo zhle ~kzd dkb hmzfy glhww#
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Df wdo~w vp ftgkzfj hcj }fy{ coilf#
Hmzfy~hyjw, wdf mfflw hw km h nyfhz ~fkndz dhw iffc lkmzfj myob dfy wdovljfyw#
Co~ zdf{ ghc if lkndz kc fhgd ozdfy# Co b{wzfykfw zo nvfww hz, ocl{ nyfhzfy
b{wzfykfw#
Wdf zdkcew zdfyf ~kll if co hmzfy ~kzd dkb#
Cozdkcn ghc gobphyf# Co ocf ghc#
Dfy io{mykfcj wdf ghc kncoyf hcj df.ll coz cozkgf hz hll#
Kw dfy wzvjfcz powwfwwk}f om dfy?
Yfgfczl{, wdf dhwc.z iffc ~ykzkcn hz hll# Kcwzfhj, zdfky bffzkcnw hggvbvlhzf lkef
phnfw#
Lkef h zdovwhcj phnfw ~ykzzfc kc zdf ilkce om hc f{f#
Do~ wooc govlj zdf{ jo kz? Coz wooc fcovnd#
Hcj wooc, lo}f zhefw o}fy#
Wdf.w cf}fy mflz zdkw nooj hiovz hc{ocf# Wdf ifnkcw dhzkcn zdf zkbf zonfzdfy ~kzd
dfy io{mykfcj#
Dfy wzvjfcz.w hphyzbfcz kw cfhz# Cfhz moy h nv{, hc{~h{# Hz ocf zkbf, zdf{ hyf avwz
zhlekcn pofzy{, nvfwwkcn fhgd ozdfy.w bkcj# Zdf{ yfmvwf zo nk}f kc zo fhgd ozdfy,
pyovj om zdfky goolcfww zo~hyj fhgd ozdfy#
Df bhefw zdf mkywz bo}f# Ocf hmzfycooc hmzfy glhww, wdf mollo~w dkb zo dkw
hphyzbfcz# Hw wooc hw wdf fczfyw zdf hphyzbfcz, df doljw dfy glowf zo dkb, wo glowf
f}fy{zdkcn mhy ifz~ffc zdfb jkwwol}fj ykndz zdfyf# Wdf mfflw hc ftgkzfbfcz cf}fy mflz
ifmoyf#
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Kz kw zdf wlo~fwz zdkcn zdhz.w f}fy dhppfcfj ifz~ffc zdfb# Coz zdf vwvhl jhcgf om
h}okjhcgf hcj zoyzvyf, ivz ocf om zhczhlkwkcn hyjovy#
Wdf nk}fw kc xvkgel{, lkef wdf.w cf}fy nk}fc kc ifmoyf#
Hmzfy~hyjw, wdf nofw dobf wkcnkcn, ~oyykfj dfy io{mykfcj bh{ cozkgf do~ dhpp{
wdf kw kc dfy lkmf# Moy zdkw kw wobfzdkcn om h lkmf‚zdkw hmzfycooc yhqkcn zdyovnd zo
f}fckcn#
Zdkw jh{ kw dhpp{ lkef zdf{ hyf bvzvhl hz lhwz#
Wdf effpw yvcckcn zdf wgfcf o}fy hcj o}fy kc dfy bkcj# ^dfc wdf gobfw zo zdf
phyz ~dfyf fhgd om zdfky iojkfw zovgdfj zdf ozdfy.w dfhyz, wdf nk}fw kc hnhkc hcj
hnhkc#
Kw kz lo}f? Kw kz lvwz? Moy zdf{ jkjc.z wpfhe bvgd# Wdf lkefj dkw ioj{ hcj dkw
bkcj# Ivz hz h zkbf lkef zdkw, wklfcgf wffbw zo if fcovnd om hc hnyffbfcz#
Zdf hmzfycooc wffbw zo hggvbvlhzf ifmoyf zdfb wh{kcn, Yfbfbify zdkw#
Gvykovwl{, wdf jofwc.z plhc moy kz zo dhppfc hnhkc# Wdf jofwc.z plhc hc{zdkcn#
Lo}f dhw h gvykovw ykcn zo zdfky glowfcfww#
Lo}f jofwc.z pyowpfy kc hivcjhcgf ivz kc lhge# Hz lfhwz zdfkyw kw#
Zdf mkywz zkbf zdf{ bffz kc glhww hmzfy zdhz hmzfycooc kc dkw hphyzbfcz kw h~e~hyj#
Zo eco~ wobfocf zdkw kczkbhzfl{###
Wdf mfflw gocwgkovw hcj wd{ hiovz zdkw gocwgkovwcfww kc dfy# Zo eco~ wobfocf lkef
zdhz, ocf dhw zdhz looe om eco~lfjnf, om jkwnvkwf#
Lo}f dhcnw oc locn fcovnd zo if pkgefj vp hnhkc# ^dhzf}fy zdyfhj zdfyf kw, zdf{
dh}f kz, iyoefc i{ zdkw hmzfyzdovndz om zonfzdfycfww#
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Zdf{ wffb hcj wffb gobmoyzhilf {fz###
^dfc wdf ghllw dkw chbf kc glhww, pfoplf looe hz dkb jkmmfyfczl{# Hw km df.w jocf
wobfzdkcn kyyfphyhilf# Zdfyf kw h zdkc {fz jfgkwk}f xvh}fy kc dfy }okgf ~dkgd nk}fw kz
h~h{ f}fc zdovnd wdf kwc.z dkjkcn#
Dkw hcw~fyw dh}f zdf looe om dh}kcn hyyk}fj wobf plhgf#
Zdfky f{fw wffb zo ghzgd fhgd ozdfy.w lkndz# Zdfky looew coz xvkzf xvkge fcovnd zo
wh{ ~dhz kw whkj kc zdfbwfl}fw# Zdfky f{fw wffb zo yvc o}fy fhgd ozdfy.w ioj{ lkef h
zfbpfyfj }fywkoc om lvwz#
Hnhkc, wdf hwew dfywflm1 ^hw kz lvwz hlocf?
Zdfky glozdfw wffb zo if kc zdf ~h{ om zdfky vcjfywzhcjkcn# Dh}kcn wffc
wobfzdkcn vcmoyikjjfc zdfc, zdf{ bhef jo ~kzd zdkw gollfgzk}f wdhbf om pvypowf‚zo
lfhyc om ~dhz zdf{ dh}fc.z jocf#
Zo zdkce kc h yoob lkef zdkw kw kbpowwkilf# Zo xvhlkm{ kz hw h glhwwyoob, zdf{
bkwxvozf zdfky wfcwfw‚^dfyf jofw zdkw no? ^dfyf hyf zdf{ bkwwkcn kz? Coz dfyf,
coz co~#
Moy hcozdfy zkbf zo gobf?
Dfy ioj{ kw hw hlfyz hw h ifll#
Dkw kw mkyb hcj zkj{#
^dfc zdf ifll ykcnw, zdf wzvjfczw yvwd ovz, hcj zdf lo}fyw. iojkfw ifgobf yflhtfj
kc fhgd ozdfy.w gobphc{#
B{wzfy{ kw lkef zdkw‚~hkzkcn moy zdf ozdfy zo no ifmoyf {ov ~hcz dkb zo#
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Hw wooc hw zdf{.yf oc zdf wzyffzw, hll zdf{ jo kw zo looe zo fhgd ozdfy, iykcnkcn hll
zdfky yfwovygfw hlocn#
Zdf{ iykcn zdfky iojkfw hcj zdfky bkcjw, zdfky dhcjw hcj zdfky pofzy{# ^dfyf jofw
kz no? ^dfyf jofw kz lfhj?
Kz kw hw km zdf{ ~fyf gdhwkcn zdkw zdkcn ~dkgd kw zdfkyw hlocf {fz wpyh~lw o}fy zdf
nyovcj lkef hc kczfcwf vynf moy nyh}kz{#
Hw wooc hw zdf{.yf kc zdf hphyzbfcz, wdf nk}fw kc f}fc ifmoyf df jofw hc{zdkcn#
Wdf.w iffc ~fhe lkef zdkw zdovnd cf}fy lkef zdkw#
Zdf{ ghccoz wzop gdhwkcn zdkw zdkcn zo zdf dkndfwz lf}fl# Fhgd fcgovczfy kw lkef h
nhbf zo ~kc, zo iykcn zdf cftz hcj zdf cftz zo lowf#
^dfc jkj kz ifgobf lvwz, wdf ~ocjfyfj? ^dfyf jkj zdf lo}f no? Ovz om zdfky lo}f
ghbf lvwz#
^dfyf dkw kczfcwkz{ vwfj zo ommwfz dfy nfczlfcfww, zdfyf kw co~ ocl{ h dhywdfy
zovgd#
^dfyf zdfyf kw lvwz, zdfyf kw h gocwkjfyhilf jhcnfy om ifkcn vwfj#
^dfyf zdfyf kw lo}f, zdfyf.w cozdkcn flwf zdhz govlj bhzzfy#
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^dfyf lo}f nk}fw kc, zdfyf kw jfhzd hcj lkmf hmmfgzkcn fhgd ozdfy lkef zyvzd#
Zdf{ joc.z eco~ hll zdkw#
Kz kw zdf ~h{ ~kzd lvwz zo ghbovmlhnf hw vcj{kcn lo}f, zo ilkcj {ov ~kzd zdf ~oyzd
om zdf ozdfy vczkl {ov hyf vcgoczyollhilf hcj jhcnfyovwl{ zoyc#
Ivz ~dhz km kz kw avwz h phwwkochzf lo}f? ^kll lo}f if hc{ lfww km hggobphckfj i{
jfwkyf hw wzyocn hw zdkw? Co, lo}f kw lo}f hcj kz ghccoz if gdhcnfj kczo hcozdfy fczkz{#
Zdfky jfwkyf kw wo po~fymvl, zdf{ lo}f kcavykovwl{#
Lo}f looew locn hcj dhyj hz lo}f hcj wffw co ocf flwf#
^do govlj yfgo}fy myob zdkw?
Lo}f dhw co fcj kc wkndz#
[fz zdf glfhyfwz lo}f kw wffc kc zdf ozdfy# ^f hyf f}fy{ocf hmzfy h lo}f lkef zdkw#
F}fy{ocf kw ifhvzkmvl ~dfc ~f.yf kc lo}f#
Yfhgdkcn zo~hyjw h lo}f kcwkjf fhgd om zdfb, lo}f gocmvwfw co fcj#
Kc glhww, wdf jflkndzw dkb#
Kc glhww, df fthnnfyhzfw dfy#
Co lh~ zo iyfhe ivz fhgd ozdfy#
Co wocn zo lfh}f ifdkcj ivz zdhz ~dkgd kw dfhyj#
Zdfyf.w co wvgd myffjob hw lo}f# Lo}f kw h zfbpoyhy{ pykwoc ivz hc fzfychl
lkifyz{#
Zo lo}f h lkzzlf lkef zdhz kw myffkcn#
Zo lo}f h lkzzlf lfww lkef zdhz kw pykwoc#
Lo}f ghccoz if bfhwvyfj ivz ocl{ zhefc hw hivcjhcgf#
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Zfyykilf zo zdkce hw km zdfyf.w co zoboyyo~ ~dfyf zoboyyo~ ghccoz if yfhgdfj#
Wdf ~hczw zo lowf zkbf hcj iykcn fhgd zovgd ihge#
Kz.w ifgobf nyffj co~, om hll zdkcnw# Kz.w ifgobf h plh{ om whzkwmhgzkoc# Co lkbkzw zo
gyoww ivz zdf ocfw wzkll vcgyowwhilf#
Lo}f mkllw hcj mkllw hcj wooc zdf lo}fyw zkyf om f}fy{zdkcn zdf{ ghc.z dh}f# Lo}f
hlocf kw cffjfj wo bvgd#
Zdf{ wzhyz hwwvykcn fhgd ozdfy zdhz zdf{.ll if zdfyf# Zdhz h plhgf kw kbbkcfcz# H
plhgf moy moynk}kcn zdf ~hczw zdf{ fhgd wdhyfj#
Hmzfy lo}f, zdfyf kw wzkll lo}f#
Hmzfy ovy jk}kcf moyzvcfw bffz, ~f hyf wzkll ph{kcn moy zdfb#
Wdf mfflw df.w iffc ~kzd dfy moy hll zdkw, moy hll zkbf#
^dfyf ghc zdf{ no ~dfc zdf{ hyf hlyfhj{ dobf kc fhgd ozdfy?
Ghc ~f bffz hcj bffz hcj cf}fy zkyf om bffzkcn? Zdhz kw yobhcgf#
Wdf kw gocwgkfczkovw# Df, h lkzzlf ikz lhq{#
Wdf lo}fw zo wzh{ xvkfz hll jh{# Df lkwzfcw zo dfh}{ hyzkllfy{# Zdfky lo}f kw h
nyvfwobf ekcj om coc}kolfcgf#
^dfc lo}f ioyfw {ov zo jfhzd, {ov ghc if wvyf zo zyhcwbkz kz#
Kz kw h wzhzf om ioyfjob zdhz cf}fy ioyfw zdf phyzkfw kc}ol}fj# H ~dolf jh{ kc lo}f
kw cozdkcn kc lo}f# Co mhgklkzhzkoc cffjfj# Avwz ~dhz {ovy iojkfw ~kll hllo~#
Hcj ~kzd lo}f, zdf{ wzh{#
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Kz kw xvkge hw wvibkwwkoc kw xvkge#
Ocf looe hcj {ov oyjfy {ovy lo}fy ovz om dkw ~oylj hcj kczo {ovyw#
Kw kz avwz pyozfgzkoc hcj dhikz‚h bkcj om dhikz pvllkcn jo~c dfh}fc kc oyjfy coz
zo if jkwhppokczfj i{ mhgz?
Co, co, df kw jkmmfyfcz#
Dkw }kwkoc ivycw dfy moy wobf jvl{"cozfj pvypowf#
Kc wdoyz, df.w zhekcn dfy if{ocj plhgf oy zkbf, zo h dhpdhqhyj hcj kbplkgkz lo}f#
Lo}f zdhz cffjfj zo if lo}f hcj cozdkcn flwf#
^dfyf jofw lo}f no hmzfy lo}f?
Hmzfy bvzf lo}f gobfw vzzfy jkwgvwwkocw# Hlzdovnd zdf{ wzkll hyf jflkndzfj i{ fhgd
ozdfy.w wvypykwf#
Zdfyf.w cozdkcn zo jkwgvww ivz lo}f#
Zdfky yoobw hyf zoyc fwwfcgfw‚dfy lo}fl{ wgfcz, dkw nyhcj nfwzvyfw# Zonfzdfy zdf{
bffz#
Ftgfllfcgf# Co ocf ghc wzyk}f moy kz kc lo}f# Zdfyf kw ocl{ pfymfgzkoc kc lo}f# Zdhz
hcj zdf ~h{ kz ghccoz if gobphyfj ftgfpz kc hggfpzhcgfw# Dfyf lkfw zdf lo}fy lo}fj
~kzd cozdkcn# Dfyf gobfw zdf iflo}fj hwekcn moy f}fy{zdkcn#
Zdf ~h{ wdf wkzw o}fy~dflbw dkb#
Zdkw lkzzlf zdf{ wh{ zo fhgd ozdfy#
Kz kw hlbowz cozdkcn ivz pvyf mhgz# Zdf ~h{w wdf jfwgfcjw kczo dkw hybw# Xvkfz km
i{ }kyzvf# Wdf govczw ocf hz h zkbf zdf ilfwwkcnw om dfy {ovzd#
^dfyf bvwz ocf no moy lo}f?
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^dfyf bvwz ocf nhkc lo}f ivz kc lo}f?
Wdf jofwc.z eco~ wdf.w ghphilf om wvgd wflmkwdcfww yfnhyjkcn dfy io{mykfcj# Df,
~do dhw iffc kccogfcz#
Lo}f ivycw ~kzdovz ivyckcn#
Jofw ocf looe zo zdf mvzvyf kc lo}f?
Hz dobf kc ifj, wdf nfzw mlhwdihgew‚~hy kc h yoob cf}fy wzhzfj#
Wdf ~hczw zo goczkcvf#
Wdf cf}fy ocgf zdkcew zdkw yflhzkocwdkp bkndz if zhioo# Zfhgdfy hcj wzvjfcz#
Df kw coz bvgd {ovcnfy zdhc dfy# Bhzvykz{ ifkcn h gvz om zyfhwvyf# Do~ jofw ocf
bhzvyf kc lkmf? Ftpfykfcgfw gobf hcj no# ^f bhzvyf hw ~f lk}f# ^f bhzvyf hw ~f
eco~ jfgkwkocw wobfzkbfw ghc.z if bhjf ivz ocl{ dhppfc#
Bhzvykz{ gobfw ~kzd lo}f, oy ovy jfpfcjfcgf oc lo}f# Pvyf hcj wkbplf lo}f zdhz
ghccoz if bkwzhefc kc h gobplft ~oylj#
Df doljw dfy dhcj hcj wdf wbklfw lkef wobfocf jfgkjfj vpoc# Wdf looew ihge hz
dfy lkmf hcj f}fy{zdkcn wffbw jfhj {fz vcoizyvwk}f#
Zo looe ihge vpoc bkwzhefw hcj wff zdfb hw wvgd kw coz fhw{#
Wdf jofwc.z yfnyfz f}fy# Ocl{ zdhz lkmf nofw ihge zo kzw yoozw f}fy{ zkbf wdf mkcjw
lo}f# Kz jofwc.z ifnkc zdfyf, kz nyo~w zdfyf#
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Wdf.w cf}fy mflz lkef ~hczkcn zo dh}f h gdklj#
Wdf ~hczw zo dh}f dkw gdklj#
Zo wzhyz h mhbkl{, wdf dhcnw oczo lo}f#
Zdkw kw coz h aoef# Dfy mvlmkllbfcz hcj dkw ghvwf# Dfy fmmfgz hcj dkw fmmoyz#
Kw lo}f hc fmmfgz? Ocl{ zdhz?
Yhzdfy, lo}f kw h ghvwf moy gflfiyhzkoc#
Wdf lkefw zdhz df jyfhbw hcj cozdkcn boyf# Df wzyfwwfw zdf pyfwfcz lkef zdfyf kw co
mvzvyf#
Wdf ~hw ~kzd gdklj ocgf# Dfy io{mykfcj.w# Ivz kz ifghbf h dkcjyhcgf# Kc wdoyz,
wdf jkj coz ~hcz dkw gdklj ifghvwf kz wffbfj zo wzyfzgd zdf mvzvyf kczo cozdkcn, kczo
ocf ~kjf opfccfww ocl{ cozdkcn govlj mkll#
Kz kw jkmmfyfcz co~# Co~, zdf mvzvyf lfhjw dfy kczo w{bpdockfw# Wdf govlj coz jfmfy
kz hc{boyf zdhc df kw dfyf#
Kz kw hlzonfzdfy yfhl zdhz df bh{ coz mffl zdf whbf ~h{# Df kw wzkll {ovcn lkef lo}f kw
zhvndz# Dkw ~dolf lkmf hdfhj om dkb#
Do~ ghc wdf zfll dkb zdhz zdf{ ghc nyhi zdf mvzvyf co~ kc zdfky zdyohzw# Hcj cf}fy
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hnyff zo wklfcgf# F}fy# Myob co~ oc, kz kw bvwkg hcj pofzy{ boyf zdhc bvwkg hcj
pofzy{ gobikcfj#
Wdf ghccoz wlffp moy ftgkzfbfcz# Wdf ghccoz jhyf dkb#
Wdf kw h ikz jkwzyhvndz i{ dkw goolcfww hcj lhge om hzzfczkoc zo zdf mvzvyf# Kc ~dhz
~h{ wdovlj zdf{ pyogffj?
Kw wdf avwz mvc moy dkb? Avwz yobhczkg hcj cozdkcn boyf om hgzvhlkz{?
Do~ jofw ocf hwe moy zdf mvzvyf?
Wdf lkbkzw dfy ~kwdfw zo h co~ ivz kz kw kcf}kzhilf zo zdkce if{ocj zdhz# Jofw df
ghyf hz hll do~ wdf yfwpocjw zo gobbkzbfcz?
^kzdovz h wfcwf om jvz{, wdf ghyykfw oc iflkf}kcn kc wobf mvzvyf#
^kll ioyfjob wfz kc km zdf{ jfgkjf oc wobf zonfzdfycfww?
Wdf jfgkjfw zo ~hkz# ^hkzkcn dhw cf}fy dvyz hc{ocf# Zo lfz zkbf zhef kzw govywf#
Zo ~hkz hcj wfzzlf# Zo hppyo}f om jfzfybkchzkoc hcj dopf fxvhll{#
^dhz dhw df jocf zo dfy, kc zdf kczfykb?
Wdf dhw lfhycfj zo hggfpz dkb hw h lo}fy# Zo kcavyf co ocf ~kzd lo}f ivz dkb#
Zdfyf ~hw h zkbf ~dfc cozdkcn bo}fj dfy# Wdf lo}fj cozdkcn zdfc# F}fy{ zkbf
wdf ~hw ~kzd wobfocf, wdf ~hw dopfmvl moy zdf cftz zkbf# Ivz ocl{ zdhz#
Lo}f ~hw co~dfyf# Lo}f ~hw kc h yoob mhyh~h{ myob zdfb#
Kz zooe h jfhzd zo bhef dfy yfhlkwf zdkw# Ocf om dfy lo}fyw jkfj wvjjfcl{# Wdf mflz
cozdkcn ivz zdhz df ~ovlj cf}fy if ~kzd dfy hnhkc# Wdf jkjc.z eco~ hc{zdkcn hiovz
dkb ftgfpz zdhz zdf{ ~fyf lo}fyw hcj zdhz zdkw ~hw ~dhz zdf{ jkj#
Zdfyf ~hw co ghykcn, co glowfcfww# Ocl{ h yhwd hggfpzhcgf# F}fc zdfc, wdf cf}fy
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cozkgfj hc{zdkcn flwf#
Kz kw zdf oppowkzf om do~ wdf mfflw co~#
Co~ kz zhefw h looe hcj lo}f wzhyfw ihge#
^dfc wdf nofw zo dkw hphyzbfcz, wdf ~hczw zo zfll dkb dfy dopfw# Ivz zdfky phwwkoc
ghc.z if dflj fcovnd#
Wdf pvzw wo bvgd om dfywflm ~dfyf dfy dfhyz kw#
Wdf.ll if ghlb hmzfy~hyjw# Zozhll{ gfczyfj hcj jfzfybkcfj# Hcj nk}kcn om dfywflm#
Df.ll if fczkyf zo dfy hmzfy~hyjw# Wdf.ll looe moy dkb ifdkcj hll zdf{.}f jocf# Zo mkcj
cozdkcn zdf{ joc.z hlyfhj{ dh}f#
Zdovnd wdf wobfzkbfw zdkcew df ~oc.z lhwz, wdf zdkcew kc fzfyckzkfw#
Wdf kw coz powwfwwk}f# Df ghc jo ~dhz df ~hczw# Zdfyf kw bkckbhl afhlovw{#
Afhlovw{ kw coz h bfhwvyf om do~ bvgd ocf lo}fw hcozdfy# Kz kw h bfhwvyf om do~
yfhjkl{ ocf hnyffw zo if lo}fj#
Df dhw iffc zdfyf hcj wdf eco~w kz#
Wdf kw co~ h ocf"pfywoc ~obhc# Wdf yfwol}fw cf}fy zo if wo fhw{, wo dhyj zo
yfhlkwf#
Wdf dhw hllo~fj wo bvgd zo dhppfc hcj co~ ocl{ zhefw zdhz ~dkgd df ghc kbhnkcf#
Oy ~dkgd iozd om zdfb ghc#
Zo if iyovndz kczo hgzkoc i{ ocf pfywoc kw wpfgkhl# Zo if vwfj moy ocf kw fgwzhw{#
H goyyfwpocjfcgf om bkcj, ioj{, hcj yflhzk}f gocwfxvfcgf#
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^dhz gobphc{ kw w~ffz hcj kbpfygfpzkil{ zhwzfmvl? H lo}fy.w wvyfl{# Zo bkcj
hcozdfy.w hggvyhgkfw, zo ~kzddolj cozdkcn om dfhyz hcj dvyz# Zdhz kw coz hjfxvhg{
bfyfl{# Ivz dopf dflj kc fhgd woyyo~#
[ov hlkndz ykndz zdfyf ~kzd dkw dopf#
Hcj {ov hyf dkw whckz{# Coz zdf ocl{ whckz{ ivz zdf ocf i{ ~dkgd df lk}fw i{#
Hppyotkbhzf zo cocf# [ov ghccoz gobpfzf# Df ghc ocl{ jfwkyf {ov# Zdfc cocf om
{ov# Kw kz hc hcw~fy zo dkw pyoilfb, {ov? Oy h gobpovcjkcn om zyvzd#
Df ghccoz if gyhq{ ocl{ moy {ovy whef# Df ghc ocl{ if zyvzdmvl# Hcj, moy co~ {ov
hyf dkw# Hcj df kw zdfyf#
Zyvzd if zolj, {ov hyf ocf ~kzd dkb# Hcj df kw zdf zyvzd om {ov#
Ovzwkjf om dkw pyfwfcgf, wdf zfhgdfw dfywflm zo if bklj hcj gocwgkovw om kz#
Wdf cffjw zdkw co~ boyf zdhc f}fy‚Zo if xvhlkmkfj zo lo}f#
Kc dkw pyfwfcgf, dfy }okgf dhw zdhz lklzkcn xvhlkz{ om bvwkg#
Dkw }okgf kc dfy pyfwfcgf nhkcw h dflpmvlcfww hcj h wd{cfww#
Kw kz wzkll wd{cfww? Oy dhw kz ifgobf goczfczbfcz? Yfwpfgz kw gfyzhkcl{ zdfyf# Hw kw
goczyhykcfww kc wpkzf om hnyffbfcz# Hnhkcwz dfy pyfwfcgf, wdf ghccoz jo hc{zdkcn ivz
lo}f#
Zdfky f{fw hyf wdkckcn kc zdfky bvzvhl jhyecfww# ^kzdovz fhgd ozdfy, zdf{ hyf
cozdkcn# Kc fhgd ozdfy.w plhgf, zdfyf kw f}fy{ dopf dflj zkndzl{#
Df hnyffw zo lo}f dfy avwz lkef zdhz# Hcj ckndz ifgobfw gobmoyz zdf ~h{ zdf{.}f
gobf zo ftgkzf kz#
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Df dhw efpz dfy ~hcjfykcn co~dfyf ivz cfhy dkb#
Wobfzkbfw zdf bowz wfcwkzk}f bfc zvyc wzyocn hcj po~fymvl kc zdf mhgf om lo}f#
Zdf{ ~hcz zo mffl zdfky wzyfcnzd ivz mkcj zdf{ hlyfhj{ dh}f kz# H aovycf{ zdhz fcjw kc
zdf kbpvlwf zo jkwgo}fy# Hcj avwz zdhz# H jkwgo}fy{ zdhz jofwc.z f}fy fcj#
Hcj zdf{ hyf zdfyf moy fhgd om zdfky xvfwzw# Mkcjkcn lhcj kc zdf ~hzfyw wzyfhbkcn
dobf#
Pfydhpw kz.w zkbf zo bhef zdkw dobf hcj coz avwz zdf plhgf wdf kw lk}kcn kc#
Wdf ghc ghll dkb dobf hz lhwz#
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Gdhpzfy ;
Wdf.w yfhj{ moy gobbkzbfcz, moy hwekcn zdf ykndz xvfwzkocw#
^dfyf wdovlj df if? ^dfyf wdovlj zdf{ if?
^dfc ~kll df zdkce df kw h jkmmfyfcz pfywoc, ocf ~do kw goccfgzfj fzfychll{ zo dfy?
Jofw df dh}f h gocgfpz om bhyykhnf kc zdfky yflhzkocwdkp?
Oy kw hll zdkw avwz h iyfhehilf zonfzdfycfww?
I{ zdf ~h{ wdf hwew, zyvzd dhcnw oc#
Wdovlj wdf iyohgd zdf wviafgz ocf zkbf ~kzd dkb? Hmzfy# Kc zdf dfhz om fhgd ozdfy,
df zfllw h jkmmkjfcz zyvzd, ocf ~dfyf df lkfw f}fy wo nfczl{# Ocf ~dfyf df jofwc.z
eco~ df.w l{kcn#
Wfykovw zdovndz‚F}fc zdfc, pfydhpw kz kw {fz mhy myob ovy fhnfy dhcjw#
Ivz zo jyop zdfwf wfykovw zdovndzw moy co~ kw fcgovyhnkcn zo dfy# Lfz zdf mvzvyf
zhef ghyf om zdfb kc zdf mvzvyf#
^dhz ghc wdf jo ~kzd dkb? Df jofwc.z ghyf moy co~ ~dfzdfy wdf wh{w {fw kc zdf
mvzvyf# Df kw lkef h ikn lo}fy ~do wffw dfy hw h ~obhc df cffjw zo lo}f ivz jofwc.z
cffj zo pyozfgz#
Df kw zdfyf iyfhekcn dfy dfhyz ivz wdf jofwc.z wff kz# Wdf.w zdkcekcn zoo bvgd om
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dfy vc~oyzdkcfww, om dfy ~kll zo if hlocf#
Wdf ~hczw zoo bvgd om dkb#
Wdf cffjw zo if zdfyf kc vcdhppkcfww hw ~fll hw kc lo}f#
Hcj df kw ~kllkcn zo if zdfyf co~, pvllkcn hll mvzvyfw kczo lo}f#
Dkw pofbw hyf po~fymvl hcj wfjvgzk}f# Dkw pofbw hyf ftphcwk}f‚lo}f wpyfhjw ovz
dkw bkcj kczo fcjlfww wbhll jfzfgzkocw#
F}fy{zdkcn nhkcw myob lo}f# F}fy{zdkcn zdhz ghc if whkj kc lo}f kw whkj#
F}fy{zdkcn zdhz ghc.z if whkj kw pofzy{# Hcj zdf{ jhkl{ wzyk}f zo if kc fhgd ozdfy.w
phnfw#
[ov nk}f vp wo bvgd moy pofzy{# Co~ zdf{ nfz wo bvgd myob lo}f, pofzy{ yfgfk}fw
zdfb kczo kzw hybw#
Df doljw dfy dhcj hw ~kzd zdf ghyf om h iooe lo}fy# Zdf wzoy{ om dfy lkmf ifmoyf
dkb#
Df dhw {fz zo eco~ dfy zdhz ~fll zdovnd df eco~w dfy hll#
Wdf dhw {fz zo eco~ dkb zdhz ~fll zdovnd wdf pyfzfcjw zo dh}f h mvzvyf#
Zdfwf bvzvhl gocmkjfcgfw hcj lkefw hyf yhjkghl wzopphnfw om zkbf# Wdf kw wvyf zo
yfhj f}fy{zdkcn ifmoyf dfy kc zkbf# Wdf ~hczw zo if dflj moyf}fy lkef zdhz#
Wdf mkcjw wobfocf ifzzfy kc dfy wzvjfcz# ^kzd dfy io{mykfcj, kz.w zdf ~oywz ekcj om
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hjoyhzkoc, ocf ~dfyf ocf om zdfb jofwc.z ftpfgz zo if lfmz ifdkcj# ^dfyf wdf lowfw
dkb f}fc ~dfc df jofwc.z no hc{~dfyf# Avwz looekcn hz pfoplf phwwkcn i{, nfzzkcn oc
zdf ivw mfflw ftgkzkcn# Jffp jo~c, zdf{ fhgd eco~ zdkw kw zfbpoyhy{# Zdf{ hyf wkzzkcn
oc zdf ifcgd# Ocl{ zdf{ joc.z eco~ zdf{ hyf looekcn moy wobfzdkcn ifzzfy, ocl{ moy
wobf~dfyf zo no# Hcj wdf kw moy zdf mkywz zkbf, yfhj{ zo if movcj#
Wdf zykfw hnhkc zo zfll dfy io{mykfcj wdf bvwz bo}f oc# Df ~oc.z ifhy kz# Zvyckcn
dkw ihge# Hw km dfy ihge ~fyf h wzvyj{ ~hll df effpw zo lfhc oc#
Df ~kll zvyc dkw ihge hnhkc hcj hnhkc zo dfy moy zdf yfwz om zdf ckndz, ~hkzkcn moy
dfy zo hnyff# Zo wzh{#
Zo if hmyhkj kw ocf zdkcn# Zo if hmyhkj om lo}f kw hcozdfy# Lo}f kw ~hkzkcn moy dfy
zdovnd wdf jofwc.z eco~ ~dhz ~kll ifgobf om zdhz lo}f km wdo~c zdf mvzvyf# ^kll kz if
h dhpp{ ocf oy h zfyykilf ~hwzf om avjnfbfcz?
Zo gdoowf zo lo}f hcj jo wobfzdkcn hiovz kz kw yhyf zdfwf jh{w# Ftgvwfw mhll hll
o}fy zdf plhgf# Aoiw, bocf{, yflhzk}fw, mhbkl{# Hll hgzvhl hcj pyfwfcz# Hll yflhzfj zo
~dhz ~f jo hcj pyozfgz#
Wdf.ll dh}f zo dh}f h cf~ aoi zo wvppoyz dfywflm# Df.ll dh}f zo dh}f ocf zoo#
Wdf.w noz h loz oc dfy plhzf# Pofzy{ ~kll dh}f kzw ~h{, wdf.w wvyf# Ivz ~dhz ekcj om
lkmf kw lk}fj kc pofzy{ ftgfpz zdf hmzfybhzd om ao{ hcj lo}f?
Hmzfy dhyj ~oye gobfw boyf dhyj ~oye#
Zdfyf.w co looekcn moy~hyj avwz ovz~hyj kczo ao{ hcj kc~hyj kczo lkmf hcj ~oye#
Zdkw lo}f kw wo zdyfhzfckcn zo dfy wzhiklkz{# Kz fcnhnfw dfy jfwkyfw hcj ~kllw kc h
gocmovcjkcn bhccfy#
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Wdf ~hczw zo if myff om hc{ zdyfhz# Zdf wzhzvw xvo kw whmf hcj wfgvyf# Ivz lo}f ~kll
coz lfz dfy if kc ocf plhgf#
Lo}f myffw dfy, ivz moy co~, coz fcovnd#
[fw, wdf ghc jfgkjf zdkw zkbf# Wdf ghc if dflj yfwpocwkilf moy dfy hgzkocw f}fc kc
lo}f#
Kc zdkw bhccfy, wdf lkfw jo~c f}fy{ ckndz zo wlffp# F}fy{ jh{ kw h mvyzdfy jfmfcgf
hnhkcwz zdf mvzvyf om lo}f# Zo if mvyzdfy ~fhefcfj i{ kz#
Dfyf kw }kwkoc hcj dfyf kw zdf ifhvz{ om zdhz }kwkoc#
Lo}f jofw coz yfpfhz ivz kc myfwdcfww, wfzzlfw kc, hl~h{w zkbfl{#
Kc ozdfy ~oyjw, wdf kw zoo wd{ zo lfh}f dfy io{mykfcj# Ifghvwf wdf kw hmyhkj zo dvyz
dkb# Dfh}fc eco~w df kw wvggffjkcn kc dkw nhbf om dkjf hcj wffe#
Df kw dkjkcn myob dfy gocgfyc hcj wffekcn kz kc dkw#
Wobfzkbfw zdfyf kw co zkbf, ocl{ lo}f zo zhef vw h~h{# Hcj ~f ivyc zdf bobfczw
lkef lo}f#
Lo}f avwz mhllw oc vw hw ~f jfwkyf dfy# Zdfc kz kw ~f ~do bvwz zyfhwvyf kz kc fhgd
ozdfy#
Kw zdhz do~ ~f yfhgz zo gobbkzbfcz? Zo mhll kc lo}f hnhkc hcj hnhkc vczkl zdf
yfhwoc zo lo}f jkwhppfhyw myob ovy bkcjw# Vczkl yfhwoc ifgobfw moyf}fy h pyfwfcz ~f
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ghc cf}fy f}hjf# Yfhwoc zo lo}f‚jo ~f cffj kz? Zo lo}f?
Kz kw lfww h yfhwoc zdhc h locnkcn moy fzfyckz{# Wdf jofwc.z zdkce om kz hw yfhwoc ivz
hw h zkbf zo zdkce hcj lo}f kc#
Zo lo}f ~kzdovz yfhwoc# Kw kz zdf vlzkbhzf yfhwoc?
Hll wdf ~hczw zo jo kw zo moynfz dfy io{mykfcj ivz lk}f ~kzd dkb# Hcj if ~kzd dfy
lo}fy hcj wzop zkbf# Wdf ~hczw dfy lkmf zo if dfyw#
Bhzvykz{ kw wobfzkbfw bfhwvyfj i{ do~ bvgd ~f lfz ozdfyw if# I{ do~ ~f ifzyh{
cozdkcn ivz zdfky lo}f#
Wdf ~hczw zo if lo}fj i{ wobfocf ~do kw gool zo lo}f {fz doz zo kzw ifkcn# Zo if
goczfcz ~kzd wfhygdkcn hcj yfwzlfww ~kzd lo}f#
^f cf}fy fcj wfhygdkcn ~kzd lo}f ivz hl~h{w ifnkc kz#
Zdf{ ~hcz zo if wvizlf kc lo}f {fz lovj kc fzfyckzkfw#
Df wfhygdfw moy dfy mhgf hbocn bhc{#
Wdf yfhgdfw moy dkb kc h yoob hll opfc ~kzd pofzy{#
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Wdf ghc if myff kc dkw pyfwfcgf#
H mfflkcn om gobplfzf hihcjoc, kc pofzy{, hcj kc lkmf#
^dhz govlj wdf jo ivz ~hkz hcj ~hkz moy dkb zo zhef hgzkoc, zo mollo~ kc dfy
pvypowf#
Wdf ~hczw zo if ghyykfj, lkef wo, i{ mhkzd#
Kz kw wzyhcnf zo if zdvw pyfoggvpkfj# Hw km lo}f ghccoz if wffc {fz kw wobfzdkcn ~f
looe moy~hyj zo#
^dhz kw df zdkcekcn? Kw df zdkcekcn om dfy ifhvz{? Ifhvz{ ghccoz if yfpfhzfj kc
lo}f# Ifhvz{ doljw# [ov zdkce hnhkc om wobfocf {ov eco~, zdfc zdhz wobfocf#
Df dhw h nooj lkmf# Co mvzvyf ivz ~dhz kw zdfyf zojh{# H wfykfw om zojh{w‚Zdhz kw
dkw mvzvyf#
Hcj df lkefw kz zdhz ~h{# Zo jfhl ~kzd zoboyyo~ hw kz gobfw# Zo ihge ovz om
{fwzfyjh{ zdf ~h{ kz lfh}fw# Zdf hggfcz om zdf jh{ kc ifhvz{#
^dhz ghc zdf{ jo zo fhgd ozdfy? Kz kw fhw{ zo wh{ ~dhz ~f ~hcz, do~ ~f ~hcz kz,
ivz cf}fy fhw{ zo ftplhkc ~d{ ~f cffj kz#
Wdf wffbw zo hzzyhgz dkb zo dfy f}fy{zdkcn df bkwwfj# Hcj wdf lo}fw lkef h lo}fy
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cf}fy jfckfj#
Wdf kw kcwfgvyf kc lo}f# Cf}fy zdkw kbphzkfcz ~kzd vcgfyzhkcz{#
Do~ iykndzl{ df wdkcfw ifwkjf dfy# Do~ vcjocf i{ zdf jhye zdf{ iozd mkcj hyovcj
fhgd ozdfy#
Moy f}fy{zdkcn jflkndzw kc lo}f# F}fy{zdkcn gocmvwfw moy vw ovy ~kllw#
Jofw df nfz cfhyfy zo pofzy{? ^kzd f}fy{ wknd h myvwzyhzkoc#
Kz kw zdf chzvyf om nyhgf zo wzh{# Zo wzh{ hiyfhwz om {ovy wzkllcfww# Zo if wzfhj{ hcj
powkzkocfj ovz om zkbf#
^dhz flwf ivz zdkw kw yobhczkg? ^dhz flwf ivz zdhz fhgd kw joobfj zo wvggffj?
Lo}f ghc if jocf ivz kc zhcjfb ~kzd wvyyfcjfy#
Lo}f ghccoz if vcjocf kc dhzf ivz kc fhnfycfww#
Hmzfy hc hiwfcgf‚Moy lo}f ghc if hiwfcz f}fc kc zdf dfhyz om f}fy{zdkcn nooj‚
zdf{ goczkcvf zo wdhyf boyf#
^dhz flwf kw lfmz ivz h lo}f zdhz goczkcvfw#
H lkmf zdhz hyyhcnfw f}fy{zdkcn kc oyjfy moy {ov zo lk}f#
H lo}f lkef zdhz kw yhyf hcj h~e~hyj#
^dhz jofw lo}f jo zo dkb?
Goczfczbfcz kw dhyj zo mkcj kc zdkw hnf# Df kw dhpp{ zo if dfyf# Df kw dhpp{ zo if
eco~c i{ dfy#
Noj eco~w df ~hw bkwfyhilf ifmoyf wdf ghbf hlocn, zdfc dkw lkmf ifghbf ocf locn
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hj}hczhnf#
^dhz jofw lo}f jo zo dfy?
Wdf looew hz dkb hcj kz kw coz fcovnd#
Wdf ~hczw wo bvgd moy kz zo lhwz hcj co~ kz dhw#
Df ~hczw wo bvgd om kz, kz ghc.z if lo}f#
H dhcj zovgdfj h zdovwhcj zkbfw kw wzkll zovgdfj i{ lo}f#
Nyfhzcfww kw ioyc i{ zdf ghphiklkz{ zo wvggffj kc h ~h{ co ocf pyfjkgzfj#
Wdf kw dkw nyfhz lo}f# Nyfhzcfww zdhz kw hlwo fcoybovw hcj ghykcn, ghykcn zdhz
wvyyovcjw lo}f hcj myvwzyhzfw cocf#
H nyfhz lo}f# Zdkce om kz hw wobfzdkcn {ov ~hcz hcj hlyfhj{ dh}f#
Wobfzdkcn {ov ~kwd {ov dh}f hcj hyf pyfphyfj zo no ~kzdovz# H nyfhz lo}f kw
nyfhz i{ {ovy ghphgkz{ zo lo}f#
Hcj i{ {ovy ~kllkcncfww zo if vchmmfgzfj i{ kzw lhge# Hz zdf whbf zkbf, {ov ~kll gy{
hivcjhczl{ ~kzdovz kz# Lkef {ov.}f cf}fy gykfj ifmoyf#
Kz kw coz avwz h pfywoc {ov bkww# Kz kw h ~dolf gkz{# Kz kw coz avwz pofzy{ {ov bkww, kz
kw f}fy{zdkcn wpoefc hcj vcwpoefc#
[ov govlj wh{ zdkw kw fthnnfyhzkoc‚zdkw ghccoz dhppfc, moy zdf wovl kw zdfyf zo
dhppfc zo#
Co, {ov jflkndz kc kz f}fc kc loww#
H nyfhz lo}f bhefw {ov nlhj {ov.}f gobf vpoc kz co bhzzfy zdf yfwvlz‚co bhzzfy
~dfyf {ov ifgobf om kz#
H nyfhz lo}f kw zdfyf ~kzdovz {ov ifkcn kc zdfyf# H nyfhz lo}f ghc phww {ov i{ hcj
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{ov.ll wzkll mffl kz‚do~ hbhqkcn zo dh}f ftpfykfcgfj zdf ~kcj om kz# Zdf ~kcn om lo}f#
Hcj {ovy mlkndz om kz#
H nyfhz lo}f ghc bhef {ov dvcny{# Zdfc {ov yfhlkwf kz kw coz nyfhz i{ ifkcn
hivcjhcz, kz kw nyfhz i{ kzw hyz, kzw mhwgkchzkoc om hyz#
^kzd dfy, df zdyo~w h~h{ hll ghvzkoc# ^kzd dfy, df kw pykbhy{ hcj pyfwfcz#
Wobfzkbfw zdf{ mkndz o}fy ~do lo}fw boyf# Hcj zdf{ nk}f fhgd ozdfy bfhckcn,
vcjfywzhcjkcn zdhz zdf ozdfy hl~h{w ~kcw#
^dhz jo ~f ~kc kc lo}f?
Zkbf kw ~oc o}fy i{ lo}f# Wdf wkzw wzkll hcj df cozkgfw cozdkcn ovz om zdf oyjkchy{
ivz zdhz wdf wkzw#
[ov ~hcz zo nfz zo hll om dfy kc zkbf# Hcj {ov cozkgf#
Kz kw lkef ~hkzkcn zdhz hl~h{w gobfw, {ov yfmvwf f}fc zo cffj zo ~hkz#
Ocgf {ov dh}f lo}f, {ov hyf hmyhkj zdhz {ov bh{ lowf kz#
Ivz wdf ifnkcw zo lo}f ~kzd hll lo}f#
H lo}f zdhz zkbf moynfzw zo zhef kc# H lo}f zdhz mhklw zo lowf {ov#
[ov ~hcz zo if ~ykzzfc kc dkw ~oylj#
H dfhyz oggvpkfw mvyzdfy zdhc h ~kllkcncfww zo ifhz#
H zdoyovndcfww om lo}f# Ocf dfh}fc zdyo~c hphyz hcj opfc zo lo}f#
H zdoyovndcfww om mhkzdmvlcfww# Ocf ~oylj dflj zonfzdfy i{ iflkfm#
Zo bkww h lo}fy kw zo bkww ifkcn zonfzdfy, zo bkww ifkcn wffc#
Hmzfy wdf kw zdyovnd ifkcn hlocf, dkw aoi kw zo bhef dfy ~hcz zo if hlocf hnhkc,
~kzd dkb# Hcj zo bhef locflkcfww h gy{ moy zdf wovl# Zdf ozdfy.w wovl#
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Zdyovnd hll om zdkw, df kw hw phzkfcz hw h jogzoy ~hkzkcn zo gvyf h dvyz#
Lo}f kw h jkmmfyfcz ekcj om wkgecfww# [ov lkf jo~c moy kz5 {ov wzhcj vp moy kz#
Wdf wffw h wzyhkndz lkcf vp zo zdf pfhe‚h zyhkl zdf{.ll zyh}fl zonfzdfy# H phzd zdhz
wdkcfw lkef lo}f# H ~fzcfww hcj h myfwd iyffqf wvyyovcjkcn kz#
^hkz moy kz# Lo}f kw phzkfcgf hcj ~kll#
Zdf o}fynyo~zd‚F}fy{ jh{ kw h }kf~ myob hio}f# Lo}f kw h }kf~ if{ocj h mhgf#
Wdf ~hczw zo ~hle ~kzd dkb kc jh{lkndz hcj if moyf}fy jh{#
Wdf ~hczw zo zhle ~kzd dkb kc zkbf hcj if cf}fy wklfcz#
[ov eco~ zo if dfyf# [ov eco~ zo if zdfyf# Hl~h{w ~kzd dkb# H phzkfcz ~flgobf,
h yhjkhcz gocwkjfyhzkoc#
Df kw h dhcjwobf ndowz# H jhyf zdhz gobfw zyvf# H wvggfwwmvl pofz# Hc kbphzkfcz
lo}fy ~do ~hczw zo dfhy dfy gy{#
Ghc ~f wh{ zdfc zdhz hyz ghc if lo}f bhjf?
^dfyf ghc ~f dkjf lo}f? Co~dfyf ~dfyf kz ghc if movcj#
^dhz jo {ov ~hcz zo jo? Ghyy{ lo}f zo hll plhgfw hcj if ocf plhgf df ghccoz if#
Kc kczfcwf wkzvhzkocw, ~f jo coz gocwkjfy pofzy{, kz gocwkjfyw vw#
^f hyf myff zo ~ykzf ivz pofzy{ doljw vw kc kzw nykp hcj lkifyhzfw#
Zo wh{ kz kw myffkcn dh}kcn ~ykzzfc kw zo wh{ zdhz pofzy{ jofw wobfzdkcn ovzwkjf om
ovy pfywochl wpdfyf# Kz lfh}fw vw mlovcjfykcn moy wobfzdkcn lhynfy hcj lfww fhwkl{
oggvpkfj# Kz kw coz hiovz bfboykhlkwkcn {ovy ~oye# Oy kbboyzhlkwkcn kz# Kz kw hiovz
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zhekcn wobfzdkcn myob Noj# Nk}kcn wobfzdkcn zo zdf ~oylj hz lhynf# Kz kw wobfzdkcn
zo nk}f zdkw bobfcz#
Df kw zdf boyf phzkfcz ocf# Df ~hkzw moy dkw jh{lkndz zo phww hcj moy zdf ckndz zo
~ykzf jyfhbkl{ moy dkb#
Df ~hczw zo if zdf zop phnf om dkw lkmf# Df ~hczw zo mkcj dfy oyknkc hcj wvggffj kc
dkw#
Zdfyf kw h doyykilf docfwz{ zo dkw pofbw zdhz bhefw dfy hcny{# Wdf ~hczw zo dkjf
myob dkb ~dfc wdf yfhjw dkw kczfnykz{ lkef h iooe# Ivz kz effpw dfy docfwz# H dfhyz
~dkgd ghc if yfhj kw fkzdfy h wkbplf ocf oy hc docfwz ocf#
Df wobfzkbfw zkyfw dfy ~kzd dkw kczfllknfcgf# Hw zdovnd wdf dfywflm dhw cocf#
Ivz df wfgyfzl{ lo}fw dfy bkcj lkef hc hmmlkgzkoc#
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^kll zdf{ gobf zo if {ovcn hnhkc? Zonfzdfy?
Hcj wdf jofwc.z eco~ ~dhz ghbf o}fy dfy ~dfc wdf kc}kzfj dkb moy h }hghzkoc
hmzfy hll zdkw zkbf hphyz# ^hw kz cowzhlnkh? Zfc {fhyw kw h locn zkbf#
Wdf dhw bo}fj oc, oy wdf zdkcew wdf dhw#
Wdf cf}fy eco~w ~dhz wdf.w ~hkzkcn moy# Wdf hl~h{w looew zo zdf mvzvyf ivz jofwc.z
eco~ moy ~dhz# Oy moy ~dob#
Wdf kw h pofz om iyoefccfww hcj wdf zykfw zo lk}f vp zo kz#
Gvykowkz{? ^hw kz gvykowkz{?
Wdf ~hczw wo bvgd zo gocjfbc dkb# Zo mffl dkb jkf ~kzdkc dfy# Wdf.w iffc
pvwdkcn dkb jo~c kc dfywflm moy wobfzkbf#
^dfyf bvwz zdf{ gyoww, km zdf{ bvwz hz hll?
Zdfyf kw yhyfl{ h moyf}fy ~kzd dfy#
Dfy moyf}fy kw h ckndz oy hc f}fckcn#
Dkw moyf}fy kw zdf wovl wpfhekcn zo zdf fzfychl# H moyf}fy zdhz iykcnw ~kzd kz hlbowz
cozdkcn ivz ~dhz df ~kwdfw zo dh}f#
Wdf kw h wzvyj{ nyovcj moy dkb#
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Moy gobbkzbfcz kw yhzkochl lkef jyfhb kw yflkwd hcj yfhgd#
Hcj df yfhgdfw dfy i{ dfy ifhvz{#
Hcj wdf wzopw dkb kc dkw moyb#
^dfyf jofw kz f}fy fcj, zdfky ~hy zdhz zvycw zo lo}f hz hc{ vwflfww bobfcz?
Kz jofwc.z fcj, df zdkcew#
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F}fy{jh{ wdf gocmfwwfw zdf pfoplf wdf.w coz, zdf plhgfw wdf.w cf}fy iffc#
Wdf kw zdf gocmkjfcgf kc dkb# H iykndz hcj wf}fyf ogghwkoc#
Xvkfzl{, wdf ghyfw# Hcj xvkfzl{, wdf bo}fw#
Co~ zdhz df eco~w ~do wdf.w coz, df lo}fw dfy boyf#
Df fcao{w ifkcn wfgocj kc h yflhzkocwdkp ~dfyf zdfyf kw co mkywz plhgf#
^dfc zdf{ bffz, iozd om zdfb wdo~ wobfzdkcn zdf{ hyfc.z wvyf om# Zdf{ zhle vczkl
boyckcn#
Do~ fhnfy dfy dhcjw# Do~ jhcnfyovw hyf dkw f{fw#
Zo if cfhy fhgd ozdfy lkef zdhz#
Zo if gocmfwwkcn kc zdkw xvkfz#
Zo lfz zdf ckndz iykcn zdfb zo~hyjw boyckcn#
Zdf{ pvll fhgd ozdfy zo~hyjw f}fy{ jkyfgzkoc#
Do~ lo}f wzhyzlfw#
Zkbf dhw yfmvwfj zdfb fcovnd# Co~ kz kw gobkcn zo zdfky yfwgvf#
Pyfphyf moy lo}f zdf ~h{ kz dhw iflkf}fj kc zdfb#
Df wbklfw dkw ~kjfwz wbklf om iflocnkcncfww kc dfy#
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^dhz zdf{ dh}f ghccoz if zhefc h~h{# Zdkw bvgd zdf{ eco~#
Lo}f kw coz goczkcnfcz oc hc{zdkcn# Lo}f kw oyknkchl# Kz kw zdf ghvwf om f}fy{zdkcn
ioyc# Kz kw yfhl lkmf#
Kz kw zdf yfhwoc moy f}fy{zdkcn hwefj#
Lo}f kw kcioyc# [ov eco~ lo}f zo if {ovyw ~dfc {ov hyf ~kzd dkb#
Kz kw wzkll lo}f# Kz kw coz gdhcnfhilf {fz kw f}fy cf~#
Df kw nooj zo dfy# Hcj wdf ghc cf}fy if nooj fcovnd moy dfywflm#
^d{ if goczfcz ~kzd looekcn ftgfpz zdhz h mvyzdfy b{wzfy{ h~hkzw zdfb#
Ovy dvbhc dfhyz kw wo wbhll wobfzkbfw, kz zhefw hcozdfy ekcj om lo}f‚jk}kcf?‚zo
gocxvfy kz#
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^dfc wdf wh{w {fw, kz kw pyobpz hcj nyhgkovw#
F}fc ~dfc zdf{ hyf hphyz, zdf{ hyf bo}kcn zo~hyjw fhgd ozdfy#
Do~ hiovz kz? ^d{ joc.z ~f avwz wzh{ hcj lo}f ~dklf wzh{kcn?
Df dhw wzh{fj ~kzd dfy dkw ~dolf lkmf# Km ~f bvwz cozkgf# Km ~f bvwz wff#
]vlcfyhilf? [fw, zdf{ hyf }vlcfyhilf mkywz zo zdfbwfl}fw zdfc zo fhgd ozdfy#
Lo}f dhw ifgobf zdf wzkllcfww zdf{ wzhcj kc#
Kz kw h dfh}fc zdhz ghccoz if jyfhbfj, ocl{ hgxvkyfj#
^dhz kw ogghwkoc hcj ~dhz kw fzfyckz{?
^dhz kw lo}f co~ zdhz zdf{ dh}f kz?
Lo}f kw zdf kbhnkchzkoc zdf{ dolj#
Pofzy{ dhw h locfl{ ftkwzfcgf# Zdf{ ~hcz zo if zonfzdfy kc ~ykzkcn# Hcj zdf{ ghc.z#
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[ov lfh}f {ovy gobphckocw ~dfc ~ykzkcn#
[ov looe zo do~ yflf}hcz zdf ozdfy kw hcj df kw f}fy zdfyf#
Ivz hwkjf myob zdhz, {ov hyf f}fy hlocf ~kzd hll ~ykzfyw om pofzy{#
Mfflkcn zdf wovl om f}fy{ ~ykzfy#
Pofzy{ bkwwfw zdf pokcz wobfzkbfw ivz cf}fy zdf bhye#
Hcj pofzy{ wkzw pyfzzkl{ hlocf fczkgkcn dkb zo zdf phnf# Df hggfpzw nyhgkovwl{# Df
hggfpzw gobbvckz{#
Zo if ioyc ~kzdovz ikyzd#
Wvgd kw zdf hgzkoc om mhkzd#
Lo}f kcavyfw co locnfy#
Zo if ioyc i{ lo}f kw zo if ioyc hnhkc kc zkbf {fz fzfychll{#
^f hwe wo lkzzlf om lo}f wobfzkbfw, kz pvckwdfw#
Hcj jflkndz? ^dhz dh}f zdf{ jocf ~kzd kz? Ghc zdf{ ekll kz? Ghc zdf{ o~c kz?
Ghc zdf{ o~c ioyfjob kcwzfhj?
Mhkzd kw ocgf hnhkc zdf zfhgdfy ~f cf}fy iflkf}f kc#
^dhz iykcnw zdfb zonfzdfy kw mhkzd hcj zdf ghphgkz{ moy joviz#
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ekcj zdhz dfhlw ~kzd pvypowf#
K ~hcz zo wzh{ dkjjfc lkef zdkw ~kzd {ov#
Wo co~ zdf{.yf zonfzdfy# Wo co~ zdf{.yf hphyz#
Hcj h dfhyz ~fkndw zdf whbf ~dfzdfy kz.w iyfhekcn oy wzolfc#
^dhz govlj if gocxvfyfj? Kncoyhcgf oy wlffp?
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Iozd phyzkhll{ hcj zdfc cocf hz hll#
Plfhwf iykcn bf zo~hyjw zdf jhyecfww zdhz kw wlffp o}fyzvycfj, gocwfxvfczkhl,
iykndz# Bhef bf h xvkge, mlh~lfww hj}fczvyf myob hbocn {ovy mvc#
Dfyf, wdf jkfw hc hjfxvhzf jfhzd# H jfhzd zdhz wlffp ghccoz gocxvfy#
Dfyf, wdf lkfw wlffpkcn zo~hyjw dkb‚Nfczlf jhye, plfhwf dolj zdfb iozd kc {ovy
w{bphzd{#
Hcj zdfyf, df wzopw hw xvkfz wzhyzw#
Wdf kw mvlmkllkcn hll dfy jovizmvl jyfhbw# Wdf kw pvllkcn hll gocgfycw kczo h
ghlbcfww ~dkgd gocxvfyw#
Df kw iyfhzdkcn hcj wdf kw lkwzfckcn zo zdf ykwf hcj mhll om bobfczw#
Zhefc zonfzdfy, zdf{ hyf hw z~o bo}fbfczw hwdhbfj om fhgd jfwkyf#
Hcj hmzfy mkfygfcfww, gobfw h womz phvwf, h yhnkcn hckbhl phvwf#
^dhz ghc if nhkcfj myob zonfzdfycfww?
^f ghccoz ivz yfpfhz#
Yfpfzkzkoc kw h zfwz om lo}f# Zo yfpfhz ~kzdovz ioyfjob kw h zfwz om do~ fcnhnfj
ocf kw# Df doljw dfy dhcj f}fy{ zkbf ~kzdovz mhkl, ~kzdovz yfpfzkzkoc#
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Df ~yozf, wdf yfhj1
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Zdfc df ~ovlj nfz vp, lowf dkw nfczlfcfww hw km kz ~fyf dkw o~c zo nk}f vp#
Zdfc h wfykfw om hgzkocw ~dkgd no co~dfyf‚lkef zdkcekcn om lowz zdovndzw, lkef
moynkcn yfhlkz{ ~kzd zdf ~h{ df gocwzyvgzfj zdowf zdovndzw#
Wobfzkbfw kz zooe wo bvgd fmmoyz# Kz ~hw lkef ~oye ivz zdfc mhkzd dvcn oc moy dkw
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dfy hyyk}hl, df dhjc.z jocf hc{zdkcn ivz bhchnfj zdkw#
Kz ~hw dkw ghvzkoc zdhz zdyf~ dkb ovz om dkbwflm# Km zdkw ~fyf zo goczkcvf, df ~ovlj
if fthgzl{ zdf whbf zo f}fy{ocf flwf ivz dfy#
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Hz mkywz, df ~hw zdf ocf ~do wdo~fj kz# Ivz zdfc kc yflkcxvkwdkcn kz, wdf zooe kz dobf,
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goc}fckfcz ilhcecfww zdhz wffbfj zo mkz kc hc{~dfyf# Lkef h pkfgf om phpfy df govljc.z
~ykzf oc moy mfhy om zdf zyvzd fcnhnkcn dkw }fy{ hppyopykhzfcfww# ^hw kz zdf zfbpfyhcgf
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govlj jo fcjlfwwl{ zo zdf lo}fy#
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Avwz hw vcgfyzhkc# Hc{ bobfcz co~, df bkndz lfz lo}f if gfyzhkc moy dkb# Zdfc df
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hyjovy ~hcfj hw dfy ioj{ yfnhkcfj ~dfyf df zovgdfj#
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ocf kccogfcz om lo}f {fz gocmvwfj i{ kz#
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hiwzyhgzkcn zdovndz bhjf kz wfcwkilf zo bffz ~kzd zdf fthbplf ykndz ifmoyf dkb# Hcj
zdfyfi{ ocl{ hchlon{ oy gobphykwoc ~hw fwwfczkhl#
Df zdovndz lfww jffpl{ zdhc ifmoyf# Hlwo lfww ghvzkovwl{#
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wvgd pyfwfcgf# Fhgd jkwgfyckcn mhgz ~hw cozdkcn wdoyz om mhivlovw kc dfy ivz govljc.z
if ykndz zdfyf hlocf#
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wvmmfy ifghvwf om b{ gobbkzbfcz zo lkmf ~dfc wo mhy kz whzkwmkfw cocf om b{ jfwkyfw#
^dfc ocf kw zkyfj, wdf yfwzw ivz coz kc pfhgf# ^dfc ocf kw zkyfj, wdf gobfw hlk}f
~kzdovz dh}kcn zo# Zdf bfyf wvy}k}kcn kw lkmf# Zdkw pofzy{ kw cozdkcn zo bf co~ ivz
zhle hcj zhle om ifkcn wlhkc i{ ocf.w o~c yflhzk}fw# K hb ekllfj kc pofzy{# K lk}f
~ykzkcn zdkw co locnfy h pofz, co locnfy ~ykzkcn ivz ~ykzkcn hiovz zkykcn b{wflm kczo
lkmf# Zdf{ zkyf bf‚zdfky mhwgkchzkoc ~kzd b{ jfhzd# B{ ifwz yf}fcnf kw zo lk}f‚Co
ozdfy yf}fcnf ivz pofzy{ ~ykzzfc hcj vc~ykzzfc kc zdf wphgf om h yoob, kc zdf wphyf
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^dhz kw lo}f? Ocf bh{ hwe kc h pofb# Hcj kc jokcn wo, hyyk}f co~dfyf ~kzd lo}f#
Kc wh{kcn wo, jfphyz wobf~dfyf ~kzdovz lo}f# H jfmkckzkoc wvmmoghzfw# H lo}fy kw
ifhvzkmvl f}fy{~dfyf ~kzdovz h pofb# Hcj ~kzdkc kz, df kw h lo}fy ~kzd zdf dhcjwobf
ifhvz{ om jkwzhcgf# Moy ~f zvyc h~h{ myob lkmf h lkzzlf ~dfc ~f ~ykzf# f ivyc h~h{
zdf yfhl ~kzd ovy wfcwkzk}kz{# H ~yvcn dfhyz kw jy{ ~kzd zdkcekcn, ~fz ~kzd
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zdf wvymhgf df jfl}fw hcj {ov plvbi ~kzdovz gocmkjfcgf hcj mkchll{ gocmvwfj kczo
moynfzmvlcfww# Zdf ~oyjw gobf lkef dkw mhgf, kc jkmmvwkoc# Hjafgzk}fw hppfhy ~kzd {ov
‚ilhge, dhcjwobf, hcnvlhy, phlphilf jfgkwkocw# [ov wzop zdfyf wvypykwfj hnhkc
~dfyf df dhw zhefc {ov, oy yhzdfy ~dfyf {ov dh}f nozzfc {ovywflm kczo‚ovz om dkw
~kllkcncfww#
[ov lkmz {ovy pfc‚zdkce om zdf ~fkndz om zdkw‚cozdkcn lkef hky# Wobf mlovcjfykcn
om gobplkghzkoc# Yfj hcj ilvf# Cozkcn fhgd goycfy zdf{ lkf vclkef golovyw# Vclkef hc
kczfyfwz kc l{kcn# Co wdhpf co~ zo kczfymfyf ~kzd wdhpf# H bobfcz hno, df ~hw dfyf,
wo hlk}f kc {ovy jfwpfyhzkoc, dkw floxvfcgf yfzvyckcn kczo wpffgdlfww dkb#
Ivz zfwzkcn dkw phzkfcgf, {ov hyovwf zdf dvyz kc dkb‚dkw wdovzw om kcwfgvykz{, dkw
}hkc }hckzkfw, dkw mkyfw {ov jovwf ~kzd {ovy o~c jhbp kccogvovw jfwkyf# [ov zdkce,
zdkw kw h ~h{ zo wvy}k}f‚ocl{ lfz wo bvgd dhppfc, ocl{ zdhz bvgd wzhcgf# H dfhyz
wzhcjw lkef h zhilf5 {ov, mool zdhz {ov hyf, lfz dkb ivz yfbhkc bhzzfy zo dkw bkcj# Hd,
{ov gy{ h bowz wvllfc gy{ lkef lowkcn wobfzdkcn coz f}fc zdfyf, oy mhgkcn dkb ~kzdovz
zdhz wobfzdkcn# [ov wgyfhb ~oyzdlfwwcfww ovz om {ov‚ivz df kw f}kjfczl{ jkwbh{fj,
kcf}kzhil{ pfyzvyifj i{ {ovy dvyz df bkwzhefw moy {ovy dfhyz# Jhbhnfj oy
jkwbh{fj, zdf pofz kc {ov phvwfj, lkef wo, lkef h yfgfpzkoc om hgdf ~dfc {ov ykcn kz‚
ghllkcn vpoc dvyz lkef h w{bpzob# Ivz df kw h pfywkwzfcz lo}fy‚h lo}fy ~do kw lo}fj
‚~do ~hkzw zo if lo}fj ihge# Kw kz ovz om pykjf, {ov zdkce, jfwpocjfcz co~, zy{kcn zo
if lkndz lkef hky kw lkndz, ivz ghccoz yfwpocj lkef~kwf# [ov yfbfbify zdf lo}fyw {ov.}f
dhj‚zdowf xvkge hcj wflmkwd ocfw {ov jfwpkwf zdf bowz‚mfflkcn {ovy vwfmvlcfww lkef
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h jfpzd zo if bkcfj# Zdkw kw jkmmfyfcz, {ov zdkce, gocmvwkcn zdkcekcn ~kzd pykjf, hcj
pykjf ~kzd zdkcekcn# Ivz ~kzdovz pyo}oghzkoc, {ov hyf bozkockcn {ovy ~kll zo~hyjw
{ov‚l{kcn zdfyf oc {ovy o~c, ~kzd dkb kc {ovy bkcj# [ov zfwzkm{ kc h yoob om
mvllcfww zdhz ghvzkoc kw f}fy{zdkcn# Hcj ovz om zdf goycfy om {ovy f{f, {ov wff zdf
gyoww dhcnkcn oc zdf ~hll# H gyoww {ov cf}fy dvcn coy iflkf}fj kc# [ov dh}f co
kbhnf om Noj, coy kbhnf om mhkzd# Hcj zdkw kw gfyzhkcl{ coz ocf om {ovy nooj ckndzw‚
wvgd gocmfwwkocw bkwzhefc moy gocmvwkoc cf}fy hbovczw zo bvgd# Ivz {fw, df kw ~kzd
{ov, hcj {ov hyf moygfj zo hggfpz kz lkef wvyyfcjfy#
Zdovnd ~dhz kw wvyyfcjfy? Km moygfj? Kw kz lkef hc hyb{ om dhcjw pvz vp i{ zdf
yflvgzhcz phyz om {ov, zdf ocf ~do ~ovlj yhzdfy if flwf~dfyf ~kzd {ovy lo}fy‚
pfydhpw zhlekcn ~kzd dkb, iykcnkcn dkb wobf nkmz‚lkef hc vcmoygfj nk}kcn? Hc{~h{,
hll zdkw kw bfboy{ oy mhczhw{# Kc {ovy vwvhl jhqfj ivz vcgocmkcfj wzhzf, {ov wzkll
pyfmfy dkb# Zdovnd ~dkgd dkb? ^dkgd {ov? Ocf {ov govlj fhwkl{ wdhyf lkef iooew,
lkef vcjfywzhcjkcn yhyf zdkcnw? Oy, ocf {ov govlj dkjf hcj dkjf ~fll ~kzd? Zdf
wfgocj cffjw flhioyhzkoc hcj h gfyzhkc hggovcz om h wflm# Moy hyf ~f dkjkcn ovywfl}fw
~dfc ~f lo}f‚zyvl{ lo}f? Zdf ekcj zdhz wphyelfw {fz co ocf flwf jkwgfycw‚Zdf
wzyocn kc zdfky wzyocnfy ilkcjcfww‚mhkzd ~dkgd cffjw wffkcn# [ov wzkmlf {ovywflm
zdkcekcn oc zdkw# Ivz mkcj {ovy bvj, zdf jffp hcj gdfhp wkjf om {ov fyojkcn h~h{
zdf glhykz{# Dkw wzyfcnzd {ov ghc wff# Zdovnd kz kw dkw hiklkz{ zo if ~fhe zdhz hzzyhgzfj
{ov mkywz# Zdf ~h{ df hwefj nfczl{, “Hyf {ov mkcf zdfyf?‒ dfc {ov ~fyf avwz wkzzkcn
zdfyf fcao{kcn cozdkcn {fz om fhgd ozdfy# Kz ~hw fhyl{ {fz# F}fy{ zkbf dhj iffc wzhllfj
moy lhzfy moy iozd {ovy whefw# Hcj {ov jkj coz jhyf yfpl{, ocl{ cojjfj, {ov zdovndz,
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kz# Zo {ov#
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{ovy yfbfbifykcn#
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if kbbfjkhzfl{ nocf, zo if kcwzhcz kc h zfbpoyhy{ hmmhky# Ivz zdkw mhbovw wgfcf om
mkywz bffzkcn effpw gobkcn zo fhwf {ov ovz om fcjkcn, pyoihil{ zo wlkjf dkb ovz om dkw
zoo‚{ov hyf coz wvyf#
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hcj dkw looekcn hz {ov# Dkw f{fw pyoihil{ ioyfj, powwkil{ ftgkzfj i{ {ovy
cocgdhlhcgf, {ovy plhkc ifhvz{, zdovnd {ov ~ovlj coz jfwgykif {ovywflm hw plhkc oy
ifhvzkmvl# Wobf~dfyf ifz~ffc kw pyfzz{ oy bh{if w~ffz# [ov xvfwzkoc f}fy{
jfwgykpzkoc pfoplf nk}f {ov‚coz avwz wvkzoyw oy powwkilf lo}fyw‚ovz om yfwpfgz moy
zdfb, hcj wflm"jfpyfghzkoc# Ivz, {ov wh{ co~ ~kzdovz whjcfww‚ovz om yfwpfgz moy zdf
zyvzd# Ivz zdf }fy{ gvykovw zdkcn dfyf kw, kc dkw pyfwfcgf‚{ov joc.z zdkce lkef zdhz‚
cocf om zdkw bhzzfyw# Gobmoyz hcj chk}fzf‚{ov lfh}f zdfb zo jfihzf zdfbwfl}fw#
[ov avwz cffj zo mogvw‚[ov zfll {ovy pfhgfmvl nhqf# Avwz looe hcj powwkil{ lfhyc zo
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nfzzkcn hdfhj om {ovy ftgkzfbfcz‚Df kw wzkll hio}f {ov, cfkzdfy gfklkcn coy
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co~ kc dkw cffj# [ov hyf zdf lvge{ ocf yfgfk}kcn kc poyzkoc, kc phyz zdkw nyfhz
gocwfxvfcgf# Wvjjfcl{ zdovnd, {ov ~hcz oy ~hcz kz zo if nooj, co dhyb zo iozd om
{ov‚h glfhc jflkifyhzf bo}f moy zdf kcdkikzkoc kc {ov, moy zdf hgz kc dkw# [ov zdkce
gvzzkcnl{, zdf hyz kc dkw# Ivz {ov dh}fc.z jocf zdkw ifmoyf# Kz kw ~doll{ cf~, hw cf~ hw
hc hyz jocf zo jfhzd i{ whbfcfww hcj vcjocf i{ lo}f# [ov ghccoz if lo}fj lkef zdkw#
Phwwkoc kwc.z bfhcz zo if zdkw phkcmvl# Dfhz kw bfhcz zo if lo}fj i{ zdf lk}kcn# Hcj
{ov hyf powkzk}fl{ jfhj co~# Jfhj kc zdf {fhyw om dopkcn hcj zdf cffj om ifkcn
vclo}fj# Oy {ov ~ovlj bkww lo}f zoo bvgd# Hcj hw {ov iozd mkckwd, df zo dkw ykwkcn,
{ov zo {ovy wpkykz, co bfboy{ gobfw zo yfwgvf hc{boyf# Hll zdkw hgxvhkczhcgf# Moy
kz wffbw lkef hc hgxvhkczhcgf km zdf kbbfcwkz{ {ov.}f eco~c om fhgd ozdfy kw yfjvgfj
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{ov zvyc zo dkb zdfc zo {ov# Zdowf f{fw hyf ifzzfy moy dkw, {ov gobphyf lkef h
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Df kw wcoykcn co~# Df kw dhcjwobf# Df kw ifhvzkmvl# Df kw hc kczfllknfcz ndowz kc dkw
wlffp# K hb vcjfy dkw bovczhkc oy bkcf# [ov hyf wpkcckcn myob jkqqkcfww hz zdf
zdovndz, kc zdf zovgd om ioljcfww#
[ov ghccoz no ihge# Kz.w lkef gyowwkcn h pfywoc hcj mkndzkcn ~kzd dkb ivz ~kcckcn
moy zdf iozd om {ov# Hw km df ~fyf zdf hmzfy {ov hyf co~# Ivz {ov ~hcz zo no ihge,
wbklkcn zo dkb‚h dkb {ov hyf ~doll{ zo nk}f zo, {ov zdkce, hmzfy zdhz#
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^hkz, {ov.ll ~hkz moy dkb zo nfz vp, hz lfhwz mkckwd dkw jyfhb oy {ovy wlffp moy {ov#
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pyfzzkl{‚zdkw {ov jhyf coz zfll hc{ocf#
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dhppkfy, oy zo if wo ~kzdovz dkw ifkcn hw dhpp{ hw {ov# Kw zdkw wflmkwdcfww oy lo}f? K
dh}f zo wzop zdkcekcn hw bvgd#
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Co~ df wh{w, “Gobf dfyf#‒ [ov zvyc hcj wh{, “[fw#‒ Hw km zo wvbbhykwf zdf ckndz
moy dkb# Zo nhzdfy vp h lo}f lkef h zfczhzk}f hcw~fy# Hll {fwfw hyf zfczhzk}f, {ov zdkce
co~, cf}fy wo wvyf om {fw# Hcj {ov yfbfbify zdf bhc{ zkbfw {ov.}f whkj kz mkybl{,
~kzd co ftpfgzhzkoc ivz yflkfm5 oy avwz zo ~hyj omm wobf hmmlkgzkoc kczo gfyzhkcz{, ~dhz
{ov dopf gykcnkcn kczo vcgfyzhkc wdhpfw#
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~dfyf {ovy ioj{ dhw iffc ~hyb# Zdf{ wh{, Zdfyf kw h plhgf zo if ivz ocl{ zdhz plhgf#
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Ivz lkwzfcfj kczfczl{ ~dklf kczfcwfl{ wd{, coz bffzkcn hc{ pokczw moy dkb# Ivz {ov
iovndz kz oy zooe kz‚{ov govljc.z joviz i{ gdoowkcn zo if#
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wo bvgd hiovz bozk}fw, {ov dhj zo gdoowf# ^dhz ghc K lowf? Pfydhpw zdf ykwe om
ifkcn lo}fj ~kzdovz bfhckcn# Hcj ifkcn lo}fj ~kzdovz {ovy pykjf# Df dhw cozdkcn
zo lowf fkzdfy, {ov wh{, avwz zo if nooj, zo if fmmoyz zo h gdokgf#
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ecf~ om yflhzkocwdkpw, zdfky ~fi hcj {ovy kncoyhcgf#
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{ov zdkce bhjl{# Ivz lhvnd {ovy nkylkwd lhvnd kcwkjf wo dfhyzkl{ {ov dopf df ghc.z
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kz hw dfh}kl{ hw {ov pkge kz vp‚Zdkw zkbf {ov dopf df cozkgfw {ovy hyjovy, zdovnd
{ovy gdhyb dhw nk}fc cfhycfww h wfgyfz whjcfww# Mhlwf# [ov gy{ kcwkjf ovz om dkw
ovzwkjf# ^d{ jo K mffl mhlwf? Bh{if K dh}f zo wh{ wobfzdkcn oy jo hcozdfy# H wvjjfc
~kljcfww hlbowz wzyhcnlfw {ov# Hcozdfy? Doyykmkfj ~kzd wvgd hc vcmhkzdmvl
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eco~w df dhw ~hwzfj dkw# [ov hyf hcny{ ~kzd dkb oy ~kzd zdf jflh{ om yfgonckzkoc
~dkgd kw coioj{.w mhvlz#
Myob zdf mkywz hllo~fj bffzkcn ~dfc df kczyojvgfj dkbwflm, {ov ecf~ df kwc.z
whkczl{, kc zdf wfcwf om ifkcn boconhbovw# Kc lo}f hcj hyz# Zdf lhzzfy {ov nvfwwfj oy
ftzyhpolhzfj‚Ocf nyf~ myob zdf ozdfy‚Zdkw {ov zdovndz ~kzd {ovy ifwz hyzkwzkg dhz
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oc# H pofzkg dhz, bh{if# [ov cf}fy vwfj zo lkef pofzw# Fwpfgkhll{ pofzw ~do ~yozf
ifzzfy zdhc {ov# [fw, h dvbhc pykjf ftkwzw kc {ov# Om govywf, kz kw zdf chzvyf om pykjf
zdhz zdf pyovj ocf cf}fy cozkgfw kz kc dfywflm vczkl kz kw vcbhchnfhilf oy vczkl lo}f oy
hjbkyhzkoc iyfhew kz# Hcj {ov, cf~l{ pyovj hz dh}kcn jkwgo}fyfj h ifzzfy pofz zdhc
{ov, bflzfj lkef zdf dvbhc ifkcn {ov ifghbf#
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myob h }kf~ om pfymfgzkoc govljc.z if fhw{# [ov iyovndz dkb zo zdkce zdkw om {ov, kc
{ovy bkcj dfh}{ ~kzd phwwk}f cffj# Pfydhpw zdkw kyyhzkochl cffj ~hw {ovy hwgfcz?
Co ~h{ zo mkcj zdf we{ myob wvgd ghlhbkz{, wvgd wvpfywzkzkoc# Kz ~hw hll cfhy f}kl#
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avwz wzyfzgd ovz {ovy dhcj hgyoww zdf zhilf# Do~ mhy “Gobf dfyf‒ kw# Hcj {ov iykjnf
zdf jkwzhcgf ~kzd h wknd kc {ovy dfhyz ~dkgd kw coz f}kjfcz kc {ovy yfhgdkcn dkb kc
zkbf# H jkwzhcgf yflhzk}f zo iozd kw coz h jkwzhcgf hz hll ivz h gobfj{ om vcyflkf}fj
fyyoyw# Co~ phwz# Co~ phwz#
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zdovndz pyovjl{ zdfc, {ovy yfhjkcn# H nvfwz pofz co lfww, {ovy olj hyyonhcz phwz
gogefj dfy dfhj kcwkjf h }fy{ wbhll jooy avwz co~# Zo goczkcvf wobf~dhz gooll{‚
[fw, df ghbf vp zo {ov‚zdkw kw hggoyjkcn zo {ovy goc}fywhzkocw hmzfy zdf f}fcz‚coz
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${ov dhj co yfgollfgzkoc om kz f}fc hmzfy df glhkbfj df ~hw zdfyf+# Z~fcz{ pfoplf ~hw
coz h loz zo yfgonckwf oy bkww# Ivz {ov zyvwzfj dkb, zo hppfhwf {ovywflm bowzl{‚
ifghvwf wobf kczfllfgzvhl phyz om {ov ~hw kczyknvfj i{ dkw gobpowvyf hcj dkw
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vcghcc{ hiklkz{ zo wkz wzkll# [ov movcj zdkw ojj# Bowz bfc‚bowz pfoplf kc nfcfyhl‚
yvwdfj hiovz zhlekcn oy iyvwdfj hwkjf wobfocf flwf, hl~h{w yfhj{ zo mffl wvpfykoy#
Hcj {ov, mfflkcn hz ocgf wvpfykoy hcj kcmfykoy, jfzfwzfj zdkw zyhkz kc ozdfyw# Ivz coz kc
{ovywflm#
Wo, df whz zdfyf hz hcozdfy yfhjkcn, zdkw zkbf dkw# [ov yfbfbifyfj zdkcekcn df
looefj nooj gobphyfj zo ozdfy pofzw# [ov ~do dhj zdf ykndz zo avjnf ozdfyw‚ozdfy
pofzw‚ivz yfmyhkcfj myob lfzzkcn zdfb avjnf {ov, km powwkilf# [ov yfbkcjfj {ovy
kcmfykoy wflm zdhz {ov hyf plhkc looekcn, f}fc vcchzvyhl zo {ovywflm# Wobf ~ovlj wh{,
co ftgvwf# Ivz {ov govlj hjbkyf myob hmhy dkw iykllkhcz jhye f{fw, dkw dhky, dkw dhcjw
‚ikn ivz coz kbpoyzvchzf# Df dhj nlhwwfw oc‚~dkgd {ov lkefj kc wfcwkzk}f bfc#
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fcjhcnfyfj {ov ~kzd ifhvz{ hcj {ov wolkgkzfj dkw#
[ov jkjc.z yfbfbify hc{ om dkw pofbw# Wobfzdkcn hiovz zdf wovcj om dkw }okgf pvz
zdf ~oyjw kczo {ov, yhzdfy zdhc {ov lkwzfckcn, yhzdfy zdhc vwfmvlcfww# [ov noz h
pyfwwvyf, hc hygdkcn plfhwvyf‚h pd{wkghl wfcwf om glowfcfww‚lkef zdhz om zovgd ocl{
cfhyfy# Hlwo, {ov bfyfl{ ~hczfj zo glowf {ovy f{fw jfwpkzf dkw dhcjwobf mhgf# Moy
dkw }okgf ykbbfj ~kzd {ovy plfhwvyf ifghbf {ov# [ov zolj zdkw zo {ovywflm, jhykcn zo
zfll hz wvgd h pfhgfmvl bobfcz# [ov looefj hyovcj {ov hcj wh~ zdf hvjkfcgf wkzzkcn
kc hzzfczkoc lkef h nooj hvjkfcgf# Hcj {ov mflz zdf ihjjfy moy zy{kcn zo hjbkyf dkb#
[ov mflz wbhllfy hcj wbhllfy hw df yfhj zdf pofbw, phvwkcn zo flvgkjhzf h mf~ ~kzd
ghyfmvl pfywochl hcfgjozfw‚hll ~kzd hc hky om wfykovwcfww ivz coz jvll oy pobpovw#
Dvbklkz{, {ov zdovndz# F}fc ~dfc zdf ~oyjw ~fyf ~kwf fcovnd zo fwghpf {ov,
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eco~kcn om {ovy gvykovw bkt om ioyfjob hcj pyhkwf, zdf{ dhbbfyfj kczo {ov, ivz
~fyf yfhll{ nfczlf hw dkw }okgf iyvwdfj i{# Wzyfcnzd ~hw co~dfyf ivz dkw#
I{ zdf zkbf df mkckwdfj, {ov ~fyf jyfhbkcn om ifkcn h yfhl pofz# [ov ~fyf nokcn
o}fy {ovy o~c kchjfxvhg{ avwz lkef zdhz# Ivz kz ~hw coz dkb, {ov zdkce# Avwz dkw
pokwf hcj zdf wfgvyf ifhykcn om dkw ~oye oc {ovy phwz hggobplkwdbfczw# [ov ~fyf
coz wvyf om fkzdfy zdkw oy {ovy yfhl mfflkcn hiovz dkw pofbw#
“Dfllo,‒ df whkj, myob ifdkcj {ovy gdhky# [ov mflz h wdoge# F}fc hw h gdklj, {ov
~fyf pyocf zo ifkcn wzhyzlfj# Ocgf, gobkcn ovz om h zdfhzyf, h nkyl wzhyzlfj {ov i{
ghllkcn {ovy chbf# [ov cf}fy ecf~ ~d{# Coy zdovndz bvgd om kz# Wo co~, {ov whkj
zo dkb, “[ov nh}f bf h mykndz#‒ Coz zdf bowz oyknkchl zdkcn zo wh{, gfyzhkcl{ coz zo
zdf pofz ~do avwz yfhj, {ov zdovndz, xvkzf iykllkhczl{# Df wbklfj h wdffpkwd wbklf#
Hcj {ov whkj, “K lo}f {ovy ~oye#‒ Bfhckcn f}fy{ ~oyj ivz jkwglowkcn boyf zdhc {ov
kczfcjfj# [ovy fbpdhwkw ~hw dhyjfcfj i{ dkw glowfcfww‚~dkgd {ov movcj vcwfzzlkcn
moy wobf yfhwoc#
“Co, K lo}f {ovy ~oye,‒ df whkj# [ov ~fyf hlbowz hcny{ hz zdkw goqkcfww# Zdkw
bvzvhl hjbkyhzkoc zdhz govlj hz hc{ bobfcz ivywz kczo cozdkcn hz hll# Lkef zdhz bhc
{ov ecf~ {fhyw hno ~do hlwo ghbf vp zo {ov hcj whkj zdowf fthgz ~oyjw, hw km
bkbkgekcn h pkge vp lkcf ihjl{# [ov dhj ocf hmzfycooc zonfzdfy hcj coz bvgd
dhppfcfj hmzfy# Df avwz wzoppfj# Hcj {ov avwz wzoppfj# Iozd wzopw fbfynkcn kczo
{ov lkef goqkcfww# Wo, jkwhppokczbfcz yhkwfw wvgd xvfwzkocw wobfzkbfw# Fwpfgkhll{
~dfc jkwhppokczbfcz mlhzzfyw# Zdkw lhwz zdovndz jkwbkwwfj mvll{ i{ {ov#
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mhgf, {ov ~hczfj zo ghzgd vp, iyfhe zdf nlhww hcj yfbo}f zdf wfgocj dhcj#
Kbbfjkhzfl{, {ov wfcwfj h pfymfgzkockwz wzyfhe# Zdkw bhc bvwz if bhj ~kzd dh}kcn
hbikzkoc hcj pyovj om kz# Jkgdozobkfw zdhz kllvbkchzf h bhc, {ov wvybkwfj, bkndz
hgzvhll{ jfwzyo{ dkb# [ov ~fyf z{kcn dkw yfwfbilhcgfw zonfzdfy hcj mhklkcn
bkwfyhil{#
[ov ~fyf yflkf}fj zo dh}f movcj h bhc ~kzd ~dob {ov govlj zhle ~kzd ~do
bhzgdfw hppyotkbhzfl{ {ovy zdovndzw oc pofzy{, hyz, pfydhpw f}fc oc lo}f# Zdovnd
zdf lhzzfy zdkcn bvwz if yfmfyyfj zo ~kzd ghvzkoc‚Kc mhgz, {ov cf}fy jkwgvwwfj kz
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powwkiklkz{ om kz‚pfywochll{ oy ozdfy~kwf# Zdkw, hmzfy dh}kcn eco~c dkb moy h mf~
{fhyw# Ocgf zdovnd df kc}kzfj {ov zo dkw dovwf, hcj {ov wfcwfj h zyfpkjhzkoc ivz ~hw
zoo gvykovw zo phww vp zdf gdhcgf zo wff ~dfyf df lk}fj# [ov efpz zfllkcn zdkw wzoy{ zo
{ovywflm zo wzh}f omm fbihyyhwwbfcz#
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{ovy dvbklkz{ oy {ovy cfy}ovw hiklkz{ zo effp zdf wzhzvw xvo# [ov govljc.z
vcjfywzhcj kz# ^hw df kczfyfwzfj hz hll? [ov, hz ocf pokcz, f}fc jkwgvwwfj kz ~kzd {ovy
wkwzfy# Wdf whkj, z{pkghl om zdf ~hybzd om wkwzfyw, zdhz df bvwz if avwz zoo wd{ oy flwf
zdovndz om {ov hw h mykfcj#
H mykfcj, om govywf# Ivz {ov cf}fyzdflfww ftpfgzfj boyf ~dfc {ov }kwkzfj dkw
dovwf# Zdfyf ~hw h boyf xvkfz hbikfcgf kc zdf ghy oc zdf ~h{ zdfyf zdhz hmzfycooc#
Ftpfgzhcg{ oy cocgdhlhcgf oc dkw phyz#
Hz dkw dovwf, {ov bhjf {ovywflm gobmoyzhilf oc dkw yogekcn gdhky kc zdf lk}kcn yoob
~dklf df whz hz zdf jkckcn zhilf, glfhyl{ jkwzyhgzfj i{ wobfzdkcn oy ozdfy#
[ov lfhycfj zdfc zdhz df dhj avwz iyoefc vp ~kzd dkw nkylmykfcj# Ifkcn zolj zdkw
cf~w, {ov jkjc.z eco~ km {ov mflz yflkf}fj oy whj# Pfydhpw cfkzdfy, km {ov dhj zo if
pfymfgzl{ docfwz ~kzd {ovywflm# Hw wooc hw {ov zdovndz zdkw, {ov mflz h jkwzhcgf hz
dh}kcn yflkfm, {fz gocwgkovw om {ovy fbphzd{# Hw h mykfcj‚[ov ~fyf wvyf zdfc om
mykfcjwdkp# Ivz df looefj h lkzzlf zoo locn hz {ov, {ov avwz yfhlkwfj#
[ov ~fyf hiovz zo hwe dkb zdf yfhwoc moy dkw iyfhe"vp ~dfc df wzooj vp hcj
~hlefj o}fy zo {ov, wzkll wzhykcn h ikz, wzhykcn oy dkjkcn myob dkw whjcfww# Df zooe
{ovy dhcj hcj {ov mflz {ovywflm wzhcjkcn vp hcj cfhyl{ yvcckcn h~h{# Ivz df dflj
oczo {ovy dhcj h wfgocj boyf ifmoyf lfzzkcn kz no# Zdkw ~hw h jovilf yflkfm moy zdf
iozd om {ov, {ov zdovndz# Df, moy {ovy zvyckcn h~h{# [ov, moy {ovy jfgfpzkoc, oy mfhy#
Kz ~hw hw mykfcjw zdovnd zdhz {ov lfhycfj om dkw lo}f lkmf# I{ zdfc {ov ~fyf coz
zdkcekcn om powwkiklkz{‚wo bvgd pyfwfcz ~dfc {ov mkywz dfhyj dkb hz zdf yfhjkcn‚
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hmmfgzkoc, cf}fy hc{zdkcn yobhczkg# H mykfcjwdkp govlj ifnkc zdfc‚kbpyopfyl{, {ov
zdovndz dhwzkl{, kc~hyjl{ lhvndkcn#
Ocf zdkcn zdovnd# [ov cozfj h ivo{hcg{ {ov.j cf}fy mflz ifmoyf ~dfc df ~hw cfhy,
oy kc zdf yoob, oy f}fc ovz om kz‚kc zdf zdovndzw lkef yoobw jfgkbhzfj hcj jkwbkwwfj
‚ivz hl~h{w ykwkcn hio}f zdf wvwpfcwkoc‚^hw df oy ~hwc.z df? [fhyw lhzfy hmzfy
{ovy iyfhe"vp, oy yhzdfy zdf phkc om vciyfhekcn kz, {ov, coz xvkzf bfcjkcn kz, bhjf
vp zdf gocglvwkoc zdhz df ~hw h lo}fy {ov govlj lo}f ocl{ zoo bvgd# Hcj ocl{
vcwflmkwdl{‚i{ zdf ifwz powwkiklkz{ kc {ov# H lo}fy ~do, moy pyhgzkghl pvypowfw, jkjc.z
ftkwz# B{zd govczfyfj ~kzd fbozkoc ivz coz ~kzd nyovcj# Pfypfzvhl bozkoc om zdf
bkcj, hcj wzkllcfww om zdf wovl# H lo}fy kc lo}f ~kzd zdf iflo}fj kc {ov, oy h lo}fy kc hll
ozdfyw#
Hmzfy zdkw, {ov ~fyf hilf zo if kc h yoob, oy ovz om zdhz, ~kzd oy ~kzdkc dkb#
“Wo do~ jkj {ov wzhyz ~ykzkcn pofzy{?,‒ df hwefj#
“I{ hggkjfcz# K ~hw avwz looekcn moy wobf gobplkghzkoc hcj movcj kz,‒ {ov whkj,
dopfmvll{ b{wzfykovw fcovnd zo kczyknvf dkb# “Do~ jkj {ov gobf zo ~ykzf pofzy{?‒
“^fll, b{ mhbkl{ kw hl~h{w kczo lkzfyhzvyf hcj pofzy{# Kz ~hw kcf}kzhilf moy bf zo
mollo~, K nvfww,‒ df whkj#
“Hcj {ov ~ykzf lkef co ocf K eco~# K dh}f zo wh{,‒ {ov whkj kc hll docfwz{# “K
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zdf yfhjfy, dkw ftpfykfcgfw# K wvppowf hll pofzy{ kw lkef zdhz ivz {ovyw dhw zdf hjjfj
gobplkghzkoc om wvizlf hcj kbbfjkhzf kczkbhzkoc, km K bh{ hjj#‒
“^fll, kz gobfw chzvyhll{ zo bf‚zdf kczkbhzkocw# Myob ftpfykfcgf,‒ df whkj ~kzd
dkw mhgf lkndzkcn vp‚{ov zdkce‚myob yhcjobl{ pkgekcn hc ftpfykfcgf hcj iykcnkcn
kz zo dkw bfboy{# “[ovyw?, ‒df wffbfj gvykovw co~#
“Kz.w coz ckgf moy bf zo jfwgykif b{ o~c pofzy{ ivz K zdkce kz gobfw myob wdffy
jfwpfyhzkoc,‒ {ov whkj, zy{kcn coz zo lhvnd#
“K dh}f zo mkcj ovz ~dfyf zdhz jfwpfyhzkoc gobfw myob zdfc, “ df whkj, wzkll wkzzkcn
ghlbl{ kc dkbwflm# Zdovnd kcwkjf {ov, {ov zdovndz df bkndz if xvkzf cfy}ovw# [ov
gfyzhkcl{ ~fyf# [ov gdhzzfj moy h lkzzlf ~dklf locnfy# Zkbf wzyfzgdfj kzwflm zo
hggobbojhzf {ovy lhzfcfww ivz hmzfycooc wzkll hcj f}fckcn#
Zdfc, hbocn ozdfy wviafgzw yflhzfj zo pofzy{ hcj zdf ~ykzkcn om kz, {ov jkwgvwwfj
do~ {ov ~ykzf, zdf hgzvhl pd{wkghl gyfhzkoc om kz#
Df whkj df ~yozf kc gyo~jfj plhgfw bowzl{, f}fc ~dfc zdf yfwvlz ghbf myob
kczyowpfgzkoc hiovz dkw ftpfykfcgfw‚{ov zdovndz zo {ovywflm‚ftplokzw, bowz
pyoihil{#
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hcj wvgd?‒
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gfczyf om zdkw nyfhz zvybokl, b{wflm coz ghyykfj h~h{ ~kzd kz, ivz jyh~kcn myob kz#
[ov wff, kz.w lkef h zfwz# Km K ghc ~ykzf kc zdhz gdhow, zdfc ~dhz K ~ykzf bh{ hgzvhll{ if
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~oyzd wobfzdkcn‚wobfzdkcn zdhz gobfw ovz, K.j lkef zo zdkce, i{ kzw wdffy moygf zo if
~ykzzfc#‒
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“K dh}f zo zy{ zdhz wobfzkbf# Hlzdovnd K ~ovlj if co~dfyf ~kzd kz, K zdkce# K cffj
wklfcgf hcj ghlb zo ~ykzf#‒
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ifnhc fhgd ozdfy hcj mhklfj zo if# Zdf hyz om hggfpzkcn mhklvyf kc {ovywflm ifghvwf om
lo}f‚zdhz bvwz if h pkgzvyf zo effp, ~dfzdfy df gocwkjfyfj kz h bobfcz oy coz#
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~yocn# [ov hl~h{w ~flgobfj wvnnfwzkocw, {ov yfgeocfj# Hcj jkwzyhgzkocw, {ov
bkljl{ govczfj hw ilfwwkcnw kc ghwfw ~dfc {ov cffjfj yfwgvf‚myob hc kczfcwf
fbozkoc {ov govlj coz pkcpokcz oy dvcn‚oy hjbkzzhcgf# Df bvwz if hbvwfj zoo hz
zdkw wvppowfj moyzvkzovw f}fcz‚H ghwf om yfhlkz{ kczyvjkcn vpoc yfhlkz{, lfh}kcn
jyfhb hcj mhczhw{ zdf }kgzkb om coc"bvzvhlkz{# B{ b{, {ov zdovndz# K cf}fy vwfj zo
pocjfy wo bvgd oc zdf hgzkocw om h phyzkgvlhy bhc ifmoyf# ^dhz ~hw zdkw, km coz h
yflhzk}f kc cffj om mhbkl{? Gocmvwfj co~, {ov hggfpzfj hw {ov.j cf}fy dh}f#
Wo do~ jkj {ov gobf zo zdhz lhwz mkywz‚zdf vlzkbhzf mkywz? [ovyw, hc{~h{‚~kzd
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dkb# Zdkw zkbf, df ~hw myff ~kzd dkbwflm# Hcj {ov ~fyf wvyf {ov ~fyf zoo, yfnhyjlfww
om ~dof}fy {ov iozd ~fyf, oy ~fyf ~kzd# Kz ~hw bhc{ {fhyw hmzfy {ov mkywz bfz
pyopfyl{ hz zdf yfhjkcn hcj z~fcz{ {fhyw hmzfy zdf gfklkcn kcgkjfcz# Kc ifz~ffc, {ov
bfz fhgd ozdfy }hykovw wkbplf zkbfw‚~kzd wkbklhy wkbplf mhgfw#
Df ~hw fhw{ zo yfgonckwf‚{ov govlj wpoz dkb ~kzdovz h lkcf vp, ~kzdovz h gykbf
f}fc#
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{ov.j lkef zo dh}f h jykce# [ov polkzfl{ whkj co# Hcj df ~hw zdfyf kc zdf goycfy
kczfczl{ lkwzfckcn# Wobfzdkcn bhjf {ov zvyc zo dkb hcj hgeco~lfjnf dkw pyfwfcgf#
Wo zdfyf {ov ~fyf phwwkcn h nlhcgf zo h bhc {ov ecf~ ${ov ~fyf hzzyhgzfj zo+ hcj
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ifmoyf ivz {ov govljc.z nfz phwz zdf wdkcf oc dkw mhgf‚hc hyzkmkgkhlkz{ hiovz zdf ~h{
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phyzkgvlhykz{# Hcj {ov ~fyf kcjffj phyzkgkphzkcn kc zdkw yvwf# Cozdkcn ~hw boyf
nyvfwobf zdhc h gykbf cf}fy gobbkzzfj hcj cf}fy hgeco~lfjnfj, ovz om lo}f# Ovz om
lkbkzhzkoc, hcj boyf zyhnkg moy dkw hwekcn#
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bkndz hjj# ^hwc.z zdkw jhcnfyovw‚h bhzzfy om yflhzk}f wzhzfw hcj zfbpoyhlkz{?
Df ~hw wvypykwfj ~kzd {ovy wvypykwf ~kzd {ovywflm hcj yfplkfj, “[fw#‒
[ov whkj, “Govlj {ov ykjf ~kzd bf zo dkw plhgf?‒
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[ov dhjc.z wffc f{fw zdkw ~kjf hcj golj kc {ovy lkmf# Ivz df womzfcfj hmzfy h mf~
wfgocjw, wzooj vp hcj {ov iozd lfmz#
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kz ~hw zoo golj oy coz ~hyb fcovnd# [ov ~fyf zdkcekcn, yfnhyjlfww# Zdkcekcn om hll
flwf gobkcn hmzfy yfnhyj, hmzfy zdf docfwz zdkcekcn om yfnhyj#
Dkw dhcjw ~fyf jhbp, {ov cozkgfj ~dfc {ov dflj kz#
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zo if hiwolvzf kc {ov, zo jkwwol}f hcj yfbhkc dkbwflm zo {ov# [ov ~hlefj glowfy hcj
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{ov wbklfj zo {ovywflm, mvll om lo}f hcj zdf wvjjfccfww zdhz lo}f nh}f hw zovgd‚dhcjw
oc dkw wdovljfyw# Df zvycfj avwz hw wvjjfcl{, om hggvbvlhzkoc, km coz wzykgzl{ lo}f#
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zdf cftz zkbf#
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Ivz ftpyfwwkoc# Zo wdo~ hcj if dkw# Km coz moy dkb {ov ~ovlj if glowfj moyf}fy, lkef h
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wzfppfj kc myob bkllfcckh hno# Moy zdkw ~hw dhppfckcn wo xvkgel{‚coz xvkgel{
fcovnd# Z~fcz{ {fhyw ~hw cozdkcn kc lo}f‚jkwzhcgfj co~ kczo phwwkoc kcwkjf {ov
iozd#
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wdovljfyw#
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glowf hmzfy {ov yfbfbifyfj# Hz wf}fczffc, {ov ~fyf mkywz doz ~kzd hc hgdf‚golj ~kzd
zdf lhge om yfhwoc# Wobf hcnfl do}fykcn vp zdfyf? [ov wvybkwfj zdfc, hlbowz ftgkzfj
hz wvgd h cf~ zdovndz, h zdovndz ghyfmvl ~kzd wkbplkgkz{#
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~ykzzfc# Co, f}fc zdfwf joc.z bhzzfy#
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ozdfy#
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hjvlz lkmf#
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jo~c# Zdf pofb {ov ~yozf wffbfj bfhckcnmvl ocl{ zo {ov# [ov f}fc wvibkzzfj kz zo
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lkzfyhy{ pvilkghzkocw# Om govywf kz ~hw yfafgzfj# Ocf fjkzoy whkj kz dhj hc kczfyfwzkcn
gocgfpz# [ov pykqfj zdkw gobbfcz boyf zdhc hc{ wkcgf zdfc# H bojfwz wvggfww
mollo~fj hmzfy h jfghjf om zy{kcn# [ovy pofbw kbpyo}fj, {ov zdovndz, zoo wlo~l{ hcj
zoo kcgocwfxvfczkhll{‚looekcn ihge# ^dklf kc kz zdovnd, {ov dhj co kjfh om zdf ~h{
{ov ~fyf ~ykzkcn‚do~ mlkbw{ kz ~hw# Vczkl {ov bfz dkb#
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{ov }kwkzfj hc hgxvhkczhcgf.w dovwf kc zdf govczy{# Hcj lhzfy mkcjkcn ovz zdf zdf
hgxvhkczhcgf.w ghy ~hw zdf whbf hw dkw# Hcj bhc{ ozdfy oggvyyfcgfw zdhz lfj zo zdf
gocmyoczhzkoc ~dkgd lfj zo zdf vlzkbhzf om gocmyoczhzkocw‚Lo}f#
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hnhkc? [ov movcj zdf yflkfm kc dkw kcwkwzfcgf, dkw lo}f moy {ovy ~oye# Hcj zdkw
wvyphwwfj zdf glowfcfww‚zdf pd{wkghl jfwkyfw‚~dkgd, do~f}fy h~fwobf, govljc.z
bhzgd zdf bvzvhl pofzkg moygf {ov dhj kc fhgd ozdfy#
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omm zo h jfnyff zdhz bkndz dh}f hlhybfj hcozdfy ivz ifkcn kc lo}f, {ov zooe zdkw
ghlbl{ hcj w~ffzl{ f}fc# Ivz dkw pyhkwf om {ovy ~oye ifnhc zo yfplhgf zdf hgzvhl
gyfhzkcn, zdf dknd om pofb"bhekcn#
Ivz df ~hw ~ykzkcn boyf mvykovwl{ hcj floxvfczl{ zdhc ifmoyf# Hlbowz boyf zdhc
ifmoyf {ov ~fyf zonfzdfy# Coz zo mlhzzfy {ovywflm zdhz df dhj movcj h bvwf kc {ov,
{ov cozfj dkw ovzpvz hcj cozkgfj zdf jkmmkjfcz fhwf om dkw pofzy{, ~dkgd wzhyzfj zo
wffb ifhvzkmvl# Zdkw gdhybfj hcj hlhybfj {ov hz zdf whbf zkbf#
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fhwf om h wlkndzl{ }kyzvovw ekcj ifnhc wdo~kcn ocl{ hmzfy {ov ~fyf zonfzdfy# Ifmoyf, kz
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~kzd h zovgd om bhjcfww# Pfydhpw ovz om zdf pyoilfbw om dkw lo}f lkmf# Ivz zdkcekcn
oc kz co~ ~dklf l{kcn kc ifj ~hkzkcn moy dkb, {ov mffl zdhz zdfyf bvwz if boyf zo zdkw
zdhc bffzw zdf f{f# Zyvf, df wffbw ilkwwmvl ~kzd {ov# Ivz {ov wzkll nfz hc vcghcc{
mfflkcn om jyfhj hcj kyyhzkochl mfhyw# ^d{ dhwc.z df zolj {ov hiovz dkw phwz
yflhzkocwdkpw? Df ghwvhll{ bfczkocfj wobfocf df ecf~ ~dfc df ~hw hz vck}fywkz{# H
wzyocn ~obhc ~do efpz iyfhekcn dkw dfhyz hcj pvzzkcn kz ihge hnhkc# Zfbpfwzvovw
hcj bhjjfckcn, df whkj, vwkcn zdowf z~o ~oyjw ~kzd hc hky om yfnyfz hcj yflkfm# Ivz
{ov oiwfy}fj dkb wfphyhzkcn zdf mfflkcnw zoo ~kjfl{ wo zdhz zdf{ ~ovlj cf}fy if
yfwol}fj vczkl df xvkz zdfb hlzonfzdfy, hcj zdovndz om dfy hw zdf phwz#
Ivz {ov hyf h~hyf om do~ lo}f‚zyvf lo}f‚cf}fy xvkzw‚f}fc ~dfc zdf lo}fyw jo#
Wo, hmzfy zdhz bobfcz om yf}flhzkoc, {ov hyf boyf jkwzhcz zdovnd {ov hyf wzkll hcny{
hcj gyhq{ hiovz dkb, pfydhpw f}fc boyf wo‚moy kz zhefw govyhnf zo if kc lo}f ~kzd
gocwfxvfcgf hcj }kyzvf# Dkw# Govyhnf# Dkw, zoo#
Df opfcw zdf jooy# Hcj {ov yfbfbify zdf mkywz zkbf df }kwkzfj {ovy dovwf ~kzd h
mykfcj om {ovyw# Hz ocf bobfcz, df whz oc {ovy ifj‚{ov ~fyf wdo~kcn dkb {ovy
iooe gollfgzkoc ifwkjf zdf ifj# Df ~hw xvkfz hll om h wvjjfc, pfcwk}f hcj cfy}ovw#
[ov lhvndfj kz hll omm# Df bvwz ifdh}f lkef zdkw ~kzd ~obfc hll zdf zkbf‚wffbkcn
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gollfgzkoc zdhc ~kzd bffzkcn {ovy f{fw# Ivz ocgf hnhkc {ov wbklfj kc~hyjl{# Dkw
dhcjw oc zdf ifj# [ovyw ghlbl{ i{ {ovy wkjf#
Wo co~ df opfcw zdf jooy# Hcj df kw hnhkc zdf bhc {ov ~hcz# Kz kw gvykovw zo {ov
zdhz kc dkw hiwfcgf‚~dfc df kw coz ifwkjf {ov‚df kw f}fc kc {ovy zdovndzw# [ov
~hcz zo powwfww dkb hlbowz# Ivz co, coz powwfwwkoc ivz h looekcn hz hcj hc
vcjfywzhcjkcn#
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zdf po~fymvl fxvk}hlfcz om h ifnkcckcn kc zdf bkjjlf om {ov# Iozd ghpkzhlkwkcn oc
{ovy ~fhecfww hcj zdf ~h{ df o}fypo~fyw {ov ~kzd dkw# [ov hyf coz yflfhwfj, cf}fy#
[ov hyf f}fy fczhcnlfj, f}fy fczyhcgfj, fczyfcgdfj zdovnd {ov hyf zdf jfpzd zo dkw
zy{kcn, dkw wvymhgf {ov iykcn vp kczo {ovyw‚h bffzkcn gocmkjfcz if{ocj hjbkwwkoc#
Hcj {ov hjbkz dkb ~kzdovz h {fw zdkw zkbf# Hc hcw~fy kw coz cffjfj ~dfc cffj
wvyphwwfw ~hcz# Hcj cffj zhefw {ov kczo lo}f# Hcj lo}f? ^fll, lo}f kw kzw o~c zhekcn#
Kzw o~c nk}kcn# Hcj {ov hyf zdf lo}fyw ~kzdkc zdkw lo}f#
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~oylj bo}fw kc wvgd h ~h{ zdhz wfphyhzfw pvykz{ myob zdf pvyf kc wpkykz# Df kw mhy
myob pvyf ivz kw# Lfz bf ftplhkc# Nokcn zdf ftzyh bklf kw hc hgzkoc myob h pvyf
dfhyz# Wvy}k}hl kw ~dhz f}fy{ocf jofw yfnhyjlfww om zdfky h~hyfcfww# Wobf lo}f zoo
bvgd hcj ghc.z mkcj hc{ocf# Wobf dhzf zoo bvgd hcj mkcj f}fy{ocf zo dhzf# Df
lo}fw zoo bvgd hcj mkcjw f}fy{ocf zo lo}f#
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dkw mhgf, ‒Woyy{ hiovz zdkw bfww#‒
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lo}f kw cfgfwwhy{ hcj bfww{#‒
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“Km {ov ~kll#‒ Df looefj hz bf moy zdf mkywz zkbf# K.j lkef zo zdkce df wh~ bf zdfc#
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~hw hl~h{w avwz pofzy{ zo bf ifmoyf df ifghbf zdf kcwpkyhzkoc# Kz govlj coz if pofzy{
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hnhkc, coz zdf ~h{ kz ~hw#
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bowz# Ivz coz hw bvgd hw ~dfc df dhj zdf zkbf hcj kcglkchzkoc zo zhle hiovz zdfb#
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govlj gocjfcwf# [ov ~fyf lfhyckcn zo if fhgd ozdfy.w hggvwhzkoc hcj ghllfj kz
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fcknbh ~hczkcn zo wzh{ zdf jkwzhcgf# [ov govljc.z vcjfywzhcj ~d{ {ov ifghbf zdhz
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hcozdfy ftkwzfcgf myob {ovyw#
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lkcfw# Df ~hw xvkfz hcj xvkfz moy zdf iozd om {ov‚xvkfz moy zdf ~dolf ~oylj kz
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ihge zo {ov# [ov ~kwdfj cozdkcn f}fy dhppfcfj zdhz govljc.z if vcjocf#
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hmzfy iyfhekcn vp, f}fczvhll{, {ov dfhlfj hcj zooe {ovy lfh}f# [ov movcj lhzfy {ov
~fyf avwz yflkf}fj hiovz zdf ~dolf zdkcn# Zdovnd {ov ~ovljc.z f}fc ~kwd kz jkjc.z
dhppfc# Kz ~hw hc ftpfykfcgf, zyvf# Lkef hll ftpfykfcgfw# Ivz zdf yflkfm ~hw pfydhpw
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bovycfj# Kz kw coz h jfhzd zdovnd# Wobfzdkcn boyf lkef h glfhc yfbo}hl zdhz dfhlfj
{ov# [ov ~fyf gvykovwl{ hlk}f ivz coz yflkf}fj# Hll {ov govlj zdkce hiovz ~hw do~
{ov ~kwdfj df govlj gobf ihge‚{ov ~ovlj if ifzzfy moy dkb zdfc# Ivz {ov hlwo
hllo~fj hcj hggfpzfj zdhz df ~ovlj cf}fy gobf ihge# [ov mflz cfy}ovw zdhz f}fc kc
phkc, kcjfwgykihilf, {ov zdovndz hiovz dkb, dkw nooj~kll# [ov zdovndz zdfc, Joc.z K
lo}f dkb fcovnd zo if hw vpwfz hw K hb bfhcz zo? [ov dhj co hcw~fy# Zdf wovl dhj
co hcw~fy# Bfhckcn dhj co hcw~fy zo nk}f vcjfywzhcjkcn# Zdfyf, {ov nh}f vp zdfc#
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{ov i{ ifkcn hcny{# Mykfcjw ~ovlj ghll hcj {ov.j ~kwd zdfb nocf‚wffbkcn lkef
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bfhckcn ~fll#
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jkjc.z cffj dkb co~, {ov cffjfj dkw wphgf‚{ov cffjfj zo if hcny{ hz dkw pyfwfcgf#
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bhc phwwkcn hgyoww zdf wzyffz, hcj {ov ~fyf avwz ~hlekcn oc {ovy wkjf om zdf wzyffz#
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wobfocf oc zdf wzyffz hcj wh{ K.j lkef zo eco~ {ov ifzzfy# F}fc ~dfc {ovy
yflhzkocwdkp lhwzfj locnfy zdhc hc{ om zdf ozdfyw‚Ivz h mfflkcn om hl~h{w ifnkcckcn
~kzd dkb, hl~h{w ifnkcckcn###kz cf}fy fcjfj# [ov jkjc.z eco~ ~d{#
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jkjc.z eco~ ~d{ {ov yfafgzfj dkb ovzykndz zdfc# Pyoihil{ {ovy mfhy zdhz df bkndz
if hmzfy wobfzdkcn {ov jkjc.z dh}f# Hcj {ov dhj bhc{ zdkcnw {ov jkjc.z cffj# Kz
bkndz if ckgf moy ocgf zo vwf fhgd ozdfy hcj eco~ kz, {ov zdovndz, wzkll zdkcekcn om
{ovy lo}fy#
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zdhc {ov dhj# [ov jkjc.z ghyf zo if ykndz oy ~yocn, avwz wfcwkzk}f zo {ovy o~c ~h{ om
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“K.}f iffc hlykndz, K wvppowf#‒
Hcj {ov wh~ zdhz dkw f{fw ~fyf locnkcn zo zfll {ov wobfzdkcn df ~ovlj.}f whkj
ifmoyf# Wo {ov jyf~ hll zdf fhyw kc zdf yoob kczo {ov hcj lfz dkb eco~ {ov ~fyf
h}hklhilf#
[ov mflz {ovy zkbf ~kzd dkb goczyhgz hcj ftphcj lkef gdhcgfw mhklkcn hcj mhklkcn
f}fc boyf# Lkef joviz dhj nk}fc kc zo mhkzd, hcj mhkzd dhj zhefc kc joviz lkef h
bhzvykz{# Wobfzdkcn womzfcfj kc {ov# H dhcj opfcfj vp kcwkjf {ov‚Wobf phyz om kz
mlf~5 zdf ozdfy, loowfcfj hcj mfll zo zdf nyovcj‚jfhj myob lo}f, hcj jfhj myob
ftdhvwzfj dopf# Do~ zo ftplhkc zo dkb zdhz {ovy mhkzd ~hw jhbhnfj‚zdhz df
govljc.z if ~dhz df ~hw ifmoyf# Ivz {ov ecf~ df ecf~ zdkw# Dkw lo}f ~ovlj if hw
lkbkzlfww, {ov ~fyf wvyf‚ifghvwf om dkw nfcfyowkz{# Ivz {ovyw? [ov ~fyf hwekcn
wobfocf ~do lo}fj zoo bvgd, {fz, kc dkw fthbplf, coz fcovnd hz hll# [ov ~fyf coz
nfcfyovw i{ dhlm, {ov mflz hcj zdovndz {ov mflz#
^hw df h~hyf hz hll om zdf fmmfgz df dhj oc pfoplf? Oc dkw lo}fyw, fwpfgkhll{? [ov
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~fyf zfbpzfj zo hwe dkb#
Zdf bowz ifhvzkmvl pfoplf jkjc.z# Ifhvzkmvl hw kc wovlmvl hcj nfcfyovw, kczfllknfcz
hcj govyhnfovw# [ov jfgkjfj df ~hw myob zdf zkbf df yfhj zdhz mkywz pofb# Hl~h{w,
hl~h{w, kz ghbf jo~c zo pofzy{# [ov ~hczfj zo iflkf}f zdkw# Ivz co, ~dfyf jkj zdf
pofzy{ gobf myob? Zo wf}fy zdf xvhlkz{ myob zdf fmmoyz, ocf jhyfj coz# Ocf mollo~fj
zdf ozdfy bhkcl{ lkef h wfcwkzk}f pofb jfyk}fj myob h zyvf pofz# Zdovnd zdf pofb
jkjc.z bhef zdf pofz zyvf, cfgfwwhykl{# H pozfczkhl, bh{if# Km gkygvbwzhcgfw, km Noj
~fyf nfcfyovw ~kzd dvyz, zdf fbfynfcgf om zyvzd kc h pofz bkndz if nlkbpwfj kc zdf
pofb ~dkgd hyyk}fj locn ifmoyf zdf pofz, locn ifmoyf hc{ dvyz ifghbf h~hyfcfww#
[ov ~hczfj zo zfll dkb zdkw ivz ~hkzfj vczkl zdf ykndz oppoyzvckz{# [ovyw opfcfj
vp hnhkc‚zo {ovy wvypykwf‚kcmkckzf hcj vcftpfgzfj, hw ocl{ df govlj zo {ov#
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Wobfzkbfw {ov ~hef vp kc zdf ckndz dvyzkcn moy co yfhwoc# Oy moy yfhwocw {ov.j
yhzdfy hggfpz zdhc moynfz# Ocf zkbf, h ~dkzf lkndz phwwfj o}fy {ovy f{fw hcj {ov
h~oef ~kzd h wzhyz, nhwpkcn hz wobfzdkcn‚pfydhpw h ckndzbhyf oy h jyfhb zdhz
mhklfj# Jfwpkzf hll zdkw, {ov hyf zdf dhppkfwz wkcgf {ov mkywz bfz dkb# Pfydhpw zdf
dknd om zdf boczdw hcj {fhyw ~dkgd mollo~fj zdf mkywz bffzkcn dh}f nocf‚Ivz nocf
kczo hcozdfy wvizlfy, boyf gobplft, bhzvyf lo}f zdhc {ov yfhlkwf# Dfyf, zdfyf kw
bfczkoc om ckndzbhyfw‚om gdokgf‚[ov govlj fhgd lfh}f zdf ozdfy ivz ~oc.z#
Ifmoyf, kz ~hw hll phwwkoc‚hll hgdf# Co~ lo}f dhw iyovndz {ov gdokgfw {ov.}f zhefc
kczo h mfflkcn if{ocj gdokgf#
Om govywf, {ov no ihge zo wlffp, lfh}kcn zdfwf zdovndzw moyf}fy ovz om yfhgd# Ivz
zdf wovl cf}fy hcw~fyw, cf}fy wlffpw moy {ovy zkyfjcfww, ocl{ yfxvkyfw moy zdf gdokgfw
{ov o}fylooe#
^dhz jofw zdf wovl yfxvkyf om {ov hz zdkw }fy{ bobfcz ~kzd dkb? Cozdkcn bvgd
ivz lo}f# Hw ~kjf"f{fj hcj vcyfhlkwzkg hw zdhz wovcjw# Co~, {ov bhef cozdkcn ovz om
lo}f ivz fhgd ozdfy# [ov ikcj fhgd lo}f zo zdf bfyg{ om zdf ozdfy# Do~
vcgobpyobkwkcn kw dkw lo}f? [ov hyf wvyf hlbowz zdhz df ~kll f}fc if ifwkjf {ov#
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Kwc.z zdhz ~dfyf gobpyobkwf gobfw kc? ^kzd ozdfy pfoplf hcj zdfky chyyo~kcn om
{ovy lo}f? ^dfc hll df ~hczw kw zo ~kjfc {ovyw, {ovy ~kwjob zo jkmmfyfczkhzf
ifz~ffc wflmkwd hcj nfcfyovw lo}f‚vcyfhl hcj, zo ozdfy f{fw, vcyfhlkwzkg lo}f# Ivz
co~ zdhz df kw ~kllkcn zo if zozhll{ {ovyw, {ov hyf ~kllkcn zo lfz dkb if myff‚zo if myff
zo if {ovyw hcj zo if ~kzd zdf ozdfyw ~do cffj dkb hw bvgd, km coz boyf zdhc {ov jo#
Zdfyf, {ov joc.z bffz f{f zo f{f# [ovy f{fw hyf wkbklhy ivz zdf{ wffb zo if fhgd
ozdfy.w lhzfcfww, fhgd ozdfy.w iflhzfjcfww oy ~oyy{# Fhgd ozdfy.w gobplfbfcz,
gobplfzkcn moy zdf ozdfy vceco~kcnl{, lkef lo}f kw zo if kzw ~oye#
[ov zdkce om zdkw ~kzd fbihyyhwwbfcz# Kw zdkw yobhczkg lo}f hz hll? ^f hyf
fbihyyhwwfj zo dvyz zdf ozdfy, hlbowz zo h mhvlz‚Zoo zkbkj h lo}f, {ov lhvnd hw {ov
zdkce zdkw# Zdfyf kw, om govywf, ftgkzfbfcz ~dfc jhcnfy oy vcpyfjkgzhiklkz{, oy
afhlovw{ gobfw kc# Ivz ozdfy~kwf, {ov zdkce, ~f hyf zoo gobmoyzhilf hcj bo}fj zo
fhgd ozdfy zo f}fy if glowfy# Hcj lo}f bh{ cffj nyo~zd hcj if hw mhy hphyz zo if
boyf# Ivz {ov dh}f nyo~c wo bvgd ~kzd dkb‚hw df nyo~w co~ kczo {ovy cffj,
~dklf {ov nyopf hiovz ~kzd {ovy cfgfwwkz{ zo ~hyc dkb om {ovyw#
Df zolj {ov ocgf, ifmoyf {ov ~fyf zonfzdfy, hiovz ghllkcn {ov vp kc zdf bkjjlf om h
phyz{ ifghvwf df ~hczfj zo nfz h~h{ myob kz#
[ov whkj, “^d{ jkj {ov ghll bf? [ov wdovlj no ihge zo {ovy phyz{#‒
Df whkj, “Ifghvwf {ov hyf mhbklkhy zo bf# K lkef zo mffl {ov#‒
“Co, {ov dh}f zo fcao{ {ovy phyz{# No oc#‒
Df whkj df dvcn vp mfflkcn lkef {ov.j jfwfyzfj dkb ~dfc {ov.j avwz lfmz dkb zo
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~dfyf df ~hw#
F}fy{jh{ wffbw zo if lkef zdkw zo {ov hmzfy {ovy wfgocj gdhcgf zonfzdfy# Zdf
nyovcj wffbw coioj{.w# [ov mffl moy hwwvyhcgfw lkef hc oypdhc# Kc mhgz, f}fy{ zkbf
df nofw ovz‚{ov zdkce df.w lfmz moy nooj#
Kz ifgobfw, {ov hyf hmyhkj, h wvmmoghzkcn lo}f‚h lo}f powwfwwk}f {fz ovz om yfhgd, hz
lfhwz zo {ov# Zdhz ~oc.z jo, {ov nk}f vp# Kz.w ~oywf zdhc avwz wzoppkcn hlzonfzdfy#
[ov zdkce hcj mfhy zdkw powwfwwk}f mfflkcn ~ovlj f}fczvhll{ zhef o}fy hcj {ov.ll cf}fy
if hilf zo lfz dkb no f}fy# Ykndz co~, {ov ghc wzkll jyhkc ovz zdf cokwf, lkef h wovcj
{ov govlj wzkll dfhy ivz dhzf# Pyfzz{ wooc, km vcgdfgefj, zdkw lo}f zdhz dhw ifgobf wo
glowf zo h lo}f pyfphyfj zo dhzf ~kzdovz dkb, ~kll gocwvbf {ov hcj dkb ~kzd kz#
Hll kw ~fll# Hll kw ~fll, {ov zdkce, vczkl zdf cftz ~obhc gobfw hlocn# Kw kz zyvf ~dhz
zdf{ wh{, ocgf zyvwz kw iyoefc, kz.w iyoefc moyf}fy# Zo bfcj kz, {ov yfwol}f cf}fy zo
joviz dkb hnhkc# F}fy{jh{, {ov hllo~ h bkwzhef zo if hggfpzfj, kc pyfphyhzkoc moy
hc{ {ov bkndz ~hcz zo h}okj, hcj mhklkcn zdhz, hggfpz#
Zdf cftz jh{ kw h ckndzbhyf zo if hggfpzfj ifghvwf kz kw zdf cftz jh{# [ovy ~oylj
nfzw wbhllfy hcj wbhllfy, ~kzd dkb kc {ovyw, hcj {ovyw wzyvnnlkcn zo goczhkc dkb‚hll
fcfyn{ ivycfj zo if mvfl moy {ovy hcckdklhzkoc#
Zdfc ocf boyckcn, ~kzd zdf boyckcn wo glfhy, dkw mhgf wo pfhgfmvl, {ov wbklf# Zdf
mkywz om wo bhc{ pfhgfmvl boyckcnw ~dkgd mollo~fj# Kz yfxvkyfw om {ov# Hcj {ov,
wlhgefcfj i{ h wzyfww zdhz govljc.z dolj hc{boyf, myffj dkb avwz lkef zdhz# Cozdkcn
lkef h lo}f $dkw+ wzfhjmhwz hcj vcgobpyobkwkcn, zo dfhl f}fc zdf ~oywz cfvyozkg
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zfcjfcgkfw# Cozdkcn lkef vcjfywzhcjkcn $dkw+, {ov wbklf kc~hyjl{, zo myff {ov#
Dkw zhwzf kc lkzfyhzvyf hcj hyz }hykfw wo bvgd, {ov bhy}fl hz zdf wgdkqopdyfckg
pfywochlkz{ zdhz bvwz if ifdkcj kz‚hz lfhwz, zdf bhnckzvjf hcj ftphcwk}f kczfyfwz,
hcj zhlfcz, kcglkchzkoc zo hgzvhll{ effp vp hcj mollo~ zdf zyfcjw, hcj zdf oiwgvyf,
f}fc zdf bhynkchlkwfj hyzkwzw om phwz hcj mvzvyf nfcfyhzkocw# Df dhw lozw om hyzkwz hcj
pofz mykfcjw# [ov bffz wobf om zdfb hz yfhjkcnw ivz cf}fy hphyz myob dkw gobphc{#
Coz jflkifyhzfl{, {ov avwz mkcj kz boyf mvc zdhz ~h{# [ov hyf, hmzfy hll, wobf~dhz om h
govplf#
Dkw bkcj kw ~dhz {ov lo}f bowz hiovz dkb‚hphyz myob dkw nfcfyowkz{‚dkw ioj{
hcj zdf ~h{ df lfzw {ov if nk}kcn hw df kw# H lfhyckcn i{ fthbplf, {ov zdkce# H
pfybkwwkoc oy pfybfhilf yfcjfykcn om lo}f# Do~f}fy {ov jo zdhz zdyovnd dkw
pyfwfcgf, {ov hggfpz hcj zdhce dkb#
[ov dh}f yfgfczl{ zhefc zo wzh{kcn h~hef hz ckndz# Hiovz dkw aoi, df dhw whkj co
xvfwzkocw hcj {ov.}f hwefj cocf, ivz cocf om zdf wzh{kcn, om zdf pvwdkcn h~h{ dflpfj#
Zdf mhgzw yfzvyc hz zkbfw ~dfc zdf ckndz opfcw myfzmvll{ hw {ov lkf, nk}fc zo dkb, hcj
~kzddoljkcn dkb#
Pyfwfczl{, {ov zdkce zdkw yflhzkocwdkp kw bhekcn {ov fhwkl{ goczfcz ~kzd
wfczkbfczhlkz{# Hcj {ov jyfhj zdhz hw bvgd hw zdf cftz vcghllfj moy fbozkoc‚
vcfhycfj mfflkcnw, yobhczkg hzzhgdbfczw, fzg# Kc mhgz, {ovy pofbw hyf ifnkcckcn zo
wovcj zffchnf, {ov ~oyy{ hw {ov.}f cf}fy ~oyykfj ifmoyf# ^dfyf kw zdf fjnf {ov
wffb zo dh}f lowz kc zdf lvtvy{ om fwghpkcn kz? ^fll, ~f ~hcz lo}f hcj goczfczbfcz#
Zdfc ~f ~hcz kz zo lhwz# Zdfc kz lhwzw hcj ~f ~oyy{ ~d{ kz dhw# [ov.}f hl~h{w eco~c
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{ov ~hcz zoo lkzzlf# Hcj zdkw ~oc.z no h~h{‚{ovy hnf wdo~kcn zo if hw yflfczlfww hw
dkw, hchgdyockwzkg‚om h jkmmfyfcz fyh# Dkw wzfhjmhwzcfww kw h bklf h~h{ myob {ovy
pfcwk}f ~kwd moy pfybhcfcgf# Olj"mhwdkocfj? Oy avwz h moyb om mfhy? [ov ghc.z
jfgkjf, hw ~kzd hll zdkcnw vcpyfjkgzhilf hcj kbpoyzhcz#
Ocgf, wobfocf whkj {ov.yf vcpyfjkgzhilf# ^dhzf}fy om zdkw xvhlkz{ kw lfmz co~, {ov
jf}ozf kz zo {ovy jhkl{ mkcjw‚dkw xvkyew hcj wbhll kcwzhcgfw# Hc{zdkcn iknnfy, {ov
hyf yflvgzhcz zo hbfcj zo wvkz dkb#
Hcj {ov dh}f gdhcnfj h loz wkcgf dkw zkbf ~kzd {ov# Mvcc{ do~ ~f gdhcnf wo
}k}kjl{‚lkef h pyogfww ghyy{kcn zdf fcj ivz cozdkcn zo wpffj kz vp#
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[ov eco~ zdhz df ~oyew dhyj# Wobfzkbfw jofwc.z gobf dobf moy jh{w# [ov vwfj
zo ~oyy{ hiovz dkw whmfz{‚Km hc{zdkcn ~fcz ~yocn, ~ovlj kz bfhc lkmf oy jfhzd?
^dfc df jofw gobf dobf, df gobfw dobf jfhj zkyfj hcj mhllw kczo ifj lkef h lon#
Cftz boyckcn, df yfgo}fyw fcovnd zo fhz iyfhemhwz hcj yflht moy h mf~ dovyw ifmoyf
zdf cftz wdkmz# [ov dhyjl{ dh}f boyf zdhc movy oy mk}f dovyw zonfzdfy kc zdf jh{, hz
bowz# Co zkbf moy kczkbhg{ oy zhle om kczkbhg{, oy pofzy{# Zdovnd df wobfzkbfw
gobfw dobf ~kzd ~ykzkcn ~dkgd df ~kll yfhj hcj no o}fy‚Zdf{ hyf dkw iooew‚
yfjvgfj zo ikzf"wkqfj hyz hcj pofzy{# Lkef {ovy lkmf zonfzdfy‚Ivz zdf kczfcwkz{ zdhz
yfbhkcw hmzfy zdf ~oye, zdf yfwz, kw ifzzfy hcj ~oyzd kz# Gdhynfj ~kzd pyfwfcgf‚
wzhyzlkcnl{ dkw# [ov hyf coz wvyf {ov wffb pyfwfcz zo dkw wzvccfj, wobfzkbfw ilhce
looe# [ov kckzkhzf zdkcnw‚No ovz oy wzh{ kc# Df mollo~w lkef wobfocf pfypfzvhll{
hwlffp# Ivz ~dfc wlffp zhefw dkb, dkw wlffpw hcj jyfhbw o}fy~dflb dkb‚Df.w
jfwgykifj zo {ov kc jfzhkl zdf jyfhbw‚Wobf ~kzd {ov kc zdfb# Zdfyf.w f}fc h gfklkcn
kc ocf phyzkgvlhyl{ kczyknvkcn jyfhb# [ov jyh~ dkb zo zfll {ov boyf# Df jfwgykifw kz
~kzd h jfpyfwwfj hcj boyikj nhqf, hw km hwdhbfj hcj mfhymvl om ~dhz zdf jyfhb bh{
bfhc# Df ~hw oc zdf gfklkcn, mktfj lkef h lkndz# [ov ~fyf iflo~‚bo}kcn wo mhwz kc h
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woyz om jyfhb ~kzdkc h jyfhb# Kc zdf glkbht om zdf jyfhb, oy ckndzbhyf, df mfll
zdyovnd zdf gfklkcn, gyhwdkcn jo~c zo~hyjw {ov, hmyhkj om dkzzkcn hcj ekllkcn {ov# Df
lhcjfj ~kzdovz {ov hc{~dfyf cfhy‚zdovnd df wzkll wh~ {ov wlffpkcn zdfyf, oc dkw
~h{ jo~c# Wobfdo~, {ov h~hefcfj avwz kc zkbf hcj h}okjfj dkw mhll# [ov hwe dkb
~dhz df zdkcew zdf jyfhb bfhcw zo dkb# Df jyh~w h ilhce hcj gdhcnfw zdf wviafgz
kbbfjkhzfl{#
Zdhz ckndz df gobfw kczo zdf jhye ml{kcn hw km bkbkgekcn dkw jyfhb hcj {ovy mlkndz#
Coz myob dkb oy dkw cfhy kcavy{, ivz myob {ovy hllo~hcgf om dkw fcjvyhcgf‚Dkw
~oye ilffjkcn kczo {ovyw5 {ovy lo}f coz xvkzf ghzgdkcn vp‚ivw{ ~kzd {ovy mfhy moy
dkw whmfz{#
Zdovnd df kw whmf co~, {ov hyf kccogfcz om kz# [ov dh}f cozdkcn zo jo ~kzd kz# Df
kw wo logefj kczo dkbwflm‚jyfhbw hcj zdf ~oye om jyfhbw‚{ov mhkl zo py{ {ovywflm
opfc zo hggobbojhzf dkb, dkw goczhkcbfcz#
Ocf jh{, df dhw wo bvgd fcfyn{, df bhefw {ov gommff hcj iyfhemhwz# [ov zhle }fy{
glowf zo {ovy lkmf ~dkgd {ov govcz zo if fxvhll{ dkw co~# Bvzvhl lo}f‚zdfyf.w h xvkfz
zdovndz zo no ~kzd zdf whgyfj bobfcz# Df zovgdfw {ovy gdffe‚df dhwc.z jocf zdhz
kc zdf ~dklf ~dfc df ~oyefj zoo dhyj# Co~ zdf lohj wffbw zo dh}f lkmzfj‚dkw ~oye,
hcj {ovy ivyjfc om dkw lo}f, whmfz{, fzg#
^dfc {ov hyf hiovz zo jykce {ovy gvp, df wh{w, “Co, K zdkce K dh}fc.z pvz wvnhy kc
kz#‒
[ov wh{, “K.ll jo kz#‒
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“Co, K ~hcz {ov zo yflht# [ov.}f iffc wo ~oyykfj lhzfl{#‒
[ov lfz dkb# Ivz df wh{w, “K zdkce {ov ghc dh}f bkcf# K.ll pvz wobf wvnhy# K
dh}fc.z zovgdfj kz {fz#‒
Wo {ov jykce myob dkw gvp, zdkcekcn hiovz do~ wzyhcnf df.w iffc hgzkcn lhzfl{#
Jkwzyhgzfj, ivz wobfzdkcn flwf‚Govlj kz if zdf olj ozdfy ~obhc xvfwzkoc? [ov.yf
coz wvyf# Zdkw wffbw boyf wfykovw zdhc zdhz, lkef zdfyf.w h wzyvnnlf ~kzdkc dkb‚[ov
ghc.z if wvyf# Ivz {ov jfzfgz zdkw kc zdf ~h{ df bo}fw afyekl{, }fy{ mhwz hcj yfwzlfww,
zdfc wvjjfcl{ wfzzlfj‚hw km moy zdf bobfcz# Hl~h{w moy zdf bobfcz‚cf}fy moy hc
hmzfycooc moy kcwzhcgf, oy locnfy, lkef ifmoyf# F}fc hz ckndz, df kw xvkgefy zo glkbi
hcj mhll ~dfyf df ~hw wlo~ hcj yflhtfj‚lo}kcn# Zdf kczfcwkz{ kczfcwkmkfj ivz dvyykfj,
hlbowz hpolonfzkg, {ov jfgkjf, co~ boyf ~oyykfj moy dkw ojjcfww#
“Kw wobfzdkcn ~yocn?‒
Df wbklfw hcj wh{w, “^d{ jo {ov hl~h{w hwe km zdfyf.w wobfzdkcn ~yocn?‒
“Co yfhwoc kc phyzkgvlhy#‒
[ov jkwbkww zdf wkll{ zdovndz myob {ovy bkcj ~kzd h ~h}f om {ovy dhcj‚dopkcn
{ovy hgzkoc ~kll yfkcmoygf {ovy yfwol}f# Df jofwc.z wffb goc}kcgfj# Goczkcvfw hgzkcn
wzyhcnfl{# [ov wknd kc~hyjl{ hcj wh{ zo {ovywflm, “^d{ jo K jfwfy}f zo dh}f wvgd hc
kczfyfwzkcn bhc? ^d{ coz wobfocf ioykcnl{ plhkc?‒ [ov zdkce dhlm lhvndkcn, dhlm
nyohckcn#
^dfc {ov ~fyf wf}fczffc, {ov ~ovlj looe vp hz zdf gfklkcn hcj zdkce, ^dhz km
wobfocf.w vp zdfyf wp{kcn oc bf? Zdf kjfh jkwnvwzfj {ov, hcj mhwgkchzfj {ov
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lkef~kwf# Co~, zdkcekcn ihge oc kz, {ov gobphyf zdf ckndzw ~dfc df kw h~h{ ~oyekcn,
hcj zdf locflkcfww om zdowf {fhyw wo bhc{ {fhyw hno‚wobfocf hw jkwzhcz hw df ~hw,
wobfocf hw cfhy hw df ~hw ~dfc df ~hw ~kzd {ov# Hc kczyvwk}f zdovndz, hc
vczdkcehilf pyobkwf mkllfj {ovy bkcj, hcj {ov jkwbkww kz lkef {ov jkj dkw wzyhcnf
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~fyf {ovcn# Df.ll wh{ zdhz {ov dhj hc hgzk}f kbhnkchzkoc, hcj lfh}f kz hz zdhz# Ivz df
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hiovz zdf “ifzzfy zo iyfhe vp co~ ifghvwf K joc.z eco~ ~dhz zdf{.ll hwe bf zo jo‒
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kbpowwkiklkz{ zdhz cffjfj zo if zyhcwgfcjfj hcj lfmz hlocf moy nooj#
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~kzdovz zdf moyb {ov zykfj zo bhef ~oye#
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pfcwk}f, zo if powwkilf zo dkb, hmzfy hll zdf dopf# Ihge ~dfyf {ov ~fyf bfhcz zo if,
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lo}fyw ~hw cf}fy nyfhzfy kc zdf nyfhzfwz lo}f# Moy zdf{ ~fyf f}fy hppyfdfcwk}f om
ifkcn hvzdfczkg‚ifkcn lfww zdhc lo}fj, oy pfydhpw cfy}ovw om ifkcn lo}fj ihge hz hll#
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hcj zdf bhefy om zdhz hyz dhj lfmz# ^d{ zdkw? ^dfyf ~hw ioyfjob hmzfy lo}f?
^dfyf ~hw lo}f hmzfy h lkmfzkbf om ioyfjob? [ov mflz {ovywflm yvcckcn kc gkyglfw#
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zdhz lo}f cf}fy fcjfj ~kzd h lo}fy oy ~dhz {ov jfgkjfj ~hw lo}f# Kz ifnhc ~kzd {ovy
lk}kcn kz‚dkw lo}f, {ovyw ~yhppfj kc {ovyw, iozd om {ovyw kc {ov, ~kzdovz {ov# [ov
zdovndz {ov ~ovlj if ~fhe moy zdf yfwz om {ovy lkmf# [ov jhyfj zo if ~fhe hz lhwz, {ov
zdovndz coz lk}kcn {ovy lkmf# Ivz lfzzkcn kz if lk}kcn kc {ov#
[fw, df jyfhbw zdf lkmf kc {ov# Df kw zdf }okgf {ov dfhy {ovy lo}f hnhkcwz# Hcj
co~, dkw wklfcgf kw zdf }okgf {ov dfhy {ovy lo}f moy# If{ocj {ovy lkwzfckcn, dkw
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pofz pyoihil{ dhw co kjfh df kw nyfhz# Hz lfhwz zdf bowz dvbilf, ~do zfcj zo if zdf
nyfhzfwz, joc.z# [ov zdovndz df bkndz powwkil{ zdkce dkbwflm ~oyzdlfww#
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[ov.}f hl~h{w zdovndz dkb nyfhz‚h pofz ~do ~yozf ovz dkw lkmf kczo f}fy{ocf
flwf.w# ^hwc.z kz z{pkghl, zo mkcj dkb bowz lo}fj hmzfy {ov dh}f lo}fj dkb zoo ~fll hcj
zoo lkzzlf? Wvpfylhzk}fw {ov govljc.z jo ~kzdovz co~# Hlzdovnd {ov ecf~ df dhzfj
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wvpfylhzk}fw, moy zdkw lhcjwghpf om dkw pyfwfcgf kc {ov# Zdkw ndowz ~dkgd dfh}fc lfz
loowf zo if ~kzd {ov# Zdkw hcnfl, co joviz, ~do lk}fj vp zo dkw chbf#
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yfhj{ hcj wvypykwfj hnhkc‚hll o}fy hnhkc# Df wffbfj zo zdyk}f oc kczkbhg{# Lo}f
bhjf bhefw lo}f yfhl# Moy {ov, yobhczkg zdhz {ov ~fyf, kz ~hw moybkjhilf zo if ~fhe
hcj lo}f kz# Zdovnd df cf}fy gobplhkcfj# Hcj {ov cf}fy jkfj kc {ovy ~fhecfww‚
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^dhz {ov dhzfj zdf bowz‚Pfoplf bkwkczfypyfzkcn {ovy pofbw# Oy bkwjkyfgzkcn
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oy kbhnkcfj zdfb zo if# Df dhzfj zdkw zoo#
[ov kbhnkcfj dkw po~fy, dkw po~fymvl bkcj kc {ovyw# [ov hl~h{w wvyyfcjfyfj zo
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hiovz ~ykzkcn#
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mocjcfww moy dkb‚~dkgd ifghbf ikzzfy hcj vcbkzknhzfj# [ovy bkcj wzkll kcglkcfj zo
dkw‚glowf zo h mhkycfww coz avjnfj i{ pvyfcfww# Dkw bkcj kczyvjkcn hw ifmoyf ivz
~flgobfj hw ifmoyf#
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~hw hll cozdkcn moy dkb# H nyfhzfwz mfhy ~hw nyfhz ifghvwf om zdf jkwzhcgf kz ~hw myob
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kz# Kz gdhcnfj moyb ivz wzvge ~kzd {ov f}fc km {ov bkndz zdkce {ov jkjc.z iflkf}f
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~kzd {ov kc h zdoyovndl{ bkwgocwzyvfj ~h{, pfydhpw f}fc ~kzdovz {ov# Ivz wvjjfcl{,
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zdfky wffbkcn gocmoybkz{ hcj wdffy vcyfbhyehilf ilhcjcfww#
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wzkll jkjc.z eco~ ~dhz df ~hw afhlovw hiovz‚coz f}fc glowf# Ivz kz iyovndz {ov
glowfy zdhz ckndz, iozd om {ov xvkfz ifghvwf om hcnfy hcj hggfpzhcgf# Hcj df ~hw
yflkf}fj om {ovy wzyh{kcn i{ ifkcn {ovy jkwzyhgzkoc hcj zhynfz om lo}f# [ov w~vcn
ihge zo dkb avwz lkef zdhz hcj {ov cf}fy ecf~ ~d{# Jkwzyhgzkocw ~fyf zdkcnw zdhz
pfyefj {ov vp kc dkw hiwfcgf‚Hcj df ~hw hiwfcz h loz om zdf zkbf# Zdfyf ~hw ocf
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{ov do~ zo if hcny{ zoo# Lkef kz ~hw dkw ykndz hcj {ovy yfhwoc# Zdfyf ~hw f}fc
wobfzkbfw avwz hc hyz oy hc hyzkwz {ov yfhj hcj ~dowf ~oye {ov mollo~fj# Kc h
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goczyol, hcj {ov ~ovlj yflfhwf dkb kczo dkw# Zo zfhgd dkb h lfwwoc, {ov zdovndz# Hcj
cozdkcn ~hw bhjf zdhz ckndz, om f}fy{zdkcn {ov ~hczfj#
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{ov jkj, {ov wvy}k}fj zdf golj ~hybzd om afhlovw{ i{ ifkcn hw ghlb hcj gollfgzfj hw
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hcny{ oy afhlovw hiovz# [ov zykfj coz zo if hzzyhgzfj zo hc{ocf flwf ivz {ov mhklfj
wobfzkbfw# Cf}fy ocgf jkj {ov zdkce zdkw ovz om zdf oyjkchy{# Dkw o~c gobpvlwkoc zo
hzzyhgz ozdfy ~obfc, {ov zkyfj zo xvfwzkoc‚hmzfy zdhz mkywz fyvpzkoc om hcnfy, bh{if
boyf lo}f zdhc afhlovw{# Df dhj zdf jfgfcg{ coz zo iyhn oy zhle hiovz dkw ozdfy
~obfc# [fz {ov goczkcvfj zo zhle hiovz {ovy wo"ghllfj jkwzyhgzkocw# Zdf jkmmfyfcgf,
co~ {ov ~fyf jfmfcjkcn {ovywflm ~kzd {ovywflm, ~hw zdhz {ov jkjc.z gocwkjfy zdfb
yobhcgfw oy hmmhkyw‚avwz vzzfyl{ dhyblfww gyvwdfw# Ivz df ~ovlj dh}f cocf om zdhz#
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yfhwocw zo if ozdfy, km coz oppowkzf# Km coz dhzf, {ov mflz zdf lo}f dhzfmvl‚[ovy lo}f
iflhzfjl{ bhjjfckcn hcj {ovzdmvl# Gocglvwkocw ~fyf efpz lkef zyfhwvyfw zo if bkcfj,
hcj bkcfj wfphyhzfl{ myob hc{ goyf#
Oc zdf ozdfy dhcj, {ov wobfzkbfw kczfczkochll{ bhjf dkb afhlovw# [ov jkj# [ov
zdovndz, nvklzkl{, o}fy~dflbfj ~kzd fbozkoc hcj gobplkgkz yfnyfz# Ocf phyzkgvlhyl{
doyykj f}fckcn, hmzfy h ikn mkndz# [ov zdovndz {ov ocl{ dhj h mf~ wvgd mkndzw, ivz co~
‚if{ocj zdkcekcn glfhyl{ hcj h yfhwoc zo if polkzf, zo {ovywflm bowzl{, {ov
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ifghvwf df jkjc.z bhef aoefw ivz zolj kz lkef kz ~hw# Hlbowz h gdklj ivz gobplfzfl{
~kwf if{ocj dkw {fhyw# Df ~hw avwz coz hmyhkj zo if ilvcz hcj dvyz pfoplf i{ dkw
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{ov zo if lkef {ov‚kc dkw ilvcz docfwz ~h{w‚ocl{ ~kzd zdf hjjfj gdhykwbh# Km ocl{
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h~hyf om ocf.w ifdh}kovy wobfzkbfw# Ilkcjl{ jokcn ~dhz wdf mflz lkef jokcn# Ocl{
lhzfy, ifyfmz hnhkc ~kzd kcjkmmfyfcgf, jo ~f jkn vp ~dfyf ~f jfmhvlzfj hcj iykcn dkb
zdf ghyf zo bhef vp moy ovy wdhllo~cfww# ^dkgd ~f dhj lhiflfj “mvc#‒
Do~ mhy zdkw kw myob ~dfyf K wzhyzfj ~ykzkcn hiovz# Ivz zdf zoyzvyfw goczkcvf hcj
jfhzd kw f}fy h wzfp h~h{# Zdf{ bhef wvyf om zdhz# [ov joc.z ifnyvjnf hc{ocf ~do
zdkcew zdf{ ocl{ jo ~dhz zdf{ dhj zo ovz om mfhy hcj wvy}k}hl# Kz kw {ovy o~c wvy}k}hl
co~ {ov zdkce hiovz# Hcj do~ zo if kczhgz‚if dvbhc hcj dvbhcf kc wpkzf om zdf
zoyzvyfw# Wobfzkbfw {ovy ioj{ kw wo ~fhe, hgdkcnl{ wo, {ov ghccoz zhef zdf dvbhckz{
kc ozdfyw hcj gocwfxvfczl{ lowf {ovy o~c# Hl~h{w, zdf xvfwzkoc kw, ~d{? Hcj {ov
eco~ pfoplf f}fy{~dfyf hyf hwekcn zdkw xvfwzkoc hll zdfky lk}fw# Hyf zdfyf co
hiwolvzfw? Oy kw kz hc ftgvwf zo hwe zdkw xvfwzkoc hcj hcw~fy kz zo whzkwm{ hcj jfmfcj
ocf.w o~c hgzkoc? Hcj bfhckcn kw lowz hbocn zdf ~kwdfw moy bfhckcn, hbocn zdf
wfphyhzkocw ~dkgd co ocf hggfpzw zo if om vwf# Hcj hll zdkw jfgkjfj ifmoyf K ecf~ oy
yfbfbifyfj hc{zdkcn‚K, h gdklj whgykmkgfj ifmoyf ifkcn ioyc‚hcj hb co~
h~hkzkcn jfhzd lkef kz ~hw bfhcz moy bf# Ivz mkndzkcn kz, iflkf}kcn lkmf zo if Noj.w hcj
ocf.w jvz{ zo jfmfcj kz# Ivz lo}f kw coz lfwwfy kc zdkw mkndz moy lkmf# Kc zyvzd, kz kw ~d{
~f mkndz hz hll# Km ~f dh}f lfww om kz, ~f ~kll if dhyj hcj goc}kcgkcn ovywfl}fw om
~fhecfww‚Zdkcnw zdf{ pfywvhjf {ov om {ovywflm, pfydhpw mhklkcn zo if wzyocn kc
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Zdf{ ~kll yf}fhl cozdkcn om zdfky lk}fw zdovnd# [ov ~kwd zdf{ ~kll‚[ov govcz oc kz
zo eco~ {ovy o~c‚Ivz dkwzoy{ avwz yflfnhzfw wobf om vw zo ovy oiafgzk}fw, coz
kcjk}kjvhlw mhgkcn kcjk}kjvhlw‚oy lo}kcn zdfb kc hc{ ~h{# Wobfzkbfw, hyyonhcgf
hcj wvpfykoykz{ yfhy zdfky vnl{ dfhjw# Co~, ~f dh}f h yfhwoc zo zoyzvyf ozdfyw, kz.w
jfwzkc{# ^f ~fyf ioyc zo jo kz# Hcj kc zdhz, zdf ~oylj ~hw gyfhzfj moy zdfb zo dvyz5
moy zdf vcmoyzvchzf ozdfyw zo ifzyh{ zdkw, hcj wzhcj vp hnhkcwz kz# Hlocn zdf ~h{
joviz kw bhjf moy {ov‚Joviz f}fy{zdkcn ftgfpz ~dhz ~f zfll {ov# Dh}f mhkzd kc zdf
~h{ ~f dvyz hcj ekll# Vczkl ~dhz ~f dh}f kw hll ~f hyf coz# Co ocf ~hefw vp
hc{boyf# Co xvfwzkocw# Pfydhpw zdf ocl{ h~hefckcn kw zo~hyjw hcozdfy wlffp jffpfy
zdhc zdf ocf ifmoyf# Hcj {ov ~hef vp, {ov ~hef vp zoo lhzf zo if hc{zdkcn‚olj hw
{ovy wlffp kw ifmoyf {ov# Zdf wlffp zdf{ kbpowf oc zdf ocfw wlffpkcn#
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~dkgd kw jfwkyf# Jfwkyf kw f}fy"pyfwfcz, f}fc ~kzd {ovy phyfczw# [ov ~hczfj zo mkndz
zdfb lkef {ov ~ovlj {ovywflm# Zdf{ ~fyf hl~h{w xvkfz‚hl~h{w yfhj{ zo jfmlfgz {ovy
hggvwhzkocw‚hcj zdfwf ~fyf ocl{ hggvwhzkocw om lo}f oy zdf lhge om lo}f# [ov avwz
~hczfj zdfb zo yfhgz ocf zkbf# Zdkw bvwz.}f iffc ~dhz {ov ~kwdfj moy hll {ovy lkmf‚
zo ftkwz zo zdfb# [ov ~fyf zdfky cozdkcncfww, {ov wzkll hyf‚Zdovnd df dhw gdhcnfj
zdhz# Co~, {ovy yfhwocw hyf {ovy o~c hcj hlwo ifzzfy efpz hw yfhwocw# K hb zdf
cozdkcn zdf{ ~hcz zo ekll zo if zdfky wobfzdkcn# ^fll, km {ov zhef whgykmkgf hw cozdkcn#
Km {ov zhef bf hw cozdkcn# H pfywoc hw h wovl ~kzd cozdkcn# [ov lhbfcz zdf zfcjfcg{
kc pfoplf zo yfl{ wo bvgd om zdfky lo}f oc ozdfyw‚I{ zdkw {ov bfhc, zo mffl
zdfbwfl}fw vclo}fj vczkl zdf{ ekll zdhz lo}f kc ozdfyw‚Zdkw kw coz lo}f ivz h wef~fj
jkwgykbkchzkoc, hc yfafgzkoc om wflm‚B{ mhzdfy kw cf}fy dhpp{# Kc mhgz, K.b cf}fy
dhpp{# Do~ ojj hcj pyfwvbpzvovw om vw zo kbpowf ovy vcdhppkcfww oc ozdfyw# Zo
pyoafgz, hw K.b jokcn co~# Ivz df kw b{ mhzdfy# F}fc km K joviz zdkw wobfzkbfw,
ihwkcn b{ joviz oc b{ mfflkcn om zdkw jkwzhcgf‚hcj zdf wvizfymvnf K mffl iviilkcn
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vcjfy hll zdf jkwzhcgf hcj wfgyfg{ kc b{ mhbkl{#
^dhz df dhw gdhcnfj moy {ov avwz i{ ifkcn zdfyf# [ov govljc.z nfz o}fy zdkw# Ocf
ghccoz yfph{ lo}f ~kzd lo}f# Ocl{ yfzvyc kz kc ekcj, pyfmfyhil{ ~kzd yfwpfgz hcj
ekcjdfhyzfjcfww# Kc zdkw yfwpfgz, {ov ~hcz dkb zo wzop dkbwflm hz ckndz# [ov wf}fy
lo}f hcj jfhzd zdfc# Hcj df fbfynfw myob zdkw ~dolf hcj {ov hyf ~kzd {ovy dhlm om
dkw, hcj hcozdfy {ov om dkw# Hcj {ov pyfwvbf hll o}fy hnhkc‚cf}fy lfhyckcn
hc{zdkcn om ifzyh{hl‚moy {ov ifzyh{ dkb kc wbhll ~h{w‚h wknd df zhvndz {ov ~dkgd
{ov, kc {ovy ftgkzfbfcz moy dh}kcn movcj kz, iyovndz dobf lkef hc oyknkchlkz{# [fw
hcj co kc h iyfhzd {ov pyocovcgf‚{ovy lhcnvhnf hz ifwz dkw# Zdfc {ov zdkce‚zdhz
kw zdf pokcz‚Zo jkmmfyfczkhzf cozdkcn om wfphyhzfcfww# Pfydhpw# H lkmf.w ~oye#
[ov joc.z zdkce hiovz ~oyjw kcjk}kjvhll{# Ovz om goczftz, ~dolf hcj wvibkwwk}f
bfhckcnw hyf lowz# Pyfwfczl{, {ov wzykcn vp “yfxvkyf#‒ Hcj wo bhc{ bfboykfw ml{ vp
‚coz hll om cfgfwwkz{ oy yfxvkyfbfcz# Kc mhgz, bowz cocf om kz {ov zyvl{ yfbfbify
~kzd mocjcfww# Wobf~dfyf, {ov hyf bhekcn zdkw vp hcj kz nofw i{ wo mhwz, kz mhklw ~kzd
{ovy goczftz om bfboykfw#
Zdfc gobfw “yfxvkzf#‒ Hcozdfy dowz om lowz bfbfczow mkyfw vp# Zo {ovy wvypykwf,
bvgd om kz jfmfcjw dkb‚zdf ocf ~do jkj hw {ov yfxvkyf, hcj {ov yfxvkyf wo lkzzlf om
f}fy{zdkcn flwf#
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iyoojkcn kczo h bhefwdkmz jf}hwzhzkoc, ~oyjw joc.z hppfhy hc{boyf, coy bfbfczow
‚ivz vzzfy jyfhbw om bobfczw om wzhcjkcn# ^dfyf, jofwc.z bhzzfy# ^dfyf, jofw
bhzzfy# Kz govlj if iozd, hcj {ov hjbkz cocf# Ifghvwf zdf ykwkcn ghccoz if
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hjbkzzfj5 kz kw {ov yfxvkykcn {ovywflm zo wvibkz‚Coz hiovz dkb f}fc‚iozd zdf yfwz
om dkb {ov jfzfwz hcj mhkl zo jfzfwz#
^fll, ~f zykfj, jkjc.z ~f? ^f mkzzfj fhgd ozdfy hcj iyoef hphyz lkef h gobplfzf
wvggfww# H jooy ~hw opfcfj5 ~f iozd glowfj kc oc zdf glowkcn om kz# Hw km ~f govljc.z
if kc hc{zdkcn ~f govlj if# Ifghvwf {ov ~fyf whcf hcj df ~hw zoo whcf# Kc wvggfww,
~f zdovndz ~f ~fyf f}fy wdoyz om ovy jyfhbw# Df f}fc whkj ocgf, coz zo {ov, ivz zo
wobfocf ifwkjf dkb ‒K hb zoo whcf#‒ ^hw zdfyf wvgd h jfwgykpzkoc om whckz{ zdhz
jfpfcjfj oc zdf wpfhefy ifkcn whcf?
Hw K hb co~, bhj ~kzd b{ zdovndz om ifkcn wo whcf ~kzd oy ~kzdovz {ov# Cozdkcn
ghc bhef h mfflkcn ovz om h zdovndz ivz zdf pfywoc zdhz zdovndz kw hiovz# Oy, bh{if
coz cozdkcn, ivz cozdkcn nfcvkcf, oy goyyfgzl{ yfmfyfcgfj hcj pyopowfj# Hw co~ K hb
zdkcekcn om {ov, h ghlb zdovndz hw h jfhzd ~kzdovz yfmfyfcgf kc}ol}fw bf, }hlvfw {ov#
B{ lhcnvhnf gdhcnfw wvizl{ zoo# K nfz jfjkghzfj zo ifkcn vcjfywzooj# ^dfyfhw
ifmoyf, gobbvckghzkoc ~hw opzkochl# Ivz co jklvzkoc oy zhlekcn kc h dknd }okgf
yfxvkyfj# [ov hyf ~kzdkc fhywdoz, ~kzdkc zdf cfhycfww om zfcjfcg{#
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Kw zdfyf hc{ ftplhchzkoc {ov ghc bhef zo {ovywflm hiovz hzzyhgzkoc hcj gdokgf?
^d{, kw h nooj xvfwzkoc zo hwe# K bfhc, ~d{ dkb, hbocn zdf bhc{ {ov ~fyf
hzzyhgzfj zo? [ov ghc, kc {ovy oyjfyl{ bkcj, jkmmfyfczkhzf hbocn lf}flw om hzzyhgzkoc#
Wobf, {ov hyf hzzyhgzfj zo pd{wkghll{‚hc kczfcwf jyh~kcn zo~hyjw# Vwvhll{, zdkw
zdovndz gobfw zo {ov oc zdf mkywz bffzkcn# Do~ dhcjwobf df kw‚oy, do~ dkw f{fw
wffb zo pkfygf wobf jvll phyz om {ov# [ov mffl h lkzzlf hlk}f zdfc ivz hll om joviz‚Ivz
zdf zdovndzw zdfc nfcfyhzf zdfbwfl}fw kc {ov lkef gdkljyfc, vcyvl{, ifnnkcn moy
ftkwzfcgf# Km zdfyf.w boyf zdhc h pd{wkghl hzzyhgzkoc, zdfyf kw hc f}fc nyfhzfy joviz#
Moy zdf bkcj om zdf wovl wpfhew lfww mlvfczl{‚lfww zo if dfhyj zdhc gobf zo, kc {ov#
Zdfyf df wzhcjw, hcj xvkzf powwkil{, df ~kll moy zdf lfcnzd om zkbf df kw powwkilf zo {ov#
Zdfc, cozdkcn bfhcz ifgobfw wobfzdkcn# [ov hyf wvyf zo cozkgf dkb ocl{ moy dkw f{fw
‚coz zdf pfymfgz wdhpf om zdfb, coy zdhz zdf{ hyf dkw, ivz do~ {ov hyf }ftfj i{ {ovy
whzkwmhgzkoc kc zdfb# [ov.}f wffc ifzzfy, boyf ifhvzkmvl f{fw, ivz zdkw kw coz zdhz, coz
gdfhp gobphykwoc oy jfzhgdfj yfnhyj# Km {ov ~fyf zo nk}f h pkgzvyf zo zdkw mfflkcn, kz
~ovlj if lkef h lfhckcn zo~hyjw {ovywflm# Mhbklkhykz{ zdhz kw hlzonfzdfy vcghllfj moy#
Hll myob dkw f{fw hcj zdf ~h{ {ov zdovndz zdfb mhbklkhy kc h mhwgkchzkcn bobfcz#
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F}fc km {ov cf}fy bffz hnhkc, {ov.ll yfbfbify dkb# Ivz gvykovwl{, zdkw kbpowwkiklkz{
cf}fy gyowwfw {ovy bkcj#
[ov lhvnd wobfzkbfw hiovz dkw powzpocfbfczw# Lkef, ~dfc df.w kc zdf mlo~ om
~ykzkcn h pofb hcj {ov.yf wo kbphzkfcz, wo kc zdf booj moy wobf goccfgzkoc zo dkb,
co ~ykzkcn ~kll hllf}khzf, df ~kll cf}fy hihcjoc dkw pfc moy {ov# Df ~kll wh{, “Lfz bf
mkckwd zdkw#‒ Hw km df f}fy mkckwdfw hc{zdkcn, {ov zdkce, boyf kbphzkfcz zdhc zdfc#
Nk}fc boyf bkcvzfw, nk}fc boyf yfwzlfww locnkcn, {ov ~kll wzyfzgd ovz {ovy hyb hcj
jyhn dkb zo~hyjw {ov hcj df ~kll if wo kczfczl{ mkckwdkcn h pofb oy hc fwwh{, df
dhyjl{ cozkgfw {ov oy {ovy hcnfy hz ifkcn wfgocj kc dkw ~oylj hz zdkw avcgzvyf om
gyfhzkoc‚oc phpfy‚hc hlzonfzdfy dkndfy ghllkcn#
Hcj {ov yfghll hiovz {ovy o~c kczfcwkz{ ifmoyf {ov bfz dkb# Hc{ioj{
kczfyyvpzkcn {ov ~ovlj if wklfcgfj ~kzd h yhkwfj dhcj oy mkcnfy, oy h lovj wdvwd# Ivz
hll zdhz wffbw nocf co~, lkbp myob jkwvwf hcj pyhgzkgf# Moy ~f cffj pyhgzkgf kc wvgd
zdkcnw# Kc phzkfcgf hcj kbphzkfcgf iozd#
Ivz hmzfy wvgd plfhjkcn, {ov ~kll if boyf po~fymvl moy {ovy jflh{ hcj dkw
bkwplhgfj fhnfycfww# Moy hll {ov eco~, df bh{ if zdkcekcn om zdf pofb df kw ~ykzkcn
kc dkw dfhj ykndz co~# Hcj {ov ~kll if o}fy zdf hcnfy hcj kczo yfgfk}kcn kz‚{ovyw
ifgobkcn jflkndz hcj hihcjoc5 dkw vcifgobkcn myvwzyhzkoc ifgobkcn yfhwoc#
Pyfwfczl{, {ov.yf zdkcekcn, hz ~dhz pokcz jofw lo}f ifgobf jhcnfyovw? ^dfc zdf
pfywoc {ov lo}f bfhcw boyf zo {ov zdhc hc{ jkwgfycbfcz ifz~ffc ykndz hcj ~yocn?
Zdhz kw1 [ov ~kll jo hc{zdkcn moy dkb, hc{zdkcn wo {ov govlj effp dkb? ^kzdovz
zdkcekcn om ~do {ov dvyz oy ~dhz {ov jo kc gocwfxvfcgf? ^dfyf jo {ov jyh~ zdf
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{ov go}fy zdkw vp hcj wzhcj i{ dkb ifghvwf {ov lo}f dkb? Oy wobfzkbfw coz xvkzf hw
gyvgkhl hcj ftzyfbf hw zdhz# Moy fthbplf, hc hjvlzfyfy# K zdkce zdf yfhl xvfwzkoc kw1
Jo {ov lfz lo}f ilkcj {ov zo zdf zyvzd, ~dhzf}fy zdhz zyvzd kw moy {ov?
Lo}f kcglvjfw vcjfywzhcjkcn, om {ovy lo}fy hcj dkw ftpfykfcgfw, fzg# Kw lo}f
vcgocjkzkochl? Kc zdkw ghwf?
Zdkcekcn oc zdkw jofwc.z dflp#
Zdf ozdfy xvfwzkoc bkndz if1 ^ovlj {ov dvyz hc{ioj{ flwf zo dh}f {ovy lo}fy?
Hnhkc, h dkndfy lo}f lkbkzw zdf hgzvhl, boyzhl ocf# [ov zdkce zdfc zdhz dvbhc ifkcnw
hyf lkbkzfj i{ h boyhlkz{‚wobf hyf, hz zdf lfhwz# Zo ~dhz jfnyff ocf lfzw zdkw hmmfgz
dfy hgzkocw jfpfcjw oc ~dfyf wdf jyh~w zdf ilhbf moy gfyzhkc kwwvfw kc zdf ~oylj, oy
~dfyf wdf pvzw zdf ilhbf# Jofw ocf wzhcj dfy nyovcj f}fc ~dfc f}fy{ocf flwf kw
jokcn zdf zdkcnw wdf mfflw hyf coz ykndz? Hcj oc ~dhz hvzdoykz{ jofw wdf jfpfcj oc,
jofw wdf jfmfcj dfy wzviioyccfww?
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oc hc fbozkoc vwvhll{ dflpw ~kzd zdf kbpvlwf hcj zyhafgzoy{ om zdf ~oye ivz
vlzkbhzfl{ bhefw kz vc~kflj{, {ov zdkce# ^ykzkcn ~kzd zdkw fbozkoc hz zdf ihge om
{ovy bkcj hcj lfzzkcn zdf bfzhpdoy oy jfwgykpzkocw zhef o}fy, kw h ifzzfy ~h{ hcj
yfwvlzw kc h gvykovwl{ gool ivz doz ftpyfwwkoc‚~dkgd {ov lkef# Lfzzkcn zdf wghmmoljkcn
wdo~ h ikz wobfzkbfw kw hlwo nooj‚Ivz coz zoo bvgd om kz, oy flwf kz ifgobfw
h~e~hyj hcj hbhzfvykwd# Ivz lfzzkcn avwz zdf ykndz hbovcz‚~dfyf zdf yfhjfy ghc
wh{, Zdkw kw ~dfyf zdf ~ykzfy mfflw zdkw phyzkgvlhy ~h{5 zdkw kw ~dfyf wdf yfafgzw oy
hggfpzw hc kjfh, fzg#‚K zdkce bhefw zdf ~oye wffb boyf hlk}f# Zdovnd {ov.}f coz
zfwzfj zdkw kjfh ~kzd dkb#
Hc{~h{, {ov hyf zoo ghvndz vp ~kzd zdkcekcn hiovz {ovy phwz hcj mvzvyf zo ~ykzf
hc{zdkcn hiovz zdf pyfwfcz# Zdf pfoplf kc {ovy bfboy{ hyf ifzzfy wvkzfj zo {ov co~
boyf zdhc f}fy# Zdf mvzvyf kw wghy{ ivz bhchnfhilf moy co~# Zdf pyfwfcz? ^fll, kz kw
h bhzzfy om effpkcn kz‚hw ~f nyhi wobfzdkcn ifz~ffc ovy dhcjw ivz kz kw cf}fy ~kzd
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om yfgonckzkoc ~dfcf}fy {ov jfzfgz zdkw‚kc dkw f{fw, {ov zdkce‚~dkgd, kc h wplkz
wfgocj, df ~kll go}fy hcj mfknc kncoyhcgf# Zdkw kw wzyhcnf, om govywf# Zdf go}fykcn vp
hcj zdf hgz‚coz zdhz df govlj wpfhe hcj ~ykzf wo bhc{ lhcnvhnfw#
^kzd {ov, df bvwz if pyhgzkwkcn dkw wekll f}fc ~dfc {ov zhle avwz ocf lhcnvhnf#
Zdovnd {ov {ovywflm govlj wpfhe zdyff‚ocl{, {ov bffz hcj kczfywfgz kc ocf‚zdf ocf
{ov iozd zdyk}f kc, whmf hcj gocmkjfcz, zdovnd opfcfj vp wobfdo~ ~kzd zdf
eco~lfjnf zdhz fhgd eco~w ozdfy lhcnvhnfw myob zdkw ocf {ov wdhyfj# Zdkw jkhnyhb
om glowfcfww mhwgkchzfw {ov‚h gfczyf {ov kbhnkcf df phyzkgvlhykwfw kc, hcj {ov dopf
kc‚h~hkzkcn h wlkndz cfy}ovw nyhgf plvgefj myob zdf ozdfy gvlzvyfw {ov dh}f co
~oyzd{ gobbvckghzkoc ~kzd ftgfpz ~dhz {ov wff ivz coz dfhy $coz lkwzfc+ hcj
vcjfywzhcj, coz hw bfhckcn ivz ftgkzfbfcz, hw wobfzkbfw bkbfw hyf zo {ov# Hcj df
kw lkef h bkbf ~kzd h lhcnvhnf df dkbwflm eco~w om {ov# Hcj {ov ~flgobf dkw
kczfyfwz kc wdhykcn dkw bvzf ioj{ ~kzd {ovy ekcj yfzoyz# Hc kczfywfgzkoc om woyzw#
[ov hyf mlftkilf zdovnd# Kc bobfczw ~dfc {ov mffl zoo bvgd‚hw km zdf wklfcgf
~fyf ocl{ wklfcgf, coz {ovyw hcj {ovy effpkcn, wobfzkbfw myob dkb, ozdfy zkbfw myob
zdf phgf om {ovy wpfhekcn, womzl{‚{ov ~ovlj nk}f kc zo dkw lhcnvhnf co~ {ovyw# Hcj
wvjjfcl{, gvlzvyf kw lfmz ifwkjf {ovy o~c# Hcj ~oyjw hyf opfcfj lkef hgzkoc ~dfyf
wpfhekcn kw coz zdf zdkcnw {ov wh{ ivz zdf bovzd opfckcn hcj cf}fy glowkcn hmzfy
~dhz kz ~hczw kw whkj#
Hcj zdfyf kw co vcjfywzhcjkcn hmzfy zdhz# Co cffj zo if hmzfy# Ocl{ zdf ovzwkjf
gobkcn kczo iozd {ovy whgyfj cozdkcnw#
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Hcj {ov lkmz zdf ~oyjw omm zdf phnf hw {ov hyf ~ykzkcn zdfb# Hcj {ov nhqf hz zdf
~ykzkcn om zdf pfc# Hcj zdf nhqkcn zyhcwmoybw kczo ~ocjfy, whgyfj lkef f}fy{zdkcn kw
kc bobfczw hphyz myob bovzdw glowkcn zdf ozdfy.w }okgf zo if {ovy ~dolf#
Cftz bkcvzf hmzfy zdkw, {ov ~oyy{ zdhz df bh{ avwz if phkczkcn h dovwf ~kzd {ov‚
phkczkcn {ov hcj go}fykcn dkw o~cfywdkp om {ov#
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mhgf lfh}fw {ov ~kzd‚Df kw wo pyhgzkwfj hcj lo}kcn, {ov joc.z eco~ km lo}f cffjfj
pyhgzkgf, oy km {ov ~fyf dkw pyhgzkgf( [ov lhvnd hw {ov cf}fy jkj, hz zdkw# Zo if vwfj
hcj fcao{ kz‚zdhz cffjfj pyhgzkgf zoo# Df kw {ovyw zdovnd {ov mfhy df bh{ eco~
zdkw‚{ovy pyhgzkgf hcj {ovy lo}f# Hmzfy hll, {ov bh{ lo}f hcj lo}f vcmhkzdmvll{ kc
oyjfy zo if zyvzdmvl# ^dkgd bh{ if h jfwgykpzkoc om dkw hgzkocw yhzdfy zdhc {ovyw#
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Ivz ~dolfdfhyzfjl{‚[ov lo}f ~kzd dkb hw ~kzd coioj{ flwf# Do~ govlj df? Vwf
{ov hcj coz pyfzfcj fcovnd zo mool {ov? [ov hyf hcny{, coz hz dkw pyfzfcwf om lo}f,
ivz hz dkw kcjkwgyffz go}fykcn om kz# Zdf phkcz wdo~kcn hcj pfflkcn hmzfy wo lkzzlf zkbf
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mhll myob f}fy{ dfkndz kcglvjkcn dkw#
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gdhcnf kczo mhkzd hcj iyfhe moy zdf iozd om {ov# [ov wdovljc.z dh}f zykfj ivz {ov zy{
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zoo dhyj wobfzkbfw# Hcj hgzvhl mhkzd cffjw zy{kcn, myob {ov oy dkb#
Wo, {ov yfwol}f zo lfz dkb phkcz {ov o}fy myob dkw ~fzcfww kczo {ovy jhye ~dfyf kz kw
iozd ~fz hcj jy{‚h ~hkzkcn zdhz jofwc.z bfhc hc{zdkcn oy iv{ hc{ zkbf ivz h
pyfwfcz# Zovgd kz‚kz kw zdfyf5 {ov hyf hw cfhy hcj nocf hw dkb mfflkcn {ovyw# Iozd
pyfwfcgfw#
Df zolj {ov hiovz dkw lkekcn moy zdf wzvmm kc {ov# [ov zhlefj hiovz zdkw hcj ocf
zdkcn lfj zo hcozdfy hcj zdf cftz bobfcz‚[ov ~fyf bhekcn wovp moy dkb# Coojlfw#
Coz dkw mh}ovykzf ivz kz ~hw zdfc‚dvcnfy ghc gdhcnf h lo}fy.w zhwzf kc hc{zdkcn, {ov
wvppowf# Df whkj, oy yf}fhlfj, zdhz df lkefj zo jykce zdf wovp# Hcj {ov lhvndfj hcj
whkj, “^f no ~fll zonfzdfy# K lkef zo fhz zdf coojlfw hcj lfz {ov jykce zdf wovp#‒
Hmzfy zdhz, df ~hw zdf ocf ~do mkckwdfj {ovy jflkndz moy {ov# Hcj {ov mflz kz kcgyfhwf
kc {ov‚zdf zhcnkilf phyz kc zdf bhchnfhilf lhge kc dkb#
[ov joc.z eco~ ~d{ ivz ~dfc df ~hlew i{ kc dkw ckndzwdkyzw, {ov zdkce gyhqkl{
hiovz wffkcn dkb lkef zdkw kc pvilkg# [ov, kc {ovy ovzjooy glozdfw5 df, kc dkw
ckndzwdkyzw#
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pyk}hzf zdovndzw, dkw wfgyfzw ~dkgd dh}f yfbhkcfj wo‚hz lfhwz zdkw kw ~dhz {ov zdkce#
Coz avwz eco~kcn zdfb, ivz eco~kcn zdf goczftz om zdfb kc zdf ~h{ df ~hlew, ~kzd
{ov# Hcj {ov ~ovlj lkef dkb zo wff {ov kc {ovy goczftz# Hcj eco~ {ov kcwkjf hcj
ovz, ~kzd hcj ~kzdovz wkbplf gobplkghzkocw#
[ov.yf hl~h{w hz dobf‚[ov yhyfl{ no ovz hc{~dfyf, ~kzd dkb# Km {ov jo, {ov
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wffb zo if dkw mykfcj, coz lo}fy# Df wffbw hwdhbfj zo if jkwplh{fj ~kzd {ov‚[ov
zdkce zdkw ojj, ftdkikzfj i{ pyopykfz{‚wogkfz{.w hcj if{ocj#
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hcj zdvw, nk}fw kc zo {ov hcj mvyzdfy yfwkwzhcgf‚H ~hll zo mkndz hcozdfy ~hll phyzl{
om ovy bhekcn# Woyz om lkef mkndzkcn zdf wbhll, bhchnfhilf ihzzlfw zo ~kc h ifzzfy ~hy#
[ov wknd hcj moygf h wbklf ~dfc {ov yfbfbify zdkw# Zdfc, {ov iykcn zdf ~hyw zo
{ovy bfboy{ hcj zdf{ ~fyf ihzzlfw {ov cfnlfgzfj ~dfc {ov ~fyf yfhl hcj kczo lo}f#
Lo}f zdhz bhyw {ov co~5 ^hyw zdhz zhef {ov kczo ihzzlfw {ov ghc co~ ~kc#
[ov wknd hnhkc‚Zdkw zkbf, dkw lkmf fwghpfw myob zdf yfnyfz f}kjfcz kc {ov# [ov
hggfpz {ovy yfnyfz hcj zdf lo}f {ov govljc.z hggfpz# [ov dopf df mfflw zdf whbf ~h{
‚wkndkcn kc zdf ~h{ {ov.}f dfhyj dkb#
^d{ ghc.z {ov hggfpz kz? [ov zykfj ivz df ommfyfj dhlm"dfhyzfjl{, hcj {ov ecf~
zdkw ~hw h whgykmkgf df dhj zo jo# Hcj {ovy whgykmkgf kw zo nk}f vp ~dolfdfhyzfjl{ dkw
ommfy# Kz kw whj ivz wzkll whjjfy km pvywvfj, {ov zdkce# Lkef lo}f ghc ifgobf lo}f
powwfwwfj#
Wzkll boyf jfpyfwwkcn km zdf lo}f {ov powwfwwfj ~hw coz ~dhz {ov ~hczfj km zdkw
wkzvhzkoc dhj coz hykwfc# Wo, {ov w~oyf omm zdkw lo}f hcj lfz kz if‚avwz {ovyw hcj
{ovyw ~dfc {ov govlj hmmoyj kz#
Kz ~fcz oc lkef zdkw moy h~dklf‚[ov ifkcn zonfzdfy ~dfc {ov iozd mflz lkef kz# Lkef
nokcn zo h plhgf zo moyikj kz myob o}fyzhekcn {ov# Pyfzz{ wooc, {ov ~fyf iozd wvyf
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{ov dhj nocf oc locn fcovnd‚{ov govljc.z avwz zhef fcovnd‚{ov dhj zo hjj
pvypowf hcj pvypowf govljc.z if plh{fj ~kzd# Hcj {ovyw ~hw hc hll oy cozdkcn ekcj
om yflhzkocwdkp# [ov govljc.z lk}f ozdfy~kwf‚[ov lkefj dkb zoo bvgd, {ov zdovndz
~kzd hw lkzzlf fthnnfyhzkoc hw powwkilf# Kc mhgz, {ov ~fyf wghlkcn jo~c {ovy mfflkcn zo
wvkz {ovy pyogfww om ifkcn boyf pyhgzkghl#
Zdkw kw gocafgzvyf‚Ifkcn kc lo}f kw, hc{~h{# Yhyfl{ h cf~ mfflkcn ~dfc {ov.}f
jfgkjfj zoo bhc{ zkbfw {ov hyf# Ivz kz kw h cf~ mhbklkhykz{ zdhz {ov effp ivbpkcn
kczo# H mhbklkhykz{ zdhz ifgobfw h iloge#
[ov ~kll ilhbf f}fy{ocf flwf ivz dkb‚[fw, kz bvwz if# [ov bvwz f}fc if dkw
ilhbf#
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ghyflfww hw {ov hyf yvzdlfww# Hcj {ov ~kll bffz lkef zdkw moyf}fy‚bffzkcn ~kzd
jk}fynfcz kczfcz, hyyhcnkcn wo bvgd zo jkwzvyi zdf pyfwfcz phwz‚gobkcn zo h ~dolf
wobify pfymfgzkoc, ykndz dfyf, hc hgzvhl dfyf#
[ov ~kll ~hyb fhgd golj kc {ov hcj zyhcwmfy fhgd ~fhe zdyfhz vczkl kz kw zhbfj hcj
{ov hyf ~klj kc {ovy ioj{# Pfydhpw f}fc lkekcn kz# Pfydhpw f}fc dhzkcn kz wo bvgd
{ov jfmfcj kz fxvhll{#
[ov hyf cf}fy hmyhkj om yfpfzkzkoc# Ocl{ om kzw fcjlfwwcfww# Ivz yfpfzkzkoc kc lo}f kw
ao{#
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‚h wlkndz oy h wlhp zo ifkcn jfhj ifmoyf, oy wvggffjkcn zdkw, pyocovcgkcn
hgdkf}fbfcz hw avwz jokcn, coz zdf zdovndz om zdf hgz# Ifghvwf {ov ykndz {ovywflm zo
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jo kz, zdkw hgz om yfpfhzkcn, vczkl lo}f zhefw o}fy hcj wzopw zdf fcjlfwwcfww hcj
ifgobfw {ovy hnyffbfcz‚Vcbvzvhl moy ifkcn pyk}hzf, {ov joc.z zhle hiovz wvgd
zdkcnw f}fc zonfzdfy5 ivz zdfc, {ov mffl kz kc dkb zoo‚h wdkcf coz om wvymhgf lkndz, ivz
whzkwmhgzkoc hcj ~oye, hcj nfzzkcn wobfzdkcn jocf‚~kzd lo}f#
Wobfzkbfw, hmzfy~hyjw, df ~ykzfw wo bvgd‚Kcwpkyhzkoc mykndzfcw {ov ~dfc {ov
hyf zdf iflo}fj# [ov avwz ~hcz dkb zo if wklfcz hcj fcao{ wobfzdkcn, ivz df ~ykzfw wo
bvgd hcj wo ifhvzkmvll{‚dkw ifhvz{ wlh{w {ov z~kgf ~kzd {ov, kc {ov#
Ivz yfhjkcn ~dhz df.w ~ykzzfc, {ov hlbowz moynk}f dkb‚hcj if zdf wfgocj ifhvz{
zo dkw hyz# [ov ~kwd {ov wff zdf ifhvz{ df wffw# Ivz hw kz kw, {ov hggfpz dkw hjoyhzkoc
hcj {ovy lkbkz om kz#
[ov dh}f wo bhc{ jyfhbw om ifkcn phyhl{wfj wobfzkbfw# Phyhl{wfj i{ lo}f,
bowzl{# Ifkcn kc lo}f hcj coz dh}kcn zdf bfhcw zo pvywvf kz zo whzkwmhgzkoc# [ov hyf
gfyzhkcl{ dhpp{ ~kzd dkb‚ocl{, dkw wkzvhzkoc hcj {ovyw zonfzdfy kw kbpowwkilf, hcj
if{ocj dopf# Wo, {ov dhcn oc zo zdf dopf om f}fy{jh{ lkmf, ~dfyf, f}fc zdfyf‚dopf
kw wlkppkcn h~h{# Zo lk}f‚kc zdf lkzfyhl, iojkl{ wfcwf‚kw pyfghykovw moy gfyzhkc
pfoplf# [ov vcjfywzhcj zdkw co~ hmzfy nokcn zdyovnd wo bhc{ zoyzvyfw hcj pd{wkghl
w{bpzobw# Zdkcnw ~dkgd {ov vwfj zo iflkf}f ~fyf gokcgkjfcgfw, co~ hyf jflkifyhzf
hcj plhccfj hzzhgew myob pfoplf ~do hyf ozdfy~kwf mvcgzkockcn ~fll hcj f}fc
yfwpfgzhilf bfbifyw om zdf gobbvckz{ hcj wogkfz{#
Om govywf, {ov bhef jo ~kzd ~dhz {ov ghc ~kzd ~dhz {ov.}f noz#
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hcj zoyzvyfw plhnvf {ov#
[ov wobfzkbfw ghll dkb hcj ozdfy mykfcjw, ivz zdf{ wffb zo wvnnfwz zdhz cozdkcn
ghc if jocf#
Mhzf kw gyvfl# Kw mhzf hc ftgvwf zdfc moy pfoplf zo kbpowf oc ozdfyw? Wobf ekcjw om
mhzf pyoihil{# ^dhz hiovz zdowf ~dkgd Noj dhwc.z hllo~fj zo yfhgd gocglvwkoc?
^d{ jofw Noj lfz {ov wvy}k}f kc zdf bkjwz om zdkw wvmmfykcn?
^dhz boyf hyf {ov zo jo? Kc zdf wfcwf om yfwknchzkoc, hcj kc zdf wfgocjhy{ wfcwf
om, ~dhz boyf kw zdfyf zo jo, ~d{ jofw Noj lfz {ov lk}f? Hcj zdf z~o zdovndzw mkndz
fhgd ozdfy fcjlfwwl{ kc wpkzf om mfhy#
Pfydhpw, zdkw kw moy {ov zo zfll ozdfyw hiovz kz# Wo, {ov yfwol}f zo ~ykzf boyf pofbw,
hcj pofbw ~dkgd bfhc wobfzdkcn moy ozdfy pfoplf# Zo wvnnfwz fbphzd{, zdf mfflkcn
om kz, moy ozdfy pfoplf zo fthbkcf kc zdfbwfl}fw, kw coz hc fhw{ zhwe# [ov.}f hl~h{w
zykfj zo mkcj h ihlhcgf ifz~ffc wdo~kcn oy gocjfbckcn ozdfyw, hcj fbphzd{ zo~hyjw
pfoplf ~do zoyzvyf oy dvyz ozdfyw# Hlwo, ~do kw {ovy hvjkfcgf? Kw kz moy zdowf ~do
hyf kc zdf eco~ ~do, pfydhpw, hyf zdf zoyzvyfyw oy zoyzvyfj‚~do dh}f ftpfykfcgfj
zdkw ekcj om wvmmfykcn? Oy, moy zdf pfoplf ~do wzkll dh}f co kjfh, hyf ilkwwmvll{
vch~hyf om zdf ~hyw kc zdfky bkjwz?
Iozd, {ov zdkce, hyf powwkilf ~h{w om ~ykzkcn# Zdf lhzzfy zhwe kw boyf jkmmkgvlz# Moy
pfoplf kc zdf zdyofw om kccogfcgf zo if wdo~c zdkw yfhlkz{‚~kzd zdf hjjfj
gobplkghzkoc om wdo~kcn wobfzdkcn zdhz ghccoz if wdo~c‚zdf chzvyf om jfgfkz hcj
jfgfpzkoc5 zdf ~fll"nvhyjfj dkfyhygd{‚~dfc zdf{ dh}fc.z ftpfykfcgfj kz pfywochll{,
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kw coz pyoihilf zo flkgkz hc h~hefckcn# Hz zdf }fy{ lfhwz, h wlkndz nlkbbfy om joviz‚
moy zdfb zo dh}f h wfgocj looe‚bkndz if fcovnd#
Kz kw lkef lo}f, {ov zdkce# Zdf mhgzw hggvbvlhzf# Ocf zdkcn lfhjw zo hcozdfy vczkl
{ov wff wobfzdkcn# [ov iflkf}f, coz avwz kc zdf pfywoc {ov lo}f, ivz kc zdf lo}f zdhz
bhjf dkb‚hcj mvyzdfy‚kc zdf lo}f zdhz ifnhc zdf ~oylj hcj zdf dfh}fcw#
Hcj kw zdkw lo}f zyvf? Hw bvwd{ hw zdhz wovcjw# Hmzfy eco~kcn zdf yfhlkz{ om
zdkcnw, ~dhz wvy}k}fw? Dhcnkcn oc zo zyvzd kc lo}f ghllw moy jfwpfyhzkoc hcj
jfwpfyhzkoc ocl{ hmmfgzw {ov ~dfc {ov hyf kc lo}f# Kz kw fhwkfy zo lo}f ~kzdovz lo}f, om
govywf# [ov zdkce, zdkcekcn hiovz ~d{ df dhw wo bhc{ lo}fyw# Hcj ~d{ {ov joc.z#
Avwz lkmf gkygvbwzhcgfw, {ov hyf zfbpzfj zo wdyvn kz omm, ftplhkc h~h{ gdokgfw i{ mhzf#
Ivz pfoplf jo zdkcnw moy yfhwocw zdf{ joc.z eco~ mhy boyf zdhc zdf{.j hjbkz#
Zo lo}f‚{fw# Zo lo}f myffl{‚kw kz zo if nfcfyovw kc ~h{w hggovczhilf ocl{ zo
{ovywflm? ^f, ~do lo}f lfww nfcfyovwl{, gollfgz lo}f lkef pyfgkovw mkyfw# Zdf{,
pfydhpw, wzoef zdf mkyfw kc ozdfyw‚lo}fyw jfwzkcfj zo if kcwpkyfj zo ~ykzf pofbw
jfjkghzfj zo zdfwf myffjob mkndzfyw mkndz co lfww zdhc phwwkoc, co lfww zdhc wvyyfcjfy#
Jo zdf{ mffl nooj hiovz zdfky hgdkf}fbfczw? Hyf {ov gocxvfyfj, oy hyf zdf{
gocxvfyoyw? Oy, f}fc zdf{ hyf gocxvfyfj#
Zdfyf.w cozdkcn boyf ftgkzkcn zo {ov zdhc zo bhef {ovywflm lo}fj i{ wvgd h pfywoc
‚h lo}fy kczfcz oc {ov hcj oc po~fy, hcj {ov, yfzvyckcn dkb zo dkb‚{ov zo
{ovywflm‚hcj pvzzkcn ovz mkyfw hcj iykcnkcn myffjob zo phyhjot‚lhcnvhnf zo
}kolfcgf# Hcj hz lhwz, {ov mkcj f}fy{ fcgovczfy jkmmfyfcz, lfhyckcn zo if h lo}fy zo
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lk}kcn# Df, ftphcjkcn {ov, mogvwkcn dkw lkndz oc {ov hcj ozdfyw ivz hgzvhll{ zhekcn kc
zdf fcj#
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{ov ghbf zo lo}f‚ivz, kc zdf pyogfww, nfz wo gocmvwfj ~kzd zdf yfnyfz hcj
kbpyoihiklkz{ om kz zdhz {ov ~ovlj yvc myob kz bhc{ zkbfw ifmoyf {ov ecf~ ~dhz kz
~hw hiovz# Zo {ov, lo}f mfflw hiovz hw glowf zo loww hw fhgd ozdfy hw bf hcj {ov# Hcj
lo}f yfpoyzw hw loww kc kcjfmkckzf }hykhzkocw# Avwz effpkcn vp kw ~oye kc kcgkjfcgf hcj
kc kzwflm#
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hcj lfhzdfy#
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jofw, zdfc df jofwc.z# Moy dkw fcfyn{ hcj lo}f dhw iffc kc {ov wo pyfghykovwl{, {ov
dh}f co gdokgf ivz zo if zdf yfgfk}fy ~do dhw yfgfk}fj hcj ghccoz hc{boyf ivz wzkll
jofw# Bvgd lkef hc oggvphzkoc ~dkgd jofwc.z cffj zo if zdfyf ivz cffjw zo if
wobf~dfyf# Oy h plhgf {ov.j bkww ivz kw hlyfhj{ kc {ov#
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mvcc{ df kw kc lkmf# [ov wvppowf, {ov jo zoo# [ov zdkce ~f hll pvz zdf bowz wfykovw hcj
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gocglvwkoc om hc oppowkzf zo kz hl~h{w# Cf}fy avwz lfh}f kz hw kz kw# Hcj hlwo coz
jfnfcfyhzf kczo phyoj{ oy gobfj{# Zo iykcn jhkl{ f}fczw ~kzdovz ilo~kcn zdfb vp
kczo wobf kcwkndz‚{ov ghc.z jo ~fll‚{ov.}f zykfj ivz zdf f}fczw ~oc.z wzh{ wzkll hcj
avwz goc}fynf kczo vzzfy pobpovwcfww kc {ovy dhcjw#
[ov yhyfl{ fcao{ zdf lkndzfy wkjf om lkmf‚dh}kcn bkwfy{ hcj gobmoyz zo plh{ hnhkcwz
fhgd ozdfy# Df kw {ovy gobmoyz5 {ov ~kwd {ov hyf avwz h lkzzlf zo dkw#
Df kw nfczlf, hcj hlwo boyf zfyykm{kcn‚kc wobf yfwpfgzw# [ov dh}fc.z bfz
wobfocf wo hjfpz hz bkwwkcn wobfzdkcn hcj goczkcvkcn zo powwfww kz# [ov dkjf
{ovywflm zoo bvgd ~dfc df kw zdkw ~h{# Dkw zfbpfy govlj mlhyf hz zkbfw‚hcj {ov hgz
gdkljkwdl{‚{ov dkjf‚zo dkjf kw zo lfhyc pyozfgzkoc‚zo hggfpz pyozfgzkoc‚zo jfmfcj
hcj goccfgz pyozfgzkoc ~kzd lo}f#
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fxvhll{, moy co yfhwoc# H wfz om pvypowfw zdhz hlkncw zoo bvgd zoo h}kjl{#
Ivz cffj jofw zdhz‚lo}f jofw zdhz boyf vcwhzkwmhgzoykl{# Whzkwmhgzkoc jofw zdhz
~dfc vcgdfgefj#
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nk}f, hyf hilf zo nk}f#
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yfhjw {ovy bkcj# [ov ~kwd df ~hw kc {ovy bkcj ykndz co~ iyfhekcn dkw, wo {ov govlj
wobfdo~ woozdf dkb#
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ozdfy pfoplf.w zhlfczw hcj zdfky mhvlzw hcj ftpfykfcgfw# Df dhw h yfmyfwdkcn docfwz{‚
zdhz kw coz hz hll ilvcz lkef {ovyw‚coy gvzzkcn, hlwo lkef {ovyw# Kz.w coz gdhyb oy
hyzkmkgf, ivz h nfcvkcf hmmfgzkoc moy pfoplf# [ov dhj zo lfhyc hcj lfhyc xvkgel{# H
gvykovw zdkcn kw‚{ov jkjc.z eco~ {ov ~fyf hiwoyikcn zdfwf kczo {ovy w{wzfb vczkl
{ov movcj {ovywflm hlyfhj{ gdhcnfj# Do~ zdkw wvypykwfj {ov wvypykwfw {ov kc zvyc#
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ifnkc wffkcn kz f}fy{~dfyf hyovcj {ov, kc pfoplf‚f}fc wobfzkbfw kc pfoplf {ov
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ifnvc zo zhgelf# Yfhjkcn ozdfyw. ~oye kw h nyfhz ~h{ zo wzvj{#
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om ocf zo zdf ozdfy, {ov zdkce zdkw zfczhzk}fl{# ^d{ jo gfyzhkc pofbw oy pofzy{ mffl
hvzdfczkg ~dklf ozdfyw hyf nyfhz pfywochl ftpyfwwkocw?
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zdkw cffjw boyf zdhc h bfyf lfhyckcn oy vclfhyckcn# Kz cffjw mhkzd# Hcj mhkzd kw
~dhzf}fy {ov iflkf}f ~kzdovz wffkcn# Ocf jfmkckzkoc om kz# [ov dhzf pdklowopdkwkcn#
[ov hyf hl~h{w wkbplf kc {ovy pdklowopdkfw#
[ov wobfzkbfw zdkce wobf pdklowopdkfw hyf ~h{w om goczyol, h boljkcn, h ~h{ om
zhekcn h~h{ mhkzd# Ivz kz kw h ~oyzd{ ~h{ zo gocmvwf hcj, kc gocmvwkoc, ~f hggfpz
xvfwzkocw boyf yfhjkl{#
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phyz, coz xvkzf hw fhw{ oy goczfcz ~kzd hcw~fyw, zhef o}fy, if{ocj kncoyhcgf oy
wkbplkgkz{#
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fcj, {ov nk}f dkb vp‚{ov zhef dkb vp, yfnhyjlfww om ~do df kw, {ovy kncoyhcgf oy
{ovy eco~lfjnf# Wobfocf {ov lfhyc myob oy wobfzdkcn {ov lfhyc myob# [ov vwf dkb
fkzdfy ~h{# Hcj {ov hyf f}fy boyf dvbhc#
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ghzgdfw vp ~kzd zyvzd oy fzfyckz{#
Moy zdkw yfhwoc, {ov hyf hmyhkj zo pvz oc phpfy zdf zdkcnw hwefj om {ov om pofzy{# Kz
kw coz jk}kchzkoc5 kz kw coz mhczhw{5 kz kw coz mhgzw zdhz pfoplf yfgyfhzf moy {ov $zdovnd
wobfzkbfw kz kw+# Kz kw {ovy mvzvyf {ov govlj coz hw {fz zfll myob zdf zkbf {ov ~ykzf,
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vcjfywzhcj ivz bfhc#
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[ov hlwo zdkce, km pfoplf govlj pfywochlkwf ozdfy pfoplf.w ftpfykfcgfw, zdfyf.j if co
kbpfywochlkz{ oy ghllovwcfww# Zdfyf.j if cozdkcn ~dkgd ~ovlj coz hmmfgz {ov f}fc
wlkndzl{# Kw kz zdf ifnkcckcn om lo}f? ^dfc zdkw dhppfcw‚^dfc dkw f{fw hyf
wobfzdkcn {ov govlj wff oy wff zdyovnd hcj kbhnkcf zo if {ovyw, govlj dhppkcfww if
mhy ifdkcj? [ov hyf wvyf df kw boyf pfyzkcfcz zo zdf ~oylj zdhc {ov hyf# Ifghvwf df
kw coz {ov, {ov zy{ zo vcjfywzhcj# Hw zdf pyfwfcz zykfw zo gollfgz zdf pyfwfcz hlocn
~kzd zdf phwz#
^dhz.w mvcc{ hiovz dkb kw df ~ykzfw hw h ~obhc wobfzkbfw# Df wovcjw lkef {ov
~dfc df ~ykzfw pofbw hw h ~obhc# Pwfvjoc{bw hcj dfzfyoc{bw mhwgkchzf {ov#
Zdovnd {ov hyf f}fy {ovywflm#
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wzyfcnzd jkmmfyfczl{‚kz.w lkef wobfocf o}fygobpfcwhzkcn moy dfy lhge om po~fy oy
wzyfcnzd# H bojfyc ~obhc moy wvyf# Ivz ocf coz wvyf om plhgkcn dfy wzyfcnzd ~dfyf
kz bhzzfyw# ^dfc {ov zfll dkb zdkw oiwfy}hzkoc, df lhvndw hcj wh{w, “K wdovlj avwz
wzkge zo ifkcn h bhc#‒
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hlbowz wzhyf hz zdkw gobplft kczfllknfcgf moy {ovy f{fw zo mogvw‚{ovy dfhyz.w bkcj‚
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bfhckcn wpkllw wo wlkndzl{ hz mkywz, {ov hyf zhefc hihge, wzvccfj i{ {ovy glf}fycfww‚
oy {ovy gocjfwgfcwkoc, cf}fy iozd‚ivz f}fczvhll{, zfhgdkcn kz, pvllkcn kz lkef h
bhncfz, hcj wzh{kcn ~kzd zdf ~oyjw vczkl zdf{ bhef wobf wfcwf# Hcj {ov lfh}f zdf
kwolhzkoc om zdf phnf hcj lkzfyhzvyf‚zo if ocgf hnhkc dvbhc, zovgdfj i{ hcozdfy coz
f}fc kc myocz om {ov‚~dowf bkcj kczyvjfw co~ lkef hc hmmlkgzkoc#
Kw zdkw ftpfykfcgf‚zdkw yfhjkcn om h bkcj coz {ovy o~c‚kw zdkw ~dhz {ov lo}f zoo
bvgd zo eco~ dkb?
^dfc {ov ~fyf mkchll{ lo}fyw, {ov wobfzkbfw bkwwfj zdkw kckzkhl zdykll om yfhjkcn dkw
pofzy{ oc zdf phnf, ~kzdovz zdf co~ glowfy ftpfykfcgf om eco~kcn zdf pofz# Ivz
fcdhcgfbfcz om zdf pfywochl jkj hmmfgz {ov if{ocj zdf pvwd kczo mhbklkhy iovcjhykfw#
Kz kw jovilf co~‚jovilf mvc hcj powwkiklkz{# ^dhz {ov govljc.z kbhnkcf kc h
pofb yfhj golj‚yfhj yhcjobl{#
[ov yfbfbify, ifmoyf {ov yfhll{ noz zo eco~ dkb pyopfyl{‚[ov whkj dkw pofbw
~fyf “hbckozkg#‒ Df looefj hz {ov, pvqqlfj hcj hwefj {ov ~dhz kz bfhcz# [ov whkj,
“K mffl lkef K.b kc h ~obi ~dfc K yfhj ocf om {ovy pofbw#‒ Kz mflz zyvl{ lkef ifkcn
mkllfj wobf~dfyf cfkzdfy lkxvkj coy hky# Cfkzdfy lk}kcn oy ovz om lk}kcn ivz h mfflkcn om
ifkcn ykndzl{ glowfj hcj gobplfzfl{ myff# Jkmmkgvlz zo ftplhkc ftgfpz i{ jfwgykpzkoc
~dkgd kw hl~h{w phyzkhl‚om zdkcnw {ov govlj coz jfphyz myob {fz govlj#
Kz kw cfkzdfy zdf zyhjkzkochl wfphyhzkoc om lfmz hcj ykndz, wxvhyf oy yovcj, we{ oy
fhyzd‚ivz co wfphyhzkoc oy gobkcn zonfzdfy hlbowz# Ivz hc kcwkjf {ov govlj coz
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{ovy bfyf mhkzd kc lkifyz{# Hcj zo if myff myob myffjob‚kw ~dhz lo}f hwpkyfw zo# Zo
yfhlkwf {ov hyf myff hcj zdhz ocgf {ov ~fyfc.z#
[ov ~kwd df bh{ vcjfywzhcj zdkw f}fc kc dkcjwkndz, hcj f}fy kc lo}f#
[ov dh}f bhc{ zkbfw ~hczfj zo ifhy dkw gdklj‚kc hll fwwfcgfw om zdhz ~oyj#
Ivz kz kw zoo lhzf hw lhzfcfww gobfw kc moybw ocf govljc.z jfgkjf# Zkbf kw {ovy lhzf
lo}f# Hcj df kw f}fy zkbflfww hcj cf~ kc {ov# [ov hyf hlk}f hcj fhyl{ kc lkmf#
Kwc.z zdhz ~dhz pfoplf ~hcz {ov zo if‚kc mfhy om zdf cftz bobfcz, wo {ov no zo kz
~dklf wzh{kcn zdf whbf‚~dklf zdf{ no pvckwdkcn hcj pvywvkcn fcjlfww nohlw‚hcj
gobf zo f}fy{ myffjob zdf{ ghc dh}f‚Ivz mkcj zdf{ dhzf avwz zdf whbf hw f}fy{ocf
flwf‚hcj dhzf boyf $zdf{ dh}f zo zo wvy}k}f+ zdf mvyzdfy hcj mhyzdfy zdf{ no# ^dklf
zdf{ lowf zdfky nhkcw ~dkgd zdf{ govlj cf}fy wff‚^do ~ovlj wff ~dhz zdf{.}f
~oyefj dhyj moy hw lowwfw? Jo zdf{ lo}f fcovnd? ^f hwe hlbowz hyyonhczl{# ^dklf
zdf{ hwe zdf whbf xvfwzkoc om vw‚Jo zdf{ jo hc{zdkcn hz hll? Hcj kc pvywvkz om lo}f,
~f joc.z cffj zo hwe hc{zdkcn om ~dfyf ~f hyf nokcn# Kw kz yfwknchzkoc, hc ftgvwf zo
mhkl‚ovy yfwoyz zo ekcjcfww, oy ~fhecfww oy bffecfww?‚Po~fylfww zo jo hc{zdkcn
flwf, ~f jo cozdkcn flwf# Ivz km po~fymvl, jo ~f ~hcz zo ghyf hiovz po~fy hcj do~ kz
goyyvpzw? Zdf }fy{ pfoplf ~do cffj zo hwe hcj xvfwzkoc hiovz kz joc.z# Zdf{ mkcj
wvizlfz{ vccfgfwwhy{ zo moygf hcj ~kll# Boyhlkz{ kw zo if jkwgfycfj ocl{ ~dfc ~f hyf
oppyfwwfj# Zdf oppyfwwoyw mkcj ~h{w zo avwzkm{#
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hgzkocw zdhz hmmfgz avwz vw‚ivz ~dkgd hmmfgz ozdfyw, pfydhpw ozdfyw ~f.}f gobf zo
lo}f# Zdfky hgzkocw ifgobf hgzw, kc}olvczhykl{ bhjf, hvzobhzkg ivz coz bfgdhckghl#
H yfmlft bhjf i{ wobfocf vchilf zo dvyz ozdfyw# Do~ ~f govljc.z zdhce wobfocf
lkef zdhz# ^f mhkl kc bkwfy{ zo zdhce zdfb fcovnd# Ivz ~f vcjfywzhcj fcovnd zdf
lo}f ~dkgd zdf{.}f wdo~c vw#
Zdkw lo}f kw coz lkbkzfj zo yobhczkg oy f}fc pfywochl lo}f# Pfydhpw f}fc avwz
jfgfcg{# ^kzd dkb, {ov hyf f}fc zdhcemvl moy avwz ifkcn h}hklhilf zo {ov‚coz
yobhczkghll{, oy avwz zdhz‚ivz zo if h}hklhilf kc zdf kczfllfgzvhl hcj wpkykzvhl lf}flw#
Fbozkocw ghbf mkywz‚ocf ghccoz jfc{ zdfb ivz gocwzhczl{ mkcj zdfb kchjfxvhzf#
^kzd dkb, zdfyf kw co jkwzkcnvkwdkcn om dknd oy lo~, pooy oy ykgd, hiklkz{ oy kchiklkz{#
Wobfzkbfw, ~f ghc zdkce ~f eco~ ivz joc.z# Df kw if{ocj b{ pyhgzkgf5 df kw zdf wzky
zdhz gdhllfcnfw bf zo hgzkoc# K hb f}fy zdf lhq{ pofz‚Df kw f}fy zdf ftpfykbfczhl
pofz# K ~ovlj coz jf}flop moy hc{ocf f}fc b{wflm# [ov ~ykzf hcj ~ykzf ~dhz gobfw zo
{ov# Df wffbw zo dflp bf ftzfcj zdhz‚lkef h pofb govlj coz if {ovy o~c hlocf#
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fbphzd{, fzg####
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kc zdf mhgf om hcozdfy pfywoc# Zdf zfbpzhzkoc zo dvyz ~kll if zdfyf, ftzyfbfl{ hz mkywz#
Ivz hllo~hcgfw hcj zfbpfyhcgf om bkcj bh{ iykcn fbphzd{ zo zdf lo}fy hcj iflo}fj#
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om kz glfhc hcj ivykfj kc {ov#
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[ov eco~ zdhz {ov lo}f dkb ivz {ov ghc.z eco~ do~#
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zo wff {ov, {ov zdkce# Df cffjw co }kwkoc om {ov ivz dkw cffj zo if zdfyf# Zdf glhykz{
om lo}f kw wffc ~kzd h zovgd coz xvkzf yfbo}kcn, coz xvkzf pvzzkcn oc# H wlkndz hw kc, h
wlkndz bfhckcn zo jfzfy, zo gobpyfdfcj ivz coz mvll{# Wo ~f cffj zo gobf ihge hcj
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~kzd zy{kcn zo gobpyfdfcj# Lo}f kw h pykwoc km ~f bffz kz zy{kcn# [ov hyf iozd myff
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hcj hnhkc#
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myhcel{, kc oyjfy zo kcmlvfcgf dkb# Pfydhpw, zocf dkb jo~c zo h ~dkwpfy myob zdf
yohy {ov hyf mfflkcn#
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~fyf wkzzkcn ovzwkjf ~hkzkcn moy zdf mfyy{# Hcj looekcn hz zdf iohzw zdfyf# Ivz kz ~hw
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coz zdkw wgfcf zdhz bo}fj {ov# Kz avwz yfbkcjfj {ov om zdf ocf kc zdf ghy ~dfc {ov
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fcovnd yfnyfz, ~kzd cfkzdfy zkbf zo pyozfwz, hcj plhgf zo fcao{# ^kzd ifhvz{
dhcjwobf kc yfpowf ivz mhkzdlfww ifwkjf {ov# [ov govczfj {ovywflm lvge{ ivz coz ihyf
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Zdf locnfwz wplkz kc {ovy lkmf ~hw hlwo h bobfcz# Ivz df dhj zo zvyc oc zdf fcnkcf
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[ov hyf wzkll yvcckcn hmzfy kz co~#
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wzyvnnlfj ~kzd {ovy hwpkyhzkocw#
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hiwolvzfl{, yhzdfy zdhc zdf ocf df govljc.z yfbo}f# [ov ~fhy jkmmfyfcz bhwew‚h
yfmkcfbfcz myob ~oye oy aoi oy ommkgf# H pfywochl ommkgf zdf ~h{ lkmf wobfzkbfw kw#
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dkb zdkw hcj df whkj {fw, xvkfzl{, wbklkcn lkef wobfocf ~kzd h wfgyfz# [ov ilvwdfj
zdfc hcj whkj, “Co, {ov kcmlvfcgf bf boyf#‒
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[fw, dkw ~oye kw pfydhpw ifwz ~dfc yfhj kc dfhz# Hmzfy ifkcn zonfzdfy, kz kw hlbowz
wflm"whzkwmhgzkoc zo yfhj h pofb om dkw#
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coz ifghvwf {ov gocwkjfy zdkw h pyk}klfnf ivz ifghvwf {ov mkcj zdkw hjoyhilf‚h
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gobphykcn‚pvqqlkcn hz zdf ftgfllfcgf hcj wvpfykoykz{ om iozd# K dopf ~f joc.z
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^f dh}f cozdkcn zo jo ~kzd kz‚~kzd kzw ifhvz{# ^f hjbkyf kz zo kzw jfzykbfcz km ~f
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if boyf jfwkykcn# O}fy~dflbfj i{ lo}f, {ov pyopowf zo if jfwkyfj, ~ykzzfc hiovz
hcj moynozzfc# [ov ~hcz zdf lo}f vc~ykzzfc zo kbpo}fykwd dkw bfboy{ ~kzdovz {ov#
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ifmoyf dkb‚zo if zdfyf ~kzd {ovywflm ~kzd wobfzdkcn df nh}f {ov#
Moy co yfhwoc {ov govlj jkwgfyc, lhzfl{, {ov.}f iffc ghllkcn dkb dhywd chbfw ovz om
hc hcnfy {ov ghccoz pkcpokcz# Pfydhpw {ov hyf ovz om {ovy hyfh‚Hcnfy jyk}fw {ov
ovzwkjf hcj ovz~hyjw zo dkb‚hcnfy hz ioyfjob hcj kchiklkz{# Hcj, co~ zdhz {ov.}f
iffc lo}fj, hcnfy ghllw dkb ovz om {ov# Hcj ~kzd fhgd wdovz om dkw chbf‚zdf chbf
{ov nh}f dkb‚{ov ~hcz zo yffl dkb ihge zo {ov# Kw zdkw ~dhz dhppfcw ~dfc ocf dhw
iffc jo~c zoo locn? Oy ~dfc ocf jofwc.z eco~ kz? Dhzyfj kw hw po~fymvl hw lo}f‚kw
f}fc lo}f kc {ovy yflhzk}fl{ dhyblfww hcnfy# Hc hcnfy plh{mvl moy kzw jvllcfww‚
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yfbkcjfy zo if hlk}f, zo wzh{ mhlwf zo {ovy mhlwf lkmf ifmoyf dkw zyvzd jkwfcnhnfw {ov#
Dkw zyvzd lkndzw vp zdf yoob ovzwkjf {ovy yoob# Zdkw kw co pvqqlf# Bhjf vp om
do~ {ov lfmz kz zdfyf# Co pkfgfw kc {ov zo jyhn zo dkb pyopfy"lkef# [ov zdyk}f oc
wvypykwfw‚do~ hlk}f df kw kc {ovy wvypykwf om lo}f# [ov hyf, f}fy{jh{‚hnhkc,
~kzcfww zo zdf jhqf om dkb#
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zkcnf om lhvndzfy# H bfboy{ pvwdkcn hcozdfy ovz zdf ~kcjo~ om wo bhc{ dkwzoykfw#
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lkef h mhgf ocl{ wdkc{ hw {ovyw ~hwc.z‚dkw dhky looefj hyzkmkgkhl‚mhgf bhjf vp zo
looe h zhj ilhgefy oy jhyefy#
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govlj coz effp# Hgzkoc, goc}fywhzkoc‚hll }hckwdfj lkef {ovy wobfzkbf mocjcfww5 hcj
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^dkgd bfhcw, {ov ~kll if dhj, {ov ~kll if moolfj, {ov ~kll if jfjvgfj# Hll moy dkw
ifkcn nfcfyovw#
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zkbf# Zdkw kw pyoihil{ ~dhz {ov bowz hjbkyf hiovz dkb‚Dkw opfccfww hcj
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~oyjw# Dkw wzviioyc hzzkzvjf {ov ~ovlj ifwz jfwgykif hw ~ykzkcn kc jkmmfyfcz
lhcnvhnfw ~kzd zdf whbf wzyoef# Ocf, kc h lhcnvhnf {ov wpfhe ~kzd5 ocf kc h
lhcnvhnf {ov vcjfywzhcj ~kzd# Df kw zdhz pfywvhjfj zo if ykndz ivz {ov joc.z
hgzvhlkwf kz i{ hnyffkcn# Kc mhgz, {ov joc.z dh}f zo jkwhnyff fkzdfy# Df kw plhkc kc myocz
om {ov# Dkw ~kll wffbw zo if# Zdovnd {ov mfhy dkw pfywvhwkocw lkef {ov mfhy {ovywflm
‚Kc cffj, {ov govlj hnyff avwz hw df wzfpw kczo {ovy hnyffbfcz# Kc ~hcz, {ov lfz dkb#
Kc fhgd ozdfy, {ov jkmmfy hcj lfz zdf ozdfy pvll kc jkyfgzkocw zdhz lowf# Do~ {ov jo
zdkw hcj coz ~kc‚{ov kcglkcf lkef wobfocf olj hcj jf}flopfj, hcj cfhyl{ nyhzkmkfj
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nyhzkzvjf# [ov hyf myff zo if {ov# Hcj {ov hyf myff zo if {ov zo dkb#
[ov hyf wzhyzkcn zo zdkce zdhz df dhzfw {ovy iykcnkcn vp dkw phwz# Hlzdovnd {ov
eco~ ocl{ h lkzzlf om kz, hcj coz zoo phyzkgvlhyl{#
[ov lkef zo zfhwf dkb hiovz kz‚Do~ bhc{ zkbfw dh}f pfoplf gobf zo {ov vzzfyl{
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[ov mffl zdhz kz bvwz if zfyykilf zo mffl zdhz bhc{ pfoplf lkekcn {ov, nfcvkcfl{, hcj
{ov coz yfgkpyoghzkcn# [ov ~oc.z eco~ yfhll{, wkcgf {ov hyf coz ifhvzkmvl coy
hzzyhgzk}f kc h ~h{ zdhz pfoplf ghc if zhefc‚~kzd {ov# [ov hwe dkb do~ kz mfflw, hcj
df wdyvnw kz omm, xvkfz hnhkc ~kzd dkbwflm‚lkef df dhw lfmz {ov ~kzd {ovy gvykowkz{ zo
hzzfcj zo dkw lhge om kz#
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gocmkjfcz, wvggfwwmvl ocf# Df kcavyfw {ov ~kzd {ovy o~c kcwfgvykz{‚hcj zdvw, {ov
~hcz dkb kc iozd plhgfw {ov dh}f iffc# Zdovnd {ov hyf coz hzzyhgzk}f‚Wo, h gdhcgf
lkef zdkw kw yhyf hcj zfyykilf zo lk}f zdyovnd# H gdhcgf ~dkgd govlj ifgobf h
yfjvcjhcg{, hcj pfydhpw h lkekcn# Hcj pfcwk}fcfww? ^dhz flwf hyf {ov ivz pfcwk}f?
Coz zdovndzmvl# Moy {ov zdkce ocl{ om gfyzhkc pfoplf#
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{ov hppyopykhzfl{# Df govlj if wvjjfcl{ gool zdfc wvjjfcl{ doz, ~kzdovz ~hyckcn#
[ov dh}f lfhycfj zo zyvwz dkw boojw ~kzd {ovy zfbpfyfj, hvjhgkovw ocf# Ivz zdfc, zo
dkb‚coz zo hc{ocf flwf‚{ov hyf zdf zfbpfyhbfczhl ocf# Zdkw wzykefw {ov hw ojj#
[ov gocwkjfy {ovywflm zfbpfyhzf ivz coz lvef~hyb# Hcj {ov ~kll plfhj ocl{ ~dfc
jfwpfyhzf‚hcj hc{zdkcn bhefw {ov jfwpfyhzf zdfwf jh{w# Zdfyf, {ov bhef ifzzfy
hyz hcj pofzy{# [ov dopf zo plfhwf ~kzd lo}f hcj zdf plfhwvyf kz yfjffbw#
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~dfc {ov hjbkzzfj zo {ovywflm zdkw govlj coz no oc? Zdhz {ov dvyz fhgd ozdfy
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hw {ov govlj#
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Mkywz wkndz om dkb1 wghyfj zo looe hz wobfocf ~do looefj ihge avwz hw mkfygfl{‚
avwz hw wghyfj#
Mkywz wovcj om dkb1 Zdkw {ov hyf coz wo wvyf# Yfbfbify do~ kncoyhcz ~f hyf om
pfoplf‚f}fc zdowf ~do wpfhe? Pfydhpw, {ov ~fyf avwz wghyfj om dkw }okgf fcdhcgkcn
zdf looe zdhz zooe {ovyw h~h{# Zdkw wovcjw zoo yobhczkg# Kz kw( Ivz kz kw yobhczkg hw h
dhcjwobf bhc, oy h ifhvzkmvl pfywoc kw kc myocz om {ov# Do~ kw yobhcgf ~dhz ~f
kbhnkcf ~dfc ~f ocl{ zdykll ovywfl}fw ~kzd zdkcekcn?
Mkywz wbfll om dkb1 Zdkw kw f}fc boyf jkmmkgvlz# [ov hyf dhlm zdfyf mollo~kcn, dhlm
zdfyf# Coz h pfymvbf wgfcz# Ivz coz cozdkcn fkzdfy# Kz dhw zo if zhefc kc zo if
jfwgykifj# Dfyf, lhcnvhnf kw lhcnvhnf# Hcj df kw dkb#
Mkywz zovgd om dkb1 [ov dhj zo zdkce jffpl{# Lkef hc{ zovgd, {ov wvppowf#
Mykfcjl{, pfydhpw, pyfwwkcn lkndzl{‚zoo lkndzl{ zo if iflkf}fj# Hcj zdfc, hz hcozdfy
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hc{boyf om wfcwfw, ifghvwf kz gdfhpfcw dkb, hcj {ov‚jovilkcn zdf wfcwf kczo lvwz,
~dfc df ~ovlj jo#
[ov hyf wghyfj zo if hgzvhl hz lhwz ~kzd dkb# ^fll, {ov jkjc.z nk}f kc hz hll# Hll {ov
jkj ~hw lfz kz dhppfc# Kw kz wvyyfcjfy?
Ivz df kw hlwo kbphzkfcz# Do~ zo yfgocgklf zdfwf zyhkzw oppowkcn fhgd ozdfy lkef lo}f
hcj lvwz# H gocxvfyoy ~kzd h dfhyz? Oy h lo}fy ~kzd zoo bvgd om kz? Pfydhpw h
gocxvfyoy ~kzd zoo lkzzlf zkbf zo zdkce# Co, zoo bvgd# Dfyf, {ov yfhll{ nk}f vp‚coz
zo dkb, coz zo {ovywflm‚ocl{ zo kcjfgkwkoc# Hcj lo}f kw co jfgkwkoc ~dhzf}fy ~h{ {ov
looe hz kz#
Df kw jffp# Km zdfyf kw hc hjafgzk}f zo jfwgykif dkb, kz kw zdkw ocf‚moy kzw hgzvhlkz{,
moy {ovy yf}fyfcgf# Df kw kczykghzf# [ov wvwpfgz zdhz h loz om pfoplf, pfydhpw f}fc
lo}fyw, joc.z yfhll{ vcjfywzhcj dkb# [ov joc.z glhkb zo, coz hz hll# Ocl{, dkw bkcj
wpfgkmkfw {ovyw wo ~fll# Kz mogvwfw {ovyw lkef lhwfy# Kz dflpw {ov wff, hcj hmzfy zdhz,
nfzw {ov zo wff hyovcj ~dhz {ov yfnhyj#
Dkw kczfllknfcgf kwc.z lkbkzfj zo vcjfywzhcjkcn# Xvkzf zdf goczyhy{# Kz kw bvzhilf
hcj hjavwzw zo {ovyw ivz yfbhkcw mhkzdmvl zo dkw o~c# [fw, kz kw jhcnfyovw zo zyvwz
wobfocf lkef dkb# Kz kw f}fc jhcnfyovw zo zyvwz zdhz {ov zyvwz dkb#
Kc dkw dkjkcn, {ov wff kz kc {ovyw# Kc dkw yf}flhzkoc, {ov wff kz kc dkw#
Df ~kll bhef {ov gy{ moy dhzkcn dkb#
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wdffy fgwzhw{ om zfcwkoc hcj hzzfczkoc fcjkcn kc mhkzd#
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if wvyf om# Avwz zdhz co ocf ~hw dkb‚co hzzykivzf ~dkgd yfbkcjfj om dkb, oy km zdfyf
~hw, {ov yfhlkwfj kz ~hwc.z zdf whbf ~dfc {ov movcj kz kc ozdfyw# [ov ~fyf yvcckcn
kc gkyglfw‚H pfywoc ~hw vchzzyhgzk}f ifghvwf df ~hw coz zdf ocf {ov ~fyf hzzyhgzfj
zo# H pfywoc bkndz if hjfxvhzf ivz {ov ~fyf looekcn moy h pfymfgzkoc ocl{ {ov govlj
wff‚oy hc kbpfymfgzkoc ocl{ {ov govlj o}fylooe#
Boczdw hcj boczdw ~fcz i{ hcj pofbw efpz {ov ivw{ hw dkw hiwfcgf ~ovlj coz#
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bhef h lkmfzkbf zo nk}f zo, {ov ~fyf dhpp{ coz om dhppkcfww‚ivz om lo}f, hcj lo}f coz
om lo}f ivz yflkcxvkwdbfcz#
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ozdfy# Mhzf ~hw coz bfczkocfj ifghvwf ~f ~fyf wbhll hcj ~hczfj zo if bkwfyhilf#
Hcj lo}f ~hw zdf vlzkbhzf bkwfy{ ~dfc vcbhjf i{ zdowf ~do ~fyf bfhcz zo lo}f#
Ocf jh{, wobfzdkcn wzyhcnf dhppfcfj#
Df gobfw dobf }fy{ phlf hcj wdhekcn# [ov hwe ~dhz dhppfcfj ivz df avwz wkzw
jo~c, wzkll h ikz wzvccfj# [ov mfhy zdhz df jkj wobfzdkcn }kolfcz ivz {ov.yf hmyhkj zo
hwe#
Zdfc {ov yfbfbify {ov dhj h mkndz zdf jh{ ifmoyf# Ivz co~, hll zdhz mkndzkcn‚
~dfzdfy hiovz lo}f oy dhzf‚jofwc.z bhzzfy# Hll {ov ~hcz zo eco~ kw ~dhz kw ~yocn,
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~dhz jkj df jo#
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[ov wh{, “Kz.w hlykndz#‒
[ov lfz kz ~hwd o}fy {ov‚dkw yfnyfz#
Ivz {ov hyf wzkll jyfhjkcn ~dhz df jkj#
Hmzfy df ghlbfj jo~c, {ov ghc.z lfz kz if, ghc.z effp {ov myob zdf zyvzd om kz#
Ivz df ~oc.z hjbkz hc{zdkcn#
Df effp wh{kcn o}fy hcj o}fy, “K jkj kz moy {ov#‒
[ov hyf wvyf om dkw lo}f ivz ~dhz flwf dhw df jocf zdhz {ov joc.z eco~ hiovz#
[ov wh{, “K dopf {ov jkjc.z jo hc{zdkcn moolkwd# Hyf {ov kc jhcnfy?‒
“Co, cozdkcn lkef zdhz#‒
[ov coj yflvgzhczl{, zy{kcn coz zo nk}f h~h{ zoo bvgd om {ovy mfhy#
[ov pvz {ovy dfhj oc dkw wdovljfy#
^dhz hyf {ov nokcn zo jo ~kzd zdkw lo}fl{ bhc ~do {ov mfhy ~ovlj jo wo bvgd moy
{ov‚pfydhpw f}fc zoo bvgd?
[ov hyf xvhekcn ovz om mfhy hcj lo}f fxvhll{#
Zdf dvyz {ov mflz {fwzfyjh{ dhw yfzvycfj hw lo}f o}fy~dflbfj ~kzd ~ovcj#
[ov ghc.z jo bvgd ~kzd lo}f#
[ov ghc.z jo bvgd ~kzd h lo}fy ~do lo}fw#
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Ftgfpz zo hggfpz dkb ~dolfdfhyzfjl{#
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‚[fwzfyjh{ ~dfc df ~hw zdf lo}fy, hcj {ov ~fyf zdf go~hyj‚h go~hyj om lo}f?
[ov hjbkz co~‚hll zdhz looekcn hz ozdfyw ~hw zo wpkzf dkb# Pfydhpw zdf mfhy kw
boyf nvklz zdhc hc{zdkcn flwf#
[ov hyf f}fc boyf mfhymvl co~# Zdovnd mfhymvl om ~dhz df.ll jo ~kzdovz {ov# Hcj
~dhz {ov.ll jo ~kzd dkb#
[ov.}f dfhyj om wvgd lo}f# Ocl{ co~ dh}f {ov ftpfykfcgfj kz kc hjoyhzkoc#
[ov hyf lowz kc hjoyhzkoc#
Co }o~ zo wh{# Ocl{ h dfhyz pfygfk}kcn ~dhz bhefw kz ifhz# ^dhz yfgfk}fw dkb moy
dkw yfnhyj# Hcj {ovyw, lkef~kwf#
Pfoplf hyf hyovcj {ov# Zdf{ hyf vp zo wobfzdkcn, {ov zdkce# Zdf nohl om
gfczvykfw, om bkllfcckh‚zo jyo~c zdf pfoplf jhbcfj hcj gocjfbcfj zdyovnd co
mhvlz om zdfky o~c# Zdfwf pfoplf hyovcj {ov hyf coz jhbcfj# Pfydhpw zdf{ jhbc {ov
moy co yfhwoc# Pfydhpw {ov lfz zdfb‚zdyovnd co mhvlz om {ovy o~c#
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Ivz {ov dh}f zo pyozfgz {ovywflm‚h lkmf zo lk}f, f}fc ~dfc lk}fj kc jfwpfyhzkoc‚
~dfc {ov lk}f jh{ zo jh{‚moy hll {ovy lkmf, nvhyjkcn {ovy lkmf#
[ov.}f iffc yflhzk}fl{ bkwfyhilf hll {ovy lkmf# Zdfyf.w wobfzdkcn vcyfhl hcj
hyzkmkgkhl hiovz zdf ~h{ zdf pfoplf hyovcj {ov zyfhz {ov# Co~ {ov eco~ zdkw‚kz kw
goczyol hcj goczyollfj ~hw f}fy{zdkcn {ov hyf#
Zdfyf kw hc kc}kwkilf ihyykfy# Ivz co~ {ov govlj jo zdkw# Co~ {ov eco~ ~dfyf
{ov hyf# Hcj bowz kbpoyzhczl{, ~d{#
[ov hyf wvyf zo if wzolfc#
[ov hyf if{ocj hcnfy co~# Jofw hc{ocf dh}f gobphwwkoc hz hll?
Ivz zdf{ dh}f zdfky o~c lkmf‚zdfky o~c ftpfykfcgfw ~dkgd hyf pfydhpw hw hlkfc zo
{ov hw {ovyw hyf zo zdfb#
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zfyykilf hw bvyjfy? Df whkj kz ~hwc.z# Ivz {ov ocl{ dhlm"iflkf}fj dkb# Kz.w phyz om
dkw aoi hc{~h{, hw mhy hw {ov eco~#
Ivz ifkcn kc lo}f bfhcz wobfzkbfw kc}ol}kcn {ovywflm kc zdkcnw zdhz {ov ozdfy~kwf
~ovljc.z# Kc}ol}fj hcj zfyykil{ gocgfycfj# Kz kw avwz zdf ~h{ {ov.j dopf ~ovlj
dhppfc‚ivz coz kc zdf ~h{ {ov.j hggfpz kz#
^dhz km df ~fyf kc jhcnfy ivz ~hwc.z lfzzkcn oc?
[ov govljc.z lk}f ~kzd zdhz#
[ov govlj lk}f ~kzd gobphwwkoc, f}fc phwwkoc, ivz coz jhcnfy hcj zdf ykwew om lkmf
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hcj jfhzd‚zdovnd {ov hyf zoo‚fhgd jh{ gobpovcjkcn zdfb, kc {ovy bkcj‚
gocwfgyhzkcn zdf dovyw kczo wobf dolkcfww om wvy}k}hl# [ov mkz zkbf kczo ifkcn dfyf
wzkll# [ov zdhce ~dhzf}fy bhefy dhw yfmvwfj zo ekll {ov {fz# Hcj jhbc ~dhzf}fy
jfwzyo{fy lvyew kc {ovy lkmf ifdkcj {ovy lkmf# F}fc ~dfc {ov mffl kz bkndz if zdf whbf
pfywoc‚h bhefy iolj zo if kzw wopdkwzkghzfj jovilf5 oy h jfwzyo{fy gobf zo mhgklkzhzf
zdf fcj om hc ftpfykbfcz nocf doyykil{ ~yocn oy bfyfl{ jocf#
Kz kw kyockg zdhz h bhefy oy jfwzyo{fy ~ovlj gobf co~ ~dfc {ov.}f avwz zyvl{
wzhyzfj zo lk}f# Pfydhpw zdhz kw zdf ftpfykbfcz‚kzw hkb hcj oiafgzk}f‚ykjkcn h~h{
~kzd {ovy jfwpfyhzkoc# Zo wff km {ov.ll if hilf zo wff hc{zdkcn vcjfy zdf go}fy om
nvkwfw hcj zyhcwmfyw# Pfydhpw, {ov.}f ghvwfj zdfb zo ftzfcj zdf ftpfykbfcz zo
kcglvjf zdkw joviz‚Pfydhpw zdf{ dh}f jkwgo}fyfj zdf bfhckcn om joviz hz lhwz, xvkzf
mhy myob h lo}f oy hc{ ifhefyw hcj zfwz zvifw#
Lo}f bvwz if jfwzyo{fj?
Oy lo}f bvwz if mkywz bhjf zdfc jfwzyo{fj?
[ovy o~c ikyzd kw h b{wzfy{ zo {ov#
Hll zdkw wobfzkbfw bhefw {ov mffl nvklz{# ^dhz hyf {ov bfhcz zo jo? Zo eco~
zdfwf zdkcnw hcj coz zfll zdfb‚Oy if wobf kcwzyvbfcz zo wobf zyvzd# Coz zo lfz zdf
bhefyw oy jfwzyo{fyw nfz h~h{ ~kzd kz, ivz hlwo zo dflp ozdfyw, zdf oppyfwwfj opfc
zdfky f{fw‚zdowf oppyfwwfj ~do joc.z eco~ zdf zyvzd om zdfky oppyfwwkoc#
Ivz kc yfhlkz{, {ov govlj jo bvgd lfww‚hl~h{w bvgd lfww# Zo wvy}k}f kw zdf mkywz
zdovndz, hcj hz zdkw zkbf, zdf ocl{ zdovndz# Ivz kc zdf pyogfww, ~f jyh~ glowfy zo
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Noj, oy Noj lfzw vw if }vlcfyhilf zo hllo~ Dkb zo jo zdf ~oye kc vw#
Lo}f kw yfhl ivz coz zdf yfhl ~f govlj ocl{ yfl{ oc# Lo}f zhefw vw myob ovywfl}fw
kczo ozdfyw, hcj zo Noj# Oy, km ~f dh}f zdf wzyfcnzd, zhefw ozdfyw zo Noj, zoo#
Zdkw kw coz avwz moy zojh{# Zo wvy}k}f hz hll zhefw Noj.w bfyg{#
[ov mffl {ov hyf yvcckcn h~h{ myob wobfzdkcn# Myob Noj? ^dhz kw bfhcz bvwz
if mvlmkllfj# Ivz ~dhz kw bfhcz? Zdhz kw h xvfwzkoc om h lkmfzkbf#
[ov wobfzkbfw mffl {ov.}f iffc ~hkzkcn hll {ovy lkmf hcj {ov joc.z eco~ kz#
H pfywoc gocjfbcfj bvwz coz if h~hefcfj zo yfhlkwf wdf kw# Wdf bvwz if
jf}flopfj kczo fbpzkcfww‚[ov bvwz coz if zolj‚Zdhz.w zdf wfgyfz om zdf bvyjfyfyw
‚dfyw hcj {ovyw# Kc hgzvhlkz{, hll dfy hcj hll {ov#
Wdf kw, kc mhgz, {ov‚Zdf ocf wlffpkcn ifmoyf {ov ~fyf#
^dfyf jofw hc{ocf no zo if wh}fj? Co~dfyf# Ivz zo zdf plhgf Noj hzzyhgzw {ov zo
‚wolkzvjfw om vcgfyzhkc }hlvf5 ~kzcfwwkcn om jhcnfyw hcj vcmvlmkllbfcz‚wvmmfykcnw,
wvizfymvnf#
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^dhz flwf zo vcjfywzhcj km hll zdf{.}f lfz {ov vcjfywzhcj ~hw h lkf? ^dkgd pfywoc
kw yfhl? ^dkgd pofz kw mhef hcj yfhl?
Jovizw zdhz lffgd {ov om ilooj‚{ov, i{ zdfc bhj, i{ zvycw gyhq{, hcj jfpyfwwfj
ovz om jfmfhz#
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ghccoz jo kz mhwz fcovnd ifmoyf zdf{ ivy{ {ov ~kzd mvyzdfy lkfw# H wvypykwf(, {ov wh{,
hlbowz wbklkcn hz {ovy dopfmvlcfww#
Zdf{.}f coz f}fc ifgobf hc{~dfyf cfhy vcyvl{# Kc mhgz, zdhz.w zdf whj phyz#
Hl~h{w, {ov dhzf pfoplf ~kzd zoo bvgd pvypowf# Pvypowf ~kzd zdf ~yocn kczfczkoc
coz }kwkilf zo zdfb‚pfydhpw h yfgkpf moy jkwhwzfy hcj vcghllfj moy f}kl#
Hnhkc, zdkw bh{ if lkef lo}f# Ivz h powwfwwk}f ekcj om lo}f# [ov.}f ftpfykfcgfj kz kc
{ovy lkmfzkbf hcj kz kw fhw{ hcj pyfjkgzhilf# Do~ fhw{ zo lo}f wobfocf {ov powwfww oy
~do powwfwwfw {ov(
^kzd ozdfyw, zdkw kw zdf ghwf# Coz ~kzd dkb# Jo ~f wzhyz omm vcpowwfwwfj hcj
nyhjvhll{ yfnyfww kczo kz? Kczo powwfwwkoc hcj zdfc ilkcjl{ kczo mvyzdfy powwfwwkoc,
zdfc hcckdklhzkoc om zdf iozd om {ov?
^dfyf kw zdf ~kll? Kc {ovy dhcjw# Kc powwfwwkoc zdovnd‚km {ov.yf zdf oiafgz, kz kw
kc zdfkyw# Hcj zo ~yfwzlf kz ihge zhefw hll om {ovywflm‚{ovy lkmf, ~dkgd zdf{.}f
ftzfcjfj kczo zdfkyw i{ bfyf vcgobpyfdfcwkoc, oy bkwkczfypyfzhzkoc, i{ vzzfy nyffj#
Hll zdkw kw dfhyz~hybkcn#
Hw ~dfc h pfywoc kw nyhzfmvl moy dfy lkmf kc h ihzzlfmkflj#
Zdf ihzzlfmkflj kw zdf pfywoc ifwkjf {ov, wbklkcn myob hgyoww zdf zhilf# Zdf pfywoc
~do yfhyfj {ov hcj ~kll bvyjfy {ov kc h wfgocj#
Lhwz ckndz, {ov ~fyf mkllfj ~kzd zdf phkc om ifkcn dflj ~kzdovz lvwz, ivz ~kzd jfwkyf
‚dkw# Kwc.z zdkw ~dhz pfoplf kc po~fy jo, dvyz ozdfyw zo mffl zdfb dvyzkcn hw bvgd?
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Kz.w coz zdhz {ov yfafgz dkb‚Ivz {ov jo ozdfyw# Zdf ocfw goczyollkcn {ov co~#
[ov ~hcz zo nfz ihge zo dkb zdkw boyckcn, mfflkcn hw bvgd lo}f hw {ov jkj lhwz
ckndz ~kzd dvyz# Dvyz zdhz govljc.z if lo}f‚govljc.z f}fy#
Dkw zdfoy{ kw zdhz km {ov ~hcz dkb, {ov.ll ~hcz dkb f}fy{ zkbf# [ov hnyff zo h
zdfoy{ ivz {ovy ioj{‚dh}kcn iffc ihzzfyfj i{ zoyzvyf hcj zkyfjcfww‚govljc.z
hnyff ~kzd {ovy {fw# [ov hyf iozdfyfj5 {ov hyf dkw oggvyyfcgf {ov.}f pfybkzzfj {fz
pfybkwwkocw hyf coz hnyffbfczw f}fc ~dfyf lo}f kw pyfwfcz# Pfybkwwkocw hyf if{ocj
~dhz ~f hnyff oc# Zdfyf kw fcjvyhcgf5 zdfyf kw fbphzd{, hcj ghykcn# Hll om zdkw
cffjw lo}f f}fc ~dfc lo}f kw pyfwfcz#
K pfybkz dkb ocl{ ~dfc K ghc hcj df ghyfw ovz om lo}f ~dhz K ghc pfybkz# [ov ~kll
pfybkz kz kc zdf wfgocj hmzfy wvy}k}hl# Kz kw hc ftzyfbf pfybkwwkoc# Ocf {ov dh}fc.z
jocf ifmoyf ~kzd hc{ocf flwf#
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h gkz{ ~dfyfkc h wzyocn mfflkcn om hzzhgdbfcz pvllfj {ov# [ov yfbfbifyfj zdhz {ov
~fyf ~hlekcn oc wobf pyobfchjf, hcj h zdovndz hw glfhy hw {ovy ~hlekcn ghbf zo
{ov1 K mffl wobfioj{ kc zdkw gkz{# Om govywf, {ov jkwbkwwfj kz hw kz ghbf zo {ov‚
jkwyfnhyjkcn zdf mvzvyf, jkwyfnhyjkcn dopf lkef h gkz{ df bkndz if lk}kcn kc#
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[ov joc.z eco~ ~dkgd gkz{ zdhz kw co~‚h yfhl ocf vcjfy zdf nyovcj om {ovy
zdkcekcn, oy hc kbhnkchzk}f ocf, f}fc wobf~dfyf hw cfhy hw cftz zo {ov‚zdf gkz{ om
zdf cftz bobfcz {ov jkwhppfhy kc ~kzd dkb‚ocl{ z~o vck}fywfw, cozdkcn boyf# Kc
lo}f, h gkz{ kw iknnfy zdhc h vck}fywf# Oy z~o#
Kz kw coz h glhwd# Co iovcjhykfw om yfwz# [fw, wobfzdkcn zo dolj wovcj kc#
H zdovndz h wovcj ghyykfw‚zdhz.w coz kz fkzdfy#
Hc{~h{, {ov nk}f vp, pyfwfczl{, zo looe hz dkb‚dkw ioj{ coz f}fc bvwgvlhy, coz
f}fc hzzyhgzk}f o}fyl{‚avwz dkb#
Zo moynfz ovy looekcn jvf zo ifhvz{‚zdhz kw h gobplkbfcz {ov ~kwd zo zfll dkb ivz
joc.z#
[ov hyf wvypykwfj ~dfc df whkj, coz xvkfzl{, zdhz df kw wfgyfzl{ h zkbkj pfywoc# [ov
mkcj zdkw dkndl{ vclkefl{‚zdovnd vclkeflkcfww kw h cozkoc {ov.}f goczkcvhll{ lfz no‚
fwpfgkhll{ ~kzd dkb, wkcgf eco~kcn dkb# Df kw vcpyfjkgzhilf kc phyzw# Lfz bf
ftplhkc1 Moy fthbplf, kc pofzy{, df kw iozd vcpyfjkgzhil{ ftgfllfcz, hcj pyfjkgzhil{
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wvypykwfj hcj ghllfj zo kz‚dkw pofbw. ftgfllfcgf‚i{ zdf }fy{ chzvyf om {ovy wzhzf hz
zdf zkbf om yfhjkcn, {ovy lf}fl om ftpfykfcgf, {ovy phzkfcgf $i{ zdkw {ov bfhc {ovy
phzkfcgf zo wzh{ ~kzd dkw gobplftkz{ zo {ovy gocglvwkoc om kz+, wo zdhz h jkmmfyfcz hcj
goczknvovw pfymfgzkoc kw mflz i{ {ov, hlbowz fhgd bobfcz kc zdf yfhjkcn#
Pyfjkgzhil{ ghvzkovw‚Zdkw kw lfww fhwkl{ ftplhkchilf# Kz.w lkef gobkcn zo h iooe oy
wobfzdkcn {ov dolj jfhy‚doljkcn ~kzd iozd dhcjw, cfhyl{ hmyhkj om zovgdkcn {ovy
bkcj ~kzd h zfcvovw ifhvz{ wo wzyocn, zfcwklf wzyfcnzd, {ov bh{ coz phyz ~kzd kz f}fy,
f}fc hmzfy {ov jo# H ghwf om bfboy{ {ov ~kll zo yfbfbify ifghvwf zdhz.w ~dhz {ov
jo‚{ov zhef ~dhz {ov lo}f, kczfcwfl{ lo}f, hcj ifmoyf {ov f}fc yfbfbify kz, oy
yfbfbify zo yfbfbify, {ov yfhlkwf‚K bvwzc.z moynfz zdkw# [ov ocgf, xvkzf i{
hggkjfcz, hcj i{ gdhcgf, wh~ hc hgxvhkczhcgf opfc h iooe om pofbw wo lo}kcnl{, wo
wh}ovykcnl{, {ov bhy}flfj hz ~dhz ~hw nokcn zdyovnd dkw bkcj hz zdhz fthgz mlkppkcn
om zdf phnfw, ~dkgd zdovndz df ivbpfj kczo, ~dkgd df jflkndzfj zo iflkf}f####[ov
dh}fc.z wffc wobfzdkcn hw kczkbhzf hw zdkw dhppfc, hz lfhwz coz xvkzf vp wo glowf#
Kz dhw‚~kzd {ovy hjbkyhzkoc om dkw ~oye# [ovyw kw hc f}kjfcz bfczhl wzhy}kcn,
wkbklhy zo zdf hgxvhkczhcgf.w zhgzklf ocf# Kz kw#
[ov lkef dkw zhwzf kc bvwkg# Kc mhgz, dkw wvnnfwzkocw‚hyzkwzw hcj hlivbw {ov.}f
cf}fy dfhyj ifmoyf‚hyf wo nooj hcj }hykfj, {ov ~ovlj ph{ dkb moy zdf wfy}kgf km {ov
govlj(
[ov.}f hl~h{w mogvwfj oc zdf l{ykgw kc bvwkg, lkwzfckcn zo kz# Ihcjw hcj wkcnfy"
wocn~ykzfyw ~do hyf fmmfgzk}fl{ wpkykzvhl oy yflknkovw kc zdfbf hcj gocwgkovwcfww#
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polkzkghl coz wo bvgd kc zdf nfcjfy fxvhlkz{, fzg# hwpfgz om kz, ivz kc h
wogkfzhl/gobbvchl lf}fl‚zdkcnw zdhz hyf dkjjfc vcjfy zdf wvymhgf, opfc wfgyfzw efpz
i{ ~dolf chzkocw hcj goczkcfczw, hcj zvyc zdfb kczo fbphzdfzkg pfywochl wzoykfw oy
f}oghzk}f l{ykgw# [ov fwpfgkhll{ lkef l{ykgw ~kzd fbozk}f po~fy ivz yfcjfyfj i{
bfzhpdoy hcj kbhnkchzk}f pyo~fww# Coz dknd fbozkoc wvcn ilvczl{, ivz wvizlf, xvkfz
bfjkzhzkocw‚lo~ ~dkwpfyw hlbowz coz dfhyj ocl{ wfcwfj# Zdf{ bh{ if lovj hcj
lk}fl{, yogekcn‚zdf wz{lf oy zfbpo jofwc.z bhzzfy kc {ovy jfmkckzkoc om “bfjkzhzkocw#‒
Bvwkg ~dkgd bo}fw {ov zo zfhyw lkzfyhll{ i{ wdffy ifhvz{# Kz kw lkef ifkcn pkccfj
jo~c fthgzl{‚[ov mffl vcjfywzooj i{ hcozdfy wovl# Kz wffbw h wvypykwf zo co ocf
ivz {ov# H phyhjot zdhz lkwzfckcn zo bvwkg oy yfhjkcn pofzy{, ~f hyf wobfzkbfw coz
avwz zdf phyz{ vcjfywzhcjkcn zdf ~oye, ivz hyf hlwo pyk}{ zo if zdf ocf vcjfywzooj#
Pfydhpw, zdhz.w h bhye om h nyfhz pkfgf om hyz# Wo kz kw ovy ftpyfwwkoc kc }kf~kcn oy
lkwzfckcn zdhz bhefw zdf ~oye ifhvzkmvl# Om govywf(
Dkw zhwzf kc bo}kfw zoo kw fclkndzfckcn zo {ov# Df jofwc.z avwz gocgfczyhzf oc zdf
hyz dovwf mlkge, oy ftpfykbfczhl ~oye, df wffw h zdfbhzkg wviwzhcgf zo zdf gobbfygkhl
iot ommkgf dkz#
Kc ~ykzkcn, df ocgf whkj zdhz df plh{w h loz oc zdf phnf ~kzd pdyhwfw hcj ~oyjw‚
glhvwfw, fzg# Coz vwvhll{ ~ykzkcn kz wzyhkndz oc zdf phnf kc ocf mfll w~oop#
[ov hyf lkef zdhz zoo# Ftgfpz ~dfc zdf fbozkoc o}fy~dflbw {ov hcj iyfhew
zdyovnd zdf ihyykfy om kcfyzkh‚zdfc, {ov nyhi h pfc hcj {ov hyf omm, ftgkzhilf hcj
vcgoczhkchilf‚coz zdf pofbw ~ykzkcn zdfbwfl}fw ivz zdf ~oyjw yhgkcn zo zdf
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bhynkcw ghllkcn zo wobf moyb myob zdf wpkykz om {ovy mhgz hcj kbhnkchzkoc‚[ov hyf
zdkcekcn, ocl{ {ov joc.z mvll{ vcjfywzhcj ~dhz kw dhppfckcn ~kzd {ov, ocl{ zdf ~oyjw
gobkcn zo yfwgvf {ovy zdovndzw myob oilk}koc, zdovndzw ~dkgd km coz zhefc ovz,
ftpyfwwfj, ~kll jkf, cf}fy zo if ioyc hz hll#
[ov zdkce zdhz ~ykzkcn bh{ if hc hgz om yfwgvf‚lfh}kcn goczyol {fz gobkcn zo kz
~dfc kz dhw iffc pyogfwwfj xvkgel{ i{ zdf bobfcz, dhyjl{ i{ {ov‚hcj lfz no hnhkc
kczo zdf plhgf hmzfy zdovndz, kczo bhckmfwzhzkoc#
Fjkzkcn kw h pyoilfb hyfh moy {ov# [ov dh}f co fhw{ phzkfcgf moy kz# [ov govlj
jyop ~dolf lkcfw oy wzhcqhw‚hcj gdhcnf ~oyjw moy pyfgkwkoc‚ivz jo cozdkcn flwf,
ftgfpz kc ghwfw ~dfc zdf pofb kw wo ~oyehilf hcj nooj $hw h pofb bh{ if zo {ov
~dfc kz dhw h gdhcgf zo if lkefj hz hll‚i{ {ov oy ozdfyw+# [ov dh}f hc kczfyfwz zo
ykndz kz, zo iykcn kz ovz boyf, zo if glowfy zo {ovy kjfh om kz, hcj {ov hjavwz zfczhzk}fl{#
Zdkw kw coz h mvc pyogfww# ]fy{ ioykcn gobphyfj zo zdf kckzkhl ~ykzkcn, gyfhzkcn#
Gobphyhilf, pfydhpw, zo wzhcjkcn vp hmzfy yfhjkcn wobfzdkcn moy kcwzyvgzkoc coz
plfhwvyf oy kcwkndz oy yflhthzkoc# ^yhppkcn h wdh~l o}fy {ovy wdovljfy hcj wzfppkcn
oczo zdf wkjf~hle, dopfmvll{ whzkwmkfj ~kzd zdf ~hybzd om wobfioj{.w dhcj, oy {ovy
yfgfpzkoc om dkb# Hl~h{w yfbfbifykcn wo bvgd mvyzdfy zdhc zdf bobfcz ifmoyf‚
zdf ~hkzkcn, zdf pyfphyhzkoc zo bffz‚hcj {ov jo, ykndz dfyf ~dfcf}fy {ov hnyff hcj
jkwbkww, hcj zdfc lo}f#
Lfz lo}f if moy ocgf# Coz lfzzkcn no, mhy myob kz# Ivz hggfpzkcn, coz avwz yfgfk}kcn#
Hd, zdfyf.w zdf jkmmfyfcgf# Joc.z ~f mkchll{ yfgfk}f hnhkc‚lo}kcnl{ zdkw zkbf‚hmzfy
~f.yf jocf ~kzd hll zdf hggfpzkcn? Co glhvwfw oy pdyhwfw cffj zo kcavyf ovy cffj#
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Hcj mkchll{ yfgfk}kcn kwc.z fcovnd fkzdfy#
^f dh}f h chbf ~dkgd kw coz ovyw# Hcj ~f hyf coz zdfc wzyhcnfyw zdovnd hl~h{w
wo# Wzyhcnfyw zo ovy mhwgkchzkoc# Fcjlfww hw ~f govlj if zo zdf ozdfy pfywoc# Zdkw,
~f govlj dopf# Hcj dopf ~f jo‚zo ommwfz ovy lowkcn‚^dhz lowkcn coz lowz5 hc hgzk}f
lowkcn hl~h{w# Hw lo}f kw hgzk}f ~dfc yfhl hcj ~f moynfz kz oy zy{ zo f}fy{ zkbf ~f ghc#
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Hcj df kw avwz zdfyf, hgyoww myob {ov, yfhjkcn h cf~wphpfy‚{ov zdkce, wo
dhcjwobf, wo wvyf om zdf wviwzhcgf kc {ovy pyfwfcgf# [ov joc.z dh}f zo wh{ hc{zdkcn
wo bvgd hw looe myob hgyoww h wphgf zdhz wvypykwfw {ov lkef glowfcfww vwfj zo#
[ov zdkce zdfc zdhz {ov bvwz if jvll zo dkb wobfzkbfw# Kbpyfgkwf hcj bvjjlfj#
[ovy lhcnvhnf kw vccfgfwwhykl{ ilvyy{ ~kzd kcjfgkwkoc# Hcj zdhz.w ~dhz {ov jo‚{ov
kcmlfgz ~kzd zdkcekcn f}fy{ ~oyj oy ftpyfwwkoc {ov zy{ zo vcjfywzhcj# Df zhvndz {ov
zdhz ~kzdovz wo bvgd zfhgdkcn‚wo bvgd kbpyfwwkoc# [fz, kz kw zdf zdkcnw ~f lfhyc
ifwkjf zdf ocfw ~f jkj zdhz hyf ~oyzd lfhyckcn# Kz gobfw zo {ov hw {ov h}fyz {ovy
bkcj, hw {ov hyf yfhj{ zo jkwbkww kz hw zyk}khlkz{, hw cozkoc#
Do~ bhc{ zkbfw dh}f ~f jfmfcjfj ovywfl}fw ~kzd gfyzhkcz{ hcj fcjfj vp ~kzd h
nooj wvizlf jkwgfycbfcz‚boyf nfcfyovw‚om ovy mhvlzw? Zdfc {ov nvfwwfj moyf}fy
hz do~ df ~hw, cf}fy hyyk}kcn hz ~do df kw#
Kz kw zdfc {ov hyf zfbpzfj zo gocwkjfy ~dfyf {ov iflocn kc dkw ~oylj# Dkw ~oylj
iknnfy moy {ovy jyh~kcn dkb zo {ov‚oy {ov.j lkef zo zdkce zdhz kc {ovy omm zkbfw, whj
zkbfw ~dfc wflm"kbpoyzhcgf yfhyw kzw vnlkcfww moy {ov# Ivz yfhll{, ~dfyf hyf {ov kc dkw
lkmf? ^dhz hcgkfcz pyfjkghbfcz oy hboyovw gocxvfwz? Cfkzdfy om zdfwf# Cocf om
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zdfwf#
Co jflvwkoc oy kbpowwkiklkz{ f}fy wdhjfj {ov myob zdf zyvzd# [ov dopf {ov bhzzfy
h lkzzlf ikz boyf zo dkb, ~dhzf}fy {ov ~fyf zo dkb‚kc dkwzoy{ oy kc jyfhb#
[ov dopf jfwpfyhzkoc kw coz zdf yfhwoc dfyf# Lo}f hppfhyw ovz om jfwpfyhzkoc zoo
omzfc zoo lkndzl{# [ov dopf zdhz lo}f kw zdf chzvyhl jf}flopbfcz om {ovy vckxvf
wkzvhzkoc‚zdhz om ifkcn boyf zdhc {ov ~fyf#
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[ov ~hzgdfj h bo}kf zojh{ zdhz xvkfzfcw {ov ~kzd zdf gocwgkfcgf om zdf gdhyhgzfyw
‚zdf gdhyhgzfy om gocwgkfcgf vcmoljkcn ifmoyf {ovy f{fw‚^dhz jf}hwzhzkoc zdfyf,
{ov zdkce, hw phkcmvl hw ~hzgdkcn ghc if‚hw dflplfwwcfww ghc if# [ov cf}fy iflkf}fj
kc xvkge mktfw hcj zdf xvkfzcfww kw zdf wlo~ ivz wvyf movcjhzkoc om {ovy lkmf# H bo}kf
zdhz kw wo ~kwf ~kzd kzw wvyfcfww, kz ghccoz ~hkz moy kzw bfzdoj# [ov avwz dfhy {ovywflm
~hzgdkcn‚{ovy gdhcgf zo if zojh{ zdf whbf, ocl{ zo eco~ {ov hyf zdf whbf# Zdfyf.w
zdf coz"lfwwoc1 “Zo eco~ {ov ~kll if zdf whbf, ocl{ ifzzfy zdhz {ov yfhlkwf zdkw co~#‒
Zdf kyoc{ om1 “[ov hyf hlk}f#‒ Zdf wvjjfc zyvzd kc zdhz# H ~kwf ~obhc whkj kz kc zdf
bo}kf# H ~obhc plh{kcn h gdhyhgzfy# Oy kw kz zdf ozdfy ~h{ hyovcj?
Cffj cf}fy fcjw hz hll, km {ov.yf docfwz# Ocgf ~f wzhyz ftpfgzkcn zo if vcjfywzooj,
~f lh{ ovywfl}fw ihyf zo kz goczkcvovwl{#
^dhz kw fxvhl, ~dhz ifgobfw afhlovw{, gobpfzkzkoc? Hz ~dkgd phyz jo {ov ifgobf
wobfocf flwf.w lo}fy, hcj ocl{ zdhz?
Km df vcjfywzhcjw hcj wh{w wo, {ov ~kll if dhpp{# Km df bkwvcjfywzhcjw hcj wh{w
wo, {ov ~kll if dhpp{‚zdovnd coz fxvhll{#
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Hchgdyockwb? Co, {ov zdkce# Ifkcn yfhl jofwc.z dh}f zo jo ~kzd zkbf oy mhwdkoc#
Kz kw zdf mhvlz om mhlwfdooj coz zyvzd# Zyvzd wzh{w co bhzzfy ~dhz {ov iflkf}f# Df kw
coz hll zyvzdmvl, {ov hjbkz# Coioj{ kw# Ivz {ov nfz h nlkbpwf om kz hz lfhwz# H nlkbpwf
hw ~kjf hw wobfzdkcn {ov bh{ if hilf zo dolj#
Pyfwfczl{, {ov ghc.z gocjfbc hc{ocf hc{boyf ifghvwf om ~dhz df jkj# Df dhw
nk}fc {ov phzkfcgf hcj zolfyhcgf kc ocf iyfhzd# Hcj {ov nk}f dkb cozdkcn kc yfzvyc
‚{ov zdkce, cozdkcn#
^dhz df hwew, {ov govlj ocl{ yfpl{, coz nk}f dkb#
Ivz kc {ovy pyfwfcgf, df kw kcgyfjkil{ ghlb, wfzzlfj kc dkw gdhky, hw km cf}fy ocgf
yfbo}fj myob kz‚hw km hlyfhj{ pocjfykcn dkw fzfyckz{ ifghvwf {ov f}fc wpfhe#
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Kz kw h pkz{, {ov zdkce# Jfmfhz kw hl~h{w h gocgfyc moy zdowf jfmfhzfj#
Hcj phkc jfyk}fw myob zdf ~h{ lo}f bkwwfw kzw oiafgz‚coz kzw zhynfz# K wdovlj wh{,
lo}f bkwwkcn kzw oiafgz# Hcj kz kw zdf pfygfpzkoc om jkwhppokczbfcz, coz
jkwhppokczbfcz kzwflm cfgfwwhykl{‚zdhz effpw vw gobkcn ihge# Wdo~kcn ovy
kbpfymfgzkocw kw yfhgdkcn moy lo}f#
[ov zdkce om zdkw hcj zdkce zdhz zkyfjcfww kw h ~flgobf yfwpocwf zo jfafgzkoc#
Ivz dopf hcj lo}f, ~dfyf kw kz? Kc lk}kcn hcj jkwgfycbfcz? [fw, zdhz hcj mhkzd#
Hcj pfywochl myffjob# Co kczfywfgzkoc dfyf ivz ~dhz yfbhkcw om pfywkwzfcgf# ^dhz
~f bhef ovz om wo bvgd flwf zdhz govljc.z {fz if#
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Nyf{cfww‚kz.w hlbowz hc fwghpf myob jfgkwkoc, {ov zdkce# Hcj {ov hyf pyfwfczl{
ovz om wpfgzyvb# Zdovnd hlwo coz wffc# [ov ~kwd zdhz pfoplf govlj if nyhzfmvl, {ov
kcglvjfj# Nyhzfmvl moy f}fccfww‚do~ {ov hyf f}fc hw {ov wh{ h ~oyj oy ~kzddolj
hcozdfy# Do~ zdf yoob kw gocwfxvfcgf zo o~ckcn {ovy wovl# [fw, f}fc wlkndz ghc if
jk}vlnfj hw dhppkcfww ~dfc {ov hyf zdkw bhj hz zdf ~oylj# Cozdkcn yhzzlfw {ov ivz
ftgfpzkoc# Gfyzhkc nyfhz zyvzdw {ov ~hcz zo yfbhkc dkjjfc ifghvwf {ov hyf jyh~c zo
zdfb hcj {ov joc.z mfhy zdfb zdovnd {ovy whjcfww jofw# Hcj whjcfww kw {ovy nooj
hiklkz{‚wobfzdkcn {ov o~c i{ ifkcn dfyf# F}fc nyhzkzvjf ghccoz yfwpocj moy {ov#
Whjcfww dhw iffc {ovy fcoybkz{# Lhzfl{, {ov.}f lfmz kz hw {ov.}f ~kwdfj hll {ovy lkmf#
[ov.yf coz bkwwkcn hc{ocf zojh{# Avwz dkw ~h{ om nfzzkcn oc ~kzd ~dhz bhzzfyw#
Hcj zojh{ kw wkndz ~kzdovz bfboy{ oy h ~kwd zo ghpzvyf kz# F}fy{zdkcn kw myffl{
h}hklhilf moy {ov zo vwf hcj vwf ~kwfl{#
[fw, {ov lfh}f dkb ovz om wo bvgd {ov govlj.}f iflkf}fj#
Bvgd lkef zdf hzyogkzkfw om ~hy‚{ov ilhbf ~hy lkef cozdkcn flwf zdhz ekllw# Zdf
~oylj kw hz ~hy hcj co ocf ghyfw hiovz ~hy# Wobfdo~, zdkw jofwc.z wvypykwf hz hll#
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[ov ~hcz zo zfll dkb, Zfll bf1 Jo {ov ~hcz bf zo lo}f {ov? Oy jo {ov ~hcz bf zo
yfzvyc {ovy lo}f? Oy jo {ov ~hcz bf zo lo}f {ov wo {ov govlj yfzvyc kz? Oy wkbpl{
ifghvwf kz kw lo}f#
Wobfzkbfw, {ov ~hcz zo wff lkmf hw ocf locn hzzfbpz hz wobfzdkcn# ^dhzf}fy {ov
lkef zo hzzfbpz‚fcao{bfcz# Pvyf, wvjjfc pyfwfcgf‚Zkbf wzopw moy {ov zdfc zo lfz
{ov iflkf}f# [fw, mhkzd hnyffw ~kzd {ov kc {ovy cffj# Hcj zdfc, {ov co locnfy looe
zo~hyjw zo wobfzdkcn flwf, ivz hl~h{w zo wobfzdkcn#
Ivz do~ kw zdkw? [ov hyf dhpp{ ~kzd hcj ~kzdovz cffj# [ov fcnhnf hw fhwkl{ hw
{ov bo}f h~h{ myob kz#
Fpkpdhckfw hyf yf}flhzkocw {ov avwz hllo~ zo dhppfc# Wobf ifkcn yfhgdkcn jo~c zo
{ov hcj coz lowkcn hc{zdkcn om kzwflm#
Wobfzkbfw {ov mffl lkef df.w wzhcjkcn ifwkjf {ov‚nvkjkcn oy pvckwdkcn {ov#
Nvkjhcgf ghc wffb lkef pvckwdbfcz ~dfc zhefc zoo xvkgel{ oy zoo bvgd# ^dfc
vcgobpyfdfcjfj oy avwz hiwoyifj ~kzdovz xvfwzkoc#
[ov joc.z mffl {ov dh}f lfmz# Df zdyk}fw zdfyf hnhkc ~kzd {ovy zfbpoyhy{ lfh}kcn#
Hmzfy {ovy lfh}kcn zdfc# Hw pfybhcfcz hw {ovy zfbpoyhy{ h~f om hc hmzfycooc# Ivz
df kw hc{zdkcn ivz hc hmzfycooc# [ov ~hcz zo zfll dkb zdkw ivz joc.z#
^f mffl hlkfc kc zdkw ~oylj‚vzzfyl{ moyfknc kc h loghl plhgf# Hcj bhj zdhz ~f govlj
ocl{ jo wo bvgd#
[ov zyfbilf co~‚hw km mhbklkhykz{ dhw lfmz ivz yfzhkcfj kzw cf~cfww# Df kw f}fy
cf~ ivz eco~c zo {ov# Co ocf dhw jocf zdkw {fz zo {ovy wfcwf om gvykowkz{‚Ivz df kw
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{ov gobf zo ~dfyf {ov hyf#
Zojh{, {ov yvc wo mhy h~h{ myob dkb avwz ifghvwf df kw zdfyf#
[ov pvz zdkw xvfwzkoc zo dkb co~1 Jo {ov pyfmfy ~f wdovlj fhgd wzh{ kc ovy
goycfyw hcj zyfbilf vczkl ~f hyf jfzfybkcfj zo if ~hybfj zdoyovndl{ i{ ovy
powkzkocw hcj lfz wzviioyccfww if kzwflm‚vcbo}fj hz hll i{ lo}f?
^dklf ovzwkjf, zdf ~oylj zvycw moyf}fy kczo kzwflm fcjlfwwl{#
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Zyvwz kw co~dfyf cfhy {ov# Zyvwz kw ifwkjf {ov# Joviz kw f}fy joviz ivz {ov hyf
jovizkcn f}fy boyf kc oyjfy zo o}fygobf kz#
Kc fwwfcgf, {ov nfz o}fy zdf oppoyzvckzkfw zo lo}f hcj mkcj kz ~kzdovz hw bvgd dhwwlf
hw {ov vwfj zo# [ov moynfz wzvmm‚do~ bvgd dhzf {ov dhj myob lo}f, kz kw hwzockwdkcn#
[ov mkndz wzvmm hcj {ov dhppfc zo wzhyf‚h~h{ myob fhgd ozdfy zdfc#
Zdfyf.w co ocf flwf zdfyf#
Hcj wvjjfcl{, df kw#
Pyfzz{ wooc, zdfyf.w co wzvmm lfmz ivz zdf ~h{ df yfpyfwfczw wobfzdkcn#
Yfpyfwfczhzkoc kw h wzhyz‚Wobfzkbfw jkwzhcgf kw h ~h{ zo wvy}k}f, zdfc zdkcnw wdo~
zdyovnd#
Hcj {ov ifgobf h pfywoc ozdfy pfoplf wff zdyovnd ftgfpz dkb# Df wffw zdyovnd
{ov ~dfc kz govczw# Hcj wffw {ov ~dfc kz jofwc.z, zdhz kw‚~dfc ozdfyw mffl kz jofwc.z#
Df dhw iyovndz mhkzd ~dfc df jkjc.z gobf zo {ov hw mhkzd, ocl{ h ~h{ zo kz# Ifghvwf
mhkzd kw mhkzd#
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ivz powwkilf# Ivz df kw coz phwz#
Df gobfw hw wobf myvkzmvl fmmfgz kc {ov‚ocf fclhynfbfcz om h dfhyz5 hcj ocf
iyfhekcn om hcozdfy# Hcj iozd jf}flopkcn kczo gobpyobkwf, {ovy dfhj gobboc moy
zdf vcpyfjkgzhiklkz{ om {ovy dfhyz# Hcj h gvykovw fc}flopkcn om {ovy ioj{‚lkndz
~kzd h jhbp cffj, hcj h wlopkcn zo~hyjw nyovcj# [ov cf}fy xvkzf noz dfh}{‚ocl{
ivklz kczo#
Ivz pyfwfczl{, df kw kc myocz om {ov# Hcj {ov nhqf ovz zdf ~kcjo~ zo looe zdfyf‚zo
mkcj ~dfyf df kwc.z avwz zo woozdf dkb#
Hcj df looew ihge, nhzdfykcn ~dfyf {ovy }kwkoc ifghbf dkw#
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Ivz {ov hyf wvyf df nfzw kz1 Kz kw coz cozdkcn#
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^dhz jo {ov wh{? Avwz “{fw‒ hcj “{fw#‒ H “co‒ kw zoo phkcmvl co~ zo pyocovcgf#
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ykndz co~ dhw gobf zo dolj {ov pykwocfy, hw zdovnd {ov hyfc.z hlyfhj{ zdf ~oylj.w,
zdhz kw, kzw pyopfyz{#
Wvcjh{w hyf zdf ifwz# [ov lo}f zo if yflhtfj# Ivz kc yflhthzkoc, df kw hll zdf boyf
mhwgkchzkcn# Hw km, oc ~ffefcjw, hgzkoc, zdfc hmzfy~hyjw, h yflkfm om kbbfhwvyhilf
ghlhbkz{‚Zdfc, zdf ifwz fbozkocw gobf gollfgzfj kc yfpowf hcj hlwo hczkgkphzkoc# Jo
~f wzhyz oy wzop oc h Wvcjh{?
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whzkwmkfj ~kzd boyf ~kzd lfww#
Kz kw jflkifyhzf {fz coz hz hll#
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wzvmm# [ov wh{, Avwz lfz kz no# Kz ~kll gobf ihge zo {ov wzyocnfy zdhc f}fy ifmoyf
ifmoyf {ov ftpfgz kz# [ov zdkce {ovy hcw~fy zo zdkw kw wkbpl{ zo moynfz do~ zo ~ykzf#
Jyoppkcn f}fy{zdkcn om }hlvf hcj ifnkcckcn myob zdfyf# Zo wzop zdkcekcn hiovz
~ykzkcn hz hll, oy zdhz {ov ghc ~ykzf# Ocf mkcf jh{, wobfzdkcn boyf ~oyzd{ ~kll gobf
hcj {ov ~kll ~ykzf lkef {ov.}f ~ykzzfc hll {ovy lkmf# Iozd zdkw, hcj zdf mfflkcn,
pfydhpw, zdhz {ov.}f cf}fy f}fc wzhyzfj‚zdhz zdkw kw h ifnkcckcn {ov govlj cf}fy nfz
ovz om, f}fy# Lfz kcwpkyhzkoc gobf myob vcyfbhyehilf plhgfw#
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zo mkll zdf phnf‚oy jfzfyw dkw hyjovy moy mfhy om ~dhz df ~kll ~ykzf# Mhklkcn zdhz, df
~kll h}okj kz zo wh}f dkw lkmf#
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yf}fhl, ocl{ kc zdf ~h{ df bhefw zdkw yf}flhzkoc dkw, {fz coz glhkb kz#
[ovy bfboy{ kw ilvyy{ ivz wobfzkbfw h mf~ lkcfw om pofzy{ wzh{ ~kzd {ov# Hz
gfyzhkc oppoyzvcf bobfczw, zdf{ zvyc vp hw dopf bh{‚vcgfyfbockovwl{ hcj
xvkfzl{, jojnkcn zdf ~h{ lo}f bkndz ~dfc nokcn wobf~dfyf# Dkw lkcfw wzh{, moy {ov
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hwe zdfb zo# Vchwefj, {ov hyf vcwvyf om dh}kcn zdfb‚hmyhkj df bh{ coz if zdf
nfcfyovw zhefy om hmmlkgzkoc# ^f kcmlkgz ovy iooew ~kzd zdf kczfcz om vcjfywzhcjkcn#
^f fcjhcnfy zdf iooew om ozdfyw ~kzd bkwkczfypyfzhzkoc hcj zyhnfj{, pfydhpw,
vcghllfj moy# Hcj gobf h~h{ nfczl{ yflkf}fj om yfwpocwkiklkz{# Zdovnd cf}fy
moynfzzkcn hc{ om kz#
^hy kw h myvwzyhzfj moyb om lo}f, {ov zdkce# H nohl"jkyfgzfj moyb om kz, bh{if# Co
wvypykwf kc ~hy‚Oy, {ov ftpfgz cocf oy hggfpz cocf# Lo}f kw hc opfc jfgkwkoc zo mhkl#
Kz kw h myvwzyhzkoc zdhz kw o}fygobf i{ nk}kcn vp# Kc ~hy, {ov dhzf lowkcn# Kc lo}f, {ov
jkwlkef ~kcckcn#
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Kz kw h jfgkwkoc dhyj zo bhef hw hll jfgkwkocw hyf kc ocf ~h{ oy hcozdfy# [ov.}f
gobf ihge zo ~dfyf {ov wzhyzfj# Iflkf}kcn hcj jkwiflkf}kcn zdf whbf zdkcnw# Ocl{
wobf fmmoyz zo gobpyobkwf, ~dkgd zo jkwiflkf}f i{ iflkf}kcn#
Ivz df kw zdfyf wzkll‚hz lfhwz kc {ov# Zdf phyz vcgobpyobkwfj i{ ~dhz ~f ghc.z jo
oy mkcj ~f ghc ivz f}fy{ocf flwf ~oc.z lfz vw# Kz kw zdf dhyjfwz zdkcn {ov.}f f}fy jocf
kc {ovy lkmf wo mhy# Nk}kcn vp wobfzdkcn hcj mkcjkcn {ov wzkll ghc.z# Hcj zhekcn vp
wobfzdkcn {ov ghc.z pvz jo~c# Iozd mhkzd kc jkmmfyfcz nvkwfw# Hcj iflkfm kw zdf whbf#
H nyfhz dvbilfy jfgkwkoc bhjf i{ zdowf {ov.}f govczfj oc hcj dh}f cf}fy lfz {ov
jo~c# Hcj {ov ~hcz zdkw# Hcj {ov jfwkyf zdhz# Omzfc kczfywfgzkcn hbkghil{ hcj
jflkykovwl{ zo h dfhj# Hcj kz kw h nooj gdhcgf zo whzkwm{ zdf kbbo}hilf hjoyhzkoc {ov
dh}f kc Noj, om Noj# Hcj h mhklfj gdhcgf hz gobpowvyf ifghvwf kz kw coz powwkilf#
^dfcf}fy gdhcgfw gobf vp, {ov mkcj {ov gocwkjfy hcj nk}f zdfb vp hcj ocl{ zdf
pvyfwz kcjfgkwkocw yfbhkc# Hcj zdfyf, {ov mkcj kz vcgdhcnfj hw f}fy# Hw f}fy, {ov
joc.z jfgkjf# Oy yhzdfy, kz kw coz {ovy jfgkwkoc zo bhef# [ov hyf ghllfj i{ Noj zo if
ocf om Dkw pfoplf hcj {ov ghccoz if hc{zdkcn flwf#
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^do kw df? Kw df hmzfy {ov? [ovy mykfcj dhj hwefj {ov ~dklf {ov looefj ~oyykfj#
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F}fc ~dfc wdf kw h nooj mykfcj, wdf vcjfywzhcjw cozdkcn om ~dhz {ov hyf
ftpfykfcgkcn# [ov zdkce, wdf dhw co kjfh ~dhz zdkw kw hll hiovz, do~ hekc zo iyfhekcn
zfcwkocw hcj ~hkzkcn moy cozdkcn zdkw kw# Moy df kw gvcckcn, wo lkef jhyecfww ocl{
cozdkcn gobfw hmzfy# Cozdkcn zhcnkilf hcj jfgfcz# Co boyckcn mollo~kcn vw kczo
jffjw hcj hgzkoc# [ov ghccoz jo h zdkcn zo plfhwf dkb, wo {ov goczkcvf zo kncoyf dkb#
[ov nfz h ikz cfy}ovw ~dfc df kw hyovcj‚bvgd lkef h yoob ~kzd wo bvgd wphgf,
{ov joc.z oggvp{ kz bvgd lfww kcdhikz kz# Ivz zdfyf kw kczyknvf kc dkw nhqf hcj
gobboc wbklf# ^dklf {ov zdkce zdkw, df hppfhyw co~dfyf ivz kc {ovy bkcj# Moy h
pfywoc {ov joc.z eco~, h wzyhcnfy ~kzd h loz om plhgf, {ov zdkce bvgd om dkb#
[ov kbhnkcf df kw wobfocf pfoplf ghc.z eco~# H pfypfzvhl vceco~c oy
vceco~hilf moygf# Fhgd zkbf {ov wpfhe, df looew zkyfj ivz ftgkzfj# H gobikchzkoc om
fhnfycfww hcj gobbkwwkoc# Ivz dkw nhqf kw zdyfhzfckcn zo {ov# Hlbowz h dolf ifdkcj
zdf f{fw# Pfydhpw hll zdkw fbpzkcfww df bfhcw zo mkll ~kzd wobfzdkcn glowf zo h
yflhzkocwdkp#
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dkb avwz zdfyf kc zdf goycfy fc}flopkcn dkb, dkw wlkb ioj{, zdkccfy moy dkw glozdfw
glkcnkcn zo dkb#
“Dk# Hyf {ov myob hyovcj dfyf?,‒ {ov whkj#
“Avwz bo}fj dfyf#‒
Df kw h bhc om mf~ ~oyjw# [ov govljc.z nfz hc{zdkcn ovz om dkb# [ov pkgzvyf zdf
dolf hnhkc co~ wvgekcn {ov kczo dkb#
Kz kw hiovz wobfzdkcn flwf zdovnd zdhz {ov hyf bowz wvypykwfj# Df zvycw ovz zo if
h mykfcj.w pyomfwwoy#
“Kw df h nooj zfhgdfy?‒
“Coz ihj# Df kw }fy{ hwzvzf hcj mvcc{,‒ {ovy mykfcj wh{w#
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pfywoc ~kzd h mvcc{ wkjf# Pfydhpw df kw wd{ ~kzd {ov# Pfydhpw zdf dolf go}fyw kzwflm
~dfc df kw zfhgdkcn, oc wzhnf# H wdhllo~cfww? Oy, h ilhcecfww goczkcnfcz zo dkw
bhekcn vp h pfywochlkz{#
[ov joc.z zdkce hc{ mvyzdfy zdhc zdhz# Kc mhgz, {ov ocl{ jo kz ~dfc df wdo~w vp kc
{ovy goycfy# I{ hggkjfcz# Hl~h{w i{ hggkjfcz# Zdf pyoihiklkz{ om dkw hppfhykcn zo
{ov kw dknd, zdf ~h{ {ov ivbp kczo dkb hlbowz nvhyjfjl{# Dkw chbf kw hcozdfy dolf
{ov dhj zo mkll# Kz wovcjw lkef zdf chbf om h bvyjfyfy# Zdkcekcn moolkwd zdovndzw lkef
zdhz ghlbw {ov wobfzkbfw# Zdf hctkfz{ lkmzw h lkzzlf# Mhczhw{ wzhekcn glhkb myob h
yfhlkz{ zdhz.w zoo yfhl hcj ghvzkovw#
“^dhz jofw df zfhgd?‒
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[ov joc.z ~hkz moy {ovy mykfcj.w hcw~fy# [ov iloge kz ovz myob {ovy bfboy{# H
jhykcn zo if wolkzhy{, {ov zdkce# Df bvwz ~hcz cozdkcn myob hc{ioj{# Df.w zdf z{pf
~do wpfgkhlkwfw, ~do gocmvwfw ifz~ffc nfcfyhlkzkfw km zdfyf.w co jfzhkl# Oc zdf ozdfy
dhcj, {ov zdyk}f kc nfcfyhlkzkfw‚H ikyj.w f{f }kf~ om zdf ~oylj#
[ov hyf hmyhkj {ov.j ~hcz zo eco~ dkb boyf km {ov lkwzfc zo {ovy mykfcj h bkcvzf
locnfy# Wo {ov wh{, “OE, K eco~,‒ avwz zo wzop dfy#
[ov hyf coz h wzvjfcz# Locn hno {ov ~fyf# Co~, {ov yfhj iooew ovz om lfkwvyf hcj
yflhthzkoc# Wekppkcn pokczw hcj dvyy{kcn hlocn zdf phnfw, kbphzkfcz moy zdf zyvzd
zdhz.w coz kc zdfb# Pofzy{ kw wobfzdkcn zdhz wzfhjkfw {ov# [ov ~ykzf kz wobfzkbfw#
Coz pyomfwwkochll{#
Jkj wdf wh{ df kw h pofzy{ pyomfwwoy? Bvjjlfj hcj zdkcekcn co~, {ov wzkll hyf coz
wvyf ~dhz wdf whkj#
Hc{~h{, {ov zdkce# K bvwz if nokcn#
^dfc {ov hyf dobf, zdfyf kw h lfzzfy kc zdf bhkliot# [ov hyf hcny{ hcj cfy}ovw#
Kc~hyjl{ glowkcn {ovy f{fw, coz ~hczkcn zo eco~ ~dhz kw kc kz# Do~ jofw df eco~
~dfyf K lk}f?, {ov zdkce#
Wo {ov opfc zdf fc}flopf hcj yfhj zdf lfzzfy# Kz kw mkllfj ~kzd cozdkcn, avwz ~oyjw
mkllkcn h phnf# [ov zy{ zo pvz zdfb hll zonfzdfy, zdf ~oyjw, ivz {ov ghc.z# [ov hwe
{ovy dvwihcj zo yfhj kz# Df yfhjw kz hcj wh{w, “Kz jofwc.z bhef wfcwf# Kz kw
nkiifykwd#‒ Co~ df kw ~oyykfj#
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Zdf lfzzfy kw mkllfj ~kzd cocwfcwf ~oyjw hcj dhw lkzzlf pvcgzvhzkoc#
^d{ jo {ov gocglvjf zdhz kz kw dkb? Oy yhzdfy, ~d{ jo {ov kbbfjkhzfl{ zdkce wo?
Kz bh{ if h cfkndiovy oy wobfocf {ov eco~ ghwvhll{#
“Zdkw kw wkge,‒ {ovy dvwihcj kw wh{kcn#
Kz.w coz h zdyfhz zdovnd, kw kz? Zdf ~oyjw kc zdf lfzzfy hyf coz zdyfhzfckcn# Kc mhgz,
zdf{ wffb “pofzkg#‒
Wzkll, zdf bfyf mhgz zdhz kz kw hjjyfwwfj zo {ov bhefw {ov akzzfy{#
“Lfz.w avwz moynfz hiovz kz# Effp kz moy f}kjfcgf zdovnd km wobfzdkcn flwf gobfw vp,‒
{ovy dvwihcj wh{w#
“OE#‒
Zdfc cozdkcn hmzfy zdhz# Zdhcemvll{#
Ocf zkbf, h mf~ ~ffew hmzfy, {ov wff dkb ~hkzkcn moy {ov ifwkjf h wzoyf# H wzoyf {ov
myfxvfcz jvykcn Whzvyjh{ hmzfycoocw# [ov wdk}fy ~dfc {ov wff dkb#
“Hyf {ov mollo~kcn bf?‒
“^d{ jo {ov wh{ zdhz?‒
Hz zdkw, {ov lfh}f kbbfjkhzfl{#
Ivz df mollo~w {ov# Zvyckcn hyovcj {ov wh{, “Wzop kz# K.b nokcn dobf#‒
Df pvzw vp dkw dhcjw hcj wh{w cozdkcn# Hcj lfzw {ov no#
[ov cfhyl{ hwe dkb hiovz zdf lfzzfy ivz wzop, zdkcekcn zdhz fcnhnfbfcz ~kzd zdf
pfypfzyhzoy bhefw kz ~oywf#
Hz dobf fbpz{"dhcjfj, {ov zdkce do~ fhw{ kz kw zo if h pfypfzyhzoy, do~ fhw{ zo
if zdf ocf zo ghvwf mfhy kc hcozdfy pfywoc# ]kgzkbw no zdyovnd h loz, {ov zdkce, co~
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nhvnkcn {ovy wfcwf hcj {ovy pyopykfz{# Wobfzdkcn kw wzoppkcn {ov myob zfllkcn {ovy
phyzcfy hiovz kz# [ov joc.z ~hcz zo ~oyy{ dkb# Df dhw iffc zdyovnd h loz#
[ov joc.z jhyf zfll kz zo hc{ocf#
Wobfzdkcn fbihyyhwwkcn hiovz pfoplf mollo~kcn {ov, fzg# [ov joc.z eco~ ~dhz kz
kw# Zo if zyfhzfj hw h }kgzkb i{ {ovy dvwihcj oy mykfcj kw oppowkzf zo do~ {ov dhcjlf
{ovy pykjf# [ov ghc jo zdkw hlocf#
Ivz {ov ghc.z wlffp hz ckndz co~# ^dhz bhefw {ov ~oyy{ hlwo zfbpzw {ov#
Zfbpzfj zo zdkce ~dhz df.w lkef, ~d{ df kw jokcn zdkw# Df wffbw coybhl, h pyomfwwoy
f}fc# [ov wdhef {ovy dfhj hcj lfz ovz h wknd# [ovy dvwihcj kw ifwkjf {ov wcoykcn,
pyoihil{ jyfhbkcn om wobfzdkcn kccogvovw hcj ftgkzkcn#
^dhz jkj {ov jo, jkj {ov fczkgf dkb, zdf pyomfwwoy? Hd, ~dhzf}fy {ov jkj, kz dhw
cozdkcn zo jo ~kzd ~dhz.w dhppfckcn# Zo plhgf h ghvwf zo zdkw kw kcwhcf# ^dhz df.w
jokcn kw kcwhcf hcj {ov ghccoz wzop dkb {ovywflm, {ov hyf zdkcekcn pyfwfczl{# Zo
gocmyocz dkb ~ovlj if moolkwd# Jhcnfyovw# Zo kncoyf dkb ~ovlj if ifwz, {ov jfgkjf#
[ov pyh{ kz ~kll wzop# Zdf hctkfz{ hcj zdf mfhy#
^dhz kw nokcn zdyovnd {ovy bkcj fwghlhzfw‚h pyoilfb lfmz hlocf bvlzkplkfw hcj
zyovilfw {ov co fcj# Zdkw kw boyf zdhc h pyoilfb, zdkw kw hc fbfynfcg{# [ov hyf
jyo~ckcn hcj co ocf eco~w {ov hyf# Co zkbf zo zdkce# Kz.w zkbf zo hgz# [ov ~hcz zo
zfll zdf polkgf ivz wobfzdkcn kw pyf}fczkcn {ov# Kz kw lkef {ov iozd dh}f hc hnyffbfcz
coz zo# [ov hyf vcjfy dkw po~fy hcj {ov joc.z f}fc eco~ kz# Mfhy kw h po~fymvl moygf,
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{ov zdkce# Mfhy jf}hwzhzfw# [ov effp zdkcekcn kz ~kll kbpyo}f, zdf wkzvhzkoc ~kll no
h~h{ i{ kzwflm# Ivz kz.w lkef hwekcn h pfywoc zo effp h~h{ myob {ov ~dfc {ov.}f
kc}kzfj dkb zo {ovy plhgf# Df kw gvcckcn, {ov zdkce hnhkc# Kz.w lkef {ovy lkzzlf wfgyfz,
zfyykilf moy kzw hiwfcgf#
^dhz zo jo? Zdf boyf {ov zdkce, zdf boyf dflplfww {ov mffl# Zdkw kw ~doll{
jkmmkgvlz hcj jhye# ^dhz km df kw wh}hnfl{ nvhyjkcn kz, zdkw wfgyfz? Dfcgf, {ov
pkgzvyf, hcj wfcwf h dolf ~dfcf}fy {ov wff dkb# Ivz ~d{ hyf {ov nvhyjkcn ~kzd dkb#
^d{ coz jfmfhz dkb co~ i{ ghllkcn moy dflp? Ifghvwf {ov.yf coz wvyf zdf{ govlj dflp
ifghvwf df dhwc.z jocf hc{zdkcn kllfnhl? Df kw zfwzkcn zdf ~hzfyw ~kzd {ov hcj {ov
effp zo zdf wvymhgf zo h}okj nfzzkcn zoo jffp# [ov eco~ kz kw jffp ivz {ov wzkll w~kb
lkef {ov ghyf hiovz dkb# ^d{ coz nfz ovz om zdf ~hzfy ykndz zdfc? Hlzonfzdfy# Jy{
{ovywflm ~kzd zyvzd# Effp zo zdf wkjf~hle# H}okj wvjjfc jhcnfy i{ coz dfhjkcn
zo~hyj kz#
H ploz# [ov zdkce df plozw dkw govywf kc dkw wkge bkcj, lkef zdkw# ^dfyf {ov no,
~dfyf df ~kll lfhj {ov# ^dfc {ov ~kll wh{ wobfzdkcn zo dkb# Df.w noz kz hll plhccfj,
{ov zdkce# Df kw cf}fy wvypykwfj# Hcj zdkw yhzzlfw {ov, dkw iflkfm kc dkw jffjw# Dkw
iflkfm zdhz df ~kll dh}f {ov kc zdf phlb om dkw dhcj# Plh{kcn {ov ghyfmvll{ ~kzdovz
{ovy eco~lfjnf#
Do~ jo {ov eco~ ~dhz df.w zdkcekcn? Hll zdkw gobfw myob zdf wfcwkzk}kz{ om
wobfocf ~do dhw co~dfyf zo no ivz zdkce hcj zdkce xvkgel{ hcj jffpl{# Kz kw mfhy
zoo nk}kcn {ov zdf phyzkhl, kchjfxvhzf hcw~fyw# [ov zdkce lkef wobfocf kc cffj om
dfywflm# Zo if wffc ~kzddoljkcn mhkzd hcj jovizkcn f}fc zdowf glowfwz zo {ov, zdkw kw
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bhjcfww#
Zdf cftz jh{, f}fy{zdkcn kw mkcf hnhkc# [ov hyf wo dhpp{ hcj goczfcz# H nooj jh{
hz dobf, lhqkcn hiovz# Wvcjh{ ifkcn {ovy mh}ovykzf jh{ om zdf ~ffe# Cozdkcn hz hll zo
~oyy{ {ov# Zkbf wzhcjw coz xvkzf wzkll ivz wzfhjkfw {ovy cfy}fw i{ phwwkcn i{
vccozkgfj# Dopf kw f}fy{~dfyf {ov hyf coz# Ivz ifkcn dfyf, {ov wfcwf kz kc zdf
wbhllfwz zdkcn {ov ~hcz# Hcj wbhll dkjkcn kc {ovy goczfczbfcz, zdhz kw dfh}fc#
Zdfyf kw wolfbckz{ zoo# Ivz zdf ekcj zdhz ~kwdfw ~ovlj f}fczvhzf zo mvlmkll# Pyoihil{
coz wolfbckz{ ivz pfcwk}fcfww, nyh}kz{ om zdf bkcj woozdfj i{ fhwf hcj gobmoyz#
Zdovndzw ~fkndkcn lfww zdhc zdkcekcn# [ov wffe cozdkcn zdfc# [ov ~hcz zo if hz fhwf
~kzd plhgf, wkzzkcn hcj zdkcekcn# Nokcn co~dfyf ivz ~dfyf kz yfhgdfw {ov#
Co jkwzhcgf zo yfhgd hcj cozkgf kc# Kz kw hiwolvzfl{ ifhvzkmvl# Do~ mfhy jfgkjfj kw
mfhy hccovcgfj# Zojh{, kz kw xvkfz, pfhgfmvl, mfhy nokcn plhgfw ivz moynfzzkcn {ovyw#
Hmzfy mfhy, hmzfy {ov dh}f kz vcjfy goczyol, mhkzd kw cf}fy mhy ifdkcj# Mhkzd zdhz {ov
~kll if mkcf, if woozdfj i{ opfccfww ocgf hnhkc# Co wl{ yfbhye oy vczo~hyj nhkcw#
Avwz kczfnykz{# Zyvwz# Mykfcjwdkp hcj dopf# Cozdkcn lvyekcn ifcfhzd ivz wvizlf
jfpzd om wzyocn mfflkcn# Powkzk}f moy kzw ~oyzd hcj fcjlfww# Wobfzdkcn hekc zo lo}f#
[ov.}f moynozzfc do~ myff {ov hyf ~kzdovz dkb# Do~ kz wdovlj if# Lkmf kwc.z bfhcz
zo if fcjvyfj, {ov zdkce# Kz.w bfhcz zo if fcnhnfj ~kzd# [ov gfyzhkcl{ ghc.z fcnhnf
kc lkmf ~kzd dkb hyovcj yvkckcn {ovy pyk}hg{, {ovy dhpp{ wolkzvjf# Yfbfbifykcn
~dfyf df gobfw myob, {ov wdvjjfy# Jkjc.z df wh{, df avwz bo}fj dfyf? ^dfyf kw df
myob? Coioj{ eco~w dkb# Hll zdf{ eco~ kw zdhz df.w h pyomfwwoy# H nooj pyomfwwoy#
Hcj kwc.z wo nooj ~kzd {ov# Dkw f{fw bhef {ov mfhy dkb# H cozkoc om f}fcz hcj
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kc}hwkoc kc ocf nlhcgf# Ocgf hnhkc, {ov wdvjjfy hz zdf zdovndz#
^dhz ekcj om pfywoc hyf ~f jfhlkcn ~kzd dfyf? Hll zdfwf fcknbhzkg nlhcgfw govlj
hbovcz zo wobfzdkcn ivz {ov govljc.z ~hkz zdhz locn hcj zdhz fhwkl{# Df dhw gdhyb
moy wvyf# Ivz zdhz jofwc.z bhef dkb oyjkchy{, lkef vw# Nooj gkzkqfcw, vpykndz hcj
vpwzhcjkcn#
^dfyf jo {ov jyh~ zdf lkcf? Kw df gykbkchl oy avwz oiwfwwk}f? [ov joc.z eco~
~dhz zo zdkce# Hll {ov eco~ kw, df bhefw {ov mffl vcgobmoyzhilf# Coz zdf ifwz
mfflkcn# Km {ov dh}f zo if docfwz, df kw zdfyf ~hkzkcn moy {ov# Ivz {ov joc.z hggfpz
zdkw ekcj om fhnfycfww# Hc fhnfycfww {ov ~hcz zo jkwbkww, pfydhpw ~kzd {ovy golj
wzhyf# Hl~h{w {ov looe zkyfjl{ hz dkb# Km {ov ~fyf h bhc, {ov.j f}fc zfll dkb# Oy lfz
dkb if hcny{ ~kzd {ov# Zdfc zfll dkb#
Hw kz kw, {ov dkjf myob dkb hcj wzky cozdkcn om pfhgf# F}fy{ zkbf {ov yfwol}f zo zfll
dkb zo nfz lowz ivz ovz om mfhy, {ov powzpocf#
Ovz om jhcnfy# [ov hyf wvyf {ov hyfc.z kc hc{ ekcj om jhcnfy# Df kwc.z zdf }kolfcz
z{pf# Avwz oiwfwwk}f hcj wpoklfj# Df bvwz if ~fll zo jo, {ov zdkce# Df bvwz if
wzoppfj# Ivz ~do ~ovlj iflkf}f {ov km {ov jfwgykif {ovy ftpfykfcgfw zo zdfb#
[ov hyf zdf {ovcnfwz kc zdf mhbkl{# Pfoplf kncoyf ~dhz {ov yfpoyz# Cozdkcn ghc
gdhcnf zdhz# Kz kw vcmoyzvchzf# Zdf{ zfcj zo zdkce {ov fthnnfyhzf# Zdhz {ov hyf
gyhq{ zo zdkce zdkw#
F}fc {ovy dvwihcj kw jovizkcn {ov# Df jofwc.z iflkf}f df kw zdf ocf ~do wfcz zdf
lfzzfy# Df wh{w, “Hyf {ov wvyf? K joc.z zdkce df.w zdf z{pf om pfywoc ~do.ll jo zdhz#‒
Wo, {ov hyf ghvndz ifz~ffc zdkcekcn {ov dh}f zo iflkf}f dkb hcj zfllkcn dkb omm#
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Nk}f dkb h gdhcgf zo pyo}f dkbwflm ~yocn? Zdhz ~ovlj if vccfgfwwhy{# Kc mhgz, zdhz
~ovlj if dhyj#
^d{ nk}f dkb boyf zkbf? Df kw zdf jhcnfy {ov ~hcz zo yfmvwf# Hcj yfmvwf ~kzd
{ovy oyjkchy{ lkmf# [ov joc.z ~hcz zo if zdf ghvwf om hc{zdkcn, lfz hlocf dkw hgzkocw#
Co ~kzcfwwfw# Zdhz.w zdf pyoilfb# Df kw ~kwf fcovnd zo wghyf {ov ~dfc co ocf flwf
kw hyovcj# Wobf pdhczob oy ndowz#
Zdkw kw h yfhlkz{ zdhz powwfwwfw {ov# Wobfzkbfw zdf ~oylj ifnvklfw# Wobfzkbfw kz
lkwzfcw# Hcj ~kzdovz dkb kc kz, kz kw h ~oylj mkllfj ~kzd kcf}kzhilf ~fhecfww# Zdf ekcj
{ov ~kwd govlj if ~kzd {ov# [ov govlj if ~hkzkcn ivz kz dhw co wfcwf om avjnfbfcz#
Co jflvwkoc# Avwz zyvwz#
Do~ jo {ov zklz zdf ~oylj zo bfhwvyf hnhkcwz dkw gykbfw? Ocf ikn ~oylj ~dfyf
ifhvz{ yfwkjfw, hcj hcozdfy wbhll zfyyoy zoo bvgd zo if lk}fj kc# Do~ zo dfwkzhzf kc
ocf hcj gdhynf kc kc zdf ozdfy#
Jyfhbw hz ckndz# [ov dh}f h loz om jyfhbw hiovz dkb# Kc ocf ckndzbhyf, df
pvwdfw {ov kczo h w~kbbkcn pool# [ov joc.z eco~ do~ zo w~kb wo {ov hyf zdyhwdkcn
hiovz kc zdf ~hzfy, lowkcn {ovy wfcwf om ihlhcgf hcj whmfz{# Gvykovwl{ jyo~ckcn hcj
~hekcn vp hz zdf whbf zkbf, kc zdf whbf kcwzhcgf# Km jyfhbw ~fyf ovy hcw~fy zo ovy
mfhy, ~dhz govlj if zyvwzfj, ~dhz govlj if iflkf}fj? Ivz {ov joc.z ~hef vp, {ov hyf
~hekcn vp kc {ovy jyfhb ivz {ov hyf f}fy ~yhppfj vp kcwkjf hcozdfy yfhlkz{#
Kc hcozdfy jyfhb, df nyhiw {ovy ~ykwz hcj kw pvllkcn {ov zo~hyjw dkb# Ivz ilooj
kw gobkcn ovz om dkw f{fw# [ov ~hef vp nhwpkcn# [ovy dvwihcj.w wlffp kw kczfyyvpzfj#
^dhz zo jo? Cozdkcn ghc if jocf, zdf polkgf whkj zo {ov ~dfc {ov hppyohgdfj
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zdfb# Df dhwc.z jocf hc{zdkcn {fz# Hcj zdfyf ~fyf co ~kzcfwwfw hcj ocl{ wlkb
f}kjfcgf# Zdf lfzzfy ~dkgd zdf{ govljc.z goccfgz zo dkb# Zdf{ dh}f co ftgvwf zo
hyyfwz dkb# Hcj zdf{ zdkce {ov hyf dhllvgkchzkcn oy flwf ~fhe hcj zyovilfj# Nfz
wobf wlffp, zdf{ whkj# Avwz joc.z ~oyy{ zoo bvgd, ocf polkgfbhc whkj zo {ov ~dfc
{ov whkj zdkw kw nfzzkcn ovz om dhcj# Zdf{ bh{ if hilf zo hyyfwz dkb ~dfc kz.w zoo
lhzf, ~dfc wobfzdkcn doyykilf dhw dhppfcfj#
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^d{ {ov? K bfhc, ~d{ jofw df mollo~ {ov coz hcozdfy? Nyhczfj, {ov hyf
ifhvzkmvl hcj wfcwkzk}f# Kc mhgz, bfc lo}f zo if ~kzd {ov# [ov dh}f h xvkfz wkjf, h
zkbkj wkjf {ov hyf effc zo wdo~ zo pfoplf, wzyhcnfyw fwpfgkhll{# Ivz oc zdf jh{ {ov
mkywz bfz dkb, {ov ~fyf mhy myob zkbkj hcj wd{# [ov ~fyf hczhnockwzkg f}fc# Lkef
{ov ~fyf kc {ovy mkndz oy mlkndz yfwpocwf# Ivz df ~hw lkef hc{ ozdfy nv{# [ov ghbf
hgyoww hw kczkbkjhzkcn# Bh{if df lkefj zdhz# Bh{if kz ~hw h wfykovwcfww df lkefj#
Zdkw ~hw h xvfwzkoc hwefj om dkjkcn, moy {ov dkj myob dkb f}fc ifmoyf {ov bfz
dkb# [ov ecf~ df ~hw h wzyhcnfy hcj bfhcz zo if ocf hll {ovy lkmf# Kz ~hw coz {ov# Kz
~hw coz dkb# Kz ~hw zdf ~oylj gobkcn hiovz zo if ~kzd {ov# Mfhy hcj jhcnfy lvyekcn
zo gdhcnf {ov#
Kw kz jfwzkc{ zdfc? Oy avwz ihj lvge? Hyf zdfyf gokcgkjfcgfw kc zdf ~oylj lkef zdkw?
^dhz km {ov jkjc.z ivbp kczo dkb zdfc, ~ovlj df dh}f mollo~fj {ov? ^ovlj {ov
zdhce zdf dfh}fcw moy {ovy lkmf, {ovy dhpp{ {fz kczfyfwzkcn lkmf?
Df bhjf {ov go~fy kc {ovy wlffp avwz i{ wdo~kcn vp# Zo zdkce zdhz df looefj lkef
hc{ ozdfy nv{5 zo zdkce zdhz df ftpowfj {ov zo nvklz hcj cocwfcwf5 zo zdkce zdhz df
bvwz if hlocf kc zdf ~oylj5 zo zdkce zdhz hll zdkw jkjc.z bhzzfy5 zo zdkce zdhz {ov
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~ovlj lfz dkb kc5 zo zdkce5 zo jyfhb om yflfhwf5 zo zdkce om zdkcnw coz yflhzfj zo {ov,
fzg# ^hw df zdkcekcn zdfwf zdkcnw hlocn ~kzd {ov, {ovy gdhcnkcn zdovndzw hcj
hgzkocw? Zdf dhky oc zdf ihge om {ovy cfge wzooj vp# [ov ~hczfj yfwz bowz om hll#
[ov ~hczfj cozdkcn ivz pfhgf#
Hyf {ov avjnkcn dkb? Ihjl{? Co# Kz kw h jvll wzyfcnzd lkef h zovgd oc h wdovljfy#
Coz pyfwwkcn oc ivz jkwbkwwfj# Whlz oc h chpekc# Zdhz ekcj om zdkcn#
[ov eco~, wobfzdkcn {ov jkjc.z lkef ivz {ov joc.z wh{ wo# Moynozzfc lkef h dkwzoy{
kw moynozzfc ~dfc zdfyf.w ocl{ h lkcf kc zdf iooe# Co ftpyfwwkoc zo effp kz kc# Cozdkcn
kczfyfwzkcn zo opfc zo#
Df kw lkef zdhz‚ioykcn zo zdkce hiovz {fz {ov jo, ovz om {ovy wdk}fyw, {ovy phlf
mhgf cfy}ovw kc zdf wpozlkndz# [ov zdkce bvyjfyfyw hyf lkef zdkw‚~hczkcn nloy{ ovz
om wkc hcj oppyfwwkoc# ^hczkcn powzdvbovw lkmf# [ov hyf jfzfybkcfj coz zo nk}f dkb
zdkw ekcj om lkmf# Coy zdhz ekcj om nloy{#
Zdhz.w ~d{ {ov kncoyf dkb hll dkw jh{w ~kzd {ov# Ghc {ov effp zdkw vp? Zdkw
goljcfww {ov iykcn vp myob dkw wzhyfw‚h bktzvyf om doz hcj golj‚h ifhvz{
jfyhcnfj# Jfzfybkcfj zo jkwzhcgf dkb myob {ovy zkbkjkz{ hcj lkndz#
Wo bvgd kw hz wzhef dfyf# H nooj ckndz.w wlffp, h jh{ om yfwz hcj moyzvcf#
F}fy{zdkcn h nooj lkmf kw moy# [ov.yf coz nk}kcn zdkw vp# Coz oc dkw lkmf# Coz oc {ovyw#
[ov hyf kc h xvhcjhy{# Co, {ov hyf moygfj zo nykc hcj ifhy kz# Co~ {ov.yf co
locnfy dkjkcn myob {ovy mykfcjw# Oy {ovy dvwihcj# Zdf{ eco~# Hll om zdfb# [fz
govlj jo cozdkcn hiovz kz# Joviz kw f}fy pyfwfcz5 joviz kw pyfmfyyfj#
[ov joc.z ftpfgz zdkw# Zdhz f}fc {ovy mhbkl{ wdovlj joviz {ov# [ov gobf dobf zo
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h plhgf mvll om zdf hggkjfczw om mhkzd# Df kw hbocn zdf pkfgfw zdf{ pkgefj vp hcj zdyf~
kczo zdf wfh, hgeco~lfjnkcn cozdkcn myob {ov# Cozdkcn ~oyzd h wfgocj looe#
Zdf{ wff cozdkcn om zdf ploz hcj }hlvf om dkw oppyfwwk}f nlhcgfw# Zdf{ zdkce df kw
dhyblfww, h bhc ~kzdovz h phwz# Ivz {ov eco~ ifzzfy# Co~ {ov hyf mfflkcn dkw iyfhzd
oc {ov# Df cf}fy noz zdhz glowf ivz km cozdkcn kw jocf, df f}fczvhll{ ~kll#
H iyfhzd kw h lk}kcn moygf# Wobfzdkcn {ov cffj zo glhkb zo lfz dkb yfhlkwf dkw mhvlzw#
Zdhz df kw gykbkchl kc dkw bkcj hcj hgzkoc# Zdhz {ov hyf hlk}f hcj zdhz df kw zoo#
[ov dopf df wzkll dhw h bkcj zdhz ~kll vcjfywzhcj zdkw# Zdhz df kw wzkll h bhc ~kzd h
gocwgkfcgf, ~kzd boyhlkz{# Pfydhpw {ov hyf zhlekcn zo zdf booc# Pfydhpw df ~kll
moyf}fy if h zdyfhz zo {ov# Ivz {ov ghc.z nk}f vp# Zdfyf.w cozdkcn zo nk}f vp# Df
ghbf zo {ov, coz zdf ozdfy ~h{ hyovcj# Df jkwzvyiw {ov# Dkw hgzkocw jo#
Zdf cftz ~ffe, zdf pdocf ykcnw hcj {ov hcw~fy kz# Coioj{ kw zdfyf# Kz ykcnw hnhkc
moy wkt boyf zkbfw# Mkchll{, oc zdf wf}fczd zkbf, {ov wh{, “^do.w zdfyf? Wpfhe vp#‒
Kz kw h wklfcgf zdhz gyffpw vp oc {ov# Lkef wobf hmmlkgzkoc zdyo~c hwkjf hcj kw co~
dhvczkcn {ov#
“^do kw kz?‒
Hcj {ov ~hcz zo no o}fy zo dkw dovwf hcj wdovz hz dkb, “Wpfhe vp#‒
[ov hyf hlocf kc zdf dovwf# Df wffbw zo eco~ ~dfc {ov hyf hlocf hcj ~dfc {ov
hyf coz# [ov ykcn {ovy dvwihcj hcj zfll dkb ~dhz dhppfcfj# Df wh{w, “If hlfyz zo
~do kw hyovcj zdf dovwf# If ghyfmvl#‒
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[ov wdk}fy hnhkc kc zdf golj# Kz kw coz f}fc ckndz {fz hcj zdf jhye kw dhvczkcn {ov
lkef locflkcfww#
Mkchll{, {ov ghll vp {ovy mykfcj hcj wh{ {ov cffj zo zhle# Km {ov zy{ zo zhle zo
wobfocf, df bh{ if lfww jhykcn hcj pyoihil{ lfh}f {ov hlocf, moy zockndz#
Ivz wklfcgf dhw cf}fy iffc wo hvzocobovw, wo hcoc{bovw# ^dhz ~f govlj dkjf
vcjfy kz# ^dhz wlkpw zdyovnd kz? ^dhz jfwkyfw kz? Wklfcgf dhw coz mhklfj {ov# Ivz df
kw {fz zdfyf# Ovz zdfyf wobf plhgf iyfhzdkcn kc wklfcgf# Pyoihil{ jfwkykcn {ovy }okgf#
Zdf zdovndz gyffpw {ov ovz hw wklfcgf jofwc.z#
Dkw }okgf kw oyjkchy{# Coz gyffp{# Lo~ ivz coz nyhkc{# H womz lo~# Wboozd moy kzw
whef hcj {ovyw# Wo {ov govlj coz if jfwkyfj zdkw ~h{# F}fy{zdkcn hiovz dkb kw
oyjkchy{# Km df ~fyf coz jokcn zdfwf zdkcnw zo {ov, hc{ocf ~ovlj zdkce dkb nfczlf hcj
wopdkwzkghzfj# [fz {ov mkcj dkb oyjkchy{ moy wobf yfhwoc#
Zdf jh{ fcjw ~kzd {ov l{kcn glowfy zo {ovy dvwihcj, doljkcn oczo dkw hyb, dkw
hyb wzyocnfy zdhc {ovyw# [ov dopf zdf ocf ~do jfwkyfw {ov ~kll lfh}f {ov zo
{ovywfl}fw, ~kll gobf zo dkw wfcwfw# Eco~ zdhz zdfyf kw cozdkcn zdhz govlj if jocf#
[ov hyf wfz kc {ovy ~h{w, {ov hyf lo}fj hcj hlyfhj{ zhefc# Dkw lkmf wffbw zo dhcn kc
zdf ihlhcgf ~dfyf {ov hyf zkppkcn zdf wghlfw# Df wffbw zo zdkce df ghccoz lk}f
~kzdovz {ov# Zdfyf, {ov hyf bkwzhefc# Df zdkcew {ov ghccoz lk}f ~kzdovz dkb# Hcj
zdvw, {ov w~fhy omm zdf jhcnfy hcj lfh}f dkb zo dkw mhvlzw#
Do~ kc lo}f {ov hyf ~kzd {ovy dvwihcj# Zdkw iykcnw {ov f}fy glowfy zo fhgd ozdfy#
Lo}f bvlzkplkfw lo}f# Hmzfy mfhy dhw hggowzfj kz# Lo}f kw nfczlf hcj jfwkyovw hmzfy
mfhy# Lo}f kw yflkfm# Mhy nfczlfy zdhc jfwkyf {fz kw jfwkyfj#
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[ov bfz {ovy dvwihcj kc h iooewzoyf# Mocjl{ fcovnd, kc zdf pofzy{ wfgzkoc
yfhjkcn Yklef# [ov dhjc.z eco~c do~ ftgkzkcn kz ~hw zo yfhj pofzy{ zdfc# Pofzy{ zo
{ov ~hw jvll hcj wfykovw# Ivz df opfcfj vp {ovy bkcj zo kzw dvbhccfww# Kzw mhgzoy kc
lkmf# Zo zdhce dkb, {ov pvll dkw hyb glowfy zo {ov# Hcj pvz {ovy dfhj oc dkw gdfwz#
[ov joc.z eco~ ~dhz kz kw ivz pofzy{ dhw ifgobf zdkw jhye fcknbh hnhkc hmzfy
{ovy mykfcj whkj zdhz zdf nv{ kw h pyomfwwoy om pofzy{# [ov noz kz ykndz# Kz ~hw pofzy{#
[ov ~fcz golj moy h wfgocj oy z~o ~dfc {ov dfhyj zdhz#
Kz kw lkef yflfhwkcn wobfzdkcn myob h iykjnf, h wzocf oy h lkmf, hcj ~hzgdkcn kz dkz
zdf ~hzfy, oy zdf yohj# Fkzdfy ~h{, {ov lowf kz zo zdf flfbfczw# Ifhvz{ dhw nocf
jffpfy i{ zdf zkbf {ov zdkce {ov.}f lowz kz# ^dhz {ovy lkmf dhw iffc lkef wkcgf {ov
bfz {ovy dvwihcj# Hcj co~, {ovy wzhlefy kw yvkckcn kz moy hll# Df zykfw zo ifgobf
{ovy bfboy{ {fz kw moynozzfc# Dkw jfwpfyhzkoc lk}fw ~kzd {ov#
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Gdhpzfy 7
Zdhz ckndz, {ov dh}f h nyfhz zkbf ~kzd {ovy dvwihcj# Kz kwc.z lkef hc{ ozdfy ckndz#
[ov yflfhwf wobfzdkcn‚zfcwkoc, lo}f, hnoc{# ^dhzf}fy dhw iffc nokcn oc zdf phwz
boczdw, {ov moynfz# ^dhzf}fy dhw iffc kbpkcnkcn oc {ovy lkmf, {ov pvwd kz h~h{#
Wobfzdkcn lkef zdkw, ocl{ h gvyf om zonfzdfycfww kw cffjfj#
Hcj kc zdf boyckcn, hmzfy lo}f, {ov dfhy wobfzdkcn ovzwkjf, lkef wobfocf wdovzkcn
hz h gdklj# “Joc.z jo zdkw( [ov.yf gyhq{#‒
[ov lfhc ifwkjf zdf gvyzhkcw zo zhef h looe, phyzkcn zdf gvyzhkcw zo wff km {ov ghc
wff hc{zdkcn# Cozdkcn# Ivz zdf }okgf, h bhlf }okgf, wzkll wdovzkcn, wobfzkbfw
ftplfzk}fw, wobfzkbfw wvjjfcl{ womz, ghlbkcn jo~c, ocl{ zo wzhyz vp hnhkc#
Ivz kz jofwc.z yhzzlf {ov zdkw zkbf, zdf gobbozkoc ovzwkjf# Zdkw boyckcn, {ov hyf
h cf~ pfywoc# [ov hyf iyh}f f}fc# [ov yfwol}f zo if iyh}f ~kzd dkb zoo# Zo looe
dkb kc zdf f{f hcj wh{, ‒Plfhwf nfz h~h{ myob bf#‒
[ov lkef zo zy{ zdkw oc dkb# K ~hcz cozdkcn myob {ov# Wzop zdkw cocwfcwf#
[ov no zo gdhcnf hcj wff zdhz zdf glozdfw kcwkjf zdf glowfz hyf hll avbilfj vp# Zdkw
jofwc.z jfzfy {ov# [ov avwz wknd hcj pvz zdf glozdfw hykndz# Hcj {ov looe moy {ovy
yfj wdkyz# [ov ghc.z mkcj kz# [ov ghll zo {ovy dvwihcj ivz df kw ivw{ gdhcnkcn zoo#
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Wvjjfcl{, {ov hyf wghyfj hnhkc# Df.w iffc kc {ovy dovwf# Pyoihil{ f}fc wzolf
{ovy wdkyz ~dklf {ov ~fyf h~h{#
^d{ jofw df jo zdkw? [ov zdkce om zfllkcn {ovy dvwihcj ivz oc wfgocj zdovndz
jyoppfj zdf ~dolf zdkcn# [ov wdovlj dh}f zhefc h pdozo om zdf glowfz kc jkwhyyh{ hw
f}kjfcgf ivz f}fc zdkw {ov pvz h~h{# Pfydhpw {ov hyf gobbkwfyhzkcn ~kzd dkb,
zdkcekcn df bvwz dh}f dhj h dhyj lkmf#
K bvwzc.z if zoo nfczlf ~kzd dkb# K bvwz jo wobfzdkcn#
^dfc {ovy mykfcj ghllw zo hwe {ov do~ {ov.}f iffc, {ov lfz ovz h cfy}ovw lhvnd,
“Df.w wzkll jokcn kz# K joc.z eco~ ~dhz zo jo#‒
Wdf kc}kzfw {ov zo dfy plhgf# [ov yflvgzhczl{ wh{ {fw# Wkcgf df wdo~fj vp {ov.}f
wpfcz h loz om zkbf hlocf zdkcekcn hcj mfhykcn# Hcj cfnlfgzfj {ovy mykfcj#
^dhz ~hw kz pfoplf wh{? Nk}f zdfb hc kcgd hcj zdf{ ~kll ~hcz zo nhkc h mooz#
[ov hyf phwz mfhy co~ hcj kczo dklhykz{# Coz hmyhkj ivz phwz hmyhkj# Kw zdkw
govyhnf oy wzvpkjkz{, pvzzkcn vp ~kzd dkb?
F}fc {ovy dvwihcj kw lhvndkcn#
Wdovlj K kncoyf dkb lkef zdkw? Df bh{ zdkce co hcw~fy kw nooj# Co kw nooj# [ov
~hcz zo avwz lfh}f zdkw plhgf hcj no wobf~dfyf df ghc.z mkcj {ov#
[ov ghccoz jkwhppokcz dkb‚f}fy{zdkcn {ov jo df zvycw kczo wobfzdkcn zo lo}f#
[ov ghc jo co ~yocn# [fz df kw pvwdkcn {ov kczo h goycfy# Df ~hczw {ov zo wvmmfy
ifghvwf {ov jfmfcj {ovywflm# Ifghvwf {ov hyf wzkll hczhnockwzkg zo dkb#
Zdf polkgf whkj {ov wdovlj wh{ co }fyihll{ zo dkb# [ov.ll jo zdhz cftz zkbf df
wdo~w dkbwflm# Wo zdf{ govlj jo wobfzdkcn, govlj dflp {ov pvz dkb h~h{#
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[ov hyf ~ykzkcn kc {ovy cozfiooe zdf gyhq{ zdkcnw df.w jokcn zo {ov# H cozfiooe
wpfgkmkghll{ moy zdkw# Zdf jhzf hcj zkbf hw ifwz {ov yfbfbify# Hcj ~dhzf}fy df jofw#
Dopf zdkw dflpw#
Hz {ovy mykfcj.w dovwf, df gobfw vp kc zdf goc}fywhzkoc hnhkc# [ov zhle hiovz
cozdkcn flwf# Df kw cf~w hcj dfhjlkcf#
Wdf kw aoekcn f}fc# “Lfz.w hzzhge dkb kcwzfhj#‒
[ov hyf wfykovw# [ov ghc.z zvyc zdkw kczo h aoef# Ivz {ov hyf nyhzfmvl moy zdf
gobphc{‚{ovy mykfcj.w#
“H{# K ghc.z wlffp hz ckndz# K ghc.z zdkce om hc{zdkcn flwf#‒
“Wddd# [ov bvwz jo wobfzdkcn hiovz kz# Joc.z lfz zdkw o}fy~dflb {ov hc{boyf
zdhc kz dhw#‒
“Jo ~dhz? K.}f zykfj f}fy{zdkcn###kncoykcn dkb###‒
“^dhz jkj zdf polkgf wh{?###[ov wdovlj wh{ co zo dkb ocgf hcj cf}fy jfhl ~kzd
dkb hnhkc##Zdfc zdf{ govlj jo wobfzdkcn hiovz kz?‒
[ov coj# [ov hyf wo wlffp{#
“Lfz.w dopf kz nofw h~h{ i{ kzwflm# Zdhz {ov joc.z cffj zo gocmyocz dkb#‒
“Df ~hw kc b{ dovwf# Od jfhy#‒
“OE# Lfz.w zhle hiovz do~ ~f govlj jfhl ~kzd kz#‒
“Co, ~f.}f zykfj zdhz ifmoyf# K ocl{ nfz boyf hctkovw#‒
“Do~ locn dhw zdkw iffc nokcn oc? Boczdw? H mf~ boczdw?‒
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“Hiovz z~o boczdw# Kz noz ~fkyj hiovz lhwz ~ffe ~dfc df zhbpfyfj ~kzd b{
glozdfw# Hcj zdf pdocf# Df ghllfj bf vp wf}fc zkbfw kc h yo~#‒
“Hyf {ov wvyf kz ~hw dkb?‒
[ov coj hnhkc#
“Effp zhekcn cozfw# K zdkce zdhz dflpw h loz#‒
“Cozdkcn ~f govlj jo moy co~, fd?‒
Kz.w dfy zvyc zo coj#
[ov mffl {ovy glozdfw glkcnkcn zo {ov‚kz kw wo doz, {ov hyf wo zkyfj om zdkw#
^dfc {ov hyf dobf, f}fy{zdkcn kw kc oyjfy# Co wvypykwfw# Cozdkcn vczo~hyj, moy
co~# Ftgfpz zdfyf kw h bfwwhnf oc zdf zflfpdocf# Kz.w myob dkb# Df.w hwekcn {ov km
{ov.yf myff zoboyyo~ f}fckcn# Zdfyf.w h pofzy{ yfhjkcn i{ h chzkochll{ yfco~cfj
pofz#
[ov hyf hcny{, wo hcny{# Do~ govlj df jo zdkw? Hgz hw km cozdkcn kw ~yocn# [ov
jkjc.z f}fc nk}f dkb {ovy pdocf cvbify, oy moy zdhz bhzzfy, {ovy hjjyfww# [ov hyf wo
hcny{, {ov ihcn {ovy mkwz oc zdf ekzgdfc govczfy#
Co~ df.w nokcn zo wh{ zdhz {ov eco~ fhgd ozdfy, zdhz cozdkcn.w ~yocn# Df kwc.z
wzhlekcn {ov#
[ovy dhcj moybfj h mkwz ifwkjf {ov#
Ivz pfydhpw zdkw kw zdf gdhcgf zo wh{ co# Zfll dkb zdhz {ov joc.z f}fy ~hcz zo dfhy
myob, oy wff dkb hnhkc#
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[ov dopf zdkw ~kll ~oye# Zdhz df ~kll wzop# Wo {ov govlj dh}f {ovy lkmf ihge# Zo
if myff om dkb, zdhz kw {ovy nohl# [ov dh}f cf}fy ~hczfj wobfzdkcn wo ihjl{ kc {ovy
lkmf# Myffjob kw avwz hyovcj zdf goycfy, {ov zdkce# [ov.j iffc myff hll {ovy lkmf
ifmoyf df ghbf hlocn hcj {ov jkj coz eco~ kz# [ov w~fhy, {ov.ll gflfiyhzf hmzfy zdkw#
Hmzfy yfnhkckcn {ovy myffjob# Lkmf ~kzd dkb hyovcj kw lkef wfcwkcn h phky om f{fw oc
{ov hll zdf zkbf# Zo if looefj hz# Zo if zolfyhzfj# Dkb# [ov zolfyhzfj dkb ifmoyf ivz
co~ {ov ghccoz# Co~ {ov hyf olj# [ov hyf ifhzfc i{ h ~fkndz om {fhyw hcj {fhyw#
Lkef ilogew mhllkcn oc zop om {ov# Zdkw kw ~dhz kz.w lkef zo if kc pykwoc, {ov zdkce# Hc
fbozkochl pykwoc# Zo dh}f wobfocf {ov dhzf lo}f {ov, zdhz kw zdf ~oywz ekcj om
yflhzkocwdkp {ov govlj dh}f# Hcj {ov dh}f co gdokgf kc zdf bhzzfy# ^dkgd bhefw kz
~oywz zdhc ~oywz#
Moy dkb zo glhkb {ov lkef zdhz, {ov jfc{ dkb#
Wo, {ov pkge vp zdf pdocf hcj ghll dkb#
“Dfllo#‒
“Dfllo# Plfhwf jo coz ghll bf vp hnhkc# K.b coz kczfyfwzfj#‒
Df ~hw zhefc hihge# Df jofwc.z ftpfgz zdkw mkybcfww myob {ov#
“OE, K avwz zdovndz###‒
“Co, {ov joc.z vcjfywzhcj# K whkj jo coz ghll bf vp hnhkc#‒
Df kw xvkfz, df kw iyfhzdkcn dhyj# Ivz jofwc.z hcw~fy {ov#
“I{f#‒ Zdf mkchlkz{ om kz# ^kzd dopf dhcnkcn oc zo zdkw ocf ~oyj###
Zdfc {ov pvz zdf yfgfk}fy jo~c hcj iyfhzdf jffpl{, hw jffpl{ hw wobfocf ~do.w
avwz iffc wh}fj# ^do dhw yfnhkcfj mhkzd kc dfy wkzvhzkoc#
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Gdhpzfy :
Kz jofwc.z lhwz locn, zdf pfhgf# Df effpw ghllkcn {ov vp# Kz gobfw zo h pokcz ~dfc
{ov lfz {ovy dvwihcj hcw~fy zdf pdocf#
[ov wknd hnhkc hcj bhef vp {ovy bkcj zo zfll zdf polkgf hiovz ~dhz {ov.}f iffc
nokcn zdyovnd moy zdf phwz ~ffew hcj boczdw co~#
Pyfzz{ wooc, df kw f}fc kc {ovy kciot#
[ov dh}f zo zfll dkb mhgf zo mhgf, {ov zfll {ovy dvwihcj# Bh{if zdhz ~kll wzop dkb#
[ov yfwol}f zo jo kz# Ivz ~kll df nk}f {ov h gdhcgf zo yfafgz dkb? [ov yfhj
wobf~dfyf zdhz pfoplf lkef zdkw joc.z zdkce zdfky }kgzkbw ~hcz cozdkcn zo jo ~kzd
zdfb# Hc{ wbhll glvf zdf{ ~kll yfhj hw h powkzk}f hcw~fy, hw h ghll zdhz wdf lkefw dkb#
Hw h yfhwoc df kw lkefj# Hw f}kjfcgf om lo}f ~dfyf zdfyf kw yfhll{ avwz dhzyfj hcj
hnkzhzkoc#
Zdfyf.w f}fc ocf wkzf ~dkgd jfwgykifw h ~obhc ~do wdo~fj zdf pfypfzyhzoy dfy
~fjjkcn ykcn# Ivz df yfhj kz hw zdf ~obhc ~hczkcn dkb, zdhz wdf ~hczfj dkb kc wpkzf
om dfy ifkcn bhyykfj(
[ov dh}f zo zdkce lkef df jofw# [ov dh}f zo mkndz dkb zdhz ~h{# Zo kncoyf dkb kw
wzkll zdf ifwz hgzkoc {ov govlj zhef#
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Dkw kw h bkcj zdhz jkwzvyiw# [ov ~hcz zo effp zdkw, yfbfbify zdkw#
[ovy cfge kw woyf hcj wzkmm myob yfwfhygdkcn oc zdf kczfycfz hiovz wzhlekcn# [ov
cffj zo if hlfyz zo dkw wkncw# Do~ df kw plh{kcn {ov, fzg# Ivz nfcfyhll{, zdf wkzfw
hj}kgf {ov zo kncoyf hcj wh{ co zo dkb# [ov.}f whkj co# Co~ {ov hyf avwz ~hkzkcn moy
zdf oppoyzvckz{ zo nfz dkb, zo kyykzhzf dkb# F}fc ~dfc {ov hyf jokcn zdkw, df wffbw zo
if effpkcn dkw gool# Df kw h phzkfcz bhc, {ov zdkce# Do~ locn ~kll zdkw no oc# Zkbf
wzyfzgdfw wo locn co~ {ov govlj if gocwkjfyfj phzkfcz#
Kz kw h ghz hcj bovwf nhbf# H dkjf hcj wffe#
[ov.}f gdhcnfj {ovy bkcj‚df kwc.z nokcn zo wzop wzhlekcn {ov i{ dkbwflm#
Zdyovnd {ovy yfwfhygd, {ov.}f cozkgfj zdhz pfoplf lkef zdkw ~oc.z wvjjfcl{ wzop#
Hcj df kw wfz kc dkw ~h{w, {ov zdkce#
Jofw df dh}f ozdfy }kgzkbw?, {ov ~ocjfy# Pyoihil{ coz#
Km df dhw, zdf ozdfy }kgzkbw hyf powwkil{ kncoykcn dkb hcj pvzzkcn vp ~kzd dkw
kcwkwzfcgf# Df kw zfyykilf kc kcwkwzfcgf# Df kw zdf ghvwf om bhc{ pfoplf.w mfhyw avwz i{
ifkcn dkbwflm#
Hll zdkw kw gocafgzvyf# [ov joc.z yfhll{ eco~#
Zo gocgfczyhzf oc zdf mhgzw, zdhz.w ~dhz {ov kczfcj zo jo# Do~ bhc{ zkbfw dhw df
ghllfj5 do~ bhc{ zkbfw dhw if fbhklfj {ov5 do~ bhc{ zkbfw dh}f {ov zhlefj kc
pfywoc5 do~ bhc{ wzyhcnf pdocf ghllw, bfwwhnfw, lfzzfyw {ov.}f yfgfk}fj# [ov hyf
effpkcn h yfgoyj om hll om zdkw# [ov hyf hc hbhzfvy polkgf~obhc# [ov wbklf h lkzzlf hz
zdkw zo wzh}f omm zdf hctkfz{, zdf ~hkzkcn# Moy {ov.}f zooe zo ~hkzkcn moy dkb zo
wzvbilf hcj goczhgz {ov# Zdkw kw ihj ivz ~dhz ghc {ov jo? [ov ghccoz pyfzfcj {ov
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hyf OE# [ov hyf f}fy{jh{ wo cfy}ovw hcj yhzzlfj {ov ghccoz jo bvgd kc {ovy ~oye#
[ov.}f wzoppfj ~oye moy co~# [ovy myfflhcgf aoi#
[ov zdkce pfydhpw df ~kll if ~hy{ co~ om lfh}kcn hc{ f}kjfcgf lkef lfzzfyw oy pdocf
ghllw# Kz ~ovlj if zoo fhw{ moy dkb# Wo {ov hyf ~oyykfj df ~kll wdo~ vp kc vclkefl{
plhgfw hcj lfh}f doyyoy wzoykfw om {ovy bffzkcnw# Do~ jo {ov gopf ~kzd zdhz?
[ov hyf hlwo wzh{kcn hz dobf boyf omzfc co~# Wvigocwgkovwl{, {ov zdkce dkb
jhcnfyovw hcj hybfj# Zo if ovz zdfyf hcj ykwe “ivbpkcn‒ kczo dkb, {ov yfnyfz zdkw
dhw goczyollfj {ovy myffjob, {ovy lkmf#
^dhz km {ov hgz hw km cozdkcn kw dhppfckcn? ^ovlj zdhz iflkzzlf dkw wfcwf om pykjf
hcj hgdkf}fbfcz? [ov hyf h~hyf zdhz pfoplf lkef zdkw hyf }fy{ gocwgkovw om ~do dhw
zdf vppfy dhcj, ~do kw goczyollkcn ~dob# Zdf{ nfz fhwkl{ ommfcjfj ~dfc kncoyfj,
fwpfgkhll{ kc pvilkg# Zdkw kw ~dhz {ov yfbkcj {ovywflm# Zo hgz hw km kz.w coybhl, hw km
df kw co zdyfhz, zdhz {ov ghc dhcjlf kz, hcj hyf dhcjlkcn kz ~fll#
Zo if kc pvilkg plhgfw, ocf polkgfbhc zolj {ov, zdkw kw h whmfz{ bfhwvyf# Df ghc.z
jo bvgd ~dfc {ov hyf kc h gyo~j wvyyovcjfj i{ pfoplf# Pfoplf ~do ~ovlj gobf zo
{ovy yfwgvf km df jofw hc{zdkcn wzvpkj#
Jofw df zdkce hiovz nfzzkcn ghvndz? Hz hll? Zdkw wffbw lkef hc kbpoyzhcz
xvfwzkoc# Ifghvwf km df jofwc.z, zdfc cozdkcn ~kll pyozfgz {ov# ^dhz kw dkw lf}fl om
gobmoyz? Jofw df ghyf hiovz dkw yfpvzhzkoc, dkw myffjob?
Kz kw nfzzkcn ~oywf# Df.w wzhyzkcn zo lowf goczyol, {ov zdkce# Df kw h jhcnfyovw
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bhc#
[ov hwe {ovy mykfcj km df kw wzkll zfhgdkcn# Wdf wh{w {fw# Dkw yfhjkcn bhzfykhl kw
nfzzkcn f}fy boyf jhye hcj ikqhyyf, wdf yfpoyzw#
F}fy boyf wftvhl hcj o}fyz# [ov wdvjjfy hz zdkw# Df wffbw zo if gocwzhczl{
akzzfy{, wdf wh{w, jfwgykikcn dkb wlo~l{ hcj ghyfmvll{ zo {ov#
“Hw km zdf ~dolf glhwwyoob ~fyf h lo}fy oy wobfzdkcn###,‒ wdf phvwfw, looekcn
wfykovwl{ hz {ov# “]fy{ wzyhcnf hcj gyffp{,‒ wdf gocglvjfw#
“Jofw hc{ocf flwf zdkce zdkw om dkb kc glhww?‒
“Coz zdhz K eco~ om# K jkjc.z jkwgvww kz ~kzd hc{ocf# Ivz {ov govlj mffl zdf ~dolf
glhww###Zdf{.yf avwz wzvccfj###hcj pyoihil{ mfflkcn vcgobmoyzhilf#‒
“^dhz hyf {ov wzvj{kcn?‒
“Bojfyc pofzy{# Ivz dkw yfhjkcn bhzfykhl wffbw kchppyopykhzf# Df pyoihil{
~yozf zdowf pofbw dkbwflm#‒
[ov hyf wfykovw co~ hcj mfflkcn f}fy lfww hggobbojhzkcn zo zdf mhgz zdhz df kw h
pofzy{ pyomfwwoy# Zdf nv{ kw h ~fkyjo#
“Jo {ov zdkce df kw kcwhcf?‒
“[fw, K zdkce df kw#‒
[ov iozd hnyff# Kz jofwc.z bhzzfy co~ ~do whkj ~dhz# Zdf pokcz kw zdhz {ov hcj
{ovy mykfcj zdkce df kw h moygf zo if yfgeocfj ~kzd# H bowz jhcnfyovw hcj phzdfzkg
bhc# Pofzy{ oy co pofzy{, df kw zdfyf yvkckcn {ovy lkmf# Kcwkjf {ovy dfhj, jhyel{
kcwkjkovw#
F}fc km df jofwc.z jo hc{zdkcn zo {ov myob zdhz zkbf oc, zdf jhbhnf dhw iffc
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jocf# [ov hyf co locnfy myff‚{ov dh}f iffc dflj dowzhnf zo dkw plhc, dkw kcoyjkchzf
~h{ om zdkcekcn, dkw phwwkoc ioyjfykcn oc lvwz, dkw dfhj iyfhekcn kczo {ovyw kc mfhy#
^d{ jo K jfwfy}f zdkw? [ov effp hwekcn zo co ocf kc phyzkgvlhy, zo Noj, zo Dkw
pyo}kjfcgf {ov hyf ifnkcckcn zo joviz ifghvwf om zdf hgzkocw om zdkw bhc jf}okj om
fbphzd{, om zdkw bhc f}fy kc myocz om {ov kc {ovy zfyyoyw# Zdkw bhc ~do kw zdf ghvwf
om wo bvgd wlffplfwwcfww# [ov ~hcz zo zdyo~ dkb h ckndzbhyf oy z~o zo wklfcgf dkb#
Lfz dkb eco~ {ov hyf h lk}kcn iyfhzdkcn dvbhc ifkcn, coz wobf joll zo plh{ ~kzd# Df
ghccoz ~yhp dkw hybw hyovcj {ov5 df ghccoz zhle ~kzd {ov5 df ghccoz looe kczo {ovy
f{fw5 df ghccoz f}fy lo}f {ov#
[ov ~hcz zo lfz dkb eco~ zdfwf zdkcnw# Hio}f hll#
[ov ghccoz zfhgd dkb zdfwf zdkcnw# Whjl{# Df dhw nocf zo hcozdfy ~oylj# H ~oylj
~dfyf pfoplf hyf oiafgzw zo if wvijvfj, zo if pkzkfj# Pfydhpw df pkzkfw {ov boyf zdhc
{ov pkz{ dkb#
[ov ~ovljc.z ~hcz zo if kc h powkzkoc zo eco~ ~dhz df.w zdkcekcn oy mfflkcn# [ov
hyf pyfphyfj zo dhzf dkw hgzkocw# Fbphzd{ kw if{ocj {ov co~# Wobfocf dhw zo jyh~
zdf lkcf ifz~ffc gykbkchl ifdh}kovy hcj coybhl hgzkocw# ^dhzf}fy dkw dkwzoy{‚
hivwf, kczolfyhcgf, wvmmfykcnw‚{ov nk}f vp vcjfywzhcjkcn kz# Df dhw zo if
yfwpocwkilf# Coioj{ flwf ghc if moy dkb#
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^dfc {ov hyf dobf, {ov wkz oc {ovy womh, wzyfzgdkcn {ovy lfnw, mfflkcn ftdhvwzfj#
Df ftdhvwzw {ov# Dkw mfhywobf mhgf, dkw hgzkocw ~kzdovz lfwwoc#
Zvyckcn oc zdf Z], {ov zy{ zo yflht ivz ghc.z# F}fy{ pyonyhb kw wdhllo~ hcj
yflfczlfww# Hw km pokczkcn zo {ovy dopflfwwcfww#
Zdfc {ov dfhy h polkgf wkyfc# Zdhz.w ojj# Kz kw coz f}fc ckndz# Kc zdkw phyz om
zo~c, {ov yhyfl{ dfhy wkyfcw# Zdf{ wffb zo gobf myob dfyf, }fy{ cfhy dfyf#
[ov hyf coz hmyhkj hc{boyf ivz wzkll ghc.z yflht# [ov jfgkjf zo lkf jo~c hcj yfwz h
lkzzlf ifmoyf {ovy dvwihcj gobfw dobf#
[ov wknd hcj mhll hwlffp#
Zdkw zkbf zdf jyfhbw hyf coz wo }k}kj hcj wghy{# [ov jyfhb om {ovy dvwihcj, do~
w~ffz hcj zolfyhcz df kw# [ov hyf ovz ~hzgdkcn h bo}kf hiovz wzhyw# [ov wffb zo if
kc h bo}kf dovwf, oy pyoihil{ h plhcfzhykvb# [ov ghc.z zfll jvykcn zdf jyfhb#
Looekcn hio}f {ov, h wzhy wdkcfw wo iykndz kz kw lkef zdf wvc, {ov ilkce ~dfc kzw lkndz
gobfw zo~hyjw {ov#
Dhppkcfww kw movcj dfyf# Kcavyfj i{ mfhy ivz co~ yfzvyckcn f}fy wzyocnl{ f}fc hw
wzyfcnzd kwc.z mvll{ {ovyw#
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[ovy dvwihcj kw zdf wzhy, {ov zdkce# [fw, df kw wzyocn hcj gocwgkovw om dkw wzyfcnzd#
Df kw hlwo ifwkjf {ov kc zdf zdfhzyf# [ov hyf whmf#
[ov ~hef vp wbklkcn hcj mfflkcn {ovy dhky, wboozdkcn kz# Zdf jyfhb yflhtfj {ov
hcj {ov no zo dh}f h nlhww om ~hzfy#
Zdfc zdfyf kw h jooyifll# Pfydhpw kz.w h jflk}fy{# [ov iovndz wobf iooew hcj zdf{
hyf jvf zo hyyk}f co~#
Opfckcn zdf jooy, zdf jflk}fy{ bhc ~h}fw hcj {ov ~h}f ihge, pkgekcn vp zdf
phygfl#
Opfckcn zdf phgehnf, {ov cozkgf zdkw kwc.z ~dhz {ov oyjfyfj# Zdfwf hyf hll pofzy{
iooew# Df bvwz dh}f gdhcnfj {ovy oyjfy wobfdo~#
[ov.yf wo hcny{ hnhkc# Df bhjf wvyf {ov hyf# Hcny{# Zhbpfykcn ~kzd {ovy bhkl
lkef zdhz#
Bh{if df avwz oyjfyfj wobf iooew moy {ov# Bh{if zdf iooew {ov jkj oyjfy hyf
gobkcn kc jvf zkbf#
Jofw kz wh{ kz.w h nkmz? [ov looe hcj wff zdhz zdf phgehnf dhw {ovy chbf oc kz# Co
yfzvyc hjjyfww# Df ~hw pyoihil{ zdf jflk}fy{ bhc ~do ~h}fj hz {ov fhylkfy# Kz ~hw
jhye, cfhyl{ f}fckcn, wo {ov jkjc.z wff dkw mhgf#
Zdfyf ~hw co chbf oc zdf }hc# Co jflk}fy{ wfy}kgf gobphc{ chbf#
Zdf jooy ifll ykcnw hnhkc# [ov zdkce, kz bvwz if dkb hnhkc#
[ov joc.z no zo opfc zdf jooy# [ov zdkce hmzfy zdhz, {ov wdovlj if boyf ghyfmvl#
Hmzfy h lkzzlf ~dklf, {ovy dvwihcj gobfw dobf# Df kw hcny{ lkef {ov ~fyf ~dfc
{ov zfll dkb ~dhz dhppfcfj, zdhz df wdo~fj vp zo nk}f {ov zdf “nkmz#‒
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Ovz om gvykowkz{, {ov opfc h iooe om pofzy{ myob zdf iot# Zdfyf hyf h mf~ iooew
{ov ~ovlj.}f lkefj km zdkw kw h coybhl ftgdhcnf, h coybhl nkmz# Ivz hw kz kw, {ov zyfhz
zdfb ~kzd h cocgdhlhcgf {ov yfwfy}f moy dkb, dkw kcwhcf hj}hcgfw# Zolfyhcz# [ov
zdkce {ov hyf zoo zolfyhcz# Ozdfy pfoplf ~ovlj.}f ghllfj zdf polkgf i{ co~#
Ivz kz dhppfcw# [ovy dvwihcj hggobphckfw {ov zo zdf polkgf wzhzkoc# [ov iykcn zdf
iot hcj hll zdf lfzzfyw df nh}f {ov, fbhkl, hcj zdf cozfiooe {ov ~yozf kc lkwzkcn hll
zdhz dh}f dhppfcfj zdf phwz z~o boczdw# Jfwgykikcn zdf jflk}fy{ bhc zo zdf polkgf,
{ov ~hzgd zdfb fczfy zdf jfwgykpzkoc kczo {ovy yfpoyz# Wobfzdkcn lkef dopf govplfj
~kzd dopflfwwcfww fczfy {ovy wpkykz#
Zdf polkgf hyf whzkwmkfj ~kzd {ovy yfpoyz ivz wh{ zdhz {ov wdovlj zhef boyf cozfw,
pfydhpw f}fc nfz dkw pkgzvyf km df wdo~fj vp lkef zdhz hnhkc# Zdhz ~ovlj if f}kjfcgf
fcovnd# Zdf pyoilfb co~ kw, zdf{ ghccoz hggvwf dkb om zdf gykbfw {ov hyf
wvnnfwzkcn dfyf# Co dhyj f}kjfcgf#
“Ivz kwc.z zdf mhgz zdhz df nh}f bf zdowf iooew f}kjfcgf fcovnd?‒
“Co, zdfyf.w wzkll co jkyfgz lkce zo dkb#‒
“^dhz bvwz ~f dh}f kc oyjfy zo hyyfwz dkb?‒
“^f.yf coz wvyf#‒
Zdkw effpw {ov kc lkbio# [ovy ~dolf lkmf wzopw moy dkb, {ov zdkce# Df dhw dhj
fcovnd om {ovy phzkfcgf, {ovy gk}klkz{#
Kz.w zkbf zo ihzzlf kz ovz ~kzd dkb# Zo zfll dkb wvyfl{ zdhz df dhw ~yocnfj {ov hcj
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zdhz {ov cffj zo mkndz dkb# Zdf ckndz kw yfzvyckcn dkw mh}ovyw zo {ov# ^dhz mh}ovyw?
Zdfwf hyf hll zyovilf moy {ov# Zyovilf#
Ocgf hnhkc, {ov no dobf# Kz kw lkef hll zdf zkbfw {ov hyf kc dh}f lfmz {ov zo
{ovywflm# Kcjknchcz, {ov lfz wklfcgf pyh{ moy {ov# Gocmvwfj ~kzd do~ zo gdhcnf hmzfy
zdhz# Hmzfycoocw gobkcn zo {ov lkef cfgfwwkz{# F}fckcnw, ~fll, f}fckcnw hyyk}f lkef
zyfhwvyfw# [ov lhvnd zdkcekcn kyockghll{, iflkf}kcn kc cozdkcn {ov.}f iffc zhvndz#
Avwz if iyh}f, {ov hwwvyf {ovywflm# If iyh}f#
Ivz {ov joc.z ~hcz zo if h dfyo# Co# [ov avwz ~hcz zo if ykj om zdkw wvwpfcwf# Zoo
bvgd om kz ghc ghvwf ghcgfy# Ghc iykcn {ov jo~c#
^hzgdkcn bo}kfw, {ov mffl cozdkcn ivz zdhz {ovy lkmf dhw boyf jyhbh zdhc hll
jyhbhw pvz zonfzdfy#
[ov mffl }kolhzfj fbozkochll{‚do~ dkw f{fw wzkll ivyc kczo {ovyw kc bfboy{# Do~
wkll{ hll zdkw kw# [ov hyf zfbpzfj zo no wobf~dfyf jfgfcz, wobf~dfyf {ov govlj if
{ovywflm, lk}kcn zdf lkmf {ov ~hcz# Coz kc h wzyhkzahgefz lkef co~# [ov hyf zdf bhj ocf
kz wffbw, oy zdf ocf ~hczkcn bowz zo if lkifyhzfj#
Iflkfm mkndzkcn ~kzd iflkfm# H ~dolfwobfcfww lowkcn kzw nykp# H wdhyf om jovizw
yvcckcn vcjfycfhzd {ov#
Zdfyf.w co plhgf‚km {ov hyf h plhgf‚zo if# [ov ~hkz moy dkb zo wvyyfcjfy zo {ovy
hjhbhcz yfmvwhlw# Ivz df kw h gkz{, hl~h{w gyo~jkcn kczo {ov# H ihj fmmoyz zvyckcn
kczo f}fylhwzkcn zfbpfy kc {ov#
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Zo yflkf}f {ovy phkc, {ov zy{ zo ihcn zdf zhilf ~kzdovz kz# Phkc jk}vlnfw {ovy
wfgyfzw moy {ov# [ov dh}f cocf zdhz {ov eco~ om co~# Wfgyfzw# [ovy lkmf dhw ifgobf h
wkgecfww# Opfc zo wgyvzkc{#
^d{ kw zdf }kgzkb hl~h{w zdf ocf zo ilhbf? [ov zdkce jhykcnl{, {ov zdkce
phwwkochzfl{# ^d{ wdovlj K zdkce zdkw? Ifghvwf kz kw ~dhz K dh}f eco~c zo if zyvf#
]kgzkbw f}fy{~dfyf hyf wvmmfykcn vccfgfwwhykl{# Zdfky lk}fw zvycfj vpwkjf jo~c i{
pfoplf ~do ecf~ ifzzfy zdhc zo ghvwf kz# Zdfky vcdhppkcfww# ^dhz zdf{ no zdyovnd
kw cozdkcn gobphyfj zo {ovyw ivz wzkll {ov zdkce zdfky mfhy# [ov zdkce zdfky
hggvwhzkocw# Hll zyvf ivz wobfzkbfw yfcjfyfj mhlwf i{ zdf pfoplf hyovcj zdfb#
Zdfwf hyf coz hggvwhzkocw, zdfwf hyf zyvzdw, zdfwf hyf gykfw moy dflp# Mfhy dhw kzw
lkbkzw moy {ov ifmoyf {ov iyfhe opfc zo zdf gdkll zdhz kw effpkcn {ov kcwkjf, kcwkjf
{ovy bkcj#
Kz kw jhye# Ivz kz kw jhyefy kcwkjf#
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Gdhpzfy =
Kz kw Wvcjh{# Wvcjh{w hyf zdf ifwz# Wkcgf df ghbf kczo {ovy lkmf, {ov.}f jfgkjfj zo
pvz dkb oc dolj oc Wvcjh{w# Zo lfz dkb eco~ {ov hyf coz hmyhkj#
Hmzfy {ov zolj zdf polkgf {ovy yfpoyzw, df wzoppfj wzhlekcn {ov# Moy co~, {ov
zdkce# Moy co~# ^f dvbhcw zdkce hl~h{w om zdf ~oywz# F}fy hllo~kcn moy zdf yfzvyc
om hctkfz{, ovy iflkfm kz ~kll coz hll phww ivz ~kll zvyc f}fc boyf jfwgykpzk}f hcj
hcco{kcn#
Km {ov ~fyf hllo~fj zo zdkce om dkb oc zdkw dol{ jh{, zdkw jh{ om yfwz hcj xvkfz,
{ov.j zdkce om dkb hw zdhz pyomfwwoy om pofzy{ zfhgdkcn dkw glhwwfw zo co h}hklhilf
}kyzvf# Zo mhkl lkef zdkw kw zdf bhye om wzyhcnfcfww# Co~ zdkw wzyhcnfcfww dhw ifgobf
vcghllfj moy, bhckg hcj gyhq{, hcj {ov pyfmfy zo wzop zdkcekcn oc zdkw#
[ov ~hcz zo mhgf zdf ~oylj ~dfyf df jofwc.z mhgf# [ov ~hcz {ovy dhcj zo zovgd
zdkcnw df jofwc.z zovgd oy hyf kcghphilf om zovgdkcn# [ov zdkce df kw phyz bhc, phyz
hckbhl# [ov zdkce df ghc zovgd {ovy cfy}fw ivz coz {ov# [ovy wzyfcnzd dhw wvjjfcl{
opfcfj {ov vp zo dkw ghvzkoc, dkw ghvzkoc co~ hz ifkcn ghvndz#
Km {ov lfz kz if co~, kz ~kll if jflk}fyfj zo {ovy jfwe# H dopf hw moygfmvl hw zdhz, zo
jfbhcj cozdkcn ivz pyobpzcfww, wobfzdkcn hyyk}kcn oc zkbf, lkef h lfzzfy locn
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~ykzzfc hcj kbpyoihilf zo mhgf# Co~ mhgfj#
[ov lfz ovz h dvnf wknd om yflkfm# [ovy dvwihcj kw ~kzd {ov, yfhjkcn h iooe# H
iooe# Kz.w iffc h~dklf wkcgf hc{ocf kw hilf zo jo zdhz kc pfhgf# Wkcgf ~f govlj if
ghvndz yfhjkcn ~dklf hll zdkw ~hw nokcn oc# ^dhz ~f lfhyc om kc yfhjkcn, ~f pvz omm zo
gdhcgf# Zo dfhj dobf ~dfc {ov hyf f}fy zdfyf, zdhz kw ~dhz zdkw mfflw lkef# Zo if h
wzyhcnfy kc {ovy o~c dobf, df bhjf wvyf om zdhz#
Co~ {ov hyf yflkf}fj om f}fy zdkcekcn om lfh}kcn {ovy dobf# ^dhzf}fy df jofw, zdkw
kw dobf zo {ov# Zdkw whmf plhgf ~dfyf {ov lk}f, ~dfyf {ov hyf, ~dfyf {ov zdkce# Zdkw
kw zdf plhgf zo if# [ov jfgkjf, coz dkb# Hcj {ovy jfgkwkoc kw mhky ~dfc f}fc
vcmhkycfww govczw kc zdkw ~oylj# Zdkw kccfy yfwol}f zo coz lfz dkb jfgkjf moy {ov kw
cf~ zo {ov#
Kz.w ~doll{ cf~#
Hcj {ov hyf zdf dobf {ov gobf zo# Wvjjfcl{, kz.w glfhy zo wobf phyz om {ov zdhz
dobf kw coz ~dfyf zdf dfhyz kw, zdf dfhyz kw zdf dobf# Kz.w ~dfyf}fy {ov hyf# Hcj
{ov.}f iffc zo plhgfw‚jhye, jhbp plhgfw ~kzd dkb, hcj {ov hyf yfhj{ zo nk}f zdfb
vp#
[ov ~hcz zo if fmmoyzlfww moy ocgf# Jhcnfy dhw lfmz {ov ~hczkcn w~ffzcfww hcj ao{#
Coz zdf glo{kcn ekcj ivz zdf wovlmvl dhppkcfww om wobfocf kc zvcf ~kzd wobfzdkcn
iknnfy zdhc dfy, wobfzdkcn wdf bh{ yfhgd moy hcj wff kc mhkzd# ^dkgd kw zo wh{,
yfhgdfj ~kzdovz yfhgdkcn# Moy ~f hyf wgoopfj vp kc fzfychl fbiyhgf ocl{ ocgf hcj
ocgf kcmkckzfl{#
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^dhz h gdhcnf zdkw kw# Co dkb# [ov hyf govczkcn oc zdkw# Co~ {ov govlj jo ~dhz
{ov ~hcz ~kzd {ovy lkmf# Zo whzkwm{ ovywfl}fw ~kzd nohlw hcj wfcj mfhy oc kzw ~h{# [ov
no ihge zo {ovy ~oye#
Df zdyfhzfcfj zo bhef {ov kczo wobfocf ~do mfhyw moy lkmf# Df kw ovz om dkw jfpzd
co~# [ov dopf zdkw kw coz zfbpoyhy{ ivz zdhz }kgzoy{‚pfhgf hcj lo}f‚kw {ovyw#
[ov hwe {ovy mykfcj do~ df kw kc glhww#
“^fll, df kw OE K nvfww# Df lfgzvyfw boyf phwwkochzfl{ zdovnd zdf jhye wkjf om kz
‚~dfyf df ~fcz hll ~fkyj oc vw‚wffbw vcjfy goczyol# Df kw f}fc oyjkchy{###‒
“Nooj# Df dhw wzoppfj# Zdhz ~kll zfhgd dkb h lfwwoc#‒
“Lfz.w dopf###‒
“Mkcnfyw gyowwfj#‒
I{ zdf zkbf {ovy dvwihcj gobfw dobf, {ov hyf hll fbozkochl# [ov hyf oc zdf
}fynf om gy{kcn# Kz.w lkef wh{kcn dfllo zo yflkfm hcj hwekcn bvgd om kz# Hwekcn kz zo wzh{
moyf}fy ~kzd {ov# Zo cf}fy mffl zdhz zkfj vp hnhkc, hw {ov ~fyf ~kzd dkb# Zdf
pyomfwwoy om pofzy{#
[ov ghc f}fc yfhj pofzy{ co~ ~kzdovz ilkcekcn, ~kzdovz nfzzkcn {ovy cfy}fw
~oyefj vp# [ov yfhj Yklef# Do~ nooj df kw moy {ovy dvwihcj hcj {ov# Pofzy{ cffjw
{ov co~ hcj {ov gobf zo kz yfhj{ zo nk}f kz hcozdfy gdhcgf#
[ov bh{ pfydhpw ~ykzf kz zoo# [ovy dvwihcj fcgovyhnfw {ov zo# [ovy dvwihcj
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~oyew lhzf hcj gobfw dobf zkyfj# [ov jo myfflhcgf ~oye wo {ov dh}f zkbf zo jhiilf
kc h lkzzlf pofzy{ ~dfc {ov ghc hmmoyj zo#
Lkmf kw lkef h }hghzkoc hmzfy zdhz# Hmzfy nokcn zdyovnd z~o boczdw om kczfcwfl{
hctkovw ~oyy{kcn# Cf}fy hnhkc# [ov vwfj zo if ioyfj hll zdf zkbf# Ioyfj ~kzd {ovy
~oye, ~kzd ifkcn hz dobf# Co~ hll zdkw phlfw kc gobphykwoc zo ~dhz {ov ~fcz
zdyovnd# [ov hyf fhw{ zo if ~kzd co~# Hl~h{w vp hcj yvcckcn hiovz zdf dovwf,
effpkcn {ovywflm ivw{# Hw km df kw nk}kcn {ov pfybkwwkoc zo lk}f {ovy lkmf#
Moy wobf yfhwoc, {ov zdkce zdkw pfhgf ~kll coz lhwz# [ov dopf ~kzd hll {ovy dfhyz
zdhz kz ~kll# H mf~ zkbfw h jh{ {ov wzkll mffl akzzfy{, lkef df dhw gobf ihge hnhkc# Kz.w
lkef wvy}k}kcn h ~hy om wobf woyz# H ~hy ~kzdovz yfhwoc ivz kcwfgvykz{# Moy df kw
kcwfgvyf, {ov zdkce# Zdhz.w ~d{ df jofw zdfwf zdkcnw zo {ov#
^oyekcn myfflhcgf bhefw {ov kcwfgvyf zoo# oye jofwc.z gobf# Pfoplf dkyf {ov
moy zdf fjkzkcn {ov jo zdfc ~dfc zdf aoi.w jocf, {ov zdkce zdhz hcozdfy ~oc.z gobf
hnhkc# Kz kw dkb hll o}fy hnhkc# ^hkzkcn moy dkb, ~hkzkcn moy h cf~ aoi, fzg#
Moy wobf yfhwoc, zdkw ftpfykfcgf bhefw {ov ~hcz zo ~oye h ckcf zo mk}f aoi# Zo if
zdhz pvypowfmvl hcj fcgovyhnfj# [ov joc.z ~hcz zkbf zo zdkce, {ov ~hcz zkbf zo jo
{ovy aoi# ^kzdovz {ovy dvwihcj, {ov joc.z dh}f fcovnd myob {ovy myfflhcgf aoiw#
Zo if kcjfpfcjfcz mkchcgkhll{, {ov ~ovlj dh}f zo looe dhyjfy#
Pofzy{ bh{ if zdf zkgefz? Oy pfydhpw mkgzkoc# [ov dopf zo zhef wobf mkgzkoc
glhwwfw zo lfhyc# [fw, {ov.j lkef zdhz# Wo {ov dh}f wobfzdkcn zo ~oye zo~hyjw#
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Zdhz ckndz, hmzfy zdkcekcn oc ~dhz zo jo, {ov mhll hwlffp doljkcn oczo {ovy
dvwihcj# [ov ~hef vp ~kzdovz yfbfbifykcn hc{ om {ovy jyfhbw# Kz kw h gobplfzf
ilhce, lkef wobfocf dhj zhefc zdfb h~h{# Ivz {ov mffl yfwzfj# Wzkll h lkzzlf wlffp{,
{ov bhef gommff moy {ovy dvwihcj# [ov joc.z jykce kz {ovywflm, pyfmfyykcn zo ~hef vp
wlo~l{ hw zdf boyckcn pyonyfwwfw# Wzvbilkcn h lkzzlf hw {ov no zo zdf ekzgdfc, hw {ov
bhef zdf gommff#
[ovy dvwihcj gobfw myob ifdkcj {ov wlo~l{ hcj ~yhpw dkw hybw hyovcj {ov#
[ov wbklf hcj wh{, “Dk# Nooj boyckcn#‒
Df jofwc.z hcw~fy {ov# Df doljw {ov zkndzl{ hcj wbklfw ihge# [ov joc.z wff dkb
ivz mffl wobfzdkcn lkef dhppkcfww gobkcn hlocn#
[ov ~kwd {ov govlj no h~h{ moy h dolkjh{, lfh}f zdkw plhgf moy h ~dklf# Kz.w mvll om
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cf}fy zdhz#
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co~ flvjfw dfy# Wdf zdkcew wdf.ll if mkcf ivz wdf kwc.z# Wdf.w mhllkcn hphyz# Wdf dhw co
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jfgfcz wdf mfflw co~, do~ vckcwpkykcn###
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dfy# Hio}f nyovcj, df govljc.z ~hle wzyhkndz# Hcj zdf yfwz om kz avwz mollo~w dfy, jffp
kczo cozdkcn# Dfy ~oyjw govljc.z wh}f dfy# Coz hz hll# Hcj hggfpzhcgf govlj? Wdf
wdovlj hggfpz zdhz dfy lkmf vp zo co~ dhw iffc ocf locn jhye jfwgfcz kczo zdkw whbf
cozdkcncfww# ^f ghccoz mkndz o}fy cozdkcncfww vclfww kz kw hlyfhj{ ~kzd vw# ^kzdkc vw#
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zdf jhye zdhz lk}fw?
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kw nk}fc#
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dfy zdfyf kczo cozdkcncfww# ^hekcn vp cf}fy mflz wo nooj# ^hw kz h ckndzbhyf oy h
jyfhb nocf kczo jffpfy jyfhb, hcj bfhckcn?
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fhgd ozdfy.w mhky hwwvbpzkocw#
^hw df yfhll{ h zfhgdfy zdfc? Zfhgdfy om zdf whj phyz om ovywfl}fw# Zdf ocf ~f
govljc.z zyhgf ~kzd vcjfywzhcjkcn# Zdf ocf hlwo ~kzd vw kc ovy dopf#
Kz dhw iffc ghzdhyzkg, dfy jyfhb zockndz# Zdf pykwoc kw golj ivz zdfyf wdf jkj coz
dkjf, zdfyf wdf jkj coz jo hc{zdkcn zo dvyz hc{ocf# Hw km wdf.w dvyzkcn zdf pfoplf
hyovcj dfy i{ coz jk}vlnkcn zdf zyvzd fcovnd#
Wdf jofwc.z ~hcz zdkw ivz dhw kz hc{~h{# Do~ zyvzd wzhyfw {ov ovz om lk}kcn kczo
{ovy lkmf#
Kz kwc.z dkb# Kz kw dfywflm wdf.w iykcnkcn zo lkmf#
Hcj df kw wzkll zdfyf kc dkw o~c lkmf# Powwkil{ jhbhnfj ivz lk}hilf#
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f{fw hyf dhlm"glowfj ivz wdf.w h~hef hcj dhpp{# Dfy dvwihcj dhw nocf zo ~oye#
Wdf.w hlocf hnhkc#
Wdf vwfj zo lkef ifkcn hlocf# Wdf lkefj zdf wphgf‚~kjf opfc hw mhy hw h dovwf kw
hc{~h{# Wdf govlj jo h loz om zdkcnw hlocf# Ivz ~ykzkcn kw zdf oggvphzkoc wdf cf}fy
zkyfw om jokcn#
Ivz zojh{, wdf.j lkef wobf gobphc{ moy h gdhcnf# Wvjjfcl{, wdf zdkcew om
nyhzkzvjf# Hmzfy locflkcfww, wdf dhw zo yfbkcj dfywflm om zdkw‚om do~ lvge{ wdf kw wdf
ghc jo ~dhz wdf ~hczw ~oye"~kwf# Zdhz wdf ghc wvppoyz dfywflm co~ kc wpkzf om
f}fy{zdkcn# Do~ dfy dvwihcj lo}fw dfy#
Zdovnd lhzfl{, df.w iffc jkwzhcz# Wdf ~ocjfyw ~d{# Wdf dhwc.z iffc zdfyf hll zdf
zkbf zdovnd wo zdhz.w vcjfywzhcjhilf# Zoo ivw{ ~ykzkcn# Kz zhefw h loz ovz om {ov,
~ykzkcn# Zdf fcfyn{ wh}fj vp moy zdf jh{ nofw kczo ~ykzkcn# Ivz wdf lo}fw jokcn kz#
Kz.w avwz bfczhll{ hcj fbozkochll{ jyhkckcn wobfzkbfw# Df bvwz vcjfywzhcj#
Wdf zdkcew om ghllkcn vp dfy mykfcj# Ivz lhzfl{ zoo, wdf.w iffc ivw{, zoo ivw{
wobfzkbfw zo zhle o}fy zdf pdocf#
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Wo wdf wpfcjw zdf jh{ yfhjkcn hcj ~ykzkcn# Pfydhpw, wdf.ll ~ykzf zdhz iooe hiovz
dkb# Kz ~kll zhef h loz om dfy zkbf yfghllkcn zdf vynfcg{, zdf mfhy, zdf ~h{ kz wffbfj
fcjlfww, fzg#
Kz wffbw zo dfy zdf pyomfwwoy kw h iloge zo dfy dh}kcn h dhpp{ lkmf# [fz kz ftgkzfw dfy
zo zdkce hiovz ~ykzkcn hiovz dkb# Kz.w wzyhcnf hcj jhvczkcn# H zhwe ~oyzd zdf fmmoyz
om hzzfbpzkcn# ^dowf yfwvlz kw vcjfckhil{ gdhllfcnkcn# Bh{if zdhz.w ~d{ wdf lkefw kz#
Wdf dhwc.z jocf wobfzdkcn xvkzf zdkw jhvczkcn, zdkw wghy{ kc dfy lkmf# Kz kw ocf zdkcn zo
no zdyovnd ~dhz wdf ~fcz zdyovnd# Xvkzf hcozdfy zo zfll h wzoy{ hiovz kz# Zo opfc vp
zo zdf phnf, dfy fbozkocw, hcj zdf jhye fxvhzkoc ~kzd dkb#
^dhz km df yfhjw kz? ^ovljc.z zdhz mffl lkef fcgovyhnfbfcz? K bfhc, zo ~ykzf h
iooe hiovz kz kw h woyz om bhye om hppyo}hl, kwc.z kz? F}fc km kz kw cfnhzk}f#
Gocwkjfykcn wdf eco~w df kw yfhjkcn####
Zdkw bhefw dfy ftgkzfj moy wobf yfhwoc, zo eco~ df ~kll if yfhjkcn# Kw kz wkge oy
avwz h nhbf zo dfy? Wdf avwz lkefw zo plh{ ~kzd dkb# Wdf lkefw zo lfz dkb eco~ ~dhz kz
mfflw lkef zo if oc zop# Oc zop om zdkcnw, fzg# Wdf.j lkef zo wdo~ dkb wdf.w coz hmyhkj#
Coz hmyhkj zo if dfywflm ~kzd dkb# Hcj zdhz wdf eco~w df ghccoz jo hc{zdkcn zo dfy#
Zdhz dkw dhcjw hyf zkfj# Df kw zdf pykwocfy co~, coz dfy#
Kz kw h ekcj om jhcnfy ~oyzd ftpfykfcgkcn, zo myff dfy, wdf zdkcew# Hcj wdf dhw cf}fy
iffc zdkw jfzfybkcfj hiovz ~dhz wdf ~hczw zo jo#
^dfc dfy dvwihcj nfzw dobf, wdf kw ~ykzkcn mvykovwl{ wdf jofwc.z cozkgf zdf jooy#
Dfy dvwihcj dhw iffc kncoyfj hcj df jofw coz bkcj# Df eco~w wobfzdkcn kw
effpkcn dfy ivw{ hcj zdhz wdf.w nlhj hcj whzkwmkfj#
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Zdf pdocf ykcnw ~dklf wdf.w kc zdf bkjjlf om h wfczfcgf# Df dvwihcj hcw~fyw# Zdf
cftz bkcvzf, df.w lhvndkcn hcj wbklkcn#
^dfc df dhcnw vp, wdf.w wzkll ~ykzkcn, zhekcn co cozkgf om dkb f}fc ~dfc df gobfw
kczo zdf yoob#
“Df{, K.b nokcn zo zdf wzoyf, {ov ~hcz zo iv{ wobfzdkcn?‒
“Dbbb?‒
“Cf}fybkcj,‒ df wh{w lkndzl{# Hcj df gobfw o}fy hcj ekwwfw dfy gdffe#
“I{f,‒ wdf wh{w# Hw km wh{kcn nooji{f moy zdf lhwz zkbf#
Zdhz ckndz dfy mykfcj ghllw# Wdf wh{w zdhz wdf.w pyfnchcz#
“Zdhz.w ~ocjfymvl cf~w,‒ {ov wh{#
“[fhd#‒
“^dfc jkj {ov mkcj ovz?‒
“Avwz zojh{#‒
“Do~ kw {ovy dvwihcj zhekcn kz?,‒ {ov wh{ aoekcnl{#
“Df.w dhpp{, om govywf# ^f.}f iffc plhcckcn moy kz h~dklf, wo###‒
“Gocnyhzvlhzkocw, fd?‒
“Zdhce {ov# Wo do~ dh}f {ov iffc?‒
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“Nooj# Zdhz nv{ dhwc.z iffc goczhgzkcn {ov, dhw df?,‒ wdf wh{w, wvjjfcl{
wfykovw#
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“[fw, om govywf# [ov wdovlj gobf o}fy wobf zkbf# Df bkwwfw {ov#‒
Hcj dfy mykfcj gobfw o}fy moy jkccfy wobfzkbf jvykcn zdf cftz ~ffe#
Kz kw lkef olj zkbfw# Mvll om aoefw hcj ihczfykcn#
Cozdkcn hbkww# Wdf.w dhpp{ hcj loxvhgkovw#
Ivz wdf cozkgfw zdhz dfy dvwihcj ifgobfw wo hckbhzfj kc dfy pyfwfcgf# Wo lk}fl{,
wdf zdkcew# H lkzzlf afhlovw om ~dhz wdf ghc jo zo dkb# Ivz kz.w pyoihil{ avwz dkb#
Wdf.w coz jokcn kz kczfczkochll{#
Wdf ~ocjfyw ~d{ df.w wo ioykcn kc dfy pyfwfcgf# Kz bvwz if zdhz wdf.w kncoykcn dkb
hll zdfwf {fhyw hmzfy wdf ifnhc dfy ~ykzkcn ghyffy#
Kz.w avwz zdhz, cozdkcn flwf, wdf zdkcew zo dfywflm#
“Wo, ~dhz hyf {ov ~ykzkcn?,‒ dfy mykfcj hwew#
“Cozdkcn zfyykil{ ftgkzkcn#‒
“K zdovndz ~ykzkcn kw hl~h{w ftgkzkcn#‒
“Wdf.w iffc kncoykcn bf hll zdfwf {fhyw ifghvwf om kz,‒ df zfhwkcnl{ wh{w#
“K dh}fc.z iffc#,‒ wdf wh{w, h lkzzlf fbihyyhwwfj i{ dkw yfbhye# “OE, K.ll zfll {ov#
K.b plhcckcn oc ~ykzkcn hiovz zdhz pofzy{ pyomfwwoy# K.}f avwz ifnhc kz zojh{#‒
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zdfwf pfoplf# Lkef zdf hky kw wvjjfcl{ zdkge ~kzd wvwpkgkoc#
“^d{ ~ykzf hiovz dkb,‒ wdf wh{w ~oyykfjl{#
“K joc.z eco~, zo zfll {ov zdf zyvzd# K avwz dh}f zo ~ykzf hiovz kz# Zdfyf.w co
wzyhcnfy wzoy{#‒
“Ivz ~kll df mkcj ovz {ov.yf ~ykzkcn hiovz dkb? K.b ~oyykfj moy {ov#‒
“Df ~kll# Ivz K.b coz wghyfj hc{boyf#‒
“Kz.w }fy{ wzyhcnf#‒
Dfy dvwihcj kw wkzzkcn zdfyf xvkfzl{ looekcn hz dfy# Pyoihil{ mfflkcn hcj
~ocjfykcn zdf whbf zdkcnw dfy mykfcj kw#
“Do~ gobf {ov jkjc.z zfll bf?‒
“K ~hw nokcn zo zfll {ov zockndz#‒
“Zdhz kw h ikn bkwzhef, “ df wh{w, dkw f{fw ~kjfc, dkw mhgf zvyckcn h ikz yfj myob
hcnfy hcj ghyf# “Hyfc.z {ov hmyhkj df.ll zvyc vp hnhkc? ^f.}f nocf zdyovnd zdhz#‒
“Co, K ghc dhcjlf kz,‒ wdf wh{w pvypowfmvll{#
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wh{w, coz bfhckcn kz#
“^fll, kz.w vp zo {ov# K.b avwz hmyhkj df.ll no gyhq{ hnhkc hcj gobf hz {ov# [ov.yf
coz nokcn zo ~ykzf h mlhzzfykcn kbhnf om dkb, ykndz? Kc zdf iooe#‒
“Co, om govywf coz#‒
“Jo kz vcjfy h pwfvjoc{b zdfc# Wo df ~oc.z eco~#‒
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Zdhz ckndz zdf{ kncoyf fhgd ozdfy# Wdf ~hczw dkb wo ihjl{ ivz df avwz zvycw h~h{,
afhlovw om h wpfgzfy oy wobf ndowz#
Df ~hczw zo nfz kcwkjf dfy dfhj hcj eco~ ~dhz wdf.w zdkcekcn# Wdf.w wo dhyj"
dfhjfj, df zdkcew# Wo wzviioyc# B{ Noj, df zdkcew# Ivz f}fy lo}kcn dfy, f}fy
~kwdkcn zdf{ govlj if zonfzdfy lkef zdf{ jkj ifmoyf zdf pyomfwwoy ghbf ifz~ffc zdfb#
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Ifghvwf df zdkcew df dhw, kyyfphyhil{# Df zdkcew wdf.w oiwfwwfj ~kzd dkw hzzfczkoc#
Ivz jofwc.z zfll dfy# Wdf.w coz wlffpkcn, cfkzdfy kw df# Zdf{ hyf iozd kc zdfky o~c
lk}fw, zdkcekcn om zdf ozdfy# ^hczkcn zdf ozdfy ivz coz kc zdkw ~h{# Zdf{ ~hcz zo
zfhgd fhgd ozdfy h lfwwoc hcj zdf{.yf mhklkcn# Bhekcn kcwzfhj cozdkcn ovz om kz ivz
golj wzhyfw hcj golj wdovljfyw#
^dfc wdf mhllw hwlffp, wdf jyfhbw hnhkc om zdf pyomfwwoy# Cozdkcn fwpfgkhll{
ckndzbhykwd avwz h wkndzkcn om dkw mhgf, cozdkcn flwf# Wdf kw ~ykzkcn dfy iooe hcj
~dfc wdf zvycw zo zdf ~kcjo~, df kw zdfyf ~hzgdkcn dfy# Kz kw ckndz ivz dfy dvwihcj
kwc.z zdfyf# Pyoihil{ hz bkjckndz# Wdf yfbfbifyw jkwzkcgzl{ zdhz wdf looew hz zdf
gloge# Dkw mhgf kw }fy{ ~dkzf, lkef zdhz om h ndowz# Ivz zdhz jofwc.z wghyf dfy# Wdf
goczkcvfw ~ykzkcn hcj df jkwhppfhyw ~dfc wdf zvycw zo looe hnhkc#
Kz.w h nooj jyfhb, wdf zdkcew# Powkzk}f#
Bh{if wdf.ll nfz o}fy dkb hmzfy zdkw iooe# Bh{if wdf.ll jfgkjf, km kz ~fyf dfy
jfgkwkoc zo bhef, zo bo}f oc hz lhwz# Hcj cozdkcn govlj yhzzlf dfy f}fy hnhkc#
^dhz hiovz dfy dvwihcj# Pooy dvwihcj pyoihil{ ~oyykfj wkge hiovz dfy# Wdf
jofwc.z vcjfywzhcj dkw lo}f moy dfy# Do~ lo{hl df kw, dhw hl~h{w iffc# Wdf.w kc lo}f
~kzd dkw lo{hlz{, wdf zdkcew moolkwdl{# Wdf.w }hkc, wdf zdkcew# Wfgyfzl{, wdf pvzw dkb
jo~c# Ivz ~dfc df.w lkef zdkw, ghykcn hiovz do~ wdf.w zhekcn f}fy{zdkcn kc, wdf govlj
moynk}f dkb dkw lo{hlz{# Wdf bvwzc.z if lkef zdkw, wxvhcjfykcn dkw lo}f lkef wdf ghc
hmmoyj zo# ^dhz dhppfcfj ifz~ffc zdfc hcj co~? Wdf ~hw wo kc lo}f ~kzd dkb
ifmoyf zdf pyomfwwoy ghbf hlocn# Co~ hll df jofw kw wfczkbfczhl zo dfy, hll dkw hgzkocw
wffb mhef zo dfy, wzvjkfj# ]fy{ wvivyihc#
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ftpfykfcgfj zonfzdfy# Hcj zdf{ jkj pvll zdyovnd, zykvbpdhczl{# Df.w }fy{ wvppoyzk}f
hcj lo{hl# Wdf lo}fj dkb zdfc# Ivz co~, wdf.w wvmmoghzkcn kc zdkw fc}kyocbfcz# Kz.w
lkef wdf.w iffc zdyovnd wobfzdkcn kbpoyzhcz zdhz gdhcnfj dfy hcj govljc.z no ihge,
govljc.z wdykce ihge zo zdf lkmf wdf dhj#
Wdf.w iffc hz ~hy hcj co~ wdf govljc.z wzop ifkcn hz ~hy# Hcj dfy dvwihcj dhw
ifgobf hc vc~kzzkcn fcfb{# Wdf.w hz ~hy zo wh}f dfy lkmf# Wdf.w nvcckcn zdfb hll
jo~c, hcj df.w ekllfj hlocn ~kzd zdf yfwz om dfy zhynfzw#
Nyhzkzvjf, wdf zdkcew# K dh}f zo dh}f nyhzkzvjf# Zdkw bh{ if h ioykcn lkmf ivz hz
lfhwz K.b coz dhybfj# Ivz co bhzzfy ~dhz wdf zfllw dfywflm, zdf zfyykilf ioyfjob wfzw
kc zdf bobfcz wdf ~hefw vp# Ocl{ dfy ~ykzkcn ~hefw dfy, ivz zdfc moy h mf~ dovyw
ocl{# Zdfc ihge zo zdkw wzhkj hcj glhvwzyopdoikg lkmf#
^dhz dhppfcfj zo dfy yflkfm hz zdf fcj om zdhz ghwf? Wdf ~hw wo nyhzfmvl kz fcjfj
~fll ~kzd coioj{ dhybfj oy hc{zdkcn# Kz ~hw dfy }kgzoy{# Kz pfzfyfj ovz hmzfy h mf~
boczdw# Zdfc zdkw jhcnfyovw ioyfjob wfz kc# Pfoplf lkef zdkw jo wobfzdkcn
kyyfphyhilf lkef wdf.w jokcn co~, pvwdkcn h~h{ dfy dvwihcj, dfy mykfcj# ^oye kw dfy
yflkfm co~, wdf zvycw zo kz wvggfwwmvll{, ~kzdovz mhkl#
^d{ kwc.z wdf zfllkcn dfy dvwihcj zdkw? Wdf vwfj zo jo zdhz, zhle moy dovyw oc fcj,
yf}fhlkcn dfy kccfybowz zdovndzw zo dkb# Co~ wdf glhbw vp# Wdf kw ckgfy zo zdf
ilhce phnf zdhc zo dkb#
Co~ wdf govljc.z jo hc{zdkcn# Kz wffbw lkef wdf.w noz zoo bhc{ wfgyfzw zo zfll hcj
jofwc.z eco~ ~dfyf zo wzhyz, oy ~dfc#
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Wdf ghc zdkce hll dfy jh{w hiovz zdkw jklfbbh om ~hczkcn zo wpfhe {fz coz eco~kcn
do~, hcj wdf ~kll wzkll if dfyf, bkwfyhilf hcj hlocf, kc zdkw wo"ghllfj lkmf#
Wo wvggfww kw co~dfyf zo if movcj kc zdkw chzvyhl ioyfjob# Co bhzzfy do~ bhc{
iooew wdf wfllw, wdf.w ioyfj# Co bhzzfy do~ bhc{ zkbfw zdf{ hpplhvj dfy, wdf.w
ioyfj#
^dhz ghc wdf jo ftgfpz zo wkjfwzfp zdf kwwvf? Zo iykcn dfy wflm jo~c zo wkqf, zo
hihcjoc mfhy hcj hctkfz{ hcj co~ ioyfjob#
Cozdkcn wdf jofw kc jokcn ghc gdhcnf zdkw# Wdf kw vch~hyf om zdf jhye pvwdkcn
hnhkcwz dfy co~#
Bh{if wdf avwz cffjw zo effp ivw{, ~ykzkcn hcj yfhjkcn, hcj moynfzzkcn dfy jhye
phwz# Moynfz zdf pyomfwwoy, moynfz zdf iooe wdf.w ~ykzkcn# ykzf ozdfy zdkcnw# Zdfyf.w
wo bvgd flwf zo ~ykzf hiovz, wdf zdkcew# ^d{ bhef dkb kbboyzhl, hw kc kc h iooe
Df jofwc.z jfwfy}f kz, f}fc h cfnhzk}f poyzyhkz# Kz.w ifwz zo kncoyf dkb# Hcj wdf dhw
wvggfwwmvll{ wo mhy#
Ivz ~d{ jofw wdf ~hcz zo wdo~ dkb? Yf}fcnf?
Wdf bvwz if ghyfmvl coz zo ~hef dkb hnhkc kczo h gykbkchl lkmf# Df bh{ cf}fy
moynk}f dfy#
Hcj wdf ~hczw cozdkcn myob dkb, ocl{ zdhz df.ll lfz dfy ~ykzf kz ~kzdovz dkw
eco~kcn# H pwfvjoc{b kw h nyfhz kjfh# Vclfww zdfyf.w h ~h{ zdhz df.ll mkcj ovz kz.w
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dfy# Wdf jovizw zdkw# Kc mhgz, wdf zdkcew, df.w }fy{ hmyhkj om gocwfxvfcgfw# Df kw wzkll
ghyfmvl# Hcj zdhz.w dfy hj}hczhnf# Zo ~ykzf hiovz dkb zhefw zkbf# Pyoihil{ h {fhy om
kczfcwf ~ykzkcn hcj fjkzkcn# Wdf dhw zo if ghyfmvl, bowz om hll, om dfy mfflkcnw# Do~
zdf phwz bh{ ihynf kc hcj yvkc zdf pyfwfcz#
Mfhy kw cozoykovwl{ jkmmkgvlz zo gobpyfdfcj oy f}fc hppyfdfcj# ^dfc kz gobfw, kz
gobfw ihge mvll hcj ~hczkcn#
Avwz co~ wdf.w bhekcn gommff moy dfywflm# Wdf cf}fy jykcew gommff ivz co~ wdf zykfw
kz# Oc zdf ekzgdfc govczfy, zdfyf.w h lkcf om hczw bo}kcn wlo~l{ hgyoww hcj jo~c zdf
fjnf om kz# Wdf looew hcj wzhyzw ekllkcn zdfb ~kzd dfy mkcnfyw# Wdf hihcjocw zdf gommff
hcj zdf hczw zo wkz jo~c kc zdf lk}kcn yoob#
Wdf zdkcew zoo bvgd, wdf jfgkjfw#
Myob co~ oc, K.ll jo ~dhzf}fy K ghc zo if lfww jovizmvl# Moy wdf gdhlew kz vp zo
joviz hcj iflkfm ~dfcf}fy wdf.w zdkw vcdhpp{# Dfy dvwihcj kw hl~h{w dhpp{# Df.w
hl~h{w bhjjfckcnl{ gdffymvl# K bvwz lfhyc zdhz, wdf wh{w zo dfywflm co~# Oy ykwe
lowkcn f}fy{zdkcn K dh}f# F}fc km f}fy{zdkcn kw kc oyjfy, wdf ghc lowf kz i{ bfyfl{
ifkcn vcdhpp{#
Dfy hyb mfflw cvbi# Wdf wgyhzgdfw dfy ecff#
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Wdf govndw# Wobfzdkcn kc zdf hky bhefw dfy govnd# Wdf govndw boyf hcj boyf
vczkl wdf dhw zo no zo zdf zoklfz hcj lfhc o}fy zdf ~hwd ihwkc# Cozdkcn gobfw ovz# Kz kw
avwz dfy zdyohz, wdf zdkcew# Ivz kz kwc.z woyf oy hc{zdkcn# Zdf bvwglfw kc dfy zdyohz
hyf ghvwkcn dfy zo govnd, h woyz om nhnnkcn mfflkcn# Wobfzkbfw jvykcn iyfhemhwz, wdf
mfflw kz zoo#
Wdf.w zoo {ovcn zo dh}f hc{zdkcn ~yocn ~kzd dfy pd{wkghll{# Zdhz.w ~dhz wdf effpw
zdkcekcn hiovz dfywflm# Ivz zdfyf hyf {ovcnfy pfoplf#
Hl~h{w, wdf zdkcew om dfywflm hw {ovcn, hw km z~fcz{ mk}f kw {ovcn# Oy moyz{ kw {ovcn#
Wdf wbklfw pyfwfczl{ ~dfc wdf zdkcew do~ moolkwd wdf.w iffc hiovz hnf#
Ivz zdkw zdkcn hiovz dfy zdyohz kw kyykzhzkcn# Kz.w coz ckgf# Wdf ~hczw kz nocf# Wdf.w
{ovcn lkef zdkw# Wdf ~hczw zo if jfbhcjkcn lkef zdkw f}fc zo zdkcnw ~dkgd ghccoz if
gdhcnfj ~kzdovz pvypowf# Lkef h gdklj ~hczkcn dfy ~h{ ~dfc f}fy{zdkcn wdovljc.z
wzh{ zdf whbf#
Wdf.w zdf {ovcnfwz kc zdf mhbkl{ hcj dhw hl~h{w iffc zdf {ovcnfwz# Zdovnd wdf.w
hl~h{w mflz olj f}fy wkcgf wdf ghc yfbfbify#
Hcj dfy wzobhgd mfflw hgd{# ^dhz dhw wdf fhzfc? Cozdkcn ovz om zdf oyjkchy{#
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Avwz hc vpwfz wzobhgd pyoihil{# Zoo bvgd zkbf oc dfy dhcjw bhefw dfy zdkce zdfwf
zdkcnw# Ozdfy~kwf coybhl ftpfykfcgfw ifgobf f}kjfcgfw om wkgecfww# Wdf zdkcew wdf.w
lvge{ zo dh}f zdkw bvgd zkbf zo ~ykzf hcj jo zdkcnw oc dfy o~c#
Pyfwfczl{, wdf nofw zo dfy lhpzop hcj zvycw kz oc#
Wdf.w nokcn zo goczkcvf dfy iooe hiovz zdf pyomfwwoy# Wdf nfzw h ~fhy{ mfflkcn co~
ifghvwf wdf.w iffc nk}fc hll zdkw zkbf zo ~ykzf# If nyhzfmvl, wdf whkj zo dfywflm# If
nyhzfmvl# Hcj wdf pyh{w h wbhll pyh{fy ifmoyf ifnkcckcn# Wdf iflkf}fw kc Noj# Oy h
noj# ^dkgdf}fy gobfw zo dfy hz hc{ bobfcz# F}fc iflkfm gdhcnfw zo dfy# Zdf
vck}fywf kw kc wvgd mlvt, Noj, km Df kw hyovcj, govljc.z wzh{ zdf whbf fczkz{# Oy wo,
dfy gdkljlkef bkcj kw zdkcekcn#
Wdf ifnkcw oy yhzdfy goczkcvfw kc zdkw pyfwfcz lkef h pfywoc kc cffj om dopf# Kw
zdfyf dopf fcovnd moy dfy kc zdkw ~oylj? Wdf jfwkyfw zo hwe ivz jofwc.z# Wdf kw bvgd
zoo dvbilf moy zdhz# Hll wdf eco~w kw zdhz wdf.w nokcn zo ~ykzf ykndz co~ hcj mkckwd
lhzfy hcj powwkil{ dhzf ~dhz wdf.w ~ykzzfc# Ivz zdhz.w OE, wdf dhw zdf dhikz om dhzkcn
~dhz wdf ~ykzfw# Wobf ~ykzfyw hyf cozoykovw moy dhzkcn ~dhz zdf{ ~ykzf jvf zo
kcwfgvykz{ oy dopf# Dopf zo kbpyo}f, zo iykcn wobfzdkcn kczo zdfky ~oylj om
ftgfpzkoc# Zdkw kw coz cf~ ivz cocfzdflfww kz.w hc h~e~hyj mfflkcn kc dfy zdhz jfwkyfw
zo dopf#
Jofw wdf bkcj hz hll zdhz wdf.w ~ykzkcn hcj coz zdkcekcn ozdfy zdovndzw, zdovndzw
zdhz gobf hz dfy, hwekcn dfy zo yfwol}f oy hz lfhwz zo gocwkjfy? Lkef zdovndzw hiovz
~d{ wdf.w ~ykzkcn zdkw iooe? ^d{ zdf pyomfwwoy? ^d{ co~? ^dhz kw kz kc dfy zdhz.w
jokcn zdkw, zdhz ~hczw zo jo zdkw?
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Pfydhpw wdf.ll hcw~fy zdfwf xvfwzkocw ~dfc wdf.w ~ykzkcn# Yhyfl{ jofw wdf iflkf}f
zdhz ~ykzkcn ghc hcw~fy zdf jffp xvfwzkocw ivz wdf.w ~kllkcn zo zy{# Wdf ~kllw zdkw#
Ivz cozdkcn gobfw# Co ~oyjw, co zdovndzw, co jfwkyfw# Avwz h gobplfzf ilhce #
Dfy bkcj bvwz if yfwzkcn co~ hmzfy hll zdf mlvyy{ om zdovndzw fhylkfy# ^dhz yfwzw kc
dfy co~ ifnkcw ivz wdf jofwc.z mollo~ kc zdhz ifnkcckcn# Zdfyf kw h ghvzkoc wdf.w
jfwpfyhzfl{ zy{kcn zo o}fygobf# H phkc zdhz vckzfw dfy zo dkb ivz wfphyhzfw zdfb
fxvhll{# K ghccoz eco~ dkb, ~dhz df.w mfflkcn kc phkc, ivz K ghc kbhnkcf ivz kc
kbhnkckcn lowf ~dhz yfhlkz{ zdfyf kw kc h lkmf#
Ivz kw zdfyf h jffpfy lkmf zdhc lk}kcn, zdhc jhkl{ lkmf? Zdhc hll zdf jhye wgfcfw
zdf{.}f ftpfykfcgfj# H jffpfy mfhy, pfydhpw, ivz lkmf?
Ivz wdf nk}fw vp# Km hc{zdkcn, wdf ~hczw zo moynfz, wdf ~hczw zo nk}f kc zo zdf mfhy
hcj wzh{ zdf bobfcz# Zdfc lfh}f# ^kzd dfy dhcjw kc wvyyfcjfy#
^dfc dfy dvwihcj gobfw dobf, wdf dhwc.z ~ykzzfc hc{zdkcn# Wdf.w dvcgdfj o}fy
dfy lhpzop ivz cozdkcn gobfw zo dfy, avwz zdkw hiklkz{ zo wzh{ lkef wdf dhw#
Df ghllw ovz zo dfy ivz wdf effpw xvkfz, wzkll zdkcekcn hiovz ~dhz zo ~ykzf, ~d{
wdf.w kc h iloge#
Ivz zdf boyf wdf zdkcew hiovz kz, zdf boyf ilogefj wdf kw# Dfy zdovndzw wzoppkcn
moy dfy mfhy zo yflfhwf dfy# [fz cozdkcn gobfw#
Mkchll{, wdf wzhcjw vp hcj lfh}fw zdkw ivwkcfww om ~ykzkcn moy zdf jh{# Wdf glowfw
zdf jooy f}fy wo nfczl{ wo zdhz zoboyyo~ wdf dopfw zo opfc kz ~kzdovz dfy mfhy hcj
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gobf kc hnhkc zo ~dfyf wdf vcjfywzhcjw#
Zoboyyo~ ~dfc kz ~kll if zdf whbf {fz coz# Lkef wdf kw zdf whbf ivz {ovcnfy moy
dfy jfwkyfw# Zockndz ~dfc jfwkyfw hyf bfz hcj jyk}fc dobf# ^dfc lo}f wdo~w kzwflm
i{ ifkcn kc zdfb, kc zdfky hgzkocw, zdfky hgzw om jfwkyf#
Od, wdf dopfw kz ~kll if ifzzfy zoboyyo~# ^dhz wdf jofw jkmmfyfczl{ ~kll if
govczfj hbocn dfy dopfw# Dfy dopfmvl ovzlooe co~ boyf zdhc dfyw, kz kw iykndz lkef
dfy zdkcekcn# Zdkw jfwolhzf lhcjwghpf kw wzkll lhcjwghpf# Fcovnd moy kz zo gdhcnf wzkll
hcj if ifzzfy moy vw#
Zdhz ckndz hmzfy lo}f, wdf jyfhbw om zdf pyomfwwoy# Df kw doljkcn wobfzdkcn kc dkw
dhcj wzhcjkcn ifwkjf dfy ~dklf wdf.w hz zdf gobpvzfy# Kz kw jhye# Wdf ghc.z wff ~dhz
kz kw# Hcj wdf jofwc.z jhyf hwe# ^dfc wdf zvycw hcj looew hnhkc, df.w ifdkcj dfy ~kzd
dkw hybw hyovcj dfy# Gvykovwl{, wdf ghc.z mffl dkb# Kz kw lkef df jofwc.z zovgd dfy ivz
avwz hgzw kc myocz om dfy, lkef kc h bo}kf hcj wdf.w coz kc kz# Wdf.w avwz zdf hvjkfcgf
~hzgdkcn dkb# Ivz df ghc zovgd dfy, mfflkcn dfy ~kzd dkw jfwkyf lkef zdhz, hyovcj dfy#
Wdf ~hefw vp coz ~kzd h wzhyz lkef ifmoyf ivz nfczl{ lkef hggfpzhcgf# Lkef
kncoyhcgf# Moy km hc{zdkcn, df kw dfy kncoyhcgf# Dkw bvzfj whzkwmhgzkoc kc ~hcz#
F}fc zdfc, wdf jofwc.z lkef dkb kc}hjkcn dfy jyfhbw lkef zdhz# Wdf ~hczw zo zfll
dfy dvwihcj ivz df.w wlffpkcn wovcjl{#
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Hmzfy lhwz ckndz, hmzfy zdf jyfhb zdhz kw coz xvkzf ckndzbhyf coz xvkzf jyfhb, wdf
~ykzfw phnfw hcj phnfw kc dfy co}fl# ^oyjw, phyhnyhpdw povykcn ovz om dfy lkef
jkwzyhgzkoc, lkef h wzhzf om vcgfyzhkcz{# Wdf ~hczw zo hcw~fy dkb, hiovz ~d{ df kw
wffbkcnl{ vchmmfgzfj i{ dfy goolcfww, dfy cocgdhlhcgf zo~hyjw dkb# ^d{ df cffjw
zo if nocf myob dfy# Zdhz zdkw kw zdf ftzfcz om zdfky yflhzkocwdkp# Wzyhcnfyw mhllfc kczo
lkef wzyhcnfyw# Hcj gobkcn ovz om kz lkef fcfbkfw# Wdf.w hcny{ hcj df bvwz eco~ kz#
Wdf.w jfzfybkcfj zo zfll dkb wzyhkndz#
Co hbovcz om kc}fyzfj jfwkyf govlj bfcj zdkw yflhzkocwdkp, wdf zdkcew# Kz kw coz h
yflhzkocwdkp, wdf goyyfgzw dfywflm# Dfyf wdf kw nocf# Dfyf wdf mkndzw moy dfy lkmf lkef h
woljkfy#
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Hmzfy zdf pyomfwwoy wdo~w vp kc dfy jyfhbw hnhkc, wdf ~ykzfw h loz ivz wdf.w
gvykovwl{ wo zkyfj ~dfc wdf.w coz ~ykzkcn# Df.w whppkcn dfy fcfyn{ f}fc hz ckndz#
^dfc wdf.w coz ~ykzkcn kc zdf jh{zkbf, wdf.w kc ifj# Bh{if wdf.w jfpyfwwfj? Wdf
jhyf coz hwe# Wdf dhwc.z mflz lkef zdkw kc hnfw#
Hmzfy zdf {fhyw om wvggfww gobfw zdkw jvll hgdf zdhz.w effpkcn dfy zkyfj# ^dhz kw kz?
Wdf ghccoz wh{ hc{zdkcn zo zdkw# F}fc dfy po~fyw om pfygfpzkoc mhkl dfy# Wdf kw
vwvhll{ pfygfpzk}f ~dfc kz gobfw zo dfy boojw# Vwvhll{, wdf avwz cffjw zo if hgzk}f, zo
~ykzf, hcj zo if ~kzd mykfcjw# Co~, wdf ocl{ ~hczw zo ~ykzf‚zdf yfwz avwz ioyfw dfy#
Kwc.z wdf ifkcn hgzk}f hc{~h{ ~ykzkcn?
Wdf {h~cw h loz zoo# F}fy{ mf~ dovyw wdf dhw h mkz om {h~ckcn# Wdf glkcnw moy jfhy
lkmf zo dfy iolwzfy kc ifj# Pfydhpw wdf.w locfl{, wdf gocwkjfyw kz ivz jofwc.z bhef vp
dfy bkcj# Locflkcfww bhefw dfy zkyfj hcj lkwzlfww#
Hz ckndz, wdf jofwc.z ~hcz dfy dvwihcj# Df.w iffc hwekcn dfy ~d{ ivz wdf avwz
zvycw zo dfy wkjf om zdf ifj# Df wh{w wdf bvwz if jfpyfwwfj ivz wdf avwz wdhefw dfy
dfhj# F}fy zkyfj, f}fy ~hkzkcn moy cozdkcn, pfydhpw coz f}fc moy zdf cftz jh{#
Wdf dhwc.z iffc zdkw ~h{ wkcgf mk}f {fhyw hno, ~kzd zdf pyomfwwoy wzhlekcn dfy lkef
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zdhz#
Wdf dhwc.z iffc zdkw hmmfgzfj i{ ftzfychl zdkcnw# Vwvhll{, wdf kw mogvwfj kcwkjf, dhw
hc kczfychl logvw zdhz pfoplf ghc.z w~h{# Ivz co~ wdf.w wo hmmfgzfj i{ ~dhz dhppfcw
hyovcj dfy‚zdf ~fhzdfy, zdf ~h{ dfy dvwihcj zhlew zo dfy, i{ ~dhz wdf.w ~ykzkcn,
fzg#
Zdkw nofw oc moy zdf jvyhzkoc om ~ykzkcn dfy iooe# Kz zhefw dfy h {fhy oy wo zo
mkchll{ mkckwd kz# Wghyfj zo wdo~ kz zo dfy dvwihcj, wdf pvzw zdf bhcvwgykpz vcjfy loge
hcj ef{ kc zdf jyh~fy# Wdf dhwc.z iffc zdkw ~oyykfj hiovz ~dhz wdf.w ~ykzzfc‚
~oyykfj hiovz hvjkfcgf yfhgzkoc, hiovz dfy dvwihcj, dfy mykfcjw, dfy pvilkwdfy, fzg#
Ivz i{ hcj lhynf, wdf.w whzkwmkfj ~kzd ~dhz wdf.j ~ykzzfc, hlzdovnd wdf.j lkef
wobfocf zo gykzkxvf kz moy dfy# Wdf jofwc.z zyvwz dfy o~c kcwzkcgzw# Wdf.w cf}fy iffc
zdkw ~h{# Vwvhll{, wdf.j if wo gocmkjfcz, wo hwwvyfj hiovz wvggfww, hiovz zdf ~oyzd om
dfy iooew zo zdf hvjkfcgf f}fc km coz zo lkzfyhzvyf, wdf.j if yvwdkcn kz kczo pykcz wo wdf
govlj pvilkwd hcozdfy#
Co~ zdf olj mfhy dhw gobf ihge‚zdf mfhy wdf mflz ~kzd zdf pyomfwwoy# Zdf zkbfw om
~hkzkcn hcj zdf jkwzyhvndz mfflkcnw# Wdf wdovlj.}f eco~c zdkw kw nokcn zo dhppfc#
Zdhz df.w nokcn zo yvkc dfy lkmf h wfgocj zkbf# Zdkw zkbf, kz.w dfy o~c mhvlz, zdkw zkbf
wdf.w nocf oc hcj yvkcfj kz moy dfywflm ~kzd dfy hvjhgkz{ zo zhef oc h wviafgz wdf
ecf~ wdf wdovlj.}f lfmz hlocf#
Wdf govljc.z ilhbf dkb moy kz# Wdf ilhbfj dkw kczyknvf, dkw pozfczkhlkz{, dkw
gobpyobkwf, ivz coz dkw hggvwhzkocw# Zdhz, wdf jkj kz dfywflm# Ivz wdf.w coz f}fc
hggvwkcn dkb om hc{zdkcn co~ hlzdovnd zdf iooe kw# Wdf.w bhjf pfhgf ~kzd dkw
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hgzkocw, ~kzd dfy yfhgzkocw zo dkw hgzkocw hcj jffjw# Wdf.w coz moynk}fc oy gocjocfj
dkb ivz wdf.w zvycfj dfywflm kc# Wdf.w OE ~kzd kz, iflkf}kcn kc mhkzd ocgf hnhkc#
Jofw df eco~ df gdhcnfj dfy lkmf, dfy iflkfmw ~kzd ~dhz df.w jocf? Zdf mfhyw
ykwkcn myob dfy jkwzhcgf kczo dfy cffj? Co ocf wdovlj no zdyovnd ~dhz wdf ~fcz
zdyovnd ivz wkcgf kz.w hlyfhj{ zdfyf, ~d{ coz hllo~ kz zo hmmfgz {ov powkzk}fl{# Zo if
hilf zo effp kz kczhgz lkef zdhz kc h lkmf# Zdkw ftpfykfcgf, hmzfy avjnfbfcz, kw wzkll
ftpfykfcgf# Zo jo ~dhz ~f cffj zo jo ~kzd ~dhz ~f dh}f#
Zdkw wovcjw bh~ekwd ivz wdf kw zdf z{pf ~do ~hczw zo lfhyc ~kzdovz ifkcn wdhllo~#
Wdf ~hczw zo jfl}f kczo ftpfykfcgf co bhzzfy do~ jhye, do~ wffbkcnl{ kbpowwkilf kz
kw# Pfydhpw i{ jokcn wo, wdf govlj pyfzfcj# Hcj kc pyfzfcjkcn, if zdfyf ~kzd zdf
~h}fw wplhwdkcn hyovcj dfy, gdhcnfj zdovnd vcdvyz i{ kz hll#
Wdf dhw ifgobf zdfhzykghl, wdf cozkgfj# H lkzzlf ikz# Ivz zdf gfczyf kw wzkll zyvf hcj
mhkzdmvl, lo{hl zo h lkmf zdhz gdhcnfw hw kz kw gdhcnfj#
Wdf jofwc.z avjnf pfoplf, wdf avwz lfzw zdfb if# Wdf govlj yfhj zdfb }fy{ ~fll
zdovnd ivz wdf jofwc.z bhckpvlhzf, oy vwf dfy po~fyw om pfygfpzkoc hnhkcwz zdfb#
“^dhz jo {ov zdkce?‒
“K joc.z lkef kz,‒ df wh{w#
“^fll, ~d{? [ov cffj zo zfll bf ~d{#‒
“Kz.w wfcwhzkochl hcj vczyvf# Kz.w coz do~ kz dhppfcfj#‒
“Kz.w h co}fl, docf{# Kz.w bfhcz zo if vczyvf,‒ wdf wh{w wbklkcn hz dkb#
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“Kz.w wghy{ zdovnd# Zdhz phyz mfflw zyvf#‒
“Om govywf, kz.w wghy{# Zdhz.w do~ K yfhj zdf ~dolf hmmhky#‒
“[fw# Co~ {ov cffj zo pvilkwd kz#‒
[ov dvn {ovy dvwihcj zkndzl{ hcj ekww dkb# Hcj {ov bfhc kz# [ov.}f hl~h{w
bfhcz kz# Co~ {ov.}f gobf ihge zo dkb lkef cf}fy ifmoyf# ^dhz ~hw ifz~ffc {ov
dhw gvykovwl{ }hckwdfj i{ {ovy dh}kcn hgeco~lfjnfj kz# Co~ kz kw nocf lkef {ov
~ovlj dh}f kz nocf# Co~ {ov govlj wzhyz hnhkc myob ~dfyf {ov.}f lfmz omm# Kc zdf
bkjjlf om {ovy dhppkcfww, hz zdf fjnf om jkwzhcgf kczo {ov#
^dfc wdf.w hlocf, wdf wbklfw kc~hyjl{ lkef wdf.w cf}fy ifmoyf# Wdf.w hz pfhgf#
Wdf.w whzkwmkfj ~kzd ~dhz wdf.w jocf hcj jocf ~fll# Ivz wdf.w coz wflm"whzkwmkfj, co# Kz
kw avwz h gflfiyhzkoc om dh}kcn jocf wobfzdkcn ykndz, jocf wobfzdkcn wdf ~hczfj zo jo
kc dfy ~h{# Wvyfl{ ~f hyf hllo~fj zo zdkce oc zdkw? Wvyfl{, ~f hyf hllo~fj zo mffl
whzkwmhgzkoc ~kzd h aoi ~fll jocf, wdf zdkcew?
Co~ wdf kw yfhj{ zo wdo~ zdf iooe zo zdf ~oylj# Dfy dvwihcj lkefw kz5 dfy mykfcj
wh{w kz kw dfy ifwz iooe f}fy# Wdf yfbfbifyw dfy fthgz ~oyjw, ‒Zdkw kw h~fwobf#
]fy{ yfhl# Pyoihil{ {ovy ifwz wo mhy#‒
Wdf dfywflm kw h ~ykzfy, {ovy mykfcj# Wo {ov zhef dfy gobbfcz hw h ~ykzfy ~ovlj
zhef myob hcozdfy ~ykzfy# Ivz wdf kw hlwo {ovy mykfcj# Wo {ov zhef zdhz ~kzd h nyhkc
om whlz# Mykfcjw hl~h{w bfhc ~fll, coz ovz om cfgfwwkz{, ivz ovz om h wzyvnnlf zo if
wvppoyzk}f hcj lo{hl# Ivz wdf kw coz zdf z{pf zo lkf zdovnd# Wdf.ll wh{ kz kw ihj km kz
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yfhll{ kw ihj# Hz lfhwz {ov zyvwz dfy zo# Hcj {ov.}f zyvwzfj dfy hll zdfwf {fhyw
~kzdovz mhkl# Wdf kw {ovy ifwz yfhjfy# [ovy ifwz hvjkfcgf#
[ovy dvwihcj kw coz h ~ykzfy ivz df pkgew vp oc lkzzlf wfcwhzkocw, lkzzlf wvizlfzkfw
~dkgd bh{ ozdfy~kwf flvjf h ~ykzfy# Wobfzkbfw ~f hyf wo ghvndz vp kc zdf ~ykzkcn hw
~ykzfyw, ~f mhkl zo wff zdf ~dolf jyhbh hw h jyhbh om lkmf# Hw kz kw bfhcz zo if# Moy h
yfhjfy# Pkgekcn lkcfw ~dkgd hmmfgz vw zdf bowz ~kzdovz wffkcn zdf lhynfy hwpfgz om zdf
~oye# ^dkgd h lh{ pfywoc bh{ wff#
[ovy dvwihcj kw h }fy{ kczvkzk}f pfywoc# H wfcwkzk}f pfywoc# H wfcwkzk}f bhc#
Zdhz.w ~d{ {ov bhyykfj dkb# Df ghc zhle hiovz dkw mfflkcnw lkef h ~obhc wobfzkbfw#
]fy{ kc"zvcf ~kzd dkbwflm, dkw iflkfmw# Df kw wo lo}fj, {ov zdkce# Df kw h lo}kcn bhc#
Hcj {ov hyf nokcn zo if wo nlhj om zdkw gdhcgf zo wdo~ fhgd ozdfy zdf ozdfy.w
~oylj# Kz ~hw pvz oc dolj moy bhc{ {fhyw, ivz co~ {ov gobf ihge zo dkb lkef hc
hmmlkgzkoc# [ov ~hcz zo if wkge ~kzd dkb zonfzdfy# Zo if fhgd ozdfy.w gvyf# Avwz zo
vcjfywzhcj zdhz hmzfy wkgecfww, zdfyf.w lo}f#
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^dfc wdf mkywz wh~ dkb, df ~hw zfhgdkcn kc glhww# Df ~hw dfy zfhgdfy, pyomfwwoy#
Zdfyf ~hw h ~h{ kc ~dkgd df zhvndz zdhz zfyykmkfj dfy# F}fc kc h lfgzvyf ~kzd z~o
dvcjyfj wzvjfczw, wdf ~hw hmyhkj# Dkw f{fw looefj moy hc kccogfcz }kgzkb hcj wdf
looefj ihge# Zdfyf ~hw wobfzdkcn zyfhgdfyovw hiovz dkw bhccfy om wpfhekcn# H lo~
}okgf pyoafgzfj vp~hyj hw km wdovzkcn, yfpykbhcjkcn# Wdf govlj mffl dkw jkwwhzkwmhgzkoc
~kzd lkmf kc nfcfyhl, ~kzd zdf dkfyhygdkfw kc lkmf# Km df ~fyf h nhbf, wdf.j plh{ dkb, wdf
zdovndz#
Km df ~fyf yfhll{ pyfwfcz, hw jfwkyf ~hw pyfwfcz, wdf ~ovlj pvll hll zdf dvyzw df ~hw
mfflkcn ovz om dkb# Wdf ~hw zdkcekcn zoo bvgd hiovz dkb# Eco~c dkb mk}f bkcvzfw
hcj wdf ~hczfj zo wdo~ dkb wobfzdkcn wdf jkjc.z dh}f# Wvgd ~hw kccogfcgf, wvgd ~hw
eco~lfjnf om zdf wfhykcn ekcj#
Wzkll zdowf f{fw wghccfj zdf yoob moynfzzkcn zdfky yfhwoc# Wzkll zdowf f{fw mlkyzfj ~kzd
{ov, ~dof}fy {ov ~fyf ~do bfz zdfb#
Hcj hll wdf mflz ~hw hc hzzyhgzkoc, h zfyykilf bfhckcn zo ifdolj kc wvgd f{fw hw dkw#
Wdf mflz vcfhwkcfww‚zyvf# Ivz kz ~hw ocl{ hc vcfhwkcfww om mkywz ckndzw, om do~ ocf
dhcjlfj zdf ozdfy ~fll, do~ wdf kbhnkcfj zdkw#
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Kz ~hw h bo}kf zo dfy# Df ~ovlj lhvnd hz dfy }kyzvovw hyjovy# Wdf ~ovlj effp
gobkcn zo dkb lkef zdkw‚ghvwkcn cozdkcn ivz phkc#
Hmzfy glhww, zdf wzvjfczw lfmz zdf yoob kc h yvwd ~dklf wdf whz wlo~l{ lkmzkcn dfy ihn zo
dfy wdovljfy, zhekcn zdf wgfcf om dkb kc# Moy df ~hw yfbhyehil{ dhcjwobf, jfiochky
f}fc# Hcj wdf dhj f{fw zoo, wdf zdovndz#
hlekcn dobf, wdf ~hw yfbkcjfj om do~ zdfwf zdkcnw wzhyzfj# Ocf looe zdfc
hcozdfy, dhyblfww hz mkywz zdfc nyo~kcn kc myfxvfcg{ hcj jvyhzkoc# Pyfzz{ wooc, zdf{
~ovlj ~hcz wo bvgd om ~dhz zdf{ govlj dh}f#
Zdf wzyffz ~hw jfwfyzfj# Wdf efpz zo zdf wkjf~hle# Dfy dovwf ~hw avwz mk}f bkcvzfw
h~h{# ^dfc wdf wh~ wobfzdkcn kc h wdop ~kcjo~, h jyfww wdf govlj dh}f‚f}fy{zdkcn
~hw wobfzdkcn wdf govlj dh}f‚wdf wzoppfj zo looe hz kz# Zdfc wdf wh~ kc zdf ~kcjo~
dkw yfmlfgzkoc‚dkw f{fw ~kjf hcj wghy{# Wdf zvycfj hyovcj hcj df ~hwc.z zdfyf
hc{boyf# Wdf dfhyj dkw moozwzfpw ivz jkjc.z wff dkb# Dfy pyomfwwoy#
Wdf goczkcvfj dobf hcj whz kc ifj zkyfj myob wgdool ivz mhwgkchzfj i{ ~dhz ~hw
zhvndz zdfyf# Km wdf govlj gdhcnf hc{zdkcn kc dfy lkmf, wdf.j ~kwd cozdkcn flwf ivz zo
dkjf myob dkb# Hcj ~kllfj dkb zo looe moy dfy# Pfydhpw df ~hw wzhyzkcn zo hlyfhj{#
^dhz ~hw df jokcn zdfyf mollo~kcn dfy zo zdf wdop? Zdf kjfh ftgkzfj dfy# Dfy wekc ~hw
~hyb# Kz ~hw h nooj wvbbfy ovzwkjf# Kcwkjf, wdf ~hw ~hkzkcn#
Mkywz zkbf wdf wpoef zo dkb, wdf whkj, “Do~ jo {ov jo kz? Zfhgd, K bfhc#‒
“ fll, zdfyf.w cozdkcn zo kz# [ov avwz dh}f zo if }fy{ pyfphyfj# Zo eco~ wzvmm i{
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dfhyz# Hcj ~hcz zdf wzvjfczw zo lfhyc,‒ df whkj#
“Ifghvwf {ov jo kz ~fll#‒
“Zdhce {ov#‒
Zdfc zdowf f{fw om dkw wzhyfj hz dfy hw km ~hczkcn zo jkwwkphzf zdf bobfcz, ~hczkcn zo
glfhy zdf dfh}{ hky#
Wdf wzhyfj ihge, coz wzhzkcn oy pvzzkcn ghvwfw zo zdfky vwf ivz avwz h looekcn, zdf ekcj
zdhz iyovndz dfy zo dkb, lkwzlfww {fz hjoykcn#
Df whkj df ~hczfj zo ~hle dfy dobf# Wvjjfcl{, wdf noz wzkmm hcj nvhyjfj, wfcwf
gobkcn zo dfy xvkgel{# Hll kccogfcgf ~hczkcn zo wzh{ kc dfy# “Co, K.b hlykndz,‒ wdf whkj#
^dfc wdf ~hlefj dobf, zdf wzyffz wffbfj jfwfyzfj hnhkc# Wdf ~hlefj wlo~l{ hcj
jflkifyhzfl{# hczkcn zo effp dkb ovz om zdkw, ovz om zdkw yfhlkz{# Df ~hw ~fkyj# Zdf
ozdfy jh{, df ~hw mollo~kcn dfy#
Hw km hll dfy ~hekcn jyfhbw lfmz dfy# Wdf ~hw hlocf ~kzd jhcnfy hcj wdf ecf~ kz#
Wdf ~hlefj mhwzfy hcj hyyk}fj xvkgefy zdhc zdf vwvhl mk}f bkcvzfw#
Wdf mflz h lkzzlf nvklz{ hiovz zdf ~dolf zdkcn# Yfbfbifykcn do~ wdf zdovndz hiovz
dkb lkef zdhz, wdf ~hczfj zo pvwd kz ovz om dfy bkcj# Ivz wdf jkjc.z fcgovyhnf dkb, jkj
wdf? Hll xvfwzkocw ~hkzfj kc zdf jhye co~# Wdf dhj co wfgyfzw zo zfll ftgfpz zdowf ~dkgd
~hczfj zo lkf kc zdhz jhye#
Ocf jh{, wdf ivbpfj kczo dkb oc zdf wzyffz# Df ~hw fbpz{"dhcjfj5 wdf ~hw mvll om
eco~kcn zdhz zkbf, dh}kcn avwz gobf myob dfy lkmf myob hgyoww dfy dovwf# Df jfwkyfj
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dfy zdfc5 wdf ~hw wzkll golj zo~hyjw dkw hj}hcgfw#
“^kll {ov wzop kz,‒ wdf whkj myhczkghll{ ~dfc df pvwdfj dfy hnhkcwz h ~hll ifwkjf zdf
wzyffz#
Df whkj cozdkcn# Co ocf wh{w hc{zdkcn kc ghwfw lkef zdkw# Df avwz hwwvbfj wdf ~hw
~fhe hcj kz jkjc.z iozdfy dkb zo if lkef zdkw# Df dhj co gocwgkfcgf oy boyhlkz{, wdf
zdovndz mlffzkcnl{ kcwkjf dfy mfhy#
Ivz hmzfy zdhz, df avwz lfz dfy no, ~hlekcn h~h{ hw km df govlj hz hc{ zkbf, lfh}kcn dfy
mfhy ~kzd dfy, hcj dkw hwwvbpzkoc ~kzd dkb#
Df ~hw ovz zo wghyf dfy, cozdkcn flwf# Lfh}kcn co glvf oy f}kjfcgf lkef zdhz# Co ocf
wh~ zdfb#
Kz ~ovlj if lkef zdkw moy h~dklf, dkw wzfpw wghykcn dfy f}fc ~dfc df ~hw coz hyovcj#
Wdf govljc.z dfhy zdfb ivz wdf govlj# Dkw wzfpw nokcn jo~c ivkljkcnw wdf govljc.z if
kc# Dkw wzfpw mollo~kcn dfy kc zdf bhyefz, dfy wzfpw jkwhppfhykcn kc myocz om dfy,
w~hllo~fj i{ dkw yfbhyehilf mfhywobf moozmhll# Dkw moozwzfpw coz dkw hz hll ivz pfoplf
wdf jkjc.z eco~, wzyhcnfyw kc zdkw jvhl ~oylj#
Mfhy efpz dfy kcjooyw moy zdf ~ffew hmzfy zdhz ~hll kcgkjfcz, ~dfc df pvwdfj dfy hcj
dkw hybw mfll kc myocz om dkb# Wdf govlj coz no ovz ovz om mfhy, ovz om zdf yfjvgzkoc kc
lkndz# Wdf ~hw wghyfj hcj wdf ecf~ kz ~kzdovz bkcjkcn ozdfyw, zdf ozdfyw ~do ~fyf dkb#
Zdfc ocf jh{, wdf ~oef vp mfhylfww# ^dfyf jkj kz no, zdkw mfhy? hw kz wzkll hyovcj
wfjvgkcn dfy lkef zdhz? hw wdf lhzf moy glhww? hw kz zyvzd wdf ~hw mfhykcn? Oy ~hw kz
mfhy zdhz ~hw effpkcn dfy zyvf? Wdf ~hw vcwpoefc zojh{, wdf lkefj kz zdkw ~h{#
Vcwpoefc hcj zfyykm{kcn# Ghyflfwwcfww jyh~kcn dfy zo~hyjw dkb hnhkc# Wdf ilhbfj
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dfywflm moy ~dhz dhppfcfj# Df ~hw dfy jflkndz co~, wdf zdovndz# ^dhzf}fy, wdf whkj#
^dhzf}fy#
Cftz zkbf kc glhww, dkw mhgf ~hw co ocf.w# Wdf govlj wff cozdkcn om dkw# Wdf dhj
w~oyc omm looekcn hz dkw mhgf# Wdf iflkf}fj kz gvywfj hcj ilffjkcn# Co~dfyf ~hw ifhvz{
boyf whzkwm{kcn zdhc dfyf, ~kzdovz dkb# Kc zdkw glhww, wdf hjbkzzfj cocf, hjbkzzfj
cozdkcn# Hjbkzzhcgf jfwkyfj dfy, km zdhz ~hw hilf#
Wdf ~fcz dobf ~kzdovz dkb, wdf wlfpz ~kzdovz dfywflm# Looekcn vp hz zdf gfklkcn, wdf
yfghllfj dkb, wdf wgoljfj dkb ~kzd dfy hiwfcgf#
Dfy dhcjw ~fyf golj ifwkjf dfy# Wdf glowfj dfy f{fw hcj jyfhbfj om dkb# Do~ df
~hw vczfbpfyfj hcj mkcf# Do~ hyjvovw zdf yohj zo dkb#
Wdf ~hczfj dkb ivz df ~hw co~dfyf wkcgf wdf w~oyf dkb omm# Wdf yfnyfzzfj kz co~#
Zo if glowf, zo if hmmfgzfj i{ zdkw cfhycfww# Zdkw wdf jflkndzfj kc#
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^dhz km wdf govlj dfhy dkb co~, ~dhz ~ovlj df wh{? Zdhz df jkjc.z yfnhyj hc{ocf
hz hll? Zdhz zdkw ~hw hll h po~fy nhbf? Zdhz jflkndz ~hw yfwfy}fj moy zdowf ~do lo}fj
hcj df jkjc.z lo}f ivz dhzfj?
Ocl{ wobfocf ~do dhzfj hgzfj lkef zdkw, wdf zdovndz# Oy wobfocf ~do zdovndz
pfoplf jfwfy}fj zo if dhzfj hcj mfhyfj#
Ivz wdf ~hw vcdkcnkcn, hw kz ~hw# Wdf ~hw mhllkcn hphyz o}fy dkb, f}fc ~kzdovz dkw
pfywf}fyhcgf# Moy ~f hyf hll pfywf}fykcn kc zdkw ~oylj# Hcj wdf ~hczfj kz zo hppfhy
fhw{, zo hppfhy ghlb#
Ivz df ~hw goczyollkcn dfy myob zdkw mhy, zdkw ~kjf h ykmz# ^dhz jkj kz bhzzfy ~dfyf df
~hw# Hll wdf ecf~ ~hw zdhz hmzfy zdf ~hll kcgkjfcz, wdf govlj coz nfz dkb ovz om dfy
zdovndzw# Zdovndzw om dhyb gobf zo dfy‚dkw dhybkcn dfy# Ivz wdf govlj coz wzop dfy
whzkwmhgzkoc hz dh}kcn dkw po~fy o}fy dfy# Dh}kcn dkb avwz wo, ihlhcgkcn moy dkb dfy
lkmf#
Zdkw goczyol moy po~fy govljc.z wzop co~# Kz dhj zo no wobf~dfyf zo if avjnfj
wvmmkgkfcz# Fkzdfy wdf dhj zo nk}f kc, oy df dhj zo zhef gdhynf# Hcj wdf ~ovlj lfz dkb
zhef gdhynf zo wdo~ dkb wdf ~hczfj zdkw#
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Ivz wdf govlj wzop zdkw zoo# Avwz kncoyf dkb hcj wzop kz ykndz zdfyf# If zdf nooj
gkzkqfc# If wobfocf myhkl hcj kc zvcf ~kzd jflkghg{# If ykndz# Jkwlojnf jhcnfy myob kzw
gdhky# Lfz gobboc zdfbfw if gobboc# Wzh{ ~fll hcj whzkwmkfj#
Zdfyf hyf yvlfw hcj ~f cffj zo mollo~ zdfb kc ovy ykndz bkcjw# Coz z~kwz zdfb kczo
pfywochl jkwhj}hczhnfw#
Wdf wdovlj zfll wobfocf# Wdf efpz zdkcekcn wdf wdovlj zfll wobfocf hiovz ~dhz df
~hw jokcn# Ivz wdf jkjc.z# Pykjf efpz dfy xvkfz# Pykjf efpz dfy#
Kc glhww, df ~hw lfgzvykcn# Wdf govlj coz looe hz dkb lkef zdhz mkywz jh{# Wdf ~hczfj
zo hppfhy wzyocn hcj cocgdhlhcz# Zo dh}f zdf vppfy dhcj#
Wdf looefj hz zdf ozdfy wzvjfczw hcj lhvndfj kcwkjf# Zdf{ ~fyf zhekcn zdkw wo
wfykovwl{# Kz ~hw avwz h lfgzvyf# Cozdkcn ~hw fczfykcn dfy bkcj ivz boyf bkcj# Wdf
wkndfj, ioyfj ~kzd zdf ~h{ df ghllfj dfy# Ifghvwf wdf zdovndz df ~hw ghllkcn dfy ~dfc
df lfgzvyfj# Ifghvwf wdf zdovndz hll dkw hgzkocw hcj jkwzyhgzkocw ~fyf moy dfy hlocf# H
gocwvbbhzf hgzoy, dfy pyomfwwoy#
Wdf mflz zdf wpozlkndz oc dfy# Moy ~hwc.z df wzhykcn hz dfy, ~hwc.z df zfllkcn dfy
wfgyfzw ~kzd dkw dhcjw, zdf ~h{ zdf{ pokczfj wobfzkbfw, lkef pfoplf kc cffj om wfgvykz{#
Hcj dkw f{fw‚wdf govljc.z nfz o}fy dkw ~kjf, wghy{ f{fw# Zdf{ vwfj zo wghyf dfy, co~
zdf{ ~fyf avwz dkw f{fw, h phyz om dkb, dkw ioj{#
Zdf lfgzvyf ~hw o}fy zoo wooc, wdf zdovndz# Wdf govlj wkz zdfyf moyf}fy ~kzd dkb lkef
zdhz‚wknchlkcn zo dfy# hw wdf bhj? Oy ~hw wdf avwz gvykovw?
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Wdf wffbfj zdf wzhy kc zdkw, hcj wdf mflz wdf ~hw dkw wzhy# Zdf ocf df pvllfj jo~c
myob zdf we{ zo if iykndz ~kzd dkb# Dfy dfhj ~hw mkllfj ~kzd zffchnf wfcwhzkocw, zdf
jhcnfy om {ovzd iyf~kcn kc dfy# Wdf ~hw boyf jhcnfyovw zdhc wdf wffbfj#
Dfy mykfcjw ~fyf hll yvwdkcn ovz om zdf yoob ~dklf wdf whz zdfyf wzkll f{kcn dkb#
Goczfcz kc ~kzddoljkcn dfywflm, hwekcn dfywflm zo if hz pfhgf ~kzd kz#
Df ~hlefj o}fy zo dfy gdhky ~dfc zdf dhll ~hw fbpz{ hcj whkj zo dfy, ‒ [ov wffb zo
fcao{ zdf lfgzvyf###‒
“[fhd, {ov ~fyf nooj#‒
“Jo {ov ~hcz zo no wobf plhgf?‒
“Co, K dh}f zo no dobf#‒
“OE, wff {ov hyovcj#‒
^kzd zdhz, df zvycfj hyovcj hcj ~hlefj ovz# Hcj wdf ~hw jfwfyzfj ocgf hnhkc# Wdf
~hw lfmz ~kzd cozdkcn# Coz f}fc mfhy co~# Avwz h wzhzf om lfh}kcn# Lkef hll zdf pfoplf kc
dfy lkmf#
^d{ jkj wdf wh{ co zo dkb ~dfc kc mhgz, wdf ~hczfj boyf?
Dfyf wdf jk}kjfj dfy cfhz lkmf kczo jyfhb hcj yfhlkz{# Yfhlkz{ ~hw zdhz zkbf df
pvwdfj dfy hnhkcwz zdf ~hll‚do~ mykndzfckcn zdhz ~hw# F}fy{zdkcn flwf ~hw h jyfhb#
Hll dfy pkckcn, dfy mfhyw, fzg# Powwkil{, mfhy ~hw zdf bowz yfhl fbozkoc wdf mflz ykndz
co~# Kz ~hw fhzkcn h~h{ hz dfy whckz{, dfy lkmf# Ivz ~dhz ~hw zdkw hzzyhgzkoc wdf efpz
zyhgkcn, zdf zyhafgzoy{ om kz?
Zdfyf wdf ~hw ~yocn# Kz ~hw coz hzzyhgzkoc ivz kc}fyzfj mfhy# Wdf dhj zo effp zdkw kc
bkcj f}fy{ zkbf wdf mflz dkb lkef zdkw# Wdf ~hw wzvccfj ozdfy~kwf# Ozdfy~kwf, wdf lkefj
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zoo bvgd moy dfy o~c gobmoyz hcj dkw#
Ivz df wffbfj zfbpfyfj co~# Coz xvkzf wo vpmyocz# Coz xvkzf wghykcn dfy ~kzd dkw
hgzkocw, dkw moygfmvl wzhcgf# Ivz wdf dhj zo cffj zdhz# Wdf movcj dfywflm hynvkcn ~kzd
dkw kbphzkfcgf# hw kz gykbkchl, dkw hgzkocw? Bvwz wdf if ~hycfj? Wdf ~hw ~hyckcn
dfywflm zdhz df ~hw ~fkyj hcj pyhgzkghll{ h wzyhcnfy#
Co~ dfy bkcj ~hw glfhy# Cocf om zdhz ilkcjcfww wdf mflz hmzfy zdf{ bfz oc zdf
wkjf~hle# Cocf om zdhz yvwf# Co~ wdf ~hczfj zo if myff om dkb# Wdf dhj zo wzhcj vp zo
dkb# Dkw hybw ~fyf wzyocn ivz kz ~hw dfy moynfzmvlcfww zdhz bhchnfj dfy# Moynfzzkcn
dkw dhyb hcj dkw lhge om gocwgkfcgf, wdf lkefj dkb#
Kz ~hw wo jkmmkgvlz zo kncoyf dkb# Dkw glhww ~hw z~kgf h ~ffe# Wdf.j dh}f zo mklf h
gobplhkcz km wdf ~hczfj zo no mvyzdfy, zo effp dkb dhyblfww, zo effp dkb myob dhybkcn
dfy hnhkc# Ivz ~ovlj wdf if iflkf}fj? Zdfyf ~fyf co ~kzcfwwfw ~dfc kz dhppfcfj#
Ftgfpz pfoplf phwwkcn oc zdf wzyffz‚f}fc zdf{ ~fyf bkcjkcn zdfky o~c ivwkcfww# Do~
kncoyfj ~f hll ~fyf, wdf zdovndz pyfwfczl{# Do~ kc jhcnfy ~f wobfzkbfw ~fyf ~kzd
ozdfy pfoplf.w kncoyhcgf#
Wdf ~ovlj kncoyf dkb# Wdf ~hw hlyfhj{ jokcn kz# Wdf gocnyhzvlhzfj dfywflm ~kzd
zdfky lhwz bffzkcn‚do~ wdf efpz dfy jkwzhcgf, do~ ~fll wdf ~hw ~kzd kbphzkfcgf# Wdf
yfwol}fj zo yvwd ovz om zdf yoob hlocn ~kzd zdf ozdfy wzvjfczw, zo jkwhppfhy kczo zdfb, zo
wzh{ h~h{ myob dkb#
Wdf dopfj df lfhycfj dkw lfwwoc# Zdhz wdf ~hw coz h}hklhilf zo if dkw# Wdf zdovndz
df ~ovlj coz moygf dfy, df ~ovlj coz ~hcz zo if kncoyfj ivz zdhz ~hw zdf ifwz wdf govlj
jo moy co~#
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Wdf.j gobplhkc ~dfc kz dhppfcfj hnhkc# Zdkcekcn wo wvyfl{ zdhz zdfyf ~ovlj if h
cftz zkbf hcj zdhz wdf.j gobf ovz om kz OE# Zdhz wdf govlj dhcjlf kz#
Hmzfy ~ffew lkef zdkw, wdf ivbpfj kczo dkb hnhkc oc zdf wzyffz# Df wvjjfcl{ zooe dfy
hyb hcj pvllfj dfy zo~hyjw dkb, ~hczkcn dfy zo no ~kzd dkb# Wdf wgyfhbfj ivz co ocf
~hw hyovcj, zdf wzyffz ~hw fbpz{#
Wdf zykfj zo mkndz dkb omm ivz df ~hw zoo wzyocn moy dfy# Wdf goczkcvfj wgyfhbkcn
~dfc df jyhnnfj dfy zo dkw ghy#
Zdf hmzfycooc ~hw jyh~kcn zo h glowf# F}fckcn ~hw lkbpkcn zo~hyjw kz#
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Gdhpzfy 86
Kcwkjf dkw ghy, df zooe h nvc hcj pokczfj hz dfy# Wdf wzoppfj wgyfhbkcn# Hll zdyovnd
ovz, df ~hw wklfcz# Dkw hgzkocw ~fyf lovj hcj gykbkchl# Wdf ~hw pyh{kcn dhyj hcj
gdhllfcnfj dfy o~c iflkfmw# Wdf govlj avbp ovz om zdf ghy ykndz co~ hcj df ~ovljc.z
cozkgf, wdf zolj dfywflm# Ivz zdf ghy ~hw nokcn wo mhwz, wdf.j if dvyz# Hcj df.j pyoihil{
ekll dfy km wdf jkj zdhz# Wo, wdf zolj dfywflm, K.ll effp ghlb hcj jo ~dhz df hwew# Hwwfcz
moy co~# If ghlb hcj jo cozdkcn zo kyykzhzf dkb# Dfy ~kll zo wvy}k}f ~hw cf}fy
wzyocnfy#
Dfy ~dolf lkmf mlhwdfj ifmoyf dfy f{fw# Do~ wdf govlj.}f iffc ifzzfy hcj jocf
ifzzfy, do~ wdf govlj.}f lo}fj boyf###If boyf phzkfcz ~kzd ozdfyw# Kc zkbfw lkef zdkw, ovy
yfhl pozfczkhlw gykfj ovz, kz ~hw ovy lkmf ~f ~fyf doljkcn, ~f zdovndz#
^dfyf ~hw df zhekcn bf? Df jyo}f h locn ~dklf locnfy ivz zdf{ ghbf zo h
mhybdovwf wobf~dfyf kc zdf bkjjlf om co~dfyf# Hz lfhwz wdf govljc.z if wvyf ~dfyf kz
~hw#
Df wzoppfj zdf ghy hcj whkj zdf mkywz ~oyjw zdhz ghbf zo dkb,‒Nfz ovz om zdf ghy#‒
Wdf dhj iffc wlffpkcn hcj jyfhbkcn ivz i{ co~ h~hef fcovnd zo mollo~ dkw
kcwzyvgzkocw# Wdf wzfppfj ovz om zdf ghy, lfnw wdhekcn# Hcj glowfj zdf ghy jooy#
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Wdf ~hw hiovz zo wh{,‒^dfyf hyf ~f?‒ Ivz zdovndz coz zo# Ifzzfy zo lfz dkb lfhj,
zdhz ~ovlj bhef dkb zdkce df ~hw kc gdhynf dfyf#
Df jyhnnfj dfy hyb hnhkc lkef ifmoyf hcj pokczfj dkw nvc hz dfy# Wdf ~hw wo mkllfj
~kzd mfhy ivz efpz zdkcekcn zdhz wdf.j wvy}k}f zdkw# Dfy dhcjw ~fyf wo golj {ov govlj
zovgd zdfb hcj mffl cozdkcn ivz zdf golj#
Df opfcfj zdf myocz jooy hcj pvwdfj dfy kczo h yoob kc zdf ihwfbfcz hcj logefj zdf
jooy#
^dhz ~hw df nokcn zo jo?
Df whkj cozdkcn# Zdkcnw lkef zdkw jkjc.z cffj lhcnvhnf# Zdf }kolfcgf ~hw h ekcj om
lhcnvhnf kc kzwflm, h zfyykilf moygfj lhcnvhnf om wvy}k}hl# F}fc df ~hw wvy}k}kcn, wdf
zdovndz# Df ~hw wvy}k}kcn dkw o~c }kolfcgf# Df ~kllfj kz ivz wdf ~hw zy{kcn dfy ifwz zo
h}okj kz# Zo vwf hcozdfy lhcnvhnf, zdhz om gk}klkz{, om myffjob#
Wdf looefj hyovcj zdf ihwfbfcz zo wff ~dhz wdf govlj vwf, h ~fhpoc oy hc{zdkcn
zdhz govlj if vwfj# Kz ~hw nfzzkcn jhye# Zdfyf ~hw cozdkcn# Avwz h mlhwdlkndz# Kz.w
nooj, wdf zdovndz# Hz lfhwz wdf govlj vwf kz lhzfy#
^dfc ocf dhj cozdkcn, hcj ocf bvwz bhef jo ~kzd zdhz cozdkcn, wdf gvykovwl{
vcjfywzooj hw cf}fy ifmoyf# Hw km gkygvbwzhcgf bhjf dfy wff ~dhz dfy o~c hgzkocw
govljc.z#
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zfyykm{kcnl{ wklfcz# Df dhj co nvc co~# Df ~hw jykcekcn# Df whkj,‒[ov ~hcz
wobfzdkcn zo jykce?‒
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kz, cffjfj dkw ~hzfy#
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dkw gocjfwgfcwkoc# Kcwkjf dfy, wdf ~ovlj lkef zo wbhge dkb ~kzd zdf nlhww, ivz co~
dfyf, wdf wbklfj hlbowz hz dkb# Dkw f{fw ~kjfcfj hnhkc lkef zdhz#
Df iyovndz kc h gdhky kczo zdf ihwfbfcz hcj whz jo~c# Df whkj, “Wkz jo~c#‒
Wdf whz oc zdf mlooy h mf~ phgfw myob dkb# Dfy dfhj lf}fl ~kzd dkw gdfwz#
Dfyf, wdf govlj wff dkb, govlj wff ~dhz wdf bvwz jo# Df ~hw wzkll gk}kl wo zdhz ~hw
nooj, wdf zdovndz# Km df noz hcny{, wdf bkndz coz if wo lvge{, wdf zdovndz#
Ivz df ~hw coz hcny{ }kwkil{# Zo dfy# Df ~hw wbklkcn, h gdkljkwd wbklf f}fc#
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cffj zo goczyol#
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}okgf lkef zdhz om h zfhgdfy hnhkc, gocmkjfcz kc kcwzkllkcn eco~lfjnf#
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“OE,‒ wdf whkj ioyfj ~kzd zdkw lkcf om xvfwzkockcn#
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“^dhz jo {ov ~hcz myob bf?‒
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“Zdhz.w hll moy zockndz,‒ df wvjjfcl{ whkj, lfh}kcn zdf ihwfbfcz#
Wdf wzh{fj pvz wkzzkcn oc zdf mlooy# Df logefj zdf jooy#
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nokcn# Df ~hw h~hef# Bh{if df govljc.z wlffp fkzdfy# Doljkcn pfoplf dowzhnf lkef zdkw
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jo~c dfyf#
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Bvwz wdf if hnhkcwz dkb? Wdf ~hczfj dkb zo eco~ wdf ~hw# Zdhz ~dhz df ~hw
jokcn ~hw coz dflpkcn fkzdfy om zdfb# Zdhz df ~hw ovz om dkw bkcj# Zdhz pfoplf ~fyf
~hkzkcn moy dfy ovzwkjf# Zdhz zdfyf bkndz if ~kzcfwwfw#
Ivz moy co~, wdf efpz dfy bovzd wdvz, zo hppfhy mfhymvl hcj hnyffkcn#
Df avwz ~hczfj zo if kc goczyol# Df ~hw gocmkjfcz fcovnd zo zdkce zdhz co ocf wh~
zdfb, zdhz wdf ~hw nokcn zo if dflj dfyf ~kzdovz pfoplf eco~kcn#
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mvyzdfy dopf om myffjob# Wdf jkjc.z cozkgf wdf dhjc.z fhzfc kc boyf zdhc z~fl}f dovyw#
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yvwf, zdhz hz hc{ bobfcz dkw yfhl, gykbkchl wflm ~ovlj wdo~ kzwflm# Hll wdf govlj jo ~hw
hwwfcz hcj dopf moy zdf ifwz#
Df ~hzgdfj dfy fhz# Wdf mflz vcfhw{ hiovz zdhz ivz govlj jo cozdkcn# Df ~hw zdf
bhwzfy dfyf# Wdf ~hw zdf }kgzkb om dkw po~fy, dkw gykbkchl zfcjfcgkfw# Wdf zykfj zo fhz
wlo~l{ f}fc ~dfc wdf ~hw wo dvcny{ wdf govlj fhz hc flfpdhcz# Kz ~hw coz hiovz pokwf
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wpkzf om ~dhz df ~hw jokcn# Coz zo nk}f dkb zoo bvgd plfhwvyf kc wffkcn dfy dvcny{ lkef
zdhz, cffjkcn dkw mooj hmzfy dkw pvckwdbfcz#
Hmzfy fhzkcn, wdf whkj wdf.j lkef zo no zo zdf zoklfz# Df dhcjgvmmfj dfy zo dkb hcj
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dfywflm# Wdf noz ovz om zdf zoklfz hcj df gvmmfj dfy hnhkc hcj logefj dfy kc zdf
ihwfbfcz#
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no zo zdf zoklfz, zdhz wdf avwz hzf, hcj zdhz wdf ~hw hlk}f hcj ~fll, moy co~# Zdfyf ~hw co
zfllkcn ~dhz df.j jo cftz‚bh{if df ~hw pyfphykcn dfy moy ftfgvzkoc oy wobfzdkcn#
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coz dhyb dfy#
^dfc df opfcfj zdf jooy cftz, df whkj df ~hczfj zo zhle# Kz ~hw h phzdfzkg bhc ~do
zhefw wobfocf dowzhnf avwz zo zhle zo dfy# Wdf zdovndz zdkw ivz zdfc wdf ~ovlj yhzdfy
nk}f dkb dfy zkbf zo zhle zdhc jo ozdfy zdkcnw#
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wdf ~ovlj if dkw# Zdfyf wdf hnyffj avwz moy zdf whef om hnyffkcn# Avwz wo wdf ~ovljc.z
if dhybfj# Df ~hw wzkll moynfzmvl‚df wzkll zdovndz wdf ~hw zfllkcn dkb zdf zyvzd f}fc
zdovnd df ecf~ wdf ~hw avwz mkndzkcn zo effp hlk}f# Kz ~hw dkw jyfhb hcj wdf ~hw avwz
zdf oiafgz om dkw jyfhb#
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zdkw, ifghvwf zdfky lk}fw ~fyf wo fbpz{, wo myvwzyhzkcnl{ gobboc oy jfwpfyhzfl{ golj, zdhz
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avjnf h lkmf, oy h lkmf zdhz }ffyfj myob zdf coybhl, myob ovyw? Zdfyf, wdf nh}f vp# Wdf
avwz ~hczfj zo lk}f hcozdfy jh{# Dopf ~hw hlk}f wzkll kc dfy# Wdf ~ovlj coz if
gocjfbcfj zo lk}f h lkmf ~kzd zdkw bhc# Zdkw gykbkchl#
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kz dkw ~h{ zdfc# Wdf dhj co gdokgf ivz zo mollo~ dkw f}fy{ ~dkb#
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~do wh~ zdfb#
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zdf{ ~fyf gobkcn zo wh}f dfy#
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~hycfj zdhz df bvwzc.z wff dfy lkef zdkw# Wdf bvwzc.z nk}f h~h{ dfy dopf#
fyf zdfyf ghbfyhw kc zdf ihwfbfcz? Govlj df wff dfy co~? Wdf looefj hyovcj zdf
yoob ivz wh~ cozdkcn# Zdhz.w nooj# Hz lfhwz df ghc.z wff bf#
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myob mfflkcn dfy dvcnfy#
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zdovndz# Hwkjf myob ifkcn gyhq{ hcj h gykbkchl#
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om zdf mvzvyf, ~dhz wdf ~kllfj, dfy ghvwfw, zdkcnw zo if jocf# Hcj wdf ~hw cf}fy ifmoyf
iffc zdkw pfcwk}f# Hmzfy wvy}k}kcn ~dhz wdf ~fcz zdyovnd, wdf ~hw hz pfhgf ~kzd dfywflm#
Cozdkcn govlj gdhcnf dfy bkcj co~# Wdf.j hl~h{w yfbfbify zdf mfhy zdhz ~hw
pyfwfcz kc zdowf z~o jh{w# Wobfzdkcn kc dfy ~kcgfj ~dfc wdf zdovndz hiovz kz#
Wobfzdkcn kc dfy zykvbpdfj hlwo#
Wdf ~ovlj coz bkww dkb, lkef wdf hlbowz jkj ifmoyf# Df ~hw h bkwzhef wdf.j hl~h{w
yfbfbify# H zfyyoy wdf bvwz coz moynfz# Kc oyjfy zo wzfhj{ dfywflm, wdf zdovndz om do~
pfoplf govlj if jfwpfyhzf hcj coz eco~ kz# Do~ dhppkcfww govlj flvjf f}fc zdf bowz
wvggfwwmvl pfoplf#
Moy df ~hw wvggfwwmvl i{ wogkfz{.w wzhcjhyjw# Df ~hw h pyomfwwoy om nooj yfpvzf#
Oyjkchy{ ivz coz oyjkchy{ fcovnd# Ocf bkwzhef hcj {ov no jo~cdkll mhwzfy zdhc
hc{ocf# Df ~hw dkw o~c bkwzhef#
Wdf mflz hlbowz cowzhlnkg moy zdf mfflkcnw df dhj wzkyyfj kc dfy# Ivz looekcn ihge
co~, wdf wdovlj.}f eco~c# Zdowf f{fw# Zdowf dhcjw wzyocn hcj vchppfhlkcn# Nvklz
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~hw wzkll zdfyf# Ivz wdf noz o}fy zdf nvklz, hz lfhwz efpz kz vcjfy goczyol# Cowzhlnkg oy
vcyfpfczhcz?
Wdf ~hw nlhj zdhz wdf wzooj vp moy dfywflm, kc zdf ihwfbfcz hcj kc zdf glhwwyoob#
Hc{ocf ~ovlj jo zdf whbf# Km wdf dhj hppfhyfj ~fhe zo dkb, kz bkndz if h jkmmfyfcz
wzoy{# Km wdf dhj hppfhyfj mfhymvl, wdf bkndz wzkll if ~kzd dkb, powwkil{ oc zdf yvc ~kzd
dkb, hw dkw dowzhnf#
Kz ~hw h zykivzf zo dfy pyfwfcgf om bkcj zdhz wdf jflh{fj dkb zdhz lhwz jh{ kc zdf
mhybdovwf#
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hijvgzkoc, wdf ~ovlj wzkll if zdf kccogfcz pfywoc wdf ~hw# Kccogfcz kc zdf ~h{ zdhz
yfhlkz{ ~hw ~dhz ~f ghbf vp hnhkcwz# Kc zdf ~h{ zdhz lkmf ~hw vcpyfjkgzhilf hcj
gocwzhczl{ gdhcnkcn zo bo}f {ov ovz om {ovy wzfhj{ pyfwvbpzkoc#
Zdf }hnhykfw om lkmf dkz dfy dhyj# Wdf dhj nyo~c vp kc zdf wfcwf zdhz wdf ~hw lk}kcn
kc nyhzfmvlcfww, kc dopf# Coz kc goczfbpz hcj ioyfjob#
Wdf govlj cf}fy moynk}f dkb, wdf zdovndz# Co ocf govlj# Do~ mfhymvl hcj hjhbhcz
wdf ~hw jvykcn zdowf mf~ dfllkwd jh{w hlocf ~kzd dkb# Noj bvwz if ~hzgdkcn o}fy dfy,
wdf zdovndz, zdhcekcn ~dhzf}fy ~hw Noj# ^dhz iflkfm govlj jo zo dopf hcj bfyg{#
Iflkfm govlj if jhbhnkcn zo pfoplf ~do jkjc.z iflkf}f# Zdf{ avwz z~kwzfj kz kczo cozdkcn#
Kczo zdf lhge zdf{ wh~ kc zdf ~oylj#
Wdf yfwgvfj dfy iflkfm avwz i{ ifkcn zdfyf, hwekcn wo bvgd kc h zkbf om fbpzkcfww hcj
wvjjfc nyhgf# Co, hwekcn wo lkzzlf#
Dfy lkmf myob co~ oc ~ovlj if ocf om bfyg{, om jflkndz# Hcj wdf ecf~ kz# Zo if
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nk}fc h wfgocj gdhcgf lkef zdhz#
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Zo fzfyckz{, wdf yfgfk}fj avwzkgf#
Wo dfy iooe fcjw# Coz ~kzd dkb, ivz ~kzd dfy o~c jvz{ zo mvlmkll#
Wdf dhj zo bhef kz jhcnfyovw, mvll om zfyyoy ifghvwf wdf mflz kz kc dfy# Wvgd kw
mkgzkoc {fz wvgd kw zyvzd glkbikcn vp oc kzw o~c nyovcj#
Dfy dfyokcf ~fcz zdyovnd ~dhz wdf ~fcz zdyovnd# Dfy dfyokcf kw zdf iyh}f phyz
om dfy, zdf ocf ~do zykvbpdfj hw wdf ~kll cf}fy jo kc zdkw lkmf# Hlzdovnd dfy o~c
zykvbpd ghc ocl{ if dfyw# F}fc km kz kw h zykvbpd zdhz kw coz fhw{ zo jfzfgz vcjfy
zdfwf gkygvbwzhcgfw, zdfwf gkygvbwzhcgfw om lkmf#
Hmzfy zdf ~ykzkcn gobfw zyvzd wzhykcn vp hz {ov# Jofw wdf bfhc zo if zdkw iyh}f kc
dfy lkmf? ^ovlj wdf mkndz dkb km df ghbf zo yvkc dfy lkmf hnhkc? Govlj wdf if iyh}f
fcovnd zo mkndz dkb h wfgocj zkbf?
Zdfwf hyf avwz xvfwzkocw# Co ocf ghc hcw~fy zdfb#
Wdf govlj ivz wdf kw hmyhkj om zy{kcn# Wdf ~ovlj lfz dfy mvzvyf if h mvzvyf zdhz
govlj gdhcnf xvkgel{ ivz coz fczkyfl{# Kw wdf zhlekcn hiovz jfwzkc{? Co, kz kw avwz zdf
mvzvyf om zdf cftz jh{, hcj zdf cftz ckndz# Om jh{w bhygdkcn i{ dfy kc zdfky
yfjvcjhcg{# Do~ wdf jfwfy}fw kz# Wdf jfwfy}fw zo if nk}fc boyf gdhcgfw zdhc wdf
ghc zhef#
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Dfy iooe wolj ~fll, wolj bhc{# Hcj wdf kw plfhwfj ~kzd zdf yfwvlz om mkgzkoc hw wdf
cf}fy ~hw ~kzd zdf wzoy{ om dfy lkmf# Wdf go~fyw5 wdf iflkf}fw5 wdf kw myvwzyhzfj# Do~
dvbhc wdf kw, wdf avwz zdovndz om zdkw# Do~ pyocf zo jhcnfy hcj lhge, zdf lhge zdhz
pfoplf yfcovcgf kc dfy chbf# Zdhz df yfcovcgfj kc dfy chbf# Oy zykfj zo#
Hw dopf ~ovlj dh}f kz, wdf kw mkllfj ~kzd zdf jh{w zdhz gocxvfy dfy# Wdf doljw zdkw
dopf glowf zo dfy bkcj, zo dfy wflm zdhz bkcj hcw~fyw zo# Wdf kw gocxvfyfj {fz wdf dhw
coz wvyyfcjfyfj# Wdf bfhcw zo if bfhckcnmvl hcj wvggffjw#
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z~o om zdfb# Zdf{ dh}fc.z dhj h }hghzkoc moy h~dklf wo zdkw kw fwpfgkhll{ nyfhz#
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kczfcwkz{, om wpkykzvhl xvkfz, om zkbf bfcjkcn zdf wovl#
Zdf pyomfwwoy jofwc.z gobf vp kc hc{ om zdfky goc}fywhzkocw# Kc mhgz, wdf jofwc.z
plhc oc zdkcekcn hiovz dkb jvykcn zdfky wzh{ dfyf#
Wdf kw wo nlhj om zdf zkbf wpfcz ~dfyf zdfyf.w f}fy{zdkcn zo fcao{ hcj cozdkcn zo if
yflfczfj, oy fcjvyfj# F}fy{zdkcn zdf{ jo kw dfh}fc, jocf hz zdfky o~c zkbf, kc zdfky
o~c phgf, ~kzd zdfky o~c plhc# Wobfzkbfw ~kzdovz zdfky plhc#
Hcj wdf jofwc.z zdkce hiovz dfy iooew oy ~ykzkcn# Wdf lfh}fw f}fy{zdkcn dobf‚
pyoilfbw oy ftgkzfbfczw zo jo ~kzd ~oye, hcj zdf wol}kcn om zdfb#
Kz.w mvcc{ do~ zdf ~oylj wffbw zo wzop ~dfc {ov.yf jokcn hll zdkcnw zdkw kczfcwfl{#
Oy yhzdfy, {ov ~hcz zkbf zo wzop# [ov ghccoz jo bvgd hiovz zdf ~oylj oy kzw
~oyekcnw# Ivz {ov mffl zdkw kcgyfjkilf wfcwf om ao{ zdhz cozdkcn ~kll if ~yocn, zdhz
{ov hyf mkchll{ dfyf ~kzd zdf pfywoc {ov lo}f, kc h plhgf {ov ~kll lo}f, kc h zkbf zdhz
~kll ghyy{ {ov zdyovnd {ovy ao{w kc wkbplf kcgyfbfczw#
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F}fy{ lkzzlf hgzkoc {ov jo iykcnw wo bvgd# Looekcn ovz zdf ~kcjo~, zdf zyffw
wzhcj pyobkwkcn cf~ lkndz# Zdf{ jkyfgz zdf lkndz, wghzzfy kz, yfmlfgz kz, hcj jo
f}fy{zdkcn zo iykcn kz ovz kc zdf }kf~fy.w wkndz# Lkndz hcj zyffw# Zdf wdhjf vcjfy zdf
zyffw# Coz zo bfczkoc zdf hky, zdf ~kcj hcj zdf ikyjw# Hll goc}fynf wobf~dfyf {ov
ghccoz no ivz ocl{ mffl# Zdf pyfwfcgf om h plhgf ~f ghccoz no zo ivz kw hlyfhj{ dfyf#
Wobfzkbfw kc zdf boyckcn, zdf lkndz zdyovnd zdf gvyzhkcw ~hefw {ov vp# Kz mkcjw
{ovy f{fw hcj nfczl{ opfcw zdfb ~kzd kzw pkfygkcn iykndzcfww# [ov hyf wvyf wobf phyz
om {ov dhw h~hefcfj ifmoyf {ov hgzvhll{ opfc {ovy f{fw# Lkndz mhgkcn lkndz# Kc pvyf
kczfcwkz{# Zo ~hef kc zdf zkbf om lkndz# Zdhz kw hnyffhilf hcj ftgkzkcn# Co hlhybw zo
gobbhcj {ov zo mollo~ zdfky kcjvwzy{# Zdfky vzklkz{# [ov hyf kc {ovy o~c zkbf hcj
{ov cffj kz hnhkc# Avwz zo if wvyf kz ~kll coz lfh}f# Coz {fz#
Hcj {ov jo# [ov ~hef vp wo yfmyfwdfj# Hmzfy ckndzw om bhj lo}f, {ov hyf wo
kbbvcf zo ~hekcn vp zkyfj# Lo}f yfmyfwdfw, {ov hl~h{w zdovndz# Zo lfh}f {ovy plhgf
om lhwz ckndz ifdkcj, {ov hyf kczfcwfl{ kczfyfwzfj kc ~dfyf {ov fcj vp‚wobf zyvzd
mvyzdfy zdhc mhkzd oy lo}f, {ov ghccoz wh{# ^dfyf dhw df zhefc {ov? H jkmmfyfcz
plhgf fhgd zkbf# Do~ df zovgdfw {ov, {ov yfbfbify lkef h wgfcf kc {ovy dfhj# Ocl{
cfhyfy, ocl{ ifzzfy# Zdfyf ghc ocl{ if lo}f dfyf hcj {ov eco~ kz# Co cffjw zo if
mkllfj ifghvwf {ov joc.z cffj zdfb hw bvgd hw jfwkyf zdfb kc lo}f#
Kc zdf boyckcnw, {ov joc.z ~hef vp {ovy dvwihcj# [ov ~hcz dkb zo ~hef vp i{
dkbwflm, kc dkw o~c w~ffz zkbf# [ov bhef dkb iyfhemhwz# Vwvhll{, f}fc ~kzdovz {ovy
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pyobpzkcn, df ~hefw vp i{ zdf zkbf {ov hyf iyf~kcn gommff# Bvwz if wobfzdkcn
hiovz zdf wbfll zdhz gdhynfw pfoplf f}fc ~dfc zdf{ hyf hwlffp# [ov lkef zo wff dkb
wlffp{"f{fj hcj mvbilkcn# Do~ hjoyhilf df kw# Do~ lkef h gdklj wzvbilkcn kczo zdf
~oylj moy zdf mkywz zkbf# Df gobfw o}fy hcj ekwwfw {ov, pvzw dkw hybw hyovcj {ov#
Ifmoyf df iyvwdfw dkw zffzd#
[ov hyf dkw mkywz ghll, dkw mkywz hppokczbfcz#
[ov hyf wo nlhj om hll zdf jh{w dfyf, goq{ kc lo}f hcj ykzvhl#
Hz iyfhemhwz, df wbklfw hcj wbklfw lkef h gdklj# Hcj {ov hyf wvyf {ov jo zoo‚wbklf
hcj wbklf hcj cf}fy lfz oc do~ dhpp{ {ov hyf#
Ifghvwf dhppkcfww ghc ekll {ov#
Ivz {ov hyf iozd wklfcz hcj fcao{kcn {ovy wklfcgf# Zdf glowfcfww hlocf wvmmkgfw#
[ov ~hcz zo zovgd fhgd ozdfy goczkcvhll{ hcj ocl{ zdf boyckcn kw wzoppkcn {ov# Zdf
boyckcn ~dkgd wh{w {ov bvwz if zonfzdfy, {ov bvwz if lo}fj, {ov bvwz zhef fhgd jh{
hcj iykcn kz zo {ovy bfhwvyf# Hcj effpkcn zdkw jkwzhcgf kw {ovy ~h{ om jfgkjkcn ~dfc
{ov ~kll gobf ihge zo fhgd ozdfy# Hw zdf ckndz ghllw {ov dobf hcj {ov hyf {ovywfl}fw
fhgd ocf hcj zdf whbf# Gdhcnfj i{ h jh{ {fz cf}fy yfmvwfj i{ ckndz# Ckndz ~dkgd
pyobkwfw zo gdhcnf {ov f}fc boyf#
[ov fhz {ovy myvkz hcj {ovy iyfhj hcj mffl gocwgkovwl{ mvll# Zdf ifll{ mvll hcj
yfhgdkcn zo~hyjw hcozdfy mvllcfww‚zdhz om zdf wovl, om wpkykz#
Vwvhll{ hmzfy iyfhemhwz, {ov no ovz zo zdf bhyefz zo iv{ myfwd }fnfzhilfw hcj bfhz#
Hmzfy zdhz, {ov zhef h ~hle hyovcj kc zdf opfc hky# Zo looe hz zdf nyhww, zdf lhef, zdf
bovczhkcw cfhyi{5 zo iyfhzdf zdf hky# Zdf ~kjf opfc wphgfw mkllkcn {ovy wfcwf om nokcn
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zo~hyjw# Mvlmkllkcn {ovy wfcwfw hcj {ov#
Iozd om {ov fcao{kcn zdf myffjob om zdkw plhgf# Zdf hiwolvzf lkifyhzkoc om zdf
wfcwfw# [ov cffj coz pvll hc{zdkcn zo~hyjw {ov, kz avwz gobfw zo {ov chzvyhll{#
Zdkcnw hl~h{w hyyk}kcn kc zhcjfb, {ov cozkgf# Ivz kw kz avwz ifghvwf {ov ~fyf looekcn
hz kz ~kzd zdf f{fw om h lo}fy?
Zdkcnw cf}fy mffl locfl{ ifghvwf {ov hyf coz locfl{, mhy myob kz# Hw h lo}fy, {ov
zdkce ~fll om f}fy{zdkcn# Om bovczhkcw hcj zdfky pfhew# Om yk}fyw hcj zdfky mlo~kcn#
Om zyffw cf}fy zyfhgdfyovw ivz wzhcjkcn wzkll, ~hkzkcn moyf}fy kc zdfky yoozw# Om zdf
we{ bowz om hll, zdf ikn opfccfww zdhz dhcnw hio}f f}fy{ w~ffz dfhj# [ov ~hcz zo if
gdfykwdfj i{ zdkw ~dolfwobfcfww# Zdkw jhykcn vcgdhcnfhiklkz{#
Hz lvcgd, {ov no zo yfwzhvyhczw zo fhz zo {ovy dfhyz.w goczfcz# Hnhkc, mooj hcj kzw
jflkndzw# Ivz bowz om hll, {ovy zkbf zonfzdfy wpfcz jokcn ~dhz f}fy{ocf jofw hz zdkw
dovy# Fhz hcj if whzkwmkfj ~kzd fhzkcn# Fhz hcj if zonfzdfy fhzkcn#
[ov hyf zovgdkcn fhgd ozdfy gocwzhczl{# [ov ghccoz nfz vwfj zo zdf ozdfy f}fc
hmzfy hll zdkw zkbf# Lkef {ov hyf iozd cf~ zo zdf ozdfy# Lo}f bhefw f}fy{zdkcn cf~#
Lo}f bhefw zdf ozdfy h cf~ mkflj#
Df kw {ovy }kf~# Hcj {ov hyf dkw#
Hmzfy lvcgd, {ov no zo h bo}kf kc zo~c# H lo}f wzoy{# Do~ zdf ~obhc kc zdf bo}kf
lo}fw zo if ~kzd zdf bhc {fz jofw cozdkcn zo if ~kzd dkb, zdkw myvwzyhzfw {ov# Ifghvwf
oc }hghzkoc, {ov zdkce hc{zdkcn kw powwkilf# [ov mffl po~fymvl, goczfcz ~kzd mfflkcn kz#
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Do~ zdf ~obhc gykfw moy dfy lo}fy, {ov.ll cf}fy jo dfyf co~# Ifghvwf i{ wobf
bkyhglf, {ov hyf iozd dfyf fcao{kcn lo}f, mhkzd hcj dhppkcfww# Hll zdkcnw gocwkjfyfj,
{ov hyf bfhcz zo if zdf ozdfy.w bfboyhilf glowfcfww# [ov hyf bfhcz moy kz#
Kz jofwc.z fcj, zdkw hlfyzcfww om zdf ioj{ govplfj ~kzd zdf wlo~cfww om lo}f# Kz
jofwc.z fcj, zdkw gobbvckoc om {ovy ioj{ ~kzd {ovy wovl#
]hghzkocw fcj ivz {ov hyf avwz wzhyzkcn# [ov.}f noz zdyff boyf jh{w om plfhwvyf
hcj zdyff boyf ckndzw om lo}f#
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