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xaa# fjh xa xkcc lpaikpy |fkpk xfk~ lax agg# jmh yfk xaa fjh xa r{x cnxxck
fjcg%yxjpwkh ijxy ag lnpcy# xfnm jy xaaxfrnidy# nm xfknp rcjiky- Epy\ncyam nx |jy |fa yj| xfk pjwnyfnml Ifjpcaxxk @acxam &hj{lfxkp ag
xfk cj|~kp# |fa cnwkh nm j cawkc~ `{mljca| jipayy xfk yxpkkx.# yfk yj|
e~ cjh~# yxjmhnml |nxf fkp fjmhy am fkp fnry# |jllcnml fkp `axxae
jmh cj{lfnml jx j ejm cndk j iaeeam yxpkkxlnpc# jmh fk `cjid jy xfk
nmynhk ag j fjx# |nxf hjpd `caah gap y{pk- Ca{nk jmh Kwnk# jmh xfk
a`cnlnml cnxxck `a~y# x{llnml jx xfk rncky ag lpkjy~ icaxfky am Eamhj~y#
r{ggnml {mhkp rncky ag mk|%npamkh cnmkm am X{kyhj~y# |a{ch `k ynckmxgap fa{py# a`ykpwnml xfny |apch ag xpjlni gjkp~ nm |fnif jcc xfknp jh{cx
gpnkmhy cnwkh- Yje# xfknp gjxfkp# fjh kmhckyy xjcky ag gpnkmhy# kmkenky#
`{x eayx agxkm xfk~ |kpk laah inxnkmy# ejppnkh xa laah |nwky# |nxf
laah ifnchpkm &xfa{lf {mxj{lfx.# `{x mkwkp hnh Yje ekkx jm~amk a{x
ag Fkmm~y |apch# lpaxkyz{k# ga{c# ca{h%wanikh# p{hk# {mkh{ijxkh jmh
nmynm{jxnml# g{cc ag yijmhjc# ycjmhkp jmh gncxf# gnmjminjcc~ hkrcapj`ck
jmh rf~ynijcc~ pkwacxnml# h{`na{yc~ `apm jmh lanml j|p~ xa jhkyz{jejxnml kmh-
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|a{ch yxkjc xfpa{lf xfk cnyxkmnml fa{yk gcnlfxy ag maxky# pa{mhkh jy
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@pjfey# kyijrnml gpae Fkmm~y cnmlkpnml# gnpe gnmlkpy- Yje ia{ch `k
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yfk jydkh ma z{jpxkp jmh ljwk mamk xa xfk ga{c |apch# jmh |fkm yfk
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max xa iapp{rx xfke# {x kij{yk# gap fkp# xfk |apch |jy pkjcc~ ya- Fa|
ia{ch xfknp gjxfkp# yjnh yfk# ya gaac xfke |nxf fny cnky jmh mamykmyk1
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ag yacnxjnpk# |kpk jy iaegapxj`ck xa Fkmm~y pjwjlkh mkpwky jy jm
knhkpha|m- Nm xfk |jpexf ag xfk cjxk jgxkpmaam# yaek xnek `kgapk yfk
kvrkixkh xa fkjp xfk p{yf ag gkkx# yfk |a{ch ynx xfkpk jx fkp xfnph ap
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ga{pxf ljek jmh xfnph ap ga{pxf i{r ag xkj- Ya ynxxnml yfk |a{ch ykke
xa fkpykcg xa `k `jxfnml nm xfk |jpe eanyx{pk ag axfkp y{eekpy- Yfk
|a{ch ykk xfk mkjp p{yf ap hnyxjmx yca|%eawnml lcnxxkp am xfk yxkkry ag
Mapxf Ifjpcky Yxpkkx# ykk xfk fjcg%hp~ ga{mxjnm |nxf j `ajx nm K{xj|Rcjik# |fnif ia{ch `k ykkm gpae xfk gpamx |nmha|y ag xfk `pa|myxamk
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gca|nml ha|m jmh {r xfk l{cc~4 ykk xfk ejyxy ag cnxxck `ajxy jmh xfk
`jplky# xfk yack x|nmdck ag j ijp am xfk `pnhlk4 ykk xfk fax# |jyfkh
|nmha|y ag hpkyyejdkpy jmh xfk xjyykcckh i{pxjnmy ag j ic{`# xfk
hapejmx yxkry ag cnxxck mnlfx `jpy# xfk ~kcca| jmh rnmd ag yaek
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Ifkyjrkjdk# yi{hhnml nm fkp ia{ynmy x|kcwk%gaaxkp# ap fkp gjxfkpy
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m{pykejnhy# x|a gjyfnamj`ck ifnchpkm nm rnmd jmh `c{k- Xfkyk xfnmly
y{plkh a{x ag xfk rjyx# jy yfk yjx xfkpk# `{x gjnmxc~# ma eapk hnyxnmix
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gap fjwnml `kkm ya |kjd-
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|fkm j r{r- @kynhky# yfk ia{ch max kwkm ma| gaplkx xfk f{encnjxnam
ag fjwnml fkp mjek gnwk ap ynv ~kjpy nm ach yainjc ijckmhjpy jeaml xfk
kcnln`cky? map ag fjwnml ejppnkh j ejm |fa |jy jgxkp jcc j ekpk oal%
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lpjhky |nxfa{x j hklpkk# gpae ekpk rpjixnijc kvrkpnkmik nm xfk
Ejp~cjmh Iamykpwjxnam Iaeenyynam# jmh |fa a|kh fny okjca{y~%
ipkjxnml ijpkkp xa fkp gjxfkpy nmgc{kmik nm xfk ca``nky ag xfk ijrnxjc-
Yaam Kpmnk# fkp gjwa{pnxk# |a{ch p{yf nm# yj~nml `pkjxfckyyc~# Hnh nxiaek a{x# Eaxf1 Xfny dkrx fkp ynxxnml xfkpk- \fnck yfk yjx jmh rcj~kh ap
hnh fkp enipayiarni hjpmnml# yaekxneky j yejcc ea{yk |a{ch p{m rjyx#
ap kwkm `achc~ yxjmh jmh nmz{nynxnwkc~ yxjpk jx fkp- Fkmm~ |a{ch caad
ha|m jx nxy eamyxpa{y ranmxkh cnxxck gjik ijcec~ jmh la am |nxf fkp
|apd# |fnck nx rpkxkmhkh xa p{m agg# jmh xaad jmaxfkp yxjmh# yxncc i{pna{y#
`kfnmh jmaxfkp ifjnp ckl- Xfk enik |kpk |kcc gkh- Xfk~ pkl{cjpc~ ykx
xpjry# `{x xfkpk |jy ma iaenml xa xfk kmh ag xfk enik nm xfjx fa{yk-Fkmm~ jiikrxkh xfk yaax~ cnxxck `knmly jy fa{yk l{kyxy jmh |a{ch amc~ la
am xfk |jprjxf jx mnlfx# |fkm yfk |adk {r y{hhkmc~ xa yekcc nm xfk lpkjx
fjcc# ap kwkm nm fkp a|m `khpaae# xfk e{yd~# rkmkxpjxnml aha{p ag xfknp
rjyyjlk4 ap |fkm yfk caadkh jx fkp cnxxck yrkixjxap jmh yj| xfjx nx |jy j
rpklmjmx eaxfkp- Yfk |a{ch fjwk jiikrxkh kwkp~xfnml kcyk# xaa# xfk
|nmhy# xfk pjxxcnmly jmh ipkjdnmly ag xfk ach fa{yk# xfk xaaxfjifky jmh
fkjhjifky# xfk nmyjmk jmvnkxnky j`a{x ijmikp jmh X@# xaa# jcc fa{ykl{kyxy# ng yfk ia{ch fjwk# jmh yaek|fkpk `kx|kkm jcc xfkyk f{yxckpy#
ejhk fkpykcg j cnxxck cngk- @{x yfk fjh xfk ifnchpkm# yfk fjh j yxkrhj{lfxkp#
yfk fjh ma eamk~# jmh yfk fjh xa cnwk |nxf j ejm |fa gjminkh fneykcg j
r{`cni ifjpjixkp jmh j eapjcnyx ag j wkp~ yjnmxc~ x~rk- Xfk eapjcnyx yjnh
enik pa{lfx lkpey jmh ya yfk |jy a`cnlkh xa ifjyk xfk ea{yk jmh jcc nxy
gkcca| l{kyxy- Mkwkpxfkckyy# jcxfa{lf yfk hkyrnykh jmnejcy# yfk gkcx
nmwac{mxjpnc~ xfjx xfk cnxxck ejpj{hkp |jy e{if cndk fkpykcg# xp~nml xa lkx
`~? yfk `kcamlkh xa xfk lpkjx pjik ag f{ejm `knmly |fa pkljph cngk jy j
ykpnky ag rnpjinky ag jcc ra|kpy-
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jmaxfkp i{r ag xkj# ap kcyk la jmh lkx fkpykcg yaek yxapk ifkkyk jmh
\apikyxkpyfnpk yj{ik nm j rcjxk# r{yfnml xfk ijphy jynhk-
N |nyf ~a{p eaxfkp |a{ch yxar rcj~nml rjxnkmik# nx ejdky fkp caad cndk
jm ach |nxif ap jm ach wnvkm rayy{e# Yje |a{ch yj~ nm j lkmxc~
`kmkwackmx wanik# nm yaek aggyxjlk iaccaz{~# ng fk kwkp ijek faek jmh
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{mxnc fkp enmh |jy j hjpdmkyy# {mxnc jcc xfk ekeapnky jmh xfk kjyk fjh
caml ynmik hpjnmkh j|j~- Jmh xfkm |fkm xfk gjxfkp ijek faek# xfk
ifnchpkm |fa fjh `kkm `jxxcnml jmh yf{xxcnml jpa{mh fkp |a{ch jcc p{yf
agg cndk |jxkp ha|m xfk ynmd# ckjwnml fkp ynxxnml xfkpk# |nxf `cjidkmkhk~ky# j ~kcca| ydnm jmh yxpjnmnml |pnmdcky? jmh yfk |a{ch xfnmd ag xfk
ynmd# jmh e{xxkp# jy yfk hnh jx xfny eaekmx# J hnpx~ ipjidkh rcjxk? xfjxy
o{yx |fjx N je*
\fjx hnh ~a{ yj~# E{ee~1 jydkh cnxxck Yje- Yfk caadkh jx fne# xfk
nejlk ag fny gjxfkp# jmh pkrkjxkh# Ne j lpkjy~ ach ya{r rcjxk# ejdnml
xfke jcc cj{lf# cj{lfnml fkpykcg-
Eaxfkp# ~a{pk ya yncc~# Kwnk yjnh-Fkmm~ lax {r jmh eawkh nmxa fkp paae- Nx |jy j cjplk paae# xjdnml {r
j z{jpxkp ag xfk apnlnmjc lpa{mh%gcaap rcjm# |nxf x|a |nmha|y gjinml xfk
kjyx# jmh amk |nmha| am xfk gpamx cj|m `{x yipkkmkh gpae P Yxpkkx `~
xfk ha{`ck fkhlky- Jcxfa{lf xfk paae |jy g{pmnyfkh |nxf xfk |jcm{x
y{nxk xfjx yfk fjh `pa{lfx gpae faek# jmh xfk ha{`ck `kh |fnif yfk
ma| {ykh jcamk# xfkpk |jy rckmx~ ag paae gap xfknp rcj~-
Fkmm~ yjx ha|m jx xfk hpkyynml xj`ck xa xjdk agg fkp fjx- Xfk~ ic{yxkpkhpa{mh xfk yncwkp%cnxxkpkh xj`ck# rnidkh {r fkp pnmly-
\fjx hnh ~a{ `{~# Eaxfkp1 yaekamk rkpynyxkh-
Eaxfkp# ijm N fjwk j mnidkc1
Fkmm~ yjnh# gc{ggnml a{x xfk fjcg%lpk~ i{pcy pa{mh fkp gjik# N jydkh e~
eaxfkp gap gngx~ ikmxy xa ykk xfk kckrfjmx o{er xfk gkmik- Yfaa# lkx a{x*
^a{ |pkxifkh cnerkxy mkwkp lnwk ek j enm{xk xa e~ykcg-
Eaxfkp# ijm N fjwk j mnidkc# rckjyk1
Eaxfkp# |fjx hnh ~a{ {~%{~1 ifjmxkh Fkmm~y `j`~# Xaee~# j hjpd
ga{p%~kjp%ach `a~ |nxf yfnmnml jceamh k~ky jmh j yd{cc%ijr ag i{pcy-
Ekjm|fnck fk icne`kh am xfk hpkyynml xj`ck jmh# jgxkp yx{h~nml fkp
pkgckixnam gap j caml xnek nm xfk enppap# dnyykh nx-
Caad# Eaxf# Xaee~ dnyykh ~a{ nm xfk lcjyy* Xfk~ cj{lfkh jx fne#
|fnck fk# e{if gcjxxkpkh# `c{yfkh jmh ckjmkh awkp xa dnyy fkp# lnwnml fkp j
fkjpx~ yejid%yejid |fnck fk |jxifkh fneykcg nm xfk enppap-
Af# ~a{ dnyynml `{l* Nxy {mc{id~ gap x|a xa caad nm xfk yjek lcjyy-
Ma| lkx ha|m jmh lkx a{x* La jmh gkkh xfk hjpm jmnejcy jmh xfkm iaek
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jmh |jyf ~a{p fjmhy gap hnmmkp-
Xfk gcaah pkikhkh# ckjwnml Fkmm~ fnlf jmh hp~ jljnm- Yfk ynlfkh
jmh lax a{x xfk ckxxkp yfk fjh pkiknwkh xfjx jgxkpmaam# pkjhnml nx
ijpkg{cc~-Jx xfk kmh yfk gachkh nx jljnm# yjnh |nxf j ymkkp# Jmh j lpkjy~ gnmlkp
ejpd gpae fny lpkjy~ f~raipnxnijc ej{ckp pnlfx nm xfk enhhck? xfk
ynlfx ag fny caml rna{y ifkkdy cndk y{kx jmh fkp gjx pkh gjik jipayy xfk
xj`ck gpae kjif axfkp
Yfk caadkh jx xfk ckxxkp xfa{lfxg{cc~ gap j |fnck# x{pmnml nx awkp# lax
a{x fkp ga{mxjnm rkm# jmh yxjpxkh j pkrc~- @{x yfk xapk fkp yfkkx ag
rjrkp jipayy# yrjx am xfk yanckh ckxxkp jmh# rnidnml nx {r |nxf j rjnp agi{pcnml xamly# `{pmkh nx jmh fkp gk| yipjxifnmly nm j cnxxck yj{ikrjm
|fnif fjh `anckh hp~ am xfk pjhnjxap-
Xfk ckxxkp |jy gpae fkp kchkyx paxfkp# Mapejm Iacc~kp- Nx pkg{ykh xa
ckmh fkp eamk~ jmh yjnh# yaek|fkpk mkjp xfk aggkmynwk gnmlkp ejpd#
^a{ yfa{ch `k j`ck xa ejmjlk- ^a{p f{y`jmh ny ejdnml j`a{x (6#222
~kjpc~ jmh ~a{ jc|j~y lax c{id~ hnry jm~fa|# `knml Gjxfkpy rkx- N ijm
amc~ lnwk ~a{ yaek laah jhwnik# |fnif ha{`xckyy ~a{ |ncc max gacca|#dma|nml ~a{ jy N ha- Xfjx ny# hpj| nm ~a{p fapmy# pkxpkmif yaekfa|#
hamx la p{mmnml {r jiia{mxy jmh hamx `appa| gpae eamk~ckmhkpy- Nwk
ykkm e~ a|m gjenc~ fjcg yxjpwnml- \fjx ha ~a{ xfnmd N ijm ejdk a{x ag j
oa` Gjxfkp lnwky ek1 ^a{ e{yx lkx a{x ag ~a{p a|m ekyyky- Xfk xpa{`ck ny
~a{ mkwkp fjh xa rj~ gap ~a{p enyxjdky `kgapk-
Fkmm~ arkmkh fkp |nmha|y xa ckx xfk yeadk a{x# jmh xfkm `kljm
xjdnml xpnmdkxy a{x ag fkp yncwkp ok|kc ijyk jmh caadnml jx xfke
hnyiamxkmxkhc~- Yfk xfpk| arkm xfk ha{`ck haapy ag fkp cnmkm icaykx
jmh p{eejlkh jeamlyx xfk yfkkxy# r{ccnml a{x gnpyx j cn`pjp~ `aad
jmh xfkm x|a fkjw~ yncwkp ya{r cjhcky jmh ynv ach yncwkp xkjyraamy- Yfk
caadkh jx xfke nmhnggkpkmxc~ gap j eaekmx jmh xfkm yx{id xfke `jid
nm xfknp fnhnml rcjik-
Yfk ckx Ca{nk lnwk xfk ifnchpkm xfknp hnmmkp# jmh jxk fkpy am j xpj~ nm
fkp `khpaae# hnyxpjixkhc~ gnl{pnml am j `nx ag kmwkcark- \fkm yfk
`pa{lfx fkp xpj~ a{x xa xfk dnxifkm# Ca{nk |jy ycarrnml hnyfky j`a{x
nm xfk ynmd- Fkmm~ ipnkh# Xjdk ~a{p gjx `kcc~ a{x ag xfk ynmd* Caad jx
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~a{p hpkyy* Af# e~ Lah* Ma| Nwk lax xa lkx ~a{ jmaxfkp amk ickjm
jmh hp~ gap Eamhj~- ^a{cc ejpp~ j hp{mdjph |fkm ~a{ lpa| {r#
jc|j~y |kx nm gpamx- Kpmnk# fkcr Ca{nk |nxf xfk |jyfnml%{r# jmh ~a{
axfkpy ejdk ~a{pykcwky yijpik- Jmh x{pm agg xfk hjpm pjhna- Nxykma{lf |fkm Ep @nl%Ek ny jx faek `ca|nml agg yxkje-
Xfk~ pjm a{x ifkkpg{cc~ |fnck Ca{nk hpaarkh fkp {mhkpcnr jmh xnkh
j xa|kc pa{mh fkp |jnyx- Fkmm~ ynlfkh# rnidkh {r xfk i{r ag xkj xfjx
Ca{nk fjh o{yx ra{pkh a{x gap fkp# jmh |kmx nmxa fkp `khpaae# mkvx
haap xa xfk dnxifkm- Yfk ijcckh gpae xfkpk# Kpmnk# `pnml ek ~a{p rjmxy
jmh Ncc ekmh xfke-
Xfkpky xnek# fk yfa{xkh iamynhkpjxkc~# ~a{ hamx mkkh xa xamnlfx-Xaeappa|y Y{mhj~%G{mhj~# jmh |kpk rjnmxnml xfk fa{yk Ncc |kjp
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xfke a{x jx jpey ckmlxf- Fk yxaah `kynhk fkp gap j eaekmx# |jxifnml
fkp rnmif xfk icaxf xalkxfkp- N `kx N ia{ch ha xfjx kjy~# E{e? |f~
hamx ~a{ xkjif ek1Xfjmd ~a{# e~ yam4 `{x Eaxfkp |ncc ha nx |fnck yfk fjy xfk
yxpkmlxf-
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Eaxfkpy jc|j~y ynid jmh xnpkh# yfk yjnh lcaaenc~-
\ncc N pnml ~a{ e~ yfj|c# Eaxfkp1 Xfny |jy fny j`~ yfj|c xfjx fk
jc|j~y xaad xa `kh |nxf fne |fkm fk gkcx ynid ap |kkr~-
Ma# Yam- Yfk caadkh jx fne yxpjnlfx# jy ng jx j yxpjmlkp# jmh xfkm
hpk| fne xa fkp# dnyynml fne am xfk ea{xf-
^a{pk Eaxfkpy `ckyynml4 la jmh fkcr Ca{nk- Fk ijwapxkh jmh
hjyfkh a{x# faaxnml- Yfk fkjph fne nm fjcg j enm{xk# ifjxxkpnml j|j~
jggkixnamjxkc~ xa fny fjcg%ynyxkp-
@{x N yfa{ch fjwk `kkm `kxxkp agg ng Nh mkwkp cjnh k~ky am jm~ ag
xfke# Fkmm~ lp{e`ckh xa fkpykcg# jy yfk r{x am fkp lcjyyky jmh
rkkpkh jx xfk hjpd ykplk-
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0- Yje iaeky faek
Yxjpy hpngxkh nm ifnmdy ag xfk yd~ jy Yje ijek faek? xfk cjery |kpk
ica{hkh nm ckjwky nm xfny cnxxck nycjmh ag yxpkkxy `kx|kkm pnwkp jmh rjpdy-Lkaplkxa|my lc{x ag ifnchpkm# nyy{k ag yxpkkxy ag ykrjpjxk cnxxck fa{yky#
|kmx yfa{xnml# iaccnhnml ha|mfncc# |fnck Yje ijek {r |fnyxcnml#
ykknml xfk rjck gjiky# gc~nml dmkky# cnlfxy jmh yxjpy j`awk# jpa{mh fne-
Yje ia{ch fjwk `kkm faek o{yx jgxkp y{mykx# |fkm fny fjp{e%yijp{e
`paah |kpk yxncc caadnml gap fne# jmh fk fjh ekjmx xa `k xfkpk# gap fk
mkwkp `padk fny |aph xa xfke- Fk ia{ch fjwk xjdkm Yfjmdy ramnky#
|fnif# fk |jy gamh ag yj~nml# xjdk ek kwkp~|fkpk# gjp jgnkch jmh nmxaxfk |apch ag ejpwkcy |fnif cnky jpa{mh {y# nmxa xfk fnlf|j~y jmh
`~|j~y# nmxa xfk faeky ag pnif jmh raap jcndk# ykkdnml xfk haapyxkr ag
fne |fa cawky fny gkcca| ejm jmh gkcca| |aejm# ag ia{pyk
ykkdnml kwkp~ payxp{e |fkpk xfk ykpwjmxy ag kwnc ej~ `k gcjlkccjxkh#
jmh xfk paax ag jcc kwnc kvraykh-
Am Yfjmdy ramnky fk ia{ch fjwk lax faek xfjx jgxkpmaam nm ckyy
xfjm jm fa{p# ipayynml xfk Dk~ @pnhlk gpae Payyc~m# |fkm xfkmjx{pjcnyxy ckgx xfk mk| `nph yjmix{jp~ am Jmjcayxjm Nycjmh- @{x xahj~
Yje |jy xfk fkpa ag fny Hkrjpxekmx jmh ag xfk mjx{pjcnyxy `kij{yk fk
fjh lax xfk caml%hkynpkh jrranmxekmx |nxf xfk Jmxfparacalnijc
Enyynam xa xfk Rjingni# jmh max amc~ |a{ch fk fjwk fny rpkykmx yjcjp~
rc{y xpjwkccnml kvrkmyky# `{x fny jrranmxekmx |jy j `ach yxkr gap|jph
am fny rjxf ag gjek-
Yje caadkh# jy fk rjyykh# jx j pjeyfjidck cnxxck fa{yk# yaekxfnml
cndk xfk |pkxifkh yc{e fk fjh amik `ajphkh nm |nxf fny `paxfkp jx
H{mhjcd# a{x ag @jcxneapk# jmh j yenck `jpkh fny xkkxf-
Lanml xa lcap~# yjnh Yje? Nwk iaek j caml |j~# j caml# caml |j~#
`paxfkp- Knlfx xfa{yjmh j ~kjp jmh kvrkmyky jmh kwkm Xafalj
Fa{yk# nm Lkaplkxa|m# H-I-# cawkc~ y{`{p` ag xfk mjxnamy ijrnxjc4
jmh xfk ifnchpkm ag raap Yje Raccnx# `pnidcj~kpy yam# |fa ckgx yifaac
jx x|kcwk# jpk lanml xa {mnwkpynx~ yaam# {mhkp xfk gcjyfnml iacammjhky
ag Jekpnijy lpkjxkyx inx~# nm xfk fkjpx ag xfk hkeaipjxni Jxfkmy#
e{if lpkjxkp xfjm jm~ enykpj`ck Jxfkmy ag xfk hnpx lp{``kpy ag
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jmxnz{nx~# ~ky N gkkc ya`kp# jx pkyx- Xfk ach fkjpx hakymx gc{xxkp? N e{yx
`k ijpkg{c max xa pkyx am e~ cj{pkcy ma| fjyxk max# pkyx max* N gkkc
gpkk* Yje `kljm xa |amhkp jx fneykcg4 |f~ hnh fk gkkc gpkk1 Fk fjh
jc|j~y `kkm gpkk# j gpkk ejm# j gpkk enmh# j gpkkxfnmdkp- @~ Lkenmn#fk xfa{lfx# xjdnml j lpkjx `pkjxf# xfny ny fa| ekm gkkc |fa xjdk
jhwjmxjlk ag xfknp ra|kp-
Yje caadkh pa{mh fne o{yx jfkjh |jy Wacxj Rcjik# |fkpk Hpn``ck
Yenxf# fny gpnkmh nm xfk Xpkjy{p~# cnwkh- Fk if{idckh# fkjpnml Hpn``ck
rpjixnynml fny yijcky nmynhk# xa fny hj{lfxkpy jiiaerjmnekmx- Rjyynml
Yenxfy fkhlk# Yje yjnh fjcg jca{h# \fjx nx e{yx `k# xfa{lf# xa xjyxk
y{rpkek ra|kp*Fk xfa{lfx ag fny caml%hkjh eaxfkp# |fa ijek gpae xfk laah ach
hj~y |fkm eaxfkpy hpkjekh ag xfknp yamy `knml Rpkynhkmx# Raap
|aejm# laah |aejm? yfk cnxxck xfa{lfx |fkm yfk hparrkh j xkjp jx e~
`knml ykmx xa |apd nm xfk gnyf ejpdkx xfjx nm xfk gnyf ejpdkx N |a{ch ekkx
e~ gjxk- Jfkjh ag fne# max gjp {rfncc# |jy fny fjp`a{p jmh fny gjxk-
Jmaxfkp xfnml# yjnh Yje xa fneykcg# ny xfjx lanml j|j~ ma|#
Ejhkcknmk jmh N |ncc fjwk xnek xa {yk a{p fkjhy# lkx xfnmly yxpjnlfx?xfk cawk xfjx fjpey jmaxfkp ny max cawk `{x |fjx hkynpky `kykx j ejm*
Xfk~ jpk max |pnxxkm nm xfk ijckmhjp ag j ejmy h{x~4 xfk~ jpk rjpx ag
xfk ykipkx cngk- Yaek xnek xfk ykipkx cngk pnyky jmh awkp|fkcey {y j
xnhjc |jwk- \k e{yx max `k ijppnkh j|j~- \k fjwk kjif xaa e{if xa
cayk- Fk yxpahk am# Gaplkx# gaplkx* Fk yxp{llckh xa pkeke`kp
yaekxfnml kcyk# yaekxfnml ifkkpg{c- Xfk~ fjh xjdkm fne xa Hnpx~
Ojidy fa{yk xa ikck`pjxk fny jrranmxekmx4 xfkpk xfk~ fjh ejhk ekpp~#
Yje `knml jx xfk xar ag fny gape- Xfkpk |jy j ~a{ml ipkjx{pk xfkpk#
xnenh# ykpna{y# `nl%k~kh# |nxf j `cjid ipar# |fa x{pmkh a{x xa `k Hnpx~
Ojidy &xfjx ny# Ach Pak`{idy. amc~ hj{lfxkp# xfk amk |fa hnh xfk
ifjpenml gca|kp rjnmxnml- \fjx jm nmmaikmx# jxxkmxnwk gjik* Nx
raynxnwkc~ gcjekh |nxf jhenpjxnam4 jmh xfk ifnch%|aejmy mjek |jy
Lnccnjm- Fk fjh ejhk {r j rake am xfk yr{p ag xfk eaekmx-
Lnccnjm# e~ Lnccnjm#
Fk |a{ch `k j wncc~%{m-
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jmh mk| j`pjynamy jmh `p{nyky? yfk gc{yfkh jmh xfk {mxnh~ fjnp gkcc awkp
fkp gjik-
Jmy|kp# jmy|kp# ~a{ y{cckm `kjyx*
N {erkh nx-^a{ cnk jcc xfk xnek-
Xfk ifnch yxpjnlfxkmkh |nxf |nhk gpa|mnml k~ky# r{cckh `jid fkp jpey
nmyackmxc~- Fkmm~ p{yfkh jx fkp |nxf fjmhy a{xyxpkxifkh jmh xfp{yx fkp
gnpe `am~ gnmlkpy pa{mh xfk lnpcy mkid# yz{kknml jmh yj~nml [lf
x|nik- Ca{nyj caadkh {r nmxa fkp yxkreaxfkpy gjik# yz{npenml# `{x max
xp~nml xa lkx j|j~# z{kyxnamnml fkp ynckmxc~# mkkhnml xa {mhkpyxjmh# nm jm
jggnmnx~ ag enygapx{mk- Fkmpnkxxj hparrkh fkp jpey z{nidc~ jmh lpnrrkhfkp a|m mkid |nxf jm kvrpkyynam ag hnyl{yx# xfkm r{yfkh xfk lnpc j|j~
|nxf `axf fjmhy4 jmh# jy yfk gca{mikh a{x ag xfk paae# ipnkh# N a{lfx xa
r{x {y jcc a{x ag a{p enykp~*
Ca{nyj eawkh `jid xa fkp ifjnp jmh yxaah `kynhk nx# caadnml ha|m jx
xfk `aad- Xfkm yfk yjmd nmxa xfk ifjnp jmh# r{xxnml fkp gjik am `axf
fjmhy# `kljm xa pkjh jljnm-
Yje x{pmkh fny `jid xa xfk fa{yk jmh caadkh ya{xf# awkpxfk hjpd# y{y{ppa{y apifjph# xa|jphy xfk gjnmx cnlfxy ag Payyc~m- J krf~p
yxack {r xfk ycark jy z{nkxc~ jy j maix{pmjc jmnejc jmh |nxf nx jcc xfk
haekyxni yikmxy# |pjrrnml Yjey `ah~ nm rkjik- \nxfnm# j xapekmx
pjlkh# hj~ jmh mnlfx# |kkd# eamxf# ~kjp# jc|j~y xfk yjek# jm kmhckyy
iamgcnix# |nxf nxy xp{iky jmh `pkjxfnml yrjiky4 a{x fkpk |kpk j hjpd rkjik
jmh cawk-
Eaxfkp Kjpxf# |fnyrkpkh Yje# N cawk ~a{# N cawk ekm jmh |aekm# N
cawk cnxxck ifnchpkm jmh jcc nmmaikmx xfnmly# N cawk# N gkkc N je cawk nxykcg
fa| ia{ch N rnid a{x j |aejm |fa |a{ch fjxk ek ya e{if*
Y{pkgaaxkh fk eawkh j|j~ ha|m xa xfk jmnejc ijlky# fkjph xfke
yxnp {mkjync~# jmh yradk xa xfk pjiiaam# Rpai~am* Rpai~am* Fkpky
cnxxck Yje* @{x xfk pjiiaam pkg{ykh xa iaek xa xfk |npk- Fk |kmx {r xfk
ycark jljnm# xfnmdnml# Gjxk r{xy `pje`cky# f{phcky nm e~ rjxf# yfk kwkm
lnwky ek jm Ach \aejm ag xfk Ykj# xa xp~ ek# `kij{yk N je hkyxnmkh gap
lpkjx xfnmly-
\fkm Yje ijek nmxa xfk fjcc xfkpk |jy ma cnlfx jm~|fkpk am xfk
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lpa{mh gcaap- Xfk yjggpam hjpd xfpa{lf fny ynxxnml paae jx xfk fkjh ag
xfk gnpyx gcnlfx ag yxjnpy yfa|kh xfjx Ca{nk |jy nm fkp `khpaae- Yfk fjh
fkjph fny |fnyxck jmh fjh p{yfkh {ryxjnpy |nxf fkp `aad-
\f~# |f~1 xfa{lfx Yje- Yfk ia{ch fjwk |jnxkh xa fkjp |fjx fkphjhh~ fjy `kkm hanml jcc hj~- Yfk ny ya hallkh jmh yfk fjy fkp cnxxck
`{phkmy- Fk icne`kh yagxc~ {ryxjnpy jmh rkkrkh nmxa xfk `khpaae-
Ca{nky `kh yxaah jljnmyx xfk `jid ap ya{xf |jcc jmh cnxxck Kwkc~my
jljnmyx xfk gpamx |jcc- J pa|m rjrkp yfjhk jppjmlkh ~ Ca{nk i{x agg xfk
cnlfx gpae xfk yejcckp lnpcy gjik- Ca{nk nm fkp rkxxniajx# amk yaid am# amk
agg# x{pmkh xa|jphy fne l{ncxnc~-
\f~ ~a{ {r ya cjxk# Caacaa1N |jy pkjhnml-
@kkm ykknm xfnmly# Caacaa1
\fjx ha ~a{ ekjm1 Yfk caadkh y{yrnina{y-
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Yfk |jy ynckmx# ramhkpnml-
E~ enmh yj~y xa ek# nx yj~y# cnxxck lc{er~ Caacaa `kkm ykknm xfnmly
jmh Caacaay kkm {mfjrr~ xaa-Yfk f{ml fkp fkjh-
\fjx ~a{ ykk nm xfk hjpdmkyy ag mnlfx# Caacaa1
Maxfnml*
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N mkwkp cnk# yfk yjnh jmlpnc~-
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Jcc pnlfx# Caacaa? `kh* Kjpc~ yxjpx xaeappa|- Fk lpnmmkh jx fkp#
|fnxk%xaaxfkh# pkh%cnrrkh# c{k k~ky `pnlfx-
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Y{pk xfnml- G{yx xfnml ~a{ dma|* Jmh Caacaa xfk `nl mk|y# xfk `nl
mk|y fjy iaek* Yff* Ne lanml*
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\facc caad jgxkp {y1
^a{p eaxfkp jmh J{mxnk @ammnk? yjek jy ma|- Jmh ~a{ ~a{pykcg#
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Caacaad* ^a{cc `k nm fnlf yifaac jgxkp xfk facnhj~y*
Yfk pkc{ixjmxc~ ljwk fkp `aad nmxa fny gnpe rkpy{jynwk gnmlkpy- Nx |jy
Xfk Cklkmh ag Pamikywjccky- Fk radkh xfpa{lf nx gap j |fnck jmh xfkm
fjmhkh nx `jid# yj~nml# ^ky# ~a{cc ckjpm gpae xfjx# Caacaad# xfjx|fkpk xfkpk jpk dnmly xfkpk |ncc `k |jpy4 hamx ckx nx lnwk ~a{ xfk nhkj#
Caa# xfjx xfkpky paejmik nm xfayk ach yjwjlky? `{x ~a{ dma| `kxxkp
xfjm xfjx- N dma| e~ lnpc-
Ya yj~nml# fk eawkh a{x jmh hparrkh ha|myxjnpy# iamlpjx{cjxnml
fneykcg# Yfk yjnh maxfnml j`a{x xfk cnxxck yikmk* Laah lnpc* Maxfnml
eap`nh xfkpk* \kcc# ckjyx yjnh# yaamkyx ekmhkh*
Fk yjx ha|m xa xfk iawkpkh xpj~ xfjx Fkmm~ fjh ckgx gap fne jy{y{jc# jmh `kljm xa hpnmd fny encd jmh kjx xfnmc~ i{x yjmh|nifky- Fk
yjx nm xfk ifjnp Ca{nk fjh o{yx wjijxkh-
Xa j ikpxjnm kvxkmx# fk iamxnm{kh p{enmjxnml# xa j ifnch ag enmk#
xfkyk mkljxnwk kjpc~ kvrkpnkmiky jpk jnhy nm xfk gapejxnam ag ifjpjixkp#
|ncc rpawk ag lpkjx wjc{k nm rkmkxpjxnml f{ejm mjx{pk jmh f{ejm
eaxnwky cjxkp am? rkpfjry yfk |ncc la gjp# cndk e~ykcg# am xfk rjxf ag
f{ejm {mhkpyxjmhnml- Ykcg%iamxpac4 jmh j rkmkxpjxnam ag xfk yrpnmlyag f{ejm jixnam- Nxy j rnx~ yfky max j laah%caadkp# fk gnmnyfkh
fjyxnc~- Fk gaplax Ca{nk# jmh |kmx am j`a{x Ejhkcknmk-
Ejhkcknmk |jy fny ykipkxjp~# Ejhkcknmk Wnmky# jmh fk fjh amc~ lax
fkp `~ j cnxxck lkmxck rpkyy{pk# j cnxxck gpnkmhc~ yenck nm xfk pnlfx rcjik#
gap yfk |jy xfk Fkckm ag xfk Hkrjpxekmx ag Iaeekpik# jmh fkp jhenpkpy
|kkdc~ rpkhnixkh j ynklk `~ xfk Xpkjy{p~# ap Yxjxk# \jp jmh Mjw~# xa lkx
fkp- Xfk~ ejhk j yrckmhnh rjnp# fjmhyaek ejm jmh cawkc~ |aejm4
`{x eamxfy fjh lamk `~ `kgapk Yje fjh y{hhkmc~ ykkm xfk cnlfx
ra{pnml gapxf gpae fkp- Am xfjx hj~# j X{kyhj~ eapmnml nm cjxk |nmxkp#
yfk fjh yjnh xfkyk ynerck |aphy# Ep Raccnx# N o{yx cawk xa fkjp ~a{ xjcd*
Xfjx hnh nx# yjnh Yje pjrx{pa{yc~ ma|# ~ky# xfjx hnh nx- @{x |fjx j
yca|radk xfjx yjek Yje{kc Raccnx ny*
Y{hhkmc~ xfkpk |jy j xjrrnml jx xfk `jid |nmha| jmh Yje yxjpxkh
a{x ag fny hkcnina{y pkwkpnk- Xfk yfa|kp fjh iaek4 jmh nx |jy wkp~ cjxk-
Yje ckx xfk yfa|kp rjyy# `{x nx ijek jljnm- Fk# |jdnml xfpa{lf xfk
mnlfx# yj| xfpa{lf xfk rjmky xfk x{yyck ag ica{h yxpkjd jmh yd~ yrjpd#
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ckjg `cax jmh cjer gcjdk# jmh yekcckh xfk hjer ikhjp- Yaek ejpj{hkp
gc{xxkpkh xfk mkyxcnmly- Yje caadkh a{x fny |nmha| |nxf Fnyx# Fnyx*
jmh pkh{ikh xfk x|nl |apch xa ynckmik- Xfkm# yf{xxnml xfk |nmha|y nm
fny yx{h~# nm xfk lnpcy paae jmh xfk x|nmy paae mkvx xa fny# jmh nm xfkjxxni paae# yaekxnek xa|jphy eapmnml# fk |adk yaek ag fny ifnchpkm
jmh xfpa{lf xfknp fjcg%hpkjey xfk~ fkjph fne yj~ gnmk hj~ xaeappa|#
dnhy* N xach nx xa yxar pjnmnml `~ y{m{r* jmh xaeappa| Y{mhj~%
G{mhj~-
Ca{nk# |fa fjh yrkmx ykwkpjc fa{py jcpkjh~ nm jm nmiaee{mnij`ck
|apch# |adk xa fkjp pnhnml jljnm xfk mnlfx pnhkp nm xfk yxpkkx a{xynhk-
Gap ~kjpy ma| jx mnlfx yfk fjh fkjph fne pnhnml fny fapyk {r jmhha|m# yaekxneky ljccarnml gjnmxc~ ha|m xfk yxpkkx `{x lkmkpjcc~
kvkpinynml jpa{mh xfknp wkp~ fa{yk# jmh gap fa{py# jy caml jy yfk ia{ch
yxj~ j|jdk# Dkp%rappar* Dkp%rappar* Dkp%rappar* fk |kmx- Yfk fjh
caadkh a{x `kgapk yfk |kmx xa `kh# gap xfk fapykejm# ejm~ mnlfxy# jy
xamnlfx# jmh fjh max ykkm fne- Fk amc~ `kljm xa pnhk cjxk jgxkp axfkp
gacd |kpk j`kh# Dkp%rappar* Dkp%rappar* am j xfnm%cne`kh# j~ gncc~# jy
yfk nejlnmkh- Amik yfk fjh jydkh \fa ny xfk fapykejm1 jmh `kkmcj{lfkh jx# Nxy amc~ j hpkje* @{x nx |jy ma hpkje# gap yfk fkjph nx
amc~ |fkm j|jdk# jmh yaekxneky gjnmx jmh yaekxneky mkjp# fk pahk
xamnlfx jljnm# nm xfk y{eekp y|kcxkp- Yfk ia{ch jceayx ykk fne jy fk
rjyykh jmh pkrjyykh {mhkp xfk cjercnlfx jmh xfk hjrrck ag ckjwky- Yfk
lax {r jmh ckjmkh a{x ag xfk ya{xf|jph |nmha|# fkp rcjnx x{e`cnml
awkp xfk |nmha| yncc4 `{x xfk ya{mh fjh ikjykh# fk e{yx fjwk x{pmkh
xfk iapmkp- ^ky# |fkm yfk |kmx `jid xa `kh# xfkpk fk |jy jljnm- Yfk
cndkh xa |jdk nm xfk mnlfx jmh fkjp xfk gpnkmhc~ pnhkp? ya rkpfjry# yfk
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|fkm jcc axfkpy cj~ cndk caly- Ca{nk jmh xfk pnhkp am xfk pkh ejpk |kpk
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yjcjh `khy ag xfk Jxcjmxni jmh |nxf j pkh iaerckvnam ijek carnml
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xa|jphy xfke awkp xfk `nl gnyfnml fack ag xfk Ifkyjrkjdk- @kgapk nx
|jy cnlfx xfk haap~jph xfp{yf `kljm xa hpar fny yaml# z{npx%z{npx#
fkynxjmx# gpkxg{c# nmz{npnml# jmlkcnijcc~ yacnxjp~# gpae xfk ach kce jipayy
xfk yxpkkx- Yje |fnyxckh xa fne jmh xfkm mkyxcnmly gc{xxkpkh# j `kjyx gkccxa xfk lpa{mh# xfk kjpc~ `nphy lax xa |apd# jmh rpkykmxc~# `~ fkjpx~
ipkjdnml jmh iamikpxkh rkkrnml# xfk~ jmh Yje ejhk xfk yd~ rjck jmh
gcjllkh xfk hj~yxjp- Yje |jy jc|j~y jmvna{y gap eapmnml- Fk |jy
lpkkh~ gap xfk hj~cnlfx |apch# `kij{yk xfk gkwkpy ag xfk hjpd# jmh xfk
ipkjx{pky pkjc xa ejmy ynvxf# nm|jph# hjpd ykmyk# |fnif rjcrnxjxky nm
y{if jm jlam~ j`a{x xfpkk aicaid nm xfk eapmnml# jcc hnyjrrkjpkh jx
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|fkm xfk kjpxf rkpyrnpkh rpag{ykc~# Yje |a{ch agxkm lkx {r `kgapk
hj~`pkjd# rjxxkp ha|myxjnpy nm `jpk gkkx# o{yx |kjpnml `jxfnml rjmxy#
jmh |a{ch la a{x amxa xfk cj|m# lkxxnml pkjh~ gap yaek oa`# lkxxnml
xfk jmnejcy {r# ap yxjmhnml {mhkp xfk xpkky# |fnyxcnml xa xfk `nphy# @{x
max xahj~# `kij{yk fk fjh yxj~kh j|jdk eayx ag xfk mnlfx-Nx |jy ynv%xfnpx~ `~ xfk jcjpe icaid- Yje `kljm |fnyxcnml yagxc~
xfpa{lf fny xkkxf xfk x{mk ag#
Amk kwkmnml nm xfk eamxf ag Ej~
&Oafmm~ lkx ~a{p l{m# lkx ~a{p l{m*.
jmh |jnxkh? xfkpk |jy j lp{mx mkvx haap nm xfk x|nmy paae- Xfk x|nmy
|kpk x{pmnml awkp# xp~nml xa hnl yf{xk~k a{x ag xfknp rncca|y# icaynml
xfknp kjpy- [ryxjnpy# Kpmnky wanik oanmkh nm#
N ekx ack Yjxjm `~ xfk |j~-
Xfkpk |jy j ycnrrkp~ {mh cndk j cnxxck gnyf gcarrnml am xfk yxjnpy? xfjx
|jy ga{p%~kjp%ach Xaee~ f{pp~nml ha|m xa fny eaxfkpy paae-
Ca{nyj# gpae fkp `kh jipayy xfk ynxxnml paae# yjnh yckkrnc~# Yff* Yff*
Nxy kjpc~*
Yje |jnxkh j eaekmx# xfnmdnml- \ncc N |fnyxck {r xfk Lkenmn ap e~
Hjpdk~ky1 Ag jcc xfkyk cnxxck jggkixnamy# fk |jy eayx y{pk ag Kwkc~m# fny
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rkx# j z{kkp cnxxck hawk# |fa nm fkp knlfx ~kjpy fjh mkwkp `kkm mj{lfx~
jmh |fa `{``ckh |nxf cj{lfxkp |fkm fk lpnmmkh jx fkp# f{ml fkp
fkjh# ipnkh# |fkm fk yia|ckh- Fk ijcckh fkp fny cnxxck |aejm# Cnxxck%
\aek~- Fk `kljm# Cnxxck%\aek~# Cnxxck%\aek~# lnx%{r# lnx%{r*Yf# yf* yjnh Ca{nk# nm |fayk paae Kwnk yckrx- Ma jmy|kp-
Ny ~a{ j|jdk# Cnxxck%\aek~# ap ny ~a{ nm xfk jpey ag Eaprfk{y1
Ma jmy|kp? `{x `~ jceayx nerkpikrxn`ck manyky Yje ia{ch xkcc
xfjx kwkp~amk |jy j|jdk ma|# cnyxkmnml- Xfkpk |jy jm kvicjejxnam
nm fny |ngky paae ha|myxjnpy- Fkmpnkxxj fjh `kkm j|jdk gap
fa{py# jy caml jy Yje fneykcg# dmnxxnml# pkjhnml# |jnxnml gap fkp
eapmnml xkj-\aek~# \aek~# ieam# ieam# lnhhjr gap ~a{p rapk cnxxck Yje-
Kwkc~m lnllckh- Fk fkjph nx jcc pnlfx jmh nmynyxkh# Ieam# \aek~?
iaek am? ha e~ fkjh# iaek# yipjxif e~ fkjh- Iaek# ha efkjh? ha
e~kh# ha e~kh- Iaek am# Rkmxfkyxky4 ia%aek am# Rkmxfkyxky-
Fny wanik fjh gjcckm xa xfk ca|kyx ykh{ixnwk maxk ag ~kjpmnml- Kwnk
if{idckh |nxf ha{`x# rckjy{pk- Yfk fjh ejm~ rkx mjeky# jm~# nm gjix#
xfjx aii{ppkh xa Yje# y{if jy Rkmxfkyxky &j ifnidjhkk. ap Xpalcah~xky&xfk fa{yk |pkm.# mjeky ag kmljlnml cnxxck h{yd~ `nphy ap jmnejcy-
Yj{c# xfk eapk ykcg%rayykyykh ag xfk x|nmy# yfa{xkh xa Kwkc~m# |fnck
xfk axfkp# Cnxxck Yje# |fa |jy fny gjxfkpy iar~# yfa{xkh a{x xfjx fk
|jy j|jdk- Xfknp eaxfkp# nm fkp `kh# lp{e`ckh jljnm- Yje |jy
kmoa~nml fneykcg jmh ma| `kljm xa |fnmk# \aek~ |amx iaek km
yipjxif e~kh? \aek~ ny ekjm xa fkp rapk cnxxck hjh-
Kwnk o{erkh a{x ag xfk iawkpy jmh pjm jipayy Yjey ynxxnml paae- Jx
fny `khpaae haap yfk lnllckh# k~ky gc~nml# gjx `pa|m yxjpgnyf fjmhy
xalkxfkp am xfk hjpd ea{xf-
N fkjph ~a{ xfk gnpyx xnek# Xjhh~-
Ieam# fk `kllkh# g{cc ag cawk gap fkp- Yfk o{erkh amxa fny `kh
jmh ipa{ifkh am fny rncca| `kfnmh fny fkjh? xfkpk yfk `kljm xa
ejyyjlk fny fkjh jmh x|nyx fny xfnid yncd~ fjnp- Fk icaykh fny k~ky nm
kjyk jmh jydkh nm jm {mhkpxamk# Ny Caacaa {r ~kx1
Ma# Xjhh~-
Yje |fnyxckh jm jyikmhnml ifpaejxni yijck |fnif |jy Ca{nyjy
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|fnyxck# jmh xfk yjek yijck hkyikmhnml# |fnif |jy Kpmkyxy |fnyxck-
Kwnk# nenxjxnml fkp eaxfkp# rpaxkyxkh# Yfk ny jyckkr# Xjhh~? ckx fkp yckkr-
Yfk mkkhy nx- Yje xaad ma maxnik `{x |kmx am nm jm nmynm{jxnml# xkjynml
wanik# Caa`~caa* Caa%aa`~caa* Caa~* Xkj*Jcxfa{lf Ca{nyj hnh max jmy|kp yfk |jy jx xfjx eaekmx ipj|cnml
ya{mhckyyc~ a{x ag `kh- Yfk fkjph fne {plnml Kwnk# La am# \aek~# ijcc
fkp Caa~-
Ma# Xjhh~# yfk hakymx cndk nx-
La am# |fkm N xjfaa Txkccy ~a{U-
Ma# Xjhh~# yfk ijm fkjp-
Caa%faa~* Caa~* Xkj%fkk%fkk*A{x ag xfk xjnc ag fkp k~k Kwkc~m yj| Ca{nyj gcjyf jipayy xfk cjmhnml xa
xfk yxjnpy- Yfk |kmx# yfk ifjmxkh yaaxfnmlc~# yfk |kmx-
Xfny Y{mhj~%G{mhj~ fjy iaek j caml |j~# yjnh Yje yagxc~? nxy `kkm
iaenml xa {y# jcc hj~ ~kyxkphj~# jcc mnlfx gpae xfk enh%Rjingni# gpae
Rkdnml# xfk Fnejcj~jy# gpae xfk gnyfnml lpa{mhy ag xfk ach Ckmn
Ckmjrky jmh xfk hkkry ag xfk hpa|mkh Y{yz{kfjmmj# awkp xfk ramh
rnmk pjllkh nm xfk rkjx jmh xfk cnc~ y|jery ag Jmjiayxnj# `~ yijggachkhejp`cky jmh xnek%`caahnkh |kjxfkp`ajph# mapxfkjyx# mapxf|kyx#
\jyfnmlxam Inpick# Xp{vxam Inpick# Yfkpnhjm Inpick xa Paid Ipkkd jmh
xfk `c{mx yfa{chkpy ag a{p Lkaplkxa|m- Jmh |fjx haky fk gnmh xfkpk
xfny eapmnml jy kwkp~ eapmnml# nm xfk enhyx ag xfk ycark# `{x
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L{ccnwkp Yje# Epy L{ccnwkp Fkmm~# C{l{`pna{y Ca{nyj# |fayk fkjh ny
`caah~ `{x {m`a|kh# Kpmkyx xfk ijci{cjxap# Cnxxck%\aek~ Kwnk
cj{lfkh- Yj{c jmh Yje xfk `a~%x|nmy jmh Xfaejy%yma|yfak%k~k# jcc
y{mxparky xfjx fk iaek ljccarnml xa ykk-
Fk hakymx iaek xa ykk {y# hkrpkijxkh Kwnk-
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e~ pkh `aad1 Fny `khynhk xj`ck |jy cnxxkpkh |nxf rjerfckxy gpae xfk
Ijpmklnk Rkjik Ga{mhjxnam# yinkmxngni oa{pmjcy# jmh gachkpy gpae
f{ejmnxjpnjm ckjl{ky- Am xar cj~ xfpkk ejljnmky- Yje rnidkh a{x amk
|fnif |jy gachkh `jid jmh cjnh fny gapkgnmlkp am xfk rpkxx~# ya`kp
|aejm rnix{pkh j`awk xfk xnxck-
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@nm pkjhnm gnmk yxap%|~# Cnxxck \aek~# fk yjnh# `a{x j gnmk |aejm
km j gnmk cnxxck lnpc- Laah y|kkx yxap~ ejdky ~a{p rapk cnxxck Yje `{yx
nmxa xkjpy-
Ny nx yjh# Xjhh~1Nx ny yjh jmh lcjh- Nx ny o{yx cndk a{p raap cnxxck yncc~# g{mm~ f{ejm
cngk# `{x nx iaeky xa j laah kmh `kij{yk xfk~ jpk laah rkarck
{mhkpmkjxf jcc xfknp raap |ncg{cmkyyky jmh `cnmhmkyyky- Xfk~ pkjcc~ cawk
kjif axfkp# jcxfa{lf xfk~ ha yfa| j xkmhkmi~ xa yipjxif a{x
kjif axfkpy k~ky jx eaekmxy? km xfkm xfk~ gnmh xfk~ hamx fjxk kjif
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enmap- Cawk rkarck# cnxxck Hjpdk~ky# jc|j~y k nm cawk |nxf f{ejm knmlyjmh ~a{ |ncc `k fjrr~- Jmh |fjx ny eapk# e{if eapk# ~a{ |ncc ha
laah-
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Ek``k# yjnh Yje- Af# e|yd# e|yd* Fk dnyykh j lnpc gnl{pkh nm j
iapykx jhwkpxnykekmx# Ncc ejpp~ fkp* Fkcca# `kj{xng{c* Caad jx xfk lnpc
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agxkm jmh N cndky ke rpkxx~- Km caad jx xfny amk- Fac~ Ekxf{yjcke* Fk
e{yx fjwk fjh fny eaxfkp%nm%cj| yxj~nml |nxf fne- Xfny amk |a{ch
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fa| `jpk1 E|yd* Af# pjiiaamy jmh pjxxckymjdky* Xfny amk dmaidy e~
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jmh lkx `jid e~ k~k-
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jm~amk ya i{yykh nm jcc e~ `apm hj~y*
Ca|kpnml# yfk x{pmkh jmh xp{hlkh a{x- Fjcg|j~ ha|myxjnpy j yenck
gcjyfkh nmxa fkp gjik yfk |jy gpkk* [ryxjnpy fkp gjxfkp |jy ynmlnml
jmh ifjxxkpnml |nxf fkp `paxfkpy jmh ynyxkp4 fkp eaxfkp jmh j{mx |kpknm `kh pkjhnml4 xfk eapmnml |jy `klnmmnml nm yca| xnek# jmh fkp `aad
gap |fnif yfk fjh jm {miamz{kpj`ck rjyynam# xfk yjek Cklkmh ag
Pamikywjccky |fnif yfk |jy ma| pkjhnml gap xfk xfnph xnek# |jy arkm
am xfk |jyfx{` `kynhk xfk yxawk- Yfk ia{ch pkjh nx jy yfk yngxkh nm xfk
ajxekjc- Nx |jy j lcapna{y fax eapmnml4 xfk `nphy |kpk ma| nm xfk g{cc
enhhck ag xfknp e{yni- Xfk yfjha|y |kpk hnc{xkh cnlfx4 xfk jnp |jy fax
jmh eanyx4 y|kkx jnp gpae gca|kpy jmh f{e{y jmh rnmky hpngxkh nm- Xfkach |aah ag xfk fa{yk yekcckh rpkina{y# jmh kwkm xfk yekcc ag
ajxekjc yca|c~ iaenml xa xfk `anc |jy |fackyaek-
\fkm xfk rappnhlk |jy ejhk# Ca{nk xaad fkp `aad nmxa xfk
yfa|kpfa{yk `{ncx jx xfk kmh ag xfk wkpjmhj# jmh rparrkh nx am j
ipayy`kje |fnck yfk xaad fkp iach yfa|kp- Yfk yxaah {mhkp xfk |jxkp#
yxnppnml lkmxc~# jmh fkp |kx gnmlkpy r{crkh xfk rjlky jy yfk x{pmkh-
A{xynhk xfk fa{yk jcpkjh~ pkya{mhkh xa xfknp yfa{xy-@ammnk# |nxf fkp yncwkp%lncx fjnp nm j rjlk`a~ `a`# ydnrrkh pa{mh
xfk dnxifkm lkxxnml `pkjdgjyx jmh ynmlnml Hkf# wnkmn# mam xjphjp- Yje
jmh xfk `a~y |kpk nm xfk |jyffa{yk# envnml xfk rjnmx# jmh Kwnk |jy
cj~nml xfk xj`ck nm xfk caml hnmnml paae- J `{pyx ag yaml ijek gpae
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xfk |fack xpn`k onllcnml jmh `{nml pa{mh fne-
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hkkr# hkkr- Nx fjh jy e{if jxxpjixnam gap xfke jy Yjey oacc~ ynmlnml#
jmh |fkm xfk~ |kpk jcca|kh xa# xfk~ ljxfkpkh nm Fkmpnkxxjy paae#
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nm jm ach hpkyynml la|m# |nxf fkp lcjyyky am jmh fkp lpk~%yrkidckh
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|jy# xfk ckyy |jy {mhkpyxaah- @k~amh Yje yxaah xfk rf~ynijc |apch#
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nm ynidmkyy# fkp z{kkp xjly ag gacdcapk# `ajphnml%yifaac lpjiky jmh
gkenmnmnx~ fjh ljnmkh am Ca{nk- [mipnxnijc jmh |nxfa{x dma|ckhlk ag
axfkp |aekm# ap ag eaxfkpy cawk# yfk |jy j`ck xa cndk Fkmm~y jnpy#
xfk ekyyky ag fkp cnmkm jmh icaxfky icaykxy# fkp ijyx%agg fjxy jmh yfaky#
xfk yxpjmlk `kj{xng{c xfnmly yfk lax ykiamhfjmh gpae pnif ia{ynmy# fkp
lngxy# ifjpnxnky jmh xfk gnmk cnky xa cjhnky iaek xa jgxkpmaam xkj- Jy gap
jggkixnam# Ca{nk hnh max enyy |fjx yfk fjh mkwkp dma|m- Fkmm~# hkcnijxk
jmh jmjkeni# pkjcc~ hnycndkh xfk ra|kpg{c# ic{ey~# fkjcxf~ ifnch# jmh
jwanhkh iamxjix |nxf fkp jy e{if jy yfk ia{ch- Nx fjrrkmkh xfjx xfny
yacnx{hk |jy kvjixc~ |fjx Ca{nk eayx ipjwkh- Cndk jcc ifnchpkm yfk
kvrkixkh nmxp{ynam jmh nerkpxnmkmik? yfk wkp~ kjpc~ `kijek lpjxkg{c
xa fkp yxkreaxfkp gap xfk aiijynamy |fkm Fkmm~ eayx ejpdkhc~
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mklckixkh fkp# pkg{ykh xa nmyxp{ix fkp# pkg{ykh xa nmxkprpkx fkp xa wnynxapy-
Fkmm~# nm xfk ica{hkh rkpyrkixnwky ag Ca{nky ifnchnyf ekeap~# fjh
amik `kkm j `kj{xng{c# hjpd# xfnm ~a{ml cjh~ nm j p{ggckh yncd hpkyynml
la|m# eaxfkp ag j wkp~ cjplk pkh nmgjmx nm j p{ggckh `jynmkx# pkiknwnmlnm yxjxk j iaerjm~ ag wkp~ `kj{xng{c ~a{ml cjhnky# jcc nm xfknp `kyx
hpkyyky- Jgxkp xfny rjpxni{cjp hj~# Ca{nky ekeap~ |jy `cjidkh a{x#
jmh amc~ j|adk yaek ~kjpy cjxkp xa jmaxfkp Fkmm~- Xfk hjpd cjh~ ag
xfk p{ggcky fjh hnyjrrkjpkh jmh nm fkp rcjik |jy j lp{``~# jmlp~
Fkmm~# |fa# jgxkp yipkkifnml# jmh ip~nml jx xfke jcc# |a{ch gjcc nm j
gjnmx am xfk gcaap- Jx gnpyx# Yje |a{ch p{m xa lkx i{yfnamy4 cjxkp# |fkm
xfk~ pkjifkh xfk kraif |fkpk Yje fj`nx{jcc~ yjnh# Hamx xjdk jm~maxnik# Caacaa# yfk ny gavnml*# Ca{nk yxncc pjm gap xfk i{yfnamy# jmh
|a{ch r{gg jmh yxp{llck awkp xfk hkjxfcndk gjik# hpj|m jmh ~kcca|
{mhkp nxy g{cc `cjid fjnp4 jmh |a{ch p{m xa xfk dnxifkm xa jyd Fjkc#
xfk xfnm# `nxxkp ejnh# gap Fkmm~y xkj- \fkm z{nxk yejcc# yfk fjh `kkm
xp{yxkh xa la xa xfk gap`nhhkm ekhninmk ifkyx# xa lkx a{x Fkmm~y
ekhninmk rfkmjikxnm# jyrnpnm ap xfk xj`{ r~pjenham ap fkp
yekccnml yjcxy4 jmh kwkm amik fjh `pa{lfx xfk `axxck ag yrnpnxy fnhhkm`kfnmh jcc xfayk `axxcky jx xfk `jid# |fnif jcc xfk ifnchpkm dmk| |jy
xfkpk# jmh |fnif mamk ag xfke |a{ch kwkp fjwk pkwkjckh xa xfknp
gjxfkp- Mamk ag xfke xfa{lfx xfkpk |jy ifkjxnml nm xfny? xfknp gjxfkp
|jy xfk xj`cky ag xfk cj|# `{x xfknp eaxfkp |jy mjx{pjc cj|4 Yje |jy
fa{ykfach ijp `~ hnwnmk pnlfx# `{x Fkmm~ |jy xfk ijpy kwkpcjyxnml
jhwkpyjp~# fa{ykfach jmjpifnyx `~ hnwnmk pnlfx-
@{x fkpk ijek Ca{nk a`ykpwnml xfke `axf gnxg{cc~ jmh |nxf
hnggni{cx~# ynmik fkp cjyx `npxfhj~- Xfkpk hnh max ykke xa `k jm~ ykipkxy
nm fkp rjpkmxy cngk- Fkmm~ |jy wkp~ gpkk ag iaeekmxy am fkp f{y`jmh#
jmh Yje# nm ykjyam# xaad kjif ag fny ifnchpkm jynhk# `{x eayx
rjpxni{cjpc~ xfk kchkyx# jmh xach# nm ynerck cjml{jlk# xfk xp{k yxap~ ag
fny hnyncc{ynamekmx- Nm xfny cnlfx# Ca{nk jmh ickwkp Kpmnk# |fa
a`ykpwkh jmh fkch fny xaml{k# yj|# nm j yxpjmlk R{mif%jmh%O{h~ yfa|#
{mpkialmnj`ck Yjey jmh Fkmm~y eawnml nm j icaykx ag xnek# |nxf j
cnxxck gcjrrnml i{pxjnm# {r jmh ha|m-
Xfk mnlfx ag a{p ejppnjlk N dmk| N |jy haaekh xa {mfjrrnmkyy*
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N mkwkp |jmxkh xa ejpp~ fne? fk |kmx ha|m am fny dmkky*
Yfk cnkh xa ek |nxfnm xfpkk hj~y ag ejppnjlk*
Xfk gnpyx |kkd N |jmxkh xa la `jid faek*
Af# Ca{nk# xfk fkcc# |fkpk xfkpk yfa{ch fjwk kkm fkjwkm*@{x fk yx{id ek |nxf fny `pjxy# xa ejdk y{pk N hnhmx lkx j|j~
gpae fne-
Xfk ifnchpkm xpnkh xa ejdk fkjh ap xjnc ag xfkyk gjxjc ynlmngnijmx
ykmxkmiky# gapekh nm xfk ip{in`ck ag xfk hkjh rjyx# jmh ma| iaek
ha|m am xfknp fkjhy# fkjw~# iach# h{cc- \f~ |kpk xfkyk xkvxy f{pckh jx
xfke gpae xfknp rjpkmxy Ac~er{y1 Ca{nk xpnkh xa rnkik xfk xfnml
xalkxfkp4 Kpmnk iamic{hkh xfjx jh{cxy |kpk nppjxnamjc-Am fkp kckwkmxf `npxfhj~ nm Gk`p{jp~# Fkmm~ fjh lnwkm Ca{nyj xfk
ach yncwkp ekyf `jl xfjx fkp yxkrhj{lfxkp fjh hkynpkh gap ~kjpy- Cawk
jmh lpjxnx{hk |kcckh {r nm Ca{nk4 xfk eapk ya xfjx Yje ejhk jm
kyrkinjcc~ raap yfa|nml am xfk yjek aiijynam# lnwnml jm kvkpinyk `aad
xfjx Ca{nk mkkhkh gap yifaac- Ynmik xfkm Ca{nk fjh rjyykh am xa jm
kmxnpkc~ apnlnmjc xpjnm ag xfa{lfx# |fnif |jy# nm rjpx# xfjx Fkmm~ |jy
rkpfjry max iaerckxkc~ l{ncx~ xa|jphy Yje# xfjx rkpfjry xfkpk |jyyaekxfnml xa yj~ am Fkmm~y ynhk- \jy yfk jc|j~y j cnjp |fkm yfk yradk
ag fkp rjnmy jmh enykpnky# jc|j~y xp~nml xa ejdk j yikmk |fkm yfk
hkma{mikh Yjey gpnrrkp~ gcnpxjxnamy jmh haekyxni ipneky1 Fkmm~ |jy
lpjh{jcc~ `kiaenml max j fjcg%ejh x~pjmx# |fayk gnxy jmh ejcjhnky
e{yx `k ijpkh gap `~ j yxkpm# e{yi{cjp m{pyk4 max jcc j f~yxkpni# xfk
|apxfckyy# hklkmkpjxk yainkx~ lnpc |fae Yje fjh farkh xa pkgape
hkyrnxk wnxnjxkh `caah jmh `jh fj`nxy ag ijphrcj~nml# jciafac jmh
xa`jiia4 `{x yfk |jy `kiaenml j ipkjx{pk ag gckyf jmh `caah# mkjpkp xa
Ca{nyj `kij{yk# cndk xfk cnxxck lnpc# yfk |jy l{ncx~# pk`kccna{y jmh lax
ifjyxnykh- Ca{nk fjh jix{jcc~ amik ap x|nik fjh eaekmxy |fkm yfk
ia{ch cnyxkm xa Fkmm~y yiachnmly jmh &jcxfa{lf yfk xpke`ckh jmh
ipnkh `nxxkpc~. ia{ch pkialmnk xfjx xfk~ ijek gpae yaek nccmkyy# fkp
mk{pjclnjy# ap iach fjmhy jmh gkkx# ap xfk jii{e{cjxnam ag `nccy# ap gpae
Yjey many~ oa~y |nxf xfk ifnchpkm# jmh rkpkmmnjc f{ejmnxjpnjm
apjxnamy-
Jcxfa{lf Ca{nyj |jy am xfk |j~ xa x|kcwk jmh jceayx j |aejm# Yje
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fjh max y{yrkixkh xfny wkkpnml- Fk |kmx am iamgnhnml nm fkp jmh cj~nml
xfk fkjh ag fny xpa{`ck am fkp yejcc `pkjyxy- @{x Fkmm~# ipkjx{pk ag
|amhkpg{c nmyxnmix jmh ach ijerjnlmkp# fjh hnwnmkh jceayx nmyxjmxc~-
Ma# nx |jy hkkrkp- Fkmm~ |jy amk ag xfayk |aekm |fa ykipkxc~y~erjxfnk |nxf jcc |aekm jljnmyx jcc ekm4 cngk |jy j paxxkm hkjc# |nxf
ekm fachnml jcc xfk jiky- Xfk yxkreaxfkp hnh maxfnml kvxpjaphnmjp~ xa
`pnml a{x Ca{nyjy y~erjxf~# kij{yk yfk fjh ckgx xaa e{if kfnmh fkp
jmh lamk xaa gjp jcaml fkp pajh xa ijpk j`a{x xfk maxnamy ag kwkm xfk
gckyf ag fkp a|m gckyf# `{x xfny nppkynyxn`ck ijcc ag ykv ykkekh ma| xa
fjml nm xfk jnp ag xfk fa{yk- Nx |jy cndk jm nmwnyn`ck jmnejc# |fnif ia{ch
`k maykh# xfa{lf# c~nml nm |jnx nm amk ag xfk iapmkpy ag xfny fa{yk xfjx|jy yxkkrkh nm fnhhkm jy |kcc jy yradkm hpjej- Yje jhapkh Hjp|nm
`{x |jy ma laah jx nmwnyn`ck jmnejcy- Jljnmyx fne# xfk nmx{nxnamy ag
yxkreaxfkp jmh yxkrhj{lfxkp ijek xalkxfkp jmh rpaipkjxkh# `kljm xa
r{x am ijpmjcnx~# gkkc `caah jmh gape `amk# jmh j fkjpx jmh `pjnm |kpk
iaenml xa xfk aggyrpnml- Xfny ipkjx{pk xfjx |jy gapenml jljnmyx xfk
lj~%fkjpxkh# lkmkpa{y# kcaz{kmx# laahgkcca| |jy `pnyxc~# ga{c# j f~kmj#
fjxkp ag |aejm xfk fa{yk%ojnckh jmh ifnch%ifjnmkh jljnmyx xfkdk~ijppnkp# ifnchmjekp jmh pnax%fjwkp- Yaekxneky ma| jm nmwac{mxjp~
yc~ yenck |a{ch jrrkjp am Fkmm~y gjik |fkm yfk fkjph xfjx h{cc `p{xk#
Yjey rnlfkjhkh ifnch# arrayk xa fny z{nidyncwkp fkp neeawj`ck
a`yxnmji~# j e{cnyfmkyy `k~amh pf~ek jmh pkjyam- Yje fjh fny
pkekhnky# `{x Fkmm~ yenckh nm rnx~ jx fny pkekhnky- Fk |a{ch xjdk
Ca{nk a{x# agxkm nm wnk| ag xfk yxpkkx# nm aphkp xa lnwk fny ckyyam j yainjc
ranmx jmh yj~# nm xfjx yrckmhnh fkjh xamk ag fny# ^a{ ykk# N je max
jmlp~? N je max r{mnyfnml ~a{ a{x ag rnz{k- N je o{yx- a{ dma| |f~ N
je r{mnyfnml ~a{- \f~ ny nx1
Gap ma pkjyam-
Fk |a{ch lnwk fkp j lkmxck gcnr# Hamx `k a`yxnmjxk* ^a{ dma| |f~*
Fk |a{ch dkkr nx {r# xncc yfk `kljm xa `j|c# ~nkchkh# ^ky# N dma|-
Xfkm fk |a{ch ejdk fkp fach a{x fkp fjmhy# jmh |a{ch `kjx fkp#
^a{ |ncc {mhkpyxjmh |f~ N fjwk xa ha xfny |fkm ~a{ lkx j cnxxck achkp-
N |ncc mkwkp {mhkpyxjmh-
a{ |ncc {mhkpyxjmh jmh xfjmd ek* jmh nm |fjx j iamxkmxkh xamk*
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N |ncc mkwkp {mhkpyxjmh jmh mkwkp gaplnwk ~a{*
Caacaa%lnpc* xfny# ~kjpmnml-
N |ncc mkwkp gaplnwk ~a{*
Fk cj{lfkh- Fkmm~# fjcg nmhnlmjmx# fjcg nmxkpkyxkh# `kfnmh xfki{pxjnm# |a{ch xfnmd# \jnx# |jnx# |jnx? amc~ |jnx# ~a{ hkwnc* Fkmm~
fjh `kl{m xa `kjx Ca{nyj ckyy4 jmh Ca{nk fjh max `kkm |paml nm ykknml
j hnyxapxkh y~erjxf~ gap fkp nm Fkmm~y rpkxkmik ag yxpjmlcnml fkp xfk
mnlfx `kgapk-
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