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WrceacN tjoufjt N bdcw wjet N wes teibndf ekout. Vjcdcvcr qucstnods
ekout ornfnds edl tjc Knkic koob o` Fcdcsns aehc up N wes qunab wntj
edswcrs. Kut N wes ekout es wrodf es e pcrsod aed kc.N` odc tjndbs lccpiy, `euity rcesodndf ns ndcvntekiy cxposcl ky
`eats. Vjcd tjns jeppcds, e pcrsod jes two ajonacs= 5) nfdorc tjc trutj or
;) chkreac nt.N ajosc duhkcr ;, edl tjns koob ns tjc rcsuit. Nt ns tjc `nrst voiuhc
nd e scrncs o` `nvc. N eh pukinsjndf ceaj es tjcy erc aohpictcl.
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Ndtroluatnod\o hc, tjc qucstnod ’Vjy?‘ ns supcrnor to edy otjcr. N o`tcd fct
iost nd tjc Vjy. Hy `nrst ettchpt et ed ndtroluatnod to tjns koob ns e aescnd pondt. Nt wes nhportedt to hc to ict tjc rcelcr bdow wjy N spcdt hy
tnhc wrntndf tjns koob. Kut od rc`icatnod nt scchs to hc tjet tjc rcelcr ns et
tjns pondt horc ndtcrcstcl nd tjc wjet. Qo N jevc rcicfetcl hy `nrst c``ort et
wrntndf ed ndtroluatnod to tjc Eppcdlnx,5 eveniekic, kut dot aohpuisory.
\jc wjet… hostiy
\jns koob krndfs two sukmcats tofctjcr, tjc Jckrcw tcxt o` Fcdcsns
5=5 edl tjc sancdac tjet rcietcs to ornfnds. \jns jes kccd ettchptcl kc`orc, kut hy epproeaj ns vcry ln``crcdt. @or cxehpic, e rcinfnous pcrsod wjo
kcincvcs tjet Fcdcsns hebcs scdsc ns nhhclnetciy aod`rodtcl wntj tjc `eattjet sancdtnsts wjo stuly pjysnaei rceinty lnshnss nt es e hytj od e per wntjeii otjcr edancdt ornfnd storncs. Qjouil tjc rcinfnous pcrsod lcanlc to
cdfefc nd lcketc, jc/sjc ndvernekiy rcsorts to odc or horc o` tjc `oiiowndf
teatnas= 5) rcprcscdtndf tjc sancdac es ndveinl, ;) Ndvcdtndf tjcnr owd’sancdac,‘ 1) ndvobndf trelntnodei, tjcoiofnaei erfuhcdts or <) eii o` tjc
ekovc.
N wnii lo dodc o` tjcsc. Ndstcel, N tebc tjc sancdac es nt ns wrnttcd
ekout ky rcspcatcl sancdtnsts edl aohperc nt to tjc ornfndei iedfuefcworls (Aiessnaei“or Knkinaei“Jckrcw), ndaiulndf ettcstcl hcedndfs es
fnvcd ky Jckrcw-Cdfinsj icxnaods.
\jns epproeaj ns `udlehcdteiiy snhpic. Jowcvcr, lo dot cxpcat,sndac nts udlcriyndf prndanpics erc udaohpinaetcl, tjet tjc yncil wnii kc e
`cw cesniy udlcrstool fredl duffcts o` nd`orhetnod. Ndstcel, nt wnii
proluac hedy lctenis, ceaj o` wjnaj rcqunrcs tjoufjt edl ettcdtnod.
Qohc lc`ndntnods edl okscrvetnods
@or aiernty, nt kcaohcs dcacssery to lnstndfunsj kctwccd tjc
pjysnaei rceintncs lnsaovcrcl ky sancdac, tjc hctjols o` sancdac, tjc
ndstntutnods o` sancdac, edl tjc edtn-arcetor aodaiusnods tjet hedy lcrnvc`roh tjch. \jns ns dcacssery kcaeusc ’sancdac‘ ns o`tcd uscl es e iekci `or
tjch eii, cvcd tjoufj tjc ln``crcdacs kctwccd tjch erc dot sheii.
Nd tjns koob, ’sancdac‘ aerrncs two hcedndfs. Ceaj aed kcnlcdtn`ncl ky tjc aodtcxt. \jc `nrst rc`crs to tjc ndstntutnod o` sancdac tjetsccbs to cxpiend pjysnaei pjcdohcde udlcr tjc uhkrciie o` tjc sancdtn`na
hctjol. Eitcrdetciy, tjc worl ’sancdac‘ hey rc`cr to tjc hceds edl
hctjols chpioycl ky sancdtnsts to icerd ekout tjc pjysnaei woril,
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\JC QHOO\J Q\ODC POISHC 5
57
spcan`naeiiy tjc sancdtn`na hctjol.
Wicesc dotc tjet jcrcnd ’tjc sancdac‘ ns uscl nd e vcry spcan`na wey.Nt wnii rc`cr to tjc koly o` bdowiclfc o` tjc pjysnaei woril tjet jes kccd
lnsaovcrcl ky sancdtnsts;. \jns ndaiulcs tnhc-tcstcl sancdtn`na tjcorncs tjet
tcii us jow tjndfs worb, edl sohc otjcr“icss acrtend“tjcorncs nd
profrcss.\o ln``crcdtnetc kctwccd tjc sancdac edl tjc edtn-arcetor esscrtnods/
opndnods jcil ky sancdtnsts (es ndlnvnlueis edl es ed ndstntutnod), N wnii usc
tjc worl sancdtnsh. Vjet ns sancdtnsh? Hnajeci Qjcrhcr, nd Qancdtn`naEhcrnaed, Hey 51, ;77; (\jc Qjeheds o` Qancdtnsh) uscl tjc lc`ndntnod
tjet ns vcry snhnier to tjc odc nd piey jcrc= Qancdtnsh 8 ’sancdac‘ +
’lctcrhndnsh.‘ Lctcrhndnsh hceds odc o` scvcrei tjndfs, lcpcdlndf odtjc sukmcat edl wjo„s teibndf. Odc ns tjet nt ns tjc kcinc` tjet deturei
proacsscs aed cxpiend eii tjndfs wntjout ndvobndf tjc eatnods o` e Fol.1
Qnhnieriy, N usc tjc worl sancdtnsh es e iekci `or tjc kcinc` systch pcauiner
to sancdtnsts nd fcdcrei tjet= 5) nd tjc sancdac tjcrc ns do CPNLCDAC o` e
arcetor/ Fol , or, nd nts strodfcr `orh, ;) tjc sancdac seys tjcrc ns DOarcetor/ Fol.
Ky hy rcabodndf, Qjcrhcr fot nt rnfjt. N eh spcebndf dot ekout tjctcdedts o` sancdtnsh, kut jns (pcrjeps todfuc-nd-ajccb) aorrcietnod
kctwccd tjc ndtciicatuei fnedts o` sancdac wntj sjeheds, edl tjc opndnods
o` sancdtnsts wntj ’tjcoiofy.‘ Must es tjcoiofy ns wncilcl ky rcinfnous `oibto ’provc‘ Fol„s cxnstcdac edl jns eatnods, sancdac jes tjc edtntjctnaei
vcrsnod o` tjcoiofy= nts koly o` opndnods ekout Fol“or tjc ieab
tjcrco`“tjet tjcy ettchpt to mustn`y wntj tjc sancdac.
Krotjcrs eii
\jc tntic aohhod to eii voiuhcs o` tjns koob (\jc Qhootj Qtodc)aehc to hc es N rchchkcrcl tjc story o` Levnl edl Foinetj. Wcrjeps tjns
story jes kccd ovcruscl es e hctepjor, edeiofy, edl koob tntic, kut `or tjnscdlcevor nt scchcl epproprnetc. N aed„t nhefndc e horc `orhnlekic `oc
tjed tjc ndtciicatuei fnedts o` sancdtnsh, dor aed N nhefndc e ajeiicdfcr
(hysci`) so eppercdtiy nii-cqunppcl to `eac o`` efendst tjch. \jns lnspernty
ns helc frcetcr ky tjc `eat tjet N ajeiicdfc, dot must sancdtnsh, kut nts krotjcr too.
Acdturncs efo, sancdac edl rcinfnod scchcl ndscperekic“inbc
aodmondcl twnds. \jcy kcfed so huaj einbc tjet tjcy wcrcndlnstndfunsjekic. \jc prcaursors o` holcrd-ley sancdtnsts wcrc aeiicl
deturei pjniosopjcrs, edl tjcy wcrc o`tcd lccpiy ndvoivcl nd odc rcinfnod
or edotjcr. Quaj odcs jerkorcl lccp rcinfnous aodvnatnods (es lnl Qnr Nseea Dcwtod, `or cxehpic). Jowcvcr, nd tnhc ln``crcdacs sjowcl up edl tjc
krotjcrs kcfed to kc et aross purposcs. E lccp ednhosnty kctwccd tjc two
frcw ierfc, wntj tjns aurnous rcsuit= Kotj o` tjc krotjcrs, sancdtnsh edl
rcinfnod, helc tjcnr owd aodtrnkutnods to e frowndf lnskcinc` nd e arcetor.
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Ndtroluatnod 55
\jcrc ns do hystcry ekout tjc wey tjet sancdtnsh auitnvetcs e
folicss/ arcetoricss kcinc` systch. Kut jow locs rcinfnod, wjnaj usueiiy pro`csscs kcinc` nd e arcetor, `ostcr lnskcinc`?
@nrst, `or tjcnr tceajndfs ekout arcetnod, tjcy rciy jcevniy upod
tjcoiofy“tjc koly o` tjcnr opndnods ekout Fol edl wjet tjcy sey tjet jc
locs. Quaj erc o`tcd rootcl nd nhpossnkic to provc spcauietnods ekout pessefcs nd tjc Knkic. @roh odc rcinfnod to edotjcr tjcnr tjcoiofncs erc
aodtrelnatory. Hedy pcopic jevc aodaiulcl tjet tjcsc erc dcntjcr iofnaei
dor setns`yndf, edl tjet tjcy erc do hetaj `or retnodei cxpiedetnodsostcdsnkiy tebcd `roh tjc sancdac.
Qcaodl, wjcd rcinfnous cxpiedetnods lo ndvobc ’sancdtn`na‘
cxpiedetnods, tjcy o`tcd `ulfc tjc `eats, or cvcd hebc up tjcnr owdvcrsnod o` tjc sancdac, efend pieyndf ndto tjc jedls o` sancdtnsh.
\jnrl, too o`tcd, rcinfnous aodluat jes kccd jorrnkic. Ns tjcrc edy
dccl to rcvncw nts jnstory o` vnoicdac, kioolsjcl, pointnaei sbuiiluffcry,
edl ekusc o` trustndf kcincvcrs? Ns nt surprnsndf tjet tjns bndl o` kcjevnor
tendts tjcnr tceajndfs ekout e arcetor? Nd tjcsc edl otjcr weys sancdtnsh„s krotjcr rcinfnod sohctnhcs hebcs sbcptnas o` `orhcr kcincvcrs.
\jc Qhootj Qtodc
N wnii lo kettic wntj tjc kcinc` systchs o` kotj krotjcrs. Kut N lodot etteab tjcnr propodcdts pcrsodeiiy.
N jevc ajoscd hy ehhudntnod `or tjns `nfjt= `nvc ornfndei iedfuefc
(Jckrcw) worls nd Fcdcsns 5=5. Ceaj aed kc aohpercl to tjc sancdac es ntrcietcs to ornfnds o` tjc udnvcrsc. Odc o` tjcsc ns edeiofous to tjc shootj
stodc tjet Levnl juricl et Foinetj wntj studdndf c``cat. \jns worl edl tjc
otjcr `our, tofctjcr wntj tjc rcicvedt sancdac, `orh tjc tcst `or tjc
`oiiowndf jypotjcsns= N` tjc rcicvedt sancdac ns cqunveicdt edl/ or
aohpichcdtery to tjc worls nd Fcdcsns 5=5, tjcd e
aohpernsod o` pukinsjcl hcedndfs `or tjc worls nd
Fcdcsns 5=5 to pukinsjcl cxpiedetnods o` tjc rcicvedt
sancdac wnii rcvcei tjcsc aorrcietnods.
E jypotjcsns hust kc tcstekic. @urtjcrhorc, tjc tcsts hust kc
aepekic o` yncilndf dcfetnvc rcsuits. Nd otjcr worls, nt hust kc possnkic, nd prndanpic, to `eisn`y wjetcvcr aodaiusnod tjc jypotjcsns esscrts. Nd e
rcietcl wey, e fool jypotjcsns hey suffcst wjet wnii kc lnsaovcrcl nd tjc
`uturc, nd c``cat prclnatndf wjet tjosc lnsaovcrncs wnii kc.Qo, nd bccpndf wntj tjcsc rcqunrchcdts `or e sancdtn`na jypotjcsns, N
wnii nlcdtn`y 5) tjc cvnlcdac nd nts `evor, ;) tjc hceds wjcrcky tjc ekovc
jypotjcsns hey kc supportcl or `eisn`ncl edl 1) od tjc kesns o` tjc
cvnlcdac tjet N wnii prcscdt, prclnatnods ekout wjet wnii yct kc lnsaovcrcl ky tjc rcicvedt sancdac lnsanpindcs.
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\JC QHOO\J Q\ODC POISHC 5
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\jns voiuhc ns tjc `nrst nd e scrncs o` `nvc. Ceaj voiuhc edeiyzcs
espcats o` tjc `nvc ornfndei iedfuefc worls. Ceaj ns e stuly nd nts owdrnfjt, ns sohctnhcs vcry lctenicl, edl hnfjt cesniy ovcrwjcih. Nt jes
acrtendiy kccd ovcrwjcihndf to hc. N jevc tjcrc`orc lcanlcl to spint tjc
nd`orhetnod ndto nts sheiicst iofnaei perts“ed edeiysns o` ceaj worl. \jns
hebcs tjc worb horc hedefcekic `or hc, edl tjc nlces icssovcrwjcihndf to tjc rcelcr. Jowcvcr, tjc rcelcr sjouil dot ioosc snfjt o`
tjc `eat tjet tjc `nvc voiuhcs erc ekout `nvc worls tjet tofctjcr `orh e
sndfic scdtcdac, edl tjc aohpictc hcedndf o` tjc scdtcdac ns wjet wcuitnhetciy sccb to udlcrstedl. Ellntnodeiiy, odc voiuhc ns rcscrvcl `or hy
`evorntc qucstnod= Vjy?
Dow tjet tjc kesna prchnsc o` tjns koob jes kccd ienl out nt„s tnhc
to iey tjc iofnaei aordcrstodc upod wjnaj tjns koob ns kescl. Nts purposc ns
to bccp our `cct `nrhiy piedtcl nd rceinty.
5Qcc Eppcdlnx E= Ed eitcrdetc ndtroluatnod
; Ky tjns N lo dot rc`cr to tjc hetjchetnaei proo`s essoanetcl wntj tjc lete. N rc`cr to tjccxpiedetnods o` tjc sancdac“ky rcspcatcl sancdtnsts“nd tjc iedfuefc o` orlndery pcopic.
1 Qcc jttp=//cd.wnbnpclne.orf/wnbn/Qancdtnsh `or otjcr uscs o` tjc worl ’sancdtnsh.‘
< @or sohc aiceriy wrnttcd nd`orhetnod ekout tjc aodtcdt edl `orh o` e sancdtn`na jypotjcsns scc=jttp=//isa.aordcii.clu/Qnlckers/Qtets%;7Iek%;7WL@s/\opna0.pl`
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Ajeptcr 5=
[ceinty edl Fcdcsns 5=5Vjet aohcs to your hndl wjcd you jcer tjc worl ’arcetc?‘ Qohc
pcopic tjndb o` Fcdcsns 5=5, wjnaj seys ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf Fol arcetcl tjc
jcevcd edl tjc certj.‘ (Bndf Mehcs Pcrsnod o` tjc Knkic)5 Nd `eat, tjns hey
kc odc o` tjc host rcaofdnzcl scdtcdacs od certj, or et icest nd wcstcrdiedls. Kut kc`orc wc fct to tjc `nrst worl/s nd tjet scdtcdac wc dccl to
aiceriy scc e prokich tjet tjcy prcscdt edl e possnkic soiutnod to nt. \jc
worl ’arcetc‘ ns e aesc nd pondt, edl e prcinhndery aodsnlcretnod o` nssucsrcietcl to nts usc nd Fcdcsns scts tjc stefc `or e rcherbekiy snhpic wey
`orwerl.
Nd tjet scdtcdac, wjet locs tjc worl ’arcetc‘ hced? Nd ed Cdfinsj
lnatnodery, tjcrc erc scvcrei lc`ndntnods `or tjc worl. Odc o` tjchndaorporetcs tjc nlce o` krndfndf sohctjndf dcw ndto cxnstcdac, pcrjeps
ky hceds o` e spcanei sbnii posscsscl ky ed ertnsed. Jowcvcr, nd tjc
aodtcxt o` tjc `nrst edl scaodl ajeptcrs o` Fcdcsns, tjns worl hey jevcotjcr hcedndfs.
’Arcetc‘ tredsietcs tjc knkinaei Jckrcw worl kere. \jc hcedndf o`kere jes kccd lcketcl ky icxnaofrepjcrs edl tjcoiofneds el-nd`ndntuh.Ovcr tnhc, tjc lc`ndntnods jevc ajedfcl sohcwjet“ekout e acdtury efoQtrodf„s Lnatnodery ; ndaiulcl et icest odc lc`ndntnod `or kere tjet e horc
rcacdt icxnaod (\jc Jckrcw edl Erehena Icxnaod o` tjc Oil \cstehcdt 1)
locs dot. \jcrc erc eiso otjcr ln``crcdacs kctwccd tjch<. Quaj ln``crcdacs
erc dot, jowcvcr, inhntcl to oil edl dcw icxnaods. \jcrc erc ln``crcdacs kctwccd sohc o` tjc dcwcr odcs too.
Odc sukstedtnei ln``crcdac ns tjet sohc icxnaods lo dot lcpcdljcevniy upod lc`ndntnods o``crcl ky tjcoiofneds. \jcrc`orc, lcpcdlndf
upod wjnaj icxnaod or lnatnodery wc usc our udlcrstedlndf o` Fcdcsns 5=5
hey kc odc tjndf or edotjcr. @or cxehpic, scvcrei tjcoiofnaeiiy-kescllnatnoderncs lc`ndc ’arcetc‘ nd e wey snhnier to tjns= ‚Vjcd tjc worl kere
(arcetc) eppcers nd tjc Knkic wntj Fol es nts sukmcat nt ns tjc eat o` krndfndf
`ortj sohctjndf `roh dotjndf.„3
\jns lc`ndntnod jes kccd jedlcl lowd `roh fcdcretnod to
fcdcretnod edl jes kcaohc e ajuraj trelntnod. Kut tjns trelntnod jes kccd
fcdcretcl nd tjc ekscdac o` pjysnaei `eats, kcaeusc do juhed jel ycticerdcl wjet wcdt od ’nd tjc kcfnddndf…‘ \jndfs jevc ajedfcl,jowcvcr. Dow, ky hceds o` tjc powcr`ui ndstruhcdts edl hctjols o`
sancdac, tjcrc erc hedy lnsaovcrncs tjet, wjcd tebcd tofctjcr, `orh e
aodtcxt o` rceinty tjet tjc worls o` Fcdcsns hust sohcjow rc`icat n` nt ns
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Knkinaei Jckrcw
Holcrd Jckrcw ns dot tjc iedfuefc o` tjc Knkic. Nt ns e invc edlvnkredt iedfuefc korrowndf `roh edl eleptndf to toley„s woril. Nt ns tjc
iedfuefc o` cvcryley aohhudnaetnod `or hniinods o` pcopic. KnkinaeiJckrcw, od tjc otjcr jedl, ns dot. Eaaorlndf to hedy Jckrcw sajoiers ntjes kccd e ’lcel‘ iedfuefc `or horc tjed ;777 ycers. Vjetcvcr hcssefc
ns nd tjc Knkic, nt ns ioabcl nd tjc worls o` tjosc tnhcs. \jc qucstnod ns=
aed wc icerd wjet tjc hcssefc ns?
@or e vcry iodf tnhc iedfuefc sajoiers jevc trncl to piuhk tjclcptjs o` tjc iedfuefc o` tjc Knkic. Quaj c``orts jevc kccd aohpinaetcl
ky sohc bdotty prokichs2 odc ehodf tjch kcndf tjet tjcrc ns do koob o`
frehher (`roh tjosc tnhcs) tjet tjcy aed aohperc to tjc tcxt o` tjc Knkic.Vjnic sohc iedfuefcs hnfjt prcscdt icss o` e ajeiicdfc ky dot bdowndf
tjc frehher o` tjc todfuc, suaj ns dot tjc aesc wntj knkinaei Jckrcw. Nts
struaturc scchs vcry aohpicx, edl tjc aohpicxntncs eppercdtiy hcedsohctjndf. Pcry o`tcd iedfuefc sajoiers lo dot efrcc upod wjet odc
aohkndetnod or edotjcr o` tjc worls edl ajereatcrs hceds, edl
udacrtendtncs ekout tjc tredsietnod proacss ekoudl. \jns icels to lcketcs
ekout wjosc vncw ns aorrcat, edl hedy tnhcs do rcsoiutnod ns possnkic kcaeusc tjcrc ns snhpiy dot cdoufj nd`orhetnod.
N tebc tjc vncw tjet huaj o` tjc aodtcdtnod surroudlndf knkinaei
Jckrcw locsd„t hettcr“erfuhcdts tjet aodacrd hndutnec o`tcd lo dothetcrneiiy ell to tjc knf pnaturc. Nd otjcr worls, wjcd wc stuly e `orcst,
aodaiusnods hey kc lrewd ekout jow nt worbs ky stulyndf e
rcprcscdtetnvc scatnod o` nt. Vc aed bdow e iot ekout jow tjc fnvcd petaj
e``cats ioaei oxyfcd edl aerkod lnoxnlc icvcis, tchpcreturc, edl sonirctcdtnod. Kut hedy lctenis udlcrinc tjcsc ierfc saeic okscrvetnods, edl
tjcy aed bccp e fool sancdtnst kusy `or e vcry iodf tnhc. Cvcd so, tjclctenis rerciy ajedfc tjc knf pnaturc sukstedtneiiy, tjoufj tjcy hey jcip to
rc`ndc edl horc dceriy udlcrstedl nt. Jowcvcr, N lod„t wedt to tebc tjns
nlce so `er tjet wc hnss nhportedt, rc`ndndf, lctenis, or tjet wc aed„t scc
tjc hedy ndstedacs wjcrc trelntnodei cxpiedetnods hust kc mcttnsodcl.@urtjcrhorc, tjcrc erc `ceturcs o` iedfuefc tjet wc lod„t
aodsanousiy tebc dotc o`, tjoufj wc usc tjch cvcry tnhc tjet wc spceb or
wrntc. Odc ns tjet wc hey usc tjc sehc worl nd ln``crcdt scttndfs `orln``crcdt purposcs. \jc sehc worl aed hced sohctjndf vcry ln``crcdt nd
ceaj scttndf. Nd otjcr worls, tjc aodtcxt o` e worl„s usc aed nd`orh us
ekout jow tjc spcebcr ndtcdlcl tjet jns ajonac o` e pertnauier worl kcudlcrstool“wjnaj o` tjc worl„s hcedndfs jc wes tryndf to aodvcy.
@or e wrntcr, tjns ns o`tcd eaaohpinsjcl wntjout tjndbndf. Kut `or
tjc rcelcr nt hey dot kc so snhpic, cspcaneiiy n` tjcy erc e iodf tnhc
rchovcl `roh tjc pcrnol nd wjnaj tjc tcxt wes proluacl. Fcdcsns 5=5 ns e
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aesc nd pondt. \jc worls wcrc wrnttcd tjousedls o` ycers efo nd e
iedfuefc tjet lncl out edl tjc nd`orhetnod tjet aed nd`orh us ekout ntsfrehher edl vernous duedacs ns dot aohprcjcdsnvc. Edl tjcrc ns tjns=
Qndac worls hey aerry ln``crcdt hcedndfs edl nlces, jow lo wc bdow
wjnaj hcedndfs to put wntj tjc worls tjet tjc wrntcr wrotc?
Aodtcxt ns tjc bcy wjcd nt aohcs to Fcdcsns 5=5, kut dot must tjcaodtcxt.
\jc aodtcxt o` rceinty“nts powcr
\jc `oiiowndf edeiofy sjows jow nhportedt tjc aodtcxt o` rceinty
aed kc `or ajoosndf tjc aorrcat hcedndf“`roh e lnatnodery `or cxehpic.N` sohcodc (wc„ii aeii jnh Jerry) senl, ’Fcorfc, et worb N krceb
peds.‘ Jow wouil you sey tjet Jerry lc`ndcs ’krceb?‘ Jow wouil
Fcorfc lc`ndc krceb, edl tjc otjcr worls nd tjns sjort scdtcdac? Vjettjoufjt locs Jerry ndtcdl to aodvcy? \jc `nrst edl kcst wey to edswcr
tjcsc qucstnods ns to esb tjch o` Jerry. Kut Jerry ns kcyodl acii-pjodc
redfc, so wc aed„t qucstnod jnh. Jowcvcr, tjcrc ns edotjcr wey `orwerl.Vjcd Fcorfc `nrst jcerl jnh sey tjc worls, jc penl tjch inttic
ettcdtnod. Ietcr, jowcvcr, tjcy aehc keab ndto jns hndl, edl jc tjoufjt=
’Vjet bndl o` peds locs jc krceb? Vjy locs jc krceb tjch? Ns jc sohc
bndl o` queinty aodtroi pcrsod wjo shesjcs lc`catnvc peds? \jet„s nt!Jerry worbs `or sohcodc tjet hebcs aebc peds edl jc lcstroys tjc odcs
wntj lc`cats.‘
Otjcr pcopic hnfjt aohc up wntj otjcr nlces ekout wjet tjcscdtcdac hceds. Nd `eat, HED^ sacdernos aed kc nhefndcl tjet wouil kc
pieusnkic. Kut tjc prokich wntj edy o` tjch wouil kc tjns= @roh tjc
nd`orhetnod et jedl dodc aed kc aod`nrhcl. Do odc aed bdow cxeatiy
wjet Jerry hcedt wntjout ellntnodei nd`orhetnod. Jerry aouil provnlcaiern`naetnod, kut Jerry ns out o` redfc. E lnatnodery hnfjt jcip, kut heykc
dot. Nt„s dot udaohhod `or e worl to jevc sohc vcry lnvcrsc lc`ndntnods.Nd `eat, our lnatnoderncs inst two lc`ndntnods `or ’krceb‘ wjnaj lcsarnkc
ln``crcdt eatnods. Jow locs Fcorfc bdow wjnaj odc to usc?
Fcorfc lcanlcs to trevci to Jerry„s pieac o` worb edl ioob eroudl.
\jns ns wjet jc `ndls= Nt ns e hedu`eaturndf piedt, kut tjcy lo dot hebcaebc peds. Ndstcel, tjcy hebc hctei peds tjet erc pieacl kciow enr
aodlntnodndf aonis. \jc peds aoiicat wetcr aodlcdsetnod. @urtjcrhorc, jc
`ndls tjet e heajndc aeiicl e ped edl kox krebc6 ns uscl to kcdl (krceb)
tjc snlcs o` e rcatedfuier pncac o` sjcct hctei dndcty lcfrccs so tjet e
sjeiiow ped ns `orhcl. Nd otjcr worls, jc jel essuhcl tjet ’krceb‘ hcedt
‚krndfndf `orac to kcer upod ed okmcat suaj tjet nt ns pertcl ndto two orhedy perts.„ Od tjc keab o` tjns essuhptnod jc aohpoudlcl jns hnstebc
ky tjndbndf tjc ped wes e kebndf lnsj. Fcorfc ajosc tjc wrodf hcedndfs
`or tjc worls tjet Jerry spobc.
Nd tjns sntuetnod, tjc odiy wey Fcorfc wes ekic to aodaiusnvciy
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lctcrhndc wjet Jerry hcedt“tjc odiy wey jc aouil hebc ed ndtciinfcdt
ajonac kctwccd lc`ndntnods `or tjc worl“wes to vncw tjc worls nd tjcaodtcxt o` rceinty, wjnaj wes Jerry„s worbpieac. Jns worbpieac
lchodstretcl tjc rcietnodsjnp tjet cxnstcl kctwccd Jerry„s worls edl tjc
rceinty tjet jc lcsarnkcl.
\jns niiustretcs tjc prokich wntj lc`ndntnods fcdcretcl ky trelntnod- kescl tjcoiofy `or worls inbc arcetc. Nd ceaj edl cvcry pieac wjcrc tjns
worl eppcers nd Fcdcsns ajeptcrs 5 edl ;, n` truc, tjcy erc ekout rceintncs
tjet jevc kccd ndeaacssnkic to us. @or cxehpic, tjc kcfnddndf o` ourudnvcrsc wes e vcry iodf tnhc efo. Vc aed„t muhp ndto e aer edl fo tjcrc
to ajcab wjet eatueiiy wcdt od. \jcrc jes kccd do usc`ui aodtcxt o` rceinty
to aodsuit, odiy spcauietnod es to wjet tjc rceinty hnfjt jevc kccd.Sd`ortudetciy, suaj vonls nd our bdowiclfc jevc o`tcd kccd `niicl nd ky
our kcinc`s, vncwpondts, edl cxpcrncdac nd in`c wjnaj hey jevc eksoiutciy
do rcicvedac to tjc worls edl tjc rceintncs tjcy erc supposcl to lcsarnkc.
Kut sancdtn`na profrcss jes kccd eaacicretndf `or tjc iest `our or
`nvc judlrcl ycers. Lurndf tjet sped o` tnhc Dcwtod, Aopcrdnaus, Feinico,@ereley, Aieusnus, Cndstcnd, Jukkic, edl hedy otjcrs aodtrnkutcl pncacs
o` bdowiclfc to e puzzic tjet jes yncilcl e steffcrndfiy kceutn`ui pnaturco` rceinty. Cvcd so, nt jes odiy kccd nd tjc iest jei` acdtury or so tjet tjc
aoiicatnvc c``orts o` fcdcretnods o` sancdtnsts jevc aohc tofctjcr, tebndf
aoshna cxpioretnod eii tjc wey keab to tjc kcfnddndf ndstedts o` ourudnvcrsc.
:
Lurndf tjet pcrnol tjc opndnods jcil ky fcdcretnods o` tjcoiofneds
ekout tjc worl arcetc jevc aohc udlcr cxtrchc prcssurc. \jc kerrefc o`dcw lnsaovcrncs jes dot hetajcl tjcnr esscrtnods. [ceinzndf tjns tjcy jevc
rcspodlcl nd vernous weys. Odc jes kccd to rctredsietc tjc ornfndeiiedfuefc worls nd weys tjet scch (nd tjcnr opndnods) to kc horc
aohpetnkic wntj sancdtn`na lnsaovcrncs. Edotjcr rcspodsc jes kccd to
ndtcrprct tjc worls nd suaj e wey tjet tjcy do iodfcr spceb to tjc ornfnds
o` tjc pjysnaei udnvcrsc kut erc poctna or syhkoina o` otjcr tjndfs.Jowcvcr, aouil nt kc tjet, inbc Fcorfc, wjcd tjcy rcel tjc esscrtnods tjet
tjc wrntcr o` Fcdcsns hebcs ekout wjet Fol ns supposcl to jevc lodc,
tjcy nhposc tjcnr owd nrrcicvedt kcinc`s edl cxpcrncdac upod tjc worls o`Fcdcsns?
\jc edeiofy o` Jerry edl Fcorfc ns dot aohpicx“nt locsd„t tebcroabct sancdac to fresp tjc nlce tjet nt tceajcs. \jns locs dot hced,
jowcvcr, tjet wjcd tjns hctjol ns put to worb od tjc worls nd Fcdcsns 5=5
tjet e aicer udlcrstedlndf o` ceaj edl cvcry worl nd Fcdcsns ajeptcr 5wnii aohc cesniy. Vjet N eh seyndf ns tjns= N` wc fnvc propcr wcnfjt to tjc
pjysnaei rceintncs tjet sancdac jes lnsaovcrcl, tjc ajonacs kctwccd worl
lc`ndntnods/hcedndfs> aed kc helc nd tjc aodtcxt o` rcei edl rcicvedt
cvnlcdac. Otjcrwnsc, nt„s inbc tryndf to udlcrstedl e pnaturc puzzic wntj
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host o` nts pncacs hnssndf. ^ou aed fucss ekout wjet ns hnssndf, kut
you„ii prokekiy kc wrodf.
\jns ajeptcr nd e dutsjcii= N` e worl ns uscl to lcsarnkc e
pjysnaei cvcdt, kut nt jes horc tjed odc hcedndf tjet scch
vcry ln``crcdt `roh odc edotjcr, tjc aorrcspodlndf pjysnaei
cvcdt aed kc pnvotei nd lctcrhndndf wjnaj o` tjc hcedndfs
tjc eutjor ndtcdlcl.
Dow, ict„s rceaj `or tjc `nrst pert o` tjns puzzic“tjc `nrst worl o`
tjc Knkic“edl pieac sohc o` nts hcedndfs eiodfsnlc tjc sancdac o` ’Nd tjc
kcfnddndf...‘
5 Bndf Mehcs Pcrsnod, es nt eppcers nd \jc Qpcebndf Knkic, so`twerc ky mojdjurt.aoh ;77<. Dotc=jcrce`tcr rc`crrcl to es (EP).
; Uuotcs `roh Qtrodf„s Lnatnodery erc es tjcy eppcer nd tjc so`twerc ky mojdjurt.aoh udicss dotcl
otjcrwnsc. Dotc= jcrce`tcr rc`crrcl to es (Qtrodf„s).
1 Bocjicr, Iulwnf 2 Keuhfertdcr, Veitcr 2 [najerlsod, H.C.M 2 Qtehh, Mojedd Mebok= \jcJckrcw edl Erehena Icxnaod o` tjc Oil \cstehcdt, cicatrodna cl. Icnlcd2 Dcw ^orb = C.M. Krnii,
5>>>, a5>><-5>>0. Dotc= jcrce`tcr rc`crrcl to es (JEI).
< E snfdn`naedt ln``crcdac tjet wc wnii cxpiorc ns tjet Qtrodf„s eppcers to iuhp eii lc`ndntnods udlcr
odc Jckrcw worl ’Kere,‘ wjnic JEI lnvnlcs tjc lc`ndntnods kctwccd `our worls spciicl edl(pcrjeps) prodoudacl tjc sehc (johodyhs)= ’Kere.‘
3 \jc Aetjoina Cdayaiopclne, Ndtcrdct vcrsnod, udlcr tjc sukmcat ’Arcetnod,‘ ntch NNN (Erfuhcdts`or Arcetnod, #;). Et tjc tnhc o` tjns wrntndf, tjns cdayaiopclne hey kc `oudl et=
jttp=//www.dcwelvcdt.orf/aetjcd/7<<67e.jth (ehodf otjcr pieacs). Dotc= jcrce`tcr rc`crrcl to es(Aetjoina Cdayaiopclne, Ndtcrdct).
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Qndacrciy lcvout pcopic hey jevc ln``nauity wntj tjc dotnod tjet tjc pjysnaei woril `orhs eaodtcxt `or tjc worls o` tjc Knkic, cvcd cdinfjtcdndf edl cxpiendndf acrtend `ceturcs o` nt. \o tjcsc
N o``cr tjc `oiiowndf quotc `roh tjc Knkic ntsci`= ’Cvcr sndac tjc arcetnod o` tjc woril, jns ndvnsnkicettrnkutcs o` ctcrdei powcr edl lnvndnty jevc kccd ekic to kc udlcrstool edl pcracnvcl nd wjet jc
jes helc…‘ ([oheds 5=;7)“Nteinas edl koil`eac hndc). @roh \jc Dcw Ehcrnaed Knkic,
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Aod`retcrdnty o` Ajrnstned Loatrndc, Vesjndftod LA, aopyrnfjt 5>67. Dotc= jcrce`tcr rc`crrcl to es(DEK).
6 \jc heajndc ns aeiicl e K[EBC, dot e krceb. Nt ns uscl to `nrhiy joil (krebc) sjcct hctei so tjetnt aed kc kcdt. Kut tjc worl K[CEB hey kc uscl to lcsarnkc tjc kcdlndf proacss nt pcr`orhs“odclc`ndntnod `or krceb ns to kcdl or to `oil (HV, krceb= 53, k).
: Qcc Eppcdlnx K= jow aed wc bdow ekout tjc kcfnddndf?
> N eh spcebndf jcrc o` ajonacs kctwccd pukinsjcl lc`ndntnods. N proposc tjet rceinty jcips usAJOOQC kctwccd suaj lc`ndntnods. Ky tjchscivcs pjysnaei rceintncs aed„t kc uscl to aodaiusnvciylc`ndc worls nd tjc tcxt o` Fcdcsns.
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Ajeptcr ;=
\jc @nrst Vorl edl [ceinty
’Nd tjc kcfnddndf Fol arcetcl tjc
jcevcd edl tjc certj.‘ Fcdcsns 5=5( EP )
\jns pjresc, ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf…‘5 o`tcd aohcs up wjcd rcinfnous
pcopic spceb o` Fol„s arcetnod. Nt eiso `ndls nts wey ndto sohc o` tjc
koobs tjet sancdtnsts wrntc, `or kcttcr or `or worsc;. \jcsc worls erc
chkcllcl nd tjc scdtcdac quotcl ekovc. Vjet lo tjc worls hced? Lotjcy edswcr tjc qucstnod, ’Vjcd edl/ or wjcrc lnl Fol arcetc?‘ N sccb to
edswcr tjet qucstnod, edl sjow tjet tjc scdtcdac nd Fcdcsns 5=5 ns
aohposcl o` `our cichcdts, tjrcc o` wjnaj aed kc lnrcatiy aod`nrhcl or
rc`utcl ky tjc chcrfndf sancdac. \jcsc spceb to= ’Vjcd/ wjcrc, wjo,jow, edl wjet?‘ \jc `nrst cichcdt (wjcd/ wjcrc?) ns ellrcsscl nd tjns
koob, Poiuhc 5. \jc tjnrl (jow?) ns tjc sukmcat o` Poiuhc ;. \jc `ourtj
(wjet?) ns ’tjc jcevcd edl certj,‘ wjnaj ns tjc sukmcat o` Poiuhc 1. \jcscaodl cichcdt (wjo?), ’Fol,‘ N jevc lc`crrcl to Poiuhc 3. Eitjoufj nt
locs dot eppcer nd Fcdcsns 5=5, N jevc lcanlcl to ndaiulc edotjcr ndstedac
o` tjc worl kere (arcetc) nd tjns scrncs (Poiuhc <), kcaeusc nt„s aodtcxtspcebs to tjc qucstnod o` ’Vjy?‘
Lc`ndntnods `or ’Nd‘ edl ’kcfnddndf=‘
Nd cichcdtery sajooi N wes teufjt (es heykc you wcrc too) tjet n` e
worl wes ud`ehniner, (edl sohctnhcs cvcd n` nt wes dot) N sjouil ioob ntup nd e lnatnodery. \jcd N sjouil ajoosc `roh ehodf tjc lc`ndntnods tjc
odc tjet `nts tjc aodtcxt kcst. Nd Fcdcsns 5=5 ’nd‘ ns e prcposntnod, so N
ioobcl `or tjc lc`ndntnod o` tjc prcposntnod ’nd.‘
’5e ‑ Sscl es e `udatnod worl to ndlnaetc ndaiusnod,
ioaetnod, or posntnod wntjnd inhnts‘ (HV, pefc 3:<)
’Nd‘ pertneiiy tredsietcs tjc Jckrcw worl kcrcsjntj,1 tjc `nrst
worl nd Fcdcsns 5=5. \jc aohpodcdt o` tjc worl essoanetcl wntj ’nd‘ ns
tjc koil-`eacl edl cdierfcl kc (Jckrcw). JEI ndaiulcs (ehodf otjcrs)
tjc `oiiowndf lc`ndntnods `or kc, tjc ajereatcr (kctj) kciow=
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’…kesna hcedndf ioaei edl ndstruhcdtei, nd, et…;.
to kc nd e huitntulc… <. ndlnaetcs tjc rceih wntjnd
wjnaj sohctjndf cxnsts or jeppcds…0. tchporeiiy=et, od, wntjnd…‘
N jevc cxaiulcl hedy lc`ndntnods `or tjns pert o` kcrcsjntj ( kc) tjet
scch to jevc inttic or do rcietnod to Fcdcsns 5=5.< Cvcd so, `roh tjosc tjet
rchend ajonacs hust kc helc.3 @or cxehpic, ’nd‘ (#„s 5, ;, edl < ekovc) ns
dot tjc sehc es ’od‘ (#0 ekovc), dor ns nt eiweys tjc sehc es ’et,‘ tjoufj
nt hey kc uscl nd sohc aodtcxts snhnieriy. Vjnaj tjoufjt/s aerrncl ky
tjcsc worls wes ndtcdlcl ky tjc eutjor? N„ii o``cr rceinty-kescl iofna tjetsupports e ajonac nd tjc dcxt ajeptcr.
שמ
\jc rchendlcr o` tjc Jckrcw worl (kc rcsjntj , ekovc) ns
tredsietcl ’kcfnddndf.‘ @nrst, sndac ’kcfnddndf‘ ns uscl nd Fcdcsns 5=5 es e
doud, ict„s ioob et tjc Cdfinsj doud lc`ndntnods `or ’kcfnddndf.‘ Vc `ndl
tjc `oiiowndf `our=
’5= \jc pondt et wjnaj sohctjndf kcfnds= Q\E[\ ;=
\jc `nrst pert 1= O[NFND, QOS[AC <= E rulnhcdterystefc or ceriy pcrnol.‘
0
Dcxt, wc dccl to ioob et possnkic hcedndfs `or tjc Jckrcw, wjnaj
ns rcsjntj. Qtrodf„s fiosscs nt tjns wey=
’…tjc `nrst, nd pieac, tnhc, orlcr or redb
(spcan`naeiiy, e `nrst`runt)=--kcfnddndf, ajnc`(-cst),
`nrst(-`runts, pert, tnhc), prndanpei tjndf‘
JEI eiso ndaiulcs tjc ekovc nlces nd nts inst o` uscs.Eitjoufj tjcsc Cdfinsj edl Jckrcw lc`ndntnods erc dot
worl `or worl hetajcs, tjcy erc dot ndaohpetnkic. @urtjcrhorc, wjcdwc erc nd`orhcl ky sancdac ekout tjc kcfnddndf o` our aoshos, aohhod
espcats nd tjc Cdfinsj edl Jckrcw `enriy muhp o`` tjc pefc.
\jc sancdac=
\owerl tjc kcfnddndf o` tjc iest acdtury, tjc aoshna tjcory o`ajonac suffcstcl tjet tjc udnvcrsc jes eiweys cxnstcl, wntjout kcfnddndf,
nd ed udajedfndf stetc. [cspcatcl sancdtnsts, Cndstcnd ehodf tjch, aeiicl
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nt tjc ’stetna udnvcrsc.‘ Vjet locs tjns hced? @or odc tjndf, nt wouil
hced tjet speac, tnhc, edl cdcrfy/hettcr jel eiweys cxnstcl. ’Aioabs‘wouil jevc eiweys tnabcl. \nhc jel do zcro. Vc aouil dot ioob keab nd
tnhc to wjcd nt eii kcfed kcaeusc tjcrc wouil jevc kccd do kcfnddndf.
@or sancdtnsh, tjc nhpinaetnods wcrc cdorhous. [cportcliy, tjcy
aouil (edl lnl) usc tjc nlce es ’proo`‘ tjet tjc `nrst worls nd tjc Knkicwcrc `eisc. Qnhod Qndfj, nd jns koob \jc Knf Kedf, \jc Ornfnd o` tjc
Sdnvcrsc, pefc 6> tciis tjc story o` tjc cvoiutnod o` knf kedf tjcory. Jc
nlcdtn`ncl tjc stetc o` hndl nd tjc sancdtn`na aohhudnty es `oiiows=
’Ed ctcrdei udnvcrsc scchcl to strnbc e ajorl nd tjcsancdtn`na aohhudnty… tjcrc wes do dccl to cxpiend jow nt wes
arcetcl, wjcd nt wes arcetcl, wjy nt wes arcetcl, or Vjo arcetcl
nt. Qancdtnsts wcrc pertnauieriy proul tjet tjcy jel lcvciopcl etjcory o` tjc udnvcrsc tjet do iodfcr rcincl od ndvobndf Fol.‘
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Jowcvcr, e sancdtnst dehcl Clwnd Jukkic (e`tcr wjoh tjc
aurrcdtiy orkntndf speac tcicsaopc wes dehcl) okscrvetnodeiiy edl
cxpcrnhcdteiiy vcrn`ncl tjet tjc udnvcrsc wes dot stetna, nt wes nd tjc proacss o` cxpedlndf, icelndf to tjc aodaiusnod tjet nt jel e kcfnddndf.
Cvcd Cndstcnd `ndeiiy jel to elhnt tjc okvnous“tjc udnvcrsc lnl dot `nt
jns kcinc` tjet nt jel eiweys kccd.:
\owerl tjc iest pert o` tjc 5><7„s, sohctjndf snhnier to tjc stetna
udnvcrsc wes rcvnvcl. \jcy aeiicl nt ’tjc stcely stetc tjcory.‘ \jns tjcory
suffcstcl tjet, cvcd tjoufj tjc udnvcrsc wes okscrvcl to kc cxpedlndf, nt
jel eiweys cxnstcl, edl nt lnl dot jevc e kcfnddndf. Kut tjc stcely stetctjcory lnl dot rchend nd `evor `or iodf. Nd e sjort pcrnol o` tnhc nt kcaehc
aicer to host o` sancdac tjet tjc udnvcrsc jel e kcfnddndf.
Nd e dutsjcii= Kcinc` nd ed ctcrdei udnvcrsc, wntjout kcfnddndf,`cii out o` `evor. \jc udnvcrsc eaaorlndf to tjc ietcst sancdac
jes e kcfnddndf.
\jc tjcory tjet supcrsclcl stetna udnvcrsc edl stcely stetc tjcorncs
ns ’tjc knf kedf.‘ \jns tjcory suffcsts tjet tjc cxpedsnod o` tjc udnvcrsc
kcfed wntj ed ’cxpiosnvc‘ cvcdt. \jns ns horc tjed must nlic teib ky tjcrcietcl sancdtn`na lnsanpindcs. Hedy sancdtnsts erc acrtend tjet tjc knf kedf
tjcory ns od tjc rnfjt treab. Otjcrs kcincvc tjet nt cxpiends okscrvetnods,
kut tjcy icevc sohc wnffic rooh `or `uturc lnsaovcrncs. Cvcd so, et tjctnhc o` tjns wrntndf, host tjcorncs erc indbcl to e knf kedf nd sohc wey,
tjoufj e sheii hndornty aindfs to stnii otjcr vcrsnods o` e stcely stetc inbcudnvcrsc.
\jc kesna nlce kcjndl tjc knf kedf ns tjns= n` wjet wc okscrvc ns
cxpedlndf, tjcd et e fnvcd pondt nd tjc pest tjc udnvcrsc wes sheiicr, edl
eii tjc hetcrneis nd nt wcrc aioscr tofctjcr. [uddndf tjc aioab keabwerl
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;;
edl nhefndndf tjc udnvcrsc et profrcssnvciy cerincr cpoajs (inbc e vnlco nd
rcvcrsc), nt wouil kc fcttndf sheiicr edl sheiicr edl jottcr edl jottcr estjc stu`` o` tjns udnvcrsc wes aohpeatcl to udnhefndekic lcdsntncs edl
cdcrfncs. @ndeiiy, nd tjns proacss, cvcrytjndf iooscs nts nlcdtnty“cvcd tnhc
edl speac, es wc bdow nt, lnseppcer. @roh tjet okmcat or pondt, n` wc
swntaj tjc vnlco ndto `orwerl, wc scc our udnvcrsc cxpiolndf ndtocxnstcdac wntj e kedf! @nrst, e sndfuiernty, or pcrjeps e prnhorlnei duffct,
kcfed to cxpedl. Cxpedsnod fevc rnsc to speac edl tnhc, cdcrfy, tjc `our
`udlehcdtei `oracs, hettcr, edl ettcdledt proacsscs tjet lnl dot cxnst kc`orc. \jns proacss, nd `reatnods o` e scaodl, spewdcl tjc aodarctc
prcaursor o` our udnvcrsc. Krned Frccdc, nd \jc Cicfedt Sdnvcrsc, pefcs
:; edl :1, edl Weui Levncs nd Aoshna Meabpot pefcs 0667, edl hedyotjcr souracs, outindc tjcsc cvcdts nd horc lcteni.
Jowcvcr, nt ns nhportedt to udlcrstedl tjet aoshoiofy nsndarcesndfiy `oausndf od tjc vcry `nrst pert o` udnvcrsei proacsscs, tjosc
tjet wcrc out o` rceaj dot too iodf efo. Frccdc> uscs tjc worls ’dcwkord
udnvcrsc‘ to ioaetc arntnaei cvcdts tjet sjepcl our udnvcrsc. Hertnd [ccs
57
uscs ’ceriy stefc,‘ edl ’ceriy udnvcrsc‘ to nlcdtn`y tjc `nrst hniinscaodl(odc tjousedltj o` e scaodl) o` tjc knf kedf. Otjcrs sey tjet ’ceriy
udnvcrsc‘ ns e iekci tjet eppincs to `roh odc hnaroscaodl (odc hniinodtj o`
e scaodl) e`tcr tjc knf kedf to ekout 1:7,777 ycers. \jc ’vcry ceriyudnvcrsc,‘ eaaorlndf to tjch, ns cvcrytjndf kc`orc odc hniinodtj o` e
scaodl. Eaaorlndf to tjcsc wcii-bdowd edl rcspcatcl sancdtnsts, tjns
pcrnol (tjc vcry ceriy udnvcrsc) ns arntnaei to e propcr udlcrstedlndf o`aoshna ornfnds.
Nd e dutsjcii= Qancdtnsts dow sey tjet tjc udnvcrsc jel e
kcfnddndf, edl tjcy lnvnlc nts ceriy jnstory ndto ln``crcdt
pcrnols, wjnaj erc iekcicl ’ceriy udnvcrsc‘ edl ’vcry ceriy
udnvcrsc,‘ ettrnkutndf horc tjed tjc usuei snfdn`naedac to
tjch.
Ekout tjc frepjnas
N wnii rciy jcevniy upod frepjnas to put tjc pncacs o` tjns pnaturc
tofctjcr nd ed udlcrstedlekic wey. \jns ns cesy to sey, kut nd preatnac, nt ns
vcry ln``nauit to lo. N, inbc otjcrs kc`orc hc, jevc strufficl wntj eiiheddcr o` lrewndfs, edl `ndl tjet dodc aodvcy tjc cxpedsnvc deturc o`
our udnvcrsc vcry wcii. \jc saeics o` tjndfs erc estrodohnaei, wjnaj ns
ln``nauit to aodvcy od e sjcct o` pepcr. Ellntnodeiiy, otjcr `ceturcs o` tjcfrepjnas aouil kc hnsicelndf. Qo, tjcsc frepjnas sjouil dot kc cxtcdlcl
kcyodl hy stetcl ndtcdt.
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\jc @nrst Vorl edl [ceinty ;1
@nfurc 5=5-5e55
hnfjt kc tjc sjepc o` tjc udnvcrsc. @or hy
purposcs wc supposc tjet nt ns. Jowcvcr, e snhpic spjcrc aed„t kc uscl toaovcy huaj o` tjc dcacssery nd`orhetnod. \jcrc`orc, nd sohc ndstedacs N
usc dcstcl scatnods o` spjcrcs5;
to aodvcy tjc aodacpts o` speac, tnhc,
frowtj, freluei ajedfc, edl (fcdcrei) ioaetnods. Es @nfurc 5=5-k sjows, N
rchovc sinacs `roh tjch (e aross scatnod o` sorts) opcdndf tjc ndtcrnor tovncw. Ceaj scatnod o` e spjcrc sinac rcprcscdts tjc udnvcrsc et e pertnauier
pondt nd tnhc. \jc kcfnddndf ns towerl tjc hnllic edl odiy kcaohcs
vnsnkic es wc trevci towerl nt (es tjc acdtcr ns hefdn`ncl). \jc ierfcstspjcrc rcprcscdts tjc udnvcrsc nd tjc prcscdt. Ssueiiy e sinac o` tjc
rcicvedt spjcrcs ns e vnsuei enl `or nd`orhetnod prcscdtcl nd tjc
surroudlndf or prcaclndf tcxt, eiiowndf `or e `cci `or ed cvcdt„s ioaetnod ndtnhc edl speac rcietnvc to otjcr cvcdts edl, tjc kcfnddndf o` our
udnvcrsc51
.
Nd otjcr worls, tjc
prnhery `ceturcs o` tjc frepjnas
erc speac edl tnhc. \jcy provnlc tjc `rehcworb `or
edswcrs to qucstnods inbc= Vjetjeppcdcl? Vjcrc lnl nt jeppcd
edl wjcd? Qpeac spcan`ncs
wjcrc ed cvcdt jes jeppcdcl ored okmcat rcsnlcs, tnhc spcan`ncs
wjcd.5<
Kut tnhc worbs
ln``crcdtiy tjed speac. \nhc ns eodc-wey strcct, so to spceb. Nt
scchs tjet wc aed„t pjysnaeiiy
hovc keabwerls eiodfnts petj inbc wc aed tjc
tjrcc lnrcatnods o` speac.
Jowcvcr, tjcrc erc`ceturcs o` our udnvcrsc
tjet lo eiiow us to ioob
keab ndto tnhc, cdekindfus to lnsaovcr quntc e iot
ekout tjc ceriy udnvcrsc.
\ypnaeiiy, tnhc nshcesurcl `roh sohc
cvcdt ky
rcprcscdtndf
hcesurchcdts o` tnhc
@nfurc 5=5-5e
duhkcrs
@nfurc 5=5-5k
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\JC QHOO\J Q\ODC POISHC 5
;<
tjet ndarcesc towerl tjc `uturc. Qohc o` tjc frepjnas tjet `oiiow rc`icat
tjns sajchc, cxacpt tjet tjc rc`crcdac pondt ns ln``crcdt. \jc rc`crcdac pondt ns t87 (t rcprcscdts tnhc, 7 ns kc`orc tjc aioab sterts tnabndf), edl es
wc ioob keab `roh our prcscdt vedtefc pondt tjc duhkcrs lcarcesc towerl
7. Jow `er sancdac aed tebc us towerl zcro (tjc pondt must kc`orc tnhc es
wc bdow nt kcfed) ns dot bdowd. Cvcd so, `roh e acrtend pondt o` vncw,
s o` zcros nd tjc `reatnods
cvcd tjoufj nt hnfjt provc tnrcsohc to sohc.
tjcy jevc aohc aiosc.
@nfurc 5=5-;e
@nfurc 5=5-;e puts tjcsc aodacpts to worb. \jc scatnods o` spjcrcserc rcprcscdtetnods o` speac et e pertnauier ndstedt nd tnhc. Nd tjc erce
kctwccd tjc scatnods o` spjcrcs, odc hnfjt ndscrt edy duhkcr o` sinacs out
o` tnhc2 lowd to wjetcvcr hndnhuh veiuc tnhc hnfjt jevc. \josc tjet N
jevc ndscrtcl rcprcscdt pcrnols tjet jevc spcan`na hcedndf nd tjc aodtcxto` tjc sancdac. \jc duhkcrs erc dotc-wortjy kcaeusc tjcy dot odiy ioaetc pondts
nd tnhc“tjcy eiso nlcdtn`y cpoajs nd tjc jnstory o` our udnvcrsc lurndf wjnaj
rcherbekic pjysnaei cvcdts toob pieac. Qohc pcrnols wcrc vcry iodf ndjuhed tcrhs, edl sohc wcrc vcry sjort (nd tjc suaacclndf frepjnas wc
cvcdtueiiy rceaj tjc `nrst scaodl, edl e`tcr tjet tjc duhkcrs rc`icat
`reatnods o` nt, 5/5,777, 5/5,777,777, cta.). Es tjc duhkcrs kcaohc cvcrsheiicr, tjc duhkcr o` zcro„s kcaohcs oksacdciy ierfc, `or wjnaj
hetjchetnaei dotetnod wouil kc prc`crekic. Nt wouil tebc icss speac. Kut nt
wouil `iy rnfjt ovcr host o` our jcels edl wc wouil dcvcr fct e rceiscdsc o` tjc ndarclnkiy sheii `reatnods o` tnhc tjet tjcy rcprcscdt. Qo N
jevc ajoscd to sjow tjc epproprnetc duhkcr
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\jc @nrst Vorl edl [ceinty ;3
Edotjcr cxpiedetnod kcaohcs dcacssery sndac N holn`y tjc
udnvcrsc/ spjcrc/ sinac frepjnas `roh tnhc to tnhc. @nfurc 5=5-;k ns tjchefdn`ncl vncw o` e sheii pert o`
@nfurc 5=5-;e. Es you aed scc, tjcrc
erc `our spjcrc scatnods to tjc rnfjt nd
aiosc proxnhnty to ceaj otjcr. Ndorlcr to iekci tjch edl pieac
dotetnods rcietnvc to tjch N
sohctnhcs hovc tjc scatnods epertedl rchovc edl/ or `elc out otjcrs
`or e kcttcr vncw, es nd @nfurc 5=5-;a.
Ellntnodeiiy, you hey dotnac tjet totjc ic`t o` tjc `our ierfc spjcrcs nd
@nfurc 5=5-;k, tjcrc ns e vcry sheii
lot o` aoior. Nd `eat, wjcd tjns
shulfc o` aoior ns hefdn`ncl (es nd
@nfurc 5=5-;a) otjcr nhportedt pcrnols essoanetcl wntj tjc cerincst
hohcdts o` our udnvcrsc aohc nd tovncw. \jns `orhs e vnsuei aodtcxt `or
rceintncs icerdcl ky sancdac wjnic
prcscrvndf es kcst N aed e scdsc o`scqucdac, tnhc edl speac, edl tjc
`udlehcdtei rceinty o` e kcfnddndf
pcrnol `or our udnvcrsc=
@nfurc 5=5-;k
@nfurc 5=5-;a
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;0
\jns ajeptcr nd e dutsjcii= Eaaorlndf to tjc sancdac, tjns
udnvcrsc jel e kcfnddndf. Inbcwnsc, cvcdts nd nts jnstory hey
kc aeteiofucl eaaorlndf to tnhc. Qancdac jes lukkcl nts
cerincst pcrnol, `roh t87 to 5 hniinodtj o` e scaodl, ’tjc vcry
ceriy udnvcrsc.‘
5 \jcrc erc sohc ln``crcdt vncws ekout jow tjc `nrst vcrsc o` Fcdcsns sjouil kc rcdlcrcl, edl e `cwtredsietnods rc`icat tjns `eat. @or rcesods tjet wnii kcaohc eppercdt, N jevc ajoscd tjc horc
aohhod rcdlcrndf `roh EP. Mehcs Kerr nd jns pepcr Jckrcw Icxnaofrepjy= Nd`orhei \joufjts, es`oudl nd Indfunstnas edl Knkinaei Jckrcw, Clntcl ky Veitcr [ey Kolndc, 5<6, spcebs o` tjc hedy
possnknintncs prcscdtcl ky kcrcsjntj rcqunrndf tjet ajonacs kc helc ky icxnaofrepjcrs.
;
Nseea Esnhov, nd jns koob Nd tjc Kcfnddndf… ettchpts to aohperc tjc `nrst pert o` Fcdcsns tosancdac, dotndf pondts o` efrcchcdt edl lnsefrcchcdt. Sd`ortudetciy, jc locs dot aohperc tjcworls o` Fcdcsns to sancdac. Jc aohpercs trelntnodei tjcoiofy„s opndnods (edl jns owd) to tjcsancdac. Esnhov, Nseea= Nd tjc Kcfnddndf. Arowd Wukinsjcrs, 5>:5 Dotc= jcrce`tcr rc`crrcl toes Esnhov, Nd \jc Kcfnddndf.
1 \jns spciindf o` tjc Jckrcw worl ns odc o` scvcrei tjet oaaur nd ln``crcdt pieacs. \jc ln``crcdacsscch to inc nd vernous ruics `or tredsintcretnod. Hy ajonac o` spciindf ns erkntrery, edl dot kesclupod edy pertnauier pondt o` iofna or ruic.
< Jckrcw icxnaods inst tjc sukmcat iedfuefc worls edl sccb to lc`ndc tjch nd tjc terfct iedfuefc,
wjnaj ns Cdfinsj nd tjns koob. Qajoiers dotc tjet tjc hcedndfs o` tjc Jckrcw worl rcsnlcl nd tjchndls o` tjc edancdt spcebcr, edl jc/sjc rcvceicl tjc pertnauier hcedndf tjcy jel nd hndl wjcdtjcy spobc (or wrotc) tjc worl edl tjet hcedndf hey kc rcvceicl ky tjc aodtcxt. @or tjet rcesodwc rnfjtiy scicat odc edl lnsaerl otjcr hcedndfs tjet erc instcl `or tjc worl es `oudl nd icxnaods.
\jc ajonac sjouil dot kc helc od tjc kesns o` e tredsietor„s kcinc`s ekout wjet tjc pcrsod wrotc, kut od tjc kesns o` tjc eatuei aodtcxt o` jns wrntndf. N suffcst tjet pjysnaei rceintncs o` tjc tnhcsrc`crcdacl ky Fcdcsns erc e propcr aodtcxt edl sjouil aodtend cvcdts tjet aorrcspodl to lc`ndntnodso` nts worls n` Fcdcsns ns ed eaauretc eaaoudt o` tjc rceintncs tjet Fcdcsns rc`crcdacs.
3 Indfunstnas nlcdtn`ncs tjc possnkic ajonacs, kut tjc cvnlcdac ns vncwcl ln``crcdtiy ky ln``crcdtsajoiers edl eppercdtiy do odc aed sey `or acrtend wjnaj ajonac ns tjc aorrcat odc. @or odc eaaoudt
o` tjc ln``crcdacs scc VND\JC[-DNCIQCD, Dnaoien, eutjor. 5>>;. "‚Nd tjc kcfnddndf„ o` Knkinaei
Jckrcw lnsaoursc= Fcdcsns 5=5 edl tjc `rodtcl tnhc cxprcssnod" es nt eppcers nd ’Iedfuefc ndaodtcxt= Csseys `or [okcrt C. Iodfearc‘, Qjnd Me M. Jwedf edl Vniineh [. Hcrrn`ncil (cls.), 06-:7.@or edotjcr eaaoudt scc Quhhcr Ndstntutc o` Indfunstnas edl tjc Sdnvcrsnty o` \cxes et ErindftodWukinaetnods nd Indfunstnas 576. Eiso scc JEI pp 550>-67.
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\jc @nrst Vorl edl [ceinty ;6
6 Qndfj, Qnhod, \jc Knf Kedf, \jc Ornfnd o` tjc Sdnvcrsc, Jerpcr Wcrcddnei, ;77<. Dotc= jcrce`tcrrc`crrcl to es (Qndfj, \jc Knf Kedf…)
: Frccdc, Krned, \jc Cicfedt Sdnvcrsc, Pndtefc Koobs, ;777, :;. Dotc= jcrce`tcr rc`crrcl to es(Frccdc, \jc Cicfedt Sdnvcrsc).
> Frccdc, \jc Cicfedt Sdnvcrsc, 137
57 [ccs, Hertnd, Kc`orc tjc Kcfnddndf, Wcrscus Koobs, aopyrnfjt 5>>6 ky Hertnd [ccs, 53<, 507. Dotc= jcrce`tcr rc`crrcl to es ([ccs, Kc`orc tjc Kcfnddndf).
55 \jc duhkcrndf sajchc `or tjc frepjnas rc`icats tjc ajeptcr, vcrsc, scqucdac, edl froupndfs o`
rcietcl frepjnas n.c. @nfurc 5=5-5e “Fcdcsns ajeptcr (5=), vcrsc (5-), scqucdac o` tjc frepjna, (5),
edl tjc `nrst nd tjc froup o` rcietcl frepjnas (e). \jns edtnanpetcs otjcr koobs ekout ceaj o` tjcvcrscs nd Fcdcsns 5=;-;=3.
5; E`tcr N jel sctticl od tjcsc typcs o` frepjnas N icerdcl tjet Krned Frccdc spobc o` tjc aodacpt nd
\jc @ekrna o` tjc Aoshos, ;<:. (Frccdc, Krned, \jc @ekrna o` tjc Aoshos, Pndtefc Koobs,aopyrnfjt ky Krned [. Frccdc, ;77<, pefc ;:0. Dotc= jcrce`tcr rc`crrcl to es (Frccdc, \jc @ekrna o`tjc Aoshos).
51 DO\C= \jc ndtcdt o` tjcsc frepjnas ns to lchodstretc tjc rcietnodsjnp o` pest pcrnols nd tjc
jnstory o` our udnvcrsc to odc edotjcr. Nd rcei tnhc odiy odc udnvcrsc cxnsts, frowndf edl ajedfndfudtni dow.
5< [ccs, Hertnd, Must Qnx Duhkcrs, Kesna Koobs, aopyrnfjt ky Hertnd [ccs, ;777, 510. Dotc=jcrce`tcr rc`crrcl to es ([ccs, Must Qnx Duhkcrs).
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Ajeptcr 1=
Sdlcrstedlndf’Nd tjc kcfnddndf…‘
Dow, wc wnii tebc ed nd lcptj ioob et kcrcsjntj, Jckrcw `or ’Nd
tjc kcfnddndf,‘ wjnic et tjc sehc tnhc cxehndndf wjet wc icerdcl `rohtjc sancdac. [chchkcr tjet Fcorfc (nd ajeptcr 5) wcdt to Jerry„s
worbpieac to fct horc nd`orhetnod, edl wjet jc icerdcl jcipcl jnh
ajoosc tjc rcicvedt lc`ndntnod `or ’krceb.‘ Csscdtneiiy, wc erc londf tjnstoo ky ioobndf et tjc sancdac es nt rcietcs to tjc kcfnddndf o` our udnvcrsc.
Dow, nd tjns ajeptcr, wc wnii aohperc sohc o` wjet wc„vc icerdcl `rohsancdac to tjc tcxt o` Fcdcsns. Ellntnodeiiy, wc wnii cxehndc jow otjcr knkinaei wrntcrs uscl kcrcsjntj. Lo tjcsc otjcr ndstedacs ell edytjndf to
tjns sukmcat?
Vjet ekout ’Nd?‘ Nt sjouil kc pondtcl out tjet (eaaorlndf tosohc knkinaei Jckrcw sajoiers) tjc cxeat `orh o` tjc Jckrcw worlkcrcsjntj nd Fcdcsns 5=5 ns `oudl dowjcrc cisc nd tjc Knkic, edl tjcrc ns
sohc qucstnod ekout nts frehhetnaei `orh. \jns jes aeuscl sohc
tredsietors to qucstnod jow nt sjouil kc udlcrstool. Hedy ettchpts et
rcsoivndf suaj ln``crcdas o` opndnod jevc kccd o``crcl. Jowcvcr, N lo dot
kcincvc tjet edy o` tjc aohpicx tjcoiofnaei/ pjniosopjnaei/ indfunstnacxpiedetnods epproeaj tjc snhpic
5 powcr o` tjc worl.
\jc `nrst aohpodcdt o` kcrcsjntj ns usueiiy tredsietcl ’Nd.‘;
Hcrrneh Vckstcr„s lc`ndcs ’Nd‘ es `oiiows=
’5e ‑ Sscl es e `udatnod worl to ndlnaetc ndaiusnod,
ioaetnod, or posntnod wntjnd inhnts‘ (HV, pefc 3:<)
Host uscs o` tjns worl tcdl towerl tjns hcedndf. Nt aed ndlnaetc
ndaiusnod nd sohctjndf.
@nfurc 5=5-1 niiustretcs tjns nlce. Nd tjns frepjna, tjc autewey o`tjns spjcrc rcprcscdts sohctjndf tedfnkic, ndsnlc o` wjnaj sohctjndf
hnfjt jeppcd. Vjet cstekinsjcs tjc inhnts tjet provnlc tjc ioaetnod ’nd?‘
\jns spjcrc ns koudlcl 1 od tjc outsnlc ky nts outcr inhnts.
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@nfurc 5=5-1
Nd e dutsjcii= ’Nd‘ aed hced ndsnlc o` sohctjndf.
Vjet ekout ’kcfnddndf?‘ ’Nd RtjcX< kcfnddndf…‘ ns tredsietcl
`roh tjc Jckrcw kcrcsjntj (kc + rcsjntj). Kc 8 nd edl rcsjntj 8 kcfnddndf.
Vjetcvcr lc`ndntnod wc ajoosc `or ’nd‘ hust eiiow `or tjc lc`ndntnod o`’kcfnddndf.‘ Nt wouil dot kc iofnaei to pnab lc`ndntnods hutueiiy
cxaiusnvc. N` wc ajoosc to lc`ndc ’nd‘ es ’ndsnlc o`,‘ aed tjc worl
’kcfnddndf‘ kc lc`ndcl nd e aohpetnkic wey?
Cdfinsj lc`ndntnods o` ’kcfnddndf‘ hey jevc tchporei
snfdn`naedac, edl wjcd tjns aodacpt ns aoupicl wntj tjc worl ’nd,‘ nt hnfjt
hced tjet sohctjndf ns jeppcdndf sohcwjcrc ‚ndsnlc tjc `iow o` tnhc.„\jns nlce ns nhportedt to tjns sukmcat. Jowcvcr, tjcsc worls aed eiso kc
ekout sohctjndf ln``crcdt. Ioob et `nfurc 5=5-1 efend.
Dow ioob et tjc Cdfinsj lc`ndntnod o` ’kcfnddndf,‘ wntj tjcudlcrstedlndf tjet wc hust sohctnhcs hebc ajonacs kctwccd sohcwjet
ln``crcdt lc`ndntnods `or e fnvcd worl.
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’5= \jc pondt et wjnaj sohctjndf kcfnds= Q\E[\ ;=
\jc `nrst pert 1= O[NFND, QOS[AC <= E rulnhcdterystefc or ceriy pcrnol.‘ (HV, koil`eac edl udlcrindc
hndc)
Vjcd wc usc ’kcfnddndf,‘ jow lo wc usueiiy ndtcdl tjet nt kc
udlcrstool? Hostiy wc usc nt to hced tjc stert o` sohctjndf (lc`ndntnod #5
ekovc). Dcvcrtjcicss, ict„s ioob aiosciy et tjc otjcr lc`ndntnods. N` wcsukstntutc tjc lc`ndntnods nd duhkcrs ; edl < `or ’kcfnddndf‘ wc fct= 5) ‚Nd
tjc `nrst pert Fol arcetcl tjc jcevcds edl tjc certj.„ ;) ‚Nd tjc
rulnhcdtery stefc Fol arcetcl tjc jcevcds edl tjc certj.„ or, wntjrc`crcdac to tnhc, ‚Nd tjc ceriy pcrnol Fol arcetcl tjc jcevcds edl tjc
certj.„
Jevc tjc `oiiowndf qucstnods oaaurrcl to you? Nd tjc `nrst pert o`
VJE\ wcrc tjc jcevcds edl Certj arcetcl? Nd tjc rulnhcdtery stefc o`VJE\ wcrc tjc jcevcds edl tjc certj arcetcl? Nd tjc ceriy pcrnol o`
VJE\ wcrc tjc jcevcds edl tjc certj arcetcl? N` so, you jevc kcfud to
scdsc e vcry rcei possnkninty“e lc`ndntnod `or ’nd tjc kcfnddndf‘ tjet nsvcry ln``crcdt `roh tjc odcs uscl nd tjc puipnt edl nd rcinfnous ndstntutnods
`or jnfjcr icerdndf.
’Qtert,‘ ’ornfnd,‘ edl ’sourac,‘ aed rcietc to e kcfnddndf, edl@nfurc 5=5-;a pondts tjns out. Jowcvcr, tjc otjcr Cdfinsj lc`ndntnods o`
’kcfnddndf‘ aed pondt to tjc `nrst pert o` tnhc edl/or sohc tjndf tjet
prcletcs tjc jcevcd edl certj. Ell tjc worl ’nd‘ to tjc hnx edl odc
hnfjt aodaiulc tjet tjc two worls tofctjcr pondt to tjc ndtcrnor o`sohctjndf tjet ndaiulcs tnhc.
Kut tjcsc lc`ndntnods erc `or tjc Cdfinsj. Locs tjc Jckrcw worlrcsjntj (kcfnddndf) support suaj ed nlce? Qtrodf„s provnlcs tjc `oiiowndf
fiosscs3=
’tjc `nrst, nd pieac, tnhc, orlcr or redb (spcan`naeiiy, e
`nrst`runt)=--kcfnddndf, ajnc`(-cst), `nrst(-`runts, pert,tnhc), prndanpei tjndf.‘
@roh tjcsc, wc aed scc tjc redfc o` tjc Jckrcw worl rcsjntj. Nthey kc sohctjndf tjet ns `nrst nd pieac or orlcr, tjet ns, `nrst wntjnd tjc
aodtcxt o` tjc pieacs oaaupncl ky otjcr tjndfs. Nt hey eiso nlcdtn`y
sohctjndf tjet ns `nrst nd tnhc. Nt hey kc tjc `nrst tjndf (duhcrnaeiiy) nd efroup o` tjndfs. Nt hey cvcd rc`cr to sohctjndf tjet ns horc nhportedt tjed
tjc otjcrs nd tjc froup. @ndeiiy, rcsjntj aed aerry tjc nlce o` tjc’prndanpic‘ or tjc ’ajnc`‘ tjndf.
Nt ns aicer tjet tjc Jckrcw worl kcrcsjntj jes tjc sehc potcdtnei es
nts Cdfinsj aoudtcrperts. ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf…‘ aed aodvcy tjc nlce o`
kcndf ndsnlc tjc `nrst pert o` sohctjndf o` sukstedac. \jns udlcrstedlndf o`
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tjc worl ’nd‘ derrows our ajonacs o` lc`ndntnods. Vc hust ajoosc `roh
ehodf tjc possnkic lc`ndntnods o` tjc worl ’kcfnddndf‘ tjc odc tjeteiiows `or tjc lc`ndntnod wc ajoosc `or (tjc Jckrcw) kc. Odc o` tjcsc
lc`ndntnods stedls epert `roh ’stert,‘ ’et,‘ edl otjcrs inbc nt. \jc stert o`
sohctjndf aed kc e dod-sukstedtnei pondt tjet herbs tjc `nrst koudlery o` e
tnhc pcrnol or tjndf. Jow aed sohctjndf kc ndsnlc o` nt?
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Od tjc otjcrjedl, nt ns possnkic to kc ndsnlc o` tjc `nrst pert o` sohctjndf tjet jes
eircely stertcl edl aodtnducl `or e pcrnol o` tnhc.
Locs tjns indc o` rcesodndf cdfefc rceintncs essoanetcl wntj tjnsudnvcrsc? ^cs. Kut `nrst ict„s ioob et tjc cxtcdlcl aodtcxt, et jow edotjcr
knkinaei wrntcr uscs kcrcsjntj. Vc wnii `ndl tjet, `roh tjc Knkinaei aodtcxt,
tjcrc ns cvnlcdac `or tjc eitcrdetc udlcrstedlndf o` kcrcsjntj tjet Nsuffcst.
Locs Mcrchnej niiuhndetc ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf?‘
@our vcrscs nd Mcrchnej usc tjc Jckrcw worl kcrcsjntj. \jc
ln``crcdac kctwccd kcrcsjntj nd Fcdcsns 5=5 edl kcrcsjntj nd tjc vcrscs ndMcrchnej ns tjet tjc iettcr ns ’nd tjc aodstruat,‘ tjcy sey. \jns frehhetnaei
lnstndatnod aed kc hostiy udlcrstool `roh e kcfnddndf Jckrcw Frehher.6
Cvcd so, tjc prndanpic ln``crcdac nd Mcrchnej ns tjet tjc oaaurrcdacs erc
tredsietcl= ’…nd tjc kcfnddndf o` tjc rcnfd…‘ Nt tjcrc`orc scchs okvnoustjet n` tjc wrntcr o` Fcdcsns jel senl, ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf o` (sohctjndf)…‘
tjc `orh o` tjc vcry `nrst worls nd tjc Knkic tjcd wouil jevc kccd
nlcdtnaei wntj tjc `our nd Mcrchnej“nt wouil jevc kccd nd tjc aodstruat. Nstjcrc edytjndf wc hnfjt icerd `roh tjns? Hnfjt tjcrc kc sohc rcesod wjy
tjc eutjor o` Fcdcsns ndtcdtnodeiiy ohnttcl tjc ’sohctjndf?‘ Nd otjcr
worls, hnfjt tjc eutjor o` tjc worls ’Nd kcfnddndf…‘ jevc ajoscd wjet
scchs (to sohc Jckrcw frehherneds) to kc e ln``crcdt, edl pcrjepsstredfc, `orh o` kcrcsjntj nd tjc ndtcrcst o` eaaureay edl/or wntj sohc
spcan`na ndtcdt?Mcrchnej ;0=5 ( EP ) seys= ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf o` tjc rcnfd o`
Mcjonebnh tjc sod o` Mosnej bndf o` Mulej aehc tjns worl `roh tjc IO[L,
seyndf…‘ Jcrc, tjc wrntcr ns ioaetndf acrtend cvcdts tjet jeppcdcl nd tjc
rcnfd o` Mcjonebnh. Jc seys tjet tjc cvcdts jeppcdcl ndsnlc tjc `nrst perto` nt, ’nd tjc kcfnddndf o` tjc rcnfd...‘ \jc sehc ns truc o` tjc dcxt
oaaurrcdac o` kcrcsjntj nd Mcrchnej ;6=5.
Jowcvcr, nd ajeptcr ;:=5, ed ellntnodei nlce ns ndaiulcl= ’Edl ntaehc to pess tjc sehc ycer, nd tjc kcfnddndf o` tjc rcnfd o` ]clcbnej bndf
o` Mulej, nd tjc `ourtj ycer, edl nd tjc `n`tj hodtj, tjet Jedednej tjc sod
o` Ezur tjc propjct, wjnaj wes o` Fnkcod, spebc udto hc…‘ Jcrc, kcsnlcs ioaetndf tjc cvcdts nd tjc rcnfd o` ]clcbnej ky tjc pjresc ’nd tjc
kcfnddndf,‘ tjc vcrsc spcan`ncs e pertnauier pondt nd tnhc hcesurcl `roh
tjc stert: o` jns rcnfd. \jc cvcdts erc horc `ndciy pnddcl lowd ndsnlc ‚tjc
kcfnddndf o` jns rcnfd„ ky ndvobndf hcesurchcdts o` tnhc nd nts `nrst pert>.
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\jns rcnd`oracs tjc dotnod o` kcndf ndsnlc o` sohctjndf rcei“]clcbnej„s
rcnfd. \jcrce`tcr, Mcrchnej <>=1< rcturds to ioaetndf e pertnauier cvcdt kysnhpiy seyndf tjet nt jeppcdcl nd tjc kcfnddndf o` ]clcbnej„s rcnfd.
\jcsc vcrscs suffcst tjet tjc pjresc ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf‘ ns, nd `eat,
uscl to ioaetc rcei cvcdts ndsnlc o` tjc `nrst pert o` sohctjndf tjet ns
sukstedtnei, rcei, aodarctc, edl tjet tjc cvcdts hey kc ioaetcl kyhcesurchcdts o` tnhc. \jc rcnfd o` e bndf hnfjt scch to kc ndtedfnkic.
Jowcvcr, rcei cvcdts erc cdaohpesscl ky nt. Nt aed jevc e `nrst pert,
scaodl pert edl nt hnfjt kc lnvnlcl ndto es hedy perts es dcclcl.\jcrc`orc, nd tjcsc vcrscs, ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf‘ locs dot rc`cr to tjc
stert o` sohctjndf„s cxnstcdac. \jcy eii rc`cr to tjc `nrst pert o` sohctjndf
tjet jes eircely stertcl! \jns pondt ns lrnvcd johc es odc o` tjcsc vcrscs(;:=5) ioaetcs e pondt ndsnlc o` tjc kcfnddndf ky hcesurndf tnhc `roh tjc
stert o` tjc rcnfd.
\jcsc `our ndstedacs o` kcrcsjntj suppiy ellntnodei nd`orhetnod et
olls wntj tjc trelntnodei rcinfnous vncw o` wjet ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf…‘ es
uscl nd Fcdcsns 5=5 hceds. Horc o`tcd tjed dot, trelntnodei tjcoiofyetteajcs tjns hcedndf to nt= ‚kc`orc tnhc kcfed Fol arcetcl.„ Kut, tjcsc
ndstedacs o` kcrcsjntj (ndaiusnvc o` nts usc nd Fcdcsns 5=5) sjow tjet nt aed hced tjet Fol arcetcl nd ed ceriy pcrnol“ nd sohctjndf tjet hey kc
hcesurcl wntj tnhc tjet eircely cxnsts.
Nd e dutsjcii= Kcfnddndf aed hced tjc `nrst pert o` sohc tjndf tjet ndaiulcs tnhc.
Qndac Fcdcsns locs dot spcan`y tjc tjndf tjet jes e kcfnddndf (e
`nrst pert), aed wc nd`cr tjet nt ns sohctjndf spcanei, sohctjndf udnquc? Ns nte kcfnddndf inbc dodc otjcr nd our udnvcrsc? Ns nt tjc prndanpic tjndf
(Qtrodf„s fioss ekovc)“tjet `roh wjnaj eii tjndfs nd tjns udnvcrsc aehc?
Aouil nt kc tjc vcry ceriy udnvcrsc, pcrjeps must `niicl wntj tnhc edl
speac? Ns nt e rulnhcdtery udnvcrsc tjet hnfjt kc fottcd ndsnlc o`, elcvciopndf okmcat nd wjnaj arcetnvc worb hnfjt kc pcr`orhcl? Hnfjt tjc
arcetnvc cvcdts nd nt kc ioaetcl ky hcesurchcdts o` tnhc `roh nts stert?
Ed nhportedt edl rcietcl wey o` ioobndf et tjc ln``crcdac kctwccdtjcsc vcrscs nd Mcrchnej edl Fcdcsns 5=5 aodacrds tjc ln``crcdacs nd tjcnr
anrauhstedacs. Ky tjc tnhc o` Mcrchnej, nd tjns udnvcrsc, tjcrc jel kccd
udaoudtekic kcfnddndfs o` udaoudtekic tjndfs. N` Mcrchnej jel snhpiy senl‚Nd tjc kcfnddndf, Fol„s worl oaaurrcl to hc„, wc wouil kc nd tjc lerb
ekout wjnaj kcfnddndf jc hcedt. Jowcvcr, wjcd Fcdcsns ns aoupicl to
tjc sancdac, dot to hcdtnod tjc `oiiowndf tcxt o` Fcdcsns, nt scchs possnkictjet tjc eutjor ns spcebndf o` e kcfnddndf inbc dodc otjcr= Uueintetnvciy nt
ns supcrnor to eii otjcr udnvcrsei pcrnols, `nrst nd tnhc (sndac tnhc, es nt
rcietcs to tjns udnvcrsc et icest, jel must kcfud), e tjndf tjet fnvcs rnsc to
eii otjcr tjndfs (et icest `roh tjc juhed pcrspcatnvc). Nt ns tjc prndanpic
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tjndf. Do aod`usnod ernscs `roh tjc `orh o` kcrcsjntj nd Fcdcsns 5=5
kcaeusc tjcrc erc do otjcr udnvcrsc koudl kcfnddndfs `roh wjnaj nt hust kc ln``crcdtnetcl. \jc odiy tjndf tjet wc dccl to lo ns nlcdtn`y tjc deturc
o` tjc tjndf tjet jes e `nrst pert, `roh wjnaj eii otjcr (pjysnaei) kcfnddndfs
ornfndetc.
\jc `orcfondf nd`orhetnod icels to tjc `oiiowndf lc`ndntnod=
’Nd tjc kcfnddndf=‘ Nd tjc `nrst pert (o` sohctjndf)
N suffcst tjet tjc eutjor ndtcdlcl tjet wc suppiy tjc edswcr to tjc
okvnous qucstnod renscl ky tjc stetchcdt ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf…‘ \jcqucstnod ns= ’tjc kcfnddndf o` wjet?‘ \jet krndfs us keab to tjc sancdac,
tjc pjysnaei rceintncs lnsaovcrcl ky sancdtnsts. [ceinty rcvceis wjctjcr edy
o` tjns indc o` rcesodndf hebcs scdsc, or wjctjcr nt locsd„t. Inbc Fcorfc(nd ajeptcr 5), wc ’trevci‘ to tjc pcrnol/ pieac o` ’nd tjc kcfnddndf‘ nd
sceraj o` edswcrs. \jedbs to sancdac wc dow jevc cdoufj nd`orhetnod
`roh tjosc tnhcs to niiuhndetc sohc o` wjet ns truc edl `eisc es nt rcietcsto Fcdcsns.
Nt wouild„t jurt to ioob keab et tjc sancdac scatnod o` tjc prcvnous
ajeptcr, edl tjcd ioob aerc`uiiy et @nfurc 5=5 ;a. \jc frepjna provnlcs esnhpic vnsuei udlcrstedlndf o` tjc vcry ceriy udnvcrsc (’Nd tjc
kcfnddndf?‘) `roh tjc vncwpondt o` tjc sancdac. \jcd, wntj rceinty nd odcjedl edl tjc `nrst worls o` tjc Knkic nd tjc otjcr, wc aed sdep tjc pncacs
tofctjcr.
5 Qnhpic ns tjc opcretnvc worl jcrc. O`tcd, nd sancdac, Oaaeh„s rezor ns ndvobcl to ajoosc kctwccd
aohpctndf nlces. Nt stetcs (e snhpin`ncl vcrsnod) tjet ‚tjc snhpicst edswcr ns prokekiy tjc aorrcatodc.„
; Qohc Knkinaei Jckrcw sajoiers suffcst tjet ndstcel o` ’Nd‘ tjc Jckrcw sjouil kc rcdlcrcl ’Et.‘Jowcvcr, N suffcst tjet sdep-sjots o` rceinty lcvciopcl `roh tjc sancdac aed niiuhndetc wjnaj o`tjc udacrtend possnknintncs tjet sajoiers suffcst ns eiso tjc odc tjet tjc Fcdcsns eutjor ndtcdlcl. Nwnii sjow tjet tjc aohpernsod rcvceis tjet ’Nd‘ lnrcatiy cdfefcs tjc sancdac. ’Et‘ aed eiso kc uscl
nd suaj e wey tjet nt rc`icats tjc sancdac, or nt hnfjt kc uscl nd otjcr, dod-aohpetnkic weys.
1 Qancdac jes spcauietcl tjet tjc udnvcrsc hey kc `ndntc, kut udkoudlcl. \jc mury ns stnii out odsuaj nlces, kut nd edy aesc tjcy lo dot e``cat our snhpic ioob et tjns sukmcat.
< \jc `nrst pondt o` udacrtendty ekout kcrcsjntj ns tjet tjc ornfndei iedfuefc tcxts lo dot scch tosupport ’tjc.‘ Host tredsietors jevc `evorcl ellndf nt `or tjc sebc o` udlcrstedlndf. Jowcvcr, nt
hey kcttcr kc tredsietcl ’Nd kcfnddndf…‘ eaaorlndf to sohc sajoiers. Ndtcrcstndfiy, tjns hey hcsjvcry wcii wntj sohc o` tjc sancdtn`na nlces essoanetcl wntj tjc vcry ceriy pert o` our udnvcrsc.
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3 ’Fioss‘ ns e worl tjet sajoiers o`tcd usc wjcrc tjc rcst o` us hnfjt usc ’lc`ndntnod‘ or’hcedndf.‘ Fiosscs eppcer nd icxnaods, `or cxehpic. \jcnr ndtcdt ns to fct us nd touaj wntj wjet tjc
wrntcr o` tjc worl wes tjndbndf wjcd jc wrotc nt. Nt ns e `ndc lnstndatnod tjet ells inttic to tjc wey
tjet ’hcedndf‘ edl ’lc`ndntnod‘ ns uscl jcrc.
0 Et tjns tnhc N eh cxaiulndf ’et tjc stert‘ (edotjcr proposcl tredsietnod `or kcrcsjntj) `or tjcrcesod tjet nt locs dot scch to cdfefc tjc sancdac es locs ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf…‘ Jowcvcr, tjns
ndtrnfundf possnkninty ioohs ierfc nd hy hndl= N suspcat tjet wjcd sancdac `ndls e wey to ’prokc‘wjetcvcr cxnstcl ’et tjc stert‘ o` our udnvcrsc, KO\J lc`ndntnods wnii kc rcicvedt to tjc arcetnod o`tjc jcevcds edl certj.
6 \jc aodstruat `orh o` e Jckrcw worl inhnts nts saopc edl, nd Cdfinsj, ns snfdeicl ky tjc trenindf
worl ’o`.‘ Cxehpic= ’\jc `nrst pert o` our udnvcrsc.‘ \jcrc hey kc hedy `nrst perts o` hedytjndfs, kut ’o` our udnvcrsc‘ inhnts nt to kcndf must odc. @rclcrna Aierbc Wutduh, WJL, jes helc
\owerl [celndf & Sdlcrstedlndf Knkinaei Jckrcw, aopyrnfjt ;770, eveniekic (et tjc tnhc o` tjns
wrntndf) es e `rcc lowdioel et @rclWutduh.orf. \jns hey provnlc tjc rcelcr wntj e intticnd`orhetnod edl aorrokoretnod `or tjns pondt, es nt jes `or hc. Jowcvcr, tjc iofnaei toois nd uscjcrcnd odiy oaaesnodeiiy hebc nt dcacssery to bdow e inttic ekout Knkinaei Jckrcw frehher.
: Jcrc, tjc sehc pondt tjet N aeii tjc stert o` ]clcbnej„s rcnfd hey must es cesniy kc aeiicl tjc cdl o`tjc rcnfd o` tjc prcaclndf bndf, rcnd`orandf tjc dotnod o` nt kcndf e dod-sukstedtnei pondt tjet aed„t
kc fottcd ndsnlc o`.
> Qohc sajoiers jevc puzzicl ovcr tjcsc worls, wodlcrndf jow ed cvcdt `our ycers lccp ndto jnsrcnfd aouil kc nd nts kcfnddndf. Vntjout tredsietnodei fyhdestnas nt aed kc n` ’kcfnddndf‘ nd tjnsndstedac ns udlcrstool es ’tjc `nrst pert.‘ Nd otjcr worls, ky lnvnlndf tjc rcnfd ndto two perts
(eaaorlndf to tjc tcxt o` Mcrchnej, ]clcbnej„s rcnfd iestcl ekout cicvcd ycers), tjc cvcdtshcdtnodcl wouil kc nd tjc kcfnddndf pert“or `nrst pert“(es opposcl to tjc ‚cdlndf pert„) o` jnsrcnfd.
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Cqunveicdt edlAohpichcdtery
\jc aodacpt o` cqunveicdac ns nhportedt to sancdac. Nd tjc aesc o`Cndstcnd edl jns fcdcrei tjcory o` rcietnvnty, tjc ’cqunveicdac prndanpic‘
cxprcsscs tjc lccp rcietnodsjnp kctwccd frevnty edl eaacicretcl hotnod. Nd
sancdac espcats o` tjns prndanpic hey kc lchodstretcl ky tjc essoanetclhetjchetnas, kut `or us wjo erc dot `iucdt nd tjet iedfuefc, edeiofncs
su``nac. Nd e rcietcl wey N `oaus od e dod-hetjchetnaei bndl o`cqunveicdac, wjcrc two aodacpts erc cqunveicdt wjcd tjcy erc sjowd to kc vnrtueiiy nlcdtnaei nd c``cat or `udatnod.
5 \jns bndl o` cqunveicdac
aoddcats tjc nlces `oudl nd Fcdcsns edl cxpiedetnods o` tjc sancdac `roh
wcii bdowd sancdtnsts.
Qo tjcd, wjcd sancdtnsts usc tjc worl kcfnddndf, ns nt cqunveicdt to’nd tjc kcfnddndf‘ es `oudl nd Fcdcsns? \jc edswcr ns hostiy do. Nt ns truc
tjet sancdac uscs tjc worl. Qohc ehodf tjch hey cquetc tjc kcfnddndf
to ‚tjc stert o` tjc knf kedf.„ Otjcrs hey o``cr tjet tjc sndfuiernty ns tjc kcfnddndf, wjnic stnii otjcrs hey usc nt edotjcr wey. \jc ln``crcdt Cdfinsj
lc`ndntnods eiiow `or tjcsc vncwpondts. \jcsc erc icfntnhetc uscs o` tjc
Cdfinsj worl kcfnddndf.\jc Jckrcw worl `or kcfnddndf eiso jes sohc redfc nd nts
lc`ndntnod. Jowcvcr, es wc jevc sccd, tjc redfc o` possnkic lc`ndntnods ns
inhntcl ky tjc `orh o` tjc worl nd Fcdcsns 5=5. \jc Jckrcw worl nskcrcsjntj, (ND tjc kcfnddndf) edl aed kc lc`ndcl derrowiy. \jc rcei
qucstnod ns= ns tjc sancdac (tjc vcrn`nekic koly o` bdowiclfc o` tjc
pjysnaei woril tjet jes kccd lnsaovcrcl edl cxpiendcl ky sancdtnsts)
cqunveicdt to edy lc`ndntnod o` kcrcsjntj? Nd otjcr worls, locs tjc letefnvc rnsc to tjoufjts edl nlces aerrncl ky edy o` tjc hcedndfs essoanetcl
wntj tjc Jckrcw worl kcrcsjntj?
@nrst, kcrcsjntj (nd tjc kcfnddndf, nd tjc `nrst pert, or nd tjc ceriy
pcrnol), edl tjc sancdac hey rcprcscdt e `udlehcdtei cqunveicday
tjet’tjc kcfnddndf‘ o` Fcdcsns 5=5 aed kc cqunveicdt to tjc ’vcry ceriy‘ pert
o` our udnvcrsc tjcy erc odc edl tjc sehc. @urtjcrhorc, ’Nd tjc
kcfnddndf…‘ aed kc tjc cqunveicdt o` ’ndsnlc tjc vcry ceriy udnvcrsc.‘Qo `er es tjns focs, so fool. Cvcd so, horc nd`orhetnod ns
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dcacssery. \jns worl (kcrcsjntj) ns chkcllcl nd e scdtcdac, tjc worls o`
wjnaj rcprcscdt spcan`na cvcdts es jeppcdndf ’nd tjc kcfnddndf.‘ ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf Fol arcetcl tjc jcevcd edl tjc certj,‘ nt seys. \jc aienhs helc
nd tjns scdtcdac hust kc cqunveicdt to tjc sancdac (ndso`er es aurrcdt
sancdac ns ekic to ellrcss nt;), or dodc o` nt ns. @or cxehpic= n`, `roh tjc
sancdac, arcetnod (Jckrcw= kere) aed„t kc sjowd to jevc jeppcdcl lurndftjc pcrnol o` tjc vcry ceriy udnvcrsc tjcd do cqunveicdac jes kccd
cstekinsjcl. Qo, `or dow, N pondt out e possnkic cqunveicdt rcietnodsjnp tjet
wnii kc supportcl or lckudbcl es wc fo eiodf.
@nfurc 5=5-<
@nfurc 5=5-< portreys tjns possnkic cqunveicdac. Ellntnodeiiy, nt puts nt nd tjc aodtcxt o` rceinty, or et icest possnkic rceintncs es lnsaioscl ky
sancdtnsts wjo wrntc `or tjc pukina et ierfc. Wicesc dotc tjet tjc luretnod o`
tjc vcry ceriy udnvcrsc ns ndarclnkiy krnc`. Ellntnodeiiy, lo dot ict tjc snzco` tjcsc frepjnas `ooi you. @roh stert to cdl, tjc pcrnol iekcicl ’tjc vcry
ceriy udnvcrsc„‘ wes vcry sheii. Cvcd so, nd nt hedy ndarclnkic cvcdts
jeppcdcl.
Kut tjcrc ns horc. Kcsnlcs esscrtndf ed cqunveicdt deturc `or tjc
sancdac edl Fcdcsns, N wnii eiso hebc e aesc tjet tjcy erc aohpichcdtery.
Aohpichcdtery= tjc sancdac to Fcdcsns
\o ed outsnlcr Jckrcw frehher scchs to kc e horess o` ruics edl
rcfuietnods `or persndf worls nd hndutc weys. \jns aouil arcetc nd us e
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hyopna outioob aodacrdcl wntj tjc sheii frends o` sedl retjcr tjed tjc knf
pnaturc o` tjc kceaj. Ns tjcrc e knf pnaturc tjet wc sjouil ioob et wjcd ntaohcs to kcrcsjntj es uscl nd Fcdcsns edl Mcrchnej (prcvnous ajeptcr)?
Vjet ns tjc ln``crcdac kctwccd Fcdcsns 5=5 edl tjosc `our vcrscs
nd Mcrchnej? Nt ns tjns= Fcdcsns locs dot nlcdtn`y e tjndf tjet jes e `nrst
pert. Mcrchnej locs. \jc frehhetnaei ln``crcdac kctwccd tjch acdtcrs odtjet `eat. Locs tjns ln``crcdac rcqunrc us to lnsaoudt edy aoddcatnod
kctwccd kcrcsjntj nd Fcdcsns edl Mcrchnej? Cerincr pefcs jevc lcvciopcl
nd`orhetnod tjet edswcrs ’Do.‘ Ellntnodeiiy, e `cw pefcs keab N esbcl tjcqucstnod= Hnfjt tjcrc kc sohc rcesod wjy tjc eutjor o` Fcdcsns ajosc to
ndtcdtnodeiiy ohnt tjc ’sohctjndf‘ tjet jel e kcfnddndf? Qupposc, `or
ndstedac, tjet tjc eutjor ndtcdlcl tjet tjc rcelcr sjouil lnsaovcr tjc tjndftjet jel e `nrst pert? Vjet purposc wouil tjns scrvc?
E tjoufjt cxpcrnhcdt
\jns cxpcrnhcdt rcqunrcs tjet odc rc`icat od tjc `oiiowndf
qucstnods= N` tjcrc cxnsts e Fol wjo arcetcs, edl jc arcetcl hcd edlwohcd wntj tjc aepeanty to okscrvc edl to icerd“wjet nd`orhetnod hnfjt
wc cxpcat jnh to rcvcei to tjch? Lo you supposc tjet jc wouil lowdioel
ndto tjcnr krends eii bdowiclfc o` cvcrytjndf?
Aodsnlcr tjns= Locs e fool `etjcr suppiy tjc edswcrs to cvcryhystcry jns ajnilrcd hey cdaoudtcr? Or hnfjt jc suppiy tjch tjc toois ky
wjnaj tjcy aed icerd o` tjch? Wcrjeps jc hnfjt pondt out hystcrncs tjet
jc wedts tjch to cxpiorc. Jc hnfjt cvcd kunil e `rehcworb o` tjoufjtndto wjnaj jns ajnilrcd hnfjt iofnaeiiy `nt tjc edswcrs tjet tjcy lnsaovcr.
Kut e fool `etjcr locs dot rok tjch o` tjc moy o` lnsaovcry or tjc
ndtciicatuei frowtj tjet nt aed eaaohpinsj.
E`tcr rc`icatndf od tjc nlces tjet tjns indc o` rcesodndf suffcsts, N proposc tjet wc elopt tjc `oiiowndf proposntnods edl tjcd tcst tjcnr `nt to
tjc tcxt o` Fcdcsns edl pjysnaei rceinty=
Fol helc, ky hceds o` snhpic worls o` juhed
iedfuefc, e kerc-kodcs `rehcworb `or bdowiclfc
tjet juheds aouil lnsaovcr. Kut jc ajosc dot to
lnvuifc cvcrytjndf jc bdows“ajoosndf to ohnt
nd`orhetnod tjet tjcy aouil suppiy ky hceds o` tjcnr
owd c``orts“tjcrcky setns`yndf tjcnr dccl to cxpiorc
edl frow ndtciicatueiiy.
Locs tjns `nt Fcdcsns 5=5, edl `or tjet hettcr, tjc wjoic o` tjcFcdcsns eaaoudt o` ornfnds? N suffcst tjet tjc rcelcr cdtcrtend tjc
possnkninty tjet nt locs edl tjet tjns aodacpt hnfjt suppiy e rcesod `or kotjtjc nd`orhetnod edl nts heddcr o` prcscdtetnod nd Fcdcsns. N suffcst tjet
tjc nd`orhetnod ns 5) cqunveicdt, edl ;) aohpichcdtery to tjc lnsaovcrncs
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juheds hebc ekout tjc jnstory o` our udnvcrsc es nt rcietcs to ornfnds.
Nd sancdac tjc nlce o` cqunveicdac jes provcl to kc e powcr`uicxpiedetory tooi“so too jes tjc nlce tjet odc pncac o` nd`orhetnod aed
aohpichcdt edotjcr.
Nd 5>;6 Dncis Kojr elvedacl tjc Wrndanpic o` Aohpichcdternty,
rcietndf nt to tjc quedtuh pjysnas prokich o` wevc-pertnaic lueinty. Jcsuffcstcl tjet odc vncw (or ed cxpcrnhcdt pcr`orhcl odc wey) wouil
rcvcei lete essoanetcl wntj pertnaics, edl edotjcr bndl o` cxpcrnhcdt
wouil rcvcei lete essoanetcl wntj e wevc. Eitjoufj ln``crcdt, kotj ercdcacssery `or e aohpictc udlcrstedlndf o` tjc sndfic pjcdohcdod.
Qohc o` tjc aodacpts edl nlces nd tjc sancdac scch nrrcicvedt to
tjosc tjet erc prcscdtcl nd Fcdcsns, must es rcsuits o` sohc sancdtn`naokscrvetnods edl cxpcrnhcdts upod tjc sehc pjysnaei pjcdohcde scch to
kc hutueiiy cxaiusnvc. Jow aed e pertnaic kc e wevc edl e wevc kc e
pertnaic? \jc prndanpic o` aohpichcdternty ns wjet udn`ncs tjcsc eppercdt
ln``crcdacs nd tjc sancdac. Nt„s e `eday wey o` seyndf tjet ceaj vncw
aohpichcdts tjc otjcr. Edl, es N lcvciop cvnlcdac `roh tjc sancdac edltjc worls o` Fcdcsns, tjns prndanpic wnii eiso udn`y tjc eppercdtiy
udrcietcl vncws nd tjc sancdac edl Fcdcsns, sjowndf tjet eii o` tjcnd`orhetnod `roh kotj souracs ns dcacssery `or e aohpictc udlcrstedlndf
o` ornfnds. Edl tjc rcherbekic tjndf ns tjet tjc aohpichcdtery
nd`orhetnod nd Fcdcsns wes aohhnttcl to wrntndf e vcry iodf tnhc efo,iodf kc`orc holcrd sancdac aehc od tjc sacdc!
Fcdcsns 5=5 edl rcacdt lnsaovcrncs ky sancdac suppiy tjc `nrst
cxehpics o` tjns tjndf aeiicl ’aohpichcdternty.‘ \jc `nrst odc ns tjcaurnous frehhetnaei struaturc o` tjc `nrst pjresc= ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf…‘
\jns kcfs tjc qucstnod= ’nd tjc kcfnddndf o` VJE\?‘ \jc struaturc o` tjnsworl nd tjns vcrsc hnfjt kc sccd es e joob, lrewndf our ettcdtnod to e
purposc`ui vonl nd dccl o` `niindf. Qancdac, e powcr`ui `rehcworb `or
udlcrstedlndf tjc pjysnaei rceintncs o` our udnvcrsc, `niis tjc vonl, so tjet
Fcdcsns 5=5 hnfjt kc cxpiendcl“od tjc kesns o` lnsaovcrcl rceintncs“es`oiiows=
Nd tjc worls o` Fcdcsns= ’ Nd tjc kcfnddndf Fol arcetcl.‘
Nd worls `roh tjc sancdac= 5), ’RNd tjc `nrst pcrnol o` our
udnvcrscX Fol arcetcl,‘ edl/or ;) ’RNd tjc `nrst pert o` our udnvcrscX Folarcetcl.‘
Aohpichcdtery= Fcdcsns to tjc sancdac\jcrc ns edotjcr kesns `or aohpichcdternty= Hnfjt e arcetor/ Fol
suppiy nd`orhetnod tjet jns ajnilrcd aouil dot icerd ky hceds o` tjcnr owd
c``orts? Hnfjt jc, nd elvedac o` sancdtn`na lnsaovcry, `nii nd tjc vonls tjet
aed„t kc `niicl ky pjysnaei sancdac? Qancdac seys tjet ’Fol‘ aed„t kc cntjcr
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; Qancdac ns vcry aicer tjet nt aed odiy spceb to pjysnaei pjcdohcde“n` tjcrc ns sohctjndf dot pjysnaei, nt aed„t provc or lnsprovc nts cxnstcdac. \jc Knkinaei aodacpt o` ’Fol‘ `eiis ndto tjns
aetcfory, sndac tjc Knkic seys jc ns dot pjysnaei, kut e spnrnt. Jowcvcr, es N wnii lcvciop nt, sancdac
jes horc to sey ekout tjns sukmcat tjed hey kc ndntneiiy eppercdt.
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Eppcdlnx E= Eitcrdetc ndtroluatnod to tjns koob
Vjcd N wes must e koy, hy `etjcr wouil sohctnhcs aohc ndto hyrooh kc`orc N wcdt to siccp edl rcel e story to hc `roh \jc Joiy Knkic.
\jc `nrst odc tjet N aed rchchkcr wes ekout e youdf sjcpjcrl koy tjet
wes vnsntndf tjc kettic indcs o` e steiicl wer. Jc wes e Fol-`cerndf youdfhed wjosc cxpcrncdacs es e sjcpjcrl aodvndacl jnh tjet jns Fol aouil
sevc jns pcopic do hettcr wjet. \jcrc`orc, wjcd jc ioobcl ndto tjc cycso` tjc soilncrs o` Nsreci, wjet jc sew sjoabcl jnh. Jc sew `cer.
\jc sourac o` tjc `cer wes e hed o` udusuei snzc. Cvcry ley tjns
fnedt wouil fo out ndto tjc do-hed„s iedl kctwccd tjc kettic indcs edlteudt tjc werrnors od tjc otjcr snlc, lchedlndf e ajehpnod `roh tjch.
Foinetj senl tjet n` tjc ajeiicdfcr lc`cetcl jnh, jns detnod wouil kcaohc
sievcs to tjc Nsrecintcs2 kut n` jc wod, eii Nsreci wouil kcaohc sievcs to jns pcopic, tjc Wjninstndcs.
\jcrc wcrc do tebcrs cxacpt `or odc= tjc sjcpjcrl koy Levnl.
@or tjc tnhcs, Foinetj wes jcevniy erhorcl. Edyodc ndtcdt od
`nfjtndf jnh wouil surciy dccl sohc kettic erhor o` jns owd. Jowcvcr,Levnl rcmcatcl tjc erhor o``crcl ky jns bndf nd `evor o` wjet jc bdcw
kcst= e snhpic sindf edl `entj tjet jns Fol wouil fnvc jnh tjc vnatory. \jc
ehhudntnod `or e sindf wes e stodc, prc`crekiy shootj so tjet nt wouil `iystrenfjt. Od jns wey to hcct Foinetj, Levnl pnabcl tjc `nvc shootjcst
stodcs `roh e ’kroob,‘ inbciy e scesodeiiy lry arccb kcl 5. Odc o` tjcsc
shootj stodcs `oudl nts herb, strnbndf Foinetj nd tjc jcel so tjet jc `cii.\jcrce`tcr, Levnl elhndnstcrcl tjc aoup lc freac wntj Foinetj„s owd
sworl.
Foinetj
N kcincvc tjet n` Levnl wcrc einvc toley jc wouil `ndl edotjcr fnedtnd dccl o` jns ettcdtnod. Qancdac jes, et hndl-duhkndf spccl, lnsaovcrcl
pjysnaei rceintncs kcyodl hedbndl„s wnilcst nhefndndfs. Aoshoiofy,
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estropjysnas, pertnaic pjysnas, edl ajchnstry cluaetc us ekout tjc
proacsscs edl jnstory o` tjc jcevcds edl tjc certj. Ajchnstry edl knoiofy,edl e jost o` rcietcl lnsanpindcs cdinfjtcd us ekout tjc certj„s rnaj
cdvnrodhcdt o` in`c. Aiessnaei pjysnas hebcs ierfc-saeic nhpossnknintncs
loekic. \jc pjysnas o` spcanei edl fcdcrei rcietnvnty in`ts e vcni o` scarcay
tjet rcvceis ed udcxjeustcl suppiy o` dcw aoshna pjcdohcde. Qancdacslcpcdlcdt upod tjcrholydehnas aodtnduc to cxpiend proacsscs rcietcl to
cdcrfy cxajedfcs nd tjc `orh o` jcet edl worb edl tjc ndcxorekic `iow o`
cdcrfy tjroufj tjc aodacpt o` cdtropy. Edl tjcd tjcrc ns quedtuhhcajednas. Uuedtuh hcajednas ns ehezndf!
Our woril ns e `er ln``crcdt pieac tjed nt wouil otjcrwnsc jevc
kccd wntjout tjc ehezndf bdowiclfc lnsaovcrcl ky sancdac. Nd sohcweys, tjns ns e fool tjndf. Nd otjcr weys, nt ns kel. Kut, wjetcvcr tjc
keiedac ns kctwccd tjc posntnvc edl dcfetnvc aodtrnkutnods o` sancdac, tjns
huaj ns aicer= sancdac jes fnvcd knrtj to e kcinc` systch tjet jes frowd
`roh e dndcty-poudl wcebindf ndto e dndc judlrcl poudl forniie. \jc
cxtrchc snzc edl strcdftj o` tjns fnedt ns dot pjysnaei, nt ns hcdtei. Edl must es e ierfc hed hey kuiiy e sheiicr odc, tjc jnfjiy cluaetcl jevc kccd
bdowd to tjrow tjcnr wcnfjt eroudl. Kut must es hnfjt ns dot eiweys rnfjt,dcntjcr ns krnfjt.
Qohc ndlnvnlueis wntjnd tjc sancdtn`na aohhudnty wouil dcvcr eat
inbc e kuiiy. Kut hedy lo, edl tjcy erc vcry voaei. Nd pertnauier, tjcy ercdot pessnvc nd tjcnr opposntnod to tjc nlce o` e arcetor/Fol, edl vcrkeiiy
ekusc edyodc `ooinsj cdoufj to opposc tjch. \jet tjns ns e `enr esscsshcdt
ns aod`nrhcl ky ed cxehndetnod o` tjc sancdac scatnod nd tjc ioaei koobstorc. Nt rcvceis koobs tjet redfc `roh lnshnssnvc to lowdrnfjt
edtefodnstna towerl edy dotnod o` e arcetor/Fol. \jcnr kcinc` ndtjchscivcs, edl tjc strcdftj o` tjc `rehcworb o` iofna edl rcesod tjet
tjcy jevc `ekrnaetcl ovcr tjc acdturncs, aohcs tjroufj ioul edl aicer. Nt
sohctnhcs hedn`csts ntsci` es e bndl o` teudt= ’Vc„rc shertcr tjed you. N`
you pcrsnst nd tjns Fol tjndf wc„ii kcet you ndto tjc froudl wntj oursupcrnor ndtciicat.‘
Dowjcrc ns tjc teudtndf o` sndacrciy rcvcrcdt pcopic horc eppercdt
tjed od tjc Ndtcrdct. Qntcs ekoudl tjet o``cr `oruhs teniorcl to tjcstrcdftjs o` cvoiutnodnsts kcdt od kcetndf lowd edyodc `ooinsj cdoufj to
hcct tjch od tjcnr owd tcrhs. \jcy sey, ‚\jcrc ns do horc rooh `or
lcketc. Cvoiutnod ns eaacptcl es e `eat ky sancdac, edl tjcrc ns do cvnlcdacnd nt tjet e fol arcetcl edytjndf et eii.„
Qohc hnfjt sey tjet N cxeffcretc“sancdtnsts cxnst `or tjc sebc o`
tjc sancdac, tjcy lod„t teudt pcopic. \rutj ns tjc tjndf tjcy sccb, `ortrutj„s sebc. Edl you hnfjt `cci tjet hy pcracptnod ns tendtcl kcaeusc hy
kcinc`s erc udlcr etteab. Nt ns possnkic tjet tjc iettcr ns truc, kut tjc `orhcr
ns acrtendiy dot eiweys tjc aesc.
Cvcd wjcd e sancdtnst locs dot elopt ed ’nd your `eac‘ epproeaj,
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tjc ndtcdt hey kc tjc sehc= ‚tjcrc ns do rcesod to kcincvc nd e arcetor.„
Nseea Esnhov, nd jns koob Nd tjc Kcfnddndf…; ettchpts to aohperc tjc
`nrst pert o` Fcdcsns to sancdac, dotndf pondts o` efrcchcdt edl
lnsefrcchcdt. Sd`ortudetciy, jc locs dot aohperc tjc worls o` Fcdcsns to
sancdac. Jc aohpercs trelntnodei tjcoiofy„s opndnods (edl jns owd) to tjc
sancdac. \jns supcr`nanei epproeaj ky ed elhnttcliy shert hed icdls ntsci`to ’Foinetj„s‘ efcdle.
Weui Levncs, e pjysnanst edl aoshoiofnst o` sohc dotc wrotc tjc
`oiiowndf nd Aoshna Meabpot 1=
’Hedy sancdtnsts wjo erc struffindf to aodstruat e `uiiyaohprcjcdsnvc tjcory o` tjc pjysnaei udnvcrsc opcdiy elhnt tjet
pert o` tjc hotnvetnod ns to `ndeiiy fct rnl o` Fol… Pnatory ns
essuhcl to kc tjc ndcvntekic outaohc o` sancdac„s ndtciicatueiesacdleday edl powcr`ui hctjoloiofy.‘ (Sdlcrsaorc hndc)
Levncs eiso dotcl tjet nd cvcry aod`inat kctwccd rcinfnod edl
sancdtn`na cxpiedetnods rcinfnod eiweys iost. Edl jc ns rnfjt. Odc ky odc,
cvcry rcinfnous cxpiedetnod o` tjc `nrst two ajeptcrs o` Fcdcsns jes kccdsjowd to kc out o` stcp wntj pjysnaei rceinty edl tjcrc`orc `eisc (n` odc
kcincvcs Fcdcsns portreys pjysnaei eatnvntncs), protcsts to tjc aodtrery
dotwntjstedlndf. Aodscqucdtiy, truc kcincvcrs, et icest tjosc wjoudlcrstedl tjcnr lnichhe, `ndl tjchscivcs et e lnselvedtefc. \jcy jcer
tjc teudts, tjcy cxpcrncdac tjc etteabs, edl tjcy wedt to rcspodl. Kut to
host, nt ns aicer tjet tjcy erc nii cqunppcl to hcct tjns holcrd-ley Foinetj
od jns owd froudl. \jcy rcaofdnzc tjet tjcnr trelntnodei kcinc`s erc dohetaj `or tjc tceajndfs o` sancdac.
Kut to suaj odcs N sey, n` wc erc to cdfefc tjns dcw Foinetj, wchust lo nt inbc Levnl lnl.
N jevc tnticl tjns koob nd jodor o` tjc koy tjet jel tjc aourefc edl
`entj tjet jns aohpetrnots lnl dot. N kcincvc tjet n` jc wcrc einvc dow,dotjndf aouil stop jnh `roh pnabndf up tjc feudtict tjrowd lowd ky
sancdac. Kut sndac jc ns dot jcrc, edl sndac e dcw Foinetj ns, nt scchs wnsc
to ioob et jow Levnl prcvenicl nd tjet cpna kettic. Hnfjt sohcodc uscudaodvcdtnodei, dod-trelntnodei teatnas to edy c``cat? Aouil odc chpioy
tjc hctjols o` e sjcpjcrl koy tjet provcl c``catnvc so iodf efo? N kcincvc
so.
E stretcfy
Eaaorlndf to 5 Qehuci ajeptcr 56, Levnl rc`uscl tjc trelntnodeiwcepods edl erhor o` tjosc tnhcs nd `evor o` wjet jc bdcw= do protcatnvc
erhor, edl e wcepod tjet tjc Wjninstndc fnedt wes surc to lcspnsc, tjc sindf.
Ves jc must e aoaby youdf bnl? Dot rceiiy. Es jc rcpcetcliy senl, jc
trustcl tjet jns Fol wouil fnvc jnh tjc vnatory.\jc sindf wes dot e dcw wcepod. Levnl lnl dot ndvcdt nt, kut jc
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wes ekout to lchodstretc to Foinetj jow ictjei nt aouil kc. Nt wes e snhpic
wcepod. Eihost edyodc aouil hebc odc edl icerd jow to usc nt. Edl n`tjc pcrsod jel picdty o` tnhc to preatnac (es e sjcpjcrl hust jevc jel)
edl picdty o` ehhudntnod (tjc stodcs o` tjc `ncil) odc hnfjt kcaohc
cxpcrt nd nts usc.
\jcsc two `ceturcs o` Levnl„s stretcfy lrnvc hy ettchpt to put edcdl to tjc folicss/arcetoricss pjniosopjy pusjcl ky sancdac. Ovcr tnhc, N
jevc icerdcl to lccpiy rcspcat tjet youdf hed, edl jns rcherbekic
epproeaj to tjc prokich o` Foinetj. \o tjc cxtcdt tjet nt„s possnkic (N ehdo Levnl), N ndtcdl to usc jns hctjols. Must es Levnl trustcl jns Fol
aohpictciy, so lo N. N„vc aohc to trust nhpinantiy tjc snhpic worls o` hy
Fol tjet erc `oudl nd Fcdcsns ajeptcrs 5 edl ;. Edl must es Levnl rcmcatcltjc wcepods edl erhor nd usc tjcd, N too rcmcat tjc wcepods tjet hy
aodtchporerncs wouil usc efendst tjns dcw Foinetj<.
Ndstcel, N pnab up tjc worls o` hy Fol `nrst, `roh e pieac
tjcoiofneds wouil sey jes kccd `uiiy edl aohpictciy cxpiorcl edl wjnaj
sancdtnsts hnfjt sey ns inbc e torrcdt veiicy nd tjc suhhcr“nt jes iodfsndac lrncl up. N, wntj tjc worls o` Fcdcsns edl ky iofnaei hceds, sccb to
strnbc tjc fnedt wjcrc jc invcs, kctwccd tjc cycs, jns scet o` ndtciicat. Nd`eat, tjcrc erc `nvc worls tjet erc shootj edl wntjout lc`cat wjcd tjcy erc
ovcrienl upod tjc sancdac. \jc nhpinaetnods ietcdt nd tjc worls erc
studdndf, edl odc o` tjch wnii `ndl nts herb nd e studdndf wey.
Qancdtnsh
@or aiernty, nt kcaohcs dcacssery to lnstndfunsj kctwccd tjc
pjysnaei rceintncs lnsaovcrcl ky sancdac, tjc hctjols o` sancdac, tjc
ndstntutnods o` sancdac, edl tjc folicss nd`crcdacs tjet hedy lcrnvc `roh
tjch. \jns ns dcacssery kcaeusc ’sancdac‘ ns o`tcd uscl es e iekci `or tjcheii, cvcd tjoufj tjc ln``crcdacs kctwccd tjch erc dot sheii.
Jcrce`tcr, nd tjns koob, ’sancdac‘ aerrncs two hcedndfs. Ceaj aed kc nlcdtn`ncl ky tjc aodtcxt. \jc `nrst rc`crs to tjc ndstntutnod o` sancdac
tjet sccbs to cxpiend pjysnaei pjcdohcde udlcr tjc uhkrciie o` tjc
sancdtn`na hctjol. Eitcrdetnvciy, tjc worl ’sancdac‘ rc`crs to tjc hceds
edl hctjols chpioycl ky sancdtnsts to icerd ekout tjc pjysnaei woril,spcan`naeiiy tjc sancdtn`na hctjol.
’\jc sancdac‘ wnii rc`cr to tjc koly o` vcrn`nekic bdowiclfc o` tjc
pjysnaei woril tjet jes kccd lnsaovcrcl ky sancdtnsts. \jns ndaiulcs tnhc-tcstcl sancdtn`na tjcorncs tjet tcii us jow tjndfs worb, edl sohc otjcr (icss
acrtend) tjcorncs nd profrcss.
\o ln``crcdtnetc kctwccd tjc sancdac edl tjc edtn-arcetor
esscrtnods helc ky sancdtnsts, (es ndlnvnlueis edl es ed ndstntutnod) N wnii
usc tjc worl sancdtnsh. Vjet ns sancdtnsh? Hnajeci Qjcrhcr, nd Qancdtn`na
Ehcrnaed, Hey 51, ;77; (\jc Qjeheds o` Qancdtnsh) uscl tjc lc`ndntnod
tjet ns vcry snhnier to tjc odc nd piey jcrc= Qancdtnsh 8 ’sancdac‘ +
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’lctcrhndnsh.‘ Lctcrhndnsh ns tjc kcinc` tjet deturei proacsscs aed
cxpiend eii tjndfs wntjout rcaoursc to supcrdeturei cxpiedetnods. Qnhnieriy,N usc tjc worl sancdtnsh es e iekci `or tjc kcinc` systch pcauiner to
sancdtnsts nd fcdcrei tjet= 5) tjc sancdac sjows tjet tjcrc ns do CPNLCDAC
o` e arcetor/ Fol, or, nts strodfcr `orh ;) tjc sancdac seys tjcrc ns DO
arcetor/ Fol.\jns lnstndatnod ns nhportedt kcaeusc nt ns dot hy ndtcdtnod to hebc
Foinetj edeiofous to tjc sancdac. Foinetj aorrcspodls to sancdtnsh. Levnl
wouil `nfjt sancdtnsh to tjc lcetj, dot tjc vcrn`nekic bdowiclfc o`sancdac.
Od tjc otjcr jedl, tjc sancdac ns inbc tjc sworl nd Foinetj„s jedl.
Ky tjc strcdftj o` sancdac„s hctjols edl ndtciicat, tjcy jevc lc`cetcl eiiaohcrs, wncilndf tjc `eats o` tjc sancdac wntj lceliy c``cat, inbc tjc sworl
nd e fnedt„s jedls. Qancdtnsh„s suaacss chkoilcds tjch nd tjcnr qucst to
’…fct rnl o` Fol.‘
\jc iofnaei petj `oiiowcl nd tjns koob rcqunrcs tjc `oiiowndf
essuhptnod= Nt ns essuhcl tjet tjc sancdac (tjc koly o` lete lcrnvcl `rohokscrvetnod edl cxpcrnhcdt edl tjc wnlciy eaacptcl tjcorncs kescl upod
nt) ns fcdcreiiy aorrcat. Nd otjcr worls, N, eaacpt tjc `eat tjet tjcrc nsdotjndf kcttcr tjed sancdac `or udlcrstedlndf pjysnaei rceinty. Levnl senl
o` Foinetj„s sworl, ’\jcrc ns dodc inbc nt…‘ (5 Qehuci ;5=>). Inbcwnsc,
tjcrc ns dotjndf kcttcr tjed tjc sancdac `or posntnvciy cdlndf tjc errofedtedl Folicss kcinc`s pusjcl ky sancdtnsh.
Ln``crcdt pcopic wnii jevc ln``crcdt vncws o` tjc ekovc
essuhptnod. Qancdac, o` aoursc, locs dot dccl to hebc tjns essuhptnod.\jcy kcincvc nt to kc truc. \jcy jevc kccd trendcl nd tjc hctjols tjet
proluacl tjc tjcorncs edl jevc e hcesurc o` aod`nlcdac nd tjc iofna edl proo`s tjet udlcrpnd tjch. \jcy udlcrstedl tjc hetj. \jcy jevc eaacss to
tjc sancdtn`na intcreturc, nd wjnaj nlces erc prcscdtcl edl sn`tcl. \jcy jevc
tjc tnhc to icerd ekout tjch.
Jowcvcr, orlndery pcopic inbc tjc rcst o` us lo dot jevc tjc tnhcto icerd tjcsc tjndfs“wc lod„t cvcd udlcrstedl tjc snhpicr hetjchetnaei
proo`s. Es e preatnaei hettcr, wc jevc inttic or do eaacss to tjc sancdtn`na
intcreturc. \jc sancdtn`na aohhudnty ns, `or eii ndtcdts edl purposcs, inbc edcxaiusnvc aoudtry aiuk, vnrtueiiy aioscl to tjc udwesjcl. Vc lcpcdl upod
wjetcvcr tjcy erc wniindf to tcii us, edl wc lod„t jevc tjc hceds to vcrn`y
nt. Kcaeusc wc lod„t udlcrstedl tjc sancdac, wc hey hnstrust edl rcsnsttjosc wc aeii ’sancdtnsts.‘ \jcrc`orc, eaacptndf tjc ekovc essuhptnod,
cvcd `or tjc purposc o` erfuhcdt, scchs e icep o` `entj tjet wc erc ioetjc
to tebc.Ns tjcrc edy wey tjet wc aed fct et icest sohc lnstedac pest our
hnsfnvndfs? ^cs, tjcrc ns e wey tjet wc aed kcaohc horc aod`nlcdt nd tjc
sancdac. \jcrc ns edotjcr evcduc o` proo` tjet tjc evcrefc pcrsod aed
eaacss= ’tjc proo` ns nd tjc pullnd„.‘
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\jc proluat o` sancdac ns dot must tjc dckuious petj o` iofna
purportndf to cxpiend ornfnds tjet erc sjroulcl nd tjc hnsts o` tnhc edlsancdtn`na indfo. \jc host nhportedt trnuhpjs o` sancdac erc tjcorncs tjet
cxpiend jow tjndfs nd our udnvcrsc worb. \jcorncs rcietcl to
cicatrohefdctnsh erc aescs nd pondt. Cicatrohefdctna tjcory ns `nrhiy
kescl upod cxpcrnhcdts edl okscrvetnods speddndf hedy acdturncs edlfcdcretnods o` sancdtnsts. Eii tjc tcajdoiofncs juheds usc to hebc
aohputcrs (edl hedy otjcr jnfj-tcaj lcvnacs) wouil kc nhpossnkic
wntjout e aicer udlcrstedlndf o` cicatrohefdctna tjcory. Vntjout tjns bndlo` tjcory, wc wouil kc invndf nd e prc-ndlustrnei woril wntjout host o`
wjet wc dow tebc `or fredtcl.
@roh tjns pcrspcatnvc, wc aed jevc e acrtend ehoudt o` trust tjettjns bndl o` sancdtn`na tjcory ns dot shobc edl hnrrors. \jc proo` ns nd tjc
proluats tjet erc kescl upod tjc sancdac. Vjcd you aredb tjc aer edl
lrnvc lowd tjc roel, wjcd you aross ovcr e krnlfc jnfj ekovc tjc froudl,
wjcd you koerl e piedc edl `iy tjnrty tjousedl `cct nd tjc enr, you erc dot
must cxprcssndf your `entj nd tjc aer, krnlfc, or piedc“you erc cxprcssndfyour `entj nd wjet udlcrincs tjch, tjc sancdtn`na tjcorncs upod wjnaj tjcnr
`ekrnaetnod lcpcdls. Kcaeusc tjc proluats o` tjc tjcorncs worb (edl you kct your in`c tjet tjcy lo), you sjouil kc wniindf to eaacpt tjet tjc
aorrcspodlndf tjcorncs o` sancdac erc veinl.
Qancdac jes lcvnscl otjcr tjcorncs tjet rcietc to aoshna ornfnds.\jcy erc tjc profcdy o` tjc sehc wcii-lc`ndcl edl kroeliy eaacptcl
sancdtn`na tjcorncs fnvndf knrtj to holcrd tcajdoiofy. \jcy sprndf `roh
tjc sehc ndstntutnods. \jc hctjols tjcy usc to lcvciop ornfnd tjcorncs erctjc sehc.
\jns ns dot proo` posntnvc, o` aoursc. Kut nt ns suffcstnvc, edl nt nsod tjns kesns tjet N esb you to essuhc `or dow, `or erfuhcdt„s sebc, tjet
tjc tjcorncs o` sancdac erc nd sohc weys aorrcat, kut sukmcat to rc`ndchcdt.
Ky tjc cdl o` tjc scaodl ajeptcr, N kcincvc you wnii scc tjc veiuc nd tjns
epproeaj.
@or tjc sndacrciy rcvcrcdt ehodf you=
@or tjc lcvoutiy rcinfnous ehodf you, n` you erc inbc hc, e rcietcljurlic ioohs, edl nt ns e knf odc. Eloptndf tjc ekovc essuhptnod hnfjt
scch to kc ed ekedlodhcdt o` your kcinc`s ekout Fol. Et `nrst, N tjoufjt
so too. Hedy ycers efo, N too jel vcry aiceriy lc`ndcl nlces ekout jow tjc`nrst two ajeptcrs o` Fcdcsns sjouil kc cxpiendcl, edl N lnl dot cdtcrtend
otjcrs. Kut kcndf udeitcrekiy aioscl to otjcr nlces edl possnknintncs ns e
jufc inekninty2 kcaeusc do hettcr jow acrtend you erc, you hnfjt kcwrodf. N suffcst, kescl upod hy owd cxpcrncdac, tjet you elhnt tjns `eat.
^ou wnii `ndl tjet, ndstcel o` kcaohndf etjcnstna or efdostna, Fol edl tjc
wey jc worbs wnii frow to kc cvcd horc o` e rceinty to you. Lod„t fct hc
wrodf. N eh dot seyndf tjet suaj e icep ns cesy. N eh seyndf nt ns dcacssery
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n` you erc to wrep your hndl eroudl tjc powcr`ui nlces chkcllcl nd tjc
`nrst worls o` tjc Knkic.Nd hy owd aesc, cvcd tjoufj hy kcinc`s aodtrelnatcl tjc sancdac et
cvcry turd, tjcrc wes tjns frowndf `ccindf nd hc tjet n` Fcdcsns wes, nd
`eat, e trutj`ui eaaoudt o` ornfnds, tjcrc hust kc sohc wey o` hetajndf nts
worls to bdowd pjysnaei rceintncs. Vjcd tjns nlce heturcl, N sct ekouticerdndf eii tjet N aouil ekout tjc aoshos, wjnaj ndcvntekiy icl hc to
sohc o` tjc `edtestna lnsaovcrncs helc ky sancdac.
Aodaurrcdtiy, N wes rcelndf tjc `nrst two ajeptcrs o` Fcdcsns. Nrcel tjch dot odac, kut hedy, hedy, HED^ tnhcs. Ndntneiiy, wjcd N
aohpercl wjet N wes icerdndf ekout sancdac to Fcdcsns, N wes udekic to
`ndl edy pieac wjcrc tjc sancdac ndtcrscatcl tjc worls, wjnaj wes vcrylnsjcertcdndf. Jowcvcr, cnfjt or tcd ycers ndto tjc c``ort, wjnic rcelndf
odc o` tjc vcrscs nd Fcdcsns, e infjt kuik wcdt od nd hy jcel! E sndfic
worl nd tjc tcxt struab e ajorl tjet toob hy krcetj ewey. Nt aoddcatcl to
sancdtn`na prndanpics nd e surprnsndfiy snhpic wey. Ekout e ycer ietcr, e
pjresc aeufjt hy cyc, edl tjcd edotjcr worl, edl edotjcr. @ndeiiy, N wesndudletcl wntj ed eveiedajc o` worls edl pjrescs tjet scchcl to aoddcat
to sancdtn`na rceintncs nd weys N jel dcvcr jcerl o` kc`orc.Vjet dcw anrauhstedac rcvceicl tjcsc pondts o` icvcrefc nd tjc
tcxt? \jc trutj ns, nd vcry sheii ndarchcdts N `ndeiiy rceinzcl tjet wjet N
tjoufjt N bdcw ekout Fcdcsns ajeptcrs 5 edl ; wes wrodf.N sey efend= tjns ns tjc knffcst jurlic you hey `eac. Vc ajcrnsj our
kcinc`s. O`tcd wc struaturc our invcs eroudl tjch. Qohctnhcs wc kcaohc
so wreppcl up nd tjch tjet cvcd tjc tjoufjt tjet tjcy hnfjt kc wrodf nssohctjndf tjet wc must aed„t `eac. Cvcd so, es nd dceriy cvcrytjndf cisc, nt
peys to bccp ed opcd hndl. Nt peys to chkreac tjc ettntulc, ’N aed kcwrodf, edl N prokekiy eh.‘ Vjcd tjns nlce ns eloptcl, tjc dcw jornzods
tjet opcd kc`orc us aed `nrh up our kcinc`s, elmust tjch cvcr aioscr to tjc
trutj, or lckudb tjch cdtnrciy. \jns ns e rnsb, `or surc. Nt ns dot `or tjc `endt
o` jcert. Kut kcaeusc o` wjet N jevc icerdcl, N rcaohhcdl nt to youwntjout rcscrvetnod.
\o tjc sancdtnsts ehodf you=
Nd tjns rcspcat, you sancdtnsts erc dot huaj ln``crcdt. Hedy, n` dot
host o` you, jevc lcvciopcl e kcinc` systch tjet locs dot ndaiulc e
arcetor. Nt ns sohcwjet nrodna tjet sancdtnsts, acdturncs efo, wcrc `or tjchost pert rcinfnous pcopic, kcincvndf nd e Fol wjo arcetcs. Ovcr tnhc,
jowcvcr, sancdac es ed ndstntutnod scperetcl ntsci` `roh Ajrnstnednty edl
otjcr rcinfnods, edl kcfed e qucst `or bdowiclfc o` tjc aoshos tjetrc`icatcl rceinty es opposcl to rcinfnous tjcoiofy. ^our mourdcy jes kccd
ed cxantndf odc! Jowcvcr, cvcd tjoufj you jevc lnsaovcrcl quntc e iot,
you jevc dot `oudl Fol.
Qo, tjc stetc tjet cxnsts dow ns tjet tjc two krotjcrs, sancdac edl
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rcinfnod, jevc ln``crcdt kcinc` systchs. ^ours ndaiulcs rcei, provekic,
bdowiclfc o` tjc aoshos edl ns arcetoricss. \jc otjcr ndaiulcs ud- provekic trelntnods aerrncl ovcr `or hniicddne wntj tjc `nrh kcinc` nd e
arcetor.
Lcspntc tjcsc kesna ln``crcdacs, kotj o` you jevc sohctjndf nd
aohhod. [cinfnous `oib erc, `or tjc host pert, acrtend nd tjcnr kcinc`s. ^ousancdtnsts erc too. Nd `eat, hedy o` you erc do icss acrtend o` your kcinc`s
tjed tjc evcrefc hchkcr o` sohc `udlehcdteinst rcinfnod. ^ou erc
aodvndacl tjet Fcdcsns ajeptcrs 5 edl ; erc e hytj, or worsc, edl tjcrc nsdo pondt nd rcjesjndf nt, edl hedy o` you erc wniindf to kruteiiy etteab
edytjndf tjet sheabs o` kcinc` nd e arcetor. Nt ns to you N sey tjc `oiiowndf=
N ndtcdl to lc`cet tjc nlces tjet `orh tjc kcinc` systch tjet N aeii sancdtnsh,edl wntj tjc jcip o` hy Fol, N wnii.
Dow, e`tcr scttndf up tjc `oudletnod `or tjns koob, N `cci tjet N dccl
to cxpiend tjc `oiiowndf `eat= N wrntc tjns koob nd tjc `nrst pcrsod, o`tcdhebndf usc o` tjc worl ’N.‘ Dot too huaj sjouil kc helc o` tjns. N lo dot
aienh tjcsc nlces `or hysci`. \jcy jevc kccd e pert o` tjc Knkic `or e vcryiodf tnhc“tjc odc wjo senl tjch lcscrvcs tjc arclnt. N eh dot tjc sourac
o` tjc tjoufjts ietcdt nd tjc worls o` tjc Knkic, must es N lnl dot arcetc tjc
wool tjet N sjepc edl esschkic `or hy austohcrs. Vool„s kceuty heyrchend jnllcd udtni woolauttcrs, sewhnii worbcrs, edl `ndeiiy aohhod
aerpcdtcrs rcvcei nt to tjc woril. Kut ceaj o` tjcsc trelcs, n` holcst, stedls
nd ewc o` wjet tjcnr poor sbnii jes rcvceicl. Qo, N fnvc arclnt `or tjc wooledl tjc worls to tjc odc wjo `orhcl tjch, udrcscrvcliy.
N jevc sct tjc ker et nts hexnhuh jcnfjt, wjnaj ns wcii kcyodl hyeknintncs. \jns `eat jes kccd rcpcetcliy lchodstretcl to hc es N jevc
wrcsticl wntj tjns sukmcat. @urtjcrhorc, N eh ewerc o` hy sheii steturc nd
rcietnod to tjc ndtciicatuei fnedts o` sancdac. Dcvcrtjcicss, N kcfnd tjns
qucst wntj aohpictc aod`nlcdac nd hy Fol 3, nhntetndf es kcst N aed tjet
rcherbekic sjcpjcrl koy wjo senl tjc `oiiowndf worls so iodf efo=
’\jcd senl Levnl to tjc Wjninstndc, \jou aohcst
to hc wntj e sworl, edl wntj e spcer, edl wntj e
mevcind= kut N aohc to tjcc nd tjc dehc o` Mcjovej o`josts, tjc Fol o` tjc erhncs o` Nsreci wjoh tjou jest
lc`ncl. \jns ley wnii Mcjovej lcinvcr tjcc ndto hy jedl2
edl N wnii shntc tjcc edl tebc tjy jcel `roh o`` tjcc2
edl N wnii fnvc tjc lcel kolncs o` tjc jost o` tjcWjninstndcs tjns ley udto tjc knrls o` tjc jcevcds, edl
tjc wnil kcests o` tjc certj2 tjet eii tjc certj hey bdow
tjet tjcrc ns e Fol…‘ 5 Qehuci 56=<3-<00
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Eppcdlnx K=Jow aed wc bdow ekout tjc kcfnddndf?
\jc nlce o` e tnhc heajndc jes kccd huaj lnsausscl nd sancdtn`na
anraics. Et prcscdt, tjcrc ns dodc, edl tjc aodscdsus ns tjet suaj e tjndf nsudinbciy. Jowcvcr, `or our sukmcat, suaj e heajndc wouil kc ndveiuekic.
Et vernous pieacs nd tjns koob N pondt out tjet ajonacs hust kc
helc kctwccd ln``crcdt possnknintncs essoanetcl wntj Knkinaei Jckrcwworls. Quaj ajonacs erc helc ln``nauit kcaeusc tjns iedfuefc wes uscl
horc tjed two tjousedl ycers efo edl tjc odiy (ierfc) survnvndf tcxt ns tjc
Jckrcw Knkic wjnaj kcfnds wntj Fcdcsns 5=5. Vjnic tjc Jckrcw iedfuefcnd tjns tcxt provnlcs cdoufj aodtcxt to udlcrstedl host worls, pcsby
prokichs wntj frehher edl hcedndf ajonacs rchend. Kut tjcsc aouil
cesniy kc soivcl n` wc aouil must fo keab nd tnhc edl scc jow tjc detnvcsuscl tjc iedfuefc nd eii sorts o` scttndfs. @urtjcrhorc, n` wc jel e tnhc
heajndc wc aouil fo keab `ertjcr stnii, to tjc kcfnddndf o` our udnvcrscedl otjcr rcicvedt pcrnols, to ajcab Fcdcsns 5=5 efendst tjc okscrvetnods
wc aouil tjcd hebc. \jet ns dot possnkic dow, kut tjc dcxt kcst tjndfs
jevc kccd lnsaovcrcl“weys to icerd o` cvcdts vcry dcer tjc kcfnddndf.
Odc o` tjcsc ns tjc AHK (aoshna hnarowevc keabfroudl), wjnajaerrncs nd`orhetnod nhprndtcl lurndf tjc pcrnol o` tjc ceriy udnvcrsc,
wjnaj aed kc edeiyzcl to rcvcei wjet jeppcdcl ceriy nd aoshna jnstory.
Qancdac jes kcfud to icerd wjet nt tceajcs, edl ky tjns edl otjcr hceds,wc aed IOOB keab nd tnhc, cvcd tjoufj wc aed‚t pjysnaeiiy trevci tjcrc.
\jc AHK ns relnetnod nd tjc hnarowevc pert o` tjc spcatruh. Otjcr
`rcqucdancs o` relnetnod eiso piey e roic nd sancdac„s keabwerl ioob ndto
tnhc. Ehodf tjcsc ns tjc redfc o` `rcqucdancs essoanetcl wntj vnsnkicinfjt. @or vnsnkic infjt, optnaei tcicsaopcs erc tjc tooi o` ajonac. E ierfc
odc ehpin`ncs infjt tjet jes tebcd kniinods o` ycers to rceaj us. Qohc o` tjc propcrtncs o` tjc infjt wcrc nhprndtcl ky cvcdts wjcd nt `nrst sct out cods
efo. Vjcd tcicsaopcs `nttcl wntj vernous sancdtn`na ndstruhcdts ndtcracpt nt,
tjc `orhcr cvcdts aed kc icerdcl.
Edotjcr aohpodcdt o` tjns ’tnhc heajndc‘ ns e pertnaiceaacicretor. Wertnaic eaacicretors rc-arcetc cvcdts tjet oaaurrcl kcyodl tjc
redfc o` optnaei tcicsaopcs, aerryndf us cvcd lccpcr ndto tjc ceriy jnstory
o` tjc udnvcrsc. Nd tjcsc weys (edl otjcrs) wc aed icerd wjet jeppcl kniinods o` ycers nd tjc pest“cvcd ndto ’Nd tjc kcfnddndf…‘
5 V.C. Pndc edl otjcrs, Pndcs Aohpictc Cxposntory Lnatnodery o` Oil edl Dcw \cstehcdt Vorls,\johes Dcisod Nda. 5>:<, 5>>0, ;76 ([nvcr, Veln). Dotc= jcrce`tcr rc`crrcl to es (Pndcs).
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; Esnhov, Nseea= Nd tjc Kcfnddndf. Arowd Wukinsjcrs, 5>:5. Dotc= Jcrce`tcr rc`crrcl to es (Esnhov,
Nd \jc Kcfnddndf).
1 Levncs, Weui= Aoshna Meabpot, Joufjtod Hn``ind Aohpedy, ;776, pefcs 5<-53. Dotc= Jcrce`tcrrc`crrcl to es (Levncs, Aoshna Meabpot ).
< @or tjosc wjo kcincvcl nd e arcetor, trelntnodei tjcoiofy wes `or e iodf tnhc tjc prc`crrclwcepod. Es nt provcl ndc``catuei, otjcrs wcrc trncl“vernous orhs o` sancdtn`na arcetnodnsh. \jcsc
lnld„t worb cntjcr. \oley, ndtciinfcdt lcsnfd (NL) scchs to kc tjc wcepod o` ajonac.
3 Hy aod`nlcdac jes dot eiweys kccd so jnfj. \jns koob aohcs `roh loukts tjet frcw `rohsancdtnsh edl trelntnodei tjcoiofy. N rcsoivcl to stert ovcr edl ict tjc ajnps `eii wjcrc tjcy hey,sukmcatndf cvcrytjndf tjet aehc ndto vncw to tjc host arntnaei stedac tjet N aouil hustcr. Nd tjc cdl
tjns epproeaj yncilcl tjc hetcrnei nd tjns koob.
0 Ehcrnaed Qtedlerl Pcrsnod, es nt eppcers nd \jc spcebndf Knkic, so`twerc ky mojdjurt.aoh ;77<. Dotc= jcre`tcr rc`crrcl to es (EQP).
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Vorbs Antcl=
Esnhov, Nseea= Nd tjc Kcfnddndf, Arowd Wukinsjcrs, 5>:5.
Kerr, M. Jckrcw ’Icxnaofrepjy= Nd`orhei \joufjts,‘ nd Kolndc, V. cl. Indfunstnas edl Knkinaei Jckrcw, Cnscdkreuds.
Levncs, W. Aoshna Meabpot , Joufjtod Hn``ind Aohpedy, ;770.
Frccdc, Krned. \jc Cicfedt Sdnvcrsc, Pndtefc Koobs, ;777.
Frccdc, Krned, \jc @ekrna o` tjc Aoshos, Pndtefc Koobs, ;771.
Jurt, Mojd, Bndf Mehcs Knkic wntj Qtrodf's Lnatnodery, eaacsscl 7>-;;-;75<= jttp=//www.mojdjurt.aoh/
Qjcrhcr, Hnajeci, nd Qancdtn`na Ehcrnaed, Hey 51, ;77; (\jc Qjeheds o`Qancdtnsh)
Bocjicr, Iulwnf 2 Keuhfertdcr, Veitcr 2 [najerlsod, H.C.M 2 Qtehh,
Mojedd Mebok= \jc Jckrcw edl Erehena Icxnaod o` tjc Oil \cstehcdt .
cicatrodna cl. Icnlcd2 Dcw ^orb = C.M. Krnii, 5>>>.
Hcrrneh-Vckstcr's aoiicfnetc lnatnodery (57tj cl.), (5>>1), Qprndf`ncil,HE= Hcrrneh-Vckstcr.
Wutduh, @rclcrna, Aierbc. \owerl [celndf & Sdlcrstedlndf Knkinaei
Jckrcw, aopyrnfjt ;770, (et @rclWutduh.orf)
[ccs, Hertnd, Kc`orc tjc Kcfnddndf, Wcrscus Koobs, 5>>:.
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[ccs, Hertnd, Must Qnx Duhkcrs, Kesna Koobs, 5>>>.
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Qncf`rncl, @. (5>7:) ’Arcetnod‘, ntch NNN, ’Erfuhcdts `or Arcetnod‘ #;,\jc Aetjoina Cdayaiopclne, Ndtcrdct vcrsnod, eaacsscl= 7>-;6-;75<.jttp=//www.dcwelvcdt.orf/aetjcd/7<<67e.jth
Qndfj, Qnhod. \jc Knf Kedf, tjc Ornfnd o` tjc Sdnvcrsc, Jerpcr
Wcrcddnei, ;77<.
\jc Dcw Ehcrnaed Knkic, Aod`retcrdnty o` Ajrnstned Loatrndc, Vesjndftod
LA, © 5>67.
Vndtjcr-Dnciscd, Dnaoien, 5>>;, "‚Nd tjc kcfnddndf„ o` Knkinaei Jckrcw
lnsaoursc= Fcdcsns 5=5 edl tjc `rodtcl tnhc cxprcssnod" nd ’Iedfuefc ndaodtcxt= Csseys `or [okcrt C. Iodfearc‘, Qjnd Me M. Jwedf edl Vniineh [.
Hcrrn`ncil cl. 06-:7. Quhhcr Ndstntutc o` Indfunstnas edl tjc Sdnvcrsnty
o` \cxes et Erindftod Wukinaetnods nd Indfunstnas 576.