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Ecdktge Mkblatg}
Bg`cikq}l 4:7:
igct }gxkq}hg} z{} bl`ks dgan c` sl{t zlank}
g igct i{}{tkatkg}c`f oldq ds bgnc`f Dtc}gc` ftkk`kt
g igct ahg`akilt kykts ahcem
g igct mkgeds aekg`c`f {z zlec}caq
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Ecdktge Mkblatg}
Bg`cikq}l 4:7:
c`}tlm{a}cl` ds @can Aekff
il{t q}kzq }l g igctkt Dtc}gc`
l{t yge{kq
sl{t bl`ks
sl{t old
sl{t ecik
sl{t igbces
sl{t vltem
sl{t albb{`c}s
sl{t qgs
atkmcdek g`m tkqzl`qcdek `g`akq
c`mkx
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C vgq dtl{fh} {z }l dkeckyk }hg} }hk vgs }hc`fq gtk cq `l} }hk vgs }hks hgyk
}l dk. C vgq dtl{fh} {z }l dkeckyk }hg} sl{ qhl{em fh} ilt vhg} sl{ dkeckyk
c`% g`m fh} ilt ahg`fk. Ql bs bkqqgfk ilt sl{ c` }hcq keka}cl` cq qcbzek.
Ml`} qk}}ek ilt elv zlec}caq g`m dtlnk` ztlbcqkq? dk bltk mkbg`mc`f.
Qk} sl{t qcfh}q l` }hk Dtc}gc` sl{ vg`} ilt sl{t ahcemtk` g`m sl{t
ftg`mahcemtk`% g`m {qk sl{t yl}k }l bgnk c} hgzzk`.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q gtk mciiktk`}. Vhk` c}q albk }l }hk dcf mkacqcl`q l` }hk
dg`nq% l` }hk k`yctl`bk`}% l` }hk vgt c` Ctgw vk gtk }hk l`es zgt}s }hg} hgq
ageekm c} tcfh}% kykts }cbk.
L`es Ecdktge Mkblatg}q hgyk }hk dcf cmkgq ilt i{`mgbk`}ge% q}t{a}{tge
ahg`fkq c` }hk vgs l{t al{`}ts vltnq }l bgnk c} igct. L`es Ecdktge Mkblatg}q
vcee qhgnk {z }hk }gx qsq}kb }l z{} 6:: dgan c` }hk zlank}q li }k`q li
bceecl`q li elv g`m bcmmek"c`albk igbceckq% zgcm ilt ds k`q{tc`f }hk vkge}hs
zgs }hkct igct qhgtk. L`es Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee dtkgn {z }hk dg`nq g`m q}gt}
Dtc}gc` d{cemc`f }hc`fq gfgc`% atkg}c`f g q{q}gc`gdek kal`lbs }hg} `l el`fkt
}htkg}k`q l{t zeg`k}q i{}{tk. L`es Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee c`ykq} c` l{t qahlleq
}l fcyk kykts ahcem% `l bg}}kt }hkct dganftl{`m% g igct q}gt} c` ecik. G`m l`es
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee qlt} l{} l{t tl}}k` zlec}cage qsq}kb l`ak g`m ilt gee.
G q}tl`f yl}k ilt }hk Ecdktge Mkblatg}q bkg`q }hk k`m li tkm"de{k% de{k"tkm
zlec}caq. C} bkg`q }hk k`m li }hk q}c}ah"{z dk}vkk` }hk }vl lem zgt}ckq.
C} bkg`q }hk dkfc``c`f li tkge ahg`fk }hg} vltnq ilt sl{.
Keka}cl`q }hg} ag` tkgees bgnk g mciiktk`ak ml`} albk gel`f ykts li}k`.
D{} }hcq cq l`k li }hkb.
]hcq Bgs% sl{ hgyk g` lzzlt}{`c}s }l qhgzk }hk i{}{tk li l{t al{`}ts ilt
}hk dk}}kt. Vkyk hgm 9; skgtq li Egdl{t g`m }hk Al`qktyg}cykq? }hk qgbk
zgt}ckq }gnc`f }{t`q g`m bgnc`f }hk qgbk bcq}gnkq% ek}}c`f sl{ mlv`. ]hks
hgyk }g{fh} zklzek }l kxzka} ec}}ek itlb zlec}caq% g`m fk} ekqq.
C} cq }cbk ilt qlbk}hc`f mciiktk`}. C} cq }cbk ilt qlbk}hc`f dk}}kt.
Mlkq`} c} bgnk sl{ g`fts }hg} gi}kt 9; skgtq li tkm"de{k flykt`bk`}% g
ahcemq ahg`akq c` ecik gtk q}cee bltk mk}ktbc`km ds }hkct zgtk`}q dg`n dgeg`ak
}hg` ds }hkct lv` hlzkq g`m mtkgbq< Mlkq`} c} bgnk sl{ g`fts }hg} }hk
dg`nq hgyk dkk` geelvkm }l tcmk tl{fhqhlm lykt l{t kal`lbs% g`m gtk q}cee
hg`mc`f l{} dl`{qkq ds }hk d{ank} elgm< ]hg} zlec}caq cq q}cee }hk zegs}hc`f
li vkge}hs ml`ltq g`m altt{z} BZq< ]hg} mkqzc}k k`mekqq vgtb vltmq itlb
zlec}cacg`q% l{t aecbg}k cq c` mg`fkt< ]hg} }hk zlltkq} gtk }hk l`kq vhl zgs
}hk dcffkq} ah{`n li }hkct c`albk c` }gx kal`lbca zlvkt hgq dkk` hlgtmkm ds dcf d{qc`kqqkq. Dl}h
nc`mq li zlvkt hgyk dkk` q}tczzkm itlb ltmc`gts ac}ck`q% ekgyc`f {q vc}h g
itgfcek qlack}s bgtnkm ds c`kw{gec}s% k`yctl`bk`}ge mkftgmg}cl` g`m dllb"
d{q} kal`lbcaq. Ci flykt`bk`} bktkes }c`nktq g} }hk kmfkq }hk Egdl{t
g`m Al`qktyg}cyk gzztlgah Dtc}gc`q ztldekbq vcee `l} dk qleykm. Vk ag`
ahg`fk }hcq l`es vc}h tgmcage ga}cl`.
]hk Ecdktge Mkblatg} zhcelqlzhs cq d{ce} l` g qcbzek gbdc}cl`? }l mcq}tcd{}k
zlvkt igctes gbl`f zklzek. Itlb }hg} flge li igct`kqq qztc`f }hk il{t ztcltc}ckq
vhcah iltb }hk dgandl`k li }hcq bg`cikq}l. Kgah vcee tkmcq}tcd{}k zlvkt li g
mciiktk`} nc`m% dk c} kal`lbca% qlacge% zlec}cage lt `g`acge. Kgah vcee ahg`fk
Dtc}gc` ilt }hk dk}}kt.
]hlqk il{t ahg`fkq gtk qzke} l{} c` mk}gce c` }hcq bg`cikq}l. ]hks vcee bgnk
Dtc}gc` }hk igct al{`}ts zklzek vg`} c} }l dk. ]hks gtk?
Igct }gxkq }hg} z{} bl`ks dgan c` sl{t zlank}.
G igct ahg`ak ilt kykts ahcem.
G igct i{}{tk% atkg}c`f oldq ds bgnc`f Dtc}gc` ftkk`kt.
G igct mkge ilt sl{ itlb zlec}cacg`q.
l{t }gx zeg`
Vk ztlzlqk }hk blq} tgmcage }gx tkiltb c` g fk`ktg}cl`% a{}}c`f }gxkq ilt
bceecl`q zgcm ilt ds aelqc`f ellzhlekq g} }hk }lz g`m c`atkgqc`f }gxkq l`
zlee{}c`f gycg}cl`. @l }gx qsq}kb qhl{em }ts }l atkg}k }l}ge kw{gec}s li c`albk
d{} c} ag` g`m qhl{em hkez tkmcq}tcd{}k vkge}h g`m zlvkt% }l geekycg}k }hk
vltq} kxakqqkq li c`kw{gec}s.
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l{t yge{kq7: Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 77
l{t qahlleq zeg`
Vk vcee fcyk kykts ahcem }hk igct q}gt} }hks mkqktyk ds ztlycmc`f agqh }l
tkm{ak aegqq qckq g`m c`atkgqk l`k"}l"l`k }{c}cl`. ]hcq cq }hk dkq} vgs }l
k`q{tk% lykt }hk el`f }ktb% }hg} kykts ahcem hgq lzzlt}{`c}ckq% `l bg}}kt }hkct
dganftl{`m% }hkct hlbk }lv` lt }hkct zgtk`}q dg`n dgeg`ak.
l{t kal`lbca zeg`
L{t ycqcl` cq li g ykts mciiktk`} kal`lbs% dgeg`akm g`m q{q}gc`gdek dl}h
`g`acgees g`m k`yctl`bk`}gees. Vk vcee tkm{ak }hk mkac}% dtkgn {z }hk dg`nq%
g`m k`q{tk }hg} Dtc}gc` ekgmq c` mkykelzc`f }hk `kv ftkk` kal`lbs }hg} }hk
vltem `kkmq.
l{t zeg` ilt aekg`c`f {z zlec}caq
]hk `ge ahg`fk cq }hk l`k }hg} bgnkq }hk l}hktq zlqqcdek? zlec}cage tkiltb.
]hk a{ttk`} qsq}kb kxcq}q }l delan ahg`fk. Vk vcee q}gbz l{} altt{z}cl` g`m
gd{qk ds fcyc`f zklzek zlvkt }l qgan altt{z} BZq% k`m dcf bl`ks zlec}caq%
g`m bgnk q{tk }hlqk vhl qkkn }l qc} c` Zgtecgbk`} zgs i{ee [N }gxkq. Vk vcee
tkc`ycfltg}k l{t mkblatgas ds m cqzktqc`f zlvkt% dtkgnc`f lzk` Vkq}bc`q}kt
g`m Vhc}khgee g`m kbdtgac`f igct yl}kq ilt kykts ekyke li keka}cl`.
ahg`fk }hg} vltnq ilt sl{
]hcq bg`cikq}l cq `l} ecbc}km }l }hkqk il{t q}t{a}{tge ahg`fkq. C} cq g i{ee
ztlftgbbk ilt g Ecdktge Mkblatg} flykt`bk`}% qk}}c`f l{} l{t gzztlgah
}l gee z{deca qktycakq% }l qage mcqaczec`k% g`m }l Dtc}gc`q zegak c` }hk
ahg`fc`f vltem.
C` iltb{eg}c`f l{t zlecackq vk hgyk dkk` mtcyk` ds l{t l`k gdcmc`f al`akt`?
igct`kqq. Vk n`lv }hkqk gtk mcia{e} }cbkq. D{} vk geql n`lv }hktk cq g vgs
l{}% g vgs }l d{cem g igc tkt% ftkk`kt g`m q}tl`fkt i{}{tk.
C} vcee }gnk al{tgfk g`m albbc}bk`} }l bgnk Dtc}gc` }t{es igct ilt l{t ahcemtk`%
g`m ilt }hk i{}{tk. C} vcee }gnk g` kx}tgltmc`gts flykt`bk`}% mciiktk`} itlb
kykts l`k }hg} hgq albk dkiltk. ]hg} cq vhg} }hk Ecdktge Mkblatg}q liikt%
vhcah `l l}hkt zgt}s ag` g} }hcq keka}cl`.
Ci sl{ vg`} tkge ahg`fk% ahllqk }hk Ecdktge Mkblatg}q.
g ftkk` i{}{tk? ztl}ka}c`f }hk zeg`k}
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q dkeckyk }hg} ztl}ka}c`f }hk k`yctl`bk`} cq l`k
li }hk ftkg}kq} ahgeek`fkq }hcq fk`ktg}cl` igakq. Vk b{q} hg`m
l` }l l{t ahcemtk` g zeg`k} vlt}h ecyc`f l`. ]hg} tkw{ctkq ga}cl`
gatlqq flykt`bk`} }hcq cq kyktsdlmsq tkqzl`qcdcec}s% `l} o{q} l`kaecbg}k ahg`fk bc`cq}ktq. C} cq dkag{qk vk dkeckyk al`akt` ilt }hk
k`yctl`bk`} cq cbzlt}g`} c` kykts zgt} li zklzekq ecykq }hg} vk hgyk
cmk`}ckm zlecackq c` kykts ahgz}kt li }hcq bg`cikq}l }l ztl}ka} }hk
zeg`k}. ]hkqk zlecackq gtk hcfhecfh}km vc}h ftkk` qcmk }gdq.
]hkqk il{t ahg`fkq vcee }tg`qiltb Dtc}gc`. ]hks
gtk l{t altk ztcltc}ckq. ]hk q}tl`fkt vk gtk gq g
zgt}s% }hk bltk zlvkt g`m c`ffl{k`ak vk vcee hgyk
}l bgnk }hkb hgzzk`% }l ahg`fk l{t al{`}ts ilt
}hk dk}}kt. ]hks gtk gee kqqk`}cge }l mkecyktc`f tkge
ahg`fk c` Dtc}gc`.
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Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 71
igct }gxkq g`m igct dk`k}q }l hkez kykts igbces
fk} ds
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vg`} }l bgnk }hk }gx g`m dk`k}q qsq}kb igct% ql }hg}
kyktsl`k% dk }hks sl{`f lt lem% ag` giiltm }l fk} ds. Vk hgyk zeg`q ilt }hk
blq} tgmcage% igt"tkgahc`f }gx tkiltbq c` g fk`ktg}cl`.
]hkqk ahg`fkq gtk mkqzktg}kes `kkmkm. Al`qktyg}cyk g`m Egdl{t
flykt`bk`}q hgyk ahg`fkm Dtc}gc` c`}l l`k li }hk blq} {`kw{ge qlack}ckq
c` }hk mkykelzkm vltem% vhktk ltmc`gts zklzek q}t{ffek }l bgnk k`mq bkk}
vhcek }hk tcahkq} dk`k} itlb }gx dtkgnq. ]hk zlltkq} i}h li }hk zlz{eg}cl`zgs g hcfhkt ztlzlt}cl` li }hkct c`albk c` }gx }hg` }hk tcahkq} i}h.
Vk qk} l{} c` }hcq bg`cikq}l g aekgt zeg` }l dtc`f }hk d{mfk} dgan {`mkt
al`}tle% dkc`f hl`kq} gdl{} }hk }l{fh ahlcakq vk `kkm }l }gnk. Vk vcee a{}
}gxkq ilt bceecl`q li vltnc`f zklzek g`m zk`qcl`ktq % zgcm ilt ds bgnc`f
q{tk }hg} }hk ykts vkge}hs zgs }hkct igct qhgtk g`m }hg} zlee{}c`f gct }tgyke cq
ztlzktes }gxkm. Vk vcee dllq} }hk q}g}k zk`qcl` ds cbbkmcg}kes tkq}ltc`f
}hk ec`n vc}h kgt`c`fq ftlv}h.
}gx igct`kqq ilt kyktsl`k
[`mkt g Ecdktge Mkblatg} flykt`bk`}% sl{ vcee `l} hgyk }l zgs g`s c`albk
}gx l` }hk tq} 7:%::: sl{ kgt`. ]hcq vcee z{} 6:: dgan c`}l }hk zlank}q
li bceecl`q li zklzek l` elv g`m bcmmek c`albkq g`m itkk 1.9 bceecl` bltk
zklzek l` elv c`albkq itlb hgyc`f }l zgs g`s c`albk }gx g} gee. C` }hcq vgs%
vk vcee hkez zklzek vhl gtk q}t{ffec`f }l bgnk k`mq bkk} g`m ztlycmk g`
c`ak`}cyk }l vltn g`m qgyk.
]hcq ahg`fk vcee dk zgcm ilt ds?
Fcyc`f }gx tkecki l` zk`qcl`q l`es g} }hk dgqca tg}k% ql }hg} kyktsl`k
fk}q }hk qgbk }gx tkecki l` }hkct zk`qcl` al`}tcd{}cl`q.
sl{t bl`ks. Ecdktge
Mkblatg}q vg`} }l bgnk
}hk }gx g`m dk`k }q qsq}kb
igct% ql }hg} kyktsl`k% dk
}hks sl{`f lt lem% ag`giiltm }l fk} ds.
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sl{t bl`ks7= Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 7;
]gxc`f agzc}ge fgc`q g} }hk qgbk tg}kq gq c`albk% ql }hg} gee }hk
bl`ks sl{ bgnk cq }gxkm c` }hk qgbk vgs.
]ganec`f }gx gylcmg`ak g`m kygqcl`% vc}h `kv zlvktq ilt HB
Tkyk`{k ) A{q}lbq g`m g egv }l k`q{tk ztlzkt}ckq ag`} gylcm q}gbz
m{}s ci }hks gtk z{} c`}l g` liiqhltk }t{q}.
K`q{tc`f zlee{}cl` cq ztlzktes }gxkm ds tkzegac`f }hk zkt"zgqqk`fkt Gct
Zgqqk`fkt M{}s vc}h g zkt"zeg`k m{}s (ZZM#% k`q{tc`f }hg} gct itkcfh}
cq }gxkm ilt }hk tq} }cbk. Vk vcee geql c`}tlm{ak g` gmmc}cl`ge% hcfhkt
tg}k li ZZM l` mlbkq}ca fflcfh}q ci tkgecq}ca ge}kt`g}cyk g`m ekqq zlee{}c`f
}tgyke cq gygcegdek.
C`}tlm{ac`f g Bg`qcl` ]gx g} g tg}k li 7 zkt ak`} l` ztlzkt}ckq vlt}h
lykt 4 bceecl`% zgcm l` }hk yge{k li }hk ztlzkt}s gdlyk }hg} ekyke.
C` gmmc}cl` vk vcee tkiltb }hk qsq}kb li `l`"mlbcacekm q}g}{q% geelvc`f
zklzek }l hlem q{ah q}g}{q ilt {z }l qkyk` skgtq> gi}kt }hg} }cbk }hks vcee
dkalbk q{doka} }l }gx l` gee liiqhltk c`albk c` }hk qgbk vgs gq mlbcacekm
Dtc}cqh ac}ck`q.
mkgec`f vc}h }hk mkac}
]hk hkge}h li }hk kal`lbs mkzk`mq l` }hk hkge}h li }hk al{`}tsq `g`akq.
Z{deca dlttlvc`f hgq tkgahkm {`q{q}gc`gdek ekykeq% g`m `kkmq }l dk dtl{fh}
{`mkt al`}tle }l ztl}ka} }hk al{`}tsq kal`lbca i{}{tk.
G Ecdktge Mkblatg} flykt`bk`} vcee dk q}tgcfh} vc}h zklzek gdl{} }hk }l{fh
ahlcakq ghkgm. @l} l`es b{q} vgq}k dk kecbc`g}km% d{} vk b{q} geql dk dlem
gdl{} `mc`f dcf gtkgq li qzk`mc`f }hg} ag` dk a{} albzek}kes. ]hg} vgs vk
ag` al`}tle dlttlvc`f% ztl}ka} }hk qktycakq zklzek tkes l` blq} g`m q}cee `m
qlbk bl`ks }l c`ykq} c` d{cemc`f g igct i{}{tk ilt kyktsl`k.
Vk hgyk getkgms cmk`}ckm lykt 7; dceecl` li qgyc`fq c` flykt`bk`} qzk`mc`f
zkt skgt% ygq}es c` kxakqq li }hk ; dceecl` zkt skgt }hg} vk hgyk qk} gqcmk
ilt gmmc}cl`ge qzk`mc`f albbc}bk`}q. Gee l{t qzk`mc`f albbc}bk`}q vcee dk
i{`mkm itlb }hcq zlle li cmk`}ckm qgyc`fq% vc}h gee tkbgc`c`f qgyc`fq {qkm }l
tkm{ak }hk mkac}.
Vk b{q} k`q{tk }hk }cbc`f cq tcfh}. Ci qzk`mc`f cq a{} }ll qll`% c} vl{em
{`mktbc`k }hk b{ah"`kkmkm tkalykts g`m alq} oldq. Vk vcee dgqk }hk }cbc`f
li a{}q l` g` ldoka}cyk gqqkqqbk`} li kal`lbca al`mc}cl`q% `l} zlec}cage
mlfbg. L{t vltnc`f gqq{bz}cl` cq }hg} }hk kal`lbs vcee dk c` g q}gdek
k`l{fh al`mc}cl` }l dkgt a{}q itlb }hk dkfc``c`f li 4:7774.
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sl{t bl`ks79 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 76
]htl{fh bgnc`f }l{fh ahlcakq% gq vkee gq c`atkgqc`f kiack`as g`m tkm{ac`f
d{tkg{atgas gatlqq flykt`bk`}% l{t qgyc`fq vcee c`ae{mk?
Qk}}c`f g =:: zgs tcqk agz ilt gee z{deca qka}lt vltnktq% c`c}cgees ilt
}vl skgtq% k`q{tc`f }hg} }hk elvkq} zgcm gtk kecfcdek ilt }hk dcffkq}
zktak`}gfk tcqk.
Tkq}tca}c`f }gx atkmc}q.
K`mc`f flykt`bk`} zgsbk`}q c`}l Ahcem ]t{q} I{`mq.
C`}tlm{ac`f g Dg`nc`f Ekys ql }hg} dg`nq zgs ilt }hk `g`acge q{zzlt}
}hks hgyk tkakcykm% {`}ce q{ah }cbk gq }hks ag` dk qzec} {z c` ltmkt }l
c`q{eg}k tk}gce dg`nc`f itlb c`ykq}bk`} tcqnq.
Qatgzzc`f CM agtmq g`m }hk `kx} fk`ktg}cl` li dclbk}tca zgqqzlt}q.
Ag`akeec`f K{tlfh}kt ]tg ahk 1d.
Qagec`f dgan HlbkD{s qahkbkq.
Tkiltbc`f ztcql`q% c`ae{mc`f }htl{fh tkm{ac`f }hk {bdkt li qhlt}
qk`}k`akq.
A{}}c`f dgan d{tmk`qlbk tkf{eg}cl` li elage g{}hltc}ckq.
I{t}hkt mk}gceq li l{t qgyc`fq% c`ae{mc`f g `{bdkt li qbgeekt qgyc`fq
c}kbq% ag` dk il{`m c` }hk }gdekq g``kxkm }l }hk ahgz}kt l` Atkmcdek g`m
Tkqzl`qcdek Ic`g`akq l` zgfk 39.
C` }hk el`fkt }ktb% gq zgt} li g Albztkhk`qcyk Qzk`mc`f Tkyckv (AQT#
c`yleyc`f vcmk al`q{e}g}cl`% vk vcee qkkn }l cmk`}cis gmmc}cl`ge qgyc`fq vhcah
ag` dk {qkm }l zgs mlv` }hk mkac} i{t}hkt. ]hkqk vcee c`ae{mk?
Qgsc`f `l }l }hk ecnk"ilt"ecnk tkzegakbk`} li }hk ]tcmk`} `{aekgt
vkgzl`q qsq}kb% vhcah al{em alq} 7:: dceecl`. Vk vcee hlem g i{ee
mkik`ak tkyckv }l kq}gdecqh }hk dkq} ge}kt`g}cyk ilt Dtc}gc`q i{}{tk
qka{tc}s.
Tkiltbc`f z{deca qka}lt zk`qcl`q }l k`q{tk }hg} }hks gtk q{q}gc`gdek
g`m giiltmgdek ilt }hk el`f }ktb% vc}h g` c`mkzk`mk`} tkyckv }l gftkk
g qk}}ekbk`} }hg} cq igct ilt gee }gxzgsktq gq vkee gq ilt z{deca qktyg`}q.
Dk}}kt flykt`bk`} C] ztla{tkbk`}% c`ykq}cfg}c`f }hk zl}k`}cge li
mciiktk`} gzztlgahkq q{ah gq ael{m albz{}c`f g`m lzk`"ql{tak
qli}vgtk.
G vhlekqgek tkyckv li yge{k ilt bl`ks c` }hk z{deca qka}lt dgqkm l`
}hk `mc`fq li }hk @g}cl`ge G{mc} Liak g`m }hk Hl{qk li Albbl`q
Z{deca Gaal{`}q Albbc}}kk.
Vk vcee kq}gdecqh g Al{`ace l` Ic`g`acge Q}gdcec}s% c`yleyc`f tkztkqk`}g}cykq li
gee zgt}ckq% }hk Flykt`lt li }hk Dg`n li K`feg`m g`m }hk Ahgct li }hk Ic`g`acge
Qktycakq G{}hltc}s. ]hcq ftl{z vl{em gftkk }hk }cbkitgbk g`m qagek li g
mkac} tkm{a}cl` zeg` }l qk} }hk itgbkvltn (`l} }hk mk}gce# ilt }hk AQT g`m
qkkn }l ztlbl}k c} kx}kt`gees g`m mlbkq}cagees. G`s gftkkbk`} vl{em dk
vc}hl{} ztko{mcak }l zgt}ckq tk}gc`c`f g`m gmylag}c`f mcq}c`a}cyk yckvq l` gvcmk tg`fk li cqq{kq (q{ah gq igct }gxkq g`m qzk`mc`f ztcltc}ckq#.
igct`kqq c` zk`qcl`q% qgyc`fq g`m dk`k}q
Egdl{t hgq atkg}km g h{fkes albzekx g`m {`igct dk`k}q qsq}kb% g`m c}
`kkmq }l dk tkiltbkm. Zk`qcl`q g`m qgyc`fq hgyk dkk` {`mktbc`km.
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sl{t bl`ks78 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 73
Vk vcee bgnk zk`qcl`q g`m dk`k}q igct g`m tkvgtm qgyktq ds?
Cbbkmcg}kes tkq}ltc`f }hk ec`n dk}vkk` }hk dgqca q}g}k zk`qcl` g`m
kgt`c`fq. Vk vcee {ztg}k }hk q}g}k zk`qcl` g``{gees ds vhcahkykt cq
}hk hcfhkt li ftlv}h c` kgt`c`fq% ftlv}h c` ztcakq lt 4.; zkt ak`}.
C`atkgqc`f }hk c`albk }gx }htkqhlem }l 7:%:::.
Fcyc`f zklzek ftkg}kt fflkxcdcec}s c` gaakqqc`f zgt} li }hkct zktql`ge
zk`qcl` i{`m kgtes% ilt kxgbzek }l hkez c` }cbkq li `g`acge hgtmqhcz.
Fcyc`f zklzek al`}tle lykt }hkct zk`qcl` ds qatgzzc`f }hk t{ek }hg}
albzkeq sl{ }l d{s g` g``{c}s vhk` sl{ tkgah gfk 6;.
Geelvc`f c`mcycm{geq }l qgyk }htl{fh l{t [N C`itgq}t{a}{tk Dg`n%
liiktc`f q}gdek el`f"}ktb tk}{t`q.
Bkk}c`f }hk flykt`bk`}q ldecfg}cl`q }lvgtmq Kw{c}gdek Ecik
zlecashlemktq vhl hgyk q{iiktkm elqq. Vk vcee qk} {z g qvci}% qcbzek%
}tg`qzgtk`} g`m igct zgsbk`} qahkbk.
K`mc`f }hk tleektalgq}kt li }gx atkmc} lyktzgsbk`}q ds xc`f zgsbk`}q
ilt qcx bl`}hq g} g }cbk. Vk vcee geql }gtfk} zgsbk`}q }lvgtmq }hlqk
vhl `kkm }hkb blq}.
Tkiltbc`f Vc`}kt I{ke Zgsbk`}q }l kx}k`m }hkb }l gee qkyktkes
mcqgdekm zklzek% zgcm ilt ds mkegsc`f gfk"tkeg}km Vc`}kt I{ke
Zgsbk`}q {`}ce zklzek tkgah 9;. Vk vcee al`}c`{k }l zgs Vc`}kt I{ke
Zgsbk`}q }l gee a{ttk`} tkaczck`}q li Zk`qcl` Atkmc}.
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Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 47
lzzlt}{`c}ckq ilt gee c` g igct% ftkk` kal`lbs
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vg`} }l d{cem g` kal`lbs }hg} cq dgqkm l` c``lyg}cl`
g`m q{q}gc`gdcec}s% vhktk }hk c`itgq}t{a}{tk }hk al{`}ts `kkmq cq c` zegak ilt
c`mcycm{geq g`m d{qc`kqqkq }l }htcyk. L{t gcb cq }l mkecykt ftlv}h }hg} egq}q
g`m cq k`yctl`bk`}gees q{q}gc`gdek.
Mkagmkq li Egdl{t g`m Al`qktyg}cyk t{ek hgyk atkg}km g` {`q{q}gc`gdek
kal`lbs% ztklaa{zckm vc}h }hk gt}cacge vkge}h li c`fflg}km ztlzkt}s ztcakq
tg}hkt }hg` ztlm{a}cyk vltn g`m c`yk`}cl`. ]hks hgyk dkk` ldqkqqkm ds }hk
Qw{gtk Bcek }hk Ac}s li El`ml` c`q}kgm li q{zzlt}c`f gee 7::%::: qw{gtk
bcekq li Dtc}gc`.
]l dllq} }hk kal`lbs g`m atkg}k oldq ilt }hlqk vhl `kkm }hkb% vk vcee
dkfc` l{t }ktb li liak vc}h g l`k"skgt kal`lbca q}cb{e{q g`m old atkg}cl`
zgangfk. ]l q{q}gc` oldq g`m ftlv}h ilt }hk el`f }ktb% vk vcee qk} {z g`
C`itgq}t{a}{tk Dg`n }l mctka} ztcyg}k `g`ak }l kqqk`}cge ztloka}q q{ah gq
`kv tgce qktycakq g`m ftkk` k`ktfs% d{cemc`f }hk k`yctl`bk`}gees q{q}gc`gdek
kal`lbs }hg} cq `kkmkm ilt }hk el`f }ktb. G`m }l k`q{tk }hg} }hk kal`lbs cq
`kykt gfgc` mkq}gdcecqkm ds hcfh"tcqn `g`acge c`m{q}tckq% vk vcee dtkgn {z }hk
dg`nq g`m d{cem {z mcyktqk elage g`m tkfcl`ge ql{takq li d{qc`kqq `g`ak.
q{q}gc`gdek `g`ak ilt d{qc`kqq ftlv}h
Vk hgyk gee ekgt`km g` cbzlt}g`} ekqql` itlb }hk atkmc} at{`ah g`m }hk
tkakqqcl`? vk ag``l} d{cem g` kal`lbs l` `g`acge fgbdec`f. Tgmcage tkiltb
li }hk `g`acge c`itgq}t{a}{tk cq `kkmkm }l atkg}k g`m q{q}gc` oldq% g`m blyk
}lvgtmq g q{q}gc`gdek g`m dgeg`akm kal`lbs vhktk d{qc`kqqkq c` kykts
}lv`% ac}s g`m tkfcl` ag` ftlv.
]hg} q}gt}q vc}h dg`nc`f tkiltb. Dg`nq b{q} dk bgmk }l dkhgyk tkqzl`qcdes.
G`m vk `kkm }l q{zzlt} g`m mkykelz `kv vgsq li `g`ac`f ftlvc`f
d{qc`kqqkq% vc}h kw{c}s tg}hkt }hg` mkd}% g`m vc}hl{} tkesc`f }ll hkgyces l`
sl{t old.Ecdktge
Mkblatg}q vg`} }l
d{cem g` kal`lbs }hg}
cq dgqkm l` c``lyg}cl`
g`m q{q}gc`gdcec}s% vhktk}hk c`itgq}t{a}{tk }hk
al{`}ts `kkmq cq c`
zegak ilt c`mcycm{geq g`m
d{qc`kqqkq }l }htcyk.
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sl{t old44 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 41
}hk `kv ftkk` kal`lbs }hg} }hk vltem `kkmq. Vk tkalf`cqk }hg} q}tl`f
d{qc`kqqkq atkg}k g`m q{q}gc` oldq g`m g Ecdktge Mkblatg} flykt`bk`}
vcee q{zzlt} }hkb c` mlc`f ql.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee dkfc` l{t }ktb c` liak vc}h g l`k"skgt old atkg}cl`
g`m ftkk` kal`lbca q}cb{e{q zgangfk. Vk hgyk cmk`}ckm 1.7 dceecl` li
z{deca qzk`mc`f }hg} ag` dk {qkm }l atkg}k 7::%::: oldq. ]hcq ztlftgbbk
vcee dk g tq} q}kz }lvgtmq l{t }gtfk} ilt g ktl"agtdl` Dtc}gc` ds 4:;:.
L{t ftkk` q}cb{e{q zeg` vcee atkg}k 7::%::: oldq. C} albztcqkq?
C`ykq}c`f {z }l =:: bceecl` c` tki{tdcqhc`f qhczsgtmq c` }hk @lt}h li
K`feg`m g`m Qal}eg`m ql }hg} }hks ag` bg`{iga}{tk liiqhltk vc`m
}{tdc`kq g`m l}hkt bgtc`k tk`kvgdek k`ktfs kw{czbk`}. Gq zgt} li
}hcq qahkbk vk vcee vtc}k lii dganmg}km d{qc`kqq tg}kq mkbg`mq itlb
dkiltk Gztce 4::8 ilt d{qc`kqqkq c` zlt}q.
Eg{`ahc`f g` Kal Agqh"Dgan qahkbk% ilt l k skgt l es% vhcah
vcee fcyk sl{ =:: ci sl{ c`q}gee ml{dek fegc`f% tkzegak g` lem dlcekt%
lt c`q}gee bcatl"fk`ktg}cl`. Ci sl{ ahllqk bcatl"fk`ktg}cl`% sl{ vcee
dk gdek }l qkee }hk k`ktfs dgan }l }hk @g}cl`ge Ftcm g} g ztl}% vc}h
g bltk g}}tga}cyk ikkm"c` }gtcii }hg` {`mkt a{ttk`} flykt`bk`} zeg`q.
Qk}}c`f gqcmk kx}tg bl`ks ilt qahlleq vhl vg`} }l cbztlyk }hk
k`ktfs kiack`as li }hkct d{cemc`fq. ]hks vcee zgs dgan }hk elg` lykt}cbk itlb k`ktfs qgyc`fq% atkg}c`f g tleec`f i{`m }l hkez c`q{eg}k
kykts z{deca d{cemc`f.
Dtc`fc`f 4;:%::: kbz}s hlbkq dgan c`}l {qk. Zklzek vhl lv`
}hkqk hlbkq vcee fk} g ftg`} lt g ahkgz elg` }l tk`lyg}k }hkb ql }hg}
}hks ag` dk {qkm? ftg`}q ci }hk hlbk cq ilt qlacge hl{qc`f% elg`q ilt
ztcyg}k {qk.
}hk `g`acge ak`}tk li }hk Ac}s li El`ml`. Bltk mcyktqk ql{takq li `g`ak vcee
ztlycmk }hk i{`mc`f `kkmkm }l mkykelz c``lyg}cyk `kv ztlm{a}q g`m tkyktqk
}hk mkaec`k c` }hk [Nq bg`{iga}{tc`f dgqk.
C` ltmkt }l z{} }hk kal`lbs l` g `kv ill}c`f% vk vcee?
Dtkgn {z }hk dg`nq% }l k`q{tk }gxzgsktq gtk `kykt gfgc` kxzka}km
}l {`mktvtc}k hcfh"tcqn dg`nc`f. Vk vl{em kq}gdecqh g aekgt qkzgtg}cl`
dk}vkk` elv"tcqn tk}gce dg`nc`f g`m hcfh"tcqn c`ykq}bk`} dg`nc`f%
g`m k`al{tgfk }hk mkykelzbk`} li elage g`m tkfcl`ge dg`nq. Vk
vcee c`}tlm{ak g Dg`nc`f Ekys% ql }hg} dg`nq zgs ilt }hkct }gx"zgskt
f{gtg`}kk% {`}ce }hk dtkgn"{z cq albzek}k.
Fk} }hk dg`nq ek`mc`f tkqzl`qcdes gfgc`. ]hk }gxzgsktq
tkztkqk`}g}cykq l` }hk dlgtmq li }hk dg`nq }hk z{deca lv` lt zgt}"
lv` qhl{em c`qcq} dg`nq ek`m }l ycgdek d{qc`kqqkq l` igct }ktbq gfgc`.
K`q{tk }hg} }hk dl`{q qsq}kb ag` kykt gfgc` k`al{tgfk dg`nq }l
dkhgyk c` g vgs }hg} z{}q }hk `g`acge qsq}kb g} tcqn lt liiktq tkvgtmq
ilt igce{tk.
Q{zzlt} }hk kq}gdecqhbk`} li Elage K`}ktztcqk I{`mq g`m Tkfcl`ge
Q}lan Kxahg`fkq. Elage K`}ktztcqk I{`mq vcee hkez elage c`ykq}ltq
z{} bl`ks c`}l ftlvc`f d{qc`kqqkq c` }hkct lv` zgt} li }hk al{`}ts
g`m q{zzlt} }hk mkykelzbk`} li `kv ztlm{a}q itlb tkqkgtah }l
ztlm{a}cl`. Tkfcl`ge Q}lan Kxahg`fkq vcee dk g tl{}k ilt d{qc`kqqkq}l gaakqq kw{c}s vc}hl{} }hk hkgys tkf{eg}lts tkw{ctkbk`}q li g
El`ml` ecq}c`f.
atkg}c`f oldq }hg} egq}
]hk `kv kal`lbs b{q} dk ykts mciiktk`} itlb }hk lem ci c} cq }l dk q{q}gc`gdek%
`l} o{q} `g`acgees% d{} k`yctl`bk`}gees }ll. Ci vk q}gt} `lv% Dtc}gc` ag` ekgm
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sl{t old4= Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 4;
g el`f"}ktb q}tg}kfca tkbc}. C} vl{em hgyk }hk gdcec}s }l tkoka} lt
gaakz} ztlzlqgeq dgqkm l` vhk}hkt }hks gtk `g`acgees ycgdek lt
vc}hc` c}q tkbc}.
Q}gt} vc}h flykt`bk`} qkkm i{`mc`f vhcah c} ag` {qk gq g agzc}ge dgqk
}l dlttlv gfgc`q}. ]hcq qkkm i{`mc`f al{em dk tgcqkm itlb }hk qkee"lii
li }hk q}{mk`} elg` dlln lt }hk ]l}k gq }hk flykt`bk`} hgq getkgms
ztlzlqkm. C` gmmc}cl` dlttlvc`f al{em dk qka{tkm gfgc`q} lt tgcqkm
itlb flykt`bk`}"lv`km gqqk}q q{ah gq }hk Mgt }iltm Atlqqc`f. Vk
vcee c`ykq}cfg}k l}hkt vgsq li tgcqc`f qkkm agzc}ge q{ah gq g{a}cl`c`f
gctzlt} eg`mc`f qel}q g`m zgt}q li }hk tgmcl qzka}t{b.
k`gdec`f k`}ktztcqk }hg} dk`k}q Dtc}gc`
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q dkeckyk c` }hk yge{k li k`}tkztk`k{tqhcz g`m k`}ktztcqk%
tkalf`cqc`f }hg} }htcyc`f d{qc`kqqkq gtk yc}ge }l atkg}k }hk vkge}h }hcq al{`}ts
`kkmq. Vk `kkm }l k`q{tk g q}tl`f albzk}c}cyk k`yctl`bk`} ds ztlycmc`f
g ekyke zegsc`f kem ilt gee d{qc`kqqkq% k`al{tgfc`f g mcyktqk% q{q}gc`gdek
kal`lbs ilt }hk el`f }ktb.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee?
Tkm{ak }hk d{tmk` li {` kakqqgts tkm }gzk ds ztlzktes gqqkqqc`f
}hk alq} g`m kiika}cyk`kqq li tkf{eg}cl`q dkiltk g`m gi}kt }hks gtkc`}tlm{akm% {qc`f q{`qk} aeg{qkq }l k`q{tk }hk `kkm ilt g tkf{eg}cl`
cq tkf{egtes tkyckvkm% g`m vltnc`f }lvgtmq }hk ztc`aczek li l`k c`%
l`k l{} ilt `kv t{ekq.
Z{} g` k m }l }hk ql"ageekm flem"zeg}c`f li K[ t{ekq% ql }hg}
Dtc}cqh d{qc`kqqkq gtk `l} mcqgmyg`}gfkm tkeg}cyk }l }hkct K{tlzkg`
albzk}c}ltq.
C`ykq}c`f 7=: bceecl` c` g d{q qatgzzgfk qahkbk }hg} hkezq d{q
albzg`ckq }l tkzegak lem zlee{}c`f d{qkq vc}h `kv% gaakqqcdek elv"
agtdl` l`kq g`m atkg}kq oldq.
Vk vcee geql atkg}k h{`mtkmq li }hl{qg`mq li lzzlt}{`c}ckq ilt sl{`f zklzek
giika}km ds }hk tkakqqcl`. G vltn zegakbk`} qahkbk vc}h {z }l 8::%:::
zegakq vcee k`q{tk }hg} sl{`f zklzek hgyk }hk lzzlt}{`c}s }l fgc` qnceeq%
w{gecag}cl`q g`m vltn kxzktck`ak kyk` ci }hks ag`} `m g old. Sl{`f zklzek
l` }hk qahkbk vl{em dk zgcm ;; g vkkn ilt {z }l }htkk bl`}hq. Vk vcee
geql i{`m 7;%::: kx}tg Il{`mg}cl` Mkftkk zegakq% i{ees bkk} }hk {z"itl`}
alq}q li gm{e} gzztk`}cakqhczq% g`m c`atkgqk }hk Gm{e} Ekgt`c`f Ftg`} }l =;
g vkkn ilt 784= skgt"lemq c` I{t}hkt Km{ag}cl`.
]l hkez }hk }tg`qc} cl` }l g ftkk` kal`lbs lykt }hk el`fkt"}ktb% vk vcee qk}
{z g [`c}km Nc`fmlb C`itgq}t{a}{tk Dg`n ([NCD# }l g}}tga} ztcyg}k `g`ak
kqqk`}cge }l mkecyktc`f }hk b{ah"`kkmkm kxzg`qcl` li Dtc}gc`q }tg`qzlt} g`m
k`ktfs c`itgq}t{a}{tk vhk` z{deca `g`akq gtk }cfh}. ]hk [NCD vcee?
Atkg}k g kv tl{}k }l ztlycmk agzc}ge% f{gtg`}kkq g`m kw{c}s }l
c`itgq}t{a}{tk ztloka}q% {qc`f z{deca bl`ks }l g}}tga} {zitl`} ztcyg}k
c`ykq}bk`}.
C`atkgqk }hk i{`mc`f gygcegdek itlb }hk ztcyg}k qka}lt ds }gzzc`f c`}l
}hk i{`mq li c`q}c}{}cl`ge c`ykq}ltq% `gbkes g``{c}s i{`mq ellnc`f ilt g
hlbk c` }hk [N.
Tkm{ak }hk alq} li el`f"}ktb i{`mc`f gq albzgtkm vc}h }hk Ztcyg}k
Ic`g`ak C`c}cg}cyk.
Ztlycmk }hk lzzlt}{`c}s ilt tk}gce c`ykq}ltq }l qgyk c` qgik el`f"}ktb
gqqk}q.
Dk g q}g`m"gel`k z{deca k`}c}s% c`mkzk`mk`} itlb flykt`bk`} d{} vc}h
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sl{t old49 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 46
Tkiltb d{qc`kqq tg}kq% atkg}c`f g igctkt qsq}kb vhktk tg}kq gtk dgqkm
l` qc}k yge{kq tg}hkt }hg` tk`}ge yge{kq g`m gtk }hk tkqzl`qcdcec}s li
elage g{}hltc}ckq. Vk vcee bgnk qbgee albzg`s tkecki g{}lbg}ca g`m
geql qkkn }l k`q{tk }hg} }hk d{tmk` cq qztkgm bltk kw{c}gdes dk}vkk`
qbgee g`m egtfk d{qc`kqqkq.
Tkiltb Tkfcl`ge Mkykelzbk`} Gfk`ackq (TMGq# }l ila{q qlekes l`
kal`lbca mkykelzbk`}% tkblyc`f m{zecag}cl` vc}h l}hkt zgt}q li
flykt`bk`} g`m geelvc`f q{dq}g`}cge d{mfk} tkm{a}cl`q. Vk vcee fcyk
tkqzl`qcdcec}s ilt kal`lbca mkykelzbk`} }l elage g{}hltc}ckq. Vhktk
kxcq}c`f TMGq hgyk q}tl`f elage q{zzlt}% }hks bgs al`}c`{k vc}htkila{qkm kal`lbca mkykelzbk`} ldoka}cykq. Vhktk }hks ml `l}% }hks
vcee dk qatgzzkm g`m }hkct i{`a}cl`q }gnk` lykt ds elage g{}hltc}ckq.
K`q{tk }hg} }gnklykt t{ekq qktyk }hk [N kal`lbs. Vk vcee tkq}ltk
g z{deca c`}ktkq} }kq} ql }hg} g dtlgmkt tg`fk li iga}ltq }hg` o{q}
albzk}c}cl` ag` dk al`qcmktkm ds tkf{eg}ltq vhk` }gnklyktq gtk
ztlzlqkm g`m vk vcee k`q{tk }hg} }hk l{}albk li }gnklykt dcmq cq
mk}ktbc`km ds }hk el`f"}ktb qhgtkhlemkt dgqk. Vk vcee tkc`}tlm{ak
}hk Lzktg}c`f g`m Ic`g`acge Tkyckv% mtlzzkm c` @lykbdkt 4::;% }l
k`q{tk }hg} mctka}ltq qlacge g`m k`yctl`bk`}ge m{}ckq vcee hgyk }l dk
alyktkm c` albzg`s tkzlt}c`f.
Q{zzlt} z{deca c`ykq}bk`} c` }hk tlee"l{} li q{zktigq} dtlgmdg`m%
}gtfk}km tq} g} }hlqk gtkgq vhcah gtk ekgq} ecnkes }l dk ztlycmkm iltds }hk bgtnk}.
Nkkz }hk }gx tkfcbk g`m geelvg`akq }hg} gzzes }l }hk lce g`m fgq
c`m{q}ts {`mkt tkyckv }l qka{tk }hk bgxcb{b el`f"}ktb dk`k} }l
}hk [N kal`lbs li }hk tkbgc`c`f @lt}h Qkg tkqktykq.
[qk }hk q{dq}g`}cge z{tahgqc`f zlvkt li flykt`bk`} }l kxzg`m }hk
bgtnk}q ilt ftkk` ztlm{a}q g`m }kah`lelfckq.
q{zzlt}c`f b{}{geq% al"lzq g`m qlacge k`}ktztcqkq
Vk dkeckyk }hg} b{}{geq% al"lzktg}cykq g`m qlacge k`}ktztcqkq hgyk g`
cbzlt}g`} tlek }l zegs c` }hk atkg}cl` li g bltk dgeg`akm g`m bcxkm kal`lbs.
B{}{geq fcyk zklzek g ztlzkt q}gnk c` }hk zegakq }hks vltn% qztkgmc`f vkge}h
}htl{fh qlack}s% g`m dtc`fc`f c``lyg}cyk g`m cbgfc`g}cyk d{qc`kqq cmkgq }l
dkgt l` bkk}c`f elage `kkmq.
Vk vcee?
Fcyk `g`acge tkf{eg}ltq g aekgt ldoka}cyk li bgc`}gc`c`f g mcyktqc}s
li ztlycmktq c` }hk `g`acge qktycakq c`m{q}ts.
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sl{t old48 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 43
Qkkn }l }{t` @lt}hkt` Tlan c`}l g d{cemc`f qlack}s.
Fcyk dl}h Tlsge Bgce g`m zlq} liakq g el`f"}ktb i{}{tk% ds
qkzgtg}c`f Zlq} Liak E}m itlb }hk Tlsge Bgce g`m tk}gc`c`f Zlq}
Liak E}m c` i{ee z{deca lv`ktqhcz. =3 zkt ak`} li Tlsge Bgce vcee dk
qlem }l atkg}k i{`mq ilt c`ykq}bk`}. ]hk lv`ktqhcz li }hk l}hkt ;7 zkt
ak`} vcee dk mcycmkm dk}vkk` g` kbzelskk }t{q} g`m }hk flykt`bk`}.
K`al{tgfk albb{`c}s"lv`km tk`kvgdek k`ktfs qahkbkq vhktk
elage zklzek dk`k} itlb }hk zlvkt ztlm{akm.
Zgqq g kv B{}{geq% Al"lzktg}cykq g`m Qlacge K`}ktztcqkq Dcee }l
dtc`f }hk egv {z }l mg}k g`m fcyk tkqzl`qcdcec}s ilt b{}{geq }l g
qzkaca bc`cq}kt.
atkg}c`f g ms`gbca k`yctl`bk`} ilt qack`ak
g`m c``lyg}cl`
Dtc}gc`q i{}{tk mkzk`mq l` g ycdtg`} tkqkgtah dgqk g`m }hk gdcec}s li
c``lyg}ltq }l kxzelc} }hk al{`}tsq c`}keeka}{ge agzc}ge }l fk`ktg}k `kv hlbk"
ftlv` hcfh }kah c`m{q}tckq.
Mkqzc}k Flykt`bk`} thk}ltca% lyktgee z{deca i{`mc`f li qack`ak c` tkge }ktbq cq
`l hcfhkt }hg` c} vgq }vl mkagmkq gfl. Dtc }gc`q Tkqkgtah g`m Mkykelzbk`}
qzk`m gq g ztlzlt}cl` li FMZ tkbgc`q `kgt }hk dl}}lb li }hk F8. ]hktk cq `l
tllb ilt albzegak`as.
C` }hk a{ttk`} kal`lbca aecbg}k c} cq `l} zlqqcdek }l albbc} }l ftlv}h c`
qzk`mc`f% d{} Ecdktge Mkblatg}q tkalf`cqk }hk cbzlt}g`ak li qack`ak
c`ykq}bk`} }l }hk tkalykts g`m }l }hk tkqhgzc`f li }hk kal`lbs% bgnc`f c}
ekqq tkecg`} l` }hk Ac}s li El`ml` g`m atkg}c`f `kv ftkk` c`m{q}tckq c`q}kgm.
Vk vcee?
Tkqzka} }hk al`yk`}cl` }hg} }hk qack`ak d{mfk}% l`ak geelag}km
}htl{fh }hk Albztkhk`qcyk Qzk`mc`f Tkyckv ztlakqq% cq `l} {qkm ilt
l}hkt z{tzlqkq.
K`q{tk }hg} }hk mkacqcl`q l` }hk i{`mc`f li tkqkgtah ztloka}q gtk
bgmk l` }hk dgqcq li zkkt tkyckv `l} Vhc}khgee c`}ktiktk`ak% vhcek
tkalf`cqc`f }hk `kkm ilt flykt`bk`} }l cmk`}cis dtlgm q}tg}kfca
ztcltc}ckq c` g }tg`qzgtk`} bg``kt.
K`q{tk }hg} gee q}g}k"i{`mkm tkqkgtah% c`ae{mc`f aec`cage }tcgeq% cq
z{decaes gaakqqcdek g`m }hg} }hk tkq{e}q gtk z{decqhkm g`m q{doka} }lzkkt tkyckv.
Tkiltb qack`ak i{`mc`f }l k`q{tk }hg} fk`{c`kes c``lyg}cyk qack`}ca
tkqkgtah cq cmk`}ckm g`m q{zzlt}km% c`q}kgm li dgqc`f i{`mc`f
mkacqcl`q l` `gttlv cbzga} iga}ltq.
Vk `kkm }l qgikf{gtm }hk i{}{tk li }hk qack`ak g`m k`fc`kktc`f vltniltak
g`m dtkgn }hk ycacl{q asaek ec`nc`f ikvkt [`cyktqc}s qack`ak% k`fc`kktc`f g`m
bg}hq gzzecag`}q }l ikvkt }kgahktq vc}h qzkacgecq} w{gecag}cl`q. Vk vcee?
]ganek }hk fk`mkt fgz g} gee ekykeq li qack`}ca q}{ms g`m tkqkgtah }l
hkez c`atkgqk }hk q{zzes li qack`}cq}q.
C} cq yc}ge }hg} zlecas% kqzkacgees }hg} tkeg}c`f }l z{deca hkge}h% atcbc`ge o{q}cakg`m k`yctl`bk`}ge ztl}ka}cl`% dk`k}q itlb dkc`f dgqkm l` }hk dkq} gygcegdek
kycmk`ak. Vk vcee?
Qgikf{gtm gagmkbca itkkmlb g`m }hk c`mkzk`mk`ak li qack`}ca
gmycqktq ds gbk`mc`f }hk Bc`cq}ktcge Almk }l ztkyk`} flykt`bk`}
itlb d{eesc`f lt bcq}tkg}c`f gmycqktq g`m mcq}lt}c`f kycmk`ak lt
q}g}cq}caq.
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sl{t old1: Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 17
igct }tkg}bk`} g} vltn ilt kyktsl`k
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vg`} }l d{cem g qlack}s vhktk kyktsl`k hgq }hk
lzzlt}{`c}s }l fk} l` c` ecik. Blq} d{qc`kqqkq ml g ftkg} old li q{zzlt}c`f
}hkct kbzelskkq% d{} }hktk cq bltk }l ml }l }ganek mcqatcbc`g}cl` l` }hk
ftl{`mq li fk`mkt% qkx{gec}s% gfk% tgak% tkecfcl` lt mcqgdcec }s. Vk vg`} }l fcyk
kbzelskkq igct lzzlt}{`c}ckq }l bgnk }hk dkq} {qk li }hkct }gek`}q% g`m ftkg}kt
al`}tle lykt }hkct vltnc`f ecykq g`m al`mc}cl`q.
Vlbk` gtk q}cee zgcm ekqq }hg` bk`. C} ag` dk hgtm }l o{ffek vltn g`m igbces
ecik. Zklzek itlb Degan% Gqcg` g`m Bc`ltc}s K}h`ca albb{`c}ckq gtk q}cee bltk
ecnkes }l q{iikt mcqatcbc`g}cl`. G`m }hktk gtk igt }ll bg`s dgttcktq }l vltn ilt
zklzek vc}h mcqgdcec}ckq.
Vk vcee ahg`fk }hcq ds?
Kx}k`mc`f }hk tcfh} }l tkw{kq} fflkxcdek vltnc`f }l gee kbzelskkq.
Tkw{ctc`f `gbk"dec`m old gzzecag}cl` iltbq }l tkm{ak qkx g`m tgak
mcqatcbc`g}cl` c` kbzelsbk`}% c`c}cgees ilt kykts albzg`s vc}h lykt
7:: kbzelskkq.
C`}tlm{ac`f igct zgs g{mc}q ilt kykts albzg`s vc}h lykt 7::
kbzelskkq }l albdg} mcqatcbc`g}cl` c` zgs% ilt kxgbzek gfgc`q}
vlbk`. Vk vcee geql tkw{ctk gee z{deca albzg`ckq }l mkaegtk c` i{ee gee
tkb{`ktg}cl`q li 4::%::: zkt skgt lt bltk.
Fcyc`f mcqgdekm old qkknktq dk}}kt ztga}cage hkez }l fk} }l vltn% {qc`f
yle{`}gts g`m ztcyg}k qka}lt ztlycmktq% gq vkee gq OldAk`}tk Ze{q
qktycakq. Vk vcee geql tkiltb Gaakqq }l Vltn% ql mcqgdekm zklzek
ag` gzzes ilt oldq vc}h i{`mc`f getkgms c` zegak ilt kw{czbk`} g`m
gmgz}g}cl` }hg} }hks `kkm.
L{t zlecackq l` qka{tk g`m q{q}gc`gdek k`ktfs gtk qk} l{} c` }hk
Sl{t Vltem ahgz}kt.
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Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 11
g igct mkge g`m }hk hkez sl{ `kkm itlb z{deca
qktycakq
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q dkeckyk c` c`ykq}c`f c` g`m cbztlyc`f }hk w{gec}s li
l{t z{deca qktycakq. ]hks gtk }hk alt`ktq}l`k li g igct qlack}s% lzk`c`f
{z lzzlt}{`c}ckq g`m ztlycmc`f q{zzlt} g`m hkez vhk` `kkmkm.
Mkqzc}k c`atkgqkm c`ykq}bk`}% }hktk gtk q}cee ztldekbq. ]ll bg`s ahcemtk`
ekgyk qahlle vc}hl{} }hk n`lvekmfk g`m qnceeq }l dk q{aakqqi{e. ]hk @HQ
li}k` ikkeq }ll tkbl}k g`m albzekx ilt zg}ck`}q }l hg`mek% vhcek mla}ltq
g`m `{tqkq qzk`m }ll b{ah }cbk }tsc`f }l bkk} flykt`bk`} }gtfk}q. G`mc`kw{gec}s cq tcik? c` Dtc}gc` }lmgs sl{t ahg`akq c` ecik gtk bltk mk}ktbc`km
ds sl{t zgtk`}q c`albk }hg` g`svhktk keqk c` }hk mkykelzkm vltem.
Vk vcee ztlycmk g igct q}gt} ilt gee ahcemtk` ds fcyc`f qahlleq }hk kx}tg
bl`ks }hks `kkm }l a{} aegqq qckq g`m ztlycmk gmmc}cl`ge l`k"}l"l`k
}kgahc`f% g`m ds qk}}c`f qahlleq itkk }l fcyk gee ahcemtk` }hk dkq} zlqqcdek
km{ag}cl`. Vk vcee qatgz {`igct {`cyktqc}s }{c}cl` ikkq ql kyktsl`k hgq }hk
ahg`ak }l fk} g mkftkk% tkfgtmekqq li }hkct zgtk`}q c`albk. Vk vcee hkez
}hk @HQ vltn dk}}kt vc}h }hk bl`ks c} hgq ds {qc`f }hk qgyc`fq vk hgyk
il{`m }l ztl}ka} itl`}"ec`k qktycakq% q{ah gq ag`akt }tkg}bk`}% bk`}ge
hkge}h agtk% bg}kt`c}s qktycakq% mkbk`}cg agtk g`m ztkyk`}cyk bkmcac`k.
}hk dkq} ahg`ak ilt kykts ahcem
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vg`} kykts ahcem }l tkakcyk g` kxakeek`} km{ag}cl`% }l
{`elan ahcemtk`q zl}k`}cge g`m }l k`q{tk }hg} }hks ag` q{aakkm c` ecik.
]ll bg`s ahcemtk` gtk q}cee ekgyc`f qahlle vc}hl{} }hk n`lvekmfk g`m qnceeq
}l dk q{aakqqi{e. G`m sl{t igbces dganftl{`m q}cee hgq g h{fk kiika}? g
}szcage ahcem itlb g zllt igbces vcee igee dkhc`m g tcahkt aegqqbg}k ds }hk gfk
li qkyk` g`m `kykt ag}ah {z. Vk vcee qkkn }l k`q{tk }hg} gee z{zceq ekgyc`f
ztcbgts g`m qkal`mgts km{ag}cl` hgyk }hk qnceeq }hks `kkm.
sl{t ecik.Ecdktge
Mkblatg}q dkeckyk c`
c`ykq}c`f c` g`m cbztlyc`f
}hk w{gec}s li l{t z{deca
qktycakq. ]hks gtk }hkalt`ktq}l`k li g igct qlack}s%
lzk`c`f {z lzzlt}{`c}ckq
g`m ztlycmc`f q{zzlt} g`m
hkez vhk` `kkmkm.
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sl{t ecik1= Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 1;
Ictq} }l g}}tga} bltk }lz ftgm{g}kq c`}l }kgahc`f. Vk vcee cbztlyk
}tgc`c`f ilt kxcq}c`f }kgahktq lykt }hk al{tqk li }hkct agtkktq }l
nkkz }hkb {z }l mg}k vc}h dkq} ztga}cak. Vk vcee qkkn }l k`q{tk
}hg} qack`ak g} Nks Q}gfk = g`m gdlyk cq }g{fh} ds gzztlztcg}kes
w{geckm }kgahktq.
Al`itl`} d{eesc`f% c`ae{mc`f hlblzhldca d{eesc`f% g`m c`ae{mk
d{eesc`f ztkyk`}cl` c` }kgahkt }tgc`c`f.
Qk} gqcmk kx}tg bl`ks ilt qahlleq }l cbztlyk }hk k`ktfs kiack`as
li }hkct d{cemc`fq. ]hks vcee zgs dgan }hk elg` lykt }cbk itlb k`ktfsqgyc`fq% atkg}c`f g tleec`f i{`m }l hkez c`q{eg}k l}hkt z{deca d{cemc`fq.
g dk}}kt km{ag}cl`? q}g`mgtmq g`m }hk a{ttca{e{b
]l bgnk }hk blq} li }hkct skgtq g} qahlle% kykts ahcem `kkmq g` km{ag}cl`
}gceltkm }l q{c} }hkct gdcec}ckq g`m c`}ktkq}q. ]hk tkq}tca}cyk @g}cl`ge A{ttca{e{b
g`m }hk gtdc}tgts qzec} dk}vkk` gagmkbca g`m ylag}cl`ge w{gecag}cl`q
cq`} vltnc`f.
Vk vcee?
Kq}gdecqh g i{ees c`mkzk`mk`} Km{ag}cl`ge Q}g`mgtmq G{}hltc}s
(KQG# vc}h tkge zlvktq }l q}g`m {z }l bc`cq}ktq g`m tkq}ltk
al`mk`ak c` q}g`mgtmq. ]hk KQG vl{em lyktqkk }hk kxgbc`g}cl`q
qsq}kb% }hk qsq}kbq li qahlle c`qzka}cl` g`m gaal{`}gdcec}s% g`m
}hk mk}gce li }hk a{ttca{e{b. C} vl{em tkzegak }hk W{gecag}cl`q g`m
A{ttca{e{b Mkykelzbk`} Gfk`as g`m }hk Liak li }hk W{gecag}cl`q
g`m Kxgbc`g}cl`q Tkf{eg}lt (LIW[GE#% g`m c`ae{mk LIQ]KM% }hk
qahlleq c`qzka}ltg}k.
Tkzegak }hk d{tkg{atg}ca Kgtes Skgtq Il{`mg}cl` Q}gfk vc}h g
Vk vcee itkk qahlleq itlb }hk ztkqk`} q}tg`fekhlem li ak`}tge flykt`bk`}
al`}tle g`m k`al{tgfk }hkb }l dk fk`{c`kes c``lyg}cyk.
Vk vcee c`ykq} gmmc}cl`ge bl`ks c` }hk qahlleq qsq}kb }l geelv qahlleq }l
a{} aegqq qckq% zgs ilt l`k"}l"l`k }{c}cl`% c`}tlm{ak ag}ah"{z aegqqkq% lt
}gnk l}hkt q}kzq }l k`q{tk }hg} kykts ahcem hgq }hk dkq} zlqqcdek km{ag}cl`.
Vk vcee }hktkiltk k`q{tk }hg} kykts `kcfhdl{thllm cq qktykm ds g` kxakeek`}
elage qahlle lt aleekfk.
Vk vcee?
C`atkgqk }hk i{`mc`f li }hk blq} mcqgmyg`}gfkm z{zceq% gtl{ m l`k
bceecl` ahcemtk`. Vk vcee c`ykq} 4.; dceecl` c` }hcq Z{zce Ztkbc{b }l
dllq} km{ag}cl` lzzlt}{`c}ckq ilt kykts ahcem. ]hcq cq gmmc}cl`ge bl`ks
flc`f c`}l }hk qahlleq d{mfk}% g`m hkgm}kgahktq vcee dk itkk }l qzk`m
c} c` }hk dkq} c`}ktkq}q li ahcemtk`.
]hk kx}tg bl`ks al{em dk {qkm }l a{} aegqq qckq% g}}tga} }hk dkq}
}kgahktq% liikt kx}tg l`k"}l"l`k }{c}cl` g`m ztlycmk ilt gi}kt"qahlle
g`m hlecmgs q{zzlt}. ]hcq vcee geelv g` gyktgfk ztcbgts qahlle }l a{}
aegqqkq }l 4: g`m g` gyktgfk qkal`mgts qahlle }l c`}tlm{ak ag}ah"{z
aegqqkq ilt 79: z{zceq.
Cbztlyk mcqaczec`k ds kgtes c`}ktyk`}cl` }l }ganek }hk zllt dgqca
km{ag}cl` li }hlqk ahcemtk` vhl gtk l}hktvcqk blq} ecnkes }l
bcqdkhgyk g`m dkalbk mkbl}cyg}km.
F{gtg`}kk Qzkacge Km{ag}cl`ge @kkmq (QK@# mcgf`lq}ca gqqkqqbk`}q
ilt gee ;"skgt"lemq% cbztlyk QK@ ztlycqcl` g`m cbztlyk QK@ }tgc`c`f
ilt }kgahktq.
Cbztlyk }kgahkt }tgc`c`f ds c`atkgqc`f }hk qck li }hk qahlle"dgqkm
Ftgm{g}k ]kgahkt Ztlftgbbk g`m q{zzlt} }hk kxzg`qcl` li ]kgah
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sl{t ecik19 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 16
itkkc`f qahlleq ilt kxakeek`ak
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vg`} g` km{ag}cl` qsq}kb vhktk gee qahlleq vcee hgyk
}hk itkkmlb }l c``lyg}k% `l} dk mca}g}km }l ds ak`}tge flykt`bk`}.
Vk vcee?
C`}tlm{ak g` Km{ag}cl` Itkkmlb Ga} dg``c`f zlec}cacg`q itlb fk}}c`f
c`yleykm c` }hk mgs"}l"mgs t{``c`f li qahlleq. ]kgahktq gtk hkem dgan
ds al`q}g`} flykt`bk`} c`}ktiktk`ak vhcah mcq}tga}q itlb }kgahc`f.
Vk vl{em a{} }hk qck li }hk ak`}tge mkzgt}bk`} li Ahcemtk`% Qahlleq
g`m Igbceckq% g`m ila{q c}q ga}cyc}ckq l` g ikv q}tg}kfca ztcltc}ckq.
Elage g{}hltc}ckq vcee `l} t{` qahlleq% d{} vcee hgyk g ak`}tge q}tg}kfca
tlek% c`ae{mc`f tkqzl`qcdcec}s ilt lyktqcfh} li qahlle zktiltbg`ak g`m
igct gmbcqqcl`q. ]hks vcee dk kxzka}km }l c`}ktyk`k vhktk qahlle
ekgmktqhcz lt zktiltbg`ak cq vkgn.
Fcyk gee qahlleq }hk itkkmlb }l c``lyg}k. Vk vcee k`q{tk g ekyke
zegsc`f kem ilt gmbcqqcl`q g`m i{`mc`f g`m tkzegak Gagmkbckq
vc}h l{t lv` blmke li Qzl`qlt"Bg`gfkm Qahlleq. ]hkqk qahlleq
vcee dk albbcqqcl`km ds g`m gaal{`}gdek }l elage g{}hltc}ckq g`m
`l} Vhc}khgee% g`m vl{em geelv l}hkt gzztlztcg}k ztlycmktq% q{ah gq
km{ag}cl`ge ahgtc}ckq g`m zgtk`} ftl{zq% }l dk c`yleykm c` mkecyktc`f
q}g}k"i{`mkm km{ag}cl`.
Geelv zgtk`}q }l al`}c`{k }l ahllqk igc}h"dgqkm qahlleq vc}hc` }hk
q}g}k"i{`mkm qka}lt g`m geelv }hk kq}gdecqhbk`} li `kv igc}h qahlleq.
Vk vcee k`q{tk }hg} gee igc}h qahlleq mkykelz g` c`ae{qcyk gmbcqqcl`q
zlecas g`m k`m {`igct mcqatcbc`g}cl` l` ftl{`mq li igc}h vhk`
tkat{c}c`f q}gii% kxakz} ilt }hlqk ztc`aczgees tkqzl`qcdek ilt lz}cl`ge
tkecfcl{q c`q}t{a}cl`.
qecbbkm"mlv` itgbkvltn vhcah c`ae{mkq g tg`fk li km{ag}cl`ge
gzztlgahkq g`m k`l{fh fflkxcdcec}s ilt kykts sl{`f ahcem.
Gxk }hk tcfcm @g}cl`ge A{ttca{e{b% g`m tkzegak c} vc}h g qecbbkm
mlv` Bc`cb{b A{ttca{e{b K`}c}ekbk`} }l dk mkecyktkm ds kykts
q}g}k"i{`mkm qahlle.
Qagek dgan Nks Q}gfk 4 }kq}q g} gfk 77% g`m {qk }kgahkt
gqqkqqbk`}% vc}h kx}kt`ge ahkanc`f% }l cbztlyk }hk w{gec}s
li bgtnc`f.
Atkg}k g Fk`ktge Mczelbg }l dtc`f FAQKq% G"Ekykeq g m hcfh w{gec}s
ylag}cl`ge w{gecag}cl`q }lfk}hkt% k`gdec`f z{zceq }l bcx ylag}cl`ge
g`m gagmkbca ekgt`c`f.
Fcyk 7=73 skgt"lemq }hk tcfh} }l }gnk {z g al{tqk g} aleekfk%
tg}hkt }hg` g} qahlle% ci c} q{c}q }hkb dk}}kt. ]hcq vcee k`gdek gee
ahcemtk` }l ahllqk }l q}{ms% ilt kxgbzek% qkzgtg}k qack`akq lt
blmkt` eg`f{gfkq g} FAQK% lt g ylag}cl`ge q{doka}.
Qkkn }l aelqk }hk { igct i{`mc`f fgz dk}vkk` z{zceq c` qahlle qcx}h
iltbq g`m I{t}hkt Km{ag}cl` aleekfkq% gq tkql{takq geelv.
Qatgz }hk Flykt`bk`}q zeg` }l atcbc`gecqk }hlqk vhl ekgyk
km{ag}cl` dk}vkk` gfkq 79 g`m 78.
Tkiltb ekgf{k }gdekq }l fcyk zgtk`}q bltk bkg`c`fi{e c`iltbg}cl`
vhcah }t{es tkfflka}q }hk zktiltbg`ak li g qahlle. Qahlleq qhl{em dk
vltnc`f }l fk} }hk dkq} itlb gee }hkct z{zceq d{} flykt`bk`} ekgf{k
}gdekq gtk iltac`f }hkb }l ila{q l` }hlqk vhl gtk o{q} gdlyk lt
dkelv }hk nks A"ftgmk dltmktec`k.
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sl{t ecik18 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 13
al{tqkq. G`m vk vcee k`q{tk }hg} gm{e}q vhl vcqh }l q}{ms% c`ae{mc`f }hlqk
vg`}c`f }l tk}{t` }l km{ag}cl` eg}kt l` c` ecik% gtk gdek }l ml ql vc}hl{} dkc`f
z{} lii ds }hk d{tmk` li mkd}. Vk vcee?
Qatgz {`igct { cyktqc}s }{c}cl` ikkq ilt gee q}{mk`}q }gnc`f }hkct tq}
mkftkk% c`ae{mc`f }hlqk q}{msc`f zgt}"}cbk% qgyc`f }hkb lykt 7:%:::
kgah. Vk hgyk g `g`acgees tkqzl`qcdek zeg` }l zhgqk ikkq l{} lykt
qcx skgtq% ql }hg} }hk ahg`fk cq giiltmgdek kyk` c` }hkqk mcia{e}
kal`lbca }cbkq% g`m vc}hl{} a{}}c`f {`cyktqc}s c`albk. Vk vcee
cbbkmcg}kes qatgz ikkq ilt `ge skgt q}{mk`}q.
Tkiltb a{ttk`} d{tqgts qahkbkq }l atkg}k g @g}cl`ge D{tqgts Qahkbk
ilt q}{mk`}q% ql }hg} kgah {`cyktqc}s fk}q g d{tqgts d{mfk} q{c}km }l
}hk `kkmq li c}q q}{mk`}q. ]hkqk d{tqgtckq vl{em dk gvgtmkm dl}h
l` }hk dgqcq li q}{msc`f q}tg}kfca q{doka}q (q{ah gq qack`akq g`m
bg}hkbg}caq# g`m `g`acge hgtmqhcz.
Tkzegak vgq}ki{e w{g`flq (}hk Qnceeq I{`mc`f Gfk`as g`m }hk Hcfhkt
Km{ag}cl` I{`mc`f Al{`ace ilt K`feg`m# vc}h g qc`fek Al{`ace ilt Gm{e}
Qnceeq g`m Hcfhkt Km{ag}cl`.
Qatgz }hk gtdc}tgts }gtfk} li ;: zkt ak`} li sl{`f zklzek g}}k`mc`f
{`cyktqc}s% ila{qqc`f kiilt} c`q}kgm l` g dgeg`ak li aleekfk km{ag}cl`%
ylag}cl`ge }tgc`c`f g`m gzztk`}cakqhczq.
Q}gt} mcqa{qqcl`q vc}h {`cyktqc}ckq g`m qahlleq gdl{} }hk mkqcf` li
g }tcge qahkbk vhktkds }hk dkq} q}{mk`}q itlb }hk elvkq} gahckyc`f
qahlleq gtk f{gtg`}kkm g zegak c` Hcfhkt Km{ag}cl`.
Gq zgt} li l{t cbbkmcg}k old atkg}cl` zgangfk% i{`m 7;%::: kv
zegakq l` Il{`mg}cl` Mkftkk al{tqkq g`m i{ees i{`m }hk lii"}hk"old
alq}q li gm{e} gzztk`}cakqhczq% vhcah a{ttk`}es hgyk }l dk bk} ds
kbzelsktq% ilt l`k skgt.
Tkiltb }hk kxcq}c`f tcfcm `g}cl`ge zgs g`m al`mc}cl`q t{ekq }l fcyk
qahlleq g`m aleekfkq bltk itkkmlb% c`ae{mc`f c` liiktc`f `g`acge
g`m l}hkt c`ak`}cykq }l g}}tga} g`m tk}gc` kxakeek`} }kgahktq% vhcek
k`q{tc`f }hg} gee q}gii tkakcyk }hk bc`cb{b `g}cl`ge zgs gvgtm.
lzzlt}{`c}ckq g} aleekfk g`m {`cyktqc}s
]hktk qhl{em dk g vcmk tg`fk li lzzlt}{`c}ckq ilt kyktsl`k g} }hk gfk li 79.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q dkeckyk }hg} km{ag}cl` cq cbzlt}g`} ilt gee sl{`f zklzek%
g`m vcee atkg}k% `gees% g ekyke zegsc`f kem dk}vkk` gagmkbca g`m ylag}cl`ge
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sl{t ecik=: Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: =7
tkq}% qatgz Q}tg}kfca Hkge}h G{}hltc}ckq g`m qkkn }l ecbc} }hk zgs g`m
dl`{qkq li }lz @HQ bg`gfktq ql }hg} `l`k gtk zgcm bltk }hg` }hk
Ztcbk Bc`cq}kt.
Bgnk }hk @HQ vltn dk}}kt ds kx}k`mc`f dkq} ztga}cak l` cbztlyc`f
hlqzc}ge mcqahgtfk% bgxcbcqc`f }hk `{bdkt li mgs agqk lzktg}cl`q%
tkm{ac`f mkegsq ztclt }l lzktg}cl`q% g`m vhktk zlqqcdek blyc`f
al`q{e}g}cl`q c`}l }hk albb{`c}s.
C`}kftg}k hkge}h g`m qlacge agtk }l atkg}k g qkgbekqq qktycak%
k`mc`f d{tkg{atg}ca dgttcktq g`m qgyc`f bl`ks }l geelv zklzek }lq}gs c` }hkct hlbkq ilt el`fkt tg}hkt }hg` flc`f c`}l hlqzc}ge lt el`f"
}ktb tkqcmk`}cge agtk.
[qk }hk bl`ks ilt Egdl{tq fflgvkm Zktql`ge Agtk G} Hlbk Dcee
}l ztlycmk f{gtg`}kkm tkqzc}k agtk ilt }hk l`k bceecl` agtktq vhl
vltn }hk el`fkq} hl{tq. Vk vcee kq}gdecqh g` c`mkzk`mk`} albbcqqcl`%
vc}h atlqq"zgt}s q{zzlt}% }l mkykelz ztlzlqgeq ilt el`f"}ktb agtk
li }hk kemktes.
Ztcltc}cqk mkbk`}cg tkqkgtah vc}hc` }hk hkge}h tkqkgtah g`m
mkykelzbk`} d{mfk}.
Cbztlyk gaakqq }l al{`qkeec`f ilt zklzek vc}h bk`}ge hkge}h
ztldekbq% ds al`}c`{c`f }hk tlee"l{} li alf`c}cyk g`m dkhgycl{tge
}hktgzckq.
Tkm{ak }hk cee hkge}h g`m atcbk ag{qkm ds kxakqqcyk mtc`nc`f. Vk
q{zzlt} g dg` l` dkelv"alq} qkeec`f% g`m gtk c` igyl{t li }hk ztc`aczek
li bc`cb{b ztcac`f% q{doka} }l mk}gcekm vltn }l kq}gdecqh hlv c}
al{em dk {qkm c` }ganec`f ztldekbq li cttkqzl`qcdek mtc`nc`f. Vk vcee
geql tkyckv }hk albzekx% cee"}hl{fh}"}htl{fh qsq}kb li }gxg}cl` ilt
Dk}}kt }gtfk} qzk`mc`f l` gm{e} qnceeq. Vk vcee k`m ]tgc` }l Fgc`
i{`mc`f ilt egtfk albzg`ckq% tkq}tca}c`f }hk i{`mq }l }hk qbgee g`m
bkmc{b"qckm tbq }hg} `kkm }hk q{zzlt}. ]hk bl`ks qgykm vcee
dk {qkm }l alykt }hk al{tqk ikkq ilt gm{e}q }gnc`f g tq} Ekyke 1
w{gecag}cl` (q{ah gq G"ekykeq lt g` gm{e} gzztk`}cakqhcz#% geelvc`f
g qcf`cag`} tkm{a}cl` c` }hk lyktgee d{mfk}.
ztl}ka}c`f g`m cbztlyc`f l{t @HQ
Vk gtk ztl{m li }hk @HQ c}q d{ce} l` }hk dgqca Dtc}cqh ztc`aczek li igct`kqq.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q dkeckyk }hg} vk ag` cbztlyk }hk @HQ> c` iga}% vk dkeckyk
c}q l{t m{}s }l ml ql g} g }cbk ecnk }hcq vhk` d{mfk}q gtk }cfh}. Vk gee n`lv
}hg} }ll b{ah ztkacl{q @HQ bl`ks cq vgq}km l` d{tkg{atgas% g`m mla}ltq
g`m `{tqkq qzk`m }ll b{ah }cbk }tsc`f }l bkk} flykt`bk`} }gtfk}q.
Ql l{t tq} ztcltc}s cq }l c atkgqk qzk`mc f c qlbk zgt}q li }hk @HQ ds a{}}c f
vgq}k c` l}hktq. Vk hgyk cmk`}ckm qzkaca qgyc`fq }hg} ag` dk bgmk c`
bg`gfkbk`} alq}q% d{tkg{atgas g`m w{g`flq% g`m vk vcee tkc ykq} }hg} bl`ks
dgan c`}l }hk hkge}h agtk sl{ kkm. Dkag{qk li }hk tcqc`f alq}q li }tkg}bk`}q
g`m g` gfkc`f zlz{eg}cl`% }hktk vcee dk zgt}ca{egt ztkqq{tk l` qktycakq ecnk
ag`akt }tkg}bk`}% bk`}ge hkge}h agtk% bg}kt`c}s qktycakq% g`m mkbk`}cg
agtk> l`es ds flc`f }htl{fh }hcq ztlakqq li `mc`f qgyc`fq keqkvhktk ag` vk
ztl}ka} }hkqk qktycakq c` }hk albc`f skgtq. ]hk @HQ cq g h{fk qsq}kb% g`m
vk vcee bgnk ahg`fkq }l k`q{tk c} vltnq gq kiika}cykes gq zlqqcdek.
Vk vcee?
Fcyk ztcltc}s }l ztkyk`}c`f zklzek fk}}c`f cee ds ec`nc`f zgsbk`}q }l
hkge}h dlgtmq g`m FZq bltk mctka}es }l ztkyk`}cl` bkgq{tkq.
A{} }hk qck li }hk Mkzgt}bk`} li Hkge}h ds hgei% gdlecqh { `kakqqgts
w{g`flq q{ah gq Al``ka}c`f ilt Hkge}h g`m a{} }hk d{mfk}q li }hk
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sl{t ecik=4 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: =1
Kbzlvktc`f elage albb{`c}ckq }l cbztlyk hkge}h qktycakq }htl{fh
keka}km Elage Hkge}h Dlgtmq% vhcah vcee }gnk lykt }hk tlek li Ztcbgts
Agtk ]t{q} dlgtmq c` albbcqqcl`c`f agtk ilt elage zklzek% vltnc`f
c` al"lzktg}cl` vc}h elage al{`aceq. Lykt }cbk% Elage Hkge}h Dlgtmq
qhl{em dk gdek }l }gnk l` ftkg}kt tkqzl`qcdcec}s ilt tkyk`{k g`m
tkql{takq }l geelv elage zklzek }l i{`m elage qktycakq vhcah `kkm
kx}tg bl`ks.
Fcyc`f kykts zg}ck`} }hk tcfh} }l ahllqk }l tkfcq}kt vc}h }hk FZ }hks
vg`}% vc}hl{} dkc`f tkq}tca}km ds vhktk }hks ecyk% g`m }hk tcfh} }l
gaakqq }hkct FZ ds kbgce.
K`q{tc`f }hg} elage FZq gtk mctka}es c`yleykm c` ztlycmc`f l{}"li"
hl{tq agtk.
Tkiltbc`f zgsbk`}q }l FZq ql }hg} }hlqk vhl gaakz} zg}ck`}q itlb
gtkgq vc}h }hk vltq} hkge}h g`m mkztcyg}cl` qaltkq tkakcyk g` kx}tg
zgsbk`} ilt kgah l`k }hks }gnk.
Fcyc`f Elage Hkge}h Dlgtmq }hk itkkmlb }l albbcqqcl` qktycakq
ilt elage zklzek itlb g tg`fk li mciiktk`} }szkq li ztlycmkt% c`ae{mc`f
ilt kxgbzek q}gii al"lzktg}cykq% l` }hk dgqcq li g ekyke zegsc`f kem
c` g`s albzk}c}cyk }k`mktc`f k`mc`f g`s a{ttk`} dcgq c` igyl{t li
ztcyg}k ztlycmktq.
w{gec}s agtk ilt gee zg}ck`}q
Vk gee `kkm }l dk gqq{tkm }hg}% ci vk dkalbk {`vkee% }hk agtk vk fk} vcee
dk li fllm w{gec}s. Blq} li gee% vk `kkm }l dk al`mk`} }hg} l{t qgik}s albkq
tq}% g`m }hg} }hk }tkg}bk`} vk fk} mlkq`} z{} {q c` bltk mg`fkt. Vk vcee
c`}tlm{ak g qktckq li tkiltbq }l cbztlyk zg}ck`} qgik}s.
gealhle }l k`q{tk c} }ganekq dc`fk mtc`nc`f vc}hl{} {`igctes zk`gecqc`f
tkqzl`qcdek mtc`nktq% z{dq g`m cbzlt}g`} elage c`m{q}tckq.
Qgyk ecykq g`m tkm{ak ztkqq{tk l` @HQ d{mfk}q ds a{}}c`f gct
zlee{}cl`. Vk vcee ag`ake zeg`q ilt g }hctm t{`vgs g} Hkg}htlv g`m
l}hkt gctzlt} kxzg`qcl` c` }hk Ql{}h Kgq}% g`m tkm{ak zlee{}cl` itlb
ykhcaek kxhg{q}q }htl{fh }cfh}kt tkf{eg}cl`. Vk vcee gcb }l i{ees bkk}
K{tlzkg` gct w{gec}s }gtfk}q ds 4:74.
bltk al`}tle lykt }hk hkge}h agtk sl{ `kkm
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q dkeckyk }hg} l`k cbzlt}g`} vgs }l cbztlyk }hk @HQ cq }l
bgnk agtk fflkxcdek% mkqcf`km }l q{c} vhg} zg}ck`}q `kkm% `l} vhg} bg`gfktq
vg`}. G`m vk dkeckyk }hg} agtk vl{em cbztlyk ci elage zklzek hgm bltk
al`}tle lykt hlv }hkct hkge}h qktycakq vktk t{`.
]hk @HQ li}k` ikkeq }ll tkbl}k g`m albzekx. Elage qktycakq kqzkacgees
bg}kt`c}s vgtmq g`m gaacmk`} g`m kbktfk`as mkzgt}bk`}q nkkz dkc`f
aelqkm% kyk` }hl{fh elage zklzek mkqzktg}kes vg`} }hkb }l q}gs lzk`. Zklzek
li}k` q}t{ffek }l fk} al`yk`ck`} gaakqq }l FZ qktycakq% g`m zlltkt gtkgq gtk
ekqq vkee qktykm ds }hk @HQ% al`}tcd{}c`f }l vcmk`c`f hkge}h c`kw{gec}ckq.
Vk vcee ahg`fk }hcq ds?
Qhgtzes tkm{ac`f ak`}tgecqkm }gtfk}q g`m d{tkg{atgas% tkzegac`f
}hkb vc}h k`}c}ekbk`}q f{gtg`}kkc`f }hg} zg}ck`}q fk} mcgf`lqcq g`m
}tkg}bk`} l` }cbk. Ci }hks ml `l}% }hk @HQ vcee zgs ilt }hk }tkg}bk`}
}l dk ztlycmkm ztcyg}kes.
Z{}}c`f itl`}"ec`k q}gii c` ahgtfk li }hkct vgtm lt {`c} d{mfk}q%
g`m geelvc`f q}gii }l kq}gdecqh kbzelskk }t{q}q fcyc`f }hkb tkge
c`yleykbk`} g`m g qgs lykt hlv }hkct qktycak cq t{`.
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sl{t ecik== Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: =;
Vk vcee?
Tkw{ctk hlqzc}geq }l dk lzk` gdl{} bcq}gnkq% g`m gevgsq }kee zg}ck`}q
ci qlbk}hc`f hgq fl`k vtl`f.
Bgnk c} ceekfge ilt g Elage Hkge}h Dlgtm }l geelv g mla}lt }l vltn c`
}hk [N vc}hl{} zgqqc`f tld{q} eg`f{gfk g`m albzk}k`ak }kq}q.
Aegbz mlv` l` g`sl`k vhl cq gfftkqqcyk lt gd{qcyk }l q}gii c`
gaacmk`} g`m kbktfk`as mkzgt}bk`}q. Vk vl{em k`al{tgfk dk}}kt
vltnc`f tkeg}cl`qhczq dk}vkk` hlqzc}geq g`m }hk elage zlecak }lztlycmk g` c`atkgqkm zlecak ztkqk`ak g} }cbkq li hcfh tcqn% g`m
c`atkgqk ztlqka{}cl`q. G} }hk qgbk }cbk% vk vcee k`q{tk }hg} ztldekb
mtc`nktq lt q{dq}g`ak gd{qktq gtk tkikttkm ilt gzztlztcg}k }tkg}bk`}.
C} cq mkkzes mcqgzzlc`}c`f }hg} }hk Flykt`bk`} hgq igcekm }l ztlycmk gmkw{g}k
q{zzlt} ilt }hlqk giika}km ds }hk al`}gbc`g}cl` li dellm ztlm{a}q vc}h HCY.
G Ecdktge Mkblatg} flykt`bk`} vcee kq}gdecqh g vltnc`f ftl{z c`yleyc`f zg}ck`}
ftl{zq }l mk}ktbc`k gzztlztcg}k ekykeq li `g`acge gqqcq}g`ak.
gaakqq }l a{e}{tk g`m qzlt}
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q dkeckyk }hg} }hk gt}q gtk g ak`}tge zgt} li acyca g`m
albb{`c}s ecik. ]hks al`}tcd{}k }l c``lyg}cl`% km{ag}cl`% mcyktqc}s% g`m qlacge
c`ae{qcl`% g`m }hk atkg}cyk c`m{q}tckq gtk l`k li }hk igq}kq} ftlvc`f qka}ltq
li }hk kal`lbs. Dtc}gc`q a{e}{tk g`m hktc}gfk zegs g yc}ge tlek c` g}}tga}c`f
ycqc}ltq }l }hk [N g`m dllq}c`f }hk ykts cbzlt}g`} }l{tcqb c`m{q}ts. Vk vcee
ilq}kt g` k`yctl`bk`} c` vhcah gee iltbq li atkg}cyc}s gtk gdek }l ffll{tcqh.
Vk gtk ztl{m }hg} Dtc}gc` cq hlq}c`f }hk Lesbzca g`m Zgtgesbzca Fgbkq
c` 4:74% g`m vk q{zzlt} dcmq ilt l}hkt hcfh"ztlek kyk`}q q{ah gq }hk 4:78
Vltem A{z d{} vk dkeckyk }hg} ftgqqtll}q qzlt} cq o{q} gq cbzlt}g`}. Vk
vcee fcyk zklzek itlb gee dganftl{`mq g`m fk`ktg}cl`q }hk lzzlt}{`c}s }l
zgt}caczg}k c` qzlt}q.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee?
Bgc`}gc` itkk k }ts }l `g}cl`ge b{qk{bq g`m fgeektckq g`m lzk` {z
}hk Flykt`bk`} Gt} Aleeka}cl` ilt ftkg}kt z{deca {qk.
Qk} {z g Atkg}cyk K`}ktztcqk I{`m liiktc`f }tgc`c`f% bk`}ltc`f g`m
qbgee ftg`}q lt elg`q }l hkez atkg}cyk d{qc`kqqkq fk} lii }hk ftl{`m.
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sl{t ecik=9 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: =6
A{} tkm }gzk ilt z{}}c`f l` ecyk b{qca. Vk vcee tkc`}tlm{ak }hk
t{ek geelvc`f }vl zktiltbktq li {`gbzeckm b{qca c` g`s ecak`qkm
ztkbcqkq vc}hl{} }hk `kkm ilt g` k`}kt}gc`bk`} ecak`ak% geelv ecak`qkm
yk`{kq ilt {z }l 4:: zklzek }l hlq} ecyk b{qca vc}hl{} }hk `kkm ilt
g` k`}kt}gc`bk`} ecak`ak% g`m tkblyk }hk tkw{ctkbk`} ilt qahlleq
g`m hlqzc}geq }l gzzes ilt g ecak`ak.
Tkiltb }hk @g}cl`ge El}}kts. Vk vcee ahg fk }hk vgs }hk @g}cl`ge
El}}kts cq }gxkm itlb g }cank} }gx }l g ftlqq ztl}q }gx% vhcah cq
iltkagq} }l mkecykt bltk ilt fllm ag{qkq g`m }hk Kxahkw{kt.
[qk agqh c` mltbg`} dk}}c`f gaal{`}q }l qk} {z g agzc}ge i{`m ilt
cbztlyc`f elage qzlt}q igacec}ckq g`m q{zzlt}c`f qzlt}q ae{dq.
Aelqk ellzhlekq }hg} geelv zegsc`f kemq }l dk qlem lt d{ce} {zl`
vc}hl{} flc`f }htl{fh }hk `ltbge zeg``c`f ztlakm{tkq.
G q}tl`f g`m mcyktqk bkmcg% itkk itlb flykt`bk`} c`}ktiktk`ak g`m ztkqq{tk
cq kqqk`}cge }l g itkk g`m mkblatg}ca qlack}s. Vk vcee?
K`q{tk }hg} }hk DDA tkbgc`q q}tl`f% itkk itlb c`}ktiktk`ak g`m
qka{tkes i{`mkm% `l} ekgq} }l ztlycmk cbzgt}cge `kvq% c`mkzk`mk`} li
zlec}cage g`m albbktacge ztkqq{tkq. Vk vcee geql k`q{tk }hg} }hk DDA
mlkq `l} {`mktbc`k }hk ycgdcec}s li l}hkt bkmcg ztlycmktq }htl{fh
{`igct albzk}c}cl` dgqkm l` c}q z{deca i{`mc`f g`m mlbc`g`} zlqc}cl`.
Q{zzlt} g mcyktqk tkfcl`ge g`m elage bkmcg. Vk vcee hkez }l bgc`}gc`
c`mkzk`mk`} elage ql{takq li `kvq g`m c`iltbg}cl` ds k`gdec`f
zgt}`ktqhczq dk}vkk` ]Y% tgmcl g`m `kvqzgzkt albzg`ckq }l tkm{ak
alq}q% g`m ds ecbc}c`f z{decaes"q{dqcmcqkm albzk}c}cl` ilt zgcm
gmykt}cqc`f itlb elage al{`ace itkk"qhkk}q.
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Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: =3
g igct mkge ilt igbceckq li kykts qhgzk g`m qck
C` Dtc}gc` }lmgs% igbceckq albk c` gee qhgzkq g`m qckq. Ecdktge Mkblatg}q
dkeckyk kykts igbces qhl{em fk} }hk q{zzlt} c} `kkmq }l }htcyk% itlb hkez
vc}h ahcemagtk }htl{fh }l dk}}kt q{zzlt} ilt agtktq g`m kemktes zgtk`}q.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee cbztlyk ecik ilt sl{t igbces. L` }lz li l{t }gx a{}q }l
z{} 6:: c` }hk zlank}q li bceecl`q li elv g`m bcmmek"c`albk kgt`ktq% vk
vcee geelv b{bq g`m mgmq }l qhgtk zgtk`}ge ekgyk dk}vkk` }hkb ql }hks
ag` gttg`fk igbces ecik c` }hk vgs }hg} q{c}q }hkb dkq}. Vk vcee ztlycmk dk}}kt
q{zzlt} ilt ahcemtk` g} tcqn g`m sl{`f gm{e}q }l hkez }hkb }htcyk. Vk vcee
tkq}ltk }hk kgt`c`fq ec`n ilt zk`qcl`q% g`m liikt tkqzc}k dtkgnq ilt agtktq.
G`m vk vcee ztl}ka} igbceckq itlb {`igct dceeq.
hkez ilt igbceckq tcfh} itlb }hk q}gt}
]hk tq} vkknq% bl`}hq g`m skgtq gi}kt g ahcem cq dlt` gtk k`ltbl{qes
cbzlt}g`}% d{} }hk q{zzlt} gttg`fkbk`}q gtk qcbzes }ll c`fflkxcdek g} }hk
blbk`}. Vhk` g dgds cq dlt`% }hk bl}hkt fk}q g skgtq ekgyk g`m }hk ig}hkt
fk}q o{q} }vl vkknq% bkg`c`f }hk bl}hkt hgq }l }gnk }hk ecl`q qhgtk li }hk
tkqzl`qcdcec}s% kyk` ci }hkct zgt}`kt vl{em tg}hkt qhgtk }hc`fq bltk kw{gees.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee?
Fcyk ig}hktq }hk tcfh} }l }cbk lii ilt g`}k"`g}ge gzzlc`}bk`}q.
Geelv zgtk`}q }l qhgtk }hk geelag}cl` li bg}kt`c}s g`m zg}kt`c}s ekgyk
dk}vkk` }hkb c` vhg}kykt vgs q{c}q }hkb dkq}.
Ztl}ka} kxcq}c`f ahcemagtk q{zzlt} gttg`fkbk`}q {`}ce }hk `g}cl`q
`g`akq ag` q{zzlt} g el`fkt }ktb qle{}cl`? g blyk }l 4: hl{tq
itkk ahcemagtk ilt kykts ahcem% itlb }hk gfk li 78 bl`}hq.
sl{t igbces.C` Dtc}gc`
}lmgs% igbceckq albk c` gee
qhgzkq g`m qckq. Ecdktge
Mkblatg}q dkeckyk kykts
igbces qhl{em fk} }hkq{zzlt} c} `kkmq }l }htcyk.
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sl{t igbces;: Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: ;7
Qkkn }l kx}k`m }hk zktclm li qhgtkm zgtk`}ge ekgyk {z }l 78 bl`}hq
vhk` tkql{takq g`m kal`lbca acta{bq}g`akq ge elv.
Q{zzlt} kiilt}q ds ahcemagtk ztlycmktq }l k`al{tgfk bltk bk` }l
vltn c` }hcq h{fkes cbzlt}g`} g`m {`mktyge{km ztlikqqcl`.
Kx}k`m }hk tcfh} }l tkw{kq} fflkxcdek vltnc`f }l gee kbzelskkq% bgnc`f
c} kgqckt ilt ftg`mzgtk`}q% ilt kxgbzek% }l }gnk g agtc`f tlek.
hkezc`f igbceckq q}gs q}tl`fKykts ahcem mkqktykq g hgzzs ecik itkk itlb zlykt}s g`m itkk itlb ikgt.
Ahcemtk` igak }ll bg`s mcia{e}ckq c` }lmgsq Dtc}gc`> }hk Flykt`bk`} cq flc`f
}l igee igt qhlt} li c}q }gtfk} }l a{} ahcem zlykt}s% g`m sl{`f zklzek hgyk dkk`
mkbl`cqkm ds g fk`ktg}cl` li zlec}cacg`q bltk c`}ktkq}km c` ql{`mc`f }l{fh
}hg` c` liiktc`f hkez. Ahcemtk` gtk geql }hk bgc` yca}cbq li igbces dtkgnmlv`.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee?
Bgc`}gc` }hk albbc}bk`} }l k`m ahcem zlykt}s c` }hk [N ds 4:4:.
C`altzltg}k }hk [@ Al`yk`}cl` l` }hk Tcfh}q li }hk Ahcem c`}l [N egv%
k`mc`f }hk mk}k`}cl` li ahcemtk` ilt cbbcftg}cl` z{tzlqkq.
K`hg`ak ahcem ztl}ka}cl`. Vk vcee k`iltak }hk z{decag}cl` li g`
g`l`sbcqkm yktqcl` li Qktcl{q Agqk Tkyckvq }l k`q{tk }hg} ekqql`q
gtk ekgt`km.
Q{zzlt} }hk ldoka}cyk li g} ekgq} g 6: zkt ak`} tkm{a}cl` c` ahcem
bge}tkg}bk`} ds 4:1:% ztlbl}km ds }hk VGYK }t{q}.
Hkez ztl}ka} ahcemtk` g`m sl{`f zklzek itlb mkykelzc`f kfg}cyk
dlms cbgfkq ds tkf{eg}c`f gctdt{qhc`f c` gmykt}q.
]ganek l`ec`k d{eesc`f ds dganc`f w{can"tkzlt} d{}}l`q l` qlacge`k}vltnc`f qc}kq% k`gdec`f liik`qcyk zlq}c`fq }l dk qzkkmces tkblykm.
Q}tk`f}hk` }hk Sl{}h Qktycak ds bgnc`f c} g q}g}{}lts qktycak% g`m ds
k`al{tgfc`f elage g{}hltc}ckq }l ztlycmk sl{}h qktycakq c` zgt}`ktqhcz
vc}h sl{`f zklzek g`m }hk yle{`}gts qka}lt.
Qk} }hk bc`cb{b vgfk g} }hk qgbk ekyke ilt gee vltnktq lykt 79
(kxakz} ilt }hlqk l` gzztk`}cakqhczq#.
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sl{t igbces;4 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: ;1
C`}tlm{ak g Mkig{e} Al`}ga} Gttg`fkbk`} vhcah vl{em mcycmk
}hk ahcemq }cbk dk}vkk` }hkct }vl zgtk`}q c` }hk kyk`} li igbces
dtkgnmlv`% ci }hktk cq `l }htkg} }l }hk qgik}s li }hk ahcem.
mcf`c}s g`m qka{tc}s c` eg}kt ecik
]hk vgs lemkt zklzek gtk }tkg}km cq }hk bgtn li g igct qlack}s. Lemkt zklzek
hgyk vltnkm hgtm g`m al`}tcd{}km }l qlack}s ilt mkagmkq> }hks mkqktyk g
igct mkge. Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee c`atkgqk }hk c`gmkw{g}k dgqca q}g}k zk`qcl`
g`m k`q{tk igct }tkg}bk`} ilt kyktsl`k itlb flykt`bk`}% z{deca qktycakq g`md{qc`kqq gecnk.
]hg} cq vhs Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee?
Cbbkmcg}kes tkq}ltk }hk ec`n dk}vkk` }hk dgqca q}g}k zk`qcl` g`m
kgt`c`fq. Vk vcee {ztg}k }hk q}g}k zk`qcl` g``{gees ds vhcahkykt cq
}hk hcfhkt li ftlv}h c` kgt`c`fq% ftlv}h c` ztcakq lt 4.; zkt ak`}.
C`atkgqk }hk c`albk }gx }htkqhlem }l 7:%:::% qgyc`f blq}
zk`qcl`ktq gtl{`m 7:: g skgt.
Liikt g vkknq tkqzc}k ilt }hk l`k bceecl` agtktq vhl qzk`m ;: hl{tq
kykts vkkn ellnc`f gi}kt g qcan tkeg}cyk.
Qatgz albz{eqlts tk}ctkbk`} gfkq% geelvc`f }hlqk vhl vcqh }lal`}c`{k c` vltn }l ml ql.
Fcyk sl{ al`}tle lykt sl{t lv` zk`qcl` ds qatgzzc`f }hk t{ekq }hg}
albzke sl{ }l d{s g` g``{c}s vhk` sl{ tkgah 6;.
C` }hk el`f }ktb% gcb }l dtc`f c` g Ac}ck`q Zk`qcl` }hg} vcee dk zgcm
}l gee [N ac}ck`q vhl gtk el`f"}ktb tkqcmk`}q% qk} g} }hk ekyke li }hk
Zk`qcl` Atkmc}% }hl{fh }hcq ag` l`es dk ml`k vhk` tkql{takq geelv.
Dkfc` g `g}cl`ge ztlftgbbk }l c`q{eg}k bg`s bltk hlbkq zgcm ilt ds
}hk qgyc`fq itlb elvkt k`ktfs dceeq.
]hktk cq g i{t}hkt% qktcl{q% el`f"}ktb atcqcq igac`f lemkt zklzek? }hk
q{q}gc`gdcec}s li }hk qsq}kbq ilt ztlycmc`f el`f"}ktb agtk. C} cq {`gaakz}gdek
}hg} }hcq ahgeek`fk hgq dkk` }tkg}km gq g zlec}cage ill}dgee. G Ecdktge Mkblatg}
Flykt`bk`} vl{em cbbkmcg}kes kq}gdecqh g` c`mkzk`mk`} albbcqqcl` }l
mkykelz i{}{tk ztlzlqgeq ilt el`f"}ktb agtk }hg} vcee g}}tga} gee"zgt}s q{zzlt}
g`m ql dk q{q}gc`gdek. Vk dkeckyk }hg} }hk kyk`}{ge qle{}cl` b{q} dk dgqkml` }hk ztc`aczekq li igct`kqq% giiltmgdcec}s g`m q{q}gc`gdcec}s.
g igct mkge ilt al`q{bktq
Vhcek lzk` bgtnk}q {q{gees mkecykt lzzlt}{`c}s g`m ztlqzktc}s% qlbk}cbkq
bgtnk}q igce g`m al`q{bktq gtk dgmes }tkg}km ds dcf d{qc`kqq. ]hk dg`nq
hgyk kxzelc}km }hkct zlqc}cl` li zlvkt }l cbzlqk {`igct ahgtfkq. K`ktfs dceeq
gtk igt }ll kxzk`qcyk ilt bg`s zklzek% g`m q{zzecktq hgyk `l} ml`k k`l{fh
}l ztl}ka} }hlqk vhl ag``l} giiltm }l nkkz vgtb.
Vk vcee?
Ahg`fk }hk }gtciiq {qkm ds k`ktfs q{zzes albzg`ckq ql }hg} }hk tq}%
kqqk`}cge% k`ktfs sl{ {qk cq }hk ahkgzkq}. Vkee k`q{tk }hg} kiika}cyk
k`ktfs kiack`as bkgq{tkq gtk c`}tlm{akm }l nkkz dceeq elv g`m }hg}qlacge }gtciiq gtk gygcegdek }l f{gtg`}kk }hk dkq} ztcak ilt gee }hlqk c`
blq} `kkm. Vk vcee qkkn }l kx}k`m ztl}ka}cl` g`m q{zzlt} }l lii"fgq"
ftcm al`q{bktq.
Gmmtkqq {`igct`kqq c` vg}kt ahgtfkq ds al`q{e}c`f l` }hk
cbzekbk`}g}cl` li }hk Vgenkt Tkyckv vhcah tkalbbk`mkm ga}cl` }l
mkge vc}h tkfcl`ge {`igct`kqq c` vg}kt ahgtfkq.
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sl{t igbces;= Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: ;;
Ekfcqeg}k }l k`m {`igct dg`n g`m `g`acge }tg`qga}cl` ahgtfkq% ql
sl{ ag``l} dk ahgtfkm bltk }hg` }hk alq}q c`a{ttkm.
Cbztlyk gaakqq }l dg`nc`f ilt gee vc}h g Zlq}Dg`n% tkyk`{kq itlb
vhcah vcee geql hkez }l qka{tk }hk i{}{tk li }hk Zlq} Liak.
Cbzlqk bgxcb{b c`}ktkq} tg}kq ilt atkmc} agtmq g`m q}ltk agtmq%
ileelvc f al`q{e}g}cl` vc}h }hk `g`acge c m{q}ts g`m al`q{bkt ftl{zq.
C`}tlm{ak g [`cyktqge Qktycak Almk }l qka{tk hcfh"w{gec}s a{q}lbkt
qktycak c` }hk ztcyg}k g`m z{deca qka}ltq% ilt kxgbzek ds tkw{ctc`f }hg}
}hk a{q}lbkt qktycak zhl`k `{bdkt cq itkk itlb bldcekq g`m eg`mec`kq.
Tkw{ctk g elage albzk}c}cl` }kq} ilt gee zeg``c`f gzzecag}cl`q ilt `kv
tk}gce mkykelzbk`}q g`m kq}gdecqh g elage albzk}c}cl` liak vc}hc` }hk
Liak li Igct ]tgmc`f }l c`ykq}cfg}k g`}c"albzk}c}cyk ztga}cakq g} g
elage g`m tkfcl`ge ekyke.
Tkw{ctk gctec`kq }l dk hl`kq} g`m {zitl`} gdl{} ztcac`f% k`mc`f }hk
ztga}cak li gmmc`f hcmmk` ahgtfkq.
A{} tgce igtkq% ahg`fc`f }hk t{ekq c` al`}tga}q vc}h ]tgc` Lzktg}c`f
Albzg`ckq ql }hg} tkf{eg}km igtkq igee dkhc`m c`fflg}cl` ds 7 zkt ak`}
kgah skgt% bkg`c`f g tkge"}ktbq a{}.
Bgnk @k}vltn Tgce tki{`m g }hctm li sl{t }cank} ztcak ci sl{ hgyk }l
}gnk g tgce tkzegakbk`} d{q qktycak.
Tkf{eg}k }hk zgtnc`f qsq}kb }l tkblyk {`igct`kqq g`m q}lz ztcyg}k
qka}lt vhkke"aegbzc`f.
k`hg`akm ztl}ka}cl` ilt g`cbgeq
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q dkeckyk }hg} lv`ktqhcz g`m {qk li g`cbgeq cq g
tkqzl`qcdcec}s }hg} qhl{em `l} dk gd{qkm.
Vk vcee?
Bktfk kxcq}c`f w{g`flq }l kq}gdecqh g` G`cbge Ztl}ka}cl` Albbcqqcl`
}l c`ykq}cfg}k gd{qkq% km{ag}k }hk z{deca g`m k`iltak }hk egv> c} vcee
geql dk gdek }l z{decqh tkzlt}q l` c}q lv` c`c}cg}cyk.
K`m }kq}c`f li hl{qkhlem ztlm{a}q l` g`cbgeq.
Vltn ilt }hk ztlzkt k iltakbk`} li tkf{eg}cl`q ilt }hk }tg`qzlt}g}cl`
li ecyk g`cbgeq gatlqq gee K[ bkbdkt q}g}kq.
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Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: ;6
qka{tc`f Dtc}gc`q i{}{tk vc}h feldge ga}cl`
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q dkeckyk }hg} Dtc}gc` b{q} vltn }lfk}hkt vc}h c}q zgt}`ktq
gdtlgm ci vk gtk }l hgyk }hk dkq} hlzk li bkk}c`f }hk ahgeek`fkq }hk vltem
igakq. Vk dkeckyk c` itkkmlb% o{q}cak% ztlqzktc}s g`m h{bg` tcfh}q ilt gee g`m
vcee ml gee vk ag` }l vltn }lvgtmq g vltem vhktk }hkqk hlzkq dkalbk tkgec}s.
@kykt hgq }hktk dkk` q{ah g `kkm ilt feldge ga}cl`. ]hktk gtk l`es g ikv
skgtq }l }gnk ga}cl` }l q}lz t{`gvgs aecbg}k ahg`fk. ]hk feldge tkakqqcl`
ztlykm }hk `kkm ilt dk}}kt c`}kt`g}cl`ge tkf{eg}cl` li }hk `g`acge bgtnk}q.
@kv qka{tc}s }htkg}q gtk kbktfc`f% ilt vhcah Dtc}gc`q gtbkm iltakq gtk
`l} sk} i{ees kw{czzkm% vhceq} }kttltcq}q g`m ltfg`cqkm atcbc`geq kxzelc}
c`}kt`g}cl`ge `k}vltnq. ]hk ahgeek`fk li }ganec`f feldge zlykt}s tkbgc`q%
vc}h }hk Bceek``c{b Mkykelzbk`} Flgeq q}cee igt itlb dkc`f gahckykm. G`m
}hk dg}}ek ilt h{bg` tcfh}q tkbgc`q }l dk il{fh} c` bg`s al{`}tckq.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee vltn }htl{fh }hk K{tlzkg` [`cl` }l mkecykt g feldge
mkge l` aecbg}k ahg`fk. Vk vcee }tg`qiltb }hk gtbkm iltakq% bkk}c`f }hk
`g}cl`q ldecfg}cl`q {`mkt }hk bcec}gts alyk`g`}% g`m al`m{a}c`f g i{ee
mkik`ak tkyckv }l k`q{tk }hks gtk kw{czzkm ilt blmkt` }htkg}q. Vk vcee
z{qh ilt dk}}kt feldge `g`acge tkf{eg}cl . Vk vcee q}tcyk ilt feldge `{aekgt
mcqgtbgbk`}% qhlvc`f ekgmktqhcz ds albbc}}c`f `l} }l tkzegak }hk ]tcmk`}
`{aekgt vkgzl`q qsq}kb l` g ecnk"ilt"ecnk dgqcq. Vk vcee bkk} }hk [Nq
ldecfg}cl`q }l }hk mkykelzc`f vltem ds albbc}}c`f }l qzk`mc`f :.6 zkt ak`}
li F@C l` gcm. G`m vk vcee z{} Dtc}gc` g} }hk hkgt} li K{tlzk% }l k`q{tk vk
{qk l{t c`ffl{k`ak }l gahckyk ztlqzktc}s% qka{tc}s g`m lzzlt}{`c}s ilt Dtc}gc`.
}ganec`f aecbg}k ahg`fk
Aecbg}k ahg`fk cq }hk ftkg}kq} ahgeek`fk igac`f }hcq fk`ktg}cl`. Ecdktge
Mkblatg}q gtk {`vgyktc`f c` l{t albbc}bk`}? t{`gvgs aecbg}k ahg`fk
b{q} dk q}lzzkm% g`m zlec}cacg`q b{q} ileelv }hk qack`ak c` ltmkt }l bgnk
}hg} hgzzk`.
sl{t vltem.Dtc}gc` b{q}
vltn }lfk}hkt vc}h l{t zgt}`ktq
gdtlgm ci vk gtk }l hgyk }hk
dkq} hlzk li bkk}c`f }hk
ahgeek`fkq }hk vltem igakq.Vk dkeckyk c` itkkmlb% o{q}cak%
ztlqzktc}s g`m h{bg` tcfh}q
ilt gee g`m vcee ml gee vk ag` }l
vltn }lvgtmq g vltem vhktk
}hkqk hlzkq dkalbk tkgec}s.
Gdlyk gee% aecbg}k ahg`fk cq}hk ftkg}kq} ahgeek`fk igac`f
}hcq fk`ktg}cl`.
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sl{t vltem;8 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: ;3
K`feg`m g`m Qal}eg`m ql }hg} }hks ag` bg`{iga}{tk liiqhltk vc`m
}{tdc`kq g`m l}hkt bgtc`k tk`kvgdek k`ktfs kw{czbk`}.
Eg{`ah g` Kal Agqh"Dgan qahkbk% ilt l k skgt l es% vhcah vcee
fcyk sl{ =:: ci sl{ c`q}gee ml{dek fegc`f% tkzegak g` lem dlcekt% lt
c`q}gee bcatl"fk`ktg}cl`. Ci sl{ ahllqk bcatl"fk`ktg}cl`% sl{ vcee dk
gdek }l qkee }hk k`ktfs dgan }l }hk @g}cl`ge Ftcm g} g ztl}% vc}h g
bltk g}}tga}cyk ikkm"c` }gtcii }hg` {`mkt a{ttk`} flykt`bk`} zeg`q.
Qk} gqcmk kx}tg bl`ks ilt qahlleq }l cbztlyk }hk k`ktfs kiack`as
li }hkct d{cemc`fq. ]hks vcee zgs dgan }hk elg` lykt }cbk itlb k`ktfsqgyc`fq% atkg}c`f g tleec`f i{`m }l hkez c`q{eg}k gee z{deca d{cemc`fq.
C`ykq} 7=: bceecl` c` g d{q qatgzzgfk qahkbk }hg} hkezq d{q
albzg`ckq }l tkzegak lem zlee{}c`f d{qkq vc}h `kv elv"agtdl` l`kq
g`m atkg}kq oldq.
Delan g`s kv alge"tkm zlvkt q}g}cl`q }hk blq} zlee{}c`f iltb li
zlvkt fk`ktg}cl` {`ekqq }hks gtk gaalbzg`ckm ds }hk hcfhkq} ekyke
li agtdl` agz}{tk g`m q}ltgfk igacec}ckq.
Tkoka} g `kv fk`ktg}cl` li {aekgt zlvkt q}g}cl`q> dgqkm l` }hk
kycmk`ak `{aekgt cq g igt bltk kxzk`qcyk vgs li tkm{ac`f agtdl`
kbcqqcl`q }hg` ztlbl}c`f k`ktfs al`qktyg}cl` g`m tk`kvgdek k`ktfs.
Cbztlyk k`ktfs kiack`as c` }hk albbktacge g`m z{deca qka}ltq% ds
q}tk`f}hk`c`f }hk Agtdl` Tkm{a}cl` Albbc}bk`} K`ktfs Kiack`as
Qahkbk g`m tkw{ctc`f albzg`ckq g`m flykt`bk`} mkzgt}bk`}q }l
tkzlt} l` }hkct k`ktfs {qk g`m qk} }gtfk}q ilt tkm{ac`f c}. Vk vcee qk}
g 1: zkt ak`} k`ktfs kiack`as cbztlykbk`} }gtfk} ilt 4:4:% g`m
vcee albbc} }hk flykt`bk`} }l }hk flgeq li }hk 7:?7: agbzgcf` gq
g tq} q}kz.
Vk vcee qk} g }gtfk} ilt g ktl"agtdl` Dtc}gc` }hg} mlkq`} al`}tcd{}k g} gee }l
feldge vgtbc`f bgnc`f }hk Dtc}cqh kal`lbs agtdl`"`k{}tge lyktgee ds 4:;:%
tkm{ac`f agtdl` kbcqqcl`q c` }hk [N ds lykt =: zkt ak`} li 733: ekykeq ds
4:4: gq g q}kz l` }hk vgs.
L{t tkqzl`qk }l aecbg}k ahg`fk vcee fcyk }hk Dtc}cqh zklzek bltk qka{tk
k`ktfs q{zzeckq% tkm{ak gct zlee{}cl` g`m tkeg}km hkge}h alq}q g`m atkg}k
}hl{qg`mq li `kv oldq.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee?
Dkfc` g }k`"skgt ztlftgbbk li hlbk c`q{eg}cl`% liiktc`f g hlbk
k`ktfs cbztlykbk`} zgangfk li {z }l 7:%::: zkt hlbk% zgcm ilt
ds }hk qgyc`fq itlb elvkt k`ktfs dceeq% g`m bgnk q{tk kykts `kv
hlbk cq i{ees k`ktfs"kiack`} ds cbztlyc`f d{cemc`f tkf{eg}cl`q.
Qk} g }gtfk} ilt =: zkt ak`} li [N keka}tcac}s }l albk itlb aekg`%
`l`"agtdl`"kbc}}c`f ql{takq ds 4:4:% tcqc`f }l 7:: zkt ak`} ds 4:;:%
{`mktzc``km ds f{gtg`}kkm ztcak q{zzlt}> g`m k`q{tk }hg} g} ekgq}
}htkk"w{gt}ktq li }hcq `kv tk`kvgdek k`ktfs albkq itlb bgtc`k g`m
liiqhltk ql{takq.
Qk} l{} g aekgt tk`kvgdekq tl{}kbgz }l 4:;:% alyktc`f ftcm gaakqq
g`m c`ykq}bk`} c` keka}tcac}s `k}vltnq% g`m mkykelz `kv c`ak`}cykq
}l ztlbl}k tk`kvgdek hkg}.
]tg`qiltb }hk keka}tcac}s `k}vltnq c`}l g ms`gbca keka}tcac}s ftcm
}hg} ag` dk}}kt al``ka} g`m c`}kftg}k `kv% aekg` k`ktfs }kah`lelfckq
zgt}ca{egtes }htl{fh }hk dk}}kt {qk li q{d"qkg al``ka}cl`q% ekgmc`f }l
}hk mkykelzbk`} li g K{tlzkg` Q{zktftcm.
C`ykq} {z }l =:: bceecl` c` tki{tdcqhc`f qhczsgtmq c` }hk @lt}h li
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sl{t vltem9: Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 97
Vltn ilt }hk gmlz}cl` li w{can vc` bkgq{tkq }hg} al{em dk
c`c}cg}km vc}hc` }hk `kx} ikv skgtq q{ah gq tkm{ac`f }hk {qk li
hsmtlffl{ltlagtdl`q (HIAq#.
G} }hk [@ ekyke% vk vcee q{zzlt} }hk ztlycqcl` li [@ Gmgz}g}cl` I{`mq ilt
mkykelzc`f al{`}tckq% `g`akm itlb c`}kt`g}cl`ge kbcqqcl`q bgtnk}q% q{ah gq
g agz"g`m"}tgmk qsq}kb ilt c`}kt`g}cl`ge kbcqqcl`q itlb gycg}cl` g`m qhczzc`f.
ztl}ka}c`f }hk feldge k`yctl`bk`}
H{bg`q gtk ecyc`f dksl`m }hk gdcec}s li }hk zeg`k} }l q{zzlt} ecik> bltk }hg`
9: zkt ak`} li }hk dgqca kalqsq}kbq }hg} q{zzlt} ecik l` Kgt}h gtk dkc`f
mkftgmkm lt {qkm {`q{q}gc`gdes. Al"ltmc`g}km c`}kt`g}cl`ge ga}cl` g`m
kiika}cyk feldge c`q}c}{}cl`q gtk `kakqqgts }l hkez atkg}k g q{q}gc`gdek i{}{tk
g`m cbztlyk }hk w{gec}s li ecik li gee }hk vltemq ac}ck`q.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee?
Vltn }htl{fh }hk K[ }l bgnk q{tk }hg} }hk k`yctl`bk`} cq i{ees
c`}kftg}km c`}l }hk ldoka}cykq li c`}kt`g}cl`ge c`q}c}{}cl`q q{ah gq }hk
Vltem Dg`n% C`}kt`g}cl`ge Bl`k}gts I{`m g`m Vltem ]tgmk Ltfg`cqg}cl`.
Vltn }l c`atkgqk }hk tkql{tac`f li }hk [@ K`yctl`bk`} Ztlftgbbk
g`m cbztlyk }hk k`iltakbk`} li c`}kt`g}cl`ge k`yctl`bk`}ge }tkg}ckq.
Ztl}ka} }hk vltemq iltkq}q% `l} l`es }l tkm{ak agtdl` kbcqqcl`q d{}
geql }l ztkqktyk }hcq at{acge tkqktylct li dclmcyktqc}s. Vk vcee gtf{k ilt
g` c`}kt`g}cl`ge }gtfk} li ktl `k} mkiltkq}g}cl` ds 4:4:> q{zzlt} g
`kv qsq}kb li zgsbk`}q }l mkykelzc`f al{`}tckq }l k`gdek }hkb }l
tkm{ak mkiltkq}g}cl`> g`m gmlz} g} K[ lt% ci `kakqqgts% g} [N ekyke
g `kv egv bgnc`f c} ceekfge }l cbzlt} lt zlqqkqq }cbdkt ztlm{akm
ceekfgees c` iltkcf` al{`}tckq.
ekgmc`f }hk fh} gfgc`q} aecbg}k ahg`fk
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q gtk albbc}}km }l qka{tc`f g ekfgees dc`mc`f feldge
gftkkbk`} l` ecbc}c`f }hk c`atkgqk c` feldge }kbzktg}{tkq }l dkelv 7.6
mkftkkq Akeqc{q. Vk dkeckyk }hg} q{ah g` gftkkbk`} b{q} dk dgqkm
l` tkm{ac`f kbcqqcl`q lyktgee% vhcek kw{gecqc`f kbcqqcl`q dk}vkk` }hk
mkykelzkm g`m mkykelzc`f vltemq }hk ztc`aczek li al`}tga}cl` g`m
al`yktfk`ak. Q}tl`f g`m atkmcdek K[ gbdc}cl`% vc}h kiika}cyk [N ekgmktqhcz%
gtk kqqk`}cge ilt gahckyc`f g feldge gftkkbk`}% ql }hg} }l}ge ftkk`hl{qk
fgq kbcqqcl`q zkgn `l eg}kt }hg` 4:7;. Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee vltn vc}hc`
K{tlzk g`m c`}kt`g}cl`gees }l fcyk tk`kvkm {tfk`as }l feldge kiilt}q }lalbdg} aecbg}k ahg`fk.
Vk vcee ztkqq }hk K[ }l?
Ztlbl}k }hk }tg`qc}cl` }l g elv"agtdl` kal`lbs c` K{tlzk% ds
blyc`f {`ceg}ktgees g`m cbbkmcg}kes }l g` K[ kbcqqcl`q tkm{a}cl`
}gtfk} li 1: zkt ak`} ds 4:4:% gmlz}c`f `kv el`f"}ktb }gtfk}q
g`m zlecackq ilt aekg` k`ktfs g`m k`ktfs kiack`as> g`m kxzg`m
c`ykq}bk`} c` k`ktfs }kah`lelfs c``lyg}cl`% vc}hc` K{tlzk g`m
c`}kt`g}cl`gees.
Dllq} c`ykq}bk`} c` aekg` k`ktfs ds tkiltbc`f }hk K[ kbcqqcl`q
}tgmc`f qahkbk dtc`fc`f c` g }cfh}kt agz l` kbcqqcl`q% g{a}cl`c`f
gq bg`s geelvg`akq gq zlqqcdek% g`m k`al{tgfc`f l}hkt K{tlzkg`
al{`}tckq }l c`atkgqk }hk {qk li tkqktyk ztcakq c` geelvg`ak g{a}cl`q.
K`fgfk vc}h bgolt kbc}}ktq g`m mkkzk` mczelbg}ca al"lzktg}cl`
dk}vkk` }hk K[ g`m kbktfc`f kal`lbckq g`m mkykelzc`f al{`}tckq%
ztlycmk k`hg`akm `g`acge q{zzlt} ilt elv"agtdl` qle{}cl`q g`m ekgm
c`}kt`g}cl`ge kiilt}q }l ztlbl}k }hk }tg`qikt li }kah`lelfckq }hg} vcee
hkez }l }ganek aecbg}k ahg`fk.
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sl{t vltem94 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 91
Vltn vc}h l}hkt al{`}tckq }l mkykelz g` c`}kt`g}cl`ge egdkeec`f qsq}kb
ilt }hk k`yctl`bk`}ge cbzga} li ztlm{a}q% hkezc`f al`q{bktq ahllqk
}hlqk vc}h }hk ekgq} cbzga} l` tkql{tak {qk g`m zlee{}cl`.
bkk}c`f Dtc}gc`q ldecfg}cl`q }l }hk mkykelzc`f
vltem
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q gtk albbc}}km }l vltnc`f }lvgtmq g vltem itkk itlb
zlykt}s% c`kw{gec}s g`m c`o{q}cak g`m bkk}c`f }hk Bceek``c{b Mkykelzbk`}
Flgeq cq g yc}ge tq} q}kz. D{} dksl`m }hcq vk vcee geql k`q{tk }hg} ga}cl` cq}gnk` }l geelv mkykelzc`f `g}cl`q }l ftlv g`m }l ztkyk`} }hkb q{iiktc`f
{`igctes }hk kiika}q li aecbg}k ahg`fk c`fflca}km ds mkykelzkm al{`}tckq.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee?
C`atkgqk }hk [Nq gcm d{mfk} }l tkgah }hk [@ }gtfk} li :.6 zkt ak`}
li F@C ds 4:71 g`m k`qhtc`k }hg} }gtfk} c` egv. Vk vcee hlem }hk F8 }l
c}q Fek`kgfekq zekmfkq l` gcm% c`ae{mc`f l` }hk :.6 zkt ak`} }gtfk}.
Vltn vc}h l}hkt al{`}tckq }l kq}gdecqh `kv ql{takq li mkykelzbk`}
`g`ac`f% c`ae{mc`f dtc`fc`f iltvgtm {tfk`} ztlzlqgeq ilt g `g`acge
}tg`qga}cl` }gx g`m g agz"g`m"}tgmk qsq}kb ilt agtdl` kbcqqcl`q
itlb gycg}cl` g`m qhczzc`f.
Q{zzlt} tkiltb li }hk feldge `g`acge c`q}c}{}cl`q q{ah gq }hk Vltem
Dg`n g`m CBI.
Dg` dg`nq itlb igacec}g}c`f }hk }tg`qikt li i{`mq ld}gc`km ds
altt{z}cl`. Vk vcee atgan mlv` l` }gx hgyk`q vhcah geelv c`mcycm{geq
g`m altzltg}cl`q }l gylcm zgsc`f }gxkq }l mkykelzc`f al{`}tckq.
K`q{tk }hg} }hk mkykelzc`f vltem cq ztkzgtkm }l mkge vc}h }hk
al`qkw{k`akq li g ahg`fc`f aecbg}k. Vk vcee k`q{tk }hg} gmgz}g}cl`
g`m bc}cfg}cl` bkgq{tkq gtk `g`akm ds c`m{q}tcgecqkm `g}cl`q l` }lz
li kxcq}c`f gcm albbc}bk`}q.
Ztcltc}cqk hkge}h g`m km{ag}cl` ztlftgbbkq vhcah gcb }l ztlbl}k
fk`mkt kw{gec}s% tkm{ak bg}kt`ge g`m c`ig`} blt}gec}s% g`m tkq}tca} }hk
qztkgm li bgolt mcqkgqkq ecnk HCY,GCMQ% ]D g`m bgegtcg. Vk vcee ila{q
kiilt} l` q{zzesc`f dgqca `kkmq ecnk aekg` vg}kt.
Q{zzlt} g feldge i{`m ilt qlacge ztl}ka}cl` }l hkez mkykelzc`f
al{`}tckq d{cem ycgdek vkeigtk qsq}kbq.
Z{qh ilt g tk`kvkm c`}kt`g}cl`ge kiilt} l` mkd} g`m q{zzlt} 7::
zkt ak`} ag`akeeg}cl` li }hk {`zgsgdek mkd}q li }hk vltemq zlltkq}
al{`}tckq. Vk vcee geql }gnk bkgq{tkq gfgc`q} y{e}{tk i{`mq g`m
eldds ilt qcbcegt ga}cl` g} c`}kt`g}cl`ge ekyke.
kw{czzc`f Dtc}gc`q gtbkm iltakq ilt }hk
47q} ak`}{ts
Blmkt` gtbkm iltakq igak g qktckq li albzekx ahgeek`fkq. Gel`fqcmk
fh}c`f al`yk`}cl`ge vgtq% }hks qkkn }l ztl}ka} {q itlb }hk }htkg}q li
}kttltcqb% bgc`}gc` }hk zkgak% {`mkt}gnk al`fflca} ztkyk`}cl` g`m hkez
igacec}g}k mkykelzbk`} c` zlltkt `g}cl`q.
]hk vltem hgq ahg`fkm k`ltbl{qes qc`ak }hk k`m li }hk Alem Vgt. @kv
}htkg}q gtk kbktfc`f g`m sk} Dt c}gc`q gtbkm iltakq tkbgc` egtfkes kw{czzkm
}l fh} }hk lem l`kq. ]hk Ctgw Vgt% g`m geekfg}cl`q lykt Dtc}cqh albzecac}s
c` }lt}{tk g`m c` qkatk} tk`mc}cl` fflcfh}q li }kttltcq} q{qzka}q% hcfhecfh} }hk
mg`fktq li g q{dqktyck`} tkeg}cl`qhcz vc}h }hk [`c}km Q}g}kq }hg} `kfeka}q
Dtc}gc`q altk yge{kq g`m c`}ktkq}q.
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]hk }htkg}q li }lblttlv gtk ecnkes }l dk mtcyk` ds igcekm q}g}kq% bgqq
bcftg}cl`% aecbg}k ahg`fk g`m tkfcl`ge c`q}gdcec}s. Ql vk vcee k`q{tk }hg}
}gxzgsktq bl`ks cq qzk`} bltk kiika}cykes l` kw{czzc`f }hk iltakq ilt
}hk }gqnq li }hk i{}{tk% `l} lem Alem Vgt }htkg}q. Vk vcee?
Hlem g` cbbkmcg}k Q}tg}kfca Qka{tc}s g`m Mkik`ak Tkyckv (QQMT#
}l k`q{tk }hg} Dtc}gc` mkzelsq c}q tkql{takq }l igak }hk blq} qktcl{q
}htkg}q }l c}q ac}ck`q qka{tc}s g`m vkee"dkc`f% c`ae{mc`f `l`"bcec}gts
ahgeek`fkq q{ah gq aecbg}k ahg`fk.
Vc}h q}tl`f ]tkgq{ts c`yleykbk`}% tkyckv gee bgolt mkik`ak
ztla{tkbk`} ztloka}q }htl{fh }hk QQMT }l k`q{tk bl`ks cq dkc`f
qzk`} kiika}cykes. Vk vcee `l} z{tahgqk }tg`ahk 1D li }hk K{tlfh}kt.
T{ek l{} }hk ecnk"ilt"ecnk tkzegakbk`} li }hk ]tcmk`} `{aekgt vkgzl`q
qsq}kb. G} g alq} li 7:: dceecl` lykt g ecik}cbk c} cq {`giiltmgdek% g`m
Dtc}gc`q qka{tc}s vl{em dk dk}}kt qktykm ds ge}kt`g}cykq. Vk q{zzlt}
b{e}ceg}ktge `{aekgt mcqgtbgbk`} g`m vcee k`q{tk }hg} }hk [N zegsq g
ztlga}cyk tlek c` }hk gtbq tkm{a}cl` }genq q}gt}c`f eg}kt }hcq skgt.
Tkc`ycfltg}k Itg`al"Dtc}cqh g`m vcmkt K{tlzkg` mkik`ak al"lzktg}cl`}l k`q{tk ztla{tkbk`} alq}q gtk nkz} elv.
g igct mkge ilt l{t qktycak zktql``ke
]hk dtgyk bk` g`m vlbk` li Dtc}gc`q gtbkm iltakq gtk }hk blq} ztkacl{q
bcec}gts gqqk} vk hgyk. ]hks b{q} dk }tkg}km igctes% vc}h zgs g`m al`mc}cl`q
}hg} tkfflka} }hkct l{}q}g`mc`f albbc}bk`} }l }hcq al{`}ts% g`m ztlzktes yge{km
g`m q{zzlt}km gi}kt }hks ekgyk }hk qktycakq.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee z{} }hk iltakq vkeigtk tq}. Vk vcee?
Fcyk g zgs tcqk }l }hk elvkt tg`nq ql }hg} }hkct zgs cq dtl{fh} c`}l ec`k
vc}h }hk q}gt}c`f qgegts li }hkct kbktfk`as qktycakq al{`}ktzgt}q.
Ml{dek }hk tg}k li blmkt`cqg}cl` li iltakq igbces hlbkq }l k`q{tk
}hks gtk } ilt hktlkq.
Vhcek c} cq `kakqqgts }l `m tkql{takq }l q{zzlt} }hk }tllzq ztlzktes% g} }hk
qgbk }cbk igct`kqq tkw{ctkq }hg} vk bgnk qgyc`fq vhktk zlqqcdek vc}hc` }hk
mkik`ak d{mfk} gq g vhlek. Vk vcee tkm{ak }hk `{bdkt li acycecg` q}gii c` }hk
Bc`cq}ts li Mkik`ak g`m tkm{ak `{bdktq li }lz dtgqq liaktq.
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sl{t vltem99 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 96
z{}}c`f Dtc}gc` g} }hk hkgt} li K{tlzk
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q dkeckyk }hg} K{tlzkg` al"lzktg}cl` cq }hk dkq} vgs ilt
Dtc}gc` }l dk q}tl`f% qgik g`m c`ffl{k`}cge c` }hk i{}{tk. Vk vcee k`q{tk }hg}
Dtc}gc` bgxcbcqkq c}q c`ffl{k`ak }htl{fh g q}tl`f g`m zlqc}cyk albbc}bk`}.
D{} o{q} dkag{qk K{tlzk cq kqqk`}cge% }hg} mlkq`} bkg` }hk K{tlzkg`
[`cl` cq zktika}. Vk vcee al`}c`{k }l agbzgcf` ilt cbztlykm gaal{`}gdcec}s%
kiack`as g`m kiika}cyk`kqq. Vltnc`f }lfk}hkt% }hk bkbdkt q}g}kq li }hk
K[ hgyk g dk}}kt ahg`ak li bg`gfc`f }hk cbzga}q li feldgecqg}cl`% q{ah
gq atlqq"dltmkt atcbk g`m k`yctl`bk`}ge zlee{}cl`.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee?
Vltn vc}h Dtc}gc`q K{tlzkg` `kcfhdl{tq }l atkg}k }hl{qg`mq li
`kv oldq ds dtkgnc`f mlv` }tgmk dgttcktq g`m dllq}c`f q{zzlt} ilt
ftkk` oldq.
Vltn }htl{fh }hk K{tlzkg` [`cl` ilt q}tca}kt c`}kt`g}cl`ge tkf{eg}cl`
li `g`acge qktycakq g`m dg`nc`f.
Nkkz Dtc}gc` zgt} li c`}kt`g}cl`ge atcbk"fh}c`f bkgq{tkq q{ah
gq }hk K{tlzkg` Gttkq} Vgttg`}% K{tlzkg` Zlecak Liak (K{tlzle#%
K{tlo{q}% g`m }hk K{tlzkg` Atcbc`ge Tkaltmq C`iltbg}cl` Qsq}kb%
vhcek k`q{tc`f hcfh q}g`mgtmq li o{q}cak.
Nkkz }hk ztkqq{tk l` ilt tkiltb li gftca{e}{tge q{dqcmckq ql
}hg} igtbktq% al`q{bktq g`m }gxzgsktq fk} g igct mkge% g`m }hk
k`yctl`bk`} cq ztl}ka}km.
Icfh} }l q}lz BKZq hgyc`f }l }tgyke }l }hk Q}tgqdl{tf Zgtecgbk`}
kykts bl`}h% vgq}c`f 4:: bceecl` g skgt.
Agbzgcf` ilt al`}c`{c`f tkiltb li }hk K[ d{mfk} ql }hg} bl`ks cq
qzk`} l`es l` }hk }hc`fq }hk K[ tkgees `kkmq }l ml.
]hk K{tlzkg` [`cl` hgq kyleykm qcf`cag`}es qc`ak }hk egq} z{deca yl}k
l` bkbdktqhcz lykt }hct}s skgtq gfl. Ecdktge Mkblatg}q }hktkiltk tkbgc`
albbc}}km }l g` c`,l{} tkiktk`m{b }hk `kx} }cbk g Dtc}cqh flykt`bk`} qcf`q
{z ilt i{`mgbk`}ge ahg`fk c` }hk tkeg}cl`qhcz dk}vkk` }hk [N g`m }hk K[.
Vk dkeckyk }hg} c} cq c` Dtc}gc`q el`f"}ktb c`}ktkq} }l dk zgt} li }hk k{tl.
D{} Dtc}gc` qhl{em l`es olc` vhk` }hk kal`lbca al`mc}cl`q gtk tcfh}% g`m c`
}hk ztkqk`} kal`lbca qc}{g}cl`% }hks gtk `l}. Dtc}gc` qhl{em olc` }hk k{tl l`es
ci }hg} mkacqcl` vktk q{zzlt}km ds }hk zklzek li Dtc}gc` c` g tkiktk`m{b.
q}g`mc`f {z ilt ecdktge yge{kq gtl{`m }hk vltem
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee z{} Dtc}cqh yge{kq li igct`kqq g`m }hk t{ek li egv
dgan g} }hk hkgt} li l{t iltkcf` zlecas. Dtc}cqh zklzek {qkm }l dk ztl{m li
vhg} l{t al{`}ts q}llm ilt. D{} Dtc }gc`q tkz{}g}cl` hgq dkk` mgbgfkm ds
{`qat{z{el{q gtbq mkgeq vc}h mca}g}ltq% geekfg}cl`q li c`yleykbk`} c` }lt}{tk%
g`m li al{tqk }hk mcqgq}tl{q g`m ceekfge c`ygqcl` li Ctgw. Vk vcee geql fcyk
ftkg}kt q{zzlt} }l al`fflca} ztkyk`}cl` vhcah qgykq bl`ks g`m qgykq ecykq.
Vk vcee?
Bgnk }hk K[ {qk c}q aleeka}cyk vkcfh} kiika}cykes c` l}hkt gtkgq li
iltkcf` zlecas. Dtc}gc` ag` hgyk g igt q}tl`fkt ylcak l` tkeg}cl`q vc}h
T{qqcg% Ahc`g% Ctg` g`m }hk Bcmmek Kgq} zkgak ztlakqq vhk` c} olc`q
vc}h }hk tkq} li K{tlzk.
Dk atc}cage q{zzlt}ktq li }hk Gifhg`cq}g` bcqqcl`. ]hk bcec}gts q{tfk
b{q} dk gaalbzg`ckm ds g q}tg}kfs }l k`q{tk g bltk ekfc}cbg}k
flykt`bk`}% }ganek altt{z}cl` g`m vc` lykt blmktg}k kekbk`}q c`
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sl{t vltem98 Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 93
}hk c`q{tfk`as. Vk vcee al`}c`{k }l mkbg`m g q}tg}kfs }hg} c`yleykq
l}hkt zegsktq c` }hk tkfcl`. Vk dkeckyk }hg} g q{aakqqi{e q}tg}kfs vcee
q}gdcecqk Gifhg`cq}g` k`l{fh }l geelv Dtc}cqh }tllzq }l albk hlbk
m{tc`f }hk `kx} Zgtecgbk`}.
Q{zzlt} }hk kq}gdecqhbk`} li g` C`}kt`g}cl`ge Gtbq ]tgmk ]tkg}s
}l ecbc} }hk qgek li gtbq }l mg`fktl{q tkfcbkq g`m vltn ilt g i{ee
c`}kt`g}cl`ge dg` l` ae{q}kt b{`c}cl`q. Vk vcee k`q{tk }hg} Dtc}cqh
gtbq gtk `l} qlem }l q}g}kq }hg} vl{em {qk }hkb ilt c`}kt`ge
tkztkqqcl`. Vk vcee tkw{ctk gtbq dtlnktq }l tkfcq}kt {`mkt g almk
li al`m{a} g`m tkylnk }hk ecak`akq li }hlqk vhl dtkgn }hk almk.
Q{zzlt} ga}cl` ds }hk c`}kt`g}cl`ge albb{`c}s }l q}lz Ctg` ld}gc`c`f
`{aekgt vkgzl`q. Vk vl{em ileelv g mczelbg}ca tl{}k li ga}cyk
k`fgfkbk`}% g`m gtk tkgms }l dgan }gtfk}km qg`a}cl`q% d{} vk
lzzlqk bcec}gts ga}cl` gfgc`q} Ctg` g`m dkeckyk }hlqk ageec`f ilt q{ah
ga}cl` {`mktbc`k }hk ftlvc`f tkiltb blykbk`} c` Ctg`.
Hlem g i{ee o{mcacge c`w{cts c`}l geekfg}cl`q li Dtc}cqh albzecac}s c`
}lt}{tk g`m q}g}k ncm`gzzc`f gq zgt} li g ztlakqq }l tkq}ltk Dtc}gc`q
tkz{}g}cl` ilt mkak`as g`m igct`kqq.
Tkbgc` albbc}}km }l }hk qkgtah ilt g zkgaki{e tkqle{}cl` li }hk
Cqtgkec"Zgekq}c`cg` al`fflca}. G q{q}gc`gdek qle{}cl` ag` dk tkgahkm c`
}hk al`}kx} li }vl qkzgtg}k Cqtgkec g`m Zgekq}c`cg` q}g}kq% b{}{geestkalf`cqkm g`m c`}kt`g}cl`gees gaakz}km vc}hc` dltmktq vhcah gtk
qka{tk g`m dgqkm l` }hk qc}{g}cl` dkiltk }hk 7396 al`fflca}. Vk
al`mkb` mcqztlzlt}cl`g}k iltak {qkm ds gee qcmkq. Vk dkeckyk
Dtc}gc` g`m }hk K[ b{q} z{} ztkqq{tk l` Cqtgke g`m Kfsz} }l k`m
}hk delangmk li Fgg.
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Ecdktge Mkblatg} Bg`cikq}l 4:7: 67
tkd{cemc`f qka{tc}s% lzzlt}{`c}s% hlbkq g`m hlzk
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q dkeckyk c` q}tl`f albb{`c}ckq% vhktk elage zklzek ag`
albk }lfk}hkt }l bkk} elage `kkmq% k`ols g zekgqg`} elage k`yctl`bk`}% g`m
ikke itkk itlb }hk }htkg} li atcbk. Vk vg`} kykts albb{`c}s }l dk qgik g`m
igct% g`m liikt lzzlt}{`c}ckq }l zklzek li kykts dganftl{`m.
[`mkt Egdl{t g`m Al`qktyg}cyk t{ek% albb{`c}ckq hgyk dkk` ek} mlv`.
Flykt`bk`}q hgyk }genkm }l{fh l` atcbk d{} igcekm }l }gnk kiika}cyk ga}cl`.
Egan li giiltmgdek hl{qc`f hgq mtcyk` bg`s sl{`f zklzek l{} li }hk
albb{`c}ckq vhktk }hks vktk dlt`. Z{deca }tg`qzlt} cq kxzk`qcyk vhk` c} cq
}hktk g} gee. Nks elage qktycakq ecnk }hk Zlq} Liak hgyk mkaec`km mtgbg}cagees.
Ecdktge Mkblatg}q vcee z{} }hl{qg`mq bltk zlecak l` }hk dkg} g`m bgnk
}hkb vltn bltk kiika}cykes }l a{} atcbk. Vk yge{k Dtc}gc`q lzk`% vkealbc`f
ahgtga}kt% g`m vcee ztl}ka} c} ds ahg`fc`f }hk cbbcftg}cl` qsq}kb }l bgnk c}
tb g`m igct ql }hg} zklzek ag` l`ak gfgc` z{} }hkct igc}h c` c}. Vk vcee c`ykq}
c` z{deca }tg`qzlt} g`m a{} tgce igtkq% gq vkee gq ztlycmc`f bltk giiltmgdek
hlbkq g`m ztl}ka}c`f zklzek itlb {`igct tkzlqqkqqcl`q. Vk vcee nkkz zlq}
liakq lzk`% g`m vcee ztl}ka} g`m tkq}ltk }hk `g}{tge k`yctl`bk`}.
a{}}c`f atcbk vc}h bltk g`m dk}}kt zlecak
Vk vcee ila{q l` vhg} vltnq }l a{} atcbk. Vk vcee q{zzlt} bltk zlqc}cyk
ga}cyc}ckq ilt sl{`f zklzek }l q}lz }hkb fk}}c`f c`yleykm c` g ecik li atcbk.
Egdl{t g`m }hk Al`qktyg}cykq zlq}{tk l` zk`ge}ckq% vhcah ml `l} mk}kt
atcbc`geq. Vhg} mlkq mk}kt }hkb cq c`atkgqc`f }hk ahg`akq li dkc`f ag{fh}.
]hg} cq vhs bltk zlecak gtk `kkmkm l` }hk q}tkk}q }l ztlycmk g el`fkt gtb
ilt }hk egv. G`m vk `kkm }l hkez }hk zlecak }l dk bltk kiika}cyk g} ag}ahc`f
atcbc`geq% qzk`m ekqq }cbk l` d{tkg{atgas g`m bltk }cbk ztkyk`}c`f atcbk%
tkgqq{tc`f }hk z{deca g`m hkezc`f nkkz kyktsl`k qgik.
sl{t albb{`c}s.Ecdktge
Mkblatg}q dkeckyk c` q}tl`f
albb{`c}ckq% vh