exploring covenant affirmations study guide
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xmfyg nCfrk`e`|Ebbgyje|gf`s
\ok kre`nkmgcem cfrk`e`\ co{yco
LRL el Slw Nlk
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Kxmn Crke Ejes
LRL el Slw Nlk...
Ofs|4 Soeyfm Dfskxosf`
G`|kyrgk~s4 Xogmgx E`lkysf`- Lkiigk Im{k- Xe{m Iyejky- Jey|g I{ynky-
Jgcokmmk Cmgb|f`*Sflkys|yfj- Kl Lkmnelf- S|kxok` Nyeoej- Xe{m Afx|ea-
Sff`n*Coe` Yeo- Amw`k S`flnyess- Oeyfml Sxff`ky- Mgt Jfsif RkyOenk
Xyfdkc| Je`enky4 Iy{ck Me~sf`
Rglkf Xyflc|gf`4 Sgjf` Scgf`ae- G`c.
Cfjxfsky4 Jgcoekm Xgkyck Lf``kmmw
S|lw Nglk yg|ky4 Mgt Jfsif RkyOenk
S|lw Nglk Klg|fy4 Lk`gsk Dfo`sf`
\exg`n Becgmg|gks4 @fy|o Xeya [`grkysg|w S|{lgfs
S|kkyg`n Cfjjg||kk4 Iy{ck Me~sf`- S|kxok` Nyeoej- Lfykk` Fmsf`-
Jeyw C. Jgmmky
Xecaeng`n e`l Lksgn`4 Cfrk`e`| Lksgn` Ck`|ky
CES|
XyfL{C|gf`
@fy|o Xeya \okfmfngcem Skjg`eyw
399; ^ks| Bfs|ky Erk`{k
Cogcenf- GM 2829;
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Kxmn Crke Ejes
Skks frkrk~...
glc...
^kmcfjk |f e yksf{yck
lksgn`kl |f okmx cf`nyk*
ne|gf`s mkey` jfyk eif{|
|ok cfyk ikmgkbs- fy ebyje|gf`s- |oe|
oerk soexkl |ok Kre`nkmgcem Cfrk`e`|
Co{yco. @fy|o Xeya \okfmfngcem Skjg*
`eyw e`l |ok Lkxey|jk`| fb Coygs|ge`
Bfyje|gf` oerk cfmmeifye|kl |f lksgn`
|ogs c{yygc{m{j skygks. F{y ofxk gs |f
yk`k~ e`l s|yk`n|ok` f{y cfjjf`
jgssgf` |oyf{no e cmkeyky {`lkys|e`l*
g`n fb |ok xyg`cgxmks e`l rem{ks |oe|
oerk n{glkl |ogs co{yco. \ogs yksf{yck
gs lksgn`kl |f ik {skl emf`nsglk e
cfxw fb |ok 988; Cfrk`e`| Ebyje*
|gf`s.
Cfrk`e`| Ebyje|gf`s eyk e rg|em
xey| fb f{y cf`nykne|gf`em glk`|g|w
e`l lk`fjg`e|gf`em jgssgf`. \okw ey*
|gc{me|k |ok |okfmfngcem bf{`le|gf` f`~ogco f{y ogs|fyw e`l f{y b{|{yk eyk
bfyjkl. G` |ok g`|yfl{c|gf` |f |ok 988;
Cfrk`e`| Ebyje|gf s- ~k ykel4
\ok Kre`nkmgcem Cfrk`e`| Co{yco
skkas |f bfyj e`l `{y|{yk cfjj{`g*
|gks |oe| eyk lkkxmw cfjjg||kl |f Dks{s
Coygs| e`l xessgf`e|kmw k`nenkl g`
Coygs|s jgssgf` g` |ok ~fyml. \ok
x{yxfsk fb |ok Cfrk`e`| Ebyje|gf s
gs |f jeak cmkey |ok rem{ks e`l xyg`*
cgxmks |oe| oerk n{glkl |ok Kre`nkmg*
cem Cfrk`e`| Co{yco sg`ck g|s bf{`l*g`n g` 5??;.
Bje okCcmj Skks...\ogs c{yygc{m{j skygks xyfrglks skrk`-
2878 jg`|k s|lw skssgf`s bfy {sk
g` sjemm nyf{xs- S{`lew Scoffm- cf`*
yje|gf`- fy `k~ jkjiky cmessks
Keco ~kkas skssgf` g`cm{lks
~kmm*yf{`lkl mkey`g`n |ffms |oe| okmx
xey|gcgxe`|s skk of~ Cfrk`e`| Eb*
yje|gf`s ykme|k |f |okgy okel- okey|-
e`l oe`ls. Skssgf`s g`cfyxfye|k Igimks|{lw- nyf{x lgsc{ssgf`- xkysf`em
ykkc|gf`- xyewky- kxfs{yk |f cf`|k`|
g` |ok ebyje|gf`s- e rglkf- e`l k|ye
yksf{ycks- bfy xey|gcgxe`|s ~of ~e`|
|f ykskeyco |fxgcs jfyk lkkxmw. \okyk
eyk emsf |~f fx|gf`s bfy mkelg`n e
lgsc{ssgf` f` |ok 5;*jg`{|ks Ebyje*
|gf` Frkyrgk~. \ok Becgmg|e|fy Nglk
g`cm{lks |gxs e`l e sejxmk i{mmk|g`
e``f{`ckjk`| bfy fx|gf`em {sk.
LRL frkrk~...Skrk` rglkf sknjk`|s- keco yf{nomw
|k` jg`{|ks g` mk`n|o- eyk {skl es
xey| fb |ogs c{yygc{m{j skygks. \ok
rglkfs g`cfyxfye|k cf`rkyse|gf`s ~g|o
skjg`eyw bec{m|w e`l lk`fjg`e|gf`em
mkelkys emf`n ~g|o rgs{em gjenks |f
soeyk ogs|fygc e`l c{yyk`| esxkc|s fb
keco ebyje|gf`
\~f ellg|gf`em rglkf sknjk`|s eyk
eregmeimk bfy elrky|gsg`n fy s{jjeyw
x{yxfsks4
e 9.;*jg`{|k rglkf |oe| s{jjeygtks
|ok c{yygc{m{j skygks e`l g`|yfl{cks
|ok |fxgcs /ce` ik {skl |f xyfjf|k'
e b|kk`*jg`{|k frkyrgk~ fb emm fb
|ok ebyje|gf`s |oe| ce` ik {skl es
e s|e`l*emf`k sknjk`|
Skss Mew elfrkrk~...Keco skssgf` xyfrglks4
e f`k* fy |~f*xenk Xykx Sokk| |oe|
g`cm{lks |ok Ebyje|gf` bfy |oe| sks*sgf`- e`l lgsc{ssgf` u{ks|gf`s
e f`k*xenk Becgmg|e|fy N{glk |oe|
lkscygiks |ok skssgf` cf`|k`|s
e |~f*xenk Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk |f
cfxw e`l oe`l f{| |f xey|gcgxe`|s
If|o yksf{ycks ce` ik cfxgkl es
`kklkl.
Fylky cfxgks fb |ok xyg`|kl Cfr*
k`e`| Ebyje|gf`s iffamk| |oyf{no
~~~.cfrk`e`|iffas|fyk.cfj- fy xyg`|
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e`l cfxw |ok Ebyje|gf` Xykx Sokk|s
g`cm{lkl ~g|o keco skssgf` fb |ogs
c{yygc{m{j. \ogs yksf{yck g`cm{lks |ok
bfmmf~g`n4
G`|yflc|fyw Skssgf`4 Cfrk`e`|
Eyje|gf`s e`l Fy Cfjjf`
Coygs|ge` Eyje|gf`s
Eyje|gf` #54 \ok Ck`|yemg|w f
|ok ^fyl f Nfl
Eyje|gf` #94 \ok @kckssg|w f
|ok @k~ Igy|o
Eyje|gf` #34 E Cfjjg|jk`| |f
|ok ofmk Jgssgf` f |ok Coyco
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5skssgf` f`kCrke Ejes el Cjj Cose EjesXkx Sokk...G| gs |ok x{yxfsk fb |ogs iffamk| |f xyfrglk e cf`|k|bfy |ok ebyje|gf` fb f{y mgrg`n beg|o bfy xkfxmkif|o ~g|og` e`l f{|sglk fb f{y bkmmf~sogx. S{co
e s|e|kjk`| gs `f| |f ik cf`s|y{kl es e cykkl fy e bfyjem
lfc|yg`em s|e|kjk`| Cfrk`e`|kys ebyj |oe| sf{`l lfc|yg`k-
s{idkc| |f |ok e{|ofyg|w fb |ok ~fyl fb Nfl emf`k- gs e `kc*
ksseyw |of{no `f| s{bcgk`| cf`lg|gf` bfy rg|em e`l nyf~g`n
beg|o ^g|o |ogs es iecanyf{`l- ~k jeak bf{y iesgc eby*
je|gf`s cf`cky`g`n f{y beg|o g` cfjjf` ~g|o |ok ~ofmk
Coygs|ge` Co{yco.
^k eyk e` exfs|fmgc co{yco.
^k eyk e ce|ofmgc co{yco.
^k eyk e Ykbfyje|gf` co{yco.
^k eyk e` kre`nkmgcem co{yco.
^k eyk e` exfs|fmgc coyco ikce{sk ~k cf`bkss Dks{s
Coygs| e`l |ok beg|o fb |ok exfs|mks es ykcfylkl g` |ok Ofmw
Scygx|{yks. Cfrk`e`|kys oerk em~ews ebyjkl |ok Igimk
|f ik |ok ^fyl fb Nfl e`l |ok f`mw xkybkc| y{mk bfy beg|o-
lfc|yg`k- e`l cf`l{c|. \ok Exfs|mk Xe{m ~yg|ks |oe| emm
scygx|{yk gs g`sxgykl iw Nfl e`l gs {skb{m bfy |kecog`n- bfy
ykxyffb- bfy cfyykc|gf`- e`l bfy |yeg`g`n g` ygno|kf{s`kss
/9 \gjf|ow 3452'. \ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco oes `f| cofsk` |f
ik jfyk xykcgsk |oe` |ogs g` s|e|g`n g|s rgk~ fb g`sxgye|gf`.
\ok e{|ofyg|w fb |ok Igimk gs s{xykjk g` emm je||kys fb beg|o-
lfc|yg`k- e`l cf`l{c|- e`l gs |f ik |y{s|kl. ^okyk gs g|
~yg||k`6 ~es e`l gs |ok Cfrk`e`| Co{ycos |f{cos|f`k fb
lgsc{ssgf` ~g|o ykneyl |f beg|o e`l xyec|gck. G` |ogs sk`sk-
~k eyk e` exfs|fmgc co{yco.
^k eyk e ce|ofmgc coyco. \ok ~fyl ce|ofmgc mg|kyemmw
jke`s {`grkysem. k eyk xey| fb |ok {`grkysem Co{yco |oe|
oes kgs|kl byfj |ok lews fb |ok exfs|mks {`|gm `f~ \ogs
g`cm{lks emm ~of cf`bkss beg|o g` Coygs|. G` |ok ys| skr*kyem ck`|{ygks fb |ok Coygs|ge` kye- |ok Co{yco lkrkmfxkl
e skygks fb ebyje|gf`s cf`cky`g`n |ok beg|o |oe| oes ikk`
ecckx|kl iw Coygs|ge`s |oyf{nof{| ogs|fyw. \ok Cfrk`e`|
Co{yco cf`sglkys g|skmb e xey| fb |oe| ce|ofmgc |yelg|gf` e`l
ykcfn`gtks g|s g`lki|kl`kss |f |ok keymw cykkls e`l cf`bks*
sgf`s fb |ok Co{yco es cf`cgsk s|e|kjk`|s fb igimgcem beg|o.
^k ykbky ksxkcgemmw |f |ok Exfs|mks Cykkl e`l |ok @gck`k
Cykkl- |of{no |ok sejk cf{ml ik segl bfy |ok Coemcklf`ge`
e`l E|oe`esge` cykkls.
Exfs|mks Cykkl
G ikmgkrk g` Nfl |ok Be|oky Emjgno|w- jeaky fb okerk`
e`l key|o1
e`l g` Dks{s Coygs|- ogs f`mw Sf`- f{y Mfyl1 ~of ~es
cf`ckgrkl iw |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|- ify` fb |ok Rgyng` Jeyw- s{b*
bkykl {`lky Xf`|g{s Xgme|k- ~es cy{cgkl- lkel- e`l i{ygkl1
ok lksck`lkl g`|f oelks1 |ok |ogyl lew ok yfsk eneg` byfj
|ok lkel1 ok esck`lkl g`|f okerk`- e`l sg||k|o f` |ok ygno|
oe`l fb Nfl |ok Be|oky Emjgno|w- byfj |ok`ck ok soemm
cfjk |f d{lnk |ok u{gca e`l |ok lkel.
G ikmgkrk g` |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|1 |ok ofmw Coygs|ge` Co{yco1
|ok cfjj{`gf` fb seg`|s1 |ok bfyngrk kss fb sg`s1 |ok yks{y*
ykc|gf` fb |ok iflw1 e`l |ok mgbk krkymes|g`n. Ejk`.
@gck`k*Cf`s|e`|g`fxfmg|e` Cykkl
^k ikmgkrk g` f`k Nfl- |ok Be|oky- |ok Emjgno|w- jeaky
fb okerk` e`l key|o- fb emm |oe| gs- skk` e`l {`skk`.
k ikmgkrk g` f`k Mfyl- Dks{s Coygs|- |ok f`mw Sf`
fb Nfl- k|ky`emmw iknf||k` fb |ok Be|oky- Nfl byfj Nfl-
Mgno| byfj Mgno|- |y{k Nfl byfj |y{k Nfl- iknf||k`- `f|
jelk- fb f`k Ikg`n ~g|o |ok Be|oky1 |oyf{no ogj emm |og`ns
~kyk jelk. Bfy {s e`l bfy f{y semre|gf` ok cejk lf~`
byfj okerk`- ~es g`cey`e|k fb |ok Ofmw Sxgyg| e`l |ok
Rgyng` Jeyw e`l ikcejk |y{mw o{je`. Bfy f{y seak ok ~es
cy{cgkl {`lky Xf`|g{s Xgme|k1 ok s{bbkykl lke|o e`l ~es
i{ygkl. F` |ok |ogyl lew ok yfsk eneg` g` eccfyle`ck ~g|o
|ok Scygx|{yks1 ok esck`lkl g`|f okerk` e`l gs ske|kl e|
|ok ygno| oe`l fb |ok Be|oky. Ok ~gmm cfjk eneg` g` nmfyw |f
d{lnk |ok mgrg`n e`l |ok lkel- e`l ogs ag`nlfj ~gmm oerk `f
k`l.
k ikmgkrk g` |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|- |ok Mfyl- |ok ngrky fb
mgbk- ~of xyfckkls byfj |ok Be|oky e`l |ok Sf`- ~of ~g|o
|ok Be|oky e`l |ok Sf` gs ~fysogxkl e`l nmfygkl- ~of oes
sxfak` |oyf{no |ok xyfxok|s. k ikmgkrk g` |ok f`k ofmw
ce|ofmgc e`l exfs|fmgc Co{yco. k eca`f~mklnk f`k iex*
|gsj bfy |ok bfyngrk`kss fb sg`s. ^k mffa bfy |ok yks{yykc|gf`
fb |ok lkel- e`l |ok mgbk fb |ok ~fyml |f cfjk. Ejk`.
^k eyk e Ykfyje|gf` coyco g` |oe| ~k skk f{yskmrks
es s|e`lg`n g` |ok jeg`s|ykej fb |ok Xyf|ks|e`| Ykbfyje*
|gf`- xey|gc{meymw ~g|o ykbkyk`ck |f |ok lfc|yg`k |oe| d{s|g*
ce|gf` gs iw beg|o emf`k. ^ogmk ebyjg`n ~g|o |ok ykbfyjkys
|ok sfrkykgn`|w fb |ok ~fyl fb Nfl frky emm cykkls- e`l
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|ok xygks|offl fb emm ikmgkrkys- |ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco oes
xmeckl xey|gc{mey gjxfy|e`ck f` |ok Ykbfyje|gf` kjxoesgs
f` semre|gf` iw nyeck emf`k |oyf{no beg|o emf`kexey| byfj
|ok ~fyas fb |ok me~. \ogs gs ~kmm s|e|kl g` |ok bfmmf~g`nkckyx| byfj |ok E{nsi{yn Cf`bkssgf` fb 5;38- e M{|okye`
cf`bkssgf` ~g|o ~ogco f|oky Ykbfyje|gf` co{ycoks ~f{ml
nk`kyemmw oerk enykkl4
G| gs emsf |e{no| ejf`n {s |oe| ~k ce``f| fi|eg`
bfyngrk`kss fb sg` e`l ygno|kf{s`kss ikbfyk Nfl
iw f{y f~` jkyg|s- ~fyas- fy se|gsbec|gf`- i{|
|oe| ~k ykckgrk bfyngrk`kss fb sg` e`l ikcfjk
ygno|kf{s ikbfyk Nfl iw nyeck- bfy Coygs|s seak-
|oyf{no beg|o- ~ok` ~k ikmgkrk |oe| Coygs| s{bbkykl
bfy {s e`l |oe| bfy ogs seak f{y sg` gs bfyngrk` e`l
ygno|kf{s`kss e`l k|ky`em mgbk eyk ngrk` |f {s. Bfy
Nfl ~gmm ykneyl e`l ykcaf` |ogs beg|o es ygno|kf{s*
`kss- es Xe{m sews g` Yfje`s 3495*92 e`l 8;'- ~of |oyf{no ogs ~glkmw g`{k`|gem
~yg|g`ns coemmk`nkl |ok Co{yco |f lkkxky sxgyg|{emg|w. Xey*
|gc{meymw gjxfy|e`| ~es ogs cemm bfy ~glksxykel ykelg`n e`l
s|{lw fb |ok Igimk1 nyke|ky xey|gcgxe|gf` iw mew xkfxmk g`
|ok ~fya fb |ok Co{yco1 sgjxmk- cmkey- e`l lgykc| xykecog`n
nkeykl |f |ok `kkls fb |ok xkfxmk1 e`l |ok eie`lf`jk`| fb
|okfmfngcem oegy*sxmg||g`n g` berfy fb xyec|gcem cf`cky` bfy
mgrg`n |ok Coygs|ge` mgbk \ok g`{k`ck fb Xgk|gsj k|k`lkl
|oyf{nof{| `fy|oky` K{yfxk e`l k`ygcokl |ok mgrks fb je`w
|oyf{no g|s kjxoesgs f` |ok `k~ mgbk g` Coygs|.
^k eyk e` kre`nkmgcem coyco. Bgrk ck`|{ygks oerk
xesskl sg`ck |ok Ykbfyje|gf`. @k~ gss{ks oerk eygsk` {xf`
~ogco Scygx|{yk oes sokl mgno|. \ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco-
cf`sgs|k`| ~g|o g|s iecanyf{`l g` Xgk|gsj- skks g` |ok kjky*nk`ck fb kre`nkmgcemgsj e jfrkjk`| |oe| ngrks kxykssgf`
|f skrkyem fb g|s iesgc kjxoesks.
Je`w oerk lk`kl kre`nkmgcemgsj es Xyf|ks|e`|*
gsj. G| gs jfyk ecc{ye|k- of~krky- |f rgk~ g| es e ykmgngf{s
e~eak`g`n |oe| f~kykl g` K{yfxk e`l Ejkygce l{yg`n
|ok g`k|kk`|o ck`|{yw. erks fb sxgyg|{em ykrgrem oerk
s~kx| |ok Xyf|ks|e`| ks| bfy jfyk |oe` |~f ck`|{ygks. \ok
Cfrk`e`| Co{yco oes nyf~` f{| fb |oksk e~eak`g`ns- e`l
Cfrk`e`|kys oerk k`dfwkl cffxkye|g`n g` jgssgf` e| ofjk
e`l eiyfel ~g|o emm ~of bfmmf~ Coygs|. G` |ogs |okw eyk
|y{k |f |ok sxgyg| fb |ok |k| kxf{`lkl e| |ok igy|o fb |ok
Cfrk`e`| g` 5??;4 G ej e cfjxe`gf` fb emm ~of bkey wf{/Xsemj 557423'.
Kre`nkmgcems ogs|fygcemmw oerk ikk` coeyec|kygtkl iw
e `{jiky fb sgn`gce`| kjxoesks4 e s|yf`n g`sgs|k`ck f`
igimgcem e{|ofyg|w1 |ok eisfm{|k `kckssg|w fb `k~ igy|o1
Coygs|s je`le|k |f kre`nkmgtk |ok ~fyml1 |ok cf`|g`{g`n
`kkl bfy kl{ce|gf` e`l bfyje|gf` g` e Coygs|ge` cf`|k|1
e`l yksxf`sgigmg|w bfy ik`krfmk`ck e`l |ok elre`ckjk`| fb
sfcgem d{s|gck.
Cf`sgs|k`| ~g|o g|s eyje|gf` fb cmessgcem Coygs|ge`*
g|w e`l g|s f~` ogs|fygcem kxkygk`ck- |ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco
ebyjs es ck`|yem |f g|s mgbk e`l |of{no| e `{jiky fb kre`*nkmgcem kjxoesks. Bfykjfs| ejf`n |oksk eyk |ok bfmmf~g`n4
|ok ck`|yemg|w fb |ok ~fyl fb Nfl-
|ok `kckssg|w fb |ok `k~ igy|o-
e cfjjg|jk`| |f |ok ~ofmk jgssgf` fb |ok Co{yco-
|ok Co{yco es e bkmmf~sogx fb ikmgkrkys-
e cf`scgf{s lkxk`lk`ck f` |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|- e`l
|ok ykemg|w fb bykklfj g` Coygs|.
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5Xkxee...
Ykrgk~ skssgf` f{|mg`k e`l bejgmgey*
gtk wf{yskmb ~g|o cf`|k`|.
Cfxw |ok Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk e`l
Cfjjf` Coygs|ge` Ebyje|gf`s
Xykx Sokk| bfy keco xkysf`.
Cfxw |ok k| skssgf`s Ebyje|gf`
Xykx Sokk| |f ik ykel ikbfyk |ok
skssgf`.
Sk| {x kugxjk`| g` fylky |f sof~
rglkf ~g|og` mkssf`.
Ne|oky xk`s e`l Igimks.
frkrk~...\ogs skssgf`- g`cm{lg`n |ok rglkf
sknjk`|- gs 28*78 jg`{|ks g` mk`n|o.
Wf{y yfmk gs |f okmx akkx |gjk bfy
reygf{s ec|grg|gks e`l akkx |ok
lgsc{ssgf` e`l mkey`g`n ec|grg|gks
jfrg`n bfy~eyl- em|of{no wf{ jew
em~ews kmkc| |f s|ew f` e |fxgc fy
ec|grg|w mf`nky gb wf{ ~gso.
Es becgmg|e|fy- wf{ sof{ml emsf xey*
|gcgxe|k g` keco ec|grg|w.
U{ks|gf`s&lgykc|gf s |f soeyk ~g|o
|ok nyf{x eyk xyg`|kl g` ifml ikmf~.
Ec|gf`s bfy wf{ |f |eak es |ok
becgmg|e|fy eyk s|eyykl e`l ~yg||k` g`
g|emgcs.
Skss fmk ...
glc /; JG@{\KS'
Esa sfjkf`k |f fxk` g` xyewky.
Soek ~o e Xek /58 JG@{\KS'
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f xegy {x e`l lgs*
c{ss |oksk u{ks|gf`s4
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oel krky e||k`lkl f`k6
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e`w- g`cmlks kxkygk`cks ~g|o |ok
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Rlk ykbkc /98 JG@{\KS'
$Oe`l f{| |ok Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk bfy
skssgf` f`k- |ok Cfjjf` Coygs|ge`
Ebyje|gf`s Xykx Sokk| e`l xk`s.
G`|yfl{ck |ok rglkf iw ykelg`n |ok
Rglkf Ykkc|gf` uks|gf`s emf{l
e`l k`cf{yeng`n xey|gcgxe`|s |f |eak
`f|ks. Gb `kklkl- e`s~kys eyk4 /5' Ex*
fs|fmgc1 /9' Ce|ofmgc1 /3' Ykbfyje|gf`1
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5skssgf` f`kCrke Ejes el Cjj Cose EjesLscss Nlk...Rlk ykbkc...Es wf{ okey |okj f` |ok rglkf- ~yg|k lf~` |ok fyCfjjf` Coygs|ge` Eyje|gf`s {xf` ~ogco |ok Cfr*
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keco ebyje|gf`
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c \ogyl Cfjjf` Coygs|ge` Ebyje|gf`4
\oykk esxkc|s fb |ok |ogyl ebyje|gf` ykme|k |f
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Xygks|offl fb emm ikmgkrkys
l Bf{y|o Cfjjf` Coygs|ge` Ebyje|gf`4
^oe| lf G ~e`| |f ykjkjiky byfj |ogs xyksk`|e|gf`6
^oe| ec|gf` lf G ~e`| |f |eak es e yks{m| fb ~oe| Grkmkey`kl6
Iimk Slw Lscss... Ykel 9 \gjf|ow 3452- e`l |ok ys| Cfjjf` Coygs*|ge` Ebyje|gf` /exfs|fmgc' ^oe| lfks |ogs sew eif{| f{y
cf``kc|gf` |f |ok ~g|`kss fb |ok exfs|mks e`l |ok ogs|fygc
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^ogco fb |oksk cykkls- gb e`w- eyk xey| fb f{y cf`nykne*
|gf`em ~fysogx e`l ogs|fyw6 Of~ eyk fy cf{ml |oksk cykkls
ik okmxb{m |f f{y co{yco6
Ykel Yfje`s 3495*92 e`l
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Of~ e`l ~ow eyk |oksk |kyjs e| |gjks jgs{`lky*s|ffl6
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g| ykme|ks |f |oksk bf{y ebyje|gf`s exfs|fmgc- ce|ofmgc-
ykbfyje|gf`- e`l kre`nkmgcem6
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ckmkiye|k |ogs ogs|fyw /k.n.- xkyoexs |oyf{no ~fysogx-kl{ce|gf`- skyrgck'.
Xksem ykbkc... Of~ lf G ykme|k |f |ok co{yco es4
e. exfs|fmgc6
i. ce|ofmgc6
c. ykbfyjkl6
l. kre`nkmgcem6
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Xkfxmk4 e`l |keco {s |ok fml ~fyls e`l fml sf ns ~g|o
|okgy `k~ jke`g`ns.
Mkelky4 Mfyl- ngrk {s `k~ ~fyls bfy |ok ~fyls ~k ~key
f{|.
Xkfxmk4 Ngrk {s `k~ sf`ns bfy |ofsk |oe| oerk mfs| |okgy
sxgyg|. Ngrk {s `k~ ykesf`s bfy cfjg`n g` e`l bfy
nfg`n f{|- g`|f f{y s|ykk|s e`l |f f{y ofjks.
Mkelky4 Es |ok of{sk fb |ok Mfyl f`ck jfrkl mgak e |k`|
g` |ok ~gmlky`kss-
Xkfxmk4 sf akkx f{y co{ycoks byfj ikcfjg`n ygngl. Jeak
f{y cf`nykne|gf` emgrk e`l bykk.
Mkelky4 Ngrk {s glkes ~k `krky oel ikbfyk-
Xkfxmk4 sf |oe| emmkm{ge e`l nmfyge e`l ejk` eyk mgak |ok
kxkygk`cks ~k a`f~ g` legmw mgrg`n
EMM4 Emmkm{ge% F Mfyl- ik xyegskl% G` ~fysogx e`l g`
~fya- ik xyegskl% Ejk`.
Byfj \ok Cfrk`e`| Owj`em4 E fysogxiffa- 5772- #795
Jk ykscks...Cfrk`e`| Ebyje|gf`s4 \ogs k Ikmgkrk- Lf` Bygsa /Cfr*
k`e`| X{imgce|gf`s- 57?5' GSI@ 8882;758
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9skssgf` |~fEje #54 |ok Ckemw ok ^l NlXkx Sokk...\ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco s|e|ks g|s rgk~ fb Scygx|{ykes bfmmf~s4 |ok Ofmw Scygx|{yk- |ok Fml e`l |ok@k~ \ks|ejk`|- gs |ok ^fyl fb Nfl e`l |ok f`mw
xkybkc| y{mk bfy beg|o- lfc|yg`k- e`l cf`l{c|. /Skk u{ks|gf`
5' ^ok` Xogmgxx Deafi Sxk`ky xyksk`|kl ogs xyfxfsems bfy
|ok yk`k~em fb |ok Co{yco g` 52>;- ogs ys| cf`cky` ~es
~g|o |ok ck`|yemg|w fb |ok ~fyl fb Nfl g` |ok mgbk fb |ok
cf`nykne|gf` e`l fb g`lgrgl{em ikmgkrkys. Ok ~yf|k4
\of{no| sof{ml ik ngrk` |f e jfyk k|k`sgrk {skfb |ok ~fyl fb Nfl ejf`n {s. ^k a`f~ |oe| iw
`e|{yk ~k oerk `f nffl g` {s. Gb |okyk gs |f ik e`w
nffl g` {s- g| j{s| ik iyf{no| eif{| iw Nfl. \f
|ogs k`l |ok ~fyl fb Nfl gs |ok xf~kyb{m jke`s-
sg`ck beg|o j{s| ik k`ag`lmkl |oyf{no |ok nfsxkm....
\ok jfyk e| ofjk |ok ~fyl fb Nfl gs ejf`n {s-
|ok jfyk ~k soemm iyg`n eif{| beg|o e`l g|s by{g|s.
^oe| ~es `k~ g` Sxk`kys xyfxfsem ~es `f| e`f|oky
lfc|yg`k fb g`sxgye|gf` /|okyk ~es nk`kyem enykkjk`| f` |ok
lgrg`k g`sxgye|gf` fb Scygx|{yk g` ogs lew'- fy e `k~ ykcfn*
`g|gf` fb |ok e{|ofyg|w fb Scygx|{yk. ^oe| ~es `k~ ~es ogsykcfrkyw fb |ok mgrg`n `e|{yk fb |ok ~fyl fb Nfl. \ok ~fyl
gs |ok xf~kyb{m jke`s |f |ok cyke|gf` fb `k~ mgbk |oyf{no
|ok Ofmw Sxgyg|. Bfy je`w g` Sxk`kys lew |ok ~fyl fb Nfl
~es sgjxmw g`bfyje|gf`- fy me~- fy y{mks1 bfy Sxk`ky |ok
~fyl ~es xf~kyxf~ky |f kbbkc| coe`nk g` |ok mgbk fb |ok
okeyky |oyf{no |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|. /Skk u{ks|gf` 9'
\ok lw`ejgc mgbk*soexg`n xf~ky fb |ok ~fyl fb Nfl
oes ikk` e| |ok okey| fb |ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco sg`ck g|s
bf{`lg`n. \oe| mgbk*coe`ng`n ~fyl nerk igy|o |f |ok cf`*
rk`|gcmks|ok sjemm nyf{xs |oe| jk| bfy Igimk s|{lw g` cf`*
lk`ck |oe| |ok ~fyl ~f{ml soexk |ok mgbk fb |ok ikmgkrky
e`l |ok ikmgkrg`n cfjj{`g|w. /Skk u{ks|gf` 3' G| xyfrglkl|ok jf|grk bfy xygre|k lkrf|gf`em ykelg`n fb |ok Igimk- e
xyec|gck bfy ~ogco f{y bfykikeys ykckgrkl |ok `gca`ejk
ykelkys. G| xyfjx|kl |ok cf`cky` bfy beg|ob{m xykecog`n-
`f| fb o{je` fxg`gf`- i{| fb |ok ~fyl fb Nfl- ~ogco oes
xf~ky |f cf`rgc| fb sg` e`l {`ygno|kf{s`kss e`l ag`lmk |ok
lksgyk bfy `k~ mgbk. \ogs lw`ejgc mgbk*soexg`n xf~ky fb |ok
~fyl mkels {s |f ebyj |oe| if|o ~fjk` e`l jk` eyk cemmkl
|f skyrk es fyleg`kl jg`gs|kys. G| gs |ok ykesf` ~k g`|k`*
|gf`emmw x{ys{k k|o`gc lgrkysg|w. G| gs |ok jf|gre|gf` ikog`l
krkyw ec| fb cfjxessgf` e`l d{s|gck |oyf{no |ok mgbk fb f{y
soeykl jg`gs|yw.
\ok Kre`nkmgcem Cfrk`e`| Co{yco ikmgkrks |oe| |ok
kbbkc|grk xf~ky fb |ok scygx|{yem ~fyl gs g`skxeyeimw essfcg*
e|kl ~g|o |ok jg`gs|yw fb |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|. \ok Sxgyg| `krky
~fyas g`lkxk`lk`|mw fb |ok ~fyl- e`l |ok ~fyl gs jelk
kbbkc|grk |oyf{no |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|. /Skk u{ks|gf`
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9skssgf` |~fEje #54 |ok Ckemw ok ^l NlBecme Nlk...Xkxee...
Ykrgk~ skssgf` f{|mg`k e`l bejgmgey*
gtk wf{yskmb ~g|o cf`|k`|.
Cfxw Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk bfy keco
xkysf`.
Cfxw |ok k| skssgf`s Ebyje|gf`
Xykx Sokk| |f ik ykel ikbfyk |ok
skssgf`.
Sk| {x kugxjk`| g` fylky |f sof~
rglkf ~g|og` mkssf`.
Ne|oky xk`s e`l Igimks.
frkrk~...\ogs skssgf`- g`cm{lg`n |ok rglkf
sknjk`|- gs 28*78 jg`{|ks g` mk`n|o.
Wf{y yfmk gs |f okmx akkx |gjk bfy
reygf{s ec|grg|gks e`l akkx |ok
lgsc{ssgf` e`l mkey`g`n ec|grg|gks
jfrg`n bfy~eyl- em|of{no wf{ jew
em~ews kmkc| |f s|ew f` e |fxgc fy
ec|grg|w mf`nky gb wf{ ~gso.
Es becgmg|e|fy- wf{ sof{ml emsf xey*
|gcgxe|k g` keco ec|grg|w.
U{ks|gf`s&lgykc|gf s |f soeyk ~g|o
|ok nyf{x eyk xyg`|kl g` ifml ikmf~.
Ec|gf`s bfy wf{ |f |eak es |ok
becgmg|e|fy eyk s|eyykl e`l ~yg||k` g`
g|emgcs.
Skss fmk...glc /; JG@{\KS'
Esa sfjkf`k |f fxk` g` xyewky.
Soek ~o e Xek /58 JG@{\KS'
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f xegy {x e`l lgs*
c{ss |ogs |fxgc4
\ema eif| e |gjk wf kxkygk`ckl
|ok xf~ky f |ok ^fyl f Nfl. \ok
kejxmk ce` ik yfj wfy f~` mgk
fy sfjkf`k kmsks. \ok akw gs |f
|og`a f e syxygsg`n fy jkjfyeimk
kxkygk`ck.
$Jeak s{yk rglkf ku{gxjk`| gs ykelw.
ykbkcn ok Eje/; JG@{\KS'
Ess{jk xey|gcgxe`|s oerk ykel |oyf{no
Ebyje|gf` #5 \f lf e iygkb ykrgk~-esa bfy e bk~ sofy| yksxf`sk |f |ok
lgsc{ssgf` u{ks|gf`s mgs|kl f` |ok
Ebyje|gf` Xykx Sokk| Ykbky |f |ok
{`lkymg`kl sknjk`|s.
Rlk ykbkc /98 JG@{\KS'
$Oe`l f{| |ok Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk bfy
skssgf` |~f e`l xk`s.
G`|yfl{ck |ok rglkf iw ykelg`n |ok
Rglkf Ykkc|gf` uks|gf`s emf{l
e`l k`cf{yeng`n xey|gcgxe`|s |f |eak`f|ks.
$Sof~ |ok rglkf.
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f soeyk |okgy e`
s~kys |f |ok rglkf uks|gf`s. /\okyk
~gmm f`mw ik |gjk bfy e bk~ yksxf`sks
|f keco u{ks|gf`. \ogs |gjk gs jke`|
|f xyfjf|k lgsc{ssgf` e`l |f ks|eimgso
|ok akw |okjks ~g|og` |ogs |fxgc.'
Iimk Slw Lscss /58 JG@{\KS'
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f fyj sjemm
nyfxs fb 3*< xkfxmk e`l cfjxmk|k
|ok Igimk S|lw Lgscssgf`. Eb|ky
lgsc{ssgf` g` sjemm nyf{xs- esa keco
nyf{x |f ykxfy| iygkw
$Oe`l f{| Igimks.
Exxmce /; JG@{\KS'
Ne|oky |ok sjemm nyf{xs |fnk|oky.
Ykel emfl |ok Exxmgce|gf` uks
|gf`s e`l n{glk |ok nyf{x g` e lgsc{s*
sgf`. /\gjk ngrk` bfy |ogs lgsc{ssgf`
ce` ik sfjk~oe| kgimk'
Xksem ykbkc /; JG@{\KS'
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f sxk`l sfjk|gjk g` xyewky e`l ykkc|gf`- {sg`n
|ok Xkysf`em Ykkc|gf` uks|gf`s f`
|ok Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk.
Cmsn " Cjjem Xewk/{@LKY ; JG@{\KS'
Xfg`| f{| |ok ellg|gf`em yksfycks
mgs|kl f` |ok Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk.
$Oe`l f{| |ok Xykx Sokk| bfy skssgf`
|oykk.
Ykjg`l xey|gcgxe`|s |f ykelEyje*
|gf` #9- \ok @kckssg|w f |ok @k~
Igy|o- ikbfyk |ok `k| skssgf`
Iygkw soeyk xkysf`em ykkc|gf`s fy
sxkcgc xyewky ykuks|s.
Cmfsk ~g|o |ok cfjj`em xyewky.
/\ok u{f|e|gf` e| |ok k`l fb |ok cfj*
j{`em xyewky gs byfj \ok Cfrk`e`|
Ebyje|gf`s- 988;'
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9skssgf` |~fEje #54 |ok Ckemw ok ^l NlLscss Nlk...Rlk ykbkc... \ok Cfrk`e`| {sks |ok xoyesk ^okyk gs g| ~yg||k`6.^oe| eyk |ok ~ews |oe| ~k g` f{y cf`nykne|gf` |yw |f
{`lkys|e`l |ok scygx|{yk |fnk|oky6
Of~ lfks Nfls ^fyl b{`c|gf` es e` glk`|g|w soexg`n lfc{jk`|6 Of~ lfks |ok ~fyml |yw |f soexk f{y
glk`|g|w6
Lf wf{ enykk |oe| ikg`n igimgcem gs `f| kesw6 ^owfy ~ow `f|6
Iimk Slw Lscss... Ykel Yfje`s ?4525> |fnk|oky. oe| |y{|o eif{| f{yglk`|g|w gs bf{`l okyk6 Of~ jgno| |oe| ebbkc| of~ ~k skk
f{y f~` g`lgrgl{em rem{k6
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Exxmce... G` ~oe| ~ews eyk ~k lkjf`s|ye|g`n |oe| |ok ^fyl fbNfl gs ck`|yem |f f{y mgbk es e co{yco6
Of~ jgno| |ok ck`|yemg|w fb |ok ^fyl fb Nfl ikcfjkjfyk krglk`| g` f{y mgbk |fnk|oky6
Xksem ykbkc... Lf G mgrk es gb G mfrk Nfls ^fyl6 ^oe| lfks |oe|mffa mgak6
^oe| esxkc|s fb jw |y{k glk`|g|w g` Coygs| lf G `kkl|f ik ykjg`lkl fb iw Nfl /k.n.- G ej Nfls cogml- G ej
bfyngrk`- G `kkl f|okys- G ej cemmkl |f skyrk Nfl- k|c.'6
^oe| lf G ~e`| |f ykjkjiky byfj |ogs skssgf`6
^oe| ec|gf` lf G ~e`| |f |eak es e yks{m| fb |ogs sks*sgf`6
Cjjem Xewk...Mkelky4 ^gsk e`l ngrg`n Nfl- ~k |oe`a wf{ bfy ykrkemg`n
wf{yskmb |oyf{no |ok s|fyw fb wf{y ^fyl-
Xkfxmk4 e`l g` |ok mgbk- lke|o- e`l yks{yykc|gf` fb wf{y
Sf`- Dks{s Coygs|.
Mkelky4 k |oe`a wf{ bfy |ok ngb| fb |ok Ofmw Sxgyg| ~of
mkels e`l n{glks {s-
Xkfxmk4 |f beg|ob{m {`lkys|e`lg`n- xessgf`e|k cf`rgc|gf -
e`l kklkl k`cf{yenkjk`|.
Mkelky4 k |oe`a wf{ bfy |ok ngb| fb |ok iflw fb Coygs|-
|ok cfjj{`g|w fb |ok co{yco-
Xkfxmk4 |oe| okmxs {s ecckss |y{|o g` |ok fyl- ykel |y{|o
g`|f f{y f~` mgrks- e`l ik |ok |y{|o g` |ok ~fyml.
Mkelky4 \keco {s |f mfrk wf{y ^fyl- fo Nfl- e`l |f |y{s|
g|-
Xkfxmk4 krk` es ~k s|y{nnmk |f {`lkys|e`l g|- eyk s{y*
xygskl iw g|s mgrg`n xf~ky- e`l eyk s|gmm mkey`g`n
of~ |f soeyk g| ~g|o |ok ~fyml.
Mkelky4 \keco {s |f mgs|k` bfy e`l yk|{y` |f Wf{y fyl-
eneg` e`l eneg`-Xkfxmk4 sf |oe| ~k `l f{y glk`|g|w g` wf{y |y{|o- ofxk-
e`l mfrk.
Mkelky4 Okmx {s |f |{y` e~ew byfj |ok mf{l rfgcks g` |ogs
~fyml-
Xkfxmk4 |f ykdkc| rfgcks fb skmso`kss- sofy|*|kyj neg`-
e`l lksxegy.
EMM4 Ykjg`l {s |oe|- f`mw |ok co{yco |oe| okeys e`l
yksxf`ls |f |ok ^fyl ~gmm ik eimk |f ik e xyf*
xok|gc rfgck g` |ogs ~gmlky`kss- e`l iyg`n okemg`n
|f e cf`b{skl e`l |yf{imkl ~fyml. Ejk`.
Jk ykscks...Of~ |f Ykel |ok Igimk bfy Emm G|s ^fy|o- Nfylf` L.
Bkk e`l Lf{nmes S|{ey| /Tf`lkyre`- 9883' GSI@
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3skssgf` |oykkEje #94 |ok kckssw ok k~ IoXkx Sokk...^ok` |ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco ebyjs |oe|g| gs kre`nkmgcem- g| xyfcmegjs |oe| |ok`k~ igy|o g` Dks{s Coygs| gs kssk`|gem. k|keco |oe| iw |ok lke|o e`l yks{yykc|gf` fb Dks{s Coygs|-
Nfl cf`u{kykl sg`- lke|o- e`l |ok lkrgm- fbbkyg`n bfyngrk*
`kss bfy sg` e`l ess{yg`n k|ky`em mgbk bfy |ofsk ~of bfmmf~
Coygs|. @k~ igy|o gs jfyk |oe` |ok kxkygk`ck fb bfyngrk*
`kss e`l ecckx|e`ck. G| gs yknk`kye|gf` e`l |ok ngb| fb k|ky*
`em mgbk. \ogs mgbk oes |ok u{emg|gks fb mfrk e`l ygno|kf{s`kss
es ~kmm es dfw e`l xkeck. /Skk u{ks|gf` 5'
Dks{s segl |f @gcflkj{s- @f f`k ce` skk |ok ag`nlfj
fb Nfl ~g|of{| ikg`n ify` byfj eifrk /Dfo` 343'. \f k`*
|ky |ok ag`nlfj gs `f| f`mw |f oerk e ygno| ykme|gf`sogx ~g|o
Nfl i{| |f ik k`mgs|kl g` Coygs|s skyrgck. Nfls x{yxfsks
k`|egm |ok |ye`sbfyje|gf` fb xkysf`s- es ~kmm es |ok |ye`s*
bfyje|gf` fb Nfls ~fyml g`|f e xmeck fb |y{|o- d{s|gck- e`l
xkeck. /Skk u{ks|gf` 9'
Es e` kre`nkmgcem co{yco ~k ikmgkrk |oe| cf`rkysgf`
yks{m|s g` k|ky`em mgbk. Cf`rkysgf` ce` ik lk`kl es |ok ec|
iw ~ogco e xkysf` |{y`s ~g|o ykxk`|e`ck e`l beg|o byfj sg`
|f Nfl. /Skk u{ks|gf` 3' Cf`rkysgf` g`rfmrks e cf`scgf{sykdkc|gf` fb |ok mgbk fb sg` e`l g`rfmrks e cfjjg|jk`| fb
beg|o. K|ky`em mgbk gs `f| ngrk` |oyf{no essk`| |f cykkls
emf`k- i{| |oyf{no e xkysf`em cfjjg|jk`| |f Dks{s Coygs|.
S{co e ogno lfc|yg`k fb cf`rkysgf` lfks `f| jke` |oe|
emm ikmgkrkys oerk lyeje|gc cf`rkysgf` kxkygk`cks ogmk
`f f`k ykjkjikys |ok jfjk`| fb xowsgcem igy|o- f`ks
xyksk`| mgbk gs krglk`ck fb g|s fcc{yyk`ck. Sf e xkysf` jew
ik |y{mw cf`rky|kl krk` |of{no ok fy sok oes `f jkjfyw fb
|ok jfjk`| fb `k~ igy|o. \ok rg|emg|w fb mgbk gs |ok xyffb fb
igy|o- `f| g|s jkjfyw fy ykcfmmkc|gf`.
G| gs |ok ~gmm fb Nfl |oe| emm sof{ml ik yklkkjkl4
\ok Mfyl gs `f| smf~ eif{| ogs xyfjgsk- es sfjk |og`afb smf~`kss- i{| gs xe|gk`| ~g|o wf{- `f| ~e`|g`n e`w |f
xkygso- i{| emm |f cfjk |f ykxk`|e`ck /9 Xk|ky 347' Wk| g|
gs f`mw |oyf{no |ok nyeck fb Coygs| |oe| ~k ce` ik serkl.
F{y Sergfy lkcmeykl- G ej |ok ~ew- e`l |ok |y{|o- e`l |ok
mgbk @f f`k cfjks |f |ok Be|oky kckx| |oyf{no jk /Dfo`
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xkfxmk |oe| Nfl |ye`sbfyjs f{y ~fyml. G| gs bfy |ogs ykesf`
~k eyk cemmkl g`|f `k~ mgbk. E mgbk fb lgscgxmg`k skkas |f
erfgl jfyem e`l sxgyg|{em g`lgbbkyk`ck f` |ok f`k oe`l e`l
fxxykssgrk mknemgsj f` |ok f|oky.G` ogs mk||ky |f |ok Kxoksge`s- |ok Exfs|mk Xe{m lkcmeyks4
Wf{ ~kyk |e{no| |f x{| e~ew wf{y bfyjky ~ew fb mgbk- wf{y
fml skmb- cfyy{x| e`l lkm{lkl iw g|s m{s|s- e`l |f ik yk`k~kl
g` |ok sxgyg| fb wf{y jg`ls- e`l |f cmf|ok wf{yskmrks ~g|o
|ok `k~ skmb- cyke|kl eccfylg`n |f |ok mgak`kss fb Nfl g`
|y{k ygno|kf{s`kss e`l ofmg`kss /Kxoksge`s
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3skssgf` |oykkEje #94 |ok kckssw ok k~ IoBecme Nlk...Xkxee...
Ykrgk~ skssgf` f{|mg`k e`l bejgmgey*
gtk wf{yskmb ~g|o cf`|k`|.
Cfxw Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk bfy keco
xkysf`.
Cfxw |ok k| skssgf`s Ebyje*
|gf` Xykx Sokk| |f ykel ikbfyk |ok
skssgf`.
Sk| {x kugxjk`| g` fylky |f sof~
rglkf ~g|og` mkssf`.
Ne|oky xk`s e`l Igimks.
frkrk~...\ogs skssgf`- g`cm{lg`n |ok rglkf
sknjk`|- gs f`k of{y g` mk`n|o.
Wf{y yfmk gs |f okmx akkx |gjk bfy
reygf{s ec|grg|gks e`l akkx |ok
lgsc{ssgf` e`l mkey`g`n ec|grg|gks
jfrg`n bfy~eyl- em|of{no wf{ jew
em~ews kmkc| |f s|ew f` e |fxgc fy
ec|grg|w mf`nky gb wf{ ~gso.
Es becgmg|e|fy- wf{ sof{ml emsf xey*
|gcgxe|k g` keco ec|grg|w.
U{ks|gf`s&lgykc|gf s |f soeyk ~g|o
|ok nyf{x eyk g` xyg`|kl g` ifml
ikmf~.
Ec|gf`s bfy wf{ |f |eak es |ok
becgmg|e|fy eyk s|eyykl e`l ~yg||k` g`
g|emgcs.
Skss fmk...
glc /; JG@{\KS'
Esa sfjkf`k |f fxk` g` xyewky.
Soek ~o e Xek /58 JG@{\KS'
$Oe`l f{| |ok Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk bfy
skssgf` |oykk e`l xk`s.
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f xegy {x e`l lgs*
c{ss |ok u{ks|gf`s f` |okgy sokk|.
Gb |okw cfjxmk|k |ogs kkycgsk keymw-
lgykc| xey|`ky xegys |f soeyk ~g|o keco
f|oky iygkb s|fygks fb ~ok` |okw- fy
sfjkf`k |okw a`f~- ikcejk e Coygs*
|ge` e`l ~oe| |oe| kxkygk`ck jke`|
$Jeak s{yk rglkf ku{gxjk`| gs ykelw
ykbkcn ok Eje/; JG@{\KS'
Ess{jk xey|gcgxe`|s oerk ykel |oyf{no
Ebyje|gf` #9 \f lf e iygkb ykrgk~-
esa bfy e bk~ sofy| yksxf`sks |f |ok
lgsc{ssgf` u{ks|gf`s mgs|kl f` |ok
Ebyje|gf` Xykx Sokk| Ykbky |f |ok
{`lkymg`kl sknjk`|s.
Rlk ykbkc /98 JG@{\KS'
G`|yfl{ck |ok rglkf iw ykelg`n |ok
Rglkf Ykkc|gf` uks|gf`s emf{l
e`l k`cf{yeng`n xey|gcgxe`|s |f |eak
`f|ks. Gb `kklkl- |ok e`s~ky |f |ok
u{ks|gf` gs4 `k~ igy|o- ~ok` Nfl
ykecoks g` ~g|o nyeck |f |eak {s f{| fb
sxgyg|{em lke|o g`|f `k~ mgbk.
$Sof~ |ok rglkf.
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f soeyk |okgy e`
s~kys |f |ok rglkf uks|gf`s. /\okyk
~gmm f`mw ik |gjk bfy e bk~ yksxf`sks
|f keco u{ks|gf`. \ogs |gjk gs jke`|
|f xyfjf|k lgsc{ssgf` e`l |f ks|eimgso
|ok akw |okjks ~g|og` |ogs |fxgc.'
Iimk Slw Lscss /58 JG@{\KS'
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f fyj sjemm
nyfxs fb 3*< xkfxmk e`l cfjxmk|k
|ok Igimk S|lw Lgscssgf`. Eb|ky
lgsc{ssgf` g` sjemm nyf{xs- esa keco
nyf{x |f ykxfy| iygkw
$Oe`l f{| Igimks.
Xksem ykbkc /; JG@{\KS'
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f sxk`l sfjk
|gjk g` xyewky e`l ykkc|gf`- {sg`n
|ok Xkysf`em Ykkc|gf` uks|gf`s f`
|ok Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk.
Exxmce /; JG@{\KS'
Ne|oky |ok sjemm nyf{xs |fnk|oky.
Ykel emfl |ok Exxmgce|gf` uks
|gf`s e`l n{glk |ok nyf{x g` e lgsc{s*
sgf`. /\gjk ngrk` bfy |ogs lgsc{ssgf`
ce` ik sfjk~oe| kgimk'
Cmsn " Cjjem Xewk/{@LKY ; JG@{\KS'
Xfg`| f{| |ok ellg|gf`em yksfycks
mgs|kl f` |ok Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk.
$Oe`l f{| |ok Xykx Sokk| bfy skssgf`
bf{y.
Ykjg`l xey|gcgxe`|s |f ykelEyje*
|gf` #3- E Cfjjg|jk`| |f |ok ^ofmk
Jgssgf` f |ok Co{yco- ikbfyk |ok `k|
skssgf`.
Cmfsk ~g|o |ok cfjj`em xyewky.
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3skssgf` |oykkEje #94 |ok kckssw ok k~ IoLscss Nlk...Xek Ecrw... Cgycmk |ok ~fyls /ikmf~' |oe| wf{ essfcge|k ~g|o |okec| fb ikcfjg`n e Coygs|ge` \ok` iygkw kxmeg` ~ow
wf{ cofsk keco ~fyl. /Bkkm bykk |f ell ~fyls |f |ogs mgs| gb
`kklkl.'
Xygre|k Lyeje|gc Ify`*eneg`
Ngb| Se`c|gce|gf` Iex|gsj
Mfngcem Cykkls Krkywlew
Ecckx|g`n Dks{s Ykigy|o Xkysf`em
S{yxygsg`n Secygck G`s{ye`ck
Sg` K|ky`em mgbk X{imgc
Bejgmgey G`okyg|kl Cf`yje|gf`
Cofgck Eisfyikl Xyewky
F`k*|gjk Krk`| N{eye`|kk Serkl
Cf`bkssgf` N{gm| @f`*sxkcgc
Ofmw Sxgyg| N{glkl Coe`nk
G`skc{yk Cf`rkysgf` Ag`nlfj fb Nfl
Lgscgxmg`k Legmw Nyf~|o
Nyel{em Xyfckss Bejgmw
@k~ mgbk Cfjj{`em Kjf|gf`em
Df{y`kw Ykxk`|e`ck Lkcgsgf`
Xkyskc{|kl Jws|kyw Cfs|mw
Ckmkiye|gf` \ks|gjf`w Lkxk`lk`|
Ofjk [`a`f~`
Rlk ykbkc... G` |ok rglkf- `k~ igy|o gs lk`kl es4
Sff`n*Coe` Yeo sxfak fb e xey|gc{mey jfjk`| ~ok`ok ecckx|kl Coygs|- e`l Kl Lkmnelf s|e|kl |oe| ok lfks
`f| ykjkjiky e lyeje|gc cf`rkysgf` kxkygk`ck If|o
coeyec|kygtk |ok Cfrk`e`|. ^ogco gs jfs| sgjgmey |f wf{y
kxkygk`ck6
^oe| lfks |ok s|e|kjk`| `k~ igy|o g` Coygs| gs `f|eif{| ~oe| ~k ngrk {x- i{| ~oe| ~k ecckx| jke` |f
wf{6
Iimk Slw Lscss... \eak |{y`s mffag`n {x e`l ykelg`n |ok bfmmf~g`n rkys*ks4Dfo` 3431 9 Xk|ky 3471 Dfo` 5
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Ykel Xogmgxxge`s 9459- 53. Of~ ~f{ml wf{ lkscygik|ok ieme`ck ik|~kk` |ok Sxgyg|s yfmk e`l fy f~` ec|gf`
f` |ok df{y`kw fb sxgyg|{em nyf~|o6 ^oe| jk|exofy fy gj*
enk jgno| ik okmxb{m g` lkscygig`n |ogs ieme`ck6
G` wf{y f~` kxkygk`ck- of~ lfks `k~ mgbk g` Coygs|ykme|k |f |ok xyfckss fb lgscgxmksogx6
Xksem ykbkc...^okyk gs Nfl nglg`n jk f` |ok df{y`kw fb lgscgxmk*
sogx ygno| `f~6 Ej G g` e xfs|{yk fb mgs|k`g`n- g` fylky |fokey Nfls cemm6
^oe| lfks g| bkkm mgak&mffa mgak ~ok` G oerk e iem*e`ckl&igimgcem {`lkys|e`lg`n fb jw yfmk e`l Nfls yfmk g`
jw beg|o ~ema6
Exxmce... Of~ lfks f{y co{yco |keco |oe| `k~ mgbk g` Coygs|coe`nks fy ykme|gf`sogx |f f|okys1 f{y bejgmw- f{y cfj*
j{`g|w- f{y `e|gf`- f{y ~fyml6
Of~ jgno| f{y co{yco ik||ky ykkc| |ogs ykemg|w fb`k~ mgbk g` Coygs| e| reygf{s mkrkms fb ~fysogx- kl{ce|gf`-
skyrgck- k|c.6
Cjjem Xewk...Mkelky4 ^ok` ~k ne|oky |f ~fysogx Nfl- ~k ykjkjiky
|oe| ~k eyk xkfxmk ~of oerk xykbkyykl f{y f~`
~gmms |f Nfls ~gmm. Mk| {s cf`bkss f{y sg`s |f Nfl
g` |ok xyksk`ck fb keco f|oky.
EMM4 K|ky`em Nfl- ~k cf`bkss |oe| ~k oerk begmkl |f
ik wf{y fiklgk`| skyre`|s4 ^k oerk `f| lf`k
wf{y ~gmm1 ~k oerk iyfak` wf{y me~1 ~k oerk
ykikmmkl eneg`s| wf{y mfrk1 ~k oerk `f| mfrkl
f{y `kgnoifys1 ~k oerk `f| okeyl |ok cyw fb |ok
`kklw. Bfyngrk {s- ~k xyew. Bykk {s bfy dfwb{m
fiklgk`ck- |oyf{no Coygs| f{y Mfyl. Ejk`.
/If~ bfy e jfjk`| fb sgmk`| cf`bkssgf` e`l ykkc|gf`'
Mkelky4 Okey |ok Nffl @k~s4 Coygs| lgkl bfy {s ~ogmk
~k ~kyk wk| sg``kys1 |oe| gs Nfls f~` xyffb fb
ogs mfrk |f~eyl {s. G` |ok `ejk fb Dks{s Coygs|-
wf{ eyk bfyngrk`%
Xkfxmk4 G` |ok `ejk fb Dks{s Coygs|- wf{ eyk bfyngrk`%
\oe`as ik |f Nfl%
Byfj \ok Cfrk`e`| Iffa fb ^fysogx- 57?5- x. 2?
Jk ykscks...Iyg`ng`n Jw fyml |f Coygs|- gs e` kre`nkmgsj xyfnyej
lkrkmfxkl iw |ok Lkxey|jk`| fb Co{yco Nyf~|o e`l
Kre`nkmgsj. Jfyk g`bfyje|gf` e| ~~~.cfrco{yco.fyn.
\ok Scoffm fb Kre`nkmgsj lkrkmfxkl iw |ok Lkxey|*
jk`| fb Co{yco Nyf~|o " Kre`nkmgsj gs e ~kkak`l
kxkygk`ck ~ogco iyg`ns sxkeakys e`l yksf{ycks |f mfcem
co{ycoks bfy |yeg`g`n g` ~ews |f ykeco f{| e`l soeyk nffl
`k~s. Jfyk g`bfyje|gf` e| ~~~.cfrco{yco.fyn.
\ok Lkxey|jk`| fb Coygs|ge` Bfyje|gf`s NYF^ c{y*
ygc{m{j xyfrglks cf`nykne|gf`s ~g|o |ffms e`l ykkc|gf`
|f s|yk`n|ok` |ok mgbkmf`n df{y`kw fb lgscgxmksogx. Jfyk
g`bfyje|gf` e| ~~~.cfrco{yco.fyn.
\{y`g`n \f Dks{s4 \ok Sfcgfmfnw fb Cf`rkysgf` g` |ok
Nfsxkms- Scf| JcA`gno| /^ks|jg`s|ky Dfo` A`f- 9889'
GSI@ #822
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Lscss Ukss...\oksk u{ks|gf`s cfyyksxf`l |f |ok {`lkymg`kl s|e|kjk`|s g`
|ogs Ebyje|gf`Of~ ~f{ml |ok |g|mk Jgssgf` Bygk`ls lkscygik f{y5.
co{yco6
^oe| sxkcgc |og`ns lfks f{y co{yco lf |f mgrk f{| |ogs9.
s|e|kjk`|6
^oe| eyk |ok nyke| cfjje`ljk`| e`l |ok nyke| cfjjgs*3.
sgf` e`l ~ow eyk |okw sgn`gce`|6
^oe| lf wf{ |og`a fb |ogs s|ye|knw bfy kre`nkmgsj e`l
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. S{jjeygtk |ok |k| g` wf{y f~`
~fyls. ^of eyk `kgnoifys bfy f{y cf`nykne|gf`6
Ykel |ok bfmmf~g`n rkysks |fnk|oky4 Je||ok~ 9?457-981 Dfo` 5;4535;1 Mak
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^of eyk |ok lgsceylkl g` f{y c{yyk`| jg`gs|ywcf`|k|6
Of~ lfks f{y coyco ilnk| ykkc| e cfjjg|jk`||f |ok ~ofmk jgssgf` fb |ok co{yco6
Xksem ykbkc... Of~ ej G mfrg`n Nfl ~g|o emm fb ~of G ej6 Of~ ejG mfrg`n jw `kgnoify es jwskmb6
Of~ ~f{ml jw sxgyg|{em mgbk ik s|yk`n|ok`kl iw jfykg`rfmrkjk`| g` jgssgf` e`l skyrgck ~fya6 ^oe| jgno|
|oe| mffa mgak6 ^oe| akkxs jk byfj lfg`n g|6
^oe| lf G ~e`| |f ykjkjiky byfj |ogs skssgf`6 ^oe|lf G bkkm cemmkl |f ec| f` fy kjiflw g` jw mgbk g` sfjk
~ew6
Cjjem Xewk...EMM4 Nyecgf{s Nfl- ~k cfjk |f wf{ |flew g` xyewky
bfy wf{y co{yco e`l bfy wf{y ~fyml.
E4 k xyegsk wf{- Coygs| Dks{s- bfy ks|eimgsog`n |ok
co{yco es wf{y iflw okyk f` key|o- |f xyfcmegj
nffl `k~s |f |ok xffy- ykmkesk |f |ok cex|grks-
e`l ykcfrkyw fb sgno| |f |ok img`l.
I4 k esa |oe| wf{ akkx |ok co{yco beg|ob{m |f wf{y
cfjje`ls- fo Mfyl.
E4 k xyegsk wf{- Coygs| Dks{s- bfy cemmg`n {s wf{y
bygk`ls sf |oe| ~k |ff ce` soeyk g` wf{y jgssgf`
fb ikbygk`lg`n e`l yklkkjg`n |ok ~ofmk ~fyml.
I4 k esa |oe| wf{ cf`|g`{k |f ikbygk`l {s g` f{y
mf`kmw |gjks- fo Mfyl- es ~k skka |f ikbygk`l |ok
s|ye`nky- fyxoe`- e`l ~glf~.
E4 k xyegsk wf{- Coygs| Dks{s- bfy xyfjgsg`n |f
ykcf`cgmk |ok co{yco e`l emm fb cyke|gf` |f Wf{y
nffl`kss- es ~k nf f{| g`|f |ok ~fyml |f iex|gtk
e`l jeak lgscgxmks fb emm `e|gf`s.
I4 k esa |oe| wf{ s|yk`n|ok` |ofsk ec|grk g` f{|*
ykeco jg`gs|yw e`l jgssgf`eyw skyrgck |flew- fo
Mfyl.
E4 k xyegsk wf{- Coygs| Dks{s- bfy ikg`n |ok nffl
`k~s e`l bfy sof~g`n {s of~ |f mfrk Nfl e`l
f{y `kgnoifys ~g|o f{y ~ofmk okey|- jg`l- sf{m-
e`l s|yk`n|o.
I4 k esa |oe| wf{ akkx |ok co{yco beg|ob{m |f wf{y
cfjje`ls- fo Mfyl.
EMM4 Nyecgf{s Nfl- ~k cfjk |f wf{ |flew g` |oe`as*ngrg`n bfy wf{y co{yco e`l bfy wf{y ~fyml. ^ema
~g|o {s es ~k mkey` |f ik beg|ob{m |f wf{y cfj*
je`ls- fo Mfyl. Ejk`.
Jk ykscks...Skrkyem Cfrk`e`| jg`gs|ygks eyk cfjjg||kl |f okmxg`n
co{ycoks ikcfjk g`rfmrkl g` |ok ~ofmk jgssgf`4 rgsg|
~~~.cfrco{yco.fyn bfy g`bfyje|gf` f` |ok Cfrk`e`|
Jg`gs|ygks fb Ik`krfmk`ck- Cfrk`e`| fyml Ykmgkb- |ok
Lkxey|jk`| fb Coygs|ge` Bfyje|gf`s Se`afbe e`l
Xecgc Sf{|o~ks| Cf`bkyk`cks Df{y`kw |f Jfsegc- |ok
Lkxey|jk`| fb Cfjxessgf`- Jkycw e`l D{s|gck- e`l |ok
Lkxey|jk`| fb ^fyml Jgssgf`.
\ok Ikmfrkl Cfjj{`g|w4 Of~ Beg|o Soexks Sfcgem
D{s|gck- byfj |ok Cgrgm Ygno|s Jfrkjk`| |f \flew- Coeymks
Jeyso /Xkysk{s Iffas- 9882' GSI@ 8. \ok e{|ofy ognomgno|s |ok bfc{s fb |ogs lk*
jfnyexogc f` jgssgf`- skyre`|offl- e`l ec|gf`.
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;skssgf` brkEje #'. Okyk f`k cf{ml emsf sfmgcg| ik`krfmk`| ngb|s |f
ik ~gmmg`nmw ngrk` e`l lgs|ygi{|kl |f |ok xffy- eccfylg`n
|f S| Xe{ms kejxmk /9 Cfyg`|oge`s 7' Okyk ~f{ml ik `f
`kkl fb j{co e`l kmeifye|k sg`ng`n. Okyk f`k cf{ml sk| f{|
e iygkb e`l `ke| fylky bfy iex|gsj e`l |ok secyejk`| e`l
ck`|ky krkyw|og`n f` |ok ^fyl- xyewky- e`l mfrk.
M{|oky se~ |ok glkem co{yco es e ne|okyg`n fb |ofsk
~of cf`bkss beg|o g` Dks{s Coygs|- cfjjg| |okjskmrks |f
keco f|oky- e`l s{ijg| |f `f e{|ofyg|w f|oky |oe` Dks{s
Coygs|- |ok Mfyl fb |ok Co{yco. \ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco skkas
|f ykemgtk |ok rem{k fb |ogs glkem.
\ok yff|s fb |ogs rgk~ fb |ok Co{yco eyk bf{`l g` |~fiesgc @k~ \ks|ejk`| kjxoesks4
\ok Co{yco gs e cfjj{`gf` fy bkmmf~sogx fb ikmgkrkys-
coeyec|kygtkl iw j{|{em xey|gcgxe|gf` g` e`l soeyg`n
fb |ok `k~ mgbk g` Coygs|. Xe{m cemms |ok Coygs|ge` cfj*
j{`g|w |ok iflw fb Coygs|- e cfjj{`g|w cfjxfskl fb
je`w jkjikys- keco lgbbkyk`| e`l j{|{emmw g`|kylk*
xk`lk`| /5 Cfyg`|oge`s 59459*38'. G| gs ~ok` ~k eyk g`
cfjj{`g|w ~g|o f`k e`f|oky- ~ok` emm fb Nfls xkfxmk
eyk g`|kyec|g`n ~g|o f`k e`f|oky g` ~fysogx e`l skyrgck-
|oe| Nfls ~gmm gs jfs| cmkeymw ykrkemkl e`l lgscky`kl.
/Skk u{ks|gf` 5'
\ok @k~ \ks|ejk`| emsf |kecoks |oe| ~g|og` Coygs|ge`
cfjj{`g|w |okyk gs |f ik `kg|oky Dk~ `fy Nykka- smerk
`fy bykk- jemk `fy bkjemk- i{| emm eyk f`k g` Coygs|
Dks{s /Neme|ge`s 349?'. \oksk |oykk eykesyeck- cmess-
e`l nk`lkyeyk |f ik fb `f elre`|enk fy lgselre`|enk
~g|og` |ok iflw fb Coygs|. \ogs gs e j{m|gk|o`gc- cmessmkss-
nk`lky*ku{em rgsgf`. k ykcfn`gtk f{y `kkl bfy k|o`gc
lgrkysg|w- bfy bkmmf~sogx e`l j{|{em jg`gs|yw ecyfss
ey|gcgemmw cf`s|y{c|kl sfcgf*kcf`fjgc if{`leygks- e`l
bfy |ok ngb|s e`l mkelkysogx fb ~fjk` e`l jk`. G| gs |ok
lksgyk fb |ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco |f x{ys{k |ogs igimgcem rg*
sgf`. /Skk u{ks|gf` 9'
\ok Co{yco gs e ne|okykl cfjj{`g|w sk| exey| bfy
g`rfmrkjk`| g` Coygs|s jgssgf` |f |ok ~fyml. I{| wf{ eyk
e cofsk` yeck- e yfwem xygks|offl- e ofmw `e|gf`- Nfls f~`
xkfxmk- g` fylky |oe| wf{ jew xyfcmegj |ok jgno|w ec|s
fb ogj ~of cemmkl wf{ f{| fb leya`kss g`|f ogs jeyrkmf{s
mgno| /5 Xk|ky 947'. \ok xygks|offl fb emm ikmgkrkys jke`s
|oe| krkyw ikmgkrky gs cemmkl |f ik xey| fb e bkmmf~sogx fbikmgkrkys e`l |f xey|gcgxe|k g` kre`nkmgsj- bfyje|gf`- ~fy*
sogx- e`l skyrgck. /Skk u{ks|gf` 3'
\ok ikmgkrkys Co{yco gs `f| sgjxmw e o{je` g`s|g|{*
|gf` fy fyne`gte|gf`- i{| e xkfxmk ~ofj Nfl oes cemmkl.
Kjxoesgs lfks `f| bemm f` i{gmlg`ns fy ogkyeycogcem s|y{c*
|{yks- i{| {xf` e nyeck*mmkl bkmmf~sogx e`l ec|grk xey|gcg*
xe|gf`- |oyf{no |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|- g` |ok mgbk e`l jgssgf` fb
Coygs|.
Jkjikysogx g` |ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco gs iw cf`bkssgf`
fb xkysf`em beg|o g` Dks{s Coygs|. G| gs fxk` |f emm ikmgkrkys.
k lf `f| kxkc| |oe| emm ikmgkrkys ~gmm enykk f` krkyw lk*
|egm fb Coygs|ge` ikmgkb. ^oe| gs yku{gykl gs |oe| f`k ik ify`
e`k~ g`|f e mgrg`n ofxk |oyf{no |ok yks{yykc|gf` fb Dks{s
Coygs| byfj |ok lkel /5 Xk|ky 543'. I{| gb jkjikysogx gs
fxk` |f emm ikmgkrkys- g| gs emsf fxk` f`mw |f ikmgkrkys. \ok
lffys fb |ok co{yco eyk ~glk k`f{no |f eljg| emm ~of ik*
mgkrk e`l `eyyf~ k`f{no |f kcm{lk |ofsk ~of lf `f|- segl
f{y bfykikeys. /Skk u{ks|gf`
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eyk rgsgimk sgn`s fb |ok g`rgsgimk nyeck fb Dks{s Coygs|. \ok
Cfrk`e`| Co{yco gs fxk` |f emm ikmgkrkys e`l ykcfn`gtks
g`be`| e`l ikmgkrky iex|gsj es igimgcem bfyjs fb |oe| secye*
jk`| e`l g`cm{lks |ok xyec|gck fb if|o g` g|s jg`gs|yw.\ok mfcem cf`nykne|gf` gs fb cy{cgem gjxfy|e`ck g`
Nfls yklkjx|grk ~fya g` |ok ~fyml. ^ogmk Nfl gs e| ~fya
kmsk~okyk- g| gs xey|gc{meymw g` |ok cmfsk xkysf`em ykme|gf`*
sogxs fb |ok bkmmf~sogx |oe| xkfxmk eyk fxk`kl |f |ok okem*
g`n- cf`rgc|g`n- e`l mgbk*ngrg`n jg`gs|yw fb |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|.
Okyk- igimgcem `{y|{yk e`l lgscgxmg`k fcc{y g` |ok cf`|k| fb
mfrk e`l cf`cky`. /Skk u{ks|gf` ;'
\ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco gs e cfjj{`gf` fb g`|kylkxk`*
lk`| jkjiky cf`nykne|gf`s. Keco mfcem cf`nykne|gf` skkas
|ok n{gle`ck fb |ok Ofmw Sxgyg| g` je||kys fb cfjjf` mgbk
e`l jgssgf`. G` eccfyle`ck ~g|o cf`nykne|gf`em xfmg|w-
krkyw cf`nykne|gf` gs bykk |f nfrky` g|s f~` ebbegys. E| |oksejk |gjk- krkyw Cfrk`e`| cf`nykne|gf` oes cfjjg||kl
g|skmb |f xey|gcgxe|k yksxf`sgimw g` |ok bkmmf~sogx- lkcg*
sgf`s- e`l soeykl jg`gs|ygks fb |ok ykngf`em cf`bkyk`cks e`l
lk`fjg`e|gf`.
\ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco ofmls |oe| |okyk gs f`mw f`k g`*
lgsxk`seimk jg`gs|yw|oe| fb Dks{s Coygs|. Emm jkjikys fb
|ok iflw eyk cemmkl |f |ogs jg`gs|yw. G| gs e jg`gs|yw fb xyfc*
meje|gf` e`l kre`nkmgsj- Coygs|ge` bfyje|gf` e`l `{y|{yk-
s|k~eylsogx e`l skyre`|offl. If|o cf`cky` bfy xkysf`em
semre|gf` e`l bfy sfcgem d{s|gck eyk g`rfmrkl g` |ok jg`gs|yw.
E| |ok sejk |gjk- ~k ykcfn`gtk |oe| Nfl cemms cky|eg` jk`
e`l ~fjk` |f ik sk| exey| es skyre`|s fb |ok ~fyl- secye*
jk`|s- e`l skyrgck. \ogs lfks `f| ngrk cyklk`|gemkl jg`gs*|kys s{xkygfy s|e|{s. G| lfks ykcfn`gtk |okgy cemm byfj Nfl
e`l ngrks |okj e sxkcgem b{`c|gf` g` |ok Co{yco- k`eimg`n
|ok Co{yco |f b{mmm g|s jgssgf` /Skk u{ks|gf` 2'
Lscss Ukss...\oksk u{ks|gf`s cfyyksxf`l |f |ok {`lkymg`kl s|e|kjk`|s g`
|ogs Ebyje|gf`
^ogco ~fyls fy xoyesks g` |ogs lk`g|gf` lf wf{ ebyj5.
es e nffl lkscygx|gf` fb |ok co{yco6
Of~ gs |ogs ykemgtkl e`l `f| ykemgtkl g` |ok co{yco9.
|flew6^okyk gs |ogs |y{k g` f{y co{yco e`l ~okyk lf ~k bemm3.
sofy|6
Of~ lf wf{ yksxf`l |f |ok xoyesks fxk` |f emm e`l
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Of~ gs |ok bkmmf~sogx fb ikmgkrkys g`|kylkxk`lk`|~g|og` |ok iflw fb Coygs| e| e reygk|w fb mkrkms4 mfcem-
ykngf`em- e`l lk`fjg`e|gf`em6
Exxmce...Cfrk`e`| jkjikys keymw f` ~kyk cemmkl Jgssgf`
Bygk`ls. Es \gj Dfo`sf` kxmeg`kl- G|s xfssgimk |f ik
ygno| eif{| |ok jgssgf` i{| ik sf {`bygk`lmw |oe| ~k {`*
lkyjg`k g|. E| |ok sejk |gjk- g|s emsf xfssgimk |f ik rkyw
bygk`lmw- cgrgm- i{| ik b{ttw e`l jgssgf`*mkss. ^ok` ~k mgrk
f{| if|o oemrks fb |oe| `ejk- |okyk gs e cfyykc|grk e`l
e ieme`ck... ^k bfc{s f` jgssgf` i{| lf g| g` e s|yf`nmw
ykme|gf`em ~ew.
Of~ lfks fy coyco g`cfyxfye|k |oksk |~f oemrks6
Eyk ~k s|yf`nky f` f`k fy |ok f|oky6
Of~ jgno| ~k s|yk`n|ok` if|o f{y jgssgf` e`l f{ybygk`lmg`kss6
Xksem ykbkc... Of~ jgno| Nfl ik nglg`n jk |f xyec|gck lkkxe`l |y{s|kl bkmmf~sogx ~g|o f|oky ikmgkrkys- `f| |f nf g|
emf`k6
Ej G g` cfjj{`g|w ~g|o Coygs|ge`s ~of eyk lgbkyk`| byfj jk6 Of~ jgno| G ik jfyk fxk` |f |ogs ag`l fb
cfjj{`g|w6
^oe| lfks g| bkkm mgak g` jw mgbk ~ok` G ieme`ck ikg`njgssgf`em e`l ikg`n e bygk`l6
Cjjem Owj...)\y{s| |ok ^fyl- |ok`- ~ogco wf{ eyk bfy keco f|oky- e`l
bfy {s emm. E bkmmf~sogx gs e s|y{c|{yk i{gm| f{| fb e ^fyl-
yku{gyg`n |oe| sejk ckeskmkss cwiky`k|gc f~ fb jks*
senks- fb g`bfyje|gf`- bfy g|s okem|o... Gjxkybkc| es ~k
eyk- ~k eyk wk|- g` f{yskmrks- jkssenks byfj Nfl |f keco
f|oky- g` |oe| g`cey`e|kl bfyj ~k cyke|{yks jfs| ykelgmw
{`lkys|e`l.)Tk`fs Oe~ag`sf` /E`e|fjw fb |ok Xgmnygj
Kxkygk`ck- xx. ?2- 78'
\oe`a Wf{- Nfl- bfy Sgs|kys- Iyf|okys
Rkysk 54 \oe`a wf{ Nfl bfy sgs|kys- iyf|okys- akkxg`n
beg|o ~g|o {s e`l wf{. Dfg`g`n okey| |f okey| ~g|o f|okys-
es wf{y cemm |f {s cfjks |y{k. ^g|o |ok cyfss f{y f`mw s|e`*
leyl mk| {s sg`n ~g|o f`k nyke| rfgck. Nmfyw- nmfyw- wf{ys
|ok ag`nlfj- co{ycoks g` wf{y Co{yco ykdfgck.
Rkysk 94 Nfl ik xyegskl bfy cf`nykne|gf`s iw |ok mfrk fb
Coygs| sk| bykk% Je`w |f`n{ks fb je`w `e|gf`s sg`n |ok
nyke|ky {`g|w. S~kk| |ok xsemj e`l s~kk| |ok ceyfm ~ok`
f{y sf`n gs yegskl es f`k4 Nmfyw- nmfyw- wf{ys |ok xf~ky-
es g` oker` wf{y ~gmm ik lf`k.
Rkysk 34 Jew wf{y `ejk ik of`fykl krky- okem f{y lgbbky*k`cks fb fml. Imkss wf{y co{ycoks `k~ k`lkerfy bfy wf{y
ag`nlfj- jeak {s ifml. F`k f{y Coygs| e`l f`k f{y Nfs*
xkm jeak {s f`k ~k `f~ gjxmfyk4 Nmfyw- nmfyw- wf{ys
|ok nmfyw- |oyf{no |ok enks krkyjfyk.
Byfj \ok Cfrk`e`| Owj`em4 E fysogxiffa- 5772- #;>?
Jk ykscks...E`e|fjw fb |ok Xgmnygj Kxkygk`ck4 Ykkc|gf`s f` Ikg`n
e Cfrk`e`|ky- Tk`fs K. Oe~ag`sf` /Cfrk`e`| X{imgce*
|gf`s- 9888' GSI@ 8758
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2skssgf` sgEje #;4 Cscs Lkxklkck ok Omw SxXkx Sokk...\ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco- yff|kl g` ogs|fygc Coygs*|ge`g|w- ebyjs f`k Nfl es Be|oky- Sf`- e`lOfmw Sxgyg|. \ok Ofmw Sxgyg| cf`|g`{ks |ok
cyke|grk ~fya fb |ok Be|oky e`l |ok yklkkjg`n ~fya fb |ok
Sf` ~g|og` |ok mgbk fb |ok co{yco. G| gs bfy |ogs ykesf` |ok
Cfrk`e`| Co{yco oes kjxoesgtkl |ok cf`|g`{g`n ~fya fb
|ok Sxgyg|.
Eccfylg`n |f |ok Nfsxkm fb Dfo`- |ok key|omw Dks{s
xyfjgskl |oe| |ok sejk Sxgyg| fb Nfl |oe| ykjeg`kl f`
ogj /5439' ~f{ml f`k lew mgrk g` ogs lgscgxmks es e yks{m|
fb ogs cy{cggf` e`l yks{yykc|gf` \ok Sxgyg| eiglks ~g|o
wf{- ok segl- e`l ~gmm ik g` wf{ /5'. G| ~es |ogs Ofmw
Sxgyg| |oe| cejk |f eiglk g` Xe{m- mmg`n ogj ~g|o |ok xyks*
k`ck fb Nfl e`l lgykc|g`n ogj- d{s| es g| oel Dks{s. Bfy |ogs
ykesf` Xe{m cf{ml cmegj- g| gs `f mf`nky G ~of mgrk- i{| g| gs
Coygs| ~of mgrks g` jk /Neme|ge`s 9498'. G| gs |ok sxgyg| g`
{s |oe| k`eimks {s |f cf`|g`{k Coygs|s jgssgf` g` |ok ~fyml
/Ec|s 54?'.
\ok @k~ \ks|ejk`| ebyjs |oe| |ok Ofmw Sxgyg| ~fyas
if|o ~g|og` e`l ejf`n g`lgrgl{ems. G| gs |ok Ofmw Sxgyg| |oe|
lye~s |fnk|oky |ofsk ~of eyk bey fbb e`l ks|ye`nkl- ce{sg`n|okj |f ik jelk f`k g` Coygs| /Kxoksge`s 9455*99'. G| gs
|ok Ofmw Sxgyg| |oe| s|gys ~g|og` keco fb {s e lkkx sk`sk fb
bejgmgem ebbkc|gf` bfy f`k e`f|oky- sf |oe| ~k eyk ikmfrkl
|f f`k e`f|oky /5 Cfyg`|oge`s 5;4;?'. G| gs ikce{sk Coygs|
oes ikcfjk f{y iyf|oky /Yfje`s ?497' |oe| ~k eyk |fnk|oky
jkjikys fb |ok bejgmw fb Nfl /Kxoksge`s 3451 945*9'. /Skk
u{ks|gf` 5'\ok Cfrk`e`| {`lkys|e`lg`n fb |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|- yff|kl
g` |ok @k~ \ks|ejk`|- gs b{y|oky g`bfyjkl iw |ok Ykbfyje*
|gf` glke |oe| ~fyl e`l Sxgyg| eyk g`skxeyeimk. /Skk u{ks|gf`
9' G| gs |ok Sxgyg| fb Nfl |oe| k`mgrk`s |ok xykecog`n fb |ok
nfsxkm ~g|og` |ok cfjj{`g|w fb beg|o e`l nye`|s kbcecw |f
|ok secyejk`|s xey|gcgxe|kl g` iw |ok cfjj{`g|w fb beg|o.
\ok Cfrk`e`| emsf lye~s {xf` g|s Xgk|gs| okyg|enk bfy {`*
lkys|e`lg`n |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|. ^k ikmgkrk g| gs |ok ~fya fb |ok
Ofmw Sxgyg| |f g`s|gmm g` |ok o{je` okey| e lksgyk |f |{y` |f
Coygs|. k ikmgkrk g| gs |ok ~fya fb |ok Ofmw Sxgyg| |f ess{yk
ikmgkrkys |oe| Coygs| l~kmms ~g|og` |okj. k ikmgkrk |oe|
|ok Ofmw Sxgyg|- g` cf`cky| ~g|o f{y fiklgk`ck- cf`bfyjs {s
|f |ok gjenk fb Coygs| /Yfje`s ?49?*97'.
\ok keymw Cfrk`e`|kys g` S~klk` ~kyk mg`akl iw e
cfjjf` e~eyk`kss fb |ok nyeck fb Nfl g` |okgy mgrks. \okw
sxfak fb |ok Ofmw Sxgyg| cfjj{`gce|g`n |ogs ~eyj sk`sk fb
Nfls nyeck |f keco f`k g`lgrgl{emmw e`l lgykc|g`n |okj |f
e cfjjf` lkrf|gf` |f Nfl g` Coygs| |oyf{no |ok ykelg`n fb
|ok Igimk e`l byku{k`| jkk|g`ns bfy |ok x{yxfsk fb j{|{em
k`cf{yenkjk`| e`l klgce|gf` \okw xkyckgrkl |ok Ofmw
Sxgyg| mkelg`n |okj cfyxfye|kmw |f cfjjf` jgssgf` e`l
x{yxfsk. /Skk u{ks|gf` 3'
\ok keymw Cfrk`e`|kys g` @fy|o Ejkygce ~kyk cf`*
scgf{s fb |ok xyksk`ck e`l x{yxfsk fb Nfl |oyf{no |ok
ec|grg|w fb |ok Ofmw Sxgyg| ejf`n |okj. \okw ~kyk cky|eg`
|ok Ofmw Sxgyg| ~es e| ~fya g` |okgy co{ycoks e`l xey|gc{*
meymw g` mkelg`n |okj |f bfyj |ok S~klgso Kre`nkmgcem
Jgssgf` Cfrk`e`| lk`fjg`e|gf`. E| |ok fyne`gte|gf`em
jkk|g`n fb |ok Cfrk`e`|- C.E. Idya sxfak |f |ok kbbkc|
|oe| e` fyne`gte|gf`em jkk|g`n ce` `krky xyfl{ck {`g|w1
Nfls xkfxmk ikcfjk f`k- ok segl- |oyf{no |ok mkelg`n fb|ok Ofmw Sxgyg|. \ok keymw Cfrk`e`|kys ikmgkrkl |oe| keco
Coygs|ge` `kkls |f e~eg| |ok rfgck fb Nfl es ykrkemkl `f|
f`mw |f |ok g`lgrgl{em- i{| emsf |oyf{no |ok ~g|`kss fb f|oky
ikmgkrkys. \okw ikmgkrkl |ok Ofmw Sxgyg| gs emgrk e`l ec|grk-
~fyag`n |oyf{no xykecog`n- |ok secyejk`|s- |ok Scygx|{yks-
e`l g` |ok ~g|`kss fb f`k e`f|oky. /Skk u{ks|gf`
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rem{kl |ok Ykbfyje|gf` cf`ckx| fb |ok xygks|offl fb emm ik*
mgkrkys- e`l skks g| yff|kl g` |ok glke fb j{|{em g`|kylkxk`*
lk`ck kxyksskl g` Xe{ms `f|gf` fb |ok iflw /5 Cfyg`|oge`s
59459*35'. \ok Sxgyg| iks|f~s ngb|s f` g`lgrgl{em Coygs|ge`sbfy |ok ik`k| fb f|okys- `f| |ok ik`k| fb |ok f`k ~of oes
ykckgrkl |ok ngb|. G| gs |ok xme` fb Nfl |oyf{no |ok ~fya fb
|ok Sxgyg| |oe| ~g|og` |ok iflw fb Coygs| ~k `kkl f`k e`*
f|oky. /Skk u{ks|gf` ;' Eccfylg`nmw- ~ogmk ykcfn`gtg`n |ok
mkng|gjecw fb emm |ok sxgyg|{em ngb|s- |ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco
oes ogs|fygcemmw ikk` {`jeyakl iw e` kjxoesgs f` e`w f`k
fy f`k |wxk fb sxgyg|{em ngb|. \ogs lkkx |y{s| g` |ok nk`|mk
mkelg`n fb |ok Sxgyg| oes ykjeg`kl |y{k fb |ok Cfrk`e`|
Co{yco |oyf{no |ok wkeys.
Lscss Ukss...\oksk u{ks|gf`s cfyyksxf`l |f |ok {`lkymg`kl s|e|kjk`|s g`
|ogs Ebyje|gf`Ykrgk~ |ok fxk`g`n xeyenyexos e`l jeak e mgs| fb emm fb5.
|ok coeyec|kygs|gcs fb |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|.
^oe| lfks g| jke` |oe| ~fyl e`l Sxgyg| eyk g`skxeyeimk69.
^ok` oerk wf{ xkysf`emmw fy oerk ~k |fnk|oky g` f{y3.
co{yco kxkygk`ckl |ok Sxgyg| g` |ok ~ew lkscygikl g`
|ogs xeyenyexo6
Of~ lfks f{y co{yco cf`scgf{smw x{| |ogs glke g`|f xyec*
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2skssgf` sgEje #;4 Cscs Lkxklkck ok Omw SxBecme Nlk...Xkxee...
Ykrgk~ skssgf` f{|mg`k e`l bejgmgey*
gtk wf{yskmb ~g|o cf`|k`|.
Cfxw Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk bfy keco
xkysf`.
Cfxw |ok k| skssgf`s Ebyje|gf`
Xykx Sokk| |f ik ykel ikbfyk |ok
skssgf`.
Sk| {x kugxjk`| g` fylky |f sof~
rglkf ~g|og` mkssf`.
Ne|oky xk`s e`l Igimks.
frkrk~...\ogs skssgf`- g`cm{lg`n |ok rglkf
sknjk`|- gs 28*78 jg`{|ks g` mk`n|o.
Wf{y yfmk gs |f okmx akkx |gjk bfy
reygf{s ec|grg|gks e`l akkx |ok
lgsc{ssgf` e`l mkey`g`n ec|grg|gks
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em~ews kmkc| |f s|ew f` e |fxgc fy
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Es becgmg|e|fy- wf{ sof{ml emsf xey*
|gcgxe|k g` keco ec|grg|w.
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|ok nyf{x eyk xyg`|kl g` ifml ikmf~.
Ec|gf`s bfy wf{ |f |eak es |ok
becgmg|e|fy eyk s|eyykl e`l ~yg||k` g`
g|emgcs.
Skss fmk...
glc /; JG@{\KS'Esa sfjkf`k |f fxk` g` xyewky.
Soek ~o e Xek /; JG@{\KS'
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f xegy {x e`l lgs*
c{ss |oksk u{ks|gf`s4
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`lkys|e`lg`n f |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|6
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|ok Ofmw Sxgyg|6
$Jeak s{yk rglkf ku{gxjk`| gs ykelw.
ykbkcn ok Eje/; JG@{\KS'
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esa bfy e bk~ sofy| yksxf`sks |f |ok
lgsc{ssgf` u{ks|gf`s mgs|kl f` |ok
Ebyje|gf` Xykx Sokk| Ykbky |f |ok
{`lkymg`kl sknjk`|s.
Rlk ykbkc /98 JG@{\KS'
$Oe`l f{| |ok Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk bfy
skssgf` sg e`l xk`s.
G`|yfl{ck |ok rglkf iw ykelg`n |ok
Rglkf Ykkc|gf` uks|gf`s emf{l
e`l k`cf{yeng`n xey|gcgxe`|s |f |eak
`f|ks.
$Sof~ |ok rglkf.
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f soeyk |okgy e`
s~kys |f |ok rglkf uks|gf`s. /\okyk
~gmm f`mw ik |gjk bfy e bk~ yksxf`sks
|f keco u{ks|gf`. \ogs |gjk gs jke`|
|f xyfjf|k lgsc{ssgf` e`l |f ks|eimgso
|ok akw |okjks ~g|og` |ogs |fxgc.'
Iimk Slw Lscss /58 JG@{\KS'
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f fyj sjemmnyfxs fb 3*< xkfxmk e`l cfjxmk|k
|ok Igimk S|lw Lgscssgf`. Eb|ky
lgsc{ssgf` g` sjemm nyf{xs- esa keco
nyf{x |f ykxfy| iygkw
$Oe`l f{| Igimks.
Xksem ykbkc /; JG@{\KS'
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f sxk`l sfjk
|gjk g` xyewky e`l ykkc|gf`- {sg`n
|ok Xkysf`em Ykkc|gf` uks|gf`s f`
|ok Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk.
Exxmce /; JG@{\KS'
Ne|oky |ok sjemm nyf{xs |fnk|oky.
Ykel emfl |ok Exxmgce|gf` uks|gf`s e`l n{glk |ok nyf{x g` e lgsc{s*
sgf`. /\gjk ngrk` bfy |ogs lgsc{ssgf`
ce` ik sfjk~oe| kgimk'
Cmsn " Cjjem Xewk/{@LKY ; JG@{\KS'
Xfg`| f{| |ok ellg|gf`em yksfycks
mgs|kl f` |ok Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk.
$Oe`l f{| |ok Xykx Sokk| bfy skssgf`
skrk`.
Ykjg`l xey|gcgxe`|s |f ykelEyje*
|gf` #2- \ok Ykemg|w f Bykklfj g`
Coygs|- ikbfyk |ok `k| skssgf`
Iygkw soeyk xkysf`em ykkc|gf`s fy
sxkcgc xyewky ykuks|s.
Lgrglk |ok nyfx g`|f |~f sjemmky
nyf{xs- E e`l I- bfy |ok ykelg`n.
Cmfsk ~g|o |ok cfjj`em xyewky.
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2skssgf` sgEje #;4 Cscs Lkxklkck ok Omw SxLscss Nlk...Rlk ykbkc... Of~ ce` ~k ik cf`scgfs fb |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|s ~fya6
^oe| k`cf{yenks f{y ikg`n lkxk`lk`| f` |ok OfmwSxgyg|s ~fya6
If|o xyksk`|kys sxfak fb |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|s mkelg`n g`|okgy mgrks ^oe| gs e` kejxmk fb |ok Sxgyg|s mkelg`n g`
wf{y mgbk6
Iimk Slw Lscss...\eak |{y`s ykelg`n |ok bfmmf~g`n rkysks emf{l. Es keco
xessenk gs ykel- jeak `f|ks |f |ok u{ks|gf`s ikmf~4Dfo`
51 Ec|s 54?1 Xogmgxxge`s 549>.
^okyk lfks |ok Sxgyg| cfjk byfj6
^of lfks |ok Sxgyg| gjxec|6
Of~ lfks |ok Sxgyg| jeak e lgbbkyk`ck e`l ~fya
|f~eyl |ye`sbfyjg`n |ok ~fyml6
Gb |ok Ofmw Sxgyg| gs e ng|- `f| sfjk|og`n |f iknyesxkl- ~oe| lfks f{y yksxf`sk `kkl |f ik6
^ok` oerk wf{ skk` |ok Sxgyg| ykjg`l xkfxmk fb ~of|okw eyk- fy ~ofsk |okw eyk6
f{ml wf{ lkscygik |ok xf~ky fb |ok Sxgyg| es eskcyk| |oe| je`w Coygs|ge`s eyk`| e~eyk fb /es ~es segl
g` |ok rglkf'6 ^ow fy ~ow `f|6
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Xksem ykbkc... Lf G ykmw f` Nfls Sxgyg| bfy krkyw|og`n |oe| G lf6 LfG `kkl |f esa Nfl |f okmx cf`rgc| fy ykjg`l jk f ~of G
ej g` e`w eyke fb jw mgbk6
Of~ ce` G mgrk f{| |ok bykkg`n |y{|o |oe| Nfl l~kmms~g|og` jk6
^oe| lf G ~e`| |f ykjkjiky byfj |ogs skssgf`6 oe|lf G bkkm cemmkl |f ec| f` fy kjiflw g` jw mgbk g` sfjk~ew6
Exxmce...^ok` ~k ne|oky es e co{yco iflw- of~ lf ~k lkj
f`s|ye|k e cf`scgfs lkxk`lk`ck f` |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|6
Of~ jgno| e lkxk`lk`ck f` |ok Ofmw Sxgyg| iks|yk`n|ok`kl ~g|og` f{y co{yco /k.n.- |oyf{no secye*
jk`|s- xyec|gcks- k|c.'6
Of~ lf ~k ikmgkrk e`l ec| f{| |ok |y{|o |oe| f`mwNfls Sxgyg| ce` iyg`n eif| `g|w6 ^okyk g` f{y cfj*
j{`em mgbk lf ~k `kkl |f lkxk`l jfyk f` |ok Sxgyg| bfy
okemg`n- ykcf`cgmge|gf`- e`l {`g|w6
Cjjem Xewk...EMM4 Cfjk- F Ofmw Sxgyg|-
E4 Cfjk es Ofmw Bgyk e`l i{y` g` {s-
I4 Cfjk es Ofmw ^g`l e`l cmke`sk {s ~g|og`-
E4 Cfjk es Ofmw Mgno| e`l mkel {s g` |ok leya`kss-
I4 Cfjk es Ofmw \y{|o e`l lgsxkm f{y gn`fye`ck-
E4 Cfjk es Ofmw Xf~ky e`l k`eimk f{y ~kea`kss-
I4 Cfjk es Ofmw Mgbk e`l l~kmm g` {s-
EMM4 Cf`rgc| {s- cf`rky| {s- cf`skcye|k {s- [`|gm ~k
eyk sk| bykk byfj |ok skyrgck fb f{yskmrks- |f ik
wf{y skyre`|s |f |ok ~fyml. Ejk`.
Byfj \ok Cfrk`e`| Owj`em4 E fysogxiffa- 5772- #75?
Jk ykscks...Cfrk`e`| Ebyje|gf`s4 \ogs k Ikmgkrk- Lf` Bygsa /Cfr*
k`e`| X{imgce|gf`s- 57?5' GSI@ 8882;758*595 e`l xenks 523*522. X{ycoesk byfj ~~~.
cfrk`e`|iffas|fyk.cfj.
Xe{m- |ok Sxgyg|- e`l |ok Xkfxmk fb Nfl- Nfylf` L. Bkk
/Ok`lygcasf`- 5772' GSI@ 5;2;235>82. \ok e{|ofy
xyksk`|s e s|yf`n ykjg`lky fb ~oe| Nfl- |oyf{no ogs Ofmw
Sxgyg|- g`|k`ls |ok co{yco |f ik. Ok xfg`|s {s ieca |f |ok
Igimk e`l s|yk`n|ok`s f{y f~` rgsgf` fb of~ |ok Sxgyg|
jfigmgtks |ok cfjj{`g|w fb ikmgkrkys g` |ok mfcem co{yco.
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>skssgf` skrk`Eje #24 |ok ykemw Bkklj CosXkx Sokk...\ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco skkas |f bfc{s f` ~oe|{`g|ks bfmmf~kys fb Dks{s Coygs| ye|oky |oe` ~oe|skxeye|ks |okj. /Skk u{ks|gf` 5' \ok ck`|ky fb
f{y cfjjg|jk`| gs e cmkey beg|o g` Dks{s Coygs|. \ok ck`|yem*
g|w fb |ok ~fyl fb Nfl- |ok `kckssg|w fb |ok `k~ igy|o- e
cfjjg|jk`| |f |ok ~ofmk jgssgf` fb |ok co{yco- |ok co{yco
es e bkmmf~sogx fb ikmgkrkys- e`l e cf`scgf{s lkxk`lk`ck
f` |ok Ofmw Sxgyg| bfyj |ok xeyejk|kys g` ~ogco bykklfj
gs kxkygk`ckl Okyk bfmmf~kys fb Coygs| `l |ok skc{yg|w |f
fbbky bykklfj |f f`k e`f|oky f` gss{ks |oe| jgno| f|oky~gsk
lgrglk.
Bykklfj gs e byku{k`|mw jgs{`lkys|ffl cf`ckx|. G`
~ks|ky` c{m|{yk bykklfj gs fb|k` {`lkys|ffl es e{|f`fjw
e`l g`lkxk`lk`ck. @f f`k- of~krky- ce` |y{mw ik e{|f`f*
jf{s e`l g`lkxk`lk`|. E{|ok`|gc bykklfj je`gbks|s g|skmb
g` e ygno| ykme|gf`sogx ~g|o Nfl e`l f|okys. /Skk u{ks|gf`
9' G| gs bfy |ogs ykesf` |oe| bykklfj g` Coygs| gs sf ognomw
rem{kl g` |ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco. Bykklfj gs e ngb| fb Nfl g`
Coygs| |f emm ~of eyk ~gmmg`n |f ykckgrk g|. Gb wf{ cf`|g`{k
g` jw ~fyl- segl Dks{s- wf{ ~gmm a`f~ |ok |y{|o- e`l |ok
|y{|o ~gmm jeak wf{ bykk /Dfo` ?435i*39'.Mgikye|gf` gs f`k fb |ok Igimks jedfy |okjks. Keymw
g` |okgy s|fyw- Nfls xkfxmk ~kyk mgikye|kl es smerks byfj
Knwx| e`l ikne` |okgy mf`n df{y`kw |f |ok xyfjgskl me`l.
\ok s|fyw cf`|g`{ks ~g|o |ok mgikye|g`n ~fya fb |ok d{lnks-
~of lkmgrkykl Gsyekm byfj g|s k`kjgks. Gsyekms nyke|*
ks| ag`n- Lergl- mgikye|kl |okj byfj |ok Xogmgs|g`ks e`l
ks|eimgsokl e ag`nlfj cfjjg||kl |f Gsyekms Nfl. I{| |ogs
ag`nlfj lgl `f| s|e`l. \ok Okiyk~ Scygx|{yks k`l ~g|o
Gsyekm f`ck eneg` g` if`lenk |f |okgy k`kjgks- i{| mgrg`n
~g|o |ok xyfjgsk fb Nfls lkmgrkye`ck. \oyf{nof{| |ogs
s|fyw |ok bykklfj fb Nfls xkfxmk gs `f| d{s| bykklfj byfj-
i{| bykklfj |f. \okw eyk sk| bykk byfj Knwx| |f ~fysogxe`l skyrk |okgy Nfl. G` |okgy me~ |okw eyk cemmkl `f| f`mw
|f skyrk f`k e`f|oky- i{| |ok s|ye`nky- |ok emgk`- |ok ~glf~-
e`l |ok fyxoe`emm ~of s{bbky e`l eyk jeyng`emgtkl iw |ok
ig||ky cgyc{js|e`cks fb mgbk.
Dks{s cejk es Nfls e`fg`|kl f`k |f cf`|g`{k Nfls
xyfnyej fb mgikye|gf`. Ok sk|s {s bykk- eccfylg`n |f Xe{m-
byfj |ok xf~ky fb sg` |f cf`lkj`- cf`|yfm- e`l lks|yfw.
Nfls xkfxmk eyk `f| ~g|of{| sg`- i{| `l g` Dks{ss lke|o
e`l yks{yykc|gf` |ok nmfygf{s mgiky|w fb |ok cogmlyk` fb Nfl.
I{|- es g` |ok Okiyk~ Scygx|{yks- |ogs bykklfj gs `krky
sgjxmw xkysf`em e`l g`lgrgl{emgs|gc. /Skk u{ks|gf` 3' Iw |ok
xf~ky fb ogs mgbk*ngrg`n Sxgyg|- Coygs| jfrks {s g`|f e `k~
ykemje `k~ ag`nlfj ~okyk mgno| e`l mgbk e`l dfw xykregm.
Bfy bykklfj Coygs| oes sk| {s bykk /Neme|ge`s ;45e'. \o{s
kjxf~kykl- |ok ikmgkrky `f| f`mw skkas |f fikw e`l bfmmf~
Nfl- i{| |f kbbkc| |ok mgikye|gf` fb f|okys byfj |ok sg`s
e`l fxxykssgf`s fb |okgy mgrks. \ogs bykklfj gs g` Coygs|.
Iw nyeck Nfl jeaks e xkysf`- ~g|o M{|oky- e xkybkc|mw
bykk mfyl fb emm- s{idkc| |f `f`k e`l e| |ok sejk |gjk e
xkybkc|mw l{|gb{m skyre`| fb emm- s{idkc| |f emm. /Skk u{ks|gf`
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\f sfjk s{co bykklfj gs `f bykklfj e| emm. \okw
~f{ml ye|oky oerk |ok jeycog`n fylkys cmkey e`l e` {`gj*
xkecoeimk sf{yck fb e{|ofyg|w |f ikey |ok ~ofmk i{ylk` fb
yksxf`sgigmg|w. G| gs `f| kesw |f ik bykk. I{| s{co mgjg|e|gf`sfb bykklfj sof~ `f| ~gslfj- i{| gjje|{yg|w. \okw sof~
e xkfxmk ~of oerk `f| cfjk g`|f |okgy jedfyg|w es okgys fb
Nfls nffl ngb|s /skk Neme|ge`s 3493*97'. @krky|okmkss- |f
skka bykklfj bfy g|s f~` seak gs |f mfsk g|. Bykklfj gs `f|
bfy skmb*g`l{mnk`ck fy skmb*ennye`lgtkjk`| i{| |f skyrk e`l
mfrk Nfl- g` ~ofj emf`k gs bf{`l |y{k bykklfj.
\ok Cfrk`e`| Co{yco cokygsoks |ogs bykklfj g` Coygs|
e`l ykcfn`gtks- es f`k fb f{y bfykikeys x{| g|- |oe| bykklfj
gs e ngb| e`l |ok mes| fb emm ngb|s |f je|{yk. G` |ok jke`|gjk
|okyk ~gmm ik u{ks|gf`s e`l cf`gc|s B{mm je|{yg|w e`l b{mm
{`lkys|e`lg`n e~eg| |ok lew ~ok` |ok ag`nlfjs fb |ogs
~fyml ikcfjk |ok ag`nlfj fb f{y Nfl e`l fb ogs Coygs|-~ok` ok soemm ykgn` bfykrky e`l krky /Ykrkme|gf` 5545;'.
G` |ok jke`|gjk ~k fbbky bykklfj |f f`k e`f|oky sg`ck bfy
Cfrk`e`| xkfxmk bykklfj gs `f| sfjk|og`n ~k cmegj bfy
f{yskmrks- i{| fbbky |f |ok f|oky. /Skk u{ks|gf` 2' G` |ogs ~k
eyk sgjxmw soeyg`n |ok ngb| fb bykklfj Nfl oes ngrk` {s g`
Dks{s Coygs|.
Lscss Ukss...\oksk u{ks|gf`s cfyyksxf`l |f |ok {`lkymg`kl s|e|kjk`|s g`
|ogs Ebyje|gf`
Of~ lf ~k mgrk |ogs s|e|kjk`| f{| g` f{y mgbk |fnk|oky65.
Ce` ~k mgs| sfjk kejxmks fb of~ bykklfj gs e jgs{`*9.
lkys|ffl cf`ckx|6
Of~ lf wf{ bkkm eif{| |ogs s|e|kjk`|63.
Of~ ce` wf{ ykxoyesk |ogs g`|f wf{y f~` ~fyls6
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>skssgf` skrk`Eje #24 |ok ykemw Bkklj CosBecme Nlk...Xkxee...
Ykrgk~ skssgf` f{|mg`k e`l bejgmgey*
gtk wf{yskmb ~g|o cf`|k`|.
Cfxw Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk bfy keco
xkysf`.
Sk| {x kugxjk`| g` fylky |f sof~
rglkf ~g|og` mkssf`.
Ne|oky xk`s e`l Igimks.
Ne|oky owj`ems.
Coffsk e owj` e`l eyye`nk bfy
j{sgc gb `kklkl.
frkrk~...\ogs skssgf`- g`cm{lg`n |ok rglkf
sknjk`|- gs 28*78 jg`{|ks g` mk`n|o.
Wf{y yfmk gs |f okmx akkx |gjk bfy
reygf{s ec|grg|gks e`l akkx |ok
lgsc{ssgf` e`l mkey`g`n ec|grg|gks
jfrg`n bfy~eyl- em|of{no wf{ jew
em~ews kmkc| |f s|ew f` e |fxgc fy
ec|grg|w mf`nky gb wf{ ~gso.
Es becgmg|e|fy- wf{ sof{ml emsf xey*
|gcgxe|k g` keco ec|grg|w.
U{ks|gf`s&lgykc|gf s |f soeyk ~g|o
|ok nyf{x eyk xyg`|kl g` ifml ikmf~.
Ec|gf`s bfy wf{ |f |eak es |ok
becgmg|e|fy eyk s|eyykl e`l ~yg||k` g`
g|emgcs.
Skss fmk...glc /; JG@{\KS'
Esa sfjkf`k |f fxk` g` xyewky.
Soek ~o e Xek /; JG@{\KS'
G`rg|k xey|gcgxe`|s |f xegy {x e`l cfj*
xmk|k |ok bfmmf~g`n s|e|kjk`|s4
G km| ykklfj ~ok` G kxkygk`ckl
.
G` jw mgk- G oerk ikk` ykkl yfj
g` fylky |f .
$ Jeak s{yk rglkf ku{gxjk`| gs ykelw.
ykbkcn ok Eje/; JG@{\KS'
Ess{jk xey|gcgxe`|s oerk ykel |oyf{no
Ebyje|gf` #2 \f lf e iygkb ykrgk~-
esa bfy e bk~ sofy| yksxf`sks |f |ok
lgsc{ssgf` u{ks|gf`s mgs|kl f` |ok
Ebyje|gf` Xykx Sokk| Ykbky |f |ok
{`lkymg`kl sknjk`|s.
Rlk ykbkc /98 JG@{\KS'
$Oe`l f{| |ok Lgsc{ssgf` N{glk bfy
skssgf` skrk` e`l xk`s.
G`|yfl{ck |ok rglkf iw ykelg`n |ok
Rglkf Ykkc|gf` uks|gf`s emf{l
e`l k`cf{yeng`n xey|gcgxe`|s |f |eak
`f|ks. Gb `kklkl- e`s~kys eyk4 /5'
scygx|{yk1 /9' cf`s|yeg`|s1 /3' `f`k- emm1
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>skssgf` skrk`Eje #24 |ok ykemw Bkklj CosLscss Nlk...Rlk Uks...L{yg`n |ogs rglkf cmgx- xew e||k`|gf` |f cky|eg` sk`|k`cks
e`l xoyesks byfj |ok sxkeakys /mgs|kl ikmf~'- e`l ~yg|k
akw ~fyls g` |ok ime`as.
Jgcokmmk4 Lergl @wremm |emakl eif{| bykklfj g`Coygs| e`l |okfmfngcem lgrkysg|w es e cfjj{`em yksxf`*
sgigmg|w- e`l sf g|s f{y l{|w es Coygs|ge`s |f |ema eif{|
|ok ~ews g` ~ogco ~k lgbbky |okfmfngcemmw. ^k eyk |f lf g|
g` mfrk- ~k eyk |f lf g| g` cf{yenk- e`l ~k eyk |f lf g| g`
lkrf|gf` |f .
Xogm4 Bykklfj gs sfjk|og`n |oe| gs kxkyg*k`ckl |fnk|oky- e`l lgscky`kl |fnk|oky- e`l x{|s
e| |gjks f` f`ks xkysf`em bykk*
lfj- bfy |ok ognoky bykklfj fb |ok nfsxkm- fy |ok bykklfj
bfy |ok co{yco |f ik |ok co{yco g` f{y cfjjf` mgbk.
Jgcokmmk4 Ykbkyyg`n |f Jey|g` M{|oky- [sg`n G Cfy*g`|oge`s 7 e`l Yfje`s 53 ok x{|s bfy|o |~f xyfxfsg|gf`s.
F`k gs |oe| |ok Coygs|ge` gs |ok xkybkc|mw bykk mfyl fb emm
e`l s{idkc| |f . \ok f|oky gs |oe||ok Coygs|ge` gs |ok xkybkc|mw l{|gb{m skyre`| fb emm- s{idkc|
|f .
Xogm4 G` kssk`|gem je||kys- {`g|w- g` f`*kssk`*|gem je||kys- - g` emm |og`ns-
. ^kmm- sfjkf`ks `f`*kssk`|gem
gs sfjkf`k kmsks kssk`|gem- e`l |oe|s ~ow ~k `kkl |f
ik sxkeag`n |f keco f|oky e`l lfg`n f{y igimgcem ykelg`n
|fnk|oky bfy |oe| bykklfj |f ik xykskyrkl.
Jgcokmmk4 E{|ok`|gc bykklfj je`gbks|s g|skmb g` ygno|ykme|gf`sogx |f Nfl e`l . \ogs gs
~ow g| gs sf gjxfy|e`| |f {`lkys|e`l |ok ykemg|w fb bykklfj
g` Coygs| g` |ok cf`|k| fb |ok f|oky ebyje|gf`s
Xogm4 Bykklfj |oe| mgikye|ks f`k g` bfyngrk*`kss e`l `k~ mgbk g` Coygs| gs ceyygkl frky g`|f legmw
e`l ~oe| g| jke`s bfy beg|o |f ik
ec|grk g` mfrk e`l g` cfjj{`g|w e`l g` cf`cky` bfy f{y
`kgnoify.
Rlk ykbkc...^oe| s|ffl f{| |f wf{ g` |oksk u{f|e|gf`s6
[sg`n |ok u{f|ks mgs|kl eifrk e`l |ok |k| fb Ebyje*|gf` #2- glk`|gbw of~ bykklfj g` Coygs| cf``kc|s |f fy
gjxec|s |ok keymgky rk eyje|gf`s.
e. \ok ck`|yemg|w fb |ok ^fyl fb Nfl4
i. \ok `kckssg|w fb |ok `k~ igy|o4
c. Ecfjjg|jk`| |f |ok ~ofmk jgssgf` fb |ok Co{yco4
l. \ok Co{yco es bkmmf~sogx fb ikmgkrkys4
k. E cf`scgf{s lkxk`lk`ck f` |ok Ofmw Sxgyg|4
Of~ ~f{ml wf{ lkscygik |ok ykemg|w fb bykklfj g`Coygs| |f sfjkf`k `f| bejgmgey ~g|o |ok co{yco fy |ok
Cfrk`e`| co{yco6 Soeyk skrkyem glkes.
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