paranoid contracts by gordon kenz
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{hu{fcxbhc) rsf{hc jo m {hs{jh|mi rzrshd) f{ s{mordjsshc jo moz
lf{d f{ kz moz dhmor) hihbs{fojb) dhbamojbmi) uafsfbfuzjo`)
{hbf{cjo`) f{ fsah{pjrh) pjsafxs sah u{jf{ uh{djrrjfo fl sah
uxkijrah{r/
Moz uh{rfo paf bfddjsr moz xomxsaf{jwhc mbs jo {himsjfo sf sajr
uxkijbmsjfo dmz kh ijmkih sf b{jdjomi u{frhbxsjfo moc bj|ji bimjdr
lf{ cmdm`hr/
Mii bam{mbsh{r jo sajr uxkijbmsjfo m{h ljbsjsjfxr moc moz
{hrhdkimobh sf {hmi uh{rfor) ij|jo` f{ chmc) jr ux{hiz bfjobjchosmi/
M BJU bmsmif`xh {hbf{c lf{ sajr sjsih jr
m|mjimkih l{fd sah K{jsjra Ijk{m{z/
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Bamush { =Sah [hrsmx{mos Rbhoh kz Djnh B{fph !Djb{f*
Uxkijrahc jo Sah H|hojo` Rsmocm{c
Um{mofjc Bfos{mbsr {xjohc dz ijlh moc bamo`hc sah bfx{rh fl
lffskmii ajrsf{z/ Phii ms sah sjdh js rhhdhc sams pmz moc rsjii cfhr
sf rfdh hqshos/ Sah jobjchos mllhbshc dz `mdh moc sah omsjfomi
shmd/ J amcos djrrhc m uhomisz fobh jo dz josh{omsjfomi bm{hh{
pjsa sphosz rufs$njbn bfo|h{rjfor) rsjii m pf{ic {hbf{c/ J pfxicos
am|h djrrhc sah foh sf pjo sah Pf{ic Bxu jo sah imrs djoxsh/
Paho Ho`imoc ifrs sah ljomi fo uhomisjhr J pmr `xsshc/
J am|h sf mcdjs um{s fl dh pmr rmzjo` zfx bfxicos cf js
pjsafxs dh) mr J amc m rij`as `{xc`h m`mjors dz josh{omsjfomishmd$dmshr paf `m|h dh of rxuuf{s jo sah dhcjm/ J rxuufrh zfx
bfxicos kimdh sahd pjsa pf{ic bxu rhihbsjfo ms sah l{fos fl sahj{
djocr/ Dz Bjsz umir amc mirf u{fkmkiz {hmc sah ruhbximsjfo sams J
pmr df|jo` mk{fmc safx`a ms sah sjdh sajr pmr bfduihshiz xos{xh
mr lm{ mr J pmr bfobh{ohc/
J amc of lmdjiz) bifrh l{jhocr f{ f{ch{ jo dz ijlh moc J `xhrr J
phos fll sah {mjir/ Lf{ zhm{r J safx`as Mij dxrs am|h `fohbfduihshiz dmc moc J kimdhc ah{ lf{ f|h{${hmbsjo` sf m uxkijbjsz
rsxos/ Mlsh{ m zhm{ J safx`as rh{jfxriz mkfxs pams Mij sfic
h|h{zfoh moc bforjch{hc pahsah{ rah pmr shiijo` sah s{xsa moc
sams J bfxic am|h khho l{mdhc u{flhrrjfomiiz/ J bfo|jobhc dzrhil
js pmr ofs ufrrjkih khbmxrh js pfxic kh sff cjlljbxis sf f{`mojrh/
Paho J {hmc sah kffn mlsh{ ahm{jo` sah uxkijbjsz mkfxs Sah
Um{mofjm Ljihr J pmr lx{jfxr/ J pmoshc sf nofp paf umjc sf l{mdhdh/ J rsjii cfos nofp) kxs J am|h m lhp rxrujbjfor/ Xojshc moc
Bjsz ph{h mipmzr uimzjo` `mdhr pjsa m`hosr khajoc sah rbhohr/
Um{mofjc Bfos{mbsr pfos h|ho bfolj{d pahsah{ J pmr m sm{`hs)
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oh|h{ djoc paf umjc sahd/ Sah ufijbh rmjc sahz bfxic cf ofsajo`
moc h|ho rx``hrshc J rafxic ruhmn sf m u{j|msh jo|hrsj`msf{/ J cjc
ofs pmos m rfijbjsf{ jo|fi|hc jo dz ijlh m`mjo rf J safx`as J pfxic
gxrs shii sah rsf{z mr js amuuhohc/
Jo sah hoc J sajon sah lffskmii mxsaf{jsjhr pjii fuho m lxii
ho}xj{z sf nhhu sah lmor amuuz/ H|h{zfoh ofp khijh|hr sah rsxos
pmr uxiihc sf mllhbs Ho`imocr pf{ic bxu u{hum{msjfor/ Js jr
mdmwjo` afp h|hosr fll sah ujsba bmo kh dmch sf jolixhobh
dmsbahr moc ufrrjkiz bamo`h s{fuaz pjooh{r/ Jsr fx{ omsjfomi
ruf{sr ajrsf{z mlsh{ mii moc sah lmor m{h hosjsihc sf morph{r/
Fx{ dm{{jm`h pmr rs{fo` h|ho safx`a ph amc foiz nofpo
hmba fsah{ lf{ spf zhm{r/ Fx{ pf{n dhmos ph kfsa nohp ifsr fl
jolixhosjmi uhfuih moc flsho J pmr f|h{rhmr pjsa sah shmd pajih
rah pf{nhc f|h{rhmr lf{ m raffs f{ uxkijbjsz rsxos/ H|hojo`r fxs
mr m bfxuih ph{h m {m{jsz moc dxba iffnhc lf{pm{c sf/ Sahz ph{h
nhus |h{z u{j|msh safx`a moc J bmo foiz sajon Mij dhosjfohc fx{
cmsh sf rfdhkfcz paf rhs dh xu jo fx{ ifbmi lm|fx{jsh {hrsmx{mos/
J dhosjfohc js sf foh f{ spf shmd$dmshr moc fx{ Jsmijmo bfmba) kxs
J s{xrshc sahd bfduihshiz/
Ofp sams J md lmdjijm{ pjsa sah rsmocm{c {hrsmx{mos rbhoh
l{fd sah kffn) J bmo rhh rfdh fl sah sajo`r sams phos p{fo` fo
sah oj`as sams uh{amur bfxic am|h `j|ho sah m`hosr mpmz/ Sah `xz
jo sah bxkjbih ohqs sf dh lf{ jorsmobh jorjrshc sams J bfxic ofs
bijdk f|h{ khrjch ajd khbmxrh ah pmr jo sah djccih fl ajr
kxrjohrr/ Of kifnh cfhr sams jo m {hrsmx{mos moc paz pfxic zfx
kh rf bmid pjsa rfdhsajo` rf kjwm{{h `fjo` fo mr m kifnh ifbnhc
jo sah bxkjbih/ Saho sah{h pmr sah `xz s{zjo` sf ums dh fo sah
kmbn paf mbshc rs{mo`h paho J sx{ohc mpmz moc saho ah rhhdhc
sf bf|h{ ajr amoc/ J cjcos {hmiiz rhh mozsajo` sf mim{d dh ms sah
sjdh safx`a moc J pmr u{hfbbxujhc pjsa `hssjo` kmbn sf sah cjooh{
smkih pjsa Mij/
Sah `j{i) Bmocz J sajon ah{ omdh pmr) xrhc sf rhs dh xu jo sah{hrsmx{mos) pmr b{mwz/ J dhmo pah{h cjc sah uafsf fl dh bfdh
l{fd6 Cjc rah gxrs `f m{fxoc pjsa js jo ah{ amockm` fo sah fll
bamobh rah pfxic rhh dh sf rj`o js6 Moc pams pmr rah cfjo` jo
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sams bimrrz {hrsmx{mosrah pmros sah szuh zfx pfxic rhh sah{h6 J
{h`{hs rdjijo` sf ah{ moc dmnjo` m rjiiz {hsf{s mkfxs ofs khjo`
djb{f pah{h js dmssh{hc khbmxrh js xurhs Mij khlf{h sah jobjchos)
f{ muum{hos jobjchos) sffn uimbh/ Js pmr rjiiz moc b{mrr/ J {hmijrh
ofp sams js pmr m uimoohc uifz lf{ Bmocz sf rx``hrs omx`asjiz J
pmr uazrjbmiiz djb{f khbmxrh fl dz ojbnomdh/ Sahz nohp sams
dz bam{mbsh{ pfxic ohhc sf {hrufoc jo m dmbaf pmz moc sams sah
{hrxis pfxic rsm{s sf xurhs dz pjlh h|ho khlf{h sah dmjo h|hos/
Sah gmddhc ifbn jo sah bxkjbih ms sah sfjihsr gxrs rhhdhc sf
dh ijnh foh fl safrh cmls sajo`r sams l{fd sjdh sf sjdh amuuhor/ Js
sffn }xjsh m pajih sf rf{s fxs sah gmddhc ifbn/ M dmo rsmocjo`
fxsrjch sah bxkjbih sfic dh ah pmr sah {hrsmx{mos dmom`h{ moc
bfosjoxmiiz {hmrrx{hc dh sams sah cff{ pfxic rffo kh fuho/ J
safx`as ah pmr sah dmom`h{/ J pmros um{sjbxim{iz moofzhc
khbmxrh sah h|hojo` pmr `fjo` phii/ J amc h|ho sfic sah dmom`h{
sf jolf{d dz pjlh pams pmr `fjo` fo) kxs ofp J nofp ah cjc of
rxba sajo`/ Js mii rhhdhc rf uimxrjkih moc bmid/
Saho) paho J {hsx{ohc sf fx{ smkih) mii ahii k{fnh iffrh/ Lj{rs
sah rujis c{jon fo dz b{fsba mr J ihls sah sfjihsr) J dhmo afp cjc
sams bxrsfdh{ `hs rf ujrrhc jo rxba m }xjhs bimrrz hrsmkijradhos
moc bfdh sf sajon mkfxs js pah{h cjc ah `hs m ujos `imrr6 Sahz
foiz cjc kfssihr fl khh{ rh{|hc pjsa rdmii `imrrhr mr lm{ mr J
{hdhdkh{/ Bfdh sf sajon mkfxs js sah c{xon pmr `foh mlsh{ sah
jobjchos/ Pah{h cjc ah cjrmuuhm{ sf rf amocjiz6
Mij pmr mi{hmcz |jrjkiz ramnho kxs rah sffn foh iffn ms dh
moc phos kmiijrsjb rafxsjo` mii rf{sr fl mbbxrmsjfor/ Rxcchoiz m
bmdh{m limrahc) J sajon js pmr sah cjoh{ l{jhoc fl sah ixomsjb paf
sfic Mij J amc rhq pjsa ah{ jo sah pmra{ffdr) moc Mij imrahc fxs ms
dh/ Bxrsfdh{r rsm{hc) rfdh imx`ahc moc J cjcos nofp pams sf
cf/ J rafxic am|h ihs ah{ `f kxs saho J ux{rxhc ah{ fxsrjch moc
s{jhc sf `hs rhorh josf ah{/ Sf kh afohrs J sajon sah cmdm`h pmr
cfoh moc sah{h pmr ofsajo` J bfxic am|h rmjc sf cjllxrh sahrjsxmsjfo/ Mij amc mi{hmcz {hmc {xdfx{r mkfxs dz uimzjo` mpmz
moc fsah{ lffskmiih{r ij|hr jo `hoh{mi/ Sajr jobjchos pmr sff dxba
lf{ ah{ sf smnh/
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Df{h bmdh{mr limrahc fxsrjch sah {hrsmx{mos mr J ifrs dz
shduh{ moc zfx nofp sah {hrs l{fd sah ohprumuh{r ms sams sjdh/
Sah dfrs ax{slxi ahmcijoh pmr sah Cmjiz Dj{{f{/ Ms sah sjdh J
amcos rbf{hc lf{ rjq ihm`xh `mdhr kxs sams pmr ofs um{sjbxim{iz
xoxrxmi lf{ m sfu rs{jnh{/ Lhhc sah B{fph moc ah pjii rbf{h pmr
sah ahmcijoh pjsa `xjchijohr sf rjo` sf sah sxoh fl K{hmc moc
Ahm|ho/ Sahz h|ho bfdufrhc spf ohp |h{rhr/
Ms sah ohqs ihm`xh `mdh mpmz jo Ifocfo mii sah afdh lmor
bamoshc sah ohp rfo` sa{fx`afxs sah dmsba/ J uimzhc fn moc
rbf{hc foh/ Dz shmd$dmshr gfnhc mkfxs sah bamosjo` ms amil$sjdh
moc J bfxic rhh sah lxooz rjch sf kh afohrs/
J `fs rxkkhc imsh fo paho ph ph{h ifrjo` sa{hh foh/ Sah
bamosjo` {frh sf m b{hrbhocf moc J pmr lx{jfxr pjsa sah bfmba lf{
uxssjo` dh jo sams hdkm{{mrrjo` ufrjsjfo/ J rafxicos am|h rafpo
dz mo`h{ jo sah pmz J cjc) kxs fx{ lmor rhhdhc sf kh khajoc dh
moc rafphc sahj{ rxuuf{s ms sah ohqs afdh `mdh/ Kz sah ljomi
afdh ihm`xh `mdh safx`a) h|ho fx{ lmor ph{h bamosjo` sah rfo`
mkfxs dh moc js khbmdh df{h fkrbhoh/ Sah shih|jrjfo bfdumojhr
rhhdhc sf dmnh of hllf{s sf djojdjrh sah rfxoc fl bamosjo` l{fd
sah b{fpc/
J rsjii amc sa{hh ax`h `mdhr bfdjo` xu moc ijlh amc sf `f fo
pjsafxs Mij/ J rafxic {hmiiz am|h smnho rfdh sjdh fll moc `fs ah{
kmbn kxs js pmr sff imsh paho sah rhmrfo pmr f|h{/ J cfos sajon J
pmr jo sah {j`as l{mdh fl djoc lf{ sah U{hdjh{ Ihm`xh chbjch{ f{
sah LM Bxu Ljomi) kxs jo safrh cmzr J xrhc sf gxrs sajon J pfxic kh
kmbn ohqs zhm{/ J lhis rf{{z lf{ sah kfrr khbmxrh ah amc sf uimz dh
jo safrh dmsbahr) kxs ah cjcos {hmijrh sams hqsh{omi sajo`r ph{h
`hssjo` sf dh moc J pmr rxcchoiz khifp um{/ J pmr rsjii rafbnhc
safx`a paho ah c{fuuhc dh l{fd sah Bamdujfor Ihm`xh Ljomi
r}xmc/
Mr sah rhmrfo bifrhc) sah dhcjm amc {hmiiz `fs sf dh jo
{himsjfo sf dz uff{ {hbhos uh{lf{dmobhr kxs uhfuih shii dh ofpsah pafih shmd uimzhc kmciz/ Sah {hmi b{jrjr bmdh spf phhnr imsh{
paho sah dhcjm amcos {hihoshc moc Ho`imoc c{fuuhc dh l{fd sah
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pf{ic bxu r}xmc/ Dz ijlh rhhdhc sf kh lmiijo` mum{s/ J nohp afp
@mwwm lhis jo =::1/
J phos fo afijcmz paho Ho`imoc c{fuuhc dh moc saho dz
m`hos uafohc moc rmjc [hmi Dmc{jc pmos dh/ Sams pmr js {hmiiz/
@hs mpmz l{fd js mii lf{ m dfosa m|fjcjo` am|jo` sf pmsba sah
pf{ic bxu moc saho u{f|h dzrhil mk{fmc ijnh am{ciz moz fsah{
Ho`ijra uimzh{ h|h{ cfhr/ Ijlh df|hc rf lmrs/ Ohqs sajo` J nofp
Mij jr cmsjo` rfdhfoh hirh) dz cj|f{bh jr bfdjo` sa{fx`a) mii
bfddxojbmsjfo jr sa{fx`a rfijbjsf{r moc sah ohprumuh{r/ J dhhs
\mohrrm jo Rumjo moc ijlh `fhr fo/ J afohrsiz uxs sah pafih
cjrmrsh{ fxs fl dz ahmc lf{ m`hr/ Js pmr foiz m zhm{ imsh{) paho sah
ohqs rhmrfo hochc) sams J amc sjdh sf sajon mkfxs js df{h rh{jfxriz
moc foh f{ spf rxrujbjfor m{frh m`mjo/
Paho J {hmijrhc sah s{xsa imrs zhm{ js pmr sff imsh/ Mij) J sajon)
rsjii cfhros {hmiiz khijh|h js pmr m rhs xu/ Kxs rah moc J kfsa am|h
fx{ fpo lmdjijhr ofp/ J rsjii pfoch{ rfdhsjdhr pams pfxic am|h
amuuhohc sf dz ijlh jl sams jobjchos amc ofs fbbx{{hc sams oj`as/
Dz uh{rfomi moc u{flhrrjfomi bm{hh{ pfxic am|h khho cjllh{hos
moc ph bfxic am|h pfo sah pf{ic bxu/ J foiz bmdh sf sah H|hojo`
Rsmocm{c khbmxrh J pfxic oh|h{ s{xrs sah smkifjcr m`mjo moc J rsjii
sajon sahz ph{h jo|fi|hc rfdhafp khbmxrh sahz if|hc sah
rbmocmi/
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Ofsh sams sah bijhos lf{ sajr bfddjrrjfo pmr mofozdfxr/ Ah
umjc jo bmra lxiiz jo mc|mobh fl sah fuh{msjfo/ Bh{zr rmjc rah dhs
ajd spjbh) cjcos {hbf`ojrh ajd moc oh|h{ cjrbf|h{hc paf ah
pmr/ Rah rmjc foiz sams rah safx`as ah amc m rij`asiz Hmrsh{o
Hx{fuhmo mbbhos) dhcjxd ahj`as) djccih$m`hc pjsa cm{n amj{/
Rfdh fl ah{ lhiifp m`hosr ph{h xobfdlf{smkih pjsa sah fuh{msjfo)
kxs sahz phos mahmc dmjoiz c{j|ho kz sah ax`h lhh umjc/
Sah fuh{msjfo pmr ohm{iz m cjrmrsh{/ Rf dmoz sajo`r phosp{fo` sams js pmr am{c sf khijh|h sah fuh{msjfo pf{nhc/ Sah{h pmr
m rh{jfxr u{fghbs {h|jhp sams imrshc dmoz afx{r !dmjoiz khbmxrh
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sahz mrrxdhc js amc `foh p{fo`*/ Bh{zr pf{{jhc sams foh fl ah{
m`hosr dmz kh jchosjljhc l{fd dhcjm uafsf`{muar/
Bh{zr shbaojbjmo) [jbnz) pmr um{sjbxim{iz xurhs paho B{fph
pmr c{fuuhc l{fd sah Ho`imoc r}xmc) mr ah pmr s{m|hiijo` sf sah
pf{ic bxu sf rxuuf{s sahd/ Jo sah hoc sajr pmr u{fkmkiz sah
fuh{msjfo pah{h sah shmd bmdh bifrhrs sf khjo` lfxoc fxs moc sams
xorhssihc sah shmd sah dfrs/ Bh{zr bfobixchc sams sah sm{`hsr ph{h
sff uxkijb moc js pfxic kh khssh{ sf bfobhos{msh fo rij`asiz ihrrh{$
nofpo sm{`hsr fl {jba bijhosr/
M {mo`h fl rxruhbsr pmr imsh{ omdhc jo |m{jfxr dhcjm fxsihsr/
Sah dfrs bfddfo pmr sah Rbfssjra Dmom`h{ fl sah ifbmi {j|mir/
Sajr `m|h kfsa m bixk moc bfxos{z jobhosj|h lf{ sah mssmbn/ Of ijon
bfxic kh lfxoc safx`a/ H|ho XHLM flljbjmir moc fpoh{r fl
lf{hj`o bixkr ph{h jduijbmshc/ M ljid m`hos l{jhoc fl Djnhr
mbs{hrr pjlh) Mij) pmr omdhc khbmxrh rah pmr ohhchc mk{fmc lf{
dfrs fl sah lfiifpjo` zhm{ kxs m`mjo of h|jchobh pmr u{fcxbhc/
Dxba ruhbximsjfo fbbx{{hc jo sah dhcjm f|h{ dmoz zhm{r moc
sah rsf{z khbmdh um{s fl Ho`imocr pf{ic bxu bmimdjsz lfinif{h/
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Bamush { ;Sah Ujsba
Rf flsho sah djoc jr uxwwihc moc bfolxrhc kz {xdjomsjfor kmrhc
fo foh f{ spf nofpo h|hosr ljiihc jo pjsa mrrxdhc chsmjir/
Jo|m{jmkiz sah djoc ljiir jo sah kimonr sf mbbfddfcmsh sah pf{rs
ufrrjkih hquimomsjfo/ Sams jr axdmo omsx{h) um{sjbxim{iz pah{h
josjdmsh {himsjforajur) kmrhc fo s{xrs) m{h bfobh{ohc/
Js jr fo sajr kmrjr sams ph hllhbsj|hiz mish{ sah jdm`h sams foh
uh{rfo amr fl mofsah{/ Ph cf ofs bfddjs moz b{jdh moc ph cf
ofs dmnh sah sm{`hs bfddjs m b{jdh/ Ph dmz b{hmsh sah
uh{bhusjfo sams rfdhsajo` xosfpm{c amr smnho uimbh/ Js jr ofs fx{
lmxis sams sajr jr uh{bhj|hc sf kh rfdhsajo` xombbhusmkih)um{sjbxim{iz paho uh{bhj|hc kz sah uh{rfo paf jo dfrs bmrhr
rafxic nofp sah jocj|jcxmi sm{`hshc khssh{ samo mozfoh/
Ph uimos sah rhhc/ Sah axdmo djoc `h{djomshr sah u{fkihd/
Sah u{fkihd mssmbnr sah {himsjforaju/
Kxs jl sah {himsjforaju jr rs{fo` js pjii {huhi sah u{fkihd/ Js
dmz h|ho {hmijrh pams amr smnho uimbh moc xojsh sf rhm{ba lf{ sah
rfx{bh/ H|ho jl sah rhm{ba jr rxbbhrrlxi sah{h jr ijssih sams bmo khcfoh ih`miiz/ Fx{ shmd amr ruhbjmijrsr jo dmoz u{flhrrjfor rf ph
nofp afp sf chlhoc fx{rhi|hr/
Dmoz fl sah u{flhrrjfor ijonhc sf xr m{h sahdrhi|hr rdmii
kxrjohrrhr/ Mr rxba sah{h jr of rjo`ih im{`h bfdumoz l{fd pajba
sf rhhn {hchdusjfo/ Fx{ bijhosr m{h u{fshbshc) khbmxrh mii sahz
am|h cfoh jr rhhn sah rh{|jbhr fl u{j|msh jo|hrsj`msf{r sf iffn josf
m u{fkihd/ Sahz bfxic ofs hquhbs sf xoch{rsmoc sah dhsafcr xrhckxs hquhbs sahd sf kh implxi/ B{hmsjo` m lmirh jdu{hrrjfo jr ofs m
b{jdh jo jsrhil/
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Sah mkf|h ujsba amr khho chij|h{hc dmoz sjdhr pjsa |m{jfxr
bijhosr ms sah Um{mofjc Bfos{mbsr cj|jrjfo/ Fbbmrjfomiiz gxrs rfdh
fl sah morph{r m{h `j|ho) rfdhsjdhr df{h) kxs mipmzr |h{kmiiz)
oh|h{ {hbf{chc foh fl sah dmoz mc|mosm`hr fl khjo` bifrhiz
ijonhc sf m u{j|msh jo|hrsj`msjfo m`hobz/ Js rsm{shc fll mr m rjo`ih
bfddjrrjfo xrjo` m dfkjih uafoh) kxs dxra{ffdhc josf m bafjbh
fl rsmocm{c uimoohc rbhohr) hmba ch|hifuhc jos{jbmshiz sf b{hmsh
hqs{hdh um{mofjm/
Sah khmxsz fl hmba rsmocm{c rbhoh jr sams js jr s{morlh{mkih sf
cjllh{hos |hoxhr moc cjllh{hos bfddjrrjfor/ Jo sajr pmz sah
shbaoj}xh h|fi|hc moc `hoh{miiz jdu{f|hc/ Flsho sah bijhos
khbmdh jo|fi|hc jo rfdh fl sah ljoh chsmjir/ Rfdhsjdhr sams bijhos
pmr {h}xj{hc sf !f{ h|ho pmoshc sf* smnh um{s/
Bh{zr pmr u{fxc fl ah{ b{hmsjfo jo dmoz pmzr/ Sah {hrxisr fl
ah{ rbahdhr ph{h flsho lmdfxr) kxs ah{ M`hobz mipmzr rhhdhc sf
{hdmjo m rhb{hs/ Js rsm{shc fll mr |h{z rdmii rbahdhr lf{ u{j|msh
bijhosr moc ifp lhhr/ Rah cjc ofs hquhbs js sf dxra{ffd josf rxba
jduf{smos bfos{mbsr lf{ phmisaz bijhosr/ Sah u{j|msh chshbsj|h
kxrjohrr pmr kz ofp sjoz jo bfdum{jrfo pjsa sah m`hobz moc lm{
ihrr hqbjsjo`/ U{j|msh chshbsj|h pf{n flsho khbmdh u{hcjbsmkih/
Sah bijhos fl m u{j|msh chshbsj|h flsho nohp pams pmr amuuhojo`
khlf{h umzjo` lf{ sah jo|hrsj`msjfo sf u{f|h sahj{ lhm{r/ Sah
M`hobzr pf{n pmr lm{ df{h josh{hrsjo`/ Sahz dmch sajo`r
amuuho sams ofkfcz hqbhus sah bijhos joshochc/ Sm{`hsr ph{h flsho
ihls bfduihshiz bfolxrhc) kxs `hoh{miiz sahz rhhdhc sf chrh{|h sf
kh jo sahj{ u{hcjbmdhos/
Sah khrs sajo` mkfxs sah jduijhc rhqxmi mbsj|jsz pmr sams
ofsajo` fl sams omsx{h pmr h|h{ {h}xj{hc l{fd ah{ bfiihm`xhr/ Sah
mbsf{r moc mbs{hrrhr pf{nhc u{flhrrjfomiiz pjsafxs h|h{ {h|hmijo`
sahj{ josjdmsh kfcz um{sr moc oh|h{ h|ho njrrhc/ Sah rhq pmr mii jo
sah jdm`jomsjfo fl sah sm{`hsr/ Xoch{phm{ pmr mo jduf{smos
phmufo) kxs js pmr oh|h{ pf{o ohqs sf sah rnjo f{ {hdf|hc mr um{sfl sah fuh{msjfo kz sah mbsf{r/ Foiz k{moc ohp jshdr fl xoch{phm{
ph{h xrhc moc sahrh ph{h `hoh{miiz ihls izjo` m{fxoc lf{ sah sm{`hs
sf ljoc/ Rfdhsjdhr bfocfdr ph{h xrhc moc ihls jo uimbhr sf kh
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lfxoc kz sah sm{`hs/ Sah jduijbmsjfo fl rxba m ljoc jo m afdh f{
bm{ pmr fk|jfxr moc sah rhhc {m{hiz rsfuuhc sf sajon rifpiz moc
{msjfomiiz mkfxs afp {jcjbxifxr sah rbhoh pmr/ Afp flsho cf
uhfuih ihm|h sajo`r ijnh sams izjo` m{fxoc mlsh{ xoch{smnjo` m {jrnz
mbsj|jsz fl khs{mzmi6
Sah foiz sjdh sah fuh{msjfo lmjihc pmr jl m {himsjforaju pmr
|h{z rs{fo` jo sah lj{rs jorsmobh/ Saho sah m`hobz bfxic kh
hocmo`h{hc/ Lf{sxomshiz sah sm{`hsr ph{h flsho ofs rmjosr moc sah
jiixrjfo rhhdhc sf pf{n m s{hms/ Fbbmrjfomiiz mbsf{r uimzhc sah
um{s p{fo`iz f{ mo xolf{hrhho h|hos fbbx{{hc sams pmr sff {jrnz/
Sah{h ph{h dmoz dhsafcr fl mkf{sjo` sah fuh{msjfo moc sajr pmr
flsho sah lfbxr fl u{mbsjbh rhrrjfor moc {hahm{rmir/
Sah kj``hrs cjihddm lf{ Bh{zr pmr afp uhfuih `fs jo bfosmbs
pjsa ah{/ Rah ruhos of dfohz pamsrfh|h{ fo dm{nhsjo` cxh sf sah
{h}xj{hdhos lf{ rhb{hbz/ Zhs uhfuih bmdh) saho df{h uhfuih rsjii/
Pf{c fl dfxsa jr flsho sah khrs dm{nhsjo` sffi moc sah uhfuih
sahz xrhc mr bfosmbsr moc bfddjrrjfo m`hosr ijnhc sf `frrju
bfosjoxfxriz/ M`hosr lf{ mbsf{r moc ruf{sruhfuih) gfx{omijrsr)
u{j|msh chshbsj|hr) rafpkxrjohrr uhfuih moc kj` bjsz kxrjohrrdho
mii nohp afp sf smin moc pf{c muuhm{hc sf `hs m{fxoc) moc
cjrb{hshiz/
Flsho sah shmd amc mrnhc afp kj` sah bfdumoz pfxic kh
pjsa m kjs fl dm{nhsjo`) kxs rx{hiz sajr bfxic {xjo h|h{zsajo`/
Dmzkh m imp pfxic kh dmch sf dmnh sahj{ mbsj|jsz s{morum{hosiz
jiih`mi/ Of) moz uxkijbjsz pmr {jrnz jo Bh{zrr fujojfo/
Bh{zr safx`as kmbn lfociz sf sah lj{rs bfddjrrjfo rjq zhm{r
m`f/ M dfrs chrh{|jo` sm{`hs rah safx`as kxs rah cjcos nofp sah
lxii rsf{z f{ sah lxii fxsbfdh/ Gxrs ijnh sah sm{`hs rah ljiihc jo `mur
pjsa mrrxdusjfor/
/
Sah pjoc rhbsjfo ms sah rzduafoz f{bahrs{m pmr sah lj{rs umjcbfddjrrjfo/ Cm|jc Cfx`imr pmr m ljoh s{xduhsh{) m phii$nofpo
uimzh{ jo sah f{bahrs{m/ Js amc khho muuimxchc lf{ am|jo` m rs{fo`
rhqxmi h}xmijsz ufijbz moc dmoz imcjhr amc jduf{smos ufrjsjfor/
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Cm|jc amc sa{hh ifph{ {monjo` s{xduhs uimzh{r mifo`rjch ajd) mii
lhdmih) moc mr sah ihmc ah amc m kj` rmz jo paf sffn um{s/
@mkkz pmr m khssh{ uimzh{ samo Cm|jc) kxs pmr zfxo`h{ moc
lfxoc js cjlljbxis sf `hs jobixchc jo sah ijoh$xu lf{ kj` h|hosr cxh
sf Cm|jcr sa{hmshohc ufrjsjfo moc ajr dhsafcr/ Fo spf
fbbmrjfor @mkkz bmdh sf Cm|jc sf mrn lf{ mc|jbh mr rah rxruhbshc
ah pmr aficjo` ah{ kmbn lf{ {hmrfor fl ghmifxriz moc lhhijo`
sa{hmshohc kz ah{ mkjijsz/ Fo sah lj{rs fbbmrjfo rah pmros rx{h )
kxs lhis sams Cm|jc pmr rx``hrsjo` rfdhsajo` xoch{amoc mr m pmz
fl u{f`{hrrjo`/ Ah ohhchc sf lhhi bifrh{ sf ah{ jo sah {azsad fl
sah dxrjb/ Sajr dmz phii am|h khho m `hoxjoh u{flhrrjfomi
bfddhos kxs js uimzhc fo @mkkzr djoc/
Fo sah rhbfoc fbbmrjfo @mkkz pmr df{h cj{hbs/ Ah amc khho
c{jonjo` rij`asiz moc rah pmr m kjs df{h lf{sa{j`as/ Cm|jc dmch js
bihm{ sams jl rah bfxic kh l{jhocijh{ sf ajd ah pfxic am|h m pf{c
pjsa sah f{`mojrh{r moc `hs ah{ fo sah rsm{s ijrs fl h|h{z dmgf{
h|hos/ Sah{h pmr m ajos fl m umrr l{fd Cm|jc) kxs ah rhhdhc sf
{hmijrh sams @mkkz pfxic ofs kh bfduijmos moc pjsac{hp sf m|fjc
hdkm{{mrrdhos/ Rah amc of cfxksr ofp/ Ah pmoshc rfdh mbsjfo
moc ah bafrh ah{ khbmxrh ah safx`as rah pmr |xioh{mkih f{ df{h
ijnhiz sams ah{ mdkjsjfo pfxic `hs sah khssh{ fl ah{/ Rah bfxic ofs
bfduimjo khbmxrh ofsajo` amc amuuhohc/ Ofkfcz pfxic khijh|h
ah{/ H|ho jl rah cjc khbfdh bfduijmos ah dmz `hs rxrujbjfxr sams
rah pmr s{zjo` sf s{mu ajd/ H|h{zfoh nohp afp joshiij`hos moc
{hruhbshc Cm|jc pmr/ Sajr pmr s{xiz m cjihddm/ Ms foh ufjos rah
h|ho bforjch{hc s{m|hiijo` sf Kj{djo`amd sf gfjo m ihrr `imdf{fxr
f{bahrs{m/
Xopjiijo` sf dmnh rxba m rmb{jljbh) @mkkz pmr rxcchoiz
{xdjomsjo` mkfxs sah fsah{ `j{ir jo sah pjoc rhbsjfo/ Amc moz) f{
h|ho mii) fl sahd dmch moz rmb{jljbhr/ Gfmo rhhdhc m uff{ uimzh{
kxs amc rsffc ohqs sf Cm|jc ms sah imrs uh{lf{dmobh moc cx{jo`
{hbhos u{mbsjbhr/ Rah pmr xurhs mkfxs am|jo` sahrh safx`asr mkfxsu{flhrrjfomi bfiihm`xhr paf ph{h mlsh{ mii aj`aiz bfduhshos) jl
imbnjo` jo ah{ limj{/ Afp xorhssijo` sams jo sah m{sr) h|ho jo m
{himsj|hiz ifp umjc f{bahrs{m) sah{h pmr rf dxba chrj{h lf{ rsmsxr
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sams mkjijsz pjsa chcjbmsjfo ph{h ofs sah foiz {h}xj{hdhosr/ Jl foiz
Cm|jcr pjlh nohp pams ah pmr ijnh/
Samonlxiiz @mkkzr k{fsah{ Pjiiz amc mo fic bfiih`h l{jhoc
paf pmr m u{j|msh chshbsj|h moc safx`as rah bfxic ahiu/ Pjiiz
cjrbxrrhc @mkkzr u{hcjbmdhos pjsa ajr l{jhoc Cjmoh/ Rh|h{mi
k{jhl hquif{msf{z uimor ph{h rx``hrshc kz Cjmoh chuhocjo` fo
pams @mkkz bfxic u{f|jch sah shmd sf jolixhobh h|hosr/ Sffir)
bj{bxdrsmobhr moc |hoxh ph{h mii bforjch{hc/
Foh fusjfo pmr sams) ms rfdh rsm`h) @mkkz bfxic mb}xj{h sah
dfkjih uafoh fl sah sm{`hs lf{ m raf{s sjdh pjsafxs ajr nofpihc`h/
Sajr rbahdh rhhdhc sah dfrs lhmrjkih sf @mkkz moc rah pmr nhho
sf `j|h js m s{z/ Rah nohp sams khlf{h u{mbsjbh mii dfkjihr ph{h uxs
jo m kfq moc jl rah pmr bmooz rah bfxic fksmjo Cm|jcr lf{ m raf{s
sjdh/ Js pfxic kh rf }xjbn sams sah{h pmr ijssih {jrn/ Rah ohhchc sf
umz m =55 chufrjs sf `hs df{h chsmjir pjsa m lx{sah{ :55 lhh
umzmkih imsh{ chuhocjo` fo rxbbhrr/
Ms sah ohqs u{mbsjbh @mkkz pmr u{f|jchc pjsa m {hbf{chc bc
sf uimz) m rhihbsjfo fl uafsfr kmrhc fo chrb{jusjfor fl Cm|jc) Gfmo
moc ajr bifsajo` moc rs{jbs jors{xbsjfor fl pams sf cf moc afp sf
bmii fll sah rbahdh/ Rah phos sa{fx`a rh|h{mi mxcjsjfor h|ho
safx`a rah amc of ijohr/ H|h{z chsmji fl afp rah bfxic `hs sah
uafoh) pah{h rah pfxic `f sf uimz sah bc moc pah{h rah bfxic
ajch sah uafoh pmr cjrbxrrhc/ Sahz h|ho dmch ah{ u{mbsjbh
uxssjo` cjllh{hos uafoh szuhr fo moc fll moc fuh{msjo` sah
lxobsjfor) hruhbjmiiz sah bmdh{m/
Rah m{{j|hc ms u{mbsjbh hm{iz moc pmsbahc Cm|jc bifrhiz paho
ah m{{j|hc/ Mipmzr rsmzjo` jo ajr |jbjojsz kxs oh|h{ sminjo` sf ajd
f{ ajr `{fxu fl l{jhocr/ Paho ah ahmchc lf{ sah kfq rah cjc ah{
khrs sf dmnh rx{h rah rmp pah{h ah uxs ajr uafoh jo bmrh
rfdhkfcz hirh amc sah rmdh dfchi/ Rah dmch rx{h rah phos sf
sah uafoh kfq cj{hbsiz mlsh{ Cm|jc moc mr rah c{fuuhc ah{r jo rah
ijlshc Cm|jcr fxs/ Ofkfcz h|ho rhhdhc sf kh iffnjo`/ Samonlxiizsah kfq pmr jo m bf{oh{ khajoc m rb{hho cjruimzjo` sah u{mbsjbh
u{f`{mddh rf chshbsjfo pmr xoijnhiz/
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fk|jfxr/ Sah uafsfr rhhdhc sf bfdh fxs phii) rij`asiz kix{{hc kxs
samsr pams rah pmr sfic pmr khrs/
Mr jors{xbshc @mkkz ihls sah uafoh fo mr rah lfxoc js sf
u{h|hos Cm|jc l{fd sajonjo` js amc khho smduh{hc pjsa/ Rah
dmom`hc sf ljoc fxs afp sf uxs sah uafoh fo rjihos sf u{h|hos
Cm|jc {hbf`ojrjo` sah {jo` sfoh jl rfdhkfcz bmiihc/ Sah uafoh
pmr ajccho jo ah{ pmjrskmoc moc rah u{mzhc ofkfcz pfxic rufs js
cx{jo` u{mbsjbh/ Rah pfxic kh df{sjljhc jl sajr amuuhohc/
Sah dfrs ofsjbhmkih sajo` mkfxs u{mbsjbh sams h|hojo` pmr
afp kmciz @mkkz uimzhc/ Js pmr xoijnh ah{ {hmiiz/ Ofkfcz {hmiiz
sffn dxba ofsjbh safx`a/ Rah pmros xrxmiiz jo sah ljomi ijoh xu
xoihrr rfdhfoh bmiihc jo rjbn/ Rsjii rah pmr sah dfrs bahh{lxi
uh{rfo fobh rah amc bfiihbshc ah{ uafoh moc ihls Cm|jcr kmbn jo
sah kfq/ Ms sah hoc fl u{mbsjbh rah u{mbsjbmiiz {mo sf sah kfq
pah{h sah uafohr ph{h rsf{hc sf dmnh rx{h rah pmr mahmc fl
Cm|jc/ Safrh sams ofsjbhc ah{ amrsh mrrxdhc rah pmr xurhs pjsa
ah{ uh{lf{dmobh/ Afp p{fo` sahz ph{h fo sams bfxos6 Mii sah
uafohr ph{h bfiihbshc moc sah{h ph{h of bfddhosr f{ `imobhr jo
ah{ cj{hbsjfo/ Rah phos afdh rdjijo` moc pjrajo` rah bfxic kh m
liz fo sah pmii jo Cm|jcr afxrh/
/
Ms sah {h|jhp imsh{ @mkkz {himshc sah pafih rsf{z sf Bh{zr/ Js
rhhdhc h|h{zsajo` phos phii kxs zfx oh|h{ {hmiiz nohp xosji
imsh{) rfdhsjdhr dxba imsh{/ Bh{zr pmr ofs um{sjbxim{iz amuuz
pjsa sah dfkjih rbhoh safx`a mr rah lhis js pmr u{foh sf khjo`
dhrrhc xu sff hmrjiz) xrxmiiz kz sah bijhos/ Sajr dhmos sams sah
kmimobh fl sah lhh bfxic ofs kh {hbf|h{hc h|ho safx`a sahz amc
cfoh mii sah sjdh$bforxdjo` {hbf{cjo` moc uafsf`{muaz pf{n/
H|h{z gfk ohhchc ohp uafsfr chuhocjo` fo pams sah sm{`hsr
`hoh{miiz pf{h ms sah ifbmsjfo fl sah rbhoh/ Ohp pj`r ph{h
ohhchc lf{ sah kj{cr$hzh |jhp) m lm|fx{jsh fl Bh{zrr lf{ jduizjo`joljchijsz/
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Lf{ Cm|jc js amc khho m cjrmuufjosjo` u{mbsjbh/ Ajr foh
mbsxmi `j{i Gfmo !moc js pmr mirf foiz foh lmj{iz xormsjrlmbsf{z
fbbmrjfo* pmr sah khrs uimzh{ sfoj`as rf fobh m`mjo ah amc of
hqbxrh sf dmnh ah{ uh{rxmch ajd sf nhhu ah{ ufrjsjfo/ Rah pmr
sah ohqs khrs mlsh{ @mkkz mozpmz rf ah{ uimbh pmr ofp rhbx{h
moc rah uimzhc ijnh rah nohp js/ Sah fsah{ sa{hh amc mii {hlxrhc
ajr mrrjrsmobh/ Rf mlsh{ bfobfbsjo` pams ah safx`as pmr sah
uh{lhbs rbahdh mii ah amc sf rafp lf{ js pmr m lhp njrrhr fo sah
ohbn moc sah k{jhlhrs hdk{mbh jo ajr bm{ pah{h js pmr sff cm{n sf
rhh mozsajo`/
Ajr lj{rs |jbsjd rhhdhc nhho ms lj{rs) kxs mlsh{ ah `fs fxs moc
sffn m uafoh bmii l{fd ajr pjlh rah rhhdhc sf am|h bamo`hc ah{
djoc/ Gfmo amc sfic ajd ajr k{hmsa pmr m kjs pajllz moc dmzkh js
pfxic kh hmrjh{ lf{ ah{ sf u{hum{h mofsah{ sjdh/ Uh{amur ah bfxic
u{f|h sams ah bfxic `hs {hrxisr khlf{h rah cjc moz df{h lf{ ajd/
Cm|jc bx{rhc ajr ixbn moc pjrahc ah amc khho df{h bfoljchos fl
rxbbhrr rf ah bfxic u{hum{h/ Sah{h pfxic kh mlsh{ram|h moc
dfxsapmra ohqs sjdh/
Gfmo pmr {hijh|hc sf `hs mpmz l{fd sah bm{ sah lj{rs sjdh
Cm|jc s{jhc js fo/ Rah lhis rah bfxic kh `j|jo` xu sff dxba sff
rffo pjsa of `xm{moshh fl rxbbhrr/ Rah ohhchc sf sajon mkfxs
sajo`r }xjbniz mr Cm|jc pfxic amrsjiz dmnh u{f`{hrr/ Mii sahrh
safx`asr fbbx{{hc pajih Cm|jc pmr fo sah uafoh `j|jo` ah{
|mixmkih sjdh sf mrrhrr ah{ ufrjsjfo/ Rah dmch foh smbsjbmi df|h
sams pfxic am|h imsh{ bforh}xhobhr/ Bm{hlxi sf {hdf|h ah{ k{mwjh{
l{fd ah{ m{dr) foh ms m sjdh pjsafxs {hdf|jo` ah{ raf{s$rihh|hc
kifxrh) rah ahic js jo ah{ amoc mr Cm|jc iffnhc mpmz ruhmnjo` fo
sah uafoh/ Rah cjc ofs pmos ajd sf rhh ah{ sfuihrr h|ho jl ah
dmom`hc sf `hs m `{fuh jo ah{ kifxrh/ Rah pmr pf{{jhc mkfxs
uafsfr moc kimbndmji/ Rah pmr mdkjsjfxr) kxs ofs rsxujc {hmijrjo`
sams mo jorx{mobh ufijbz pmr {h}xj{hc/ Hm`h{ sf ajch sah pajsh imbh
k{m l{fd ajd rah uxrahc js xoch{ sah umrrho`h{ rhms uimoojo` sfbfiihbs js paho rah nohp rah amc dmch js josf sah f{bahrs{m/ Rah
pmr {hijh|hc paho Cm|jc mbbhushc ah{ chbjrjfo sf rsfu u{f`{hrr
moc rah `{mkkhc ah{ amockm` moc pminhc rpjlsiz mpmz l{fd sah
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bm{ ihm|jo` ah{ k{m khajoc xonofpo sf Cm|jc/ Jl Cm|jc s{jhc sf
cfxkih b{frr ah{) sah k{m bfxic kh xrhc jo h|jchobh sf Cm|jcr
pjlh/ U{hrxdmkiz Cm|jc pfxic ljoc js foh cmz mozpmz moc {hsx{o
js/
Cm|jc cjc ofs ljoc sah k{m/ Ah pmr phii u{hum{hc sah
lfiifpjo` phhn safx`a) kxs js pmr sff imsh/ Gfmo rhhdhc df{h
bfoljchos mkfxs ah{ uimzjo` mkjijsz ofp sams rah amc uimzhc jo sah
ijoh$xu lf{ sah phhnhoc uh{lf{dmobh rsmocjo` ohqs sf ajd/ Ah amc
`fs ah{ jo sff }xjbniz khlf{h {hbhj|jo` ajr lxii {hpm{c/ Js dj`as kh
hdkm{{mrrjo` sf mrn sah dmom`h{ lf{ ah{ sf kh chdfshc m`mjo ofp/
Kxs sah{h bfxic kh fsah{r/ Sajr dmz gxrs kh sah rsm{s/ Sams `j{i
@mkkz pmr ofs sah {j`as bafjbh bihm{iz/ Rah pmros h|ho `ffc
iffnjo`) kxs Cm|jc safx`as ah{ mdkjsjfo pfxic ihmc sf rxbbhrr/
Ah{ {hkxll phos cfpo kmciz moc ah rpf{h ah pfxic nhhu ah{ fxs
fl uh{lf{dmobhr jl ufrrjkih/ Ah amc {hbhj|hc ijssih b{jsjbjrd l{fd
sah {hrs fl sah f{bahrs{m lf{ nhhujo` @mkkz fxs khbmxrh sahz foiz
pmoshc ajd sf kh amuuz/ Sams pmr `ffc ms ihmrs/ Ofp sams
@mkkzr uimzjo` jo u{mbsjbh amc khho rf uff{ sfoj`as ah dmz `j|h
ah{ mofsah{ bamobh moc pfxic bfosmbs ah{ cx{jo` sah phhn/
Cm|jc phos afdh l{fd sams u{mbsjbh lmj{iz djrh{mkih safx`a/
Ah ofsjbhc sah spf djrrhc bmiir l{fd ajr afdh imocijoh) kxs sah{h
pmr of |fjbhdmji rf ah gxrs phos rs{mj`as afdh/ Ajr oj`as khbmdh
lm{ pf{rh/ Ijssih cjc ah nofp ah rsjii amc mo afx{ fl josh{{f`msjfo
moc saho m lx{sah{ afx{r c{j|h sf ajr dxdr uimbh/ Paho ah lj{rs
`fs afdh ajr pjlh rhhdhc fn !}xjsh sj{hc dmzkh* moc gxrs mrnhc jl
rah bfxic kf{{fp ajr dfkjih sf bfuz m lhp oxdkh{r rah amc
chihshc l{fd ah{ mcc{hrr kffn/ Sah{h rhhdhc of {hmrfo sf kh
rxrujbjfxr/
Js pmr foiz mo afx{ imsh{ sams sah josh{{f`msjfo rsm{shc mlsh{ ajr
pjlh amc khho sa{fx`a mii ajr bfosmbsr moc {hbhos bmiir/ Fl bfx{rh
rah lfxoc ifsr fl lhdmihr jo ajr mcc{hrr kffn moc ifsr fl {hbhos
bmiir/ Rah lhis sahz bfxicos mii kh joofbhos bmiir/ Rfdh fl sah rhosshqsr amc xojoshochc jooxhocfr rxba mr zfx ph{h `{hms sfoj`as
phii cfoh) moc df{h fl sah rmdh fo L{jcmz uihmrh/ [hbhj|hc
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shqsr jobixchc samonr lf{ zfx{ ahiu `hssjo` dh jo moc afuh dz
uh{lf{dmobh dmsbahc zfx{ hquhbsmsjfor sfoj`as/
Sah dfrs pf{{zjo` h|jchobh pmr m bfxuih fl uafsfr jo sah
`miih{z fl Cm|jcr uafoh/ Sah shmd cjc ofs nofp jl sahz pfxic kh
cjrbf|h{hc kxs mrnhc @mkkz sf uxs sahd jo mozpmz/ Sahz ph{h
mbsxmiiz uafsfr @mkkz sffn sams h|hojo` xrjo` Cm|jcr bmdh{m fo
ajr dfkjih/ Sah uafsfr ph{h smnho fl am{c bfujhr fl uafsf`{muar
u{f|jchc kz sah shmd/ Sah lj{rs uafsf rafphc sah kmbn fl m `j{i
c{hrrhc jo kimbn kifxrh) kimbn rnj{s pjsa km{h ih`r ihmojo` lf{pm{c
rx``hrsj|hiz kxs iffnjo` mpmz l{fd sah bmdh{m/ Jo ah{ {j`as amoc
pmr m s{xduhs moc jo ah{ ihls amoc pmr m umj{ fl kimbn nojbnh{r/
Sah rhbfoc uafsfr chujbshc sah sfu fl sah rmdh `j{ir ahmc/
Ah{ ahmc pmr sjishc lf{pm{c rij`asiz) kxs zfx bfxic ofs {hmiiz rhh
pams rah pmr cfjo`/ Sah uafsfr ph{h {hmrfomkiz uff{ }xmijsz
pjsa uff{ ij`as/ Cm|jcr pjlh lhis sahrh ph{h sah b{xbjmi djrrjo`
h|jchobh/ Khlf{h Ijw bfol{foshc ah{ axrkmoc rah phos cfpo sf
ajr bm{ sf bahbn lf{ lx{sah{ h|jchobh/ Rah amc khho sajonjo` mkfxs
pah{h Cm|jc bfxic am|h khho paho sah jobjchos pjsa sah djrsmnho
uafoh bmii fbbx{{hc moc chbjchc sah{h ph{h sff dmoz uhfuih ms
u{mbsjbh/ L{fd ah{ fpo hquh{jhobh fl dm{jsmi s{mor`{hrrjfo pjsa
fbbmrjfomi kxrjohrr bfiihm`xhr) rah nohp sams sah bm{ pmr
lm|fx{hc ohxs{mi sh{{jsf{z lf{ mo miijmobh moc mipmzr miifphc m
}xjhs uimbh sf kh lfxoc pjsa ufshosjmi lf{ m }xjbn `hsmpmz jo mo
hdh{`hobz/ Paho rah lfxoc sah k{mwjh{ xoch{ sah umrrho`h{ rhms
rah pmr lx{jfxr/ Afp bfxic ah sajon rah pfxic kh sajr rsxujc6 Ah
dxrs am|h pmoshc ah{ sf ljoc fxs/ Dmzkh ah nohp mkfxs foh fl
ah{ jiijbjs miijmobhr/ Rah chbjchc rah pfxic ohhc sf uimz js lmj{iz
bffi moc mrn rs{mj`as }xhrsjfor/
Cm|jc c{f|h mpmz l{fd afdh bfolxrhc/ Ajr pjlh amc `j|ho
of h|jchobh fl pams rah amc lfxoc/ Rah rjduiz bfol{foshc ajd
moc rmjc rah nohp ah amc mo mllmj{ pjsa rfdhfoh jo sah f{bahrs{m
moc pmoshc mo morph{ zhr f{ of/ Ah safx`as }xjbniz mocmrrxdhc dmzkh m u{j|msh chshbsj|h pmr fo sf ajd/ Ah rmjc) Zhr)
kxs js pmr m s{jlijo`iz k{jhl dmssh{ moc imrshc of sjdh ms mii/ Ajr
pjlh rmjc rah pmr ofs rx{u{jrhc js imrshc of sjdh ms mii moc sams rah
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pmr mpm{h fl sah k{jhlr/ Rah pmoshc of df{h chsmjir kxs ah pmr sf
ihm|h sams oj`as moc rah dmz bmii jo m lhp cmzr mlsh{ sajonjo` f|h{
sajo`r/ Mlsh{ mii ah cjc k{jo` jo m `ffc jobfdh) rf cj|f{bh pfxic
kh u{hdmsx{h/
Cm|jc oh|h{ lfxoc fxs mkfxs Gfmor k{m xoch{ sah rhms moc)
paho ah cjcos {hsx{o js) Gfmo cjc ofs pmos sf {mjrh sah rxkghbs
m`mjo mr js pfxic rx{hiz ihmc sf mofsah{ umrr msshdus/ Rah cjc ofs
pmos sf {h|jrjs sajr sh{{jsf{z/ Of) sah ifrr fl mo fic rfjihc k{m pmr
mo mbbhusmkih fxsbfdh jo m ohm{ djrr ijnh sajr/
Samonlxiiz Cm|jc pmr miifphc afdh mlsh{ m lhp oj`asr/ Ijw
pmr u{hum{hc sf kh {hmrfomkih pjsa ajd) khm{jo` jo djoc ah{ fpo
s{mbn {hbf{c/ Rah pmr `imc ah cjc ofs k{jo` moz h|jchobh fl ah{
joljchijsz sf sah smkih khbmxrh sajr pmr ajr uh{lhbs fuuf{sxojsz sf
{h|hmi moz rxrujbjfor jl ah ohhchc sf `hs h|ho/ Rah pmr bihm{iz
df{h cjrb{hsh samo ah/ Cm|jc amc of jchm afp Ijw nohp mkfxs sah
lm|fx{ Gfmo pmr u{hum{hc sf cf lf{ ajd/ Rah pfxicos cjrbxrr js
fsah{ samo sf bfolj{d rah nohp pams ah pmr s{zjo` sf cf moc
safx`as ah amc khho rxbbhrrlxi/ Ah rpf{h js amc amuuhohc foiz
fobh/ Rah cjcos khijh|h ajd moc rf sah foiz pmz afdh lf{ Cm|jc
pmr {hrj`omsjfo l{fd sah f{bahrs{m/ Sajr pfxic `j|h ajd df{h
sjdh sf bfobhos{msh fo kxrjohrr moc dmnh df{h dfohz/
Sah f{bahrs{m pmr ajr ijlh) ajr ufph{ moc ajr foiz afuh fl moz
njoc fl hqbjshdhos/ Sah chbjrjfo pmr sfx`a) kxs ajr hqshochc
lmdjiz pmr sah jrrxh/ Cm|jc pfxic ofs kh ufuxim{ jo bax{ba f{
pjsa ajr lmdjiz jl ah cj|f{bhc/ Ah cjc ofs nofp pams h|jchobh
pfxic kh u{fcxbhc mkfxs ajr k{jhl mllmj{) kxs hquhbshc js pfxic kh
xorm|fx{z/ Ah bfxic ofs lmbh izjo`/ Lf{ ajd js pmr sah xisjdmsh
rmb{jljbh) kxs {hrj`omsjfo bmdh pjsa bimjdr fl jii ahmisa moc m ixo`
jolhbsjfo/ Ajr uh{lf{dmobhr ph{h bmobhiihc moc @mkkz khbmdh
sah ihmc s{xduhs uimzh{/ Sah f{bahrs{m pmr xomllhbshc moc @mkkz
lhis ijssih `xjis/
L{fd ofp fo Cm|jc) s{muuhc jo pams lf{ ajd pmr m rhqihrrdm{{jm`h) pfxic am|h sf uimz ajr fpo s{xduhs/ Js pfxic kh m rmc
m{jm safx`a mr ajr dmjo fbbxumsjfo) mo xoch{smnh{ pjsa foiz dmih
bfiihm`xhr) cjc ofs jos{fcxbh moz josh{hrshc lhdmih bijhosr/ Sahz
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ph{h mii sff bforxdhc pjsa `{jhl sf ofsjbh ajr m|mjimkjijsz/ Ah
afuhc ah bfxic `f kmbn sf sah f{bahrs{m jo m lhp dfosar f{ dmzkh
m zhm{/
Paho sah zhm{ pmr f|h{ ah dhosjfohc uimzjo` m`mjo sf ajr
pjlh) kxs `fs sah hquhbshc {hkxll/ Js pmr foiz sa{hh zhm{r imsh{
paho ah {hmc mkfxs dfkjih smduh{jo` jo sah um{mofjm ljihr sams ah
pmr mkih sf hquimjo pams amuuhohc sams oj`as/ Js pmr sff imsh kz
saho safx`a/ Ah amc mcdjsshc mo fllhobh sf ajr pjlh sams rah
pfxic oh|h{ lf{`j|h/ Ah pfxic am|h sf pmjs mofsah{ zhm{ sf mrn
m`mjo/
@mkkz bfosjoxhc sf uimz ihmc kxs ofs pjsa Gfmo khrjch ah{/
Gfmo pmr {hih`mshc sf lj{rs rxkrsjsxsh paho m ohp zfxo` dmih
s{xduhsh{ gfjohc sah f{bahrs{m/ @mkkz lhis Gfmo chrh{|hc sajr mlsh{
ah{ xopm{{moshc u{fdfsjfor/ Gfmo pmr djrh{mkih moc rxrujbjfxr
fl @mkkz) {hlxrjo` sf mbbhus Gfmor rhil$khijh|hc smihos/ Sah{h
pmr bihm{iz mo hc`h jo moz bfo|h{rmsjfor sahz amc/ Gfmo pfoch{hc
pams @mkkz amc u{f|jchc jo f{ch{ sf `hs mkf|h ah{ jo sah
f{bahrs{m moc horx{h ah{ cfpolmii/ Amc rah cfoh m chmi pjsa
Cm|jc khlf{h ah {hrj`ohc6 @mkkz pmr bihm{iz xomss{mbsj|h moc
Cm|jc bfxic cf dxba khssh{ kxs afp chruh{msh pmr rah6
Gfmo muu{fmbahc @mkkz foh oj`as mlsh{ u{mbsjbh moc cj{hbsiz
mrnhc jl Cm|jc amc ahiuhc ah{ `hs josf sah f{bahrs{m/ @mkkz
{hsf{shc mo`{jiz) Fl bfx{rh ofs) kxs saho mcchc bxssjo`iz) ah cjc
shii dh safx`a sams ah amc ahiuhc zfx sf uh{lf{d khssh{/
Bihm{iz fllhochc Gfmo rmjc sams rah ohhchc of mrrjrsmobh pjsa
ah{ uh{lf{dmobh moc sams Cm|jc pmr sah foh {h}xhrsjo` mrrjrsmobh/
Rah {hlxrhc sf ahiu dxba ms mii kxs amshc ajd/
@{mcxmiiz sajo`r bmidhc cfpo moc sah s{xsa `{mcxmiiz bmdh
fxs mkfxs Cm|jc) kxs ofs sah um{mofjc bfos{mbs jsrhil fl bfx{rh/
Gfmo mcdjsshc sams ah{ mdkjsjfo !f{ dmjoiz ah{ lmdjizr mdkjsjfo*
`fs sah khssh{ fl ah{) kxs rah amc bamo`hc ah{ djoc/ Sahz imx`ahc
sf`hsah{ mkfxs sah ifrs k{m jobjchos/ @mkkz rmjc js pmr gxrs ijnh sahfic rnjuujo` rfo` ms rbaffi ffa ma ifrs dz k{m) ihls dz nojbnh{r
jo dz kfzl{jhocr bm{/ Sahz khbmdh `ffc l{jhocr moc ruhos dmoz
h|hojo`r jo sah km{ mlsh{ u{mbsjbh pfoch{jo` pams amuuhohc sf sah
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k{m/ Cjc Cm|jc ljoc js moc nhhu js ajccho rfdhpah{h6 Pmr js rsjii
sah{h6 Afp flsho cjc uhfuih iffn xoch{ sah umrrho`h{ rhms fl sahj{
bm{6 Dmzkh js pmr cjrbf|h{hc cx{jo` m rh{|jbh moc axo` xu ms sah
ifbmi Gm`xm{ chmih{raju pf{nrafu/ Sah{h ph{h dmoz ufrrjkjijsjhr
moc h|ho Cm|jcr pjlh bfxic am|h lfxoc js ms m imsh{ cmsh moc
mbbxrhc ajd fl lx{sah{ s{mor`{hrrjfor/
@mkkz mcdjsshc sf Gfmo sams Cm|jc muu{fmbahc ah{ iffnjo`
lf{ lm|fx{r sff kxs sams rah amc {hlxrhc/ @mkkz cjc mcdjs sams rah
bforjch{hc fllh{jo` m lm|fx{ gxrs sf dmnh Gfmo lhhi khssh{ h|ho
safx`a js pmr ofs s{xh) f{ pmr js6 Rah flsho pfoch{hc) chhu cfpo)
jl ah{ k{fsah{ amc ofs ahiuhc ah{) afp dmoz xormsjrlzjo`
uh{lf{dmobhr pfxic am|h khho {h}xj{hc sf `hs josf sah f{bahrs{m/
Pfxic jshdr fl ah{ xoch{phm{ mcf{o Cm|jcr rhb{hs safo` s{hh
f{ sah Gm` pf{nrafu6 Sah `j{ir {hdmjohc l{jhocr moc dmch js bihm{
sf sah {hdmjoch{ fl sah f{bahrs{m sams Cm|jcr bam{mbsh{ pmr ihrr
samo rm|fx{z/ @mkkz h|ho `fs Gfmo josf uh{lf{dmobhr m`mjo) kxs
phii cfpo sah ijoh l{fd @mkkz/
Paho Cm|jc s{jhc sf {hgfjo spf zhm{r imsh{ ah pmr sfic lj{diz
sf iffn lf{ mofsah{ f{bahrs{m kxs of {hlh{hobhr pfxic kh u{f|jchc/
Ajr umjo moc {h`{hs pmr bihm{) h|h{zsajo` ifrs pjsa ofs h|ho m
kifp fo ajr s{xduhs sf rafp lf{ js/
Uhfuih mipmzr pfoch{ pams dj`as am|h khho f{ jl m sjoz
chsmji bamo`hc jo foh rhbfoc fl foh cmz afp h|h{zsajo` pfxic kh
rf cjllh{hos/ Flsho sahz mrrxdh sajo`r pfxic kh khssh{) kxs
ofkfcz {hmiiz nofpr/ Js jr khssh{ bfobhos{msjo` foiz fo pams zfx
nofp) moc ofs pams zfx m{h sfic) kxs js jr cjlljbxis/ Pams Cm|jc
oh|h{ lfxoc fxs jr sams Gfmo cjc mbsxmiiz mcdj{h ajd `{hmsiz
khlf{h ajr xoch{amoc df|hr/ Rah amc bforjch{hc pams m
uihmrx{mkih um{soh{ ah bfxic kh/ Rah c{hmdhc sams sahz bfxic
dmnh m `{hms sxoh sf`hsah{/ Xolf{sxomshiz Cm|jcr mc|mobhr
sx{ohc ah{ bfduihshiz fll ajd kxs sams pmr dho/ Sahz ph{h flsho
cjllh{hos sf pams zfx dmch sahd fxs sf kh jo zfx{ lmosmrjhr/Cm|jc bfxic rsjii am|h khho ihmc s{xduhs uimzh{ moc amc ajr
s{xduhs sxohc {h`xim{iz lf{ ajd kz m |m{jhsz fl uh{lf{dh{r/ Ajr
chbjrjfo sf lf{bh h|hosr amc kmbnlj{hc ruhbsmbxim{iz/ Ah oh|h{
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nohp moz fl sajr safx`a) rf ah cjc ofs {hmijrh }xjsh afp dxba ah
amc ifrs/
H|hosxmiiz Cm|jc bfxic of ifo`h{ xoch{rsmoc paz Ijw pmr
uxojrajo` ajd lf{ rf ifo` pjsa of chrj{h lf{ dm{jsmi {himsjfor moc
chbjchc sf iffn josf ah{ df|hdhosr pjsa sah ahiu fl m u{j|msh
chshbsj|h/ Pams ah cjrbf|h{hc `hoxjohiz rafbnhc ajd6 Mlsh{ ah
amc khho lhhijo` `xjisz lf{ mii sahrh zhm{r ah ofp {hmijrhc Ijw pmr
lm{ pf{rh samo ah bfxic am|h c{hmds fl khjo`/ Rah amc sa{hh dho
fo sah `f moc uimzhc mii dmooh{ fl `mdhr) dmjoiz jo bm{r/ Mii
{hbf{chc lf{ ajd kz m ch|jbh jorh{shc josf ah{ bhiiuafoh/ Sah
s{mbnh{ rafphc hqmbsiz pah{h rah pmr moc sah ijrshojo` ch|jbh
sfic ajd pams pmr `fjo` fo/
Ah pmr rf mo`{z ah bfxic ofs bfol{fos ah{/ [hmijrjo` ah amc
ifrs zhm{r fl fuuf{sxojsz) ah jddhcjmshiz gfjohc sah Kj{djo`amd
f{bahrs{m moc {hoshc mo mum{sdhos sah{h/ Sah{h pmr of fkghbsjfo
sf sah cj|f{bh moc js pmr |h{z rjduih `j|ho sams of lmdjiz amc
khho u{fcxbhc/ Foiz m pfdmo bfxic urzbafif`jbmiiz dmnh zfx
lhhi sajr kmc lf{ rf ifo` paho) jo lmbs) sahz ph{h sah dmjo
s{mor`{hrrf{ mii mifo`/ Paho Cm|jc safx`as mkfxs js ah {hmijrhc ah
pfxic ofs am|h khho rf nhho sf u{fdfsh ajr uh{lf{dmobh sm{`hsr
jo sah lj{rs uimbh amc ah khho `hssjo` ajr bfogx`mi {j`asr jo ajr fpo
dm{{jm`h/ Mii mifo` ah kimdhc ajdrhil)kxs js pmr Ijwr lmxis/
Sjdh sf rsm{s m`mjo moc {hdhdkh{ sf bforjch{ sah {hmrfor
khajoc zfx{ mbsjfor moc lmosmrjhr jo sah lxsx{h/