"a@p~ ayQy` kml~ jy@k`dQ apQ
ktQtQy@gn~m v#dQml`. It ps~@s mm. ILMt m@g~ ml~lQ pQyl~ jy@k`dQ. m@g~ @l`kO nAgQ XYQy`NQ
jy@k`dQ. ps~@s wmyQ cRtQ nAgQ rw~n` l`lnW jy@k`dQ. m@g~ ayQy`t pRw~wO @qn~@nk~ in~nv`.
v#dQml` {nRk bQml~ jy@k`dQ, ey` wmyQ @m| qvs~vl sQrs r$pv`hQnQ@y~ vQk`Xy vn pYsn~n
jy@k`dQ@g~ "hq vQl sk~mn" @tlQ n`t&@y~ m@h~n~qY @p@r\r`@g~ @gqr ssn~wQw~
ek~k nwr vRNR m@h~n~qY@g~ y`Uv` h#tQyt rMp`n~@n~. @qv#nQ pRw` sAgWw kN~d`ymk nQy`mk g`yn
XQl~pQy`. m@g~ qEv p@b`~{` sn~{WpnW. XYQy`NQ nAgQ@g~ s#mQy` sRnQl~ bN~d`r pYAX@y~ in~@n~.
ey` lAk`@v| @v|qQk` n`t& pYAXyt @gn~v` @gn e@h~ @v|qQk` gw krn~n id sls` @qnv`. e~k
XYW l`AkQk n`t& XQl~pWn~t v`sQyk~ v`@g~m @l`kO avs~}`vk~. psRgQy qvsk jylw~
m@n`~rw~n@g~ alEw~m n`t& (m`l vLlE) pYAXyt @gn~v` gn~n mRlQkv ktyRwO k@Lw~ sRnQl~
bN~d`r ayQy`myQ. sm|pw~ @wn~n@k`~n~ g#n nm| h#@m`~m qn~nv`@n~. rw~n` l`lnW@g~ s#mQy` wmyQ
sm|pw~ kQyn~@n~ ey` jnpYQy @v|qQk` n`t& nU@vk~ v@g~m vWdQ@y`~ upkrN s#pyRm| kr#@vk~.
a@p~ am|myQ w`w~w`yQ g#nw~ kQyn~nm o|@n~. e~ @qn~n` nQsyQ apQ h#@m`~tm kl`v pQhQtl`
wQ@yn~@n~. apQv kl`vt @y`mR k@Lw~ e~ @qn~n`yQ. am|myQ w`w~wyQ p`sl~ av{Q@y~qW sAgWwy sh
n#tRm| krl` wQ@ynv`. apQ @p`dQ k`@l mt mwkyQ apQvw~ ek~k@gn hrQyt n`t& cQwYptQ bln~n
ynv`. am|m` q#n~ jWvwOn~ awr n#h#. w`w~w` k#dRm| bQ[Em| @vqmhw~w@yk~. wvmw~ @vqkm
krnv`."
gWw` k`n~wQ e~ kQyn~@n~ jy@k`dQ pvR@l~ v#dQml~ qQyNQy ap smM qWr\G vQs~wryk~ kL`. a#y
@m| vn vQt @b`@h`m jnpYQy nQLQyk~. psRgQy qQnvl a#y rMp$ @tlQn`t& kQhQpyk~m ek qQgt
vQk`Xy vRN`. @v|qQk`v, sQnm`v, @tlQ n`t& v@g~m a#@g~ jWvQw@y~ v#dQ k`lyk~ a#y gw kr
a#w~@w~ gOvn~ vQqElQ XQl~pQNQyk~ @lsyQ.
"mm wmyQ a@p~ pvR@l~ mRlQn~m gOvn~ vQqElQyt sm|bn~{ vR@N~. Lm` pQtQ@y~ g`yQk`vk~
h#tQyt mm nQwr gOvn~ vQqElQyt gQy`. e~ yn@k`t m`w~ ek~k nAgQl` @qn~nyQ, ml~lQyQ m`r#@vn~
m`r#vt m@g~ wnQyt ynv`. e@hm gQy avs~}`vlqW e~ aytw~ Lm` pQtQ@y~ gWw gyn~n smRh g`yn`vlt
sm|bn~{ @vn~n avs~}`v l#bRN`. gOvn~ vQqElQ@yn~ wmyQ apQ a@p~ gmn a`rm|x k@L~."
iwQA gWw` ak~@k~ @m| qvs~vl @m`kq krn~@n~...?
"gOvn~ vQqElQ n`t& kQhQpyk rMp`nv`. @v@L[ q#n~vWm| kQhQpykw~ hV mRsR kQrWm|vlt
q`yk vRN`. erAg @s~n`rw~n@g~ "hQr# @s`y`" @tlQ n`t&@y~ r$gw kQrWm|vlt @m|
qQnvl shx`gQ @vnv`. wv kQhQpykt a`r`{n`w~ l#bQl` wQ@ynv`" ew@k`t rw~n` ak~k` @m|
qvs~vl @m`kq krn~@n~...?
"mm gOr#vrQyk~ nQs` psRgQy qQnvl mt vQ@v|kyk~ wQbR@N~m n#h#. @m`kq p`s@l~ avs`n
v`r vQx`g p#v#w~ vRN`@n~. kl` ktyRwO g#n kQynv` nm| psRgQy qvsk jpn~ w`n`pwQ k`r\y`l@yn~
v`r\;Qkv pQrQnmn "bRn~k`" sm|m`ny @m| vs@r\qW rAgny @vnR@vn~ mt hQmQ vRN`.
iqQrQ@y~qW apQ h#@m`~m ekwO @vl` sAgWwmy pYXAgyk~ iqQrQpw~ krn~n bl`@p`@r`w~wOvk~ wQ@ynv`.
e~k sAvQ{`ny krn~@n~, mRlQk @vl` v#d krn~@n~ sm|pw~ nQs` ey`@gn~m vQs~wr a#hR@v`w~
@h`[yQ."
sm|pw~ ayQ@y~ e~ kw`v a#w~wk~q...?
"ov| a@p~ n$nl`, ms~sQn`l`, ayQyl`, nAgQl`, qRl`, pRw`l`, tQk ekwO vRN`m xy n#wOv
sm|pRr\N sAgWw pYsAgyk~ pvw~vn~n pRUvn~. v`qn XQl~pWn~, g`yn XQl~pWn~, r$pv`hQnQ XQl~pWn~
v@g~m avX& krn x`N~d upkrN e@hmw~ apQ LMm wQ@ynv`. e~ nQs` mt hQwOn` apQ ktQtQy ekwO
@vl` s`r\}k nQr\m`Nyk~ eLQqk~vn~n pRUvn~ kQyl`. e~k LMqWm itR@v|vQ. It amwrv mm @m| qvs~vl
in~qQk fr\dQn#n~dR@g~ "nhy n#wQ mQnQh`" @v|qQk` n`t&@y~ rMp`nv`. m@g~
@p_q~glQk v&`p`rQk ktyRwOw~ kr@gn ynv`."
ew@k`t XYQy`NQ ak~k`...?
"mm LMqW nm| nQr\m`N ktyRw~wkt q`yk vR@y~ n#h#. h#b#yQ mm pRAcQ k`@l gOvn~
vQqElQ@y~qW g`yn` kL gWw m@g~ b`l prpRrt mm @m| qQnvl ugn~vnv`. mm Lqr# p`slk~ kr@gn ynv`.
e~ qr#vn~t mm e~ gWw ugn~vnv`. LMqW @l`kO uw~svyk~ pvw~vnv`. e~@kqQ @m| qr#@v`~ eq` apQ
g`yn` kL gWw g`yn` krnv`."
p@b`~{` @m| qvs~vl k`r\y bhRl jWvQw@yn~ tQkk~ mQqQlyQ in~@n~. psRgQy qQnvl wQrgw vRNR
uqyk`n~w@g~ "bhRbRw@y`~" cQwYpty nQs` p@b`~{` vd vd`w~ @pY~k;k@y`~ awrt gQy`.
@m| qQnvl a#y rMp$ "@pm| pQyvr" @tlQ n`t& vQk`Xy @vnv`. apt a`rAcQyk~ l#bRN`
p@b`~{` psRgQy qQnvl lAk`@v| hQtQ@y~ n#h# kQyl`. e~k a#w~wq?
"ov| mt vQ@v|kyk~ l#bRN`m mm w`w~w`v bln~n pQtrt ynv`. @m`kq w`w~w`t lAk`vt en~n
vQ@v|kyk~ nQv`dRvk~ n#h#. h#b#yQ LMqWm lAk`vt eyQ. w`w~w` lAk`@vn~ yq~qQ mm @g`dk~
pRAcQyQ. mt w`w~w` g#n mwkyk~vw~ n#h#. mRlQn~m w`w~w`v mm q#k~@k~ mt vys avRr#qE h@w~qW.
e~ @vnwOr# mm @l`kO m`m`t wmyQ w`w~w` kQyl` wQ@yn~@n~. q#n~ w`w~w`yQ mmyQ @g`dk~
smWpyQ."2
p@b`~{` pRAcQ k`@l @sl~lm| k@L~ h#qE@n~ v#dR@N~ @l`kO m`m`@g~ pRwOn~ @q@qn` ek~k@n~. e~
kQyn~@n~ ms~sQn`l` @qn~n`. q#n~ e~ @qn~n`@gn~ v#dQml` ({nRk bQml~) qk; rAnn XQl~pQ@yk~ obt
@m`kq e~ g#n hQ@wn~@n~...?
"a#w~wt @l`kO ayQy` @p`d|dk~vw~ k#mwQ vR@N~ n#h# rMp`n~n. apQ @k`c|crvw~ kQyl`
wQ@ynv`. ey` sh`y k#mr` XQl~pQ@yk~ h#tQyt wmyQ ktyRwO krn~@n~. e~ aw@r\ ahm|@bn~ v@g~
e~k`AgQk @tlQ n`t&yk rMp$v`. It ps~@s ey`t qQgQn~ qQgtm rMp`n~n a`r`{n` l#bRN`. @m|
qQnvl vQk`Xy vn "hqvQl sk~mn" @tlQ n`t& nQs` ey` nU@vk~ vQqQht pQyvr gNn`vk~
iqQrQyt a#vQw~ wQ@ynv`. e~ g#n mm vQwrk~ @n@vyQ kvRr#w~ swOtR @vnv`. ey` a`@v| @h`[m
k`@l~. @m| k`@l @h`[ rAgn XQl~pWn~@g~ hQMykOw~ wQ@ynv`@n~. e~ v@g~m cRtQ ayQy`w~ qk;yQ.
ey` sAgWwyt wmyQ v#dQpRr @y`mR @vl` in~@n~. iwQA iqQrQ@y~qW apQ h#@m`~m ekwO@vl` pvw~vn~n
sRq`nm| kr@gn in~n pYsAg@y~qW cRtQ ayQy` pYbl crQwyk~ @v|vQ. anQw~ ayw~ It @qv#nQ vn ekk~
n#h#."