"christ" and the mystery of the cross

8/3/2019 "Christ" and the Mystery of the Cross

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Jkvczx oah xkg

Bszxgvs de xkg Jvdzzfs X!N! ]kcxg

Egfvwovs, 69?6

kox cz xkg Jkvczx4 ]kox cz xkg bgoacam de xkg Jvdzz4 Boas hgecacxcdaz koug

fgga mcuga kgvgxdedvg, zdbg bdvg vgzdaoax oah bdvg vghdlgax }cxk vcjkagzz

de bgoacam xkoa dxkgvz! ]g zkoll kgvg yvdydzg dag bdvg zwjk hgecacxcda,

xkdwmk xkcz ag} bgoacam cz adx vgolls ag} }cxk wz0 cx cz ca eojx dlh, ugvs dlh!

]czg zomgz evdb boas omgz yozx koug zyd`ga de cx, ldam fgedvg xkcz yddv bgzzgamgv gugv

jdaxgbyloxgh yvdjlocbcam cx oag}!

Fgkdlh, C xgll sdw o bszxgvs

Eocxk oah hgudxcda yvgyovg xkg }dvzkcyygv-z bcah edv ygvjgcucam xkg vos de

Mdhkgoh ox cxz ydcax de caxgvzgjxcda }cxk xkg yovxcjwlov evombgax de boxxgv fgedvgkcb!

Xkwz }vdxg X}gaxcgxk"Jgaxwvs }vcxgv Olhdwz Kw{lgs, ca kcz lcxxlg"`ad}a mgb, XkgYgvgaacol Ykcldzdyks+y!=6#! Ca dxkgv }dvhz, zosz Kw{lgs, xkg Jvdzz de Jkvczx cz ozsbfdlvgyvgzgaxcam xkg wacda dv nwajxwvg fgx}gga Mdh +xkg Hcucag# oah Boa +xkg Govxkls, dv

Ykszcjol!# Gojk de wz, xkga, fgjdbgz o Jkvczx fs xo`cam wy dwv Jvdzz }cxk xkgvgolc~oxcda, ewlls oah hggyls, oah ox oll xcbgz, de dwv hwol aoxwvg oz fdxk mdh oah boa>

]kdgugv hvca`z evdb bs bdwxk }cll fg lc`g bg, oah C zkoll fgjdbg xkox ygvzda,oah }kox cz kchhga }cll fg vgugolgh xd xkox dag,

wxxgvgh xkg Lcucam Ngzwz ca xkg vgjgaxls"vghczjdugvgh Mdzygl de Xkdboz+Zoscam ?95#!

Mdh jollgh bg fs kcz mvojg, PoahR }oz ylgozgh xd vgugol kcz Zdaca bg,

}vdxg Zx! Yowl, zdbg x}d xkdwzoah sgovz omd +agovls# +Moloxcoaz ?> ?7"?5#! Kg jdaxcawgz

xkcz lcag de vgozdacam, fs zoscam ewvxkgv xkox


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C koug fgga jvwjcecgh }cxk Jkvczx, oah C ad ldamgv lcug, fwxJkvczx lcugz ca bg! +cfch!, 6>69#

Jkvczx, xkga, fdxk oz jdajgyx oah oz bgxoykdv, lcugz oah fgjdbgz oa ojxcug omgax edv mddh

ca xkg lceg de xkg dag }kd hocls jvwjcecgz xkg dlh boa de zcaewl elgzk, xkg ywvgls flcah,

xkdwmkxlgzz, ykszcjol hgzcvgz de xkg elgzk +ca oa ozjgxcj zgazg#, oah }kd cazxgoh ywxz da xkg

ag} boa de Jkvczx fs xkgajgedvxk lcucam o ag}, ewlls"jdazjcdwz, ewlls"caedvbgh +oahxkgvgedvg zca"evgg# lceg hgudxgh xd zgg`cam ecvzx xkg `camhdb de Mdh oah Kcz

vcmkxgdwzagzz! Jkvczx xkwz lcugz oah koz oa ojxcug lceg ca xkg dag }kd fgjdbgz Jkvczx"lc`g,}kd lcugz o Jkvczx"lc`g lceg! Gojk de wz koz xkg ydxgaxcol xd fgjdbg o Jkvczx!

Dajg, koucam fgga oz`gh fs xkg Ykovczggz }kga xkg `camhdb de Mdh }dwlh jdbg,

Ngzwz vgylcgh, Xkg `camhdb de Mdh hdgz adx jdbg }cxk sdwv jovgewl dfzgvuoxcda,

adv }cll ygdylg zos, Kgvg cx cz, dv Xkgvg cx cz, fgjowzg xkg `camhdb de Mdh cz

}cxkca sdw!

+Xkg Mdzygl de Zx! Lw`g, Jkoyxgv ?=> ugvzgz 69"6?#

Ngzwz zoch, Ce sdwv lgohgvz zos xd sdw, Fgkdlh xkg `camhdb cz ca xkg z`s, xkga xkg

fcvhz de xkg z`s }cll mgx xkgvg fgedvg sdw! Ce xkgs zos xd sdw, Cx cz ca xkg zgo, xkga

xkg eczk }cll mgx xkgvg fgedvg sdw! Voxkgv, xkg `camhdb cz cazchg sdw oah dwxzchgsdw! ]kga sdw àd} sdwvzglugz, xkga sdw }cllfg àd}a, oah }cll wahgvzxoah xkoxsdw ovg jkclhvga de xkg lcucam Eoxkgv! Fwx ce sdw hd adx àd} sdwvzglugz, xkga sdwlcug ca ydugvxs, oah gbfdhs ydugvxs!

+Xkg Mdzygl de Xkdboz, Zoscam :#

Kcz hczjcylgz zoch xd kcb, ]kga }cll xkg `camhdb jdbg4 Cx }cll adx jdbg fsldd`cam edv cx! Adv }cll cx hd xd zos, Fgkdlh, dugv kgvg/ dv Fgkdlh, dugv xkgvg/

Voxkgv, xkg `camhdb de xkg Eoxkgv cz zyvgoh dwx da xkg govxk, fwx ygdylg hd adx zggcx!

+Xkg Mdzygl de Xkdboz, Zoscam ??6#

Xkcz lozx ugvzcda de xkcz eobdwz wxxgvoajg bo`gz oa cbydvxoax ydcax, aobgls, xkox xkg

mldvcgz de xkg `camhdb de Kgouga ovg oll ovdwah wz olvgohs }g nwzx bgvgls eocl xd zgg

Kgouga oll ovdwah wz/ Ce xkg hddvz de ygvjgyxcda }gvg jlgoazgh, zoch ]cllcob Flo`g ca

dag de kcz bdvg eobdwz dvojwlov wxxgvoajgz, boa }dwlh zgg gugvsxkcam oz cx cz, caecacxg!Fwx dwv hddvz de ygvjgyxcda koug adx ol}osz fgga oz jldwhgh oz xkgs ovg ad}0 dajg,

wyda o xcbg, xkgs }gvg yvczxcag0 }g bwzx bgvgls walgova bwjk de }kox }g koug lgovagh ca

dwv dvhcaovs lceg"zyoaz +xd dwv hgxvcbgax#> Kgouga lcgz ofdwx wz ca dwv caeoajs, }vdxg

]dvhz}dvxk0 oah xkga, oz }g mvd} oah hgugldy fs hgmvggz, xkg bomacecjgax uczcda de xkg

mldvcgz de Kgouga"Vcmkx"Kgvg"Da"Govxk eohgz, oah zkohgz de xkg yvczda"kdwzg fgmca xd

jldzg wyda xkg mvd}cam fds ]g fgjdbg flcahgh oah gaxvoajghksyadxc~gh guga""fs

xkg g{ygvcgajg de fgcam olcug kgvg da xkcz Govxk, xkg bdvg zd xkg ldamgv }g lcug, waxcl


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hocls }ol`! ]g ovg fdva }cxk xkg joyojcxs de ]czg Zomgz, fwx bdzx de wz lcug dwx dwv lcugz,

oah gugaxwolls yozz evdb xkcz lceg +zohls#, oz gcxkgv zgle"jdazwbgh bczgvz, dv oz ofngjx flcah

lgohcam xkg flcah! Sgx xkcz zcxwoxcda aggh adx fg zd/ Xkcamz joajkoamg}g joaojkcguggalcmkxgabgax/ Sgx xkg yoxk xd hdcam zd cz hceecjwlx, oah adx edv xkg eocax de kgovx! Zxvocmkx

cz xkg yoxk oah aovvd} xkg }os xd Zocaxkddh, oah eg} xkgvg fg xkox ecah cx, sgx cxjoafghdag/ Ygvzgugvoajg oah zcajgvg hghcjoxcda }cll }ca xkg hos/

Sdwv gandsbgax de xkg }dvlh cz agugv vcmkx, }vdxg Gamlczk bszxcj ydgx Xkdboz Xvokgvag

ca xkg omdas"}voj`gh Zgugaxggaxk Jgaxwvs,

xcll gugvs bdvacam sdw o}o`g ca Kgouga0 zgg sdwvzgle ca sdwv Eoxkgv-z yolojg0 oah

ldd` wyda xkg z`cgz, xkg govxk oah xkg ocv oz jglgzxcol ndsz0 koucam zwjk o vgugvgah

gzxggb de oll, oz ce sdw }gvg obdam xkg Oamglz! Xkg fvchg de o bdaovjk, ca kgv

kwzfoah-z jkobfgv, koxk ad zwjk jowzgz de hglcmkx oz sdw! Sdw agugv gands xkg

}dvlh ovcmkx xcll xkg zgo cxzgle eld}gxk ca sdwv ugcaz, xcll sdw ovg jldxkgh }cxk xkg

kgougaz oah jvd}agh }cxk xkg zxovz0 oah ygvjgcug sdwvzgle xd fg xkg zdlg kgcv de xkg

}kdlg }dvlh, oah bdvg xkoa zd, fgjowzg bga ovg ca cx }kd ovg gugvs dag zdlg kgcvz

oz }gll oz sdw! Xcll sdw joa zcam oah vgndcjg oah hglcmkx ca Mdh, oz bczgvz hd ca

mdlh, oah `camz ca zjgyxvgz, sdw joa agugv gands xkg }dvlh! Xcll sdwv zycvcx ecllgxk xkg

}kdlg }dvlh, oah xkg zxovz ovg sdwv ng}glz0 xcll sdw ovg oz eobclcov }cxk xkg }osz de

Mdh ca oll omgz oz }cxk sdwv }ol` oah xoflg0 xcll sdw ovg caxcboxgls ojqwocaxgh }cxk

xkox zkohs adxkcam dwx de }kcjk xkg }dvlh }oz bohg 0 xcll sdw ldug bga zd oz xd

hgzcvg xkgcv koyycagzz }cxk o xkcvzx gqwol xd xkg ~gol de sdwv d}a 0 xcll sdw hglcmkx ca

Mdh edv fgcam mddh xd oll0 sdw agugv gands xkg }dvlh! Xcll sdw bdvg eggl cx xkoa

sdwv yvcuoxg gzxoxg, oah ovg bdvg yvgzgax ca xkg kgbczykgvg, jdazchgvcam xkg mldvcgz

oah xkg fgowxcgz xkgvg, xkoa ca sdwv d}a kdwzg0 xcll sdw vgbgbfgv kd} loxgls sdw

}gvg bohg, oah kd} }dahgvewl cx }oz }kga sdw jobg caxd cx0 oah bdvg vgndcjg ca

xkg yolojg de sdwv mldvs xkoa ce cx koh fgga bohg xdhos bdvacam! Sgx ewvxkgv, sdwagugv gandsgh xkg }dvlh ovcmkx, xcll sdw zd ldug xkg fgowxs de gandscam cx, xkox sdw ovg

jdugxdwz oah govagzx xd ygvzwohg dxkgvz xd gands cx! Oah zd ygvegjxls koxg xkg

ofdbcaoflg jdvvwyxcda de bga ca hgzyczcam cx xkox sdw koh voxkgv zweegv xkg elobgz

de kgll xkoa }cllcamls fg mwclxs de xkgcv gvvdv! Xkg }dvlh cz o bcvvdv de CaecacxgFgowxs, sgx ad boa zggz cx! Cx cz o Xgbylg de Bongzxs, sgx ad boa vgmovhz cx! Cx cz ovgmcda de Lcmkx oah Ygojg, hch adx bga hczqwcgx cx! Cx cz xkg Yovohczg de Mdh! Cx czbdvg xd boa zcajg kg cz eollga xkoa cx }oz fgedvg! Cx cz xkg ylojg de Oamglz oah xkgMoxg de Kgouga! ]kga Nojdf }o`gh dwx de kcz hvgob, kg zoch, Mdh cz kgvg, oah C}czx cx adx!

Pqwdxgh ca Kw{lgs, Xkg Ygvgaacol Ykcldzdyks+y!;9#R

Dv, oz xkg ydgx ]cllcob Flo`g eobdwzls ywx cx,

Xd zgg o ]dvlh ca o Mvoca de ZoahOah o Kgouga ca o ]clh Eld}gv,Kdlh Caecacxs ca xkg yolb de sdwv koahOah Gxgvacxs ca oa kdwv!


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+evdb kcz Owmwvcgz de Caadjgajg#

Xkoxz o xdwmk xvcy, zoch ndwvaolczx Fcll Bdsgvz, ca o eobdwz zgvcgz de jdaugvzoxcdaz zdbg

sgovz omd }cxk bsxkdldmczx oah xgojkgv Ndzgyk Jobyfgll, vgegvvcam xd xkcz ndwvags xd

Cllwbcaoxcda, dv xkg Yoxk xd Galcmkxgabgax! Xkoxz okgougalsxvcy, vgzydahgh Jobyfgll!

Fwx cz xkcz vgolls nwzx edv zocaxz oah bda`z4 vgylcgh Bdsgvz, hdwfxewlls! Ad, zochJobyfgll, C xkca` cxz olzd edv ovxczxz! Xkg vgol ovxczx cz xkg dag }kd koz lgovagh xd

vgjdmac~g oah xd vgahgv }kox Ndsjg koz jollgh xkg vohcoajg de oll xkcamz, oz oa gycykoas

dv zkd}cam edvxk de xkgcv xvwxk!

Fwx hdgzax xkcz lgoug oll xkg vgzx de wz dvhcaovs bdvxolz foj` da zkdvg4 Bdsgvz ydcaxgh

dwx! Dk ad, zoch Jobyfgll> C hdax xkca` xkgvg cz oas zwjk xkcam oz oa dvhcaovs bdvxol!

Gugvsfdhs koz kcz d}a ydzzcfclcxs de voyxwvg ca xkg g{ygvcgajg de lceg! Oll kg koz xd hd czvgjdmac~g cx oah xkga jwlxcuoxg cx oah mgx mdcam }cxk cx! Fwx agcxkgv ovx, vglcmcda, dv guga

ykcldzdyks ovg fs oas bgoaz xkg dals }osz xd ojkcgug xkcz galcmkxgagh wahgvzxoahcam de

g{czxgajg0 cx joa fgmca fs nwzx lcucam }cxk dagz kgovx dyga xd dxkgvz ca jdbyozzcda

}kcjk yoxk cz o }os }chg dyga xd oll!

Zd xkg g{ygvcgajg de cllwbcaoxcda cz ouocloflg xd oasdag, adx nwzx zocaxz dv ovxczxz, zosz

Bdsgvz! Fwx ce cx cz ydxgaxcolls ca gugvs dag de wz, hggy ca xkox waldj`gh bgbdvs fd{, kd}

hd sdw waldj` cx4

Sdw waldj` cx, vgylcgh Jobyfgll, }cxk kcz wzwol zomg }czhdb, fs mgxxcam zdbgdag xd

kgly sdw waldj` cx! Hd sdw koug o hgov evcgah dv mddh xgojkgv4 Cx bos jdbg evdb oa

ojxwol kwboa fgcam, dv evdb oa g{ygvcgajg lc`g oa owxdbdfclg ojjchgax, dv evdb oa

cllwbcaoxcam fdd` Xkg fcm qwgzxcda cz }kgxkgv sdw ovg mdcam xd fg oflg xd zos o kgovxs

sgz xd sdwv ohugaxwvg!

Xkg ohugaxwvg de xkg kgvd4 oz`gh Bdsgvz! Sgz, xkg ohugaxwvg de xkg kgvd, vgylcgh

Jobyfgll, xkg ohugaxwvg de fgcam olcug!

+XkgYd}gv de Bsxk, yy!?56":, gbykozcz zwyylcgh#

Fwx }kox fgjdbgz xkg jozg ce dag koyygaz xd edvxwaoxgls ojkcgug xkcz galcmkxgagh ucg} de

g{czxgajg4 Kd} koz dagz ucg} de xkg ]dvlh oah de G{czxgajg jkoamgh4 Kd}, bdvgdugv,

koz dagz hgolcamz }cxk, oah vgloxcdazkcy xd, dagz eglld}"boa fgga jkoamgh4

Xd xkg ywvg, oll xkcamz ovg ywvg, zoch Zx! Yowl, omoca +Xcxwz ?>?7#! Xkg }dvlh czxvoazecmwvgh, oah oll xkg kgougaz ovg ewll de nds, }vdxg Acgx~zjkg govls ca ?;;3, oexgv kcz

gjzxoxcj uczcda }kcjk waedvxwaoxgls jdzx kcb kcz zoacxs ca xkg gah! +Adx cazcmacecjoaxls, kg

zcmagh dee xkcz eobdwz ecaol lgxxgv xd Mozx oz Xkg Jvwjcecgh! Xkox kcz jdaxgbydvovcgz

wacedvbls bczwahgvzxddh Acgx~zjkg oz koucam jlocbgh cbbghcoxg chgaxcxs }cxk Ngzwz xkg

Jkvczx adx}cxkzxoahcam, cx cz ad} oyyovgax xkox kg koh bgvgls, ca ydcax de eojx, vgolc~gh ca o

hggyls ygvzdaol }os xkg xvwxk de Zx! Yowlz ozzgvxcda xkox ca hscam xd xkg dlh, zcaewl boa, }g

ovg fdva oag} oz o Jkvczx, oz dag }kd koz fgga jvwjcecgh }cxk Jkvczx! # Koucam


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ygvboagaxls ojkcgugh o ucg} de lceg oah vgolcxs ca }kcjk oll xkcamz koug fgga xvoazedvbgh

caxd o ag}agzz oah ywvcxs de g{czxgajg, xkg govagzx zgg`gv de Xvwxk, xkga, fgkougz

xkgajgedv}ovh ca o vohcjolls ag} oah hceegvgax boaagv xd}ovh kcz jdaxgbydvovcgz!

Kd} zd,dag bos oz`4 Fs vgolc~cam, hggyls oah caxcboxgls }cxkca dagz d}a ygvzdaol zgle,

xkg eojx xkox xkdw ovx xkox +xox xuob ozc#, xkox sdw oah xkg dxkgv ygvzda ovg, ca eojx, de xkgzobg chgaxcjol Mdh"zwfzxoajg, oah xkox dag joaadx jowzg kovb +dv nds# xd oadxkgv,}cxkdwx hcvgjxls dv guga cahcvgjxls oeegjxcam dagzgle! Xkcz bos zggb lc`g o bcadv oah guga

dfucdwz dfzgvuoxcda xd zdbg jozwol vgohgvz, sgx }g joa fg ozzwvgh xkox xkg caxcboxg

g{ygvcgajg de xkcz vgolc~oxcda jowzgz o yvdedwah oah ygvboagax `olgchdzjdycj zkcex ca xkg

jdbydagax ycgjgz de xkg vgolcxs de dagz ygvjgyxcda oah g{ygvcgajg! Xkg dag xkwz jkoamgh

koz cahggh fgga vgfdva xd o ag}agzz de lceg! Oll xkg }dvlh koz cahggh fgga xkga

xvoazecmwvgh, oah edv zwjk o dag, xkg kgougaz hd cahggh xkga zcam gjzxoxcjolls }cxk nds/

Xkg yoxxgva de Ngzwz- lceg cz gzzgaxcolls zcbclov xd xkox de xkg chgol zomg, }kdzg jovggv

cz xvojgh ca xkg -D{kgvhcam Ycjxwvgz,- zd ydywlov obdam ^ga Fwhhkczxz! Xkg }clh

d{, zsbfdlc~cam xkg wavgmgagvoxg zgle, cz jowmkx, bohg xd jkoamg cxz hcvgjxcda, xkga

xobgh oah mvohwolls xvoazedvbgh evdb floj` xd }kcxg! Vgmgagvoxcda mdgz zd eov xkox

edv o xcbg xkg d{ cz jdbylgxgls ldzx, zd xkox adxkcam vgbocaz xd fg ycjxwvgh fwx xkg

ewll"dvfgh bdda, zsbfdlc~cam Bcah, Zwjkagzz, xkg Mvdwah! Fwx xkcz cz adx xkg ecaol

zxomg! Ca xkg gah, xkg kgvhzboa jdbgz foj` xd xkg }dvlh de bga, vchcam da xkg

foj` de kcz d{! Fgjowzg kg ad} ldugz, ldugz xd xkg g{xgax de fgcam chgaxcecgh }cxkxkg hcucag dfngjx de kcz ldug, kg joa hd }kox kg lc`gz0 edv }kox kg lc`gz cz }kox xkgAoxwvg de Xkcamz lc`gz! Kg cz edwah ca jdbyoas }cxk }cag"fcffgvz oah fwxjkgvz0 kgoah xkgs ovg oll jdaugvxgh caxd Fwhhkoz! Edv kcb, xkgvg cz jdbylgxg vgjdajclcoxcdaxd xkg guoagzjgax oah, xkvdwmk xkox vgjdajclcoxcda, vgugloxcda de xkg gxgvaol! Fwx edv

acjg dvhcaovs wavgmgagvoxg ygdylg xkg dals vgjdajclcoxcda xd xkg guoagzjgax cz xkox

de cahwlmgh yozzcdaz, de hczxvojxcdaz zwfbcxxgh xd oah gandsgh! Xd xgll zwjk ygvzdaz

xkox guoagzjgajg oah gxgvacxs ovg xkg zobg, oah adx cbbghcoxgls xd qwolces xkgzxoxgbgax, cz ydzcxcugls eoxol edv, ca yvojxcjg, xkgs ovg adx xkg zobg g{jgyx xd xkg

zocax0 oah xkgvg cz ad vgjdvh xkox oasfdhs gugv jobg xd zoajxcxs }kd hch adx, ox xkg

dwxzgx de kcz dv kgv jovggv, fgkoug oz ce guoagzjgajg oah gxgvacxs, aoxwvg oah mvojg,

}gvg yvdedwahls hceegvgax oah ca boas vgzygjxz cajdbyoxcflg! Oz ol}osz, xkg yoxkde zycvcxwolcxs cz o `aceg"ghmg fgx}gga ofszzgz! Da dag zchg cz xkg hoamgv de bgvgvgngjxcda oah gzjoyg, da xkg dxkgv xkg hoamgv de bgvg ojjgyxoajg oah xkg

gandsbgax de xkcamz }kcjk zkdwlh dals fg wzgh oz cazxvwbgaxz dv zsbfdlz!

Xkwz Olhdwz Kw{lgs omoca, ca xkg zobg Xkg Ygvgaacol Ykcldzdyks+yy! ;8"7#!

Boa cz o vdyg zxvgxjkgh dugv oa ofszz, }vdxg Acgx~zjkg omoca, oah fs boa kg guchgaxlsbgoax xkg fgvbgazjk, dv Dugvboa +c!g!, xkg zgg`gv de Xvwxk#! Lgx kcb zxvos fs gugvzd bwjk oz oa cajk, gcxkgv }os, oah kg eoclz ca kcz _wgzx de Zycvcxwol Galcmkxgabgax! Kg

hgzjgahz caxd gcxkgv vgngjxcda oah zxgvclg ozjgxcjczb, dv glzg caxd voa` oah bcahlgzz

kghdaczb, oah xkwz ewlls hgzgvugz xkg jgazwvg de kcz eglld}"fgcamz +oz }oz dexga ygndvoxcugls

oyylcgh xd xkg oajcgax Madzxcjz, }kdzg jdbylgxg oah wxxgv loj` de jdajgva }cxk xkg lwzxz de

xkg elgzk }oz mvdzzls bczwahgvzxddh fs xkgcv jdaxgbydvovcgz oz o kdvvcescam ojjgyxoajg

xkgvgde, oah cahwlmgajg xkgvgca#! Omoca, xd fgjdbg oa galcmkxgagh Jkvczx dv Fwhhko,


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dag hdgz adx cahwlmg ca xkg zcaewl oyygxcxgzde xkg elgzk, dag fgjdbgzdflcucdwz xd zwjkcaeoaxclg oah wacaedvbgh joxgmdvc~oxcdaz, oah zwjk oyygxcxgz, bdvgdugv, fgjdbg oz kdlsoah xvoazedvbgh oz oll xkg vgzx de ykszcjol vgolcxs!

Xkcz cz adx xd zos xkox dag jgozgz xd lcug ca xkg vgol ]dvlh, dv jgozgz xd fg kwboa, xkgvgfs

jgozcam xd g{ygvcgajg xkg zgazoxcdaz oah hgzcvgz }kcjk oeegjx +oah oeelcjx# oll kwboa fgcamz!Adzwjk o dag zxcll egglz nds oah yoca, zweegvcam oah zdvvd}, fwx kg koz xvoazjgahgh oah

fgga xvoazecmwvgh fs xkg g{ygvcgajgz, zd xkox kg egglz o xcamg de zdvvd} ca gugvs nds, oah

guga xkg hggygzx, bdzx }vgajkcam zdvvd}z koug o jgvxoca z}ggxagzz oah eobclcovcxs xd kcb!

Adxkcz cz bgvgls xd zos xkox dag cz ad ldamgv bozxgvghfs zwjk elgzkls hgzcvgz0 xkgs, oldam}cxk egov, koug ad ldamgv oas jdaxvdl dv z}os dugv xkg bcah de xkg Zgg`gv! Xkgvg cz ad

egov ca ldug, }vdxg xkg Guoamglczx agovls x}d bcllgaaco omd0 fwx ygvegjx ldug jozxz dwx oll

egov! xkg dag }kd egovz koz adx fgga bohg ygvegjx ca ldug! Xkg Galcmkxgagh Zgg`gv

}kd koz hczjdugvgh zwjk o boaagv de Jkvczx"lc`g lducam oah koz xkgvgfs fgga evggh evdb

oll egovz +oah hgzcvgz#, koz cahggh edwah xkg }os zxvocmkx oah aovvd} de }kcjk xkgvg fg

eg} }kd ecah cx, xkox }os }kcjk hczjdugvz xkg gajvsyxgh `gskdlg ca fgx}gga xkg x}d

elobcam Jkgvwfcb }kd mwovh xkg Moxgz de Yovohczg hos oah acmkx omocazx xkdzg }kd koug

ad vcmkx xd gaxgv +oah }kdzg aobgz, oz Ndzgyk Jobyfgll vcmkxls ydcaxgh dwx, ovg Hgzcvg

oah Egov#! Xkwz hdgz xkg Zgg`gv gova xkg yd}gv oah owxkdvcxs xd waldj` oah xkvd} dyga

xkg Moxgz de Kgouga edv kcbzgle!

Oz }cxk Zx! Yowl, zwjk o Zgg`gv koz, fs koucam fgga jvwjcecgh oah vgfdva }cxk Jkvczx,

fgga evggh evdb xkg jwvzg de xkg lo}0 kg koz xkwz xvoazjgahghxkox lo} oah cxz hgecacxcdaz!Ollydxgaxcol kwboa ojxcucxcgz koug xkwz fgjdbg gqwolls ygvbczzcflg edv kcb, fgjowzgfskoucam fgjdbg Jkvczx"lc`g""kg ad ldamgv hgzcvgz oasxkcam }kcjk }cll ojjvwg xd xkg kovbdv hgxvcbgax de kcz eglld}"fgcamz! Oll xkcamz ovg ygvbczzcflg edv bg, hgjlovgh Zx! Yowl,dajg omoca +ca ? Jdv! 5>?6#, fwx adx gugvsxkcam cz fgagecjcol, PoahR C }cll adx fg bozxgvgh

fs oasxkcam! Xkg Galcmkxgagh Zgg`gv bos zxcll zdbgxcbgz ojx ca o bdzx wajdaugaxcdaol

boaagv +guga, ygvkoyz, djjozcdaolls oyygovcam zcaewl ca xkg gsgz de zdbg de kczwagalcmkxgagh agcmkfdvz, oah xkwz jowzcam xkgb jdazchgvoflg jdazxgvaoxcda#, fwx kg }cll

adxojx ca oa wajkvczxlc`g boaagv/ Zca oz zwjk cz cbydzzcflgxd dag }kd àd}z adx xkglo} }kcjk hgecagz zca, +dv }kd koz fgga vghggbgh evdbxkg jwvzg de xkg lo}# oz Zx! Yowlovmwgh/Ollfgjdbgz Fvokboa, dv kdls!

Omoca, lgx wz fg vgbcahgh xkoxxd xkg ywvg, oll xkcamz ovg ywvg/ Xkdwmk xkcz bos cahggh

zdwah cbydzzcflg oah guga zojvclgmcdwz xd zdbg, cx cz cahggh xkg g{ygvcgajg de xkg

Galcmkxgagh Zomg dv Bszxcj! Fwx xkoa`z fg xd Mdh, }vdxg Zx! Yowl, omoca, }kd mcugxk wz

xkg Ucjxdvs xkvdwmk dwv Ldvh Ngzwz Jkvczx/ Xkg Jkvczx cz, ca eojx, chgaxcjol }cxk xkgFwhhko, dv Galcmkxgagh Dag! Oah Zx! Yowl dfucdwzls àg} }kox }g ovg kgvg xol`cam

ofdwx!

Xkg Hcucag, kd}gugv, cz adx nwzx joyoflg de fgcam gxgvaolls yvgzgax oah vgolc~gh }cxkca

dagzgle, }cxkca xkg ykszcjol fdhs de xkg Zocax dv Bszxcj, edv

Mdh cz PolzdR ca xkg kdm xvdwmk ad lgzz xkoa ca xkg jdaugaxcdaolls zojvgh cbomg! -Lcexxkg zxdag oah sdw }cll ecah bg oeecvbz xkg fgzx àd}a de xkg D{svkcajkwz Ldmco de

Ngzwz, -jlgoug xkg }ddh, oah C ob xkgvg!- Xkdzg }kd koug ygvzdaolls oah


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cbbghcoxgls vgolc~gh xkg xvwxk de xkcz zoscam oah, oldam }cxk cx, xkg xvwxk de

Fvokboaczb-z -Xkox ovx xkdw- ovg }kdlls hglcugvgh!

Olhdwz Kw{lgs, Xkg Ygvgaacol Ykcldzdyks+y!=:#

+Xkg jdbylgxg edvb de xkcz LdmcdaPca cxz dvcmcaol Mvgg` edvbR cz oz edlld}z>

C ob xkg lcmkx xkox cz dugv oll xkcamz! C ob oll> oll jobg edvxk evdb bg, oah oll

oxxocagh xd bg! Ycj` wy o zxdag, oah sdw }cll ecah bg xkgvg! Zylcx o ycgjg de }ddh,

oah C ob xkgvg! PPR PR, , , R

Evdb Xkg Mdzygl de Xkdboz, Yoysvwz D{svksajkwz ?PvgjxdR0 je!,Aom Kobbohc Jdhg{CC, 6, Zoscam =7#

Floj` Gl`, zoch Ndzgyk Jobyfgll omoca,

}oz o sdwam Zcdw{ fds ovdwah acag sgovz dlh! Ad}, xkcz koyygagh fgedvg xkg

Obgvcjoa jouolvs koh gajdwaxgvgh xkg Zcdw{, }kd }gvg xkg mvgox ygdylg de xkg

ylocaz! Xkg fds fgjobg zcj`, yzsjkdldmcjolls zcj`! Kcz eobcls xgllz xkg xsycjol

zkoboa zxdvs! Xkg jkclh fgmcaz xd xvgbflg oah cz cbbdfclc~gh! Xkg eobcls cz

xgvvcfls jdajgvagh ofdwx cx, oah xkgs zgah edv o zkoboa }kd koz koh xkg

g{ygvcgajg ca kcz d}a sdwxk, xd jdbg oz o `cah de yzsjkdoaolszx oah ywll xkg

sdwamzxgv dwx de cx! Fwx cazxgoh de vglcgucam xkg fds de xkg hgcxcgz, xkg zkoboa cz

ohoyxcam kcb xd xkg hgcxcgz oah xkg hgcxcgz xd kcbzgle! Cxz o hceegvgax yvdflgb evdb

xkox de yzsjkdoaolszcz! C xkca` cx }oz Acgx~zjkg }kd zoch, Fg jovgewl lgzx ca jozxcam

dwx xkg hguclz sdw jozx dwx xkg fgzx xkoxz ca sdw! Kgvg, xkg hgcxcgz }kd koug fggagajdwaxgvghyd}gvz, lgxz joll xkgbovg vgxocagh! Xkg jdaagjxcda cz bocaxocagh,

adx fvd`ga! Oah xkgzg bga xkga fgjdbg xkg zycvcxwol ohuczgvz oah mcex"mcugvz xdxkgcv ygdylg!

]gll, }kox koyygagh }cxk xkcz sdwam fds }oz xkox kg koh o yvdykgxcj uczcda de xkg

xgvvcflg ewxwvg de kcz xvcfg! Cx }oz o uczcda de }kox kg jollgh xkg kddy de xkg aoxcda!

Ca xkg uczcda, Floj` Gl` zo} xkox xkg kddy de kcz aoxcda }oz dag de boas kddyz,

}kcjk cz zdbgxkcam }g kougax lgovagh ox oll }gll sgx! Kg zo} xkg jddygvoxcda de oll

xkg kddyz, oll xkg aoxcdaz ca mvoah yvdjgzzcda! Fwx bdvg xkoa xkox, xkg uczcda }oz oa

g{ygvcgajg de kcbzgle oz mdcam xkvdwmk xkg vgolbz de zycvcxwol cbomgvs xkox }gvg de

kcz jwlxwvg oah ozzcbcloxcam xkgcv cbydvx! Cx jdbgz xd dag mvgox zxoxgbgax, }kcjk edvbg cz o `gs zxoxgbgax xd xkg wahgvzxoahcam de bsxk oah zsbfdlz! Kg zosz, C zo}

bszgle da xkg jgaxvol bdwaxoca de xkg }dvlh, xkg kcmkgzx ylojg, oah C koh o uczcda

fgjowzg C }oz zggcam ca xkg zojvgh boaagv de xkg }dvlh! Oah xkg zojvgh jgaxvol

bdwaxoca }oz Kovags Ygo` ca Zdwxk Ho`dxo! Oah xkga kg zosz, Fwx xkg jgaxvol

bdwaxoca cz gugvs}kgvg!

Xkox cz o vgol bsxkdldmcjol vgolc~oxcda, jdaxcawgz Jobyfgll,


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Cx hczxcamwczkgz fgx}gga xkg ldjol jwlx cbomg, Kovags Ygo`, oah cxz jdaadxoxcda oz

xkg jgaxgv de xkg }dvlh! Xkg jgaxgv de xkg }dvlh cz xkg o{cz bwahc, xkg jgaxvol ydcax,xkg ydlg ovdwah }kcjk oll vgudlugz! Xkg jgaxvol ydcax de xkg }dvlh cz xkg ydcax}kgvg zxcllagzz oah bdugbgax ovg xdmgxkgv! Bdugbgax cz xcbg, fwx zxcllagzz czgxgvacxs! Vgolc~cam kd} xkcz bdbgax de sdwv lceg cz ojxwolls o bdbgax de gxgvacxs,oah g{ygvcgajcam xkg gxgvaol ozygjx de }kox sdwvg hdcam ca xkg xgbydvol

g{ygvcgajgxkcz cz xkg bsxkdldmcjol g{ygvcgajg!

Xkgvg cz o hgecacxcda de Mdh }kcjk koz fgga vgygoxgh fs boas ykcldzdykgvz! Mdhcz oa caxgllcmcflg zykgvgo zykgvg `ad}a xd xkg bcah, adx xkg zgazgz}kdzg jgaxgvcz gugvs}kgvg oah }kdzg jcvjwbegvgajg cz ad}kgvg! Oah xkg jgaxgv, Fcll, cz vcmkx}kgvg sdwvg zcxxcam!Oah xkg dxkgv dag cz vcmkx }kgvg Cb zcxxcam! Oah gojk de wz czo boacegzxoxcda de xkox bszxgvs! Xkoxz o acjg bsxkdldmcjol vgolc~oxcda xkox zdvx de

mcugz sdw o zgazg de }kd oah }kox sdw ovg!

]kox sdw koug kgvg cz }kox bcmkx fg xvoazloxgh caxd vo} cahcuchwolczb, sdw zgg, ce

sdw hchax vgolc~g xkox xkg jgaxgv }oz olzd vcmkx xkgvg eojcam sdw ca xkg dxkgv ygvzda!

Xkcz cz xkg bsxkdldmcjol }os de fgcam oa cahcuchwol! Sdw ovg xkg jgaxvol bdwaxoca,oah xkg jgaxvol bdwaxoca cz PolzdR gugvs}kgvg!

+XkgYd}gv de Bsxk, yy!;;"3#

Edv xkg fgagecx de xkg fgmcaacam G{yldvgv de xkg Zycvcx, }g bos ohh xkox xkg xvwg bszxcjolaoxwvg de xkg Jvdzz de Ngzwz +oz dyydzgh xd xkg xvohcxcdaolls wahgvzxddh bgvgls ykszcjol

aoxwvg# koz fgga bdzx jlgovls gawajcoxgh, ygvkoyz, ca xkg ugvs lwjch g{yloaoxcda yvduchgh

fs bdhgva"hos Xkgdzdykczx Zxgykoa Kdgllgv ca kcz adxoflg jdbbgaxovcgz da xkg jdllgjxgh

gzzosz `ad}a oz Gjkdgz evdb xkg Madzcz, fs xkg nwzxls"jglgfvoxgh zjkdlov de xkg govlsX}gaxcgxk Jgaxwvs, M!V!Z! Bgoh! ]g joa hd ad fgxxgv, fs }os de jldzcam, xkoa xd qwdxgKdgllgv>

Ca xkg ugvzcda de xkg PYozzcdaR zxdvs gbfdhcgh ca xkg Ojxz de Ndka, xkg hgoxk oah

zweegvcam de Jkvczx ovg adx yvcbovcls de o ykszcjol aoxwvg! Xkgs hd adx cbyls xkg

omdac~cam hgoxk de xkg fdhs de Ngzwz, fwx voxkgv kcz hgzjgax caxd xkg yocaewl

lcbcxoxcdaz de gbfdhcbgax, edv xkg ywvydzg de moxkgvcam xkg zgghz de lcmkx

loamwczkcam ca xkg hgazg oah hov`yvczda de boxxgv! Jkvczxz hgoxk cz dals o zggbcam

hgbczg, oa oyygovoajg +o hdjgxcj ykgadbgada, evdb xkg Mvgg` hd`gca, xdzggb, xd oyygov oz ce#! Bdvgdugv, xkcz oyygovoajg kchgz xkg xvwg zweegvcam oah

bszxcjol hgoxk de xkg zwygvaol bgzzgamgv, }kd olld}gh kcbzgle xd fg jvwjcecgh da

xkg jvdzz de boxgvcolcxs}kga kg jobg caxd xkg }dvlh!

+Gjkdgz evdb xkg Madzcz, Caxvdhwjxcda xd Fdd` Zguga, yomgz 67?"6, gbykozczzwyylcgh# +_wgzx Fdd`z ghcxcda, 6995#

Ca xkcz Yozzcda de xkg Jkvczx zxdvs, xkga, }kox }g koug gzzgaxcolls cz xkg zxdvs de wz oll, xkgzxdvs deGugvsboa! Oll de wz ovg jvwjcecgh }cxk Jkvczx fs ucvxwg de koucam fgga fdva caxd


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xkcz ykszcjol }dvlh de hwolcxs, de dyydzcxgz! Oll de wz aggh xd fg vgzjwgh evdb xkg vgolcxs de

xkcz hov`, hgzxvwjxcug boxgvcol g{czxgajg, zkd}a xkg }os foj` xd dwv xvwg Hcucag Aoxwvg!Edv xkg Madzxcj Jkvczxcoaz, cx cz xkg Jkvczx ecmwvg, oz o }czg xgojkgv oah mwchg, }kd

ojjdbylczkgz xkcz xoz` de vghgbyxcdafwxadxfs oykszcjolhgoxk da oykszcjoljvdzz/

Cahggh, xkg kwboa fgcam, cbyvczdagh ca o }dvlh de dyydzcxgz, lcugz ca o zxoxg de jvwjcec{cda, evdb }kcjk dals xkg zolucecj g{ygvcgajg de Madzcz joa vghggb kcb!

+Cfch!, gbykozcz ohhgh#

Oll lceg cz zweegvcam, vcmkxls zos xkg Fwhhkczxz, oah eg} }cll hgas xkox xkcz lceg joa dexga fg o

fvwxolls Kgllczk g{czxgajg cahgghyovxcjwlovls hwg xd Boaz cakwboacxs xd Boa!

Ygvacjcdwz kwboa jvwglxs xd cxz d}a `cah koz ad gqwol ca xkg `ad}a Wacugvzg oz o bgozwvg

de xkg o}ewl ydxgaxcol de Fvwxolcxs oah Zohczb! Kgllhdgzax zd bwjk g{czx ca o ydzcxgh

oexgvlcegcx cz vcmkx kgvg }cxk wz vcmkx ad}, ca xkcz ugvs bdbgax! Fwx Kgouga cz olzd ollovdwah wz, oz zkd}a ofdug, ce }g joa dals olld} dwvzglugz xd zgg cx xkvdwmk xkg gsgz de

Ldug! Ca dvhgv xd fg zough, xkga, evdb xkcz hocls, jdazxoax, Kgllczkbdvxol jvwjcec{cda,xd xvwls gaxgv xkg @camhdb de Kgouga, dag bwzx, oz caxcboxgh ofdug, fg oflg xd bdug

yozx xkg x}ca Mwovhcoaz de xkg Kgougals Moxg de Hwolcxs `ad}a oz egov oah hgzcvg, oah

xkwz fgjdbg evggh de zwjk lcbcxcam bdxcugz! Dals xkg ygvzda }kd koz boaomgh xd ojkcgug

xkcz lgugl de galcmkxgabgax }cxkca o zcamlg kwboa lcegxcbgbducam }cxk Ldug oah

Jdbyozzcda edvgugv fgsdah xkcz }dvlh de dyydzcxgz""koz xvwls gaxgvgh xkg Moxgz deYovohczg! Zohls, ugvs eg} gugv hd! Xkox, xkga, cz xkg vgol xvomghs de Lceg> xkox zd eg} gugv

jdbg xd vgolc~g xkgcv xvwg Aoxwvg oz zyov`z de xkg Hcucag, xvwls yovxo`cam de xkg Hcucag

Aoxwvg oah Gzzgajg, fwx voxkgv vgboca }kdlls xvoyygh oah cbyvczdagh ca xkgzg xvoazcxdvs

elgzkls xofgvaojlgz de jlos!

Xd xvoazjgahxkg lcbcxoxcdaz de dwv fdhcgz oah de bdvxolcxs, xkga, cz dwv xoz` }kclg olcug daxkcz govxk! Bdvgdugv, xd hd zd }cxk Jkvczx"lc`g dv Fwhhko"lc`g ldug oah jdbyozzcda edvxkdzg zxcll ldzx ca xkg lofsvcaxkcag bo~g dv edm de kwboa cbygvegjxcdaz oah lcbcxoxcdaz, cz

olzd +oah ad lgzz# xkg xoz` fgedvg wz!

Xkg ykszcjol kwboa fdhs cz adx qwcxg xkg ywvg gucloah dfngjx de dwxvcmkx zjdva }kcjk cx }oz edv boas de xkg oajcgaxz, oz cx cz xvwls o ugkcjlg }kgvgfs }g moca g{ygvcgajg oah

}czhdb ca xkcz lcegxcbg0 adv cz cx, oz cx waedvxwaoxgls cz edv zd boas ygdylg, bgvgls o

ylgozwvg"fdox mcuga xd wz ca xkcz fvcge zyoa, xd fg bcahlgzzls }ozxgh edv gahlgzz

gaxgvxocabgaxz! Cx cz ojkoajgedv wz xd yvdug dwvzglugz }dvxks de koucam cx ca xkg ecvzx ylojg,fs wzcam cx}czgls, xd xkg yvdygv gahz! Xkg elgzk zkdwlh agcxkgv fg zjdvagh adv elgh evdb,adv zkdwlh cx fg bcahlgzzls, kghdaczxcjolls, }oaxdals oah evcudldwzls }ozxgh! Xkg }os

zxvocmkx oah aovvd}, oz ol}osz, cz o hcucagls"caedvbgh bchhlg mvdwah fgx}gga xkgzg x}ddyydzcxgz/

Bos gojk ygvzda vgohcam xkgzg }dvhz jdbg xd vgolc~g xkg ydxgaxcol de Mdh"]cxkca"Wz!

Bos gojk ygvzda fvcam xd lceg xkg ydxgaxcol Jkvczx }cxkca kcbzgleoah kgvzgle/

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