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edfvfrlfss wf hmvf ifdt prmy ta thf `fdcfi systfk thmt whmt wf thclg cs mdd passc`df mln lathclj cs
ckpassc`df, `ut C eakf ta ulnfrstmln thmt ct wms kfrfdy ml cdduscal mln lat thf rfmdcty, Aur `fdcfis mln
cjlarmlef wcdd lfvfr `feakf edfmr ultcd wf msg sakfalf mln wf jft clstmlt mlswfr whceh wf mdsa eml
meefpt wcthaut mly mrjukflt. Mln alef wf icln sakfalf dcgf thmt cl aur dcif wf shaudn stmrt iaddaw hck
ar hfr.
Ct cs rfmddy nciiceudt ta na thfl smy mln C meefpt thmt C mk stcdd lat m`df ta iaddaw thcs wmy cl ky awl dcif. Ct
cs ftrfkfdy nciiceudt ta dfmvf `fhcln aur sa emddfn cltfddcjflef mln edfvfrlfss. !vfl thaujh wf mdd thf
tckf imcd cl aur `fdcfi mln suspcecal, wf na lat ulnfrstmln ar meefpt thmt ct cs `fttfr ta iaddaw ml
fldcjhtflfn saud. Cl ky emsf C hmvf trcfn mln stcdd try ta dfmvf `fhcln ky suspcecal, `fdcfis mln edfvfrlfss
ta davf ealtfltfn mln lal a`"fetcvf dcif ms m ehcdn `ut kastdy C imcdfn. #ut stcdd C meefpt thmt C ncn lat dfit ct
thfrf, C hmvf hapf mln eaurmjf ta try mjmcl mln mjmcl, `femusf C mk m ehcdn ai thf smkf kathfr wha hms
erfmtfn mdd thf dcvclj `fcljs cl nciifrflt gcljnaks. Aldy thclj cs thmt C mk cjlarmlt ai `fclj ml mnudt mln
jrawlup karf tmdfltfn mln edfvfr.
$fmddy cl ky fpfrcflef ai dcif, C rfmddy meglawdfnjf cl alf imet, ct cs nciiceudt ta dfmvf `fhcln aur
edfvfrlfss, `fdcfis, suspcecal, `ut efrtmcldy lat ckpassc`df. %f shaudn try ta na ct mln C mk tryclj ta na ct
ms kueh ms C eml. C mk surf thmt ky kathfr cs dcstflclj kf mln mdsa sffclj kf thmt C mk metcvf cl eakclj
avfr ky clhc`ctcals, suspcecal, ̀ fdcfis mln cjlarmlef.
&ft kf yaur vcscal ta hmvf karf eaurmjf mln iurthfr karf eaurmjf ta mnarl yaur prfmehclj.
'my ha (urukm gc)
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mdd meefpt thcs imet `ut haw kmly ai us metumddy m`df ta ealefltrmtf mln sueeffn*
Mln haw kmly ai us imcd, mly (ufss* +fs, wf mdd sakfwhmt glaw ta ealefltrmtf al thf tmsg wf na mln
sakf tckf wf kmy fvfl imcd cl naclj sa wcth ealefltrmtcal. Law whmt kmgfs thcs imcdurf*
flef thf -ufstcal cs rfmd nciiceudt `ut lfvfr kcln wf wcdd nficlctfdy try aur `fst ta icln smtcsimetary
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mnnrfssfn, alf cs ealefltrmtcal, mln thf athfr cs thf ealsecflef. +au kmy walnfr thmt haw thfsf twa ta
`f eaarnclmtf tajfthfr*
hfl dft kf tfdd yau thmt thf dmeg ai thf sylehraly `ftwffl ealefltrmtcal mln ealsecflef cs thf rfmd emusf
ai kast ai thf imcdurf. %hy* #femusf, whfl wf nfecnf ta ealefltrmtf al sakfthclj wf na, ct nafs lathmppfl ealsecausdy mdd thf tckf) &cgf hm`ct ai rcnclj `ceyedf, whceh cs thf sckpdf kmttfr ai kfkarc2fn
cltfddcjflef. %f kast ai thf tckf na aur tmsg wcth thf hfdp ai aur kfkary. =a cl rfmdcty wf ealefltrmtf
aur kfkary/su`ealsecaus iar tmsg wf wmlt ta na rmthfr thml ealefltrmtclj wcth aur ealsecflef.
Ms wf jraw adnfr mln adnfr aur kfkary jfts karf mln karf pawfriud mln cltrcemtfdy ulnfrstmlnclj thf
tmsg nftmcd mln nuf ta thcs mnvmltmjf wf fpdact aur kfkary ta na thf tmsg mln wf dfit `fhcln aur
ealsecflef)
hfrf cs la hmrk cl usclj aur kfkary iar thf tmsg wf na, mln ct mutakmtcemddy hmppfls cl kast ai aur
tmsg sclef kfkary0s earf iuletcal cs ta kfkarc2f fvfry kclutf nftmcds mln metcal ai rautclf tmsg whceh
wf rfpfmtfndy na tckf mln mjmcl. #ut nuf ta thcs hm`ct wf iarjft ta ealefltrmtf wcth aur ealsecaus mln wfgffp al clnudjclj cl nciifrflt stmtf ai kcln mln thf rfmdcty cs thmt wf jrmnumddy gffp aursfdvfs
su`ealsecaus. Kast ai aur nmcdy eharus mrf thf iuletcalmdcty ai su`ealsecaus 5kfkary> nuf ta thcs hm`ct
wf eml na thcljs vfry wfdd `ut kast ai thfk mrf rautclf thcljs) Lat lfw thcljs.
hf rfmd -ufstcal cs thcs, whmt ta na whfl wf mrf naclj sakfthclj lfw* 6uf ta hm`ct ai naclj kast ai
aur nmcdy tmsg wcth thf hfdp ai kfkary wf mrf lat m`df ta ealefltrmtf wcth eakpdftf ealsecaus) Mln nuf
ta dmeg ai thcs ulnfrstmlnclj wf ermvf ta fpmln mln flhmlef aur kfkary. 9ar thmt wf gffp al sfmrehclj
kfkary flhmlefr merass thf wardn. hfl fvfl thaujh wf fpmln aur kfkary, thf arcjclmd pra`dfk ai
naclj lfw thcljs sueefssiuddy rfkmcls f-umddy nciiceudt.
%hy* Clstfmn ai dfmrlclj ta ealefltrmtf wcth aur eflt pfreflt ealsecaus, wf gffp al ealefltrmtclj aur
su`ealsecaus. Metumddy aur su`ealsecaus cs su`arnclmtf ta aur ealsecaus, whmtfvfr wf na lfw wcth aur
ealsecaus, thcs su`arnclmtf sdmvf kfkary wrctf ct nawl cl ta ct sa whfl wf rfpfmt thf smkf tmsg ct wcdd `f
pfrifet ci yau icrst tckf ncn ct wcth uttfr ealsecaus. Ci yau na lat ct ealsecausdy, yau emllat rfpfmt ct
sueefssiuddy)
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flef whflfvfr yau na lfw tmsg, na ct wcth eflt pfreflt ealsecaus ealefltrmtcal sa yau waudn lat imcd
cl yaur tmsg. Ct cs thmt sckpdf ms thcs)
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thfrf cs la ehacef) Ct eaudn `f yau, kf ar mly`any, `ut dcif `rcljs sa kmly surprcsfs mt alf tckf ta jmthfr
mln kmy `f thasf surprcsf kmy `f cl iark ai nciiceudtcfs mln trau`dfs. hf spcrct cs cl ta `aulef `meg wcth
rflfwfn 2fmd mln icjhtclj mdd anns. mgf thf fmkpdf ai spart ar thf `usclfss nfecscals, thfy mdd nfkmln
rfscdcflef. Ci yau hmvf ct, yau wcdd `f thfrf ta nfifmt fvfry ehmddfljf yau hmn.
$fefltdy C shaw m kml:s vcnfa al cltfrlft, hf wms lat hmvclj dfjs ar hmlns) Mln stcdd hf wms karf
ealicnflt thml mly athfr iarty pdus clncvcnumd cl thf wardn) f sckpdy nfifmtfn hcs ncsm`cdctcfs8 hf ncn lat
dasf hcs wcdd `ut jrfw up m ealicnflt kml ta clspcrf kcddcals) C hmvf lat sffl sueh m kml wcth thf `rcddcmlt
rfscdcflef tawmrns dcif:s ul`fdcfvm`df ehmddfljfs.
f wms tmgclj karmd dfeturfs cl sehaads mln eaddfjfs, swckkclj, fl"ayclj wmtfr rcnfs taa) Al thf athfr
scnf wf "ust iaud ery iar ifw nciiceudtcfs mln pranuef hulnrfns ai feusf, ci pfrkcttfn ci jcvfl irffnak)
&cif cs m jmkf mln yau jat ta wcl ct, la kmttfr wha cs mt mnvmltmjf, yau ar thf wardn cl iralt ai yau. 'ust
rfkfk`fr 3hmlmgym, thf hcstarce $m" juru mln fpfrt strmtfjcst ai stmtfdy javfrlmlef mdkast iaur
thausmln fcjht hulnrfns `meg. f wms clsudtfn `y ml frstwhcdf gclj 6hmlmln iar hcs rfkmrgs tawmrns
gcljs iar hcs crrfspalsc`df rudf.
Ms ml mnvcsar 3hmlmgym jmvf hck mnvcef ta stap clnudjclj cl dfcsurf mln dust. #ut thf rfsudt wms mdd
mjmclst 3hmlmgym, hf wms `dultdy clsudtfn `y thf rudclj gclj. Lat nfkarmdc2clj ta thmt 3hmlmgym wawfn
hck m sc2m`df rfvfljf. Mln daag mt whmt hf erfmtfn) M =mkrmt aut ai m shfphfrn lmkfn 3hmlnrm (upt)
'ust ckmjclf, whmt 3hmlmgym tmujht ms (uru ta m huk`df shfphfrn)
f wcshiuddy ealvfrtfn m shfphfrn ta wardn rflawlfn wmrrcar, mln ealvclefn hck ta icjht mjmclst
6hmlmln ta fstm`dcsh ml ffkpdmry "ust rudf al thf larth fmstfrl pmrt ai Clncml su` ealtclflt) Ct cs sckpdy
mkm2clj cltfddcjflef ai 3hmlmgym ms m tfmehfr) +fs hf wms lat cl pasctcal ta tmgf rfvfljf mjmclst
6hmlmln ckkfncmtfdy sclef hf wms m wmrrcar, m rudclj ?clj, `ut hf taag m dalj raut mln karf nmljfraus
ta 6hmlmln) Clstfmn ai spcttclj ifw clsudtclj warns, hf erfmtfn ml appalflt ta thf rudf ai 6hmlmln, mln
thus erfmtfn ml fkpcrf aut ai thf jrfmtlfss ai 3hmlnrmjuptm Kmurym, thf Kmurym nylmsty, whceh dmtfr al
jmvf alf karf =mkrmt 5!kpfrar> Mshag)
hcs cs ct, yau glaw, na lat ery ta yaur ncsm`cdctcfs mln ehmddfljfs thrawl cl iralt ai yau `y lmturf ar thf
saecfty, mln imef ct wcth rfscdcflef. !cthfr yau wcl ar yau dasf, `ut alf thclj wcdd `f surf thmt, yau wcdd
m`df ta sff yaur imef cl thf kcrrar wcth sfdi rfspfet) 7cetary ar nfifmt nafs lat kmttfr ta thasf wha sckpdy
met) (aan &ueg)
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:hy wf lffnfn ta `f fnuemtfn6
9ar mjfs hukml `fclj hms clvfltfn lfw thcljs mln mdsa dfmrlt lfw thcljs thraujh glawdfnjf shmrclj.
Metumddy wf hukmls tfln ta dfmrl irak athfrs dcgf fdnfrs, ircflns mln athfr pfapdf irak thf saecfty. %f
mdd mrf usfn ta pmss al glawdfnjf wcth fmeh athfr. hf prfsflt wardn wcth sa kueh mnvmlefkflt mln
eakiart ai dcif cs thf rfsudt ai sueh glawdfnjf shmrclj.
Cl fmrdy nmys, thfrf wfrf lat sehaads `ut imkcdy kfk`frs usfn ta tfmeh lfw thcljs ta yaulj ehcdnrfl,
thfy wfrf trmclfn ta dfmrl lfw thcljs mln mdsa thraujh thmt thfy gffp mdcvf thfcr wargclj fefddflef ms
wfdd ms trmnctcalmd vmdufs, jrmnumddy thf trmnctcal ai (4$4 mln =C=+M pmrmkpmrm eakf cl ta
fcstflef whfrf ehcdnrfl wfrf sflt ta M=$MKM ta dfmrl irak (4$4.
#ut ms saal ms hukmls nfvfdapfn wrctclj sgcdds iar dmljumjf ai eakkulcemtcal, thcljs ehmljfn rmpcndy.
Clctcmddy thfrf wms aldy fehmljf ai warn ai kauth iar glawdfnjf shmrclj, law hukmls stmrtfn ta wrctf
efrtmcl glawdfnjf mln cliarkmtcal nciifrflt sgcdds al edmy tm`dfts mln thfl al rff dfmi mln dmtfr al
clvfltfn pmpfr mln clg ta starf glawdfnjf al pmpfr cl thf iark ai `aag. Mln thf dmtfst mkalj mdd thfsf cs
eakputfr, thraujh whceh wf starf glawdfnjf mln cliarkmtcal al vcrtumd kfkary ncsg ar mrn 6csg.
hf earf a`"fetcvf cs edfmr, mln thmt cs pmssclj al thf glawdfnjf mln cliarkmtcal ta karf luk`fr ai
pfapdf mln lfw jflfrmtcal.
=a ta kmgf meefss ai glawdfnjf mln cliarkmtcal fmsy mln systfkmtce, thf fnuemtcal systfk eakfs cl ta
fcstflef merass thf wardn.
hf vfry purpasf ai sehaad fnuemtcal cs ta me-umclt yaulj jflfrmtcal m`aut pmst nfvfdapkflt, nciifrflt
fpfrtcsf mln glawdfnjf rfsauref merass thf wardn cl thf iark ai =ecflef, 3akkfref, fehlcemd mln
=aecmd fnuemtcal. 9arkmddy sehaad cs clstrukfltmd ta dfmrl lfw thcljs, me-ucrf glawdfnjf mln sgcdds cl
systfkmtce mln nfncemtfn wmy. frf mly alf eml jft mly typf ai fpfrtcsf wcth nfncemtcal ai tckf mln
ealtrc`utcal ai iff. 6uf ta sehaad m imrkfr:s ehcdn eml `f m 6aetar ar !ljclffr mln m emrpfltfrs ehcdn mlfljclffr ar Meeaultmlt. Cl imet thcs cs thf `fmuty ai sehaad fnuemtcal thmt wcthaut `cms mly ehcdn eml dfmrl
mlythclj ms pfr hcs ar hfr wcddcljlfss. !mrdcfr ct wms lat passc`df ta dfmrl rmnclj ci yau mrf lat ehcdn ai
rmnclj Kfrehmlt eakkulcty ar yau emllat dfmrl emrpfltry ci yau na lat `fdalj ta 3mrpfltfr
eakkulcty.
(rmnumddy thfrf cs m sfm ehmljf cl fnuemtcal tanmy. 9rak ;rckmry sehaad ta 3addmjfs, thfrf cs hulnrfns ai
ehacefs ta dfmrl lfw thcljs fvfl cl 3akkfref, =ecflef, fehlcemd mln =aecmd icfdn.
#ut thf spdct scnf ai tanmy:s fnuemtcal cs thf fhmustcvf mk`ctcals, eaudn smy jrffn flhmlefkflt cl fvfry
stunflt. (rmnumddy wf mrf fltfrfn cl m phmsf whfrf fnuemtcal daagfn ms kfmls ai fmrlclj mln dcvclj, ci
yau imcd ta jft iarkmd fnuemtcal, mln thfl yau mrf imcdurf. 6uf ta thfsf, thasf stunflts mrf karf suiifrcljwha mrf dfss empm`df cl kfkarc2clj thf sa emddfn fnuemtcal `ut karf pawfriud cl prmetcemd mln ehaasf ta
dfmrl lfw thcljs thraujh prmetcemd fpfrcflef. Cl tanmy:s fnuemtcal systfk, sueh ehcdnrfl mrf daagfn ms
imcdurf whceh sakftckf nfkarmdc2f stunflts irak fnuemtcal ar kmgf thfk ta tmgf ftrfkf dcif spacdclj
stfps)
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=a fnuemtcal cs m kfncuk ta glaw m`aut thf wardn cl jflfrmd, ta glaw m`aut pmst sehadmrs, ta dfmrl lfw
thcljs systfkmtcemddy iar mdd mln `feakf karf meefptm`df cl prfsflt saecfty ms m pfrsal wcth flrcehfn
glawdfnjf, mln nficlctfdy lat ta sfeurf hcjh pmyclj "a`s aldy.
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:hfrf wf mrf hfmnclj iar6
9ar dmst alf kalth C ealtcluausdy a`sfrvf thmt aur $upff cs wfmgflclj mjmclst 6addmr. Ct cs m rfmd nmljfr
sctumtcal iar fvfry Clncml iar iurthfr survcvmd cl tfrks ai `usclfss ms wfdd ms thf nmy ta nmy dcif.
hf ealstmlt frascal ai $upff wfmgfls aur purehmsclj pawfr, fssfltcmd eakkanctcfs dcgf pftradfuk,
3amd, athfr iufds mln ckpartfn kfnceclfs mrf thf rfmsals ta kmgf us warry m`aut aur iuturf. Ci ct
ealtclufs, cltfrfst rmtfs wcdd hcgf iurthfr, damls wcdd jft karf eastdy, thf mdrfmny `mndy hct eakkal kml mt
hakf wcdd fvfl daasf iurthfr cl tfrks ai purehmsclj pawfr. Ct wcdd mjmcl clerfmsf clidmtcal mln sdawnawl
dc-ucncty cl nakfstce kmrgfts.
hf ehmcl rfmetcal ai ulprfefnfltfn iufd east hcgf hms clerfmsfn clput east ai mdkast mdd thf pranuets mln
sfrvcefs rfsudtclj cl ta thcllfr praicts ar clerfmsfn prcefs. 6uf ta thcs rmw kmtfrcmd purehmsf cs sdawfn
nawl mln iclcshfn jaans smdf cs ncppclj iurthfr. (avfrlkflt cs naclj twa thcljs, alf mddawclj pftradfuk
eakpmlcfs ta clerfmsf pftradfuk prcefs fvfry iartlcjht mln eakkcttclj alf mitfr athfr padcey nfecscal
kcstmgfs. $fsudt cs cl iralt ai mdd ai us, thf rfnuefn (6; jrawth rmtf, sdawfn nawl kmrgfts mln ermshclj
km"arcty ai staegs.
Cs thf rfvfrsf idaw ai 96C irak =taeg kmrgft cs aldy m rfmsal thmt wfmgfls aur $upff* Cl thf tckf ai
jrfmtfst fvfr appartulcty ta Clncml `usclfss wardn mln aur pfapdf ta fl"ay jrfmtfr irffnak wcth clerfmsfn
cleakf, wf mrf iarefn ta warry m`aut aur survcvmd cl thf rfefsscal thausmlns ai kcdfs mwmy irak aur
sharfs)
Ci wf emllat flhmlef aur pasctcal straljfr iurthfr, whfl wf wcdd hmvf tckf ta usf aur mnvmltmjf ai
clerfmsfn purehmsclj pawfr* Mitfr ealtcluaus strujjdf mln pfrsfvfrmlef wf hmvf eakf ta m stmjf thmt aur
fealaky hms `feakf straljfr wcth tcrfdfss fiiarts ai aur pfapdf, mln wcth la dajcemd rfmsal wf mrf dasclj
aur purehmsclj pawfr) Ct edfmrdy shaws thmt whmt m shmddaw padcey hms `ffl nficlfn `y efltrmd
javfrlkflt. 6uf ta thfcr kcstmgfs, wf mrf pmyclj aur rfsaurefs iar la rfmsal. =ueh m warst frascal ai
$upff mjmclst naddmr hms `urlt m hadf cl rfsfrvfs ai fvfry mspcrclj earparmtf wha wmltfn ta nfmd `cj cl
thcs rfefsscal ta `uy mssfts cl avfrsfms kmrgft, thfcr rfsfrvfs iar `cj nfmds mrf shrclgclj nuf ta imudt ai
athfrs. Ct cs edfmr thmt whmtfvfr wf na ta kmgf aur dcif `fttfr, ct cs mdd (avfrlkflts wcdd ta wrctf aur imtf)
hf kast vcsc`df rfmsals iar thf wfmgfr $upff mrf rfvfrsmd ai 96C, aur rfdcmlef al 4=, ulnfr fstckmtcal
ai Clncml Mssfts cl tfrks ai ausfs, Clirmstrueturf, ulnfr Clvaceclj, mln nu`caus #mdmlef =hffts ai
Clncml !ltfrprcsfs.
a eur` thcs kflmef Aur (avfrlkflt lffn ta strfljthfl mmtcal rudfs, clerfmsclj luk`fr ai Cleakf tm
pmyfrs, wcnflclj ai 3akkfrecmd m emrpft mln rmlsmetcal serutcly iar `usclfss dcgf 3alstruetcal mln
clirmstrueturf, =tap papudmr wfdimrf sehfkfs kmcldy rul iar fdfetarmd `flficts mln padctcemd mk`ctcals mt
thf east ai m pmyfrs, rffvmdumtcal ai #;& imkcdcfs, `mjjclj dfss iclmlecmd msscstmlef irak CK9 mln%ardn #mlg, vfrciyclj ckpartfn jaan easts wcth fvfry ckpartfrs mln fdckclmtclj earruptcal irak
(avfrlkflt aiicefs, ;=4s mln ;adctcemd pmrtcfs whceh cs erfmtclj nulfs ai `dmeg kalfy idy autscnf aur
sharfs nferfmsclj aur eaultry:s lft warth cl cltfrlmtcalmd kmrgft)
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Dfmrlclj Eurvfs W@S @MGVD YMDMK@HCSM[
:hmt ta na mitfr 83?7 ar -rmnumtcal6
%hfl ct eakfs ta thclg m`aut emrffr mitfr <1B ar thf jrmnumtcal kast ai thf pfapdf cl Clncm thclgs thmt ci
thfy sfeurf `fttfr jrmnfs cl < th thfl thfy eml jft `fttfr jrmnumtcal eaursfs, mln ci ct nafs lat hmppfl thfl
emrffr cl trau`df.
%hy wf mrf sa kueh iaeusfn iar fnuemtcal cl sueh m wmy thmt ct cs aldy m kfmls ai survcvmd) Agmy wf
lffn fnuemtcal mln ct cs hfdpiud ta jft m `fttfr stmrtup ta aur emrffr, `ut thclg iar m kakflt, cs ct mdd
eakpdftf thfrf, wcdd thfrf lat `f mly ehmddfljf cl dcif mt mdd* hfrf mrf hulnrfns mln thausmlns ai yauth
wha nafs lat hmvf fefddflt rfsukfs thaujht thfy mrf nficlctfdy naclj wfdd cl vmrcaus icfdns. hf imet cs
lat yaur rfsukf wcth `fttfr jrmnfs `ut mptctunf iar efrtmcl trmnf, ci ct cs thfrf, thfl la alf wcdd stap yau
irak `fclj m wcllfr.
9rmlgdy spfmgclj, haw kmly ai us metumddy rfmn ar dfmrl nciifrflt trmnf iar thf glawhaw ai ct mln lat iar
`fttfr jrmnfs* 9ar dmst ifw yfmrs, C "ust dcstfl alf thclj `fttfr jrmnfs, mln kueh `fttfr jrmnfs) %f rfmddy
iarjft thmt whfl yau stmrt wargclj, yaur `ass wcdd msg iar fefddflt rfsudts mt thf fln ai thf nmy mln lat
prmcsf yaur jrmnfs whcdf fvmdumtclj warg.
%f hmvf thausmlns ai pupcds mehcfvclj fefddflt jrmnfs, `ut haw kmly ai thfk metumddy kmgf jrfmt
emrffr.
%hfl yau daag cl ta nftmcd kast ai thfsf hcjh rmlgfrs mrf wargclj emdc`fr "a`s) Mln hulnrfns ai thfcr mjf
mrf naclj fefddflt mln avfr empmecty "a`s eakpmrf ta thfcr fnuemtcal) Ct nafs lat kfml thmt thfy mrf
fpdactfn `y thfcr fkpdayfrs `ut metumddy thfy hmvf dfmrlt irak rfmd dcif ta mehcfvf hcjhfr nfjrff ai
glawdfnjf mln thfy hmvf kmnf thfksfdvfs empm`df ta na sakf ftrmarnclmry "a`s wcth dawfr erfnfltcmds
cl tfrks ai efrtcicemtcals)
C "ust msg mdd ai yau, haw kmly ai wardn:s fefddflt `usclfsskfl, tfehlaermts mln secfltcsts hmvf
fefddflt rfsukf cl tfrks ai jrmnfs mln efrtcicemtcals, thfl whmt cs thf iaref `fhcln thfcr ftrmarnclmrysueefss* Mly jufss* +fs wf lffn ta thclg m`aut thfsf vcscalmrcfs mln dc`frmd spcrcts wha na lat kmgf
thfksfdvfs sdmvfs ta sa emddfn fnuemtcal mln smercicef thfcr imtf wcth dawfr jrmnfs cl fnuemtcal.
%hfl wf wcdd stmrt thclgclj dcgf thf wmy thfsf pfapdf, wf waudn m`df ta rfjcstfr karf pmtflts thfl 4= ar
(frkmly.
Ct cs smn ta glaw thmt m lmtcal ai <<11 kcddcal rfjcstfr cllavmtcal pmtflts dfss thml m eaultry dcgf
(frkmly whceh hms kfrfdy icvf pfreflt papudmtcal eakpmrf ta Clncm)
=a lathclj cs nftfrrclj us irak pushclj aur fefddflef ta iarfiralt thml aur awl lmrraw vcscal)
=a lft tckf ci mly alf ai yau jft dawfr jrmnfs ar pfrefltmjf `fdaw thf mvfrmjf, na lat warry, yaur
emrffr cs lat jaclj ta spacd mt mdd, "ust ehmljf yaur mpprameh mln `ucdn yaur erfnfltcmd wcth rfmd prmetcemd
glawdfnjf mln nfncemtcal ta hmrn warg.
Mdd thf `fst.
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Dfmrlclj Eurvfs W@S @MGVD YMDMK@HCSM[
4lnfr +stckmtcal
&aagclj mt thf rfeflt fvfltumdcty cl Kuk`mc whfl Mllm m2mrf wflt al ta mlathfr rauln ai imstclj. =a
kmly -ufstcals mrcsfs cl thf kclns ai eakkal kfl, thmt why thf kavfkflt mjmclst earruptcal imcdfn*
hfrf cs m dat ai nau`t mln kcsulnfrstmlnclj mkalj thf ectc2fl ai Clncm mln thf apclcal cs vcrtumddy tarl
mpmrt whfthfr ta trust Mllm mln hcs tfmk ar lat.
#ut thf rfmdcty cs nciifrflt, wf waudn `f eakkcttclj alf karf kcstmgf ci wf `dultdy rf"fet Mllm mln hcs
tfmk. #femusf mdd hms lat jalf wralj yft, mt dfmst hf hms sueefssiuddy wmgfl up Clncml pfapdf ta spfmg
mjmclst earruptcal al mdd dfvfd mln sfetcal ai Clncml saecfty mln ci ct cs rf-ucrfn thfl mdsa met mjmclst thcs
fvcd. ! hms nficlctfdy cjlctfn kclns ai eakkal kmss, irak m hcjhdy cltfddfetumd ta m skmdd $cmwmdm al
skmdd tawl cs mwmrf ai hcs kavfkflt mln suppart hck taa. #ut thf uliartulmtf thclj cs, wf mdd ms kcnndf,
dawfr kcnndf edmss mln paar ai thcs eaultry mrf rullclj mitfr fmrlclj aur nmcdy rf-ucrfkflts mln ct cs
jfttclj -uctf nciiceudt ta spmrf tckf mln rfsauref ta metcvfdy pmrtcecpmtf cl thf kavfkflt.
Ct cs lat Mllm wha imcdfn ta fldcjhtfl hfmrts ai Clncml kcnndfedmss mln paar pfapdf `ut wf hmvf `ffl
imcdfn ta rfspaln ta hcs emdd iar thf pfmefiud strujjdf mjmclst earruptcal.
Mln ms mdwmys hmppfl cl thcs eaultry thf crrfspalsc`df kfncm alef mjmcl pdmcn ct wraljdy mln erfmtfn
lfws ealtflt thmt Mllm imcdfn cl hcs -ufst. fdd kf whmt yau eaudn fpfet irak m dalf erusmnfr ai @1 yfmr
icjhtclj mjmclst dmghs ai earrupt pfapdf mdd merass aur eaultry sprfmn cl nciifrflt sfetcals ai (avfrlkflt
systfk mln thf saecfty* 9rak mdd thf earlfrs ai Clncm, thfrf mrf pfapdf wha na lat wmlt thmt Mllm
sueeffn cl hcs kcsscal. Mln dft kf tfdd yau thmt padctcemd systfk cs lat aldy earrupt `ut thfrf cs m dmrjf
sfetcal ai pfapdf cl aur saecfty wha hms nau`df stmlnmrns whfl eakpdmclclj mjmclst earruptcal mln
fleaurmjclj earruptcal. hfsf mrf thf pfapdf wha hmvf pdmyfn `cj radf cl ncdutclj thf kakfltuk ai thf
mltc earruptcal kcsscal.
4ltcd mln uldfss wf na lat dfit `fhcln aur urjf iar fmsy wmy aut irak aur rfspalsc`cdcty, thf fvcd ai
earruptcal wcdd lat ja mwmy. %hfl wf wmlt ta fsempf aur rfspalsc`cdcty, wf usf earruptcal ms jadnfl gfy
ta sadvf pra`dfk mln whfl wf hmvf ta pmy thf smkf mjmclst aur wcdd, wf iaud ery mjmclst ct)
=ckpdy put, earruptcal cl thcs eaultry cs eaerfmtfn fpcnfkce whceh cs lat rfmny ta eurf sclef wf na lat
hmvf flaujh ckkulcty iar thmt) %f mdd mrf alf wmy ar thf athfr, glawcljdy ar ulglawcljdy mddaw ta
sprfmn ct cl aur saecfty. frf Mllm emllat na mlythclj mdalf, wf mdd hmvf ta wmdg wcth hck, scttclj cl aur
nrmwclj raak vcfwclj 7 Lfws mln erctcec2clj m`aut Mllm m2mrf cs lat jaclj ta hfdp)
'ust try ta imst iar thrff nmys mln thmt taa wcth sueh kfltmd prfssurf mln rfspalsc`cdcty mln icjhtclj
mjmclst nfkarmdc2clj iarefs cl rudclj javfrlkflt mln cl kfncm cs lat m skmdd tmsg. Ct cs vfry fmsy ta
erctcec2f athfrs, `ut rfmddy nciiceudt ta na thf smkf. %f mrf lat m`df ta na m wrcttfl eakpdmclt mjmclst daemd
kulcecpmdcty iar crrfjudmr wmtfr suppdy mln wf met dcgf Mllm m2mrfs mnvcsar thmt hf shaudn hmvf nalfthcs wmy ar thcs wmy) !vfl (mlnhc"c ncn lat sueeffn cl scljdf rauln ai strujjdf, thfrf mrf clecnflef ai
pfapdf wha dasf thfcr pmtcflef cl aur irffnak strujjdf. =a dft us hmvf pmtcflef mln eaurmjf ta "acl thf
kavfkflt mjmclst earruptcal) %hfl (mlnhc"c stmrtfn strujjdf, thf appasctcal wms thf #rctcsh (avfrlkflt
mln cts systfk, `ut cl iralt ai Mllm thfrf cs Clncml (avfrlkflt mln cts systfk) hcs cs thf `cjjfst
nciifrflef cl thfsf twa ncstclet fvfltumdctcfs cl thf pmssmjf ai hcstary. 9crst smy la ta earruptcal cl yaur
nmcdy dcif mln mrauln yaur daemdcty mln cl daemd javfrlkflt, fleaurmjf athfr ta iaddaw pmth ai ulearrupt
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Dfmrlclj Eurvfs W@S @MGVD YMDMK@HCSM[
dcif mln kavf iurthfr ta lmtcalmd dfvfd irak mdd thf earlfr ai thf lmtcal ta kmgf mltcearruptcal kavfkflt
m sueefss. 9ar thcs nmy nrfmk, wf emllat fpfet fvfrythclj irak Mllm"c mdalf, wf wcdd hmvf ta strfljthfl
hcs hmlns mln wcdd, climet wf lffn dmes ai Mllm"c dcgf pfapdf ta wcl mjmclst thcs fvcd. hcs lat m alf nmy
kmteh whfrf wf fpfet rfsudt mt thf fln ai thf nmy) Ct wcdd rf-ucrf yfmrs ta edfml fltcrf systfk, wf iaujht
iar 11 yfmrs iar eakpdftf irffnak, law cl thcs irffnak strujjdf irak earruptcal wf wcdd hmvf ta icjht
tcrfdfssdy kmy `f iar nfemnfs ci lat iar eflturcfs)
hcs strujjdf cs lat mjmclst iarfcjl javfrlkflt ar pfapdf, `ut wcth aur awl vmduf systfk mln wcth aur
awl pfapdf.
Mt dmst ky huk`df urjf ta mdd ky imddaw lmtcalmd thmt pdfmsf, na lat nfkarmdc2f Mllm"c, ci yau emllat
wmdg wcth hck, na lat stmln mjmclst hck)
'mc cln.
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Dfmrlclj Eurvfs W@S @MGVD YMDMK@HCSM[
^ruf `usclfsskml
hf truf `usclfsskml cs thf pfrsal wha wmlts ta fl"ay irffnak ai ehacef ms wfdd ms rfmny ta pmy thf
prcef ai thmt irffnak taa) !metdy appasctf ta thmt kast ai thf tckf, pfapdf wmlt ta `f cl `usclfss iar
fl"aykflt ai irffnak aldy. Cs thfrf mly eacl cl thf wardn wcth alf scnf aldy*
A`vcausdy lat, thfl haw wf eml fpfet aldy fl"aykflt ai irffnak mln lat rfmnclfss ta pmy prcef ai
ehacefs.
Cl sa kmly emsf wf sff thmt thfrf mrf sakf pfapdf cl `usclfss "ust `femusf hcs imthfr wms m `usclfsskml
mln hf clvmrcm`dy clhfrctfn thf `usclfss, lat thmt hf erfmtfn thf `usclfss mln hf sckpdy rullclj ct iurthfr.
Kmy `f thfrf cs thf emsf ai ealsecaus nfecscal, `ut kastdy ct cs ml fmsy ehacef ai naclj `usclfss sclef
alfs imthfr cs `usclfsskml mln thfrf cs lat ehmddfljf ai erfmtclj m `usclfss, -ufstcal ai clvfstkflt mln
nfncemtcal ai fiiarts ultcd m `usclfss jft rullclj.
Cl kast ai thf emsf wf pfapdf thclg thmt thfrf cs m dat ai kalfy cl `usclfss sa wf shaudn na `usclfss. #ut
thmt cs wralj `fdcfi. +fs kmy `f yau mrf cl m `usclfss whceh ycfdn m dat ai kalfy ar jaan cleakf
eakpmrf ta "a` `ut `usclfss cs lat ml fmsy aptcal ta fmrl `cj kalfy. Mln thasf pfapdf wha fltfr cl `usclfss wcth thmt mspcrmtcal kmy icln ct rfmd hmrn ta mehcfvf mlythclj cl `usclfss.
Alf mdwmys pmy prcef iar wralj ehacef, thf smkf thclj hmppfls ta thasf wha daag mt thf `usclfss ms thf
jadnkclf, `ut iarjft thmt yau lffn ta ncj aut tals ai fmrth ta jft ifw aulef ai (adn) =a `f emrfiud mln
kmgf ealsecaus nfecscal ta `f m `usclfsskml, nal:t thclg thmt ct cs "ust athfr ehacef ai fmrlclj kalfy.
hf pfapdf wha `feakf truf `usclfsskml mrf thf pfapdf wha fl"ay irffnak ai ehacefs mln lat thf
fefss ai kalfy) Cl `usclfss yau kmy fmrl sakftckf mln yau kmy dasf sakftckf mln yau kmy lfvfr
fmrl mly jaan irak `usclfss mt mdd `ut thmt shaudn lat nftfr yau irak thf `usclfss, ci ct hmppfls thfl yau
na lat glaw thf rfmd kfmlclj ai `usclfss. Mln ct kmy dfmn mjmcl ta thf sdmvfry ai "a`)
hfrf cs alf prclecpdf nciifrflef `ftwffl thf `usclfss mln "a` thmt cs irffnak ai ehacef mln sfeurcty ai
cleakf. Cl `usclfss yau mrf yaur awl `ass mln yau met ms pfr yaur wcdd, whfrf ms cl 'a` yau hmvf ta
iaddaw sakf alfs arnfr ta na efrtmcl met fvfl mt thf east ai yaur irffnak mln ehacef. =clef yau mrf
fkpdayfn ta sfrvf iar sakfalf fdsf, yau hmvf ta a`fy hcs wcdd mln iar thmt yau mrf pmcn whmt yau wmlt mt
thf fln ai thf nmy.
=a na lat kfrjf thfsf twa thcljs tajfthfr, mdwmys rfkfk`fr alf thclj thmt fvfrythclj eakfs wcth m
prcef. !cthfr yau smercicef yaur iclmlecmd sfeurcty ar yaur irffnak ai ehacef, ehacef cs yaurs.
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Dfmrlclj Eurvfs W@S @MGVD YMDMK@HCSM[
^hf suspcecal ai kcstm&fs
9ar sa dalj C hmvf a`sfrvfn thmt, kast ai thf tckf wf usfn ta suspfet whmt wf ncn. hf katcvf `fhcln ct cs
ta kmgf surf thmt wf ncn lat mly kcstmgf. =ueh hm`ct eaudn `f sakftckf karf ar dfss, `ut sueh hm`ct cs
mdwmys thfrf cl kast ai us.
Ct cs -uctf strmljf thmt whmtfvfr wf na, mt thf tckf ai naclj ct, thfrf cs lat mly pra`dfk `ut ms saal ms wf
eakpdftf. %f mrf eakpfddfn ta ehfeg ct) &aagclj ct ms thf kmttfr ta ehfeg wcth fpfrts C trcfn ta cl-ucrf cl
ky awl wmy. Mln mitfr sakf tckf C iauln m pfrsal wha mlswfrfn thf -ufstcal.
Ms pfr thf fpfrt, thcs pmrtceudmr thclj hmppfls ta kast ai thf pfapdf sclef thfrf cs rfsudt mttmehfn ta fvfry
met nalf `y mly hukml `fclj. =clef wf ms hukml `fclj mrf mdwmys mspcrmlt ai rfsudt, thclgs cl twa
mspfets ai thf rfsudt. Alf jaan mln athfr `mn, cl `ath thf wmy wf jft eakpfddfn ta ehfeg aur met ta mvfrt
kcstmgf ms wfdd ms ta kmgf ct iurthfr `fttfr)
Cl sueh m wmy wf jft usfn ta ehfeg fvfrythclj wf na. hf fpfetmtcal ai naclj ct kueh `fttfr ar thf ifmr
ai imcdurf prakpt mly alf ai us ta rfehfeg thf warg wf mdrfmny ncn.
Msgclj m`aut thf kmttfr iurthfr cl nftmcd, thf fpfrt smcn thmt wf mrf ealstmltdy ckpravclj, mln cl thf
praefss ai naclj sakfthclj, wf dfmrl lfw thcljs thfrf m`aut thf tmsg. =a whfl wf eakpdftf thf tmsg, wf
iffd ta ehfeg ct iurthfr mln try ta `fttfr ct ci passc`df. hcs cs m hukml lmturf mln ct wcdd hmppfl la kmttfr
wha yau mrf. =fealn rfmsal cs nuf ta m rautclj warg, wf kastdy na ct wcth thf hfdp ai aur kfkary, nurclj
sueh warg wf sakftckf ehmljf aur ealefltrmtcal iar athfr thaujhts ar warg sclef wf glaw thf warg, wf
mdrfmny ncn thmt -uctf m ifw tckf. #ut whfl wf iclcsh thf warg, thf thaujht ta ehfeg ct iar thf passc`df
kcstmgf wcdd eakf mln wf na thmt, mln cl emsf aur ealefltrmtcal cs mjmcl sakfwhfrf fdsf, wf eakpfd ta
ehfeg ct iurthfr. =ueh sctumtcal aeeurs cl twa emsfs, fcthfr yau mrf lat ealefltrmtclj al thf rfehfeg ai thf
tmsg ar yau mrf avfr ealsecaus, C kfml yau mrf mirmcn m`aut thf passc`df kcstmgf mln sa kueh sfrcaus
m`aut lat eakkcttclj mly kcstmgf cl warst ai thf ealnctcal. =a ct cs mdd m`aut thf hukml lmturf, thf
fpfetmtcal mln ifmr ai thf rfsudt. Lathclj fdsf, sakftckf sakf pfapdf ealifss ct apfldy mln sakf suiifr
sueh pra`dfk scdfltdy.
hfl C msgfn whfthfr thfrf cs mly wmy ta sadvf thcs pra`dfk, ar mly alf eml tmgf ealtrad ai thf sctumtcal
mln eakf aut hmssdf irff mln hmppy*
hfl thf fpfrt smcn thmt, pfapdf shaudn ealefltrmtf al thf warg whmt thfy na mt thf tckf ai naclj, alf
shaudn fl"ay thf warg ctsfdi mln iarjft thf rfsudt. &ft ct `f jaan ar `fn, la kmttfr mt mdd, alf shaudn try ta
dfmrl fl"ayclj thf warg alf nafs. Ci thfrf cs lat fl"aykflt ai warg, yaur ealefltrmtcal wcdd gffp al
ramkclj sakfwhfrf fdsf. Mln mt thf fln ai thf warg yau wcdd jft eakpfddfn ta ehfeg yaur warg mjmcl
mln mjmcl ta sadvf yaur suspcecal. Ct cs yaur ehacef whfthfr yau wmlt ta fl"ay warg ar aldy thclg m`aut
thf rfsudt, thf auteakf ai thf warg yau na. Ci yau gffp al thclgclj m`aut thf auteakf ai thf warg `fiarfyau stmrt ct, yau wcdd lat m`df ta na ct mt mdd. Ar fdsf ci yau na ct, ct wcdd `f wcth m dat ai trcmd mln frrar fvfl
thaujh yau mdrfmny glaw ct `fttfr.
Cl kavcfs wf sakf tckf sff thmt m jcrd try ta wrctf m davf dfttfr ta hfr `ayircfln, `ut mirmcn
m`aut thf auteakf, thmt whfthfr hf wcdd dcgf hfr dfttfr ar hf wcdd `f mllayfn, whfthfr shf hms jaan sgcdd
ta usf prapfr warn ar lat. Cl sueh thclgclj shf "ust gffps al stmrt wrctclj mln cn wmy shf tfmr ct aii mln
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alef mjmcl stmrts wcth lfw shfft ta pmpfr) Mln sakftckf wf sff thmt fvfl thaujh na2fls ai fiiart shf imcd
ta wrctf m davf dfttfr mln shf jcvf up) hf smkf thclj wf glawcljdy ar ulglawcljdy eakkct, fcthfr nuf
ta fpfetmtcal ta na ct `fttfr mln iurthfr `fttfr ar nuf ta ifmr ai eakkcttclj kcstmgf whceh wf na lat wmlt
ta eakkct cl aur wcdnfst nrfmk) #ut wcsnak cs thfrf ta clctcmtf m tmsg, "ust na ct whmt yau wmlt ta na, na
lat thclg m`aut thf rfsudt. hasf wha karf thclg m`aut rfsudt ar ifmr m`aut rfsudt nafs lat m`df ta na jaan
warg fvfl thaujh alf eml mln gffp al naclj "ust alf thclj, thmt cs suspcecal mln karf suspcecal)
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^hf wmy wf >hmljf aur mttctunf, nftfrkclf thf wmy wf ehmljf aur dcif
Kast ai thf tckf wf gffp al ehmljclj aur dcif sakftckf wf sueeffn, sakftckf wf imcd. +au kmy walnfr
thmt why wf imcd* !vfl thaujh aur `fst fiiarts, wf mrf lat m`df ta sueeffn mdd thf tckf) #ut thfrf cs lat
mly rfmsal ta pmlce, "ust hmvf sakf pmtcflef.
hf rfmsal `fhcln aur imcdurf cs lat aur fiiarts ta ehmljf aur dcif `ut thf ehmljclj ai mttctunf, kast ai us
gffp al ehmljclj aur dcvfs wcthaut ehmljclj aur mttctunf) Mln hfrf eakfs thf rfmd a`stmedf, whceh
erfmtfs mdd thf nciiceudtcfs. #femusf mttctunf cs thf `meg`alf ai aur pfrsalmdcty mln thf wmy wf dcvf aur
dcif, mln emrry al cl nciifrflt sctumtcal. Cl imet ct cs thf mttctunf whceh `feakfs clstrukfltmd cl iarkclj
efrtmcl sctumtcal cl aur dcif.
=a `fiarf ehmljclj aur dcif iar mly rfmsal, wf shaudn try ta ehmljf mttctunf tawmrns dcif. Mln yau wcdd
icln thmt thf ehmljf wf wmlt cl aur dcif cs mdrfmny tmgclj shmpf fiiartdfssdy)
6ficlctfdy ct cs lat imcry tmdf dcgf fpfrckflt, ct tmgfs m dat ai juts mln pfrsfvfrmlef ta ehmljf aur mttctunf,
sclef thf mttctunf wf hmvf cs iarkfn avfr thf tckf wcth fpfrcflefs wf hmn cl pmst mln ct hms efrtmcl
rfmsal ta iark cl sueh wmy. Kmy `f aur mttctunf cs lat wralj cl aur awl vcfw `ut hfrf cs lat thf kmttfr ai rcjht ar wralj mttctunf. =clef thfrf cs lathclj rcjht ar wralj cl mlythclj wf fpfrcflef. Ct cs thf hukml
pfrefptcal m`aut nciifrflt fvfltumdcty. Ci ct imvars sakfalf hf wcdd "ustciy ct rcjht mln ci ct nafs lat imvar
hck hf wcdd "ustciy ct ms wralj.
=a thf kmttfr cs ci wf wmlt ehmljf cl aur dcif, wf lffn ta ehmljf aur mttctunf icrst, la kmttfr ct cs rcjht ar
wralj. Ct cs dcgf ci wf smy thf jdmss cs hmdi fkpty, ct wcdd jcvf us ncssmtcsimetcal ai jdmss lat icddfn up
eakpdftfdy. #ut ci wf smy thf jdmss cs hmdi icddfn, thfl wf wcdd hmvf smtcsimetcal ai hmvclj m jdmss hmdi
icddfn mln lat tatmddy fkpty)
=a whflfvfr wf icln rfmsal ta ehmljf aur dcif, wf lffn ta ehfeg aur mttctunf icrst, kast ai thf pra`dfks
wcdd ncsmppfmr wcthaut mly scjlcicemlt ehmljf cl aur dcvfs.
Law yau kmy msg thmt haw ta ehmljf mttctunf* hfl ky ircflns, ct cs ms sckpdf ms ehmljclj thf edathfs.
%hmtfvfr thf ftflt yau davf m efrtmcl pmcr ai edathfs yau `aujht thrff yfmrs `meg, yau wcdd hmvf ta dfmvf
thfk alef thfy jat nmkmjfn mitfr ftflscvf usf) +au emllat emrry al wcth thasf tarl edathfs iar rfst ai
yaur dcif sclef thfy wfrf yaur imvarctfs) %cth tckf pmssfs `y yau hmvf ta ehmljf yaur edathfs, kmy `f
nuf ta nmkmjfn im`rce, imnfn eadaur ar ulict sc2f) =a na lat hfsctmtf cl ehmljclj yaur edathfs mln jft
sakf lfw pmcr ta daag mttrmetcvf, prfsfltm`df mln iffd eakiartm`df. hf smkf rudf mppdcfs ta yaur mttctunf
taa, alef ct jfts adn imshcalfn, ealiusfn mln ulmeefptm`df ta emrry al, yau shaudn ehmljf ct `fiarf pfapdf
stmrt gffpclj m ncstmlef irak yau, mln yau icln yaursfdi dfit `fhcln. Ct wcdd `f m pdfmsmlt fpfrcflef ai
ehmljf iar ̀ fttfr.
Law yau kmy msg thmt why ct cs yau ta ehmljf mttctunf* hfl ky ircfln ct cs thf edathfs ai yaur saud, mln
iar thmt rfmsal yau wcdd hmvf ta ehmljf thfk, ehmljclj athfr:s mttctunf wcdd lat hfdp yau `fttfr yaur dcif.
Kast ai us mrf `usy cl ehmljclj athfr pfapdf:s mttctunf iar aur eakiart `ut ct cs dcgf edmppclj wcth alf
hmln, ar thrawclj dcjht al m kcrrar. Ct wcdd `aulef `meg clstmltdy ta aur imef)
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Meefpt thf sckpdf dajce ai dcif, thf wmy yaur edathfs jft ncrty mln imnfn wcth rfpfmtfn usf, ealstmlt
cliduflef ai nciifrflt fvfltumdctcfs mln `fdcfi systfk ai whceh yau na lat hmvf rfmd fpfrcflef, kmdcjl
yaur mttctunf mln yau jft ealiusfn cl dcif, ci yau emrry al ehmljclj yaur dcif wcth thmt ealiusfn mttctunf,
yau kmy lat sueeffn cl ehmljclj yaur dcif, `ut ci yau ehmljf yaur mttctunf icrst, sueefss cs clfvctm`df.
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^hf Rawfr ai +ltfrprcsf
hf pawfr rfspfet ;awfr, thf wcdd pawfr cs thf iaref `fhcln fltfrprcsf. +au eml `f m glawdfnjfm`df,
me-umcltfn wcth sa mlythclj `ut ci yau na lat hmvf wcddpawfr, yau emllat iaddaw yaur jut iffdclj)
+fs, ct lffns smercicef ai yaur fja, dfcsurf, mdd shart ai ifmrs mln nfkmlns flndfss pfrsfvfrmlef ta erfmtf
ml fltfrprcsf. Ct cs dcgf m ehcdn dfmrls ta stmln mln wmdg8 ct cs nciiceudt ehmddfljclj thaujh ct hms cts awl
`fmuty mln iartcicemtcal iar thasf wha nafs ct.
Ct cs lat tmujht thraujh mly clstctutcal, ct emllat `f dfmrlt irak mly alf, `ut ct cs dcgf "ukpclj cl ta wmtfr
ta dfmrl swck. =hffr juts mln thaujht dfss scdflt kcln whceh mddaw yaur hfmrt ta tmgf metcal. #femusf yau
eml warg wcth yaur cltfddfet, `ut `fclj ml fltrfprflfur cs sakfthclj nciifrflt, yau hmvf ta iaddaw yaur
pudsf, dcstfl ta hfmrt. hf eakkmlns ai hfmrt nafs lat hmvf athfr nckflscal, ct cs kala nckflscal whfrf
ms yaur cltfddfet cs m eacl wcth twa scnf.
=hfn yaur mdd cltfddfetumd fefddflef me-ucrfn irak clstctutcals mln thf saecfty cl jflfrmd, "ust dcstfl ta
yaur hfmrt thmt whmt cs smys mln "ukp cl ta metcal akcttclj ci, `ut why irak yaur vaem`udmry.
4ttfr ealsecflef cs thf aldy wmy ta erfmtf truf fltfrprcsf whceh `feakfs tckf ckkartmd wcth truf
pcalffrclj spcrct.
Alf nmy C msgfn m imeudty ai Mscm `fst #usclfss =ehaad thmt, fvfl thaujh thfy tfmeh `fst ai #usclfss
kmlmjfkflt mln nfecscal kmgclj ehmddfljf tmgclj mttctunf wcth m dat ai sehadmrdy glawdfnjf, why yaur
EN pfreflt ai stunflts stcdd `feakf "a` sffgfr thfy stcdd ealsukf "a`s mln na lat m`df ta erfmtf "a`s iar
athfrs) Mln shf wms spffehdfss. C smcn, na yau `fdcfvf thmt fltrfprflfurshcp eaudn lat `f tmujht `ut cs m
purf jut iffdclj, alf hms ta eudtcvmtf alfsfdi* Mln shf smcn yfs yau mrf rcjht) hmt cs ct.
=a ci yau wmlt ta stmrt mly lfw fltfrprcsf, iaddaw yaur hfmrt, mln dcstfl ta yaur jut iffdcljs dfmvf `fhcln
yaur cltfddfet mln mehcfvf uttfr ealsecflef whceh wcdd fvagf m`sadutf wcdd pawfr.
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^hfrf cs m nciifrflef `ftwffl naclj `usclfss mln rullclj ct
6ficlctfdy thfrf cs m nciifrflef `ftwffl naclj `usclfss mln rullclj ct. Ct kmy sauln strmljf ar usfdfss ta
ealscnfr, `ut whfl yau emrfiuddy a`sfrvf pfapdf wha na `usclfss mln thasf wha kfrfdy rullclj ct hms
scjlcicemlt ncssckcdmrcty.
!vfrythclj daags f-umd mt icrst jdmlef `ut wf lffn ta jcvf m sfealn mln karf emrfiud daag ta thf `usclfss
ta ncstcljucsh irak naclj m `usclfss ta "ust rullclj m `usclfss. #femusf sakftckf ct `feakfs vfry
ckpfrmtcvf ta glaw thf stmtus ai `usclfss `fiarf wf na mly shart ai nfmdclj wcth thfk.
M eaupdf ai yfmrs `meg ky `rathfr wflt ta 7cnymlmjmr wcth alf ai hcs ircfln wha awlfn m iaulnry cl
$m"gat, Ct wms m `usclfss trcp, nurclj thf kfftclj ky `rathfrs ircfln shawfn sakf phatajrmphs ai hcs
iaulnry imecdcty ta thf purehmsf kmlmjfr ai thf arjmlc2mtcal ta whak thfy wflt ta kfft. &aagclj mt thf
phatas thf kmlmjfr smcn, C thclg thcs iaulnry cs lat cl rfjudmr ealnctcal, yau mrf lat naclj rfjudmr
`usclfss rcjht* Kmy `f yau mrf "ust rullclj ct*) %hmt C wmlt ta smy cs thmt thf phatas edfmrdy ncspdmyfn thf
stmtf ai iaulnry mln thf m`yskmd ealnctcal ai clirmstrueturf ai thf iaulnry ulct, mln hcs rfmetcal wms
lmturmd) hf paclt C wmlt ta eakkulcemtf cs thcs aldy, hfrf thf iaulnry wms "ust rul `y thf lfw
jflfrmtcal) Ct `fdaljfn ta thf imkcdy mln thf ifddaw wmy suppasf ta `f thf emrftmgfr ai thf iaulnry ulct
irak thf lfw jflfrmtcal, hf wms lat thmt kueh ealefrlfn m`aut thf `usclfss sclef hf ncn lat iarkfn thf
iaulnry irak m sermteh, thf dmgf ai thfsf `usclfss ealefrl eakfs irak thf imet thmt hf cs lat m iaulnry
fltrfprflfur, ct wms lat hcs vcscal ta fstm`dcshfn thf ulct, `ut clvmrcm`dy hf hms ta rul thf ulct ta gffp
`mdds raddclj ai m imkcdy `usclfss.
Cl Clncm, pmrtceudmrdy, wf hmvf lukfraus praprcftmry ealefrls ms wfdd ms ;vt. &tn. mln &ckctfn eakpmlcfs
whceh mrf "ust `ffl rul `y thf imkcdy kfk`frs, `femusf thfy mrf lat thf metumd fltrfprflfurs wha
flvcsmjfn thf `usclfss mln rmcsfn ta m dfvfd) hfy mrf "ust rullclj thf `usclfss `femusf thfy `y dmw ai thf
dmln awl thf `usclfss, lfcthfr thfy mrf iuddy -umdcicfn ta rul sueh `usclfss lar thfy rfmddy cltfrfstfn cl
rullclj thfk prapfrdy)
Ci `y kcstmgf yau mrf hfmnfn wcth wralj fln ai thf ramn mln ncn mly `usclfss nfmdclj wcth sueh dfss
eakpftflt `usclfss hausf, whmt wcdd hmppfl ta yau* %hmt m`aut yaur eakkctkflts, whmt m`aut yaur
iuturf jamds, whmt m`aut thf sfeurcty ai yaur kalfy cl thasf hmlns ai dfss eakpftflt pfapdf*
+fs thfrf mrf sa kmly -ufstcals waudn mrcsf aut ai thf imet whceh emkf ta dcjht cl iralt ai yau. #ut yau
wcdd `f hfdpdfss ta kmgf yaur pasctcal smif)
hmt cs why yau kust kmgf surf `fiarf mly `usclfss nfmdclj wcth mly passc`df `usclfss hausf thmt
whfthfr thf `usclfss hausf cs rul `y thf icrst jflfrmtcal fltrfprflfurs, thf praifsscalmd tfmk ai
ffeutcvfs ar thf sfealn ar thcrn jflfrmtcal imkcdy kfk`frs. Ci thf `usclfss hausf cs rul `y sfealn ar
thcrn jflfrmtcal pfapdf irak thf imkcdy, kmgf ct surf thmt thfy mrf eakpftflt ta rul thf `usclfss mln thfyhmvf nalf ̀ usclfss sueefssiuddy cl pmst wcth athfr pmrtcfs.
hfrf cs mdwmys jaan rfsudt ai sakf ftrm emrf tmgfl `y yau ms m `usclfsskml ta glaw nciifrflef `ftwffl
thf rfmd `usclfsskml mln "ust clhfrflt sueefssar ai thf `usclfss hausf)
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Uurvcvclj thf ehmddfljfs cl thf tckf ai rfefsscal
%cth thf fln ai 1<<, fehaclj thf harrcice lfws ai ncp nfprfsscal cl thf wardn kmrgfts nuf ta 4.= mln
!urapf rfefsscal. Law wf hmvf fltfrfn cl ta m Lfw +fmr ai hapf mln mltcecpmtcal. %f mdd hapf thmt
sctumtcal ckpravf cl 1<) #ut thcs cs "ust m pasctcvf fpfetmtcal whceh nafs lat hmvf mly jumrmltff irak
mly earlfr ai thf wardn mt dmrjf)
Clstfmn ai m dat ai fpfetmtcal mltcecpmtcal ai rfeavfry pmegmjfs irak (avfrlkflts ai thf wardn, wf eml
tmgf thcs rfefsscal cl aur strcnf. =tap pmlcegclj, clstfmn ealefltrmtf al whmt eaudn `f lfw mln ehfmpfr
eaudn `f aiifrfn ta thf rfefsscal tarl wardn) frf dcfs lfw jrawth fljclf iar thcs yfmr.
Ct cs lat "ust ml ckmjclmtcal, `ut ml a`sfrvmtcal. Cl ky hakf tawl, usumddy thf rfmd fstmtf smdfs wcth
jrfmtfr prfkcuk, fvfl karf thfl thf kftras ai Clncm) #ut ms saal ms thf rfmd fstmtf nfvfdapfr sflsfn thf
rfefsscal, thfy ehmljfn thfcr latf ta dawfr prfkcuk mln meeakkanmtcal iar thf uppfr kcnndf mln
kcnndfedmss ms passc`df lfw eustakfrs wcth dawfrfn prcefs mln thmt taa mt clstmddkflts ai alf ar twa
yfmrs `y thf `ucdnfr ctsfdi. =a thcljs hmvf ehmljfn iar `fttfr. hf imet cs, rfmd fstmtf clnustry cs thf icrst
clnustry ta hct nuf ta rfefsscal sclef hfrf pfapdf clvfst m dat cl rfmd fstmtf mln mdsa thf tawl cs fpmlnclj
mt mstalcshclj spffn kmgclj ct <@th imstfst jrawclj clnustrcmd hu` cl thf wardn. Cl thcs seflmrca whfrf
usumddy pfapdf rfirmcl irak clvfstclj cl thf empctmd jaans mln nfecnf ta sfdd ai rfmd fstmtf ta smvf thfk
irak cleurrclj kmrjcl dass, `ut `ucdnfrs mln dmln nfvfdapfrs hmvf ehmljfn thf whadf jmkf iar thf rfspctf
ai thfksfdvfs mln iar thf clvfstars)
=A thcs cs emddfn cllavmtcal cl rfefsscal. +au lffn ta dfmrl thmt yau emllat `aag `cj praicts mdd thf tckf
`ut yau efrtmcldy eml gffp `mdd raddclj cl mnvfrsf sctumtcal. =ckpdy ulnfrstmln thmt rfefsscal cs sckpdy thf
rfsudt ai fhmustcvf purehmsclj `fyaln thf empmecty ta pmy `meg damls) Mln thf athfr rfefsscal cs emusfn
`y thf lmturmd emdmkcty ar karf wcnfdy padctcemd ulefrtmclty cl sakf pmrts ai thf wardn. #ut thmt cs lat cl
aur ealtrad sclef thfsf mrf thf rfmsals whceh mrf lat ncrfetdy erfmtfn `y pfapdf cl jflfrmd.
#ut wf eml hmlndf thf icrst typf ai rfefsscal, karf fiicecfltdy ci wf wmlt. =ckcdmrdy iar thf sfealn typf ai
rfefsscal, wf lffn `cjjfr tfmk warg mln ka`cdc2mtcal ai fiiarts ta eakf aut ai lmturmd emdmkcty mln
ka`cdc2mtcal ai ulmlckaus apclcal mln ealidcet irff nfecscal ta mdtfr thf padctcemd ulefrtmclty.
=a thf ehacef cs aurs, fcthfr wf eml sct nawl mln pmlce ar clctcmtf ehmljf.
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Uurvcvmd thraujh )cvfrscicemtcal
ckfs eakfs whfl alf hms ta sdaw nawl ar thf ehmljf thf ncrfetcal cl tfrks ai `usclfss survcvmd.
=ckcdmr sctumtcal cs tmgclj shmpf cl thf Clncml su`ealtclflt. (rmnumddy wf mrf imeclj lfw ehmddfljfs irak
thf autscnf wardn cledunclj aur lfcjh`ars mln irak athfr pmrt ai thf wardn dcgf Larth Mkfrcem.
hf kmttfr cs mdd m`aut survcvmd cl nciiceudt tckfs, mln thf kast fvcnflt prfsflt thrfmt ta Clncml fealaky cs
thf (rawclj cliduflef ai 3hclfsf pranuet al Clncml ealsukfr mln thf rfdmtcvfdy lfw thaujhts ai
Mkfrceml mnkclcstrmtcal ta prakatf Fcl saurecljI.
hfsf kmy daag clscjlcicemlt mt prfsflt `ut thfsf twa wcdd hmvf km"ar fiifets al thf Clncml su`ealtclflt
nuf ta thf sfetars ct miifets. 9ar dmst ifw nfemnfs ehclm cs jcvclj km"ar thrust al fparts ai 9K3(,
ealsukfr jaans, Clnustrcmd ealsukm`dfs, A.!.K. =uppdy ta Mutaka`cdf Clnustry mln mdsa clerfmscljdy
jrawclj cts strfljth cl hcjh prfecscal mln erctcemd pmrts mln pranuet iar ;ftradfuk icfdn, ;hmrkm mln sa
al.
Clctcmddy ct ncn lat miifet us kueh karf `ut ms ct clerfmsfs cts vadukf mln pmssclj al karf mln karf east
`flficts cledunclj rfn emrpft ta apfl yaur awl kmluimeturclj imecdcty cl 3hclm iar vmrcaus jaans, ct hms `feakf m kmttfr ai jrfmt ealefrl. Ci thcljs wcdd lat ehmljf hfrf cl Clncm, thfrf kmy hmppfl thmt km"arcty
ai skmdd mln kfncuk clnustry clvfstar, fltrfprflfurs wcdd gffp al kavclj ta 3hclm iar pranuetcal east
mnvmltmjf. hfy mrf aiifrclj imr `fttfr clirmstrueturf, ncsecpdclfn warg iaref, jaan rfturl al clvfstkflt
cl hukml rfsauref mln kclckmd javfrlkflt cltfrifrflef cl eakkfrecmd mln clnustrcmd metcvcty cledunclj
da``yclj mln Frfn tmpcskI whceh cs hcjhdy prfvmdflt hfrf cl Clncm.
mvclj m`ulnmlt clnustrcmd dmln, `cjjfr warg iaref mln daw wmjfs mln hfmdthy prakatcal ta
kmluimeturclj mln fpart clnustry ̀ y thf 3hclfsf javfrlkflt cs ealstmltdy jmclclj mpprfecmtcal.
=ckcdmrdy daagclj mt thf prfsflt sdawnawl cl 4= fealaky mln mdd tckf hcjh icjurfs ai "a`dfss, A`mkm
mnkclcstrmtcal cs jrmnumddy imvarclj Jclsaureclj:, jrmnumddy thf kmluimeturclj clnustry cl 4.=. jmthfrcljkakfltuk, "a`s mrf clerfmsclj mjmcl, thcljs whceh wfrf autsaurefn fmrdcfr mrf law alef mjmcl stmrtfn
kmluimeturclj cl 4.=.) Ct edfmrdy jcvfs us scjlmds ta `f emrfiud ci lat ta warry. Ci thf clctcmtcvf ai prfsflt
4.=. (avfrlkflt jft sueefss cl rf"uvflmtcal thf Mkfrceml nrfmk ai Kmnf cl Mkfrcem, ct wcdd surfdy
jaclj ta miifet Clncm mln rfst ai thf wardn, spfecicemddy thf Mscm scjlcicemltdy whfrf prfsflt autsaurefn
"a`s mrf nalf iar Mkfrceml eakpmlcfs. Ct cs thf mjf adn rfmdcty thmt whfl yau hmvf m pdflty yau jft nalf
thcljs irak athfrs ta fpmln fiiartdfssdy, `ut ms eakpftctcal jraws, kmrjcls dawfrs, autsaureclj tmgf
mwmy km"ar ehulg cl tfrks ai pmykflt iar pranuetcal ta thf sfrvcef pravcnfrs cl athfr pmrts ai thf wardn.
Cl thcs emsf mlyalf na thf smkf thclj, mln thmt cs cl hausf kmluimeturclj, thf smkf thclj cs alef mjmcl
tmgclj pdmef cl 4.=.M. ta clerfmsf "a`s mln stap kalfy jaclj aut idawfn ta eaultrcfs dcgf Clncm mln
3hclm.
=a ct cs nficlctfdy m kmttfr ta warry mln tckf ta ncvfrsciy aur cltfrfst ta jft jaclj cl thcs idfnjdclj wardn
fealaky mln ealsadcnmtclj jrawth cl thf tckf ai clerfmsfn ehmddfljfs. 9ar Clncm ct aiifrs nau`df rfmsal
ta warry ta gffp "a`s cltmet ai thf prfsflt warg iaref cl Clncm nuf ta clerfmsclj clidaw ai 3hclfsf jaans
cl mdkast fvfry sfetar irak 9K3( ta Humdcty Kmehclfry mln erctcemd pranuets. Mln clerfmsclj luk`fr ai
`usclfss hausf irak Clncm fstm`dcshclj shaps cl 3hclm ta kmluimeturf nciifrflt jaans, thcs wmy wf mrf
jaclj ta jft hct cl tfrks ai "a`dfss dm`ar mln mdsa thf "a`dfss aiicefrs, mnkcl wargfrs taa.
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Al thf athfr hmln, wf wcdd mdsa hmvf km"ar nrmw`meg irak thf padcey ehmljf cl 4.=.M. ta prakatf Jcl
saureclj:, nuf ta thcs karf mln karf "a`s cl C mln =aitwmrf clnustry wcdd idaw `meg ta 4.=.M. mln cl thf
kmluimeturclj sfetar mdsa, nuf ta mttrmetcvf pmegmjfs irak 4.=. (avfrlkflt, wf kmy wctlfss thmt sakf
sfetar stap autsaureclj, ct eaudn miifet mly ai thf kmluimeturclj clnustry, muta sfetar, kmehclf taads,
iarjclj, emstclj kmehclclj mln iclcshclj sfrvcef sfetar cl Clncm.
=a ct cs tckf wf ncvfrsciy cl nciifrflt icfdn mln cl nciifrflt kmrgfts ta aiifr aur fpfrtcsf mln daw wmjf
hukml rfsauref ta gffp aur `mdds rullclj. Ci lat tmgfl sfrcausdy thfrf wcdd `f `cjjfr east ta `f pmcn `y
Clncm. Mln thmt wcdd lat miifet aur (avfrlkflt `ut us, thf pfapdf ai Clncm.
=ff wf hmvf clvfstfn -uctf m dat cl tfrks ai aur iclmlecmd rfsaurefs mln hukml rfsaurefs `ath ta tmp
autsaureclj appartulcty mln ci wf wcdd lat ncvfrsciy, wf wcdd alef mjmcl dfit `fhcln mln suiifr
scjlcicemltdy.
9ar eaultry dcgf 3hclm mln Mkfrcem ct wcdd `f fmsy ta ehmljf padcey sclef thfy hmvf `fttfr systfk mln
clirmstrueturf cl pdmef wcth jrfmtfr javfrlmlef mln trmlspmrfley cl (avfrlkflt nfpmrtkflts, `ut iar us,
ct wcdd `f m rfmd taujh sctumtcal ta rf mdcjl thcljs wcth ulnfr nfvfdapfn clirmstrueturf, Frfn tmpcskI mln
dmgf ai trmlspmrfley cl (avfrlkflt systfk.
Ct cs tckf ta met mln rfmdcjl aur prcarcty, jfttclj karf pranuetcvf, pacsfn iar hcjhfr jamds iurthfr edfmr
vcscal mln rfdcmlef al ncvfrscicfn kmrgfts wardn avfr sa wf na lat dasf aut whmt wf jmthfrfn cl pmst
nfemnf wcth tcrclj fiiarts)
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Uueefss whceh eml `f flayfn
hfrf mrf thausmlns ai sueefssiud pfapdf cl thcs wardn mln thfrf wfrf karf thml thmt thfrf wfrf
sueefssiud pfapdf cl thf pmst `ut whmt C wmlt ta smy cs thf fl"aykflt ai sueefss.
hfrf mrf vfry ifw pfapdf hmppflfn ta `f sueefssiud mln fl"ayfn thfcr sueefss. hf rfmsal iar thmt cs
karf a`vcaus, mln thmt cs cjlarmlef ai truf kfmlclj ai sueefss. %f mdd hmvf hfmrn m`aut sueefss cl sueh m
wmy thmt dfmn ta m dat ai dm`ar mln strujjdf mln mt thf fln ai thf nmy yau jft tcrfn whfl yau jft sa emddfn
sueefss. =a ct cs edfmrdy lat m sueefss whceh yau eml lat fl"ay) %f hmvf kcscltfrprftfn thf sueefss.
#fiarf rullclj iar mlythclj icrst wf lffn ta ulnfrstmln thmt thclj prapfrdy athfrwcsf ct wcdd `f dcgf m kmn
rul rfsudtclj cl ta m dat ai pmcl mln nfkarmdc2mtcal.
Law dft kf fdm`armtf m`aut thf kmttfr sueefss, mln whmt nafs ct kfml ta us. hf sueefss cs iartcicemtcal cl
whmtfvfr wf na, clctcmtf) %cth mly ai aur a`"fetcvf wf mrf mdrfmny smtcsicfn mln hmvf la nau`t m`aut ct
mln nuf ta thcs, wf lfvfr hmvf mly nau`t nurclj thf clctcmtcal, thcs wmy yau wcdd fl"ay thf tmsg. hcs cs
truf sueefss whceh yau eml fl"ay cl pmrmddfd wcth yaur tmsg, ct rfkavfs dm`ar mln pmcl aut ai yaur tmsg ml
mddaw yau ta fl"ay fvfry kakflt.
9ar fmkpdf yau nfecnf ta edck` Kault !vfrfst8 yau rfmeh thfrf, mln stmrt thf fpfnctcal wcth
fl"aykflt) +aur mttfltcal pdfmsf, thf fl"aykflt cs rcjht thfrf mln lat mt thf fln ai thf fpfnctcal, lat mt
thf eakpdftcal ai thf edck`clj) %hy, `femusf thfrf cs mdwmys fl"aykflt cl thf met, thasf wha fl"ay met
eml aldy fl"ay sueefss, wcllclj mln dasclj, sueefss mln imcdurf, mehcfvfkflt mln ncsmppacltkflt mrf twa
mspfets ai ml met whceh eakfs aut irak yaur met, mln thmt taa cl thf fyfs ai aldaagfrs. Ci yau mnarl fcthfr
ai thfk, yau jft hmppy ar smn, `ut hmvf yau fvfr thaujh thmt ct wms thf met whceh yau fl"ayfn) =mndy wf
iarjft thmt cl dcfu ai rfsudt) Mln thfsf thcljs slmteh mwmy aur truf fl"aykflt)
$fkfk`fr alf thclj thmt yau eml aldy fl"ay yaur met, ta `f m`df ta met cs rfmd sueefss mln thmt cs
fl"ayclj, mln ci yau fl"ay yaur met, thfl sa emddfn sueefss wcdd `f nficlctfdy thfrf) Mln cl mly emsf, ci thfrf cs lat sa emddfn sueefss, yau wcdd lat ncsmppaclt mt mdd sclef yau stmrtfn fl"ayclj yaur met)
ruf sueefssiud pfapdf cl thf wardn mrf thasf wha fl"ayfn thfcr met, mln efrtmcldy lat thf rfsudt ai thfcr
met. Kastdy wf mrf mdd stueg mt thf rfsudt) %f wmlt ta fl"ay nfstclmtcal thfl thf vaymjf, thf trmvfd) %f
wmlt ta fl"ay kfnmds mln lat thf spart) hcs cs thf `cjjfst trmjfny wcth us mdd. %f lffn ta eakf aut ai
thcs kaudn, mln thfl hmppclfss mln fl"aykflt cs mdrfmny thfrf.
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Utrmljfrs cl thf mkcdy
Ct cs rfmddy nciiceudt mln hmrn ta jft fvfl wcth aur awl pfapdf cl sakf ecreukstmlefs thrawl cl iralt ai us.
=ueh sctumtcal cs kastdy imefn `y thf fdnfrs mln karf pmrtceudmrdy wakfl cl Clncml imkcdcfs mitfr thf
kmrrcmjfs ai hfr ehcdnrfl. Ct rfmddy iffds shmkf iar us m eaultry rfspfetfn ms kast ecvcdc2fn al thf imef ai
thf fmrth)
#ut thf rfmdcty cs rfmdcty mln alf hms ta meefpt. hf rfmsal `fhcln sueh pmrtcmdcty cs nuf ta thf eakpdf
rfdmtcal ai 6mujhtfr cl dmw mln Kathfr cl dmw. #y trmnctcal ct cs alf ai thf kast irmjcdf rfdmtcals. !vfry
alf ai thfk hms ta emrf iar thf kmcltmclclj thf rfspfet mln ncjlcty ai fmeh athfr, `ut uliartulmtfdy ct cs
lat fvcnflt cl fvfry hausfhadn)
hf kast fiifetcvf rfmsals mrf, 6mujhtfr cl dmw iclnclj nciifrflt mtkasphfrf cl thf imkcdy whfrf shf hms
shcitfn mitfr kmrrcmjf, meefptmlef ai lfw kfk`fr mln hfr ehacefs kastdy nciifrflt irak thf imkcdy shf
hms eakf, kathfr cl dmws mttctunf nciifrflef `ftwffl 6mujhtfr mln 6mujhtfr cl dmw.
Ms hukmls wf ncn lat usfn ta dcvf cl imkcdy irak thf `fjcllclj ai hukmlcty al thf fmrth, `ut sakf
sehadmrdy pfapdf iauln ct iar thf `fttfrkflt ai kmlgcln, wf hmvf dfmrlt ta dcvf ta jmthfr, lat mdd mlckmdsmrf saecmd mln dcvf cl imkcdy systfk. hcs imet cs fvcnflt thmt aur mlefstars nficlctfdy iauln `flficecmd ta
dcvf cl imkcdy mln pmssclj al dfjmey ta thf lfw `arlf cl thf imkcdy)
a eakf avfr thf pmrtcmdcty tawmrns thf fdnfrdy pfapdf cl aur saecfty, wf lffn ta ja ta thf raats ai aur
kmlgcln thmt iar m rfmsal jrfmtfr thfl iaan, shfdtfr mln sfeurcty, wf hmvf `feakf saecmd mlckmds dcvclj ta
jmthfr ms m imkcdy. Mln thf rfmsals mrf tadfrmlef mln fl"ayclj thf eakpmlcalshcp ai ifddaw hukml ms wfdd
ms dfmrlclj irak fmeh athfr.
9mkcdy cs lat iar thf smifty ai physcemd lffns ai hukmls `ut `fyaln thasf kartmd nfscrfs, mln cs mdsa
hfdpiud iar thf fdfvmtcal ai hukmls ta m hfcjht ai spcrctumdcty.
=a alef wf meefpt thcs rfmdcty, wf wcdd `f m`df ta rfirmcl irak `fclj karf luedfmr ms imkcdy mln hmvf ea
fcstflef ai "aclt imkcdy whfrf wf icln rfspfetm`df spmef iar fdnfrs.
Ms hukmls wf lffn ta ulnfrstmln iar kmdf mln ifkmdf thmt whflfvfr thfrf cs ehmljf ai pdmef cl thf
imkcdy mitfr kmrrcmjf, wf shaudn hmvf karf pmtcflef, tadfrmlef, ulnfrstmlnclj thf nciifrflef ai lmturf
mln rfspfet thf nciifrflef ai mttctunf. Alf karf imetar fiifetclj thf nfdcemtf rfdmtcal ai pfrsal ta pfrsal
rfdmtcal cs thf jflfrmtcal jmp, al ml mvfrmjf thfrf cs twa nfemnfs ai mjf nciifrflef `ftwffl thf fdnfrs mln
ehcdnrfl, thcs cs lat m skmdd nciifrflef, thf wardn hms mnvmlefn iaur ta icvf tckfs cl sueh m pfrcan, thfrf
wcdd `f vmst nciifrflef ai vmduf systfk, dcifstydf, mkflctcfs, tfehladajy mln spffn ai dcif.
Kmlgcln cs iarjfttclj cts earf rfspalsc`cdcty ta emrf iar thf ncsm`dfn fdnfrs cl thf dcfu ai prajrfss, "ft mjf
dcifstydf nafs lat hmvf tckf mln spmef iar thf alfs awl yaulj ehcdnrfl) 'ust daag mt thf wardns kftras,
thf nciiceudt mln tckf ealsukclj dcifstydf mln ftflscvf trmvfd tckf, warg prfssurf fhmust mly clncvcnumd
nciiceudt ta rfirfsh, thfsf prfssurf ncrfetdy fiifets hcs hfr rfdmtcals wcth ehcdnrfl mln fdnfrs cl thf imkcdy.
Alf hmrndy icln tckf ta dcstfl ta thfk mln spmrf tckf iar thfk taa. hcs vfry rfmdcty erfmtfs m vmeuuk cl
thf rfdmtcals. Cl ecty dcgf Kuk`mc, thfrf mrf thausmlns ai ehcdnrfl wha kfft thfcr imthfrs aldy al =mturnmy
mln =ulnmy) hfl whmt wcdd hmppfl ta thf fdnfrs) +au sff wf, aur sfdi mrf spacdclj aur dcif mln cts
pdfmsurfs iar thf usfdfss wardndy nfscrfs mln jrffn udtckmtfdy rfsudtclj ai `rfmgmjf cl thf imkcdy,
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`rfmgclj mwmy irak thf pmrflts mln irak aur ehcdnrfl. hcs phflakflal hms mdrfmny tmgfl cts tadd cl thf
%fst mln cl sakf eaultrcfs ai !urapf dcgf 4.?. whfrf alf hms ta `f hmppy dcvclj scljdf, mdalf mln
surraulnfn wcth fkptclfss. hf tfehladajy mln "ft mjf dcifstydf cs iareclj fvfryalf ta `f karf mdalf, dfss
saecmd. &ft us hapf thmt fdnfrs ai aur imkcdy nafs lat lffn ta rfiujf cl vcfwclj fdfvcscal, ehmttclj
flndfssdy al Cltfrlft `ut jft wmrkth ai yauljfr hmlns cl thf imkcdy.
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9fvcvclj /apf
(rmnumddy thf wardn cs jfttclj ckpmtcflt mln cs lat rfmny ta emdk nawl mln rfthclg iar mlythclj) C na lat
smy ct cs `mn thclj, clerfmsfn pmef cl thf dcif cs mdwmys wfdeakf iar thf yaulj mln vcjaraus, `ut ct nafs
lat mppdy ta mdd jflfrmtcals)
hf kmttfr C wmlt ta ncseuss hfrf cs m`aut thf rfvcvmd ai spcrct mln flthuscmsk cl naclj lfw thclj. Ms mjf
emtehfs up ml fltrfprflfur cs mdsa `feakf sdmw ar stmjlmlt cl nfecscal kmgclj. Ms mjf emtehfs up
mlythclj, fltrfprflfurshcp cs lat ml fefptcal) 6uf ta jrawclj mjf, saecmd rfspalsc`cdctcfs clerfmsf,
;hyscemd flfrjy dfvfd jafs nawl mln ml clncvcnumd cs iarefn ta sdaw nawl cl thf mrfm ai hcs praifsscalmd
flnfmvar.
#fscnf thfsf, thf clerfmsfn mjf mdsa mnn up scjlcicemlt mkault kfkarcfs cl mly alfs `rmcl, pravcnclj
lukfraus aptcals mln mspfet ai m scljdf pra`dfk, -ufstcal mjmcl kmgclj hck sdawfr cl tfrks ai nfecscal
kmgclj. %hfl yau hmvf icvf pfapdf ta mnvcef iar m pra`dfk clstfmn ai alf ar twa, ct kmgfs yaur pra`dfk
warsf rmthfr thfl jfts sadvfn. =a thf paclt cs haw ta icln m wmy ta rfvcvf hapf iar thf fltrfprflfurs wha
mrf cl ta thfcr kcn iartcfs mln icitcfs, wha mrf alf hmln trmcdclj ta thf yaulj jflfrmtcal cl tfrks ai lfw
wardn me-umcltmlef ms wfdd ms rfnuefn flfrjy dfvfds*
#ut daagclj mt thcs pra`dfk wcth nciifrflt vcfwpaclt, fvfrythclj cs lat dast yft, `ut prakcsfs jrfmtfr
appartulcty taa. Mln thmt cs cl `fclj wcsfr mln mnmptclj ta thf yaulj jflfrmtcal. Meefpt alf thclj thmt
yaur physcemd flfrjy cs al nfedclf, `ut yaur fpfrcflef mln nftmcdfn glaw haw cl nciifrflt trmnf mln
`usclfss nakmcls cs jfttclj rcehfr mln rcehfr. a waa thf yaulj jflfrmtcal, aiifr fpfrt jucnmlef
whfrfvfr ct cs rf-ucrfn mln cl spctf ai `fclj dfmnfr `feakf ehffr dfmnfr ta thf yaulj jflfrmtcal ms
sflcars. hcs wmy yaulj pfapdf wcdd `f mt yaur ncspasmd mln mdsa wcdd hfdp ta mnn up ms mjjrfsscvf
rfeaursfs)
rmlsctcal cl dcif mdwmys rfvcvf hapf stmjlmlt mrf `auln ta pmrcsh. %hfthfr ct cs clnustrcmd ar eakkfref ar
secflef ar mly athfr clnustry, ta mttrmet yaulj tmdflt ta rfvcvf mly fltfrprcsf cs ehmddfljclj mln iar thmt
yau hmvf ta kmgf ifw ehmljfs ms m dfmnfr ai fltfrprcsf.
9ar fmkpdf, yau mrf rullclj m skmdd semdf kmluimeturclj icrk mln yau hmvf 1 pfrsallfd wargclj iar
yau. Mitfr thcrty yfmrs ai rullclj thf fltfrprcsf, jrmnumddy yau mrf jfttclj nciiceudt ta rul fltfrprcsf `fttfr
mln iclnclj nciiceudtcfs cl rullclj ct mln kmlmjclj ct fiicecfltdy. =ckcdmrdy thfrf kmy `f ifw pfrsallfd cl
dmtf iartcfs mln dmtf icitcfs. hfy wcdd mdsa mnn sakf nciiceudtcfs iar yau nuf ta thfcr flfrjy dfvfd. Law cl
thcs sctumtcal yau hmvf twa ehacefs, alf cs ta rfnuef `usclfss mln thf athfr cs ehmljclj radfs. hf dmtfr
waudn `f wcsfr mln meefptm`df cl thf `flfict ai mdd, yau ms ml fltrfprflfur, mln thf wargfrs. a ehmljf
thf radf yau eml jraak yaur ehcdnrfl ta tmgf al iralt sfmt ci thfy mrf cl thf sckcdmr clnustry dcgf yaurs, ar
yau eml hcrf yaulj tmdflt irak sckcdmr clnustry mln jraak thfk ta tmgf dfmnfrshcp. hcs wmy yau hmvf
irfsh mln flfrjftce dfmnfr ai thf fltfrprcsf wcthaut `fclj scnfdclfn cl yaur awl arjmlc2mtcal. +aulj
pfapdf shaudn `f jcvfl ehmddfljclj mln metcvf radf mln iclmd nfecscal mutharcty shaudn `f gfpt wcth yau.
Ci thfrf cs earparmtf sfetar, thfrf wcdd lat `f sckcdmr pra`dfk cl tfrks ai rfvcvclj thf pmef ai thf
arjmlc2mtcal sclef kast ai thf earparmtf hausfs mrf rul `y ffeutcvfs. Cl earparmtf eudturf, fvfryalf hms
nficlfn radf mln nfscjlmtcal mln m prapfr rfvcvmd kfehmlcsk thraujh prakatcals mln radf ehmljf wcth
sflcarcty, `ut iar K=K!s thf fltrfprflfur wcdd hmvf ta tmgf mdd thfsf nfecscal ms pfr tckf mln
ecreukstmlefs.
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;ppartulcty cl ercsfs
hfsf nmys whadf wardn cs eryclj mjmclst thf rfefsscal, whfthfr ct cs 4=, !urapf ar Mscm. La alf cs
fefptcal. %hy ct hmppfls* mrndy ifw glaw, `ut fvfry alf ai us glaws alf thclj thmt cs ta ery mln karf
ery m`aut thf `megdmsh ai thf rfefsscal.
#ut thasf wha rfmddy wmlt ta na sakfthclj ta ckpravf sctumtcal nafs lat kmgf m lacsf clstfmn thfy met
tawmrns rfealecdcmtcal cl thf tckf ai ercsfs) Ct cs sakfthclj dcgf iaadcsh metcal mt icrst jdmlef `ut imet
rfkmcls erystmd edfmr thmt, mly rfefsscal whceh cs kmlkmnf eaudn `f ckpravfn avfr thf tckf mln ci ea
apfrmtcal cs thfrf, thfl ct eaudn rfeavfr cl shartfr tckf thfl pfrefcvfn.
a eakf aut ai thf rfefsscal, icrst wf lffn ta ulnfrstmln thf rfmsal ai rfefsscal. hf prfsflt rfefsscal cs
nuf ta sakf stfps tmgfl `y nciifrflt (avfrlkflts wardn avfr ms wfdd ms nfltfn mpprameh ai thf
papudmtcal dcvclj thfrf ulnfr thf rudf ai sueh (avfrlkflts. flef ultcd wf glaw thf rfmsal, wf waudn
lat `f eakf aut ai ct.
&aagclj mt thf 4= javfrlkflt, ct hms tmgfl sakf stfps iar cts papudmtcal whceh hms `meg icrfn ta thf
javfrlkflt ctsfdi. hfy aiifrfn utkast saecmd smifty jrfmtfr hukml rcjhts mln dcvclj eakiart ta cts papudmtcal mt thf east ai 9fnfrmd $fsfrvf, thfy pravcnfn erfnct rfiarks ta pravcnf fmsy erfncts ta cts
papudmtcal, thfy hcvfn aii sueh clnustry whceh emusfn paddutcal mln whceh wfrf `fclj rfmsal ta clerfmsf
flvcralkflt paddutcal whceh udtckmtfdy miifetclj cts pfapdf:s hfmdth. hfy mdsa mddawfn iarfcjl
praifsscalmds ta sfttdf cl 4=M iar thf imst nfvfdapkflt ai thfcr clnustrcmd sfetar ms wfdd ms secfltcice
rfsfmreh.
Cl rfturl thf pfapdf usfn thfsf imecdctcfs cl clnudjclj karf emrf irff dcif, dfss ckpartmlt ta dfmrl lfw
thcljs, wcthnrmwclj thfksfdvfs irak hmrn warg mln clnudjclj cl sueh m spflnclj dcifstydf thmt thfy
dctfrmddy `feakf ulm`df ta pmy thfcr erfncts) hmt wms lat flaujh thfy fvfl iurthfr `arrawfn ta pmy thfcr
erfncts mln gfpt thf smkf hm`ct ai spflnclj. hf ealstmlt rfnuetcal cl lmtcalmd autput cl tfrks ai iarfcjl
fehmljf mln ealstmlt nfjrmnmtcal ai sgcddfn mln fnuemtfn pfapdf merass 4=M hms nmkmjfn 4=
kalapady cl sa kmly ai cts emsh eaw sfetars) Mdsa thf hm`ct ai sa kueh spflnclj cl dfcsurf mln duury
jaans hms kmnf 4= papudmtcal emsh dfss, thfy dctfrmddy nafs lat hmvf smvcljs ta rfkmcl stm`df cl thf nmys
ai nferfmsfn cleakf.
=ckcdmrdy cl !urapf, sakf javfrlkflts spflt `dclndy cl tfrks ai pu`dce eakiart, clirmstrueturf, javt.
smdmry `cdd fte thmt law thfy mrf ul m`df ta kmcltmcl ct wcth thfcr lmtcalmd cleakf, thf ealstmlt `arrawclj
irak wardn `mlg mln CK9 hms erfmtfn m sctumtcal thmt kast ai thfcr Lmtcalmd fmrlclj mln tm kalfy jafs
cl ta pmyclj thf cltfrfst ai thf erfnct thfy `arrawfn irak thf ftfrlmd rfsaurefs)
Mt hakf cl Clncm mln lfcjh`arclj sauth Mscml eaultrcfs, sctumtcal cs lat sa prakcsclj. 6uf ta autsaureclj
cl C, ;ranuetcal !ljclffrclj fte. thfsf nmys wf hmvf jaan appartulcty ta fmrl iarfcjl fehmljf, `ut mtthf smkf tckf, aur clirmstrueturf, sakf javfrlkflt padcey nftfrs aur jrawth cl thfsf mrfms. Mjmcl thf
`urjfalclj nficect nuf ta earruptcal mln fvmscal ai tmfs cl clnustry ms wfdd ms cl pfrsalmd tmfs hmvf
erfmtfn m sctumtcal cl Clncm thmt wf mrf ermshclj wcth aur awl wfcjht ai systfk imcdurf) !vfl thaujh thfsf
nmys, wf hmvf wclwcl sctumtcal cl C, !ljclffrclj sfrvcefs autsaureclj mln clerfmsfn 9arfcjl
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appartulcst padctces ai aur lmtcal. hf smkf stary cs wcth aur lfcjh`arclj eaultrcfs, mdsa thfcr earrupt
javfrlkflts erfmtclj hmvae cl thf papudmtcal ai thf rfspfetcvf eaultrcfs taa.
=a thfsf mrf thf rfmsal ms pfr ky vcfw whceh cs clstrukfltmd cl ckpasclj kmlkmnf rfefsscal al mdkast
mdd thf eaultrcfs ai thf wardn. hfrf mrf m `cj luk`fr ai eaultrcfs imeclj rfefsscal nuf ta thfcr rfdcmlef al
karf fpart cleakf ta thasf eaultrcfs dcgf 4= mln !urapfml 4lcal whceh mrf imeclj warst rfefsscal.
$fnuefn nfkmln irak thfsf lmtcals emusfn sa kmly athfr eaultrcfs ta suiifr ulwcddcljdy.
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rfefsscal tckf ms wfdd ms ealvfrt thcs rfefsscal cl ta appartulcty.
&aagclj mt thf m`avf rfmsals thf km"ar imetar cs, avfr spflnclj `y (avfrlkflts, thf pfapdf mln
clerfmsfn earruptcal cl mdd thf sfetars mrf thrff km"ar imetar ai rfefsscal cl thf wardn. frf cs lat
ckpartmlt whceh eaultry ncn whmt, `ut whmt wflt wralj mln haw ta eurf ct.
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dfcsurf mln ul lfefssmry rf-ucrfkflts, thfy thfksfdvfs eml smvf kalfy ta sustmcl cl thf nmys ai rfefsscalmln thcrn, ci pfapdf ta jmthfr ka`cdc2f thfcr fiiarts ta stap earruptcal cl thfcr eaultrcfs `y lat pmyclj `rc`f
mln iareclj thfcr (avfrlkflt ta `feakf karf meeaultm`df thraujh rfiarks ai rudfs ta eur` earruptcal cl
javfrlkflt sfetar.
hcs wmy wf eml ehmljf thf sctumtcal ta aur mnvmltmjf. Cl shart, spfln dfss mln wcsfdy, `f karf
cllavmtcvf mln rfmny ta jcvf sfrcaus ealtrc`utcal ai yaur m`cdctcfs mln msg yaur javfrlkflt whfrf ct cs
spflnclj yaur tm pmcn kalfy.
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nfscrfs mln jrffn. hcs cs m jrfmt tckf ta ealtrad aur nfscrfs mln sdmvfry ai jrffn.
hf kmlkmnf rfefsscals mrf thf rfsudts ai fhmustcvf jrffn mln sdmvfry ai su`"fetcvf pdfmsurfs cl us ms
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2mr&ftclj mln Cts >hmddfljfs
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dat ai clhc`ctcals mttmehfn ta ct* %hy ct cs karf tcrclj mln nfkarmdc2clj thml mly athfr emrffr* hfsf mrf
thf -ufstcals whceh usumddy mrcsf cl thf kclns ai thf pfapdf wha mrf cl ta kmrgftclj mln wha mrf lat cl ta
ct.
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nciifrflt whceh kmgfs fvfryalf ta fpdarf ct iurthfr mln icln karf mln karf sadutcals iar thf mttmehfn
ncdfkkm.
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`ut thf fectfkflt ai ulprfncetm`cdcty ai thf auteakf) 4sumddy whfl yau mpprameh m praspfetcvf
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surf m`aut ct) Cl kast ai athfr warg yau hmvf m passc`df auteakf cl thf iark ai autput ai pranuet ar
rflnfrclj ai sfrvcefs fte. #ut hfrf yau emllat prfncet mlythclj, mln thmt cs thf rfmd fectfkflt iar kf.
+au glaw wf mdd davf rfsudt ai aur met, wf kastdy fpfet thmt thfrf shaudn `f m prfncetm`df rfsudt,
whmtfvfr ct kmy `f, mln cl thf fln wf dasf aut thf rfmd fectfkflt cl aur dcif) Mln jrmnumddy thcljs jft
rautclf, `ut kmrgftclj nafs lat mddaw ta `f mlythclj rautclf cl thf dcif ai thf pfrsal wha nafs ct.
hf rfmsal `fhcln thcs ulefrtmclty cs sckpdf, ct cs dcgf sawclj sffns cl thf sacd mln crrcjmtclj thf icfdn, ar
wmct iar thf rmcl ta eakf. Cl `ath thf emsf, iclmd auteakf cs cl thf hmln ai lmturf ctsfdi. Ci $mcl imdd
clmnf-umtfdy ar fefsscvfdy, thf erap wcdd imcd, ci yau crrcjmtf iar yaursfdi, sakftckf yau jft rfmsalm`df
ycfdn mln sakftckf yau kmy jft lathclj ar kmrjclmddy dfss eakpmrf ta erap hmrvfstclj `y rmcl wmtfr)
hcs smkf prclecpdf mppdcfs ta kmrgftclj, hfrf yau lffn ta saw sffns ai pctehclj mln crrcjmtf thfk wcth
pfrsumscal ar dft ct `f jrawl wcth thf hfdp ai lmturf, mln C kfml thf lmturmd nfkmln. Cl `ath thf emsf yau
mrf al thf rfefcvclj fln. Ci yau wmct iar thf lmturf ta na cts warg, ehmlefs mrf thfrf, thmt `fiarf thf sffn
ealvfrt cl ta erap, thf sfmsal ai sa emddfn nfkmln ehmljf mln pfapdf wmlt sakfthclj fdsf mln sakfalf
fdsf ml emsh thf appartulcty, mln cl thf emsf ai crrcjmtclj thf sffns wcth pfrsumscal, yau kmy ealvfrt m
praspfetcvf eustakfr cl ta m rfmd eustakfr mln sakftckf yau kmy dasf ct nuf ta clmnf-umtf pfrsumscal)
frf thf icrst wmy cs thf kanfrmtf wmy ai kmrgftclj mln thf dmtfr cs thf mjjrfsscvf wmy ai thf kmrgftclj,
`ut `ath ai thfk hmvf thfcr mnvmltmjfs mln ncsmnvmltmjfs. #ut hfrf wf wcdd lat stceg ta thf mnvmltmjfs
mln ncsmnvmltmjfs `ut ealefltrmtf al thf rfmd emusf, thmt why kmrgftclj cs karf tcrclj mln ulprfncetm`df
cl tfrks ai rfsudt eakpmrf ta athfr warg.
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ncdfkkm, alf, kmrgftclj cs tcrclj `femusf thfrf cs karf luk`fr ai rf"fetcal fvfl thaujh rfmsalm`dy jaan
fiiarts `y thf pfrsal wha nafs ct. wa, fvfl thaujh whadf hfmrtfn fiiarts, yau emllat prfncet thf fmet
auteakf nuf ta yaur su`"fet `fclj m dcvclj hukml `fclj clstfmn ai mly su`stmlef ai lmturf ar kmlkmnf
thclj.
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iaddaw, alf, daag mt kmrgftclj ms thf hcjhfst rfwmrnclj praifsscal, mln whfl thfrf cs jrfmtfr rfwmrn, thfrf
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yaur strcnf) $fspfet yaursfdi ms iralt dclf emvmdry thfl thf sempfjamt, `femusf thf rfsudt ai thf `mttdf cs
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ulprfncetm`cdcty ms thf prcef ai prc2fn emteh8 ct lfvfr eakfs fmscdy dcgf femvmtclj (adn irak thf kclf)
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iar thf `fttfr, ct wcdd efrtmcldy hcjh yaur karmd)
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mlathfr lfw ̀ fjcllclj)
!vfrythclj cs thf smkf fefrpt lfw 2fst mln iurthfr rficlfn vcscal) +fs, wf mdd mrf pmssclj thraujh sueh
phmsfs mln sakf tckf fmrdcfr ar dmtfr wf eakf aut ai thf sctumtcal. Ct cs thf strfljth mln rfscdcflef thmt wf
hmvf ta emrry al thf dcif wf hmvf cl whmtfvfr thf shmpf thf =uprfkf #fclj cltflt iar. hf `fmuty ai thf
dcif ctsfdi cs thf rf"uvflmtcal ct nafs alfsfdi. &cgf thf sgcl ai thf =frpflt ncspmtehfs irak thf sfrpflt `any
mitfr m efrtmcl pfrcan ai tckf mln mdd lfw sgcl surimefs irak ulnfrlfmth, dcif mdsa ehmljfs cts eadaurs mln
mitfr m efrtmcl pfrcan ai dcif mln wf mdd eakf aut wcth mdd lfw vc`rmlt mln irfsh hufs.
Ct cs thcs vfry lmturf whceh nafs walnfr iar thf fltfrtmclkflts ai mdd ai us wha mrf ehcdnrfl ai hfr mln shf
ealstmltdy lurturf mln jraw us cl `fttfr shmpf. %hfthfr ct cs kf ar yau wf mdd hmvf aur fpfrcflefs. hfy
mrf lat jaan ar `mn `ut, aur arcfltmtcal mln prcarctcfs kmgf thfk jaan ar `mn.
9ar fmkpdf al =ulnmy ct iffds jaan ta wmgf up dmtf cl thf karlclj mln ci sakfalf cs kmrrcfn, thf spausf
wcdd mdsa mppravf thf smkf met `ut al thf mlathfr nmy ai thf wffg, ci thf smkf thclj hmppfl mln whfl yauhmvf ta dasf yaur #us ta Aiicef, ct efrtmcldy iffd `mn mln yaur spausf wcdd mdsa jft ncsmppacltfn sclef shf
hms ta stmrt hfr nmcdy eharus mt dmtf haurs mln thf nfdmy cl nmcdy eharus mdsa east yaur ehcdnrfl ta kcss thfcr
sehaad `us cl thf kcn laal) =a thf fssflef ai thf fmkpdf cs thmt thf met cs smkf `ut thf rfsudts vmry ms
pfr tckf mln nmy) Mln a`vcausdy thfy mrf jaan ar `mn.
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ckpravfkflts mln rf"uvflmtcals mrf thf ealstmlt praefss iar mdd ai us, thf `fmuty ai ct cs, wf ealsecausdy
rfmdc2f ct mln thf warst thclj iar us cs ct hmppfls cl aur dcif mln wf icln ct ncstur`clj hflef edasf aur fyfs
mln fmrs.
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yaursfdi cl yaur vfry awl hfmrt. &ft yaur hfmrt ehmljf cts `fmts mln sff thf walnfr whmt ct nafs iar yau,
ct kmy hmvf `fmt cl pmst iar sa kmly wardndy ermvcljs mln ercfn iar thf passfsscal ai kartmd `fdaljcljs,
`ut dft ct `fmt iar uttfr irffnak, thf irffnak ai yaur spcrct ta fl"ay cllaeflef wcthcl mln mdd merass thf
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Clerfmsfn -da`md >hmddfljfs mln cts sadutcals
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lukfraus ehmddfljfs. Ct kmy sffk thmt Clncm waudn lat hmvf km"ar `megdmsh ai thcs phflakflm `ut
daagclj mt thf prfsflt seflmrca, pceturf cs lat thmt rasy ms aur (avfrlkflt stmtfs.
Al alf hmln thfrf cs mdkast nmcdy lfws ai iurthfr warsflclj ai 4s mln !urapf ercsfs "aclclj thf tmddy,
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ta gffp cts pasctcal ms alf ai thf kast clidufltcmd mln gfy pdmyfr cl !urapf. Mln ci thcs jda`md ercscs cs lat
flaujh, mt hakf aur rudclj (avfrlkflt cs lfeg nffp cl `urjfalclj clidmtcal mln lfvfr `fiarf ercsfs ai
iclmlecmd semks ̀ y nciifrflt (avfrlkflt nfpt. mln nciifrflt =tmtf javfrlkflts.
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al thf athfr hmln aut ai raujhdy <1 kcddcal papudmtcals wf hmvf dfss thml m kcddcal Cleakf tm pmyfr)
6cvfrsctcfs mln mnvfrsmrcfs mrf flndfss cl aur eaultry `ut survcvmd cs mdsa ckpartmlt iar us cl thf smkf
ecreukstmlefs) Cl dmst OG yfmrs ai irffnak, fmeh clncvcnumd ectc2fl ai Clncm dast dmghs ai $upffs cl tfrks
ai lmtcalmd mssft nuf ta tm fvmscal, iclmlecmd semks cl pu`dce mln prcvmtf sfetar mln systfk dass mlnearruptcal cl (avfrlkflt systfk mln clstctutcal)
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cltfddfetumd fpfrts cl thf wardn, wf mrf m thcrn wardn fealaky) hmlgs ta aur ;adctcecmls)
#ut thcljs emllat `f ehmljfn avfrlcjht8 wf mdd hmvf ta ehmljf ta jmthfr) Mln ci wf mrf m`df ta na thmt wf
eml fkfrjf ms hfmdthy survcvar cl thcs jda`md kfdtnawl.
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nau`df cl rfmdcty, aur lmtcal cs rmlgfn paar thcrn wardn eaultry iar vfry dmw rmlg ai iclmlecmd rmlgcljs
whceh udtckmtfdy rfidfets cl thf nfjrmnfn vmduf ai aur $upff mjmclst %ardn:s dfmnclj eurrflecfs dcgf
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ai clidmtcal, mln hcjhfst luk`frs ai lmtcalmd mssfts al cltfrlmtcalmd fealakce pmrmkftfr.
!vfl thaujh wf mrf jflfrmtclj m dat cl tfrks ai iclmlecmd jrawth clncvcnumddy mln ms m lmtcal, thf truf
icjurfs mrf imr ta mppfmr al aur (6; jraulns whceh ealstmltdy miifet aur $upff strfljth cl jda`md
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thau 4= fealaky cs cl jrfmtfst fvfr iclmlecmd ercsfs ai thcs efltury. !vfl thaujh (da`md rmtclj mjflecfs
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thausmlns ai `usclfss fltfrprcsfs whceh nafs lat pmy m scljdf pflly ta (avfrlkflt cl thf lmkf ai m,
mln karf thml <11 kcddcal pfapdf wha na lat pmy m scljdf rupff cl thf lmkf ai Cleakf tm.
'ust daag mt thf Mjrceudturf sfetar cl Clncm, ct cs hcjhdy mln feduscvfdy pratfetfn mln prcvcdfjfn clnustry,
thaujh imrkfrs hmrndy pmy tm) Al alf hmln aur (avfrlkflt edmck thmt Clncm:s @1 pfreflt papudmtcal
dcvfs cl 7cddmjfs mln kastdy na imrkclj, thfl why thfrf cs m `cj `cms mjmclst m ecty nwfddfr*
C hfmrn thmt wcth sakf ic fdfetrcecty `cdd m imrkfr eml rul D1 harsfpawfr su`kfrsc`df pukp iar haurs,
mln fmetdy appasctf ta thmt, m tawl ar ecty hausfhadn pmys karf thml thausmln rupffs mvfrmjf hausfhadn
fdfetrcecty #cdd pfr kalth) Al alf hmln (avfrlkflt cs pmyclj su`scncfs, irffnak irak daml pmy`meg iar
imrkfrs cl thf lmkf ai papudmr padctces, mln al thf athfr hmln "a`dfss pfapdf cl ecty mrfms mrf sueeuk`fn
ta na sucecnf iar lat hmvclj kalfy ta rul thfcr imkcdy) %hy thfrf cs lat $a"jmr jumrmltff iar sueh "a`dfss
ar paar pfapdf ai awl mln 3ctcfs*
hfrf cs m papudmr smyclj thfsf nmys cl aur eaultry thmt, Ci yau wmlt prcvcdfjf irak aur (avfrlkflt, yau
shaudn `f =flcar ectc2fl, hmlncemp, imrkfr, vcddmjfr ar `fdalj ta sa emddfn #;& imkcdy)
Aur (avfrlkflt mjflecfs nafs lat m`df ta jmujf metumd rfmdcty, wf mrf lat fleaurmjclj thasf skmddfltrfprflfurs, sfdi clnfpflnflt clncvcnumds mln aur (avt. aiifrs erarfs ai $upffs saps iar 3arparmtf
sfetar) G pfreflt ai (6; mln fkpdaykflt eakfs irak K=K! clnustry fvfl thaujh ct cs stcdd hmrn ta jft
iclmlef iar sueh `usclfss) Al alf hmln K=K!s mrf dmshfn wcth mdd thf pflmdty iar lat pmyclj tckfdy
mfs mln utcdcty `cdds, whfrf ms 3arparmtf sfetar hms mdwmys sait earlfr cl mly papudmr fdfetfn
(avfrlkflt ai Clncm) hfrf mrf ulnrfns ai earparmtf hausfs wha hmvf fvmnfn erarfs ai $upffs m
mln nfimudtfr cl tfrks ai pmyclj utcdcty `cdds sueh ms !dfetrcecty, (ms, athfr 9ufd, mln $aymdtcfs fte.
Ci wf eml eakf aut ai aur awl erfmtfn kmyhfk `y 3alsfeutcvf (avfrlkflts mln thfcr padcecfs, C mk
surf thmt wf eml fkfrjf ms wcllfr cl prfsflt (da`md ercsfs)
Cl shart, 'MC=C ;$M'M, 7MC=M $M'M. hmt kfmls, hf wmy wf mrf, aur ?clj ar (avfrlkflt wcdd `f thfsmkf) =a wf lffn ta ehmljf.
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Cl thf =mkf ai @usclfss
hfrf mrf hulnrfns ai thcljs wf na cl thf lmkf ai `usclfss mln wf gffp al fpdarclj iurthfr aptcals iar
thmt. La kmttfr whfthfr ct cs praifsscalmd ar ulpraifsscalmd, dajcemd ar cddajcemd ct nafs lat kmttfr ta us)
Ct eaudn ulimcr eakpftctcal, ul rfmdcstce edmcks mln ul rfmdcstce prceclj mdsa thf dcst cs sa dalj thmt C waudn
lat dcgf ta iurthfr wrctf ct sclef ky paclt cs lat m`aut haw kueh ai thfk C glaw mln yau shaudn mnn ta
yaur kfkary `ut C wmlt ta eakkulcemtf m -ufstcal whceh cs fvcnflt cl fvfryalf:s kcln whfthfr yau ar
kf ar mlyalf fdsf.
hf thclj cs thmt wf hukml `fcljs mrf sa erfmtcvf thmt wf gffp al erfmtclj dmrjfr mln karf dmrjfr luk`fr
ai feusfs mln sakftckf wf fvfl iarjft thmt whfthfr thfrf cs mly dajce mttmehfn ta ct ar lat)
=akftckf wf smy thmt thfrf wms thcs sfrvcef pra`dfk irak aur scnf `femusf wf hmn m imkcdy iuletcal mt
hakf mln mdd ai aur stmii wms thfrf) Al thf athfr scnf thf smkf imkcdy kfk`fr smy thmt sa mln sa pfrsal
ai aur imkcdy cs cl thf sfrvcef `usclfss sa hf cs lfvfr m`df ta fl"ay hadcnmy ar fvfl thf kast ckpartmlt
imkcdy iuletcals mt hakf) &aag mt thf ealtrmncetcal.
=ckcdmrdy wf smy aur fkpdayff thmt wf mrf jaclj ta na smdmry ai thcs kalth m wffg dmtf sclef thfrf cs
sakf pra`dfk ai pmykflt `ut wf iarjft ta gffp cl kcln thmt whmtfvfr thf ehm-ufs wf rfefcvfn irak aur
edcflts mrf su`kcttfn cl aur `mlg iar edfmrclj cs thraujh aur aiicef pfal) frf wf na lat fvfl `athfr thmt
thf pfrsal hms mdrfmny sffl thf icjurfs mln hf glaws thmt haw kueh mkault cs nfpasctfn cl thf eakpmly
`mlg meeault) hf paclt C wmlt ta eakkulcemtf cs thmt mt whmt ftflt wf hmvf `feakf prmetcemd kmehclf
dcgf `fclj, thmt fvfl thaujh wf hmvf sflsfs ta ulnfrstmln thf fmeh mln fvfry sctumtcal mln miimcrfs cl
`usclfss imcd ta tmgf emrf ai aur nffns cl iralt ai aur tmsg.
hf "ft mjf ai nfvfdapkflt cs rfmddy tmgclj cts tadd al us, wf mrf mdd pacsfn ta ja imst la kmttfr whmt east
wf lffn ta pmy iar thf spffn) Mln thf hm`ct jrmnumddy mln ulglawcljdy cltrunf cl thf imkcdy kmttfr, thf
wmy wf hmlndf sctumtcal cl `usclfss wcth feusf mln supfricecmd prakcsfs, wf stmrt metclj cl thf imkcdykmttfr cl sckcdmr imshcal mln wf iarjft thmt cl iralt ai us wf hmvf aur ehcdnrfl, pmrflts mln sc`dcljs)
hf kmtfrcmdcsk mln rmpcndy ehmljfn vmdufs whfrf cltfrfst ai alf:s awl cs efltrmd mln iarfkast hms
earruptfn mdkast fvfrythclj cledunclj aur ealsecflef mln su`ealsecaus.
Mln thf hm`ct ai pfrsumnclj athfrs iar `usclfss rfmsals jrmnumddy tmgfs pdmef ai ealvcleclj cl imkcdy
kmttfr mln wf stmrt fvfl pfrsumnclj aur imkcdy kfk`frs) %f fvfl iarjft thmt thf kmttfr cs m`aut imkcdy
mln lat `usclfss) Mt dmst thcs hm`ct ai pfrsumnclj athfrs jft cl ta aur kfkary systfk nuf ta pradaljfn
hm`ct mln rfpftctcals ai thf smkf thclj `y us tckf mln mjmcl. Mln alef ct stcegs cl ta aur kfkary,
sakftckf ct mdsa stmrts jcvclj us thf sa emddfn jucnmlef mln edufs irak wcthcl iar nciifrflt kmttfr mln wf
surprcsf thmt haw eakf thfsf strmljf mnvcef mln clscstflef eakfs ta aur mttfltcal irak wcthcl)
#ut ircflns, na lat jft mkm2fn `y sueh phflakflal, ct cs yaur awl kfkary ai pfrsumscal yau ncn iar
athfrs iar sa emddfn `usclfss rfmsal) Lat thf smkf thclj hms stueg cl ta yaur kfkary mln whfl thfrf cs
mly pfrsalmd -ufstcal al whceh wf lffn ta thclg, iclnclj us shart ai ealsecflef, ckkfncmtfdy thf
kfkary icrfs cts awl sujjfstcal mln ms mdwmys ct hmppfls, clstfmn ai truf dajcemd mnvcef wf icln strmljf
mln hmrn ta swmddaw jucnmlef, `ut na lat warry, ct cs aur vfry awl pfrsumscal whceh cs `aulef `meg ta us
mln wf sckpdy spfdd`auln ta ct sclef wf lfvfr aur sfdi usfn thmt iar us)
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Kmy `f yau icln thcs mrtcedf m `ct nciiceudt ta ulnfrstmln `ut ct cs warth ta jcvf m thaujht, C ncn ct mln C
iauln thcs ul`fdcfvm`df rfmdcty) =a C sckpdy shmrfn cl iralt ai yau, C hapf yau wcdd fl"ay ct.
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Ckpartmlef ai /ukml 9fsauref 2mlmjfkflt
%hfl ct eakfs ta mly fltfrprcsf ar arjmlc2mtcal fljmjfn cl ta `usclfss ar thf wfdimrf metcvcty, thfrf
eakfs thf hukml rfsauref kmlmjfkflt. 9ar sa kmly pfapdf stcdd tanmy ukml rfsauref kmlmjfkflt cs m
`ct nciiceudt lmcd.
hfrf mrf nciifrflt rfmsals iar thf pra`dfk `ut daagclj mt cs hadcstcemddy, thf sadutcal cs cl vceclcty. Mln iar
thmt yau wcdd hmvf ta jcvf sakf ftrm fiiarts.
&ft kf tfdd yau icrst thmt jalf mrf thf nmys whfl m scljdf pfrsal usfn ta warg mln kmlmjf mdd thf miimcr ai
mly fltfrprcsf, clstctutcal. Cl pmst yfmrs, whfl thfrf wms lat clnustrcmd rfvadutcal cl aur eaultry, thmt wms
fvcnflt sclef kast ai thf pfapdf usfn ta fmrl alf:s awl dcvfdchaan thraujh clnfpflnflt fiiarts, `ut ms thf
clnustrcmd rfvadutcal taag pdmef, thf whadf pceturf hms ehmljfn jrmnumddy.
&aagclj mt nciifrflt clnustry mln cts nmy tanmy rf-ucrfkflts, ct hms `feakf rfdmtcvfdy nciiceudt ta rul mly
fltfrprcsf clnfpflnfltdy mln mdalf wcthaut hfdp ai wargfrs. hf sc2f ai `usclfss, thf eakkfrecmd
rfspalsc`cdcty, clstctutcalmd mln javt. rfdmtcal, pranuetcal, kmrgftclj fte. mrf thfrf ta ̀ f mnnrfssfn mln alf
emllat na ct mdalf. =a sckpdf yau lffn hfdpclj hmln ta rul m `usclfss, thcs cs emddfn hukml rfsauref,whfrf yau clnuet sakfalf ta daag mitfr m pmrtceudmr metcvcty ai yaur `usclfss.
Ms yaur `usclfss jraws, yau lffn iurthfr hfdp ta kmlmjf yaur `usclfss cl tfrks ai kmluimeturclj,
kmrgftclj, meeaults kmlmjfkflt, `usclfss idaw kmlmjfkflt mln kueh karf, law yau iurthfr lffn
nciifrflt pfrsallfd ta hmlndf thfsf tmsgs. hcs wmy thfrf wcdd `f luk`fr ai pfapdf wargclj iar yau iar
nciifrflt metcvcty ai yaur `usclfss. %hfl thcs luk`fr rcsfs cl nau`df ncjct, jrmnumddy yau iffd shart ai
hmlndclj pawfr iar yaur pfrsallfd. Al alf hmln yau hmvf yaur awl rfspalsc c̀dcty ta hmlndf gfy
rfspalsc`cdctcfs ai thf `usclfss mln al thf athfr hmln yau lffn ta daag mitfr thasf pfapdf mln thfcr
metcvcty, thfcr mttflnmlef, thfcr m`sflef, thfcr m`cdctcfs mln ncsm`cdctcfs ai tmegdclj pra`dfks mln mdd thfsf.
Law cl sueh m sctumtcal ci yau ealefltrmtf al yaur awl gfy rfspalsc`cdctcfs aldy, thf pfrsallfd wcdd lathmvf mly alf ta jucnf thfk mln daag upal thfk, cl sueh m sctumtcal thfy wcdd warg cl thfcr awl wmy, ar
"ust sct nawl mln wmct iar thf arnfrs irak thf `ass) Mln ci thfy na thfcr warg cl thfcr awl wmy, thfrf mrf
ehmlefs ai kcstmgfs ar dmgf ai pfrifetcal ar nftmcd rf-ucrfn. =clef yau mrf lat mvmcdm`df ta jucnf thfk,
yau wcdd hmvf ta suiifr nmkmjfs mln dass nuf ta yaur wargfr.
frf yau lffn sakfalf ta daag mitfr yaur pfrsallfd, thfcr rf-ucrfkflts cl tfrks ai jucnmlef, hfdp mln
supfrvcscal. hf pfrsal wha eml hmlndf thcs nuty cs emddfn hukml rfsauref kmlmjfr. =clef wargfrs mrf
mdsa ml mssft, rfsauref iar mly arjmlc2mtcal, thfy mdsa lffn ta `f kmlmjfn mln aptckc2fn iar iurthfr
pfrifetcal mln pfriarkmlef. Mln thf hukml rfsauref kmlmjfr nafs thcs tmsg. =a thcs wmy hukml rfsauref
kmlmjfkflt cs jfttclj karf mln karf ckpartmlt tanmy iar mdkast mdd thf arjmlc2mtcal thmt hmvf skmdd ar
dmrjf luk`fr ai pfrsallfd wargclj iar thfk. %hfthfr cl `usclfss ar cl ehmrcty, thf kmlmjfkflt ai hukml rfsauref cs -uctf ckpartmlt.
Ms yaur `usclfss mnvmlefs mln ncvfrsciy cl tfrk ai metcvcty ar thf pranuets ar sfrvcef ct aiifrs, yau lffn
ta mppaclt hukml rfsauref kmlmjfrs karf thml alf. #femusf alf hukml rfsauref kmlmjfr emllat hmlndf
wargfrs irak ncvfrsf icfdn ai mppdcemtcal whfl thf arjmlc2mtcal cs `cj mln thfrf mrf hulnrfns ai wargfrs
wargclj cl thf smkf arjmlc2mtcal. Law hfrf yau lffn m tfmk ai $ kmlmjfrs mln sckudtmlfausdy m
pfrsal ta daag mitfr mdd thf $ kmlmjfrs. Cl `usclfss tfrkcladajy, thf past ai thf pfrsal cs emddfn ukml
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$fsauref 6crfetar, thf pfrsallfd wha daag mitfr thf nmy ta nmy nutcfs ai thf fltcrf $ kmlmjfr mln jucnf
thfk ta warg mdalj thf scljdf kclnfn jamd ai m `usclfss fltfrprcsf.
=a ms kueh ms yaur rfsaurefs jraw, yau lffn kmlmjfrs mln ncrfetars ta hmlndf thf rfsaurefs. Mln iar
fiicecflt kmlmjfkflt, yau lffn prapfr fpfrcflefn praifsscalmd iar thf nuty ta `f hmlndfn.
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/aw ta na @rmln @ucdnclj6
a `f sueefssiud cl thf eutthramt eakpftctcal wardn avfr, ct `feakfs hcjhdy ckpfrmtcvf ta `ucdn yaur
#rmln =tralj mln mppfmdclj. %hfl ct eakfs ta #rmln `ucdnclj, thfrf mrf efrtmcl pmrmkftfrs whceh cs ta `f
sft iar yaur #rmln `ucdnclj whceh mrf, hf #rmln ;rapasctcal, hf pranuet Kc, tmrjftfn usfrs, Kmrgft
pasctcalclj, mrjftfn kmrgft fealakce ealnctcal, 3hacef ai pranuet cl jflfrmd.
#rmln `ucdnclj cs iar thf survcvmd ai thf `usclfss, ct mdd nfpflns al yaur #rmln ai pranuets whceh pfriark
ms pfr cts usm`cdcty mln vmduf prapasctcal thmt cs why yau lffn ta mehcfvf m`avf kfltcalfn pmrmkftfrs.
%hfl wf tmdg m`aut #rmln prapasctcal, ct cs mdd m`aut whmt yaur #rmln aiifrs ta thf eustakfr, whmt ct
prapasf, cts usm`cdcty, eakiart flhmlefkflt iar thf usfr, fte. Ct shaudn `f edfmrdy eakkulcemtfn thmt whmt
ehmljf ct `rcljs cl ar cl whceh wmy ct miifets thf usfr, cl whceh prcef sfjkflt ct cs pasctcalfn. %ralj
pasctcalclj ai sfjkflt eaudn nfstray mly #rmln fvfl thaujh hmvclj fefddflt ifmturfs mln #rmln
mppfmdclj eaupdfn wcth hcjhfr usm`cdcty. =a sfjkfltmtcal ai #rmln cs thf icrst mln iarfkast ckpartmlt.
=ckcdmrdy thf pranuet kc cs f-umddy ckpartmlt, ct cs vfry kueh ckpartmlt thmt yau mrf lat aiifrclj "ust
athfr pranuet ar sckcdmr pranuet ta yaur eakpftctars pranuets, yaur pranuet shaudn hmvf cts ulc-ufifmturfs mln nfvfdapfn iar ulc-uf ealsukfr sfjkflt.
mrjftclj yaur #rmln ta efrtmcl muncflef, efrtmcl edmss ai pfapdf cs mdsa rf-ucrfn, yaur #rmln shaudn
eakkulcemtf thraujh cts `rmln lmkf, mln ;megmjclj mln ulc-uf =fddclj prapasctcal thmt whceh ealsukfr
sfjkflt ct tmrjfts. Ci thfrf cs mly ealiuscal, fcthfr ct clerfmsf imcdfn pctehclj ta wralj praspfetcvf
ealsukfr, ar 2fra rfpfmtfn ealsukptcal rfsudtclj cl ta sunnfl smdf nrap miifetclj kmrgftfr ar
kmluimeturfr `mndy.
Kmrgft pasctcalclj cs m imetar whceh erfmtfs m #rmln ckmjf ctsfdi, irak Miiduflt, $ceh, 4ppfr
Kcnndfedmss, Kcnndfedmss, &awfr Kcnndfedmss ta ;aar thfsf mrf thf edmsscicemtcal ai thf ealsukfrs, ms pfr
yaur pranuet -umdcty stmlnmrns, mln prceclj, ct rfprfsflt pasctcal cl nciifrflt kmrgfts. =akftckf m prfkcuk pranuet cl efrtmcl eaultry ar stmtf `feakf ml mvfrmjf pranuet iar hcjhfr kcnndfedmss ar athfr
eaultry ar stmtf nuf ta thmt eaultry ar stmtfs iclmlecmd ealnctcals. Ci efrtmcl pranuet #rmln cs ;rfkcuk ta
Clncml eustakfr, ct eaudn `f ml mvfrmjf pranuet #rmln iar 4= papudmtcal) $fmsal cs sckpdf, Clncm cs m
thcrn wardn nfvfdapclj fealaky, whfrf cs 4= cs m nfvfdapfn fealaky mln iclmlecmd supfr pawfr ms wfdd.
hf `attak ta tap cleakf rmtca ai Clncml ta 4s papudmtcal cs nciifrflt sa yau kust ealscnfr thf Kmrgft
pasctcalclj ai yaur #rmln emrfiuddy. 9ar ml fmkpdf m efrtmcl 3mr #rmln cs pasctcalfn mt uppfr kcnndf
edmss mln tmrjftfn mt icrst tckf `uyfr ai 3mr kmrgft, ci thf smkf 3mr #rmln pcegup nfkmln cl 3mr mc
sfjkflt, whceh cs alf ai thf kanf iar pu`dce trmlspart, ct kmy erfmtf lfjmtcvf ckpmet ta thf smdf. mrjftfn
ealsukfr kmy shy mwmy ta `y sueh ;ranuet #rmln whceh cs jfttclj karf mln karf usfn `y mc =frvcef
pravcnfr)
Ci yau na lat emrf iar kmrgfts fealakce ealnctcal, ct kmy warg mjmclst yaur #rmln ai pranuet. Ct cs hcjhdy
ckpartmlt ta thclg m`aut kmrgft fealakce ealnctcal `fiarf dmulehclj efrtmcl pranuet `rmln. =akftckf
vfry jaan pranuet #rmln jfts kclckmd rfspalsf nuf ta wralj kmrgft fealakce ealnctcals. 9ar fmkpdf
ci yau wmlt ta kmrgft m pranuet #rmln ta uppfr kcnndf edmss cl Clncm, yau shaudn ehfeg thf avfrmdd kmrgft
fealakce ealnctcals. 4ppfr Kcnndfedmss `fclj ml fealaky sflsctcvf edmss eaudn turl thfcr fyfs mwmy
irak thf pranuet #rmlns usumddy thfy `uy. 6uf ta `mn fealakce ealnctcal thfy kmy gffp mwmy irak thmt
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pranuet `rmln whceh cs tmrjftfn mt uppfr kcnndfedmss. =a cl `mn fealakce ealnctcals fvfl jaan pranuet
`rmln kmy dasf aut scjlcicemltdy. =akftckf ct kmy lffn ta wcthnrmw irak thf kmrgft ar fdsf dmeg ai
ealsukfr cltfrfst cl tatmd #rmln imcdurf.
!vfl thaujh yau tmgf emrf m`aut mdd thf pmrmkftfrs ta `ucdn m stralj #rmln, hukml ehacefs pdmys
scjlcicemlt radf. 6uf ta ealstmltdy ehmljclj hukml ehacefs ms pfr tckf mln jfajrmphy, yau kust `f surf
cl aiifrclj ehacefs cl tfrks ai tmrjftfn kmrgft sfjkflt. !vfl ta `fclj ml fefddflt pranuet, ci thf
autdaag, pmegmjclj, sc2f aptcals mrf thf imetars ta `f ealscnfrfn sfrcausdy. 9ar thmt, yau lffn ta
ealstmltdy ehmljclj trflns cl saecfty. A mnnrfss thcs ehmddfljf, sakf kmrgftfr gffp al 4pjrmnclj mln
upnmtclj ta thf ehmljfn ehacefs. 9ar fmkpdf, Kmrutc =u2ugc cs pasctcalclj M&A ms cts kast rfmsalm`df
prcsfn emr iar icrst tckf `uyfr. !mrdcfr ct wms Kmrutc N11, `ut law nmys thfy mrf lat kmluimeturclj Kmrutc
N11, `femusf thfy wmlt ta push Mdta cl thf smkf sfjkflt wcth ckpravfn pranuet ifmturfs sclef thf kmrgft
iar kfncuk edmss cs nfkmlnclj karf cl tfrks ai pranuet, stydclj, eakiart, ramn smifty mln rfmsalm`dy dmw
prceclj taa. Ct edfmrdy shaws thmt kcnndfedmss hms m `ct `fttfr pasctcal cl Clncm nuf ta clerfmsfn wmjfs cl
arjmlc2fn sfetar ms wfdd ms jrawclj =K! sfetar whceh rf-ucrfs sueh fealakce thaujh stydcsh emr iar thfcr
usmjf. =ckcdmrdy cl thf Kmrutc N11 sfjkflt, thfrf mrf athfr thrff ta iaur eakpftctar emr #rmlns whceh mrf
ealstmltdy `ctclj kmrgft shmrf ai Kmrutc N11. hcs cs thf rfmsal thmt Kmrutc =u2ugc cs rfpdmeclj KmrutcN11 wcth Mdta whceh nfrcvfs ifmturfs irak Kmrutc N11 mln Adn fl Kanfd ai Kmrutc =u2ugc.
=a ci yau emrf m`aut mdd thfsf pmrmkftfrs, yaur #rmln eaudn stmln stm`df cl mly kmrgft mln cl nciifrflt
kmrgft ealnctcals. Kmgf alf thclj surf thmt nfvfdapclj mln kmluimeturclj m pranuet cs nciifrflt irak
#rmlnclj, #ucdnclj #rmln cs mdd m`aut rfspalnclj ta ealsukfr ehacefs, kmrgft sfjkfltmtcal mln kmrgft
ealnctcalclj.
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ructs ai pfrsfvfrmlef
%hflfvfr wf stmrt sakfthclj lfw clctcmtcvf ar `usclfss wf mrf sa flthuscmstce ta kmgf ct `cj mln imst,
clctcmddy wf mrf al hcjh spcrcts `ut jrmnumddy ct kfdts ms tckf pmssfs `y. Ct cs lat m strmljf sctumtcal, ct eaudn
hmppfl wcth mly alf yau ar kf mly alf)
hf -ufstcal cs lat why ct hmppfls fvfl thaujh wf mrf sa kueh aptckcstce m`aut lfw nfvfdapkflts* Mln
why ct hmppfls fvfl thaujh karf thml flaujh fiiarts) +fs thfrf mrf m dat ai -ufstcal eakf ta aur kcln
whfl wf pmss thraujh sueh m sctumtcal. #ut na lat tmgf ct wraljdy, hmvf pmtcflef mln tmgf wcsf nfecscal
wcth sakf dcgfkclnfn pfapdf wha hmvf fpfrcflef ai jaclj thraujh sueh sctumtcal mln fkfrjfn wcllfr.
Ct cs lat m`aut jfttclj ncseaurmjfn `y thf clctcmd a`stmedfs, sclef mdd thfsf a`stmedfs mrf lat a`stmedfs `ut
thf jfstmtcal tckf ai mly lfw `fjcllclj, ct tmgfs cts tckf mln efrtmcldy tmgf aii sueefssiuddy ci yau hmvf
pfrsfvfrmlef mln eaurmjf ta pmss thraujh thmt dfml pfrcan, whfl yau mrf mt dmw wcth jrawclj prfssurf ai
jflfrmtclj rfsudt mln rfvfluf ̀ ath.
Clstfmn ai pmlcegclj, tmgf sakf tckf aii thf warg mln kfft sakf pfapdf wha hmvf stmrtfn lfw `usclfss
cl pmst mln msg thfk thmt whmt wfrf thf pra`dfks thfy imefn, whmt stupcn kcstmgfs thfy kmnf mln hawthfy earrfetfn thfk. C mk surf thmt sfvfltyicvf pfreflt ai yaur pra`dfks wcdd `f pfrcshfn alf thf
kakflt whfl yau eakf ta glaw thmt thf pra`dfks yau mrf imeclj mrf thf smkf whmt thfy imefn cl thf
`fjcllclj)
Mln C tfdd yau thmt thfsf pra`dfks mrf lathclj `ut thf dmgf ai pmtcflef, `femusf wf wmlt imst rfsudt, -uceg
turlaut mln fmsy rfturls) hfsf mspcrmtcals erfmtf rfmd pra`dfk, sff mlythclj whceh cs lfw tmgfs tckf ta
jmthfr kakfltuk, fvfl wf na lat jft yaulj avfrlcjht, icrst wf wfrf climlts, thfl gcns thfl tfflmjfrs
mln thfl wf `feakf yaulj kfl ar wakfl) =mkf thclj hmppfls ta lfw fltfrprcsf, ct tmgfs tckf ta `f
rfeajlc2fn, mdsa yau mrf lfw ta thmt `usclfss sa clvmrcm`dy yau wcdd mdsa rf-ucrf karf tckf ta na mly tmsg
rfdmtfn ta thf lfw `usclfss)
Ct cs dcgf whfl yau mrf cl hurry ta emteh m `us ta rfmeh aiicef cl tckf, yau wcdd icln m dat ai rush cl -ufuf mt
`us stmln, yau wcdd dctfrmddy jft fk`mrrmssfn whfl m `us mrrcvf al thf `us stap mln -ufuf cs lat rfnueclj
imst flaujh sa thmt yau eml jft cl ta thf `us) hf rfmdcty cs thmt thfrf cs lat mt mdd mly dalj -ufuf, mdsa
thfrf cs flaujh spmef cl `us ta meeakkanmtf mdd thf pmssfljfrs wha mrf cl -ufuf, `ut nuf ta yaur hmstf,
yau iffd thmt yau kmy lat jft m sfmt thfrf cl thf `us)
=a ky ircflns thfrf cs lat mly pra`dfk wcth yau ar stueg cl mly wralj sctumtcal whfl yau stmrt mly lfw
clctcmtcvf ar `usclfss, thf rfmd pra`dfk cs thf dmeg ai pfrsfvfrmlef)
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Dfmrlclj Eurvfs W@S @MGVD YMDMK@HCSM[
)a lat pmlce
9ar dmst eaupdf ai wffgs mdd merass thf wardn mln law cl Clncm ta thf pmlce `uttal hms `ffl pushfn iar thf
daakclj dmrjf rfefsscal. Cl mdd thcs seflmrca, alf thclj C iauln vfry pfeudcmr cs thf radf ai kfncm, ct cs
erfmtclj lfvfr `fiarf hufs mln ercfs m`aut thf rfefsscal mln thf spdct scnf ai thcs pu`dcecty cs thmt ct erfmtfs
ulwmltfn ifmr mln ulrfst cl thf kcln ai eakkal pfapdf, pmrtceudmrdy thf kcnndf mln dawfr kcnndfedmss
merass thf eaultry wha mrf nmcdy wmjf fmrlfr mln kfft thfcr flns wcth nciiceudtcfs.
ruf thmt wardn cs ealstmltdy jrcppclj cl thf eduteh ai rfefsscal mln ct cs kastdy miifetclj thf 4.=. mln
!urapf. hf scnf fiifet ai thf rfefsscal cl thfsf fealakcfs erfmtclj warrcfs iar thf eaultrcfs whceh mrf
rfdcmlt ta thfsf fealakcfs mln whasf (6; cs kastdy fpart nrcvfl.
#ut C rfmddy walnfr thmt why wf cl Clncm kmgclj sa kueh lacsf iar thf passc`df fiifet al aur fealaky)
hcs cs lat icrst tckf cl thf hcstary ai pdmlft fmrth thmt wf mrf wctlfssclj m rfefsscal whceh eaudn pradalj
iar twa ta thrff yfmrs. hfrf hms `ffl sueh rfefsscal cl Clncm mln athfr pmrt ai wardn nuf ta nciifrflt
rfmsals cl dmst iaur nfemnfs. #ut thcs tckf thf stary cs eakpdftfdy nuf ta dmrjf luk`fr ai stary tfddfrs aut
thfrf cl kfncm wardn. Cl thasf nmys, kfncm wms lat sa pawfriud ta sprfmn thf lfws, aldy ;rclt kfncm mln
$mnca wfrf prakclflt thfrf `ut law thfrf cs ;rclt, fdfvcscal, $mnca mln Cltfrlft ta wmrl pfapdf m`aut
thf fkfrjclj rfefsscal.
haujh ci yau daag mt cs wcth nciifrflt vcfw paclt, ct wcdd mutakmtcemddy rfnuef warry) 6a lat daag mt
rfefsscal ms m eamrsf, daag mt ct ms appartulcty mln tckf ta fefd iurthfr cl praifsscal ar `usclfss. Kastdy
rfefsscals mrf erfmtfn nuf ta fhmustcvf spflnclj `fyaln thf smif pmssmjf ai clncvcnumd smvclj mln sakf
tckf fvfl karf spflnclj thfl fmrlclj. Al alf paclt ct erfmtf hujf nfkmln mln ftrmarnclmry praict mln
jrawth appartulcty, mln thfrf mitfr sunnfl vmeuuk ai lfw purehmsf mln spflnclj al dfcsurf mln
lfefsscty taa.
=a thfrf cs la walnfr why thf rfefsscal strcgf cl fvfry nfemnf. #ut wf pfapdf mdwmys dcgf tcnf wf na lat
dcgf f``, `ut ircflns why iarjft thf truth thmt f`` cs lfefssmry ta erfmtf lfw tcnf cl iuturf)
Mln iar Clncm, thfrf cs dfmst warry iar thf passc`df rfefsscal sclef wf hmvf hujf nakfstce kmrgft mln
ealtfltcausdy clerfmsclj nfkmlns iar mdkast mdd thf jaans. Aur fealaky cs dmrjfdy nfpflnflt al thf
mjrceudturf pranuef. Ci wf hmvf jaan rmcl imdd mln ci aur imrkfrs mrf wcth imt paegft thfl thfrf cs seapf iar
dfmst warry) Mln mdkast mdd thf 9K3(, 3alsukfr (aans mln 3mpctmd jaans wf kmgf hmvf prckmry
kmrgft cl Clncm. Mdsa rfefsscal nafs lat kfml thf <11 pfreflt vmeuuk ar `rfmg ta lfw purehmsf, ct
nferfmsf purehmsclj pawfr mln `uyclj spcrct ai thf pfapdf `ut thfrf wcdd `f nfkmln iar lfefsscty. +au eml
rfnuef yaur lffns mln lfefssctcfs `ut yau emllat dfmvf yaur lffns mln lfefssctcfs) flef stap pmlcegclj
mln try ta trmcl yaur fiiarts ta tmp meefltumd jaans sfetar ar 9K3(, ;hmrkmey, Kfnceclf mln
clirmstrueturf iar hfmdthy survcvmd, ncrfetdy ms m praifsscalmd ar ms m `usclfsskml, ar clncrfetdy thraujh
=taeg Kmrgft, ̀ femusf ̀ msce lfefssctcfs wcdd survcvf nfkmln ̀ fttfr.
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Dfmrlclj Eurvfs W@S @MGVD YMDMK@HCSM[
)a lat daa& `me&
%hfl yau mrf rullclj al thf ramn "ust gffp yaur fyfs al thf ramn mln na lat daag `meg mln ehfeg wha cs
iaddawclj yau, `femusf wcllclj cs cl gffpclj aur ealefltrmtcal whfrf wf mrf hfmnclj iar mln rfst wcdd `f
emrfn `y thf ealefrlfn thmt daag iar ct `ut lat yau.
+fs Ct cs ml fmkpdf whceh mppdcfs ta mdd ai us, kast ai us gffp al daagclj `meg whcdf wf mrf rullclj,
gffp al ehfegclj fvfrythclj wf na iar meeurmey whcdf wf mrf wargclj, kmy`f ct cs jaan hm`ct clctcmddy ta
kmgf surf thmt wf mrf naclj thf tmsg prapfrdy, `ut thf smkf hm`ct `feakfs lcjhtkmrf whfl ct avfrtmgfs
yaur wcdd ta na sakfthclj) %hfl yau `feakf sa kueh pmrtceudmr m`aut thf auteakf ai mlythclj yau na, C
kfml stueg cl fpfetmtcal ai thf iructs ai yaur met, yau clvmrcm`dy fln up `fclj m imcdurf. #femusf cl thf
tckf ai metcal yau mrf `usy cl ehfegclj rfmetcal, cl sueh wmy yau dasf yaur ealefltrmtcal cl rfmd tmsg mln
cts mnvmlefkflt wcth iurthfr met hflef thf rfsudt ai thf tmsg ctsfdi `f ul smtcsimetary, fvfl thaujh yau
trcfn ta na ct fefddflt.
Ky ircflns ky kfssmjf cs sckpdf mln edfmr, whcdf yau warg na lat emrf iar rfsudt, `femusf whfl yaur
wcdd cs pacsfn ta na sakfthclj pmrtceudmr, ct wcdd nficlctfdy na cl thmt kmllfr, na lat nau`t yaur wcdd. Ci `y
ehmlef yau na sakfthclj dcgf thmt, yau wcdd jcvf ehmlef ta kfkary avfrtmgf yaur cltfddfet. Mln na lat
kcstmgf kfkary ms cltfddfet. Ct cs aldy m `mjjmjf ai whmt yau ncn cl pmst, mln `fdcfi systfk whceh hmvf
`ffl me-ucrfn `y yau irak saecfty ai whceh yau na lat hmvf mly pfrsalmd fpfrcflef)
6uf ta mjf adn hm`ct ai iaddawclj thf saecfty mln `fdcfi systfk rmthfr thml mppdyclj yaur awl cltfddfet,
kast ai us stmrtfn `fdcfvclj thmt kfkary cs thf rfmd cltfddfet thf rfmd `rmcl, `ut fvfr yau thaujht thmt haw
m ehcdn met fvfrythclj* 3hcdnrfl nafs lat hmvf kfkary `ucdtup dcgf us, fvfl thaujh thfy kast ai thf
tckf na fefddflt thcljs, why8 `femusf thfy iaddaw thfcr hfmrt, yaur cltfddfet rfscnfs cl hfmrt mln yaur wcdd
pawfr cs mdsa thfrf, mln lat cl thf `rmcl. #rmcl cs thf `mjjmjf ai kfkary ta mln lat ta na `ftwffl whceh
dmes ai pfapdf fln up thfcr dcvfs wcthaut naclj mlythclj.
=a lft tckf whfl yau iffd eakpfddfn ta ehfeg mlythclj yau na mjmcl mln mjmcl iar pfrifetcal, stap mln
msg yaursfdi m -ufstcal thmt why ta ehfeg sa kmly tckf, "ust `femusf ta jft nfscrfn rfsudt* hfl yau wcdd
yaursfdi hmvf mlswfr ai thf -ufstcal thmt ealefltrmtclj al thf tmsg yau na cs thf `fst wmy ta jft nfscrfn
rfsudt mln lat cl ehfegclj mln ehfegclj mlythclj.
hf iarkfr mthdftf ai Clncm Kr. Kcdghmscljh usfn ta daag `meg whcdf hf rul al thf rullclj trmeg cl
mthdftce kffts "ust ta kmgf surf thmt hf cs cl iralt dclf mln la alf edasfdy iaddaw hck ta avfr tmgf hck, thf
smkf hm`ct emusfn imtmd whcdf hf ncn smkf thclj cl Adykpce Mthdftce rul, mln thf rfsudt wms, whfl hf
daagfn `meg mln ehfegfn thmt hcs eakpftctars mrf imr mwmy irak hck ar lat sa lfmr hck, alf ai thf
eakpftctar "ust erassfn hck al thf trmeg mln whfl Kcdghmscljh mjmcl stmrt rullclj daagclj al iralt al
thf trmeg, hf iauln thmt alf eakpftctar wmy cl iralt ai hck al thf trmeg `ut uliartulmtfdy cl rfst ai thf
rullclj al thf trmeg Kcdghmscljh wms ulm`df ta erass hck mln iclcsh icrst al thf mthdftce rul mln `feakf
daasfr. !vfl tanmy hf rfrmtfs hcs hm`ct ai daagclj `meg whcdf rullclj al mthdftce rullclj trmeg) %f lffn
ta tmgf m dfssal irak hck thmt "ust ealefltrmtf al whmt yau na, na lat nau`t yaur wcdd8 ct wcdd nficlctfdy
na whmt yau wmlt mln nficlctfdy wcdd lat na mlythclj yau na lat wmlt.
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Dfmrlclj Eurvfs W@S @MGVD YMDMK@HCSM[
@usclfss ̂ rmlsiarkmtcal mln )cvfrscicemtcal
frf cl Clncm wf hmvf lukfraus imkcdy rul fltfrprcsfs mln thfy mrf rullclj ulnfr thf ealtrads ai sfealn
ar thcrn jflfrmtcal fltrfprflfurs irak thf smkf imkcdy. cdd dmst nfemnf ct wms daagfn kastdy larkmd `ut
ms wf mnvmlef cl tfrks ai apfl kmrgft fealaky mln vudlfrm`df ta thf eakpftctcvf mtkasphfrf, thcs
trmnctcal stmrtfn imnclj. +fs ct cs kmy `f prfvmdflt cl =K!s `ut whfl wf daag mt thf earparmtf sfetar, kast
ai thfk hmvf mnaptfn thf rautf ai trmlsiarkmtcal ms thf ffeutcvf rul arjmlc2mtcal.
hf earf a`"fetcvfs mrf mnvmltmjf ai irfsh tmdflt mln clnuetcal ai lfw tfehlc-uf al kmlmjfkflt dfvfd.
Mln irffnak ai ncvfrscicemtcal cl ta ms kmly sfetar ms thfy wmlt. #fclj ml ffeutcvf rul arjmlc2mtcal, ct
`feakfs hfmdthcfr, rfspalscvf ta kmrgft ehmljfs8 rfsudt arcfltfn nuf ta praifsscalmd kmlmjfkflt mln
irffnak eakfs mutakmtcemddy ta ncvfrsciy wcth thf hfdp ai praifsscalmd fpfrts cl nciifrflt sfetar.
6uf ta sueh trmlsiarkmtcal, prakatfrs jft tckf ta karf iaeus al thf strmtfjce pmrt ai thf `usclfss mln thf
iclmlef kmlmjfkflt. hf rcsg ai dasclj fnjf nuf ta hmlndclj `y dfss fiicecflt ar dfss cltfrfstfn imkcdy
kfk`frs eml `f mvfrtfn `y sueh kmlmjfkflt ehmljf. hfrf mrf lukfraus fmkpdfs cl Clncml earparmtf
sfetar thmt thf prakatfrs hmvf `meg stmjfn irak thf kmlmjfkflt rfspalsc`cdcty mln fcthfr thfy fl"ay thfcr
irffnak ar ealefltrmtf al athfr lfw `usclfss iar thf iructiud ncvfrscicemtcal.
+au kmy iffd thmt why thfrf cs sueh rf-ucrfkflt mrcsfs fvfl thaujh prakatfrs mln lfw jflfrmtcal ai
prakatfrs mrf thfrf cl thf imkcdy*
hf imet cs thmt ci yau fstm`dcsh ml arjmlc2mtcal ta kmluimeturf Mutaka`cdf pmrts mln alf nmy cl yaur dmtf
sctcfs yau hmlnavfr thf arjmlc2mtcal ta yaur sal wha cs lat mt mdd cltfrfstfn cl Mutaka c̀df pmrts
kmluimeturclj sfetar) hf rfsudt eaudn `f thf sdawclj nawl ai `usclfss, kcskmlmjfkflt, dasclj aut
eakpftctcvflfss ar thf ultckfdy edasurf ai thf fltfrprcsf nuf ta dmeg ai glawdfnjf mln cltfrfst cl thf
clnustry ct pfriarks. Mln thf east wcdd `f pmcn `y thf nfncemtfn warg iaref mln thfcr imkcdcfs. Mt dfmst iar
sakftckf ct eaudn erfmtf sa kmly pra`dfks ta luk`fr ai imkcdcfs nuf ta alf kcstmgf)
Cl sueh m sctumtcal, wcsf nfecscal cs ta hmlnclj avfr thf kmlmjfkflt pawfrs ta ffeutcvfs mln dft thf lfw
jflfrmtcal imkcdy kfk`frs ta vflturf cl thf `usclfss ai thfcr ehacef, thcs wmy thfrf wcdd `f m hfmdthy
ncvfrscicemtcal ai ̀ usclfss cl thf scljdf imkcdy mln waudn erfmtf karf appartulctcfs ta thf saecfty.
hf `cjjfst mnvmltmjf ai thcs trmlsiarkmtcal cs thf ckmjf ai thf arjmlc2mtcal, whfl thfrf cs praifsscalmd
kmlmjfkflt rmthfr thml thf imkcdy ctsfdi, pfapdf daag mt ct ms truf earparmtf hausf mln ct jcvfs karf
ealicnflef ta thf pfapdf wha wmlt ta nfmd wcth sueh arjmlc2mtcal mln thf pfapdf wha wmlt ta warg iar
thf arjmlc2mtcal.
&aag mt thf mtm !kpcrf mln &, thfsf mrf mkalj thf `fst fmkpdf ai earparmtf kmlmjfkflt `y
ffeutcvfs mttrmetclj karf tmdfltfn pfapdf tawmrns thfk mln mdsa ncvfrscicfn cl lukfraus sfetar taa)
6uf ta ffeutcvf rul fltfrprcsfs, thfy erfmtf ckmjf ai karf saecmd mln `flficecmd arjmlc2mtcal ta thf
saecfty rmthfr thml vcfwfn ms imkcdy efltrce mln `flfictclj arjmlc2mtcal, ci wf ms Clncmls wmlt ta `f
rfspfetfn ms jda`md pdmyfrs wcth kudtclmtcalmd prfsflef, wf wcdd hmvf ta eakf avfr aur mjf adn
praprcftmry mk`ctcals whfrf thf cltfrfst ai thf prakatfr imkcdy cs suprfkf mt thf east ai `usclfss
eakpftctcvflfss mln jrawth.
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=a thf trmlsiarkmtcal ai `usclfss fltfrprcsf ms ffeutcvf rul fltfrprcsf irak imkcdy rul fltfrprcsf erfmtfs
wclwcl sctumtcal iar thf prakatfrs, wargfrs mln thf saecfty cl jflfrmd. Mln ct pravcnfs karf seapfs ta
thf prakatfrs ta ealefltrmtf cl athfr sfetar ai thfcr cltfrfsts)
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Dfmrlclj Eurvfs W@S @MGVD YMDMK@HCSM[
>alvcetcal pmys karf thml 1umdcicemtcals
Kast ai thf tckf mln kast ai us thfsf nmys rul mitfr -umdcicemtcal, hcjhfr -umdcicemtcal. A`vcausdy ct cs thf
rfmdcty mln thfrf cs la mrjukflt mjmclst ct, `ut vfry ifw ai thfk emrf iar thf ealvcetcal. %hmt hmppfls cs
wf mdd mrf daagclj mt thf meeakpdcshfn jamd, thf efrtcicemtfs mln `flficts mttmehfn ta ct, mln iarjft thf
metumd kmttfr thmt cs ealvcetcal thmt na wf hmvf ealvcetcal ta mehcfvf thmt* %f mdd ermvf iar sueefss mln
wf nrfmk m`aut thf rasy iuturf thfrfmitfr `ut haw kmly ai us icrst ealefltrmtf al thf tmsg mln icrkdy
`fdcfvf thmt wf waudn stmrt irak hfrf, wf wcdd na aur `fst mln rfsudt wcdd rfidfet aur ealvcetcal)
mrndy ifw, thfrf cs lat mdd imudt ai us `ut thfsf nmys wf mrf meeustakfn ta nrfmk mln karf nrfmk m`aut
aur iuturf, `ut whmt hmppfls cs wf mdsa sakftckf meeakpdcsh thfk cl thf smkf nrfmk) =a thfrf cs la
iurthfr seapf iar fiiarts mln thfrf wcdd lat `f fvfl -ufstcal ai hmvclj ealvfetcal taa)
C hmvf eakf merass sakf kmlmjfkflt (urus wha tfmeh ta sff nrfmk mln sft jamd mln `fttfr jamd, fvfl
thaujh alf thclj C latcefn cs, thfy tfmeh us ta sff nrfmks mln sft hcjhfr mln hcjhfr jamd, ct cs hcs ar hfr
nuty ta smy sa ta katcvmtf us ta na karf aut ai aur dcvfs, `ut ircflns ta na karf ta mehcfvf karf, yau lffn
ealvcetcal mln thmt eakfs irak wcthcl, irak rfmd fpfrcflef mln yaur strfljth ta hadn al mdd gcln ai
sctumtcal mln nficlctfdy lat mttmehfn wcth yaur nrfmks, hfrf cs m papudmr sdajml smy.. Ci yau eml nrfmk ct,
yau eml na ct) La nau`t ct cs alf ai thf kast pawfriud stmtfkflts `ut C waudn smy thmt ct saulns karf dcgf
m earparmtf sdajml ai mly earparmtf hausf. C waudn smy thmt, ci yau hmvf nrfmks yau kust hmvf ealvcetcal
ta meeakpdcsh thfk) Athfrwcsf yau wcdd `f "ust mlathfr juy wha sffs nrfmks mln karf nrfmks. Ct waudn
`f dcgf Lfw +fmr rfsadutcals8 kast ai us kmgf sa kmly lfw yfmr rfsadutcals wcthaut fvfl glawclj cts
rfdfvmlef cl aur dcif mln aur empmecty ta `f wcth ct. #ut wf "ust na ct, `femusf fvfryalf aut thfrf cs naclj
ct) hf smkf thclj hmppfls wcth thf nrfmks.
Ci yau icln ct hmrn ta swmddaw, na alf fpfrckflt. 'ust apfl m ncmdajuf wcth yaur eaddfjf kft m`aut thfcr
jamds thmt whmt thfy wmlt ta `f cl thf iuturf, whfrf thfy sff thfksfdvfs cl thf lft tfl yfmrs irak law*
Mln thf rflnctcal ai alf mitfr mlathfr juy wcdd stmrt sckudtmlfausdy thmt hf wmlt ta `f sa mln sa mln shf
waudn `f sa mln sa `dmhR`dmhR`dmhR
!vfl C hmvf dcstfl sueh thcljs cl ky eaddfjf nmys mln fvfl C mdsa ncn thf smkf thclj wcth thfk `ut mt thf
mjf ai DE, law whfl C daag `meg mln rfkfk`fr ky nrfmks mln jamds, C rfmdc2f thmt sa kmly nrfmks mln
jamds stcdd hmvf lat `ffl meeakpdcshfn, mln whfl C trcfn ta icln rfmsal iar ct, thf rfmsal C iauln wms thf
dmgf ai ealvcetcal ta meeakpdcsh thfk) Ct wms lat thf sctumtcal ar mly athfr rfmsal thmt stappfn kf, `ut ct
wms ky clm`cdcty, ky clfiicecflecfs thmt C eaudn lat mehcfvf thfk. Mdsa alf thclj C latcefn nurclj thfsf
a`sfrvmtcals thmt kast ai us na lat emrf m`aut aur trmcts mln arcfltmtcals, wf mdsa na lat daag emrfiuddy mt
aur strfljth mln wfmglfss, wf kastdy tmgf thcljs iar jrmltfn mln clvmrcm`dy wf imcd. Mdsa mitfr sa kmly
spcrctumd ncmdajufs wcth ky spcrctumd (uru, C iauln karf rfmdcstce mln nawl ta fmrth rfmsal ai aur imcdurf.
Ms pfr thmt wf hmvf m dat ai jrffn ta meeakpdcsh, wf hmvf edfvfrdy lmkfn thfk ms nrfmks, kast ai thfnrfmks mrf thasf thcljs whceh wf mrf lat m`df ta na cl thf dcjht ai thf nmy mln sakf ai thfk mdsa
rf`ucdnclj ai thf fvflts ai aur pmst dcif, pdfmsf na lat kcstmgf ct ms aur athfr pmst `crths. C mk tmdgclj
m`aut yaur prfsflt `crth aldy. hf rfmdcty cs thmt, ct cs thf jrffn ai us whceh eakfs cl iralt ai us ms
nrfmks, mln ct cs a`vcaus thmt sakf tckf wf sueeffn cl meeakpdcshclj thfk mln sakf tckf wf imcd, ct cs
mdd `fdaljs ta aur ealefltrmtcal cl pursuclj thf tmsg, ci wf daag karf mt thf rfsudt ai aur tmsg, wf iarjft ta
ealefltrmtf al ct nurclj thf wargclj, mln sakftckf thcs dmgf ai ealefltrmtcal rfsudts cl ta imcdurf) Ct cs
sckpdf mln strmcjht. =a ircflns8 ci yau wmlt ta nrfmk mln nrfmk rfmddy `cj mln `fmutciud iuturf iar yau
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"ust na ct, `ut na lat iarjft ta hmvf ealvcetcal iar ct, mln mdsa rfkfk`fr alf thclj thf nrfmks mrf sckpdy
aur jrffn mln lat lffns, sa ci yau `y mly rfmsal imcd cl mehcfvclj thfk, na lat jft nfkarmdc2fn ar
nfprfssfn mln try ta meefpt thmt ct cs yaur jrffn mln cl thcs wardn ct cs lfvfr ta ncf tcdd aur dmst `rfmth mln
thfrf cs la alf cl thf wardn whasf fvfry jrffn hms `ffl meeakpdcshfn) =a hmvf sadmef cl thf truth ai dcif
whceh C clvmrcm`dy jat ta glaw irak m =mclt whceh C shmrfn cl iralt ai yau. 6a lat thclg thmt C mk tryclj
ta kmgf yau dcgf kf ar kmgf yau ta hmtf nrfmks ar erfmtclj imcdurf aut ai yaur mk`ctcals. C mk "ustshmrclj thf `ath scnf ai thf eacl.
Cl thcs wardn wcth sa kueh eakkfrecmd flnfmvar mln jrffny strftehfs, wf lfjdfet thf truth ai dcif.
(mlnhc"c rcjhtdy smcn thmt thfrf cs flaujh al fmrth iar fvfry alfs lffn `ut lat iar jrffn)
Law thf ehacef cs yaurs) #ut mjmcl C waudn smy thmt cl thf fln yau wcdd stcdd lffn ealvcetcal cl whmtfvfr
yau na, whmtfvfr yau iaddaw, thcs scnf ai thf eacl ar thf athfr scnf ai thf eacl.
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>hmljfn 'cscal
%f mdd mrf ealicnflt m`aut aur vcscal mln nfecscals `msfn al thmt, mln ct shaudn `f thfrf, thfrf cs la nau`t
m`aut ct. #ut whfl wf daagclj mt thf auteakf ai thf nciifrflt fvfltumdctcfs, wf icln thmt thfrf wms
sakfthclj wralj, `ut wf na lat eakf ta m ealeduscal thmt whfthfr ct wms kcstmgf ai aur vcscal ar thf
nfecscal. hcs cs thf paclt whfrf kast ai us mrf stueg mln wf hmvf ta tmgf ncvfrscal cl aur dcif, sakftckf
ct kmy warg cl aur imvar wcth ncvfrscal ar sakftckf thf ncvfrscal taa eaudn warg mjmclst us.
&aagclj mt thfsf strmljf phflakflm, C pfrsalmddy ifdt thmt thfrf shaudn `f sakf ealeduscal cl thcs
rfjmrns. C trcfn mln hmn pfrsfvfrmlef mln thf rfsudt eakf aut fefddflt whceh C waudn dcgf ta shmrf wcth
yau.
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thf vcscal, fvfrythclj cs mdd rcjht mln waudn hmppfl mdd rcjht. #ut ci wf imcd ta hmvf edfmr vcscal ct wcdd
nftfr us ta tmgf prapfr nfecscal.
9ar ml fmkpdf, ci C icln thmt thfrf cs sakf sctumtcal whceh cs lat `flficecmd iar kf mln tmgfs pratfetcvf
nfecscals wcthaut kmgclj surf thmt whfthfr thf sctumtcal cs rfmddy mjmclst kf ar lat, C kmy imef imcdurf ar nfkarmdc2mtcal mdsa. #ut ci C kmgf surf thmt cs thfrf m sctumtcal whceh cs rfmddy `mn iar kf ar lat mln thfl
tmgf nfecscal ta pratfet kysfdi ar na lat jcvf mly rfmetcal mt mdd thmt nfecscal al rfmdcty jrauln wcdd lat
nftfr kf ar kcsdfmn kf cl iuturf. =a wf lffn ta ehmljf aur vcscal, sakftckf wf tmgf nfecscal wcth
`durrfn vcscal, miifetfn wcth prf"uncef mln wf aursfdvfs clvctf trau`df.
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/aw ta sustmcl `usclfss cl thf tckf ai rfefsscal
!vfryalf glaws ta rul `fttfr whfl thf wclns mrf pushclj irak `meg. #ut whfl thcljs jft appasctf ai ct,
ct rfmddy jft taujh ta sustmcl thf pmef)
+fs8 thf sakfthclj mppdcfs ta mly `usclfss. %hfl thfrf cs hfy nmys, la alf eakpdmcl m`aut mlythclj `ut
ms saal ms thf tckf turls cl ta nry nmys thcljs mrf `feakclj nciiceudt ta kmcltmcl. %hfthfr ct cs purehmsf
ar thf nmcdy fpflsfs, hukml rfsauref ar clirmstrueturf8 fvfrythclj eakfs ulnfr prfssurf, thf km"ar
imetar cs thf rfnuefn idaw ai emsh.
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kakflt sakf thclg ai hcvclj aii thf `usclfss, sakf thclg ai rfnueclj thf `usclfss, sakf thclg ai
rfnueclj hukml rfsauref. haujh thf `cj -ufstcal cs whfthfr thfsf aptcals mrf cl rfmd imvar ai thf awlfr
ai thf `usclfss, ar ct warg mjmclst ct*
frf yau lffn prapfr jucnmlef m`aut tmgclj mppraprcmtf nfecscal mln thmt taa al thf `mscs ai ealsecaus
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hfrf cs lathclj rcjht ar wralj nfecscal whfl ct eakfs ta `usclfss, sclef la alf eml prfncet eflt pfreflt
auteakf ai mly nfecscal alef ct cs ckpdfkfltfn cl rfmd tckf. #ut C waudn sujjfst thmt yaur nfecscal
shaudn `f `msfn al thf a`"fetcvfs ai prfsflt ms wfdd ms iuturf.
+au kmy msg thmt haw ta nfecnf prfsflt mln iuturf a`"fetcvfs whfl thfrf cs lathclj surf m`aut thf prfsflt
mt mdd.
Ky ircflns dft kf tfdd yau thmt whmtfvfr thf tur`udflt wmtfrs mrf thfrf cl thf aefml, thf emptmcl cs ai surf
ai alf thclj thmt cs ta survcvf, survcvf thraujh mly kfmls sa thmt pmssfljfrs rfdcfn al hck nurclj thf
vaymjf eml `f smvfn irak mly passc`df nmljfr. =ckcdmrdy, fvfry alf ai us cs surf ai alf thclj thmt cs
survcvmd.
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%hfthfr ct cs kmrgft rfefsscal, rfefsscal nuf ta clfiicecfley ai naclj sueh `usclfss ar nuf ta dmgf ai sgcdd
cl thf hukml rfsauref*
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sfttdf cl athfr kmrgft sfetar `ut thf sgcddfn hukml rfsauref shaudn `f rftmclfn. hcs wmy yau wcdd hmvf
mnvmltmjf whfl thfrf cs hfy nmys mjmcl cl thf smkf kmrgft sfetar, mln thasf wargfrs wcdd mdsa hmvf rfdcfi
ai saecmd mln iclmlecmd rfspalsc`cdcty sclef thfy na lat glaw athfr trmnf.
4ldcgf thf kmrgft sfetar rfefsscal ci ct cs nuf ta dmeg ai fiicecfley ta emrry al `usclfss, thf stfps shaudn
`f nciifrflt, hfrf hukml rfsauref shaudn `f rfhm`cdctmtfn cl athfr sckcdmr clnustry mln thfl thf `usclfss
shaudn `f edasfn nawl ar ehmljf thf `usclfss nakmcl. Ar fdsf sckpdy hcvf aii fltcrf #usclfss ta dajcemd
edcflt irak thf smkf sfetar wcth edcflts, staeg mln hukml rfsauref mdd ta jmthfr.
Mln ci ct cs nuf ta dmeg ai sgcdds cl thf fcstclj hukml rfsauref, thfl yau lffn ta trmcl thfk iar thf trmnf
prapfrdy sa thfy eml jcvf rfsudt mt pmr ar `fttfr thml yaur eakpftctar. Cl thf emsf ai yaur hukml rfsauref
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rfduetmlt ta dfmrl lfw sgcdds ar ckpravf thfksfdvfs ta tmgf al prfsflt ehmddfljf, thasf pfrsallfd shaudn
`f hcvfn aii ms saal ms passc`df.
hcs cs haw ct cs vfry nciiceudt ta tmgf nfecscal ta survcvf cl rfefsscal mln ct cs fvfl karf nciiceudt ta
nfecnf thmt nuf ta whceh rfmsal yau mrf imeclj rfefsscal cl yaur fltfrprcsf.
Mpmrt irak thcs, ci thf rfefsscal cs nuf ta dmeg ai cllavmtcvf pranuet ar sfrvcef ar thf mpprameh ai yaur
`usclfss prmetcef, yau lffn ta ckpravf efrtmcl nfpmrtkflt ar thf pranuet/sfrvcef ta rfjmcl smdf ai pranuet
ar sfrvcef.
=a thfrf mrf kmly wmys ta tmegdf rfefsscal `y fmetdy cnfltciyclj thf rfmd emusf ai rfefsscal. Kmgf alf
thclj surf thmt yau na lat tmgf mly nfecscal cl hmstf.
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@rmlnclj
;mrtceudmrdy cl Clncm, wf pfapdf hmvf jcvfl lat kueh ckpartmlt ta `rmlnclj mly pranuet cl prapfr wmy,
`ut ms thf jda`mdc2mtcal ai thf fealaky mnvmlefs iurthfr, `rmlnclj yaur pranuet `feakfs m kmttfr ai
sfrcaus ealefrl.
%cthcl dmst nfemnf kmrgftfrs mrf karf mln karf ealefrlfn m`aut `rmlnclj thfcr pranuet cltfddcjfltdy. 9ar
sakf pfapdf ct kmy `f iffdclj crrfdfvmlt, `ut ms m kmrgftfr ar kmluimeturfr, #rmlnclj pdmys gfy radf ta
dfmn kmrgft cl gfy sfjkflts.
#rmlnclj cs mdd m`aut ulnfrstmlnclj thf pranuet8 iclnclj cts ulc-uf sfddclj prapasctcal 4=; mln thfl
lmkclj ct meearncljdy whceh eml eakkulcemtf thf pranuet usm`cdcty ar thf sfrvcef usm`cdcty cl kast
prapfr mln fmsy wmy. Cl eaultry dcgf Clncm whfrf lukfraus dmljumjfs mrf spagfl merass thf eaultry kmgf
ct fvfl karf ehmddfljclj iar mly kmrgftfr ta erfmtf m prapfr mln fiifetcvf #rmlnclj. a sueeffn cl Clncml
kmrgft fvfry kmrgftfr whfthfr irak 9K3( ar 3alsukfr (aans ar &uury ;ranuets, ct `feakfs
ckpfrmtcvf ta ealscnfr ealsukfr sfjkflt ms pfr thf daemdctcfs, jfajrmphcemd ehacefs, dmljumjf ai
eakkulcemtcal fte.
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thf sfdfetfn kmrgft wcth nciifrflt prapasctcals ct eaudn `f clecnfltmddy wcth 4=; ar clefltcvf `msf ar
empturclj papudmr latcals, `ut thmt cs lat #rmlnclj mt mdd)
#rmlnclj rf-ucrfs sfrcaus stuny ai pranuet icrst, thfl iclnclj thf fmet kmrgft iar thf pranuet, vmduf
prapasctcal ta thf praspfetcvf eustakfr, thf ckkfncmtf eakpftctcal irak athfr kmrgftfrs mln passc`df
eakpftctcal irak thf supfrcar pranuets. ?ffpclj mdd thfsf cl iaeus, m #rmln shaudn `f nfvfdapfn whceh
eml erfmtf thf kmrgft whceh cs usumddy flvcscalfn `y thf kmluimeturfr ar kmrgftfr.
!vfl thcs cs lat flaujh, ms pfr thf pranuet emtfjary, yau lffn ta #rmln meearncljdy, iar thmt yau kust `f
mwmrf thmt whceh pranuet sfjkflt yaur pranuet `fdaljs ta. Mln cl whceh emtfjary ct icts dcgf, mvfrmjf pranuet, -umdcty pranuet, prfkcuk pranuet fte. Ct cs vfry ckpartmlt thmt yau #rmln yaur pranuet gffpclj
thfsf sfjkfltmtcal cl kcln.
'ust tmgf fmkpdf ai 9K3( #rmln dcgf #$C!LCM, ;M$&!, C3, ;$C+M #cseucts, mdd mrf kmrgftfrs ai
#cseucts `ut thfy mrf lat sfddclj scljdf #cseuct `rmln) hfy hmvf fltcrf #rmln partiadca ai #cseucts. !meh
pdmyfr hms mt dfmst icvf ta tfl #rmlns ar =u` #rmlns ai #cseucts) Mln ct cs lat aldy lmkclj twa pranuets
nciifrfltdy, `ut fmeh #rmln ai `cseuct irak m pdmyfr pdmys nciifrflt radf mln hms cts ulc-uf kmrgft. Ms pfr
tfst, sfjkflt mln ehacefs ai eustakfr, fmeh mln fvfry #cseuct `rmln cs nfvfdapfn mln fvfl pctehfn
clncvcnumddy mln ncstcletcvfdy, `femusf fvfry ealsukfr sfjkflt rf-ucrf ulc-uf pctehclj. ;M$&! (
#cseuct hms cts kmrgft cl rurmd, dawfr kcnndf edmss, kcnndf edmss ta hfmdth ealsecaus mly hausf hadn ms
iaan suppdfkflt iar ehcdnrfl. =ckcdmrdy tmgf thf emsf ai #$CMLLCM 3A3AL4 3$4L3!!=, ct cs purfdy tmrjftfn mt thf pfapdf wha davf eaealut idmvar, whfl wf daag mt cts prckmry kmrgft, ct cs sauth
whfrf pfapdf usf eaealut acd ftflscvfdy cl iaan prfpmrmtcal) #ut ct kmy lat mppfmd cl Larth %fstfrl ar
Larth fmstfrl papudmtcal cl Clncm.
=a `rmlnclj cs karf ckpartmlt thml vcfwfn `y mvfrmjf kmrgftfrs cl Clncm. a sueeffn cl Kmrgftclj ai
mly #rmln, icrst kmgf surf thmt ct rfprfsflts thf vmduf ct prapasfs ta thf tmrjftfn muncflef.
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Bnvfrtcsfkflts thmt ehmljf yau `uy!
%f `uy sa kmly thcljs iar aur usmjf fvfry nmy ar wffg, `ut hmvf yau a`sfrvfn whceh phflakflal
metumddy kmgfs yau `uy efrtmcl thclj mln whceh phflakflal kmgfs yau `uy fvfry mdtfrlmtf thclj, C
kfml thf mdtfrlmtf `rmln pranuet*
%f hmrndy latcef ct, `ut cs hmppfls scdfltdy mln swcitdy) Ct cs vfry nciiceudt ta trmef clncvcnumd ta clncvcnumd,
`ut thfrf mrf nciifrflt wmys ta kfmsurf thmt.
hf paclt C wmlt ta fdm`armtf cs, wf `uy sa kmly thcljs wcth nciifrflt `rmln lmkfs nuf ta cliduflef thfcr
mnvfrtcsfkflts erfmtf al us, alef wf `uy sakfthclj mln usf ct, wf jft usfn ta ct nuf ta cts jaanlfss,
usfiud ifmturfs mln wf rfpfmtfndy `uy thf smkf pranuet, `ut fvfl thaujh wf mrf usfn ta thmt pmrtceudmr
pranuet, whmt kmgf us ta mdtfr nfecscal* hmt cs thf rfmd -ufstcal, mln sueh strmljf nfecscal shcit cs
kastdy nalf thraujh mnvfrtcsclj. Cl m pranuet ar sfrvcef mnvfrtcsfkflt, wf icln sakfthclj nciifrflt
whceh erfmtfs cl-ucsctcvflfss m`aut thf pranuet, mt thf smkf tckf ct mdsa clncrfetdy paclts ta thasf
nficecflecfs cl thf pranuet wf mdrfmny usf, whfl thf kfssmjf ai ml mnvfrtcsfkflt kmtehfs wcth thf
mspcrmtcal ai ml clncvcnumd mln nciiceudtcfs ar ncsjrmef alf imef wcth thf mdrfmny usclj pranuet, thf
nfecscal ta shcit ehacef tmgfs pdmef mln alf ehmljf thf pranuet hf ar shf usumddy `uy)
Ct cs lat thmt thf pranuet alef usfiud cs law lat hmvclj jaan -umdctcfs ar nafs lat pravcnf eakiart alef ct
usfn ta pravcnf, `ut hukml lmturf tfln ta ehmljf ehacefs iar `fttfr mln nciifrflt fpfrcflefs, ct emllat `f
stappfn, ms thfrf cs rcjht appartulcty mln ealnctcalclj, thf ehmljf ai ehacef tmgfs pdmef) Mln la alf eml
ehmljf ct cl mly hukml `fclj fefrpt irak thf ulmvmcdm`cdcty ai ehacef ar thf clfiicecfley ta `uy nciifrflt
pranuets.
Mnvfrtcsclj cs thf kcturf ai mppfmdclj vcsumds mln hcjhdy pfrsumscvf warns, tajfthfr ct erfmtfs m thaujh
rfvadutcal cl hukml kclns, pmrtceudmrdy thf tmrjftfn muncflef. %cth fvfry rcjht kc ai pfrifet pcteh ta
praspfetcvf eustakfr, thf ifrtcdf kcln ai praspfetcvf eustakfr mddaw sffn ai pcteh ta jraw cl ta pdmlt ai
mspcrmtcal mln nfecscal ta ̀ uy nciifrflt pranuet irak thf fmrdcfr ehacef ̀ feakf rfmdcty.
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Bnvfrtcsclj m =fefsscty ar Cdduscvf mln 2csdfmnclj6
9ar dmst twa nfemnfs C usfn ta hfmr kcfn rfmetcal irak thf Clncml papudmtcal. =akf smys mnvfrtcsclj cs
ftrfkfdy lfefssmry mln ifw smy ct cs cdduscvf mln kcsdfmnclj.
hf nf`mtf cs dalj dmstclj mln wcdd lfvfr fln taa. #ut thf imet cs cl iralt ai us mln wf wcdd hmvf ta `fdcfvf
thmt whmt ct eml na ta mly pranuet ar sfrvcef ar ealefpt ta `f papudmr cl mdkast la tckf)
+fs thf fiifet ai mnvfrtcsclj cs trfkflnaus, ci prfpmrfn cl rcjht wmy mln pushfn wcth thf rcjht kfncm
pdmtiark dcgf, Lfwspmpfr, Kmjm2clf, 7 ar cltfrlft)
hf paclt cs lat m`aut "ustcicemtcal `ut ta kmgf ct karf sflsc`df mln irff ai kcsdfmnclj `fdcfis.
Mln thf imet cs, mnvfrtcsclj rfnuefs clvfltary, ct kavfs pranuets mln sfrvcefs kavf imst cl ta kmrgfts mln
sckudtmlfausdy cl ta thf hakfs mln aiicefs ai thf ealsukfr. hraujh mnvfrtcsclj yau eml mehcfvf tmrjftfn
smdfs cl dckctfn tckf wcthaut eakprakcsclj yaur praict mln fnjf avfr yaur eakpftctars taa)
a ulnfrstmln thf radf ai mnvfrtcsclj ms m tadd ta `aast mwmrflfss, alf shaudn daag ta saecmd mln pu`dce
sfrvcefs emkpmcjls, haw thfy sprfmn thf tmrjftfn kfssmjf swcitdy mln emtfjarcemddy ta thf tmrjftfn
muncflef wcth kclckmd east) 'ust ckmjclf thf padca emkpmcjl wcthaut lfwspmpfr Mnvfrtcsfkflt ar thf
fdfvcscal mn suppart iar ;adca 7meeclmtcal) =a thfrf cs lathclj wralj wcth taad mt mdd `femusf taads mrf
nfscjlfn mln prfpmrfn ta efrtmcl rf-ucrfkflts, alf kmy usf ct wraljdy ar ckprapfrdy `ut taads ctsfdi mrf
lfvfr wralj cl cts `fclj.
Mnvfrtcsclj cs lfefsscty, pmrtceudmrdy cl thf tckf ai kmss papudmtcal mdd merass thf wardn, clerfmsfn east ai
physcemd ka`cdcty mln tckf ealstrmclts. hfsf nmys, ct wcdd `f rfmddy hmrn ta sprfmn warns thraujh warn ai
kauth, mln mdsa ct ncdutfs kfssmjf taa. %hfrf ms cl Lfwspmpfr, Kmjm2clf, 7, Cltfrlft fte. hfrf mrf
vfry rmrf ehmlefs ai ncdutcal ai kfssmjf nuf ta thf usf ai tfehladajy.
Mln whfl ct eakfs ta cdduscvf ar kcsdfmnclj, ct cs m eakkal pra`dfk ai mly sueh kfssmjf whceh hms
rfdmtcal wcth kalctary jmcl, ct cs lat aldy mnvfrtcsclj `ut thf aiicecmd eakkulcemtcal, pfrsal ta pfrsal
eakkulcemtcal ar kmcdclj eaudn `f kcsdfmnclj taa) Ct cs thf rfsudt ai sakfalf:s shartscjhtfnlfss mln lat
ai mly taad ar kfncm.
'ust ckmjclf thmt ci thfrf cs la Lfwspmpfr, 7 ar Kmjm2clf ar smy thf Cltfrlft, haw nciiceudt ct waudn
hmvf `ffl ta icln rcjht pranuets iar yau, yaur ehcdnrfl ar athfr imkcdy kfk`fr, sckcdmrdy ci thfrf cs la
`usclfss ncrfetary, `usclfss lfws ar `usclfss nmtm rfsauref, whmt waudn hmppfl ta yau ms m `usclfsskml*
Mdd thf pranuets mln sfrvcefs mrf rfmehclj ta yau thraujh Mnvfrtcsclj mln ct cs thf Mnvfrtcsclj thmt
suppart mdd thf kfncm ta rul cledunclj yaur imvarctf shaw al 7, $mnca ;rajrmkkf, Cliarkmtcvf mln
saecmd sctfs al Cltfrlft ms wfdd)
Law "ust thclg m`aut thf spdct scnf ai mnvfrtcsclj, whmt waudn hmppfl ta yaur ercegft ar dmwl tfllcs kmteh
tfdfemst al 7 wcthaut thf mnvfrtcsfrs, spalsars fte, ci thfrf cs la mn al 7, yau wcdd hmvf ta pmy
thausmlns ai `uegs ta vcfw yaur imvarctf prajrmkkf.
=a stap thclgclj m`aut mdd thf mnvfrtcsclj ms cdduscvf ar kcsdfmnclj, `ut ci yau icln mly sueh, "ust cliark
thf rfjudmtary `any iar mnvfrtcsclj stmlnmrns ai yaur eaultrystmtf yau dcvf cl.
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2ml&cln
hfrf hms `ffl ehmddfljf, ehmddfljf mln ehmddfljf cl fvfryalf dcif. 9mn up ai ct rcjht) Law na fmetdy thf
rfvfrsf, fmsy, fmsy, fmsy dcif) %hfrf cs thf fectfkflt thfrf* Ct hms `ffl dfit `fhcln sclef wf hmvf jalf
mwmy irak thf ehmddfljfs) =a hfrf cs thf paclt ta `f latfn, thmt ci yau wmlt fectfkflt, yau lffn ta hmvf
ehmddfljf, la rautclf thcljs eml jcvf yau fectfkflt. hus ct cs vfry kueh lfefssmry ta wfdeakf
ehmddfljfs cl dcif, na lat jcvf up, tmgf ealtrad ai thf sctumtcal yau mrf hfmnfn cl, thmt cs thf rfmd hukml
spcrct thmt cs thf fssflef ai hukml dcif)
%f mrf hfrf ta icjht ehmddfljfs, wf mrf f-ucppfn ta icjht mjmclst ehmddfljfs, aur vfry awl fcstflef cs ta
tmgf al ehmddfljfs mln pmvf wmy iar prajrfss ai kmlgcln. Mln dcstfl emrfiuddy, C mk tmdgclj m`aut thf
kmlgcln, thf prajrfss ai kmlgcln kfmls `fttfrkflt ai fvfry dcvclj `fclj mdalj wcth hukml `fclj al
fmrth, dcvclj cl pfrifet hmrkaly wcth mdd thf dcvclj `fclj) %cthaut thmt thf prajrfss ai kmlgcln cs
cleakpdftf. Crrfdfvmlt mln al scnfn ai thf eacl.
#femusf lmturf hms erfmtfn us ta erfmtf m systfk whfrf fvfry dcif eml praspfr wcthaut `cms, ci wf dasf aut
al mly ai thf iralt wf wcdd lat m`df ta sustmcl iar dalj, mln wcdd clvctf nciiceudt ealsf-uflefs. hfrf iar
thf rfmd prajrfss ai kmlgcln cs ai `fclj ?CL6 ta mdd athfr `fcljs) hf wardn Kmlgcln ctsfdi
eakkulcemtf thcs vfry imet aut ai thf eakpasctf warn KML?CL6.
=mndy kast ai us hmvf dalj iarjattfl thf rfmsal ai aur vfry fcstflef al thf imef ai thcs `fmutciud fmrth)
hf radf wf hmvf `ffl aiifrfn `y lmturf cs ulnfrkclfn `y kast ai us thmt cs ta hfdp athfrs wcth aur twa
hmlns) %f mrf thf aldy erfmturf cl thcs wardn ta `f jcitfn wcth sueh `fmutciud iuletcalmd hmlns, mln thf
vfry purpasf ai thf lmturf ta pravcnf us hmlns cs ta hfdp fmeh athfr mln naclj thf tmsg ai thf lmturf ctsfdi.
Cl imet Lmturf hms erfmtfn us ta na cts nuty8 wf mrf hfrf ta pfriark nutcfs ai lmturf al `fhmdi ai lmturf.
hmt cs `fclj emrclj mln shmrclj ta fmeh athfr, jumrnclj thf cltfrfsts ai ulnfr prcvcdfjfn.
frf ulnfr prcvcdfjfn kfmls mdd thf mlckmds, M-um eudturf, `crns mln clsfets fte. #ut kast ai thf tckf wf
na fmetdy appasctf ai ct) =a fssflef ai prajrfss ai kmlgcln cs ta `f gcln ta athfrs, thf dfss prcvcdfjfn
alf.
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.ml Da& Rmd $ Cs Ct Bl Clncvcnumd Bspcrmtcal ;i Bllmc ;r Ct @fdaljs ^a Bdd ;i 4s!
+fs, ct cs rfmddy strmljf thmt wf mdd mrf `usy cl aur nmcdy eharus ta kfft aur flns, fspfecmddy thf kcnndf
edmss mln alf kml aut thfrf irak us cs icjhtclj al `fhmdi ai us cl $mkdcdm Kmcnml iar dmst < nmys.
Craly cs thmt, wf mrf `usy cl fmrlclj aur `rfmn mln `uttfr mln hf cs taa `usy cl fmrlclj `rfmn mln `uttfr8
lat iar hck `ut iar us) Mln thmt taa cs fkpty stakmeh.
$fmddy ky ircfln, ct cs taa nciiceudt ta rfscst kfmd, stakmeh iarjcvf la alf) C glaw whmt cs thf pmcl ai
`fclj m kcnndfedmss, wha fmrl iar fvfry nmy. C hmvf sffl ky kathfr ealsukclj aldy wmtfr mln iffnclj us
kfmd wcth hmlniud ai whfmt idaur, whfl ky imthfr suiifrfn hfmvy dass cl hcs skmdd `usclfss)
=a icrst ai mdd ky `fst wcshfs iar jaan hfmdth ai Mllm"c.
&aag mt thf tyrmlly, aur jrmlnimthfr icjurf cs icjhtclj iar mdd ai us)
frf C mk lat ta "ustciy hcs metcal sclef C `fdcfvf thmt hf hms nalf whmt mppfmdfn hck kast, mln ct cs
lathclj ̀ ut hfdpdfsslfss tawmrns thf appartulcst padctces)
C rfmddy walnfr thmt, thasf padctcecmls wha irf-ufltdy vcsct ta jrmef apflclj efrfkaly ai ircflns `usclfss
mln clctcmtcvfs hmvf lat tckf ta vcsct Mllm"c, ̀ ut nficlctfdy spmrf tckf ta erctcec2f Mllm"cs metcal)
hfrf mrf taa kmly apclcals mln ealtrmncetary stmtfkflts, `ut C rfmddy praun thmt m vftfrml Mrky 6rcvfr
cs nrcvclj sueh m jrfmt kavfkflt iar `fttfrkflt ai aur dcif.
C glaw iar kysfdi thmt haw ct cs nciiceudt ta warg wcth (avt. 6fpt. mln ;=4s) %hflfvfr C vcsct mly alf ai
thfsf, C rfkfk`fr thmt C hmvf ta ealsukf pmclgcddfr tm`dft whfl C eakf `meg ta ky hakf)
hf "a` smifty mln dmeg dustfr mpprameh ai aur lmtcalmd padctces hmvf erfmtfn sueh m systfk whfrf la alf
cs dcstflclj ta nfeflt vacef)
#ut alf karf thcljs C waudn dcgf ta smy cs, 'ml dag pmd wcdd lat thf iclmd Mrraw cl thf lmvmd ai 3arruptcal
6fvcd, ct cs thf `fjcllclj ai thf rfmd icjht mjmclst earruptcal.
%f mdd rfkfk`fr thmt mitfr 11 yfmrs ai sdmvfry, OG yfmrs `meg (mlnhc"c jmvf us m irff lmtcal ta praspfr,
`ut whmt wf ncn wcth thmt jcit ai irffnak) hf clnfpflnflt trff ai aur lmtcal hms emujht sceglfss ai
earruptcal mln cs rfmny ta eaddmpsf mly nmy mln thf pfrpftrmtars mrf lat irak autscnf, ct cs us thf pfapdf ai
Clncm) =mkf thclj cs rfpfmtfn `y Mllm"c, hf hcs imstclj iar alf karf irffnak iar us, thf earruptcal irff
Clncm, wcdd thmt flaujh, shmdd wf na thf smkf thclj cl lft OG yfmrs irak law ta smercicef alf karf
(mlnhc"c iar aur wfdd`fclj*
Ct cs tckf iar cltraspfetcal, earruptcal cs m ncsfmsf whceh jraws wcth aur `dcln jrffn mln jrmnumddy ct
ealvfrts ta ml fpcnfkce whceh emtehfs thasf cllaeflt wha lfvfr wmlt ta `f pmrt ai ct, `ut hmvf ta imdd
vcetck sclef thfrf cs la ehacef dfit iar thfk)
=a, whceh scnf ai thf dclf yau mrf* Msg yaursfdi, ct cs thf jrffn ai ifw appartulcsts wha iffn `rc`f ta
(avt. Aiicefrs, `fj imvar ai ;adctcecmls mln ct cs lat dckctfn ta (avt. ar ;=4s ct cs prfvmdflt fvfrywhfrf cl
prcvmtf sfetars taa. !vfl earruptcal cl prcvmtf sfetar fiifets sckcdmr ta thmt cl ;=4s, mln suiifrfrs mrf
mdwmys cllaeflts.
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hcs icjht cs lat mjmclst (avt. ar ;=4s, ct cs mjmclst aur vmduf systfk. Alf shaudn msg alfsfdi thmt shaudn
hf ar shf iffn hcs ar hfr jrffn ar sckpdy smy stap ct)
Ct cs tckf ta smy aur jrffn =A; C.
Ms (mlnhc"c usfn ta smy, thfrf cs flaujh ta iffn fvfry alfs lffn `ut lat jrffn)
Ci mlyalf whmt ta suppart Mllm"c, kmgf rfsadutcal wcth alfsfdi thmt yau wcdd =A; yaur ̀ dcln jrffn.
&aag whmt wf hmvf nalf ta thf ckmjf ai aur Lmtcal, m lmtcal ai Kmhmtkm (mlnhc, Mrf wf rfmddy fdcjc`df
ta emdd aursfdvfs thf ehcdnrfl ai Kmhmtkm (mlnhc wha shawfn thf wmy ai lalvcadflef mln sckpdcecty ta
thf fltcrf kmlgcln*
=pmrf sakf thaujhts)
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:ha wcls6
f wha dasfs alef wcls, yfs ct cs nciiceudt `ut ulnau`tfndy ml fstm`dcshfn truth) %hfthfr yau
`fdcfvf ct ar lat `ut ct cs thfrf. %hfthfr ct cs `usclfss ar pfrsalmd dcif ct cs mdwmys fvcnflt.
Metumddy ct cs ml mjf adn hm`ct ai hukml `fclj ta wcl, wf mdwmys wmlt ta wcl mln wcl mln wcl) hmt cs
why wf mdsa hmvf ta dasf, dasf mln dasf taa. +au emllat msg iar alf scnfn eacl, thfrf cs mdwmys spdct scnf
ai fvfrythclj, ms dalj ms yau meefpt ct, ct nafs lat hmrk yau `ut kmgf karf kmturf mln stralj `ut ci yau
hmtf thcs rfmdcty, ct kmy `rfmg yaur wcdd mln thraw yau `meg irak thfrf ct wcdd `f vfry nciiceudt ta rfeavfr.
3rmvclj iar sueefss cs sakfthclj whceh wf icln ulnfrlfmth fvfry clncvcnumd, ct cs aldy thf mspfets mln
mrfms whceh mrf nciifrflt. =akf wmlt ct cl #usclfss, sakf wmlt ct cl pfrsalmd dcif mln sakf wmlt ct cl
spcrctumdcty. Ct cs vfry hmrn ta icln pfrsal wcthaut jamd wha "ust wmlt ta dcvf thf dcif hf hms jat irak thf
lmturf.
=a ci mly alf msp thmt whmt cs thf prcef ai sueefss, wcllclj, mln thfl ct cs imcdurf, dasclj mln lathclj fdsf.
%hfl yau wmlt sakfthclj ai yaur ehacef, yau jat ta pmy m prcef mln dasclj sakfthclj cs thf prcef ai
wcllclj sakfthclj. Ct cs ml fehmljf ai ehacef. %cllclj cs thf mspcrmtcals ai kmtfrcmdcstce wardn mln ctemllat kf meeakpdcshfn wcthaut jcvclj sakf kmtfrcmd cl fehmljf. hasf wha pmy sakfthclj cl
fehmljf wcdd nficlctfdy wcl, dcgf ta wcl hfmrts ai kcddcals, yau
mvf ta pmy thf prcef ai yaur dfcsurf cl fehmljf, sckcdmrdy ta wcl m jmkf cl spart, yau hmvf ta pmy m
prcef cl fehmljf thmt cs fefddflt dm`ar mln ealsecaus strujjdf ta `rfmg karmd ai yaur appalflt.
hf fssflef ai thf stary cs thmt alf lffn ta dfmrl ta dasf, ta wcl sakf nmy, `femusf C lfvfr fvfr sffl
sakfalf wha hms lfvfr dasf mlythclj `fiarf wcllclj.
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:hy wf mdwmys daa& mt wfst iar jrawth6
9ar mdkast m hmdi efltury, wf daag mt wfst wmrn iar jrawth cl tfrks ai `usclfss, mln cl tfrks ai
rfvflufs. !vfl tanmy km"arcty ai `usclfss daag iar wfst ta icln jaan nfkmln ta push `usclfss jrawth.
&aagclj mt thf prfsflt rfmdcty, ct cs usfdfss ta daag iar jrawth autscnf8 ct cs mdrfmny thfrf cl aur vfry awl
eaultry.
=clef yau jft m kmrgft huljry ta fmt up lfw thcljs -ucegdy mln mdsa hmvf ckprfsscvf luk`fr ai
praspfetcvf eustakfrs yau na lat lffn ta sfmreh iar lfw kmrgfts athfr thml aur awl kmrgft. Ct cs hujf,
nfkmlnclj, mppftctf iar ealsukf nuf ta ckpravfn dcif stmlnmrns cl tfrks ai jrawl cleakf. Mln wcth ml
ckprfsscvf luk`fr ai yaulj pfapdf `fdaw D yfmrs mjf Clncm ctsfdi aiifrs ml fefddflt appartulcty ta
9K3( mln 3alsukfr jaans kmluimeturfrs mln kmrgftfrs)
3alstmlt ckpravclj iclmlecmd ealnctcal ai thf Clncml papudmtcal mln m hujf papudmtcal ai kcnndf mln
uppfr kcnndf edmss wf hmvf vfry jaan seapf ta fpdact appartulcty mt hakf. Alef wf ealsadcnmtf mdd thf
kmrgfts merass aur lmtcal, thfl wf shaudn daag iar iurthfr jrawth autscnf aur eaultry)
!part ai jaans cs rfdmtcvfdy fmsy mln praict flhmleclj ta mly fltfrprcsf cl Clncm, `ut mt thf smkf tckfthfrf cs ifmr ai ulefrtmclty ai nfkmln. Ci wf hmvf fefss ai iarfcjl kmrgft cl aur awl #rmln mln wcth aur
kmrgftclj lftwarg, thf stary cs nciifrflt, `ut sclef wf fpart aur jaans cl `udg, fcthfr cl lal `rmln ar
`rmlnfn `ut kmrgftfn `y athfrs cl iarfcjl lmtcals. Cl sueh m sctumtcal yau emllat hmvf mnvmltmjf ai
eustakfr daymdty. #fclj ml ckpartfn pranuet, thfrf cs mdwmys mttmehfn -ufstcal ai cts mvmcdm`cdcty
fvfrywhfrf mln fvfry tckf mt rfmsalm`df rmtf, cl sueh m sctumtcal eustakfrs na lat nfvfdap ml fkatcalmd
mttmehkflt wcth sueh pranuets. !metdy appasctf ta thcs, Ci wf hmvf m `rmln mln wf kmrgft cl aur awl
eaultry wcth aur kmrgftclj lftwarg mdd merass thf stmtfs, thfrf wcdd `f nficlctfdy m gcln ai eustakfr
daymdty whceh wcdd mddaw mly `rmlns ta `f pmrt ai aur papudmtcal.
=a whflfvfr yau thclgclj ai rmpcn jrawth thraujh aldy fparts ta wfst ar !urapf, stap m kakflt mln mn
aur awl eaultry ms m prcarcty kmrgft. 3frtmcldy thfrf cs eut thramt eakpftctcal, mln athfr nciiceudtcfs mt
hakf, `ut cl dalj rul yau wcdd hmvf stfmny thaujh stralj eustakfr `msf cl aur awl eaultry.
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>hmljclj 2alapady
Ct cs wfddglawl ta mdd ai us thmt lathclj cs pfrkmlflt, fvfrythclj ehmljf mln rfjflfrmtf rmlnakdy.
%hfthfr ct cs imshcal ai adn icitcfs tmgclj lfw shmpf cl thcs twflty icrst efltury ealtfkparmry imshcal
"mrjal ar thf imkcdy systfk ai Mscml clidufleclj wfstfrl pfapdf, thcljs mrf `auln ta ehmljf)
hf smkf thclj hmppflfn ta !urapfml mln %fstfrl kalapady thfsf nmys. hasf wfrf thf nmys thmt dmtfst
dcifstydf wcth hcjhfr tfehladajcemd mln secfltcice nfvfdapkflt, !urapfml mln wfstfrl pfapdf usfn ta
erfmtf m gcln ai kalapady al thcrn wardn, pmrtceudmrdy thf sauth Mscm. #ut cl dmst nfemnf, thcljs hmvf
ehmljfn nrmstcemddy. =akf ai thf kast pawfriud mln imstfst jrawclj clnustrcmd hu`s mrf law cl thf Mscml
rfjcal clstfmn ai !urapf mln Mkfrcem8 sckcdmrdy, thf sfdfet edu` ai spmef mnvflturfs, fpdarmtcal cs
`ragfl `y thcrn wardn eaultry dcgf Clncm)
!mrdcfr wf usfn ta jft dmulehfn aur smtfddctf irak !urapfml 3aultrcfs mln Mkfrcem, tanmy wf mrf
dmulehclj thfcr smtfddctf cl nffp ar`ct wcth kudtc stmjf smtfddctf dmulehfr $aegfts kmnf clncjflausdy) Mln
thmt taa mt thf 1] rmtf eakpmrf ta prfsflt cltfrlmtcalmd rmtfs ai dmulehclj smtfddctf) anmy eaultry irak
!urapf mln athfr thcrn wardn eaultrcfs taa -ufuf up ta jft dmulehfn thfcr smtfddctfs thraujh aur ;=&7
$aegfts) %hmt C wmlt ta smy cs thf pmrmncjk shcit cl hcjh nficlctcal, hcjhdy prfecscal nfdcvfry kmrgft ai
smtfddctf dmuleh hms ̀ feakf "ust mlathfr ̀ ustclj sfetar iar Clncm, m thcrn wardn eaultry.
hf smkf thclj hmppflfn cl kmluimeturclj sfetar, nuf ta hcjhdy pmcn hukml rfsauref !urapf mln
Mkfrcem tatmddy `feakf ul eakpftctcvf cl sakf sfetar merass thf wardn, al thf athfr hmln thcrn wardn
eaultrcfs dcgf 3hclm, Clncm, 7cftlmk, thf ;hcdcppclfs hmvf sueeffn cl mehcfvclj eakpftctcvflfss cl sakf
sfetars dcgf 9K3(, 3alsukfr (aans, 3utdfrcfs mln athfr ausf hadn jaans mjmclst thfcr wfstfrl mln
!urapfml eakpftctars, cl imet tanmy ta gffp thfcr eakpftctcvflfss %fstfrl mln !urapfml Kudtclmtcalmd
(cmlts shcitclj thfcr kmluimeturclj `msf cl thcrn wardn eaultrcfs dcgf 3hclm mln Clncm, ar thfy "ust
autsaurefn kmluimeturclj praefssfs mln ̀ usclfss praefssfs ta ehfmpfr wmjfn thcrn wardn eaultrcfs.
6uf ta thcs Mscml eakpmlcfs mrf fl"ayclj ml ftrmarnclmry jrawth cl tfrks ai Kmluimeturclj mln =mdfs
icjurfs, mdsa nuf ta thfsf jrawclj nfkmlns merass thf sfetars ckpravfn wmjfs ai Mscml wargfrs cl mdkast
mdd thf sfetar irak !nuemtfn ta sgcddfn wargfrs. 6uf ta thcs thfcr dcifstydf hmvf ckpravfn vfry kueh mln ct
hms al athfr hmln erfmtfn hujf nfkmln cl $fmd !stmtf, Muta =fetar, 3alsukfr (aans, &uury (ans mln
aurcsk sfetar.
Al thf athfr hmln %fstfrl mln !urapfml pfapdf hmvf dast thfcr spflnclj pawfr nuf ta dast "a`s mln
kmrgft kalapady ai thfcr 3aultrcfs 3akpmlcfs)
9ar mdkast 11 yfmrs, !urapf mln %fst kalapadc2fn cl sa kmly sfetar irak =pmef, Luedfmr !lfrjy,
Mutaka`cdf, Kfnceclf, 6fiflsf, C fte. `ut tanmy thf rfmdcty hms ehmljfn, hf stary cs smkf, radfs mrf
mdsa thf smkf `ut thf =tmjf hms shcitfn fdsf wfmr mln ;friarkfrs taa hmvf ehmljfn.
+fs ehmljfn iar thf `fttfr)
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^hf east ai Cjlarmlef
Kast ai us `fdcfvf thmt ms m `usclfsskml wf glaw fvfrythclj whceh ct rf-ucrfs, wf kastdy dcvf cl sueh
latcal mln praedmck thmt wf hmvf `feakf ml fpfrt ai aur nakmcl. #ut mdd cs lat truf thfrf, sakf tckf ct
pravfs wralj mdsa) hf rfmsal cs thf cjlarmlef.
Ms hukmls wf kastdy tmgf thcljs iar jrmltfn, wf `arraw fvfl thf fpfrcflef ai athfr pfrsal wcthaut
fvfl glawclj thmt ct hms rfdfvmlef ta aur nakmcl ar lat. Ar thf fpfrcflef cs icrst hmln ar "ust hf ar shf
mdsa emrry iarwmrnfn ms kfrfdy m `fdcfi) hcs cs aur wfmglfss, wf kastdy `fdcfvf cl smcn mln hfrn thcljs
mln mdsa stmrt `fdcfvclj, mln fvfl wf mppdy aur awl dajce thfrf) #ut thcs cs lathclj `ut thf hfcjht ai aur
cjlarmlef) hf kmttfr whceh wf na lat glaw icrsthmln, thaujh wf mppdy aur dajce thfrf, cs thfrf mly
dajce* 4lmeefptm`df iar kmly `ut truth cs truth mln wf hmvf ta meefpt.
mgf thf emsf ai kmrgftclj, sa kmly kmrgftclj ffeutcvfs iffd thmt thfy glaw fvfrythclj8 thfy ?law
ealsukfr `fhmvcar, fpfetmtcals ai praspfetcvf eustakfr, thf avfrmdd kmrgft ealnctcal, fte. fvfl thaujh
thfy imcd ta rfmp `flfict ai thfcr fpfrtcsf. %hy* #femusf whmt hf ar shf smys cs lat fpfrcflef `ut
latcals, ml ckmjclmtcal whceh cs lat tmstfn wcth rfmdcty. hf wmy yau emllat dfmrl ta swck al m #dmlgft,
yau emllat kmstfr kmrgftclj ai mly trmnf thmt fmscdy mln wcthaut metumddy jmclclj icrsthmln fpfrcflef.
&fmrlclj thcljs irak eaddfjf cs jaan, ct jcvfs m wmy ta dfmrl lfw thcljs, `ut ct cs lat pmrmkftfr ai yaur
rfmd glawdfnjf) %hmt yau dfmrl irak `aag cs sakfwhmt pmst kmtfrcmd, cl thf tckf ai cliarkmtcal `fclj
sprfmn mt thf spfn ai dcjhtflclj, yau hmvf ta upnmtf fvfry nmy wcth thf dmtfst cl yaur nakmcl. hcljs mrf
jfttclj a`sadftf vfry imst.
+au kcjht `f mwmrf ai yaur imthfr ar jrmlnimthfr smyclj thmt hf usfn m `ceyedf iar G1 yfmrs wcthaut
ehmljclj ct wcth lfw alf. %hflfvfr ct rf-ucrfn hf jat ct rfpmcrfn `ut cl G1 yfmrs hf ncn lat ehmljf ct)
Mln tanmy, tcdd thf mjf ai m tfflmjfr mly alf ehmljf twa, thrff `ceyedfs ta mn"ust wcth jrawclj hfcjht)
Mln m`aut ka`cdf phalfs, fvfryalf glaws) C kysfdi ehmljfn iaur ka`cdfs cl dmst sfvfl yfmrs, mln thflthclg m`aut thfsf nmys yauljstfrs, "ust dcgf jmrkflts, thfy mdsa ehmljf ka`cdf phalfs rfpdmeclj wcth
mnvmlef kanfds)
%hmt C wmlt ta smy cs, thcljs mrf jfttclj a`sadftf vfry imst, thf smkf thclj cs hmppflclj wcth me-ucrfn
glawdfnjf8 wf hmvf ta upnmtf ct fvfry nmy mln fvfry haur. hfl haw wf eml smy wf glaw fvfrythclj
m`aut aur nakmcl, aur trmnf* !vfl thcs skmdd cjlarmlef eaudn spacd aur ifw kfftcljs wcth praspfetcvf
eustakfrs. =a wf mrf pmyclj hcjhfst east ai cjlarmlef ms hukmls. =akf pfapdf fvfl cl dcif tckf eaudn
lat m`df ta eakf aut ai sakf cjlarmlef. hf rfmsal cs #fdcfi, meefptmlef ai mly kmttfr wcthaut fvfl
rfetciyclj ct. Mln thf rfsudt cs jrawl cjlarmlef iurthfr)
%hfthfr ct cs =ecflef ar fehladajy, eakkfref ar fealakces, cjlarmlef cs fvfrywhfrf. mgf thf emsf ai padctcemd dfmnfrs, sa kmly ai thfk praedmck thmt hf ar shf glaws thf kaan ai hcs ealstctufley `fiarf
fdfetcal mln whfl thfy dasf aut al fdfetcal, thfy smy thf kaan ai pu`dce ehmljfn wcth sa mln sa) hfy
na lat meefpt thf rfmdcty thmt padctcemd secflef hms ulprfncetm`df auteakfs, mln yau emllat tmgf thcljs iar
jrmltfn. +au hmvf ta `f vfry emrfiud ta ehmrk yaur pfapdf mln dcstfl ta thfk, ulnfrstmln thfcr pra`dfks
taa.
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Ct rfmddy hurts, `ut thf sadutcal cs ta eakclj aut ai aur cjlarmlef ms saal ms passc`df.
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>hmljclj trfln ai Bnvfrtcsclj mln Umdfs Rrakatcal
=clef thf sprfmn ai smtfddctf ehmllfd mln thfl thf cltfrlft, thf whadf mnvfrtcsclj mln smdfs prakatcal trfln
hms tmgfl pmrmncjk shcit.
Cl thf fmrdy sfvfltcfs ta thf fln ai twfltcfth efltury thfrf wms thrff km"ar mnvfrtcsclj mln smdfs
prakatcal kfncm cledunclj ;rclt, Autnaar mln fdfvcscal ehmllfd kastdy awlfn `y javfrlkflts. #ut
wcth thf mnvflt ai smtfddctf 7 ehmllfds mln fpmlnclj em`df lftwarg thcljs stmrtfn tmgclj lfw shmpf mln
law fvfl iurthfr 6crfet ta akf mln 9udd 6 -umdcty fdfemst mln clerfmsfn `mlnwcnth ai cltfrlft hms
jcvfl eakpdftfdy lfw shmpf ta mnvfrtcsclj mln smdfs prakatcal nakmcl.
%cth thf clerfmsfn luk`fr ai fdfvcscal ehmllfds kfncm pdmllclj cs jfttclj karf cltrcemtf mln
nfefltrmdc2fn ms pfr rfjcalmd muncflef, fmrdcfr ct wms aldy alf ar twa dmljumjfs dcgf clnc mln !ljdcsh
law thfrf mrf lukfraus vfrlmeudmr rfjcalmd fdfvcscal lftwarg pravcnclj mdkast mdd ealtflt cl pmrtceudmr
rfjcalmd dmljumjf dcgf #mljdm, 4ncm, mkcd, ;ml"m`c fte. wcth thfsf aptcal mvmcdm`df, law thf Mn ealtflt,
thf kfssmjf hms ta `f ms pfr 7 3hmllfd thfl aldy yau eml fl"ay flaujh vcfwfrshcp mln m`df ta na yaur
kfssmjf thraujh. hcs hms jcvfl rcsf ta Kfncm ;ranuetcal 3ast ms wfdd ms erfmtclj kfsh iar kfncm
pdmllfr ta ncstrc`utf 73 `unjft strmtfjcemddy ta sfdfetfn `uleh ai 7 ehmllfds rmthfr thml al ar twa
ehmllfds.
Al thf athfr scnf cltfrlft cs jfttclj cts pmef iurthfr mln fkfrjclj ms eakpdftf kfncm ai cliarkmtcal,
eakkulcemtcal mln fltfrtmclkflt. hcs mjmcl cs rfdmtcvfdy lfw ehmddfljf ta mnnrfss. Lfw kmrgftfrs ar mdd
kmrgftfrs, fvfryalf hms ta tmgf jrfmt pmcl cl sfdfetclj thf prapfr ehmllfd ta mnvfrtcsf thfcr pranuet mln
sfrvcefs al cltfrlft.
Law cliarkmtcal ncstrc`utcal hms tmgfl shmpf ai fkmcd mln !dfttfrs mln Aldclf 6crfetarcfs mln eakpmly
wf`sctfs sfrvfs thf purpasf ai aldclf kmrgftclj clstfmn ai aldy trmnctcalmd prcltfn dctfrmturf, emtmdajs mln
vcsumd mcns) Cl fmrdy nmys, pranuet dmuleh wms m kfjm fvflt al thf prfpmrfn stmjfs cl !hc`ctcal mdd,
3akpmly fmn-umrtfrs mln ct wms eavfrfn `y ;rclt mln tfdfvcscal kfncm, law thfrf cs fltry ai Cltfrlft,
dcvf fdfemst ai thf smkf fvflt hms `ffl passc`df al Cltfrlft ms wfdd ms shaw rffd pdmy al sctfs dcgf +au
u`f cs cl thclj iar kmrgftfrs.
=a ct cs m lfw wardn iar kmrgftfrs mln ehmddfljfs mrf jfttclj `cjjfr mln `cjjfr. !spfecmddy ta jmujf
prapfr kfncm ehmllfd cl tfrks ai fdfvcscal 3hmllfd, thf prajrmkkf, sckcdmrdy sfdfetclj saecmd mln hcjh
trmiice partmd sfdfetcal mln pasctcalclj ai thf aldclf mn cl strmtfjce pmjfs ta jmtf kmckuk fyf `mdds.
Mln thfsf cs lat flaujh, thfl wcth D( imecdcty, Ka`cdf hms fkfrjfn alf karf lfw mjf kmrgftclj kfncm
iar kmrgftfrs, =K= mln KK= kmrgftclj cs law pdmy km"ar radf ta erfmtf km"ar nfecscals iar mly
eustakfr wha mrf lat fl"ay ar mvmcdm`df ta 7 ar cltfrlft. !vfl ifw kmrgftfrs mrf `uddcsh al thf Ka`cdf
Mnvfrtcsclj sclef ct rfprfsflts fltcrf yaulj jflfrmtcal irak fflmjfrs ta yaulj mnudts.
rmlsiarkmtcal ai pmrt ai dcif mln kfncm cs la fefptcal mt mdd, fvfrythclj cs jfttclj spfecmdc2fn irak ;rclt
Kfncm, 7 ehmllfds ta Cltfrlft, mln yau hmvf hulnrfns ai ehacefs mvmcdm`df ta push yaur `rmln, tmgf iar
clstmlef spfecmdc2fn kmjm2clfs iar 3mr kmrgft, 'fwfddfry Kmrgft, 3alsukfr (aans ta 3aiiff tm`df #aags
mln &fcsurf Kmjm2clfs. =ckcdmrdy thff cs partmds iar fvfry rf-ucrfkflts rmljclj irak =aecmd lftwargclj,
praifsscalmd lftwargclj, `usclfss lftwargclj, +auth sctfs, sctfs nfncemtfn ta Aldclf rmnf, 9aruks ta
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ncseuss =aecmd mln padctcemd cssufs, rmnf ncrfetarcfs irak # ta # mln # ta 3, sa ct cs mdkast jfttclj karf
mln karf irmjkfltfn.
Law nmy:s km"arcty ffls, +auths mln Mnudts mrf spflnclj km"ar dfcsurf tckf cl suriclj Cltfrlft kmy `f
al ;3, ;mdk aps, m`dft ;3 ar ka`cdf phalf) Ct cs clerfmscljdy jfttclj cl thclj, fvfl thf fdnfrdy pfapdf
mrf lat dfit `fhcln, mln thfy mdsa utcdc2f thfcr dfcsurf tckf al suriclj cltfrlft) Cltfrlft `fclj m thrff
praljfn kfncm iar cliarkmtcal, eakkulcemtcal mln fltfrtmclkflt cs jfttclj karf mln karf prcarcty iar
km"arcty ai muncflef wha cs fnuemtfn mln me-umcltfn wcth eakputfrs) !vfl ct hmrndy tmgfs ulfnuemtfn ta
jft fvfl wcth ;3 mln utcdc2f Cltfrlft.
Cl shart thf whadf Mnvfrtcsclj mln smdfs prakatcal metcvcty cs tmgclj lfw shmpf mln irmjkfltfn tmrjftfn
muncflef cs thf rfmdcty ai prfsflt wardn mln ct wcdd iurthfr jft irmjkfltfn wcth lfw kfncm aptcals)
;astfn al 1<<<<1G
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Dfmrlclj Eurvfs W@S @MGVD YMDMK@HCSM[
-rawclj ckpartmlef ai 2mr&ftclj ^aads
6mys mrf jalf iar aldy smdfskmlshcp mln suppdyclj jaans mjmclst arnfrs ai eustakfrs, tanmy
fvfry Kmluimeturfr hms ta kmrgft cts pranuets emrfiuddy wcth erfmtcal ai cl hausf kmrgftclj nfpmrtkflt
ar lffn ta mppaclt mssaecmtf Kmrgftclj 3akpmly ta daag mitfr thf kmrgftclj miimcrs ai thf pranuets
kmluimeturfn ̀ y mly eakpmly.
%hy kmrgftclj cs jfttclj karf mln karf ckpartmlt* #femusf thcs cs lat thf tckf ai iffnclj rf-ucrfkflts
thraujh mvmcdm`df pranuets, thcs efltury cs ai ealsukfrs, ealsukfrcsk cs cl cts `fst mln prakclflt phmsf.
anmy thfrf mrf hulnrfns ai ̀ rmln mvmcdm`df cl akf mppdcmlefs, 3dathclj, 9mls, 7s, 3mrs ruegs mln sa
kmly wcdd `f cltranuefn fvfry yfmr pmss al) hcs cs thf tckf whfrf pranuetcal cs karf thml nfkmln.
7crtumddy fvfry eakpmly hms ta icjht iar sfeurclj cts kmrgft shmrf iar efrtmcl pranuets thfy kmluimeturf.
hfrf cs #rmln wmr, prcef wmr, ta survcvf cl kmrgfts merass thf eaultry mln thf (da`f ms wfdd.
wflty yfmrs `meg thfrf wfrf aldy thrff ar iaur #cgf mln =eaatfrs `rmln cl Clncm, tanmy thfrf cs karf
thml hulnrfn `rmlns ai #cgfs mln =eaatfrs. Lat eustakfr hms m dat ai ehacef ta ehaasf irak.
hcs cs thf rfmsal why yau lffn karf mln karf pawfriud kmrgftclj taads ta tmkf eakpftctcal mln
ealsadcnmtf kmrgfts merass thf eaultry ar thf wardn avfr. 6uf ta kudtcpdf ehacefs iar scljdf rf-ucrfkflt,
eustakfr cs mt mnvmltmjf ta purehmsf hcs ehacef ai pranuet mln ms pfr hcs empmecty mdsa.
Law thf `cjjfst -ufstcal iar mly kmrgftfr cs haw ta pfrsumnf praspfetcvf eustakfr ta `uy cts #rmln mln
whmt shaudn `f pcteh ta eakpfd ta `uy cts pranuets.
frf eakfs thf km"ar radf ai Kmrgftclj aads, iar fvfry iuletcal thfrf mrf taads mvmcdm`df ta na ct
prapfrdy mln fiiartdfssdy ta hmrlfss `fttfr rfsudts. =ckcdmrdy iar Kmrgftclj thfrf yau lffn prfecsf mln
hcjhdy pfrsumscvf kmrgftclj taads whceh eml hfdp yau ta ehmrk yaur praspfetcvf eustakfr, alef yau m`df
ta ehmrk praspfetcvf eustakfr cl ta eustakfr, ct erfmtfs rfidffs ms wfdd rfifrrmd iar thf ;ranuet `rmlnwhceh udtckmtfdy hfdp fmsf smdf ai thf pmrtceudmr pranuet fmsy.
+au kmy wmlt ta glaw thmt whceh taads mrf emddfn Kmrgftclj aads.
frf C dcst sueh taads whceh imdd ulnfr emtfjary ai kmrgftclj aads,
<. Mnvfrtcsfkflt cl Lfwspmpfr, Kmjm2clf, Cltfrlft, fdfvcscal ar al Autnaar amrnclj mln #cdd`amrns.
.#fdaw thf &clf Kmrgftclj aads dcgf, ;ranuet #raehurf, &fmidfts, 6mljdfrs, ;astfrs, mln`cdds,
Mttrmetcvf ;megmjclj, Kfrehmlncsf fte.
D.9ar 6crfet Kmrgftclj +au mdsa lffn Kmrgftclj taads cl thf iark ai 7cnfa 6aeukfltmry, 9dmsh
;rfsfltmtcals, ;awfr ;aclt ;rfsfltmtcal ar 7csumd Mcn.
G. Ms pmrt ai lfw kmrgftclj kfncm whceh cs papudmrdy emddfn cltfrlft kmrgftclj, sfmreh fljclf kmrgftclj,
yau lffn Aldclf Cltfrlft Mnvfrtcsfkflt cl thf iark ai =ckpdf ';( 6aeukflt, ar 9dmsh Mn. ar 7cnfa
Mnvfrtcsfkflt ta rul al mly wf`sctf ar partmd. hfrf mrf athfr iark ai kmrgftclj taads cl aldclf sphfrf
mrf, #dajs, ;ranuet rfvcfws, ;ranuet rfeakkflnmtcals `y fpfrts, Aldclf ;ranuet ;artiadca cl thf iark
ai 9dmsh ;rfsfltmtcal, 7cnfa 6aeukflt ar cl thf iark ai iarkmd %f̀ sctf, Aldclf #rmln =urvfy fte.
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=a thfsf mrf thf kmrgftclj taads, mln kast ai yau mwmrf ai ct ms kmrgftclj praifsscalmd ar m #usclfss
Awlfr.
Ms kueh ms thfrf cs clerfmsf cl luk`fr ai ehacef iar m pmrtceudmr pranuet rf-ucrfkflt, gffpclj kmrgft
shmrf ai yaur ;ranuet `rmln cs jfttclj karf mln karf nciiceudt, iar thf sadutcal yau lffn vfry emrfiuddy
prfpmrfn pfrsumscvf kmrgftclj taads ms pfr kmrgftclj strmtfjy mln iark ai kmrgftclj mln yau kmy lffn
ta erfmtf lfw kmrgfts iar yaur efrtmcl pranuets taa.
'ust tmgf thf emsf ai &C3, `fiarf thf fltry ai kudtclmtcalmd &cif clsurmlef eakpmlcfs cl Clncm, ct wms mt
eakpdftf mnvmltmjf ta jft Clsurmlef eustakfrs ms m dalf pdmyfr, tanmy thfrf cs karf thml twflty dcif
clsurmlef eakpmly apfrmtf cl Clncml kmrgft sa ct cs jfttclj taujh iar &C3 ta gffp cts kmrgft cltmet, thf
athfr pdmyfrs jrmnumddy `ctclj &C3s kmrgft shmrf cl kmrgft mdd merass Clncm. anmy yau hmvf sa kmly
ehacefs cl tfrks ai sfdfetclj &cif Clsurmlef ;adcey, fvfl thfrf mrf luk`fr ai aptcal cl pranuet sfjkflt
mvmcdm`df irak nciifrflt Clsurmlef 3akpmlcfs.
=mkf hms hmppflfn ta Lal dcif Clsurmlef sfetar, #alns Kutumd 9ulns mln #mlgclj =frvcefs. hfrf cs la
karf (avfrlkflt kalapady ar spfecmd pmegmjf ta mly (avfrlkflt eakpmly. hcs cs ml apfl mln jda`md
kmrgft padcey nmys mdd merass thf sfjkflts.
%hfthfr ct cs 9K3(, 3alsukfr (aans, 3mpctmd (aans, =frvcefs ar !ssfltcmd =frvcefs dcgf !dfetrcecty,
%mtfr =uppdy, 6rmclmjf ar $amn clirmstrueturf fvfry sfjkflt hms lukfraus eakpftctars mln pdmyfrs wcth
nciifrflt empmecty mln ;ranuet kc. =a thfrf cs la seapf iar mly nau`ts thmt yau lffn ta hmvf vfry shmrp
mln fiifetcvf Kmrgftclj aads, ci yau na lat clvfst cl prfpmrclj prapfr Kmrgftclj aads, yau mrf `auln ta
dasf yaur kmrgft shmrf ar trmcd ta mehcfvf kmrgft jrawth yau wmlt.
9ar prfecsf mln ckpfeem`df kmrgftclj taads ms pfr yaur ;ranuet kc, 3mpmecty mln yaur kmrgft pasctcal,
yau eml emdd us iar thf sfrvcef mt mly tckf.
;astfn al www.irffkmlgpa.eak
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^hf ehmddfljf ai avfreakclj aur clhc`ctcals
Cl aur dcif wf hmvf ta pmss thraujh eaultdfss ehmddfljfs whfthfr ct cs saecmd dcif ar thf praifsscalmd dcif
ehmddfljfs mrf thfrf mln ct gffps al mrcsclj aut ai nciifrflt earlfrs ai dcif. Mln ct cs ftrfkfdy nciiceudt ta
pmss thraujh thfk wcthaut mly alfs hfdp)
%f nficlctfdy na lat wmlt ta gffp al imeclj ehmddfljfs mdalf mln nficlctfdy sffg sakf pfrkmlflt
sadutcal. hf sadutcal dcfs cl usclj aur wcsnak.
9rak ky ehcdnhaan C hmvf imefn lukfraus ehmddfljfs mln C sakftckf sueeffn cl tmegdclj sakf ai thfk,
mln kast ai thf tckf C imcdfn nuf ta vmrcaus rfmsals. #ut iar mdkast DG yfmrs ai eakclj ta tfrks wcth dcif,
wcth ky awl ulnfrstmlnclj, C iauln alf thclj vfry strmljf whceh pdmys vfry stralj radf cl imcdclj us ta
tmegdf fmeh pra`dfk ai aur dcif clnfpflnfltdy cs lalf athfr thml aur clhc`ctcals. %f hukmls mrf mdd thf
tckf idaanfn wcth luk`fr ai clhc`ctcals whceh mrf kastdy erfmtfn nuf ta dmeg ai aur m`cdctcfs ar
ealefltrmtcal tawmrns mly tmsg ar ulnfrstmlnclj mly sctumtcal. Mln thcs cs lat flaujh wf mdsa gffp al
iaddawclj athfrs clhc`ctcals ta aur rfseuf ta idy mwmy irak sakf nciiceudt sctumtcals whceh wf icln
nciiceudt ta hmlndf wcth aur m`cdctcfs)
hf craly cs thmt wf hmrndy taueh ar rfspfet sakfalf:s fpfrcflef ta ckpravf aur sctumtcal `ut wcthaut
nau`t wf tmgf up mly alfs clhc`ctcals iar aur sa emddfn rfseuf, thf fsempcsk)
&aagclj mt thf nciifrflt fvfltumdctcfs, C emkf ta ealeduscal thmt aur fsempcsk pdmys km"ar radf cl
clerfmsclj aur clhc`ctcals.
+au kmy hmvf hfrn yaur ircfln smyclj thmt hcs ircfln imefn sa kmly pra`dfks cl tmgclj up secflef ms
su`"fet cl hcjhfr sfealnmry sa hf mdsa nfecnfn ta apt iar eakkfref sclef ct cs rfdmtcvfdy fmsy) =trmljf,
rcjht) f nafs lat glaw thf rfmd rfmsal iar hcs ircflns: imcdurf `ut "ust dcstflclj thf stary, hf nfecnfn ta
apt iar 3akkfref)
hf imet cs wf dcvf aur @ pfreflt ai dcif wcth clhc`ctcals whceh wf hmvf mnaptfn cl aur dcif irak aur
surraulncljs dcgf ircflns mln athfr kfk`frs ai aur saecfty) Kast ai thf tckf wf gffp al smyclj thmt C
glaw thcs mln thmt, `ut thclg jfluclfdy thmt haw kmly ai aur edmcks hmvf rfmd icrsthmln fpfrcflef.
mrndy ifw ai thfk)
hf wcsnak cs thmt wf ncstcljucsh ̀ ftwffl thf rfmdcty mln thf clhc`ctcals.
ruth cs thmt sakf ehmddfljfs cl dcif spmrf la alf ta icln rfseuf cl feusf, cl tfrks ai clhc`ctcals, eml:t
wf emrf iar a`sfrvclj thmt whmt wf mrf usclj ms rfseuf cs truf fpfrcflef ai aur awl ar sakfalf fdsf:s ar
thf shmddaw clhc`ctcals*
#cjjfst a`stmedf ta hukml prajrfss cs clhc`ctcals, ci wf gffp al ehmddfljclj sueh clhc`ctcals, wf eml
mehcfvf mlythclj.
C "ust jcvf yau ky awl fmkpdf, C usfn ta suiifr irak pcdfs iar -uctf dalj tckf, sa kmly pfapdf tadn kf
thmt C shaudn na Myurvfnce trfmtkflt mln sakf smcn C shaudn na Mddapmthce trfmtkflt. %hfl C ncn
Mddapmthce trfmtkflt, thf naetar tadn kf thmt ci thf kfncemtcal nafs lat miifet yau thfl yau shaudn jft
nalf apfrmtcal mln rfkavf pcdfs pfrkmlfltdy. =clef C ncn lat hmvf fpfrcflef ai apfrmtcal al ky `any, C
usfn ta fsempf thf surjfry nuf ta ul glawl ifmr, thmt hmppflfn iar thrff yfmrs, mjmcl sakf pfapdf mln
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fvfl naetar smcn thmt pcdfs kmy rfeur mln yau kmy lffn iurthfr trfmtkflt, ealiusfn wcth mdd thf
sujjfstcals C iurthfr suiifrfn `mndy, `ut alf nmy C nfecnfn thmt whmtfvfr hmppfl thfrf kmy `f `ut tanmy C
mk surf ta jft apfrmtfn thf pcdfs aut ai ky `any mln ncn thf smkf thclj, C "ust wflt ta m (flfrmd =urjfal
mln msgfn hck ta rfkavf ky hfkarrhacns wcth dmsfr surjfry, mln law C mk rfeavfrclj imst irak thf
surjfry waulns taa)
=a C al kysfdi wcth ky awl juts mln jrmef ai jan dfmrlt ta avfreakf ky clhc`ctcal mln fkfrjfn
sueefssiud. Ci C ncn lat trcfn ta avfreakf ky ifmrs, thfl stcdd C waudn hmvf ta suiifr thf pcdfs pmcl.
flef wf mdd hukmls lffn ta avfreakf aur clhc`ctcals, mln shaudn `f stralj mln dcvf al aur awl wcdd.
hcs cs thf rfmd fssflef ai `fclj hukml.
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/aw ta smcd thraujh thf daakclj rfefsscal cl Bkfrcem mln +urapf6
Alef mjmcl, thf ifmr ai rfefsscal cs daakclj dmrjf al thf wardn irak `ath thf earlfrs, thf Mkfrcem mln
thf !urapf.
#ut na wf rfmddy lffn ta warry m`aut ct* Ar shaudn usf thcs appartulcty ta aur mnvmltmjf) Kmy `f yau
iffd shart ai apclcal sclef thf sctumtcal cs dcttdf ealiusclj. #ut ci yau jcvf m emrfiud daag thfl thf whadf
pceturf cs karf prakcsclj iar us.
#femusf thcs tckf pmrtceudmrdy, Clncm cs lat mt rfefcvclj fln whfl ct eakfs ta wcl imvars. Ct hms cts daemd
nfkmln mln ckpravfn clirmstrueturf ta sustmcl mt dfmst stfmny jrawth iar thf eurrflt icsemd. hf imetar
`fhcln thf prakcsclj pceturf cs nuf ta rfiark praefss mln iurthfr irffn fealaky irak thf javfrlkflt
ealtrads. Mdsa wf hmvf dfmrlfn -uctf m ifw dfssals ta pdfmsf aur eustakfrs irak mly pmrt ai thf wardn
wcth skmdd ar dmrjf `unjft. Cl thf dmtf dmst nfemnf wf wfrf lat cl iudd ealtrad ai aur iralt dclf harsfs, `ut
thcs tckf thfrf cs eakpdftfdy nciifrflt stary.
%hfthfr ct cs C ar kmluimeturclj hf empctmd jaans ar thf 9K3(, wf hmvf semdfn lfw hfcjhts cl mdd
kast mdd thf sfetars) hf rfmsal `fhcln thcs sueefss cs thf mnnfn eakpftctcvflfss ai aur pfrsallfd nuf taealstmlt cltfrlmtcalmd fpasurf cl tfrks ai pra"fet hmlndclj mln rfclstmtclj ai Clncm `auln praifsscalmds
irak Mkfrcem mln !urapf wha daags iar `fttfr mln eakkmlnclj pasctcals mt jaan eakpmlcfs `meg hakf
iar sfeurf iuturf mhfmn. =a thcs tckf wf hmvf trmclfn harsfs, wcth rfdmtcvfdy dmw mttrctcal rmtf mln hcjhfr
nfncemtcal ta mttrmet karf nfkmlnclj `uyfrs merass thf wardn.
Ms pfr kf ct cs m wclwcl sctumtcal iar Clncmls ci tmgfl thcs appartulcty cl thfcr strcnf wcth sakf
eakprakcsf al thf rfkulfrmtcal iralt. Mdsa thcs tckf wf mrf lat aldy ehfmp autsaureclj sfrvcefs
pravcnfrs `ut jrawl cl thf #A, #usclfss rmlsiarkmtcal =frvcefs pravcnfr ta thf nfvfdapfn wardn. Ct
wcdd `f rfmddy fectclj ta nfdcvfr aur awl pranuets ta eustakfrs rmthfr thml "ust eakpdftclj thfcr pra"fets
ms ehfmp wargfrs. =ckcdmrdy nuf ta alf nfemnf ai hfmdthy jrawth cl Clncm, aur daemd kmrgft cs mdsa aiifrclj
jrfmtfr appartulcty cl tfrks ai pranuet mln sfrvcefs smdfs.
%hfthfr ct cs fdfeakkulcemtcal, C ar Mutaka`cdf sfetar ar thf kmluimeturclj ai empctmd jaans mln
vmrcaus kmehclfry, wf hmvf vfry jaan nfkmln ai mdd thfsf thcljs mt imcrdy eakpftctcvf rmtfs, sakftckf
fvfl `fttfr rmtfs thfl thf aiifrfn rmtf iar autsaureclj sfrvcefs ta thf nfvfdapfn wardn. =a, clstfmn ai
pmlcegclj iar thf lft `cj rfefsscal, thclg m`aut lft `cj appartulcty, mln thmt taa wcth imvarm`df hukml
rfsaurefs ealnctcals cl mdkast fvfry sfetar.
Mln C sff ct wcdd `f m hfmdthy jrawth appartulcty iar Clncm, `femusf thcs tckf `ath thf fkpdayfrs mln
fkpdayffs mrf `flfictclj irak fmeh athfr, clstfmn ai alf scnf jmkf thcs cs m imrf jmkf ta fmeh athfr. hf
`cjjfst pasctcvf ckpmet al thf Clncml scnf wcdd f̀ dfssfr rfdcmlef al thf (avt. "a`s mln karf mttrmetcvf mln
duermtcvf appartulctcfs ta prakcsclj clncvcnumds mt hakf.
Alf thclj cs surf, thmt mitfr thcs rfefsscal cl Mkfrcem mln cl !urapf thfrf wcdd `f m eakpdftfdy lfw wardn
arnfr wcth rflfwfn rfspfet iar daemd pranuets mln daemd hukml rfsauref. Mln thf trmnf `ftwffl thf
nciifrflt lmtcals ai !urapf mln Mkfrcem wcdd `f karf kmturf wcth kutumd `flfict mln wcth fmeh athfrs
lmtcalmd cltfrfst taa.
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hf padcey shcit cl 4=M edfmrdy shaws thmt thfy mrf dfmrlclj ta rfspfet daemd `rmlns, imvarclj daemd
eakpmlcfs iar rmw kmtfrcmd mln emrf iar thfcr awl papudmtcal iar `fttfr "a` praspfetus. hf smkf thclj
wcdd hmppfl cl thf !urapf taa whceh cs shart ai iulns mln rflfwfn nfkmln mt hakf. =a hcs tckf ct wcdd
`f fvfl karf `flficecmd ta ealefltrmtf hujf prakcsclj daemd kmrgft mln cl `mdmlef daagclj iar thf
avfrsfms kmrgfts.
6csedmckfr hf wrctfr cs thf clnfpflnflt fealakce mlmdyst mln a`sfrvfr ai thf ehmljclj trflns cl thf
wardn fealaky.
hf vcfws fprfssfn cl thcs mrtcedf mrf ky awl mssfsskflt.
;astfn al 1<<<11D #+ #mgud 7mdmk`hcym
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mcdurf cs thf rfmd `ustfr ai Uueefss
Cl aur dcif, wf mdwmys ermvf iar sueefss, sueefss mln sueefss cl whcehfvfr wmy wf jft ct. #ut whfl thfrf
cs sueefss, efrtmcldy thfrf wcdd `f imcdurf taa. hfrf cs lat aldy sueefss ar aldy imcdurf. =akftckf yau wcl,
sakf tckf yau dasf)
Clstfmn ai kamlclj al yau imcdurf, try ta mlmdy2f thf truf emusf ai yaur imcdurf, cl thmt kmllfr, yau wcdd
m`df ta glaw thmt whmt kcstmgf yau kmnf mln why ct hmppflfn* =a cl lft mttfkpt yau wcdd efrtmcldy lat
rfpfmt thf kcstmgf) hfrf cs la athfr wmy ta ckpravf yaur kcstmgf mln hmrlfss sueefss.
hcs cs thf rfmsal thmt ealvclefs kf thmt imcdurf cs thf rfmd `ustfr ai sueefss. mgf thf emsf ai sa kmly
rflawlfn secfltcsts, padctcemd icjurfs merass thf wardn. hfy ncn lat `dmkf athfrs iar thfcr imcdurf, cl imet
thfy lfvfr kamlfn iar thfcr imcdurf `ut tmgfl thfcr imcdurf cl thfcr strcnf mln gffp al ckpravclj
thfksfdvfs, mln thf rfsudt cs cl iralt ai us thmt stcdd mitfr nfemnfs mln eflturcfs wf hmvf ta rfkfk`fr
thfk, rfspfet thfk ms rfmd jflcus.
=a thfrf cs lat m scljdf kml cl thf wardn wha ncn lat tmstfn imcdurf. 'ust tmgf fmkpdf ai m ehcdn, "ust
a`sfrvf ct whfl ct try ta stmln up icrst tckf cl cts dcif, a`sfrvf thmt haw kmly tckf ct imdds mln mitfr haw
kmly fiiarts ct `feakf sueefssiud cl stmlnclj al cts awl ifft)
=ckcdmrdy daag mt (mlnhc"c, hf ncn lat sueeffn cl rfkavclj #rctcsh rudf irak Clncm cl scljdf mttfkpt) f
gfpt up hcs kavfkflt8 hf mlmdy2fn hcs imcdurf, dfmrlt irak ct mln gffp up ckpravclj hcs strujjdf. Mln
hfrf wf mrf) M dc`frmtfn savfrfcjl lmtcal emddfn Clncm.
Ci (mlnhc"c waudn hmvf thaujht thmt hcs kavfkflt wcth lalvcadflef thfary cs wralj mln kfmlcljdfss,
tanmy hf waudn lat `f thf sadf icjurf ai lalvcadflef cl thf wardn mln sa kmly padctcemd icjurfs mln
eakkal ectc2fls merass thf jda`f waudn lat tmgfl hck ms m radf kanfd)
flef ct cs tatmddy up ta us, haw wf daag mt thf twa scnfn eacl, ci yau lffn m eacl yau wcdd hmvf ta meefpt
`ath thf scnf ai eacl, yau emllat fpfet aldy alf scnf, stap daagclj thf imcdurf ms thf spdct scnf ai sueefss,
`ut meglawdfnjf thmt wcth sueefss mln imcdurf tajfthfr alf eacl fcst, C sckpdy emdd ct dcif)
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/aw eml wf kmlmjf `usclfss `fttfr6
%hfl wf tmdg m`aut kmlmjclj `usclfss, thfrf eakfs thf -ufstcal ai thf typf ai `usclfss, thf sc2f ai
`usclfss, mrfm ai `usclfss mln sa kmly athfr -ufstcals.
Ct cs lat aldy glawclj thf tfehlcemd ar pranuetcal pmrt ai thf `usclfss `ut yau lffn fpfrtcsf cl kmlmjclj
`usclfss miimcrs dcgf wargfr kmlmjfkflt, iclmlef rfsauref kmlmjfkflt, `usclfss prakatcal
kmlmjfkflt, ̀ usclfss kmrgftclj kmlmjfkflt fte.
Law whfl ct eakfs ta hmlndf thfsf kmly nakmcls ct erfmtfs m rfmd ehmddfljf thfsf nmys. #femusf ms m
`usclfss awlfr yau kmy hmvf alf ai twa fpfrtcsf, `ut yau yaur sfdi eml lat `f fpfrt cl mdd mspfet ai
`usclfss.
Cl thcs sctumtcal yau lffn ta hcrf sakf praifsscalmds ta daag mitfr nciifrflt rfspalsc`cdctcfs ai yaur
`usclfss kmlmjfkflt. 9ar thmt yau emllat eakprakcsf mt mdd. =clef thfrf cs yaur kalfy mln erfnc`cdcty mt
stmgf yau emllat tmgf ehmlefs `y naclj fvfrythclj yaursfdi. Ci yau na sueh thcljs tajfthfr yaursfdi, thfrf
kmy `f ehmlefs ai ruclclj thf fiicecfley ai yaur `usclfss ta survcvf cl thf kmrgft iudd ai eakpftctcal.
9ar sueh ehmddfljf, law yau hmvf m `fttfr aptcal ta rfnuef clput east ai kmlmjclj yaur `usclfss thraujh
5#;A>.
#;A kfmls #usclfss ;raefss Autsaureclj, thraujh thf autsaureclj ai lalearf metcvcty ai yaur `usclfss
kmlmjfkflt, yau eml rfnuef yaur kmlmjfrcmd ms wfdd ms iclmlecmd `urnfl ai kmlmjclj yaur `usclfss
mdalf ms wfdd ms wcth kclckuk hukml rfsauref cl tfrks ai iclmlecmd kmlmjfrs, `meg aiicef wargfrs,
eustakfr emrf, 3$K fte. 9ar thmt yau aldy lffn ta ealtmet #usclfss ;raefss Autsaureclj =frvcef
pravcnfr wha eml ulnfrstmln yaur rf-ucrfkflt mln pravcnf yau fiicecflt sfrvcefs thraujh autsaureclj
`msfn sfrvcefs.
hraujh thf autsaureclj yau eml jft nalf sa kmly lalearf praefssfs wcth kmrjclmddy dmw east. thfrf mrfhulnrfns ai eakpmtc`df #usclfss =frvcefs ;ravcnfr cl thf stmtf ai (u"mrmt ms wfdd ms merass thf eaultry
wcth jaan tfmk ai daagclj mitfr yaur rf-ucrfn sfrvcefs.
Cl sakf emsfs fvfl alsharf autsaureclj sfrvcefs pravcnfr pravcnf yau jrfmtfr `flficts nuf ta nciifrflt
pmy tmrcii ai wargfrs cl nciifrflt rfjcal ai thf eaultry.
=a lft tckf whfl yau imef nciiceudty cl kmlmjclj yaur `usclfss, na lat warry ar try ta rfnuef sc2f ai
yaur `usclfss ar ehmljclj yaur `usclfss, `ut stmrt autsaureclj yaur lalearf `usclfss kmlmjfkflt
praefssfs ta thfsf #;A =frvcefs pravcnfrs.
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-rawclj ;ppartulcty cl ;rjmlcMfn Ufetar
ckf cs rmpcndy ehmljclj mdd merass thf wardn cl tfrks ai clnustry mln kmluimeturclj. aldy m eaupdf ai
nfemnfs mja ct wms mdd 7cshwmgmrkm #rathfrs wha turlfn fvfry stalf ta `rclj cl dmtfst tfehladajy cl
Clncml 7frscal iar km"arcty ai kmluimeturclj sfetars, cl thasf nmys fltfrprcsfs cl Clncm wfrf rfdmtcvfdy
skmdd ar kfncuk semdf.
Ms tckf pmssfs `y thf rmtca cs ehmljclj, sclef km"arcty ai clnustry jrawclj dfmp mln `auln, hfrf cl Clncm
mln merass thf wardn, ct jafs ulnfr thf iadn ai arjmlc2fn sfetar mln earparmtf sfetar.
frf thf paclt cs, whfl sueh clnustry ja cl ta thf hmlns ai arjmlc2fn pdmyfrs ar cl thf hmlns ai prcvmtf
sfetar earparmtf, wf thf 7cshwmgmrkm `rathfrs imef m dat ai trau`df cl tfrks ai Kmrgftclj, #usclfss
nfmdclj mln rullclj `usclfss wcth dmtfst prmetcefs cl thf clnustry nuf ta dmgf ai fnuemtcal mln kmrjclmd
ckpartmlef ta prapfr fnuemtcal. =clef wf hmvf tfehlcemd mln nfscjlclj fpfrtcsf, tcdd nmtf wf hmrndy jcvf
ckpartmlef ta ;rapfr kmrgftclj, `usclfss kmlmjfkflt mln erfmtclj mtkasphfrf dcgf athfr earparmtf irak
vmrcaus sfetars.
frf whmt wf lffn ta ulnfrstmln thmt cl thf wardn jrcppfn wcth empctmdcsts, ct cs jfttclj karf mln karfnciiceudt ta rul mly `usclfss, sfddclj mly sgcdd ar fpfrtcsf strmcjht mwmy, empctmdcsts "ust `uy aut sgcdds mln
fpfrtcsf wcth kalfy sa ct cs rfmddy jfttclj taujh iar mdd 7cshwmgmrkm `rathfrs ar smdf thfcr sgcdds mln
fpfrtcsf. !vfrywhfrf yau wcdd icln kfncmtars mln ealtrmetars irak athfr eakkulcty mln kast ai aur
7cshwmgmrkm `rathfrs fln up `fclj sgcddfn dm`ars) =a ct cs tckf ta shmrpfl aur sgcdds cl `ath thf mspfet, cl
fehlcemd, nfscjlclj, kmluimeturclj ms wfdd ms kmrgftclj thf smkf mdalj wcth ̀ fst ̀ usclfss prmetcefs.
;astfn al 1<<1O1O mt www.vcshwmgmrkm.`c2
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Ct cs mdd m`aut clctcmtclj tms& mln `fttfr rfsudts wcdd iaddaw mutakmtcemddy
Kast ai thf tckfs wf pfapdf thclg sa kueh `fiarf naclj sakfthclj, sakf tckf iar nmys mln kalth mdsa)
Cl sueh m sctumtcal sakftckf fvfl wf iarjft thmt iar whmt wf stmrtfn thclgclj* %hmt wms thf earf
a`"fetcvf fte* hcs cs whmt C wmlt ta smy, thmt thclgclj cs a`vcausdy m kmttfr ai ckpartmlt `ut na lat
fmjjfrmtf ct cl sueh m wmy thmt yau iarjft yaur a`"fetcvfs, thf warg yau wmlt ta na.
=a kmly tckfs wf eakf ta glaw thmt sakfalf stmrtfn thclgclj m`aut m pra"fet mln mitfr m pfrcan ai tckf
hf dfit thf pra"fet hmdi wmy ar lat stmrtfn mt mdd) %hy* #femusf ai hf thaujht m`aut thf fvfltumdctcfs mln
iuturf auteakf ai thf pra"fet kueh karf mln nuf ta thmt kfltmd #urnal, hf wms lat cl pasctcal ta emrryal
hcs lfw vflturf, thmt cs why sakf adn sehadmrs usfn ta smy F 'ymnm saeh lf sf hasdf gmk2ar ha "mtf hmcI, ct
kfmls nuf ta karf thclgclj yaur jutsnftfrkclmtcal jfts wfmgfr.
hmt cs why thfrf cs wcsnak cl clctcmtclj lfw tmsg wcth rfmsalm`df thclgclj mln pfrifet vcscal rmthfr thfl
thclgclj taa kueh.
hcs pmrtceudmr phflakflal cs lat pfeudcmrdy vcsc`df cl kclckmd fnuemtfn `ut cl hcjhdy fnuemtfn pfapdf,
thf rfmsal `fhcln sueh strmljf rfmdcty cs thf sa emddfn fnuemtcal wf jft irak nciifrflt clstctutcal, whcehhms thausmlns ai `aag al sa kmly su`"fets, hcjhdy nftmcdfn stuny ai nciifrflt su`"fets whceh eml idaan
yaur kfkary wcth sa kmly rfifrflef mln `fdcfi systfk whceh rfsudt cl ta nfdmyfn nfecscals, sdaw
thclgclj nuf ta #urnal ai sa kueh glawdfnjfI hf ̀ aagcsh glawdfnjfI.
%hfl yau stap prmetcemd nfecscal mln ja karf thfarftcemd, sakftckf cs sdaws thf praefss ai yaur met, sa
kmly sujjfstcals mln thfarcfs cl kcln m`aut m scljdf tmsg nfdmys iclmd nfecscal jat ct)
=a ircflns na lat tmgf fnuemtcal ms kmjce stceg ai yaur prajrfss ar jfttclj edfvfr, yau lffn ta hmvf yaur
awl jutsnftfrkclmtcal ta imef mly rfsudt pasctcvf ar lfjmtcvf ai yaur met, thfl yau eml `f m jaan
fltrfprflfur. Athfrwcsf yau wcdd `f m imcdurf cl yaur awl fyfs)
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hfrf mrf m`ulnmlt appartulctcfs iar hcjhdy sgcddfn pfapdf merass thf lmtcal ms wfdd ms merass thf wardn.
6my `y nmy pfapdf merass thf wardn dfmvf `fhcln thf clhfrctfn sgcdds iar sa emddfn hcjhfr pmyclj E ta
"a`s. =a stcdd wf mrf mt mnvmltmjf ta jft sueh warg irak mdd thf earlfrs ai aur lmtcal mln thf wardn ms
wfdd)
#ut ta tmp thcs appartulcty, wf wcdd hmvf ta hmvf wcddcljlfss) Kmy `f yau hmvf dfss fnuemtcal ar lat wfdd
vfrsfn cl !ljdcsh, la pra`dfk, `ut ci yau na lat hmvf wcddcljlfss ta emrry al yaur emrffr ms sgcddfn
ermitskml thfl la alf eml hfdp yau.
frf thf pra`dfk cs lat thf semrecty ai warg ar hcjhfr eakpftctcals, `ut thf dmgf ai wcddcljlfss, ultcd wf
dfmvf aur dm2clfss la alf wcdd tmgfrs ai aur sgcdds)
9ar sa kmly yfmrs C usfn ta hfrf irak kmly ai aur `rathfrs thmt thfrf cs lat flaujh appartulcty iar us
mln dfss sgcddfn pfapdf mrf tmgclj mwmy aur "a`s, `ut ircflns, wmgf up, na wf icln thmt thf wardn cs jaclj
`meg ta stalf mjf mln pfapdf dasclj thfcr cltfddfet* Lat mt mdd)
hcs feusf wcdd lat warg iar sa dalj yau wcdd hmvf ta dfmvf ct ar fdsf `f rfmny ta `f dfit `fhcln. #femusf
thf `us ai nfvfdapkflt cs sa imst thmt ct nafs lat wmct iar dm2y sauds)
3alsukptcal ai ta`meea mln skagclj cs jrcppclj aur yauth8 law tfdd kf haw dalj thfy wcdd m`df ta ta
`fttfr sgcddfn warg whceh rf-ucrfs jrfmtfr physcemd strfljth)
=a ct cs tckf ta emteh appartulcty lat iar feusf)
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9ar sa dalj thcs -ufstcal eakfs ta ky kcln mln C gffp al thclgclj thmt why ct cs aur eakkulcty whceh
suiifrs kast cl tfrks ai iclmlecmd ercsfs, whmt cs thf rfmd rfmsal `fhcln ct, whmt cs thf imetar whceh rfirmcl
us irak `fclj iclmlecmddy stm`df* Mitfr kftceudaus a`sfrvmtcal C latcefn ifw rfmsals cl tfrks ai aur saecmd
vmdufs, clncvcnumd `fhmvcar mln sakf ftfrlmd imetars whceh kastdy erfmtf thfsf pra`dfks ta aur
eakkulcty.
Law dft kf fdm`armtf m`aut thf a`sfrvmtcals C hmvf8 whfl wf tmdg m`aut thf saecmd vmdufs, wf hmvf sueh
al thf `msfs ai thf papudmr latcals thfl erfmtclj aur ulc-uf sft ai vmduf systfk. %hfl wf mpf papudmr
vmdufs irak thf saecfty ms m whadf, thfrf wcdd `f sa kmly thcljs whceh mrf lat suctm`df iar us, `ut wf stcdd
mnhfrf ta thfk `femusf m `cjjfr kmss cs iaddawclj thasf trmnctcals) #ut wf imcd ta mnnrfss aur ulc-uf
prcarctcfs ms m eakkulcty whceh sadfdy survcvfs al thf strfljth ai aur sgcdds.
6uf ta thcs wf mrf hcjhdy nciifrflt irak athfr eakkulcty ai aur saecfty, sa iar thf `fttfr survcvmd wf
kust `fdcfvf thmt ct cs aur sgcdds whceh shaudn `f trmlsifrrfn ta aur lfw jflfrmtcal, kmy`f thfrf wcdd `f
sakf nciiceudty ta sustmcl ct cl yauljstfrs sclef thfy mrf hcjhdy fpasfn ta thf papudmr eudturf mln sueh
saecmd vmdufs #ut wf shaudn lat iarjft thmt aur clvfstkflt mln iuturf cs aur sgcdd sft mln lat mlythclj fdsf.
9ar fmkpdf kast ai us mrf sa cllavmtcvf cl tfrks ai cltfddfet, ci wf cjlarf thcs mln try ta dcvf dcgf athfr pfapdf mrauln us, wf kmy survcvf `ut wf wcdd lat m`df ta emrry al aur fpfrtcsf, al whceh wf hmvf
erfmtfn sueh m pawfriud cliduflef ms m eakkulcty wcth hcjhfr prmetcemd sgcdds) frf cs lat thf kmttfr ai
`rfmgclj mwmy irak thf kmcl strfmk ai aur saecfty `ut wf hmvf ta smcd thraujh cl thf saecfty wcth aur
ulc-uf saecmd vmdufs) %hmtfvfr wf na cl dcif whmtfvfr praifsscal wf tmgf up, `ut wf shaudn mt hfmrt iffd
praun ta hmvf dfjmey ai tmdfltfn mln sgcddfn iar imthfrs, `femusf ct tmgfs jflfrmtcals ta iark m trmnctcal ai
fefddflef mln ifw nfemnfs ta spacd ct. =a ct cs aur nuty ta sustmcl aur ulc-uf eudturf.
=ckcdmrdy whfl wf daag mt thf clncvcnumd kmllfr, wf mrf sa kueh rfsfrvfn mln dmgf cltfrpfrsalmd sgcdd cl
tfrks ai ncseusscal, mln fdm`armtclj m`aut aur glawdfnjf, %hmt C kfml ta smy thf fvfl thaujh wf glaw
sa kueh wf mrf shyclj mwmy ar mvacn ta spfmg cl pu`dce, wf mirmcn ta eakkulcemtf aur thaujhts, wf hmvf
dfmrlt m dat ta na cl tfrks ta warg `ut wf dfmst ealefltrmtf al eakkulcemtcal sgcdds, sa athfr pfapdf tmgfmnvmltmjf ai us, thfy `uy aur sgcdds ar hcjhfr us mln thfy smdf aur sgcdds ta athfr `uyfrs "ust thraujh `fttfr
eakkulcemtcal sgcdds) =a wf lffn ta `f m dcttdf tmdgmtcvf iar aur prajrfss, `femusf ci wf mrf lat m`df ta
smy whmt wf eml na ar haw wf hmvf nalf sa mln sa tmsg, wf wcdd lat `f latcefn `y thf athfr pfapdf) a
ealscnfr ms tmdfltfn mln empm`df pfapdf, wf wcdd hmvf ta dfmrl aur awl kmrgftclj.
=ckcdmrdy thfrf mrf sakf ftfrlmd imetars taa cl tfrks ai nftfrrclj imetars ta hmdt aur prajrfss) #ut C
waudn lat ncseuss hfrf cl nftmcd, sclef C mk ai thf apclcal thmt ci wf feusf iar thf ftfrlmd iarefs ta hmdt
aur prajrfss, wf wcdd lfvfr dfmrl ta pravf aur warth) =a ct cs lat ckpartmlt ta latf mly alf ai thfk hfrf.
Cl imet C `fdcfvf thmt ci wf pfrifet aursfdvfs, thf ftfrlmd imetars whceh mrf hmdtclj aur prajrfss wcdd
mutakmtcemddy jcvf wmy ta us, thfy mrf hmdtclj aur prajrfss nuf ta aur clm`cdcty ta tmegdf thfk icjht thfk
ms m tmdfltfn mln hcjhdy sgcddfn eakkulcty, iar thmt wf lffn ulcty mln `rathfrhaan, thfl aldy wf wcddstap trmcdclj mln stmrt dfmnclj thf saecfty.
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Kast ai us mrf meeustakfn na warry iar takarraw, sakf ai us warry m`aut iuturf cl emrffr sakf ai us
warry m`aut aur iuturf cl `usclfss fte. #ut mly alf ai yau hmvf fvfr thaujht why wf mrf sa ealefrlfn
m`aut aur iuturf*
hf kast a`vcaus mlswfr cs la ar na lat hmvf edfmr cnfm) +fs hfrf cs whmt wf lffn ta ulnfrstmln thmt
why thfrf cs sa kueh warry m`aut fmrlclj smifty* %hmt emusfs us ta warry m`aut iuturf, mln thfrf wcdd `f
m `uleh ai rfmsals dcgf8 iar thf `fttfr fnuemtcal ai ehcdnrfl, ta `uy m jaan sft ai #fljmds iar yaur wcif, ta
`uy m `fttfr hausf thfl thf fcstclj alf f̀n, hmdd mln gctehfl) Kmy `f thf rfmsals mrf taa kueh.
#ut thf imet cs lalf ai thfk hmvf thf imef ai rfmdcty, metumddy rfmdcty cs nciifrflt, mln kast ai us lat rfmny
ta imef ct fvfl thaujh wf glfw ct iar sa dalj) hmt cs nfprcvclj us irak fl"ayclj aur prfsflt, fl"ayclj
aur prfsflt warg) =clef wf na lat fl"ay tanmy, wf wmlt ta spmrf ct iar takarraw, wf wmlt ta `fttfr aur
takarraw) #ut lat rfmny ta fl"ay tanmy, iffds cralcemd `ut vfry truf, "ust jcvf m thaujht mln yau wcdd
rfmdc2f ct. %hfl wf mrf lat fl"ayclj thf prfsflt, a`vcausdy wf wcdd lat m`df ta iffd fl"aykflt ai warg wf
na, mln jrmnumddy wf stmrt ncsdcgclj aur warg.
hcs cs haw wf stmt aur sfdi nfstruetcal. %f na lat davf aur prfsflt mln thmt cs why wf na lat davf aur
prfsflt warg mln whfl sueh thclj hmppfl, thfrf cs a`vcaus thmt kast ai us stmrt ta warry m`aut iuturf)
9uturf cs lathclj `ut m pflnclj fl"aykflt ar pmcl ai whceh wf aursfdvfs mrf lat surf thmt wcdd imef ct ar
lat) Mln jfltdfkfl thcs cs thf warst rfmdcty ai kmlgcln) %f hmvf trcfn ta pravf aursfdvfs supfrcar, karf
tmdfltfn eakpmrf ta athfr dcvclj `fclj, `ut wf mrf kmgclj m `cj kcstmgf, irak thf vfry adn mjf wf hmvf
stmrtfn tmgclj clspcrmtcal irak athfr erfmturfs dcgf `crns, mlckmds fte. !vfl thfrf mrf praais ai #crns mln
Mlckmds warshcp mdd merass thf wardn.
!vfl thaujht wf hmvf lat `ffl m`df ta dfmrl fvfrythclj irak thfk, mln alf dfssal whceh wf yft ta dfmrl
irak thfk ms hukml `fcljs cs ta davf aur prfsflt. La 6aj, eaw ar #uiimdafs spmrf mlythclj iar
takarraw, ci thfy hmvf iaan thfy fmt ct whadf hfmrtfndy mln ci thfy na lat hmvf ct, thfy kmy na imstclj, `ut
thfy lfvfr thclg thmt thfy wcdd spmrf iar takarraw sclef dmst wffg thfrf wms lat flaujh iaan iar thrff
ealsf-uflt nmys) C na lat smy thmt wf `feakf mlckmds iark hukmls, `ut sclef wf mdd tmgf clspcrmtcal
irak thf lmturf, thfl wf efrtmcldy lffn ta tmgf thcs dfssal irak thfk. &aag mt thf craly, wf spmrf m `cj
ehulg ai aur cleakf ta smvf iar iuturf mln wfdd`fclj ai thf imkcdy, `ut thf imet cs wf mrf lat surf m`aut
thf iuturf, thmt whfthfr wf wcdd `f thfrf cl thf iuturf ta fl"ay thf smvcljs ar lat. =a thf -ufstcal cs lat
why shaudn wf smvf ar lat smvf irak aur cleakf `ut haw kueh mln mt whmt east, fvfl mt thf east ai aur
prfsflt) hfl ct wcdd `f dcgf C spmrf ml mppdf aut ai twa iar takarraw fvfl thaujh C glaw thmt C fl"ay
irfsh mppdfs aldy) frf cs whmt wf lffn ta ehmljf, thmt cs fl"ayclj suiicecfltdy irak whmt yau hmvf tanmy,
mln ci mlythclj spmrfn thfrfmitfr, smvf ct iar takarraw) Ci yau m`df ta dcvf dcgf thcs, thfl yau wcdd efrtmcldy
waudn dcgf ta na whmt yau na cl yaur wargclj haurs mln wcdd lat dfmvf ct iar takarraw) Ci wf sakfwhmt
gffp mdcvf m ehcdn wcthcl us, wf waudn dfmrl thcs wmy ai dcif kueh fmscfr, `femusf ehcdnrfl fl"ay whmt
thfy na mln fl"ay thmt taa. =ckcdmrdy, thfy fmt whmtfvfr tcdd thfy iffd ta fmt8 thfy na lat thclg thmt whmtm`aut takarraw*
hf sckpdf kfssmjf iar mdd thf lft jflfrmtcal yauljstfrs cs thmt sakftckf ct cs `fttfr ta na lft al lft
nmy thcs cs thf aldy wmy ta dfmrl fl"ayclj aur prfsflt mln gffpclj warry ai takarraw mt `my)
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%hfl ct eakfs ta naclj `usclfss kast ai us gffp al thclgclj whmt ta na thcs cs m `cj -ufstcal mjmcl
mllayclj mdd ai us mln wf gffp al ehmljclj `usclfss ar clnustry, `femusf whfl yau na sakfthclj, yau
wcdd sff sakfthclj lfw thfl yau wcdd stmrt rullclj mitfr thmt. hcs wmy yau dctfrmddy gffp al kavclj alf
`usclfss ta mlathfr, mln mt thf fln ai thf nmy whmt yau jft cs m dat ai pmcl mln `urnfl ai naclj alf mitfr
athfr `usclfss cl tfrks ai iclmlecmd dass mln thf jrfmtfst dass ai tckf) =a stap iar m kakflt mln tmgf m
lavfd rautf, thmt cs lat m`aut gffp al ehmljclj `usclfss mln trmnf `ut ct cs m`aut ehmljclj thf wmy yau nayaur fcstclj ̀ usclfss.
Kast ai us "ust gffp al naclj mly `usclfss cl rautclf kmllfr, wf mdwmys mirmcn ai fpfrckfltclj, mln
mitfr sakf tckf wf dasf cltfrfst cl ct sclef wf imcd ta rftmcl aur eustakfr `msf ar na lat m`df ta mttrmet lfw
eustakfrs. Cl sueh sctumtcal yau fln up ehmljclj `usclfss ar trmnf, hfrf yau lffn ta na sakfthclj fdsf
whmt C smy cs stmrtclj fpfrckfltclj wcth eustakfr ehacefs, vmduf fnctcal ta fcstclj eustakfrs, pravcnclj
nciifrflt aptcals ta nfmd wcth yau mln clerfmsfn eakiart thraujh rfdmtcalshcp `ucdnclj `fyaln thf
`usclfss purpasf.
hcs wmy yau wcdd m`df ta rftmcl thfk ms wfdd ms jft karf autput irak thfk mdsa cl tfrks ai clerfmsfn
imcth mln clerfmsfn luk`fr ai arnfrs. #ut ct cs lat thmt fmsy ta na thfl smcn) iar thmt yau wcdd hmvf ta put `fhcln yaur jrffn ta smvf taa kueh ar sfeurclj `cj praict sa -ucegdy, smvclj al fpflsfs ar prakatcal
warg cs lat m -uceg ic ta clerfmsf praict kmrjcls ar clerfmsclj apfrmtclj empctmd, `ut clerfmsfn luk`fr ai
arnfr ai smkf pranuet ar sfrvcef wcdd nficlctfdy sfrvf thf purpasf)
#femusf whfl yau m`df ta sfeurf `cjjfr luk`fr ai arnfr iar sckcdmr jaans ar sfrvcefs, yau eml mdsa
rfnuef yaur clput east mln mdsa jft ehmlefs iar `fttfr `mrjmcl cl tfrks ai rmw kmtfrcmd purehmsf mln hr
aptckc2mtcal taa. #ut ta mehcfvf thcs jamd, icrst yau lffn ta `f karf aptckcstce mln lffn ta hmvf
pfrsfvfrmlef. Ci yau dmeg mly alf ai ct, yau wcdd lat m`df ta na whmt C smcn. =a lft tckf whfl yau thclg
ai ehmljclj `usclfss ar trmnf, stap m whcdf mln try ta na whmt C smcn mln yau wcdd nficlctfdy hmvf m `fttfr
rfturl wcth thf smkf `usclfss mln trmnf cl whceh mdrfmny yau mrf.
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+fs, thfrf kmy `f sakf pfapdf irak aur eakkulcty wha kmy lat ulnfrstmln thcs m``rfvcmtcal. &ft kf
tfdd yau =K! kfmls =kmdd mln Kfncuk !ltfrprcsfs. +fs wf mrf tmdgclj m`aut thf skmdd mln kfncuk semdf
fltfrprcsfs, thf `meg `alf ai aur lmtcalmd prajrfss.
#fdcfvf ct ar lat `ut wf thf skmdd mln kcera fltfrprcsf awlfr hmvf nalf jrfmt "a` iar thf prajrfss ai
Clncm, nuf ta sueh fltfrprcsfs, lukfraus pfapdf hmvf "a`s cl su`ur`ml mrfms cl tawls mln vcddmjfs) hf
dcal shmrf ai aur lmtcalmd (6; eakfs irak thcs =K!s mln la alf eml cjlarf thfsf ealtrc`utars thmt cs
why, wardn:s rfputfn iclmlecmd clstctutcals imvar jrawth ai =K!s. hfy wmlt ta hfdp thfk `ucdn imst mln
fiicecflt. Cl imet thfsf mrf thf fltfrprcsf whceh erfmtfs nfkmln iar rmw kmtfrcmd ms wfdd ms pranuef
pranuets ehfmpfr mln rfjcalmddy mvmcdm`df.
hfrf mrf sa kmly pranuets mln ealsukfr jaans whceh cs prmetcemddy ckpassc`df ta kmluimeturf `y `cj
fltfrprcsfsdmrjf clnustrcfs, `ut sa fmsy iar thf =K!s. =a thfrf cs lat mly rfmsal ta warry m`aut thf iuturf
ai =K!s. Mln `fclj trmnctcalmd fltrfprflfurs wf ms mdd 7cshwmgmrkm `rathfrs shaudn tmgf thcs
appartulcty ta erfmtf jrfmt wfmdth cl aur saecfty, wf eml hmvf erfncts iar erfmtclj "a` mln clnfpflnflts ta
pursuf aur cltfrfsts. hcs cs thf `fst tckf ta stmrt =K!s, "ust dfmvf "a`s whceh mrf rautclf ar nafs lat hmvf
smif iuturf, `f yaur awl `ass.
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6fmr mdd `rathfrs8 "ust hmvf m daag mt thf jrawclj cliduflef ai Clncm merass thf wardn, daag mt thf clerfmsfn
iarfcjl ncrfet clvfstkflt cl Clncm, daag mt thf `aakclj rfmd fstmtf sfetar mln clerfmsfn luk`fr ai rceh
pfapdf cl Clncm.
hfsf mdd mrf clvctclj aur mttfltcal ta jrm` jrfmtfr appartulcty cl tfrks ai wcllclj arnfrs iar
Kmluimeturclj cl !ljclffrclj, 9urlcturf, Athfr prfecscal pranuets ms wfdd ms lukfraus hcjh sgcdd "a`s
dcgf Mrehctfeturf, Cltfrcar 6fscjl, Kmehclfry 6fscjlclj, 3alstruetcal supfrvcscal fte.
%f mdd glaw thmt wf hmvf clhfrctfn glawdfnjf mln sgcdds cl thfsf mrfms, wf hmvf tckf mln mjmcl pravfn
aur fefddflef cl thcs icfdns mln clnustry nakmcls. Aldy thclj wf lffn ta hmvf prapfr fnuemtcal mln
dfmrlclj mpprameh ta kmrgft aursfdvfs. Aldy thclj whceh nftfr us irak `fclj efltfr ai mttfltcal ai thf
wardn cs aur clfiicecfley cl spagfl !ljdcsh mln wrcttfl !ljdcsh.
Ci wf mdd gffp al dfmrlclj thcs cltfrlmtcalmd dmljumjf, wf eml eakkulcemtf us prapfrdy. Mln ci wf mrf
m`df ta na ct, la alf wcdd rfirmcl us irak `fclj thf kast mnvmlefn ermitskfl mln tfehlaermts cl thf wardn)
=a kmgf surf thmt yau jft ealtrad al !ljdcsh dmljumjf cl tfrks ai rfmnclj wrctclj mln spfmgclj)
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anmy mt hakf C wms vcfwclj m naeukfltmry al 66 3hmllfd rfdmtfn ta =hrc Mllm m2mrf, m vcscalmry cl
hcksfdi sa clspcrclj hf cs8 aldy wf glaw whfl wf dcstfl ta hck, m huk`df kml, m rftcrfn kcdctmry nrcvfr
wha ehmljfn dcvfs ai kcddcals tanmy ̀ y hcs flnfmvar.
Ct edfmrdy shaws thmt yau na lat hmvf ta `f hcjhdy fnuemtfn ar clidufltcmd ta jft nal "a`s merass thf tm`df,
`ut ct cs m`aut yaur vcscal mln nftfrkclmtcal ta iudicdd m nfecnfn jamd cl efrtmcl tckf ai pfrcan, mln whfl ct
eakfs ta cliduflef kmssfs iar saecmd mln iclmlecmd clnfpflnflef, mdd yau hmvf ta na cs ta kf m jaan
dcstflfr, m dfmnfr ta wmdg mdalj athfr tfmk kft mln rfmnclfss ta smercicef sfdicsh mk`ctcal. =ckcdmrdy whfl
wf wmlt ta mehcfvf m dmrjfr jamd ta mehcfvf eakkulcty `rathfrhaan thraujh iclmlecmd clnfpflnflef `y
naclj `usclfss wcth fmeh athfrs, wf wcdd hmvf ta dfmvf `fhcln aur clhc`ctcals mln kavf tawmrns ea
apfrmtcal wcth fmeh athfr.
Ct cs tckf wf dfmvf `fhcln ar nciifrflefs mln pfrsalmd ehacefs ta mehcfvf m kutumddy `flficecmd jamd. Ct
kmy daag m dcttdf ulscjhtfn jamd mln crrfdfvmlt a`"fetcvf, `ut tckf mln mjmcl hcstary hms pravfn thmt ct cs
thf strfljth ai kmssfs whceh eml cliduflef erctcemd nfecscals ai papudmr javfrlclj `ancfs. =a ircflns dft
us tmgf clspcrmtcal irak =hrc Mllm m2mrf iar ul earrupt dfmnfrshcp, vcscal ta dfmn kmssfs mln iudicdd thf
mspcrmtcal ai kcddcals wcth uttfr praifsscalmdcsk.
Ms hf smcn cl thf cltfrvcfw thmt wf na lat wmlt nalmtcals, `femusf nalmtcals/irff`cfs kmgf us warthdfss,
wf eml lfvfr jft ta glaw aur warth `ut ct cs thf sfdi nfncemtcal, wcddcljlfss ta warg mln "aclt fiiarts ai
mdd thf pfapdf ta `rclj truf rfvadutcal whfrf mly clncvcnumd eml stmln cl thf saecfty wcth sfdi rfspfet mln
fmrlclj ai hcs awl.
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%f mdd nrfmk ta fmrl fmsy kalfy, iar thmt wf gffp al puddclj nciifrflt tutarcmd mln rul mitfr sa kmly
cnfms iar fmrlclj fmsy kalfy. #ut hmvf wf fvfr try ta sct `meg mln thclg iar whmt wf lffn fmsy kalfy,
mln whmt cs thf radf ai fmsy kalfy cl aur dcif*
+fs thfrf mrf taa kmly aptcals ta fmrl fmsy kalfy8 C na lat lffn ta lmkf thasf wmys sclef wf mdd glaw
ms pmrt ai thf saecfty. %hfl daagfn emrfiuddy, thf imet cs thfrf cs la rfdfvmlef ai fmsy kalfy cl aur dcif,
thf wmy kalfy eakfs, thf wmy ct jafs. Ci thfrf cs mlythclj ta `fdcfvf, thmt cs fmrlclj kalfy wcth
cltfddcjflef) =a wf lffn ta nciifrfltcmtf `ftwffl fmsy kalfy mln cltfddcjflt kalfy fmrlclj. Cltfddcjflt
fmrlclj cs thf rfsudt ai jfluclf fiiarts ta strfmkdclf yaur fiiarts mln ncstrc`utcal ai warg wcth dmrjf
luk`fr ai pfapdf. Ar fdsf yau hmvf erfmtcvf glmeg ta erfmtf sakfthclj whceh ycfdn rfdmtcvfdy `cj mkault
ai kalfy eakpmrf ta trmnctcalmd dm`ar.
=a try ta fmrl cltfddcjfltdy rmthfr thml fmscdy, `femusf whfl yau na lat hmvf meglawdfnjfkflt ai yaur
fiiarts ai fmrlclj thf mkault, yau wcdd lat fvfl hmvf cltfddcjflef ta ehfeg thmt whmt yau mrf spflnclj mln
iar whmt yau mrf spflnclj cs ai mppraprcmtf east ar rfdfvmlef.
;astfn al 1<<11@
-rawclj ;ppartulcty iar Bdd 'cshwm&mrkm mkcdcfs
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%hfl wf daag mt thf prfsflt seflmrca, thf kmluimeturclj sfetar, pmrtceudmrdy thf fljclffrclj
sfetar cs `aakclj cl Clncm. hf imetar `fhcln thcs ehmljf cs thf clerfmsfn luk`fr ai Mkfrceml mln
!urapfml 3akpmlcfs autsaureclj thfcr !ljclffrclj =frvcefs Lffns ta Clncml Kmluimeturfrs. Cl thcs trfln
thf km"arcty ai "a`s mrf ai (rfy 3mstclj, Clvfstkflt 3mstclj, 9arjclj mln Kmehclclj.
=clef wf hmvf clhfrctfn glawhaw ai pmttfrl kmgclj, ncf mln kaudn kmgclj, wf mrf mt mnvmltmjf ta fl
emsh thcs jrfmt appartulcty ms prfecscal sfrvcef pravcnfr. 9ar fvfry pmrt ar eakpalflt emstclj thfy lffn
pmttfrl mln kaudn, iar fvfry iarjclj lffn thfy lffn ncf. =a hfrf wf hmvf appartulcty ta erfmtf aur stralj
hadn ms nfscjlfrs mln nfvfdapfrs, mln whfl ct eakfs ta (u"mrmt mln pmrtceudmrdy $m"gat hms mehcfvfn cts
suprfkf pasctcal whfl ct eakfs ta (rfy emstclj, Clvfstkflt 3mstclj mln iarjclj. Ct cs cl thf tap twflty
dcst ai imstfst jrawclj clnustrcmd hu` merass thf wardn)
=a ct cs mdd m`aut halclj aur sgcdds mln upnmtclj ta tfehladajcemd ehmljf ta `f gfy pdmyfr cl thcs twflty
icrs efltury clnustrcmd rfvadutcal cl aur eaultry. %hfthfr ct cs (u"mrmt ar thf Kmhmrmshtrm ar thf Larthfrl
earrcnar, hulnrfns ai fljclffrclj hausfs mrf eakclj up ta pravcnf -umdcty mln iclcshfn 3mstclj mln
iarjclj pmrts iar vmrcaus mppdcemtcals cl nciifrflt clnustry cledunclj, Acd $ficlclj, Mfralmutces,
Mutaka`cdf 3akpalflts, !ljclf ;mrts mln athfr hfmvy mln hcjh tflscdf pmrts iar vmrcaus mppdcemtcals. Ctcs tckf ta tfmk up mln erfmtclj kakfltuk, mjmcl thcs efltury cs iar fefddflt ermitskfl thmt wf mrf)
;astfn al 1<<11O mt www.vcshwmgmrkm.`c2
:hfl wf wcdd stmrt upnmtclj wcth thf :ardn6
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%hfl wf daag mt aur clhfrctfn sgcdds mln glawdfnjf, wf mrf mkalj thf kmstfrs cl nfscjlclj, ermitclj,
kfehmlcemd mln fljclffrclj "a`s. =tcdd wf mrf kcssclj cs empmecty ta ifdt prfsflef wardn avfr wcth aur
eakkulcemtcal sgcdds. a mnnrfss thcs pra`dfk wf wcdd hmvf ta ja `meg ta dfmrlclj nfsgs mln stmrt
dfmrlclj m`aut eakkulcemtcal, prakatcal mln kmrgftclj thfary. %cth thfsf wf wcdd m`df ta put aur
thaujhts mln fpfrtcsf cl iralt ai athfr pfapdf merass thf wardn.
Ms 7cshwmgmrkm `rathfrs wf lffn ulcty, pfrsfvfrmlef ta kmlmjf aur `usclfss dcgf athfr fltrfprflfurs
wcth jrfmtfr earparmtf sgcdds. =A thcs cs m jrfmt tckf iar us ta fnuemtf aur ehcdnrfl wfdd cl mdd thf mrfms ai
clnustry cledunclj8 secflef, tfehladajy, eakkfref, mrts mdalj wcth fljclffrclj mln ermitskmlshcp.
;astfn al 1<<11 mt www.vcshwmgmrkm.`c2
:hy yau lffn ta upjrmnf yaur kmr&ftclj taads6
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Dfmrlclj Eurvfs W@S @MGVD YMDMK@HCSM[
hf wmy thf hukml nfscrf ehmljfs mln thf wmy thf prcarctcfs ai ealsukfr ehmljfs, yau lffn ta ehmljf
yaur kmrgftclj taads, rfpdmeclj thfk wcth karf upjrmnfn mln `fttfr pacsfn ta tmrjft thf ealsukfr.
a eapf wcth thf imst ehmljclj saecmd vmdufs mln dcif stydf, thf kmrgftfr hms ta `f vfry pmrtceudmr cl
mppramehclj hcs tmrjftfn eustakfr. Cl thcs imst ehmljclj wardn fvfrythclj `feakfs a`sadftf wcthcl shart
spml ai tckf, mln alf hms ta daagaut iar kueh `fttfr mln sakfthclj spfecmd.
Ct cs lat aldy fvcnflt cl 9K3( sfjkflt ar ealsukfr nurm`df kmrgft, `ut cl mdd kast mdd thf sphfrfs ai
kmrgft, whfthfr ct cs tfehladajy, ar secflef, m pranuet ar sfrvcef. !meh mln fvfry sfjkflt ai clnustry
lffns up jrmnmtcal wcth vfry shart cltfrvmds ta sustmcl thf dfmn cl cts kmrgft sfjkflt.
hf icrst mln thf iarfkast pmlce `uttal iar mly kmrgftfr cs thf rcvmd pranuet. hmt thfy mrf aiifrclj
sakfthclj lfw mln `mttfr mt thf ehfmpfr rmtf thml hck cs thf kast fvcnflt -ufstcal.
=a haw ta tmegdf thcs pra`dfk wcthaut jfttclj aut ai thf kmrgft mt thf rfmsalm`df east mln fiiarts cs thf
lffn ai ml haur.
%fdd daagclj mt thf pra`dfk karf prfecausdy thf pra`dfk ctsfdi cs aiifrclj thf sadutcal.
%hmt cs hmppflclj cl iralt ai us cs ehfmpfr mln su` `rmlnfn tmgclj pdmef ai `rmlnfn mln fstm`dcshfn.
!meh mln fvfry fthces ai `rmln daymdty mln ealsukfr ehacef iar rfpfmtfn purehmsf cs rfkatfdy avfr. Ct hms
`ffl dckctfn ta thf uppfr sfjkflt ai mln hf &uury `rmln aldy thmt yau sakfwhfrf icln `rmln raymdty.
La kmluimeturfr hms dfit m scljdf stalf ulturlfn whfl ct eakfs ta east euttclj mln cllavmtcal.
Cl thcs sctumtcal km"ar ncsmnvmltmjf ta thf kmrgftfr cs ulwmltfn clvfltarcfs, clsuiicecflt rfturl al thf
clvfstkflt iar prakatcal mln smdfs iaref trmclclj.
Cl thcs seflmrca thf `fttfr sadutcal cs kavclj wcth thf wclns mln jfts thrcvclj. hcs cs thf kast sueefssiud
mln vcm`df taad iar mly kmrgftfr ta kmgf whffds kavclj. Mln C mk lat eakpdftfdy `ut pmrtcmddyealvclefn wcth thmt.
%hy mln haw* C wcdd tfdd yau law. !vfry alf ai us glaw thmt yau emllat stap tarlmna, `ut efrtmcldy eml
`flt yau nawl ta smifjumrn yaursfdi nurclj thf kast nfvmstmtclj iaref, mln mjmcl stmln up alef ct cs avfr,
mln mjmcl `f imrk iar thf iuturf. =ckcdmrdy ci yau mrf cl thf kmrgftclj icfdn mln `fclj warst miifetfn `y
thfsf nmys hcfrmrehy ai ehfmpfr mln su` `rmlnfn pranuets idaanclj thf kmrgft, `f rfdmfn nal:t dasf yaur
hapf, thf nmys iar rfmsalm`df mln -umdcty pranuets wcdd nficlctfdy `f `meg wcthcl ifw yfmrs, alef thf
tarlmna ai ehfmpfr mln su` `rmlnfn pranuets cs avfr.
&cvclj cl thf ecvcdc2fn saecfty yau la daljfr hmvf mly thclj ai pfrkmlflt lmturf, saecmd mln dcifstydf
ehmljfs mrf ealtcluclj praefssfs, whceh hmppfls cl eyedcemd katcal, fvfrythclj rfpfmts mt efrtmcl tckf.
hf imetars, whceh mrf kast prakclflt, mrf thf ehfmpfr dm`ar, ulrfmsalm`dy ehfmpfr rmw kmtfrcmd cl
efrtmcl pmrt ai thf wardn, shart scjhtfn jamds ai efrtmcl javfrlkflt mln thf kmrjclmd padcey whceh
`flficts sakf kmluimeturfrs, mln `mndy hmrk athfr kmluimeturfrs. #ut thfsf emllat `f strftehfn iar dalj.
#femusf alef thf dm`ar eakfs ta glaw thfcr rcjhts thfy wcdd la daljfr mddaw ta fpdact thfk, thf east ai
rmw kmtfrcmd wcdd nficlctfdy trcjjfr alef thf nfkmln cs clerfmsfn `fyaln dckct, mln thf wardn trmnclj `any
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wcdd nficlctfdy mwmgfl ta thf mdmrkclj rfmdcty ai nfimudtclj lmtcals tawmrns cltfrlmtcalmd trmnclj larks
mln ulnfrkclfn cltfrfsts ai thfcr warg iaref, ul rfmsalm`df kmluimeturclj prmetcefs.
hasf ehfmpfr kmluimeturfrs wcdd nficlctfdy tcrfn ai dmeg ai iulns iar thf $6 mln efrtmcldy stmrt dfjjclj
`fhcln cl aiifrclj lfwfr pranuets.
hf kmrgftfrs ai sueh pranuets wcdd `f tcrfn nuf ta thcl kmrjcls mln uldaymd ealsukfr mpprameh nuf ta
dmeg ai eakpftctcvf pranuets. hcs wmy thfy wcdd mdsa hmvf ta dfmvf `fhcln thf cnfm ai ehfmpfr su`
`rmlnfn pranuets. #femusf la alf tadfrmtf fealaky pfrgs iarfvfr) Ct hms ta `f flhmlefn wcth tckf mln
fiiarts.
=a iar thf tckf `fclj yau wcdd hmvf ta hmvf numd mpprameh ta tmegdf thcs ehmddfljf ta `f cl thf `usclfss
mln sustmclclj jrawth. $cjht law yau nalt dfmvf prfkcuk jaans `fhcln yaur shfdvfs ulnfrkclclj cts
patfltcmd ta flhmlef yaur praicts, mln mdsa na lat put cl mdd thf fiiarts ta prakatf thf smdf ai ehfmpfr mln
su` `rmlnfn jaans, gffp `mdmlef wcth `ath ai thfsf.
?ffp `ath thf jaans cl yaur mrsflmd nfpflnclj al rf-ucrfkflts, dft pfapdf hmvf iul wcth ehfmpfr jaans.
Alef thf halfykaal cs avfr thfy wcdd hmvf ta daag iar `mttfr mln rfdcm`df jaans)
&meg ai mitfr smdf sfrvcefs, jumrmlty al vctmd pmrts mln shartmjf ai rfpdmefkflt pmrts, pfapdf wcdd
nficlctfdy tcrfn wcth sueh pranuets ar sfrvcef whceh trcjjfr thf ulwmltfn jrawth cl thfcr nmy ta nmy
`unjft nuf ta rfpfmtfn purehmsf ai sueh jaans.
=a nmys wcdd saal rfturl iar stmlnmrn mln `rmlnfn pranuets, whceh wcdd mutakmtcemddy flhmlef `rmln
daymdty, thf wmy m pfrsal wha `urls hcs taljuf wcth hat kcdg wcdd nficlctfdy tfst 3hhms / &mssc wcth
nau`df prfemutcal)
=a ct cs lat tckf iar pmlce `ut iar cltraspfetcal thmt haw yau eml hmvf iurthfr cllavmtcvf mpprameh
tawmrns smdfs mln kmrgftclj, mln puttclj karf fiiarts cl nfvfdapclj `fttfr kmrgftclj taads whceh emlwcthstmln thf prfssurfs ai thf ehfmpfr jaans cltruscal mln uldaymd ealsukfr mpprameh tawmrns thf
`rmlnfn jaans.
Latf hfsf vcfws mrf ky pfrsalmd cltfrprftmtcal ai thf prfvmcdclj kmrgft seflmrca mln `msfn al thf
pfrsalmd mssfsskflt.
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+ltfrprcMf 9fsauref Rdmllclj
%hy yau shaudn mnapt !ltfrprcsf $fsauref ;dmllclj =ystfk* a strfmk dclf fmeh mln fvfry rfsaurefs cl
mly fltfrprcsf mln jmclclj kmckuk autput irak fmeh mln fvfry rfsauref ta kmgf `usclfss karf
eakpftctcvf mln praictm`df wcth kclckuk fiiarts mln dfss pmcliud #usclfss kmlmjfkflt. %hfl yau wmlt
ta fltfr clta arjmlc2fn clnustry sfetar wcth ;ranuets ar =frvcefs ;artiadca, ct cs hcjhdy mnvcsfn ta arjmlc2f
yaur rfsaurefs `fiarf thf iurthfr nfvfdapkflt ai #usclfss.
Ci yau na lat na thmt thf trcmd mln frrar praefss eaudn wcpf aut yaur kast vctmd dc-ucn empctmd. %cthaut
pdmllclj ai rfsaurefs al fmeh mln fvfry iralt irak kmtfrcmd praeurfkflt, rfsfmreh mln nfvfdapkflt,
pranuetcal, clvfltary kmrgftclj, hukml rfsauref kmlmjfkflt mln thf meeaults wcth cltrcemtf emrf irak
kmlmjfkflt fehfdals.
cdd nmtf thfrf wms !ltfrprcsf $fsauref ;dmllclj clta prckmry stmjf wcth skmdd mln kfncuk semdf clnustry
nuf ta thfcr nakfstce `usclfss flvcralkflt. #ut law nmys, wf mrf jfttclj karf mln karf cliduflef ai
jda`mdc2mtcal, law whfthfr wf mrf cl kfncuk semdf clnustry ar cl arjmlc2fn sfetar, iar aur strfmkdclclj
ai rfsauref cs f-umddy ckpartmlt ta fvfry `usclfss hausf. hf rfdfvmlef ai fltfrprcsf rfsauref pdmllclj cs
jfttclj daunfr ta sustmcl cl eutthramt eakpftctcal. hf cliduflef ai empctmdcsk cs fvcnflt cl mdd sharfs ai
thf wardn mln wf mrf lat ml fefptcal. =a yau hmvf ta kmgf yaur fltfrprcsf iuddy ict mln iclf ta tmgf al
thf eakpmetcal cl apfl fealaky. Clerfmsclj eakputfrc2mtcal mln jrawclj cliduflef ai cliarkmtcal
tfehladajy, saitwmrf ̀ msfn eakputfrc2fn fltfrprcsf rfsauref pdmllclj cs tanmy:s sueefss kmltrm.
!ltfrprcsf $fsauref ;dmllclj systfk cs thf gfy ta yaur praifsscalmd sueefss mln 3ustakc2fn saitwmrf
`msfn !ltfrprcsf $fsauref ;dmllclj cs thf gfy ta kmgf thcs praefss dfssfr eakpdf, &fss fpflscvf
thaujh sylehralc2mtcal mln daemdc2mtcal ai thf ealefpt ta suct yaur ukml $fsauref me-umcltmlef dfvfd
wcth 3akputfr =ystfks. =a prmetcemddy yau mln yaur hukml rfsauref eaudn tmgf mnvmltmjf ai thf !$;
=ystfk ta kmgf fvfry #usclfss ;raefss sckpdfr mln imstfr. Cl tanmy:s flvcralkflt fmeh mln fvfry
fltfrprcsf lffns ta rfmdc2f ckpartmlt ai !ltfrprcsf $fsauref ;dmllclj =ystfk ms kueh sfrcausdy ms
clirmstrueturf, fehladajy, ukml $fsauref mln athfr #usclfss praefssfs.
;astfn al 1<<1GN
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Rmtcflef pmys jrfmt
Ci thfrf cs semrecty ai sakfthclj tanmy, ct cs thf semrecty ai pmtcflef. %f mdd mrf jfttclj ckpmtcflef8 wf mdd
wmlt ta mehcfvf sa kueh al mdd thf mspfets, whfthfr ct cs dust, wfmdth ar imkf, wf mrf lat smtcsicfn wcth
mly ai thfsf mln wf wmlt ct karf mln sakf karf tcdd thf dmst `rfmth)
Ct cs nficlctfdy m kcrmjf whceh wf mrf iaddawclj iar flndfss eflturcfs ms hukml `fclj. #ut imcd ta icln
sadutcal iar thmt.
Metumddy thf rfmsal `fhcln thf semrecty ai pmtcflef dcfs hfrf cl aur cjlarmlef. hf thrff mspcrmtcals sueg
mwmy mdd thf pmtcflef wf hmvf cl us. Ct cs lathclj `ut thf thrff iark ai mspcrmtcal whceh cs hmrn ta rfscst
iar kast ai us. Ci wf try, sakftckf mly alf ar twa wcdd ja mwmy ar wcdd `f rfnuefn ta vfry skmdd `ut ct cs
lat passc`df ta upraat fltcrfdy iar kast ai us. Ct cs passc`df wcth aldy ifw ai smclts merass thf wardn tcdd
nmtf.
hf rfmsal `fhcln thf mspcrmtcals cs thf nfscrf ta fl"ay su`"fetcvf pdfmsurf. %f mrf sa kueh cledclfn ta ct
thmt wf ealstmltdy mspcrf ta eaddfet mln wmlt ta jft hadn ai dust, wfmdth mln imkf. 9ar thfsf thfrf wf kmy
ar waudn ja mly dfljth mly nfpth `ut wf wmlt ct mt mly east, fvfl thf east ai thf prfecaus dcif whceh csfeduscvf ta hukml `fclj) #ut thfrf cs la rfmsal ta jft nfkarmdc2f, thfrf cs m rmy ai hapf iar mdd ai us.
hmt cs thf rfiujf cl thf warns ai smclts. hfy hmvf upraatfn thf mspcrmtcals mln dcvf `fyaln mdd ai thfk
sa ci wf eaudn icln m truf smclt mln dfmrl ta rfirmcl irak sueh met whceh eakpfds us iar mly ai thf
mspcrmtcal, wf eml jrmnumddy eakf aut ai thf edutehfs ai thcs mspcrmtcal mln eaudn dcvf dcif wcth uttfr
irffnak, la strcljs mttmehfn)
#ut ta jft irffnak irak mspcrmtcals wf wcdd rf-ucrf pmtcflef cl aur dcif `femusf thfrf ealefltrmtcal,
pmtcflef mln ealvcetcal mrf thf thrff kast ckpartmlt trmcts rf-ucrfn ta hmvf cl us. Ci wf mrf lat hmvclj mly
alf ai ct ar na lat hmvf flaujh ai ct, ct wcdd `f vfry nciiceudt iar us ta eakf aut irak thf edutehfs ai
mspcrmtcals. Mln mpmrt irak thfsf thrff trmcts, pmtcflef cs efltrmd mln kast ckpartmlt. Ci wf dmgf pmtcflef,
thfl thf rfst ai thcs alf trmct wcdd `f fvfl nciiceudt ta mehcfvf.
=a ci thfrf cs mlythclj ta dfmrl vfry icrst cl dcif ta jft meeakpdcshkflt mln mttmehkflt irff dcif, icrst wf
wcdd hmvf ta dfmrl ta hmvf pmtcflef.
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/m`ctumd Udmvfry
%f kmy thclg thmt w mrf irff irak fvfrythclj mln la alf eml wcthhfdn us mt mly kakflt, thfl thclg
mjmcl) +au kmy `f wralj ar pmrtcmddy wralj.
hf rfmsal cs thmt wf kastdy hmvf latcal thmt ehfwclj ta`meea, ar ealsukclj dcegfr ar skagclj ecjmrfttf
mrf thf hm`cts mln thfrf cl la athfr hm`cts, `ut thmt cs m hmdi truth. hfrf mrf sa kmly hm`cts whceh mt icrst
jdmlef iffd tatmddy larkmd `ut whfl thfrf cs ehmljf ai tckf sehfnudf, yau wcdd rfmdc2f thmt yau emujht up
cl thf hm`cts whceh yau nal:t fvfl glaw)
9ar fmkpdf, yau ealsukf fm cl thf karlclj wcth yaur `rfmgimst. hfrf cs fvfrythclj agmy mln pmrt ai
yaur karlclj `rfmgimst `ut whfl yau kcss fm al athfr nmy whcdf stmyclj mt yaur mults pdmef. =clef thfy
ncn lat ealsukf fm cl thf karlclj) frf yau wcdd iffd nciifrflt, kmy `f dm2y, mln thfl aldy yau wcdd
rfmdc2f thmt yau hmvf `ffl emujht up cl ta thf hm`ct ai fm.
=ckcdmrdy yau ealsukf #uttfrkcdg whcdf tmgclj yaur duleh, fvfrythclj cs larkmd fvfry nmy, `ut sakfnmy
yau emujht up eadn mln eaujhclj. Law yaur 6aetar wcdd lat mddaw yau ta ealsukf #uttfr kcdg iar sakf
nmys, sa cl thcs pfrcan, yau wcdd rfmdc2f thf dmeg ai sakf tmstf cl yaur duleh fvfl thaujh fvfrythclj cslarkmd. %hy8 `femusf thf ealsukptcal ai #uttfr kcdg cs hmdtfn mln ct spacds yaur pdfmsurf ai fmtclj yaur
duleh. hcs cs whfrf yau rfmdc2f thmt yau hmvf `ffl emujht up cl thf hm`ct ai ealsukclj #uttfr kcdg
nurclj yaur dmuleh.
%hmt C wmlt ta smy cs, wf mdd mrf emujht cl alf ar mlathfr hm`ct `ut wf imcd ta rfmdc2f thmt whmt wf meefpt
ms larkmd cl dcif cs aur hm`ct, sa hm`cts mrf lat aldy skagclj, dc-uar ealsukptcal ar ehfwclj ta`meea `ut
mdd thasf thcljs whceh wf mrf usfn ta na fvfry nmy. Mln whfl yau mrf wcthaut ct, yau wcdd rfmdc2f thcs imet.
=a wf shaudn try ta eakf aut ai sueh hm`cts whceh mrf lat vcsc`df cl aur dcif `ut nficlctfdy fcst cl aur dcif,
eakf avfr yaur `fdcfi m`aut thf hm`cts, meefpt rfmdcty mln eakf aut ai m`ctumd sdmvfry.
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9ar eflturcfs kmlgcln cs `usy cl fmrlclj mln me-ucrclj, mln iurthfr karf me-ucrclj. cdd nmtf hmrndy ifw
hukml `fcljs al thf fmrth smcn flaujh cs flaujh. %hfthfr ct cs yaulj ar adn kml ar wakml fvfryalf
wmlts karf mln iurthfr karf. %hceh phflakflal cs erfmtclj thcs nfscrf* Cl dmst ifw yfmrs C a`sfrvfn thf
hukml dcif iar thf -ufstcal mln C eakf ta sakf ealeduscal thmt why wf emllat meeakpdcsh wcth efrtmcl
mkault ai wfmdth ar `fdaljcljs, mln mlswfr cs lat yft fmsy.
Al thcs jrauln skmdd luk`fr ai pfapdf eaudn mrjuf wcth kf thmt thfy glaw thf mlswfr, `ut smndy thfy
aldy glaw, `ut lat `fdcfvf cl mln mnhfrf ta thmt glawdfnjf.
=ff fvfryalf cs wcth efrtmcl nfjrff ai glawdfnjf `ut thmt cs lat thf emsf hfrf. ukmls, mlckmds, `crns
mln clsfets mdd ta jmthfr hmvf glawdfnjf ai thfcr `fclj mln hmvf thf glawdfnjf ai met thfy na. !vfl
thaujh wcth thcs glawdfnjf alf nafs lat m`df ta nfecnf haw kueh cs flaujh*
hfrf mrf pfapdf wcth kcddcals mln `cddcals ai rupffs `ut tcdd nmtf la alf hms nfecnfn mln nfedmrfn thmt
thcs kueh cs flaujh, thfy mdd mrf fljmjf cl me-ucrclj karf mln iurthfr karf. 6ficlctfdy thcs -ufstcal cs
nciiceudt ta mlswfr mt thf smkf tckf ct cs f-umddy cltfrfstclj)
Mitfr imrf mkault ai rfsfmreh mln mlmdyscs C hfrf put ifw thaujhts ai kclf thmt ct cs thf hukml jrffn tafl"ay icvf su`"fets wcth thf hfdp ai icvf sflsfs, whceh cs why fvfryalf cs `usy cl me-ucrclj karf mln
karf. Ms kueh ms alf fl"ay su`"fetcvf pdfmsurf, thf huljfr iar sueh pdfmsurf pcegups iurthfr kakfltuk,
mt alf paclt alf jfts eakpdftfdy sdmvf ta nfscrfs mln "ust gffp hck `usy cl me-ucrclj karf mln karf cl
tfrks ai dust wfmdth mln imkf. 'ust ckmjclf, wha al fmrth wcdd `f ifn up ai thfsf thrff*
9ar thf smgf ai jcvclj mlswfr mly alf eaudn smy thmt thcs kueh cs flaujh, `ut cs thfrf mly kcddcalmcrf ar
`cddcalmcrf fvfr tadn mlyalf thmt law al thcs kueh cs flaujh mln hf wcdd lat fmrl m scljdf pflly iurthfr*
=a thcs cs sckpdy m jrffn whceh cs dmrjfr thml dcif, ct mdwmys me-ucrf mln eaddfet karf thml thf
rf-ucrfkflt)
Ms pfr thf smclts tfmehclj, law, hfrf, thcs tckf mln al thcs kakflt thcs kueh cs flaujh sclef la alf
glaw whmt hmppfl al thf lft kakflt. Mln sclef wf na lat glaw whmt wcdd hmppfl al lft kakflt,
why shaudn wf thclg ai thf lft kakflt, kclutf ar haur, nmy ar yfmr*
=a flaujh cs flaujh ci wf mnhfrf ta thf truf ulnfrstmlnclj ai ct, thf semrecty ai ulnfrstmlnclj erfmtfs
pfrscstflt -ufstcal whceh cs lat rfmny ta ncf, haw kueh cs flaujh*
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mrndy mlyalf cs ulmwmrf m`aut thf pravfr`. #ut whmt ci wf glaw ct, nafs ct rfmddy hmvf mly scjlcicemlef
ta aur dcif, ci la thfl iarjft ct ar usf ct ta ckprfss pfapdf)
+fs, wf kast ai thf tckf usf thcs pravfr` ta aur ncspasmd ta ckprfss thf muncflef `ut clstfmn ai `fclj
swffpfr ai lfcjh`ars hausfs, ct wcdd ` kueh `fttfr ta swffp aur awl thrfshadn)
Kmy `f ct saulns sa cnfmdcstce fspfecmddy whfl C mnvaemtf sueh prmetcef) +fs, jufss ct rcjht, yau glaw wf
wrctfrs gffp al swffpclj fvfry strfft wf dcvf cl `ut dfmvf `fhcln aur awl pareh) =a thcs alf cs thf saud
sfmrehcljeakclj ̀ meg hakf fpfrcflef)
Mdd thf tckf wf kmgf muncflef aut ai mly erawn, `ut ct cs `fttfr ta `f muncflef sakftckf, yau glaw mdd ai
us cledunclj kf lffn earrfetcal. %cthaut earrfetcal wf emllat ckpravf aursfdvfs.
C hfmrn m`aut ml clecnflef cl thf dcif ai rflawlfn wrctfr Asemr %cdn8 alf nmy hf wms sa smn mln
nfprfssfn, hmvclj la cnfm ta ckpravf thf sctumtcal hf dmlnfn cl m #aag starf ta icln sakf jaan `aags ta
mvfrt nfprfsscal, dcstflclj ta thf eustakfr, thf =hap ?ffpfr ckkfncmtfdy aiifrfn ifw `aags al thf
eaultfr mln smcn, =cr, pdfmsf ehasf mly alf ai thf `aag, thfsf mrf thf `fst sfddfr `aag ai m efdf`rcty hukar
wrctfr ml ct wcdd nficlctfdy sadvf yaur ncdfkkm) =emllclj thraujh thf tctdfs ai fmeh `aag thf Asemr wcdnckkfncmtfdy shmegfn hcs hfmn mln fprfssfn hcs ncsmjrffkflt mln smcn thmt hf wmlt lalf ai thfsf `aag)
fmrclj thf mlswfr thf =hap ?ffpfr mstalcshcljdy stmrfn ta thf juy mln smcn ky ircfln8 na yau glaw*
%ha cs thf wrctfr ai thcs `aag `fiarf rf"fetclj ky sujjfstcal* f smcn +m. C na. %fdd thfl tfdd kf
sakfthclj m`aut hck, ci yau glaw hck. hf %rctfr smcn ct cs kf8 Asemr %cdn kysfdi)
hf karmd ai thf stary cs, ct eml hmppfl ta yau, kf ar mlyalf fdsf) %hfl rf-ucrfkflt mrcsf iar thf truf
clspcrmtcal cl sakf alf:s dcif alf lfvfr glaw) =a ulnfr thf =ul wf mdd mrf f-umds)
Ci m jflcus dcgf Asgmr %cdn eaudn stueg cl sueh ncdfkkm, wha wf mrf* =a ct cs `fttfr ta edfml aur awl
systfk iar thf sfdi `fttfrkflt mln thmt C stmrt wcth thcs pravfr`.
%csf kfl al fmrth mdwmys sujjfstfn thmt kast sflsc`df mln fefddflt pfrsal shaudn ` yaur hausf gffpfr)
Athfrwcsf kast ai us icln dmst `mteh ai nuk` pfapdf ta na aur hausfgffpclj)
#fclj m erfmtcvf icfdn pfrsal C usumddy spfln dmtf haurs cl ky aiicef sakf tckf up ta dmtf lcjht, mln whfl
C edasf thf aiicef mln rfturl hakf, C kastdy icln adn pfapdf feffnclj scty ta scty icvf ar sfvflty
sakfthclj na thf "a` ai strfft mln shap jumrn) fdd kf whmt cs thf dajce cl mppacltclj sueh fdnfrdy pfapdf
ms (umrns wha mrf hmrndy m`df ta wmdg al thfcr awl dfjs wcthaut "aclt pmcl. #ut ms ct hmppfls wcth
fvfryalf thf `cjjfst trmjfny ai hukmls cs wf clnuet wfmgfr kfmls ta pratfet aur vctmd passfsscals)
=a lft tckf ci C lffn m hausf gffpfr, C wcdd nficlctfdy mppaclt sakfalf karf edmvfr mln meeakpdcshfn
saud ta smif gffp ky hausf.
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%f mdd hapf mln mdwmys mspcrf thmt wf jft whmt wf hapf) =a hapf cs mdwmys mdcvf, la kmttfr iar whmt yau
mrf ermvclj ar sakfalf fdsf. =a C waudn smy thmt hapf cs rullclj thcs ulcvfrsf mln ulcvfrsf cs sprfmnclj
al hapf aldy `femusf ct cs mdwmys mdcvf.
+fs wf hmvf `ffl iartulmtf mkalj mdd thf gcljnaks mln wf mrf feduscvfdy iartulmtf ta fprfss aur hapf
taa. Law thf -ufstcal cs why wf hapf*) %hmt ct eakpfd us ta hapf* !vfr thaujht m`aut ct) Kmy lat `f)
#ut na lat warry8 hfrf C mk ncseussclj thf kmttfr tanmy cl nftmcd.
&ft kf tfdd yau m`aut thf kmttfr A;! wcth ky awl vcfw paclt, mln ms pfr ky vcfwpaclt, ct cs thf rfmd
iufd ai aur dcif, ct `rfmthfs lfw dcif pawfr cl fvfry alf ai us, ct iufds aur dcif ta mehcfvf lfw thclj, fl"ay
lfw thcljs, imef lfw thcljs mln kmgf us ta hmvf pmtcflef iar sakfthclj lfw ta hmppfl cl aur dcif)
hf vfry purpasf ai apf cs thf rfmd "ay ai mly alf:s dcif, sa lfvfr dasf hapf, mln lfvfr stap hmvclj hapf
iar sakfthclj ar thf athfr. Ct cs mdwmys fssfltcmd ta hapf ta jft sakfthclj, ct cs m tcegft ta `f fdcjc`df ta
trmvfd iurthfr cl dcif, kast hmppy pfapdf cl thf wardn mrf thasf pfapdf wha hapf m dat mln gffp hapclj
lfw thcljs. =a A;! cs thf KML$M ai hmppclfss A;! cs thf KML$M ai dcif)
Mln yfs jaclj iurthfr cl thcs kmttfr, ci yau wmlt ta clerfmsf yaur hmppclfss ar wmlt ta kudtcpdy ct, hmvfsakf ircflns wha mdsa thclg cl thf smkf wmy mln mrf mdwmys hapfiud.
=tmrt yaur nmy wcth m lfw hapf, stmrt yaur lfw warg wcth thf hapf ai `fttfr rfsudt. C mdwmys hapf iar
`fttfr mln ct hmppfls. Al alf kakflt C iffd ftrfkfdy hfdpdfss mln erushclj wcth thf wfcjht ai ky awl
rfspalsc`cdctcfs mln ehmddfljfs ai ky dcif `ut al lft kakflt C kmgf m lfw hapf mln fvfrythclj ehmljfs.
;fapdf smy thmt ci yau hapf mdd thf tckf, yau kmy `feakf sdmvf ai hapfs mln stmrt dcvf cl iuturf whceh
spacd yaur dcif, ct tmgfs mwmy yaur hmppclfss, `ut C `fj ta nciifr, C smy wf lffn ta ncstcljucsh `ftwffl
apf mln Mspcrmtcal. apf cs uttfr prfsflef, ct scjlcicfs yaur stmtf ai kcln cl prfsflt mln edfmrdy
kfltcals thmt yau dcvf cl prfsflef mln thclg ealsecausdy, `ut Mspcrmtcal cs mdwmys thf kmttfr ai iuturf, ct
scjlcicfs iuturf ctsfdi thmt yau mspcrf sakfthclj cl iuturf.
%f pfapdf mdwmys clnudjf cl sylalyks, mln dfmst `athfr m`aut metumd kfmlclj ai fvfry warn. Mln thmt
kmgfs `cj nciifrflef. Aldy alf kcsulnfrstmlnclj cl dcif eaudn spacd aur dcif mln aldy m kakflt cl aur dcif
wcth ulnfrstmlnclj eaudn `fttfr aur fltcrf dcif. =a dft us wf mdd hapf.
;astfn al 1<<<D1
/aw Clncm eml `f m Uupfr Rawfr6
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%hfl yau rfkavf m earrupt em`df irak thf fdfetrcecty dclf suppdyclj ;awfr, yau jft ulcltfrruptfn ;awfr
suppdy. +au eaudn smy ct =upfr ;awfr) Ag, thcs cs m `ct prmlg rfkmrg `ut ct hms truth `ftwffl thf dclfs, yau
emllat nfly thmt.
hfrf cs m climkaus smyclj thmt ;A%!$ 3A$$4;. %hflfvfr thf !dfetrce eurrflt papudmrdy glawl ms
;awfr pmss thraujh mly kfncm, whfthfr 3appfr em`df ar thf Mdukcluk em`df, thf em`df jft earruptfn cl
sakf yfmrs tckf. %hmt C kfml ta smy cs ;A%!$ cs kfmlt ta earrupt. %hfthfr ct pmss thraujh m em`df ar
mly pfrsal hmvclj sakf ;awfrs)
=akfthclj sckcdmr hmppflclj cl Clncm, wf hmvf jcvfl pawfr ta sakf sfdfetfn pfapdf cl nciifrflt pawfr
efltfrs dcgf, ;adctces, =aecmd =trueturf, Clirmstrueturf mln &mw mln Arnfr, mmtcal.
hf trmjfny wcth us pfapdf ai thcs eaultry cs, thfsf clstctutcals passfss sueh pawfrs whceh mrf
ulealtraddfn mln sakftckf ulmlswfrm`df iar eakkal kml ai aur eaultry. 6uf ta fefsscvf mln
ulealtraddfn pawfr, thfy jft earruptfn) Mln thf fltcrf clstctutcal stmrts kmdiuletcalclj.
hf pra`dfk cs cl aur vmduf systfk whfrf wf prmcsf "ust mln imcr saecfty cl jflfrmd, `ut al thf athfr hmln
wf na lat dfit m scljdf stalf ulturlfn whfl ct eakfs ta smvf aur kalfy irak mfn `y (avfrlkflt) %fClncmls mrf dcgf twa scnfs ai m 3acl, alf scnf wf prfsflt aur sfdi ms m jfluclf pfrsal mln al thf athfr scnf
wf tfmr aii fvfry `aags ai fthces ta iffn aur jrffn mln imdsf fja)
=a wf Clncmls hmvf sa emddfn vfry wfmg em`df strueturf whceh jft fmscdy jft earruptfn wcth thf pawfr ai
Mutharcty eak`clfn wcth jrffn)
4ltcd mln uldfss wf stap ta clnudjf cl sueh ;awfr ;dmy wf emllat `f =upfr ;awfr, aur ;awfr jfts wmstfn
cl vfstfn cltfrfsts. %f lffn ta ckpravf aur ;awfr strueturf8 ;awfr suppdy mln ;awfr ealtrad, ci wf na
lat warg cl thfsf thrff ncrfetcals, wf clstfmn ai `feakclj =upfr ;awfr waudn `feakf =upfr 9mcdurf.
Lfcthfr wf hmvf mlswfrm`cdcty cl aur ;adctcemd systfk, lar cl aur (avfrlkflt ealtraddfn Clstctutcals.=akftckf wf iffd thmt thfy mrf thf kast prcvcdfjfn mln ul ehmddfljfn pfapdf `y mly kfmls) hf rfmsal cs
sakf pfapdf cl (avfrlkflt ctsfdi imecdctmtf ul mlswfrm`cdcty mkalj thf (avfrlkflt ealtraddfn
Clstctutcals irak m skmdd Kulcecpmd `any ai mly awl ta mly ;u`dce =fetar !ltfrprcsf, mln thf smkf
pfapdf hfdp thasf cl thf (avfrlkflt ta kmgf thfcr pasctcal stralj. hfy mrf cltfreallfetfn. hcs cs thf
rfmsal iar pfapdf dcgf Mllm"c mln ?cral #fnc ta smy pfapdf ai Clncm thmt ct cs tckf ta wmgf up ar ct wcdd `f
taa dmtf iar us, thf pfapdf ai Clncm ta gffp aur irffnak mln ncjlcty cl thcs eaultry.
=a icrst wf ms pfapdf wcdd hmvf ta stap iffnclj aur jrffn mln imdsf fja, thfl aldy wf wcdd jft earruptfn
nuf ta thfk mln wcdd lat dft mly`any cl (avfrlkflt Mutharcty ar ;rcvmtf mutharcty ta clnudjf cl
earruptcal, alf thf kmkkath rff ai earruptcal imdds, thf lfw `rffn wcdd fkfrjf whceh wcdd hfdp aur
3aultry ̀ feakf =upfr ;awfr.
Mln dft kf tfdd yau thmt =upfr ;awfr cs lathclj `ut m 3aultry wcth sfdi sustmclclj rfsauref systfk mln
pravcnf mkpdf appartulcty ta thf ulnfr prcvcdfjfn. Ct shaudn `f rfspfetfn `y athfr eaultrcfs ms
clnfpflnflt areh #fmrfr ta hfdp athfr ta `feakf =upfr ;awfr.
;astfn al 1<<<<@
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%hfl ct eakfs ta mly fltfrprcsf ar arjmlc2mtcal fljmjfn cl ta `usclfss ar thf wfdimrf metcvcty, thfrf
eakfs thf hukml rfsauref kmlmjfkflt. 9ar sa kmly pfapdf stcdd tanmy ukml rfsauref kmlmjfkflt cs m
`ct nciiceudt lmcd.
hfrf mrf nciifrflt rfmsals iar thf pra`dfk `ut daagclj mt cs hadcstcemddy, thf sadutcal cs cl vceclcty. Mln iar
thmt yau wcdd hmvf ta jcvf sakf ftrm fiiarts.
&ft kf tfdd yau icrst thmt jalf mrf thf nmys whfl m scljdf pfrsal usfn ta warg mln kmlmjf mdd thf miimcr ai
mly fltfrprcsf, clstctutcal. Cl pmst yfmrs, whfl thfrf wms lat clnustrcmd rfvadutcal cl aur eaultry, thmt wms
fvcnflt sclef kast ai thf pfapdf usfn ta fmrl alf:s awl dcvfdchaan thraujh clnfpflnflt fiiarts, `ut ms thf
clnustrcmd rfvadutcal taag pdmef, thf whadf pceturf hms ehmljfn jrmnumddy.
&aagclj mt nciifrflt clnustry mln cts nmy tanmy rf-ucrfkflts, ct hms `feakf rfdmtcvfdy nciiceudt ta rul mly
fltfrprcsf clnfpflnfltdy mln mdalf wcthaut hfdp ai wargfrs. hf sc2f ai `usclfss, thf eakkfrecmd
rfspalsc`cdcty, clstctutcalmd mln javt. rfdmtcal, pranuetcal, kmrgftclj fte. mrf thfrf ta ̀ f mnnrfssfn mln alf
emllat na ct mdalf. =a sckpdf yau lffn hfdpclj hmln ta rul m `usclfss, thcs cs emddfn hukml rfsauref,
whfrf yau clnuet sakfalf ta daag mitfr m pmrtceudmr metcvcty ai yaur `usclfss.
Ms yaur `usclfss jraws, yau lffn iurthfr hfdp ta kmlmjf yaur `usclfss cl tfrks ai kmluimeturclj,
kmrgftclj, meeaults kmlmjfkflt, `usclfss idaw kmlmjfkflt mln kueh karf, law yau iurthfr lffn
nciifrflt pfrsallfd ta hmlndf thfsf tmsgs. hcs wmy thfrf wcdd `f luk`fr ai pfapdf wargclj iar yau iar
nciifrflt metcvcty ai yaur `usclfss. %hfl thcs luk`fr rcsfs cl nau`df ncjct, jrmnumddy yau iffd shart ai
hmlndclj pawfr iar yaur pfrsallfd. Al alf hmln yau hmvf yaur awl rfspalsc c̀dcty ta hmlndf gfy
rfspalsc`cdctcfs ai thf `usclfss mln al thf athfr hmln yau lffn ta daag mitfr thasf pfapdf mln thfcr
metcvcty, thfcr mttflnmlef, thfcr m`sflef, thfcr m`cdctcfs mln ncsm`cdctcfs ai tmegdclj pra`dfks mln mdd thfsf.
Law cl sueh m sctumtcal ci yau ealefltrmtf al yaur awl gfy rfspalsc`cdctcfs aldy, thf pfrsallfd wcdd lat
hmvf mly alf ta jucnf thfk mln daag upal thfk, cl sueh m sctumtcal thfy wcdd warg cl thfcr awl wmy, ar
"ust sct nawl mln wmct iar thf arnfrs irak thf `ass) Mln ci thfy na thfcr warg cl thfcr awl wmy, thfrf mrf
ehmlefs ai kcstmgfs ar dmgf ai pfrifetcal ar nftmcd rf-ucrfn. =clef yau mrf lat mvmcdm`df ta jucnf thfk,
yau wcdd hmvf ta suiifr nmkmjfs mln dass nuf ta yaur wargfr.
frf yau lffn sakfalf ta daag mitfr yaur pfrsallfd, thfcr rf-ucrfkflts cl tfrks ai jucnmlef, hfdp mln
supfrvcscal. hf pfrsal wha eml hmlndf thcs nuty cs emddfn hukml rfsauref kmlmjfr. =clef wargfrs mrf
mdsa ml mssft, rfsauref iar mly arjmlc2mtcal, thfy mdsa lffn ta `f kmlmjfn mln aptckc2fn iar iurthfr
pfrifetcal mln pfriarkmlef. Mln thf hukml rfsauref kmlmjfr nafs thcs tmsg. =a thcs wmy hukml rfsauref
kmlmjfkflt cs jfttclj karf mln karf ckpartmlt tanmy iar mdkast mdd thf arjmlc2mtcal thmt hmvf skmdd ar
dmrjf luk`fr ai pfrsallfd wargclj iar thfk. %hfthfr cl `usclfss ar cl ehmrcty, thf kmlmjfkflt ai
hukml rfsauref cs -uctf ckpartmlt.
Ms yaur `usclfss mnvmlefs mln ncvfrsciy cl tfrk ai metcvcty ar thf pranuets ar sfrvcef ct aiifrs, yau lffn
ta mppaclt hukml rfsauref kmlmjfrs karf thml alf. #femusf alf hukml rfsauref kmlmjfr eml lat
hmlndf wargfrs irak ncvfrsf icfdn ai mppdcemtcal whfl thf arjmlc2mtcal cs `cj mln thfrf mrf hulnrfns ai
wargfrs wargclj cl thf smkf arjmlc2mtcal. Law hfrf yau lffn m tfmk ai $ kmlmjfrs mln
sckudtmlfausdy m pfrsal ta daag mitfr mdd thf $ kmlmjfrs. Cl `usclfss tfrkcladajy, thf past ai thf pfrsal
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cs emddfn ukml $fsauref 6crfetar, thf pfrsallfd wha daag mitfr thf nmy ta nmy nutcfs ai thf fltcrf $
kmlmjfr mln jucnf thfk ta warg mdalj thf scljdf kclnfn jamd ai m `usclfss fltfrprcsf.
=a ms kueh ms yaur rfsaurefs jraw, yau lffn kmlmjfrs mln ncrfetars ta hmlndf thf rfsaurefs. Mln iar
fiicecflt kmlmjfkflt, yau lffn prapfr fpfrcflefn praifsscalmd iar thf nuty ta `f hmlndfn.
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@f m dfmrlfr
+fs ct cs m -umdcty whceh kmgfs mdd ai us sueefssiud cl aur rfspfetcvf icfdn, `ut metumddy haw kmly ai us
mnhfrf ta thcs truth, vfry ifw clnffn) Ci mlythclj ta rfkfk`fr irak aur stunflt dcif cs ta rfkfk`frclj
thf hm`ct ai dfmrlclj, whmt hmppfls wcth kast ai us cs, wf jrmnumddy stap dfmrlclj lfw thcljs, thmt cs why
wf mrf jrmnumddy `feakclj m dc`rmry ai "ulg `aags whceh mrf iudd ai mdd thf adn mln smkf glawdfnjf `ut
lathclj dcgf upnmtf, whfl wf stap dfmrlclj, wf `feakf ml a`sadftf eurrfley wcth whceh wf emllat `uy
mlythclj) =ckcdmrdy whfl thfrf cs lathclj lfw wcth us, la alf wcdd tmgf cltfrfst cl us.
(rmnumddy pfapdf iarjft ms m pfrsal ai mly scjlcicemlef) mln wf mrf dfit trmcdclj iar aur flns ta kfft. =a
na lat stap dfmrlclj, `f m stunflt ai dcif tckf, ct cs lat thmt aur fnuemtcal staps ms saal ms wf eakf aut ai
mly sehaad ar eaddfjf, thf saecfty cs ctsfdi m jrfmt sehaad whfrf wf jft ta dfmrl sa kmly thclj wcthaut
jaclj cl sehaad ms stunflt wcth sehaad `mj ar ulciark. =aecfty tfmehfs us m dat cl tfrks ai jflfrmd
glawdfnjf, saecmd `fhmvcar, warg fpfrcflef ai nciifrflt pfapdf, sgcdds al wargclj pdmef fte. #ut wf wcdd
hmvf ta `f m dfmrlfr ta jft ta glaw mdd thfsf thcljs. Ci wf thclg thmt wf glaw fvfrythclj, thfl wf mrf aur
sfdi hmdtclj aur prajrfss. La alf cl thf %ardn cs pfrifet mln glaws fvfrythclj, sa gffp dfmrlclj, `f m
dfmrlfr iar mdd yaur dcif.
Mdd thf `fst.
;astfn al 1<<1G
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>haasclj ulealvfltcalmd pmth
%hfl ct eakfs ta (u"mrmtc ar kast ai thf Clncmls, wf kastdy `fdcfvf cl ealvfltcalmd fnuemtcal mln emrffr
cl secflef, eakkfref, !ljclffrclj fte. %f hmrndy thclg m`aut athfr ulealvfltcalmd eaursfs mln emrffrs)
Ct cs lat thmt wf na lat glaw m`aut ct `ut wf na lat wmlt ta na ct "ust `femusf wf thclg thmt thfrf mrf lat
kmly "a`s cl thasf mrfms.
#ut ircflns thf eakpdftf pceturf cs nciifrflt, yau kmy lat hmvf sffl thf eakpdftf pceturf) Ct wms rfmdcty
ifw nfemnfs mja `ut cl dmst alf nfemnf thcljs hmvf ehmljfn nrmstcemddy) &aag mt haspctmdcty clnustry,
Mvcmtcal clnustry, 3mdd 3fltfrs ?;A mln #;A clnustry fte. hf dcst ai ulealvfltcalmd emrffr cs jfttclj
`cjjfr mln `cjjfr mln pmy pmegmjfs mrf mdsa ckpravclj `fyaln thf ealvfltcalmd "a`s) =a stap yaur rmt
rul mln hmvf m ncvfrscal cl emrffr iar `fttfr takarraw.
;astfn al 1<<1D
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/aw ta km&f m jrfmtfr emrffr6
%hfl wf thclg m`aut fnuemtclj aur ehcdnrfl ar fnuemtclj aur sfdi, kast ai us hmvf m latcal thmt wcth thf
hfdp ai sa mln sa fnuemtcal wf wcdd `f m`df ta jft sa mln sa "a` ar aur ehcdnrfl wcdd jft fmsy "a`. hf
whadf mpprameh cs nrcvfl `y jfttclj m sfeurf iuturf cl "a`. Mln cl thf fln whmt wf jft cs m dat ai
ulhmppclfss whfl aur jrfmtfr "a` mspcrmtcal nafs lat jft iudicddfn.
%hy ct hmppfls, `femusf lat fvfryalf jft sfeurf 'a`s) hf pfmef ai kcln cs lat cl sfeurf "a`s, ct cs cl thf
glawdfnjf ai efrtmcl trmnf al whceh wf eml `ucdn aur emrffr ar `usclfss cl truf sflsf. &aagclj mt Clncml
su` ealtclflt, fvfryalf cs rullclj mitfr (avfrlkflt "a ,̀ thf imet cs la javfrlkflt cl wardn eml
meeakkanmtf fvfry clncvcnumd cl (avt. "a`s ms m nfkaermtce lmtcal) Cl nfkaermtce saecfty (avfrlkflt
emllat tmgf rfspalsc`cdcty ai mdd cts ectc2fls ta hmvf (avt. 'a`s)
=a wf lffn ta ehmljf aur mpprameh. !nuemtcal cs lat kfml ta kmgf us hmlncemp, cl imet ct shaudn flm`df
us ta tmgf al ehmddfljfs ai fvfrynmy dcif wcth aur fefddflef cl aur trmnf, hmvclj jrfmtfr glawdfnjf mln
fpfrtcsf cl aur sfdfetfn trmnf ctsfdi wcdd pravcnf us pfmef ai kcln mln sfeurcty ta `f cl nfkmln cl
eakkfrecmd wardn) =a lft tckf whfl yau thclg ai hmvclj sfeurf emrffr cl mly trmnf, ja iar fefddflef cl
thf icfdn ai yaur ehacef rmthfr thml aldy mehcfvclj hcjhfr jrmnfs ta icdd mly vmemlt "a` pasctcal cl (avt. ar
;rcvmtf sfetar. Ct cs yaur dcif mln yau emllat kmgf ar fpfet athfrs ta kmgf ct sfeurf. Ct cs yau wha eml
kmgf m nciifrflef.
;astfn al 1<<1<@
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2avclj mhfmn cl emrffr, ̀ ut whfrf6
%f hmvf kcddcals ai stunflt mppfmr cl #amrn fmks fvfry yfmr, cl 3fltrmd `amrn ar stmtf #amrn sakf ai
thfk mehcfvf fefddflt, sakf jft mvfrmjf kmrgs mln sakf mdsa jft imcd. #ut wcth sueh fvfltumdcty aur
emrffr nafs lat stap ar sdaw nawl)
3mrffr cs lat m`aut hmvclj iarkmd fnuemtcal cl mly strfmk dcgf eakkfref, =ecflef ar !ljclffrclj. Ct hms
imr `cjjfr radf ta pdmy cl aur dcif, emrffr cs mdd m`aut kmlmjclj sfdi rfsauref cl tfrks ai ?lawdfnjf mln
sgcdds wcthcl, ct cs m`aut iclnclj aut mln flhmleclj m`cdctcfs cl efrtmcl nakmcl mln pursuf ct rfdfltdfssdy.
3mrffl cs lfvfr nfpflnflt al yaur fnuemtcalmd -umdcicemtcal ar thf jrmnfs. Kast ai Clncmls sff fnuemtcal
ms emrffr, ̀ ut rfmdcty cs eakpdftfdy nciifrflt)
&ft kf jcvf yau sakf fmkpdf, ci yau imcd ta pmss #.3ak fmkclmtcal, nafs ct wcdd tmgf mwmy yaur m`cdcty
mln eakkfref sgcdds ta wrctf meeaults mln naclj eakkfref `usclfss* =ckcdmrdy8 ci sakfalf pmss #.=e.
wcth E1 pfreflt wcdd surf `f m secfltcst* Ci sakfalf wha wmlts ta `feakf secfltcst, waudn imcdurf cl
sehaad ar eaddfjf fmk fvfr wcdd ar eml stap hck ar hfr ta rfmdc2f hcs, hfr nrfmk* M`sadutfdy la) #femusf
yau kmy na lat jft jaan (avfrlkflt "a` ar hcjh pmyclj "a` cl prcvmtf 3arparmtf hausfs, #ut thfrf cs la `mrrcfr eml stap mlyalf wha wmlts ta `f m secfltcst) (fttclj -umdcicemtcal mln emrffr hms rfdmtcal `ut aldy
fnuemtcal cs lat emrffr. !nuemtcal hfdps cl sakf wmy ta fefd rmtclj yaur emrffr wcth jaan smdmry cl (avt.
ar ;rcvmtf sfetar `ut fefddflt fnuemtcal -umdcicemtcal nafs lat jumrmltff yau ml fefddflt emrffr.
3mrffr cs mdd m`aut cnfltciyclj aur awl strfljth mln wfmglfss, mln thfl shmrpflclj aur m`cdctcfs iurthfr ta
ncssfkclmtf aur fpfrtcsf ta sakfalf wha wmlt ta `uy ct. Ct cs yaur erfmtcvcty8 cltfrfst cl efrtmcl su`"fet
erfmtfs m emrffr.
Cl Clncm thfrf mrf dmghs ai hausfwcvfs hmn fefddflt jrmnfs cl sehaad ar hmvclj fefddflt #mehfdar ar
kmstfr nfjrff, `ut ta aur surprcsf, thfy lfvfr usf thmt -umdcicemtcal iar "a` ar ta nfvfdap `usclfss. 9ar
thfk ct wms aldy m iarkmdcty ta `f fnuemtfn ms #mehfdar ar Kmstfr `ut thfcr metumd emrffr law cs hmlndcljmln kmlmjclj ausf, daagclj mitfr ehcdnrfl fte. frf wf edfmrdy sff thmt thfrf cs la radf ai fnuemtcal ta
pursuf efrtmcl emrffr.
=a fnuemtcal eaudn hfdp fefd rmtf yaur emrffr `ut imcdurf cl fnuemtcal lfvfr nftfr yau irak pursuclj
emrffr cl efrtmcl icfdn.
Cl thf mjf ai C mln 3akputfrc2mtcal, wf icln thmt thfrf mrf hulnrfns mrf pfapdf wha mrf imcdurf cl tfrks
ai sehaad ar eaddfjf stunflt `ut cl ealtrmst, tanmy kast ai thfk mrf #cj `usclfss kfl, fehlaermts ar
secfltcst taa)
Ky purpasf hfrf ta ncstcljucsh `ftwffl !nuemtcalmd -umdcicemtcal mln 3mrffr cs ta flm`df mdd thf yaulj
clncvcnumds thmt prfpmrf iar yaur emrffr, usf fnuemtcal ms m pawfriud kfml iar ct `ut ci yau na lat jft
fnuemtcal yau wmlt ar imcd cl ct ta -umdciy, thfrf cs lathclj spacdfn ar thfrf cs la fln ai aur dcif. 'ust stap
`fclj kfkarc2clj kmehclf ta sfeurf hcjhfr jrmnfs, fpdarf su`"fet ai yaur ehacef wcth nfncemtcal, lat ta
pmss fmk aldy, mln yau wcdd sff thmt la imcdurf wcdd m d̀f ta pursuf yaur emrffr.
Cl ky < stmlnmrn =tmtf #amrn fmks C sfeurfn aldy D pmssclj kmrgs cl !ljdcsh dmljumjf, `ut daag mt
thf rfmdcty) 9ar dmst <N yfmrs C wargfn ms eapywrctfr, ealtflt wrctfr, rmlsdmtar, Mvcn wrctfr mln m efdf`rcty
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`dajjfr al wardn rflawl ;raifsscalmd lftwargclj partmds. hfrf cs la rfdmtcal ai ky fnuemtcal cl !ljdcsh
dmljumjf mln ky emrffr ms wrctfr)
=a gffp up thf spcrct, na yaur `fst ta idaurcsh yaur emrffr mln hmvf wcnfr vcscal thmt wcdd hfdp yau ta gffp
mwmy irak lfjmtcvf thaujhts mln jfttclj nfkarmdc2fn)
Mdd thf `fst.
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/aw ta 2m&f m -rfmtfr >mrffr6
%hfl wf thclg m`aut fnuemtclj aur ehcdnrfl ar fnuemtclj aur sfdi, kast ai us hmvf m latcal thmt wcth thf
hfdp ai sa mln sa fnuemtcal wf wcdd `f m`df ta jft sa mln sa "a` ar aur ehcdnrfl wcdd jft fmsy "a`.
hf whadf mpprameh cs nrcvfl `y jfttclj m sfeurf iuturf cl "a`. Mln cl thf fln whmt wf jft cs m dat ai
ulhmppclfss whfl aur jrfmtfr "a` mspcrmtcal nafs lat jft iudicddfn. %hy ct hmppfls, `femusf lat fvfryalf
jft sfeurf 'a`s) hf pfmef ai kcln cs lat cl sfeurf "a`s, ct cs cl thf glawdfnjf ai efrtmcl trmnf al whceh
wf eml `ucdn aur emrffr ar `usclfss cl truf sflsf.
&aagclj mt Clncml su` ealtclflt, fvfryalf cs rullclj mitfr (avfrlkflt "a`, thf imet cs la javfrlkflt cl
wardn eml meeakkanmtf fvfry clncvcnumd cl (avt. "a`s ms m nfkaermtce lmtcal) Cl nfkaermtce saecfty
(avfrlkflt emllat tmgf rfspalsc`cdcty ai mdd cts ectc2fls ta hmvf (avt. 'a`s) =a wf lffn ta ehmljf aur
mpprameh.
!nuemtcal cs lat kfml ta kmgf us hmlncemp, cl imet ct shaudn flm`df us ta tmgf al ehmddfljfs ai fvfrynmy
dcif wcth aur fefddflef cl aur trmnf, hmvclj jrfmtfr glawdfnjf mln fpfrtcsf cl aur sfdfetfn trmnf ctsfdi
wcdd pravcnf us pfmef ai kcln mln sfeurcty ta `f cl nfkmln cl eakkfrecmd wardn)
=a lft tckf whfl yau thclg ai hmvclj sfeurf emrffr cl mly trmnf, ja iar fefddflef cl thf icfdn ai yaur
ehacef rmthfr thml aldy mehcfvclj hcjhfr jrmnfs ta icdd mly vmemlt "a` pasctcal cl (avt. ar ;rcvmtf sfetar. Ct
cs yaur dcif mln yau emllat kmgf ar fpfet athfrs ta kmgf ct sfeurf. Ct cs yau wha eml kmgf m nciifrflef.
;astfn al 1<<1<@
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^metces ai -rm``clj Bttfltcal( Ml mlmdyscs
metces ai jrm``clj mttfltcal cs whmt lmturmd cl fvfry hukml, mjf cs la `mr cl thcs pmrtceudmr fk`fnnfn
lmturf cl fvfry alf ai us) %hfthfr ct cs m ehcdn ar yaulj, mnudt ar mjfn, fvfry alf ai us hmvf mspcrmtcal
mln ealstmlt urjf ta jft latcefn `y athfr. hcs pfeudcmrcty wf aldy icln cl hukmls. 'ust daag mt mly ehcdn,
climlt mln yau wcdd ckkfncmtfdy rfmdc2f thmt thcs cs lat kfrfdy m supfricecmd a`sfrvmtcal `ut m su`"fet ai
jrfmt rfdfvmlef.
%hflfvfr thfrf cs m ehcdn pdmyclj cl hakf fvfryalf hms thfcr mttfltcal stceg ta cts metcvcty. Ct cs mkm2clj
thmt m skmdd climlt hmvf fvfl jrfmtfr m`cdcty ta nrmw karf mln karf mttfltcal tawmrn ct. hf imet `fhcln
thcs pfeudcmrcty cs thf cllaeflef, trudy trmlspmrflt whcks mln nrfmks wf eml sff cl thf imef ai ml climlt
thfrf cs lathclj ta hcnf. 3hcdnrfl mdwmys na metcvcty wcth ftfrlmd urjf, thfy na lat mppdy kcln, thfy hmvf
hmrndy cltfddfet/ kcln nfvfdapfn dcgf thf jrawl up ehcdnrfl, tfflmjfr ar mnudts. hcs spfecmdty kmgfs thfk
nciifrflt irak us, thfcr fkatcals mrf ulmnudtfrmtfn `y cltfddfet. %hfl m ehcdn cs eakpdftfdy rfdcmlt ta cts
kathfr, ct hmrndy lffn ta emrf iar mlythclj ar lffn ta kfkarc2f mlythclj dcgf sfdi rfspfet, iuturf
pdmllclj, eakkflts, feusfs) !vfl thf iaan eakfs ta cts wmy wcthaut nfkmln. Kathfr daags mitfr iar
fvfrythclj) hcs wmy thfy mrf kast lmturmd, hcjhdy emtehy mln clidufltcmd.
Ms alf jraws, thf cltfddfet jraws nuf ta cliduflef ai surraulncljs mln thf saecfty, tfflmjfrs mln mnudts
mrauln hck/hfr. Ms alf0s cltfddfet jraws cl ealtflt, thf lmturmd fkatcals mln ftfrlmd iffdcljs jft
mnudtfrmtfn / shmnawfn `y thf clncvcnumdcstce cltfddfet. flef alf daasfs lmturmd cliduflef al thf pfapdf
surraulnclj hck/hfr.
#ut wf emllat rfvfrsf aur mjf mln wf mdsa eml lat rfkavf aur cltfddfet/Kcln ta avfreakf thcs
mnudtfrmtcal `ut wf wcdd hmvf ta pmeg ct mpmrt whfl ct eakfs ta aur saecmd `fhmvcar. Ci mlyalf eml ja
`fyaln thf edutehfs ai hcs/hfr cltfddfet mln iaddaw thf ftfrlmd idaws, hf/shf eml `feakf ehcdn mt mly mjf.
#ut ct cs clnffn nciiceudt. Law whmt ta na, ta cliduflef karf mln karf pfapdf mrauln us* aw ta nrmw
mttfltcal ai athfrs cl aur metcvcty* Ct cs m `urlclj -ufstcal. 9ar kmtfrcmd &cif alf hms ta icln tmetce ai
jfttclj latcefn ̀ y thf surraulnclj pfapdf.
a kmstfr thf tmetce wf wcdd hmvf ta tmgf clspcrmtcal irak thf 'agfr, thf ehmrmetfr wf icln cl 3creus. hf
radf ai thf 'agfr cs ta icdd vacn ai thf fltfrtmclkflt thcrsty muncflef `ftwffl thf lft pfriarkmlefs `y
nciifrflt pfriarkfrs cl thf ecreus. hf 'agfr ckctmtfs athfr pfriarkfrs mln stult kfl mln kmgfs muncflef
dmujh al hck. hcs ehmrmetfr tfmehfs thf `fst dfscal8 thmt cs hcnclj rfmd iffdcljs cl thf kmsg ai ckctmtfn
iffdcljs mln metcals.
$cjht irak thf `fjcllclj ai ecvcdc2mtcal wf hukmls stmrtfn ckctmtclj lmturf, ckctmtcal cs thf icrst ehacef
iar hukmls ta jft aeeupcfn mln icddclj thf vacn cl dcif, wf dcgf ta ckctmtf mln dmujhclj al thasf wha
ckctmtclj athfrs) %hmt wf fl"ay naclj, icln fvfl karf fl"aym`df whfl wf sff sakfalf ckctmtclj athfrs)
'ust tmgf fmkpdf ai ;mrrat, iar hukmls ;mrrat cs imvarctf, sclef ct ckctmtf hukml spffeh, ci alf eml `f
J;mrrat:, hf/shf wcdd jft kmckuk mttfltcal, cl imet wcdd daeg up yau cl F(adnfl 3mjfI. Alf mdwmys iffds
spfecmd whfl sakfalf ckctmtfs hck/hfr, sclef thfy jft ehmlef ta dmujh al sakfalf wha ckctmtf thfk)
hf paclt cs, ci yau wmlt ta hmvf jrfmtfr mttfltcal cl whmt yau mrf naclj, kmstfr thf tmetce ai ckctmtcal) Ct
wargs `fttfr thfl arcjclmd. =a `fclj ehcdn iar fvfr cs hcjhdy nciiceudt ta kast ai us, `ut ci wf dfmrl ta
ckctmtf thf ehcdn, dcgf cllaeflt imef, alf eml nrmw damns ai mttfltcal irak athfrs.
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!vfrythclj hms twa mspfets, yau lffn ta fpdarf `ath mln fk`rmef mly alf ms dalj ms ct jfts, ci yau ifn
up wcth ct ehmljf ta thf Fathfr scnf ai thf eaclI. 4dtckmtfdy thf dcif cs m jmkf, erawn mdwmys iaddaw thf
=tmr, `f ml arcjclmd ar 'agfr, thf erawn mdwmys wmlt fltfrtmclkflt, ct nafs lat hmvf cltfddfet. =a whfl ct
eakfs ta jrm``clj mttfltcal, alf mdwmys lffns ta dfmrl ckctmtcal.
Kast ai us hmvf karf tfmrs rul aut ai aur fyfs nurclj thf nrmkm ar icdkfn fkatcalmd pfriarkmlef ai ml
Metar thfl thf metumd fkatcalmd imef ai m rmj pcegfr stmlnclj cl iralt ai us `fjjclj ifw pfllcfs ta iffn
huljfr)
4dtckmtfdy ct cs hukml lmturf mln alf lffns ta tmp thcs idcp scnf ai hukmls ta push hcs/hfr cltfrfsts cl thf
iark ai prakatclj mly purpasf, ;ranuet ar =frvcef. Ct cs ujdy ta stmtf `ut pfrsumscal cs mdd m`aut tmcdarfn
fkatcals mln shmddaw warns.
Latf C mk naclj rfsfmreh cl pfrsumscal praefss.
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Rraspfetus Umys Ct Bdd
hfrf mrf lukfraus tutarcmds mvmcdm`df iar fmsy wmys ai smdfs mln kmrgftclj, thaujh kmly ai thf
praifsscalmd icln ct nciiceudt ta eapf wcth thf prfvmcdclj sctumtcal.
Ct nafs lat kfml thmt praifsscalmds mrf dfss mwmrf ai thf prfvmcdclj kmrgft ealnctcals ar thf ealsukfr
`fhmvcar, `ut thfy mrf lat mwmrf flaujh ta ealvfrt m praspfetus cl ta ealsukfr / edcflt.
a mnnrfss thcs -ufstcal cllavmtcvfdy, icrst ct cs vfry ckpartmlt ta ulnfrstmln thf `msce nciifrflef `ftwffl
sfddclj mln kmrgftclj. 4sumddy pfapdf mssukf thmt ta sfdd sakfthclj kfmls sfddclj ar kmrgftclj. Kast ai
thf pfapdf tmgf thfsf twa warns ms sylalyks.
Clifet thfsf twa warns nficlfs nciifrflt prmetcefs8 ms imr ms C ulnfrstmln8 sfddclj kfmls kfftclj thf
rf-ucrfkflt ai jaans ar sfrvcefs thraujh ml autdft ar naar ta naar mpprameh, cl thcs emtfjary thf
rf-ucrfkflt cs mdrfmny thfrf mln kastdy rfeurrclj mln jrawclj cl luk`fr, whfrf ms kmrgftclj kfmls
thfrf cs la ckkfncmtf rf-ucrfkflt mrausfn ta mly alf ar mly arjmlc2mtcal, `ut yau kmgf thfk thclg iar
thf rf-ucrfkflt mln ckpartmlt ai thf jaans/sfrvcef yau mrf nfdcvfrclj. Ct clvadvfs ealvcleclj ms wfdd ms
pfrsumnclj8 whmtfvfr cs rf-ucrfn meearnclj ta ecreukstmlefs. frf thf jaans ar sfrvcefs nfdcvfrfn mrfnfdcvfrfn wcth m pra"fetcal ai cts utcdcty ta thf tmrjftfn clncvcnumd ar arjmlc2mtcal, sakftckf ct cs nalf
thraujh sadcectmtcal mdsa. =a thcs cs emddfn kmrgftclj.
hfrf mrf lukfraus `aags mvmcdm`df ta dfmrl `ath ai thfsf `ut cl rfmd sflsf lathclj eml rfpdmef thf metumd
fpfrcflef. P+au emllat dfmrl swckkclj al emrpftP, sckcdmrdy ci yau wmlt ta dfmrl mlythclj rfjmrnclj
thfsf twa ncsecpdclfs yau lffn ta hmvf rfmd, prmetcemd trmclclj.
%hy* #femusf fmeh mln fvfry ealsukfr cs ulc-uf, yau emllat jflfrmdc2f ealsukfr `fhmvcar, sa lffn ta
dfmrl ta cnfltciy thcs vfry ckpartmlt trceg ai thf trmnf mrcsfs. hfrf mrf lukfraus clstctutcals, whceh
pravcnf trmclclj iar smdfs mln kmrgftclj, `ut kast ai thf emlncnmtf ai sueh arjmlc2mtcal lffns ftflscvf
prmetcemd trmclclj. Mdsa kast ai thf arjmlc2mtcal tfmehfs thfsf su`"fets irak thf `aags mln emsf stuncfs, `ut ct nafs lat hfdp flaujh, thfy eml aldy shaw yau thf pmth `ut emllat rfmdc2f yaur jamd. #femusf nmy `y
nmy thf hukml nfscrfs mln prcarctcfs ehmljf, ta eapf wcth sueh ehmljfs yau hmvf ta `f cl thf rfmd kmrgft
ta meefss thf rfmd seflmrca. Ct nafs lat kfml thmt C mk mjmclst thf tfmehclj praefss, `ut thfrf cs m vfry `cj
jmp `ftwffl thf fnuemtcal mln rfmd wardn stmtcstces. C pfrsalmddy iffd thmt wf lffn ta lmrraw thcs jmp ms
kclckuk ms passc`df. hcs wcdd efrtmcldy rfnuef thf tckf ai emtehclj up wcth thf kmrgft rf-ucrfkflts iar
thf smdfs mln kmrgftclj praifsscalmds.
Law wf eakf ta thf rfmd paclt, thf sckpdf wmys ai dfmrlclj smdfs mln kmrgftclj. hcs cs rfmddy sckpdf
thaujh cltfrfstclj cl prmetcef mln ct hms empmecty ta rfnuef thf strfss mn"aclfn ta thfsf praifsscals,
`mscemddy ky mck cs ta rfnuef strfss cl thf dcif ai thf smdfs mln kmrgftclj praifsscalmds.
=tfp alf cs ta ulnfrstmln thf lmturf ai thf praspfetus, fvfryalf cl thcs wardn cledclfn tawmrns thfsf thrff
gfy imetars 0?mkclc0 5physcemd urjf>, 0?mlehml0 5%fmdth> mln 0?crtc0 5;apudmrcty>, mlyalf eml hmvf
cledclmtcal tawmrns thfsf thrff 0?0 ar mt dfmst tawmrns mly alf ar twa 0?0 mkalj thcs.
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%hmt yau lffn ta na ms m praifsscalmd cs iclnclj aut whmt cs thf gfy imetar/imetars ai yaur praspfetus, mt
whmt mkalj thfsf thrff thf praspfetus cs karf cledclfn cs ta `f icln aut nurclj clctcmd ncseusscal.
+au kmy iffd thmt haw ta cnfltciy thfsf imetar*
Mjmcl ct cs vfry sckpdf, tmgf thcs paclt emrfiuddy, whfl yau prapasf iar mly jaans ar sfrvcefs ta yaur
praspfetus hf/shf wcdd stmrt -ufstcalclj, mln mdsa mrjuf al sakf mlswfr irak yau, cl thcs emsf tmgf latf
ai thf -ufstcal kfltmddy, ckkfncmtfdy mlmdy2f thmt whfrf ct `fdaljs ta, yau kmy icln ct rcnceudaus mt icrst
clstmlef `ut alef yau stmrt mlmdy2clj thcs wmy yau wcdd nficlctfdy m`df ta icln pfrsalmdcty trmcts ai yaur
praspfetus mln gffpclj cl kcln thmt whfrf hcs/hfr cledclmtcal jafs cl alf 0?0, twa 0?0 ar cl mdd ai thrff 0?0.
Law ms yau jft me-umcltfn wcth thf trmcts yau wcdd `f mt fmsf ta mlswfr meearnclj ta hcs/hfr trmct sa ct wcdd
dfmst erfmtf ehmlef iar mrjukflt mln karf ai meefptmlef. Mln thcs wmy yaur praspfetus wcdd `f ealvfrtfn
cl ta thf rfmd eustakfr/edcflt.
haujh yau kcjht thclg thmt haw ta mlmdy2f thf -ufstcal cl ta thfsf thrff emtfjary, thmt, whceh -ufstcal
`fdaljs ta, whceh trmct.
hfl hfrf cs thf edufs8 ci yaur praspfetus msg karf m`aut east mln `flfict, thfl hf/shf cs cledclfn tawfmdth, ci yaur praspfetus msg karf m`aut thf mppfmdclj imetar ai thf pranuet ar sfrvcef cl hcs / hfr
ealtft, msg iar thf `fmuty ar fdfjmlef ai thf pranuet ar sfrvcef, thfl hf/shf nficlctfdy cledclfn ta
physcemd urjf, physcemd mttrmetcal. a ulnfrstmln ct fmscdy, dft us tmgf ml fmkpdf8 ci m eustakfr eakf ta
purehmsf m rfmnykmnf jmrkflt mln msg iar emtehy eadaurs `any hujjclj autict shart sc2fn edaths lmturmddy
yau wcdd rfmdc2f thmt thf praspfetus cs karf cledclfn tawmrns thf physcemd mspfet ai dcif. =ckcdmrdy ci m kmdf
eustakfr ehaasfs ta msg ifkmdf eaultfr smdfs jcrd iar hfdp ar sujjfstcal ta sfdfet sakfthclj, ct prckmrcdy
shaws hcs cledclmtcal tawmrns physcemd urjf. Mln ci m praspfetcvf edcflt wha msg iar thf mfsthftce vmdufs,
`rmln emtfjary, -umdcty stmlnmrns, msgclj iar wha cs ehaasclj yaur pranuet/sfrvcefs ta `uy nurclj
cltfrmetcal wcth yau shaws thmt, yaur praspfetus cs cledclfn tawmrns papudmrcty trmcts.
=a thcs wmy alef yau dfmrl m`aut thf pfrsalmdcty trmcts ai thf praspfetus, icity prfsflt ai yaur tmsg cs
eakpdftfn mln rfkmclclj icity prfsflt yau eml eakpdftf thraujh tfehlcemd prfsfltmtcal mln pfrsumscal
meearnclj ta thf ncseavfrfn trmcts cl thf praspfetus.
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E^wcstE
hf `fst mkalj ckpfeem`df kfmls iar wcllclj imcth mln shawclj vctmd stmtcstces ai mly #usclfss autict cs
3akkulcemtcal.
Cl whmtfvfr trmnf yau kmy `f, `ut whfl ct eakfs ta jmclclj imcth ai ealefrlfn kmss cs sadfdy nfpflnflt
al thf wmy yau eakkulcemtf wcth thfk. %hfthfr ct cs earparmtf eakkulcemtcal, ckmjf `ucdnclj ffrecsf
ar kmss eakkulcemtcal, fmeh mln fvfry eakkulcemtcal lffnfn ta `f prfecsfdy tmrjftfn tawmrns thf
nficlfn a`"fetcvf.
Mly imcdurf cl mehcfvclj thf a`"fetcvf kfmls ruclclj thf vctmdcty ai yaur trmnf, whceh udtckmtfdy rfsudts cl
ta thf wfmgfr eakpftctcvflfss mln rfnuefn daymdty.
Mlyalf wha yfmrls iar `fst earparmtf ckmjf mln `rmln daymdty hms ta tmgf up eakkulcemtcal vfry
sfrcausdy.
%hy wf lffn kmrgftclj cllavmtcals*
ukml nfscrfs mrf mdwmys ehmljclj, sa cs thf wmys ai kmrgftclj.
Ms m kmrgftclj arjmlc2mtcal thf kast ehmddfljclj cs gffpclj thf fnjf avfr thf eakpftctars. 4pnmtclj ta
ehmljclj hukml nfscrfs mln kcln sfts cs eruecmd ta kmrgft mlythclj ta thf nfscrfn tmrjft mln luk`frs.
Ms thf nfscrfs, tmstfs, rf-ucrfkflts mln prcarctcfs ehmljf, wf lffn ta ehmljf aur kmrgftclj strmtfjy mln
taads ms wfdd.
hf sfealn kfmlclj ai kmrgftclj cs wmr, ci yau wmlt ta wcl thf kmrgftclj wmr, yau lffn ta upnmtf yaur
glawdfnjf ai kmrgftclj strmtfjcfs ealtcluausdy, mln upjrmnf yaur mrsflmd wcth thf dmtfst mln kast
saphcstcemtfn kmrgftclj taads ta tmgf al yaur eakpftctars.
Ckpartmlef ai fefddflt ̀ rmln kmlmjfkflt
+au kmy fstm`dcsh m `rmln ar rucl nawl ct dcgf Ptcnf mln f``P, `ut whmt cs thf usf ai kmlmjclj `rmln aldy
wcth thf ymrn stceg ai pfrefptcals)
Aldy wcth thf ymrn stceg ai pfrefptcals)
Ci yau rfmddy wmlt ta fstm`dcsh m `rmln8 whfthfr Phfmn ar tmcdP, yau lffn ta hmvf ftrfkf `rmln
kmlmjfkflt pawfr mln pfrsfvfrmlef, whceh eml wcthstmln thf ̀ megdmsh ai eakpftctcal.
%cth kast cltrcemtf `rmln kmlmjfkflt pmegfn wcth shmrp vcscal mln ulshmgm d̀f `rmln prakatcal
strmtfjy, yau eml wcl al yaur eakpftctcal ms wfdd.
=ueefss cl mly trmnf dcfs cl mnaptclj lfwfr wmys ai east euttclj, ?lawdfnjf ;raefss Autsaureclj cs alf
ai thf ̀ fst aptcals mvmcdm`df tanmy.
Ci yau wmlt ta kmgf pranuets ar aiifr sfrvcefs, yau eml na fvfrythclj cl hausf iar yaur rf-ucrfkflts, `ut
mt whmt east*
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6my`ynmy thf east ai pranuetcal, hukml rfsauref, flfrjy, rmw kmtfrcmd cs jaclj up mln up. 9ar mly
trmnf, gffpclj thf fpflsfs ulnfr thf `fmrm`df dckct, mln east euttclj ai pranuet ar sfrvcef cs km"ar
ealefrl.
a eut thf east ai pranuetcal mln `meg aiicef warg cl mly sfrvcef sfetar eml `f mehcfvfn thraujh
?lawdfnjf ;raefss aut =aureclj, wcth prfecsf pdmllclj mln ehaasclj rcjht 3alsudtmlt wcth rfdcm`df
rfsauref ai glawdfnjf paad euts thf clput easts vfry rfkmrgm`dy.
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2cln$ m =al Rfriarkclj Bssft
Ms C emkf ta tfrks wcth ky dcif, C gffp al dcstflclj thmt alf hms ta hmvf kcln pawfr ta wcl thf wardn.
Mitfr sa kmly yfmrs ai rfpfmtfn hmkkfrclj ai thf stmtfkflt stcdd C mk lat iclnclj mly truth cl ct. C icln ct
lathclj `ut m `mjjmjf ai nmtm whceh rfirmcl yau irak naclj sakfthclj lfw dcgf m ehcdn.
Ms m ehcdn alf hms kclckuk kfkary `mjjmjf, sa ct eml na mlythclj wcthaut m sfealn thaujht, ms saal ms
alf iffd ta na sakfthclj, thf metcal stmrt al thf smkf kakflt.
La ifmr la thaujhts ai rfsudt ai thf met `ut "ust fl"aykflt ai thf met al nafs.
Mdd thf tckf C gffp al tryclj ta `f m ehcdn, cl imet ct cs vfry nciiceudt sclef cl fvfry alf ai us hmvf
fk`fnnfn `fdcfi thmt wf mrf jrawclj wcth mjf, mln mt thf mjf ai DN rullclj Ct cs nficlctfdy nciiceudt) #ut C
gffp al tryclj, whceh hms gfpt ky erfmtcvcty mdcvf)
Kmy `f ct cs nciiceudt iar kast ai yau ta ncjfst thmt kcln cs lathclj `ut ml PL;MP, thf dcif cs `msfn al
`rfmth, mln thf `rfmth cs eallfetfn ta hfmrt, wcthaut hfmrt, kcln cs usfdfss, cl imet kcln cs lathclj `ut ml
msscstmlt ta hfmrt) Mdd ai us mrf me-umcltfn wcth thf smyclj thmt, (cvf yaur hfmrt ta fvfry tmsg mln fvfry
tmsg wcdd `f `fmutciud wcthaut mly hmssdf, yau wcdd lfvfr hfmrn thmt jcvf yaur kcln. Cl thf nmys ai kfkary
empsudf mln kushraakclj ai lfw mln lfw kcln kmlmjfkflt mln kfkary fpmlnclj juru wardn avfr,
ky stmtfkflt kmy lat icln mly tmgfrs, `ut mt hfmrt `fclj m ehcdn C fprfss kysfdi thcs wmy)
Ct cs nciiceudt ta ulnfrstmln sclef wf hmvf m dat ai `fdcfi systfk, wf `fdcfvf dat kmly thcljs wcthaut
fpfrcfleclj) +au glaw wf rfmn sakfthclj mln stmrt ̀ fdcfvclj, jcvclj "ustcef ta ct, strmljf csl0t ct)
a wcl m emsf cl eaurt ai dmw yau hmvf ta jcvf hulnrfns ai fvcnflef, fyf wctlfss mln cl thf kmttfr ai
fpmlnclj kfkary wf na lat lffn mly fvcnflef thmt whmt wf rfmn ar sff cs truf ar kmgf `fdcfvf)
Ct cs clnffn m sfrcaus su`"fet, iar hulnrfns ai yfmrs thfrf cs `cddcals ai wrcttfl kmtfrcmd, wf mdd mrf rfmncljmln stmrt `fdcfvclj, wf na lat hmvf tckf ta ehfeg whfthfr ct cs truf ar imdsf, 'ust tmgf thf rukars, wf
hmrndy glaw thf imet, `ut wf ifdt hfdpdfss ta `fdcfvf ct, why* #femusf thf ifmr ai ulglawl mllays mdd ai
us, why thf ifmrs ai ulglawl mllay mdd ai us mln lat thf mlckmds* #femusf wf mdd hmvf iuturf, ehfrcshfn
iuturf ta dcvf mln iudicdd, ta fl"ay thf iuturf) hasf mlckmds nal:t hmvf ct. hmt cs why hukmlcty rfspfets
mlckmds8 sa kmly mlckmds mrf rfspfetfn ms rfprfsfltmtcvf ai efrtmcl jan ar jannfss)
&aag mt kf mdsa, C mk lat ml !ljdcsh dctfrmtf, mdd thf tckf ky kfkary gffp al tfddclj kf thmt C na lat
kmgf kcstmgf) %hmt pfapdf aut thfrf al scdceal Clncm thclg ai kf) aw strmljf) aw nciiceudt ta `f m
ehcdn mt thcs mjf yau glaw* m dat ai mnvcsars mln sadcectars tatmddy ulwmltfn gffp al glaegclj ky naars
ai ealsecflef, thfy mdd gffp kf mllayclj thmt C shaudn na thcs mln C shaudn lat na thcs, wcthaut msgclj)
9rff ai east)
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m..m..m.. rfmddy hmrn ta `f m ehcdn mjmcl) M ehcdn lfvfr thclg thmt whmt pfapdf wcdd thclg ai kf,
`femusf ct nafs lat `athfr m`aut iuturf, `ut ms saal ms ct jraws `ftwffl mdd ai us, thf sykptak ai aur
eakpmly stmrt shawclj) mln m ehcdn ncfs) a jcvf `crth ta m jrawl kml ar wakml)
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Rmst ta Ufdd, Rrfsflt ta Bet mln uturf ta Umvf
%hmt cs cl m tflsf) %f mdd thclg m`aut thfk cl nciifrflt wmys. %f nfserc`f thfk cl nciifrflt wmys. %f
hmvf lmrraw pfrefptcal m`aut thfk mln law C try ta jcvf alf karf kfmlclj m`aut tflsf.
%f mdd ehfrcsh m`aut aur pmst. 'ust ja ta mly alf, kfft mly alf, fvfryalf wmlts ta tmdg m`aut pmst,
fvfryalf wmlts ta "ustciy pmst. +au wcdd icln thmt sakf wmy ar athfr, kast ai thf pfapdf mdd mrauln wardn
cs fmjfr ta hmvf kfmlclj ai pmst clecnflefs mln wmlt ta gffp pmst kfkarm`cdcm ms prcnf passfsscal. C
mdwmys walnfr m`aut thmt why kast ai us naclj sueh prmetcefs. %hy wf spfln m dat ai tckf cl sakfthclj,
whceh cs mdrfmny hmppflfn. Mln C iauln thf rfmsal, thasf pmst smdfs. +au eml smdf yaur pmst, athfr0s pmst ms
wfdd, ct cs thcs phflakflm thmt kmgf pfapdf ta rfstarf pmst cltmet.
Ci yau wmlt ta fmrl prmcsfs thfl yau lffn ta "ustciy yaur pmst. Kast ai us usfn ta kmjlciy ct mln wf mdd mrf
rceh wcth pmst. 'ust rfmn mly dctfrmturf mln thf apflclj stml2m nfserc`fs haw kmjlciceflt thf pmst wms ai
sa mln sa. =a wf mdd ehfrcsh pmst nuf ta cts kalftmry scjlcicemlef) #femusf ct flhmlefs aur imkf, ci aur
pmst wms scjlcicemlt thfl ct clerfmsfs aur rfdcm`cdctyerfnc c̀dcty. Ms ml a`"fet `feakfs adnfr mln adnfr ct
`feakfs prfecaus mln ct cs thf pmst, whceh mnns up thf vmduf, ct cs rfmddy mkm2clj thmt pmst cs `feakf karf
mln karf ckpartmlt `femusf ct eml `f sadn.
C mk lat iml ai pmst `ut ct cs rfmdcty. haujh C mdsa mjrff thmt lat fvfrythclj cs smdm`df, whceh cs adnfr, `ut
whfl yau daag cl thf nftmcds, fvfrythclj hms pmst. Alef m thclj hms `ffl erfmtfn, ckkfncmtfdy ct `feakfs
pmst. %hmtfvfr cs ulnfr praefss, cl thf kmgclj cs cl prfsflt. $fst cs pmst)
'ust tmgf fmkpdf ai Kanfrl kfnceclfs, thfy hmvf dcif ai ifw nmys, kalths ar yfmrs nfpflnclj al ct0s
ealtflt. +au eml smdf thfsf kfnceclfs `fiarf thf fpcry nmtf, sa hfrf mdsa yau icln thmt pmst smdfs.
hf metumd rfmsal `fhcln thcs cs thf fpfetmtcal ta jmcl wfmdth mln imkf. %hafvfr cs `fhcln thfsf twa
fpfetmtcal cs cl thf sfddclj ai pmst, yau eml smdf pmst `femusf whmtfvfr yau smdf cs mdrfmny `ffl kmnf mln
rfmny ta ncspmteh. 'ust ckmjclf eml yau icln mlythclj, whceh cs yft ta kmgf eml `f sadn* +au eml kmgfeakkctkflts, kmgf nfmd ta smdf sakfthclj cl iuturf ar nmys ta eakf, `ut metumddy whfl yau smdf, ct
`feakfs ml a`"fet ai pmst. +au eml sfdd aldy kmnf, lat cl thf kmgclj `femusf ct cs prfsflt. Cl prfsflt yau
eml aldy met, `ut whfl yau smdf sakfthclj ct cs mdrfmny kmnf. La alf wcdd `uy hmdi `mgfn emgf, whceh cs
cl thf kmgclj, thmt cs whmt C smy sa alef ct cs rfmny mly alf waudn `uy, mln alef sakfthclj cs kmnf thf
pmst cs mdrfmny mttmehfn thfrf)
%hfl ct eakfs ta prfsflt, ct cs ta met ct emllat `f sadn, thfrf cs la pmst ar iuturf `ut aldy metcal mln yau
eml aldy fl"ay thf prfsflt. #femusf wf eml `f cl prfsflt, wf eml fl"ay prfsflt. +au eml aldy sfdd thasf
thcljs thasf mrf eakpdftfn, tcdd thfl gffp fl"ayclj yaur met. hus prfsflt cs ta met.
%hfl ct eakfs ta iuturf yau mspcrf ta na sakfthclj iar iuturf. %f hukmls thclg ai iuturf. =a wf starfthcljs iar iuturf. %f smvf kalfy iar iuturf. %f spmrf thaujhts iar thf iuturf. +au mdd hmvf sakfthclj iar
iuturf ta dcvf. Kast ai us smy sakfthclj dcgf thcs8 C spmrf m thaujht iar iuturf. C spmrf thcs thclj iar iuturf.
=a mlythclj, whceh eml `f starfn, cs iar iuturf. +au na lat lffn ta starf mlythclj iar prfsflt ar pmst `ut
iar iuturf, whceh cs iar smvclj. Ct eaudn `f iaan, edathfs mln shfdtfr ar mlythclj thmt kalfy eml `uy ulnfr
thf =ul. =a iuturf cs iar smvclj.
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^hf 4lehmljfn
Ms C wagf up ta thf lfw nmy`rfmg, thf icrst thaujht tauehfn ky ealsecflef wms haw C waudn `f usfiud,
karf mppfmdclj mln cl nfkmln iar ky edcflts, mssaecmtfs mln thf imkcdy cl Fjflfrmd.I)
+fs, ct kmy sauln sakfthclj `c2mrrf ta sakf ai yau `ut ct cs rfmdcty. hf prcarctcfs mrf ehmljclj DO1a cl
thf tckf ai empctmdcst upsurjf cl thf wardn wf dcvf cl. 6my `y nmy wf mdd mrf fvadvclj ealsecausdy ar
ulealsecausdy, wcddcljdy ar ulwcddcljdy. #ut nficlctfdy wf mrf)
hf yfmr jalf `y wms clnffn ml fvfltiud, iudd ai surprcsfs mln sakf shart ai mnvfrsctcfs taa. #ut wf mdd
mrf nfstclfn ta wctlfss thf FLfw 6myI thmt cs rfmddy thf kakflt ta ehfrcsh. %f mdd hmvf sakf rfsadutcals
al thf `rfmg ai thf lfw nmwl.
Ms m huk`df hukml `fclj al thf imef ai thcs `fmutciud fmrth, alf thclj C rfsadvf cs ta gffp ehmljclj iar
thf survcvmd. hf fpfrcflefs kmgf kf nftfrkclf thmt stmjlmlt cs ta `f nfeakpasfn mln suppdf cs ta `f
pradaljfn.
Ct cs -uctf eakkal cl kast ai Clncml papudmtcal ta erctcec2f wfstfrl cliduflef `ut al thf athfr hmln kastai us mpf thf smkf thclj glawcljdy ar ulglawcljdy. =ckcdmr cs thf empctmdcsk, sakf kmy erctcec2f ct `ut
kast ai us meefpt ct wcddcljdy ar ulwcddcljdy.
hf earf ai thf kmttfr cs fvadutcal ai aur prcarctcfs. Ms thf kmlgcln rfmehclj tawmrns thf sgy, wf dfmrl ta
iaeus al nciiceudt thaujh ncstclet jamds. 9ar thmt wf hmvf ta prcarctc2f thcljs meearnclj ta thf nficlfn rautf
ai vaymjf.
&aagclj `meg ta m eaupdf ai nfemnfs, kast ai us hmn flaujh tckf ta gffp cl taueh wcth fmeh athfr cl thf
tckf ai lffn ar dfcsurf, ct wms thf frm ai pfrsalmd taueh wcth physcemd prfsflef. Law wf mrf `feakclj
ncstmlt stmrs, fvfrythclj cs thf smkf `ut thf ncstmlef cs jfttclj wcnfr mln wcnfr ms wf rfmehclj lfwfr
jmdmcfs ai hukml mehcfvfkflts) Cl thf nmys ai ky gclnfrjmrtfl8 thfrf dcvfn ml adn wakml wcth hfr jamtulnfr m hut al thf kaal, `ut cl thf nmys ai ky sal:s gclnfrjmrtfl, C smw thf 3hmlnrmyml kfrryjarauln
thf kaal)
haujh fvfrythclj cs lat yft dast cl thf hmstf. hmlgs ta thf clvfltcal ai cltfrlft mln =mtfddctf ;halfs /
(;=. %f hmvf iauln lfwfr wmys ta `f cl taueh wcth fmeh athfr clspctf ai ehmljfn prcarctcfs) hmt cs thf
`fmuty ai hukml cltfddcjflef) $fdfltdfssdy wf gffp al ehmljclj, aur prcarctcfs mrf ehmljclj, `ut ms
hukmls wf stcdd hmvf sakfthclj Julehmljfn: ta aiifr thcs kmjlciceflt ulcvfrsf8 thmt cs J4KMLC+:)
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9m&at mt m -dmlef
$m"gat cs m `fmutciud iul davclj ecty iudd ai fltrfprflfurcmd spcrcts. frf yau eml icln fvfry thcrn `ay
nrfmkclj ai stmrtclj hcs awl `usclfss alef hf cs me-umcltfn wcth `msce fpfrcflef ai mly trmnf whceh
sucts hck kast. hcs cs thf 3cty whfrf nrfmks tmgf shmpf cl ta rfmdcty karf thml mlywhfrf fdsf whfl ct
eakf ta fltrfprflfurcmd mspcrmtcals)
+fs ircflns thcs cs thf ecty whceh pdmyfn thf pcvatmd radf cl shmpclj thf dcif ai Kmhmtkm (mlnhc, thfrf mrf
lukfraus kfkarm`cdcm ai thf jrfmt kml.
mdgclj m`aut `usclfss8 thcs ecty cs imkaus iar cts acd6cfsfd !ljclf clnustry prckmrcdy iar dmst iaur
nfemnfs. #ut iar dmst twa nfemnfs, thfrf mrf sfvfrmd lfw trmnf mln `usclfssfs eakclj up cl nciifrflt
clnustry rmljclj irak 3mstclj, 9arjclj, Kmehclf taads, fmvy Kmehclfry, Mutaka c̀df mlecddmrcfs,
?ctehfl 6akfstce Mppdcmlef mln kmly karf.
frf mrf kmcldy =K!s 5skmdd mln kfncuk semdf fltfrprcsfs> kmluimeturfrs ai Muta pmrts, Kmehclf taads
;mrts, Acd !ljclfs fte. mpmrt irak thmt $m"gat cs thf nfstclmtcal ta icln vflnars ai prfecscal #rmss pmrts
mln =tffd pmrts iar nciifrflt pranuets, rmljclj irak Mppdcmlefs, %rcst %mtehfs fte.
a iffn thf fvfr jrawclj nakfstce 3mstclj mln 9arjclj rf-ucrfkflts ms wfdd ms ta kfft avfrsfms
nfkmlns, hfrf mrf hulnrfns ai 9aulnrcfs mln 9arjclj hausfs.
Clctcmddy wf hmn 9aulnrcfs ta kmluimeturf emstclj kmcldy iar Acd !ljclf pmrtseakpalflts, thfl sdawdy
lfw fltfrprcsfs emkf up cl thf 9arjclj sfetar ms wfdd, clctcmddy iar thf Acd !ljclf Clnustry mln thfl thfy
taag up ehmddfljf ta kmluimeturf iarjfn pmrts iar Mutaka`cdfs, pmrtceudmrdy cl wa %hffdfrs mln 9aur
whffdfrs sfjkflts. Law thfsf sfetars mrf `feakf thf cnfltcty ai $m"gat, 9arjclj mln 3mstclj clnustry ai
$m"gat cs rflawlfn wardn avfr. ulnrfns ai eakpmlcfs irak athfr pmrts ai Clncm ms wfdd ms avfrsfms
kmluimeturfrs praeurf thfcr Kadnfn mln 9arjfn pmrts iar Mutaka`cdf mln Kmehclf taads sauref irak
$m"gat. frf yau eml icln empmecty ta Kaudn m pcfef ai emstclj ms skmdd ms 9city (ks. ta ms `cj ms E allffmscdy) Mln law thfy eakfs wcth (rmnfn kmtfrcmd m wfdd. =ckcdmrdy yau eml daag iar iarjclj skmddfst
passc`df ta 1 ?js. !mscdy wcth cltrcemtf shmpfs / nfscjl mln jrmnfn kmtfrcmd ta kmteh yaur
spfecicemtcals.
anmy $m"gat hms karf thml hmdi m na2fl Clnustrcmd 2alfs edustfrfn clscnf mln autscnf ai thf ecty ms wfdd
ms cl lfmr`y rurmd mrfms cl thf iark ai (.C.6.3. 5;dmllfn kmlmjfn mln sakf tckf nfvfdapfn `y (u"mrmt
Clnustrcmd 6fvfdapkflt 3arparmtcal>.
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/aw ta Umcd ̂ hraujh 9fefsscal6 %rcttfl al D1th 'udy, 11N
%f mdd glaw karf ar dfss ta Mlemsh thf `udd rul8 up kmrgft trflns cl mly clnustry, `ut whfl ct eakfs ta
rfefsscal, ct cs m `ct hmrnfr ta push thf fsemdmtar. hf rfmsal cs vfry sckpdf, rullclj mjmclst thf jrmvcty cs
thf kmttfr ai fectfkflt ta mdd ai us `ut nrmwl tawmrns thf efltrf paclt ai thf jrmvcty cs mdwmys m kmttfr
ai ncsjrmef ta mdd) !vfryalf davfs ta hcjh rcsf thf ?ctf `ut ct m`sadutfdy ncsdcgfs dfttclj ct lasfncvf) #ut
thfrf cs lat sa pmlcegclj mt mdd, aldy wf lffn sakf pmtcflef mln cltraspfetcal. Kmy `f ct cs nciiceudt
clctcmddy `ut lat ckpassc`df mt mdd. Ms wf mdd glaw thmt hfynmys mrf lat iarfvfr. Cl imet wf eml utcdc2f thfsf
nmys ai rfefsscal ms thf tckf iar `fttfr prfpmrmtcal mln appartulcty ta kmreh tawmrns lfw ncrfetcals mdsa.
'ust daag mt thf acd ercsfs wardn avfr, ct `raujht cl rfefsscal cl thf fltcrf jda`md kmrgft, cl mdkast fvfry
sfetar. 9rak empctmd jaans, ealsukfr nurm`dfs, 9K3( ta taurcsk nuf ta cts ehmcl rfmetcal cl thf iark ai
clput east rcsf. &ctfrmddy fmeh mln fvfry eaultry8 whfthfr thcrn wardn ar thf nfvfdapfn, mdd taag kfmsurfs
ta rfnuef flfrjy ealsukptcal mln flfrjy smvclj thraujh nciifrflt kfmsurfs. hf fiifets ai thfsf
kfmsurfs shawfn cl thf Acd kmrgfts taa. %f icln thmt thfsf nmys thf Acd kmrgft cs eakclj nawl tawmrns
larkmdey. hfrf mrf athfr rfmsals iar thmt mdsa, `ut C waudn aldy dcgf ta ealscnfr thcs alf paclt whceh ea
rfdmtfs thf su`"fet kmttfr)
frf cs thf edfmr emsf thmt thf rfefsscals mrf sakftckf rfsudt ai fefss nfkmln, samrclj prcefs ai iufds
mln fssfltcmds, whceh mrf kmy `f thf rfmsals ai fmrdy larkmdey taa. hf phflakflal whceh pushfs ta
sdawnawl dfssfls ealsukptcal ai efrtmcl jaans sakftckf `feakf jrawth `aastfr cl thf tmcd flnfr mdsa.
!vfl whfl wf daag mt thf hukml dcif, nurclj nciifrflt sfmsals aur `any `fhmvfs cl nciifrflt kmllfrs. %f
ealsukf dfss iaan nurclj thf kalsaal, `ut ms saal ms thf kalsaal cs avfr mln thf wcltfr glaegs thf
naar, aur dfvfd ai iaan ealsukptcal jfts hcjhfr. hf wcltfr trcjjfrs nfkmln iar iaan, mjmcl cl sukkfr
thf nfkmln iar iaan jfts sdaw mln stfmny iar sakf tckf mln `feakf vfry dfss nurclj thf kalsaal. hcs
praefss ai nfkmln mln rfefsscals cs ealstmlt, aldy wf lffn ta dfmrl ta `f mnmptclj ta ehmljfs.
9fw nmys `meg alf ai ky edcflt smcn thmt thcs F6cwmdcI 5Clncml Lfw +fmr> thf sfmsal wcdd `f wfmg, thfrf
wcdd `f sdmgf cl thf nfkmln ai %mdd ;mclt nuf ta imcdfn kalsaal. f smcn hf wms cl la kaan ta spfln al `rmln prakatcal. #ut C sckpdy tadn lat ta pmlce8 clstfmn C jmvf hck thf fmkpdf ai 7fjftm`df vflnars cl
thf daemd ramnscnf vfjftm`df kmrgfts. Cl thf fvflclj phmsf ai trmnclj, ms thf =ulsft lfmrs, thfsf vfjftm`df
vflnars stmrt dawfrclj thf prcefs ai nciifrflt vfjftm`dfs mln mdsa stmrt shautclj karf mln rfpfmtfndy thf
prcefs ai thf rfkmclclj vfjftm`dfs cl thfcr puddfr emrts. %hmt hmppfls cs, thfrf mrf sakf paar pfapdf wha
daag iar thf ehfmpfr prcefs ai vfjftm`dfs nurclj nusg ta `uy thfk wcth whmtfvfr dcttdf kalfy thfy hmvf,
mln thfrf mrf sakf athfr typf ai `uyfrs wha nfdc`frmtfdy ja ta vfjftm`dfs kmrgft cl thf fvflclj ta `uy
thfk mt dawfr prcef cl `udg) hcs cs haw C sujjfstfn ky edcflt thf passc`cdctcfs ai kmrgft, thf praspfetcvf
eustakfr cl thf rfefsscal mdsa) hf clspcrmtcal cs mrauln us, aldy thclj cs ta tmgf latf ai ct mln ck`c`f ct
cl aur prmetcef iar mnvmltmjf. hf fmkpdf cs aldy ta shaw yau rfmdcty, thfrf cs mdwmys hcjh nfkmln hcjh
prc2f kfehmlcsk mln dmw prc2f Fshautclj hcjhI kfehmlcsk ta gffp `mdd raddclj meearnclj ta ky wmy ai
smcdclj thraujh rfefsscal.
hcs cs thf tckf cl imet ta usf yaur cltfddfet aptckmddy mln jft `flfictfn kmrjclmddy.
=a gcss rfefsscal jaan `yf mln hadn thf smdfs eaultfrs tcjht8 eustakfrs mrf wmctclj, fltfrtmcl thfk)
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Ckpartmlef ai Rfrsumscal Rraefss %rcttfl al <1th9m`rumry11N
hf wmy wf ealvclef fvfryalf cl larkmd dcif iar nciifrflt purpasfs, wf lffn ta pfrsumnf thfk whfl thf
purpasf cs ta sfdd sakfthclj ta thfk.
%hfl ct eakfs ta sfddcljkmrgftclj, wf lffn ta ulnfrstmln ;frsumscal ;raefss. Ci wf emrfiuddy
ulnfrstmln thcs praefss, thfl wf eml mppdy thcs praefss ta jft kmckuk rfsudt aut ai aur fvfry
smdfs/kmrgftclj pcteh. %hfthfr ct cs ncrfet kmrgftclj ar trmnctcalmd kmrgftclj, thraujh kmss mnvfrtcsclj ar
pfrsal ta pfrsal sfddclj wf lffn ta kmstfr ;frsumscal praefss.
Cl thf %ardn iudd ai eutthramts eakpftctcal wcth hulnrfns ai sckcdmr ;ranuet #rmlns, wf lffn ta hmvf
ftrmarnclmry kmrgftclj pcteh cl fvfry kfncm ai kmrgftclj taads. hfrf kmy `f sakf -ufstcal m`aut haw
ta kmstfr ;frsumscal, mln whfl mln whfrf ta mppdy*
=a ircflns dft kf jcvf yau sakf vfry sckpdf mln emtehy fmkpdfs whceh eaudn kmgf thcs fmsy iar yau.
9ar fmkpdf8 ms m smdfs kml yau vcsct m hausfhadn al hadcnmy mitfrlaal cl kcnsukkfr. hfrf cs sa hat
mtkasphfrf, fvfryalf aut thfrf mrf eakpdmclclj m`aut thf hfmt mln ealstmltdy try ta nry pfrspcrmtcals althfcr `any. Kfmltckf yau nrappfn thfrf wcth m pmeg ai ml Ceferfmk. +au prfsfltfn thf `a ta thf imkcdy
mln msgfn ta apfl ct mln ncstrc`utf thf Ceferfmk ta mdd aut thfrf, ms saal ms thasf pfapdf stmrt ealsukclj
thf Ceferfmk, thfy wcdd iffd rfdmfn iar ifw kakflts mln mdsa wcdd msg yau iar thf `rmln ai thf Cef
erfmk. frf yau tfdd thfk thf `rmln. Alef ct cs avfr apfl m lfw tapce smyclj8 C thclj yau lffn m `fttfr
raak eaadfr, thcs cs alf thclj yau pfapdf straljdy rf-ucrf ta eaad yaur hakf whceh kmgf yau eakiartm`df
cl sukkfr mln rfdcfvf yau irak fefss pfrspcrmtcals mln iuljmd clifetcals, ci yau lffn m `fttfr -umdcty
eaadfr, C eml sujjfst yau alf, mln thasf aut thfrf wcdd clstmltdy msg, whceh alf* Mln yau tfdd thfk thf
#rmln yau mrf sfddclj)
Law sff8 thf rfsudt wcdd `f clstmlt, pasctcvf mln wcth m dcttdf fiiart, thf swfft mln eaad cltmgf ai imvarctf
Ceferfmk ehmljfs thf mtkasphfrf iar `fttfr. Mln ms thasf pfapdf mrf mt fmsf yau eml kmgf thfk tarfmdc2f thmt thfy lffn m `fttfr -umdcty eaadfr iar thfcr `any mln sgcl pratfetcal thf wmy thfy mpprfecmtf
Ceferfmk cl sukkfr ta eaad thfcr tukky.
hcs cs haw yau eml ;frsumnf pfapdf ta `uy yaur 3aadfr ;ranuet #rmln. 6a lat ncrfetdy kmgf yaur pcteh
iar mly #rmln mt mdd. 9crst kmgf thfk eakiartm`df wcth yau, iar thmt yau lffn ta pmkpfr thfk, fcthfr wcth
sakf irff`cfs ar wcth sakf vfry saathclj mln eakiartclj warns, ci yau hmvf mln mrt ai naclj thmt, thfl
yau put yaur #rmln pcteh ms m sujjfstcal. Ms saal ms yau rfmdc2f thmt thf praspfetcvf edcflt cs pcegclj ct
up ar stmrt ealefltrmtclj al yaur warns mln kmgf iurthfr -ufry m`aut thf #rmln yau sujjfstfn, yau "ust
ealvfy thf kast ckpartmlt `flficts ai yaur #rmln 4=; 54lc-uf =fddclj ;aclts /;rapasctcal> mln sff,
thfrf wcdd `f kastdy pasctcvf rfsudt mt thf fln ai thf smdf0s pcteh.
#ut tanmy wf emllat aiifr irff`cfs mln jcits mdd thf tckf ta ;frsumnf praspfetcvf eustakfrs. =a wf wcdd
hmvf ta erfmtf ftrmarnclmry ;frsumscvf Kmrgftclj taads wcth emrfiuddy tmrjftfn pctehfs mln =mdfs
;rakatcal thraujh nciifrflt kfncm dcgf8 mnvfrtcsclj, warn ai kauth pu`dcecty, !hc`ctcals, 6crfet kmcdclj
fte. wcth hcjhdy pfrsumscvf smdfs pctehfs.
a dfmrl ;frsumscal yau wcdd hmvf ta `f karf prmetcemd rmthfr thml `fclj thfarftcemd mln yau wcdd lffn ta
glaw haw yau mrf m`df ta ;frsumnf pfapdf iar yaur kalftmry ar praifsscalmd jmcls yau kmy sakftckf
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imcd ar dfss sueefssiud. #femusf fvfryalf hms sakf strfljths mln sakf wfmglfss, flhmlef yaur strfljths,
ci yau try ta trmcl yaur fiiarts ta nfvfdap pfrsumscal praefss whceh eakpdfkflts yaur strfljths ta sfdd
sakfthclj, ct wcdd mutakmtcemddy ncdutf yaur wfmglfss wcth thf kcjht ai pfrsumscvf pcteh.
Cl thf fvfr jrawclj empctmdcsk wardn avfr alf wcdd hmvf ta dfmrl ta pfrsumnf pfapdf ta kfft thfcr flns. Cl
empctmdcsk, `fst aldy survcvf) Mln ta `f thf `fst yau wcdd ealstmltdy lffn ta upjrmnf yaur ;ranuets /
=frvcefs. =akftckf ct cs passc`df mln sakftckf ct kmy lat `f vcm`df, `ut thraujh prapfr ;frsumscal
tfehlc-uf yau eaudn avfreakf yaur #rmln0s dckctmtcals ta yaur eakpftctars. Mln clstmltdy kmgf pfapdf
`uy yaur #rmlns. %ardn avfr sa kmly 3akpmlcfs usf pfrsumscal praefss ta sfdd thfcr #rmlns, ta
avfreakf prfssurfs ai eakpftctcal ms wfdd ms prfssurf ai pravcnclj sakfthclj lfw mdd thf tckf mln
ealsadcnmtf thfcr kmrgft shmrf.
#ut mdwmys kmgf surf thmt yau mrf hfrf ta erfmtf lfw kmrgfts iar yaur #rmln/s mln thfrf cs la pdmef iar
shart scjhtfn jamds mln mppramehfs, sclef pfrsumscal cs thf kmttfr ai ealefrtfn fiiarts mln lat thf kmjce
stceg yau wcdd lffn ta upjrmnf mln upnmtf rf-ucrfn ehmljfs cl yaur pfrsumscal praefss meearnclj ta
eakpftctcal, pranuet / sfrvcef kc mln thf Kmrgft 3alnctcals.
%cth ealefrtfn fiiarts, cnfltcicfn strfljths ai yaur #rmln, strmtfjcemddy wfdd nficlfn emkpmcjl ta suppart
yaur kmrgftclj mln smdfs iarefs erfmtf m whadfsakf praefss whceh rfsudts cl ta mehcfvfn smdfs tmrjft wcth
hfmdthy kmrjcls.