the reason i jump by naoki higashida (an excerpt)

8/22/2019 The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida (an excerpt)

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sehfus eflshogrdthfl, Jut lfw yfurg fl yfur fwl,


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fr dly tflkug= crf` lfw fl) dii idlkudkgs whii jg cfrghkl


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HL_ZFOWE_HFL HR

idlkudkgs, Gvgl yfur sglsg fc th`g bds kflg) rglogrhlk yfu

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flkfhlk rgdihty, Duths` hs d ihcgiflk eflohthfl, Jut gvgl

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ldleg, Ds hc tbhs wdslt d tdii glfukb frogr) pgfpig whtb

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lggos hs pidykrfulo sidlk cfr rgtdrogo) wbgrg `git-


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R HL_ZFOWE_HFL

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tdag tbhs sf-ediigo ohdklfshs iyhlk ofwl$1 dlo `y cdvfr-

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@@Z mdjs, Xfur fflrst efltdets whtb `fst suppfrt dkglehgs

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krdct fltf yfu d idygr fc sedr thssug dlo eylhehs` ds tbhea

ds rbhlf bhog, _bgrg drg khctgo dlo rgsfuregcui pgfpig

wfrahlk hl duths` suppfrt) jut whtb ogprgsshlk rgkuidrhty


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HL_ZFOWE_HFL RH

kfvgrl`glt pfihey dppgdrs tf jg djfut Jdlo-Dhos dlo fflk

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whtb spgehdi lggos dlo bgiphlk tbg` jgef`g iflk-tgr`

lgt efltrhjutfrs tf sfehgty, _bg sedlt shivgr ihlhlk hs tbdt

`gohedi tbgfry hs lf iflkgr jid`hlk yfur whcg cfr edushlk

tbg duths` jy jghlk d Zgcrhkgrdtfr @ftbgr ds ht oho lft sf

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deefrohlkiy,

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pgrdtg tf bgip hs tf sglo eihpphlks) [gj ihlas dlo ihtgrdturg)

bfwgvgr tdlkglthdi tf yfur fwl shtudthfl,( Upgehdi Lggospujihsbhlk hs d mulkig, @dly Bfw tf Bgip Xfur Duthsthe

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hlks fc dlo , _bgy `dy efltdhl usdjig hogds) jut rgdo-

hlk tbg` edl cggi ogprgsshlkiy ihag jghlk dsago tf mfhl d

pfihthedi pdrty fr d ebureb, _bg `frg dedog`he tgxts drg

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djjrgvhdthfls, Fc efursg hts kffo tbdt dedog`hes drg rg-

sgdrebhlk tbg fflgio) jut fctgl tbg kdp jgtwggl tbg tbgfry

dlo wbdts ulrdvgihlk fl yfur ahtebgl ffr hs tff whog tf

jrhokg,

Dlftbgr edtgkfry hs tbg `frg eflcgsshfldi `g`fhr)


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RH H HL_ZFOWE_HFL

usudiiy wrhttgl jy d pdrglt) ogserhjhlk tbg h`pdet fc du-

ths` fl tbg cd`hiy dlo sf`gth`gs tbg pfshthvg gccget fc dl

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edusgs) jut H bdvg cfulo tbghr prdethedi usg tf jg ih`htgo)

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tbg eflohthflduths` hs `frg ihag rgthld pdttgrls tbdl

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sht fr ihg ofwl1 fr bfwihlk whtb krhgc cfr cfrty-fflvg `hlutgs

wbgl tbg ^hlku OSO wds tff serdtebgo cfr tbg OSO pidygr

tf rgdo ht, @y rgdohlk prfvhogo tbgfrhgs) dlkigs) dlgeoftgs


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HL_ZFOWE_HFL RH HH

dlo kugssgs djfut tbgsg ebdiiglkgs) jut whtbfut rgdsfls dii

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bhkb sebffi wbgl tbg jffa wds pujihsbgo, Ldfahs duths`

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_bgsg wfros juhio up hltf sgltglegs) pdrdkrdpbs dlo gl-

thrg jffas, Gxtrds drfulo tbg shog fc tbg krhos hleiuog

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lf, "Ditbfukb Ldfah edl disf wrhtg dlo jifk ohrgetiy fltf

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dlo bgips bh` tf cfeus,( Gvgl hl prh`dry sebffi tbhs

`gtbfo gldjigo bh` tf ef`ùlhedtg whtb ftbgrs) dlo

ef`pfsg pfg`s dlo stfry jffas) jut ht wds bhs gxpidld-


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RHS HL_ZFOWE_HFL

thfls djfut wby ebhiorgl whtb duths` of wbdt tbgy of tbdt

wgrg) ihtgrdiiy) tbg dlswgrs tbdt wg bdo jggl wdhthlk cfr,

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wbfsg duths` wds dt igdst ds ebdiiglkhlk dlo ihcg-ditgrhlk

ds fur sfls) _bg Zgdsfl H Mu`p wds d rgvgidtfry kfosglo,

Zgdohlk ht cgit ds hc) cfr tbg fflrst th`g) fur fwl sfl wds tdia-

hlk tf us djfut wbdt wds bdppglhlk hlshog bhs bgdo)

tbrfukb Ldfahs wfros,

_bg jffa kfgs `ueb curtbgr tbdl prfvhohlk hlcfr`d-

thfl) bfwgvgr= ht fccgrs up prffc tbdt ifeago hlshog tbg

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`fltbs turl hltf ygdrs cfrkgtthlk edl jgef`g ohsjgihgv-

hlk) dlo tbhs idea fc cdhtb `dags jftb tbg edrgr dlo tbg

edrgo-cfr vuilgrdjig tf lgkdthvhthgs, Ldfah Bhkdsbhods khct

hs tf rgstfrg cdhtb= jy og`flstrdthlk hltgiigetudi deuhty dlo

sphrhtudi eurhfshty1 jy dldiyshs fc bhs glvhrfl`glt dlo bhs

eflohthfl1 dlo jy d pueahsb sglsg fc bu`fr dlo d orhvg tf

wrhtg fflethfl, [grg lft tdiahlk shkls fr bhlts fc tbgsg `gl-

tdi prfpglshthgs= tbgyrg dirgdoy bgrg) hl tbg jffa wbheb "H

bfpg( yfurg djfut tf rgdo,

Hc tbdt wgrglt glfukb) _bg Zgdsfl H Mu`p ulwhtthlkiy


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HL_ZFOWE_HFL RS

ohsergohts tbg off`hgst htg` fc rgeghvgo whsof` djfut

duths`tbdt pgfpig whtb duths` drg dlthsfehdi iflgrs wbf

idea g`pdtby whtb ftbgrs, Ldfah Bhkdsbhod rghtgrdtgs rg-

pgdtgoiy tbdt lf) bg vdiugs tbg ef`pdly fc ftbgr pgfpig

vgry `ueb, Jut jgedusg ef``ulhedthfl hs sf crdukbt whtb

prfjig`s) d pgrsfl whtb duths` tglos tf glo up diflg hl d

efrlgr) wbgrg pgfpig tbgl sgg bh` fr bgr dlo tbhla) Dbd)

eidsshe shkl fc duths`) tbdt, Uh`hidriy) hc pgfpig whtb duths`

drg fjihvhfus tf ftbgr pgfpigs cggihlks) bfw efuio Ldfah

tgsthcy tbdt tbg `fst ulglourdjig dspget fc duths` hs tbg

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detgrs wbf ohspidy d rdlkg fc g`fthfls dlo d pift ogshklgotf twgda tbg tgdr kidlos6 Ihag dii stfrytgiihlk `d``dis)

Ldfah hs dlthehpdthlk bhs duohglegs g`fthfls dlo `dlhpu-

idthlk tbg`, _bdt hs g`pdtby, _bg efleiushfl hs tbdt jftb

g`fthfldi pfvgrty dlo dl dvgrshfl tf ef`pdly drg lft

sy`ptf`s fc duths` jut eflsgquglegs fc duths`) hts bdrsb

ifeaofwl fl sgic-gxprgsshfl dlo sfehgtys lgdr-prhsthlg hk-

lfrdleg djfut wbdts bdppglhlk hlshog duthsthe bgdos,

Cfr `g) dii tbg djfvg hs trdlscfr`dthvg) ihcg-glbdlehlk

alfwigokg, [bgl yfu alfw tbdt yfur aho wdlts tf spgda

whtb yfu) wbgl yfu alfw tbdt bgs tdahlk hl bhs surrfulo-

hlks gvgry jht ds dttglthvgiy ds yfur lflduthsthe odukbtgr)


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RS H HL_ZFOWE_HFL

wbdtgvgr tbg gvhogleg tf tbg efltrdry) tbgl yfu edl jg tgl

th`gs `frg pdthglt) whiihlk) ulogrstdlohlk dlo ef`ùlh-

edthvg1 dlo tgl th`gs jgttgr djig tf bgip bhs ogvgifp`glt,

Ht hs lf gxdkkgrdthfl tf sdy tbdt _bg Zgdsfl H Mu`p diifwgo

`g tf rfulo d efrlgr hl fur rgidthflsbhp whtb fur sfl,

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tf stfp cggihlk sfrry cfr `ysgic) dlo stdrt tbhlahlk bfw

ùeb tfukbgr ihcg wds cfr `y sfl) dlo wbdt H efuio of tf

`dag ht igss tfukb, Shrtufus sphrdis drg ds wflogrcui hl

spgehdi-lggos pdrglthlk ds dlywbgrg gisg= yfur gxpgetd-

thfls cfr yfur ebhio drg rdhsgo1 yfur std`hld tf kgt tbrfukb

tbg rfeay pdtebgs hs strglktbglgo1 dlo yfur ebhio sglsgs

tbhs) dlo rgspflos, @y whcg jgkdl tf wfra fl dl hlcfr`di

trdlsidthfl fc Ldfahs jffa hltf Glkihsb sf tbdt fur sflsftbgr edrgrs dlo tutfrs efuio rgdo ht) ds wgii ds d cgw crhglos

wbf disf bdvg sfls dlo odukbtgrs whtb duths` hl fur efr-

lgr fc Hrgidlo, Jut dctgr ohsefvgrhlk tbrfukb [gj krfups

tbdt ftbgr gxpdt Mdpdlgsg `ftbgrs fc ebhiorgl whtb duths`

wgrg crustrdtgo jy tbg idea fc d trdlsidthfl hltf Glkihsb) wg

jgkdl tf wflogr hc tbgrg `hkbt lft jg d ùeb whogr duoh-

gleg cfr Ldfah Bhkdsbhod, _bhs Glkihsb trdlsidthfl fc_bg

Zgdsfl H Mu`p hs tbg rgsuit,

_bg dutbfr hs lft d kuru) dlo hc tbg dlswgrs tf d cgw fc

tbg qugsthfls `dy sgg` d ihttig spdrsg) rg`g`jgr bg wds

fliy tbhrtggl wbgl bg wrftg tbg`, Gvgl wbgl bg edlt


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HL_ZFOWE_HFL RSH H

prfvhog d sbfrt) strdhkbt dlswgrsueb ds tf tbg qugsthfl

[by of yfu ihag ihlhlk up yfur tfys sf fjsgsshvgiy6

wbdt bg bds tf sdy hs sthii wfrtbwbhig, Ldfah Bhkdsbhod bds

eflthlugo tf wrhtg) aggps d lgdriy odhiy jifk) bds jgef`g

wgii alfwl hl duths` dovfedey ehreigs dlo bds jggl cgd-

turgo rgkuidriy hl tbg Mdpdlgsg Jhk Hssug, Bg sdys tbdt bg

dsphrgs tf jg d wrhtgr) jut hts fjvhfus tf `g tbdt bg dirgdoy

hs flgdl bflgst) fogst) tbfukbtcui wrhtgr) wbf bds wfl

fvgr glfr`fus foos dlo trdlspfrtgo fflrst-bdlo alfwigokg

crf` tbg sgvgrgiy duthsthe `hlo hltf tbg whogr wfrio1 d prf-

egss ds tdxhlk cfr bh` ds) sdy) tbg det fc edrryhlk wdtgr hl

euppgo pdi`s derfss d justihlk _h`gs Uqudrg fr ^heedohiiy

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cfr tbg wfro duths` hl Mdpdlgsg shklhcy sgic) sbut dlohiilgss, @y h`dkhldthfl eflvgrts tbgsg ebdrdetgrs hltf d

prhsflgr ifeago up dlo cfrkfttgl hlshog d sfihtdry eflffllg-

`glt egii wdhthlk cfr sf`gflg) dlyflg) tf rgdihzg bg fr sbg

hs hl tbgrg, _bg Zgdsfl H Mu`p alfeas fut d jrhea hl tbg

wdii,


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_bg Zgdsfl H Mu`p


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^rgcdeg

[bgl H wds s`dii) H oholt gvgl alfw tbdt H wds d aho whtb

spgehdi lggos, Bfw oho H ffllo fut6 Jy ftbgr pgfpig tgiihlk

`g tbdt H wds ohccgrglt crf` gvgryflg gisg) dlo tbdt tbhs

wds d prfjig`, _rug glfukb, Ht wds vgry bdro cfr `g tf det

ihag d lfr`di pgrsfl) dlo gvgl lfw H sthii edlt of d rgdi

eflvgrsdthfl, H bdvg lf prfjig` rgdohlk jffas difuo dloshlkhlk) jut ds sffl ds H try tf spgda whtb sf`gflg) `y

wfros must vdlhsb, Uurg) sf`gth`gs H `dldkg d cgw wfros

jut gvgl tbgsg edl ef`g fut tbg ef`pigtg fppfshtg fc wbdt

H wdlt tf sdy$ H edlt rgspflo dpprfprhdtgiy wbgl H` tfio tf

of sf`gtbhlk) dlo wbglgvgr H kgt lgrvfus H rul fcc crf`

wbgrgvgr H bdppgl tf jg, Uf gvgl d strdhkbtcfrwdro dethvhty

ihag sbfpphlk edl jg rgdiiy ebdiiglkhlk hc H` tdeaihlk ht fl

`y fwl,

Ufwby edlt H of tbgsg tbhlks6 Ourhlk `y crustrdthlk)

`hsgrdjig) bgipigss odys) Hvg stdrtgo h`dkhlhlk wbdt ht

wfuio jg ihag hc gvgryflg wds duthsthe, Hc duths` wds rg-


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? LDFAH BHKDUBHOD

kdrogo sh`piy ds d pgrsfldihty typg) tbhlks wfuio jg sf

ùeb gdshgr dlo bdpphgr cfr us tbdl tbgy drg lfw, Cfr surg)

tbgrg drg jdo th`gs wbgl wg edusg d ift fc bdssig cfr ftbgr

pgfpig) jut wbdt wg rgdiiy wdlt hs tf jg djig tf iffa tfwdro

d jrhkbtgr cuturg,

_bdlas tf trdhlhlk Hvg bdo whtb @s, Uuzuah dt Bdku-

au`h Uebffi) dlo `y `f`) Hvg igdrlgo d `gtbfo fc

ef`ùlhedthfl vhd wrhthlk, Lfw H edl gvgl wrhtg fl `y

ef`putgr, ^rfjig` hs) `dly ebhiorgl whtb duths` oflt

bdvg tbg `gdls tf gxprgss tbg`sgivgs) dlo fctgl gvgl tbghr

fwl pdrglts oflt bdvg d eiug wbdt tbgy `hkbt jg tbhlahlk,

Uf `y jhk bfpg hs tbdt H edl bgip d jht jy gxpidhlhlk) hl `y

fwl wdy) wbdts kfhlk fl hl tbg `hlos fc pgfpig whtb du-

ths`, H disf bfpg tbdt) jy rgdohlk tbhs jffa) yfu `hkbt jg-ef`g d jgttgr crhglo fc sf`gflg whtb duths`,

Xfu edlt muokg d pgrsfl jy tbghr iffas, Jut fleg yfu

alfw tbg ftbgr pgrsfls hllgr sgic) jftb fc yfu edl jg tbdt

ùeb eifsgr, Crf` yfur pfhlt fc vhgw) tbg wfrio fc duths`

ùst iffa ihag d oggpiy `ystgrhfus pideg, Uf pigdsg) spdrg d

ihttig th`g tf ihstgl tf wbdt H bdvg tf sdy,

Dlo bdvg d lheg trhp tbrfukb fur wfrio,

Ldfah Bhkdsbhod

Mdpdl) :>>3


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T4 Bfw drg yfu wrhthlk tbgsg sgltglegs6

_bg dipbdjgt krho hs d `gtbfo fc lfl-vfedi ef`ùlhed-

thfl, Xfu `hkbt tbhla tbdt spggeb hs tbg fliy wdy tf kgt

yfur pfhlts dlo hltglthfls derfss) jut tbgrg hs dlftbgr wdy

tf sdy wbdt yfu wdlt whtbfut ushlk tbg vfedi lgrvfus sys-

tg`, Dt fflrst H lgvgr orgd`go H efuio dag ht wfra) jut lfw

H` wgii djig tf gxprgss `y trug sgic ushlk fliy d ef`putgr

dlo dl dipbdjgt krho,_bhs wds dl hlergohjig cggihlk$ Lft jghlk djig tf tdia

`gdls lft jghlk djig tf sbdrg wbdt yfurg cggihlk dlo

tbhlahlk, Hts ihag jghlk d ofii spglohlk yfur wbfig ihcg hl

hsfidthfl) whtbfut orgd`s dlo whtbfut bfpgs, Uurg) ht tffa

d iflk th`g jgcfrg H efuio fflldiiy stdrt ef`ùlhedthlk vhd

wrhttgl tgxt fl y fwl) jut fl tbdt fflrst ody wbgl y f`

suppfrtgo `y wrhthlk bdlo hl bgrs) H jgkdl tf dequhrg d

lgw wdy fc hltgrdethlk whtb ftbgrs,

_bgl) tf diifw `frg hlogpgloglt ef`ùlhedthfl)

@f` hlvgltgo tbg dipbdjgt krho, _bg dipbdjgt krho `dags

ht pfsshjig tf cfr` `y wfros jy sh`piy pfhlthlk tf tbghr igt-


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_BG ZGDUFL H MW@^ ;

tgrs) hlstgdo fc bdvhlk tf wrhtg tbg` fut flg jy flg, _bhs

disf igts `g dlebfr `y wfros) wfros tbdt wfuio ftbgrwhsg

uttgr fcc ds sffl ds H trhgo tf spgda tbg`,

Fctgl) wbhig H wds igdrlhlk tbhs `gtbfo) Ho cggi ut-

tgriy jgdtgl, Jut fflldiiy H drrhvgo dt tbg pfhlt wbgrg H efuio

hlohedtg tbg igttgrs jy `ysgic, [bdt agpt `g bd``grhlk

dwdy dt ht wds tbg tbfukbt tbdt tf ihvg `y ihcg ds d bu`dl

jghlk) lftbhlk hs `frg h`pfrtdlt tbdl jghlk djig tf gx-

prgss `ysgic, Uf cfr `g) tbg dipbdjgt krho hslt must djfut

putthlk tfkgtbgr sgltglegs= hts djfut kgtthlk derfss tf ftbgr

pgfpig wbdt H wdlt dlo lggo tbg` tf ulogrstdlo,


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T: [by of pgfpig whtb duths` tdia sf ifuoiy dlo wghroiy6

^gfpig fctgl tgii `g tbdt wbgl H` tdiahlk tf `ysgic `y

vfheg hs rgdiiy ifuo) gvgl tbfukb H sthii edlt sdy wbdt H lggo

tf) dlo gvgl tbfukb `y vfheg dt ftbgr th`gs hs wdy tff sfct,

_bhs hs flg fc tbfsg tbhlks H edlt efltrfi, Ht rgdiiy kgts `g

ofwl, [by edlt H fflx ht6

[bgl H tdiahlk hl d wghro vfheg) H lft ofhlk ht fl

purpfsg, Uurg) tbgrg drg sf`g th`gs wbgl H ffllo tbg sfulofc y fwl vfheg ef`cfrthlk) wbgl Hii usg cd`hihdr wfros fr

gdsy-tf-sdy pbrdsgs, Jut tbg vfheg H edlt efltrfi hs ohccgr-

glt, _bhs flg jiurts fut) lft jgedusg H wdlt ht tf1 hts `frg

ihag d rggx,

D rggx rgdethlk tf wbdt6 _f wbdt Hvg must sggl) hl

sf`g edsgs) fr tf sf`g fio `g`frhgs, [bgl `y wghro

vfheg kgts trhkkgrgo) hts di`fst h`pfsshjig tf bfio ht jdea

dlo hc H try) ht detudiiy burts) di`fst ds hc H strdlkihlk `y

fwl tbrfdt,

Ho jg fady whtb `y wghro vfheg fl `y fwl) jut H`

dwdrg tbdt ht jftbgrs ftbgr pgfpig, Bfw fctgl bdvg tbg


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_BG ZGDUFL H MW@^ 8

strdlkg sfulos ef`hlk fut fc `y `futb g`jdrrdssgo `g

lgdriy tf ogdtb6 Bflgst) H wdlt tf jg lheg dlo edi` dlo

quhgt tff$ Jut gvgl hc wgrg frogrgo tf aggp fur `futbs

sbut fr tf jg quhgt) wg sh`piy oflt alfw bfw, Fur vfhegs

drg ihag fur jrgdtbhlk) H cggi) must ef`hlk fut fc fur futbs)

uleflsehfusiy,


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T5 [by of yfu dsa tbg sd`g qugsthfls fvgr dlo fvgr6

Hts trug1 H diwdys dsa tbg sd`g qugsthfls, [bdt ody hs ht

tfody6 fr Hs ht d sebffi ody tf`frrfw6 Uh`pig `dttgrs

ihag tbgsg) H dsa dkdhl dlo dkdhl, H oflt rgpgdt `y qugsthfl

jgedusg H oholt ulogrstdlohl cdet) gvgl ds H` dsahlk) H

alfw H of ulogrstdlo,

_bg rgdsfl wby6 Jgedusg H vgry quheaiy cfrkgt wbdt ht

hs Hvg must bgdro, Hlshog `y bgdo tbgrg rgdiiy hslt sueb djhk ohccgrgleg jgtwggl wbdt H wds tfio must lfw) dlo wbdt

H bgdro d iflk) iflk th`g dkf,

Uf H of ulogrstdlo tbhlks) jut `y wdy fc rg`g`jgrhlk

tbg` wfras ohccgrgltiy crf` gvgryflg gisgs, H h`dkhlg

d lfr`di pgrsfls `g`fry hs drrdlkgo eflthlufusiy) ihag d

ihlg, @y `g`fry) bfwgvgr) hs `frg ihag d pffi fc ofts, H`

diwdys pheahlk up tbgsg oftsjy dsahlk `y qugsthfls

sf H edl drrhvg jdea dt tbg `g`fry tbdt tbg ofts rgprgsglt,

Jut tbgrgs dlftbgr rgdsfl cfr fur rgpgdtgo qugs-

thflhlk= ht igts us pidy whtb wfros, [g drglt kffo dt efl-

vgrsdthfl) dlo bfwgvgr bdro wg try) wgii lgvgr spgda ds


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_BG ZGDUFL H MW@^ 44

gccfrtigssiy ds yfu of, _bg jhk gxegpthfl) bfwgvgr) hs wfros

fr pbrdsgs wgrg vgry cd`hihdr whtb, Zgpgdthlk tbgsg hs krgdt

cul, Hts ihag d kd`g fc edteb whtb d jdii, Wlihag tbg wfros

wgrg frogrgo tf sdy) rgpgdthlk qugsthfls wg dirgdoy alfw

tbg dlswgrs tf edl jg d pigdsurghts pidyhlk whtb sfulo

dlo rbytb`,


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T? [by of yfu gebf qugsthfls jdea dt tbg dsagr6

Cfr d iflk th`g) Hvg lfthego tbdt pgfpig whtb duths` fctgl

rgpgdt qugsthfls) ihag pdrrfts, Hlstgdo fc dlswgrhlk tbg

qugsthfl) wg must sdy tbg gxdet sd`g qugsthfl strdhkbt jdea

dt tbg pgrsfl dsahlk ht, Fleg) H tbfukbt wg oho ht sh`piy

jgedusg wg oholt alfw bfw tf dlswgr) jut lfw H tbhla

tbgrgs `frg tf tbg `ystgry tbdl tbhs,

Chrhlk tbg qugsthfl jdea hs d wdy fc shcthlk tbrfukb fur`g`frhgs tf phea up eiugs djfut wbdt tbg qugsthflgr hs

dsahlk, [g ulogrstdlo tbg qugsthfl fady) jut wg edlt dl-

swgr ht ulthi wg fflsb fut tbg rhkbt `g`fry pheturg hl fur

bgdos,

Hts quhtg d ef`pihedtgo prfegss) tbhs, Chrst) H sedl `y

`g`fry tf ffllo dl gxpgrhgleg eifsgst tf wbdts bdppglhlk

lfw, [bgl Hvg cfulo d kffo eifsg `dteb) `y lgxt stgp hs

tf try tf rgedii wbdt H sdho dt tbdt th`g, Hc H` iueay) H bht

upfl d usdjig gxpgrhgleg dlo dii hs wgii, Hc H` lft iueay) H

kgt eifjjgrgo jy tbg sd`g shlahlk cggihlk H bdo frhkhldiiy)

dlo H` uldjig tf dlswgr tbg qugsthfl H` jghlk dsago, Lf


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_BG ZGDUFL H MW@^ 45

`dttgr bfw bdro H try tf stfp ht) tbdt wghro vfheg sihps fut)

`dahlk `g `frg ustgrgo dlo ohsefurdkgo) dlo sf ht kgts

bdrogr dlo bdrogr tf sdy dlytbhlk,

Hl sgt-pdttgrl eflvgrsdthfls) wg `dldkg `ueb jgt-

tgr1 ditbfukb) fc efursg) wbgl ht ef`gs tf tdiahlk djfut

yfur cggihlks) tbgsg pdttgrls drg lf usg dt dii, Hl cdet) jy

rgiyhlk fl tbg` tff `ueb yfu edl glo up sdyhlk tbg fp-

pfshtg fc wbdt yfu wdltgo tf sdy, H swgdr eflvgrsdthfl hs

sueb bdro wfra$ _f dag `ysgic ulogrstffo) hts ihag H bdvg

tf spgda hl dl ulalfwl cfrghkl idlkudkg) gvgry `hlutg fc

gvgry ody,


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Frogr yfur efpy fc

_BG ZGDUFL H MW@^Jy Ldfah Bhkdsbhod

[htb dl hltrfouethfl crf` Odvho @htebgii

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