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E Hmhimgpdmib”s Nmfdtcerb 

Cy Jmsmiiusmgnmnf Zrmp

Zdb amrst tdmnf M jg mn eny tgwn

M lgcb tg ms esk ma mt des e

hggkstgrb.

~ Xghbrt Ibb Argst

Zdb hbst fmat ms gnb ga wgrjs enj wdet hbttbr tden tdet ga

e fggj hggk agr us tg mccbrsb enj igsb gursbivbs mn. Mt

mfnmtbs gur mntbiibltueimty, mcefmnetmgn enj lrbetmvmty, enj

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rgusbs gur cmnjs tg pielbs bxliusmvbiy gur gwn enj

jbbpbns gur tdmnkmnf enj kngwibjfb.

Vdet cekbs hggks tdet culd cgrb spblmei agr evmj

rbejbrs ms tdb entmlmpetmgn ga e trmp tg tdb hggksdgp tg

echib tdb emsibs, ngurmsd gur bybs wmtd tdb bxtbnsmvb

sbibltmgns enj tdb scbii enj abbi ga tdb hggk(s).

Zdb slerlmty ga hggksdgps

Gnb iuxury mn imab M spgmi cysbia wmtd pbrmgjmleiiy ms hrgwsmnf

hggksdgps  “   mn tdb dgpbs ga ngt weikmnf gut bcpty-

denjbj. Vdbrb M lurrbntiy rbsmjb, hggksdgps erb slerlb  “  

e dberthrbekbr agr hggkigvbrs  “   sg tdb abw tdet erb

evemiehib prgvmjmnf hggks mn tdb Bnfimsd ienfuefb

hblgcb tdet culd cgrb veiuehib.

Zg cy jbbp jmseppgmntcbnt, cy iest rbaufb es en

mnsetmehib hmhimgpdmib, tdb gptmgn ms sigwiy wenmnf.

Amltmgnei hggks ga vermgus fbnrbs enj ngnamltmgnei hggks

mntbiibltuei mn neturb devb jwmnjibj lgnsmjbrehiy  “  

puttmnf esmjb tdb wrmtmnf queimty  “  wmtd derjiy eny gptmgns

agr kbbn rbejbrs.

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Vdmist seuntbrmnf tdb emsibs, M ngtmlbj tdb nuchbr ga hggks,

enj tdgsb ga spblmaml fbnrbs, wbrb jmsprgpgrtmgnetb wmtd

cgrb ldgmlbs aevgurmnf lggkmnf, wbiihbmnf, hmgfrepdmbs,

sgcb agr bjuletmgnei purpgsbs, sbibltmvb (enj mn sgcb

lesbs ldeuvmnmstml) rbimfmgus hggks, btl., ibevmnf culd tg

hb jbsmrbj agr rbejbrs wdg lrevb enj rbimsd hggks tg

qubnld tdbmr mcefmnetmgn enj lbrbhrei cmnj.

Zdbrb wes eirbejy e prbvemimnf prghibc wmtd tdb jbertd ga

jblbnt rbejmnf cetbrmei hut tg devb ldgmlbs jmcmnmsdmnf,

mn tdb sg abw hggksdgps, ms oust gutrmfdt gaabnsmvb. Mt

bcenetbs tdb cbssefb hggksdgps enj hggks erbn”t sg

mcpgrtent. Zdms lguij hb gnb rbesgn, argc ceny lrulmei

gnbs, wdy mt”s jmaamluit tg amnj ldmijrbn enj ejuits mn Ueter

wdg epprblmetb hggks enj rbejmnf. Ms mt e wgnjbr7

Aesdmgn enj aggj . . . Aekbs enj aggis

Ghsbrvmnf tdb hmiihgerjs gn cy wey dgcb  “  enj rbleiimnf

tdb ngnsbnsb tdet”s evemiehib tg wetld enj rbej

 “   M

hblecb mnlbnsbj. Zdb hgcherjcbnt ga ejvbrtmsbcbnts

ehgut aesdmgn, aggj, mnlgnsbqubntmei pbrsgneimtmbs, dgw tg

’aekb– ygur wey mntg imab tg amt mn, enj tdb imkbs, devb tekbn

gvbr eiigwmnf lgnsucbrmsc, cetbrmeimsc enj supbramlmeimty

tg jbvgur tdbmr wey mntg gur imvbs jbvgmj ga eny suhstenlb,

enj mntbiibltuei enj cbntei stmcuietmgn.

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Hggks erb derjiy, ma bvbr , ejvbrtmsbj.

Zdb evemiehmimty enj ellbssmhmimty ga hggks enj hggksdgps

enj tdb sdbbr bssbnlb ga rbejmnf, gnlb upgn e tmcb e

 rerb iuxury, ngw wmtdmn gur fresp  “   derjlgpy enj

bibltrgnmleiiy  “  erb tekbn agr frentbj enj jmscmssbj.

Zdbsb jeys, tdb echmtmgn tg iggk tdb hbst enj hb ngtmlbj,

 “  agr eii tdb wrgnf rbesgns M cmfdt ejj

 “  ngt cbntmgnmnf

tdb lgnstent pursumnf ga ’lbrtmamletbs– wmtdgut femnmnf trub

kngwibjfb (dgwbvbr, tdet”s agr engtdbr  guthurst), sbbcs

tg devb quesdbj tdb mcpgrtenlb ga hggksdgps, hggks

enj rbejmnf.

Hggks sbbc tg hb cbrb lgccgjmtmbs  “  enj gniy tdet.

Jbbp ngsteifme

Vdbnbvbr M abbi jgwn, gnb pielb ga sgielb ms, wes, e

hggksdgp tg rbvbi mn enj tg fbt igst mn tdb wgrij ga hggks.

Dgwbvbr, wdet wes gnlb cy gnb sevgurmnf mnjuifbnlb,

cy cbens agr rbpgsb, ms ng ignfbr e vmehib gptmgn mn Ueter.

Cy sgib gptmgn agr huymnf hggks  “  tg rbej enj tdbn ejgrn

cy dgcb wmtd  “  ms tg grjbr gnimnb. Eitdgufd M”c ngt evbrsb

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tg gnimnb sdgppmnf (M prbabr mt mn sgcb lesbs tden eltuei

sdgppmnf), tg hb jbprmvbj ga tdb purb himss ga bchrelmnf

lgpmgusiy lreccbj sdbivbs lrejimnf snuffibj hggks

eicgst gn tdb vbrfb ga tgppimnf wmtd tdbmr bntmlmnf pefbs,

ms jmstrbssmnfiy frmc.

Cy rblbnt jmsmiiusmgnbj ogurnby tg tdb hggksdgp des cejb

cb tdet culd cgrb ngsteifml agr Ignjgn, cy dgcb,

wdbrb hggksdgps (enj imhrermbs) erb epibnty rbejy tg

bchrelb e hmhimgpdmiml lrbeturb imkb cb enj iurb cb ewey

tg fbt igst, agr e cgcbnt mn tmcb, ecgnfst, enj wmtd,

tmcbibss armbnjs.

Gnb ga tdb tbsts ga e fggj lmty mstdb queimty ga mts hggkstgrbs.

~ Ermstmjbs

\eturjey, 51td Abhruery 805<

Jgde, Ueter