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Vurpgso ji Brt, Htjs Jloitjty,
bil Hgvjia Doygil tno ]oce
Mnrjstj Docmgurt
Qng bh J7 js tno euilbhoitbc quostjgi tnbt cjos bt tno nobrt ge hybrtjstjm prbmtjmo bil, jilool, hy vory oxjstoimo. Jt js b quostjgi tnbt J
getoi lodbto wjtnji hysoce. Ngw J mnggso tg soo tno wgrcl bil hy
pcbmo ji jt, bil ji turi ngw J oxpross tngso vjows tnrguan brt, J oxpomt
wjcc do b cjeocgia oilobvgur.
Egr bcc ge us, gur jloitjtjos bro huctj-cbyorol bil, bt tjhos, mgitrb-
ljmtgry. Qo bcc pcby hbiy rgcos ji tnjs, tno arbil stbao ge cjeo. J pcby
tno sjhuctbiogus rgcos ge brtjst, lbuantor, hgtnor, bil wjeo, tg ibho b
eow. J bh Htjs dy djrtn, bil yot hy sguc `igws iojtnor tjho igr pcbmo
igr rbmo, bil noroji cjos tno pbrblgx; hy pormojvol jloitjty bs bi
jiljvjlubc bil hy vjows bdgut gur mgccomtjvo Htjs ibtjgi bro
sghotjhos bt glls wjtn hy mgimopts ge spjrjtubcjty bil soce.
Hy Bdgrjajibc bimostry mghos ergh tno Htjs mghhuijty ge Cbm ]to.Biio, Bcdortb. Hy gwi jiljvjlubc Htjs jloitjty jimculos tno muchjibtjgi
ge b porsgibc njstgry bil b mucturbc njstgry, wnjmn js tg sby tnbt tno ovoits
tnbt nbvo gmmurrol ji Htjs njstgry nbvo mgitrjdutol tg hy sjiaucbr
jloitjty bs b Htjs porsgi, bs nbvo hy gwi porsgibc oxporjoimos bil
tngso ge hy ebhjcy. Dojia Htjs js b djrtnrjant, dut ejiljia prjlo ji dojia
Htjs bil tno bdjcjty tg oxpross giosoce tnrguan brt bs b Htjs porsgi js b
mnbccoiao egr ovory Htjs brtjst.
\nguan tno purjty ge tno bmt ge mrobtjia brt js sbimtjejol, J wgucl brauo
tnbt oxprossjia giosoce ji brt js prjhbrjcy b socejsn bmt dombuso jt js
jitrjisjmbccy jiljvjlubcjstjm. \no jiljvjlubc brtjst gwos igtnjia tg biygio,
oxmopt wnbt tnoy gwo tnohsocvos, wnjmn js tno eucejcchoit ge tnojr gwi
agl-ajvoi losjro tg mrobto. Bi brtjsts wgr` js uibdbsnol ib`ol soce-jilucaoimo. Bil J sby tnjs dombuso J getoi quostjgi hy mgitrjdutjgi tg
sgmjoty bil tg gtnors. J loopcy blhjro tngso wng vgcuitoor bil hb`o arobt
sbmrjejmos egr tno dottorhoit ge gtnors. J, sblcy, bh igt gio ge tngso arobt
pogpco. Bsjlo ergh tno hgiotbry sbmrjejmo jitrjisjmbccy mgiiomtol tg tno
mngjmo ge domghjia b eucc tjho brtjst, J hb`o ig sbmrjejmo bt bcc.
J bcsg lg igt docjovo tnbt jt js tno gdcjabtjgi ge Htjs brtjsts tg roprosoit
tno Htjs ibtjgi gr tg lg biytnjia gtnor tnbi cjvo up tg tnojr gwi pgtoitjbc
bs brtjsts. B Htjs brtjst prglumos Htjs brt roabrlcoss ge wnotnor tnoy
mnggso tg mrobto brt tnbt js ji jts sguil gr bppobrbimo Htjs.
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pogpco bt tno tjho ge tno dueebcg nuits. Nor pbjitjias spob` b tngusbil
wgrls bil sno pbjits wjtn jitoit bil purpgso, igt horocy tg oitortbji
tno vjowor gr norsoce, dut tg rbjso bwbroioss ge tno Htjs, tg olumbto
bil do b prgpgioit egr mnbiao egr Htjs pogpco.
Cj`owjso wjtn bigtnor Htjs brtjst, wng ygu hby igt ovoi `igw js
bi brtjst, Kobi \ojccot. J bh tbc`jia bdgut tno sbho Kobi tnbt njstgry wjcc
romgrl bs tno drjccjbit Htjs cbwyor wng summosseuccy brauol egr Htjsrjants bt tno ]uproho Mgurt ge Mbiblb ji tno Vgwcoy Htjs nuitjia mbso
ji 466=. Kobi hotjmucguscy sows uijquo mgcgureuc dobls ji rgws bil
cbyors ji igi-trbljtjgibc wbys tg mrobto cbrao pjomos ge wgr`. Nor sudkomt
hbttor vbrjos, dut, bs sno nbs sbjl, jt bcwbys mghos lgwi tg gio mgimopt;
igtnjia js egragttoi. \no `igwcolao ge b pogpco rohbjis jitbmt.
Lbvjl Nbiibis wgr` bcsg jimculos njstgrjmbc roeoroimos bil
oxpcgros jssuos ge jloitjty. Njs jhbao mgitoit lovocgpol ergh rosobrmn
jitg wrjttoi njstgrjos bil tno grbc njstgry gdtbjiol ergh ebhjcy bil
erjoils. _sjia hjxol holjb, sumn bs pngtgarbpns, wbx, bil pbjit, no
oxpcgros jssuos ge Htjs jloitjty, bil sbys tnbt no bcsg ngpos tg
mgitrjduto tg tno ljsmgurso dbsol gi Htjs iools wnjmn bro getoi
hbrajibc tg tno hbjistrobh. Dy oxpcgrjia tno rocbtjgisnjp ge njstgry tg
tno prosoit bil ngw jt beeomts us bs `igwcolao, no sbys, tnoro js b pcbmo
hblo tg jitorprot wnbt jt hobis tg do Htjs bt tnjs pgjit ji njstgry. No
blhjts tnbt tno jssuos ge jloitjty bro igt mcobr-mut.
Qghoi ji tno Mbvos bt Dbtgmno, 2>>? (2:>1). Agubmno. Mgpyrjant
]norry Ebrrocc Tbmotto.
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tno sudkomt hbttor ge ecgwors. Egr hy gwi wgr`, J pbjit snbpos bil lgts
ge mgcgur ji pbttoris tnbt bro rohjijsmoit ge trbljtjgibc Htjs doblwgr`
bil ohdrgjlory. ]g wnbt lg tno sjhpcjstjm ecgrbc pbttoris wjtnji hy
wgr` sby bdgut hy gwi vjows7
\g doaji, mgismjguscy mnggsjia tg pbjit ecgwors wjtnji stycos
sjhjcbr tg trbljtjgibc Htjs brt eucejccs b iool wjtnji ho tg mgitrjduto
sghotnjia tg gur ibtjgi. Dy pbjitjia ecgwors tnbt ohucbto doblwgr`, Jbttohpt tg rbjso bwbroioss ge tno Htjs ibtjgi. J bh prgvjljia
mghhoitbry gi tno jaigrbimo tnbt oxjsts ji hbjistrobh Mbiblb wnoi jt
mghos tg tno Htjs ibtjgi. Cj`o ]norry bil gtnors, J bh tryjia tg put gur
njstgry bt tno egroergit, bil J mnggso tg uso b trbljtjgibc Htjs brt egrh
bs tno dbsjs ge hy wgr`.
Qny js jt tnbt roeoroimos tg gur pogpco ji dgg`s bil husouhs bil
smnggcs mgitjiuo tg do lovgjl ge biy ljromt bm`igwcolaohoit ge gur
pogpco bs b ibtjgi bil tno mgitrjdutjgis tnbt wo nbvo hblo tg Mbiblb7
Qo bro tno cobst mocodrbtol ge bcc tno eguiljia pogpcos ge tnjs mguitry.
Igt gicy bro wo igt mocodrbtol, wo bro, tg b mortbji oxtoit, stjcc b sgurmo
ge snbho. Qo bro b coetgvor ergh b pbst tnbt sgho wjsn wgucl vbijsn.]uro, Cgujs Tjoc bil njs pogpco cjvol ji tno pbst, dut wnbt bro ygu stjcc
lgjia noro7 Qng bro ygu7 Qnbt js b Htjs7 \noso bro quostjgis
tnbt J nbvo ojtnor nobrl gr nbvo dooi jhpcjol tnrguangut hy cjeo. Qo
bro hjsuilorstggl bil gur Bdgrjajibc stbtus js quostjgiol ergh bcc
sjlos ji b lohobijia hbiior, bs je wo nbvo ig rjant tg oxjst. Je wo, tno
Htjs, bro Mbiblbs egragttoi pogpco tnoi J mgisjlor jt b hjssjgi ji cjeo
tg hb`o suro wo bro rohohdorol.
J uso doblwgr` pbttoris ji hy pbjitjias tg prgvjlo b prgcjeorbtjgi ge
bcc tnjias Htjs. Hy vgjmo js kgjiol wjtn gtnors ji tno ibtjgi wng wgr`
tg rbjso bwbroioss bil tg stroiatnoi gur mgccomtjvo vgjmo sg tnbt wo hby
do nobrl. J uso doblwgr` tg jieor b soiso ge njstgry bil tg mocodrbto tnodobuty wjtnji gur mucturo. J uso doblwgr` tg hb`o tno stbtohoit tnbt
Htjs mucturo js igt egssjcjzol dut bcjvo. J uso doblwgr` bs b trjduto tg
hy bimostgrs, bs b wby ge sbyjia, Zgu lgit nbvo tg wgrry biy hgro.
Gur struaaco js igt bs ljro. Qo nbvo survjvol, bil wo bro mocodrbtjia
gursocvos ovoi je Mbiblb js igt.
Bs J sbjl obrcjor, jloitjty js huctj-cbyorol. ]g, wnjco J pbjit ecgwors tg
oxpross hy Htjs jloitjty egr tno vbrjoty ge robsgis tnbt J nbvo hoi-
tjgiol, J bcsg nbvo gtnor robsgis tnbt lg igt iomossbrjcy nbvo biytnjia tg
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2Docmgurt, Vurpgso ji Brt, Htjs Jloitjty, bil Hgvjia Doygil tno ]oce
lg wjtn ho dojia Htjs, dut hgro tg lg wjtn b drgblor soiso ge hysoce
bs b hohdor ge tno nuhbi rbmo bil b spjrjtubc dojia losjrjia tg
mgitrjduto sghotnjia pgsjtjvo tg tno wgrcl.
J wgucl kust cj`o tg tgumn gi sgho ge tno robsgis ge wny J mnggso tno
sudkomt hbttor ge ecgwors. \no uso ge ecgwors ji brtwgr` tnrguangut tno
wgrcl js, ge mgurso, igt iow. Egr moiturjos Mnjioso brtjsts nbvo usol
ibturo bil ecgrbcs ji hbiy ge tnojr losjais, bs nbvo hbiy brtjsts ji Jiljb.]tjcc cjeo ecgwor pbjitjia grjajibtol ji Ourgpo ji tno sjxtooitn bil obrcy
sovoitooitn moiturjos. Ji tno pbst gio nuilrol yobrs ji tno prosoit Mzomn
Topudcjm, wghoi nbvo usol ecgwor pbttoris ji tnojr nbil-pbjitol Obstor
oaas. Ji sgutnobstori Vgcbil, wghoi lomgrbto tnojr ngusos jisjlo bil gut
wjtn ecgrbc losjais. \no cjst agos gi. Ecgwors rosgibto wjtn hobijia bil
bro syhdgcjm ge hgrbcjty bil hgrtbcjty.
Egr hy purpgsos, ecgwors bil gur ibturbc beejijty tg tnoh coil wocc
tg hy bttohpts bt mrobtjia sghotnjia dobutjeuc egr tno vjowor. J wbit tg
geeor b mguitor-dbcbimo tg tno gvorwnochjia ioabtjvo egrmos ge lostrum-
tjgi, lospbjr, vjgcoimo, bil lobtn tg wnjmn wo bro oxpgsol gi b lbjcy
dbsjs. J wbit tg geeor rospjto egr tjrol oyos bil wobry hjils. Ji tnjs
wby, tno gdkomtjvo ge bmnjovjia sghotnjia dobutjeuc tg cgg` bt js b
mgismjgus lomjsjgi.
Hbiy ge hy pbjitjias bro jispjrol dy wgrcl jssuos bil nuhbi bmtjgis.
Egr oxbhpco, tno pjomo oitjtcol Ovoi Hy Abrloi @igws Qnbt Vobmo Js
(466=) js b mghhoitbry gi tno wbr ji Jrbq, bil gi wbr ji aoiorbc. J docjovo
tnbt wo mbi cobri b cgt ergh ibturo bdgut ngw tg cjvo ji nbrhgiy, bil J
docjovo tnbt pobmo js igt gicy pgssjdco dut obsy egr tno wjccjia. Nuhbis bro
tno gicy mrobturos gi obrtn wjtn b mgimopt ge ovjc bil wng mbrry gut pro-
holjtbtol vjgcoimo. J bh jispjrol dy Hbnbthb Anbilj, wng sbjl, Zgu
hust do tno mnbiao ygu wjsn tg soo ji tno wgrcl. J pbjit tg spob` gut
babjist jikustjmo bil tg jispjro pgsjtjvo mnbiao.
Butngr Erol Dglswgrtn sbjl, Ibturo js bi bitjlgto. Bil ibturo nbsjilool domgho tno bitjlgto tg tno gvorwnochjia sgrrgw tnbt J oxporjoimo
wnoi J wjtioss tno nbvgm ge wnjmn nuhbi dojias bro mbpbdco. Qnoi J
cgg` tg ibturo, tno vory smgpo ge wnjmn js bwo-jispjrjia, J ejil jispjrbtjgi
bil ngpo, bil tnbt nuhbi mgiecjmts domgho coss gvorwnochjia. Gur
oxjstoimo js gicy dut b ecom` ji tno mnrgigcgay ge cjeo gi obrtn. \no snoor
oxpbiso ge cjeo js hjil-dgaacjia.
Ecgwors bro bcsg gdvjgus ji tnojr gvortgios tg eohjijijty bil tg
wghoi. J getoi tnji` bdgut hy arbilhgtnor bil gtnor wghoi doegro nor
wng nbl jt robccy nbrl, bil wng cjvol ji snbho, bduso, bil pgvorty. J bcsg
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Ibtjvo ]tuljos Tovjow 21, ig. 4 (466>) 2
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2?6Docmgurt, Vurpgso ji Brt, Htjs Jloitjty, bil Hgvjia Doygil tno ]oce
tnji` bdgut wghoi cjvjia igw wng bro sjcoimol bil gpprossol ji
mguitrjos gutsjlo gur gwi. J ejil tnbt pcbits bil ecgwors coil wocc tg
oxprossjia hy vjows gi tno gpprossjgi ge wghoi bil soxjsh. J uso dgcl
bil drjant mgcgurs wjtn strgia lbr` stohs tnbt bro hobit tg do ji ygur
ebmo. J bh bwbro tnbt ovoi tno bmt ge pbjitjia jtsoce js b prjvjcoao. J lg igt
tb`o hy egrtuio cjantcy bil eooc b soiso ge luty tg oxpross hysoce ergh tnjs
pgsjtjgi ge nobctn bil stroiatn gi donbce ge gtnor wghoi wng mbiigt.J bcsg uso hy pbjitjias tg bssort tnbt cjeo js dobutjeuc. \noro js bi
jimghpronoisjdco mghpcoxjty eguil ji b sjhpco, sjiaco dcgssgh, stoh, gr
dul. J bh jiebtubtol wjtn pcbits dombuso tnoy nbvo tbuant ho sg humn
bdgut cjeo, bdgut hysoce, bil bdgut tno sguc. J stbil ji bwo ge cjeo. Bs sgho
pogpco eooc gvorwnochol stbiljia dosjlo b cbrao hguitbji, J eooc tnbt wby
wnoi J soo, egr oxbhpco, b sgcjtbry hjc`wool sool gr tno ejio nbjrs gi
stohs tnbt acgw puro wnjto ji tno suicjant tnbt tnoy bdsgrd.
Hy pbjitjias bro hbijeostbtjgis ge hy prbyors egr ovorytnjia ji cjeo tg
do ji dbcbimo bil nbrhgiy. J jimculo ji hy pbjitjias ecgwors bil pcbits
tnbt bro ji vbrjgus stbaos ge tnojr cjeomymco sg bs tg rocbto tno jhporhbioimo
ge cjeo ji eucc mjrmco, ergh djrtn tg lobtn. J jimculo rggts ji hy pbjitjias tg
jiljmbto tnbt tnoro js hgro tg cjeo ji b spjrjtubc soiso tnbi wnbt js sooi gitno surebmo, bil tg jiljmbto ngw gur bimostry nbs jiecuoimo gvor gur
jloitjty bil gur cjvos. Bt tjhos J bcsg jimculo snblgws gr sget cjios brguil
tno pcbits tg suaaost tno spjrjt wgrcl brguil us, oimgurbajia us, bil nocp-
jia us ji gur lbjcy cjvos.
Qjclecgwors bil pcbits hb`o tno gvort mgiiomtjgi tg tno obrtn bil tg
gur oivjrgihoit. Gimo babji, tnjs sudkomt hbttor prgvjlos b poreomt
pcbtegrh egr hb`jia stbtohoits gi tno jhpgrtbimo ge tno jssuos tnbt wo
ebmo ji gur cjvos tglby mgimorijia djgljvorsjty, pgccutjgi, acgdbcjzbtjgi,
rosgurmos, erosn wbtor, postjmjlos, bil trbljtjgibc holjmjios. _sjia wjcl-
ecgwors bil pcbits bs mgitoit egr pbjitjias bcsg sbtjsejos hy gwi cjeocgia
stuly bil bhbzohoit wjtn tno ljvorsjty eguil ji pcbit cjeo. Bs J stuly
pcbits, J abji hgro rospomt egr tno omgsystoh ji wnjmn J cjvo, bil egr tnojitormgiiomtjgi bil mg-lopoiloimy upgi bcc tnjias ji cjeo, jimculjia gur
gwi spomjos. J bh jimrobsjiacy luhdeguilol dy cjeo ji bcc jts hbijeostb-
tjgis. Vcbit cjeo bil jts stuly js tno sprjiadgbrl egr hy vjows gi spjrjtubcjty
dombuso J nbvo mgho tg soo igtnjia bs sopbrbto, dut bcc bs gio.
Vcbits roprosoit b hjmrgmgsh egr b cbraor vjow ge cjeo, igt kust noro
gi obrtn. Dgrrgwjia ergh wnbt tno Kosujt tnogcgajbi bil pnjcgsgpnor
Vjorro \ojccbrl lo Mnbrlji sbjl, Qnoi ygu mgho tg soo tno uijvorso bs
gio, bs bcjvo bil b pbrt ge tno jhhoiso losjai bil nuhbis bs b pbrt ge
tno wngco tnoi ygu eooc rospgisjdco bil soisjtjvo tg jt.
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Ibtjvo ]tuljos Tovjow 21, ig. 4 (466>) 2?2
\no Mocodrbtjgi (lotbjc) (466?). 4
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2?4Docmgurt, Vurpgso ji Brt, Htjs Jloitjty, bil Hgvjia Doygil tno ]oce
Tosjcjoimo ge tno Ecgwor Doblwgr` Vogpco (2:::). =5 ^. Bmrycjm gi Mbivbs. Mgpyrjant Mnrjstj Docmgurt.
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J bs` hysoce, ]ngucl J igt, tnoi, strjvo egr agglioss sg tnbt wnoi
hy sguc kgurioys gitg tno ioxt blvoituro, J wjcc nbvo trjol tg cobvo tno
wgrcl b dottor pcbmo dy hy oxjstoimo7 Bil romgaijzjia tnbt hy mbccjia
ji cjeo js tg do bi brtjst, J wgilor, Js jt pgssjdco tg uso brt tg mgitrjduto
tg tno ljsmgurso gi tno oivjrgihoit, spjrjtubcjty, bil tno pcbmo ge
trbljtjgibc tobmnjias ge Jiljaoigus pogpcos7
Bs J stbtol obrcjor, J lg igt docjovo tnbt nbvjia purpgso ji gios brt js
dottor gr wgrso tnbi igt nbvjia b purpgso. J lg igt sueeor ergh locusjgis
ge arbilour, ji hgst jistbimos, bil cj`o hgst brtjsts, jt js tno gppgsjto. J
somgil-auoss hysoce bcc tno tjho. J ngiostcy docjovo tnbt tno bmt ge mrobtjia
ji jtsoce js oiguan. Dut J nbvo mgho tg tno mgimcusjgi tnbt ji grlor tg
eucejcc hy gwi vbcuos bs b nuhbi dojia J hust mrobto brt wjtn tno jitoit ge
mgitrjdutjia ji b pgsjtjvo wby tg tno wgrcl ji wnjmn J cjvo. J iool tg eooc
tnbt hy cjeo bil tno tjho J spoil pbjitjia js hgro tnbi horocy wnbt J
wgucl gtnorwjso roabrl bs bi ohpty oxprossjgi ge hy gwi oag.
Igw, J bh kust igt suro ngw tnjs bcc rocbtos tg tno tgpjm ge Htjs
jloitjty ji tno twoity-ejrst moitury. Jt js robccy vory euiiy tg cobvo gee
cj`o tnjs, sbyjia, tno soce lgos igt oxjst, dombuso wny lg wo dgtnor tg
ljsmuss Htjs jloitjty wnoi jt robccy lgos igt oxjst7 Igw, tnoro js bi
oxjstoitjbcjst quostjgi. Hbnbthb Anbilj gimo sbjl, Ovorytnjia jseutjco, dut wo hust lg jt biywby.
Dut, bs J sbjl bt tno gisot, Qng bh J7 js tno euilbhoitbc quostjgi
tnbt lrjvos ho. J nbvo igt yot ejaurol jt gut bil prgdbdcy iovor euccy
wjcc. Dut J wgucl cj`o tg cobvo ygu wjtn b qugto tnbt J dgrrgw ergh hy
lobr erjoil, tno begrohoitjgiol Kobi \ojccot;
\no gicy tnjia wgrtn lgjia js tg euccy sobrmn gut trutn bil
`igwcolao. Ji wnbtovor ejocl ygu bro ji, ag bs ebr bs ygu mbi
tg eooc gut wnbt js trutn. Bil J tnji` ygu `igw jt wnoi ygu njt
jt, jt rjias jisjlo ygu. Zgu `igw wnoi ygu soo jt ji sghogios
pbjitjia, ygu `igw wnoi ygu robl jt, ygu `igw jt wnoi ygu
nobr jt ji sgia, bil ygu `igw wnoi ygu nobr jt wnoi sghogiospob`s. \nbt js stop gio. \noi ygu tb`o wnbt yguvo cobriol,
tnbt `igwcolao, tnbt trutn bil tnbt uilorstbiljia bil ygu ajvo
jt dbm` tg tno wgrcl.
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