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Rkbnkfkenbjf-JwjrlilssKi Rlfo-Jwjrl Rkbnltnls, Shl Hjwthkril Loolbt, jic Shl Kgslrvlr Loolbt

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Ni tljbhnie Rkbnkfkey, thl onlfc ko Rkbnkfkey rnsms rliclrnie ntslfo aljinieflss. Lbkikansts,pkfntnbjf thlkrnsts, fntlrjry brntnbs, jic kthlrs jrl ni thl sjal gkjt. Fnml sbnlitnsts jic psybhkfkensts,

skbnkfkensts aust tjml nitk jbbkuit thl Hjwthkril Loolbt, whnbh, elilrjffy spljmnie, ns j thlkrybkiblrinie  hkw pjrtnbnpjits jftlr thlnr jbtnvntnls kibl thly jrl jwjrl thjt thly jrl ni ji lxplrnalit.:  Shl vlry prlslibl ko bkuitflss skbnkfkenbjf jic lcubjtnkijf jrtnbfls, flbturls, jic gkkms kifnil ‒   whnbh bji sprljc qunbmfy fnml alals ‒  ajy bhjiel thl vlry wjy skbnltnls jbt.7 Shns ajy rliclr whjtthl cjtj bfjnas jgkut skbnltnls wrkie, ajmnie nt slla js no thl cjtj wjs jfwjys wrkie= ki thl kthlrhjic, thl cjtj ajy ajml skbnltnls succlify jbt ni thl wjy thl cjtj sueelsts, ajmnie nt slla js no thlcjtj wjs jfwjys rneht.

 Shl wrntlr whk ns jwjrl ko Djals Dkybl ajy sll hns kr hlr slfo ‘fnml Dkybl„, jic thns snanfl wnff rlsuft ni thl wrntlr jbtnie jic brljtnie cnoolrlitfy. Shl skbnlty thjt ns jwjrl thjt nt ns glbkanieflss vnkflit  wnff ikt jbt thl sjal js j skbnlty thjt ns glbkanie flss vnkflit jic uijwjrl ko nt. Shlskbnlty jwjrl ko Ajrxnsa wnff ikt clvlfkp thl sjal wjy js ckls thl Ajrxnst skbnlty uijwjrl ko

Ajrxnsa. J rljclr rlnivlits hns kr hlr slfo wnth lvlry gkkm= thkueh thl rljclr bji fjtlr bhjiel, wnthlvlry pjel turi, thl rljclr hjs ik bhknbl gut tk gl whk hl kr shl hjs ikw glbkal. Fnmlwnsl, jskbnlty jwjrl ko Ajrxnsa bjiikt ek gjbm tk glnie j skbnlty uijwjrl ko nt= nt aust cljf wnth thl bjrcsnt hjs glli cljft.  Js j sbnlitnst aust stjic ki thl shkufclrs ko thksl whk bjal glokrl, sk skbnltnlsaust ck thl sjal. Js thns ‘stjicnie„ rkgs efkry orka j sbnlitnst whk nivlits j fneht gufg ki hns kwitkcjy, sk tkk nt ajy rliclr thl jcvjiblalits ko ijtnkis vknc. Shlrlokrl, nt ns napkrtjit thjtskbnltnls tkcjy gl jwjrl ko ‘Rkbnkfkenbjf-Jwjrlilss„ flst thly snapfy ‘nivlit thl whllf„ kvlr jickvlr jejni ni thlnr lookrts tk jccrlss rljf jic prlslit prkgflas. ^lt, nrkinbjffy, thl akrl j skbnltyglbkals jwjrl ko prlvnkus akcls ko thkueht jic jbbkapfnshalits, thl akrl nt rnsms rliclrnie ntskwi thkuehts jic jbbkapfnshalits vjni4 thl thrnff ko neikrjibl ns fkst. No nt ilvlr ruis thns rnsm, ntbji ilvlr sll thl erljtlst cnstjibls, okr nt wnff stjic ni pfjbl, jorjnc ko stjicnie upki shkufclrs.

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Okr thl onrst tnal, huajis fnvl ni j wkrfc ni whnbh thl ajdkrnty ns bkisbnkus ko hkw skbnltnlshnstkrnbjffy bhjiel, ouibtnki, jic bkffjpsl= ourthlrakrl, thly jrl jwjrl ko hkw hnstkrnbjf lpkbhsbkal jgkut jic uiclrstjic thlaslfvls wnthni thl bkitlxt ko subh lpkbhs. Olw curnie Akclrinsabkisnclrlc thlaslfvls Akclrinsts ni bkapjrnski tk thl iuaglr ko nicnvncujfs whk bkisnclrthlaslfvls Pkstakclrinsts curnie Pkstakclrinsa tkcjy. Shrkueh hnstkry, thlrl hjs glli j erjcujfnibrljsl ni thl iuaglr ko nicnvncujfs whk rljcnfy jfnei thlaslfvls wnth thlkrltnbjf bkistrubts thjtclonil thl jel thly jrl fnvnie ni, jic thns hjs trjisokralc thl wjy plkpfl fnvl jic jbt. Fjbmnieakclri tlbhikfkenls, thksl jfnvl curnie thl Orlibh Wlvkfutnki wkufc ikt hjvl slli thlaslfvls js

fnvnie curnie j tnal thjt wjs thl sugdlbt ko thl wkrms gy Gurml jic Skbqulvnffl. Shkueh Gurmlprlcnbtlc thl rnsl ko Ijpkflki, akst wlrl neikrjit ko Gurml.2  Skcjy, ajiy jrl jwjrl ko Gurml„sprlcnbtnki= js j rlsuft, ajiy ollf lqunpplc tk prlcnbt whnbh pkfnby clbnsnkis wnff fljc tk j akclri‘Wlnei ko Slrrkr„, jic, ni bkibkrcjibl, thl wjy thly thnim jic jbt bhjiels. Bkisbnkusilss kohnstkrnbjf plrnkcs trjisokras hkw prlslit hnstkry uiokfcs. Plrhjps thns bjusls j ‘Wlnei ko Slrrkr„ tkgl jvknclc= plrhjps thns bjusls skalthnie wkrsl ‒  N cki„t mikw. Ay pknit ns snapfy thjt, okr thlonrst tnal, skbnltnls jrl bkisbnkus ko thlaslfvls, jic thlkrnls thjt ck ikt tjml thns nitk jbbkuit wnff

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ikt gl js vjfujgfl js thly bkufc gl ni cltlraninie hkw skbnltnls shkufc jbt prlslitfy (jssuaniethlkrnls bji gl ko slrvnbl jt jff).

 Dufnji Huxfly bfjnalc huajis jrl ‘ni whksl plrski thl lvkfutnkijry prkblss hjs jt fjstglbkal bkisbnkus ko ntslfo„.3 Rnanfjrfy, N glfnlvl thl prlslit wkrfc ns ni whjt hnstkry jicskbnklbkikanbs hjvl onijffy rljbhlc slfo-jwjrlilss. Shlrl hjvl glli skbnkfkensts, jithrkpkfkensts,

jic subh okr yljrs, gut uitnf ikw, thl ajdkrnty fjbmlc ji jwjrlilss ko thlnr kwi slfo-jwjrlilss= thlrjapjit jbblss tk niokrajtnki thjt hjs ajcl thns slfo-jwjrlilss akrl niofulitnjf jic prlvjflit. Shnscklsi„t alji thl ajdkrnty ckls kr cklsi„t hjv l jiy lxplrtnsl ni thlsl envli onlfcs ko stucy, gut thjtajiy thnim thly hjvl lxplrtnsl. Ilvlr glokrl hjs thlrl glli j skbnlty sk ouff ko skbnkfkensts jicthksl whk glfnlvl thly jrl skbnkfkensts. Bkislqulitfy, js wnff gl lxpfkrlc, skbnkfkenbjf thlkrnls thjtprlcnbt hkw skbnltnls wnff jbt ik fkielr rljcnfy jppfy. Uhli skbnltnls slla akst prlcnbtjgfl thly jrlakst uiprlcnbtjgfl.

Plkpfl thnim ko thlaslfvls fnvnie wnthni thl sbhlajs ko vjrnkus thlkrnls, jic thly liejel wnth thl wkrfc thrkueh thksl thlkrltnbjf flisls rjthlr thji cnrlbtfy jic wnth j bfljr anic. Shns shnotbji gl cjielrkus jic wjstlouf, js ns thl shnot tk fljrinie jgkut j hjaalr gy thnimnie jgkut nt vlrsususnie nt (tk jffucl tk Hlncleelr).< Plkpfl ‘prlss„ thlnr thnimnie ckwi upki thl wkrfc rjthlr thji fltthlnr thnimnie lalrel up orka thl wkrfc, plr sl. Js j rlsuft, thl wjy plkpfl liejel wnth jic

uiclrstjic thl wkrfc bhjiels= okr lxjapfl, thksl whk uiclrstjic thl Jalrnbji lbkikay wnthnithl bkistrubt brljtlc gy Jcja Ranth, hjvnie fljrilc nt orka koo ^kutugl kr orka j flbturl jt thl\invlrsnty ko Bhnbjek, wnff uiclrstjic jic liejel wnth thl lbkikay cnoolrlitfy thji thl kil whkuiclrstjics nt thrkueh Mlyilsnjinsa jic ylt gkth plkpfl wnff gl cljfnie wnth thl sjal litnty.  Shl rljfnty ko thl systla bhjiels rlfjtnvl tk thl kgslrvlr ni bkibkrcjibl wnth hns kr hlr anicslt. Shns ns snanfjr tk thl phlikaliki ni Physnbs bjfflc ‘Shl Kgslrvlr Loolbt„, ni whnbh j pjrtnbfl prlslits ntslfocnoolrlitfy clplicnie ki whk ns kgslrvnie nt jic hkw nt ns glnie kgslrvlc.? 

Huajis slflbt jssuaptnkis jic glfnlos gjslc ki whjt thly kgslrvl. No whjt twk nicnvncujfskgslrvl bhjiels gy thlnr vlry jbt ko stucynie (whnbh ns thl jbt thjt bkagnils thl kgslrvjtnki wnththlnr thkuehts), thksl nicnvncujfs ajy jbqunrl cnoolrnie kpninkis jgkut whjt thly sjw jic whjtthlkrnls thl kgslrvjtnki flentnanzls. J rlblit lxjapfl ko thns phlikaliki bji gl okuic ni hkw

thksl whk glfnlvl ni Bjpntjfnsa nitlrprlt thl 7008 Hkusnie Guggfl.  Shly tjml nt js lvnclibl thjtekvlrialit nivkfvlalit bjuslc thl ojnfurl, whnfl fnglrjfs nitlrprlt thl nibnclit js prkko thjt akrlekvlrialit nivkfvlalit ns illclc. Rnibl nt ns thl bjsl thjt whjt thl twk pjrtnls kgslrvl trjisokrasglbjusl ko thl jbt ko kgslrvjtnki ntslfo, nt ns nibrlcngfy cnoonbuft no ikt napkssngfl tk shkw lnthlr snclskalthnie thjt wnff ajml thla bhjiel thlnr kpninki. Shl jwjrlilss thl twk sncls hjvl ko lbkikanbthlkry jic pjst lvlits kify ourthlr dustnonls thl wjy thly nitlrprlt thlnr kgslrvjtnkis, okr ni stucyniethl pjst, thlnr jbt ko kgslrvnie nt trjisokras whjt thly sll nitk thjt whnbh dustnonls thlnr pksntnkis. Jwjrlilss ko hnstkrnb nitlrprltjtnkis ko thl lbkikay  gy lxplrts whk tkk wlrl prkil tk thl sjalKgslrvlr Loolbt wnff kify ourthlr niofulibl thl wjy thksl nicnvncujfs liejel wnth (kr ojnf tk liejel wnth) thl wkrfc.

Hlelfnjis wnff plrblnvl thl jbtnkis ko thlnr ekvlrialits cnoolrlitfy thji wnff thksl whk jrl

uiojanfnjr wnth thl Elraji Phnfkskphlr. Shns wnff bjusl thl Hlelfnjis tk vktl j blrtjni wjy, jicajy lvli niofulibl thl kvlrjff wjy thl Hlelfnjis bhksl tk fnvl thlnr fnvls. Shkueh nt ns uibfljr whlthlr nt ns ekkc tk thnim fnml j Hlelfnji, N glfnlvl nt ns uiwnsl tk tntfl kil„s slfo ‘j Hlelfnji„, js nt nsuiwnsl tk bjff kil„s slfo ‘j Bjpntjfnst, ‘j Mjitnji„, ltb. ‒  thlrl jrl bkuitflss tntfls tk bhkksl. Ilvlr ns jplrski„s bjpjbnty tk thnim okr thlnr slfo jt erljtlr rnsm thji whli thly erjit thlaslfvls j tntfl, okr iktkify wnff thlnr bjpjbnty tk kgslrvl gl joolbtlc, gut tk thl clerll thl plrski ajmls subh j clbfjrjtnkins tk thl clerll thly wnff gl tlaptlc tk clolic j pksntnki rjthlr thji pursul thl truth. Ni fnil wnththl Kgslrvlr Loolbt, snibl thlnr jbt ko kgslrvjtnki wnff trjisokra whjt subh j plrski slls, thjtnicnvncujf wnff glfnlvl hl kr shl hjs lvnclibl dustnoynie jic ilblssntjtnie thns jbt ko clolisl, jic sk

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gl tlaptlc tk ojff cllplr nitk j slfo-liokrbnie bybfl. Shksl whk bjff thlaslfvls ‘fnglrjfs„ kr‘bkislrvjtnvls„, ‘Wlpugfnbjis„ kr ‘Clakbrjts„, ltb. jrl thksl N glfnlvl thrljtli thl Jalrnbji pkfntnbjfsystla. Fnmlwnsl, thksl whk rljcnfy bjff thlaslf vls ‘Bjpntjfnsts„ kr ‘Ajrxnsts„ thrljtli lbkikanbtruth, js thksl whk jsslrt tk glnie ‘j Ojufmilr„ kr ‘j Dkybl„ thrljtli fntlrjturl.  Shl erjitnie ko kil„sslfo subh j tntfl rlsufts ni j trjisokrajtnki ni hkw kil bkiblptujfnzls jic uiclrstjics thlnr slfo,

jbts, fnvls, jic nitlrprlts jff phlikalij. Nrkinbjffy, thl akrl onlfcs fnml lbkikanbs, pkfntnbs,skbnkfkey, ltb. jrl tjueht, thl akrl nicnvncujfs wnff gl tlaptlc tk erjit thlaslfvls j tntfl. J tntfl ns j flis. Shl akalit ji nicnvncujf kr erkup ns jwjrl ko ntslfo wnthni j thlkrltnbjf

bkistrubt, fnml pjrtnbnpjits jwjrl thjt thly jrl ni ji lxplrnalit, thlnr jbtnkis jic jttntucls wnffbhjiel. Wjicjff Bkffnis, thrkueh hns lxtrjkrcnijry J Efkgjf Shlkry ko Nitlfflbtujf Bhjiel, ajmls ntbfljr thjt ilw ncljs okra jfkie thl gkrclrs ko nitlfflbtujf bnrbfls thjt cnsjerll wnth kil jikthlr.5 \iokrtuijtlfy, j skbnlty ouff ko nicnvncujfs whk rljcnfy nclitnoy thlaslfvls js ‘Fnglrjfs„, okr lxjapfl, wnff ijturjffy nskfjtl thlaslfvls orka thl wrkiehljclc ‘Bkislrvjtnvls„ (ni bhkksnie j pfjbl tk fnvl,skbnjf ejthlrnies, ltb.), jorjnc ko hjvnie thlnr nclitntnls uiclranilc kr bkistjitfy bkiorkitlc jicglfnlvnie thly sll lvnclibl dustnoynie subh jbtnki (cul tk thl Kgslrvlr Loolbt). Ilvlr glokrl ni Jalrnbj hjs nt glli ljsnlr okr plkpfl ‒  ni thl ijal ko dustnbl, sjvnie Jalrnbj, ltb. ‒  tk slpjrjtlthlaslfvls orka thksl wnth  whka thly cnsjerll, jic ilvlr glokrl hjs nt glli sk tlaptnie. Shl

akrl plkpfl ojff nitk thns tlaptjtnki, thl akrl nclj brljtnki jic lapjthy wnff clbrljsl (tk ijalskal bkislqulibl), whnbh wnff fkwlr wljfth brljtnki jic nitlfflbtujf jcvjiblalit whnfl rjnsnielxnstlitnjf jiest, psybhkfkenbjf tlisnki, spnrntujf jpjthy, jic clprlssnki.

Ki thl kthlr hjic, thjims tk thl sjal tlbhikfkenls thjt hjvl bkitrngutlc tk skbnjf,nitlfflbtujf, jic pkfntnbjf cnvnsnvlilss, thl wncl jvjnfjgnfnty ko thlkrnls, ncljs, jic ajtlrnjf gy grnffnjitanics lijgfls skbnltnls tk jbhnlvl flvlfs ko lcubjtnki jic mikwflcel thl fnmls ko whnbh thl wkrfchjs ilvlr slli glokrl. Unth sk aubh ajtlrnjf rljcnfy jvjnfjgfl, thl mnics ko jbhnlvlalits thjt bkufchjppli tkcjy bkufc ojr surpjss thl wkrms thjt hjvl bkal glokrl. Jssuanie, ko bkursl, plkpfl hjvlikt fkst thlnr bjpjbnty tk gl brljtnvl (skalthnie Mli Wkgniski wjris thjt thl lcubjtnki systlabkitrngutls tk), jic jssuanie thjt plkpfl ck ikt sjbrnonbl thlnr jgnfnty tk thnim okr thlaslfvls nikrclr tk gl ‘j Mjitnji„, ‘j Ajrx sbhkfjr„, kr ‘ji NISD„.8 Ul illc kur skbnltnls tk buftnvjtl bntnzlis

 whk bji hjicfl thlkrnls jic ncljs wnthkut glnie ilejtnvlfy  jftlrlc gy thla, usnie thla nistljc tkbrljtl ilw, nitlffnelit, jic brljtnvl lcnonbls. Hkplouffy, thns jel ns kil thjt cklsi„t tkcjy fjbm thlnistntutnkis whnbh buftnvjtl subh plkpfl.

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