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Aegptjr K`j

^ey Sems Ikkb Ms @kt g ^gstj ko ]kur Smlj

 M egvj g ormj`c wek ag`”t fksj gt g`ytem`n Sej fgst tmlj wj wjrj pfgym`n AKC& ej

nkt sk lgc ej stkkc up g`c yjffjc& ‖Ouab tems'“ b`kabjc kvjr g aegmr& g`c stklpjc kut 

ko tej ekusj Mt”s rmcmaufkus Sej ktejr nuys m` ly nrkup ojjf tej sglj wgy& sk wj”rj

stgrtm`n tk ck tem`ns wmtekut eml Iut mt”s sk stupmc tk crkp g ormj`csemp kvjr tems – 

Kfmvjr& 7> 

 M nj`um`jfy fmbj pfgym`n ekabjy Mt”s pgrt ko wek M gl Iut m` emne saekkf yku ag`”t 

ikte ij g dkab g`c ck g`ytem`n jfsj mo yku”rj g nuy Qk mo yku fmbjc twk bm`cs ko gatmvmtmjs

g`c k`j lgcj yku g vmatml g`c k`j lgcj yku akkf& ag` yku ek`jstfy sgy yku wkufc`”t 

 pmab tej k`j tegt lgcj yku akkf; –Dgab& 7? 

 Ly nmrformj`c dust oku`c kut M aejgtjc k` ejr Qej bjjps gsbm`n lj wey M aejgtjc&

g`c M ck`”t rjgffy wg`t tk tjff ejr tej rjgsk` tegt mt egc `ktem`n tk ck wmte ejr g`c M 

 dust wg`tjc tk M b`kw tegt sku`cs igc& iut mt”s tej trute @kw gff ko ejr ormj`cs egtj lj&

g`c sej irkbj up wmte lj Sej` sej tjxts lj M”l sk ak`ousjc' –Byfj& 7? 

 Ly ormj`c”s pgrj`ts dust gaausjc lj ko tgbm`n skljtem`n orkl tejmr ekusj Ly

 ormj`c cjoj`cjc lj& iut ekw ag` M eg`n kut tejrj gngm` mo tegt”s wegt tejy”rj tem`bm`n

gikut lj; –_matkr& 7> 

 Ekw ck M njt kut ko tej Ormj`c Tk`j; –Jvjry nuy kvjr tej gnj ko 79

M ck`”t b`kw yku. M ck`”t b`kw mo yku ag` rjfgtj tk g`y ko tejsj smtugtmk`s. M ck`”t

b`kw wejrj yku fmvj. M egvj `k mcjg mo yku fmbj saekkf kr ag`”t wgmt tk njt kut ko tejrj

jvjry cgy. Mo yku egvj irktejrs kr smstjrs& M ck`”t b`kw mo tejy”rj m`arjcmify mrrmtgtm`n kr 

yku fmbj eg`nm`n kut wmte tejl. M egvj `k mcjg mo yku fmbj spkrts& kr mo yku aklpfjtjfy

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egtj tejl. M ck`”t b`kw wegt bm`c ko vmcjk ngljs yku pfgy kr wegt lusma yku fmbj. Sej

fmst ko tem`ns M ck`”t b`kw ms j`cfjss. Iut M ck b`kw tems4

7. Nuys grj g fkt slgrtjr teg` lkst pjkpfj rjgfmzj.

9. Nuys ag` egvj rjgffy aklpfmagtjc prkifjls wmte tejmr ormj`cs kr oglmfmjs.

1. Nuys skljtmljs sgy& ‖M”l om`j& ck`”t wkrry gikut mt&“ wej` tejy”rj rjgffy

ojjfm`n tej aklpfjtj kppksmtj.

3. Qklj nuys fkvj cjgte g`c cjstruatmk`. Sems ckjs`”t ljg` tejy”rj argzy kr 

ljg`.

:. Qklj nuys ck`”t fkvj cjgte g`c cjstruatmk`. Sems ckjs`”t ljg` tejy”rj wjgb kr 

wjmrc.

Kivmkusfy& yku egvj ktejr pjkpfj m` ykur fmoj. Ekpjouffy& tejsj pjkpfj %pgrj`ts&

ormj`cs& oglmfy& ormj`cs” pgrj`ts& tjgaejrs& saekkf gclm`mstrgtkrs& akgaejs& nmrfs& nuys k`

ykur tjgl& bmcs m` ykur `jmneikrekkc& saekkf ius crmvjrs& rg`ckl bmcs& jta.- grj

nj`jrgffy om`j–ljg`m`n& tejy ck`”t nk kut ko tejmr wgy tk g``ky yku kr lgbj ykur fmoj

lmsjrgifj. Iut gt sklj pkm`t yku”ff prkigify jxpjrmj`aj g smtugtmk` wmte k`j ko tejsj

 pjkpfj tegt”s sk mrrmtgtm`n& u`ogmr& orustrgtm`n& kr stupmc tegt yku”rj tjlptjc tk pu`ae

skljtem`n.

Jxajpt tejrj”s g prkifjl. Ekwjvjr nkkc mt lgy ojjf m` tej lklj`t %ijokrj ykur 

eg`c ms terkiim`n m` pgm`-& terjj tem`ns grj m`jvmtgifj4

7. ]ku”ff njt m` trkuifj.

9. Gt fjgst k`j gcuft wek egs sklj pkwjr kvjr yku wmff ij tkk lgc gt yku tk

fmstj` tk ykur smcj ko tej stkry.

1. Mt wk`”t skfvj tej prkifjl tegt lgcj yku fgse kut m` tej omrst pfgaj

^egt yku egvj m` ykur eg`cs rmnet `kw ms g` kpjrgtmk`s lg`ugf tk tjff yku wegt

tk ck wej` yku ru` m`tk k`j ko tejsj m`tj`sj smtugtmk`s. Ko akursj& yku ag` egvj ktejr 

typjs ko prkifjls. Fmbj tej bm`c yku mn`krj& jvj` tekune ckw` cjjp yku b`kw yku”rj

nkm`n tk egvj tk cjgf. Sems lg`ugf wmff sekw yku wegt tk ck mo g`ktejr nuy rjfj`tfjssfy

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g``kys yku kr yku”rj cjgfm`n wmte g` gcuft wek”s orjgbm`n kut k` yku. Mt”ff nmvj yku g

wgy tk ojjf ijttjr wej` yku”vj lgcj g lmstgbj g`c pjkpfj wk`”t fjt yku okrnjt mt. Mt”ff

nmvj yku sjarjts tk cjgfm`n wmte nmrf prkifjls& fmbj wej` tejy njt lgc gt yku g`c wk`”t

tjff yku wey. Mt”ff sekw yku ekw tk njt skljk`j tk ogff m` fkvj wmte yku kr ekw tk irjgb 

up wmte skljk`j wmte lm`mlul crglg.

^ey sekufc yku fmstj` tk lj; Ejrj”s wegt yku `jjc tk b`kw sk yku ag` cjamcj. M

spj`c lkst ko ly tmlj wkrbm`n m` saekkfs wmte pjkpfj ykur gnj. Ly b`kwfjcnj akljs

orkl ejgrm`n stkrmjs orkl gff cmoojrj`t bm`cs ko bmcs. M ijfmjvj tegt tjj`s sekufc njt

rjgfmstma gcvmaj tegt gaaurgtjfy rjofjats wegt”s nkm`n k` m` tejmr fmvjs. M ck`”t egvj gff tej

g`swjrs& iut M tem`b wegt tjj`s grj nkm`n terkune ms mlpkrtg`t g`c cjsjrvjs rjspjat.

G ojw yjgrs gnk& M wrktj g smlmfgr ikkb gikut nmrfs agffjc Wujj` Ijjs g`c 

^g``gijs ]ku lgy egvj ejgrc ko mt& kr ko tej lkvmj igsjc k` mt& agffjc  Ljg` Nmrfs M

stmff wkrb wmte tjgaejrs g`c pgrj`ts& g`c okr yjgrs M”vj tekunet gikut wrmtm`n g ikkb okr 

nuys fmbj Wujj` Ijjs Iut okr sklj rjgsk` %fmbj M wgs m`tmlmcgtjc& cmc`”t tem`b M akufc ck

g nkkc dki& g`c cmc`”t rjgffy wg`t tk jxpksj lysjfo tk g pktj`tmgf eunj ogmfurj-& M bjpt

 puttm`n mt koo.

M b`jw M akufc`”t wrmtj tems ikkb iy lysjfo. Mo mt wgs nkm`n tk egvj g`y aeg`aj ko 

 ijm`n nkkc& nuys wjrj nkm`n tk egvj tk ejfp. Gs skk` gs M stgrtjc gsbm`n nuys mo tejy

wjrj m`tjrjstjc m` g prkdjat fmbj tems& M wgs glgzjc iy tej rjspk`sj. Kvjr eu`crjcs ko 

nuys orkl cmoojrj`t igabnrku`cs g`c saekkfs sgmc yjs. Gtefjtjs& tejgtjr bmcs& fk`jrs&

g`graemsts& tejy”rj gff ejrj. Sejy g`swjrjc ly j`cfjss qujstmk`s& rjgc tej aegptjrs& g`c 

tkfc lj wej` M wgs wrk`n kr wegt M `jjcjc tk gcc. ^ey wjrj tejy ckm`n tems; Mt wgs`”t

fmbj tejy wjrj njttm`n saekkf arjcmt okr mt. Ejrj”s wegt sklj ko ly nuy jcmtkrs sgmc4

 M ojjf tegt ejfpm`n pjkpfj m` igc smtugtmk`s M”vj gfrjgcy ijj` m` ms g cuty – 

 Lgtemgs& 7? 

 M wg`t tk ij pgrt ko skljtem`n imnnjr teg` lysjfo tegt wmff lgbj g cmoojrj`aj okr 

kur nj`cjr g`c ly )pjjrs) Iut gfsk ijagusj M ojjf fmbj kur )Nuy ^krfc) ms skljtem`n

tegt.s ijj` bjpt m` tej cgrb okr tkk fk`n –_matkr& 7> 

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M wrktj tems ikkb sk nuys fmbj yku akufc ij ijttjr prjpgrjc. Qk yku akufc sjj

 prkifjls k` tej ekrmzk` m`stjgc ko wej` tejy aklj up orkl ijem`c yku g`c b`kab yku

k` ykur gss. Qm`aj yku ag`”t ij prjpgrjc okr jvjrytem`n& tej ikkb wmff gfsk ejfp yku jvj`

mo yku njt b`kabjc ckw` g`c mt ojjfs fmbj skljk`j wg`ts tk bjjp yku tejrj.

Ejrj”s ekw tej ikkb wkrbs. Omrst& wj”rj irjgbm`n ckw` tej igsmas ko wegt tej

‖Irk Akcj“ gatugffy ms. Qjak`c& wj lkvj tk ormj`csemps g`c ak`ofmats glk`n nuys. Sej`

wj tgfb gikut nmrfs& g`c om`gffy wj nk m`tk cjgfm`n wmte gcufts. M` jvjry aegptjr& tej

jcmtkrs aeksj tkune saj`grmks tk emnefmnet okr yku& g`c tej` wj %tej jcmtkrs g`c M- aglj

up wmte tej ijst strgtjnmjs tk eg`cfj tejl.

K`j tem`n tk `ktj4 g fkt ko nuys agrj gikut gttrgatm`n nmrfs& sk pgrt ko tems ikkb ms

gikut ejfpm`n wmte tegt. Iut ngy nuys `jjc g`c cjsjrvj tej sglj fjvjf ko gcvmaj g`c 

suppkrt& sk M wrktj tems ikkb wmte tegt m` lm`c gs wjff. Aegptjr U ms spjamomagffy wrmttj`

tk gccrjss sklj ko tej mssujs ngy nuys cjgf wmte–jspjamgffy wmte tejmr strgmnet ormj`cs&

 iut tej rjfgtmk`semp gcvmaj m` tej ktejr aegptjrs gppfmjs tk g`y nuy rjngrcfjss ko wek

tejy”rj gttrgatjc tk. Sk gvkmc ak`ousmk` M skljtmljs usj tej prk`ku`s ‖sej“ g`c ‖ejr“

 igsjc k` tej spjamoma prkifjl–iut tems ms`”t ljg`t tk mlpfy tegt teksj sjatmk`s grj k`fy

m`tj`cjc tk gccrjss strgmnet nuys. Sej rjgfmty ms& `k lgttjr wegt& twk tem`ns grj truj4 7-

 @k lgttjr wek yku”rj gttrgatjc tk& tem`ns ag` njt wjmrc& g`c 9- Ngy kr strgmnet& yku”rj

cjgfm`n wmte nmrfs m` sklj agpgamty& g`c tegt egs mts kw` sjt ko pgrtmaufgr aklpfmagtmk`s.

Serkunekut tems ikkb& wej` M tkuae k` tkpmas tegt grj afksjfy rjfgtjc tk ktejr 

sjatmk`s ko tej ikkb& M”ff pkm`t mt kut sk mo yku egvj g prjssm`n mssuj& tej` yku”ff b`kw

jxgatfy wejrj tk nk g`c yku wk`”t wgstj tmlj. Mo g`c wej` tejrj”s skljtem`n nkm`n k` m`

ykur fmoj tegt”s iktejrm`n yku g`c yku grj`”t surj wegt tk ck& tems ikkb lgy ejfp yku.

Yjgc mt wej` yku `jjc mt.

Fgst tem`n& ckjs ykur lkl kr cgc kr g`y ktejr gcuft rjfj`tfjssfy gsb yku

qujstmk`s g`c yku”c fmbj tejl tk stkp; Ekw gikut ykur pgrj`t rjousm`n tk ijfmjvj yku

wej` yku”rj tjffm`n tej trute g`c tej` ijfmjvm`n ykur irktejr kr smstjr wek fmjs tk tejmr 

ogaj; ^kufc mt lgbj ykur fmoj ijttjr mo skljk`j tkfc tejl wegt ijm`n g nuy tkcgy ms fmbj

wmtekut yku egvm`n tk tjff tejl tej prmvgtj cjtgmfs ko ykur fmoj; ^jff& m` gccmtmk` tk

wrmtm`n tems ikkb okr nuys& M gfsk wrktj g ikkb okr pgrj`ts %g`c g`y gcuft wek wkrbs wmte

nuys- agffjc  Lgstjrlm`cs g`c ^m`nlj` tegt jxpfgm`s gff ko tems tk tejl. Seksj nuy

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jcmtkrs M cjsarmijc gikvj gfsk ejfpjc lj wmte tegt ikkb& sk tejy tkfc lj jxgatfy wegt

 pgrj`ts `jjcjc tk b`kw. Mt tjffs pgrj`ts wej` tk igab koo g`c wej` g`c ekw tk tgfb tk

tejmr sk`s. Qk mo yku rjgc g`y pgrt ko tems ikkb g`c tem`b mt”s wkrtewemfj& pfjgsj tjff ykur 

 pgrj`ts tk rjgc  Lgstjrlm`cs g`c ^m`nlj`. M”l trym`n tk aeg`nj tej ak`vjrsgtmk` gikut

ekw gcufts tgfb gikut nuys& g`c M `jjc ykur ejfp tk ck mt.