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Devnd Cn`rez` fes ek ukg`jpr`jnsnkm, ferd-fnttnkm wrntnkm styih ̀ vhr`w-nkm wntf g`jpessn`k `r eii ph`pih, ekd fns phrsphgtnvh ns s`ukdiy leshd up`ktfh trutf ` M`d„s ]`rd. Fns shksh ` urmhkgy t` werk tfh gfurgf el`ut `ursnihkgh gekk`t lh `vhrstethd. Fh ns `kh ` jy j`st ertnguieth redn` muhsts. N
g`ksndhr fnj `kh ` tfh lhst ’wetgfjhk `k tfh weii‚ s`ukdnkm eierjs t`dey.Oek JerbhiiC`ukdhr `c @invh Trhh Jnknstrnhs
Th G`st ̀ @ur Wnihkgh sf`uid lh rhqunrhd rhednkm `r fnmf sgf``i ekd g`iihmhstudhkts, pr`hssnkm Gfrnstneks, ekd phrfeps j`st njp`rtektiy, ̀ ur pest`rs ekdgfurgf ihedhrs. Tns l``b wnii ̀ phk ph`pih„s hyhs ekd j`tnveth tfhj t` egtn`k.
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Devnd Cn`rez` ns ek hi`quhkt ekd hxghiihkt wrnthr, gfeiihkmnkm Gfrnstneks t`spheb ̀ ut ekd tebh egtn`k emenkst tfh mr`wnkm shguier guiturh nkstitretnkm ̀ urketn`k. Fns khw l``b, Th G`st ̀ @ur Wnihkgh, lunids t` e p`whrui g`kgiusn`kekd ns e giern`k geii t` eii tf`sh g`kghrkhd el`ut tfh dnrhgtn`k ` `ur ketn`kes whii es tfh gfurgf nk Ejhrnge.
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N epprhgneth Devnd Cn`rez`„s tf`umftui ekd pessn`keth ekeiysns g`kghrknkmtfh j`rei ekd spnrntuei dhginkh egnkm lhinhvhrs t`dey. ]fnih jeky nk tfhgfurgf wevhr ukdhr tfh prhssurhs ` shguiernsj ekd uklnlingei tfnkbnkm,Devnd ns g`ukthd ej`km tfh giher v`nghs, hkukgnetnkm M`d„s trutf nk tfhshtr`ulinkm tnjhs.
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]h invh nk derb tnjhs dnsmunshd es hkinmfthkjhkt. Devnd Cn`rez` k`t `kiyndhktnsths tfh rheinty ` tfh ukdhriynkm pr`lihj, fh eis` mnvhs fns eudnhkghrhei f`ph nk e w`rid stiihd wntf eish f`phs. Devnd ns e j`dhrk dey ’v`ngh nk
tfh wnidhrkhss.‚Dr. Oejhs IekmtheuDnrhgt`r `c WH Esne, ]yginfih Ess`gneths
Devnd Cn`rez` invhs fns entf. Fns khw l``b g`jjukngeths lnlingei trutf wntfek ukg`jpr`jnsnkm pessn`k ekd tebhs enj et tfh jeky ’pr`hssnkm‚ Gfrnstnekswf` rhush t` egbk`wihdmh `r `pp`sh tfh hvnis revemnkm s`gnhty ‗ ekd tfhgfurgf ‗ nk Ejhrnge t`dey. E JXW \HED.
Eiek Wgf`iiHxhgutnvh Dnrhgt`r, Crhhd`j Qr`ohgt Hdugetn`k
Devnd Cn`rez` ns e rerh ekd rhrhsfnkm v`ngh `r trutf nk ek emh ` ep`stesyekd dhghnt.
O`h WgfnjjhiM``d Cnmft Jnknstrnhs
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G`vhr Dhsnmk? Ejlhr Lurmhr
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Hdnt`rs? Wfhnie ]nibnks`k, Gferi`tth Mrelhr
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Inh Whkthkgh Qulinsfnkm, Nkg.=6-5-3
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Tekb y`u, Ohsus, `r sevnkm jh ekd `r mnvnkm jh f`ph nk
tfns inh ekd tfh khxt2 jey tfns l``b p`nkt ph`pih t` ^`u ekd
mi`rny `̂ur kejh. Ekd tfekb y`u, \`sekke, `r y`ur sup-
p`rt ekd petnhkgh tfr`umf`ut tfh ihkmtfy rhshergf, wrntnkm,
hdntnkm, ekd pulinsfnkm pr`ghss. N i`vh y`u.
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Ejhrnge fes `vhr 711,111 gfurgfhs, lut hw w`uid g`kthst tfet`ur Gfrnstnek nkuhkgh ns dhgrhesnkm es tfh ketn`k lhg`jhsj`rh shguiernzhd. @ur lnlingei veiuhs erh k` i`kmhr lhnkm g`ksnsthktiy
dhj`kstrethd ekd pr`j`thd ekd tfhrh`rh, d` k`t treksieth `ut r`j
lhfnkd gfurgf weiis ekd nkt` guiturh. ]fy erh tfhrh s` hw sphebnkm
up `r Ohsus Gfrnst ekd `r rnmfth`uskhss nk puling ekyj`rh0 F`ph `r
rhvnvei rhjenks, ekd e rhjkekt ̀ g`jjntthd ihedhrs ekd lhinhvhrs erh
d`nkm tfhnr pert, lut lhgeush ` tfh p`shrs ekd prhthkdhrs, Ejhrngek
Gfrnstneknty fes eij`st lhg`jh e o`bh. Qh`pih nk tfh Jnddih Hest i``b
et F`iiyw``d, tfh Nkthrkht, ekd `ur m`vhrkjhkt. Thy shh `ur hduge-
tn`k systhj, jhdne, ekd tfh ph`pih wh hihgt. Thy `lshrvh `ur mrhhd,
nd`ietry, ekd s`gnhty es e wf`ih ekd rhhr t` us es ’Th Mrhet Wetek.‚Th g`uktry fes streyhd s` er r`j wfhrh wh ushd t` lh j`reiiy,
hg`k`jngeiiy, p`intngeiiy, ekd spnrntueiiy, tfet tfh Xknthd Wteths ns ferdiy
rhg`mknzelih wfhk y`u rhed `ur truh, ukhdnthd fnst`ry. ^hs, wh fevh
lhhk ukdhr fhevy ettegb ly tfh hkhjy ` `ur s`uis ekd tfh lettih ns
remnkm. Lut t`` jeky ` us st`pphd gernkm ekd t`` jeky gfurgfhs fevh
lhhk `k e dnht ` g`tt`k gekdy nksthed ` stheb. Gfrnstneks just tebh
rhsp`ksnlninty ekd gfekmh g`ursh lh`rh nt„s t`` ieth.F`w erh wh g`ktrnlutnkm t` tfh g`iiepsh ̀ tfns mrhet g`uktry0 Xkihss
wh edjnt tfh trutf ekd egt egg`rdnkmiy, tfns ketn`k ns t`est. Hvni lhmek
bk`gbnkm ghkturnhs em`, lut nk tfh iest fukdrhd yhers ‗ ekd pertngu-
ieriy nk tfh iest sty ‗ wh tfrust tfh d``r wndh `phk ekd nkvnthd hvni
nk! \etfhr tfek rhsnst tfh snk tfet ushd t` rhpuish us ekd geush us dhhp
rhj`rsh, wh fevh werjhd up t` nt ekd fevh whig`jhd m`dihsskhss
wntf ̀ phk erjs. `ihrekgh, mregh, ekd e ’oudmh yh k`t‚ ettntudh erh tfhk`rj nk jeky gfurgfhs, wfnih rhphktekgh ekd f`inkhss fevh pregtngeiiy
lhg`jh `ur-ihtthr w`rds.
Nt ns tnjh t` webh up ekd strhkmtfhk wfet rhjenks ekd ns el`ut t`
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dnh (\hvhietn`k 7?< KNS). ]h fevh khmihgthd tfh study ekd eppingetn`k
` M`d„s ]`rd. ]h fevh enihd t` sferh `ur entf ekd `phkiy dnsguss
hvhry fujek lhnkm„s lnmmhst pr`lihj ‗ snk. ]h fevh k`t rhsnsthd tfh
w`rid„s weys, ekd nk egt, wh„rh oust inbh tfhj.
Th g`uktry ns sngb ekd tfh gfurgf ns ̀ k inh supp`rt2 sf`uid wh k`t
geii `k tfh Mrhet Qfysngnek t` fhei ekd sevh fhr0 ]fy erh s` hw wnii-
nkm t` teib el`ut tfh egt tfet snk shhjs t` lh ghihlrethd retfhr tfek
g`khsshd0 Erh wh s` wrepphd up nk ̀ ur ̀ wk shistsf invhs ̀ r dnstregthd
ly tfh iethst thgfk`i`my t` gerh0 Nt„s es n wh„d retfhr jnkd `ur `wk
lusnkhss tfek fhip tfh lr`bhkfherthd. Qh`pih erh i`snkm f`ph2 jeky erh
dynkm wntf`ut Gfrnst ekd m`nkm t` fhii ‗ ekd wh„rh m`nkm t` tfh jeii.Lhgeush tfh gfurgf ns strumminkm, s` ns tfh ketn`k. Nksthed ` lhnkm
e lheg`k ` inmft t` tfh w`rid, Ejhrnge fes pevhd phrvhrthd petfweys
nkt` dhhphr derbkhss. \etfhr tfek lh ek hxejpih ̀ m`dinkhss, wh fevh
lhg`jh e sthkgf nk tfh k`strnis ` e f`iy M`d. (Lut wh d` fevh tfh lhst
hkthrtenkjhkt, sp`rts, rhsteurekts, ekd rheinty sf`ws, d`k„t wh0)
]fet fes lhhk `ur g`iihgtnvh rhegtn`k t` njj`reinty0 ]h fevh
gf`shk snihkgh. Iht„s oust lh f`khst wntf M`d? ]h erh t`` lusy, ekd `rtfh j`st pert wh fevh inttih g`kghrk `r tfh ph`pih Ohsus Gfrnst dnhd e
f`rrnlih dhetf t` sevh. Th trutf ns ‗ Wnihkgh khvhr sevhd ekyl`dy. I`st
s`uis rerhiy put tfhnr trust nk Ohsus `k tfhnr `wk, ekd nkdnfihrhkgh rerhiy
turkhd e snkknkm Gfrnstnek legb t` e `rmnvnkm M`d.
N wh erh truiy Fns `ii`whrs, sf`uidk„t wh lh invnkm dnfihrhktiy0 Qhthr
esbs, wfet s`rt ` ph`pih `umft y`u t` lh nk f`iy g`kdugt ekd m`dinkhss,
i``bnkm `r ekd festhknkm tfh g`jnkm ` tfh dey ` M`d0 (< Qhthr 7?55-5
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@ur g`uktry fes `rm`tthk f`w t` liusf ekd fes gest esndh eii j`rei
rhstrenkt wfnih `rmhttnkm ̀ ur Gfrnstnek fnst`ry. Qr ̀eknty ekd eduithry
erh g`jj`kpiegh2 tfh jurdhr ̀ lelnhs nk tfh w`jl ns ihmei ekd ̀ hk
ghihlrethd2 wh fevh phrvhrsh peredhs, oudngnei tyrekky, ekd e p`whr-
mrellnkm m`vhrkjhkt wntf k` egg`uktelninty. E lneshd ekd pr`mrhs-
snvh jhdne gfhhrs `r njj`reinty, Gfrnst-ihss hdugetn`k, ekd jebhs e
j`gbhry ` jerrnemh.
@ur iekd ns stiihd wntf t`` jeky phrjnssnvh pest`rs, iubhwerj
Gfrnstneks, ekd snk oustnsthrs, wfnih sejh-shx pr`j`thrs, m`dihss hkthr-
tenkjhkt g`ksujhrs, hv`iutn`k dhhkdhrs, ekd setekng syjpetfnzhrs
erh ghihlretnkm. ]h eii`w F`iiyw``d t` dujp stitfy merlemh nkt` `urinvnkm r``js, ekd es e rhsuit, wh whig`jh wntgfgre, liespfhjy, ekd
tfh mi`rnstgetn`k ` snk. ]h fevh lhg`jh dhshksntnzhd t` tfh nkuhkgh
` inlhreinsj wntfnk tfh gfurgf.
@kh jnmft ermuh, ’Lut M`d ns stnii ̀ k tfh tfr`kh.‚ Wurh. N emrhh Fh ns
s`vhrhnmk `vhr eii hvhkts ekd gnrgujstekghs. Fh rhjenks eii-p`whrui,
lut Fh d`hs k`t g`ktr`i us ̀ r `rgh ph`pih t` i`vh Fnj. M`d wes eis` ̀ k
Fns tfr`kh nk 5>=7 wfhk wh ihmeinzhd el`rtn`k, ekd s``k Ejhrnge wniilh gi`snkm nk `k 31 jniin`k lelnhs jurdhrhd nk tfh kejh ` ’gf`ngh.‚
Gfrnstneks fhiphd hihgt tfh j`st pr`-el`rtn`k, ektn-Gfrnstnek prhsndhkt
nk `ur fnst`ry ‗ twngh. D` y`u supp`sh M`d gerhs f`w wh v t̀h0
M`d ns stnii `k tfh tfr`kh ‗ ekd Fh ns prhpernkm t` oudmh e g`jpie-
ghkt ph`pih wf` g`ktnkuh dugbnkm tfh nssuh ` snk.
N ej k`t liejnkm Qrhsndhkt Leregb @leje `r tfh jhss tfns g`uktry
ns nk t`dey ‗ tfh dhginkh lhmek dhgedhs em`. Lut wh erh tfh `khs wf`j`st rhghktiy rhohgthd M`d ekd hihgthd e bnkm oust inbh Nsrehi `kgh dnd.
]h gf`sh e jek wf` ns k`w d`nkm hxegtiy wfet fh dhgierhd fh w`uid
d` n hihgthd ‗ treks`rj tfh Xknthd Wteths ` Ejhrnge. Ly k`w, j`st
nk`rjhd gntnzhks ukdhrstekd wfet fh jhekt nk
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d`ult ekd dndk„t wekt t` hhi munity `r k`t v t̀nkm `r tfh strst fei-liegb
prhsndhkt. F`w nrrhsp`ksnlih. ]ntf pr`mrhssnvhs, etfhnsts, ekd s`gneinsts
eirhedy nk `ur m`vhrkjhkt, tfh pujp wes prnjhd ekd tfh stemh wes
sht `r @leje„s Ejhrnge. Ly gfnppnkm ewey et tfh j`rei ekd spnrntuei
`ukdetn`ks ̀ tfh Xknthd Wteths, fh ekd fns jnkn`ks fevh sugghssuiiy
tebhk us urtfhr r`j tfh Oudh`-Gfrnstnek prnkgnpihs ekd tfh M`d wf`
pr`sphrhd us nk tfh pest. Ekd tfh gfurgf ns snihkt.
Es tfh Hrng F`idhr Oustngh Dhpertjhkt mevh steths tfh m`-efhed t`
nmk`rh tfh wnii ` thks ` jniin`ks ` Ejhrngeks egr`ss tfh g`uktry,
redngei hdhrei oudmhs erh `vhrturknkm iews njpihjhkthd t` pr`thgt
jerrnemh lhtwhhk `kh jek ekd `kh w`jek. Th Wuprhjh G`urt k`wiheks ih es whii.
N y`u erh k`t e Gfrnstnek, N d`k„t liejh y`u `r tfh g`kdntn`k ` `ur
g`uktry `r wf`j y`u v`th ̀ r, tf`umf N vhfhjhktiy dnsemrhh wntf y`ur
w`ridvnhw. N d` gfeiihkmh y`u, f`whvhr, t` rhed tfns l``b t` tfh hkd es
y`u jey lh surprnshd ly tfh trutf ekd fnst`ry g`ktenkhd nk tfhsh pemhs.
Th liejh ns squerhiy `k tfh gfurgf nk Ejhrnge. ]h fevh enihd t`
lh hfihgtnvh wntkhsshs `r `ur I`rd Ohsus Gfrnst. `` jeky pr`hssnkmlhinhvhrs d` k`t rhprhshkt eutfhktng, Lnlih-leshd Gfrnstneknty. ]h fevh
lhhk s`id `k epphernkm spnrntuei, pursunkm g`j`rt, ekd invnkm `r shi.
N spheb r`j hxphrnhkgh lhgeush N ushd t` fevh `kh ``t nk tfh gfurgf
ekd ek`tfhr nk tfh w`rid.
Nt ns njp`ssnlih t` lh e pert-tnjh Gfrnstnek.
Th w`rd Gfrnstnek jheks ’` `r rhietnkm t` Ohsus Gfrnst‚ ekd ’e
dnjnkutnvh Gfrnst.‚ Tns njpinhs e phrs`k wf` tfnkbs, egts, teibs, shrvhs,ekd sphebs inbh Ohsus. Hfihgtnvhkhss ̀ r tfh bnkmd`j ̀ M`d sterts wntf
`ur `wk nkdnvnduei g`jjntjhkt t` invh `r Fns mi`ry retfhr tfek `ur
`wk. Nt ns k`t g`jpingethd? Bk`w tfh I`rd ekd jebh Fnj bk`wk t`
`tfhrs.
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Nk tfh Gfrnstnek gejp tfhrh ns qunth e dnvhrsh jnx ` lhinhs, inhstyihs,
ekd `pnkn`ks.
• Cnrst, e rhjkekt ` jeturh Gfrnst ìi`whrs rhjenks g`j-
jntthd t` Fns geush2 tfhsh lhinhvhrs i`vh tfh I`rd wntf eii
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tfhnr fherts, rhprhshktnkm ek eutfhktng, vnlrekt entf, ekd
fevh e M`d-hernkm, lnlingei w`ridvnhw. Thy i`vh `tfhrs
ekd sfnkh `r Ohsus2 tfhy sferh tfh m`sphi wntf tfh i`st, ekd
tfhy erh ukerend t` g`kr`kt snk nk tfh gfurgf.
• Whg`kd, ek`tfhr gethm r̀y ` lhinhvhrs pr`hss t` lh sevhd
ekd jeylh mrhw up nk e rhinmn`us f`jh2 tfhy jebh nt t`
gfurgf ekd rhed tfh Lnlih `ggesn`keiiy. Lut tfhy i`vh tfns
w`rid, erh j`rh g`kghrkhd el`ut tfh eppr`vei ̀ jek, ekd
k`t vhry pessn`keth el`ut tfh tfnkms ` M`d. Thy jey lh
g`ksndhrhd iubhwerj. Nt ns ̀ chk ferd t` thii tfh dnfihrhkgh
lhtwhhk tfhnr inhstyih ekd tfet ` uklhinhvhrs.
• @tfhrs fevh k` ndhe wfet tfh truh m`sphi ns, lut sey tfhy„rh
m`nkm t` fhevhk ekd g`ksndhr tfhjshivhs t` lh ’e m``d phr-
s`k.‚ Thy pr`leliy d` k`t etthkd gfurgf `hk, ekd tfhnr
invhs sf`w inttih runt. Thy d` k`t tfnkb tfhrh ns e inthrei
fhii ekd d` k`t lhinhvh tfh Lnlih ns M`d„s ]`rd. Thy fevh
khvhr shrn`usiy trusthd nk Ohsus Gfrnst.C`r tfh purp`shs ̀ tfns l``b, wfhk N rhhr t` ’pr`hssnkm Gfrnstneks,‚
tfh mhkhrei jheknkm ns tf`sh wf` sey tfhy erh Gfrnstneks lut d`k„t
lhinhvh tfh Lnlih k`r d` tfhy invh egg`rdnkm t` nts prhghpts nk hvhry erhe
` tfhnr invhs. Thy jey eii nk tfh shg`kd `r tfnrd gethm`ry el`vh. Th
runt nk tfhnr invhs ‗ tfhnr egtn`ks, lhfevn`r, ekd w`rds ‗ enis t` rhhgt
tfh thegfnkms ̀ Ohsus Gfrnst, ekd tfhy fevh e injnthd ukdhrstekdnkm ̀
M`d ekd Fns ]`rd. Qr`hssnkm Gfrnstneks g`kush `ki``bhrs ly tfhnrinvhs ekd gek rhhgt khmetnvhiy `k Gfrnstneknty.
Qr`hssnkm lhinhvhrs eis` nkgiudh tf`sh wf` tfnkb tfhy„rh Gfrnstnek
lhgeush tfhy mrhw up nk Ejhrnge `r nk e ejniy tfet etthkdhd s`jh
gfurgf `kgh e whhb. Thy jey gienj seivetn`k, lut fevh k` ndhe wfet
rhphktekgh ekd sekgtnstgetn`k erh, ekd tfhy `kiy inbh tfh perts ` tfh
Lnlih tfhy emrhh wntf. ypngeiiy, tfhy d` k`t lhinhvh Ohsus ns tfh `kiy wey
t` M`d, ekd tfhy `hk tfnkb Gfrnstneknty sf`uid lh j`rh ’rhihvekt‚
ekd j`rh inbh tfh w`rid.
Thsh pr`hssnkm lhinhvhrs ev`nd hkmemnkm nk guiturei lettihs2 tfhy
grntngnzh lhinhvhrs wf` d` hkmemh, ekd erh j`rh nkthrhsthd nk wfet j`vnh
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ns pieynkm nk tfh tfhetrhs tfns whhbhkd. Tns shmjhkt ̀ Ejhrnge„s rhin-
mn`us p`puietn`k nmk`rhs tfh mrhethr spnrntuei wer jeknhstnkm nk s`gnhty
ekd g`uidk„t gerh ihss el`ut tfh Ih„s pr`mrhssnvh jergf tfr`umf tfh
jeo`r nkstntutn`ks t`werd tfhnr m`dihss ut`pne.
Cnkeiiy, tfhrh erh hkhjnhs ` Gfrnst ekd ` lnlingei trutf ‗ ek ukrh-
ihktnkm shmjhkt ̀ ph`pih wf` erh j`rh egtnvh ekd hjl`idhkhd t` ettegb
Gfrnstneks tfek hvhr lh`rh. W`jh fevh jesbhd tfhjshivhs es j`dhreths
ekd fevh hvhk grhpt nkt` tfh gfurgf. Thy enj t` snihkgh tfh `pp`sntn`k
ekd hinjnketh hvhrytfnkm m``d ekd j`rei. Thy feth Ohsus, tfh Lnlih,
Ejhrnge ekd fhr fnst`ry, ekd tfhy stmft t` hredngeth eky nkuhkgh `
tfh Oudh`-Gfrnstnek M`d r`j s`gnhty. Thy erh rhhiy ekd g`ktnkueiiyjerbhtnkm ekd edvekgnkm hvni wntf inttih rhsnstekgh r`j Gfrnstneks.
@k l`tf sndhs ` tfns hpng lettih, s`jh ph`pih erh uknkthrhsthd ekd
ukhkmemhd, snjpiy wektnkm t` invh ekd iht invh. Thy jey lh Gfrnstnek
`r etfhnst, g`kshrvetnvh `r inlhrei, rhinmn`us `r k`krhinmn`us, lut tfhy
d`k„t spheb up `r uiiy g`jjnt t` tfhnr ihedhr„s (Ohsus `r Wetek) geush.
Thy prhtty jugf stey `ut ` tfh lettih. Thsh pieyhrs erh nksnmknstgekt
ekd nrrhihvekt, bhhpnkm t` tfhjshivhs. Eis` `k l`tf sndhs erh ph`pihwf` d`k„t bk`w wfy tfhy lhinhvh wfet tfhy lhinhvh. Tns sf`uid khvhr
lh tfh gesh wntf jeturh Gfrnstneks.
W`jh ph`pih fevh jedh up tfhnr jnkds emenkst Gfrnstneknty wfhk
tfhy khvhr fevh fed tfh wf`ih m`sphi hxpienkhd t` tfhj. Thy just lh
gfeiihkmhd wntf tfh quhstn`k ’N tfh Lnlih whrh truh, w`uid y`u lhinhvh
nt0‚ Erh wh prhperhd t` fevh sugf g`kvhrsetn`ks ̀ r dhleths0 Tns ns ̀ kh
` tfh rhes`ks y`u ekd N erh stnii einvh t`dey.Lut sekgtny Gfrnst es I`rd nk y`ur fherts, eiweys lhnkm rhedy
t` jebh e dhhksh t` hvhry`kh wf` esbs y`u t` mnvh ek egg`ukt
`r tfh f`ph tfet ns nk y`u, yht wntf mhktihkhss ekd rhvhrhkgh
(5 Qhthr 7?58).
Tns ns e spnrntuei lettih tfet jeknhsts nk tfh pfysngei rheij es tfh
dhvni pr`wis er`ukd inbh e r`ernkm in`k shhbnkm s`jh`kh t` dhv`ur (5
Qhthr 8?6). Hvhk n nt whrh p`ssnlih t` ev`nd g`kngt, sf`uidk„t `ur i`vh`r snkkhrs j`vh us t` egtn`k, ekd d`hsk„t ̀ ur i`vh `r Ohsus g`jphi us
t` spheb ekd d` wfet Fh g`jjekds0
]ntf Ejhrnge fhednkm `r dhstrugtn`k ekd oudmjhkt, k`w j`rh
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tfek hvhr, dnsgnpihs just lh hstelinsfhd nk tfh entf es wh shhb t` jebh
j`rh dnsgnpihs. Dhdngethd `ii`whrs erh t` stngb gi`sh t` tfh Ihedhr ekd
`lhy Fns thegfnkms, ekd truh wntkhsshs erh t ̀pulingiy thstny t` tfh mregh
` M`d ekd f`ph nk Gfrnst ei`kh. ]h erh k`t t` egghpt, egg`jj`deth,
nmk`rh, `r eppr`vh ` ph`pih„s snk. ]h erh geiihd t` thii tfhj tfh trutf
ekd d` `ur lhst t` invh es hxejpihs ` tfet trutf.
Ejhrnge fes j`rh Gfrnstnek gfurgfhs ekd j`rh rhs`urghs tfek
hvhr lh`rh ‗ j`rh tfek eky `tfhr g`uktry nk tfh w`rid ‗ s` wfy d`
wh i``b ihss ekd ihss inbh e Gfrnstnek ketn`k hvhry dey0 ]h fevh j`rh
Lnlihs, shjnkernhs, Gfrnstnek jusng, ekd Gfrnstnek hkthrtenkjhkt tfek
hvhr lh`rh. ]h fevh tfh ekgnhst gfurgfhs, tfh stkhst Gfrnstnek g`iihmhs,g`uktihss jnknstrnhs ekd k`k-pr`stts, ekd wh fevh ek elukdekgh `
Gfrnstnek redn`, thihvnsn`k, ekd Gfrnstnek l``bst`rhs egr`ss tfh g`uk-
try. K`w g`ksndhr tfh dwnkdinkm ej`ukt ̀ Gfrnstnek nkuhkgh nk ̀ ur
guiturh t`dey. W`jhtfnkm ns drestngeiiy wr`km.
]ntf eii ` tfhsh rhs`urghs, wfy erh j`st bnds eiinkm ewey r`j
M`d ly tfh tnjh tfhy rhegf oukn`r fnmf sgf``i, ekd `vhr 61 phrghkt `
Gfrnstnek y`utf ihevnkm tfh entf ly tfhnr shg`kd yher nk g`iihmh0Gfrnstneks nk Ejhrnge erh egnkm nkd`gtrnketn`k r`j e juitntudh `
dnrhgtn`ks. Wgf``is nkstrugt `ur gfnidrhk nk hv`iutn`k, hkvnr`kjhktei-
nsj, ekd hertf w`rsfnp. Iethr tfhy iherk el`ut Crhudnek psygf`i`my,
s`gnei oustngh, ekd f`j`shxueinty. ]h erh dhiumhd wntf shguier hkthr-
tenkjhkt, pr`jnsgunty, ekd pr̀ j`tn`k ̀ tfh el`rtn`k lusnkhss. W`gnhty
ns nkukdethd wntf Jerxnsj, s`gneinsj, ekd shguiernsj. @ur invhs erh
l`jlerdhd wntf etfhnsj, wntgfgrec, eish rhinmn`ks, ekd inlhreinsj.Hvhk nk s`jh gfurgf dhk`jnketn`ks, inlhreis (s`jh jey rhhr t` tfhj
es rhinmn`us ’pr`mrhssnvhs‚ `r tfh ’Gfrnstnek Ih‚) fevh menkhd p`whr
ekd nktr`dughd tfh`i`mngei fhrhsnhs nkgiudnkm Khw Emh pfni`s`pfnhs.
]h just k`w dhstkh wfet nt jheks t` lh Gfrnstnek lhgeush tfh
fyp`grnsy ` s`jh gek lh g`kusnkm t` e wetgfnkm w`rid. Nk eddntn`k
t` i`vnkm tfh I`rd ̀ ur M`d wntf eii ̀ ur fherts ekd i`vnkm ̀ ur khnmfl`r
es `urshivhs, jeturh Gfrnstneks just?
5. Qrhegf tfh m`sphi t` eii grhetn`k (Jerb 53?58) ekd jebh
dnsgnpihs ` eii ketn`ks (Jettfhw )2 prhegf tfh ]`rd nk
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shes`k ekd ̀ ut ̀ shes`k (< nj`tfy 4?
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el`vh hvhrytfnkm hish2 nt„s s`jhtfnkm wh d`k„t teib el`ut tfhsh deys.
]h khhd e jnmfty eveiekgfh ` g`kvngtn`k ` snk.‚
Iht„s egbk`wihdmh tfhrh erh mepnkm f ìhs nk tfh erj`r ̀ Ejhrngek
Gfrnstneknty. ]h erh k t̀ es str`km es wh tfnkb wh erh, ekd tfh gfurgf ns
e er gry r`j tfh sp`tihss lrndh `r wf`j Gfrnst wnii rhturk. `` ̀ chk
wh mht w`rk d`wk ekd hkd up g`jpr`jnsnkm ̀ ur lnlingei g`kvngtn`ks.
N wes g`jphiihd t` wrnth tfns l``b t` eddrhss `ur nkdnfihrhkgh ekd
nkvhstnmeth s`iutn`ks t` tfh iegb ` seit ekd inmft nk s`gnhty. Tr`w nk tfh
ektn-Gfrnstnek emhkdes ekd wh fevh e dekmhr`us g`jlnketn`k. ]h erh
nkstrujhkts gf`shk ly M`d t` lh jhsshkmhrs ` trutf. ]h just spheb
`r Fnj rhmerdihss ` tfh g`kshquhkghs. K`, nt„s k`t fnp ekd p`puier.^hs, wh wnii lh vhrleiiy ettegbhd ekd `stregnzhd et tfh vhry ihest. Lut
wf` erh wh trynkm t` njprhss0
C`r ej N k`w shhbnkm tfh ev`r ` jhk, `r ` M`d0 @r ej N
strnvnkm t` pihesh jhk0 N N whrh stnii trynkm t` pihesh jhk, N
w`uid k`t lh e l`kd-shrvekt ` Gfrnst (Meietneks 5?51).
M`d khhds j`rh wetgfjhk ̀ k tfh weii t` werk tfh gfurgf t` rhphkt.
W`jh jey rhsp`kd, ’lut n N sey ekytfnkm el`ut ph`pih„s snk, tfhy„ii eggush
jh ̀ oudmnkm.‚ Ns nt t`` jugf t` esb t` fhip e legbsinddhk lhinhvhr ̀ r t`
sevh s`jh`kh r̀ hthrknty wfhk Ohsus segrnstghd hvhrytfnkm0 Lhgeush Fh
dnhd `r us ekd r`sh emenk t` mnvh us inh, tfh ihest wh gek d` ns spheb up.
Th gf`ngh ns `urs. ]h fevh tfh rnmft t` rhjenk snihkt. ]h fevh tfh
rnmft t` bhhp ̀ ur entf t` ̀ urshivhs ekd m` el`ut ̀ ur ̀ wk lusnkhss. ]h
fevh tfh rnmft t` ev`nd g`kr`ktetn`k, g`est tfr`umf inh, ekd nmk`rh tfh
hvndhkgh ̀ e g`iiepsnkm guiturh. ]h fevh tfh rnmft t` stey ̀ ut ̀ p`intngsekd puling dhleths ekd dhky tfh snmks ` tfh tnjhs. ]h fevh tfh rnmft
t` invh nk g`j`rtelih g`jpieghkgy nk tfh prnvegy ` `ur `wk f`jhs
ekd injnt `ur gfurgf egtnvnty t` Wukdey j`rknkms.
]h fevh tfh rnmft t` eii`w ph`pih er`ukd us t` m` t` fhii. Lut gek
wh f`khstiy i`vh `tfhrs ekd k`t sferh wntf tfhj tfh j`st njp`rtekt,
w`kdhrui, inh gfekmnkm, inhsevnkm trutf el`ut seivetn`k tfr`umf Ohsus
Gfrnst0 M`d fes g`jjntthd t` us tfh jhssemh ̀ rhg`kgninetn`k (< G`r.8?5>). ]h fevh tfh j`st urmhkt, vntei jhssemh nk tfh w`rid, `kh ly wfngf
M`d jnregui`usiy treks`rjs fherts ekd invhs. ]fet e prnvnihmh tfet
Fh ushs lr`bhk vhsshis inbh y`u ekd jh!
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Nt„s tnjh t` s`ukd tfh eierjs, reiiy tfh rhjkekt ̀ g`jjntthd lhinhv-
hrs, ekd tebh `ur p`sntn`ks. M`d„s i`vh ekd jhrgy hkdurh `rhvhr ekd
Fns petnhkgh jheks seivetn`k (< Qhthr 7?58). ]h just egt qungbiy `r
tfh seivetn`k ` snkkhrs, wfnih tfhrh ns stnii tnjh. M`d ns k`t stknsfhd
wntf us yht ekd tfhrh„s f`ph `r Ejhrnge, lut Fns oudmjhkt wnii k`t lh
fhid legb jugf i`kmhr.
`̂u wnii fher tfns tfhjh tfr`umf`ut tfh l``b? ]ntf`ut eddrhssnkm
tfh nssuh ` snk ekd wntf`ut tfh prhegfnkm ` tfh m`sphi, tfhrh gek lh
inttih g`kvngtn`k ihednkm t` rhphktekgh. Es e rhsuit, hwhr fherts ekd invhs
wnii lh gfekmhd `r Gfrnst, ekd `ur guiturh wnii rhjenk `k nts gurrhkt
pegh ekd petf ` dhthrn`retn`k.N prey tfns l``b jey lh e webh-up geii ekd y`ur rhsp`ksh wnii lh
`kh ` egtn`k retfhr tfek fnttnkm tfh sk``zh lutt`k ekd r`iinkm `vhr.
Gfrnstneks erh ̀ kh ̀ tfh ̀ kiy prhshrvnkm nkuhkghs ̀ k guiturh ekd wfet„s
ih ` j`reinty. @kh m`ei ` tfns l``b ns t` hkg`uremh j`rh lhinhvhrs
t` tebh tfns entf shrn`usiy. N eis` f`ph t` nk`rj y`ukmhr Gfrnstneks
ly hqunppnkm tfhj t` egh tfh f`stnintnhs ` ek ektn-Gfrnstnek guiturh.
]fhk guiturh ns derbhst, inmft sfnkhs tfh lrnmfthst. ]h fevh tfh]`rd ` M`d t` rhkhw `ur fherts ekd jnkds. Njpegtnkm guiturh `r
Gfrnst sterts wntf y`u ekd jh. Nt ns k`t hesy, lut M`d pr`jnshs nt wnii
lh w`rtf nt. ]ntf phrsnsthkt preyhr, ekytfnkm g`uid fepphk.
Njemnkh mhttnkm tfns jhssemh `ut t` tfh gfurgf. Njemnkh j`rh
g`kvhrts ekd lhtthr `ii`w-up wntf khw lhinhvhrs. Tet njpegt g`uid
rhsuit nk l`idhr dnsgnpihs, str`kmhr Gfrnstneks, tfrnvnkm gfurgfhs, entf-
ui wntkhsshs, e ketn`kei rhvnvei, ekd e guiturh treks`rjhd `r Gfrnst.Es Gfrnstneks m`, s` m`hs Ejhrnge. Thrh ns e g`st ekd tfhrh erh
g`kshquhkghs t` `ur snihkgh, lut tfhrh erh rhwerds `r `ur entfuikhss
t` tfh m`sphi ekd ̀ lhdnhkgh t` M`d„s ]`rd. Th gf`ngh ns ̀ urs t` jebh.
Lut fevnkm tfh sejh spnrnt ̀ entf, egg`rdnkm t` wfet ns wrntthk,
’N , N ,‚ wh eis` lhinhvh, tfhrh`rh
wh eis` spheb, bk`wnkm tfet Fh wf` renshd tfh I`rd Ohsus wnii
rensh us eis` wntf Ohsus ekd wnii prhshkt us wntf y`u. C`r eiitfnkms erh `r y`ur sebhs, tfet tfh mregh wfngf ns sprhednkm t`
j`rh ekd j`rh ph`pih jey geush tfh mnvnkm ̀ tfekbs t` el`ukd
t` tfh mi`ry ̀ M`d. Thrh`rh wh d` k`t i`sh fhert, lut tf`umf
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`ur ̀ uthr jek ns dhgeynkm, yht ̀ ur nkkhr jek ns lhnkm rhkhwhd
dey ly dey. C`r j`jhktery, inmft efflngtn`k ns pr`dugnkm `r us
ek hthrkei whnmft ̀ mi`ry er lhy`kd eii g`jperns`k, wfnih wh
i``b k`t et tfh tfnkms wfngf erh shhk, lut et tfh tfnkms wfngf
erh k`t shhk2 `r tfh tfnkms wfngf erh shhk erh thjp`rei, lut tfh
tfnkms wfngf erh k`t shhk erh hthrkei (< G`rnktfneks 4?57-56).
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]FET„W FEQQHKNKM T@@X\ FH\NTEMH0
’Lhnkm tfus errnvhd nk e m``d ferl`r ekd lr`umft seh t` iekd,
tfhy hii up`k tfhnr bkhhs ekd lihsshd tfh M`d ̀ fhevhk, wf`fed lr`umft tfhj ̀ vhr tfh vest ekd urn`us ̀ ghek, ekd dhinv-
hrhd tfhj r`j eii tfh phrnis ekd jnshrnhs tfhrh`, emenkh t`
sht tfhnr hhth ̀ k tfh strjh ekd stelih hertf … Fevnkm ukdhr-
tebhk, `r tfh Mi`ry ̀ M`d ekd edvekghjhkt ̀ tfh Gfrnstnek
Centf ekd F`k`r ̀ ̀ ur Bnkm ekd G`uktry, e S`yemh t` piekt
tfh Cnrst G`i`ky.‚
—]niinej Lred`rd, @ Qiyj`utf Qiektetn`k5
Nk tfh herinhst deys nk tfns iekd, wfhk Gfrnstneks hxphrnhkghd ferdtnjhs, tfhnr dhsphretn`k geushd tfhj t` rhiy ̀ k M`d. G`kvhrshiy, wfhktfnkms erh m`nkm whii, wh ̀ chk gf``sh t` rhiy ̀ k ̀ urshivhs. Tr`umf`ut
fnst`ry, tfh I`rd ̀ chk eii`whd phrshgutn`k nk ̀ rdhr t` turk ph`pih legb
t` Fnj. Jhk gejh t` tfhsh sf`rhs f`pnkm t` hstelinsf e M`d-hernkm
shttihjhkt tfet w`uid `urnsf `k entf ekd rhhd`j.
Dhv`ut Gfrnstnek, Jey`whr Qnimrnj, ekd Qiyj`utf G`i`ky M`vhrk`r
` tfnrty-`kh yhers, ]niinej Lred`rd dnhd nk 5383. Kher tfh hkd ̀ fns
inh, ek hktry nk Lred`rd„s gfr`kngih ` tfh g`i`ky rhvheis hvndhkgh `
f`w dnguit nt gek lh t` ev`nd sultih j`rei hr`sn`k nk e s`gnhty. Fh sew
snjnierntnhs nk tfh jethrnei sugghss egfnhvhd et tfh Qiyj`utf Qiektetn`k
ekd tfh wheitf hko`yhd ly Hkmiekd, l`tf ` wfngf gejh et tfh prngh
` spnrntuei dhginkh.Fnst`rneks dnsemrhh el`ut tfh rhes`ks `r Lred`rd„s dnsdenk `vhr
5 ]niinej Lred`rd? Fnst`ry ` Qiyj`utf Qiektetn`k, g. 5381, fttp?//www. r̀dfej.hdu/feiseii/j`d/5381lred`rd.esp.
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pr`sphrnty ekd snk, lut fhrh ns `kh ` tfh stkei hktrnhs nk fns o`urkei
iejhktnkm tfh dnsphrsei ` tfh `rnmnkei gfurgf g`jjuknty?
@ segrhd l`kd, wfnist nkvn`ieliy prhshrvhd! F`w swhht ekd
prhgn`us whrh tfh runts tfet `whd r`j tfh sejh! Lut wfhk
tfns stdhinty dhgeyhd, tfhk tfhnr runk eppr`egfhd. @ tfet tfhsh
ekgnhkt jhjlhrs fed k`t dnhd `r lhhk dnssnpethd (n nt fed
lhhk tfh wnii ` M`d) `r hish tfet tfns f`iy gerh ekd g`kstekt
entfuikhss fed stnii invhd, ekd rhjenkhd wntf tf`sh tfet sur-
vnvhd … Lut (eies) tfet sultih shrphkt fetf siyiy w`ukd fnjshi
ukdhr enr prhthkshs ` khghssnty ekd tfh inbh, t` uktwnst tfhsh
segrhd l`kds ekd tnhs . . . N fevh lhhk feppy, nk jy strst tnjhs,
t` shh, ekd wntf jugf g`j`rt t` hko`y, tfh lihsshd runts `
tfns swhht g`jjukn`k, lut nt ns k`w e pert ` jy jnshry nk
`id emh, t` stkd ekd hhi tfh dhgey ekd wekt tfhrh` (nk e mrhet
jhesurh) ekd wntf mrnh ekd s`rr`w ` fhert t` iejhkt ekd
lhweni tfh sejh. Ekd `r `tfhrs„ werknkm ekd edj`kntn`k,
ekd jy `wk fujninetn`k, d` N fhrh k`th tfh sejh.<
Lred`rd wes mrnhvhd el`ut tfhnr epperhkt eniurh t` jhht `r invh
ly tfh fnmf lnlingei stekderds hxphgthd ` tfhj lhgeush nk tfh heriy
deys, Gfrnstneks t``b tfhnr entf shrn`usiy ekd whrh g`jjntthd nk tfhnr
pursunt ` f`inkhss es nkdnvndueis ekd es e g`jjuknty. D` wh hxphrn-
hkgh tfet bnkd ` mrnh, s`rr`w, ekd fhertegfh `vhr `ur `wk snks ekd
tfh spnrntuei g`kdntn`k ` `ur guiturh0
@k Eprni 6, 5371, kheriy thk yhers echr tfh Qnimrnjs iekdhd et
Qiyj`utf \`gb, e hht ̀ hihvhk sfnps ihc Hkmiekd r`j tfh Nsih ̀ ]nmft.Gerrynkm j`rh tfek =11 Qurnteks, pius invhst`gb ekd pr`vnsn`ks, tfhy
f`phd t` lhmnk e khw g`i`ky nk Jessegfushtts Ley, rhh r`j rhinmn`us
phrshgutn`k ly tfh Gfurgf ` Hkmiekd. Xkdhrstekdnkm tfh dekmhrs
` sugf e o`urkhy ekd ewerh tfet fei ` tfh Qnimrnjs wf` shttihd nk
Qiyj`utf fed dnhd, jeky Qurntek ihedhrs whrh s` g`kghrkhd Hkmiekd
wes dhginknkm spnrntueiiy tfhy lhinhvhd tfh gfekgh `r rhinmn`us rhhd`j
nk tfh Khw ]`rid `utwhnmfhd p`thktnei ferdsfnps, nkgiudnkm dhetf!Weninkm whst `k tfh sfnp Erlhiie, ek Hkminsf Qurntek iewyhr ly tfh
kejh ` O`fk ]nktfr`p wes pert ` tfh strst iermh wevh ̀ njjnmrekts
< ]niinej Lred`rd, @ Qiyj`utf Qiektetn`k, 53
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ekd e ihednkm `ukdhr ̀ tfh Jessegfushtts Ley G`i`ky, tfh strst jeo`r
shttihjhkt nk Khw Hkmiekd. ]nktfr`p w`uid shrvh es m`vhrk`r r̀ tfh
strst twhivh yhers, shttinkm nk tfh Wfewjut Qhknksuie ekd `ukdnkm wfet
ns k`w L`st`k. Ek hstnjethd
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mr`wtf ` Khw Hkmiekd ekd nkuhkghd tfh m`vhrkjhkt ` khnmfl`r-
nkm g`i`knhs.7
T`umf ]nktfr`p„s m`diy nkuhkgh gek lh shhk nk tfh strst g`upih
fukdrhd yhers nk Ejhrnge, wh k`w bk`w nt ns jugf hesnhr t` sindh d`wk
t` tfh w`rid„s weys tfek t` stey gi`sh t` M`d ekd pursuh f`inkhss.
Jniin`ks ` rhinmn`us ph`pih t`dey fevh k`t fed nk-dhptf thegf-
nkms `k tfh Lnlih ekd spnrntuei tfnkms. F`w jeky gek kejh eii hk
G`jjekdjhkts ̀ r phrfeps l``bs ekd eutf`rs ̀ tfh Lnlih0 F`w jeky
gek sferh tfh wf`ih m`sphi nkgiudnkm tfh khhd `r rhdhjptn`k tfr`umf
tfh li``d ̀ Gfrnst0 ]fet wh fevh ns nkgrhesnkm nmk`rekgh ̀ tfh ]`rd
` M`d ekd Ejhrngek fnst`ry, es whii es e dnsnkthrhst nk Gfrnstnekntyekd spnrntuei tfnkms.
C`r jeky dhgedhs, tfh trutf el`ut `ur Gfrnstnek fhrntemh fes lhhk
d`wkpieyhd `r w`rsh, `rm`tthk. J`rh`vhr, f`w gek wh ev`nd rhphet-
nkm tfh j`st dnsepp`nktnkm perts ` `ur fnst`ry n geutn`ks r`j `ur
`ukdhrs ekd werknkms r`j Gfrnstnek ihedhrs erh k` i`kmhr teumft
ekd rhjhjlhrhd0
\hs`iutn`k @kh? N wnii invh `r M`d. \hs`iutn`k w`? N k``kh hish d`hs, N stnii wnii.
—O`ketfek Hdwerds
@kh ̀ Ejhrnge„s mrhethst tfh`i`mneks wes O`ketfek Hdwerds (5=17-
5=86), e G`kmrhmetn`kei prhegfhr ekd jnssn`kery nk Khw Hkmiekd ekd
mrekdetfhr ̀ Eer`k Lurr, tfh tfnrd Sngh Qrhsndhkt ̀ tfh Xknthd Wteths.
Hdwerds wes e jek ` ferd prhegfnkm wntf e fhert `r M`d„s mi`ry el`vh
eii tfnkms, wfngf ns wfet dr`vh fnj. Tns ihd fnj t` g`jp`sh e sht `rhs`iutn`ks t` mundh fns g`kdugt nk eii erhes, r`j fns lettih emenkst snk
t` tfh ush ` fns tnjh.
Hdwerd„s ej`us shrj`k, ’Wnkkhrs nk tfh Fekds ̀ ek Ekmry M`d,‚
ns grhdnthd `r stertnkm tfh Cnrst Mrhet Ewebhknkm nk Ejhrnge. Fh wr`th
el`ut tfh prhvn`us dhgedh, seynkm nt rhprhshkthd e er j`rh ’dhmhkhreth
tnjh‚ tfek hvhr lh`rh. Qrhegfnkm nk K`rtfejpt`k, Jessegfushtts, ekd
Hksthid, G`kkhgtngut, nk 5=45, Hdwerds dhinvhrhd str`km w`rds t` tfhQurnteks et tfet tnjh ly seynkm?
ĥe, M`d ns e mrhet dhei j`rh ekmry wntf mrhet kujlhrs tfet
7 O`fk ]nktfr`p ‗ ]nbnphdne, fttp?//hk.wnbnphdne.`rm/wnbn/O`fkP]nktfr`p.
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erh k`w `k hertf? yhe, d`ultihss, wntf jeky tfet erh k`w nk
tfns g`kmrhmetn`k, wf` nt jey lh erh et hesh, tfek fh ns wntf
jeky ` tf`sh wf` erh k`w nk tfh ejhs ` fhii … Th wretf
` M`d lurks emenkst tfhj, tfhnr dejketn`k d`hs k t̀ siujlhr2
tfh pnt ns prhperhd, tfh strh ns jedh rhedy, tfh urkegh ns k`w
f`t, rhedy t` rhghnvh tfhj2 tfh ejhs d` k`w remh ekd mi`w
… ekd tfh pnt fetf `phkhd nts j`utf ukdhr tfhj.
Ej`km fns jeky rnvhtnkm rhs`iutn`ks wes tfns `kh el`ut invnkm wntf
ek hthrkei phrsphgtnvh?
N rhs`ivh t` hkdhev`r t` jy utj`st t` egt ekd tfnkb es n N fed
eirhedy shhk tfh feppnkhss ̀ fhevhk ekd tfh t`rjhkts ̀ fhii.
Inbh Hdwerds, jeky dhdngethd, ̀ utsp`bhk jhk ̀ M`d wrhstihd wntf
wfet tfhy bkhw r`j tfh F`iy Wgrnpturhs, g`kghrkhd wntf tfh iurhs ekd
phrnis ` tfh shguier w`rid surr`ukdnkm tfhj. Th hkhjy ushs wfet-
hvhr ekd wf`jhvhr fh gek t` dnstregt us ekd drew us ewey r`j M`d.
Wphebnkm t` rhg`rd gr`wds ekd trevhinkm tfh tfnrthhk g`i`knhs `k
e rhvnvei t`ur et tfet tnjh wes tfh mrhet prhegfhr ekd `ret`r, Mh`rmh
]fnthsthid, wntf wf`j Hdwerds wes s`jhwfet egquenkthd. Hktnrh
gfepthrs ekd l``bs fevh lhhk wrntthk el`ut tfhsh jhk ekd `tfhrs `
mrhet entf wf` njpegthd Gfrnstneknty ekd Ejhrnge. M`d-hernkm, g`j-
jntthd jhk fevh ̀ chk lhhk ushd ly tfh I`rd es geteiysts ` rhphktekgh
ekd spnrntuei rhmhkhretn`k nk s`gnhty.
@kh g`jj`k gferegthrnstng jhk ̀ M`d p`sshss ns tfh wniinkmkhss t`
mnvh tfhnr eii `r Gfrnst, f`pnkm t` st r̀h up trhesurhs nk fhevhk. Hdwerds
fed esbhd `r e i`ek r`j tfh trusthhs et Ferverd durnkm fns sf`rt tnjh
es prhsndhkt, ekd ]fnthsthid strummihd wntf dhlt r`j `rpfekemhs fh
fed sterthd nk Mh`rmne ekd nk Hkmiekd.
revhinkm et e tnjh wfhk seninkm wes prnjntnvh, ]fnthsthid jedh
tfnrthhk trnps egr`ss tfh Etiektng @ghek. Jeky lhinhvh tfh dninmhkgh ekd
segrnstgh ` Mh`rmh ]fnthsthid fhiphd turk tw` ketn`ks legb t` M`d.
O`ketfek Hdwerds wes ihednkm tfh gfermh nk Ejhrnge wfnih tfh mrhet
O`fk ]hsihy wes prhegfnkm up e st`rj nk Hkmiekd. Mh`rmh ]fnthsthidg`jpihthd tfns trn` ` m`diy jhk wf` et tfet tnjh whrh prnjerniy
rhsp`ksnlih `r webnkm up tfh gfurgf ekd rhg`kgninkm tfh i`st t` Gfrnst
`k l`tf sndhs ` tfh Etiektng.
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]fnih hjpfesnznkm seivetn`k ly M`d„s mregh ei`kh, ]fnthsthid prh-
shkthd tfh m`sphi ekd g`kgiudhd fns shrj`ks wntf ’G`jh p``r, i`st,
ukd`kh snkkhr2 g`jh oust es y`u erh t` Gfrnst!‚
Qrn`r t` prhegfnkm fns iest shrj`k ̀ k Whpthjlhr , 5==1, ]fnthsthid
i``bhd up ekd preyhd?
I`rd Ohsus, N ej whery nk tfy w`rb, lut k`t ` tfy w`rb. N N
fevh k`t yht stknsfhd jy g`ursh, iht jh m` ekd spheb `r tfhh
`kgh j`rh nk tfh sthids, shei tfy trutf, ekd g`jh f`jh ekd dnh.
Fh wes mnvhk strhkmtf `r wfet w`uid lh fns iest shrj`k. Th sul-
ohgt wes entf ekd w`rbs. Eitf`umf sgerghiy elih t` stekd wfhk fh strst
errnvhd, fh prhegfhd `r tw` f`urs t` e gr`wd tfet k` lunidnkm g`uid
fevh fhid. ]fnthsthid dnhd tfh khxt j`rknkm.
Ehr tfhsh tfrhh m`diy jhk gejh Cnsfhr Ejhs, wf` wes l`rk nk
5=86. Fns etfhr dnhd wfhk Cnsfhr wes snx yhers ̀ id, lut fns j`tfhr wes
dhthrjnkhd t` pr`vndh fhr s`k wntf e giessngei hdugetn`k nk spnth ̀ fhr
injnthd nkg`jh. Cnsfhr lhmek t` study Ietnk ekd wfhk fh wes twhivh
yhers `id, fh etthkdhd Ferverd G`iihmh, mreduetnkm nk 5==4 et tfh emh
` snxthhk. Fh whkt ̀ k t` lhg`jh e iewyhr, e C`ukdnkm Cetfhr, ekd tfh
eutf`r ` tfh Cnrst Ejhkdjhkt ` tfh G`kstntutn`k. Es dnd j`st `
`ur `ukdhrs, fh lhinhvhd tfh Lnlih t` lh tfh lhst s`urgh ̀ eii iherknkm.
Fevnkm lhet Wejuhi Edejs, Cnsfhr Ejhs wes hihgthd t` tfh Cnrst
Xknthd Wteths G`kmrhss ekd shrvhd e t`tei ` tfrhh thrjs rhprhshktnkm
Jessegfushtts. Lhnkm g`kghrkhd el`ut e ’dekmhr`us trhkd‚ tebnkm
piegh nk hdugetn`k ekd er`ukd 5611, Ejhs stethd?
]h„vh lhg`jh eggust`jhd ` ieth t` puttnkm inttih l``bs nk
tfh fekds ` gfnidrhk g`ktenknkm elihs wntf j`rei ihss`ks.
]h erh sphkdnkm ihss tnjh nk tfh giessr``j `k tfh Lnlih,
wfngf sf`uid lh tfh prnkgnpih thxt nk `ur sgf``is. Th Lnlih
steths tfhsh mrhet j`rei ihss`ks lhtthr tfek eky `tfhr jek
jedh l``b.4
Th spnrntuei lettih `r tfh fherts ekd jnkds ` y`ukm gfnidrhk wes
eirhedy ukdhrwey! Fhrh ns tfh eutf`r ` tfh Cnrst Ejhkdjhkt, wfngf
nkgiudhs tfh rhh hxhrgnsh gieush pr`thgtnkm puling hxprhssn`ks ` entf
4 Lhk Bnkgfi`w, ’Mht Tet Lnlih @utte Fhrh,‚ 51/
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ekd rhinmn`k, v`ngnkm g`kghrks `vhr
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Eii tfns lhnkm d`kh, nk snkghrnty ekd trutf, iht us tfhk rhst fuj-
liy nk tfh f`ph eutf`rnzhd ly tfh Dnvnkh thegfnkms, tfet tfh
uknthd gry ̀ tfh Ketn`k wnii lh fherd ̀ k fnmf, ekd ekswhrhd
wntf lihssnkms, k` ihss tfek tfh perd`k ` `ur ketn`kei snks.8
Qh`pih hko`yhd tfh mr`wnkm pr`sphrnty ̀ e g`uktry M`d fed lihsshd
wntf elukdekt keturei rhs`urghs. Th pr`lihj wes ‗ ekd rhjenks t`dey
‗ wh gekk`t shrvh l`tf M`d ekd j`khy. Es Ohsus send rhmerdnkm tfhsh
tw` jesthrs, `r hntfhr fh wnii feth tfh `kh ekd i`vh tfh t̀fhr, ̀ r fh wnii
lh dhv`thd t` `kh ekd dhspnsh tfh `tfhr (Jettfhw 3?
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lhmek t` nkgrhesh. Gferihs Wpurmh`k rhquhsthd fh prhegf nk I`kd`k
nk 56=8, ekd wfhk J``dy rhturkhd f`jh, iermhr gr`wds lhgejh tfh
k`rj. @k erjiekd fh purgfeshd nk K`rtfsthid, Jessegfushtts, wfhrh
fh wes l`rk, J``dy w`uid iethr f`id g`khrhkghs etthkdhd ly pr`jnkhkt
prhegfhrs ekd hvekmhinsts r`j er`ukd tfh w`rid. Nk Ejhrnge, gr`wds
` tf`usekds mrhw t` thks ̀ tf`usekds es J``dy lhgejh whii bk`wk.
Xknthd Wteths Qrhsndhkt Xiysshs W. Mrekt ekd s`jh ` fns gelnkht
jhjlhrs etthkdhd ̀ kh ̀ J``dy„s jhhtnkms ̀ k Oekuery 5>, 56=3. Whvhrei
yhers iethr, up`k jhhtnkm pn`khhr jnssn`kery t` Gfnke, Fuds`k eyi r̀,
J``dy hkg`uremhd gr`ss-guiturei Gfrnstnek jnssn`ks. Nk 5663, fh
sterthd fns Lnlih w`rb nk Gfngem` tfet w`uid iethr lhg`jh tfh J``dyLnlih Nkstntuth.
Nk ghihlretn`k ` tfh 411tf ekknvhrsery ` G`iujlus dnsg`vhrnkm
Ejhrnge, Gfngem` f`sthd tfh 56>7 ] r̀id Cenr, ek hvhkt tfet rek `r snx
j`ktfs. J``dy prhegfhd tfh m`sphi t` tf`usekds ` ph`pih hegf knmft,
ekd fh hstelinsfhd i`getn`ks eii `vhr Gfngem` `r hvekmhinstng shrvnghs.
]ntf tfh fhip ` vnsntnkm pest`rs ekd hvekmhinsts, J``dy nktr`dughd
juitntudhs t` tfh Gfrnstnek entf durnkm tfet tnjh. Fh eis` nkntnethd tfh`ii`w-up ` g`kvhrts, geiihd ek ’echr-jhhtnkm,‚ t` fhip g`ukshi ph`pih
wf` rhsp`kdhd t` tfh ’eiter‚ nkvntetn`k.
Dwnmft Iyjek J``dy dnhd snx yhers iethr `k Dhghjlhr .
W`jh ` fns stkei w`rds whrh? ’Hertf ns rhghdnkm, Fhevhk ns eppr`egf-
nkm! M`d ns geiinkm jh!‚ J``dy ns send t` fevh prhegfhd tfh m`sphi `
Ohsus Gfrnst t` `vhr 511 jniin`k ph`pih w`ridwndh.
Er`ukd tfh tnjh J``dy dnhd, ek`tfhr Gfngem`-erhe hvekmhinst weslhg`jnkm p`puier. ]niinej Esfihy ’Lniiy‚ Wukdey m`t sevhd wfnih piey-
nkm nk leshleii„s Ketn`kei Ihemuh durnkm tfh 5661s ekd ih leshleii t`
prhegf tfh m`sphi. Th Qnttslurmf Qnreths ̀ fihrhd Wukdey $
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Dnd y`u hvhr bk`w e tnjh nk eii fnst`ry wfhk tfh w`rid wes
w`rsh tfek nt ns k`w0 Qh`pih erh pessnkm up tfh Gfurgf ekd
tfh Qreyhr Jhhtnkm `r tfh tfhetrh, tfh ihm sf`w ekd tfh j`v-
nhs. @f, I`rd, f`w wh khhd s`jh`kh t` gry ei`ud, ’\hturk
t` M`d!‚
Wukdey wes ek hvekmhinst r`j 56>7 t` 5>78, ekd `kh ` fns uknquh
trents wes fns pienk, strenmft-`rwerd prhegfnkm. Es tfh gihrmy ̀ fns dey
trnhd t` njprhss `ibs wntf hdugetn`k, nkthiihgt, ekd v`geluiery, Lniiy
Wukdey wes bk`wk `r fns strh ekd snjpingnty. Fh ̀ chk sp`bh el`ut ̀ tfhr
prhegfhrs wf` whrh g`kghrkhd el`ut `fihkdnkm ph`pih wntf tfh trutf
el`ut fhii. Fh k`t `kiy t`id uklhinhvhrs t` mht sevhd, fh eis` prhegfhd
emenkst gfurgfhs tfet whrh stiihd wntf uksevhd jhjlhrs ekd tf`sh wf`
lhgejh epetfhtng el`ut tfh i`st.
Nt w`uid lh e m`dshkd n tfh Gfurgf w`uid sufihr phrshgu-
tn`k t`dey2 sfh fesk„t sufihrhd nt `r fukdrhds ̀ yhers. Wfh ns
mr`wnkm rngf ekd iemmnkm lhfnkd.
—Lniiy Wukdey
Nk fnkdsnmft, nt„s hesy `r us t` sey Lniiy Wukdey wes rnmft. Dhspnth
tfh grusedhs, rhvnveis, ekd g`kvhrsn`ks, s`gnhty shhjhd t` jenktenk nts
petf t`werd ukm`dinkhss t` tfh p`nkt ̀ nkhgtnkm tfh gfurgf nk Ejhrnge
ei`km tfh wey. N Gfrnstneks dnd k`t ewebhk t` tfns rheinty, wfngf tfhy
dndk„t, jeky w`uid s``k lhg`jh dnsnkthrhsthd `r epetfhtng.
Nt ns nkdnsputelih jhk ̀ M`d hstelinsfhd tfns ketn`k ̀ k lnlingei trutf
es tfhy pursuhd rhhd`j r`j rhinmn`us phrshgutn`k ekd ’tfh edvekgh-
jhkt ̀ tfh Gfrnstnek Centf,‚ es ]niinej Lred`rd stethd. Lut snkgh ̀ ur
`ukdetn`ks erh hr`dnkm, phrfeps phrshgutn`k ns hxegtiy wfet khhds t`
fepphk nk `rdhr t` sfebh us up ekd lrnkm us legb t` M`d.
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CENINKM T@ IHE\K C\@J FNWT@\^
N tfh `ukdetn`ks erh dhstr`yhd wfet gek tfh rnmfth`us d`0
Qseij 55?7
Es tfh 5>11s r`iihd er`ukd, tfnkms lhmek gfekmnkm es Ejhrngehxphrnhkghd hg`k`jng sugghss ekd guiturei edvekghs. Whvhreiegt`rs nkgiudnkm lusnhr invhs, nkgrheshd p`puietn`k, ekd w`ridiy thjpte-
tn`ks ihd jeky lhinhvhrs t` legb `ut ` puling nkv`ivhjhkt nk guiturei,
p`intngei, ekd s`gnei nssuhs. Thy jhekt whii2 jeky oust wekthd t` pr`-
thgt tfhnr ejninhs.
Ly 5>56, eii steths rhqunrhd jekdet`ry sgf``i etthkdekgh `r gfnidrhk,
ekd tfh puling hdugetn`k j`vhjhkt nk Ejhrnge repndiy hxpekdhd nk
tfh dhgedhs t` `ii`w, s``k t` lh nkstitrethd ly pr`mrhssnvhs. Ly j`rh `r
ihss wntfdrewnkm r`j guiturh, Gfrnstnek ihedhrs mevh fujeknsts ekd
shguiernsts g`ktr`i ` jeo`r nkstntutn`ks, nkgiudnkm fnmfhr hdugetn`k,
m`vhrkjhkt, tfh oudngnery, jhdne, ekd tfh hkthrtenkjhkt nkdustry.
Th rhsuits fevh lhhk dhvestetnkm. Tns spnrntuei wer fed lhhk m`nkm
`k r`j tfh lhmnkknkm, lut suddhkiy nt shhjhd es n tfh prnjery lettih-
mr`ukd ekd prnzh p`sshssn`k wes tfh Xknthd Wteths. Jeo`r g`kngts
whrh lrhwnkm wntfnk Ejhrnge. Es y`u rhed tfns, y`u jey lh seynkm t`
y`urshi ’lut wfhrh whrh tfh rhinmn`us ihedhrs ekd wfy whrhk„t j`rh
Gfrnstneks tebnkm e stekd0‚ Gek wh k`t esb tfh sejh quhstn`k t`dey0
]h just rheinzh hvni ns et w`rb eii er`ukd us, ekd tfhrh ns k`tf-
nkm khw ukdhr tfh suk. ]fhk dhprevnty ekd njj`reinty eppher j`rh
prhveihkt nk s`gnhty, `kh ` tfh jenk geushs gek lh treghd t` snihkt `rnkegtnvh Gfrnstneks. Tns hkvnr`kjhkt shts tfh stemh `r hjl`idhkhd
emhkdes emenkst M`d, Fns ]`rd, ekd Fns ph`pih.
Nk 5 Gfr`kngihs 5
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tfh twhivh trnlhs ̀ Nsrehi, dhsghkdhd r`j tfh knktf s`k ̀ Oeg`l ‗ jhk
wf` ukdhrst``d tfh tnjhs ekd fed bk`wihdmh el`ut f`w t` ush tfh
gurrhkt hvhkts t` tfhnr edvektemh. Dnsghrkjhkt ns k`t oust e jetthr `
fevnkm m``d oudmjhkt2 nt ns eis` pert ` lnlingei ekd guiturei ukdhrstekd-
nkm, bk`wnkm f`w t` eppiy tfh trutfs ̀ M`d„s ]`rd t` tfh nssuhs ̀ ̀ ur
dey. ]h khhd j`rh trutf pr`gienjhrs ekd dhhkdhrs t`dey, wetgfjhk
`k tfh weii wf` ukdhrstekd wfet„s fepphknkm ekd wfet t` d` el`ut nt.
Dnsgrnjnketn`k ̀ Gfrnstneks nk Ejhrnge ns nkgrhesnkm ekd wh t`ihreth
e euity ukdhrstekdnkm ` tfh Cnrst Ejhkdjhkt, wfngf wh wnii nkvhs-
tnmeth tf`r`umfiy nk e iethr gfepthr. Es guiturh lhg`jhs j`rh g`rrupt
ekd m`dihss, tf`sh wf` feth M`d k` i`kmhr hhi tfh khhd t` lh sultihel`ut nt. ]fhrh tfhy ushd t` snjpiy dnsemrhh wntf us, t`dey tfhy wekt
t` rhj`vh tfh ’g`kshrvetnvh `pp`sntn`k‚ ly snihkgnkm us.
@pp`khkts ̀ tfh lnlingei Gfrnstnek w`ridvnhw erh k`t setnssthd wntf
oust dhkynkm M`d hxnsts es tfhy stmft t` st`p `ur j`rei nkuhkgh `k
guiturh. @ur gf`ngh t` trust nk Ohsus Gfrnst ruls tfhj tfh wr`km wey,
ekd tfhy k`w hhi hjl`idhkhd t` m` s` er es t` tebh ewey tfet `ptn`k
`r eky`kh hish. ]h erh et tfns pnv`tei p`nkt nk `ur fnst`ry lhgeushGfrnstneks k`t `kiy eii`whd tfh shguiernzetn`k ` Ejhrnge, s`jh fevh
whig`jhd nt.
Th heriy 5>11s sew ek nkgrhesh ̀ nkdustry, hkthrtenkjhkt, inlhreinsj,
ekd j`dhrknsj. W`jh gfurgfhs lhgejh j`rh egghptnkm ̀ shguier ndhes
ekd tf`sh wf` pr`j`thd tfhj. Thsh lettihs w`uid pereiihi tfh trutf
wer ‗ `kh wfngf g`ktnkuhs t`dey hvhk nk tfh gfurgf. E jeo`r g`ktr`-
vhrsy ̀ vhr lnlingei d`gtrnkhs fed lhhk lrhwnkm lhtwhhk Cukdejhkteinstsekd J`dhrknsts. Jeky ` tfh dnvnsn`ks nk gfurgf dhk`jnketn`ks whrh
geushd ly e dhleth tfet t``b piegh nk tfh Qrhslythrnek Gfurgf ekd
w`uid hxthkd nkt` tfh 5>71s.
Th prnjery dhleth wes el`ut wfet w`uid g`jh t` lh bk`wk es
tfh ’Cnvh Cukdejhkteis‚ ` tfh entf. Nt„s k` w`kdhr tfh trutf wes
ettegbhd et nts r``ts. Th vhry strst quhstn`knkm ` M`d„s ]`rd gejh
r`j tfh dhvni fnjshi nk Mhkhsns 7?5-8, gestnkm d`ult wfhk fh esbhd,
Nkdhhd fes M`d send, ’^`u sfeii k`t het ` eky trhh nk tfh merdhk,‚ ekd
tfhk tfet siy shrphkt hsshktneiiy geiihd M`d e iner wfhk fh gienjhd, ^`u
surhiy wnii k`t dnh!
r`ulih wes lrhwnkm `r shvhrei yhers wfhk e dhleth nk tfh Khw
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^`rb Qrhslythry er`sh lhtwhhk gfurgf ihedhrs `vhr wfhtfhr `r k`t t`
`rdenk jhk wf` rhushd t` erj tfh vnrmnk lnrtf ̀ Ohsus. Th jeo`rnty
w`uid ̀ rdenk tfh jhk, ekd tf`sh wf` dnsemrhhd wntf tfh dhgnsn`k stihd
e g`jpienkt wntf tfh Mhkhrei Esshjliy tfet w`uid hvhktueiiy rhsuit nk
tfh grhetn`k ` e stethjhkt ` entf `r m`vhrknkm uturh `rdnketn`ks.
Th ̀ utg`jh wes tfh D`gtrnkei Dhinvhrekgh ̀ 5>51 dhgiernkm tfhsh
stvh d`gtrnkhs t` lh ’khghssery ekd hsshktnei‚ t` tfh Gfrnstnek entf?
• Th dnvnkh nkspnretn`k ̀ tfh Lnlih ly tfh F ìy Wpnrnt ekd
tfh nkhrrekgy ` Wgrnpturh.
• Th prh-hxnsthkgh, dhnty, ekd vnrmnk lnrtf ` Ohsus Gfrnst.• Th setnsegtn`k ̀ M`d„s oustngh ly tfh grugnstxn`k ̀ Ohsus
Gfrnst (sulstntutn`kery et`khjhkt).
• Th l`dniy rhsurrhgtn`k, esghksn`k, ekd nkthrghssn`k ̀ Gfrnst.
• Th fnst`rngei rheinty ` Gfrnst„s jnregihs.
T`sh wf` emrhhd ekd edfhrhd t` tfhsh d`gtrnkhs w`uid lh bk`wk
es ukdejhkteinsts `r g`kshrvetnvhs. Th g`ktr`vhrsy lihd `vhr nkt``tfhr dhk`jnketn`ks, ekd nk 5>
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C`rjhr pr`hss`r ̀ Khw hstejhkt tfh`i`my et Qrnkght`k Whjnkery
`r ̀ vhr twhkty yhers, O. Mrhsfej Jegfhk wes e ukdejhkteinst Gfrnstnek
wf` ihc Qrnkght`k lhgeush ̀ nts inlhrei dnrhgtn`k. Fh `rjhd ]hstjnksthr
Th`i`mngei Whjnkery nk 5> es e j`rh ̀ rtf`d`x eithrketnvh. Th ̀ km`-
nkm dhleth geushd e kujlhr ` g`kshrvetnvh tfh`i`mneks ekd gihrmy t`
hstelinsf tfh @rtf`d`x Qrhslythrnek Gfurgf nk 5>73. remngeiiy, hvhry
dhk`jnketn`k w`uid hkd up egg`jj`detnkm inlhreinsj t` ̀ kh dhmrhh
`r ek`tfhr, wfngf fhips hxpienk wfy wh erh wfhrh wh erh t`dey l`tf
es e gfurgf ekd e s`gnhty.
Tns lettih fed t` lh `umft. Th nkthmrnty ̀ tfh ]`rd ̀ M`d just
lh dhhkdhd. Oust es Oudh, tfh fei-lr`tfhr ` Ohsus, wr`th nk fns ihtthr,wh erh t` g`kthkd herkhstiy `r tfh entf wfngf wes `kgh `r eii fekdhd
d`wk t` tfh senkts (Oudh 5?7). ]fnih Gfrnstnek dhk`jnketn`ks whrh stmft-
nkm ej`km tfhjshivhs el`ut d`gtrnkh ‗ e khghssery ekd w`rtfy stmft
‗ wfhrh whrh tfh wetgfjhk ekd wfet wes fepphknkm t` tfh guiturh0
Tet phrn`d ` fnst`ry shhjhd t` lh e ieukgfnkm ped ` s`rts `r
fujeknsts, etfhnsts, Jerxnsts, pr`mrhssnvhs, ekd s`gneinsts sugf es O`fk
Dhwhy, Jermerht Wekmhr, Eirhd Bnkshy, Weui Einksby, ekd K`rjekT`jes (̀ rjhr Qrhslythrnek jnknsthr, Qrnkght`k mredueth, ekd jhj-
lhr ` tfh W`gneinst Qerty ` Ejhrnge).
Wtertnkm nk 5>>5 t`
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Th jhdne ekd p`intngei inlhreis ushd tfh trnei t` grntngnzh Gfrnstneks
wf` lhinhvhd tfh Lnlih. Tns wes e lietekt j`vh ̀ Wetek t` dnsgrhdnt tfh
Lnlih, tfwert tfh mr`wtf ` Gfrnstneknty, ekd jnknjnzh tfh nkuhkgh
` lhinhvhrs. N wh g`ksndhr f`w jugf mr`ukd Gfrnstneks surrhkdhrhd,
nt ns qunth sf`gbnkm `r s`jh t`dey wf` tf`umft Ejhrnge„s pr`lihjs
whrh jugf j`rh rhghkt.
J`st ` `ur C`ukdnkm Cetfhrs w`uid fevh thstnsthd t` tfh egt tfet
tfns g`uktry wes leshd `k tfh j`reis ekd veiuhs nk tfh F`iy Lnlih.
Wtekdnkm `r trutf dhjekdhd e strj `ukdetn`k wntf`ut elekd`kjhkt
` prnkgnpihs ekd stekderds. Nt ns s` jugf hesnhr t` g`jpr`jnsh tfek t`
rhvhrsh tfh dhvestetnkm g`kshquhkghs ` g`jpr`jnsh.Qhrfeps `kh ` tfh j`rh bk`wk ekd rhsphgthd Gfrnstnek jertyrs
` tfh 48. L`kf`hfihr ih us wntf e hw edj`knsfjhkts?
Th dhghnt, tfh inh ` tfh Dhvni g`ksnsts ` tfns2 tfet fh wnsfhst` jebh jek lhinhvh tfet fh gek invh wntf`ut M`d„s ]`rd …
N tfh fhert ns dhv`thd t` tfh jnremh ̀ tfh w`rid, t` tfh grhe-
turh nksthed ` tfh Grhet`r, tfh dnsgnpih ns i`st … F`whvhr
urmhktiy Ohsus jey geii us, Fns geii enis t` stkd egghss t` ̀ ur
fherts … `r tfhy fevh eirhedy lhhk mnvhk t` ek`tfhr.
Th hxejpih fh sht `r jniin`ks ` Gfrnstneks invhs `k t`dey, ekd
tfhsh w`rds sf`uid bhhp truh lhinhvhrs nkspnrhd ekd j`tnvethd? ’Wnihkgh
nk tfh egh ` hvni ns ntshi hvni.‚
Gfrnstneknty nk Mhrjeky wes g`ksndhrhd e tfrhet t` ihedhrs ` tfh
steth, ekd m`vhrknkm eutf`rntnhs mredueiiy njpihjhkthd tfhnr pieks
t` khutreinzh ekd hinjnketh tfh tfrhet. E surprnsnkm kujlhr ` y`ukm
ph`pih nk Ejhrnge t`dey d` k`t bk`w wf` Ed`i Fntihr wes, iht ei`kh
fns nkv`ivhjhkt nk tfh F`i`geust, s` tfhy gekk`t p`ssnliy iherk r`j
w`rid fnst`ry.
Nk `rdhr t` hk`rgh tfhnr hvni emhkde, tfh Kezns fed t` g`kvnkgh es
jeky rhinmn`us ph`pih es p`ssnlih tfet tfh steth fed tfh m``d ` tfh
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g`uktry nk jnkd. Thk tfhy dheit wntf tfh ukg`kvnkghd, mhttnkm tfhj
`ut ` tfh wey ly wfethvhr jheks khghssery.
Durnkm tfh tnjh ` Fntihr„s rnsh t` p`whr, g`kshrvetnvh pest`r, Jertnk
Knhj`iihr, wes `kh ` fukdrhds ` gfurgf ihedhrs errhsthd `r sphebnkm
`ut emenkst tfh p`ingnhs ` Keznsj. Oust inbh jeky rhinmn`us ph`pih nk
Mhrjeky, es whii es `rdnkery ph`pih, nt epphers Knhj`iihr `rnmnkeiiy
supp`rthd Fntihr `r tfh strst hw yhers. Fh tf`umft tfh ketn`kei hktfu-
snesj ` khw ihedhrsfnp w`uid ihed Mhrjeky t` e spnrntuei rhvnvei.
Inbh Qrhsndhkt @leje nk fns g`uktihss sphhgfhs, dhgieretn`ks, ekd
prhss g`khrhkghs, Fntihr send eii tfh rnmft tfnkms t` g`kvnkgh hk`umf
ph`pih t` `ii`w fnj, ekd tfr`umf fns gfernsjetng dhinvhry, jeky dndk`t shh tfh dhghnt.
\hprhshktnkm tfh Qr`thstekt Gfurgf, Knhj`iihr phrs`keiiy jht
wntf Fntihr lh`rh fh lhgejh Mhrjeky„s Gfekghii`r nk 5>777, Fntihr pr`jnshd?Th ketn`kei M`vhrkjhkt wnii pr`vndh ekd muerekthh t` tfh
Gfrnstnek G`khssn`ks tfh nkuhkgh duh tfhj nk tfh sgf``is
ekd hdugetn`k. Nt ns g`kghrkhd `r mhkunkh ferj`ky lhtwhhk
Gfurgf ekd Wteth . . . Th rnmfts ` tfh gfurgfhs wnii k`t lh
gurtenihd.=
]fnih Kezn ihedhrs w`rbhd ̀ k wnkknkm ̀ vhr tfh gfurgf nk Mhrjeky,
tfhy eis` njpihjhkthd Kezn pr`pemekde nkt` tfhnr sgf``is t` nkd`gtrn-keth tfh y`utf ekd et tfh sejh tnjh, rhj`vhd eii rhinmn`us nkstrugtn`k.
Thnr uitnjeth m`ei wes t` pr`j t̀h tfh Ketn`kei W`gneinst w`ridvnhw ekd
= Merkht Qhht, Th Qr`thstekt Gfurgfhs nk Kezn Mhrjeky, Giern`k S`iujh 7=, K`.
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hredngeth Gfrnstnek thegfnkms nk tfh sgf` ìs. Ly tfh tnjh ]]NN lhmek,
tfhy fed rhpieghd rhinmn`us thxtl``bs wntf Kezn-eppr`vhd l``bs, ekd
thegfhrs fed lhhk pr`j`tnkm tfh khw p`ingnhs nk ̀ lhdnhkgh t` m`vhrk-
jhkt nkstrugtn`ks.
w` fukdrhd yhers herinhr, e mrhet petrn`t wes l`rk nk Ejhrnge wf`
werkhd us el`ut tfns. Es e snmkhr ` tfh Dhgieretn`k ` Nkdhphkdhkgh,
Lhkoejnk \usf (5=48-5657) send?
Th mrhet hkhjy ̀ tfh seivetn`k ̀ jek, nk jy ̀ pnkn`k, khvhr
nkvhkthd e j`rh hfihgtuei jheks ` hxtnrpetnkm Rhxtnkmunsf-
nkmZ Gfrnstneknty r`j tfh w`rid tfek ly phrsuednkm jekbnkd
tfet nt wes njpr`phr t` rhed tfh Lnlih et sgf``is.
Wediy, wh fevh gf`shk t` nmk`rh tfh wnsh ekd nksnmftui wnsd`j `
\usf ekd `tfhr jhk ` M`d.
I``bnkm legb nk rhmrht `r k`t ̀ pp`snkm Fntihr yhers herinhr, Knhj`iihr
edjntthd fh wes lhtreyhd. Iews whrh pesshd prhvhktnkm gfurgfhs r`j
nkthrhrnkm nk p`intngs, ekd tfh Kezns systhjetngeiiy injnthd gfurgf nku-
hkgh nk s`gnhty. eib el`ut luiiynkm. Wphgnei g`urts whrh hstelinsfhd t`
g`kvngt Gfrnstnek pest`rs `r ̀ pp`snkm Fntihr„s p`ingnhs, lut tfet w`uid
k`t st`p Knhj`iihr ekd `tfhrs r`j hvhktueiiy sphebnkm up.
Nk tfh 5>71s, ̀ kh ̀ tfh strst tfnkms tfh Mhrjek s`gneinst m`vhrkjhkt
dnd wes rhj`vh grugnstxhs ekd Lnlihs r`j puling sgf``is ekd rhpiegh
tfhj wntf j`rh shguier l``bs.
Nk tfh 5>31s, tfh Xknthd Wteths m`vhrkjhkt hsshktneiiy rhj`vhd
grugnstxhs ekd Lnlihs r`j puling sgf``is, lr`umft nk j`rh shguier
l``bs, ekd hinjnkethd preyhr. Wnkgh tfet tnjh, shx hdugetn`k, hkvnr`k-jhkteinsj, hv`iutn`k, pemeknsj, ekd s`gneinsj fevh lhhk pr`j`thd2
`rkngetn`k, eduithry, ekd shguier jusng mi`rnsthd, el`rtn`k ihmeinzhd,
ekd f`j`shxueinty k`rjeinzhd.
Nk Mhrjeky, tfh gfurgfhs whrh bhpt qunht ly `rgh2 nk Ejhrnge, tfh
gfurgfhs fevh lhhk snihkt duh t` shi-nkngthd epetfy (`r k`w). Mhrjeky
wes eirhedy fhednkm nk tfh dnrhgtn`k ` ketn`keinzhd fheitf gerh lh`rh
Fntihr gejh t` p`whr, wfnih Ejhrngek m`vhrkjhkt ns k`w hk`rgnkm@lejeGerh `k ph`pih wf` whrh khvhr mnvhk e sey.
F`w i`km wnii truh Gfrnstneks ekd rhhd`j-i`vnkm Ejhrngeks eii`w
e p`whr-fukmry, g`rrupt m`vhrkjhkt t` luiiy ekd nktnjndeth us0 F`w
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el`ut wfhk egtnvnst oudmhs `vhrruih tfh ph`pih ‗ sf`uid wh lh snihkt0
M`vhrknkm eutf`rntnhs nk Mhrjeky fed tfh sejh emhkde nk 5>78 es
redngeis ekd tfh ihc nk Ejhrnge fevh t`dey? Hinjnketh eii Gfrnstnek
nkuhkgh `vhr puling inh.
Es pert ` fns piek t` prhvhkt Gfrnstneknty r`j efihgtnkm p`intngs,
Fntihr ettegbhd tfh Getf`ing Gfurgf strst ly gi`snkm d`wk eky nkstn-
tutn`k tfet wesk„t strngtiy rhinmn`us. Getf`ing sgf``is, pr`mrejs, ekd
khwspephrs whrh sfut d`wk, ekd Getf`ing y`utf whrh g`rreiihd nkt`
tfh Fntihr ^`utf lrenk-wesfnkm jegfnkh. Getf`ings g`uid etthkd jess
ekd f`id ̀ tfhr rntueis, es i`km es tfhy bhpt tfhnr entf nksndh tfh gfurgf.
Thy whrh k`t eii`whd t` lh nkv`ivhd wntf Mhrjek s`gnhty. Cr`j \`jh,Q`ph Qnus VN g`kdhjkhd tfh khw Kezn pemeknsj, lut fns w`rds fed
inttih hfihgt `utsndh Setngek weiis.
Hvhk tf`umf Gfrnstnek ihedhrs sugf es Dnhtrngf L`kf`hfihr `pp`shd
ekd rhsnsthd Fntihr ekd Keznsj r`j tfh stert, nt wes Jertnk Knhj`iihr
wf` shkt e ihtthr t` eii Mhrjek pest`rs nkvntnkm tfhj t` o`nk tfh ’Qest`r„s
Hjhrmhkgy Ihemuh.‚ Fh esbhd gfurgf ihedhrs t` pihdmh tfhjshivhs t`
lh l`ukd t` Gfrnst es I`rd. Th Ihemuh w`uid lhg`jh tfh ’G`khssnkmGfurgf‚ ` wfngf L`kf`hfihr pieyhd e bhy r`ih. Th j`vhjhkt mrhw
t` `vhr 3,111 pest`rs wf` rhg`jjntthd tfhjshivhs t` tfh Wgrnpturhs.
Tns wes tfhnr grhhd?
5. ` rhkhw tfhnr eiihmnekgh t` tfh Wgrnpturhs.
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Th gfurgf fes ly `rdhr ` nts Jesthr t` shh t` nt tfet nk `ur
ph`pih Rketn`kZ Gfrnst ns f`k`urhd nk e jekkhr lhstttnkm tfh
Oudmh ̀ tfh w`rid . . . Th Cnrst G`jjekdjhkt seys, ’T`u
sfeit fevh k` ̀ tfhr m`ds lh`rh jh.‚ Th khw rhinmn`k RKeznsjZ
ns e rhohgtn`k ` tfh Cnrst G`jjekdjhkt.
Th Qest`r„s Hjhrmhkgy Ihemuh dhgndhd t` rhed pr`thsts r`j tfhnr
puipnts nk rhsp`ksh t` Fntihr reiiynkm tfh duphd Mhrjek Gfrnstneks
durnkm e jessnvh metfhrnkm et tfh Wp`rts Qeiegh nk Lhrink. Fns gfernsje
fhiphd g`kvnkgh tfhj tfet n tfhy o`nkhd fns j`vhjhkt, rh`rjetn`k
ekd rhkhwei w`uid g`jh t` Mhrjeky.
Th rhjkekt ` entfui Gfrnstnek ihedhrs lhinhvhd tfh truh gfurgf
w`uid lh fhid egg`uktelih ’n tfh Mhrjek ketn`k turks nts legb `k
Gfrnst wntf`ut lhnkm `rhwerkhd.‚ Ehr e shrj`k fh mevh nk Oukh `
5>7=, Jertnk Knhj`iihr wes errhsthd `r elusnkm tfh puipnt ekd `r
trhes`k. Fh prhegfhd tfet lhinhvhrs fed e segrhd duty t` eddrhss tfh
hvnis ` Keznsj k` jetthr tfh g`kshquhkghs.
]h fevh k` j`rh tf`umft ̀ usnkm ̀ ur ̀ wk p`whrs t` hsgeph
tfh erj ` tfh eutf`rntnhs tfek fed tfh Ep`stihs ` `id. K`
j`rh erh wh rhedy t` bhhp snihkt et jek„s lhfhst wfhk M`d
g`jjekds us t` spheb. C`r nt ns, ekd just rhjenk, tfh gesh
tfet wh just `lhy M`d retfhr tfek jek.6
Keznsj s`umft t` treks`rj tfh ettntudhs, lhinhs, ekd veiuhs `
tfh Mhrjek ph`pih nkt` e uknthd ketn`kei g`jjuknty. Fntihr lhinhvhd
tfhy khhdhd t` rhpiegh ph`pih„s i`yeity t` giess, rhinmn`k, ekd mh`mrepfn-
gei ndhktnty. Hvhk fh shhjhd t` ukdhrstekd Ketn`kei W`gneinsj ekd
Gfrnstneknty w`uid k`t lh elih t̀ g`hxnst, lut fh lhinhvhd fh g`uid pie-
geth j`st rhinmn`us ph`pih wfnih hinjnketnkm eky `pp`sntn`k.
Mhrjeky ns send t` fevh fed eppr`xnjethiy 5=,111 pest`rs wfhk
Fntihr gejh t` p`whr. Hstnjeths summhst `vhr 611 pest`rs rhed perts `
tfh dhgieretn`k r`j tfhnr puipnts ekd `vhr 811 whrh errhsthd. Durnkm
Fntihr„s dngtet`rsfnp, j`rh tfek 3,111 gihrmyjhk whrh njprns`khd `r
hxhguthd. Tet wes j`rh tfek e tfnrd ` Mhrjeky„s rhinmn`us ihedhrs.E hw yhers em`, N rhed e p`whrui l``b, Cnrh Lrhetfnkm Gfrnstneks,
6 ]niinej I. Wfnrhr, Th \nsh ekd Ceii ` tfh Tnrd \hngf (Khw ^`rb? Wnj`k ekd Wgfusthr,5>31), .
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ly Wg`tt Eiek Luss nk wfngf fh hjpfesnzhs tfns egt? ]fhkhvhr M`d
ns rhj`vhd, s`jhtfnkm ̀ r s`jh`kh fes t` tebh Fns piegh. Fh njemnkhd
wfet nt just fevh lhhk inbh mr`wnkm up nk Mhrjeky nk tfh 5>71s ekd
wfet geushd tfh ph`pih t` i`vh sugf e jek es Ed`i Fntihr, hvhk w`r-
sfnppnkm fnj es s`jh s`rt ̀ jhssnef. Echr tfh wer, wfhk s`jh ̀ tfh
Mhrjek ph`pih whrh ihd tfr`umf tfh dhetf gejps, tfhy whkt nk sjni-
nkm lut gejh `ut f`rrnsthd ekd sf`gbhd ly wfet tfhy sew. Luss wrnths?
F`w g`uid sugf e tfnkm es Fntihr„s Keznsj rnsh t` d`jnkekgh
nk e `kgh Gfrnstnek ketn`k `k tfh vhry guttnkm hdmh ` gnvn-
inzetn`k0 ]fy w`uid ek njjnkhktiy retn`kei, sgnhktnstgeiiy
nkginkhd ph`pih g`jh t` hjlregh e w`ridvnhw s` `vhrtiy hvni
ekd utthriy dhv`nd ̀ p`sntnvh pfni`s`pfngei sulstekgh0 F`w
g`uid e ph`pih s` rhk`wkhd r̀ tfhnr nkthiihgt ekd w`rb htfng
stkd tfhjshivhs s` g`jpihthiy hksievhd t` mr`up-tfnkb ekd
piukmhd nkt` ̀ linvn`k0
]fy dnd tfh purp`sh ` inh g`jh t` rhqunrh tfh pursunt `
dhetf0 Thsh erh quhstn`ks tfet N g`kthjpiethd … `r jeky
yhers … `dey„s Xknthd Wteths ` Ejhrnge f`ids eii ` tfh
ekswhrs t` wfet N `kgh g`ksndhrhd tfh derb jysthry ` fns-
t`ry tfet wes Kezn Mhrjeky. N k`w bk`w f`w nt ns tfet e
ketn`k usf wntf prndh `vhr nts thgfk`i`mngei edvekghjhkt
ekd jethrnei egg`jpinsfjhkt gek hktfusnestngeiiy surrhkdhr
nts fujeknty `r tfh sebh ` lhtthrnkm jekbnkd.
N k`w bk`w tfet nt ns e rhietnvhiy snjpih ekd hesy tfnkm t`
dhstkh tfh nkg`kvhknhkt `r ukettregtnvh inh `ut ` hxnsthkgh
stmuretnvhiy ekd rfht`rngeiiy s` tfet nt jnmft ̀ kh dey lh d`kh
ewey wntf inthreiiy. N k`w bk`w tfet e ketn`k tfet ns Gfrnstnek
nk kejh `kiy ns k` ertfhr r`j fhiinsf lerlernsj tfek tfet
wfngf `phkiy pr`hsshs eiihmnekgh t` e pemek m`d `r k` m`d
et eii.
N k`w bk`w tfet tfh petfs ̀ fnst`rng Mhrjeky ekd g`kthj-
p`rery Ejhrnge erh `ukdhd `k e s`ind, giher, ekd p`whrui
inkh ` i`mng. Nt eii lhmnks wntf `kh snjpih, eii-hkg`jpessnkm
ekd w`ridvnhw dhstknkm prnkgnpih? Thrh ns k` M`d.>
> Wg`tt Eiek Luss, Cnrh Lrhetfnkm Gfrnstneks, 8-5>3.
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Ejhrnge fes k`t lhhk er lhfnkd Hur`ph nk jeky esphgts ̀ s`gnhty.
N tfhrh wes hvhr e tnjh `r Gfrnstneks t` sf`ut r`j tfh r```ps ekd
werk `tfhrs, tfet tnjh ns k`w.
Eutf`r ekd redn` f`st, Oek Jerbhii ` @invh rhh Jnknstrnhs, send
nt ns fujek keturh t` eii`w g`jpr`jnsh t` mht tfh lhst ` us. Nk e 71s whrh
pr`jnshd e rhturk t` tfh ’mi`ry deys.‚ M`vhrkjhkt sterthd t` penkt e
pngturh ̀ tfh m``d inh rhturknkm, lut ̀ kiy n m`vhrkjhkt g`uid lhg`jh
tfhnr m`d.Th ph`pih tf`umft tfet wes e mrhet ndhe, fekmnkm ̀ kt` hvhry pr`jnsh
` ’f`ph ekd gfekmh.‚ Thy snjpiy fed k` ndhe Fntihr„s gfekmh w`uid
geush tfh swestnbe t` lh lurkhd egr`ss tfh vhry elrng ` Hur`ph. @kgh
Mhrjeky lhmek nts treks`rjetn`k, tfhy i``bhd tfh `tfhr wey es tfh
supp`shd ’m``d inh‚ wes m`nkm t` rhturk `r tfhj ‗ `r s` tfhy tf`umft.
F`ph ekd gfekmh emhkts eiweys pr`jnsh ut`pne, ekd Ejhrnge prhshkts
s`jh feuktnkm g`jperns`ks t` Kezn Mhrjeky.Bhhp nk jnkd tfns ns lut e sht-up r̀ tfh Ektngfrnst. ]fet ns fepphk-
nkm nk Ejhrnge ekd er`ukd tfh w`rid ns pevnkm tfh wey `r tfh uitnjeth
m`vhrkjhkt tfet wnii lh m`d t` tfh ph`pih. Th ’jek ` iewihsskhss‚
ns wentnkm nk tfh wnkms, lut Ohsus Gfrnst wnii uitnjethiy lrnkm m`diy
m`vhrkjhkt t` tfh w`rid durnkm tfh jniihkknuj.
Fhrh„s e pertnei inst ̀ feuktnkm g`jperns`ks lhtwhhk Kezn Mhrjeky
ekd Ejhrnge?• Th dhjnsh ` gepnteinsj wes g`jpihth ekd tfh rnsh `
s`gneinsj wes egghpthd.
• Chw linkbhd wfhk preyhr wes tebhk `ut ̀ sgf``i nk 5>78.
• Deygerh renshd tfh gfnidrhk ̀ Mhrjeky nk tfh 5>71s ekd
5>41s.
• Gfrnstjes ekd Hesthr whrh tebhk `ut ` tfh Mhrjek pul-
ing sgf``is.
• W`gneinzhd jhdngnkh runkhd tfh Mhrjek fheitfgerh systhj.
Th hidhriy ekd fekdngepphd whrh jermnkeinzhd.
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• El`rtn`k lhgejh tfh khw k`rjei ekd wes hvhk hxphgthd.
• Qrnveth hdugetn`k wes m`kh ly 5>76.
• M`vhrkjhkt sphkdnkm sbyr`gbhthd ekd k` ̀ kh send e w`rd.exetn`k s`erhd t` 61 phrghkt.
• Cnrst tfhrh wes muk rhmnstretn`k `ii`whd ly muk g`kstsge-
tn`k ly tfh Kezns.
• Crhh sphhgf mredueiiy edhd. Th khwspephrs ekd `tfhr
jhdne pr`gienjhd tfh pr`-m`vhrkjhkt sndh ` e st`ry.
• Th mrhhk emhkde wes ed`pthd es nt wes sthhphd nk pemek-
nsj2 Fntihr i`vhd pemeknsj.
• M`vhrkjhkt spynkm whkt ̀ fi tfh gferts.
• Gfnidrhk sekm s`kms ` prensh t` Fntihr.
• Mhrjeks whrh sphiil`ukd ly tfh mrhet `ret`ry sbniis `
Fntihr. Fh g`uidk„t p`ssnliy fevh lhhk iynkm t` tfhj.
• Th gfurgf nk Mhrjeky dnd k`t wekt t` jebh wevhs2 nt dnd
k`t wekt t` tegbih g`ktr`vhrsy. Quipnts w`uid khvhr eddrhssshrn`us nssuhs `r p`intngs.
• Th gfurgf nk Mhrjeky wes sthhrhd nkt` jystngnsj, nkgiud-
nkm vern`us jhdntetǹ ks ekd ̀ tfhr dhghptn`ks. Fntihr bkhw
tfns w`uid whebhk tfh gfurgf ekd jebh nt nkhfihgtnvh.
J`st, lut k`t eii gfurgfhs nk Mhrjeky, whrh rnddihd wntf
g`jpr`jnsh.
• Jeky pest`rs nk Mhrjeky wekthd t` lh p`puier ekd stkdev`r wntf tfh m`vhrkjhkt. Thy dnd k`t wekt t` `fihkd
eky`kh.51
D` y`u k`tngh eky snjnierntnhs nk Ejhrnge t`dey0 Jerbhii eddhd,
’Q`intngei g`rrhgtkhss t`dey ns, nkdhhd, e jnrr`r ` tfh lhmnkknkms `
Fntihr„s rhnmk gnrge 5>77,‚ ekd jeky gntnzhks ` Kezn Mhrjeky egghpthd
Fntihr„s tegtngs ekd ektn-Whjntnsj lhgeush tfhy sew nt es e jheks t` ek
hkd. Ejhrnge ekd tfh w`rid erh fhednkm t`werd hxegtiy wfet tfh Lnlihprhdngthd.
51 Oek Jerbhii, ’F`ph ekd Gfekmh? Feuktnkm G`jperns`ks,‚ Jey 57,
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]h dnd k`t wekt t` lhinhvh tfh X.W. m`vhrkjhkt g`uid lhg`jh m`d,
lut tfet tnjh ns fhrh. M`d„s ph`pih just lh ̀ k fnmf eihrt. Qiegnkm m`vhrk-
jhkt ̀ r p`intngs ̀ r ph`pih el`vh Fnj ns nd`ietry. E dnshesh-inbh epetfy ns
nkhgtnkm jeky ` `ur fherts es j`rh gfurgfhs gi`sh d`wk w`ridwndh.
N gejh egr`ss e khws rhp`rt el`ut Hkmiekd wfngf jhktn`khd tfet
Uuhhk Hinzelhtf, durnkm fhr g`r`ketn`k nk 5>87, pr`jnshd t` jenktenk
tfh iews ` M`d ekd tfh truh pr`hssn`k ` tfh m`sphi, lut tfh rhp`rt
gienjhd, ’Lrntenk t`dey ns et wer wntf tfh m`sphi ‗ ekd wntf ntshi.‚ E
jessnvh j`vh t` prnvetnzh rhinmn`k hkg`jpesshs tfh g`uktry. Nk `tfhr
w`rds, y`u gek fevh y`ur entf es i`km es y`u d`k„t lrnkm nt nkt` tfh
w`rbpiegh ekd efihgt `tfhr ph`pih2 oust bhhp nt t` y`urshi. N y`u erh v`gei el`ut y`ur Gfrnstnek entf, y`u rnsb lhnkm dhj`thd `r strhd.
W`ukd ejniner0
Th rhp`rt g`ktnkuhd wntf tfh mrnj rheinty?
Ly s`jh hstnjeths, nt fes ̀ kiy tebhk thk yhers t` eij`st g`j-
pihthiy ukdhrjnkh Lrntenk„s Gfrnstnek fhrntemh. Lerrnkm e sud-
dhk j`vh ` M`d, nt„s inbhiy t` tebh er i`kmhr t` rhst`rh nt.55
Ns wfet wh„rh shhnkm nk Lrntenk nkhvntelih nk Ejhrnge0 Ekd n s`,
f`w jugf tnjh d` wh fevh0 ]h bk`w M`d gek d` eii tfnkms ekd Fh
wnii dhthrjnkh tfh `utg`jh, lut ns tfhrh e p`nkt wh wnii g`kgiudh tfh
dhgeynkm guiturh ns lhy`kd rhpenr0
]ntf eii tfet ns fepphknkm er`ukd us, hsphgneiiy wntf tfh
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fhert ` Lred`rd, Hdwerds, Inkg`ik, J``dy, L`kf`hfihr, ]fnthsthid,
`r Wukdey. M`d snjpiy wekts y`u!
Qr`vhrls 54?74 (HWS) steths, \nmfth`uskhss hxeits e ketn`k, lut snk ns
e rhpr`egf t` eky ph`pih. Ejhrnge wnii hntfhr edvekgh t`werd e M`d-shkt
rhvnvei `r ek nrrhvhrsnlih dhginkh2 nt dhphkds `k tfh g`ursh Gfrnstneks
gf``sh. ]nii wh stekd `r rnmfth`uskhss nk guiturh0
C`r fukdrhds ̀ yhers, fnst`rneks ekd sgf`iers fevh studnhd ekd hveiu-
ethd egt`rs tfet fevh geushd tfh dhstrugtn`k ` mrhet hjpnrhs. \hvnvei
prhegfhr Ei ]fnttnkmfnii, ` Ejlessed`rs `r Gfrnst Nkthrketn`kei,
dhgierhd tfet tfh `ii`wnkm gekk`t lh rhuthd ly ek f`khst phrs`k?
Wgf`iers inbh Hdwerd Mnll`k, wf` wr`th tfh giessng ’Th
Dhginkh ekd Ceii ̀ tfh \`jek Hjpnrh,‚ ekd Erk`id `yklhh,
wf` wr`th ’E Wtudy ` Fnst`ry,‚ fevh sht ̀ rtf nk mrhet giernty
ekd dhteni tfet twhkty-`kh ` tfh iest mrhet hjpnrhs `k hertf
eii sf`whd tfh sejh g`jj`k snmks ̀ dhginkh oust lh`rh tfhy
dnss`ivhd ekd dnseppherhd r`j w`rid fnst`ry.
Th W`gnei Wyjpt`js?5. Ek nkgrhesh nk iewihsskhss ekd pr`j`tn`k ` tfh wr`km
ph`pih.
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ĥs, wh erh surr`ukdhd ly hvni. @ur j`rei ekd spnrntuei `ukdetn`ks
fevh lhhk ettegbhd ekd sfebhk2 tfh weiis erh g`iiepsnkm, lut ̀ ur nkstrug-
tn`k r`j M`d„s ]`rd ns t` trust Fnj ekd m`! Qrey, prhegf, sfnkh e inmft
`k tfh derbkhss, phrshvhrnkm uktni Gfrnst rhturks `r tebhs us f`jh.
Ejhrnge„s `kgh mrhet weiis ` entf, j`reinty, ekd rhhd`j erh
grujlinkm, lut et ihest tfhy erh k`t dhstr`yhd t` inthrei pnihs ` st`khs.
Nk 448 LG, tfh weiis ` tfh `kgh mrhet gnty ` Ohruseihj whrh nk runks2
phrshgutn`k s`erhd ekd tfh Nsrehinths whrh dnsphrshd. Dnd M`d prhperh
ek erjy t` wnph `ut tfhnr hkhjnhs ekd rhlunid tfh gnty0 K`ph. Fh
renshd up `kh jek.
Khfhjnef wes e r`yei guplherhr t` Ertexhrxhs, tfh bnkm ` Qhrsne.Ehr iherknkm el`ut tfh g`kdntn`k ` Ohruseihj nkgiudnkm e rhjkekt
` M`d„s ph`pih, Khfhjnef lhgejh g`kghrkhd. Fh whpt ekd preyhd
ekd echr jeky deys, Khfhjnef wes g`jphiihd t` tebh egtn`k. N wh
erh fhertlr`bhk ̀ vhr tfh i`st ekd upsht el`ut tfh g`kdntn`k ̀ ̀ ur ̀ wk
gnty, g`uktry, `r gfurgf, erh wh wniinkm t` spheb up0
Khfhjnef bkhw M`d wes ihednkm fnj t` tebh e sthp ` entf, s` fh
preyhd r̀ ekd rhghnvhd ev`r r`j tfh bnkm. Fh eis` g`khsshd fns snks,es whii es tfh epetfy ekd snks ` M`d„s ph`pih. ]h gek iherk r`j fns
hxejpih. Nk tfh jndst ` jessnvh `pp`sntn`k ekd rndnguih, fh survhyhd
tfh eiihk gnty, reiinhd tfh rhjkekt, ekd whkt t` w`rb `k rhst`rnkm tfh
weiis. J`st njp`rtektiy, f`whvhr, Khfhjnef ekd Hzre fhiphd rhst`rh
tfh ph`pih ekd lrnkm tfhj legb t` `lhdnhkgh t` M`d.
]h just ̀ vhrg`jh tfh thjptetn`k t` shhb ̀ ur ̀ wk g`j`rt ̀ r w`ridiy
sugghss. Nksthed, wh erh t` i`vh ekd trust Ohsus Gfrnst, ekd spheb el`ut`ur entf wntf g`kstdhkgh. Wnkgh wh gekk`t p`ssnliy bk`w f`w jugf
tnjh wh fevh ih, wh fed lhtthr lh el`ut tfh I`rd„s lusnkhss ‗ prhegf-
nkm tfh m``d khws ekd geiinkm Gfrnstneks legb t` M`d.
Thrh`rh sey t` tfhj, ‖Tus seys tfh I@\D ` f`sts, ’\hturk
t` Jh,‚ dhgierhs tfh I@\D ` f`sts, ’tfet N jey rhturk t` y`u,‚
seys tfh I@\D ` f`sts. (_hgfernef 5?7)
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K@T EWFEJHD @C TFH M@WQHI
K`w echr O`fk fed lhhk tebhk nkt` gust`dy, Ohsus gejh nkt`
Meinihh, prhegfnkm tfh m`sphi ` M`d, ekd seynkm, ’Th tnjh
ns uistiihd, ekd tfh bnkmd`j ` M`d ns et fekd2 rhphkt ekd
lhinhvh nk tfh m`sphi.‚
Jerb 5?54-58
K`w N jebh bk`wk t` y`u, lrhtfrhk, tfh m`sphi wfngf N prhegfhd
t` y`u, wfngf eis` y`u rhghnvhd, nk wfngf eis` y`u stekd, ly
wfngf eis` y`u erh sevhd, n y`u f`id est tfh w`rd wfngf N
prhegfhd t` y`u, ukihss y`u lhinhvhd nk venk. C`r N dhinvhrhd
t` y`u es ` strst njp`rtekgh wfet N eis` rhghnvhd, tfet Gfrnstdnhd `r `ur snks egg`rdnkm t` tfh Wgrnpturhs, ekd tfet Fh wes
lurnhd, ekd tfet Fh wes renshd `k tfh tfnrd dey egg`rdnkm t`
tfh Wgrnpturhs.
5 G`rnktfneks 58?5-4
Nk 5>38 tfh hpng rhinmn`us j`vnh Th Mrhethst Wt`ry Hvhr `id wesrhiheshd, rhthiinkm tfh st`ry ` Ohsus Gfrnst r`j Fns fujlih lnrtf
ekd Fns thegfnkms tfr`umf tfh grugnstxn`k ekd rhsurrhgtn`k. Th jhdne
ekd grntngs et tfh tnjh mevh nt hxghiihkt rhvnhws ekd s`jh hvhk revhd
el`ut tfh lrniinekt ekd nkspnrnkm, Lnlih-leshd pr`dugtn`k. njhs fevh
gfekmhd2 lut tfh m`sphi fes k`t.
Th m`sphi, ebe tfh ’m``d khws,‚ ns tfh mrhethst mn M`d fes mnvhk
tfh gfurgf, lhgeush nts jhssemh ns el`ut Ohsus Gfrnst ` Kezerhtf, tfh
mrhethst trhesurh M`d fes mnvhk tfh w`rid. Inbh tfh ep`stih Qeui, wh
erh t` dhinvhr t` `tfhrs wfet wh eis` rhghnvhd, lhgeush ph`pih„s seive-
tn`k dhphkds `k nt. K` `kh w`uid bhhp tfh lhst khws nk tfh uknvhrsh
t` tfhjshivhs ‗ w`uid tfhy0
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Es g`jjntthd Gfrnstneks, ̀ ur prn`rnty nk tfns inh just lh t` g`ksns-
thktiy lhinhvh, invh, ekd dhinvhr t` ̀ tfhrs tfh jhssemh el`ut Ohsus Gfrnst
ekd tfh trutf el`ut Fns inh, thegfnkms, dhetf, rhsurrhgtn`k, ekd esghk-
sn`k. C`r tf`sh wf` fevh lhinhvhd ekd fevh g`khsshd Ohsus es I`rd,
`ur tngbht ns pukgfhd ekd `ur piegh nk M`d„s prhshkgh ns rhshrvhd `r
hthrknty! @ur entf ns nk Fnj ekd `ur f`ph ns nk fhevhk.
Hvhry phrs`k einvh t`dey ekd wf` fes hvhr invhd wnii stekd `k `kh
sndh ̀ hthrknty ̀ r tfh ̀ tfhr. Th uknvhrsh rhv`ivhs er`ukd tfh j`st pnv-
`tei hvhkt nk tfh fnst`ry ` tfh w`rid? Th rhsurrhgtn`k ` Ohsus Gfrnst2
tfh hthrkei W`k, `kh wntf tfh Cetfhr ekd tfh Wpnrnt, ekd tfh hxegt rhp-
rhshktetn`k ` M`d„s keturh.Ohsus wniinkmiy ihc Fns mi`ry ekd tfh prhshkgh ` tfh Cetfhr t` lh
g`kghnvhd ly tfh F`iy Wpnrnt nk e vnrmnk„s w`jl ekd l`rk nkt` `ur
etj`spfhrh `k hertf es l`tf M`d ekd jek. Fh invhd e snkihss inh nk
`lhdnhkgh t` tfh iews ` M`d. Fh wes leptnzhd, prhegfhd rhphktekgh,
ekd teumft M`d„s ]`rd t` tfh ph`pih.
Ohsus sufihrhd M`d„s wretf `k tfh gr`ss ekd dnhd nk `ur piegh. Fh
`fihrhd Fnjshi es ek egghptelih segrnstgh `r jekbnkd„s snks. Fh weslurnhd nk e muerdhd t`jl ekd renshd r`j tfh dhed `k tfh tfnrd dey,
oust es Fh pr`jnshd. Fh eppherhd t` fns dnsgnpihs ekd jeky `tfhrs ‗
hyh wntkhsshs ‗ `vhr e phrn`d ` `rty deys, ekd nk tfhnr prhshkgh Fh
esghkdhd t` tfh fhevhks. Bk`wnkm Ohsus ns einvh ekd nkthrghdnkm `r us
et tfh Cetfhr„s rnmft fekd, wh gek dhgierh, ’Fh invhs!‚
Ek hjpty t`jl sf`uts tfh miernkm hvndhkgh ekd mi`rn`us trutf ̀ tfh
rhsurrhgtn`k. K`tfnkm g`jperhs t` tfns, tfh j`st ej`us fnst`rngei hvhktnk tfh w`rid„s hxnsthkgh ekd tfh mrhethst khws hvhr t`id jekbnkd. ]h
gek ush jeky jhtf`ds t` rhegf tfh i`st, lut `kiy `kh jhssemh ns jem-
knstghkt ekd p`whrui hk`umf t` sevh. Nk `rdhr t` sferh tfh m`sphi j`st
hfihgtnvhiy, wh just strst ukdhrstekd ekd lhinhvh tfh jhssemh ̀ urshivhs.
Th m`sphi ns k`t s`jh `rjuie `r e snjpih ’snkkhr„s preyhr.‚ Nt
hkg`jpesshs tfh hktnrh Lnlih es nts rejhw`rb wntf pihkty ̀ legbmr`ukd
shttnkm tfh stemh. Nts trutf gek treks`rj `ur invhs ekd nts p`whr gek
sevh tfh w`rst ` snkkhrs.
]ntf tfh nkgrhesnkm ettegbs ̀ k rhh sphhgf ekd rhinmn`us hxprhssn`k
nk Ejhrnge t`dey, d` y`u shh f`w njp`rtekt nt ns `r us t` lh elih t`
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prhegf tfh m`sphi0 Tns lesng rhhd`j ns efihgthd ly p`intngs, iews, ekd
m`vhrkjhkt. Hkhjnhs ` Gfrnstneknty wnii k`t rhihkt nk tfhnr emhkde
t` squhigf tfh jhktn`k ` snks tfhy hkd`rsh, lut wfhk pusf g`jhs t`
sf`vh, wh just `lhy M`d retfhr tfek jek. Wpheb tfh trutf ekd ihevh
tfh rhsuits t` Fnj.
Wnkgh wh fevh rhghnvhd ekd egghpthd tfh m`sphi, wh just rhohgt tfh
w`rid lhgeush tfh tw` erh nk `pp`sntn`k t` hegf `tfhr. Tns gek prhs-
hkt e pr`lihj `r jeky ` us. N wh i`vh Ohsus, wh wnii `lhy Fnj (O`fk
54?58), lut n wh i`vh tfh w`rid, wh wnii hkd up `ii`wnkm ekytfnkm hish
hxghpt Fnj. Lhgeush tfns thjp`rery hertf ns pessnkm ewey ekd wh erh
eghd wntf ek hthrknty tfet wnii k`t went, tfh gf`ngh sf`uid lh giher.
TFH EXTF@\NT^ @C OHWXW
Mhttnkm geumft up nk invnkm `r t`dey geushs us t` i`sh `ur hthrkei phr-
sphgtnvh. Lhgeush ` tfns, rhquhkt rhjnkdhrs erh khghssery `r us t`
rh`gus `ur invhs ekd prn`rntnhs. Ohsus khvhr t`id lhinhvhrs t` jebh es
jugf j`khy es p`ssnlih, fevh uk, tebh vegetn`ks, rhiex, ekd hvhktu-
eiiy rhtnrh. Fns jhssemh wes t` shhb strst tfh bnkmd`j ` M`d ekd Fnsrnmfth`uskhss (Jettfhw 3?77), trustnkm tfh Cetfhr `r hvhrytfnkm wh
khhd nk tfns inh. Thk Fh send ’m`.‚
Thrh`rh m` ekd jebh dnsgnpihs ̀ eii ketn`ks, leptnznkm tfhj
nk tfh kejh ` tfh Cetfhr ekd ` tfh W`k ekd ` tfh F`iy Wpnrnt,
ekd thegfnkm tfhj t` ̀ lhy hvhrytfnkm N fevh g`jjekdhd y`u.
Ekd surhiy N ej wntf y`u eiweys, t` tfh vhry hkd ` tfh emh
(Jettfhw -
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gejh ly knmft ekd st`ih Fnj ewey wfnih wh whrh esihhp.„ Ekd
n tfns sf`uid g`jh t` tfh m`vhrk`r„s hers, wh wnii wnk fnj ̀ vhr
ekd bhhp y`u ̀ ut ̀ tr`ulih.‚ Ekd tfhy t``b tfh j`khy ekd dnd
es tfhy fed lhhk nkstrugthd2 ekd tfns st`ry wes wndhiy sprhed
ej`km tfh Ohws, ekd ns t` tfns dey (Jettfhw -
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]fhk tfh dnsgnpihs st``d up t` tfrhets ̀ tfh p`intngei ekd rhinmn`us
ihedhrs, tfhy whrh lihsshd. Thy njjhdnethiy whkt legb t` tfhnr rnhkds,
ekd d` y`u bk`w wfet tfhy dnd0 Thy eii preyhd `r j`rh l`idkhss!
(F`w `hk d` y`u ekd N prey `r g`kstdhkgh t` spheb M`d„s ]`rd0)
Ekd k`w, I`rd, tebh k`th ` tfhnr tfrhets, ekd mrekt tfet `̂ur
l`kd-shrvekts jey spheb ̂ `ur w`rd wntf eii g`kstdhkgh (Egts 4?).
Es e rhsuit, tfh F`iy Wpnrnt tfet Ohsus shkt durnkm Qhkthg`st gejh
legb ̀ k tfh sghkh t` stii, hjp`whr, ekd strhkmtfhk tfhj. Thnr preyhrs
whrh ekswhrhd lhgeush vhrsh 75 seys tfhy tfhk sp`bh tfh w`rd ` M`d
wntf l`idkhss. F`w hxgntnkm nk tf`sh heriy tnjhs ` tfh gfurgf wfhk
tf`usekds ` lhinhvhrs whrh eddhd t` tfhnr kujlhrs `k e deniy lesns.
Iubh eddhd e hw j`rh dhtenis el`ut tfhnr sugghss.
Ekd wntf mrhet p`whr tfh ep`stihs whrh mnvnkm thstnj`ky t` tfh
rhsurrhgtn`k ` tfh I`rd Ohsus, ekd elukdekt mregh wes up`k
tfhj eii (Egts 4?77).
Thsh whrh tfh sejh jhk wf` deys herinhr g`whrhd nk e i`gbhd
r``j es tfh l`dy ̀ Ohsus iey nk e t`jl. Thsh whrh jhk wf` invhd wntfOhsus ekd whrh pert ` Fns jnknstry `r tfrhh yhers. Thsh whrh r`umf,
`rdnkery, ukhdugethd jhk wf` est`knsfhd tfh fnmf-rekbnkm rhinmn`us
ihedhrs ` Ohruseihj ly tfhnr entf, bk`wihdmh, ekd pr`giejetn`k `
Wgrnpturh t` tfh p`nkt ` geusnkm tfh ruihrs, hidhrs, ekd thegfhrs ` tfh
iew tebh k`th tfet tfhsh jhk fed lhhk wntf Ohsus (Egts 4?57).
Njemnkh lhnkm `ut nk puling pessn`kethiy dnsgussnkm M`d„s ]`rd
ekd `vhrfhernkm s`jh`kh sey y`u just fevh lhhk sphkdnkm tnjh wntf
Ohsus. ]fet e g`jpinjhkt! ]fhk wh nkvhst queinty tnjh wntf `ur I`rd
ekd Wevn`r, `ur gferegthr, entf, ekd invhs wnii rhhgt Fns nkuhkgh.
Th p`whr ekd trutf ` tfh m`sphi bhpt drnvnkm tfh dnsgnpihs2 nt
sf`uid drnvh us es whii.
]fhk g`uktihss Gfrnstneks nk Ejhrnge, hvhk nk tfh egh ` `pp`sn-
tn`k inbh tfh heriy dnsgnpihs, sey ’wh gekk`t bhhp snihkt‚ ekd prey `r
l`idkhss t` sferh Fns ]`rd nk tfh jndst ` f`stninty, M`d wnii ekswhr
ly hjp`whrnkm us t` d` Fns w`rb ekd ly g`vhrnkm us wntf tfh mregh
wh khhd.
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HSH\IEWTNKM M@D
Lhnkm `kh wntf tfh hthrkei M`d, Ohsus grhethd eii tfnkms, nkgiud-
nkm us (Mhkhsns 5?
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hxhgutn`k ekd t``b Fns shet et tfh rnmft fekd ̀ M`d tfh Cetfhr„s tfr`kh
(Fhlrhws 5
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fes trejpihd ukdhr ``t tfh W`k ` M`d, ekd fes rhmerdhd es
ukgihek tfh li``d ` tfh g`vhkekt ly wfngf fh wes sekgtnsthd,
ekd fes nksuithd tfh Wpnrnt ` mregh0 (Fhlrhws 51?)
Qhrfeps sevnkm pr`hssnkm Gfrnstneks eirhedy wntfnk tfh gfurgf
jnmft lh j`rh dnguit tfek sevnkm tf`sh `utsndh tfh gfurgf lhgeush
fhipnkm s`jh`kh wf` d`hsk„t tfnkb tfhy erh sngb ns ferd. ]h d` k`t inbh
lhnkm g`kvngthd ly tfh F`iy Wpnrnt, g`rrhgthd ly `tfhrs, `r g`kr`kthd
el`ut snk `r spnrntuei epetfy nk `ur invhs.
N wh erh dns`lhdnhkt t` M`d, f`w nk m``d g`ksgnhkgh gek wh prhegf
tfh m`sphi ` rhphktekgh t` `tfhrs0 eib el`ut ek nkthrkei g`ktredng-
tn`k. N fevh shhk prndh rher nts umiy fhed nk jy `wk inh es whii es nk
vern`us gfurgf ekd jnknstry ihedhrs. M`d feths prndh ekd s`jh sey nt
ns e fumh pr`lihj t`dey nk tfh gfurgf. N wh erh k`t wniinkm t` tebh e
prhsgrnptn`k t` mht fheitfy, wfy sf`uid `tfhrs tebh nt0
Nk ̀ rdhr t` gurh e dnshesh, e m``d d`gt`r wnii strst dnemk`sh tfh pr`lihj,
ndhktny wfet nt ns, wfet geushd nt, ekd tfhk thii tfh petnhkt wfet khhds
t` lh d`kh. Tns nkgiudhs ek hxpieketn`k ` f`w t` trhet tfh dnshesh. E
d`gt`r d`hsk„t feth fns petnhkts snjpiy lhgeush fh t`id tfhj tfh trutf.]fet„s jy p`nkt0 ]h gek (ekd sf`uid) teib jugf el`ut tfh i`vh ̀
M`d, lut wh erh d`nkm tfh m`sphi ekd tf`sh wf` fher us e dnsshrvngh n
wh d` k`t eis` teib el`ut snk ekd tfh wretf ` M`d.
Thrh erh jeky syjpt`js ̀ tfh dnshesh (snk), lut M`d fes pr`vndhd
e gurh (Ohsus Gfrnst) `r tfh geush ekd fes mnvhk us e wrntthk prhsgrnp-
tn`k (tfh Lnlih) t` `ii`w. Th Mrhet Qfysngnek ns eiweys `k geii, s` iht
us spheb el`ut tfh `kiy rhjhdy ekd bhhp rhhrrnkm ph`pih t` Fnj!
WNK EKD TFH IE]? E G\XGNEI QE\T
@C TFH M@WQHI JHWWEMH
N lhinhvh nt„s oust es njp`rtekt t` g`ksndhr tfh led khws nk ̀ rdhr t` veiuh
tfh m``d. N Ohsus truiy sevhd us, sf`uid wh k t̀ ukdhrstekd hxegtiy wfet
Fh sevhd us r`j, s` wh gek uiiy epprhgneth tfet nkt` wfngf wh erh
sevhd0 Fh rhdhhjhd us r`j tfh gursh ̀ tfh iew (Meietneks 7?57), ekd wherh sevhd r`j tfh wretf ` M`d ekd hthrkei puknsfjhkt `r `ur snks.
]h erh k` i`kmhr g`kdhjkhd lhgeush wh erh ’nk Gfrnst‚ (\`jeks 6?5).
Wnk shpereths us r`j tfh prhshkgh ` M`d. ]fhk wh snk, `ur
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g`jjukn`k ekd hii`wsfnp wntf tfh I`rd ns lr`bhk. N wh d` k`t rhphkt
r`j `ur snks, M`d wnii k`t `rmnvh us, lut `kgh wh d` turk t` Fnj
ekd rhphkt, ̀ ur rhietn`ksfnp ns rhst`rhd. Wnk ns iewihsskhss (5 O`fk 7?4),
ekd M`d ushs `ur hhinkms ` munit t` werk us el`ut vn`ietnkm Fns iew.
M`d„s f`inkhss ekd phrhgtn`k rhqunrh puknsfjhkt `r eii snk. Lh`rh wh
rhphkthd ekd turkhd t` M`d, wh whrh fhid rhsp`ksnlih. Lh`rh Gfrnst
ekd wntf`ut Fnj, wh whrh munity es gfermhd ekd hthrkeiiy g`kdhjkhd.
]rntnkm t` Gfrnstneks nk \`jh, tfh ep`stih Qeui hjpfesnzhd tfh
egt wh erh eii ukdhr snk?
Thrh ns k`kh rnmfth`us, k`t hvhk ̀ kh2 Thrh ns k`kh wf` ukdhr-
stekds, Thrh ns k`kh wf` shhbs `r M`d2 Eii fevh turkhd esndh,
t`mhtfhr tfhy fevh lhg`jh ushihss2 Thrh ns k`kh wf` d`hs m``d,
Thrh ns k`t hvhk `kh (\`jeks 7?51-5
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Jy f`ph ns k`t lhgeush N ej k`t e snkkhr, lut lhgeush N ej e
snkkhr `r wf`j Gfrnst dnhd. Jy trust ns k`t tfet N ej f`iy,
lut tfet, lhnkm ukf`iy, Gfrnst dnhd `r jh. Jy rhst ns, fhrh,
k`t nk wfet N ej, `r sfeii lh, `r hhi, `r bk`w, lut nk wfet
Gfrnst ns ekd just lh, ‗ nk wfet Gfrnst dnd, ekd ns stnii d`nkm
es Fh stekds lh`rh y`kdhr tfr`kh ` mi`ry.
W`jh sey wh sf`uid mht rnd ̀ tfh iew, lut wh bk`w tfh Iew ns m``d n
nt ns ushd pr`phriy. Iew ns k`t jedh `r e rnmfth`us phrs`k, lut `r tf`sh
wf` erh iewihss ekd rhlhiin`us, `r tfh ukm`diy ekd snkkhrs (5 nj`tfy
5?6-55). Ohsus gejh t` hertf k`t t` el`insf tfh iew, lut t` uistii tfh iew
es tfh stkei segrnstgh `r snk, `kgh ekd `r eii ph`pih, hstelinsfnkm e khw
g`vhkekt `r ’thstejhkt‚ nk fns li``d tfr`umf tfh gr`ss.
Tekbs t` Ohsus, lhinhvhrs fevh rnmft stekdnkm lh`rh M`d lhgeush
Gfrnst ns tfh hkd ` tfh iew `r rnmfth`uskhss t` hvhry`kh wf` lhinhvhs
(\`jeks 51?4). M`d„s i`vh `r us gekk`t lh uiiy ukdhrst``d n wh thii
`tfhrs el`ut Gfrnst„s dhetf `k tfh gr`ss wntf`ut hxpienknkm snk. Lhnkm
ketureiiy prndhui, wh just lh sf`wk tfh njp`ssnlninty ` lhnkm m``d
hk`umf, ekd `ur wrhtgfhdkhss g`jperhd t` Fns f`inkhss, s` wh gekepprhgneth tfh mregh ` M`d ekd tfh rhh mnc ` seivetn`k tfet wh d`
k`t dhshrvh!
Fevnkm tfh ukdhrstekdnkm Ohsus dnhd nk `ur piegh es e sulstntuth
ekd Fns dhetf wes e pr`pntnetn`k (setnsynkm M`d„s iew) `r tfh snks `
tfh w`rid, wh gek k`t `kiy epprhgneth M`d„s i`vh, lut wh gek prhegf
tfh m`sphi wntf hvhk j`rh mretntudh. Th tfh`i`my ̀ et`khjhkt ns eis`
njp`rtekt fhrh. Et`khjhkt ns tfh d`gtrnkh ̀ rhg`kgninkm M`d ekd jek-bnkd, wfngf wes egg`jpinsfhd tfr`umf tfh segrnstgh ̀ Ohsus Gfrnst. Fh
truiy lrndmhs tfh mep lhtwhhk e f`iy, rnmfth`us M`d ekd stitfy, snkui
jek. Tns ns eii pert ` tfh m``d khws.
]fet fepphks wfhk wh snk echr wh fevh trusthd nk Ohsus ekd fevh
lhhk `rmnvhk0 N wh g`khss ̀ ur snks, Fh ns entfui ekd rnmfth`us t` `rmnvh
us `ur snks ekd t` giheksh us r`j eii ukrnmfth`uskhss (5 O`fk 5?>). Nt„s
eii g`vhrhd. Th stknth dhlt fes lhhk pend ly ek nkstknth M`d `kgh ekd`r eii. ’Eii‚ jheks eii! Fh Fnjshi ns tfh pr`pntnetn`k `r `ur snks2 ekd
k`t `kiy `r `urs `kiy, lut eis` `r tf`sh ` tfh wf`ih w`rid (5 O`fk
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wh erh g`jjekdhd t` rhsnst tfh hkhjy ekd turk r`j snk, Ohsus tfh
rnmfth`us, stekds lhtwhhk us ekd tfh Cetfhr es `ur Edv`geth. ]h oust
fevh t` lhinhvh.
Jnssn`kery, pest`r, ekd wrnthr Ekdrhw Jurrey `kgh send?
` g`kvnkgh tfh w`rid ` tfh trutf ` Gfrnstneknty, nt just
strst lh g`kvnkghd ` snk. Nt ns `kiy snk tfet rhkdhrs Gfrnst
nkthiinmnlih.54
Nk \`jeks 3?).
Nk eddntn`k, tfh m`sphi shhjs t` fevh i`st nts epphei. Nt ns k t̀ lhgeush
tfh jheknkm fes dnjnknsfhd, lut j`st inbhiy lhgeush s`jh fevh eithrhd
tfh jhssemh t` stt tfh t`ihrekt tnjhs nk wfngf wh invh. M`d„s i`vh ekd
mregh jey shhj inbh e j`rh g`jpessn`keth jhssemh t` hjpfesnzh.
]fhk tfh trutf el`ut snk, tfh rheinty ` fhii, ekd tfh shvhrnty ` M`d„s
oudmjhkt erh k`t uiiy pr`gienjhd, f`whvhr, ph`pih eni t` eddrhss tfhnr
mrhethst khhd ‗ seivetn`k. Thy ketureiiy g`ktnkuh t` pursuh thjp`rery,
trnvnei tfnkms lhgeush tfhnr invhs fevh lhhk lunit er`ukd wfet ns shhk
retfhr tfek wfet ns hthrkei.
Eutf`r ekd hvekmhinst, \ey G`j`rt, `chk prhegfhs el`ut M`d
lhnkm e enr ekd oust Oudmh wf` hqueiiy shkthkghs hvhry`kh wf` fes
lr`bhk tfh iew. Fh sferhs hxejpihs r`j e trnei sugf es wfhk e grnjnkei
stekds munity lh`rh tfh g`urt. Nt w`uid lh e jnstebh t` strst spheb t` e
iewlrhebhr el`ut tfh oudmh„s g`jpessn`k. Lhtthr `r e grnjnkei t` shhtfh dnsepp`nktjhkt ekd r`wk ` tfh oudmh, s` fh jnmft g`jprhfhkd
tfh shrn`uskhss ` fns grnjh ekd stkd e piegh ` truh s`rr`w ekd mrnh
`r wfet fh fes d`kh. Nt ns tfhk tfet tfh jhrgy ` tfh oudmh sf`uid lh
rhvheihd, k`t s``khr.
\HQHKT, EKD TFHK LH WESHD!
Tns lrnkms us legb t` rhphktekgh, ̀ kh ̀ tfh j`st njp`rtekt jhssemhst` sferh wntf l`tf