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Nmk. \slj fy plr`nssncm ce Rcmjlrvom. Oaa rngdts rlslrvlj wcrajwnjl.
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nm tdns fcci orl ceelrlj os o rlscurkl. Zdly orl mct nmtlmjlj nm omy woy tc fl cr
n`pay om lmjcrsl`lmt fy Rcmjlrvom, mcr jcls Rcmjlrvom vcukd ecr tdl kcmtlmt
ce tdlsl sntls omj mu`flrs ecr tdl anel ce tdns fcci.
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rltrnlvoa systl`, cr troms`nttlj nm omy ecr` cr fy omy loms lalktrcmnk, lkdom-
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omj `y dlktnk joy-tc-joy wcri omj prlokdnmg skdljual,
cml `om lmkcuroglj `l tc wrntl tdns fcci,
omj nt ns tc dn` N jljnkotl nt.
Zc Jr. Bo`ls omj [dnraly Jcfscm
Zdns fcci ns jljnkotlj tc ycur anvls omj wcri
slrvnmg cur Acrj Blsus Kdrnst.
@oy ycu fl rnkday falsslj.
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Okimcwaljg`lmtsNe nt toils o vnaaogl tc ronsl o kdnaj, nt toils oa`cst tdot`omy plcpal tc prcjukl o fcci, omj wntdcut tdl` N kcuajmlvlr dovl enmnsdlj tdns prcblkt. N o` grotleua tc `y kdurkd,Omtnckd Fnfal Kdurkd nm Vlj`cmj, Wosdnmgtcm, ecr oaa ce
tdlnr suppcrt. Zdly glmlrcusay oaacwlj l tdl tn`l tc wrntl
omj govl `l om cppcrtumnty tc tlst-jrnvl `y njlos. N dovl
prlokdlj cm sc`l ce tdl tdl`ls nm tdns fcci, omj tdcugd
`y pornsdncmlrs orl oawoys pcantl wdlm N jcmt quntl glt nt
rngdt, N imlw wdlm N doj mct rloaay kcmmlktlj omj sc Nalet tdot stuee cut.
@y ossnstomt ot tdl kdurkd, Vokdola Wdoaly, dos fllm
`y or`s omj algs os N wrctl fltwllm trnps tc tdl dcspntoa.
N o` nmjlftlj tc Jr. Bo`ls Jcfscm, wdcsl nmtlrvnlw ce
`l sporilj nmtlrlst nm tdns fcci. Ne ycuj anil tc dlor tdns
nmtlrvnlw, vnsnt dttp2//anstlm.eo`nay.crg/jonay/O88888?>75.ke` .@y oglmt, Vcflrt Wcagl`utd ce Wcagl`utd omj Ossc-
knotls, mct cmay ossnstlj wntd tdl fusnmlss snjl ce prcjuk-
nmg o fcci fut oasc prcvnjlj lmkcurogl`lmt oacmg tdl woy.
Vcflrt oasc nmtrcjuklj `l tc Aym Kryjlr`om, wdc prc-
vnjlj ljntcrnoa omj wrntnmg ossnstomkl.
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?8 Dcpl Ns Kcmtogncus
N kcuaj mct pcssnfay tdomi lvlrycml ot Rcmjlrvom wdc
tcci tdl `omuskrnpt omj turmlj nt nmtc o fcci, fut splknoatdomis ns jul `y pufansdlr, Jujaly Jlaees, omj `y ljntcr,
[omjro UomjlrRnkdt. N wnaa trust tdl` tc poss oacmg `y
opprlknotncm tc lvlrycml wdc `oriltlj, pufanknzlj, scaj,
omj sdnpplj tdl fcci.
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NmtrcjuktncmWdot wlrl tdly tdnminmg3Wdlm tdl prcjuklrs ce tdl `cvnl Alttlrs tc Gcjkoaalj omj osilj l tc opplor nm tdlnr cvnl, N tdcugdt tdly`ust dovl doj tdl wrcmg mu`flr. Zdl mo`ls Dutkdlrscm,
mct Mnkdcascm. N` o prlokdlr. Cm o gccj joy, N `ngdt put
cm o prltty gccj sdcw wdlm N` nm ercmt ce `y kcmgrlgo-
tncm cm [umjoy `crmnmgs trynmg tc glt om n`pcrtomt pcnmt
okrcss, fut mc cml wcuaj kcmeusl `l wntd Jlmzla Wosd-
nmgtcm. Zrul, Nvl fllm cm ena` flecrl go`l ena`s wdlmnm `y ctdlr [umjoy bcf N wos o anmlfokilr nm tdl Motncmoa
Ecctfoaa Alogul. Fut tdcsl go`l ena`s dorjay quoanenlj `l
ecr om Cskor lxklpt ecr tdl tn`ls N gct eaogglj ecr rcugd-
nmg tdl quortlrfoki omj oktlj anil nt wos om okknjlmt.
N acvlj dnttnmg tdcsl anttal guys!
Wdlm N sdcwlj up ecr tdl ena`nmg ce `y sklml, N rloa-nzlj wdot wos gcnmg cm. Zdly wlrl bust trynmg tc fl mnkl tc
tdns caj guy. Dlrl N wos, oaa mlrvcus ofcut dovnmg tc `l`c-
rnzl `y anmls cmay tc jnskcvlr N doj mc anmls! Nm eokt, tdly
wlrl quntl kalor tdly jnjmt womt `l tc soy o wcrj. Bust
stomj tdlrl, Dutkd, omj acci kcmklrmlj. Zurms cut tdly
doj dlorj y stcry omj tdcugdt nt wcuaj fl mnkl tc dovl ldomg orcumj tdl slt ecr o elw joys. Ce kcursl N wos tdrnaalj
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?6 Dcpl Ns Kcmtogncus
flkousl N imlw tdns `cvnl wos foslj cm o trul stcry ce dcw
o fcy wdc doj komklr flko`l om nmspnrotncm tc lvlrycmlwdc imlw dn`. Nm tdl cvnl omj nm tdl trul stcry cm wdnkd
nt wos foslj, tdl jcktcrs omj ljnkoa plcpal sonj anttal Zyalr
Jcugdtnl doj mc dcpl.
Wlrl tdly lvlr wrcmg!
Zyalrs `y inmj ce guy. Lvlm ot dns tlmjlr ogl, dl imlw
dl doj tdl cst rlanofal dcpl imcwm tc ominmj. Dl imlwdl wos gcnmg tc jnl, fut tdot jnjmt stcp dn` erc` trynmg tc
glt tdl `cst cut ce anel wdnal dl kcuaj. Zdots flkousl dl
imlw tdot paoynmg sckklr omj domgnmg cut cm dns anttal rcce-
tcp foakcmy wntd dns ernlmjs wos mctdnmg kc`porlj tc wdot
wos nm stcrl ecr dn`. Zyalr `ust dovl ponj ottlmtncm tc dns
prlokdlr flkousl dl umjlrstccj tdot wdlm dns anel cm lortdwos cvlr, o flttlr cml owontlj dn`. Cml wntdcut NUs omj
mouslo. Cml wdlrl mc cml wcuaj `oil eum ce dn` flkousl
dl doj gcml foaj erc` dns kdl`ctdlropy trlot`lmts. O
mlvlr-lmjnmg anel nm wdnkd dl wcuaj fl rlumntlj wntd dns
joj omj sccm fl bcnmlj fy tdl rlst ce dns eo`nay omj ernlmjs.
Wdlm ycu dovl tdot inmj ce dcpl, ycu kom eokl omy-tdnmg wntdcut alttnmg nt glt ycu jcwm. Nvl fllm o prlokdlr
mcw ecr tdnrty-twc ylors, omj Nvl sllm dcw tdns dcpl mct
cmay sustonms plcpal gcnmg tdrcugd tcugd tn`ls fut ottrokts
ctdlrs tc tdl`, wdnkd nm turm gnvls tdl`dcpl os wlaa. Nts
anil o vnrus, omj mc alvla ce prctlktncm kom stcp nt erc`
sprlojnmg. Wl komt dlap curslavls. Wdlm wl sll sc`lcmlwdc dos bust fllm aonj cee ylt wdc kom stnaa opprlknotl tdl
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Nmtrcjuktncm ?;
flouty ce o sumrnsl cr `orvla ot o fofys s`nal, wlrl jrowm
tc tdl`. [url, tdlyrl wcrrnlj ofcut puttnmg eccj cm tdltofal, fut tdly sll` tc dovl grofflj dcaj ce sc`ltdnmg
tdots fngglr tdom tdl kdoaalmgl tdlyrl eoknmg.
Wlrl woy tcc eo`nanor wntd wdnmnmg. Wl sll nt oaa tdl
tn`l, usuoaay erc` plcpal wdc opplor tc dovl lvlrytdnmg
tdly lvlr womtlj. Mctdnmg kcmtogncus ofcut tdot. Nm eokt,
tdlsl orl tdl inmjs ce plcpal wl try tc ovcnj. ^cu imcwwdot N` toainmg ofcut. Zdly sll o ronmfcw omj kc`paonm
ofcut tdl ronm. ^cu mlvlr womt tc osi tdl` dcw tdlyrl
jcnmg flkousl tdlyaa umacoj oaa tdlnr okdls omj ponms cm
ycu. Fut tdnmi ce oaa tdl plcpal wdcvl nmspnrlj ycu. N`
prltty surl tdly wlrlmt tdl cmls kc`paonmnmg ofcut tdl
wlotdlr cr tdl lkcmc`y cr tdl Vlpufankoms cr tdl Jl`c-krots. N jcmt imcw ofcut ycu, fut tdl plcpal N anil tc domg
cut wntd orl tdl cmls wdc dovl fllm imckilj cee tdlnr
dcrsl omj ylt enmj o woy tc aougd ofcut nt.
Wdot ofcut ycu3 Wdot inmj ce plrscm orl ycu flttlr
ylt, wdot inmj ce plrscm jc ycu womt tc fl3
Nvl fllm tdrcugd o elw tcugd tn`ls `yslae, omj cmltn`l sc`lcml sonj tc `l, N` sc n`prlsslj wntd ycur cptn-
`ns` nm tdl eokl ce oaa ycurl gcnmg tdrcugd. Ce kcursl N
tdomilj tdot plrscm, fut N doj tc kcrrlkt tdl`. Zdots mct
cptn`ns` ycurl sllnmg, N flgom. Cptn`ns` ns sc`ltdnmg N
jc, omj N bust mct strcmg lmcugd sc`ltn`ls tc fl cptn`ns-
tnk. Wdot ycurl sllnmg ns dcpl, omj tdots mct sc`ltdnmg Njc fut sc`ltdnmg Nvl fllmgnvlm.
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?: Dcpl Ns Kcmtogncus
Ne ycu sow `l stomjnmg mlxt tc Zyalr, ycu `ngdt kc`l
tc tdl kcmkausncm wl dovl anttal nm kc``cm, omj ycuj flrngdt. Dls anttal9 N` fng. Dls ycumg9 N caj. Dls wdntl9 N
faoki. Dls kutl CI, ot alost `y wnel tdnmis N` prltty
kutl tcc. Fut fctd Zyalr omj N dovl sc`ltdnmg tdot mc cml
kom toil owoy erc` us2 dcpl. Omj wl oasc imcw tdns nsmt
sc`ltdnmg wl kcmburlj up wntd cur wnaapcwlr cr pcsntnvl
ottntujls. Nt wos gnvlm tc us fy Gcj, wdc prc`nslj tc altus anvl wntd dn` ecrlvlr. Wdlm wl dovl tdot inmj ce dcpl,
mctdnmg ofscautlay mctdnmg kom dcaj us jcwm ecr vlry
acmg. Dcpl anil tdot kdomgls tdl wdcal foaa go`l flkousl
wl oarlojy imcw tdl enmoa skcrl. Cmkl wl imcw wlrl gcnmg
tc wnm, wl qunt wcrrynmg ofcut tdl go`l paom omj bust gc
cut omj glt tdl `cst cut ce lvlry joy. Zdots wdot Zyalr jnj,omj nt nmspnrlj dns ernlmjs tc jc tdl so`l tdnmg.
N wrntnmg tdns fcci flkousl o act ce gccj plcpal sll`
tc fl acsnmg dcpl. @oyfl ycuvl mctnklj. ^cu `llt ycur
fujjnls ecr kceell, omj nts oaa gacc` omj jcc`. cu anstlm tc
tdl mlws, omj nt sll`s os ne mcfcjys jcnmg omytdnmg rngdt.
N` scrt ce tnrlj ce dlornmg lvlrycml kc`paonm ofcut dcwdorj tdnmgs orl ecr tdl`, orlmt ycu3
Naa fl tdl enrst tc oj`nt tdot tn`ls orl tcugd omj tdot
o act ce skory tdnmgs orl dopplmnmg nm cur wcraj. Fut wdot
kcuaj fl skornlr tdom alormnmg ycu jcmt dovl `ukd `crl
tn`l alet cm lortd3 Ecrglt tdl lkcmc`y. Ecrglt uml`pacy-
`lmt. Ecrglt rcgul motncms `oinmg fc`fs. N` gcmmo jnl oact sccmlr tdom N sdcuaj! Ne o kdnaj kom glt tdot mlws omj
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Nmtrcjuktncm ?
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558s, dl rlspcmjlj tc tdl
sn`pal koaa ce tdl gcspla fy osinmg Blsus nmtc dns dlort.
@y [umjoy skdcca tlokdlr tcaj us tdot ne wl doj Blsus
nm cur dlorts, wl wcuaj gc tc dlovlm wdlm wl jnlj, omj wl
wcuaj anvl ecrlvlr wntd Gcj omj cur `c`s omj jojs, `y
ernlmj rlkoaalj. Nt bust `ojl slmsl, sc wdlm sdl osilj us newl womtlj tc nmvntl Blsus nmtc cur dlorts, N sonj, [url!
Os `y ernlmj lmtlrlj dns ojcalsklmt ylors, dl lmkcum-
tlrlj oaa tdl tdnmgs om ojcalsklmt fcy lmkcumtlrs. Cmkl N
wos nm tdl tcwms cmay jrugstcrl wntd `y ernlmjs, omj tdly
oaa grofflj komjy fors omj dnj tdl` nm tdlnr pckilts, sc N
enakdlj cml tcc, dl rl`l`flrlj. N elat sc foj ofcut nt tdotN oktuoaay tcci nt foki oetlr `y fujjnls wlmt dc`l.
Dl kcmtnmulj tc struggal wntd anels anttal tl`ptotncms
nmtc dns tllmogl ylors. Dlrls dcw dl put nt2 N jcmt imcw ne
tdl tdnmgs N wos tl`ptlj tc jc wlrl snms cr mct, fut foslj
cm dcw N wos ronslj, N imlw tdly wlrl wrcmg. @y porlmts
jnjmt s`cil omj tougdt l nt wos wrcmg, sc ce kcursl wdlmcml ce `y fujjnls prcjuklj o poki ce kngorlttls, wl wlmt
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Wdy Gccj Xlcpal Jc Foj Zdnmgs 57
fldnmj dns gorogl omj trnlj nt cut. Omctdlr tn`l, cml ce
`y fujjnls sc`ldcw gct dns domjs cm o tcrm omj wrnmialjkcpy ce o `ogoznml koaalj Xdctcpaoy, wdnkd fosnkoaay wos
o kcaalktncm ce pnkturls ce wc`lm nm sin`py fotdnmg sunts.
Wdlmlvlr wl jnj stuee anil tdot, lvlm tdcugd N lmbcylj nt
ot tdl tn`l, N oawoys elat gunaty oetlrworj. N wcuaj gc tc `y
kdurkds ycutd grcup omj dlor tdl toais ofcut anvnmg tdl
Kdrnstnom anel, omj nt wcuaj strlmgtdlm `y rlscavl tc mctgnvl nm tc oaa tdlsl anttal tl`ptotncms. Fut tdl mlxt tn`l cml
ce tdl guys wcuaj sugglst sc`ltdnmg anil smloinmg sc`l
fllr cut ce dns jojs rlernglrotcr, Nj gc rngdt oacmg wntd tdl
gomg.
[cumj eo`nanor3
Ecr tdl `cst port, Kdrnstnoms womt tc jc tdl rngdttdnmg. N jcmt imcw ce omycml wdc woils up nm tdl `crm-
nmg omj tdnmis, Zcjoy N` gcnmg tc kdlot cm `y spcusl,
cr, N` gcnmg glt jrumi omj jrnvl `y kor tcmngdt. Cm tdl
kcmtrory, `cst ce us flgnm lokd joy lxplktnmg tc jc cur
wcri wlaa, trlot ctdlrs prcplray, omj lmbcy anels sn`pal palo-
surls. [c wdy, tdlm, jc Kdrnstnoms kdlot cm tdlnr spcusls,jrnvl umjlr tdl nmeaulmkl, glt omgry cvlr anttal tdnmgs, anl tc
kcvlr up tdlnr `nstoils, gcssnp ofcut ctdlrs cvlr kceell, cr
jc omy mu`flr ce tdnmgs tdot `oil anel `nslrofal ecr tdl`
omj ctdlrs3
Cr tc put nt omctdlr woy, wdy komt wl fl anil anttal
Zyalr Jcugdtnl omj rlealkt Blsus nm tdl woy wl anvl curlvlryjoy anvls3
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54 Dcpl Ns Kcmtogncus
Ne ycuvl rloj tdl Mlw Zlsto`lmt, ycu dovl prcfofay
dlorj ofcut tdl opcstal Xoua cml ce tdl grlot sonmts ce tdlkdurkd. O kcuroglcus `nssncmory, Xoua trovlalj tdrcugdcut
tdl lmtnrl @ljntlrromlom rlgncm prckaon`nmg tdl gcspla tc
plcpal wdc doj mlvlr dlorj nt flecrl. Omctdlr ce Blsus
ecaacwlrs, Auil, jlskrnfls sc`l ce tdlsl lxpljntncms nm tdl
Mlw Zlsto`lmt fcci ce Okts antlroaay om okkcumt ce tdl
oktncms ce tdl opcstals cr ecaacwlrs ce Blsus. Ecr Kdrnstnoms,tdns fcci `oy fl cml ce tdl `cst lxkntnmg omj lmkcurognmg
fccis nm tdl Fnfal flkousl nt jlskrnfls dcw o `cvl`lmt
tdot flgom wntd Blsus omj dns twlavl jnsknpals sprloj anil
o vnrus. Xouas stcry ns rl`oriofal nm tdot nmntnoaay dl wos
mctcrncus ecr dns plrslkutncm (rloj inaanmg) ce Kdrnstnoms.
Fut cmkl Gcj gct dcaj ce dn`, dl kcuajmt stcp prlokdnmg,lvlm oetlr nt aomjlj dn` nm prnscm. Cvlr omj cvlr wl rloj
tdot tdl kdurkd grlw nm aorgl mu`flrs oetlr Xoua prlokdlj.
Erc` suplr-snmmlr tc suplr-Kdrnstnom tdots cur `om
Xoua. [c wcuajmt ycu lxplkt tdot o guy anil tdns doj nt oaa
tcgltdlr omj mlvlr gct trnpplj up fy anels tl`ptotncms3
@cvl odloj tc tdl Mlw Zlsto`lmt fcci ce Vc`oms, wdlrlXoua `ltnkuacusay lxpaonms dns flanles ofcut tdl Kdrnstnom
eontd omj tdlm `oils tdns kcmelssncm2
N jc mct umjlrstomj wdot N jc. Ecr wdot N womt
tc jc N jc mct jc, fut wdot N dotl N jc. . . . N dovl
tdl jlsnrl tc jc wdot ns gccj, fut N kommct korry nt
cut. . . .Wdlm N womt tc jc gccj, lvna ns rngdt tdlrl wntd
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Wdy Gccj Xlcpal Jc Foj Zdnmgs 5>
`l. Ecr nm y nmmlr flnmg N jlangdt nm Gcjs aow9 fut
N sll omctdlr aow ot wcri nm tdl l`flrs ce y fcjy,wognmg wor ogonmst tdl aow ce `y `nmj omj `oinmg
`l o prnscmlr ce tdl aow ce snm ot wcri wntdnm `y
`l`flrs. Wdot o wrltkdlj `om N o`!
Vc`oms 72?
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78 Dcpl Ns Kcmtogncus
prcmcumklj ycu mct gunaty, cplmlj tdl jccrs ce jlotd
rcw, omj alt ycu gc. ^curl mc acmglr gunaty, fut ycu orlmtrloaay erll lntdlr. cur soavotncm govl ycu tdl wcmjlreua gnet
ce ltlrmoa anel wntd Gcj, fut nt jnjmt lan`nmotl o kcmjntncm
tdot ycu dovl anvlj wntd omj tdot dos oawoys `ojl ycur anel
alss tdom wdot nt kcuaj dovl fllm mo`lay, ycur kormoa
moturl.
Ne tdl wcrj kormoans umeo`nanor tc ycu, tdnmi ce nts rcctos ecumj nm tdl tntal ce cml ce `y eovcrntl jnsdls2 kdnan kcm
korml, cr kdnan wntd `lot. Cr `crl okkurotlay, kdnan wntd
ealsd. Zdrcw o anttal kcw nm `y kdnan, omj N o doppy `om.
^cur kormoa moturl ns lsslmtnoaay tdot snjl ce ycu tdot
ns gcvlrmlj fy ycur ealsd, cr ycur lortday jlsnrls slx,
eccj, `cmly, omj ctdlr palosurls. ^cu imcw wdot N` toai-nmg ofcut. Zdlrls mctdnmg nmtrnmsnkoaay wrcmg wntd tdlsl
jlsnrls. Gcj govl tdl` tc ycu. Fut ne tdly orl tdl jrnvnmg
ecrkl nm ycur anel, tdly wnaa uatn`otlay jlstrcy ycu. Zdomi-
euaay, ycu dovl omctdlr snjl tc ycu ycur spnrntuoa moturl.
^cur spnrntuoa moturl ns tdot port ce ycu tdot jlsnrls tc
fl tdl plrelkt plrscm Gcj crngnmoaay krlotlj. Nts tdl snjl ceycu tdot slls o dc`lalss plrscm dcajnmg cut o anttal poplr
kup omj osinmg ecr sc`l sporl kdomgl, omj ycur dlort ns
enaalj wntd kc`possncm. Nts tdl snjl ce ycu tdot rlpcrts cm
tdl NV[ tox ecr` ?8:8 lvlry plmmy ycu lormlj mct flkousl
ycu orl oeronj ycu wnaa glt kougdt fut flkousl ycu womt tc
fl o plrscm ce nmtlgrnty. Cm o gccj joy, cur spnrntuoa moturlwnms cut, wdnal cm o foj joy tdot caj kormoa moturl sll`s
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Wdy Gccj Xlcpal Jc Foj Zdnmgs 7?
tc rual cvlr us anil o tyromt. @cst joys tdly bust engdt wntd
lokd ctdlr.[c`l plcpal tlokd tdot nt ns cmay oetlr wl flkc`l
Kdrnstnoms tdot wl dovl o juoa moturl tdot flecrl wl
okklptlj Kdrnst wl cmay doj o kormoa moturl. Fut tdns
nsmt trul, okkcrjnmg tc tdl Fnfal. Loranlr nm Vc`oms, Xoua
lxpaonms tdot lvlm tdcsl wdc orl mct Kdrnstnoms pcsslss o
spnrntuoa moturl. Wl koaa nt tdl kcmsknlmkl, omj nt ns wdot`cvls plcpal wdc jc mct imcw cr dcmcr Gcj tc stnaa cfly
dns aows.
Flecrl N govl `y anel tc Kdrnst, N imlw tdl jneelrlmkl
fltwllm rngdt omj wrcmg. N rl`l`flr cml tn`l N kcmsnj-
lrlj pllinmg ot omctdlr stujlmts poplr jurnmg om lxo`.
Bust tdnminmg ofcut jcnmg nt ojl y dlort flot sc acuj omjeost tdot N wos surl tdl tlokdlr wcuaj acci up omj kotkd l,
sc N ilpt `y lyls ot dc`l. Zdot pcumjnmg nm `y kdlst wos
`y kcmsknlmkl cr spnrntuoa moturl. Zdl vlry eokt tdot N imlw
N doj tc smloi o plli nmstloj ce bust faotomtay acci cvlr ot
omctdlr stujlmts poplr ns prcce tdot N imlw nt wos wrcmg,
wdnkd prcvlj N doj o spnrntuoa moturl. Gcj doj wrnttlm cm`y dlort dns kc``omj`lmt ogonmst stloanmg. Xlcpal wdc
dovl mlvlr dlorj ce tdl kc``omj`lmt ogonmst stloanmg cr
wdc wlrl mlvlr ronslj nm o dc`l tdot tougdt nt wos wrcmg
tc kdlot wcuaj stnaa ella tdot kcmsknlmkl imckinmg ot tdlnr
dlorts jccr flkousl Gcj dos krlotlj oaa ce us wntd o spnrn-
tuoa moturl.@cst plcpal orl ofal tc alt tdlnr kcmsknlmkl dlap tdl`
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76 Dcpl Ns Kcmtogncus
jc tdl rngdt tdnmg `cst ce tdl tn`l. Fut lvlm tdl `cst
`croaay uprngdt plcpal lvlmtuoaay acsl tdl fottal wntd tdlnrkormoa moturl. Wdlm tdns jlelot ckkurs, wlrl usuoaay sur-
prnslj. Wl soy, Dl wos sukd o gccj guy9 N komt flanlvl dl
wcuaj jc sc`ltdnmg anil tdot. Fut flnmg o gccj guy cm
ycur cwm nsmt lmcugd. Lvlmtuoaay ycu wnaa jc sc`ltdnmg
tdot ycu imcw ns wrcmg sc`ltdnmg ycu jnjmt rloaay womt
tc jc fut jnj nt omywoy.[lvlroa ylors ogc, o dngday rlsplktlj Kdrnstnom alojlr
kcmelsslj tc om lxtro`orntoa oeeonr. Zdns guy wos cml ce tdcsl
plcpal wdc bust sll`lj tc dovl sukd o kacsl woai wntd Gcj
tdot wdlm tdl mlws flko`l pufank, lvlrycml rlspcmjlj
wntd jnsflanle, tdlm wntd grlot sojmlss. Wntd lvlrytdnmg dl
doj gcnmg ecr dn` o wcmjlreua wnel omj acvnmg eo`nay,tdl rlsplkt ce tdl Kdrnstnom kc``umnty, slvlroa flstslaanmg
fccis ofcut anvnmg tdl Kdrnstnom anel dcw kcuaj dl dovl
alt dns guorj jcwm3 Zdomieuaay, dl du`falj dn`slae flecrl
dns eo`nay omj ernlmjs, suf`nttlj tc okkcumtofnanty wntd o
s`oaa grcup ce postcrs, omj rlstcrlj dns rlaotncmsdnp wntd
Gcj omj dns eo`nay. Fut sc`l twlmty-envl ylors oetlr tdnskcmelssncm tcci paokl, dl tcaj o grcup ce `lm ot o `lms
rltrlot, Lvlm ot `y ogl omj oetlr wdot Nvl fllm tdrcugd,
N` stnaa tl`ptlj wdlm N sll o floutneua wc`om. Zdns tn`l
orcumj, tdcugd, dns spnrntuoa moturl kcmtrcas dn`.
[ojay, `omy Kdrnstnoms kcmtnmul tc acsl tdl fottals
fltwllm tdlnr spnrntuoa omj kormoa moturls. Zdl `obcr jne-elrlmkl fltwllm tdl` omj tdcsl wdc orl mct Kdrnstnoms ns
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7: Dcpl Ns Kcmtogncus
Kdrnstnoms orl kcmeanktlj ofcut tdlnr eontd ns tdot tdly orl
kormoa Kdrnstnoms, anvnmg nm Vc`oms 7. Zdly dovl slttalj tdlqulstncm ce wdlrl tdly wnaa splmj ltlrmnty, fut tdly orl `oi-
nmg tdlnr cwm anvls o anvnmg dlaa. Zdly dovl rlsngmlj tdl`-
slavls tc flanlvnmg tdns ns os gccj os nt glts, fut tdlnr spnrntuoa
moturl tlaas tdl` tdly kcuaj fl lmbcynmg o `ukd flttlr anel.
Kormoa Kdrnstnoms orl cetlm bcyalss, kc`paonmnmg, omj
kcvltcus nmjnvnjuoas. Zdly orl slajc` doppy flkousl tdlyillp accinmg ot tdlnr knrku`stomkls erc` tdlnr cwm plrsplk-
tnvl, mct Gcjs. [c wdlm sc`ltdnmg foj dopplms tc tdl`,
tdly kc`paonm flkousl tdly tdnmi anel ns trlotnmg tdl`
umeonray. Zdly oawoys sll` tc fl accinmg ot ctdlrs, wnsdnmg
tdly kcuaj dovl sc`lcml lasls bcf cr dc`l cr kor cr `or-
rnogl flkousl tdlnrs nsmt gccj lmcugd.Nm ojjntncm tc `oinmg tdlnr cwm anvls `nslrofal, kormoa
Kdrnstnoms durt tdl kdurkd. Zdly gnvl umflanlvnmg plcpal
o eoasl n`ogl ce tdl Kdrnstnom anel. Kom ycu fao`l plcpal
wdc dovl jlvlacplj krntnkoa omj lvlm omtogcmnstnk ottntujls
ofcut Kdrnstnomnty3 Kcmtrory tc o `obcr `nskcmklptncm, nt
ns mct cur pcsntncms cm `croa nssuls tdot kousl plcpal cut-snjl tdl kdurkd tc jnsrlsplkt us9 nts cur nmofnanty tc anvl nm
o woy tdot ns kcmsnstlmt wntd wdot wl soy wl flanlvl. Cur
krntnks koaa nt dypckrnsy, omj nt kc`ls erc` alttnmg cur kormoa
moturls dovl jc`nmncm cvlr us. Wl toai o act ofcut bcy,
plokl, omj kcmtlmt`lmt, fut anvl anil lvlrycml lasl. Mctd-
nmg kcmtogncus ofcut tdot!N`ognml wcrinmg nm om ceenkl mlxt tc o wc`om wdc
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Wdy Gccj Xlcpal Jc Foj Zdnmgs 7
sc`ltdnmg wrcmg kc`ls ycur woy omj wdc gnvls ycu tdl
pcwlr tc rlsnst. Gcj gnvls ycu tdl rlscurkls tc anvl o aneltdot ns palosnmg tc dn` omj tdus o anel ycu wnaa tdcrcugday
lmbcy. Zdcsl rlscurkls wlrlmt ovonaofal tc ycu flecrl9 ycu
wlrl kc`paltlay cm ycur cwm. Votdlr tdom bust try dorjlr
wdnkd wnaa mlvlr wcri ycur rlspcmsnfnanty ns tc anstlm tc
tdl [pnrnt omj rlklnvl dns pcwlr.
Xroktnkoaay [ploinmg
Nm tdl rloa wcraj, dlrls dcw nt wcris. Dlrls dcw ycu
kom put ycur dloj cm tdl pnaacw lvlry mngdt wntd o kalor
kcmsknlmkl, imcwnmg tdot snm dos acst nts pcwlr cvlr ycu.
Enrst, ycu mllj tc umjlrstomj tdot, snmkl ycu dovl flkc`l
o mlw plrscm nm Kdrnst, ycu orl tdl cml wdc kdccsls tc elljycur kormoa moturl tc snm. Flkousl ce tdl Dcay [pnrnt, ycu
komt bust snm cee tdl kuee. Nt ns n`pcssnfal tc bust okknjlm-
toaay sanp nmtc ojuatlry cr kosuoaay eoaa nmtc om omgry spnrnt.
^cu dovl tc ellj tdot n`puasl, jlanflrotlay kuttnmg ycurslae
cee erc` tdl pcwlr ycu dovl fllm gnvlm cvlr snm. Nm ctdlr
wcrjs, mcw tdot ycu dovl o mlw anel, ycuvl gct tc womt tcsnm. Nts gct tc fl o jlanflrotl kdcnkl ecr ycu.
Ne ycu orl o `orrnlj `om omj o floutneua wc`om `cvls
nm mlxt jccr, ycurl gcnmg tc mctnkl dlr. ^curl du`om. Fut
lvlm os ycu mctnkl dlr, tdl Dcay [pnrnt ns gcnmg tc wdnsplr
nm ycur lor, Wotkd ycurslae, fng guy. Ne ycurl s`ort, ycuaa
anstlm. ^cu wcmt ellj tdot kormoa moturl fy domgnmg cut nmtdl fokiyorj wdlm sdl toils o jnp nm tdl pcca. Ne ycu jc,
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ycuaa dlor tdl [pnrnt ronsl dns vcnkl o anttal2 Dly! Woil
up! _unt elljnmg tdot caj moturl ce ycurs, cr ycurl gcnmg tcglt ycurslae nm o fng `lss. Nm ctdlr wcrjs, ycu jcmt dovl
tc engdt tdns tdnmg oacml. Ne ycu illp anstlmnmg tc tdl [pnrnt,
dl wnaa rl`nmj ycu ce tdl wcmjlreua eo`nay dl govl ycu. Dl
wnaa anet ycur tdcugdts tcworj dn` omj owoy erc` wdotlvlr
ns tl`ptnmg ycu. Ne ycu anstlm tc tdl [pnrnt, ycu wnaa fl top-
pnmg nmtc dns pcwlr, wdnkd gnvls ycu tdl strlmgtd tc rlsnsttdl tl`ptotncm.
Os ycu ellj ycur spnrntuoa moturl, ycu prctlkt ycurslae
erc` tdl pcwlr ce snm tc `oil ycu jc tdnmgs ycu rloaay jcmt
womt tc jc. \snmg tdl lxo`pal ofcvl, elljnmg ycur spnrntuoa
moturl `loms tdl `nmutl ycu mctnkl tdot ctdlr wc`oms
flouty, ycu wnaa gc tc ycur wnel omj tlaa dlr sdls gcrglcus.Gnvl dlr o dug omj `oyfl nmvntl dlr tc gc cut ecr nkl
krlo`. Wdlm ycu jc tdot, ycu orl elljnmg tdot spnrnt nmsnjl
ycu tdot acvls ycur wnel omj womts tc lmbcy o doppy anel
wntd dlr ecr os acmg os ycu anvl. Elljnmg ycur spnrntuoa moturl
`loms ycu wnaa jlvlacp kacsl ernlmjsdnps wntd o kcupal ce
gcjay `lm omj tlaa tdl` wdots gcnmg cm sc tdly kom saopycu upsnjl tdl dloj wntd sc`l dcmlsty omj okkcumtofnanty.
Elljnmg ycur spnrntuoa moturl loms splmjnmg tn`l lokd joy
proynmg omj anstlmnmg tc Gcj flkousl oaa dl womts ecr ycu ns
tdl vlry flst, omj ne ycu poy ottlmtncm, dlaa gnvl nt tc ycu.
Wdlm ycu tdnmi ce tdlsl twc moturls, tdnmi ce tdl
caj Lsin`c wdc doj twc engdtnmg jcgs, o faoki cml omj owdntl cml. Dl wcuaj toil dns jcgs nmtc tcwm lvlry wlli
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Wdy Gccj Xlcpal Jc Foj Zdnmgs 4?
omj umalosd tdl` tc engdt, toinmg flts erc` ctdlr `lm os
tc wdnkd cml wcuaj wnm. [c`ldcw dl oawoys wcm tdl flts.[c`lcml cmkl osilj dn` dcw dl imlw wdnkd cml wcuaj
wnm, omj dl rlpanlj, Wdnkdlvlr cml N ellj tdl wlli flecrl
N kc`l tc tcwm. Zdl jcg N jcmt ellj ns gcnmg tc acsl flkousl
dl dos mc strlmgtd.
Ne ycu womt ycur spnrntuoa moturl tc wnm, ycu dovl tc
ellj nt. cu komt glt orcumj nt. N jcmt korl dcw spnrntuoa ycuprltlmj tc fl cr dcw gccj ycu try tc fl. Ne ycu jcmt ellj
ycur spnrntuoa anel, tdl kormoa anel wnaa wnm omj jnktotl wdot
ycu jc. Nm omctdlr Mlw Zlsto`lmt fcci, tdl alttlr tc tdl
Xdnanppnoms, Xoua glts rloa proktnkoa os dl jlskrnfls dcw wl
kom ellj cur spnrntuoa moturls2 wdotlvlr ns trul, wdotlvlr
ns mcfal, wdotlvlr ns rngdt, wdotlvlr ns purl, wdotlvlr nsacvlay, wdotlvlr ns oj`nrofal ne omytdnmg ns lxklaalmt cr
pronslwcrtdy tdnmi ofcut sukd tdnmgs (Xdnanppnoms :24).
Mctnkl tdot Xoua jclsmt soy ycu dovl tc fl trul omj
mcfal omj purl. ^cu bust mllj tc tdnmi ofcuttdlsl tdnmgs.
@oil tdl` ycur `nmj-slt. N``lrsl ycurslae nm oaa tdl wcm-
jlr omj gacry ce anel. Dcw losy ns tdot3 Cml ce tdl rloscmsN` ofal tc rnsl ofcvl tdl ponm omj umklrtonmty ce `y jns-
losl ns tdot N purpcsleuaay eckus cm tdl gccj tdot surrcumjs
`l. N `oy fl tcc tnrlj tc bcnm nm tdl eum, fut flnmg nm tdl
anvnmg rcc` os y injs rum nm omj cut ce tdl dcusl ns cml ce
tdcsl wdotlvlr ns acvlay `c`lmts ecr `l. Omj wdot kcuaj
fl `crl lxklaalmt cr pronslwcrtdy tdom lxplrnlmknmg tdllxplrt korl omj umwovlrnmg jlvctncm ce `y wnel3 Ernlmjs
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stcp fy tc kdllr `l up, omj N imcw ecr o eokt tdot `cst ce
tdl envl tdcusomj plcpal ot `y kdurkd proy ecr `l lvlryjoy (tdl cmls wdc jcmt wnaa flgnm tc oetlr tdly rloj tdns!).
Omj ycu imcw wdot lasl3 N acvl tc prlokd, omj jlspntl `y
komklr, Gcj dos sc`ldcw gnvlm `l tdl strlmgtd tc fl ofal
tc illp prlokdnmg lxklpt ecr cml [umjoy wdlm N bust
kcuajmt su``cm tdl strlmgtd tc jc nt. Oaa tdlsl ylors ce
engdtnmg komklr omj cmay nssnmg cml [umjoy! Zdlsl orl tdltdnmgs N tdnmi ofcut, lsplknoaay wdlm N glt omctdlr fnt ce
foj mlws. N`ognml tdl n`pokt ne lvlry `crmnmg ycu tcci o
elw nmutls tc tdnmi ofcut oaa tdl gccj tdot surrcumjs ycu.
Wdlm ycu alt ycur `nmj womjlr orcumj tdl aomjskopl
ce lxklaalmkl, tdlrls anttal rcc` ecr ycur kormoa moturl tc
nmtrujl.Zdl `crl ycu ellj ycur spnrntuoa moturl, tdl alss anilay
ycu wnaa gnvl nm tc tl`ptotncm. Fut os N sonj loranlr, ycurl
mct plrelkt. ^cu wnaa `oil `nstoils. Lvlm wntd tdl Dcay
[pnrnt wormnmg ycu omj ceelrnmg dns pcwlr tc prctlkt ycu
erc` snmmnmg, ycu wnaa snm. Fut dlrls tdl wcmjlreua jneelr-
lmkl fltwllm o kormoa-kcmtrcaalj Kdrnstnom omj o [pnrnt-kcmtrcaalj Kdrnstnom. Wdlm ycu oaacwlj ycur kormoa moturl
tc kcmtrca ycu, lokd tn`l ycu eonalj tc anvl up tc Gcjs
jlsngm ecr ycur anel, ycu ecrgct ofcut Gcjs scvlrlngmty.
^cu accilj ot ycurslae tdrcugd ycur cwm lyls omj kcmsnj-
lrlj ycurslae o eonaurl nmstloj ce accinmg ot ycurslae os Gcj
slls ycu2 dns floutneua kdnaj wdc dl dos `ojl rngdtlcus.^cu wnaanmgay rlturmlj tc o pcsntncm ce gunat rotdlr tdom
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Wdy Gccj Xlcpal Jc Foj Zdnmgs 4;
grokl omj anilay flot ycurslae up o fnt oacmg tdl woy2 N
bust tcc wloi9 Naa mlvlr fl tdl Kdrnstnom N womt tc fl.Zdl [pnrnt-kcmtrcaalj Kdrnstnom imcws tdot Gcj ns
scvlrlngm. [nm `oy rlor nts ugay dloj ckkosncmoaay, fut nt
dos fllm jlelotlj. [c nmstloj ce woaacwnmg nm sdo`l omj
gunat, tdl [pnrnt-kcmtrcaalj Kdrnstnom n``ljnotlay kcmelssls
dlr snm tc Gcj, osis ecr dns ecrgnvlmlss, omj `cvls cm. [dl
mlntdlr flgs ecr ecrgnvlmlss mcr okklpts nt angdtay, imcwnmgtdot, tdcugd nt ns erllay gnvlm, tdns ecrgnvlmlss rlqunrlj Blsus
jlotd omj rlsurrlktncm tc oil nt ovonaofal. Fut nm tdot sn`-
pal okt ce kcmelssncm, sdl dos erllj dlrslae erc` tdl pcwlr
ce snm tc kcmtrca dlr.
N dlorj o stcry rlklmtay ofcut twc kacsl ernlmjs wdc
fctd acvlj tdl Acrj. Zdly doj cml ce tdcsl rlaotncmsdnpstdot kcuaj fl okkurotlay jlskrnflj os frctdlrs nm Kdrnst.
Jlvctlj dusfomjs omj eotdlrs omj oktnvl nm tdlnr kdurkdls,
tdly `lt cetlm ecr kceell flecrl wcri. Nt sll`s tdot cml ce
tdl `lm doj jlvlacplj om ottroktncm tc Nmtlrmlt pcrmcgro-
pdy. Nt wos cml ce tdcsl tdnmgs tdot flgom cut ce kurncsnty
fut jlvlacplj nmtc o dofnt. Oetlr o elw `cmtds ce kanki-nmg nmtc nmopprcprnotl wlfsntls, dns kcmsknlmkl (spnrntuoa
moturl) gct tdl flst ce dn`, omj dl kcmelsslj tdns ojjnktncm
tc dns wnel omj tc dns ernlmj omj rlscavlj tc stoy owoy erc`
roumkdy wlfsntls.
Dl jnj oaa tdl rngdt tdnmgs tc illp tdns snmnstlr vnkl
cut ce dns anel. Dl govl dns wnel dns posswcrj omj osiljdlr tc plrncjnkoaay acg cm tc dns kc`putlr omj kdlki dns
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ecctprnmts9 dl slt dns kc`putlr sc tdot nt wcuaj enatlr cut
ojuat wlfsntls9 dl osilj dns ernlmj tc dcaj dn` okkcumtofalfy rlguaoray osinmg dn` ofcut dns Nmtlrmlt dofnts. N imcw
tdns ns o dorj dofnt tc frloi, fut opporlmtay tdns `om wos
ofal tc illp tdns orlo ce dns anel purl. ^lt, jlspntl dns suk-
klss, dl wos furjlmlj wntd sukd sdo`l omj gunat tdot, os dl
kcmenjlj tc dns ernlmj, dl stnaa elat jnstomt erc` Gcj.
Oetlr slvlroa wllis ce anstlmnmg tc tdl guy wdnml ofcutdns post fldovncr omj dcw acusy dl elat ofcut dn`slae, dns
ernlmj grlw n`potnlmt. N` rloaay tnrlj ce dlornmg dcw foj
ycu ella ofcut wdot ycu jnj, dl flgom. Jcmt ycu flanlvl
tdot Blsus jnlj cm tdl krcss tc sovl ycu erc` tdot snm3
Ce kcursl N jc, dl rlpanlj.
Wlaa, tdlm, stort oktnmg anil nt! Blsus ponj tdl prnkl ecrycur snm sc tdot ycu jcmt dovl tc.
Anel os o Kdrnstnom ns mct wntdcut tl`ptotncm. Omj snmkl
Kdrnstnoms orl du`om flnmgs, anel os o Kdrnstnom ns mct wntd-
cut snm. ^cu kom kcmtnmul os o Kdrnstnom tc alt snm kcmtrca
ycu, tc lxlrknsl nts pcwlr tc prlvlmt ycu erc` dovnmg tdl
anel ycu truay jlsnrl. Cr ycu kom lmbcy tdl ofumjomt, bcy-eua, omj gunat-erll anel Gcj womts ycu tc lmbcy. Nts oaa ofcut
scvlrlngmty. ^cu lntdlr alt Gcj fl Gcj, cr ycu illp trynmg
tc dlap dn` cut fy engdtnmg ycur fottals oaa fy ycurslae.
N o` kcmvnmklj tdot `cst plcpal rloaay jc womt tc anvl
dcmcrofal anvls. Zdly nmdlrlmtay imcw fctd erc` tdlnr
cwm kcmsknlmkls omj erc` du`om dnstcry tdot tdl kor-moa tl`ptotncms tdot prc`nsl palosurl omj lxkntl`lmt mlvlr
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