miiept eidzy cr mkn zellwd wigxne el`d zekxad mkl rityn Ð ekxc mzxnye
jix`ze aeh eleky mlerl jl ahiie `ad mlerd iigl ekfzy ick da weqrle dxeza mkgzdl
mi`iand dfd mlera miaeh miigl ,zenlerd ipyl oikef mz`vnpe jex` eleky mlerl mini
mzafr m`e …dkfi dna el oi` miaeh miyrne dnkg dt dpwi `l m`y ,`ad mlerd iigl
xiqne el`d zellwd lk mkilr `ian Ð mdl dnece zepfe dzynae lk`na mzibye 'd z`
zeyrl mly seb `le iept al mkl didi `le cgte dldaa mkini elkiy cr zekxad lk
cexh mc`y onfay ,zenler ipy mzca`y `vnpe `ad mlerd iign eca`zy ick zevnd
iigl oikef oday zevna `le dnkga `l wqrzn epi` ,oearxe dnglnae ilega dfd mlera
(`,h m"anxl daeyz 'ld jezn) .'`ad mlerd
dielz miznd ziigz oi`y dcva dxky ozny dxeza daezky devne devn lk jl oi`'
– '…aizk owd geliya …aizk m`e a` ceaika ,da
lke ,z`f ze`ivn mr dnilyn dpi` dyecwd dxezd Ð zene `hge rx yi dfd mlera'
dxeyd mipt-xzqdd epnn xq xy`e ,dl` dyly ea oi`y ycg mler zepal `ed dpipr
zelway dlwae zexengay dxenga m` '…devne devn lk oi`' exn` xy` `ed !dfd mlera
.'miznd ziigz `id zeevnd lk zilkz ik oiap ,miznd ziigz dielz
.zenypd mlera mdl yi jynd .zend mr mixnbp mpi` dl` miig .'epkeza rhp m l e r iige''
dxezd z` l`xyi elaw `le ,ytpe seba cr iigl xefgl jxc `id dxezd lk .dfa ic `le
df did ,mipey`xd zegell ekf eli` .(.d f"r) mda hley zend j`ln `di `ly ick `l`
dcva aezk dxky ozny devne devn lk oi`" la` ,jkl epikf `l .l`xyia zend lehia
ze`ivn mr minilyn mpi` l`xyi-llkde dxezd oiicr Ð "da dielz miznd ziigz oi`y
:dxez iig ly mzilkz idef ik ,miznd ziigz ly wc lilv yi devn lkae ,mlera zend
.(dpxz 'nra y"rr .hlxz ,`lw 'nr xey ilr jezn) . c g i m b ytpe seba cr iig
n
sc
egazypy dxeabd xwir Ð '…eixage wecv iax oebk Ð exac lewa rnyl exac iyr gk ixab'
.'exac lewa renyl' k"g` wxe 'exac iyer' lk mcew Ð drinyl diyrd zncwd `id ,l`xyi da
yexite .ea oiynzyn zxyd ik`lny fx `ed 'rnyp'l 'dyrp' zncwdy (gt zaya) exn`y enke
enk ,z"iyd xg` ixnbl mikynp zeidl maala rawiiy dxez ozn zra l`xyi ekfy ,xacd
mdil` xfg `hgd xg`ly s`e .zinipt dngln e` wetwt ,qeqid `ll mzegily miniiwny mik`lnd
zexiqna 'd oevx xg` jynp mal zeidle ,xvid lr xabzdl l`xyi ly mgka yi ,rxd-xvid
.zinvr zlreze dpad `ll mb ,dxenb
Ð ozpad iptn `le ,'d zeevn mdy zngn dxwir ,dlebq-mr-l`xyi lv` zeevnd ziiyry ixd
.dzzin`l dxezd zbyde ycwd gex `idy ,dxenb drinyl mikef efk diiyr xg`l wx .'ozriny'
el` zrcl ,zeaeh zecine mixqen ixtq exag mdinkg ilecb ik m` ,mlerd zene` lv` ok `l
dnw
zrc sqei
lr ,zeiezigt oze`n wgxzdle mnvr xicbdl elkei jkay mayga ,zepebn el`e zegaeyn zecin
Ð mdy .mipeeid miteqelitd iy`xn recik ,oeiqpd zra mznkg mdl dcnr `l Ð mlky ici
(cere ,46 'nr miyecw l`xyi) .mzeyxa mal `le ,mipezp mal zeyxa
dyr oicd on :(xxeq oa wxt ,oixcdpq Ð 'd zenglna) o"anxd azk Ð '`rx`l `xbi`n litpwe wilq'
mknc z` j`e meyn xacd el xeq` did ,aiegn did `l oicd on m` ik ,zeciqg zcinn `le ok
giked o`kne ,(zeciqg zcinn eytp xeqnl jiiy df oebka m`d ,xaca mipey`xd zwelgne) .'yxc` mkizytpl
.'xeari l`e bxdi'a epicy `ed zeixr ielib llka ,zinx` ly d`ia xeqi` mby
zpeeka envr bexdl ,micia dyrn ici lr mb 'xeari l`e bxdi' mixne`y x`azn eixac llkne
y"xbl 'l`eny oexkf' xtqa zekix`a d`xe .c,gn zenai Ð zexrd uaewa dfa 'r) .xeqi`dn lvpidl ick dligz
.(dq Ð iwqaefex
…dfd mlera odizexit lke`e oze` dyer mc`y mixac el` opz ,ongp axl `ax dil inx'
cenlz mby x`ean Ð '…aeh wicv edf zeixale minyl aeh `l` …mlek cbpk dxez cenlze
zeevn mb ollkae zeevnd x`y lkl e`iany iptn yxtl yi Ð 'zeixale minyl aeh' llka dxez
xi`nd xe` `id dxezdy iptn ,cere .['mlek cbpk dxez cenlz'y mrhd `ede] exagl mc` oiay
.diyeze dvr epnn mipdpe ,mcnlle mixg`l zexedl leki `ed ixde ,ezlefle el
lke`e ,`ed 'aeh wicv' llka dxez cneld ok m`e ,'aeh' z`xwp dxezd `ld ,xnel yi ikd e`lae
.(inl drcep `l dhiy r"r) .dfd mlera eillrn ixt
lkne ,dyrn dyr eli`k da yprp oi` ,xnelk Ð 'dyrnl dtxvn d"awd oi` drx daygn'
`l` exvi zyiak cvn dpnn rpnp `le dzeyrl exedxda oiekn `edy xg`n dilr yprp mewn
(ixi`n) .lretl exedxd `ivedl el oncfp `ly
.jl yix Ð iel zyecw 'r
`l` ?jzrc `wlq el dxzed .el dxzed Ð da dpye dxiar mc` xary oeik :`ped ax xn`c'
epi` xaky ,epeer lr envrl mivexize zelvpzd ywal jxev el oi` aey ik Ð 'xzidk el ziyrp
`l` zerhen zeprh x`y e` qpe` zeprha elky z` wiqri `l ok lr ,edyrna oexqg mey yibxn
zexxerzd uevp meye dybxd mey ea dx`yp `le ,mixyie mixyk eiyrn ik eala xne` heyt
(122 'nr `"g edil`n azkn jezn) .daeyzd on `ed wegx dne ,df `hg cbp dyecwc
.k lirl `aena r"r
eze` oixikn oi`y mewnl jli ,eilr xabzn exviy mc` d`ex m` :owfd i`rl` iax xn`'
s"ixd Ð '`iqdxta miny my llgi l`e utg ealy enk dyrie mixegy dqkzie mixegy yalie
,ezrc z` ayil jixv eilr xabzn exviy it lr s` `l` i`rli` 'xcl `zilc azk (fi ohw crena)
.xeqn xacd ecia ixde miny z`xin ueg miny icia lkd ol `niiwc
zetkl leki oi` m`y (mipey`x cere n"ka 'qezd eyxty enk) ezpeek `l` ,xearl el xizdl xn` `l i`ce i`rli` 'xe)
jixv mlerl ik ,el` mixacl `zilc s"ixd azk mewn lkne .miny my llgi `le xg` mewnl jli zegtd lkl ,exvi
enw
n sc Ð oiyecw
c"ei dyn zexb` ;bn wicvd zwcv ;in d"c :`n oiaexir 'qez 'r) ezeyrl qep` epi`e oezp xacd eciay aeygl mc`d
.(exvi lr xabzdl lkei `lyk dyri cvik ekixcdl mewn oi` jkle ,(atw 'nr ,eh c"g
zribi ici lry i`rli` 'x zpeeky ,l`ppg epax azk oke ,oe`b i`d ax mya `iad (my w"ena) i"yxe
.dxiarn rpnii seqale rxd exvi xayii 'eke mixegy zyiale mikxcd
xnf ipina zezyl eilr xabzn exvi `l` ,dxiar xac lr i`rli` 'x xaic `l i`cey ,g"x mya `aen jexrae y"`xae
azk dfa `veike] .dfn s` seqal rpniiy xyt` ,'eke mixegy yaliy i"re ,dxiar icil dlibxnd dgnya genyle
,mixac mze`l envr hilgne eceak lr citwn epi`y xg`ne ,mixeq` mpi`y mixrekn mixac lr xaecdny ,o`k ixi`nd
.[mixeq`d mixacl eilr xabzn exvi oi` aey
`le exvi lr xabzdle ezrc ayiil el yi `l` ,i`rli` 'xcl `zilc azk df yexit itl mby y"`xd ixaca rnyne
.llk el rnyidl
,miny z`xil `ed mc` ly iniptd evtg zn`ay Ð 'utg ealy dn dyri' [hytd jxc lr `ly] yxtl eazky yi
dvrd z`fl Ð 'cke eicba iteie exyr iptn e` ,enewnay mc` ipa el miwlegy ceakd iptn eilr xabzn exviy `l`
.gex ltye eipr zeidl ,utg eal zn`ay dn zeyrl lkei f`e mixegy yalie eze` mixikn oi`y mewnl jlil dverid
.(my w"en Ð l`xyi xe`ne rciedi oa ;(ai,ai) xqen hay ;(ev) sqei awri zeclez 're ,uixewn t"xd mya)
.fh dbibga x`azp Ð
'zywa lkzqnd'
,dpyd y`x ly oica mb rnyna yi Ð 'dxez ixac lr `l` mc` ly epic zligz oi`' (a"r)
ab`a ,dfd mlerd iig eilr wqtp jk xg`e ,zeevne dxeza dkfi dn epipr wqtp dligzy
(oixcdpq Ð xteq mzg iyecg) .lthe
'mpeylke mazkk'
– '…i`kf eivge aiig eivg eli`k envr mc` d`xi mlerl'
(e,c dax `xwie 'r) yxcna `aenke dpitqa xaer mc` ik !dpitqa gcew didz `ly xdfd'
dn :eilr egeeve dpitqd ipa eilr e`a .eizgz gcew dide dpitqa xaer didy cg`a dyrn
!mleray dhey :el xn` …gcew ip` inewna `ld ,ilr mkl dn :mdl xn` !?dyer dz`
`heg mc`dyk jk .dpitqd lka min e`eai jly awpdn ik ,dpitqd lk z` ca`n dz` `ld
.daxd daeh ca`i cg` `hege aizkc `ed `cd ,mlerd on daxd daeh e"g ca`n `ed
`wxitn `aq `edd xn` ,lecb odk lr (.`i zekn) `xnba epivn ;ze`ltp e`xe ehiad dzrne
`lti ef `zzrny cnel mc`yk .ywa `le exec lr mingx ywal el didy ,il riny `axc
lltziy ,zelb aiigzpy mlera cg` did m`ay ,lecb odk lr dfk aeg lhen didi ji` eipira
,izdinz lr dniz l"pd yxcnd i"tr eiykre .dfd aeigd icil `eai `ly eilr lecbd odkd
Ð elek mlerd lk z` ca`i `ly `hgln xdfdl ,yi`e yi` lk lr lhen dfk aeg `ld
.elek mlerd lkl be`cl jixv heicd mby ixd
l`xyi lk ipir eli`k ze`xl jixv l`xyin yi` lky' y"`xae m"anxae qtl`a x`ean okle
,elek mlerd lk lr be`cl jixv cigie cigi lky ixd .xg` mewna df x`eank ,'eilr oielz
fnw
zrc sqei
,l`xyiay lecbd `ed `ldy mlerd lk lr lltzdl lecb odk lk aeigdy dniz ef dne
(bny a"g 'xqene dnkg' jezn) .'…xeav-gilyd `ed ik zrnyp didz ezltze
jynp lkd ,dlrnl jyen cg` m`e ,ezlgp lag awri oiprk ,cg` xyw mlek zeytpd'
lr dvgn mlerd lkyk epiide ,daxd daeh ca`i cg` `heg jxc lr ,jtdl oke ,dlrnl
.oiyecwc w"tqa `zi`ck Ð dvgn
,gvpn xzei lecb egky ine ,o`kl jyen dfe o`kl jyen df ,laga oikiynn mlerdy itl
,jx`zne rwtzn lagd ,laga dkiynd ici lre ,'eaex xg` oecip mlerd' my exn`y enke
lagd jx`zpe …exn`y dfe ,mipyl cg` ewlgpy wx eaxzpy `le ,zeytp eaxzpy ,yexit
.xwg oi`l
jx`zdl algd xyt` didi `ly epiid ,zenypd lk elkiyke .z"iyd wifgn lagd y`xae
didie ,eceak ux`d lk `lne 'ebe mlek exiki f`e ,mdl z"iyd mb lekiak jeyni f` ,xzei
oi`e ezlgp lag awri ik ,xyt` i` lagd wzply Ð aiig eleky xeca `wiic oewizd xnb
'd `ae 'ebe mizifd xd lr `edd meia eilbx ecnre ,mdnr jynp lekiak wx ,mgipn z"iyd
.o`kl dfe o`kl jyen df llk didi `le jnr miycw
lk iwl`
enk dgny `l` epi`y 'dide' oeyl mi`hga zenewn x`yae zegkez zyxta mb xn`p okle
migvpn l`xyiy epiid ,recik zea`l mincew mipad Ð 'dide' sexiv ik ,(ai x"a) l"f exn`y
xearl ipa ipegvp lekiak zexiard ici lr oke .zenlerd lka dgny edfe ,minyay mdia`l
'`lnd wicvd zwcv') .'cer jix`dl mewn oi`e .daehl lkdy df cizrl dlbiyk ,ipevx lr
.(i"zkn .bqw
ryx elit`e …zepey`xd z` cai` Ð dpexg`a cxne eini lk xenb wicv elit`' (a"r)
Ð '…eryx aey el mixikfn oi` Ð dpexg`a daeyz dyre eini lk xenb
epcera wx i"ydl aeyl mc`l onf ozip `l ik ,el xn`y Ð uax z`hg gztl ,aihiz `l m`e
f` ,mc`d zeig gk qt`yk epid Ð 'gztl' la` ,aeyl lkeie `hgd rawp epi` f`e ,miiga
dyn mixne` cinzy gxw zcra (.cr `xza `aaa) epivny enke ,mewl lkei `le 'uaex `hgd'
mc`dy drcda ik ,mal wnern dpi` mzxin` ik ,mpdibn oilevip mpi`e zn` ezxeze zn`
ezxeze zn` dyn mdiiga mixne` eid m`a ik ,mlerl x`yp drcd z`fa ,dfd mlern jled
(ziy`xa Ð gelyd in) .'oilevip eid Ð zn`
lr ddezc `inec ,hlgda ok ezrc drawpyk epiid ,eiigay dpexg`d ezrca rawp lkdy azky dn
cai` `ly `xnba x`ean `ld ,eiig seqa dxiara riyxdy wicv la` ,rxtnl oxwery zepey`xd
.zepey`xd
Ð …'lecb dyrn e` lecb cenlz'
jxre dxezd cenil jxr lewiya dfl df mixzeqk dxe`kl mi`xpd l"fg ixn`n epivn'
?zeevnd dyrn e` dxez m` ,xwird edn `eti` xxal jixv …df cbpk df zeevnd
oiicre ,da rbie lnry mcew ,dligza ?cvik .dxez `idy devn yie ,devn `idy dxez yi …
lr ,dxezd xe`a wac `l cer la` dxez cnel mc`dy `vnp ,'ezxez' Ð epipw dyrp `l
gnw
n sc Ð oiyecw
ecenil ici lr ribdl `ed leki ,zeyrl zpn lr cnely oeike .devn ly xcba `ed ecenil ok
icil `iany lecb cenlz' xn`p ef dpigaae ;'devn zxxeb devn' ly jxca dyrn icil
ik ,zeevn x`y lr zeticr ea yi ef dpigaa mb mle` .dyrna dlzp cenlzdy ,'dyrn
ipte` z`e oaeig z` zeevn x`yl rbepa mb `ed dlbn ,cenilay devnd oipr zlef ixd
.oneiw ixcbe
ici lry l"f mxn`k ,ynn eiig ziyrp dxezdy cr cenila wac mc`d efn ddeab dbxcna
,dxezl ewaczda f` .eze`ivn xwir ziyrpy ,yexit .'eny lr z`xwp seqal' da gxhy
okl ,zeevnd lk zilkz idef i`ceae ;d"awda wac `ed dfae ,ynn dxezd xe`a wac edixd
z e w a c `idy dxeze ,d e v n `idy dxez :epiptl ixd .zeevnd lkn lecb cenlzd ef dpigaa
.x e ` e
Ð eiyrn lka hytzne qpkp dxezd xe`y cer `ed dkef ,dxeza wac mc`dyk ,jk xg`
,xe`d ea wfgzn devn lk ziiyr ici lr aeye ;ezxez xe`n xecg didi dyery dyrn lk
meiwl dkef edixd dfae ;dxeza cnl xy` z` eaal wnera raew edixd dyrne dyrn lkae
…xe`e zewac zxvei dziiyr ik ,dxezl zkted devndy `vnp .zewacae dpeeka zeevnd
ziyrpy cr cenila zewac icil `a dxeza lnryke .dyrn icil `ian cenildy `vnp
zpiga md mb miyrpe eiyrn jezl mb xceg dxez xe`e ;ediign dxez xe` Ð ezxez
mipeilr miyrnl dpnne ;xzei zinipt ,xzei dpeilr dxezl dlrzn el` miyrnne ;xe`-dxez
,dzxag iab lr zipap zg` lk ,dxeze devne ,devne dxez Ð dlilg xfege ;xzei miinipt
.(jli`e 35 'nr b"g edil`n azkn) .'…dnr dze` dlrn mbe
Ð 'dxez ixac lr `l` oecip mc` ly epic zligz oi`'
ep` mi`ex n"ne ,qpxtne ofd `ede i"ydn lkdy oin`n l`xyin cg` lk zn`ae …'
i"ydn lkdy mipin`ny s`e .dqpxtd zelczyda mnvr z` oicixhne dxezd on oilhany
xwir mzxez zeyrl mdl dide ,zelczyd hrna riyedl 'dl xevrn oi`y jenql el dide
?i`xr ozk`lne
…xdefa exn`y enke ,zenilya dpen`d oi`y iptn `ed j`
zraw ?dpen`a zzpe z`yp' el mixne` oicl mc` oiqipkny drya :exn`y dn oipr dfe
df lr ecnry enke ,'dxez ixac lr `l` mc` ly epic zligz oi`' :epivne '…?dxezl mizr
i"ydy dnily dpen`a zzpe z`yp el oil`eyy ,cg` oipr `ed xen`d itl j` Ð .zetqeza
.xwir ezxeze i`xr ezk`ln mc`d dyer `linne ,ecin lkde qpxtne ofd
,(i"yx y"nke) ,minl elynpy dxez ixacn envr xhety in ,epiid 'min xhet' eyxcy dfe
zzpe z`yp eze` oil`eyy Ð 'oecn ziy`x' Ð ezqpxta cexh didy ezelvpzd ici lr dfe
.(b zeny Ð wicv ixt jezn) .'…miiprd z` aiign lld (:dl `neia) epivne .dpen`a
– 'zecrl leqt mixne` yie .alkl dnec df ixd weya lke`d ,opax epz'
oke .mipt zyea el oi`e envr lr citwn oi` aeyid on epi`y oeikc Ð zecrl leqte' :i"yx'
z"xle g"xl) .'lqtile envra lflfl yea epi` ,eceak lr citwn oi`e li`ed weya lke`d
.(i"yxk x`an 'd zecr `"i m"anxd j` ,dfa zepey zehiy yi my 'qeza mi`aend
hnw
zrc sqei
ceyg dfy jk ick cr weya mikxane milke`y dfa leflfde dyead dn miywzn ep`y okzi
oi` ,ok` ?dyry rxd dne ,irack jxan mb `ede ,xyk elk`n ixd Ð xwy zecr lr mb
zxvei envr ceak lr dctwdd ik ,dzrn xen` .ytpd zepicr ly oexqg wx ,ynn 'rx' o`k
d"ra epx`iay dn itle ,ceak ipipr lkl ceqi edf .ytpd zepicr lr mizzyend miigÎiqetc
dyecw ly ze`ivndn zaiegnd zipevig dbdpd `ed ceak :xexa ote`a o`k xicbp dlrnl
jteb ipipra dbdpd aiign df Ð yecw miwl` mlv jaxwa yi ixd .dl dni`zne zinipt
.ytp zepicr lr zzyend dbdpd idefe ,el dni`znd
ecba lr aax `vnpy mkg cinlz lk :i"x` `a` xa `iig 'x xn`y dn `ed oipr eze`n
zekldn d"ta x`an m"anxdy mkg cinlz zbdpd lk dfn xzeie .(.ciw zay) dzin aiig
`iadl o`k drixid xvwz .g"zl xenb aeig dleke ytp zepicr lr zqqean dleky zerc
wxtd cenll ,ceak ly dbdpda epcnlzda oey`xd crvd df didie ,epeyla wxtd lk z`
dlke miiwp miyeal lr dctwdn lgd ,zg`l zg` eizekld meiwa lbxzdle oeira `edd
z` cakl ick `l` zeixad ipira og `evnl ick `l z`f lke .zepicra dlik`a zecnlzda
.epay miwl`-mlvd
zelbd .ytpd zepicr lr mb daird zexecd zcixi .xzein leqlqk z`f dbdpd zi`xp miaxl
zepicr `wec miaiign dxez iig ,mle` .miqb miig iqetca epze` dlibxd ok mb zene`d oia
`idy ytpd zepicr epa zeigdle Ð dlik`a hxta Ð miqb milbxdn ulgidl epilre ,ytp
dkex` ic dtewza cnlzp ,z`fl i` .'mipyiia' `ed eipniqn cg`y l`xyi-llkd ly ewlg
(ekx 'nr a"g xey ilr) .'m"anxd zkxcda g"z zbdpda
ezepfbxa zlreze geex mey el oi`y Ð '`zepfbx `l` ecia dzlr `l ofbx :`xtw xa yxc'
eckp l` zxb`a oifel`een miig iax oeyl efe! .(i"yxty enk) envrl ciqtn `l` epi`e ,ezcitwae
:('miig gex' xtq seqa qtcen)
mey lr jala dcitw mey qipkdl `lye mdl ie`xk ceak welgz jzia zeple jzengle…'
b i y n z e p l a q z c n i c i l r e .mc` meyl zepctwa aiydl `ly xnel jixv oi`e ,mc`
.'. . . m l e r a y z e t i w z l k i c i l r n x z e i e x z e i e p e v x m c ` d
.jli`e cix 'nr a"g xey ilr ;gtw 'qrk' Ð oexkf ipa` :cer d`x
pw