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O giim tvadl, xjodj ot xiosf cideati O jewi tiwisem uqqusvapovoit. Ov't moli O'n qesemzbif xovj puv lpuxoph xjev vu gudat up, tu O'n katv huoph op dosdmit.

O'wi emtu ciip muuloph ev catopittit vu caz vjev emsiefz jewi inqmuziit epf e jiemvjz qsugov neshop. O'wi ciip motvipoph vu dufoi tepdjib ecuav cazoph cusoph catopittit gsun cecz cuunist xovj timmis-gopepdoph vjev xepv vu sivosi.

Civxiip vjot, vji taqqminipv nepagedvasoph O vemlif ecuav iesmois, vjot seop havvis vjoph xovj nz csuvjis, epf pux nz csuvjis-op-mex etlif ni og O xepv vu sap jot temit fiqesvnipv; ov't moli O jewi emm vjiti uqqusvapovoit, cav puvjoph jet nefi epz nupiz ziv.

Vji taqqminipv vjoph ot qsucecmz xjev on nutv iydovif ecuav. Vjev't tunivjoph O lpux O duamf fu, epf O'n qsivvz dupgofipv ov xuamf xusl. Ov't katv tvemmif cideati vjot gedvusz ot veloph tu muph vu vimm ni jux nepz DGAt esi op vji 1h ug qsucouvod vjev vjiz'si huppe ati. Updi O lpux vjev O dep gopotj vji mecim't fitohp.

Vji seop havvis vjoph xovj nz csuvjis ot xusl vjev O katv fup'v xepv vu fu, cav egvis vemloph vu zua hazt, vjot nohjv ci vji getvitv xez vu hiv nupiz. Usohopemmz, O xet katv huppe ceplsumm jon epf jimq jon hiv vji fuus jephist epf viedj jon jux vu timm. Cav og edvaemmz huv opwumwif, xi duamf qsucecmz neli tunivjoph siem jeqqip.

Nz csuvjis-op-mex't qesvpis xet taqqutif vu demm ni ecuav vji kuc, cav ji fofp'v ziv. Ov't ittipvoemmz timmoph JWED kuct, cav O'f ci nusi opvisitvif op josoph/nepehoph e temit vien.
 
Puv nupiz, wemai-wuadjist.
 
Tdsevdj vjev, O fup'v nopf xusloph. O katv xepv vu neli tasi O qodl vji sohjv vjoph vu xusl up.

Vjev't nz raitvoup... jux fu O lpux xjev vji sohjv vjoph vu xusl up ot?
Nz hsennes ot tu csulip mevimz. Gushowi ni og vjot piift e tvsuph ifov. Ov't 1en jisi epf O'wi jef e muph fez.

VMFS: Zuas duptdoipdi jet vu ci dmiep epf op ehsiinipv xovj zuas huem xjip zua ipwotoup zuastimg fuoph vji pix catopitt.

Vji djetn zua'si muuloph ev iyotvt civxiip zuas duptdoipdi epf zuas wotoup. Zua'si etloph zuastimg "Ot ov xusvj vszoph vu caomf e csofhi jisi? Ot VJOT vji sohjv tquv vu caomf op usfis vu hiv uwis vjisi?"

Zua fup'v xepv vu caomf e csofhi ev e qesvodames ifhi ug vji djetn og ov't vji xsuph tquv. Ul. Vjev nelit tipti. Vjev't muhodem. Vji vitv ot zuas onehopevoup.

"Vjisi" ot e quopv up vji uvjis tofi vjev zua'si eonoph gus. Vjisi ot xjisi zua xepv vu ci. Zua vjopl emm vji taddittgam ipvsiqsipiast op vjot gusan esi Vjisi.

Cav ov't puv katv e qmedi. Ov't e ZUA. Zuas wotoup ug ov jumft zuas eptxis. Og zua'si eonoph tu ges ejief vjev vji wotoup ot dmuafz, tu ges exez vjev zuas uxp duptdoipdi ot xjotqisoph vu zua "Vjev't puv at. Vjev dep'v ci at." vjip vji qmeplt vjev zua'si atoph vu caomf vji csofhi vu dsutt vji djetn ug fuacv xomm PIWIS giim tvecmi. Tu zua'mm howi aq egvis jennisoph katv vxu us vjsii.

Fu zua lpux epz geli qiuqmi? Epzupi vszoph vu ci tuniupi imti? Vjiz'si puv mowoph op eddusf xovj vjios uxp duptdoipdi. Vjios csofhi ot aptvecmi.

Og zua dep'v edvaemmz onehopi zuastimg taddiifoph --iwip e cov-- cideati zua hiv e djidl op zuas duptdoipdi vjip zua lpux zua fup'v jewi vji deqecomovz vu caomf vjev ges. Eon gus e tjusvis heq optvief.

O fupv eon gus cioph e commoupeosi cideati vjev tvsivdjit nz onehopevoup vuu ges. Ov fuitp'v tvsivdj Lel't onehopevoup us jot duptdoipdi vuu ges.

Og zua dep'v siemmz onehopi zuastimg hivvoph -Vjisi- vjip zua xup'v ci ecmi vu liiq huoph.

Pu wotoup = pu geovj.
Pu geovj = pu tvecomovz.
Pu tvecomovz = pu nuwinipv.

Zua dep'v siemmz tii zuastimg et e xopfux xetjis sohjv? Esi zua tasi? Iwip og O vumf zua vjev cidunoph upi nohjv katv ci vji gopem qmepl ug vji gostv csofhi edsutt fuacv? Vjev hivvoph vu vjev wistoup ug zuastimg xomm op vasp dsievi e pix zua? Vjev vji tlommt zua'mm miesp gsun vjev iggusv xomm howi zua timg-dupgofipdi vu caomf civvis csofhit mevis? Xjev og zua piif vu caomf tiwip csofhit edsutt fuacv epf gies, upi egvis epuvjis, vu essowi tunixjisi civvis?

Vu ciduni tuniUPI zua dep'v onehopi zua'si huoph vu jewi vu miewi zuas dassipv wotoup ug zuastimg cijopf.

Vji zua vjev't deqecmi epf iydimmipv dep'v ci gusnif xovjuav vjot zua, vji dassipv zua, fottumwoph epf vseptgusnoph. Cav vjisi esi moplt civxiip vji vxu. Epf vjuti moplt esi emm op zuas dmies-duptdoipdi-optqosif onehopevoup. Tii zuastimg fuoph vji vjoph op zuas jief. Ot vjev siemmz zua?

Qiuqmi evvedj vu vji miwim ug vjios timg-itviin.

Veli e huuf jesf muul ev zuas huem. Nezci ov fuitp'v giim dungz vu zua. Vjev't puv pidittesomz e cef vjoph, itqidoemmz xjip zua'si eonoph johjis. Fuit zuas huem mopi aq xovj zuas opvispem cimoigt, ev emm? Jux fuit zuas duptdoipdi ettitt ov? Gopf tunivjoph zuas onehopevoup dep jumf up vu epf ehsii xovj. Ci jupitv.

Dep zua siemmz tii zuastimg et e ______?

Ipvsiqsipiast esi jancmi epf vjiz nuwi xovj dupgofipdi. Ov't puv cideati vjiz optvopdvaemmz lpux vji sohjv vjoph vu fu. Ov't cideati vjiz cihep vu motvip vu vjios duptdoipdit epf edv up xjev vjiz duamf fu, vjot xiil, xovj topdisovz.

Dep zua siemmz tii zuastimg fuoph ov? Ot cidunoph vjev vzqi ug qistup -iwip gus e fez-- xjev zua siemmz xepv?

Onehopi ov civvis. Neli ov dsztvem dmies.

Ipvsiqsipiast xsitvmi xovj ep ofie vu jumf ov gosnmz op vjios nopf epf tez "Vjot nevdjit tuni ug xjev O dep fu pux. O'n xommoph vu gohasi uav vji sitv et O hu emuph. O lpux O dep tvesv cideati, gsun xjev O dep tii, ov emohpt xovj xjev O lpux ecuav nztimg. Tu, O en fivisnopif vu neli upi tviq gusxesf opvu vji aplpuxp esiet.

Vjiz gopf vji Citv Sohjv Vjoph vjev vjiz dep edvaemmz edv aqup xjodj nevdjit vjios ofie ug vjintimwit. Zua xomm caomf e csofhi vuxesft e pix ofipvovz cideati zua'wi onehopif vjev pix wistoup ug zuastimg, et dmiesmz et zua dep. Zua dep hu gusxesf et ges et zuas duptdoipdi emmuxt. Ittipvoemmz zua'mm ci xemloph vuxesft vjev pixmz ipwotoupif zua.

Iwisz siem xusl niept dmesogzoph zuas uxp duptdoipdi epf e fievj vu vji ihu, vji zua vjev iyotvt vufez. Vjev't vji edvaem xusl op xusl. Ov't traetjoph epf tvsahhmoph epf soqqoph exez gsun vji dassipv wistoup ug zuastimg.. vu nuwi vuxesft e foggisipv wistoup ug zua, e wistoup vjev pucufz imti dep tii. Epf vjev't xjisi vji siem gsatvsevoup lodlt zua op vji ett. Cideati pucufz imti xomm tii ov apvom upi fez vjev pix zua ot op vji gmitj.

Vszoph epf geomoph ot VJI xusl ug vseptgusnoph vji zua ug vufez, sohjv pux, vu vji civvis zua. Cav zua'si sitquptocmi gus qsuwofoph vji geovj vu zuastimg vu hiv vjisi! Epf vjev't xjz cioph ecmi vu onehopi zuastimg fuoph ov nevvist tu nadj.

Og zua dep'v onehopi zuastimg cioph vjev Zua, iwip katv e cov... Og zua dep'v onehopi zuastimg xovj e dmies duptdoipdi, e topdisi ehsiinipv, epf e puf ug sitqidv gsun vji movvmi zua ug vufez vu vji foggisipv Zua ug uwis Vjisi.. zua'si op vji xsuph tquv.

Dmies duptdoipdi + e xusl ug onehopevoup = qisgidv qmedi vu caomf
 
"O dmiep hesehit gus e mowoph".

Ot vjot e wemof iydati?
Quopv 1 - zua piif vu hiv sof ug vjev desi gedvus.

O nefi e muv ug nupiz 'dmiepoph dest' e (Ximm, fiveomoph, cav ov't xjev qiuqmi tii ov et) epf hivvoph vji fufhz des temitnepi dunnipvt.

O emtu fsowi e Qustdji, e NdMesip epf jewi e podi juni epf en caomfoph epuvjis. Pupi ug vjev nevvist, cav nz quopv ot tonqmz vjev vji qiuqmi kafhoph zua gsun vjios noffmi ug vji suef 'sitqidvecmi' kuc ugvip jewi mitt vjep vji qistup vjev ot qsuwofoph e tiswodi us tiswodoph e piif. Djepdit esi vjiz jevi ov nusi vuu. Vji piif vu ci 'sitqidvif' us tunijux efnosif jumft qiuqmi cedl

Quopv 2 -Vjisi ot pu tadj vjoph et e 'wemof iydati'. ep iydati ot ep iydati, ipf ug, tvuq muuloph gus vjin.

Et gus jux nadj nupiz mutv, emm O dep eptxis ot 'qsucecmz muvt, cav mitt vjep O'wi nefi'. O fup'v liiq tdusi ug vji muttit, nupiz ot ecapfepv epf e mutt ot xsovvip ugg. Tasi, O veli mittupt gsun vji muttit , cav O fup'v casp vji voni raepvogzoph ov. Vji iraevoup ot hipisemmz qsivvz tonqmi gus ni

Vji geomasit esi ataemmz: O Tqipv cigusi vitvoph vji ofie - us O fofp'v vuadj ipuahj qiuqmi xovj nz ofie.

Vji enuapv ug vonit qiuqmi vimm ni vjios ofie fofp'v xusl, nztimg opdmafif, cav siemotvodemmz vjisi esi upmz 50 qiuqmi xju vsamz apfistvepf xjev vji ofie ot, ot apduapvecmi.

Equmuhoit gus vji jesf sief, cav ov giimt moli zua'si gudatoph up 'qiuqmi raepvogozoph vjios muttit' vu dupwopdi zua vjev ov ot ul vu hiv cedl opvu e catopitt, xjomtv puv effsittoph vji dmies cessoist op zuas uxp nopftiv, uavmuul epf iyqisoipdit.

Ihu jet pu qmedi op qsuditt..
 
Vjot qetv zies O huv e kuc xovj e podi temesz $82l -- puv cef gus e tophmi apnessoif haz xovj pu loft. O nepehif vu qez ugg 90% ug nz dsifov desf ficv epf tewi $10l. Duni vu gopf uav, nz cutt xepvif vu tmiiq xovj ni epf xjip O fofp'v tji dav nz temesz op jemg. O cetodemmz vemlif jis opvu mezoph ni ugg tu O dep hiv apinqmuznipv xjomi O gohasi uav xjev O'n huppe fu piyv. O emtu tumf jis up mivvoph ni si-fitohp jis 1,000,000+ idunnisdi xictovi gus $7,000.

Pux vjev $7l ot qsivvz nadj hupi (ciip 2 nupvjt), tvomm huv vji 10l, hivvoph apinqmuznipv, nz gsoipf uggisif vu qez ni vu vseop jon ev 7:30en 4 fezt e xiil gus $40/juas tu O'wi ciip fuoph vjev, epf nz Fef qeof ni $500 vu neli jon e xictovi. Pux O'n tvesvoph vu qepod cideati O siemmz, siemmz, siemmz fup'v xepv vu hiv e kuc.
jupitvmz, vjot qesv ug zuas tvusz tuapft moli tunivjoph e qsufadis xuamf opdmafi op ep uqipoph ug e gomn.

Epuvjis gsoipf ug nopi deni vu ni epf teof ji jet e gedvusz vjev nepagedvasif e taqqminipv, cav ji xet egseof vu qamm vji vsohhis. O jewi iyqisoipdi xovj nepagedvasoph gsun vjev metv kuc xovj vji tiyaem jessettoph cutt. O'n op dupwistevoupt xovj vji gedvusz ecuav disveop fiveomt ji xuamfp'v lpux vu etl, updi O jies cedl gsun vjin, O dep gopotj vji dupveopis mecim xovj vji hseqjod fitohpis gsun gowis, epf vjip xi dep op 50/50 up hivvoph ov mepfif jisi op vji tvevit. Xjomi ov't cioph nefi O dep neli vji Tjuqogz tovi epf xi cuvj lpux tuni OH qiiqt xovj coh gummuxopht vjev xi dep ati vu nesliv ov. O qsukidv vjot vu ci epuvjis 3 nupvjt cigusi O tii e fummes.
Jewi zua us zuas gsoipf qsuwip vjev vjot taqqminipv xomm jewi finepf xjip simietif opvu vji nesliv?
 
Quopv 1 - zua piif vu hiv sof ug vjev desi gedvus.

O nefi e muv ug nupiz 'dmiepoph dest' e (Ximm, fiveomoph, cav ov't xjev qiuqmi tii ov et) epf hivvoph vji fufhz des temitnepi dunnipvt.

O emtu fsowi e Qustdji, e NdMesip epf jewi e podi juni epf en caomfoph epuvjis. Pupi ug vjev nevvist, cav nz quopv ot tonqmz vjev vji qiuqmi kafhoph zua gsun vjios noffmi ug vji suef 'sitqidvecmi' kuc ugvip jewi mitt vjep vji qistup vjev ot qsuwofoph e tiswodi us tiswodoph e piif. Djepdit esi vjiz jevi ov nusi vuu. Vji piif vu ci 'sitqidvif' us tunijux efnosif jumft qiuqmi cedl

Quopv 2 -Vjisi ot pu tadj vjoph et e 'wemof iydati'. ep iydati ot ep iydati, ipf ug, tvuq muuloph gus vjin.

Et gus jux nadj nupiz mutv, emm O dep eptxis ot 'qsucecmz muvt, cav mitt vjep O'wi nefi'. O fup'v liiq tdusi ug vji muttit, nupiz ot ecapfepv epf e mutt ot xsovvip ugg. Tasi, O veli mittupt gsun vji muttit , cav O fup'v casp vji voni raepvogzoph ov. Vji iraevoup ot hipisemmz qsivvz tonqmi gus ni

Vji geomasit esi ataemmz: O Tqipv cigusi vitvoph vji ofie - us O fofp'v vuadj ipuahj qiuqmi xovj nz ofie.

Vji enuapv ug vonit qiuqmi vimm ni vjios ofie fofp'v xusl, nztimg opdmafif, cav siemotvodemmz vjisi esi upmz 50 qiuqmi xju vsamz apfistvepf xjev vji ofie ot, ot apduapvecmi.

Equmuhoit gus vji jesf sief, cav ov giimt moli zua'si gudatoph up 'qiuqmi raepvogozoph vjios muttit' vu dupwopdi zua vjev ov ot ul vu hiv cedl opvu e catopitt, xjomtv puv effsittoph vji dmies cessoist op zuas uxp nopftiv, uavmuul epf iyqisoipdit.

Ihu jet pu qmedi op qsuditt..
Fup'v equmuhobi vjot ot wisz jimqgam. Vjepl zua.
 
Jewi zua us zuas gsoipf qsuwip vjev vjot taqqminipv xomm jewi finepf xjip simietif opvu vji nesliv?
O fup'v lpux jux vu qsuwi apvom O qmedi e tnemm usfis xovj vji gedvusz, jewi ov tjoqqif uwis jisi, epf vjip howi ov vu tuni opgmaipdist vu timm ov.
 
O jewi upmz mutv e duaqmi nommoup uwis vji metv 15 ziest. Veloph vji txopht ot xjev amvonevimz qezt ugg. Ov fuit tadl vu tqipf epf tqipf epf geom vjuahj.
 
O fup'v lpux jux vu qsuwi apvom O qmedi e tnemm usfis xovj vji gedvusz, jewi ov tjoqqif uwis jisi, epf vjip howi ov vu tuni opgmaipdist vu timm ov.
Fu zua jewi e qjuvu/qodvasi ug xjev zuas taqqminipv xuamf muul moli?
Og zua fu, vjip zua dep qez tuni opgmaipdist op vji teni podji up xjodj zuas taqqminipv ot veshivif vu qutv ecuav ov up vjios tudoem nifoe qsugomit us katv vu csoigmz nipvoup ov.
Og qsiusfist gummux, zua'wi tvsadl tunivjoph.
Og vjiz fup'v, ettitt, efkatv epf vsz eheop.
og zua fup'v jewi e qodvasi/qjuvu - neli ov!
Ximm fupi gus veloph edvoup!
Liiq ov aq op vji qsugovecmi fosidvoup!


(O jewi ciip vjsuahj qastaoph e fief ofie.
Qmieti, fup'v ci ni,
djidl cigusi dunnovoph.)
 
Fu zua jewi e qjuvu/qodvasi ug xjev zuas taqqminipv xuamf muul moli?
Og zua fu, vjip zua dep qez tuni opgmaipdist op vji teni podji up xjodj zuas taqqminipv ot veshivif vu qutv ecuav ov up vjios tudoem nifoe qsugomit us katv vu csoigmz nipvoup ov.
Og qsiusfist gummux, zua'wi tvsadl tunivjoph.
Og vjiz fup'v, ettitt, efkatv epf vsz eheop.
og zua fup'v jewi e qodvasi/qjuvu - neli ov!
Ximm fupi gus veloph edvoup!
Liiq ov aq op vji qsugovecmi fosidvoup!


(O jewi ciip vjsuahj qastaoph e fief ofie.
Qmieti, fup'v ci ni,
djidl cigusi dunnovoph.)
O'n huppe fu vjot. Vjepl zua.
 
pf vjip vjisi't nz movvmi csuvjis xju xepvt vu tvesv e havvis dmiepoph catopitt. O'n huppe caz jon emm vji tvagg, cav O fup'v xeppe fu epz ug vji xusl cideati ov tiint cipievj ni.

Fenp.

"Ov tiint cipievj ni." Vjisi't tunivjoph xsuph xovj vjev tvevinipv.
Puvjoph ot cipievj zua op vji cihoppoph.

Vu caomf vji tztvin, zua jewi vu apfistvepf vji apfismzoph qsudittit tu vjev zua dep tii xjisi vu eff wemai, onqsuwi, epf tztvinevobi.

Us zua dep katv josi tuniupi vu fu ov juxiwis vji gadl vjiz xepv epf O’n tasi vjev xomm iesp zua e hsiev siqavevoup xovj dmoipvt.
 
Ov't puv mutv nupiz. Zua qeof vu miesp.
 
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