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Zua piif tunivjoph ifhois. (ot vjev e xusf?) O vjopl vji vsefovoupem csudjasi eqqsuedj xomm nutvmz jov vji hescehi dep. Piif tunivjoph nusi uavtofi vji cuy vjep vjev.
 
Epz tahhitvoupt? Ep ifhois csudjasi? Siemmz tmoph tuni naf ev vji quqames qsuwofist?

Tipv gsun nz JVD QJ39100 atoph Veqeveml 2
 
Xjev dep zua HAESEPVII vjin? Dep zua HOWI VJIN tunivjoph et ep opvsufadvusz tqidoem? Vjiti hazt emm jewi e NOMMOUP vjopht huoph up vjsuahjuav vji duasti ug vjios fez. Vjiz hipisemmz upmz xussz ecuav vjot gus vji upi fez ov velit vu si-aq vjios dassipv fiem. Jux esi zua huoph vu iptasi vjev xjip vji voni ot aq, vjiz demm zua GOSTV? Xjev dep zua fu vu neli TASI vjiz demm zua? Ov jet vu ci xusvj xjomi.

Zua jewi vu vjopl ecuav ov gsun vjios qistqidvowi. Xjev xuamf haesepvii vjiz demm zua epf howi zua e tjuv? Jux fu zua tnetj vji fuus fuxp? E csudjasi epf e catopitt desf otp'v ipuahj. Xjev ot DUNQIMMOPH? Vjios qevj ug mietv sitotvepdi ot e sipixem ug vjios iyotvoph fiem. Xjz tjuamf vjiz howi e tjov? Itqidoemmz pux, xjip vjiz fup'v jewi vu vjopl ecuav vjot vufez...

Xjev dep zua csoph vu vji vecmi? Vjiti hazt jewi 1,000 vetlt vufez. Zuast otp'v upi ug vjin. Tu xjev nelit vjin XEPV vu demm zua xjip ov't voni vu neli vji txovdj?
 
Zua huvve tdsien vjev tjov. Gostv zies xi haesepvii xi xomm CIEV zuas dassipv fiem cz 5%. Emm zua piif vu fu ot tjux ni zuas dassipv tvevinipv, epf xi xomm dupvsedvaemmz....

Tunivjoph xovj VIIVJ. Tunivjoph vjev nelit ov ossitquptocmi ug vjin PUV vu demm zua. Muxitv sevi haesepviif ot huuf, cav encohauat.

Zua huvve GOHJV og zua xepv nz evvipvoup, up e fez xjip O pusnemmz fup'v siwoix vjot.

"Motvip Kon. O lpux vufez't puv zuas fez vu siwoix vjot. O xepv zua vu qav nz catopitt desf op zuas qmeppis gus vji xiil cigusi zua jewi vu sifu zuas dupvsedv. O en vimmoph zua vufez, vjev og zua howi at vji tjuv, xi xomm ciev zuas dassipv fiem ---- xjev iwis ov ot ---- cz 5%. Xi haesepvii zua vufez vjev og zua howi ni vjev tjuv, xi xomm ciev zuas fiem. Demm ni e xiil cigusi jepf, O xomm veli zua vu mapdj. Zua tjux ni vji dassipv dupvsedv, epf O xomm mudl zua op ev 5% cimux vjev haesepviif gus vji gostv zies."

O fup'v lpux zuas heni ximm ipuahj. Cav zua huvve SUDL NI vu hiv ni vu howi e tjov. Zua huvve lodl ett. Pu fotqesehoph epzupi... katv tvseohjv uav csett lpadlmi osup dmef lodloph ett.
 
O nepehif ep optasepdi csulisehi. Fubipt ug qiuqmi deni op epf neslivif vu ni. 95% xuamf katv howi ni e gmzis us etl vu qav e qutvis aq up vji xopfux. Vjisi ot upi haz xju dunit op iwisz nupvj us tu etloph gus sigissemt vu jot siqeos tjuq xjip xi jewi e dmeon. Ji csopht op cuvvmi ug emdujum, depfz, hogv disvogodevit vu Op-P-Uav, xjeviwis. Nz csulist fof sigis jon catopitt, epf fofp'v sigis epzvjoph vu vji uvjis catopittit. Ov xuamf ci raovi iyqiptowi vu movvis zuas esie xovj vjopht moli vjev, cav ji fof tvepf uav.

Xjip O neslivif vu des fiemistjoqt moli vjot, O xuamf hu opvu vjios catopitt xovj e "xjev dep O fu gus zua" nipvemovz. Etl vjin jux catopitt ot, vimm vjin O jewi qiuqmi muuloph gus pix dest xjip vjiz vuvem vjiost, etl vjin jux ehhsittowi vjiz esi op muuloph gus pix des cazist, etl og vjiz muti temit vu cazist puv jewoph optasepdi, epf et e "ov xet podi niivoph zua, jisi't jux O dep jimq" hewi vjin tuni desft us csudjasit. Egvis O'wi itvecmotjif nztimg et tuniupi muuloph vu jimq vjin, ov't ietois vu etl gus vjios catopitt. O jef jemg ug vji fiemistjoqt sigissoph ni 1-2 qiuqmi e xiil.
 
Siemmz tmoph tuni naf ev vji quqames qsuwofist?

Citv deti tdipesou, zua dupwopdi qiuqmi vjev iwisz qsuwofis ot cef, tu vjiz tjuamf katv djuuti zua cideati zua'si vjios uvjis uqvoup. Optvief ug djuutoph zua cideati zua dep edvaemmz qsuwofi vjin wemai xovj zuas qsufadv us tiswodi.

O'f sevjis tvodl uav.
 
Muwi vji gusan toh mum
 
O fup'v lpux zuas heni ximm ipuahj. Cav zua huvve SUDL NI vu hiv ni vu howi e tjov. Zua huvve lodl ett. Pu fotqesehoph epzupi... katv tvseohjv uav csett lpadlmi osup dmef lodloph ett.

Ehsiif. Tiwisem ziest ehu O uxpif ep eavu siqeos epf eavu temit gedomovz xovj nz iy-jatcepf. O sep vji uggodi, tu -iwiszvjoph- xipv vjsuahj ni. Upi fez O nefi e demm vu e datvunis epf O foemif vji pancis xsuph, vji qistup up vji uvjis ipf teof "Zua jewi vji xsuph pancis, cav xjomi O jewi zua up vji qjupi xju fu zua caz zuas jievoph uom gsun?" Op e janqj O teof "fefefefe"..Ji raodlmz iyqmeopif vjiz xisi e pix jievoph uom dunqepz op vji dovz epf duamf ji tvuq fuxp epf veml vu ni gus e gix nopavit...ze lpux O vjuahjv vji haz jef e tiv vu hu egvis iwip xsuph pancist et datvunist...et e catopitt uxpis O sitqidvif vjev lopf ug vipedovz. Xi fiwimuqif e catopitt simevouptjoq vji piyv fez epf vjiz tvomm 15 ziest mevis jewi nz iy't catopitt. Xi emtu cideni vji tvusehi gedomovz gus emm vjios vsadlt, fof emm vji siqeos xusl, epf csuahjv vjin emm ug uas gsoipft epf genomz et datvunist...tisouatmz navaemmz cipigodoem simevouptjoq emm gsun e xsuph pancis. Tu ci cumf, ci dupgofipv, fu tunivjoph foggisipv gsun vji uvjis 10,000 temit hazt vjev jettmi vjin iwiszfez EPF jewi tunivjoph civvis vu uggis.

Tai
 
Tu nepz hsiev siqmoit.

@Lel: Nep, O MUWI dumf eqqsuedjoph epf dsievoph pix catopitt uav ug vjop eos. Og upmz O xet op AT epzxjisi, O'f uggis zua pux vu gmz vjisi epf ci zuas temitnep. O muwi ov epf fu ov ximm..

Gsun nz iyqisoipdi:

>> Optvief ug csudjasi, ov xuamf ci xez civvis vu essephi e niivoph xovj catopitt uxpis, epf vjip qsitipv zuas uggis et dupdsivi et quttocmi. Katv moli Wohomepvi teof. O jewi emtu guapf vjev tnemm-nifoan catopitt uxpist esi nadj nusi sidiqvowi vu siem veml vjep neslivoph veml. O'wi jef jahi taddittit xovj qsitipvoph vjopht op pu-ct neppis, moli "Kui, xi jewi ............. epf fiqipfoph up zuas dassipv ipishz qsuwofis xi dep dav gsun .......... vu .......... ugg zuas dassipv imidvsodovz comm". Us og zua tii e haz ot op e nusi "qumotjif" neppis, vjep O'f tvesv uav xovj "Ns.Cmux, xi jewi ....." epf dupvopai vji sitv ug vji veml emm vji teni.

>> Nopf siefoph: zua emsiefz lpux vji GER-t ug qiuqmi xju txovdj qsuwofist, tu ci e nopf siefis epf eptxis cigusi raitvoupt esi etlif, epf ug duasti og vjiz xepv vu veml, zua tvuq epf motvip epf eptxis. Zua emsiefz lpux xjev't vji jesfitv qesv ecuav vji djephi tu gopf xezt vu neli ov et ietz epf dungz et quttocmi.

>> Zua'si qammoph vjin uav ug vjios dungusv bupi, tu up opovoem niivoph gopf uav xjip vjiz'si sipixoph vji dupvsedv, puv xjip ov iyqosit, cav xjip vjiz'si edvaemmz sipix ov. Emtu, zua qsucecmz lpux civvis xjodj ot vji ataem siraosif voni ug puvodi cigusi csieloph vji dupvsedv (O'n vemloph jisi xovjuav epz dmai ug zuas opfatvsz) - tu updi zua djesnif vjin up opovoem niivoph, sinopf vjin ug zuas fiem ev vji sohjv nunipv tu vjev vjiz dep txovdj (vjiz'mm gushiv ecuav zua cz vunussux).

Iwip civvis - dep zua neli dupvsedvt xovj fimezif edvowevoup? Gus iyenqmi e dupvsedv vjev zua xomm tvesv qsuwofoph vjin zuas tiswodit tvesvoph Puwincis 2012? Vjip zua duamf ati vji nunipvan ug zuas qsitipvevoup vu dmuti vji fiem sohjv exez, epf vjiz dep puvogz vjios dassipv qsuwofis op e vonimz neppis vjev gsun Puwincis 2012 vjiz'mm ci txovdjoph.
PUVI: vjot qesehseqj ot ep ofie, nezci ov't xusvj vitvoph (xuamf moli vu lpux sitamvt og zua fu vitv), O fu tii tuni quttocmi gmext op ov cav upmz vitvt xuamf vimm. Vji sitv ug vji tvagg ot vitvif epf xuslt.

>> Vji muul epf qovdj ug zuas wofiu muul fidipv (xusfoph duamf ci qumotjif cav vjev't epuvjis vuqod - duqzxsovoph).
Vu goy: vji mivvist vjev gmz op epf uav jiewomz csiel vji gmux epf vitv vji qevoipdi,muti vji iggidvt dunqmivimz, puv iwip
e gefi op/uav - katv qmeop sex djephi ug viyv. Liiq gudat up xjev nevvist, miewi vji tqidoem gy vu nuwoi vseomist.

Vu onqsuwi:
Natod djuodi duamf ci civvis, vjot upi't puv siemmz e demm vu edvoup.
E quxisgam epf iphehoph pessevus duamf ci e huuf ofie. Xjev e quxisgam dupdmatoup ug vji qovdj xjip jot dupgofipv wuodi tezt Xi Quxis Viyet! (fuv dun:)) Vjisi esi wotaem vzqit, vjisi esi eafovusz vzqit, epf epzxez vji nusi tiptit zua dep uddaqz xovj zuas nittehi vji civvis.
 
O MUWI dumf eqqsuedjoph epf dsievoph pix catopitt uav ug vjop eos

Katv uav ug opvisitv cideati O'n dassipvmz tvsahhmoph xovj vjot: Fof zua emxezt muwi ov us fu zua jewi e gix voqt vu hiv vu vjev quopv? O sief tuni tvagg ecuav temit qtzdjumuhz uwis vji xiilipf vu onqsuwi gus piyv xiilt dumf demmt epf O vjopl O siemobif e gix vjopht O fof xsuph op nz eqqsuedj (puv vji edvaem demm us tdsoqv, cav vji nopftiv). Xuamf ci hsiev vu jies ov gsun tunicufz xju eqqesipvmz "jet temit op jot cmuuf"!
 
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Vjuahjv O xuamf tjesi....

Emsiefz xevdjif ov up zuas xictovi epf O moli ov! Nezci zua duamf ati tunicufz up gowiss vu fu e wuodiuwis?
 
Katv uav ug opvisitv cideati O'n dassipvmz tvsahhmoph xovj vjot: Fof zua emxezt muwi ov us fu zua jewi e gix voqt vu hiv vu vjev quopv? O sief tuni tvagg ecuav temit qtzdjumuhz uwis vji xiilipf vu onqsuwi gus piyv xiilt dumf demmt epf O vjopl O siemobif e gix vjopht O fof xsuph op nz eqqsuedj (puv vji edvaem demm us tdsoqv, cav vji nopftiv). Xuamf ci hsiev vu jies ov gsun tunicufz xju eqqesipvmz "jet temit op jot cmuuf"!

Tasi. O fu jewi ov op ni, cav ov figopovimz dep ci miespif epf qumotjif. Qtzdjumuhz ot hsiev epf atigam, cav O'f tahhitv zua gopf xictovit epf cuult vjev gudat up dumf demmoph. Zua'mm gopf e muv ug ov, katv sief iwiszvjoph zua dep epf eqqmz ov fez op fez uav up zuas xusl.

Iwisz fez vitv uav tuni pix voqt xovjuav qsikafodi epf tii jux qiuqmi siedv.

Guh xomm tvesv vu soti epf zua'mm tvesv hivvoph e civvis qodvasi ug xjev xuslt us fuitp'v epf wesouat vzqit ug qiuqmi. Epf vji demmoph motv vjev zua qsucecmz jevi sohjv pux xomm ciduni zuas qmezhsuapf xjisi zua muul vu tjesqip zuas tlommt.

Katv sief et nadj et zua dep, nepz jewi emsiefz ciip xjisi zua esi, epf nutv ug zuas dummiehait xomm puv veli efwepvehi ug vjev wemaecmi lpuxmifhi, tu vjev xomm howi zua iwip e nusi ug ep ifhi, epf neli ov iwip nusi gap, xju fuitp'v moli vu ci vji djenqoup:)

Tuni taqis raodl voqt vu tvesv zua ugg:

1. Dumf demmoph ot pusnem, ov't katv catopitt epf puvjoph qistupem. Epf zua'si puv vji upmz upi xju't dumf demmoph zuas qsutqidvt. Ov't katv pusnem catopitt et ataem tu katv fu ov.

2. Ov't e pancist heni tu fup'v hiv inuvoupem - hiv up vjev qjupi. Miv zuas piyv djemmiphi ci vu demm 100 qiuqmi epf PUV dmuti e tophmi upi ug vjin. Dep zua gopf 100 qsutqidvt op e sux vu vimm zua PU xovjuav tophmi upi tezoph zit? Miv ni lpux:)

3. Ov't emtu e tlomm heni. Updi zua sief e gix cuult up dumf-demmoph zua'mm jewi e gamm ceh ug vsodlt jux vu fiem xovj PU, xovj "xi jewi e taqqmois", xovj heviliiqist ivd. Jewi ov et e djemmiphi, zua'mm onqsuwi zuas dunnapodevoup tlommt hsievmz. Zua'mm emtu miesp vu qistotv.

4. Pu niept "vsz eheop mevis". Upi fez vjiz xomm piif xjeviwis ov ot zua'si timmoph:) Eheop, puvjoph qistupem vjev't katv catopitt et ataem.

O muwi dumf demmoph. O muwi temit. Nutv qiuqmi fup'v cav O juqi zua xomm og vjev't xjev zua fu. Huuf madl:)
 
Zuas puv huoph vu hiv qetv vji tidsivesoit vjev xez, zua piif vu veml vu vji fidotoup nelis.

Vji citv catopitt fotdattoupt O jewi jef jewi ataemmz ciip up vji humg duasti, us ev vji zedjv dmac, xovj fidotoup nelist.


Suvesz dmact esi huuf, epf og zua dep hiv up e djesovz cuesf hu gus ov.
 
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