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Rrgitfm gi tjf Vigtfm ^tctfs oe Cdfrgnc
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oe gts owi nulturf. @yzcitgif Njrgstgcis lgvgia gi tjf egetj
nfitury cim Rurgtci Njrgstgcis lgvgia ovfr c tjouscim yfcrs
lctfr usfm tjf worlm gi wjgnj tjfy lgvfm to worh out tjf prgi-
ngplfs oe Njrgstgci ecgtj, lgef, cim gmfitgty. ]jf rfelfx to `uglm
jousf njurnjfs, doicstgn nodduigtgfs, dfmgfvcl nctjfmrcls,
stffplf-arcnfm cim vgllcaf-nfitfrfm njurnjfs, or cumgtorguds
wgtj tjfctfr sfctgia wgll clwcys sprgia erod tjf modgicit nul-
turcl eornfs crouim us.
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mfarff sjcpfm `y tjfsf nulturcl eornfs. Eor gistcinf, gi tjf
lcst tjrff juimrfm yfcrs, Qfstfri Njrgstgcis jcvf c`cimoifmsffgia ecgtj cs c njgfely nodduicl fxfrngsf (cltjouaj tjgs gs
iot truf gi Cergnc or Csgc). Cdoia tjf dciy fimowdfits oe
tjf Furopfci Filgajtfidfit, gimgvgmuclgsd rfgais suprfdf;
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vcluf. Cdoia dciy Njrgstgcis ecgtj gs c noistrunt oe tjf dgim,
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32 ]J F @ G @ L F C I M ] J F LC I M
ci feeort ct hiowlfmaf acgifm tjrouaj stumy, ci cssfit to c sft
oe tjfoloagncl proposgtgois. ^odftgdfs fvfi hiowgia wjct you
`flgfvftrudps `flgfe gtsfle.
]o `f surf, dciy Njrgstgcis tomcy crf njcllfiagia tjfsf
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pctj. Ifvfrtjflfss, tjgs ifw pctj gs cs dunj c `y-promunt oe
domfri nulturcl trfims tjci ciy otjfr. Eor fxcdplf, wf lgvf
tomcy gi c jgajly tjfrcpfutgn songfty. Fvfi ge wf crf uicwcrf oe
tjf mgsngplgif oe psynjoloay, wf crf stgll `fgia sjcpfm `y tjf
vclufs gt jcs `rouajt to our nulturf ovfr tjf lcst juimrfm yfcrs.
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iffms oe c noiarfactgoi sjcpf dciy sfrdois.
]jfrfeorf, mfegigia Njrgstgci ecgtj cs c pfrsoicl njognf
`csfm oi wfll-gieordfm noivgntgois cim gispgrfm `y fdotgoi-
clly fiacagia worsjgp gs c eordulc eor spgrgtucl eordctgoi tjct
dcy `f icturcl to us ut gt dcy jcvf flfdfits tjct crf eorfgaito tjf fxpfrgfinf oe otjfr Njrgstgcis gi otjfr nulturfs or otjfr
nfiturgfs. G gdcagif tjct egetj-nfitury Njrgstgcis woulm effl
uttfrly lost gi c domfri njurnj wgtj gts worsjgp `cim cim tjf-
ctfr sfctgia wjfrf lgajtgia, souim, rferfsjdfits, cim vgsucl
dfmgc crf nlosfly doigtorfm. ]jfy dgajt woimfr ge tjgs domfri
njurnjwcs njgfely gimf`tfm to fitfrtcgidfit, lghf c tcdfm,
`cptgzfm vfrsgoi oe Podfs pu`lgn crfics. ]jfy dgajt clso
woimfr jow 32,222 pfoplf nci acgi ciy sfisf oe sjcrfm lgef
or nodduigty wjfi fcnj ecdgly nodfs cim aofs `y ncr, lgvfs
c loia mgstcinf cwcy, cim `crfly rfnoaigzfs tjf pfrsoi sgttgia
ifxt to tjfd.
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Ge gt gs truf tjct fvfry nulturf provgmfs c ercdfworh gi wjgnj
tjf spgrgtucl lgef gs uimfrstoom, tjf scdf dust `f scgm c`out
tjf cingfit worlm. ]jf sfttgia oe Kfsus cim Rcul gi tjf Podci
Fdpgrf wcs lghfwgsf sjcpfm `y nulturcl eornfs qugtf mgeefrfit
erod our owi. Ge wf ecgl to uimfrstcim tjfsf nulturcl eornfs,
wf wgll ecgl to uimfrstcim dciy oe tjf tjgias Kfsus cim Rcultcuajt.
]jgs mofs iot dfci tjct tjf nulturf oe tjf `g`lgncl worlm
fikoys sodf sort oe mgvgif cpprovcl or fimorsfdfit. Qf mo
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`g`lgncl lgef. ]jgs wcs c nulturf tjct jcm gts owi prfefrfinfs
eor mrfss, spffnj, mgft, dusgn, gitfllfntucl tjouajt, rflgagous
fxprfssgoi, cim pfrsoicl gmfitgty. Cim gts nulturcl vclufs wfrf
io dorf sgaigegncit tjci crf our owi. Domfsty gi citgqugty
wcs fxprfssfm gi c wcy wf dcy iot uimfrstcim. ]jf crrciaf-
dfit oe dcrrgcaf pcrtifrs gs eorfgai to our worlm oe pfrsoicl
mctgia. Fvfi jow oif prcys (sfctfm or stcimgia, crds uprcgsfm
or eolmfm, cloum or sglfit) jcs iords mgntctfm `y nulturf.
@ut ge tjgs gs truf ge nulturcl vclufs crf prfsupposfm
wgtjgi fvfry ecgtjeul nodduigty, `otj iow cim two tjouscimyfcrs cao tjfi tjf storgfs wf rfcm gi tjf @g`lf dcy prfsup-
posf tjfdfs tjct crf nodplftfly o`snurf to us. Dorfovfr, wjfi
wf rfcm tjf @g`lf, wf dcy dgsrfprfsfit gts dfsscaf `fncusf
wf sgdply mo iot uimfrstcim tjf nulturcl gistgints oe tjf egrst
nfitury. Qf lgvf two tjouscim yfcrs mgstcit8 wf lgvf gi tjf Qfst
cim tjf cingfit Dgmmlf Fcst gs iot ictgvf tfrrgtory eor us.
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]jgs dfcis wf dust `f ncutgous gitfrprftfrs oe tjf @g`lf. Qf
dust `f ncrfeul lfst wf prfsupposf tjct our nulturcl gistgintscrf
tjf scdf cs tjosf rfprfsfitfm gi tjf @g`lf. Qf dust `f nultur-
clly cwcrfoe our owi plcnf gi tgdf cim wf dust worh to nod-
prfjfim tjf nulturcl noitfxt oe tjf ^nrgpturfs tjct wf wgsj to
uimfrstcim. ]oo oetfi gitfrprftfrs jcvf lcnhfm nulturcl cwcrf-
ifss wjfi rfcmgia tjf ^nrgpturfs. Qf jcvf ecglfm to rfnoaigzf
tjf aule tjct fxgsts `ftwffi wjo wf crf tomcy cim tjf noitfxt oe
tjf @g`lf. Qf jcvf eoraottfi tjct wf rfcm tjf @g`lf cs eorfgai-
frs, cs vgsgtors wjo jcvf trcvflfm iot oily to c ifw afoarcpjy
`ut c ifw nfitury. Qf crf lgtfrcry tourgsts wjo crf mffply giiffm oe c augmf.
]jf aocl oe tjgs sfrgfs gs to `f sunj c augmf to fxplorf
tjfdfs erod tjf `g`lgncl worlm tjct crf oetfi dgsuimfrstoom.
Gi wjct sfisf, eor gistcinf, mgm tjf pjysgncl afoarcpjy oe Gsrcfl
sjcpf gts pfoplfs sfisf oe spgrgtuclgty? Jow mgm tjf story-
tfllgia oe Kfsus prfsupposf nulturcl tjfdfs iow lost to us?Qjct nflf`rctgois mgm Kfsus hiow gitgdctfly (sunj cs c njglms
`grtj, c wfmmgia, or c `urgcl)? Qjct cargnulturcl or rflgagous
efstgvcls mgm jf cttfim? Jow mgm jf usf noddoi gdcafs oe
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30 ]J F @ G @ L F C I M ] J F LC I M
lc`or or vgllcaf lgef or songcl jgfrcrnjy wjfi jf tcuajt? Mgm jf
usf judor or cllumf to polgtgns? Gi dciy ncsfs kust cs gi our
worlm tjf dorf mflgnctf dcttfrs crf jcimlfm gimgrfntly, cim gt
tchfs fxpfrt augmcinf to rfvgsgt tjfgr norrfnt dfcigia.
Gi c worm, tjgs sfrgfs fdploys nulturcl citjropoloay, crnjcf-
oloay, cim noitfxtucl `cnharouimsto opfi up ifw vgstcs eor tjf
Njrgstgci rfcmfr. Ge tjf cvfrcaf rfcmfr summfily sffs c story or
ci gmfc gi c ifw wcy, ge c ecdglgcr pcsscaf gs summfily opfifm
eor ifw dfcigia cim cpplgnctgoi, tjgs feeort jcs sunnffmfm.
G cd gimf`tfm to dciy fxpfrgfinfs cim pfoplf wjo cwch-
fifm dy sfisf oe urafiny c`out tjgs gitfrprftgvf dftjom. Dyegrst finouitfr ncdf cs c stumfit ct @fgrutsIfcr Fcst ^njool
oe ]jfoloaygi tjf 3712s. ^ginf tjfi, snjolcrs sunj cs Mcvgm
Mcu`f, K. M. D. Mfrrftt, ^. ^cercg, D. ^tfri, F. R. ^cimfrs,
Njcrlfs Hrcet, Kcdfs ^trciaf, Hfiiftj @cglfy, @runf Dclgic, G.
Jowcrm Dcrsjcll, cim c jost oe otjfrs jcvf noitrg`utfm to jow
G rfcm tjf Ifw ]fstcdfit. @cglfys dciy `oohs gi pcrtgnulcr cswfll cs jgs loia ergfimsjgp jcvf `ffi prodgifit gi gispgrgia
dy feeorts gito tjf nulturcl citjropoloay oe tjf cingfit worlm.
Gi cmmgtgoi, G jcvf `ffi wflnodfm dciy tgdfs `y tjf Crc`gn-
spfchgia njurnj gi Lf`cioi, ^yrgc, Grcq, Kormci, Rclfstgif,
cim Faypt cim tjfrf `fncdf cttuifm to tjf wcy tjct nulturcl
sfttgia gielufinfs jow wf rfcm tfxts. ]o tjfd cim tjfgr arfct
cim jgstorgn ecgtj, G owf c noisgmfrc`lf mf`t.
Egiclly, spfngcl tjcihs crf muf to Hctyc Novrftt cim Ufrlyi
Ufr`ruaaf ct [oimfrvci Ru`lgsjgia. Ufrlyis fxpfrt fmgtgia
cim Hctycs nrfctgvgty gdprovfm tjf `ooh fiordously. Flgzc-
`ftj Mgcs, dy rfsfcrnj cssgstcit, clso fmgtfm tjf dciusnrgpt
cim eouim wfchifssfs fvfi Ufrlyi dgssfm. Cim lcst (cim dost
gdportcit), dy wgef, Ncrol, rfcm cim nrgtgqufm tjf dciusnrgptmurgia our lcst sc``ctgncl gi Ncd`rgmaf, Fialcim. Jfr gisgajt
cim wgsmod cppfcr gi fvfry njcptfr.
^olg Mfo Alorgc.
Acry D. @uraf
Qjfctoi, Gllgiogs
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N j c p t f r 3
GitromuntgoiLgef, Joly Lcim, Rglargdcaf, cim Mfsfrts
g
DW LGEF gs c lgef lgvfm cloiasgmf tjf wglmfrifss. Rfrjcps tjfrf
wcs c tgdf (dcy`f gi dy fcrly twfitgfs) wjfi G tjouajt tjctdost oe lgef woulm `f chgi to c egif mcy ct c soutjfri Nclgeorigc
`fcnj; low sgxtgfs gi tjf dorigia wgtj c nool, eoaay dcrgif
lcyfr, `rgajt sui `y 33;22 c.d. wgtj aoom wcvfs eordgia, pcld
trffs cloia `fcnjsgmf nlgees, tjf sdfll oe sclt cim scim, cim io
ncrfs otjfr tjci egimgia luinj. ]jf pfrefnt `urrgto io mou`t
kogifm to pfrefnt jfcltj, outstcimgia wcvfs, `fcnj dusgn oiH-Fcrtj 323, cim io ncrfs wjctsofvfr.
]o usf c `g`lgncl dftcpjor, lgef wcs to `f cll Rrodgsfm Lcim
cim io wglmfrifss, clwcys gi Kfrusclfd wgtjout fitfrgia tjf
Kumfci mfsfrt.
@ut gt mgmit tchf loia eor tjf ecitcsy to `rfch mowi. C ifw
pgnturf fvfituclly fdfrafm (dcy`f gi dy lctf twfitgfs), wjfi G
`faci to vgfw lgef wgtj c vfry mgeefrfit dftcpjor; gt wcs Gsrcfls
sokouri erod Faypt to tjf Rrodgsfm Lcim, c trfh out oe ncptgv-
gty cim tjrouaj tjf mfsfrt. Fvfi wjfi wf crrgvfm ct our mfstg-
ictgoi oe prodgsf, tjfrf wfrf stgll mgeegnultgfs wgtj Nciccigtfs
cim mrouajt cim wcr. Cim tjf mfsfrt kust fcst oe fvfry
ngty clwcys rfdcgifm tjf scdf, rfdgimgia df oe tjf orgagicl
pglargdcaf cim tjf prospfnt oe aogia tjfrf cacgi.
Ugfw oe ]fdplf Douit gi KfrusclfdNopyrgajt 3776-0227 Rjofigx Mctc ystfds
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Gt nodfs cs io surprgsf to df tjct ovfr tjf nfiturgfs
Njrgstgcis jcvf usfm tjf kuxtcposgtgoi oe Rrodgsfm Lcim
cim wglmfrifss cs tjf suprfdf dftcpjor eor lgef. Oi onnc-
sgoi tjfrf crf dodfits oe afiugif woimfr, koy, cim nflf`rc-
tgoi. Oi otjfr onncsgois, tjfrf crf fxpfrgfinfs gi tjf mfsfrt
wglmfrifss wglmfrifssfs eordfm tjrouaj nrgsfs oe vcrgous
hgims cim lgef tchfs oi c noieusgia, fvfi mgstur`gia, quclgty.
Groignclly, gt jcs `ffi gi tjf wglmfrifss wjfrf Gvf lfcrifm
dost oe wjct G hiow c`out Aom, dysfle, cim tjf pfoplf wgtjwjod G lgvf. Gt wcs c arfct mgsnovfry wjfi G lfcrifm (dcy`f gi
dy lctf tjgrtgfs) tjct tjgs wcs c trutj jflm iot oily `y njcr-
cntfrs tjrouajout tjf @g`lf, `ut `y tjouscims oe Njrgstgci
pglargds, dystgns, cim doihs wjo usfm tjf wglmfrifss cs c
dftcpjor eor tjfgr owi lgvfs cim, gi sodf ncsfs, njosf to lgvf
gi c wglmfrifss (oetfi gi Dgmmlf Fcstfri mfsfrts) gi ormfr tolfcri tjgias dorf mffply.
]JF LCIM CIM R G LAP GDCAF
Erod tjf `fagiigia, Njrgstgcis jcvf `flgfvfm tjct tjf lcim
oe tjf @g`lf jflm prodgsf eor tjfgr owi spgrgtucl arowtj,
tjct sgdply aogia tjfrf cim sffgia tjf noitfxt oe tjf `g`lg-
ncl storgfs, pfrjcps rfnrfctgia fxpfrgfinfs hiowi to Mcvgm or
Kfsus, dgajt gi sodf wcy `rgia rfifwcl or gispgrctgoi. ]jgs gs
stgll truf tomcy. ]our `usfs tjct nross tjf Kormci Pgvfr soutj oe
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g`lfRlcnfs.n
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Ncdfls gi tjf Kumfci Qglmfrifss
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31NJ C R ]FP OI F , GI ]P O MV N ] G O I
Aclglff cldost clwcys dchf tjf rfqugrfm stop to `cptgzf trcvfl-
frs wjo woimfr ge tjfsf wctfrs crf mgeefrfit tjci otjfr wctfrs.]jfy woimfr ge pfrjcps `fgia `cptgzfm wjfrf Kfsus wcs `cp-
tgzfm dgajt jflp tjfd uimfrstcim tjfgr @g`lf or fvfi agvf tjfd
sodftjgia tjfyvf dgssfm tjfgr fitgrf lgvfs.
]jf egrst Njrgstgci oe rfnorm to mo tjgs wcs tjf Rglargd oe
@ormfcux, wjo ncdf to Kfrusclfd gi c`out CM >>>. Jgs iotfs
ngrnulctfm wgmfly cim `y tjf dgm >22s, Njrgstgci vgsgtors
`faci crrgvgia gi tjf Joly Lcim rfaulcrly. ]rcvfl wcs mciafr-
ous cim uieoragvgia, `ut tjf rfwcrms outwfgajfm cll mciafrs.
@fsgmfs, c Njrgstgci nodduigty
wcs tjfrf cim jospgnfs woulm
fxtfim wflnodf. ]jf Njrgstgci
pglargdcaf gimustry jcm `faui.
]omcy two dgllgoi tourgsts dchftjf scdf trgp ciiuclly.
@ut tjgs trcvfl wcs iot dfrfly
eor tjf schf oe nurgosgty. Eourtj-
nfitury Njrgstgci tjfoloagcis
rfelfntfm oi tjf tjfoloagncl
dfcigia oe tjf gincrictgoi (tjfeull fitry oe Aom gito judci lgef),
cim tjgs lfm tjfd to tjouajts
c`out tjfplcnfoe tjgs gincrictgoi.
Kormci Pgvfr
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HfciNollfn
tgoi/AfttyGdcafs
Rortrcgt oe ^t. Nyrgl
oe Kfrusclfd
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^t. Nyrgl wcs `gsjop oe Kfrusclfd erod >=7 to >:= cim so jcm tjf
prgvglfaf oe prfsgmgia ovfr tjf dcaigegnfit ifw njurnj uglt
c`ovf Njrgsts tod` `y tjf Njrgstgci fdpfror Noistcitgif. Jf
prfcnjfm c sfrgfs oe sfrdois kust stfps erod tjf tod` cim tjfrf
mfnlcrfm tjf mgeefrfinf oe `fgia gitjf Joly Lcim. Otjfrs oily
jfcr, `ut wf `otj sff cim tounj. Eor Nyrgl, tjf lcim gtsfle wcs c
lgvgia sournf oe wgtifss to our ecgtj (Nctfnjftgncl Lfnturfs3=.0>).Eor jgd, tjf lcim vgrtuclly jcm fnodf c egetj aospfl.
Kfrodf (>=6 =02), lgv-
gia gi @ftjlfjfd, urafm tjf
scdf; Jfrfgi @ftjlfjfd jf
wcs wrcppfm gi swcmmlgia
nlotjfs8 jfrfjf wcs sffi`y sjfpjfrms, jfrfjf wcs
pogitfm out `y tjf stcr, jfrf
jf wcs cmorfm `y wgsf dfi.
]jgs gs tjf `fagiigia oe c scnrfm
afoarcpjy. Kfrodf wrotf c
lfttfr gi >:5 trygia to nodpflc wodci icdfm Dcrnfllc to
kogi jgs pglargd nodduigty
gi tjf Joly Lcim. Gi gt jf
RlciftCrt
C 36tj nfitury portrcgt
oe ^t. Kfrodf
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Njurnj oe tjf Joly ^fpulnjfr
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mfsnrg`fs, pfrjcps wgtj sodf fxcaafrctgoi, tjf pgous eloomgia to
Kfrusclfd;
Fvfry pfrsoi oe iotf gi Acul jcstfis jfrf. ]jf @rgtoi, suimfrfm erod
our worlm, io sooifr dchfs proarfss gi rflgagoi tjci jf lfcvfs tjf sft-tgia sui gi qufst oe c spot oe wjgnj jf hiows oily tjrouaj ^nrgpturf cimnoddoi rfport. Iffm wf rfncll tjf Crdfigcis, tjf Rfrsgcis, tjf pfoplfsoe Gimgc cim Crc`gc? Or tjosf oe our ifgaj`or, Faypt, so rgnj gi doihs8oe Roitus cim Ncppcmongc8 oe ^yrgc cim Dfsopotcdgc cim tjf tffdgiafcst? Gi euleglldfit oe tjf ^cvgors worms, Qjfrfvfr tjf `omy gs, tjfrfwgll tjf fcalfs f actjfrfm toaftjfr, tjfy cll cssfd`lf jfrf cim fxjg`gt gi
tjgs oif ngty tjf dost vcrgfm vgrtufs. Mgeefrgia gi spffnj, tjfy crf oif girflgagoi, cim cldost fvfry ictgoi jcs c njogr oe gts owi. (Lfttfrs =5;32).
Iotfs c`out tjf fcrly pglargds crf efw. @ut wf mo jcvf oif
cnnouit erod tjf egrst-hiowi wodci pglargd icdfm Faf-
rgc. ^jf lgvfm gi tjf lctf >22s cim ncdf erod c towi cloia tjf
Furopfci Ctlcitgn nocst, pfrjcps Ercinf or ^pcgi. Nlfcrly
Fafrgc wcs oi c qufst to uimfrstcim jfr Njrgstgci ecgtj. Cimcs sjf dovfm nlosfr to tjf Joly Lcim, jfr icrrctgvf egllfm wgtj
fxpcisgvf mfsnrgptgois cim jopfs eor gispgrctgoi. ^jf wcitfm
to sff joly sgtfs `ut dorf tjci tjgs, sjf wcs fcafr to lfcri
c`out tjf loncl njurnj, gts lgturagfs, cim gts jgstory.
^jf crrgvfm gi Kfrusclfd gi >:3 cim spfit tjrff yfcrs
rfnormgia ncrfeully cll oe tjf worsjgp lgturagfs sjf wgtifssfm
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02 ]J F @ G @ L F C I M ] J F LC I M
eor jfr sgstfrs
wjo lgvfm ct jodf
gi Furopf. ^jf clso
dcmf iudfrous
trgps to Faypt, ^gicg,
Aclglff, fvfi Douit
If`o (wjfrf Dosfs
wcs `urgfm). ]jfi sjf
trcvflfm iortj, jfcm-
gia eor tjf ecdous
ngty oe Citgonj oi tjfOroitfs Pgvfr. Erod
tjfrf sjf wfit fcst to
cingfit Jgfrcpolgs (c
ngty oe arfct plfity,
rgnj cim vfry `fcutg-
eul,Fafrgcs ]rcvfls3:;3), nrossgia tjf
Fupjrctfs Pgvfr (Qf
jcm to nross gi sjgps, ga oifs, cim tjct dfcit G spfit c jcle
mcy tjfrf, 3:;0), cim ncdf to tjf cingfit ngty oe Fmfssc (dom-
fri ]urhgsj ^cilg Vrec). Jfrf tjf `gsjop arfftfm jfr wcrdly.
Fafrgc wrotf;
]jf joly `gsjop oe tjf ngty wcs c truly mfvout dci, `otj doih cimnoiefssor. Jf wflnodfm df cim scgm, Dy mcuajtfr, G nci sff wjctc loia kourify tjgs gs oi wjgnj your ecgtj jcs `rouajt you rgajt totjf otjfr fim oe tjf fcrtj. ^o iow plfcsf lft us sjow you cll tjf plcnfsNjrgstgcis sjoulm vgsgt jfrf. G acvf tjcihs to Aom, cim fcafrly cnnfptfmtjf `gsjops givgtctgoi. (Fafrgcs ]rcvfls 37;6)
Qjct gistgints mrovf Fafrgc?Qjy mgm sjf tjgih tjct vgsgtgia
tjf Joly Lcim woulm `f gistruntgvf cim `fifegngcl? Qjy mgm
doihs `fagi dgarctgia to tjgs pcrt oe tjf worlm to uglm mfsfrt
nodduigtgfs cim ncvf mwfllgias wgtjgi tjf scdf nfitury? C
vgsgtor to ^yrgc, Faypt, or fvfi tjf mfsfrts fcst oe Kfrusclfd nci
stgll egim tjf rfdcgis oe tjfgr doicstfrgfs. Qfst oe Ncgro tjfdoicstfrgfs oe Qcmg Ictrui crf jodf to c nodduigty oe sgx
juimrfm doihs.
Qjct mofs tjgs lcim jcvf to tfcnj?
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s
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^t. Nctjfrgifs doicstfrylonctfm ct tjf `csf oe Dt. ^gicg
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03NJ C R ]FP OI F , GI ]P O MV N ] G O I
]JF LCIM CIM ^R GP G ]VCLRPODG^F
Nouitlfss pglargds jcvf eollowfm gi Fafrgcs eootstfps fvfry
yfcr, nodgia to tjf Joly Lcim gi sfcrnj oe sodf gispgrctgoi
or uimfrstcimgia tjct tjfy nciiot acgi ct jodf. Eor dostRrotfstcits, gt gs c qufst to rfnovfr tjf jgstorgncl lonctgois oe
pcst fvfits. ]jfrf gs c pglargd trcgl tjct tchfs Njrgstgcis erod
Ncfscrfc to Iczcrftj, Ncpfricud to Kfrgnjo, cim Kfrusclfd to
@ftjlfjfd. Ct fcnj stop, tjfy jfcr storgfs rfnouitgia tjf arfct
tjgias tjct jcppfifm tjfrf; wjfrf Mcvgm jgm erod ^cul, wjfrf
^crcj wcs `urgfm, wjfrf Kfsus arfw up, wjfrf jf mgfm, cim wjfrf
jf csnfimfm. Jgstorgncl rfdgigsnfinf jcs clwcys `ffi nfitrclto tjf Njrgstgci trcmgtgoi8 tjfrfeorf noitfxtuclgzgia tjgs jgstory
oi sgtfjcs lghfwgsf `fnodf c rfaulcr pcrt oe Njrgstgci cntgvgty.
]jus tjf trcmf oe augmgia pglargds jcs `ffi c Dgmmlf Fcstfri
proefssgoi cldost cs olm cs tjf sgtfs tjfdsflvfs.
]jf lcim, jowfvfr, clso sfrvfs c wgmfr purposf. ]jf lcim gs
tjf nulturcl stcaf-sfttgia oe tjf @g`lf.@g`lgncl storgfs cssudf wfhiow sodftjgia c`out cltcrs, sjffpeolms, ngstfri wctfr, cim
tjf sgaigegncinf ge tjf wgim `lows wfst out oe tjf mfsfrt. ]o
prokfnt Furopfci or Cdfrgnci iotgois oe ecrdgia (sffm mgs-
trg`utgoi) or egsjgia (ncst cim trcddfl ifts) or trcvfl (ct igajt
AcryD.
@uraf
@fmougi tfit gi Qcmg Pud, Kormci
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or mcy) oito tjf @g`lf gs to gddfmgctfly mgstcinf oifsfle erod
wjct tjf @g`lf dcy jcvf gitfimfm to scy.
Cll lgtfrcturf gs `ori erod wgtjgi c nulturcl lcimsncpf. Gt
wgll pgnh up tjfdfs cim gdcafs erod wgtjgi tjct lcimsncpf,
usf tjfd afifrously, cim `uglm c ercdfworh erod wjgnj storgfs
nci `f tolm. ]jgs gs io lfss truf eor tjf @g`lf. ]jf lcim cim gts
nulturf, iot dfrfly tjf jgstory tjct jcppfifm tjfrf, crf ci
gimgspfisc`lf cspfnt oe tjf g`lgncl story.
]jgs `ooh wgll fxplorf jow tjf dotges oe lcim cim nulturf
agvf rgsf to gdportcit cim ovfrloohfm lfssois gi tjf `g`lg-
ncl story. ]jfsf crf tjfdfs tjct fvfry `g`lgncl wrgtfr sgdplycssudfs wf uimfrstcim. ]jfy crf gmfcs sunj cs tjf wglmfr-
ifss cim wctfr cim sjfpjfrmgia tjct crf pgnhfm up gi `g`lgncl
storgfs cim noivfy dfsscafs tjct jcvf `ffi lost to us gi tjf
Qfstfri worlm eor nfiturgfs. @ut tjf arfctfr gitfrfst oe fcnj oe
tjfsf `g`lgncl wrgtfrs gs lgef; jow wf survgvf cim elourgsj fvfi
wjfi lgef gs lgvfm cloiasgmf tjf wglmfrifss, fvfi wjfi noisgm-frc`lf yfcrs crf spfit gi tjf mfsfrt cim cll jopf sffds lost.
Fcnj njcptfr wgll fxplorf c dotge tjct nfitfrs oi tjf lgef
oe ecgtj cs gt gs fxpfrgfinfm cloiasgmf tjf wglmfrifss. Qjct
wf wgll mgsnovfr gs tjct tjf Joly Lcim or `fttfr, tjf `g`lgncl
worlmvgfw jcs clrfcmy supplgfm us wgtj rgnj dftcpjors tjct
jflp us gitfrprft tjf wglmfrifss cim sunnffm gi gt.
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