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XfncWnbpw Imew

s{]m^. Fw.ssh. tbml¶m³

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Ah-Xm-cnI

Hcp ]nXm-hnsâ {KÙ-¯n\v


Ah- X m- c nI Fgp- X p- h m- ³ `mKyw
e`n¨ a¡ Ä A[nIwt]À ImWpI-
bnÃ. AXn-\pÅ alm-`mKyw F\n¡ v
Fsâ DS- b - h \pw \mY- \ p- a mb
IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp X¶Xv
hen-tbmcp A\p-{K-l-ambn Rm³
Icp-Xp-¶p.
_lp- a m- \ - s ¸« s{]m^. tPmk^v tPm¬
Fw. ssh. tbml-¶m³ kmdnsâ
76þm-as¯ ]pkvX-I-am-Wv, "Xfn-c-Wnbpw Imew.' At\Iw
Ibv¸nsâ A\p-`-h-§ -fn-eqsS IS-¶p-t]mb Ct¿m-_nsâ
Pohn-Xs¯ Bkv]-Z-am¡ n Fgp-Xn-bn-«pÅ Cu {KÙw,
\nXy-k-am-[m\w Xcp¶ Ipcn-inse kvt\l-¯n-te-
bv¡ mWv \s½ \bn-¡ p-¶-Xv. efn-X-amb `mj-bn Bg-ta-
dnb ssZhnI-aÀ½-§ -fmWv CXn hnh-cn-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶-Xv.
Nm¨sâ (R-§ Ä A§ -s\-bmWv hnfn-¡ p-¶-Xv) A]m-c-
amb `mjm]mWvUn-Xy-hpw, lrZ-b-kv]Àin-bmb Bi-b-
am-[p-cy-hpw Cu ]pkvXI-¯n DS-\ofw sXfn-ª p-Im-
Wp-hm³ km[n-¡ pw. a\-Êns\ tImcn-¯-cn-¸n-¡ p¶
A© v A\p-`hkm£ y-§ fpw Cu {KÙ-¯n\v amtäIp¶p.
Xsâ Hcp hb-Ên A¸³ acn-¨p-t]m-b-Xp-
sIm­v A\m-Y-\mbn Pohn-t¡ -­n-h¶p Fsâ Nm¨-\v.
F¶m 17-þm-as¯ hb-Ên Xsâ PohnXw {InkvXp-
hnsâ Ic-§ -fn-tebv¡ v kaÀ¸n-¨-t¸mÄ apX PohnXw
Xfn-c-Wn-bp-hm³ XpS-§ n. At\Iw Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-
§ -fn-eqsS IS-¶p-t]mb IpSpw_w AtXmsS amdp-hm³
XpS-§ p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. Ct¿m-_nsâ PohnXw hnh-cn-¡ p-
¶-Xn-eqsS Xsâ kz´ A\p-`-h-§ Ä IqSn-bmWv Nm¨³
Cu {KÙ-¯n-eqsS ]d-bp-¶-Xv.
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A]-I-S-§ -fpw \ncm-i-I-fpw tcmK-§ fpw H¶n-\p-


]n-dsI H¶mbn h¶-t¸m-gpw, kplr-¯p-¡ -fpw, kz´-`m-
cy-t]mepw XÅn-b-t¸mgpw ssZhs¯ apdp-sI-¸n-Sn¨
Ct¿m-_nsâ Pohn-Xs¯ efn-X-kp-µ-c-amb ssien-bnÂ
Cu {KÙ-¯n {]Xn-]m-Zn-¡ p-¶p. ]nimNv sIm­p-h¶
A]-I-S-§ -fn-sem¶pw ]X-dmsX\n¶ Ct¿m_v self pity
F¶ ]m]-s¡ Wn-bn hoWp-t]m-bn. F¶m sImSp-¦ m-
än-eqsS h¶ ssZh-¯nsâ hN\w B self pitysb FÃmw
]qÀ®-ambn Zqco-I-cn-¨p. ssZh-a-¡ Ä¡ v hcp¶ tim[-\-
IÄ FÃmw s]m¶ns\ Xobn C«p ip²o-I-cn-¡ p-¶-Xp-
t]m-se-bmWv F¶v Cu {KÙw hmb-\-¡ mÀ¡ v sXfn-bn¨p
sImSp-¡ p-¶p.
_lp. tbml-¶m³ kmÀ {InkvXy³ dnssh-hÂ
s^tÃm-jn-¸nsâ (CRF) Øm]I {]kn-Uâm-Wv. \mep-]-
Xn-äm-­p-I-fn Gsd-bmbn k`- am-dm-sX, kap-Zmbw
amdmsX, lrZbw amäp-¶-h-\mb tbip-{In-kvXp-hns\
ImWn¨p sImSp-¯p-sIm­v \nev¡ p¶ Hcp Bßob
{]Øm-\-amWv CRF. C¶v temI-¯nsâ Bdp h³I-c-I-fn-
embn NnX-dn-¸mÀ¡ p¶ ]Xn-\m-bn-c-¡ -W-¡ n\v ae-bm-fn-
IÄ Cu Pohsâ hN\w tI«v Ibv¸v amdn PohnXkam-
[m\w A\p-`-hn-¨p-sIm­v, tbip-{InkvXp {Iqin IqSn
X¶ ]m]-tam-N-\-¯nsâ `mKym-hØ {]m]n-¨p-sIm­v
Pohn-¡ p-¶p.
sNdp¸w apX Cu Iq«m-bva-tbmSv tNÀ¶v
\nev¡ p-hm³ a¡ -fmb R§ -Ä¡ v `mKyw e`n-¨p. F¶mÂ
ssZhnI-h-gn-bn XpS-cp-hm³ R§ sf t{]-cn-¸n-¨Xv
Nm¨sâ hN\§ fpw, AXn-ep-]-cn-bmbn {]mÀ°\mPohn-
Xhpam-Wv. {]kw-Kn-¡ p-¶-Xp-t]mse Pohn-¡ p-I-bpw Pohn-
¡ p-¶-Xp-t]mse {]kw-Kn-¡ p-Ibpw sN¿p¶ B Pohn-X-
amWv R§ Äs¡ -Ãm-hÀ¡ pw hgn-Im-«n-bmbn \n¡ p-
¶Xv. C¶v ]eÀ¡ pw Hc-ÛpXambn \n¡ p-hm³ X-¡ -h-
®w- R-§ -fpsS IpSpw-_s¯ klm-bn-¨Xv Cu ssZhn-I-h-
gn-bn \S-¡ p-hm³ Xocp-am-\n-¨-Xm-Wv. At\-I-a-t\Iw
5

Ibv¸nsâ A\p-`-h-§ fn-eqsS IS-¶p-t]m-tI-­n-h-¶n-


«pÅ At\-IÀ ssZ-hnIkam-[m\w A\p-`-hn-¨p-sIm­v
Pohn-¡ p-hm³ CRF C¶v D]m-[n-bm-bn-s¡ m-­n-cn-¡ p-I-
bm-Wv. ]m«p-Im-c³ ]mSn:
""Ime-saÃmw Ignbpw C¶v Im¬a-sX-Ãma-gnbpw
]ns¶-]pXp-bpKw hncn-bpw, Xncn-sI- h-cm-sX \mw
\nXy-X-bn adbpw''.
XncnsI hcm¯ \nXy-X-bn-te-¡ pÅ k¼mZyw
Cu temI-¯n h¨v t\S-W-sa-¶mWv Nm¨\pw, CRFþDw
DZv t _m- [ n- ¸ n- ¡ p- ¶ - X v . Ip«n- I - f m- b n- c n- ¡ p- t ¼mÄXs¶
Nm¨\pw a½nbpw R§ -tfmSp ]d-bm-dpÅ Hcp Imcyhpw
CXp-X-s¶-bm-Wv. \n§ Ä temI-¯n H¶pw Bbn-sÃ-
¦nepw {InkvXp-hns\ ImWn-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡ p¶ kphn-ti-j-
I-cm-bn-¯o-cWw F¶v R§ -tfmSv Bi-tbmsS ]d-bm-dp-
ÅXv C¶pw R§ -fpsS ImXp-I-fn amsämen sImÅp-¶p.
k¦oÀ¯-\-§ Ä 25 : 16-,17þ ZmhoZv C§ s\
{]mÀ°n-¡ p-¶p.
""F¦-te¡ v Xncnª p Ft¶mSv Icp-W-bp-­m-tI-
Wta; Rm³ GIm-Inbpw Acn-jvS\pw BIp-¶p.
F\n¡ p a\x]o-U-IÄ hÀ²n-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p; Fsâ
k¦-S-§ -fnÂ\n¶p Fs¶ hnSp-hn-t¡ -W-ta.''
k¦oÀ¯-\-§ Ä 25 : 16 –-17
Pohn-X-¯n disasters-Dw despair-Dw diseases–Dw
hcpt-¼mÄ DSb - h
- \- mb ssZh¯ - n¦ - te¡ v t\m¡ p¶hcmWv
hnP-bn-I-fmbn-¯oÀ¶n-«p-Å-Xv. ap¸Xmw A²ymbw 26,27
hmIy-§ -fn Ct¿m_v hne-]n-¡ p-¶Xv C§ -s\-bm-Wv.
""Rm³ \·bv¡ p t\m¡ nb - nc
- p¶- t-¸mÄ Xn· h¶p.
shfn-¨-¯n¶mbn Im¯n-cp¶t¸mÄ Ccp«p h¶p.
Fsâ IpSÂ Aa-cmsX Xnsf-¡ p¶p; IjvS-Imew
F\n¡ v h¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p.'' Ct¿m_v 30 : 26 þ27
F¶m Ct¿m_v X-s¶-¯s¶ shdp¯v s]mSn-
bnepw Nmc-¯nepw InS¶v A\p-X-]n-¨-t¸mÄ btlmh
6

Ct¿m-_nsâ ]n³Im-es¯ ap³Im-e-s¯-¡ mÄ A[nIw


A\p-{K-ln-¨p. thZ-\-bpsS Imew, hcĨ-bpsS Imew
amdn Xfn-c-Wn-bp¶ Imew h¶p. Hcp bYmÀ° {InkvXym-
\n-bpsS {]Xym-ibpw CXp-X-s¶-bm-Wv.
At\-Imbn-c-§ sf ]m]-h-gn-bnÂ\n¶pw apàn-
amÀ¤-¯n-te¡ v \bn-¡ p-hm³ Xsâ Zmks\ kÀÆ-i-à-
\mb ssZhw Xsâ hew-ssIbnse Bbp-[-ambn D]-tbm-
Kn-¨p. Cu {KÙ-h-m-b\bneqsS C\nbpw At\-IÀ¡ v a\-
Ên\v Bizm-khpw Pohn-X-¯n\v IpfnÀ½bpw \ÂIp-
hm³ kÀtÆ-iz-c³ klm-bn-¡ p-sa-¶p-ÅXv Dd-¸m-Wv.
B\-µhpw sFiz-cyhpw GIp¶ Xfn-c-Wn-bp¶ Ime-
§ Ä Cu {KÙw ]mcm-bWw sN¿p-¶-Xn-eq-sS-bmbn hmb-
\-¡ mÀ¡ v e`n-¡ s« F¶v Rm³ {]mÀ°n-¡ p-¶p. Fgp-]-
¯mdv {KÙ-§ Ä cNn¨ Nm¨\v C\nbpw At\Iw ]pkvX-
I-§ Ä Fgp-Xp-hm-\pw- Xsâ kzÀ¤o-b-the ZoÀLm-bp-
tÊmSpw Btcm-Ky-t¯mSpw IqsS XpS-cp-hm\pw kI-e-¯n-
tâbpw DS-b-h-\mb ssZhw klm-bn-¡ s« F¶p
{]mÀ°n-¨p-sIm­v A\p-hm-N-IÀ¡ mbn Cu {KÙw
ssZh-\m-a-¯n kaÀ¸n-¡ p-¶p.

Joseph John
Head, Financial Market Operations,
India and South Asia,
Standard Chartered Bank.
FÃmw \·bv¡ v
s{]m^. Fw.-ssh. -tbm-l-¶m³

IjvS-\-jvS-§ Ä Xn§ n-b-XmWv a\p-jy-Po-hn-Xw.


A{]Xo-£ n-X-amb AXym-ln-X-§ Ä, BI-kvan-I-amb
hntbm-K-§ Ä, Ak-ly-amb bmX-\-IÄ F¶n-§ s\
hnhn[ {]iv\-§ -fnÂs]«v \«wXncn-bp-I-bmWv At\Iw
Bfp-I-fpw.
F´p-sIm­o IjvS-X-IÄ F¶Xv F¡ m-e-¯pw
a\p-jy-a-\-Ên s]m´n-h-¶n-«pÅ tNmZy-am-Wv.- X-Xz-
Úm-\n-IÄt¡ m _p²n-Po-hn-IÄt¡ m a\x-im-kv{X-hn-Z-
Kv²-·mÀt¡ m adp-]Sn Is­-¯m³ Ign-bm¯ Hcp tNmZy-
amWv AXv.
F¶m ssZh- h - N - \ - ¯ n AXn\p adp-
]Snbp­v. FÃmw \·-bv¡ v-!-FÃmw BXy-´nI \·-bv¡ v!!
""ssZhs¯ kv t \ln- ¡ p- ¶ - h À¡ v , \nÀ®b
{]Imcw hnfn-¡ -s¸-«-hÀ¡ p-Xs¶, kI-ehpw
\·-bv¡ mbn IqSn hym]-cn-¡ p¶p F¶p \mw A-
dn-bp¶p.'' tdmaÀ 8 : 28
C.-hn.- ln F¶ ssZh-Zm-k³ Hcp kw`-h-IY
hnh-cn-¡ p-¶p-­v. Hcp kv{Xo Hcn-¡ Â At±-l-¯nsâ
ASp-¡  sN¶v AhÄ¡ p-th­n {]mÀ°n-¡ -W-sa¶v
At]£ n¨p. ""]nimNv Fsâ ]n¶n \n¶v amdp-¶n-Ã.
F¶pw At\Iw IjvS-X-Ifpw bmX-\-Ifpw Gäp Rm³
heª p''. C.-hn.- ln Ah-tfm-Sp-]-d-ª p: ""]nimNv
\nsâ ]n¶mse hcp-¶n-Ã. Ah³ \nsâ ]n¶mse hc-¯-
¡ -h®w \o A{X-tbsd \Ã Imcy-§ -sfm¶pw sNbvXn-«n-
ÃtÃm? Hmtcm hnizm-kn-bp-sSbpw Pohn-X-e£ yw Xs¶,
hnhn[ IjvS-X-Ifpw ]oU-Ifpw \ÂIn-s¡ m­v ]nimNv
]n¶mse hc-¯-¡ -h®w {InkvXp-hn\v th­n Ht«sd \Ã
Imcy-§ Ä sN¿-W-sa-¶p-Å-Xm-bn-cn-¡ Ww''. (The devil
hasn't been after you. You haven't done enough for the devil to be
after you. The good of all Christians should be to do enough for
Christ's kingdom, that we draw the devils attention.)
hnip² -th-Z-]p-kvX-I-¯nse Gähpw {]mNo-\-{K-
Ù-amb "Ct¿m_v', IjvS-X-bpsS aqÀ²-\y-¯n-se-¯nb
Hcp ssZh-Zm-k\v FÃm- bm-X-\-IÄ¡ p-sam-Sp-hn kt´m-
jhpw kar-²nbpw Xn§ p¶ Hcp `mhn-Imew e`n-¡ p¶p
F¶ kXyw hnfw-_cw sN¿p-¶p. B Hcp-d¸-pÅXpsIm-
­mWv skâ v-t]mÄ ]d-ª Xv:
""IjvS-X -k-ln-jvWp-X-sbbpw kln-jvWpX kn²-
X-sbbpw kn²X {]Xym-i-sbbpw Df-hm-¡ p¶p
F¶p A-dnª p \mw IjvS-§ -fnepw {]iw-kn-
¡ p¶p''. tdmaÀ 5 : 3
“"Murder in the Cathedral'F¶ kmln-Xy-Ir-Xn-
bn Sn.-F-kv. Fen-b«v, cà-km-£ n-sb-¡ p-dn¨v Hcp eLp-
hn-h-cWw \ÂIp-¶p-­v. ""cà-km£ n ssZh-I-c-§ -fnÂ
Hcp D]-I-c-W-am-Wv. ssZh-ln-X-¯nsâ k^-eo-I-c-W-¯n-
\p-th­n kz´w CjvSw XyPn-¡ p-¶-h-\mWv cà-km-£ n.
ssZh-ln-X-¯n-\p-th­n kz´w- lnXw _en-bÀ¸n-¨mÂ
km£ m-¯mb kzmX{´yw e`n-¡ p-I-bmWv sN¿p-¶-Xv.
Hcp cà-km£ n Hcn-¡ epw kz´w Imcy-§ Ä B{K-ln-
¡ p-I-bn-Ã. cà-km-£ n-Xz-¯nsâ alXzw t]mepw kz´-
ambn B{K-ln-¡ p-I-bn-Ã.''
C{]-Im-c-apÅ at\m-`mhw ]peÀ¯p¶ Ct¿m-
_nsâ hyà-amb Nn{Xw hc-¨p-Im-Wn-¨p-X-cn-I-bmWv ]cn-
ip-²m-ßmhmw ssZhw. ssZ\w-Zn\ Pohn-X-¯n IjvS-X-
bpsS a²y-¯n Nqfn-t¸m-Ip¶ a\p-jy³ klmbw e`n-
¡ phm³, FÃmw ImWp¶, FÃmw Adn-bp-¶, FÃm-än\pw
]cn-lmcw Xcm³ a\Êpw iàn-bp-apÅ Poh-\pÅ ssZh-
¯n B{i-bn-¡ Ww F¶ ]mT-amWv Ct¿m_nsâ
PohnXw \s½ ]Tn-¸n-¡ p-¶-Xv.
Zpcn-X-§ Ä¡ v tijw e`n-¡ p¶ A\p-{K-l-§ Ä
""Ce-s]m-gnbpw Ime-§ Ä¡ -¸pdw Xfn-c-Wnbpw Ime-ap-­-
tXmÀ¡ Ww'' F¶ Bi-bs¯ km£ m-Xv¡ -cn-¡ p-¶-h-
bm-Wv.
tPm¬ _\n-b³ PbnÂhm-k-¯n-\n-S-bn-emWv
"]c-tZin tam£ -bm{X' (Pilgrim's Progress) Fgp-Xn-b-Xv.
I«n-enÂ\n¶v Nen-¡ m-\m-Im¯ tcmK-¯n InS-¶-t¸m-
gmWv ^vtfmd³kv ss\änw-tKÂ Cw¥­nse Bip-]-{Xn-I-
fnse BXpcip{iqj \ho-I-cn-¨-Xv. Apoplexy F¶ tcmKw
sIm­v heª v `mKnI ]£ -hmXw _m[n-¨-t¸m-gmWv
eqbn ]mÌÀ t]¸«n hnj-¯n\v hm-Ivkn³ I­p-]n-Sn-¨-Xv.
Hä-bn-cn-¸n A© p an\n-än IqSpX tPmen sN¿m³
]äm¯
- h - n[w tcmKmXpc
- \
- mbncp¶p {^m³knkv ]mÀ¡ vam³.
ssIsb-gp¯p{]Xn-bnse A£ -c-§ Ä hfsc hep-Xm-¡ n-
bm am{Xta At±-l-¯n\p hmbn-¡ m³ Ign-ª n-cp-
¶pÅp. At±-l-amWv temI-N-cn-{Xs¯ kw_-Ôn-¡ p¶
Ccp-]Xp hmey-§ Ä cNn-¨-Xv.
Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-§ -fn-eqsS IS-¶p-t]mb
hyàn-bmWv s{_bnen. _mey-Im-e¯v Hcp AXym-ln-X-
¯n I®nsâ ImgvN \jvS-s¸-«p-t]m-bn. Hcn-¡  Hcp
kphn-tij{]kw-K-¯n ""ssZhs¯ kvt\ln-¡ p-¶-
hÀ¡ v, \nÀ®-b-{]-Imcw hnfn-¡ -s¸-«-hÀ¡ v X-s¶, kI-
ehpw \·-bv¡ m-bn- IqSn hym]cn-¡ p¶p'' F¶- hN\w
Bkv]-Z-am¡ nbpÅ Hcp {]kwKw tI«p. B hN\w hniz-
kn¨v ]cn-{i-an-¨XmWv "s{_bnen en]n' I­p-]n-Sn-¡ m³
At±-l¯n\v {]tNm-Z-\-am-bXv. AXv C¶v F{Xtbm
AÔ-·mÀ¡ v A\p-{K-l-ambn¯oÀ¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p!
AÔbpw Duabpw _[n-c-bp-amb sle³sI-ÃÀ
C¶v kz´w PohnXw aqew F{X-tbsd ZpxJn-XÀ¡ mWv
Bizm-k-a-cp-fp-¶-Xv! Ibv¸ns\ a[p-c-am-¡ p¶ {InkvXp
{Iqin h¨v cpNn t\m¡ nb Ibv¸p-Im-Snbpw bmX-\-Ifpw
P\-tIm-Sn-I-fpsS lrZ-b-¯n im´n-tb-In \nXy kzÀ¤-
ku`m-Ky-¯n-se-¯n¡ p¶p.
1871 jn¡ m-tKm-bn Hcp henb Xo]n-Sn-¯-ap-
­m-bn. At\Iw sI«n-S-§ fpw tXm«-§ fpw I¯n-\in-¨p.
slân kv]mt^mÀUv F¶ [\m-Vy-\mb a\p-jysâ
kz¯n `qcn-`m-Khpw I¯nt¸mbn. Xm§ m-\m-hm¯ Zpc-
´-¯n Hcnäv Bizm-k-¯n-\mbn At±lw `mcy-tbmSpw
\mep s]¬a-¡ -tfmSpw IqSn bqtdm-¸n Ipsd-¡ mew
amdn Xma-kn-¡ p-hm³ t]mbn. "hnse lmÀsh' F¶ I¸-
en-emWv bm{X ]pd-s¸-«-Xv. Ahn-Nm-cn-X-amb Nne Imc-W-
§ -fm At±-l-¯n\v IqsS t]mIm³ ]än-bn-Ã.
I¸Â Aäv-emânIv alm-k-ap-{Z-¯n asämcp
I¸-en-t\mSp Iq«n-bn-Sn¨v XIÀ¶p. `mcy- am{Xw c£ -s¸-«p.
\mep a¡ fpw acn-¨-Xn DÅw s\m´v kv]mt^mÀUv XnSp-
¡ -¯n bqtdm-¸n-te¡ v ]p-d-s¸-«p. Xsâ IpSpw_w
A´y-hn-{iaw sImÅp¶ `mK¯v I¸-se-¯nbt¸mÄ
Bg-¡ -S-en-tebv¡ v Cud-\-Wnª I®p-I-tfmsS t\m¡ n,
hnXp-¼n-s¡ m­v At±lw ]mSnb ]m«nsâ ]cn-`m-j-bm-
Wv,
""FÃmw \·-bv¡ mbn kzÀ¤-Xm-X³ sNbvXo-Sp¶p
\nÀ®-bamw hnfn-tI-«hÀ¡ pw
ssZh-¯n³ kvt\lw Adn-ª -hÀ¡ pw
FÃmw \·-bv¡ mbn kzÀ¤-Xm-X³ sNbvXo-Sp¶p.''
FÃmw \·- b v¡ mbn¯oc- W - s a- ¦ n Hcp
hyhØ-bp-­v. \mw ssZh-s¯- kvt\-ln-¡ p-¶-h-cm-bn-cn-
¡ -Ww. ssZhw \s½ Xsâ ap³ \nÀ®-b-{]-Imcw hnfn¨p.
F¶m \mw, ssZhw \ap¡ v sNbvXsX´v F¶v Xncn-¨-
dnª v \µn \ndª lrZ-b-t¯msS kvt\ln-¡ p-t¼m-
gmWv \½psS Pohn-X-¯n kw`-hn-¡ p-¶-sXÃmw \·-
bv ¡ m- b n- ¯ o- c p- ¶ - X v . {Iqinse XymtKm- Ö z- e - a mb
kvt\lw I­m \mw IÀ¯m-hns\ kvt\ln¨p t]mhp-a-
sÃm.
H¶v
ssZh-¯nsâ Xncp-h-N\w \s½ Biz-kn-¸n-
¡ p¶p. Xncp-sh-gp-¯p-IÄ \mw hmbn-¡ p-t¼mÄ, Xncp-h-
N\w \mw tIÄ¡ p-t¼mÄ A\-´-amb ku`m-Ky-§ Ä
\ap¡ p e`n-¡ p-¶p. Bizmkw e`n-¡ p-¶p. \odn-¸p-I-bp¶
lrZ-b-§ Ä¡ v im´nbpw kzØ-Xbpw e`n-¡ p-¶p.
At\I Pohn-X-§ fpw C¶v heª pIgn-bp-I-
btÃ? a\p-jy-Po-hn-Xs¯ De-bv¡ p¶ Tension F¶pw,
Frustration F¶pw \mw [mcmfw tIÄ¡ p-¶p-­v. \½nÂ
]e-cp-tSbpw PohnXw ss\cmiyw ]q-­Xpw ZpxJ]qcn-X-
hpatÃ? ]e-cp-sSbpw Pohn-X-¯n Xm§ m-\m-hm-¯-Xmb
sISp-Xn-Ifpw Zpcn-X-§ fpw t\cn-«p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.
FÃmw Ibv¸pä A\p-`-h-§ Ä!
Ibvt¸-d-n-b-XmWv Pohn-Xw! Pohn-X-¯nÂ- Aev]w
t]mepw Bizm-k-an-ÃmsX a\Êv Dg¶pw heª pw Ign-
bp¶ _lp-P-\-§ Ä!
Hcp alm³ ]d-ª n-«p-­v: ""Every human being is a
walking volcano'' F¶v. Hmtcm a\p-jy\pw Hmtcm Aán-
]ÀÆ-X-am-Wv. k© -cn-¡ p¶ Aán-]ÀÆ-Xw! AI¯v emh
Xnf-¨padnbp-I-bm-Wv. ]pdta im´-am-Wv. Ipg-¸-sam¶pw
ImWp-¶n-Ã. H¨¸mSn-Ã, _l-f-an-Ã, A¦-em-¸n-Ã, ]cn-{`m-
´n-bp-an-Ã. F¶m AIw Xnf-¨p-a-dn-bp-¶p.
teml-§ fpw [mXp-¡ fpw eh-W-§ fpw FÃmw
Xnf¨p adnª p sIm­n-cn-¡ p¶ emh GsX-¦ nepw Hcp
ka-b¯v Hcp `mK¯v Aev]w _e-£ bw kw`-hn-¡ p-
t¼mÄ ]ÀÆ- X - ¯ nsâ D]- c n- X ew s]m«n- ¨ p- s Im­v
_lnÀ¤-an-¡ p¶p. ià-amb {]hm-lw!
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AXyp-jvW-am-b, `oI-c-amb emh-bpsS {]hm-l-


¯n Npäp- ] mSpapÅsXÃmw Nm¼- e m- b n- ¯ o- c p¶p.
FÃmw I¯n-b-aÀ¶p-t]m-Ip-¶p.
CXp- t ]mse a\p- j y- l r- Z bhpw C¶v Xnf-
¨padnª p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. ]e-t¸mgpw ]pdsa {]iv\-
§ Ä ImWp-¶n-Ã. ]pdsa {]bm-k-§ Ä Adn-bp-¶n-Ã.
AXn-Yn-IÄ ho«n hcpw. \mw AXn-Yn-Isf
k¡ -cn-¡ pw. Ah-tcmSv kvt\l-ambn s]cp-am-dpw.
]p© n-cn-bp­v. Nncn-bp-­v. BÀ¸p-­v. BtLm-j-ap-­v.
kZn-cp-­v. hncp-¶p-­v. F¶m lrZbw ]pI-bp-I-bm-Wv.
]c-kv]-c-ap-Å-Xmb \oc-k-§ Ä. Ie-l-§ Ä.
hmKzm-Z-§ Ä. XÀ¡ -§ Ä. Hcn-¡ epw CW-§ m¯ {]Ir-X-
§ Ä. IpSpw_w Akz-Ø-am-Wv. ss\cmiy-¯n B­p-
t]m-bn-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. \ncm-i-bn ap§ n-¯m-gp-I-bm-Wv.
Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-§ Ä!
1871þemWv Ata- c n- ¡ - b nse jn¡ m- t Km- b nÂ
henb Hc-án-_m-[-bp-­m-b-Xv. AhnsS kv]mt^mÀUv
F¶ hfsc hn{ipX-\mb Hcp A`n-`m-j-I³ D­m-bn-
cp¶p.
kv]mt^mÀUnsâ H«-\-h[n Irjn-Øe§ Ä
sh´pIcn-ª p. sI«n-S-§ Ä FÃmw I¯n¨m¼-em-bn.
Hscmä cm{Xn-sIm-­mWv Cu `b-¦ -c-amb Aán-_m[
jn¡ m-tKmsb \in-¸n-¨Xv.
kv]mt^mÀUn\v ASn-¡ Sn Zpcn-X-§ Ä t\cn-
tS­n h¶p. kv]mt^mÀUn\v At±l-¯nsâ GI-a-I³
\jvS-am-bn. Aán-_m[ aqew sI«n-S-§ fpw Irjn-Ø-e-
§ fpw tXm«-§ fpw \in¨p. I\¯ \jvSw t\cn-«p.
kv]mt^mÀUv At±-l-¯nsâ `mcy-tbbpw \mep
s]¬a-¡ -sfbpw bqtdm-¸n Hcp Ah-[n-¡ mew sNe-h-gn¨v
Aev]w im´X hcm-\mbn ]d-ª -b-¨p. I¸-en AhÀ
bqtdm-¸n-te¡ p t]mIp-t¼mÄ kv]mt^mÀUv ]e tPmen-
¯n-c-¡ p-I-Ä aqew jn¡ m-tKm-bn¯s¶ Xma-kn-¨p.
I¸Â Aävemân-¡ nsâ a²y-¯n¡ qSn t]mIp-
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t¼mÄ thsdmcp I¸-ep-a-mbn Iq«n-bn-Sn¨p. `b-¦ -c-amb Hc-


]-I-S-am-bn-cp¶p. I¸Â ap§ n-t¸mbn. s]¬a-¡ Ä \mep-
t]cpw IS-en XmWp. F¶m `mcy acn-¨n-Ã.
`mcy At±-l-¯n\v I¼n-b-Sn-¨p. ""Saved alone''.
Rm³ am{Xw c£ -s¸«p F¶v. kv]mt^mÀUv G§ -e-Sn-¨p-
sIm­v IS¯o-ct¯¡ v _²-s¸«p sN¶p. At±lw
`mcy-bp-sS ASp-¡ se-¯m³ XnSp-¡ -s¸«v ASp¯ I¸-
en Ib-dn.
a¡ Ä ap§ n acn¨ - nS-¯v At±l
- ¯- nsâ I¸se¯n.
I¸e- nsâ apIį« - n \n¶ps - Im­v At±lw Xmtgm«v
t\m¡ n.- Hcp Km\w At±l - ¯- nsâ \mhne- qsS HgpI
- nh
- ¶
- p.
hn{ipX-amb B Km\-¯nsâ aebmfw ]cn-`m-j-
C§ -s\-bmWv:
""FÃmw \·-bv¡ mbn kzÀ¤-Xm-X³ sNbvXo-Sp-¶p.''
FÃmw \·-bv¡ mbn! FÃmw ssZhw \·-bv¡ mbn
sN¿p¶p F¶v. ssZhw Adn-bmsX H¶pw kw`-hn-¡ p-
¶nà F¶v.
kvt\ln-X-tc, ASn-¡ Sn B]-¯p-IÄ t\cn-«hÀ
Nne-sc-¦ nepw Cu hm¡ p-IÄ hmbn¡ p¶p-­m-Ipw.
ZpcnXw \ndª PohnXw \bn-¡ p-¶-hÀ! XpSÀ¨-bmbn
IjvS-§ Ä t\cn-«-hÀ! \jvS-§ Ä t\cn-«-hÀ! BIp-e-§ -
fn¡ qSn IS-¶p-t]m-b-hÀ! Zpcn-X-]q-cn-X-amb Pohn-X-
¯nsâ bmX-\-I-tfäp ]nS-ª -hÀ!
F\n-¡ m-cp-an-ÃtÃm Ft¶mÀ¯p he-ª -hÀ.
A§ s\bpÅ ]ecpw Hcp ]t£ CXp hmbn¡ p-¶p-
­mIpw. F¶m Rm³ kvt\l-t¯msS ]d-b-s«. ITn-\-
amb, Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-§ -fn-eqsS IS-¶p-t]m-Ip-t¼mÄ
Ibv¸ns\ a[p-c-am-¡ n-¯-cp-hm³ ià-\mb Hcp ssZhw
Ds­¶v hniz-kn-¡ m³ km[n-¡ p¶p F¦n AsXmcp
t\«-am-Wv. AsXmcp alm-`m-Ky-am-Wv.
Ibv¸pä Pohn-Xs¯ a[p-c-am-¡ n-¯-cp¶ {InkvXp!
amdmsb a[p-c-am-¡ p¶ {InkvXp! Ct¸mÄ \n§ Ä CXp
hmbn¨psIm-­n-cn-¡ p-t¼mÄ tbip \n§ -Ä¡ v PohnXw
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a[p-c-am-¡ n-¯oÀ¯pXc-s«! im´nbpw kzØ-Xbpw Xc-s«!


\n§ -fpsS lrZ-b-¯n Bizm-k-¯nsâ tX³Xp-Ån-IÄ
IÀ¯mhp s]mgn¨p Xc-s«!
ssZhhN-\-¯nse Hmtcm hm¡ pw \n§ -fpsS
lrZ-b-¯n-te¡ p IS-¶p-h-cp-t¼mÄ tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ
]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hnsâ \ho-I-cWiàn \n§ sf sXmSp-
Ibpw \n§ sf Biz-kn-¸n-¡ p-Ibpw sN¿pw.
thZ-]p-kvX-I-¯n Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-¯n-
eqsS IS-¶p-t]mb At\-Isc \mw ImWp-¶p-­v. AXnÂ
Hcp {][m\ IYm-]m-{X-amWv Ct¿m_v.
Ct¿m_v ]qÀÆ-Zn-Kzm-kn-I-fn-sem-s¡ bpw {]kn-
²-\mb Hcm-fm-bn-cp¶p F¶v Ct¿m-_nsâ ]pkvXIw
H¶mw A²ym-b-¯n At±-l-s¯-¡ p-dn¨p ]d-bp-¶p-­v.
Ct¿m-_nsâ ]pkvXIw 9þmw A²ym-b-¯nsâ
18þmw hmIyw hmbn-¡ p-t¼mÄ Ct¿m_v Xsâ Pohn-X-
¯n t\cn«Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-§ -sf-tbmÀ¯v G§ -e-
Sn-¡ p¶Xv \ap¡ p ImWmw.
""izmkw Ign-¸m³ Fs¶ k½-Xn-¡ p-¶n-Ã;
Ibv¸p-sIm­v Fsâ hbdp \ndbv¡ p-¶p.''
Ct¿m_v 9 : 18
Ct¿m_v ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv. F\n¡ v izmkw Ign-
¡ m³t]mepw Hcp hn{i-a-an-Ã. Fsâ lrZbw Ibv¸p-
sIm­vv \nd-ª n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-
§ Ä!
Ct¿m-_nsâ PohnXw hmkvX-h-¯n ssZh-
¯n\v lnX-I-c-am-sbmcp PohnXw Xs¶-bm-bn-cp-¶p. `à-
\mb Hcp a\p-jy-\m-bn-cp¶p Ct¿m-_v. Ct¿m-_n-s\-¡ p-
dn¨v ssZhw \evIp¶ Hcp km£ yap-­v.
""Dukv tZi¯p Ct¿m_v F¶p t]cp-tÅmcp
]pcp-j³ D­m-bn-cp-¶p; Ah³ \njvI-f-¦ \pw
t\cp-Å-h\pw ssZh-`-à\pw tZmjw hn«-I-ep-¶-
h\pw Bbncp-¶p.'' Ct¿m_v 1 : 1
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\mep Imcy-§ Ä BWv Ct¿m-_n-s\-¡ p-dn¨v ]d-


bp-¶Xv.
1. Ct¿m_v \njvI-f-¦ -\m-bn-cp-¶p.
2. Ct¿m_v t\cp-Åh-\m-bn-cp-¶p.
3. Ct¿m_v ssZh-`à\m-bn-cp-¶p.
4. Ct¿m_v tZmjw-hn-«-I-ep-¶-h\m-bn-cp-¶p.
Fs´mcp A\p-Kr-lo-X-amb km£ y-am-WXv!
tZmjw hn«-I-ep-¶-h³! \njvI-f-¦ ³! t\cp-Å-h³! ssZh-
`-à³! Ct¿m-_-nsâ PohnXw Hcp ka-b¯v hfsc kar-
²-amb A\p-{K-l-§ -fpsS hnf-\n-e-am-bn-cp-¶p.
Ct¿m-_n\v ]¯p a¡ -fp-­m-bn-cp-¶p. Ggv
B¬a-¡ fpw aq¶p s]¬a-¡ -fpw. kIe ]qÀÆ- Zn-Kzm-kn-
I-fnepw Ct¿m_v k¼-¶-\m-bn-cp-¶p.
Ct¿m- _ n\p­mbn- c p¶ k¼- ¯ n- s \- ¡ p- d n¨v
aq¶mw hmIyw ]d-bp-¶p-­v.
""Ah¶p Ggm-bncw BSpw, aqhm-bncw H«-Ihpw
Aª qdp GÀ Imfbpw Aª qdp s]¬I-gp-X-
bp-amb arK-k-¼¯pw Gähpw hfsc Zmk-P-\-
hpw D­m-bn-cp-¶p; A§ s\ Ah³ kIe ]qÀÆ-
Zn-Kzm-kn-I-fnepw alm\m-bn-cp-¶p.''
Ct¿m_v 1 : 3
F¶m -C-t¿m-_nsâ Pohn-X-¯n A`n-hr²n
D­m-b-t¸mÄ, kÀÆ-hn-[-¯nepw A\pKrlo-X-\m-bn-
¯oÀ¶- t ¸m- Ä Ct¿m- _ nt\mSv km¯m\v Akqb
tXm¶n.
F¡ m-e¯pw A§ s\-bm-Wv. ]nim-Nn\v ssZh-`-
à-·m-tcmSv Akq-b-bm-Wv. ssZhw kvt\ln-¡ p-Ibpw
ssZhw Hma-\n-¡ p-Ibpw ssZhw ssIsh-Å-bn Xm-tem-
en¨p hfÀ¯p-Ibpw sN¿p¶ Xsâ {]n-b-a¡ tfmSv ]nim-
Nn\v F¶pw Akq-b-bm-Wv.
Akq-bm-ep-hmb km¯m³ Ct¿m-_n\v hntcm-[-
ambn kwkm-cn-¨p-sIm­v ssZh-k-¶n-[n-bn sN¶p
\n¶p.
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Ct¿m-_nsâ ]pkvXIw H¶mw A²ym-b-¯nÂ


\mw ImWp-¶Xv km¯m³ Ct¿m-_n\v A\À°w \ncq]n-
¨p-sIm­v ssZh-k-¶n-[n-bn-te¡ v sN¶p F¶m-Wv.
""Hcp Znhkw ssZh-]p-{X-·mÀ btlm-h-bpsS
k¶n-[n-bn \nev]m³ sN¶p. Ah-cpsS Iq«-
¯n km¯m\pw sN¶p. btlmh km¯m-
t\mSv: \o FhnsS\n¶p hcp¶p F¶p tNmZn-¨-
Xn\v km¯m³ btlm-h-tbmSp: Rm³ `qan-bnÂ
DuSmSn k© -cn-¨n«p hcp¶p F¶p¯cw ]d-
ª p.'' Ct¿m_v 1 : 6 -þ 7
Rm³ `qan-bn DuSmSn k© -cn-¨n«p hcp¶p
F¶mWv km¯m³ ]d-bp-¶-Xv. F´n-\mWv km¯m³
`qan-bn DuSmSn k© -cn-¡ p¶Xv? ssZh-`-à-·m-cpsS
ta ZrjvSn hbv¡ p-hm³.
""btlmh km¯m-t\m-Sp:- Fsâ Zmk-\mb
Ct¿m-_n-t·Â \o ZrjvSn sh¨pthm? Ah-s\-
t¸mse \njvI-f-¦ \pw t\cp-Å-h\pw ssZh-`-
à\pw tZmjw hn«-I-ep-¶-h\pw `qan-bn Bcpw
CÃtÃm F¶p Acp-fn-s¨-bvXp.'' Ct¿m_v 1 : 8
ssZhw -km¯m-t\mSv tNmZn¡ p-I-bm-Wv. ""Fsâ
Zmk-\mb Ct¿m-_n-t·Â \o ZrjvSn h¨pthm?'' Ah-s\-
t¸mse \njvI-f-¦ ³ Bcp-anÃ. Ah-s\-t¸mse tZmjw
hn«-I-ep-¶-h³ Bcp-anÃ. Ah-s\-t¸mse t\cp-Å-h³
Bcp-anÃ. A§ -s\-bp-Å, Fsâ `à-\mb, Fsâ Zmk-
\mb Ct¿m-_nsâ ta \o ZrjvSn h¨pthm?
km¯m³ ssZhs¯ shÃp-hn-fn-¡ p-I-bmWv:
""AXn¶p km¯m³ btlm-h-tbmSp: shdp-sX-
tbm Ct¿m_v ssZh-`-à-\m-bn-cn-¡ p-¶Xv?''
Ct¿m_v 1 : 9
Ct¿m_v ssZh-`-à-\m-bn-cn-¡ p-¶-Xn\v X¡
Imc-W-ap-­v. shdp-sX-bmtWm Ct¿m_v ssZh-`-à-\m-bn-
cn-¡ p-¶Xv?
""\o Ah¶pw Ahsâ ho«n¶pw Ah-¶pÅ kI-
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e- ¯ n¶pw Npäpw then- s I- «o- « - n- Ã tbm? \o


Ahsâ {]hr-¯nsb A\p-{K-ln-¨n-cn-¡ p¶p;
Ahsâ arK-k-¼¯v tZi¯p s]cp-In-bn-cn-
¡ p¶p.'' Ct¿m_v 1 : 10
km¯m³ A]-hm-Zn-bmbn \n¶p-sIm­v Ipäw
]d-bp-I-bm-Wv. Ct¿m-_n-s\-Xnsc ssZh-t¯mSv kwkm-
cn¡ p-I-bm-Wv.
ssZhw Ah\p Npäpw then sI«n-bn-cn-¡ p-I-
bmWv. ssZhw {]tXy-I kwc-£ Ww \evIn-bn-cn-¡ p-I-
bmWv. ssZhw Ct¿m-_ns\ A\p-{K-ln-¨n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.
Ah\v arK-k-¼-¯p-­v. Ah\v [mcmfw \new-]p-c-bn-S-§ -
fp-­v. Ah\v a¡ -fp-­v. FÃm-hn-[-¯nepw Ah³
kÀÆkt´m-j-¯n Ign-bp-I-bm-Wv.
ssZhw Ahs\ kwc-£ n-¡ p-¶-Xp-sIm-­mWv
Ah³ ssZh-`-à-\m-bn-cn-¡ p-¶Xv F¶mWv Ct¿m-_n-s\-
Xnsc km¯m³ Ipäm-tcm-]Ww sN¿p-¶-Xv.
""Xrss¡ \o«n Ah-¶p-Å-sXm-s¡ bpw H¶p
sXmSpI; Ah³ \ns¶ apJ-¯p-t\m¡ n XyPn¨p
]dbpw F¶p- D¯cw ]d-ª p.'' Ct¿m_v 1 : 11
km¯m³ Ct¿m-_nsâ t]cn Ipäw Npa-¯n-
s¡ m­v ssZhs¯ shÃp-hn-fn¨p. Ah\v Hcp \jvSw
hcs«; Ah\v Hcp IjvSw hcs«; Ah\v Hcp ZpcnXw
hcs«; At¸mÄ ImWmw Ah³ \ns¶ apJ-¯p-t\m¡ n
XyPn¨p ]d-bp¶Xv. Ahsâ `àn FÃmw Ah³ hn«p-I-
fbp¶Xv.
ssZhw AXn\p km¯ms\ A\p- h - Z n¨p.
km¯msâ shÃp-hnfn ssZhw Gsä-Sp¯p.
ktlm- Z - c - § - t f, Ibv t ¸- d nb A\p- ` - h - § Ä,
IjvS-§ Ä, \jvS-§ Ä, FÃmw \ap¡ p hcp-¯p-¶Xv
ss]im-Nn-I-\m-Wv. km¯m-\mWv. \ap¡ p hcp-¶-Xmb
Zpcn-X-§ Ä, tcmK§ Ä, B]-¯pIÄ, AXym-lnX-§ Ä,
\½psS Pohn-X-¯n \mw t\cn-«p-sIm-­n-c-n-¡ p¶ At\-
I-a-t\Iw hn]-¯p-IÄ FÃm-saÃmw ZpjvS-\mb, Akq-
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bmep-hmb km¯m³ \ap-s¡ -Xnsc sXmSp-¯p-hn-Sp¶


ic-§ -fm-Wv.
""ssZhw km¯m-t\m-Sp: CXm, Ah-¶p-Å-sXm-
s¡ bpw \nsâ ssIbn Ccn-¡ p¶p. Ah-sâ-
ta am{Xw It¿äw sN¿-cpXp F¶p Iev]n-¨p.
A§ s\ km¯m³ btlm-h-bpsS k¶n[n hn«p
]pd-s¸-«p-t]m-bn.'' Ct¿m_v 1 : 12
Ah-\p-Å-sXm-s¡ bpw \nsâ ssIbn Ccn-
¡ p¶p F¶vv. ssZh-Zm-k-\p-th­n ssZhw ss]im-Nn-
Isâ shÃp-hnfn Gsä-Sp-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Ct¿m_v Xsâ
]£ ¯p \nev¡ psa¶v ssZh-¯n\dnbmw. Ct¿m_v
ssZhs¯ XyPn¨p ]d-bp-I-bnà F¶v ssZh-¯n\dnbmw.
Ct¿m_v ssZh-`-à-\m-bn-cn-¡ p-sa¶v ssZh-¯n-\-dn-bmw.
\n§ Ä Cu hm¡ p-Isf hmbn¡ p-t¼mÄ Hcp
\nanjw H¶p Nn´n-¡ ptam? \n§ -fpsS Pohn-X-¯n h¶
Zpcn-X-§ -fpsS t]cn km¯m-³, ssZhs¯ shÃp-hn-fn-
¡ p-¶pt­m F¶v.
\n§ Ä ssZh-t¯mSp tNÀ¶p \nev¡ ptam?
GXp hn\-IÄ h¶m-epw, B]-¯p- h-¶m-epw, A]-I-S-
§ Ä h¶mepw Zpcn-X-§ Ä h¶mepw bmX-\-IÄ t\cn-
«mepw At¸m- s gÃmw ssZhs¯ XyPn- ¨ p- ] - d - b msX
ssZhs¯ kvt\ln-¨pw,- ssZ-hs¯ tkhn¨pw \n¡ p-
sa-¶p-f-f -Hcp [oc-amb \ne-]mSv FSp-¡ p-hm³ \n§ Ä¡ p
Ign-bptam? F¦n ssZhw hnP-bn¡ pw! km¯m³
tXm¡ pw!
\n§ Ä Hcn-¡ epw ssZhs¯ tXm¸n-¡ -cp-Xv.
km¯ms\ Pbn-¸n-¡ -cp-Xv. \s½-{]Xn ssZhw tXm¡ m-\n-S-
bm-I-cp-Xv. \s½ A\p-{K-ln-¸m³ Icw \o«p¶ ssZh-¯nsâ
ssIIÄ k¦-S-t¯msS ]n³h-en-¡ m³ CS-h-c-cp-Xv.
\ap¡ pNpäpw C{Xbpw Imew thensI«n Im¯p-
sIm- ­ n- c p- ¶ - ssZh- ¯ nsâ A\pKrlo- X - I - c - § Ä
\½nÂ\n¶p amdm³ k½-Xn-¡ -cp-Xv. Ir]bpsS Imew!
IÀ¯mhv Ir]-bpsS Hcp aXn \ap¡ p Npäpw sI«n-bn-cn-
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¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Hcp Xoa-Xn sI«n \s½ kwc-£ n-¡ p-I-bm-


Wv. A\pKrlo-X-amb Hcp then-s¡ -«n-\p-f-fn \s½ ]cn-
]men¡ p-I-bm-Wv.
B then-s¡ «p s]mfnª v km¯m³ \s½
B{I-an-¡ m³ hcp-t¼mÄ {]nb-s¸-«-h-sc, \mw klm-bw
hcp¶ ]ÀÆ- X - ¯ n- t e¡ p t\m¡ p- I . Icp- W - b p- f f
IÀ¯m-hn-¦ -tebv¡ p t\m¡ p-I. {InkvXphn-¦ -tebv¡ p
t\m¡ p-I.
sl³{Sn kv]mt^mÀUnsâ aI³ acn-¨p, \mep
s]¬a-¡ Ä acn-¨p, k¼-s¯Ãmw t]mbn. ]t£
kv]mt^mÀUv XIÀ¶n-Ã, XfÀ¶n-Ã. At±lw IÀ¯m-hn-
¦-tebv¡ p t\m¡ n. FÃmw \·-bv¡ mbn kzÀ¤-Xm-X³
sN¿p¶p F¶p ]mSp-hm³ kv]mt^mÀUn\p Ign-ª p.
FÃmw \·-bv¡ mbn F¶v hniz-kn-¡ m³ {]bm-
k-am-Wv. ]mSm³ {]bm-k-am-Wv. AXv lrZ-b-¯n \n¶p
hcp-hm³ {]bm-k-am-Wv. ]t£ , AXmWv Hcp hnizm-kn-
bpsS tbmKyX. GXp bmX\ hcp-t¼mgpw XI-cm-sX, Xf-
cm-sX, hmSm-sX,- ¾m-\-cm-ImsX IÀ¯mhn¦-te¡ p t\m¡ n
apJw {]tim-`n-¸n-¡ m³ Ign-bpI F¶p-f-fXv `mKy-I-c-
amb Hc-\p-`-h-am-Wv.
Ct¿-m_ns\ km¯m³ _m[n¨p. XpS-sc-¯p-
Ssc B]-¯p-IÄ hcn-I-bmWv. Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-§ Ä!
Fs´-Ãm-amWv h¶Xv?
H¶v:
""Hcp Znhkw Ct¿m-_nsâ ]p{X·mcpw ]p{Xn-
amcpw aq¯ tPyjvTsâ ho«n Xn¶p-Ibpw
hoª p IpSn- ¡ bpw sNbv X psIm- ­ n- c n- ¡ p-
t¼mÄ Hcp ZqX³ Ahsâ ASp-¡ Â h¶p.
Imf-Isf ]q«p-Ibpw s]¬I-gp-X-IÄ AcnsI
taª p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ bpw Bbn-cp¶p. s]s«¶p
si_m-bÀ h¶p Ahsb ]nSn-¨p- sIm­pt]m-
Ibpw the-¡ msc hmfnsâ hmbv¯-e-bmÂ
sh«ns¡ m-Ãp-Ibpw sNbvXp. hnhcw \ns¶
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Adn-bn-¸m³ Rm³ Hcp-¯³ am{Xw hgp-Xn-


t¸m¶p F¶p ]d-ª p.'' Ct¿m_v 1 : 13 þ - -15
Imf-Ifpw s]¬I-gp-X-Ifpw FÃmw Hcp-an¨v
\jvS-s¸-«p-t]m-Ip-¶p. si_-mbÀ h¶v Ahsb ]nSn-¨p-
sIm-­p-t]m-bn. the-¡ m-sc hmfnsâ hmbv¯-ebmÂ
sh«n-s¡ m¶p. henb IjvS-\-jvS-§ Ä h¶ncn-¡ p¶p.
c­v:
""Ah³ kwkm-cn-¨p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ pt¼mÄ Xt¶
thsdm-cp-¯³ h¶p. ssZh-¯nsâ Xo BIm-i-
¯p -\n¶p hoWp I¯n, BSp-Ifpw the-¡ mcpw
AXn¶p Cc-bm-bvt¸mbn. hnhcw \ns¶ Adn-bn-
¸m³ Rm³ Hcp-¯³ am{Xw hgp-Xn-t¸m¶p
F¶p-]-d-ª p.'' Ct¿m_v 1 : 16
Hcp henb Xo BIm-i-¯p-\n¶n-d§ n. hen-tbm-c-
Xym-lnXw D­mbn. addp a\p-jy-cmcpw D]-{Z-hn-¨-XÃ.
Hcp Xo h¶v hogp-I-bmWv. BSp-Ifpw the-¡ mcpw FÃmw
Xobv¡ nc-bm-bn-t¸m-bn. FÃmw \jvS-s¸-«p.
aq¶v:
""Ah³ kwkm-cn-¨p-sIm­n-cn-¡ p-t¼mÄ Xt¶
asämcp-¯³ h¶p: s]s«-¶p- IÂZ-bÀ aq¶p
Iq«-ambn h¶v H«-I-§ sf ]nSn-¨p-sIm-­p-t]m-
Ibpw th-e-¡ msc hmfnsâ hmbv¯-e-bmÂ
sh«n-s¡ -mÃp-Ibpw sNbvXp.'' Ct¿m_v 1 : 17
ASp¯ tZi-¯p-f-f- IÂZ-bÀ aq¶p Iq«-ambn
h¶p H«-I-§ -sf-sbÃmw ]nSn-¨p-sIm-­p-t]m-bn. the-
¡ msc hmfnsâ hmbv¯-e-bm sh«n-s¡ m-Ãp-Ibpw
sNbvXp.
XpS-sc-¯pSsc A\À°-§ Ä! XpS-sc-¯pSsc
\jvS-§ Ä! XpSsc¯pSsc h³sISp-Xn-IÄ! Ct¿m_v
CsXÃmw tI«v heª pt]m-bn. At¸m-gmWv ho­pw Hcp
hmÀ¯ tIÄ¡ p-¶-Xv. Ct¿m-_nsâ a¡ -sf-Ãm-hcpw Hcp-
an¨p IqSn-bn-cp¶ `h-\-¯nsâ \mep aqe-bv¡ epw Hcp
Npg-en-¡ m-äv h¶-Sn-¨p. sIm-Sp-¦ mäv!
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\mev:
""Ah³ kwkm-cn-¨p-sIm-­n-cp-¶-t¸mÄ asäm-cp-
¯³ h¶p; \nsâ ]p{X-·mcpw ]p{Xn-amcpw aq¯
tPyjvTsâ ho«n Xn¶p-Ibpw hoª p IpSn-
¡ bpw sNbvXp-sIm-­n-cp-¶p. s]s«¶v acp`qan-
bn \n¶p Hcp sImSp-¦ m-äp-h¶p ho«nsâ \mep
aqsebv¡ pw ASn¨p: AXp sbuÆ\-¡ m-cp-sS-
ta hoWp. AhÀ acn-¨p-t]mbn. hnhcw \ns¶
Adn-bn-¸m³ Rms\m-cp-¯³ am{Xw hgp-Xn-
t¸m¶p F¶p ]d-ª p.'' Ct¿m_v 1 : 18 þ 19
`b-¦ -c-amb Hcp sIm-Sp-¦ m-äv! B sIm-Sp-¦ m-ä-Sn-¨-
t¸mÄ sI«nSw XIÀ¶p. B sI«n-S-¯n-\p-f-fn D­m-bn-
cp¶ ]¯p t]cpw, Ggv B¬a-¡ fpw aq¶v s]¬a¡ fpw
Hcp-t]mse Htc ka-b¯v acn-¨p-t]m-bn.
`b-¦ -c-amb A-Xym-lnXw! Hc¸\v tIÄ¡ m³
km[n-¡ p-¶-X-Ã. kln-¡ m³ km[n-¡ p-¶-X-Ã.
Ct¿m_v CsXÃmw tI«p. Ct¸mÄ Ct¿m_v
ssZhs¯ XyPn-¨p- ]dbp-s-a-¶mWv ]nimNnsâ hnNm-cw.
F¶m CsXÃmw tI«-t¸mÄ Ct¿m_v kmjvSmwKw
hoWv ssZhs¯ \a-kv¡ -cn-¨p.
""At¸mÄ Ct¿m_v Fgpt¶äp hkv{Xw Iodn Xe
Nnc¨p kmjvSmwKw hoWp\a-kvI-cn¨p: \á-
\mbn Rm³ Fsâ A½-bpsS KÀ`-¯nÂ\n¶p
]pd-s¸-«p-h¶p. \á-\mbn Xt¶ aS-§ n-t¸m-Ipw.
btlmh X¶p, b-tlmh FSp-¯p, b-tlm-h-bp-
sS \maw hmgv¯-s¸-Sp-am-dm-Is« F¶p ]d-ª p.
CXn-sem-¶nepw Ct¿m_v ]m]w sNbvItbm
ssZh-¯n¶p t`m-jXzw Btcm-]n-¡ -tbm sN-
bvXn-Ã.'' Ct¿m_v 1 : 20- - þ 22
Ct¿m_v ssZ-h-s¯- Ip-äw ]d-ª n-Ã. ssZhw
F´n\v Ft¶m-Sn-§ s\ sNbvXp F¶p ]d-ª n-Ã. hn\-b-
]qÀÆw Ct¿m_v B Ibv¸v X¶-¯m³ IpSn-¡ m³ X¿m-dm-
bn. ssZh¯nsâ-ta Ipäw Btcm-]n-¨n-Ã. ssZh-t¯mSp
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]cn-`-hn-¨n-Ã.
Ct¿m_v X¶-¯m³ Ffn-a-s¸-«p-sIm­v ssZh-
k-¶n-[n-bn hoWpInS¶v \a-kvI-cn¨p {]mÀ°n-¨p.
ssZhs¯ kvXpXn¨p. ""btlmh X¶p; btlmh FSp-
¯p; btlm-h-bpsS \maw hmgv¯-s¸-Sp-am-dm-I-s«!''
XpSÀ¨- b mbn IS- ¶ p- h ¶ AXym- l n- X - § Ä!
A\À°-§ Ä! A]-IS§ Ä! hntbm-K-§ Ä! thZ-\m-P-\-I-
am-b- Im-cy-§ Ä!
The bitterness of disasters! ITn-\-amb B]-
¯pIfpsS Ibv¸v.
Fsâ {]nb ktlm-Z-c-§ tf, Rm³ hn\-b-
]qÀÆw \n§ tfmSp tNm-Zn-¡ s«. \n§ -fpsS Pohn-X-¯nÂ
ASn-¡ Sn B]-¯p-IÄ \n§ Ä t\cn-«n«p-t­m?
ASn-¡ Sn Zpcn-X-§ Ä t\cn-«n-«p-t­m? Xm§ m-\m-
hm¯ hn]-¯p-IÄ A`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-t¡ ­n h¶n-«p-t­m?
Hcp \nanjw Nn´n¡ q: \n§ -fpsS Pohn-X-¯nÂ
h¶ Zpcn-X-§ Ä aqew \n§ Ä¡ v ssZh-t¯mSp ]cn-`hw
h¶n-«pt­m? ssZh-t¯mSp kvt\lw Ipdª p t]mbn-
«pt­m?
Pohn-X-¯n ASn-¡ Sn Zpcn-X-§ Ä hcp-¶p.
The bitterness of disasters. A\À°- § - f psS
Ibv¸v.
A\À°-§ -fpsS Ibv¸v IpSn¨p he-ª -hÀ
BscÃmw Cu hm¡ p-IÄ hmbn¡ p-¶p­v? Hcp \nanj
t\c-t¯bv¡ v \n§ Ä {Iqin-te¡ p t\m¡ pI. Ibv¸p
IpSn¨v heª p InS¶p Icª {InkvXp-hns\ \n§ Ä
ImWp-I.
""F\n¡ v Zmln-¡ p-¶p'' F¶p Ic-ª p-sIm­v
Ipcn-in³ta InS¶p ]nSª tbip-{InkvXphns\
\n§ Ä ImWp-I. ""F\n¡ p Zmln-¡ p¶p'' F¶p-]-dª p
Icª tbip-hn\v ]S-bm-fn-I - Ä Ibv¸p-ImSn IpSn-¡ m³
sImSp-¯p! Ibv¸v IpSn-¡ m³ sImSp-¯p!
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IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp thZ-\-bpsS {]Xo-


I-ambn Ipcn-in-t·Â InS-¶p. tbip th-Z\ kln-¨p-
sIm­v Ipcn-in-t·Â InS¶p Ic-ª p.
""]nXm-th, ChÀ sN¿p-¶Xv C¶Xv F¶v ChÀ
Adn- b m- b v I - b m Ch- t cmSv £ an- t ¡ - W - t a'' F¶v
IÀ¯mhv Xs¶ D]-{Z-hn-¡ p-¶-hÀ¡ p-th­n {]mÀ°n-¨p.
Xsâ apJ¯p Xp¸p-¶-hÀ¡ p-th­n {]mÀ°n-¨p. Xsâ
I¶- ¯ - S n- ¡ p¶- h À¡ p- t h- ­ n, Xsâ apJ- ¯ p- \ n¶v
tcma§ Ä ]ngp-sX-Sp-¯-hÀ¡ p-th­n {]mÀ°n-¨p. Xsâ
inc-Ên apÄapSn h¨v, tImep-sIm­Sn-¨v, Xe-bn apdn-
hp-Ifp­m-¡ n-b-hÀ¡ p-th­n {]mÀ°n-¨p.
tNmc Nmep-Ifmbn Hgp-Ip-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. C§ s\
thZ-\n¨p ]pf-ª p- InS-¡ p¶ ka-b¯v IÀ¯mhp
]dª p: ""Fsâ ssZh-ta, Fsâ ssZh-ta, \o Fs¶
ssIhn-«-sX´v?''
Xncp-h-N\w ]d-bp¶p:
""Ah-¦ -te¡ p t\m¡ n-b-hÀ {]Im-in-X-cm-bn;
Ah-cpsS apJw eÖn¨p t]mb-Xp-an-Ã.''
k¦oÀ¯-\§ Ä 34 : 5
C¶v \n§ fn At\Iw t]À Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-
h-§ -fneqsS IS¶p t]mIp-¶p-­m-bn-cn-¡ mw. IpSpw-_-
¯nse t¢i-§ Ä! ISw-sIm­p hoÀ¸p-ap-«p¶ A\p-`-h-
§ Ä! A`nam\w \jvSs¸« A\p-`-h-§ Ä! ZpcnXw ]nSn¨
PohnXw! tcmKm-Xp-c-amb Pohn-Xw! tcmK-{K-kvX-amb
icocw!
tcmK-ku-Jy-¯n-\p-th­n ]e-scbpw kao-]n-¨p.
tlmkv ] n- ä - e p- I - f n amdnamdnt¸mbn t\m¡ n. ]e
tUmIvSÀam-scbpw I­p. Ht«sd ]Ww sNehp sNbvXp.
Bi-b-ä-h-cmbn C¶p XfÀ¶v hnh-i-X-tbm-Sn-cn-¡ p-¶-h-
cp-­m-bn-cn-¡ mw.
kvt\ln-X-tc, C¶v Cu hm¡ p-Isf tI«p-sIm-
­n-cn-¡ p-t¼mÄ \n§ Ä t\m¡ q. The bitterness of
disasters. Zpcn-X-§ -fp-tSbpw A\À°-§ -fp-tSbpw sImSp-
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¦mäv! Zpcn-X-§ -fp-tSbpw AXym-lnX-§ -fp-tSbpw Ibv¸v


IpSn¨p \n§ Ä he-bp-¶p-s­-¦ n tbip-hn-¦ -te¡ p
t\m¡ q. Ibvt]-dnb A\p-`-h-¯n-eqsS IS-¶p-t]mb
IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-hns\ \n§ Ä ImWq.
Xsâ Icw \o«n \n§ -fpsS t\sc Ah³ hmÕ-
ey-hm-bvt¸msS t\m¡ p-¶p. Ah³ \n§ sf sXmS-s«!
Ah³ \n§ sf A\p-{K-ln-¡ -s«! \n§ -fpsS Aip²n amä-
s«! temI-kvt\lw amä-s«!
tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ AÛp-X-kvt\lw \n§ sf
Xgp-I-s«! \n§ -fpsS I®p-\oÀ XpS-bv¡ -s«! \n§ -fpsS
Ibv¸p amä-s«! tbip \n§ Ä¡ p kam-[m\w Xc-s«!
Ibv¸v a[p-c-am-¡ n-¯oÀ¡ -s«!
\ap¡ p {]mÀ-°n¡ mw: Imcp-Wy-hm-\mb R§ -fpsS
IÀ¯m-th, C¶v Cu hN\w hmbn¨ FÃm-h-tcbpw A\p-
{K-ln-¡ -W-ta. FÃm-h-cp-tSbpw ta Xr¡ cw shbv¡ -
Wta. Biz-kn-¸n-¡ -W-ta. tcmKn-Isf kuJy-am-¡ -W-ta.
at\m-`m-c-¯n-en-cn-¡ p-¶-hÀ¡ v kam-[m\w \ÂI-W-ta.
FÃm-h-tcbpw im´n-sIm­v \nd-bv¡ -W-ta. Xncp-\maw
al-Xz-s¸-Sp-¯-W-ta. tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ hne-tb-dn-b-
\ma-¯n Xs¶, Bt½³.
c­v
Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-§ -fn-eqsS IS-¶p-t]m-Ip¶
a\p-jy³! Po-hn-X-¯n Hcp a[pcw In«pw F¶ {]Xo-£ -
bn-ÃmsX \ncm-i-bn B­p t]mbn-cn-¡ p¶ a\p-jy³!-
C\n Hcp \Ã Imew e`n-¡ p-sa-¶pÅ {]Xo£
\jvS-s¸-«v, Pohn-X-¯n kt´m-j-¯nsâ A²ym-b-§ -
sfÃmw Ah-km-\n-¨tÃm Ft¶mÀ¯p a\Êv ]X-dnbpw
Deª pw heª pw Ign-bp¶ a\pjy³!
B a\p-jy\v ssZh-¯nsâ hN\w a[pcw \evIp-
I-bm-Wv. hN\w a[p-c-am-Wv. ssZh-¯nsâ hN\w Bizm-
k-Zm-b-I-am-Wv.
Poh-\pÅ ssZh-¯nsâ hN\w \mw hmbn-¡ p-
t¼mÄ,- tIÄ¡ p-t¼mÄ \½psS lrZbw I¯n-s¡ m-­n-
cn¡ pw.- \½psS Pohn-Xw -D-WÀ¶p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ pw. ssZh-
¯nsâ hN\w \½psS ssNX-\y-aä Pohn-X-¯nÂ
]pXpssNX\yw ]IÀ¶p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ pw. \ap¡ v kt´m-
jhpw kam-[m-\hpw e`n-¡ pw.
a\p-jy-sc-Ãm-hcpw kam-[m-\-an-ÃmsX Age-p-I-
btÃ? kzØ-X-bn-ÃmsX he-bp-I-btÃ? FÃmw Ds­¶p
tXm¶pw. ]eXpw D­pXm\pw. k¼-¯p­v. kuµ-cy-ap­v.
Btcm-Ky-ap-­v. tPmen-bp-­v. hcp-am-\-ap-­v. \Ã hoSp­v.
a¡ -fp-­v. \Ã IpSpw-_-ap­v. F´n-\mWv Ipdhv?
\n§ fpsS PohnXw F§ s\-bmWv? \n§ Ä¡ n¶v
kam-[m-\-apt­m? \n§ -fpsS IpSpw-_-¯n sFIy-
apt­m? \n§ -fpsS IpSpw-_-¯n kvt\lapt­m? \n§ -
fpsS IpSpw-_-¯n kzØXbpt­m? \n§ Ä¡ v ]c-kv]-
c-hn-izmkapt­m? ]c-kv]cw Iqdn-W¡ apt­m? "Inner
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Harmony' \n§ Ä A\p-`-hn-¡ p-¶pt­m?


{InkvXob PohnXw B´-cnI-amb Harmony
Xcp¶ Pohn-X-am-Wv.- {In-kvXob PohnXw kvt\l-¯nsâ
Hcp-a-bpÅ Pnhn-X-am-Wv. ]c-kv]c hnizmkw Du«n-bp-d-¸n-
¡ p¶ Pohn-X-amWv. kvt\lhpw kt´m-jhpw kam-[m-
\hpw Xn§ p¶ Pohn-X-amWv. kzbw Biz-kn-¡ p-¶Xpw
At\-IÀ¡ v Bizmkw ]I-cp-¶-Xp-am-Wv {InkvXob
PohnXw.
Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-§ -fn-eqsS Ct¿m_v IS-¶p-
t]mbn.
"The bitterness of disasters.'
ASn-¡ Sn h¶- Zpcn-X-§ Ä! A-Sn-¡ Sn h¶-Xmb
AXym-ln-X-§ Ä! ta¡ p-ta h¶-Xmb A\À°-§ Ä!
F¶m Ahn-sS-sbm¶pw Ct¿m_v ssZhs¯ ]I-¨n-Ã.
ssZh-¯n-s\-Xn-cmbn \n¶n-Ã. ssZh-t¯mSp ]cn-`-hn-¨n-Ã.-
kzbw ]cn-X-]n-¨p-an-Ã.- C-t¿m_v {]k-¶-X-tbm-sS, a\xkm-
¶n-²y-t¯msS Cu {]Xn-k-Ôn-I-sf-sbÃmw A`n-ap-Jo-I-
cn-¨p.
F¶m `b-¦ -c-\mb ]nimNv Ct¿m_n-t\mSv
Akqb apgp¯v ho­pw ssZh-k-¶n-[n-bn sN¶v
]cmXn ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv: Ct¿m_v shdp-sX-bmtWm `àn
apdpsI ]nSn-¨p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-¶Xv? Ahsâ kz¯tÃ
t]mbpÅq? Ahsâ a¡ -ftà t]mbpÅq? Ahsâ k¼-
¯p-t]m-bn. a¡ Ä t]mbn. Nne \jvS-§ fpw IjvS-§ fpw
h¶p. Ct¿m-_n\v F´mWv Ipg¸w? hà Akp-J-hp-
apt­m?
Ct¿m-_n\v \Ã Btcm-Ky-apÅ, ZrV-amb ico-c-
ap-­v. Atcm-K-Zr-V-Km-{X³.- Ahsâ ico-c-¯n tcmKw
hc-s« ImWmw, Ah³ ssZhs¯ XyPn¨p ]d-bpw.
ssZhs¯ a\p-jy³ XyPn-¨p-]-d-b-W-sa-¶p-Å-XmWv
km¯msâ B{K-lw.-
"\osj' F¶p ]d-bp¶ Hcp \nco-iz-c³ D­m-bn-
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cp-¶p. IjvS-§ fpw Zpcn-X-§ -fp-saÃmw A\p-`-hn-¡ p¶


a\p-jy³ Cu `qan-bn \n¶v acn-¨p-t]mtb Xocq F¶v
At±lw kzbw Xocp-am-\n¨p.
Cu temI- Po-hn-X-¯n \n¶v IjvShpw Zpcn-X-
hp-apÅ a\p-jy³ DS³ acn¨p t]mIp-I-bmWv th­-Xv.
tcmK-an-Ãm¯, -IjvS-X-bn-Ãm-¯,- F-Ãm-hcpw \Ã Atcm-
KZr-V-Km-{X-cmbn Pohn-¡ p¶ Hcp temIw!
"\osj' AXp kz]v\w I­p. AXp-sIm­v
At±lw ho­pw ho­pw BhÀ-¯n¨v CsXgp-Xp-Ibpw
{]kw-Kn-¡ p-Ibpw sNbvXp. F-Ãm-hcpw hfsc DbÀ¶
Btcm-Ky-\n-e-hmcw DÅ-h-cm-bn-¯o-c-Ww. \Ã _p²n-
IqÀ½- X - b p- Å - h - c m- b n- ¯ o- c - W w. AÃm- ¯ - h À FÃmw
acn¨p t]mI-s«. AÃm-¯-hsc FÃmw sIms¶m-Sp-¡ p-I-
bmWv th­-Xv. C§ -s\-sbÃmw {`m´-amb Bi-b§ Ä
{]N-cn-¸n¨ \osj apgp{`m-´-\m-bn- am-dnb AtX-hÀj-¯n-
emWv lnäveÀ P\n-¨-Xv.
lnäveÀ ]d-ª Xv Cu Bibw Xs¶-bm-Wv.- \m-kn-
IÄ a\pjyk-aq-l-¯n hotcm-Nn-X-ambn Pohn-¡ -Ww.-
Ah-cmWv kaq-ls¯ \nb-{´n-t¡ -­-Xv. AÃm-¯-h-scÃmw
þ{]mb-am-b-hcpw, _e-lo-\cpw, tcmKn-Ifpw, Ah-icpw,
ZpxJn-X-cp-saÃmwþXpS-¨p-am-ä-s¸-S-Ww. AXmbncp¶p lnäve-
dpsS [mc-Wbpw Dt±-i-hpw. A§ s\ Hcp ]pXp-temIw sI«n-
¸-Sp-¡ Ww. F¶m B kz]v\-§ -sfÃmw sh´-Sn-ª p-t]m-
bn. ho-W-Sn-ª p-t]m-bn. \osj acn-¨p, lnävedpw acn-¨p.
lnäve-sd-¡ p-dn¨v tdm_À«v s]bv³, "The Life and
Death of Adolph Hitler' F¶ {KÙ-¯n Fgp-Xn. ""He was
lonely even in festival occasions. He always demanded
untouchability''. DÕ-h-th-f-I-fn t]mepw At±lw GIm-
´X A\p-`-hn-¨n-cp-¶p. aäp-Å-h-cn \n¶v Ft¸mgpw
Akv]r-iyX ]peÀ¯n-bn-cp-¶p.
ac-W-an-Ãm¯ Hcp temI-amWv djy³ `c-Wm-[n-
Im-cn-bm-bncp¶ "Ìmen³' kz]v\w I­-Xv. At±lw acn-
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¡ -cp-sX¶v B{K-ln-¨p. i-co-cs¯ tcmK-{K-kvXam-ImsX


kq£ n- ¡ m³ Ign- b p- ¶ n- S - t ¯mfw Imcy- § sfÃmw
sNbvXp.- ]t£ At±-lhpw ac-Ws¯ t\cn-tS­n h¶p.
Ìmensâ acWtijw aI-fmb "skzävem\' F-
gpXnbXv ""At±-l-¯nsâ A-h-km\w Gähpw Zpcn-X-]q-cn-
Xhpw bmX\m\nÀ`-chpw Bbn-cp¶p'' F¶mWv. ]nXmhv
acn-¡ m³ t\c-¯p-­mb Bt{Im-i-§ Ä, Zb-\o-b-amb
{]e-]-\-§ Ä, hfsc thZ-\m-`-cn-X-amb Rc-¡ -§ Ä, aqf-
ep-IÄ, hfsc \ncm-i-tbm-Sp-Iq-Sn-bp-Å-Xmb hm¡ p-IÄ
FÃmw `bm-\-I-am-bn-cp¶p. tIÄ¡ m³ t]Sn-bm-bn-cp¶p.
B apdn-¡ -I¯v \n¡ p-hm³t]mepw h¿m-¯-
hn-[-¯n A{X-am{Xw `oXn-Z-amb, t]Sn-s¸-Sp-¯p¶ A´-
co-£ -am-bn-cp¶p F¶mWv skzävem\ ]d-ª -Xv. Swetlana
Stalin Fgp-Xnb "Twenty letters to a friend' F¶ ]pkvX-I-
¯n ]d-bp¶p: ""My father died a difficult and terrible death.
The death agony was horrible. He literally choked to death as we
were watching. At what seemed like the last moment, he
suddenly opened his eyes. It was terrible glance insane or
perhaps angry and full of fear of death. Then he suddenly lifted
his left hand, as though he was pointing to something above.
Then he drew his hands down and uttered some words been
bringing down a curse on us all.''
Ct¿m-_nsâ Pohn-X-¯n Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-
§ Ä þ The Bitterness of disasters h¶p.- ]n-s¶bpw Akq-
bm-ep-hmb km¯m³ ssZh-k¶n-[n-bn IS-¶p-sN-¶p.
""]ns¶bpw Hcp- Zn-hkw ssZh-]p-{X-·mÀ btlm-h-
bpsS k- ¶
- n[
- nb
- n \n¸m³ sN¶p; km¯m\pw
Ah-cpsS Iq«-¯n btlm-h-bpsS k-¶n-[n-bnÂ
\nev]m³ sN¶p. btlmh km¯m-t\mSv: \o Fhn-
sS-\n¶p hcp¶p F¶v tNmZn-¨-Xn¶p km¯m³
btlm-h-tbmSp: Rm³ `qan-bn-Â DuSmSn k© -cn-
¨n«p hcp¶p F¶p-¯cw ]d-ª p.- b-tlmh
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km¯m- t \mSp: Fsâ Zmk- \ mb Ct¿m-


_nsâta \o ZrjvSnsh¨pthm? Ah-s\-
t¸mse \njv¡ -f-¦ \pw t\cp-Å-h\pw ssZh-`-
à\pw tZmjw hn«-I-ep-¶-h\pw `qan-bn Bcpw
CÃtÃm; Ah³ Xsâ `àn apdpsI ]nSn-¨p-sIm-
­n-cn-¡ p¶p; shdp-sX- A-hs\ \in-¸n-t¡ -­-
Xn¶p \o Fs¶ k½-Xn-¸n¨p F¶p Acp-fn-s¨-
bvXp.-'' C-t¿m_v 2 : 1 þ -3
km¯m³ `qan-bn-sem-s¡ bpw DuSmSn k© -cn-¨p-
sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-¶p. a\p-jy-cpsS ta ZrjvSn-h-bv¡ p-hm³;
ssZh-`à-·m-cpsSta ZrjvSnhbv¡ p-hm³. F§ s\
Ahsc \in-¸n-t¡ ­p? F§ s\ Ahsc ssZh-`-àn-
bn \n¶p hyXn-N-en-¸nt¡ ­p? F¶p t\m¡ ns¡ m­v
ZpjvS-\mb ss]im-Nn-I³ Ae-dp¶ knwlw F¶- -t]mse
Npän¯ncnª v \S-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.
Ct¿m-_nsâ ta ]ns¶bpw Ah³ ZrjvSn-h-
¨p. ssZh-t¯mSv Ah³ ]dª p: Ct¿m_v shdp-sX-
bmtWm `à-\mbncn-¡ p-¶Xv? Ah\v tcmK-sam¶pw h¶n-
Ã-tÃm? Ahsâ Xz¡ v Ct¸mgpw kpµ-c-am-bn-cn-¡ p-¶-tÃm?
Xz¡ n\v tIsSm-¶p-anÃ. ico-c-¯n\v tcmK-sam-¶p-an-Ã.
Ah\v BsI ]än-b-Xv a¡ Ä t]mbn, k¼¯p t]mbn
F¶tÃbpÅq? Ah\p tcmKw hc-s«, ImWmw Ahsâ
`àn Ah³ XyPn-¨p-I-fbp¶Xv F¶p ho­pw km¯m³
]cn-l-kn-¨p-sIm-­p- ssZhs¯ shÃp-hn-fn-¨p.
""km¯m³ btlm-h-tbmSp: Xz¡ n\p ]Icw
Xz¡ v; a\p-jy³ X\n-¡ p-Å-sXm-s¡ bpw Xsâ
Poh-¶p-]-Icw sImSp¯pIf-bpw. \nsâ ssI
\o«n Ahsâ AØnbpw amwkhpw H¶p
sXmSpI; Ah³ \ns¶ apJ-¯p-t\m¡ n XyPn-¨p-
]dbpw F¶p-¯cw ]d-ª p.'' Ct¿m_v 2 : 4 þ 5
""btlmh km¯m-t\mSp: CXm, Ah³ \nsâ
ssIbn-Â Ccn-¡ p¶p; Ahsâ {]m-Ws\ am{Xw
sXmS-cpXv F¶p Iev]n-¨p.'' Ct¿m_v 2 : 6
30

ktlm-Z-c-§ -tf, Hcp Imcyw {]tXyIw HmÀ¡ p-I.


kzÀ¤-¯nse ssZhw A\p-h-Zn-¡ msX km¯m\v \s½
sXmSm³ km[y-a-Ã. kzÀ¤-¯nse ssZhw A\p-h-Zn-
¨msW¦n AXp \·-bv¡ mbn amäp-Ibpw sN¿pw.
ssZhw km¯ms\ A\p-hZn¨p. Ah³ sN¶v
Ct¿m-_ns\ _m[n-¨p.-
""A§ s\ km¯m³ b-tlm-h-bpsS k¶n[n
hn«p ]pd-s¸«p Ct¿m-_ns\ DÅw-ImÂap-XÂ
s\dp-I-hsc hÃm¯ ]cp-¡ -fm _m[n-¨p.''
Ct¿m_v 2 : 7
DÅwIm apX s\dpIhsc hÃm¯ ]cp-¡ -
fm Ct¿m-_ns\ _m[n-¨p. ]nim-Nnsâ _m[ Ct¿m-
_nsâ ta tcmK-_m-[-bmbn IS-¶p-h-¶p.
hÃm¯ ]cp-¡ Ä! ITn-\-amb thZ-\-bpÅ ]cp-
¡ Ä! ]gp¯v {hW-ambn s]m«n ZpÀK-Ô-apÅ New ]pd-
¯p-h-cp¶ ]cp-¡ Ä! ]cp-¡ -fpsS CSbv¡ v Aev]w Øew
DÅn-S¯v `b-¦ -c-amb sNmdn-¨nÂ.
""Ah-³ Hcp Hm«n³ IjWw FSp¯p Xs¶-
¯m³ Npc-­n-s¡ m­p Nmc-¯n Ccp-¶p.''
Ct¿m_v 2 : 8
]mhw, Ct¿m_v he-ª p-t]m-bn. Ak-ly-amb
sNmdn-¨nÂ. Bk-Iew sNmdn-¨nÂ. sNmdn-¨n CÃm¯
Øew CÃ. {hW-§ -fm-sW-¦ n ]gp¯p hn§ p-¶p.
AXnthZ-\. {hW-an-Ãm¯ `mK¯v `b-¦ camb sNmdn-
¨nÂ. Hcp Hm«n³ IjWw FSp¯v Ah³ F-t¸mgpw Npc-
­n-s¡ m-­n-cp¶p. Npc-­p-t¶S¯p Npc-­p-t¶S¯p
sXmen t]mIp-¶p.- A-hnsS ]gp-¡ p-¶p. Ahn-sSbpw
{hWw BIp-¶p. A§ s\ Bk-Iew {hWw _m[n¨v
ZpÀK-Ô-a-eo-a-k-amb Hc-´-co£ w!
Ct¿m_v ]c-h-i-\m-bn-t¸mbn. Ct¿m_v £ oWn-
X-\m-bn-t¸m-bn. The bitterness of diseases.
1. The bitterness of disasters.
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2. The bitterness of diseases.


hÃm¯ AXym-ln-X-§ fpw A\À°§ fpw A]-
I-S-§ fpw Zpcn-X-§ fpw hcp-¶p. AXmWv H¶m-as¯
Ibv¸v þ The bitterness of disasters.
c­m-as¯ Ibv¸v, "The bitterness of diseases.'
"tcmK-¯nsâ Ibv¸v.'
C¶p \n§ Ä Cu hm¡ p-IÄ hmbn¡ p-t¼mÄ
Bsc- ¦ nepw tcmK- ¯ nsâ Ibv ¸ nÂs]«pebp- ¶ h-
cpt­m? ITn-\-amb tcmKw h¶v hnj-an-¡ p-¶h-cpt­m?
Hcp \nanjw t]mepw Hcp kzØ-X-bn-ÃmsX thZ-\n¨v ]pf-
bp-¶h-cpt­m? ico-c-am-k-Iew ]pIª v Ign-bp-¶h-
cpt­m?
Fsâ ssZh-ta, Rm³ F§ s\ Pohn¡ pw
Ft¶mÀ¯v a\Êp aSp¯v hnj-an¨v hnjm-Z-`-cn-X-ambn
he-bp-¶h-cpt­m? ChnsS \mw ImWp-¶Xv Ct¿m-_ns\
km¯m³ hÃm¯ ]cp-¡ -fm _m[n-¨p F¶mWv
km¯msâ _m[! tcmK-¯nsâ _m[! ]nim-Nnsâ _m[!
CXp-t]mse ITn-\-amb _m[-I-tfäp he-bp-¶-h-tcmSv
ssZh-¯nsâ hN\w ]d-bp¶p:
""km£ m \½psS tcmK-§ sf Ah³ hln-¨p;
\½psS thZ-\-Isf Ah³ Npa-¶p; \mtam
ssZhw Ahs\ in£ n¨pw ASn¨pw ZWvUn-
¸n¨pw Ccn-¡ p¶p F¶p hnNm-cn-¨p.''
sbi¿mhv 53 : 4
ssZhw Ahs\ in£ n-¨n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv F¶v
\mw hnNm-cn-¨p. km£ m \½psS tcmK-§ sf Ah³
hln-¡ p-I-bmWv sNbvX-Xv. \½psS thZ-\-Isf Ah³
Npa-¡ p-I-bmWv sNbvX-Xv. \½psS tcm-K-§ sf hln-¨p-
sIm-­v, thZ-\-Isf Npa-¶p-sIm­v tbip {IqinÂ
InS¶p ]nS-ª p.
tbip-{InkvXp P\n-¡ p-¶-Xn\v 750 sImÃw ap¼v
sbi-¿m-{]-hm-N-I³ Cu ImgvN I­p. {]hm-N-I\p a\-Ên-
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em-bn, km£ m \½psS tcmK-§ sf tbip-{InkvXp hln-


¨p,- \-½psS thZ-\-Isf tbip-{InkvXp Npa-¶p F¶v.
ssZhw in£ n-¨-X-Ã. ssZhw ASn-¨-X-Ã. ssZhw
ZWvUn-¸n-¨-X-Ã. \mw Gevt¡ ­ in£ , \mw Hmtcm-cp-
¯cpw hln-t¡ -­-Xmb in£ , \mw A\p-`-hn-t¡ -­-
Xmb thZ\ tbip A\p-`-hn¨p XoÀ¡ p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
\s½ in£ -bnÂ\n¶p hnSp-hn-¡ p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
-
""F¶m Ah³ \½psS AXn- { I- a - § Ä
\nan¯w apdn-thäpw \½psS AIr-Xy-§ Ä
\nan¯w XIÀ¶pw Ccn-¡ p¶p.'' sbi¿mhv 53 : 5
tbip-{InkvXp \½psS AXn{Ia§ Ä \nan¯w
apdn-th-än-cn-¡ p-¶p. \-½psS AIr-Xy-§ Ä \nan¯w
XIÀ¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p.
""\½psS kam-[m-\-¯n-¶mbpÅ in£ Ahsâ
ta -B-bn. Ahsâ ASn-¸n-W-cp-I-fm \ap¡ v
kuJyw h¶pan-cn-¡ p¶p.'' sbi¿mhv 53 : 5
tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ ico-c-¯n-teä ASn-¸n-W-cp-
I-fm \ap¡ v kuJyw h¶n-cn-¡ p¶p F¶v {]hm-N-I³
]d-bp-¶p.
bnsc-aym-{]-hm-N-I³ ]d-bp-¶Xvv C{]-Im-c-am-Wv:
""btlmh C{]-Imcw Acp-fn-s¨-¿p¶p: \nsâ
]cp¡ v amdm-¯Xpw \nsâ apdnhp hnj-a-ap-Å-Xp-
am-Ip-¶p. \nsâ hyh-lmcw \S-¯p-hm³ Bcp-an-
Ã. \nsâ apdn-hn¶p CSp-hm³ acp¶pw Ipg¼pw
CÃ. \nsâ kvt\ln-X-·m-À H-s¡ bpw \ns¶ ad-
¶n-cn-¡ p¶p. \nsâ AIr-Xy-¯nsâ B[nIyw
\nan-¯hpw \nsâ ]m]-¯nsâ s]cp¸w \nan-
¯hpw Rm³ \ns¶ i{Xp ASn-¡ p-¶-Xp-t]m-
sebpw {Iqc³ in£ n-¡ p-¶-Xp-t]m-se-bpw ASn-
¨n-cn-¡ sIm­v AhÀ \ns¶ t\m¡ p-¶nÃ.''
bncaymhv 30 : 12 þ -14
BÀ¡ pw \nt¶mSv kl-Xm-]-an-Ã-. Bcpw \ns¶
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t\m¡ p-¶nÃ. The bitterness of diseases.


\nsâ AIr-Xy-¯nsâ _mlpeyw \nan¯w
\n\¡ v CsXÃmw kw`-hn-¨n-cn-¡ p¶p. \n§ -fpsS AXn-{I-
a-§ Ä aqe-amWv \n§ Ä¡ v Cu A\À°-§ -sfÃmw kw`-
hn-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶-sX¶v bnc-aymhv A¶v B P\-t¯mSp ]d-
ª p.
bncaymhv ho­pw ]d-bp-I-bmWv.
""\nsâ ]cp-¡ n-s\bpw amdm¯ thZ-\-sbbpw
Ipdn¨p \ne-hn-fn-¡ p-¶Xp F´n\p?''
bnc-aymhv 30 : 15
ho­pw 17-þmw hmIy¯n ssZhw ]d-bp¶p:
""AhÀ \ns¶ {`jvSsb¶pw Bcpw Xncn-ª p
t\m¡ m¯ kotbms\¶pw hnfn¡ sIm­p,
Rm³ \nsâ apdn-hp-Isf s]mdp-¸n¨p \n\¡ p
BtcmKyw hcp¯pw F¶p btlm-h-bpsS Acp-
f-¸m-Sp.'' bnc-aymhv 30 : 17
\nsâ apdn-hp-Isf s]mdp-¸n¡ pw! \n\¡ v ssZhw
BtcmKyw Xcpw! thZ-\-tbäv hnj-an-¨p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-
¶hÀ, apdn-thäv ]nS-bp¶-hÀ, thZ-\-bn ]pf-ª p-sIm-
­n-cn-¡ p-¶-hÀ, i-co-c-¯nse Akz-Ø-X-bn `m-c-s¸«v
Rc-§ n-s¡ m-­n-cn-¡ p-¶-hÀ Cu hN-\-¯nsâ iàn
A\p-`-hn¨v Biz-kn-¸n³!
IÀ¯mhv Hcp hmKvZ¯w \n§ Ä¡ v Xcn-I-
bmWv.- Rm³ \nsâ ap-dn-hp-Isf s]mdp-¸n-¡ pw! Rm³
\nsâ thZ-\-IÄ¡ v ia\w hcp-¯pw!
""Rm³ \nsâ apdnhpIsf s]mdp-¸n¨v \n\¡ v
BtcmKyw hcp-¯p-sa¶v ssk\y-§ -fpsS ssZh-
amb btlm-h-bpsS Acp-f-¸m-Sv.- Ah-bnÂ\n¶p
kvtXm{Xhpw kt´m-jn-¡ p-¶-h-cpsS tLmjhpw
]pd-s¸-Sp-w.'' bnc-aymhv 30 : 19
\n¶n \n¶v tLmjw ]pd-s¸Spw. kt´m-jn-¡ p-
¶- h - c psS Bchmcw ]pd- s ¸- S pw. B\- µ - t ¯msS,
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BÀt¸msS \n§ Ä ]m«p ]mSpw. ssZhs¯ \n§ Ä


kvXpXn-¡ pw.
""Rm³ Ahsc hÀ²n-¸n¡ pw; AhÀ Ipdª p
t]mI-bnÃ;'' bnc-aymhv 30 : 19
aIt\, \n\-¡ n-t¸mÄ hÀ²n-¡ m³ Ign-bp-¶n-Ã.
\o £ bn-¨p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. aI-tf, \o XmWp-sIm-
­n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.- F-¶m \ns¶ hÀ²n-¸n¡ mw F¶v
IÀ¯mhv ]d-bp-¶p. \nsâ tcmKw amän Bizmkw Xcmw.
C¶s¯ Cu tcmK-¯nsâ Ibv¸v amän \n\¡ v kuJy-
¯nsâ am[pcyw Xcmw F¶mWv IÀ¯mhv ]d-bp-¶Xvv.
""bn{km-tb I\y-tI, Rm³ \n\¡ p ho­pw
A`n-hr-²n-h-cp-¯p-Ibpw \o A`n-hr²n {]m]n-
¡ bpw sN¿pw; \o C\nbpw tNtemsS X¸p
FSp¯psIm­v kt´m-jn¨p, \r¯w sN¿p¶
hcpsS \nc-bn ]pd-s¸-Spw. bnc-aymhv 31 : 4- -
kt´m-jn¨v \r¯w sN¿p-¶, B\-µn¨v kvXpXn-
¡ p-¶-h-cpsS \nc-bn \obpw ]pd-s¸«p hcpw. \nsâ ZpxJ-
Imew amdpw. \nsâ C¶s¯ Cu Ibv¸p amdpw. \n\¡ p
a[pcw In«pw. \n\¡ p kam-[m\w In«pw. \o \ncm-i-s¸-
tS­. \o Xf-tc-­, \o XmWn-cn-t¡ -­. \o Xe Ip¼n«p
\S-t¡ -­. Bizm-k-Im-e-§ Ä \ns¶-t¯Sn hcn-I-bm-Wv.-
k-am-[m-\-Im-e-§ -fnXm \nsâ Acn-In-te¡ v hcn-I-bm-Wv.
""btlmh C{]-Imcw Acp-fn-s¨-¿p¶p: Ic-bmsX
\nsâ i_vZhpw I®p-\oÀ hmÀ¡ msX \nsâ
I®pw AS-¡ n-s¡ mÄI; \nsâ {]hr-¯n¡ p
{]Xn-^eap­m-Ipw.'' bnc-aymhv 31 : 16
aIt-\,- \nsâ {]mÀ°\ - ¡- v, \nsâ \Ã {]hr¯n
bv¡ v Hcp {]Xn-^ew D­m-Ipw.
""AhÀ i{Xp-hnsâ tZi-¯p-\n¶v aS-§ n-hcpw
F¶v btlm-h-bpsS Acpf-¸m-Sv. \nsâ `mhn-
sb¡ p-dn¨v {]Xym-i-bp-­v.'' bnc-aymhv 31 : 16
aIt\, \nsâ `mhn-sb-¡ p-dn¨v {]Xym-i-bp-­v.
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Hcp \Ã ip`-`mhn \ns¶ Im¯n-cn-¡ p-¶p.


""\nsâ a¡ Ä X§ -fpsS tZi-t¯-¡ p -a-S-§ n-
hcpw F¶p btlm-h-bpsS Acp-f-¸m-Sv.''
bnc-aymhv 31 : 17
\nsâ `mhn-sb-¡ p-dn¨v {]Xym-i-bp-­v. \Ã Imew
hcpw. \nsâ ISw FÃmw Xocpw. C¶v ISw hm§ p¶
ssIIÄ.- ]-e-cp-tSbpw ap¼n ssI \o«n \o ISw hm§ n.
F¶m \nsâ Cu ssIIÄ ISw sImSp-¡ p¶ ssII-fm-
bn-¯o-cpw.
AÃ, ISw sImSp-¡ p-I-b-Ã, kuP-\y-ambn, DZm-c-
ambn At\-IÀ¡ v Zm\w sN¿p¶ ssII-fmbn amdpw. ip`-
Imew \ns¶ FXn-tc-ev¡ m-\n-cn-¡ p-¶p.- \-Ã-Imew \n\¡ p
hcm-\n-cn-¡ p-¶p.
""\n§ Ä {]Xym-in-¡ p¶ ip`-`mhn hcp-hm³ X-
¡ -h®w Rm³ \n§ sf¡ p-dn¨p \ncq-]n-¡ p¶
\ncq-]-W-§ Ä C¶h F¶p Rm³ Adn-bp-¶p.
Ah Xn·-bv¡ -Ã,- \·-bv¡ -t{X-bpÅ \ncq]-W-
§ Ä F¶p btlm-h-bpsS Acp-f-¸mSp.''
bnc-aymhv 29 : 11
Ah Xn·-bv¡ -Ã,- \·-bv¡ -t{X-bpÅ \ncq]-W-
§ Ä F¶v ssZhw Adn-bp-¶p.
""\n§ Ä Ft¶mSp At]-£ n¨p Fsâ k¶n-[n-
bnÂh¶p {]mÀ°n-¡ bpw Rm³ \n§ -fpsS
{]mÀ°\ tIÄ¡ bpw sN¿pw.''
bnc-aymhv 29 : 12
\n§ Ä ssZht¯mSv H¶v At]-£ n-¡ mtam?
\nXy-\m-b- ssZh-¯nsâ ]mZ-]o-T-¯n¦Â h¶v \n§ -fpsS
lrZbw H¶p ]I-cmtam?
\n§ -fpsS lrZbw hnip-²o-I-cn-¸m³ Xocpam\n-
¨p-sIm­v taen ]m]w sN¿p-I-bnà F¶pÅ Dd-t¸-dnb
\nÀ®- b - t ¯m- S p- I qSn tbiphnsâ k¶n- [ n- b n- t e¡ p
\n§ Äs¡ m¶p hcmtam? {InkvXp \n§ -fpsS {]mÀ°\
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tIÄ¡ pw.
""\n§ Ä Fsâ k¶n-[n-bn h¶v {]mÀ°n-¡ p-
Ibpw Rm³ \n§ -fpsS {]mÀ°\ tIÄ¡ p-Ibpw
sN¿pw.'' F¶v Icp-W-bpÅ IÀ¯mhv Acp-fn-s¨-¿p-¶p.
""\n§ Ä Fs¶ At\z-jn¡ pw; ]qÀ®-lr-Z-b-
t¯msS At\z-jn-¡ p-t¼mÄ \n§ Ä Fs¶
Is­-¯pw.'' bnc-aymhv 29 : 13
""Znhkw{]Xn Fsâ ]Sn-hm-Xn¡  PmK-cn¨pw
Fsâ hmXn¡ «f-bv¡  Im¯p-sIm­pw
Fsâ hm¡ p tI«-\p-k-cn-¡ p¶ a\p-jy³ `mKy-
hm³.'' kZr-ihm-Iy-§ Ä 8 : 34
\n§ Ä ]qÀ® lrZ-b-t¯msS ssZhs¯ At\z-
jn-¡ p-t¼mÄ Fs¶ Is­-¯pw. \½psS ico-c-¯nsâ
apdn-hpI­v ssZhw amdn-\n¡ p-I-b-Ã. apdn-hp-I-­n«v
ssZhw \nÊw-K-\mbn \n¡ p-I-b-Ã. ssZhw FÃmw
ImWp-¶p-­v. am{X-aÃ, ssZhw \n\¡ v kuJyw Xcp-hm-
\pÅ- amÀ¤hpw Icp-Xn-bn-«p-­v.
""Fsâ P\-¯n³]p{Xn-bpsS apdnhp \nan¯w
Rm\pw apdn-s¸«p ZpxJn¨p \S-¡ p-¶p; kvXw`\w
Fs¶ ]nSn-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p.'' bnc-aymhv 8 : 21
Rm³ kvXw`n¨p t]mbn-cn-¡ p-¶p. F\n¡ v A\-
§ m³ h¿m-Xm-bn-cn-¡ p-¶p. F\n¡ v k¦Sw hÀ²n-¨p-h-
¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p. Fsâ P\-¯n³ ]p{Xn-bpsS apdnhp I­n«v
F\n¡ v Ak-ly-amb thZ\ h¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p. Rm³
kvXw`n-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p F¶t{X \nXy-\mb ssZhw Acp-fn-
s¨-¿p-¶-Xv.
""Kne-bm-Zn kpK-Ô-ssXew CÃtbm?''
bnc-aymhv 8 : 22
Kn-e-bm-Zn kpK-Ô-ssXew D­v.- a-cp¶nSp-hm³,
Ipg¼nSp-hm-\p-ÅsXÃmw Kne-bm-Zn Hcp-¡ n-bn-«p-­v.
""AhnsS sshZy³ CÃtbm? Fsâ P\-
¯n³]p{Xn¡ p tcmK-i-a\w hcmsX Ccn-¡ p-¶-
37

sX´v?'' bnc-aymhv 8 : 22
P\-¯n³ ]p{Xn¡ v tcmKia\w Xcm-\p-Å-Xmb
acp¶pw Ipg¼pw Kne-bm-Zn Icp-Xn-bn-«p-­v.
GXmWo Kne-bm-Znse sshZy³?? AXv "IÀ¯m-
hmb tbip-{InkvXp' At{X. Cu kpK-Ô-ssXew GXmWv?
kuJyw Xcp¶ Kne-bm-Znse kpK-Ô-ssXew. AXv
"tbip-hn-sâ Xncphnem-hn \ns¶m-gp-Inb Xncp-c-à-am-
Wv.' B Xncpcàw \ap¡ v kuJyw Xcpw. \½psS ]nXm-
¡ -·mÀ ]mSn:
t\m¡ -W-sa³ ZpcnXw \mYm
]e-Xc tZmjw Rm³ sNbvXp
tIm]n-¸n-¨p þ ic-W-sa-\n-¡ nÃ
sshZy-·mÀ ]¡ Â Rm³ t]mbv
Ah-cu-j-[-saÃmw sNbvXn-«n þ
sÃmcp KpWhpw
F³ {h-Wtam ITn\w
\ÂsshZym \ns¶bpw \n³
Huj[Kp-Whpw Rm³ tI«p,
\n¦Â hcp-t¶m³
kpJ-ta¡ pw \q\w.
kvt\ln-Xtc, \n§ Ä¡ v Kne-bm-Znse Cu \Ã
sshZysâ Acn-In-te¡ v HmSn hcmtam? {hW-§ sfÃmw
amäpw. thZ\IsfÃmw ian-¸n¨p Bizmkw ]Icpw. \n§ -
fpsS _m[-IÄ amdpw. km¯m³ \n§ -fpsS ta ASn-
t¨Â¸n¨ _m[IÄ þ tcmK-¯nsâ _m[-IÄ -þ The
bitterness of diseases, FÃmw Ah³ amäpw.
Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-§ Ä FÃmw amdpw! \Ã-
Imew hcpw! Xncp-c-à-¯m \n§ Ä¡ p kuJyw Xcpw!-
]m-]-§ Ä Igp-In-¯cpw! FÃm Xn·bpw s]mdp¯p Xcpw.
Ign-ª -sXÃmw amän-¯cpw! ""t]mI C\n ]m]w sN¿-
cpXv'' F¶p am{Xw IÀ¯mhv Iev]n-¡ pw. ""A[nIw Xn·-
bm-bXv `hn-¡ m-Xn-cn-¸m³ C\n ]m]w sN¿-cpXv ''F¶p
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]d-bpw.
""Go, sin no more''. ""Go in peace sin no more''. ""kam-
[m-\-t¯msS t]mI; C\n ]m]w sN¿-cpXv'' F¶p ]d-bpw.
AXp-am-{Xta IÀ¯mhp ]d-bp-I-bp-Åp.
Ct¸mÄ \n§ Ä¡ p Xocp-am-\n-¡ mw.- \mYm, Fsâ
ico-c-¯nepw Fsâ a\-Ênepw Fsâ BXvam-hnepw At\-I-
a-t\Iw ]m]-§ Ä h¶p-t]m-bn. Adnª pw Adn-bm-sXbpw
]m]-§ Ä h¶p-t]m-bn. Xncp-c-à-¯m Fsâ ]m]-§ Ä
Igp-In¡ -fb-W-ta. Fs¶ hnip-²o-I-cn-¡ -W-ta.
Cu \nanjw apXÂ Hcp ]pXnb krjvSn-bmbn
Pohn¡ m³ Rm\nXm Xocp-am\n¡ p-¶p. Fsâ tcmK-
§ Ä¡ v Hcp ia\w Xc-W-ta.- Hcp im´n Xc-W-ta. Hcp
kuJyw Xc-W-ta. Fs¶ A\p-{K-ln-¡ -W-ta. Ft¶mSp
IcpW tXm¶-Wta. Xr¡ cw Fsâ ta hbv¡ -W-ta,
Cu Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-§ Ä amän a[p-c-X-c-amb A\p-
`h§ -fn-te¡ v Fs¶ \bn-¡ -W-ta.
aq¶v
Ct¿m-_nsâ ]pkvXIw thZ-]p-kvX-I-¯nse
Gähpw ]pcm-X-\-amb {KÙ-am-sW-¶mWv thZ-]-WvUn-X-
·mÀ ]d-bp-¶-Xv. Dev]¯n ]pkvX-I-amWv thZ-]p-kvX-I-
¯nse Gähpw BZys¯ ]pkvX-Isa¦nepw AXn-s\-
¡ mÄ ]pcm-X-\-amWv Ct¿m-_nsâ ]pkvXIw.
Adp-]-¯mdv ]pkvX-I-§ -fpÅ hnip² ss_-_nÄ
Hcp sse{_-dn-bmWv F¶v Nn´-I·mÀ hnti-jn-¸n-¡ m-
dp­v. Cu {K-Ù-§ -sfÃmw Bbn-c¯n Adp-¶q-tdmfw hÀj-
§ - Ä sIm­v \mev ] - X n- t esd Fgp- ¯ p- I mÀ Fgp-
XnbXmsW¶v thZ-]-Tn-Xm-¡ Ä A`n-{]m-b-s¸-Sp-¶p.
thZ-]p-kvX-I-¯n Imhy-{K-Ù-§ -fp-­v. IYm-
]p-kvX-I-§ -fp-­v. {]_Ô{KÙ-§ -fp-­v, IoÀ¯\ ]pkvX-
I-§ -fp-­v, {]h-N-\-{K-Ù-§ -fp-ap-­v. thZ-]p-kvX-I-¯nse
Imhym-ß-I-amb Hcp {KÙ-amWv Ct¿m-_nsâ ]pkvX-Iw.
a\p-jy-Po-hn-X-¯n Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-§ Ä hcp-¶Xv
F´p-sIm­v F¶-Xn-s\-¡ p-dn¨v A\p-`-h-km-£ y-t¯mSp
tNÀ¯p-ff Hcp hnh-c-Wm-ßI [ym\-amWv CXnse DÅ-
S¡ w. Ct¿m-_nsâ ]pkvX-Iw, kZr-i-hm-Iy-§ Ä, k`m-
{]-kwKn F¶o ]pkvX-I-§ Ä Úm\{K-Ù-§ -sf¶v
(wisdom books) hnfn-¡ -s¸-Sp-¶p. amÀ«n³ eqYÀ ]d-ª n-cn-
¡ p¶p: Job is more magnificent and sublime than any other
book of scripture.
Lord Tennyson ]d-bp¶p: Job is the greatest poem
whether of ancient or modern literature.
At¸-m-kvXe-\mb ]utemkv, Ct¿m_v 5:13-þmw
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hmIyw sImcn--´yÀs¡ -gp-Xnb H¶mw teJ\w aq¶mw


A²ymbw ]s¯m-¼Xmw hmIy-¯n D²-cn-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p.
""Ah³ Úm\n-Isf Ah-cpsS Iui-e-¯nÂ
]nSn-¡ p-¶p. h{I-_p-²n-I-fpsS Btem-N\ adn-
ª p-t]m-Ip¶p.'' Ct¿m_v 5 : 13
""Ah³ Úm\n-Isf Ah-cpsS Iui-e-¯nÂ
]nSn-¡ p-¶p F¶pw IÀ¯mhv Úm\n-I-fpsS
hnNmcw hyÀ°w F¶-dn-bp¶p F¶pw Fgp-Xn-
bn-cn-¡ p-¶p-h-sÃm.'' 1 sImcn-´yÀ 3 : 19 -þ 20
sbl-kvt¡ Â {]hm-N-Isâ ]pkvX-I-¯nÂ
Ct¿m-_n-s\-¡ p-dn¨v ]cm-aÀi-ap-­v.
""t\ml, Zm\n-tbÂ, Ct¿m_v F¶o aq¶p ]pcp-
j-·mÀ AXn D­m-bn-cp-¶mepw AhÀ X§ -
fpsS \oXn-bm kz´Pohs\- am-{Xta c£ n-¡ -
bpÅq F¶v btlm-h-bmb IÀ¯m-hnsâ Acp-f-
¸m-Sv.'' sbl-kvtIÂ 14 : 14
bmt¡ m-_nsâ teJ\w 5 : 11þepw Ct¿m-_ns\
AXy´w BZ-c-thmsS ]cm-aÀin-¡ p-¶p-­v.
""kln-jvWpX ImWn-¨-hsc \mw `mKy-hm·mÀ
F¶v ]pI-gv¯p-¶p. tbm-_nsâ kln-jvWpX
\n§ Ä tI«pw IÀ¯mhv hcp-¯nb Ah-km\w
I­p-an-cn-¡ p-¶p. IÀ¯mhv alm-I-cp-Wbpw a\-
Ê-en-hpap-Å-h\tÃm.'' bmt¡ m_v 5 : 11
bmX-\-IÄ! Zpcn-X-§ Ä! IjvS-X-IÄ!
F´psIm-­mWv C{X-tbsd Zpcn-X-§ Ä hcp-¶Xv?
Cu Zpcn-X-§ sf F§ -s\bmWv A`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-
t¡ -­Xv? \mw F§ s\ A`nap-Jo-I-cn-¨m-emWv ssZhw
{]km-Zn-¡ p-¶Xv?
Ct¿m-_nsâ ]pkvX-I-¯n Ct¿m_v Ibvt¸-
dnb A\p-`-h-§ -fn-eqsS IS-¶p-t]m-b-Xn-s\-¡ p-dn¨v hfsc
lrZ-b-kv]À-i-I-ambn hnh-cn-¡ p-¶p-­v.
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Ibv¸v:
1. The bitterness of disasters.
A\-À-°-§ -fp-sSbpw Zpcn-X-§ -fp-sSbpw Ibv¸v!
ASn-¡ -Sn- B]-¯p-I-Ä! ASn-¡ Sn Zpcn-X-§ Ä!
2. The bitterness of diseases þ ITn-\-amb tcmK-¯nsâ
Ibv¸v.
3. The bitterness of despair - þ \ncm-i-bpsS Ibv¸v.
icocw Bk-Iew {hWw \nd-ª v, Df-fw-ImÂ
apXÂ s\dpIwXe hsc hÃm¯ ]cp-¡ Ä _m[n¨v, thZ-
\n-¨v ]pfª v Ign-bp-t¼mÄ `mcy ASp¯p-h¶v Ct¿m-_n-
t\mSp ]d-bp¶ hm¡ pIÄ lrZ-bs¯ apdn-s¸-Sp-
¯p¶XmWv.
""Ahsâ `mcy Ah-t\mSv: \o C\nbpw \nsâ
`àn apdpsI ]nSn- ¨ p- s Im- ­ n- c n- ¡ p- ¶ pthm?
ssZhs¯ XyPn-¨p-]-dª p acn-¨p-I-fI F¶p
]dª p.'' Ct¿m_v 2 : 9
ssZhs¯ XyPn-¨p-I-fª v acn-¨p-I-fI. Hcp
`mcy `À¯m-hn-t\mSv ]d-bp¶p, \n§ f§ v Bß-lXy
sN¿q F¶v.
F´mW§ s\ ]d-bp-¶Xv? ""\n§ Ä acn-¨p-I-
fbq.'' \n§ Ä Bß-lXy sN¿pI F¶v! At¿m- IjvSw!
Hcp `mcy A§ s\ ]d-bmtam? ]d-b-cp-X-tÃm. "\n§ Ä
ssZhs¯ XyPn-¨p-I-fbq; `àn apdpsI ]nSn-¨p-sIm-­n-
cp-¶n«vF´p In«n?'
\n§ Ä tZmjw hn«-I-ep-¶-h-\m-bn-cp-¶p. t\cp-
ff-h-\m-bn-cp-¶p. \njvI-f-¦ \mbncp-¶p. ssZh-`-à-\m-bn-
cp-¶p. kIe ]qÀÆZnKzm-kn-I-fnepw `àintcm-a-Wn-
bmbn Pohn-¡ p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. ]t£ \n§ Ä¡ v F´p
In«n?
D­m-bn-cp¶ a¡ -sfÃmw t]mbn. kzs¯Ãmw
t]mbn. Ct¸mÄ tcmKhpw ]nSn-¨p. C\n F´n\p Pohn-
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¡ Ww? lrZ-bs¯ apdn-s¸-Sp-¯p¶ hm¡ p-I-fmWv `mcy


]d-ª -Xv. thZ-\m-P-\-I-am-b hm¡ p-IÄ.
""\o C\nbpw \nsâ `àn apdp-sI-¸n-Sn-¨p-sIm-­n-
cn-¡ p-¶pthm? ssZhs¯ XyPn¨p ]dª p acn-
¨p-I-fI F¶p ]dª p.'' C-t¿m_v 2 : 9
acn-¡ p-¶-Xn\p ap³]v ssZhs¯ Dt]-£ n-¡ p-hm-
\mWv ]d-bp-¶-Xv. ssZh-hn-izmk-¯nsâ IWn-I-bn-ÃmsX
B kv{Xo \ncmibpsS ]mc-ay-¯n ]pI-ª p-sIm­v ]d-
bp-I-bm-Wv: ""ssZhs¯ XyPn¨p ]dI F¶n«p \n§ Ä
Bß-lXy sN¿q.''
Ct¿-m_nsâ thZ\ iX-Kp-Wo-`-hn-¨p. Ct¿m_v
hn§ n hnXp¼n Icª p.
Hm«n³ Ij-W-sa-Sp¯v icocw Npc-­ns¡ m­v
Nmc-¯n Ccn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Ak-ly-am-b sNmdn-¨nepw
thZ\bpw.
At¸m-gmWv Iq\nt·Â Ipcp F¶-t]mse `mcy-
bpsS {Iqc-amb hm¡ p-IÄ. apdn-hn-te¡ v ho­pw Ip¯n
apdn-th-ev]n-¡ p-¶-Xp-t]mse ]ns¶bpw thZ-\n-¸n-¡ p¶
hm¡ p-IÄ.
]t£ ssZh-`-à-\mb Ct¿m_v `mcy-tbmSv ]d-ª p:
""Ah³ Ah-tfmSp: Hcp s]m«n kwkm-cn-¡ p-¶-
Xp-t]mse \o kwkm-cn-¡ p¶p; \mw ssZh-
¯nsâ ssIbn \n¶p \· ssIs¡ m-f-fp-¶p,
Xn·bpw ssIs¡ m-f-f-cptXm F¶p ]dª p''.
Ct¿m_v 2 : 10
Hcp s]m«n kwkm-cn-¡ p-¶-Xp-t]mse \o F´mWv
kwkm-cn-¡ p-¶Xv? shdpw a­n-s¸®v kwkm-cn-¡ p-¶-Xp-
t]mse kwk-mcn-t¡ -­-h-fmtWm \o? `à-\mb Ct¿m-
_nsâ `mcy shdpw hnUvVnsbt¸mse kwkm-cn-t¡ -­-
h-fmtWm? \o C{X-Imew Fsâ IqsS Pohn-¨-XtÃ? \o
F´mWv C§ s\ ]d-ª Xv?
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CXn H¶nepw Ct¿m_v A[-c-§ -fm ]m]w


sNbvXnÃ. hm¡ p-IÄ sIm­v ]m]w sNbvXn-Ã. ]t£
Ct¿m-_nsâ lrZ-b-¯n \ncmi apän apän hcn-I-bm-bn-
cp-¶p.
\ncm-i-bpsS Iqcn-cp«v lrZ-b-¯n DbÀ¶p-
bÀ¶p hcn-I-bm-Wv. Xn§ n hn§ p-¶- thZ-\m-`-cn-Xamb
Nn´-IÄ Ct¿m-_ns\ Ae-«n-s¡ m-­n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.
`mcy ]d-bcpXm-¯Xp ]d-ª tÃm. Hcp `mcy-bnÂ
\n¶v tIÄ¡ -cp-Xm-¯XmWtÃm tI«-Xv. ]t£ Ct¿m-
_n\v Hcp {]Xo-£ -bp­v: Fsâ Bßob ktlm-Z-c-
§ ÄþBßob kvt\ln-X-·mÀ, Iq«m-bva-bn-ep-ff ssZh-a-
¡ Ä H¶p h¶n-cp-s¶-¦ nÂ! AhÀ ImtW-­-Xp-t]mse
It­-s\. AhÀ ]d-tb-­-Xp-t]mse ]d-tª -s\. Ah-À
Hcm-izmkhm¡ p ]d-tª -s\. F\n-s¡ mcp kam-[m\w
Xt¶-s\.
\Ã kvt\ln-XÀ! Däkvt\ln-XÀ! aq¶p t]cp­v:
tXam-\y-\mb Feo-^-kv, iqly-\mb _nÂZm-Zv, \b-am-Xy-
\mb tkm^À. Ah-scm¶v h¶n-cp-s¶-¦ nÂ! AhÀ F´m-
Wmthm hcm-¯Xv? Fsâ Cu IjvS-ØnXn Adn-ª ntÃ
AhÀ? XoÀ¨-bm-bn«pw Adn-ª p-Im-Wpw.
]ns¶ F´m-Wmthm hcm-¯-Xv? i-cocw Npc-­n-
s¡ m-­n-cn-¡ p-t¼m-gpw, thZ-\n¨v ]pIª pw ]pfª pw
Ccn-¡ p-t¼mgpw Ct¿m_v shfn-bn-te¡ v t\m¡ n Ccn-¡ p-
I-bm-Wv.
Ct¿m-_n\v Hcp Bi. Ah-scm¶p h¶v ASp-¯n-
cp-s¶-¦ nÂ! Ah-scm¶p h¶v {]mÀ°n-¨n-cp-s¶-¦ nÂ!
AhÀ Hcp Bizm-k-hm¡ v ]d-ª n-cp-s¶-¦ nÂ!
]t£ Ah-cmcpw Xncn-ª p-t\m-¡ n-bn-Ã. Ct¿m-
_n\v \ncm-i- hÀ²n-¨p.- `mcy ]d-b-cp-Xm-¯Xp ]d-ª p;
kvt\ln-X·mÀ hcp-¶n-Ã. ]t£ , `mKyw! kvt\ln-X·mÀ
hcp-¶p-. Ipd¨p sshInbmsW¦nepw AhÀ hcp-¶p-­v.-
aq-¶p-t]cpw D­v. Hcp Iq«mbva Bbn-«mWv hcp-¶-Xv.
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Iq«m-bva-¡ mÀ aq¶pt]cpw Hcp-an¨v Ct¿m-_ns\ kµÀin-


¡ m³ hcn-I-bm-Wv. tcmKnsb kµÀin-¡ m³ hcn-I-bm-Wv.
B]-¯nÂs¸«pg-ep¶ kvt\ln-Xs\ kµÀin-
¡ m³ AhÀ hcn-I-bm-Wv.- C-t¿m_v hfsc kt´m-j-
t¯msS Ah-cpsS apJ-t¯¡ p t\m¡ n. AhÀ F´mWv
]d-bp-¶Xv? lrZbw ]pI-ª p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-¶p. a\Êv
s\m´p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-¶p. Hcp Bizmkhm¡ v AhÀ ]d-
ª n-cp-s¶-¦ nÂ?!
{]Xo£
- t-bmsS Ct¿m_v Ahc-psS apJ-t¯bv¡ p
t\m¡ n. ]t£ \mw hmbn-¡ p¶p:
They were silent for seven days.
""Ahsâ hyk\w AXn-I-Tn\sa¶p I­n«p
AhÀ Bcpw Hcp hm¡ pw an­msX Ggp cm¸-
IÂ Aht\mSp IqsS \ne-¯n-cp¶p''.
Ct¿m_v 2 : 13
Hc-£ cw an­n-bn-Ã. Hcp Bizm-k-hm¡ v Ah-
cn \n¶p-h-¶n-Ã. Bizmkhm¡ v ]d-bm³ AhÀ¡ v
D­m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. AhÀ Ggp Znh-k-t¯¡ v au\-ambn
Ccp¶p. `mcy ]d-b-cp-Xm-¯Xp ]d-ª p. kvt\ln-X·mÀ
]d-tb-­Xp ]d-ª n-Ã.
{]nb-s¸-«-h-tc, \n§ Ä¡ v A§ s\bpÅ A\p-`-
h-apt­m?
]d-b-cp-Xm-¯Xv ]dª Nne Bfp-IÄ. \n§ -
fpsS Gähpw {]nb-s¸-«-h-cm-bn-cn¡ mw. \n§ -fpsS hnj-a-
k-Ôn-I-fnÂ, {]bm-k-L-«-§ -fnÂ, \n§ Ä ZpcnXw A\p-
`-hn¨ thf-I-fn ]d-b-cp-Xm-¯Xp ]dª v \n§ sf
ho­pw thZ-\n-¸n-¨-hÀ Bsc-¦ nepw Dt­m?
Hcp ]t£ \n§ -fpsS ho«n Xs¶ kz´w amXm-
]n-Xm-¡ Ä Bbn-cn-¡ mw. kz´w `mcy Bbn-cn¡ mw. AÃ,
kz´w `À¯m-hm-bn-cn-¡ mw. kz´w- a-¡ Ä Xs¶ Bbn-cn-
¡ mw. AsÃ-¦ n \½psS kz´-¡ mÀ, _Ôp-¡ Ä,- NmÀ¨-
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¡ mÀ, kvt\ln-XÀ Bsc-¦ nepw Bbn-cn-¡ mw. Hcn-¡ epw


]d-b-cp-Xm-¯Xv ]d-ª -hcp­v temI-¯v.
{]nb-s¸-«-h-tc, A§ -s\-bp-f-f-hÀ {i²n¡ q: \mw
]d-bp¶ Htcm hm¡ pw hne-s¸-«-Xm-Wv. \½psS Hmtcm
hm¡ pw NneÀ¡ v Bizmkw sImSp-t¡ -­-Xn-\p-]-Icw
Zpcn-Xhpw thZ-\bpw sImSp-¡ p-¶-Xm-bn-cn-¡ cpXv. \½psS
hm¡ v Ft¸mgpw Bizm-k-Zm-b-I-am-bn-cn-¡ -Ww.
At¸m-kvXe-\mb ]utemkv ]dª p:
""Hmtcm-cp-¯-t\mSp \n§ Ä F§ s\ D¯cw ]d-
tbWw F¶p Adn-tb-­-Xn¶p \n§ -fpsS
hm¡ p Ft¸mgpw Ir]-tbm-Sp-Iq-Sn-bXpw D¸n-
\m cpNn hcp-¯n-b-Xpw Bbn-cn-¡ s«''.
sImtem-kyÀ 4 : 6
cpNn hcp-¯nb hm¡ p-IÄ ]d-b-Ww. kZr-ihm-
Iy-§ -fn Úm\n-Ifn Úm\n-bmb item-tam³
]dbp¶p:
""arZp-hmb D¯cw t{Im[s¯ ian-¸n-¡ p¶p''.
kZr-i-hm-Iy§ Ä 15 : 1
arZp-hmb D¯-cw! thZ-\bpw t{Im[hpw ss\cm-
iyhpw Xn§ n-h-cp-t¼mÄ amÀ±-h-ap-ff hm¡ p tI«m Hcm-
izmkw In«pw. Hcp IpfnÀ½ In«pw.
skâ v t]mÄ ]d-bp¶p:
""tIÄ¡ p- ¶ - h - À ¡ p Ir] e`n- t ¡ - ­ - X n¶p
Bhiyw t]mse BßnIhÀ²\bv¡ mbn \Ã
hm¡ -ÃmsX BIm-¯-Xp H¶pw \n§ -fpsS
hmbn \n¶p ]pd-s¸-S-cpXv''. Ft^-kyÀ 4 : 29
F{X IrXy-am-bn-«mWv ]d-bp¶Xv! \mw ]d-bp¶
hm¡ p-IÄ sIm­v tIÄ¡ p-¶-hÀ¡ v Ir] e`n-¡ -Ww.
Bh-iyw-t]mse am{Xta ]d-bm-hq. \Ã hmt¡ ]d-bm-hq.-
B-Im¯ hms¡ m¶pw ]d-b-cp-Xv.
]d- b p¶ BÄ¡ pw tIÄ¡ p¶ BÄ¡ pw
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BßnI-hÀ²\ hc-Ww. A§ s\ AsÃ-¦ ntem? AXp


]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hns\ Zp:Jn¸n-¡ pw.
""ssZh-¯nsâ ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hns\ ZpxJn¸n-¡ -
cpXp; Ah-\metÃm \n§ Ä¡ p hos­-Sp¸p
\mfn-¶mbn ap{Z-bn-«n-cn-¡ p-¶X.v ''
Ft^-kyÀ 4 : 30
]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hn-\m hos­-Sp¸p\mfn-\p-th­n
\s½ ap{Z-bn-«ncn¡ pI-bm-Wv. AXp-sIm­v ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-
hns\ Zp:Jn¸n-¡ m³ CS-h-c-cp-Xv. \½psS Hcp hm¡ p-
sIm­pw ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv Zp:Jn¡ -cp-Xv.
""F¶m a\pj - yÀ ]db
- p¶ GXp \nÊmc hm¡ n¶pw
\ymbh - n[nZnhk- ¯
- n IW¡ p t_m-[n-¸n-t¡ ­n
hcpw F¶p Rm³ \n§ -tfmSp ]d-bp-¶p.''
a¯mbn 12 : 36
""\n§ -fpsS hm¡ v DÆv, DÆv F¶pw CÃ, CÃ
F¶pw Bbn-cn-¡ -s«. CXn A[n-I-am-bXv
ZpjvS-\n \n¶p hcp¶p'' a¯mbn 5 : 37
Ft¸mgpw hymP-`m-h-an-ÃmsX kwkm-cn-¡ m³
km[n-¡ -Ww. ]e-t¸mgpw ssZh-a-¡ Ä t]mepw AÀ²-k-
Xy-§ Ä ]d-bp-¶-h-cm-Wv. GXm­v kXy-am-Wv. ]t£
AXn A¸w hymPw IeÀ¯n-bn-cn-¡ pw. A¸w
kq{Xw IeÀ¯n-bn-cn-¡ pw. A¸w Im]Syw IeÀ¯n-
bncn-¡ pw.
A§ s\ hcp-t¼mÄ ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv Zp:Jn¡ pw.-
hym-P-`mhw! ssZhw Gähpw shdp-¡ p¶ Hcp ]m]-amWv
Im]-Syw. Im]Syw \½psS Pohn-X-¯n hc-cp-Xv.
""X¡ -k-a-b¯p ]d-ª hm¡ v shf-fn-¯m-e-
¯n s]m³\mc§ m t]mse''
kZr-i-hm-Iy§ Ä 25 : 11
\Ã DNn-X-amb hm¡ p-IÄ! Ipdn¡ psImf-fp¶
hm¡ p-IÄ! AXpw, tIÄ¡ p-¶-hÀ¡ v Ir] e`n-t¡ -­-Xn\v
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Bh-iyw-t]mse BßnIhÀ²-\-bv¡ mbn \à hm¡ v!


BIm-¯-sXÃmw Hgn-hm-¡ n-s¡ m-­p-ff \Ã hm¡ p-IÄ!
arZp-hmb D¯-cw! amÀ±-h-ap-ff hm¡ v! D¸n-\mÂ
cpNn hcp-¯nb hm¡ v! AXv \½n \n¶v ]pd-s¸-tS-­Xv
Bh-iy-am-Wv. ]t£ ]d-tb-­Xv ]d-ª p-sIm-ÅWw.
]db-cp-Xm-¯Xv Hgn-hm-¡ p-Ibpw sN¿-Ww.
`mcy ]d-b-cp-Xm-¯Xv ]d-ª p. kvt\ln-X·mÀ
]d-tb-­Xv ]d-ª n-Ã. Hcp \nanjw \n§ Ä H¶v Btem-
Nn-¡ ptam? \n§ -fpsS hm¡ p-IÄ F§ -s\-bp­v? ]d-b-cp-
Xm-¯-Xmb hm¡ p-IÄ h¶p-t]m-bn-«pt­m? Bsc-sb-
¦nepw thZ-\n-¸n-¡ p¶ hm¡ p-IÄ h¶p-t]m-bn-«pt­m?
Bsc-sb-¦ nepw Ipä-s¸-Sp-¯p-Itbm Zpjn-¡ p-
Itbm sN¿p¶ hm¡ p-IÄ. \ncq-]Ww sN¿p-Itbm
hnaÀin-¡ p-Itbm sN¿p¶ hm¡ p-IÄ. Btcm-sS-¦ nepw
lrZ-b-¯n Ibv¸p h¨p-sIm­v ]d-ª -Xmb hm¡ p-
IÄ. Btcm-sS-¦ nepw Zpcp-t±iw h¨p-sIm­v ]dª
hm¡ p-IÄ. ap³hn[n \ncq-]n-¨p-sIm-­p-ffXmb hm¡ p-
IÄ Fs´-¦ nepw h¶p t]mbn-«pt­m? lrZ-b-¯nÂ
Im]Syw h¨psIm­p-ff kwkm-c-§ Ä h¶p-t]m-bn-
«pt­m? Ak-`y-amtbm AÇo-e-amtbm, Aip-²-amtbm
Dff hm¡ p-IÄ h¶p-t]m-bn-«pt­m?
Bsc-sb-¦ nepw sXän-tebv¡ v \bn-¡ p-¶tXm
hio-I-cn-¡ p-¶tXm Bb hm¡ p-IÄ h¶p-t]m-bn-«pt­m?
BÀs¡ -¦ nepw \jv-S-tam IjvStam hcp-¯p¶ hm¡ p-IÄ
h¶p-t]m-bn-«pt­m? hm¡ p-Isf {i²n-¡ p-I.
""ktlm-Z-c-·m-tc, A[nIw in£ m-hn[n hcpw F-
¶p Adnª p \n§ -fn At\-IÀ D]-tZ-jvSm-
¡ ·mÀ BI-cpXv'' bmt¡ m_v 3 : 1
D]-tZ-in-¡ m³ Ffp-¸-am-Wv. ]t£ Pohn-¡ m³
{]bm-k-am-Wv.
AXp-sIm­mWv ]d-ª Xv :
""\mw FÃm-hcpw ]e-Xnepw sXän-t]m-Ip-¶p. H-cp-
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¯³ hm¡ n sXäm-Xn-cp-¶m Ah³ ico-


cs¯ apgp-h\pw ISn-ª m-Wn«p \S-¯p-hm³
ià-\mbn kÂKp-W-]qÀ¯n-bp-ff ]pcp-j-³
BIp-¶p.'' bmt¡ m_v 3 :- - 2
hm¡ n sXä-cpXv. hm¡ n ISn-ª m-Wn-S-Ww.
kÂKp-W-]qÀ¯n-bp-ff ]pcpj³ Bbn-¯o-c-Ww.
""IpXn-csb A[o-\-am-¡ p-hm³ hmbn ISn-
ª m¬ C«p AXnsâ icocw apgp-h\pw Xncn-¡ p-
¶p-h-tÃm. I¸epw F{X hen-b-Xp B-bmepw
sImSp-¦ m-ä-Sn¨p HmSp-¶-Xm-bmepw Aa-c-¡ m-c³
Gähpw sNdnb Np¡ m³sIm­p X\n¡ p
t_m[n¨ Zn¡ n-te¡ p Xncn-¡ p¶p''.
bmt¡ m_v 3 : 3- - þ 4
sImSp-¦ m-tääv Ag-ep-Ibpw Dg-ep-Ibpw sN¿p¶
I¸-en-s\-t¸mepw AXnsâ Np¡ m³ sIm­v t\Àh-gn¡ p
\bn-¡ p-hm³ I-¸n-¯m\p km[n-¡ p-¶p. AXpt]mse
\mhps- Im­v a\pj- yP
- oh
- nX
- s¯ \nb{-´n¡
- m³ km[n¡ pw.
""A§ s\ Xs¶ \mhpw sNdnb Ahb - hw F¦nepw
hfsc h¼p ]db - p¶
- p.'' bmt¡ m_v 3 : 5
sNdnb Hcp Ah-b-h-amWv \mhv. ]t£ hfsc
h¼p ]d-bp-¶p. Al-¦ -cn-¡ p-¶p. {]iw-kn-¡ p-¶p. kzbw
A`n-am-\n-¡ p-¶p. Xs¶-¯s¶ DbÀ¯p-¶p. Xs¶
¯s¶ ]pI-gv¯p-¶p. kzbw flatter sN¿p-¶p. \mhv kzbw
Al-¦ -cn-¡ p-¶p.
""Ipdª Xo F{X henb ImSp I¯n-¡ p¶p''.
bmt¡ m_v 3 : 5
Ipd¨p Xo aXn-btÃm henb ImSp I¯n-bv¡ m³.
""\mhpw Hcp Xo Xs¶; AXp \½psS AwK-§ -
fpsS Iq«-¯n A\oXn temI-ambn tZls¯
apgp-h³ aen-\-am¡ n Poh-N-{I-¯n¶p Xo sImfp-
¯p-Ibpw \c-I-¯m AXn¶p Xo ]nSn-¡ p-
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Ibpw sN¿p¶p''. bmt¡ m_v 3 : 6


\c-I¯o ]nSn¡ pw \mhp-sIm-­v.
""arKw, ]£ n, Cg-Pm-Xn, Pe-P´p Cu hI FÃmw
a\p-jy-Pm-Xn-tbm-Sp- a-cp-§ p-¶p, acp-§ n-bp-an-cn-
¡ p-¶p. \mhn-s\tbm a\p-jyÀ¡ mÀ¡ pw acp-
¡ m-h-XÃ; AXv AS-§ m¯ tZmjw; ac-W-I-c-
amb hnjw \nd-ª -Xv. AXn-\m \mw IÀ¯mhpw
]nXm-hp-am-b-hs\ kvXpXn-¡ p¶p; ssZh-¯nsâ
kmZr-iy-¯n D­mb a\p-jysc AXn-\mÂ
i]n-¡ p¶p''. bmt¡ m_v 3 : 7 þ 9
ssZhs¯ kvXpXn-¡ p¶ \mhpsIm­v a\p-
jysc \mw i]n-¡ p-¶p.
""Hcp hmbnÂ\n¶p Xt¶ kvtXm{Xhpw im]hpw
]pds¸-Sp¶p''. bmt¡ m_v 3 : 10
Hcp hmbn \n¶p-Xs¶ kvtXm{Xw ]pd-s¸-Sp-
¶p. ASp¯ \nanjw AtX hmbn \n¶p im]hpw ]pd-
s¸-Sp-¶p.
""ktlm- Z - c ·m- t c, C§ s\ Bbn- c n- ¡ p- ¶ Xp
tbmKy-aÃ. Dd-hnsâ Htc Zzmc-¯n \n¶p a[p-
chpw ssI¸p-a-p-ff shffw ]pd-s¸«p hcptam?
ktlm-Z-c·m-tc, A¯n-hr£ w Hen-hp-]-ghpw
ap´n-cn-h-ffn A¯n-¸-ghpw Imbn¡ ptam? D¸p-d-
h-n \n¶v a[p-c-ap-ff shffw ]pd-s¸-Sp-I-bp-an-Ã.
\n§ - f n Úm\nbpw hnthIn- b p- a m- b - h ³
BÀ? Ah³ Úm\-e-£ Wamb kuay-X-
tbmsS \à \S-¸n Xsâ {]hr-¯n-Isf ImWn-
¡ s«.'' bmt¡ m_v 3 : 10 þ 13
Úm\nbpw kuay- X - b p- f - f - h \pw Ahsâ
\mhns\ AS-¡ pw. Úm\nbmb-h³ Ahsâ \mhns\
\nb-{´n-¡ pw.
Bh-iy-ap-ff hm¡ p-IÄ Bh-iy-ap-f-f -Ø-e¯v
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Bh-iy-ap-ff {]Im-cw- B-h-iy-ap-ff hn[-¯n ]d-bp¶p.-


A-§ s\bmWv \mhns\ kq£ n-t¡ -­Xv.
ssZhw {]km-Zn-¡ -Ww. ChnsS Ct¿m-_nsâ
`mcy \mhns\ \nb{´n¨nÃ. Ah-fpsS lrZ-b-¯n h¶
hnIm-c-¯nsâ hn£ p-_v[n-sIm­v AhÄ Ct¿m-_n-t\mSv
]dª p: ""\o C\nbpw \nsâ `àn apdpsI ]nSn-¨p-
sIm­ncn¡ p-¶pthm? ssZhs¯ XyPn¨p ]d-I. F¶n«p
\o acn¨p If-I.''
Ct¿m-_nsâ kvt\ln-X-·mÀ h¶-t¸mÄ AhÀ
]d-tb-­-Xp- ]d-ª n-Ã. Bizmkw sImSp-t¡ ­ hm¡ p
]d-ª n-Ã. Biz-kn-¸n-t¡ ­ hm¡ p ]d-ª n-Ã. AhÀ
au\-am-bn-cp-¶p.
ktlm-Z-c-§ -tf, \ap¡ v \½psS \mhns\ \nb-
{´n-¡ mw. sImSpt¡ ­Xp sImSp-¡ p-hm³ \½psS \mhn-
s\ D]-tbm-Kn-¡ mw. \mhv ssZhs¯ kvXpXn¡ p¶Xn\pw
hÀ®n-¡ p¶Xn\pw Bcm-[n-¡ p¶Xn-\p-apf-f-Xm-Wv. Cu
\mhv ssZh-h-N\w ]d-bm-\p-f-f-Xm-Wv. AÃmsX asäm-
¶n\pw D]-tbm-Kn-¡ -cp-Xv.
Cu \mhn aZyw sXmS-cp-Xv. Cu \m-hnÂ
]pIbne sXmS-cp-Xv. Cu \mhn I© mhv sXmS-cp-Xv. Cu
\mhn lm³kpw ]m³]cmKpw sXmS-cp-Xv. Cu \mhnÂ
Aip²n sXmS-cp-Xv. Cu \mhv ssZh-¯nsâ hne-tb-dnb
Ah-b-h-am-Wv. ssZh-¯nsâ hne-tb-dnb D]-I-c-W-am-Wv.
ssZh-¯nsâ hne-tb-dnb Bbp-[amWv.
Cu \mhv Ccphmbv¯-e-bp-ff Hcp hmÄ BWv.
Cu \mhv At\-Isc ssZh-¯n-¦ -te¡ p Xncn-¡ m-\p-ff
ssZh-¯nsâ ssIbnse Hcp Bbp-[-am-Wv.
\-½psS Cu \mhv hne-tb-dn-b-Xm-Wv. Cu \m-hp-
sIm­v At\-IÀ¡ v Bizmkw sImSp-¡ m³ km[n-¡ pw.
thZ-\n¨p ]pf-bp-¶-hÀ¡ p kam-[m\w sImSp-¡ m³
km[n-¡ pw.
Cu \mhp-sIm­v hgn-sX-än-t¸m-Ip-¶-hsc t\Àh-
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gn-bv¡ m-¡ p-hm³ km[n-¡ pw. ]Sp-Ip-gn-bn-te-bv¡ v, AKm-[-


KÀ¯- ¯ n- t ebv ¡ v B­p- t ]m- I m³ Xp- S - § p- ¶ - h sc
AXn \n¶v ]n´n-cn-¸n¨v t\Àh-gn-bn-te-¡ v B¡ p-hm³
km[n-¡ pw.
aXn-a-d¶v B\-µn¨v ssZhs¯ Bcm-[n¨mcm-[n¨v
kvXpXn-¡ m-\p-ff \mhm-Wn-Xv.
Cu \mhv Xn·bv¡ v hn«p-sIm-Sp-¡ -cp-Xv. \½psS
\mhv kzÀ®\m-hm-bn-cn-¡ -Ww. kzÀ¤-¯nse ssZh-
¯nsâ Bbp-[-am-Im³ \mw hn«p-sIm-Sp-¡ -Ww. Cu \mhv
ssZh-¯n-\p-th­n \mw ]qÀ®-am-bn«vG¸n-¡ -Ww.
ssZh-¯nsâ hN\w ]d-bm-\p-ff \mhv. kvt\ln-
X-tc, \n§ Ä ssZh-t¯mSp tNmZn-¡ m-dp-t­m? IÀ¯m-
th,- Cu- \m-hn-t·Â \nsâ kzÀ¤-¯nsâ Xo¡ -\ sXmSp-
hn-¡ -Wta. IÀ¯mth, Fsâ \mhnt·Â ]cn-ip-²m-
ßmhp h¶v sXmS-Wta. IÀ¯mth, Fsâ \mhn-t·Â
\nsâ Xncp-càw sIm­v Ipcn-i-S-bmfw CS-Wta. Fsâ
\mhn-t·Â \nsâ al-Xz-ta-dnb hN\w Fgp-Xn-¯-tc-
Wta. k¦oÀ¯-\-¡ m-c³ ]d-ª p: ""\nsâ hmbv hnkvXm-
c-¯n Xpd¡ ; Rm³ AXns\ \ndbv¡ pw''. C§ s\
\n§ Ä {]mÀ°n-¡ m-dpt­m?
\n§ -fpsS \mhv IÀ¯m-hnsâ k¶n-[n-bnÂ
\n§ Ä kaÀ¸n-¡ q. ]e-cptSbpw Zpjn¨ \mhm-Wv.- A-cp-
Xm¯Xv ]dª \mhm-Wv. Acp-Xm-¯Xv sXm«\mhm-Wv.
Acp-Xm-¯Xv cpNn¨ \mhm-Wv. Acp-Xm-¯Xv kwkm-cn-¨p-
t]mb \mhm-Wv. No¯ hm¡ p-IÄ ]d-ª p-t]mb \mhm-
Wv. im]hm¡ p-IÄ ]d-ª p-t]mb \mhm-Wv. ]c-Zq-jWw
]d-ª p-t]mb \mhm-Wv.
IÀ¯m-th,- £ -an-¡ -W-ta. Xncp-càw Xfn¨v
Fsâ \mhns\ \o hnip-²o-I-cn-¡ -W-ta.
ZpjvS-\mb ]nim-Nn\v Ah-Imiw ]d-bm³ CS-an-
Ãm¯hn[-¯n Fsâ \mhns\ \o IgpIn FSp-¡ -Wta.
IÀ¯m-th,- \nsâ Xobm Fs¶ Igp-I-W-ta.
52

IÀ¯mth, Ahn- S p¶v kwkm- c n- ¨ - s XÃmw


Gähpw t{ijv-T-amb hm¡ p-I-fm-bn-cp-¶p. ""Ah³ kwkm-
cn-¨-Xp-t]mse Bcpw Hcp \mfpw kwkm-cn-¨n-«nÃ'' F¶v
A¶v ]d-ª -Xp-t]mse IÀ¯m-th, tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ
\mhmbn \n¸m³ Fs¶-¯s¶ kaÀ¸n-¡ p-¶p.
tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ \mhm-bn \n¸m³ Fsâ
Bf-Xzw Rm³ kaÀ¸n-¡ p-¶p. Fs¶ \o ap-gp-h-\mbn
IgpIn FSp-t¡ -W-ta. Xobm Fs¶ Igp-I-W-ta. kzÀ¤-
¯nsâ Aán-bm Fs¶ Igp-I-W-ta. IÀ¯m-th, Fsâ
knc-I-fn-eqsS kzÀ¤-¯nsâ Aán H-gp-¡ -W-ta. IÀ¯m-
th, Fs¶ apgp-h-\mbn Xo B¡ n amä-W-ta. XobmÂ
Fs¶ IgpIn Fs¶ ip²o-I-cn-s¨-Sp-¡ -W-ta.
\mev
Z£ n-Wm-{^n-¡ -bn Hcp \ymb-hn-kvXmcw \S-
¡ p-I-bm-Wv. {]mb-amb Hcp- \ot{Km h\n-X Hcphi¯p
\n¡ p-¶p. Hcp DbÀ¶ t]meokv DtZym-K-س t\sc
adp-h-i¯p \n¡ p-¶p. B t]meokv DtZym-K-س Ipä-
§ -sfÃmw Gäp ]d-ª p. ""icn-bmWv, Fsâ taepÅ
Btcm-]-W-§ Ä FÃmw icn-bm-Wv.'' At±-l-¯nsâ t]cv
"hmâÀ t{_m¡ v' F¶m-Wv.
B-tcm-]-W-§ Ä Fs´-Ãm-amWv? B \ot{Km
h\n-X-bpsS `h-\-¯n-te¡ v Hcp Znhkw Cu t]meokv
DtZym-K-س thsd Nne IogptZym-K-Ø-cp-ambn IS¶p
sN¶p. \ot{Km h\n-X-bpsS GIaIs\ hen-¨n-g¨p
sIm­p-t]m-bn. shÅ-¡ m-c-\mb B t]meokv DtZym-K-
س B \ot{Km h\n-X-bpsS aIs\ AhÄ t\m¡ n-
\nÂt¡ ITn-\-ambn ASn¨p, Ip¯n apdn-thÂ]n-¨p.
Ah³ tNmc-bn¡ n-S¶p ]nSª p ]nSª p acn-¨p.
B A½ AXp I­p-sIm­p \n¡ p-I-bm-Wv!
Ah-cpsS I®nÂ\n¶pw I®p-\oÀ [mc-[m-c-bmbn Hgp-In.
]mhw! AhÄ t\m¡ n \nÂs¡ aIsâ ta s]t{SmÄ
Hgn¨p Ahs\ I¯n-¨p. F´n-\mWv? BÀ¡ -dn-bmw!
GXm\pw \mfp-IÄ Ign-ª p. B ho«n-te¡ v
ho­pw Cu t]meokv DtZym-K-س h¶p. Ah-fpsS
`À¯m-hns\ hen-¨n-g-¨p-sIm-­p-t]m-bn. sImÃpw Dd-¸m-
Wv. ]ns¶ At±-ls¯ I­n-Ã. GXm\pw \mfp-IÄ Ign-
ª v AtX t]meokv DtZym-K-س h¶v Ahsf sIm­p
t]mbn `À¯m-hns\- ImWn¨p sImSp¯p. Ip-d¨p hnd-I-Sp-
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¡ n-b-Xn-\p-aosX At±-ls¯ sIm¶n-«n-cn-¡ p-¶p. At±-l-


t¯bpw aI-t\-t¸mse Xosh¨p Np«p-I-cn-¨p.
Imew amdn. shÅ-¡ m-cpsS `c-W-¯nsâ `oI-cX
H«p Ipd-ª p.- \o-t{Km-IÄ kzmX{´yw {]Jym-]n-¡ m³
X¿m-dm-bn. Ime-§ Ä apt¶m«p \o§ n. Hcp henb
hnkvXmc cwKw. hmâÀ t{_m¡ v Ct¸mÄ IpähnNm-c-W-
bnemWv. AbmÄ Ip-ä-§ -sfÃmw k½-Xn-¨p. ""Rm³ FÃmw
sNbvX-Xm-Wv.'' DSs\ PUvPn tNmZn¨p: ""Cu Ipä-hm-fn-
bmb t]meo-kp-tZym-K-Øs\ F´p sN¿Ww? F§ s\
in£ n-¡ -W-sa-¶mWv \n§ fpsS A`n-{]mbw?''
At¸mÄ B \ot{Km h\nX ]dª p: Rm³ aq¶p
Imcyw At]-£ n-¡ p-¶p.
H¶m-aXv, Fsâ `À¯m-hns\ Np«pIcn-¨n-S-¯p-
sN¶v B AØn-Ifpw Xe-tbm-«nbpw aäp Ah-tijn-¨n-
«pÅ `mK- § fpw FSp- ¯ p- s Im- ­ p- h ¶v am\y- a mbn
kwkv¡ -cn-¡ p-hm³- F-\n¡ v A\p-hmZw Xc-Ww.
c­m- a Xv , Fsâ GIaIs\- b mWv hmâÀ
t{_m¡ v sIm¶-Xv. F\n-¡ n\n a¡ -fn-Ã. `À¯m-hn-Ã.
hmâÀ t{_m¡ v Fsâ aI-\m-bn-cn-¡ -W-sa¶v Rm³ B{K-
ln-¡ p-¶p. FÃm-hcpw kvXw`n-¨p-t]m-bn. F¶pw th­.
amk-¯n c­p {]mhiyw Fsâ ho«n hc-Ww. Hcp
{]mhiyw Fsâ ho«n Xma-kn-¡ -Ww. F¶n C\nbpw
Ah-ti-jn-¡ p¶ "{InkvXp-hnsâ kvt\lw' F´m-sW-¶v
Ah³ A§ s\ A\p-`-hn-¡ Ww.
aq¶m-as¯ Imcyw, Ct¸mÄ Rm³ A¸p-d-
t¯¡ v sN¶v Ahs\ sI«n-¸n-Sn-¨v BtÇ-jn-¡ m³
F\n¡ v A\p-hmZw Xc-Ww. -Im-cWw Rm³ Ahs\
tZzjn-¡ p-¶n-Ã. Fsâ tbip Fsâ kIe ]m]-§ fpw
£ an¨v F\n¡ p tamN\w X¶-Xp-t]mse Ah\v Rm³
am¸p sImSp-¡ p¶p F¶v Ah\pw aäpÅhcpw Adn-b-Ww.
F\n¡ v Ahsâ ASp-¡ Â sN¶v Ahs\ BtÇjn-¡ m³
55

Hcp A\p-aXn Xc-Ww.


FÃm-hcpw kvX_v[-cmbn \n¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Cu
kv{Xo At§ m«p sN¶-t¸m-tg¡ pw hmâÀ t{_m¡ v G§ -
e-Sn-¨p -I-c-ª p-sIm­v Ah-cpsS Im¡  hoWp. D¨-
¯n s]m«n-¡ -c-ª p-sIm­v tNmZn¨p: ""F\n¡ p £ a
Xcp-hm³ F§ s\ tXm¶n? F\n¡ p am¸p Xcp-hm³
F§ s\ tXm¶n?'' AhÀ ]dª p: ""tbip-hnsâ kvt\lw.
tbip{InkvXp-hnsâ kvt\lw.''
tbip- { In- k v X p- h nsâ kv t \l- a mWv Fs¶
{]tNm-Zn-¸n-¨-Xv. B cwKw kPo-h-am-bn. B cwKw FÃm-h-
cptSbpw I®v Cud-\-Wn-bn-¡ m³ Imc-W-am-bn-¯oÀ¶p.
ASn-¡ Sn B]-¯p-IÄ h¶ Hcp IpSpw_w
C§ s\ BIphm³ Imc-Ww {InkvXp-hnsâ kvt\lw
am{Xw. ASn-¡ Sn Zpcn-X-§ Ä h¶ Nne-sc-¦ nepw CXv hmbn-
¡ p-¶p-­v. PohnXw thZ-\m-`-cn-X-ambn he-ª p-t]m-b-hÀ.
AIm-c-W-ambn D]-{Z-hn-¡ -s¸-«-hÀ. AIm-c-W-ambn ]oUn-
¸n-¡ -s¸-«-hÀ. Hcp- sXäpw sN¿msX Ipä-hm-fn-bmbn hn[n-
¡ -s¸-«-hÀ. k-`-I-fnÂt¸mepw \nc-kn-¡ -s¸-«-hÀ. Ah-
kcw \ntj-[n-¡ -s¸-«-hÀ. tXtPm-h[w sN¿-s¸-«-hÀ. -Hcp
sXäpw sN¿m¯ \nc-]-cm-[n-IÄ F¦nepw Ipä-hm-fnI-sf-
t¸mse IW-¡ -m-¡ -s¸-«-hÀ.-
A-Sn-¡ Sn Zpcn-X-§ Ä! ASn-¡ Sn FXnÀ¸p-IÄ!
ASn-¡ Sn B{Ia-W-§ Ä! ASn-¡ Sn AXym-ln-X-§ Ä!
hyàn-]-c-ambpw kmaq-ln-I-ambpw k`m-]-c-ambpw aX-]-c-
ambpw C§ s\ hnhn[ cwK§ fn \n¶p-Å-Xmb B{I-
aW ]c-¼-c-IÄ. F¶m AXnsâ FÃmw a²y-¯nÂ
Pbn-¡ mw. F§ s\ Pbn¡ mw?
tb-ip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ \nkvXpe kvt\l-¯mÂ!!
tKm- K p¯m- b n ]nS- ª p- a - c n¨ kv t \l- ¯ mÂ!
tKmKp¯m-bn kz´w Poh³ shSnª kvt\l-
¯mÂ! tKmKp¯m-bnse Ipcn-in Xsâ {]mWs\
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shSnª p Bßm-hns\ ]nXm-hnsâ ssIbn-te¡ p Gev¸n-


¨p-sIm-Sp¯ \nkvXpekvt\l-¯mÂ! tKm-Kp¯m-bnÂ
\nc-]-cm[n {Iqin-¡ -s¸-«- B kzÀ¤ob \nan-j-¯nsâ
kv]µ\w DÄs¡ m-Åp¶Xn\mÂ! Xo{h-amb thZ-\-bpsS
]mc-ay-¯n FÃmw s]mdp-¡ p¶ \nkvXpekvt\l-¯mÂ
\ap¡ v Pbn¨p \n¡ mw!!
B kvt\l-¯m \n§ Ä {]tNm-Zn-X-cm-Ipw. B
kvt\l-¯m \n§ Ä Bth-i-`cnX-cm-Ipw. B kvt\l-
¯m \n§ Ä kphn-tijw {]-tLm-jn¡ p-¶-h-cm-Ipw.
B kvt\l-¯m \n§ Ä {]hm-N-I-cm-Ipw. B kvt\l-
¯m \n§ Ä Aán\mhp-Å-h-cmbn, A-`n-tjIw DÅ-h-
cmbn Bßm-hn-\m Xo Pzen-¨p-sIm­v tbip{InkvXp-
hnsâ kphn-tijw {]Jym-]n-¡ p-¶-hÀ Bbn-¯o-cpw. B
kvt\lw \n§ sf Pzen-¸n-¡ p-t¼mÄ \n§ Ä {InkvXp-
kZr-i-cm-bn-¯o-cpw.
{In-kvXp-hnsâ alm kvt\lw!!!
ImÂhcn {Iqinse kvt\l-ta
Fs¶ hos­-Sp¯ alÂkvt\l-ta
s]m¶p amÀÆn-e-W-¨nSpw kvt\lta
Fsâ I®oÀ XpS-¨nSpw kvt\lta
\m«pImÀ ho«p-ImÀ Iq«-ambv
Fs¶ \nµ-, ]-cn-lmkw sNmÃpt¼mÄ
Rm³ HmÀ¯o-Spta Fsâ {]nbsâ
]p© n-cn-Xq-Ipam s]m³ap-Jw.
Cu kvt\l-¯m am{Xta Ibv¸p amdp-I-bp-Åq.
At¸m-kvX-e-\mb ]utemkv ]dª p: ""\½nÂ
shfn-s¸-Sp-hm-\pÅ tXPÊp hnNm-cn-¨m Cu Ime-
¯nse IjvS-§ Ä kmc-anà F¶v Rm³ F®p-¶p.''
""amdm-bp­o acp-h-XnÂ, kmc-anÃ
amd-mbn³ \mY-\m-ta-ip.
amdm¯ hm¡ p-X-t¶m³ amdptam Bb-h³
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amdm a[p-c-am-¡ oSpw þ Bao³


temI-¯n-teI B{ibw Ft¶-ip am{Xw
timI-§ -tf-dn-h-¶m-epw.''
Cu acp-`q-an-bn amd-bp-­v. Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-
§ -fp­v. Ct¿m_v Nne Ibv¸p-I-fn¡ qSn IS-¶p-t]m-b-
Xn-s\-¡ p-dn¨v \mw Nn´n-¨p.
1. The bitterness of disasters – B]-¯p-I-fp-tSbpw Zpcn-
X-§ -fp-tSbpw AXym-ln-X-§ -fp-tSbpw Ibv¸v.
2. The bitterness of diseases þ tcmK-§ -fpsS Ibv¸v
3. The bitterness of despair þ \ncm-i-bpsS Ibv¸v.
Ct¿m-_n-\p-­mb \ncm-i-bpsS A\p-`-h¯nsâ
ImcWw `mcy-bpsS Ip¯p-hm-¡ p-I-fm-Wv. `mcy ]d-b-cp-
Xm-¯Xp ]dª p. kvt\ln-X-·mÀ ]d-tb-­Xv ]d-ª n-Ã.
\ncm-i-bn Ct¿m_v ]d-bp¶ hm¡ p-IÄ tIÄ¡ mw.
""A\-´cw Ct¿m_v hmbn Xpd¶p Xsâ P·-Zn-h-
ks¯ i]n-¨p. Ct¿m_v ]d-ª -sX-s´-¶mÂ:
Rm³ P\n¨ Znh-khpw Hcp B¬ Dev]m-Zn¨p
F¶v ]dª cm{Xnbpw \in¨p t]mI-s«; B
\mÄ Ccp­p t]mI-s«; taen \n¶p ssZhw
AXns\ ISm-£ n-¡ -cp-tX; {]Imiw AXn-t·Â
tim`n- ¡ - b p- a - c p- t X. Ccpfpw AÔ- X - a Êpw
AXns\ kzm[o-\-am-¡ s«; Hcp taLw AXn-t·Â
Aa- c - s «; ]I- e ns\ Ccp- «p- ¶ - s Xm- s ¡ bpw
AXns\ t]Sn-¸n-¡ -s«. B cm{Xnsb Iqcn-cpÄ
]nSn-¡ -s«; AXp B­nsâ \mfp-I-fpsS Iq«-
¯n kt´m-jn-¡ -cp-Xv; amk-§ -fpsS F®-
¯n hcn-Ibpw Acp-Xv. AtX, B cm{Xn a¨n-bm-
bn-cn-¡ s«; DÃm-k-tLmjw AXn-ep-­m-Icp-Xv.''
Ct¿m_v 3 : 1 -þ 7
Ct¿m_v kz´w P·Znh-ks¯ i]n-¡ p-I-bm-
Wv. kzbw]cn-Xm]w þ self pity. The bitterness of self pity þ
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kzbwkl-Xm-]-¯nsâ Ibv¸v.
At\-IÀ kzbwkl-Xm-]-¯n Ign-bp-I-bm-Wv.
F\n-¡ n-§ s\ h¶p-t]m-btÃm. Hcp ]t£ - thsd Bcpw
D¯-c-hm-Zn-I-f-Ã. Fsâ IjvS-Imew! Fsâ hn[n! Fsâ
Xe- b n- s e- g p¯v ! A§ - s \- s bÃmw Nn´n¨psIm­n- c n-
¡ p¶ Bfp-IÄ! Fsâ hn[n-bm-Wv. Rm³ AXv klnt¨
]äq. Fsâ IjvS-Im-ew- Rm³ AXp t\cn-SmsX ]äp-I-bn-
Ã-tÃm. acn-¡ p-¶Xp hsc Pohn-¡ p-I. Ccp­pw shfp¯pw
A§ s\ t]mImw.
F´n\mWv Pohn-¡ p-¶Xv? F§ s\ acn¡ pw?
t\cs¯ acn-s¨-¦ n \Ã-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. acn-¡ m³ ]än-
ÃtÃm? Bß-lXy sNbvXm Fsâ a¡ Ä¡ v No¯-t¸-c-
tÃ?- Ip-Spw-_-¯nt·Â im]w hcn-tÃ? Fsâ Bßmhv
\c-I-¯n t]mIp-atÃm. AXp-sIm­v Bß-lXy sN¿p-
¶nÃ. Fsâ ssZhta, thKw A§ v t]mbm aXn-bm-bn-cp-
¶p.- C-§ -s\-sbms¡ Nn´n¨p kzbw ]cn-X-]n-¡ p-¶-hÀ
CtÃ. kzbw]cn-Xm-]-¯nsâ Ibv¸v. The bitterness of self
pity.
kzbwkl- X m- ] - ¯ nsâ Ibv ¸ n At\- I À
heª p Ign-bp-I-bm-Wv. Pohn-X-¯nse bmX-\-I-tfm-Sv
cmPn-bm-bn-¡ -gn-bp-¶p. Resignation to fate þ Zpcn-X-§ -tfmSv
Cgp-In-t¨-cp-I-bm-Wv. CXv Fsâ IjvS-Imew. CXp- Rm³
A\p-`-hnt¨ ]äq. ssZhw F\n¡ p hcp-¯nb hn\-IÄ.
C§ s\ kzbwkl-Xm-]-t¯m-Sp-IqSn a\Êp s\m´p Ign-
bp¶ At\Iw Bfp-IÄ D­v.
`À¯m-hnsâ \nc-´c ]oU-tbäp he-bp-¶-hÀ.
aZy-]n¨p kpt_m-[-an-ÃmsX h¶v `mcysb aÀ±n-¡ p-¶-hÀ.
`mcysb Xe-ap-Sn¡ p Ip¯n-¸n-Sn¨p Npa-cn-te¡ p Xe CSn-
¡ p-¶-hÀ. `m-cysb as®® Hgn¨p I¯n-¡ p-¶-hÀ. A\y
kv{XoI-fpsS IqsS Pohn-¡ m³ _²-s¸«v HmSp-¶-hÀ.-
`mcy-bpsS thZ\ ImWmsX, B kv{XobpsS ZpcnXw
ImWmsX, Aev¸w t]mepw I®nÂt¨m-c-bn-ÃmsX, Xn·-I-
fn-te¡ v Hgp-In-t¸m-Ip-¶-hÀ.- \nXy\mi-¯n-te¡ v, \nXy
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AÔIm-c-¯n-te¡ v t]mIp-¶-hÀ.
\c-I-¯n-te-¡ m-sW-¶v Adn-bmsX `bm-\-I-amb
A\À°-¯nÂs¸«p he-bp-¶-hÀ. IS-¯n ap§ n he-
bp-¶-hÀ. ]W-¯nsâ sRcp¡ w sIm­v hoÀ¸p-ap-«p-¶-
hÀ. F§ s\ apt¶m«p t]mIp-sa-¶-dn-bmsX hnj-an-¡ p-
¶-hÀ. sImSnb \jvSw h¶-Xp-sIm­p a\Êp s\m´p
hn§ n-¡ -gn-bp-¶-hÀ. At\-I-a-t\Iw tcmK-§ -fnÂs¸«p
eª pw heª pw Ign-bp-¶-hÀ.- Nn-In-Õ-IÄ ^e-s¸-
SmsX \ncm-i-bn ap§ n-t¸m-b-hÀ. Xocmhym[n-bmWv,
amdm tcmK-am-Wv. tUmIvSÀamÀ {]Xo-£ bv¡ p hI-bnÃ
F¶p ]d-ª n-cn-¡ p-¶p. A§ s\ ac-Ws¯ t\m¡ n-
¸mÀ¯p Ign-bp-¶-hÀ. acWw Acn-¨-cn¨p hcp-¶Xv ZpxJ-
t¯msS Im¯n-cn-¡ p-¶-hÀ. Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-§ Ä!
kzbwkl-Xm]w þ Self pity.
aäp-Å-hÀ¡ v Fs´Ãmw D­v. Fsâ IqsS ]Tn-¨-
h-scÃmw Fs´Ãmw \Ã Øm\-¯m-bn. F\n-s¡ mcp
sXmgn-en-Ã. kz´-ambn ]¯p ss]kbv¡ pÅ hIbn-Ã.
]qÀÆnI-cm-bn«v k¼m-Zn-¨- kz-¯p­v. AXp-sIm­p
Pohn¨p t]mIp-¶p.- Atlmcm-{Xw ]Wn-sb-Sp-¯n«pw hc-
hp-sIm­p sNehp \S-¯m³ hnj-an-¡ p-¶-hÀ.
kzbwkl-Xm-]w þ Fsâ a¡ Ä¡ v Fs¶
th­. Fsâ `mcybv¡ v Fs¶ th­. Fsâ `À¯m-hn\v
Fs¶ th­. Fs¶ BÀ¡ pw th­. Rm³ A§ v acn¨p
t]mbn-cp-s¶-¦ nÂ? kvt\l-¯n-\p-th­n sImXn¨p Ign-
bp-¶-hÀ, kvt\l-¯n\p th­n tIgp-¶-hÀ. kvt\l-
¯n\p th­n BÀ¯n ]q­p t\m¡ n-bn-cn-¡ p-¶-hÀ. Hcp
\Ã hm¡ p tIÄ¡ m³ sImXn-¡ p-¶-hÀ. kzbw kl-
Xm]w þ The bitterness of self pity.
Ct¿m_v self pity-bn he-bp-t¼m-gmWv im]
hm¡ p-IÄ h¶-Xv. ""B \mÄ \in¨p t]mI-s«. B \mÄ
Ccp­p t]mI-s«.- Rm³ P\n¨ Zn-hkw i]n-¡ -s¸-Ss«.''
kzbw i]n-¡ p¶p. kzbw kl-X-]n-¡ p-¶p. C§ s\
F{Xtbm Bfp-IÄ!
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F¶m im]-saÃmw Gsä-Sp¯p Ipcn-in acn¨


c£ -Is\ \n§ Ä ImWq. FÃm im]hpw tbip Gsä-
Sp¯p. Hcp \ncm-i-bp-an-Ã. Hcp \oc-k-hp-an-Ã. Hcp hn[-
¯nepw Hcp {]bm-k-hp-an-Ã. -FÃmw kln-¡ pIbmWv.
kt´m-j-§ Ä Int«­ Øm\¯v Zpcn-X-§ Ä am{Xw
In«n. F{X-sb{X D]-Im-c-§ -fmWv tbip sNbvX-Xv.- Fhn-
sS-s¨-¶mepw AhnsS A\p-{K-l-§ Ä ]IÀ¶p. Fhn-sS-
s¨-¶mepw tcmK-kuJyw! Fhn-sS-s¨-¶mepw AÛp-X-
§ Ä!
Im\m-hnse IeymW ho«n ]¨-shÅw hoª m-
¡ n-s¡ m-Sp-¯p! B ho«nse ZpcnXw amdn. B ho«nse A]-
am\w amdn. I^À¶-lq-anse ho«n Pzcw ]nSn¨p InS¶
kv{Xo¡ v kuJyw sImSp-¯p! iotamsâ `h-\-¯nÂ
]m]n-\n-bmb kv{Xo h¶p. AhÄ¡ v ]m]-tam-N\w sImSp-
¯p! s_sYkvZm Ipf-¡ -c-bn sN¶p ap¸-s¯«v B­m-
bn«v tcmKw ]nSn¨p InS¶ a\p-jy\v kuJyw sImSp-¯p!
Ah³ Fgp-t¶äp InS¡ FSp¯p \S-¶p.-
Hcp Znhkw tZhm-e-b-¯n sNÃp-t¼mÄ ]Xn-
s\«p sImÃ-ambn Iq\p-_m-[n¨ kv{XobpsS apXp-I¯p
tbip Icw h¨p; "kv{Xotb, \nsâ tcmK-_-Ô\w Agn-
ª n-cn-¡ p-¶p' F¶p]dª p. Ah-fn \n¶v _Ô\w
amän kuJyw sImSp¯p! AhÄ \nhÀ¶p \n¶p
ssZhs¯ al-Xz-s¸-Sp-¯n! tdmUneqsS t]mIp-t¼mÄ
]{´­p hÀj-ambn càhmÀ¨-bpÅ kv{Xo tbip-hnsâ
hkv { X- ¯ n- s â sXm§ Â hnizm- k - t ¯msS sXm«p.
AhÄ¡ v kuJy-ambn! AhÄ ssZhs¯ kvXpXn-¨p.
Fs´Ãmw AÛp-X-§ Ä! -Ip-jvT-tcm-Kn¡ v kuJyw sImSp-
¯p! I®p Ipcp-S\v ImgvN sImSp-¯p!
bmbo-tdm-knsâ aIÄ acn-¨-t¸mÄ Ahsf
DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶-ev]n¨p! hn[-h-bpsS aI³ acn¨p ih-a-
© -¯n Ahs\ FSp-¯p-sIm-­p-t]m-Ip-t¼mÄ ih-a-
© s¯ sXm«p Ahs\ DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶-ev]n-¨p! em-kÀ
acn¨p. t_Ym-\y-bnse IÃ-d-bn h¨p. \mep-Zn-h-k-ambn.
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Ahs\ DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶-ev]n-¨p! AÛp-X-§ Ä! AS-bm-f-


§ Ä! cmP-`r-Xysâ aI\v kuJy-anà F¶v ]dª v \ne-hn-
fn-¨-t¸mÄ "\nsâ aI\v kuJy-am-bncn-¡ p¶p' F¶p ]d-
ª -am-{X-bn A§ p-Zq-scZqscbn-cn-¡ p¶- aI\v kuJyw
e`n-¨p!
`qX{-Kk- vX\v tbip kuJyw sImSp¯ - p! kpt_m-[-
an-ÃmsX Ae-dn-s¡ m­v IÃ-d-bn ]mÀ¡ p-¶-h-\v, icocw
apdn-th-ev¸n-¨-h-\v, -\-á-\mbn ]mÀ¡ p-¶-h-\v kuJyw sImSp-
¯p. Ah-\nse Zpcm-ßm-¡ sf FÃm-änt\bpw HmSn-¨p-hn-«p.
Fhn-sSbpw \· am{Xw sNbvXp-sIm­v tbip HmSn
\S¶p. IÀ¯m-hn\p In«n-bXv "Ibv¸p-Im-Sn.' IÀ¯m-hn\p
In«n-bXp "{Iqip-a-c-Ww.' tbip-{In-kvXp-hn\p In«n-bXp
'{Iqinse ITn-\-amb ]oU.' hnkvXmc cwK¯v Bt£ -]n-¡ -
s¸-«p. ]oem-t¯m-knsâ Ac-a-\-bn aq¶p {]mhiyw
hnkvX-cn-¨p. l¶m-hnsâ tImS-Xnbn Hcp {]mhiyw. I¿m-
^m-hnsâ tImS-Xn-bn Hcp {]mhiyw. sltcm-Zm-hnsâ
tImS-Xn-bn Hcp {]mhiyw. F{X hnkvXm-c-§ Ä? -hn-kvX-cn-
¡ p-¶Xv Ipäw Dt­m F¶v t\m¡ m-\-Ã,- t\-sc-a-dn¨v Ipäw
D­v F¶v Øm]n-¡ m-\m-Wv.
hn[n \nÀ®-bn¨p Ign-ª p. Ipcnin-t·Â Xq¡ -
W-sa-¶pÅ Xocp-am\w FSp-¯p-I-gn-ª p. AXn\p sXfn-
hpt­m F¶p t\m¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Ah-km\w sXfnhp
In«msX ]oem-t¯mkv aq¶p {]mhiyhpw ]dª p: ""Ch-
\n Rm³ Hcp Ipähpw ImWp-¶n-Ã,- \n-§ Ä sIm­p-
t]mbn {Iqin-¸n³.'' F¶n«pw tbip-hn\v "Self pity' h¶n-Ã.
Ft¶mSv F´m C§ s\ sNbvXXv F¶ tNmZyw CÃ.
tbip-{In-kvXp-hn\v Hcp ]cm-Xn-bp-anÃ. Hcp ]cn-`-
h-hp-an-Ã. Hcp hntZz-j-hp-an-Ã. BtcmSpw ]I-bnÃ. ""]nXm-
th, ChÀ sN¿p-¶Xv C¶Xv F¶v ChÀ Adn-bm-bvI-
sIm­v Ch-tcmSp £ an-t¡ -Wta'' F¶p ]dª p
(eqt¡ mkv 23:34) Ic-ª p-sIm­v {Iqin-t·Â InS-¶p.
CsXÃmw ]d-bm³ Ffp-¸-am-Wv. tbip-{In-kvXp-
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hnsâ `mhw \ap¡ p kzmwioI-cn-¡ m³, kz´-am-¡ m³


Ign-bpI F¶Xv A{X \nÊm-c- ImcyamtWm? F¶mÂ
AXv {]m]n-s¨-Sp-¡ pI F¶-XmWv bYmÀ° {InkvXob
PohnXw. Xs¶ D]-{Z-hn-¡ p-¶-hÀ¡ p-th­n {]mÀ°n-
¡ m³ Ign-bp-¶Xpw Ah-cpsS BXy-´nI \· B-{K-ln-
¡ p¶p F¶p ]d-bp-¶Xpw shdpw \nÊmc Imcy-aÃ.
AhÀ¡ v \· hc-W-sa¶v B{K-ln-¡ p-I. \s½ D]-{Z-hn-
¡ p-¶-hÀ¡ v \ÃXp hc-W-sa¶v B{K-ln-¡ p-I. AhÀ¡ v
tZmjw hc-cptX F¶v {]mÀ°n-¡ p-I. AhÀ¡ v tZmjw
hcp-t¼mÄ \½psS lrZ-bw- ]n-S-bpI. AXmWv {InkvXp-
hnsâ a\Êv. AXmWv {InkvXp-hnsâ at\m-`mhw.
""\mtam {InkvXp-hnsâ a\-Êp-Å-h-cm-Ip¶p''
F¶v At¸m-kvX-e³ ]d-ª p.
Fsâ kvt\ln-X-tc, \n§ Ä CXv hmbn-¡ p-
t¼mÄ \n§ Ä¡ v Nne Xocp-am-\-§ Ä FSp-¡ mw. IÀ¯m-
th, C{Xbpw Imew {InkvXp-hns\ Rm³ tkhn¨p
F¶mWv hnNmcn-¨-Xv. C{Xbpw Imew \ns¶ kvt\ln¨p
F¶mWv Rm³ [cn-¨-Xv. C{Xbpw Imew \nsâ the
sNbvXp F¶mWv Rm³ [-cn-¨-Xv. Rm³ \a-kvImcw
sNmÃn, {]mÀ°-\-IÄ sNmÃn, ]Ån-bn t]mbn, Bcm[-
\-Ifn ]s¦-Sp-¯p ]e \à Imcy-§ Ä sNbvXp. ]t£
IÀ¯m-th, Ct¸mÄ F\n¡ p a\-Ên-em-Ip-¶p Fsâ
lrZbw hntZzjw \nd-ª -XmWv. Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n ]I-
bp­v. {]hr¯n-bn-te¡ p h¶n-sÃ-¦ nepw Fsâ lrZ-b-
¯n apjn-¨n-ep-­v. Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n ]cn-`-h-ap-­v.
Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n \ncm-i-bp-­v. Fsâ lrZ-b-¯nÂ
kzbw kl-Xm-]-ap-­v.
IÀ¯m-th, Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n³ Xn·-bp-­v. Nne-
tcmSp \Ã CuÀjy-bp-­v. \Ã sshcm-Ky-ap-­v. {]-Xn-Imc
Nn´-bp-­v. F¶m Ign-hn-Ãm-¯-Xp-sIm­p Rm³ {]Xn-
Imcw sN¿p¶nsÃt¶-bp-Åq. F¦nepw, Fs¶-¦ nepw
ssZhw Ah-tcmSp tNmZn¡ pw F¶p Rm³ ]dª p
t]mbn-«p-­v. Fsâ {]Xn-Im-c-Nn-´-sIm-­mWv A§ s\
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]d-ª p-t]m-b-Xv.
IÀ¯mth, CsXÃmw t\m¡ p-t¼mÄ \nsâ lrZ-b-
¯n \n¶v Rm³ Zqsc Zqsc \n¡ p-¶p. \nsâ at\m-
`mhw F\n¡ p e`n-¨n-«n-Ã. Rm³ Ct¸mÄ hn\-b-s¸-Sp-¶p.
Ft¶mSp a\-Ê-en-b-W-ta. Fsâ ta Xr¡ cw \o«n,
Fs¶ H¶p Xtem-S-W-ta. F\n¡ p \nsâ a\Êp Xc-W-ta.
\nsâ lrZbw Xc-W-ta. \nsâ at\m-`mhw Xc-W-ta. \nsâ
kz`mhw Xc-W-ta. \mYm! tbipth, F-\n¡ p \nsâ Omb
Xc-W-ta. {Iqin acn¨ c£ -Im, tbip-hnsâ a\-Êp-Å-h³
BIm³ F\n¡ p \o `mKyw Xc-W-ta.
kvt\ln-Xtc, \n§ Ä {]mÀ°n-¡ q. tbip-hnsâ
Ic-§ -fn-te¡ p \n§ sf sImSp-¡ q. tbip-hn-t\mSp
hm¡ p ]dbq. tbip-hn\v \nsâ lrZbw Xpd-¶p-sIm-Sp-
¯p-sIm­v Ct¸mįs¶ \nsâ kzbw kl-Xm-]-
t¯mSp bm{X-]-d-bq. \o Hcp `mKy-hm-\m-sW¶v \n\¡ p
a\-Ên-em-I-s«. \o tbip-hnsâ hI-bm-sW¶v \n\¡ p a\-
Ên-em-I-s«. \o tbip-hnsâ `mhw {]m]n-¨n-cn-¡ p-I-bmWv
F¶v \n\¡ v a\-Ên-em-I-s«.
\n-\¡ p- h-cp-¶- hnaÀi-\-§ fpw \ncq-]-W-§ fpw
FXnÀ¸p-Ifpw t]mcm-«-§ fpw, At\-I - À \ns¶ sXän-²-cn-
¡ p-¶Xpw FÃmw \nsâ sXm¸n-bnse s]m³Xqh-ep-IÄ
Bbn amd-s«! IÀ¯mth \-·-bv¡ p-Å-Xmb A\p-{K-l-
¯nsâ khn-tij ASbm-f-§ -fmbn Rm³ CsXÃmw
AwKo-I-cn-¡ p¶p F¶v kaÀ¸n-¨p-sIm­v \ap¡ v \s½-
¯s¶ Ipcn-insâ Nph-«n-te¡ v AÀ¸Ww sN¿mw.-
A© v
Zpcn-X-§ Ä hcp-t¼mÄ BÀ¯n-tbmsS hmbn¨p
Biz-kn¡ m³ sImÅm-hp¶ H¶mWv Ct¿m-_nsâ ]pkvX-
Iw. ImcWw Cu {KÙw Pohn-X-_-Ôn-bmWv; Pohn-X-K-Ôn-
bm-Wv.
Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-§ -fn-eqsS Ct¿m_v IS¶p-
t]m-b hkvXp-X-I-fmWv Cu ]pkvX-I-¯nse {]Xn-]mZy
hnjbw.
1. The bitterness of disasters - þ bmX-\-I-fp-tSbpw Zpcn-X-
§ -fp-tSbpw Ibv¸v.
2. The bitterness of disease þ tcmK¯nsâ Ibv¸v.
3. The bitterness of despair þ \ncm-i-bpsS Ibv¸v.
4. The bitterness of self pity þ kzbw kl-Xm-]-¯nsâ
Ibv¸v.
5. The bitterness of disbelief þ Ahn-izm-k-¯nsâ Ibv¸v.
Ct¿m_n\v Ahn-izm-khpw h¶p-t]m-bn. ImcWw
Ct¿m-_nsâ kvt\ln-X-·mÀ kwkm-cn-¨p-Xp-S-§ n-b-t¸mÄ
AhÀ ]dª p: shdp-sX-sbm-¶p-aà \n\¡ o tcmKw h¶Xv.
FÃmw \nsâ ]m]w sIm­m-Wv. \nsâ Pohn-X-¯n AIr-
Xy-ap-­v. DÅn cl-ky-ambn \o ]m]n-bm-Wv. ]pd-sa- \o
am\y-\m-bn-cn-¡ mw. ]pdsa henb -]m-]-sam¶pw CÃmbn-cn-
¡ mw. ]t£ R§ Ä¡ dnbmw, shdp-sX-sbm¶pw C§ s\
h-cnÃ. \nsâ ]m]-¯n\v ssZhw \ns¶ in£ n-¨-Xm-Wv Cu
Zpcn-X-§ -sfÃmw.
Ct¿m_v k¦-S-s¸-«p. F´mWv Fs¶-¡ p-dn¨v
65

CÃm¯Xp ]d-bp-¶-Xv. a\-Ê-dn-sª mcp ]m]w h¶n-«n-


ÃtÃm? AsX-\n-¡ p-d-¸m-W-tÃm. Rm³ Hcp I\y-Isb Aip-
²n-tbmsS t\m¡ n-bn-«n-Ã. Fsâ I®p-ambn Rm³ \nbaw
sNbvX-h-\m-Wv. Rm³ ]c-kv{Xosb F§ s\ t\m¡ pw?
Fsâ Ah-b-h§ fp-ambn Rm³ DS-¼Sn sNbvX-h-\m-Wv.
Rm³ Acp-Xm-¯-sXm¶pw sNbvXn-«n-Ã. Acp-Xm¯ Hcp
Imcy-¯n\v Fsâ a\Êv Nmª n-«n-Ã. F¶n-«mWv ChÀ
Fs¶ Ipäw- ]-d-bp-¶Xv. Ct¿m-_n\v k¦-Sw h¶p.
Ct¿m_v HmÀ¯p: ssZhw F´m Ft¶m-Sn-§ s\
sNbvXXv? Ct¿m-_n\v Ahn-izmkw h¶p.
""Rm³ Fsâ k¦Sw ad¶p apJ-hn-jmZw Ifª p
{]k-¶-X-tbmsS Ccn-¡ p-sa¶p ]d-ª mÂ, Rm³
Fsâ hyk\w Hs¡ bpw HmÀ¯p `b-s¸-Sp¶p;
\o Fs¶ \nÀt±m-jn-bmbn F®p-I-bn-söp
Rm³ Adn-bp-¶p. Fs¶ Ipäw hn[n-¡ p-I-tb-
bpÅp; ]ns¶ Rm³ hrYm {]b-Xv\n-¡ p-¶-sX-
´n\p? Rm³ lnaw-sIm­p Fs¶ Igp-In-bmepw
£ mc-P-ew-sIm­p Fsâ ssI shSn-¸m-¡ n-bmepw
\o Fs¶ tNäp-Ip-gn-bn ap¡ n-¡ -fbpw; Fsâ
hkv{Xw-t]mepw Fs¶ shdp-¡ pw. Rm³ Ah-
t\mSp {]Xn-hm-Zn-t¡ -­-Xn¶pw R§ -sfm-cp-an¨p
\ymb-hn-kvXm-c-¯n¶p sNtÃ-­-Xn¶pw Ah³
Fs¶-t¸mse a\pjy-\-ÃtÃm.'' Ct¿m_v 9 : 27 -þ 32
Fsâ k¦Sw ad-¡ m-sa¶p Rm³ ]d-ª mÂ,
Fsâ apJ-hnjmZw amän-¡ -fbmw F¶p-Rm³ ]d-ª mÂ
]t£ , F\n¡ p hyk-\-am-Wv. AtXmÀ¯v Rm³ `b-s¸-Sp-
¶p. Fsâ IÀ¯m-th, \o Fs¶ Ipä-hm-fn-bm-bn«p IW-
¡ m¡ pw Fs¶-\n-¡ -dn-bmw. Rm³ Ipä-sam¶pw sN¿p-¶n-
Ã. ]t£ , \o Fs¶ Ipä-hm-fn-bmbn IW-¡ m-¡ p-¶p. ssZh-
s¯-¯s¶ Ahn-iz-kn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv Ct¿m-_v. ssZhw a\p-
jy-\n Ipäw At\z-jn-¡ p-¶-h-\m-sW-¶mWv ssZh-s¯-
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¡ p-dn¨p Nn´n-¡ p-¶-Xv. Pohn-X-¯n bmX-\-Ifpw tLmc-


amb Zpcn-X-§ fpw ZpxÊ-l-amb bmX-\-Ifpw h¶-t¸mÄ
Ct¿m_v ]d-bp-I-bmWv ssZhw Fs¶ Dt]-£ n-¨p. ssZhw
Fs¶ \nÀt±m-jn-bmbn IW-¡ m-¡ p-¶n-Ã. CÃm-¯- Ipäw
Fsâ-ta ssZhw Btcm-]n-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. \o Fs¶ Ipäw
hn[n-¡ p-Itb DÅq. ]ns¶ Rm³ F´n\p \nÀt±m-jn-
bmbn Pohn-¡ p¶p? Rm³ F{X hnip-²-\mbn \n¶mepw \o
Fs¶ tNäp-Ip-gn-bn ap¡ n-¡ -f-bpw.
ssZhw A-§ -s\-bpÅ-h\Ã-tÃm. F¶m ssZh-
s¯-¡ p-dn¨v Ct¿m-_n\v Ahn-izmkw h-cn-I-bm-Wv.
Ct¿m_v ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv: ssZhw Fs¶-t¸mse Hcp a\p-jy-
\-Ã-tÃm. F\n¡ v ssZh-t¯mSp ]d-bm³ \nÀÆm-l-anÃ.
Fs¶ ssZhw \nÀt±m-jn-bmbn IW-¡ m-¡ p-¶n-Ã. Fs¶
Ipä-hm-fn-bm-bn-«mWv IW-¡ m-¡ p-¶-Xv.
""ssZhw Fs¶ adn-¨p-I-fª v, Xsâ he-bnÂ
Fs¶ IpSp-¡ n-bn-cn-¡ p¶p F¶-dn-hn³. At¿m,
_em-ev¡ mcw F¶p Rm³ \ne-hn-fn-¡ p¶p;
tIÄt¸m-cnÃ; c£ -bv¡ mbn Rm³ apd-bn-Sp¶p;
\ymbw In«p-¶-Xp-an-Ã. F\n¡ p IS-¶p-Iq-Sm-X-
h®w Ah³ Fsâ hgn sI«n-b-S-¨p, Fsâ ]mX-
IÄ Ccp-«m-¡ n-bn-cn-¡ p-¶p. Fsâ tXPÊp Ah³
Fsâ taÂ\n¶p Ducn-sb-Sp¯p. Fsâ Xe-bnse
IncoSw \o¡ n-¡ -f-ª p. Ah³ Fs¶ Npäpw
£ bn-¸n¨p. Fsâ IY-I-gnª p. Hcp hr£ -s¯-
t¸mse Fsâ {]Xym-isb ]dn-¨p-I-f-ª n-cn-¡ p-
¶p. Ah³ Xsâ tIm]w Fsâ-ta Pzen-¸n-¨p.
Fs¶ X\n¡ p i{Xp-hmbn F®p¶p.''
Ct¿m_v 19 : 6 þ 11
Fs¶ X\n¡ p i{Xp-hmbn F®p¶p. Ahsâ
tIm]w Fsâ-ta Pzen-¸n-¨ncn-¡ p¶p. ssZh-¯n\v
Ft¶mSp kvt\l-anÃ. Ahn-izmkw! ssZhs¯ kvt\l-
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ambn ImWp-¶n-Ã.
""Rm³ ewL\w CÃm¯ \nÀ½-e³. Rm³
\nÀt±mjn. F¶n AIr-Xy-hp-an-Ã. Ah³ Fsâ
t\sc hncp-²-§ sf I­p-]n-Sn-¡ p¶p. Fs¶
X\n¡ p i{Xp-hmbn hnNm-cn-¡ p-¶p. Ah³ Fsâ
Imep-Isf Ba-¯n CSp¶p. Fsâ ]mX-Isf
Hs¡ bpw kq£ n-¨p-t\m-¡ p-¶p.''
Ct¿m_v 33 : 9 þ 11
Ct¿m-_nsâ kz`m-h-¯n AXp-h-tcbpw adª p
InS- ¶ - Hcp ]m]- { ]- h - W X shfn- s ¸- «p- h - c n- I - b m- W v .
Ct¿m_nsâ {]hr¯n-bn ]m]w h¶n-«n-Ã. hm¡ nÂ
h¶n-«n-Ã. ]t£ , Ct¸mÄ AXp Adn-bm-sX-bm-sW-¦nepw
hm¡ n {]Xn-^-en-¡ p-¶p-­v. hm¡ n-te¡ v h-cp¶p-­v.
lrZ-b-¯n CXp-h-tcbpw ad-ª p-In-S-¶-Xm-Wv. ssZhw ad-
¨p-h-¨n-cp-¶-Xmb ]m]-¯nsâ þ Sinful nature - ]m] {]IrXn
þ ]pd¯phcn-I-bm-Wv.
ssZhs¯ kvt\l-am-bn-¡ m-Wp-¶n-Ã. ssZhs¯
`b-ap-­v. ]t£ , ssZhw Fs¶ kvt\ln-¡ p¶p F¶-dn-bp-
¶n-Ã. Fs¶ tZzjn-¡ p¶p F¶mWv ]d-bp-¶-Xv. ssZhw
Fs¶ shdp-¡ p-¶-Xp-sIm-­mWv F\n¡ o IjvS-X-IÄ
h¶Xv. F\n¡ p h¶ ZpcnX§ Ä ssZhw Fs¶ ssI hn«-
Xp-sIm-­mWv.
Hcp a\p-jy\v hcm-hp¶ Gähpw henb A\À°-
amWv ssZh-¯n\p Ft¶mSp kvt\l-anà F¶p tXm¶p-
¶Xv. ssZh-¯n\v Ft¶mSp Icp-X-enà Ft¶mSp hmÕ-ey-
an-Ã F¶p tXm¶p-I -\mi-¯nsâ A\p-`-h-am-Wv.
Bßob Pohn-X-¯nsâ clkyw ssZhs¯
kvt\l-am-bn-¡ m-WWw F¶p-Å-XmWv. Fs´Ãmw kw`-hn-
¨mepw Fsâ ssZhw Fs¶ kvt\ln-¡ p-¶p F¶ Nn´
thWw.
F\n¡ v Hcp-Im-e¯v A§ s\ Nn´-bp-­m-bn-cp-
68

¶p. ssZh-¯n\p R§ sf kvt\l-an-Ã. Cu IpSpw-_s¯


kvt\l-an-Ã. Fs¶ kvt\l-an-Ã. Fsâ A½sb kvt\l-an-
Ã. Fsâ s]§ sf kvt\l-an-Ã. R§ Ä aq¶p-t]cpw Hä-s¸-
«p-t]m-bn-cp-¶p. F\n¡ v Hcp hb-Êp-{]m-b-ap-Å-t¸mÄ
A¸³ acn-¨p. c­p hb-Êp-{]m-b-ap-Å-t¸mÄ Fsâ tN«³
acn¨p. A§ s\ Rm³ Btcmcp-an-Ãm-¯-h-s\-t¸m-se-bm-bn-
¯oÀ¶p. A½ ]dbpw: \½psS hoSv Dd-§ n-t¸m-btÃm
F¶vv. Xm§ p-wX-W-ep-an-ÃmsX Ignª IpSpw-_w.
Fsâ Pohn-X-¯n BZy-Im-e¯p henb ¾m\-X-
bm-bn-cp-¶p. timI-aq-I-amb Hcp `mh-am-bn-cp¶p F\n-¡ v.
Fsâ Pohn-X-amsI XfÀ¶p-t]m-bn-cp-¶p. a\Êp hmSn-t¸m-
bn-cp¶p. lrZbw \ncm-im-`-cn-X-am-bn-cp¶p. Rms\´n\p
Pohn-¡ p¶p F¶p Nn´n-¨n-«p­v. acn-¡ -W-sa¶v hnNm-cn-
¨nÃ. ImcWw AXn-\pÅ Ign-hn-Ã. ss[cy-anÃ. t]Sn-bm-bn-
cp- ¶ p. Rm³ \ncmibn B­pt]mbncp¶p. A]-
IÀjXmt_m[w sIm­v Fsâ DÅv XmWp t]mbn-cp¶p.
a\-Ên-Sn-ª p-t]m-bn-cp-¶p.
ssZhs¯ kvt\la - mbn A¶p Rm³ I­nà - .
]t£ C¶p Rm³ a\Ê - ne - m¡- p¶ - p kvt\lh - m\ - mb ssZhw
Fs¶ s]mXnª p \nev¡ pI - b - mb
- nc
- p¶p F¶v. Rm³ ]Xn-
t\g-ma- s¯ hbÊ - n kXyhN\w tI«v am\k - m´- c
- s
- ¸« - -
t¸mÄ a\Ê - ne
- mbn ssZh¯n\v Ft¶mSv kvt\la - msW¶v.
ssZh¯n\v Ft¶mSv hmÕeyamsW¶v.
Fsâ sXän² - mc- W- I - Ä IÀ¯mhp amän. A¸³
t]mbt-¸mgpw, ssZh¯n\v Ft¶mSv kvt\la - mWv. tN«³
t]mbt-¸mgpw, ssZh¯n\v Ft¶mSv kvt\la - mWv. IpSpw_ - -
¯n Btcmc - pa
- nÃ
- msX R§ Ä heª - t-¸mgpw, ssZh
¯n\v Ft¶mSv kvt\la - mWv.
A§ s\ ]Xn-t\-gm-as¯ hb-Ên Cu PohnXw
tbip-hn\v ssIam-dn. Cu Pohn-X-¯n-te¡ v c£ -I-\mb
tbip Fgp-¶-Ån-h-¶p. Rm³ C¶pw A¶s¯ ]Ån-bnÂ
69

Xs¶- t]m-Ip-¶p. A¶s¯ k`-bnepw kap-Zm-b¯nepw


Rm³ \nev¡ p-¶p.
Rm³ tbip-{In-kvXp-hns\ A\p-`-hn-¡ p-¶p.
]ecpw sXän-²-cn-¡ p-¶p­v, F\n-¡ -dn-bmw. ]eÀ¡ pw \Ã
AaÀj-hpw sshcm-Ky-hp-ap-s­¶pw Rm\-dn-bp-¶p-­v.
]t£ , AXn-te¡ p t\m¡ n \nev¡ m³ F\n¡ p t\c-an-Ã.
BbpÊpÅ Imew, BscÃmw sXän-²-cn-¨mepw Cu \Ã-h-
\mb tbip-hns\, Fsâ c£ -I-\mb tbip-hns\ km£ n-
¨p-sIm­v Ahsâ kvt\ls¯ {]IoÀ¯n-¨p-sIm­v HmSn-
\-S-¡ -W-sa-¶mWv Fsâ kaÀ¸-Ww. BbpÊpÅn-S-
t¯mfw Imew F\n-¡ m-h-Xv Ah-\p-th­n sN¿-W-sa-
¶mWv Fsâ B{K-lw. aq¡ n Poh-izm-k-apÅ Ime-
t¯mfw Ahs\ kvXpXn¨p kvXpXn¨p XoÀ¡ -Ww. At¸m-
kvX-e-\mb ]utemkv Hcn-¡ Â ]d-ª p.
""Ct¸mÄ CXm Rm³ Bßm-hn-\m _Ôn-¡ -s¸-
«h\mbn sbcqi-te-an-te¡ p t]mIp-¶p. _Ô-\-
§ fpw IjvS-§ fpw F\n-¡ m-bn Im¯n-cn-¡ p¶p
F¶p ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhp ]«-Ww-tXmdpw km£ yw
]d-bp-¶-X-ÃmsX AhnsS F\n¡ p t\cnSp-hm\p-
Å-Xp H¶pw Rm³ Adn-bp-¶nÃ. F¦nepw Rm³
Fsâ {]m-Ws\ hne-tb-dn-b-Xmbn F®p-¶nÃ.
Fsâ Hm«hpw ssZh-Ir-]-bpsS kphn-ti-j-
¯n¶p km£ yw ]d-tb-­-Xn¶p IÀ¯m-hmb
tbip X¶ ip{iq-jbpw XnI-bvt¡ Ww Ft¶
F\n-¡ p-Åq.'' At¸m-. {]hr-¯n-IÄ 20 : 22 þ 24
Bßmhv Fs¶ hen-¨p-sIm-­p-t]m-Ip¶p. I am
drawn out irresistibly by the Holy spirit. _Ô-\-§ fpw IjvS-
§ fpw F\n-¡ m-bn Im¯n-cn-¡ p¶p F¶p ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhp
km£ yw ]d-bp-¶-X-ÃmsX AhnsS, sbcq-i-te-anÂ
F\ns¡ ´mWv kw`-hn-¡ m³ t]m-Ip¶-sX¶p Rm\dn-bp-
¶nÃ. F¦nepw Rm³ Fsâ {]m-Ws\ hne-tb-dn-b-Xmbn
70

F®p-¶nÃ. Fs´mcp km£ y-am-Wv! Fs´mcp kaÀ¸-W-


am-Wv!
At¸m-kvXe³ ]d-bp-I-bmWv F\n¡ v Hcp Imcy-
ta-bp-Åq. Hcp e£ y-ta-bp-Åq. Fsâ Hm«hpw ip{iq-jbpw
XnI-bv¡ Ww. Fsâ Pohn-X-am-Ip¶ Hm«w XnI-bv¡ -Ww.
Fsâ BbpÊp ssZh-¯n-\p-th­n HmSn-¯oÀ¡ Ww.
t]mcm. Fsâ BbpÊp apgp-h³ tbip-hnsâ ip{iqj
XnI-bv¡ m³ km[n-¡ -Ww. -AXÃmsX thsd Hcp em¡ pw
F\n-¡ n-Ã. Cu £ Wn-I-amb PohnXw hne-s¸-«-Xmbn Rm³
ImWp-¶n-Ã.
""F¦nepw Fsâ P\\w apXÂ Fs¶ thÀXn-cn¨p
Xsâ Ir]-bm hnfn-¨n-cn-¡ p¶ ssZhw Xsâ
]p{X-s\-¡ p-dn-¨pÅ kphn-tijw Rm³ PmXn-I-
fpsS CS-bn Adn-bn-t¡ -­-Xn¶p Ahs\
F¶n shfn-s¸-Sp-¯p-hm³ {]km-Zn-¨p.''-
Kem-XyÀ 1 : 15 þ 16
""Rm³ AXnk - t-´mj
- t-¯msS \n§ f- psS Poh\p
th­n sNe-hn-Sp-Ibpw sNe-hm-bnt¸m-Ibpw
sN¿pw.'' 2 sImcn´yÀ 12 : 15
Fs´mcp kaÀ¸-W-am-Wv! {]nb-s¸-«htc, C¶p
\n§ Ä CXp tIÄ¡ p-t¼mÄ Cu DbÀ¶ kaÀ¸-W-
¯nsâ sImSp-ap-Sn-bn-tebv¡ v Ibdn hcp-hm³ \n§ Ä¡ v
km[n-¡ ptam? DbÀ¶ kaÀ¸-Ww! Bg-ta-dnb PohnX
ho£ -Ww! tbip-{In-kvXp-hn-\p-th­n Fcn-ª -S-§ m-\p-Å-
B´-cnI Xzcbpw Zmlhpw!!
ssZhs¯ Ahn-iz-kn-¡ -cpXv. ssZhw kvt\l-am-
sW¶v Xncn-¨-dn-bp-I. Fsâ ]Xn-t\gmw hb-Ên Rm³
am\-km-´-c-s¸-«-t¸mÄ Fsâ I®p Xpd-¶p. At¸m-gmWv
a\-Ên-em-bXv tb-ip-{InkvXp kvt\l-amsW¶v. tbip-
{InkvXp i]n-¡ p-¶-h-\-Ã A\p-{K-ln-¡ p-¶-h-\mWv F¶v.
tbip-{InkvXp ]m]w I­n«v Cd-¡ n-hn-Sp-¶-h-\-Ã ]m]w
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£ an¨p AI-t¯¡ v kzoI-cn-¡ p-¶-h-\msW¶v.


tbip-{InkvXp Fsâ kz`m-hw I­n«v i]n¨p
XÅn-¡ -f-bp¶h-\-Ã Fsâ kz`m-h-¯nsâ amen\yw
I­n«pw Fs¶ kvt\ln¨p tNÀ¯-W-bv¡ p-¶-h-\m-sW-¶v
F\n¡ v a\-Ên-em-bn. tbip-{InkvXphnsâ Xncp-càw
sIm­v Fs¶ Igp-Ip-¶-h-\m-sW-¶v Rm³ A\p-`-hn¨p.
tbip-{InkvXp Ft¸mgpw Fs¶ t\m¡ p-¶Xv Fs¶
F§ s\ cq]m-´-c-s¸-Sp-¯nsbSp¡ mw F§ s\ ip²o-I-
cns¨Sp¡ mw F¶pÅ Bi-tbmsS BsW¶v F\n¡ p a\-
Ên-em-bn. tbip kvt\l-am-sW¶v F\n¡ p a\-Ên-em-bn.
tbip-{InkvXp a\p-jysâ kvt\l-¯n-\p-th­n
sImXn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Xsâ {]nb-s¸« injy·mÀ ]{´-­p-
t]cpw Xs¶ kvt\ln-¡ p-¶-h-cm-bn-¯o-cWw, Xs¶
]n³Xp-S-cp-¶-h-cm-bn-¯o-cWw F¶v tbip B{K-ln¨p.
]t£ At¸m-kvX-e-·mÀ kzbw kvt\ln-¡ p-¶-h-cm-bn-t¸m-
bn. X§ -sf¯s¶ kvt\ln-¡ p-¶-h-cm-bn-t¸m-bn. AXmWv
AhÀ¡ p ]änb A]ISw. AhÀ temIs¯ kvt\ln-¨p.
X§ -sf-¯s¶ kvt\ln-¨p. ]t£ tbip-hns\ kvt\ln-¨n-
Ã. AhÀ FÃmw hn«p ]pd-s¸«p, icn-bm-Wv. ]t£ , tbip-
hnsâ kvt\lw AhÀ Adn-ª n-Ã. B kvt\lw {Kln-¨n-Ã.
AXp-sIm-­mWv CkvI-tcym¯m bqZm Hän-s¡ m-Sp-¯-Xv.
tbip-hnsâ kv-t\-l-t¯-¡ mÄ hne-tb-dn-bXv
ap¸Xp shÅn-¡ m-im-sW¶v Ah\p tXm¶n. AXp-sIm­v
Ah\p hne-tb-dn-b-Xnsâ ]ndsI Ah³ t]mbn. Ah³
sI«n-Rm¶p N¯p-I-f-ª p. At¸m-kvXe\mb ]t{Xmkv
tbip-hns\ XÅn-¸-d-ª -p. Chs\ F\n¡ p ]cn-N-b-an-Ã,
Chs\ Rm³ Adn-bp-¶n-Ã F¶v ]dª v Ah³ {]mIm³
XpS-§ n. F´p-sIm­v? Ah³ Xs¶-¯s¶ kvt\ln-¨p.
Ah\v Bfp-I-fpsS ap¼n Hä-s¸-SpatÃm F¶v tXm¶n.
Bfp-IÄ Ah-tl-fn-¡ pw. Bfp-IÄ \nµn-¡ pw. Ch\pw
tbip-hnsâ ]ndsI \S-¶-h-\-tÃ? Ch\pw B Iq«-¯nÂ
72

DÅ-h-\-tÃ? F¶v Bfp-IÄ tNmZn¡ pw. AXv tami-am-bn«v


tXm¶n-t¸m-bn. Bfp-I-fpsS _lp-am-\hpw, {]oXnbpw
Ah³ B{K-ln¨p.
iotam³ ]t{Xm-kn\v tbip-hn-t\mSp {]nb-ap-­v
F¶Xv icn-bm-Wv. F¦nepw, AXn-t\-¡ mÄ {]nb¦cw
P\{]oXn-bpw AwKo-Im-chpw B-bn-cp-¶p. F¦nepw Ah-
km\w iotam³ ]t{Xm-kn\p a\Ênembn X\n¡ v A_²w
]än-t¸mbn F¶v. Ah³ A\p-X-]n-¨p. AXnZpxJ-t¯msS
Ic-ª p.
]t{Xmkv tbip-hnsâ apJ-¯p-\n¶p I®p ]dn-
¡ msX t\m¡ n-s¡ m­n-cp¶p. tbip Xncnª v Ahs\
t\m¡ n!!
kvt\ln-Xm, \o C{Xbpw Imew \ns¶¯s¶
kvt\ln-¨p. C{X-bpw-Imew tbip-hns\ kvt\l-ambn
I­n-Ã. F¦nepw tbip \ns¶ kvt\l-t¯msS t\m¡ p-I-
bm-Wv. tbip Xncnª v ]t{Xm-kns\ H¶p-t\m-¡ n. At¸mÄ
]t{Xm-kn\p Ipä-t_m[w hÀ²n-¨p. ]t{Xmkv G§ -e-Sn-¨p-I-
c-ª p.
tbml-¶m-sâ kphn-tijw 21-þmw A²ym-b¯nsâ
Ah-km\ JWvUn-I-bn-te¡ v hcp-t¼mÄ, IÀ¯mhv
iotam³ ]t{Xm-kns\ Iq«-¯n \n¶p thdn-«p-sIm­p
t]mbn Ah-t\mSp cl-ky-ambn tNmZn-¨p-: ""tbml-¶msâ
aI-\mb iotam-t\, \o Ch-cn A[n-I-ambn Fs¶
kvt\ln-¡ p-¶pthm?''
]t{Xmkv A¼-c-¶p-t]m-bn. AhÀ Ggp t]À D­m-
bn-cp-¶p. Ah-cpsS Iq«-¯n \n¶p ]t{Xm-kn-s\ -am{Xw
amän-\nÀ¯n-s¡ m­p tNm-Zn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv: ""tbml-¶msâ
aI-\mb iotam-s\, \o Ch-cn A[n-I-ambn Fs¶
kvt\ln-¡ p-¶pthm?''
tbip-hn\v Ahs\ ]t{Xmkv F¶p hnfn-¡ m³
km[n-¡ p-¶n-Ã. \o iotam-\m-Ip¶p \o ]t{Xmkv BIp-
73

sa¶v BZyw I­ Znhkw ]d-ª -Xm-Wv. ]t£ , Ct¸mÄ


IÀ¯mhv Ahs\ "iotamt\' F¶mWv hnfn-¡ p-¶-Xv.
]t{Xmkv B ]gb iotam³ Bbn-t¸m-bn. ]gb kz`m-h-am-
bn-t¸m-bn. In«nb Ir]-sbÃmw \jvS-s¸-Sp-¯n-¡ -f-ª p.
In«n-b-sXÃmw t]mbvt¸m-bn.
C¶v Cu hm¡ p-Isf tIÄ¡ p¶ Bsc-¦nepw
In«nb Ir]-IÄ \jvS-s¸-Sp-¯n-b-hcpt­m? In«nb kam-[m-
\w, In«nb hnip²n \jvS-s¸-Sp-¯n-b-hÀ. In«nb ssZh-
kvt\lw If-ª p-t]mb-hÀ. Ct¸mÄ CXm IÀ¯mhp
\n§ -tfmSv tNmZn-¡ p¶p: ""tbml-¶msâ aI-\mb iotam-
s\, \o Ch-cn A[n-I-ambn Fs¶ kvt\ln-¡ p-
¶pthm?''IÀ¯mth F\n¡ p \nt¶mSp {]nb-ap­v F¶p
\o Adn-bp-¶p-htÃm? Fsâ Ipª m-Sp-Isf tabn-¡ .
ho­pw tNmZn¨p: ""tbml-¶msâ aI-\mb iotam-s\, \o
Fs¶ kvt\ln-¡ p-¶pthm?'' IÀ¯mhv Hcp ]Sn-IqSn
XmWp. Ch-cn-seÃmw A[n-I-ambn F¶Xv hn«p. IÀ¯mth,
F\n¡ p \nt¶mSp {]nb-ap­v F¶p \o Adn-bp-¶p-htÃm?
Fsâ BSp-Isf ]men¡ . ho­pw tNmZn¨p: ""tbml-
¶msâ aI-\mb iotam-s\, \n\¡ p Ft¶mSp {]nb-
apt­m?'' Ft¶mSp {]nb-apt­m F¶p aq¶m-aXpw
tNmZn¡ bm ]t{Xmkv ZpxJn-¨p. ""IÀ¯mth, \o kI-
ehpw Adn-bp-¶p, F\n¡ p \nt¶mSp {]nb-ap­v F¶pw \o
Adn-bp-¶p-htÃm''. ""Fsâ BSp-Isf tabn-¡ , Fs¶ A\p-
K-an-¡ .''
""Fs¶ kvt\ln-¡ , Fsâ BSp-Isf tabn-¡ .
Fs¶ A\p-K-an-¡ ''. IÀ¯mhv ]t{Xmkns\ bYm-Øm-\-
s¸-Sp¯n.
Ct¸mÄ \n§ Ä¡ v thW-sa-¦n bYm-Øm-\-
s¸Smw. ssZhkvt\l-s¯- Xn-cn-¨-dn-bmw. Disbelief amämw.
Ahn-izmkw amämw. The bitterness of disbelief - -þ Ahn-izm-k-
¯nsâ Ibv¸v. AXv `bm-\-I-amb Ibv¸m-Wv.
74

Ct¿m-_n\v ]än-bXv AXm-Wv. Ahn-izmkw h¶p.


ssZhs¯ kvt\l-ambn ImWp-¶n-Ã.- ssZ-hs¯ {Iqc-
\mbn¡ ­p. ssZhs¯ ITn-\-\mbn I­p. Ipäw F´p­v
F¶p t\m¡ p-¶-h-\m-sW¶v IcpXn. ssZh ¯nsâ
kvt\lw Xncn-¨-dn-bp-¶n-Ã. At¸m-gmWv Icp-W-bpÅ
ssZhw Ct¿m-_n\v Imcy-§ Ä a\-Ên-em-¡ n-s¡ m-Sp-¡ p-¶-
Xv.
kvt\l-ambn tbip-hns\ ImWp-hm³ tbip
\n§ sf hnfn-¡ p-¶p. C¶v \nXy-\mb {InkvXp-hnsâ \nXy-
]-cn-ip-²-amb kvt\lw I­psIm­v B kvt\l-¯nsâ
_en-th-Zn-bn \n§ -sf-¯s¶ AÀ¸Ww sN¿m³ Ign-
bptam? F¦n \n§ Ä¡ v `mKy-im-en-I-fm-Imw! \n§ -fpsS
`mhn `mkp-c-am-Ipw.
\n§ Ä¡ v A\p-Kr-lo-X-amb \Ã Ime-§ Ä e`n-
¡ pw. ""B\-ssµ-iz-cy-§ -sfgp¶ amkm-_vZ-§ sf'' e`n-¡ pw.
ssZhw \n§ sf A\p-{K-ln¡ pw. \n§ Ä¡ v FÃm kar-
²nbpw kam-[m-\hpw Xcpw. \n§ -fpsS IpSpw_w kt´m-j-
ap-Å-Xmbn¯ocpw. Xe-ap-d-Xe-ap-d-bmbn A\p-{K-ln-¡ -s¸-
Spw. Xe-ap-d-IÄ ssZh-¯nsâ kvt\lw sIm­p \nd-bpw.
A§ s\ kvt\l-¯nsâ {]Jym-Xm-¡ -fmbn kvt\l-
¯nsâ {]hm-N-I-cmbn ssZhkvt\ls¯ {]IoÀ¯n-¡ p-
¶-h-cmbn¯ocm³ \n§ Ä¡ v km[n-¡ pw. AXn\p ssZhw
\n§ sf klm-bn-¡ -s«.
Bdv
Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-§ Ä! Pohn-X-¯n At\Iw
Zpcn-X-§ fpw bmX-\-Ifpw thZ-\-I-fp-ambn- h-e-bp¶ a\p-
jyÀ! kam-[m-\-¯n-\p-th­n sImXn-¡ p-Ibpw tIgp-Ibpw
sN¿p¶ a\p-jyÀ! Bizmk-¯nsâ IWnI GimsX
a\Êv s\m´v hn§ n Ign-bp¶ a\p-jyÀ! F¶m Ic-bp¶
a\p-jy\v I®oÀ tXmcp¶ Hcp \Ã \mfp-­v!
Icª pIe-§ nb I®p-IÄ tXmÀ¶v kt´mjw
sIm­v hnS-cp¶ \mfp-I-fp-­v. kam-[m-\-¯nsâ \mfp-I-
fp­v. At¸m-kvX-e-\mb ]utemkv ]dbp¶p:
""\½n shfn-s¸-Sp-hm-\p-ff tXPÊv hnNm-cn-¨mÂ
Cu Ime-¯nse IjvS-§ Ä kmc-anà F¶p Rm³
F®p¶p''. tdmaÀ 8 : 18
Ct¿-m_nsâ Pohn-X-¯nse Ibv¸n-s\-¡ p-dn-¨mWv
\mw Nn´n¨p hcp-¶-Xv.
The bitterness of disasters þ Zpcn-X-§ -fp-sSbpw bmX-\-I-
fp-sSbpw Ibv¸v.
The bitterness of disease þ tcm-K-¯nsâ Ibv¸v
The bitterness of despair þ \ncm-i-bpsS Ibv¸v.
The bitterness of self pity þ kzbw kl-Xm-]-¯nsâ
Ibv¸v.
The bitterness of disbelief þ A-hn-izm-k-¯nsâ Ibv¸v.
The bitterness of self justification þ kzb\oXo-I-
cW¯nsâ Ibv¸v.
kzb\oXo-I-cWw Ibv¸p-ff A\p-`-h-amWv Xcp-¶-
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Xv. Xs¶-¯m³ \oXn-am³ BsW¶v tXm¶p-I. F\n¡ v


sXsäm-¶p-anà F¶v Nn´n-¡ p-I. AXv Ibvt¸-dnb A\p-`-h-
am-Wv. AXv A]-I-S-I-c-amb Hcp Nn´m-KXnbmWv.
Rm³ "All right' BWv F¶p Nn´n-¡ p¶h-cp­v.
temI- -{ ]- Imcw t\m¡ n-bm \mw {]mÀ°n-¡ p-¶-h-cm-Wv.
\a-kv¡ mcw sNmÃp-¶-h-cm-Wv. \mw ]f-fn-bn t]mIp¶-h-
cm-Wv. Bcm-[-\-I-fn ]s¦-Sp-¡ p-¶-h-cm-Wv. NS-§ p-Ifpw
BNm-cm-\p-jvTm-\-§ fpw BN-cn-¡ p-¶-h-cm-Wv.
Adnª v henb sXämb Imcy§ - f - ns
- em¶pw t]mIp-
¶nà - . ]t£ Nne _el - o\
- X
- I- Ä D­v. AsXÃmw _el - o\
- -
XI - Ä am{Xw F¶v emLh_p²nt-bmsS ImWp¶ - p.
""To err is human but to forgive is divine.''
""sXäv hcnI F¶p-f-fXv am\p-jn-I-amWv; F¶mÂ
£ an-¡ pI F¶p-f-fXv ssZhoI-hp-am-Wv.'' a\p-jy-\mtWm?
Ipä-sams¡ hcpw. ]t£ ssZhw £ an-¡ pw. A§ s\
kzbw \ymbo-I-cn¨p t]mIp-¶Xv þ self justification, self
righteousness - Hcp alm]m]-amWv.
Ct¿m-_n\v kzb\oXo-I-cWw h¶p. Ct¿m_v
kvt\ln-X-·m-tcmSp kwkm-cn-¡ p-¶-Xn Cu kzb-\o-Xo-I-
cWw ImWmw.
""hyÀ° hm¡ pIÄ¡ p Ah-km\w D­m-Iptam?
AÃ, {]Xn-hm-Zn-¸m³ \ns¶ sNmSn-¸n-¡ p-¶Xv
F´v? \n§ -sf-t¸mse Rm\pw kwkm-cn¡ mw;
F\n-¡ p-ff A\p-`hw \n§ Ä¡ p­m-bn-cp-¶p-sh-
¦n F\n¡ pw \n§ -fpsS t\sc samgn-Isf
tbmPn-¸n-¡ bpw \n§ -sf-¡ p-dn¨p Xe Ipep-¡ p-
Ibpw sN¿m-am-bn-cp¶p''. Ct¿m_v 16 : 3 þ 4
""Ah³ Fs¶ CSn-¨n-Sn¨p XIÀ¡ p¶p; aÃ-s\-
t¸mse Fsâ t\sc ]mbp-¶p. Rm³ c«p Fsâ
Xz¡ n³ta Iq«n-¯p-¶n, Fsâ sIm¼ns\
s]mSn-bn C«n-cn-¡ p-¶p. Icª p Icª v Fsâ
apJw Nph-¶n-cn-¡ p¶p; Fsâ I®nt·Â AÔX-
77

aÊp InS-¡ p-¶p. F¦nepw kmlkw Fsâ ssII-


fn CÃ''. Ct¿m_v 16 : 14 þ 17
Ct¿m_v ]d-bp-I-bmWv: kmlkw Fsâ ssII-
fn CÃ. sXsäm¶pw F\n¡ v h¶n-«n-Ã. F\n¡ v Hcp
]m]hpw h¶n-«n-Ã.
""Fsâ {]mÀ°\ \nÀ½-e-at{X.'' Ct¿m_v 16 : 17
Ct¿m_v kzb-\o-Xo-I-c-W-t¯msS ]d-bp-¶p:
Rm³ \Ã-t]mse {]mÀ°n-¡ p-¶-h-\m-Wv. \nÀ½-e-
amb {]mÀ°-\-bm-Wv Ftâ-Xv. \njv¡ -f-¦-amb {]mÀ°-\-
bm-Wv Rm³ Dcp-hn-Sp-¶Xv. Dt±iip²n-tbm-sS-bmWv Rm³
{]mÀ°n¡ p-¶Xv. thsd ems¡ m¶pw F\n-¡ n-Ã.
""At¿m `qantb, Fsâ càw aqS-cptX; Fsâ
\ne-hnfn F§ pw XS-ª p-t]m-I-cp-tX. Ct¸mgpw
Fsâ km£ n kzÀ¤-¯nepw Fsâ Pmay-¡ m-c³
Db-c-¯nepw Ccn-¡ p-¶p.'' Ct¿m_v 16 : 18 -þ 19
Ct¿m_v Xs¶-¯t¶ \oXo-I-cn¨p ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv:
""Fsâ kvt\ln-X-·mÀ Fs¶ ]cn-l-kn-¡ p¶p;
Fsâ It®m ssZh-¯n-¦-te¡ p I®p-\oÀ s]mgn-
¡ p¶p''. Ct¿m_v 16 : 20
Ct¿m_v ssZh-¯n-¦-te¡ p t\m¡ n I®p-\oÀ
s]mgn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Rm³ Aev]w-t]mepw Xf-cmsX
{]mÀ°n-¡ p-¶-h-\m-Wv. Ct¿m-_n\v \ymbo-I-c-W-§ -fp-­v.
Ct¿m_v ssZh-t¯mSv ]cmXn ]d-bp-I-bmWv:
""Rm³ sXän-t¸m-bXp hmkvXhw F¶p-h-cn-InÂ
Fsâ sXäv F\n¡ p Xs¶ Adnbmw.''
Ct¿m_v 19 : 4
F\n¡ v sXsäm¶pw ]än-bn-«n-Ã Fs¶\n-¡ -dn-bmw.
""\n§ Ä km£ m F\n¡ p hntcm-[-ambn hen¸w
`mhn¨v Fsâ A]-am-\-s¯-¡ p-dn¨v Fs¶
Bt£ -]n-¡ p¶p F¦n ssZhw Fs¶ adn-¨p-I-
fª p Xsâ he-bn Fs¶ IpSp-¡ n-bn-cn-¡ p¶p
78

F¶-dn-hn³.'' Ct¿m_v 19 : 5 -þ- 6


ssZhw Fs¶ adn-¨p-I-f-ª -Xm-Wv. F\n¡ p
sXsäm-¶p-an-Ã. ssZhw Fs¶ adn-¨p-I-f-ª p.
""At¿m, _em¡ mcw F¶p Rm³ \ne-hn-fn-
¡ p¶p; tIÄt¸m-cnÃ: c£ -bv¡ mbn Rm³ apd-bn-
Sp¶p; \ymbw In«p-¶-Xp-an-Ã. F\n¡ p IS-¶p-Iq-Sm-
X-h®w Ah³ Fsâ hgn sI«n-b-S-¨p, Fsâ
]mX-IÄ Ccp-«m-¡ n-bn-cn-¡ p-¶p. Fsâ tXPÊp
Ah³ Fsâ taÂ\n¶p Ducn-sb-Sp¯p; Fsâ
Xe-bnse IncoSw \o¡ n-¡ -f-ª p. Ah³ Fs¶
Npäpw £ bn-¸n¨p; Fsâ IY Ignª p; Hcp
hr£ s¯t¸mse Fsâ {]Xym-isb ]dn-¨p-I-f-
ª n-cn-¡ p¶p''. Ct¿m_v 19 : 7 þ 10
ssZhw Fs¶ D]-{Z-hn-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p. Fsâ {]Xym-
isb ]dn-¨p-I-f-ª n-cn-¡ p-¶p.
""AhÀ Fsâ ktlm-Z-c·msc Ft¶mSp AI-än-
¡ -fª p. Fsâ ]cn-N-b-¡ mÀ F\n¡ v A\y-cm-bn-
¯oÀ¶p. Fsâ _Ôp-P\w Hgn-ª p-amdn. Fsâ
Dä kvt\-lnX·mÀ Fs¶ ad-¶p-I-f-ª p. Fsâ
ho«n ]mÀ¡ p-¶-hcpw Fsâ Zmkn-Ifpw Fs¶
A\y-\m-sb-®p¶p. Rm-³ AhÀ¡ v ]c-tZ-in-bm-
bn-t¯m-¶p-¶p. Rm³ Fsâ Zmks\ hnfn¨p.
Ah³ hnfn tIÄ¡ p-¶n-Ã. Fsâ hmbv sIm­v
Rm³ Ah-t\mSp bmNn-t¡ -­n-h-cp-¶p. Fsâ
izmkw Fsâ `mcy¡ p Ak-lyhpw Fsâ bmN\
Fsâ DS-¸n-d-¶-hÀ¡ p Ad¸pw Bbn-cn-¡ p-¶p.''
Ct¿m_v 19 : 13 þ 17
Fsâ ico-c-¯n Bk-Iew {hWw ]gp¯v
s]m«n tNmcbpw Nehpw Hen-¡ p-¶p. AXv Aklyamb
ZpÀ¤Ôw Df-f-Xm-Wv. Fsâ `mcy¡ v Fsâ izmkw Ak-
ly-am-bn-¯oÀ¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p. Fsâ bmN-\, Fsâ {]mÀ°-\,
Fsâ At]£ Fsâ IqsS-¸n-d-¶-hÀ¡ v Ad-¸p-t]m-se-bm-
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bn-¯oÀ¶n-cn¡ p-¶p.
""]ntÅcpw Fs¶ \nc-kn-¡ p¶p; Rm³ Fgp-t¶-
äm AhÀ Fs¶ Ifn-bm-¡ p-¶p. Fsâ {]mW-
kvt\-ln-X·m-scm-s¡ bpw Fs¶ shdp-¡ p-¶p;
F\n¡ p {]nb-cm-b-hÀ hntcm-[n-I-fm-bn-¯oÀ¶p.
Fsâ AØn Xz¡ n-t\mSpw amwkt¯mSpw ]än-bn-
cn-¡ p¶p; ]Ãnsâ tamW-tbmsS Rm³ tijn-¨n-cn-
¡ p¶p''. Ct¿m_v 19 : 18 þ 20
Ct¿m_v kzbw kl-Xm-]-t¯msS \ymbw ]d-
ª p-sIm­v hmZn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.
""Rm³ Fsâ I®pa - mbn Hcp- \nbaw sNbvXp;
]ns¶ Rm³ Hcp I\yI - sb t\m¡ p¶
- s
- X§
- s\?''
Ct¿m_v 31 : 1
Ct¿m_v \ymbw ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv. Rm³ Fsâ
I®p-ambn \nbaw sNbvX-h-\m-Wv. F\n¡ v hyà-amb Nne
Nn´m-K-Xn-I-fp-­v. sXän-te¡ pt]mhp-I-bnà F¶v F\n¡ v
\nÝb-ap-­v. Fsâ t\m«-¯n t]mepw sXäp ]äp-I-bn-Ã.
t\m«-¯n Aip²n kw`-hn-¡ p-I-bn-Ã.
""F¶m taenÂ\n¶p ssZhw \evIp¶ Hml-
cnbpw Db-c-¯n \n¶v kÀÆ-i-à³ Xcp¶ Ah-
Im-ihpw F´v?'' Ct¿m_v 31 : 2
F\n¡ v ssZhw F´mWv Ah-Imiw X¶Xv?
Rm³ C§ -s\-sbÃmw hnip²n ]men-¨n«pw Ft¶mSp
ssZhw IcpW ImWn-¨nÃtÃm. F\n¡ v tZmj-am-WtÃm
kw`-hn-¨-Xv. Ct¿m_v Zp:Jt¯m-sS ]d-bp-I-bmWv:
""\oXn-sI-«-h\v A]m-bhpw Zpjv{]-hr-¯n-¡ mÀ¡ p
hn]-¯p-a-Ãtbm? Fsâ hgn-Isf Ah³ ImWp-
¶n-Ãtbm? Ct¿m_v 31 : 3 þ 4
\oXn-sI-«-hÀ¡ v A]mbw hcWw. Zpjv{]-hr-¯n-
¡ mÀ¡ v hn]¯pw kw`-hn-¡ -Ww. A§ -s\-btà km[m-
cW th­-Xv. F¶m F\n¡ § s\-bà h¶-Xv. Rm³
80

\oXn-am³ Bbn-cp-¶n«pw F\n¡ v \jvSw h¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p.


F\n¡ v IjvSw h¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p. Ct¿m_v kzbw \oXo-I-cn-
¡ p-I-bm-Wv.
""Fsâ hgn-Isf Ah³ ImWp-¶n-Ãtbm? Fsâ
Ime-Sn-I-sf-sbm-s¡ bpw F®p-¶n-Ãtbm? Rm³
I]-S-¯n \S-¶psh¦nÂ, Fsâ Im h© -
\bv¡ p HmSn-sb-¦n þ ssZhw Fsâ ]c-amÀ°X
Adn-tb-­-Xn¶p H¯ {Xmkn Fs¶ Xq¡ n
t\m¡ p-am-dm-Is«þ Fsâ ImeSn hgn-hn-«p-am-dn-sb-
¦nÂ, Fsâ lrZbw Fsâ I®n¶p ]n´p-SÀ¶p-
sh-¦nÂ, hà Idbpw Fsâ ssI¡ p ]än-sb-¦nÂ,
Rm³ hnX-¨Xp asäm-cp-¯³ Xn¶s«.''
Ct¿m_v 31 : 4 -þ 8
Ct¸mÄ Ftâ-sXÃmw \jv-S-s¸-«p-t]m-bn-cn-¡ p-¶p.
F´m-sW-\n¡ n§ s\ h¶Xv?
""Fsâ lrZbw Hcp kv{Xobn-¦Â {`an-¨p-t]m-sb-
¦nÂ, Iq«p-Im-câ hmXn¡  Rm³ ]Xn-bn-
cp¶p F¦nÂ, Fsâ `mcy asäm-cp-¯\p amhp
s]mSn-¡ s«. A\yÀ Ah-fp-sS-ta Ip\n-b-s«.
AXp alm-]m-X-I-a-tÃm, \ymbm-[n-]·mÀ in£ n-
t¡ ­p¶ Ipä-at{X.'' Ct¿m_v 31 : 9 þ 11
""Fsâ Zmkt\m Zmkntbm Ft¶mSp hmZn-¨n«p
Rm³ Ah-cpsS \ymbw Xf-fn-¡ -f-sª -¦nÂ,
ssZhw Fgp-t¶Â¡ p-t¼mÄ Rm³- F´v sN¿pw?
Ah³ kµÀin-¡ p-t¼mÄ Rm³ F´p-¯cw
]dbpw? KÀ`-¯n Fs¶ Dcp-hm-¡ n-b-h-\Ãtbm
Ah-s\bpw Dcp-hm-¡ n-b-Xv? DZ-c-¯n R§ sf
\nÀ½n- ¨ - X v Hcp- ¯ - \ - à tbm? Zcn- { Z·m- c psS
B{Klw Rm³ apS-¡ n-sb-¦nÂ,- hn-[-h-bpsS
I®p Rm³ £ oWn-¸n-s¨-¦nÂ, A\m-Y\v Awiw
sImSp-¡ msX Rm³X\n¨v Fsâ Blmcw Ign-
s¨-¦n þ _meyw apX Rm³ A¸³ F¶-
81

t]mse Ahs\ hfÀ¯p-Ibpw P\n-¨-Xp-ap-XÂ


Ahsf ]cn-]m-en-¡ p-Ibpw sNbvXp-htÃm þ Hcp-
¯³ hkv{X-an-ÃmsX \in¨p t]mIp-¶tXm Zcn-
{Z³ ]pX-¸n-ÃmsX Ccn-¡ p-¶tXm Rm³ I­n«v
Ahsâ Ac Fs¶ A\p-{K-ln-¨n-sÃ-¦nÂ, Fsâ
BSp-I-fpsS tcmaw sIm­v Ah\p IpfnÀ amdn-
bnsÃ-¦nÂ, ]«-W-hm-Xn¡  F\n¡ p klmbw
I­n«p Rm³ A\m-Ysâ t\sc It¿m-§ n-sb-
¦nÂ, Fsâ `pPw tXmÄ]-e-I-bn \n¶p hogs«.
Fsâ ssIbpsS G¸p hn«p-t]m-I-s«. ssZhw
Ab¨ hn]¯v F\n¡ p `b¦-c-ambncp¶p.
Ahsâ Hu¶Xyw \nan¯w F\n¡ v Bh-Xn-Ãm-
sX-bmbn.'' Ct¿m_v 31 : 13 þ 23
""kqcy³ {]Im-in-¡ p-¶tXm; N{µ³ tim`-tbmsS
Kan-¡ p-¶-tXm I­n«v Fsâ lrZbw KqV-ambn
hio-I-cn-¡ -s¸-Sp-Ibpw'' Ct¿m_v 31 : 26 þ 27
CsXm¶pw I­v Fsâ I®v hio-I-cn-¡ -s¸-«n-«n-Ã.
{]Ir-Xnbnse taml-\-Zr-iy-§ -fnte¡ v Fsâ a\Êv
BIÀjn-¡ -s¸-«n-«n-Ã. ]m]-¯n-te¡ v Rm³ hio-I-cn-¡ -s¸-
«n-«n-Ã.
""Fsâ sshcn-bpsS \mi-¯n-¦Â Rm³ kt´m-
jn-¡ tbm, Ahsâ A\À°-¯n-¦Â Rm³ \nK-
fn-¡ tbm sNbvXp F¦n þ Ahsâ {]mW-\miw
CÑn¨p Rm³ im]w sNmÃn ]m]w sNbvhm³
Fsâ hmsb Hcn-¡ epw k½-Xn-¨n-«n-Ã.''
Ct¿m_v 31 : 29 þ 30
Rm³ i]n-¨n-«n-Ã. Fs¶ t{Zmln-¨-hÀ, Fsâ
i{Xp-¡ Ä ]ecpw D­v. F¶m AhÀ¡ p t{Zmlw hcp-
hm³ Rm³ B{K-ln-¨n-Ã.
""Ahsâ tai-bv¡ Â amwkw Xn¶p Xr]vXnhcm-
¯-hÀ BÀ F¶n-§ s\ Fsâ IqSm-c-¯nse
Bfp-IÄ ]d-ª n-sÃ-¦n þ ]c-tZin sXcp-ho-Yn-
82

bn cm¸mÀt¡ ­n h¶n-«nÃ; hgn-t]m-¡ \p


Rm³ Fsâ hmXn Xp-d-¶p-sIm-Sp¯p.''
Ct¿m_v 31 : 31 -þ 32
Fsâ tai-bn-¦Â At\-IÀ¡ v Xr]vXn hcp-¯n-bn-
«p-­v. At\-IÀ¡ v Rm³ Blmcw sImSp-¯n-«p-­v. ]c-tZ-
insb Rm³ kzoI-cn-¨n-«p-­v. FÃm-h-scbpw Rm³ AXn-Yn-
I-fmbn I­v k¡ -cn-¨n-«p-­v.
""Rm³ BZm-an-s\-t¸mse Fsâ ewL-\w- -aqSn
Fsâ AIrXyw amÀÆn-S¯p ad-¨p-sh-s¨-¦nÂ''
Ct¿m_v 31 : 33
BZm-an-s\-t¸mse Fsâ ewL-\w- Rm³ -aqSn h¨n-
«n-Ã. Fsâ AIrXyw Rm³ ad-¨p-sh-¨n-«n-Ã. Rm³ \nÀt±m-
jn-bm-bn, \njv-¡ -f-¦-\mbn Pohn-¨n-t«-bp-Åp. Ct¿m_v
kzbw \oXo-I-cn¨v kwkm-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.
Ct¿m_v XpSÀ¶p ]d-bp-¶-sXÃmw "Fsâ Pohn-X-
¯n sXäp-IÄ kw`-hn-¨nÃ' F¶m-Wv.
""Fsâ \new Fsâ t\sc \ne-hn-fn-¡ tbm
AXnsâ Dg-¨m-ep-IÄ H¶n¨p Ic-Itbm sNbvXp-
sh-¦nÂ, hne sImSp-¡ msX Rm³ AXnsâ
hnfhp Xn¶p-Itbm AXnsâ DS-a-¡ m-cpsS
{]mW³ t]mIph - m³ kwKX- nb
- m¡
- pI
- tbm sNbvXp-
sh-¦n tImX-¼n¶p ]Icw Imc-ap-ffpw bh-
¯n\p ]Icw Ifbpw apf¨p hfcs«''.
Ct¿m_v 31 : 38 þ 40
Ct¿m_v Ah-Im-i-hmZt¯msS ]d-bp-I-bmWv.
kzb\oXo-IcWt¯msS ]d-bp-I-bmWv. Fsâ \new
Fsâ t\sc \ne-hn-fn-¡ m³ Rm³ CS-h-cp-¯n-bn-«n-Ã.
Fsâ \ne¯v A\ym-b-sam¶pw \S-¶n-«n-Ã. A\oXn Rm³
sNbvXn-«n-Ã.-
Fsâ Pohn-X-¯n sXsäm¶pw kw`-hn-¨n-«n-Ã.
Fsâ Irjn-bn-S-§ -fn Hcn-S¯pw A\o-Xntbm A\ym-
btam sN¿p-hm³ F\n¡ v CS-h-¶n-«n-Ã. hne sImSp-¡ msX
83

H¶pw Rm³ kz´am-¡ n-bn-«n-Ã. FÃmw \oXnbpw \ymb-hp-


ambn am{Xta Rm³ sNbvXn-«p-f-fp.
Ct¿m_v kzbw \oXo-I-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Gähpw
henb A_-²-am-W-Xv. Gähpw henb sXämWv Ct¿m-_n\v
kw`-hn-¨-Xv. kzb \oXo-I-cWw Self justification - self
righteousness.
Ct¿m-_nsâ Pohn-X-s¯- Ibv¸p-ä-Xm-¡ n-bXv
kz´-amb \oXo-I-c-WamWv.
kzbw-\o-Xo-I-cn-¡ msX Ffn-a-s¸-Sm³ km[n-¡ p-
¶XmWv Hcp a\p-jy\v e`n-¡ m-hp¶ Gähpw henb `mKyw.
F\n¡ v \ymbw ]d-bm³ H¶p-anà IÀ¯m-th. Hcn-
S¯pw Rm³ \oXn-am³ BsW¶p ]d-bm³ F\n¡ v hI-bn-
Ã. Rm³ ]m]n, Rm³ Gähpw alm-]m-]n F¶-Xm-bn-cn-
¡ s«\½psS Nn´.
]co-i-sâbpw Np¦-¡ m-c-sâbpw D]a \½psS
IÀ¯mhv ]d-bp-¶Xv eqt¡ m-knsâ kphn-tijw 18þmw
A²ym-b-¯n ImWmw.
""X§ Ä \oXn-am-·mÀ F¶v Dd¨p aäp-f-f-hsc [n¡ -
cn-¡ p¶ Nnesc¡ pdn¨v Ah³ Hcp D]a ]d-ª -
sX-s´-¶mÂ: c­p a\p-jyÀ {]mÀ°n-¸m³
ssZhm-e-b-¯n t]mbn; Hcp-¯³ ]co-i³, aä-
h³ Np¦-¡ m-c³. ]co-i³ \n¶p-sIm­p Xt¶m-Sp-
Xs¶: ssZh-ta, ]nSn-¨p-]-dn-¡ mÀ, \oXn sI«-hÀ,
hy`n-Nm-cn-IÄ apX-emb tijw a\p-jy-sc-t¸m-
setbm Cu Np¦-¡ m-c-s\-t¸m-setbm Rm³ AÃm-
bvI-bm \ns¶ hmgv¯p-¶p.''
eqt¡ mkv 18 : 9 þ 11
Ah³ ]d-ª Xv icn-bm-Wv. Ah³ hy`n-Nmcw
sNbvXn-«n-Ã. Ah³ ]nSn¨p]dn-¡ m³ t]mbn-«n-Ã. Ah³
\oXn-sI-«-h-sct¸mse Pohn-¨n-«n-Ã. Cu Np¦-¡ m-c-s\
t¸mse A\ym-b-ambn k¼m-Zn-¨n-«n-Ã. {Zhym-{Klnbmbn- Po-
hn-¨n-«n-Ã. Ah³ kzbw \oXo-I-cn-¨p-sIm­v ssZhs¯
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hnfn-¡ p-I-bmWv þ ssZ-h-ta, ]nSn-¨p-]-dn-¡ mÀ, hy`n-Nm-cn-


IÄ, \oXn-sI-«-hÀ apX-emb tijw a\p-jysct¸mse
Rm³ AÃ-tÃm? Cu \n¡ p¶ Np¦-¡ m-c-s\-t¸m-sebpw
AÃ-tÃm. Rm³ \ns¶ hmgv¯p-¶p.
""BgvN-bn c­p-h«w D]-h-kn-¡ p-¶p; t\Sp-¶-Xn-
sem-s¡ bpw ]Xmcw sImSp¯p hcp¶p F¶n-
§ s\ {]mÀ°n¨p''. eqt¡ mkv 18 : 12
Ah³ ]d-ª Xv icn-bm-Wv. BgvN-bn c­p-h«w
D]-h-kn-¡ p-¶p-­v.- t\Sp-¶-Xn-sem-s¡ bpw ]Xmcw sImSp-
¡ p-¶p. Ah³ \oXnsI«-h-\-Ã, Ah³ \ymb-ambn Pohn-
¡ p-¶-h-\m-Wv. Ah³ {]mÀ°n-¡ p-¶h-\mWv. Ahsâ
{]mÀ°-\-bn kvXpXnbpw kvtXm{Xhpw FÃm-ap-­v.
F¶m Ah\v \oXo-I-cWw In«n-bn-Ã. Ah³ ]d-
bp-¶-sXÃmw kXy-am-sW-¦nepw Ah³ kzbw \oXo-I-cn-
¨mWv kwkm-cn-¡ p-¶-Xv.
Ah\v Ahsâ Ipäw H¶pw ]d-bm-\n-Ã. Ahsâ
]m]w H¶pw Gäp ]d-bm-\n-Ã. Ah\v kzbw \oXn-am-\m-bn«p
tXm¶p-I-bm-Wv. C¶v At\-I-a-t\Iw Bfp-Ifpw CXp-
t]mse ]co-i³am-cmbn Ign-bp-¶p. ]co-i-a-t\m-`m-h-
t¯msS Ign-bp-¶p. "Rm³ \oXn-am³' F¶p [cn¨p Ign-
bp¶p.
{]mÀ°-\-I-sfÃmw apdbv¡ p sNmÃp-¶p-­v. ZoÀL-
t\cw {]mÀ°n-¡ p-¶p-­v. Ip-¼n«p \a-kv¡ -cn-¡ p-¶p-­v.
\a-kv¡ m-c-§ Ä apdbv¡ p \S-¡ p-¶p-­v. Bcm-[-\-IÄ
apdbv¡ p \S-¡ p-¶p-­v.
F¶m lrZbw AXn-\-I¯nÃ. ImcpWyw C¶v
ad-¶p-t]m-bn. \ymb-am-bXv ad-¶p-t]m-bn. \ymbhpw ssZh-
kvt\-lhpw hn«p-I-f-ª p.""Xpf-kn, NX-Ip-¸, PocIw F¶n-
h-bn ]Xmcw sImSp-¡ p-¶p, \ymbhpw ssZh-kvt\-lhpw
hn«pI-f-bp¶p'' F¶v IÀ¯mhv ]co-i³amsc t\m¡ n ]d-
ª p.
F¶m Np¦-¡ m-c³ F§ s\bmWv {]mÀ°n-¨Xv?
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""Np¦-¡ m-ct\m Zqc¯p\n¶p-sIm­p kzÀ¤-


t¯¡ p t\m¡ p-hm³t]mepw Xp\n-bmsX amd-¯-
Sn¨p: ssZhta, ]m]n-bmb Ft¶mSp Icp-W-bp-
­m-tIWta F¶p ]d-ª p. Ah³ \oXo-I-cn-¡ -
s¸«-h-\mbn ho«n-te¡ p t]mbn.''
eqt¡ mkv 18 : 13,- 14
Ah\v \oXo-I-cWw In«n. Ahsâ ]m]w £ an-¨p-
sIm-Sp-¯p. Ah\h-Imiw H¶pw ]d-bm\n-Ã. Self
righteousness CÃ. Self justification CÃ. Ah³ \ymb
sam¶pw ]d-bp¶n-Ã.
Nn´n¡ q: \n§ -fpsS at\m-`mhw F§ -s\-bmWv?
C¶v At\Iw hnizm-kn-IÄ, At\Iw {InkvXym\n-IÄ
Nne NS-§ p-I-fn Xr]vXn-s¸-«n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Nne-sXÃmw
Rm³ BN-cn-¨-tÃm, Nne NS-§ p-IÄ BN-cn-¨tÃm, Nne
A\p-jvTm-\-§ Ä D­-tÃm, Nne IÀ½]cn]m-Sn-IÄ D­-
tÃm, Ft¶mÀ¯v AXn-seÃmw Xr]vXn-s¸-«n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.
Ct¿m-_n\p ]änb Hcp henb A]-ISw Self
righteousness Bbn-cp-¶p. kzbw- \o-Xo-I-cWw Bbn-cp-¶p.
Ct¿m_v ]d-ª -sXÃmw icn-bm-Wv. icn-bm-sW-
¦nepw, Ah\v kz´w ]m]w Gäp-]-d-bm-s\m¶pw D­m-bn-cp-
¶n-Ã. F{X \oXn-am-\m-bmepw Bg-§ -fn-te-¡ m-g-§ -fn-te¡ v
t\m¡ p-t¼mÄ ]m]-§ -tf-bp-Åq. F{X \oXnams\¶v
kzbw tXm¶n-bmepw Pohn-X-¯nsâ AI-¯-f-§ -fn-te-¡ p-
äp-t\m-¡ p-t¼mÄ AhnsS ]m]w am{XtabpÅq.
Ft¸m-sgÃmw ]m]-t_m[w hcp-¶pthm At¸m-
sgÃmw ssZh-¯nsâ A\p-{Klw \ap¡ p e`n-¡ p-¶p.
Hcp at\m-l-c-amb IYbp­v:
Hcp cmPmhv D­m-bn-cp¶p. cmPmhv CSbv¡ v Pbn-
ense XS-hp-]p-f-fn-Isf kµÀin-¡ m-dp-­v. Hcp Znhkw
cmPmhv sN¶v XS-hp-]p-f-fn-Isf I­p. Hmtcm-cp-¯-tcmSpw
tNmZn¨p:
\o F´p sXäp sNbvXn-«mWv XS-hp-]p-f-fn-bm-bXv?
86

Ah³ ]dª p: "Rm³ Hcp sXäpw sNbvXn-«-Ã.


\nc-]-cm-[n-bmb Fs¶ ChnsS Pbn-en-em¡ n'. Hmtcm-cp-¯-
tcmSpw C§ s\ tNmZn-¨p-tNm-Zn¨p hcn-I-bm-Wv. FÃm-h-cp-
sSbpw D¯cw Rm³ \nc-]-cm[n F¶mWv. Ah-km\w
HcmÄ ]dª p
s]m¶pXncp-ta\o, Rm³ Hcp henb ]mXIw
sNbvX-Xm-Wv. Rm³ ChnsS htc-­-Xm-Wv. Rm³ \ymb-
am-bn«v in£ A\p-`-hn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. F\n¡ p sXäp ]än-t¸m-
bn F¶v Ah³ hn\-b-]qÀÆw ]d-ª p.
cmPmhv FÃm-h-tcbpw hnfn¨v Hcp lmfn-te¡ v
sIm­p-h-¶p. AhnsS FÃm-hÀ¡ pw ImWm³ ]äp¶ Hcp
Øe¯v FÃm-h-scbpw tNÀ¯p \nÀ¯n. F¶n«v]dª p:
ChnsS Rm³ Hmtcm-cp-¯-tcmSpw kwkm-cn¨p. kwkm-cn-¨-
t¸mÄ FÃm-hcpw \nc-]-cm-[n-IÄ BsW¶p a\-Ên-em-bn.
HcmÄ am{Xta Ipä-hmfn Bbn-«p-Åq.
AbmÄ Ipäw Gäp-]-dª p. AXp-sIm­v C{Xbpw
\nc-]-cm-[n-I-fpsS Iq«-¯n Hcp Ipä-hmfn InS¡ p¶Xv
icn-bà F¶v F\n¡ p tXm¶p-¶p. Cu Ipä-hm-fnsb Rm³
Pbn-en \n¶v Cd-¡ n-hn-Sp-I-bm-Wv. Ipä-hm-fnbmb Hcp a\p-
jy³ C{Xbpw \oXn-am³am-cpsS IqsS InS-¡ p-¶Xp icn-
bà F¶p-f-f-Xp-sIm­v Ipä-hm-fnsb Rm³ tamNn-¸n-¡ p-I-
bmWv.'
Pohn-X-¯n F\n¡ v Ipäw D­vv F¶p k½-
Xn¨m \oXo-I-cWw In«pw. Ct¿m-_n\v ]änb A_²w
Ah³ Ipä-hm-fn-bm-sW¶v k½-Xn-¨n-Ã.
The bitterness of self justification. The bitterness of self
righteousness.
kzb-\o-Xo-I-c-W-¯nsâ BÔy-amWv Ah\v h¶-
Xv. kzb\oXo-I-c-W-¯n-sâ- I-bv¸mWv Ah\v h¶-Xv.
ktlm-Z-c-§ -tf, \n§ Ä¡ v kzbw \oXo-I-cn-¡ msX {Iqin-
te¡ p t\m¡ mtam? At¸mÄ \½psS ]m]w \ap¡ p a\-Ên-
em-Ipw. \ap¡ v Ffn-a-s¸-Sm³ km[n-¡ pw. {Iqinse
87

kvt\ls¯ I­m Rm³ ]m]n-bm-sW¶p a\-Ên-em-Ipw.


{Iqinte¡ v Ct¸mÄ \n§ Ä¡ -p t\m¡ mtam? Ct¸mÄ
\n§ Ä¡ v {Iqinse kvt\ls¯ ImWmtam?
B kvt\lw ImWp-t¼mÄ \mw ]dª p t]mIpw:
IÀ¯m-th, Rm³ ]m]n-bmb a\p-jy³. Fsâ ]m]-saÃmw
\nsâ-ta \o hln-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p. Fsâ AIr-Xy-saÃmw \o
Npa-¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p. Fsâ ]m]w \o G-än-cn-¡ p-¶p.
\mYm, Rm³ Fs¶-¯s¶ hn\-b-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶p.
Fsâ sXäp-IÄ Rm³ Gäp-]-d-bp-¶p. IÀ¯m-th, Rm³
]m-]-ap-ff a\p-jy³. Rm³ alm-]m-]n-bmb a\p-jy³.
Ft¶mSv IcpW tXm¶-W-ta. Fsâta Xr¡ cw
hbv¡ -W-ta. Xncp-c-à-¯m Fs¶ Igp-I-W-ta. \o
\oXoIcWw - XcmsX F\n¡ p kzb-\oXn CÃ. IÀ¯m-th,
\oXn-sI-«-h-\mb Fs¶ \nsâ cà-¯m \o \oXn-am³
F¶p hn[n-¡ msX F\n¡ p \oXo-I-cWw e`n-¡ p-I-bnÃ.
Fs¶ c£ n-¡ -W-ta. Fs¶ kzoI-cn-¡ - -W-ta.
Fs¶ Igp-I-W-ta. Fs¶ shSn-¸m-¡ -W-ta. Fs¶ hnip-
²o-I-cn-¡ -W-ta. Fs¶ \oXo-I-cn-¡ -W-ta. kaÀ¸n-¡ p-hn³.
\oXo-I-cWw {]m]n-¸n³. hnip²n {]m]n-¸n³. {InkvXp-
hnsâ cà-¯m-ep-ff Igp-IÂ {]m]n¨v A\p-{Klw
{]m]n¸n³.
Ggv
Ibvt¸dnb A\p`h§ fneqsS IS¶p t]mIp¶
Hmtcmcp¯cpw Ct¿m_nsâ ]pkvXIw hmbn¡ pt¼mÄ
{Kln¡ pw Ib¸ v n\v ia\ap­v F¶.v Ib¸
v v a[pcambn¯ocpw.
a[pcXcamb Hcp `mhn \s½ {]Xo£ n¨p \n¡ p¶p­v.
Ct¿m_nsâ ]pkX v Iw Ibtv¸dnb A\p`h§
fneqsS IS¶pt]mb Hcp ssZh`àsâ A\p`h
]c¼cIfmWv. bmX\Itfäv a\Êpeª pt]mb Hcp ssZh
Zmksâ PohnX¯n h¶ ZpcnX§ fpw thZ\Ifpw
bmX\Ifpw sISpXnIfpw \·bnte¡ v cq]m´cs¸Sp¶
Xns\¡ pdn¨v XncphN\w ]dbpIbmWv.
""F¶m ssZhs¯ kv t \ln¡ p¶hÀ¡ p,
\nÀ®b{]Imcw hnfn¡ s¸«hÀ¡ p Xt¶,
kIehpw \·bv¡ mbn IqSn hym]cn¡ p¶p
F¶p \mw Adnbp¶p.'' tdmaÀ 8 :28
\mw ssZhs¯ kvt\ln¡ p¶psh¦n FÃmw
\·bv¡ mbn¯ocpw! bmX\IÄ \·bv¡ mbn¯ocpw!
I®p\oÀ \·bv¡ mbn¯ocpw! Ic¨n \·bv¡ mbn¯o
cpw! ZpcnX§ Ä \·bv¡ mbn¯ocpw! \½psS PohnX¯nÂ
hcp¶Xmb sISpXnIÄt]mepw \·bv¡ mbn¯ocpw!!
ssZhw FÃmw \·bv¡ m¡ n¯oÀ¯p Xcpw!
All things work together for good for those who love God.
ssZhs¯ kvt\ln¡ p¶hÀ¡ v FÃmw \·bv¡ m
bn¯ocpw.
\nÀ®b{]Imcw \mw FÃmw hnfn¡ s¸«hcmWv.
89

]t£ \mw ssZhs¯ kvt\ln¡ p¶pt­m? ssZhs¯


kvt\ln¡ p¶ps­¦n ssZhw AsXÃmw \·bv¡ m¡ n
cq]m´cs¸Sp¯n¯cpw.
Bitterness departed - þ Ibv¸v amdn-t¸mbn.
Bitterness changed to sweetness. Ibv¸v am[pcyambn
amdn.
F§ s\ amdn?
Ct¿m_n\v \ymboIcWw D­mbncp¶p. kzb
\oXoIcWw D­mbncp¶p. Ct¿m_n\v Xsâ sXäpIÄ
Xncn¨dnbm³ Ignª nÃ.
Xsâ at\m`mh¯nepw Nn´mKXnbnepapÅ
kzb\ymboIcW¯nsâ `bm\IXzw {Kln¡ m³
Ignª nÃ.
Ct¿m_nsâ {]hr¯nbn ]m]w hcp¶nÃ.
a\Êdnª v Hcp ]m]w hcp¶nÃ. F¶mÂ, Xsâ kz`mh
¯n ]m]w D­v F¶Xmb kXyw Ct¿m_n\v {Kln
¡ m³ Ignª nÃ.
\nXy-\mb ssZhw Ct¿m_nt\mSv kwkmcn¨p.
Ct¿m_v ssZht¯mSv hmZn¨psIm­ncp¶t¸mÄ
`b¦camb Hcp i_vZw tIÄ¡ p¶p. F´mWnXv?
Ct¿m_v ImtXmÀ¯p.
Npgen¡ mäv hoin hcnIbmW.v Ignª Znhkw Xsâ
a¡ fpsS ta hoinbXpt]msebpÅ Npgen¡ mämtWm
hcp¶X?v sImSp¦mänsâ i_Zvw. `b¦camb ko¡ mcw.
Ct¿m_v ssI¿nepÅ B Hm«n³ IjWw
apdpsI ]nSn¨p, Imä¯v ]d¶pt]mImXncn¡ m³. Ct¿m_v
AXpsIm­v Npc­ns¡ m­ncn¡ pIbmbncp¶tÃm.
icoc¯n h¶ {hW§ fpsS CSbnepÅ
sNmdn¨n Hm«p-I-jWw sIm­v Npc­n amäm³ {ian¨p
sIm­ncn¡ pIbmbncp¶tÃm.
90

Ct¿m_n\v Ct¸mÄ BsI kz¯v B Hm«n³


IjWw am{Xw. asäÃmw t]mbn! `mcy hn«pt]mbn!
kvt\lnX·mÀ Ipäw ]dª p! Bcpanà IqsS! Xm§ m³
BcpanÃ! the¡ mÀ amdnt¸mbn! tPmen¡ mÀ hn«pt]mbn!
]ecpw ]cnlkn¡ p¶p.
Ct¿m_nsâ IjvSXbn Xm§ m\pw XWembn
\n¡ m\pw BcpanÃ. Ct¿m_v A§ s\ GImInbmbn
Ccn¡ pt¼mgmWv Cu Npgen¡ mäv hoinbXv. Ct¿m_v
]s¿ sImSp¦män\p t\sc t\m¡ n ]p© ncn¨p.
C\n F\n¡ v F´mWv t]mIm\pÅXv? sImSp¦mäp
hoinbm F´mWv \jvSw? \jvSs¸Sm\pÅsXÃmw \jvS-
s¸«ntÃ?
Fsâ a¡ Ä t]mbn. Fsâ kz¯p t]mbn.
I¶pImenIÄ t]mbn. BSpamSpIÄ t]mbn. H«I§ Ä
t]mbn. IgpXIÄ t]mbn. FtâsXÃmw A]lcn¨psIm­p
t]mbtÃm! BsI D­mbncp¶ icoc¯nsâ BtcmKyhpw
t]mbn. `mcybpw t]mbn. C\n F´mWv F\n¡ pÅXv? H¶pw
CÃtÃm!?
Ct¿m_v AÂ]w ]cnlmk¯nsâ `mht¯msS
Imäns\ t\m¡ n H¶v ]p© ncn¨p. F´p \jvSs¸Sm\mWv?
H¶pw t]mIm\nÃ. ssIbnepÅ Cu Hm«n³ IjWw
t]mIcpXv. Imäphoinbmepw CXv t]mIcpXv. ImcWw
tZl¯v Npc­WatÃm. ico- c - ¯ nse sNmdn¨nÂ
amäWatÃm.
At¸mgmWv, B sImSp¦män¡ qsS Hcp i_vZw:
""A\´cw btlmh Npgen¡ män \n¶p Ct¿m_n
t\mSp D¯cw Acpfns¨bX v sXs´¶mÂ.''
Ct¿m_v 38 : 1
ssZh¯nsâ hN\w hcp¶p. ssZh¯nsâ i_vZw
hcp¶p. ssZh¯nsâ kzcw hcp¶p. ssZhnIi_vZw
Dbcp¶p. Ct¿m_nt\mSv btlmh Npgen¡ män D¯cw
91

]dª p. kzbw \oXoIcn¨psIm­p \n¶ Ct¿m_nt\mSv


ssZhw kwkmcn¡ pIbmWv.
GIm´XbpsS `oIcXbn heª p \n¡ p¶
Ct¿m_nt\mSv kzÀ¤¯nse ssZhw kwkmcn¡ pIbmWv.
""AdnhnÃm¯ hm¡ pIfm BtemN\sb
Ccpfm¡ pt¶mcnh\mÀ? \o ]pcpjs\t¸mse
Acapdp¡ ns¡ mÄI; Rm³ \nt¶mSp tNmZn¡ pw;
Ft¶mSp D¯cw ]dI. Rm³ `qan¡ p ASn
Øm\an«t¸mÄ \o FhnsSbmbncp¶p? \n\¡ p
hnthIaps­¦n {]kv X mhn¡ . AXnsâ
Afhp \nban¨h³ BÀ? \o Adnbp¶pthm?
AÃ, AXn\v Afhp\q ]nSn¨h\mÀ?''
Ct¿m_v 38 : 2- þ 5
\o BcmWv? BtemN\sb Cf¡ p¶ \o
BcmWv ? AdnhnÃm¯ hm¡ pIÄ! hnhcw sI«
hm¡ pIÄ! \o F´dnª n«mWv Cu ]dbp¶Xv? Hcp
]pcpjs\t¸mse Acapdp¡ n \n¡ v. \o Ft¶mSv D¯cw
]dbpI. \n\¡ v Fs´¦nepw D¯cw Ds­¦n ]dbpI.
Rm³ \nt¶mSv tNmZn¡ m³ t]mhpIbmWv.
Rm³ `qan¡ v ASnØm\w C«t¸mÄ \o FhnsS
Bbncp¶p?
Cu `qanbpsS Afhv \nÀ½n¨Xv BcmWv? \n\¡ p
hÃXpw Adnbmtam? Cu `qan¡ v Afhp\q ]nSn¨h³
BcmWv? \n\¡ dnbmtam? `qan¡ v aqe¡ Ãv C«h³
BcmWv? Cu `qanbpsS DdhpIfn \n¶v kap{Zw NmSn
]pds¸«t¸mÄ AXn\v AXnÀ h¨h³ BcmWv?
ssZhw Ct¿m_nt\mSv Hmtcmt¶mtcm¶v C§ s\
tNmZn¡ pIbmWv. \n\¡ v Úm\aps­¦n ]dbq.
hnthIaps­¦n D¯cw ]dbq.
Ct¿m_v A¼c¶p t]mbn. Fs´Ãmw
A_²§ fmWv ]dª pt]mbXv?!
92

\Zolb§ fpsS Imcyw ]dbp¶p. ISense


IpXncIfpsS Imcyw ]dbp¶p. ISenepÅ enhymYmsâ
Imcyw ]dbp¶p. \£ {X§ fpsS Imcyw ]dbp¶p. aIbncw
\£ {Xs¯¡ pdn¨p ]dbp¶p. hnhn[ \£ {X§ fpsSbpw
{Kl§ fpsSbpw \neIÄ ]dbp¶p.
""AXn\v Ct¿m_v btlmhtbmSp D¯cw
]dª Xp: Rm³ \nÊmc\tÃm, Rm³ \nt¶mSp
F´p¯cw ]dtb­p?}Rm³ ssIsIm­p hmbn
s]m¯ns¡ mÅp¶p. Hcp h«w Rm³ kwkmcn¨p:
C\n D¯cw ]dIbnÃ. c­ph«w Rm³ DcsNbvXp;
C\n an­pIbnÃ.'' Ct¿m_v 40 : 3 þ 5
Ct¿m_v Ffnas¸«p. Ibv¸v amdm³ XpS§ pI
bmWv. FhnsS Ffna hcpt¶m, AhnsS Ibv¸v amdpw. FhnsS
Ipät_m[w hcpt¶m AhnsS Ibv¸v amdpw. FhnsS
ssZhs¯ Xncn¨dnbp¶pthm, AhnsS Ibv¸v amdpw.
\nXy\mb ssZhs¯, BImitKmf§ sf sa\ª
hs\, {Kl§ sfbpw D]{Kl§ sfbpw \nÀ½n¨hs\ þ
Ahs\ Xncn¨dnbpt¼mÄ Ib¸v v amdpw.
Cu {]IrXn F´mWv? \mw Cu ImWp¶ `qan
tIhew Hcp sNdnb {Klw am{Xw. Cu `qan DÄs¸«p
\n¡ p¶ Hcp kucbqYw (solar system) D­v. At\Iw
kucbqY§ Ä D­v! \£ {XcminIÄ! Hmtcm \£ {Xhpw
Hmtcm kqcy\mWv!
At\Iw \£ {X§ Ä! \£ {X§ fpsS Iq«§ Ä!
t\m¡ nbm t\ms¡ ¯m¯ A{X Dbc¯nepÅ
\£ {X§ Ä D­.v Hcp sk¡ ân 1,86,000 ssa shfn¨w
k© cn¨n«pw CXphscbpw `qanbn shfn¨w F¯nbn
«nÃm¯ A{X Zqsc ØnXnsN¿p¶ \£ {X§ Ä D­p
t]mepw! \ap¡ p a\ÊnemhpIbnÃ. \½psS _p²nbnÂ
HXp§ p¶XÃ.
Cu \nÊmc a\pjy\v hÃXpw a\ÊnemIptam?!
93

Hmtcm \£ {Xhpw Hmtcm kqcy\mWv. Hmtcm


kqcys\bpw Npän¸än {Kl§ Ä D­v. D]{Kl§ Ä D­v.
A§ s\ F®anÃm¯ -kucbqY§ Ä (solar systems) D­v.
F®anÃm¯ kucbqY§ Ä tNÀ¶ Hcp milky way.
F®anÃm¯ milky ways tNÀ¶v Hcp galaxy.
F®anÃm¯ galaxies D­v.
Bertrand Russell-sâ "The impact of science on
society' F¶ {KÙ-¯n Cu galaxiesþs\¡ pdn¨pw milky
ways-s\¡ pdn¨psams¡ bpÅ hnh-c-W-§ Ä hmbn-¡ p-
t¼mÄ \mw A¼c¶pt]mIpw. Bertrand Russell henb
XXzÚm\nbmWv. At±lw ]dª p. ""In this Godless
universe, we shall become Gods.'' ssZhanÃm¯ Cu
{]]© ¯n \msaÃmamWv ssZh§ Ä F¶v.
Cu {]]© clky§ sfÃmw Adnbm³ {ian¨,
XXzNn´bpsS Hu¶Xy¯nse¯nb Bertrand Russell\v
ssZhs¯ Is­¯m³ A¶v Ignª nÃ.
F¶m At±l¯nsâ t\m_ k½m\w
In«nb Hcp ]pkvXIap­v.
"The History of Western Philosophy' F¶ B
]pkvXI¯n At±lw Hcp ssZhhnizmknbmbn
¯ocp¶Xnsâ sNdnb kqN\IÄ \ap¡ v In«pw.
A\´XbnepÅ At\Iat\Iw {Kl§ fpw
D]{Kl§ fpw \£ {XPme§ fpw Bcp \nÀ½n¨p?
_p²nbnÃm¯ a\pjy³ ]dbpw; "ssZhs¯
ImWn¨p Xcq, Rm³ hnizkn¡ mw.' kvt\lnXm,
kzn¨nSpt¼mÄ sseäv sXfnbp¶Xv F´psIm­mWv?
CeIv{Snknän sIm­mWtÃm. F¶m CeIv{Snknän H¶p
ImWn¨pXcnI, Rm³ CeIv{Snknän I­m hniz-kn¡ mw
F¶p ]d-ª mtem?
CeIv{Snknän ImWm³ ]äptam? kvt\lnXm, \o
Pohn¡ p¶Xv {]mWhmbp izkn¨n«tÃ? HmIvknP³ H¶p
94

ImWn¨pXcq F¶p ]d-ª m HmIvknP³ ImWm³


]äptam?
ImWp¶Xp am{Xta \o hnizkn¡ q F¶p
]dª m \o almt`mj\mbncn¡ pw. ImWm¯Xmb
Fs´Ãmw Imcy§ fp­!v? kz´w I®pt]mepw ImWm³ a\p-
jy\v h¿. aäpÅhcpsS I®v ImWmw. ]t£ Fsâ I®v
F\n¡ v ImWWsa¦n Rm³ I®mSnbn t\m¡ Ww.
kz´w I®pt]mepw ImWm³ h¿m¯ a\pjy
\mWv ]dbp¶Xv, ssZhanà F¶v.
F¶m Ct¿m_v XfÀ¶p. IÀ¯mth, Rm³
GXms­ms¡ kwkmcn¨pt]mbn. Ft¶mSv £ an¡ Ww.
Rm³ ]m]nbmWv. Rm³ Fs´m-s¡ tbm AdnhnÃmsX
]dª pt]mbn. IÀ¯mth Ft¶mSp s]mdp¡ Ww.
Ct¿m_v ]dbpIbmWv:
""Rm³ \nÊmc\tÃm Rm³ \nt¶mSp F´p¯cw
]dtb­p? Rm³ ssIsIm­p hmbn s]m¯n
s¡ mÅp¶p. Hcp h«w Rm³ kwkmcn¨p; C\n
D¯cw ]dIbnÃ. c­p h«w Rm³ DcsNbvXp;
C\n an­pIbnÃ'' Ct¿m_v 40 : 4 þ -5
ssZhw ]ns¶bpw Ct¿m_nt\mSv Hmtcm¶v
tNmZn¡ pIbmWv. {]IrXnbnse At\Iw Imcy§ Ä!
almÚm\w! thZ]pkvXI¯nse almÚm\w!
\nXy\mb ssZhw! BZnbnÃm¯ ssZhw!
BZnbnÃm¯ BZnbpw A´anÃm¯ A´hpamb ssZhw!
\nXy]cnip²\mb ssZhw! \ntXym¶X§ fn hkn¡ p
¶h\mb ssZhw! BÀ¡ pw ImWm³ h¿m¯h\mb
ssZhw!
B ssZhw ko\mbv aeta Hcn¡  Cd§ nh¶p.
ssZhw ]dª p: P\s¯ \o Hcp¡ ns¡ mÅpI. P\w
D]hmkt¯mSpw {]mÀ°\tbmSpw IqSn thdn«ncp¶p
sImÅpI. Rm³ aeta Cd§ n hcnIbmW.v tXtPmab\mb
95

ssZhw ko\mbv aeta Cd§ nh¶p.


tamisb hnfn¨p. tamitb, \o Ibdn hcnI. Hcp
arKw t]mepw ASnhmc¯n taª p \S¡ cpXv. GsX-¦n-
epw arKw ]ÀÆX¯n\v ASnhmc¯n sXm«m arKs¯
IsÃdnª psImÃWw.
\nXy\mb ssZhw Cd§ n hcp¶ B tXtPmabamb
km¶n²y¯n arK§ Ä taª p \S¡ m³ CShccpX.v
ktv\lnXtc, \n§ Ä ssZh¯nsâ k¶n[nbn hcpt¼mÄ,
\n§ Ä {]mÀ°n¡ m³ IqSpt¼mÄ, \n§ Ä Bcm[\b¡ v p
IqSpt¼mÄ, \n§ Ä ssZh¯nsâ hN\w tI«psIm­ncn
¡ pt¼mÄ Hcp arKw \n§ fpsS a\Ên¡ qSn taª p
\S¡ cpX.v arKob Nn´IÄ¡ v \n§ Ä hiwhZcmIcpX.v
arKobhnNmc§ Ä, arKobhnImc§ Ä \n§ Ä¡ p
hccpXv . arKobNn´IÄ taª p\S¡ m³ \n§ Ä
k½Xn¡ cpXv.
ImcWw, btlmhbmb ssZhw Cd§ nhcp¶
kabamWv. \nXy\mb ssZhw Cd§ n hcpt¼mÄ
]ÀÆX¯n\p apIfn ssZhtXPÊv Cd§ pIbmWv.
tami Ibdns¨¶p. \mev]Xp Znhkw tami
ssZht¯mSpIqsS Ccp¶p. ]ns¶ Cd§ n h¶t¸mÄ
BfpIÄ HmSnt¸mhpIbmWv. tamibpsS apJt¯bv¡ p
t\m¡ m³ ]äp¶nÃ. tXPÊv!!
\nXy\mb ssZh¯nsâ k¶n[nbn Ccp¶t¸mÄ
tamibpsS Xz¡ v {]Imin¨p. ssZhk¶n[nbn Ccp¶v
tXPÊpw ssZh¯nsâ Iev]\Ifpw {]m]n¨v tami Cd§ n
h¶p.
tamibv¡ v aqSp]Sw C«pthWw ]ns¶ a\pjycpsS
ap³]n \n¡ m³. P\¯nsâ ap³]n \n¡ m³
tami aqSp]Sw C«vBkIew aqSns¡ m­p \n¶p.
kvt\ln-Xm, Cu ssZhw BcmWv? ssZhs¯
\n\¡ p ]cnNbapt­m?
96

Cu ssZhw Fsâ \mY\pw hos­Sp¸pImc\p


amWv. Cu ssZhw Fsâ kz´hpw, Rm³ Ahsâ
kz´hpamWv F¶v ]d-bm³ \n\¡ v {]mKÛyw Dt­m? }
Rm³ A¸-\n-Ãm¯ aI-\mWv, F¶m Cu
ssZhw Fsâ A¸\mWv. Rm³ `À¯mhnÃm¯hfmWv.
F¶m Cu ssZhw Fsâ \mY\mWv. Rm³ Btcmcp
anÃm¯h\mWv. F¶m Cu ssZhw Fsâ \mY\pw
Fsâ c£ I\pw Fsâ IÀ¯mhpamWv.
Rm³ hgnsXänt¸mbhfmWv F¶m Cu ssZhw
Fs¶ t\Àhgn¡ p sIm­ph¶h\mWv.
Cu ssZhw kvt\lamWv. Cu \nXy\mb ssZhw
IcpWbmWv. Cu ssZhw Ir]bmWv. Cu ssZhw
hmÕeyamWv. Cu ssZhw Fsâ kz´amWv. Ah³ Fsâ
{]mÀ°\ tIÄ¡ p¶h\mWv. Ah³ Fsâ I®p\oÀ
am\n¡ p¶h\mWv.
Ah³ Fsâ XeapSn\mcpIÄ t]mepw F®nbncn
¡ p¶h\mWv. F\n¡ dnª pIqSm F¶m Ah\dnbmw,
Fsâ XeapSn\mcpIÄ F{Xsb¶v. Hsc®w t]mepw
Ah³ AdnbmsX sImgnª p hogpIbnÃ.
\nXy\mb ssZhs¯ F§ s\ ImWpw? ""lrZb
ip²nbpÅhÀ `mKyhm·mÀ. AhÀ ssZhs¯ ImWpw.''
lrZbw ip²amIs«. a\Êv ip²amIs«. C¶v \n§ Ä CXv
hmbn¨psIm­ncn¡ pt¼mÄ, IÀ¯mth, Fsâ lrZbs¯
ip²oIcn¡ Wta. Fsâ lrZbs¯ cq]m´cs¸Sp¯
Wta. F\ns¡ mcp ]cnhÀ¯\w XcWta F¶p
{]mÀ°n¡ q. tbiphnsâ Ir]bv¡ p th­n \n§ Ä
bmNn¡ q.
Ct¿m_v XIÀ¶p. Ct¿m_v Ffnas¸«p.
Ibvs¸Ãmw amdm³ t]mhpIbmWv. Fs´mcp `mKyw!
Ibvt¸dnb PohnXw! \mfpIfmbn Icª pXfÀ¶pt]mb
PohnXw! amdm³ t]mhpIbmWv.
97

""AXn¶p Ct¿m_v btlmhtbmSp D¯cw


]dª Xp: \n\¡ p kIehpw Ignbpsa¶pw
\nsâ Dt±isam¶pw Akm²yasöpw Rm³
Adnbp¶p.'' Ct¿m_v 42 : 1
"I know that you can do anything and that no one can
stop you. You ask who it is so foolishly denied your
providence It is I.'' Job 42 : 1 - 2
BcmWv \nsâ alXzs¯ XpÑoIcn¨Xv ?
IÀ¯mth, AXp Rm³ BWv.
"I was talking about things I know nothing about and
didnot understand.'' Job 42 : 2
F\n¡ v H¶pw Adnbm³ h¿m¯ Imcyw Rm³
]dª psIm­ncn¡ pIbmbncp¶p. a\ÊnemIm¯ Imcy
§ Ä Rm³ ]dª pt]mbn.
"Things far wonderful for me! You said, Listen, and I will
speak. Let me put the questions to you. See if you can
answer them. But now I say I had heard about you
before but now I have seen you. And I loathe myself
and repent in dust and ashes.'' Job 42 : 3 - 6
F\n¡ v AXy´w AÛpXtadnb Imcy§ Ä,
F\n¡ v H«pw Adnbm¯ Imcy§ Ä, FÃmw Adnbp¶hs\
t¸mse Rm³ kwkmcn¨pt]mbn. \o {i²n¡ q, Rm³
\nt¶mSp kwkmcn¡ mw F¶p \o ]dª p. Rm³ \n\¡ p
Nne tNmZy§ Ä Xcmw F¶p \o ]dª p. \n\¡ v AXn\p
adp]Sn ]dbm³ ]äptam F¶v \o H¶p ]co£ n¨pt\m¡ q
F¶v \o ]dª p.
Ct¸mÄ Rm³ ]dbp¶p. \ns¶¡ pdn¨v Hcp
tI«ptIÄhn am{Xta F\n¡ v D­mbncp¶pÅq.
IÀ¯mth, Rm³ hnNmcn¨Xpt]mse Rm³ \nt¶mSp
IqsSsbm¶pw \S¶h\Ã.
Ct¸mÄ Rm³ \ns¶ t\cn«v ImWp¶p.
98

IÀ¯mth, Fs¶¯s¶ shdp¯v Rm³ s]mSnbnepw


Nmc¯nepw InS¶v A\pX]n¡ p¶p. IÀ¯mth F\n¡ v
\ymbw ]dbm³ H¶panÃ.
Ct¿m_v icnbmb A\pXm]¯nte¡ p h¶p.
Bitterness of deep repentance. Bgtadnb A\pXm]
¯nte¡ p h¶p. Bgtadnb ]Ým¯m]¯nte¡ p h¶p.
Ibv¸v amdm³ t]mhpIbmWv. bmX\IÄ amdm³ t]mhpI
bmWv. \jvSs¸«sXÃmw XncnsI In«m³ t]mhpIbmWv.
kvt\lnXtc, \n§ Ä¡ v ]m]t_m[w hcpsa¦nÂ,
Ipät_m[w hcpsa¦n \jvSs¸«sXÃmw XncnsI In«pw.
\jvSku`mKy§ Ä aS¡ n¡ n«Wsa¦n Ct¸mÄ
\n§ Ä A\pXm]t¯msS hcphn³. \n§ Ä¡ p \ymbw
]dbm³ H¶panÃ. AhImiw ]dbm³ H¶panÃ. \oXn-I-
cWw H«p-an-Ã.
Fsâ ssZhta, Fsâ PohnX¯nse bmX\Ifpw
ZpcnX§ fpw tcmK§ fpw Fsâ IjvS¸mSpIfpw Fsâ
kzb\oXoIcW§ fpw Fsâ kzbklXm]§ fpw
FÃmsaÃmw Ibv¸mbn F¶n Ahtijn¨p. AsXÃmw hn«v
Ct¸mÄ Rm\nXm, s]mSnbnepw Nmc¯nepw InS¶v
A\pX]n¡ p¶p.
Fsâ ]m]w am{Xw Rm³ ImWp¶p. \ns¶
F\n¡ p ]cnNbw CÃmsX t]mbn. \ns¶ Rm³
Xncn¨dnbmsX t]mbn. AdnhnÃmsX Rm³ Fs´Ãmtam
]dª pt]mbn. Ft¶mSv £ an¡ Wta. IÀ¯mth F\n¡ p
am¸p XcWta. Ct¿m_v {]mÀ°n¨p. A\pXm]t¯msS
{]mÀ°n¨p.
At¸mÄ F´p­mbn?
""btlmh Ct¿m_nsâ apJs¯ BZcn¨p.''
Ct¿m_v 42 : 9
A\pXm]w h¶t¸mÄ, ]Ým¯m]w h¶t¸mÄ,
]m]s¯ HmÀ¯v Zp:Jn¨t¸mÄ Ct¿m_nsâ apJs¯
99

ssZhw BZcn¨p.
""Ct¿m_v Xsâ kvt\lnX·mÀ¡ p th­n
{]mÀ°n¨t¸mÄ btlmh Ahsâ ØnXn¡ p
t`Zw hcp¯n.'' Ct¿m_v 42 : 10
ssZhw Ahsâ ØnXnamän.
""kotbm\nÂ\n¶p bn{kmtbensâ c£ hs¶
¦nÂ. btlmh Xsâ P\¯nsâ ØnXn amäp
t¼mÄ bmt¡ m_v kt´mjn¡ bpw bn{kmtbÂ
B\µn¡ bpw sN¿pw.'' k¦oÀ¯\w 14 : 7
""kotbm\nÂ\n¶p bn{kmtbensâ c£ hs¶
¦nÂ! ssZhw Xsâ P\¯nsâ ØnXn amäp
t¼mÄ bmt¡ m_v kt´mjn¡ bpw bn{kmtbÂ
B\µn¡ bpw sN¿pw.'' k¦oÀ¯\w 53 : 6
btlmh Xsâ P\¯nsâ ØnXn amäpw! ØnXn
amäp¶ ssZhw! btlmh Ct¿m_nsâ ØnXn¡ p amäw
hcp¯n.
""btlmh Ahsâ ØnXn¡ p t`Zw hcp¯n.
aps¼ D­mbncp¶sXms¡ bpw btlmh Ct¿m
_n¶p Cc«nbmbn sImSp¯p.'' Ct¿m_v 42 : 10
]¯v a¡ Ä. Ggv B¬a¡ fpw aq¶v s]¬a¡ fpw
]ns¶bpw! Fs´mcÛpXw! FÃmw Cc«nbmbn sImSp¯p.
BZyw ]¯p a¡ Ä D­mbncp¶tÃm ]ns¶ Cc«n
BIp¶sX§ s\bmWv? acn¨pt]mb ]¯v a¡ fpw
kzÀ¤¯nep­v. Ct¸mÄ ho­pw ]¯p a¡ sf sImSp¯p.
Cc«nbmbn sImSp¯p.
FÃm ØnXnbv¡ pw t`Zw hcp¯n. \jvSs¸«
sXÃmw IrXyambn«v Cc«nbmbn In«n. \jvSs¸«Xv XncnsI
In«phm³ \n§ Ä¡ v B{Klapt­m?
]eXpw \jvSs¸«pt]mbn«p­v. CtÃ? kvt\lw
\jvSs¸«pt]mbn«p­v. hnizmkw \jvSs¸«pt]mbn«p­v.
hnip²n \jvSs¸«pt]mbn«p­v. k¼¯v \jvSs¸«p
100

t]mbn«p­v . BßobXzw \jv S s¸«pt]mbn«p­v .


IÀ¯mhv X¶ Nne Ir]IÄ \jvSs¸«pt]mbn«p­v.
IÀ¯mhv X¶ Nne ip{iqjIÄ \jvSs¸«pt]mbn«p­v.
Nne A\p{Kl§ Ä \jSvs¸«pt]mbn«p­.v Nne
\·IÄ \jSvs¸«pt]mbn«p­.v `mcy \jSvs¸«pt]mbhcp­.v
`À¯mhv thÀ]ncnª p t]mbhcp­.v acn¨p t]mbXÃ.
]ncnª p t]mbX.v k¦SIcamb ImcywþhnhmltamN\w.
Xocpam\§ Ä \jSvs¸«pt]mbhcp­.v ssZhk¶n
[nbn FSp¯ kaÀ¸W§ Ä \jSvs¸«pt]mbhcp­.v
ssZhk¶n[nbn FSp¯ {]XnjvTIÄ \jvSs¸«p
t]mbhcp­.v ssZht¯mSv ]dª hm¡ pIÄ \jSvs¸«p
t]mbhcp­.v ssZhw X¶ Nne Ir]mhc§ Ä \jSvs¸«p
t]mbhcp­.v
\jvS§ sfÃmw XncnsI In«n. \jvSs¸«sXÃmw
Ct¿m_n\v Cc«nbmbn sImSp¯p. am{XaÃ,
""C§ s\ btlmh Ct¿m_nsâ ]n³Imes¯
Ahsâ ap³Imes¯¡ mÄ A[nIw A\p{Kln¨p.''
Ct¿m_v 42 : 12
ktlmZc§ sf, C¶v \n§ Ä¡ v A\p{Kl
¯nsâ Hcp Imew thWtam? \ÃImew thWtam?
\n§ Ä¡ v ssZht¯mSv {]mÀYn¡ mw. ssZhk¶n[nbnÂ
\n§ fpsS PohnXw kaÀ¸n¡ mw.
\n§ Ä¡ v FÃmw A\p{Klam¡ n¯cm³ CXm
kXy¯nsâ A\p{Klambh³ {Iqint·Â InS¡ p¶p.
Ah³ Ipcnint·Â Ibv¸p IpSn¨p. F´n\v? aIt\, \nsâ
Ibv¸p amäm³!
Ipcnint·Â Ibv¸pImSn IpSn¨h³! IpcninÂ
InS¶p Icª h³! Ah\nXm \n§ sf kvt\lt¯msS
hnfn¡ p¶p. Ah³ \n§ sf t]ÀsNmÃn hnfn¨psIm­v
\n§ tfmSp ]dbp¶p. aIt\, \nsâ Ibv¸v Rm³ amän¯cmw.
\nsâ ZpcnXw Rm³ amän¯cmw.
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\nsâ thZ\IÄ Rm³ amän¯cmw. \nsâ


bmX\IÄ Rm³ amän¯cmw. \nsâ ]m]§ Ä £ an¨pXcmw.
CXphsc h¶ AIrXy§ Ä FÃmw IgpIn¯cmw. kIe
Xn·Ifpw amän¯cmw. aIt\, \ns¶ Rm³ ktv\ln¡ p¶p.
\n\¡ v \ÃImew Xcmw. A\pKrloXamb Ime§ Ä \n\¡ p
Xcmw. tim`\amb Ime§ Ä \n\¡ p Xcmw.
B\ssµizcysagp¶ amk§ fpw B­pIfpw
\n\¡ p Xcmw F¶v hm¡ p ]dª psIm­v ssZhw
\n§ fpsS ASp¡  h¶p \n¡ p¶p.
""\nµ Fsâ lrZbs¯ XIÀ¯p, Rm³ Gähpw
hnjmZn¨ncn¡ p¶p; hÃh\pw klXm]w
tXm¶ptam F¶p Rm³ t\m¡ ns¡ m­ncp¶p;
BÀ¡ pw tXm¶nbnÃ; Bizkn¸n¡ p¶hcpt­m
F¶pw t\m¡ ns¡ m­ncp¶p; Bscbpw I­nÃ
Xm\pw. AhÀ F\n¡ p Xn¶phm³ ssI¸p X¶p;
Fsâ Zml¯n\v AhÀ F\n¡ p sNmdp¡
IpSn¸m³ X¶p.'' k¦oÀ¯\w 69 : 20 -þ 21
IÀ¯mhmb tbip Ipcnin³ta InS¶v
bmX\tbmsS ]dbp¶sXÃmw tbip{InkvXp P\n¡ p
¶Xn\p Bbncw hÀjw ap¼v ssZh¯nsâ {]hmNI\mb
ZmhoZv FgpXn h¨XmWv. ZoÀLZÀinbpw bn{kmtbensâ
a[pcKmbI\pamb cmPmhmb ZmhoZv ap³Iq«n AXpI­p.
AhÀ F\n¡ v sNmdp¡ IpSn¸m³ X¶p. AhÀ
F\n¡ p Ibv¸p X¶p. \ap¡ p th­n Ibv¸p IpSn¨ tbip
\½psS ]m]w t]m¡ phm³ Ibv¸p IpSn¨ncn¡ p¶p.
Bitterness on the Cross.- Ipcn-in tbip kln¨ Ibv¸v
\½psS Ibv¸p-am-än. The bitterness departed. CXphsc h¶
Ibvs¸Ãmw Ah³ amän.
Ct¿m_nsâ PohnX¯n Ib¸ v p amän kam[m\w
sImSp¯ ssZhw C¶p \n§ fpsS Ibv¸p amäphm³
ASp¯p h¶ncn¡ p¶p. PohnXw {InkvXphn\p sImSp
¡ phn³.
102

tbiphnt\mSp hm¡ p ]dbphn³. tbipth,


C¶papXÂ Rm³ \nsâ hI. tbipth C¶papXÂ Rm³
Hcp ]pXnb krjvSn. Fsâ tbipth, C¶papXÂ
]m]anÃmsX Rm³ Pohn¡ pw. a\Êdnª v Hcp ]m]w
hcmsX, \mYm, \ns¶ kvt\ln¨v, Ipcnin acn¨
c£ Is\ kvt\ln¨v, Hcp ]pXnb PohnXw Rm³ \bn¡ pw.
Xocpam\n¡ q, kaÀ¸n-¡ q. A\p-{Klw {]m]n-¡ q.
am[pcyw \pI-cq.
F«v
– tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ Ncn-{X-
History is His story
amWv Ncn-{Xw. tbip-{In-kvXp-hns\¡ p-dn¨p ]d-bp-¶-XmWv
History. Ncn-{Xs¯ BC F¶pw AD F¶pw c­m-bn -Xn-cn-¡ p-
¶Xv {In-kvXp-hnsâ Xncp Ah-Xm-c-am-Wv.
tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ Xncp-h-N\w a\p-jyPohn-X-
¯nsâ tI{µ-¯n hcp-t¼mÄ Xn· amdp-Ibpw \·-bn-
tebv¡ v IpXn-bv¡ m-\pÅ Icp¯p e`n¡ p-Ibpw sN¿pw.
Xn· amdpw! \· ssIh-cpw! Ibv¸p-am-dpw! a[pcw e`n¡ pw!
\½psS ]e-cp-tSbpw PohnXw Akz-Ø-atÃ?
hnjm-Z-`-cn-X-atÃ? Zpcn-Xhpw ZpxJhpw bmX-\bpw thZ-
\bpw IjvS-Xbpw a\Êp hoÀ¸p-ap-«n-¡ p-¶-Xmb {]Xn-k-
Ôn-Ifpw {]-iv\-§ -fp-ambn Ag-ep-Ibpw Dg-ep-Ibpw sN¿p-
¶-h-ctà \½n ]e-cpw. F¶m Cu ZpcnXw ]nSn¨ temI-
¯n Bizm-k-¯n\p Hcp hI-bp-­v. {]Xn-k-Ôn-IfpsS
a²y-¯n kam-[m-\-¯n\p Hcp t]mwhgn D­v. AXmWv
{InkvXp \ap¡ v Xcp-¶Xv.
{InkvXp-hnsâ Xncp Ah-Xm-c-Zn-hkw amemJ ]mSn-
bXv ""AXyp-¶-X-§ -fn ssZh-¯n\p alXzw `qan-bnÂ
ssZh-{]-km-Z-apÅ a\p-jyÀ¡ v kam-[m\w'' F¶m-Wv.
ssZh-{]-kmZw þ AhnsS kam-[m-\-ap-­v. ssZhw \½nÂ
{]km-Zn-¡ p-I. \nXy-\mb ssZhw Ncn-{X-¯nsâ s\dp-I-
bn Imeq¶n \n¶ B Znhkw amemJ ]mSn:
""`b-s¸-tS­; kÀÆ-P-\-¯n\pw D­m-Ip-hm-\pÅ
alm-k-t´mjw C¶v Rm³ \n§ -tfmSv kphn-ti-jn-¡ p-¶p.
IÀ¯m-hmb {InkvXp F¶ c£ n-Xmhv C¶v \n§ Ä¡ mbn
104

Zmho-Znsâ ]«-W-¯n P\n-¨n-cn¡ p-¶p. \n§ Ä¡ v AS-


bmftam ioe-IÄ Npän ]ip-s¯m-«n-bn InS-¡ p¶ Hcp
inip-hns\ \n§ Ä ImWpw.''
Ffn-a-bpsS {]Xo-I-ambn Xncp- A-h-Xmcw sNbvX
\nXy-tX-tPm-a-b-\mb ssZhw \½psS Hmtcm-cp-¯-cp-tSbpw
Pohn-X-¯n Ffn-abpw Xmgvabpw F´v F¶v A\p-`-
hn¸n¨p X¶v \s½ kvt\l-¯nsâ ]mX-bn-eqsS \bn-¨p-
sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Yesterday is a history, Tomorrow is a
mystery and Today is a gift. C¶se Hcp Ncn-{X-ambn t]mbn-¡ -
gn-ª p. \msf F´v F¶v \ap-¡ m-À¡ pw Adn-ª p-Iq-Sm.
AXv Hcp cl-ky-am-Wv. F¶m C¶v Fs¶mcp Znhkw
\ap¡ v In«n-bn-«p-­v. AXv Hcp Zm\-am-Wv. \ap-¡ n¶p
th­Xv kam[ - m\
- a
- mW
- v. \ap¡
- n¶p th­Xv kt´mjamWv.
\ap-¡ p th­Xv ]m]-tam-N-\-am-Wv. \ap¡ v th­Xv lrZ-b-
¯n Bizm-khpw im´nbpw kzØ-Xbpw A\p-{K-l-hp-
am-Wv. AXv Xcp-¶-XmWv ssZh-¯nsâ hN-\w.
`mKy-h-imÂ, ssjP Poh-\pÅ ssZh-¯nsâ
hN\w tI«v am\-km-´-c-s¸«v `À¯mhv FÂtZm-kn-t\m-
sSm¸w hb-\m-«n {InkvXy³ dnssh-h s^tÃm-jn-¸nsâ
anj-\-dn-am-cmbn apgp-h³ ka-bhpw kphn-ti-j-th-e-bn-em-
bn-cn-¡ p¶p. IÀ¯mhmb tbip-{InkvXp Xsâ Pohn-X-
¯n {]hÀ¯n-¨-sX-s´¶v ssjP-bpsS hm¡ n-eqsS
\ap¡ p {i²n¡ mw:
""Ah³ Fs¶ hoª pho-«n-te¡ p Iq«ns¡ m­p
sN¶p. Fsâ aosX Ah³ ]nSn¨ sImSn kvt\l-
am-bn-cp-¶p.'' D¯-a-KoXw 2 : 4
Rm³ Hcp {InkvXob bmt¡ m-_mb IpSpw-_-
¯nemWv P\n-¨p-h-fÀ¶Xv. Fsâ amXm-]n-Xm-¡ Ä k`-
tbmSpÅ _Ô-¯nepw {]mÀ°-\-bpÅ A´-co-£ ¯nepw
Fs¶ hfÀ¯ns¡ m- ­ p- h ¶p. F¶mÂ, Fsâ
buÆ\¯nte¡ p h¶t¸mÄ Rm³ hfscb[nIw
105

\ncmibv¡ v ASnabmbnt¸mbn. PohnX¯n kam[m\


anÃmsX, DÅpXpd¶p Nncn¡ m\dnbmsX, Fsâ DÅw
hÃmsX heª pt]mb Ime§ Ä. F¶m kzÀ¤¯nse
ssZhw Fs¶ kvt\ln¨p ssZh¯nsâ hN\¯nsâ
Iognte¡ v Fs¶ sIm­pt]mbn. Fsâ {]mb¯nÂ
Ihnª `mct¯msSbpw Zp:Jt¯msSbpw \ncmitbm
sSbpw hN\¯n\p ap¼nte¡ v Rm³ IS¶p t]mbn.
ssZha¡ Ä hN\w {]kwKn¡ pt¼mÄ FtâXmb
GsX¦nepw Hcp Zp:J¯nsâ Imcyw B {]kwK¯nÂ
D­mIpw. AXptIÄ¡ pt¼mÄ Rm³ Fsâ Zp:J§ fn
te¡ pw \ncmi \ndª kmlNcy§ fnte¡ pw t\m¡ n
AhnsS Ccp¶p Icbpw.
Xncn¨p ho«n hcpt¼mÄ Ft¸msg¦nepsams¡
AhnsS tI«GsX¦nepw Hcp hN\w Fsâ HmÀ½bnte¡ v
hcpw. \nc´cw hN\w tIÄ¡ m³ F\n¡ v `mKyw In«n.
B Ime§ fnÂ, hN\w tI«t¸mÄ Fsâ \ncmiamdn.
Fs¶ kam[m\apÅhfm¡ n¯oÀ¯, DÅp Xpd¶p
Nncn¡ m³ ]Tn¸n¨ tbiphnsâ kv t \lw Rm³
A\p`hn¨p.
Rm³ HmÀ¡ p¶p, ssZh¯nsâ thebv¡ pth­n
Fsâ PohnXw apgph\mbn kaÀ¸n¡ Ww F¶v F\n¡ v
B{Klap­v. ]t£ Hcp t\cs¯ Blmchpw, Hcp \Ã
hkv{Xhpw Hcp \à PohnX kmlNcyhpw HmÀ¡ pt¼mÄ
apgph³ kabhpw ssZhthebv¡ pth­nt]mbm Fsâ
Cu Imcy§ sfÃmw F´mIpw F¶- Hcp BIpew Fs¶
Ae«nbncp¶p.
F¶m kzÀ¤¯nse ssZh¯nsâ Afhä
IcpWbm Fsâ `mhnsb¡ pdn-t¨mÀ¡ msX Ccp-]-Xm-
as¯ hbÊn apgph³ kabhpw ssZhthebv¡ mbn
Rm³ Fsâ PohnXw kaÀ¸n¨p. ""Ah³ Fs¶
hoª pho«nte¡ v Iq«ns¡ m­ph¶p. Fsâ aosX Ah³
]nSn¨ sImSn kvt\lambncp¶p.''
106

Rm³ tIcf¯nepw D¯-tc´ybnepambn«v Hcp


ss__nÄ kvIqfn ]Tn¡ pIbpw XpSÀ¶v Adnbs¸Sp¶
Hcp kphntijkwLS\tbmSp tNÀ¶v Ipd¨pImew
ssZhthetbmSv tNÀ¶v \nev¡ p-Ibpw sNbvXp. B
Ime§ fn _lpam\s¸« tbml¶m³ kmdnsâ
`h\¯nt\mSv H«pw ZqscbÃm¯ Hcp ho«nte¡ v Fsâ
hnhmlw \S¶p. hnhmlw Ignª BZyIme§ fnÂ
Hcn¡ Â Hcp Xn¦fmgvN Znhkw sshIpt¶cw Cu
`h\¯nte¡ v Fsâ `À¯mhv Fs¶ Iq«ns¡ m­ph¶p.
XntbmfPnbn Un{Kn DÅ A²ym]IÀ
]Tn¸n¡ p¶ ss__nÄ ¢mÊpIfn Rm³ ]s¦Sp¯n«p­v.
Rm³ thZ]pkvXI¯nse ]e Imcy§ fpw ]Tn¨p.
ssZhthetbmSp tNÀ¶p \n¶ F\n¡ v Fsâ hnhmlw
Ignª ASp¯ Znhk§ fn Cu Iq«mbvabn tbml-
¶m³kmd-nsâ `h\¯n h¶t¸mÄ _lpam\s¸«kmdpw
At±- l - ¯ nsâ `mcy Beokv B ânbpw X½nepÅ
kvt\lhpw, Cu ho«n hcp¶ Hmtcmcp¯tcmSpw
s]cpamdp¶ hn[§ fpw hfsc BIÀjIamb - nt-¯m¶n.
ssZh¯nsâ thetbmSp tNÀ¶p \nev¡ p¶htcmSp
ImWn¡ p¶ BZchpw kvt\lh - psaÃmw Fs¶ hÃmsX
]nSn¨p Ipep¡ n. Cu Iq«mbvabnte¡ v hmkvXhambn
ho­pw IS¶p hcWsa¶pÅ B{Klw Fsâ PohnX¯nÂ
D­mbn.
XpSÀ¶p \nc´cw hN\w tIÄ¡ m³ Rm³
ChnsS IS¶ph¶p. hnhmlw Ignª p PohnX¯nsâ
Nne bmYmÀ°y§ tfmSp Gäpap«m³ XpS§ nbt¸mÄ
Fs¶ Nne kzImcyZp:J§ Ä ]nSn¨p Ipep¡ m³ XpS§ n.
AXn Gähpw ImXemb Zp:Jw F\n¡ v A¸\nÃ
F¶pÅXmbncp¶p. Fsâ ka{]mb¡ mcmb, hnhmlw
Ignª At\IÀ¡ v Hcp A¸³ Ahsc kµÀin¡ m³
DÅt¸mÄ Fs¶ hnhmlw Ign¨b¨ ho«nte¡ v Fsâ
A¸sâ Øm\¯p IS¶p hcm³ Bcpw D­mbncp¶nÃ.
107

]et¸mgpw Rm³ ChnsS h¶v G§ eSn¨p


Icª n«p­v. F¶m Ft¸msgms¡ tbm _lpam\s¸«
tbml¶m³kmÀ hN\w ]dbpt¼mÄ, A¸\nÃm¯
hÀ¡ v A¸\mbn hcp¶ Hcp ssZhaps­¶pw, A\mYsc
ImWp¶ Hcp ssZhw Ds­¶pw, Cu temI¯nse
sIm¼pIsfÃmw Ccnª pt]mIpt¼mÄ ASÀ¶p t]mIm¯
sIm¼v tbipam{XamsW¶pw FÃmw ]dbp¶Xv Fsâ
PohnX¯nte¡ v {]Im-i-ambn IS-¶p-h-¶p.
tbiphns\ kz´ambn In«nbt¸mÄ Fsâ
kzImcyZp:J§ Ä FÃmw Fsâ PohnX¯n \n¶v amdn.
XpSÀ¶v Cu Iq«mbvabn tNÀ¶p\n¶v IÀ¯mhmb
tbiphnsâ the sN¿Wsa¶v Rm\pw Fsâ `À¯mhpw
B{K-ln-¨p. Hcn-¡  _lpam\s¸« kmdnt\mSp R§ Ä
C¡ mcyw Adn-bn¨p. F¶m A¶v kmÀ R§ tfmSp
]dª p: ssZh¯nsâ the sN¿m³ Iq«mbva amtd­
ImcyanÃ. k` amtd­ ImcyanÃ. kwLS\IÄ amtd­
ImcyanÃ. \n§ Ä¡ v hN\w tIÄ¡ m³ XmXv]cy
apÅt¸mÄ FÃmw ChnsS IS¶p h¶p hN\w tIÄ¡ m
atÃm? k`bnse Xs¶ BßobkwLS\Ifnte¡ v
Nq­n¡ mWn¨psIm­v, AhnsS the sN¿m³ [mcmfw
Ahkcap­tÃm, AhnsS \n¶v the sNbvXmÂ
aXnbtÃm F¶p R§ Ä¡ p ]dª pX¶p. B hm¡ pIÄ
Fs¶ hfsc Bg¯n sXm«p. ImcWw Rm³ ap³]v
\n¶nSs¯Ãmw Hcmsf In«nbm Ahsc IqsS B¡ m³
kÀÆ kzm[o\hpw D]tbmKn¡ p¶ BfpIsf Rm³
I­n«p­v.
R§ Ä ho­pw \nÀ_-Ôn-¨-t¸mÄ kmdv ]dª p:
\n§ Ä Ipsd-Zn-h-k-§ Ä D]-hm-k-t¯mSpw {]mÀ°-\-
tbmSpw IqSn Ccp-¶-Xn-\p-tijw kz´-ambn Hcp Xocp-am-\-
sa-Sp-¡ pI F¶v. AX-\p-k-cn¨v R§ Ä D]-h-kn¨v
{]mÀ°n¨v c­p-aq-¶m-gvN-IÄ Ignª v kmdnsâ ASp-¯p-
h-¶p. R§ Ä¡ v {InkvXy³ dnssh-h s^tÃm-jn-¸n-
108

t\mSv tNÀ¶p \nev¡ p-hm³ Xs¶-bmWv B{K-l-sa¶v


R§ Ä ]d-ª p.
\nXy-\mb ssZhw R§ -fpsS B{K-ls¯ am\n-
¨p. ]Xn\mep hÀj§ Ä¡ p- ap¼v R§ sf IpSpw_ambn,
Hcp ssI¡ pª pambn tbml¶m³ kmdnsâ ho«n \n¶v
hb\m«nse thebv¡ mbn {]mÀ°n¨v Ab¨p. Cu
Imea{Xbpw kzÀ¤¯nse ssZhw R§ sf Gähpw
at\mlcambn«v \S¯n. Hcp t\cs¯ Blmc¯n\pw Hcp
\à hkv{X¯n\pw ssZhthe XSÊamIpsa¶p `bs¸«
F\n¡ v C¶v kam[m\t¯msS ]dbm³ km[n¡ pw Cu
{InkvXy³ dnsshh s^tÃmjn¸nsâ Iq«mbvabmIp¶
hncp¶p ho«nÂ, hoª p ho«n Rm³ h¶XpsIm­v
C¶p R§ Ä hfsc sFizcyambn IÀ¯mhnsâ
thetbmSp tNÀ¶p \nev¡ p¶p. At\IÀ tbiphnsâ
kam[m\w A\p`hn¡ p¶Xp R§ Ä ImWp¶p.
ssZhthetbmSp tNÀ¶p \nev¡ pt¼mÄ R§ Ä
tIÄ¡ p¶ Nne tNmZyic-§ Ä D­v. CXv ]W¡ mcpsS
Iq«mbvabtÃ? ]«nWn¸mh§ Ä¡ pw Iqen¸Wn¡ mÀ¡ pw
Bcpw DÄs¡ mÅm¯ AKXnIÄ¡ pw Cu Iq«¯n hÃ-
Øm-\-hp-apt­m? Ahsc Bsc¦nepw am\n¡ ptam? F¶n-
§ s\ \nc-h[n tNmZy-§ Ä.
F¶mÂ, Ignª ]Xn\mep hÀjambn hb\mSp
ambn _Ôs¸«v R§ fpsS A\p`h¯n \n¶v R§ Ä
]Tn¨ Nne bmYmÀ°y§ Ä D­v. Cu Iq«mbvabpsS
tbmK§ Ä¡ v IS¶p hcpt¼mÄ ]et¸mgpw Iodnb
hkv{X§ fpw, apjnª hkv{X§ fpw, H¶p amdnbnSphm³
asämcp hkv{Xw CÃmsX C«XpXs¶ C«psIm­pamWv
At\IÀ hN\w tIÄ¡ m³ IS¶p h¶Xv. ho«nÂ
A¯mgtam D¨`£ Wtam shbv¡ pt¼mÄ Hcp ]nSn Acn
amän sh¨v AXp Iq«n sh¨v Hcp t\cs¯ Blmcam¡ n B
ss]k kq£ n-¨p-h¨v hN\w tIÄ¡ m³ hcm³ _Êp-
Iqen D­m-¡ n-b-h-cp-­v. ho«n tImgnbnSp¶ ap«IÄ
109

Ipª p-§ Ä¡ p-t]mepw s]mcn¨p sImSp¡ msX AsXÃmw


Iq«nsh¨v AXp hnäv B ss]ksIm­v Cu Iq«mbvabnÂ
hN\w tIÄ¡ m³ IS¶p h¶ BfpIÄ D­v. heª p
h¶hÀ C¶v kz´w hml\w HmSn¨v Cu Iq«mbvabnÂ
hN\w tIÄ¡ m³ IS¶p hcp¶p. R§ Ä¡ v Bscbpw
ChntSbv¡ p hnfnbv¡ m³ \Ã ss[cyamWv.
ChnsS IS¶ph¶v hN\w tIÄ¡ p¶ At\IÀ¡ v
kam[m\w In«p¶p. `À¯mhnsâ aZy]m\w aqew heª v,
hN\w tIÄ¡ m³ IS¶p hcnIhgnbmbn kam[m\w
In«nbhÀ Cu Iq«mbvabn t]mIp¶Xp XSp¡ p¶
htcmSp ]dbmdp­,v AhnsS t]mbn«v R§ Ä¡ v Hcnäv
Bizmkw In«n. Hcnäp kam[m\w In«n. XIÀ¶ ho«nÂ
F§ s\bmWv Pohnt¡ ­Xv F¶v R§ Ä¡ v Hcp
shfnhp In«n. aª nepw ag-bnepw XWp¸nepw ho«nÂ
A´n Dd§ m³ \nÀÆmlanÃmsX hnjan¨ At\IÀ Cu
hN\¯n\p ap¼n h¶v kam[m\w A\p`hn¡ p¶p.
Pohn-¡ p¶ Cu km£ n-IÄ Xs¶-bmWv ssZh-th-e-bnÂ
aSp-¯p-t]m-Im-sX, XfÀ¶p-t]m-Im-sX apt¶m-«p-t]m-Ip-
hm³ R§ sf {]tNm-Zn-¸n-¡ p-¶-Xv.
Nne BfpIÄ R§ tfmSv Cu ASp¯ Ime§ fnÂ
tNmZn¨p, \n§ fpsS Iq«mbva km¼¯nIambn«v Bscbpw
klmbn¡ mdnÃtÃm? AYhm klmbn¨m Xs¶ Cu
Iq«mbvabn \nc´cw hN\w tIÄ¡ m³ hcp¶hsc
am{XamWtÃm \n§ Ä klmbn¡ mdpÅXv F¶v.
F¶m R§ Ä¡ v hfsc hyàambn«vAdnbmw,
_lpam\s¸« tbml¶m³ kmdnsâ hoSnsâ sXm«Sp¯
{]tZi§ fnepÅ lnµp, apÉow kapZmb¯nÂs¸« At\-
Isc AhcpsS hnjakÔnIfn kmÀ km¼¯nIambn
klmbn¨Xv. AXv AhÀ AXn\pap¼v Iq«mbvabnÂ
h¶XpsIm­Ã. ]n¶oSv AhÀ Iq«mbvabn hcpsa¶v
Nn´n¨paÃ. ]n¶oSv AhÀ Iq«mbvabn ht¶m F¶pw
R§ Ä¡ v Adnª pIqSm. {]nbs¸«htc, R§ Ä H¶p
110

am{Xw Adnbp¶p. kzÀ¤¯nse ssZhw t\cn«p \S¯p¶


Hcp Iq«m-bva-bm-Wn-Xv.
IjSvs¸«p bm{X sNbX v v ZpcnXs¸«v Cu hN\¯n\p
ap¼n IS¶ph¶ncn¡ pt¼mÄ, tbiphns\ lrZb¯nÂ
]mIn¡ n«p¶ hN\§ Ä R§ Ä¡ nhnsS In«p¶ - p. B
hN\§ sfÃmw tI«v ho«n sN¶v IjSvXIfptSbpw
ZpcnX§ fpsSsbÃmw \Sphn hN\{]Imcw Pohn¡ pt¼mÄ
IpSpw_§ Ä sFizcyamIp¶p.
C¶pw \s½ Hmtcmcp¯tcbpw Cu hoª p
hoSnsâ hmXnev¡  sIm­p h¶p kzÀ¤¯nse ssZhw
\nÀ¯nbncn¡ pIbmWv.
""Hcp a\pjy³ sbcqiteanÂ\n¶p sbcotlmhn
te¡ p t]mIpt¼mÄ IÅ·mcpsS I¿nÂ
AIs¸«p; AhÀ Ahs\ hkv{Xw Agn¨p
apdnthev]n¨p AÀ²{]mW\mbn hnt«¨p t]mbn.
B hgnbmbn bZrÑbm Hcp ]ptcmlnX³ h¶p
Ahs\ I­n«p amdn IS¶p t]mbn. A§ s\
Xt¶ Hcp tehy\pw B Øe¯n F¯n
Ahs\ I­n«p amdn IS¶pt]mbn. Hcp
iacy¡ mct\m hgnt]mIbn Ahsâ ASp¡ Â
F¯n Ahs\ I­n«p a\Êenª p AcnsI
sN¶p F®bpw hoª pw ]IÀ¶p Ahsâ apdn
hpIsf sI«n Ahs\ Xsâ hml\¯n Ibän
hgnb¼e¯nte¡ p sIm­pt]mbn c£
sNbvXp. eqt¡ mkv 10 : 30 þ -34
]nimNnsâ {]lctaäv \ncmibn Ignbp¶ a\pjy
PohnX- s¯ kzÀ¤¯nse ktv\lw hoª p ho«nte¡ v
ssI]nSn¨psIm­p hcnIbmW.v C¶v Cu hm¡ pIÄ
hmbn¡ p¶ At\Icpw ]nimNnsâ {]lc¯m kam[m\w
\ j v S s ¸ «h c m W v . a Z y ] m \ ¯ n s â Zpc´¯nÂ
hebp¶hcmW.v PohnX¯nse kt´mjsaÃmw \jSvs¸«
111

hcmW.v F¶m C¶v \mw Hmtcmcp¯cpw Bbncn¡ p¶


AhØbn kzÀ¤¯nse ktv\lw \½psS AcnIt¯¡ v
Cd§ n h¶nc - n¡
- p¶- p. \t½mSp a\ÊenhpÅ ssZhw, hoª pw
F®bpw ]IÀ¶p \½psS apdnhpIsf sI«phm³ kz´ambn
hoª pw F®bpw DÅ B \à ssZhw, IÀ¯mhmb tbip-
C¶v Xsâ Ic§ - Ä
- \o«n \s½ hnfn¡
- p¶
- p.
\½n BscÃmw tbip-hnsâ Ic-§ -fn-te¡ v
PohnXw sImSp-¡ p-¶p-­v. IÀ¯m-th, ]nim-Nnsâ {]l-c-
taäv, ]eXpw \jvS-s¸«v, AÀ²-{]m-W-\m-bn, Poh-\p-th­n
t]mcmSn Rm³ ChnsS h¶v Cu hN\w FÃmw tIÄ¡ p-
t¼mÄ \nsâ Bßmhv Ft¶mSv CS-s]-S-W-ta-.
Keo-e-bnse Im\m-hn Hcp Ieym-W-hn-cp¶v \S-
¡ p-t¼mÄ tbip-hnsâ A½ Ahn-sS-bp-­m-bn-cp¶p
tbiphpw D­m-bn-cp-¶p. AhÀ¡ v hoª p-t]m-cmsX hcn-
I-bm tbip-hnsâ A½ ]d-bp-¶p­vv AhÀ¡ v hoª nÃ
F¶v. blq-Z-·m-cpsS ip²o-I-cW\nbaw A\p-k-cn¨p
ct­m aqt¶m ]d hoXw sImÅp¶ Bdp Iev]m-{X-§ Ä
B ho«n D­m-bn-cp-¶p. IÀ¯m-hnsâ Iev]-\-{]-Imcw
B Iev]m-{-X-§ -fn ht¡ mfw shÅw \nd-¨p-. XpSÀ¶p
\mw ImWp¶ AÛp-X-I-c-amb Hcp ImgvN-bp­.v B hncp-
¶p ho«n D]-tbm-Kn-¡ msX InS¶ Iev]m-{X-§ Ä Hmtcm-
t¶m-tcm-¶mbn hncp-¶p-ap-dn-bn-te-¡ v I-S-¡ p-I-bmWv!
hoª p]pcbn-te¡ v IS-¡ p-I-bm-Wv! AXn-seÃmw \nd¨
]¨-shÅw \dp-ho-ª mbn amdpI-bmWv! tbip-{InkvXp
Xsâ alXzw shfn-s¸-Sp-¯phm³ Cu AÛpXw Ieym-W-
ho-«n sNbvXp.
{InkvXy³ dnssh-h s^tÃm-jn-¸n \S-¡ p-
¶Xpw CXp Xs¶-bm-Wv. hN\w tI«v PohnXw {Iao-I-cn-
¡ p¶ GsXm-cm-fp-tSbpw Pohn-X-¯n Cu AÛpXw \S-
¡ p¶p. Ah-K-Wn-¡ s¸-«-hsc t\m¡ n, FÃm-bn-S-¯p-
\n¶pw Hgnhm-¡ -s¸-«-h-sc-t\m¡ n kzÀ¤-¯nse ssZhw-
amSn hnfn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. shdpw]m{X-§ -fmbn ImWp¶ Pohn-
112

X-§ Ä, IpSpw-_-¯n\p th­m-¯-hÀ ChnsS IS-¶p-h¶v


cq]m-´-c-s¸-Sp-¶p. hb-\m-«n-epÅ Hcp buÆ-\-¡ m-c³,
IpSpw-_hpw \mSpw hoSpw apSn¨p \S¶ B buÆ-\-¡ m-
csâ I¿n-tebv¡ v At±-l-¯nsâ kz´w ]nXmhv Hcp
¹mÌnIv IbÀ FSp¯psImSp-¯n«p ]d-ª p-: \n-\¡ v H¶p
t]mbn N¯p Xcmtam? R§ -sf-¦nepw H¶p kam-[m-\-
t¯msS Pohn-¨psImÅs«F¶v.
IpSpw-_-¯n \n¶v ]pd-¯m-¡ -s¸-Sm³ B{K-ln-
¨h\pw IpSpw_¯n\v DÄ-s¡ m-Åm³ Ign-bm-¯-h\pw
Bbn-cp¶p F¦nepw Cu ssZh-¯nsâ kXy-h-N-\-¯n\p
ap¼n-te¡ v {InkvXy³ dnsshh s^tÃmjn¸nsâ Iq«m-
bva-bn-te¡ v Ah\pw \ncm-i-\m-bn-«p- Xs¶ IS-¶p-h-¶p.
F¶m Ah\v Hcp ¹mÌnIv Ib-dn Xsâ PohnXw HSp-
t¡ -­n-h-¶n-Ã. shdpw]m{Xw-t]mse XÅ-s¸« Ah-s\bpw
\dp-ho-ª nsâ A\p-`hw ]I-cp¶ tbip-hnsâ Ic-§ Ä
cq]m-´-c-s¸-Sp-¯p¶Xv R§ Ä I­p.
sbi¿m{]hm-N-I³ ]dbpw: hoª n-Ãm-bvI-bmÂ
hoYn-IÄ \nehnfn¡ p¶p. tZi-¯nsâ kt´mjw Ccp-­p-
t]m- b n- c n- ¡ p- ¶ p. tZi- ¯ nse B\µw Hs¡ bpw
s]mbvt¸mbncn-¡ p¶p. Bsc-bmWv hoª p ho«n-tebv¡ v
sIm­p-h-cp-¶Xv? kt´mjw \jvS-s¸-«-h-sc.
C¶v Cu hm¡ pI - sf tIÄ¡ p¶ - h - À Bsc¦ - nepw
kt´mj - w \jvSs - ¸« - h
- À BtWm? B\µw s]mbvt¸mbhÀ
BtWm? PohnX - ¯- n Nncn¡ - m³ hI \jvSs - ¸« - h
- À
BtWm? Fhnt-Sbv¡ p t\m¡ nb - mepw Zp:JnXÀ BtWm?
C¶nXm kzÀ¤¯ - nse kvt\ln¡ - p¶ tbiph - nsâ Icw
\n§ sf amSn hnfn¡ - pI - b
- mW - v. kvt\l¯ - nsâ sImSn \n§ -
fpsS aosX DbÀ¯n¸ - nS-n¨
- ps - Im­v Cu \Ãh - \- mb ssZhw hn
fn¡
- pI
- b - mWv. aIt-\, hoª nà - mb- vIb - m \o F´n\v \nehn-
fn¡
- p¶
- p. Hcp hoª p hoSp­ - v. kvt\l¯ - nsâ sImSn apI-
fn ]nSn¨ - ps- Im­v Cu \Ãh - \- mb tbip ssI]nS-n-
¨psIm­ph - c- nI- b- mWv. aI - t\, \n\¡ v \jvSs - ¸«
- pt-]mb
113

B\µw aS¡ - n¯ - c - mw, \n\¡ v t\cn«Zp:Jw \n\¡ v B\µ- a


- m-
¡ n¯
- c - mw F¶p] - d-ª
- ps
- Im­v CXm \Ãh\mb tbip-
\s½ amSnh - nf- n¡- pI - b
- mW
- v.
R§ Ä kam-[m-\-t¯msS Cu hN-\-saÃmw Pohn-
X-¯n A\p-`-hn¨v Cu A\p-{K-ln-¡ -s¸« Iq«m-bva-b - nÂ
tNÀ¶v the-sN-¿p-¶p. -\mfp-I-fmbn R§ Ä¡ v Hcp A\p-`-
h-ap-­v. Rm³ Hcp-Im-e¯v A¸-\n-Ãm¯ Zp:Jt¯msS hN-
\-¯n-\p-ap-¼n h¶p.- A-\m-Y-Xz-¯nsâ Zp:Jw hfsc
henb tXmXn A\p-`-hn-¨p-. F-¶m C¶v Rm³ kam-[m-
\-t¯msS ]d-bpw Cu A\p-{K-ln-¡ -s¸« Iq«mbva F\n-
s¡ mcp hoª p-ho-Sm-¡ n-X¶ ssZhw! sFiz-cy-ambn
At\Iw ssZh-a-¡ -fpsS X-W-en ssZh-¯nsâ hN-\-hpw,
ssZh-¯n-sâ thebpw t]dn-s¡ m-­p -\n-ev¡ p-hm³
R§ Ä¡ v `mKyw Xcp-¶p. Hcn-¡ ÂIqsS tbip-hnsâ Ic-
§ -fn-te¡ v Fsâ PohnXw kaÀ¸n-¨p-sIm­v Rm³ hm¡ p-
IÄ \nÀ¯p-¶p. ssZh-\maw am{Xw al-Xz-s¸-Sp-am-dm-I-s«.
H³]Xv
""\o FÃm-bvt¸mgpw btlm-h-`-àn-tbm-Sn-cn-¡ . Hcp
{]Xn-^ew D­mIpw \nÝbw; \nsâ {]Xym-
ibv¡ p `wKw hcn-I-bp-anÃ.''
kZr-ihm-Iy-§ -Ä 23 : 17- þ 18
hfsc lrZ-b-kv]Àin-bmb Hcp hmKvZm-\-am-W-Xv.
\nsâ {]Xym-ibv¡ p `wKw hcn-I-bn-Ã. C¶v ]ecpw
{]Xymi a§ n-b-h-cm-Wv. lrZ-b-¯n {]Xym-i-bn-Ãm-¯-h-
cm-Wv. Hcp ka-b¯v {]Xymi D­m-bn-cp-¶-hÀ t]mepw
C¶v {]-Xymi a§ n-bn-cn-¡ p-¶p. a\Êv hnjm-Zn-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p.
a\Êv hmSn-bn-cn-¡ p-¶p. Pohn-X-¯n ¾m\X Xfw sI«n-
\n¡ p-¶p. ]e Imcy-§ -fnepw \ncm-i. icocw XfÀ¶-h-cp-
­v. a\-Êp XfÀ¶-h-cp-­v.
2004 Unk-w_À amkw Ccp-]-¯n-\memw XobXn
Bbn-cp-¶tÃm \½psS tIcf Xoc¯v `oI-c-amb
kp\man¯nc-IÄ ASn-¨p-I-b-dn-b-Xv. tIcf-¯nsâ Xoc¯v
At\IØe-§ -fn Iqä³ Xnc-am-e-IÄ ASn-¨-Sn¨p Ibdn
F{Xtbm Bfp-IÄ¡ m-Wv DS-\Sn ac-Ws¯ t\cn-tS-­n- h-
¶-Xv. F´p `bm-\-I-amb hn]-¯pI-fm-Wv t\cn-«-Xv. A¶v
Hcp ho«n HcmÄ InS¶InS-¸n Sn.hn. I­p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-
I-bm-bn-cp¶p. At¸mÄ kp\man¯n-cIÄ s]m§ nhcp-¶p
Fs¶m-c-dn-bn¸v. GXm­v, \mev]Xv, A¼Xv ASn-tbmfw Db-
c-¯n IS Ic-bn-te¡ v Xnc-am-e-I-fmbn s]m§ n
DbÀ¶p hcp-¶p. AXn-thKw amdn-s¡ m-ÅpI F¶p- ap-¶-dn-
bn-¸p-In«n.
Sn.hn-.bnse Adn-bn¸pw AXn-s\-¡ p-dn-¨p-Å-Xmb
kp\man aqe-ap-Å-Xmb {]Xym-Lm-X-§ -sf-¡ p-dn-¨pÅ ap¶-
115

dn-bn¸pw FÃmw I­p-sIm-­ncp¶t¸mÄ At±lw F´p-


th­q F¶-dn-bmsX s]s«¶v sR«n. ImcWw, \mfp-I-
fmbn XfÀ¶p-In-S-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Fgpt¶ev¡ m³ h¿. Imep-
IÄ A\-¡ m³ h¿. C\n Fgpt¶ev¡ n-Ã. tUmIvtSgvkv
ssIhn«Imcy-am-Wv. ]t£ , Sn.hn-.bnse Cu kw`hw I­p-
sIm-­n-cp¶ am{X-bn F§ s\tbm At±lw NmSn Fgp-
t¶-äp. NmSn Fgp-t¶äv HmSn. \mfp-I-fmbn InS-¸n-em-bn-cp¶
a\pj- y³! Fgpt-¶Â¡ m³ h¿mX - nc
- p¶ a\pj
- y³ s]s«¶v
NmSn Fgp-t¶äp HmSn!
CXv \S¶ Hcp kw`-h-am-Wv. Cu kw`hw Hcp
{]tXyI Imcyw \s½ Adn-bn-¡ p-¶p. \mfp-I-fmbn XfÀ¶p
InS-¡ p¶ Bfp-I-fp­v. icocw XfÀ¶p InS-¡ p-¶-h-cp-­v.
a\-Êp XfÀ¶n-cn-¡ p-¶-h-cp-ap-­v. CÃ, C\n Rm³ Hcn-
¡ epw Fgp-t¶Â¡ p-I-bn-Ã. C\n Fsâ Cu ISw Xocp-I-bn-
Ã. C\n F\n¡ v Hcp Pbw In«p-I-bn-Ã. F\n-s¡ mcp \Ã
`mhn e`n-¡ p-I-bn-Ã. F¶n§ s\ Nn´n-¡ p¶ [mcmfw
t]cp­v.
C\n F\n¡ v Hcp kam-[m-\-apÅ IpSpw-_-Po-hnXw
In«p-I-bn-Ã. Fsâ a¡ Ä C\n t\sc Bhp-I-bn-Ã. F\n-
¡ n\n F¶pw I®ocpw ssIbpw am{Xw. C§ s\ \ncm-i-
bn ]q­p InS-¡ p¶ Bfp-IÄ [mcmfw t]cp-­v. Fsâ
Cu kz`mhw amdp-I-bn-Ã. Cu sImÅ-cp-Xm¯ {]IrXw
F¶n \n¶v amdp-I-bnà F¶n-§ s\ Nn´n¨p he-bp¶
Bfp-I-fp-­v. aZy-]m\w amd-W-sa-¶p-­v. ico-c-¯nsâ
BtcmKyw t]mIp-¶p. \m«n hne-bpw \nebpw t]m-Ip-¶p.
ho«n Atem-ly-am-Ip-¶p. `mcy thZ-\n-¡ p¶p. amXm-]n-Xm-
¡ Ä Ic-bp-¶p. a¡ Ä¡ v `mhn Ccp-f-Sª p t]mIp-¶p.
IpSpw-_-¯n kam-[m-\-an-Ã. ss]k \jvS-s¸-Sp-¶p.
FÃmw XI-cmdv.
F\n-¡ n\n \Ã Imew CÃ F¶v Nn´n-¡ p¶ Bfp-
I-fp-­v. A§ -s\-bp-Å-hÀ kphn-tijw kzoI-cn¨v tbip-
{In-kvXp-hnsâ hN\w tI«vtbip-{In-kvXp-hns\ c£ -I\pw
IÀ¯m-hp-ambn kzoI-cn¨v tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ Xncp-c-à-
¯m-epÅ hos­-Sp¸v A\p-`-hn-¨m-tem? AhÀ Pohn-X-
116

¯n Fgp-t¶Â¡ pw! AhÀ kam-[m\w {]m]n-¡ pw! Ah-


cpsS Zp:kz`m-h-§ Ä amdpw! Ah-cpsS Zp:Èoe§ Ä amdpw!
Ah-cpsS IpSpw-_-¯n kam-[m\w Cc¨p hcpw! Ah-
cpsS XocmtcmK-§ Ä amdpw! amdmhym[n-IÄ amdpw! Ah-
cpsS ]cm-P-b-s¸« PohnXw Pb-¯nsâ BtLmjw
sIm­v , Bc- h m- c w sIm­v apJ- c n- X - a m- b n- ¯ o- c pw.
kt´mjkar²n Ah-cpsS Pohn-X-¯n-te¡ v AW-ap-dn-
bmsX Ihn-sª m-gp-Ipw!
A§ -s\-bpÅ Hcmsf Rm³ \n§ Ä¡ v ]cn-Nb-
s¸-Sp-¯mw. {]nb-s¸« cmPp, FS-bv¡ m-«p-h-b-en-emWv hoSv.
apf-´p-cp¯n¡ Sp¯v Bc-¡ p¶w bmt¡ m-_mb ]Ån CS-
h-Imw-K-am-Wv. Xsâ Pohn-X¯n {InkvXp hcp-¯nb cq]m-
´cw cmPp-hnsâ hm¡ p-I-fn-eqsS {i²n-¡ mw.
XIÀ¶p-t]m-sbmcp Pohn-X-hp-am-bn-«mWv ]¯p
hÀjw ap¼v Rm³ ]cn-ip-²-amb Cu Iq«m-bva-bn-te¡ v
IS¶p h¶-Xv. Ccp-]Xp hb-Ên XpS§ nb aZy-]m\w ap¸-
¯n-c-­m-as¯ hb-Êm-bt¸mtg¡ pw Fsâ IpSpw-_-Po-hn-
Xhpw, hyàn Pohn-Xhpw XIÀ¯v FÃmw Xmdp-am-dm-¡ n.
Ccp-]-Xm-as¯ hb-Ên Hcp SmIvkn ss{Uh-dm-bn-«mWv
Rm³ Bc-¡ p¶w Ìm³Un hcp-¶-Xv. {ItaW Rm³
Iq«p-Im-cp-ambn aZy-]m-\¯nte¡ pw Akm-·mÀ¤nIamb
hgnI-fn-te¡ pw Cd-§ n-t¸m-bn. Fsâ buÆ-\-¯nsâ hocy-
¯n AsXÃmw ]m]-am-sW-¶-dn-bmsX Rm³ Pohn-¨p.
Fsâ Po¸v amdn temdn-bm-bn. temdn-bm-b-t¸m-Ä
]Ww hÀ²n-¨p. Iq«p-Im-À- hÀ²n-¨p. ]m]-¯nsâ kml-N-cy-
§ Ä hÀ²n-¨p. B ka-b-¯v Fsâ hnhmlw Ign-ª p.
c­p a¡ Ä D­m-bn. Fsâ ktlm-Z-c³ Hcp hoSp sh¨v
thsd Xma-kn-¡ p-¶p. Fsâ ]nXmhv acn¨p t]mbn-cp-¶p.
hn[-h-bmb Fsâ A½bpw Fsâ `mcybpw c­p Ipª p-
§ -fp-am-bn R§ Ä Xd-hm«n Pohn-¡ p-¶p. t\cw
shfp¡ pt¼mÄ Rm³ temdn-bp-am-bn«v Cd-§ n-t¸m-Ipw.
sshIn«v Nne-t¸mÄ ho«n hcpw. Nne-t¸mÄ hcn-Ã. aZy-
]n¨p Iq¯mSn DÕ-h-¸-d-¼p-I-fnepw A¼-e-¸-d-¼p-I-fnepw
]Ån-¸-d-¼p-I-fnepw FÃmw InS-¶p-d-§ n-bn«v Nne-t¸mÄ
117

t\cw shfp¯v Fgp-t¶äp hcp¶ Ah-Ø. Fsâ `mcy


\ncm-i-s¸-«pt]m-bn. Fsâ A½ I®p\otcm-sS Nne-t¸mÄ
ASp¯p Xma-kn-¡ p¶ ktlm-Z-csâ ho«n-tebv¡ v t^m¬
sNbvXv ]dbpw: "Ah³ h¶n-ÃtÃm' F¶v. "Ah³
ht¶mfpw' F¶v ktlm-Z-c\pw ]d-bpw. ktlm-Z-csâ
ho«nepw kam-[m\anÃ.
Rm³ Cu Ime§ -fn-seÃmw ]Ån-bn t]mIp¶
hyàn-bm-bn-cp-¶p. Cäp kam-[m-\-¯n-\p-th­n t\À¨
ImgvN hgn-]m-Sp-IÄ \S-¯p¶ hyàn-bm-bn-cp-¶p. Ip¼-km-
cn-¡ pIbpw IpÀºm\ A\p-`-hn-¡ pIbpw sN¿p¶ hyàn-
bm-bn-cp-¶p. XoÀ°-bm-{X-IÄ apS-§ msX \S-¯n. IjvS-
s¸«p ]Ån¡ p Npäpw ap«p-Ip¯n\S-s¶Ãmw t\À¨ Ign-¡ p-
am-bn-cp-¶p.
Fsâ IpSpw_w Ie§ n adnª - nc
- p¶
- p. ]et-¸mgpw
Fsâ ]mhs - ¸« `mcy Ft¶mSv FXnÀ¡ m³ Ignh - nÃ
- m¯- X - p-
sIm­v au\a - mb
- nc - p¶p Icª - p. A½bpw Icª - ps
- Im­- n-
cp¶- p. Fsâ PohnX - ¯n- kam[ - m\w XoÀ¯pw \jvSs - ¸« - p.
]pdsa Iq«pI - mc - pa
- mbn IÅpI - pS-n¨v tafn¨p \S¡ - pt-¼mÄ
Xm¡ me - nI kam[ - m\w D­v. Häb - v¡ nc
- n¡
- pt-¼mÄ GIm´ - -
Xb- n Rm³ Gähpw \ncmi - s - ¸«- p.
A§ s\ Ccn-¡ p-t¼mÄ kam-[m-\-¯n-\p-th­n
Fsâ PmX-Ihpw Fsâ a¡ -fpsS PmX-Ihpw FSp¯v
Rm³ tPymÕysâ ASp-t¯-bv¡ v, B`n-Nm-c-Isâ ASp-
t¯¡ v sN¶p. AbmÄ ]dª p aqe-amb ]Ån-bn hgn-
]m-Sp-IÄ Ign-¡ m³. At±lw ]d-ª -X-\p-k-cn-¨pÅ hgn-
]m-Sp-Ifpw t\À¨-Ifpw ImgvN-Ifpw Rm³ ]Ånbn \S-
¯n. ]ns¶ \ne-hn-f-¡ p-Ifpw ap¯p-¡ p-S-Ifpw t\À¶p.
s]cp-¶m-fn\p Rm³ sjbÀ IqSn BZn-tbm-S´w Ipcn-si-Sp-
¯p-sIm­v \S-¡ pw. B ka-b¯pw Fsâ DÅn aZyw
D­m-bn-cp-¶p. {]Z£ nW-¯n hfsc `àn-tbm-SpIqSn \S-
¡ p-t¼mÄ kv{XoI-tfmSv ZzbmÀ°w h¨v AÇoe kw`m-j-
W-¯n GÀs¸-«p-sIm-­mWv Rm³ \S¶n-cp-¶-Xv.
CsXm¶pw ]m]-amsW¶-dn-bmsX Pohn¨ Imew.
118

aZy-]m-\-¯nsâ Afhv IqSn h¶p. Fsâ ]pc-


bv¡ -I¯p Rm³ ]et¸mgpw OÀ±n-en-\-I¯pw aq{X-¯n-\-
I¯pw InS-¶p. Nne-t¸mÄ Fsâ apä¯p t_m[-an-ÃmsX
InS¡ pw. Fsâ `mcy Rm³ apä¯p InS-¡ p-t¼mÄ
hmXn¡  Hcp Itkc hen-¨n«p Imh-en-cn-¡ pw. aZy-]m-\-
¯nsâ Afhv IqSn h¶-t¸mÄ Fsâ Agn-ª p-t]m-Ip¶
hkv{Xw FSp¯pSp-¡ m³ ]äm¯ ØnXn-bmbn. F\n¡ p
c­v s]¬a-¡ -fmWv. Fsâ `mcy \ncm-i-s¸«v Hcp Znhkw
]dª p: ""\n§ Ä C§ s\ aZyw Ign-¡ p-I-bm-sW-¦nÂ
Rm\o c­v ]ntÅtcw sIm¶n«vBß-lXy sN¿pw'' F¶v.
Rm³ \ndsb aZyw Ign¨v Fsâ `mcymho«n-te¡ p IS¶p
sN¶n«p Ah-fpsS A¸-t\mSv ]dª p: ""\½Ä X½n Hcp
hg¡ pw CÃ. \n§ Ä \n§ -fpsS tamsf hnfn¨p sIm­p
t]mcWw. AhÄ Bß-lXy sNbvXn-«p-s­-¦n F\n¡ pw
Fsâ A½bv¡ pw Pbn-en t]mIm³ Ign-bnÃ.''
Cu kml-N-cy-¯n-em-Wv, Hcp ssZh-ss]-X-ensâ
\nÀº-Ô-{]-Imcw aZy-¯nsâ aW-t¯msS Rm³ Cu Iq«m-
bva-bn-te¡ p IS¶p h¶-Xv.
A¶v ip{iqj Xocp¶ ka-b¯v ssZh-Zm-k³ ]d-
ª p: IÀ¯m-hmb tbip{InkvXp DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶äp Pohn-
¡ p¶ ssZh-am-Wv. Ah³ \n§ -fpsS Acn-I-¯p-IqSn
Ct¸mÄ \S¶p hcp-¶p-­v. Ahsâ hkv{X-¯nsâ
sXm§ Â \n§ -fpsS tZl¯v ap«n-bp-cp-½n-bmWv hcp-¶-Xv.
Ct¸mÄ \n§ Ä¡ v \n§ -fpsS Bh-iy-§ Ä IÀ¯m-hmb
tbip-{In-kvXp-hn-t\mSv ]dbmw. c­m-bncw hÀj-§ Ä¡ v
ap¼v acn-¨p-t]mb tbip-{In-kvXp-hns\¡ p-dn-¨mWv Rm³
tI«n-cp-¶Xv. F¶m DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶äv C¶pw Pohn-¡ p¶
tbip-{In-kvXp! Fsâ Acn-I¯p hcp¶ tbip-{In-kvXp!
Fsâ {]iv\-¯n\v ]cn-lmcw Xcp¶ tbip-{InkvXp Chn-
sS-bp-­v F¶v ]d-ª -t¸mÄ Rm³ Fsâ A´-cm-·m-hnÂ
H¶v tNmZn-¨p. tbipth, \o ChnsS h¶n-«p-s­-¦n Fsâ
aZy-]m\w H¶v amän-¯-cmtam?
am\-km-´cw F´m-sW¶v F\n¡ v Adn-bnÃm-bn-
cp-¶p. \nXyPoh³ Dt­m, kzÀ¤-apt­m \c-I-apt­m
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F¶v Adn-bn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. F¶m A¶v hen-sbmcp kam-


[m-\-hp-ambn Rm³ Fsâ `h-\-¯n-te¡ v aS§ n-t¸m-bn.
XpSÀ¶v Cu Iq«m-bva-bn-te¡ v Rm³ apS-§ msX h¶p.
hN\w tI«p. hN\w tI«-t¸m-Ä F\n¡ v ]m]-t_m[w
e`n¨p. Fsâ Pohn-X-¯n A¶p-hsc h¶p-t]mb t¾Ñ-
amb ]m]-{]-hr-¯n-I-tfmÀ¯v Rm³ s\Sp-hoÀ¸n«p Ic-
ª p. ""Ahsâ ]p{X-\mb tbip-hnsâ càw kI-e-]m-
]hpw t]m¡ n \s½ ip²o-I-cn-¡ p¶p'' F¶ hN\w tI«v
Rm³ Fsâ PohnXw IÀ¯m-hn\p ssIam-dn.
Cu Iq«mbva F\ - n¡ p ImWn¨p X¶Xv IÀ¯m-
hmb tbip{InkvXph - nsâ {Iqins - \b
- mW- v. tbip{InkvXp
F\n¡ p th­n {Iqin acn¨p F¶pÅ kXya - mW- v.
Ct¸mÄ Rm³ AKs¸ Ubt-ámk - vänIvkv F¶ I¼\ - nb- nÂ
ss{Uhd-mbn tPmen sN¿p¶ - p. tbip{InkvXp X - c- p¶ kam-
[m\w IpSpw_ambn A\p`-h - n¡
- ph- m³F - \
- n¡
- p- `mKyw e`n¨ - p.
Fsâ A½ hmÀ²I - y¯
- n Cu Iq«mb - vab- n t]mbn
hN\w tIÄ¡ ph - m\pw \nXyP - oh- sâ AhI - mi - ¯ - nt-e¡ v
t]mIph- m\pw CSb- mb- n.
hnip-²-·mÀ t]mb hgn-bnÂ, ]cn-ip-²-amb B
hgn-bn Rm\pw Hcp NphSv FSp¯p h¨p. Fsâ
IÀ¯mhv Cu hgn-bn Fs¶ \nÀ¯n-bn-cn-¡ p-¶p. A´y-
t¯mfw, hogm-sX XmgmsX XfÀ¶p t]mImsX hnip-²n-
tbmsS Pohn¨p Fsâ IÀ¯m-hnsâ cmPy-¯n F¯n-t¨-
cWw. AXp am{X-amWv F\n¡ v B{K-l-ap-Å-Xv. \n§ -sf-Ãm-
hcpw F\n-¡ p-th­n {]mÀ°n-¡ -W-sa¶v At]-£ n-¡ p-
¶p. ssZh-¯n\p kvtXm{Xw.
a¶-ht\ ainlm
kXXw Xh IcpWm
hmXn-en ap«p-t¶³,
[\nIm \n³ \n[n \ne-b-¯oþ
t¶-I-Wta Ir]bpw hmgvhpw
\osb³ KXn XpW sN¿pI \n³
km£ nsb eÖn-X-\m-¡ -cptX
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ic-W-hp-sa³ B{i-bhpw \otb.


\osb³ KXn XpW sN¿p-I. \n³ km£ nsb
eÖn-X-\m-¡ -cp-tX. {]nb-s¸« cmPp kz´w PohnXw
km£ n-¡ p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. \nµ-IÄ amäp¶ Hcp ssZh-ap-­v.
eÖ \o¡ p¶ Hcp ssZh-ap-­v. apJs¯ \nµ XpS-¨p-am-
äp¶ Hcp ssZh-ap-­v. A]-am\`mc-§ Ä AI-äp¶ Hcp
ssZh-ap-­v. hogvN-I-fn \n¶v Fgp-t¶Â¸n-¡ p¶ Hcp
{InkvXp-hp-­v. hoW-hs\ DbÀ¯p¶ Hcp ssZh-ap-­v.
hogmXh®w kq£ n-¡ p¶ Hcp ssZh-ap-­v. IÀ¯m-hmb
tbip-{InkvXp! hoWm \new]cn-Nm-ImsX ]nSn-s¨-gp-
t¶Â¸n-¡ p¶ c£ -I-\mWv tbip-{InkvXp. {InkvXp Pohn-
¡ p-¶p! kz`mhw amäp-¶p! kvt\lw ]I-cp-¶p! hnip²n
\ÂIp-¶p! hnizmkw hÀ²n-¸n-¡ p-¶p!
kzÀ¤-¯nse ssZhw Pohn-¡ p-¶p. Pohn-X¯-nÂ
C¶pw amen-\y-§ Ä¡ v ASn-a-s¸«v BscÃmw Cu hm¡ p-
Isf hmbn¨p? C¶pw aZy-]m\w amdmsX BscÃmw Cu
hm¡ p-Isf hmbn-¡ p¶p? C¶pw Zp:Èm-Tyhpw h{I-lr-Z-
bhpw amdmsX Cu hm¡ p-IÄ BscÃmw hmbn-¡ p¶p?
\n§ Ä¡ v kz`mhw amdmw! ImcWw {InkvXp Pohn-¡ p-¶p!
tbip-{InkvXp {]hÀ¯n-¡ p-¶p! tbip-{InkvXp
\½psS sXm«-cn-I¯v h¶n-«p-­v. Ct¸mÄ Cu hN-\§ sf
hmbn¨p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-t¼mÄ \n§ -fpsS Acn-I-¯p-IqsS
tbip \S-¡ p-¶Xv \n§ Ä¡ v A\p-`-hn-¡ mw. tbip-hnsâ
Xncphkv{X-¯nsâ sXm§ -Â \n§ sf sXm«p-cp½n t]mIp-
¶Xv \n§ Ä¡ v A\p-`-hn-¡ mw. \n§ -fpsS lrZ-b-¯nsâ
s\m¼-c-§ Ä H¸n-sb-Sp-¯p-sIm­v tbip \S¶p \o§ p-I-
bm-Wv. B Ic-§ Ä FÃmw Gsä-Sp-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. tbip-hn\v
\nt¶mSv ]cn-`-h-an-Ã. tbip-hn\v \nt¶mSv ]nW-¡ -an-Ã.
tbip-hn\v \nt¶mSv hg-¡ n-Ã. tbip \ns¶ shdp-¡ p-¶n-Ã.
tbip \ns¶ kvt\ln-¡ -am{Xw sN¿p-¶p. B kvt\l-
¯nsâ {]Xo-I-amWv tKmKp¯m-bnse Ipcn-iv.
B tbip-hns\ \n§ Ä Gäp-hm-§ ptam? B
tbip-hns\ \n§ Ä kzoI-cn-¡ ptam? \n§ fpsS Acn-I-¯p-
IqsS hcp¶ tbip-hn-t\mSv \n§ Ä Ct¸mÄ lrZbw
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Xpd¶p ]d-bptam? IÀ¯mth, Rms\mcp XIÀ¶ a\p-


jy³. tbip-th, Rms\mcp ]m]n-bmb a\p-jy³. Ft¶mSv
\o a\-Ê-en-b-Ww. \·-sbm-¶p-anà IÀ¯mth, FÃmw Xn·
am{Xw. ZpjvS-Xbpw Aip-²nbpw Agp¡ pw am{Xw.
Fsâ IÀ¯mth, F\n¡ v A`n-am-\n-¡ m-s\m-¶p-
anÃ. ]mc-¼cyw ]d-bm\pan-Ã. F\n-¡ p-ÅXv ]m]-¯nsâ
Hcp Iq¼mcw am{Xw. ]m]-¯nsâ Hcp `mWvU-s¡ «v am{Xw.
IÀ¯mth, Ahn-Sp¶v Iev]n-¨tÃm: ""A²zm-\n-¡ p-¶-hcpw
`mcw Npa-¡ p-¶-h-cp-am-bp-tÅmtc FÃm-hcpw Fsâ ASp-¡ -
te¡ v hcp-hn³ Rm³ \n§ sf Biz-kn-¸n-¡ p-sa¶v.''
Rm³ `mcw Npa-¡ p-¶p. AXv ]m]-¯nsâ `mcamWv. ]m]-
`mc¨pa-sS-Sp¯v Ah-i-\m-bn, hnh-i-\mbn Rm\nXm hcn-I-
bmWv. ]m«p-Im-c³ ]mSn-btÃm:
Ipcn-in³ \ng-en Xe-Nm-bv¨-\p-Zn\w
hn{i-an-¨n-Sp-¶-Sn-bm³
Ipcn-in³ kvt\l-¯-W-enÂ,
Ir]-bn³ ioXf \ng-enÂ
{]mW-{]n-bsâ Xr¡ -g-enÂ
ImWp-¶-`-b-sa-¶-g-enÂ
]m]-`m-c-¨p-a-sS-Sp-¯-h-i-\mbv
XfÀs¶m-sc³ PohnXta
XfÀs¶m-sc³ PohnXw Ipcn-in³
\ng-en im´n I­-Xn-\mÂ
Xf-cm-Xn-\n-hm-\-hn-cnhnÂ
Nnd-I-Sn-¨p-bÀ¶nSmw hnchnÂ
Ipcn-in³ \ng-en Xe-¨m-bv¨-\p-Zn\w
hn{i-an-¨n-Sp-¶-Sn-bm³
B Ipcn-in³ \ng-en-te-¡ mWv \mw hs¶-¯n-bn-cn-
¡ p-¶-Xv. B Ipcn-in³ Nph-«n-te-bv¡ mWv \mw hs¶-¯n-bn-
cn-¡ p-¶-Xv. B Ipcn-in³ \ng-en hn{i-a-ap-­v. ]m]-`m-c-¨p-
a-sSÃmw AhnsS G¸n-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡ mw. \n§ -fpsS lrZ-b-
§ Ä \ndsb `mc-§ -fntÃ? \n§ -fpsS DÅn \ndsb BIp-
e-§ -fntÃ? k¦-S-§ Ä lrZbw hn§ p¶ hn[-¯nÂ
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\n§ sf Ae-«p-¶ntÃ? F{X-sb{X ¾m\-X-bv¡ pÅ hnj-b-


§ Ä D­v? \n§ Ä¡ v FÃmw G¸n-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡ mw.
\n§ Ä AXn\p tKmKp¯m-hsc t]mI-­. \n§ Ä t_-
Xvetlw hsc bm{X sNt¿-­. \n§ Ä AXn-\p-th­n
sbcp-itew bm{X \S-¯-­. B Ipcniv \n§ -sf-t¯Sn
\n§ -fpsS Acn-I-t¯bv¡ v Cd§ n hcn-I-bm-Wv.
Ipcn-in-¡ -s¸-«-h-\mb {InkvXp DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶-ä-
h-\mbn \n§ -fpsS I¬ap-¼n hc¨p In«n-bn-cn-¡ p-I-bm-
Wv. {InkvXp \n§ sf tXSn h¶n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Xsâ
Xr¡ cw \n§ -fpsS t\sc DbÀ¯n-bn-«p-­v. \n§ Ä hniz-
kn-¡ q. B BWn-¸m-SpÅ Ic-¯n \n¶v Cänäv hogp¶
Xncp-c-à-¯nsâ XpÅn-IÄ Ct¸mÄ \n§ -fpsS Xe-taÂ
h¶phogp-t¼mÄ \n§ -fpsS ]m]-¡ -d-IÄ Igp-In-t¸m-hp-I-
bm-Wv. \n§ -fpsS BIp-e-§ sfÃmsaÃmw Hen-s¨m-en¨v
amdp-I-bm-Wv. \n§ -fpsS lrZ-b-¯nsâ `mc-§ Ä \o§ p-I-
bm-Wv. Bizmkw ]I-cp-I-bm-Wv. kam-[m\w AW-ap-dn-
bmsX Hgp-Ip-I-bm-Wv. \n§ Ä¡ v im´n e`n-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.
B Xncp-hn-em-hn \n§ Ä¡ v hn{iaw Is­-
¯mw. B Xncp-hn-em-hn \n§ Ä¡ v Bizmkw Is­-
¯mw. B Xncp-hn-em-hn \n§ Ä¡ v kam-[m\w Is­-
¯mw. B Xncp-hn-em-hn \n§ Ä¡ v kt´mjw Is­-
¯mw. kt´mj-an-Ãm-¯-hÀ HmSn hcp-hn³. BIp-e-s¸-«n-cn-
¡ p-¶-hÀ HmSn hcp-hn³. \ncm-i\ndª kml-N-cy-§ -
fnÂs¸«v Dg-ep¶hÀ, De-bp-¶-hÀ HmSn hcp-hn³. tbip-
hnsâ ]mZ-]o-T-¯n h¶v \a-kv¡ -cn-¸n³.
tbip-hn-t\mSv ]d-bp-hn³, \mYm \o F\n-¡ p-
th­n {Iq-in acn-¨-Xn-\m C¶p-ap-X Rm³ \n\-¡ mbv
Pohn-¡ pw. tbip-th, \o F\n-¡ p-th­n {Iqin acn-¨-Xn-
\m C¶p apX Rm³ \n\-¡ mbn Pohn-¡ pw. C¶p-ap-XÂ
Rm³ \nsâ ASn-a.
]¯v
hfsc lrZy-amb Hcp IY-bp­v. cmPm-¡ -³amÀ
`cn-¨n-cp¶ Imew. Hcp cmPm-hnsâ sIm«m-c-¯n [mcmfw
IuXp-I-apÅ ]£ n-Isf hfÀ¯p-¶p-­m-bn-cp¶p. cmPm-
hn\v {]Ir-Xn-bnse arK-§ -tfmSpw ]£ n-I-tfmSpw FÃmw
henb hmXvk-ey-hp-am-bn-cp-¶p.
Hcn-¡  hntZ-i-¯p-\n¶v B cmPy-t¯¡ v Hcn-
S¯pw I­n-«n-Ãm¯ c­p ]£ n-¡ p-ª p-§ sf sIm­p-h-
¶p. hfsc N´-apÅ \Ã \nd-¸-In-«pÅ ]£ n-¡ p-ª p-
§ Ä. ]t£ AXp ]d-¡ m-dm-bn-«n-Ã. cmPmhv Cu A]qÀÆ-
bn\w ]£ n-Isf hfÀ¯m³ \à ]cn-io-e-\-ap-Å,
sshZKv²y-apÅ Hcmsf \nb-an-¨m-¡ n. GXm\pw Znhkw
Ign-ª -t¸mÄ Hcp ]£ n-¡ pª v ]d-¶p. ]t£ , atäXv ]d-
¡ p-¶n-Ã. cmPm-hn\v k¦-S-am-bn.
cmPmhv Cu kq£ n-¸p-Im-c-t\mSp tNmZn¨p:
""F´m Hcp ]£ n-¡ pª p ]d-¡ m-¯Xv?'' ""At¿m Xncp-
ta\o, F´m ]d-¡ m-¯-sX-¶-dn-ª p-Iq-Sm. Rm³ ]e hn[-
¯n ]cn-{i-an-¨p. ]d-¡ m³ ]cn-io-en-¸n-¨p-t\m¡ n. ]t£
]d-¡ p-¶n-Ã.''
]£ n-I-sf-¡ p-dn¨p IqSp-XÂ ]Tn-¨n-«pÅ, \Ã
kmt¦Xn-I-Úm-\-ap-Å, asämcmsf cmPmhv sIm­p-h-¶p.
]t£ , At±lw -{i-an-¨n«pw ]£ n-¡ pª p ]d-¡ p-¶n-Ã. Cu
]£ n-¡ p-ª ns\ ]d-¡ m³ ]Tn-¸n-¡ p¶ BÄ¡ v Bbncw
kzÀ®\mWbw k½m\w sImSp¡ mw F¶v cmPmhv ]ckyw
sNbvXp.
]ecpw h¶p. ]t£ Gähpw hnZ-Kv²-\mb Cu
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]£ n-]-cn-io-e-I\pw -]cm-P-b-s¸-«-Xp-sIm­v Bcpw ]ns¶


AXn\p apXnÀ¶n-Ã. FÃm-hcpw ]n³hm-§ n.
Hcp Znhkw AhnsS Hcp ]mh-s¸« IÀj-I³
h¶p. At±lw ]dª p: ""Xncp-ta\o, ]£ n-¡ p-ª ns\ ]d-
¸n-¡ m³ ]äptam F¶v Rm³ t\m¡ mw. F\n¡ v km[n-¡ p-
sa-¶mWv Fsâ {]Xo-£ ''. ""icn \ÃX;v t\m¡ q'' cmPmhv
]d-ª p. ]ntä¶v cmhnse cmPmhv Fgp-t¶äv sIm«m-c-
¯nsâ a«p-¸m-hn \n¶p-sIm­p t\m¡ p-t¼m-gp­v ]£ n-
¡ p-ª p-§ Ä c­pw Hcp-an¨v ]d-¡ p-¶p. cmPm-hn\v henb
IuXp-I-am-bn. cmPmhv Cu IÀj-Is\ hnfn-¨p: ""\n§ Ä
F§ s\ km[n¨p Cu Imcyw?'' DSs\ At±lw ]dª p:
""Xncp-ta-\o, Rm³ IqSp-XÂ H¶pw sNbvXn-Ã. ]£ n-bn-cn-
¡ p¶ sIm¼p­-tÃm? B sIm-¼nsâ IS Rm³ apdn-¨p-I-f-
ª p. sIm¼v apdn-ª p-t]m-b-t¸mÄ ]ns¶, ]£ n¡ v ]d-
¡ msX \nÀÆm-l-an-Ãm-¯XpsIm­v AXv ]d-¶p.''
Cu IY-bpsS AÀ°w \n§ Ä¡ p a\-Ên-em-tbm?
Ccn-¸nSw HSn-ª m \mw ]d-¡ m³ {ian¡ pw. Nne {]Xn-k-
Ôn-IÄ \½psS Pohn-X-¯n h¶m AässI \ap¡ v
F´mWv amÀ¤w F¶p \mw t\m¡ n-t¸m-Ipw. F§ -s\-sb-
¦nepw apt¶m«p Pohn-¨p-t]m-I-W-a-tÃm- F-¶pÅ Bi-
sIm­v AXn-\pÅ bXv\w Bcw-`n¡ pw.
Pohn-X-¯n \ap¡ v Zpcn-X-§ fp­v. At\-I-a-
t\Iw {]Xn-k-Ôn-Ifpw {]iv\-§ fpw \s½ hebw sN¿p-
¶p-­v. F¶m {]iv\-§ fpw BIp-e-§ fpw FÃm-apÅ
Cu temI-Po-hn-X-¯n \mw Ah-sb-¡ p-dnt¨mÀ¯p \ncm-
i-s¸-«n-cn-¡ m-sX, F-´m-Wn\n t]mwh-gn-sb¶v Nn´n¡ p-
t¼m-gmWv \ap¡ p ap¼n ]pXnb hmXn-ep-IÄ Xpd-¡ p-¶-
Xv.
\½n ]ecpw hoW-h-cm-Wv. \½n ]ecpw Ic-
ª -h-cm-Wv; Icª psIm-­n-cn-¡ p-¶-h-cm-Wv. F¶mÂ
\s½ Nncn-¡ m³ ]Tn-¸n-¡ p¶ IÀ¯m-hmb tbip{I-nkvXp-
hns\ \½psS \mY-\m-bn, \½psS IÀ¯m-hm-bn, c£ n-Xm-
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hmbn e`n-¡ p-t¼mÄ \½psS PohnXw {]Im-i-am-\-am-bn-


¯ocpw. kam-[m\w \nd-ª -Xm-bn-¯o-cpw.
Xncp-h-N\¯n Hcp hmIy-ap-­v. IÀ¯m-hmb
tbip-{InkvXp {Iqin-¡ -s¸-Sp-¶-Xn\p sXm«p-ap¼v Xsâ
]Xn-s\m¶p injy-·m-tcbpw tNÀ¯-W¨v IÀ¯mhmb
tbip-{InkvXp ]d-bp¶ Kuc-h-ta-dnb Nne hm¡ p-IÄ
tbml-¶msâ kphn-tijw 14,15,16 A²ym-b-§ -fnÂ
\ap¡ p ImWmw.
“Rm³ \n§ sf A\m-Y-cmbn hnSp-I-bnÃ''
tbml-¶m³ 14 : 18
IÀ¯mhv \½psS \mY-\m-bn, DS-b-h-\mbn
\½psS Acn-Inte-¡ p-h-cpw. A¸-\n-Ãm-¯-hÀ¡ v A¸-\m-bn,
A½-bn-Ãm-¯-hÀ¡ v Bizm-k-I-\m-bn, bmX-\-bn ]pI-bp-
Ibpw ]pf-bp-Ibpw sN¿p-¶-hÀ¡ v kam-[m-\-Zm-Xm-hmbn
{InkvXp \½psS Pohn-X-¯n-te¡ v hcpw. {InkvXp \ap¡ v
Bizmkw Xcpw.
""Rm³ \n§ sf A\m-Y-cmbn hnSp-I-bnÃ''
tbml-¶m³ 14 : 18
Hcp hmKvZ-¯-amWv CXv. I shall not leave thee comfortless.
Cu hN\-§ Ä hmbn-¡ p¶ At\Icpw Bizm-k-
¯n-\p-th­n tIgp-¶-h-cm-Wv. ]pdsa Ic-bm-¯-t¸mgpw
DÅp- -I-c-bp-¶-h-cm-Wv. Hcp-]t£ aäp-Å-hsc ImWp-t¼mÄ
Nncn¡ pw ]t£ DÅv Ic-ª p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-bn-cn-¡ pw.
At\-I-a-t\Iw cq£ -amb {]iv\-§ -fpsS \oÀ¨p-gn-
bnÂs¸«p XmWp-XmWp t]mIp-¶-h-cm-bn-cn-¡ pw. ]t£
{InkvXp-hns\ hnfn-¨m {InkvXp \n§ -fpsS Acn-I-
t¯¡ p hcpw.
“Call up on Me in the day of your trouble; I will deliver
thee and thou shalt glorify My name''.
""IjvS-Im-e¯v Fs¶ hnfn-¨-t]-£ n¡ : Rm³
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\ns¶ hnSp-hn-¡ bpw \o Fs¶ al-Xz-s¸-Sp-¯p-


Ibpw sN¿pw.'' k¦oÀ¯-\-§ Ä 50 : 15
`m-c-s¸«p Rc-§ p-t¼mÄ, BIpe-s¸«p he-bp-
t¼mÄ, Bh-emXn ]q­v Dg-ep-t¼mÄ {InkvXp-hns\ hnfn-¨-
t]-£ n-¡ p-I. {InkvXp \½psS Acn-Intebv¡ p hcpw.
Rm³ \n§ Ä¡ v Hcp buÆ-\-¡ m-cs\ ]cn-N-b-s¸-Sp¯mw.
\à kam-[m-\-ambn Ign-tb­ {]mb-¯n Zp:Jw am{X-ambn
he-ª p-t]mb Hcp bphm-hv. kz´w ]nXmhv Bß-l-Xy-sN-
bvX-Xp-aq-ew a\Êp s\m´p-hn-§ n-¡ -gnª Hcp bphm-hv.
F¶m tbip-{InkvXp Pohn-X-¯n-te¡ v h¶p. B
PohnXw kt´m-j-ap-Å-Xmbn¯oÀ¶p, kam-[m-\-ap-Å-
Xmbn¯oÀ¶p.
FACTþbn F© n-\o-bÀ Bbn tPmen sN¿p¶
{]nb-s¸« Zm\n-tb tPm¬ Xsâ kz´ Pohn-X-¯nsâ
A\p-`-h-§ Ä \t½mSv hnh-cn¡ pw.
""ssZhw Xsâ hnip²\nhm-k-¯n A\m-Y-
·mÀ¡ v ]nXmhpw hn[-h-amÀ¡ v \ymb-]m-e-I\pw
BIp-¶p. ssZhw GIm-In-Isf IpSpw-_-¯nÂ
hkn-¡ p-am-dm-¡ p-¶p. Ah³ _²-·msc hnSp-
hn¨p ku`m-Ky-¯nem¡ p-¶p.''
k¦oÀ¯-\-§ Ä 68 : 5 þ 6
Fsâ t]cv Zm\n-tb tPm¬. Rm³ IS-bn-cp-
¸n Xma-kn-¡ p-¶p. Fsâ ]Xn-\m-em-as¯ hb-ÊnÂ
\S¶ Hcp kw`-hw Rm³ HmÀ¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Rm³
kv¡ qfn ]Tn-¡ p¶ Imew. Hcp Znhkw kvIqÄ hn«v hcp-
t¼mÄ ImWp¶ ImgvN hoSn\p Npäpw sImbvXp-h-¨n-cn-
¡ p¶ ssht¡ m apgp-h³ aZy-e-l-cn-bn Fsâ ]nXmhv
Xo C«p-I-¯n-¡ p-¶Xm-Wv. hoSnsâ apä¯p InS¶v Ae-dp-
Ibpw H¨- h bv ¡ p- I bpw sN¿p¶p. CSbv ¡ nSbv ¡ v
AI¯p t]mbn km[p-hmb Fsâ A½sb Hcp Imc-
Whpw CÃmsX XÃp-¶ - p. A¶p cm{Xn-bn R§ Ä Dd-§ n-
bn- Ã . ]ntä- Z n- h kw cmhnse Rm³ ssk¡ n- f nÂ
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kv¡ qfnte¡ v t]mIp-t¼mÄ Fsâ ssk¡ nÄ Hcp Po¸p-am-


bn-«n-Sn-¨p. Rm³ tdmUn-te¡ v Xe-b-Sn-¨p-hoWp.- Fsâ Xe
h«w s]m«n. Ccp-]-¯n-b-t© mfw Ìn¨v Fsâ Xe-
bn¯s¶ D­m-bn-cp-¶p. A¶v Rm³ acn¨p F¶v \mSp-
ap-gp-h³ ]c-¶-Xm-Wv. F¶m Poh-\pÅ ssZhw Fs¶
Bbp-tÊmsS tijn-¸n-¨p.
Fsâ IpSpw_w C§ s\sbm¶pw Bbn-cp-¶n-Ã.
tImX-aw-K-e-¯n\p ASp-¯pÅ Hcp {Kma-¯n Hcp \Ã
IpSpw-_-¯n R§ Ä P\n¨p hfÀ¶p. Fsâ ]nXmhn\v
FACTþbn tPmen-bp-­v. A½-bp­v. Cc-«-I-fmb c­v
ktlm-Z-cn-amcpw. \m«n \Ã-t]cpw {]i-kvXn-bp-apÅ Hcp
IpSpw-_-am-bn-cp-¶p R§ -fp-tS-Xv. F¶m Fsâ ]nXmhv
R§ -fpsS sNdp-{]m-b-¯nÂXs¶ aZy-]m\w Bcw-`n-¨p-I-gn-
ª -t¸mÄ R§ -fpsS PohnXw XIÀ¶p.
Dd-§ n-¡ n-S-¡ p¶ A½sb Ccp-¼p-Np-än-Ibv¡ v CSn-
¡ pw. hnd-Ip-tIm sIm­v ASn-¡ pw. tdmUn AÀ²-\-á-
\mbn InS-¡ p¶ Fsâ ]nXm-hn-s\ hnfn-¡ m³ Iuam-c-{]m-
b-¯n Rm³ Cd-§ n-t¸m-bn-«p-­v. BfpIÄ Npa-¶p-
sIm­v ho«n-te¡ v sIm­p-h-cp-t¼mÄ Rm³ Fsâ ]nXm-
hnsâ ]ndsI Ic-ª p-sIm­v \S-¡ pw.
Fsâ _mey-{]m-b-¯n H¶n\pw ap«n-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.
HmW-¡ m-e¯v ]¯p-]-{´­p Iq«w Idn-Ifpw ]mb-khpw
FÃmw D­m¡ n R§ Ä Blmcw Ign-¡ m³ HmW-t¡ mSn
DSp¯v Ccn¡ p-t¼mÄ ImWp¶ ImgvN IpSn¨p OÀ±n¨p
Nne-t¸mÄ aq{X-¯n hsc InS¶v Dcp-fp¶ Fsâ ]nXm-
hns\-bm-Wv.
Rm\pw Fsâ s]§ -·mcpw apJ-t¯m-Sp-apJw
t\m¡ n Hcp hm¡ p-]-d-bm³ sIev]n-ÃmsX R§ -fpsS
P·s¯ i]n-¨n-«p-­v. Fsâ km[p-hmb A½ Hcp Iod-¯p-
Wn-bp-ambn OÀ±n- Xp-S¨p amäp-t¼mÄ R§ Ä A½sb
t\m¡ n thZ-\-tbmsS \n¶n-«p-­v.
128

ASp¯pÅ R§ -fpsS ho«p-ImÀ kt´m-j-


t¯msS Blmcw Ign-¨n-cn-¡ p-t¼mÄ F{X-sb{X Ime-§ -
fn Blmcw tai-¸p-d-¯p-h¨n«p acn¨ hoSp-t]mse
R§ Ä Ign-ª p.
tPmen-s¡ ¶pw ]dª v t]mIp¶ ]nXm-hv ]ns¶
tPmen¡ v t]mImsX Bbn. Fhn-sSsb-¦nepw temUvPnÂ
apdn-sb-Sp¯p Xma-kn¨p I¿nse ss]k Xocp-¶-Xp-
hscbpw IpSn-¡ pw. ]ns¶ SmIvkn hnfn¨v XncnsI ho«nÂ
hcpw. _mKnse apjn-ª -Xp-Wn-I-sfÃmw ]pd-t¯¡ v amän
¡ gn-bp-t¼mÄ Fsâ A½ ImWp-¶Xv hnj-¡ p-¸nbpw
¹mÌnIv Ib-dp-am-bn-cn-¡ pw.
R§ -fpsS ho«p-ImÀ AXp Imcy-am-¡ n-bn-Ã. GI-
tZiw Ccp-]-¯mdp sImÃw ap³]v tPmen-s¡ ¶pw ]d-ª p-
t]mb ]nXmhv ]ns¶ aS-§ n-h-¶n-Ã. ]Xn-aq-¶m-as¯
Znhkw Bß-lXy sNbvX ]nXm-hnsâ arX-tZlw ho«nÂ
sIm­p-h-¶p. A¶v Fsâ A½bv¡ v ap¸-¯mdp hbtÊ
{]mb-ap-Åp. Fsâ s]§ -·mÀ¡ v ]Xn-\mep hbÊpw.
Fsâ ]nXm-hnsâ arX-tZl-¯n\v AcnsI \n¶p-
sIm­v s\© -¯-e¨p Ic-bp¶ Fsâ A½-bp-sSbpw
s]§ -·m-cp-sSbpw apJw Ct¸mgpw Fsâ a\-Ên D­v.
F¶m Cu ]Xn-\mdp hb-Êp-Im-c³ \nÀhn-Im-c-\mbn Hcp
XpÅn I®p-\o-cp-t]mepw CÃmsX ChÀ F´n\v Ic-bp¶p
Ft¶mÀ¯p t\m¡ n-\n-¶p.
Fsâ a\-Ênse At¸m-gs¯ Nn´ Cu acn-¨p-In-S-
¡ p¶ ]nXm-hnsâ tPmen F\n-¡ p-In-«pw F\n¡ p kpJ-
ambn Pohn¡ mw F¶mbncp-¶p. ]n¶o-SpÅ Nne hÀj-§ Ä
B IpSpw-_-¯n R§ Ä \mep-t]cpw \mep hgn-I-fn-
embn \S-¶p. R§ Ä ]c-kv]cw kwkm-cn-¡ m-dn-Ã. Fsâ
A½ t]Sn-¨n«v Fsâ ap¼n hcm-dn-Ã. Fsâ s]§ -·m-
tcmSv Rm³ kwkm-cn-¡ m-dp-­m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. A½bv¡ p
In«p¶ \nÊmc s]³j³. AXv ssIbn In«n-bm Rm³
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F\n¡ v Nne-h-gn-¡ m-\p-Å-sXÃmw Nne-h-gn-¨nt« ho«p-Im-cy-


§ Ä t\m¡ p-am-bn-cp-¶p-Åp.
Rm³ {]oþUn{Kn¡ p ]Tn-¡ p¶ Ime¯v BgvN-
bn Hcp Znhkw Fsâ ]nXmhv tImX-aw-Kew M.A. tImtf-
Pn {]n³kn-¸-ensâ apdn-bn h¶v Fsâ Aäâ³kv
t\m¡ p-am-bn-cp-¶p. Fsâ kz`mhw ]cn-tim-[n-¡ p-am-bn-cp-
¶p. ]nXmhp acn¨p Ign-ª -t¸mÄ F\n¡ v kzmX-{´y-ambn.
Rm³ »q ^n-en-an-te¡ v Cd-§ n-t¸mbn. tamj-W-¯n-te¡ v
Cd-§ n-t¸m-bn. No«p-I-fn-bntebv¡ v Cd-§ n-t¸m-bn. kn\n-a-bn-
te¡ v Cd-§ n-t¸m-bn.- Fsâ A½bpw s]§ -·mcpw \mW-
t¡ -Sp-sIm­v \m«n Xe-s]m-¡ msX Bbn. Fs¶ ImWp-
t¼m-tg¡ pw Fsâ ho«p-Imcpw NmÀ¨-¡ mcpw shdp-t¸msS
hmXn-e-S¨ Imew. B Ime-¯mWv Fsâ c­p s]§ -·mÀ
Cu {InkvXy³ dnssh-h s^tÃm-jn-¸n h¶p ssZh-
¯nsâ hN\w tI«-Xv. A¶v hN\w tI«v AhÀ XncnsI
h¶t¸mÄ Rm³ {i²n¨p. Ah-cpsS apJ¯v Hcp kt´m-
j-ap-­v. Ah-cpsS apJ¯v Hcp Nncn-bp-­v.
AhÀ Ft¶mSp ]dª p Hcp \Ã ssZhw Pohn-
¡ p¶p F¶v. A¸-s\-t¸mse ssI]n-Sn¨p \S-¯p¶ Hcp
ssZhw Pohn-¡ p-¶p F¶p ]d-ª -t¸mÄ F\n¡ v B
hm¡ p- I Ä shdp- ¸ m- b n- c p- ¶ p. AhÀ kv X pXnbpw
kvtXm{Xhpw ]mSp-¶Xv F\n¡ v tZjy-am-bn-cp¶p. AXp-
tIÄ¡ msX Rm³ Zqsc HmSn ad-bp-am-bncp-¶p.
F¶m 1992þ tIme-t© -cn-bn {InkvXy³
dnssh-h s^tÃm-jn-¸nsâ I¬sh³j³ ]´-en-
tebv¡ v Nne ssZh-a-¡ fpsS \nÀ_-Ô-{]-Imcw Rm\pw IS-
¶p-t]m-bn. F\n-s¡ m¶pw a\-Ên-em-bn-Ã. F¶mÂ
GXm\pw Znh-k-§ Ä Ign-ª t¸mÄ Fsâ lrZbw XI-
cm³ XpS§ n. Fsâ A½-tbbpw s]§ -·m-tcbpw ImWp-
t¼mÄ Fsâ I®p \nd-bp-¶p. \jvS-s¸-«p-t]mb Fsâ
]nXm-hns\ HmÀ¯v Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n thZ\ hcp-¶p.- A-
130

\m-Y-cm-bn-, iq\y-amb `mhn-bn-tebv¡ v t\m¡ n-bn-cn-¡ p¶


c­p s]§ -·msc I­-t¸mÄ F\n¡ v Ah-tcmSv hmÕeyw
tXm¶n. hn[-h-bmb A½-tbmSv F\n¡ v IcpW tXm¶n.
R§ Ä A¶v Hcp-an¨p ho«n ap«p-Ip-¯n.
_m¦n NnÃn-¡ m-in-Ã. hoSv s]bnâ v ASn-¨n«v hÀj-§ -fm-
bn. apt¶m«v `mhn-bn-Ã. FÃmw iq\y-X. F¶m R§ Ä
Hcp-an¨p ap«p-a-S¡ n. IÀ¯m-th, Cu `qan-bn Hcp
hnhmlw Ign-¡ m³ ]än-bn-sÃ-¦nepw Hcp tPmen In«n-bn-sÃ-
¦nepw ac-W-t¯mfw R§ Ä \n\-¡ p-th­n Pohn-¨p-
sImÅmw F¶v Hcp hm¡ v A¶v tbip-hn-t\mSv ]d-ª p.-
kzÀ¤-¯nse ssZhw R§ sf Cu Iq«m-bva-bn-te¡ v
sIm­p-h-¶p. ssZhw R§ -tfmSv ]d-ª p, ""\n§ Ä Fs¶
A¸m F¶v hnfn¨p-sIm-Åp-hn³'' F¶v. ""Af-hp-\qÂ
\n§ Ä¡ v at\m-l-c-tZ-i¯p hoWn-cn-¡ p-¶p \tÃm-c-h-
Imiw \n§ Ä¡ v e`n-¨n-cn-¡ p¶p'' F¶v.
B Ime¯p `qan hnäv Aev]w cq] ssIbn In«n-
b-t¸mÄ Rm³ tamjvSn¨ Bbn-c-¡ -W-¡ n\p cq]- aS-¡ n-
s¡ mSp-¯p. Rm³ tamjvSn¨ kzÀ®-ame aS-¡ n-s¡ m-­p-
t]mbn sImSp-¯p. h¶ sXäp-IÄ FÃmw ssZh-k-¶n-[n-
bn Gäp-]-d-ª p. tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ Xncp-càw h¶v
Fsâ kIe ]m]-§ -tfbpw F\n¡ v Igp-In-¯-¶p.
Fsâ c­p s]§ -·mcpsS `mhn {]Im-in-¡ m³
XpS-§ n. Hcp s]§ Ä¡ v ]Tn-¡ m³ B{K-l-am-bn-cp-¶p. ]Tn-
¸n¡ m³ amÀ¤-an-Ã. ssZhw AhÄ¡ v M.Scþbn dm¦v
sImSp-¯p. Fw.^nÂ, ]n.-F-¨v.Un Un{KnIfpw FSp-¯p.
C¶v tIme-t© cn tImtf-Pnse t_m«Wn Un¸mÀ«vsaânÂ
Fsâ s]§ Ä Akn-Ìâ v s{]m^-kÀ Bbn tPmen-sN-¿p-
¶p. asämcp s]§ Ä Hcp aÄ«n \mj-W I¼-\n-bnse
^n\m³knsâ slÍv Bbn«v tPmen sN¿p-¶p. ChÀ¡ v
hnhm-l-{]m-b-sa-¯nbt¸mÄ kzÀ¤-¯nse ssZhw c­p
buÆ-\-¡ msc Zm\-am-bn-¯-¶p. ssZhs¯ Adn-bp¶ c­p
buÆ-\-¡ mÀ. Hcp Znh-kw Xs¶ Cc-«I-fmb s]§ -·msc
131

hfsc at\m-l-c-amb coXn-bn tbip-hnsâ \ma-¯n\v


H¯-h®w cmP-Io-b-amb coXn-bn hnhmlw Ign-¨b-¨p.
F\n¡ v 1998 þ  FACTþbn tPmen In«n. F\n¡ v
a\Ê- ne - mbn Fsâ \s«Ã - nse kvss]\ tImUn amcI - -
amb tcmKw Ds­¶ - v. Fsâ CSs¯ Im apgph - ³ ach - n¨
- n-
cn¡
- pw. \S¡ - m³ ]äp¶ - nà - . Itkc - b
- n Ccn¡ - nà - . Hcp I«n-
en InS¶ - m Xs¶ Xncnª - pI
- nS-¡ - pI- b
- nÃ
- . tUmIvtSgvkv
]dª p Hm¸t-dj - ³ sIm­pt-]mepw amdm³ km[yX - b - nÃ
F¶v. Rm³ HmSn tbml¶ - m³ kmdnsâ ASp¯p h¶p.
_lpa - m\ - s- ¸«tbml¶ - m³ kmÀ Ft¶mSp ]dª - p \ap¡ v
tbiph - nt-\mSv {]mÀ°n¡ - ms - a¶- v. Ct¶bv¡ v ]Xn¶ - mep
sImÃw ap¼v kvXpXnI - f - nt-·Â Cd§ - nh
- ¶ {InkvXp Fsâ
\s«Ã- nt-·Â Xsâ Xr¡ cw h¨v Fs¶ XtemSn. B
Xncpcàw sIm­v F\n¡ v kuJyw X¶p. C¶v Rm³ Hcp
Hm¸t-dj - ³t]mepw sN¿msX, Hcp KpfnI - t-]mepw Ign¡ - msX
kam[ - m\ - t-¯msS \n¡ pI - b - mW - v.
Rm\pw hnhmlw Ign¨ - p. F\n¡ v c­v Ipª p§ - Ä
D­v. R§ fpsS aq¶p IpS-pw_ - § - Ä C¶v sIm¨psIm¨p
kzÀ¤§ -fmbn Ignbp¶p. Ccp-]-¯mdp hÀj-ambn hn[-h-
bmb Fsâ ]mh-s¸«A½ \ndª kam-[m-\-t¯msS Ign-
bp-¶p. Rm³ F¶pw B apdnª ]mZ-]oTw Npw_n-¨p-
sIm­p ]d-bpw: tbip-th, Rm³ \ns¶ Is­-¯n-bn-Ãm-
bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ, Cu kvt\lw Rm\-dn-ª n-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p-sh-
¦n Fsâ ]nXm-¡ -·msct¸mse Rm\pw \in-¨p-t]m-tb-
s\. F¶m C¶v Rm³ tbip-hns\ A\p-`-hn-¡ p-¶p.
Cu Iq«m-bva-bn h¶v hN\w tI«-Xp-sIm­v
Rm³ Fsâ tPmen-bn hniz-kvX-\m-Wv. Fsâ IpSpw-_-
¯n hniz-kvX-\m-Wv. C¶v ssZh-¯nsâ the-bn Cu
CRFsâ Hcp sNdnb kphn-ti-j-I-\mbn tZi-¯nsâ \m\m-
Ø-e-§ -fn-tebv¡ v HmSp-t¼mÄ H¶p- Rm³ ]d-bp-¶p.
IÀ¯m-th, tbmKy-X-bnÃ. Cu hN\w \mhn FSp-¡ m³
132

tbmKy-X-bn-Ã. Cu Iq«m-bva-bn hym]-cn-¡ p¶ ssZh-


¯nsâ ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hnsâ hnth-N\hcw Ignª Ccp-]-
Xp-sIm-Ã-§ -fmbn Fs¶ t\À]m-X-bn \S-¯p-¶p. Xncp-
¯-ep-I-Ä Xcp-¶p. apJw t\m¡ p¶nÃ.
imk-\-IÄ X¶pw, t\Àh-gn-Im-Wn-¨p-X¶pw
hmÕeyw X¶pw, Xtem-SÂ X¶pw Fs¶ ip²o-I-cn-¨p
sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-¶ {InkvXp-hnsâ kvt\lw! Hcp Ime¯v
Fsâ ]nXm-hnsâ ih-kw-kvIm-c-Zn-hkw Rm³ t]Sn¨v Ic-
ª -h-\m-Wv. F¶m C¶v kzÀ¤ob Imlf\mZ-¯n-\mbn
Rm³ Im¯n-cn-¡ p-¶p. tbip-hnsâ aW-hm-«n-bm-hm³
Rm³ Im¯n-cn-¡ p-¶p. \nXy-Po-hsâ Dd¸v C¶v tbip
F\n¡ v X¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p. Htc -Hcp B{Klw am{Xw. Rm³
Fsâ a¡ Ä¡ p-th­n Ht¶ Icp-Xp-¶p-Åp. Cu Xe-ap-d-
bn Hcp hnip-²-\mbn Pohn-¡ p-I. Aip²n Ip¯n-\n-d-¨-
Xmb Cu ico-c-¯n C\n-bpÅ Fsâ Bbp-jv¡ mew
Rm³ hnip²n \nd-bv¡ pw. ssZh-¯nsâ the Bthmfw
Rm³ sN¿pw. Cu Fsâ A[cw sIm­v tbip-hns\
Rm³ aXn-bm-Ip-thmfw kvXpXn-¡ pw. A´y-t¯mfw tbip-
{In-kvXp-hnsâ Hcp alna I­ km£ n-bmbn Pohn-¡ p-hm³
Ft¶bpw Fsâ IpSpw-_-t¯bpw kaÀ¸n-¡ p-¶p.
Fsâ XmgvN-bn Ahs\s¶ HmÀ¯tÃm
tLmc-ssh-cn-bn³ _e-a-h³ XIÀ¯tÃm
Xsâ ssII-fn Ah-s\s¶ tNÀ¯tÃm
kvtXm{X-KoXw ]mSnSpw Rm³.
Ir] Ir]-sbms¶¶m{i-b-ambv
Ir] Ir]-sbms¶³ B\µ-ambv
sshcn-IÄ h¶mepw FXn-cp-bÀ¶mepw
Ir]-a-Xn- F¶m-fpw.
""hogp-¶-h-sc Hs¡ bpw btlmh Xm§ p-¶p. Ip\n-
ª n-cn-¡ p-¶-h-sc- Hs¡ bpw Ah³ \nhÀ¯p-¶p.
FÃm-h-cp-sSbpw I®v \ns¶ t\m¡ n Im¯n-cn-¡ p-
¶p. \o XÕ-a-b¯v AhÀ¡ v `-£ Ww sImSp-¡ p-
133

¶p. \o Xrss¡ Xpd¶v Poh-\p-Å-Xn-s\m-s¡ bpw


{]kmZw sIm­v Xr]vXn hcp-¯p-¶p.''
k¦oÀ¯-\-§ -Ä 145 : 14 -þ 16
Poh-\p-Å-Xn-s\-sbm-s¡ bpw {]kmZw sIm­v
Xr]vXn hcp-¯p¶ ssZhw {]nb-s¸«Zm\n-tb-ens\ A\p-{K-
ln-¨p. Zm\n-tb tPm¬ C¶v Gähpw {]i-kvX-amb coXn-
bn FACTþbn tPmen sN¿p-¶p. C¶v A\m-Y-\-Ã. \mY-
\p-Å-h-\m-Wv. C¶v A¸-\pÅ aI-\m-Wv. Icp-W-bpÅ
IÀ¯mhv Xsâ aIs\ DÅw Ic-§ -fn hln-¡ p-¶p.
\n§ Ä C¶v Cu km£ yw {i²n-¨tÃm? C¶v
tbip-hn-\p-th­n \n§ -fpsS PohnXw sImSp-¡ ptam?
\n§ Ä hyà-ambn Hcp Xocp-am\w ]d-bptam? IÀ¯mth,
Fsâ Pohn-X-¯n sXäp-IÄ ]än-sb-¦nepw \nsâ Xncp-am-
dn \ns¶m-gp-Inb Xncp-c-à-¯m Fs¶ H¶p Igp-I-W-
sa F¶v \n§ Ä {]mÀ°n-¡ ptam? tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ
càw kI-e-]m-]hpw t]m¡ n \s½ ip²o-I-cn-¡ p-¶p.
Fs´Ãmw sXäp-IÄ hs¶-¦nepw FÃmw £ an¨p Xcp¶
{InkvXp-hnsâ kvt\lw! GsXÃmw hogvN-IÄ hs¶-¦nepw
hogp-¶n-S-¯p-\n-s¶Ãmw tImcn-sb-Sp-¡ p¶ {InkvXp-hnsâ
kvt\lw! hgn-sX-än-t¸m-Ip-t¼mÄ t\Àh-gn-Im-Wn¡ p¶
{InkvXp-hnsâ kvt\lw! B {Iqinse kvt\lw Ct¸mÄ
\n§ -fpsS kao-]-t¯bv¡ v hcn-I-bm-Wv.
tbip \n§ -tfmSv ]d-bp-¶p: \o A\m-Y-\m-bn-¡ -gn-
tb-­. \o AK-Xn-bm-bn-¡ -gn-tb-­. tamsf, Btcm-cp-an-
sÃt¶mÀ¯v \o Ic-tb-­. Fs¶ kvt\ln-¡ m³ F\n-¡ m-
cp-an-sÃ-t¶mÀ¯v \o hnj-an-t¡ -­. \ns¶ kvt\ln-¡ m³
DS-b-h³ D­v. \ns¶ kvt\ln-¡ m³ IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-
{InkvXp D­v.
tbip \n§ sf kvt\ln-¡ p-¶p. tbip \n§ -fpsS
Acn-I-t¯¡ v hcn-I-bm-Wv. tbip \n§ -fpsS t\sc Xsâ
Icw \o«p-I-bm-Wv. B Xncp-càw ]pc­ Icw \n§ -fpsS
t\sc \o«n tbip \n§ -fpsS apJ-t¯¡ v t\m¡ p-I-bm-Wv.
134

aI-t\, Fsâ Cu Icw \ns¶ H¶p sXmS-s«. aI-tf, Fsâ


Icw \nsâ Xe-bn H¶p hbv¡ -s«. \o C¶p-ap-X Fs¶
kvt\ln¨p Hcp ]pXnb PohnXw \bn-¡ ptam? FÃm
]m]hpw Igp-In-¯-cmw. FÃm tISp-Ifpw amän-¯-cmw. FÃm
t]mcm-bva-Ifpw \o¡ n-¯-cmw. Hcp \Ã `mhn \n\¡ v Xcmw.
tim`-\-amb `mhn \n\¡ v Xcmw. \nsâ ]m]s¯ HmÀ¯v
A\p-X-]n-¡ m-\pÅ I®p-\oÀ \n\¡ p Xcmw. \pdp-§ nb
lrZbw Xcmw. kam-[m\ PohnXw Xcmw. A\p-Kr-loX `mhn
Xcmw. tim`-\-amb \Ã-Im-e-§ Ä Xcmw.
Fsâ Ic-§ -fn-te¡ v \nsâ PohnXw Gev]n-
¡ mtam F¶p tNmZn-¨p-sIm­v sI© n-\n-ev¡ p¶ {InkvXp-
hnsâ Ic-§ -fn-te¡ v \n§ -sf-¯s¶ sImSp-¡ p-hn³.
\mYm, Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n-te¡ v IS-¶p-h-c-Wta F¶v bmNn-
¸n³. km¯m-t\mSpw ]m]-t¯mSpw Rm³ bm{X- ]-d-bp-¶p,
tbipth, Fsâ c£ -I\pw IÀ¯m-hp-ambn \ns¶ Rm³
kzoI-cn-¡ p¶p F¶p \ap¡ p ]d-bmw.
]Xn-s\m¶v
“Ah³ ASps¡ h¶-t¸mÄ: Rm³ \n\¡ p
F´p-sN-t¿Ww F¶p tNmZn-¨p. IÀ¯m-th,
F\n¡ p ImgvN Int«Ww F¶p Ah³ ]d-ª p.
tbip Ah-t\mSp: ImgvN {]m]n-¡ . \nsâ
hnizmkw \ns¶ c£ n-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p F¶p ]d-ª p.
£ W-¯n Ah³ ImgvN- -{]m-]n-¨p ssZhs¯
al-Xzo-I-cn-¨pw sIm­v Ahs\ A\p-K-an-¨p. P\w
FÃmw I­n«p ssZh-¯n\p ]pIgvN sImSp-¯p.''
eqt¡ mkv 18 : 41 þ 43
sbco-tlm-hnsâ sXcp-hn bmN-I-\mbn Ccn-¡ p-
IbmWv Hcp Ipcp-S³. Ahsâ ssIbn `n£ m-]m-{X-hp-ap-
­v. IS-¶p-t]m-Ip¶ Hmtcm-cp-¯-tcbpw t\m¡ n Ah³
{]Xo-£ -tbmsS Ccn¡ pw. hcp-¶-hÀ Fs´-¦nepw Hs¡ B
`n£ m-]m-{X-¯n-en-Spw.
A¶s¯ Gähpw P\-s¸-cp-¸-apÅ Hcp \K-c-amWv
sbco-tlm. sbcqiteapw sbco-tlmhpw blq-Zy-\m«nse
Gähpw P\-¯n-c-¡ pÅ {][m\ \K-c-§ -fm-Wv. Gähpw
IqSp-XÂ Bfp-IÄ k© -cn-¡ p¶ sbco-tlm-hnsâ sXcp-
hn Ccp-¶m [mcmfw `n£ In«pw. AXv Ah-\-dn-bmw.
]Xn-hp-t]mse A¶pw Ah³ AhnsS h¶ncp¶p.
F-¶m A¶v Ahsâ Pohn-X-¯n Hcp AÛpXw kw`-hn-
¨p. A¶v, B sXcp-hn IqSn tbip IS-¶p-t]m-bn. Ahsâ
kao-]-¯p-IqSn tbip IS-¶p-t]m-bn.
Ipsdtbsd ]pcp-jmcw tbip-hnsâ IqsS D­v.
Ah³ Bfp-IÄ \S¶p \o§ p¶ H¨ tI«p. Bfp-IÄ
henb D¨-¯n kwkm-cn-¨p-sIm­Ã t]mIp-¶-Xv. AhÀ
136

AS-¡ w- ]-d-ª p-sIm­pw F¶m GIm-{K-X-tbmsS


tbip-hnsâ apJ-t¯¡ v t\m¡ n-s¡ m­pw Xn¡ n-¯n-c-¡ n- -
bmWv t]mIp-¶-Xv. Ah³ Cu i_vZ-tIm-em-l-e-§ -sfÃmw
{i²n-¨p. CsX-´mWv ]Xn-hn-Ãm¯ Hcp i_vZw? Ah³
At\z-jn-¨p.
\k-dmb-\- mb tbip IS-¶p-t]m-Ip-¶p. Btcm
Ah-t\mSp ]d-ª p. Ah³ tbip-hn-s\-¡ p-dn¨v tI«n-«p­v.
]t£ , IqSp-XÂ H¶pw Adn-ª p-Iq-Sm. tbip AÛp-X-
§ Ä sNbvXn-«p­v F¶v Ah³ tI«n-«p-­v. tbip -sb-cqi-
te-an Hcp ]nd-hn-¡ p-cp-S\v ImgvN sImSp¯p F¶v Ah³
tI«n-«p-­v. s_Xvsk-bnZbnÂ, Ipcp-S-\m-bn-t¸-m-b HcmÄ¡ v
tbip ImgvN aS-¡ n-s¡ m-Sp¯p F¶v Ah³ tI«n-«p-­v.
AsXÃmw {]kn-²-amb kw`-h-§ -fm-Wv.
Ahsâ Pohn-X-¯n tbip-hns\ ASp-¯p-In-
«nb Gähpw at\m-l-c-amb ka-bw. Hcn-¡ epw {]Xo-£ n-¨-
Im-cy-aà AXv. tbip Ahsâ Acn-I¯p IqSn IS-¶p-t]m-
Ip-¶p. Ah³ DSs\ hnfn-¨p: ""\kdm-b-\mb tbip-th,
ZmhoZp]p{Xm Ft¶mSp Icp-W-tXm-¶-W-ta.'' Ah³ D¨-
¯n ho­pw ho­pw \ne-hn-fn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. tbip Ahn-
sS-\n-¶p. Ahs\ hnfn-¸m³ Iev]n-¨p. Btcm sN¶p
Ahsâ ssIbv¡ p ]nSn-¨p.
`n£ m-]m{Xhpw ]pX-¨n-cp¶ ]pX¸pw AhnsSbn«v,
FÃmw hn«v Ah³ hnizm-k-t¯m-sS, {]Xo-£ -tbmsS
tbip-hnsâ Acn-In-te¡ v HmSn. Ahsâ ssIbn ]nSn-¨n-
cn-¡ p-¶-hsâ Ic-¯n apdp-sI-]n-Sn-¨p-sIm­v Ah³ HmSp-
I-bm-Wv. Ah³ thKw h¶v tbip-hnsâ ap¼n \n¶p.
""tbip- \n¶p, Ahs\ Xsâ ASp-¡ Â sIm­p-h-
cp-hm³ Iev]n-¨p. Ah³ ASps¡ h¶-t¸mÄ:
Rm³ \n\¡ v F´p-sN-t¿Ww F¶v tNmZn-¨p.
IÀ¯m-th, F\n¡ v ImgvN Int«-Ww F¶v Ah³
]d-ª p.'' eqt¡ mkv 18 : 40- þ 41
Ah³ tbip-hnsâ Xncp-ap-¼msI \n¶psIm­v
hnizm-k-t¯msS ]d-ª p: F\n¡ v ImgvN {]m]n-t¡ -Ww.
137

C¶v \ap¡ v tbip-hns\ A£ -cnI-ambn ImWm³ ]äp-


¶nÃ. ]t£ , hnizm-k-¯m tbip-hnsâ Acn-It¯¡ v
F¯nbn-cn-¡ p¶p, tbip \n§ -fpsS Acn-I¯v h¶p F¶v
\n§ Ä¡ p hniz-kn-¡ mw. F´p-sIm­v? tbip Xs¶ hnfn-
¨-t]-£ n-¡ p¶ GhÀ¡ pw kao-]-Ø-\m-Ip¶p.
""btlmh, Xs¶ hnfn-¨-t]-£ n-¡ p¶ GhÀ¡ pw,
kXy-ambn Xs¶ hnfn-¨-t]-£ n-¡ p¶ GhÀ¡ pw
kao-]-Ø-\m-Ip¶p''. k¦oÀ¯-\-w 145 : 18
“lrZbw \pdp-§ n-b-hÀ¡ v btlmh kao-]-س;
a\Êp XIÀ¶-hsc Ah³ c£ n-¡ p¶p''
k¦oÀ¯-\-w 34 : 18
lrZbw \pdp-§ n-b-hcpt­m? Ah-cpsS ASp-¡ -
te¡ v tbip HmSn hcpw. kXy-am-bn-Xs¶ hnfn-¨-t]-£ n-¡ p-
¶-hcpt­m? Ah-cpsS ASp-¡ -te¡ v tbip HmSnh-cpw. Cu
hnizm-k-t¯msS \ap¡ pw ]d-bmw. IÀ¯mth, F\n¡ v
ImgvN- {]m-]n-t¡ Ww. Fsâ B´-cnI\b-\§ Ä AS-ª n-
cn-¡ p-¶p. Fsâ Bßmhv AÔ-am-bn-cn-¡ p-¶p. Bßo-b-
amb ImgvN-¸mSv F\n¡ v \jvS-s¸«pt]mbn-cn-¡ p-¶p. Bßo-
b-ambn F\n-¡ n¶v DW-cm³ km[n-¡ p-¶n-Ã. Rm³ {]mÀ°-
\-IÄ sNmÃp-¶p-­v. \a-kv¡ m-c-§ Ä Dcp-hn-Sp-¶p-­v. KoX-
§ Ä sNmÃp-¶p-­v. Bcm-[-\-I-fn ]s¦-Sp-¡ p-¶p-­v.
]Ån-bn t]mIp-¶p-­v. Fsâ IÀ¯m-th, ]t£ , Fsâ
Bßmhv AÔ-am-Wv. Fsâ AIs¯ I®p-IÄ AS-ª n-
cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Bßo-b-amb AÔX Fs¶ _m[n-¨n-cn-¡ p-
¶p. IÀ¯m-th, F\n¡ v ImgvN -{]m-]n-t¡ -Ww.
Bßo-b-ambn Hcp shfn-hp-In-«p-I. Bßo-b-ambn
kpt_m[w In«p-I. AsXmcp `mKy-am-Wv. DbÀ¶ hnZym-
`ymkw sIm­v Bßo-bamb- kp-t_m[w In«-W-sa-¶n-Ã.
[\-k-ar-²n-sIm­v Bßobamb kpt_m[w In«-W-sa-¶n-
Ã. IpSpw-_-a-ln-a-sImt­m, ]mc-¼cy¯n-I-hp-sImt­m,
_Ôp-an-{Xm-Zn-IfpsS _ew sImt­m H¶pw Bßo-b-amb
shfnhp In«-W-sa-¶n-Ã.
""B ka-b-¯p-Xs¶ tbip ]dª Xv: ]nXm-th,
138

kzÀ¤-¯n¶pw `qanbv¡ pw IÀ¯mhm-bp-tÅm-th,


\o CXv Úm\n-IÄ¡ pw hnth-In-IÄ¡ pw asd¨p
inip-¡ Ä¡ p shfn-s¸-Sp-¯n-b-Xp-sIm­vv Rm³
\ns¶ hmgv¯p-¶p.'' a¯mbn 11 : 25
Úm\n-IÄ¡ pw hnth-In-IÄ¡ pw ad-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p.
inip-¡ Ä¡ v shfn-s¸-«p-In-«n-bn-cn¡ p¶p. ]pdsa Hcp-]-
t£ , ImgvN-bn-sÃ-¦nÂt¸mepw Bßm-hn\v kpt_m[w
In«p-I. ]pdsa AÔ-X-bm-sW-¦nÂt¸mepw Bßm-hn\v
shfnhp In«p-I. Fs´mcp alm-`m-Ky-am-WXv! \½psS Aar-
X-[mc Kmb-I-kw-L-¯nse {]nb-s¸«jmânsb \n§ Ä¡ -
dn-bm-a-tÃm. jmân ]pdsa AÔ-bm-Wv. ]Xn-\mem-as¯
hb-Ên AÔ-bm-bn-t¸mbn. ]t£ jmân¡ v Bßm-
hnsâ I®v Xp-d-¶p-In-«n. Bß-temIw Xpd-¶p-In-«n. kam-[m-
\-¯nsâ kzÀ¤o-b -ku-`mKyw F´v F¶-\p-`-hn-¡ m-\p-Å-
Xmb B almhenb `mKyw e`n-¨p. tbip-{In-kvXp-hns\
ASp-¯-dn-bp-hm³ km[n-¨p. {InkvXp-hn-\p-th­n PohnXw
kaÀ¸n-¡ p-hm³ km[n-¨p. AXnsâ B´-cnI ku`m-
Kyhpw kam-[m-\hpw im´nbpw C¶v jmân A\p-`-hn-¡ p-
¶p-­v. jmân kz´w PohnXw hmb-\-¡ m-tcmSv ]¦p
hbv¡ p-¶Xv {i²n-¡ mw.
ssZh-Xn-cp-\m-a-¯n\p al-Xz-ap-­m-I-s«. Fsâ
t]cv jmân- cmPp. Rm³ CSp¡ n PnÃ-bnse Hcp It¯m-
en¡ m IpSpw-_-¯n-emWv P\n-¨p-h-fÀ¶-Xv. sNdp-¸-Imew
apXÂ Xs¶ k`m-]-c-am-bn-«pÅ BNm-c-§ fpw A\p-jvTm-\-
§ fpsaÃmw F\n-¡ p-­m-bn-cp-¶p. F¶pw ]Ån-bnÂt¸m-
hp-Ibpw Ip¼-km-cn-¡ p-Ibpw IpÀºm\ ssIs¡ m-Åp-
Ibpw Kmb-I-kw-L-¯n ]mSp-Ibpw sNbvXn-cp¶p. Rm³
\¶mbn ]Tn-¡ p-am-bn-cp-¶p. Item-Õ-h-th-Zn-I-fn-se-Ãmw
Rm³ H¶m-a-Xm-bn-cp-¶p.-
hfsc kPo-h-amb Hcp _mey-amWv F\n-¡ p-­m-
bn-cp-¶-Xv. F¶m ]Xn-\memas¯ hb-Ên Fsâ I®p-
I-fpsS ImgvN-iàn ]qÀ®-ambpw \jvSs¸«p. AXv Fs¶
ISp¯ \ncm-i-bn-tebv¡ v Bgv¯n-¡ -f-ª p. Fsâ
139

Nncnbpw Ifnbpw FÃmw \ne-¨p. Fsâ ]m«p \n¶p-t]m-bn.


{]k-cns¸Ãmw \jvS-s¸-«p. Nnd-sIm-Sn-ª -]-£ n-sb-t¸mse
Rm³ Hcp aqe-bn-en-cp¶p Ic-ª p.
Fsâ cm{Xn-Im-e-§ -sfÃmw XnI¨pw \ncm-i- \n-d-
ª -Xm-bn-cp-¶p. Ft¶m-sSm¸w Dd-§ p¶ Fsâ amXm-]n-Xm-
¡ Ä tIÄ¡ m-sX, Fsâ ktlm-Z-c-§ Ä Adn-bmsX Rm³
X-e-bn-W-bn apJw tNÀ¯p-h¨p Ic-ª p-. km´z-\n-¸n-
¡ p¶ hm¡ p-Ifpw kl-Xm]w \ndª t\m«§ fpw Fs¶
IqSp-XÂ \ncm-i-bn-te¡ v Bgv¯n.
GIm-´X Fs¶ Ak-ly-s¸-Sp-¯n. ]I-ensâ
_l-f-§ Ä Fs¶ Akz-Ø-bm¡ n. ]e tUmIvSÀam-
tcbpw amdn-amdn Fsâ amXm-]n-Xm-¡ Ä ImWn-¨p. henb
{]K-Û-\mb Hcp tUmIvSÀ hfsc t\c-sa-Sp¯v Fsâ I®p-
IÄ ]cn-tim-[n-¨Xn\p tijw ]d-ª p: ""\nÀ`m-Ky-h-Xn-bmb
s]¬Ip-«n.'' F¶n-s«sâ amXm-]n-Xm-¡ -tfm-Sm-bn«v At±lw
]d-ª p. C\n AÔsc ]Tn-¸n-¡ p-¶-Xmb Hcp hnZym-e-b-
¯n Cu Ipª n-s\- tNÀ¡ Ww F¶v. AtXm-Sp-IqsS
Rm³ XIÀ¶p-t]m-bn.
Rm³ \nÀ`m-Ky-h-Xn-bm-sW¶pw AÔ-bm-sW-¶p-
apÅ B `oI-c-k-Xy-§ Ä Fs¶ ]e-t¸mgpw sR«n-¨p-sIm-
­n-cp-¶p. F\n¡ p tcmK-kuJyw In«p-¶-Xn-\p-th­n ]e
[ym\-a-µn-c-§ -fnepw Fs¶ sIm­p-t]m-bn. ]e I¬sh³
j³ tbmK-§ -fnepw Fs¶ ]s¦-Sp-¸n-¨p. ]ecpw Fsâ Xe-
bn ssIh¨p {]mÀ°n-¨p. ]t£ , F\n¡ v tcmK-kuJyw
In«n-bn-Ã. AtXm-Sp-IqsS Rm³ ssZh-t¯mSv AI-¶p.
Rm³ Fsâ P·s¯ i]n-¡ p-Ibpw ssZhs¯
]gn-¡ p-Ibpw sNbvXn-«p-­v. Rm³ kam-[m-\-an-ÃmsX he-
bp-¶-Xp-I­v HcmÄ Fsâ amXm-hn-t\mSv Hcn-¡ Â ]d-ª p:
""tbml-¶m³ kmdnsâ Iq«m-bva-bn hcp¶ ssZh-a-¡ Ä
hfsc kam-[m-\-t¯msS \S-¡ p-¶Xv Rm³ I­n-«p-­v. Hcp
]t£ , \n§ -fpsS tamsf AhnsS H¶psIm­p-t]m-bmÂ
kam-[m\w In«p-am-bn-cn¡ pw'' F¶v.
Hcev]w kam-[m-\-¯n\p th­n, Rm³ H¶p Nncn-
140

¨p-ImWp-¶-Xn-\p-th­n Fsâ amXmhv Cu {In-kvXy³


dnssh-h s^tÃm-jn-¸n-tebv¡ v Fs¶ ssI ]n-Sn¨p
sIm­p-h-¶p. AhnsS Hcp `n¯n-bn Nmcn aqe-bnÂ
Rm³ ]c-h-i-bmbn Ccp-¶p-.
tbmK-¯nsâ Ah-km\ ka-b¯p Rm³ tI«p
\n§ -fpsS PohnXw \n§ -Ä IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{In-kvXp-
hnsâ Ic-§ -fn kaÀ¸n¡ pI F¶v. It¯m-en¡ IpSpw-
_-¯n P\n-¨p-h-fÀ¶ ]mc-¼-cy-apÅ F\n¡ v AsXmcp
]pXp-a-tb-dnb hm¡ m-bn-cp-¶p.
Rm³ Ic-ª p-sIm­v tbip-hn-t\mSp {]mÀ°n-
¨p. IÀ¯m-th, Fsâ XIÀ¶p-t]mb `mhnsb Rm³
\nsâ ssII-fn Gev]n-¡ p-¶p F¶v. Rm³ Adn-bm¯
AÛp-X-I-c-amb Hcp kam-[m\w Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n-tebv¡ v
Cd-§ n-h-¶p. A¶p-ap-XÂ Rm³ Hcn-¡ epw Ic-ª p-
sIm­v Dd-§ n-bn-«n-Ã. Rm³ kam-[m-\-t¯msS C¶pw Pohn-
¡ p-¶p.
IÀ¯m-hmb tbip Fsâ Bßm-hnsâ I®p-IÄ
Xpd¶p X¶-t¸mÄ F\n¡ p a\-Ên-embn Rm³ Hcn-¡ epw
Hcp A\m-Y-b-Ã. Ai-c-W-bÃ. Hcp \nÀ`m-Ky-h-Xn-b-Ã. Rm³
`mKy-ap-Å-h-fm-Wv, Rm³ A¸-\p-Å-h-fmWv F¶pÅ
t_m[yw Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n h¶p. ]n¶o-SpÅ {]`m-X-
§ fpw cm{Xn-I-fp-saÃmw F\n¡ p ]pXp-a-tb-dn-b-Xm-bn-cp-¶p.
Rm³ Fsâ \mhpbÀ¯n IÀ¯m- h ns\
kvXpXn¡ phm\pw ]mSp-hm\pw XpS-§ n. IÀ¯mhv Fsâ
Ic-§ -fn ]nSn-¨p. Hcn-¡ epw {]Xo-£ n-¡ m¯ Hcp \Ã
hnZym-`ymkw Ah³ F\n¡ p X¶p. kwKo-X-¯n M.A.,
ae-bm-f-¯n M.A., B.Ed., PGDCA FÃmw kzÀ¤-¯nse
ssZhw F\n-¡ p-X-¶p. sXcp-hn-en-d§ n `n£ bmNn-t¡ -­n-
bn-cp¶ F\n¡ v Ah³ D¶-X-am-sbmcp tPmenbpw henb
i¼-fhpw X¶p. Hcp hnhm-l-s¯-¡ p-dn¨v Rm³ Hcn-¡ epw
Nn´n-¨n-cp¶n-Ã. F¶m Fs¶-¡ p-dn¨v Nn´-bpÅh\mb
ssZhw Cu `qan-bn F\n¡ v Hcp XpW-th-W-sa¶v B{K-
ln¨ ssZhw Fsâ hnhmlw \S-¯n-¯¶p. AXn-\mbn
141

Hcp ssZh-ss]-X-ensâ lrZ-bs¯ Ah³ hnim-e-am-¡ n.


Hcp IpSpw-_s¯ Ah³ Hcp-¡ n. C¶v kam-[m-\-t¯msS
IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ the IpSpw-_-ambn
sN¿p-hm³ kzÀ¤-¯nse ssZhw R§ Ä¡ v Ir] Xcp-¶p.
Rm³ H¶p ]d-b-s«, Cu ssZhw \Ã ssZh-am-Wv.
I®n-tâbpw ImgvN-bp-tSbpw Ipd-h-dn-bn-¡ msX Cu ssZhw
Fs¶ C{X-t¯m-fw \S¯n. Fsâ Ah-km\ izmkw Xocp-
thmfw Fsâ Ah-km\ i_vZw \ne-bv¡ p-thmfw tbip-hn-
\p-th­n Cu `qan-bn h¨p Rm³ ]mSpw. AhnsS sNÃp-
t¼mtgm hnip-²-tcm-sSm¯p Rm³ ]mSpw.
kzÀ¤cmPy- ¯ n Fsâ _e- l o\]mZ- § Ä
Ip¯p-t¼mÄ Rm³ Fsâ kzÀ¤-¯nse ssZh-¯nsâ
Icw ]nSn¡ pw. A¶v Fsâ I®p-I-fn AÔX D­m-bn-
cn¡ pIbnÃ. A¶v Fsâ IÀ¯m-hnsâ s]m³apJw
kz´I®m Rm³ ImWpw. B \ndª {]Xym-i-tbmsS
Fsâ hm¡ p-Isf Npcp-¡ s«. ssZh-Xn-cp-\maw am{Xw al-
Xz-s¸-Sp-am-dm-I-s«.
ssZh-¯n\p kvtXm{Xw. lrZ-bs¯ kv]Àin-
¡ p¶ hfsc A\pKrloX km£ y-amWv \mw hmbn¨p-sIm-
­n-cp-¶Xv. AI-¡ ®p Xpd-¡ pI. DÄ¡ ®p Xpd-¡ p-I-. Po-
h-\pÅ ssZhs¯ ASp-¯p-Im-Wm³ CS-bm-IpI. lrZ-b-
ip-²n-bp-ÅhÀ `mKy-hm-·mÀ AhÀ ssZhs¯ ImWpw.
ImWm¸mTw ]Tnt¡ ­XÃ Bßobw. Fgp-Xn-sb-Sp¯p
]Tn-t¡ -­-XÃ Bßo-bw. Bßobw A\p-`-hn-t¡ -­-Xm-Wv.
B alm-`m-Ky-amWv {]nb-s¸-«- jmân¡ v IÀ¯mhv
sImSp¯-Xv.
Hcp hgn-tbm-c¯v c­p-t]À Ft´m kwkm-
cn¨psIm­p \nev¡ p-I-bm-Wv. \Ã Ccp-«pÅ cm{Xn. hfsc
Zqsc \n¶v Hcp shfn¨w ]s¿-¸-s¿- N-en-¡ p-¶-Xp-t]mse
tXm¶n. Aev]w Ign-ª -t¸mÄ shfn¨w ASp-¯-Sp¯p
hcp-¶-p-. ASp¯p h¶-t¸m-gmWv a\-Ên-em-bXv, B shfn¨w
Hcp hSn-bn sImfp¯n h¨n-cn-¡ p¶ Hcp hnf¡ m-Wv. B
hSn-bn HcmÄ ]nSn-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p. At¸m-gmWv a\-Ên-em-bXv
142

AXv Hcp AÔ-\mb a\p-jy³ BsW¶.v


AÔ-\mb a\p-jy\v cm{Xn-bpw ]Iepw hyXym-k-
an-ÃtÃm? ]t£ , F´n-\mWv Cu AÔ\v hSn-bnÂ
shfn¨w? AhÀ ss[cy-s¸«p AÔ-t\mSp tNmZn¨p: F´n-
\mWp hSn-bn shfn¨w? hgn- a-\-Ên-em¡ n \S-¡ m³ hSn
Bh-iy-amWv. ]t£ Cu shfn¨w F´n-\mWv? \n§ Ä¡ v
I®n\v ImgvN CÃtÃm? \n§ Ä¡ v hnf-¡ p-sIm­p {]tbm-
P-\-anÃtÃm?
At±-lw sasà ]d-ª p: ""F\n¡ v I®n\v ImgvN-
bnÃ. ]t£ , aäp-Å-hÀ¡ v AÔ-\mb HcmÄ hcp-¶p­v
F¶v Adn-bm³, aäp-Å-hÀ¡ v Rm³ Hcp XS-Ê-am-Im-Xn-cn-
¡ m³ Rm³ hSn-bn Cu shfn¨w sImfp¯n h¨-Xm-Wv.''
GsXÃmw \ne-hm-c-¯n DÅ-hÀ¡ pw aäp-Å-h-
sc-¡ p-dn¨v Icp-X D­m-I-Ww. GXp \ne-hm-c-¯n DÅ-
hÀ¡ pw, aäp-Å-hÀ¡ v Rm³ Hcp CSÀ¨ BI-cpXv, aäp-Å-
hÀ¡ v {]tbm-P-\-I-c-amb PohnXw \bn-¡ -Ww, -a--äp-Å-
hÀ¡ v F¶n \n¶v shfn¨w e`n-¡ -Ww, F\n¡ v
GsXÃmw t]mcmbva Ds­-¦nepw aäp-Å-h-cpsS ap¼nÂ
Rm³ Hcp CSÀ¨-bmbn `hn-¡ -cp-Xv F¶ hnNmcw thWw.
hfsc D¶X - a
- mb Hcp ImgvN¸ - mS-mWv AXv. B al-
XzIc- a
- mb ImgvN¸ - mSv F§ s - \I
- n«pw? a\pj - yP- mX- n¡- pt-h­n
{Iqin ]nSª - p acn¨ {InkvXph - n \n¶v Cu A\p`-hw
\ap¡ p e`n¡ - pw. {InkvXp \½psS ]m]¡ - d-I - Ä IgpI - n-
¯cpw. {InkvXp \ap¡ p kpt_m[w Xcpw. shfn¨w Xcpw.
\½psS Dů - nse AÔI - mciànsb ZqcoI - c- n¡- pw.
ImÀUn\Â tPm¬ sl³{Sn \ypam³ Fgp-Xn-b
Hcp IhnXbp­v. Lead kindly light – shfn¨ta \bn-¨mepw.
Amid the encircling gloom -þ Npäpw hebw sNbvXp-h-cp¶ Ccp-
fnsâ a[y-¯nÂ, kXy-{]-Im-ita \o Fs¶ \bn-¡ -W-sa.
Npäpw CcpÄ hym]n-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Ccp-tf-dnb Pohn-
X-¯n kXy-{]-Imiw Fs¶ \bn-¡ Wta. F\n¡ v Hcp
Nph-Sp-sh-bv¡ p-hm-\pÅ shfn¨w aXn.
143

Lead kindly light amid the encircling gloom,


Lead Thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home;
Lead Thou me on!
Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene, one step enough for me.
Hcp NphSp hbv¡ m-\Ã, Pohn-Xm´yw hsc {]Im-
i-¯nsâ taZpc taJ-e-I-fn \n§ Ä¡ p k© -cn-¡ p-hm-
\pÅ shfn¨w IÀ¯mhv Xcpw. GXm\pw \mf-t¯bv¡ Ã,
GXm\pw amk-§ -fn-te-bv¡ -Ã, GXm-\pw hÀj-§ -fn-te-
bv¡ pa-Ã, Pohn-Xm´yw hscbpw {]Im-i-¯nsâ ]qÀ®-X-
bn \n§ Ä¡ v ssZhs¯ Bcm-[n-¡ m³ Ir]- X-cpw.
kam[ - m\w \n§ f - psS lrZb - ¯
- n \ndb - pw! kam-
[m\w \n§ f - psS `h\¯n \ndb - pw! kam[ - m\w \n§ f - psS
a¡ f- n \ndb- pw! kam[ - m\w \n§ f - psS Øm]\ - §
- fn \nd-
bpw! \n§ Ä {]hÀ¯n¡ - p¶- nS-s
- ¯Ãmw \n§ Ä kam[ - m\
- -
¯nsâ hàm¡ - f
- mb
- n¯- ocpw! {InkvXph - nsâ Xncpc - àw
AXnt-ebv¡ v \s½ \bn¡ - pw. hnizk - n¡
- q.
_À¯n-am-bn¡ v ImgvN sImSp-¯-h³ C¶nXm
\n§ fpsS Acn-In-tebv¡ v h¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p. ImgvN Xcp-hm³
aXn-bm-b-h-\mbn \n§ -fpsS ASp-¯p-h¶p \nev¡ p-¶p.- A-
h-t\mSp ]dbq, IÀ¯mth, Xncp-¡ cw Fsâ- ta hbv¡ -
W-sa. Xr¡ cw Fs¶ Xgp-I-W-ta. {]mÀ°n-¡ q. \ap¡ v
kaÀ¸n-¡ mw.
]{´­v
""At¸mÄ adnb hne-tb-dnb kzÑ-P-Sm-amw-kn-
ssXew Hcp dm¯Â FSp¯p tbip-hnsâ
Imen ]qin Xsâ Xe-ap-Sn-sIm­p ImÂ
XphÀ¯n. ssXe-¯nsâ kuc`yw sIm­p hoSp
\nd-ª p.'' tbml-¶m³ 12 : 3
ssXe-¯nsâ kuc`yw sIm­p hoSp \nd-ª p.
\½psS ]e-cp-tSbpw hoSp-I-fn kuc`yan-Ã. kpKÔan-Ã.
hg-¡ pw, ]nW-¡ hpw, A`n-{]m-b-hy-Xym-khpw, Ie-lhpw,
im]-hpw, {]m¡ pw FÃm-ambn \½psS IpSpw-_m-´-co£ w
aen-\-s¸«ncn-¡ p¶p. ]e-t¸mgpw A`n-{]mb kwL-«-\-§ Ä
D­m-Im-dp-­v. ]e IpSpw-_-§ -fnepw hmKzm-Z-§ Ä D­m-Im-
dp-­v. XÀ¡ -hn-XÀ¡ -§ ÄsIm­vv IpSp-w_m-´-co£ w Iep-
j-amImdp­v.
ho«n \ndsb kpKÔw! ]cn-afw \ndª Hcp
IpSpw-_w! kvt\l-¯nsâ kuc`yw! ]c-kv]c sFIy-
¯nsâ kpK-Ôw! ]c-kv]-c-apÅ Iqdn-W-¡ ¯nsâ kpK-
Ôw! Fs´mcp `mKy-amWv AXv!! \Ã hnZym-`ym-k-apÅ
`mcym-`À¯m-¡ -·mÀ t]mepw ]e-t¸mgpw ]nW§ n CjvS-
¡ p-d-hnepw apjn-¨n-enepw \oc-k-¯nepw Ibv¸nepw hntcm-
[-¯nepw A`n-{]m-b-kw-L-«-\-¯nepw FÃm-ambn IpSpw-_m-
´-co£ w Ie¡ m-dp-­v.
\½psS IpSpw-_-§ Ä kuc-`y-]q-cn-X-am-tI-­-Xm-
Wv. ]c-kv]-c-apÅ hnizm-kw, ]c-kv]-c-apÅ Iqdn-W-¡ w,
]c-kv]-c-apÅ kvt\lw, ]c-kv]-cw hn«p-hogvN sN¿m-\pÅ
at\m-`m-hw, £ an-¡ m-\pÅ a\-Êv, Xmgm-\pÅ a\-Êv, Ffn-a-
s¸-Sm-\p-Å a\Êv AXp \½psS IpSpw-_-§ -fn D­m-tI-
145

­-XmWv. AXmWv IpSpw-_w.


IqSp-t¼mÄ C¼w F¶v ]d-bp-a-tÃm: Hcp-an¨v IqSp-
t¼mÄ Hcp {]tXyI kpJhpw kt´m-jhpw kvt\l-
¯nsâ ]cn-a-fhpw e`n-t¡ -­-Xm-Wv.
ChnsS \mw ImWp¶ IpSpw-_-¯n ssXe-
¯nsâ kuc`yw sIm­p hoSp \nd-ª p. t_Ym-\y-bnse
Hcp sNdp`h\w. AhnsS ssXe-¯nsâ kuc`yw sIm­p
hoSp \ndbm³ ImcWw, B ho«p-ImÀ \µn \nd-ª -h-cm-
Wv.IqSm-sX, Hcp-]äw Bfp-Ifpw \µn \ndª lrZ-b-
t¯msS AhnsS IS-¶p-h-¶n-«p-­v. ImcWw, henb Hcp
AÛpXw B ho«n kw`-hn-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p.
hen-tbmcÛp-Xw! B ho«n BWpw XqWp-ambn
D­m-bn-cp¶ emkÀ acn-¨p-t]m-bn-cp-¶p. F¶m emkÀ
DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶-äp! Cu alm-ÛpXw kw-`hn¨Xp-sIm­v
emk-dnsâ ktlm-Z-cn-amÀþamÀ¯bpw adn-bbpwþ\ndª
kvt\lhpw DÅv Xn§ p¶ \µnbpw sIm­v AhnsS Hcp-an-
¨p-IqSn hncp¶p Ign-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.
A¶v B hncp-¶n AXn-Yn-bmbn \½psS
IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp D­v. IÀ¯m-hnsâ injy-·m-
cp-­v. Ah-tcmSv XmXv]-cy-apÅ At\Iw blq-Z-·m-cpap­v.
\µn-sIm­v \nd-bp-t¼mÄ \nÀ¤-fn-¡ p-¶-XmWv
kvXpXn AsÃ-¦n kvtXm{Xw. \µnbpw kvt\lhpw \nd-bp-
t¼m-gmWv kvXpXnbpw kvtXm{Xhpw Df-hm-Ip-¶-Xv. emk-
dnsâ ktlm-Z-cn-bmb adnb hne-tb-dnb kzÑ-P-Smamw-kn -
ssXew sIm­p-h¶v IÀ¯m-hnsâ Imev¡  Hgn-¨p. Hcp
sh¬IÂ `cWn \nd-sb ssXew!
Cu kzÑ-P-Sm-amw-kn -ssXes¯¡ p-dn¨p ]d-bp-
t¼mÄ \½psS `mc-X-`q-an-bn-ep-Å-hÀ¡ v kt´m-jn-¡ m-
\pÅ hI-bp-­v. ImcWw, `mc-X-¯nsâ hSt¡ Aä¯v
lnam-e-b-¯nsâ Xmgvhc-bn DÅ Hcp Huj-[-s¨Sn ]dn-
s¨-Sp¯v AXnsâ thcpw X­pw \pdp¡ n N¡ n-en«v B«n
AXnÂ\n¶v Hgp-In-h-cp¶ {ZmhIw Duän häns¨Sp¯v
146

D­m-¡ p-¶-XmWv kzÑ-P-S-mamw-kn -ssXew.


`mc-X-¯n \n¶v Cu ssXew temI-¯nsâ
\m\m-`m-K-t¯bv¡ pw Ibän Ab-bv¡ m-dp-­v. Hm^oÀX¦w
F¶v thZ-]p-kvX-I-¯n ImWp-¶Xv \½psS `mc-X-¯nsâ
{]tXy-In¨pw tIc-f-¯nsâ hSt¡ Aä¯v ae-_m-dnÂ
IÀ®m-S-I-t¯m-Sp-tNÀ¶ `mK¯v D­m-Ip¶ kzÀ®hpw
AXp-t]m-ep-Å-Xmb hninjvS cXv\-§ fpamWv. AsXÃmw
hntZ-i-§ -fn-te¡ v Ibän Ab-bv¡ p¶ Hcp ]g-b-Imew
D­m-bn-cp¶p `mc-X-¯n-\v. AXp-t]mse D¯-tc-´y-bnÂ
hmän FSp-¡ p-¶-Xmb Cu kpK-Ô-ssXew, Gähpw hne-tb-
dnb Hcp ssXe-am-Wv.
Hcp sh¬I `c-Wn-bn GXm­v Ac enäÀ
sImÅpw. Ac enäÀ ssXew- hm§ -W-sa-¦n blq-Zy-tZ-
i¯v HcmÄ¡ v Hcm-­n In«p¶ Iqen apgp-h\pw Nne-h-gn-
¡ Ww. A{X hne-tb-dn-b-XmWv Cu kpK-Ô-ssXew.
\½psS Pohn-X-¯n tbip-{InkvXp Fs´-¦nepw
sNbvXp F¶pÅ t_m²yw \ap¡ v Ds­-¦n kXy-amb
kaÀ¸-Whpw lrZ-b-¯n hm-kvX-h-amb ssZhnI Bcm-[-
\-bpw- D-f-hm-Ipw. ssZhs¯ \mw kvXpXn-¡ pw. k¼qÀ®-
amb kaÀ¸-Ww! Gähpw hne-tb-dn-bXv {InkvXp-hn\v
kaÀ¸n-¡ p-I.
\mep-Zn-h-k-ambn IÃ-d-bn InS¶ ih-i-cocw
tbip-{InkvXp DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶-ev]n-¨p. Ncn-{X-¯n Hcp
alm- Û p- X w! \mäw h¨p- X p- S - § n- b - X mb ih- i - c ocw
DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶-än-cn-¡ p-¶p! Nn´n-¡ m-hp-¶XÃ AXv.
A{Xbpw henb AÛpXw \S-¶-t¸mÄ B ktlm-Z-cn-am-
cpsS lrZbw kt´m-jw- sIm­v \nd-ª p. B IpSpw-_-
¯n-ep-Å-h-cpsS lrZbw \µn-sIm­v \nd-ª p. B
kt´mjw AW-ap-dn-bmsX Hgp-In. At\-Isc B ho«n-
te¡ v £ Wn-¨p-h-cp¯n hen-tbmcp hncp-s¶m-cp¡ n. A\p-
{K-l-Zm-Xm-hmb IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp hncp-¶n-\n-cn-
¡ p-¶p! Fs´mcp A\pKrlo-X-amb A\p-`-hw?!
147

kvt\ln-X-tc, \½psS Pohn-X-¯n IÀ¯m-hmb


tbip-{InkvXp h¶m AÛp-X-§ Ä \S-¡ pw. acn¨ Pohn-
X-§ Ä DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶Â¡ pw. Ne-\-a-äp-t]mb Pohn-X-
§ Ä Ne-\m-ß-I-amIpw. \ncmi]q­ Po-hn-X-§ Ä {]Xym-
im`-cn-X-am-bn-¯ocpw. kam-[m-\-an-Ãm¯ IpSpw-_-§ -fn-
te¡ v kam-[m\w Cc-¨p-h-cpw. C¶v CXp-hmbn¨psIm-­n-cn-
¡ p-t¼mÄ \n§ Ä¡ v ssZh-t¯mSp {]mÀ°n-¡ mw.
IÀ¯mth, Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n kam-[m-\-an-Ã-tÃm. Fsâ
IpSpw_¯n kam-[m-\-an-Ã-tÃm. hg-¡ pw, ]nW-¡ -hpw,
A`n-{]mb hyXym-khpw, Ie-lhpw sIm­v Fsâ
IpSpw_w XIÀ¶n-cn-¡ p-¶-tÃm. Hcp kzØ-Xbpw CÃtÃm
IÀ¯m-th.- Hcn-¡ epw sFIyw In«p-¶n-Ã-tÃm.
Ct¸mÄ IÀ¯mth, Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n-te¡ v \o
Fgp-¶Ån hc-W-ta. Cu sNdp-`-h-\-¯nte¡ v \o
Fgp¶Ån hc-W-ta. Fsâ lrZ-b-am-Ip¶ Cu sNdp-`-h-\-
¯n-te¡ v \o Fgp-¶Ån h¶v \mYm, Fsâ \nÀÖo-h-amb
Bßm-hns\ \o DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶Â¸n-¡ Wta. acn-¨p-t]mb
Fsâ Bßm-hn\p \o Poh³ \evI-W-ta. \ncmi apänb
Fsâ Pohn-X-¯n {]Xymi ]I-c-Wta. kam-[m\w Xc-
Wta. kvt\lw Xc-W-ta.
Pohn-X-¯n \ncm-ibpw Zp:Jhpw `mchpw thZ-
\bpw Bbn heª p t]mbn-cp¶ At\-Iw- t]À kam-
[m\w {]m]n- ¨ n- «p­v . kam- [ m\w {]m]n- ¡ p- ¶ p- ­ v .
\n§ Ä¡ v Rm³ Hcmsf ]cn-N-b-s¸-Sp¯n Xcmw. FACT-
bn F© n-\o-bÀ Bbn tPmen sN¿p¶ {]nb-s¸«
tXmakv. Im«p]mSw tP¡ _v A¨sâ A\p-P-\m-Wv. {]nb-
s¸« tXmakv Xsâ \ncm-i-]q­ Pohn-X-¯n kam-[m\w
\ÂInb {InkvXp-hnsâ AÛp-X-kvt\-ls¯ \n§ -tfmSp
hÀ®n-¡ s«.
Rm³ aWoSv skâ v Ipcym-t¡ mkv I¯o-{UÂ
]Ån CS-h-Imw-K-am-Wv. Fsâ ktlm-Z-c-\mWv R§ -fpsS
CS-hI hnImcn.
]Xn-\© p hÀj-§ Ä¡ p-ap¼v {InkvXy³ dnssh-
148

h s^tÃm-jn-¸nsâ kphn-ti-j-tbm-K-§ -fn kw_-Ôn-


¡ p-hm³ CS-bm-bXv Fsâ Pohn-X-¯nse alm-`m-Ky-ambn
Rm\n¶v Icp-Xp-I-bm-Wv. IÀ¯m-hmb tbip- {Iq-in Hcp-
¡ n-b- c£ hyàn-]-c-am-bn, IpSpw-_-ambn A\p-`-hn-¸m³
kzÀ¤-¯nse ssZhw F\n¡ v `mKyw X¶p.
Fsâ _mey-Imew Gsd \ncmi \nd-ª -Xm-bn-cp-
¶p. F´n\p Pohn-¡ p-¶p? BÀ¡ p-th­n Pohn-¡ p¶p?
Ft¶mÀ¯v P·s¯ ]gn¨v Pohn-X-¯nse FÃm {]Xym-i-
Ifpw AkvX-an¨v, Xe Ip¼n-«p-t]mb Pohn-X-am-bn-cp¶p
FtâXv. Fsâ ]nXmhv henb aZy-]m-\nbpw a{´-hm-Znbpw.
AXp-t]mse FÃm-hn-[-amb Agp¡ pw IpSpw-_-¯n D­m-
bn-cp-¶p. IpSpw-_-saÃmw XIÀ¶n-cp-¶p.
hg¡ pw sshcm-Kyhpw hmin-bp-ambn ]c-kv]cw
Ie-l-¯n R§ Ä Ignª Ime-§ Ä. IpSpw-_-¯nÂ
bmsXmcp kam-[m-\hpw D­m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. IÀ¯m-hmb
tbip-{In-kvXp-hns\ R§ Ä¡ v ]cn-Nbw D­m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.
]Ån-bn t]mIp-¶p-­v. Fsâ tPyjvT³ bmt¡ m-_mb
k`-bn ]ptcm-ln-X-\m-Wv F¶v ]d-ª -tÃm. A\p-P\v
aZv_-lm-bn ip{iq-j-bp-­v. ]e-Im-cy-§ -fnepw, kt­-
kv¡ qÄ {]Øm-\-§ -fn-epsaÃmw HmSn \S¶v {]hÀ¯n-¡ p-
¶p-­v. F¦nepw IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{In-kvXphpambn«v
hyàn-]-c-amb Hcp _Ôw R§ Ä¡ v D­m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.
]Ån-bn t]mIpw. t\m¼pw \a-kv¡ m-c-§ -fp-
saÃmw BNcn-¡ pw. AXp-t]mse hgn-]mSpw t\À¨-
ImgvNIfpw! kam-[m-\-¯nsâ IWn-I-t]mepw CÃmsX
IpSpw- _ m- ´ - c o£ w Gsd hj- f m- b n- s ¡ m- ­ n- c p- ¶ p.
A§ s\ ]s¯m-¼-Xm-as¯ hb-Ên F\n¡ v sIm¨n³
dnss^-\-dn-bn tPmen In«n. F¶m AhnsS medically
unfit BsW¶v ]dª v XÅn. XpSÀ¶v Ccp-]-¯n-aq-¶m-
as¯ hb-Ên F\n¡ v FACTþbn tPmen-In-«n. Ahn-
sSbpw medically unfit BsW¶p ]dª v XÅnsb¦nepw
IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp Icp-W- sN-bvXp. AhnsS
tPmen-bn {]th-in-¡ m³ Ign-ª p.
149

henb tcmK-¯nsâ _m[ Ft¶bpw Fsâ IpSpw-


_-t¯bpw {Kkn-¨n-cp-¶p. High pressure F\n¡ v sNdp-¸-
Imew apXte D­m-bn-cp-¶p. Xe-I-d-¡ -ap-­m-bn-cp-¶p.
BrainþÂ P·\m Nne sshIe - y§- Ä DÅX - mbn tUmIvSÀamÀ
Is­-¯nbn-cp¶p.
_mey-Im-e¯v henb {]I-S-amb ]m]-§ -fn-
tebv¡ v H¶pw t]mbn-Ã. F¦nepw tPmen In«n hcp-am-\-am-b-
Xn-\p-tijw Iq«p-Im-tcm-sSm¯p aZy-]m\w, AXp-t]mse
Agp-¡ p-Po-hnXw, th­m-¯-Xmb hÀ¯-am-\-§ Ä FÃmw
Fsâ PohnX¯ntebv¡ v IS-¶p-h-¶p.
ho«n-em-sW-¦nepw Rm³ No¯bpw sXdn-hm-¡ p-
Ifpw ]d-ª n-cp-¶p-. IpSpw-_-¯n Rm³ BÀ¡ pw kam-
[m-\tam kt´m-jtam sImSp-¯n-cp-¶n-Ã. Fsâ hoSv Npcp-
¡ n-¸-d-ª m Hcp {`m´m-e-b-am-bn-cp-¶p.
Fsâ FÃm- sIS-pX - nI- Ä¡ pw IjvS\- j
- vS-§ Ä¡ pw
IpSpw-_-¯nse FÃm Ak-am-[m-\-¯n-\pw ImcWw Fsâ
]m]-amWv F¶v Is­-¯p-hm³ kzÀ¤-¯nse ssZhw
F\n¡ p `mKyw X¶p. ChnsS h¶-t¸mÄ F\n¡ v ]m]-
t_m[w In«n. Fsâ lrZbw apgp-h\pw Agp¡ p \nd-ª -
XmWv F¶pw Aip-²nbpw ZpÀKÔhpw- t¾Ñ-Xbpw DÅ
lrZ-b-am-sW¶pw a\-Ên-em-¡ p-hm-³ IÀ¯mhv Hcp
kpt_m-[w X¶p. Fsâ hmbn \n¶p hcp¶ hm¡ p-IÄ,
AXp-t]mse Aip-²n-bpÅ t\m«-§ Ä, Aip-²-amb taml-
§ Ä FÃmw sIm­pw aeo-a-k-ambncp¶p Fsâ lrZ-bw.
{InkvXy³ dnssh-h s^tÃm-jn-¸v ]Ån¡ pw
k`bv¡ pw FXn-cm-sW¶ aqV-[m-c-W-amdn Poh-\p-ÅXpw
Pohn-¸n-¡ p-¶-Xp-amb kXy-kp-hn-tijw F\n-s¡ mcp am\-
km-´cw X¶p. A¶v Rm³ s]m«n-¯-IÀ¶p Ic-ª Xv
HmÀ¡ p-¶p-­v. IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-th, emk-dnsâ ih-¡ -
Ãd-t]mse Noª p-\m-dn ZpÀKÔw han¨p aeo-a-k-amb
Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n-te¡ v H¶v IS-¶p-h-cmtam F¶v Rm³
tbip-hn-t\mSv tNmZn-¨p.
150

Fsâ Ign-ª -Ime PohnXw t\m¡ m-sX, Fsâ


t¾ÑXbpw Aip-²-amb Pohn-X-sam¶pw t\m¡ msX tbip
Fs¶ kvt\ln-¨p. Cu ]m]n-bmb Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n-te¡ v
IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp IS-¶p-h-¶p. Fsâ Pohn-X-
¯n AtXmsS henb kam-[m-\-am-bn. hN\w tI«-t¸mÄ
]e-tcmSpw £ a-]-d-bp-hm\pw A\ym-b-ambn ssIh-i-am-¡ n-
bXv XncnsI sImSp¯v \nc-¸m-Ip-hm\pw Ign-ª p.
Hcp Znhkw tbmK-¯n tbml-¶m³ kmÀ
{]mÀ°n¨p kvXpXn-¨p-sIm-­n-cp¶ ka-b¯v tcmK-ap-Å-
hÀ tcmK-apÅ Øe¯v ssIh¨v {]mÀ°n-¡ p-hm³ ]d-
ª p. Rm³ Fsâ Ccp-ssI-Ifpw Fsâ Xe-bn h¨p-
sIm­v {]mÀ°n-¨p- ssZ-hs¯ kvXpXn-¨p. AXp-hsc
F\n¡ v c­m-bn-c-t¯mfw cq]-bpsS acp¶v Hcp amkw
thWambn-cp¶p. F¶m AXn-\p-tijw Hcp acp-¶p-
t]mepw Ign-¡ m-sX-h®w IÀ¯mhv Fsâ tcmK-¯nsâ
_Ô\w Agn-¨p-X-¶p.
""ewL\w £ an¨pw ]m]w ad¨pw X¶'' alm-h-
enb ku`mKyw IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp F\n¡ p
kuP-\y-am-bn-¯-¶p. C¶p Rm³ kam-[m\w A\p-`-hn-¡ p-
I-bm-Wv. Rm³ am{X-aÃ, Fsâ `mcybpw Ipª p-§ fpw
amXm-]n-Xm-¡ fpw Iq«m-bva-bn IS-¶p-h¶v Pohsâ hN\w
tI«v Hmtcm-cp-¯cpw tbip-{In-kvXp-hn-\mbn PohnXw
kaÀ¸n-¨p.
Rm³ k` amdnb - nÃ
- , ]Ån amdnb - nÃ
- . IÀ¯mh - mb
tbip{-Ink - vXph- ns\ Cu \nÊmc - \
- mb ASnb - sâ N¦n hln-
¡ ph- m³ tbip{-InkvXp F\n¡ v Hcp `mKyw X¶p. tbip-
{InkvXp IS¶ - ph - ¶ - t-¸mÄ Fsâ \ncmi - I
- Ä FÃmw amdnt-¸m-
bn. Fsâ Zp:J§ fpw thZ\ - I- fpw FÃmw amdnt-¸mb - n. Fsâ
PohnX kmlN - c - y§- Ä FÃmw amdnb - nà F¦nepw FÃm cwK-
§f - nepw A`nh - r²- nb- nt-e¡ v tbip Fs¶ \S¯n. km¼-
¯nIa - mb FÃm cwK§ fnepw tbip{-InkvXp F\n¡ v A`n-
hr²n X¶p. kt´mjw X¶p. kam[ - m\w X¶p. IpSpw_ - -
151

¯n sFIyw X¶p. C¶p Rm\pw Fsâ `mcybpw Ipª p-


§ fpw Fsâ amXm] - nX
- m¡
- fpw Hcpa- n¨v Hcp a\t-ÊmsS
ssZhs¯ BÀ¯p] - mSn kvXpXn¡- p¶
- p.
Fsâ Pohn-X-¯n IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp
kvXpXn X¶p. Hcp Ime¯p No¯bpw sXdn-hm-¡ p-I-fpw
apg-§ n-bn-cp¶ ho«n kt´m-j-¯n-tâbpw B\-µ-¯n-
tâbpw kvXpXn-Km-\-§ Ä kzÀ¤-¯nse ssZhw X¶p. Adp-
]Xp sImÃw aZy-]n¨v hg¡ pw No¯bpw sXdn-bpambn \S-
¶n-cp¶ Fsâ ]nXmhpw Iq«m-bva-bn h¶v hN\w tI«p.
C¶v ]nXm-hn\v Hcp am\-km-´cw IÀ¯mhv sImSp-¯n-cn-
¡ p-¶p. C¶v R§ fpsS IpSpw_w A\p-{K-ln-¡ -s¸-«p.
FACT bnse tPmenIgnª tijw Hmtcm `h-\-§ -
fn-tebv¡ pw IS-¶p-sN¶v tbip-hnsâ kvt\l-s¯-¡ p-dn¨v
B ho«n-ep-Å-h-tcmSp kwkm-cn-¡ pw. F\n¡ v Hcp Imcyw
a\-Ên-embn, Cu `qan-bn \ne-\n-ev¡ p-¶Xv tbip-{In-kvXp-
hn-\p-th­n Nnehgn-¡ p-¶Xp am{X-am-sW-¶v. At\-IÀ
]pXp-Xmbn IS-¶p-h-cp-¶p. At\-IÀ c£ -bpsS kt´mjw
A\p-`-hn-¨p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-¶p. R§ Ä¡ v e`n-¨-Xmb kam-
[m-\hpw kt´m-jhpw \nXy-Po-hsâ Dd¸pw R§ Ä Htcm-
cp-¯cpw aäp-Å-hsc Adn-bn¨psIm­n-cn-¡ -p-¶p.
At\Iw aZy-]m-\n-IÄ aZy-]m\w hn«v tbip-hns\
lrZ-b-¯n-te¡ v kzoI-cn¡ p¶p. ]m]-¯nsâ Agp-¡ nÂ
InS¶ hyàn-IÄ IpSpw-_-¯n hg¡ pw ]nW-¡ -hp-ambn
Ign-ª n-cp¶ hyà-nPo-hn-X-§ Ä C¶v Ir]-bm Cu
{InkvXy³ dnssh-h s^tÃm-jn-¸n IS¶p h¶p kam-
[m\apÅ PohnXw A\p-`-hn-¡ p-¶Xv R§ Ä ImWp-¶p-.
F\n¡ v kam-[m\w X¶ tbip-hn\pth­n Rm³
A´y-t¯mfw Pohn-¡ p-sa¶v ]pXn-b- Xo-cp-am\w FSp-¡ p-I-
bmW.v F\n-¡ p-th­n Poh-càw Duän-¯¶v Fs¶
kvt\ln¨ Fsâ IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{In-kvXp-hn\p th­n
Pohn-¡ pI AXmWv Fsâ Pohn-X-¯nse Gähpw hen-b -
{]-tamZw. F\n¡ p th­n IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp
152

kzÀ¤-¯n- Hcp-¡ n-bn-cn-¡ p¶ tXP-Ênsâ aWn-b-d,


{InkvXp-hnsâ aW-hm«n]Zw AXp Rm³ kz]v\w ImWm-dp-
­v.- Rm³ Hcp \mÄ IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ
k¶n-[n-bn-te¡ v ]d¡ pw. Rm³ am{X-aà Fsâ IpSpw-_-
¡ mÀ, Fsâ kz´-¡ mÀ, Fsâ tZi\nhm-kn-IÄ, At\-I-
sc-s¡ m­v {InkvXp-hnsâ ku`m-Ky-tZ-i-t¯¡ v ]d-¡ -W-
sa¶ henb B{K-lhpw sImXnbpw F\n¡ p X¶n-cn-¡ p-I-
bmWv. ssZh-\maw am{Xw al-Xzs¸-Sp-hm³ CS-bm-Is«.
{]nb- s ¸« tXma- k nsâ lr- Z bkv ] Àin- b mb
km£ yw hmbn¡ pI - b
- mb - nc - p¶
- ph
- t-Ãm. At\I - P - oh
- nX
- §- Ä
cq]m´ - c - s- ¸«psIm­ - nc - n¡
- p¶ - p. At\I - c
- psS kz`mhw amdn-
s¡ m­ - nc - n¡ - p¶ - p. At\I - c- psS IpSpw_ - ¯- n kam[ - m\w
e`n¨- ps- Im­ - nc - n¡
- p¶
- p. CXp hmbn¨psIm­nc - n¡- p¶ \n§ -
fpsS ]ec - pt-Sbpw lrZb - ¯- n kam[ - m\w In«p¶ - p­v. ]ec - p-
tSbpw PohnX - ¯
- n kam[ - m\w e`n¨ - ps- Im­ - nc
- n¡- p¶ - p­v.
ssZh-¯nsâ hN\w tIÄ¡ p-t¼mÄ {InkvXp-hn-
s\-bmWv \mw DÄs¡ mÅp-¶Xv. \½psS lrZ-b-¯nÂ
tbip-{InkvXp hmgp-I-bm-Wv. tbip-{InkvXp lrZ-b-¯nÂ
hkn-¡ p-¶Xv -alm`m-KyamWv. emk-dnsâ `h-\-¯n A¶v
emkÀ tbip-hn-t\mSp tNÀ¶v ]´n-bn Ccn-¡ p¶p!
Fs´mcp `mKy-I-c-amb A\p-`hw! GXm\pw Znh-k-§ -fmbn
IÃ-d-bn Noª p-In-S¶ BÄ Ct¸mÄ \à tXP-tÊmsS
]p© n-cn-tbmsS kam-[m-\-t¯msS tbip-hn-t\mSv tNÀ¶n-cn-
¡ p¶p.
Ic-ª p-hoÀ¯ I®p-Ifpambn XfÀ¶p-t]mb
Pohn-X-hp-ambn \ncm-i-ap-än-bn-cp¶ ktlm-Z-cn-amÀ Ct¸mÄ
\Ã DuÀÖ-kz-e-X-tbmsS HmSn \S-¡ p¶p.
adnb kzÑ-P-Sm-amwknssXew sIm­p-h¶v tbip-
hnsâ Imen ]qip¶p. blq-Z-·mÀ ]ecpw AÛpX]c-X-
{´-cmbn t\m¡ n \n¡ p-¶p. IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp
\n§ -fpsS lrZ-b-§ -fn-te¡ v hc-s«. tbip-{InkvXp \n§ -
fpsS Pohn-X-¯n AÛpXw {]h-À-¯n-¡ -s«. tbip-
{InkvXp \n§ -fpsS IpSpw-_-¯n kam-[m\w Xc-s«.
153

C¶v IÀ¯m-hmb tbip Xsâ X-IÀ¡ s¸«


ssIIfpw Imep-I-fp-ambn \½psS Acn-In-te¡ v h¶n-cn-¡ p-
I-bm-Wv. tbip-{InkvXp C¶v \½psS t\sc Icw \o«n
\nev¡ p-I-bm-Wv. IÀ¯mhv Ht¶ tNmZn-¡ p-¶pÅp. aI-t\,
\nsâ IpSpw_w kuc`yw sIm­v \nd-tb-­tbm? aItf,
\nsâ lrZ-bhpw \nsâ IpSpw-_hpw kam-[m\w sIm­v
Xnt§ -­tbm? Rm³ \n\¡ Xp Xcmw F¶mWv IÀ¯mhv
]d-bp-¶-Xv.
\ap¡ v kam-[m\w Xcm³ tbip h¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p.
XIÀ¶p-t]mb Pohn-X-§ sf ]pXp¡ nsa\bm³ tbip
h¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p. DS-ª p-t]mb Pohn-X§ sf ]pXp-¡ n-sa-
\ª v kam-[m\w Xcm³ tbip h¶n-cn¡ p¶p. `mhn-sb¡ p-
dn-¨pÅ Bi-sbÃmw AkvX-an-¨p-t]mb Pohn-X-§ -fnÂ
{]Xym-i- ]-I-cm³ tbip-h¶ncn-¡ p-¶p. tbip Pohn-¡ p-¶p!
ktlm-Z-c-§ -tf, tbip-{InkvXp Pohn-¡ p-¶p!
tbip-{InkvXp {]hÀ¯n-¡ p¶p! tbip-{InkvXp kwkm-cn-
¡ p-¶p! tbip-{InkvXp sXmSp¶p! tbip{InkvXp A\p-{K-
ln-¡ p-¶p! tbip-{InkvXp kam-[m\w Xcp-¶p! tbip-
{InkvXp im]-§ Ä amäp-¶p! tbip-{InkvXp _Ô-\-§ Ä
Agn-¡ p-¶p! tbip-{InkvXp _m-[-IÄ amäp-¶p! tbip-
{InkvXp IpSpw-_-¯n im´n Ab-bv¡ p-¶p! tbip-
{InkvXp Pohn-X-§ sf A\p-{K-ln-¡ p-¶p!
IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp CXm \nsâ Acn-I-
¯p-IqSn aµw aµw \S¶p hcp¶p. tbip-hnsâ BWn-¸m-
SpÅ Icw \n§ -fpsS t\sc DbÀ¯n-bn-cn-¡ p-¶p. tbip
]d-bp¶p: ""aIt\, \n\¡ v kam-[m\w thWtam? aItf,
\n\¡ v kam-[m\w thWtam? ]m]w aqew acn¨p t]mb
\nsâ Bßm-hn\v Rm³ Poh³ Xcmw-. Hcp ]pXnb PohnXw
Rm³ \n\¡ v Xcmw. Hcp ]pXnb `mhn Rm³ \n\¡ v Xcmw.
Hcp ]pXnb {]Xymi Rm³ \n\¡ v Xcmw. Hcp ]pXnb kam-
[m-\hpw im´nbpw \n\¡ v Xcmw'' F¶p ]d-ª p-sIm­v
tbip \½psS Acn-I¯v h¶p tNÀ¶p \n¡ p-¶p.
154

Ahsâ Icw \½psS t\sc DbÀ¯n-bn-cn-¡ p-¶p.


tbipth, C¶p apXÂ Rm³ \nsâ hI F¶v Hcp hm¡ p
\mw ]d-bp-sa-¦nÂ, Ct¸mÄ tbip-hnsâ Xr¡ cw \n§ -
fpsS Xe-ta hbv¡ pw. \n§ sf A\p-{K-ln¡ pw. tbip
\n§ sf kam-[m-\-¯n-te¡ v \bn-¡ pw. tbip \n§ Ä¡ v
imizXim´n Xcpw. tbip \n§ sf amtdmSp tNÀ¯-W¨v,
Benw-K\w sN¿pw. \n§ -fpsS IpSpw_w A\p-{K-ln-¡ -
s¸Spw! \n-§ -fpsS a¡ Ä A\p-{K-ln-¡ -s¸-Spw! Xe-apd
Xeap-d-bmbn A\p-{K-ln-¡ -s¸Spw! FÃm \·-I-fmepw
\n§ Ä A\p-{K-ln-¡ -s¸Spw! am{XaÃ, tbip ho­pw hcp-
t¼mÄ Xncp-k-¶n-[n-bn-te¡ v ]d-¶p-b-cp¶ hnip-²-·m-cpsS
\nc-bnse¯p-hm\pw tbip-hnsâ k¶n-[n-bn sN¶v
Xr¸mZw ap¯p-hm\pw `mKyw e`n-¡ pw. \s½-¯s¶
{InkvXp-hnsâ ]mZ-¯n kaÀ¸n¡ mw.
{KÙIÀ¯mhnsâ CXcIrXnIÄ
1. AarX[mc 49. {]XymibpsS {]`mXw
2. B´cnIim´n 50. C\nbpw sshIWtam?
3. ip``mhn 51. ARE YOU WILLING TO BE HEALED? (English)
4. im´nXocw 52. I®oÀ¸mSw þ `mKw H¶v
5. a[psamgn 53. I®oÀ¸mSw þ `mKw c­v
6. apànamÀ¤w 54. BESIDE CHERITH (English)
7. \nXyhn{im´n 55. btlmhbpsS `pP§ Ä
8. \nd]d 56. I®ocv tXmcptam?
9. PbPohnXw 57. I®oÀ¡ W§ Ä
10. hnizmkPohnXw 58. FÃmw \·bv¡ v
11. hmSmaeÀ 59. Bibn³ {]Imiw
12. Znhymcm[\ 60. IjvS§ Ä kmcanÃ
13. F\n¡ v IpSn¸m³ Xcptam? 61. \nsâ KrlImcyw {Ia¯nem¡ pI
14. \oXnam\mIp¶sX§ s\? 62. Rm³ F§ s\ I­p kln¡ pw?
15. Xpd¶hmXn 63. DÕhw
16. hchpw Nnehpw 64. AXyp¶Xsâ adhnÂ
17. ssZhcmPyw 65. C\nbpw tXm¡ Wtam?
18. AMRUTHADHARA (English) 66. acWm\´cmhØ
19. HmÀ¯psImÄhn³ 67. acn¡ m¯ a\pjy\pt­m?
20. {InkvXphn 68. Nqft]mse I¯p¶ Znhkw
21. ]cnip²mßmhv 69. Kncn\ncIÄ
22. ]cnip²mß hym]mcw 70. THE CITIES OF REFUGE (English)
23. ]cnip²mß iàn 71. KncnirwK§ Ä
24. D¯aKoXw 72. THE BLINDNESS OF LONELINESS (English)
25. kt¦X \Kc§ Ä 73. bqZmbpsS teJ\w
26 acp`qanbnse \oÀs¸mbvI 74. Imänsâ hgntb
27. tbm\ 75. Ibv¸nsâ a[pcw
28. ]¨shÅw hoª m¡ n 76. XfncWnbpw Imew
29. sIco¯nsâ h¡ n 77. PohPe¯n\cnsI
30. F{Xt¯mfw c­ptXmWnbnÂ? 78. BEYOND DEATH(English)
31. Genbmhnsâ ssZhw FhnsS? 79. ZmlPew
32. {]hmNI\à {]hmNIinjy\paà 80. Bizm-k-¯nsâ Ddh
33. ap{ZmtamXncam¡ pw 81. ]qt´\cphn
34. F\n¡ v ImgvN {]m]nt¡ Ww 82. sIWnbpw IpSp¡ pw
35. F\n¡ v Bibv¡ v hIbpt­m? 83. Agnbm¡ pcp¡ pIÄ
36. INNER PEACE (English) 84. `bs¸tS­
37. AhÀ¡ v `£ n¸m³ sImSp¸n³ 85. `ocpXzw amdWtam?
38. GLITTERING FUTURE (English) 86. {]XnkÔnIfn XfcmsX
39. GIm´XbpsS AÔX 87. s\Ãpw ]Xncpw
40. STREAMS IN THE DESERT (English) 88. im]tam£ w
41. WAY TO LIBERATION (English) 89. A\p{Kl¯ntebv¡ v
42. \nsâ arX·mÀ Pohn¡ pw 90. HOW LONG IN TWO BOATS? (English)
43. h¶p {]mXÂ Ign¨psImÄhn³ 91. I®ocnse aghnÃv
44. Fs¶ sXm«XmÀ? 92. InX¸pw IpXn¸pw
45. kuJyamIphm³ a\Êpt­m? 93. \ãku`mKy§ Ä XncnsI In«ptam?
46. AXv kln¡ mIp¶h³ BÀ? 94. iIvXnsb ]pXp¡ Wtam ?
47. Fs¶ BÀ hnSphn¡ pw? 95. sNdpIpdp¡ ·mÀ
48. \·bpsS ]m\]m{Xw
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