Éo_ms]cp\mfn\p tijapÅ \memas¯ RbdmgvN (eqt¡mkv 16:9þ18)

"cïp bPam\òmsc tkhn¸m³ Hcp `rXyópw IgnIbnñ; HópInð Ah³ Hcphs\ ]sI¨p aähs\ kvt\ln¡pw; Asñ¦nð Hcp¯t\mSp ]änt¨Àóp aähs\ \nckn¡pw. \n§Ä¡p ssZhs¯bpw at½ms\bpw tkhn¸m³ IgnIbnñ.' (eps¡mkv 16:13)

thZ]pkvXIw \mw ]cntim[n¡pt¼mÄ, ]e kµÀ`§fnepw ssZhw cïp Imcy§Ä \½psS ap¼nð AhXcn¸n¨psImïv Hóns\ kzoIcn¡Wsaóv \nÀt±in¡póXmbn ImWmw. GsX¦nepw Hóns\ kzoIcn¡Wsaóp ]dbpt¼mÄ, AXn\p \ap¡p kzmX{´yw Xóncn¡pópsh¦nepw ssZht¯bpw ssZhoIImcy§sfbpw hnkvacn¡phm\pw AhKWn¡phm\pw ]mSnñ Fó kqN\bpw A\p_Ôn¨ncn¡póp.

C¯c¯nepÅ Hcp ssZhoI Ið¸\mssienbpsS XpS¡w \mw ZÀin¡póXv GZ³ tXm«¯nemWv. Xm³ krãn¨ a\pjyt\mSv btlmhbmb ssZhw BZyw ]dªXv; tXm«¯nepÅ kIe hr£§fpsSbpw ^ew \n\¡p Xnómw, Fómð tXm«¯nsâ \Sp¡p \nð¡pó \òXnòIfpsS Adnhnsâ hr£¯nsâ ^ew \o XnócpXv; Xnópó \mfnð \o acn¡pw. ASp¯Xmbn, tami apJm´ncw ]¯p Ið¸\IÄ \ðIpt¼mÄ AXnð ]dªn«pÅ BZy Ið¸\ Rm\ñmsX thsdmcp ssZhw \n\¡v DïmIcpXv FómWv. Fómð \qÁmïpIÄ ]nón«t¸mÄ Genbm {]hmNI³ IÀt½ð ]ÀÆX¯nð Aós¯ bn{ktbð cmPy¯v DïmbncpóXmb cmPmhns\bpw kÀÆ P\§sfbpw hnfn¨pIq«n Hcp tNmZyw AhtcmSp tNmZn¡póp: "\n§Ä F{Xt¯mfw cïp tXmWnbnð Imð Nhn«pw, _mð kXysa¦nð Ahs\ Bcm[n¸n³, btlmhsb¦nð Ahs\ Bcm[n¸n³.' AXn\ptijw {]hmNI³ Hcp tlmabmKw Ign¡póp. AXnð \S¯nb ]co£W§fnð btlmh Xsó kXyssZhsaóp sXfnbn¨p.

\½psS Nn´mhnjbhmIy¯nepw IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp cïp Imcy§fmWv ]cnKW\bv¡mbn \½psS ap¼nð \nc¯póXv . HópInð ssZhw, Asñ¦nð amt½m³. cïnt\bpw Hcpt]mse kzoIcn¡phmt\m kvt\ln¡phmt\m BÀ¡pw km²yañ. Hcp ImeL«¯nð [\¯nsâ tZh\mb amt½msâ {]XnaIÄ Dïm¡n A¼e§fnð {]XnjvTn¨v AXns\ Bcm[n¨v [\w hÀ²n¸n¡msaóp IcpXnbncpóp. Ime{ItaW amt½m³ Fó hm¡n\p Xsó AÀ°w amdn hóp. AXp hn{Klhpañ, tZh\pañ, a\pjya\Ênsâ Hcp Nn´mtZiambn ]p\À\nÀÆNn¡s¸«p. \nLïphnð amt½m³ Fó hm¡ns\ \nÀÆNn¨ncn¡póXv, [\w, apXð, em`w, A\oXnbmbn k¼mZn¨sX´pw FópamWv.

A§s\ amt½m³ Fó tZh\v Øm\`rwiw kw`hn¨p. AXv ]qPmKncnIfnð \nóp a\pjy a\Ênð IpSntbdn¸mÀ¡pó Hcp Xnòbmbn cq]m´cs¸«ncn¡póp. GsX¦nepw Hcp tZhsâ {]Xnabpïm¡n Bcm[n¡póXp am{Xañ hn{Klmcm[\, {]XypX ssZh¯nsâ Øm\w A]lcn¡póXmb Bfmbmepw km[\ambmepw Bibambmepw B{Klambmepw AXv hn{KlamWv. AXns\¸Án Nn´n¨pw B{ibn¨pw sImïncn¡póXv hn{Klmcm[\bpamWv. C¡mcyw XsóbmWv ]utemkv As¸mkvXe³ {Zhym{Klw hn{Klmcm[\bmsWóv Xsâ teJ\¯nð {]t_m[n¸n¡póXv.

tPm¬ anðÁ³ FgpXnb Paradise Lost Fó almImhy¯nð amt½m³ Fó Hcp IYm]m{Xapïv. AXnð amt½ms\ kw_Ôn¨pÅ ]cmaÀiw C{]ImcamWv. ssZh¯nsâ amemJamcnð {][m\ amemJ amt½m\mbncpóp. Xsâ GIPmX\mb ]p{Xs\ kIe¯nsâbpw A[n]\m¡nbncn¡pópshóv ssZhw Hcp Znhkw {]Jym]\w sNbvXp. {][m\ amemJbmb km¯m\v AXv AkzØX Dfhm¡n. km¯m³ Xsó A\pIqen¡póhscsbñmw kwLSn¸n¨v ssZh¯ns\Xncmbn bp²w {]Jym]n¨p. bp²w apdpIn hót¸mÄ ssZhw AXniàamb Hcp anóð¸nWÀ krãn¨v km¯mt\bpw Ahsâ Iq«tcbpw kzÀ¤¯nð \nópw Xmtg¡p XÅnbn«p. km¯m\pw Iq«cpw \n]Xn¨Xv ]mXmf¯nemWv. hogvNbpsS BLmX¯nð kÀÆcpsSbpw t_m[w \ãs¸«p. H³]Xp Znhkw AhÀ At_m[mhØbnð InSóp. t_m[w sXfnªt¸mÄ km¯msâ kwLw Hcp tbmKw IqSn. [Pantimonium] Fñmhcpw A`n{]mb§Ä tcJs¸Sp¯n, Ahkm\w km¯msâ Dugw hóp. XeXmgvXn\nóv Btcbpw IqkmsX km¯m³ {]Jym]n¨p; ]mXmf¯nð [mcmfw kzÀ®w DÅXpsImïv, C\nbpw Xncn¨v kzÀ¤¯nte¡p t]mIï; ]mXmfw Xsó C\n \½psS Xmhfw. amt½msâ at\m`mhapÅ a\pjycpsS {]XnIcWhpw CXpt]mse XsóbmWv. [\w [mcmfapsï¦nð kzÀ¤tam NpÁp]mSpapÅ ktlmZc§tfm AhÀ¡p {]iv\añ.

a\pjy\v [\t¯mSpÅ kao]\s¯ hniIe\w sN¿pt¼mð [\¯n\v aqóp hnIeXIÄ DÅXmbn a\Ênem¡phm³ \ap¡v km[n¡pw.

1. [\w a\pjys\ kzmÀ°\m¡póp. [Wealth makes man selfish.]

2. [\w a\pjys\ temtImòpJ\m¡póp. [Wealth shatters man to the earth.]

3. [\w Hcp sXÁmb kzm{ibt_m[w Dfhm¡póp. [Wealth creates a false sense of independence.]

[\s¯¡pdn¨pÅ AXncp IhnªXmb Nn´bneqsSbmWv Chsbñmw kw`hn¡póXv.

AanX [\w \½psS PohnX¯nð Bt]£nIambn kt´mjhpw kam[m\hpw {]Zm\w sN¿pónñ. Hcp Znhkw Hcp amXmhv Xsâ Ipªnt\bpw Iq«n Hcp tNmZyhpambn, hnizhnJymX imkv{XÚ\pw Atacn¡bpsS \nÀ½mW ]nXm¡òmcnð Hcmfpambncpó _ôan³ {^m¢nsâ [Benjamin Franklin] ho«nð sNóp. Cu `qanbnse PohnXw ku`mKyIcam¡n¯oÀ¡póXn\v F´pam{Xw [\w thWsaómbncpóp B amXmhnsâ tNmZyw. _ôan³ {^m¢n³ {]Xy£amb Hcp D¯cw \ðInbnñ. At±lw AI¯pt]mbn Hcp B¸nÄ FSp¯psImïphóv B Ip«nbpsS ssI¿nð sImSp¯p. Ip«n¡v hfsc kt´mjambn. At±lw hoïpw AI¯pt]mbn Hcp B¸nÄ IqSn FSp¯p Ip«nbpsS ssI¿nð sImSp¯p. Iq«n cïmas¯ ssI¿nð kt´mjt¯msS B¸nÄ hm§n¨p. At±lw hoïpw Hcp B¸nÄ IqSn Ip«n¡p sImSp¯p. cïp ssIIfpw D]tbmKn¨v Iãn¨v AXp hm§n. Fómð Hcp B¸nÄ ssI¿nð \nópw hgpXnt¸mbn. {^m¢n³ Hcp B¸nÄ IqSn Ip«n¡p sImSp¯p. Fómð AXp hm§n¡m³ km[n¡m¯ hnja¯nð Ip«n hmhn«v Icbphm³ XpS§n. At±lw A½tbmSp ]dªp, ]W¯nsâ KXnbpw CXpt]msebmsWóv. AanXamb [\w kt´mj¯n\p ]Icw Akam[m\amWv {]Zm\w sN¿póXv.

]W¯n\p KpWhpw tZmjhpapÅXmbn ImWphm³ km[n¡pw. Fómð [\¯nt\mSv \ap¡pÅ at\m`mhhpw \ne]mSpamWv {]m[m\yaÀln¡póXv. Krlip²oIcW IqZmibpsS {]mcw` {]mÀ°\bnð \ap¡v [\t¯mSpÅ at\m`mhw F´mbncn¡Wsaóp \mw a\Ênem¡póp. `h\¯nse hchpIfpw NnehpIfpw ssZhXncp\ma¯nsâ alXz¯n\pw \oXnbpsS ]cn]me\¯n\pw Bbn¯ocWsa FómWv \mw {]mÀ°n¡póXv. F{Xtbm t{ijvTamb Hcp {]mÀ°\bmWnXv! [\¯nsâ Ka\mKa\§Ä Cu cïp LSI§fnð A[njvTnXambncn¡Ww: 1. ssZhXncp\ma alXzw, 2. \oXnbpsS ]cn]me\w. \mw A²zm\n¨pïm¡pó [\w, kzlnXw t]mse Nnehm¡phm³ kzmX{´yapsïópÅ [mcW A_²PUneamWv.

[\s¯¸ÁnbpÅ ]e kw`h§fpw, IÀ¯mb tbip{InkvXp ]dª ]e D]aIfpw \mw thZ]pkvXI¯nð hmbn¡pópïv. AXnð aqóp [\nIsc¸Án am{Xw ]cmaÀin¡phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡póp. Ahbnsemóv, \ap¡dnbmhpóXpt]mse C{]ImcamWv. [\hm\mtbmcp Irjn¡mcsâ `qan \ómbn hnfªp. hfsc kt´mjNn¯\mb At±lw Xsâ A[nI hnfhpIsf t\m¡nbn«v C{]Imcw ]dbpóp: Fs³d hnfhp Iq«nsh¸m³ Øew t]mcm; Fs³d If¸pcIsf s]mfn¨p A[nIw henbh ]WnXp Fs³d hnfhpw hkvXphIbpw Fñmw AXnð Iq«nsh¡pw. Fón«v FtómSpXsó ]dbpw; XnópI, IpSn¡, B\µn¡. [Eat, drink and be merry.] ssZhw B a\pjyt\mSv Hcp adptNmZyw tNmZn¡póp. aqVm, Cu cm{Xnbnð \ns³d {]mWs\ \ntómSp tNmZn¡pw. ]nsó \o Hcp¡n sh¨Xp BÀ¡mIpw? Hcp a\pjys\ IÀ¯mhv aqV³ Fóp kwt_m[\ sN¿póXv Hcp {]mhiyw am{XamWv. AtXmsSm¸w IÀ¯mhv \ap¡v Hcp D]tZihpw \ðIpóp: ssZhhnjbambn k¼ó\mImsX X\n¡p Xtó \nt£]n¡póhs³d Imcyw C§s\ BIpóp.

asÁmcp [\nIs\¸Án IÀ¯mhp ]dbpóXv [\hmsâbpw emkdnsâbpw IYbnemWv. Zcn{Z\mb emkÀ hrWw _m[n¨h\mbn [\hmsâ ]Sn¸pcbv¡ð InS¡pIbmWv. [\hm³ [q{ahkv{Xhpw ]«pw [cn¨v kpJtemep]\mbn BVw`ct¯msS Ignªp t]móp. [\hm\pw emkdn\pw acWtijw F´p kw`hn¨pshóv \apt¡hÀ¡padnbmw. emkÀ kzÀ¤¯nte¡p t]mbn, [\hm³ \cI¯nte¡pw t]mbn. aqómaXmbn, sNdp¸¡mc\mb Hcp [\nI³ Xsâ ]ckyip{iqj Ime¯v IÀ¯mhnsâ ASp¡ð hcpóp. B sNdp¸¡mcsâ A`nejWobamb BImw£ CXmbncpóp: \nXyPoh³ {]m]n¡m³ Rm³ F´p sNt¿Ww? tbip Aht\mSp: kðKpW]qÀ®³ BIphm³ CÑn¡póp F¦nð \o sNóp \n\¡pÅXp hnäp Zcn{ZÀ¡p sImSp¡; Fómð kzÀ¤¯nð \n\¡p \nt£]w DïmIpw; ]nsó hóp Fsó A\pKan¡ Fóp ]dªp. hniZoIcWw Bhiyanñm¯ Hcp kwKXnbmWnXv.

IÀ¯mhnsâ Ahkm\ hn[nZnhk¯nse Hcp kwhmZs¯¡pdn¨v IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp \s½ HmÀ¸n¡pópïv. Hcp \oï ]«nI¡ptijw IÀ¯mhp ]dbpóp: Cu sNdnbhcnð HcmÄ¡pthïn sNbvXsXms¡bpw F\n¡pthïn sNbvXXmIpóp. [\w F§s\ hn\ntbmKn¨mð kzÀ¤cmPy¯nsâ AhIminIfmbn¯ocphm³ km[n¡pw FómWv IÀ¯mhv \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póXv.

Chsbñmw kmwioIcn¨psImïv ]cnip²\mb ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ Xsâ {]nb injy\mb XotamsYtbmkns\ {]t_m[n¸n¡pópïv. "Cu temI¯nse [\hmòmtcmSp DóX`mhw IqSmsXbncn¸m\pw \nÝbanñm¯ [\¯neñ, \ap¡p kIehpw [mcmfambn A\p`hn¸m³ Xcpó ssZh¯nð Bi sh¸m\pw \ò sNbvhm\pw kð{]hr¯nIfnð k¼ócmbn Zm\ioecpw HuZmcyapÅhcpambn km£mepÅ Pohs\ ]nSn¨psImtÅïXnóp hcpwImet¯¡p \tñmcp ASnØm\w \nt£]n¨p sImÄhm\pw BÚm]n¡.' (1 XosamsYsbmkv 6:17þ19) B\pImenI ImeL«¯nð Fñm cmPy§sf kw_Ôn¨pw hfsc {]kàamb XncphN\ `mKamWnXv. Hcp kab¯v kÀÆiàambncpó hnIknX cmPy tUmfÀ \mWb aqeymhØ Cóv Xptemw hyXykvXamWv. hyànIfmbmepw cmPy§fmbmepw X§fpsS AanX[\w aÁqÅhsc D]{Zhn¡phm³ D]tbmKn¡msX AhcpsS klmb¯n\mbn D]tbmKs¸Sp¯Ww. [\ZpÀhn\ntbmK¯nsâ {]XymLmX§Ä Cóp temIw A\p`hn¨p XpS§nbncn¡póp. {Zhym{Klw kIehn[ tZmj¯nópw aqeImcWsaópw, [\nIòmcmIphm³ B{Kln¡póhÀ ]co£bnepw IWnbnepw IpSp§pIbpw a\pjyÀ kwlmc\mi§fnð ap§nt¸mIphm³ CShcpó sauVyhpw tZmjIchpamb ]e taml§Ä¡pw Ccbmbn¯ocpIbpw sN¿psaópw IqSn ]utemkv Çolm \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póp. ]ecpw [\w Imw£n¨n«p hnizmkw hn«Ióp _lpZp:J§Ä¡p A[o\cmbn¯ocpóp.

HuZmcy N{IhÀ¯nsbóv ]nð¡me¯v temI{]kn²\mb Rock Feller sâ PohnXIYbnð Hcp kw`hw hnhcn¡pópïv. [\mVy\pw hyhkmbnbpambncpó s^ñÀ¡v GXphnt[\bpw [\w k¼mZn¡Wsaó Hcp Nn´ am{Xta DïmbncpópÅp. Bsc¡pdn¨pw bmsXmcp Nn´bpw At±l¯n\nñmbncpóp. Xsâ hyhkmb¯nð AanXem`w DïmIpó Ahkc§fneñmsX At±lw BtcmSpw ]pôncn¨ncpónñ. A¼¯naqóp hbtÊmfw At±lw Cu PohnXssien XpSÀópsImtïbncpóp. A¼¯n\memw hbÊnð amcIamb tcmKw At±l¯n\p ]nSns]«p. `£Ww Aó\mf¯nð IqSn Xmtgm«nd§pónñ. At\Iw hnZKvZ tUmIvSdòmsc ImWns¨¦nepw Fñmhcpw ssIs¿mgnªp. Ahkm\w Hcp a\imkv{XÚs\ Iïp. [\s¯¡pdn¨pÅ Nn´ hn«v aÁpÅhsc¸Án Nn´n¨pXpS§phm³ At±lw D]tZin¨p. s^ñÀ At±l¯nsâ A`n{]mbw kzoIcn¨p. temIs¯¼mSpapÅ Bhiy¡mcmb At\Iw a\pjyÀ¡pthïn s^ñdnsâ klmbw [mcmfambn HgpIphm³ XpS§n. At±l¯nsâ {i² apgph³ hyhkmb¯nð \nópw a\pjy tkh\¯nte¡p Xncnªp. RockFeller Foundation Fó Hcp Øm]\w DbÀóp hóp. At±lw a\pjytcbpw, a\pjyÀ At±lt¯bpw kvt\ln¡phm³ XpS§n. tcmKNnInÕ¡pÅ KthjW¯n\mbn Feller Foundation Cóp [mcmfw ]Ww Hgp¡póp. [mcmfw Ip«nIsf ]Tn¸n¡m³ klmbn¡póp. At\Iw Bip]{XnIÄ \S¯póp. AtXmSpIqSn Rock Feller sâ Fñm AkpJ§fpw amdn. sshZyimkv{Xw ssIs¿mgnª At±lw AXn\ptijw \mð¸¯napóp hÀjt¯mfw Pohn¨ncpóXmbn a\Ênem¡póp.

Atacn¡³ tUmfÀ \mWb¯nð Hcp sNdnb hmNIw FgpXnbn«pïv. In God we trust. : "ssZh¯nð R§Ä hnizkn¡póp'. Hmtcm sNdnb \mWb§Ä t]mepw ssZhalXz¯n\mbn D]tbmKn¡s¸SWw FóXmWv Cu hmNIw {]Xn[z\n¸n¡póXv. [\w BÀÖn¡póXpw hn\ntbmKn¡póXpw ssZhalXz¯n\mbn XocWw.

{InkvXob PohnX¯nð \mw kzoIcnt¡ï cïp {][m\ Imcy§fpïv. Care and Share. IcpXpI, ]¦nSpI. {InkvXobPohnX¯nð [\w \s½ Gð¸n¨ncn¡póXv aÁpÅhsc IcpXphm\pw aÁpÅhÀ¡pthïn ]¦nSpóXn\pw thïnbmWv. Paradise Regain Fó IrXnbnð IcpXens\bpw ]¦nSens\bpw Nn{XoIcn¡pó Hcp IYbpïv. Hcp a\pjy³ \cIhpw kzÀ¤hpw kµÀin¨p. \cI¯nð F¯nbt¸mÄ DuWp kabamWv. hn`hkar²amb `£W§Ä taibnð \nc¯nbn«pïv. Fómð FñmhcpsSbpw ssIap«IÄ¡p apIfnð hsc F¯pó Hcp Xhn sI«nbncn¡póXpsImïv BÀ¡pw ssIap«p aS¡m³ km[n¡pónñ. ssI aS¡m³ km[n¡m¯XpsImïv Xhnbnð tImcpó `£Ww AhchcpsS hmbnte¡p sImïpt]mIm³ km[n¡pópanñ. hnióp heªv tZzjyw hó AhÀ XhnsImïv X½neSn¨v ]nW§n¸ncnªp. AXn\p tijw B \nco£I AXnYn kzÀ¤¯nte¡p bm{X Xncn¨p. AhnsSbpw ]cnXØnXn AXp Xsó Bbncpóp. Fómð Hcp hyXymkw am{Xw. Htcmcp¯cpw X§fpsS XhnsImïv `£Ww tImcn aÁpÅhcpsS hmbnte¡v C«psImSp¡póp. A§s\ Fñmhcpw kp`n£ambn `pPn¨v kt´mjt¯msS aS§nt¸mbn. CXmWv ]¦nSpóXnsâ kt´mjw.

I¯r{]mÀ°\bnð, "\nsâ cmPyw htcWta' Fóp \mw {]mÀ°n¡póp. Fómð ssZhcmPyw `qanbnð hcpóXv \mw Hmtcmcp¯cnepw IqSnbmWv. IcXpóXneqsSbpw ]¦nSpóXneqsSbpw kzÀ¤cmPyw `qanbnð kamKXamIphm³ ImcW`qXamIpóp. A§s\bpÅ Hcp at\m`mhhpw BÀÖhhpw \½nepïmIphm³ CSbmIs« Fóp Rm³ {]mÀ°n¡póp. AXn\mbn ssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²mòmhv \s½ Hmtcmcp¯scbpw klmbn¡s«.