2008 Convention Theme: Fs³d ASp¡te¡p aS§nhcphn³; Rm³ \n§fpsS ASp¡te¡pw aS§nhcpw Fóp ssk\y§fpsS btlmh Acpfns¨¿póp. (aemJn 3:7)

ssZhm\p`hw ]qÀ®ambn ]cmPbs¸Sp¯nb Hcp kaql¯nsâ \Sphnð \nópsImïv aemJn {]hmNI³ \ðIpó ssZh¯nsâ Blzm\w BWv Cu hÀjs¯ I¬h³jsâ apJy hnjbambn XncsªSp¯ncn¡póXv. ssZhm\p`hw FópÅXn\v {InkvXph\p`hw Asñ¦nð {InkvXm\p`hw Fó hm¡v amÁnbp]tbmKn¡phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡póp. {InkvXph\p`hs¯ PohnX¯nsâ Bthiam¡n amÁnb Hcp ssZha\pjy³ Xsâ PohnXm\p`h¯neqsS \ðIpó km£yw \½psS Nn´bv¡p hnjbo`hn¸n¡phm³ IÀ¯mhnð icWs¸Spóp. ]cnip²\mb ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ ^nen¸nbÀs¡gpXnb teJ\w 4þmw A²ymbw 13þmw hmIyw.

"Fsó ià\m¡póh³ apJm´cw Rm³ kIe¯nópw aXnbmIpóp.'

\apt¡hÀ¡pw hfsc kp]cnNnXamb Hcp thZhmIyamWnXv. CXn\p kam\ambn Cw¥ojv ss__nfnð sImSp¯ncn¡póXv C{]ImcamWv: I can do all things through Christ Who strengthen me. Cu Cw¥ojv hmNIs¯ ]cn`mjs¸Sp¯nbmð e`n¡póXv, "Fsó ià\m¡pó {InkvXp apJm´ncw F´pw {]hr¯nbv¡phm³ Rm³ {]m]vXnbpÅh\mIpóp.', FómWv. F\ns¡´pw sN¿m³ km[n¡pópshóv ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ ]dbpóXv; Xsâ ssZhoI {]hÀ¯\§fnse GsXñmw taJeIfnembncpóp?

]cnip²\mb ]utemkv At¸mkvXesâ teJ\§sf hnhn[§fmbn Xcw Xncn¡pt¼mÄ ^nen¸nb teJ\w DÄs¸SpóXv Xsâ Imcm{Kl teJ\§fpsS hn`mK¯nemWv. ]utemknsâ Imcm{Kl teJ\§Ä \mse®amWv DÅXv. Fs^kyteJ\w, ^nen¸nbteJ\w, sImsemkyteJ\w, ^ntemtams\gpXnb teJ\w. Cu \mep Imcm{KlteJ\§fnÄ BZys¯ aqsó®w aqóv k`mIq«bvaIÄs¡gpXnbXpw \memat¯Xv Hcp hyàns¡gpXnbXpamWv. ]utemkv At¸mkvXesâ aÁp teJ\§fpw ^nen¸nbÀs¡gpXnb teJ\hpw XmcXays¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ Cu teJ\w XcXtay\ IqSpXð lrZyamb teJ\amsWóp \ap¡p a\ÊnemIpw. Xsâ hyànKX PohnX¯nse [mcmfw A\p`h§Ä Cu teJ\¯nð DÄs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp. aÁp k`ItfmSpw kaql§tfmSpw kwhZn¡póXnt\¡mÄ IqSpXð lrZyambn At¸mkvXe³ Cu teJ\¯nð a\Êp Xpd¡póp. Npcp¡n¸dªmð, ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ ^nen¸nb teJ\w FgpXnbncn¡póXv lrZb¯nsâ `mjbnemWv. hmbn¡póhÀ¡v B lrZyX A\p`hs¸SpIbpw sN¿pw.

Cw¥ojnð Hcp sNmñpïv. A friend in need is a friend indeed. B]¯nepw Bhiy¯nepw D]Icn¡s¸Spóh\mWv bYmÀ° kvt\lnX³. ]e coXnbnepw DÅ kvt\lnXòmcpw ]cnNnXcpw \ap¡pïmbncn¡mw. Fómð FñmhtcmSpw \mw DÅp Xpd¡mdnñ. hyànIÄ X½nepÅ BßmÀ°XbpsSbpw hnizkvXXbpsSbpw ASnØm\¯nemWv \mw DÅp Xpd¡póXv.

^nen¸nb k`tbmSv ]utemkv At¸mkvXe\v A{Xam{Xw At`Zyamb Hcp Bß_Ôw Dïmbncpóp. At¸mkvXe³ Øm]n¨n«pÅ k`IÄ At\Iapïmbncpóp. Fómð Xsâ B]¯pIfnepw Bhiy§fnepw D]Icn¡s¸«ncpóXv ^nen¸nb k`bmbncpóp. At¸mkvXesâ `mjbnð Xsó ]dªmð Iq«mbvabpsS hess¦ \o«phm³ kó²ambXv ^nen¸nb k`bmbncpóp. "F¦nepw Fs³d IãXbnð \n§Ä Iq«mbva ImWn¨Xp \ómbn. ^nen¸nbtc, kphntijtLmjW¯ns³d Bcw`¯nð Rm³ as¡tZm\ybnð \nóp ]pds¸«msd \n§Ä am{XañmsX Hcp k`bpw hchp Nnehp Imcy¯nð FtómSp Iq«mbva ImWn¨nñ Fóp \n§fpw Adnbpóp. sXÊsem\oIybnepw Fs³d _p²nap«p XoÀ¸m³ \n§Ä Hópcïp h«w Ab¨p Xóphtñm. Rm³ Zm\w B{Kln¡póp Fóñ, \n§fpsS IW¡nte¡p Gdpó ^ew At{X B{Kln¡póXp. (^nen¸nbÀ 4:14þ17) "Fs³d {]nbcpw hmônXcpamb ktlmZcòmtc, Fs³d kt´mjhpw IncoShpambptÅmtc' FómWv ^nen¸nb k`sb At¸mkvXe³ A`nkwt_m[\ sN¿póXv.

A{Xam{Xw ]ckv]cw kvt\ln¨ncpó Hcp kaplt¯mSmWv At¸mkvXe³ ]dbpóXv, Fsó ià\m¡póh³ apJm´ncw Rm³ kIe¯n\pw {]m]vX\mIpóp, Fóv. At¸mkvXe³ Bßhnizmkt¯msS ssZhiànbnð {]m]vXn t\Snb cïp taJeIsf¡pdn¨v Að¸ambn \ap¡p Nn´n¡mw.

1. {]XnkÔnIsf kphntij¯nsâ A`nhr²n¡v ImcW`qXam¡pó {]XnIcWhpw kao]\hpw:
   Hómas¯ Nn´bv¡v B[mcambn«pÅ thZ`mKw ^nen¸nb teJ\¯nð \nóp XsóbmWv. "ktlmZcòmtc, F\n¡p `hn¨Xp kphntij¯ns³d A`nhr²n¡p ImcWambn¯oÀóp Fóp \n§Ä Adnhm³ Rm³ CÑn¡póp.' (^nen¸nbÀ 1:12) Imcm{Kl¯nð _Ô\Ø\mbn¡nS¡pó Hcp ssZha\pjy³, IÀ¯mhnsâ thebv¡v PohnXhpw Poh\pw AÀ¸n¨v kphntij¯nð BßmÀ°XtbmsS hym]rX\mbncn¡pó Hcp a\pjysâ aptóm«pÅ bm{Xbnð ASn¡Sn {]Xn_Ô§fpw {]XnkÔnIfpw t\cntSïnhcpóp. Hcp ssZh`à³ Xsâ PohnX¯nð Hón\p ]pdsI Hómbn Dïmbns¡mïncn¡pó {]XnIqe kmlNcy§sf, {]Xo£¡p hncp²ambn kw`hn¡pó Imcy§sf, F§s\ A`napJoIcn¡póp FóXmWv CXnð \nópw a\Ênemt¡ïXv. F\n¡v C§s\sbms¡ kw`hn¨sñm FtómÀ¯v \n§Ä ZpxJn¡pIbpw \ncmis¸SpIbpw sN¿cpXv FómWv At¸mkvXe³ Xsâ kvt\l`mPycmb kaqls¯ Bizkn¸n¡póXv; {]XypX AXv kphntij¯nsâ A`nhr²n¡p ImcWambn¯oÀóp.

   It¯men¡k` D]tbmKn¡pó tlmim\ Fó thZ]pkvXI¯nð FgpXnbncn¡póXv Iptd¡qsS lrZyamb `mjbnemsWóp tXmónbXpsImïv AXpIqSn {]Xn]mZn¡phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡póp. AXv C{]ImcamWv: "ktlmZcòmtc, F\n¡p kw`hn¨Xv Fñmw kphntij {]NcW¯n\v klmbIambn¯oÀóp Fóv \n§Ä a\Ênem¡Ww.' hÀ¯am\ Imes¯ Hcp {]XnkÔnsb¸Án ]dbpt¼mÄ ap³Ime§fnð Dïmbn«pÅ Fñm {]bmk§sfbpw {]XnkÔnIsfbpw tNÀ¯p hc¨pIm«ns¡mïmWv Cu {]kvXmh\ \S¯póXv. tdmam teJ\¯nð At¸mkvXe³ ]dªn«pïv; "\nÀ®b{]Imcw hnfn¡s¸SpóhÀ¡v Fñmw \òbv¡mbn¡qSn hym]cn¡póp', Fóv. CXp ]dª At¸mkvXe³ Hcp ]Sn IqSn ISómWv Xsâ AhØsb¸Án ^nen¸nbtcmSv AhXcn¸n¡póXv. ssZha\pjysâ PohnXbm{Xbnse {]XnkÔnIÄ ssZhIr]bnð \nópw Ahsc AIÁpónñ. C§s\bpÅ kmlNcy§sf AhÀ ssZhs¯ tNmZyw sN¿m\mbn A\phZn¡pópanñ. adn¨v, A§s\bpÅ kmlNcy§sft¸mepw kphntij km£y¯n\pw ssZhalXz¯n\pambn cq]m´cs¸Sp¯póp.

   F\n¡p hfsc kvt\lhpw _lpam\hpÅ Hcp IpSpw_¯nsâ A\p`hw \½psS Cu Nn´tbmSv A\p_Ôn¨v ]¦pshbv¡phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡póp. B IpSpw_w Xmakn¡póXv s]cp¼mhqcn\Sp¯v Iognñw Fó Øe¯mWv. A¸³ ASp¯ Hcp Bip]{Xnbnse {][m\ tUmIvSÀ. A½bpw tUmIvSÀ, saUn¡ð hnZymÀ°nIsf ]Tn¸n¡pó s{]m^kÀ. AhÀ¡v Htcsbmcp aI³ 24 hbÊv, Nn´p; aI\pw tUmIvSÀ. Cu aI³ MBBS ]mkmb tijw 1995 G{]nð 5þmw XnbXn tImetôcn saUn¡ð anj³ Bip]{Xnbnð tUmIvSdmbn tPmenbnð {]thin¨p. ]¯p Znhksa tPmen sNbvXpÅp. ]¸tbmSpw a½ntbmSpw H¯v CukvÁÀ BtLmjn¡póXn\mbn tUmIvSÀ Nn´p G{]nð 15þmw XobXn ho«nse¯n. a½n hnf¼ns¡mSp¯ `£Ww Ign¨tijw Nn´p tamt«mÀ ssk¡sfSp¯v Hóp ]pdt¯¡nd§n. t]mbhgn¡v Xsâ Hcp kplr¯ns\¡ïv kulrZw ]¦n«v At±ls¯ At±l¯nsâ ho«nð Cd¡n hn«n«v ho«nte¡p Xncn¨p. ho«nð F¯póXnepÅ hfhnð Nodn]mªp hó Imdpambn apJmapJambn Iq«nbnSn¨p. CSnbpsS BLmX¯nð Xebv¡p apdnthÁv Nn´p Fw. kn. tdmUnð sXdn¨phoWp. tUmIvSÀ Nn´phns\ Xð£Ww \m«pImÀ tImetôcn Bip]{Xnbnð F¯n¡m³ {ian¨p. Fómð Bip]{Xn tKÁp IS¡póXn\pap¼v Nn´p acn¨p. DS³ Xsó A¸³ tUmIvSsd sImïphcm\mbn Bfp t]mbn. Fómð hcpwhgn At±l¯n\v lrZbmLmXw kw`hn¨p. t\sc At±ls¯ ICU hnte¡p sImïpt]mbn. aI³ acn¨p tIhew aqóp Znhk¯n\ptijw B tUmIvSd½bpsS `À¯mhpw Fótó¡pambn Ahsc hn«p]ncnªp.

   acWtijw Rm³ B hoSp kµÀin¡pt¼mÄ B A½sb F§s\ A`napJoIcn¡Ww Fóp `bs¸«ncpó FtómSp A½ I®p\otcmsS ]dªp: A¨m, F\n¡p ZpxJapïv, Fómð Rm³ \ncmis¸Spónñ, ssZhlnXw t]mse \S¡s«. \ni_vZamb B hoSnsâ AIs¯ apdnbnte¡p Rm³ Hóp t\m¡n. cïp I«nepIÄ shÅ hncn¨v kam´cambn C«ncn¡póp AXnsâ \Sphnembn \nehnf¡p I¯n¨psh¨ncn¡póp. ]nóoSv ]e{]mhiyw Rm³ B hoSp kµÀin¨v {]mÀ°ns¨¦nepw B tUmIv«d½sb Bizkn¸n¡m³ Hcp hm¡pw F\n¡p In«nbnñ. Fómð Hcn¡se¦nepw B A½ Xsâ hn[nsb ]gn¡pItbm ssZhs¯ tNmZyw sN¿pItbm sN¿póXmbn Rm³ Iïnñ. A¨m, F\n¡nXv F´psImïv kw`hn¨p Fóv AhÀ¡v FtómSp tNmZn¡mambncpóp. F\n¡pw D¯cw ap«nt¸mIpó B tNmZyw B A½ FtómSp tNmZn¨Xpanñ, A§s\ AhÀ hne]n¡póXmbn Rm³ IïXpanñ.

   Gsg«p amk¯n\p tijw Rm³ B hoSp kµÀin¨t¸mÄ B tUmIvSd½ Fsó A`nhmZ\w sNbvXXv kt´mjt¯mSpw kwXr]vXntbmSpw IqSnbmbncpóp. B tUmIvSd½ FtómSp ]dªp: A¨m, F\n¡p Hcp aIt\ DïmbncpópÅp, Fómð B aIs\ ssZhw hnfn¨t¸mÄ, Cóv ssZhw F\n¡v 21 a¡sf Xóncn¡póp. B A½ sNbvXsX´msWódnbsï? B {]tZi¯pw ]cnkc{]tZi§fnepapÅ \m\mPmXn aXØcpsS aµ_p²nIfmb Ipªp§sfsbñmw B A½ Xsâ ho«nte¡p Iq«ns¡mïphóp. BÀ¡pw thïm¯, IpSpw_¯n\p `mcambn IW¡m¡nbncpó Ipªp§Ä. aÁpÅhcpsS klmblkvXw A`yÀ°n¡msX, Xsâbpw `À¯mhnsâbpw k¼mZy§fpw IpSpw_kz¯p¡fpsañmw B Ipªp§Ä¡mbn AhÀ amÁnsh¨p. tUmIvSsd klmbn¡m³ AhnsS Hcp Bb am{XamWpïmbncpóXv. Cu Ip«nIÄ¡pthï Fñm ]cnNcW§fpw sNbvXncpóXv tUmIvSÀ Xsóbmbncpóp. X\n¡p `hn¨Xv IW¡pIq«epIÄ¡p hncp²ambncpsó¦nepw, AXp \ncmi¡ñ, ssZhalXz¯n\mbn cq]m´cs¸«p.

   k`bnse Hcp sshZnIs\¡qSn \½psS ]mT¯n\mbn Rm³ {]kvXmhn¡bmWv. \mK¸qÀ skan\mcnbnð A²ym]I\mbn tkh\w sN¿pó _lpam\s¸« {_ntPjv ^nen¸¨\mWv B sshZnI³. {_ntPjv A¨sâ Zm¼XyPohnX¯nð ssZhw AhÀ¡p sImSp¯ BZyk½m\w ]qÀ®ambn _p²nhnImkw {]m]n¡m¯ Hcp IpªmWv. Fómð Ip«n kaÀ°\pw Imcy§sfms¡ sN¿m³ {]m]vX\pamWv. \mK¸qÀ skan\mcn BZyw Øm]n¨Xv _nembnembncpóp. \mK¸qcnð Øew hm§n skan\mcn AhntS¡p amÁnØm]n¨ kab¯v Cu sshZnI\pw IpSpw_hpw skan\mcns¡XnscbpÅ Hcp sNdnb Øew hm§n Hcp Øm]\w XpS§n. B {]tZi¯pÅ \m\PmXnaXØcmb _p²namµyw kw`hn¨ Ip«nIsf B ho«nð sImïphóv ]cnNcn¡phm³ XpS§n. kz´w amwk¯nð \nópÅ amwkhpw kz´ cà¯nð \nópapÅ càhpambn ssZhw AhÀ¡p sImSp¯ k´m\s¯ ]cnNcn¡pó AtX Bßmhnð At±lhpw At±l¯nsâ kl[À½nWnbpw B Ipªp§sf ]cnNcn¡póp. B Z¼XnIÄ X§fpsS B ]pXnb {]Øm\¯n\v Iïp]nSn¨ "t{]cW' Fó t]cmWv Fsó GÁhpw A[nIw BIÀjn¨Xv. Cu ip{iqj XpS§phm\pÅ t{]cW AhcpsS PohnX¯nð A`napJoIcnt¡ïnhó {]XnkÔnIfmbncpóp. ]utemkv At¸mkvXes\t¸mse AhÀ¡p `hn¨Xp kphntij¯ns³d A`nhr²n¡p ImcWambn¯oÀóp. hnkvXrXamb Øehpw henb sI«nShpapÅ \mK¸qÀ skan\mcntb¡mÄ B {]tZi¯pÅ \m\mPmXnaXØcmb BfpIfnð t{]cWbpsS kzm[o\hpw Øm\hpw {it²bamWv. B {]tZi¯pÅ \nc£cIp£nIfmb ]mhs¸« {KmaoWÀ skan\mcnsb ]cnNbs¸Sp¯póXv t{]cWbpsS FXnÀhi¯pÅ henb Øm]\w FómWv.

   PohnX¯nð ]cnanXnIfpw {]bmk§fpw DïmImw. AKXnIfpsS A½bmb aZÀ sXtckbpsS ip{iqj thfIfnð AhÀ¡p [mcmfw {]bmk§fpw {]iv\§fpw A`napJoIcnt¡ïXmbn hón«pïv. Cu ImeL«¯nð AhcpsS Ip¼kmc ]nXm¡òmcpsSbSp¯v t]mbn¡ïv AhÀ {]bmk§Ä ]¦p shbv¡mdpïmbncpóp. ]e {]iv\§Ä¡pw AhÀ Ahcnð\nópw D]tZi§fpw tXSmdpïmbncpóp. ]e kab§fnepw AXp I¯pIfnepw IqsS Bbncpóp. A§s\bpÅ I¯pIfnð {][m\ytadnbh kamlcn¨v ASp¯nSbmbn Hcp ]pkvXIambn {]Imi\w sNbvXv ]pd¯nd¡nbn«pïv. ]pkvXI¯nsâ t]cvv Mother Teresa, Come and be my light (aZÀ sXtckm, hóp Fsâ shfn¨ambncn¡pI) aZÀ sXtckmbpsS buh\¯nð Hcp A²ym]nI Bbn tPmen sN¿pt¼mÄ AhÀ¡p e`n¨ ssZh¯nsâ hnfnbpsS i_vZambncpóp: "hcnI, Fsâ shfn¨ambncn¡', FóXv.

   aZÀ ISópt]mb Nne kmlNcy§fnð ssZhw t]mepw Fsó ssIhnt«m Fóp tXmónb \ncmibpsS A\p`h§Ä DïmbncpóXmbn B ]pkvXI¯nð XpdsógpXnbn«pïv. AhÀ A`napJoIcn¨ kwL«\§sf hyàam¡phm\mbn {it²bamb aqóp hm¡pIÄ AhÀ D]tbmKn¡pópïv. Dryness, darkness and loneliness. ssZhthebv¡pthïn BXpcip{iqj kzbw kzoIcn¨v AXnð At§bÁw kXykÔXtbmSpw hnizkvXXtbmSpw hnip²ntbmSpw ip{iqj sNbvXpsImïncpó Hcp ssZhZmkn¡v B´cnIhpw _mlyhpw am\ÊnIhpw imcocnIhpamb [mcmfw {]XnkÔnIÄ t\cntSïnhó Ahkc§fnð AhÀ [mcmfambn B´cnI kwL«\§Ä A\p`hn¨ncpóp FómWv B I¯pIfnð shfn¨w hoipóXv. AÔImc¯nsâbpw hnckXbpsSbpw GIm´XbpsSbpw tXmóepIÄ. Fñmhcmepw XÅs¸«p, Xm³ GImInbmbn¯oÀóp Fóp tXmónb \nanj§Ä. ssZh]p{X³ {Iqinð InSópsImïv, "Fsâ ssZhta, Fsâ ssZhta, \o Fsó ssIhn«sX´v?', Fóp tNmZn¨ AtX tNmZyw B ssZhZmkn¡pw tNmZnt¡ïXmbn hón«pïv. B´cnIamb hcÄN, AÔImcw, FIm´X Fón hm¡pIfnemWv AhÀ B hnImcw hnhcn¨ncn¡póXv.

   1955 ð FgpXnb A{]ImcapÅ Hcp I¯v D]kwlcn¡póXv hfsc {it²bamb sNdnb Hcp {]mÀ°\tbmsSbmWv. O Lord, if it brings You glory, I am so surrendering to You, and I accept everything with joy till the end of my life. CXpt]msebpÅ \nÀ®mbIamb Xnàm\ph§fpsS Bg¡SenðIqSn ISóp t]mIpt¼mÄ Ah ssZhalXz¯n\mbn `hn¡pópsh¦nð F\n¡p ]cmXnbnñ, Ah Rm³ incÊm kzoIcn¡póp.

2. {InkvXphn\pthïn acWs¯ kkt´mjw kzmKXw sN¿phm\pÅ kó²X:
   cïmaXmbn, ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ Xsâ {InkvXm\p`h¯nð, B A\p`h¯nð \nð¡póhscbpw AXnte¡p aS§nhcpóhscbpw iàcm¡pó asÁmcp taJebmbn hnhcn¡póXv ^nen¸nb teJ\w Hómw A²ymbw 21, 23 hmIy§fnemWv. "F\n¡p Pohn¡póXp {InkvXphpw acn¡póXp em`hpw BIpóp. Ch cïn\mepw Rm³ sRcp§póp; hn«p ]ncnªp {InkvXphnt\mSp IqsS Ccn¸m³ F\n¡p Imw£bpïp; AXp AXyp¯aatñm.' "acW¯mð thÀ]ncnªv {InkvXphnt\mSp tNÀóncn¡phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡póp; AXsñm AXn t{ijvTambXv.' CXmWv 23þmw hmIy¯nsâ asÁmcp ]cn`mj.

   BZna ss{IkvXh k`bpsS At\I A\p`h§fnð GÁhpw {it²bambXv, ssZhmßmhnð hn\bs¸«v, acWs¯ kkt´mjw kzmKXw sN¿phm\pÅ hnizmknIfpsS kó²X Bbncpóp. BZna {InkvXob k`sb ]WnXXv k¼¯psImtïm, cm{ãob ]n³_ewsImtïm, t\Xm¡òmcpsS Ignhpw kmaÀ°yhpw sItïm Bbncpónñ, ]nótbm AXp, càkm£nIfpsS càamIpó Nm´psImïmbncpóp. Cóp `mcX¯nð ]e Øe¯pw {InkvXob ]oV\§Ä \S¡pópïv. k`mNcn{Xw \mw ]cntim[n¡pt¼mÄ FhnsSsbñmw {InkvXym\nIsf Cñmbva sN¿phm\pÅ kwcw`§Ä Dïmbn«ptïm AhnsSsbñmw AXv ]qÀÆm[nIw iàn{]m]n¨v hfÀóphón«pÅ Ncn{XamWv k` km£n¡póXv. AXpsImïv BZna ss{IkvXh k`bpsS BWn¡ñv k¼¯pw, {]uVnbpw, tamUnbpw, {]Xm]hpw Hópw Bbncpónñ. Fsóms¡ k` Chbnsems¡ Duóphm³ XpS§ntbm Asóms¡bpw k`¡v ]cmPbta Dïmbn«pÅp.

   tbip{InkvXphnsâ a\pjymhXmcw, acWw, ]p\cp²m\w Fónh hsc, acWs¯¡pdn¨v hnIeamb [mcWIfmWv a\pjykaql¯nð DïmbncpóXv. acWs¯ IïncpóXv Hcp A´yambn«mbncpóp. acWw thÀ]mSpw \ãhpw BsWóp {]_eambn IcpXpIbpw hnizkn¡pIbpw sNbvXncpó Hcp kaql¯nte¡v tbip{InkvXphnsâ ISóphchv, acWw ]p\cp²m\w, \nXyPoh³; Cu aqóp AhØIsf¡pdn¨pÅ Adnhns\ Xncp¯n¡pdn¨p. acWw Hcp A´yañ, \ãhpañ, acWw em`amWv; acWw thÀ]mSñ, AXv IqSnt¨cemWv FópÅ Hcp ]pXnb ZÀi\w BZna k`bv¡v e`n¨p. Cu ]pXnb ZÀi\¯nð AhÀ Bthi`cnXcmbn. IÀ¯mhnð acn¡póhÀ `mKyhmòmÀ Fóv tbmlóm³ Çolm Xsâ shfn]mSneqsS shfns¸Sp¯n. acWs¯ kkt´mjw kzmKXw sN¿phm\pÅ kó²XbmWv Hcp ssZh`àsâ PohnX¯nð Dïmbncnt¡ï Bthiw.

   ]pXnb \nba¯nse Fgp¯pImcnð acWm\´c PohnX¯nsâ alXzw \ñh®w a\Ênem¡nbn«pÅhcnð {][m\nIÄ \memw kphntijI\mb tbmlóm³ Çolmbpw ]utemkv At¸mkvXe\pw BWv. AXpsImïv AhÀ cïpt]cpw acW¯nsâ alXzw AhcpsS Fgp¯pIfnð {]m[m\yw \ðIn tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pïv.

   acWm\´c PohnXs¯¡pdn¨v tbip{InkvXp ]dª Imcy§Ä Xsâ kphntij¯nð tcJs¸Sp¯m³ ]cnip² tbmlóm³ Çolm {]tXyIw {i² ImWn¨p. _Ym\ybnð ktlmZcsâ thÀ]mSnð ZxJn¨pw hne]n¨pancpó ktlmZcnamsc Bizkn¸n¡phm\mbn AhntS¡p ISóphó tbip AhnsS \nópsImïv Hcp {]Jym]\w \S¯póp. tbmlóm³ Èolm am{Xta Cu {]Jym]\w tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pÅp. Fónð Pohn¡póh³ acn¨mepw Pohn¡pw. Pohn¨ncpóv Fónð hnizhn¡póh\mcpw Hcp\mfpw acn¡bnñ. Cu {]Jym]\w \S¯ns¡mïv ktlmZcntbmSp tNmZn¡póp: "\o CXp hnizkn¡pópthm?' hoïpw Çolm kphntijn¡póp. Fónð hnizkn¡póh\v \nXyPoh³ Dïv. Cu A¸w Xnópóh³ Ftó¡pw Pohn¡pw. a\pjy]p{Xsâ icocw `£n¡pIbpw Xsâ càw IpSn¡bpw sN¿pónñsb¦nð \n§fnð Poh³ Cñ. acWm\´c PohnX¯nsâ alXzw a\Ênem¡nbXpsImïv acWt¯mSpIqSn hnizmknbpsS PohnXw Ahkm\n¡pónñ Fóv {InkvXp ]Tn¸n¨Xv tbmlóm³ Çolm Xsâ kphntij¯nð FSp¯dnbn¡póp.

   ]utemknsâ teJ\§fnte¡p ISóp hcpt¼mÄ, acW¯ns\ shñphnfn¡pó At¸mkvXes\bmWv \mw AhnsS ImWpóXv. tl, acWta \nsâ Pbw FhnsS? acWta, \nsâ hnjapÅv FhnsS? acWs¯ shñphnfn¡phm³ ]utemkn\v iàn]IÀóp sImSp¯Xv DbÀs¯gptóÁv Pohn¡póh\mb {InkvXphnepÅ hnizmkhpw ANôeamb B{ibhpw BWv. A{]ImcapÅ Hcp `à\p am{Xta acn¡póXp em`amsWóp ]dbm³ km²yamIbpÅp. Rm³ acW¯mð thÀ]ncnªv iq\yXbnte¡p t]mIpIbñ, thÀ]ncnªv {InkvXphnt\mSv IqsSbncn¡pIbmWv: CXmWv acW¯neqsS kw`hn¡póXv. AXmWv t{ijvTambpÅXv.

   {InkvXm\p`h¯nð Hcp a\pjys\ Bthi`cnX\m¡n¯oÀ¡póXv acWs¯ kkt´mjw kzoIcn¡póXneÅ kó²XbnemWv. BZnak`bnð acWs¯ kkt´mjw kzoIcn¡phm³ X¿mdmb At\Iw hnip²òmcpïv. aemJn {]hN\¯nð ]dbpóp: ]nXm¡òmsct¸mse btlmhbpsS N«§sf adnISóv t]mIpóXv A]ISamWv, AXv BhÀ¯n¡cpXv Fóv. Cu kZzN\w DZvt_m[n¸n¡s¸Spt¼mÄ, At¸m{Kn^m {]amWamb a¡m_nbcpsS 2þmw ]pkvXI¯nð Hcp A½ Xsâ Ggp a¡tfmSpw ]dbpóp: ]nXm¡òmcpsS {]amW§sf adnIS¡póXnt\¡mÄ acn¡póXmWv \ñsXóv. aÀ¯kvaq\n Fó A½bpsSbpw AhÀ {]khn¨ Ggp a¡fpsSbpw Ncn{XamWXv. At´ymIy `cn¨ncpó F¸n¸m\kv Fó ]pdPmXn cmPmhv Xm³ Dïm¡nb ssZhs¯ Bcm[n¡Wsaóv Ið¸\ ]pds¸Sphn¨p. cmPmhv Nmcòmsc \m\m`mK¯pw Ab¨p. aÀ¯kvaq\nbpw a¡fpw cmPIð¸\ ewLn¨v kXyssZhs¯ Bcm[n¨p. A½sbbpw a¡sfbpw cmPkón[nbnð lmPcm¡n h\yarK§fpsSbpw AKv\nIpÞ¯nsâbpw \Sphnð \nÀ¯ns¡mïv kXyssZhs¯ XyPn¨p]dbphm³ cmPmhv BÚm]n¨p. cmPIev]\ \ncmIcn¨ aq¯ Bdp a¡sf B A½bpsS apónen«p sImñn¨p. Fómð GÁhpw Cfb aIsâ Dugw hót¸mÄ B A½ \ne hnfn¨p Icªp. Xsâ tijn¨ B aIt\bpw sImñpsaópÅ `bw sImïñ, B A½ \ne hnfn¨Xv, {]mbw Ipdª B aI³ cmPmhnsâ {]tem`\§Ä¡p hgn§nt¸mIptam Fó `bw sImïmbncpóp; ImcWw B A½ XsóbmWv B a¡tfmSv ]dªXv, ssZhs¯ XyPn¡póXnt\¡mÄ acn¡póXmWv \ñsXóv. AXv BßlXy¡pÅ Blzm\ambncpónñ. Pohn¡póh\mb ssZh¯n\p thïn Pohn¡phm\pw hnizmk¯n\p thïn acn¡phm\pw DÅ kó²X {NISn¸n¡phm\qÅ {]t_m[\ambncpóp.

ssZh¯nð Pohn¡póhÀ, ssZh¯nte¡p aS§nhón«pÅhÀ, ssZhm\p`h¯nð aS§n hóv ssZhm\p`hs¯ PohnX¯nsâ Bthiambn XoÀ¡póhsc Bthi`cnXam¡n¯oÀ¡pó Hómas¯ cwKw Fóp ]dbpóXv PohnX bm{Xbnð A`napJoIcnt¡ïnhcpó {]XnkÔnItfmSpÅ kao]\hpw AXns\ AXnPohn¡póXn\pÅ B´cnI A`n\nthihpamWv. kqhntijthebnð Xsâ PohnXw Dgnªpsh¨v Xómemthmfhpw A²zm\n¨v Ct¸mÄ _Ô\Ø\mbncn¡pó At¸mkvXe³ Xsâ kvt\l`mP\§fmb ^nen¸nbtcmSv lrZb `mjbnð ]dbpóp. Fsâ Ct¸mgs¯ AhØbnð F\n¡p `hn¨ncn¡póXnð \n§Ä \ncmicmIcpXv, F\n¡p `hn¨sXñmw kphntij¯ns³d A`nhr²n¡p ImcWambn¯oÀóp Fóp \n§Ä Adnhm³ Rm³ CÑn¡póp. `àòmcpw hnip²cpw acW¯nsâ ap¼nð H«pw ]Xdnbncpónñ. Pohn¡póh\mb ssZh¯neqÅ hnizmkhpw acWm\´c PohnX¯nsâ alXzhpw a\Ênem¡ns¡mïv F\n¡pw Pohn¡póXp {InkvXphpw acn¡póXp em`hpamsWóv a\Êm£nsb hôn¡msX s\ô¯p ssIsh¨psImïv ]dbm³ \ap¡pw km[n¡ptam?