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APRIL 2007 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:6 ISSUE:04

FORGIVING AND GOOD FATHER
£an¡póh\pw \ñh\pw Bb ]nXmhv

By REV. FR. CHERIAN T. SAMUEL

"A§s\ Ah³ Fgptóäp A¸s³d ASp¡ð t]mbn. Zqc¯p\nóp Xtó A¸³ Ahs\ Iïp a\Êenªp HmSns¨óp Ahs³d Igp¯p sI«n¸nSn¨p Ahs\ Npw_n¨p. aI³ Aht\mSp: A¸m, Rm³ kzÀ¤t¯mSpw \ntómSpw ]m]w sNbvXncn¡póp; C\n \ns³d aI³ Fóp hnfn¡s¸Sphm³ tbmKy\ñ Fóp ]dªp.' (eps¡mkv 15:20þ21)

tað D²cn¨ thZ`mKw, GhÀ¡pw kp]cnNnXamb Hcp thZ]pkvXI D]IYbpsS `mh]ctImSnbmb cïp hmIy§fmWv. hgn]ng¨v Xt´mónbmbn ho«nð\nópw Cd§nt¸mb Hcp aIsâ Xncn¨phchns\ {]Xn]mZn¨v IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp Xsâ ]ckyip{iqj Ime¯p Xncphmbv samgnª Hcp D]abmWnXv. B[p\nI temIPohnX¯nse ]e IpSpw_§fpsSbpw A\p`h§Ä {]Xn^en¸n¡pó Hcp thZ`mKamWnXv. kvt\l\n[nbmb ]nXmhmb ssZh¯nsâ kmón²y¯nð\nópw AIópt]mIpó A\p`h¯nsâ D]abmWv \mw ChnsS ImWpóXv.

Øm]nXambXpw kzmÀ°]cambXpw Bb Xmð¸cy§Ä¡pthïn Pohn¨psImïv XmfSnbmbnt¸mIpó IpSpw__Ô§fpsS IY ]dbpó thZ`mKamWnXv. Gð¸n¡s¸« ]hn{Xamb Xme´pIsf \in¸n¨pIfbpó B[p\nI a\pjysâ Hcp tcJmNn{Xw. Cu cïp hmIy§Ä Aßtim[\bneqsS A\pXm]¯nte¡p Xncnªphó Hcp aIsâ \pdp§nb lrZb¯nsâ k¦oÀ¯\hmIy§fmsWóp BapJambn Rm³ ]dbs«. apSnb\mb ]p{X³ [The Prodigal Son] Fóp temIsa¼mSpw Adnbs¸Spó Cu D]abpsS ioÀjI \maoIcW¯nse Nne `mh\Isf¡pdn¨v BZyambn \ap¡p Að¸w Nn´n¡mw. kXy A\pXm]¯nð, Xm³ sNbvX sXÁpIsfñmw I®p\otcmsS Xsâ ]nXmhnt\mSpw kzÀ¤t¯mSpw GÁp]dªv am\km´c¯nte¡p ISóphó sNdp¸¡mscs\bmWv temIw Cópw apSnb³]p{X³ Fó t]cnð hnfn¡póXv. Hcp Zpjvt]cp In«nbmð AXp Xq¯pamÁm³ ssha\kyw Im«m\mWv temI¯nsâ {]hWX. he¯p`mKs¯ Ių kÀÆià\mb IÀ¯mhnt\mSv ]m]§Ä GÁp]dªv ]dpZokbpsS AhIminsbóp ssZh]p{X\nð\nópw A¨mcw e`n¨n«pw Cópw temIw ho£n¡póXv IÅ\mbn«pXsóbmWv.

apSnb³]p{X³ Fóp temIw hnfn¡ópsh¦nepw At±lw am\km´cs¸«v, ]nXmhpambn A\pcRvP\s¸«v cq]m´c¯nsâ t{ijvTamb A\p`hw temI¯n\p Im«ns¡mSp¯ hyànbmWt±lw. Cu D]a¡p asÁmcp t]cpsImSp¡phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡pIbmWv. D]a Bcw`n¡póXv "Hcp a\pjy\p cïp ]p{XòmÀ Dïmbncpóp', Fóp ]dªpsImïmWv. IpSpw_]Ým¯e¯nð \Só Cu Zrãm´IYbnð hfsc {]m[m\yapÅ Hcp IpSpw_mwK¯nsâ A`mhw \ap¡p ZriyamIpóp. ]m]¯nte¡pw \mi¯nte¡pw Xncnbm³ Xocpam\saSp¯ aIs\ D]tZin¡m\pw Xncn¨psImïphcphm\pw {]m]vXamb Hcp A½bpsS A`mhamWv \ap¡p ZriyamIpóXv. AXpsImïv BZyambn Cu D]a¡p \nÀt±in¡pó t]cmWv. "The Parable of missed/lost mother". IpSpw__豈 XIÀópt]mIpó Hcp ImebfhmWv CXv. Cu aI\pthïn I®p\otcmSpIqSn {]mÀ°n¡phm³ B IpSpw_¯nð Hcp A½bnñmsXt]mbn. Cu aI\v icnbmb Znimt_m[w \ðIn ]cn]men¨p hgn\S¯m\pw, _meywapXð aSnbnencp¯n kZp]tZi§Ä ]dªpsImSp¡m\pw \ò \ndª Hcp A½sb AhnsS ZriyamIpónñ. Ipªp§fpsS Bßobhpw am\knIhpamb hfÀ¨bnð amXmhnsâ ]¦v AXn{]m[m\yaÀln¡póXmWv. AXpsImïmWv A½amcpsS D¯chmZn¯cmlnXyw IpSp_¯nsâ henb Hcp \ãambn Rm³ Duón¸dbpóXv. Men make houses with bricks and stones, it is the women who make it a home. ]pcpjòmcpsS D¯chmZn¯w Iñpw aWepwsImïv hoSv Dïm¡póXmsW¦nð kv{XobpsS D¯chmZn¯w AXns\ IpSpw_am¡n¯oÀ¡pI FóXmWv.

B[p\nI IpSpw_§fnð ZriyamIpó iàamb Hcp shñphnfnbmWnXv. Cóp hoSpIfnð A½bpïv. Fómð {]mÀ°n¡pIbpw a¡sf {]mÀ°n¡m³ ]Tn¸n¡pIbpw t{]cn¸n¡pIbpw sN¿pó Hcp A½bnñ. {^m³kns\ ]Sp¯pbÀ¯nb s\t¸mfnb³ t_mW¸mÀ«v B cmPys¯ kv{XoP\§fpsS ap¼nð Bbp[w sh¨v IogS§n ]dbpIbpïmbn: Let France have good mothers so that they will have good sons to build this country. ]Xns\«mw \qÁmïnsâ tXcmfnbpw t]mcmfnbpw ]S\mbI\pw Bbncpó a\pjy³ Xsâ \nklmb AhØsb¸Án ]dbpóp: Hcp cm{ãs¯ ]Sp¯pbÀ¯m³ F\n¡p Ignbpw, Fómð Hcp t£acm{ãw ]Sp¯pbÀ¯m³ DÅ Ignhv {^m³knse kv{XoIÄ¡p am{XamWv. X§fpsS Ipªp§Ä¡pthïn ssZh¯n\pap¼nð Icªp{]mÀ°n¡pó A½amÀ \½psS kaql¯nepïmIWw.

cïmaXmbn, [qÀ¯Sn¡m³thïn a¡Ä¡p [mcmfw ]Ww A\mbmkambn sImSp¡pó Hcp B[p\nI ]nXmhnsâ IYbmWnXv. [qÀ¯\mb A¸sâ [qÀ¯\mb aI\mWv apSnb³]p{X³. kar²nbpsSbpw emf\bptSbpw AXn{]kc¯nemWv ]e Ipªp§fpw \ap¡v \ãambnt¸mIpóXv. Hcp Bwt¥b Nn´Imc³ ]dªncn¡póXv; Parents are the bows and children are the arrows placed on it. hfªncn¡pó hnñv amXm]nXm¡fpw AXnð sXmSp¡m³ ]mI¯n\p sh¨n¡pó A¼pIÄ Ipªp§fpamWv. Cu A¼pIsf FhntS¡p ]mbn¡WsaóXnsâ D¯chmZn¯w amXm]nXm¡fnð \n£n]vXambncn¡póp. X§Ä¡p sXmSp¡m\mbn e`n¨ncn¡pó A¼pIÄ ssZhnIkmón²y¯ntet¡m euInItaml§fntet¡m e£yw shbv¡phm³ amXm]nXm¡Ä¡p ]pÀ® kzmX{´yapïv. aZy¯nsâ t\sc, kmaqlnIXnòIfpsS t\sc Xncn¨phnSpó A¼pIÄ A[mÀ½nIXbnte¡p \bn¡s¸Spw FóXv kphnZnXamWv.

aqómaXmbn, Cu D]a \ãs¸Spó Hcp aIsâ IYbmWv. cïmbncw hÀj§Ä¡ap¼v Acpac£I\mb IÀ¯mhv ]dª Cu aIsâ \ãw kqNn¸n¡póXv \ãs¸«pt]mIpó Hcp bphXeapdsbbmWv. Cu D]a AÀ°h¯mIpw t]mse \½psS Xeapdbnse F{Xtbm Ipªp§fmWv ab¡pacpón\SnabmIpóXv? Hcp {]kn² sshZyimkv{XÚsâ A`n{]mb{]Imcw hÀ¯am\Xeapd tamN\anñm¯h®w FbnUvknsâ ]nSnbnð AaÀópt]mbn. hcpwXeapdsb Cu {]XnkÔnbnð\nópw IcIbÁphm³ X¡h®w Hcp {]Xymi am{Xta Ahtijn¡pópÅp. hfcpó Xeapdsbsb¦nepw Bßob\njvTbpÅhcmbn, [mÀ½nIaqeyapÅhcmbn hfÀ¯phm³ apXnÀó Xeapd Fóp X¿mdmIpópthm Aóp am{Xta temI¯n\p Cu {]XnkÔnbnð\nópw IcIbdm³ km²yamIbpÅp. hfsc `oXnP\Iamb Hcp hnjbambn \mw CXns\ ImWWw. sshZyimkv{Xw ssZhimkv{X¯nap¼nð ASnbd ]dbpó Hcp ØnXhntijamWnXv.

GXphn[¯nepw [\w k¼mZn¡phm³ B[p\nItemIw ]c¡w ]mbpIbmWv. BÀ¡pthïn CsXñmw k¼mZn¡pópthm B Ipªp§fpsS kpc£nXXzw t]mepw IW¡nseSp¡msXbmWv a\pjy³ ]c¡w ]mbpóXv. Hcp IhnbpsS `mh\bnð 'An interview with God' Fó IhnXmkamlmc¯nð At±lw C§s\ ]dbpóp: Men loose their health to make money and then they loose their money to restore their health. At±l¯nsâ `mh\bnð ssZh¯n\p a\pjys\¸ÁnbpÅ Hcp ]cmXnbmWnXv. a\pjy³ [\w k¼mZn¡m³thïn AhcpsS BtcmKyw \ãs¸Sp¯póp. A§s\ \ãs¸« BtcmKyw hosïSp¡mð a\pjy³ Ah³ k¼mZn¨ ]Ww NnehnSpóp. C¯cw Hcp sshcp²y¯nemWv a\pjy³ Pohn¡póXv. [qÀ¯cmb aXm]nXm¡Ä X§fpsS a¡sf kzbw \ãs¸Sp¯pIbmWv.

ASp¯Xmbn, Iodn¸dnª hkv{X§fpambn Hcp t]t¡meambn aI³ ISóphcnIbmWv. Cu aIsâ Xncn¨phchn\pthïn I®nð F®sbmgn¨v Im¯ncn¡bmWv B ]nXmhv. Zqc¯psh¨pXsó Xâ aIs\ Iïv Xncn¨dnªp HmSns¨óp Ahsâ Igp¯p sI«n¸nSn¨v A¸³ Ahs\ Npw_n¨p. Ahs\ hninjvTamb hkv{X§Ä [cn¸n¨p. Ahsâ ssI¡p s]m³tamXncw AWnbn¨p. aI³ sNbvXpIq«nb Fñm A]cm[§fpw XnòIfpw A_²§fpsañmw Hcp \nanjw £an¡pó Hcp A¸s\bmWv \mw ImWpóXv. AXpsImïv Cu D]asb, "The parable of forgiving father" Fópw t]cp ]dbmw. Fñmw adóv, Fñmw kln¨v, Cu aI\pambn«pÅ _Ôw ]p\Øm]n¨ £abpsS ]mcayamb Hcp A¸sâ D]abmWnXv. ]ecpw \nÀºÔ¯n\p hg§pt¼mÄ ]dbmdpïv. "Rm³ £an¡mw, Fómð HcpIme¯pw Rm\nXp ad¡pIbnñ.' F´mWv £a? Hcp Nn´I³ ]dªncn¡póXp {i²n¡pI. The stupid mind neither forgive nor forget, foolish forgive but never forget, the good forgive and forget. t`mj³ £an¡pIbpanñ ad¡pIbpanñ, AÚ³ £an¡póp ]s£ ad¡pónñ, Fómð \òbpÅh³ £an¡pIbpw ad¡pIbpw sN¿póp. ssZhw £an¡pósX§s\sbóp XncphN\w \s½ Adnbn¡póp. "Rm³ AhcpsS AIrXyw tamNn¡pw; AhcpsS ]m]w C\n HmÀ¡bpw Cñ Fóp btlmhbpsS Acpf¸mSp.' (bnscaymhp 31:34) £an¡pIbpw ad¡pIbpw sN¿pó Hcp ssZhamWv \ap¡pÅXv.

Cu D]abnse ]nXmhv BcmWv? ]nXmhnsâ cïp Xe¯nepÅ apJ§fmWv \ap¡p ZÀin¡phm³ km[n¡póXv. Hóp `uXnIw, atÁXp kzÀ¤obw. s\mb¼nepw \akvImc¯nepw, Bcm[\bnepw ip{iqjbnepw, Bßob]mc¼cy¯nepw A[njvTnXamb Hcp ss]XrI¯nsâ `mhamWv B ]nXmhnsâ `uXnIapJw. 85þmw k¦oÀ¯\¯nð Cu D]abnse \ñh\mb ssZh¯nsâ kzÀ¤obapJw ZÀin¡phm³ \ap¡p km[n¡pw. "IÀ¯mth, \o \ñh\pw £an¡póh\pw \ntómSp At]£n¡póhtcmsSms¡bpw almZbmephpw BIpóp.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 86:5) Cu ]nXmhv kzÀ¤¯nse ssZhamWv. hgn ]ng¨ PohnX¯nð \nópw Hmtcm a\pjy\pw Xncn¨phcm³ B{Kln¡pIbpw Im¯ncn¡pIbpw sN¿pó ssZhamWv kzÀ¤¯nse ssZhw. A¸m, Rm³ kzÀ¤t¯mSpw \ntómSpw ]m]w sNbvXp, C\n \nsâ ]p{Xs\óp hnfn¡phm³ Rm³ tbmKy\ñ Fóp A\pX]n¨v hnfn¨t]£n¡pt¼mÄ Dt]£n¡¯h\mWv kzÀ¤¯nse ssZhw. A\pX]n¡pó Hmtcm ]m]ntbbpw HmÀ¯p kzÀ¤w kt´mjn¡póp.

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[St. Mary's Thottupuram Church Convention 2007
Reported by: E. S. George Prakkanam, Kerala]


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