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DECEMBER 2006 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:5 ISSUE:12

SEEK UNTO GOD BETIMES
ssZhs¯ {i²tbmsS At\zjn¡

By REV. FR. TITUS JOHN

"\o ssZhs¯ {i²tbmsS At\zjn¡bpw kÀÆiàt\mSt]£n¡bpw sNbvXmð, \o \nÀ½e\pw t\cpffh\psa¦nð Ah³ Ct¸mÄ \n\¡p thïn DWÀóphcpw; \ns³d \oXnbpff hmkØes¯ bYmØm\¯m¡pw. \ns³d ]qÀÆØnXn Aev]ambn¯mópw; \ns³d A´yØnXn AXnal¯mbncn¡pw.' (Ct¿m_p 8:5þ7)

Cu aqóp hmIy§sf t{ImUoIcn¡m³thïn {]`mjIsâ ]pkvXI¯nse Hcp ]cmaÀiw ChnsS {]kàamsWóp IcpXpóp. "Hcp a\pjysâ acWw IqSn Iïtijw am{Xta B a\pjys\ `mKyhms\óp Øncs¸Sp¯n hnfn¡m³ km[n¡pIbpÅp.' ({]`mjIsâ ]pkvXIw 11:26) Cu temI¯nð GIm{Kambn ssZhs¯ A\zjn¡phm\pÅ DÄ¡mgvN e`yamIpóXv Hcp henb `mKyamWv. {hXip²ntbmSpw shSnt¸mSpw \njvTtbmSpw ssZh¯n¦te¡p ASp¯phcpt¼mÄ GIm{Kambn ssZhs¯ A\zjn¡phm³ \ap¡p km[n¡pw. a\pjy³ \s½ ImWpóp, Fómð ssZhw \s½ tim[\ sN¿póp. \½psS \nÀ½eXbptSbpw t\cntâbpw Afhv ssZhap¼nð adªncn¡pónñ. k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ]dbpóp: "btlmth, \o Fsó tim[\sNbvXp Adnªncn¡póp; Rm³ Ccn¡póXpw Fgptóð¡póXpw \o Adnbpóp. Fs³d \ncq]Ww \o Zqc¯p\nóp {Kln¡póp. Fs³d \S¸pw InS¸pw \o tim[\sN¿póp; Fs³d hgnIsfms¡bpw \n\¡p a\Ênembncn¡póp....hyk\¯nópff amÀ¤w Fónð Dtïm Fóp t\m¡n, imizXamÀ¤¯nð Fsó \St¯Wta.' (k¦oÀ¯\w 139:3þ5,24) \mw temI¯nð {]ikvXcmbnsñ¦nepw ssZhkón[nbnð hnizkvXcmbncn¡Ww. k¦oÀ¯\¡mcsâ asÁmcp {]mÀ°\ CXmbncpóp; "ssZhta, clkyImcy§fnð Fsó IpÁanñm¯h\m¡n¯oÀt¡Wta.' ]ckyImcy§fnð IpÁaÁh\mbncn¡m³ ]t£ \ap¡p km[nt¨¡pw.

Cu temI¯nse t]cpw s]cpabpw {]ikvXnbpw \s½ imizXambn ]n´pScpIbnñ. Chsbñmw shůn³ Ipanft]mse anón hnf§oSpó PUnIkpJ§Ä am{XamWv. \oXnam\pw t\cpÅh\pw XncphN\w \ðIpó hmKvZm\§Ä A\h[nbmWv. "t\cpffhÀ¡p Ccp«nð shfn¨w DZn¡póp;' (k¦oÀ¯\w 112:4) "\oXnam³ hoWmepw \new]cnNmIbnñ; btlmh Ahs\ ssI]nSn¨p Xm§póp.' (k¦oÀ¯\w 37:24) "\oXnams³d A\À°§Ä AkwJyamIpóp; Ah Fñmänð \nópw btlmh Ahs\ hnSphn¡póp.' (k¦oÀ¯\w 34:19) "t\cpffhcpsS Xeapd A\p{Kln¡s¸Spw.' (k¦oÀ¯\w 112:2)

t\cmb hgnbnð t\Sm¯sXmópw imizXamIbnñ. "A\ymbambn k¼mZn¨ [\w Ipdªp Ipdªpt]mIpw; A²zm\n¨p k¼mZn¡póht\m hÀ²n¨p hÀ²n¨p hcpw.' (kZriyhmIy§Ä 13:11) ]et¸mgpw ]ecpw Nn´n¡pIbpw ]dbpIbpw sN¿mdpïv, \oXnbpÅhcpw t\cpÅhcpw F´psImïv thZ\bpw IãXbpw A\p`hnt¡ïn hcpóp? {InkvXob PohnX¯nse ]oVIÄ {InkvXnbm\nbpsS AhImiamWv. AXv {InkvXob BßoIXbpsS `mKamsWóp XncphN\w \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp. "aIt\, IÀ¯mhns³d in£ \nckn¡cpXp; Ah³ imkn¡pt¼mÄ apjnIbpacpXp, IÀ¯mhp Xm³ kvt\ln¡póhs\ in£n¡póp; Xm³ ssIs¡mÅpó GXp aIs\bpw Xñpóp' Fón§s\ a¡tfmSp Fó t]mse \n§tfmSp kwhmZn¡pó {]t_m[\w \n§Ä adóp Ifªpthm? \n§Ä _mein£ kln¨mð ssZhw a¡tfmSp Fót]mse \n§tfmSp s]cpamdpóp; A¸³ in£n¡m¯ aI³ FhnsSbpÅp? Fñmhcpw {]m]n¡pó _mein£ IqSmXncn¡póp F¦nð \n§Ä a¡fñ sIuetSbòmct{X. (F{_mbÀ 12:5þ8) ]cnip²\mb ]utemkv Çolm \s½ DZvt_m[n¸n¡póp: "Fómð {InkvXptbiphnð `àntbmsS Pohn¸m³ a\ÊpÅhÀ¡p Fñmw D]{Zhw DïmIpw.' (2 XosamsYsbmkv 3:12) Fómð \mw A\p`hn¡pó ]oV\§fpsS kl\w XeapdIfpsS \ñ ^e§Ä¡p hgn sXfn¡psaóXn\p cïp ]£anñ.

I\yIadnbmant\mSv aemJ hóp ]dbpóp; "Ir] \ndªhtf, \n\¡p kam[m\w'. Fómð euIoIambn \mw ]cntim[n¡pt¼mÄ F´p kam[m\amWv I\yIadnbman\p Xsâ PohnX¯nð e`yambXv? {InkvXpaXw kam[m\¯nsâbpw kt´mj¯nsâbpw aXamsWóv ]ecpw IcpXpóp. Fómð {InkvXphns\ A\pKan¡póhÀ A\p`hn¡póXv `uXoIamb kam[m\tam kt´mjtam Añ, ]nótbm AXv kl\¯nsâbpw XymK¯nsâbpw ]caamb kam[m\hpw kt´mjhpamWv. AXp temIw Xcpó kam[m\tam, kam[m\w t]msetbm Añ. ImcpWyhm\mb ssZh¯nsâ Ic§fnð \s½ Xsó kaÀ¸n¡pt¼mÄ, Ah\nð \nópw e`yamIpó DZm¯amb IcpXensâ A\p`hamWv Cu temI¯nse ]caamb kam[m\w. temI¯nsâ ]oV\§sf A`napJnt¡ïnhcpt¼mÄ AXnt\mSp {]XnIcn¡phm³ ssZhw \ðIpó cïp kzÀ¤ob \ðhc§fmWv kaNn¯Xbpw ssZhm{ibhpw.

ASp¯Xmbn \½psS Nn´¡p hnjbo`hn¡pó XncphN\ `mKw l¤mbnbpsS ]pkvXI¯nð \nópamWv; "Cu Bebw iq\yambncns¡ \n§Ä¡p X«n« hoSpIfnð ]mÀ¸m³ Imeamtbm?' (l¤mbn 1:4) tbm\bpsS ]pkvXI¯nð \mw ImWpóp: CXm Poh\pÅ, Dd§pIbpw Dd¡w Xq§pIbpw sN¿m¯, ssZh¯nsâ {]hmNI³ I¸ensâ ASn¯«nð kpJambn Dd§póp. \nÀ½eXbpw t\cpapÅhcmbn ssZhs¯ {i²tbmsS A\zjn¡pIbpw kÀÆià\mb ssZht¯mSv At]£n¡pIbpw sNt¿ï \mw ]et¸mgpw \nkwKXcmbn PnhnX¯nsâ ]e X«pIfnð InSópd§pIbmWv. aqóp {][m\ hnjb§fmWv Cós¯ \½psS {]mÀ°\Ifnð {]Xn^en¡póXv: thhem[n, Bhem[n, ]cmXn. \½psS lrZbw ssZh¯n¦te¡p DbÀ¯n Aht\mSp kwkÀ¤w sN¿póXmWv {]mÀ°\ Fóp ]nXm¡òmÀ \s½ ]Tn¸n¨ncn¡póp. \mw \s½¯só Adnbphm\pÅ A\zjWamWv {]mÀ°\ FómWv kzman hnthIm\µ³ hnh£n¨ncn¡póX. cm{XnbpsS GIm´Xbnð \mw kzbw Bscóv [Who am I?] ssZhkmón²y¯nð BcmbWsaóv At±lw ]Tn¸n¨ncn¡póp. Fómð \½psS {]mÀ°\ ]et¸mepw Pev]\§fmbn amdpt¼mÄ {]mÀ°\ ssZhw tIÄ¡msX t]mIpóp.

P\w X«n« hoSpIfnð ]mÀ¸m³ Imeambnñ Fóp l¤mbn {]hmNI³ Nn´n¡m³ {][m\ambn aqóv ImcW§fmWv ImWpóXv. HómaXmbn, s\_pJZt\ÊÀ cmPmhv ssZhmebw Np«pIcn¨t¸mÄ Iñnsâ N«¡pSv am{Xw Ahtijn¨p. Cu Ahtijn¨ Iñnsâ N«¡qSpIfnð \nópsImïv Bcm[n¡m\pw tZhmeb\nÀ½mWw amÁn sh¡m\pambn ]ecpw Nn´n¨p. cïmaXmbn, ]mÀkncmPmhmb Zmcymthinð \nópw ]oV A\p`hn¨Xn\mð X§fpsS kz´ ]oVbnð \nópw Iã¸mSpIfnð \nópw ]«nWnbnð \nópw Ic Ibdnbtijw ssZh¯nsâ Bebw ]Wnbmsaóp P\w IcpXn. aqómaXmbn, aeIfnð \nópw sh«ns¡mïphó ac§Ä kz´w hoSpIÄ ]Wnbm\mbn P\w D]tbmKn¡phm³ XpS§n. A§s\ ssZhw thÀXncn¨ ssZh¯nsâ P\w, Dd§n Bizkn¡m\mbn I¸ensâ ASn¯«nte¡p t]mb tbm\sbt¸mse, PohnX¯nsâ ]e X«pIfnte¡p, ssZhImcy§fnð Aekcmbn hgpXnt¸mIpó ZpxJIcamb ImgvN IïpsImïmWv {]hmNI³ Cu hm¡pIÄ ]dbpóXv. ssZh¯nð \nópw ssZhP\w hgpXnt¸mIpt¼mgpïmIpó A\p`h§fmWv {]hmNI³ ]Xns\mómw hmIy¯nð ]dbpóXv. "Rm³ tZi¯ntòepw aeIfntòepw [m\y¯ntòepw hoªntòepw F®bntòepw \nes¯ hnfhntòepw a\pjycpsStaepw arK§fpsStaepw ssIIfpsS kIe {]bXv\¯ntòepw hdpXnsb hnfn¨p hcp¯nbncn¡póp.' \aq¡pthïn kzbw IcptXïXpw {]bXv\nt¡ïXpw BßobXe¯nð iq\yX \ne\nÀ¯ns¡mïñ Fóv l¤mbn {]hmNI³ \t½mSv Blzm\w sN¿póp.

\nÀ½e\pw t\cpffh\pambn Pohn¡m³ \ap¡p PohnX¯nð ]eXpw Dt]£nt¡ïXmbn«pïv. ssZhoIamb hnip²nbnð Pohn¸m³ Fgp Imcy§Ä hÀÖn¡Wsaóv Úm\nbmb itemtam³ Xsâ kZriyhmIy§fnð \s½ DZvt_m[n¸n¡póp. KÀÆapff I®v, hymPapff \mhv, Ipäanñm¯ càw sNmcnbpó I¿v, Zpcp]mbw \ncq]n¡pó lrZbw, tZmj¯nóp _²s¸«p HmSpó Imev, t`mjvIp ]dbpó Iffkm£n, ktlmZcòmcpsS CSbnð Dïm¡pó hg¡v. (kZriyhmIy§Ä 6:16þ18) {]`mjIòmcpsS ]pkvXI¯nð ]dbpóp; Hcp a\pjysâ I®pw \S¸pw Ahsâ PohnX¯nsâ XXz§Ä shfnhm¡póp. hnip²sâ I®pIfnð KÀÆñ kzm´\amWv {]Xn^ent¡ïXv. ssZh¯nsâ {]XnÑmbbnð krãn¡s¸« a\pjysâ I®pIfnð ssZh¯ntâXmb A\pI¼bmWv klPhpw kzIobhpambXv. KÀÆv kz`mh¯neqsS ISópIqSpó apJ{]IS\amWv. \mw D]hkn¡pt¼mÄ Blmc hÀÖ\w am{Xañ \½psS Ahbh§sfbmWv D]hmk¯nsâ {]{Inbbnð \nb{´nt¡ïsXóp ]nXm¡òmÀ \s½ ]Tn¸n¨ncn¡póp. Hóv, I®v. cïv, ImXv. aqóv, \mhv. \mev, lrZbw. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp Xsâ CltemIPohnX Ime¯v Xsâ hnip² ssIIÄ D]tbmKs¸Sp¯nbXmbn tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pÅ Bdv Imcy§Ä ChnsS kwKXamWv. Bcpw sXmSm³ Ad¡pó IpjvTtcmKnsb tbip Xsâ ssIIÄsImïv sXmSpóp. ISensâ Bg¯nte¡p XmWpt]mb ]t{Xmkns\ tbip ssI¿pbÀ¯n ]nSn¡póp. tbip \ne¯p Xp¸n, a®p Ipg¨v IpcpSsâ I®nð ]pc«n Ah\p ImgvN \ðIn. tbip Xsâ ssIIfnð A¸hpw hoªpw FSp¯p hmgv¯n hnip² IpÀºm\ Øm]n¨p. Imðhdnbnð bmKambn tbiphnsâ Ic§fnð BWnIÄ Xd¨p. Ahkm\ambn, tbip Xsâ BWn¸gpXpIfpÅ Ic§Ä DbÀ¯n \n§Ä¡p kam[m\w Fóp ]dªp. Fómð F´p Xnòbpw sImÅcpXbvabpw sNbvhm³ Cóv {InkvXym\nbpsS Ic§Ä kÖamIpóp.

\ò sN¿póXn\mWv ssZhw \½psS Ic§Ä¡p iàn \ðIpóXv. \mw Bbncn¡póXp ssZh¯nsâ IcpWbpw \mw Bbn¯ocpóXv ssZh¯nsâ ImWn¡bpamWv. Cós¯ kaqls¯ ImÀópXnópó AÀºpZamWv Akqb. \ò{]hÀ¯nIsf \ap¡p A\pIcn¡mw. Fómð a\pjysc \mw A\pIcn¡cpXv. ssZh¯nsâ Zrãnbnð Hmtcm a\pjytâbpw \ntbmKw hn`nóhpw hyXykvXhpamWv. ssZhw \ntbmKn¡pó hgnbmbncn¡bnñ a\pjy³ Nn´n¡póXv. Nnet¸mÄ Hcp hgn a\pjyóp sNmÆmbntXmópw; AXns³d Ahkm\tam acWhgnIÄ At{X. \½psS hnizmk¯ntâbpw hnip²nbptSbpw B[mcw ssZhhpambn \ap¡Å _Ôambncn¡Ww. ssZhw \s½ kvt\ln¡póp, ssZhw \s½ tim[\ sN¿póp, ssZhw \s½ \nb{´n¡póp, ssZhw \s½ ]cn]men¡póp. Cu temI¯nð \nÀ½ecmbpw t\cpÅhcmbpw ssZhs¯ {i²tbmsS A\zjn¸m³ XncphN\w \s½ {]m]ycmIs«.

[Mid-Travancore Orthodox Convention, Pathanamthitta]
Reported by: E. S. George Prakkanam, Kerala


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