Blm_v \mt_m¯nt\mSp: \ns³d ap´ncnt¯m«w F\n¡p Noct¯m«w B¡phm³ XtcWw; AXp Fs³d Acas\¡p kao]atñm. AXn\p ]Icw Rm³ AXns\¡mÄ hntijamtbmcp ap´ncnt¯m«w \n\¡p Xcmw; Añ \n\¡p k½Xsa¦nð Rm³ AXns³d hne \n\¡p ]Wambn«p Xcmw Fóp ]dªp. (1 cmPm¡òmÀ 21:2)

ssZhP\¯nsâ Bßob PohnX Ncn{X ImeL«§fnð AXniàamb shñphnfnIfpw ]oV\§fpw DbÀ¯nb cïp cmPm¡òmcmWv H{anbpw At±l¯nsâ aI³ Blm_pw. \oï Ccp]¯ncïp hÀj¡mew C{kmtbð P\¯nsâtað, ssZhP\¯nsâ BkvXnXz¯nsâtað Xsó, iàamb `ojWn DbÀ¯nb cmPmhmbncpóp Blm_v. _mensâ Bcm[\bnð hnizkn¡pIbpw _men\v Him\ ]mSpIbpw sN¿pó _mð{]hmNIcpw ssZhoI Bcm[\bpsS iàamb {]XntbmKnIfpambncpóp Blm_p cmPmhpw Bt±l¯nsâ ]Xv\nbmb Cusk_epw FómWv bn{ktbð Ncn{X¯nð hyàamIpóXv. C{X ià\pw {Iqc\pw ssZhP\¯nsâtað ]oV\§Ä Agn¨phn« Blm_v Fó almcmPmhpw tZi¯nse km[mcW¡mc\mb IÀjI\pambncpó Ac¸«nWn¡mc³ \mt_m¯pw X½nepÅ kw`mjWamWv {]kvXpX thZ`mK¯nsâ ]Ým¯ew.

almcmPmhv Xsâ cmPy¯nse Hcp \nkmc {]Pbmb \mt_m¯ns\ hnfn¨v Ahsâ ap¼msI hfsc KuchIcamb Hcp Bhiyw Dóbn¡póp. \nsâ ap´ncnt¯m«w F\n¡p XcWw, AsXmcp Noct¯m«am¡phm³ Rm\m{Kln¡póp. ap´ncnt¯m«w FóXv XncphN\ ASnØm\¯nð thZimkv{X]cambpw k`mNcn{X]cambpw k`mimkv{X]cambpw hfsc {]m[m\yw AÀln¡pó Hcp kwKXnbmWv. ap´ncnt¯m«¯nsâ Ncn{X]camb A\zjWw \s½ sImsï¯n¡póXv Acmcm¯v ]ÀÆXhpambn _Ôs¸Sp¯nbmWv. t\mlbpsS s]«Iw {]fb¯n\ptijw Acmcm¯v ]ÀÆX¯nð Dd¨p. AhnsS t\ml Hcp ap´ncnt¯m«w \«pïm¡n. ChnsSbmWv ap´ncnt¯m«¯nsâ DÛhw FómWv thZ]pkvXI ]TnXm¡Ä A\pam\n¡póXv.

Fómð thZ]pkvXI¯nsâ s]mXphmb AhtemI\¯nð \ap¡p a\Ênem¡m³ km[n¡póXv ap´ncnt¯m«w k`bpsS {]XoIamsWómWv. ]gb\nbahpw ]pXnb\nbahpw hyàamb `mjbnð ap´ncnt¯m«s¯ Im´bmb k`bmbn {]Xn\n[m\w sN¿póp. At\Iw DZmlcW§Ä ]¦nSphm\pw Nqïn¡mWn¡phm\pw Dsï¦nepw Npcp¡w NnesXmgn¨v Ahsbñmw \nc¯phm³ hnkvXmc `b¯mð ChnsS apXncpónñ.

k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ZmhoZp ]dbpóp: "\o an{kboanð\nóp Hcp ap´ncnhffn sImïphóp PmXnIsf \o¡n¡fªp AXns\ \«p.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 80:8) ssZhk`bpsS DÛhs¯¡pdn¨pÅ Imhymhnjv¡mcamWv ZmhoZnsâ Cu k¦oÀ¯\`mKw. ]pXnb\nba¯nð tbmlóm³Çolm ]nXmhmb ssZhs¯ hntijn¸n¡póXv ap´ncn tXm«¯nse tXm«¡mc\mbn«mWv. "Rm³ km£mð ap´ncnhÅnbpw Fs³d ]nXmhp tXm«¡mc\pw BIpóp.' (tbmlóm³ 15:1)

tbip{InkvXphnsâ D]aIfnð hfsc {]Xn]mZn¨n«pÅ apóp hr£§Ä AYhm kky§fmWv A¯n, Henhv, ap´ncn. Chbnð IÀ¯mhnsâ ]cmaÀiw Gdnbncn¡póXv ap´ncnbpw ap´ncnt¯m«hpamWv. tbip{InkvXphnsâ PohnXIme¯v km[mcW¡mcsâ PohnXhr¯nbpambn hfscb[nIw _Ôs¸«n«pÅ kkyamWv ap´ncn.

ssZhk`bpsS {]XoIamb ap´ncnt¯m«s¯ \in¸n¡póXn\pÅ shñphnfnbmWv Blm_v cmPmhv apg¡nbncn¡póXv. C{]ImcapÅ Hcp Nn´mt[mcWnbnð B\pImenI {]{InbIsf hniIe\w sN¿pt¼mÄ Cu thZ`mK¯n\p ]p\ÀhymJym\hpw ]p\Àktµihpw A\nhmcyamIpóp. ChnsS cmPmhv \mt_m¯ns\ hnfn¨p ]dbpóp: \mt_mt¯, \nsâ ss]XrIambXns\, \nsâ A\p{KlambXns\, F\n¡p XcnI, Rm\Xns\ Hcp Noct¯m«¡am¡phm³ B{Kln¡póp. Noct¯m«¯nsâ icnbmb `mjm´cw Garden of Herbs FómWv. Cu hmIy¯nsâ ip²amb ]cn`mj Hmjckkyw FómWv. Hebs Að¸mbpkpÅ imIkkyamWv. Ah Imem´c¯nð thtcmsS \in¨pt]mIpó ZpÀºe Ipcp¸pIÄ am{XamWv. A¯cw hnIeamb Hcp tXm«am¡n amÁpóXn\mWv \mt_m¯nsâ ]nXm¡òmcmð A\p{KloXamb ap´ncnt¯m«¯nsâtað Blm_v I®p\«ncpóXv.

Blm_nsâ `cWImes¯ \mt_m¯nsâ ap´ncnt¯m«hpw IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp Øm]n¨ hnip² k`bpw X½nð At`Zyambn _Ôs¸«ncn¡póp. Aópw Cópw Blm_p cmP¡òmÀ ]cnip² k`sb hne¡p hm§phm³ Pm{KX ImWn¡póp. Cu Kp]vXA\ymb hyhlmc§Ä aptódpóXv am\yX IeÀó hnet]itemSpIqSnbmWv. Blm_pcmPmhnsâ kao]\hpw AXpXsó Bbncpóp.

AXnhninãamb asÁmóp e`n¡psaó hymPhmKvZm\w \ðIn ]cnip²k`sb hn«psImSp¡póXnt\m Xnckv¡cn¡póXnt\m DÅ Blzm\amWv B[p\nI temI¯nð \ap¡p e`n¡póXv. Cu Nn´mKXnbmWv B\pImenI BßoIXsb iàambn aptóm«p \bn¡póXv. B[p\mX\amb at\m`mh¯nð tbip{InkvXp {]kvXmhyañ, {]XypX, sFNvOnIw am{XamWv. {]tXyIn¨pw ]mÝmXy Nn´mKXnbnð tbip{InkvXp Cóv Hcp A\nhmcyX Añ.

XncphN\¯nsâ ASnØm\¯nð ap´ncnt¯m«¯nsâ \nÀ½nXn¡pw ]cn]me\¯n\pw ]cnt]mjW¯nópw Aôp {]amW§Ä ]men¨ncn¡Ww. Hómas¯ \n_Ô\ \mw ImWpóXv tehym]pkvXIw 19þmw A²ymbw 23 þ 25 hscbpÅ hmIy§fnemWv. \o Hcp tXm«w \«pïm¡nbmð BZys¯ aqóp kwhÕc¯nse ^ew DSaØ\pÅXñ, ssZh¯n\pÅXmWv. \memw kwhÕc¯nð AXns³d ^esañmw btlmhbpsS kvtXm{X¯nómbn«p ip²ambncnt¡Ww. Aômw kwhwÕc¯ntem \n§Ä¡p AXns³d ^ew Xnómw; A§s\ AXns³d A\p`hw \n§Ä¡p hÀ²n¨p hcpw. Fómð F{Xbpw thKw ^ew Xcpó Noct¯m«¯nembnóp Blm_n\p Xmð¸cyw. AXnio{Lw Xsâ B{Kl§Ä¡pw A`oã§Ä¡pw A`nemj§Ä¡pw D¯cw Isï¯pó t{imXÊpIfmbncpóp Ah\v A`nImayw.

Im¯ncp¸v Cós¯ a\pjy\v ZpÊlyamWv. ap´ncnt¯m«¯nsâ A\p`hsaSp¡póXn\v Aômw hÀjw hsc Im¯ncn¡Ww. AXv btlmhbmb ssZh¯nsâ A\ntj²yambn ]men¡s¸tSï \nbaamWv. thZ]pkvXIw hyàambn \s½ ]Tn¸n¡pó Nne XncphN\ aqey§Ä Dïv. ssZhIr]bpsS ]qÀ®Xbv¡pthïn Hcp Im¯ncn¸nsâ Bhiyw Dïv ssZhIr]sb \ap¡p kv^pSambn t_m²ys¸SpóXn\p £abqw ImeXmakapïv, AXv Hcp XzcnXKXn {]{Inbbñ. hnfw_§tfmSpÅ AklnjvWXbnð temI¯nsâ thKX¡\pkcn¨v {]bmWw sN¿phm³ B[p\nI a\pjy³ sh¼ð Im«póp. Cu temI¯nsâ Xnc¡nð s]«v \mw HmSpt¼mgpw, \½p¡p Zm\ambn In«nbncn¡pó Ipªp§sf B Xnc¡n\\pkcWambn HmSphm³ t{]cn¸n¡pt¼mgpw \ap¡p \ãs¸SpóXv A\p{Kl§fpsS \nZm\amb ap´ncnt¯m«§fmWv.

£abpw klnjvWqXbpw ssZhcmPy¯nsâ apJap{ZIfmWv. AXpsImïmWv "Ahkm\t¯mfw kln¨p \nð¡póh³ `mKyhm³' Fóp IÀ¯mhv \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póXv. B{Im´hpw I¿S¡epw BßobXbpsS e£Wañ. ]gb\nba¯nð aóm \ðInb A\p`h¯nð \mw ImWpóp: "Gsd s]dp¡nbhóp Gsdbpw Ipsd s]dp¡nbhóp Ipdhpw Iïnñ.' \ap¡p ]n³^ew e`n¡phm³ thïn hfsc Bthit¯msS \mw kzcq]n¡pIbpw, Iq\ Iq«pIbpw, Fñmw t\SnsbSp¡pIbpw sN¿pt¼mÄ \mw A`nejn¡póXv io{LhnfbpÅ Noct¯m«§fmtWm A\p{Kl¯n\p tlXphmb ap´ncnt¯m«§fmtWm Fó hyàamb Aht_m[w \ap¡pïmbncn¡Ww.

Cu Nn´bv¡p A\p_Ôambn, F\n¡v Bß_ÔapÅ Hcp IpSpw_¯nð \Só kw`hw \n§tfmsSm¸w ]¦p shbv¡phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡bmWv. B IpSpw_¯nse cïmas¯ Ipªv aqómw hÀjw F³Pn\obdnwKn\p ]Tn¡póp. amXm]nXm¡sf `ojWns¸Sp¯phm³ Ah³ Hcp BßlXy¡pdn¸v FgpXnsh¨n«v A{]Xy£\mbn. a\pjya\Êns\ s\m¼cs¸Sp¯pó B I¯nse Nne hmNI§fmWv \n§fpsS Nn´bv¡p hnjbo`hn¸n¡phm³ Rm³ Xmð¸cys¸SpóXv. 'I wanted parents, but they gave me toys; I needed peace, but they gave me money... So they want to live, but I want to die.' "Rm³ Fsâ amXm]nXm¡sf B{Kln¨p; ]s£ AhÀ F\n¡p ]mhIsf Xóp; Rm³ kam[m\w B{Kln¨p, Fómð AhÀ F\n¡p sN¡p {Um^vÁpw Xóp;.... AXpsImïv AhÀ Pohn¡m³ B{Kln¡póp, Fóm³ Rm³ acn¡m³ BzKln¡póp.' Fs´mcp KuchXchpw lrZbkv]Àinbpamb BhnjvImcamWnXv? A§s\sb¦nð Hón\pwthïn Im¯ncn¡m³ £abnñm¯ Cu thKXbpsS kwkvImcw \s½ GXp Xe¯nte¡mWv \bn¡póXv?

\mt_m¯v Blm_p cmPmhnt\mSv {]XnIcn¡póXv ssZhhN\¯nsâ shfn¨¯nemWv. "\new Pòw hnð¡cpXp; tZiw F\n¡pffXp BIpóp; \n§Ä Fs³d ASp¡ð ]ctZinIfpw hóp]mÀ¡póhcpw At{X.' (tehy]pk vXIw 25:23) tZihpw ap´ncnt¯m«§fpw ssZh¯ntâXmbncn¡póXpt]mse aWhmf³ thfn Ign¨ aWhm«nbmWv k`. AXpsImïv k` {InkvXphn\v DSaØXs¸«XmWv.

ap´ncnt¯m«s¯¡pdn¨pÅ cïmas¯ {]amWw \mw ImWpóXv tehy]pkvXIw 19:10 ð BWv. "\ns³d ap´ncnt¯m«¯nð Imem ]dn¡cpXp; \ns³d ap´ncnt¯m«¯nð hoWpInS¡pó ]gw s]dp¡bpw AcpXp. Ahsb Zcn{Zópw ]ctZin¡pw hnt«¡Ww; Rm³ \n§fpsS ssZhamb btlmh BIpóp.' Cós¯ BßobX e`n¡óXnð am{XamWv A[njvTnXambncn¡póXv. sImSp¡póXns\¸Án Hcp {]Xn]mZyhpanñ. Cós¯ ap´ncnt¯m«§fnð tijn¸pIÄ shbv¡mdnñ. B[p\nI BßnIXbnð Zcn{Z\pw ]ctZin¡pw thïn _m¡n shbv¡pó kwkvImcanñ. AkwXr]vXamb a\Ênð _m¡nshbv¡m\pÅ DtZzKhpw t{]cWbpanñ. Fómð {InkvXob BßobX \ndªp Ihnbpó A\p`hamWv. k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ]dbpóp: "Fs³d ]m\]m{Xhpw \ndªp Ihnbpóp.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 23:5) {]Xo£tbmsS Im¯ncn¡phm³ \½psS a\ÊpIsf abs¸Sp¯pt¼mgmWv \mw kar²nbpsS A\p`h¯nð Bbn¯ocpóXv.

Cós¯ a\pjysâ AkwXr]vXamb a\Ênsâ ImcWsa´mWv? Dd¡KpfnIbv¡pt]mepw kwXr]vXamb Hcp Dd¡w \ðIphm³ ]cym]vXamIpónñ. Fómð kwXr]vXnbpsSbpw kam[m\¯nsâbpw DdhnSw F´msWóp XncphN\w \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp. ss{IkvXh PohnX¯nsâ ASnØm\]camb A\nhmcyX thZ]pkvXIw Nqïn¡mWn¡póXv; Hóv, Ft¸mgpw FñmÁnepw IÀ¯mhnð kt´mjn¡phn³; cïv, IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ Blzm\w: \n§Äs¡ñmhÀ¡pw kam[\hpw kw{]oXnbpw DïmIs«.

apómaXmbn ap´ncnt¯m«¯nsâ Imhens\ {]Xn]mZn¡pó {]amWw \mw ImWpóXv BhÀ¯\ ]pkvXI¯nemWv. "\ns³d ap´ncnt¯m«¯nð thsdmcp hI hn¯pw CScpXp; A§s\ sNbvXmð \o C« hn¯ns³d hnfhpw ap´ncnt¯m«¯ns³d A\p`hhpw hnip² aµnc¯nte¡p tNÀópt]mIpw.' (BhÀ¯\]pkvXIw 22:9) ap´ncnt¯m«hpw k`bpw ]cnip²ambn Im¯pkq£n¡s¸tSïXmWv. kz´w `mjbpw thjhpw kwkvImchpw Fs´óp Xncn¨dnbphm³ IgnbmsX F´nt\bpw GXnt\bpw AÔambn ]n´pScpIbpw A\pIcn¡bpw sN¿pó {]hWX k`bpsS ]cnip²nsb [zwkn¡póptïm Fóv BcmtbïXpïv. ssZhoIaÀ½§Ä a\pjy _p²n¡v AXoXsaóv XncphN\w \s½ ]Tn¸n¡pt¼mÄ B[p\nI `ànbpsS sshIrX§Ä ssZhapJs¯ hnIeam¡póp.

ap´ncnt¯m«s¯ Im¯pkq£n¡póXn\pÅ \memas¯ {]amWw: "Iq«pImcs³d ap´ncnt¯m«¯neqsS t]mIpt¼mÄ Cãw t]mse ap´ncn¸gw Xr]vXnbmIpwh®w \n\¡p Xnómw; F¦nepw \ns³d ]m{X¯nð CScpXp.' (BhÀ¯\]pk vXIw 23:24) B²ymßnIXbnð Aópw Cópw A\p`hs¸Spó henb Hcp {]iv\amWv CXv. Cóp e`n¡pó kwXr]vXn¡XoXambn a\pjys\ hebv¡póXv \mfsb¡pdn¨pÅ Bi¦IfmWv. C¯cw Bi¦IfmWv a\pjysc {]tem`\§Ä¡v hiwhZcm¡póXv.

ap´ncnt¯m«s¯¡pdn¨pÅ Aômas¯ {]amWw: "Bsc¦nepw Hcp ap´ncnt¯m«w Dïm¡n AXns³d ^ew A\p`hn¡msX Ccn¡pópsh¦nð Ah³ ]Sbnð ]«p t]mIbpw asämcp¯³ AXns³d ^ew A\p`hn¡bpw sN¿mXncnt¡ïXnóp Ah³ ho«nte¡p aS§nt¸mIs«.' (BhÀ¯\]pk vXIw 20:6) CXv Hcp ssk\nI \nbaw BWv. sshImcnIXsb¡mÄ BßobXbnð thïXv A\p`h§fmWv.

BXy´nIambn \mt_m¯v Xocpam\n¡póXv Xsâ Poh³ t]mbmepw F´p hne sImSp¯pw Xsâ ss]XrIkz¯mb ap´ncnt¯m«w Im¯pkq£n¡pw FópXsó Bbncpóp. ap´ncnt¯m«s¯ \in¸n¡phm³ shñphnfn DbÀ¯nb Blm_v {InkvXphnsâ aWhm«nbmb ssZhk`sb \in¸n¡phm³ If hnX¨ i{Xphnsâ Ncn{X Zrãm´amWv. ssZhk`sb Cñmbva sN¿phm³ DXIpó GXp {]XnkÔntbbpw XcWw sN¿phm³ F\n¡pw \n§Ä¡pw km[n¡Ww. ssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²mßmhv \s½ Ghtcbpw AXn\p kwKXnbm¡s«!