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\mtSmSn¡q«§sf ImWpt¼mÄ ]pgtbmcs¯¯nb Xmdm¡pªns\t¸mse Ft´msbm¶v DÅnepebp¶p. ssZhw IqSpX IcpXnbnsæn Rm³ B AeIfnte¡v NmSnsb¶ncn¡pw. AaÀ¯n XpS¨n«pw ambm¯ Nne ]mc¼cy tZmjw F¶ÃmsX´p ]dbm³...? DÆv Imcy§Ä A§s\ Xs¶bmWv.

aq¶p sNdnb Ipªp§fpw hfsc Ipd¨v \mWb§fpambn t`Zs¸« Nne PohnX kmlNcy§Ä cm{Xn¡v cm{Xn hn«n«v hÃy¸¨³ Cu IS¸pds¯¯nbXmbncp¶p. lm, AhÀ Xn¶ ]«nWnbpsS A¯mg§Ä! AtXmSv IqSn R§fpsS hoSn\v thcpIfpsS HuZmcyanÃmsXbmbn. amÀt¯mamtbmfw s]cpa ]dbp¶ Nne IpSpw_ hr£§fpsS tcJm ]S§Ä F¶n Bß\nµ \nd¨X§s\bmWv. sNdnb Hcfhnse¦nepw R§Ä¡v \mSnÃmsXbpambn. CXv asämcp cmPyamWvþ XncphnXmwIqÀ. B ssIt¯mSn\¸pd¯pÅ cmPy¯p \n¶mWv R§Ä h¶Xvþ sIm¨n almcmPyw! kzbw \mSpIS¯nsbmcmfmbn«mWv C¶v Rm³ hÃy¸¨s\ hmbns¨Sp¡p¶Xv. \mSpIS¯Â ITn\amb Hcp in£bmWv. kztZim`nam\n cmaIrjvW]nÅbmWv aebmfn¡v A¡mcy¯n ]cnNbapÅ BZy \maw. Imcyw Xncph\´]pc¯p \n¶v Xncp\Âthenbnte¡v cWvSp aWn¡qÀ bm{X t]mepanÃ. F¶mepw AXà Imcyw. F´psImWvSn§s\ HcmßXymKsa¶v Imcyamb D¯cw hÃy¸¨\n \n¶v F\n¡Ã BÀ¡pw In«nbn«panÃ. acn¡pthmfw Xm³ hn«n«p h¶bnS¯nte¡v, ]WnX ho«nte¡v Zqsc \ns¶mcp t\m«¯n\pt]mepw AbmÄ X¿mdmbnÃ. \½Ä IcpXp¶Xp t]mse Imew FÃm ]cp¡pIsfbpw kpJs¸Sp¯ps¶m¶panÃ. ]dªp hcp¶Xv ss__nfnsems¡ Nne IYm]m{X§Ä A\pkvacn¡p¶Xpt]mse Fsâ A¸q¸\pw Hcp \mtSmSnbmbncp¶psh¶v...

sNdp¸Ime¯v Fsâ Hcp `bw A¸ hoSphn«pt]mtb¡psa¶XmWv. F§s\bmWv AXnsâ hn¯v hoWsX¶dnªp IqSm. tPmen Ignªv A¸ hcm³ sshIpt¼mÄ s\©nse B´Â Ct¸mgpw Rm³ A\p`hn¡p¶pWvSv. Huj[ CeIÄ tiJcn¡m\nd§nb BbpÀthZ tUmIvSdmb A¸³ ]n¶oSv aS§n h¶nà Fs¶mcp kplr¯v ]dªt¸mÄ F\n¡hsc tNÀ¯v ]nSn¡Wsa¶v tXm¶nbXv AXpsImWvSmWv. F\n¡dnbmw B lrZb¯nsâ ISenc¼§Ä.

Ip«n¡me¯v kÀ¡kpw ]mh¡q¯pw, ssk¡nÄ A`ymk§fpsams¡bmbn Nne \mtSmSn kwL§Ä R§fpsS {Kmashfnbn X¼Sn¨ncp¶p. aS§nt¸mIpt¼mÄ AhtcmsSm¯v IqSm³ Rm³ sImXn¨p. AS¨n« apdnIfn InS¶pd§pt¼mÄ Ct¸mgpw F\n¡v izmkwap«p¶p. \£{X§sf t\m¡n t\m¡nbpd§nt¸mb IS¯ocs¯ Nne cm{XnIÄ Rms\§s\ ad¡m³?. Hcmbpkn k¦ev¸n¡mhp¶ apgph³ kpIrX§fpambn HcmÄ Fsâ th\en XWembXmWv. F¦nepw Cu XW hnSmsX \mtSmSn Po\pIfpÅ Hcmsf´p sN¿pw? F§s\bmbncn¡pw Fsâ A´yw. `qXIme¯nsâ Nne apÅpIfn \n¶v tNmc s]mSnªv hÀ¯am\¯nsâ XnSp¡anÃmsX t]tcm Dutcm CÃm¯ GtXm Hcp \mtSmSn¡q«¯n sh¨v.

{InkvXphnt\mSpÅ Hcp ]mj³ am{XamWnt¸mÄ PohnXs¯ {]tNmZn¸n¡p¶sX¶p tXm¶p¶p. F\n¡nW§nb a«n Rm\hsc ImWm³ {ian¡p¶Xv icntbm sXtämsb¶p t]mepw F\n¡dnbnÃ. F¶mepw DÅnsâ DÅn {InkvXp Hcp s\mamUv Xs¶bmsW¶v tXm¶p¶p. kz´w Iqcbpw Ducpw hn«v HcmÄ Aebm³ hnfn¡s¸Sp¶nS¯v \n¶mcw`n¡p¶p sl{_mb hwi¯nsâ \mÄ hgn ]pkvXIwþ A{_lamWXv. B I®nItfmSv tNÀ¶p \n¶ {InkvXpthmfw Bcpw Aeªn«pWvSmhnÃ. icnbmWv, icocw sImWvSh\eªXvv ]camh[n Ccp\qdp ssa Zqc¯nembncp¶p. F¶n«pw \ap¡dnbmw F{Xtbm {]ImihÀj§Ä¡¸pd¯v \n¶mWv HcmÄ Cu \oe {Kls¯ tXSnsb¯nbXv. X¨sâbpw `mcybpsSbpw Ae¨nepIÄ¡nSbnembncp¶p Ahsâ ]ndhn. ]ns¶ Ipªns\bpw Hfn¨p]nSn¨pÅ AhcpsS ]emb\w. CuPn]vXn Nnehgn¨ Hcp hymgh«w. ASna¯¯nsâ DucmWv CuPn]vXv. GsXmcp {]hmknbpsS Npaenepw Hcp \pI¯nsâ AZriy Xg¼pWvSv. \mtSmSnIÄ¡v hoSnÃ. cm{Xnk{X§tfbpÅq. A½amÀ¡v Ahsc `bamWv. \n{Zbnepw PmKc¯nepw AhÀ a¡sf ]cXn t\m¡p¶p. F¶n«v tacnsbt¸mse ]cn{`m´bmhp¶p. skâv tXmakn\v FgpXnb kphntij¯n {InkvXp ]dbp¶p: hgnt]m¡\mhpI. PohnXw s]klmbmsW¶ IsWvS¯emWXvþ Hcp IS¶pt]mI am{Xw!

Ae¨nensâ XehcbpÅ `qanbnepÅ GsXmcmÄ¡papÅ GI kamizmkw {InkvXphn\v X§sf a\knemIpsa¶XmWv. AhcpsS GI Al¦mcw {InkvXphns\ AhÀ¡pw a\knemhp¶psh¶Xpw. Ahcn NneÀ cmjv{Sobamb ImcW§fm tZiw hn«pt]mtIWvShcmbncn¡mw. sX³kn kp³´yphns\t¸mse. Sn_ä³ BIvSnhnÌmb At±l¯nsâ BßIY Bcw`n¡p¶Xn§s\bmWv: Rm³ hoSnÃm¯h\à Sn_änemWv hoSv. HäImcysas´¶v sh¨m {]mb]qÀ¯nbmhp¶Xphsc Rm\Xv IWvSn«nÃmsb¶XmWv. thsd NneÀ hwiobamb Nne khntijXIÄ sImWvSv Aebp¶hÀþ Pn]vknIsft¸mse. Pn]vknIfpsS thcpIÄ C´ybnemsWs¶mcp \nKa\w DWvSv. ]ns¶ X§fptSXmb {]tXyIXIÄ sImWvSv kmaqlnIþKmÀlnI tImf§fn "ankvþ^näv' BIp¶ a\pjyÀ. AXn IemImc³amÀsXm«v ss]Xy¡mÀ hscbpWvSv.

X§fpsSbpw, DähcpsSbpw AXnPoh\¯n\mbn kzbw \mSp IS¯nb Nne a\pjycpWvSv. Fs´ms¡bmWv X§Ä Dt]£n¡p¶sX¶Xns\¡pdn¨v \à [mcWbpÅ a\pjyÀ (Ip¯cnt¨mdp apX A´n¡q«vv hsc) HcmÄ knbmänse þ30 Un{Kn XWp¸nemWv. A]c³ anUn CuÌnse 40 Un{Kn NqSn s]mÅp¶ \nc¯nÂ. sam« s]m«n¨n«m "_pÄkvþsF' In«p¶ NqSmWXv. Hcp bphIhnbpsS hcnIÄ t]mse: F{X shbn sImWvSXmWo XWÂ! Hcp anj\dnsbbpw amemJsbbpw IWvSm Xm³ anj\dnbpsS Icw Npw_n¡psa¶v shdpsXbà AÊoknbnse {^m³kokv ]dªXv.

HSphn Ahtijn¡p¶Xv aq¶p Imcy§Ä am{XamsW¶v ]u temkv ]dbp¶p. hnizmkw, {]Xymi, kvt\lw aämsc¡mfpw AhbpsS A\pXm]§Ä Hcp \mtSmSnbn kzm`mhnIambpsWvS¶v Rm ³ hnNmcn¡p¶p. AbmÄ hnizkn¡p¶{X Bcpw hnizkn¨n«nÃ. ag¡mdnepw AbmÄ aghnÃns\ Bin¡p¶p. IS¶pt]mIpsa¶pw ssIhn«pt]mIpsa¶pw Dd¸pÅXpsImWvSv AbmÄ kvt\l¯nsâ [qÀ¯nteÀs¸Sp¶p. Ccp]Xp hbkpÅ aIsfbpw Iq«n Hc½ A Sp¯v h¶p. \nc´c Iel¯nemWhÀ. AhÄ¡v thWvSn IÃymW sams¡ BtemNn¡p¶ptWvSmsb¶v Rm\htcmSv Ipiew tNmZn¨p. A½ ]dªp: ]camh[n \mephÀjw IqSn, AXn\pÅnepWvSmhpw.

AXn\À°w ]camh[n Bbnc¯n Aªqdv Znhk§Ä \n§Ä Hcpan¨pWvSmhpw. ]ns¶ ktµln¡m\à Ieln¡m³ t]mepw \n§Ä¡hsf In«nÃ.... I®ocn AhÀ ip²bmbn.

BXy´nIambn BcmWv \mtSmSnbÃm¯Xv. CSb¡qSmcw IWs¡ s]mfn¨p \o¡s¸Sp¶ AhcpsS PohnX§Ä. XoÀ°mSI k`sb¶v kzbw hntijn¸n¡p¶Xp hgn k`tbmÀ½n¸n¡m³ {ian¡p¶Xpw AXpXs¶bmhWw. I¬sh³j³ ]´en \n¶mtcm Dds¡ ]mSp¶p: ""A¡cbv¡v bm{X sN¿pw kotbm³ k©mcn...''

PohnXImew apgph³ Aeª HcmfpWvSmbncp¶p: tami \nXy{]hmknbmbncp¶p AbmÄ. AbmsfmgnsI FÃmhcpw AbmÄ In\mhv IWvS tZi¯nte¡v {]thin¨p. AbmÄ acp`qanbn s]«pt]mbn! AbmÄ Xsâ aI\n« t]cv KÀtjmw F¶mbncp¶p (]pd. 8:4) Rm³ Hcp {]hmknbmIp¶p F¶ AÀ°¯nemWXv. F\ns¡mcp aI\nÃþ DWvSmbncps¶¦n Rm\hs\ KÀtjmw F¶p t]cnt«s\...