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DÕh{]Ir-X-§-fpsS Imhmewapd

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Bt­mSm­v EXphmbv hs¶¯p¶ Imhmew ]mSs¯ sImbv¯pÕhw; {]IrXnbpsS EXpamÁw, DdbqcÂ, XnaÀ¸v, Bbhpw BthKhpw; ssZh¯mdpw, Ah\h³ IS¼bpw Hs¡ cq]s¸«Xn\p ]n¶n A§ns\ Nne Imhmew Nn«Ifp­v. a\pjy\nÀ½nXaÃm¯ {]IrXamb Nn«IÄ. DÕhw ]nd¡p¶Xv {]IrXnbpw Pohnbpw X½nepÅ _Ô¯neqsS am{XamsW¶v ]dRph¨v Nmªncp¶v \ndªp Nncn¡ps¶mcp Imhmew \ndhv, DÕh§fpsS ckX{´w ]dªv samgnbpsS kmt{µmÕhambn amdnt¸mIp¶sXmcp Imhmew hg¡w, I­Xns\ GÁphm§n XnSw hs¨mcp IXncmbn amdn\n¶v DÕhw hymJym\n¡p¶Xv Hcp Imhmew Nn«. Imhmew \mcmbW]Wn¡À Hcp Jc ]ZmÀ°aà ! Ccn¡p¶ ]m{X¯ns³d kzcq]¯nte¡v amdmSp¶ Pe¯ns³d {]IrXamWXn\v. AsXmcp Imhmew EXpamÁw. hoWpIn«nb Hcn¯ncnt\cw DÕhw ]dªncn¡pt¼mÄ BZyw BcmªXv DÕh¯ns³d thcpIsf¸ÁnbmWv.

DÕhw t£{X¯n am{Xaà a\pjys³d a\Ênepap­v, kmaqlnI PohnX¯nep­v, icocamIp¶ t£{X¯nep­v. AsXmcp AhØbmWv. a\pjy\v BLmjn¡mXncn¡m³ h¿, Hcp hnImcs¯ BtLmjn¡pI, Hcmibs¯ BtLmjn¡pI; \mSI¯n \mSy[À½n Fs¶m¶p­v. Imcyam{X {]kIvXambn ]dbpI F¶Xv hn\nab¯ns³d Hcp hgnbmWv. Be¦mcnIambn s]mSn¸pw sXm§epw tNÀ¯v ]dbpIbmWv asÁmcphgn. B s]men¸n¡en X¶n \n¶pw amdn\n¡p¶ XnI¨pw hyXncnIvXamb Imcy¯ns\m¸w Bßmwiw IqSnIecpw. F¶ph¨m \S¶ kw`hs¯¸Án ho­pw ]dbpt¼mÄ B kw`hw AXpt]mencn¡nsöÀ°w, AXv amwkfamIpw, Be¦mcnIambpw. AXv tIhew Hcp h¨psI«msW¶v ]dbm\pamhnÃ. AXn DÕhamWv kw`hn¡p¶Xv. I¶pImenIÄ¡phsc Cu DÕhap­v. Imcy§sf DÕhs¸Sp¯p¶ hgnbmWXv. hn\nab¯n\v Cu DÕhhXvIcWw A\nhmcyamWv. \mSI¯n Bib§fmWv ]et¸mgpw DÕhhXvIcn¡s¸Sp¶Xv. AXv HdnPn\ens\¡m kwKXn¡v `wKn Iq«pw. DZmlcWw t^mt«m{Km^n, Fs³d AÑs³dtbm Fs³dtbm Nn{X¯n\v R§fpsS bYmÀ° hyIvXnXzs¯ F{Xt¯mfw {]Xn^en¸n¡m\mhpw? Hcp \à t^mt«m{Km^À¡v AXv Hcp ]cn[nhsc km[yamIpw. ]s£ AXn tcJIÄsIm­v Hcp DÕhw kw`hn¸n¡m³ t^mt«m{Km^n¡v km[n¡nÃ. ]s£ cmPØm³ s]bn³dnwKnepw \½psS ayqdÂknepw AXv km[yamIpw. AhnsS a\Êns³d Ne\§fpambn Nn{XImc³ A`ncan¡pw. A§ns\ DÕhw kw`hn¡pw. Cu A`ncacWw bmYmÀ°y¯n \n¶pw hfsc AI¶XmsW¶p tXm¶pw. ]s£ AXv bmYmÀ°y¯ns³d DÕhhXvIcWamWv. AXpsIm­mWv `cXap\n ]dbp¶ "\mSy[À½n', AhØm\pIrXrÀ\mSyw, AYhm AhØbpsS A\pIcWamWv \mSyw F¶p]dbp¶Xv. Hcmsf, coXnsb Hs¡ IemImc³ A\pIcn¡pw. ]s£ AhØsb A\pIcn¡m³ F{Xt¯mfw km[n¡pw. AXn\p km[n¨mse Iebn DÕhw P\n¡q. AhØm\pIrXrÀ \mSyw F¶m tIhemIrXn Aà F¶v A`n\hKp]vX³ ]dbp¶Xpw AXpsIm­mWv. AhØbpsS A\pIoÀ¯\amWv DÕhhpw IebpsaÃmw. AXv kXys¯ ad¡p¶nÃ. kXy¯ns³d Bg¯n sN¶v kXys¯ ImWemWXv. AXv shdpw Be¦mcnIaÃ''.

]pgbpw N§gnbpw hnXbpw kar²nbpw hcĨbpsams¡ PohnX¯nte¡v tNÀ¯ph¨v, X¶n t\m¡n {]IrXnbn t\m¡n ]ns¶t¸mtgm AdnbmsX IY\w \S¯nt¸mIp¶ Imhmew Nn«bnsemcp Xo{hXbp­v. Ac§n timIw hymJym\n¡m³ ]pds¸«p \n¡p¶ NmIymcpsS \n¸nse¶t]mse Xo{hXbpsS Ipeo\amb D¨Ømbn. AXnemWv Imhme¯ns³d DÕhw, icochpw a\Êpw tNÀ¯ph¨v Imhmew apdbn km{µamsbmcp A`ncXn. AsXmcp ka{KXbmWv. `uXnIXbpw BXvaoXbXbpw a\Êpw icochpw F¶pth­ kIeXpw tNÀ¯phs¨mcp hnXs¸men. AXv kXy¯ns³d kq£vaXbnte¡pÅ AXncphn« bm{XbmWv. ]s£ Imhmew ]dbpw, acWtaÁphm§m³ D¯cmb\w Im¯pÅ `o£vacpsS InS¸nepw ASnapSn DÕhamWv F¶v. _menbpsS acWw Ac§n s]men¡pt¼mÄ NmIymÀ¡v DÕhw. Ducp`wK¯n XpS¡SntbÁv acWw hcn¡ms\mcps¼Sp¶ Zptcym[\pÕhw. acWhpw AXv GÁphm§m³ XpS§p¶ Zptcym[\\pw Htc Ømbnbn Htc Ime¯n DÕhamIp¶Xns³d Xo{hX bmWXv. B Xo{hXbpsS Imhmewapd Cuhn[w.

""IYmgvknkns³d, hnImc hntcN\¯ns³d k¦ev]§fn \n¶pw hyXykvX ambn ho­pw P\n¡m\pÅ X¿msdSp¸n\v apt¶mSnbmWv acWw F¶XmWv C´y³ hnizmkw. acW¯n bm{XXocp¶nsö hnizmkw DbÀ¯ns¡m­mWv \½psS ]cyhkm\§Ä. \½psS Zpc´ IYm]m{X§f{Xbpw P·m´c§fpsS Nm{InIXbn \n¡p¶hcmWv. Zptcym[\\p acWw hochmlnbmb hnam\w Xs¶ kzoIcn¨p sIm­pt]mIm³ hcp¶ B hchns³d t\m¡n¡mWemWv. sNbvXpt]mb IpÁ§sf `b¡p¶ a\ÊnÂt]mepw DÕhw. KwKm bap\ kckzXo{Xb§Ä, Xs¶ kzoIcn¡m³ hcp¶ hchns³d ImWen kw`hn¡p¶Xpw DÕhamWv. kmKcanc¼n hcp¶p Fs¶ kzoIcn¡m³ F¶ a«v. tamis¸« IYm]m{Xamb Zptcym[\s\ DÕham¡p¶ `mks³d, B IYm]m{Xt¯mSp A`ncXnbnÂt]mepw DÕhw''

""kpcX¯n\pÅ {iaw \nan¯w \\ª hnbÀ¸pXpÅnIÄ Ct¸mgpw \ns³d apJ¯p _m¡n \n¡p¶p. \obmhs« AkvXan¨pIgnªp....'' B \nanj¯n t]mepw DÕhsa¶v ImfnZmk\dnbp¶p.

""acWw {]IrXn icocmWmw

hnIrXnÀ PohnXapNytX _pss[''

]s£ kky§fpsS DÕhw s]men¡p¶nS§fp­v. AXv kz´w IY ]dbphm³ XpS§p¶ \nanjt¯mfw ]pjvIeamb asÁmcp DÕh\nanjhpw \ap¡v Is­¯m\mhnÃ. kkyPohs³d IbÁnd¡§sf Ipdn¨pÅ PKZojvN{µ t_mkns³d {KÙw hmbn¨ sl³dn _ÀKvk¬ ]dªXv \mfnXphsc hnaqIcmbn Ignª kky§Ä AXns³d IY ]dbm³ Hcp§p¶sh¶mWv''. B IY\§fmWv \½psS EXpamÁ§Ä, {]IrXnbpsS km{µamb DÕhw. {]IrXypÕhw I­ Imhmew C§s\ ]dbpw.

""kky§fpsS DÕhatà hk´w. ininchpw th\epw DÕhw Xs¶. hk´¯n\pÅ X¿msdSp¸ns³d DÕhw. Cu BdpIme§fpsSbpw DÕhamWv EXpkwlmcambXv. aªn IpXnÀ¶pw agbn \\ªpw th\en DW§nbpv \nc´cw kw`hn¡p¶ {]IrXnbpsS \hoIcW¯nemsI DÕhamWv. H¶pw I­p apgp¡p¶nà \½Ä. BhÀ¯\§Ä {]IrXnbpsS tZmjaÃ. AXpambn _Ôs¸«ncn¡p¶sXm¶ns³dbpw tZmjaÃ.''

The smallest sprout shows there is no death, Really

and if ever there was,

it led forward life,

all goes onward outward

nothing collapses”

Hcp ]pÂ\m¼p t]mepw acWs¯ Xncp¯n Poh\p \m\mÀ°w P\n¸n¡p¶ DÕh¯ns³d lcnXm`bp­v \ap¡v aq¶nsem¶v hmÄ«vhnÁvam³. Hcn¡Â emhsbmgpInb a®ns\t¸mepw ]pÂ\m¼pIÄ DÀÆcam¡nbn«p­v. BÂ_Àt«mkpIÄ tNt¡dp¶ s]k^n¡v Zzo]pIfnsem¶n a®n\p lcnXIhNw XoÀ¯XXv tImSn hÀjw ]g¡apÅ ]pÃpIfmsW¶dnbp¶nS¯v {]IrXnbpsS ]qc¸d¼nse DÕhw \½Ä Xncn¨dntb­XmWv.

""a\pjy³ ]nd¶ Imew apX DÕh§sf tamln¡p¶p. t£{Xw h¶Xv ]ns¶bmWv. AXn\pw ap¼v {ioaqeØm\¯v hr£§sf Bcm[n¨ncp¶ a\pjycp­v. amXrk¦ev]hpambn _Ôs¸Sp¯n Nne hr£§Ä¡v ]­pIme¯v \½Ä {]tXyIØm\w Xs¶ \ÂIn. ]meacs¡ms¼mSn¨v {]IrXnsb Bcm[n¨p A¶p\½Ä. AXv BZnamXrk¦ev]amWv. adphi¯v \hamb H¶ns\ ImWpw t]mse Xs¶bmWv \½Ä ho­pw th\ens\bpw hÀjs¯bpw Hs¡ ImWp¶Xv. CXn \n¶pw \½sfSp¡p¶XmWv \ap¡v kn²n¨ Xmf§Ä Hs¡bpw. km[n¡psa¦n tÌPn\p ]pd¯v \mSIw Ifn¡Wsa¶mWv Fs³d tamlw. {]IrXnbpsS DÕh¯n ]¦psImÅm\mWXv. aSp¸nÃmsX Pohn¡m\pÅ t{]cWIfp­XnÂ''.

kacks¸Sens³d DÕh§Ä¡¸pdw ASnapSn \ndªpXqIn \n¡p¶ Hcp P\kaql¯n DÕhw Hcp tk^vÁnhmÂhmbn amdnbXv, {]IrXn¡pw {]IrX¯n\pw \nc¡m¯ _mlyLSI§fpsS hchn ]s¶bmWv. Ddbqcn¸pXpIp¶ {]IrXnbpsS kar²n¡p ]Icambn \½psS _ZepIÄ cq]s¸«n S¯p h¨v \½Ä k½À²§fpw ioen¨psh¶v ]dtb­nhcpw. AhnsS \n¡¡Ån bnÃm¯ a\pjy\v DÕhw NS§mbn, k½À±w ]pd¯phnSm³ ap«pim´n¡v tk^vÁnhmÂhmbn.

""\ap¡v hnckX hcpt¼mgmWv DÕhw tamln¡p¶Xv. hnckX t]mepw Hcp X¿msdSp¸mWv Hcp Bb¯n\pw B¨nen\pw ]nt¶m«p henhv A\nhmcyamWv. Hcp apt¶m«pt]m¡n\v BZysam¶v ]n³hentb­n hcpsa¶v Npcp¡w. ]s£ F´pamÁw kw`hn¨mepw \s½ hnSnsö a«n {]IrXnbpsS Hcp]nSnbp­v \ap¡ptaÂ. DÕhw Ignª Imhmew ISh¯v Rm³ Zp:JnX\mbncn¡pw. Bdm«n\p sImSnbnd§n B\bpw A¼mcnbpsams¡ t]mbnIgnªncn¡pw. R§f§ns\ shůn t\m¡nbncn¡pw. ]¼bv¡pt]mepw Zp:JamWv F¶v a\Ên \nco¡pw ]s£ DÕhw ho­pw hcpw. hn¯p hnX¨v InfnÀ¸n¨v XSsamcp¡n ]ns¶bpw \½Ä sImbv¯p Imew Im¯ncn¡pw. AXv IÁbmbv Iq\bmbv s\Ãmbv amdpw. Irjn Ignªv Imb \ne¯v ho­pw shÅw Xpd¶phnSpw aps¶ sImbv¯nepw IÁsaXnbnepw hnXsbmcp¡enepsams¡bmbn sImgnªp hoW [m\yw sIm¯n ¯n¶m³ ZqctZi¯p\n¶pw Xmdmhn³ Iq«whcpw. ChnsS BÀ¡mWpÕhw? \mSn\p sImbv¯pXvkhw Ignªp. sNt¿­Xp sNbvXv hmt§­Xp hm§n BÄ¡mscms¡ t]mbn¡gnªncn¡pw. CXn\nSbn hnhmlw, t{]aw, AXncp XÀ¡w, ssIt\m«¯n\p hcp¶ Im¡m¯n, {]iv\w hbv¡ms\¯p¶ KWI³ ChcpsSsbms¡ DÕhw Xocpt¼mgmWv [m\yaWn sIm¯m³ Xmdm¸Á§sf¯p¶Xv. F¶ph¨m FÃmw t]mbn¡gnbpt¼mgpw atÁXp Pohn¡pth­n {]IrXn Hcp DÕhsamcp¡n Im¯ncn¡pw. Irjnsb¸ÁnbpÅ \½psS hnizmk§Ä amdnt¸mbn. B amÁsam¶pw kmcanÃ. {]IrXn¡Xns\ms¡ t]mwhgnIfp­v. Asæn Hcp almZpc´¯neqsS FÃmw Ahkm\n¡Ww. F¦neXnepap­v DÕhw, A{XXs¶. AXpsamcp EXpamÁ¯ns³d IW¡n s]Sp¯nbm aXn. F¦nepw imizXambn ChnsS¨neXp­v F¶XmWv bmYmÀ°yw.''

Hcp Imb Xoc¯ns³d N§gnh«¯p\n¶v t{]£I\pw IYm]m{Xhpambn Ifwhn«v Ifwamdn sIm­mSns¸men¨ F®aÁ DÕh§Ä¡nSbnencp¶v a®pw PehpanÁp¶ Imhmewapd XpSÀt¶t]mbn. I­sXÃmw GÁphm§nbhs³d IY\ Xmfw tI«v au\nbmbncp¶ \nanj§Äs¡mSphn Hcp tNmZyw, sshbIvXnIambn GÁhpw \ndapÅ DÕhw Imhme¯n\v Ft¸mÄ kw`hn¡psa¶v ? ""IÀ½amWv DÕhw AXpsIm­v Fs³d DÕh§Ä ASnapSn Ac§nemWv, F\n¡Xv h¨psI«Ã. AXpsIm­v AXn \n¶pw tamN\anÃ'', {]Xo£n¡p¶pansö Imhmew apd samgnbmbn hcpt¼mÄ kw`hn¡p¶Xv Hcp D]{IaaÃ. ]nd¡m\ncn¡p¶ ImhmewapdIfpsS DÕh¯pSÀ¨bmWv.