C§n\n hcmsXh®w AI¶pt]mb {KmaoW efnXPohnX¯nsâ kvacWIfpWÀ¯p¶ tZiobm tLmjamWv HmWw. aebmfnIÄ AhcpsS amXr`qan¡p NmÀ¯n s¡mSp¯ Cu XneI¡pdn Ime¯n\p adbv¡mt\m, ImewsImWvSp ad¡mt\m BIm¯ Hcp KrlmXpcXzambn aebmfnhy ànXz¯n ebn¨p Ignªp.
hfsc ]WvSv, AXmbXv amthenbpsS Ime¯v, aebmfn¡v PohnXw aqey\njvTbn ASnbp d¨Xpw kmaqlnIt£a¯n A[njvTnXhpamb Hcp kmaq lnI{]{Inb Bbncp¶p. ]WvSv, AXmbXv amthen¡p tijw, aebmf¯n\v HmWw ]eXpam bncp¶p þ hkt´mÕhw, hnfshSp¸pÕhw, shfn¨¯nsâ DÕhw, \m«pIq«mbvabpsS atlmÕhw, kz´w hn`h §fpsS kar²n shfns¸Sp¯p¶ DÕhw, am\kn tImÃmk¯nsâ Ahkcw A§s\ ]eXpw. C¶v, apX emfn¯ (A]am \hoIcW) aqey§fpw hn]Wn bpsS X{´ §fpw \mSphmgp¶ hÀ¯ am\Ime¯v, HmWw "ASn¨ps]mfn bpsS'bpw ]Ws¡m gp¸nsâbpw DÕhamWv. Imdpw {^nUvPpw I¼yq«dpw apX ]qhpw Dt¸cnbpw D¸pw apfIpw hsc sam¯hym]mcw \S¯p ¶Xn\pÅ kphÀ®mhkc amWXv. alm_en Ncn{X¯nse aqeyt_m[¯nsâbpw sI«pd ¸pÅ kmaqlnI PohnX ¯nsâbpw DZm¯kvacWIfpw AXv DÄs¡mÅp¶ ZÀi\ §fpambncp¶p F¡me¯pw HmWmtLmj¯nsâ Bthihpw {]tNmZ\hpw. F¶m HmW ¯n\p ]n¶nse kzhn` hkar²nbpsSbpw \m«pIq«m bvabpsSbpw ZÀi\w Ct¸mÄ aebmfn¡v ssItamiw h¶pt]mbncn¡p¶p.
alm_en
Ncn{X¯nse aqeyZÀi\w
B_mehr²w aebmfnIfpsS \mhn³Xp¼¯v kZm X¯n¡ fn¨ncp¶ B ]gb HmW¸m«p t]mepw \mw ad¶pt]m bncn¡p¶p. alm_en \mSp hmgpwImew. A¶v At± l¯nsâ \nÀt±im\pkcWw {io alm tZhsâ Xncp\mfmtLmjambmWv \m«n HmWmtLmjw XpS §nbXv:
""{io almtZhsâ Xncp\mftÃm
\n§fnepÅ XncpthmW§Ä.''
XpS¡¯n Xr¡m¡c b¸s\ t]mbn¡WvSv sXmgpXp hcp¶Xmbncp¶p Xncp\mÄ NS§v. ]t£ _me·mcp Äs¸sSbpÅ P\mhen A{XZqcw \S¶p t]mbnhcpI t¢iIc amsW¶p IWvS {]PmhÕe\mb alm_en C§s\ Iev]n¨p:
""C¶p XpS§n \msaÃmhcpw
CÃ§Ä tXmdpae¦cn¨p.
sN¯nbSn¨p sagpInt¯¨p
\¯dbn«p IfsagpXn
Xp¼aecmZn ]pjv]§fpw
At¼mSWnbd X¶n ¨mÀ¯n
]¯p\mÄ apt¼ h¶¯wsXm«v
F{Xbpw tLmj§sft¶ thWvSq
BÀ¸p hnfn¨pae¦cn¨pþ
ap{XmSakvXan¨oSpt¶cw
almtZhs\sbgp¶Ån¨p
\mcnamÀ hr²·mÀ aäptÅmcpw
BsI Ipfn¨hcq¬ Ignªp
A§s\ Xs¶bpw Xn¦Ä tXmdpw
HmW§sfms¡bpsam¶pt]mse.''
cmPmhmsW¦nepw a{´nbmsW¦nepw `cW¡mÀ A\phÀ¯n¡m³ ad¡cpXm¯ cWvSv DZm¯aqey§Ä alm_en \S¸m¡nb HmW¯nepWvSv. H¶v, Xr¡m¡chsc \S¶pt]mhpI t¢iIcamsW¶p a\Ênem¡nb alm_en P\§Ä IjvSs¸ ScpsX¶p \nÝbn¨p: HmWmtLmjw Xr¡m¡c t]mbn«p thWvS, kz´w Cç fnÂsh¨v (hoSpIfnÂ) aXn F¶p \nÝbn¨p. Ct¸mÄ aqey§Ä ioÀjmk\¯nemWv. AXpsImWvSv P\§sf ]camh[n IjvSs¸Sp¯n, AhcpsS shdp¸v k¼mZn¨v, Ahscs¡mWvSv ASp¯ XncsªSp¸n thm«p Ip¯n¡mXncn¡pI F¶pÅXmWv FÃm¡me¯pw `cW¸mÀ«nbpsS ]²Xn. cWvSmaXv, A¶v HmW§sfms¡bpw H¶pt]mse Bbncp¶p; kajvSn t_m[¯ne[njvTXambncp¶p. alm_en HmWmtLmj¯nÂt¸mepw Hcp km[mcWoIcWw AYhm \nehmcs¸Sp¯Â \S¯n.
HmW¸m«nsâ "`ph\{]kn ²amb CucSnIÄ' alm_en `cW¯nsâ DZm¯amb aqeyZÀ i\w \ap¡v IcXemaeIw t]mse t_m[yam¡n¯cp ¶hbmWv:
""amthen \mSp hmWoSpw Imew
am\pjscÃmcpsam¶pt]mse
BtamZt¯msS hkn¡pw Imew
B]¯§mÀ¡psam«nà Xm\pw
B[nIÄ hym[nIsfm¶panÃ
_meacW§Ä tIĸm\nÃ
]¯mbnc¯mWvSncp¸XpWvSv
FÃm¡rjnIfpsam¶pt]mse
s\Ãn\p \qdp hnfhXpWvSp
ZpjvSsc I¬sImWvSp Im×m\nÃ
Bebsams¡bpsam¶pt]mse
\Ã I\Iw sImsWvSÃmhcpw
B`cW§fWn ªpsImWvSp
\mcnamÀ _m e·mÀ aäp tÅmcpw
BtamZt¯msS hkn¡pw Imew
IÅhpanà NXnbpanÃ
FtÅmfanà s]mfnhN\w
shÅnt¡m emZnIÄ \mgn Ifpw
FÃmw IW ¡pIÄ Xpey ambn IÅ ¸dbpw sNdp \mgnbpw
Iůc§Ä asäm¶panÃ.''

kzbw]cym]vXXbpsS {KmaZÀi\w
tIcfobÀ AhcpsS DÕhw sImWvSmSnbncp¶Xv tIcf¯nsâ X\Xp hn`h§ÄsImWvSp am{X amWv. \½psS Gähpw anI¨Xpw hn]pehpamb cWvSp hn`h §fmbncp¶p shÅhpw ]qhpw. I®mSn¨mepIÄ \ndª tIcfw. ASn¯«nse aW¯cn hsc Im«n¯cp¶ \nÀ½ePew {]hln¨ncp¶ A\h[n \ZnIÄ. a\pjycpsS {]IrXntbmSnW §m¯ CSs]SepIfpw aen\o IcWhpwsImWvSv ip²Pew tIcf¯n ZpÀe`hkvXphm bncn¡p¶p. aebmfnbpsS PohnXssienbnÂ, ]mNI¯nÂ, BNmc§fnÂ, DÕh§fnÂ, hnt\mZ§fnseÃmw ImWmw Hcn¡Â ChnsS kar²ambncp¶ Pe¯nsâ hn]peamb D]tbmKw.
Icpan¡À¡SIw t]mbn, s]m¶n³ Nn§w, Xnct\m«w \S¯nbm am{Xw aXn, tIcfw Hcp ]q¡qSbmIphm³. ]ns¶ sXfnshbnen Iq«wIqSn \n¡p¶ "]q¸S'bmsWhnsSbpw þ ho«papä¯v, sXmSnbnÂ, hgntbmc¯v, Ip¶n³ sNcnhp IfnÂ, Bänd¼pIfnÂ, then¸S À¸n þ FhnsSbpw hkt´m ÕhamWv. GsXÃmw Xc¯n epÅ, Fs´Ãmw Xcw ]qhpIÄ! \½psS HmWmtLmj¯n kar²ambn D]tbmKn¡s¸Sp¶ {]IrXnhn`hamWv ]q¡Ä Ft¶mÀ¡pI. XncpthmW¯n\p ]¯p\mÄ apt¼ HmW¯n\pÅ Hcp¡§Ä XpS§pw. "A¯w ]t¯mWw.' Cu aps¶mcp ¡§fnse {][m\ Imcyw ]q¡f anSemWv. A¯¸q¡f¯n km¶n²yadnbn¡p¶ HmWhpw HmW¸q¡fhpw XncpthmW ¯pw\mÄ ]camh[n hnkvXrXn bnemIpw; ]q¡fpsS ]camh[n sshhn²yw A¶v AhnsS ImWmw.
shůnsâ Imcywt]mse Xs¶bmWv C¶p \ap¡p ]qhnsâ Imcyhpw. ]q¡sfms¡ Ft¶ \mSphn«pt]mbn! C¶nt¸mÄ HmW¡me¯v ]q¡Ä adp\m«nÂ\n¶v temdnbn Ibdn F¯pIbmWv. H¶pw cWvSpaÃ; Hcp sIm¨p]«W¯nÂt¸mepw HmW¡me¯p sNehmIp¶Xv S¬ IW¡n\p ]q¡fmWv. aebmfnIfpsS hn`hkar²n GXm\pw Zim_vZ§ÄsImWvSv F§s\ hn`hZmcn{Zyambn amdn F¶v \mw BtemNnt¡WvSXpWvSv.
Iq«mbvabpsS tbmKt£a ZÀi\w
henb kmaqlnI {]hÀ ¯\§Ä¡p km[yXbnÃm Xncp¶ tIcf¯nse Gähpw henb kmaqlnI Iq«mbva bmbncp¶p HmWmtLmjw. hyànIÄ Hcp§pw; hoSv Hcp§pw; \mSpw HmW¯n\v Hcp§nbncp¶p.
"D{XmS¯pw\mÄ D¨Xncn bpt¼mÄ A¨namÀs¡ms¡bpw sh{]mfw' XpS§pw þ XncpthmW kZybv¡pÅ Hcp¡§fmWv. XncpthmW¯pw\mÄ {]`mXw apXte Ip«nIfpw ]pcpj·mcpw hnhn[ hnt\mZ§fnembncn¡pw. Ip«nIfptSXmIs«, apXnÀ¶ hcptSXmIs«, hnt\mZ§Ä \msSm¶n¨ptNcp¶ Hcp Øe¯mbncn¡pw. AhnsS Act§dp¶ DÕhhnt\m Z§sfÃmw kwLhnt\mZ§ fpambncn¡pw.
tIcf¯n \nehnencp¶ ImÀjnI {KmaoWhyhØ s]mXpsh kzÑXbpÅ H¶mbn cp¶p. AXnsâ cmjv{So b\s«Ãmbncp¶ P·n¯þ\m Sphmgn k{¼Zmbs¯bpw B kmaqlnIhyhØbn ]mÀizhev¡cn¡s¸«pt]mb P\kapZmb§sfbpw hnkvacn¨psImWvSà C§s\ ]dbp¶Xv. AXv hnjb¯nsâ asämcp hiamWv. A¶s¯ kmaqlnI _Ô§sf¡pdn¨v ]qÀ®ambpw \ÃXpam{Xw ]dbphm³ IgnbpIbnsöXpw XoÀ¨. ]t£, A¡mew apXte \½Ä ]cn]men¨pt]mcp¶ PohnXZÀi\§Ä þ PohnX aqey§fpsS, kzbw ]cym]vX XbpsS, kmaqlnI Iq«mbvabpsS ZÀi\§Ä þ GXp Ime¯pw GXp tZi¯pw hnes¸«h Xs¶bmWv.