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ho«phmXnev¡Â
BcpsStbm ap«ptI«v Rm³ Fgpt¶äpsN¶p.
IcpWmÀ{Zamb angnIfn hyk\¯nsâ DuSp]mhpIfpw
tXmfäw \o apSnbpw IpdnbXmSnbpapÅ bphXzw {]Xo£n¨mWp
hmXn Xpd¶Xv. Im\mbnse IeymW¯n\ptijw kZm ImWm\m{Kln¡p¶
BÄcq]w. Ccn¸nepw InS¸nepw DuWnepw Dd¡¯nepw
AtXbpÅq Ct¸mÄ FsâbpÅnÂ. F¶mÂ
hmXnev¡epmbncp¶Xv \oXmSnbn \cbpÅ Kamen.
\ncmibpÅnsemXp¡n Rm\bmsf kzoIcn¨p. Fs¶
IXpw Kamen ]cn`hw ]dªp;
""IeymW¯n\p h¶n«v kZybv¡ncn¡msX
C§pt]m¶p, AtÃ?''
""Mm..''
""hoªpXoÀ¶pt]mbXn\mÂ, Rm\msI
]cn{`a¯nembncp¶p. AXpsImp \n§sf th{X {i²n¡m³
IgnªnÃ. ]ns¶t\m¡pt¼mÄ \n§sfsbm«p
IXpanÃ.''
""AXpkmcanÃKamentbm«m. hoªnÃmsX
]ns¶sb§s\bm kZy\S¶Xv?''
""AsXsâ Iptª, ssZhm[o\w F¶p ]dªmaXn.
Bdp `cWnhoªv DSt\ In«n.''
AXp e`n¨ Imcyw Kamen hnkvXcn¨p ]dªp:
""Fsâ NmÀ¨¡mcn adnbw h¶ncp¶p
\ktc¯o¶v. X¨³ tPmk^nsâ ]Xv\n. Ah³
]t acn¨pt]mbn. BsIbpÅ HcpaI\m AhÄ¡pXpW.
tbip. anSp¡\mb sNdp¸¡mc³.''
""tM! tbip!''
B t]cp tIÄ¡sh, tImcn¯cn¨ Rm³ ImXpIqÀ¸n¨p.
tbiphns\¡pdn¨v Kamen ]dbm³t]mIp¶Xv F´mWv?
AXptIÄ¡m³ [ndpXnbmbn F\n¡v. Kamen XpSÀ¶p:
""Fsâ thhemXn Iv, adnbw aIs\ hnfn¨v, hoªpXoÀ¶pt]mb
Imcyw Adnbn¨p. DSt\., AhnsSbpmbncp¶ Bdp IÂ`cWnbnÂ
shÅw \ndbv¡m³ tbip ]dªp. R§Ä
shÅwtImcn `cWn\nd¨Xpw, AXpsImpt]mbn hnf¼ns¡mSp¯psImÅm³
]dªp, tbip. hnf¼nbt¸mgsà Ado¶Xv,
B ]¨shÅw H¶m´cw hoªmbn amdnsb¶v.
ssZhhim ]ns¶sbÃmw `wKnbmbn \S¶p.''
A\§m\pw anm\pw IgnbmsX, achn¨t]msebmbn Rm³! ]¨shÅs¯
hoªm¡nb tbip! AXoXhnkvabw. kÀhP\¯n\pw
hcphm\pÅ ku`mKyw Ah³Xs¶bmIp¶p. C\n ktµlanÃ.
Im\mbn IXv ssZhP\w Im¯ncn¡p¶ c£Isâ
apJw! Fsâ I®pIÄ ]pWyw t\Snbncn¡p¶p.
{]nbam\ks\ Hcp t\m¡p ImWphm³ IgnªXv Fsâ
kpIrXw. F¦nepw t]mcm. hopw hopw B XncpapJw ZÀin¡Ww.
B XncphmbvsamgnIÄ {ihn¡Ww.B Xrt¨hSnIÄ ]n´pScWw.
AXn\mbn FsâbpÅw sImXn¨p. Rm³ tNmZn¨p:
""FhnsSbmWv adnbhpw aI\pw ]mÀ¡p¶Xv?
\ktd¯n sN¶m Ahsc ImWm³ Igntbm F\n¡v?''
""H¶pw Adnbmt½e adnbw. Im\mbnepÅ
\Y\tb tbiphnsâ Iq«mfnbmsW¶p ]dªptI«p.Ahs\
ImÂ, hnhcw Xnc¡n Rm³ h¶p ]dbmw.''
""AXpaXn Kamentb«m. XmaknbmsX \Y\tbens\ H¶p
ImWm³ {ian¡Ww. thKw hnhcw AdnbmasÃm.'' AXp
k½Xn¨v Kamen bm{X ]dªp: "" }Rms\¶m
t]mbnhcmw.''
]n¶oSv Hmtcm Znhkhpw Kamen hcp¶Xpw t\m¡n Rm\ncp¶p.
tbip FhnsSbmWpmhpI? AXdnbm³ XnSp¡ambn F\n¡v.
F¶m ]e\mÄ Ignªn«pw KamenbpsS hchpmbnÃ.
At\zjn¨pt]mb atbman¡v Abmsf Is¯m\pw IgnªnÃ.
Fsâ £asI«p. Rm\htfmSp ]dªp: \ap¡p
\kd¯nte¡p Xs¶t]mImw atbman. Rm³ Im¯ncp¶paSp¯p.''
""AXns\´m, \ap¡pt]mImw. ]ns¶...''
""F´m atbman?''
""AsXmcp Ip{KmaamWv. Zmcn{ZyhmknIfmWv A[nIhpw. \ktd¯pImÀ¡v
hnhcansöm ]dbmdv.''
atbman s\änNpfn¨p. AsXs¶ sNmSn¸n¨p:
""Ahcpw a\pjyctÃ? atbman F´mWo ]td¶Xv?''
atbman Nqfn.""s]mXpth tIÄ¡p¶ Imcyw
]dsªt¶bpÅq Rm³.''
""F¶m C\nb§s\ ]dbmXncn¡v. \ktd¯nse
adnbs¯bpw aIs\bpw \½iv IXtÃ. AhÀ hkn¡p¶
{Kma¯n\vIpdshm¶pw DmhnÃ.''
adp]Sn ]dbmsX AhÄ XeIp\n¨p. Rm³ XpSÀ¶p:
"" c£I\p P·w \evInb amXmhnsâ \mStÃ
\ktd¯v. AXp hmgv¯s¸« {Kmaw.''
""icnbmWp adnbw. Rm\Xv HmÀ¡Wambncp¶p.
Fsâ sXäv...''
Ipät_m[w atbmansb Ae«n. Rm\hsf kam[m\n¸n¨p:""
t]ms«. kmcanÃ.AX§p ad¡v. \msf cmhnse
\ap¡v \ktd¯nte¡p ]pds¸Smw.''
AhÄ Xebm«n.""t]mImw''
]nä¶mÄ ]peÀt¨ Rm³ bm{Xbvs¡mcp§n.
\Ãhkv{X§Ä `wKnbmbn [cn¨p. apSn NoInbn«v]cnafssXew]qin.
Is®gpXn ]pcnIw tNem¡n. Hcp§nbnd§pt¼mÄ
BßkwXr]vXn. atbman Fs¶ ]pIgv¯pIbpw sNbvXp:
""C¶v ]Xnhntesd kpµcnbmWp adnbw'' atbman
]dªp.
aµlkn¨tXbpÅq Rm³. FÃm AWnsªmcp¡§fpw,
Ah\h³ ]qPn¡p¶ Bß\mY\pthnbmsW¶v, Rms\t¶mSv
AS¡w ]dªp. A§s\sbmcmsf ZÀin¡phm\pÅ
bm{XtbmÀ¯v Rm³ ]pfIaWnªp.
AIse Ip¶pIÄ¡p aosX DZbshfn¨w aqSÂ
aªn ]pXªpInS¶p. AXp Iv R§Ä ]pds¸«p.
]«WhmXnev¡Â Ip ap«nb hr²³
\ktd¯nte¡pÅ hgn ]dªpX¶p.
""Im\mbv¡psX¡mWv. ]Snªm«pÅ
hgntb \St¶mfq. ]¯p\mgnIbntesd ZqcanÃ. D¨bv¡papt¼
\ktd¯n sNÃmw.''
hr²\p \µn]dªv R§Ä \S¶p. \m«phgn
ZpÀLSambncp¶p. \ktd¯n sN¶ptNcpt¼mÄ
a²ymÓw. shbnteäp Imbp¶ sam«¡p¶pIÄ.
Icnhp\ne§fpw Xcnip`qanbpw. an¡hmdpw DucpIfnÂ
a¬hoSpIfpsS ssZ\yw. Bf\¡w Ipdhmbncp¶p FhnsSbpw.
Iptdt\c¯n\p tijw Ipap«nbhtcmSv tbiphnsâ Imcyw
Xnc¡n. Xosc aXn¸nÃmsX, Bt£]kzc¯nemWv
AhÀ kwkmcn¨Xv.
""B X¨\tÃ, adntbsS aI³. B XeXncntªms\
R§fmcpw {i²n¡mdnÃ. hmbn tXm¶nbXpw
]dªv hÃhgntbw \S¸pmIpw ''
AhÀ Fs¶ t\m¡nbXpw ]pÑt¯msS. tbiphns\
At\zjn¨ph¶ Cu h¼¯n BcmsW¶ a«nÂ.
AXhKWn¨v, asämcmtfmSv adnbansâ hoSv At\zjn¨p.
Abmsfmcp kqN\ X¶p:
""apt¶m«p s]mt¡mfq. hgntbmc¯p
Xs¶ hoSpw ]Wn¸pcbpw ImWmw. AhnsS Bsfmtm Ft´m?
Iptd\mfmbn B ]Wn¸ptc¶v ]Wnsbm¨sbm¶pw tIÄ¡mdnÃ.''
apgph³ tIÄ¡pw apt¼, atbmanbpsS ssI]nSn¨v
Rm³ \S¶p. hgnbn IhscÃmw A²zm\n¡p¶hcpw
`mcw Npa¡p¶hcpw. Ahsc klmbn¡p¶ ]mhw IgpXIÄ.
\nc¯ph¡n kabw t]m¡p¶ Aek·mcpw
Xmt´m¶nIfpw. Hcp hfhp XncnªXpw, X¨sâ
]Wn¸pc Ip. sXm«Sp¯pXs¶hoSpw. kao]¯mbn
{Kma¯nse \oÀ¡pgn. AhnsS shÅsaSp¡m³
h¶ kv{XoIfpsS hÀ¯am\w. ]Wn¸pc iq\yambncp¶p.
ASps¯§pw ]Wn \S¶ e£WanÃ. sN¶pt\m¡pt¼mÄ
kao]¯pÅ hoSpw ASªp InS¡p¶p. \ncmibmÂ
Rm³ s\SphnÀ¸n«p \n¶p.
AXp hgn shÅw Npa¶ph¶ kv{XoItfmSv atbman kwkmcn¨p.
Iptd\mfmbn Cu ho«n Bscbpw ImWmdnsöv
AhÀ ]dªp. adnbhpw aI\pw FhnsSt¸mtbm Ft´m?
kn\tKmKn At\zjn¨m hÃhnhchpw Adnbm³
Igntª¡pw. AhcnsemcmÄ kn\tKmKv ImWn¨pX¶p.
AXm AhnsS Ip¶n³ apIfnÂ..
{Kma¯nse {][m\Øm\¯pÅ \ktdwIp¶nembncp¶p
kn\tKmKv. Ip¶n³Ncnhn A§n§mbn henb
Henhpac§Ä. an¡Xpw Pc_m[n¨v NnÃIfpW§nbh.
AhbpsS XWepÅ hgntb Ip¶pIbdn R§Ä kn\tKmKnsâ
ap¶nse¯n.
Bhiy¯n\p hep¸apÅ ]Ån. sIm¯p]WnIfpÅ
apJ¸pw hmXnepIfpw. apä¯n\p \à hnkvXmcw.
aq¶p Zmk·mÀ AhnsS thesNbvXpsImncp¶p.
cp sNdp¸¡mcpw hr²\pw. R§sf Iv hr²³
ASp¯ph¶p. kn\tKmKnsâ hmXnepIÄ ASªpInS¶p.
Hcp¡\mfnte AXp Xpd¡pIbpÅq F¶p hr²³
]dªp. Fsâ BImc`wKnbpw thjhpw Iv aäpthe¡mÀ
BÝcys¸«p\n¶p. Ijn XtemSn, \op\c¨
XmSnbpgnªv hr²³ tNmZn¨p:
""Cu t\c¯v kv{XoIsf´n\v ChnsS tIdnh¶Xv?''
aKvZebn \n¶p hcnIbmsW¶p Rm³ ]dªp.
adnb¯nsâ aI³ tbiphns\ ImWm\mWv \ktd¯nÂ
h¶Xv. AhcpsS hoSv ASªp InS¡p¶p. kn\tKmKnÂ
At\zjn¨m hnhcw Adnbmsa¶p hnNmcn¨p.
tbiphnsâ t]cp ]dªXpw hr²\p ]cn{`aapmbn. aäpthe¡mcpw
ImXpIqÀ¸n¨p. F\n¡p XnSp¡ambn.""
FhnsSbmWv tbip ]mÀ¡p¶Xv?''
hr²³ ssIaeÀ¯n. AbmÄ Np\¡msX
hoÀ¸S¡n\n¶p. Rm³ sI©n: ""Zbhmbn
Fs¶sbm¶p klmbn¨mepw. aq¸sâ aIfmsW¶p
IcpXnbm aXn.''
""tbiphnsâ t]À ]dªm ChnsSbpÅhÀ
Ie¼pw. AtXmÀ¡pt¼mgmWv...'' hr²³
k¦Ss¸«p.
AsX´mW§s\? tbip Cu \m«pImc\Ãtbm?''
""~Hcp {]hmNI\pw kz´w \m«n BZcn¡s¸SmdnÃ
Ipsª.''
""ChnSpÅhÀ¡v F´n\mWv tbiphnt\mSp
]cn`hw? At±lw \Ãh\Ãtbm?''
""\Ãh\Ãtbm¶v! tbiphnsâ ]nXmhp
tPmk^v F\n¡p N§mXnbmbncp¶p. Ah\Ãtbm Cu
]ÅnhmXnepIÄ ]pXp¡n¸WnªXpw tamSn]nSn¸n¨Xpw.
A¶v ]nXmhnsâ IqsSh¶v thesbSp¯ _me\m tbip.
anSpanSp¡³ Ip«n. F¶n«m C¸gn§s\...''
AIte¡pt\m¡n\n¶v hr²³ s\SphoÀ¸n«p.
Rm³ tNmZn¨p: ""F¶n«v F´mWpmbXv?''
""H¶pw ]dsb. ]Ån{]amWnamÀ¡pw
]coi·mÀ¡pw C¸w tbiphns\ IpIqSm. AhÀ
Iq«wIqSn Ahs\ sImÃm³ t]mepw {ian¡bpmbn.''
""tM! sImÃpItbm? IjvSw! AsX´n\v?''
apäs¯ XWÂac¯n Nmcn\n¶v hr²³
hniZambn kwkmcn¨p.
Hcp i_¯p\mfn ]Xnhpt]mse tbip ChnsS h¶p. Bcm[\mkab¯v
hmbn¡m³ NpcpsfSp¯p. A¶p hmbn¨Xv Gi¿m
{]hmNIsâ ZoÀL ZÀi\w. ssZh¯nsâ
Bßmhv F¶n hkn¡p¶p. km[p¡sf
kphmÀ¯ Adnbn¡phm³ Ahs\s¶ \ntbmKn¨ncn¡p¶p.
ASnaIÄ¡p tamN\hpw ]oUnXÀ¡v Bizmkhpw
{]Jym]nt¡Xn\v Abbv¡s¸«h\pw Rm\mIp¶p.
IpcpS·mÀ¡v ImgvNsImSp¡p¶h\pw
lrZb{hW§Ä kpJs¸Sp¯p¶h\pw Rm³
Xs¶..
hmb\ Ignªv NpcpfS¨v {]hN\w hymJym\n¡sh, Ah³
]dªp:
""C¶v \n§Ä Fsâ hN\w tIÄ¡bmÂ
Cu Xncpshgp¯v \nhr¯nbmbncn¡p¶p.''
CXp tI«psImncp¶ blqZ{]amWnamcpw ]coi·mcpw
DSs\ NmSnsbgpt¶äp. Ch³ ]dbp¶Xv ssZh\nµbmsW¶v
hnfn¨pIqhn. tbiphnt\mSp IbÀ¯p. Ah\p {`m´msW¶v
Bt£]n¨p. A¡q«¯n Ahsâ
NmÀ¨¡mÀ t]mepapmbncp¶p. FÃmhcpw
tNÀ¶v tbiphns\ ]ÅnbnÂ\n¶p ]nSn¨p]pd¯m¡n.
Cu \ktdw Ip¶nsâ s\dpIbnÂ\n¶v sIm¡bnte¡p
XÅnbn«v Ahs\ sImes¸Sp¯m\pw Hcp {iaw \S¶p.
F¶m AhÀ¡Xn\p IgnªnÃ.
A{Xbpw ]dªv hr²³ hÃmsX Npabv¡m³
XpS§n. I^w sXmbn X§n, AbmÄ¡p hn½n«apmbn.
AXpIv Rm\bmfpsS amdn Xnap½ns¡mSp¯p.
Fsâ kv]Ài\¯m Bizmkw e`n¨t]mse,
Fs¶ Däpt\m¡n AbmÄ hnkvabn¨p. Rm³
tNmZn¨p: ""F´m aq¸m, hnjaw amdntbm?''
""F§s\ amdpw Fsâ Ipsª? DÅnÂ
hÃm¯ hnjaapv. tPmk^v \oXnam\mbncp¶p. AtXt]mseXs¶bm
aI\pw. ChnsSbpÅhÀ Aht\mSp ImWn¨Xp ZpjvSXbÃtbm?
AtXmÀ¡p¼gm F\n¡p hnjaw.''
B hr²\b\§Ä \ndbpIbpw hm¡pIÄ ]XdpIbpw
sNbvXp. Rm³ Bizmkw ]dªp: ""aq¸³
hnjan¡msX. CXm CXp ht¨mfq.''
Hcp shÅn\mWbw Rms\Sp¯p sImSp¯p. AXp Xncn¨pw
adn¨pw t\m¡n ap¯ns¡mv AbmÄ Ioibnen«p.
Hcp \nanjs¯ BtemN\bv¡ptijw AbmÄ ]dªp: ""
I^À¶mlqw F¶ptI«n«ntÃ? henb
]«Wam. AhnSp¯pImcmb \me©pt]À tbiphnsâ
IqsSbpv AXpsImv AhnsS ImWpw A½bpw aI\pw. F¶m Fsâ
Adnhv. tbiphns\ ImWtW, \n§ÄAt§m«p t]mIp¶XmWp
\ÃXv. Cu \ktd¯nte¡v Ahcn\nhcpsa¶v F\n¡p
tXm¶p¶nÃ.''
hr²³ hÀ¯am\w \ndp¯n Xsâ tPmenbnte¡p
aS§n. Rm\pw atbmanbpw Ip¶nd§n. ASnhmcs¯
A¯mWn¨ph«nencp¶v R§Ä hgnbmlmcw
Ign¨p. hn{ian¡pt¼mÄ Rm³ \ncmis¸«p:
""C¶s¯ bm{X shdptXbmbn, Atà atbman?
hmkvXh¯n F\n¡p k¦Sw tXm¶p¶p.''
""k¦Ss¸Sp¶sX´n\v?'' atbman
kam[m\s¸Sp¯n: ""H¶pw shdptXbmbnÃ.
ChnsS tbip ]mÀ¡p¶nsöv Adnbm³
IgnªtÃm. FhnsSbpmIpsa¶v kqN\bpw In«n.
AXpXs¶ henbImcyw.''
"" Fsâ a\Êp]dbp¶p, I^À¶lqante¡p
t]mIWsa¶v.''
""AXns\´m., t]mImatÃm.. ASp¯Znhkw
Xs¶ t]mImw.''
atbman A`n{]mbs¸«p. Rm\Xn\p hg§n. R§Ä
aKvZebnte¡p Xncn¨p.
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Editor : Fr. Augustine Peedikamalayil
Managing Editor : Fr. Joseph Thadathil
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