"AhfpsS Ccp]XmwhbknemWv inhm\n Hcp hn[hbmbXv.' Hcp PohNcn{X{KÙ¯n tNÀ¯n«pÅ hmIyamWnXv. Ccp]Xmwhbkn hn[hbmtIWvSnh¶htfmSv BÀ¡pw klXm]ta tXm¶pIbpÅq. hfsc k¦SIcamb AhØbmWv C{X sNdp{]mb¯n¯s¶ ssh[hya\p`hnt¡WvSnhcp¶Xv.
Imcyan§s\bmsW¦nepw, {]kvXpX PohNcn{X{KÙ¯nepÅ, ta¡mWn¨ hmIy¯nsâ Imcy¯n A`n{]mb hyXymkw tcJs¸Sp¯msX h¿! ip²amb aebmfhmIyaà AXv F¶XmWp ImcWw. "Xsâ Ccp]XmwhbknemWv inhm\n Hcp hn[hbmbXv' F¶p Xncp¯nbmtem? 'self'F¶v kqNn¸n¡m³ aebmf¯nÂam{Xw D]tbmKapÅ Hcp kÀh\maamWv "Xm³'. AXnsâ _lphN\w "X§Ä'. "Xm³ A§s\ Nn´n¨n«pt]mepansöv Ah³ ]dªp' þ F¶ hmIyw icnbmWv. "X§Ä A§s\ Nn´n¨n«pt]mepansöv AhÀ ]dªp'þ F¶ hmIyw _lphN\ kqNIamWv. Cu hmIyhpw icnXs¶. F¦nÂ, ta¸dª hmIyw sXäm¡p¶sX´psImWvSv? AsX§s\ icnbm¡mw?
"Xm³' F¶Xnt\mSp hn`àn{]Xybw tNcpt¼mgs¯, "Xsâ' F¶ cq]w Hgnhm¡Ww. aäv BcpsSsb¦nepw Ccp]Xmw hbÊn AÃtÃm inhm\n hn[hbmbXv! "Xsâ' F¶Xv C¯cw hmIy§fn tNÀ¡p¶Xv aebmf¯nsâ coXn¡p tNÀ¶XÃ. BZyw Xs¶ AsXmgnhm¡pI. ("AhfpsS' F¶Xv apt¼Xs¶ \mw Hgnhm¡nbXmWv Ft¶mÀ½n¡pI.) C\n B hmIyw Hs¶gpXnt\m¡mw: "Ccp]Xmw hbÊnemWv inhm\n Hcp hn[hbmbXv'. hmIyw icnbmbn¡gntªm? CÃtÃm. Cu hmIy¯nse "Hcp' aebmf`mjbpsS coXn¡v, Hgnhm¡mhp¶XmWv. "Hcp' tNÀt¡WvSXpw tNÀt¡WvSm¯Xpamb kµÀ`§fpWvSv. A¡mcyw hniZoIcn¡p¶Xn\p ap¼v \ap¡v Cu hmIyw icnbm¡mw: "Ccp]Xmw hbÊnemWv inhm\n hn[hbmbXv' F¶m¡nbm X\n aebmfhmIyambn¡gnªp.
"{][m\a{´n Xsâ ]Xv\ntbmsSm¯mWv Atacn¡bnte¡p t]mbXv' F¶ hmIyw hkvXpXm]cambn icnbmsW¦nepw aebmf`mjbpsS coXn¡v icnbÃ! "{][m\a{´n ]Xv\ntbmsSm¯mWv Atacn¡bnte¡p t]mbXv' F¶p Xncp¯nbmte \Ã aebmfhmIyamIpIbpÅq "...With his wife' F¶ Cw¥ojv coXn aebmf¯n\mhiyanÃ. "Xsâ' F¶Xv Hgnhm¡Wsa¶p kmcw. (Nne \mSpIfnse coXn¡v, IqsS "kz´w' `mcy Xs¶bmbncn¡papWvSmhpI F¶pd¸n¡m\mhnÃtÃm!)
Ip«nIrjvWamcmÀ cNn¨ "aebmf ssien' BZyw {]kn²oIcn¡s¸«Xv 1942þemWv. CXnt\mSIw ]Xn\t©m, ]Xn\mtdm ]Xn¸pIÄ {]kn²oIcn¡m\nSbmb "aebmfssien'bmWv \à aebmfKZyw F§s\bmbncn¡Wsa¶p aebmfnIÄ¡p ]dªp X¶ BZy B[nImcnI {KÙw. Cw¥ojns\ A\pIcn¨v aebmf¯n "Hcp' [mcmfambn {]tbmKn¡s¸Sp¶psWvS¶pw an¡ Øe¯pw "Hcp'hnsâ Bhiyansöpw tkmZmlcWw amcmÀ B IrXnbn kaÀ°n¡p¶pWvSv. "Hcp Fdp¼ns\t¸mse DÕmlnbmbncn¡pI', "Hcp arKs¯ t\m¡pI; AXp tcmK{KkvXambm DSs\ Blmcs¯ \ntijw Dt]£n¡p¶p', "Hcp Ip«nbmbmepw Hcp apXnÀ¶ a\pjy\mbmepw...', F¶n§s\ At\Iw DZmlcW§Ä \ÂInbn«pWvSv, an¡ kµÀ`§fnepw "Hcp' Hgnhmt¡WvSXmsW¶v "aebmfssien'Imc³ ]dbp¶p.
DZmlcW§fnÂ\n¶p hyàamhpw t]mse, "H¶v' F¶ AÀ°¯n {]tbmKn¡p¶ kwJymhmNnbmb "Hcp'hns\¸änbmWv Ip«n¡rjvWamcmÀ ]dªn«pÅXv. F¶m "Hcp' F¶ hntijW]Z¯n\v kwJymhmNnbÃm¯ AÀ°Xe§fpapWvSv. {]kvXpX AÀ°Xe§fn "Hcp'hnsâ D]tbmKw Hgnhm¡m\mhm¯ kµÀ`§fpWvSmhmdpWvSv. GXm\pw DZmlcW§fneqsS CXp hyàamIpw:
1. Hm, Abmsfmcp ]pWyhm³!
2. \m«n \n¡m³ \nhr¯nbnÃmsX h¶t¸mÄ Ah³ Hcp t]m¡pt]mbn.
3. Hcp ]¯pIntemaoäÀ IqSn k©cn¨mte AhnsS F¯pIbpÅq.
4. aäpÅhÀ am\n¡p¶psh¶ph¶t¸mÄ AbmÄ Hcp am\y\mbn.
5. Rm³ Hcp Xc¯n B ]Wnb§p XoÀ¯p.
6. \msf sNdnb Hcp NmbkXvImcw \S¯p¶pWvSv.
7. GtXm Hcp tIih³ \ns¶bt\zjn¨ph¶ncp¶p.
8. aI\v AÑsâ XÃpIn«psa¶mbt¸mÄ A½ Hcp Ifhp ]dªp.
þC§s\bpÅ Ahkc§fn Hcp , hmIy¯nsâ `mKambn hcp¶Xp sXäÃ. \nÝnXamb AÀ°w e`n¡m³ AXp IqSntb Xocq. "F\n¡v Hcp Imcyw ]dbm\pWvSv' F¶p ]dtbWvSnS¯v "F\n¡v Imcyw ]dbm\pWvSv' F¶n§s\, "Hcp'hns\ Hgnhm¡m³ {ian¡p¶Xp icnbÃ.
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"kv{XoimàoIcWw't]mepÅ ]Z§Ä C¶p \mw tIÄ¡mdpWvSv. enJnX`mjbnepw Cu "imàoIcWw' hÀ²n¨tXmXn IS¶phcp¶pWvSv. {]tbmKn¨p {]tbmKn¨v sXämb cq]hpw Imem´c¯n icnsb¶p hcmdpWvSv. "iàoIcWw' F¶ {]tbmKw aXnbmhp¶nS¯v "imàoIcWw' Øm\w ]nSn¡m\nSbmbXv F§s\sb¶dnbnÃ. A¨p\nc¯nbt¸mÄ "i'þbv¡p ]Icw A_²¯n "im' h¶Xmbn¡qsS¶nÃ! F´mbmepw, "imàoIcWw' BhiyanÃm¯XmsW¶pw "iàoIcW'ta thWvSq F¶pw \madnbWw.
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kw`mjW`mjbmb hmsamgnbnÂ\n¶v Fgp¯nsâ `mjbmb hcsamgnbnte¡p IS¶phcp¶ sXäpIÄ \nch[nbmWv. "Cu ]ntÅcpsS H¨¸mSp ImcWw Hcn¡epw skmbncyanÃ' F¶v, {KmaoWbmb ho«½bpsS ]cmXn! AXp kmcansöp hbv¡pI. "sskzcyw' F¶v, IqkenÃmsX {]tbmKn¡p¶ F{Xtbm t]sc \ap¡dnbmw. Fgp¯n am{Xaà ]d¨nenepw "sskzcyw' Xs¶. icnbmb cq]amWv "sskzcw' F¶p Xncn¨dnhv \ap¡p IqSntb Xocq. Fgp¯nepw {]mÀ°\bnepsams¡ ]cs¡ {]tbmKn¡s¸Sp¶ asämcp ]ZamWv "Gäw'. Cu ]Zw ]gb aebmf¯n "Gähpw' F¶ AÀ°¯n D]tbmKn¨ph¶ncp¶p. "Gähpw' F¶Xns\¡mÄ "Gäw' Bbncp¶p ]WvSv IqSpXembp]tbmKn¨ncp¶sX¶pw tXm¶p¶p. "Gäw {]nbs¸«...' F¶n§s\bmbncp¶p I¯pIfnse kwt_m[\IÄ. ]t£, "Gähpw' F¶ AÀ°¯n "Gäw' D]tbmKn¡mXncn¡p¶Xp \¶v. "Gä'¯nsâ AÀ°w "Ibä'sa¶msW¶p \mw a\Ênem¡Ww.