]p¯³]d¼n IpSpw_tbmKw I½nän DS\Sn \S¸m¡m\pt±in¡p¶ ]Xn\©n\ ]cn]mSnbn H¶mWv ^manen \yqkv seäÀ. C§s\sbmcp Bibw apt¼m«p h¨Xv km_phmbncp¶p. Hcp ]pXnb Bibw \nÀt±in¡p¶hscs¡mWvSpXs¶ AXp \S¸nem¡m³ ap³ssIsbSp¸n¡pI F¶ _p²n]qÀÆamb kao]\amWv I½nän kzoIcn¨ncn¡p¶Xv. ImcWw ]pXnb sFUnb a\ÊnepÅhÀ¡v AsX§s\ \S¸nem¡Ww F¶Xns\¡pdn¨p cq]apWvSmbncn¡pw. \yqkv seädnsâ NpaXe G¡Ww F¶ A`yÀ°\bpambn IpSpw_tbmKw `mchmlnIÄ Ab¨ I¯v km_phn\p In«n. AXp hmbn¨t¸mÄ ssj\n¡v Hcp kwibw: ""C§s\ Hcmibw ]dbpt¼mÄ CXnsâ NpaXe GÂt¡WvSn hcpsa¶p IcpXnbncpt¶m?''
""\S¸nem¡mw Asæn \S¸nem¡Ww F¶p t_m[yapÅ Imcy§tf Rm³ ]dbmdpÅq. AXpsImWvSp Xs¶ Cu NpaXe Rm³ G¡pIbmWv'' km_phnsâ Cu adp]Sn ssj\nsb Gsd kt´mjn¸n¨p. Dd¨ t_m[y§fpÅbmfmWv km_p F¶p ssj\n¡dnbmw. Hcp Imcyw \S¯Ww F¶p Xocpam\n¨m F´p {]bXv\w Ign¨pw AXp \S¯nsbSp¡m³ BÄ kaÀ°\mWv. Cu \nÝbZmÀVyw IpSpw_¯n\p sam¯¯n KpWta sNbvXn«pÅq. Bßhnizmkt¯msSbpÅ km_phnsâ Hmtcm \o¡§fpw Ip«nIfnepw X¶nepw Bßhnizmkw hfÀ¯ns¡mWvSncn¡p¶p. DtZymKØsbm¶pasænepw Hcp ho«½sb¶ \nebn Xm³ ]qÀ®kwXr]vXbmbncn¡p¶Xnsâ clkyw CXpXs¶bmsW¶mWv ssj\nbpsS hnizmkw.
]e IpSpw_§fpw \yqkv seädpIÄ Cd¡mdpÅXmbn km_phn\dnbmw. NnesXms¡ IWvSn«papWvSv. F¶m Ahbn \ns¶Ãmw Aev]w hyXykvXambncn¡Ww ]p¯³]d¼n \yqkv seäÀ F¶mWv km_phnsâbm{Klw. C¡mcyw IpSpw_tbmKw `mchmlnIsfAdnbn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. km_phn\v C¡mcy¯n ]qÀ®kzmX{´yapsWvS¶v Ahcdnbn¨p. BhiyapÅ amädpIÄ tiJcn¨p \ÂImw. Ah {IaoIcn¨v Unän]n bnem¡n ss^\ {]q^v X§Ä¡b¨pXcWw. CXp am{Xambncp¶p AhcpsS Unamâv. AX\pkcn¨v km_p Icp¡Ä \o¡n¯pS§n.
]e ^manen \yqkv seädpIfnepw km[mcWbmbn IpSpw_hmÀ¯IÄ am{Xta DWvSmhq. AXns\mcp amäw hcWw. km_phnsâ Nn´ B hgn¡p \o§n. Ip«nIÄ¡pw apXnÀ¶hÀ¡pw Hcpt]mse D]Imc{]Zamb ckIcamb hn`h§Ä AXnepWvSmIWw. ]mNI¡pdn¸pIÄ¡pw ASp¡f\pdp§pIÄ¡pw am{Xaà t]gvkWmenän sUhe]vsaâv, IcnbÀ ssKU³kv, kvt]m¡¬ Cw¥ojv XpS§nbhbvs¡Ãmw \yqkv seädn Øm\apWvSmbncn¡Ww. sIm¨psIm¨p amädpIÄ ]camh[n sshhn[yt¯msS DÄs¸Sp¯Ww. C§s\ Nne Bib§Ä a\Ên h¨psImWvSv km_p \yqkv seädnsâ tPmenIÄ Bcw`n¨p.
IpSpw_tbmKw I½nän AhÀ¡p In«nb IpSpw_hmÀ¯Ifpw Adnbn¸pIfpw t^mt«mIfpw Ip«nIfpsS cN\Ifpsams¡ km_phn\v Ab¨psImSp¯p. IpSpw_tbmK¯nsâ c£m[nImcnbpsSbpw tbmKw {]knUânsâbpw sk{I«dnbpsSbpw BiwkIfpw AtXmsSm¸apWvSmbncp¶p. IpSpw_hmÀ¯IÄ¡p ap³KW\ sImSp¯psImWvSpXs¶ km_p amädpIÄ {IaoIcn¨p. FUntämdnbÂ, BiwkIÄ, ktµi§Ä, IpSpw_hmÀ¯IÄ, Adnbn¸pIÄ F¶o {Ia¯n B amädpIÄ {IaoIcn¨ tijw "Sn]vkv t^mÀ t]gvkmWnenän Uhe]vsaâv' F¶ t]cn Ip«nIÄ¡pw bphP\§Ä¡pw CjvSs¸Sp¶ Ipsd sIm¨psIm¨p t]mbnâpIÄ tiJcn¨ph¨p. CXn hkv{X[mcWcoXn, icoc`mj Chsb¡pdns¨Ãmw ]cmaÀin¡p¶p.
sXm«p]n¶mse hcp¶Xv "HmÀ½' Fs¶mcp tImfamWv. CXneqsS IpSpw_¯nse XeapXnÀ¶ AwK§Ä X§fpsS ]gbIme kvarXnIÄ ]¦phbv¡p¶p. XeapdIsf X½n ASp¸n¨psImWvSphcp¶ ]wànbmWnXv. CXn\p ]n¶mse Ip«nIfpsS ckIcamb cN\IÄ hntZi¯p tPmen sN¿p¶hÀ AhcpsS A\p`h§Ä ]¦phbv¡p¶ Hcp tImfamWv ASp¯Xv þ A\p`hw F¶ t]cnÂ. IpSpw_¯nse sshZnIcpw k\ykvXcpw IpSpw_mwK§Ä¡p \ÂIp¶ ktµi§fmWv \yqkv seädnsâ a[y`mK¯pÅXv.
bphP\§Ä¡pthWvSn "aoUnbm hm¨v' Fs¶mcp tImfhpw km_p Hcp¡n. AXn ASp¯bnsS Cd§nb Hcp \à {]kn²oIcWw, \à ]pkvXIw, \à kn\na, \à dnbmenän tjm Chsb¡pdns¨ms¡ Npcp¡¯n {]Xn]mZn¡p¶p. Snhnbnse \à t{]m{KmapIsf¡pdn¨pÅ hnhc§fpw \ÂIp¶p. CtXmsSm¸w "R§Ä¡pÅXv' Fs¶mcp tImfhpw "R§Ä¡pthWvSXv' F¶ asämcp tImfhpw IqSn tNÀ¡m³ km_p Xocpam\n¨p. DÅhÀ X§Ä¡pÅXv CÃm¯hcpambn sjbÀ sN¿p¶ coXnsb t{]mÕmln¸n¡m\mWv Cu tImfw. CsX´pamhmw. hkvXpXIÄ am{XaÃ, Bib§tfm at\m`mh§tfm A§s\ F´pw. IpSpw_mwK§Ä X½n ]ckv]cklIcWat\m`mhw hfÀ¯pIbmWv Dt±iyw. tcmK{]Xntcm[amÀ¤§Ä, ]Ww em`n¡m\pÅ hgnIÄ, kpc£nXamb \nt£]coXnIÄ F¶pthWvS Hcp IpSpw_¯n\v BhiyambsXÃmw Iym]vkqÄ cq]¯n \yqkv seädneqsS e`yam¡pI F¶Xmbncp¶p km_phnsâ e£yw. CXn\mhiyamb Ipsd amädpIÄ km_p Bhiys¸«{]Imcw IpSpw_tbmKw I½nän¡mÀ Ab¨psImSp¯p.
A§s\ ]p¯³]d¼n \yqkv seädnsâ {]kvamäÀ X¿mdmbn. ssj\nbpw Ip«nIfpw km_phns\ Imcyambn klmbn¨p. ""tPÀWenkw ]Tn¡Wsa¶pÅhÀ¡v CsXmcp \à tlmw s{Sbn\nwKmWv'' þkm_p Ip«nItfmSp ]dªp. ""Nm¨³ Asænepw Hcp \à s{Sbn\dmWv'' s\_phnsâ Iaâv! AtX \à A¸\½amÀ A§s\bmbncn¡pwþ\à s{Sbnt\gvkv!
^manen \yqkv seädnsâ ss^\ {]q^v km_p IpSpw_tbmKw I½nän¡v Ab¨psImSp¯p. aq¶mw Znhkw Hcp t^m¬ tImÄ h¶p. IpSpw_tbmKw {]knUâv Ipcy¨\mWp hnfn¨Xv. Ipcy¨³ ]dªp: ""\yqkv seäÀ hfsc \¶mbncn¡p¶p, km_p. A`n\µ\§Ä. FÃm Imcy§sf¡pdn¨pw km_phn\v hnimeamb Hcp ImgvN¸mSpsWvS¶p R§Ä a\Ênem¡p¶p. Cu ImgvN¸mSpw at\m`mhhpw \½psS IpSpw_§Ä¡v `mhnbn Hcp apX¡q«mbn amdpsa¶p Rm³ {]Xymin¡p¶p. hcp¶ IpSpw_tbmK¯n\p ap¼p Xs¶ \yqkv seäÀ FÃm hoSpIfnepw F¯n¡m³ {ian¡pw. hniZhnhc§Ä ]n¶mse Adnbn¡mw.''
t^m¬ Xmsg hbv¡pt¼mÄ km_phnsâ apJw {]k¶ambncp¶p; a\Êv k´pjvShpw. ssj\ntbmSp hnhcw ]dªt¸mÄ CcphcpsSbpw apJ¯p kt´mjw Cc«nbmbn. ssj\n kwXr]vXn IeÀ¶ kzc¯n ]dªp: ""ssZhw \s½ D]tbmKs¸Sp¯pIbmWp km_pth«m''
""AsX ssj\o, ssZhw \s½ D]tbmKs¸Sp¯pIbmWv. aäpÅhÀ¡pthWvSn \s½ D]tbmKs¸Sp¯pIbmWv. At¸mgmWv PohnXw kpµcamIp¶Xv!''
ASp¯ e¡¯n : A¸\pw a¡fpw X½n Hcp kwhmZw.