en^vSv

 `qKÀ` Xpc-¦-¯n  tPmen sNbvXncp¶ Hcp ]mh-s¸« hr²-t\mSv sshZn-I³ kzÀ¤-s¯bpw \c-I-s¯bpw ]än hni-Zo-I-cn-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.. kzÀ¤-sa-¶Xp apI-fn-epw, \cIw Xmsg `qan-¡-Sn-bn-em-sW¶pw At±lw hnh-cn-¨p. AXn-\p-tijw C{]-Imcw Hcp-]-tZ-ihpw \ÂIn.

“”\n§Ä en^vSn-eqsS `qan-¡-Sn-bn-te¡v t]mIp-t¼mÄ s\©p-th-Z\ D­mbn F¶n-cn-¡-s«. DS³ Xs¶ apI-fn-te¡v t]mIp-hm-\pÅ kzn¨n hnc-e-aÀ¯p-hm³ aSn-¡-cp-Xv.”

apJ-kvXpXn

 [\n-I-\mb Hcp aZy ]m\n-bpsS ih-kw-kv¡mc NS-§n ]s¦-Sp-¡p-hm³ _nj¸v sN¶p.. ih-s¸-«n-bpsS kao]w Abm-fpsS `mcybpw aI\pw Ccp¶p Ic-bp-t¼mÄ, [\n-Isâ Pohn-X-¯nse \à hi-§sf ¡pdn¨v _nj¸v hmNm-e-\mbn {]kw-Kn-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. AXn-i-tbmàn IeÀ¶ _nj-¸nsâ {]kwKw tI« [\n-Isâ `mcy ]cn-{`m-´n-tbmsS aI-t\m-Smbn C{]-Imcw hnfn¨p tNmZn-¨p.

“”tamt\ \nsâ UmUn Xs¶-bmtWm ih-s¸-«n-bn InS-¡p-¶-sX¶v AS¸p amän H¶p kq£n¨p t\m¡nt¡”

]cn-io-e\w

 Hcp _nj-¸v, \nc-£c I£n-bm-bn-cp¶ Xsâ the-¡m-cs\ ssZh-s¯-¡p-dn¨p a\-Ên-em-¡p-hm³ B{K-ln-¨p.. Hcp sshZnI tImf-Pnsâ {]n³kn-¸-fm-bn-cp¶ At±lw XnI¨pw efn-X-amb Hcp amÀ¤-amWv AXn-\mbn kzoI-cn-¨-Xp. At±lw the-¡m-c-t\mSp tNmZn-¨p.:

“”cmwPn, \ns¶ \nb-{´n-¡p-¶-Xmcv?

“”A§p-¶mWv Xncp-ta\n.” the-¡m-c³ adp-]Sn ]d-ªp. XpSÀ¨…

ssdäv

 {Sbn-\n koäv dnkÀhv sN¿p-¶-Xn\v ]qcn-¸n¨ At]-£-bp-ambn _nj-¸nsâ sk{I-«dn dbnÂth tÌj-\n sN¶p. _nj-¸nsâ t]cn\p ap¼n ssdäv a]-dâv Fs¶-gp-Xn-bn-cn-¡p-¶Xp I­ lnµp-hmb dbnÂth ¢mÀ¡v C§s\ ]d-ªp. “”ssdän\pw dh-dân\pw \ÂIp-hm³ koäp-IÄ Hgn-hn-Ã. H¶p-In ssdän\p \ÂImw. AsÃ-¦n AsÃ-¦n dh-dân\p \ÂImw. F´m?”

[\n-I³ _nj-¸p-am-scÃmw henb [\n-I-cm-sW¶p [cn-¨n-cp¶ Hcp Ių Zcn-{Z-\mb Hcp _nj-¸nsâ hk-Xn-bn cm{Xn-bn Ib-dn. i_vZw tI«v Dd-¡-ap-WÀ¶ _nj¸v tNmZn¨p:

''Bcm-WXv?''

""an­n-t¸m-I-cpXv Rm³ \n§-fpsS ]Ww X¸p-I-bm-Wv.”

Ių ]d-ªp.

“”kvt\lnXm, F¦n \n§-fpsS Xos¸«n C§p Xcq. sagp-Ip-Xncn I¯n¨v  \ap-¡n-cp-hÀ¡pw IqSn X¸mw.”

kc-k-\mb _nj¸v adp-]Sn ]d-ªp. XpSÀ¨…

 Xnc-sª-Sp¸v

 Hcp bphm-hn\v c­p tKÄ {^­vkv D­m-bn-cp-¶p. tagvkn F¶pw t{Kkv F¶p-am-bn-cp¶p Ah-cpsS t]cp-IÄ. Hcmsf Hgn-hm¡n asä-bmsf kzoI-cn-¡p-hm³ AbmÄ B{K-ln-s¨-¦nepw AXn\p Ign-bmsX AbmÄ hnj-an-¨p. HSp-hn AbmÄ C§s\ {]mÀ°n-¨p.:

“”Lord have Mercy and give me Grace”

 ]pÄ]näv

Pohn-X-¯n {]mhÀ¯n-I-am-¡m¯ Imcy-§Ä ]pÄ]n-än \n¶p {]kw-Kn-¡p¶ Hcp ]mÌÀ D­m-bn-cp-¶p. Hcn-¡Â At±lw {]kw-Kn-¨p-sIm­p \n¡p-t¼mÄ `mcy ho«n \n¶pw Xe-bn-W, InS-¡-hn-cn, Sq¯-v{_jv, tkm¸v, Xqhme F¶nh FSp-¯p-sIm­v k`-bn h¶p.{]kw-Kn-¡p¶ ]pÄ]n-än\p kao]w AXp h¨p.

“” \o F´mWo Im«p-¶Xv?” tZjy-t¯msS ]mkväÀ Xnc-¡n.

“”\n§Ä Cu ]d-bp¶ Imcy-§-sfm¶p ho«n hcp-t¼mÄ sN¿p-¶n-Ã. C\n apX ]pÄ]n-än Xs¶ Xma-kn-¨m aXn. AXym-hiyw th­ km[-\-§-fm-Wn-h-sbm-s¡.” `mcy hni-Zo-I-cn-¨p.

Xo³ta-ibv¡v Npäpw Ccp¶v AhÀ kwkm-cn-¨Xv A´Àt±-iob hnj-b-§Ä Bbn-cp-¶p. C©nbpw ]¨-ap-fIpw tNÀ¯ ab-apÅ CÍen km¼mdpw tNÀ¯v Ign-¡p-t¼mÄ BtKm-f-h¡-c-Whpw Xo{h-hm-Z-hpw hÀKo-b-hm-Zhpw Hs¡ NÀ¨m-hnjb-am-bn. NqSm-dm]m{X-¯n sh¨n-cp¶ CÍ-en-bp-sS F®w Ipd-bp-¶-Xn-\\p-krX-ambn ]pXn-b hnj-b-§Ä IS-¶p-h-¶p-sIm-t­-bn-cp-¶p.
NÀ¨ kmln-Xy-¯n-te¡v IS-¶p. ]utem-sIm-bvtem-bpsS “”BÂsI-anÌv” BWv NÀ¨m-hn-j-bw.
“” k^-e-am-¡m³ X¡-h-®-ap-sÅmcp kz]v\w a\-Ên D­m-Ip-t¼mtg  PohnXw AÀ°-]qÀ®-amIq” F¶mWv BÂsI-an-Ìnse kmân-bmtKm ]d-bp-¶-Xv. “” AXp-sIm­v CÍen Ign¨ms«’ F¶p ]d-ªp-sIm­v ssekm-½¨n Ipsd -C-Í-en-IqSn tai-¸p-d¯v sIm­p-sh-¨p.
slm! Fs´mcp hnh-cam tPmÀÖv ]mÌpsS `mcy ssekm-½-¨n-¡v…! F¶v `À¯mhv ]d-ª-Xv \n-eoa HmÀ¯p. icn-bmWv ChnsS FÃm-hcpw henb _p²n-Po-hn-I-fm-Wv. “”là CsX´m \neoa H¶pw an­m-Xn-cn-¡p-s¶. CsXm¶pw Zln-¡p-¶n-Ãm-bn-cn¡pw AtÃ? Iptª ChÄ¡pw IqsS -C-sXms¡ H¶p a\-Ên-em-¡n-s¡m-Sp-¡Ww tIt«m. \n§Ä hen-b- XntbmfP-nb·m-cm-bn«v \S-¡ps¼m CsXm¶pw Adn-bn-Ãm-sb¶p h¨mev Ipd-¨nem.” \neo-a-bpsS `À¯m-hn-t\m-Smbn tPmÀÖv ]mÌÀ ]d-ªp. \neoa FXnÀ Zni-en-bn-cp¶  PqUnsb t\m¡n. PqUn-`À¯m-hnsâ kplr-¯nsâ `mcy-bm-Wv. hntZ-i¯v ssZh-im-kv{X-]-T\w Ign-ªt¸m-fm-bn-cp¶p Ah-cpsS hnhm-lw.
]gb kplr-¯p-¡-fpsS hnhmlw ASp-¯-Sp¯v Bbn-cp-¶-Xp-sIm­v Hcp-an¨v hncp¶p hnfn-¨¸w henb kt´mjw Bbn-cp-¶p. ]t£… \neo-abv¡v tXm¶n htc-­n-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.
FÃmw Adn-bm-hp-¶-h-sf-t¸mse PqUn H¶v Cf-In-bn-cp-¶p. apSn-sbms¡ sl¶ sNbvXv sN¼n¨ \nd-am-¡nb AhÄ \neo-a-bpsS \o­p-Np-cp­ apSn I­n«v Ignª Znhkw ]d-ª-Xp- Iq-SnbmWv. “” F´m \neota CXv? slbÀssÌ-sems¡ Hcp-am-Xn-cn… CXv Hu«v Hm^v ^mj-\m.”
\neo-a-bpsS \nÊ-lm-bhØ a\-Ên-em-¡nbn-s«-¶-h®w Ah-fp-sS-`À¯mhv tPmÀÖv ]mÌ-dpsS aI³ kman-t\mSv Xnc¡n:”" kmta Cbm-fpsS Fw.-än.-F-¨v. Xoknkv F´hm?”
A¨m AXv, C´y³ kphn-ti-jo-I-c-W-¯n t{Imkv IĨ-d Chm-©-en-k-¯nsâ s]mcp Ä tXSm-\pÅ {ia-am-Wv.
s]s«¶v NÀ¨ kphn-ti-jo-I-c-W-¯n-te¡v \o§n. \neo-a-bpsS apJ¯v ktµ-l-¯n s]mXnª Cf-sh-bn sXfn-¨w.
“” kXyw ]d-bm-a-tÃm. F\n¡o kphn-ti-jo-I-cW coXn-tbm-sSm-¶pw Hc-`n-{]m-b-hp-an-Ã. F´m-bn-Xv? Np½m {]kw-K-hpw, `h\ kµ-Ài-\-hpw, {SmIvSv sImSp¸pw Hs¡. CsXÃmw amc-Ww. F´m F_n icn-btÃ?” kmw PqUn-bpsS `À¯m-hn-t\m-Smbn tNmZn-¨p.
AtX-b-tX. PqUn Ft¸mgpw ]dbpw “”aÃq” s]t´m-t¡m-kvXp-ImÀ Adp-]©·mcm-sW-¶mWv. F\n¡pw tXm¶p-¶-Xv AhÄ ]d-bp-¶Xm icn-sW¶v. Fsâ `mcy Bb-Xp-sIm­v ]d-bp-h-Ã. AhÄ¡v \à Adn-hmWv C¡m-cy-¯nÂ. `mcysb ]pI-gv¯m³ In«nb Ah-kcw F_n \¶mbn D]-tbm-Kn-¨p.
“”Aà \n§Ä C§s\ kwkm-cn¨v Ccp-¶m aXntbm? PqUn¡pw F_n¡pw \mep-a-Wn-¡mWv ^vssf-äv” ssekm-½¨n HmÀ½-s¸-Sp-¯n-b-t¸mÄ Hmtcm-cp-¯-cmbn Fgp-t¶äv ssII-gp-In.
]ns¶ {]mÀ°-\-bm-bn-cp-¶p. hnS-hm-§p-¶-Xn\p ap¼pÅ {]mÀ°-\. ]mÌÀ khn-kvXcw {]mÀ°n-¨p. {]tXy-In¨pw hntZ-i-bm-{Xbv¡v Hcp-§p-¶-hÀ¡mbn
Ahn-sS-\n¶pw bm{X ]dªv Cd-§n-b-t¸mÄ \neoa icn¡pw Biz-kn-¨p. F¦nepw a\Êv {]£p-_v[-am-bn-cp-¶p. H¸w Hcp-Xcw \nÊw-K-X-bpw.
X\n-s¡-´mWv Adn-bm-hp-¶Xv? AhÄ shdpsX iq\y-amb a\-Ên ]c-Xn. X\n¡v F´mWv DÅXv? \à `mj… \¶mbn CS-s]-Sm-\pÅ Ignhv..? {InkvXob ]mc-¼-cyw…? Cà CsXm¶pw CÃ. BsI ssIap-X-em-bn«v DÅXv tbip-hp-am-bpÅ hyàn-_Ôw am{Xw. IpSpw-_-t£-{X-¯n hnf¡v sImfp-¯Â ]Xnhv sXän¨ \mfp-I-fn tI« i_vZw” \oen-ta… Rm\mWv Poh-\pÅ ssZhw.’ AXv Hcn-¡ÂIqsS Ah-fpsS ImXp-I-fn apg-§n. AhÄ ]cn-kcw ad-¶p. B {]Xym-i-bn Ah-fpsS lrZbw XpSn-¨p.
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slm cmhnse apäw-Xq¯v hr¯n-bm-¡n-b-Xm. ho­pw hr¯n-tI-Smbn’ F¶v Bß-KXw sNbvXp-sIm­v, d_-dnsâ Ce sImgnªv hoWp-In-S¶ ho«p-ap-ä-t¯¡v \neoa Cd-§n. dºÀ ac-X¯nsâ \ofw-Iq-Snb ipjvIn¨ \ng-ep-IÄ apä¯v hfÀ¶p InS-¶p. apäw Hcn-¡ÂIqsS hr¯n-bm-¡m³ XpS-§n-b-t¸m-gmWv ]pd¯v Imdnsâ tlm¬ tI«-Xv. t\m¡n-b-t¸mÄ `À¯m-hm-Wv. sshIn F¯m-dpÅ Xs¶ I-­-t¸miv \oen-abv¡v Gsd kt´mjw tXm¶n.
F´p-]än kmtd C¶v t\ct¯? AsXms¡ ]d-bmw. \obn-¯ncn NqSp-shÅw Xm.
AhÄ Nmb D­m¡ns¡m­v h¶-t¸m-tg¡pw AbmÄ ssI¿pw apJhpw IgpIn h¶p. Bhn ]d-¡p¶ Nmb-¡¸v Npt­mSv ASp-¸n-¨-t¸mÄ Db-cp¶ \ocm-hn-¡-¸p-d¯v \oen-a-bpsS apJw . Mml.. Rm³ t\cs¯ h¶-Xv… AXv \½psS ]gb F_nbntÃ… bp.-sI.-bn DÅ Ah-\n¶v anj-Wdn Nm¸-en D­m-bn-cp-¶p. AXp-sIm­v  D¨-I-gn-ªpÅ ¢mkv FSp-¯n-Ã. Ah-t\mSv Aev]w kwkm-cn-¨n-cp-¶p. ]ns¶ F_n t]mb¸w Rm\n§v t]m¶p.
PqUn-sbms¡ F´p ]d-bp¶p? \oena tNmZn-¨p.
kpJ-am-sW¶m ]d-ª-Xv. AhÄ¡pw c­v Ip«n-IÄ Hs¡-bm-bn. Hcp sNdnb k`-bpsS ]mÌ-dmbn Ign-bp-¶p. ]ns¶ c­mÄ¡pw tPmen-bp-­v.
\o HmÀ¡p-¶p-thm. \½psS IeymWw Ignª ka-b¯v F_n-bp-sam¯v Hcp kmdnsâ ho«n t]mbXv? ad-¡m-\m-hm-¯-sX-¦nepw Ah-Ä  HmÀ½-bn ]c-Xp-¶-Xp-t]mse Hcp \nanjw Ccp-¶-tijw ]dªp: Hcp tPmÀÖv ]mÌ-dpsS ho«n AtÃ?
AtX-b-tX.
A¶v skan-\m-cn-bn ]Tn-¨p-sIm-­n-cp¶ Hcp A¨m-b³ D­m-bn-cp-¶tÃm..?  kmw Ft¶m-atäm … At±lw Fhn-Sm-sW-¶-dn-bmtam?
F_nbpw kmapw X½n C-t¸mgpw _Ôw D­v. kmw kphn-ti-j-th-e-bn CÃ. t_mws_-bn GtXm tImÄ-skâ-dn tPmen-sN-¿p-I-bm-Wv. CS-bv-s¡ms¡ Rmb-dm-gvN-I-fn Bcm-[-\bv¡v t]mIpw A{X-X-s¶.
au\-¯nsâ aqS–aªv AhÀ¡n-S-bn-te¡v s]bvXn-d-§n. HSp-hn AhÄ tNmZn¨p: F´mWv t{Imkv IĨ-d Chm-©-enkw?
Aªq-dn A[nIw AwK-§-fpÅ Xsâ k`-bnse, Gdnb ]¦v Bfp-I-tfbpw {InkvXp-hn-¦-te¡v \bn¨ Xsâ `mcybv¡v C\n F¶mWv  ]d-ªp -sIm-Sp-¡pI F¶v Abmfpw Nn´n-¨p.