fhtphpapd; nry;td;! mj;jpahak; 169
jdf;F elf;fg;NghFk; mjph;r;rp itj;jpaj;ij mwpahky;
tpNtf; jdf;Fs; rpg;ghaj; jiytid nehe;J Ngrpf;nfhz;bUe;jhh;. “k;k;k;k;k;!
vd;d nedr;rpfpl;L ,Uf;fhd; ,e;j mk;khQ;rp? uh];f;fy;! ,e;j fz;whtp fQ;rpia ,td;
Fbr;Rj;jhd; xlk;g fh;yf;fl;l fzf;fh ntr;rpUf;fhdh? rP rP! kZ\d; Fbf;fw ghzkhlh
,J? Vd;lh> xU nrtdg; my;yJ xU vapl; lTd; vd;W VJk; ,y;yahlh? k;k;k;… Nej;J
uhj;jphp vd; rhg;ghil ,td; rhg;gpl Ntzhk;> Rk;kh ghh;j;J ,Ue;jhdhYk; mq;fNa
RUz;L tpOe;J nrj;jpUf;f khl;lhd;?! mnjd;dlh nghz;lhl;bf;F gtsk;D NgU? jhk;Gf;
fawhl;lk; xU jhypf;faiu fl;btpl;Ll;L mJjhd; ,tdhk;lhg;gh! J}! vd;dlh xU fg;
Iaq;fhh; nk]; fhgp $l nflahjhlh? vd;dlh ,oT xq;f tho;f;if! Foe;ijfs;Dl;L mQ;R
Mz; Fuq;FfisAk; %Z nghz;Foe;ijfisAk; fhl;b “tpUe;jpdh;fs;
ek; ,y;yk; te;jpUf;fhq;f> mth;fis cgrhpAq;fs;D nrhd;dhYk; nrhd;Nd…! ghtpfsh!
nfhoe;ijfshlh ,e;jf; nfhLikfs; vy;yhk;? Vd;lh ,e;j; N`hp ghl;lh; `huh; glj;jpy
th;u khjphp…Nr!
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,y;yahlh? NubNaht;y ‘ehk;
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kdjpy; nghpa rPw;wk; nfhz;L jd;idj; jhNd nehe;J nfhz;lhh;. “Vd; ehk
Gj;jp nfl;Lg;Ngha; mg;gd; Mj;jhs; Ngr;irf; Nfl;L me;j nfhuq;F Fl;bf;F jhypaf;
fl;bl;L [hypah xf;fhe;J thoj;njhpahNk> vdf;Fg; ngz;lhl;ba eP eP eP NjlhNj.
vdf;Fj; njhpAk;. ehq;f nuz;LNgUk; gy Afq;fshf ,q;F njhlh;e;J GU\d; nghz;lhl;bah
th;Nwhk;…
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jhd; nrhd;d khjphp gy ghl;bfspd; yf;\zq;fis xz;zhf;fp rikj;j khjphp vd;dts;
th;whs;! mtSf;fhf kl;LNk fhj;jpUg;Ngd;! mg;gby;yhk; jw;Fhpj;jdkh Ngrpl;L
jphpQ;Nrhk;!”
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me;jf; fk;gq; $io xU if ghh;j;jplDk;D kdjpy; xU ieg;ghir! Mdhy;> mJ Kbfpd;w
fhhpakhfj; njhpatpy;iy. tpuy;fis xz;W Nrh;j;J mg;gbNa me;j fQ;rpia mg;gbNa
ms;sp tha;f;Ff; nfhz;L Nghf Mir! tha;f;Ff; nfhz;L Nghwg;Ngh ntUk; tpuy;fs;jhd;
,Uf;F! fQ;rpaf; fhNzhk;! fPNo FzpQ;R fiyaj;ijg; ghh;j;jhy; mjpy; Cw;wpa fQ;rp
mg;gbNa ,Uf;F! nkhj thl;b XNf> ehk ,Jf;nfy;yhk; mrUu ghh;l;b ,y;yd;D
epizj;Jf; nfhz;lhh; re;jhzk;. clNd xU /g;sh\; Ngf;. “vj;jpdp
thl;b ff;$];y nrk;G neuaj; jz;zp vLj;Jf;fpl;L cs;s Ngha; ,Ue;Jl;L nrhk;igAk;
jz;zpiaAk; mg;gbNa tpl;Ll;L ntspy NQd;D rpe;jizNahl te;JUf;Nfhk; fOthj
rkhr;rhuq;fNshl! mg;guk; gy Ngh; %f;if gpbr;Rf;fpl;L INah mk;khd;D fj;jpf;fpl;L
me;j VhpahTy cs;s vy;yhf; Foe;ijfisAk; gpbj;J te;J mg;bNa J}f;fp gpd;gf;fk;
ey;yh gpJf;fpg; ghj;jpl;L k;k;k;`_k;… ,td; ,y;iy> ,td; ,y;iyd;D gy grq;fis nl];l;
gz;zpl;L xU ehs; xU ghl;bk;kh mf];khj;jkh vd; gf;fk; te;J xf;fhu> ‘l;l;l;Nla;a;a;!
D me;j tpy;yp ghl;b rj;jk; Nghl;L “Gbq;flh ,tid! ,e;jf; Fz;b fOthj nfhuq;if!” vd;W
Xykpl;L ek;ikf; fhl;bf; nfhLj;jhYk; nfhLj;jhs;> clNd xNu fNsguk; M`pg;Ngha;
vy;yhUk; ek;ikg; gpbj;J Fg;Gwg; Nghl;L fTj;J gpjpf;fpdntd;yhk; ‘Ia;aa;Nah’ d;D fj;jp
nghpa Xykpl;L kaq;fp fPNo tpo CNu $b fhhpy;Nyh Jg;gpdhq;f! Nr! vd;id xU ,J.
vd;dNkh nrhy;thq;fNs Mg;n]d;]; M/g; j ikz;L vd;W…mJNghy; xU
jUzk;! ,Jf;Fg; Ngha; xU tse;J Mshd igaid ,g;b J}f;fpg; Nghl;L fTg;ghq;Nf…! N`q;?
k;k;k; vy;yhk; ek;g tpjp! vJf;Fj;jhd; mts; fztpy; te;J ‘,d;Dk;
ehd; cd; cyfj;jpy; nghwf;fy;Ny> ,d;Dk; nuz;L n[z;kk; KbQ;rJk; te;JLNtd;…mJtiu’ Nd Ngrp
xt;nthU ehs; ,uT gfy; fztpYk; te;J nfhy;uhNsh njhpay;y!...k;k;k; mtSf;fhf Vq;fp
Vq;fp ,g;gb rpy rkaq;fspy; Fz;b fOtf;$l kwe;J ehk gl;w ghLfs;…k;k;k;” vd;W
/gsh\; Ngf; gz;zp epizj;Jg; ghh;j;Jf; nfhz;Nl “XNf> ekf;Fg;
gy rkaq;fspy; gyg;gy ,k;khjphpahd mkhD\;a rk;gtq;fs; elf;fj;jhNd nra;AJ! vd;d
gz;wJ?”
vd;W nehe;Jnfhz;L “rhp…,e;j thl;b
lGs; Nfh;/Gy;yh ,e;j fQ;rpa mg;gbNa ifahy thhp…k;k;k;…,g;g;g;B…
my;y;y;Nyf;! k;k;k;;…,d;Dk;
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thaUfpy; nfhz;L NghFk; NghJ mf];khj;jkh ifa ghhj;jhy> k;k;k;`_k;k;k;… ml! ,e;j
tpuy;fspy; fQ;rp xl;lf;$l ,y;yNa!” ,e;j epiyjhd; re;jhzj;ij kpfTk; thl;b vLj;jJ! “mz;Nz!
mz;Nz!”
vd;W $wpf;nfhz;Nl gf;fj;jpy;> ,e;j Nrhoh; fhy tho;if epiyiaAk; New;W jhd;
rhg;l;l rhg;ghnld;d> ,njy;yhk; [_[_gP vd;W l;uhkh fhl;bfpD ,Ue;j tpNtf;if xU
nfhuq;F Nghy; mtuJ ,lJ gf;f G[j;ij gWfp fpopf;fpwhh;;;… Nghl;L
nrhwpfpwhh;. ,d;Dk; vd;ndd;dNth nra;fpwhh;> re;jhzj;Jf;F tpNtf;fpd; G[j;ij
lr; gz;w xU /gPypq;Nf fpilf;fy;Ny! “INah! mz;Nz> eP vg;gz;Nz Nga; gp]hrhNd?” vd;W
fj;jpf; nfhz;L vOe;jpUj;J XLfpd;whh; re;jhzk;! jiy fhy; Ghpahky; re;jhzk;
Xbf;nfhz;Nl ,Uf;fpwhh;! ,jpy; ,d;Dk; xz;W…
jiyfhy; Ghpahky; Xbf;nfhz;bUf;Fk;
re;jhzj;ij xU eha;> fhfk; $l fz;Lf;fy;Ny! me;j uh[ ghl;ilapy; nry;Yk;
kf;fSk; fz;L nfhs;sNt ,y;iy! mg;gb xUth; myhpg; Gilj;Jf;nfhz;L XLtij ahUk;
nfhQ;rk;$l rl;il nra;aNt ,y;iy! re;jhzj;Jf;Nf ,e;j tp\ak; nfhQ;r J}uk; Xbd
gpwFjhd; njhpe;jJ! clNd ]ld; g;Nuf; Nghl;L epw;fpwhh; el;leL tPjpapy;! gpd;dh;
jd;idr; Rw;wp Rw;Wk; Kw;Wk; ghh;f;fpwhh;. vy;yhUk; mtq;f mtq;f Ntiyiag;
ghh;j;jgb rphpj;Jf; nfhz;Lk; Ngrpf;nfhz;Lk; Ngha;f;nfhz;bUf;fpwhh;fs;!
NkYk;> vy;NyhUk; ,tiuf; fle;J rh;t rhjhuzkhfg; Ngha;f;nfhz;L ,Uf;fpwhh;fs;!
rpy Ngh; re;jhzj;Jf;Fs; Eioe;J KJFg; Gwkhf ntspg;gl;L nrd;Wnfhz;L
,Uf;fpwhh;fs;!
,e;j epiy re;jhzj;ij kpfTk; fyf;FfpwJ. vdNt mth;
NkYk; rg;jk; Nghl;L Mh;ghl;lk; nra;fpwhh;. k;k;k;`_k;k;k;… ahUNk
re;jhzj;ijf; fz;Lnfhs;sNt ,y;iy! ,e;j \hf; jhq;fhky; mg;gbNa me;j uh[ghl;ilapy;
el;leLNt xf;fhe;J Xykpl;L mOfpwhh; re;jhzk;!
Mdhy;…re;jhzj;ij ahUNk fz;Lnfhs;s tpy;iy vd;gJ jg;G.
xUtd; kl;Lk; ed;whff; fz;L nfhz;lhd;. jhd; kpfTk; cWfp cWfp Nga; gp]h]q;fis
Ntz;bAk; ngw ,ayhj \f;jp ,g;NghJ jhNd mtd; Kd;G xf;fhe;J mOJ Mh;g;ghl;lk; nra;J
nfhz;bUg;gijg; ghh;j;J ghh;j;J Mr;rh;ak; nfhz;l me;j ke;jputhjp mOjhh;g;ghl;lk;
nra;J nfhz;bUf;Fk; re;jhzj;ij nks;s mZfpdhd;!
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