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H¶pw HmÀ¡m\mhp¶nÃþNn{X§sfm¶pw a\Ên sXfnªphcp¶nÃ. `qXhpw hÀ¯am\hpw H¶pw Xebn Cc¼nadnbp¶nÃ. `mhn iq\yamb Hcp »mIvt_mÀUmbn CSbv¡nsS an¶nadbp¶sXmgn¨m BsI Hcp achn¸vþ achn¸p am{Xw.

FÃmw Ahfmbncp¶p. Ip«nIsf t\m¡p¶Xpw ]Tn¸n¡p¶Xpw ]gn ]dbp¶Xpw Nncn¸n¡p¶Xpw kvt\ln¡p¶XpsaÃmw. H¶pw {i²n¡p¶nsö ]gn am{Xw tI«m aXnbmbncp¶p F\n¡v. 

kvt\lhN\§fptSbpw klXm]samgnIfptSbpw kamizmk§Ä¡nSbn s]m§pXSnt]mse \o§pIbmWv Hcp `À¯mhv. ISaIÄ \nÀhln¡m³ Ignbm¯ `À¯mhptZymKØs\¶ ISp¯ Ipät_m[w. ]n¶oSmhs«sb¶v FÃmw \mtf¡p \o«nh¨v \mSp\¶m¡m³ \S¡p¶ \ns¶ ]eh«w AhÄ HmÀan¸n¡pIbpWvSmbn. Ipd¨p kabw Ip«nIÄ¡pw IqSn. ASp¯ XhWbmhs« F¶ \ockw IeÀ¶ adp]SnIfpambn AhfpsS hmbS¨p \o ]Snbnd§p¶p.

\nsâ icoc¯nse Hcp sIm¨p t]md IWvSv B[ns¸Sp¶ AhfpsS henbtcmK§Ä¡p thWvS{X hne I¸n¡m³ \n\¡mtbm? \nsâ ss\äv Uyq«n Xocm³ Dds¡mgnªv Im¯ncn¡pIbpw ]peÀs¨ \o IqÀ¡when¨pd§pt¼mÄ Ip«nIsf ]Tn¸n¡m\mbn [rXn]nSn¨v ZoÀLZqc_ÊpIfpsS ]n¶mse HmSn¨mSn¡bdpIbpw NmSnbnd§pIbpw \n¡m³ h¿m¯ Ime¯pw Xn¡n¯nc¡n \n¶p bm{X sN¿pIbpw sN¿p¶ AhÄ acn¨n«nÃ. A§s\ hnizkn¡m³ \n\¡mhpIbpanÃ.

\ns¶ Ifn¸n¡m³ FhnsStbm adªncn¡pIbmWhÄ. Ft¸msg¦nepw Xncn¨ph¶v "CbmÄ ]Tn¨ntÃ' F¶ `mhw Im«psa¶ {]Xo£ XpScpIbmWp \o. Ip«nIfpsS Imcy§sfÃmw AhÄ t\m¡ns¡mÅpsa¶ Al´bpambn ]mªp\S¡pIbmbncp¶ntÃ? Ct¸msg§s\bpWvSv F¶v AhÄ tNmZn¡p¶nÃ. ]t£, B t\m«wþ B t\m«¯n FÃmapWvSv.

Nnet¸msgms¡ thWvS{X kmaqlnI{]Xn_²XbnÃm¯hsf¶v Ahsf Ipäs¸Sp¯pw. F¶nt«m? F´pWvSmbn? FÃmw AhÄ sImWvSpt]mbn. hÀj§fmbn kmaqlnItkh\cwK¯p {]hÀ¯n¡ps¶¶ \nsâ Duäw Xcn¸Wambn. aäpÅhÀ¡mbn {]hÀ¯n¡pt¼mÄ acn¨mepw thWvSnà Fs¶ms¡bpÅ \nsâ KoÀhmW§Ä AhfpsS Znhycàkm£nXz¯n\p ap¶n h«¸qPyambn. 

\qdpIW¡n\v Ip«nIsf ^nknIvknsâ k¦oÀWamb B´cmÀY§fnte¡v ssI ]nSn¨p sImWvSpt]mb shdpsamcp \mS³ s]®v. tImfPnÂ\n¶p aS§nsb¯nbm F¶pw ]dbp¶ IY H¶mbncn¡pw. \ns¶ ssIbn In«p¶ A]qÀhw cm{XnIfn AhfXp Xs¶ ]dbpw. Znhkhpw ImWp¶ hml\m]IS§Ä. _ÊnSn¨Xv, temdn XeIp¯s\ InS¡p¶Xv ao©´bnÂ\n¶p Xncqc§mSnbnte¡pw Xncn¨papÅ sslth bm{Xbv¡nSbn Ht¶m ctWvSm A]ISw ImWmXncn¡nÃ. AXhfpsS a\Ên DS¡n\n¡p¶pWvSmbncp¶p. AXn\nsS Hcp lÀ¯m Zn\¯n H¸nSm³ aIsâ IqsS kvIq«dn tImfPnte¡p hcpIbmbncp¶ {]^kdpsS acWw Ahsf hÃmsX De¨p. kvIq«tdmSn¨ncp¶ {]^kdpsS aI\v Ignª saUn¡Â {]thi\¸co£bn H¶mw dm¦v In«nbXv AhÄ F{Xtbm XhW \nt¶mSv BhÀ¯n¨psImWvSncp¶Xv F´n\mbncp¶p.

AXnthK _ÊpIfnepÅ kz´w bm{XbpsS B]¯ns\¡pdn¨v AhÄ t_m[hXnbmbncp¶p. AXp ]t£, sslthbnse hml\m]IS§Ä Ipdbv¡m\pÅ \S]SnIsfSp¸n¡m³ kz´w càhpw Poh\pw Zm\w sNbvXp sImWvSmbncn¡psa¶v IcpXm\mbnÃ. F¦nepw, càkm£yw AhÄ¡mWp ssZhw \ÂInbXv. amk¯n 40 A]IS§Ä \S¡p¶ Xe¸md {]tZi¯v Dbc¯nÂ\n¶p _Êv Xmsg hbente¡p adnªt¸mÄ acn¨Xv AhÄ am{Xw. AhfpsS _en thWvSnh¶p A[nIrXcpsS I®pXpd¸n¡m³. ]ntä¶hnsS {]t£m`w. AXnsâbpw ]ntä¶v ap¶dnbn¸p t_mÀUpIÄ; AXnsâbpw ]ntä¶v tdmUn\ncphihpw hoXnIq«n IÃn«v sI«m³ XpS§nbncn¡p¶p.

{]^kÀ D½p kpss_Zsb icn¡pw AdnªXt¸mgmWv? \m«pImÀ am{XaÃ, Rm\pw. Cu acWm\´c_lpaXntbmsSbmWp t]m¡À kmln_v sat½mdnb tImfPnse Atkmtjyäv {]^ksd `À¯mhpw Xncn¨dnbp¶Xv. AhÄ t]mbn. kXyambn«pw t]mbn. hnizkn¡m\mhp¶nÃ. AsX§s\ kw`hn¨p? A¯csamcp hn[n ssZhta; \o F\n¡pthWvSn amänh¨p? Fsâ Al¦mc¯nsâ aWvSbv¡p Xs¶ \o X¶p Du¡s\mcp CSn.

hnam\¯n\I¯ncp¶p IcªpXoÀ¡msa¶mbncp¶p hnNmcn¨Xv. ]t£, Hscmä XpÅn I®p\oÀ ]pdt¯¡p hcp¶nÃ. FÃmw IcªpXoÀ¯m BizmkamIpsa¶ sXän²mcWbpw ]mfn. F¦nepw ]Xdnb a\tÊmsS _Ôpan{XmZnIfpsS  ap¼n {]Xy£s¸«pIqSm F¶v DÅnencp¶v Btcm D]tZin¨p. Icn¸qcnse¯pt¼mtg¡pw Rms\s¶ ]mIs¸Sp¯n. ]pd¯pIm¯ncp¶ kplr¯p¡fpw _Ôp¡fpw Icbp¶p. "]XdcpXvþ]XdnbmÂ' Fs¶mcp Bßkplr¯nsâ Xm¡oXv.

Xncqc§mSn Xmeq¡v Bip]{Xnbn shfp¡pwaps¼ F¯pt¼mtg¡pw \nch[n t]À AhnsS Dd¡anf¨p Im¯ncn¡p¶Xp IWvSt¸mgmWv So¨sd bYmÀY¯n Rm\dnbm³ XpS§nbXv. `À¯mhv F¯pw apt¼ Bbnc¡W¡n\mfpIÄ tamÀ¨dn¡p ap¼nse¯nbncp¶p. s]m«n¡cbp¶ injyKW§fpw Xncqc§mSn {]tZis¯ \m«pImcpw AhÄ amdnamdn Xmakn¨ncp¶ aq¶p hoSpIfpsS ]cnkc§fnepÅ B_mehr²w P\§fpw. A¼c¸n¡p¶Xmbncp¶p B ImgvN. C{Xbpw kvt\lw ]nSn¨p]änbncp¶ alXntbm Fsâ shdpsamcp `mcy. So¨dpsS apJsam¶p ImWmsX ho«n t]mhnsöp hmin]nSn¨v hmhn«pIcbp¶ injyKW§sf¡pdn¨pÅ hnhcWamsWs¶ Cud\Wnbn¨Xv. AXphsc ]pdt¯¡p hcm³ aSn¨ I®p\oÀ NmSn¸pds¸«p. 

tamÀ¨dn¡I¯v {^okdn XWp¯pdªp InS¡p¶ AhfpsS apJw \n\¡p Xncn¨dnbm³ Igntªm? XoÀ¯pw {]im´ambncp¶p B apJw. ]Xnhmbn apJ¯p ]Scp¶ hnt£m`§tfm B[ntbm AkzØXItfm CÃmsX Ahfpd§p¶p. aI³ tXmf¯v ]nSn¨aÀ¯nbt¸mÄ \ãsas´¶v \o Xncn¨dnbp¶p. 

BfpIÄ Xn§n\ndª ho«nte¡p Ibdnb F\n¡v aItfmSv H¶pw ]dbm\mbnÃ. hnXp¼epIÄ¡nSbn Hcp ]Xn\mepImcnbpsS kzImcyZpxJ§sf AS¡n\nÀ¯m\mhnÃ. AhfpsS NpWvSpIfnÂ\n¶p hmbns¨Sp¯Xv hÃms¯mcp hmNIw: "F\n¡p t]Snbmhp¶p' Ahsf ssI¸nSnbnsemXp¡n kpc£nXXzw t_m[ys¸Sp¯m\pÅ Fsâ {iaw shdpsXbmbn. AXv A½bv¡p am{Xw km[n¡p¶ Imcyw. amXr{i² A\nhmcyamb {]mbw; Ahtcm Iq«pImcnIÄ. Rms\t¸mgpw Ifnbm¡mdpWvSv. tamfmWv D½sb¶v. D½bmWp tamsf¶pw.

aIfpsS kvIqÄ_kv h«¡nWdnse¯pw apt¼ AhnsSsb¯nt¨cWw. A{Xbv¡v Bi¦bmWp aIfpsS kpc£bnÂ. Imew icnbÃ. AXnsâ sh{]mfhpw ]ncnapdp¡hpambncp¶p AhfpsS AIw\ndsb. 

h«¡nWdnse¯p¶ D½sb ImWmsX AhÄ Aco¡mSv tXPknsâ Hm^nknse¯n. tImbn³ t_mIvkn \n¶v D½bpsS samss_ente¡v hnfn¨psImtWvSbncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. samss_ dnMv sN¿p¶XÃmsX BcpsaSp¡p¶nÃ. D½ C\n t^m¬ FSp¡pIbnsöv AhÄ AdnbmXncns¡, kl{]hÀ¯IÀ s\t«m«¯nembncp¶p. Fs´¶dnbmsX ]I¨v tamfpw; AhtfmSv F´p]dbWsa¶dnbmsX aäpÅhcpw. F§\tbm Ahsf ho«nse¯n¨t¸mÄ FÃmhcpw s]m«n¡cªpt]msb¶v ]dbpt¼mÄ; Ct¸mÄ Fsâ ka\ne sXäp¶p. `mcysb Ct«¨p hntZi¯p t]mb \o sNbvXXv icntbm? Ahsf Znhkhpw Xnc¡n« sslth bm{Xbv¡p hn« \o sNbvXXv icntbm?

Hcp an¶Â¸nWÀ lrZb¯neqsS ]mªpt]mbXmcpw  IWvSnÃ. Pq¬ F«n\mbncp¶p Rm³ dnbmZnte¡p ]pds¸«Xv. 10\p cmhnse XpS§nb ]{X¯nsâ kp{][m\ tbmKw Ignªv Hm^nknse¯n Itkcbnte¡ncp¶tXbpWvSmbncp¶pÅqþ Fw.Unbpw UbcÎdpw ASp¯ph¶p. Ft´m A]ISapWvSmbncn¡p¶p. hniZhnhc§sfm¶padnbnÃ. At\zjn¨phcp¶p. AhnizmkyXtbmsS AhcpsS apJ¯pt\m¡nb F¶n \n¶pw Ft´m Imcyambn Hfn¨phbv¡m³ {ian¡p¶Xv Ffp¸w hmbns¨Sp¡mambncp¶p. 

A{]Xo£nXhpw BLmXIchpamb Hcp hmÀ¯? FtSm IgptX \qdpIW¡n\v A]IShmÀ¯IsfgpXpItbm FUnäv sN¿pItbm sNbvX arXyphpambn apJmapJw \n¶ A\p`hapÅ, apwss_bnse a\pjyih¡q¼mc§Ä a\w]pc«msX t\m¡n s\SphoÀ¸n« X\n¡v kz´w `mcy F¶t¶¡pambn hnS]dªncn¡p¶p F¶v hnizkn¡m\mhp¶ntÃ. a\ÊmsI Hcp iq\yX aqSpIbmbn. 

at\mca Hm^nkn \n¶pw asämcp ASnb´c hnfn. Xm¦sf _Ôs¸Sm³ ]äp¶nsöp \m«n \n¶pw Adnbn¸v. ASnb´cambn \m«nte¡v hnfn¡Ww.

Hm^nkn \n¶nd§pt¼mÄ Sn.hnbn ^vfmjv \yqkv. ae¸pd¯p _Êv hbente¡p adnªv Hcp kv{Xo acn¨p. arXtZlw Xncn¨dnªn«nÃ. tNÀ¯phmbn¡pIbmWnt¸mÄ Rm³; Imcy§Ä GXmWvSv hyàw. FÃmw ssIhn«p Fs¶\n¡p XoÀ¨bmhp¶p. FbÀt]mÀ«nse¯nbn«pw achn¸v amdnbnÃ. J¯dn \n¶p k_mlns\bpw Zp_bnÂ\n¶p hmknent\bpw \m«nse¯n¡m\pÅ GÀ¸mSv \S¶pIgnªncp¶p.

kvt\ln¡m³ ]nip¡nsb¶v \o Bt£]n¡p¶ AhÄ F´pam{Xw kvt\l\n[nbmbncps¶¶v injyÀ ImWn¨p X¶ntÃ. \nsâ ]Zhnbpw injyKW§fnepÅ alZvØm\hpw \o hm§p¶ i¼fw F{Xsb¶p t]mepw Adnbm¯ hnUvVnbmbncp¶p Ch³. CsXÃmw Chs\ t_m[ys¸Sp¯m³ \o kzbw _enbmbn. 

\nsâ \nÀ_Ôhpw Bt£]§fpw tI«ptI«mWv \½psS hoSnsâ Hmtcm ]ShpIfpsS ]WnIfpw \S¶Xv. F¶n«Xnsemcp\mÄ InS¶pd§m\mhmsX BdSn a®nte¡pÅ \nsâ Xntcm[m\w Ct¸mgpw {]tlfnIbmbn Ahtijn¡p¶p. aq¶p a¡sf X\n¨m¡nt¸mbXnepÅ hyk\w; \obn{X ZpÀ_et\m F¶v BfpIÄ ]dbpsa¶ `oXnbn Icbm\mhmsX ZpxJw DÅnsemXp¡n FÃmhtcmSpw Nncn¡p¶ Cu Im]Syw C\n h¿. 

AewL\obamb ssZh\nÝbsa¶v kam[m\n¡s« Rm³. Ct¸msg¦nepw \n§sfm¶v ho«nencp¶tÃm F¶v \o Bizkn¡p¶pWvSmhpwþhoSnsâ ]Wn ]qÀ¯nbmbncn¡p¶p. Hcp A]qÀWX AhnsSbnt¸mgpw \ngen¡pIbmWv. hoSnt\¡mÄ kpc£nXw BdSna®nse IÃdbmsW¶v \o Xocpam\n¨p.]t£, Fsâ Dd¡w \ãs¸«pIgnªncn¡p¶p. Pq¬ F«n\v dnbmZnte¡v t]mhm\mbn [rXn]nSn¨p ]Snbnd§pt¼mÄ hmXn¸Snbnse \nsâ \n¸v I®Sbv¡pt¼mtg¡pw sXfnªphcp¶p. 

icn¡pw bm{X t]mepw ]dbmsXbpÅ B sshIntbm«w t\m¡n ]XnhnÃm¯ ]´ntISv \ndª \nsâ AkzØhZ\w acn¡m¯ \nÝeZriyambn Ahtijn¡p¶p. ]t©{µnb§fpsS achn¸v Ct¸mgpw amdnbn«nÃ. AXn\m kamizmk¯nsâ ssIXm§pIfpambn kao]n¨ FÃmhÀ¡pw hfsc sshInsb¦nepw \µn F¶ cWvS£caÃmsX asäm¶pw ]Ip¯pXcm\nÃm¯ Chs\ ]gn¡cptXsb¶p am{XamWv At]£.