MNuhf;fpaj;jpd; tpijfs;
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xU $l;Ltifapy; g+rzp tpij Ng];bd; xU fuz;b. Jsrp tpij njspf;fg;gl;l vYkpr;ir ghdk;. frfrh J}spd; Rit nfhz;l gh];jh. nuhl;bapy; fyTQ;rp (fUQ;rPufk;) tpijfs;… ,t;thW gl;bay; Kbtw;wjhf nry;Yk;. tWj;j> miuj;j my;yJ jz;zPhpy; Cwitj;j jpizepiyf;Fhpa tpijfs; gz;ila fhyq;fspypUe;J ,e;jpa czT tiffspd; xUq;fpize;j gFjpahFk;. ,g;NghJ jiyik rikay;fhuh;fSk; Cl;lr;rj;J epGzh;fSk; mtw;wpd; gad;ghL kw;Wk; Rfhjhu ed;ikfisg; gw;wp NkYk; Muha;fpd;wdh;. xU jrhg;jj;jpw;Fk; Nkyhf tpijfSld; gzpGhpe;j gpugy jiyik rikay;fhuh; rgpahrhr;rp Nfhuha; (rikay; ,af;Fdh;> fphpl;) mitfis “Kjd;ik Rita+l;bfs;” vd;W miof;fpwhh;. Cl;lr;rj;J epGzh; ftpjh Njt;fd; mitfis Cl;lr;rj;J g+];lh;fs; vd;W miof;fpwhh;. “,e;jpahtpy; fhzg;gLk; nghJthd tpijfs; ehh;r;rj;J kw;Wk; jhJf;fs; cs;spl;l Cl;lr;rj;Jf;fhd rpwe;j Mjhuq;fs; MFk;. mtw;wpy; MNuhf;fpakhd NkhNdhrhr;RNul;ll; nfhOg;Gfs; kw;Wk; itl;lkpd;fSk; cs;sd. mtw;iw nfhs;Kjy; nra;tJk;> cl;nfhs;tJk; vspjhdJ> NkYk; jpl;l cztpy; $Ljy; Ritahf Nrh;fpd;wd” vd;W Njt;fd; tpsf;Ffpwhh;.
gy;tif kw;Wk; gy;Jiw
tpijfis Nrhjid ,e;jpa czT tiffspy; Kd;dpiyf;Ff; nfhz;LtUtjpy; gzpahw;wp tUk; nfhy;fj;jhtpy; cs;s ghh;f; N`hl;lypd; jiyik rikay;fhuuhd \uj; jpthd;> “tpijfspd; moF mtw;wpd; Rit kw;Wk; mikg;gpd; gy;Jiwj;jpwdpy; cs;sJ. ,jd; %yk;> mikg;G kw;Wk; Rit Mfpait kl;LNk ek; rikay; fsQ;rpaj;jpd; xU xUq;fpize;j gFjpahf ,it khw;wpaJ vd;W ehd; Fwpf;ftpy;iy> Mdhy; Cl;lr;rj;J mbg;gilapYk; $l.” tpijfis moFgLj;j my;yJ tbrhwhf kl;Lk; gad;gLj;j Ntz;bajpy;iy> Mdhy; gioa kw;Wk; Gjpa czT tiffSf;F Rita+l;Ltjw;fhd xU mw;Gjkhd khw;whf ,Uf;fyhk; vd;W mth; tpsf;Ffpwhh;.
ve;jnthU gjg;gLj;jg;gl;l Nrh;g;igAk; tpl kpfTk; jpwk;gl nray;gLk; tpijfs;> cz;ikapy;> kpfr;rpwe;j nfhOg;G kw;Wk; Gujg; nghjp vd;W Cl;lr;rj;J rpfpr;irahsh; ];ntl;lh ghrpd; $Wfpwhh;. vdNtjhd; ngUk;ghyhd gz;ila ,e;jpa rikay; tiffspy; gy;NtW gbepiyfspy; rhpahd msT tpijfs; Nrh;f;fg;gl;bUg;gjpy; Mr;rhpakpy;iy. by; Nf yl;L (vs; tpijfshy; Md ,dpg;G cUz;ilfs;) xU rpwe;j cjhuzk;. ,e;j goikahd ,dpg;G Fsph;fhyj;jpy; cliy fjfjg;ghfTk;> gUtfhy tpahjpfSf;F vjpuhf Nghuhl Fliy MNuhfpakhfTk; itj;jpUf;Fk;. ghuk;ghpakhf> m[;itd; (Xkk;) kw;Wk; fUQ;rPufk; Nrh;f;fg;gl;l nuhl;bfis (Rl;l ,e;jpa jl;il nuhl;b) nkhUnkhUg;gfTk;> Fliy MNuhf;fpakhfTk; itj;jpUf;Fk;. rhh; kfhi] (g+rzp tpij> fh;g+ug;go tpij> jh;g+rzp tpij kw;Wk; nts;shp tpij Mfpatw;wpd; fyit) xU $l;L fwpapy; Nrh;f;Fk; eilKiwAk; ,e;j rpe;jidf;Nfj; jpUk;GfpwJ.
“tpijfis Ritapd; midj;J $WfisAk; gpujpgypf;f gad;gLj;jyhk;. cjhuzkhf> fUQ;rPufk;> xU frg;ghd Rit jUfpwJ> ngUQ;rPufk; ,dpg;G Rit nfhz;lJ> vs; vz;nza; epiwe;jJ> kw;Wk; fLF fhukhdJ. nfhj;jky;ypia ,dpg;Gf;fhf kw;Wk; fhur; RitAzTf;fhf ,uz;Lf;Fk; gad;gLj;jg;glyhk; kw;Wk; l/g;ld; Nghd;w mLf;F nuhl;bfSld; mUikahf Rta+l;LfpwJ>” vd;fpwhh; Ibrp tpz;l;rh;> ngq;fShhpy; eph;thf jiyik rikay;fhuuhd mf;\;uh[; N[hjh $Wfpwhh;. my;rp my;yJ Brp (Msptpij) tp\aj;jpYk; ,Nj epiyjhd;> ,ij fhuk; kw;Wk; frg;G-,dpg;G Rit ,uz;Lf;fhfTk; Nrh;f;fyhk;.
tpijfs; vt;tsT mw;Gjkhf nray;gLfpd;wd vd;gjw;fhd kw;nwhU vLj;Jf;fhl;L> ngq;fShiur; Nrh;e;j jiyik rikay;fhuuhd tpfh]; Nrj;jpd; mkuhe;j; tpijfSld; ghpkhwg;gLk; gPl;&l; lNfh];. “tpijfis xU czT tifapy; mwpKfg;gLj;JtJ vd;gJ Njhw;wj;jpYk; RitapYk; xU khWghl;il cUthf;FtJ kl;Lky;y> Ritia mjpfhpg;gJk; $l>” vd;W Nrj; $Wfpwhh;.
toq;fg;gl;l Cl;lr;rj;J
xU czT tifapy; tpijfisr; Nrh;f;Fk; ghuk;ghpak;> mij Rita+l;Ltjw;fhf kl;LNk ,y;iy vd;W N[hjh tpsf;Ffpwhh;. “Ke;jphp Ng];Lf;F gjpyhf Viofspy; khw;Wjhd; rhh; kfh]; vd;gJ xU jtwhd ek;gpf;if. ,e;j tpijfs; jhJf;fs; kw;Wk; itl;lkpd;fis cwpQ;rp> MNuhf;fpakhd nfhOg;Gfis milj;Jitf;fpd;wd>” vd;fpwhh; N[hjh. ,e;jpad; m];n]d;l; cztfj;jpd; jiyik rikay;fhuuhd rhe;jD nk`;Nuhj;uh md;whl rikaypy; tpijfisg; gad;gLj;Jtij Mjhpf;fpwhh;. “Xkj;ij vLj;Jf; nfhs;Sq;fs;. ,J nrhpkhdj;jpw;F cjTtNjhL jdpj;Jtkhd Ritia Nrh;f;fpwJ vd;gjhy;> mJ ,d;Dk; gad;gLj;jg;gLfpwJ>” vd;fpwhh; nk`;Nuhj;uh.
rhpahd gad;ghL
nly;ypapy; cs;s mz;zhkahtpd; rikay; eltbf;iffspd; ,af;Feuhd jiyik rikay;fhuh; ghy;gphPj; rpq; rhjh> ,e;jpah cl;gl ngUk;ghyhd rikay; fyhr;rhuq;fspy;> tpijfs; tof;fkhf gr;irahfNth> Nyrhf tWf;fg;gl;Nlh my;yJ Nyrhd rh]; tbtj;jpNyh cl;nfhs;sg;gLfpwJ vd;fpwhh;. tpijfs; ,Wjpapy; Nrh;f;fg;glNtz;Lk;> NkYk; kpjkhd #l;by; rikf;f Ntz;Lk;> mjdhy; ntg;gk; Ritia ntspapl;L Cl;lr;rj;ij nray;gLj;Jk; vd;W jiyik rikay;fhuh; N[hjh $Wfpwhh;. ,jw;F xU rpwe;j vLj;Jf;fhl;L r/NgjP kh];> xU Ml;L ,iwr;rp czT tif> mjpy; mth; rhh; kfh]; Ng];l;il ,Wjpapy; Nrh;j;J epuk;g Rita+l;Lfpwhh;. Kjypy; rhh; kfhi] jz;zPhpy; Cwitj;J kpjkhf miuj;J ,e;j Ng];l; jahhpf;fg;gLfpwJ vd;W jiyik rikay;fhuh; $Wfpwhh;. R[p fh `y;thTf;F (uit Gl;L) xU jdpj;Jtkhd vs; Rit nfhLf;f mNj El;gijj;jhd; rhjhTk; gpd;gw;Wfpwh; my;yJ \uj;> jdJ g+rzp `yPKf;fhf (xU Ml;L ,iwr;rp czT tif) jdJ gpugykhd g+rzp iuj;jhit (japh; czT tif) nra;Ak; NghJk;.
tpijfs; ,e;jpa czT ghuk;ghpaj;jpd; xU gFjpahf ,Uf;fpd;wd vd;gJ rkfhy jiyik rikay;fhuh;fSf;F mtw;iw khw;wpaikg;gij vspjhf;FfpwJ. yth\; ig rhgp vd;w cztfj;jpd; jiyik rikay;fhuh; Nkfh Nfh`;yp ,t;thW $Wfpwhh;> “ehd; Foe;ijahf ,Ue;jNghNj tpijia nfhz;L rikg;gjw;F mwpKfg;gLj;jg;gl;Nld;> NkYk; mij xU czT tifAld; vt;thW Nrh;f;fg;gLfpwJ vd;gij czuhky; mij xU moFgLj;Jk; nghUshf gad;gLj;Jtij tpUk;gpNdd;. tpijfspd; ghpr;rak; jhd; xU Rthu];akhd RitAzh;Tfis cUthf;f mtw;iwg; gad;gLj;j vdf;F cjtpaJ. cztfj;jpy;> vq;fs; czTfSf;F Rita+l;Ltjw;fhf kl;LNk tpijfisg; gad;gLj;Jtjpy;iy> Mdhy; rpNuhQ;rp (ghjhk;) tpijfshy; jahhpf;fg;gLk; khl;dfh\; fpNsghl; nuhl;b (nkd;ikahd fpuhkpa Rita+l;ba nuhl;b) Nghd;w xU czT tifia ghpkhWtij rpwg;gilar; nra;aTk; gad;gLfpwJ.”
,e;jpa czT tiffspd; Nth;fis Mokhf Muha;tjd; ed;ikfisAk;> $l;Lg; nghUl;fspd; jdpj;Jtkhd Rfhjhu ed;ikfisAk; jiyik rikay;fhuh;fs; fz;Lgpbf;ifapy;> ,aw;if Ritfs; kw;Wk; ey;tho;tpd; Gjpa fjhehafh;fshf g+h;tPf ,e;jpa tpijfs; fhzg;gLfpd;wd!