Hcn-bv¡Â \½Ä Iq«p-Im-cmbncp¶p -

F«mw ¢mÊp apXÂ ]¯p-hsc Hcp-an¨p ]Tn¨ i¦-c-\m-cm-b-W³ Rm³

tPmen-sb-Sp-¡p¶ Øe-¯p-h-¶p. c−psImÃw ap¼s¯ G{]n amk-¯nembn-
cp¶p AXv. kvIqÄ hn«-Xn-\p-tijw R§Ä X½n I−n-cp-¶n-Ã. tImtfPv
hnZym`ymkw Ignªv i¦-c-\m-cm-b-W³ ZÂln-bn-se-hn-sStbm BWv F¶v [cn-¨n-
cp¶p. ]t£ R§Ä X½n Hcp Xc-¯nepw _Ô-s¸-«n-cp-¶n-Ã.

i¦-c-\m-cm-b-Wsâ aIÄ ASp¯ tImtf-Pn Hcp {]th-i-\-¸-co£ Fgp-Xm³

h¶-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. c−p aWn-¡qÀ t\cw F´p sN¿Ww F¶m-tem-Nn-¨-t¸m-gmWv
tImtf-Pnsâ ASp-¯pÅ Øm]-\-¯n-emWv Rm³ tPmen sN¿p-¶-sX-¶-dn-ª-Xv.
tXSn-¸n-Sn¨p h¶-Xm-bn-cp¶p AbmÄ.

\mÂ]-Xp-sIm-Ãs¯ hnS-hp-−m-bn-cp¶p R§Ä X½n-epÅ IqSn-¡m-gvN-bv¡v.

]−s¯ i¦-c-\m-cm-b-Wsâ cq]w amdn ]pXnb i¦-c-\m-cm-b-Ws\ a\Êp kzoI-cn-
bv¡m³ Ipd¨p _p²n-ap-«n.

¢mÊn Gähpw \¶mbn ]Tn-¨n-cp¶ Ip«n-bm-bn-cp¶p AbmÄ. F«mw

¢mÊn ImÂs¡m-Ã-¸-co-£bv¡v Hcp hnj-b-¯n-sem-gnsI asä-Ãm-¯nepw Abm-fm-bn-
cp¶p H¶m-a³. sNmdnbpw Nnc§pw ]nSn¨v ¢mÊp-IÄ [mcmfw apS-¡n-bn-cp¶p Rm³.
sR«-tem-sS-bmWv ]co-£m-^ew Rm\-dn-ª-Xv. Ac-s¡m-Ã-¸-co-£-bm-b-t¸m-tgbv¡pw
Ipd-s¨ms¡ Xncn-¨p-]n-Sn-bv¡m³ Ign-ªp-sh-¦nepw i¦-c-\m-cm-b-W³ AwKo-I-cn-
bv¡s¸tS− Hsc-Xn-cmfn Xs¶-bm-bn- XpSÀ-¶p.

H¼Xmw ¢mÊn ]Tn-bv¡p-t¼mÄ R§Ä¡v IW-s¡-Sp-¯n-cp-¶Xv A\-´-

\m-cm-b-W³amjm-bn-cp-¶p. IW-¡n F{Xbpw tami-am-bn-cp-¶-hÀ IqSn Pbn-bv¡m³
X¡-h®w kaÀ°-am-bn-cp¶p amjsS in£m-co-Xn. i¦-c-\m-cm-b-W\v amtjmSv AXn-
cp-I-S¶ Hcm-cm-[-\-bm-bn-cp-¶p. ]¯n-se-¯n-b-tXmsS amjv amdn. ¢mÊvamjv IqSn-
bmb tZhÊnamjv IW-s¡-Sp-¡m³ XpS-§n-b-tXmsS ]ecpw tXmäp. tZh-Ên-amsj
amän A\-´-\m-cm-b-W³amsj In«-W-sa¶v Hcp \nth-Z\w F-gp-Xn-bp-−m-¡m\pw AXv
slUvamj¡v kaÀ¸n-bv¡m-\p-sams¡ i¦-c-\m-cm-b-W\mbn-cp¶p ap¶nÂ. \n§Ä¡v
Rms\-Sp-¡-¶-sXm¶pw a\-Ên-em-hp-¶ntà F¶p tNmZn¨v tZhÊnamjv ¢mÊn Ic-
ªp. GXm-bmepw \nth-Z\w sIms−m¶pw Hcp ^e-hp-ap-−m-bn-Ã. IW¡n D¯-c-
§Ä Is−-t¯-−Xv kzbw Nn´n-¨n«msW¶pw hmbn tImcn-sbm-gn-¨n«-söpw ]Tn-
¸n-¨Xv tZhÊnamjm-sW¶v ]n¡m-e¯v i¦-c-\m-cm-b-W\S¡w R§Äs¡ms¡
t_m[y-s¸-Sp-Ibpw sNbvXp.

i¦-c-\m-cm-b-Wsâ \nth-Z-\-¯n H¸p shbv¡m³ Rm³ hnk-½-Xn-¨-Xp-

sIm−v ]IpXn t]cpsS H¸p-Itf AbmÄ¡p In«n-bn-cp-¶p-Åp. Fsâ H¸n-\p-th−n
AbmÄ Fsâ ap¼n \n¶p Ic-ªXpw ZpÀ_-e-lrZb\mb Rm³ H¸n-«Xpw Hs¡
HmÀ½n-bv¡p-I-bm-bn-cp¶p i¦-c-\m-cm-b-Ws\ t\cn I−-t¸mÄ. A¡mcy-§-sfms¡
hÀ¯-am-\-¯n-eqsS R§Ä Ab-hn-d-¡p-Ibpw sNbvXp.

ZÂln-bnse GtXm Hcp kzIm-cy-Øm-]-\-¯n-emWv i¦-c-\m-cm-b-W\p tPmen.

AbmÄ hfsc henb Hcp Øm\¯v Ft¯-−-Xm-bn-cp¶p F¶v F\nbv¡p tXm¶n.
Fs´-Ãmtam `mKy-tZm-j-§Ä Abmsf ]nSn-Iq-Sn-bn-cn-bv¡-Ww. i¦-c-\m-cm-b-W\v
c−p s]¬Ip-«n-I-fm-sW¶pw `mcybpw tPmen-sb-Sp-¡p-¶p-s−¶pw Hs¡ hÀ¯-am-\-
¯n-\n-Sbv¡v a\-Ên-em-¡n. aq¯aI-fmWv {]th-i-\-¸-co-£-sb-gp-Xm³ h¶n-cn-bv¡p-¶-
Xv.

]d-ªp-sIm-−n-cn-bv¡p-t¼mÄ F\nbv¡v H¶p-c−p t^m¬hnfn-IÄ h¶p.

aqÀ¯nbv¡p Xnc-¡m-sW-¦n Rm³ s]mbvt¡mfmw F¶v i¦-c-\m-cm-b-W³ ]d-ªp.
Hcp Xnc-¡p-an-söv \Sn-bv¡m³ Rm³ {ian-¨p. ]t£ a\Êv At¸mgpw i¦-c-\m-cm-b-
Ws\ kzoI-cn-bv¡m³ aSn¨p\n¶p. Nncn-bv¡p-¶p-−v, hÀ¯-am\w ]d-bp-¶p-−v,
]t£ B ]gb Bfà ap¼n-en-cn-bv¡p-¶Xv F¶ tXm¶Â. AbmÄ¡pw Ft´m
kw`-hn-bv¡p-¶p−v F¶p tXm¶n. ]{´-−p-a-Wnbv¡v ]co£ Ign-bpw, tImtf-Pn\p
ap¶n Fs¶ I−n-sÃ-¦n tamfv ]cn-{`-anbv¡pw Fs¶ms¡ AbmÄ ]d-ªp.

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kabw At¸mÄ ]Xn-s\m¶p aWn-bm-hp-t¶-bp-Åp. Hmt«m-dn-£-bn Ib-dn-bmÂ
aq¶p an\n-«p-t\-c-t¯-bv¡pÅ hgn-tb-bpÅp tImtf-Pn-te-bv¡v. AsX-\nbv¡pw
AbmÄ¡pw Adnbmw. F¶n«pw AbmÄ ]dbp¶Xv icn-bm-WtÃm F¶p Rm³ \Sn-
¨p. F³ hn IrjvW-hm-cn-b-cpsS "kplr-Õ-am-Kaw' F¶ Ihn-X-bn ""_Ên-s\-
{Xtbm t\c-an-\nbpw'' D−m-bn«pw ""_Ên¶p ka-b-am-bv,-t¸m-Is«'' F¶p bm{X
]dªv Cd-§nb kplr¯v ""Xnc-¡mÀ¶ _kvÌm³Un-te-Im-In-bmbv ap\n-ªn-cn-
bv¡p''-I-bm-WtÃm D−m-b-Xv. AXp-t]mse i¦-c-\m-cm-b-W\pw skâv tXmakv
tImtf-Pnsâ ac-§fnÃm¯ apä¯v shbn-en GI-\mbn \n¶n-«p-−m-h-Ww.

CSbv¡p hnfnbv¡mw F¶p ]dªv ]c-kv]cw samss_ \-¼À

ssIamdnsb¦nepw R§Ä ]ns¶ hnfn-¨-tX-bn-Ã. B IqSn-¡m-gvN-t]mepw D−m-bn-«nÃ
F¶p hniz-kn-bv¡m³ {ian-bv¡p-I-bmWv Ct¸mÄ Rm³. Abmfpw Hcp ]t£
A§s\ {ian-bv¡p-I-bm-hmw.

i¦-c-\m-cm-b-W³ H-ä-s¸« kw`-h-a-Ã. ]−s¯ Iq«p-Imsc ImWp-t¼mÄ ]e-

t¸mgpw CXp kw`-hn-¨n-«p-−v. ]gb Imehpw ]pXnb Imehpw Iq«n-s¡-«m³ {ian-bv¡p-
t¼mÄ Zb-\o-b-ambn ]cm-P-b-s¸-Sm-dp-−v. F{Xbpw thKw c£-s¸-«m aXn F¶
tXm¶-emWv ]e-t¸mgpw c−p-t]À¡pw D−m-hm-dp-Å-Xv.

C{Xbpw HmÀ½n-¨Xv B{Ô-{]-tZ-inse Ip¸-¯pÅ {Zho-Un-b³ kÀÆ-I-em-im-

e-bpsS Imw]-Ênse ]p¯-In-Sn-bn Ccp-¶m-Wv. AhnsS ]Tn-bv¡p¶ Ip«n-Ifpw
sslZ-cm-_m-Zv kÀÆ-I-em-im-e-bn Kth-jWw sN¿p¶ {io\mYpw H¸-ap-−m-bn-cp-¶p.
\m«n-tebv¡p t]mbn«v Ipd-¨p-Im-e-ambn F¶pw A[nIw t]mhm³ tXm¶m-dnà F¶pw
{io\mYv ]d-ªp. s\Sp-¼m-tÈ-cn-bn-epÅ Xsâ hoSpw AbÂho-Sp-Ifpw hr²-k-Z-\-
§Ä t]mse-bm-bn-«p-−v. B hoSp-I-fnsesbms¡ Imcyw t\m¡m³ Xsâ A\p-P³
am{X-ta-bp-Åp. AXp-sIm−v Ahs\ Ft§m«pw ]d-ª-b-bv¡m³ AhÀ¡n-ã-a-Ã.
Xm³ \m«n t]mbn«v Hcp Imcy-hp-an-Ã. \m«n t]mbm¯s¶ Iq«p-Im-cmcpw Ahn-
sS-bn-Ã.

]t£ Iq«p-Im-cp-ambpÅ _Ôw Ct¸mgpw \ã-s¸-«n-«n-Ã F¶v {io\mYv ]d-

ªp. HmÀ¡q«v hgn ]−v c−mw ¢mÊn H¸w ]Tn-¨-h-cp-am-bpÅ _Ôw t]mepw
sIm−p-\-S-¡p-¶p-−v. ]t£ t\cn ImWp-¶Xp Npcp-¡w. IgnªXhW \m«nÂ
t]mb-t¸mÄ AhnsS tImtf-Pn H¸w ]Tn-¨n-cp¶ Hcmfpw \m«n-ep-s−-¶v HmÀ¡q«v
hgn A-dn-ªp. Ahs\ Hcp tlm«-en sh¨p ImWmw F¶v Xocp-am-\n-bv¡p-Ibpw
sNbvXp. ]t£ Ah-km\\nanjw th− F¶p sh¨p. Ft´m Hscm-gn-I-gnhp
]dªv c£-s¸-«p.

kplr-Zv_-Ô-§Ä HmÀ¡q«v hgn-bmWv kpJw F¶mWv {io\mYnsâ ]£w.

F{X AIsebpÅ-h-cp-ambpw _Ôw Øm]n-bv¡mw. AI-sebpw ASp¯pw DÅ-hsc
\ap¡p th−{X AI-e¯p \nÀ¯mw. th− F¶p tXm¶n-bm ssk³ Hu«v
sN¿mw. F{X kuIcyw!

Cu ssk³ Hu«v sN¿-emWv ]n G Znhm-I-csâ "tlm, Fs´mcp a\p-jy-\mWv

Cu am[-th-«³' F¶ IY-bnse dqwtabväpw sN¿p-¶-Xv. AXp-]t£ t\cn-«m-sW¶p
am{Xw. hf-sc-¡m-e-¯n\p tijw am[-th-«s\ I−p-ap-«p-t¼mÄ F§-s\-bmWv
Abmsf Hgn-hm-¡pI F¶mWv BZyw dqwtabväv Nn´n-bv¡p-¶-Xv. ASp¯ Znhkw
Xs¶ Xm³ UÂln-bn-tebv¡v Bdp-am-ks¯ ]cn-io-e-\-¯n\v t]mhp-I-bm-sW¶p
]d-bp¶ dqwtabväv Xm³ tPmen-sb-Sp-¡p¶ Øm]-\-¯nsâ t]cpw Øehpw sXän-
¨mWv ]d-ªp-sIm-Sp-¡p-¶-Xv. Bdpamkw Ign-ªp- Xn-cn-s¨-¯p-t¼mÄ Ct¸mÄ Xma-
kn-bv¡p¶ Øew amdm³ km[y-X-bp-s−¶p ]dªv aS-§n-sb-¯n-bn«v ]pXnb
hnemkw Xcmw F¶pw ]d-bp-¶p. ho−pw I−p-ap-«p-t¼mÄ am[-th-«sâ hnemkw
Ipdn-¨p-sh¨ Ubdn \ã-s¸-«p-sh¶pw Ifhp ]d-bp¶p AbmÄ. C\n ad-¡m-Xn-cn-
bv¡m³ dqwta-bvän\v Ønc-ambn H¶p Xcmw F¶p ]dªv am[-th-«³ Xsâ Xe
Xs¶ Ducn-sb-Sp¯v AbmfpsS aSn-bn sh¨p-sIm-Sp-¯p. dqwta-bväm-hs« B Xe-sb-
Sp¯v AI-tebv¡p hen-s¨-dnªv B "A\m-h-iy-ku-lr-Zw'- Hgn-hm¡n A´n-a-hn-Pbw
{]Jym-]n-bv¡p-¶p.

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 kl-]m-Tn-IÄ ap³[m-c-W-sh¨v hfsc¡me-¯n\p tijw I−p-ap-«p-t¼mÄ
AXn-sem-cmÄ t]meokpw atä-bmÄ ]nSn-In-«m-¸p-Ånbpw F¶ \ne-bn ]gb IY-I-fp-
−v. B t]meokv Iq«p-Im-cs\ Hän-s¡m-Sp-¡ptam? A{X-bvs¡m¶pw t]mI-−, Pohn-X-
¯nsâ c−p-X-«n F¯n-s¸-Sp¶ c−p-t]À I−p-ap-«p-t¼mįs¶ Akz-Ø-X-IÄ
DS-se-Sp-¡p-¶p. Xsâ PohnXw sImSp¯v hep-Xm-¡nb D¶-tXm-tZym-K-Øsâ ho«nÂ
A`-bmÀ°n-bmbn sNtÃ-−n-h-¶-hsâ IY-bmWv F³ taml-\sâ "hgn, s]cp-hgn'.
AXnse D¶-tXm-tZym-K-س \nÊ-lm-b-\mWv F¶mWv F\nbv¡p tXm¶m-dp-Å-Xv.
X\nbv¡p PohnXw sh¨p ssIam-dnb _mte-«-t\mSv At¸mÄ AbmÄ¡v A§-s\tb
s]cp-am-dm-\m-hp-I-bp-Åp. ImcWw Ct¸mÄ AbmÄ B ]gb Ime-¯n-eà Pohn-bv¡p-
¶-Xv.

]gb Imew hos−-Sp-¡pI Ffp-¸-aà Xm\pw. c−p-t]-cp-tSbpw am\-kn-I-\ne

Hcp-t]m-se-bsÃ-¦n {]tXy-In-¨pw. Ignª sImÃw R§-fpsS \m«nse ]qc-¯n\v
Fsâ G«sâ Hcp Iq«p-Im-cs\ I−p-ap-«n. ]d-ªp-tI«v F\n-bv¡-t±lw kp]-cn-Nn-X-
\m-bn-cp-¶p. taf-¯n-\n-Sbv¡v R§Ä Iptd-t\cw kwkm-cn-¨p-\n¡p-Ibpw sNbvXp.
hÀ¯-am-\-¯n-\n-S-bv¡mWv At±-l-¯nsâ ]gb Hcp kl-]m-Tn-tb-¡p-dn¨p ]cm-aÀiw
h¶Xv. At±lw ]qc-¸-d-¼n¯-s¶-bp-s−¶pw Ct¸mįs¶ ImWm-sa¶pw Rm³
]d-ªp. Xnc-¡n-eqsS Xpgªv R§Ä tZhkzw sI«n-S-¯nsâ a«p-¸m-hn-en-cn-bv¡p¶v
]qcw ImWp¶ kl-]mTnbpsS ASp-s¯-¯n. \mÂ]-t¯gp-sImïn\p-ti-j-apÅ
I−p-ap-«-em-bn-cp¶p AXv. ]qc-¯nsâ shSn-s¡«mWv Rm³ {]Xo-£n-¨Xv. ]t£
kl-]mTn Bsf a\-Ên-embn F¶p BwKyw ImWn¨v taf-¯n\p Xmfw- ]n-Sn-¨p-sIm-
−pÅ Ccn¸v XpSÀ¶p.

AhnsSbpw Ignªn-Ã. Hcp amkw Ignªv kl-]mTn Fs¶ hnfn¨v Iq«p-Im-

csâ sSe-t^m¬ \¼À tNmZn-¨p. Ft´m Bh-iyap-−m-bn-cp¶p At±-l-¯n-\v. A
friend in need is a friend indeed F¶ ]g-s©mÃn ]Xn-cnà F¶v F\nbv¡p t_m[y-am-
b-Xv At¸m-gm-Wv.

C¶se ho−pw Hcp {]th-i\-¸-co-£-bpsS Znh-k-am-bn-cp-¶p. i¦-c-\m-cm-b-

W³ Hcp-]t£ c−m-as¯ aI-sf ]co-£-sb-gp-Xn¸nbv¡m³ h¶n-«p-−m-hmw. GXm-
bmepw AbmÄ Fsâ ASp-¯p-h-¶n-Ã. Abm-Ä C\n- hcm³ km²y-X-bn-Ã. ""AI-em-
\-Sp-¡p-thmÀ, AI-¶m¸n-¶o-sS-¶paSp-¡m-\m-Im-t¯mÀ \mw; CXÃo hmgvhn³
kXyw?'' F¶v Ihn ]d-bp-¶p-−v. AXp i¦-c-\m-cm-b-W\pw a\-Ên-em-¡n-bn-cn-bv¡-
Ww.

(25.04.2008)

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