Vd; ~phpj;jhs;?

f.Nfh.[th;yhy;
~kPgj;jpy; mYtyf Ntiy epkpj;jkhf gz;lhuh NghapUe;Njd;.

gz;lhuh vd;fpw ,lk; ehf;G+hpypUe;J vz;gJ fpkp njhiytpYs;sJ.

k`huh\;l;uh Nja;e;J kj;ag; gpuNj~j;jpd; th~idfs; mq;NfNa Muk;gpj;J
tpLfpd;wd. vq;fs; njhopw;~hiy jhz;b m~e;J kwe;J fhiu Neuhf Xl;bg;
Nghdhy; %d;W kzp Neuj;jpy; ~k;gy; gs;sj;jhf;F te;J tpLk;. mN~hf; Nyyz;l;
vjphpy; ghd; fil itj;jpUf;fpwtd; N\hNy glj;jpy; ‘~h;f;fhh; `k; Mg;fh ekf;
fhah’ vd;W gaj;Jld; mk;[j;fhdplk; n~hy;gtd; NghypUe;jhd;. B Nfl;ljw;F
‘Njh Mj;kp i`?’ vd;W NtW Nfl;L m~;RWj;jpdhd;.

vq;fs; njhopw;~hiy mike;Js;s ,lNk xU fhLjhd;. epiwa khd;fs;

,Uf;fpd;wd. epiwa Kay;fs; ,Uf;fpd;wd. vq;f Ch; n~f;Ahpl;bahf ,Ue;jhy;
Rl;Lj; jpd;wpUg;ghh;fs;. fhl;Lg; gFjpapy; Rw;wpa NghJ ~py ,lq;fspy; Gjpa ahid
yj;jpiag; ghh;j;J gf; vd;wJ. tapW fpope;J ghjp Fly; jpd;dg;gl;l khdpd;
gpNujk; fple;jJ. mijg; ghh;j;J kpuz;l vq;fsplk;

“`h(k;) ~hg; ,jh; N\h; gP N`” vd;whd; n~f;Ahpl;b.

%~;~h Nghfyhk; vd;W xJq;fpd vq;fSf;F %~;~h kl;Lkpy;iy %~;N~ tutpy;iy.

Mdhy; mq;Nf $l ep~;~pe;ijahf ~py ngz;fs; Rs;sp nghWf;fpf;

nfhz;bUe;jhh;fs;. nuhk;g ~hkhdpah;fs; tho;fpw Ch;.

ve;jg; GJ ,lj;Jf;Fg; NghdhYk; mijg; gPuha;e;J ghh;j;J tpLtJ vd; tof;fk;.

mJ kl;Lkpd;wp ehf;G+hpypUe;J gq;fSUf;F Neuhf tUfpw tpkhdk; xd;Nw
xd;Wjhd;. mJ gpw;gfy; %d;W kzpf;Fj;jhd;. MfNt Vfg;gl;l NeukpUe;jJ.
gz;lhuhtpypUe;J ehf;G+h; NghF Kd; topapy; vd;ndd;d vy;yhk; ghh;f;fyhk; vd;W
gh;]hd;dy; NkNd[hplk; Nfl;Nld;.

uhk;lf; uhk; ke;jph;, Nghl; fpsg;, buhfhd; Ngy[;(!), k`huh[h ghf;, it\;ztp
ke;jph; vd;W nghpa gl;baiy n[a;d; nlk;gps; vd;W Kbj;jhd;.

“n[a;d; nlk;gpspy; ghh;f;f vd;d ,Uf;fpwJ?” vd;Nwd;.

mUfpy; m~g;gpy; yPdh ~e;jhth;f;fhh; khjphp ,Ue;j fpuh[_Ntl; mg;ud;b]; ~phpg;ig

mlf;f Kad;W Njhw;whs;. Gh;h;Uf; vd;W ~phpj;J nfhQ;~k; %f;F~spia
mUfpypUe;j bl;Nf vd;fpwtd; Nky; njwpj;jhs;. me;j hpahf;\Df;F mh;j;jk;
Ghpatpy;iy vdf;F.
NkNd[h; mtis kuhj;jpapy; mjl;bdhd;. Ghpahtpl;lhYk; “vd;d ~pd;dg;
Gs;sjdkh ,Uf;F” vd;gjhf mh;j;jk; n~a;J nfhz;Nld;.

uhk;lf; uhkh; Nfhapypy; ehD}W tU\k; Kd;dhy; khL Nghl;l ~hzpiaf; $l

Rj;jk; n~a;ahJ Guhjdj;NjhL N~h;j;J mOf;ifAk; fhj;J tUfpwhh;fs;. uhkh;
~Pij y\;kzd; vy;yhUk; Fs;skhf gQ;~f; f~;~j;Jld; nghpa KopAk; ehkKkhf
~pd;d ta~py; Nehl;Lg; Gj;jfj;jpy; Foe;ijfs; tiufpw ck;kh~;~p glk; Nghy
,Ue;jhh;fs;.

buhfhd; Ngy]; vd;gJ [g;ghdpah;fs; fl;bd Gj;jh; Nfhapy;. Gj;jh; ~piyapypUe;J

Ntiy ghh;f;fpw ngz;fs; tiu vy;yhNk nghpR.

k`huh[h ghf;fpy; ngUk;ghYk; fhjy;(?) N[hbfs; G+~;n~bfs; kiwtpy; eKl;L

tp\kk; gz;zpf; nfhz;bUe;jhh;fs;.

“mQ;R &gha; n~ytpy ,ij tpl mjpf vd;lh;nla;d;nkd;l; fpilf;fhJa;ah

mtq;fSf;F” vd;whd; $l te;j uht;

“ekf;Fe;jhd;” vd;Nwd;.

fil~pahf n[a;d; nlk;gpSf;Fs; NghNdhk;.

jpLf;nfd;wJ!

‘M~hug; ghg;ghd; fh~pf;Fg; Nghdhdhk;...’ vd;W Muk;gpj;J mjw;fg;Gwk; nfhQ;~k;

md; ghh;ypnkd;lhpahfg; Nghfpw xU gonkhop Qhgfk; te;jJ.
fw;fhyj;Jf;F te;j khjphp FWf;Fk; kWf;Fk; mk;Fz; ~hkpahh;fs;!

nghpRfshtJ guthapy;iy. nfhQ;~k; bg;skhbf;fhf ~k;kzkpl;L

kiwj;jpUe;jhh;fs;. ~p\;ah;fs; nkhj;jkhf bq;lhq; ngy;jhd;!

“~hyh nfhg;ghpfh jh;\;zkape;jp jk;GL” vd;whd; uht;.

ghh;f;f ek;%h;f;fhud; Nghy ,Ue;j xUj;jd; fzf;fg; gps;is Nki~ Nghl;L
mkh;e;jpUe;j xU nghpathplk; VNjh Nfl;lhd;.
mtUf;F ~l;nld;W gpgp vfpwp gf;fj;jpypUe;j jhk;ghsj;ij vLj;Jf; nfhz;L
mtidj; Juj;jpdhh;. mtDf;F milf;fyk; nfhLj;J ‘vd;da;ah Nfl;Nl?’
vd;Nwhk;.

“cq;f kjj;Jy ngz; ~hkpahh;fs; ,y;iyahd;D Nfl;Nld;” vd;whd;.

yPdh ~e;jhth;f;fhh; Vd; ~phpj;jhs; vd;W Ghpe;jJ. n[a;d; nlk;gpspy; ghh;f;f vd;d
,Uf;fpwJ vd;fpw vd; Nfs;tpf;F mts; kdRf;Fs; xU thh;j;ijapy; gjpy;
Njhd;wpapUf;ff; $Lk;!