A„N°¡Å¡ cpfsdp„\u Qpëep Nep, `Z d¡L$p¡g¡ Al] S>¡ rkõV$d v$pMg L$fu Nep¡ s¡ lÆe Qpgu flu R>¡ A_¡ s¡_p L$pfZ¡ S> d©Zpg `pÞX¡$_u _hgL$\p dpe Ap¡_ rhV$_¡k fkâv$ b_u Åe R>¡. _hgL$\p_u Np¡qk` h¡ëey L¡$ s¡dp„ ApÐdL$\p_p S>¡ A„ip¡ v¡$Mpe R>¡ s¡ rkhpe `Z Ap _hgL$\p L¡$V$gpL$ dlÒh_p dyØpAp¡ Ecp L$f¡ R>¡. Mpk L$fu_¡ A„N°¡Æ A_¡ cpfsue cpjp_p„ AMbpfp¡ hÃQ¡_p¡ k„Oj®, L„$CL$ rkÙ L$fhp dpNsu _pfu_p¡ k„Oj®, cpfs_u Ly$Vy$„bìehõ\p_u bv$gpsu sfpl A_¡ Msd \sp¡ Apv$i®hpv$.
A„N°¡Æ cpju A_¡ cpfsue cpju `ÓL$pfÐh hÃQ¡_u MpC_¡ `pf L$f_pf d©Zpg `p„X¡$A¡ `p¡sp_u _hgL$\p rhi¡ A_¡ s¡dp„ s¡dZ¡ DW$ph¡gp dyØpAp¡ rhi¡ Ddp dp^h_-v$pkNyàsp kp\¡ hpsQus L$fu s¡_p A„ip¡ :
sd¡ ip dpV¡$ dpe Ap¡_ rhV$_¡k gMu? A_¡ A„N°¡Ædp„ S ip dpV¡$?
Ap `yõsL$ sp¡ dpfu A„v$f Æhu füy„ lsy„ A¡V$g¡ dpf¡ gMhy„ `X¡$ s¡d lsy„. buSy>„ s¡_¡ `qf`¼h \hp dpV¡$ S>ê$fu kS>®_ `l¡gp„_p¡ L$pm `Z `|fp¡ \ep¡ lsp¡. lz„ Ap_p\u `Z h^y kpfp¡ QbfpqL$ep¡ S>hpb Ap`u iLy„$ Ry>„, `Z kpQu hps Ap R>¡. A_¡ rlÞv$udp„ ip dpV¡$ Ap L$\p _ gMu s¡ dpV¡$ L$lz„ sp¡ AÐepf¡ lh¡ A¡ sb½$p¡ Aphu Nep¡ R>¡ L¡$ rlÞv$udp„ Ap âL$pf_y„ `yõsL$ gMhp\u ^d®`qfhs®_ L$f_pfpAp¡_¡ S> ^d®_y„ cpjZ Ap`hp S>¡hy„ \ps. rlÞv$udp„ sp¡ gp¡L$p¡ ÅZ¡ S> R>¡ cpfsdp„ cpjpAp¡ hÃQ¡_u M¢QspZdp„ iy„ lpgs R>¡. A¡V$g¡ lh¡ gX$pC sp¡ rlÞv$uAp¡_p rhfp¡^uAp¡_p d¡v$p_dp„ gC S>hp_u lsu. A_¡ A„N°¡Ædp„ gXhp_u lsu.
`yõsL$ L¡$hu fus¡ gMpey„ s¡_u \p¡X$u hps L$fp¡. ¼epf¡ gMhp_y„ iê$ L$e¯y, ¼epf¡ `|fy„ L$ey¯ hN¡f¡.
_hgL$\p gMsp„ d_¡ gNcN b¡ hj® gpÁep„ lsp„. gMhp_u bpbsdp„ lz„ blz Ar_erds Ry>„. hÃQ¡ L$p¡C _p¡L$fu _lp¡su A_¡ äugp[Þk„N L$fsu lsu A¡V$g¡ kde `Z A¡L$ kfMu fus¡ _lp¡sp¡ dmsp¡. hÃQ¡ sp¡ L¡$V$gpe drl_p ky^u gMhp_yy„ S> b„^ \C Ney„ lsy„. d_dp„\u ApMu hps `Z hÃQ¡ hÃQ¡\u S>su fl¡su lsu.
_hgL$\pdp„ L$ë`_p L¡$V$gu R>¡ A_¡ hpõsh L¡$V$gy„ R>¡? _hgL$\p_u _preL$p L©$óZp A¡ S> d©Zpg `p„X¡$ R>¡?
L¡$V$gu L$ë`_p R>¡ A_¡ L¡$V$gu lL$uL$s R>¡ s¡ hps_y„ L$p¡C dlÒh _\u. dpfp dpV¡$ sp¡ A¡ A¡L$ _hgL$\p R>¡, A¡L$ k„`|Z® kS>®_. QQp® sp¡ A¡_u \C iL¡$ L¡$ _hgL$\p sfuL¡$ s¡_y„ d|ëe L¡$V$gy„ R>¡. s¡_p d|ëep„L$_dp„ a¡¼V¹$k L¡$V$gu, qa¼i_ L¡$V$gy„ s¡_¡ L$p¡C AhL$pi _\u. A¡ S> fus¡ L©$óZp A_¡ d©Zpg_u bpbsdp„ `Z L$p¡Z L$p¡Z R>¡ s¡_y„ L$p¡C dlÒh _\u. syL$pfpd¡ L$üy„ S> R>¡ L¡$ "lz„ S>¡ k„h¡v$_p A_ychu _ iLy„$ s¡ gMu _ iLy„$.' d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡d_u hps A¡ b^p S> g¡ML$p¡_u hps R>¡.
Apd R>sp„ rlÞv$u-A„N°¡Æ hÃQ¡_p¡ rhMhpv$ hN¡f¡ bpbs rhi¡ sdpfu `pk¡ Qp¡½$k Arcâpep¡ R>¡. sdpfp Ap rhQpfp¡ ìe¼s L$fhp dpV¡$ qa¼i__p¡ klpfp¡ L¡$d gu^p¡?
lz„ 20 hj®\u `ÓL$pf Ry>„ A_¡ s¡ v$frdep_ lz„ A„N°¡Æ `ÓL$pfÐh A_¡ cpfsue cpjpAp¡_p„ `ÓL$pfÐh hÃQ¡_u gX$pC rhi¡ l„d¡ip„ gMsu Aphu Ry>„. ¼ep„ ¼ep„ Aphp¡ rhMhpv$ R>¡, s¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ Ap`Zp `ÓL$pfÐh_u L$np `f L¡$hu Akf `X$u R>¡ A_¡ kpdprS>L$, Apr\®L$ A_¡ fpS>L$ue fus¡ s¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ L$C fus¡ A¡L$ õ\pr_L$ rhQpfkfZu Ecu \C R>¡ s¡ b^p rhi¡ d¢ g¿ey„ S> R>¡.
L$pd L$fsu drlgpAp¡_p qNëV$ rhi¡ `Z sd¡ g¿ey„ R>¡. Mpk L$fu_¡ Ly$Vy„$b\u `p¡sp_u Ås_¡ \p¡X$u h¡Nmu L$fhp_u âq¾$ep rhi¡.
A¡L$ dpsp sfuL¡$_u S>¡ qNëV$ lp¡e R>¡ s¡ rhi¡ d_¡ gMhp_u blz hjp£\u BÃR>p lsu. buÆ b^u S> drlgpAp¡_u S>¡d d¢ `Z s¡ A_ycìey„ R>¡. `Z R>¡L$ lh¡ d¢ s¡_p rhi¡ g¿ey„ R>¡. d_¡ gpN¡ L¡$ Ap`Zu g¡rML$pAp¡¡ A¡L$ âL$pf_u `p¡sp_u Ås `f k¡Þkfqi` fpMu_¡ gM¡ R>¡. ldZp„ S> A¡L$ hL®$ip¡`dp„ d¢ A¡L$ eyhp_ g¡rML$p_¡ A¡hy„ bp¡gsp kp„cmu lsu L¡$ dps©Ðh sp¡ ApNm S>sp„ k„s `v$ âpàs L$fhp_y„ A¡L$ dpÝed R>¡.
k¡¼k_p gMpZ L$fsp„ `Z Al] h^y õh-k¡Þkfri` L$pd L$f¡ R>¡ s¡hu dpfu hps õhuL$pfhp sp¡ L$p¡C s¥epf S> _lp¡sy„. k¡¼k rhi¡ sd¡ Myëgy„ gMp¡ s¡_¡ õdpV®$, âNrsiug A¡hy„ NZhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡, `Z `p¡sp_p k„sp_ A_¡ dpsp hÃQ¡_u gpNZudp„ fl¡gp Aops s_ph rhi¡ gMhpdp„ Aph¡ sp¡ s¡_¡ â¡d_u gpNZu_p¡ Öp¡l NZhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡.
dpe Ap¡_ rhV$_¡kdp„ D`¡np_u gpNZu kss v¡$Mpe Aph¡ R>¡. sd¡ `p¡s¡ s¡ A_ychu Q|¼ep„ R>p¡?
cpfsue rdqX$epdp„ cpjp_p _pd¡ S>¡ c¡v$cph Qpg¡ R>¡ s¡dp„\u `kpf \e¡gp v$f¡L$_¡ A¡hu gpNZu \i¡ S>. sd¡ buÅ b^p S> âL$pf_p c¡v$cph_p¡ kpd_p¡ L$ep£ lp¡e, _ps-Ås-f„N-Års b^p_p c¡v$cph_p¡ kpd_p¡ L$ep£ lp¡e R>sp„ `ÓL$pfÐhdp„ Ap cpjp_p¡ S>¡ cep_L$ c¡v$cph R>¡ s¡ sp¡ sdpf¡ kl¡hp¡ S> `X¡$ R>¡.
sdpfu _hgL$\pdp„ R>¡ëg¡ _preL$p rkõV$d_¡ v$p¡j v$C_¡ _p¡L$fu R>p¡X$u v¡$ R>¡. sd_¡ `p¡sp_¡ `Z rdqX$epdp„ L$pd L$fu_¡ s¡_p S>¡hu S> gpNZu \pe R>¡? _hp `ÓL$pfp¡_¡ sd¡ iy„ kgpl Ap`ip¡.
`ÓL$pfÐh A¡L$ Å¡fv$pf âp¡a¡i_ R>¡ A_¡ lz„ `Z lÆ s¡dp„ S> Ry>„. lz„ _hp `ÓL$pfp¡_¡ A¡V$gu S> kgpl Ap`ui L¡$ `ÓL$pfÐhdp„ Aphsp„ `l¡gp„ sdpfp dÝedhN}e DR>¡f_¡ L$pfZ¡ sd_¡ S>¡ L¡$V$gp„L$ b„^_p¡ A_¡ dpÞespAp¡ dmu R>¡ s¡_¡ sp¡X$u _pMÅ¡. cpfsue cpjp_p„ AMbpfp¡ kam \ep„ R>¡, `Z A¡ blz S> KQu qL„$ds Q|L$hu_¡. cpfsue cpjp_p„ AMbpfp¡ L$C fus¡ fpS>L$pfZdp„ kÑp_u v$gpgu L$fhp_y„ R>p¡X¡$ R>¡ A_¡ TX$`\u `¥kp b_phhp_u h©rÑ R>p¡X¡$ R>¡ s¡_p `f S> s¡_y„ cprh r_c®f R>¡.
L©$óZp _p¡L$fu R>p¡X$u_¡ S>su fl¡ R>¡, L$p¡C ep¡S>_p rh_p. sdpfu bpbsdp„ iy„ R>¡-? sd¡ lh¡ iy„ L$fhp_p„ R>p¡?
lh¡ iy„ L$fhp_y„ R>¡? kpQy„ L$lz„ sp¡ d_¡ Mbf _\u.
Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?