Dh}i L$p¡W$pfu
""Np¡^fpdp„ L$pfk¡hL$p¡_¡ kmNphhpdp„ Apìep, L$pfZ L¡$ A¡ S>e îufpd bp¡ëep lsp. A¡ gp¡L$p¡ B[ÞX$epdp„ S>e îufpd _ bp¡g¡ sp¡ ¼ep„ BV$pgudp„ bp¡g¡?'' Aphu qV$à`Zu L$ep `p__p Nëg¡\u \C li¡ A¡hy„ `|R>hp_y„ d_ \pe. A¡ S> fus¡ ""kfv$pf gp¡M„X$u `yfyj lsp. _f¡ÞÖ dp¡v$u sp¡ A¡ëeyrdr_ed_p `Z _\u.'' A¡hu L$p¡d¡ÞV$, Qp_u L$uV$gu `f fpS>L$pfZ_u DN° QQp® L$f_pfp L$p¡C b¡S>hpbv$pf ip¡Mu__p dp¡Y¡$\u _uL$mu li¡ A¡hy„ gpN¡.
`Z `p„Q L$fp¡X$ NyS>fpsuAp¡_p„ A¡hp„ _kub ¼ep„\u? s¡d_p L$`pm¡ sp¡ `p__p Nëgp_u L$np_u hpsp¡ L$fu iL$_pfp dy¿ed„Óu A_¡ L$uV$gu_u QQp®_u L$npA¡ Esf_pfp rhfp¡^ `n_p _¡sp gMpe¡gp R>¡.
dy¿ed„Óu s¡d_u kcpdp„ L$l¡ R>¡, ""d¢ (ApB d¡¼k r\e¡V$fdp„) A¡L$ L$gpL$ ky^u BV$pgu_p„ Qídp„ `l¡ep¯, s¡dp„ dpfu lpgs Mfpb \C. sp¡ hjp£\u BV$pgu_p„ Qídp„ `l¡fsp gp¡L$p¡_u lpgs L¡$hu \C li¡ A¡ lz„ L$ë`u iLy„$ Ry>„. s¡d_p âÐe¡ dpfu klp_yc|rs R>¡... Np¡^fpL$p„X$ hMs¡ L$p¢N°¡kuAp¡ s¡d_u Æc `f BV$prge_ spmp„ gNphu_¡ b¡W$p lsp.'' (sprgep„).
A„N°¡Ædp„ "`uS>¡' (`yAf Å¡L$) sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMphu iL$pe A¡hu L$p¡d¡ÞV$ L$fhp_u `p¡sp_u i[¼s_p¡ `qfQe Ap`sp„ i„L$ftkl hpO¡gp L$l¡ R>¡, ""OZu hõsyAp¡_u iê$Aps "L¡$'\u \pe R>¡. S>¡d L¡$, L$dm (cpS>`_y„ âsuL$), Mp¡V¡$ kfv$pf (dp¡v$u), L$g„L$epÓp (Np¥fhepÓp) hN¡f¡.''
gp¡L$ipludp„ kÑpõ\p_¡ b¡W¡$gp S>hpbv$pf _¡spAp¡ Ap cpjpdp„ hps L$fsp lp¡e Ðepf¡, Q|„V$Zu gX$ép hNf kÑp_p¡ õhpv$ QpMu Ne¡gp„ cpS>`_p„ kp\u k„NW$_p¡_u cpjpdp„ iy„ L$l¡hp`Ï„ fl¡? X$p¡. âhuZ sp¡NqX$epA¡ kp¡r_ep Np„^u_¡ gndp„ fpMu_¡ L$f¡gu "BV$prge_ L|$sfp'_u qV$à`Zu rhi¡ OÏ„ gMpC Q|¼ey„ R>¡. i„L$ftkl hpO¡gp Ål¡fkcpdp„ rhð rlÞvy$ `qfjv$_¡ "cpS>`_p `Npfv$pf V$`p¡fuAp¡' sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMph¡ R>¡. BV$prge_ L|$sfphpmp r_h¡v$__p¡ rhhpv$ \sp„ X$p¡. sp¡NqX$ep â¡d\u L$lu iL¡$ R>¡ L¡$, ""lz„ sp¡ Npd_p gp¡L$p¡_¡ "X$p¡N kpBL$p¡gp¡Æ' kdÅhsp¡ lsp¡.''
NyS>fps_p dy¿ed„Óu_u kpBL$p¡gp¡Æ kdÅhhp_y„ L$p¡C_¡ d_ \pe sp¡ s¡d_p d_dp„ Å¡hp dmu iL¡$ A¡hp L¡$V$gpL$ rhjep¡ : BV$pgu, rdep„ (dyif®a) A_¡ dy[õgdp¡. kp¡r_ep_¡ "BV$pgu L$u b¡V$u' sfuL¡$ Ap¡mMphu_¡ s¡Ap¡ L$l¡ R>¡, ""BV$pgu_p„ Qídp„ `l¡fu_¡ L$p¢N°¡k kÑp `f `pR>u afu iL$i¡ _l].'' _d®v$p ep¡S>_p_p k„v$c®dp„ s¡d_y„ hQ_pd©s, ""`pZu îphZ drl_pdp„ Qpgy _ L$fuA¡ sp¡ ¼epf¡-fdÅ_dp„ L$fuA¡?'' `pZu S>¡hu bpbsdp„ `Z Nd¡ s¡d L$fu_¡ fdÅ__¡ hÃQ¡ gC Aphhp¡ A¡ lpõepõ`v$ R>¡ L¡$ v$epS>_L$ A¡ _½$u \C iL$sy„ _\u. dy[õgdp¡_p fplsL¡$ç`p¡_¡ R>p¡L$fp„ `¡v$p L$fhp_p„ L¡$ÞÖp¡dp„ `gV$php _l] v¡$hpe A_¡ dy[õgdp¡_y„ k|Ó "ld `p„Q, ldpf¡ `ÃQuk' R>¡, A¡hp„ dp¡v$u_p rh^p_ `R>u B_L$pf A_¡ A¡L$fpf_p¡ rkgrkgp¡ Qpg¡ R>¡. dyÁ^ â¡duAp¡_u S>¡d ^uV$ fpS>L$pfZuAp¡ iê$Apsdp„ B_L$pf L$f¡ R>¡, `yfphp dpN¡ R>¡ A_¡ `R>u ""lp, lp, bp¡ëep¡ lsp¡. bp¡gp¡ iy„ L$fu g¡ip¡?'' A¡hp rdÅS>dp„ bp„ep¡ QX$ph¡ R>¡. rhð rlÞvy$ `qfjv$ A¡ S> âhQ__u L¡$k¡V$p¡ hl¢Qhp_u hps L$f¡ R>¡.
sp¡ Aphp qL$õkpAp¡dp„ L$p¡_¡ QNphhp A_¡ L$p¡_u hpsp¡dp„ NmÏ„ d|L$hy„ A¡ âkpfdpÝedp¡_u rhh¡L$byqÙ_p¡ khpg R>¡. L$d_kub¡, blzdsu âkpfdpÝedp¡_u rhh¡L$byqÙ `f _pZpL$ue ìehlpf_p¡ `X$v$p¡ `X¡$gp¡ lp¡e R>¡. _¡spAp¡_u i¡fuR>p` L$p¡d¡ÞV¹$k A_¡ Ny_pCs h©rÑ ^fphsu Nçdsp¡_¡ L$v$ âdpZ¡ h¡sfu _pMhp_¡ bv$g¡ âkpfdpÝedp¡ s¡d_¡ "Qp¡½$k ifsp¡_¡ Ap^u_' _½$u \e¡gp õhê$`¡ fS|> L$f¡ R>¡. gp¡L$ipludp„ b^p_¡ `p¡sp_p¡ AhpS> ìe¼s L$fhp_u R|>V$ R>¡, `Z AhpS> A_¡ Op¢OpV$ hÃQ¡_p¡ saphs epv$ fpMhp_y„ A¡V$gy„ S> S>ê$fu R>¡.
rb°V$__p„ c|s`|h® hX$p„ â^p_ dpNp®f¡V$ \¡Qf¡ A¡L$ hpf L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ Ar_óV$ sÒhp¡ kp\¡ L$pd `pX$hp_p¡ A¡L$ S> sfuL$p¡ R>¡ : s¡d_¡ ârkqÙ_p âpZhpey\u h„rQs L$fu _pMhp. Ål¡fÆh_dp„ apev$pL$pfL$ b_¡gu _L$pfpÐdL$ ârkqÙ_¡ L$pfZ¡ L¡$V$gpL$ L$pbp _¡spAp¡ kss rhhpv$_p L¡$ÞÖdp„ fl¡hp dpV¡$ DÐkyL$ lp¡e R>¡. Aphp _¡spAp¡_¡ `n_p¡ bp^ _X$sp¡ _\u, L$pfZ L¡$ lh¡ `np¡_¡ rhQpfkfZu_p¡ bp^ _X$sp¡ _\u. b^p_u L$np A¡L$ S> \C Åe R>¡. L$p¡C `Z cp¡N¡, Nd¡ s¡V$gp _uQ¡ Esfu S>C_¡ kpd¡ b¡W¡$gp_¡ spmu `X$phhp_u rdrd¾$u_p ApqV®$õV$p¡ S>¡hu lfuapC _¡spAp¡dp„ Qpg¡ R>¡. `uV$ ¼gpkdp„ spmuAp¡ `X$hu Å¡CA¡, bk.
Np„Xy„$O¡gy„ bp¡gu_¡ L$p¡C `Z fus¡ kdpQpfdp„ fl¡hp\u L¡$V$gp¡ apev$p¡ \pe R>¡, A¡ gpgyâkpv$ epv$h¡ kprbs L$fu Apàey„ lsy„. Ðepf `l¡gp„ bpm W$pL$f¡A¡ rih k¡_p_u b¡apd õV$pBg gp¡L$râe b_phu lsu. A¡ õV$pBg lh¡ dp¡v$u-hpO¡gp S>¡hp V$p¡Q_p NyS>fpsu _¡spAp¡A¡ kamsp`|h®L$ A`_phu gu^u R>¡.
A¡L$buÅ `f âlpfp¡ L$fsp Ap _¡spAp¡_¡ Å¡C_¡ kfL$kdp„ \sp¡ Å¡L$fp¡_u dpfpdpfu_p¡ M¡g epv$ Aph¡ R>¡. s¡dp„ Å¡L$fp¡ A¡L$buÅ_¡ blpf\u hS>_v$pf v¡$Mpsu `Z A„v$f\u `p¡gu hõsyAp¡ Å¡f\u dpf¡ R>¡. âlpf Tug_pf Mf¡Mf hpÁey„ lp¡e A¡d `X$u S>hp_p¡ Arc_e L$f¡ R>¡, `Z âlpf L$f_pf rhS>¡sp sfuL¡$ bphX$p„ azgphsp¡ lp¡e Ðep„ S> `X$u Ne¡gp¡ Å¡L$f Ecp¡ \pe R>¡ A_¡ `¡gp rhS>¡sp `f âlpf L$f¡ R>¡. ApMp M¡gdp„ Å¡L$fp¡_¡ L$p¡C CÅ \su _\u A_¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ (`p¡sp_p `¥k¡) d_p¡f„S>_ dm¡ R>¡. Al] _¡spAp¡_u Å¡L$fp¡ kp\¡ kfMpdZu L$fhp_p¡ l¡sy _\u, `Z s¡d_p iåv$eyÙdp„ A_¡ Å¡L$fp¡_u dpfpdpfu_u `Ùrsdp„ OÏ„ kpçe R>¡.
_¡spAp¡A¡ S>¡d_p rhi¡ rhNs¡ hps L$fhu `X¡$ A¡hp L¡$V$L¡$V$gp dyØp R>¡? klL$pfu b¡ÞL$p¡_p„ L$p¥cp„X$p¡dp„ X|$b¡gu dÝedhN®_u bQsp¡, fpÄe_u L„$Npm Apr\®L$ `qf[õ\rs, `pZu_u kdõep A_¡ s¡_p dpV¡$ crhóe_y„ Apep¡S>_, BÞap¡d£i_ V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ_p n¡Ódp„ fpÄe_u `R>ps [õ\rs... Ap bpbsp¡ `f Ýep_ L¡$[ÞÖs L$fhy„ _ `X¡$ s¡_u R>V$L$bpfu sfuL¡$ _¡spAp¡ BV$pgu A_¡ A¡ëeyrdr_ed_p kfv$pf_u hpsp¡ L$f¡ R>¡. Ap fus¡ A¡L$buÅ `f L$uQX$ DR>pmhp\u _½$f âï_p¡ v$bpC S>sp lp¡e sp¡ R>bu_u qaL$f iy„ L$pd L$fhu?
AMbpfu Al¡hpgp¡dp„ M|b QN¡gp¡, _f¡ÞÖ dp¡v$u_p `yfp¡Npdu L¡$iycpC `V¡$g¡ A¡L$ `ÓL$pf_¡ Ap`¡gp¡ S>hpb "sdpfp bp`_p sb¡gpdp„\u' A_¡ i„L$ftkl hpO¡gp_y„ "V$_pV$_' Ål¡fÆh__u A^p¡Nrs_p Brslpkdp„ kyhZ® Anf¡ gMpC Q|¼ep„ lsp„, `f„sy dp¡v$ueyNdp„ OZp S|>_p f¡L$p¡X®$_u kp\¡ L$np hNf_u ip[åv$L$ V$`pV$`u_p f¡L$p¡X®$ `Z s|V$u Nep R>¡. S|>_p f¡L$p¡X®$ sp¡X$hp_u bpbsdp„ AÐepf¡ NyS>fps_p V$p¡Q_p _¡spAp¡ kQu_ s¢Xy$gL$f L¡$ friep_p KQu L|$v$_p M¡gpX$u kN£C byåL$p_u lfuapCdp„ Esep® lp¡hp_u i„L$p Åe R>¡. AÐepf_p hpsphfZ `f\u gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ Q|„V$Zu ky^u v$f AW$hpqX$e¡ A\hp fp¡S>¡fp¡S> A\®lu_-L$nplu_ rh^p_p¡_p _hp f¡L$p¡X®$ õ\`psp fl¡i¡ A_¡ S|>_p f¡L$p¡X®$ s|V$ép S> L$fi¡.
Dh}i L$p¡W$pfurgrMs AÞe g¡Mp¡
"Ap„M_p¡ AauZu'_p NpeL$ qv$gu` ^p¡mqL$ep : kpX$p `p„Q v$peL$p_u k„NusepÓp
Np¡^fp A_¡ Np„^u_Nf : Ahkf ApÐdMp¡S>_p¡
NyS>fps_p `pV$_Nfdp„ \e¡gp Ópkhpv$u lzdgp `R>u iy„?
NyS>fps_u `p„Q L$fp¡X$ S>_sp_u k|rQs "L$p¥fhepÓp'
q¾$L¡$V$_y„ ìep`pfuL$fZ : "bpDÞX²$u' ¼ep„ R>¡?
L$r`gv¡$h_p L$pqW$ephpX$u "`|h®S>' : A¡g. Adftkl
õhpÝepeuAp¡_p¡ ¼g¡i : BV¹$k AbpDV$ `phf!
X$p¡. gÿdu klNg : ApTpv$ tlv$ ap¡S>_p„ ApTpv$ rdÅS> _preL$p
Bõgpd rhi¡ ApV$gy„ ÅZuA¡
NyS>fps_u Aip„rs A_¡ NyS>fpsu AMbpfp¡
_f¡ÞÖ dp¡v$u, kp¡r_ep Np„^u A_¡ NyS>fps_u A[õdsp
NyS>fps_p„ NpdX$p„Ap¡dp„ b¡ Ap„M_u ifd ¼ep„ NC?
_f¡ÞÖ dp¡v$u àguT, sd¡ fpÆ_pdy„ _p v¡$ip¡!
NyS>fps_p tlvy$-dy[õgdp¡_¡ L¡$V$gpL$ ku^p khpg
_f¡ÞÖ dp¡v$u NyS>fps_p R>p¡V¡$ kfv$pf R>¡. qfegu?
NyS>fpsu "ÞeyV$_'_p (A^p¡)Nrs_p r_edp¡