L$p[Þs cË$

d¡f¡ Qd_ d¢ L$p¡C _i¡d_ _l] flp
ep e|„ L$lp¡ qL$ bL®$ L$u v$lis _l] flu
Ly$R> v$p¡õsp¢ k¡ h¥k¡ dfprkd _l] fl¡
Ly$R> vy$íd_p¢ k¡ h¥ku Av$phs _l] flu
                              - vy$óe„s Ly$dpf
(bL®$- Ap„QL$p¡, ApOps), (dfprkd- d¡gÅ¡g, â¡d_p¡ ìehlpf)

rhe¡s_pd_p l¡_p¡B il¡f_y„ A¡L$ ×íe R>¡. Ad¡qfL$_ âdyM rbg [¼gÞV$_ s¡d_p âdyM`v$_p ApMfu qv$hkp¡dp„ rhe¡s_pd S>C Apìep. A¡L$ S>dp_pdp„ Ad¡qfL$p_y„ s¡ Aìhg _„bf_y„ vy$íd_ lsy„. gNcN 20 gpM rhe¡s_pduAp¡ S>¡ eyÙdp„ dfpep R>¡ s¡ l¡_p¡B il¡fdp„ A¡L$ V$u_¡S>f R>p¡L$fp¡ L$pQy„ A„N°¡Æ bp¡gu_¡ L$l¡ R>¡, hp¡ÞV$ Vy$ bpe L¡$_¡X$u. hp¡ÞV$ Vy$ bpe [¼gÞV$_, hp¡ÞV$ Vy$ bpe byL$, hp¡ÞV$ A¡ Ng®? l¡_p¡B_u i¡fudp„ b^y„ S> h¡Qpe R>¡. R>p¡L$fu `Z. rhe¡s_pd kp\¡_p eyÙdp„ 58,000 Ad¡qfL$_ k¥r_L$p¡ dfpep lsp s¡ vy$íd__¡ ApS>¡ Ad¡qfL$p v$p¡õs b_ph¡ R>¡. Brslpkdp„ v¡$ip¡ A_¡ kdpS>_p _¡spAp¡ vy$íd_ A_¡ v$p¡õsp¡_¡ kss bv$gph¡ R>¡. ApS>¡ cpfsdp„ kdpS>hpv$ A¡L$ Npm R>¡. Ad¡qfL$pdp„ kpçehpv$ vy$íd_ lsp¡. ApS>¡ Ad¡qfL$_p¡ `p¡s¡ S> `p¡sp_p vy$íd_ bÞep R>¡. s¡d_p âdyM kdekf _½$u L$fu i¼ep _\u. vy$íd_u A_¡ v$p¡õsu_p Ap kss `qfhs®__p ApV$p`pV$p Å¡sp„ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap`Z¡ blz L$Ë$f vy$íd_ L¡$ h^y `X$sp `p½$p rdÓp¡ fpMhp S>¡hp _\u.

AdyL$ Npep¡ NpdX$p„dp„ hpR>fX$p_¡ v|$^ `php_¡ bv$g¡ `p¡s¡ S> `p¡sp_y„ v|$^ ^phu Åe R>¡, s¡_¡ Ap`^pìe-Npe L$l¡ R>¡. kS>®L$p¡ S>gv$u\u rdÓp¡ A_¡ vy$íd_ b_ph¡ R>¡. OZp g¡ML$p¡ buÅ_¡ L$pQp Qphu Åe s¡hp dp_¡ sp¡ `Z dm¡ Ðepf¡ "L¡$d v$p¡õs' L$l¡ R>¡.

Apdp„ rhQpfp¡_u v$p¡õsu A_¡ vy$íd_u kp¥\u Msf_pL$ R>¡. d|X$uhpv$_p vy$íd_p¡ ApS>¡ cpfsdp„ d|X$uhpv$_p `p½$p rdÓp¡ b_u Nep R>¡. Ap¡õV²¡$rgep_p `\® il¡f_u A¡L$ ky`fbÅf byL$õV$p¡fdp„ dpf¡ `yõsL$p¡ Mfuv$hp„ lsp„. lz„ L$p¡C qv$hk lh¡ _hgL$\p Mfuv$sp¡ _\u A¡V$g¡ Ecp„ Ecp„ A¡L$ _hu âNV$ \e¡gu _hgL$\p Å¡C Nep¡. eyfp¡`, Ad¡qfL$p, BTfpeg_u byL$ip¡`dp„ ^pdp _pMu_¡ sd¡ _hp„ `yõsL$p¡ hp„Qu iL$p¡ R>p¡. "ky`f-L¡$Þk' _pd_u A¡L$ _hgL$\p lsu. ApS>L$pg dpfp krls OZp g¡ML$p¡ kp¡ãV$h¡f V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ, BÞV$f_¡V$ A_¡ C-L$p¡dk®_u âi[õs L$fsp g¡Mp¡ gM¡ R>¡. gNcN Ap¡hpfu Nep R>¡. L¡$V$gpL$_y„ BÞV$f_¡V$_y„ hmNZ Np„X$`Z S>¡V$gy„ R>¡.

"ãg¡rd„Np¡' âL$pi__u _hg "ky`f-L¡$Þk' S>¡.Æ. bgpX®$ _pd_p hpsp®L$pf¡ gMu R>¡. S>¡.Æ. bgpX®$ Å`p_dp„ ER>fu_¡ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ Apìep R>¡. Å`p_dp„ s¡dZ¡ Ad¡qfL$_p¡_u eyÙ kde_u ¾|$fsp Å¡C R>¡. ApS>¡ s¡Ap¡ kp¡ãV$h¡f V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ A_¡ rkrgL$p¡_ h¡gu iåv$p¡\ue cX$L¡$ R>¡. Ap b^y„ Ap`Zp dpV¡$ õhN® `¡v$p L$fi¡ s¡hu Ap`Zu L$ë`_p_¡ hpsp®L$pf bgpX®$ Ly$W$pfpOps Ap`¡ R>¡. V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ _pd_p¡ v$p¡õs s¡d_¡ rblpdZp¡ gpN¡ R>¡.

s¡dZ¡ hpsp®dp„ A¡L$ kfk L$ë`_p L$fu R>¡. `p¡g rk„¼gf _pd_p¡ A„N°¡S> Ap hpsp®dp„ hpsp® L$l¡ R>¡. A¡L$ _hp¡ âhpl ÅÁep¡ R>¡. `¡qfk _ÆL$ A¡L$ frmepdZp rlg õV¡$i_dp„ eyfp¡`_y„ rkrgL$p¡_ h¡gu Ecy„ \ey„ R>¡. s¡_¡ lpBV¡$L$ kpeÞk `pL®$ L$l¡ R>¡. A¡rgqV$õV$ gp¡L$p¡_¡ `p¡kpe s¡hp¡ S> Ap `pL®$ R>¡. g„X$__u A¡L$ drlgp X$p¡¼V$f S>¡__¡ Ðep„ _p¡L$fu dm¡ R>¡. S>¡_ `p¡s¡ bpmL$p¡_u X$p¡¼V$f R>¡, `Z eyfp¡`_u rkrgL$p¡_ h¡gudp„ A¡L$ X$p¡¼V$f¡ "ApBqX$epT g¡bp¡f¡V$fu' Mp¡gu R>¡. S>¡_ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, "lz„ sp¡ bpmL$p¡_u r_óZps Ry>„.' cfsu L$f_pf L$l¡ R>¡, "Qpgi¡. spfu S> S>ê$f R>¡. Ap kp¡ãV$h¡f_p cÖ gp¡L$p¡ Äepf¡ v$p¡õsdp„\u vy$íd_ b_¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ bpmL$_u S>¡d gX¡$ R>¡.'

eyfp¡`_u Ap rkrgL$p¡_ h¡gu_y„ D`_pd ky„v$f R>¡- BX$_ Ap¡rg[ç`ep. ÅZ¡ `fdkyM_y„-A„rsd V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ_y„ õhN® R>¡. Al] bX$p bX$p rkr_ef apB_pÞkfp¡ A_¡ rhop_uAp¡ fl¡hp Apìep R>¡. Al] Aph¡gpAp¡_¡ Ad¡qfL$p_p¡ sdpd S>Z vy$íd_ gpN¡ R>¡. Ad¡qfL$pdp„ X¡$dp¡¾$ku R>¡, `Z V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æhpmp_¡ Å¡CA¡ s¡hy„ äuX$d _\u s¡hy„ s¡Ap¡ dp_¡ R>¡. dpB¾$p¡kp¡ãV$_¡ dp¡_p¡`p¡gu Üpfp ip¡jZ L$fhp_u R|>V$ _\u A¡V$g¡ Al] A¡L$ _hy„ `¡f¡X$pBT Ecy„ L$ey¯ R>¡. Al] _ey¯ äuX$d S> äuX$d R>¡. rhop_uAp¡ A_¡ apB_pÞkfp¡ Np¡X$ gpBL$ R>¡. Ap`Z¡ S|>_p dprgL$, S|>_u L„$`_u L¡$ S|>_u `Ð_u\u L„$V$pmu_¡ s¡_¡ vy$íd_ dp_uA¡ `R>u Ap _hp dprgL$p¡ Ap`Z_¡ spfZlpf gpN¡ R>¡ s¡d.

Ap rhop_uAp¡ L¡$ _pZpv$pfp¡ dpÓ Cðf _l] `Z rbep¡ÞX$ Cðf gpN¡ R>¡. BX$_ Ap¡rg[ç`ep_p¡ rk¼eyqfV$u Ap¡qakf Ap iåv$p¡ hp`f¡ R>¡. "Af¡ kpl¡b, Ap gp¡L$p¡ Cðf\ue KQ¡ R>¡. L$pfZ L¡$ A„N°¡Å¡_p¡ Cðf sp¡ frhhpf¡ Apfpd L$f¡ R>¡. frhhpf¡ Apfpd L$fhp_y„ L$l¡ R>¡. Al] kss L$pd A¡ frhhpf R>¡.'

BÞh¡õV$d¡ÞV$ b¡ÞL$ Ecu L$fhu. _hp„ A¡f`p¡V®$ Ecp„ L$fhp„. TOX$p _ \pe s¡ dpV¡$ dpB¾$p¡kp¡ãV$ dpV¡$AgN A¡f`p¡V®$, hN¡f¡ hN¡f¡. rhop_uAp¡ _hp„ _hp„ A¡[ÞV$bpep¡qV$¼k ip¡^¡ R>¡.

S|>_u a¡i_ âdpZ¡ Al] "azfkv$' iåv$ h`fpsp¡ _\u. Ap¡ëX$ a¡i_ddp„ V$uhu Å¡hy„, _©Ðe Å¡hy„ A¡ b^y„ lsy„. Al] Ad¡qfL$p, Å`p_ A_¡ eyfp¡`_u `phfazg BÞV$f_¡i_g L„$`_udp„ _p¡L$fu dm¡ A¡ dp¡Vy„$ d_p¡f„S>_. s„vy$fõsu dpV¡$ a¡f-h¡^f-h¡bkpBV$ R>¡. ¼g¡hf¡õV$ \hp_u h¡bkpBV$!

Bdp¡i_g ApDV$g¡V$ dpV¡$_u h¡bkpBV$! Al] v$f¡L$ fp¡N kpd¡ fnZ R>¡. v$f¡L$ vy$íd_ kpd¡ fnZ R>¡. v$f¡L$ õ`^®L$ kpd¡ fnZ R>¡. dpÓ A¡L$ QuS> M|V¡$ R>¡. Ap kpëgp¡ dp_hõhcph! dp_hõhcph_p¡ L$p¡C BgpS> _\u. b^p_¡ `lp¢Qu hmpe R>¡. dp_hõhcph_¡ `lp¢Qu hmpsy„ _\u.

X$p¡. S>¡__u cfsu A¡V$gp dpV¡$ L$fpC L¡$ Al] s¡_u `l¡gp„_p¡ X$p¡¼V$f b^p kp¡ãV$h¡f_p hR>¡fp_p¡ DÙpfL$ lsp¡ s¡ X$p¡¼V$f S> kyM\u A¡V$gp¡ R>L$u Nep¡ L¡$ s¡Z¡ kps Qua A¡[¼T¼eyqV$hp¡_¡ `p¡sp_p L$fsp„ gNfuL$ h^y kyMu Å¡ep A¡V$g¡ dpfu _p¿ep. `R>u `p¡s¡ Ap`Ops L$ep£. X$p¡. S>¡_¡ `fhk® dp¡X$r_®V$u A¡V$g¡ L¡$ Ap h„W$u Ne¡gu Ap^yr_L$sp_p¡ BgpS> L$fhp_p¡ lsp¡.

X$p¡. S>¡_ L$l¡ R>¡, ""Ap gp¡L$p¡_¡ L$pddp„\u blpf L$pY$u_¡ d_p¡f„S>_ ¼gbdp„ dp¡L$gp¡.'' `Z Al] hmu ¼gb L¡$hu? Bht_N ¼gpk L¡$hp? d_p¡f„S>_ L¡$hy„? d„qv$fp¡ L¡$hp„? `p¡guk `Z _l]. rgNg rkõV$d _l]. X¡$dp¡¾$ku _l]. A¡L$pDÞV¡$rbrgV$u _l]. S|>_u dp¡fprgV$u_¡ Al] NyX$bpe L$l¡hpey„ R>¡.

X$p¡. S>¡_ L$l¡ R>¡, ""sp¡ `R>u Al] iy„ R>¡?'' s¡_p hX$p X$p¡. d¡_fp¡T L$l¡ R>¡- äuX$d!

sØ_ dy¼s hpsphfZ.

_fu kd©rÙ.

dpÓ kd©rÙ!

dëV$u_¡i_g L„$`_uAp¡_¡ äuX$d Å¡CA¡ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ S> s¡d_u ìep¿ep âdpZ¡ dp¡fprgV$u _½$u L$f¡ R>¡. sd¡ s¡_u QuÅ¡ _ hp`fp¡ sp¡ sd_¡ s¡ apX$u Mpe. L„$`_u s¡d_p L$d®Qpfu dpV¡$_p r_edp¡ _½$u L$f¡ R>¡. sdpf¡ L¡$hu `Ð_u L¡$ L¡$hp¡ `rs ip¡^hp¡.

X$p¡. S>¡_ rbQpfu `|R>¡ R>¡, ""Ap_¡ sd¡ äuX$d L$lp¡ R>p¡?''

lp, d|X$uhpv$_y„ Ap qfeg äuX$d R>¡. äuX$d äp¡d dp¡fprgV$u Ap¡ëkp¡! _¥rsL$sp\u `Z R>¡X$p¡ apX$_pfy„ Ap õhN® R>¡!

X$p¡. S>¡_ L$l¡ R>¡, ""dpf¡ Al] fl¡hy„ _\u.''

s¡_¡ L$rh V¡$r_k_ epv$ Aph¡ R>¡. sdpfp¡ `p¡sp_p¡ Sy>õkp¡, sdpfy„ ìe[¼sÐh A_¡ ApÐdkÞdp_ V$L$phhp sdpf¡ eyÙ_¡ ^p¡fZ¡ Æhhy„ Å¡CA¡. ky„hpmu tS>v$Nu_u Mpsf ApÐdkÞdp__¡ Nufhu d|L$u _ iL$pe. `Time & fate may have made us weak. But the will remains- to service, to seek, to find and not to yield."

Ap hpsp®_p rhop_uAp¡ A_¡ d|X$uhpv$uAp¡A¡ _½$u L$f¡gy„ õhN® Ap`Z_¡ _ M`¡. Ap`Z_¡ kde_u \`pV$p¡ gpNu lp¡e; L$v$pQ cpÁerh^pspA¡ W$p¡L$fp¡ MhX$phu lp¡e; s¡_p\u Ap`Z¡ _bmp `Z bÞep lp¡CA¡. `f„sy Ap`Ï„ d_p¡bm L¡$ ApÐdbm _bmp„ _ `X$hp„ Å¡CA¡. Ap`Z¡ k„`|Z® kS>®_iug õhps„Ôe dpV¡$ TT|dhy„ Å¡CA¡ A_¡ L$v$u S> `pihu bmp¡_¡ spb¡ \hy„ _ Å¡CA¡. ArskyM `Z BÃR>hy„ _l]. s¡ `Z cephl R>¡.

Ap`_¡ Ap g¡M L$¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?