dpfu bp_p¡ Ql¡fp¡ Ap„M kpd¡ Aph¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ A¡_p L$`pmdp„ Qp„v$u_p êr`ep S>¡hX$p¡ gpgQV$L$ Qp„v$gp¡ A_¡ A¡_p l„d¡ip„ dfL$ dfL$ \sp lp¡W$\u lz„ lÆe¡ õV¡$Ãe| \C ÅJ Ry>„. dpfu bp_y„ _pd spfpbl¡_ lsy„. dpfu bp_¡ lz„ `l¡gp Mp¡mp_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ lsp¡ A¡V$g¡ bpA¡ d_¡ dp¡Y¡$ QX$phhpdp„ L$p„C bpL$u fp¿ey„ _lp¡sy„. lz„ kdS>Zp¡ \ep¡ A¡ qv$hk\u ApS> ky^u bp dpfp AÏA¡ AÏdp„ R>hpe¡gu R>¡ A¡d lz„ A_ychsp¡ füp¡ Ry>„. dpfu riiyAhõ\pdp„ bp_¡ d¢ k„ey¼s Ly$Vy„$bdp„ ApMp¡ qv$hk L$pd_p Y$kfX$p L$fsu L$pdY$u hlzApfy sfuL¡$ Å¡C R>¡. dpfu bp_¡ lz„ OfL$pddp„ ApX$p¡ _ Aphy„ A¡ dpV¡$ d_¡ AauZ_p¡ QdQp¡ `pC_¡ kyhX$phu v¡$su `Z Å¡C R>¡. lz„ \p¡X$p¡L$ kdS>Zp¡ \ep¡ `R>u bp dpfp¡ D`ep¡N lp\hpV$L$p sfuL¡$ L$fsu. qv$hpmu_p qv$hkp¡dp„ dp„X$ EV$L$hu lp¡e L¡$ g|NX$p„_p¡ Np„kX$p¡ bp„^u_¡ _v$uA¡ L$`X$p„ ^p¡hp bp_¡ S>hy„ lp¡e Ðepf¡ lz„ A¡_u kp\¡ S>sp¡. d_¡ bfpbf epv$ R>¡ L¡$ A¡L$ hpf lz„ bp kp\¡ _v$uA¡ L$`X$p„ ^p¡hp Nep¡ Ðepf¡ lz„ R>u`f `f b¡W$p¡ lsp¡. bp L$`X$p„ ^p¡su lsu. A¡hpdp„ A¡L$pA¡L$ Np¢X$gu _v$u_p `yg D`f\u gpDX$õ`uL$fdp„ Ål¡fps \C : "_v$udp„\u S>gv$u cpNp¡. Np„^uÆ_p„ A[õ\ `^fphhp„ R>¡. h¡fu smphdp„\u `pZu R>p¡X$éy„ R>¡. S>gv$u cpNp¡.' Ap Ål¡fps kp„cmu_¡ lz„ A_¡ dpfu bp cu_p„ g|NX$p„_p¡ Np„kX$p¡ bp„^u_¡ S>¡ cpÁep„ R>uA¡ A¡_u Nrs lÆ ky^u dpfp `N_p„ srmep„dp„ kQhpe¡gu R>¡. lz„ _p_p¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ dpfu Æc blz sp¡sX$psu lsu. A¡ hp¼e bp¡gsp„ d_¡ `fk¡hp¡ R|>V$u S>sp¡. Adpfp Ofdp„ lz„ S>¡hp¡ L„$C bp¡ghp ÅJ L¡$ b^p dpfu W$Ì$pdíL$fu L$fsp„. lz„ kph Tp„Mp¡ `X$u S>sp¡ Ðepf¡ bp_p Mp¡mpdp„ cfpC S>sp¡. kpQu hps L$lz„ sp¡ dpfu sp¡sX$u hpZu dpV¡$ bp rkhpe L$p¡C_¡ klp_yc|rs _lp¡su. A¡ qv$hk\u bp kp\¡_p¡ dpfp¡ k„b„^ L$p¡C Agp¥qL$L$ õsf `pf Qpghp gpÁep¡.

dpfu bp_y„ ApMy„ Æh_ `pfL$p„_¡ `p¡sp_p L$fhp_u ìe\® d\pdZp¡dp„ `kpf \sy„ d¢ Å¡ey„ R>¡. `Z Äepf¡ L$p¡C `p¡sp_y„ \ey„ _l] Ðepf¡ A¡_p Ql¡fp D`f A¡L$ rhjpv$_y„ hsy®m v$p¡fpC S>sy„ d_¡ v¡$Mpey„ R>¡. `p¡sp_p S>¡W$_p R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ _p_p\u dp¡V$p L$fhp `pR>m A¡Z¡ ApMu Ås Oku _pMu `Z rdgL$s_p cpN r_rdÑ¡ S>¡W$ A_¡ R>p¡L$fpAp¡ L$p¡V®$dp„ Nep A¡ qv$hk\u dpfu bp cp„Nu `X$u. X$peprbV$uk gpNy `X$ép¡. ågX$â¡if h^u Ney„. 1970dp„ lz„ dy„bC Apìep¡ Ðepf\u lz„ kss dphqX$ep¡ b_u_¡ füp¡ Ry>„. dpfu bp_¡ Mphp L$fsp„ fp„^u_¡ buÅ_¡ S>dpX$hpdp„ A`pf fk lsp¡. S>¡d v$f¡L$ dp_u fkp¡Cdp„ Åvy$ lp¡e R>¡ s¡d dpfu bp_u fkp¡Cdp„ `Z Åvy$ lsp¡. suMu A_¡ õhpqv$ô$ fkp¡C dpV¡$ dpfu bp ârkÙ lsp„. dpfu bp Adv$phpv$_p Np„^u Apîddp„ r`ef S>sp„ Ðepf¡ A¡_p lp\_u v$pm Mphp dpV¡$ rh¾$d kpfpcpC dpdp_¡ O¡f Apsp. Adpfp Np¢X$g Npd\u lz„ dpfu bp kp\¡ Np„^u Apîd dpdp_¡ O¡f S>sp¡ Ðepf¡ d_¡ kMs L$ëQfg S>¡V$g¡N gpNsp¡. Np¢X$g_p cNhs`fpdp„ Ad¡ fl¡sp„ lsp„. Adpfy„ Ly$Vy„$b L$d®L$p„X$u b°pûZ_y„ Ly$Vy„$b lsy„. dpfp v$pv$p chp_ui„L$f ip÷u ApMp Npddp„ k„õL©$s_p rhÜp_ sfuL¡$ ÅZusp lsp. A¡L$ L$d®L$p„X$u b°pûZ_p Ofdp„ Y¡$Y$_¡ AX$hpdp„ `p` NZpsy„. c|g¡Q|L¡$ Å¡ Y¡$Y$_p Y$p¡g_¡ AX$pC Ney„ sp¡ `pZu_u R>p„V$ g¡hu `X$su. A¡ qv$hkp¡dp„ dpfu bp Adv$phpv$_p lqfS>_ Apîddp„ r`ef S>su Ðepf¡ A¡_p d_dp„ aX$L$ fl¡su A_¡ d_¡ L$l¡su L¡$, "b¡V$p, Ap`Z¡ Adv$phpv$dp„ lqfS>_p¡ kp\¡ S>duA¡ R>uA¡ A¡ hps sy„ Np¢X$gdp„ L$p¡C_¡ L$fsp¡ _l]. Å¡ L$fui sp¡ dpfp cp¡N dmi¡.' Adv$phpv$_p lqfS>_ Apîddp„ d¢ dpfu bp_¡ TfZp S>¡hu ER>msu, L|$v$su A_¡ kp„S>_u âp\®_pdp„ cS>_ Npsu Å¡C R>¡. lz„ Ap„Mp¡ apX$u_¡ Å¡C fl¡sp¡ L¡$ Ap A¡ S> bp R>¡ S>¡ Np¢X$gdp„ lsu?

dpfu bp `pR>gu tS>v$Nudp„ kph r_c°p¯s \C NC lsu. dpfp r`spÆ kfL$pfu _p¡L$fudp„ rS>ëgp Ar^L$pfu lsp A¡V$g¡ A¡Z¡ ApMu tS>v$Nu fS>hpXy„$ cp¡Nìey„, `Z R>¡ëgp qv$hkp¡dp„ A¡ kph ApÝep[ÐdL$ \C NC. dpfu bpA¡ ¼epf¡e `p¡sp_p¡ rhQpf L$ep£ S> _lp¡sp¡. A¡L$ hpf bp dy„bC Aphu Ðepf¡ kpQp A\®dp„ dpfy„ Mpf_y„ Of Æhsy„ \C Ney„. bp_¡ d¢ dp¡V$u dp¡V$u lp¡V¡$gp¡\u dp„X$u_¡ A_¡L$ S>ÁepA¡ lp\ Tpgu_¡ a¡fhu. A¡L$pv$b¡ drl_p `R>u bp_¡ Np¢X$g `pRy>„ S>hy„ lsy„ Ðepf¡ d¢ rhdp__u qV$qL$V$ L$Y$phu. hl¡gu khpf¡ lz„ A_¡ bp kp„sp¾y$T A¡f`p¡V®$ `f Apìep„. bp_¡ dpV¡$ Ap b^y„ _hy„ lsy„ A¡V$g¡ A¡_u h©Ù Ap„Mp¡dp„ rhõde_u \p¡X$uL$ QdL$ d¢ Å¡C. rhdp_¡ fpS>L$p¡V$_p A¡f`p¡V®$ `f DsfpZ L$ey¯ Ðepf¡ rhdp_dp„\u Esfsu hMs¡ v$fhpÅ `pk¡ A¡flp¡õV¡$k_¡ _dõs¡ L$fsu Å¡C_¡ bpA¡ `pL$uV$dp„\u v$k_u _p¡V$ L$pY$u_¡ A¡flp¡õV¡$k_¡ Ap`u. d¢ L$üy„, "bp, sy„ iy„ L$f¡ R>¡?' bp L$l¡, "Be¡ dpfu v$uL$fu R>¡ _¡? L$p¡C `N¡ gpN¡ Ðepf¡ L$p„CL$ sp¡ Ap`hy„ Å¡CA¡ _¡?' bp_p Ap hsp®h\u A¡flp¡õV¡$k_u Ap„Mdp„ `Z `pZu Aphu Nep„. A¡L$ _ kdÅe A¡hu kfmsp dpfu bpdp„ lsu. bp cg¡ Sy>_hpZu lsp„ `Z qaëdu Nusp¡ Npsp„. Ly„$v$_gpg kpeNg, L¡$.ku.X¡$., L$p__bpgp A_¡ Äeyr\L$p f¡_p„ Nusp¡ bp_u Æc¡ fdsp„. q¾$L¡$V$_u L$p¡d¡ÞV$fudp„ bp_¡ blz kdÅsy„ _l] `Z d¡Q Qpgsu lp¡e Ðepf¡ õL$p¡f `|R>hp_y„ c|g¡ _l].

dpfp r`spÆ_u bv$gu Adf¡gu \C Ðepf¡ A¡ qv$hkp¡dp„ L$rh fd¡i `pf¡M dpfp r`spÆ_u Ap¡qakdp„ L$pd L$fsp lsp. lz„ A_¡ fd¡i ApMp¡ qv$hk Qp¡f_p dp\p_u S>¡d Adf¡gudp„ fMX$ép L$fsp lsp. lz„ A¡d.A¡.dp„ _p`pk \C_¡ Adf¡gu Apìep¡ lsp¡. Ad_¡ b„_¡_¡ L$rhsp_p Qpm¡ QX$u Ne¡gp Å¡C_¡ r`spÆ_¡ dpfu \p¡X$uL$ tQsp \su `Z dpfu bp d_¡ A_¡ fd¡i_¡ M|b âp¡Ðkpl_ Ap`su. A¡L$ qv$hk Adf¡gu_u L$X$L$X$su V$pY$dp„ lz„ A_¡ fd¡i fMX$sp lsp Ðepf¡ A¡L$ h©Ùp_¡ V$pY$\u \f\fsu Ad¡ Å¡C. buS>¡ qv$hk¡ d¢ A_¡ fd¡i¡ dpfp Ofdp„\u A¡L$ OX$kp S>¡hu fÅC_u fuskf_u Qp¡fu L$fu_¡ A¡ h©Ùp_¡ `lp¢QpX$u Ðepf¡ Ad_¡ A¡d L¡$ fÅC Qp¡fu_u hps Adpfp rkhpe L$p¡C _\u ÅZsy„. `Z b¡Qpf qv$hk `R>u dpfu bpA¡ dpfp Apòe® hÃQ¡ L$üy„ : "s¢ A_¡ fd¡riepA¡ Ofdp„\u Qp¡f¡gu fÅCdp„ rbQpfu X$p¡iu W$fu S>i¡. åg¡ÞL¡$V$ Qp¡ey¯ lp¡s sp¡ X$p¡iu_¡ lw„a hms.' bp_u hps kp„cmu_¡ dpfu [õ\rs L$p`p¡ sp¡ gp¡lu _ _uL$m¡ s¡hu \C NC. ApS>¡ `Z lz„ A_¡ fd¡i dmuA¡ R>uA¡ Ðepf¡ `ep®hfZdp„ dpfu bp lp¡e R>¡. d_¡ A¡ kdÅsy„ _\u L¡$ Ap k„b„^_¡ sd¡ L$ey„ _pd Ap`u iL$p¡? bp AÐe„s cp¡mu lsu. iyÙ ipL$plpfu lsu. L$p¡C_¡ IX$p„ Mpsp„ Å¡su Ðepf¡ riiyklS> rhõde\u `|R>su : sd_¡ `¡V$dp„ bÃQp„ L¡$d _\u \sp„? Ad¡ `p„Q cpCAp¡ A_¡ Qpf bl¡_p¡dp„ lz„ `l¡gp Mp¡mp_y„ k„sp_ lsp¡ A¡V$g¡ lz„ S>gv$u `fZsp¡ _lp¡sp¡ A¡_u tQsp bp_¡ L$p¡fu Mpsu lsu. bp ApMp `yfyjp¡Ñd drl_p_p„ A¡L$V$pZp„ L$fsu A_¡ hl¡gu khpf¡ lp\dp„ v$uhp¡ gC_¡ ApMp Np¢X$g Npd_u âv$rnZp L$fhp _uL$msu. A¡L$ qv$hk L$rh dL$f„v$ v$h¡ bp_¡ dmu Nep Ðepf¡ bpA¡ L$rh dL$f„v$_¡ A¡L$ S> khpg `|R¹>ep¡ : "dpfp¡ Ar_g ¼epf¡ \pm¡ `X$i¡?' dL$f„v¡$ lksp„ lksp„ bp_¡ L$üy„, "spfpbl¡_, sd¡ L$p¡C tQsp L$fp¡ dp.' lh¡ S>¡ qv$hk¡ dpfp„ gÁ_ \ep„ A¡ qv$hk¡ bp ApM¡ApMu OfQp¡my„ \C NC. bp_¡ `N¡ gpNsp„ d¢ L$üy„ : "g¡ lp„D?'

Ad¡ Np¢X$g_p S>¡ Ofdp„ fl¡sp„ lsp„ A¡ dL$p_dp„\u Adpfp Ly$Vy„$b_¡ blpf L$pY$hp dpV¡$ L¡$V$gpL$ k„b„^uAp¡A¡ L$p¡V®$dp„ L¡$k v$pMg L$ep£ A¡ qv$hk\u dpfu bp_¡ blz dp¡V$p¡ ApOps gpÁep¡. bp_u srbes g\X$hp gpNu. lz„ bp `pk¡ S>C_¡ b¡ksp¡ Ðepf¡ bp A¡L$ S> BÃR>p âNV$ L$fsu L¡$ dpf¡ `p¡sp_y„ Of \pe. bp_¡ lz„ Apðpk_ Ap`sp¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡ afu hpf d|X$dp„ Aphu S>su. OfL$pd L$fsu hMs¡ L¡$ Qp¡Mp TpV$L$su hMs¡ âpQu_ cS>_p¡ Npep L$fsu. fkp¡X$pdp„ fkp¡C L$fsu lp¡e Ðepf¡ "S>ip¡v$pÆ S>dhp_¡ s¡X¡$ _pQ„sp lqf Aph¡ f¡' duW$u lgL$\u bp Npsu. lz„ MpV$ D`f b¡W$p¡ b¡W$p¡ Ap b^y„ Å¡ep L$fsp¡ Ðepf¡ d¢ A¡L$ k„L$ë` L$ep£ L¡$ bp_¡ lh¡ Np¢X$gdp„ _l] `Z dy„bCdp„ fpMhu R>¡. bp_¡ dpV¡$ dy„bCdp„ A¡L$ _hp¡ ãg¡V$ Mfuv$u gJ A_¡ bp_¡ Ofdp„ A¡L$gy„ _ gpN¡ A¡ dpV¡$ V¡$rgap¡_ `Z hkphu gJ. dy„bC Aphu_¡ d¢ bp_¡ Al] bp¡gphu g¡hp_u b^u S> s¥epfu L$fu gu^u. ãg¡V$ `Z MfuÛp¡ A_¡ V¡$rgap¡_ `Z hkpìep¡. A¡L$ qv$hk lz„ dpfp Mpf_p r_hpkõ\p_¡ `qfhpf kp\¡ b¡W$p¡ lsp¡ A¡hpdp„ _hp S> Aph¡gp V¡$rgap¡__u O„V$X$u fZL$u EW$u. Np¢X$g\u V²„$L$ L$p¡g lsp¡ L¡$, "bp blz rkqfek R>¡. S>gv$u Aphp¡.' buS>¡ qv$hk¡ dpfs¡ rhdp_¡ lz„ dpf¡ Npd `lp¢Ãep¡ Ðepf¡ bp_u __pdu b„^pC Q|L$u lsu. a¼s dpfp Aphhp_u S> fpl Å¡hpsu lsu. Np¢X$g_p Of_p armep_y„ ip¡L$N°õs Y$uqY$epN°õs hpsphfZ Å¡C_¡ dpfu cpjp afu A¡L$ hpf sp¡sX$u \C NC. lz„ "bp' S>¡hp¡ kfm iåv$ bp¡gu iL$sp¡ _lp¡sp¡. A¡ qv$hk¡ dp¡X$u kp„S>¡ bp_¡ A[Á_v$pl v$C_¡ õdip_¡\u O¡f `pR>p¡ Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ ApMy„e Of A¡L$ ^|m_p Y¡$ap S>¡hy„ d_¡ gpÁey„. lz„ ANpku `f QX$u_¡ ^°ykL¡$ ^°ykL¡$ fp¡ep¡. ^p¡^dpf fp¡ep¡. dyim^pf fp¡ep¡. bp_u dfZp¡Ñfrhr^ `sphu_¡ lz„ dy„bC Aphhp _uL$msp¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ bp_p v$p„s_y„ Qp¡L$Wy„$ A_¡ dpmp rkhpe d¢ Of_u v$f¡L$ QuS> D`f\u Ar^L$pf R>p¡X$u v$u^p¡. ApS>¡ dpfp L$bpV$dp„ dpfu kv¹$Ns bp_p v$p„s_y„ Qp¡L$Wy„$ `X$éy„ R>¡. dpfu tS>v$Nu_p bpL$u fl¡gp qv$hkp¡dp„ dpfu kp\¡ Äepf¡ L$p¡C lksy„ _\u Ðepf¡ L$bpV$ Mp¡gu_¡ bp_y„ Qp¡L$Wy„$ Å¡C gJ Ry>„. Qp¡L$Wy„$ MX$MX$pV$ lku `X¡$ R>¡. A¡L$ `R>u A¡L$ qv$hkp¡ kfsp Åe R>¡ Ðepf¡ bp_u A¡L$dpÓ k„`rÑ S>¡hu dpmp_¡ lz„ afsu Å¡J Ry>„. v$f¡L$ qv$hk ÅZ¡ dpmp_p dZL$p_u S>¡d kfsp¡ Åe R>¡. A_„sL$pm\u L$p¡Z Ap dpmp a¡fhu füy„ R>¡? lh¡ bp rh_p_p Np¢X$g_p Ofdp„ S>hy„ aphsy„ _\u. X¡$guA¡ b¡ku_¡ l„d¡ip„ dpfp `Ó_u fpl Å¡su bp ApS>¡ _\u Ðepf¡ lp¡gyb_u `„[¼sAp¡ d_¡ epv$ Aph¡ R>¡ L¡$, "S>¡ fpl Sy>A¡ R>¡ s¡ dp lp¡e R>¡.'

ApS>¡ ApV$gp„ hjp£ `R>u bp kp\¡_p dpfp k„b„^p¡ rhi¡ rhQpf L$fy„ Ry>„ Ðepf¡ d_¡ A¡hy„ aug \pe R>¡ L¡$ lz„ dpfu bp_¡ ¼epf¡e L$p¡C L$pddp„ Aphu i¼ep¡ _\u. bp d_¡ l„d¡ip„ `Óp¡ gMhp_y„ L$l¡su, `Z lz„ L$pNm gMhpdp„ A¡V$gp¡ Apmky L¡$ dpfu bp dpfp `Ó_u fpl Å¡sp„ Å¡sp„ S> dfu. dpfu bp_¡ d¢ bv$fu_p\, L¡$v$pf_p\ gC S>hp_y„ hQ_ Apàey„ lsy„, `Z A¡ hQ_ lÆ `|fy„ L$fy„ A¡ `l¡gp„ sp¡ bp Qpgu NC. bp d©Ðey `pdu Ðepf¡ A¡_u `\pfu_p Npv$gp _uQ¡\u dpfp Ak„¿e R>`pe¡gp g¡Mp¡ A_¡ L$rhspAp¡_u L$p`guAp¡ _uL$mu `X$u Ðepf¡ d_¡ Mbf `X$u L¡$ bp dpfu L¡$V$gu _ÆL$ lsu! lz„ L$R>p¡fy„ \ep¡ Ry>„ `Z bp ¼epf¡e L$dphsf _\u \C. A¡L$ hpf lz„ blz _p_p¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ bp_p L$l¡hp\u d¢ cNhp__p L$bpV$dp„ v$uhp¡ d|¼ep¡ lsp¡ A_¡ cNhp__y„ ApMy„ L$bpV$ Å¡sÅ¡sp„dp„ kmNu EW$éy„. cNhp__p hpOp, R>Ñf A_¡ dp¡f`]R>_u kphfZu b^y„ S> bmu_¡ fpM \C Ney„. cNhp_ îuL©$óZ_u _pNu`|Nu d|rs® rkhpe b^y„ S> bmu_¡ fpM \C Ney„ lsy„. A¡ qv$hk¡ bpA¡ cNhp_ îuL©$óZ_u d|rs®_¡ ApMu fps MpV$u R>pidp„ `gpmu fpMu A_¡ buS>¡ qv$hk¡ fpM\u S>¡d hpkZ EV$L¡$ A¡d d|rs®_¡ EV$L$u_¡ QL$QqL$s b_phsp„ bpA¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$, "Ap`Z¡ bmuA¡ sp¡ A¡_u fpM \pe A_¡ cNhp_ bm¡ sp¡ A¡_u fpM \su _\u. dpV¡$ v$uL$fp, kpQy„ kN`Z L$p_yX$p_y„ fpMS>¡.' dpfu bpA¡ L$l¡gp Ap iåv$p¡ ApS>¡ epv$ Aph¡ R>¡ Ðepf¡ d_¡ A¡V$gy„ sp¡ kdÅe R>¡ L¡$ tS>v$Nudp„ L¡$V$gpe d©sk„b„^p¡_u fpM Ap`Zu Apk`pk EX$su lp¡e R>¡, `Z L¡$V$gpL$ k„b„^ A¡hp lp¡e R>¡ L¡$ S>¡ rQsp_p A[Á_dp„ cX$cX$ bmhp R>sp„e "_ L$p¡egp cC, _ fpM' S>¡hp lp¡e R>¡. dpfu bp_¡ d¢ rQspdp„ kyhX$phu_¡ A[Á_v$pl Ap`u v$u^p¡ R>¡ R>sp„e ApS>¡ dpfu bp "_ L$p¡egp cC, _ fpM.'

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?