Dv|®$ ipefudp„ BL$bpg `R>u dp¡V$p NÅ_p ipefp¡_u AR>s S>Zpe R>¡. a¥T, qafpL$ A_¡ kprlf_u S> L$np_p Agu kfv$pf Åafu lsp. A¡dZ¡ iåv$p¡_¡ lr\epf_u S>¡d hp`ep® A_¡ rhQpfp¡_¡ rhàgrh f„N Apàep¡. rb°qV$i ipk_L$pmdp„ s¡d_¡ A_¡L$ hpf L$pfphpk_u kÅ \C. Ap A_ych¡ L$rh_¡ _hu i[¼s Ap`u A_¡ A¡dZ¡ rhv¡$iu kfL$pf `f ApL$fp âlpfp¡ L$ep®. kfv$pf Åafu_u cpjpdp„ kdS|>su_¡ L$p¡C õ\p_ _ lsy„. A¡d_p¡ Ap¾p¡i h^pf¡ Ähg„s b_sp¡ Nep¡. rb°qV$ifp¡ S>su hMs¡ v¡$i_p cpNgp L$fsp Nep A_¡ ÅafuA¡ cpfsdp„ fl¡hy„ `k„v$ L$ey¯. A¡d_u ×rô$A¡ Ap Mp¡V$p¡ r_Z®e lsp¡ A_¡ ApMfu ïhpk ky^u tlv$-`pL$ d¥Óu_p rldpesu füp.

DÑf âv¡$i_p bgfpd`yfp Npddp„ dÝedhN}e ^prd®L$ dy[õgd `qfhpfdp„ s¡d_p¡ S>Þd \ep¡. _p_`Z\u S> ipefu âÐe¡ TyL$ph lsp¡. Of_p ^prd®L$ hpsphfZ_¡ gu^¡ â\d L$rhsp dfrkepê$`¡ gMu A_¡ kp„cm_pfpAp¡A¡ v$pv$ Ap`u. Ðepf\u Æìep Ðep„ ky^u ipefu_p¡ kp\ _ R|>V$ép¡. Nep AW$hpqX$e¡ 88 hj®_u Jdf¡ Agu kfv$pf Åafu_y„ Ahkp_ \ey„ Ðepf¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ kdL$pgu_ Dv|®$ ipefu_u dl¡qagdp„\u A¡L$ dp¡V$u lõsuA¡ rhv$pe gu^u R>¡. `p¡sp_u S>Þdc|rd_¡ cf`|f àepf Ap`_pfp ipef¡ A¡L$ hpf g¿ey„ lsy„, "ANf L$p¡C qbrlós (õhN®) l¥ sp¡ bk elu Tdu_ l¥.'

õL|$g `|fu L$fu AguNY$ rhïhrhÛpgedp„ spgud g¡hp Nep A_¡ rb°qV$i kÑp kpd¡ Qmhmdp„ cpN gu^p¡. L$p¡g¡S> R>p¡X$hu `X$u A_¡ gM_p¥\u A¡d.A¡. L$fu "_ep Av$b' `Ó_y„ k„`pv$_ L$ey¯. crhóe Aõ`ô$ lsy„ A_¡ ÅafuA¡ "`Õ\f L$u v$uhpf' L©$rsdp„ g¿ey„ : "Aphsu `¡Y$u crhóe_p„ Nus Npi¡, lz„ sp¡ ApS>_p¡ S> fpN Apgp`u iL$ui.' v¡$i_u `qf[õ\rs_¡ A_yê$` A¡ fpNdp„ rhàgrh k|f `yfpep¡. Nygpdu_u S>„Æfp¡dp„ eyhp_ \e¡gu `¡Y$u dpV¡$ Åafu gM¡ R>¡:

"Ab e¡ bÃQ¡ S>hp„ lp¡ Ne¡ l¦
rTÞv$Nu L¡$ rge¡ BL$ bgp lp¡ Ne¡ l¦.'

_p_`Zdp„ bgfpd`yf qfepksdp„ M¡X|$sp¡ A_¡ Nfub âÅ `f \sp Sy>gdp¡ Å¡C Ap AÞepe dpV¡$ S>du_v$pfp¡ sfa _afs \C NC. kpçehpv$u rhQpf^pfp âÐe¡ ApL$j®Z hÝey„ A_¡ A¡ qv$ipdp„ kq¾e \sp Nep. Ap_p gu^¡ `Z S>¡gepÓp L$fhu `X$u. kdpS>_p ip¡rjs hN®_u eps_pAp¡_¡ `p¡sp_u Lrhspdp„ fS|> L$fu. Åafu dy„bC Aphu_¡ hku Nep A_¡ dp¡V$p cpN_u ipefu Al] gMu. cpjp_u kfmsp `f A¡ cpf d|L$sp- bp¡gQpg_u cpjp A_¡ ipefu_u Sy>bp_dp„ aL®$ _l] lp¡hp¡ Å¡CA¡. v$f¡L$ `qf[õ\rs_¡ ipefu_p dpÝed\u S> kdÅhhp_u L$p¡rii L$fu :

"fl¢ L$ak (L$pfpNpf) L¡$ A„^¡f¡ d¢ ep _i¡d_ d¢ (Ofdp„)
lf A¡L$ lpg d¢ ld qv$g L¡$ Nus Npe¢N¡.'

Ly$g A¡L$huk `yõsL$p¡ gM_pf ÅafuA¡ â\d hpsp®k„N°l\u iê$Aps L$fu A_¡ `Óp¡_y„ k„`pv$_ L$ey¯. dy¿eÐh¡ L$rhspAp¡ gMu A_¡ "`Õ\f L$u v$uhpf'dp„ AR>p„v$k L$rhsp_p¡ âep¡N L$ep£ S>¡ Dv|®$ ipefu_u `f„`fp dpV¡$ _hp¡ lsp¡. eyhp_u_p qv$hkp¡ rb°qV$i fpS>_u Nygpdudp„ Nep, `f„sy crhóe dpV¡$ l„d¡i Apiphpv$u füp. A¡d_u A¡L$ â¿eps `„[¼s R>¡-"rkspfp¢ k¡ ApN¡ S>lp„ Ap¡f cu l¥.' A¡d_u `¡Y$u ApTpv$u_p qv$hkp¡ Å¡i¡ L¡$ _l] s¡ _½$u _lp¡sy„ `Z k„Oj® Åfu fpMhp_p¡ lsp¡. Åafu gM¡ R>¡ :

"ld ANf L$g _ lp¢N¡ sp¡ ¼ep h¼s L$u s¡T> fãspf fyL$ Åe¡Nu?'

A¡d_p Æh_L$pmdp„ S> õhà_ S>¡hu ApTpv$u Å¡C A_¡ v¡$i_p cpNgp \sp `Z Å¡ep. _hu `¡Y$u_¡ ipef¡ `p¡sp_u `f„`fp A_¡ k„õL©$rs Åmhu fpMhp_u kgpl Ap`u :

"b_p_p QË$p_p¢ L¡$ ku_¡ `¡ fpl,
dNf A`_¡ dpTu (c|sL$pm) `¡ fM_p r_Npl.'

_hu `qf[õ\rs\u Åafu k„syô$ sp¡ _ lsp `Z A¡L$ Apip S>ê$f lsu L¡$ Ap AfpS>L$sp A_¡ A„^L$pf R>¡hV¡$ v|$f \C S>i¡ A_¡ L$X$hplV$ cygpC S>i¡.

"lf sfa l¥ L¥$kp A„^¡fp?
Bk L¡$ `uR>¡ Ry>`p l¥ kh¡fp.'

rb°qV$i Nep `Z Ap`Zu âÅdp„ L$X$hplV$ d|L$sp Nep. Ap`Z¡ S> A¡L$buÅ_p vy$íd_ b_u Nep. Åafu A¡d_p ipefp_p A„v$pS>dp„ `|R>¡ R>¡ :

"el T¿d L$b sL$ lf¡ fl¢N¡?' ¼epf¡L$ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap h¡f A_¡ L$X$hplV$ `pR>m L$p¡C_p¡ v$p¡fuk„Qpf R>¡. Ap `°ï_ rkepku (fpS>_urs) R>¡. Åafu Aphp _¡spAp¡ dpV¡$ ky„v$f âsuL$_p¡ D`ep¡N L$f¡ R>¡ :

"rkepku `v$p¤ L¡$ `uR>¡ b¥W¡$ lzh¡ dv$pfu.'

ÅafuA¡ rb°qV$i fpS>_u Nygpdu_p qv$hkp¡ A_¡ õhs„Ó cpfs s\p `pqL$õsp__u fpS>_urs Å¡C R>¡. v¡$i_p cpNgp `X$ép Ðepf¡ A¡dZ¡ cpfsdp„ S> fl¡hp_y„ `k„v$ L$ey¯. Ap ^fsu\u gNph lsp¡ L$pfZ L¡$ "ld A`_u ^fsu L$u L$p¡M d¢ buS> L$u sfl v$a_ lp¡ Ne¡ \¡.' R>sp„ `Z ¼epf¡L$ õhà_ kpL$pf _ \pe Ðepf¡ lspip A_ychpe R>¡. Agu kfv$pf Åafu `Z L„$CL$ A¡hu S> cph_p ìe¼s L$f¡ R>¡ :

"Ap¥f d¦ kp¡Qsp l|„ qL$ d¦ L$p¥_ l|„,
qL$kL$p ipef l|„, qL$kL¡$ qge¡ Np flp lw„.'

byL$i¡ëa rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ hp„Qhp dpV¡$ Ap `„[¼s [¼gL$ L$fp¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?