dp¡V$p cpN_u Ap¡qakp¡dp„ lh¡ V$u-¼gb L¡$ _põsp-¼gb lp¡e S> R>¡. dy„bCdp„ sp¡ OZp dp¡V$p `pep `f qVqa_ krh®k_y„ Av$¹cys _¡V$hL®$ Qpg¡ R>¡. buSy>„ \pe `Z iy„? khpf¡ bp¡fuhgu\u L¡$ OpV$L$p¡`f\u QQ®N¡V$ S>sp dpZk_¡ b`p¡f¡ `¡V$`|Å L$fhp_u afS> sp¡ `X¡$ S>.

dp¡V$p„ il¡fp¡dp„ "g„Q Ahk®'_y„ OÏ„ dlÒh lp¡e R>¡. dp¢Ou lp¡V¡$gp¡dp„ b^p sp¡ ¼ep„\u fp¡S>¡fp¡S> g„Q g¡hp S>C iL¡$? A¡V$g¡ s¡Ap¡ qV$qa_ L¡$ g„Q bp¡¼k\u NpXy„$ NbX$ph¡. il¡f dy„bC S>¡hy„ dp¡Vy„$ L¡$ kyfs S>¡hy„ dÝed L$v$_y„ lp¡e, `Z Ap¡qakp¡dp„ MpZu`uZu sp¡ Qpg¡ S>.

dÝed L¡$ _p_p L$v$_p il¡fdp„ L$d®QpfuAp¡_¡ Ap¡qak¡ `lp¢Qhp dpV¡$ gp„by„ A„sf L$p`hy„ `X$sy„ lp¡sy„ _\u, A¡V$g¡ OZpMfp gp¡L$p¡ khpf¡ v$k-ArNepf hpÁe¡ Of¡ g„Q gC_¡ S> Ap¡qak¡ Åe, `f„sy s¡d_¡e b`p¡f¡ b¡-ÓZ hpÁe¡ \p¡X$uOZu c|M sp¡ gpN¡ S>, hmu Qp `uhp_p¡ kde `Z g¡, Ap\u V$u-b°¡L$ A_¡ _põsp-V$pBd c¡Np \C Åe A_¡ A¡d `Quk-Óuk rdr_V$ Qp, _põsp s\p V$p¡mV$à`p_¡ klpf¡ Apkp_u\u hus¡!

lh¡ sp¡ _p¡L$fu A\£ A`X$pD_ L$f_pfpAp¡_u k„¿ep `Z gpMp¡_¡ Ap„L$X¡$ `lp¢Qu R>¡. hX$p¡v$fp\u Adv$phpv$ L¡$ kyfs\u hp`u_u Aph-Å fp¡S> lÅfp¡ gp¡L$p¡ L$f¡ R>¡. dy„bC\u hp`u Q¡fL$pfdp„ A`X$pD_ L$f_pfpAp¡_u k„¿ep `Z dp¡V$u R>¡. Ap kh£ dpV¡$ "g„Q bp¡¼k' L¡$ _põsp_p¡ X$åbp¡ gNcN Ar_hpe®. A_¡ A¡ fus¡ Ap`Zu âÅ_p¡ A¡L$ NZ_p`pÓ hN® qV$qa_p¡ A_¡ _põsp_p X$åbpAp¡ `f _c¡ R>¡.

Apfp¡Áe_u Nd¡ A¡V$gu kdõepAp¡ `¡v$p \pe sp¡e Ap`Zp gp¡L$p¡dp„ ApDV$X$p¡f BqV„$N_u h©rÑ A_¡ âh©rÑ OZu h^u R>¡. sd¡ _p¢^ L$fÅ¡, dp¡V$u dp¡V$u kfL$pfu L$Q¡fuAp¡_u Bdpfsp¡_u Apk`pk MpZu`uZu_u gpfuAp¡ dp¡V$u k„¿epdp„ MX$L$pe¡gu li¡. Apd `Z gpfuAp¡_u gp¡L$râesp r_f„sf h^su Åe R>¡. gNcN v$f¡L$ il¡fdp„ "L$pL$u_u gpfu' A_¡ "cpcu_u gpfu' li¡ S>! sd¡ Adv$phpv$ ÅAp¡ A_¡ v$pmhX$p„ _ MpAp¡ sp¡ ÅZ¡ sdpfp¡ a¡fp¡ ap¡NV$ Nep¡!

lz„ L¡$V$gp„L$ A¡hp„ eyhL -eyhsuAp¡_¡ Ap¡mMy„ Ry>„ S>¡Ap¡ kyfsdp„ L$C hp_Nu L$C gpfu `f DÑd âL$pf_u dm¡ R>¡ s¡_u A`-Vy$-X¡$V$ dprlsu ^fph¡ R>¡. Aphu dprlsu s¡d_u Ap„Nmu_¡ V¡$fh¡ _rl sp¡ Æc_¡ V¡$fh¡ sp¡ lp¡e S> R>¡! lp¡V¡$g-f¡õV$p¡fp„Ap¡dp„ dmsu hp_NuAp¡_u dprlsu sp¡ hmu AgN!

AW$hpqX$e¡ ÓZ-Qpf hpf "blpf' _ Mpe`uA¡ sp¡ vy$:Mu \C Åe A¡hp„ eyhL$-eyhsuAp¡_u k„¿ep b¡iL$ h^su Åe R>¡! Apdp„ Of¡ fkp¡C b_phhp_u T„TV$dp„\u dy[¼s, hp_Nu-h¥rhÝe_p¡ Apõhpv$ L$fhp_u sL$ s¡d S> AX$^u fps ky^u v$p¡õsp¡ kp\¡ O|dhp_u dÅ, b^y„ S> Aphu Åe R>¡. Ap Nrsqhr^dp„ lh¡ `yfyjp¡ L$fsp„ ÷uAp¡ kl¡S>¡e `pR>m fl¡su _\u s¡ Mpk _p¢^hp ep¡Áe R>¡. bgL¡$ L¡$V$gpL$ qL$õkpAp¡dp„ sp¡ ÷uAp¡ h^pf¡ DÐkplu hsp®e R>¡.

Äepf\u _p¡L$fu L$fsu ÷uAp¡_u k„¿ep h^u R>¡ Ðepf\u Ap¡qakp¡_p g„Q Ahk®, V$u-b°¡L$ L¡$ _põsp-V$pBddp„ ÅZ¡ _hp¡ âpZ Apìep¡ R>¡. `l¡gp„ sp¡ A¡d b_sy„ L¡$ `Ð_u _põsp_p¡ L¡$ g„Q_p¡ X$åbp¡ cfu Ap`¡ s¡ gC_¡ `rsv¡$h Ap¡qak¡ S>sp A_¡ b`p¡f¡ X$åbp DOpX$u `Ð_uA¡ S>¡ fp¡V$gu-ipL$ L¡$ d|qW$ep„-`psfp„ d|¼ep„ lp¡e s¡ Apfp¡Nsp. X$åbpAp¡_u hp_NuAp¡_y„ Apv$p_-âv$p_ `Z \sy„.

hjp£ ky^u b¡ÞL$dp„ _p¡L$fu L$f_pf Adpfp A¡L$ NTgL$pf rdÓ hp_NuAp¡_p \sp Apv$p_âv$p_dp„\u kÅ®su "X$åbp `pV$}'_p¡ bly Np¥fh`|h®L$ Dëg¡M L$fsp! `p¡sp_u `Ð_u_p¡ _pdp¡ëg¡M L$fu s¡Ap¡ kNp¥fh L$l¡sp : "ApS>¡ sp¡ s¡Z¡ dpfp X$åbpdp„ d|L¡$gp„ Bv$X$p„ b^p_¡ blz cpìep„!'

`Z lh¡ `qf[õ\rs bv$gpC R>¡, ÷u qL$Q_ D`fp„s Ap¡qakdp„ `Z kq¾$e R>¡! s¡ `Z `yfyjp¡_u dpaL$ Ap¡qakdp„ _põsp_p¡ X$åbp¡ gC Åe R>¡. âÐe¡L$ Ap¡qakdp„ Aphu hqL¯$N qhd¡__u k„¿ep dp¡V$u lp¡e R>¡. Ap\u "g„Q Ahk®' L¡$ "_põsp V$pBd'_p„ b^p„ k|Óp¡ s¡dZ¡ S>ÞdÅs L$p¥ig\u lõsNs L$ep¯ R>¡. s¡_¡ `qfZpd¡ lh¡ Ap¡qakp¡_p "_põsp Ahk®'dp„ dpÓ k|L$pd¡hp, fp¡V$gu-ipL$ L¡$ ApNgp qv$hk_p„ d|qW$ep„-`psfp„-lp„X$hp¡ _\u füp„.

lz„ sp¡ A¡L$-b¡ A¡hu Ap¡qakp¡ rhi¡ `Z ÅÏ„ Ry>„ Äep„_u drlgp L$d®QpfuAp¡_p„ DÐkpl, Apep¡S>_ s\p fkp¡C-A_ych_¡ âsp`¡ `yfyj L$d®QpfuAp¡_¡ L¡$fu_p¡ fk A_¡ `psfp„\u dp„X$u_¡ riM„X$-`|fu, Bv$X$p„ ky^u_p„ fuskf_p„ cp¡S>_ `Z dmsp„ fl¡ R>¡ A_¡ s¡ `Z Ap¡qak-Ahk® v$frdep_! Ap bpbsdp„ L¡$V$guL$ drlgp L$d®QpfuAp¡ sp¡ A¡V$gu DÐkplu A_¡ k„r_›$ lp¡e R>¡ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ gNcN kss Aphp„ cìe _põsp-cp¡S>_-Apep¡S>_p¡_p„ rhQpf A_¡ QQp® L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ s¡dp„\u kde dm¡ Ðepf¡ Ap¡qak_y„ L$pd L$f¡ R>¡!

Ap¡qakp¡_p "g„Q Ahk®'dp„ hmu rkT_ L¡$ `h® A_ykpf hp_NuAp¡ `Z V¡$bg `f AQ|L$ `ufkpe R>¡! kyfs S>¡hp il¡fdp„ `p¢L$_u qkT_ Aphu _\u A_¡ Ap¡qakp¡_p "_põspb°¡L$'dp„ V¡$bg `f `p¢L¡$ v¡$Mp v$u^u _\u- A_¡ s¡ `Z R>pi s\p QV$Zu_u kp\¡! Q„v$_u`X$h¡ Ap¡qakp¡dp„ `Z Aõkg kyfsu Opfu_u QL$pQL$ Ahíe Qpg¡ S>!

qv$hpmudp„ sp¡ qv$hkp¡ ky^u dqW$ep„-k¡h-QL$fu `ufkpsp„ fl¡! ^pZuQZp rh_p_u lp¡mu L¡$hu? âÐe¡L$ L$d®Qpfu_u b\®-X¡$V$ sp¡ epv$ fpMhu S> `X¡$! L$d®Qpfu `p¡s¡ L$iuL$ _p_u-dp¡V$u rkqÙ d¡mh¡ L¡$ s¡_¡ Ðep„ bpmL$_p¡ S>Þd S>¡hp¡ âk„N lp¡e, s¡_p„ k„sp_p¡ L$p¡C dp¡V$u `funpdp„ ky`¡f¡ DÑuZ® \ep„ lp¡e : A¡ kh®_u amîyrs A¡L$ S> A_¡ s¡ Ap¡qakdp„ `pV$}!

lz„ ìe[¼sNs fus¡ Aphu `pV$}Ap¡_u sfa¡Z L$fy„ Ry>„. s¡dp„ MpZu`uZu_u bpbs Np¥Z R>¡. s¡ sØ_ _NÎe R>¡ s¡d lz„ _\u dp_sp¡ L¡$d L¡$ h¥rhÝe`|Z® A_¡ õhpqv$ô$ hp_NuAp¡ L$p¡_¡ _\u cphsu? `Z Aphu `pV$}Ap¡dp„ S>¡ Mfp¡ drldp R>¡ s¡ kd|lcph_p_p¡ R>¡. dpZk A¡L$gp¡ b¡ku_¡ Mpe A_¡ rdÓp¡_u kp\¡ rbfpÆ_¡ hp_Nu Apfp¡N¡ A¡ b¡ rõ\rs hÃQ¡ OZp¡ dp¡V$p¡ afL$ R>¡. hp_Nu sp¡ A¡_u A¡ S> lp¡e R>¡, `Z kd|lcph_p_¡ L$pfZ¡ s¡_p¡ õhpv$ h^pf¡ fp¡QL$ b_¡ R>¡. v$f¡L$ Ap¡qakdp„ b¡-Qpf A¡hp L$d_kub Æhp¡ lp¡e R>¡ S>¡Ap¡ L$v$u L$p¡C_u kp\¡ lmspcmsp _\u, "g„Q Ahk®'dp„ `p¡sp_u Myfiu `f b¡ku_¡ S> A¡L$gp A¡L$gp X$åbp_u hp_Nu Apfp¡N¡ R>¡! Ap_p\u h^pf¡ v$epS>_L$ ×íe buSy>„ L$ey„ lp¡C iL¡$?

A¡L$gp b¡ku_¡ L$pSy>L$sfu Tp`Vhu s¡_p L$fsp„ buÅAp¡_u kp\¡ b¡ku_¡ k|L$p¡ fp¡V$gp¡ L$fX$hp¡ A_¡L$ NZp¡ kpfp¡! L$p¡CL$ rhQpfL¡$ L$üy„ R>¡ : ÷uA¡ kdS>hy„ Å¡CA¡ L¡$ s¡_p `rs_p ùv$e ky^u `lp¢Qhp_p¡ fõsp¡ `rs_u Æc R>¡! `Z Ap hps dpÓ `rs-`Ð_u `|fsu kpQu _\u. dp_h dpÓ dpV¡$ A¡ e\p\® R>¡. kpfy„, krlepfy„ cp¡S>_ dpZkp¡_¡ `fõ`f_u _ÆL$ gphhpdp„ OZu dlÒh_u c|rdL$p cS>hu iL¡$ R>¡.

Apd¡e cp¡S>_ A¡ vy$r_epcfdp„ Apv$fkÐL$pf_y„ A¡L$ dlÒh_y„ âsuL$ d_pe R>¡. Nd¡ s¡hp Nfub dpZk_¡ O¡f `Z gÁ__p¡ âk„N Aph¡ R>¡ sp¡ s¡ `Quk-`Qpk dpZkp¡_¡ S>dpXep rh_p fl¡sp¡ _\u. dpfp A¡L$ kv$¹Ns hX$ug _pV$éL$pf rdÓ sp¡ b¡^X$L$ L$l¡sp, "S>¡ gÁ_dp„ cp¡S>_ kdpf„c_y„ r_d„ÓZ _ lp¡e s¡hp„ gÁ_dp„ lz„ L$v$u S>sp¡ _\u! Ofdp„ gÁ_ S>¡hp¡ âk„N lp¡e A_¡ Ap„NZ¡ \p¡X$ue A¢W$ _ `X¡$ A¡ L¡$d Qpg¡?' A¡d_¡ Þepe L$fhp Mpsf L$l¡hy„ Å¡CA¡ L¡$ `p¡sp_¡ O¡f Äepf¡ `Z iycpiyc âk„Np¡ Aphsp Ðepf¡ s¡Ap¡ dp¡V$p `pep `f AQ|L$ cp¡S>_ kdpf„c ep¡S>sp.

A¡\u EgVy„$, dpfp A¡L$ kv¹Ns hX$ug rinZip÷u `p¡sp_p Apfp¡Áe_u fnp A„N¡ kss A¡V$gp ktQs A_¡ kÅN fl¡sp L¡$ s¡Ap¡ L$v$u L$p¡C gÁ_âk„N_p cp¡S>_ kdpf„cdp„ cpN _ g¡sp dpÓ Qp„v$gp_y„ "L$hf' Ap`u_¡ Qpëep S>sp.

fpô²$`rsAp¡ A_¡ hX$p â^p_p¡_¡ gNcN fp¡S>¡fp¡S> A_¡ khpfkp„S> A¡V$gp„ b^p„ g„Q s\p qX$_fdp„ lpS>fu Ap`hu `X¡$ R>¡ L¡$ Mf¡Mfu tQsp sp¡ s¡d_p Apfp¡Áe_u Ap`Z_¡ \hu Å¡CA¡! `f„sy Apòe®S>_L$ fus¡ s¡d_y„ Apfp¡Áe A¡L„$v$f¡ kpfy„ lp¡e R>¡! i¼e R>¡ L¡$ g„Q A_¡ qX$_fdp„ s¡Ap¡ Tp`V$hp_¡ bv$g¡ QpMsp li¡! A¡d `Z b_¡ L¡$ lp¡Øp `f\u Esfu Nep `R>u Of_p„ cpMfu-ipL$ S>dhp_p„ Aph¡ sp¡ s¡d_u srbes bNX$u Åe.

"â^p_' iåv$_u ìeyÐ`rÑ L¡$V$gpL$ díL$fp gp¡L$p¡ "`f ^p_', S>¡ `pfLy„$ ^p_ Mphpdp„ Ly$im s¡ `f^p_, â^p_ S>¡hu L$f¡ S> R>¡! i¼e R>¡ L¡$ Ap s¡d_u Bóep®h©rÑ_y„ `qfZpd lp¡e. bpL$u kv¹Ns lpõeL$rh S>_pb "b¡L$pf' sp¡ OZu hpf fd|S>dp„ bp¡gsp A_¡ gMsp : "O¡f Mphy„ A_¡ T¡f Mphy„, b„_¡ bfpbf!'

"Ap`Z¡ klz' rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ hp„Qhp dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?