gpNZu_p `Z cph bp¡gpe R>¡
rk_¡dpOf_p A„^L$pfdp„, ê$`¡fu `fv$p `f, kyârkÙ cpfsue q¾$L¡$V$f_¡ L$p¡C A¡L$ b°pÞX$_u åg¡X$_u NyZhÑp rhi¡ Arcâpe Ap`sp¡ Å¡C-kp„cmu_¡ L$p¡C qL$ip¡f L¡$ eyhp__p¡ sÐnZ AhpS> k„cmpep¡ : "das Ap`u li¡.'
_p, b¡dp„\u L$p¡CA¡ L$iy„ das Apàey„ _\u. åg¡X$_p DÐ`pv$L¡$ q¾$L¡$V$f_y„ _pd MfuÛy„ R>¡. _pd_p bv$gpdp„ q¾$L¡$V$f_¡ v$pd dþep„ R>¡. \p¡X$p qv$hk `l¡gp„ A¡L$ BV$prge_ qaëd (_pd "hrdk¡V$') Å¡hp dmu lsu. A¡dp„ A¡L$ h¡íep_u h¡v$_u F>Qp S>¡hu D[¼s lsu : `Nobody does anything for nothing.'
Ap`Zp L$rh fpS>¡ÞÖ ipl¡ Npey„ R>¡, "r_fyØ¡i¡, k„kpf¡ dyS> dyÁ^c°dZ.' hmu r_f„S>_ cNs `Z L$l¡ R>¡, "lz„ sp¡ bk afhp Apìep¡ Ry>„', `Z d_yóe d_, hQ_, _¡ L$d®\u A¡hp¡ r_fyØ¡i, A¡hp¡ kplrS>L$ flu i¼ep¡ R>¡, Ap hprZÄe k„õL©$rsdp„?
A¡ d_, hQ_ A_¡ L$d® b^y„ h¡Qu iL¡$ R>¡. Ap`Zp L$rh_¡ L$p¡`ufpBV$_y„ L$pd L$fhy„ `X¡$ R>¡. kpX$u, kpby, i¡ç`y, rkNpf¡V$, k¡ÞX$g hN¡f¡ hN¡f¡ A_¡L$ S>Zkp¡ rhi¡ L$p¡`ufpBV$ gMhpdp„ A¡_p„ d_, hQ_, L$d® h`fpe R>¡. "ApB A¡d `¡BX$ ap¡f ^¡V$' A¡d A¡ L$l¡ R>¡. A¡_pdp„ rhi¡jê$`¡ fl¡gu "L$ë`_pi[¼s' (Bd¡rS>_¡i_) Apd MfQpe R>¡ Ål¡fMbfp¡ gMhpdp„ A_¡ A¡_p bv$gpdp„ dm¡ R>¡, v$pd.
h^y "DÐ`pv$_' A_¡ A¡_y„ h^y "h¡QpZ' A¡ "rhL$pk' L$l¡hpe R>¡. DÐ`pv$_-âQpf-h¡QpZ kp\¡ ipfuqfL$ s¡d S> bp¥rÙL$ îd\u k„L$mpe¡gp klz_p Æh_L¡$ÞÖdp„ R>¡, "hprZÄe'. Ap klz_p õhL$ue QpqfÔe c|„kpC Nep„ R>¡. Ap klz_u ipfuqfL$, dp_rkL$ i[¼sAp¡ `¥kp Ap`u_¡ Mfuv$u iL$pe R>¡. Ap klz "L$p¡dp¡qX$V$u' b_u Nep R>¡. A¡d_p dp_hue NyZp¡ c|„kpC Nep R>¡. dpZk qX$üyd¡_pBT¹X$ \C Nep¡ R>¡. gMg|„V$ Q|„V$ZuMQ® Ap`u `|„Æ`rsAp¡ "gp¡L$iplu'_¡ Mfuv$u iL¡$ R>¡. i÷kf„Åddp„ ApL$j®L$ d|X$ufp¡L$pZ L$f_pfp DÐ`pv$L$p¡ A¡ i÷p¡_y„ h¡QpZ h^pfhp dpV¡$ S> Mpk A_¡L$p¡_p¡ k„lpf L$f_pfp„ eyÙp¡ â¡fu iL¡$ R>¡.
h^y DÐ`pv$_, h^y h¡QpZ A¡ S> rhL$pk_u `pfpiuiu. d_yóe d_yóe hÃQ¡_p "dp_hue' k„b„^p¡_y„ L$iy„ dlÒh _l].
k„`Þ_ dpZk ¼gbdp„, v$pê$-Sy>Npfdp„ S>¡V$gp `¥kp MQ£ R>¡ A¡V$gp L„$C A¡ dp_hsp_p L$pddp„ v$p_dp„ Ap`sp¡ _\u A_¡ v$p_ s¡ `Z AphL$h¡fp_p "õV¡$àk' Esfu S>hp_u QpV®$X®$ A¡L$pDÞV$ÞV$_u âey[¼s dyS>b. DÐ`pv$_-âQpf-h¡QpZ_p„ cfQL$ cuX$-Op¢OpV$dp„ k„cmpe R>¡ L$p¡C_¡ L$rh_u `„[¼s? "Ad¡ kpfõhsp¡, k„hpqv$sp_p kp^L$p¡.' L$rh_¡ L$l¡hy„ `X$éy„ R>¡ : "qR>Þ_rcÞ_ Ry>„.'
dpZk dpZk hÃQ¡_p dp_hue "k¡sy'_¡ L$ë`_p_p¡ rhje dp_hp¡ füp¡. d_yóe d_yóe hÃQ¡ k¡sy Ahíe R>¡ A_¡ s¡ hprZÄe_p¡. dpZk_¡ dL£$ÞV$pBg gp¡ ê$g L$f¡ R>¡. Ardspc bÃQ__u S>¡d NyS>fpsu L$rh `Z dyipefpdp„ Nus-NTg hp„Qhp_p¡ "cph' dpN¡ R>¡.
L$l¡hpe R>¡ L¡$ d_yóedp„ _h õ\peu "cph' (gpNZuAp¡) R>¡. Ap cph_p¡ DÐL$j® \sp„ "fk'_p¡ A_ych \pe R>¡. dp_hue "cphp¡' `Z _pV$L$, rk_¡dp, _hgL$\pdp„ h¡QpC füp R>¡. "cph' (gpNZu)_p `Z "cph' (tL$ds) bp¡gpe R>¡. iyÙ dp_hue cph dpZk¡ Nydpìep¡ R>¡. A_¡ s¡\u _pV$L$-rk_¡dp-_hgL$\p_p "k¡[ÞV$d¡ÞV$g V²¡$i'dp„ A¡ nrZL$ A_¡ c°pÞs s©[às A_ych¡ R>¡. k¡[ÞV$d¡ÞV$g V²¡$i_p Mpsf`pZudp„ ER>f¡gp dp¡rb®X$ L$rhAp¡_p„ Nus-NTg_p„ L|„$X$p„ NyS>fpsu kprlÐedpL£$V$dp„ kpfy„ h¡QpZ ^fph¡ R>¡. f¡qX$ep¡ tS>Ngdp„ hl¡sp¡ ge A_¡ NyS>fpsu Nus-NTgdp„ hl¡sp¡ ge ArcÞ_ R>¡. NyS>fpsu L$rh A¡_u kprlÐeâh©rÑ_p bv$gpdp„ kÞdp_`|h®L$_u "\¡gu' g¡sp„ ifdpsp¡ _\u. S>¡hp¡ L$rh, S>¡hp v$gpgp¡_p NV¹$k A¡hu "\¡gu'. k|T¡ R>¡ "\¡gu'_p âpkdp„, `Z kpQy„ R>¡ NyS>fpsu L$rhsp! L¡$ sy„ "O¡gu' ¼ep„ ky^u flui?
Ap`Zp¡ q¾$L¡$V$f, Ap`Zp¡ L$rh, Ap`Zp¡ _¡sp, Ap`Zp¡ Arc_¡sp, Ap`Zp¡ kp^yk„Þepku, dL£$ÞV$pBg gp¡_u R>ÓR>pep _uQ¡ b¡W¡$gp tklpk_ê$Y$ hprZÄe v¡$hsp_p QfZdp„ S>Zk b_u_¡, L$p¡dp¡qX$V$u \C_¡ Ap `X¡$gp v¡$Mpe âÐen, A¡L$k|Ó!
ANpD_y„ d__
kÄS>_p¡, r_fpip M„M¡fu_¡ c¡Np \pAp¡!
gpci„L$f W$pL$f rgrMs "d__' rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡