henb Fgp¯pImÀ \s½ kzm[o\n¡mdpïv. AXpt]mse Xsó AhÀ krjvSn¨ henb IYm]m{X§fpw. s]s«óv aäpÅhcpsS kzm[o\¯nð sNóphogpó BfmWv Rm³. AXv kz´amsbmcp ImgvN¸mSnñm¯Xp sImïmsWóv kplr¯p¡Ä ]dbmdpïv. icnbmWv. F\n¡v kpØncamb Hcp PohnX ZÀi\anñ.
A§s\sbmópsï¦nð ]nóoSv Rm³ ]pkvXI§Ä hmbn¡pItbm FgpXpItbm sN¿nñtñm.
PohnXs¯¡pdn¨v icnbmsbmcp Aht_m[w Dïm¡m³ thïnbmWv Iptd hmbn¡póXpw Að]w Nn´n¡póXpw AXnepw Ipd¨v FgpXpóXpw. Hmtcm ¢mknIv IrXnIÄ hmbn¡pt¼mgpw AXnse IYm\mbIs\t¸mse Pohn¡m³ Rm³ sImXn¨p. BZyw `oatk\mbn Pohn¡phm\mWv tamln¨Xv. H«pw h®anñm¯ icoc{]IrXambncpóp Asó\n¡v.
timjn¨ icocapÅ HcmÄ¡v A\pIcn¡m³ Gähpw A\ptbmPy³ `oa³ Xtóbtñ? am{Xañ `oa\mbmð aäp \mep ktlmZcòmtcmsSm¸w kpµcnbmb {Zu]ZnbpsS IqsS Pohn¡pIbpw sN¿mw. Ip«n¡me¯v Rm³ hfsc Zm\ioe\mbncpópshóv tI«n«pïv. F´p ssIbnð In«nbmepw AXv aäpÅhcpambn ]¦phbv¡pw. ]mÞhòmÀ A§s\bmbncpótñm. {Zu]Znsb t]msemcp s]®nsâ kvt\lw ktlmZcòmcpambn ]¦nSphm³ AhÀ¡p am{Xta Ignbq. CómsW¦ntem? {Zu]Zn¡pthïn ]mÞhòmÀ Izt«j³ kwLs¯s¡mïp ]ckv]cw sImñn¡pw.
_meyIme¯v Fsó Gsd kzm[o\n¨ Hcp t\mhemWv amIvknw tKmÀ¡nbpsS "A½. AXnse BZy A[ymb¯nse ]e `mK§fpw a\x¸mTambncpóp. ]pIbpw ]inabpw \ndª sXmgnemfnIfpsS {Kma¯nse Nmc\nd¯nepÅ sIm¨p hoSpIfpw ^mIvSdnbnð \nóp DÄ¡nSneapïm¡pó sskd¬ apg§pt¼mÄ AhntS¡p t]mIpó Zcn{Zcpw ]mh§fpamb sXmgnemfnIfpw ambm¯ Nn{X§fmbn a\Ênð ]än¡nSóncpóp. kzm`mhnIambpw ]mhð anJmbntemhn¨ns\t]mse Pohn¡phm\mWv Aóv Rm³ B{Kln¨Xv. B bphmhns\t¸mse \ntcm[n¡s¸« ]pkvXI§Ä s\ônð tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨v ho«nte¡p sImïphóp hmbn¡m³ Rm³ B{Kln¨p. ]mhensâ {]Wbn\nbmb kmjsb t]mse Hcp {]Wbn\n F\n¡papïmIm³ tamln¨p.
kmdnÌv `oIcXs¡Xnsc {]hÀ¯n¨Xn\p Pbnenemb kmj AhnsS \ncmlmc{hXw A\pjvTn¨p. F«p Znhkw AhÄ shÅwt]mepw IpSn¨nñ. almßmKmÔnbñ kmjbmWv \ncmlmc{hX¯nsâ Icp¯v BZyambn sXfnbn¨sXóXv F\ns¡mcp ]pXnb Adnhmbncpóp. A½bnse Hcn¡epw ad¡m³ Ignbm¯ Hcp cwKw sabvZn\ dmenbnð ]s¦Sp¯Xn\v AdÌnemb ]mhð anJmbntemhn¨v \ymbm[n]sâ ap¼nð \S¯pó {]kwKamWv. sXmgnemfn hÀK¯nsâ DbnÀs¯gptóð¸ns\¡pdn¨pw hcm³ t]mIpó t{]mentädnb³ hn¹hs¯¡pdn¨pw ]dªpsImïv ]mhð \ymbm[n]òmÀ¡v Xm¡oXv \ðIpóp. ]mhð ssk_ocnbbnte¡p \mSp IS¯s¸Spóp. aIsâ {]kwK¯nsâ sskt¢mssÌð sNbvX tIm¸nIÄ Xohïnbm¸oknepw aäpw hnXcWw sN¿pt¼mÄ A½ ]dbpóp: ""Hcp cà¡Sen\pw kXys¯ ap¡ns¡mñm³ Ignbnñ... A§s\sbmcp A½bpsS aI\mbn, ]mhð anJmbntemhn¨mbn Pohn¡póXv Rms\sâ _meyIme¯v F{Xam{Xw kz]v\w Iïncpóp!
XpSÀóp hmbn¨ ]e sFXnlmknI am\§fpÅ t\mhepIfnse IYm\mbIòmcpw AXpt]mse Fsó AhcpsS IqsS sImïpt]mbn. a¿gn¸pgbpsS Xoc§fnse Zmk³ ]pkvXI§Ä hmbn¨p XpS§nb hnÚm\ t]mjnWn hmb\imebnð \nómWv tSmÄtÌmbnbpsS bp²hpw kam[m\hpw hmbn¡ms\Sp¯Xv. tKmÀ¡nbpsS A½bnseó t]mse AXnð Hcp lotdmsb Isï¯m\mbnñ. ImcWw ]e `mK§fnepÅ B t\mhenð Ht«sd IYm\mbIòmcpïmbncpóp. Ahcnð BcpsS IqsS t]mIWsaóv \nÝbapïmbncpónñ. Fsó IqsSs¡mïpt]mb asämcp IYm]m{Xw lm³kv Imkv{S]v Bbncpóp. tXmakv aónsâ amPnIv auï³ hmbn¨t¸mÄ Hópw BtemNn¡msX Rm³ Imkv{S¸nsâ IqsS Cd§nt¸mbn. Imkv{S]v sNdp{]mb¯nð Xsó hoSp hn«pt]mbh\mWv. A§s\ \mSpw hoSpw hn«pt]mIpó IYm]m{X§sf Rm³ s]s«óv CjvSs¸«pt]mIpóp. lmcqIn apcmImanbpsS Hcp IYm\mbI³ ]Xn\ôp hbÊpImc³ Im^vI Xaqc hoSp hn«pt]mbXv ]pkvXI§Ä hmbn¡m\mbncpótñm. Hcp sse{_dnbnð tPmen k¼mZn¨v Ah³ cmhpw ]Iepw ]pkvXI§Ä hmbn¨p. Fgp]Xnte¡p IS¡pó Rm³ hmbn¨Xntesd B ]Xn\ôp hbÊpImc³ hmbn¨ncpóp. lm³kv Imkv{S¸pw \mSp hnSpóXv hmbn¡m\pw Nn´n¡m\pw Adnbphm\pamWv. izmkXSÊhpambn NnInÕbv¡p sNó Imkv{S]v Ahkm\w sNsó¯póXv kznävkÀe³Unse Sn_n km\t«mdnb¯nemWv.
AhnsS acWs¯ BenwK\w sN¿m\mbn Im¯ncn¡póXn\nSbnð Imkv{S]v bqtdm]y³ \mKcnIXsb¡pdn¨pw kwkvImcs¯¡pdn¨pw kwKoXs¯¡pdn¨psañmw Bg¯nð Nn´n¡póp.... lm³kv Imkv{S¸nt\mSpÅ Bcm[\ ImcWw Rm³ Hcp £btcmKnbmbn km\t«mdnb¯nð sNóp ]mÀ¡m³ t]mepw tamln¨ncpóp. henb Fgp¯pImcpsS ¢mknIv t\mhepIfnse CXnlmk am\§fpÅ IYm\mbIsc t]mse Pohn¡m³ Rm³ Hcp]mSv B{Kln¨ncpóp. Ct¸mgpw IYm]m{X§sf A\pkcn¨v Pohn¡m³ B{Kln¡pópïv. ]t£ AhÀ CXnlmk am\§fpÅ IYm\mbIcñ.
CubnsS Rm³ Xetbme¸¼nð t]mbn. tIcf kmlnXy A¡mZan Hcp¡nb GIZn\ _joÀ skan\mdnð ]s¦Sp¡m\mWv t]mbXv. ssh¡w apl½Zv _joÀ P\n¨phfÀó B \m«p¼pd¯v Imð kv]Àin¨t¸mÄ Fónð Hcp]mSv HmÀaIÄ DWÀóp.
_meyIme kJnbpw âp¸q¸ms¡mcmt\ïmÀópw hmbn¨ \mfpIÄ a\Ênð sXfnªphóp. _jodnsâ Hmtcm IYm]m{X§fpw Npäpw hóp\nóp. F«pImen a½qªpw aï³ ap¯¸bpw B\hmcn cma³\mbcpw s]m³Ipcnip tXmabpw Dï¡®³ A{´phpw am{Xañ. Pm¼¡ achpw BSpw {Kmat^mWpw kpsseam\nbpw Fñmw Fsâ temI¯nsâ `mKambn amdn. ZoÀLIme kplr¯mb A¡mZan A[y£³ s]cp¼Shw {io[csâ IqsS Rm³ ]m¯p½bpsS BSnse A_phns\ ImWm³ sNóp.
B ]gb hoSnsâ tImembnð \ocphó ImepIfpambn A_q¡ R§sf Im¯ns«ót]mse Ccp¸pïmbncpóp. `qanbnse Gähpw `mKyhXnbmb ^m_n _jodpw AhnsSbpïmbncpóp. R§sfñmhcpw _jodns\¡pdn¨pw _jodnsâ IYm]m{X§sf¡pdn¨pw kwkmcn¨p. A´cn¨pt]mb ]m¯p½sb ImWm³ IgnbmsX t]mbXnð ZpxJw tXmón.
Iptdt\cw Ignªt¸mÄ ag s]¿pó ]pgbnse _joÀ]me¯n\p apIfneqsS R§Ä skan\mÀ \S¡pó lmfnte¡p aS§n. At¸mÄ Fónð Nne sNdnb amä§Ä kw`hn¡póXmbn tXmón. Rm\n\n Pohn¡phm³ B{Kln¡póXv F«pImen a½qªns\ t]msebmWv. aï³ ap¯¸sbbpw B\hmcn cma³\mbscbpw t]msebmWv. Dï¡®³ A{´phns\bpw A_phns\bpw ]m¯p½sbbpw t]msebmWv. Ignbpsa¦nð amt¦mÌo³ acambpw ]pkvXI§fpw ss]kbpw Xnópó BSmbpw Pohn¡phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡póp. henb IYm]m{X§sft¸mse Pohn¡phm³ Ignªnñ. F¦nð C\n sNdnb IYm]m{X§sft¸mse Cu PohnXw Pohn¡s«. asämópansñ¦nepw AhcpsS temI¯nð kvt\lhpw kmtlmZcyhpw sISmsX \nð¸pïtñm.
IS¸mSv tZim`nam\n hmcnI