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_© an³ {^m³¢n³ ]dª n«p­v :

“The man who does things makes many mistakes; but he

never makes the biggest mistakes of all - doing nothing.”

“{]hÀ¯n-¡ p¶ a\p-jy\v At\Iw sXäp-IÄ

]äpw. ]t£ , H¶pw {]hÀ¯n-¡ p-¶nà F¶ Gähpw hen-

b- sXäv AbmÄs¡ m-cn-¡ epw ]äp-I-bn-Ã.''

sXäp-IÄ Xncn-¨-dn-bp-¶Xpw Xncp-¯p-¶-Xp-amWv

PohnX ]ptcm-K-Xn-bpsS e£ -Ww. a\p-jy-cmcpw XnI-hp-ä-h-

c-Ã. XnI-hn-te¡ pw anI-hn-te-¡ p-apÅ {]bmWamWv

sFlnI Pohn-Xw. B {]bm-W-¯n hgp-Xn- hogmw, Imen-S-

dmw, ]cp-¡ p-]-ämw, hgn sXämw. ]t£ hog-W-sa-¶n-Ã, sXä-

W-sa-¶n-Ã. hoWmepw Fgp-t¶äv t]mIp-¶-XmWv

{InkvXob Pohn-Xw. hgn-sX-än-bmepw t\À]m-X-bn-te¡ v

Xncn-¨p-h¶v apt¶-dp-¶-XmWv {InkvXob Pohn-Xw. a\p-jy\v

kzbw Akm-²y-amb Cu Imcyw {InkvXp-hnsâ Bßm-hn-

\m km[n-¡ p-sa-¶-XmWv {InkvXob PbPohn-X-¯nsâ

cl-kyw.

B {]bm-W-¯nsâ apt¶-ä-¯n\v B´-cnIim´n

AXy-´m-t]-£ n-X-am-Wv. lrZ-b-ip-²o-I-c-W-amWv B´-cnI-

im´nbpsS \nZm-\w. \nc-´-c-amb lrZ-b-ip-²o-I-cW

{]{Inb-b- mWv hnP-b-I-c-amb {InkvXo-b-Po-hn-X-¯nsâ Dc

I-Ãv.

Cu Bibw e£ y-am¡ n sNbvXn-«pÅ tdUntbm {]`m-

j-W-§ -fpsS Hcp kam-lm-c-amWv Cu {KÙw. 1997 Unkw-

_À, 1998 P\p-h-cn, s^{_p-hcn amk-§ -fn ̂ o_m tdUn-

tbm-bn-eqsS sNbvX 13 {]kw-K-§ -fmWv CXn-ep-ÅXv.

1997 sk]väw-_À, HIvtSm-_À, \hw-_À amk-§ -fnÂ

sNbvX tdUntbm {]`m-j-W-§ -fpsS kam-lm-c-amb ""Aar-

X-[mc'' At\-IÀ¡ v BßobPohn-X-¯n hf-sc-tbsd

Dt¯-P\w \evIn F¶-dn-bp-hm³ Ign-ª p. A`n-\-µ-\-§ -

fpw Biw-k-Ifpw \nÀt±-i-§ fpw X¶p-sIm­v At\-I-a-

t\Iw ktlm-Z-c-§ Ä t{]mÕm-ln-¸n-¨Xv Rm³ C¯-cp-W-

¯n \µn-]qÀÆw A\p-kva-cn-¡ p-¶p.

""B´-cn-I-im´n-''bv¡ pw PmXn, aX, kap-Zm-b-t`-Z-sat\y

FÃm-hcpw lrZy-amb kzoI-cWw \ÂIp-sa¶v Rm³ hniz-

kn-¡ p-¶p. A²ym-ßoI Pohn-X-¯n apt¶äw e`n-¡ p-

hm³ Cu {KÙhpw DX-Is« F¶v Biw-kn-¨p-sIm­pw

{]mÀ°n-¨p-sIm­pw IÀ¯r-Ir-]-bn B{i-bn-¨p-

sIm­pw Rm³ Cu {KÙw _lp-P-\-§ Ä¡ mbn kaÀ¸n-

¡ p-¶p.

Fw.-ssh. tbml-¶m³

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“Reading maketh a full man; Writing an exact man; And Conference a ready man”

- Francis Bacon

H¶v

""ssZhs¯ kvt\ln¡- p¶- h- À¡ v, \nÀ®b- {- ]-Imcw

hnfn-¡ -s¸-«-hÀ¡ p Xt¶, kI-ehpw \·-bv¡ mbn

IqSn hym]-cn-¡ p¶p F¶v \mw Adn-bp-¶p.''

tdmaÀ 8 : 28

ʶɶÉÖ xÉä nÖùÊxɪÉÉÄ É̈å +ÉEò®ú®úÉä ®úÉäEò®ú ½þÉĺÉxÉÉ ºÉÒJÉÉ*ÊMÉ®ú ÊMÉ®úEò®ú SɱÉxÉÉ ºÉÒJÉÉ*

F¶v kp{]-kn² lnµn Ih-bn-{Xn-bmb kp`-{Zm-Ip-amcn

Nulm³ sNmÃn-bn-«p-­v. inip temI-¯n ]nd-¶n«v

Icª v Icª v Nncn-¡ m³ ]Tn-¨p. hoWv hoWv \S-¡ m³

]Tn¨p F¶-XmWv Cu Ihn-Xm-io-ensâ AÀ°w.

bmX-\-Ifpw Zpcn-X-§ fpw thZ-\-Ifpw I®p-\ocpw ]nd-

¶¶p apXte a\p-jy-\p-­v. Ah-bpsS ap¶n A[n-I-am-fp-

Ifpw ]X-dn-t¸m-hp-Ibpw \ncm-i-cm-Ip-Ibpw sN¿pw. Ah-

cpsS Pohn-X-¯n F¶pw Frustration, tension and confusion

D­m-bn-cn-¡ pw.

F¶m Npcp¡ w t]À ssZh-¯nsâ kvt\ls¯

kwi-bn-¡ p-Itbm tNmZyw sN¿p-Itbm sN¿msX ssZh-

¯n B{i-bn-¡ p-Ibpw ssZhw FÃmw \·-bv¡ mbn

XoÀ¯p Xcp-sa¶v hniz-kn¨v a\:Øn-c-X-tbmsS \nev¡ p-

Ibpw sN¿pw. Ahsc AXn\v klm-bn-¡ p¶ Xncp-h-N-\-

amWv:

""ssZhs¯ kvt\ln-¡ p-¶-hÀ¡ v, \nÀ®-b-{]-

Imcw hnfn-¡ -s¸-«-hÀ¡ v Xt¶, kI-ehpw \·-

bv¡ mbn IqSn hym]-cn-¡ p-¶p.'' tdmaÀ 8 : 28

kml-kn-I-\mb Hcp I¸Â bm{X-¡ m-c-s\-¸än Hcp IY-

bp-­v. I¸Ât¨X-¯nÂs]«v Hcp Zzo]n sN¶p-]än

AbmÄ. ]t£ B Zzo]v BĸmÀ¸n-Ãm-¯-Xm-bn-cp-¶p.

Zqsc-¡ qSn \o§ p¶ I¸-ep-I-fpsS {i² BIÀjn¨v c£ -

s¸-Sm-\m-hmsX B bphmhv XoÀ¯pw \ncm-i-\m-bn. Im«p-I-

\n-IÄ ]dn-¨p-Xn¶pw Im«p-tNm-e-bnse shÅw IpSn¨pw

AbmÄ AhnsS ]mÀ¯p.

hfsc \mfs¯ ]cn-{iaw sIm­v AbmÄ DW-§ nb

Ce-Ifpw hr£ -in-J-c-§ fpw sIm­v Hcp IpSn-ep-­m-¡ n.

shbn-en \n¶pw ag-bn \n¶pw aª nÂ\n¶pw A§ s\

AbmÄ c£ -s¸«p. Ipsd-\mÄ A§ s\ t]mbn.

Hcp Znhkw AbmÄ Im«n-eqsS Ae-ª p-Xn-cnª v I\n-

IÄ ]dn¨p Xn¶pw aäpw ]Xn-hp-t]mse h¶-t¸mÄ I­

ImgvN Abmsf sR«n¨p. Abm-fpsS s\Sp-\m-fs¯ ]cn-

{iaw sIm­v ]Sp-¯p-bÀ¯nb InS-¸mSw CXm I¯n-sb-cn-

bp-¶p. Im«pXo ]nSn-¨-XmWv Imc-Ww. Db-cp¶ XoÖzm-

esb t\m¡ n AbmÄ A¼-c-t¸msS \n¶p.

G§ -e-Sn-¨p-sIm­v B XoÖzm-esb t\m¡ n-s¡ m­v

AbmÄ ]dª p: ""Fsâ ssZhta Fs¶ ChnsS \n¶v

GsX-¦nepw Hcp I¸Â h¶v c£ -s¸-Sp-¯-W-sa F¶

{]mÀ°\ \o tI«nà F¶v am{X-a-Ã, Ct¸mÄ CXm Fsâ

InS-¸m-Shpw I¯n-t¸m-btÃm.''

C§ s\ Ah³ Ic-ª p-sIm­v \n¡ p-t¼mÄ

tIÄ¡ mw Hcn-c-¼Â, IS-en \n¶v. Ah³ Xncn-ª p-t\m-

¡ n-b-t¸mÄ AXm Hcp t_m«v. t_m«n-te¡ v Ahs\ hnfn-

¨p. t_m«v Zqsc \¦q-c-an«v InS-¡ p¶ I¸-en-te¡ v Ahs\

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F¯n-¨p.

I¸-en Ib-dnb DSs\ I¸n-¯m³ ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv.

""sNdp¸¡ mcm, \o A{Xbpw Db-c-¯n B Xo I¯n-¨-Xp-

sIm-­mWv \o HcmÄ c£ -s¸-Sm-\m-{K-ln¨v B Zzo]n-ep-

s­¶v R§ -f-dn-ª -Xv. \o Xo I¯n-¨Xp \¶mbn'' F¶v.

kvt\ln-X-tc, FÃmw \·-bv¡ m-¡ p-hm³ ssZh-¯n\p

Ign-bpw. All for the best, AtX, FÃmw BXy-´nI \·-bv¡ v.

CXn\v D¯-tam-Zml-c-WamWv Dev]¯n ]pkvX-I-

¯nse butk-^nsâ Pohn-Xw. _mey-{]mbw apXÂ

ZpxJhpw Hä-s¸-Sp-¯epw Ah-K-W-\bpw sshcm-Kyhpw

t\cn-«v, heª Hcp bphm-hmWv butk-^v. teb-bpsS aSn-

bn ktlm-Z-c-·m-cmb cqt_\pw tehnbpw blq-Zbpw

Bticpw aäpw Ccn-¡ p-¶Xp ImWp-t¼mÄ Ah-t\mÀ¡ pw

Fs¶ emfn-¡ m³ F\n-s¡ m-c-½-bnÃsÃm F¶v.

Ah\v CtX HmÀ½-bp-Åq . Hcp \mÄ Ahsâ A¸³

hnXp-¼n-¡ -c-ª p-sIm­v hgn-tbm-c-¯n-cn-¡ p-¶p. t_Xve-

tlan-te-¡ pÅ hgn-bpsS Acn-In Ahsâ A½ c­mw

{]k-h-t¯msS acn¨p F¶v aäp-Å-hÀ ]d-ª -mWv Ah-\-dn-

ª -Xv.

FÃm-hcpw ¾m\-cm-Wv. tNmc-¡ p-ª mb Ahsâ A\p-

P³ s_\ym-ans\ aSn-bnÂh¨v Ahsâ A½-bmb dmtl-

ens\ HmÀ¯v A¸³ bmt¡ m_v Ic-bp-¶p. hgn-tbm-c¯v

A½sb AS-¡ o«v A¸\pw tN«-·mcpw bm{X XpS-cp-¶p.

A¶p apX-epÅ ZpxJw.

]Xn-t\-gm-as¯ hb-Ên-emWv Im«n Ahsâ tN«-

·mÀ Ahs\ s]m«-¡ n-W-än XÅn-bn-Sp-¶-Xv. XÅn-bn-Sp-¶-

Xn\p ap¼v Ahsâ A¦n AhÀ DucnsbSp-¯p. F´n-

\mWv Fs¶ sImÃp-¶-Xv. tXfpw A«bpw ]m¼pw ]pgphpw

IÃpw apÅpw \ndª B ]Sp-Ip-gn-bn (Pit) Ah³ F{X-

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t\cw InS¶p F¶v Ah-t\mÀ½-bn-Ã.

CXm AhÀ Ahs\ InW-än \n¶v hen¨v s]m¡ n-sb-

Sp-¡ p-¶p. bnivam-tbÃy I¨-h-S-¡ mÀ¡ v Ahs\ Ccp-]Xv

shÅn-¡ m-in\v hn¡ p-¶p. Ah-cp-sS-IqsS Hc-Sn-a-bmbn

t]mIp-t¼mÄ Ah³ Ahsâ tN«-·msc t]À sNmÃn

hnfn¨v Ic-bp-¶p-­v. AhÀ¡ mÀ¡ pw Aev]w t]mepw a\-

Ê-en-bp-¶n-Ã. AhÀ Ahs\ an{k-bo-an þ CuPn-]vän þ

^-dthmcmPm-hnsâ D¶tXmtZym-K-Ø-\mb s]m¯o-^-

dnsâ ho«n hnäp.

Ahn-sSbpw {]iv\w, s]m¯o-^-dnsâ ̀ mcy Ahs\

Xn·bv¡ v t{]cn-¸n-¨p. {]tem-`-\-¯n\v hg-§ msX Ah³

HmSn. B kv{Xo Ah-s\-¡ p-dn¨v Zpcm-tcm-]Ww ]d-ª p.

^etam Imcm-Kr-l-hm-kw.

AtX PitþÂ \n¶v Prisonþte¡ v. ]Xn-aq¶v hÀjw Imcm-

Kr-l-¯nÂ, Pitþepw Prisonþepw ssZhs¯ ̀b-¶v, BZ-cn¨v

]m]w hcm-sX \n¶Xv Db-c-§ -fn \nXy-\mb ssZhs¯

B\-µn-¸n-¨p. AX-hs\ sIm«m-c-¯n-se-¯n-¨p.

PitþÂ \n¶v Prisonþte¡ pw PrisonþÂ \n¶v Palaceþ

te¡ pw PalaceþÂ \n¶v Paradiseþte¡ pw. All for the best.

FÃmw \·-bv¡ v. ssZhs¯ kvt\ln-¡ p-¶-hÀ¡ v, \nÀ®-

b-{]-Imcw hnfn-¡ -s¸-«-hÀ¡ v Xs¶, kI-ehpw \·-

bv¡ mbn IqSn hym]-cn-¡ p-¶p. ssZh-¯n\v kvtXm{Xw.

am\y-k-tlm-Z-cm, Xm¦-fpsS Pohn-X-¯n kw`-hn-

¡ p¶sXÃmw \·-bn-te¡ v \bn-¡ m³ kÀÆ-h-Ã-`-\mb

{InkvXp-hn\v Ignbpw F¶v Xm¦Ä hniz-kn-¡ ptam?

{InkvXp ImWn¨pX¶ amXrI AX-t{X.

""Xsâ ap¼n sh¨n-cp¶ kt´mjw HmÀ¯v

Ah³ A]-am\w Ae-£ y-am¡ n {Iqins\

kln-¡ bpw ssZh-knw-lm-k-\-¯nsâ he-¯p-

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`m-K-¯v- Ccn-¡ bpw sNbvXp. \n§ -fpsS DÅnÂ

£ oWn¨v aSp-¡ m-Xn-cn -¸m³ ]m]n-I-fmÂ

X\n¡ p t\cn« C§ -s\-bpÅ hntcm[w kln-¨-

hs\ [ym\n-¨p-sImÅp-hn³.''

F{_m-bÀ 12 : 2 þ 3

\ap¡ v ]n³Xp-S-cp-hm³ Hcp amXrI sht¨¨p t]mbn-cn-

¡ p¶ {InkvXp-hns\ \ap¡ v A\p-K-an-¡ mw.

butk^v an{k-bo-anse Gähpw DbÀ¶ DtZym-K-Ø-

\mbncn¡ p¶ Ime¯v ktlm-Z-c-·mÀ Ahsâ Acn-InÂ

[m\yw tXSn £ ma-tZ-i-¯p-\n¶v sN¶p. Xsâ ap¼nÂ

kmjvSmwKw hoWp-In-S-¡ p¶ ktlm-Z-c-·m-tcmSv sXÃpw

\oc-ktam ]Itbm CÃmsX butk-^v ]d-bp-I-bmWv:

""\n§ Ä an{k-bo-an-te¡ v hnäp-I-fª \n§ -

fpsS ktlm-Z-c³ butk-^m-Ip¶p Rm³.

Fs¶ ChnsS hnäXpsIm­v \n§ Ä hyk-\n-

t¡ ­, hnjm-Zn-¡ bpw th­; Poh-c-£ -

bv¡ mbn ssZhw Fs¶ \n§ Ä¡ p apt¼ Ab-

¨-Xm-Ip-¶p. ̀qan-bn \n§ Ä¡ v k´Xn tijn-

t¡ -­-Xn-\pw hen-tbmcp c£ -bm \n§ -fpsS

Pohs\ c£ n-t¡ -­-Xn\pw ssZhw Fs¶

\n§ Ä¡ p apt¼ Ab-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p. BI-bmÂ

\n§ Ä AÃ, ssZhw At{X Fs¶ ChnsS Ab-

¨-Xv.'' Dev]¯n 45 : 4 þ 8

\½psS {Zhym-{Klw sIm­v {InkvXp-hns\ Hän-s¡ m-Sp-

¡ p-Ibpw \½psS temI-kvt\lw sIm­v {InkvXp-hns\

XÅn-¸-d-bp-Ibpw \½psS ]co-iXzw sIm­pw ]m]-§ Ä

sIm­pw {InkvXp-hns\ {Iqin-¡ p-Ibpw sNbvX-h-cmb

\t½mSv Icp-W-tbmsS £ an-¡ p¶ {InkvXp-hnsâ BÀ{Z-X-

bp-sSbpw Aen-hn-sâbpw ZrjvSm-´-atà ChnsS ImWp-

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¶Xv?

""\nXy-kvt\lw sIm­v Rm³ \ns¶ kvt\ln-¨n-cn-

¡ p¶p. hmfn¶p sXän tijn¨ P\w acp-`q-an-bn Ir]

Is­¯n''-sb¶v \mw hmbn-¡ p¶ bnc-aym-hnsâ hN-\-

§ Ä \msam¶v DÄs¡ m-Åptam? (bncaymhv 31 : 2 þ 3)

butk-^n-s\-¡ p-dn¨v Xncp-sh-gp¯v ]d-bp¶p:

""Fsâ kIeIjvS-Xbpw Fsâ ]nXr`h\w

Hs¡ bpw ssZhw Fs¶ ad-¡ p-am-dm¡ n F¶v

]dª v butk^v Xsâ BZy-Pm-X\v "a\sÈ'

F¶p t]cn-«p. k¦-S-tZ-i¯v ssZhw Fs¶

hÀ²n-¸n¨p F¶v ]dª v, Ah³ c­m-a-¯-h\v

"F{^bow' F¶p t]cn-«p.'' Dev]¯n 41 : 51 -þ 52

A¸-\mb bmt¡ m-_nsâ ac-W-¡ n-S-¡ -bn butk^v

Xsâ a¡ sf Iq«n-s¡ m­v A¸s\ ImWm³ sN¶-t¸mÄ

bmt¡ m_v A\p-{K-ln¨v ]d-bp-¶Xv tIÄ¡ pI.

""\nsâ apJw ImWp-sa¶v Rm³ hnNm-cn-¨n-cp-

¶n-Ã; F¶m \nsâ k´-Xn-tbbpw Im×m³

ssZhw F\n¡ v kwKXn hcp-¯n-b-tÃm.''

Dev]¯n 48 : 11

""]ns¶ Ah³ butk-^ns\ A\p-{K-ln-¨p:

Fsâ ]nXm¡ ·mcmb A{_mlmapw, bnkvlm

¡ pw `Pn-¨p-t]m¶ ssZhw, Rm³ P\n-¨-

\mÄapX C¶p-h-scbpw Fs¶ ]peÀ¯n-

bncn-¡ p¶ ssZhw, Fs¶ kIetZmj-§ -fnÂ

\n¶pw hnSp-hn¨ ZqX³ Cu Ip«n-Isf A\p-{K-

ln-¡ p-am-dm-Is«'' Dev]¯n 48 : 15 þ 16

am\y-kvt\-lnXm, Pit, Prison, Palace, Paradise. ]Sn-]-Sn-

bmb apt¶-äw. FÃm-bn-S¯pw ssZh-]-£ ¯p \n¶p-

10

sIm­v butk^v ]m]w hcmsX Xs¶-¯s¶ kq£ n-¨p.

ssZhw Pit-þDw Prisonþ\pw þs]m«-¡ p-gnbpw I¯p-dp¦pwþ

\·-bv¡ m¡ n XoÀ¯p. Xm¦Ä¡ v hcp-¶-sXÃmw \·-

bv¡ m¡ n XoÀ¡ m³ ià-\mbhsâ BWn-¸m-SpÅ Ic-§ -

fn-te¡ v PohnXw Ct¸mÄ Gev¸n-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡ ptam?

{InkvXp CXm Xm¦-fpsS t\sc Icw \o«n \nev¡ p-¶p.

Gev¸n-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡ q Xm¦-fpsS Pohn-Xs¯. {InkvXp AXv

]pXp¡ n sa\-b-s«. IÀ¯m-hn-t\mSv ]dbq: tbip-th, C¶p

apXÂ Rm³ \nsâ hI.

F¦n \ap-s¡ m-cp-an¨v {]mÀ°n-¡ mw: \mYm, IÀ¯m-

hmb tbip-th, C¶v Cu hN\w hmbn¨ FÃm-h-scbpw

A\p-{K-ln-¡ -W-ta. X¶ Ir]-IÄ¡ mbn kvtXm{Xw. ZqXn-

\mbn kvtXm{Xw.

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c­v

""Hcp Ipdhv \n\-¡ p­v; \o t]mbn \n\-¡ p-Å-

sXÃmw hnäv Zcn-{ZÀ¡ v sImSp¡ ;..... ]ns¶ h¶v

Fs¶ A\p-K-an-¡ .'' aÀt¡ mkv 10 : 21

{]im´kpµ-camb Hcp PohnXw \bn-¡ pI F¶-

XmWv kIe a\p-jy-cp-tSbpw B{K-lw. kzØ-Xbpw

im´n-bp-apÅ \Ã \msf-IÄ kz]v\w ImWp-¶-h-cmWv

an¡ -hm-dpw FÃm a\p-jy-cpw. AXv e`n-¡ msX hcp-t¼m-

fpÅ \ncm-ibpw sS³j\pw BIp-ehpw Bi-¦-bp-amWv

a\p-jy-lr-Z-b-¯n BI-am\w IpSn-sIm-Åp-¶-Xv.

F¶m \nXy-k-am-[m\w AYhm \nXy-Po-h³ Ah-

Im-i-am-¡ pI F¶ Imcyw At\-I-cp-tSbpw Nn´m-hn-j-b-

am-Ip-¶n-Ã. \nXy-Po-h-\p-th­n Zmln¨v {InkvXp-hnsâ ASp-

¡ Â sN¶ Hcp {]am-Wn-bmb bphm-hn-t\mSv {InkvXp

]dª hm¡ p-IÄ:

""Hcp Ipdhv \n\-¡ p­v; \o t]mbn \n\-¡ p-Å-

sXÃmw hnäv Zcn-{ZÀ¡ v sImSp¡ ;.... ]ns¶ h¶v

Fs¶ A\p-K-an-¡ .'' aÀt¡ mkv 10 : 21

Bbn-c-§ Ä tcmK-kuJyw tXSn {InkvXp-hnsâ

]n¶mse h¶p. ̀uXnIPohn-X-¯nse bmX-\-IÄ¡ pw thZ-

\-IÄ¡ pw Hcp s]mdpXn In«p-hm³ {InkvXp-hnsâ Acn-In-

te¡ v Xn¡ n-¯n-c¡ n F¯n. D±n-jvS-Imcy e£ y-{]m-]vXn-

¡ mbn h¶-h-c-§ s\ Gsd-bm-bn-cp-¶p. Ah-sc-sbÃmw

{InkvXp Biz-kn-¸n-¨p.

F¶m Bßm-hnsâ \nXy-Po-h³ {]m]n-¸m³ tbip-

hnsâ ASp-¡ Â h¶-h-cmbn c­p-t]sc am{Xta \mw Xncp-

sh-gp-¯n ImWp-¶p-Åq.

H¶v: eqt¡ m-knsâ kphn-tijw ]¯nsâ Ccp-]-¯-

© n HcmÄ h¶v tbip-{In-kvXp-hn-t\mSv \nXy-Po-hs\

Ah-Im-i-am-¡ p-hm³ Rm³ F´p-sN-¿Ww F¶p tNmZn-

¡ p¶ ̀ mK-am-Wv. ]t£ AbmÄ Hcp kXym-t\zjn AÃ;

ImcWw \mw hmbn-¡ p-¶Xv Ah³ {InkvXp-hns\ ]co-£ n-

¡ m-\m-bn-cp¶p A{]-Imcw tNmZn-¨Xv F¶m-Wv.

c­m-as¯ BfmWv aÀt¡ mkv ]¯nepw a¯mbn

]s¯m³]-Xnepw eqt¡ mkv ]Xn-s\-«nepw ImWp¶ {]am-

Wn-bmb bphm-hv. Cu HcmÄ am{X-amWv \nXy-Po-hs\

¡ pdn¨v kXy-mt\z-jn-bmbn {InkvXp-hnsâ ASp-¡ Â hcp-

¶-Xv. ""Kptcm, \nXy-Po-hs\ Ah-Im-i-am-¡ p-hm³ Rm³

F´p-sN-¿Ww'' F¶v AbmÄ tbip-hn-t\mSv tNmZn-¨p.

Pohn-X-¯n Gähpw {][m-\-ambn HcmÄ tNmZn-t¡ ­

tNmZy-amWv B bphmhv tNmZn-¨-Xv. B tNmZyw temI-

¯n tNmZn-t¡ ­ BtfmSv Xs¶ tNmZn-¨p.

Iev]-\-I-sfÃmw {]am-Wn¨pt]mcp¶p F¶ kzbw

kwXr-]vXn-tbmsS AbmÄ {InkvXp-hn-t\mSv ]d-bp-¶p-­v.

\ymb{]amW Iev]-\-IÄ FÃmw _meyw apXÂ {]am-Wn-

¨p-t]m-cp¶ A`n-am-\-I-c-amb t\«w AbmÄ¡ p-­v.

km³amÀ¤nI \njvT-bpÅ Hcp bphm-hv. ASp¡ pw Nn«-bp-

apÅ Pohn-Xw. aX-]-c-amb Imcy-§ -fn-epÅ Xo£ vW-X.

Pohn-X-¯n sXäp-]-ä-cp-sX¶v AXn-bmb \nÀ_-Ôw. \nXy-

Po-h³ {]m]n-¡ m-\pÅ AZ-ay-amb B{K-lw.

C\n F\n¡ v Ipd-hp-Å-sX´v F¶mWv Ah³ tNmZn-

¡ p-¶-Xv. tbip Ahs\ t\m¡ n Ahs\ kvt\ln-¨p.

""kZvKp-W-]qÀ®-\m-Ip-hm³ CÑn-¡ p¶p F¦n \n\-¡ p-

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Å-sXm-s¡ bpw hnäv Zcn-{ZÀ¡ v sImSp-¡ pI.'' F¶t{X

{InkvXp Aht\mSv ]d-bp-¶-Xv.

am\y-kvt\-ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä¡ v \nXy-Po-h-s\-¡ p-dn-¨pÅ

hm© -bpt­m? \nXy-Po-h³ {]m]n-¡ p-¶-Xn\v F´p-sN-¿-

W-sa¶v Nn´n-¨n-«pt­m? \nXyPoh³ em¡ m¡ n {InkvXp-

hnsâ Acn-In h¶n-«pt­m? Bßmhv \nXy kzÀ¤-Xo-c-

s¯-¯-W-sa¶v hm© n-¨n-«pt­m? AtXm, Nne NS-§ p-IÄ

BN-cn¨v A\p-jvTm-\-§ fpw BNm-c-§ fpw \nÀÆ-ln¨v

Bßmhv ssZh-cm-Py-¯n sNÃp-sa-¶pÅ aqV[mc-W-

bn Imew t]m¡ p-I-bmtWm?

\nXy-Po-h³ Xocm¯ kam-[m-\-am-Wv. \nXy-Po-h³

{InkvXp BWv. \nXy-Po-h³ bpKm-bp-K-§ Ä {InkvXp-hn-

t\mSp IqsS hmgp-¶-Xm-Wv. \nXy-Po-h³ \nXy-kzÀ¤-¯nÂ

]cn-ip-²-·m-cpsS \nc-bn \n¶v \nXy-\mb ssZhs¯ al-

Xz-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶-Xm-Wv.

\nXy-Po-h³ ]m]-¡ -d-IÄ Igp-In-¡ -fª v Pohn-X

-hn-ip²n {]m]n-¡ p¶ hnip-²-·mÀ¡ pÅ-Xm-Wv. \nXy-Po-

h³ ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hnsâ Af-hn-Ãm¯ Zm\-am-Wv. \nXy-Po-

h³ GIkXy ssZh-]n-Xm-hn-s\bpw Ahsâ ]p{X-\mb

tbip{In-kvXp-hn-s\bpw Xncn-¨-dn-bp-¶-Xm-Wv.

\nXy-Po-h³ Xmev¡ m-enI temI-Po-hn-X-¯nsâ amb-

bn \n¶pÅ kzmX-{´y-am-Wv. \nXy-Po-h³ Ipª m-Snsâ

cà-¯n A¦n Ae¡ n shfp-¸n-¨-hÀ¡ pÅ Ah-Im-i-am-

Wv. \nXy-Po-h³ GIPmX\mb ]p{X-\n hniz-kn-¡ p¶

Gh\pw e`n-¡ p¶ imizX ku`m-Ky-am-Wv.

\nXy-Po-h³ Cu temI Pohn-X-¯nse Zpcn-X-§ -

sfbpw thZ-\-I-sfbpw {]iv\-§ -sfbpw ad-¶p-I-f-bp-hm³

Ir] Xcp¶ AÛpX im´n-bm-Wv. \nXy-Po-h³ Bßm-hnÂ

]pXp-P-\\w {]m]n¨ Hcp ssZh-ss]-X-en-\pÅ imiz-X-\n-[n-

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bm-Wv. kvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä Cu \nXy-Po-h-\v -Ah-Im-in-

bmtWm?

B buÆ\-¡ m-c³ ]I-¨p-t]m-bn, tbip-hnsâ adp-

]Sn tI«n-«v. ImcWw k¼s¯Ãmw hnäv Zcn-{Z-À¡ v sImSp-

t¡ ­ Hcm-hiyw Ah\v a\-Ên-em-Ip-¶n-Ã. A\ym-b-am-bn-

s«m¶pw Ah³ k¼m-Zn-¨n-«n-Ã. Ahsâ [\w tamjvSnt¨m

IhÀ¨ sNbvtXm t\Sn-b-X-Ã.

]ns¶ F´mWv [\-saÃmw hnev¡ m³ {InkvXp ]d-

ª -Xv. Ah\v Imcyw a\-Ên-em-bn-Ã. A¼-c-t¸msS {InkvXp-

hnsâ apJ-t¯¡ v t\m¡ n Ah³ \n¶p-t]m-bn. Ahsâ

[\w hn¡ pI F¶Xv XoÀ¯pw A\m-h-iyhpw Akm-²y-

hp-ambn Ah\v tXm¶n. Ah³ hfsc ZpxJn-X-\mbn aS-§ n-

t¸m-bn.

Ah³ aS-§ n-t¸m-Ip-¶Xv I­n«v {InkvXp s\Sp-

hoÀt¸msS ]dª p:

""k¼-¯p-Å-hÀ ssZh-cm-Py-¯n IS-¡ p-¶Xv F{X

{]bmkw! [\-hm³ ssZh-cm-Py-¯n IS-¡ p-¶-Xn-t\-¡ mÄ

H«Iw kqNn-¡ p-g-bn-eqsS IS-¡ p-¶-XmWv Ffp¸w'' F¶v.

injy-·mÀ henb ]cn-{`-a-¯nepw Nn´m-¡ p-g-¸-¯n-ep-

am-bn. Ah-cpsS A¦-em¸p I­v {InkvXp ]dª p:

""a¡ tf, k¼-¯n B{i-bn-¡ p-¶-hÀ ssZh-

cm-Py-¯n IS-¡ p-¶Xv F{X {]bm-kw.''

aÀt¡ mkv 10 : 24

ChnsS IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp hfsc hne-s¸«

Hcp aÀ½w ]d-ª p-X-cn-I-bm-Wv. {InkvXp-hn-t\-¡ mÄ IqSp-

X GXn-se-¦nepw HcmÄ¡ v B{i-b-ap-­m-bm AXv

\nXy-Po-h\v XS-Ê-amWv F¶v {InkvXp \s½ ]Tn-¸n-¡ p-¶p.

B {]am-Wn-bmb bphm-hn\v XSÊw [\-¯n-epÅ B{i-b-

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am-bn-cp-¶p.

Np¦-¡ m-c³ k¡ m-bn¡ v XSÊw Ahsâ {Zhym-{K-l-

am-bn-cp-¶p. F¶m XÀtkm-kp-Im-c³ iuen\v XSÊw

Ahsâ aX-ssh-cm-Kyhpw kzb-\o-Xnbpw ]co-i-Xz-hp-am-bn-

cp-¶p.

\bo³ ]«-W-¯nse ]m]n-\n-bmb kv{Xo¡ v XSÊw

Ah-fpsS hy`n-Nm-c-Po-hn-X-am-bn-cp-¶p. ia-cym-]-«-W-¯nse

kv{Xo¡ v XSÊw Bdp ]pcp-j³am-cp-ambn amdn amdn-bpÅ

Ahn-ln-X-th-gvN-bm-bn-cp-¶p.

iotam³ ]t{Xm-kn\p XSÊw Xsâ N© -e-lr-Z-b-am-

bn-cp-¶p.

kvt\ln-X-tc, {InkvXp-hn -s\-¡ mÄ IqSp-XÂ

Xm¦Ä¡ v B{i-b-apÅ hnj-b-sa-´mWv? B{ibw

F¶m Chn-Sps¯ AÀ°w Attachment F¶m-Wv.

A§ s\ Xm¦Ä¡ v ]äp-am-\-apÅ kI-e-t¯bpw amän

\ndp¯n {InkvXp-hns\ H¶mw Øm\¯v \ndp-¯p-t¼mÄ

Xm¦Ä¡ v \nXy-Po-hsâ Ah-Imiw e`n-¡ pw.

""Hcp Ipdhv \n\-¡ p­v'' F¶v {InkvXp ]d-ª Xv

Ahsâ GsX-¦nepw ]m]-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. ]m]-¯nsâ

Nn´tbm hmt¡ m {]hr¯ntbm Bbn-cp-¶n-Ã. t\sc-a-dn¨,v

Ahsâ lrZ-b-¯nsâ ]äp-am\w þ Attachment þ inclination

Bbn-cp-¶p. AXv Ahsâ at\m-`m-h-¯n ebn-¨p-In-S-¡ p-

¶-Xm-Wv.

]W-t¯m-SpÅ A`n-\n-th-ihpw B{i-bhpw Ahsâ

_Ô-\-am-bn-cp-¶p. AXv amäp-hm³ {InkvXp Ahs\

{]t_m-[n-¸n-¨p. lrZ-b-¯n \n¶v AXv ]dn-¨p-am-än-sb-

¦nte \nXy-Po-h³ e`n-¡ p-I-bp-Åq F¶v {InkvXp Ah-

t\mSv ]d-ª p.

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kvt\ln-Xm, kI-ehpw hnäpw hn«pw {InkvXp-hnsâ

]n¶mse t]mIm³ Xm¦Ä¡ v B{K-l-apt­m? {InkvXp

Xs¶-¯s¶ apgp-h-\mbn \ap-¡ p-th­n {Iqin AÀ¸n-

¨p. Ahn-Ss¯ ico-chpw BbpÊpw Poh\pw ̀ mhnbpw þ

ka-kvXhpw {Iqin AÀ¸n-¨p.

""aI-t\, \n\-¡ p-th­n Rm\n-sXÃmw XyPn-¨p-h-tÃm.

\o \ns¶-¯s¶ F\n-¡ mbn Xcptam'' F¶v tNmZn-¨p-

sIm­v {InkvXp CXm lrZ-b-hm-Xn¡  \n¶v sI© p-

¶p. Xm¦-fpsS lrZbw Xpd¶v {InkvXp-hns\ kzoI-cn-

¡ ptam?

F¦n Ct¸mÄ ]d-bpI. ""tbipth \o F\n-¡ p-

th­n acn-¨-Xn-\m Rm\nXm C¶p-ap-X \n\-¡ mbn

Pohn-¡ pw.''

\ap¡ v {]mÀ°n-¡ mw. Ir]m-\n-[n-bm-b tbip-th,

Ahn-Ss¯ Znhy Btem-N-\-IÄ¡ mbn kvtXm{Xw.

kzÀ¤ob Blzm-\-¯n-\mbn kvtXm{Xw. {Iqinse kvt\l-

¯n³ ap¼msI Fs¶-¯s¶ Rm³ kaÀ¸n-¡ p-¶p.

Fs¶ \o hmgv-¯-W-sa. Fs¶ \o A\p-{K-ln-¡ -W-sa.

Ahn-Sps¯ c­m-as¯ hc-hp-h-scbpw Fs¶ Im¡ -W-

sa. Cu hN\w hmbn¨ FÃm-h-scbpw A\p-{K-ln-¡ -W-ta.

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aq¶v

""F\n¡ v At¿m IjvSw; Rm³ \in¨p; Rm³

ip²n-bn-Ãm¯ A[-c-§ Ä DtÅmcp a\p-jy³;

ip²n-bn-Ãm¯ A[-c-§ Ä DÅ P\-¯nsâ \Sp-

hn hkn-¡ p-¶p.'' sbi¿mhv 6 : 5

{InkvXob Pohn-X-¯n c­p hnin-jvSm-\p-`-h-§ -fp-

­v. H¶v: ]cn-ip-²-\mb ssZhs¯ ImWp-I. c­v: Aip-²-

\mb Fs¶-¯s¶ ImWp-I. ssZhw Bcv F¶v Xncn-¨-dn-

bp-I; Rm³ Bcv F¶p Xncn-¨-dn-bp-I. ssZh-¯nsâ hnip-

²nbpw tXPÊpw al-Xzhpw ImWpw tXmdpw Fsâ Acn-jvS-

Xbpw Aip-²nbpw lo\-Xbpw Xncn-¨-dn-bpw.

sbi-¿m-hn-\p-­mb A\p-`-haXmWv. \nXy-]-cn-ip-

²\pw tXtPm-a-b-\p-amb ssZhs¯ I­p. cmPm-[n-cm-Pm-

hm-bn, al-Xz-¯nsâ DS-b-h-\m-bn, knwlm-k-\-¯n Ccn-

¡ p-¶Xp I­p. DÊo-bm-cm-Pmhv acn¨ B­n-emWv B

ZÀi\w e`n-¨-Xv. ̀ uXnI knwlm-k\w iq\y-am-b-t¸mÄ

kzÀ¤ob knwlm-k-\-¯n hmW-cp-fp¶ \nXy-cm-Pm-hns\

I­p. kzÀ¤ob tk\-IÄ ssZhw ]cn-ip-²³; ssk\y-§ -

fpsS ssZh-amb btlmh ]cn-ip-²³; ssZhw ]cn-ip-²³

F¶v BÀ¯p BtLmjn-¡ p-¶Xp I­p.

At¸m-gmWv Xsâ kz´w Aip-²n-sb-¡ p-dn¨v sbi-

¿m-hn\v km£ m-¯mb t_m[-ap-­m-b-Xv. sbi-¿mhv

A´y´w Ffn-a-s¸-«p-sIm­v \ne-hn-fn¨p:

""F\n¡ v At¿m, IjvSw! Rm³ \in-¨p. Rm³

ip²n-bn-Ãm¯ A[-c-§ Ä DtÅmcp a\p-jy³;

ip²n-bn-Ãm¯ A[-c-§ Ä DÅ P\-¯nsâ \Sp-

hn hkn-¡ p-¶p.'' sbi¿mhv 6 : 5

tbip-{InkvXphn\v Fgp-¶q-ä-¼Xv sImÃw ap¼v Pohn-

¨n-cp¶ {]hm-N-I-\mWv sbi-¿m-hv. _n.-kn. Fgp-¶qän-\m-

ev]-Xn BWv DÊo-bmhv AYhm AkÀ¿mhv acn-¡ p-¶Xv.

cmP-Ip-Spw-_-t¯mSv _Ôhpw NmÀ¨-bpap-­m-bn-cp¶

sbi-¿m-hn\v DÊo-bm-hnsâ acWw Hcp I\¯ BLm-X-am-

bn-cp-¶p. ̀uXnI knwlm-k\w iq\y-am-b-tÃm F¶ \ncm-i-

bn he-ª p-t]mb ssZh-]p-cp-j\v ssZh-knw-lm-k\w

shfn-s¸-«p.

`uXn-Im-{i-b-Øm-\-§ Ä iq\y-am-bmepw Hcn-¡ epw

Cf-Im¯ B{ibw kzÀ¤-¯n-ep-s­¶pÅ ZÀi\w sbi-

¿m-hn\p \ÂIn. ̀ qan-bnep-Å-sXm-s¡ bpw amdpw; amdm-¯-

h³ {InkvXp am{X-sa¶ hyà-amb [mcW Hcp ssZh-ss]-

X-ensâ kpt_m-[-¯nsâ e£ -W-am-Wv.

am\y-kvt\-ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä ]nSn-¨n-cp¶ sIm¼p-IÄ

C¶v HSn-ª p-t]m-bn-cn-¡ p-I-bmtWm? Xm¦Ä Du¶n-bn-cp¶

Nne ]md-IÄ Cf-In-t¸m-bn-cn-¡ p-I-bmtWm? Xm¦Ä

B{ibw sh¨n-cp¶ Nne-cn¶v Xm¦sf hn«p-t]m-bn-cn-¡ -bm-

tWm?

kvt\lnXm, hniz-kn¡ q; {InkvXp Pohn-¡ p-¶p.

Ah³ Cf-Im¯ ]md-b-t{X. Ah³ C¶-sebpw C¶pw

F¶-t¶¡ pw amä-an-Ãm-¯-h-\-t{X. Ah³ bnÈm-bn-bpsS

sIm¼-t{X. Ah³ Zmho-Znsâ thcpw hwihpw ip{`-amb

DZ-b-\-£ -{X-hp-a-t{X. Ah³ BZn-bn-Ãm¯ BZnbpw A´-

an-Ãm¯ A´-hp-a-t{X. Ah³ Bcpw AS-bv¡ m-X-h®w

Xpd-¡ p-Ibpw Bcpw Xpd¡ mX-h®w AS-bv¡ p-Ibpw

sN¿p-¶-h-\-t{X. FÃm-hcpw sXän-²-cn-¡ p-t¼mÄ Ah³

am{Xw icn-bmbn [cn-¡ p-¶-h-\-t{X. Ah³ XIÀ¶p-t]m-

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Im¯ tIm«-b-t{X.

sbi¿mhv ssZh-knw-lm-k\w I­p. knwlm-k-\-

¯n-t·Â Ccn-¡ p¶ ssZhs¯ I­p. ssZhs¯ kvXpXn-

¡ p¶ kzÀ¤ob KW-§ sf I­p. kmdm-^p-IÄ Bdmdp

Nnd-Ip-Å-h-cm-Wv. ssZhs¯ t\m¡ m³ `b-s¸-Sp-¶-Xp-

sIm­v c­p NndIp sIm­v AhÀ apJw aqSn, Xmsg \n¶v

t\m¡ p¶ a\p-jy³ ssZhs¯ ImWmsX X§ -fpsS

Imensâ tXPÊp I­v X§ sf t\m¡ n-\n¶p t]mIm-Xn-cn-

¸m³ AhÀ c­p NndIp sIm­v Ah-cpsS Im aqSn. c­p

NndIp sIm­v AhÀ ]d¶p \n¶p. ""ssk\y-§ -fpsS

ssZh-amb btlmh ]cn-ip-²³, ]cn-ip-²³, ]cn-ip-²³

F¶mWv AhÀ BÀ¯p-]m-Sn-s¡ m-­n-cp¶-Xv.

kvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä Bcm-[n-¡ p¶ ssZhw BcmWv?

ssZhw ]cn-ip-²-\m-Wv. ssZhw hnip-²n-bn ̀b-¦-c-\mbn

hnf-§ p-¶-h-\m-Wv. ssZhw ASp-¯p-Iq-Sm¯ tXP-ÊnÂ

hkn-¡ p-¶-h-\m-Wv. ssZhw Aán-a-b³amÀ hnd-b-temsS

Bcm-[n-¡ p¶h\m-Wv. ssZhw Zln-¸n-¡ p¶ Aán-bm-Wv.

ssZhw kvXpXn-I-fn³ta Cd-§ n-h-cp-¶-h-\mWv.

ssZhw Ccn-¡ p-¶-h\pw Ccp-¶-h\pw hcp-¶-h-\p-ambn

kÀÆiànbpÅ IÀ¯m-hm-Wv. ssZhw kÀÆhpw krjvSn-

¨-h\pw FÃmw Xsâ CjvSw tlXp-hm D­m-bXpw

krjvSn-¡ -s¸-«Xpw BI-bm al-Xzhpw _lp-am-\hpw

iànbpw ssIs¡ mÄhm³ tbmKy-\m-Wv.

Cu AXyp-¶X ]cn-ip-²-\mb ssZhs¯ sbi-¿mhv

I­-t¸mÄ DSs\ I­Xv kz´w Aip-²n-sb-bm-Wv.

F\n¡ v At¿m IjvSw! Rm³ \in-¨p. Rm³ ip²n-bn-

Ãm¯ A[-c-§ -fpÅ a\p-jy³ F¶ km£ m-¯mb ImgvN-

¸m-SmWv {]hm-N-I-\p-­m-b-Xv.

Fsâ Cu Agp¡ mÀ¶ A[-c-§ Ä sIm­v alm-]-cn-

ip-²-\mb ssZh-¯nsâ h³Im-cy-§ Ä {]kvXm-hn-¨p-t]m-

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btÃm F¶ Nn´ ISp¯ Acn-jvS-X-bn-te¡ v sbi¿m-

hns\ sIm­p-h-¶p. PohnX hnip-²o-I-cWw IqSmsX

ssZh-the sN¿p-¶-hÀ¡ pÅ ImX-emb {]t_m-[\w

DÄs¡ m-Åp-¶p­v Cu Xncp-h-N-\w.

ktlm-Z-cm, Xm¦Ä alm-]-cn-ip-²-\mb ssZhs¯

km£ n-¨n-«p-ÅXv PohnX hnip-²o-I-cWw A\p-`-hn-¨p-sIm-

­mtWm? lrZ-b-]m-]-§ Ä Gäp-]-d-ª v Bg-amb hnip-²o-

I-cWw A\p-`-hn-¨p-sIm-­mtWm Xm¦Ä ssZh-the

sN¿p-¶Xv?

tImX-aw-Kew Fw.F tImtf-Pnse t_m«Wn s{]m^-

kÀ Bbn-cp¶ s{]m^. kn.-Fw. amXyp, Nm´yw, buÆ-\m-

cw`w apXte hnhn-[-§ -fmb IÀ¯r-ip-{iq-j-I-fn DÕm-

l-]qÀÆw apgp-In-bn-cp¶ Bfm-Wv. At±-l-¯nsâ Pohn-X-

¯n ssZhw \ÂInb ]cn-hÀ¯-\hpw ip²o-I-c-Wm-\p-

`hhpw Fs´¶v At±-l-¯nsâ hm¡ p-Ifn \ap-¡ n-

t¸mÄ tIÄ¡ mw.

]g-b-Ime PohnX ]Ým-¯ew Ct¸mÄ H¶p ]d-

bmtam?

]d-bp-¶-Xn\v F\n¡ v AXn-bmb kt´m-j-ta-bp-Åq.

Rm³ aphm-äp-]pg ASp¯v ]­-¸n-Ån-bn k`-bnse

hfsc ko\n-bÀ Bb _lp-am-\-s¸« Nm´y-¯n-e-¨sâ

aI-\m-Wv. _meyw apXte ]Ån-bm-cm-[-\bpw t\m¼pw \a-

kv¡ mc§ fpw FÃm-ambn hfsc A¨S¡ apÅ PohnX

ambn-cp-¶p.

ks­-kvIqÄ ]¯mw ¢mÊv ]Tn-¨-Xn\p tijw buÆ-

\m-cw`¯n Xs¶ ks­kvIqÄ A²ym-]-I-\mbn.

hn.-_n.-F-kv, {]mÀ°m-tbm-K-§ Ä, IpSpw-_-tbm-K-§ Ä,

ss__nÄ ¢mÊp-IÄ, bq¯veoKv, ]Ån Kmb-I-kwLw

F¶n-§ -s\ F{Xtbm {]hÀ¯-\-§ -fn Rm³ t\XrXzw

\ÂIn. k`-bpsS bph-P\{]Øm-\-¯nsâ sk{I-«-dn,

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I¬sh³j³ {]kw-K-I³, bph-P\ tIm¬^-d³kp-I-

fn tamU-td-äÀ F¶n-§ s\ Ht«sd Imcy-§ -fn Rm³

apgp-In.

F¶m Fsâ lrZ-b-¯nsâ cl-ky-amb DÅd

Gähpw Aip-²-am-bn-cp-¶p. ssewKn-Im-k-ànbpw D¶X

{]Xm-]-tam-l-§ fpw Øm\-tam-l-§ fpw {Zhym-{K-lhpw

kzmÀ°-Xbpw FÃmw Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n-ep-­m-bn-cp-¶p.

]pdta {]I-S-amb ]m]-{]-hr-¯n-IÄ¡ v Rm³ t]mbn-«n-sÃ-

¦nepw Fsâ PohnXw BI-am\w Aip-²n-bm-bn-cp-¶p.

Rm³ Hcp ]Ån-bn kphn-tijw {]kw-Kn-¡ m³

t]mb-t¸mÄ hfsc XnSp-¡ -¯n Bcpw ImWmsX Hcn-

S¯v adª p \n¶v c­p knK-c-äp-IÄ hen-¨p-XoÀ¯n«v

{]kw-Kn-¡ m³ ¹mävt^m-an Ib-dn-bXv Rmt\mÀ¡ p-¶p.

Aip-²-amb taml-§ fpw t¾O-amb B{K-l-§ fpw sIm­v

Fsâ lrZbw \nd-ª n-cn-¡ p-Ibm-bn-cp¶p. ITn-\-amb

tIm]hpw hminbpw F¶n \n¶v hn«p-am-dmsX \n¶n-cp-

¶p. F¶m CsXm¶pw BÀ¡ pw Adn-ª p-Iq-Sm-bn-cp-¶p.

{InkvXp F¶n hkn-¡ p-¶nà F¶v Rm\pw Adnª ncp-

¶n-Ã.

F¶m Cu Ah-Øbv¡ v Hcp amäw h¶-sX-§ -s\-

bmW,v B kml-Ncyw H¶v hni-Zo-I-cn-¡ mtam?

ssZh-¯n\vkvtXm{Xw. tIme-t© cn {InkvXy³

dnssh-h s^tÃm-jn-¸n h¶-Xn-\p-ti-j-amWv Cu

`mKym-\p-`hw F\n¡ v e`n-¨-Xv. Fsâ 32-þm-as¯ hb-ÊnÂ

Pohn-¸n-¡ p¶ hN\w Hcp hnip² ssZh-Zm-k-\n \n¶v

Rm³ AhnsS tI«p. AsXsâ I®v Xpd-¶p. Fsâ Ah-

Im-i-hm-Z-§ fpw A`n-am\hnj-b-§ fpw Id-]p-c-­-Xm-

sW¶v F\n¡ p a\-Ên-em-bn.

At±lw F\n¡ v hnip-²o-I-c-W-¯nsâ ]mT-§ Ä

]dª p X¶p. AtXmsS Hcp ]pXnb temIw þ Bßo-bw þ

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Fsâ ap¼n Xpd-¡ p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. AXp-h-sc-bpÅ

Fsâ BßobsaÃmw ]nimNv Ah-Imiw ]d-bp-¶Xpw

t`mjv¡ pw BWv F¶v Rm³ {Kln-¨p. Fs¶ IgpIn shSn-

¸m-¡ m³ th­n ImÂhcn {Iqin Nn´nb B ]pWyml

cà-¯n-te¡ v Rm³ Fs¶-¯s¶ kaÀ¸n-¨p. kvtXm{Xw.

A¶p-ap-XÂ Ct¶mfw hnip-²n-bpsS hN\w A\p-`-hn-¨p-

sIm­v kphn-ti-jn-¡ m³ IÀ¯mhv F\n¡ v Ir] X¶p-

sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-¶p.

_lp-am-\y-kp-lr-t¯, s{]m^. kn.-Fw. amXyp-hn-\p-

­m-bn-cp¶ A\p-`-h-¯n-emtWm Xm¦Ä? Ah-b-h-§ Ä¡ v

hnip²oI-c-W-an-Ãm-sX-bmtWm Xm¦Ä C¶v ]cn-ip-²-\mb

{InkvXp-hns\ km£ n-¡ p-¶Xv? aäp-Å-h-tcmSv {]kw-Kn-¨-Xn-

\p-tijw Rm³ Xs¶ sImÅ-cp-Xm-¯-h-\mbn t]mIm³

Hcp km²y-X-bp-s­¶v ]utemkv At¸m-kvX-e³ ]d-bp-

¶p-­v. (1 sImcn-´yÀ 9 : 27)

Living Bible þ Â C§ -s\-bmWv hmbn-¡ p-¶Xv . “I fear

that after enlisting others for the race, I myself might be declared unfit

and ordered to stand aside.”

{InkvXp-hnsâ Kncn{]`m-j-W-¯nsâ HSp-hn \mw

hmbn-¡ p-¶-sÃm:

""IÀ¯m-th, IÀ¯mth \nsâ \ma-¯nÂ

R§ Ä {]h-Nn-¡ p-Ibpw \nsâ \ma-¯n ̀qX-

§ sf ]pd-¯m-¡ p-Ibpw \nsâ \ma-¯nÂ

hfsc hocy-{]-hr¯n-IÄ {]hÀ¯n-¡ bpw

sNbvXn-Ãtbm F¶v ]ecpw B \m-fnÂ

Ft¶mSp ]d-bpw A¶v Rm³ Ah-tcmSv: Rm³

Hcp\mfpw \n§ sf Adn-ª n-«nÃ; A[À½w

{]hÀ¯n-¡ p-¶-h-tc, Fs¶ hn«p-t]m-Ip-hn³

F¶v XoÀ¯p-]-d-bpw.'' a¯mbn 7 : 22- þ 23

sbi-¿mhv kz´w A[-c-§ Ä Aip-²-sa¶v Gäp-]-d-

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ª -t¸mÄ kzÀ¤-¯nse Xo¡ « ZqX³ ]d-¶p-sIm-­p-h¶v

Np­n sXmSp-hn-¨p. kzÀ¤-¯nsâ I\¡ -«-bmb

IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp h¶v sXm«m Ipä-hmfn Ipä-an-

Ãm-¯-h³ F¶ \oXo-I-cWw {]m]n-¡ pw. kzÀ¤-¯nÂ

\n¶n-d-§ n-h-¶, tKmKp¯m-bnse Ipcn-in Fcnª

Xo¡ -\-emWv IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{In-kvXp. A§ s\ ]m]-

tam-N\w In«n-b-h-cmWv ""ASn-b³ CXm, ASn-bs\ Ab-

bv¡ -Wta'' F¶v sbi¿m-hn-s\-t¸mse ]d-bp-¶Xv; ]d-tb-

­-Xv.

kvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä Cu ]m]-£ -a-bpsS kuJyw

A\p-`hn-¨n-«p-t­m? Ah-bh hnip-²o-I-c-W-¯nsâ ]c-a-

k-t´m-jhpw Aeu-InI kam-[m-\hpw Xm¦Ä¡ pt­m?

{InkvXp-hnsâ Xncp-càw Xm¦-fpsS A[-cs¯ sXmSp-hm³

Xm¦Ä¡ v ̀mKyw e`n-¨n-«pt­m?

B al-\o-b-amb A\p-`hw {]m]n-¸m³ sImXn-¡ p-¶p-

sh-¦n Ct¸mÄ Xm¦-fpsS Acn-I¯v \n¡ p¶ {InkvXp-

hn-t\mSv At]-£ n-¡ p-I. \mYm, Ahn-Sp-s¯ {Iqinse Xncp-

c-à-¯n Fsâ kIe ]m]-§ -sfbpw Igp-I-W-ta. C¶p

apXÂ Hcp clky hnip-²-\mbn Rm³ Pohn-¡ pw.

\ap¡ v {]mÀ°n-¡ mw. \mYm, kzÀ¤-¯n \n¶v

Cd§ n h¶ Xo¡ -«-bmb tbip-th, C¶p X¶ hN-\-

§ Ä¡ mbn kvtXm{Xw. Cu hN\w hmbn¨ Hmtcm-cp-¯-

scbpw ip²o-I-c-W-¯nsâ Bg-ta-dnb A\p-`-h-¯n-te¡ v

\bn-¡ -W-ta.

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\mev

""btlm-h-bpsS hgn Npg-en-¡ m-änepw sImSp-¦m-

änep-w D­v.'' \lqw 1 : 3

hnhmlw Ignª v Ggv amkta ̀ À¯m-hn-t\m-sSm-cp-

an¨v Pohn-¨p-Åq. Hcp ̀ b-¦c AXym-ln-X-¯n At±lw

acn-¨p. A¶v AhÄ aq¶v amkw KÀ`n-Wn-bm-Wv. cmhnse

ho«n \n¶n-d§ n tPmen¡ v t]mb-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. ]ns¶

ImWp-¶Xv At±-l-¯nsâ ih-i-co-c-am-Wv. F§ s\ kln-

¡ pw? BÀ¡ v Biz-kn-¸n-¡ m³ ]äpw? F´p ]dª v Biz-

kn-¸n-¡ pw?

AhÄ ]e-h«w Nn´n¨p; Bß-lXy sNbvXmtem

F¶v. KÀ`-¯n InS-¡ p¶ Ipª ns\ H¶p I­n«v acn-

¡ m-sa¶p Nn´n-¨p. {]k-hn-¨p. Hcp \Ã B¬Ip-«n. Rm³

acn-¨m Cu Ipª n\v Bcp-an-Ãm-Xm-hp-a-tÃm. AXp-sIm­v

Pohn-¨p. B Ipª n-\p-th­n Pohn-¨p. Pohn-X-¯nÂ

Bª -Sn¨ Hcp sImSp-¦mäv. Hcp henb Npg-en-¡ m-äv.

""btlm-h-bpsS hgn Npg-en-¡ m-änepw sImSp-¦m-

änepw D­v.'' \lqw 1 : 3

hfsc henb {]Xo-£ -tbm-sS-bmWv tPmen¡ v t]mb-

Xv. hfsc \mfs¯ Im¯n-cn-¸n\p tij-amWv B tPmen

In«n-bXv. Hcp amkw XnI¨v t]mbn-Ã. Hcp henb hml-\m-]-

I-S-¯n ssIIfpsS kzm[o\w t]mbn. B tPmen \jvS-

s¸-«p. Pohn-X-¯n hoin-b-Sn¨ ̀b-¦-c-amb Npg-en-¡ mäv .

""btlm-h-bpsS hgn Npg-en-¡ m-änepw sImSp-¦m-

änepw D­v.'' \lqw 1 : 3

hfsc \Ã _nkn-\-Êm-bn-cp-¶p. e£ -¡ -W-¡ n\p cq]

\o¡ n-_m-¡ n-bm-bn. hfsc at\m-l-c-amb Hcp hoSp]WnXp.

FÃm-hÀ¡ pw ]c-ak-t´mjw. F§ -s\-sb-¶-dn-ª n-Ã.

_nkn-\Êv s]mfn-ª p. ISw h¶p aqSn. ]eni sImSp¯p

apSn-ª p. DÅ ̀qan-sbÃmw hnämepw ISw Xocp-I-bn-Ã. IS-

¡ mÀ sRcp-¡ n. tImS-Xn-bn hyh-lm-cw. \m«p-Im-cpsS

_l-fw. henb Npg-en-¡ m-äm-bn-cp¶p AXv. ̀ bm-\-I-amb

sImSp-¦m-äv. ""btlm-h-bpsS hgn Npg-en-¡ m-änepw sImSp-¦m-

änepw D­v.''

\n\th ]«-W-s¯-¡ p-dn¨v c­v {]h-N-\-§ -fp-­v,

thZ-]p-kvX-I-¯nÂ. H¶v þ tbm\-bpsS ]pkvX-Iw. c­v þ

\lq-ansâ ]pkvXIw. _n.-kn. F«mw \qäm-­n tbm\-

bpsS {]h-N-\hpw Ggmw \qäm-­n \lq-ansâ {]h-N-

\hpw Fgp-X-s¸-«p. \n\-thbv¡ v kw`-hn-¸m-\n-cn-¡ p¶

in£ m-hn-[n-sb-¡ p-dn-¨pÅ Xm¡ o-XmWv c­p ]pkvX-I-

¯nepw.

tbm\sb \n\-th-tbmSv Adn-bn-¡ m-\pÅ ktµiw

ssZhw ̀c-ta-ev¸n-¨p. tbm\ Ing¡ v \n\-th-bn-te¡ v t]mtI-

­-Xn\p ]Icw ]Sn-ª mdv XÀio-in-te¡ v þ Great Britain -

I¸Â Ib-dn. ssZh-hnfn In«n ]pd-s¸« ssZh-]p-cp-j³

ssZh-¯nsâ hgn¡ v t\sc FXnÀZn-i-bn-te-bv¡ v.

tbm\ I¸-ensâ ASn-¯-«n InS¶v Dd-§ p-I-bm-bn-cp-

¶p. Hcp henb sImSp-¦mäv kap-{Z-¯nÂ. I¸Â BSn-bp-

e-ª p. FÃm-hcpw kw{`m-´n-bn-em-bn. sImSp¦mtäm,

I¸Ât¨Xtam H¶pw Adn-bmsX tbm\m- ASn¯«nÂ

InS¶v kpJ-ambn Dd-§ p-¶p.

I¸Â¡ mÀ Ahs\ Fgp-t¶Â¸n-¨p. H¶v Ah³

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k½-Xn-¨p. "" Fsâ \nan¯w Cu henb tImÄ \n§ Ä¡ v

X«n-bn-cn-¡ p¶p F¶v Rm³ Adn-bp-¶p.'' ̀mKy-am-bn. ssZh

hgn-hn-«vt]mb {]hm-N-I\v, Xm³ ssZh hgn-hn«p t]mI-

bmWv F¶v Xncn-¨-dn-bm³ Ign-ª tÃm. kvtXm{Xw. ssZh-

¯nsâ the-¡ m-c\v Ipä-t_m[w e`n-¨-tÃm.

At¸mįs¶ \nXy\mb ssZhw Bgn-bpsS Bg-

¯n Hcp alm-a-Õys¯ Iev]n-¨m-¡ n, tbm\sb

DÄs¡ m-Åm³. tbm\sb kap-{Z-¯n-te¡ v C«p. sImSp-

¦mäv AS-§ n. alm-aÕyw tbm\sb hngp-§ n.

btlm-h-bpsS hgn Npg-en-¡ m-änepw sImSp-¦m-änepw

D­v. ASn-¯-«n ad-ª p-In-S-¡ p-¶, Dd-§ n-¡ n-S-¡ p¶ Nne

A\p-k-c-W-t¡ -Sp-IÄ shfn-bn sIm­p-h-cm³ sImSp-

¦mäv \Ã-Xm-Wv.HcmÄaqew kaq-l-¯n\v hcp¶ ZpcnXw Hgn-

hm-¡ m³ sImSp-¦mäv \Ã-Xm-Wv. ssZhw Bi-sh¨v hnfn¨v

Xsâ the ̀c-ta-ev]n¨ ssZh-]p-cp-j\v ]m]-t_m[w sImSp-

¡ m³ sImSp-¦mäv \Ã-Xm-Wv. ssZhw \ntbm-Kn¨ Imcy-

¯nsâ \nÀÆ-l-W-¯n-te¡ v ssZh-ss]-X-ens\ F¯n-

¡ m³ sImSp-¦mäv \Ã-Xm-Wv.

AXmWv \mw ImWp-¶-Xv. aÕyw tbm\sb DÄs¡ m-

­p. kvt\lnXm, \o kXy A\p-Xm-]-¯n-te¡ pw Ipä-t_m-

[-¯n-te¡ pw hcp-t¼mÄ \ns¶ DÄs¡ m-Åm³ \ns¶

kzoI-cn-¡ m³ ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv BIp¶ alm-aÕyw hmbv

]nfÀ¶v \nev¡ p-¶p-­v. kplr-t¯, \ns¶ kzoI-cn-¡ m-

\mbn F{X \mfp-I-fmbn ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv hmbv ]nfÀ¶v

Im¯p-\n-ev¡ p-¶p.

\o CXp-h-scbpw \ns¶-¯s¶ Fdnª p sImSp-¡ m-

¯-sX´v? \ns¶-¯s¶ XyPn¨v, \ns¶-¯s¶ ad¶v \o

hn«p-sIm-Sp-¡ p-s¶-¦n ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv Cu \nanjw

\ns¶ ssIs¡ m-Åpw. \ns¶ Ft¯-­n-S¯v F¯n-¡ p-

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Ibpw sN¿pw.

t\m¡ q; A\p-k-cWw sI« ssZh-]p-cp-j³ I¸-enÂ

sN¶-t¸mÄ I¸-en\pw Nc-¡ n\pw FÃmw tISv; IjvSw,

\jvSw. hgn-sX-än-t¸mb ssZh-ss]-XÂ aÕy-¯nsâ hb-

än sN¶-t¸mÄ aÕy-¯n\v kw{`aw! ]n³am-dn-t¸mb

ssZh-Zm-k-s\bpw Npa-¶p-sIm­v aÕyw HmSp-I-bm-Wv.

saUn-ä-td-\n-b³ IS-en IqsS t\sc ]Sn-ª m-tdm«v

HmSp-¶p. Pn{_mÄ«À IS-en-Sp¡ v IS¶v AävemânIv alm-k-

ap-{Z-¯n {]th-in-¡ p-¶p. B{^n-¡ -bpsS ]Sn-ª msd

Xocw ]än sXt¡ m«v HmSp-¶p. KpUvtlm¸v ap\¼p Npän

C´y³ alm-k-ap-{Z-¯n {]th-in-¡ p-¶p. B{^n-¡ -bpsS

Ings¡ Xocw Npän t\sc hS-t¡ m«v HmSp-¶p. sN¦-S-enÂ

(Red Sea) IS-¡ p-¶p. \n\th Xoc¯v F¯p-¶p. tbm\sb

Icbv¡ v OÀ±n-¡ p-¶p. aq¶v Znhkw sIm­v A¿m-bn-c-¯n-

tesd ssa aÕyw k© -cn-¡ p-¶p. A¶v kqbkv

I\menÃ.

aIt\, \ns¶ hln-¨p-sIm­v ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv F´p

bmX\ A\p-`-hn-¡ p-¶p. B Znhykvt\l-¯nsâ thZ\ \o

Adn-bp-¶pt­m? tKmKp¯m-bnse Ipcn-in \ns¶

s\m´p {]k-hn¨ thZ-\-bpsS bmX-\bpw AXnsâ ]n¶n-

epÅ \nXy-kvt\-lhpw kvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä {K-ln-¡ p-

¶pt­m?

btlm-h-bpsS Acp-f-¸mSv c­mw {]mhiyw tbm\

bv¡ p­mbn. (tbm\ 3 : 1)

AtX, ktlmZcm \o C¶v hgn-sX-än-t¸m-bn-cn-¡ p-I-bm-

sW-¦nepw ssZh-¯nsâ kvt\lw ho­pw \ns¶ kµÀin-

¡ p-I-bm-Wv. \ns¶-s¡ m­v \nhÀ¯n-¸m³ \nXy-\mb

ssZhw Icp-Xnb ip{iqj aäm-scbpw ssZhw Gev]n-¨n-Ã.

AXn-thKw am\-km-´-c-s¸-Sp-tam? AXn-thKw bYm-Øm-\-

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s¸-Sptam?

tbm\ bYm-Øm-\-s¸-«-Xnsâ ]n¶n c­v Imcy-

§ Ä \S-¶p. H¶v. ""\nsâ ZrjvSn-bn \n¶v F\n¡ v \o¡ w

h¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p.'' (tbm\ 2 : 4) F¶v tbm\ Gäp ]d-ª p.

c­v ""t\À¶n-cn-¡ p-¶Xv Rm³ Ign¡ pw'' (tbm\ 2 : 9)

F¶v tbm\ ho­pw kaÀ¸n¨v Xocp-am\w ]pXp-¡ n.

AXn-s\Ãmw apJm-´-c-am-Is« sImSp-¦m-äv. ""btlm-

hbp sS hgn Npg-en-¡ m-änepw sImSp-¦m-änepw D­v.'' (\lqw

1 : 3)

A\p-Xm-]hpw ]Ým-¯m-]hpw D­m-sb-¦nte bYm-

Øm-\-s¸-Sm³ ]äp-I-bp-Åq. Hcp \ymbo-I-c-W-hp-an-ÃmsX

ssZh-k-¶n-[n-bn A\p-X-]nt¨ ]äq. kz´w sXäv k½-Xn-

s¨-¦n am{Xta bYmÀ° ]Ým-¯m-]-¯n\v km[n-¡ p-I-

bp-Åq.

tbm\-bpsS ]pkvXIw c­mw A²ymbw tbm\-bpsS

Ffn-a-bpsS {]mÀ°-\-bm-Wv. FÃm]nSnbpw hn«pÅ bmN\.

Hcp hyh-Ø-bp-an-Ãm¯ At]-£ . A\p-Xm-]-¯nsâ XIÀ

¶Xpw \pdp-§ n-b-Xp-amb lrZ-b-¯n \n¶pÅ At]£ .

""lrZbw \pdp-§ n-b-hÀ¡ v btlmh kao-]-

س; a\Êp XIÀ¶-hsc Ah³ c£ n-¡ p-

¶p.'' k¦oÀ¯\w 34 : 18

""XIÀ¶pw \pdp-§ n-bpancn¡ p¶ lrZ-bs¯

ssZhta \o \nc-kn-¡ bnÃ.'' k¦oÀ¯\w 51 : 17

h¶p-t]mb ]m]-s¯-¡ p-dn-¨pÅ Ipä-t_m-[hpw

A\p-Xm-]hpw D­m-bm c­m-as¯ Imcyw \S-¡ pw, \S-

¡ -Ww. ""t\À¶n-cn-¡ p-¶Xv Rm³ Ign¡ pw.'' ssZh-t¯mSv

Rm³ Hcn-¡ Â ]dª hm¡ v Rm³ ]men-¡ pw. Fsâ

kaÀ¸-W-¯n \n¶v Rm³ ]nt¶m¡ w t]mbn. Rm³

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bmK-]oT¯n sh¨Xv XncnsI FSp-¯p-t]m-bn. C\n AXp-

­m-I-bn-Ã. Fsâ kaÀ¸Ww Rm³ \nd-th-äpw. AsXmcp

]pXnb {]Xn-jvT-bm-Wv. ]p\x-{]-Xn-jvT-bm-Wv.

am\y-kvt\-ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä Ct¸mÄ Hcp ]p\x-{]-Xn-jvT-

bnte¡ v hcp-tam? ssZh-t¯mSv ]dª hm¡ v Xm¦Ä ad-

¶p-t]mbn; ]t£ {InkvXp ad-¶n-«n-Ã. A¶v kaÀ¸n¨v Xocp-

am-\-sa-Sp-¯-t¸mÄ {InkvXp Xm¦-tfmSv ]dª hm¡ v

Xm¦Ä ad-¶p-t]mbn; ]t£ {InkvXp ad-¶n-«n-Ã.

{]nb ktlm-Z-cm, Xm¦-fpsS Pohn-X-¯n-ep-­mb

sImSp-¦m-äpIfneqsS ssZh-kvt\lw Xm¦-fpsS ]Sn-hm-Xn-

ev¡ Â h¶v ap«n-s¡ m-­n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Imän-t\bpw IS-en-

t\bpw im´-am-¡ n-b-h³, sImSp-¦m-än-s\bpw Npg-en-¡ m-än-

s\bpw imkn-¨-h³, CXm Xm¦-fpsS lrZ-b-hm-Xn¡ Â

\n¶v ap«p-¶p. {InkvXp-hn\p th­n Ct¸mÄ Xpd-¡ ptam?

iotam³ ]t{Xmkv {InkvXp-hns\ XÅn-¸-dª p. ]mSn-

Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. ap¶-dn-bn¸v In«n-b-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. kq£ va-X-

tbmSpw Ffn-a-tbmSpw IqsS, Icp-X-temsS \nevt¡ -­-Xm-bn-

cp-¶p. \n¶nà XÅn-¸-d-ª p. \mw hmbn-¡ p-¶-Xv.

""IÀ¯mhv Xncnª v ]t{Xm-kns\ H¶p t\m¡ n:

........... ]t{Xmkv HmÀ¯v ]pd-¯n-d§ n AXn-Zpx-J-

t¯msS Icª p.'' eqt¡ mkv 22 : 61- þ- 62

ho­pw ho­pw bYm-Øm-\-s¸-Sp -¯n-bn«pw

]ns¶bpw ]gb ]SIpw ]gb hebpw FSp¯v ]gb sXmgn-

en-te¡ v t]mb ]t{Xm-knsâ ]n¶mse DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶ä

{InkvXp Xo_-cymkv IS-e-cnsI sN¶p, {]mXÂ Hcp-¡ n,

hni-¸-I-än, aq¶v {]mhiyw ""F\n¡ v \nt¶mSv {]nb-ap­v''

F¶v Gäp-]-d-bn¨v bYm-Øm-\-s¸-Sp-¯n.

kvt\ln-Xm, Cu \nXy-kvt\lw C¶v Xm¦sf hnfn-

¡ p-I-bm-Wv. sImSp-¦m-änsâ ap¶n ]X-dmsX {InkvXp-

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hnsâ Acn-In-te¡ v HmSn hcq. Npg-en-¡ m-änsâ ap¶n ]cn-

{`-an-¡ msX {InkvXp-hnsâ Icp-W-bv¡ mbn {]Xym-i-tbmsS

hnfn-¨-t]-£ n-¡ q. ]pXnb {]XnjvT FSp-¡ q. A\p-X-]n-¡ q.

F¦n ]d-bpI; tbip-th, Fs¶ bYm-Øm-\-s¸-

Sp¯W-ta, tbipth, \o F\n-¡ p-th­n acn-¨-Xn-\mÂ

C¶p apXÂ Rm³ \n\-¡ mbn Pohn-¡ pw.

\ap¡ v {]mÀ°n¡ mw IÀ¯m-th, \o X¶ kvt\l-

ZqXn-\mbn kvtXm{Xw. BÀ{Zamb hnfn-¡ mbn \µn-tbmsS

kvtXm{Xw. Cu hN\w hmbn¨ FÃm-h-scbpw A\p-{K-ln-

¡ -W-ta.

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A© v

""btlm-h-bpsS hgn Npg-en-¡ m-änepw sImSp-¦m-

änepw D­v'' \lqw 1 : 3

tbm\m {]hm-N-Isâ Pohn-X-¯n kXy A\p-Xm-]-

¯n-te¡ pw ]p\x-{]-Xn-jvT-bn-te¡ pw hcp-hm³ Npg-en-

¡ mäpw sImSp-¦m-äp-Ifpw apJm-´-c-ambn F¶v \mw Nn´n-¨-

tÃm. C¶v Xncp-h-N-\-¯nse aäp Nne sImSp-¦m-äp-Isf

Ipdn¨v Nn´n-¡ mw.

H¶v, (a¯mbn 14 : 24) ""]SIv Ic hn«v ]e\mgnI Zqc-

¯mbn, Imäv {]Xn-Iq-e-am-I-sIm­v Xnc-I-fm he-ª n-

cp¶p.''

Keo-em-¡ -S-ensâ adp-I-cbv¡ v injy-·mÀ ]S-InÂ

bm{X sN¿p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. tbip {]mÀ°n-¸m³ ae-bnÂ

Ibdn GI-\mbn AhnsS Ccp¶v {]mÀ°n-¨p. ]SIv Ic hn«v

]e \mgnI Zqc-¯m-bn.

{]Xo-£ n-¨nÃ. D{K-amb sImSp-¦mäv ASn-¡ m³ XpS-

§ n. ]SIv h«w Id-§ p-I-b-ÃmsX HcSn t]mepw \o§ p-¶n-Ã.

F´p sN¿pw? injy-·mÀ A¼-c-¸n-em-bn. Cu \Sp-¡ -S-enÂ

PohnXw HSp-§ p-I-bmtWm? ]pd-s¸-«p. A¡ -c-sbm-s«-¯n-bp-

an-Ã. Cu IS-ensâ a²y-¯n ]SIp ap§ p-I-bmtWm?

PohnXw ChnsS Xocp-I-bmtWm? \½psS IÀ¯mhv IqsS

D­m-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ! F¦n-en-t¸mÄ Hcp ]cn-lmcw e`n-t¨-

s\. Hmtcm-¶n§ s\ Nn´n-¡ m\pw \ne-hn-fn-¡ m\pw XpS§ n

B injy-·mÀ.

am\y kvt\ln-Xm, Bbp-Ênsâ Cu {]tXyI kµÀ`-

¯nÂ, Xm¦Ä apt¶m«p \o§ m-\m-hmsX kvXw`n¨p

\nev¡ p-I-bmtWm? Xm¦-fpsS PohnXw C¶p hgn ap«n

\nev¡ p-I-bmtWm? {]iv\-§ -fpsS \oÀ¨p-gn-bnÂs¸«v Xm¦-

fpsS Pohn-X-]-SIv BSn De-bp-I-bmtWm? ̀ mhn-sb-¡ p-dn-

¨pÅ {]Xo-£ -I-sfÃmw AkvX-an¨v \ncm-ibm Xm¦Ä

XmWp-sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-I-bmtWm? {]nb kplrt¯, Xm¦-

fpsS Pohn-X-]-S-In tbip Dt­m?

Im\m-hnse Ieym-W-ho-«n tbip h¶n-cp-¶p.

AhnsS s]s«¶v {]iv\w t\cn-«-t¸mÄ tbip X¡ -k-a-

b¯v B {]iv\w ]cn-l-cn-¨p.

s_Ym-\y-bnse ̀ h-\-¯n tbip h¶p. B ac-W-

hoSv BËm-Z-`-h-\-ambn cq]m-´-c-s¸-«p.

Np¦-¡ m-c\pw {Zhym-{K-ln-bp-amb k¡ m-bn-bpsS ̀h-

\-¯n-te¡ v tbip h¶p. A¶v B hoSn\v c£ h¶p.

ssZh-¯n\v kvtXm{Xw.

injy³amÀ henb ]cn-{`-a-¯n-embn. At¸m-gmWv

{InkvXp shÅ-¯n³ta \S¶v hcp-¶-Xv. Fs´m-c-ÛpXw!

he-bp¶ Xsâ injy³amsc c£ n-¡ m³ hcp¶ {InkvXp-

hn\v ISepw Hmfhpw XS-Êam-bn-Ã. IS-ense Hmf-§ sf

Nhn«n saXn-¨p-sIm­v {kjvSmhv krjvSn-bpsS kw{`-m´n-b-

I-äm-s\-¯n.

X­p hen¨p he-ª p-sIm-­n-cp¶ injy³amÀ Ac­

shfn-¨-¯n HcmÄ IS-en³aosX \S-¡ p-¶-Xp-I-­p. ̀qXw

F¶v hnNmcn¨v AhÀ \ne-hn-fn-¨p. a\w Ie§ n Ccp-¶-

hÀ¡ v B a§ nb shfn-¨-¯n {InkvXp-hns\ Xncn-¨-dn-

bm³ Ign-ª n-Ã. Ah-cpsS \ne-hnfn tI«v tbip ]d-ª p,

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""ss[cy-s¸-Sp-hn³; Rm³ Xs¶-bm-Ip-¶p, ̀ b-

s¸-tS-­m.'' aÀt¡ mkv 6 : 50, (a¯mbn 14 : 27)

injy³amÀ tbip-hns\ Xncn-¨-dn-ª nÃ; sXän-²-cn-¨p.

bcqi-te-anse thZ-]-Þn-X³am-cmb imkv{Xn-IÄ tbip-

hns\ s_sb-sÕ-_q þ ̀ qX-§ -fpsS Xe-h³ þ F¶v

sXän-²-cn-¨p. tbip-hn-sâ NmÀ¨-bnÂs¸«-hÀ Ah\v _p²n-

{`aw D­v F¶p ]d-ª p. ]nSn¨p sI«n CSWw F¶v

Btem-Nn-¨p. (aÀt¡ mkv 3 : 21- þ 22)

blq-Z³amÀ ]d-ª p: ""Ah\v ̀ qXw D­v; Ah³

{`m´-\m-Ip¶p; Ahsâ hm¡ v tIÄ¡ p¶-sX-´n\v''

tbml¶m³ 10 : 20

alm-]p-tcm-ln-X-·mcpw ]co-i-·mcpw ]dª p: ""B

NXn-b³'' F¶v. (a¯mbn 27 : 63) tbip F¶pw sXän-²m-

cWm ]m-{X-am-bn-cp-¶p. C¡ m-e¯pw tbiphns\bpw tbip-

hnsâ hN-\-s¯bpw tbip-hnsâ the¡ m-scbpw sXän-²-

cn-¡ p-¶-h-cp-­v.

injy-·m-cpsS ̀b-¸mSv tbip amän. At¸mÄ ]t{Xm-

kn\v Hcm-{K-lw. tbip \S-¶-Xp-t]mse H¶p \S-¡ -Ww.

Xsâ injysâ B{Klw tbip am\n-¨p. "hcnI' F¶v

tbip hnfn-¨p. ]t{Xmkv IS-en-te¡ v Imse-Sp¯p h¨p.

Ae-am-e-IÄ IpXn-¨p-b-cp-¶p­v At¸m-gpw. tbip-hnsâ

Acn-In-te¡ v ]s{Xmkv \S-¶p. shÅ-¯n³ aosX \S-¶p.

am\y-kvt\-ln-Xm, tbip \S-¶-Xp-t]mse \S-¡ p-¶-

Xn\v sImSp-¦mäv klm-b-I-am-Wv.

""Ah-\n h-kn-¡ p¶p F¶v ]d-bp-¶-h³

Ah³ \S-¶-Xp-t]mse \S-t¡ -­-Xm-Ip-¶p.''

1 tbml¶m³ 2 : 6

tbip-hnsâ \S¸v kvt\l-¯nsâ \S-¸m-Wv. tbip-

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hnsâ \S¸v hnip-²n-bpsS \S-¸m-Wv. tbiphnsâ \S¸v

sXän-²m-c-W-I-fpsS ap¼n ]X-dm¯ \S-¸m-Wv. tbip-

hnsâ \S¸v Ae-am-e-IÄ Ae-dn-¡ p-Xn-¡ p-t¼mÄ Xf-cm¯

\S-¸m-Wv. tbip-hnsâ \S¸v sImSp-¦mäv Bª p-ho-ip-

t¼mgpw ]n³am-dm¯ \S-¸m-Wv. tbip-hnsâ \S¸v Ipcn-ipw-

t]dn h[-Ø-e-t¯-¡ pÅ \S-¸m-Wv. tbip-hnsâ \S¸v

Ae-bp-¶-h-cpsS Bh-emXn amäm-\pÅ \S-¸m-Wv.

IÀ¯m-th, Ahn-Sp¶p \S-¶-Xp-t]mse \S-¸m³

Fs¶ A`y-kn-¸n-¡ -Wta F¶v \ap¡ v {]mÀ°n-¡ mw.

am\y ktlm-Z-cm, tbip \S-¶-Xp-t]mse C\n-bpÅ Imew

H¶v \S-¸m³ Hcp Xocp-am\w Ct¸mÄ FSp-¡ ptam?

Hmfw h¶v ]t{Xm-knsâ ta ASn-¨-t¸mÄ IÀ¯m-

hn-¦-te-¡ pÅ t\m«w H¶p hn«p-t]m-bn. Hmf-¯n-tebv¡ v

H¶v t\m¡ nt¸mbn. AtXmsS ap§ p-hm³ XpS-§ n.

kvt\lnXm, hnizm-k-¯nsâ \mb-I\pw ]qÀ¯n hcp-¯p-

¶-h-\pamb tbip-hn-¦-te¡ v t\m¡ p-I. {]Xn-_-Ô-§ -fn-

te¡ v t\m¡ -cp-tX. tbip-hn-epÅ GIm-{KX \jvS-s¸-«mÂ

s]cp-sh-Å-¯n XmWp-t]m-Ipw.

IÀ¯m-th, Fs¶ c£ n-¡ -Wta F¶v ]t{Xmkv \ne-

hn-fn-¨p. XmWp-XmWv t]mIp-t¼mÄ \ap¡ pw tbip-hns\

hnfn-¨-t]-£ n-¡ mw. tbip DSs\ ssI\o«n Ahs\ ]nSn¨p.

ssZh-ss]-X-te, \o heª v Ic-ª m tbip \ns¶

ssI\o«n ]nSn-¡ pw. BWn-¸m-SpÅ Ic-§ Ä \ns¶ ]nSn-

¡ m³ Ah-¦Â \o B{i-bn-¡ p-I. Ah-t\mSv \nehn-fn-¡ p-

I. tbip ]t{Xm-knsâ ssIbn ]nSn-¨p-sIm­v ]S-InÂ

Ib-dn. At¸mÄ Imäv AaÀ¶p. tbip Pohn-X-¯nÂ

h¶m sImSp-¦m-äp-IÄ Aa-cpw. kvtXm{Xw. btlm-h-bpsS

hgn Npg-en-¡ m-änepw sImSp-¦m-änepw D­v.

c­m-a-Xm-bn, eqt¡ mkv 8 : 23-þÂ Kt¶-k-tc¯v XSm-

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I-¯n-em-ª -Sn¨ Hcp Npg-en-¡ m-äns\ Ipdn¨v hmbn-¡ p-¶p.

A¶v tbip ]S-In-ep-­m-bn-cp-¶p. ]t£ tbip Aa-c¯v

Xe-bnW sh¨v Dd-§ p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. s]s«-¶mWv Npg-en-

¡ m-äp-­m-b-Xv.

AtX, hfsc Ahn-Nm-cn-X-am-bn-«mWv Nne sImSp-¦m-äp-

IÄ ASn-¡ p-¶-Xv. AXp-hsc F{X im´-amb A´-co£ w!

F{X kpK-a-amb bm{X! s]s«-¶nXm sImSp-¦mäv! ]SIv h«w

Id-§ p-I-bm-Wv. injy-·mÀ X­p hen¨p he-ª p.

""\mYm, \mYm R§ Ä \in-¨p-t]m-Ip¶p'' F¶p

]dª v AhÀ tbip-hns\ DWÀ¯n. tbip Fgp-t¶äv

{]Ir-Xn-i-ànsb imkn-¨p. Imäv AaÀ¶v ]SIv im´-ambn.

Fs´m-c-ÛpXw! tbip Imän-s\bpw IS-en-s\bpw imkn¨p.

kvt\ln-Xm, {]Ir-Xn-i-àn-Isf \nb-{´n-¡ p-¶-h-

\mWv {InkvXp. {Kl-\ne t\m¡ n Zim-]-lmcw Nn´n¨v

Xm¦Ä he-bp-I-bmtWm? I­-I-È-\n-tbbpw tIXqÀ±-i-

tbbpw Xm¦Ä t]Sn-¡ -bmtWm? cmlp-hnsâ A]-lm-

cs¯ ̀b¶v Xm¦Ä Ign-bp-I-bmtWm?

\h-{K-l-§ -fpsS {kjvSmhv ]¯m-a-sXmcp {Kl-ambn

Xm¦-fpsS lrZ-b-¯n DZn-¡ -s«. At¸mÄ Hcp PmXI^e-

¯n\pw {Kl-\n-ebv¡ pw Xm¦sf H¶pw sN¿p-hm³ Ign-I-

bn-Ã. {]IyXniàn-bpsS ta A[n-Im-c-ap-Å-h-\mWv

{InkvXp F¶v A\p-`-hn-¡ m³ sImSp-¦mäv \Ã-Xm-Wv.

btlm-h-bpsS hgn sImSp-¦m-änepw Npg-en-¡ m-änepw D­v.

aq¶m-a-Xm-bn, At¸m-kvX-e-{]-hÀ¯n-IÄ 27:14þÂ

Cuim\aqe³ F¶ sImSp-¦m-äns\¡ pdn¨v \mw hmbn-¡ p-

¶p. ]utemkv At¸m-kvX-e³ aäv Ccp-¶q-tägp]¯© v

bm{X-¡ m-tcmSp IqsS tdman-te¡ v bm{X sN¿p-I-bm-Wv.

{Ioäv Zzo]nsâ AcnI-¯p-IqsS I¸Â t]mIp-t¼mÄ Cuim-

\-aq-e³ F¶ sImSp-¦mäv ASn-¨p.

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Nc-s¡ Ãmw IS-en Fdn-ª p-I-f-ª p. hfsc \mfp-

IÄ XpSsc sImSp-¦mäv ASn-¨p-sIm-­n-cp-¶p. kqcy-s\bpw

N{µ-s\bpw \£ -{X-§ -sfbpw H¶pw ImWmsX apgp-h³

CcpÄ aqSnb Znh-k-§ Ä. ]I-se-¶n-Ã, cmsh-¶n-Ã, Iqcn-

cp«p am{Xw. Bª -Sn-¡ p¶ sImSp-¦m-äv. c£ -s¸-Sp-sa-¶pÅ

Bi-t]mepw Aäp-t]m-bn. ]t£ IÀ¯mhv ]utem-kn\v

{]Xy-£ -s¸-«p. IÀ¯mhv ]utem-kn-t\mSv kwkm-cn¨p

ss[cy-s¸-Sp-¯n.

am\y-kvt\-ln-Xm, Bi-b-äp-t]mb \nan-j-§ -fn Iqcn-

cpÄ hebw sNbvX ka-b-§ -fn tbip-hnsâ {]Xy-£ -X-

bv¡ mbn H¶p hmRvOn-¡ ptam? {InkvXp Xm¦sf ss[cy-

s¸-Sp-¯pw. FÃm-hcpw Ic-bn F¯n c£ -s¸-Sp-hm³

{InkvXp {]hÀ¯n-¡ pw. ]utemkv F¶ Hcp ssZh-Zm-k³

I¸-en-ep-­m-bn-cp-¶-Xp-sIm­v I¸-ense kI-e-am-\-t]cpw

c£ -s¸-«p.

Pohn-X-¯nse Gähpw henb Npg-en-¡ mäv Gäv

{Iqin acn-¨-Xp-sIm-­mWv \½psS bmX-\-IÄ¡ pw thZ-

\-IÄ¡ pw s]mdpXn Xcm³ {InkvXp-hn\v Ign-bp-¶-Xv. ITn-\-

amb \nµ-bp-sS sImSp-¦m-äv. Hä-s¸-Sp-¯-ensâ sImSp-¦m-äv,

\nµ-bp-sSbpw A]-am-\-¯n-sâbpw sImSp-¦m-äv, ̀ oI-c-amb

bmX-\-bpsS sImSp-¦m-äv, ItTmc thZ-\-bpsS sImSp-¦m-äv.

AXmWv tbip {Iqin hln-¨-Xv. {InkvXp Xm¦-fpsS Pohn-

X-¯nse sImSp-¦m-äp-Isf im´-am-¡ p-hm³ aXn-bm-b-h-

\mWv.

Pohn-X-¯nse sImSp-¦m-äp-I-fpsS ap¶n a\w

XIÀ¶v Ah-i-cm-bn, Bi-b-ä-h-cmbn BscÃmw Cu hN\w

hmbn¡ p-¶p­v? kvt\ln-Xm, tbip Xm¦sf kvt\ln-¡ p-

¶p. tbip Xm¦Ä¡ p th­n Icp-Xp-¶p. tbip Xm¦sf

hnfn-¡ p-¶p. tbip-hn-t\mSv Hcp hm¡ v Ct¸mÄ ]d-bptam?

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tbipth Rm\n¶p apXÂ Hcp ]pXnb PohnXw \bn-

¡ pw. tbip hkn-¡ p¶ Hcp ]pXnb Pohn-Xw. tbip {]km-

Zn-¡ p¶ Hcp ]pXnb Pohn-Xw. tbip hne-a-Xn-¡ p¶ Hcp

]pXnb Pohn-Xw. B Xocp-am-\-sa-Sp-¡ p¶p F¦n Ct¸mÄ

{]mÀ°n-¡ p-I.

tbip-th, Rm\nXm Fs¶-¯s¶ Ahn-Sps¯ Ic-

§ -fn-te¡ v Xcp-¶p. Fs¶ ]nSn-¨p-sIm-tÅ-W-sa. sImSp-

¦mäpIsf im´-am-t¡ -W-sa. Fs¶ c£ n-¡ -W-sa. Fs¶

D²-cn-¡ -W-sa. \nsâ Xncp-cà¯m Fs¶ IgpIn shSn-

¸m-¡ -W-sa.

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Bdv

""C¶papXÂ FÃmXeapdIfpw Fs¶ `mKy-

hXn F¶p hmgv¯pw.'' eqt¡ mkv 1 : 48

Unkw-_À BËm-Z-¯n-tâbpw BtLm-j-¯n-tâbpw

amk-am-Wv. {InkvXp-akv \£ -{X-§ fpw Zo]-¡ m-gvN-Ifpw

ItcmÄ Km\-§ fpw {InkvXp-akv Biw-k-Ifpw FÃmw Cu

amk-¯nsâ khn-ti-j-X-I-fm-Wv. ""AXyp-¶-X-§ -fnÂ

ssZh-¯n\p alXzw: `qan-bn ssZh-{]-km-Z-apÅ a\p-

jyÀ¡ v kam-[m\w'' F¶ Bi-bs¯ {]IoÀ¯n-¨p-sIm-

­pÅ {InkvXp-akv ktµ-i-§ Ä F¼mSpw apg-§ p¶p.

F¶m a\p-jy-lr-Z-b-§ -fn Ømbnbmb kam-[m-

\-apt­m? Hä-bvs¡ m-ä¡ v Nn´n-¡ p-t¼mÄ DÅn kXy-

amb kam-[m\w hkn-¡ p-¶pt­m? kam-[m-\-¯nsâ ktµ-

i-§ Ä ]d-bp-¶-hcpw tIÄ¡ p-¶-hcpw kXy-k-am-[m\w

A\p-`-hn-¡ p-¶pt­m? \n§ Äs¡ -Ãm-hÀ¡ pw kam-[m\w

D­m-bn-cn-¡ s« F¶v Biw-kn-¡ p¶ Bfpw Ahn-Ss¯

Bßm-hn\pw D­m-bn-cn-¡ s« F¶v {]Xn-hmIyw ]d-bp¶

Bfpw kam-[m\w A\p-`-hn-¡ p¶pt­m? CÃ F¶t{X

At\-I-cp-sSbpw adp-]-Sn.

a\p-jy³ \odn-¸p-Iª p Ign-bp-I-btÃ? kzØ-Xbpw

a\x-im-´n-bp-an-ÃmsX DÅp-cpIn he-bp-I-btÃ? At\I

lrZ-b-§ Ä C¶v Aán-]ÀÆ-X-§ -ftÃ? AIta Akz-Ø-

Xbpw \ncm-ibpw hntZz-jhpw Bh-em-Xnbpw t{Im[hpw

Ima-hn-Im-c-§ fpw ]Ibpw kv]À²bpw Xnf¨p adn-bp-I-

btÃ? ]pdsa hfsc At£ m-`y-cmbn ImWp¶ hyàn-I-

fpsS lrZ-b-§ Ä t]mepw XIÀ¶p-eª v Cf-In-bm-Sp-I-

btÃ? kam-[m-\-¯nsâ ku`mKyw tXSn a\p-jy-\n¶v ]e-

bn-S¯pw Ae-bp-I-btÃ? FhnsS In«pw Cu kam-[m\w?

{InkvXp Hcm-fpsS lrZ-b¯n h¶m AhnsS

kam-[m-\-ap­v; AhnsS kzØ-X-bp-­v. AhnsS ku`m-Ky-

ap-­v. B ̀ mKym-\p-`hw I\y-I-a-dn-bm-ansâ hm¡ p-I-fnÂ

XpSn-¡ p-¶p:

""C¶papXÂ FÃmXeapdIfpw Fs¶ `mKy-

hXn F¶p hmgv¯pw. ià-\m-b-h³ F\n¡ p

hen-bh sNbvXn-cn-¡ p-¶p. Ahsâ \maw ]cn-

ip²w Xt¶.'' eqt¡ mkv 1 : 48- þ 49

I\y-I-a-dn-bm-ansâ Pohn-X-¯nse Gähpw henb

`mKyw {InkvXp-hns\ e`n-¨-Xm-Wv. C¶p-ap-XÂ Xe-ap-d-IÄ

Fs¶ ̀ mKy-hXn F¶v hmgv¯pw F¶v {]mK-Ûy-t¯msS

]d-bp-¶Xp t\m¡ q! F´p kt´m-j-amWv B hm¡ p-I-

fnÂ! F´v kwXr-]vXn-bmWv B hm¡ p-I-fnÂ! F´p kam-

[m-\-amWv B hm¡ p-I-fnÂ!

""CXm, Rm³ IÀ¯m-hnsâ Zmkn; \nsâ hm¡ p-

t]mse F\n¡ v ̀ hn-¡ s«'' F¶v kaÀ¸n-¨-t¸mÄ adn-bm-

an\v H¶pw Adn-ª p-Iq-Sm-bn-cp-¶p. H¶pw a\-Ên-em-bp-an-Ã.

""Ir] e`n¨-htf, \n\¡ p hµ\w'' F¶v ssZh-Zq-X³ ]d-

ª -t¸mÄ adnb ̀b-¶p- hn-d-¨p- t]m-hp-I-bm-Wp-­m-b-Xv.

""adnbtb, ̀b-s¸-tS­; \n\¡ v ssZh-¯nsâ Ir]

e`n-¨p. \o KÀ`w [cn¨v Hcp aIs\ {]k-hn-¡ pw.'' F¶v

K{_n-tb ]d-ª -t¸mÄ adnbmw IqSp-X ]cn-{`-an-¡ p-I-

bmWv sNbvX-Xv. ""Rm³ ]pcp-js\ Adn-bm-bvI-bm CsX-

§ s\ kw`-hn-¡ pw.'' F¶v \ymb-amb kwibw ssZh-Zq-X-

t\mSv AhÄ tNmZn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. ""]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv \nsâ

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ta hcpw; AXyp-¶-Xsâ iàn \nsâ ta \ng-enSpw''

F¶p ZqX³ ]d-ª -t¸m-gpw adnbmw A¼-c-t¸msS \n¡ p-

I-bmWv.

ssZh-¯n\v Hcp Imcyhpw Akm-²y-a-ÃtÃm F¶pw

IqSn tI«-t¸mÄ adn-bm-ansâ ]cn-{`-ahpw ̀b-¸mSpw FÃmw

amdn. ""CXm, Rm³ IÀ¯m-hnsâ Zmkn; \nsâ hm¡ p-

t]mse F\n¡ v `hn-¡ s«'' F¶v adnbmw At¸mÄ

kaÀ¸n¨p.

ssZh-h-N\w tI«v, ssZh-ln-X-¯n-\mbn bmsXmcp

hyh-Øbpw CÃm-sX, hcpw-h-cm-bvI-IÄ Nn´n-¡ msX

kaÀ¸n-¡ p-¶-XmWv H¶m-as¯ ]Sn. hnizm-k-¯nsâ

kaÀ¸Ww; kvt\l-¯nsâ kaÀ¸Ww; `mhn-sb-s´¶v

Nn´n-¡ m¯ kaÀ¸Ww; ssZh-ln -X-¯n-\m-bpÅ

kaÀ¸Ww; DS-b-hsâ ssII-fn-te-bv¡ pÅ k¼qÀ®

kaÀ¸-Ww. AXmWv Xe-ap-d-IÄ hmgv¯p¶ ̀ mKym-h-Ø-

bpsS H¶m-as¯ ]Sn-þ Dedication.

am\y-kvt\-ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä {InkvXp-hns\ DÅ-¯nÂ

kzoI-cn-¸m-\mbn Hcp km£ m-¯mb kaÀ¸Ww FSp-¯n-

«pt­m? kÀÆhÃ-`sâ AcpaIc-§ -fn-te¡ v Xm¦-fpsS

PohnXw Gev¸n¨p sImSp-¯n-«pt­m? ̀mhnbpw BbpÊpw

Bi-Ifpw {]Xo-£ -Ifpw kI-ehpw {InkvXp-hnsâ BWn-

¸m-SpÅ Ic-§ -fn-te¡ v ssIam-dn-bn-«pt­m? Xm¦-fpsS

Pohn-Xw, tZlw, tZln, Bßm-hv, Xm¦-fpsS t\«-§ Ä,

tIm«-§ Ä, hc-hp-IÄ, sNe-hp-IÄ FÃmw {InkvXp-hnsâ

]mZ-¯n AÀ¸Ww sNbvXp F¶ Dd¸v Xm¦Ä¡ pt­m?

F¦n Xe-ap-d-IÄ hmgv¯p-¶, ]pI-gv¯p¶ ̀mKym-\p-`hw

Xm¦Ä¡ v kz´-am-¡ mw.

cho-{µ-\m-Y-Sm-tKm-dnsâ Hcp Ihn-X-bp-­v. AXn Hcp

bmN-I³ hgn-tbm-c-¯n-cn-¡ -bmWv . Abm-fpsS ̀n£ m-]m-{X-

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¯n ]ecpw [À½w sImSp-¡ p-¶p-­v. \mW-b-¯p-«p-IÄ,

Acn, _nkv¡ äv F¶n-§ s\ B ]m{X-¯n hoWp-sIm-­n-

cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.

At¸m-gnXm Zpsc \n¶v Hcp cYw hcp-¶p. cmPmhv Fgp-

s¶-Åp-I-bm-Wv. Ah³ NmSn Fgp-t¶-d-dp. cYw ASp-¯p-h-

cn-I-bm-Wv. Ah³ B ̀ n£ m-]m{Xw DbÀ¯n \o«n-¡ m-Wn-

¨p. cmPmhv cY-¯n \n¶v Cd§ n Ahsâ Acn-In-te¡ v

hcn-I-bm-Wv. Ah-\p-­mb kt´mjw hÀ®n-¡ m-\m-

Iptam? henb Hcp Zm\w, hne-tb-dnb Zm\w cmPmhv Xcp-a-

tÃm.

CÃ. cmPmhv H¶pw sImSp-¯n-Ã- . AXn\v ]Icw

cmPmhv Ahsâ t\sc ssI\o-«n. Ahsâ ̀ n£ m-]m{Xw

cmPm-hnsâ t\sc; cmPm-hnsâ ssI Ahsâ t\sc, Ah-

s\m¶pw a\-Ên-em-bn-Ã. Rms\-´mWv cmPm-hn\v sImSp-

¡ pI. cmPmhv ssI hen-¡ p-¶p-an-Ã.

HSp-hn Ah³ Hcp Imcyw sNbvXp. Ahsâ ̀n£ m-

]m{X¯n Ah³ ssIbn«p In«n-bXv FSp-¯p. c­p Xcn

Acn-bmWv ssI¿n In«n-b-Xv. AXv Ah³ cmPm-hnsâ

ssI¿n-te¡ v h¨p-sIm-Sp-¯p. cmPmhv cY-¯n Ibdn

t]mhp-Ibpw sNbvXp.

A¶v, sshIp-t¶cw Ah³ Ahsâ sNä-¸p-c-bn-

se¯n; ]m{Xw IpS-ª n«p. Acn, \mW-b-¯p-«p-IÄ,

A§ s\ ]eXpap­v. A¡ q-«-¯n Ft´m InS¶v sh«n-

¯n-f-§ p-¶p. cs­-®-ap-­v. Acn-bpsS BIr-Xn-bm-Wv.

F´m-WnXv? Fs´mcp {]Imiw! Adn-bm-hp¶ Bfp-IÄ

HmSn-¡ q-Sn. AhÀ ]d-ª p. ""CXv hne-tb-dnb cXv\-§ -fm-

WtÃm'' \n\-¡ n-sX-hn-Sp¶p In«n?'' Ah³ ]d-ª p.

""cmPmhv ssI\o-«n; Rm³ c­p-Xcn Acn cmPm-hnsâ

ssI¿n h¨p. Ct¸mÄ CXm Acn-bpsS BIr-Xn-bnÂ

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CXp c­pw F\n¡ v In«n.

CsXmcp Ihn-X-bm-Wv. ]t£ at\m-l-c-amb HcÀ°-ap-

­v. cmPm-[n-cmP\nXm ssI\o«n \n¡ p-¶p. BWn-¸m-SpÅ

Ic-§ Ä. Ipcn-in XIÀ¡ -s¸« Ic-§ Ä. Ipä-an-Ãm¯

càw hmÀs¶m-en-¡ p¶ Ic-§ Ä.

sImSp¡ q ka-kvXhpw. FÃmw Ah³ s]m¶m-¡ n-¯-

cpw. kvtXm{Xw. \o ̀mKy-hm-s\¶v Xe-ap-d-IÄ \ns¶ ]pI-

gv¯pw. am\y-kvt\-ln-Xm, Gev¸n-¡ q, tbip-hn-\mbn \nsâ

Pohn-X-s¯.

iotam³ ]t{Xmkv IÀ¯m-hn-t\m-sSm-cn -¡ Â

tNmZn¨p:

""R§ Ä kI-ehpw hn«p \ns¶ A\p-K-an-¨p-h-

sÃm; R§ Ä¡ v F´p In«pw'' a¯mbn 19 : 27

tbip ]dª p:

""Fsâ \nan-¯hpw kphn-tijw \nan-¯hpw

hotSm ktlm-Z-c-·m-sc-tbm ktlm-Z-cn-I-sf-tbm

A½-sb-tbm A¸-s\-tbm a¡ -sf-tbm \ne-§ -

sf-tbm hn«mÂ, Cu temI-¯n Xt¶ D]-{Z-h-

§ -tfmSpIqsS, \qdp-a-S§ p hoSp-I-sfbpw

ktlm-Z-c-·m-scbpw ktlm-Z-cn-I-sfbpw A½am-

scbpw a¡ -sfbpw \ne-§ -sfbpw hcp-hm-\pÅ

temI-¯n \nXy-Po-h-s\bpw {]m]n-¡ m-¯-

h³ Bcp-anà F¶v Rm³ kXy-am-bn«v \n§ -

tfmSv ]d-bp-¶p.'' aÀt¡ mkv 10 : 29- þ 30

I\y-Ia-dn-bm-ansâ kaÀ¸-W-¯n\p tijw blq-Zy-¸-

«-W-¯n-te¡ v _²-s¸«p t]mhp-I-bm-Wv. \m«n \nev¡ m³

h¿m¯Xpt]mse Bt£ -]hpw ]cn-lm-khpw Gäp ImW-

Ww. hnhm-l-¯n\p apt¼ KÀ`n-Wn-bmbn F¶ ]cn-lm-k-

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¯nsâ ap¶n heª p ImW-Ww.

{InkvXp DÅn h¶m \nµbpw ]gnbpw Zpjn¸pw

D­m-Ipw. Hcn-¡ epw \ncq-]n-¡ m¯ Bt£ ]w Gevt¡ -­n-

h-cpw.

{InkvXp Xsâ Kncn-{]-`m-j-W-¯n ]dª p:

""a\p-jy-]p-{X³ \nan¯w a\p-jyÀ \n§ sf

tZzjn¨v {`jvS-cm-¡ n \nµn¨v \n§ -fpsS t]cv

hnS¡ v F¶v XÅp-t¼mÄ \n§ Ä ̀mKy-hm-·mÀ.

B \mfn kt´m-jn¨p XpÅp-hn³; \n§ -fpsS

{]Xn-^ew kzÀ¤-¯n hen-b-Xv.''

eqt¡ mkv 6 : 22- þ 23

kaÀ¸Ww FSp¯ ssZh-ss]-X-en\v c­m-as¯

A\p-`hw ]oU, H¶v: kaÀ¸-Ww, c­v: ]oU, H¶v,

Dedication, c­v, Persecution

aq¶m-aXv Iq«mbva þ Fellowship. Geo-i-_-¯nsâ ASp-

s¯¯n adn-bmw. ""kv{XoI-fn \o A\p{Kln¡ s¸«hÄ,

Fsâ IÀ¯m-hnsâ amXmhv Fsâ ASp-¡  hcp¶

am\w'' F¶v Gen-i-_¯v ]mSn. ssZh-a-¡ -fp-am-bpÅ

Iq«mbvabnte km£ m kvt\lw In«p-I-bp-Åq. \nµ-tbäv

heª ]mh-s¸« ssZh-ss]-X-en\v Iq«m-bva-bn A`n-\-µ-

\hpw Bizm-k-hpw. temI-a-\p-jyÀ i]n-¨-hÄ þ ]t£

ssZh-a-¡ Ä Ahsf A\p-{K-ln-¡ -s¸-«-hÄ F¶v hnfn¨p.

\mem-aXv kvXpXn, Praise AYhm Worship

""Fsâ DÅw IÀ¯m-hns\ aln-a-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶p;

Fsâ Bßmhv Fsâ c£ n-Xm-hmb ssZh-

¯n DÃ-kn-¡ p-¶p. Ah³ Xsâ ZmknbpsS

XmgvN ISm-£ n-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p-h-sÃm; C¶papXÂ

FÃm Xe-ap-d-Ifpw Fs¶ `mKy-hXn F¶v

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hmgv¯pw. ià-\m-b-h³ F\n¡ v hen-bh

sNbvXn-cn-¡ p¶p.'' eqt¡ mkv 1 : 46- þ 49

\ap¡ v {]mÀ°n-¡ mw. \mYm, Imcp-Wy-hm-\mb tbip-

th, Xe-ap-d-IÄ BZ-cn-¡ p¶ `mKym-\p-`-h-¯n-te¡ v

R§ sf B\-bn-¡ p-¶-Xn\m kvtXm{Xw. FÃm-h-scbpw

A\p-{K-ln-¡ -W-ta.

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Ggv

""blqZ- ·- mc- psS cmPmh- mbn ]nd¶- h- ³ FhnsS?''

a¯mbn 2 : 2

tbip-{InkvXphnsâ P\-\-t¯mSv _Ô-s¸«v \mw

ImWp¶ Hcp Xncp-h-N\ hmIy-amWv ""blq-Z-·m-cpsS cmPm-

hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ FhnsS'' F¶-Xv. cmPm-[n-cm-P-\mb

{InkvXp-hns\ \a-kv¡ -cn-¡ p-¶-Xn\v ]uc-kvXy-tZ-i¯p

\n¶v h¶ hnZzm-·mÀ {InkvXp-hns\ At\z-jn-¡ p¶ tNmZy-

amWv CXv.

""blqZ- ·- mc- psS cmPmh- mbn ]nd¶- h- ³ Fhn-sS?''

a¯mbn 2 : 2

ss__n-fnse ]pXnb \nb-a-¯nse H¶m-as¯

tNmZy-am-Wn-Xv. ]g-b-\n-b-a-¯nse H¶m-as¯ tNmZyw

ssZh-¯n \n¶-I-¶p-t]mb BZy-a-\p-jy-\mb BZm-ans\

ssZhw At\z-jn-¡ p-¶-XmWv:

""\o FhnsS BZm-ta, \o Fhn-sS? a\pjym \o

FhnsS? Dev]¯n 3 : 9

]g-b-\n-b-a-¯nse Cu H¶m-as¯ tNmZyw {kjvSmhv

krjvSnsb At\z-jn-¡ p¶ Icp-W-bpsS hnfn-bm-Wv. CXv

]m]w sNbvXp-t]mb a\p-jys\ ssZhw At\z-jn-¡ p¶

kvt\l-¯nsâ hnfn-bm-Wv. CXv hoWp-t]mb a\p-jys\

Fgp-t¶-ev¸n-¡ m³ c£ -I³ tXSp¶ a\-Ê-en-hnsâ hnfn-

bm-Wv. CXv kam-[m\w \jvS-s¸-«p-t]mb a\p-jy\v kam-

[m\w ho­pw \ÂIm³ ssZhw hnfn-¡ p¶ kam-[m-\-

¯nsâ hnfn-bm-Wv. CXv \á-\mbnt¸mb a\p-jysâ \áX

amäm³ DS-b-h³ £ Wn-¡ p¶ hos­-Sp-¸n³hn-fn-bm-Wv.

CXv \ncm-i-bn-em-­p-t]mb a\p-jy\v {]Xymi {]Zm\w

sN¿p¶ {]Xym-i-bpsS hnfn-bm-Wv.

]pXnb \nb-a-¯nse H¶m-as¯ tNmZy-amWv ""blq-

Z³amcpsS cmPm-hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ Fhn-sS?'' CXv krjvSn

{kjvSm-hns\ At\z-jn-¡ p¶ tNmZy-am-Wv. CXv \nXy-\mb

ssZh-¯n\p th­n-bpÅ a\p-jysâ At\z-j-W-am-Wv.

CXv kam-[m-\-¯n-\p-th-­n-bpÅ Akz-Ø-\mb a\p-

jysâ At\z-j-W-am-Wv. CXv shfn-¨-¯n-\p-th-­n-bpÅ

Ccp-fn-em­ a\p-jysâ At\z-j-W-am-Wv.

\nsâ \oÀ¨m-«-§ -fpsS Cc¨-em Bgn Bgnsb hnfn-

¡ p¶p F¶v ae-bm-f-¯n XÀÖa sNbvXn-cn-¡ p¶

hmIyw 42-þmw k¦oÀ¯\w 7þmw hmIyw. Cw¥o-jn “The

deep calleth the deep'' F¶mWv. ssZh-kvt\-l-¯nsâ Bgw

a\pjykvt\-l-¯nsâ Bgs¯ hnfn-¡ p-¶p. Bgw

Bgs¯ hnfn-¡ p-¶p.

kvt\lnXm, ssZh-¯nsâ Af-hä kvt\lw Xm¦sf

hnfn-¡ p¶p F¶v Xm¦Ä Adn-bp-¶pt­m? ImÂh-cn-{Iq-

in Poh³ XyPn¨ kvt\lw Xm¦sf £ Wn-¡ p¶p F¶v

{Kln-¡ p-¶pt­m? Bi-bä Xm¦-fpsS Pohn-X-¯n B\-

µhpw Bizmkhpa-cp-fm³ Poh-\pÅ ssZhw Xm¦sf hnfn-

¡ p¶p F¶v a\-Ên-em-¡ p-¶pt­m? Ccp-f-Sª Xm¦-fpsS

Pohn-X-¯n {]Im-i-a-cp-fm³ IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp

Xm¦sf hmÕ-ey-hm-bvt]msS hnfn-¡ p-¶p F¶v \o Adn-bp-

¶pt­m? ]m]w ]´mSn \in-¸n¨ Xm¦-fpsS Pohn-X-¯nÂ

]pXp-im´n ]I-cm³ DS-b-h³ Xm¦sf amSn-hn-fn-¡ p¶p

F¶dn-bp-¶pt­m? F¦n B hnZzm-·m-sc-t¸mse Hcp

kXym-t\z-jn-bmbn Xm¦Ä ]d-bq: blq-Z-·m-cpsS cmPm-

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hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ Fhn-sS?

blq-Z-·m-cpsS cmPm-hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ t_Xvetlw

]p¡ q-«n F¶v Ncn{Xw adp-]Sn \evIpw. blq-Z-·m-cpsS

cmPm-hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ \t{k-¯nse ssZhm-e-b-¯nÂ.

blq-Z-·m-cpsS cmPm-hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ tbmÀ±m³ \Zn-bpsS

Xoc-¯v. blq-Z-·m-cpsS cmPm-hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ s_Õ-bn-Zm-

bnse ae-s© -cn-hnÂ. blq-Z-·m-cpsS cmPm-hmbn ]nd-¶-h³

\bo³ ]«-W-¯nse iotamsâ ̀h-\-¯nÂ. blq-Z-·m-cpsS

cmPm-hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ bco-tlm-s¯-cp-hnÂ. blq-Z-·m-

cpsS cmPm-hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ bcp-itew ssZhm-e-b-¯nÂ.

blq-Z-·m-cpsS cmPm-hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ t_Ym-\ym-bnse

sNdp-`-h-\-¯nÂ.

blq-Z-·m-cpsS cmPm-hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ ]oem-t¯m-

knsâ \ymb-hn-kvXmc k`-bnÂ. blq-Z-·m-cpsS cmPm-

hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ aq¶m-Wn-I-fm _Ôn-¡ -s¸«v ImÂh-cn-

{Iq-inÂ. blq-Z-·m-cpsS cmPm-hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ Acn-a-Yy-

¡ m-c³ butk-^nsâ IÃ-d-bnÂ.

CsXm¶psIm­pw \½psS PohnXw [\y-am-Ip-¶n-Ã.

blq-Z-·m-cpsS cmPm-hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ CXm Fsâ N¦n-\p-

ÅnÂ. Ah³ DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶-äp. Ah³ cmPm-hmbn Fsâ

lrZ-b-¯n-en-cn-¡ p¶p. CXv ]d-bm-\pÅ {]mKÛyw am\y-

kvt\-ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä¡ pt­m? {InkvXp Fsâ lrZ-b-¯nÂ

hmgp¶p F¶ Dd-t¸-dnb \nÀ®-b-t¯msS ]d-bm³ Ign-bp-

¶-XmWv Hcp a\pjy\v e`n-¡ m-hp¶ Gähpw henb ̀mKyw.

blq-Z-·m-cpsS cmPm-hmbn ]nd-¶-h³ FhnsS? hnZzm-

·mÀ kXy-t\z-jn-I-fm-bn-cp-¶p. Zqc-bm{X sNbvXv h¶hcm-

bn-cp-¶p. cmPm-hns\ hW-§ m³ th­n h¶-h-cm-bn-cp-¶p.

They were seeking. H¶maXv At\z-jn-¨p. Seeking.

]t£ kXym-t\z-jn-I-fm-bn-cp-s¶-¦nepw AhÀ¡ v

hgn sXän. AhÀ cmP-Ip-am-cs\ tXSn sltcm-Zm-hnsâ

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sIm«m-c-¯n Ib-dn. AXp-hsc Ahsc hgn \S-¯nb

\£ -{Xw, Db-c-§ -fnse shÅn-sh-fn-¨w, \nÝ-e-am-bn. Pohn-

X-¯n Hcp ipt²m-t±-i-t¯msS Cd-§ n-¸p-d-s¸-«p. ]t£

sNs¶-¯n-bXv cmP-Ip-am-csâ i{Xp-hnsâ sIm«m-c-¯nÂ.

kvt\lnXm Xm¦Ä C¶v hgn-sX-än km¯msâ

hnlmc cwK-amb temIkvt\l-¯nsâ þ {]Xm]taml-

¯nsâ þ ambmkzm[o-\-¯n s]«v InS-¡ p-I-bm-tWm?

c­m-a-t¯Xv hgn-sX-än. Deviating from the right path - Deviating.

aq¶m-a-Xmbn hgn-sXän F¶v a\-Ên-em-b-t¸mÄ AhÀ

DSs\ Xncn-¨p-t]m-¶p. At¸m-gnXm \£ {Xw Nen¨p XpS-§ n.

kvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä e£ yw sXän-t¸m-b¶papX CXm

Xm¦-fpsS aS-§ n-h-chv {]Xo-£ n¨v Bi-tbmsS B

kzÀ¤obIr] Im¯p-\n-ev¡ p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. ssZh-¯nsâ

]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv BÀ¯n-tbmsS ]Sn-hm-Xn-ev¡  Xäp

\nev¡ p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.

Bßm-hnXm ho­pw Nen¨p XpS§ n F¶v ]d-bm³

X¡ -h®w Xm¦Ä sXämb ]mX-bn \n¶v k¸m-X-bn-

te¡ v aS-§ n-h-cptam ? Returning from the wrong path -

Returning.

\mem-a-Xm-bn, hnZzm-·mÀ tbip-hns\ Is­-¯n.

kXym-t\z-jn-IÄ Is­-¯p-I-Xs¶ sN¿pw. \£ {Xw

Ahsc hgn \S-¯n. CXm kzÀ¤ob\£ {Xw Znhy-\-S-¯n¸p

X¶v Xm¦sf hgn-\-S-¯m³ Im¯p-\n¡ p-I-bm-Wv. s\Sp-

\m-fs¯ bm{X-bp-tSbpw A²zm\-¯n-tâbpw ^ew.

Fs´mcp kt´mjw. hnZzm-·mÀ tbip-hn-s\, cmP-Ip-am-

cs\ Is­¯n.

am\y-k-tlm-Z-cm, Xm¦Ä B´-cnI I®p-Xp-d¶v

tbip-hns\ Is­-¯ntbm? F¦n Xm¦Ä Hcp ̀ mKy-hm-

\mW.v \mem-a-t¯-Xv. Finding the Prince. cmP-Ip-am-cs\

Is­-¯n. þ Finding.

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A© m-a-Xm-bn, AhÀ \nt£ ]]m{X-§ sf Xpd¶v

s]m¶pw aqcpw Ip´pcp¡ hpw D®n-tb-ip-hnsâ Im¡ Â

ImgvN-bÀ¸n-¨p. {InkvXp-hns\ I­m tZlhpw tZlnbpw

Bßmhpw kaÀ¸n-¨p-t]m-Ipw. apgp-h-\mb Hcp kaÀ¸-Ww.

A© -¸hpw c­p ao\pw sImSp-¯-Xp-t]mse

k¼qÀ®amb kaÀ¸Ww. hn[-h-bpsS NnÃn-¡ m-ip-t]mse

H¶pw _m¡ n-h-bv¡ m¯-Xmb kaÀ¸-Ww. A© m-a-t¯Xv,

ImgvN h¨p. Dedicating.

am\y-kp-lr-t¯, {InkvXp Xm¦-fpsS kaÀ¸Ww Gäp-

hm-§ m³ a\-Êp-Å-h-\m-sW¶v Xm¦Ä Adn-bp-¶pt­m?

Xm¦Ä¡ p-Å-sXÃmw kaÀ¸n-¡ p-hm³ tbmKy-\mWv

{InkvXp F¶v Xm¦Ä¡ v tXm¶p-¶pthm? Xm¦-fpsS

XIÀ¶ Pohn-Xs¯ Ct¸mÄ Xs¶ {InkvXp-hn\v kaÀ¸n-

¡ p-I. - þ Dedicating.

Bdm-a-Xm-bn, AhÀ tbip-hns\ \a-kv¡ -cn-¨p.

{InkvXphns\ Is­-¯n-bm {InkvXp-hns\ Bcm-[n-¡ pw.

Ah³ Bcm-[-\bv¡ p tbmKy-\m-Wv.

_lp-am\ykvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä {InkvXp-hns\ Bßm-

hnepw kXy-¯nepw Bcm-[n-¨pthm? Bcm-[n-¡ phm³ X¡ -

h®w Xm¦-fpsS lrZbw {InkvXp-hn-t\m-SpÅ kvt\lw

sIm­pw \µn-sIm­pw \nd-bp-¶pthm? Bdm-a-t¯-Xv,

Worshipping þ Bcm-[\.

Ggm-a-Xm-bn, AhÀ thsd hgn-bmbn kztZ-i-t¯¡ v

aS-§ n-t¸m-bn. {InkvXp-hns\ Is­-¯n-bm kXy-k-aÀ¸-

Whpw kXy-mcm-[-\-bp-ap-­m-Ipw. kXy-mcm-[\ A\p-`-hn¨

ssZh-ss]-XÂ Hcp ]pXnb hgntb t]mIpw.

""Hcp-¯³ {InkvXp-hn-em-bm Ah³ ]pXnb

krjvSn-bm-Ip-¶p; ]g-bXv Ign-ª p-t]m-bn, CXm

AXv ]pXp-Xmbn XoÀ¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p.

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]gb at\m-`mhw amdp-¶p. ]gb ImgvN-¸mSv amdp-¶p.

]gb {]IrXw amdp-¶p. ]gb kz`mhw amdp-¶p. ]gb

kvt\ln-X-·m-À amdp-¶p. ]gb Nn´m-KXn amdp-¶p. ]gb

kt´m-j-§ Ä amdp-¶p. ]gb Xmev]-cy-§ Ä amdp-¶p.

Hcp ]pXnb krjvSn. Hcp ]pXnb hgn. Hcp ]pXnb

A\p-`-hw. Hcp ]pXnb B\-µw. ssZh-¯n\p kvtXm{Xw.

kvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä Cu ]pXnb A\p-`hw {]m]n-

¨pthm? ]¨-shÅw hoª mbn XoÀ¶pthm? amdm-bnse

ssI¸p-shÅw a[p-c-Pe-ambn amdntbm?

{InkvXp-a-knsâ Cu Gg-\p-`-h-§ Ä kz´-am-¡ m³

Xm¦Ä B{K-ln-¡ p-¶pthm? Hcp ]pXnb a[p-cm-\p-`qXn

kzmb-¯-am-¡ m³ Xm¦-fpsS DÅw B{K-ln-¡ p-¶pt­m?

F¦n Xm¦-fpsS Acn-I¯p \n¡ p¶ tbip-hnsâ

]mZ-¯n tZlhpw tZlnbpw Bßmhpw k¼qÀ® ImgvN-

bmbn kaÀ¸n-¡ p-I. {Iqin acn¨ tbip-hn-\mbn kI-

ehpw kaÀ¸n¡ p-I. ]pXnb Bcm-[-\-bpsS ku`mKyw

A\p-`-hn-¡ p-I. tbip-th, C¶p apXÂ Rm³ \nsâ hI

F¶v lrZ-b-¯n Xocp-am\w ]d-bp-I.

F¦n \ap-s¡ m-cp-an¨v {]mÀ°n-¡ mw. IcpWbpÅ

ssZh-ta, Ahn-Ss¯ Icp-W-bq-dp¶ hN-\-§ Ä¡ mbn

kvtXm{Xw. Hcp ]pXnb krjvSn-bm-Im³ Fs¶ £ Wn-¨-Xn-

\m kvtXm{Xw. kXym-cm-[-\-bpsS t{ijvTm-\p-`-h-¯n-

te¡ v Fs¶ \S-¯p-¶-Xn-\mbn kvtXm{Xw. ac-W-t¯m-fw,

tbipth, \ns¶ kvt\ln¨v Hcp ]pXnb hnip²PohnXw

\bn-¸m-\pÅ ̀mKyw F\n¡ p \ÂI-W-sa.

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F«v

""Rm³ blq-Z-bnse t_Xve-tlan \n¶v

hcp¶ Hcp tehy³ BIp-¶p. Xcw In«p-t¶-

S¯v ]mÀ¸m³ t]mI-bm-Ip-¶p.''

\ymbm-[n-]·mÀ 17 : 9

{InkvXpaknsâ BtLm-j-§ -fpÅ kt´m-j-`-cn-X-

amb Hcp amk-am-WtÃm Unkw-_À amkw. a\p-jysc \nXy-

amb kzØ-X-bn-te¡ v B\-bn-¡ m³ Xncp-Ah-Xmcw

sNbvX tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ P\\w temI-sa-¼mSpw DÕ-h-

{]-Xo-Xn-tbmsS BtLm-jn-¡ p¶ Ime-am-Wn-Xv.

BtLm-j-¯nsâ Xnc-¡ nepw BËm-Z-¯nsâ Xnc-¯-

Ãenepw {InkvXp-a-knsâ km£ m-epÅ ktµiw F´v

F¶v At\-Icpw Nn´n-¡ m-dn-Ã. c­m-bncw hÀjw ap¼v

P\n¨ tbip {InkvXp-hn\v a\p-jy-lr-Z-b-¯n CSw In«n-

sb-¦nte {InkvXp-akv AÀ°-h-¯m-Ip-¶p-Åq. AXn-\p-

th­n Hmtcm a\p-jy-lr-Zb Ihm-S-¯nepw {InkvXp \n¶v

ap«n-s¡ m-­n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. F\n¡ v CSw In«ptam F¶v

t\m¡ n-s¡ m­v Bi-tbmsS lrZ-b-hm-Xn¡  Xäp

\n¡ p¶ {InkvXp-hns\ kzoI-cn-¸m³ Ign-ª n-sÃ-¦nÂ

{InkvXp-akv AÀ°-iq-\y-am-Wv.

""Rm³ blq-Z-bnse t_Xve-tl-an \n¶v

hcp¶ Hcp tehy³ BIp¶p; Xcw In«p-t¶-

S¯v ]mÀ¸m³ t]mI-bm-Ip¶p.''

\ymbm-[n-]·mÀ 17 : 9

tbip-{InkvXp P\n-¡ p-¶-Xn\v Bbn-c-¯n-cp-¶qdv

hÀjw ap¼v cNn¨ {KÙ-amWv \ymbm-[n-]-·m-cpsS

]pkvXIw. {InkvXp-hns\ kqNn-¸n-¡ p¶ Hcp hmIy-amWv

Cu ]pkvX-I-¯n Fgp-Xn-bn-cn-¡ p-¶-Xv. Rm³ t_Xve-tl-

an \n¶p-h-cp¶p. Xcw In«p-t¶-S¯v ]mÀ¸m³ t]mIp¶p

F¶ hmIy-¯nsâ Zqc-hym-]-I-amb AÀ°w tbip-{In-

kvXp-hn-t\m-SpÅ _Ô-¯n \mw Nn´n-¡ p-t¼mÄ a\p-jy-

Po-hn-X-¯n Gsd {]k-à-am-Wv.

Ac-¡ m-in¶v apX-en-Ãm-¯-h\pw Xe Nmbv]m³ CS-an-

Ãm-¯-h-\p-amb {InkvXp X\n¡ v Ibdn hkn-¸m³ a\p-jy-

lr-Z-b-§ sf tXSn Ae-bp-I-bmWv. a\p-jy³ Xs¶-bmWv

ssZh-¯nsâ aµn-cw.

""\n§ Ä ssZh-¯nsâ aµncw F¶pw, ssZh-

¯nsâ Bßmhv \n§ -fn hkn-¡ p¶p F¶pw

Adn-bp-¶n-Ãtbm?''

F¶v 1 sImcn-´yÀ 3 : 16 Â \mw ImWp-¶p. a\p-jy-lr-

Z-b-§ -fn A[n-h-kn-¸m³ ]pd-s¸« {InkvXp-hns\ a\p-

jyÀ C¶v Xnc-kv¡ -cn-¨p-sIm-­n-cn-¡ p-I-bmWv.

c­m-bncw hÀjw ap¼v I\y-Ia-dnbmapw butk¸v

]nXmhpw IqSn t_Xvetlw sXcp-hn¡ qSn \S-¶p. c­p-

t]cpw hfsc £ oWn-X-cm-bn-«mWv \S-¡ p-¶-Xv. I\y-Ia-

dnbmw ]qÀ®-KÀ`n-Wn-bm-Wv. tdma³ km{am-Pym-[n-]-Xn-bmb

AK-Ìkv kok-dnsâ Iev]-\-b-\p-k-cn¨v sk³kkv FSp-

¡ p¶ Ime-am-bn-cp-¶p AXv. t]Àhgn NmÀ¯m-\mWv

butk^pw adn-bmapw t_Xve-tl-an-se-¯n-b-Xv.

]qÀ®-KÀ`n-Wn-bmb adn-bm-an\v At¸mÄ {]k-h-th-

Z\ Bcw-`n-¨p. HcSn apt¶m«p \S-¡ m³ h¿. {]m© n,

{]m© n th¨p th¨v adnbmw \S-¡ p-¶Xv tdmU-cn-In-ep-

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ÅhÀ t\m¡ n-\n¶p. adnbmw F¯nhcm³ IqsS-¡ qsS

butk^v hgn-tbm-c¯v Im¯p-\n-¶p. Hcp ad-hnSw In«ntb

]äq. Fhn-sS-sb-¦nepw H¶v InS-¡ -Ww.

adnbmw XoÀ¯pw Ah-i-bm-bn. butk¸v ]nXmhv

ASp¯p I­ Hcp hoSnsâ Acn-I-t¯¡ v \o§ n.

hmXn¡  sXcp-sXsc ap«n. Krl-\m-b-I³ h¶p hmXnÂ

Xpd-¶p.

""\n§ Äs¡ -´mWv th­Xv'?'

butk¸v ]nXmhv ]dª p: ""R§ Ä tdma³

Kh¬saânsâ Iev]\ A\p-k-cn¨v t]Àhgn NmÀ¯-en-\p-

th­n ChnsS h¶-Xm-Wv. Fsâ ̀ mcy-bmWv AhnsS B

]Sn-bv¡  \n¡ p-¶-Xv. AhÄ ]qÀ®-KÀ`n-Wn-bmWv

Ct¸mÄ {]k-h-th-Z\ Bcw-`n-¨p. H¶v Ib-dn-¡ n-S-¡ m³

Aev]w Øew thW-am-bn-cp-¶p. AXn-\p-th-­n-bmWv

hmXn¡  ap«n-b-Xv.''

""ChnsS Øe-an-Ã; \n§ Ä¡ p-t]m-Imw.'' ho«p-Im-c³

hmXn-e-S-bv¡ m³ XpS-§ n.

""At¿m, A§ s\ ]d-btÃ; CXm t\cw sshIp-t¶-c-

am-Im³ t]mIp-¶-sÃm. Cu Hcp cm{Xn Fhn-sS-sb-¦nepw

H¶p Ign-¨p-Iq-«-Wa-tÃm. ChnsS Cu hcm-´-bn-se-¦nepw

Aev]w Øew Xcmtam? Rm³ Cu apät¯m atäm Ccp¶v

t\cw shfp-¸n¨p sImÅmw.'' butk¸v ]nXmhv sI© n.

]t£ B a\p-jy³ \njv¡ -cpWw ]d-ª p. ""ChnsS

Øe-an-söv Rm³ ]d-ª n-tÃ. \n§ Ä t]mIp.''

Hmtcm ho«p-]-Sn-¡ epw butk¸v ]nXmhv ap«n-s¡ m­p

\n¶p. FÃm-bn-S-¯p-\n¶pw Htc adp-]Sn: ""ChnsS Øe-

anÃ.''

HSp-hnÂ, XfÀ¶-h-i-cmbn hgn-b-¼-e-¯n sN¶p.

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Hcp apdnbpw Hgn-hn-Ã. t]Àhgn NmÀ¯-ensâ Ime-am-b-Xp-

sIm­v FÃm apdn-Ifpw t\cs¯ sImSp-¯p-t]m-bn. I\y-I-

a-dnbw G§ -e-Sn¨p Icª p sIm­v KÀ`-`mcw Xm§ n a\-

Êp-eª v AhnsS \n¶p. butk-¸n-sâ I®p-I-fn \n¶v

[mc-ap-dn-bmsX I®p-\o-scm-gp-In.

hgn-b-¼-e-¡ m-c\v a\-Ê-en-ª p. At±lw ]d-ª p.

""ChnsS A¸p-d¯v ]nd-In-embn ]ip-¡ sf sI«p¶ Hcp

sXmgp-¯p-­v. AXnsâ ]nd-In IÃp sh«n-sb-Sp¯ Hcp

Ipgn-bp-­v. shfnw-]-d-¼mWv. ]t£ Hcp ad-hp-­v. Cu

kv{Xo¡ v AhnsS Ign-¡ mw. ̀mKyw!

butk¸pw adn-bmapw B ad-hn-S-¯n-te¡ v \o§ n.

Imen-s¯m-gp-¯nsâ Acn-I¯v, apä¯v butk¸v Ccp-¶p.

amXmhv ]n¶n I­ IÃn-Sp-¡ n-epw. acw tIm¨p¶

aª pÅ B cm{Xn-bn adnbmw shfnw-]-d-¼n tbip-

hns\ {]k-hn-¨p. Xncp-h-N\w ]d-bp¶p:

""hgn-b-¼-e-¯n AhÀ¡ v Øe-an-Ãm-bvI-bmÂ

]ip-s¯m-«n-bn InS-¯n.'' eqt¡ mkv 2 : 7

hÀj-w c­m-bn-c-t¯mfw Ign-ª p, B kw`-h-¯n\p

tijw. kÀÆ-temI {kjvSm-hmb ssZh-]p{X\v P\n¨p InS-

¸m³ Øe-ap-­m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã A¶v. C¶pw A§ -s\-X-s¶.

a\p-jy-lr-Z-b-§ -fn CSw tXSn hcp¶ c£ -I³ ZpxJ-

t¯msS Hmtcm-cp-¯-cp-sSbpw ap¼n sI© ns¡ m­p

\nev¡ p-¶p. {InkvXp-hn\v CS-an-Ãm-Xn-cn-¡ m³ ImcWw

{InkvXp Xs¶ ]d-bp-¶p:

""Ipdp-\-cn-IÄ¡ v Ipgn-Ifpw BIm-i-¯nse ]d-

h-Pm-Xn¡ v IqSpw D­v; a\p-jy-]p-{Xt\m Xe

Nmbv]m³ Øe-an-Ã.'' eqt¡ mkv 9 : 58

a\p-jy-lr-Z-b-¯n Ipdp-\-cn-IÄ¡ v amf-§ -fp-­v.

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Ipdp-\-cn-bpsS kz`m-h-amb kq{Xhpw Iui-ehpw Ahn-sS-

bp-­v. Bsc \in-¸n-¨m-sW-¦nepw kz´w kpJw t\S-W-

sa¶ hmRvO Ahn-sS-bp­v. arKobhmk-\-Ifpw hnIm-c-

§ fpw Ahn-sS-bp-­v. A{I-a-hm-k-\bpw cà-Zm-lhpw

Ahn-sS-bp-­v. NXnhpw h© -\bpw Ahn-sS-bp-­v. ]Ibpw

sshcm-Kyhpw Ahn-sS-bp-­v. kzmÀ°-Xbpw ZpjvS-Xbpw

Ahn-sS-bp-­v. AXp-sIm­v IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{In-kvXp-

hn\v Xe Nmbv]m³ AhnsS CS-an-Ã.

BIm-i-¯nse ]d-h-Pm-Xn¡ v a\p-jy-lr-Z-b-¯nÂ

IqSp-­v. H¶v ]d-¶p-h¶v Ccp-¶n«v ]d-¶p-t]m-hp-I-b-Ã. a\p-

jy-lr-Z-b-¯n ]d-h-PmXn IqSp-sI«n ]mÀ¡ p-I-bm-Wv.

BIm-i-¯nse ]d-h-PmXn ss]im-NnItk\-bpsS {]Xo-I-

amWv Xncp-h-N-\-¯nÂ.

a\pj- yl- rZ- b- -̄ n ZpjvSmß- tk\ IqSps- I«n ]mÀ¡ p-

Ib- mW- v. hg¡ pw ]nW¡- hpw Iel- hpw kv]À²bpw

sshcm-Kyhpw {]Xn-Im-c-Nn-´bpw t¾O-hn-Im-c-§ fpw aen-\-

tam-l-§ fpw lrZ-b-¯n \ndª p \n¡ p-I-bmWv . Ch-

bpsS A[n-]-Xn-bmb ]nimNv þ km¯m³ lrZ-b-¯nsâ

A[n-]-Xn-bmbn hkn-¡ p-¶p.

sbl-kvtIÂ {]hm-N-Isâ ]pkvXIw F«mw A²ym-

b-¯n ssZh-¯nsâ Bebw kI-e-hn[ t¾Ñ-X-

IÄsIm­pw \nd-ª p-\n¡ p-¶-Xmbn \mw hmbn-¡ p-¶p.

ssZh-a-lXzw Be-b-¯n \n¶v amdn-t¸m-bn. ]pdsa at\m-

l-c-amb Be-bw. F¶m AXn-\p-Ån \S-¡ p¶ t¾Ñ-X-

IÄ ssZh-¯nsâ Bßmhv ImWn-¨p-sIm-Sp-¯-t¸m-gmWv

{]hm-N-I³ Adn-bp-¶-Xv.

a\p-jy-lr-Z-b-¯nsâ Nn{X-atà CXv? a\p-jy-lr-Z-b-

¯n-epÅ kIe t¾Ñ-X-Ifpw Xn·-Ifpw aqew {InkvXp-hn\v

AhnsS {]th-in¡ m³ km[n-¡ msX {InkvXp ZpxJ-

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t¯msS amdn-t¸m-Ip-I-bm-Wv.

_lp-am\ykvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦-fpsS lrZ-b-¯nsâ

AhØ F´m-Wv? F{Xtbm {InkvXp-a-kp-IÄ IS-¶p-

t]mbn. Xcw In«p-t¶-S¯v hkn-¸m³ ]pd-s¸« cmPm-[n-cm-

P\v Xm¦-fpsS lrZ-b-¯n {]th-in-¸m³ CSw In«ntbm?

{InkvXp-hn\v ]nd-¡ m³ t_Xve-tl-anse Hcp ̀h-\-¯nepw

Øew e`n-¨n-Ã-tÃm. AXp Xs¶-bmtWm Xm¦-fp-tSbpw

Ah-Ø?

Cu hÀjs¯ {InkvXp-akv Hcp ]pXnb A\p-`hw

Xm¦Ä¡ v \evIm³ Xm¦-fpsS lrZbw {InkvXp-hn\v Xpd-

¶p-sIm-Sp-¡ ptam? ""Rm\nXm hmXn¡  \n¶v ap«p-¶p.

Bsc-¦nepw Fsâ i_vZw tI«v hmXn Xpd¶p X¶mÂ

Rm³ AI¯v h¶v, Rm³ Ah-t\mSpw Ah³ Ft¶mSpw

IqsS A¯mgw Ign-¡ pw.'' F¶t{X {InkvXp ]d-bp-¶-Xv.

AWvU-I-Sm-l-¯nsâ DS-b-h³ C¶nXm Xsâ krjvSn-

bpsS ap¶n bmN-I-s\-t¸mse \n¡ p-¶p. Ah-

\pth­n PohnXw Xpd¶p sImSp-¯m ̀mKy-a-t{X.

Fsâ ]Xn-t\-gm-as¯ hb-Ên {InkvXp-hns\

Fsâ IÀ¯mhpw c£ n-Xm-hp-ambn kz´ a\tÊmsS Rm³

kzoI-cn¨p . {InkvXp Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n h¶p. Fsâ

kIe Imcy-§ fpw {InkvXp GsäSp¯p.

{]nb-k-tlm-Z-cm, am\y-k-tlm-Z-cn, Cu hne-tb-dnb

kabw ]mgm-¡ -cp-tX, {InkvXp-hns\ kz´w IÀ¯mhpw

c£ n-Xm-hpambn kzoI-cn-¡ q. ]nfÀ¶ Nt¦m-sS, BWn-¸m-

SpÅ ssII-tfmsS {InkvXp Xm¦-fpsS lrZ-b-¯n ap«n-

s¡ m-­p \n¡ p-¶p. Poh-\pÅ {InkvXp-hns\ kzoI-cn-

¡ q. ̀ mhn tim`-\-am-I-s«. lrZ-b-¯nse ZpjvSm-ß-tk-\-I-

tfmSp bm{X ]d-bq. ]pXnb PohnXw \bn-¡ q. Cu

hÀjs¯ {InkvXp-akv {InkvXp {]km-Zn-¡ p¶ Hcp

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{InkvXp-akv Bbn-¯o-c-s«. \ap¡ v {]mÀ°n-¡ mw.

R§ -fpsS kvt\lhm-\mb tbip-th, C¶v lrZbw

\n\-¡ mbn Xpd¶ Gh-scbpw Ahn-Ss¯ DÅw Ic-§ -fnÂ

hln-¡ -W-ta. {Iqinse kvt\l-¯m Ahsc Xgp-I-W-

sa. {Iqin sNmcnª Xncp-càw Ah-cpsS ta ap{Z-

bmbn AWn-bn-¡ -W-sa.

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H³]Xv

""AXyp-¶-X-§ -fn ssZh-¯n\p al-Xzw; ̀ qan-

bn ssZh{]k- mZapÅ a\pj- yÀ¡ v kam-[m\w''

eqt¡ mkv 2 : 14

temI-N-cn-{X-¯nse BZys¯ kphn-tij{]kwKw

\S-¶Xv c­m-bncw hÀjw ap¼m-Wv. HcÀ²-cm-{Xn-bn-emWv

AXv \S-¶-Xv. B {]kwKw sNbvXXv Hcp ssZh-ZqX-\m-Wv.

B {]kwKw tI«Xv F«pw-s]m«pw Xncn-bm¯ ]mh-s¸«

GXm\pw B«n-S-b-·m-cm-Wv.

t_Xve-tl-ansâ ae-s© -cn-hn B«n³Iq-«s¯

Imh Im¯v shfn-bn InS-¡ p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p B B«n-S-b-

·mÀ. Dd§ n¡ n-S-¡ p-I-bm-bn-cp¶p AhÀ. Ah-cn-sem-cmÄ

BZyw B ImgvN I­p sR«n-t¸m-bn. henb Hcp DÖze

tXPÊv Npäpw an¶p-¶p. AÀ²-cm-{Xn-bn Iqcn-cp-«nsâ \Sp-

hn I®-© n-¡ p¶ {]Im-iw. ASp¯p InS-¶p-d-§ p¶

Bsf hnd-b-emÀ¶ ssII-tfmsS Ipep-¡ n-hn-fn-¨p. AbmÄ

AXpI­v A¼-c-¶p. ASp-¯-bmsf DWÀ¯n. Hmtcm-cp-¯-

cmbn Fgp-t¶-äp. B {]`m-]q-c-¯n-te¡ v ̀ b-]-c-h-i-cmbn

AhÀ t\m¡ n \n¶p. Cu ImWp-¶-sX-´mWv? Npäpw

Xo£ vW-amb {]Im-iw. AXnsâ \Sp-hn CXm Hcp ssZh-

Zq-X³.

`b-¶p-hn-d¨v AhÀ \n¡ p-t¼mÄ CXm; B amemJ

]d-bp-¶p. ""`b-s¸-tS­; kÀÆ-P-\-¯n\pw D­m-hm-\p-

tÅmcp alm-k-t´mjw Rm³ \n§ -tfmSv kphn-ti-jn-

¡ p¶p; IÀ¯m-hmb {InkvXp F¶ c£ n-Xmhv C¶v Zmho-

Znsâ ]«-W-¯n \n§ Ä¡ mbn P\n-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p.

\n§ Ä¡ v AS-bm-ftam: ioe-IÄ Npän ]ip-s¯m-«n-bnÂ

InS-¡ p¶ Hcp inip-hns\ \n§ Ä ImWpw.''

amemJ C{Xbpw ]d-ª p-I-gn-ª -bp-Ss\ CXm,

ho­pw AÛp-Xw. Hcp-]äw amem-J-amÀ \nc-\n-c-bmbn Cd-

§ n-h-cp-¶p. tXtPm-a-b-·m-cmb B kzÀ¤obssk\yw B

ZqX-t\mSp tNÀ¶p \n¶p. Ah-sc-Ãm-hcpw tNÀ¶p

ssZhs¯ hmgv¯n¸pI-gv¯n-s¡ m­v C§ s\ IoÀ¯\w

]mSn.

""AXyp-¶-X-§ -fn ssZh-¯n\p al-Xzw; ̀ qan-

bn ssZh-{]-kmZapÅ a\p-jyÀ¡ v kam-

[m\w'' eqt¡ mkv 2 : 14

AXyp-¶-X-\mb ssZh-¯n\v alXzw Itc-äp-I-bmWv

a\p-jysâ ]Z-hn. {kjvSm-hns\ hmgv¯n-¸p-I-gv¯pI-bmWv

krjvSn-bpsS ̀mKyw.

""Ft¸mgpw kt´m-jn-¸n³; CS-hn -SmsX

{]mÀ°n -¸n³; FÃm -ä n\pw kvtXm{Xw

sNbvhn³''. F¶t{X Xncp-sh-gp¯v ]d-bp-¶Xv.

1 sXÊ-tem-\n-IyÀ 5 : 16- þ 18

GXp kml-N-cy-¯nepw ssZhs¯ kvXpXn-¡ m³

Ign-b-W-sa-¦n ssZhw F\n¡ v \· am{Xw sN¿p-¶-h-\m-

sW¶v Adn-b-Ww. F\n¡ p hcp¶ Zpcn-X-§ fpw bmX-\-

Ifpw ssZhw \·-bv¡ m-¡ n-¯oÀ¯p Xcpw F¶v hniz-kn-

¡ -Ww.

""ssZh-s¯ kvt\ln-¡ p-¶-hÀ¡ v, \nÀ®-b-{]-

Imcw hnfn-¡ -s¸-«-hÀ¡ p Xt¶, kI-ehpw \·-

bv¡ m-bn-¡ qSn hym]cn¡ p¶p F¶v \mw Adn-

bp¶p.'' tdmaÀ 8 : 28

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ssZhw Xcp¶ \·-IÄ \mw HmÀ¡ p-t¼mÄ

ssZhs¯ kvXpXn-¡ m³ Ign-bpw. k¦oÀ¯-\-¡ m-c³

]dª p:

""F³a\-ta, btlm-hsb hmgv¯pI; Fsâ

kÀÆm-´-cw-K-hpta Ahsâ hnip²\mas¯

hmgv¯pI. F³a\ta, btlm-hsb hmgv¯pI;

Ahsâ D]-Im-c-§ Ä H¶pw ad-¡ -cp-Xv. Ah³

\nsâ AIr-Xy-sam-s¡ bpw tamNn-¡ p-¶p; \nsâ

kIetcmK-§ -sfbpw kuJy-am-¡ p-¶p.''

k¦oÀ¯\w 103 : 1 þ 3

BSp-Isf t\m¡ p¶ the-bn \n¶v Zmho-Zns\

ssZhw DbÀ¯n. cmP-Iob knwlm-k-\-¯n-en-cp-¯n. BSp-

Isf t\m¡ m-\pÅ tIm ]nSn-¨n-cp¶ ssII-fn cmP-

Iob sNt¦m ̀c-ta-ev¸n-¨p. ZmhoZv ssZhs¯ al-Xz-s¸-Sp-

¯n.

""btlmh F\n¡ p sNbvX kIe D]-Im-c-

§ Ä¡ pw Rm³ Ah\ vF´ v]Icw sImSp-¡ pw.''

k¦oÀ¯\w 116 : 12

""\½psS XmgvN-bn \s½ HmÀ¯-h\v

kvtXm{Xw sNbvhn³, Ahsâ Zb Ft¶-¡ p-ap-

Å-Xv.'' k¦oÀ¯\w 136 : 23

Zmho-Znsâ Pohn-X-¯n Zpcn-X-§ Ä h¶ntÃ?

Fs´´p bmX-\-bn IqSn ZmhoZv IS-¶p-t]m-tI-­n-h-¶p.

]t£ B {]iv\-§ -fn-tebv¡ pw {]Xn-k-Ôn-I-fn-tebv¡ pw

t\m¡ msX ZmhoZv ssZhw X¶ \·-I-fn-te-¡ p t\m¡ n

ssZhs¯ al-Xz-s¸-Sp-¯n.

am\y-kvt\-ln-Xm, Xm¦-fpsS Pohn-X-¯nse ¹kv

t]mbnâp-IÄ Xm¦Ä H¶v F®ptam? Pohn-X-¯n-ep-­mb

\à Imcy-§ Ä H¶v Xncnª p \n¶p HmÀ¡ ptam? Ah

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F®nF®n HmÀ¯v ssZhs¯ al-Xz-s¸-Sp-¯ptam? AXyp-

¶-X-§ -fn ssZh-¯n\p alXzw Itc-äp-t¼mÄ \mfn-Xp-

hsc A\p-`-hn-¨n-«n-Ãm¯ Hc-hm-Ny-iàn, Hc-ÛpX

kt´mjw lrZ-b-¯n-te¡ v HgpIn hcp-¶Xv A\p-`-hn-

¡ mw. Znhy-k-am-[m\w sIm­v lrZbw \nd-bpw.

Cw¥ojv ̀mj-bn-epÅ Hcp Ihn-Xm-i-eIw tI«n-«p­v:

Two men looked through the prison - bars

One saw mud; the other stars

Pbn-e-gnbpsS hnS-hn-eqsS shfn-bn-te-¡ v t\m¡ n-

s¡ m-­n-cp¶-h-cn-sem-cmÄ ]dª p: ""Rm³ AhnsS sNfn-

bmWv ImWp-¶Xv'' ASp-¯-bmÄ ]dª p: ""Rm³ ImWp-

¶Xv \£ -{X-§ -sf-bm-Wv.''

FÃm-än-\p-th-­nbpw ssZhs¯ kvtXm{Xw sN¿p-

t¼m-gmWv kzÀ¤obkam-[m\w lrZ-b-¯n \nd-bp-¶-Xv.

]utemkpw ioemkpw bqtdm-¸n kphn-ti-j-hp-ambn

BZyw IS-¶p-sN-¶Xv {Koknse ̂ nen-¸n-bn-em-Wv.

Ahn-sS-bp-Å-hÀ ]utem-kn-s\bpw ioem-kn-s\bpw

aÀ±n-¨v, AÀ²-\-á-cm-¡ n tdmUn-eqsS hen-¨n-g¨v Imcm-Kr-l-

¯n-em¡ n. A¶v Blmcw Ign-¨n-«n-Ã. \Ã hni-¸p-­v.

Aev]w shÅw t]mepw IpSn-¨n-«n-Ã. \Ã Zml-ap-­v. tZl-am-

k-Iew ASn-tbäv \odn-¸p-I-bp¶p; thZ\sIm­v ]pf-bp-

¶p.

At¸m-gmWv AÀ²-cm-{Xn-bn ]utemkpw ioem-kpw

{]mÀ°n¨v, ]mSn, ssZhs¯ kvXpXn¨Xv. AXyp-¶-X-§ -

fn ssZhs¯ al-Xz-s¸-Sp-¯n-b-t¸mÄ _Ô-\-§ Ä

Agnª p: ASª hmXn-ep-IÄ Xpd¶p; Imcm-Kr-l-{]-

amWn am\-km-´-c-s¸-«p. Pbn-en \n¶v AhÀ¡ v tamN\w

In«n.

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""AXyp-¶-X-§ -fn ssZh-¯n\v al-Xzw. `qan-bnÂ

ssZh-{]-km-Z-apÅ a\p-jyÀ¡ v kam-[m-\w.'' ssZh-{]-kmZw

ssZh-Ir-]-bm-Wv.

{InkvXp ]dª p: ""]nXm-th, kzÀ¤-¯n\pw ̀ qan¡ pw

\mY-\m-bp-tÅm-th, \o Ch Úm\n-IÄ¡ pw hnth-In-

IÄ¡ pw ad¨v inip-¡ Ä¡ v shfn-s¸-Sp-¯n-b-Xn\mÂ

Rm³ \ns¶ kvXpXn-¡ p-¶p. AtX, ]nXm-th, C§ -s\-

btÃm \n\¡ p {]kmZw tXm¶n-b-Xv.''

ssZhw Xs¶-¯s¶ shfn-s¸-Sp-¯n-¯-cp-¶-XmWv

ssZh-{]-km-Zw. B alm-`mKyw e`n-¨-hÀ¡ v Znhykam-[m\w

D­v.

{InkvXp-hnsâ Xncp-P-\\w aqew \nXy-\mb ssZhw

a\p-jy-cm-in¡ v Xs¶-¯s¶ shfn-s¸-Sp-¯n-s¡ m-Sp-¡ p-I-

bm-bn-cp-¶p. ssZhw Bcm-sW¶v Adn-bm³ ]mSn-Ãm-bn-

cp¶p a\p-jy\v AXp-h-sc.

Hcn-S¯pw HXp-§ m-¯-h-\mb ssZhw Hcp kv{XobpsS

DZ-c-¯n HXp-§ n. kI-e-¯n-sâbpw {kjvSm-hm-b-h³

t_Xvetlw ]p¡ q-«n InS-¶p. ssZhw Xsâ GI-Pm-X-

\mb tbip-hns\ temI-¯n\v X¶-XmWv a\p-jyÀ¡ v e`n¨

Gähpw henb ssZh-{]-km-Zw.

\nXy-\m-i-¯n\v ASn-a-bm-bn-cp¶ a\p-jy\v \nXy-Po-

h³ \ÂIm\mbn Xsâ ]p{Xs\ temI-¯n\v X¶-XmWv

Gähpw henb ssZh-{]-km-Zw."" Xsâ GI-Pm-X-\mb ]p{X-

\n hnizkn¡ p¶ Gh\pw \in-¨p-t]m-ImsX \nXy-Po-

h³ {]m]n-t¡ -­-Xn¶p ssZhw Ahs\ \ÂIp-hm³ X¡ -

h®w temIs¯ kvt\ln-¨p.''

{InkvXp-hnsâ P\\w kIea\p-jyÀ¡ pw kam-[m\w

\ÂIn. {InkvXp-a-knsâ ktµiw kt´m-j-¯n-tâbpw

kam-[m-\-¯n-tâbpw ktµ-i-am-Wv. temI-¯n\v Xcm³ Ign-

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bm-¯Xpw temI-¯n\v FSp¯v If-bm³ Ign-bm-¯-Xp-amb

kam-[m-\-amWv {InkvXp Xcp-¶-Xv.

am\yktlm-Z-cm, {InkvXp-akv Itcmfpw ItcmÄ

tLmj-bm-{Xbpw ItcmÄ Km\-§ fpw {InkvXp-akv Biw-

k-Ifpw {InkvXp-akv \£ -{X-§ fpw {InkvXp-akv ac-§ fpw

{InkvXp-akv Zo]-¡ m-gvN-Ifpw {InkvXp-akv hn`-h-§ fpw

{InkvXp-akv k¡ m-c-§ fp-saÃmw _mly-amb Nne NS-

§ p-Ifpw BNm-c-§ fpw am{X-ambn A[x-]-Xn-¨n-cn-¡ p-I-

btÃ?

Xm¦-fpsS Pohn-X-¯n ssZh-{]-km-Z-apt­m? Xm¦-

fpsS PohnXw ssZhw {]km-Zn-¡ p-hm³ X¡ -h®w Idb-ä-

XmtWm? AtXm, Xm¦-fpsS Pohn-X-¯n C¶pw hg¡ pw

sshcm-Kyhpw ]Ibpw apjn-¨nepw \oc-khpw ̀ n¶-Xbpw

hmgp-I-bmtWm?

t_Xvetlw ]p¡ q-«n ]nd¶p InS¶ tbip Xm¦-

fpsS lrZ-b-¯n P\n-¡ p-sa-¦n B Znhy-k-am-[m\w

Xm¦Ä¡ v e`n-¡ pw. ssZhw {]km-Zn-¡ p¶ PohnXw

{InkvXp hkn-¡ p¶ Pohn-X-am-Wv. {InkvXp hkn-¡ p¶

PohnXw ]m]w amä-s¸« Pohn-X-am-Wv.

kIe Xn·-tbmSpw ]m]-t¯mSpw ]m]-¯nsâ A[n-

Im-cn-bmb km¯m-t\mSpw Xm¦Ä Ct¸mÄ bm{X ]dª v

tbip {InkvXphns\ Xm¦-fpsS Pohn-X-¯nsâ IÀ¯mhpw

c£ n-Xm-hp-ambn Pohn-X-¯n-te¡ v ssIs¡ m-Åp-I. Cu

hÀjs¯ {InkvXp-akv Hcp ]pXnb A\p-`-h-¯nsâ

{InkvXp-akv Bbn-¯o-c-s«.

AXyp-¶-X-§ -fn ssZh-¯n\p alXzw; `qan-bnÂ

ssZh-{]-km-Z-apÅ a\p-jyÀ¡ v kam-[m\w F¶v kzÀ¤ob

ZqX-·m-tcmSv tNÀ¶v ]mSm³ Xm¦Ä hm© n-¡ p-¶p-thm? B

t{ijvTm-\p-`hw Xm¦Ä¡ n-t¸mÄ thWtam?

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F¦n Xm¦-fpsS Acn-I¯p \n¡ p¶ tbip-hn-

\mbn lrZbw Ct¸mÄ Xpd-¡ p-I. ]m]-t¯mSpw ]gb Pohn-

X-t¯mSpw bm{X ]d-bp-I. Hcp ]pXnb PohnXw C¶p

apXÂ F¶v Xocp-am-\n-¡ p-I. tbip-th, Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n-

te¡ v hc-Wta F¶v {]mÀ°n-¡ p-I. Znhy-k-am-[m\w \nd-]-

Sn-bmbn A\p-`-hn-¡ p-I.

\ap¡ v {]mÀ°n-¡ mw. Icp-W-bpÅ IÀ¯m-th, C¶p

X¶ kzÀ¤ob ZqXn-\mbn kvtXm{Xw. ssZh-{]km-Z-apÅ

a\p-jyÀ¡ v e`n-¡ p¶ kam-[m\w F\n¡ pw Xc-W-ta. ac-

W-t¯mfw ssZh-{]-km-Z-¯nepw kzÀ¤obkam-[m-\-

¯nepw hkn-¸m³ ̀mKyw Xc-W-ta.

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]¯v

""CXm, Rm³ kI-ehpw ]pXp-Xm-¡ p-¶p.''

shfn¸mSv 21 : 5

""Cu temI-¯n\v A\p-cq-]-am-ImsX \³abpw

{]km-Zhpw ]qÀ®-X-bp-apÅ ssZh-lnXw C¶-

sX¶v Xncn-¨-dn-tb-­-Xn\v a\Êp ]pXp¡ n cq]m-

´-c-s¸-Sp-hn³''. tdmaÀ 12 : 2

1997 \s½ hn«v t]mI-bm-Wv. 1998 \½psS Acn-In-te¡ v

F¯ns¡ m­n-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. ]pXp-hÀj-¯nsâ ]pXp-¸p-

ecnbnte¡ v {]th-in-¡ m-dm-bn-cn-¡ p¶ \ap¡ v C¶v kI-

ehpw ]pXp-Xm-¡ p¶ {InkvXp-hn-s\-¡ p-dn¨v Nn´n-¡ mw. Cu

]pXp-¡ -¯nsâ A\p-`-h-¯n \ap¡ v ]pXp-h-Õ-c-¯n-

te¡ v IS-¡ mw.

""CXm, Rm³ kI-ehpw ]pXp-Xm-¡ p-¶p.''

shfn¸mSv 21 : 5

""Cu temI-¯n\v A\p-cq-]-am-ImsX \·bpw

{]km-Zhpw ]qÀ®-X-bp-apÅ ssZh-lnXw C¶-

sX¶v Xncn-¨-dn-tb-­-Xn\v a\Êp ]pXp¡ n cq]m-

´-c-s¸-Sp-hn³.'' tdmaÀ 12 : 2

tUm. t\mÀaâ v hn³kâ v ]o Fgp-Xnb kp{]-kn²

{KÙ-amWv ‘The power of positive thinking’. AXn ]dbp¶ Hcp kw`hw hfsc at\m-l-c-am-Wv. Hcp tcmKn Hcn-¡ Â

tUmIvSsd I­p: ""F\n¡ v kpJ-an-Ã. ico-c-¯n C¶-bn-

S¯p thZ-\-sb¶v ]d-bm-\nÃ; amdn amdn thZ-\-bm-Wv. Hcp

kzØ-X-bp-an-Ã. At\Iw tUmIvSÀamsc I­p. Ht«sd

acp¶v Ign-¨p. Hcp t`Z-hp-an-Ã. tUmIvSÀ Fs¶ H¶v

\¶mbn t\m¡ -Ww.'' F¶n-§ s\ ]d-ª p. tUmIvSÀ ]e

]cn-tim-[-\-I-fpw \S-¯n-b-Xn\p tijw acp¶v Ipdn¨p

sImSp-¯p.

""\n§ Ä¡ v Cu Hscmä NnIn-Õ-sIm­v FÃm

tcmKhpw amdpw. ̀ b-s¸-tS-­, Cu NnInÕ am{Xw aXn.''

F¶p tUmIvSÀ ]d-ª p. tcmKn AXym-Ëm-Z-t¯msS

acp¶p- I-S-bn sN¶v Cu Ipdn-am\w -þ Prescription sIm-Sp-

¯p. ""CXnhnsS-bn-Ã, thsd IS-bn t\m¡ q'' F¶m-

WhnsS ]d-ª -Xv. ASp¯ IS-bn ]d-ª p: ""CsX´p acp-

¶m-sW¶v a\-Ên-em-Ip-¶n-Ã-sÃm. \n§ Ä asä-hn-sS-sb-

¦nepw t\m¡ q.''

FÃm acp¶pw In«p¶ kp{]-kn² Hcp acp-¶p-I-S-bn-

se¯n AbmÄ B Prescription sImSp-¯p. acp-¶p-I-S-bnse

amt\-PÀ Abmsf hnfn-¨p. ""Ccn¡ q'' Ccp¶p. AbmÄ

]dª p: \n§ Ä¡ v tUmIvSÀ Ipdn-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶Xv Hcp hnti-

j-s¸« NnIn-Õ-bm-Wv. B acp¶v F´m-sWt¶m?

tdmaÀ12:2. At±lw ss__nÄ FSp¯v hmbn¨p.

""Cu temI-¯n\v A\p-cq-]-am-ImsX \·bpw {]km-

Zhpw ]qÀ®-X-bpapÅ ssZh-lnXw C¶-sX¶v Xncn-¨-dn-tb-

­-Xn\v a\Êv ]pXp¡ n cq]m-´-c-s¸-Sp-hn³.''

At±-ls¯ ]cn-tim-[n¨ tUmIvSÀ¡ v a\-Ên-embn

At±lw a\Êp ]pXp¡ n cq]m-´-c-s¸-Sp-¶-tXmSp IqSn

At±-l-¯nsâ tcmK-§ -sfÃmw amdp-sa-¶v, am\y-kvt\-

lnXm, kI-e-hpw ]pXp-Xm¡ p¶ {InkvXp Xm¦sf ]pXp-Xm-

¡ p-hm³ Xm¦-fpsS PohnXw {InkvXp-hnsâ Ic-§ -fn-te¡ v

Ct¸mÄ Gev¸n-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡ mtam? ImÂhdn {Iqin acn¨

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{InkvXp C¶pw Pohn-¡ p-¶Xv Xm¦sf ]pXp-¡ p-hm-\m-

sW¶v Xm¦Ä¡ v hniz-kn-¡ mtam?

H¶m-a-Xmbn, {InkvXp a\p-jys\ cq]m-´-c-s¸-Sp-¯p-

t¼mÄ Ah³ Hcp ]pXnb a\p-jy-\m-bn-¯o-cp-¶p. Xncp-h-

N\w ]d-bp¶p:

""ap¼n-es¯ \S¸p kw_-Ôn¨v NXn-tam-l-§ -

fm hj-fm-bn-t¸m-Ip¶ ]gb a\p-jys\ Dt]-

£ n¨v \n§ -fpsS DÅnse Bßmhv kw_-Ô-

ambn ]pXp¡ w {]m]n¨v kXy-¯nsâ ̂ e-amb

\oXn-bnepw hnip-²n-bnepw ssZhm-\p-cq-]-ambn

krjvSn -¡ -s¸« ]pXpa\p-jys\ [cn -¨p -

sImÄhn³.'' Fs^-kyÀ 4 : 22- þ 24

{InkvXp Hcm-fn hkn-¡ p-t¼mÄ ]pXnb Hcp hyàn-

bmbn¯ocp-I-bm-Wv. ]gb tIm]n-jvT\pw \njvTq-c-\pamb

a\p-jy³ Ipª m-Sn-s\-t¸mse im´-kz-`m-hn-bm-bn-¯o-cp-I-

bmWv. aZy-]n¨v e¡ p-sI-«p-h¶v ̀ mcysbbpw a¡ -sfbpw

\njv¡ -cpWw XÃn-s¡ m-­n-cp¶ a\p-jy³ `mcybpw

a¡ fpw Hcp-an¨v ]m«p-]mSn ssZhs¯ kvXpXn-¡ p¶

]pXnb a\p-jy-\m-bn-¯o-cp-I-bm-Wv. ]W-¯n-\p-th­n

F´p hr¯n-tISpw sN¿p-hm³ aSn-bn-Ãm¯ a\p-jy³

{InkvXp-hns\ lrZ-b-¯n ssIs¡ m-­-Xn-\p-tijw

kuay\pw kvt\l-hm\pw im´-\pambn¯o-cp-I-bm-Wv.

sImÅ-¯-e-h-\mb Pw_p-enwK \mSmÀ Xan-gv\m-Snsâ

sX¡ ³ {]tZ-i-§ sf InSnew sImÅn-¨p-sIm-­n-cp¶

sImůeh³ Bbn-cp-¶p. IhÀ¨bpw sIme-]m-X-Ihpw

_em-Õw-Khpw sNbvXv \mSns\ \Sp¡ n Pohn¨ a\p-jy³

Gan-ImÀ ssa¡ Ä aZm-½-bpsS hmbn \n¶v ssZh-h-N\w

tI«p am\-km-´-c-s¸-«p. Hcp ]pXnb a\p-jy-\m-bn. AtX,

kI-ehpw ]pXp-Xm-¡ p¶ {InkvXp a\p-jys\ cq]m-´-c-s¸-

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Sp¯n ]pXnb a\p-jy-\m-¡ p-¶p.

c­m-a-Xm-bn, {InkvXp a\p-jys\ ]pXnb krjvSn-bm-

¡ p-¶p.

""Hcp-¯³ {InkvXp-hn-em-bm Ah³ ]pXnb

krjvSn-bm-Ip-¶p; ]g-bXv Ign-ª p-t]mbn, CXm

AXv ]pXp-Xmbn XoÀ¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p. AXn-s\m-

s¡ bpw ssZhw Xt¶ Imc-W-`q-X³''.

2 sImcn-´yÀ 5 : 17

a\p-jysâ ]m]-tam-N-\-¯n-\p-th­n {Iqin acn¨

{InkvXp {Iqin-t·Â InS-¡ p-t¼mÄ A\p-X-]n¨ IÅs\

]pXnb krjvSn-bm-¡ n. hy`n-Nm-c-PohnXw aqew Ggp ̀ qX-

§ Ä lrZ-b-¯n {]th-in-¨n-cp¶ aKvZ-e-\-a-dn-bm-ans\

{InkvXphns\ kvt\ln-¡ p¶ ]pXnb krjvSn-bm-¡ n. N© -

e-lr-Z-b\pw FS¯p-Nm-«-¡ m-c\pw [rX-K-Xn-¡ m-c\pw ̀ ocp-

hp-am-bn-cp¶ iotam³ ]t{Xm-kns\ ]md-t]mse Dd-¸pÅ

Hcp ]pXnb krjvSn-bm-¡ n. kwi-bm-ephpw Ahn-izm-kn-bp-

am-bn-cp¶ tXma-kns\ hnizm-k-ho-c\pw cà-km-£ n-bp-

amb Hcp ]pXnb krjvSn-bm-¡ n. Zqj-I\pw D]-{Z-hnbpw

\njvTq-c-\p-amb iuens\ H¶mw \qäm-­nse Gjysbbpw

bqtdm-¸n-s\bpw kphn-tijw sIm­v Cf-¡ n-a-dn-¡ p¶

kphn-ti-jI-\mb ]utem-km¡ n amän. ""Hcp-¯³ {InkvXp-

hn-em-bm ]pXnb krjvSn-bm-Ip-¶p.''

kI-ehpw ]pXp-Xm-¡ p¶ {InkvXp, aq¶m-a-Xm-bn,

]pXnb lrZbw \evIp-¶p.

""Rm³ \n§ Ä¡ v ]pXn-sbmcp lrZbw Xcpw;

]pXn-sbmcp Bßm-hns\ Rm³ \n§ fpsS

DÅn B¡ pw; IÃm-bpÅ lrZbw Rm³

\n§ -fpsS PU-¯n \n¶v \o¡ n amwk-am-

bpÅ lrZbw \n§ Ä¡ v Xcpw''

sbl-kvtIÂ 36 : 26

69

lrZbw amän-sh-bv¡ p¶ ikv{X-{Inb hnP-b-I-c-ambn

\nÀÆ-ln-¡ m³ sshZy-im-kv{X-¯n\v Ign-bpw. F¶mÂ

]pXnb lrZbw Xcm³ {InkvXp-hn\v am{Xta Ign-bq. a\p-

jys\ ssZh-¯nsâ a\-Êp-Å-hcm-¡ m³ ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-

hn\p am{Xta Ign-bq. Zmho-Zn-s\-¡ p-dn¨v ssZhw km£ n-¡ p-

¶Xv Ah³ Fsâ lrZ-b-{]-Im-c-apÅ a\p-jy³ F¶mWv

""A man after my own heart''. (At¸m-. {]hr-¯n-IÄ 13 : 22)

ZpjvS-Xbpw ]Ibpw hntZz-jhpw {]Xn-Im-c-Nn-´bpw

Ima-{`m´pw ssewKn-I-tam-l-§ fpw \ndª p \n¶ a\p-jy-

lr-Zbw amän Hcp ]pXnb lrZbw a\p-jy-\n-ep-f-hm-¡ p-¶-

XmWv {InkvXphnsâ Gähpw henb AÛp-Xw. AXmWv

{InkvXp-hnsâ {Iqin sNmcnª Xncp-c-à-¯nsâ A{]-

tab iàn.

\mem-a-Xmbn, ]pXnb hgn. ""AXp-sIm­v ktlm-Z-c-

·m-sc, tbip Xsâ tZlw F¶ Xnc-Èo-e-bn¡ qSn \ap¡ p

{]Xn-jvTn¨ Poh-\pÅ ]pXp-h-gn.'' F{_m-bÀ 10:19. CXp-hsc

\S¶ ]m]-¯nsâ hgn-I-fÃ; CXm, Hcp ]pXnb hgn. Zpjv]-

cn-N-b-§ -fp-sSbpw ZpÈo-e-§ -fp-sSbpw ZpÀ¶-S-¸n-sâbpw

]gb hgn-tbmSv bm{X ]d-ª p. Hcp ]pXnb hgn-bn IqSn-

bpÅ bm{X.

_mey-¯nse A¸³ acn-¨p-t]mb Hcm-fm-bn-cp¶p

AK-Ìn³. shdn-b\pw ZpÀamÀ¤n-bp-ambn Pohn¨p.

lo\PohnXw \bn-¡ p¶ Hcp kv{Xobp-ambn thgvN-bn-em-bn.

F¶m AK-Ìnsâ A½-bpsS {]mÀ°\ B bphm-hnsâ

a\w Xncn-¨p. B Aip²PohnXw Ah³ Dt]-£ n-¨p. Hcp

{]im´ taml-\hpw kwip-²-hp-amb PohnXw Ah³

Bcw`n-¨p.

Hcn-¡ Â B sImÅ-cp-Xm¯ kv{Xosb Ah³ ImWm-

\n-S-bm-bn. Hcp ]cn-N-b-hp-an-Ãm-¯-Xp-t]mse Ah³ \n¶p.

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AhÄ ]dª p: ""CXp Rm\mWv. \osbs¶ Adn-

bntÃ?''

""CXv Rm\Ã; \nsâ IqsS Pohn¨ AK-Ìn³ acn-¨p-

t]m-bn. Rms\mcp ]pXnb a\p-jy-\mWv. ]gb hgn-I-tfmSp

Rm³ bm{X ]d-ª p. Rm\n¶v Hcp ]pXnb hgntb k© -cn-

¡ p-I-bm-Wv.''

am\y-kvt\-ln-Xm, Hcp ]pXnb hgntb k© -cn-¡ m³

Xm¦Ä¡ v XmÂ]-cy-apt­m?

A© m-a-Xmbn, ]pXnb Iev]\ ""\n§ Ä X½nÂ

X½n kvt\ln-t¡ -Ww F¶v ]pXn-sbmcp Iev]\ Rm³

\n§ Ä¡ v Xcp-¶p. Rm³ \n§ sf kvt\ln-¨-Xp-t]mse

\n§ fpw X½n X½n kvt\ln-t¡ Ww F¶p Xs¶.

\n§ Ä¡ p X½n X½n kvt\lw Ds­-¦n \n§ Ä

Fsâ injy-·mÀ F¶v FÃmhcpw Adn-bpw.'' tbml-¶m³

13 : 34 þ 35 F¶v {InkvXp ]d-bp-¶p. ""Xm³ I­n-«pÅ

ktlm-Z -cs\ kvt\ln-¡ m-¯-h¶p I­n-«n -Ãm¯

ssZhs¯ kvt\ln-¸m³ Ign-bp-¶-X-Ã.'' 1 tbml-¶m³ 4:20

a\p-jy-Po-hn-X-¯nsâ sFiz-cy-¯ntâbpw kzØ-X-bp-

tSbpw ASnØm\w kvt\l-a-s{X. ̀n¶n-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶-hÀ H¶n-

¡ pw, {InkvXp lrZ-b-¯n hcp-t¼mÄ. {InkvXp ̀ h-\-

¯n hcp-t¼mÄ ]c-kv]c kvt\lw sIm­v ̀ h-\m-´-

co£ w tim`-\-am-Ipw.

Bdm-a-Xmbn ]pXnb \K-cw. ""]pXnb bcp-itew F¶

hnip-²-\Kcw ̀À¯m-hn-\mbn Ae-¦-cn-¨n-cn-¡ p¶ aW-hm-«n-

sb-t¸mse Hcp-§ n, kzÀ¤-¯n \n¶v, ssZh-k-¶n-[n-bnÂ

\n¶p-Xs¶ Cd-§ p-¶Xv Rm³ I­p.'' shfn¸mSv 21 : 2.

\nXy-bp-K-¯nse \nXy-hn-ip-²-\K-cw. ̀qan-bnse Cu Bbp-

jv¡ m-e¯v {InkvXp-hns\ ssIs¡ m-Åp-¶-hÀ¡ pÅ ̀mKy- -

¯n-I-hmWv ]pXnb sbcp-itew F¶ \nXy-hn-ip-²-\-K-cw.

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Ggm-a-Xmbn, ]pXnb BIm-ihpw ]pXnb ̀qan-bpw.

""Rm³ ]pXnb BIm-ihpw ]pXnb ̀ qanbpw

I­p; H¶m-as¯ BIm-ihpw H¶m-as¯

`qanbpw Hgn-ª p-t]m-bn.'' shfn-¸mSv 21 : 1

""CXm, Rm³ ]pXnb BIm-ihpw ]pXnb

`qanbpw krjvSn-¡ p-¶p.'' sbi¿mhv 65 : 17

Ct¸m-gs¯ BIm-ihpw ̀qanbpw Xobv¡ mbn kq£ n-

¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p F¶v hN\w ]d-bp¶p.

""BImiw sImSp-½p-g-¡ -t¯msS Hgn-ª p-t]m-

Ipw; aqe]ZmÀ°-§ Ä I¯n-b-gn-Ibpw ̀qanbpw

AXne- pÅ ]WnI- fpw sh´pt- ]mI- bpw sN¿pw.''

2 ]t{Xmkv 3 : 10

_lp-am\y kvt\ln-Xm, \nXykzÀ¤obXoc-s¯-

¯m³ Xm¦Ä Hcp-§ ntbm? ]g-b-Xn-t\mSv bm{X ]d-

ª pthm? ]pXnb a\p-jy³. ]pXnb krjvSn, ]pXnb lrZ-

bw, ]pXnb hgn, ]pXnb Iev]-\, ]pXnb \K-cw, ]pXnb

BIm-ihpw ]pXnb ̀ qan-bpw. {Iqin acn¨v DbnÀs¯-gp-

t¶äv Pohn-¡ p¶ {InkvXp kI-ehpw ]pXp-Xm-¡ p-¶-h³

F¶v Xm¦Ä A\p-`-hn-¨pthm? F¦n \ap¡ v {]mÀ°n-

¡ mw. Poh-\pÅ ssZh-ta, Ahn-Sp¶v C¶v X¶ hN-\-

§ Ä¡ mbn kvtXm{Xw. Cu hN\w hmbn¨ FÃm-h-scbpw

A\p-{K-ln-¡ -W-ta.

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]Xn-s\m¶v

""Gähpw {]nb ]pcp-jm, ̀ b-s¸-tS­; \n\¡ v

kam-[m-\w! _e-s¸-«n-cn¡ , _e-s¸-«n-cn¡ .''

Zm\ntb 10 : 19

ISp¯ ZpxJ-¯nepw sImSnb bmX-\-bnepw Bbn-

cp¶p Zm\n-tb {]hm-N-I³. XfÀ¶pw XIÀ¶pw hnh-i-

\mbn ssZh]p-cpj³ Ccn-¡ p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. apJ-tim`

£ bn¨pw _e-an-Ãm-sXbpw Zm\n-tb Ccn-¡ p-I-bm-bn-cp-

¶p. At¸mÄ Hcp Znhy-kzcw ssZh-ss]-X-ens\ sXm«p-

WÀ¯n. Icp-W-bpÅ ssZhw hmÕ-ey-hm-bvt]msS Zm\n-

tb-en-t\mSv ]d-ª p.

""Gähpw {]nb ]pcp-jm, ̀ b-s¸-tS­; \n\¡ v

kam-[m-\w. _e-s¸-«n-cn¡ , _e-s¸-«n-cn-¡ .''

Zm\n-tb 10 : 19

\nXy-\mb ssZhw Zm\n-tb-ens\ hnfn-¨Xv "Gähpw

{]nb ]pcpjm' F¶mW.v ssZhw t\mlsb "Cu Xe-ap-d-

bnse \oXn-am³' F¶p hnfn-¨p. ssZhw A{_-lm-ans\

"Fsâ kvt\ln-X³' F¶p hnfn-¨p. ssZhw tamisb

"Gähpw hnizkvX ]pcp-j³' F¶p hnfn-¨p. ssZhw Zmho-

Zns\ "Fsâ lrZ-b-{]-Im-c-apÅ ]pcp-j³' F¶p hnfn-¨p.

{]nb ktlm-Z-cm, lrZbw ImWp¶ ssZhw Xm¦sf

Ct¸mÄ F§ s\ hnfn-¡ pw? "\Ã-h\pw hn-iz-kvX-\p-amb

Zmkt\' F¶v hnfn-¡ ptam? "Ch³ km£ m bn{km-

tey³ Ch-\n I]-S-anÃm' sb¶v km£ n-¡ ptam? AtXm

"ZpjvS\pw aSn-b-\p-amb Zmkt\' F¶v hnfn-¡ ptam?

ssZh¯nsâ Gähpw {]nb ]pcp-j-\m-Im³ Xm¦Ä¡ v

B{K-l-apt­m? Zm\n-tb ssZh-¯nsâ {]nb ]pcp-j-\m-

b-Xn\v At\Iw Imc-W-§ -fp-­v.

H¶m-a-Xmbn, ""bmsXmcp Imc-W-h-imepw X¶-¯m³

Aip-²-am-¡ p-I-bn-sÃ-¶v Zm\n-tb lrZ-b-¯n \nÝ-bn-

¨p.'' (Zm\n-tb 1 : 8) Aip-²-amb kml-N-cy-¯n-em-bn-

cp¶p A¶v Zm\n-tb Pohn-¨n-cp-¶-Xv. kz´w \m«nÂ

\n¶pw AI¶v, Zqsc Zqsc, A\y-tZ-i¯v ]mÀ¡ p-I-bm-bn-cp-

¶p. bcp-i-te-an \n¶v _mt_-en-te¡ v ASn-a-bm-¡ n-s¡ m-

­p-t]mb Hcp bphm-hmbncp¶p Zm\n-tbÂ. kz´-¡ m-cnÂ

\n¶-I¶v Pohn-¡ p¶ Imew. F§ s\ thW-sa-¦nepw

Pohn-¡ m³ {]tem-`\w \ÂIp¶ buÆ-\-¯nsâ tNmc-

s¡ m-gp-¸pÅ {]mbw. Bcpw Adn-bn-Ã. Bcpw ImWp-I-bn-Ã.

]t£ Zm\n-tb-en\v Hcp Imcyw \nÝ-b-ap-­m-bn-cp-¶p.

a\p-jy-cmcpw Adn-ª n-sÃ-¦nepw FÃmw Adn-bp-¶ Hcp

ssZh-ap-­v. a\p-jy-cmcpw I­n-sÃ-¦nepw FÃmw ImWp¶

Hcp ssZh-ap-­v. B ssZh¯ ZpxJn-¸n-¡ p-I-bn-söv Zm\n-

tb \nÝ-bn-¨p. am\y-kvt\-ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä A{]-Imcw Hcp

Xocp-am-\-sa-Sp-¡ p-¶pthm? Zm\n-tb-ensâ Pohn-X-¯nse

H¶m-as¯ khn-ti-jX Zm\n-tb-ensâ - DecisionþXo-cp-am-

\w.

c­m-a-Xmbn, Zm\n-tb-ensâ Pohn-X-¯n \mw ImWp-

¶Xv Zm\n-tb-en\v e`n¨ A`n-hr-²n. Promotion F¶v Rm³

AXns\ hnfn-¡ -s«. Zm\n-tb Bdmw A²ymbw H¶pw

c­pw hmIy-§ Ä hmbn-¡ p-t¼mÄ \maXv ImWp-¶p. A¶v

Zmcym-thiv cmPm-hnsâ þ tUdn-bkv N{I-hÀ¯n-bpsS þ

t]Àjy³ km{am-Py¯n \qän-bn-cp-]Xv kwØm-\-§ -fp-

­m-bn-cp-¶p. Hmtcm kwØm-\-¯n\pw Hmtcm KhÀ®ÀamÀ

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D­m-bn-cp-¶p. Cu \qän-bn-cp-]Xv KhÀ®Àam-cpsS aosX

aq¶v {]kn-U-âp-amÀ D­m-bn-cp-¶p. Cu aqh-cn Zm\ntbÂ

Hcph\m-bn-cp¶p F¶mWv ae-bmf thZ-]p-kvX-I-¯nÂ

\mw hmbn-¡ p-¶-Xv. “Daniel was first among the three” F¶v

Cw¥ojv thZ-]p-kvX-I-¯n \mw hmbn-¡ p-¶p.

F§ -s\-bmWv Cu DbÀ¨ D­m-bXv? X¶-¯m³

Aip-²-am-¡ p-I-bn-söv Zm\n-tb \nÝ-bn-¨Xpw B

\nÝbw Zm\n-tb ]men-¡ p-¶Xpw ssZhw I­p-sIm-­n-

cp-¶p. ssZhw BÀ¡ pw IS-¡ m-c-\m-bn-cn-¡ p-I-bn-Ã.

ssZhs¯ am\n-¡ p-¶-hs\ ssZhw am\n-¡ pw. Pohn-X-hn-

ip²n ]men-¡ p¶ buh-\-¡ m-cs\ ssZhw ]Sn-]-Sn-bmbn

Promotion sImSp¯v DbÀ¯n. ""Rm³ \ns¶ hme-Ã, Xe-bm-

¡ pw.'' F¶t{X ssZhw Acp-fn-s¨-¿p-¶-Xv. {]nb kvt\ln-

Xm, am\y-k-tlm-Z-co, Poh-\pÅ ssZhw am\n-¡ p¶ Hcp

hnip-²-Po-hnXw \bn-¸m³ B{K-l-apt­m? kIe Ir]bpw

Icp-W-bpÅ tbip-\m-Y³ Xcpw.

aq¶m-a-Xm-bn, ssZhw Zm\n-tb-en\v \ÂInb

Protectionþ kwc-£ -Ww. Zm\n-tb-ensâ A`n-hr-²n-bnÂ

At\-IÀ Akq-bm-ep-¡ -fm-bn. AhÀ Zm\n-tb-ens\ HSp-

¡ m³ ]cn-]m-Sn-bn-«p. Zm\n-tb-ens\ sIWn-bn hogn-¡ m³

AhÀ KqVm-tem-N\ sNbvXp. Bdm-a-²ym-b-¯n XpSÀ¶v

hmbn-¡ p-¶Xv Akq-bm-ep-¡ -fmb a\p-jy-cpsS IpSn-e-X-{´-

§ fpw IpÕnX {]hr-¯n-I-fp-am-Wv.

ASp¯ ap¸Xv Znh-k-t¯¡ v Zmcym-thiv cmPm-hn-t\m-

S-ÃmsX aäm-tcm-sS-¦nepw {]mÀ°n-¡ p-¶-hs\ knwl-Kp-l-

bn C«p-I-fbpw Fs¶mcp hnfw-_cw cmPm-hns\ sIm­v

AhÀ ]pd-s¸-Sp-hn-¨p. Zm\n-tb ssZh-t¯m-SpÅ

{]mÀ°\ apS-¡ n-bn-Ã. Xsâ amfn-I-bpsS Infn-hm-XnÂ

sbcp-i-te-an\p t\sc Xpd-¶n-«p-sIm­v Xm³ aps¼

sNbvXp-h-¶-Xp-t]mse Znhkw aq¶p {]mhiyw ap«p-Ip¯n

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Xsâ ssZh-¯nsâ k¶n-[n-bn {]mÀ°n¨v kvtXm{Xw

sNbvXp.

sIWn Hcp¡ n Im¯p-\n-¶-hÀ Zm\n-tb-ens\ knwl-

Kp-l-bn CSp-hm³ cmPm-hns\ \nÀ_-Ôn-¨p. cmPmhv

\nÀÆm-l-an-ÃmsX Ah-cpsS \nÀ_-Ô-¯n\v hg-§ n. AhÀ

Zm\n-tb-ens\ knwl-Kp-l-bn-te¡ v XÅn. ]t£ AÛpXw!

knwl-§ -fpsS hmbv ssZh-Zq-X·mÀ AS-¨p-]n-Sn-¨p. knwl-

§ -sfÃmw A\-§ m-\m-hmsX \n¶p. Hcp cm{Xn apgp-h³

knwl-§ -fpsS Kpl-bn Zm\n-tb Ign-ª p. Ah³

Xsâ ssZh-¯n hniz-kn-¨n-cp-¶-Xp-sIm­v Ah\v

bmsXmcp tISpw ]än-bn-Ã. Zm\n-tb 6 : 23.- X-¶n hniz-

kvX-X-tbmsS \nev¡ p-¶-hsc ssZhw c£ n-¡ pw Protection.

ZmhoZv ]mSn.

""btlm-h-bpsS ZqX³ Xsâ ̀à-·m-cpsS Npäpw

]mf-b-an-d§ n Ahsc hnSp-hn-¡ p-¶p.''

k¦oÀ¯\w 34 : 7

\mem-a-Xmbn, Zm\n-tb-ensâ Profession þ DtZymKw

t]Àjy³ km{am-Py-¯nsâ {]kn-U-âm-bn-cp-¶p, HutZym-

KnIambn Zm\n-tbÂ. ]t£ Pohn-X-¯nsâ H¶m-as¯

ap³K-W\ ssZh-th-e-bv¡ m-bn-cp-¶p.

""_p²n-am³amÀ BIm-i-a-Þ-e-¯nsâ {]`

t]msebpw ]e-scbpw \oXn-bn-te¡ v Xncn-¡ p-¶-

hÀ \£ {- X§- s- ft- ¸ms- ebpw F¶pw Ft¶¡ pw

{]Im-in-¡ pw'' Zm\n-tb 12 : 3

]e-scbpw \oXn-bn-te¡ v Xncn-¡ p-¶-h-\mWv _p²n-

am³ F¶v Zm\ntb Adn-ª n-cp-¶p. At\-Isc \oXn-bn-

te¡ pw hnip² Pohn-X-¯n-te¡ pw Xncn-¡ p-¶-Xn\v Xsâ

PohnXw Zm\n-tb Dgn-ª p-sh-¨p.

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_lp-am\y kplr-t¯, Xm¦-fpsS PohnXw {InkvXp-

hnsâ kphn-tij the-bv¡ p-th­n sNe-h-gn-¡ m³

Xm¦Ä¡ v hm© -bpt­m? Hcm-bp-Ê-tÃ-bp-Åq. ]ns¶

\¶mbn Pohn-¸m\pw {InkvXp-hn\p th­n sNe-hm-bn-t¸m-

Im\pw thsdmcp BbpÊn-Ã-sÃm. C.T. Studd ]d-ª -Xp-

t]mse: ""Just one life; it will soon, soon be past. That which is done

for Christ alone will last.'' ""Htc Hcm-bpÊp am{Xw. AsX{X

thKw ]d-¶p-t]m-Ipw. {InkvXphn\p th­n sN¿p-¶-Xp-

am{Xw \ne-\n-ev¡ pw.'' am\y-k-tlm-Z-co, \ne-\n¡ p¶

D¯a k¼¯v Chn-sS-sh¨v t\Sp-hm³ \n\¡ v Xmev]-cy-

apt­m?

A© m-a-Xm-bn, Zm\n-tb-ensâ kz¯v - - Possession.

""\otbm Ahk- m\w hcpt- hmfw s]mbvs¡ mÄI;

\o hn{i-an¨v Imem-h-km-\¯n¦Â \nsâ

Hmlcn e`n-¸m³ Fgp-t¶-äp-h-cpw.''

Zm\n-tb 12 : 13

Imem-h-km-\-¯n-¦Â e`n-¡ p¶ Htcm-l-cn-bp-­v. Hcp

sjbÀ D­v. A¸-sâ kz¯nsâ Hmlcn a¡ Ä¡ v In«p-a-

tÃm. Ct¸mÄ aI-t\, ac-W-am-Ip¶ A´n-a-hn-{i-a-¯n-te¡ v

\o s]mbvs¡ m-Åp-I. \nsâ sFlnI Pohn-X-Im-e¯v \o

Pohn¨Xpw {]hÀ¯n-¨-Xp-sam¶pw Rm³ ad-¶p-I-fI-bn-Ã.

{InkvXp \n\¡ v {]Xn-^ew Xcpw.

""Iqen Ahsâ ]¡ -epw {]Xn-^ew Ahsâ

ssI¿nepw D­v.'' sbi-¿mhv 62 : 11

""Hmtcm-cp-¯\pw Ah\hsâ {]hr-¯n¡ v X¡ -

h®w sImSp-¸m³ {]Xn-^ew Fsâ ]¡ -ep­v.''

shfn-¸mSv 22 : 12

B kzÀ¤ob Hml-cn-bm-Ip-¶ \nXy-Po-h³ {]m]n-¸m³

A¶v s]mSnb- n \n{Zs- ImÅ- p¶- h- À DbnÀs¯g- pt- ¶-ev¡ pw.

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kvt\ln-Xm, hnip-²-·m-tcm-Sp-IqsS DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶äv Ah-

cpsS \ncb- n \n¡ ps- a¶- pÅ Dd v̧ Xm¦Ä {]m]n-̈ p-thm?

""IÀ¯mhp Xm³ Kw`o-c-\m-Z-t¯mSpw {][m\

ZqXsâ i_vZ-t¯mSpw ssZh-¯nsâ Iml-f-

t¯mSpw IqsS kzÀ¤-¯n \n¶v Cd-§ n-h-cn-I-

bpw {InkvXp-hn acn-¨-hÀ aps¼ DbnÀs¯-gp-

t¶-ev¡ p-Ibpw sN¿pw. ]ns¶ Poh-t\msS

tijn-¡ p¶ \mw Ah-tcm-sSm-cp-an¨v BIm-i-

¯n IÀ¯m-hns\ FXn-tc-ev]m³ taL-§ -

fn FSp-¡ -s¸-Spw.'' 1 sXÊ-tem-\n-IyÀ 4 : 16-, 17-

Hcp a\p-jy\v t\Sm-hp¶ Gähpw henb `mKyw

{InkvXp-hnsâ cmPy-¯n Ah-t\m-sSm-cp-an¨v hmgpI F¶-

Xm-Wv. B kzÀ¤obHml-cn-bp-sS þ Possession {]m]n-¡ m³

Hcp-§ p¶ Ime-amWv ̀uXnI Pohn-X-Im-ew.

Decision, Promotion, Protection, Profession, Possession.

""Gähpw {]nb ]pcpjm'' F¶ hnfn¡ v kvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä

AÀl-\m-Iptam? {InkvXp-hnsâ cà-¯m-epÅ ]m]-tam-N-

\hpw B´-cnI kam-[m-\hpw Xm¦Ä {]m]n-¨p-thm? Cu

\nanjw Xs¶ PohnXw {InkvXp-hnsâ Im¡  AÀ¸n-

¡ p-I. {InkvXp-hn-t\mSv DS-¼Sn sN¿p-I. tbipth \o F\n-

¡ p-th­n acn-¨-Xn-\m C¶p apX Rm³ \n\-¡ mbn

Pohn-¡ pw. F¦n \ap¡ v {]mÀ°n-¡ mw.

R§ sf kvt\ln-¡ p¶ Icp-Wm-a-b-\mb tbip-th,

Ahn-Sp-s¯ kvt\l-k-tµ-i-¯n-\mbn kvtXm{Xw. Ahn-Sp-

s¯ kzÀ¤o-bm-lzm-\-¯n-\mbn kvtXm{Xw. Ahn-Sp-s¯

BWn-¸m-SpÅ Icw Fsâ inc-Ên hbv¡ -W-ta. Ahn-Sp-

s¯ {Iqinse c£ A\p-`-h-am-¡ m³ Fs¶ klm-bn-¡ -

W-sa.

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]{´­v

""btlm-h-tbmSv Rm³ ]d-ª p-t]mbn; F\n¡ v

]n³am-dn-¡ qSm''. \ymbm-[n-]-·mÀ 11 : 35

Zm\n-tb ssZh-k-¶n-[n-bn Hcp Xocp-am\w FSp-

¯-Xn-s\-¡ p-dn¨v \mw Nn´n-¨p-h-tÃm. bmsXmcp Imc-W-h-

imepw Rm³ Fs¶-¯s¶ Aip-²-am-¡ p-I-bn-söv Zm\n-

tb lrZ-b-¯n \nÝ-bn-¨p. B Xocp-am\w Zm\n-tbÂ

]men-¨-Xp-sIm­v Zm\n-tb-en\v Cl-tem-I-¯n FÃm-hn-[-

¯n-epÅ kwc-£ -Whpw A`n-hr-²nbpw e`n¨p F¶p am{X-

a-Ã, \nXy-cm-Py-¯n Hcp Hmlcn e`n-¡ p-sa-¶pÅ ssZh

hmKvZ-¯hpw e`n-¨p.

\ymbm-[n-]-·m-cpsS ]pkvX-I-¯n bn^vXmlv

Fs¶m-cm-sf-¡ p-dn¨v \mw hmbn-¡ p-¶p. bn^vXmlv ssZh-k-

¶n-[n-bn Nne DS-¼-Sn-Ifpw Xocp-am-\-§ fpw FSp¯

ssZh-ss]-X-embncp¶p. bn^vXmlv Hc-h-k-c-¯n ]dª

hm¡ v Xe-ap-d-IÄ Xe-ap-d-I-fmbn At\-Isc kzm[o-\n-¡ p-

Ibpw hnizm-k-¯n Dd-¸n-¡ p-Ibpw sNbvXp-sIm-­n-cp-

¶p.

""btlm-h-tbmSv Rm³ ]d-ª p-t]mbn; F\n¡ v

]n³am-dn-¡ q-Sm.'' \ymbm-[n-]-·mÀ 11 : 35

bn^vXm-lnsâ Pohn-X-¯nse H¶m-as¯ Imcyw

bn^vXmlv thiym-]p-{X-\m-bn-cp¶p F¶-Xm-Wv. ""bn^vXmlv

]cm-{I-a-imen F¦nepw thiym-]p-{X-\m-bn-cp-¶p.'' \ymbm-[n-

]-·mÀ 11 : 1. P·-¯n Xs¶ If¦w ]änb Hcp Pohn-X-am-bn-

cp-¶p bn^vXm-ln-tâ-Xv. BÀ¡ pw _lpam\w tXm¶m¯

Hcp Pohn-Xw. ]ng ]änb Hcp ]gb Imew. A]-am\`mcw

t]dn Pohn-t¡ ­n h¶ Hcp Zb-\ob Ime-L-«w. Hcn-¡ epw

Xncp-¯m-\m-hm¯ ]ng-hp-IÄ ]änb Hcp ̀qX-Im-ew.

kvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä¡ v eÖm-I-c-amb Hcp Ime-s¯-

¡ p-dn¨v C¶v HmÀ½-bpt­m? kI-ecpw ]pÑn-¡ p-Ibpw

\nµn-¡ p-Ibpw XpÑo-I-cn-¡ pIbpw Hä-s¸-Sp-¯p-Ibpw

sNbvX Imew C¶v HmÀ½-bpt­m?

bn^vXm-lnsâ Pohn-X-¯nse Cu Ah-K-Wn-¡ -s¸«

Imew Hcp Imcyw \s½ HmÀ½n-¸n-¡ p-¶p. ""bn{km-tbÂ

]uc-X-tbmSv kw_-Ô-an-Ãm¯ Imew'' F¶v ]utemkv ]d-

bp-¶p-­-tÃm.

""A¡ m-e¯v \n§ Ä {InkvXp-hns\ IqSm-sX-bp-

Å-hcpw bn{km-tb ]uc-X-tbmSv kw_-Ô-an-

Ãm-¯-hcpw hmKvZ-¯-¯nsâ \nb-a-§ Ä¡ v

A\ycpw {]Xym-i-bn-Ãm-¯-hcpw temI-¯nÂ

ssZhw CÃm-¯-hcpw Bbn-cp¶p Ft¶mÀ¯p

sImÄhn³'' Fs^-kyÀ 2 : 12

kvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦sf Fhn-sS-\n-¶mWv ssZhw c£ n-

¨Xv F¶-dn-bp-¶pt­m? Bg-apÅ Ipgn-bnepw Ipgª

tNänepw Bbn-cp¶p F¶-dn-bmtam? sh«n-sb-Sp¯ ]md-tb-

sX¶v Adn-bmtam? Ipgn-s¨-Sp¯ J\n-KÀ`-¯n-te¡ v H¶v

Xncnª v t\m¡ ptam?

bn^vXm-lnsâ Pohn-X-¯nse c­m-as¯ Imcyw

Ah³ \nÊm-c-·mcmb Bfp-I-fp-ambn tNÀ¶v k© -cn-¨p.

(\ymbm-[n-]·mÀ 11 : 13) Nne No¯ Iq«p-sI-«p-I-fnÂs¸«v

PohnXw hj-fm¡ n¡ f-ª p. “Birds of the same feather flock

together” F¶v Hcp ]g-s© m-Ãp-­v. Htc Xqh-epÅ ]£ n-IÄ

Hcp-an¨v Iq«p-Iq-Spw. \½psS kvt\ln-X-·mÀ Bsc-¶-dn-

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ª m \½psS kz`mhw Adn-bm-sa¶v Úm\n-IÄ ]d-

ª n-«p-­v.

{]nb kvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä Aip-²-amb Iq«p-sI-«nÂ

s]«v PohnXw hgn-sX-än-t¸m-hp-I-bmtWm? ap¸-s¯m-¶p-

sImÃw tImtfPv A²ym-]-I-\mbpw HSp-hn-es¯ c­p-

hÀjw tIme-t© cn tImtf-Pnsâ {]n³kn-¸embpw

{]hÀ¯n¨ F\n¡ ,v F{Xtbm sNdp-¸-¡ mÀ Iq«p-sI-«p-

aqew XIÀ¶p \in-¡ p¶Xv ImWm³ Ign-ª n-«p-­v. \Ã

kz`m-hp-apÅ, \à kml-N-cy-¯n \n¶pw h¶ F{Xtbm

bphm-¡ Ä Nne Agp¡ p ]nSn¨ Iq«p-sI-«n IpSp§ n Xncp-

¯m-\m-hm¯ sImSpw \mi-¯n hoWp-t]m-Ip-¶Xv Rm³

I­n-«p­v!

kvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä C¶v BcpsS IqsS-bmWv \S-¡ p-

¶-Xv? ssZh-a-¡ -fmtWm Xm¦-fpsS {]nb kplr-¯p-¡ Ä?

ssZh-a-¡ -fpsS kvt\l-¯nepw kwkÀ¤-¯n-ep-amtWm

Xm¦Ä C¶p Pohn-¡ p-¶-Xv.

""aIt\, ]m]n-IÄ \ns¶ hio-I-cn-¨m hgn-s¸-

«p-t]m-I-cpXv'' kZr-ihm-Iy-§ Ä 1 : 10

""aIt\, \o Ah-cpsS hgn¡ v t]mI-cp-Xv. \nsâ

Im Ah-cpsS ]mX-bn shbv¡ p-I-bp-a-cp-Xv.''

kZr-i-hm-Iy-§ Ä 1 : 15

""\nÊm-c-·msc ]n³sN-Ãp-¶-ht\m _p²n-lo-

\³.'' kZrihm-Iy-§ Ä 12 : 11

bn^vXm-lnsâ Pohn-X-¯nse aq¶m-as¯ Imcyw:

""bn^vXmlv ankv]-bn h¨v btlm-h-bpsS k¶n-[n-bnÂ

Xsâ Imcy-saÃmw {]kvXm-hn-¨p''. \ymbm-[n-]-·mÀ 11 : 1.

thiym-]p-{X-\m-bn-cp-s¶-¦nepw \nÊm-c-·m-cpsS IqsS \S-

s¶-¦nepw Pohn-X-¯nsâ Hcp {]tXyI kabw bn^vXmlv

ssZh-k-¶n-[n-bn-te¡ v Xncn-ª p. ssZh-I-c-§ -fn-te¡ v

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PohnXw AÀ¸n-¨p. Poh-\pÅ ssZh-t¯mSv DÅp Xpd¶v

kwkm-cn-¨p. Xsâ Imcy-§ -sfÃmw ssZh-t¯mSv Xpd¶v ]d-

ª p.

kvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä Poh-\pÅ {InkvXp-hnsâ ]mZ-

¯n h¶v FÃmw Xpd¶v ]d-ª n-«pt­m? Xncp-h-N-\-

¯n l¶m F¶ ZpxJn-X-bmb kv{Xo \ncm-i-bpsS

]mc-ay-¯n ssZh-k-¶n-[n-bn h¶v lrZbw ]IÀ¶p.

AhÄ ]dª p: "

""bP-am-\-t\; Rm³ at\m-hy-k-\-ap-sÅmcp

kv{Xo; Rm³ hotª m aZytam IpSn-¨n-«nÃ;

btlmhbpsS k-¶n-[n-bn Fsâ lrZbw ]I-

cp-I-bt{X sNbvX-Xv.'' 1 iap-th 1 : 15

""Ah-fpsS apJw ]ns¶ hmSn-b-Xp-a- nÃ''

""P\ta FÃm¡ m-e¯pw btlm-h-bn B{i-bn-

¸n³; \n§ -fpsS lrZbw Ahsâ ap¼n ]I-cp-

hn³.'' k¦oÀ¯\w 62 : 8

bn^vXm-lnsâ Pohn-X-¯nse \mem-as¯ Imcyw:

" "At¸ mÄ btlm - h -b p s S Bßmh v

bn^vXmln³ ta h¶p.''

\ymbm-[n-]-·mÀ 11 : 29

ssZh-k-¶n-[n-bn DÅp ]I-cp-Ibpw ssZh-ln-X-¯n-

\mbn PohnXw kaÀ¸n-¡ p-Ibpw sN¿p¶ ssZh-ss]-X-

ensâ ta ssZhm-ßmhv hcpw. inwtimsâ ta ssZhm-

ßmhv h¶p F¶v \mw hmbn-¡ p-¶p-­v. sbl-kvt¡ -ensâ

ta ssZhm-ßmhv h¶p F¶v ImWp-¶p-­v. ]tßm-knÂ

tbml-¶m³ Bß-hn-h-i-\mbn. AtX, ssZh-¯n-\mbn

PohnXw thÀXn-cn-¡ p-¶-h-cpsS ta ssZhm-ßmhv hcpw.

bn^vXm-lnsâ Pohn-X-¯nse A© m-as¯ Imcyw:

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bn^vXmlv btlm-hbv¡ v Hcp t\À¨ t\À¶p.

""Rm³ i{Xp-hns\ Pbn-¨p-h-cp-t¼mÄ Fs¶

FXn-tcäp hcp-¶Xv Rm³ btlm-hbv¡ v tlma-

bmKw AÀ¸n-¡ pw.'' (\ymbm-[n-]-·mÀ 11 : 30- þ 31)

F¶v bn^vXmlv ]d-ª p. X\n¡ v Gähpw {]nb-s¸-«-

Xns\ bmK-ambn AÀ¸Ww sN¿p-sa-¶mWv bn^vXm-lnsâ

t\À¨. bn^vXm-lnsâ DS-¼-Sn.

kvt\ln-Xm, ssZh-k-¶n-[n-bn Xm¦Ä Fs´-¦nepw

DS-¼-Sn-IÄ ]d-ª n-«pt­m? Fsâ ]Xn-t\-gm-as¯ hb-

Ên Rm³ ssZh-t¯mSp DS-¼Sn sNbvXp. þ t\À¨

t\À¶p. \mYm C¶p apX Rm³ \nsâ hI. C¶p apXÂ

Rm³ \nsâ ASn-a. Fsâ ap¸-¯m-dm-as¯ hb-ÊnÂ

Rm³ ssZh-k-¶n-[n-bn Fsâ DS-¼Snsb ]pXp¡ n.

ssZh-ta, Rm³ Fs¶bpw F\n-¡ p-Å-h-sbbpw k¼qÀ®-

bm-K-ambn \n\¡ v kaÀ¸n-¡ p-¶p. Icp-W-bpÅ {InkvXp

C¶-tbmfw Fs¶ sFiz-cy-ambn \S-¯n. ssZh-¯n\v

kvtXm{Xw.

bn^vXm-lnsâ Pohn-X-¯nse Bdm-as¯ Imcyw:

""bn^vXmlv At½m-\y-tcmSv bp²w sNbvhm³

Ah-cpsS t\sc sN¶p; btlmh Ahsc

Ahsâ ssI¿n Gev]n-¨p.''

\ymbm-[n-]-·mÀ 11 : 32

""\ap¡ v t]mcm-«-ap-ÅXv PU-c-à-§ -tfm-S-Ã,

hmgvN-I-tfmSpw A[n-Im-c-§ -tfmSpw AÔ-Im-c-

¯nsâ temIm-[n-]-Xn-I-tfmSpw kzÀtÃm-I-§ -

fnse ZpjvSm-ß-tk-\-tbmSpw At{X.''

""]m]-t¯mSv t]mcm-Sp-¶-Xn \mw {]mW-Xym-K-

t¯mfw FXnÀ¯p \nev¡ -Ww.''

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""]nim-Nn-t\mSv FXnÀ¯p \nev¸n³; F¶mÂ

Ah³ \n§ sf hn«v HmSn-t¸m-Ipw.''

""bp²w btlm-h-bv¡ p-Å-Xv.''

kvt\ln-Xm, {]nb ktlm-Z-co, \o ]m]-t¯mSv

t]mcmSn Pbw t\Sp-¶pt­m? ssZ\w-Zn\ Pohn-X-¯nÂ

Pbw A\p-`-hn-¡ p-¶pt­m? {InkvXp-hns\ ap³\nÀ¯n \o

]m]-t¯mSv t]mcm-Sn-bm {InkvXp \n\¡ p Pbw Xcpw.

bn^vXm-lnsâ Pohn-X-¯nse Ggm-as¯ Imcyw:

bn^vXm-lnsâ DS-¼-Sn-bpsS ZmÀVyw BWv.

""btlm-h-tbmSv Rm³ ]d-ª p-t]mbn; F\n¡ v

]n³am-dn-¡ qSm'' \ymbm-[n-]-·mÀ 11 : 35

bp²w Ignª p hcp-t¼mÄ bn^vXm-lns\ FXn-tc-

äXv Xsâ GI-]p-{Xn-bm-bn-cp-¶p. Ahsf tlma-bmKw

Ignt¨ aXn-bm-Iq. Ah-tfmSv {]nb-s¸« A¸³ ]d-bp-I-bm-

Wv: ""btlm-h-tbmSv Rm³ ]d-ª p-t]m-bn; F\n¡ v ]n³am-

dn-¡ q-Sm.'' \mw XpSÀ¶v hmbn-¡ p-¶Xv AhÄ \nXy-I-

\yIbmbn Pohn-¨p. AhÄ hnhm-ln-X-bm-bnà F¶m-Wv.

She said "I will weep with my friends because I will never

marry” Judges 11 : 37

“She wept because she would never marry”

Judges 11 : 38

_lp-am\y ktlm-Z-cm, {]nb ktlm-Z-cn C¶v

{InkvXp-hn-t\mSv ]d-bp-tam, Rm³ Ie-¸bv¡ v ssIh-¨-

tijw ]pd-tIm«p t\m¡ p-I-bn-Ã, Rm³ btlm-h-tbmSv ]d-

ª p-t]mbn; F\n¡ p ]n³am-dn-¡ q-Sm, Xm¦Ä Nne Xocp-am-

\-§ Ä ]dª Xv Xm¦Ä ad-¶p-t]mbn; ssZhw ad-¶n-«n-Ã.

ssZh-k-¶n-[n-bn ]dª hm¡ p-Ifpw DS-¼-Sn-Ifpw ]men-

¡ p-sa¶v C¶v Xocp-am-\n-¡ ptam? tbm\ aÕy-¯nsâ hb-

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än InS¶p- sIm­v Xocp-am\w Dd-¸n¨p ]d-ª p. ""t\À¶n-

cn-¡ p-¶Xv Rm³ Ign-¡ pw.'' Xm¦fpw A{]-Imcw ]d-bptam?

{InkvXp-hnsâ apdn-thä Ic-§ -fn-te¡ v Hcn-¡ Â IqSn

PohnXw Gev]n-¡ ptam? Xm¦Ä DS-¼Sn ]pXp¡ n PohnXw

{InkvXp-hn³ ]mZ-¯n {]Xn-jvTn-¡ ptam?

\ap¡ v {]mÀ°n-¡ mw. Icp-W-bpÅ tbip-th, Ahn-Sp-

s¯ Icp-W-bq-dp¶ hN-\-§ Ä¡ mbn kvtXm{Xw. Fsâ

Ffnb PohnXw Rm\nXm Ahn-Sp-s¯ BWn-¸-gp-XpÅ Ic-

§ -fn-te¡ v kaÀ¸n-¡ p-¶p. Fs¶ Xncp-c-à-¯m ip²o-I-

cn-¡ -Wsa. Fs¶ hos­-Sp-¡ -W-sa. Fs¶ \nsâ aI\pw

Ah-Im-in-bp-am-¡ -W-sa.

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]Xn-aq¶v

""aqVm, Cu cm{Xn-bn \nsâ {]mWs\

\nt¶mSv tNmZn-¡ pw. ]ns¶ \o Hcp-¡ n-sh-¨Xv

BÀ¡ m-Ipw.'' eqt¡ mkv 12 : 20

acWw Hcp bmYmÀ°y-am-Wv. GXp a\p-jy\pw ac-

Ws¯ t\cnt« ]äp-I-bp-Åq. ac-Ws¯ Hgn-hm-¡ m³ BZn-

a-Imew apXÂ a\p-jy³ InWª p ]cn-{i-an-¨n-«p-­v.

AXn a\p-jy³ ]cm-P-b-s¸-«nt«bpÅq. acWw Hcp

bmYmÀ°y-am-bn-cn-¡ p-¶-Xp-t]mse \nXy-Xbpw Hcp

bmYmÀ°y-am-Wv. \nXyX H¶p-In kzÀ¤ku`mKyw;

AsÃ-¦n \c-I-bm-X-\. Ch-bn H¶ns\ Hmtcm a\p-

jy\pw t\cnSpw F¶Xv \nÊw-i-b-am-Wv.

{InkvXp ̀ q-an-bn h¶v {Iqin acn-¨Xv \nXy-\-c-I-

¯n\v tbmKy-\mb a\p-jys\ \nXy-kzÀ¤-¯n-te¡ v Ah-

Im-in-bm-¡ m-\m-Wv. \nXy-\-c-I-¯n \n¶v tamN\w {]m]n-

¡ -W-sa-¦n a\p-jy³ {InkvXp-hns\ kz´w IÀ¯mhpw

c£ n-Xm-hp-ambn Cu `qan-bn sh¨v kzoI-cn-¡ p-Ibpw

{InkvXp hkn-¡ p¶Xpw {InkvXp {]km-Zn-¡ p-¶-Xp-amb Hcp

PohnXw \bn-¡ p-Ibpw sN¿-Ww. {InkvXp-hns\ k¼m-Zn-

¡ p-¶-Xn-s\-¡ p-dn¨v {InkvXp ]d-bp¶ asämcp {]tbm-K-am-

Wv. ""ssZh-hn-j-b-ambn k¼-¶-\m-IpI'' F¶v. ssZh-hn-j-

b-ambn k¼-¶-\m-Im¯ Hcp a\p-jysâ ac-W-k-a-b¯v

{InkvXp Ah-t\mSv tNmZn-¡ p-I-bmWv:

""aqVm, Cu cm{Xn-bn \nsâ {]mWs\

\nt¶mSv tNmZn-¡ pw. ]ns¶ \o Hcp-¡ n-sh-¨Xv

BÀ¡ m-Ipw?'' eqt¡ mkv 12 : 20

Hcp [\-hm-\mb a\p-jy-s\-¡ p-dn-¨mWv {InkvXp

ChnsS ]d-bp-¶-Xv. [mcmfw \new]pc-bn-S-apÅ Hcp k¼-¶-

\mb a\p-jy-³. ̀qan \¶mbn hnf-ª p. [mcmfw [m\yw e`n-

¨p. IW-¡ n-Ãm¯ kar-²n-bm-bn-cp¶p. \Ã hnf-sh-Sp-¸v.

C\n-bn-t¸mÄ Iptd-tbsd hÀj-t¯¡ v \m«n £ maw

D­m-bmepw F\n¡ v t]Sn-¡ m-s\m-¶p-an-Ã-sÃm F¶-h³

hnNm-cn-¨p. For many many years F¶mWv Ah³ ]d-bp-¶-Xv.

F\n¡ v Gdnb B­p-IÄ¡ v aXn-bmb A\-h[n hkvXp-

hI kzcq-]n¨p sh¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p. C\n F\n¡ v Xn¶mw, IpSn-

¡ mw, Biz-kn-¡ mw. B\-µn-¡ mw. kpJn¨v ]pf¨v Ignbmw

F¶-h³ Gdnb B­t¯¡ v IW-¡ p Iq«p-I-bm-Wv.

At¸m-gnXm Hcp {]iv\w. Rm³ F´p sNt¿-­p?

Fsâ hnfhpw hkvXp-h-Ibpw Iq«n-sh-¸m³ Øew t]mcm

F¶-h³ Nn´n-¨p. ""Fsâ If-¸p-c-Isf s]mfn¨v A[nIw

hen-bh ]WnXv Fsâ hnfhpw hkvXp-h-Ibpw AXnÂ

Iq«n-shbv¡ pw''. Nn´n¨pw Btem-Nn¨pw at\m-cmPyw

I­pw BIm-i-t¡ m-«-IÄ sI«nbpw A§ s\ t\cw Gsd

Ign-ª p.

s]s«-¶mWv AXp-­m-b-Xv. Hcp {]bmkw Hcp thZ\.

AXv s]s«¶v IqSn. s\© v ]nf-cp¶Xpt]m-se. an­m³ Ign-

bm-¯Xp t]mse. At¿m, acn-¡ m³ t]mhp-I-bmtWm?

At¸m-gnXm \nXy-\mb ssZh-¯nsâ kzcw. ""aqVm Cu

cm{Xn-bn \nsâ {]mWs\ \nt¶mSp tNmZn-¡ pw. ]ns¶ \o

Hcp-¡ n-sh-¨Xv BÀ¡ m-Ipw.'' For many many years F¶v

IW¡ p Iq«n-s¡ m-­n-cp-¶-h-t\mSv ssZhw ]d-bp-¶p:

Tonight.

ssZh-ss]-X-te, acWw \ns¶ ]nSn-Iq-Sp-¶-sX-t¸m-

sg¶v \o Adnb- p¶- nÃ- s- Ãm. \nXyX- b- v¡ pt- h­n Hcp-§ ntbm?

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\nXy-kzÀ¤-¯nsâ Ah-Imiw {]m]n-¨pthm? {InkvXp

\nsâ lrZ-b-¯n hmgp-¶pthm? \o ssZh-hn-j-b-ambn

k¼-¶-\m-Ip-¶p-thm?

ssZhw B [\n-I-\mb a\p-jys\ "aqVm' F¶v hnfn-

¨Xv F´psIm-­mWv? Ah³ hnUvVn¯w H¶pw sNbvX-

Xmbn \mw ImWp-¶n-ÃsÃm. s]mXp-P-\-§ Ä Ahs\

"_p²n-am³' F¶tà ]d-bq. _p²n-]qÀÆw Irjn sNbvXp.

_p²n-]qÀÆw hb-en ]Wn-sb-Sp-¯p. FÃm hnfhpw

hkvXp-h-Ibpw Iq«n-sh-bv¡ m³ ]pXnb henb If-¸p-c-IÄ

]Wn-bp-hm³ _p²n-]qÀÆw ]cn-]mSn X¿m-dm-¡ n. \Ã _p²n-

bpÅ a\p-jy³. F{X _p²ntbmsS-bmWv AbmÄ Hmtcm

Imcyhpw sN¿p-¶Xv F¶tà \m«p-ImÀ ]dbq. ]ns¶

F´m-bn-cn¡ pw ssZhw Ahs\ "aqVm' F¶v hnfn-¡ m³

Imc-Ww? \ap¡ v Nn´n-¡ mw.

H¶m-as¯ ImcWw: Ah\v ac-W-s¯-¡ p-dn¨v Icp-X-

ep-­m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. He was not conscious of death. He was not

death conscious.

k¦oÀ¯\-¡ m-c³ ]mSn. ""btlm-th, Fsâ

Ah-km-\-t¯bpw Fsâ BbpÊv F{X F¶-

Xn-s\bpw Fs¶ Adn-bn-¡ -W-ta; Rm³ F{X

£ Wn-I³ F¶v Rm³ Adn-bp-am-dm-I-s«. CXm,

\o Fsâ \mfp-Isf \mephnc \of-am-¡ n-bn-cn-

¡ p-¶p; Fsâ BbpÊv \nsâ ap¼msI GXp-an-

Ãm-¯-Xp-t]mse Ccn-¡ p-¶p. GXp a\p-jy\pw

Dd-¨p-\n-¶mepw Hcp izmk-a-t{X. a\p-jy-scm-

s¡ bpw shdpw \ng-embn \S-¡ p¶p \nÝ-bw;

AhÀ hyÀ°ambn ]cn{ian¡ p¶p \nÝ-bw;

Ah³ [\w k¼m-Zn-¡ p-¶p; Bcv A\p-`-hn¡ pw

F¶-dn-bp-¶n-Ã.'' k¦oÀ¯-\w 39 : 4 þ 6

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sXm®qdmw k¦oÀ¯-\¯n ac-W-s¯-¡ p-dn¨pw

Bbp-Ênsâ £ Wn-I-X-sb-¡ p-dn¨pw ]d-bp-¶p-­v. "" ssZh-

ta, \o aÀ¯ys\ s]mSn-bn-te¡ v aS-§ n-t¨-cp-am-dm-¡ p-¶p.

a\p-jysâ Bbp-jv¡ mew Fgp-]Xp kwh-Õcw; Gsd-bm-

bm F¬]Xv kwh-Õ-cw. AXnsâ {]Xm]w {]bm-khpw

ZpxJ-hp-a-t{X.''

]utemkv At¸m-kvX-e³ Fgp-Xn:

""Cl-tem-I-¯n-te¡ v \mw H¶pw sIm­p-h-¶n-

«nÃ; ChnsS \n¶v bmsXm¶pw sIm­p-t]m-Ip-

hm³ Ign-bp-¶-Xp-aÃ'' 1 Xosam-sY-tbmkv 6 : 7

alm-\mb Ae-Ivkm-­À N{I-hÀ¯n-sb-¡ p-dn¨v

tI«n-«p-­v. acn-¡ m³ InS-¡ p-t¼mÄ At±lw ]d-ª p-t]m-

epw. ""Rm³ acn¨v ih-kw-kv¡ m-c-¯n\p sIm­p-t]m-Ip-

t¼mÄ ih-a-© -¯n-\n-cp-h-i¯pw Hmtcm Zzmc-ap-­m¡ n

Fsâ ssI c­pw shfn-bn-te-¡ n-«n-cn-¡ Ww''. {]t`m, F´n- -

\m-WXv? ""\n§ Ä¡ v a\-Ên-em-bntÃ? temIw sh«n-¸n-Sn¨

alm-\mb Ae-Ivkm-­À shdpw ssI¿m-bn-«mWv IS-¶p-

t]m-Ip-¶Xv F¶v temIs¯ Adn-bn-¡ m³''.

kvt\ln-Xm, Xm¦Ä ac-W-s¯-¡ p-dn¨v Icp-X-ep-f-f-h-

\m-tWm? C¶v acn-¨m {InkvXp-hnâ cmPy-¯n-se-¯ptam?

]cn-ip-²-·mÀ¡ p-th­n Hcp-¡ n -bn -cn -¡ p¶ kzÀ¤-

ku`mKyw Xm¦Ä¡ v e`n-¡ p-tam?

c­m-a-Xm-bn, B [\-hms\ "aqVm' F¶p hnfn-¡ m³

ImcWw Ah\v ssZh-s¯-¡ p-dn¨v t_m[-ap-­m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.

He was not conscious of God. He was not God conscious. Ah³

AhnsS Hcn-S¯pw ssZh-s¯-¡ p-dn¨v H¶pw ]d-bp-¶n-Ã.

Rm³, F\n-¡ v, Fsâ, F¶n-§ s\ am{X-amWv Ah³ ]d-

bp-¶-Xv.

{]nb ktlm-Z-cm, Xm¦Ä¡ v ssZh-t_m-[-ap-t­m?

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ssZh-`-b-apt­m? Hcp ssZhw Pohn-¡ p¶p F¶v Adn-

bmtam? ssZhw {]km-Zn-¡ p¶ PohnXw am{Xta imizX

kam-[m\w Xcn-I-bp-Åq F¶-dn-bmtam?

NmÄkv UmÀhn\v ssZh-hn-izmkw D­m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã.

Origin of Species F¶ {KÙ-¯n-eqsS At±lw

t{]mÂLmS\w sNbvX Theory of Evolution sâ (]-cn-Wm-a-kn-

²m-´w) BI-¯pI ssZhw a\p-jys\ krjvSn¨p F¶

ss__nÄ hN\w icn-b-Ã. Ipc-§ n \n¶v a\p-jy-\p-­m-

bn, a\p-jy³ AXn-am-\p-j³ (Superman) BIpw F¶-Xm-Wv.

""hm\-c³ aq¯p hm t]mbv \c-\mbn

hm\-h-\m-Im³ apXn-cp-I-bmbv'' F¶v Ihn ]mSn.

B NmÄkv UmÀhn³ Pohn-X-¯nsâ kmb-´-\-Im-

e¯v am\-km-´-c-s¸-«p. ssZh-hn-izm-kn-bmbn XoÀ¶p.

Creation or Evolution F¶ {KÙ-¯n NmÄkv UmÀhnsâ

am\-km-´-c-s¯-¡ p-dn¨v ]d-bp-¶p-­v.

kp{]-kn² \nco-iz-c-\m-bn-cp¶ thmÄ«-bÀ, ac-W-

t¯mSSp¯t¸mÄ Hcp {InkvXp-hnizmkn hc-W-sa¶pw

At±-l-¯n\p th­n {]mÀ°n-¡ -W-sa¶pw B{K-ln-¨p.

PohnXw apgp-h³ ]mgm-bn-t¸m-btÃm F¶-t±lw hne-]n-¨p.

ac-W-t¯mSSp¯t¸mÄ ac-W-¡ n-S-¡ -bpsS Npäpw \n¶

kvt\ln-Xsc amdn amdn t\m¡ n-bn«v At±lw G§ -e-Sn¨p

]dª p. ""O, I am sinking deep deep into the fire of hell. Who can

rescue me from this fire of hell.'' Rm\nXm \c-I-¯obn-te¡ v

XmWpXmWv t]mIp¶p; Fs¶ Cu \c-Im-án-bn \n¶v

c£ n-¡ m³ Bcp-an-Ã-sÃm.'' F¶v alm-\mb B XXz-Nn-´-

I³ \ncm-i-tbmsS ]d-ª p.

B [\-hm-\mb a\p-jys\ ssZhw "aqVm' F¶v hnfn-

¡ m-\pÅ aq¶m-as¯ Imc-Ww, Ah\v Ahsâ Bßm-

hns\ Ipdn¨v IcpXep­m-bn-cp¶n-Ã. He was not conscious of

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his soul. He was not soul-conscious. kvt\ln-Xm, CutemI

PohnXw sIm­v FÃmw Xocp-sa-¶mtWm Xm¦-fpsS IW-

¡ p-Iq-«Â . a\p-jy\v tZlhpw tZlnbpw Bßmhpw D­v.

tZl-¯n \n¶v tZln amdp-¶-XmWv imco-cnI ac-Ww.

F¶m Bßmhv \nXy-am-Wv. Cu ico-c-¯n tZln IpSn-

sIm-Åp¶ ka-b¯v Bßmhv ssZh-cm-Py-¯n-se-¯m³

Icp-Xn-bn-sÃ-¦n \nXy-Z-Þ-\-¯n-te¡ v t]mtI-­n-h-cpw.

Ah-cpsS ]pgp NmIp-¶n-Ã. Ah-cpsS Xo sISp-¶nà F¶v

{InkvXp Acp-fn-s¨-bvXp.

am\yktlm-Z-cm, {]nbktlm-Z-cn, \nsâ Bßm-

hnsâ hos­-Sp-¸n\p th­n {InkvXp {Iqin acn¨p F¶v

\o hniz-kn-¡ p-¶p-thm? F¦n PU-¯nsebpw Bßm-hn-

sebpw kIe I·-jhpw \o¡ n shSn-¸m-¡ p¶ {InkvXp-

hnsâ cà-¯n \ns¶-¯s¶ kaÀ¸n¨v \nXy-Po-h³

t\Sp-hn³.

Ahs\ "aqVm' F¶v hnfn-¡ m-\pÅ \mem-as¯

Imc-Ww, Ah³ aäp-Å-h-sc-¡ p-dn¨v Hcp Icp-Xepw DÅ-h-

\m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã F¶-Xm-Wv. He was self conscious. He was not

conscious of others. He was not other conscious. Ah³ aäm-cp-

sSbpw Hcp Imcyhpw ]d-bp-¶n-Ã. F\n¡ p Xn¶mw,

F\n¡ p IpSn-¡ mw, F\n¡ v Biz-kn-¡ mw, F\n¡ v B\-µn-

¡ mw F¶m-W-h³ ]d-bp-¶-Xv. am\y-kvt\-ln-Xm, thZ-\n-

¡ p-¶-hsâ thZ-\-bn ]¦p-tNÀ¶v thZ-\n-¡ m³

Xm¦Ä¡ v Ign-bp-¶pt­m? Pain with the pain of the pained.

B [\-hm³ aqV-\m-bn-t¸m-bn. B ZpÀ¤Xn \ap-

¡ mÀ¡ pw hc-cp-tX. Ct¸mÄ Xs¶ amb-bmb temI-

¯nsâ C¼-§ -sfbpw shdn-¡ q-¯p-I-sfbpw Dt]-£ n-

¡ pI. PU-tam-l-§ -tfmSpw temI-kp-J-§ -tfmSpw bm{X ]d-

bp-I. Pohsâ DS-b-h-\mb {InkvXphns\ IÀ¯mhpw

c£ n-Xm-hp-ambn kzoI-cn-¡ p-I. PohnXw {InkvXp-hnsâ

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BWn-¸m-SpÅ Ic-§ -fn-te¡ v kaÀ¸n-¡ p-I. {InkvXp hkn-

¡ p¶ Hcp ]pXnb PohnXw C¶p apXÂ \bn-¡ p-I.

F¦n Acn-In h¶p \nev¡ p¶ {InkvXp-hn-t\mSv

]d-bp-I. tbipth, \o F\n-¡ p-th­n acn-¨-Xn-\m Rm³

C¶p-ap-XÂ \n\-¡ mbn Pohn-¡ pw.

\ap¡ v {]mÀ°n-¡ mw. \mYm, tbip-th, Icp-Wm-a-

bt\, kvt\l-hmt\, Ahn-Sp¶p X¶ Poh-sam-gn-IÄ¡ mbn

kvtXm{Xw. \nXy-Po-hâ hN-\-§ Ä¡ mbn kvtXm{Xw. Cu

hm¡ p-Isf hmbn¨ FÃm-h-scbpw A\p-{K-ln-¡ -W-sa.

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{KÙIÀ¯mhnsâ CXcIrXnIÄ1. AarX[mc 48. \·bpsS ]m\]m{Xw

2. B´cnIim´n 49. {]XymibpsS {]`mXw

3. ip``mhn 50. C\nbpw sshIWtam?

4. im´nXocw 51. ARE YOU WILLING TO BE HEALED? (English)

5. a[psamgn 52. I®oÀ¸mSw þ ̀mKw H¶v

6. apànamÀ¤w 53. I®oÀ¸mSw þ ̀mKw c­v

7. \nXyhn{im´n 54. BESIDE CHERITH (English)

8. \nd]d 55. btlmhbpsS ̀pP§ Ä

9. PbPohnXw 56. I®ocv tXmcptam?

10. hnizmkPohnXw 57. I®oÀ¡ W§ Ä

11. hmSmaeÀ 58. FÃmw \·bv¡ v

12. Znhymcm[\ 59. Bibn³ {]Imiw

13. F\n¡ v IpSn¸m³ Xcptam? 60. IjvS§ Ä kmcanÃ

14. \oXnam\mIp¶sX§ s\? 61. \nsâ KrlImcyw {Ia¯nem¡ pI

15. Xpd¶hmXn 62. Rm³ F§ s\ I­p kln¡ pw?

16. hchpw Nnehpw 63. DÕhw

17. ssZhcmPyw 64. AXyp¶Xsâ adhnÂ

18. AMRUTHADHARA (English) 65. C\nbpw tXm¡ Wtam?

19. HmÀ¯psImÄhn³ 66. acWm\´cmhØ

20. {InkvXphn 67. acn¡ m¯ a\pjy\pt­m?

21. ]cnip²mßmhv 68.

22. ]cnip²mß hym]mcw 69. Kncn\ncIÄ

23. ]cnip²mß iàn 70. THE CITIES OF REFUGE (English)

24. D¯aKoXw 71. KncnirwK§ Ä

25. kt¦X \Kc§ Ä 72. THE BLINDNESS OF LONELINESS (English)

26 acp`qanbnse \oÀs¸mbvI 73. bqZmbpsS teJ\w

27. tbm\ 74. Imänsâ hgntb

28. ]¨shÅw hoª m¡ n 75. Ibv¸nsâ a[pcw

29. sIco¯nsâ h¡ n 76. XfncWnbpw Imew

30. F{Xt¯mfw c­ptXmWnbnÂ? 77. PohPe¯n\cnsI

31. Genbmhnsâ ssZhw FhnsS? 78. BEYOND DEATH(English)

32. {]hmNI\à {]hmNIinjy\paà 79. ZmlPew

33. ap{ZmtamXncam¡ pw 80. Bizm-k-¯nsâ Ddh

34. F\n¡ v ImgvN {]m]nt¡ Ww 81. ]qt´\cphn

35. F\n¡ v Bibv¡ v hIbpt­m? 82. sIWnbpw IpSp¡ pw

36. INNER PEACE (English) 83. Agnbm¡ pcp¡ pIÄ

37. AhÀ¡ v ̀£ n¸m³ sImSp¸n³ 84. `bs¸tS­

38. GLITTERING FUTURE (English) 85. `ocpXzw amdWtam?

39. GIm´XbpsS AÔX 86. {]XnkÔnIfn XfcmsX

40. STREAMS IN THE DESERT (English) 87. s\Ãpw ]Xncpw

41. WAY TO LIBERATION (English) 88. im]tam£ w

42. \nsâ arX·mÀ Pohn¡ pw 89. A\p{Kl¯ntebv¡ v

43. h¶p {]mXÂ Ign¨psImÄhn³ 90. HOW LONG IN TWO BOATS? (English)

44. Fs¶ sXm«XmÀ? 91.45. kuJyamIphm³ a\Êpt­m?

46. AXv kln¡ mIp¶h³ BÀ?

47. Fs¶ BÀ hnSphn¡ pw?

Nqft]mse I¯p¶ Znhkw

I®ocnse aghnÃv

92. InX¸pw IpXn¸pw

93. \ãku`mKy§ Ä XncnsI In«ptam?

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