A½bpw aIfpw am{Xw ho«nepÅ Ahkcw. AXymhiyambn Nne I¯pIsfgpXm\pWvSmbncp¶XpsImWvSv A½ Xsâ \mephbkpImcn Hma\¸p{XntbmSp ]dªp: "tamfncp¶v ]mh¡p«nbpambn Iptdt\cw Ifn¡v. a½n Ipsd I¯pIÄ FgpXs«."

tamÄ¡v kzoImcyambncp¶p B \nÀtZiw. AhÄ Xsâ apdnbn t]mbncp¶p ]mhbpambn In¶cn¡m³ XpS§n. Ipsd Ignªt¸mÄ a½n Ahsf hnfn¨v Xsâ aSnbn Ibänbncp¯n. At¸mÄ AhÄ sIm©n¡pgªp ]dªp:

"a½n Fs¶ hnfn¨Xp \¶mbn. F\n¡p a½ntbmSv F´njvSamsWt¶m?"

DSt\ Xsâ ]p¶mctamsf hmcn¸pWÀ¶psImWvSv B A½ ]dªp: "F\n¡p tamtfmSpw Gsd CjvSamWv. tamÄ X\n¨ncp¶p aSp¯pt]mtbm? ]mh¡p«nbpambn Ifn¨ntÃ?"

"]mh¡p«nbpambn Iptd Ifn¨p," AhÄ ]dªpXpS§n: "]t£, Rm³ Ahsf kvt\ln¨n«v AhÄ XncnsI kvt\ln¡p¶nÃ. AXpsImWvSp Rm³ aSp¯p."

"At¸mÄ Rm³ tamsf XncnsI kvt\ln¡p¶XpsImWvSmtWm tamÄ Fs¶ kvt\ln¡p¶Xv?" A½ AhtfmSp tNmZn¨p. AhfpsS adp]Sn s]s«¶mbncp¶p: "AXv HcpImcWw. F¶m AXnepw henb Hcp ImcWapWvSv."

"F´mWXv?" BImw£m]qÀhw A½ tNmZn¨p. At¸mÄ AhÄ a½nbpsS I®pIfnte¡p kq£n¨p t\m¡ns¡mWvSp ]dªp: "a½n¡v Duln¡m³ ]äntÃ? Rm³ Ipªmbncp¶t¸mÄ a½nsb XncnsI kvt\ln¡m³ ]änÃmbncp¶p. ]t£, At¸mgpw a½n Fs¶ kvt\ln¨p. AXpsImWvSmWp Rm³ a½nsb kvt\ln¡p¶Xv."

kvt\ln¡p¶hsc XncnsI kvt\ln¡m³ Ffp¸amWv. F¶mÂ, kvt\ln¡m³ Adnbm¯hscbpw XncnsI kvt\ln¡m³ hnk½Xn¡p¶hscbpw kvt\ln¡pI A{X Ffp¸aÃ. ]t£, A§s\bpÅhsc kvt\ln¡pt¼mgtà kvt\lw Gsd hninjvSamIp¶Xv?

apIfnÂsImSp¯ncn¡p¶ IYbnse ]n©p_menI ]dªXpt]mse, \½Ä kvt\ln¡p¶hcnÂ\n¶p XncnsI kvt\lw In«msXhcpt¼mÄ, kvt\ln¡p¶Xn \ap¡p aSp¸ptXm¶mw. Cu aSp¸v kzm`mhnIw am{XamWv. ImcWw, kvt\l¯n\p {]Xnkvt\lw e`n¡pt¼mgmWtÃm \½psS kvt\lw ]qÀWamIp¶Xv.

F¶mÂ, \ap¡p kvt\lw XncnsI e`n¡m¯t¸mgpw kvt\ln¡m³ \ap¡p km[n¡Ww. F¦n am{Xta \½psS kvt\lw bYmÀY kvt\lamsW¶p \ap¡v AhImis¸Sm³ km[n¡pIbpÅp.

Hcn¡Â Hcp sNdp¸¡mc³ sIme]mXI¡pä¯n\p hnkvXcn¡s¸SpIbmbncp¶p. AbmÄ sXäpImc\msW¶p Pqdn hn[nsbgpXnbXpsImWvSv AbmÄ¡p h[in£ e`nt¨¡psa¶v GXmWvSv XoÀ¨bmbn. At¸mÄ AbmfpsS A½ h¶v, AbmtfmSp IcpW ImWn¡Wsa¶p PUvPntbmSp bmNn¨p.

Cukabw B sNdp¸¡mc³ Xsâ A½bpÄs¸sS kIescbpw Xm³ shdp¡p¶psh¶p ]ckyambn {]Jym]n¨p. ]t£, CXp tI«n«pw B A½ Ipep§nbnÃ. AhÀ hoWvSpw PUvPntbmSp IcpWbv¡mbn bmNn¨p.

At¸mÄ PUvPn B A½tbmSp ]dªp: "\n§fpsS aI\pthWvSn shdpsX kabwIfªn«p ImcyanÃ. ImcWw, AbmÄ Ipä¡mc\mWv. ]ns¶, Ah³ \n§sf kvt\ln¡p¶panÃtÃm."

DSt\ B A½ ]dªp: "AsX\n¡dnbmw. F¶m Rm³ Ahs\ kvt\ln¡p¶pWvSv."

CXmWp bYmÀYkvt\lw. Xsâ aI³ Xs¶ kvt\ln¡m¯t¸mgpw Cu A½ Xsâ aIs\ kvt\ln¡p¶p. aI³ A½sb shdp¡p¶psh¶p ]ckyambn {]Jym]n¡pt¼mgpw Cu A½ aIs\ kvt\ln¡p¶p. F¶pam{XaÃ, B aIsâ Poh³ c£n¡m³thWvSn ]mSps]SpIbpwsN¿p¶p.

Cu A½bptSXpt]msebpÅ kvt\lw A½amÀt¡ km[n¡q F¶p \ap¡p tXm¶ntb¡mw. F¶mÂ, \msaÃmhcpw CXpt]mse kvt\ln¡m³ ISs¸«hcmsW¶XmWp hkvXpX. \s½ kvt\ln¡p¶hsc am{Xw \½Ä kvt\ln¨m AXnse´p amlmXvayamWpÅsX¶v tbip\mY³ tNmZn¨n«pWvStÃm. Xs¶ kvt\ln¡p¶hscbpw kvt\ln¡m¯hscbpw shdp¡p¶hscbpwhsc kvt\ln¡p¶h\mWv ssZhw. A§s\bpÅ ssZh¯nsâ a¡fmb \½Ä AhnSps¯ amXrI ]n´pSÀt¶ aXnbmIq.

Hcp]t£, F¡mes¯bpwt]mse C¶pw temI¯n\v Gähpw Bhiyambn«pÅXp kvt\lamWv. ImcWw, kvt\lwsImWvSp am{Xta Cu temI¯n im´nbpw kam[m\hpw kwØm]n¡m\mhq. BfpIÄ ]ckv]cw hg¡Sn¡pIbpw shdp¡pIbpw sN¿p¶nSt¯mfwImew temI¯n kam[m\w DWvSmIm³t]mIp¶nÃtÃm.

\ap¡pWvSmIp¶ ]e tcmK§Ä¡pw ImcWw \½nepÅ shdp¸pw hntZzjhpw ]Ibpw sshcmKyhpw ss\cmiyhpw Akqbbpsams¡bmWt{X. F¶mÂ, Cu Zpjn¨ iànIfpsS ]nSnbnÂ\n¶p c£s¸«p ]e tcmK§fnÂ\n¶pw apàn t\Sm³ Hcp acp¶pWvSv; B acp¶mWp kvt\lw.

kp{]kn² a\ximkv{XÚ\mb ImÄ sa\n³PdpsS A`n{]mb¯n kvt\lw a\pjysc kpJs¸Sp¯p¶p. kvt\lw kzoIcn¡p¶hsc am{XaÃ, kvt\lw sImSp¡p¶hscbpw.

\ap¡p kvt\lw sImSp¯psImWvSp aäpÅhsc AhcpsS tcmK§fnÂ\n¶pw ZpxJ§fnÂ\n¶pw hnapàcm¡mw. AXphgnbmbn \ap¡p \½psSXs¶ tcmK§fnÂ\n¶pw ZpxJ§fnÂ\n¶pw hnapàn t\Smw.

kvt\lw ]p©ncnt]msebmsW¶p ]dbmdpWvSv. ImcWw, sImSp¡pt¼mgÃmsX Ch cWvSn\pw bmsXmcp aqeyhpanÃ.

kvt\lw sImSp¯psImWvSv \ap¡p kvt\l¯nsâ aqeyw IsWvS¯mw. AXpt]mse, XncnsI kvt\ln¡m¯hÀ¡pw \s½ shdp¡p¶hÀ¡pw kvt\lwsImSp¯v \ap¡p kvt\l¯nsâ bYmÀYaqeyw A\p`hn¡mw.