sd_¡ Ap L$pNm gMhp b¡W$p„ R>uA¡ Ðepf¡ NyS>fpsdp„ hp¡qV„$N lpgu füy„ R>¡ A_¡ sd¡ Äepf¡ Ap hp„Qsp„ lip¡ Ðepf¡, frhhpf¡, qfTëV$y„ Aphhp_p„ Qpgy \C Áep„ li¡. Ap hMs¡ sp¡ ApMp NyS>fpsdp„ A¡L¡$A¡L$ W¡$L$pZ¡ Ap¡ëep„ _hsf Bg¡¼V²$p¡r_L$ hp¡qV„$N diu_y„ gNpX$ép„ R>¡ AV$g¡ NZsfu sp¡ aV$paV$ lpghp_u, _¡ "a¡fNZsfu'_u sp¡ L$p¡C gdZpT]L$ S> _l].

\p¡X$pL$ qv$hk `l¡gp„ kyfsdp„ kp¡r_epÆ Aph¡gp„, s¡ cpjZdp„ L¡$'sp„ sp„ L¡$, ""`p„Q kpg d¢ Ap` L$p¡ rka® A¡L$ lu dp¥L$p rdgsp l¥, Bk¡ N„hp_p _l]!'' kp„cmu_¡ Ad_¡ Õey„ L¡$ Ap dp¥L$p, dpfp b¡V$p, `p„Q kpg L¡$ bpv$ S> L¡$d Aphsp l¥? v$f hfk¡ L¡$d _\u Aphsp¡? v$f R> drl_¡ L¡$d _\u Aphsp¡? Ap`Zu X¡$dp¡¾¡$kudp„ A¡hu L$p¡C riíV$d L¡$d _\u L¡$ `fÅ v$f R> drl_¡ Q|„V¡$gp _¡sp_p¡ L$p_ Apdmu iL¡$?

`Z Åhp Ûp¡, C b^u rkqfek hpsy„. Ap`Z¡ Ap Bg¡¼V²$p¡r_L$ hp¡qV„$N diu__p„ X$bgp„_u hpsy„ L$fuA¡. Adpfu b¡bgu_¡ Ap X$bgy„ Å¡hp_u spgph¡gu lsu A¡V$g¡ Ad¡ A¡_¡ kp\¡ gC Ne¡gp. b|\dp„ b¡W¡$gp Ap¡qakfp¡ A¡_¡ Nçdsdp„ `|R>¡, ""L¡$d b¡bu? spf¡ hp¡qV„$N L$fhp_y„ R>¡?''

`R>u A¡_¡ Ap¡ëey„ Bg¡¼V²$p¡r_L$ X$bgy„ v¡$MpX$éy„. ""Å¡ b¡bu, S>¡_¡ hp¡V$ Ap`hp¡ lp¡e A¡_p _pd kpd¡_u c|fu Qp„` v$pbuA¡ A¡V$g¡ gpBV$ \pe.'' Adpfu b¡buA¡ Ås¡ bV$_ v$bphhp_u Æv$ L$fu. c|fu Qp„` v$bphu, Tb|L$ L$fsu gpg gpBV$ \C, "V|„$...V$' L$fsp„L$_¡ AhpS> Õep¡, A¡V$g¡ b¡bgu Myi!

Ap hMs¡ Adpfp dsrhõspfdp„ a¼s `p„Q S> Dd¡v$hpf lsp. bpL$u '95_u Q|„V$Zudp„ sp¡ Dd¡v$hpfp¡ A¡V$gp b^p lsp L¡$ ds`ÓL$ R>p`p„_p A¡L$ `p_p S>¡hy„ dp¡Vy„$ \C Ne¡gy„!

Ad¡ b|\_p Ap¡qakf_¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$ Ap diu_dp„ sp¡ bpf S> _pdp¡_u Å¡NhpC R>¡. Dd¡v$hpfp¡ h^pf¡ lp¡e sp¡ iy„? Ap¡qakf L$l¡, "A¡d sp¡ dp¡V$p„ dp¡X$g `Z Aph¡ R>¡.'

`Z Ap Bg¡¼V²$p¡r_L$ hp¡qV„$Ndp„ Bg¡[¼V²$L$ õdip_ S>¡hy„ S> R>¡. ApMp¡ qfÃeyAg Q`V$udp„ `su Åe A¡V$g¡ Mpk dÅ _\u Aphsu! hp¡qV„$N L$fu _p¿ep `R>ue¡ flu flu_¡ A¡d \ep L$f¡ L¡$, Ap`Zp¡ hp¡V$ `X$ép¡ A¡_u Mpsfu iu?

A_¡ C gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ Ap`Zu Mpsfu `pL$u L$f¡! dsv$p_ dpV¡$ b_ph¡gp„ (L$pmp^åb ap¡V$phpmp„) ApB-L$pX®$ dpN¡. C _ lp¡e sp¡ buÅ 21 `yfphpdp„\u L$p¡C `Z A¡L$ dpN¡. A¡_ue¡ bfp¡bf MfpC L$f¡, A_¡ `R>u S> X$pbp lp\_u `l¡gu Ap„Nmu_p _M D`f, X$pb¡-S>dZ¡ iplu_p„ båb¡ V$`L$p„ L$f¡. ""Ap båb¡ V$`L$p„ L$p„ L$fp¡?'' A¡d `|R¹>ey„ sp¡ L$l¡, ""ê$g R>¡.'' bk.

Adpfu lpf¡ A¡L$ X$p¡iudp lsp„. A¡d_¡ bfp¡bf kdÅìey„ L¡$ Ap hpv$mu bV$_y„ R>¡ A¡dp„\u A¡L$ v$pbhp_y„ R>¡. gpg gpBV$ \pe _¡ "V|„$...V$' AhpS> \pe AV$g¡ hp¡V$ `X$u Áep¡ ldS>Å¡.

X$p¡iudpA¡ Qp„` v$pbue¡ Mfu `Z `R>u L$l¡, ""d_¡ afu L$fu Ûp¡!''

L¡$d?

sp¡ L$l¡, ""lz„ sp¡ Mpgu Å¡su'su A¡dp„ Qp„` v$bpC NC! dpf¡ C `uV$ép_¡ hp¡V$ v¡$hp¡ S> _'sp¡!''

dpÆA¡ OZu Æv$ L$fu `Z L$p¡C dpÞey„ _l].

b|\dp„ Ec¡gp b^p gp¡L$p¡ L$l¡, "dpÆ, lh¡ L$p„C _p¡ \pe. hp¡V$ `X$u Áep¡ C `X$u Áep¡!'

dpÆ L$l¡, ""A¡d _¡ A¡d i¡_p¡ `X$u Áep¡? dpfp¡ hp¡V$ d_¡ `pR>p¡ v$C Ûp¡, dpf¡ L$p¡C_¡ _\u v¡$hp¡!''

c|L„$` hMs¡ A¡L$ NyS>fpsu V$uhu Q¡_gdp„ buÅ„ A¡L$ dpÆ `Z Aphy„ S> L$l¡sp„ lsp„, ""Ad¡ Adpfu fp¡Æ_p v$p'X$p `pX$u_¡ sd_¡ hp¡V$ v$u^p. L¡$V$gue¡ hpf sd_¡ hp¡V$ v$u^p. lh¡ ApS>¡ Adpfp `f dykubs `X$u R>¡ sp¡ L$p¡C `|R>hpe _\ Aphsy„. L$p„C _ L$fhy„ lp¡e sp¡ Ad_¡ Adpfp hp¡V$ `pR>p v$C Ûp¡. Adpf¡ L$p¡C_¡ _\u v¡$hp!''

Ap _hu Bg¡¼V²$p¡r_L$ rkõV$ddp„ ds fv$bpsg \hp_p L$p¡C QpÞk S> _\u. b|\dp„ S>fp cuX$ Ap¡R>u \C A¡V$g¡ Ad¡ Ap¡qakf_¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""Apdp„ bp¡Nk hp¡qV„$N _ \C iL¡$?''

Ap¡qakf lku_¡ L$l¡, ""L$fhy„ lp¡e sp¡ X$bg õ`uX¡$ \C iL¡$, `Z A¡dp„ OZp S>Zp_¡ rhðpkdp„ g¡hp `X¡$!'' A¡dZ¡ Mygpkp¡ L$fu_¡ L$üy„ L¡$ dsv$p_d\L$dp„ v$f¡L$ Dd¡v$hpf_p A¡L$-A¡L$ `p¡tgN A¡S>ÞV$_¡ lpS>f fl¡hp_u R|>V$ lp¡e R>¡. Ap D`fp„s b|\v$uW$ L$dk¡ L$d `p„Q¡L$ L$d®QpfuAp¡ lp¡e. hmu Ap hMs¡ dsv$pf_u Ap¡mM_p `yfphp rh_p dsv$p_ i¼e _\u. A¡V$g¡ qv$hk v$frdep_ S>¡ cmsp dpZkp¡ buÅ_p _pd¡ dsv$p_ L$fu iL$sp lsp s¡ lh¡ i¼e _\u.

Å¡L¡$ A¡hy„ bp¡Nk dsv$p_ sp¡ Ad¡ Myv$ L$f¡gy„ R>¡. b_¡gy„ A¡hy„ L¡$ '95_u Q|„V$Zu hMs¡ Adpfy„ _pd S> dsv$pf epv$udp„ _l]. dpfp S>¡hp buÅ ApW$v$k S>Zp lsp. b¡ÓZ b|\ `f ^½$p MpC_¡ AL$mpe¡gp lsp. Ad¡ c¡Np dmu_¡ Adpfu AL$mpdZ W$pghsp lsp Ðep„ A¡L$ cpC Apìep A_¡ L$l¡, ""sdpf¡ hp¡qV„$N L$fhy„ R>¡ _¡? `¡gp Tæcphpmp cpC_¡ dmp¡, \C S>i¡.''

Ad¡ rhQpfdp„ `X$ép, L$C fus¡ \pe?

`Z Tæcphpmp cpCA¡ fõsp¡ bspX$ép¡. v$f¡L$ S>Z_¡ s¡d_p„ _L$gu _pd, kf_pdp„, Jdf A_¡ dsv$pf _„bf_u L$p`gu `L$X$phu v$u^u. ""Åh, Ap _pd¡ hp¡V$ _pMu AphÅ¡. A_¡ Adpfp S> `n_¡ Ap`hp¡ A¡hp¡ L$p¡C ApN°l _\u.''

Ad¡ `|R¹>ey„ L¡$, "Ap S>¡_p _pd_u L$p`guAp¡ R>¡ A¡ b^p_y„ iy„? A¡ gp¡L$p¡ ds Ap`hp Aphi¡ Ðepf¡?'

Tæcphpmp cpC lku_¡ L$l¡, ""A¡ gp¡L$p¡ _l] Aph¡, blpfNpd S>sp füp R>¡!''

V|„$L$dp„ L$lz„ sp¡, A¡d_u `pk¡ õ\mp„sf L$fu Ne¡gp, blpfNpd Ne¡gp A_¡ gNcN ¼epf¡e dsv$p_ _ L$fsp lp¡e A¡hp gp¡L$p¡_u epv$u s¥epf lsu! a¼s sdpfu Jdf "d¡tQN' \su lp¡e sp¡ sd¡ rbÞv$pk ds Ap`u iL$p¡.

`Z lh¡ A¡hy„ _\u. ApNm L$üy„ s¡d, S>Õ\pb„^ k„¿epdp„ "V|„$V$¹...V|„$V$' L$fphhp dpV¡$ OZp gp¡L$p¡_¡ "rhðpkdp„' g¡hp `X¡$. s¡ hMs¡ sp¡, d_¡ lÆ epv$ R>¡, A¡L$ hX$ug Aphy„ bp¡Nk hp¡qV„$N L$ep® `R>u L$l¡sp lsp L¡$, ""dpfp b¡V$pAp¡ Q|„V$Zu hMs¡ v$f¡L¡$v$f¡L$ dsv$pf_y„ ApV$gy„ Ýep_ fpM¡ R>¡, sp¡ `R>u L¡$d _l] fpMsp lp¡e?''

Ap Bg¡¼V²$p¡r_L$ X$bgp„ Apìep„ A¡V$g¡ lh¡ sp¡ L$ep¡ dsv$pf ¼ep„ af¡ R>¡ A¡ Ýep_ fpMhp_y„ `Z dV$éy„. v|$f v|$f_p„ NpdX$p„Ap¡dp„ Bg¡¼V²$p¡r_L$ X$bgp„ DOfph_pfu V²$L$p¡ dp¡X¡$dp¡X¡$ `lp¢Qhp_u, A¡V$g¡ Ðep„ A¡L$buÅ_p¡ "rhðpk' Æsu_¡ OÏ„ dsv$p_ L$fphu iL$pi¡. `Z R>sp„, rblpf S>¡hy„ _l].

rblpfdp„ S>¡ R>¡ëgu Q|„V$ZuAp¡ \C A¡dp„\u k¢L$X$p¡ b|\_p„ dsv$p_ fv$bpsg Ål¡f L$fu_¡ afu Q|„V$Zu L$fphhu `X¡$gu. L$pfZ blz dÅ_y„ lsy„. k¢L$X$p¡ ds`¡V$uAp¡dp„ lÅfp¡ ds`ÓL$p¡ S> bp¡Nk lsp„! iu Mbf ¼epf¡ A_¡ L¡$hu fus¡ ds`¡V$uAp¡dp„ Ap bp¡Nk ds`ÓL$p¡ O|ku Nep„ s¡_u sp¡ Mbf _ `X$u, `Z ds`ÓL$p¡ bp¡Nk R>¡ s¡_u Mbf iu fus¡ `X$u, ÅZp¡ R>p¡? A¡ ds`ÓL$p¡_p L$pNm A_¡ R>`pC_u ¼hp¡rgV$u "Ap¡qfrS>_g' L$fsp„ h^pf¡ kpfu lsu! bp¡gp¡, B[ÞX$epdp„ kpfu ¼hp¡rgV$u_u L$p¡C_¡ L$v$f S> _\u_¡?

A¡d sp¡ NyS>fps_u Ap Q|„V$ZuAp¡dp„ Myv$ Q|„V$ZuL$d®QpfuAp¡_p Apif¡ Óuk¡L$ lÅf ds bpsg S>hp_p.

ip L$pfZ¡?

Myv$ kfL$pf_p âp¡rkS>f_¡ L$pfZ¡. âp¡rkS>f A¡hp¡ R>¡ Å¡ sd¡ kfL$pfu L$d®Qpfu L¡$ rinL$ lp¡, A_¡ Å¡ sd_¡ Mpk "Bg¡¼i_ X$éyV$u'dp„ Å¡sfhpdp„ Apìep lp¡e, A_¡ Å¡ sd¡ sdpfu X$éyV$u_p õ\p_¡\u V$`pg Üpfp dsv$p_ L$fhp dpNsp lp¡ sp¡ sdpf¡ dsv$p__p A¡L$ kàspl `l¡gp„ Q|„V$Zu L$rdi__u Ap¡qak¡ s¡_u ÅZ L$fhp_u fl¡i¡. Ap ÅZ L$fhp dpV¡$ sdpf¡ (b¡dp„\u) A¡L$ ap¡d® cfu_¡ dp¡L$ghp_y„ fl¡i¡. A¡dp„e `pRy>„ A¡hy„ L¡$ Å¡ sdpfu X$éyV$u sdpfp `p¡sp_p dsrhõspfdp„ lp¡e sp¡ `l¡gy„ ap¡d®, A_¡ A¡ rkhpe_p dsrhõspfdp„ lp¡e sp¡ buSy>„ ap¡d® cfhp_y„.

lh¡ Ap ap¡d® d¡mhhp dpV¡$ `Z sdpf¡ AfÆ sp¡ L$fhu S> `X¡$ _¡? sp¡ dl¡fbp_u L$fu_¡ s¡ AfÆ "ldp¡_¡' A¡L$ kàspl `l¡gp„ dmu Åe s¡ fus¡ L$fhp rh_„su. "rh. S>Zphhp_y„ L¡$' (rhi¡jdp„ S>Zphhp_y„ L¡$) sd_¡ b¡dp„\u L$ey„ ap¡d® Å¡Ci¡ s¡ õ`ô$`Z¡ gMhy„ S>ê$fu R>¡.

Ap âp¡rkS>f_¡ L$pfZ¡ L$p¡C `Z ap¡d® cfhy„ i¼e S> _\u, L$pfZ L¡$ sdpf¡ ¼ep„ X$éyV$u L$fhp S>hp_y„ R>¡ s¡ dsv$p__p Qpf S> qv$hk `l¡gp„ S>Zphhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡!

V|„$L$dp„, S>¡ L$d®QpfuAp¡ khpf_p 7\u kp„S>_p 6 (A_¡ V²L$ _ Aph¡ sp¡ 7,8,9...) hpÁep ky^u X$éyV$u `f füp li¡, X$éyV$u v$frdep_ S> Qp-_põsp¡ A_¡ g„Q `sphi¡, v$f¡L¡$v$f¡L$ dsv$pf Þepeu fus¡ dsv$p_ L$f¡ s¡_y„ Ýep_ fpMi¡... A_¡ s¡ `p¡s¡ S> dsv$p_ _l] L$fu iL¡$.

`Z Åhp Ûp¡, Aphp L$d®Qpfu L¡$V$gp? 30 lÅf, 40 lÅf? kpl¡bp¡, ApMp NyS>fpsdp„ S>¡_¡ O¡f O¡f S>C_¡ Qp¡Mp d|L$u_¡ dsv$p_ L$fhp_p„ s¡X$p„ A`pep„ R>¡ s¡dp„_p 45 V$L$p gp¡L$p¡ sp¡ dpÓ Apmk_¡ L$pfZ¡ dsv$p_ _l] L$f¡! A_¡ S>¡ `p¡i A¡qfepdp„ dsv$p_ _ L$f_pf_u k„¿ep 75 V$L$p S>¡V$gu \i¡ A¡ S> A¡qfep_p 95 V$L$p gp¡L$p¡ qfTëV$_¡ qv$hk¡ V$uhu kpd¡ ApMp¡ qv$' Mp¡X$pC f¡'i¡. AV$g¡ T]L$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, X¡$dp¡¾$ku sp¡ Apd S> lpg¡, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

Ap g¡M sd¡ hp„Ãep¡ lsp¡?
"c|gâ|a' L$l¡hpsy„ Bg¡¼V²$p¡r_L$ hp¡qV„$N diu_ "awgâ|a' _\u?

ANpD_p¡ grgs gpX$_p¡ `Ó
Q|„V$Zu_u L$dpZu, O¡f O¡f kdpZu

Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡! qhcpN l¡W$m_p AÞe g¡Mp¡