IoiÊ`m§Mm OmXyJma - AaqdX Jwám emo^m ^mJdV
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IoiÊ`m§Mm OmXyJma - AaqdX Jwám emo^m ^mJdV
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aqdX Jwám§Mr ^oQ> åhUOo EH$ PnmQy>Z Q>mH$Umam AZw^d AgVmo. Ë`m§À`m Im§ÚmdaÀ`m nmoVS>rV {H$Vr Var Zdr IoiUr AgVmV, Ë`m§Zr ñdV: ~Zdbobr, Hw$R>ë`mhr N>mQo >çm JmdmV ghO {_iob Aem gm{hË`mVyZ Ho$bobr! AmJnoQ>rVë`m H$mS>çm Am{U gm`H$bMr ~marH$ Q>ç~y `m§À`mnmgyZ Ho$bobm _oH$° Zmo Vo XmIdVrb. EH$ gob Am{U bmohMw§~H$ dmnê$Z Ho$bobr _moQ>ma XmIdVrb. H°$_oè`mÀ`m amobÀ`m XmoZ [aH$må`m S>ã`m Am{U _Ü`o OmoS>bobr gm`H$bMr Q>m`aQ>çy~ `m gmoß`m hdoÀ`m n§nmZo \w$Jm \w$JdyZ XmIdVrb. nopÝgbrbm nmS>boë`m ImMm§da [aH$m_r [a\$sb KmgyZ MH«$ {\$adyZ XmIdVrb. nmoQ>mV H$mMoMr JmoQ>r KoD$Z Vwê$Vwê$ niUmam H$mJXmMm C§Xra XmIdVrb. hr IoiUr W¸$ H$aUmar AgVmVM; nU Vr XmIdVmZmMm AaqdXÀ`m Mohè`mdaMm AmZ§X, CËgwH$Vm "`o ~hþVhr AX²^yV {Ibm¡Zm h¡! "Its's amazing' Ag§ åhUV Ë`m§M§ _ZmnmgyZ IiIiyZ hgU§ - hm gJim AZw^d Amnë`mbmhr àM§S> CËgmh XoD$Z OmVmo. H$m`_ Amnë`m H$m_m§~Ôb, AmdS>boë`m nwñVH$m§~Ôb, ^oQ>boë`m Mm§Jë`m _mUgm§~Ôb, Zì`mZo Ho$boë`m IoiÊ`m§~Ôb, nwñVH$m§~Ôb hm _mUyg ^a^ê$Z ~mobVmo. ZwgV§ ~mobV Zmhr, Va Xa H$mhr {_{ZQ>m§Zr "I must give you that book', I must show you that article.' Ag§ åhUyZ Zdr Zdr nwñVH§$, boI XoV AgVmo. AmVm Vo Am`wH$mMm EH$ ^mJ Agboë`m "_wº$m§JU {dkmZ emo{YH$m' `m H|$ÐmMo g§MmbH$ åhUyZ nwÊ`mV Ambo AmhoV. `m _wº$m§JU {dkmZ emo{YHo$gmR>r gwZrVm Xoenm§S>o `m§Zr _moR>r _XV {Xbr Amho. O`§V ZmairH$am§Zr Am`wH$m_Ü`o embo` _wbm_wbtZr `oÊ`mMr Mm§Jbr na§nam {Z_m©U Ho$br Amho. Vr dmT>dU§, _wbm§M§ {OW§ _wº$ ñdmJV Agob, Ag§ EH$ {dkmZ H|$Ð {Z_m©U H$aU§, _wbm§Zm {OW§ OJ^amVrb Mm§Jbr nwñVH§$ {_iVrb, Ag§ nwñVH$m§M§ g§J«hmb` H$aU§,
emimemim§_YyZ gmono {dkmZ CnH«$_ nmoMdU§, Ag§ H$mhrg§ `m H|$ÐmM§ H$m_ Agob. AaqdX Jwám§gmaIr ì`º$s `m H|$ÐmMr O~m~Xmar KoV Amho, hr "Eo{Vhm{gH$' KQ>Zm R>aUma Amho.
AmB©Mm à^md AaqdX _yiMo ~aobr JmdMo. ~aobr ho CÎma àXoemVrb {X„rnmgyZ AS>rMeo {H$bmo_rQ>a A§VamdaM§ N>mQo >g § § Jmd. AmB©-dS>rb XmoKh§ r H$Yr emioV Jobo ZmhrV. Jwám§M§ Ka ho na§namJV ì`mnma H$aUma§. AmB© H$Yr emioV Jobr Zmhr; H$maU _wbtZm Voìhm {eH$dÊ`mMr nÕV ZìhVr. AmB©Mo XmoÝhr ^mD$ _mÌ Iyn {eH$bobo AmhoV. _moR>m ^mD$ B§{O{ZAa. Ë`mZ§ ñdV:Mo H$maImZo gwê$ Ho$bo. `eñdrnUo Mmbdbo. N>mQo >m ^mD$ eë`{demaX. AmJ«m _o{S>H$b H$m°boO_YyZ gwdU©nXH§$ {_idbobm. AmB© {eH$bobr ZìhVr, Var Amnbr Mmahr _wb§ {eH$br nm{hOoV, ho {VM§ EH$_od Ü`o` hmoV§. AaqdXZm XmoZ _moR>o ^mD$, EH$ _moR>r ~hrU Amho. Voìhm KaMr n[apñWVr Aer hmoVr, H$s d{S>bm§Zm Y§Xm O_V ZìhVm. n¡em§Mr H$m`_ AmoT>mVmU hmoVr. AmB©Z§ _wbm§À`m {ejUmgmR>r gJio Xm{JZo {dHy$Z Q>mH$bo. _mPr _wb§ {eH$br n{hOoV, hm EH$M Ü`mg hmoVm. ~aobrV Voìhm EH$M B§JO « r emim hmoVr. {¼íMZ emim hmoVr Vr. Ë`mV AmB©Z§ _wbm§Zm KmVb§. ZmVodmBH$m§Zr, JmdmVë`m§Zr Iyn {damoY Ho$bm. Vw_Mr _wb§ {¼íMZ hmoVrb, B§J«O hmoVrb, Ag§ bmoH$ åhUm`Mr; nU AmB© R>m_ hmoVr. hr Mm§Jbr emim Amho Am{U _mPr _wb§ `mM emioV {eH$Uma, Ag§ AmB©Z§ R>adb§ hmoV§. hr emim Ia§M Mm§Jbr hmoVr. emioÀ`m à_wI "_Xa gwnr[a`a' EH$ BQ>m{b`Z ~mB© hmoË`m. Ë`m§Zr AaqdX AH$amdr Pmë`mda Ë`m§À`m dhrV EH$ g§Xoe {bhÿZ {Xbm, "If you want to love god, serve the poor.' na_oídamda ào_ H$am`M§ Agob, Va J[a~m§Mr godm H$a. AaqdXÀ`m nwT>ë`m gJù`m H$m_mV Am{U {dMmamV hm J[a~m§Mm {dMma H$m`_ Ë`m§À`m~amo~a am{hbobm {XgVmo. `m emioZ§ Iyn Mm§Jbr _yë`§ {eH$dbr. bmoH$m§{df`r gX²^mdZm {eH$dbr Am{U bmoH$m§er H$g§ dmJmd§ Vohr {eH$db§. 4
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AmB© Ym{_©H$, nma§n[aH$ {dMmam§Mr ZìhVr. amoO _wb§ emioVyZ Ambr, H$s _wbm§er Vr XmoZ-VrZ Vmg Jßnm _mam`Mr. AmO H$m` H$m` Ho$b§ emioV, Ag§ {dMmam`Mr. _J AaqdX åhUVmV, "h_ nwao {XZ^a H$s am_ H$hmZr gwZmVo Wo>Ÿ& {XbH$s ~mV H$hVo WoŸ&' Vo nwT>o hgV hgV Ag§hr åhUVmV - AmO nmbH$ åhUVmV, "¹$m{bQ>r Q>mB_' XoVmo; nU _wbm§Zm Vw_Mm \$º$ doi hdm AgVmo. AmB©Z§ _wbm§Zm àM§S> AmË_{dídmg {Xbm Am{U AmË_gÝ_mZ {eH$dbm. d{S>bm§H$S>o H$Yr n¡go Zgm`Mo. Zoh_r H$O© Agm`M§, Var AmB© gm§Jm`Mr "~mhoa H$moUmerhr ~mobVmZm _mZ VmR> R>odyZ ~mobm`M§ Am{U g_moaÀ`mÀ`m S>moù`m§H$S>§ nmhÿZ ~mobm`M§. H$moU Imbr _mZ KmbyZ ~mobVmo? Á`mbm Xwgè`mH$Sy>Z H$mhr hd§ AgV§ Vmo! Amnë`mbm H$moUmM§ H$mhr ZH$mo Amho.' AmB© \$ma doJir hmoVr. Ë`m_wio N>mZg§ bhmZnU {_imb§. KamV dV©_mZnÌXoIrb `m`M§ Zmhr. ~mhoaÀ`m OJmMr \$maer AmoiI ZìhVr. H$mhr \$mag§ _mhrV Zgm`M§. CÝhmù`mÀ`m gwQ>rV H$Yr _m_mH$S>o Jobo AmR>-n§Yam {Xdg, Va VodT>mM doJim AZw^d. bhmZnUr H$moUr Aä`mgmgmR>r Ë`m§À`m _mJ§ bmJm`M§ Zmhr. ho H$am Vo H$am Ag§hr H$moUr gm§Jm`M§ Zmhr. AaqdX VmgZ² Vmg ñdV:À`m Jmoï>r H$aV ~gm`Mo . Ë`m§ M m EH$ Io i mMm S>~m hmo V m. H$mo U Vrhr dñVy H$Yr \o$Hy$Z Úm`Mo ZmhrV. Iyn dñVy O_dV amhm`Mo . H$mhrhr H$aV ~gbo, Var AmB© amJdm`Mr Zmhr. Vr åhUm`Mr, "Omo Hw$N> H$a ahm h¡ dh AÀN>mhr hmoJm!' H$Yr Šbmgbm Jo b o ZmhrV. {eH$dUr ZìhVr. H$mhr AS>b,§ Va ^mdmbm, ~{hUrbm {dMmam`M§. Ioiʶm§Mm OmXÿJma
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H$mZnya Am`Am`Q>rV AaqdX 70 _Ü`o ~mamdr Pmbo. {OëømV n{hbm Z§~a Ambm. nwT>o H$m` H$am`M§ R>ab§ ZìhV§; nU H$mZnya Am`Am`Q>r_Ü`o àdoe KoVbm. {VWë`m 350 Zì`m _wbm§_Ü`o `m§Mm AÇ>m{dgmdm Z§~a hmoVm. AmYrÀ`m 27 _wbm§Zr "BbopŠQ´>H$b B§{O{ZA[a¨J' hr emIm KoVbr åhUyZ `m§Zrhr KoVbr. hrM AmdS> Ag§ H$mhr ZìhV§. H$mZnya Am`Am`Q>r hr Voìhm OUy AmH$memVyZ ^y_rda AdVabobr g§ñWm hmoVr. ZD$ A_o[aH$Z {dÚmnrR>m§Mr _XV KoD$Z Vr gwê$ Ho$br hmoVr. Ë`m_wio gJirH$S>§ A_o[aHo$Mm ’$ma à^md hmoVm. drg-Vrg A_o[aH$Z àmÜ`mnH$ {VW§ {eH$dV hmoVo. dJ© dmVmZwHy${bV AgV. AZoH$ àmÜ`mnH$ IamoIa Wmoa åhUmdoV Ago hmoVo. Zmo~ob nwañH$mamgmR>r Á`m§Mr Zmd§ gwMdbr Jobr hmoVr, Ago {VK§ OU Voìhm {VW§ {eH$dV hmoVo. A{Iboe ZmdmMm AaqdXMm EH$ {_Ì hmoVm. Ë`mbm `§Ì XwéñV H$am`Mm ZmX hmoVm. ho XmoK§ {_Ì OwÝ`m ~mOmamV Om`Mo, gm_mZ AmUm`Mo. `§Ìm§da H$m_ H$am`Mo. EAamo _m°S>oqbJ (N>moQ>r IoimVrb CS>Umar {d_mZ§) nU H$am`Mo. Vmo H$mi amOH$maUmZ§ ^mabobm hmoVm. ZjbdmXr Midihr OmoamV hmoVr. Jm§YrOtZr gm§{JVbob§ hmoV§M, "IoS>çm§H$S>o Mbm. {VWë`m _mUgm§da ào_ H$am, Ë`m§À`m~amo~a H$m_ H$am.' Ë`m_wio J[a~m§H$S>o Omd§, Ë`m§À`m~amo~a amhmd§, Ë`m§À`mH$S>§ Oo Amho, Ë`mVyZ H$m_mbm gwadmV H$amdr, H$mhr Var {Z_m©U H$amd§ Ag§ AZoH$ VéUm§À¶m _ZmV hmoV§. Am`Am`Q>r H$mZnya_Ü`ohr H«$m§VrÀ`m Jmoï>r H$aUmar ~arM _§S>ir hmoVr. `m VéUm§Zm Ë`m§Mr gJir ^mfm H$iV ZìhVr. nU H$mhrVar H$amd§, Ag§ dmQ>V hmoV.§ àmÜ`mnH$m§À`m _wbm§gmR>r {VW§ XmoZ emim hmoË`m; nU H$m_Jmam§À`m _wbm§gmR>r H$mhr ZìhV§. OodU KamV Va H$m_Jma gH$mir 5 Vo amÌr 11 doOon`ªV H$m_ H$aV. AaqdX Am{U Ë`m§À`m {_Ìm§Zm `mM§ \$ma dmB©Q> dmQ>m`M§. Ë`m§Zr Mma {_Ìm§Mm EH$ 'gh`moJ J«wn' ñWmnZ Ho$bm Am{U "Am°naÀ`w{ZQ>r ñHy$b' ZmdmMr emim gwê$ Ho$br. "g§Yr emim!' Vo Mm¡K§ AmR>dS>çm§VyZ EHo$H$ {Xdg H$m°boO ~wS>dm`Mo Am{U _wbm§Zm emioV {eH$dm`Mo. g§Ü`mH$mir nwÝhm H$m°boO g§në`mda Ë`m§À`m Aä`mgmVë`m AS>MUr gmoS>dm`Mo. 6
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Ë`m H$mimV H$mZnya_Yrb H$mnS>mMo, Mm_S>çmMo H$maImZo ~gbo hmoVo. AmOy~mOybm \$ma J[a~r hmoVr; nU Am`Am`Q>rbm {VÀ`mer H$mhr XoU§-KoU§ ZìhV§. OUy H$mhr Am`Am`Q>rZ§ {VMr _wi§ VmoSy>ZM Q>mH$br hmoVr. `m n[agambm Am`Am`Q>rMm H$mhrhr Cn`moJ ZìhVm. EH$m ~mOybm J[a~r Am{U XwgarH$S>o ho Am`Am`Q>rM§ _¥JOi. OdiM EH$ ZmZH$mar åhUyZ Jmd hmoV§. {VWyZ 7-8 _wb§ AaqdXm§H$S>o g§Ü`mH$mir {eH$m`bm `oV. Ë`m§Zm Vo J{UV-{dkmZ {eH$dV hmoVo. 5 df} Ë`m§Zr `m _wbm§Zm {eH$db§ Am{U J«m_rU _wbm§À`m {ejUmVë`m àíZm§Mr n{hbr AmoiI Pmbr. 72 _Ü`o A{Zb gX² J mo n mbZm Am`Am`Q>r_Ü`o ~mo b mdb§ hmo V § , S>r. ~mbgw~«øÊ`_ åhUyZ agm`ZemómMo àmÜ`mnH$ hmoVo. Vo Am{U A{Zb A_o[aHo$V nrEM.S>r. H$aVmZmMo ghH$mar. Voìhm A{ZbZr hþe§Jm~mX {dkmZ H$m`©H«$_ gwê$ Ho$bm hmoVm Am{U ~mbgw~«øÊ`_ {VWo CÝhmù`mÀ`m gwQ>rV Om`Mo. H$_r IMm©Vbo agm`ZemómVbo à`moJ emoYyZ H$mT>m`Mo. A{Zb Am{U _ram gX²Jmonmb Voìhm Q>rAm`E\$Ama_Ü`o _m°{bŠ`wba ~m`m°bm°Or_Ü`o H$m_ H$aV hmoVo. Ioiʶm§Mm OmXÿJma
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hm H$mi Agm hmoVm, H$s ~aoM ~w{ÕOrdr bmoH$ Amnbr ^y{_H$m emoYV hmoVo. OJ^aM hm à`ËZ Mmby hmoVm. `màH$mao Iyn D$Om© ~mhoa `oD$ nmhV hmoVr. amOH$s` CbWmnmbW Mmby hmoVr Am{U Amnbr AW©nyU© gm_m{OH$ ^y{_H$m bmoH$ emoYV hmoVo. A{Zb gX²Jmonmb Aem bmoH$m§n¡H$s hmoVo. J«m_rU _wbm§Zm H$emàH$mao {eH$dmd§ hm àíZ Ë`m§À`mg_moa hmoVm. JmdmVyZ Ë`m§Zm {damoY hmoVm. Vo gm§JV hmoVo, ho H$R>rU H$m_ Amho. Ë`mM§ gJi§ gm§JU§ AaqdXÀ`m Iyn AmVda nmoMb§. EdT>m Mm§Jbm Cƒ{e{jV _mUyg J«m_rU ^mJmV OmVmo, H$m_ H$aVmo Am{U Vo gmon§ Zmhr ho gm§JVmo ho gJi§ Ë`m§Zm {dbjU dmQ>b§. ~r.B©.Mr nXdr KoVë`mda 75 _Ü`o Q>ëo H$mo_Ü`o Ambo. XmoZ df© Va {eH$Ê`mMm H$mi hmoVm. XmoZ dfmªZ§Va gwÅ>r {_imbr Voìhm 15 {Xdgm§Mr aOm KoVbr Am{U A{Zbbm nÌ {b{hb§, "_bm Vw_M§ H$m_ nhm`bm `m`M§ Amho.' Ë`m§Zr gm§{JVb§, "VwPo ñdmJV Amho. Ho$ìhmhr `o.' _J hþe§Jm~mX {dkmZ H$m`©H«$_mV {VWo 15 {Xdg am{hbo. AmgnmgÀ`m dñVy dmnê$Z {dkmZ {ejU H$g§ H$aVm `oB©b `mMm emoY KoU§ Voìhm Mmby hmoV§. Vo H$m_ Ë`m§Zm A{Ve` AmdS>b§.
à`moJm§Zm gwadmV 78 _Ü`o Ë`m§Zr {VW§ H$m_ gwê$ Ho$b§. gH$mir ZmíVm H$ê$Z gm`H$bdê$Z OdinmgÀ`m Jmdm§_Ü`o Om`M§. _wbm§Zm {eH$dm`M§, g§Ü`mH$mir 7-8 dmOVm WHy$Z Kar naV `m`M§. {VWo ~ZIoS>r JmdmM§ Jmd hmoV§. Ë`m§Mm ewH«$dmar ~mOmamMm {Xdg Agm`Mm. ~mOmamV Á`m dñVy {dH$m`bm hmoË`m Ë`m gJù`m AaqdXZr EHo$H$ Z_wZm åhUyZ {dH$V KoVë`m. hoM Ë`m§M§ "am° _Q>o[a`b' hmoV§. EH$ OU gm`H$brV hdm ^aV hmoVm. Ë`mÀ`mH$S>o ìhm°ëìh Q>çw~ hmoVr. Vo åhUVmV, "Materials fascinate me' {d{dY gm{hË`mM§, _mÜ`_mM§ Ë`m§Zm doS> hmoV§. IQ>nQ> H$am`bm AmdS>m`Mr. Ë`m§Zm Voìhm H$ënZm ZìhVr, H$m` Cn`moJ hmoB©b `m ìhmëìh Q>çy~Mm. 10 n¡embm EH$ \y$Q> hmoVr. 1 é. Mr KoD$Z Ambo.
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EH$Xm Vo AgoM H$mS>onoQ>rVë`m H$mS>çm§er IoiV hmoVo. ìhm°ëìh Q>çw~Mo VwH$S>o hmoVo Am{U Vr Q>çw~ H$mS>rda N>mZ ~gbr. EH$ OmoS> Pmbm. hm H$mS>çm§À`m _oH°$ZmoMm OÝ_ hmoVm. AmO 25 df© Pmbr Ë`m Jmoï>rbm. H$m°boO_Ü`o Agë`mnmgyZ bm°ar ~oH$a ho AaqdXM§ ñdßZ hmoV§. Ë`m§Zm {gpìhb B§{O{ZA[a¨JMr H$mhr ~°H$J«mD§$S> ZìhVr; nU Vo EH$ {Xdg JmS>rV ~gbo Am{U {Ìd|Ð_bm Jobo. Ë`m§Zm dmQ>b§, bm°ar ~oH$aZm H$moUm _XV{ZgmMr Oéar Agob AaqdX {heo~ Mm§Jbo H$ê$ eH$V. Ë`m§Zm _XV H$am`Mm ~oV hmoVm Am{U Ë`m§M§ H$m_hr nhm`M§ hmoV§. bm°ar ~oH$a Wmoa aMZmH$ma ({S>Pm`Za) hmoVo Am{U Ë`mhÿZhr _mUyg åhUyZ \$ma _moR>o. Xa {_{ZQ>mbm {dZmoX H$aVrb. hgVrb, H$mQy>©Z H$mTy>Z XmIdVrb. gmR>rÀ`m AmgnmgMo AgVrb Vo Voìhm. AaqdX åhUVmV, Amnë`mH$S>o gd©gmYmaUnUo hm {dZmoX, hgaonUm, àgÞVm ZgVo. AmnU J§^ra Mohao H$ê$Z ~mobVmo. OUy H$mhr hm g_mO ~XbÊ`mMr O~m~Xmar Amnë`mM S>moŠ`mda Amho. _bm dmQ>b§ AaqdX ñdV: Ag§M hgV IoiV _moH$ionUmZ§ {dZmoX H$aV ~mobVmV åhUyZ Ë`m§Zm `m JwUm§M§ H$m¡VwH$ dmQ>b§ Agmd§. Vo VrZ _{hZo {VWo am{hbo. aOm {~ZnJmar hmoVr. nJma ZìhVm. Odi n¡goM ZìhVo. _J n¡go H$go {_idm`Mo? Vo amoO XmoZ Vmg gH$mir _°MpñQ>H$ _oH°$Zmo ~Zdm`Mo Am{U Ioiʶm§Mm OmXÿJma
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_wbm§M§ dmT>U§ 1990 _Ü`o Xwbmar 4-5 dfmªMr hmoVr. Voìhm gwZrVm nwUo {dÚmnrR>mV dr_oÝg argM© g|Q>a_Ü`o H$m_ H$aV hmoVr. nrEM.S>r.gmR>r OoEZ`y_Ü`o Om`M§ R>adb§ Am{U Ë`m§Zr {X„rbm Om`M§ R>adb§. Xwbmarbm "{_am§{~H$m' gmaIr AaqdX Aml_mMr Mm§Jbr emim {_iUma hmoVr. `m XmoZ H$maUm§Zr ho Hw$Qw>§~ {X„rbm Jobr. nwÊ`mV Xwbmar EH$m emioV OmV hmoVr. nU {Vbm emim AmdS>m`Mr Zmhr. AaqdXnmer Voìhm bwZm hmoVr. Vo gH$mir {Vbm KoD$Z Om`Mo; nU Vr dmQ>oV åhUm`Mr, "_bm Zmhr Om`M§ emioV.' Voìhm ~m~m åhUm`Mo, "R>rH$ h¡Ÿ& H$moB© Oéar Zhr h¡, ñHy$b OmZmŸ&' _J Vo XmoK§ Eåàog JmS>©Z_Ü`o Om`Mo. {VW§ nmZ§ Jmoim H$am`Mo, H$mS>çm Jmoim H$am`Mo Am{U H$mhr doimZ§ AmZ§XmZ§ Kar `m`Mo. {Vbm gm§{JVb§ hmoV,§ "Vwbm Ooìhm emioV Omd§g§ dmQ>b o Voìhm AmnU Vwbm emioV Kmby.' gwZrVmZr gm§{JVb§, "{_am§{~H$m_Ü`o {VM§ Zmd Kmbm`M§ hmoV§ Voìhm {VWë`m {àpÝgnm°b åhUmë`m, {Vbm EH$ {Xdg `oD$ Xo. Ioiy Xo. Amåhr {VM§ {ZarjU H$ê$ Am{U R>ady àdoemM§, Va AaqdX åhUmbo, "hmo, _mÂ`m _wbrbmhr EH$ {Xdg gJir emim ~Ky Xo Am{U R>ady Xo {Vbm hr emim AmdS>Vo Amho H$m, `m emioV `m`M§ Amho H$m Zmhr Vo.' hr bhmZ _wbm§À`m AmË_gÝ_mZmMr g_O hmoVr! {_am§{~H$mMm AZw^d \$ma Mm§Jbm hmoVm. Mm§Jbr emim Amho. H$mhr ~§YZ§ ZmhrV. JUdoe Zmhr, àmW©Zm Zmhr, hmo_dH©$ Zmhr. _wb§ AmZ§XmZ§ IoiVmV, {eH$VmV. `moJr AaqdXm§Mo XmoZ AZw`m`r AmhoV, Ë`m§Zr Vr gwê$ Ho$br. EH$ gm`{H$`m{Q´>ñQ> AmhoV. S>M AmhoV. "_WmBg' Ë`m§M§ Zmd. Xwgè`m "Zrbeo'. Ë`mXoIrb S>M AmhoV. _wb§ ñdV:M R>adVmV Ë`m§Zm H$m` {eH$m`M§ AmhoZ² Vo Ioiʶm§Mm OmXÿJma
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_wbm§da H$mhr bmXm`M§ Zmhr. H$m` {eH$m`M§ Vo _wb§ R>adVmV Am{U {ejH$m§M§ H$m_ Ë`m§Zm \$º$ _XV H$aÊ`mM§. Xwbmar n{hbrV AgVmZm `m _wbm§Zr R>adb§ AmnU {MZr ^mfm {eH$m`Mr. _J Ë`m§Zr {MZr {eH$db§. `m _wbm§Zm qhXrgwÕm ZrQ> `oV ZìhV§; nU 4-5 _{hZo {MZr {eH$V hmoVr. EH$m dJm©V 12-15 _wb§ Agm`Mr. "BQ> dm°O A ìhoar MmBëS> \«|$S>br ßbog, ìhoar AZAWm°[aQ>o[a`Z ñHy$b'. gJi§ H$m_ àH$ën nÕVrZ§ Mmbm`M§. "njr' Agm àH$ën KoVbm, H$s _wb§ nú`m§~Ôb _m{hVr Jmoim H$am`Mr, njr nmhm`bm Om`Mr, nú`m§Mr {M̧ H$mT>m`Mr, nú`m§À`m Jmoï>r, nú`m§Mr JmUr, nú`m§Mr ZmQ>H§$, gd© ~mOy§Zr àH$ënmV Aä`mg ìhm`Mm Am{U Vmohr AmZ§XmZ§, _wbm§À`m ñdV:À`m à`ËZmVyZ. ghmdrV Xwbmar gaXma nQ>ob {dÚmb`mV Jobr. Ë`m§À`m {àpÝgnm°b åhUOo EH$ Wmoa ì`{º$_Îd hmoV§. nmW©gmaWr Zmd hmoV§ Ë`m§M§. 25 dfª Ë`m emioV hmoË`m. \$ma àJ{Verb Zì`m {dMmam§À`m hmoË`m. Ë`m§Mm OÝ_ Z¡amo~rV Pmbm; nU AmíM`© åhUOo Ë`m§Mo AmB©-dS>rb {JOw^mBªMo {dÚmWu hmoVo. Ë`m gm§JV, "Am_À`m KamV Hw$Um Xodr-XodVm§Mo \$moQ>mo H$Yr ZìhVo; nU d{S>bm§À`m ImobrV {JOw^mBªMr Vg~ra hmoVr.'
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Xwbmar Xwbmar ho AaqdXÀ`m AmB©M§ Zmd, VoM _wbrM§hr - Xwbmar{df`r EoH$y Z _bm {VÀ`mer ~mobmd§ Ag§ dmQ>b.§ _r {VMm do„moaMm \$moZ Z§~a KoVbm. _r bhmZ Agë`mnmgyZ AmB©-~m~m, AmOr-AmOmo~m _bm Iyn nwñVH§$ dmMyZ XmIdm`Mo. Ë`m_wio dmMZmMr JmoS>r bmJbr; nU gwadmVrbm Var _mPm dmMm`Mm doJ Iyn H$_r hmoVm. Hw$Ur dmMyZ XmIdV Agob, Va ñdV: dmMmd§g§ H$embm dmQ>b o Zm? Z§Va _mÌ _r Iyn dmMm`bm bmJbo. Am_À`m KamV _mPr _V§ _r _moH$ionUmZ§ ~mobZy XmIdV Ago. Ë`mbm H$Yr H$moUr AmS>H$mR>r AmUbr Zmhr; nU AmVm ~mhoa dmdaVmZm _bm Oam H$R>rU OmV§. Xa doir Amnb§ _V ì`º$ H$ê$Z MmbV Zmhr Ag§ dmQ>V.§ _mÂ`m _¡{ÌUr _bm åhUm`À`m Vy {H$Vr ^m½`dmZ Amhog Vwbm Ago dS>rb {_imbo! nU _r _mÂ`m d{S>bm§Zm J¥hrVM Yabob§ hmoV,§ Ë`m_wio bhmZnUr Ë`m§M§ doJionU _bm OmUdm`M§ Zmhr. AmB©d{S>bm§Zr _mÂ`mgmR>r Iyn doi {Xbm. ~m~m BVH$s IoiUr AmUm`Mo, H$s _mÂ`mH$S>o H$m`_ nmM _wbm§Zm nwaVrb EdT>r IoiUr AgV. ~m~m§Zm ñdV:bm nU IoiÊ`mV Iyn ag Agm`Mm. àË`oH$ IoiU§ A{YH$ gmoß`m nÕVrZ§, ñdñV gm{hË`mnmgyZ H$g§ V`ma H$aVm `oBb © `mMo Ë`m§Mo à`moJ Mmbm`Mo. amÌrÀ`m OodUmZ§Va Amåhr BVH$m doi Jßnm _maV ~gm`Mmo, H$s hmV dmiyZ Om`Mo; nU Am_À`m MMm©, dmX g§nm`Mo ZmhrV. OmJ{VH$sH$aUmMm _mUgm§da H$gm gyú_ n[aUm_ hmoV OmVmo `m~Ôb Am_Mr MMm© Agm`Mr. ~m~m§Zr Ho$boë`m gmoba Hw$H$ada dmX Agm`Mm. {H$VrVar {df` Agm`Mo. YaU§, n`m©daU, D$Om©~MV. ~m~m§À`m H$m`©emim§Zm AmåhrnU Om`Mmo. Ë`m§Zr _bm _wbJr åhUyZ H$mhr doJir dmJUyH$ {Xbr Zmhr. _r amJmdboM AgVo Ag§ H$mhr Ho$b§ AgV§ Va.... _bm S>m°ŠQ>a hmoD$Z J«m_rU ^mJmV H$m_ H$am`M§`. _bm AmB©-~m~m§Zr Á`m àH$mao dmT>db§ Amho Ë`mVyZM hm {ZU©` Ambm Ag§ _bm dmQ>V.§ Am_Mr {dMma H$aÊ`mMr nÕV gmaIr Amho, Ë`m_wio Vo _bm OmñVM OdiMo dmQ>VmV. Ë`m§À`m_wio _bm OJmH$S>o ~KÊ`mMm doJim Ñ{ï>H$moZ {_imbm Ag§ _bm dmQ>V§.
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{ejH$m§Zr gwZrVmbm ~mobmdyZ gm§{JVb§, {Vbmhr EImÚm Šbmgbm Kmbm. _J KameoOmarM EH$ C{S>`m _§{Xa hmoVo. Vr {VWo Amo{S>gr Z¥Ë` {eH$m`bm OmD$ bmJbr. EH$-XmoZ _{hZo Jobr Agob; nU "X°Q> dm°O Zm°Q> ha H$n Am°\$ Q>r' {VZ§ Vo gmoSy>Z {Xb§. Amåhrhr AmJ«h Ho$bm Zmhr. AbrH$S>o nmbH$ _wbm§Zm {H$Vr ŠbmgZm nmR>dVmV. {MÌH$bm, nmohU§, Q>o{Zg, Vm`¹$m|Xmo, Z¥Ë`, ZoMa H°$ång. _wbm§da \$ma VmU nS>Vmo. Am{U _yb Šbmgbm OmV Zgob, Va gJio Ë`mbm Ag§ ~mobVmV, H$s OUy H$mhr ho R>rH$ Zmhr Mmbbob§. Om°Z hmoëQ>Z§ åhQ>b§, H$s AmVm ídmg KoÊ`mMo ŠbmgM gwê$ H$am`M§ am{hb§`, hm AmOmar g_mO Amho, _wb§ Amnë`m AmnU Iyn Jmoï>r {eH$V AgVmV `mMm _moR>çm§Zm {dga nS>bm Amho. S>opìhS> EëH$mB§S> ZmdmMm _mZgemók Amho. Ë`mZ§ åhQ>b§, H$s _wbm§Zm ñdV:Mm Agm ~amM doi _moH$im R>do mdm bmJVmo. "Xo ZrS> bmO© M§Šg Am°\$ Q>mB_'. Vo em§VnUo EImXr Jmoï> H$aVmV, {dMma H$aVmV, à`moJ H$aVmV, Ë`mVyZ {eH$VmV; nU gmaIr YmdmYmd Ho$br, Va Ë`m§À`mVrb em§Vr Zmhrer hmoVo. AmnU AmnboM A§V{d©amoY _wbm§da bmXV amhVmo. Amnë`mbm Oo H$aVm Amb§ Zmhr Vo Ë`m§Zr H$am`bmM hd§ Ag§ åhUVmo. gdmªJrU {dH$mg åhUOo AZoH$ ŠbmgZm OmU§ Zmhr. Xwbmar H$Yr \$maer Ioibr Zmhr; nU Ë`mMr Ë`m§Zr H$Yr qMVm Ho$br Zmhr. "Cgo Zhr ng§X Vmo R>rH$ h¡Ÿ& H$m¡Z gr ~S>r ~mV Ioiʶm§Mm OmXÿJma
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""Iyn {ejH$m§_Ü`o H$mhr H$aÊ`mMr Vi_i _bm OmUdVo. Ago {ejH$ {ejUmMr ì`dñWm {H$Vrhr ~m§Ybobr Agbr, Var Ë`mV ñdV:gmR>r WmoS>r OmJm {Z_m©U H$aVmV. _bm amoO 10-15 ņ {_im`Mr {ejH$m§H$Sy>Z H$s Amåhr ho H$ê$Z nm{hb§, AmUIr Mm§Jbr nwñVH§$ Hw$R>o {_iVrb?'' AaqdXMr nwñVH$ g§J«hmMr Am{U nwñVH$ào_mMr EH$ doJirM Vèhm Amho. ""_mP§ ~hþVoH$ {ejU _r OwÝ`m nwñVH$m§daM Ho$b§. {X„rV Va añË`mda, OwÝ`m nwñVH$m§À`m XwH$mZmV Iyn nwñVH§$ {_iVmV. EH$Xm _r MoÞB©bm ~{hUrH$S>o Jobmo hmoVmo. {VMm _wbJm _Zrf 7-8 dfmªMm hmoVm. {VWo _ya _mH}$Q> åhUyZ EH$ {d^mJ Amho. {VWo _r Ë`mbm KoD$Z Jobmo. gw§Xa Šbm{gH$ nwñVH§$ {_imbr. EM.Or. doëg dJ¡a|Mr g§{já nwñVH§$ Ë`m§Zr 1 é. bm 1 {Xb§. _r 200 nwñVH§$ KoVbr. [ajmV KmbyZ AmUbr. ^mÀ`mbm gm§{JVb§, _bm hoM nadS>V§ gÜ`m. XwH$mZmV Jobmo AgVmo Va Mma nwñVH§$ Ambr ZgVr.'' ""XwbmarÀ`m ~m~VrV ho {H$Vrdoim Pmb§. Amåhr OwÝ`m nwñVH$m§À`m XwH$mZmVyZ Am»Ir dmMmZmb`§ AmUbrV. {X„rV X`m©J§O ZmdmMm nwñVH$m§Mm ~mOma Amho. H$mhr emim§Zr Ë`m§Mo _hÎdmÀ`m nwñVH$m§Mo g§M {dHy$Z Q>mH$bobo hmoVo. XwbmarMr 28
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