sandhōshamaaga sēvai seidhēn!

then aapprikka kilai aluvalagatthil pudhidhaaga vaangiyirukkira printing meshinil vēlai seivadharku vaalantiyargal thēvai endru 1959-il betthēlil oru arivippu seidhaargal. naan en peyarai kodutthirundhēn. ennai thērndhedutthapōdhu bayangara sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu. ennudan sērndhu innum mūndru sagōdharargalaiyum thērndhedutthirundhaargal. dennis līch, bill meklelan, ken naardindhaan andha mūndru pēr. naangal ellaarumē romba naalaikku then aapprikkaavil irukka vēndiyirukkum endru engalidam sonnaargal.

naan udanē ammaavukku fōn panni, “ammaa naan then aapprikkaavukku pōrēn!” endru sonnēn. podhuvaaga, ammaa adhigamaaga pēsa maattaargal. aanaal, avargalukku balamaana visuvaasam irundhadhu. yegōvaavidam oru nalla bandham irundhadhu. naan aapprikkaavukku pōvadhai patri sonnapōdhu, avargal peridhaaga edhuvum sollavillai. aanaal, avargaludaiya aadharavu enakku irundhadhu enbadhu enakku nandraaga theriyum. avargalai vittu romba dhūram naan pōvadhai ninaitthu avargal kavalaippattaalum ammaavum sari, appaavum sari, ennai thadukkavillai.

then aapprikkaavukku pōnōm

bruklin betthēlil engal naangu pērukkum mūndru maadham payirchi kodutthaargal. oru vidhamaana achu vēlaiyai seivadhu eppadi enbadhai patri adhil solli kodutthaargal. (haat-led taipsetting) adharku appuram, then aapprikkaavil irukkira kēp tavunukku kappalil pōnōm. appōdhu enakku irubadhu vayadhu. angirundhu jōhenasbargukku pōvadharkaaga rayil ērinōm. naangal saayangaalatthil kilambinōm. vidiyarkaalaiyil karū endra oru idatthil rayil nindradhu. jannal valiyaaga etti paartthapōdhu orē puludhiyaaga... sūdaaga... irundhadhu. andha ūr paarppadharku paalaivanam maadhiri irundhadhu. ‘indha idam enna ippadi irukku?’ endru naangal naangu pērum yōsitthōm. ‘naama pōra idam eppadi irukkumō?’ endru ninaitthu kavalaippattōm. aanaal, konja varushangalukku appuram indha idangalukku pōi paartthapōdhu idhellaam evvalavu alagaana... amaidhiyaana... idangal enbadhai purindhukondōm.

sila varushangalukku naan linōtaip meshinil vēlai seidhēn. adhan amaippu konjam sikkalaaga irukkum. aanaal, arumaiyaaga vēlai seiyum. kaavarkōbura patthirikaigalaiyum vilitthelu! patthirikaigalaiyum achadippadharku munbu seiya vēndiya sila vēlaigalai andha meshinil seidhōm. then aapprikkaavil irundha moligalil mattumalla, aapprikkaavil pēsappatta matra moligalilum prasurangalai achaditthōm. endha meshinil vēlai seivadharkaaga kanadaavil irundhu ingē vandhōmō andha meshinai romba nandraagavē payanpadutthinōm.

adharku appuram, naan aluvalagatthil vēlai seidhēn. prasurangalai achiduvadhu... sabaigalukku anuppi vaippadhu... molipeyarppu vēlai... ivaiyellaam mērpaarvai seigira vēlai andha aluvalagatthil nadandhukondirundhadhu. vaalkkai romba bisiyaaga irundhadhu, thirupthiyaagavum irundhadhu.

kalyaanamum, pudhiya niyamippum

1968-il laaraa bovanai naan kalyaanam seidhēn. aval payaniyar sēvai seidhukondirundhaal. avaludaiya vīdu betthēlukku pakkatthil irundhadhu. molipeyarppu ilaakaavil taippisttaagavum sēvai seidhukondirundhaal. appōdhellaam pudhidhaaga kalyaanam aanavargal betthēlil thanga mudiyaadhu. adhanaal, engalai visēsha payaniyargalaaga niyamitthaargal. patthu varusham naan betthēlil irundhadhaal saappaattai patriyō thangugira idatthai patriyō kavalaippattadhē illai. aanaal, ippōdhu visēsha payaniyargalukkaaga kodukkappadugira udhavi thogaiyai vaitthu, idhai ellaam eppadi samaalippadhu endru ninaitthu kavalaippattēn. appōdhellaam visēsha payaniyargal edukka vēndiya maninēratthaiyum, seiya vēndiya marusandhippugalaiyum, kodukka vēndiya prasurangalaiyum kodutthaaldhaan udhavi thogaiyē kidaikkum. andha samayatthil, visēsha payaniyargalukku 25 rēnd udhavi thogaiyaaga kidaitthadhu. (andraikku adhan madhippu 35 amerikka daalargal.) indha panatthai vaitthudhaan naangal vaadagai kodukka vēndiyirundhadhu. saappaattu selavu, pōkkuvaratthu selavu, marutthuva selavu innum matra selavugalai ellaam gavanikka vēndiyirundhadhu.

indhiya perungadal ōratthil irukkira darban nagaratthukku pakkatthil oru chinna thogudhi irundhadhu. angē engalai niyamitthaargal. andha pagudhiyil, indhiyaavilirundhu vandhirundha niraiya makkal vaalndhaargal. avargalil niraiya pēr kittatthatta 1875-il karumbu thōttatthil vēlai seivadharku vandha oppandha tholilaalargaludaiya vamsatthil vandhavargal. aanaal, ippōdhu avargal ellaarum vevvēru vēlai seigiraargal. aanaalum, avargaludaiya kalaachaaramum unavu palakkavalakkangalum appadiyēdhaan irukkindrana. avargal samaikkira unavu vagaigal ellaam romba rusiyaaga irukkum. adhōdu, avargal aangilam pēsinaargal. adhu engalukku romba vasadhiyaaga irundhadhu.

andha kaalatthil, visēsha payaniyargal ovvoru maadhamum 150 maninēram ūliyam seiya vēndiyirundhadhu. adhanaal, naangal ūliyatthukku pōna mudhal naalil aaru maninēram ūliyam seiyalaam endru mudivu edutthōm. andraikku bayangara sūdaaga irundhadhu. engalukku marusandhippugalō baibil padippugalō illaadhadhaal andha aaru maninēratthaiyum vīttukku vīdu ūliyam seidhudhaan edukka vēndiyirundhadhu. konja nēram kalitthu naan en gadigaaratthai paartthēn. verum 40 nimishamdhaan aagiyirundhadhu! unmaiyilēyē naangal visēsha payaniyar sēvai seiya mudiyumaa endru yōsitthēn.

ovvoru naalum ennenna seiya vēndum enbadhai thittam pōttu adhanpadi seivadharku sīkkiratthilēyē palagikkondōm. dhinamum naangal rotti edutthukkolvōm. flaaskil sūppō kaapiyō edutthukkolvōm. engalukku eppōdhu ōivu thēvai endru thōndrugiradhō appōdhu engal kaarai maratthukku adiyil nirutthivittu konja nēram ōivu eduppōm. appadi seiyumpōdhu sila samayangalil angirundha indhiya makkaludaiya kulandhaigal engalai sutri nindrukondu engalaiyē aachariyatthōdu paarppaargal! konja naatkalilēyē irandu, mūndru maninēram ūliyam seidhadharku appuram mīdhi maninēram pōvadhē engalukku theriyavillai.

angu vaalndha indhiya makkal nandraaga ubasarippaargal... mariyaadhaiyaaga pēsuvaargal... anbaaga nadandhukolvaargal... avargalukku kadavul bayam irundhadhu. avargalukku nalla seidhiyai solvadharku naangal romba sandhōshappattōm! indhu makkalil niraiya pēr nalla seidhiyai ētrukkondaargal. yegōvaavai patriyum... yēsuvai patriyum... baibilai patriyum... pudhiya ulagatthai patriyum... uyirttheludhalai patriyum... therindhukolvadharku avargalukku romba aasai irundhadhu. oru varushatthirkul engalukku 20 baibil padippugal irundhana. ovvoru naalum engaludaiya baibil padippugalōdu sērndhu matthiyaana saappaadu saappittōm. naangal romba sandhōshamaaga irundhōm.

sīkkiratthilēyē engalai vattaara sēvaikku niyamitthaargal. alagaana indhiya perungadal ōratthil irundha pagudhigaldhaan engaludaiya vattaaram. ovvoru vaaramum naangal sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya vīttil thanginōm. avargaludan sērndhu ūliyam seidhōm. sabaiyil irukkira ellaaraiyum urchaagappadutthinōm. avargaludaiya kudumbatthil oruvaraagavē naangal aagivittōm. avargaludaiya kulandhaigalaiyum chella praanigalaiyum engalukku romba pidikkum. ippadiyē irandu varushangal ōdivittana. orunaal dhidīrendru kilai aluvalagatthil irundhu oru fōn vandhadhu. “marubadiyum ungala betthēlukkē kūppiduradha patthi naanga yōsichittirukkōm” endru sonnaargal. “indha sēvaiyē engalukku romba pidichirukkē” endru naan sonnēn. aanaal, engalukku enna niyamippu kidaitthaalum adhai seivadharku naangal thayaaraaga irundhōm.

marubadiyum betthēlukku

betthēlukku pōnadharku appuram ūliya ilaakaavil enakku vēlai kodutthaargal. mudhirchiyum anubavamum irundha niraiya sagōdharargaludan sērndhu vēlai seigira baakkiyam enakku kidaitthadhu. appōdhellaam vattaara kangaaniyin sandhippu mudindhavudanē, kilai aluvalagatthukku avargal arikkaigalai anuppuvaargal. andha arikkaigalai adippadaiyaaga vaitthu ūliya ilaakaa thirumbavum sabaigalukku kadidham eludhuvaargal. andha kadidhangalil, sabaiyil iruppavargalukku thēvaiyaana urchaagamum valinadatthudhalum irukkum. vattaara kangaanigal arikkaigalai anuppumpōdhu sōsaa, sūlu, innum matra aapprikka moligalil anuppuvaargal. andha arikkaiyai angē irukkira sekrettarigal aangilatthil molipeyarppaargal. ūliya ilaakaa sabaigalukku eludhum kadidhatthai marubadiyum aapprikka moligalil molipeyarppaargal. ippadi, sekrettarigal ēgappatta vēlaigalai seiya vēndiyirundhadhu. adhai ellaam naan romba uyarvaaga madhitthēn. aapprikkaavil irukkira karuppu inatthai sērndha sagōdhara sagōdharigal anubavikkira prachinaiyai purindhukolvadharkum ivargal enakku udhavinaargal.

then aapprikkaavil appōdhellaam ovvoru inatthai sērndhavargalum vaalvadharku thanitthani idangalai arasaangam odhukkiyirundhadhu. adhanaal, vevvēru inatthavargal oruvarukkoruvar palaguvadharku vaaippu illaamal pōivittadhu. karuppinatthai sērndha nammudaiya sagōdharargalukku endru thani moligal irundhana. avargal moligalil avargal prasangitthaargal, avargal moligalil nadakkira kūttangalil kalandhukondaargal.

betthēlukku varuvadharku munbu, aangila moli pēsum sabaigalildhaan naan irundhēn. adhanaal, karuppina sagōdhara sagōdharigalai patri ennaal therindhukolla mudiyavillai. aanaal, ippōdhu avargaludaiya kalaachaaratthaiyum palakkavalakkangalaiyum ennaal therindhukolla mudindhadhu. sadangu sambradhaayangalaiyum poi madha palakkavalakkangalaiyum seiyaamal iruppadharku avargal evvalavu pōraada vēndiyirukkiradhu endru therindhukondēn. baibilukku virōdhamaaga irundha sadangu sambradhaayangalai avargal dhairiyamaaga vittuvittu vandhaargal. aavi ulaga thodarbu sambandhappatta palakkavalakkangalai seiya solli kudumbatthil iruppavargalum graamatthil iruppavargalum kattaayappadutthiyapōdhu adhaiyum dhairiyamaaga edhirtthu nindraargal. graamappurangalil irundhavargal romba ēlaigalaaga irundhaargal. adippadai kalvikūda avargalukku illai. aanaal, baibilmēl romba madhippu vaitthirundhaargal.

kadavulai vananguvadharku namakku irukkira sudhandhiram... nammudaiya nadunilaimai... idhu sambandhappatta sila valakkugalil vēlai seiyum vaaippu enakku kidaitthadhu. palliyil kadavul vaaltthu paadaadhadhaal nammudaiya pillaigal silarai palliyil irundhu nīkkivittaargal. aanaalum, avargal yegōvaavukku unmaiyaagavum dhairiyamaagavum irundhaargal. idhaiyellaam gavanitthapōdhu, ennudaiya visuvaasam balamaanadhu.

aapprikkaavil svaasilaandhu endru oru naadu irundhadhu; ippōdhu adhan peyar esvaatini. angirundha sagōdharargal vēru vidhamaana prachinaiyai anubavitthaargal. andha naattin raajaa irandaam sōbūsaa irandhapōdhu, angē iruppavargal ellaarumē dhukkam visaarikka vēndum endru kattalai pōdappattadhu. aangal mottai aditthukkolla vēndum endrum pengal thalaimudiyai ōtta vettikkolla vēndum endrum sollappattadhu. munnōrgalai valipadugira palakkatthōdu idhu sambandhappattadhaal sagōdhara sagōdharigal adhai seiya marutthuvittaargal. adhanaal, avargalil niraiya pēr kodumaippadutthappattaargal. avargal unmaiyaaga irundhadhai paartthu yegōvaa rombavē sandhōshappattiruppaar! avargaludaiya visuvaasatthaiyum porumaiyaiyum paartthu naangal niraiya katrukkondōm. engaludaiya visuvaasamum balamaanadhu.

marubadiyum achaga ilaakaavukku

kampyūttar payanpadutthi achadikkira muraigalil eppadi ellaam munnētram seiyalaam enbadhai patri yōsitthu kondirundhaargal. adhanaal, 1981-il, andha vēlaigalil udhavuvadharkaaga ennai niyamitthaargal. naan marubadiyum achaga ilaakaavukku pōnēn. adhu unmaiyilēyē svaarasyamaana ōr anubavam. andha samayatthil achaga thuraiyil niraiya munnētrangal nadandhukondirundhana. naangal irundha idatthil, fōttōtaipsettar meshinai virkira oruvar irundhaar. andha meshinil naangal vēlai seidhu paarppadharkaaga avar engalukku adhai ilavasamaaga kodutthaar. adhu nandraaga vēlai seidhadhaal, engalidam irundha onbadhu linōtaip meshinai edutthuvittu, aindhu fōttōtaipsettarsai vaanginōm. pudhidhaaga oru aafset printing meshinaiyum vaanginōm. adharku appuram achadikkira vēlai sūdupidikka aarambitthadhu!

ovvoru pakkatthilum vaartthaigalai amaippadharku pudhu murai kandupidikkappattadhu. meps endra kampyūttar prōgraamai payanpadutthi adhu seiyappattadhu. naangal naangu pērum kanadaa betthēlil irundhu then aapprikkaavukku vandhapōdhu irundhadhaivida appōdhu tholilnutpam evvalavō munnēri irundhadhu. (ēsaa. 60:17) andha samayatthil engal naangu pērukkum kalyaanam aagi irundhadhu. yegōvaavukku surusuruppaaga ūliyam seidhukondirundha payaniyar sagōdharigalai naangal kalyaanam pannikkondōm. billum naanum betthēlil sēvai seidhukondirundhōm. kennum dennisum betthēlukku pakkatthil kudiyirundhaargal. avargalukku kulandhaigalum pirandhana.

kilai aluvalagatthil nadandhuvandha vēlaigal adhigamaagikkondē pōnadhu. niraiya moligalil prasurangalai molipeyartthu adhai achaditthōm. matra kilai aluvalagangalukku thēvaiyaana prasurangalaiyum achaditthu anuppi vaitthōm. ippōdhu, betthēlukku oru pudhu kattidam thēvaippattadhu. adhanaal, jōhenasbargin mērku pagudhiyil oru alagaana idatthil oru pudhu kattidatthai kattinōm, 1987-il adhai arppanitthōm. indha valarchiyai paartthadhu enakku romba sandhōshamaaga irukkiradhu. then aapprikka kilai aluvalaga kuluvilum naam pala varushangalaaga sēvai seidhēn.

pudhiya niyamippu

2001-il pudhidhaaga ērpadutthappatta amerikka kilai aluvalaga kuluvil sēvai seivadharku enakku alaippu vandhadhu. andha alaippai naan edhirpaarkkavē illai. then aapprikkaavil nadandhukondirundha vēlaigalaiyum nanbargalaiyum vittuvittu pōvadhu kashtamaaga irundhaalum, amerikka betthēl kudumbatthil engaludaiya pudhu vaalkkaiyai aarambippadhai ninaitthu naangal romba sandhōshappattōm.

aanaalum, laaraavin ammaavukku vayadhaagikkondē pōnadhaal avargalai yaar gavanitthukkolvadhu endru ninaitthu kavalaippattōm. ēnendraal, naangal niyu yaarkkil irundhukondu peridhaaga edhuvum seidhuvida mudiyaadhu. aanaal, laaraavin mūndru thangachigalum avargalai nandraaga paartthukkolvadhaagavum, avargaludaiya selavugalai gavanitthukkolvadhaagavum sonnaargal. “engalaaladhaan mulunēra sēvai seiya mudiyala. nīnga sandhōshamaa seiyunga, ammaava naanga paatthukkarōm” endru sonnaargal. avargalukku eppadi nandri solvadhu endrē engalukku theriyavillai.

laaraavin thangachigal maadhiridhaan ennudaiya annanum anniyum. kanadaavil irukkira torantōvil avargal irundhaargal. andha samayatthil ennudaiya appaa uyirōdu illai. ammaavai kittatthatta 20 varushangal avargal nandraaga paartthukkondaargal. naangal niyu yaarkkukku pōna konja naatkalilēyē ammaa irandhuvittaar. avar irakkum varaikkum annanum anniyum avarai nandraaga gavanitthukkondaargal. naangal mulunēra sēvai seivadharkaaga engal kudumbatthil irukkiravargal sila maatrangalai seidhaargal. sila samayangalil, adhu avargalukku kashtamaaga irundhaalum engalukku mulu aadharavu kodutthaargal. idhu unmaiyilēyē yegōvaavidamirundhu engalukku kidaittha aasīrvaadham!

amerikka betthēlil konja varushangalaaga naan achaga ilaakaavil vēlai seidhēn. ippōdhellaam niraiya tholilnutpam adhil vandhuvittadhu, vēlaiyum elimai aagivittadhu. samība varushatthil naan parchēsing dipaartmenttil irukkirēn. amerikka betthēl kudumbatthil kittatthatta 5,000 pēr irukkiraargal. 2,000 kamyūttargalum irukkiraargal. ivvalavu periya kilai aluvalagatthil kadandha 20 varushangalaaga vēlai seivadhai ninaitthu naan romba sandhōshappadugirēn.

naan indhalavukku sēvai seivēn endru 60 varushangalukku munbu konjamkūda ninaitthu paartthadhu illai. ivvalavu varushangalaaga laaraa enakku aadharavaaga irundhirukkiraal. enakku unmaiyilēyē ōr arumaiyaana vaalkkai kidaitthirukkiradhu endrudhaan solla vēndum! naan niraiya niyamippugalai seidhirukkirēn. arumaiyaana sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu sērndhu vēlai seiyum vaaippu enakku kidaitthadhu. niraiya naadugalil irukkira kilai aluvalagangalai pōi sandhikkum niyamippum enakku kodutthaargal. ippōdhu enakku 80 vayadhukkumēl aagivittadhu. vēlaigalai gavanitthukkolla thiramaiyaana ilam sagōdharargal niraiya pēr iruppadhaal ippōdhu enakku vēlaigalai kuraitthu kodutthirukkiraargal.

“yegōvaavai kadavulaaga konda dhēsam sandhōshamaanadhu” endru sangīdhakkaarar eludhinaar. (sang. 33:12) adhu evvalavu unmai! yegōvaavai sandhōshamaaga vanangugira janangalōdu sērndhu avarai vanangum vaaippu kidaitthadharkaaga naan romba nandriyōdu irukkirēn.