magatthaana pōdhagaridamirundhu vaalnaalellaam katrukkondōm

appaa ammaavin munmaadhiri

ennudaiya appaa ammaa, 1950-galin mudivil, itthaaliyai vittu kanadaa naattil irukkum saskaatchuvaanil, kindarsli endra idatthil kudiyērinaargal. angē, sīkkiratthilēyē avargalukku satthiyam kidaitthuvittadhu. piragu, satthiyamdhaan engal vaalkkaiyaaga aanadhu. chinna vayadhil, kudumbatthōdu sērndhu romba nēram ūliyam seivēn. innamum enakku adhu nyaabagam irukkiradhu. naanellaam ettu vayadhilēyē “thunai payaniyar seidhēn!” endrukūda jōk adippēn.

ēlaigalaaga irundhaalum, yegōvaavukkaaga thyaagangal seivadhil appaa ammaa nalla munmaadhiri vaitthaargal. udhaaranatthukku, 1963-il amerikkaavil irukkum kalifōrniyaavil, paasadīnaa endra idatthil sarvadhēsa maanaadu ondru nadandhadhu. maanaattukku pōga kaiyil panam illaadhadhaal, thangalidam irundha niraiya porulgalai avargal vitruvittaargal! 1972-il, itthaaliya moli pēsugiravargalidam prasangippadharkaaga, sumaar 1,000 kilōmīttarukku appaal brittish kolambiyaavil irukkira treyil endra ūrukku kudimaarinōm. oru kadaiyil suttham matrum paraamarippu vēlaiyai appaa seidhuvandhaar. kadavuludaiya sēvaiyil mulu gavanam selutthuvadharkaaga, kainiraiya panam sambaadhippadharku kidaittha nalla nalla vaaippugalaikkūda appaa vēndaam endru sollivittaar.

enakkum en kūda pirandha mūndru pērukkum appaa ammaa nalla munmaadhiri vaitthaargal. adharku naan nandri kadanpattirukkirēn. yegōvaavudaiya sēvaiyil enakku kidaittha nalla payirchikku avargaludaiya udhaaranamdhaan asthivaaramaaga irundhadhu. kadavuludaiya arasaangatthai mudhalil thēdinaal, yegōvaa ennai paartthukkolvaar enbadhai en manadhil padhiyavaitthaargal. andha paadamdhaan en vaalkkaiyin aanivēraaga aanadhu.—mat. 6:33.

mulunēra sēvaiyai suvaikka aarambitthēn

1980-il, debi endra alagaana sagōdhariyai kalyaanam seidhēn. yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya vēndum endra kurikkōl avalukku irundhadhu. engal iruvarukkumē mulunēra sēvaidhaan aasai. kalyaanam aana mūndru maadhatthil debi payaniyar seiya aarambitthaal. oru varushatthil, thēvai adhigam irukkira oru chinna sabaikku naangal maarinōm. angē naanum payaniyar seiya aarambitthēn.

aanaal, pōgappōga konjam sōrndhu pōivittōm. andha sabaiyaivittu vēru engēyaavadhu pōgalaam endru ninaitthōm. aanaal, vattaara kangaaniyidam mudhalil adhai patri pēsinōm. avar romba anbaaga, aanaal velippadaiyaaga ondrai sonnaar. “prachinaikku nīngalum oru vidhatthil kaaranam. angirukkira prachinaigalai patriyē nīngal yōsikkirīrgal. nalla vishayangalai thēdinaal nichayam adhai kandupidippīrgal” endraar. andha samayatthil andha aalōsanai engalukku romba thēvaippattadhu. (sang. 141:5) avar sonnadhai udanē seidhōm. piragudhaan, niraiya nalla vishayangal kannukku therindhadhu. sabaiyil niraiya pēr yegōvaavukku adhigamaaga sēvai seiya aasaippattaargal; ilainyargalum satthiyatthil illaadha thunaiyōdu vaalum sagōdhara sagōdharigalum appadi aasaippattaargal! idhilirundhu naangal mukkiyamaana paadatthai katrukkondōm. oru sūlnilaiyil enna nalladhu irukkiradhu endrudhaan eppōdhum paarkka vēndum; adhu evvalavu kashtamaana sūlnilaiyaaga irundhaalum, yegōvaa sariseiyum varai avarukkaaga kaatthirukka vēndum; idhaitthaan katrukkondōm. (mī. 7:7) engaludaiya sandhōsham engalukku thirumba kidaitthadhu, nilaimaiyum nallapadiyaaga maariyadhu.

mudhal dhadavaiyaaga payaniyar ūliya palliyil kalandhukondōm. adhai nadatthina sagōdharargal velinaattil sēvai seidhavargal. avargal ūliyatthil sandhittha savaalgalaiyum anubavittha aasīrvaadhangalaiyum sonnaargal; niraiya pugaippadangalaiyum kaattinaargal. mishanari sēvai seivadharkaana aasai engal nenjilum kudiyēriyadhu. mishanarigalaaga aaga mudivu seidhōm!

engal kurikkōlai ettippidikka ninaitthōm. 1984-il french moli pēsugira kiyūbek endra idatthukku kudimaarinōm. idhu brittish kolambiyaavilirundhu 4,000 kilōmīttar thalli irundhadhu. pudhu kalaachaaram, pudhu moli ena ellaavatraiyum palaga vēndiyirundhadhu. pala samayam, kaiyil kaasum irundhadhillai. oru vivasaaya nilatthil, kīlē kidandha urulaikkilangugalai porukkikkolla adhan sondhakkaarar otthukkondaar. konja kaalatthukku vīttil samaiyalē adhai vaitthutthaan. urulaikkilangai vaitthu vidhavidhamaaga samaippadhil en manaivi killaadi aagivittaal! savaalgal irundhaalum, sandhōshatthai ilakkaamal irukka engalaal mudindhadhai seidhōm. ellaavatrukkum mēl, yegōvaa engalai romba nandraaga paartthukkolvadhai purindhukondōm.—sang. 64:10.

orunaal, edhirpaarkkaadha oru fōnkaal vandhadhu. kanadaa betthēlil sēvai seiya engalai kūppittaargal. engalukkō orē kulappam. ēnendraal, giliyad pallikku ērkanavē vinnappam pōttirundhōm. irundhaalum, betthēl sēvaiyai ētrukkondōm. betthēlukku vandhavudan, kilai aluvalaga kuluvil irundha sagōdharar kennath littilidam, “engal giliyad aplikēshan ennaanadhu?” endru kēttōm. adharku avar, “andha paalatthukku pakkatthil varumpōdhu adhai kadakkalaam!” endru sonnaar.

oru vaaratthukku piragu, debiyum naanum andha ‘paalatthukku’ vandhuvittōm! adhaavadhu, giliyad palliyil kalandhukolla engalai kūppittaargal. ippōdhu marubadiyum kulambinōm. betthēl sēvaiyaa, giliyadukku pōvadhaa? sagōdharar littil engalidam pēsinaar. “yegōvaavudaiya sēvaiyil naam endha paadhaiyai thērndhedutthu irundhaalum, innoru paadhaiyai thērndhedutthu irukkalaamō endra yōsanai silasamayam varatthaan seiyum. irandu paadhaigalaiyum yegōvaavaal aasīrvadhikka mudiyum. adhanaal, ondraivida innondru peridhu kidaiyaadhu” endraar. giliyad alaippai ētrukkondōm. sagōdharar littil sonnadhu evvalavu unmai enbadhu pōgappōga purindhadhu. yegōvaavin sēvaiyil idhuvaa, adhuvaa endru kulambugiravargalidam avar sonnadhaitthaan adikkadi solvōm.

mishanarigalaaga naangal

bruklin, niyu yaark. ēpral 1987. giliyad palliyin 83-vadhu vaguppu adhu. 24 maanavargalil naangalum irundhadhu meisilirkka vaitthadhu. sagōdharar yulisis glaas matrum sagōdharar jēk redfōrdumdhaan palliyil mukkiya pōdhanaiyaalargal. aindhu maadham panjaai parandhuvittadhu. septambar 6, 1987-il pattam vaanginōm. naangalum, jaan matrum mēri guddum heiti thīvukku niyamikkappattōm.

pala varushangalaaga heitikku mishanarigal anuppappadavillai. heitiyil kadaisiyaaga sēvai seidha mishanarigalum, 1962-il andha naattilirundhu veliyētrappattaargal. pattam vaangiya mūndru vaaratthil naangal angē pōivittōm. 35 prasthaabigal irukkira oru chinna sabaiyil sēvai seidhōm. adhu malaiyil odhukkuppuramaana idatthil irundhadhu. engalukkō chinna vayadhu; anubavamum illai. naangal kudiyirundha mishanari illatthilum naangalē engalai paartthukkolla vēndiyirundhadhu. andha ūr makkal parama ēlaigal. niraiya pērukku eludha padikka theriyaadhu. naangal mishanari sēvai seidha aaramba kaalatthil, angē arasiyal kulappangal nadandhadhu, kalavarangal veditthadhu, aatchiyai kavilppadharku sadhi nadandhadhu. pōraattakkaarargal thaduppu suvargalai thī vaitthu kolutthinaargal. idhai thavira, andha thīvil puyalgalaiyum sandhitthōm.

prachinaigal matthiyilum, heitiyil irundha sagōdhara sagōdharigal sandhōshamaanavargalaaga, manaurudhi ullavargalaaga irundhaargal. avargalidam irundhu naangal katrukkondōm. vaalkkai kashtamaaga irundhaalum, yegōvaavaiyum ūliyatthaiyum avargal nēsitthaargal. vayadhaana oru sagōdharikku vaasikkavē theriyaadhu. aanaal, kittatthatta 150 vasanangalai manappaadam seidhu vaitthirundhaar! andha ūril irundha prachinaigalai paartthapōdhu, ūliyatthai innum nandraaga seiya vēndum endra aasaidhaan adhigamaanadhu. ēnendraal, ellaa prachinaikkum kadavuludaiya arasaangamdhaan orē thīrvu endru makkalukku solla vēndum endru ninaitthōm. aarambatthil naangal baibil padippu nadatthina konjam pēr olungaana payaniyargalaaga, visēsha payaniyargalaaga, mūppargalaaga aanadhai paartthadhu sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu.

heitiyil, trevar endra ilainyarai sandhitthēn. avar maarman charch mishanari. baibilai patri silasamayam avaridam pēsiyirukkirēn. pala varushatthukku piragu, edhirpaarkkaadha oru kadidham enakku kidaitthadhu. adhai eludhiyadhu trevardhaan. “varappōgira maanaattil naan nyaanasnaanam edukka pōgirēn. thirumbavum heitikku pōga pōgirēn. engē maarman charch mishanariyaaga irundhēnō, adhē idatthil oru visēsha payaniyaraaga sēvai seiya aasaippadugirēn,” endru eludhiyirundhaar. sonna maadhiriyē, angē thannudaiya manaiviyōdu pala varusham sēvai seidhaar trevar.

airōppaa, piragu aapprikkaa

airōppaavin oru pagudhiyil, nammudaiya vēlaikku pōdappattirundha thadaigal orusamayam kuraiya aarambitthadhu. appōdhu, naangal angē niyamikkappattōm. 1992-il slōvīniyaavil irukkira lujubuljaanaavukku vandhōm. idharku pakkatthildhaan, itthaalikku pōvadharku munbu, chinna vayadhil ennudaiya appaa ammaa vaalndhaargal. munbu yugōslaavyaavin pagudhigalaaga irundha idangalil ippōdhu pōr nadandhukondu irundhadhu. viyannaavil irundha aasthiriya naattu kilai aluvalagamdhaan indha pagudhigalil ūliya vēlaigalai gavanitthukkondadhu. krōshiyaavil irundha jaagrebbilum, serbiyaavil irundha belgrēddilum amaippin sila aluvalagangal irundhana. ivaiyum aasthiriya kilai aluvalagam andha samayatthil sērndhu seyalpattadhu. ippōdhu krōshiyaavilum serbiyaavilum thaniyaaga kilai aluvalagangalē irukkindrana.

indha idatthil, marubadiyum naangal pudhu moliyai katrukkolla vēndiyirundhadhu. pudhu kalaachaaratthukku ētra maadhiri vaalvadharku, palaga vēndiyirundhadhu. thangal moliyai patri ullūrkkaarargal ippadi solvaargal: “yesik yē desik.” adharku, “indha moli romba kashtam” endru arttham. unmaidhaan adhu romba romba kashtamaagatthaan irundhadhu. sagōdhara sagōdharigal yegōvaavukku evvalavu unmaiyaaga irukkiraargal enbadhai angē gavanitthōm. adhu engal manadhai thottadhu. amaippu konduvandha maatrangalai avargal udanadiyaaga ētrukkondaargal. amaippukku avargal unmaiyaaga irundhapōdhu, yegōvaa avargalai eppadi aasīrvadhitthaar enbadhaiyum naangal paartthōm. yegōvaa eppōdhumē anbaaga, sariyaana nēratthil vishayangalai sariseivaar enbadhai marubadiyum gavanitthōm. slōvīniyaavil irundha samayatthil, niraiya paadangalai katrukkondōm. angē vandha prachinaigalai samaalitthu sagitthirukka naangal ērkanavē katrukkonda paadangalum udhaviyadhu.

vaalkkaiyil innum pala maatrangal vandhana. 2000-il mērku aapprikkaavil irukkira kōt dīvaarukku niyamikkappattōm. ulnaattu pōr kaaranamaaga, 2002-il angirundhu veliyētrappattōm. piragu, siyarraa liyōnukku vandhōm. indha ūril 11 varushamaaga nadandhukondirundha ulnaattu pōr appōdhudhaan mudindhirundhadhu. kōt dīvaarai thidīrendru vittu vandhadhu kashtamaagatthaan irundhadhu. irundhaalum, sandhōshatthai ilakkaamal thodarndhu sēvai seiya vaalkkaiyil katrukkonda paadangal udhaviyadhu.

satthiyatthai therindhukollum aarvam irundha makkalmēl naangal gavanam selutthinōm. appadippattavargal niraiya pēr irundhaargal. sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya sagipputthanmaiyum engalai kavarndhadhu. pala varushangalaaga pōr nadandhuvandhaalum, avargal thodarndhu kadavulukku sēvai seidhuvandhaargal. avargalidam kaasu panam niraiya illai. aanaal, iruppadhai matravargalukku kodukka vēndum endru ninaitthaargal. oru sagōdhari, en manaivikku thunimanigalai kodutthaar. aanaal, adhai vaanguvadharku aval thayanginaal. appōdhu andha sagōdhari, “pōr samayatthil matra naattu sagōdharargal engalukku udhavinaargal. ippōdhu ungalukku udhavum vaaippu engalukku kidaitthirukkiradhu” endru sonnaar. naangalum ivargalai pōla nadandhukolla aasaippattōm.

piragu, naangal kōt dīvaarukkē thirumbippōnōm. ērkanavē angē pugaindhu kondirundha arasiyal kulappangal marubadiyum erimalaiyaaga veditthadhu. navambar 2004-il, helikaaptar mūlamaaga naangal angirundhu veliyētrappattōm. verum 10 kilō edaikonda paiyai aalukku ondru thūkkikkondu thappitthuppōnōm. french raanuva thalavaadam irundha idatthil tharaiyil padutthu iravai kalitthōm. aduttha naal, svitsarlaandhil tharai iranginōm. angē kilai aluvalagatthukku pōi sēruvadharkul naduraatthiri aagivittadhu. kilai aluvalaga kuluvil irundhavargalum ūliya payirchi palli pōdhanaiyaalargalum, avargal ellaarudaiya manaivigalum anbaaga engalai varavētraargal. katti anaitthukkondaargal. sudachuda saappaadu kodutthaargal. suvis chaaklattum kodutthaargal! andha anbil negilndhu pōnōm!

konja naalaikku aapprikkaavil irukkira gaanaavukku naangal niyamikkappattōm. kōt dīvaaril nilaimaigal sariyaana piragu, marubadiyum angē niyamikkappattōm. kashtamaana kaalangalaiyum idhupōndra tharkaaliga maatrangalaiyum sagitthiruppadharku sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya anbudhaan udhaviyadhu. engē pōnaalum yegōvaavudaiya makkal matthiyil anbukku panjamillai. aanaal, adhai lēsaaga edutthukkolla kūdaadhu enbadhil naanum debiyum urudhiyaaga irundhōm. vaalkkaiyil sandhittha kashtamaana sūlnilaigalkūda engalukku nalla payirchiyai kodutthirukkiradhu enbadhai pinbu purindhukondōm.

matthiya kilakkil

2006-il ulaga thalaimai aluvalagatthilirundhu oru kadidham vandhadhu. matthiya kilakkil, arasiyal matrum madha prachinaigal niraindha naadu ondril sēvai seiya pudhu niyamippu kidaitthadhu. angē pudhu savaalgal, pudhu moligal, pudhu kalaachaaram ena marubadiyum naangal ellaavatraiyum pudhidhaaga aarambikka vēndiyirundhadhu. oru saagasa payanampōl adhu irundhadhu. ingēyum, katrukkolla niraiya irundhadhu. pala moligalai pēsugiravargalum pala kalaachaaratthai sērndhavargalum sabaigalil irundhaargal. paarppadharkē adhu sandhōshamaaga irukkum! adhumattumalla, yegōvaavudaiya amaippu kodukkira valinadatthudhalai pinpatri nadappadhaal angē irukkum otrumaiyaiyum paarkka mudindhadhu. andha sagōdhara sagōdharigalai engalukku romba piditthirundhadhu. kudumbatthil, padikkira idatthil, vēlai seigira idatthil, akkampakkatthil ena ellaa pakkatthilirundhum edhirppu vandhaalum, avargal dhairiyamaaga sagitthirundhaargal, yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundhaargal.

2012-il isrēlil, tel avīvil nadandha visēsha maanaattil kalandhukondōm. idhil oru visēsham irukkiradhu. ki.pi. 33 pendhekosthēkku piragu, ippōdhudhaan mudhal dhadavaiyaaga, kadavuludaiya makkal ivvalavu periya kūttamaaga indha idatthil ondrukūdi vandhirundhaargal. evvalavu periya arpudham!

orumurai, nammudaiya vēlai thadai seiyappattirundha oru naattukku engalai pōga sonnaargal. angē pōgumpōdhu, konjam prasurangalaiyum kondupōnōm. ūliyatthilum chinna chinnadhaaga nadatthappatta maanaadugalilum kalandhukondōm. ūril engē paartthaalum chekpōstugalum, aayudham ēndhiya raanuva vīrargalum thenpattaargal. adhanaal, romba gavanamaaga irundhōm. sagōdharargal silar engalōdu irundhadhaal paadhugaappaaga unarndhōm.

mīndum aapprikkaa

2013-il engalukku vitthiyaasamaana oru niyamippu kidaitthadhu. adhaavadhu, kaangōvil irukkira kinshaasaa kilai aluvalagatthil sēvai. kaangō, iyarkai alagu niraindha periya naadu. aanaal, varumai thalaiviritthu aadiyadhu, pōrgalukku panjam illai. aarambatthil, “aapprikkaa engalukku nandraaga theriyum. angē vaalndhirukkirōm. adhanaal, periya prachinai ondrum illai” endru sonnōm. aanaal, pudhidhaaga innum niraiya katrukkolla vēndiyirundhadhu appōdhu theriyavillai. rōdu vasadhi illaadha, paalangal illaadha pala idangalil payanam seiya vēndiyirundhadhu. irundhaalum, nalla vishayangalmēl gavanam vaitthōm. sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya vidaamuyarchi engalukku piditthirundhadhu. panapprachinaigal irundhaalum avargal sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu manadhai thottadhu. ūliyatthai avargal nēsitthaargal. kūttangalukkum, maanaadugalukkum pōga avargal pōtta muyarchiyai paartthadhu sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu. kadavuludaiya vēlai angē evvalavu munnēri pōgiradhu enbadhaiyum paarkka mudindhadhu. yegōvaavudaiya aadharavum, aasīrvaadhamum iruppadhaal mattumdhaan adhu saatthiyam enbadhai purindhukondōm. kaangōvil, nenjai vittu nīngaadha ninaivugal ekkachakkam. engalukku kidaittha nanbargal kudumbam pōla aanadhaal, kudumbam peridhaagivittadhu endrē sollalaam!

2017-in kadaisiyil then aapprikka kilai aluvalagatthil sēvai seiya alaippu vandhadhu. idhuvaraikkum naangal sēvai seidha kilai aluvalagangalilēyē idhudhaan periyadhu. adhōdu, ingē engalukku kidaittha betthēl niyamippugalai idharku mun naangal seidhadhē illai. ippōdhum katrukkolvadharku niraiya irundhadhu. munbu naangal katrukkonda paadangal ippōdhu kaikodutthadhu. kaalam kaalamaaga sagitthirundhu sēvai seigira niraiya sagōdhara sagōdharigalai ingē sandhitthōm. avargalai nēsikka aarambitthuvittōm. vitthiyaasa vitthiyaasamaana inangalaiyum kalaachaarangalaiyum sērndha sagōdhara sagōdharigal, betthēlil sēvai seidhadhai paartthadhu bramippai kodutthadhu. avargalukkul avvalavu otrumai! pudhiya subaavatthai pōttukkollavum baibil niyamangalpadi vaalavum than makkal muyarchi edukkumpōdhu, yegōvaa avargalai aasīrvadhikkiraar, samaadhaanatthai tharugiraar enbadhu nandraagavē purigiradhu.

engal vaalkkaiyai thirumbi paarkkumpōdhu, debikkum enakkum svaarasyamaana pala niyamippugal kidaitthirukkindrana. pudhu pudhu kalaachaarangalukku ētra maadhiri naangal vaalndhirukkirōm. pudhu pudhu moligalaiyum katrukkondōm. adhu eppōdhumē avvalavu sulabamaaga irundhadhillai. aanaal, yegōvaa thannudaiya amaippu mūlamaagavum sagōdhara sagōdharigal mūlamaagavum maaraadha anbai engalmēl kaattiyirukkiraar; adhai naangal eppōdhumē unarndhirukkirōm. (sang. 144:2) mulunēra sēvaiyil engalukku kidaittha indha payirchi, yegōvaavukku innum nandraaga sēvai seiyum ūliyargalaaga engalai maatriyirukkiradhu endru nambugirōm.

appaa ammaa vaittha nalla munmaadhirikkaagavum, enakku pakkabalamaaga en manaivi debi irundhadharkaagavum, naan endrum nandriyōdu irukkirēn. adhumattumalla, ulagam muluvadhum irukkira sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya munmaadhiriyum enakku romba udhaviyaaga irundhirukkiradhu. avargalukkum naan nandriyōdu irukkirēn. adutthu engaludaiya vaalkkaiyil, magatthaana pōdhagaraana yegōvaavidam irundhu innum ennavellaam katrukkolla pōgirōm enbadhaitthaan edhirpaartthirukkirōm!