“theruvē enakku vīdaanadhu”

en kadandha kaala vaalkkai

sila pēr vaalkkaiyil adipattu, adhilirundhu paadam katrukkolgiraargal; adhilum, sila pēr romba kaalam kalitthudhaan katrukkolgiraargal. avargalil naanum oruvan! naan pirandhadhu, valarndhadhu ellaamē baarsilōnaa nagaratthildhaan. idhu speyin naattin irandaavadhu periya nagaram. baarsilōnaavil, sōmōrōstrō endra pagudhiyildhaan naangal vaalndhōm. baarsilōnaavin kadarkaraiyin perumpagudhi ingēdhaan irundhadhu. sōmōrōstrō, kutrangalukkum bōdhai marundhu virpanaikkum pērpōna idam.

engal appaa ammaavukku onbadhu pillaigal, naandhaan mūtthavan. naangal kaasu panatthukku romba kashtappattōm. adhanaal, engal ūril irundha oru tennis klabbil pandhu porukki pōdugira vēlaikku en appaa ennai anuppinaar. appōdhu enakku patthu vayadhudhaan. oru naalaikku patthu maninēram vēlai seidhēn. adhanaal, en vayadhilirundha matra pillaigalai pōl ennaal pallikku pōga mudiyavillai. enakku 14 vayadhu irukkumpōdhu, oru kadaiyil meshin ōttugira vēlaiyai seidhēn.

1975-il raanuvatthil sērndhēn. ēnendraal, ilainyargal raanuvatthil kandippaaga sēvai seiya vēndum endra sattam speyinil irundhadhu. ennudaiya vaalkkai vīradhīra saagasangal niraindhadhaaga irukka vēndumendru aasaippattēn. adhanaal, vada aapprikkaavil irukkira spaaniya pagudhiyaana melillaavukku pōi, angirundha spaanish faarin lījiyan (Spanish Foreign Legion) endra raanuva pirivil sērndhēn. angē irukkumpōdhudhaan, bōdhai marundhukkum, madhuvukkum adimaiyaanēn.

andha raanuva pirivil sēvai seidhu mudittha piragu, baarsilōnaavukku thirumbi pōi angē oru ravudi gumbalai uruvaakkinēn. kaiyil kidaitthadhai ellaam naangal thiruda aarambitthōm. piragu, avatrai vitru, bōdhai marundhai vaanginōm; bōdhaiyil midhandhōm. aduttha kattamaaga, naan innum mōsamaana bōdhai marundhugalai edutthukkolla aarambitthēn. olukkakkēdu... kudi... sūdhaattam... ivatrilēyē mūlgippōnēn. ippadiyoru vaalkkai vaalndhadhaal, ennudaiya murattutthanam naalukku naal kūdikkondē pōnadhu. katthi, kōdaari, vettukkatthi illaamal veliyē pōgavē maattēn. thēvaippattaal avatrai kaiyil edukkavum thayanga maattēn.

oru dhadavai, naangal oru kaarai thirudinōm. pōlīskaarargal engalai thurattha aarambitthaargal. ēdhō sinimaa kaatchi maadhiridhaan irundhadhu! naangal thirudiya andha kaarai ōttikkondu kittatthatta 30 kilōmīttar dhūram pōyiruppōm. andha samayatthil, pōlīskaarargal pinnaalirundhu engalai suda aarambitthaargal. kadaisiyil, engal kaarai ōttiyavan adhai oru idatthil mōdhivittaan. ellaarum angirundhu theritthu ōdinōm. en appaavukku vishayam therindhadhum, mudhal vēlaiyaaga ennai vīttai vittu thuratthivittaar.

aduttha aindhu varushangalukku, theruvē enakku vīdaanadhu. vaasal, trak, pūngaa bench, kallarai ena kanda idangalil thūnginēn. konja naalaikku oru kuliyilkūda thanginēn. edharkaaga vaalgirēn endrē theriyaamal vaalndhēn. naan irundhaal enna, setthaal enna endru thōndriyadhu. bōdhaiyil en manikkattaiyum kaiyaiyum arutthukkondēn. andha thalumbugal ippōdhukūda irukkindrana.

baibil en vaalkkaiyaiyē maatriyadhu

enakku 28 vayadhu irukkumpōdhu, en ammaa ennai thēdi vandhu, vīttukku vara solli kūppittaar. vīttukku pōvadhudhaan sariyendru enakku thōndriyadhu. inimēl thirundhi vaalgirēn endru ammaavukku satthiyam seidhu kodutthēn. aanaal, seidha satthiyatthai kaappaatruvadharku konja kaalam aanadhu.

orunaal madhiyam, yegōvaavin saatchigalil irandu pēr engal vīttu kadhavai thattinaargal. avargal solvadhai naan kēttukkondu irundhēn. appōdhu en appaa ‘avangakitta enna pēchu, kadhava saatthittu ulla vaa’ endru vīttukkul irundhu katthinaar. ippadiyellaam adhigaaram seidhaal enakku sutthamaaga pidikkaadhu. adhanaal, avar katthuvadhai kandukollaamal, avargal solvadhai kēttēn. avargal mūndru siriya butthagangalai kodutthaargal. adhaiyum vaangikkondēn. avargaludaiya kūttam engē nadakkiradhu endru visaaritthēn. orusila naatkalilēyē, raajya mandratthukku pōnēn. aanaal, ullē pōgaamal veliyilēyē nindrukondēn.

angē varugiravargaludaiya udaidhaan mudhalil en kannil pattadhu! ellaarum romba alagaaga udai udutthiyirundhaargal. nīlamaana thalaimudi, vettappadaadha dhaadi, ēnōdhaanōvendra udai ena naan oruvan mattum romba vitthiyaasamaaga irundhēn. adhanaal ullē pōgaamal veliyilēyē nindrukondirundhēn. appōdhudhaan, gvaan angē varuvadhai paartthēn. avar ennudaiya munnaal kūttaali. aanaal, ippōdhu kōt sūt pōttukkondu aalē maariyirundhaar. oru varushatthukku munnaal avar yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga aagiyirundhadhai piragudhaan therindhukondēn. gvaan irundhadhaal, naan dhairiyamaaga ullē pōi, kūttatthil kalandhukondēn. adhudhaan en vaalkkaiyil oru thiruppumunai!

baibil padippukku naan otthukkondēn. kadavuludaiya anbai pera vēndumendraal, ennudaiya murattutthanatthukkum olukkakkēdaana vaalkkaikkum mudivukatta vēndum endru purindhadhu. aanaal, adhai seivadhudhaan kashtamaaga irundhadhu. yegōvaa dhēvanai sandhōshappaduttha vēndumendraal, naan ‘yōsikkum vidhatthai maatruvadhan mūlam ennaiyē maatrikkolla’ vēndum enbadhum purindhadhu. (rōmar 12:2) kadavuludaiya irakkam en nenjai thottadhu. naan etthanaiyō thavarugalai seidhirundhaalum, ippōdhu oru pudhu manidhanaaga vaala avar enakku vaaippu kodukkiraar enbadhai purindhukondēn. yegōvaa dhēvanai patri katrukkonda ovvoru vishayamum en manadhil pasumaratthaani pōla padhindhadhu. enmēl akkarai vaitthirukkira padaippaalar oruvar irukkiraar enbadhu enakku nandraaga puriya aarambitthadhu.​—1 pēdhuru 5:​6, 7.

idhudhaan maatrangalai seiya ennai thūndiyadhu. udhaaranatthukku, pugaiyilaiyai patri baibil padippil therindhukondapōdhu, ‘naan endha karaiyum illaama, ellaa vidhatthulayum sutthamaa irukkanumnu yegōvaa dhēvan aasappaduraaru. appadinaa, naan indha sigarettukku gudbai solliyē aaganum’ endru mudivedutthēn. (2 korindhiyar 7:1) andrē adhaiyellaam kuppaitthottiyil vīsi erindhēn!

bōdhai marundhugalai payanpadutthuvadhaiyum virpadhaiyum nirutthuvadharkutthaan konja kaalam edutthadhu. adharkaaga naan niraiya muyarchi seiya vēndiyirundhadhu. palaiya kūttaaligalōdu thodarbu irukkumvarai idhaiyellaam ennaal seiya mudiyaadhu enbadhum, aanmīga vishayangalil munnēra vēndumendraal avargalōdu palaguvadhai naan nirutthiyē aagavēndum enbadhum purindhadhu. adharku piragu, kadavulai adhigamaaga nambiyirukka katrukkondēn. sabaiyil kidaittha pudhu nanbargalum enakku romba udhavi seidhaargal. avargal ennaiyum oru manidhanaaga madhitthu, anbum akkaraiyum kaattiyadhu enakku pudhu anubavamaaga irundhadhu. aduttha sila maadhangalil bōdhaiyin pidiyilirundhu muluvadhumaaga veliyē vandhēn. ‘pudhiya subaavatthai anindhukondēn.’ (ebēsiyar 4:24) adhanaal, kadavuludaiya piriyatthai sambaadhikka mudindhadhu. aagast 1985-il, naan nyaanasnaanam edutthēn.

eppadi nanmai adaindhēn

baibil ennai oru pudhiya manidhanaaga maatriyadhu. en udambu kettuppōnadhukkum, ennudaiya mariyaadhaiyai naan ilandhadhukkum kaaranam ennudaiya palaiya vaalkkaidhaan. andha sētrilirundhu baibil ennai thūkkivittadhu. ennudaiya munnaal kūttaaligalil 30 pēr, aids nōyaal alladhu bōdhai marundhaal vandha matra kōlaarugalinaal baadhikkappattu chinna vayadhilēyē irandhuvittaargal. baibil solvadhu pōl nadandhadhaal naan thappitthēn.

naan muradanaaga irundha kaalatthil, eppōdhumē katthi, kōtaariyōdudhaan thirindhēn. katthiyai thūkkiya kaiyaal orunaal baibilai thūkkuvēn... matravargalukku udhavi seivēn... endrellaam kanavilkūda ninaitthadhillai. ippōdhu, naanum en manaiviyum mulunēramaaga ūliyam seigirōm.

ennudaiya appaavum ammaavum yegōvaavin saatchigalaaga aagavē illai. aanaal, baibil padittha piragu naan maariyadhai paartthu avargal romba sandhōshappattaargal. ennudaiya appaavudan vēlai seigiravargal yegōvaavin saatchigalai patri thavaraaga pēsiyapōdhu, avar ellaarukkum munbaaga saatchigalukku aadharavaaga pēsinaar. ēnendraal, en vaalkkai nallapadiyaaga maariyadharku naan oru yegōvaavin saatchi aanadhudhaan kaaranam enbadhu avarukku nandraaga theriyum. en ammaa ennidam, ‘nī munnaadiyē baibila padichirundhaa nallaa irundhirukkum’ endru adikkadi solvaar. adhu nūtrukku nūru unmai!

bōdhai marundhō, mōsamaana matra palakkangalō vaalkkaiyil thirupthiyai tharaadhu enbadhai adipattu katrukkondēn. adhanaal, kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyil irukkira satthiyangalai matravargalukku solli thandhu, unmaiyaana thirupthiyai ippōdhu anubavikkirēn. ēnendraal, indha satthiyamdhaan en vaalkkaiyai kaappaatriyadhu.