nambikkai—unmaiyilēyē nam vaalkkaiyil selvaakku selutthugiradhaa?

dhaaniyēlukku patthu vayadhudhaan aagiyirundhadhu, aanaal oru varuda kaalamaaga putrunōyinaal avadhippattu kondirundhaan. avanukku sigichaiyalittha daaktargalukkum sari avanudaiya nerungiya sondha bandhangalukkum sari, avan pilaippaan endra nambikkai illai. aanaal dhaaniyēl mattum nambikkai ilakkavillai. paditthu, periya aaraaichiyaalanaagi, endraavadhu orunaal putrunōikku marundhu kandupidikka pōvadhaaga nambikkondirundhaan. mukkiyamaaga, avanudaiya putrunōikku sigichai alippadhil kaithērndha oru daaktar avanai sandhikkavirundhadhaal migavum nambikkaiyudan irundhaan. aanaal mōsamaana sīdhōshna nilai kaaranamaaga avan edhirpaarttha andha daaktar varamudiyaamal pōivittadhu. adhanaal avan manamodindhu pōnaan. mudhanmuraiyaaga, nambikkaiyai kaivittaan. pinbu irandē naatkalil uyir vittaan.

nambikkaiyum nambikkaiyinmaiyum aarōkkiyatthai baadhikkum vidhatthai patri aaraaichi seidha sugaadhaara paniyaalar oruvar dhaaniyēlin kadhaiyai vivaritthaar. nīngalum idhupōndra kadhaigalai kēlvippattirukkalaam. udhaaranamaaga, mudhiyavar oruvar marana padukkaiyil irukkalaam, aanaal mukkiyamaana oru nigalchiyai​—paasatthirkuriyavarai sandhippadharkō alladhu aandu niraivu vilaa kondaaduvadharkō​—aavaludan edhirpaartthu kondirukkalaam. andha nigalchi vandhu pōna piragu, maranam sadudhiyil kavvikkolgiradhu. ippadippatta udhaaranangalil, enna sakthi selvaakku selutthugiradhu? silar ninaippadhu pōla, nambikkai unmaiyilēyē andhalavu sakthi vaaindha ondraaga irukka mudiyumaa?

nambikkaiyum nambikkaiyaana pira unarchigalum oruvarudaiya vaalkkaiyilum aarōkkiyatthilum balamaana selvaakku selutthugindrana ena anēga marutthuva aaraaichiyaalargal karutthu therivikkindranar. aanaal itthagaiya karutthukkal eppoludhum orumitthavaiyaaga iruppadhillai. aaraaichiyaalargal silar, itthagaiya urimaipaaraattalgal anaitthaiyum vinyaanappūrvamatra kattukkadhai ena odhukki thallividugindranar. udal rīdhiyilaana ubaadhaigalukku kandippaaga udal rīdhiyilaana kaaranangalē irukka vēndum ena ninaikkindranar.

aanaal, nambikkaiyin mukkiyatthuvatthai patriya sandhēga manappaanmai pudhiya ondralla. aayirakkanakkaana aandugalukku munnarē, grēkka thatthuvanyaani aristaattilidam nambikkai enbadhai varaiyarukkumpadi kētkappattapōdhu, “adhu oru pagal kanavu” ena badhilalitthaar. samībatthil, amerikka arasiyal mēdhai benjamin fraanklin pattendru ivvaaru kūrinaar: “nambikkaiyin mīdhu saarndhiruppavan pattiniyaal saavaan.”

appadiyaanaal, nambikkaiyai patriya unmaidhaan enna? adhu eppoludhumē pagal kanavudhaanaa, aagaaya kōttai katti aarudhalai thēdum oru valiyaa? alladhu, aarōkkiyatthirkaagavum magilchikkaagavum nam anaivarukkum thēvaippadum ondraa? adhu urudhiyaana aadhaaramum unmaiyaana nanmaigalum konda ondrena ninaikkavum nyaayamaana kaaranam irukkiradhaa?

nambikkai​—namakku ēn thēvai?

mudhal katturaiyin aarambatthil vivarikkappatta dhaaniyēl manam thalaraamal thodarndhu nambikkaiyudan irundhirundhaal enna aagiyirukkum? putrunōyai samaalitthu indraikku uyirōdu irundhiruppaanaa? gunamaavadharku nambikkai kaikodukkiradhu endra karutthai thīviramaaga aadharippavarumkūda idhai aamōdhikka maattaar. idhildhaan mukkiyamaana kurippē adangiyulladhu. nambikkaiyin valimaiyai oruvar midhaminji madhippida kūdaadhu. ellaavatrirkum adhu arumarundhaagaadhu.

daaktar nēthan charnē enbavar cbs seidhikku pētti alikkumpōdhu, perum vyaadhiyastharukku sigichai tharum vishayatthil nambikkaiyin valimaiyai migaippadutthi kaattuvadhan aabatthai patri echaritthaar: “pōdhiya alavukku dhyaanam seivadhillai, pōdhiya alavukku nambikkaiyaana mananilai illai ena thangaludaiya manaivimaargalai thittugira kanavanmaargaludaiya anubavangalai naangal paartthirukkirōm.” daaktar charnē mēlum kūrinaar: “vyaadhi mutruvadhai thadukka mudiyum endra oru maayatthōtratthai itthagaiya sindhanai uruvaakkiyadhu, nōyaaliyin udalnilai mōsamaagumpōdhu, avar than nōyai pōdhiya alavukku kattuppadutthavillai endru solvadhai pōl irukkiradhu; aanaal idhu endha vidhatthilum nyaayamalla.”

unmaiyil paartthaal, thīraa vyaadhiyaal avadhiyurugiravargal andha nōyōdu migavum pōraadi kondirukkiraargal. avargal padum vēdhanaiyōdu innumadhiga vēdhanaiyai kūtta anbaanavargal orubōdhum virumba maattaargal. appadiyaanaal, nambikkaikku madhippillai endra mudivukku naam vara vēndumaa?

vēndiyadhillai. udhaaranamaaga, adhē daaktar vēdhanaiyai thanikkum sigichai alippadhil nibunaraaga irukkiraar; adhaavadhu, vyaadhiyai nēradiyaaga edhirppadhillai alladhu vaalnaalai nīdippadharkum gavanam selutthuvadhillai, aanaal andha nōyaali uyir pilaitthirukkum varai ōralavu saugariyamaagavum sandhōshamaagavum vaala vaippadharku gavanam selutthugiraar. migavum vyaadhiyaaga iruppavargalukkumkūda, adhiga magilchiyaana mananilaiyai pera udhavum sigichaigalai alippadhaal varum madhippai itthagaiya daaktargal urudhiyaaga nambugiraargal. nambikkai magilchiyaana mananilaiyai tharum​—innum adhiga nanmaiyaiyum tharum​—enbadharku niraiya atthaatchigal irukkindrana.

nambikkaiyin madhippu

“nambikkai valimaimikka sigichai” ena marutthuva idhaliyalaalar daaktar w. jifōrd-jōns aditthu kūrugiraar. thīraa vyaadhiyaal avadhiyurum nōyaaligalukku kodukkappatta unarchippūrva aadharavu endhalavu payanalikkiradhu enbadhan pēril nadatthappatta palvēru aaraaichigalai avar maruparisīlanai seidhaar. ippadippatta aadharavu adhiga nambikkaiyaana mananilaiyai kaatthukkolla avargalukku udhavi seivadhaaga karudhappadugiradhu. 1989-il nadatthappatta ōr aaraaichiyil, itthagaiya aadharavu alikkappatta nōyaaligal nīndakaalam uyir vaalndhadhaaga kandupidikkappattadhu, aanaal samība kaalatthil nadatthappatta aaraaichiyilō adhiga urudhiyaana mudivedukka mudiyavillai. endraalum, unarchippūrva aadharavai perum nōyaaligal appadippatta aadharavai peraadha nōyaaligalaivida kuraindhalavu manachōrvō vēdhanaiyōdhaan adaigiraargal enbadhai aaraaichigal urudhippadutthiyirukkindrana.

irudhaya nōyin vishayatthil nambikkaiyaana matrum nambikkaiyatra mananilai etthagaiya thaakkatthai ērpadutthugiradhu enbadhai patri nadatthappatta matroru aaraaichiyai gavaniyungal. vaalkkaiyai nambikkaiyaana kannōttatthil paarkkiraargalaa illaiyaa enbadhai kuritthu 1,300-kkum adhigamaana aangal gavanamaaga aaraayappattaargal. avargalil 12 sadhavīdhatthinarukkum adhigamaanōr ēdhaavadhu oru vagai irudhaya nōyinaal avadhiyutrirundhaargal enbadhai patthu aandugalukku piragu nadatthappatta aaraaichi kandupiditthadhu. avargalil nambikkaiyatra mananilai udaiyavargal nambikkaiyaana mananilai udaiyavargalaivida 2-kku 1 endra vīdhatthil adhigamaaga irundhanar. podhu sugaadhaaratthai sērndha haarvaard palgalaikkalagatthil udalnalam matrum samūga nadatthai sambandhamaaga udhavi pēraasiriyaraaga panipuriyum laaraa kubsaansgi ivvaaru kurippidugiraar: “‘nambikkaiyōdu sindhippadhu’ ungaludaiya aarōkkiyatthirku nalladhu endra karutthai aadharikkum perumbaalaana atthaatchi matroruvar vaayilaaga perappatta vivarangalin adippadaiyilaanadhu​—irudhaya nōi sambandhappatta thuraiyil indha karutthukku unmaiyaana marutthuva atthaatchi silavatrai indha aaraaichi tharugiradhu.”

thangaludaiya udalnilai nandraaga irukkiradhu ena karudhubavargalaivida thangaludaiya udalnilai mōsamaaga irukkiradhu ena ninaippavargal aruvai sigichaikkuppin medhuvaaga gunamaagiraargal enbadhai sila aaraaichigal kandupiditthirukkindrana. nambikkaiyaana mananilaikkum nīnda aayulukkum thodarbu iruppadhaagavumkūda kandupidikkappattulladhu. mudhumaiyadaivadhai kuritthadhil, nambikkaiyaana matrum edhirmaraiyaana nōkku evvaaru vayadhaanavargalai baadhikkiradhu enbadhai kandariya ōr aaraaichi nadandhadhu. mudhumaiyudan adhiga nyaanatthaiyum anubavatthaiyum inaitthu pēsum, minnal vēgatthil thōndri maraiyum seidhigalai vayadhaanavargal paarkkumpadi seiyappattapōdhu, avargal adharkuppin adhiga balatthudanum thembudanum nadandhu sendradhaaga kandariyappattadhu. sollappōnaal, indha munnētram 12 vaara kaala udarpayairchiyaal kidaikkum palanukku samamaaga irundhadhu!

nambikkai, nambikkaiyaana mananilai, nambikkaiyaana nōkku pōndra unarchigal ēn aarōkkiyam tharuvadhaaga therigiradhu? thittavattamaana badhilai alippadharku vinynyaanigalum marutthuvargalum oruvēlai manidhanudaiya manadhaiyum udalaiyum innum nandraaga purindhukollaamal irukkalaam. aanaalum, indha vishayatthai patri aaraaigira nibunargal ōralavu arivuppūrvamaana thagavalin adippadaiyil ūgippugal seigindranar. udhaaranamaaga, narambiyal pēraasiriyar oruvar ivvaaru kūrugiraar: “magilchiyaagavum nambikkaiyaagavum iruppadhu inbagaramaanadhu. adhanaal kavalaiyum alutthamum miga kuraivaagavē ērpadugiradhu, itthagaiya sūlnilaimaigalil udal selitthōngugiradhu. aagavē, aarōkkiyatthirkaaga manidhan seiyakkūdiya matroru seyal nambikkaiyōdu iruppadhaagum.”

indha ennam sila marutthuvargalukkum ulanōi vallunargalukkum vinynyaanigalukkum pudhumaiyaaga thōndralaam, aanaal baibil maanaakkarukku idhu pudhumaiyaanadhalla. sumaar 3,000 aandugalukku munnar, nyaaniyaagiya saalōmōn raajaa indha karutthai elutthil vadippadharku aaviyaal ēvappattaar: “manamagilchi nalla aushadham; murindha aaviyō elumbugalai ularappannum.” (nīdhimoligal 17:22) indha samanilaiyaana karutthai gavanaiyungal. manamagilchi endhavoru vyaadhiyaiyum gunamaakkividum ena indha vasanam solvadhillai, aanaal adhu “nalla aushadham” endrudhaan solgiradhu.

sollappōnaal, nambikkai oru marundhaaga irundhaal, endha marutthuvardhaan adhai eludhi kodukka maattaar? adhōdu, aarōkkiyam endra vattatthirkum appaal adhiga nanmaigalai nambikkai alikkiradhu.

nambikkaiyaana mananilai, nambikkaiyatra mananilai, ungal vaalkkai

nambikkaiyaana mananilaiyudaiya aatkal pala valigalil payanadaivadhaaga aaraaichiyaalargal kandupiditthirukkiraargal. palliyil, vēlai seiyumidatthil, vilaiyaattu thuraiyilkūda avargal sirappaaga seigiraargal. udhaaranamaaga, pengal thadagala aniyai patri ōr aaraaichi nadatthappattadhu. payairchiyaalargal andha pengalin vilaiyaattu thiramaigalai mattumē nūlpiditthaar pōla madhippittaargal. adhēsamayatthil, andha pengalidam sutraaivu nadatthappattu, avargaludaiya nambikkaiyin alavu gavanamaaga madhippidappattadhu. vilaiyaattu thiramaigalaivida nambikkaiyin alavē avargal vetri peruvaargalaa illaiyaa enbadhai thulliyamaai suttikkaattiyadhaaga kandupidikkappattadhu. nambikkaikku ēn indhalavu valimaimikka selvaakku irukkiradhu?

nambikkaiyaana mananilaikku edhiridaiyaana nambikkaiyatra mananilaiyai patri aaraaivadhan mūlam niraiya vishayangal katrukkollappattullana. 1960-kkalil, mirugangalin nadatthai sambandhamaana parisōdhanaigal edhirpaaraadha thagavalai kodutthana. adhu, “katrukkollappadum nambikkaiyatra mananilai” (learned helplessness) endra sotrodarai uruvaakkuvadharku avargalai valinadatthiyadhu. manidharumkūda idhupōndra kōlaarinaal avadhiyurakkūdum enbadhai avargal kandupiditthanar. udhaaranamaaga, aaivil utpadutthappatta manidhargal kaattu katthalaana iraichalai kētkumpadi seiyappattanar, thodarchiyaana battangalai alutthuvadhan mūlam adhai nirutthividalaam endrum avargalidam sollappattadhu. andha iraichalai nirutthuvadhil avargal vetri kandanar.

irandaavadhu thogudhiyinarum adhaiyē seiyumpadi kēttukkollappattanar​—aanaal battangalai alutthiyum iraichal nirkavillai. nīngal karpanai seigirapadi, irandaavadhu thogudhiyilirundha anēgar nambikkaiyatra mananilaiyai valartthu kondaargal. pirpaadu nadatthappatta sōdhanaigalil, endhavoru nadavadikkaiyum eduppadharku avargal thayanginaargal. enna seidhaalum ondrum thēra pōvadhillai endrē urudhiyaaga ninaitthaargal. aanaal, irandaavadhu thogudhiyinarilumkūda, nambikkaiyaana mananilaiyudaiyavargal mananthalara marutthuvittaargal.

andha aaramba parisōdhanaigal silavatrai thayaarippadharku udhaviya daaktar maarttin selikman nambikkaiyaana mananilaiyaiyum nambikkaiyatra mananilaiyaiyum aaraayum padippai mērkollumpadi undhuvikkappattaar. laayakkatravargal endra manachaaivudaiyavargal velippadutthiya sindhaiyai avar gavanamaaga aaraaindhaar. itthagaiya nambikkaiyatra mananilai vaalkkaiyil anēga nadavadikkaigalil īdupaduvadhai kadinamaakkugiradhu alladhu mutrilum seyalatra nilaikku thallugiradhu. nambikkaiyatra mananilaiyaiyum adhan vilaivugalaiyum selikman ivvaaru thogutthuraikkiraar: “thunbatthirku naamdhaan kaaranam, adhu appadiyēdhaan irukkum, naam seigira ellaavatraiyum naasamaakkividum ena naam palakkamaagavē nambinaal, innumadhiga thunbamē namakku nēridum enbadhai ennudaiya irubatthaindhu varudakaala aaraaichi ennai namba vaitthirukkiradhu.”

mērkurippidappatta itthagaiya mudivugal silarukku pudhidhaaga thōndralaam, aanaal baibil maanaakkarukku avai kēlvippatta ondraagavē dhonikkindrana. “aabatthu kaalatthil nī sōrndhu pōvaayaanaal, un belan kuruginadhu” endra nīdhimoliyai gavaniyungal. (nīdhimoligal 24:10) aam, edhirmaraiyaana sindhaigaludankūdiya sōrvu, ungaludaiya balatthai urinjividum ena baibil thelivaaga vilakkugiradhu. appadiyaanaal, nambikkaiyatra mananilaiyai edhirtthu pōraadi, ungaludaiya vaalkkaiyil nambikkaiyai pera edhu udhavum?

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nambikkai adhiga nanmai tharugiradhu

nambikkaiyatra mananilaiyai ungalaal edhirtthu pōraada mudiyum

vaalkkaiyil ungalukku ērpadum sarukkalgalai eppadi nōkkugirīrgal? indha kēlvikku nīngal alikkum badhil, nīngal nambikkaiyaana mananilaiyudaiyavaraa alladhu nambikkaiyatra mananilaiyudaiyavaraa enbadhai suttikkaattum ena nibunargal palar ippoludhu karudhugiraargal. vaalkkaiyil naam ellaarumē palvēru kashtanashtangalai anubavikkirōm, nammil silar matravargalaivida adhigamaaga anubavikkirōm. aanaal ēn silar kashtangalilirundhu mīndu vandhu, ēdhaavadhu saadhikka thayaaraagividugiraargal, marubatchatthil silar sirusiru kashtangal vandhaalkūda nodindhupōi utkaarndhu vidugiraargal?

udhaaranamaaga, nīngal oru vēlai thēdi alaigirīrgal ena vaitthukkollungal. nīngal oru intarviyūvukku pōgirīrgal, aanaal adhil thōlvi adaindhuvidugirīrgal. nīngal eppadi unarugirīrgal? oruvēlai idhai sīriyasaaga edutthukkondu, ‘ennai maadhiri aalai oruvarum vēlaikku edutthukka maattaanga. enakku orunaalum vēlai kidaikkaadhu’ ena nīngal pulambalaam. alladhu, adhaivida mōsamaaga, ungaludaiya vaalkkaiyin ovvoru amsatthaiyum indha ēmaatram ungalai selvaakku seluttha anumadhitthu, ‘naan edharkum laayagillai, ennaal yaarukkum oru prayōjanamum illai’ ena ninaikkalaam. indha ovvoru sandharppatthilum, ippadippatta sindhaiyē nambikkaiyatra mananilaikku mulu kaaranam.

nambikkaiyatra mananilaiyai edhirtthu pōraadudhal

nambikkaiyatra mananilaiyai nīngal evvaaru edhirtthu pōraada mudiyum? itthagaiya edhirmaraiyaana sindhanaigalai inam kandukolvadhu mukkiyamaana mudhal padi. avatrai edhirtthu pōraaduvadhu irandaavadhu padi. ungalai vēlaikku edukkaadhadharku nyaayamaana vērusila kaaranangalai kandupidikka muyarchi seiyungal. udhaaranamaaga, yaarumē ungalai vēlaikku amarttha maattaargal enbadhaalaa ungalai anuppi vittaargal? alladhu, vērusila thagudhigalaiyudaiya vēroruvarai andha mudhalaali thēdi kondirundhadhaalaa?

thittavattamaana unmaigal mīdhu gavanatthai orumugappadutthi paarppadhu, nambikkaiyatra ennangalai velippadutthum. oru sandharppatthil odhukkappattadhaal nīngal mutrilum thōlviyadaindhuvittadhaaga artthamaagumaa? alladhu vaalkkaiyil nīngal ōralavu vetri petra vērusila amsangalai patri, adhaavadhu ungaludaiya aanmīga naattangalaiyō kudumba uravugalaiyō natpuravugalaiyō patri sindhitthu paarkka mudiyumaa? edhirkaalatthilum “thōlviyē kadhi” endra ungaludaiya munganippugalai odhukkitthalla katrukkollungal. sollappōnaal, inimēl ungalukku vēlaiyē kidaikkaadhu endru nichayamaaga theriyumaa? edhirmaraiyaana ennatthai odhukki thalluvadharku nīngal seiya vēndiyavai innum irukkindrana.

ilakkugal niraindha nambikkaiyaana mananilai

samība kaalangalil aaraaichiyaalargal akkaraikkuriya aanaal ōralavu kurugiya vilakkatthai nambikkaikku kodutthirukkiraargal. nambikkai enbadhu ilakkugalai ungalaal adaiya mudiyum endra karutthu ena avargal kūrugiraargal. nambikkai enbadhil adhiga arttham podhindhulladhu enbadhai aduttha katturaiyil paarppōm; aanaal indha vilakkam palvēru valigalil payanulladhaaga thōndrugiradhu. itthagaiya thanippatta nambikkaiyin indha amsatthin mīdhu gavanatthai orumugappadutthuvadhu ilakkugal niraindha adhiga nambikkaiyaana mananilaiyai valartthukkolla namakku udhavum.

namadhu edhirkaala ilakkugalai adaiya mudiyum ena namba vēndumendraal, ilakkugal vaitthu avatrai adaivadhil naam anubavam pera vēndum. ungalukku atthagaiya anubavam illai ena nīngal unarndhaal, nīngal vaikkum ilakkugalai patri aalndhu sindhitthu paarppadhu payanulladhaaga irukkalaam. mudhalaavadhaaga, ungalukku ēdhaavadhu ilakkugal irukkindranavaa? unmaiyilēyē vaalkkaiyil edhai saadhikka virumbugirōm, edhu namakku miga mukkiyam enbadhai patri sindhitthu paarppadharkumkūda nēramillaadha alavukku iyandhiratthanamaana vaalkkaiyil naam sikkiyirukkalaam. vaalkkaiyil mudhalidam kodukka vēndiyavatrai thelivaaga thittamittu vaitthukkollum nadaimuraiyaana indha kolgaiyin sambandhamaaga, “adhimukkiyamaanavatrai nichayappadutthi kollungal” ena vegu kaalatthirku munbē baibil alagaaga solliyirukkiradhu.​—pilippiyar 1:10, NW.

vaalkkaiyil munnurimai kodukka vēndiyavatrai thīrmaanitthuvittaal, aanmīga vaalkkai, kudumba vaalkkai, vēlai, kalvi pōndra palvēru amsangalil mukkiyamaana ilakkugalai thērndheduppadhu sulabamaagividum. endraalum, aarambatthilēyē anēga ilakkugalai vaikkaadhiruppadhum, elidhil adaiya mudiyum ena naam ninaikkum ilakkugalai thērndheduppadhum mukkiyam. ōr ilakku migavum kashtamaana ondraaga irundhaal, adhu nammai thinaraditthuvidum, kadaisiyil naam nambikkaiyilandhu vidakkūdum. aagavē, periya, nīndakaala ilakkugalai siriya, kurugiyakaala ilakkugalaaga piritthu kolvadhē perumbaalum nalladhu.

“manamirundhaal maarkkamundu” ena oru palamoli kūrugiradhu. adhil ōralavu unmaiyum iruppadhaaga therigiradhu. manadhil mukkiyamaana ilakkugalai naam thīrmaanitthuvittaal, avatrai muyandru adaiya namakku manōbalam vēndum, adhaavadhu aasaiyum urudhiyum vēndum. namadhu ilakkugalin madhippaiyum avatrai adaivadhaal varum palaapalangalaiyum sindhitthu paarppadhan mūlam namadhu thīrmaanatthai naam balappadutthalaam. unmaidhaan, thadaigal kandippaaga varum, aanaal avatrai thadaikkarkalaaga ennuvadharku badhilaaga savaalgalaaga nōkkuvadharku katrukkolvadhu avasiyam.

irundhaalum, nammudaiya ilakkugalai adaiya nadaimuraiyaana valigalai patri yōsitthu paarppadhum avasiyam. endhavoru ilakkaiyum adaivadharku palvēru valigalai sindhitthu paarkka vēndum ena c. r. snaidar endra aasiriyar kūrugiraar; ivar nambikkaiyin madhippai patri virivaana aaraaichi seidhiruppavar. aagavē, oru vali sarippattu varavillai endraal, irandaavadhu, mūndraavadhu ena naam muyandru paarkkalaam.

ōr ilakkai vittuvittu eppoludhu matroru ilakkirku maaruvadhu enbadhai katrukkolla vēndumendrum snaidar sibaarisu seigiraar. ōr ilakkai adaivadharku unmaiyilēyē ēdhaavadhu thadaiyaaga irundhaal, adhai patriyē sadhaa kavalaippattu kondiruppadhu nammai sōrvadaiya seiyum. marubatchatthil, adharku badhilaaga adhiga edhaartthamaana ilakkai vaippadhu nambikkai tharum.

idhan sambandhamaaga baibilil payanulla ōr udhaaranam ulladhu. thanadhu kadavulaagiya yegōvaavukku ōr aalayam katta vēndumendra ilakkai dhaavīdhu raajaa nenjaara nēsitthu vandhaar. aanaal avarudaiya magan saalomōnukkutthaan andha baakkiyam kidaikkum ena dhaavīdhidam kadavul sonnaar. idhai kuritthu mugam sulippadharku alladhu indha ēmaatratthai eppadiyaagilum mērkolla vēndumena kanganam katti kondiruppadharku badhilaaga, dhaavīdhu thanadhu ilakkugalai maatrikkondaar. adhanpinbu, thanadhu magan itthittatthai niraivētruvadharku thēvaippadum nidhiyum porulum thirattuvadhil thannaiyē arppanitthaar.​—1 raajaakkal 8:17-19; 1 naalaagamam 29:3-7.

nambikkaiyatra mananilaiyai edhirtthu pōraaduvadhan mūlamum ilakkugal niraindha nambikkaiyaana mananilaiyai valartthu kolvadhan mūlamum thanippatta alavil nambikkaiyai adhigarippadhil naam vetri petraalumkūda, naam innum perumalavil nambikkai illaamalēyē irukkalaam. eppadi? indha ulagil naam edhirppadum perumalavilaana nambikkaiyatra thanmai nammudaiya sakthikku mutrilum appaarpatta kaaranangalaal ērpadugiradhu. varumai, pōr, anīdhi, vyaadhi, maranam pōndra prachinaigal manidhakulatthai vaatti vadhaippadhai sindhitthu paarkkumpōdhu, eppadi naam nambikkaiyaana nōkkai kaatthukkolla mudiyum?

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oru vēlai thēdi sellumpōdhu adhu kidaikkaavittaal, inimēl ungalukku vēlaiyē kidaikkaadhu ena ninaitthu kolgirīrgalaa?

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dhaavīdhu raajaa sūlnilaimaikku ērpa than ilakkugalai maatri kondaar

unmaiyaana nambikkaiyai engē kandadaiyalaam?

ungaludaiya kadigaaram nindruvittadhu, adhu rippēr aagivittadhu pōl therigiradhu. ippoludhu adhai sariseiya vēndum, vaatch rippēr seiyum kadaigal niraiya vilambaram kodukkindrana. sariseidhu tharuvadhaaga avai anaitthum urudhiyalikkindrana, avatril sila solvadhu muranbaadaaga dhonikkiradhu. aanaal ungaludaiya andai vīttukkaarar oruvardhaan pala varudangalukku munbu andha vaatchai thayaarittha thiramaisaali enbadhu ungalukku theriya varugiradhu. appoludhu enna seivīrgal? adhōdu, oru paisaavum vaangaamal ungalukku ilavasamaaga rippēr seidhu koduppadhaagavum solgiraar. ippoludhu, yaarai thērndheduppadhu enbadhil ungalukku kulappamē irukkaadhu allavaa?

nambikkai kolvadharkuriya ungaludaiya sondha thiramaiyudan andha vaatchai oppittu paarungal. kondhalippumikka ivvulagil vaalum anēgarai pōla, nīngal nambikkai ilandhu varuvadhaaga unarugirīrgalendraal, udhavikkaaga engē selvīrgal? prachinaiyai thangalaal sariseiya mudiyum ena anēgar maarthattugiraargal, aanaal ennatra aalōsanaigal kulappamaagavum muranbaadaagavumē irukkindrana. appadiyaanaal, mudhanmudhalil nambikkai kolvadharkaana thiramaiyai thandhu manidhakulatthai uruvaakkiyavaridam ēn sella kūdaadhu? “avar nammil oruvarukkum dhūramaanavaralla” endrum, udhava manamullavaraaga irukkiraar endrum baibil solgiradhu.​—appōsthalar 17:27; 1 pēdhuru 5:7.

nambikkaikku aalamaana vilakkam

nambikkai enbadharku baibil tharum karutthu adhiga virivaanadhu, indraiya marutthuvargal, vinyaanigal, ulaviyalaalargal matthiyil podhuvaaga kaanappadum karutthaivida adhiga arttham podhindhadhu. “nambikkai” ena baibilil molipeyarkkappadum mūlamoli vaartthaigal aarvatthudan kaatthiruppadhaiyum nalladhu varumena edhirnōkkiyiruppadhaiyum artthappadutthugindrana. adippadaiyil, nambikkai enbadhil irandu amsangal utpattullana. nanmaiyaana ondrinmīdhu aasai vaippadhaiyum, andha nanmaiyaana ondru varumena nambuvadharkuriya aadhaaratthaiyum kurikkiradhu. baibil tharum nambikkai ēdhōvoru aasai kanavu alla. adharku unmaiyum atthaatchiyum konda urudhiyaana aadhaaram irukkiradhu.

indha vishayatthil nambikkai enbadhu visuvaasatthudan thodarbudaiyadhu; indha visuvaasam atthaatchiyin adippadaiyil irukka vēndum, idhu verumanē madha sambandhappatta kaariyangalai kannai mūdikkondu sattendru nambividum iyalbudaiyadhalla. (ebirēyar 11:1, NW) endraalum, visuvaasatthaiyum nambikkaiyaiyum baibil vērupadutthi kaattugiradhu.​—1 korindhiyar 13:13.

udhaaranamaaga, ungaludaiya arumai nanbaridam ōr udhavi kētkumpōdhu adhai avar seivaar ena nīngal nambikkai vaikkalaam. ungaludaiya nambikkai aadhaaramatradhu alla, ēnendraal ungaludaiya nanbar mīdhu ungalukku visuvaasam irukkiradhu​—avarai patri ungalukku nangu theriyum, kadandha kaalatthil avar ungaludan dhayavaagavum dhaaraalamaagavum nadandhirukkiraar. ungaludaiya visuvaasamum nambikkaiyum nerungiya thodarbudaiyavai, ondraiyondru saarndhum irukkindrana, aanaal avai vitthiyaasamaanavai. itthagaiya nambikkaiyai kadavul mīdhu nīngal evvaaru vaikkalaam?

nambikkaikku aadhaaram

unmaiyaana nambikkaikku kadavulē ūtrumūlar. baibil kaalangalil, “isravēlin nambikkai” ena yegōvaa alaikkappattaar. (erēmiyaa 14:8) endhavoru nichayamaana nambikkaiyaiyum avaridamirundhē avarudaiya janangal petraargal. enavē, avarē avargaludaiya nambikkaiyaaga irundhaar. itthagaiya nambikkai verumanē ēdhōvondrirkaaga aasaippaduvadhai artthappadutthavillai. nambikkaikkuriya urudhiyaana aadhaaratthai yegōvaa avargalukku kodutthirundhaar. nūtraandugalaaga avargaludan thodarbukondu vandhapōdhu, vaakkurudhigalai kodutthu avatrai kaappaatrugiravar endra oru nalla padhivai ērpadutthinaar. isravēlaridam avargaludaiya thalaivaraagiya yōsuvaa ivvaaru kūrinaar: “ungal dhēvanaagiya kartthar ungalukkaaga sonna nalvaartthaigalilellaam oru vaartthaiyum thavarippōgavillai enbadhai . . . arindhirukkirīrgal.”​—yōsuvaa 23:14.

aayirakkanakkaana aandugalukkuppin, andha padhivu indrum unmaiyaaga irukkiradhu. baibilil kadavuludaiya oppatra vaakkurudhigal niraindhullana; avai niraivētramadaindhadhai patriya thulliyamaana saritthirappūrva padhivugalum adangiyullana. thīrkkadharisanamaaga avar koduttha vaakkurudhigal andhalavukku nambagamaanavaiyaaga iruppadhaal, ērkenavē niraivēriyadhai pōla silasamayangalil padhivu seiyappattullana.

adhanaaldhaan baibilai nambikkaiyin butthagam ena naam sollalaam. manidharudan kadavul konda thodarbugalai patriya padhivugalai aaraaigaiyil, avar mīdhu nīngal nambikkai vaippadharkuriya aadhaaram innum balamaagum. appōsthalan pavul ivvaaru eludhinaar: “dhēva vasanatthinaal undaagum porumaiyinaalum aarudhalinaalum naam nambikkaiyullavargalaagumpadikku, munbu eludhiyirukkiravaigalellaam namakku pōdhanaiyaaga eludhiyirukkiradhu.”​—rōmar 15:4.

kadavul namakku etthagaiya nambikkaiyai kodukkiraar?

nambikkai miga miga thēvai enbadhai naam eppoludhu unarugirōm? saavai edhirppadumpōdhu allavaa? aanaal, anēgarukku andha kanappoludhildhaan, udhaaranamaaga anbaanavarai maranam kondu sellum attharunatthildhaan andha nambikkai kainaluvi pōvadhaaga thōndrugiradhu. sollappōnaal, maranatthaivida vēredhu adhiga nambikkaiyatra ondraaga irukka mudiyum? adhu īvirakkamindri nam ovvoruvaraiyum viratti varugiradhu. ōralavu kaalatthirku mattumē adhai naam thavirkka mudiyum, nigalndha piragō adhai maatrum sakthiyindri thavikkirōm. porutthamaagavē, maranatthai “kadaisi satthuru” ena baibil alaikkiradhu.​—1 korindhiyar 15:26.

appadiyaanaal, maranatthai edhirppadugaiyil naam evvaaru nambikkaiyai kandadaiyalaam? maranatthai kadaisi satthuru ena alaikkum baibil vasanamē indha satthuru ‘alikkappaduvaan’ ena solgiradhu. yegōvaa dhēvan maranatthaivida vallamai vaaindhavar. idhai avar palvēru sandharppangalil nirūbitthirukkiraar. eppadi? maritthōrai uyirttheluppuvadhan mūlamē. maritthōrai uyirttheluppuvadharku kadavul thamadhu sakthiyai payanpadutthiya onbadhu sandharppangalai patri baibil vivarikkiradhu.

kurippidatthakka oru sandharppatthil, maritthu naangu naatkalaagiyirundha laasaru endra peyarudaiya arumaiyaana nanbarai uyirttheluppa yegōvaa thamadhu kumaaranaagiya yēsuvukku vallamai alitthaar. yēsu idhai ragasiyamaaga alla, aanaal kūttatthaarukku munbu velippadaiyaaga seidhaar.​—yōvaan 11:38-48, 53; 12:9, 11.

nīngal ivvaaru yōsikkalaam: ‘ēn aatkal uyirttheluppappattaargal? eppadiyirundhaalum, avargalum vayadhaagi kadaisiyil marubadiyum marikkavillaiyaa?’ avargal maritthaargal. endraalum, idhupōndra nambagamaana uyirttheludhal padhivugalin kaaranamaaga, marittha namadhu anbaanavargal mīndum uyiradaiya vēndumena aasai vaippadhu mattumalla, avargal nichayam varuvaargal ena nambikkai vaippadharkum ippoludhu nammidam atthaatchi irukkiradhu. vēru vaartthaiyil sonnaal, namakku unmaiyaana nambikkai irukkiradhu.

yēsu kūrinaar: “naanē uyirttheludhalum jīvanumaayirukkirēn.” (yōvaan 11:25) ulagalaaviya vidhatthil uyirttheludhalai nadappippadharku yegōvaavidamirundhu vallamai pera pōgiravar ivarē. yēsu sonnaar: ‘prēdha kuligalilulla anaivarum avarudaiya [kristhuvudaiya] satthatthai kēttu elundhu varum kaalam varum.’ (yōvaan 5:28, 29) aam, kallaraiyil nitthiraiyil aalndhirukkum anaivarum pūngaavanam pōndra paradhīsiya būmiyil uyirttheluppappadum nambikkai irukkiradhu.

uyirttheludhalai patri manadhai thodum indha varnanaiyai thīrkkadharisiyaagiya ēsaayaa eludhinaar: “irandhōr uyiradaivar, avargaludaiya udalgal mīndum elumbum. mannilē urangugiravargal vilitthelundhu aanandha sandhōshatthil aarpparippaargal; ēnendraal nīr peivikkum pani minnugira oli pōndra pani. irandhu nedungaalamaanōrai būmi marubadiyum pirappikkum.”​—ēsaayaa 26:19, tha niyū inglish baibil.

idhu aarudhalaaga illaiyaa? sisu thanadhu thaayin karuppaiyil paadhugaappaaga iruppadhu pōla, irandhōr migavum paadhugaappaana sūlalil irukkiraargal. sollappōnaal, kallaraiyil ōiveduppavargal sarva vallamaiyulla kadavulin ellaiyatra ninaivil pūrana paadhugaappudan irukkiraargal. (lūkkaa 20:37, 38) avargal viraivil uyiradaivaargal; pudhidhaaga pirakkum kulandhaiyin varavukkaaga kaatthirundha kudumbatthinar adhai anbōdu varavērpadhai pōla magilchi thadhumbum ulagil avargal varavērkappaduvaargal! aagavē, maranamē vandhaalumkūda nambikkai irukkiradhu.

nambikkai ungalukku edhai seiyum

nambikkaiyin madhippai patri pavul namakku niraiya karpikkiraar. nambikkai aanmīga sarvaayudhavarkkatthin indriyamaiyaadha paagam ena avar pēsinaar; adhai thalaikkavasatthirku (helmet) oppittaar. (1 thesalōnikkēyar 5:8) ēn avar adharku oppittaar? naam paarkkalaam, baibil kaalangalil, oru padaivīran pōrukku selvadharku mun thōl alladhu thuni thoppikku mēl ulōgatthaalaana oru helmettai anivadhu valakkam. indha helmet irundhadhaal, thalaikku varum perumbaalaana thaakkudhalgal helmettil pattu theritthu sendruvidum. pavul solla vandha kurippu enna? thalaikku helmet paadhugaappaaga iruppadhu pōla, nambikkai manadhai, adhaavadhu sindhanaa thirangalai paadhugaakkiradhu. kadavuludaiya nōkkangal sambandhamaaga ungalukku urudhiyaana nambikkai irundhaal, thunbangal varumpōdhu bayatthinaalō nambikkaiyinmaiyaalō ungaludaiya mana samaadhaanam kulaiyaadhu. yaarukkutthaan ippadippatta helmet thēvaiyillai?

kadavuludaiya sitthatthōdu thodarbudaiya nambikkaikku pavul matroru thathrūbamaana udhaaranatthai payanpadutthinaar. avar ivvaaru eludhinaar: “andha nambikkai namakku nilaiyum urudhiyum thiraikkullaaga pōgiradhumaana aatthuma nangūramaayirukkiradhu.” (ebirēyar 6:19) oru dhadavaikkum mēl kappal sēdhatthilirundhu uyir thappiyadhaal, nangūratthin mukkiyatthuvatthai patri pavul nandraaga arindhirundhaar. puyalil sikkikkollumpōdhu maalumigal kappalin nangūratthai kīlē irakkuvaargal. kadalukku adiyil mannil adhu pudhaindhukondu urudhiyaaga irundhaal, kappal karaikku aditthu sellappattu paaraiyil mōdhi sēdhamadaindhuvidaamal ōralavu paadhugaappaaga irukkum.

idhai pōlavē, namakku kadavul thandhulla vaakkurudhigal ‘nilaiyum urudhiyumaana’ nambikkaiyaaga irundhaal, puyal pōl thaakkum kondhalippumikka kaalangalil andha nambikkai nammai paadhugaakkum. pōrō kutracheyalō thunbamō, ēn maranamōkūda manidhakulatthai ini orubōdhum vaatti vadhaikkaadha oru kaalam viraivil varumena yegōvaa vaakkurudhi tharugiraar. (pakkam 10-il ulla pettiyai kaanga.) andha nambikkaiyai urudhiyaaga patrikkolvadhu pēralivilirundhu thappippilaikka namakku udhavum; indru indha ulagil paravalaaga kaanappadum thaarumaaraana, olukkanketta manappaanmaikku inangi selvadharku badhilaaga kadavuludaiya tharaadharangalinpadi vaalvadharku thēvaiyaana ūkkatthaiyum tharum.

yegōvaa tharum nambikkai ungalaiyum thanippatta vidhamaaga utpadutthugiradhu. nīngal eppadi vaala vēndum ena kadavul nōkkam kondirundhaarō adhanpadi nīngal vaalkkaiyai anubavitthu magilavē virumbugiraar. ‘ellaa manusharum ratchikkappada vēndum’ enbadhē avarudaiya aasai. eppadi? mudhalaavadhaaga, ovvoruvarum ‘satthiyatthai patriya thirutthamaana arivai adaiya vēndum.’ (1 thīmōtthēyu 2:4) kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyin satthiyatthai patriya jīvanalikkum arivai perumpadi indha patthirikaiyai prasurippōr ungalai urchaagappadutthugiraargal. adhan mūlam kadavul tharum nambikkai ivvulagil nīngal kandadaiyum endhavoru nambikkaiyaiyumvida migavum mēlaana ondraaga aagum.

itthagaiya nambikkai iruppadhaal, nīngal orupōdhum udhaviyatravaraaga unara vēndiyadhillai, ēnendraal kadavuludaiya sitthatthirku isaivaaga nīngal vaikkum endha ilakkugalaiyum adaiya thēvaiyaana balatthai kadavul ungalukku tharuvaar. (2 korindhiyar 4:7; pilippiyar 4:13) appadippatta nambikkaidhaan ungalukku thēvai allavaa? aagavē, appadippatta nambikkai ungalukku thēvaiyendraal, adharkaaga nīngal thēdi kondirukkirīrgal endraal, dhairiyam kollungal. nambikkai ungal arugilēyē irukkiradhu. adhai nīngal kandadaiya mudiyum!

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nambikkaikku kaaranangal

pinvarum baibil karutthukkal ungal nambikkaiyai adhigarikka udhavum:

◼ magilchigaramaana edhirkaalatthai kadavul vaakkurudhi alikkiraar.

indha mulu būmiyum pūngaavanam pōndra paradhīsaaga maarum, ondrupatta orē kudumbamaaga manidhargal magilchiyudan vaalvaargal ena avaradhu vaartthai solgiradhu.​—sangīdham 37:11, 29; ēsaayaa 25:8; velippadutthudhal 21:3, 4.

◼ kadavulaal poi solla mudiyaadhu.

ellaa vidhamaana poigalaiyum avar verukkiraar. alavida mudiyaadhalavukku yegōvaa parisutthamaanavar, adhaavadhu thūimaiyaanavar; aagavē avaraal poi sollavē mudiyaadhu.​—nīdhimoligal 6:16-19; ēsaayaa 6:2, 3; thītthu 1:3; ebirēyar 6:18.

◼ kadavulukku alavatra vallamai irukkiradhu.

yegōvaa mattumē sarva vallamaiyullavar. ipprapanjatthil ulla edhuvumē avar thamadhu vaakkurudhigalai niraivētruvadhai thadukka mudiyaadhu.​—yaatthiraagamam 15:11; ēsaayaa 40:25, 26.

◼ nīngal endrendrum vaala vēndumena kadavul virumbugiraar.

​—yōvaan 3:16; 1 thīmōtthēyu 2:3, 4.

◼ kadavulukku nammīdhu nambikkai irukkiradhu.

nam kutrankuraigalai paarkkaamal nam nargunangalaiyum muyarchigalaiyum mukkiyamaai gavanaikkiraar. (sangīdham 103:12-14; 130:3; ebirēyar 6:10) naam sariyaanadhai seivōm ena nambugiraar, avvaarē seiyumpōdhu sandhōshappadugiraar.​—nīdhimoligal 27:11.

◼ dheivīga ilakkugalai adaiya kaikoduppadhaaga kadavul vaakkurudhi tharugiraar.

thangalukku udhavi ēdhum illaiyena avaradhu ūliyargal orupōdhum ninaikka vēndiyadhillai. namakku udhava kadavul thamadhu parisuttha aaviyai dhaaraalamaaga alli valangugiraar; adhudhaan ipprapanjatthilēyē miga valimaimikka sakthi.​—pilippiyar 4:13.

◼ kadavulmīdhu vaikkum nambikkai orupōdhum vīnpōgaadhu.

mulukka mulukka nambagamaana avar ungalukku orupōdhum ēmaatramalikka maattaar.​—sangīdham 25:3.

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thalaiyai helmet paadhugaappadhu pōla, nambikkai ungal manadhai paadhugaakkiradhu

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nangūratthai pōla, urudhiyaaga ūndrappatta nambikkai sthiratthanmaiyai valangum

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Courtesy René Seindal/Su concessione del Museo Archeologico Regionale A. Salinas di Palermo