பெரியவாளும் மூன்று தொண்டர்களும் (அத்தியாயம் 25)
Ia;aq;fhh; XusTf;F gf;Ftgl;Ltpl;lhh; vd epidj;j nghpath> “mthplk; eP rk;ghjpj;jJ Nghjhjh?” vd Nfl;Ls;shh;. tPl;bw;F te;j Ia;aq;fhh; mijg;gw;wp jPtpukhf Nahrpj;J> xU KbTf;F te;jhh;. nghpathsplk; rpy ehl;fSf;F gpd; jpUk;gp te;jhh;. nghpath> “vdf;F cd;Dila cjtp Njitg;gLfpwJ. vd;Dld; tUfpwhah?” vd Nfl;Ls;shh;. Ia;aq;fhh;: “ehd; vd;d nra;aNtz;Lk;?” vd Nfl;f> nghpath> “eP cd;Dila court license-i] mg;gbNa itj;Jf;nfhs;. eLtpy;> eLtpy; Nfhh;l;Lf;Fk; mtrpak; vd;why; Ngha;th” vd $wpAs;shh;.
XhpU khjq;fspy; Ia;aq;fhh; nghpathsplk; jpUk;gp te;jhh;. mjpf ehl;fs; klj;jpNyNa ,Uf;fj; njhlq;fpdhh;. Ia;aq;fhUf;F xNu xU kfs;jhd;. mg;NghJ mtUf;F gj;J tajpUf;Fk;.
ehk; mtiu y\;kp vd miof;fyhk;. xUKiw y\;kp jd; je;ijAld; nghpathis jhprpf;f te;Js;shh;. mts; nghpathsplk;> “vy;NyhUf;Fk; mg;gh mthNshl ,Uf;fh. Mdhy; vd; mg;gh cq;fSld; ,Uf;fpwhh;. vdf;Fk; mg;gh vd;Dld; ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk;” vd $wpAs;shh;.
y\;kpia rkhjhdk; nra;j nghpath mtsplk;> “eP fy;ahzk; Mfp Gf;ffk; NghFk;tiu cd; mg;gh cd;Dld;jhd; ,Ug;ghh;. ehd; $g;gpLk;NghJ vdf;F te;J cjtpnra;thh;” vd $wpdhh;. mNj Nghy; y\;kp jpUkzk; MFk;tiu Ia;aq;fhiu mtrpaj;jpw;F kl;LNk miog;ghh;. ngz;zpd; jpUkzj;jpw;F gpwF Ia;aq;fhh; mjpfehl;fs; nghpathSld; ,Uf;f njhlq;fpdhhh;. Ntjuf;\z epjp bu];bd; – Executive Trustee Mf;Ftjw;F rpy khjq;fSf;FKd; Ia;aq;fhhplk; mLj;j Executive Trustee ePjhd;. vdNt ehd;F Ntjq;fspYk; Njitahdij fw;Wf;nfhs;” vd $wpAs;shh;.
Ia;aq;fhh; KONeuKk; nghpathSf;f Nrit nra;jjhy;> mtiu it\;zth;fs; it\;zt JNuh`p vd miof;fj; njhlq;fpdh;. gy ,lq;fspy;> gy mtkhdq;fis re;jpj;J ,Uf;fpwhh;.
xUKiw Fk;gNfhzj;jpy; ntq;fyj;jpy; Nfhtpy; kzpfs; nra;Ak; xU nfhy;yh;> xU rpwpa yhhpapy; nghpa kzp xd;iw vLj;J te;jpUe;jhh;. nghpathsplk;? “,e;j kzp xU rptd; NfhapYf;fhf nra;jJ. Mdhy; ,jd; ehjk; mG+h;tkhf tpj;ahrkhf ,Uf;fpwJ. vdNt nghpathsplk; nfhz;L te;Njd;” vd;whh;.
nghpath: “vd;d nra;ayhk; vd;W ePNa nrhy;” vd Nfl;f>
nfhy;yh;: “,ij ngUkhs; Nfhapypy; fl;btplyhk;. jpUg;gjp ngUkhSf;F nfhLj;jhy; ed;whf ,Uf;Fk; vd $wpdhh;. mq;F epd;W nfhz;bUe;j Ia;aq;fhhplk; “eP it\;ztd;. ,e;j kzpf;fhd gzj;ijAk;> yhhp thlifiaAk; ,tUf;F nfhLj;JtpL. ,e;j kzpia ePNa jpUg;gjpapy; nfhz;L Ngha; fl;L” vd $wpAs;shh;.
Ia;aq;fhh; jpUg;gjpf;F kzpia nfhz;L nrd;whh;. Njt];jhdj;jpy; kzpia thq;f kWj;Jtpl;ldh;. eP xU it\;zt JNuhfp> xU irt rd;ahrpf;F Nrit nra;fpwha;. cd; ifapy; ,Ue;J thq;fpdhy; vq;fSf;F ghgk; fpilf;Fk; vd gythwhf Vrp Ngrp tpl;ldh;. Kd;dhs; [dhjpgjp jpU.ntq;fl;uhkd; fhQ;rpklj;jpw;F xU Telephone thq;fp nfhLj;jpUe;jhh;. jpUg;gjp Ngh];l; MgprpypUe;J> Ia;aq;fhh; nghpathSf;F tptuj;ijf; $wpdhh;.
nghpath jhd; Nehpilahf Nghd; Ngrkhl;lhh;. ahuhtJ Nghd; Ngrp tp\aj;ij nghpathSf;F njhptpg;ghh;fs;. tp\aj;ij mwpe;j nghpath nrd;idapy; trpf;Fk; jpUg;gjp Njt];jhd bu];b ,UtUf;F> Nghd; nra;a nrhy;yp jhd; jhd; me;j kzpia mdg;gpNdd; vd $w nra;jhh;. gpd; mth;fs; Vw;Wf; nfhz;L> me;j kzp jpUg;gjp Nfhapypy; fl;lg;gl;lJ.
1964 etuhj;jphp Kbe;Jtpl;lJ. jhprdj;jpw;F tUk; gf;jh;fs; rpyhplk; nghpath vdf;F xU %l;il gr;rhprp mDg;G vd;ghh;. kspif rhkhd; tpahghhpfs; te;jhy;> gUg;G xU %l;il mDg;G vd;ghh;. xt;nthUthplk; xd;nwhd;W Nfl;ghuhk;. jPngl;b tiu Nrfuk; nra;Jtpl;lhh;. klj;jpy; cs;sth;fSf;F Vd; vd;W Ghpatpy;iy. jpU.Rg;ukz;ak; fhkuh[h; ke;jphp-rigapy; ke;jphpahf ,Ue;jhh;. mtiu fhQ;rpGuk; tutioj;J mthplk;> “me;j rhkhd;fis fhz;gpj;J> “,it midj;Jk; gj;jpukhf uhNk];tuk; Nghf Ntz;Lk;. Vw;ghL nra;a KbANkh? ,it uapypy; Nghdhy; ed;whf ,Uf;Fk; vd Nfl;Ls;shh;.
xU $l;]; Ntd; te;J> mitfis Vw;wpf; nfhz;L nrd;id nrd;W> uhNk];tuk; uapypy; ,izf;fg;gl;lJ. mNj rkak; kJiuapypUe;J xU Mbl;lh; nghpathis jhprpj;jhh;. mthplk;> “eP vd;d gz;Nw! epiwa fha;fwpfs;> xt;nthd;Wk; ,UgJ Kg;gJ fpNyh ,Uf;fl;Lk;. thq;fp xU Ntdpy; Nghl;L uhNk];tuk; mDg;gptpL” Ia;aq;fhiu fhz;gpj;J> “,tiuAk; cd;Dld; mioj;J Ngha;> uhNk];tuk; fwpfha; Ntdpy; Vw;wp mDg;gptpL” vd;whh;.
Ia;aq;fhhplk;> “ehd; mDg;gpajhf Nfhtpy; jh;kfh;j;jhtplk; nrhy;. mtiuAk;> Ch;kf;fisAk; Nrh;j;Jf; nfhz;L kspif rhkhd;> fha;fwpfs;> mj;Jld; mLg;G fl;Ltjw;fhf nghpa nghpa fUq;fw;fs;> nghpa nghpa ghj;jpuq;fs; ,tw;iw khbAld; $ba tPLfspy; itj;Jtpl;L th” vd $wpAs;shh;.
Ia;aq;fhh; mitfis nra;J Kbj;Jtpl;L fhQ;rpGuk; te;jhh;. md;W fhiy thndhypapy; jD\;Nfhb> uhNk];tuj;ij fLk;Gay; jhf;fpajhf nra;jp> ghk;gk; ghyj;jpy; uapy; nry;y Kbatpy;iy. glFfs; Nghf Kbatpy;iy. uhNk];tuk; 3 ehl;fs; Jz;bf;fg;gl;lJ.
Ia;aq;fhh; nghpathsplk;> ,JNghy; Gay; tug;NghfpwJ vd nrhy;yp ,Uf;fyhNk? vd Nfl;f> nghpath: mJ gunk];tudpd; nray;. mij vg;gb Kd;$l;b ehd; vy;NyhUf;Fk; nrhy;y KbAk;. mJ <];tu ufrpak;. kf;fSf;F Njitahdij fhkhf;\papd; mUshy; nra;Jtpl;Nld;. ,jw;F Nky; Ngr Ntz;lhk;” vd;whuhk;.
(Gjd;fpoik kfpik kyUk;.…….)