பெரியவாளும் சில சம்பவங்களும் – 3 (அத்தியாயம் 38)
nghpath fhQ;rpGuj;jpy; cs;s rh;tjPh;j;j Fsj;jpy; ];ehek; nra;tjw;fhf ,wq;fpf; nfhz;bUe;jhh;. mJ xU khiy Neuk;. xU Atd; (youth) nghpathsplk;:
“gf;jp vd;gJ kdjpy; ,Ue;jhy; Nghjhjh? mjw;F vjw;F tPG+jp ,l;Lf; nfhs;tJ> jpUkz; ,l;Lf; nfhs;tJ vd Nt\k; Nghl Ntz;Lk;” vd Nfl;lhh;.
gb ,wq;Ftij epWj;jptpl;L nghpath mtid ghh;j;jhh;. Mdhy; xd;Wk; nrhy;ytpy;iy. rpy epkplq;fSf;F gpd; kPjp gbfisAk; ,wq;fp t];jpuq;fis fise;J tpl;L> nfsNgdj;Jld; ];ehek; nra;jhh;. gpd; fiuNawpa nghpath> me;j AtidAk; %d;W my;yJ ehd;F taJ Foe;ijAld; epd;W nfhz;bUe;j jhiaAk; mUfpy; mioj;jhh;. nghpath Foe;ijaplk;> “vd;id cdf;F njhpawjh? ehd; ahh;?” vd Nfl;lhh;. Foe;ijf;F Ghpatpy;iy. Fog;gj;Jld; mk;khit ghh;j;jJ. mk;kh Foe;ijf;F Ghpaitf;f Kad;wNghJ> jLj;Jtpl;lhh;.
gpd;dh; Milfis cLj;jpf;nfhz;L> tPG+jp ,l;Lf;nfhz;L> jz;lj;ij nghpath ifapy; vLj;jTld;>
me;j Foe;ij “mk;kh ck;khr;rp jhj;jh> mk;kh ck;khr;rp jhj;jh” vd mtiu fz;Lgpbj;j re;Njh\j;jpy; nrhy;ypaJ. me;j Atdplk; nghpath> “ghh;j;jhah? vd; Nt\j;ij itj;Jjhd; Foe;ij vd;id ck;khr;rpj; jhj;jh vd fz;Lgpbj;jhd;. Nt\k; ,Ue;jhy; jhd; cdf;Nf eP Md;kPfj;jpy; jhd; ,Uf;fpwha; vd;gJ epidtpy; epw;Fk; vd;whh;.
vq;fs; cwTf;fhuh; jpU.k`hypq;fk; nghpathis jhprpf;f nrd;whh;. mJTk; xU khiy Ntis. kpf uk;akhd #o;epiy. nghpath ejpapy; ];ehek; nra;Jtpl;L> fiuapy; mkh;e;J> [gk; nra;J nfhz;bUe;jhh;. xU gj;J Ngh; ,Ue;jpUg;ghh;fs;. mtUf;F photo vLg;gJ xU nghOJNghf;F.
ifapy; camera ,Ue;jjhy;> nghpathis photo vLj;jhh;. photo rhpahf te;jpUf;fpwjh vd rhpghh;j;jNghJ> xUth; cl;fhh;e;J ,Ug;gJ Nghy; te;jpUe;jJ. NtW ve;j tpjkhf tptuKk; mjpy; ,y;iy. mtUf;F xNu Fog;gk;. kWgbAk; photo vLj;jhh;. mJTk; mNj NghyNt ,Ue;jJ. nghpathis Nfl;fhky; photo vLj;jjhy; jhd; mJ rhpahf tutpy;iy vd;gij Ghpe;J nfhz;lhh;.
[gj;ij Kbj;Jf; nfhz;L fz; jpwe;j nghpath: “vd;d k`hypq;fk; photo rhpah te;jpUf;fh?” vd;whh;.
k`hypq;fk; nghpathis ek];fhpj;J> “nghpathspd; mDkjp ,y;yhky; photo vLj;jJ jtW” vd kd;dpg;Gf; Nfl;lhh;. (,th; nghpathis gy re;jh;g;gq;fspy; photo vLj;J> xU My;gNk itj;jpUe;jhh;).
nghpath: “k`hypq;fk;> eP vd;id photo vLg;Ng. mJ ed;whf te;jhy; print Nghl;L rpyUf;F nfhLg;Ng. mthSf;F nfhQ;rehs; fopr;R> NtW VjhtJ glk; tUk;. mij itg;gjw;fhf ,ij vLj;J NtW ,lj;Jy itg;gh. mg;gb> mg;gbNa mJ Fg;ig njhl;bf;F NghFk;. mij xU khL ,Oj;J ntspa NghLk;. mg;gwk; Nghwth tuth vy;yhk; kpjpg;gh. ,J vdf;F Njitahlh?” vd;whh;.
mtUf;F vd;d gjpy; nrhy;tJ vd Ghpatpy;iy. Ngrhky; epd;whh;. kWgbAk; nghpath: “,e;j ,aw;if #o;epiyapy; photo vLf;f Mirgl;L ,Uf;f. ,g;Ngh photo vLj;Jf;Nfh. print vy;yhk; Nghl Ntz;lhk;” vd $wp jhNd mDkjp mspj;jhuhk;.
,Jtiu nghpathspd; mDf;u`k; ngw;w gyiug; gw;wp ghh;j;Njhk;. ,g;NghJ rpwpJ tpj;ahrkhd ,Utiu gw;wp ghh;f;fyhk;. xUth; nea;Ntypia Nrh;e;jth;. ngah; ghY vd;gjhf Qhgfk;. xU ehw;gJ tajpUf;Fk;. KbAk;NghJ nghpathis jhprpf;f tUthh;. ntw;wpiyghf;F NghLk; gof;fk; cs;sth;. vy;yhh; jhprdKk; KbAk;tiu fhj;jpUg;ghh;. filrpahf nghpath ghY vd $g;gpLthh;.
ntw;wpiyia thapy; Fjg;gpf; nfhz;Nl nghpath Kd;dpiyapy; jiuapy; ,lJ njhilapd; Nky; tyJ ghjj;ij itj;Jf;nfhz;L cl;fhUthh;. nghpathis eP> th> Ngh vd;Wjhd; NgRthh;.
(mg;NghJ nghpathSf;F taJ vz;gJf;F NkNy)
cjhuzkhf nghpathsplk;:
ghY: New;W cd;id jhprdk; nra;Jtpl;L te;j vd; ez;gd; cdf;F [_uk; vd;W nrhd;dhh;. mjhd; gjwpf;nfhz;L Xbte;Njd;. if igapy; ,Ue;J xU mkph;jhd;rd; ghl;biyAk;> rpy khj;jpiufisAk; vLj;J nghpaths; Kd; itj;Jtpl;L> “ehNd cdf;F Nja;j;JtpLNtd;. ehd; njhl;Nld; vd;W eP xU ];ehdk; extra gz;zp clk;g nfLj;Jg;Ng. mjdhy ,ij ePNa Nja;j;Jf;Nfh. ,e;j khj;jpiuia rhg;gpL. mUfpy; ,Uf;Fk; njhz;liu mioj;J>
ehd; gr;rhprpia ie]; uitah clr;R vLj;Jz;L te;jpUf;Nfd;> nghpathSf;F fQ;rp Nghl;L> ghy; Cw;wp nfhL” vd;ghh;.
nghpathSf;F mbf;fb gy;typ> tapw;W typ> [_uk;> fOj;JtypAk; tUk;. Mdhy; ntspapy;fhl;bf; nfhs;s khl;lhh;. ghYtpd; ,e;jtpjkhd cgrhuq;fs; mbf;fb elf;Fk;.
kw;nwhUth; xU ghl;b (mth; ngah; Qhgfk; ,y;iy) mth; fhQ;rpGuj;jpy; klj;Jf;F mUfpy; xU tPl;by; jhd;kl;Lk; trpj;J te;jhh;. nghpathisNa jd; cwthf epidj;J tho;e;jth;. nghpath fhQ;rpGuj;jpy; Njdk;ghf;fj;jpy; ,Ue;j NghJk; rhp> 1984f;Fg; gpd; klj;jpNyNa jq;fpaNghJk; rhp> rhpahf Qhapw;Wf;fpoik khiy MW kzpf;F te;J tpLthh;. re;jpahfhyk; ghl;bf;F kpf Kf;ak;.
tp\ak; njhpe;jth;fs; ghl;b te;jhr;R> nghpathis mjpfhuk; gz;Zthh; vd me;j fhl;rpia fhz Mtyhf fhj;jpUg;ghh;fs;.
xU Ngg;ghpy; fhk;Gld; $ba kpsfha;> fy; cg;G> fLF vd jpU\;b Rw;wp fopg;gjw;fhd nghUs;fis vLj;J tUthh;. nghpathis jdpahf gpd;Gwk; mioj;Jr; nry;thh;.
nghpathsplk;: “,q;f te;J fpof;f ghh;j;J cl;fhh;e;Jf;Nfhq;Nfh> jpdk; vj;jid Ngh; cd;id ghh;f;f tuh. jpU\;b epiwag; gl;bUf;Fk;” vd $wp jpU\;b Rw;Wthh;.
nghpath ,th;fs; ,UthplKk; aNrhijf;F fl;Lg;gl;l fpU\;zidg; Nghy; nrhd;dgb Nfl;lhh;.
xUehs; nghpath> Ia;aq;fhh; khkhtplk;> “vd;idg; ghh;f;f tUgth;fs; vy;NyhUk; jq;fs; f\;lq;fis nrhy;yp> jPh;j;J itg;Ngd; vd epidf;fpwhh;fs;. Mdhy; ghh;j;jhah> vd;idg; gw;wp ftiyg;gl fhkhf;\p ,uz;L [Ptd;fis mDg;gp ,Uf;fpwhs;” vd $wp rphpj;jhuhk;.
(Gjd;fpoik kfpik kyUk;…………)