St.Alphonsa

{]hN\w k^eambn; `cWm\w enkyphmbn

		""Ch hkn I\yImaTw `mKysXv. ChfpsS ]qPyicocw ASw sNsSp Cu `cWm\w {Kmaw `mKysXv. ssZhw Xncpa\mIpsn Cu `cWm\w `mcXns enkyq Bbn ]cnWanpw. tIcfns F, `mcXns \m\m`mKfn\np

	XomSI ChfpsS \naeicocw Dsmp IpgnamSw kinpw''. 62 hjw apv hmgvs At^mkmbpsS arXkwkvImcthfbn aptmen kn.Fw.sF B{ianse ^m.tdmapfqk,v {]hNmIs\tmse \Snb {]kwKw CtmgnXm kXyambn `hnncnpp. ""Hcp bphI\yIbpsS ihkwkvImcn\mbnmWv \mw ChnsS IqSnbncnpXv. [\nIbmb Hcp IpSpw_n\n, _ncpZ[mcnWn, Ihbn{Xn, IYmImcn, kn\namXmcw Fo \neIfn temIn\p almb tkh\ A\pjvTnpIbpw temI {]ikvXn t\SpIbpw sNm IgnhpWvSmbncp Cu bphXocXv\w AhfpsS PohnXImew apgph I\yImebns aXnspIpn temIn\p alcw Fp IcpXphm km[np bmsXmpw sNm\mhmsX tcmKibn Ignv PohnXw ]mgmn acWaSncnpXmbn tXmpp.'' `cWm\s At^mkm ayqknbn kqnncnp B {]kwKnse Hmtcm hmpw Cp hnkvabtmsStb \app hmbnm\mhq. ""_lpP\ZrjvSnbn C{]Imcw \njv{]tbmP\ambn PohnXw Ahkm\nnp FXn\pw sXfnhtbm Rm ChnsS ImWp Xpamb Cu Bqw. Fm, Rm ]dbpp, tIcfn F, `mcXns Cu cWvSmbncw hjnSbn DWvSmbnp DIrjvS hynIfn ssZhkaw hfsc amlmXvayw t\Snb Hcp ]pWyI\yIbpsS ihkwkvImcnemWv \mw ]psImpXv.'' tdmapfqkv Xs {]kwKn ]dp. {]kwKw Ignv FmWp ]dsXp tNmZnhtcmSv F\nsmpw AdnpIqSm, GtXm in FssmWvSp ]dbnXmsWmbncpp As adp]Sn.



kvt\lw sImWvSv ktizcs\ kzamnbh
s{]m^. tPmk^v aw
		Adp]Xp hjs Imncnn\p hncmaambn. C\n Fpamkw am{Xw. aebmfns BImin Hcp \{Xw DZnpIbmbn. Hcp tPmk^nsbpw tacnbpsSbpw aI. IpSamfqcn P\nv appNndbn hfv \psS kzw tNmdpw ao\pw Ibpw Nbpw Xnv apWvSpw Nbpw IhnWnbpw Imfbpw ssIhfbpw ]mpamebpw [cnv, aebmfw ]dpw FgpXnbpw ]Tnv Xoscsdpns ]nSnIqSnb tcmK]oUItfmSp ]Sshn, IanXmfn \np cs]Sm Anipn sNbvXv ""hnhmlsm acWw'' F a{w Dcphnv... I\ymaTns BhrXnbn kl\]p{Xnbmbn Fcna tIcfns {]nb]p{Xn, At^mkm. ]qm{ianse F.C. Apn, I\ym{ianse At^mkm BbXns ]nnse ssPh]cnWmaw, B ]cnWmantep ApXIY. Hpw C\n BhntWvSXn. {]bmWhoYnIfn Fpw Ahp IqmbXv sslthIp ]Icw Ipdpphgn shn {]knbmb enkyqhnse sNdp]pjv]ambncpp. tbmlm olmbpsSbpw A t{XkymbpsSbpw Ipcnins tbmlmsbpw annv A\p`h; AoknbpsSbpw mcbpsSbpw PohnXIYIfneqsS kzkucyntep angnXpd _meyIuamc; {]m\bpw X]pw C{nb\n{Klhpw {]mbnhpw sImWvSp kamb I\ymImebPohnXw; hnipamb B\nhrXnIcamb, Hcp {]m\t]mse tcmKibn InStWvSn h injvSImew. IqSpX IqSpX thZ\I tNmZnphmp FmhcpsSbpw Zp:J kzZp:Jambn amm Bthiw Imnb A\nXckm[mcWamb hynhnemkw. FmWv At^mkmbpsS hnPbclkyw? k\ymkamtWm {]m\bmtWm, XymKamtWm? I\ymXzkl\kaWamtWm? Hpw Xop ]dbm IgnbpIbn. Fmw tN Hcp ApX{]Xn`mkambncpp At^mkm. k\ymkntepw k\ymkn\p ]cnthjw \evIp {hX{Xbntepw ]pXnsbmcp t\mw t\mphm AhfpsS PohnXw \tmSv BhiysSpp. apcmWnsbpw Nn ]oU\fpsSbpw hnin B\w IsWvSp Zmcn{Zynsbpw ITn\{]mbnfpsSbpw Imew Ignp. k\ymkw ]cnh\hnt[bambn. Zmcn{Zyn\pw A\pkcWbvpw Ahn]cybapWvSmbn. Cu ]menemWv At^mkmbpsS hnPbclkyw Fsp \mw XncbpXv; Ah NqSm t]mIp hnip IncoSns amv At\zjnpXv. ^tebnm IamWv, `qantbmfw Xmgp tkh\amWv k\ymksa ]pXnb XntbmfPnbpw \app ]cnNnXamWv. B tkh\ns {]Xncq]apWvSv \psS ZrjvSnbn. Nop \mdp HmSbn \nv a\pjyXzs hosWvSSp aZ sXtckm F ]pWyhXn. k\ymkw Fp tIptm BZyw \psS Hmbn hcpXv Fmw Dt]nv {_Ncynsbpw I\ymXznsbpw Zmcn{Zynsbpw kpJw \pIp PohnXamWv. IgnIme ]pWyhmmcn ]ecpw B hgnbneqsS \Sp kznsenbhcmWv. thZkmnXzhpw ckmnXzhpw ImgvNhbvpXv k\ymkns asmcp apJw. kl\neqsSbp ckmnXzambncpp At^mkmbptSXv. aTnse Iq{Ian A\phZ\obamb sNdnb kpJkuIcy t]mepw Dt]nhfmWv Ah. temIkpJsf Ibv]mbn ]IWta Fmbncpp AhfpsS {]m\. Imhns hnp apdnhpIfn asmcp s\mcambn ebnm\mbncpp AhfpsS B{Klw. {hXsfmpw Ahp apn {]tem`Isc \ntbmKnbnn. mck`bpsSbpw AXn\papv, Iqn k`bpsSbpw m]I\mb {^mkokn\p t]mepw Ah shphnfnbmbncpp. IfnqpImcnbmb mc F kpcnp ]mSndm kzw lrZbmImiw hnp sImSpbmfmWv {^mknkv. HSphn Fm tamlsfbpw NmpSpnm\pw Nmcw ]qim\pw Atlw k\mbn. Xs I\ymeb{]thin\p XSw \nevpXp kucyamsWp a\nemnb Apn AXn\p kpcamb {]Xnhn[n IsWvSnbXv Ankv\m\neqsSbmbncpp. ""Fs ]p{Xo, {inp tIpI. \o \ns P\sbpw ]nXr`h\sbpw adpIfbpI Atm \ns cmPmhv \nn kw{]oX\mIpw...'' F 45mw ko\w FtmgpapWvSmbncpp AhfpsS NpWvSpIfn. 1928 HmKnse k`m{]thi\Zn\w apX \nXy{hXhmKvZm\w hscbpw, ]noSp acWwhscbpw Ahfn kw{]oX\mb B cmPmhv AhpthWvSn hnhmlkm\ HcppIbmbncpp. IpcnipIfpw thZ\Ifpw Iocpw IjvSmSpw 91.6 kzn s, amp Ipdbm Xns. kznse th \mbpsS hnip Zwjv{S km\n hSpfpsS cpNnbdn At^mkm B Zwi\n\p sImXntbmsS B{KlnpIbpw "t]mcm t]mcm C\nbpw Xcq' Fv BhiysSpIbpw sNbvXpsImWvSncpp. Zplamb Akzmysf ]cmXn IqSmsX kzoIcnpIbpw A\ycpsS thZ\I t]mepw tNmZnp hmpIbpw sNbvXp. ""Rm\ntm IpcninemWp InSpXv. ssIbpw Imepw A\m hmsX, Imhns\tmse. AhnSpp Xcp GXp Ibv]pIjmbhpw Rm atmsS IpSnpw.'' IWvSp \nevphcn A\pI P\nnp thZ\I Bcpw ImWm\nm cm{XnImetp amn shtW Fpw Ah {]mnmdpWvSmbncpp. kl\PohnXnepw kapXambncpp At^mkmbpsS kvt\lPohnXw. kvt\lnp kvt\lnv AenpXocpIbmbncpp Ah. skbnv t]m ]dbpXpt]mse kvt\lns ]nmse HmSpIbmbncpp Ah; apmdp hjs \ncchpw A\pkyqXhpw Ahncmahpamb Hmw. AhfpsS PohnXs kuayhpw Zo]vXhpamnbXv Cu Hmambncpp. ssZhs KmVambpw XovWambpw Ah kvt\lnp. temIw \evIp m\am\fpw AhbpsS A\p_amb Ion, bikv, t]cv, s]cpa Fns\bp hqhepIfpw F{Xtbm t\ct Ah NhpsImbn hensdnncpp. ]mSmt\m {]kwKnmt\m FgpXmt\m `cnmt\m \bnmt\m \nb{nmt\m, ]{Xn t]cpw ]Shpw hcmt\m Ah B{Klnn. Hpadnbm Hcp s]en]n. t\SWw, shnnSnWw F Zpjn DZyan \np cntW Fmbncpp AhfpsS {]m\. \mYt\mSv Ah ]cmXnsSpp: ""\o tNmZnsXmw Rm Xnnt? Atm Rm tNmZnpXp \obpw XcWw. Csn Rm ]nWpw'' "kvt\lnpI, ]ns Fpw sNbvXpsImpI' F skbnv AKns knmambncpp AhfptSXpw. Rm tNmZnp "C' Imcyw F\np km[npXcWw. FtmS{X aqsmpsaSptWvS F khX{kzX{amb \n_w, _menImkZriamb hmin. ]pWyhXnbmIWsav sNdpnte B{KlnpIbpw AXn\mbn PohnXmyw hsc ]cn{ianpIbpw sNbvXhfmWv At^mkm. ]m]ko\n ]dbm sImmhp bmsXmpw Btim[\bn ImWpnsv Bss\aeytmsSbmWv Ah ]dncpXv. tKmXpaWnI CSnps]mSnptm Aw NpSm\p amhp Inpp; apncng Nnenv Bptm hopWvSm m\p apncnmdp e`npp. XncnInse tKmXpaWnI t]msebpw apncnnse apncngt]msebpw Bbncpp AhfpsS PohnXwAhfpsS shnbmgvNI Fpw ZplthZ\IfpsS Zp:JshnbmgvNIfmbncpp. An\mfpta hp kv^pSw sNs Xambn amdpIbmbncpp Ah. `mcXns hnaemImin tIcfn, Hcp {[ph\{Xambn AhfnXm DZbw sNpp. .