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MAY 2011 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:10 ISSUE:05

FATHER ABRAHAM
A{_lmw ]nXmhnsâ hyànPohnXhpw IpSpw_PohnXhpw

By REV. FR. DR. T. J. JOSHUA
[Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam]

A{_lmw ]nXmhns\¸Ánbmbncpóq Ignª e¡¯nse teJ\¯nð \mw A\pkvacn¨Xv. At±l¯nsâ hyànPohnX¯nepw IpSpw_PohnX¯nepw {]Xn^en¨ncpó DóXamb Nne kpIrX§Ä \½psS {i²bv¡v hnjbo`hn¸n¨p. {][m\ambpw aqóp Imcy§fmbncpóp Ah. HómaXmbn, At±l¯nsâ hnizmkXo£vWX. cïmaXmbn, kuayXtbmsS aÁpÅhcpambn hÀ¯n¡phm\pÅ At±l¯nsâ kó²X. aqómaXmbn, AYnXnIsf BZcn¡póXn\pÅ At±l¯nsâ Xmð¸cyhpw hy{KXbpw. Chsbms¡bpw \½psS PohnX¯nð {]tNmZ\amIWw.

Cu teJ\¯nsâ A{_lmw ]nXmhnsâ aÁp Nne khntijXIfnte¡mWv \½psS {i²sb sImïphcphm\mWv Rm³ B{Kln¡póXv. B khntijXIfnð GÁhpw {]m[m\ytadnbXv At±l¯nsâ {]mÀ°\ A\p`hambncpóp. "Fsâ kvt\lnX³' Fóv btlmh Xsó A{_lmans\ hntijn¸n¨Xmbn \mw a\Ênem¡n. ]pXnb\nba¯nð IÀ¯mhv Xsâ injyòmsc Xsâ kvt\lnXòmÀ Fóp hntijn¸n¡pópïv. Fómð ]gb\nba¯nð A{_lman\p am{Xta Cu hntijWw \ðIpóXmbn \mw ImWpópÅp.

A{]Imcw ssZhhpambn«pÅ _Ôw ]peÀ¯phm³ IgnªXv {]mÀ°\bpsS DóXamb A\p`¯nð¡qSn Bbncpóp. {]mÀ°\bv¡mbn \nð¡pt¼mÄ At±l¯nsâ a\Ênð DbcpóXv B kmón²yt_m[amWv. ssZhkmón²y t_m[w \½nð `àn Dfhm¡póp. AXpt]se Xsó `b _lpam\ BZchpIÄ Dfhm¡póp. kIe¯nsâbpw hñ`\pw DSbh\pamb kÀÆià\mb ssZh¯nsâ kón[nemWv \mw {]mÀ°n¡m\mbn \nð¡póXv. A{_lman\v Cu kmón²yt_m[w hfsc \ómbn«v Dïmbncpóp. ]qgnbpw Iranbpamb Rm³ kÀÆià\mb ssZht¯mSv kwkmcn¡phm³ Xp\nªphsñm Fóp ]dªpsImïmWv At±lw kzbw hn\bs¸SpóXv. C¯c¯nepÅ Hcp hn\bamWv {]mÀ°\bv¡mbn ISóphcpt¼mÄ \s½ `cnt¡ïXv.

`bt¯mSpw hndbtemSpw IpSn \mw kq£n¡Ww FóXv hnip² IpÀºm\bnð \s½ HmÀ¸n¡pó Hcp kwKXnbmWv. ssZhkón[nbnð \nð¡póXv asÁmcp Øet¯m kabt¯m \nð¡póXnð\nópw hyXykvXamWv FómWv CXv AÀ°am¡póXv. ]ntóbpw At±lw ]dbpóXv Rm³ Nmchpw sh®odpw BIpóp FómWv.

Np¦¡mc³ {]mÀ°n¡m\mbn tZhmeb¯nð sNót¸mÄ ASpt¯¡p ISóphcphm\pÅ `bwsImïv Ah³ Zqc¯p \nóp. Xsâ Zrãn kzÀ¤¯nte¡p DbÀ¯phm³ t]mepw Ah³ `bs¸«p. AXpsImïv, A{_lmw \s½ HmÀ½s¸Sp¯póXv {]mÀ°\bnð kmón²yt_m[hpw hn\bhpw `bhpw Dïmbncn¡WsaóXmWv.

cïmaXmbn A{_lmansâ hyànKX {]mÀ°\m PohnX¯nð\nópw \ap¡p a\Ênem¡phm\pÅXv {]mÀ°\ kzmÀ°]qcnXamIcpXv FóXmWv. aÁpÅhsc ssZhkón[nð AÀ¸n¡póXmWv a²yØ{]mÀ°\. btlmhbmb ssZhw tkmtZmansebpw tKmtamdbntebpw ZpxãXIÄ Iïn«v AXns\ \in¸n¡m³ t]mIpóp FópÅ hkvXpX shfns¸Spt¼mÄ Xsâ ktlmZc ]p{X\mb tem¯n\pthïn a²yØ{]mÀ°\ \S¯phm³ ]pds¸Spó A{_lmans\bmWv \mw ImWpóXv. tkmtZmay ]m]w kzhÀ¤cXn FóXmbncpóp. ]nð¡me¯v C¯c¯nepÅ ]m]s¯ Adnbs¸SpóXpXsó Sodomy FómWv. B tkmtZay]m]amWv Hcp ]«Ws¯ apgph\pw Xobnd¡n \in¸n¡m³ CSbm¡nbXv.

Cu ]Ým¯e¯nemWv ]mÝmXy cmPy§fnð kzhÀ¤cXnsb \ymboIcn¨v \nba\nÀ½mWw \S¯póXns\ \mw ImtWïXv. C¯cw B[p\nI kzmX{´y§fpw aptóÁ§fpw hfsc thZ\tbmsS am{Xsa \ap¡v ImWm³ IgnIbpÅp. Hcp Ime¯v ssZh¯nsâ tIm]w hnfn¨phcp¯pw Fóp IcpXnbncpó Hóv B[p\nI PohnX¯nsâ `mKam¡n amÁnsbSp¡phm\pÅ Bthiw \mi¯nte¡p \bn¡pw FóXn\v kwibanñ. Fómð \½psS hnjbw AXñ. A{_lmw \S¯nb kzmÀ°clnXamb a²yØ{]mÀ°\sb¡pdn¨mWv \ap¡p Nn´n¡phm\pÅXv.

\in¡phm³ t]mIpó Hcp PmXnsb c£n¡phm³ thïnbmWv A{_lmw a²yØX hln¨v {]mÀ°n¡póXv. A¼Xp \oXnamòmcpsï¦nð \o B tZis¯ \in¸n¡cptX! A¼Xp t]cpsï¦nð B tZis¯ \in¸n¡bnñ Fóp ssZhw hmKvZm\w sN¿póp. A{Xbpw t]À Csñ¦ntem Fóv A{_lman\p kwibambn. \mð¸Xp t]cmbmtem, ap¸Xpt]cmbmtem, A§s\ F®w Xmtgm«p hóv ]¯p \oXnamòmcpsï¦nð Ahsc \in¸n¡cptX FómWv A{_lmw a²yØX sNbvXv {]mÀ°n¨Xv. AhnsS ]¯p \oXnamòmÀ t]mepw Cñmbncpóp. AXpsImïv Xobpw KÔIhpw Cd¡n ssZhw tkmtZmans\bpw tKmtadtbbpw \in¸n¨p.

\mi¯nsâ hgnbnte¡p \bn¡s¸Spó Hcp tZis¯ A\À°¯nð \nópw c£s]Sp¯m\mbncpóp A{_lmw DÅpcpIn {]mÀ°n¨Xv. kzmÀ°]qcnXamb PohnX¯nð IgnbpóhÀ¡v aÁpÅhcpsS A\À°s¯bpw {]bmk§sfbpw HmÀ¯v thhemXns¸tSï Imcyanñ. ]et¸mgpw \½psS {]mÀ°\bnð kzmÀ°Xbv¡mWv ap³Xq¡w \ðIpóXv. Fómð A{_lmw kzmÀ°clnXamb Hcp lrZb¯nsâ DSabmbncpóp. AXpsImïmWv At±l¯n\v aÁpÅhÀ¡pthïn {]mÀ°n¡m³ kò\Êv DïmbXv.

tZhmeb¯nð sagpIpXncnbpw ]nSn¨v \½psS kzb Bhiy§Ä amXmhnsâ \ma¯nð AÀ¸n¡póXns\bmWv a²yØ{]mÀ°\ Fó hm¡psImïv ]et¸mgpw \mw hnh£n¡póXv AXv Hcp sXÁmb [mcWbmWv. a²yØ{]mÀ°\ {]mÀ°\bpsS Hcp Ahn`mPy LSIamWv. hnip² ]utemkv At¸mkvXesâ PohnX¯nð a²yØ{]mÀ°\bv¡v hfscb[nIw {]m[m\yw sImSp¯ncpóp. kzÀ¤¯nepw `qanbnepw DÅ kIeXn\pw t]cp hcphm³ ImcWamb ]nXmhnsâ ap¼nð Rm³ ap«pIp¯pt¼msgms¡bpw \n§sf HmÀ¯v Rm³ {]mÀ°n¡póp FómWv At¸mkvXe³ tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póXv. At±lw kIe k`IÄ¡pw thïn {]mÀ°n¡bpw AhÀ At±l¯n\pthïn {]mÀ°n¡Wsaóv Bhiys¸SpIbpw sNbvXncpóp.

ImÀ±n\mÄ {Sqam³ Fóp t]cpÅ Hcp ]ÞnX³ It¯men¡ k`bnepïmbncpóp. Bw¥n¡³ k`bnð \nópw It¯men¡ k`bnte¡v ]cnhÀ¯\w sNbvX BfmWv. At±l¯nsâ Hcp {]kvXmh\ Cu ]Ým¯e¯nð hfsc AÀ°]qÀ®amWv. At±lw ]dªn¡póXv C{]ImcamWv. By our words and deeds we can improve and influence a few, but by our prayers we may benefit the whole world even strangers and enemies. \½psS hm¡psImïpw {]hÀ¯nsImïpw ]cnanXamb BfpIsf am{Xsa ]Tn¸n¡phm\pw kzm[o\n¡phm\pw km²yamIbpÅp. Fómð \½psS {]mÀ°apJm´ncw temI¯n\papgph\pw, A]cnNnXÀ¡pw i{Xp¡Ä¡pw t]mepw {]tbmP\w e`n¡póp. A{_lmw ]nXmhnsâ PohnXw \t½mSv Bhiys¸SpóXv C¯c¯nepÅ \nkzmÀ°amb a²yØ{]mÀ°\bmWv.

\½psS IpSpw_ {]mÀ°\bnð \½psS IpSpw_s¯¸Án am{XapÅ At]£IÄ kaÀ¸n¨v kwXr]vXambmð am{Xw t]mcm. kaql¯nð \s½t¸mseXsó hnjaa\p`hn¡phsc Hs¡bpw HmÀ¯v {]mÀ°n¡póXv, B Hcp Zrãm´w hfcpó Xeapdbnð aÁpÅhsc¸ÁnbpÅ IcpXensâ at\m`mhhpw ]mc¼cyhpw DïmIphm³ DÅ t{]cWbv¡v ImcWambn¯ocpw.

A{_lmw ]nXmhnsâ IpSpw_PohnX¯nð hfsc {]m[m\yt¯msS ]cnKWnt¡ï asÁmcpImcyamWv ASp¯Xmbn \½psS {i²bv¡v hnjbo`hn¸n¡póXv. A{_lmansâbpw kmdmbptSbpw IpSpw_PohnXw kt´mjIcambn aptóm«p t]mIpIbmbncpóp. Fómð AhÀ¡v a¡fnñmbncpóp. kmdm Xsó Xeapd \ne\nÀ¯póXn\v kzb_p²nbnð Hcp hgn Iïp]nSn¨p. kmdm Xsâ Zmknbmb lmKmdns\ A{_lman\p sImSp¯p. GI]Xv\n ]mc¼cyw Aós¯ Ime¯v IÀi\añmbncpóp. AXv AhcpsS IpSpw_PohnX¯nð De¨nð X«póXn\v ImcWambn. IpSpw_¯nse Ielw aqew kln¡h¿msX lmKmÀ ho«nð\nópw ]emb\w sNbvXp. Fómð ssZhZqXsâ \nÀt±i{]Imcw hoïpw AhÄ ho«nte¡p Xncn¨phóp? AhÄ {]khn¨p, Hcp aI\pïmbn. Fómð aIt\bpw A½tbbpw ho«nð\nópw Cd¡nhnS¯¡h®w IpSpw_Ielw aqÀÑn¡bmWv sNbvXXv. aqómasXmcmÄ ISóphóXv B IpSpw_¯nsâ sskzcXbpw kam[m\hpw \in¸n¨p. `mcy`¯rp _Ô¯nð aqómasXmcmÄ ISóphcpt¼mÄ, AXv Hcp kv{XobmIs«, ]pcpj\mIs« B IpSpw_¯nsâ `{ZX \ãs¸Spóp. Cós¯ ]e IpSpw_§fnepw ImWs¸Spó Hcp ØnXnhntijamWv CXv. Nne ]qÀÆIme _豈 t]mepw IpSpw_ Z{ZXbv¡v De¨nð X«phm³ ImcWambn¯ocpóp.

AXpsImïv hohmlPohnX¯nte¡p {]thin¡póhÀ ]ckv]c hnizmkw Im¯p kq£n¡m³ \nÝbn¨pd¸n¡Ww. ]ckv]cw \nÀ½eX Im¯pkq£n¡phm\pÅ D]tZiw hnhml kab¯v ImÀ½nI³ Z¼XnIÄ¡v \ðIpópïv. asÁmcp hyànbpambpÅ _Ôs¯¸Án Nn´n¡phm³t]mepw ]mSnñ. IpSpw_¯nð cïpt]cñmsX aqómasXmcmÄ ISóphcpt¼mgmWv A]Pbw DïmIpóXv.

AXpsImïmWv ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ sImcn´nbÀs¡gpXnb Hómw teJ\¯nð ]dbpóXv: "`mcybpsS icoc¯ntòð AhÄ¡ñ `À¯mhnót{X A[nImcapÅXp; A§s\ `À¯mhns³d icoc¯ntòð Ah\ñ `mcy¡t{X A[nImcw.' (1 sImcn´yÀ 7:4) ]ckv]c ]qcIamb hnizmk¯nsâ hnizmk¯nsâ BhiyIXsb¸ÁnbmWv At¸mkvXe³ ChnsS Duón¸dbpóXv. AhÀ cïpt]cpañmsX asÁmcmÄ AhnsS ISóphcphm³ ]mSpÅXñ. APoh\m´w acWw thÀs]Sp¯póXphsc Cu hnizkvXX Im¯pkq£nt¡ïXpïv. AXp hnhml IqZmibnð GsÁSp¯n«pÅ Hcp D`bk½XamWv.

F{_mbteJ\¯nð ]dbpópïv."hnhmlw FñmhÀ¡pw am\yhpw InS¡ \nÀ½ehpw Bbncn¡s«; Fómð ZpÀóS¸pImscbpw hy`nNmcnIsfbpw ssZhw hn[n¡pw.' (F{_mbÀ 13:4) InS¡ \nÀ½eambncn¡Ww, FóXv, t_mws_ UbnwKnsâ joÁv hncn¨v hr¯nbm¡n CSWw Fóñ. Z¼XnIfpsS ]ckv]chnizmk¯nsâ \nÀ½eXsb¡pdn¨mWv ChnsS ]cmaÀin¡póXv. Pmci¦ i¦ a\pjys\ sXÁmb ]e amÀ¤§fnte¡pw \bn¡pó HómWv. Pmci¦ A[a_p²nbnte¡p \bn¡póp. C¡mcy¯nð \mw PmKcp]cmbn¡Ww FópIqSn A{_lmansâ IpSpw_PohnXw \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp. ssZh¯nsâ Bßmhv AXn\p \s½ klmbn¡pamdmIs«.

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[Original in Malayalam Voice. Transcribed and edited by Editor Dr. Rajan Mathew]
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