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AUGUST 2010 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:09 ISSUE:08

JONAH WHO SEEKS SECURITY
kpc£nXXzw B{Kln¡pó tbm\m

By REV. FR. JOHN THOMAS KARINGATTIL

ASp¯nsS Rm³ a[pcbnð Hcp BÀ«v Kmedn kµÀin¡póXn\nSbmbn. [mcmfw Nn{X§Ä AhnsS {]ZÀin¸n¨ncpóp. Nn{X§fpsS CSbnembn thZ]pkvXI¯nð {]Xn]mZn¡s¸Spó Hcp ]gb\nba {]hmNIsâ at\mlcamb Nne hyXykvX Nn{X§Ä {]ZÀin¸n¨ncpóp. ]gb\nba¯nð \mev A²ymb§fpÅ Hcp {]hN\]pkvXIamWv tbm\bpsS ]pkvXIw. CXnse \mev A²ymb§fnð \mev hyXykvX§fmb Bib§fmWv \mw ImWpóXv. Cu \mep A²ymb§fnse Bib§fmWv Nn{XImc³ {]Xn^en¸n¡póXv Fóv, B Nn{X§sf hfsc kq£vaambn ]cntim[n¨mð \ap¡p a\Ênem¡phm³ km[n¡pw.

I¸ensâ ASn¯«nð IangvópInSóv \ñh®w Dd§pó Hcp tbm\msb BWv BZyNn{X¯nð \mw ImWpóXv. B Nn{X¯nsâ ASn¡pdn¸v C{]ImcamWv. Johna who seeks security. Xsâ `mh\bnse kpc£nXXzw B{Kln¡pó Hcp tbm\msb BWv Nn{XImc³ B Nn{X¯nð Nn{XoIcn¨v FgpXnbncn¡póXv.v.

Cós¯ temI¯nsâbpw B[p\nI a\pjysâbpw {]XoIamWv Cu Nn{Xw. kmaplnI imkv{X¯nsâ ]Ým¯e¯nð Cu Nn{X¯nsâ Bibs¯ \mw A]{KYnt¡ïnbncn¡póp. Cu Nn{X¯n\v Bkv]Zamb thZhmIyw C{]ImcamWv: "tbm\tbm I¸ens³d ASn¯«nð Cd§nInSóp \ñh®w Dd§pIbmbncpóp.' (tbm\m 1:5) F´psImïmWv tbm\m I¸ensâ ASn¯«nð Cd§ns¨óv KmVambn Dd§nbXv? Nn{XImcsâ `mh\bnð tbm\m £oWw sImtïm A²zm\ioew sImtïm Añ Dd§nt¸mbXv. {]XypX, kz´w kpc£nXzw B{Kln¨psImïv tbm\ I¸ensâ ASn¯«nð GI\mbn IangvópInSóv Dd§n. tbm\bpsS Cu kzbkpc£nXXzw tXSen\v Hcp ImcWapïv.

AXnsâ ImcWw Hómas¯ A²ymb¯nðXsó Dïv. alm\Kcamb \os\thbnte¡p sNóp AhcpsS ZpãXbv¡v hntcm[ambn {]kwKn¡phm³ Aan°mbpsS aI\mb tbms\¡p btlmhbpsS Acpf¸mSp Dïmbn. Fómð tbm\m btlmhbpsS Ið¸\sb [n¡cn¨v Ahsâ kón[nbnð\nóp XÀiointe¡p HmSnt¸mtIïXn\p ]pds¸«p bmt^mhnte¡p sNóp, XÀiointe¡p t]mIpó Hcp I¸ð Iïp IqensImSp¯p AhtcmSp IqsS XÀiointe¡p t]mbv¡fhm³ AXnð Ibdn. iàamb Hcp {]hN\amWv btlmhbmb ssZhw tbm\mtbmSv Acpfns¨bvXXv. ssZht¯mSv adpXen¨v HmSnt¸mb tbm\m B{Kln¨Xv Xsâ Xsó kpc£nXXzambncpóp. \ns\shbpsSbpw AhnSs¯ P\§fpsSbpw kpc£nXXzw tbm\bv¡v Hcp {]iv\añmbncpóp. AXpsImïmWv tbm\m I¸ensâ ASn¯«nð \ñh®w Dd§nt¸mbXv.

Cós¯ temI¯nsâ henb {]iv\w Fñmhcpw X§fpsS kz´w kpc£nXXzw am{Xw B{Kln¡póp FóXmWv. `mcybv¡p `mcybpsS kpc£nXXzw; `À¯mhn\p `À¯mhnsâ kpc£nXXzw. Cu kzb kpc£nXXzs¯ \mw B{Kln¨p IcpXpt¼mÄ At\IcpsS kpc£nXXzw \ãs¸Spóp. IpSpw_\mY³ Xsâ kpc£nXXzs¯ ]cnc£n¡pt¼mÄ IpSpw_mwK§fpsS kpc£nXXzw \ãs¸Spóp. \ns\hbnse P\§fpsS kpc£nXXz¯n\pthïn {]kwKn¡phm³ \ntbmKn¡s¸« btlmhbpsS {]hmNI³ Xsâ kpc£nXzw tXSn XÀiointe¡p HmSnt¸mIpóp.

Fómð Xsâ P\¯nsâ apgph\mb kpc£nXXzs¯ IcpXpó btlmhbmb ssZhw Xsâ {]hmNIs\ kzb kpc£nXXzw am{Xw tXSn HmSphm³ A\phZn¨nñ. btlmh tbmkap{Z¯nð Hcp s]cp¦mäp ASn¸n¨p; I¸ð XIÀóp t]mIphm³ X¡h®w kap{Z¯nð hensbmcp tImÄ Dïmbn. I¸ð¡mÀ `bs¸«p Hmtcmcp¯³ Xm´ms³d tZht\mSp \nehnfn¨p. D¯cm[p\nI temI¯nsâ {]XoIamWv tbm\m.

BcpsS \nan¯w Cu A\À°w hóncn¡póp FódntbïXnóp AhÀ No«n«p; No«p tbms\¡p hoWp. AhÀ Aht\mSp: BcpsS \nan¯w Cu A\À°w \½psStað hóp Fóp \o ]dªpXtcWw; \ns³d sXmgnð F´p? \o FhnsS \nóp hcpóp? \ns³d \mSp GXp? \o GXp PmXn¡mc³? Fóp tNmZn¨p. hfsc {it²bamb Hcp D¯camWv tbm\m AhÀ¡p \ðIpóXv. Rm³ Hcp F{_mb³, ISepw Icbpw Dïm¡nb kzÀ¤obssZhamb btlmhsb Rm³ `Pn¨phcpóp Fóp ]dªp. Ah³ AhtcmSp: Fsó FSp¯p kap{Z¯nð C«pIfhn³; At¸mÄ kap{Zw AS§pw; Fs³d \nan¯w Cu henb tImÄ \n§Ä¡p X«nbncn¡póp Fóp Rm³ Adnbpóp Fóp ]dªp. CXp Hcp Xncn¨dnhnsâ {]kvXmh\bmWv. Rm³ aqeamtWm IpSpw_¯nð {]XnkÔnbpïmIpóXv? Rm³ \nan¯amtWm kaql¯nð {]iv\§Ä DïmIpóXv? Rm³ aqeamtWm CShIbnð Akzmckyw krãn¡s¸SpóXv? B Xncn¨dnhv \ap¡pïmIWw. Cu Xncn¨dnhnñm¯XpsImïmWv \mw aÁpÅhcnð ]gnNmcpóXv.

tbmlómsâ kphntij¯nð kz´w kpc£nXXz¯n\mbn ]t{Xmkv tbiphns\ XÅn¸dª kw`hw \mw hmbn¡póp. "hmXnð Im¡pó _mey¡mc¯n ]s{Xmknt\mSp: \obpw Cu a\pjys³d injyòmcnð Hcpht\m Fóp tNmZn¨p; Añ Fóp Ah³ ]dªp.' (tbmlóm³ 18:17) eqt¡mknsâ kphntij¯nð Cu kw`hw Iptd¡qSn khnkvXcamWv. 'Aht\m: kv{Xotb, Rm³ Ahs\ Adnbpónñ Fóp Xffn¸dªp.' (eps¡mkv 22:57) BZykphntijamb aÀt¡mknsâ kphntij¯nð Iqtd¡qSn iàambn hnhcn¨n«pïv."\n§Ä ]dbpó a\pjys\ Rm³ Adnbpónñ Fóp Ah³ {]mIphm\pw BWbnSphm\pw XpS§n.' (aÀs¡mkv 14:71) kz´w kpc£nXXzs¯ am\n¨psImïv Fñmw adóv ]t{Xmkv Kpcphns\ XÅn¸dªp.

injyXzw Fóp ]dbpóXv {Iqin¦ð BWv. injyXzw Imðhdnbnte¡pÅ XoÀ°mS\w BWv. kJnXzw Fóp ]dbpóXv Poh³ ]Wbs¸Sp¯póXmWv. Fómð Cóv kz´w kpc£nXXzw tXSn a\pjy³ s\t«m«w HmSpIbmWv. GXp {]mÀ°\bv¡pt]mbmð Fsâ tcmKw kuJyamIpw? FhnsS t]mbmð F\n¡v Bßob DWÀÆv DïmIpw? GXp Iq«mbvabnð t]mbmð Fsâ B{Kl§Ä km[n¡pw? F´p sNbvXmð Fsâ PohnXw kpc£nXamIpw? CXmWv Cós¯ temI¯nsâ Nn´mKXn.Fómð IÀ¯mhv \s½ ]Tn¸n¨ncn¡póXv C{]ImcamWv."Xs³d Pohs\ t\Sphm³ t\m¡póhs\ñmw AXns\ Ifbpw; AXns\ Ifbpóhs\ñmw AXns\ c£n¡pw.' (eps¡mkv 17:33)

\½psS cmPy¯nsâ AXnÀ¯nIÄ Im¯pkq£n¡pó PhmòmcpsS t{]cWmiàn F´mWv? AXmWv cmPykvt\lw: At\IcpsS kpc£nXXzw. \½psS A½b¸òmcpw ktlmZco ktlmZcòmcpw {Kma§fnepw ]«W§fnepw kpc£nXcmbn IgnbWsa¦nð C§s\bpÅ At\Iw a\pjy ktlmZc§Ä AXnÀ¯nbnð ImhðInSt¡ïXpïv. tbiphn\pthïn bmX\bpw ]oV\hpw kln¨ At\Iwt]À Ncn{X¯nepïv; Cós¯ temI¯nepapïv. AhÀ¡p thZimkv{X ]mÞnXyanñ, FXnð¯p tXmð¸n¡m\pÅ {XmWnbpw Ic¯panñ. ]s£ AhÀ¡v Hóp am{Xw Adnbmw. Pohn¡pó \{kmb\mb tbip X§fpsS kpc£nXXzs¯ IcpXpóp. B tbiphns\ AhÀ Xncn¨dnªt¸mÄ X§fpsS PohnXs¯ ]Wbs¸Sp¯phm³ AhÀ¡p `bapïmbnñ. Cóp \ap¡v k¼Zv kar²nbpïv, {]ISamb coXnbnð BßoIhÀ²\bpïv. Fómð \½psS Nn´mKXn \½psS kz´w kpc£nXXzs¯ NpÁn¸ÁnbpÅXmWv. tbm\m kz´w kpc£nX¯nð am{Xw {i²n¨XpsImïv I¸ðbm{X¡mcpsS kpc£nXXzw \ãs¸«p; \ns\hbnse P\§fpsS kpc£nXXzw \ãs¸«p.

cïmas¯ Nn{Xw, aÕy¯nsâ hbÁnð InS¡pó tbm\mbptSXmbncpóp. Nn{X¯nse tbm\m aÕy¯nsâ hmbnencn¡póp. hbÁnte¡p t]mIpóp. c£s¸Sm³ B{Kln¡pó tbm\m Fómbncpóp B Nn{X¯nsâ ASn¡pdn¸v. I¸enð \nópw ISente¡p hens¨dnbs¸« tbm\msb hngp§phm³ btlmhbmb ssZhw Hcp aÕys¯ Ið¸n¨m¡nbncpóp. tbm\m aqóp Znhkw aÕy¯nsâ hbÁnð InSóp. CXmWv Cu Nn{X¯nsâ ]Ým¯e thZ]pkvXI {]Xn]mZyw. Hómw A²ymb¯nð I¸ensâ ASn¯«nð Dd§pIbmbncpó tbm\m cïmw A²ymb¯nð aÕy¯nsâ hbÁnencpóp {]mÀ°n¡póXmbn \mw ImWpóp.

ssZh¯n\pthïn ssZh¯nsâ at\mKXw {]Jym]\w sN¿póh\mWv {]hmNI³. ssZh¯n\pthïn a\pjytcmSp kwkmcn¡póh\mWv {]hmNI³. Xsâ \ntbmKs¯ \ntj[n¨v btlmhbmð ]nSn¡s¸«t¸mÄ tbm\m ssZht¯mSv ap«n¸mbn {]mÀ°n¡póp. `uXnIambn aÕy¯nsâ hbÁnð\nópw c£s]Sm³ bmsXmcp amÀ¤hpanñ. Cós¯ temI¯nsâ henb {]iv\amWv CXv. temI¯nsâ amÀ¤§Ä Fñmw ASbpt¼mÄ ssZh¯nte¡p XncnbpI. {]mÀ°n¡pI. B kab¯v henb {]mÀ°\m¡q«§Ä cq]saSp¡póp. GXphnt[\bpw c£s]SWw.. cïmw A²ymbw apgph³ tbm\mbpsS {]mÀ°\bmWv. ]gb\nba 69þmw k¦oÀ¯\ambncpóp tbm\mbpsS {]mÀ°\bpsS {]Xn]mZyw. B[p\nI BßoIX Ah\h\nð tI{µoIrXamWv. \½psS kamImeo\ temIs¯ {Kkn¨ncn¡pó cïv tcmK§Ä kpJmkànbpw hnPbt\«hpamWv. BtKmfhð¡cW¯nsâ ]nSnbnð aÕckzcq]amb temI¯v, FhnsSbpw Pbn¡Ww; F§s\bpw Pbn¡Ww. GXphnt[\bpw kpJhpw kuJyhpw e`n¡Ww. \½psS {]mÀ°\IfpsS s]mXphmb kmcmwihpw CXpXsóbmWv. Fómð tXmÁpsImSp¡póXnð Pbw ImWpóXpw kpJtemep]Xsb ]cnXyPn¡póXpamWv tbip{InkvXphnsâ injyXzw. temI¯n\p \ãs¸«pt]mbXv Cu amXrIbmWv. ]Icw, temI¯nsâ amXrI \s½ \bn¨psImïncn¡póp. ssZhIð¸\sb AhKWn¨p XÀiointe¡p HmSnt¸mb tbm\sb aÕyw \ns\hbpsS ISð¯nc¯v iÀ±n¨nSpóp.

aqómas¯ Nn{X¯nð £oWnX\mb tbm\m Hcp IpSnencpópsImïv apIfnte¡p t\m¡póp. "kmlNcy§Ä A\zjn¡pó tbm\m' Fómbncpóp B Nn{X¯nsâ ASnsbgp¯v. C{]ImcapÅ Hcp tbm\msb \mw ImWpóXv aqómw A²ymb¯nemWv. aqómw A²ym¯nð \mw tbm\msb ImWpóXv \ns\hbnemWv. btlmhbpsS cïmw {]mhiys¯ Acpf¸mSp A\pkcn¨v tbm\m aqóp Znhks¯ hgnbpÅ AXnal¯mb alm\Kcamb \os\thbnð ISóp BZyw Hcp Znhks¯ hgnsNóp: C\n \mev]Xp Znhkw Ignªmð \os\th DòqeamIpw Fóp tLmjn¨p ]dªp. ImXpIsf Pzen¸n¡pó, tIÄhn¡mÀ¡v BkzmZyX ]Icpó, a\Ên\v C¼w ]Icpó {]kwKw tIÄ¡m\mWv Fñmhcpw B{Kln¡póXv Fómð tbm\mbpsS {]kwKw A{]Imcañmbncpóp. Fómð \ns\sh¡mÀ tNmZn¨p, "R§Ä F´p sN¿Ww?' tbm\m AXn\p D¯cw ]dªnñ.

Fómð \os\th¡mÀ ssZh¯nð hnizkn¨p Hcp D]hmkw ]ckyw sNbvXp henbhcpw sNdnbhcpw Hcpt]mse c«pSp¯p. hÀ¯am\w \os\th cmPmhns³d ASp¡ð F¯nbmsd Ah³ knwlmk\¯nð \nóp Fgptóäp cmPhkv{Xw \o¡nsh¨p c«p ]psX¨p sh®odnð Ccpóp. Ah³ \os\thbnð F§pw tLmjn¸n¨p ]ckyam¡nbXp Fs´ómð: cmPmhns³dbpw Ahs³d al¯p¡fpsSbpw BÚbmhnXp: a\pjyt\m arKtam IópImentbm BtSm Hópw Hcp hkvXphpw BkzZn¡cpXp; tabv¡bpw shÅw IpSn¡bpw AcpXp. a\pjy\pw arKhpw c«p ]psX¨p D¨¯nð ssZht¯mSp hnfn¨p At]£nt¡Ww; Hmtcmcp¯³ Xm´ms³d ZpÀ½mÀ¤hpw Xm´ms³d ssI¡epÅ kmlkhpw hn«p a\wXncnIbpw thWw. t\m¼v Bhiys¸Spó {][m\amb cïp Imcy§fmWv Ch. kvt\ln¡phm\pw £an¡phm\pw ]Tn¸n¡póXmWv s\mb¼v.

Cu kab¯p tbm\m sNbvXsX´mWv? Xsâ {]Jym]\a\pkcn¨v \Kc¯nsâ ]X\w ImWm³ B{Kln¨ tbm\m \ns\sh \Kc¯nte¡p DÁpt\m¡ns¡mïncpóp. \ns\hbnse kÀÆP\hpw btlmhbn¦te¡p I®pbÀ¯n t\m¡nbt¸mÄ tbm\m X\n¡\pIqeamb kmlNcy§sf t\m¡ns¡mïncpóp. hnPmXob kaqlw c£s]ScpsXóv tbm\m B{Kln¨ncpóp. Xsâ {]kwKw {]mtbmKnIam¡phm³ At±lw B{Kln¨ncpónñ. \ns\sh¡mÀ ssZh¯n¦te¡p kq£n¨pt\m¡n. ]pcpjòmÀ IcbpIbpw kv{XoIÄ hne]n¡bpw ss]X§Ä \nehnfn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. ssZhw hoïpw A\pX]n¨p \mw \in¨pt]mImsXbncnt¡ïXn\p Ahs³d D{KtIm]w hn«pamdpambncn¡pw; BÀ¡dnbmw. \ns\h hmknIfpsS {]mÀ°\ kzÀ¤¯nte¡p Itcdn.AhÀ ZpÀ½mÀ¤w hn«pXncnªp Fóp ssZhw AhcpsS {]hr¯nIfmð Iït¸mÄ Xm³ AhÀ¡p hcp¯pw Fóp Acpfns¨bvXncpó A\À°s¯¡pdn¨p ssZhw A\pX]n¨p AXp hcp¯nbXpanñ.

\½psSsbms¡bpw PohnX¯nð ]et¸mgpw C{]Imcw \½Ä B{Kln¨pt]mImdnsñ. \½ptSXmb kz]v\§fnð A\ycpsS ]X\w \mw t\m¡n¡mWmdnsñ? temI¯n\p henb amÁw DïmtIïnbncn¡póp. BtKmfhð¡cW¯nsâ Xnà^e§Ä \½psS kmwkvImcnIXsb Xsó amÁnadn¨psImïncn¡bmWv. F¬]XpIfpsS Bcw`¯nð FgpXnb HkvXm¯ntbmkv Xncpta\nbpsS ]pkvXI¯nð ]dbpóp, Zcn{ZtemI¯nð [\hm\mbncn¡póXv ]m]amsWóv. tbmKyXbpÅhsâ am{Xw \ne\nð¸v Fó Nn´mKXn amdWw. [mÀ½nIambn Pohn¡póXnð ]cmPbs¸«hcpsS AXnPoh\hpw Iq«mb ImcyhnNmcIXzhpw AXymhiyambncn¡póp. \ns\hbnð kw`hn¨Xv C{]ImcapÅ Hcp AXnPoh\amWv. GXphnt[\bnembmepw tXmÁpt]mbhcpsS AXnPoh\w ssZhw B{Kln¡póp. AXnPoh\w kpµcamb Hcp A\p`hhpw A\p`qXnbpw BWv. A[mÀ½nIXbntem Zpjv{]hÀ¯ntem ASnas¸«pt]mbmepw AXnPoh\w A\nhmcyamWv. s\mb¼pw {hXhpw {]mÀ°\bpamWv AXnPoh\¯nsâ amÀ¤§Ä.

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