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FEBRUARY 2008 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:07 ISSUE:02

RESPONSE OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH TOWARDS SOCIAL EVILS
kaqlnI XnòIÄs¡Xnsc ss{IkvXh k`bpsS {]XnIcWw

By JACOB ALEXANDER IPS

kaql¯nse XnòIÄs¡Xncmbn ss{IkvXhk` F§s\ {]XnIcn¡Ww FóXmWv \½psS Nn´mhnjbw. Xnò, \ò Fó cïp hnjb§Ä thZ]pkvXI¯nsâ BZy`mKw apXð Bg¯nð \ngen¡pó HómWv. \ò ssZh¯nð \nópw Xnò km¯m\nð \nópw DÛhn¡póp FóXmWv thZ]pkvXI¯nsâ tI{µoIrXamb Bibw. blqZ aX¯nepw {InkvXob aX¯nepw am{Xañ, temI¯nepïmbn«pÅ an¡ aX§fnepw Cu hnizmkw Xsó \ne \nóncpóp. Cuizc³ shfn¨hpw ]nimNv AÔImc¯nsâ A[n]\pw BsWómWv an¡ aX§fpsSbpw ImgvN¸mSv. AXpsImïv ]nimNnð\nópw DÛqXamb XnòIÄ a\pjycmin HómsI Hgnhmt¡ïXmWv.

kaql¯nse XnòIsf¸Án Nn´n¡pt¼mÄ {][m\ambpw Aôp Xc¯nemWv XnòIÄ DSseSp¡póXv. HómaXmbn, \mw kaqlambn Pohn¡pó {]IrXnbnð \nópapÅ XnòIfmWv. CXv a\pjy³ {]IrXntbmSp Xsó sN¿pó XnòbpsS ]cnWnX ^eamWv. C¯cw XnòIÄ A´naambn a\pjysâ \ne\nð¸ns\¯só A]IS¯nte¡p \bn¡póXmWv. cïmaXmbn, kaql¯nsâ GÁhpw ImXemb I®n IpSpw_w Fó LSIamWv. AXpsImïp XsóbmWv BtKmf k`m Iu¬knð k`sb "IpSpw_§fpsS IpSpw_w' Fópw IpSpw_s¯ "sNdnb k`' Fópw hntijn¸n¨Xv. IpSpw_w Xnòbnte¡p hgn Xncnªmð kaqlw apgph³ Xnò¡v ASnas¸«pt]mIm³ ImcWamIpóp. aqómaXmbn, Xnò DcphmIpóXv hyànIfpsS PohnX¯nemWv. aZy]m\w, ab¡pacpóv, ssewKnI hogvNIÄ XpS§nb XnòIfnte¡p hyànIÄ hgpXn hogpt¼mÄ AXp kaqls¯ BsI Zpjn¸n¡pó hnjambn ]cnWan¡póp. \memaXmbn, kaqlw XnòbpsS ]nSnbnemIpóXv kaqls¯ `cn¡pó `cWb{´w Xnòbnte¡p hogpt¼mgmWv. kaql¯nse AwK§fpsS klIcWt¯mSpw ]¦mfnXzt¯mSpw IpSnbmWv `cWb{´w cq]oIrXamIpóXv. `cWb{´¯nsâ Zpjv{]hWXItfmSp tNÀóp t]mIphm\pw `cWb{´¯nð AwK§fmb k`mwK§Ä IqSn AXnsâ Zpjv{]hWXbnte¡p hgpXnhogphm\pw kmlNcyapïmbmð `cW¯nsâ NmeI iànbmbn amdm\pÅ Ahkcw AhÀ¡p \ãs¸Spóp. A¯cw XnòIÄ¡v ]ucP\§Ä \nÀ_ÔnXcmbmð kaplw apgph\pw Xnòbnte¡p hgpXn amdpóp. AômaXmbn, kapl¯nð \òIÄ am{Xw DbÀ¯n¸nSn¡pó kwhn[m\ambn«mWv aX§Ä \nesImtÅïXv. aX§Ä¡pÅnð {]Xy£amtbm ]tcm£amtbm XnòIÄ ISópIqSnbmð AXp hfsc thKw kaqls¯bpw hyànIsfbpw aeoakam¡póp.

{][m\ambpw tað{]kvXmhn¨ Aôp coXnbnð DSseSp¡pIbpw kaql¯nð hym]cn¡pIbpw sN¿pó XnòItfmSv {InkvXob k`bv¡v F§s\ {]XnIcn¡m³ Ignbpw; A¯cw XnòIsf Dðaqe\w sN¿póXnt\m Ipd¡póXnt\m k`bv¡pÅ ]¦v F´v? CXyZn hnjbs¯¡pdn¨v \mw Bgambn Nn´nt¡ïnbncn¡póp.

thZ]pkvXI¯nð Xnò Fó hm¡v kpdnbm\n `mjbnepw, {Ko¡p `mjbnepw hfsc hyàambn {]Xn]mZn¨ncn¡pó Hcp BibamWv. kpdnbm\n `mjbnð XnòIÄ¡v FIoIrXambn D]tbmKn¨ncn¡pó, "dm' ["Ra"] Fó hm¡v hyRvPn¸n¡póXv "\miIcamb £Xw' [destructive hurtfulness] Fó Bib¯nemWv. {Ko¡p `mjbnð XnòIÄ¡v 'Kakos', 'Poneros' Fóo cïp hm¡pIfmWv D]tbmKn¨ncn¡póXv. cïp hm¡pIfpw GItZiw Htc AÀ°¯nð ImWmsa¦nepw, Kakos Xnòbnte¡pÅ B{Klt¯bpw [an evil one can become], Poneros hgpXn hoWpt]mb Xnòtbbpw [an evil one already is] kqNn¸n¡póp.

]dpZokbnð Pohn¨ncpó a\pjy³ AhnsS \nópw ]pd¯m¡s¸«t¸mÄ ssZhw Ahs\ NpÁp]mSpapÅ acp`qanbnte¡mWv Ab¨Xv. _mÀ F{_mbbpsS ]pkvXI¯nð thZ]pkvXI¯nð ImWm¯ Hcp hmNIw \mw ImWpóp. "Rm³ \nsó ]dpZokbnð \nópw acp`qanbnte¡p Ab¡pIbmWv. \o B acp`qansb ]dpZokbm¡póXn\mWv AhnsS Ab¡póXv.' CXnð AS§nbncn¡pó Bibw IqSn DÄs¡mÅpóXv \ñXmWv.

GXp acp`pantbbpw ]dpZokbm¡n a\pjysâ kmaplnI PohnXw ]dpZokbpsS A\p`ham¡n¯oÀ¡pI FóXmWv k`bpsSbpw Hmtcm \ñ {InkvXy\nbpsSbpw ZuXyw. Fómð hn]coX coXnbnemWv Cós¯ k`bnepw kaql¯nepw IïphcpóXv. I\m³ tZit¯¡v bn{ktbens\ ssZhw sImïphcpt¼mÄ ssZhw A\p{Kln¨v "]mepw tX\psamgpIpóp' Fóp hntijn¸n¨ `q{]tZiambncpóp. I\m³ t`is¯ HÁp t\m¡phm³ thïn tbmiph Xsâ `rXyòmsc Ab¨t¸mÄ AhÀ AhnsS \nópw ]dns¨Sp¯p sImïphó Hcp ap´ncn¡pe XïntòðsI«n cïpt]À IqSn Npaóp sImïphc¯¡h®w hen¸tadnbXmbncpóp. aqhmbncw hÀj§Ä¡p tijw Cóv AXv s\Khv [Negev Desert] Fó Hcp acp`qanbmbn amdnbncn¡póp. acp`qansb aeÀhmSnbmt¡ï a\pjy³ aeÀhmSnsb aWemcWyw B¡pó AhØbmWv \mw IïphcpóXv.

Cuizcsâ im]w hcpt¼mgmWv {]IrXn \in¡póXpw temIw hnIrXamIpóXpsaópÅ Bibw thZ]pkvXI¯nð hyàambn \mw ImWpóp. a\jysâ AXn{Iaw `qanbnð s]cpInbt¸mÄ t\mlbpsS Ime¯v `qansbbpw AXnepÅ kÀÆt¯bpw Pe{]fb¯mð ssZhw \in¸n¨p Fóv \ap¡dnbmw. tkmtZmw tKmtamd ]m]¯nð hoWt¸mÄ ssZhw AXns\ Xoag sImïv \in¸n¨p Fópw \mw hmbn¡póp. Genb {]hmNIsâ Ime¯v a\pjyÀ Xnòbnð hoWXpsImïv hÀj§tfmfw ag s]¿msX B \mSv Irjn¡p sImÅm¯ Dujc `qanbmbn¯oÀóp Fópw thZ]pkvXI¯nð \mw hmbn¡póp.

{]IrXn iànIsf a\pjysâ kaqlhmk¯n\p tbmPn¨ coXnbnð B¡n¯oÀ¡pI FóXv a\pjysâ {]m[m\ytadnb LSI§fnð HómWv. Cóv \½psS \m«nð aWð hmcn \Zn \in¡pópshóp Znhtk\ ]{X§fnð \mw hmbn¡póp. ImÀt_m t¢mtdm kwbpà§sf IS¯nhnSpóXv ImemhØ hyXnbm\¯n\pw BtKmfXm]\¯n\pw ImcWamIpóp. sFIycm{ã kwLS\bpsS Hcp teJ\¯nð ]dbpóXv BtKmfXm]\¯nð acp`qanbmIm³ GÁhpw IqSpXð km²yXbpÅ `p{]tZiw Z£nW Gjy BsWómWv. CXnsâ GÁhpw henb in£ A\p`hn¡m³ t]mIpóXv C³Uybpw ag kpe`ambpÅ tIcfhpamsWómWv A\pam\n¡s¸SpóXv. \½psS \mSnt\bpw temIt¯bpw Cu henb hn]¯nð \nópw c£n¡phm\pÅ _m²yX \apt¡hÀ¡pw DÅXmWv.

hr£§Ä sh«n \in¸n¨mð a\pjy\p izkn¡m³ {]mWhmbp e`n¡m¯ Hcp AhØ DïmIpw. temI¯nð GÁhpw IqSpXð ag s]bvXncpó taLmebbnse Nndm¸pôn Fó Øew acp`qanbmbn amdns¡mïncn¡póp. CSXqÀóp hfÀóncpó hr£§Ä sh«n \in¸n¨v Ið¡cn apgph³ L\\w sNbvsXSp¯Xnsâ ]cnWnX ^eamWv CXv. C§s\ {]IrXnsb \in¸n¡póXv XSbm\pÅ IÀ½]²Xn¡v k` ap³ssI FSpt¡ïXv k`bpsS ZuXy¯nsâ Hcp `mKamWv.

\mw Pohn¡pó NpÁp]mSnð aÁpÅhÀ¡v {]bmkapïm¡pó coXnbnð \mw {]hÀ¯n¡m³ ]mSpÅXñ. ¹mkvÁn¡pw aÁp amen\y§fpw aÁpÅhcpsS ]pcbnS¯nte¡p XÅnbnSpIbpw tdmUpIfnð Iq«nbnSpIbpw tcmKw ]c¯pó coXnbnð hnkÀÖnX DÑnã§Ä IcpXenñmsX CSpIbpw sN¿pI FónXymZnIÄ hfsc sXÁmb {]hWXIfmWv. dºÀ tXm«apÅhcnð ]ecpw joÁv ASn¨v Agp¡pshÅw Abðh¡s¯ ]pcbnS¯nte¡v Hgp¡n hnSmdpïv. CXnð ]eXpw {InkvXob hnizmknIfpsS `mK¯p\nóp XsóbmWv DïmIpósXóXv thZ\mP\IamWv. kaqlPohnbmbn a\pjy³ Pohn¡pt¼mÄ klPohn¡v tZmjapïmIm¯ coXnbnð Pohnt¡ïXv {]IrXn \nbaw XsóbmWv.

'Living on the edge' Fó {]kn²amb T.V. Programe ð {]t£]Ww XpS§póXp Xsó hfsc AÀ°h¯mb Hcp hmNIt¯msSbmWv. 'We have not inherited this planet from our ancestors, but we have taken it as a loan from our prosterity.' \½psS ]nXmalòmcnð \nópw IpSpw_kz¯mbn In«nbXñ Cu `pan, ]nótbm, AXv hcpw XeapdIfnð \nópw ISsaSp¯XmWv.

IpSpw_w kaql¯nsâ ASn¯dbmWv. IpSpw_ `{ZXbnð \½psS kwØm\w [rXKXnbnð ]ntóm¡w s]mbvs¡mïncn¡póp. ]¯p hÀj§Ä¡pap³]v tIcf¯nse Fñm tImSXnIfneambn 5000 tIkpIÄ \ne\nóncpóXv, Cóv tIcf¯nse 146 tImSXnIfnembn Hcp e£w hnhmltamN\ tIkpIÄ sI«n InS¡póp. Cu XIÀ¨bpsS A\p`hw {InkvXy³ IpSpw_§fnte¡pw ISóp Ibdns¡mïncn¡bmWv.

\½psS kaql¯nse asÁmcp A]ISamb {]Xn`mkw AhnhmlnXcmb kv{XoIfpsS F®w IpSnhcpóp FóXmWv. IW¡\pkcn¨v 1058 k{XoIÄ¡v 1000 ]pcpjòmÀ am{Xta B\p]mXnIambn DÅp. C¡mcW¯mð {]mb]pÀ¯nbmb \mec e£w AhnhmlnX ]pcpjòmcpsS Øm\¯v ]Xns\«p e£w AhnhmlnX kv{XoIfmWv DÅXv. kaql¯nð AhnhmlnXÀ IqSn hcpóXv `bs¸Sp¯pó kwKXnbmsWóv. P\kwJy hnZKvZÀ A`n{]mbs¸Spóp.

kaqls¯ ]cmPb¯nte¡p \bn¡pó asÁmcp {]hWXbmWv {`qWlXy. ap³Iq«n enwK]cntim[\ \S¯n s]¬Ip«nbmsW¦nð {`qWlXy \S¯póhÀ Cóv tIcf¯nð [mcmfapïv. 30000þt¯mfw s]¬Ip«nIÄ tIcf¯nð KÀ`mhØbnð sIme sN¿ps¸SpópshómWv A\pam\ IW¡pIÄ kqNn¸n¡póXv. Amartya Sen sâ t\m_ð ]pckvImcw e`n¨ Macro Economics Fó ]pkvXI¯nsâ Bdmw A²ymb¯nsâ Xes¡«p Xsó 'The Missing Women' FómWv. KÀ`¯nð sh¨pXsó XpS¨p \o¡s¸« kv{XoIfpsS IW¡pIfmWv At±lw AXnð {]Xn]mZn¡póXv. Cu \miIcamb {]hWX XpScpIbmsW¦nð tIcf kaql¯nsâ Xsó AØnhmcw tXmïpó Hcp {]{Inbbnte¡v AXv \bn¡s¸Spw.

tIcf¯nsâ kmaqlnI `{ZXbv¡v `ojWnbmb asÁmcp kwKXn hr²cpsS F®w hÀ²n¨phcpóp FóXmWv. IpSpw_mkq{XWw tIcf¯nð hym]n¨Xnsâ ^eambn {]tXyIn¨v {InkvXy³ kaqlw hr²cpsS kaqlambn amdn¡gnªp. C³Uy¡p kzmX{´yw In«nbt¸mÄ icmicn BbpÊv 31 hbÊmbncpóXv Cóv C³Uybnð 62 hbÊmbnS¯v tIcf¯nð AXp ]pcpjòmÀ¡v 72 hbÊpw kv{XoIÄ¡v 76 hbÊpambn DbÀóncn¡póp. AXpsImïv hr²IfpsSbpw hn[hIfpsSbpw F®w IqSn hcnIbpw tIcf {InkvXy³ kaqlw Hcp tZim´cKa\ {]hWXbpÅ kaplambXn\mð [Migratory Community] thï{X IcpXepw ]cnNcWhpw e`n¡msX hr²amXm]nXm¡Ä \ncmibpsS A\p`h¯nte¡v \o§pIbpw sNbvXpsImïncn¡póp.

asÁmóv, Ip«nIÄ thï Fó Hcp {]hWXbpw B[p\nI Xeapdbnse Z¼XnIfnð ]SÀóp XpS§nbncn¡póp. DINK [Double Income No Kid] Fsómcp kwLS\ Xsó Cóp tIcf¯nð DSseSp¯ncn¡póp. thZ]pkvXI {]Imchpw {InkvXy³ hnizmk {]Imchpw hnhml¯nsâ ImXemb [À½w ssZh¯n\pthïn Ipªp§sf P\n¸n¨v imk\bnepw hnizmk¯nepw hfÀ¯n kaql¯n\p kw`mh\ sN¿pI FóXmWv. C¯cw kwLS\Ifnð {InkvXym\nIfpsS F®amWv IpSpXepÅXv. tIcf¯nð {InkvXym\nIfpsS A\p]mXw 20% BbncpóXv Cóv 16% Bbn Ipdªncn¡póp Fóv tIcf imkv{X]cnj¯v ASp¯ Ime¯nd¡nb tIcf]T\w Fó ]pkvXI¯nð tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp.

{]mÀ°\m ]cnioe\w Cñm¯ {InkvXob IpSpw_§fpsS F®hpw Cóv Gdn hcnIbmWv. Hcpan¨p {]mÀ°n¨mð am{Xsa IpSpw_w \ne\nð¡pIbpÅp Fó ]gb {]amWw A family that prays together lives together Cóv AhKWn¡s¸«ncn¡póp. C¯cw IpSpw_ t`ZI§fmb {]hWXIsf AIÁn {]mÀ°\m]qÀÆamb IpSpw_§sf kw`mh\ sNbvsX¦nð am{Xsa XnòIÄ hfcmsX kaql¯n\p `{ZX ssIhcn¡phm³ km²yamIbpÅp. IÀ¯mb tbipainl temI¯n\p sImSp¯ henb kw`mh\bmWv {InkvXy³ IpSpw_w. AXns\ kwc£n¨p kaql¯nsâ BWn¡ñpIfmbn amÁnsbSp¡póXn\p k`bv¡v ISa \ðInbncn¡póp.

hyànIÄ hgpXnhogpó Xnòsb¸Án ]dbpt¼mÄ hepXpw sNdpXpamb kz`mhZqjy§fpsS Hcp ]«nIbmWv hcpóXv. BZy]Snbmbn hcpóXv ]pIhenbmWv. thZ]pkvXI BhnÀ`mhw sNbvXv At\I \qÁmïpIÄ¡ptijw DSseSp¯ Hcp Zpkz`mhambXn\mð ]pIhensb¸Án thZ]pkvXI¯nð ]cmaÀin¡pónñ. ]pIhensb¸Án iàambn {]XnIcn¡póXv kn¡p aX¯nemWv. ]pIhensb¸Án Kpcp\m\m¡v ]cmaÀin¡póXv "acW¯nsâ ZqX³' FómWv. ]pIhen Im³kdn\pw lrt{ZmK¯n\pw tlXphmsWóv Iïp]nSn¡póXn\v At\I hÀj§Ä¡p ap¼mWv At±lw Cu {]kvXmh\ \S¯nbXv.

Fómð thZ]pkvXI¯nð hfsc hyàambn {]XnIcn¨n«pÅ Hcp kmaqlnI XnòbmWv aZy]m\w. sXÁmb aÁp {]hWXIfnte¡p AXp \bn¡psaóv thZ]pkvXI¯nse ]e kw`h§fpw \ap¡v shfnhm¡n¯cpóp. t\ml aZy]n¨v \á\mbn InSót¸mÄ kw`hn¨ Imcy§Ä, tem¯v aZy]n¨v Xsâ s]¬a¡fpambn ssewKnIthgvN¡v hgn sXfn¨ Imcy§Ä Chsbñmw \½psS Adnhnepïv. kp`mjnX§Ä ]dbpóXv aZyw iWvTbpsS DÛhamsWómWv. aZyw kzÀ¤cmPy¯nsâ Hcp XSÊamsWóv ]gb\nba¯nð sbi¿m {]hmNI\pw ]pXnb\nba¯nð ]utemkv At¸mkvXe\pw Hcpt]mse ]dbpóp.

ssZhw i]n¡póhÀ aZy]m\nIsft¸mse BIpsaómWv XncphN\w \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póXv. Fs^kyÀs¡gpXnb teJ\¯nepw, tImcn´yÀs¡gpXnb teJ\¯nð {]tXyIn¨pw hnip² ]utemkv aZy¯ns\Xnsc {]Xn]mZn¡póp. tImcn´y¡mÀ aZy]m\nIfpw ZpÀ\S¸pImcpambncpóp FóXmWv CXnsâ ImcWw. Sophocles, Euripides apXembhcpsS {Ko¡p \mSI§fnð aZy]m\n kvtÁPnte¡p Ibdnhcpt¼mÄ tImcn´y¡mc³ FómWv hntijn¸n¨ncpóXv. aZy]m\nIfnð \nópw Hgnªp amdn \S¡Ww FómWv ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ sImcn´ysc DZvt_m[n¸n¡póXv. aZy]m\w icoc Ahbh§sfbpw a\Êns\bpw IpSpw_s¯bpw k¼¯ns\bpw kaqls¯bpw Fñmw XIÀ¡póp. tIcfw Cóp aZy]m\¯nð hgpXnhoWp Fóñ, AXnð IpanªphoWpt]mbn FómWv ]dtbïXv. C³Uybnð GÁhpw IqSpXð aZy]n¡póXv aebmfnIfmWv. Hmtcm BtLmj§Ä Ignbpt¼mÄ IpSn¨ aZy¯nsâ IW¡p hcmdpïv. Hmtcm hÀjhpw CXp IqSnhcpóXmbn«mWv ImWs¸SpóXv. Cóv AXp 200 tImSn cq]bnð IqSnbncn¡bmWv. amlnbnse P\§fpsS IW¡\kcn¨v {]XnZnhkw Bfmw{]Xn 10 enÁÀ aZyamWv hnÁgnbpóXv. kao] {]tZi§fnse BfpIÄ IpSn Cu {]tZi¯p hm§pópshómWv CXv a\Ênem¡póXv. 1000 ]ômb¯pIfpw, 1500 hntñPv Hm^okpIfpw, 12500 hnZym`ymk Øm]\§fpapÅ tIcf¯nð aZyjm¸pIfpsS F®w 13700 BWv. kaqls¯ ImÀópXnópó aZy]m\¯nð \nópw AXns\ c£n¡m\pÅ Hcp IÀ½ ]²Xn k` \S¸m¡phm\pÅ Imew AXn{Ian¨ncn¡póp.

Cóp ]e aZy\ntcm[\ kwLS\Ifpw {]hÀ¯n¡pópïv. iàamb am^nbbpsS ]n³_eapÅhcmWv aZytem_nIÄ. Ahcpambn Hcp kmbp[ kwL«\¯nð GÀs¸Smt\m aÕcn¡mt\m {InkvXob k`IÄ¡p tijnbnñ. Cu henb hn]¯nð \nópw kaqls¯ c£n¡phm³ k`mXe¯nepw `{Zmk\Xe¯nepw CShIXe¯nepw Fñm k`Ifpw H¯ptNÀóv GtIm]n¸n¨pÅ Imcy£aamb ]²XnIÄ BhnjvIcn¡pI FóXmWv IcWobambn«pÅXv.

aZy]m\w t]mseXsó tIcf¯nð ]SÀóp ]nSn¨n«pÅ asÁmcp hn]¯mWv ab¡pacpóv. tIcf¯nsâ Ings¡ AXncmb kly]ÀÆXw ab¡pacpónsâbpw Iômhnsâbpw tI{µamWv, {]tXyIn¨v CSp¡n, hb\mSv Fón cïp PnñIÄ. Cu cïp PnñIfpw {InkvXob `qcn]£apÅ PnñIfpamWv. hniz{]kn²amb cïv Cw¥ojv t\mhepIÄ \nKqVambncn¡pó ]e Xo{hXIfpw \½p¡p a\Ênem¡n¯cpóp. Bkvt{Senbbnð \nópw tIcf¯nð hóv ab¡pacpónsâ hym]mcs¯¸Án hniZambn ]Tn¨tijw Alison Milgate, Brian Milgate Fón cïpt]À cNn¨n«pÅ Hcp t\mhemWv 'Cochin Connection' cïmat¯Xv 'Peddler to Peking' Fó {_n«ojv t\mhemWv. tIcf¯nð Dð¸mZn¸n¡pó ab¡pacpóv F§s\bmWv \nbahncp²amb Idp¸v Dð¸mZnX tZisaóp tIgvhntI« Golden Triangle hgn ssN\bnð F¯pósXópÅ hnimeamb ]T\amWv CXnð {]Xn]mZn¨ncn¡póXv. \ap¡p t]mepw AdnªpIqSm¯ KqVamb {]hÀ¯\§Ä hntZinIÄ \S¯nb KthjW\§fnð¡qSn Cu t\mhepIfnð \ap¡p shfnhm¡n¯cpóp. t]meokns\ kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw ab¡pacpónsâ hym]\w iàamb Hcp XethZ\bmWv. thZ\kwlmcnsbó coXnbnepÅ D]tbmK¯n\p tijw ab¡pacpón\v ASnas¸«pt]mIpó ]etcbpw \ap¡p NpÁp]mSpw ImWphm³ km[n¡pw.

thZ]pkvXI¯nð tbip{InkvXphn\pt]mepw ab¡pacpóv sImSp¡m³ {ian¨ kw`hw \mw hmbn¡pópïv. thZ\ AdnbmXncn¡phm³thïn Ipcnip acWw A\p`hn¡pó BfpIÄ¡v Cutkm¸nð sNón\mbhpw aÁpw Ie¡nb ab¡pacpóp kv{Xo kwLS\IÄ X¿mdm¡ns¡mSp¡pó ]Xnhpïmbncpóp. AXv tbip{InkvXphn\pw Npïnte¡v \o«ns¡mSp¯p. Fómð tbip {InkvXp AXp \nckn¨Xmbn \mw hmbn¡póp. ab¡pacpónsâ thcpIÄ Cóp \½psS kvIqfpIfnepw tImtfPpIfnepw ]SÀóp Ibdnbncn¡bmWv. Xriqcnse {]kn²amb Hcp kvIqfnsâ ap¼nð Ip«nIÄ CSthfIfnð HmSn Ice Cream Xnóm\pÅ sh{]mfw Iïv AXp ]cntim[n¨t¸mÄ AXnð ab¡pacpóv IeÀ¯nbncpóp Fóp a\Ênembn.

AXpt]mse kaqls¯ \in¸n¡pó asÁmcp XnòbmWv ssewKnI sshIrX§Ä. thZ]pkvXI¯nepS\ofw iàambn FXnÀ¯n«pÅ Hcp {]hWXbmWv thiymhr¯n. tkmtZmw tKmtadmsb \in¸n¡m\pÅ {][m\ ImcWw AhnsS \nehnencpó kzhÀ¤cXn {]hWXbmbncpóp. ssewKnIsshIrXw GXp kaql¯nepïmIpópthm B kaqlw \in¨pt]mIpsaóXv XÀ¡aÁ kwKXnbmWv. tdmamkm{amPy¯nð [mÀ½nI A[x¸X\w kw`hn¨t¸mÄ F§s\ km{amPyw XIÀóp Fóv Decline and fall of Roman Empire Fó ]pkvXI¯nð W.W. Gibbon hyàambn tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pïv. ssewKnIsshIrX {]hWXsImïv Atacn¡³ `qJÞs¯ B[p\nI tkmtZmw tKmtadm FómWv hntijn¸n¡póXv. Atacn¡sb hncðNqïn AhnSs¯ [mÀ½nI A[x¸X\w \mi¯nte¡p \bn¡psaóp ]dbphm³ ss[cyw Im«nbXv tPm¬ t]mÄ cïma³ amÀ¸m¸mbmWv.

\½psS kaqlhpw [mÀ½nI A[x¸X\¯mð XIÀópsImïncn¡pIbmWv. hy`nNmcnWn¡p tbip{InkvXp ]m]tamN\w \ðInb kw`hw ]pXnb\nba¯nð cïp`mK¯v tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pïv. CltemI¯nepw ]ctemI¯nepw tamN\w e`n¡m¯ ]m]amWv thiymhr¯n FómWv CÉmw aX¯nð {]hmNI³ ]Tn¸ncn¡póXv. aZy]m\w \njn²saóv thZ]pkvXIw ]dbpópsï¦nepw AXnepw Xo{hamb coXnbnemWv Jpdm\nð {]hmNI³ aZys¯ hne¡nbn«pÅXv. ssewKnI Xnòbnð A[x¸Xn¨pt]mb hyànsb tamNn¸n¡póXv hfsc {]bmkIcamb Hcp kwKXnbmWv. C¯cw XnòIsf XSbm³ _m²yØcmb kÀ¡mÀ hn`mKamWv Police Department. Fómð {]mtbmKnIambn t]meokns\s¡mïv ]qÀ®ambn XSbm³ km[n¡m¯hbmWv aZyw, ab¡pacpóv, thiymhr¯n Fón aqóv IpÁIrXy§fpw. kaql¯nse GÁhpw {]mNo\amb sXmgnð Fópw aÁpw hntijn¸n¡pó XnòIsf t]meoknsâ iànsImïp am{Xañ kaql¯nsâ IÀ½tijn IqSn H¯p tNÀsó¦nð am{Xta \nb{´n¡m³ km²yamIbpÅp. AXpsImïv Khs×âns\bpw t]meokns\bpw C¯cw XnòIÄs¡Xncmb IÀ½]²Xnbnð ]n´pW¡phm³ k`bpw kaqlhpw _m²yØcmWv.

\memaXmbn kaqlnIXnòIfpsS ]«nIbnð DÄs¸SpóXv `cW{Ia¯nð hcpó sXÁpIfmWv. kaqls¯ `cn¡m³thïn kaqlw Xsó Hcp `cWhyhØ cq]oIcn¡póp. `cWhyhkvXnXnbnð AXnsâ Xe¸¯ncn¡pó BÄ am{Xañ, `cWN{Is¯ Xncn¡póXv. AXnð DÄs¸«ncn¡pó DtZymKØhrµ¯nsâ ]¦v hfsc {]m[m\yaÀln¡pó LSIamWv. Kht×ânsâ {]mYanI {]hÀ¯\¯ nð hópIqSpó GÁhpw henb XnòbmWv AgnaXn. A[nImcw FhnsSbptïm AhnsS AgnaXnbpapïmIpw. "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely" FómWv BwKteb Ncn{XImc³ Lord Action ]dªn«pÅXv. A[nImct{iWnbnð ]¦p hln¡m³ Ignbpó {InkvXob hnizmknIÄ aÁpÅhcnð \nópw DbÀó [À½t_m[t¯mSpIqSnb {]hÀ¯\ssien ImWn¡m³ {ian¨mð AXv `cW{Ias¯ cq]m´cs¸Sp¯phm³ klmbIambn¯ocpw. \mSns\ B]ðL«§fnð c£n¡phm\pÅ IÀ½]²Xn Bhnjv¡cn¨v {]hÀ¯n¡phm\pÅ kmlNcyw B Xe¯nð {]hÀ¯n¡póhÀ¡v ssZhw \ðInbn«pÅ Ahkc§fmWv. C¯c¯nepÅ ]e kw`h§fpw \mw thZ]pkvXI¯nð hmbn¡póp. CuPn]vjy³ kwkvImcs¯ apgph³ ]«nWnbnð \nópw c£n¡m³ ssZhw B¡nb alma{´n Bbncpóp tPmk^v. `cWb{´¯nsâ `mKamIphm³ Ahkcw e`n¨t¸mÄ tbcpitew ]pXp¡n ]Wnbphm³ t]Àjy³ KhÀ®dmbn slk¡ntbð {]hmNI³ F§s\ {]hÀ¯n¨p Fóv \mw hmbn¡póp. Zm\ntbð _m_ntemWnse `cW{Ia¯nð s\_p¡Znt\ÊÀ cmPmhns\ F§s\ kzm[o\n¨p FóXpw \mw a\Ênem¡nbn«pïv. {InkvXym\nbmb Hcp DtZymKس AgnaXn¡mtcmSv ]¦ptNcópsh¦nð AXv {InkvXob k`bv¡pt]mepw A]am\IcamWv.

Cw¥ojnð ]dbpóXpt]mse Wine, Wealth and Woman [Three Ws] Fóo aqóp Imcy§fmWv AgnaXnbpsS \nZm\w. `mcXob ]pcmW§fnð ]dbpóXv ]ôalmtcXn FómWv. AX\pkcn¨v aZyw, amwkw, ao\w, ap{Z, anYp\w Fón "a' bnð XpS§pó Aôp Imcy§fmWv AgnaXnbpsS t{imXÊv.

AômaXmbn kaql¯nsâ {]hÀ¯\¯nð NmeIiànbmbn Xotcï LSIamWv aX§Ä. "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." Fóp Albert Einstein ]dbpt¼mÄ imkv{X¯n\pt]mepw I®pIÄ sImSp¡póXv aXw BsWómWv At±lw hnh£n¡póXv. temI¯nsâ shfn¨hpw D¸pw Bbn¯ocm³ tbip{InkvXp D]tZin¡pt¼mÄ {InkvXym\nIÄ kaql¯n\p {]Imihpw kzmZpw {]Zm\w sN¿póhcmbn¯ocphm\mWv IÀ¯mhv B{Kln¡póXv. ap³Ime§fnð aX¯nsâ t]cnð \clXy t]mepw \S¯nbncpóp. ]gb\nba¯nð cà_en \ne\nóncpóXmbn \mw hmbn¡póp. Fómð tbip{InkvXp ]pXnb\nba kphntij¯nepsS ]gb BNmc§Ä t]mepw amÁnsbSp¯p. A¯c¯nepÅ Hcp kaql¯nðs]« hyànIÄ [À½\njvTcmb hyXykvXcmbncn¡Ww. aX§Ä X½nð Ieln¨v cà¸pgIÄ Hgp¡nb IYIÄ Ncn{X¯nepïv. Ipcnipbp²§Ä XpS§n At\I kw`h§Ä AXnð DÄs¸Spóp. hÀ¤obhnjw sImïv [mcmfw càsamgpInb a®mWv `mcX¯nsâ a®v. C³Uy¡p kzmX{´yw In«n ]ndóp hoWXpXsó tNmc¸pgbpsS \Sphnembncpóp. apÉnwþlnµp Iem]¯nð cà¸pg HgpInbt¸mÄ KmÔnPn tNmZn¨ tNmZyw CXmbncpóp: Where are the Christians in India? hÀ¤ob kac§Äs¡XnscbpÅ almßPnbpsS {]hÀ¯\§Ä Iïv {]kn²\mb anj\dn C. F. Andrews {]XnIcn¨Xn§s\bmWv: 'Gandhiji is more christian than most Christians'. hÀ¤obXs¡Xnsc {]XnIcnt¡ïXv {InkvXob [À½amWv. i{Xphns\ kvt\ln¡pI Fó hnizmk kXyw {]mhÀ¯nIam¡pI FóXv Hmtcm {InkvXym\nbptSbpw ISabmWv.

kaql¯nð \½psS {]hÀ¯n Iïv {InkvXym\nsbóv \s½ Xncn¨dnbWw. Atacn¡bnse \ncoizchmZnbmbncpó Chief Justice, cïp amkw tcmKnbmbn Bip]{Xnbnð InSótijw ]pd¯p hót¸mÄ At±lw {InkvXym\nbmbn amdn. At±lt¯mSp ImcWw A\zjn¨t¸mÄ At±lw ]dªXv Fsó ip{iqjn¨ t\gvkv Hcp {InkvXym\nbmbncpóp AhcpsS {]hÀ¯n Iïv At±lw Xocpam\n¨p, 'If this is the Christianity, I would like to follow it". At±lw Xsó km£oIcn¨n«pÅ kw`hamWnXv. XnòIÄs¡Xncmbn \òIÄ hnX¡pó Hcp kaqlambncn¡Ww {InkvXob kaqlw.

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