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By Fr. Bobby Jose Kattikad
Roman Catholic Priest in the Order of Friars Minor Cupuchin

asÁmcp X]kpImew Bcw`n¨p. CXnsems¡ Ipcnsims¡ hc¨v Iptd¡qSn sa¨s¸«, Iptd¡qSn {]ImiapÅ Hcp PohnXw km²yamsWópÅ ss[cy¯nð Ggp hmc§Ä \½Ä Kuch]qÀÆw FSp¡pIbmWv. Fñm¯n\I¯pw ip²oIcW¯n\p thïnbpÅ Hcp Imeambn«mWv s]mXpth X]kns\ \½Ä hnNmcn¡póXv.

Emotional High Fó Hcp hm¡v s]mXpth BNmcyòmÀ D]tbmKn¡mdpïv. sshImcnI ip²n. Fñm AÀ°¯nepw Hcp sshImcnIip²n¡pÅ Hcp NnInÕ t\cambn«mWv CXns\ ImWm\mIpóXv. Hcp hr¯nbm¡pó IW¡v Ffp¸añ Ah\hsâ sshmImcnIXsb address sN¿phm³. AXn\pÅ ia\§Ä Isï¯m\pw. AXnð \nópw ]pd¯pIS¡phm\pÅ km²yX sXfnªp In«Ww.

AXnte¡pÅ efnXamb, Kuchamb Nne NphSpsh¸pIÄ Cu s\mb¼pIme¯v km[n¡s« FópÅXmWv FñmhÀ¡pw thïnbpÅ X]kv Biwk. B hms¡móv Xebnð InStóms«. Emotional Heigene \ñXñm¯ Ipsd A[nIw hnImc§fpsS Hub Bbn«v \½psS Xet¨mdpw a\Êpw PohnXhpw Hs¡ amdnbn«pïmImw Nne s]mSnao\pIsf¡pdn¨v ]dbmdpïv. Ah Hcp sNdnb I¡sb hngp§póp. ao³ sNdpXmbXpsImïpw I¡bpsS ]pdt´mSv ITn\ambXpsImïpw AXns\ At§m«v s]mSns¨Sp¡m\mbn«v Cu sIm¨pao\n\v km[n¡pónñ, Blcn¡m³ ]Ápónñ. ASp¯sX´v kw`hn¡póp. CXn\It¯¡v AXp hngp§nb AtX I¡ AXn\I¯ncpóv AXns\ hngp§nb aos\ `£n¨v ]Xps¡ ]Xps¡ hepXmIpóp. Adnªpw AdnbmsXbpw Hs¡ \½Ä DÅntes¡Sp¡pó Fñm \ñXñm¯ hnImc§fptSbpw ^ekvXnXn CXp XsóbmWv.

Eating from inside. AXv ssI¸mImw IpÁt_m[amImw, shdp¸mImw, {Iaw sXÁnb aaXIfmImw, BkànIfmImw. \ap¡v Emotional Heigene Bhiyapïv. tbip DS\ofw B hm¡p ]dbm³ Xmð¸cys¸«ncpóp: Be Clean. ]e Xc¯nepÅ ]e taJeIfnepÅ Cleaning C\nbpw km²yamWv. AXnte¡pÅ Hcp hnfnbpïv Fóv apJhpc ]dªn«v t\m¼pIme hnNmc§fnte¡v {]thin¡phm\mWv IcpXpóXv.

F´n\mWv s\mb¼v? IpcnÈnte¡v GIm{KamIm\mWv B Imew \ap¡v BhiyamIpóXv. IqcnÈnte¡v FóXnt\¡mÄ DNnXambXv {IqinX\nte¡v GIm{KamIpI FóXmWv. a\pjysâ hyk\§fnte¡v t\m¡pI FóXmWv {][m\s¸« Hcp t\m¼p hnNmcw. ]e hyk\§fmWv a\pjyÀ¡pÅXv. SOS Fóp ]dbpó Hcp Code Dïsñm. SOS is a Morse code distress signal hmkvXh¯nð AXpambn«v Imcyamb _Ôsamópw Csñ¦nepw ]nóoSv AXn\p ]e Versions DïmIpópïv. Save our Soul, Save our ship Fsóms¡ AXn\v hIt`Z§Ä sN¿pópïv a\pjysâ CSs]Sð BhiyapÅ FñmbnS¯pw AXv Hcp ssien Bbn amdn. Hcp prescription FgpXpt¼mÄ t]mepw medicine t]cpIÄ Hs¡ ]dªn«v Xmsgbmbn«v thZ\psï¦nð thZ\bpsS Hcp sNdnb acpóv Ipdn¨pshbv¡pw. SOS thZ\bpambn _Ôs¸« Hcp hm¡mWv.

Hcp sNdnb ]mXbnð Bw_pe³knsâ sNdnb hnf¡p IW¡v k¦S§Ä ASnªpIqSnbncn¡pw. kq£n¨p t\m¡nbmev FñmhcptSbpw icnc`mjbnð\nóv SOS ktµi§Ä hmbns¨Sp¡m³ ]Ápw. GsX¦nepw coXnbnð Hmtcmcp¯cpw \½psS CSs]Stem \½fpsS IcpXtem Hs¡ B{Kln¡pópïmhmw. a\pjycpsS k¦S§fnte¡p t\m¡m³ Bbns«mcp s\mb¼pImew. A§s\ \½Ä Empathy DÅ a\pjycmbn amdpw.

]gbIme¯v sshImcnIamb \mSI§Ä Act§dnbncpóXns\ ]pckvIcn¨v Nne Fgp¯pIÄ Iïn«pïv. Fñmhcpw Iïncnt¡ï \mSI§fmbncpóp Ah. Zpc´ \mSI§fmbncn¡pw Fñmw. \ñ Imcy§sf t{]mÕmln¸n¡póhbpw Bbncn¡pw. \m«nepÅ {][m\ Øe§fnembncn¡pw Act§Áw. Hcp IYm]m{Xw ISópt]mtIïn hcpó Zpc´§fpsS ]e L«§fneqsSbmWv \mSIw aptódpóXv. Ipsd Ignªv \mSIamsWóv HmÀ¡msX a\pjycv \nehnfn¨v B \mSI¯nsâ `mKambn«v amdpIbpw, A§s\ B {][m\ IYm]m{X¯nsâ ZpJ§tfmSv Aenªp tNcpIbpw, ]nóoSv AhÀ Hcp s]mXphmbn«pÅ brotherhood cq]s¸Sp¯pIbpw empathy sensitivity cq]s¸Sp¯pIbpw Hs¡ sN¿pw. a\pjycpsS k¦S§fnte¡v DÁp t\m¡pI FóXmWv {][m\w.

acnb sk{Z Fóp ]dbpó Hcp Fgp¯pImcn Dïmbncpóp. AhcpsS aIs\¡pdn¨p ]dbpóXv, A½bpsS k¦S§sf¡pdn¨v \ñ [mcWbpÅ aI\mbncpóp. AhtâXmb coXnbnð A½bpambn _Ôs¸«v ]eÀ¡pw I¯pIÄ FgpXmdpïmbncpóp. AXv F§pw F¯nbnsñópw, BÀ¡mWv Abt¡ïXv Fóv Ah\v Adnbnsñópw Hs¡bmWv PohnXtcJIfnð \mw hmbn¡póXv. sNdnb Ip«nbmWv. temI¯n\v Hcp Ihb{Xn \jvSamIm³ t]mIpóp, CSs]SpI, A½ ZpxJnXbmWv Fóv A½sb¡pdn¨pÅ ktµiamWv Hcn¡ð Ah³ Ab¨Xv. Ahsâ Ubdnbnð Ah³ CsXñmw Ipdn¨psh¨ncpóp. kZmkabw Ah³ IcªpsImïncpóp. Ahkm\w B A½ aqóp I¯pIÄ FgpXn ISópt]mbn. AXnð Hóv aqÀ Fóp hnfnt¸cpÅ {]obs¸« aI\pthïn Bbncpóp. Hcp sNdnb Ip«n A½ _p²nap«nemsWóv Xncn¨dnªv Xómð H¡póXv sN¿póp. IqsS ]mÀ¡póhÀ _p²nap«nemsWópw AhÀ¡v k¦S§Ä Dsïópw AhcpsS tXmfnð Hcp AZriy IpcnÈv Dsïópw Hs¡ Xncn¨dnbm\mbn ]Ápó hn[¯nð DÅ Hcp Sensitivity BÀÖn¡phm\mbn Hcp X]kpImew.

hmkvXh¯nð F´n\mWv AįmcbpsS ap¼nð, tZhmeb¯nsâ GÁhpw a²y¯nembn ASnapSn apdnthÁhs\ ]Xn¸n¨ncn¡póXv? a\pjysâ hnja§fnte¡v t\m¡m\pÅ ]cn{iahpw ]cnioe\hpamWv AXv, Fñm¯cw hnja§fpw. ImcWw, FhnsS a\pjy³ hyk\w A\p`hn¡pópthm AsXms¡ tbiphnsâ hyk\amsWóp ]dbpó Hcp `wKnbpÅ IhnXbnemWv thZ]pkvXIw aptóm«p t]mIpóXv. F\n¡p hniót¸msgms¡, F\n¡p Zmln¨t¸msgms¡ Fóp ]dbpt¼mÄ AhÀ¡p hniót¸mgpw, AhÀ¡p Zmln¨t¸mgpw Fó AÀ°¯nemWv thZ]pkvXI¯nsâ LS\ apt¼m«p t]mIpóXv.

AXnð GÁhpw `wKnbmb Hcp hmb\ \ap¡dnbmw. ZamkvIknte¡p t]mIpó ]utemkv Fó iuens\¡pdn¨pÅXmWv. iuð Btcbpw D]{Zhn¨n«nñ. {]tXyIn¨v tbiphns\ Iïn«panñ, D]{Zhn¨n«panñ. iuð sNbvXncpó Hcp Imcyw, Cu a\pjysc Isñdnbpt¼mtg¡pw AhcpsS taðhkv{X§Ä Agn¨pamÁpw, AXp kq£n¡m\mbn Hcp BÄ thWw. AXmWv iuð sNbvXXv. AhÀ sNbvX {IqcXbpsS Hcp km£n am{Xambncpóp iuð. AbmÄ¡v AXnð Physical Bb Hcp Involvement Dïmbncpónñ. Cold blooded witness Fóp thWsa¦nð ]dbmw.

Fónt«m, bm{Xbnð FhnsStbm sh¨v Hcp anóembn B {]`p {]Xy£s¸«v Ahsâ PohnXs¯ AÔXbnte¡v Iq«n sImïpt]mbn. AÔXbnð AbmÄ ASnapSn {]ImiapÅ Hcp a\pjys\ ImWpóp. B {]`p iuent\mSv tNmZn¡pIbmWv, \o F´n\mWv Fsó {]lcn¡póXv? t\cs¯ ]dª IW¡v iuð Btcbpw {]lcn¨n«nñ, ]nsó tbiphns\ {]lcn¡pI FóXv Nn{X¯nð t]mepanñ. tbip Abmsf Hcn¡epw HcnS¯psh¨pw ImtWïnhó Hcp kmlNcyw Cñmbncpóp. A§s\ Hs¡bpÅ Hcp a\pjys\¡pdn¨mWv Cu tNmZyw DbcpóXv, \o F´n\mWv Fsó {]lcn¡póXv? F´mWv CXnsâ s]mcpÄ? F´mWv AXnsâ kmcw? FhnsS a\pjy\v ASntbð¡pt¼mgpw ASntbð¡póXv tbiphnsâ tXmfnemWv. a\pjysâ {]iv\§fnsems¡ \ncnÁp t]mIpóXv Ahsâ Poh\mWv. A§s\ am\hcmin¡pthïn GÁhpw IcpWbpÅ IhnXbmWv CXv. a\pjysâ hyk\§fnte¡v DÁp t\m¡pI FóXmWv Cu IhnXbpsS CXnhr¯w. Cu {hXIme¯v \ap¡p sN¿m³ ]Ápó s\mb¼p hnNmcw.

IpsS ]mÀ¡póhÀs¡ms¡ hyk\§fpïv. t\cs¯ ]dª IW¡v tZhmeb¯nse GÁhpw {][m\ Øe¯v {IqinX\mb Hcph\nte¡v DÁpt\m¡m³ £Wn¡póXpIW¡v Cu {]tXyI Ime¯n\I¯v \½psS ]cnkc§fnepÅ GÁhpw ZpxJnXcmb a\pjysc \½psS tI{µ Øm\¯v \nÀ¯mw. hoSn\I¯v, HÁbv¡p Xmaknt¡ïnhcpó Hcp s]§fpïmImw. hnhmlw Ign¡m³ km[n¡mªtXm, hn[hbmbn t]mbtXm Bb Hcp s]§fpïmImw. ab¡pacpón\v ASnas¸«v F§psa¯msXt]mb Hcp ktlmZc\pïmImw. km¼¯nI sRcp¡w A\p`hn¡pó Hcp tN«mbn DïmImw. {]mb¯nsâ {]iv\w sImïv HmÀ½¡pdhpÅ htbm[nI\mb A¸\pïmImw. \ap¡p sN¿mhpó GÁhpw \ñ kpIrXw Fóp ]dbpóXv IrXyambn«v \½psS lrZb`mK¯v tNÀ¯p]nSn¨v Ahsc IcpXpI FóXmWv.

AhcpsS apdnhpIfnte¡p t\m¡pI. shdpsX t\m¡pI FóXñ GsX¦nepw Xc¯nð Fs´¦nepw ia\w km²yamtWm Fóv Ipds¨móv a\Êv sh¨mev Nne Healing kw`hn¡mw. A{i² sImïmWv ]et¸mgpw a\pjysâ ]e {hW§fpw DW§m {hW§fmbn amdpóXv. Nnet¸msgms¡ \mw BtemNn¡mdpïv ]ïn§s\ Nne IheIfnev ]et¸mgpw Nne {`m´p ]nSn¨ a\pjysc ImWmw. apjnªv Iodnb hkv{Xan«v ]ndq]ndp¯p \S¡póhsc ImWmw, ISe sImdn¨p \S¡póhsc ImWmw, Bscsb¦nepsams¡ i]n¨psImïncn¡póhsc ImWmw kvIqfnð t]mIpó, Aôp an\nÁv Zqcw am{XapÅ sNdnb hgnbnemWv, \mw C{Xbpw Hs¡ ImWpóXv; A{X henb temIs¯mópañ. C{Xbpw sNdnb Zqc¯nð am\knIamtbm, imcocnIamtbm, km¼¯nIamtbm hr[ A\p`hn¡pó Ipd¨pt]scsb¦nepw \mw Iïn«pïv. sNdnb Hcp Medical Care Dsï¦nev, sNdnb Hcp Counselling Dsï¦nev sNdnb Hcp Clinical support Dsï¦nð t`Zs¸« coXnbnemImhpó a\pjyscms¡bmWv A¯cw {i²sbmópanñm¯ Ime¯nsâ hfsc tamis¸« tijn¸pIÄ Fó IW¡v ImWs¸SpóXv. Hcn¯ncn CSs]SepIÄ Dsï¦nð efnXambn ]cnlcn¡s¸Smhpó Imcy§sfms¡bmWv henb DòmZambn«pw ss]Xyambn«pw Hs¡ ]cnWan¡póXv. IqsS ]mÀ¡póhcpsS hyk\§Ä serious Bbns«Sp¡pI AXv AhcpsS ]pôncn \jvSs¸SmXncn¡m³ ImcWamIpw. ]et¸mgpw AhcpsS ]pôncn sI«pt]mIm\pÅ ImcWw \½psS A{i² Bbncn¡pw.

thZ]pkvvXIw Ahkm\n¡pt¼mgpÅ B at\mlcamb `mKw \aps¡móp {i²n¡mw. FImInbmb Hcp kv{Xo Ahsâ iq\yamb Iñdbnencpóv hmhn«v IcbpIbmWv At¸mÄ AhnSpóv AhfpsS IZ\w Xncn¨dnbpóp. IZ\¯n\pÅ \nhmcWw Adnbmhpó AhnSpóv AhtfmSp tNmZn¡pó Hcp tNmZyapïv. kv{Xotb \o F´n\mWv IcbpóXv? Ipsd¡mew ap¼v ZoÀLamb Hcp Article CXns\ ASnØm\s¸Sp¯n hmbn¡m³ CShón«pïv. a\pjycpsS hyk\¯n\pÅ ImcWw BcmbpI. Hcp ssI¯m§embn amdpI.

Refractory Fsómcp hm¡v ASp¯ Ime¯mbn Hcp kvt\lnX\pambn kwhZn¡pt¼mÄ tIÄ¡m\nSbmbn. F\n¡pw Xmð¸cyambn tXmónb Hcp hm¡mWv. AXv ]e Xc¯nð D]tbmKn¡s¸Spópïv. Xsâ Dt±i§Ä¡v tNcm¯hn[¯nð HcmÄ¡p kw`hn¡pó Nne \Sp¡§fpïmhmw. \ap¡p thWsa¦nð AXns\ Hcp ia\Imew Fóp ]dbmw. Fñm¯n\pw Hcp refractory period Dïv. GsX¦nepsams¡ ]cp¡pIfneqsS ISópt]mIpI Fóp ]dbpóXv a\pjy\v Hcp XethZ\bmWv. AXn\ptijw AXn\I¯p\nópw ]pd¯pIS¡m³ ]Ápó Hcp ImeLS\bpïv. B Ime¯nsâ ssZÀLys¯ sNdpXm¡m\mbn«v \½Ä¡p F´psN¿m³ ]Ápw. AXp ]Tn¸n¨psImSp¡pI FópÅXmWv GÁhpw \ñ skill Bbn«v parents and teachers Hs¡ a\Ênemt¡ïXv. ]cp¡pImew Ipd¡m\pw ]pd¯pIS¡m\pw F§s\ aIt\tbm aItftbm A\pPt\tbm tN«mbntbtbm Hs¡ \ap¡p klmbn¡m³ ]Ápw. AtX Imew Xsó Iptd¡qSn \oïpt]mIpt¼mÄ AXv HcpXcw temperament Asñ¦nð moodiness, AXpasñ¦nð kz`mh sshIrX¯n\v hgn sXfn¡pw. AXp H«pw ]cnlmcanñmsX t]mIpt¼mÄ AXv Hcp Ccp«nsâ Xeambn«v amdpw. AXpsImïv Imcy§Ä C{Xt¯mfw \o«mXncn¡m³ ]Ápó hn[¯nð CSs]SpI, {]hÀ¯n¡pI.

BßlXy sN¿m³ t]mb Hcp a\pjy³ AbmÄ NmSnb ]me¯nsâ ssIhcnIfnð FgpXnsh¨p; \o F´n\mWv ChnsS \nð¡pósXóv Bcpw FtómSv tNmZn¨nñ, CXv FgpXn sh¨n«v AbmÄ acW¯nte¡p NmSn. a\pjyÀ¡v hyk\§Ä kw`hn¡pt¼mÄ AXv AhcpsS space BsWóp ]dbpw. A¯cw Nne kzP\acymZIÄ HmÀ¯n«v \½Ä AXnð CSs]SmXncn¡pw. Nne kab¯v a\pjrPohnX¯nte¡v CSn¨pIbdn {]hÀ¯n¡phm³ {InkvXphnsâ kvt\lw \s½ \nÀºÔn¡póp. A¯cw Hcp _m²yX \ap¡pïv. s]mXphmbn ]e t\m¼p hnNmc§fnte¡v hcpt¼mÄ BZys¯ \½psS t\m¼phnNmcw CXmbncn¡Ww.

henb ]ÅnIsf¡pdn¨pÅ Fsâ Hcp Xmð¸cy¡pdhv \ne\nð¡pópïv. F\n¡p ]et¸mgpw tXmómdpïv. F{X henb ]Ån BsW¦nðt]mepw AXnsâ \Sp¡p shbv¡póXv {IqinXcq]amWv. AXnð Hcp Xc¯nepapÅ Nab§fpw km²yañsñm. Ahsâ \áXbpsS]pd¯v ]«phkvvv{Xw AWnbn¡m³ ]Ánñ. Ahsâ apdnthÁ ssIIfnð kzÀ®tamXncw CSm³ ]Ánñ. Ahsâ BWn Xd¨ Imð]mZ§fnð ]mZpIw AWnbn¡m³ ]Ánñ. GXp Xc¯nepapÅ BUw`ct¯bpw \nÀÆocyam¡póXnsâ kqN\bmWv \mw AhnsS ImWpóXv. Fñm BUw`c§fpw AhnsS Ban sNbvX IW¡v ImWpóp. \½psS Fñm ]In«pIfpw shdpsXbmsWómWv \mw ImWpóXv. AXpt]mse Xsó {IqinX\mb Hcp a\pjy³ \½psS PohnX¯nsâ as²ybnepw Nn´bnepw DïmIWw. AhcpsS ia\ amÀ¤§Ä¡pÅ sNdnb hgnIÄ Dïm¡pI. AhcpsS ]pôncn Xncn¨p]nSn¡póXn\pÅ {]bXv\amWv \½psS t\m¼nsâ AÀ°]qÀ®amb hnNmcw. Rm\pw a\pjysc acn¡póXn\papt¼ ]pôncn¡m³ klmbn¡pIbmWv. AXmWv t\m¼nse \akvImcw. Let people smile before they die .

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