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JUNE 2007 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:6 ISSUE:06

SPIRITUAL EMPTINESS
Bßobiq\yX

By REV. FR. NINAN GEORGE

ssZh¯ns³d s]«Iw ]nSns]«pt]mIsImïpw A½mhnb¸s\bpw `À¯mhns\bpw HmÀ¯n«pw: alXzw bn{kmtbenð\nóp s]mbvt]mbn Fóp ]dªp AhÄ Ipªn\p CuJmt_mZv Fóp t]À C«p. (1 iapthð 4:21)

{]XnkÔnIÄ hÀ²nXambncn¡pó Hcp ImeL«¯neqsSbmWv \mw ISópt]mIpóXv. temI¯nsâ GXp`mK¯p t\m¡nbmepw {]XnIqe§fpw {]XnkÔnIfpw s]cpIn hcpóp. Xnòbpw hjf¯hpw GdnGdn hcpóp. B[p\nItemI¯nsâ Hcp ]cntÑZw \mw ]cntim[n¡pt¼mÄ cïp hyXykvX Xe§Ä \ap¡p ZriyamIpóp. Hcp hi¯v imkv{Xkmt¦XnIhnZy AXnsâ ]mcay¯nð ISópsNó at\mÚamb Hcp Nn{XamWv. hnÚm\hnkvt^mS\¯nsâ Hcp bpKamWnXv. A{X A\p{KloXamb HcpImgvNbñ adphi¯v \w ImWpóXv. aqey§Ä \ãs¸« [mÀ½nI A[]X\¯nte¡p hgpXn hoW kaql¯nsâ hnIeam¡s¸« Hcp apJamWv AXv. Cu cïp sshcp²y§fpsS \SphnemWv kphntij tLmjW¯nsâ AÀ°w \mw kw{Klnt¡ïXv.

iapthð {]hmNIsâ Hómw ]pkvXI¯nsâ cïpw aqópw \mepw A²ymb§fnð Hcp IpSpw_¯nsâ Ncn{Xw tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp. GenbpsS IpSpw_amWv Cu A²ymb¯nð kw£n]vXambn {]Xn]mZn¡s¸SpóXv. Gen ]ptclnX\p cïp ]p{Xòmcpïmbncpóp. tlm^v\nbpw ^os\lmkpw. Gen, `mcy, cïp ]p{XòmÀ, AhcpsS cïp `mcyamÀ C{Xbpw AwK§Ä AS§pó Hcp IpSpw_amWXv. Krl\mY\mb Gen ]ptcmlnX³ sXm®qsä«p hbÊpffh\pw Im×m³ hlnbmXh®w I®p a§nbh\pw Bbncpóp. B cïp ]p{Xòmsc¸Ánbpw hfsc tamiamb Hcp km£n]{XamWv iapthð {]hmNIsâ ]pkvXI¯nð tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póXv.

thZ]pkvXI¯nð ]eÀ¡pw km£n]{Xw \ðInbXmbn \mw hmbn¡póp. lrZb§sf Adnbpóh\mb ssZhw, at\mapIpcs¯ Xncn¨dnbpóh\mb ssZhw, a\pjysâ A´cnbC{µnb§sf tim[\ sN¿póh\mb ssZhw, Ccn¡póXpw Fgpt\ð¡póXpw Adnbpóh\mb ssZhw: ZmhoZv Xsâ k¦oÀ¯\¯nð ]dbpóp, Rm³ DjÊnð NndIp hncn¨v kap{Z¯nsâ AÁ¯psNóp ]mÀ¯mð AhnsS \nsâ ssIIÄ Fsó Xm§póp. ]mXmf¯nð Rm³ Fsâ InS¡ hncn¨mð AhnsSbpw \nsâ A[nImcamIpóp. Cu kÀÆhym]nbmb kÀÆià\mb ssZhamWv a\pjys\¸ÁnbpÅ kXyamb km£y]{Xw \ðIpóXv.

]pXnb\nba¯nð IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp \Ym\ntbens\¸Án km£yw ]dbpóp: CXm km£mð bn{kmtbey³, Ch\nð Im]Syw Cñ. tbmlóm³ kv\m]Is\¡pdn¨v IÀ¯mhv km£yw ]dbpóp: kv{XoIfnð \nópw P\n¨hcnð tbmlómt\¡mÄ henbh\nñ. Geniv_mbpsS AcnInte¡p ISópsNó I\yIadnbmant\mSv ]cnip²mßt{]cnXambn `qanbnse kIe kv{XoIfnepw `mKyhXn Fóp km£ys¸Sp¯póp. ]utemknsâ kón[nbnte¡p XotamsYtbmkv hcpt¼mÄ ]utemkv km£ys¸Sp¯póp: "B hnizmkw BZyw \ns³d henb½ temhoknepw A½ bq\o¡bnepw Dïmbncpóp; \nónepw Dsïóp Rm³ Dsd¨ncn¡póp.' A§s\ At\Iw A\p{Kl{]Zhpw kt´mjZmbIhpamb km£n]{X§Ä XncphN\¯nð \mw hmbn¡póp. DZc¯nð DcphmIpóXn\papt¼ \nsó Iïncn¡pó I®pIÄ A\p{KloXamb km£y]{Xw \ðIpt¼mÄ \½psS PohnXw F{Xam{Xw [\yamIpóp.

Fómð GenbpsS a¡sf¸Án A\p{KloXamb Hcp km£oIcWw Añ \mw hmbn¡póXv. GenbpsS ]p{XòmÀ \oNòmcpw btlmhsb HmÀ¡m¯hcpw Bbncpóp. B[p\nI XeapdIfpsS Hcp ]cymbam«mWv tlm^v\ntbbpw ^os\lmknt\bpw \ap¡p ImWphm³ km[n¡póXv. Ncn{X¯nte¡p It®mSn¡pt¼mÄ GenbpsS acpaIfpsS tcmZ\¯nsâ ]Ým¯ehpw ASnØm\hpw F´msWóp \ap¡p hyàamIpw. I\m³\m«nte¡p ]pds¸« bn{ktbðP\w I\m³ \m«nð {]thin¨n«pw AhÀ¡p kzkvXX e`n¡pónñ. Hón\p ]pdsI Hómbn \nc´camb bp²§fpsSbpw ]cmPb§fpsSbpw \Sphnð IqSnbmWv AhÀ¡p ISópt]mtIïnhóXv. Hópw ip`amImsX {]XnkÔnItfbpw {]XnIqe§tfbpw ]cmPb§tfbpw am{XamWv AhÀ¡p t\cntSïn hóXv. Hcp ]s£ \½nð ]ecptSbpw hyànPohnX§fpsS {]Xn^e\ambn CXns\ \ap¡p ImWphm³ km[n¡pw. hnfn¨p thÀXncn¨v ]Ið taLkvXw`¯mepw cm{Xn AKv\n¯qWmepw s\ônteÁn A\p{Kl¯nsâ hgn¯mcbneqsS hgn\S¯s¸« ssZhP\¯n\v F´psImïmWv C§s\ Hcp ØnXnhntijw hóp`hn¨Xv? Cu B[p\nIbpK¯nð Rm\pw \n§fpw D¯cw Iïp]nSnt¡ï ]caamb Hcp kzImcy At\zjWw IqSnbmWv CXv.

hfsc {]kàamb Hcp tNmZyamWnXv. ssZhkmón²y¯nsâ A`mhw am{Xambncpóp AhcpsS Fñm ]cmPb§Ä¡pw {]Xn_ԧġpw ImcWsaóp XncphN\w \ap¡p a\Ênem¡n¯cpóp. Imem´c¯nð Cu kXyw bn{ktbð P\X Xncn¨dnªp. ]gb\nbaIme¯p btlmhbpsS kmón²y¯nsâ Hcp ASbmfambncpóp \nbas]«Iw. bn{kmtbð acp`qanbnð IqSn ISópt]mIpt¼mÄ tami CcpssIIÄ DbÀ¯n s]«I¯nsâ ap¼nð\nóp \nehnfn¨p]dbpw btlmth FgpótÅWsa, i{Xp¡Ä NnXdnt¸mIpamdmtIWta! btlmhbpsS kPoh kmón²yamWv \nbas]«Iw Fóp bn{ktbð P\X hnizkn¨ncpóp. aóm \nt£]n¨ncpó s]m³sN¸v, Altcmsâ XfnÀ¯ hSn, btlmhbmb ssZhw P\¯nsâ \ñ\S¸n\pthïn \ðInb Ið¸\IÄ FgpXnb cïp Ið¸eIÄ Fón aqóp Imcy§fmWv s]«I¯nð kq£n¨ncpóXv. \nbas]«Iw ssZh¯nsâ {]XoItam ASbmftam Bbn«ñ, ssZh¯nsâ bYmÀ° kmón²yambn«mWv bn{ktbð P\X A\p`hn¨dnªXpw hnizkn¨ncpóXpw.

X§fpsS ]cmPb§fptSbpw IãXbptSbpw ImcWw ssZhkmón²y¯nsâ AYhm ssZh¯nsâ s]«IamsWóp Xncn¨dnbpt¼mÄ AXv Xncn¨psImïphcphm³ bn{ktbð P\X Xocpam\saSp¡póp. Aóp ssZh¯nsâ s]«Iw kq£n¨ncpóXv iotemhnemWv. iotemhnte¡p ]ptcmlnXòmsc Ab¨v s]«Iw bn{ktbð ]mfb¯nte¡p sImïphcnIbmWv. bn{ktbðP\w kt´mjwsImïv XpÅn¨mSn. `qanIpep§pamdv P\¯n\nSbnð Bchapïmbn Fóp XncphN\w km£n¡póp. i{Xpssk\yw t]mepw `bs¸«p ]dbpóp bn{ktbð ]mfb¯nð ià\mb ssZhw Xsó Cd§n hóncn¡póp Fóv. hnizmkt¯msS, Bßhnizmkt¯msS, bn{ktbð P\X Acbpw Xebpw apdp¡n s^enkvXytcmSp bp²¯n\p ]pds¸Spóp. Bßhocyt¯msS bn{ktbð s^enkvXytcmSp \S¯nb Cu bp²¯nsâ _m¡n]{Xw ]nóoSp \mw hmbn¡póp. henb {]Xo£tbmsS hnPbw Dd¸phcp¯n bp²¡f¯nte¡p Cd§nb ssZhP\¯n\p {]Xo£¡p hn]coXamb A\p`h§fmWv A`napJo¡cnt¡ïnhóXv. bn{ktbð P\X s^enkvXytcmSp tXmtÁmSpóp. ap¸Xn\mbncw ]SbmfnIÄ bp²¯nð hoWpacn¨p. ssZh¯nsâ s]«Iw i{Xpssk\y¯mð ]nSn¡s¸«p. GenbpsS a¡fmb tlm^v\nbpw ^os\lmkpw bp²`qanbnð acn¨phoWp. ]S¡f¯nð\nópw Hcp _\yman\y³ Xsâ hkv{XwIodn, ]qgna®v Xebnð hnXdns¡mïv bn{ktbensâ ]ptcmlnX\mb GenbpsS kao]t¯¡p HmSnhóp hnhcw Adnbn¨p. sXm®qsÁ«p hbÊpÅh\pw ImgvN a§nbh\pw Øqen¨h\pambncpó Gen Xsâ Ccn¸nS¯nð\nópw ]ndtIm«p hoWp Igps¯mSnªp acn¨p.

B ho«nð GIbmbpw aqIbmbpw {]XnkÔnIfpsS \Sphnð XfcmsX \nehnfntbmsS \nð¡pó Hcp kv{XobpsS Nn{Xw \mw ChnsS ImWpóp. Fñmw \ãs¸« B kv{Xo¡p G§s\ Bizkn¡m³ Ignbpw? ]qÀ®KÀ`nWnbmbncpó ^ns\lmknsâ `mcy¡p {]khthZ\ hóp. AhÄ Hcp B¬Ipªns\ {]khn¨p. Ahsf ip{iqjn¨hÀ AhÄ Hcp B¬Ipªn\p Pòw \ðInbncn¡póp Fóp ]dªv Ahsf Bizkn¸n¨p. Fómð AhÄ Bizmkw ssIs¡mÅm³ Iq«m¡msX Xsâ aI\p CuJmt_mZv Fóp t]cn«p.

CuJmt_mZv Fó t]cnsâ AÀ°w 'alXzw \ãs¸«p' FómWv. [Glory is lost] bn{kmtbensâ alXzw \ãs¸«ncn¡póp FómWv ^n\lmknsâ `mcy \nehnfn¨p ]dªXv. ChnsS alXzw \ãamIpó Hcp IpSp_¯nsâbpw AXnsâ A\´c^eambn alXzw \ãs¸« Hcp P\XXnbpsSbpw Nn{XamWv \½psS ap¼nð ZriyamIpóXv. Cu alXziq\yXbpsS ImcW¯nte¡p AhtemI\w sNbvXnd§pt¼mÄ cïp tNmZy§Ä {]kàamWv. Cu tNmZy§Ä¡p¯cw Isï¯pt¼mÄ ssZhalXz¯nsâ \ãImcW§sf hyànPohnX¯nepw Isï¯m³ \ap¡p km[n¡pw. Hómas¯ tNmZyw: s]«I¯nsâ kmón²y¯mð ssZhkmón²yw A\p`hn¨ ssZh¯nsâ kz´ P\amb bn{ktben\v F´p sImïv C{X henb Hcp ]cmPbhpw Iãhpw \mihpw DïmIphm³ CShóp? cïmas¯ tNmZyw: hr²\pw `à\pw ssZh¯nsâ A`njnà\pambncpó Gen F´psImïv in£n¡s¸«p? Hcp ]nXmshó \nebnð GenbpsS `h\¯nepw bn{ktbð P\XbpsS CSbnepw ssZhalXzw ssItamiw hóXv ssZhalXzw Ipdªpt]mbXpsImtïm ssZhiàn Ipdªpt]mbXpsImtïm klmbn¸m³ Ahsâ ssIIÄ IpdnbXpsImtïm Añ Fóp i{Xp]mfb¯nse A\p`h¯nð\nópw \ap¡p a\ÊnemIpw. ssZh¯nsâ alXzhpw iànbpw Hcn¡epw Ipdªpt]mIpótXm \ãamIpótXm Añ.

s^enkvXyÀ ssZh¯nsâ s]«Iw ZmtKmsâ t£{X¯nð Øm]n¨p. ]nsÁZnhkw sNópt\m¡nbt¸mÄ ZmtKmsâ hn{Klw ssIIÄ AÁv ssZh¯nsâ s]«I¯nsâ ap¼nð Ihn®p InS¡póp. AhÀ ZmtKms\ ]p\ÀØm]ns¨¦nepw ]nóoSpÅ Znhk§fnepw AtX ImgvN XsóbmWv AhÀ IïXv. s^enkvXyÀ `bhicmbn s]«Iw ]e Øe§fnð amÁn Øm]n¨p t\m¡n. Hcp c£bpanñ. At\Imbncn§Ä kwlcn¡s¸«p. At\IÀ ]«pt]mbn. bn{ktbensâ ssZh¯nsâ kmón²ys¯ `bs¸« i{Xpssk\yw {]bÝn¯t¯msS _lpam\]pcÊcw s]«Iw bn{ktbð P\w Bhiys¸SmsX Xsó AhcpsS ]mfb¯nte¡p aS¡n Ab¨p.

bn{ktbensâ ]ptcmlnX\mbncpó GenbpsS ]p{XòmcpsS hjf¯w \ndªXpw Ip¯gnªXpamb PohnXssienbmbncpóp bn{ktbð P\XbpsS ]cmPb¯n\p ImcWsaóp XncphN\w km£n¡póp. hyànPohnX¯nse Xmf¸ngIÄ IpSpw_¯nsâbpw kaql¯nsâbpw cmPyP\XXnbpsSbpw ]cmPb¯n\pw alXz\ã¯n\pw hgnsbmcp¡pó Nn{XamWv \mw ChnsS ImWpóXv. ssZh¯mð \ntbmKn¡s¸« ]ptcmlnX]p{XòmÀ X§fpsS ZuXy¯nð \nópw hyXnNen¨v `£Wtaml¯n\pw ib\taml¯n\pw hiwhZcmbt¸mÄ ssZhw GenbpsS IpSpw_¯nð\nópw bn{ktbð P\Xbnð\nópw alXzw \o¡n¡fbpóp

hyànIÄ ]m]wsNbvXp hjf¯¯nte¡p Xncnbpt¼mÄ, ssZh¯nsâ in£mhn[n DïmIpóp. AXp hyànIfnð am{Xambn HXp§pónñ Fó kXyw \mw Xncn¨dntbïnbncn¡póp. 50þmw k¦oÀ¯\w 22þmw hmIy¯nð ]dbpóp: "ssZhs¯ ad¡póhtc, CXp HmÀ¯psImÄhn³; Asñ¦nð Rm³ \n§sf Iodn¡fbpw; hnSphn¸m³ BcpapïmIbpanñ.' tlm^v\nbpw ^os\lmkpw ssZh\ntbmK{]Imcw Pnhn¡m³ A`ntjIw sN¿s¸« ]ptcmlnX ]p{XòmcmWv. X§fpsS ZuXy¯nð \nópw ]n³Xncnªv ssZhs¯ adó PohnXamWv AhÀ \bn¨ncpóXv. iotemhnð ssZhaµnc¯nð _enbÀ¸n¡m³ hó `àcpsS ASp¡ð sNóp `£WtamlwsImïv ssZhkón[nbnð AÀ¸n¡póXn\p aps¼ \Sp¡pd§v _emð¡mcambn AhÀ FSp¯p `£n¨ncpóp. `£Wtamlw a\pjys\ ssZh¯nð\nópw AIÁpóp. hoïpw Ahsc¸Án XncphN\¯nð ]dbpóp; aµnchmXnð¡ð iq{iqj sNbvXncpó kv{XoIfpambn AhÀ AhnlnX_Ôw ]peÀ¯nbncpóp.

]ptcmlnX ]p{XòmcpsS A²ymßoI ]m¸c¯w shfns¸Spó AhXcWamWv CXv. B[p\nI Zm¼XyPohnX§fnse AhnizkvXbneqsSbpÅ aqeycmlnXyw Hcp ]mÝmXy{]Xn`mkambn am{Xw FgpXn¯Åphm³ km²yañ FómWv IW¡pIÄ shfnhm¡póXv. hgnhn« _豈 B[p\nIIpSp_§fpsS AØnhmcanf¡pó shñphnfnbmWv. Cóp \S¡pó hnhml tamN\§fpsS ape]¦nsâbpw ImcWw ]ckv]c hnizmkanñmbvabmWv.

_豈 ]hn{XamIWw. kvt\l¯nsâ sFIyhpw Iq«mbvabpw IpSpw_§fnepïmIWw. aZymkànbnð apgpInb F{Xsb{X hyànIÄ IpSpw_¯nsâ \mi¯n\pw kaql¯nsâ A]am\¯n\pw ImcWambn¯ocpóp. X§Ä Im«n¡q«pó hjf¯§sf kzbw a\Ênem¡msX F{Xsb{X IpSpw_§fpw kaql§fpamWv tlman¡s¸SpóXv. \ap¡p e`n¨ncn¡pó alnaIsfñmw ssZh¯nsâ Ir]bmsWóp a\Ênem¡m³ km[n¡psa¦nð ssZhkmón²ys¯ Hcn¡epw \ntj[n¸m³ \ap¡p km²yañ. ]utemkv Çnlm Xsâ sImcn´yÀs¡gpXnb teJ\¯nð ]dbpóp: "\nsó hntijn¸n¡póXp BÀ? e`n¨XñmsX \n\¡p F´pÅp? e`n¨sX¦ntem e`n¨Xñ Fó t]mse {]iwkn¡póXp F´p? C{X £W¯nð \n§Ä Xr]vXòmcmbn.' \nsâ kuµcytam, \nsâ BtcmKytam, \nsâ Øm\am\§tfm, \nsâ {]Xm]tam, \nsâ PohnX¯nð Hópw \n\¡p ]pIgphm\nñ. Fñmw ssZh¯nsâ Zm\amWv.

ssZh¯nsâ {]hÀ¯\aÞew hnip²ambncn¡Ww. tbmiph P\t¯mSp ]dbpóp: "\n§sf¯só ip²oIcn¸o³, ssZhw \n§fpsS CSbnð \msf AÛpXw {]hÀ¯n¡pw.' hnip²nbpsSbpw \òbptSbpw shSn¸nsâbpw {]XoI§fmbn hyànPohnXs¯bpw IpSpw_PohnXt¯bpw ]cnWan¸n¡phm³ \ap¡p km[n¡psa¦nð ssZh¯nsâ kmón²yhpw IcpWmIr]bpw kar²nbmbn e`n¡phm³ \ap¡p CSbmIpw.

cïmas¯ tNmZyhpw hfsc {]kàamWv. Xsâ ZuXyw kw]qÀ®XtbmsS ]men¨ hnip²\mb Gen ]ptcmlnX³ F´psImïv ]cmPbs¸«p? ssZhw Zm\ambn sImSp¯ a¡sf hnizmk¯nsâ ASn¯dbnð Du«nhfÀ¯phm³ ]cmPbs¸«Xnóp hne sImSpt¡ïnhóXv Xsâ Poh\pw Xsâ P\¯nsâ Poh\pw BsWóp Xncn¨dnbphm³ Gen ]ptcmlnX³ sshInt¸mbn. Gen adp]Sn ]dtbïnhó hnjbhpw CXp XsóbmWv. Xsâ a¡Ä hjf¯¯nte¡p Xncnbpópshóp bn{ktbð P\§fpw iapthð {]hmNI\pw GenbpsS ImXnð a{´n¨ncpópshóp XncphN\w km£n¡póp. \½psS a¡sf \mw kvt\ln¡Ww. Fómð a¡Ä \½psS _elo\Xbmbn¯occpXv. Ipªp§sf hnizmk¯nsâ Bßob aqibnð hfÀ¯nsbSp¡phm³ \mw ]cmPbs¸Spópsh¦nð AXn\p \mw sImSpt¡ï hne hfsc henbXmbncn¡pw.

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