B[p\nI temI¯nð B²ymßnIXbpsS X\na \ãs¸«psImïncn¡bmWv. \mKcnIXbpsSbpw \hkn²m´§fpsSbpw {]kcn¸nð aXhnizmkmNmc§tfmSpÅ {]Xn]¯nbpw _lpam\hpw Ipdbpóp. hnizmknIfnð Xsó hnizmkmNmc§tfmSv cïp coXnbnð {]XnIcn¡póhcpïv.

1. ]qÀÆnIambn e`n¨ncn¡pó hnizmkhpw ]mc¼cy§fpw AtX AÀ°¯nð kzoIcn¡pIbpw {]mhÀ¯nIam¡m³ {ian¡bpw sN¿póhÀ. hnizmk¯nsâ AXnÀ¯n hc¼pIÄ IS¯n Nhn«póhsc AhÀ imkn¡póp.

2. \qX\mib§Ä Xncpshgp¯pIÄ¡pw ASnØm\ hnizmk§Ä¡pw FXncmsW¦nðt¸mepw Ahsb kkt´mjw kzmKXw sN¿póhcmWv cïmas¯ Iq«À. kuIcy¯n\pthïn Hcp]s£ ASnØm\ {]amW§Ät]mepw ASnbd shbv¡m³ AhÀ aSns¨óp hcnIbnñ. tbip{InkvXp Hcp \ñ a\pjy³ Fóp AhÀ k½Xnt¨¡mw. ]s£ At±l¯nsâ PohnXhpw ]Tn¸n¡epIfpw A{]mtbmKnIamsWópw, bmYmÀ°y temIt¯mSv Ahbv¡v _Ôansñópw B¡q«À ]dtª¡mw.

Cu cïp kao]\§Ä X½nepÅ kwL«\§Ä FhnsSbpw ImWmw. {KntKmdnb³ IeïÀ kzoIcn¨n«pÅ HmÀ¯tUmIvkv, It¯men¡ apXemb k`IÄ¡v t\m¼pImew Ignªp. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp BNcn¨ Cu s\mb¼ns\ henbt\m¼v [Great Lent] Fóp hnfn¡póp. t\m¼mNcW¯nsâ DÛhhpw Dt±iyhpw BNcnt¡ï hn[§fpw BNcWw aqeapïmIpó KpW`e§fpw Cu teJ\¯neqsS hmb\¡mÀ¡v ImgvN shbv¡póp.

1. t\m¼nsâ DÛhw:
   a\pjys\ _p²nap«n¡m³ k` ASnt¨ð¸n¨ Hcp \nbaamtWm s\mb¼v? AñsbópÅ D¯cw Cu teJ\w hmbn¨p Ignbpt¼mÄ \n§Ä¡p e`n¡pw. "Lent" FóXnsâ PÀ½³ ]Zw Spring FóÀ°apÅ "Lenz" FómIpóp. Lengten FóXnsâ Npcp§nb cq]amWv Lent A£cmÀ°¯nð, Lent means lengthening of Daytime hours'. Spring Fó hm¡n\v Ddh Fópw Spring Season Fópw AÀ°apïv. t\m¼pImew Bßob PohnX¯nsâ \ocpdh sXfnbpó kabamWv. AXpt]mse ioXIme¯nsâ achn¸pw \njv{InbXzhpw AekXbpw amdn ssNX\ymßIamb \hPohsâ hk´ ]ndhnbmWv t\m¼pImew.

   hnip² thZ]pkvXI¯nð D]hmkw [Fasting] FómWv t\m¼nsâ adp\maw. t\m¼p Ime¯v `£Ww shSnªv ssZht¯mSpIpSn hkn¡pó (IqsS ]mÀ¡pó) A\p`has{X D]hmkw. am\h Ncn{Xmcw`w apXð D]hmk¯n\pÅ \nbahpw Dïmbncpóp. a\pjycñ, ssZhamWv t\m¼v (D]hmkw) GÀs¸Sp¯nbXv. t\m¼nsâ Imew D]hmk¯nsâ ImeamIpóp. ssZhw BZmant\mSv "tXm«¯nse kIe hr£§fpsSbpw ^ew \n\¡v Cãw t]mse Xnómw. Fómð \òXnòIsf¡pdn¨pÅ Adnhnsâ hr£¯n³ ^ew XnócpXv; Xnópó \mfnð \o acn¡pw.' (Dð¸¯n 2:16-þ17) CXv Hcp `mKnI s\mb¼mbncpóp þ Hcp hr£¯nsâ ^ew XnómXncn¡pI.

   Hómas¯ kv{Xobpw ]pcpj\pw D]hmk \nbaw ewLn¨p. cïmw BZmsaóv ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ hntijn¸n¡pó tbip{InkvXp Hómw BZmansâ hogvN ]cnlcn¨v t\m¼v ]qÀ¯nbm¡n. tbip{InkvXp \mev¸Xp ]Iepw cmhpw hnP\Øe¯v `£W ]m\ob§Ä XyPn¨v Xsâ ]nXmhnt\mSpÅ kwkÀ¤¯nð Ignªp. Xsâ ]n³KmanIÄ¡v Hcp \ñ amXrI ImWn¨p Xóp. "D]hmk¯mepw {]mÀ°\bmepañmsX Cu PmXn \o§nt¸mIbnñ' Fóv injyòmsc ]Tn¸n¨p. D]hmkanñm¯ {]mÀ°\bpw {]mÀ°\bnñm¯ D]hmkhpw iànbpÅXñ.

2. `£W ]m\ob§Ä hÀÖn¡póXnsâ BhiyIX:
   Pohsâ \ne\nð¸n\pw BtcmKy kwc£W¯n\pw {IaoIrXamb `£W]m\ob§Ä A\nÀhmcy§fmWv. ssZhw krãn¨hsbñmw a\pjysâ D]tbmK¯n\p thïnbmsWópw, Hónt\bpw \ntj[n¡pItbm hÀÖn¡pItbm sNt¿ïXnsñópw hmZn¡póhÀ Itï¡mw. Zbmephpw kvt\l\nÀ`c\pamb ssZhw BZman\v Fñm hr£§fpsSbpw ^ew Xnóm³ A\phZn¨psh¦nepw Hcp hr£¯nsâ ^ew am{Xw XnópóXv \ntcm[n¨p. FñmÁn\pw Hcp \nb{´Ww AYhm \njvT BhiyamsWóv ]Tn¸n¡phm\mbncpóp B \nbaw. ssZhw krãn¨sX¦nepw Fñmw D]tbmK{]Zañ. ssZhw Xón«pÅXmsWó `mh¯nð hnjw Ign¡mdnñsñm! Hmtcmón\pw AXmXntâXmb D]tbmK {Ia§fpïv. \ñsX¦nepw D]tbmK¯nð anXXzw ]men¡Ww. a\pjy³ Xnóm³ thïnbñ Pohn¡póXv, Pohn¡phm³thïn Xnópóp.

   hÀÖ\hpw Bß\nb{´Whpw: hne¡nbXns\ {]m]n¡phm\pÅ PnÚmk BZanepw lÆbnepw DWÀóp. "a\pjy³ A¸w sImïv am{Xañ Pohn¡póXv, ssZh¯nsâ hmbnð\nópw hcpó hN\wsImïpw Pohn¡póp.' hÀÖ\hpw [Abstinence] Bß\nb{´Whpw [Self-Control] PohnXhnPb¯n\v AXymhiyamWv. Hón\pw ASnabmImsX Pohn¡Ww. GÁhpw CãapÅ `£Wkm[\§Ä shSnbpóXpaqew \s½ \nb{´n¡phm\pÅ CÑmiàn hfÀ¯pIbmWv. ssZht¯mSpÅ kvt\ls¯{]Xn FSp¡pó sNdnb XymKamWXv.

   `£W¯nð am{Xañ:
   PohnX¯nsâ Fñm taJeIfnepw anXXzhpw Bß\nb{´Whpw ]ment¡ïXmWv. icocw `£Ww shSnbpt¼mÄ Bßmhv XnòIsfbpw shSntbïXmIpóp. `£Ww am{Xw shSnªpÅ s\mb¼v ssZhw kzoIcn¡pónñ. Bß\nb{´WanñmsXbpÅ PohnXssien \cI¯nte¡pÅ hnimehoYn BWv. alm\mb itemtam³ cmPmhv ]dbpóp; "Fs³d I®p B{Kln¨sXmópw Rm³ AXn\p \ntj[n¨nñ; Fs³d lrZb¯nóp Hcp kt´mjhpw hne¡nbnñ; Fs³d kIe {]bXv\hpw \nan¯w Fs³d lrZbw kt´mjn¨p; Fs³d kIe {]bXv\¯nepw F\n¡pïmb A\p`hw CXp Xtó.' (k`m{]kwKn 2:10) almÚm\nbmb At±lw t`mj\mbn amdn. [mcmfw kv{XoIÄ `mcyamcmbn Dïmbncpóp. {ItaW kv{XoIfpsS t{]cWbmð kXyssZhs¯ hn«v A\y tZhòmsc tkhn¡phm³ XpS§n. "itemtam³ htbm[nI\mbt¸mÄ `mcyamÀ Ahs³d lrZbs¯ A\ytZhòmcnte¡p hioIcn¨p; Ahs³d lrZbw Ahs³d A¸\mb ZmhoZns³d lrZbwt]mse Xs³d ssZhamb btlmhbn¦ð GIm{Kambncpónñ.' (1 cmPm¡òmÀ 11:4) ssZh¯nsâ ]cnÚm\w itemtam\v \ãambn. Ah³ ]m]w sNbvXp. Xsâ PohnXhpw cmPy¯nsâ `mhnbpw tNmZyw sN¿s¸«p. Bß\nb{´Wanñm¯ B PohnXw ]cmPbs¸«p. An uncontrolled pursuit of happiness ends up in an uncontrollable pain.

   kzmX{´y¯nsâ ZpÀhn\ntbmKw:
   ssZhw a\pjy\v kzmX{´yw \ðInbn«pïv. BZman\v ssZhw sImSp¯ \nbas¯ A\pkcn¡phm\pw \nckn¡phm\pw kzmX{´yapïmbncpóp. BZmw \nbas¯ ewLn¨p. Ahsâ kzmX{´yw sXÁns\ XncsªSp¡phm³ D]tbmKn¨p. kzmX{´y¯nsâ ZpÀhn\ntbmKw ]m]hpw B]¯pw hnfn¨p hcp¯póXmIpóp. Freedom is coincident with consequences. Hcp hyànbpsS kzmX{´yw asÁmcp hyànbpsS kzmX{´y¯n\v tZmjamIcpXv. Adnhnñm¯hsc NqjWw sN¿póXv ]m]amIpóp. tamãn¡cpXv [Donot Steal] FópÅ Iev¸\ ewL\w A]csâ kz¯p kq£n¡m\pÅ kzmX{´y¯nsâ taepÅ ssIIS¯memIpóp. AXp ]m]amWv. hy`nNmchpw _emðkwKhpw aÁpÅhcpsS hyànkzmX{´y¯nsâ taepÅ ISóm{IaWw BIpóp. a\pjy³ kzX{´s\¦nepw \nb{´W§Ä¡p hnt[b\mWv. kzmX{´y¯nsâ t]cnð KXmKX \nba§Ä ewLn¨mepÅ `hnjy¯v hfscbmIpóp. a\pjysâ CÑmiàn [Will Power] \òXnòIÄ Xncn¨dnªv \ñXns\ XncsªSp¡phm\pÅ tI{µambn [Control Station] amdWw. AXn\v a\pjysâ am{Xw ]cn{iaw ]cym]vXañ, ssZh¯nsâ Ir]bpw klmbhpw BhiyamWv. t\m¼pImew Cu ssZhIr] \½fnð hÀ²n¸n¡póXn\v thÀXncn¡s¸« kabamWv.

3. t\m¼pw D]hmkhpw F§s\, Ft¸mÄ?
   k`bmbpw, kaqlambpw, hyàn]cambpw t\m¼pw D]hmkhpw BNcn¡mhpóXmWv. tkh\cwK¯v NpaXeIÄ hnPb{]Zambn \nÀÆln¡póXn\pw ]qÀ¯oIcn¡póXn\pw, ]co£mL«§sf XcWw sN¿póXn\pw, ]m]¯nð \nópw ssZhtIm]¯nð \nópapÅ tamN\¯n\pw, i{Xphnð \nópapÅ c£s]Sen\pw, IpSpw_PohnX¯nsâbpw XeapdIfpsSbpw A\p{Kl¯n\pw D]hmkhpw t\m¼pw A\pjvTn¨n«pÅXmbn thZ]pkvXI¯nð sXfnhpIfpïv.

   tkh\cwK¯v: tbip{InkvXphnsâ ]ckyip{iqj Bcw`n¡póXn\p ap³]mWv \mð¸Xp ]Iepw cmhpw D]hmksaSp¯Xv. temI¯nsâ c£ Fó `mcn¨ NpaXebmbncpóp At±l¯n\p \nhÀ¯n¡m\pïmbncpóXv. B ZuXy \nÀÆlW¯n\v IpcnipacWw AXymhiyambncpóp. "càw sNmcnªn«ñmsX hntamN\anñ' Fó ssZh\nba{]Imcw, IpcnÈnsâ hgnIsf hn«v, cmPmhmbn knwlmk\hpw Øm\am\§fpw kzoIcn¨v, BKat\mt±iw ]mfnt¸mIXncn¡phm\pÅ X¿msdSp¸mbncpóp Xsâ D]hmkImew. P\w IÀ¯mhns\ cmPmhm¡phm³ {ian¨t¸mÄ At±lw cwKw hn«pt]mbn Fópw \mw hmbn¡póp.

   At¸mkvXeòmÀ: I¯r\ntbmK{]Imcw At¸mkvXeòmÀ temI¯nsâ hnhn[ `mK§fnð kphntij {]NcW¯n\p t]mIpóXn\p ap³]v sklntbm³ amfnIbnð IqSnbncpóv D]hkn¨v {]mÀ°n¨v ]cnip²mßmhns\ {]m]n¨p. (As¸m: {]hr¯nIÄ 2)

   ]co£Isf Pbn¡phm³: IÀ¯mhnsâ, Xsâ D]hmk¯n\p tijw ]co£Ifpambn km¯m³ kao]n¨p. "hoWp Fsó \akv¡cn¨mð CsXms¡bpw \n\¡p Xcmw Fóp Aht\mSp ]dªp.' (a¯mbn 4:9) tbipX¼pcm³ km¯mt\mSv, "\nsâ ssZhamb IÀ¯mhns\ \akvIcn¨v Ahs\ am{Xsa Bcm[n¡mhq' Fóp imkn¨p. "]nXmth, Ignbpsa¦nð Cu ]m\]m{Xw \o§nt¸mtIWta; F¦nepw Rm³ CÑn¡póXpt]msebñ, \o CÑn¡póXpt]mse BIs«' Fóp {]mÀ°n¡phm\pw ssZhlnX¯n\p hnt[b\mIphm\pw D]hmkhpw {]mÀ°\bpw At±ls¯ iàoIcn¨p.

   {]XnkÔnIfnð: FtØdnsâ ]pkvXI¯nð FtØdnsâbpw blqZ hwi¯nsâbpw PohnXhpw \ne\nð¸pw A]IS¯nembXmbn tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp. B ZpÀLS kab¯v D]hkn¡póXn\mbn Xsâ P\s¯ FtØÀ Blzm\w sNbvXp. (FtØÀ 4:16) ^etam, Ahsc \in¸n¡m³ KqVmtemN\ \S¯nb lmam³, Xm³ samÀs±Jmbn¡pthïn Hcp¡nb IgpIpac¯nð Xm³ Xsó Xq¡ns¡mñs¸«p. F´p sN¿WsaódnbmsX hgn¯ncnhnemIpt¼mÄ D]hmkhpw {]mÀ°\bpw \S¯pI; I¬ap¼nð hgn sXfnªphcpw.

   i{Xp¡fnð \nópapÅ c£s]Sð: Zm\ntbensâ FXncmfnIÄ Xsó \in¸n¡m³ KqVmtemN\ \S¯n. knwl¡pgnbnen«v sImñphm\mbn Ah³ hn[n¡s¸«p. Zm\ntbð D]hkn¨p {]mÀ°n¨p. ssZhw Ahs\ knwl¯nsâ hmbnð\nópw hnSphn¨p. (Zm\ntbð 9:3,21; 10:3,12)

   ]m]¯nð \nópw in£bnð \nópw tamN\w: ]m]w \nan¯w \ns\h \Kcs¯ \in¸n¡phm³ ssZhw Xocpam\n¨p. tbm\mbpsS {]kwKw tI«v \ns\hbnse cmPmhpw {]PIfpw D]hkn¡pIbpw A\pX]n¡pIbpw sNbvXp. X³aqew ssZhw AhcpsStað \nÝbn¨ncpó in£ ]n³hen¨p. (tbm\m 3) t\m¼pImew A\pXm]¯nsâ kabamWv. A\pXm]¯neqsS hnip²oIcWhpw, hnip²oIcW¯neqsS ssZhZÀi\hpw {]m]n¡póp.

   hyànPohnX¯nð tcmKhpw {]bmkhpw hcpt¼mÄ: ZmhoZnsâ PohnXw D]hmk¯nsâbpw {]mÀ°\bpsSbpw A\pXm]¯nsâbpw amXrIbmbncpóp. "Rmt\m, AhÀ Zo\ambn¡nSót¸mÄ c«pSp¯p; D]hmkwsImïp Rm³ BßX]\w sNbvXp; Fs³d {]mÀ°\ Fs³d amÀÆnS¯nte¡p aS§nhóp.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 35:13)

ssZhw ImWn¨pXó hnPb¯nsâ ]mXbmWv D]hmkhpw {]mÀ°\bpw. \½psS Ignh\pkcn¨p t\m¼v BNcn¡phm³ \mw {ian¡Ww. F¦nð, ainlm X¼pcmsâ DbÀ¸nsâ kt´mj§fnð Bß\nÀhrXntbmsS ]¦psImÅm³ \ap¡v km[n¡pw. AXn\p ssZhw \s½ A\p{Kln¡pamdmIs«.