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Ccp«nð Ccpó P\w hentbmcp shfn¨w Iïp
By H.G. Abraham Mar Stephanos Metropolitan
Metropolitan of UK, Europe, and Africa Dioceses, Malankara Orthodox Church

\ktd¯v hn«p sk_qeqs³dbpw \^vXmenbpsSbpw AXncpIfnð ISð¡scbpÅ I^Àólqanð sNóp ]mÀ¯p; "sk_qeq³ tZihpw \^vXmen tZihpw ISð¡cbnepw tbmÀ±mó¡scbpapÅ \mSpw PmXnIfpsS Keoebpw C§s\ Ccp«nð Ccn¡pó P\w hentbmcp shfn¨w Iïp; acW¯ns³d tZi¯nepw \ngenepw Ccn¡póhÀ¡p {]Imiw DZn¨p' Fóp sbi¿m{]hmNI³ apJm´cw Acpfns¨bvXXp \nhr¯nbmIphm³ CShóp. Aóp apXð tbip: kzÀ¤cmPyw kao]n¨ncn¡bmð am\km´cs¸Sphn³ Fóp {]kwKn¨pXpS§n. (a¯mbn 4:13þ17)

ssZhw ]qÀ®amb kwKXnIfnð am{Xta {]hÀ¯n¡q Ftóm, ssZh Ir] ]qÀWXbnð am{Xambn hym]cn¡psatóm \mw IcpXcpXv; adn¨v, ssZhw A]qÀ®hpw hnIehpambXnte¡v Cd§n hcpóp. IÀ¯mhnsâ Ir] \½psS IgnhnñmbvaIfnte¡pw _elo\XIfnte¡pw kar²ambn hym]cn¡póp. Z\lm Xncp\mfn\p tijapÅ BZy RbdmgvNbnse Xncpshgp¯v hmb\bnð, Hcp henb ]mTw AhXcn¸n¡póp: tbip sk_qeq³, \^vXmen, Keoen Fóo {]tZi§fnð, {]tXyIn¨v I^Àólqanð Xsâ ip{iqj Bcw`n¨t¸mÄ Ccp«nepw AÔXaknenepw IgnªncpóhÀ Hcp henb shfn¨w Iïp.

{]hN\§fnepw, tcJs¸Sp¯s¸« Ncn{X¯nepw GÁhpw A[nIw {][m\yapïmbncpóXv sPdpktean\mWv. Fóncpómepw, IÀ¯mhmb tbip Xsâ ip{iqj Bcw`n¨Xpw Xsâ injyòmtcmsSm¸w IqSpXð kabw sNehgn¨Xpw A{X Adnbs¸Sm¯Xpw ]et¸mgpw AhKWn¡s¸«Xpamb Keoen {]tZi¯mWv. blqtZXccmb, PmXnIÄ Fóv hnfn¨v AhKWn¡s¸«ncpó sshhn[yamÀó km[mcW P\§Ä Xmakn¨ncpó {]tZiambncpóp CXv. sbdpiteanð \nóv GÁhpw AIse ØnXn sN¿pó Keoen AhÚtbmsSbpw, ]cpjambpw, hnckambpw ho£n¡s¸«ncpóp. kphntij¯nð "Ccp«nð Pohn¨hÀ' Fóv ]cmaÀin¡s¸Spó (a reference to common, unremarkable people who were considered undeserving and ignorant) P\XXn Hcp henb shfn¨w ainlmbmb {InkvXphneqsS Iïp. A¯cw FfnbXpw {it²bañm¯Xpamb Øe§fnte¡pw kmlNcy§fnte¡pw ]et¸mgpw ssZhIr] hym]cn¡psaóv CXv hyàam¡póp.

]pXnb\nba¯nsâ XpS¡¯nð tbiphnsâ hwimhen ]cntim[n¡pt¼mÄ, Ahsâ Xeapdbnð DÄs¸Spó sshhn[yamÀó BfpIfpsS Hcp ]«nI \ap¡p ImWmw. CXv shfns¸Sp¯póXv, AtbmKycmbhsc tbmKycm¡póXv AhcpsS kz´w {]hÀ¯nIfpsS taò sImtïm, hyàn]camb tbmKyXIÄ sImtïm Añ, adn¨v ssZh¯nsâ hosïSp¸v ]²XnbpsS `mKambn ssZhw Xsâ ]cam[nImc XncsªSp¸neqsSbpw Ahsâ Ir] Ahcnte¡v hym]c¸n¨XneqsSbpamWv, FómWv. CXv ssZhoI c£m]²XnbpsS Hcp coXnbpw `mKhpamWv. kaqlw AtbmKycmbn IW¡m¡póhtcm AhKWn¡s¸Spóhtcm BbhtcmSpÅ \½psS kz´w [mcWItfbpw at\m`mh§sfbpw \mw kzbw ]cntim[n¡m\pw tim[\ sN¿m\pw \t½mSv Bhiys¸Spóp FópÅXv \nÀWmbIamWv.

AXpt]mse, \½psS _elo\XIÄ, e`yañmsX t]mIpó `mKy§Ä, PohnX¯nse _p²nap«pIfpw thZ\Ifpw, BIkvanIambn DïmIpó thÀ]mSpIÄ, D¯cw Isï¯phm³ ]ÁmsX t]mIpó PohnX¯nse XSk§fpw {]bmk§fpw, PohnXbm{Xbnse Ahkc \jvS§Ä; C¯cw PohnX shñphnfnIfnseñmw, ssZhIr] \½psS ]mXbnð hym]cn¡pónsñóv \mw Nn´n¡cpXv. Ccp«nð BbncpóhÀ¡v ssZhw {]Imiw DZn¸n¨Xn\mð, CXnð \mw \ncmicmIcpXv. ssZhw \½psS _elo\XIfnð Xr¡¬]mÀ¡bpw ]cnKWn¡bpw sN¿psaóv kwibteisas\y kphntij _ÔnXambn ImWphm\pw ]dbphm\pw Ignbpw.

AXp am{Xañ, aX]camtbm Bßob]camtbm GXp henb ]Zhn Ae¦cn¡póhcmbns¡mÅs«, AhÀ ]nXrØm\obcmbn \nð¡póhcmbmðt]mepw, Ahscñmhcpw Xsó am\pjnI _elo\XIfpÅhcmIpóp Fóv \ap¡v Xncn¨dnbm³ IgnbWw. AXpsImïv a\pjysâ hogvNIfnð Ahsc B{Ian¡msX ssZhkvt\l¯nsâbpw Ir]bptSbpw hym]mcw Ahcnð DïmIWsa FópÅ {]mÀ°\bpw A\pI¼bpw kvt\lhpasñ \½Ä ImWnt¡ïXv? AXp XsóbmWv IÀ¯mhv Xsâ ip{iqjbneqsS \ap¡v ImWn¨p XóXpw.

Keoenbnse Xsâ ip{iqjbpsS Bcw`¯nð IÀ¯mhmb tbip ssZhcmPyt¯bpw am\km´ct¯bpw Ipdn¨v ]Tn¸n¨p. (Kingdom of God and repentence) kphnti§fnse Hcp tI{µ hnjbamWv A\pXm]hpw am\km´chpw. Xsâ ]cky ip{iqjbpsS XpS¡¯nse {]t_m[\w C{]Imcambncpóp: "Imew XnIªp ssZhcmPyw kao]n¨ncn¡póp; am\km´cs¸«p kphntij¯nð hnizkn¸n³' (aÀs¡mkv 1:15)

\½psS sXÁpIfnð \mw ]et¸mgpw tJZw {]ISn¸n¡pIbpw, Cu hnImcs¯ bYmÀ° ]Ým¯m]ambn sXÁn²cn¡pIbpw sN¿póp. Fóncpómepw, ]Ým¯m]w (Regret) FóXv \½psS hogvNIfnsem {i²¡pdhpIfnsem DïmIpó tIhe k¦Sw am{Xañ; AXn\v PohnXssienbnð kaqeamb amÁw BhiyamWv. Cu ]cnhÀ¯\w A\pXm]¯nsâ GÁhpw A\nhmcyamb `mKamsWóv \mw a\knem¡Ww. kaÀ¸nXamb kXy A\pXm]w Fómð, sXÁmb {]hÀ¯nIsf Xncp¯m³ Dd¨ Xocpam\w FSp¡pIbpw, Cu hyXnbm\s¯ XpSÀópÅ {]mÀ°\bpw kaÀ¸Whpw \S¯pI FóXmWv. CXv \ap¡v {]m]yamIpt¼mÄ ssZhIr] \½psS PohnX¯nð hym]cn¡m³ XpS§póp, \½psS _elo\XIfnð IÀ¯mhnsâ Ir] hym]cn¡m³ XpS§póp. ssZhhpambpÅ Hcp CSs]Sen\v (interaction) XpS¡anSpóp. AtXmsS \½psS IpdhpIsf kzbw a\knem¡póp. Xncp¯n aptóm«p t]mIphm³ F\n¡p Ignbpw FópÅ km[yXbpw Xocpam\hpw AXnsâ apIfnepÅ {]mÀ°\bpw \ap¡v e`yamIpw.

ASp¯Xmbn, Bcmepw {i²n¡s¸SmXncpó Ipsd t]sc IÀ¯mhv hnfn¡póp. AhcpsS {]XnIcWw kaqeambncpóp. (radical) injyXzw Fóp ]dbpóXv, \ap¡p a\knem¡m³ km[n¡m¯ Xe¯nepÅ, \½psS DÅnð Ft¸mgpw B´cnIambn {]Xn[z\n¡pó ssZhhnfntbmSpÅ {]XnIcWambn \½psS \ncp]m[nIhpw ]qÀ®hpamb kaÀ¸WamWv. PohnX¯nsâ D¯chmZnXz§fnð \mw IpSp§nt¸mIpópsï¦nepw, Cu kmlNcy§sf ssZhw \ap¡v \ðIpóp. \½psS ASnØm\ hnfnsb¡pdn¨v \mw kzbw HmÀ½n¸n¡bpw AXv \½psS ssZhnI XncsªSp¸v BsWóv AwKoIcn¡bpw, AXn\\pkcn¨v Ahsâ ]nómse t]mIphm\pw \ap¡v CSbmhWw.

ssZhw \½psS _elo\XIsf a\knem¡póh\mWv. AtbmKyXIfnð AhnSpóv kvt\lakrWambn CSs]SpIbpw ssZhIr] \½fnð hym]cn¸n¡pIbpw sN¿póp. AXneqsS NpÁp]mSpapÅ _elo\mwi§sfbpw A]qÀ®XIsfbpw hn[n XoÀt¸mSpIqSnbpw IpÁmtcm]W¯nð IqSnbpw ImWmsX , kv\l¯nsâ I®pIfneqsS ImWphm³ IÀ¯mhnsâ hosïSp¸nð \nóv Bcpw A\ycñ Fóv Xncn¨dnbphm\pw ssZhw \ap¡v kwKXnbm¡s«.

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