gpwg;Gk; ,wg;Gk; ,y;yhjtu; gjp xUtNu! me;jg; gjp rptngUkhd;. rptngUkhDf;Fg; gRf;fnsy;yhk; vd;Wk; mbikfs;. rptngUkhd; me;jg; gRf;fs; NjhWk; epiwe;J epd;W mtu;fis nay;yhk; MSe; jiytu;. Mjyhw; rptngUkhd; xUtNu gRgjp. (gRf;fSf;Fg;gjp - gRgjp> gR - Md;kh> gjp - jiytd;).
,e;j cz;ikia tpRtrpj;Jr; rptngUkhid topgLfpw khu;f;fQ; irt rkak;. gyiug; guk; vd;W nfhz;L tzq;Ffpw rkak; irt rkak; MfhJ. rptngUkhdpYk; cau;e;jtu; cz;L vd;whtJ rptngUkhDf;Fr; rkj;Jtk; cilatu; cz;L vd;whtJ nfhs;tJ rptj; JNuhfk;.
rptngUkdpd; Ntwhfhj jpUtUNs rptrf;jp. ,e;jr; rptrf;jpNa ghu;tjp Njtpahu; vd;W nrhy;yg;gLk;. rptngUkhd; Md;khf;fSf;F mUs; nra;Ak; nghUl;Lf; nfhz;lUspa %u;j;jq;fs;:-
tpehaff; flTs;>
Rg;gpukzpaf; flTs;>
itutf; flTs;>
tPugj;jpuf; flTs;
MfpNahuhtu;. ,tu;fSf;Fr; nra;Ak; tzf;fk;> rptngUkhd; xUtiuf; Fwpj;j tzf;fNkahk;. rf;jp - ty;yik.
Kg;gj;J Kf;Nfhb Njtu;fisg; guk; vd;Wnfhz;L tzq;Ffpw khu;f;fQ; irt rkak; vd;W %lu;fs; gyu; nrhy;Yfpwhu;fs;. kdpju;fisg; Nghy;Nt gpwe;Jk;> ,we;Jk; coYfpw Njtu;fisg; guk; vd;W nfhs;tJ irt rkaj;Jf;F Kw;Wk; tpNuhjk;.
irtrkapfs; mQ;Qhdpfs; (Heathens) vd;W fpwp];jtu;fs; toq;Ffpwhu;fs;. mQ;Qhdpfs; vd;w nrhy;Yf;Fg; nghUs; nka;f; flTis mwpfpw mwpT ,y;yhjtd;. fpwp];jtu;fs; jq;fs; fUj;jpd;gb jhq;fs; irt rkapfis mQ;Qhdpfnsd;W toq;fyhnkd;why;> irtrkapfSe; jhq;fs; fpwp];jtu;fis mQ;Qhdpfs; vd;W toq;fyhNk! irtrkapfs; vd;W ngau; ,l;Lf;nfhz;L> mNef %lu;fs;> capu;g;gyp Vw;fpw Jl;l NjtijfisAk;> fhld;> khld;> Rliykhld;> fhl;Nlwp> kJiu tPud;> fWg;gd;>gjpndl;lhk;gbf; fWg;gd;> rq;fpypf;fWg;gd;> ngupa jk;gpuhd;> Kdp> fz;zfp> Nga;r;rp Kjyhdtu;fisAk; tzq;Ffpwhu;fs;. ,e;jpahtpy; mNef %lu;fs; KfkjpaUila gs;spthriyr; Nrtpf;fpwhu;f;s;. ,yq;ifapy; mNef %lu;fs; Nuhkd; fj;Njhypf;fUila kupia NfhapYf;Ff; fhzpf;if nrYj;Jfpwhu;fs;. ,tu;fs; vy;yhUQ; rptj;JNuhfpfs;; ,tu;fNs mQ;Qhdpfs;.
irtrkaj;ijj; jkpo;r; rkak; vd;Wk;> irt rkaf; Nfhtpiyj; jkpo;f; Nfhapy; vd;Wk;> mwptpy;yhj rdq;fs; toq;Ffpwhu;fs;. jkpo; vd;gJ xU rkaj;jpd; ngaud;W; xU nkhopapd; ngau;. ngWtjw;F mupa kdpjg; gpwtpiag; ngw;Wk;> kpf Nkyhfpa irtrka kugpNy gpwe;Jk;> irtrkak; ,g;gbg;gl;lJ> me;jr; rkaf; flTs; ,g;gbg;gl;ltu;> mtiu topgLfpw Kiwik ,g;gbg;gl;lJ vd;W Muha;e;J mwpe;J nfhz;L> irtrkaj;ij mEl;bahJ> Neu;e;jgb elg;gJ> IiaNah! eufj; Jd;gj;Jf;Ff; fhuzk;.
irtrkapfs; irtrkaj;ij mwpahJ nfLtjw;Ff; fhuzk;> irtrkaj;ijr; irtrka FUkhu;fs; gpurq;fQ; nra;ahJ tpLjNy. ahjhapDk; xU rkaj;ij mwpe;J gpurq;fQ; nra;ahjtu;fs;> me;jr; rkaj;Jf;Fj; jhq;fs; FUkhu;fs; vd;W nrhy;ypf; nfhz;L jpuptJk;> me;jf; FUj;Jtj;Jf;F cupa nghUisAk; kupahijiaAk; jhq;fs; ngw tpUk;GtJk; vd;id! ntl;fk;! ntl;fk;!
ed;wp:fyrk; (rpj;jpiu-Mdp 1999)




