ullūril irundha ‘yunaitted charch aaf kanadaavil’ appaa oru mūpparaaga irundhaar. adhanaal ennaiyum en thangachiyaiyum vaaraa vaaram ‘sandē skūlukku’ anuppividuvaar. adharku piragu, kaalai 11 manikku appaavōdu sērndhu charchil nadakkira maas-kku pōvōm. madhiyam ammaavōdu sērndhu raajya mandratthukku pōvōm. indha irandu madhatthukkum naduvil irundha vitthiyaasatthai engalaal nandraagavē paarkka mudindhadhu.

baibililirundhu therindhukonda unmaigalai ennudaiya ammaa, avarudaiya romba kaalatthu nanbargalaana baab hatchisanidamum avar manaivi mēriyōnidamum sonnaar. avargalum satthiyatthai ētrukkondu yegōvaavin saatchigalaaga aanaargal. 1958-il niyu yaark nagaratthil “dheivīga sittham” sarvadhēsa maanaadu nadandhadhu. ettu naal nadandha andha maanaattukku baab matrum mēriyōn, avargaludaiya mūndru magangalōdu sērtthu ennaiyum kūttikkondu pōnaargal. ippōdhu ninaitthu paartthaal, appadi ennai kūttikkondu pōvadharku avargal evvalavu muyarchi edutthirukka vēndumendru purigiradhu. ennudaiya vaalkkaiyilēyē marakka mudiyaadha maanaadaaga adhu amaindhuvittadhu.

ennudaiya tīnēj vayadhil naangal oru pannai vīttil vaalndhōm. angirukkira mirugangalai gavanitthukkolvadhu endraal enakku avvalavu pidikkum! adhanaal, kaalnadai marutthuvaraaga aaga vēndumendru ninaitthēn. idhai patri en ammaa sabaiyilirundha oru mūpparidam sonnaar. naam vaalndhukkondiruppadhu ‘kadaisi naatkal’ enbadhai avar enakku anbaaga nyaabagappadutthinaar. (2 thī. 3:1) adhōdu, pala varusham palgalaikkalagatthil pōi padippadhu enakkum yegōvaavukkum irukkira bandhatthai eppadi baadhikkum endrum avar sonnaar. adhanaal, kaalnadai marutthuvaraagum ennatthai kaivittēn.

 palli padippu mudindha piragu enna seiya pōgirēn endra kulappam enakkul irundhukondēdhaan irundhadhu. vaara irudhi naatkalil ūliyatthil kalandhukondaalum, adhil avvalavaaga īdupaadu varavillai. ennai naan oru payaniyaraaga kanavilkūda ninaitthu paarkkavillai. tōraantōvil irundha oru periya insūrans kampeniyil mulu nēra vēlaiyil sēra solli, yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga illaadha en appaavum chitthappaavum sonnaargal. andha kampeniyil ennudaiya chitthappaa oru periya padhaviyil irundhadhaal naanum angu vēlaikku sērndhēn.

tōraantōvil vēlai seidhapōdhu, naan thodarndhu ōvar taim seiya vēndiyirundhadhu. saatchiyaaga illaadhavargalōdu adhiga nēram selavida vēndiyirundhadhaal, kūttangalukkum ūliyatthukkum sariyaaga pōga mudiyavillai. aarambatthil naan en thaatthaavōdudhaan thangiyirundhēn. avar yegōvaavin saatchi kidaiyaadhu. avar irandha piragu naan thanguvadharku vēru idam paarkka vēndiyirundhadhu.

1958-il ennai maanaattukku kūttikkondu pōna baab matrum mēriyōnai ungalukku nyaabagam irukkum. avargal enakku appaa ammaa maadhiri. avargaludaiya vīttil ennai thanga vaitthaargal. yegōvaavukkum enakkum irukkira bandhatthai balappadutthuvadharku  avargal romba udhavi seidhaargal. 1960-il avargaludaiya magan jaanum naanum ondraaga nyaanasnaanam edutthōm. jaan payaniyar aanaar. niraiya ūliyam seiya adhu ennai thūndiyadhu. naanum munnērinēn. sabaiyil irukkira sagōdharargalum ennudaiya munnētratthai gavanitthaargal. kaalappōkkil, ennai dhēvaraajya ūliya palliyin ūliyaraaga niyamitthaargal. a

1966-il, raandi bergē endra payaniyarai naan kalyaanam seidhēn. aval romba aarvatthōdu payaniyar ūliyam seidhukondu irundhaal. thēvai adhigam irukkira idatthil sēvai seiya vēndumendru romba aasaippattaal. engaludaiya payana kangaani engal mēl thanippatta vidhamaaga niraiya akkarai kaattinaar. ontaariyōvil irukkira aariliyaa sabaikku udhavi seivadharku engalai angu pōga solli avar urchaagappadutthinaar. udanadiyaaga naangal angu kilambinōm.

aariliyaavukku vandha kaiyōdu, raandiyōdu sērndhu naanum payaniyar ūliyatthai aarambitthēn. avalukku irundha urchaagam ennaiyum thotrikkondadhu endrudhaan solla vēndum. payaniyar ūliyatthil mulumūchōdu irangiya pinbu, baibilai payanpadutthi makkalukku satthiyatthai sollikkoduppadhum, makkal adhai purindhu ētrukkolvadhum enakku avvalavu sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu! aariliyaavil irukkira oru arumaiyaana thambadhi thangal vaalkkaiyil maatrangal seidhu yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga aavadharku engalaal udhava mudindhadhu. adhai ninaitthu romba sandhōshappadugirōm.

oru dhadavai tōraantōvukku pōyirundha samayatthil, arnaaldu meknamaaraa endra sagōdhararai paartthēn. betthēlil mukkiyamaana poruppil irundha sagōdharargalil ivarum oruvar. ‘nīngal visēsha payaniyaraaga sēvai seiya virumbugirīrgalaa?’ endru kēttaar. udanadiyaaga, “kandippaaga! engu vēndumaanaalum pōgirēn. kiyubekkai thavira!” endru sonnēn. andha samayatthil, kanadaavil irundhu pirindhu kiyubek oru thani naadaaga aaga vēndumendru makkal arasaangatthukku edhiraaga pōraattam seidhukondu irundhaargal. adhanaal kanadaavil irundha aangila moli pēsum makkalukku kiyubekkil irundha frenchu moli pēsum makkalmēl thappennam paraviyirundhadhu. ennaiyum adhu thotriyirundhadhu.

aanaal, “indha samayatthil kiyubekkukku mattumdhaan visēsha payaniyargalai kilai aluvalagam anuppugiraargal,” endru arnaaldu ennidam sonnaar. udanadiyaaga sari endru sollivittēn. angu pōi sēvai seivadhil ennudaiya manaivikkum aarvam irundhadhendru enakku ērkenavē theriyum. vaalkkaiyil naan eduttha oru miga sirandha mudivu adhu endru enakku appuramdhaan purindhadhu.

aindhu vaaratthukku nadandha oru frenchu moli vaguppil naangal sērndhōm. adhu mudindha piragu, naangalum engalōdu innoru thambadhiyum, maantrīlukku vadakilakkil 540 kilōmīttarukku andha pakkatthil irundha rimōski endra idatthukku pōnōm. oru dhadavai sabai kūttatthil arivippugal seiyum pōdhu naan ippadi sollivittēn. vara pōgira maanaattil “aasthiriyaavil irundhu pradhinidhigal” varuvaargal endru solvadharku badhilaaga “aastrich (neruppukkōli) pradhinidhigal” varuvaargal endru sollivittēn. frenchu moliyil naan katrukkolla vēndiyavai niraiya irukkiradhu enbadhu nandraaga therindhadhu.

rimōskiyil, kalyaanamaagaadha naangu sagōdharigal engal naangu pērudan sērndhukondaargal. avargal aarvamaaga ūliyam seigiravargal. adhumattumalla, yubardō thambadhiyum avargaludaiya irandu magalgalumkūda engalōdu sērndhukkondaargal. yubardō thambadhi, andha ūril ēlu padukkaiyarai konda oru periya vīttai vaadagaikku edutthaargal. angu thangugira payaniyargal vaadagaiyai pagirndhukondaargal. andha vīdum angirundha thūngalum vellaiyaaga irundhadhu. adhanaal, adhai vellai maaligai endru solvōm. podhuvaaga, andha vīttil naangal 12 alladhu 14 pēr iruppōm. naangal visēsha payaniyargalaaga irundhadhaal, kaalaiyilum matthiyaanatthilum saayangaalatthilum veli ūliyatthukku pōvōm. engalōdu ūliyam seivadharku eppavum yaaraavadhu varuvaargal; panikkaalangalil, maalai nēratthil kulir nadungikkondu irundhaalumkūda! idharkaaga, naangal avargalukku nandrikkadan pattirukkirōm.

naangal ellaarumē oru kudumbam maadhiri romba nerukkam aagivittōm. sila samayatthil, saayangaalatthil neruppu mūtti ellaarum ondraaga sērndhu utkaarndhukolvōm. alladhu ellaarum sērndhu samaitthu saappiduvadharkendru oru naalai vaitthukkolvōm. engalōdu irundha oru sagōdharar isai karuviyai vaasippaar. adhanaal, sanikkilamai saayangaalatthil perumbaalum naangal aadi paadi sandhōshamaaga iruppōm.

rimōskiyil naangal seidha ūliyam palan kodutthadhu. verum aindhu varushatthil engalōdu baibil padittha niraiya pēr nyaanasnaanam edutthaargal. adhu engalukku romba sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu. sabaiyil irundha prasthaabigaludaiya ennikkai kittatthatta 35 aaga uyarndhadhu.

kiyubekkil narcheidhiyaalargalaaga vēlai seivadharku engalukku nalla payirchi kidaitthadhu. ūliyatthilum sari, matra thēvaigalai gavanitthukkolvadhilum sari, yegōvaa engalukku eppadi udhavi seidhaar enbadhai naangal paartthōm. adhumattumalla, frenchu makkalaiyum avargaludaiya moliyaiyum kalaachaaratthaiyum naangal nēsikka katrukkondōm. idhanaal, matra kalaachaarangalaiyum naangal nēsikka aarambitthōm.—2 ko. 6:13.

aanaal thidīrendru kilai aluvalagam engalai traakkadi endra tavunukku pōga sonnaargal. niyu bransvikkin kilakku karaiyōratthil adhu irukkiradhu. indha maatram engalukku savaalaaga irundhadhu. ēnendraal, appōdhudhaan andha ūril oru appaartmenttai kutthagaikku edutthirundhōm. adhōdu, oru palliyil pagudhinēra tīchar vēlaikkaaga kaantraakttil kaiyelutthu pōttirundhēn. adhumattumalla, engalōdu baibil paditthukkondu irundha silar, appōdhudhaan prasthaabigalaaga aagiyirundhaargal. raajya mandratthai kattikkondu irundha vēlaiyum paadhiyil irundhadhu.

 engalai maarippōga sonna andha vaara kadaisiyil, naangal orē jebamaaga seidhukondu irundhōm! traakkadikku nēril pōnōm. rimōskiyil irundhu andha idam romba vitthiyaasamaaga irundhadhu. aanaal naangal angu pōga vēndumendru yegōvaa ninaippadhaal, angu pōga mudivu seidhōm. yegōvaavai naangal sōdhitthu paartthōm. (mal. 3:10) engal munnaal irundha ovvoru thadaiyaiyum avar edutthu pōduvadhai paartthōm. ennudaiya manaivi raandikku yegōvaavidam oru nalla bandham irundhadhu. aval suyanalam illaadhaval. nagaichuvaiyaagavum pēsuvaal. adhanaal indha idatthai gaali seidhu pōvadhu avvalavu kashtamaaga theriyavillai.

naangal pōyirundha pudhu sabaiyil raabart raas endra orē oru mūppardhaan irundhaar. avarum avarudaiya manaivi lindaavum angē payaniyaraaga sēvai seidhirundhaargal. avargalukku mudhal kulandhai pirandha piragu, angēyē thangivittaargal. avargaludaiya kutti paiyanai gavanitthukkolla vēndiyirundhaalum, engalaiyum romba nandraaga ubasaritthaargal. avargaludaiya ubasarippum avargal surusuruppaaga seidhuvandha ūliyamum engalai romba urchaagappadutthiyadhu.

traakkadiyil irandu varusham payaniyaraaga irundhōm. engalukku oru aachariyam kaatthirundhadhu. payana kangaaniyaaga sēvai seivadharku engalukku alaippu vandhadhu. aangila moli pēsum vattaaratthil ēlu varusham sēvai seidhōm. piragu, kiyubekkil frenchu moli pēsum vattaaratthukku niyamikkappattōm. andha samayatthil maavatta kangaaniyaaga irundha liyōns krippō endra sagōdharar ennudaiya pēchai romba paaraattuvaar. “kētpavargalukku innum prayōjanamaaga irukkira maadhiri indha pēchai eppadi kodukkalaam?” bendru eppōdhum avar ennidam kētpaar. ippadi enmēl thanippatta vidhamaaga akkarai edutthu avar udhaviyadhaal, naan elimaiyaaga, ellaarukkum puriyum vidhatthil nandraaga pēchu kodukka mudindhadhu.

1978-il, maantrīlil nadandha “vetriyulla visuvaasam” endra sarvadhēsa maanaattil, enakku kidaittha niyamippai ennaal marakkavē mudiyaadhu. angu varum ellaarukkum unavu ērpaadu seigira vēlaiyai enakku kodutthaargal. 80,000 pērai naangal edhirpaartthōm. ellaarukkum unavu koduppadharku naangal pudhidhaaga oru ērpaattai seiya vēndiyirundhadhu. samaiyal seivadharkaana porutkal, menu, samaiyal seigira vidham endru ellaamē romba pudhidhaaga irundhadhu. engalidam kittatthatta 20 periya frij irundhadhu. aanaal silasamayam adhu vēlai seiyaamal pōividum. maanaadu aarambippadharku mundhina naal, andha stēdiyatthil oru vilaiyaattu nigalchi nadandhukondu irundhadhaal, andraikku naduraatthiri varaikkum engalaal ullē nulaiyakkūda mudiyavillai. samaippadharku thēvaiyaana endha ērpaattaiyum seiya mudiyavillai. kaalai unavu kodukka, vidivadharku munbē naangal aduppai patra vaikka vēndiyirundhadhu. naangal romba kalaippaaga irundhōm. aanaal ennōdu vaalantiyargalaaga vēlai seidhavargaludaiya kadina ulaippu, mudhirchi, nagaichuvaiyai paartthu naan niraiya katrukkondēn. naangal romba nerukkamaanōm. natpu malarndhadhu. indruvarai adhu nilaitthirukkiradhu. 1940-kkum 1960-kkum idaiyil idhē kiyubekkildhaan kadumaiyaana thunburutthal irundhadhu. aanaal adhē idatthil saritthira mukkiyatthuvam vaaindha andha maanaattai anubavitthadhu solla mudiyaadhu sandhōshatthai alli thandhadhu.

maantrīlil nadandha periya maanaadugalil, ennōdu vēlai seidha kangaanigalidam irundhu niraiya katrukkondēn. oru maanaattil, ippōdhu aalum kuluvil sēvai seiyum dēvid splēn, maanaattu kangaaniyaaga irundhaar. innoru maanaattil, andha niyamippu enakku kidaitthadhu. appōdhu dēvid enakku mulu otthulaippu kodutthaar.

naan 36 varusham payana kangaaniyaaga sēvai seidhadharku piragu, 2011-il, mūppargalukkaana palliyil pōdhagaraaga sēvai seiyum niyamippu kidaitthadhu. irandu varushatthil, en manaiviyum naanum 75 vitthiyaasamaana padukkaigalil thūnga vēndiyirundhadhu. naangal seidha thyaagangal edhuvumē vīn pōgavillai. ovvoru vaaramum palliyin kadaisi naalil, mūppargal manam kulirndhupōvaargal. yegōvaavōdu oru nalla bandhatthai vaitthukkolla aalum kulu avargalukku endhalavu udhavi seigiraargal enbadhai ninaitthudhaan!

appuram, raajya narcheidhiyaalargalukkaana palliyil naan pōdhagaraaga irundhēn.  niraiya samayatthil, maanavargal attavanaiyai paartthē thinarividuvaargal. ovvoru naalum kittatthatta ēlu maninēram vaguppil utkaara vēndum, dhinamum saayangaalam mūndru maninēram hōmvork seiya vēndum. adhuthavira, vaaraavaaram naalaindhu niyamippugalaiyum vaguppil seiya vēndum. andha maanavargalidam, yegōvaavudaiya udhavi irundhaaldhaan idhaiyellaam ungalaal seiya mudiyum endru naanum palliyin innoru pōdhagarum solvōm. yegōvaavai saarndhirundhadhaal ninaitthadhaivida andha maanavargalaal adhigam seiya mudindhadhu. adhai ninaitthu avargal aachariyappattadhellaam innum en nenjil nirkiradhu!

ennudaiya ammaa eppavumē matravargalmēl thanippatta vidhamaaga akkarai kaattuvaar. adhanaal, avaridam baibil paditthavargal nandraaga munnērinaargal. ennudaiya appaavin manadhum maariyadhu. ammaa irandhu mūndru naalukku appuram, podhu pēchai kētpadharku appaa raajya mandratthukku vandhaar. engalukkellaam orē aachariyam! andru thodangi aduttha 26 varushangal en appaa thavaraamal kūttangalukku pōnaar. appaa nyaanasnaanam edukkavillaidhaan. aanaal, ovvoru vaaramum avardhaan mudhal aalaaga kūttangalukku varuvaar endru angirukkira mūppargal ennidam sonnaargal.

enakkum enkūda pirandha mūndru thangaigalukkum en ammaa oru nalla munmaadhiri. ennudaiya thangaigalum avargaludaiya kanavargalum yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seidhu varugiraargal. adhil irandu thangaigal, nam amaippudaiya kilai aluvalagangalil sēvai seigiraargal. orutthi pōrchugalil, innorutthi heitiyil.

ippōdhu, ontaariyōvil irukkum hēmiltanil en manaivi raandiyum naanum visēsha payaniyargalaaga irukkirōm. payana kangaaniyaaga irundha samayatthil, matravargaludaiya marusandhippugalukkum baibil padippugalukkum pōvadhil sandhōshappattōm. aanaal ippōdhu engalōdu baibil padippavargal yegōvaavidam nerungi varuvadhai paarppadhu romba romba sandhōshamaaga irukkiradhu. naangal irukkum pudhu sabaiyil sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu nalla nanbargal aagivittōm. avargaludaiya kashtakaalatthilum nalla kaalatthilum avargalukku yegōvaa eppadi udhavi seigiraar enbadhai paarppadhu engalukku urchaagam tharugiradhu.

engaludaiya vaalkkaiyai thirumbi paarkkumpōdhu, etthanaiyō pēr thanippatta vidhamaaga engalukku akkarai kaattiyirukkiraargal. naan sandhōshatthōdu adhaiyellaam ippōdhu ninaitthu paarkkirēn. avargal maadhiriyē matravargalmēl “aalndha akkarai” kaattuvadharku naangal iruvarum muyarchi seidhirukkirōm. (2 ko. 7:6, 7) yegōvaavukku adhigamaaga seivadharku niraiya pērai urchaagappadutthiyirukkirōm. udhaaranatthukku, oru kudumbatthil irundha manaiviyum, maganum, magalum payaniyar seidhu vandhaargal. andha kanavaridam, payaniyar seivadhai patri avar eppōdhaavadhu yōsitthirukkiraaraa endru kēttēn. adharku avar, vīttil mūndru pēr payaniyar seivadharku, thaan udhavi seidhu varuvadhaaga sonnaar. adharku naan, “yegōvaavaivida ungalaal avargalukku nandraaga udhavi seiya mudiyumaa?” endru avaridam kēttēn. payaniyargal anubavikkum sandhōshatthai avaraiyum rusitthu paarkka sonnēn. aaru maadhatthukku piragu avarum oru payaniyar aagivittaar.

raandiyum naanum “aduttha thalaimuraikku” yegōvaavudaiya “arpudhamaana seyalgalai” patri sollikkondē iruppōm. yegōvaavudaiya sēvaiyil naangal endhalavu sandhōshatthai anubavitthōmō andhalavu sandhōshatthai avargalum anubavippaargal endru naangal nambugirōm.—sang. 71:17, 18.