disambar 22, 1929 andru, beljiyam aardanil irukkira novil endra chinna graamatthildhaan naan pirandhēn. angē niraiya pannaigal irundhana. chinna vayadhil appaa ammaavōdu pannaiyil irundha nyaabagangal innum en manadhaivittu nīngavillai. naanum ennudaiya thambi rēmandum pannaiyil vēlai seivōm, paal karappōm, aruvadai seivadharkum udhavuvōm. engaludaiya chinna graamatthil ellaarum sērndhu ondraaga vēlai seivōm. oruvarukkoruvar otthaasaiyaaga iruppōm.

en appaa emīlum ammaa aalisum katthōlikka madhatthil bakthiyōdu irundhaargal. ovvoru nyaayitrukkilamaiyum maas-kku thavaraamal pōividuvaargal. kittatthatta 1939-il ingilaandhil irundha sila payaniyargal engal graamatthukku vandhirundhaargal. appaavidam kaansalēshan patthirikaiyai kodutthaargal. (ippōdhu adhai vilitthelu! patthirikai endru solgirōm.) andha patthirikaiyil irundhadhu unmai enbadhai appaa udanē purindhukondaar; adhanaal baibilai vaasikka aarambitthaar. maas-kku pōvadhai nirutthiyapōdhu engalidam paasamaaga palagiya akkampakkatthinar bayangaramaaga edhirkka aarambitthaargal. appaa katthōlikka madhatthai vittu pōivida kūdaadhu endru kattaayappadutthinaargal; niraiya sandaiyum vandhadhu.

appaa ippadi kashtappaduvadhai paartthapōdhu enakkum kashtamaaga irundhadhu. kadavulidam udhavi kētka vēndum endru thōndriyadhu. appōdhudhaan naan aarambatthil sonna maadhiri kadavulidam urukkamaaga jebam seidhēn. orukattatthil, akkampakkatthinar engalai edhirppadhai nirutthivittaargal. appōdhu enakku bayangara sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu. yegōvaa unmaiyilēyē ‘jebatthai kētkiraar’ endru urudhiyaaga namba aarambitthēn.

mē 10, 1940 andru, beljiyam mīdhu naasi jermani padaiyedutthadhu. niraiya pēr naattaivittu thappitthu pōnaargal. naangal kudumbamaaga fraansin therku pagudhikku thappitthu pōnōm. pōgira valiyil, jerman padaiyum franch padaiyum bayangaramaaga mōdhikkondirundha idangalil naangal maattikkondōm. aanaalum thodarndhu payanam seidhōm.

 naangal engal pannaikku thirumbi vandhu paartthapōdhu, engaludaiya mukkaalvaasi porulgal thirudappattirundhana. engaludaiya naai baabi mattumdhaan engalukkaaga kaatthirundhadhu. idhaiyellaam paartthapōdhu, ‘indha maadhiri pōrgalum kashtangalum ēn nadakkiradhu’ endru yōsikka aarambitthēn.

kittatthatta adhēsamayatthil, emīl shraans a endra sagōdharar engalai sandhitthaar. avar oru mūpparaagavum payaniyaraagavum irundhaar. naam ēn kashtappadugirōm enbadharkum en manadhil irundha matra kēlvigalukkum avar baibililirundhu badhilgalai kaattinaar. adhanaal, naan yegōvaavidam innum nerukkamaaga pōnēn. avar unmaiyilēyē oru anbaana kadavul enbadhai namba aarambitthēn.

pōr mudivadharku munbē engalaal niraiya sagōdharargalōdu palaga mudindhadhu. aagast 1943-il jōsē nikkōlaa minē endra sagōdharar engaludaiya pannaikku vandhu oru pēchu kodutthaar. appōdhu, “yaarellaam nyaanasnaanam edukka virumbugirīrgal?” endru kēttaar. en appaavum naanum kai thūkkinōm. engal pannaikku pakkatthil irundha oru chinna aatril naangal nyaanasnaanam edutthōm.

disambar 1944-il, jerman padai mērku airōppaavil kadaisi thaakkudhalai nadatthiyadhu. adhu bayangaramaaga irundhadhu! andha thaakkudhalai bēttil aaf balj (Battle of Bulge) endru solvaargal. naangal irundha idatthukku romba pakkatthildhaan adhu nadandhadhu. adhanaal, kittatthatta oru maasatthukku bēsmentilēyē irundhōm. orunaal mirugangalukku thīni pōduvadharkaaga naan veliyē vandhēn. appōdhu thidīrendru pannaiyil gundu pōda aarambitthaargal; dhaaniya kidangin kūrai muluvadhum naasamaanadhu. mirugangalai katti vaikkira idatthil oru amerikka vīrar irundhaar. avar ennidam “kīlē padutthukkol” endru satthamaaga sonnaar. naan udanē ōdippōi avar pakkatthil padutthukkondēn. ennai kaappaatruvadharkaaga avar thannudaiya helmettai enakku pōttuvittaar.

pōr mudindha piragu, līj sabaiyil irundha sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu engalaal palaga mudindhadhu. andha sabai, naangal irundha idatthilirundhu kittatthatta 90 kilōmīttar vadakkil irundhadhu. konja naalukku piragu, engal graamatthukku pakkatthil irundha bēstōn endra idatthil oru chinna thogudhiyai aarambitthōm. vari sambandhappatta oru vēlaiyai naan seiya aarambitthēn. sattam padippadharkum enakku vaaippu kidaitthadhu. piragu, naan nōttari klarkkaaga vēlai seidhēn. 1951-il bēstōnil oru chinna vattaara maanaattukku ērpaadu seidhōm. kittatthatta 100 pēr vandhirundhaargal. avargalil ellī rūttar endra sagōdhariyum oruvar. aval romba surusuruppaaga ūliyam seidhukondirundha oru payaniyar. maanaattil kalandhukolvadharkaaga 50 kilōmīttar saikkil ōttikkondu  vandhirundhaal. sīkkiratthilēyē naangal kaadhalikka aarambitthōm, nichayamum pannikkondōm. giliyad palliyil kalandhukolvadharku ellīkku ērkenavē alaippu kidaitthirundhadhu. aanaal, adhil kalandhukolla mudiyaadhu endru avalukku thōndriyadhu. adhanaal, adhai patri oru kadidham eludhi ulaga thalaimai aluvalagatthukku anuppinaal. appōdhu amaippai valinadatthikkondirundha sagōdharar naar adharku badhil anuppinaar. ‘orunaal ungal kanavarōdu adhil kalandhukolla vaaippu kidaikkalaam’ endru avar anbaaga eludhiyirundhaar. pibravari 1953-il naangal kalyaanam seidhukondōm.

adhē varushatthil, ellīyum naanum yaankī stēdiyatthil nadandha niyu vērld sosaitti asambiliyil kalandhukolvadharkaaga niyu yaarkkukku pōnōm. angē naangal oru sagōdhararai paartthōm. avar engalukku oru nalla vēlaiyai koduppadhaaga sonnaar. amerikkaavukkē kudimaari vandhuvidungal endrum sonnaar. aanaal, adhai patri nandraaga yōsitthu jebam seidha piragu, andha vēlaiyai ētrukkolla vēndaam endru mudivu seidhōm. beljiyamukkē thirumbi pōi, bēstōnil irundha chinna thogudhiyōdu sērndhu sēvai seiyalaam endru ninaitthōm; appōdhu angē kittatthatta 10 prasthaabigaldhaan irundhaargal. aduttha varusham engalukku oru paiyan pirandhaan. avanukku sergē endru peyar vaitthōm. aanaal, ēlē maasatthil sergē udambu sariyillaamal irandhuvittaan. engal manadhil irundha vēdhanaiyaiyellaam yegōvaavidam kottinōm. uyirttheludhal nambikkaidhaan engalukku balam kodutthadhu.

aktōbar 1961-il payaniyar seivadharku ētra maadhiri oru pagudhi nēra vēlai enakku kidaitthadhu. adhē naalil beljiyam kilai aluvalaga ūliyar enakku fōn seidhaar. oru vattaara ūliyaraaga (ippōdhu, vattaara kangaani endru alaikkirōm) ennaal sēvai seiya mudiyumaa endru kēttaar. “indha niyamippai seivadharku munbu konja naal naangal payaniyargalaaga sēvai seiya mudiyumaa?” endru kēttēn. engalukku anumadhi kidaitthadhu. ettu maasangalukku naangal payaniyargalaaga sēvai seidhōm. piragu, septambar 1962-il vattaara sēvaiyai aarambitthōm.

irandu varushangal vattaara sēvai seidha piragu, brusselsil irundha kilai aluvalagatthil sēvai seivadharku engalukku alaippu kidaitthadhu. aktōbar 1964-il naangal angē sēvai seiya aarambitthōm. indha pudhu niyamippu engalukku niraiya aasīrvaadhangalai allitthandhadhu. 1965-il sagōdharar naar engal kilai aluvalagatthai sandhitthaar. avar vandhuvittu pōna konja naalilēyē ennai kilai aluvalaga ūliyaraaga niyamitthaargal. adhu enakku romba aachariyamaaga irundhadhu. piragu, 41-vadhu giliyad palliyil kalandhukolvadharku ellīkkum enakkum alaippu kidaitthadhu. sagōdharar naar 13 varushangalukku munbu sonna vaartthaigal appōdhu nijamaanadhu! giliyad palliyil pattam petra piragu, naangal marubadiyum beljiyam kilai aluvalagatthukku vandhōm.

sattam sambandhamaaga enakku sila vishayangal therindhirundhadhaal, airōppaavilum matra idangalilum irundha yegōvaavin makkaludaiya urimaigalukkaaga ennaal pōraada mudindhadhu. (pili. 1:7) kittatthatta 55-kkum adhigamaana naadugalil irundha adhigaarigalai sandhippadharku vaaippu kidaitthadhu. andha naadugalil nammudaiya vēlaikku thadaiyō kattuppaadugalō irundhana. andha adhigaarigalai sandhitthapōdhu, sattam sambandhamaaga enakku irundha anubavatthai solvadharku badhilaaga, “naan kadavuludaiya ūliyar” endru arimugappadutthikkolvēn. naan valinadatthudhalukkaaga yegōvaavidam jebam seivēn. ēnendraal, “raajaavin [alladhu nīdhibadhiyin] idhayam yegōvaavin kaiyil nīrōdaipōl irukkiradhu.  thaan virumbum dhisaiyil adhai avar thiruppividugiraar” endru enakku theriyum.—nīdhi. 21:1.

en manadhai thotta oru anubavatthai solla vēndumendraal, adhu airōppiya paaraalumandra uruppinar oruvarōdu pēsiyadhudhaan! avaridam pēsuvadharku naan niraiya dhadavai anumadhi kēttēn. oruvaliyaaga, ennai sandhippadharku avar otthukkondaar. aanaal, avarai paartthapōdhu, “unakku aindhu nimishangaldhaan tharuvēn, adharkumēl oru nimishamkūda kidaiyaadhu!” endru sonnaar. naan udanē thalai kunindhu jebam seiya aarambitthēn. appōdhu, “enna seigiraai?” endru kēttaar. naan nimirndhu avarai paartthu, “kadavulukku nandri solgirēn. ēnendraal, nīngalum avarudaiya ūliyardhaan” endru sonnēn. “nī enna solgiraai?” endru kēttaar. rōmar 13:4-ai kaattinēn. avar oru praattastantaaga irundhadhaal, baibilai patri avarukku therindhirundhadhu. andha vasanam avarukku piditthirundhadhu. adhanaal arai maninēram pēsuvadharku nēram kodutthaar. andha sandhippu romba nandraaga pōnadhu. ‘saatchigaludaiya vēlaiyai naan uyarvaaga madhikkirēn’ endrum sonnaar.

pala varushangalaagavē, yegōvaavudaiya makkal airōppaavil niraiya valakkugalil pōraadiyirukkiraargal. nadunilaiyōdu iruppadharkaaga, pillai valarppu urimaikkaaga, vari sambandhamaaga matrum innum sila urimaigalukkaaga pōraadiyirukkiraargal. idhil niraiya valakkugalil udhavi seiyum baakkiyam enakku kidaitthirukkiradhu. yegōvaa eppadiyellaam nammai valinadatthi, namakku vetri kodukkiraar enbadhai naan kannaara paartthirukkirēn. manidha urimaigalukkaana airōppiya nīdhimandratthil yegōvaavin saatchigalukku 140-kkum adhigamaana valakkugalil vetri kidaitthirukkiradhu!

1990-galil, ulaga thalaimai aluvalagatthil irundha sagōdharar filip bramli matrum itthaaliyilirundha sagōdharar vaaltar faarnettiyōdu sērndhu naan vēlai seidhēn. kiyūbaavil irundha sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya madha sudhandharatthukkaaga naangal pōraadinōm. ēnendraal, angē nam vēlaikku niraiya kattuppaadugal irundhana. beljiyamil irundha kiyūbaa naattin thūdharagatthukku naangal eludhinōm. engalidam pēsuvadharkaaga oru adhigaariyai niyamitthaargal; naangal avarai sandhitthōm. aarambatthil, nammai patri avargal purindhuvaitthirundha sila thappaana vishayangalai engalaal thelivupaduttha mudiyavillai.

yegōvaavidam jebam seidha piragu, kiyūbaavil irundha nam sagōdharargalukku 5,000 baibilgalai anuppuvadharku anumadhi kēttōm. avargalum otthukkondaargal. andha baibilgal paadhugaappaaga sagōdhara sagōdharigalidam pōi sērndhana. idhilirundhu yegōvaavin aasīrvaadham irundhadhai purindhukondōm. adhanaal, innum 27,500 baibilgalai anuppuvadharku anumadhi kēttōm. adharkum anumadhi kidaitthadhu. kiyūbaavil irundha ovvoru sagōdhara sagōdharikkum sondhamaaga oru baibil kidaikka udhavi seidhadhai ninaitthu sandhōshappattēn.

sattam sambandhamaana udhavigalai seivadharkaaga, naan niraiya dhadavai kiyūbaavukku pōnēn. andha samayangalil, angirundha niraiya adhigaarigalōdu ennaal oru nalla uravai valartthukkolla mudindhadhu.

1994-il, ruvaandaavil, tutsi inatthukku edhiraaga nadandha inappadukolaiyil 10,00,000-kkum adhigamaana makkal kodūramaaga kollappattaargal. varutthamaana vishayam ennavendraal nammudaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigal silarkūda kollappattaargal. nivaarana udhavi seivadharkaaga sīkkiratthilēyē sila sagōdharargal niyamikkappattaargal.

thalainagar kigaalikku naangal vandhusērndhapōdhu, molipeyarppu aluvalagamum prasurangal vaikkappattirundha idamum thuppaakki gundugalaal thulaikkappattirundhadhu. sila sagōdhara sagōdharigal arivaalgalaal kodūramaaga vetti kollappattaargal endru kēlvippattōm. adhēsamayatthil, oruvarukkoruvar eppadi unmaiyaana anbai kaattinaargal endrum kēlvippattōm. tūtsi inatthai sērndha oru sagōdharar thannudaiya anubavatthai sonnaar. avar oru kulikkul 28 naatkal olindhirundhaaraam. hūtū inatthai sērndha oru kudumbamdhaan avarai batthiramaaga paartthukkondaargal. kigaaliyil nadandha oru kūttatthil, 900-kkum adhigamaana sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku naangal urchaagatthaiyum dhairiyatthaiyum kodutthōm.

adutthu naangal ellaiyai kadandhu seyir endra idatthukku pōnōm. (ippōdhu kaangō jananaayaga kudiyarasu) kōmaa endra nagaratthukku pakkatthil irundha agadhigal mugaamil sagōdhara sagōdharigalai kandupidippadharkaaga angē pōnōm. aanaal, avargalai kandupidikka mudiyavillai. adhanaal, yegōvaavidam udhavi kēttu jebam seidhōm. andha samayatthil oruvar engalai paartthapadi nadandhu vandhaar. naangal avaridam, “yegōvaavin saatchigal yaaraiyaavadhu ungalukku theriyumaa?” endru kēttōm. “naanum oru yegōvaavin saatchidhaan. vaarungal, naan ungalai nivaarana kuluvidam kūttikkondu pōgirēn” endru avar sonnaar. nivaarana kuluvil irundhavargalai naangal urchaagappadutthinōm. piragu, kittatthatta 1,600 agadhigalai sandhitthōm. baibililirundhu avargalukku urchaagatthaiyum aarudhalaiyum kodutthōm. aalum kuluvidamirundhu vandha kadidhatthil irundha sila vishayangalaiyum sonnōm. adhil ippadi solliyirundhadhu: “ungalukkaaga naangal eppōdhum jebam seigirōm. yegōvaa ungalai kaividavē maattaar endru engalukku theriyum.” indha vaartthaigal andha sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya manadhai aalamaaga thottadhu. aalum kulu sonnadhu evvalavu unmai! indru, ruvaandaavil 30,000-kkum adhigamaana saatchigal sandhōshamaaga yegōvaavai vanangugiraargal!

kalyaanam aagi kittatthatta 58 varushangalukku piragu, adhaavadhu 2011-il, naan nenjaara nēsittha en manaivi ellīyai maranatthil parikodutthēn. ennudaiya vēdhanaiyai jebatthil yegōvaavidam kottinēn. avar enakku aarudhal kodutthaar. nalla seidhiyai matravargalukku solvadhum enakku aarudhalaaga irundhadhu.

ippōdhu enakku 90 vayadhukku mēl aagiradhu. irundhaalum, naan ovvoru vaaramum ūliyatthil kalandhukolgirēn. adhōdu, beljiyam kilai aluvalagatthil irukkira satta ilaakaavukku udhavi seigirēn, ennudaiya anubavangalai matravargalukku solgirēn, betthēl kudumbatthil irukkira ilam sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku mēippu sandhippu seigirēn. ivaiyellaam enakku romba sandhōshamaaga irukkiradhu.

kittatthatta 84 varushangalukku munbu naan yegōvaavidam mudhal dhadavaiyaaga jebam seidhēn. appōdhu mudhal, yegōvaa en kūdavē irundhirukkiraar. naan innum avaridam nerungi pōikkondudhaan irukkirēn. vaalnaal mulukka yegōvaa ennudaiya jebatthai kēttu adharku badhil kodutthiruppadhai ninaitthu naan romba romba nandriyōdu irukkirēn.—sang. 66:19. b