adutthu enna aanadhu endru solvadharku munnaal mulunēra sēvaiyai naan eppadi aarambitthēn endru solgirēn.

1942-il karībiyanil irukkira kūraasō endra oru alagaana thīvildhaan naan pirandhēn. en appaavudaiya sondha ūr sūrinaam. vēlaikkaaga avar indha thīvukku kudimaari vandhirundhaar. naan pirappadharku irandu varushangalukku munbudhaan appaa nyaanasnaanam edutthirundhaar. andha thīvilēyē mudhal yegōvaavin saatchi en appaadhaan. a engal vīttil naangal aindhu pillaigal. engal ellaarukkum vaaraa vaaram appaa baibil solli tharuvaar. silasamayam naangal vēndaaveruppaaga padippōm. engalai utkaara vaitthu solli koduppadharkul avarukku pōdhum pōdhum endru aagividum. enakku 14 vayadhu aanapōdhu naangal kudumbamaaga sūrinaamukku kudimaari pōnōm. ēnendraal, engaludaiya appaa engal paattiyai gavanitthukkolla vēndiyirundhadhu.

sūrinaamukku pōna piragu angē yegōvaavukku aarvamaaga sēvai seidhukondirundha ilainyargalōdu naan palaga aarambitthēn. ennaivida avargal irandu mūndru vayadhudhaan periyavargal. aanaal, avargal olungaana payaniyar sēvai seidhukondirundhaargal. ūliyatthil kidaittha anubavatthai patri avargal sandhōshamaaga pēsikkondiruppaargal. appōdhu avargaludaiya mugamē romba pragaasamaaga irukkum. kūttam mudindha piragu naanum ennudaiya frendsum baibilai patri pēsuvōm. silasamayam veliyē utkaarndhu vaanatthai paartthu pēsikkondiruppōm. indha nanbargaldhaan en kanavu nanavaavadharku udhaviyaaga irundhaargal. yegōvaavukku ulaikka vēndum enbadhudhaan ennudaiya kanavaaga irundhadhu. adhanaal, 16 vayadhil naan nyaanasnaanam edutthēn. 18 vayadhil olungaana payaniyaraaga aanēn.

naan payaniyaraaga irundhapōdhu niraiya paadangalai katrukkondēn. itthanai varushangal mulunēra sēvaiyil andha paadangal enakku romba udhaviyaaga irundhirukkindrana. matravargalukku payirchi koduppadhu evvalavu mukkiyam enbadhudhaan naan katrukkonda mudhal paadam. naan payaniyar sēvai seiya aarambitthapōdhu villiyam paan saal endra mishanari  enmēl akkarai edutthu enakku payirchi kodutthaar. b sabai poruppugalai eppadi nandraaga seiyalaam endru enakku avar niraiya sollikkodutthaar. andha samayatthil andha payirchi enakku romba thēvaiyaaga irundhadhu. aanaal, adhu enakku pinbudhaan purindhadhu. adharku aduttha varushamē visēsha payaniyaraaga enakku niyamippu kidaitthadhu. sūrinaam malai kaattukkullē odhukkuppuramaaga irundha chinna chinna thogudhigalukku naan udhavi seiya aarambitthēn. thēvaippatta samayatthil enakku payirchi koduttha sagōdharargalukkaaga naan romba nandriyōdu irukkirēn. andha samayatthilirundhu naanum avargalai pōla nēram odhukki matravargalukku payirchi kodukka muyarchi seidhukondu varugirēn.

naan katrukkonda irandaavadhu paadam, elimaiyaaga vaala vēndum... ellaavatraiyum thittam pōttu seiya vēndum... enbadhudhaan. ovvoru maadham aarambikkumpōdhum, andha maadhatthukku ennavellaam thēvai endru naanum ennōdu visēsha payaniyaraaga irundhavarum sērndhu oru list pōduvōm. adharku piragu, naanō alladhu avarō romba dhūratthil irukkira tavunukku pōi thēvaiyaana ellaavatraiyum vaangikkondu varuvōm. maadha selavukkaaga engalukku kidaittha panatthai naangal sikkanamaaga selavupanna vēndiyirundhadhu. vaangiya maligai saamaanellaam maadham mulukka varugira maadhiri paartthukkolla vēndiyirundhadhu. ēnendraal, ēdhaavadhu thīrndhuvittaal andha nadukkaattil naangal enna pannuvōm, yaarai pōi kētpōm! chinna vayadhilēyē elimaiyaaga vaalvadharkum thittampōttu vaalvadharkum katrukkondadhaal idhuvaraikkum yegōvaavin vēlaiyai mulu gavanatthōdu ennaal seiya mudindhirukkiradhu.

makkalukku avargaludaiya sondha moliyilēyē katrukkodutthaaldhaan prayōjanamaaga irukkum. idhudhaan naan katrukkonda mūndraavadhu paadam. enakku aangilam, dach, paapiyamentō maadhiri moliyellaam theriyum. sūrinaam makkal podhuvaaga pēsiya sraanantaangō moliyum enakku theriyum. aanaal, kaattukkul irundha janangallellaam avargaludaiya moliyilēyē pēsiyapōdhudhaan nandraaga kēttaargal. andha moligalai pēsa katrukkolvadhu enakku romba kashtamaaga irundhadhu. udhaaranatthukku, saaramakkan moliyil sariyaana ētra irakkangalōdu pēsavillai endraal vaartthaigaludaiya artthamē maarividum. aanaalum, naan eduttha muyarchi vīnaagavillai. andha moligalai katrukkondadhaal innum etthanaiyō pērukku avargaludaiya moliyilēyē satthiyatthai ennaal katrukkodukka mudindhirukkiradhu.

indha maadhiri pudhu moliyai pēsiyadhaal niraiya kaamediyellaam nadandhirukkiradhu. udhaaranatthukku, saaramakkan moli pēsum oru pennukku naan baibil padippu edutthukkondirundhēn. avar orusamayam vayitru valiyaal kashtappattaar. avaridam, “eppadi irukkīnga?” endru kētpadhaaga ninaitthukkondu, “garppamaa irukkīngalaa?” endru kēttuvittēn. avarukku orē dharmasangadamaaga aagivittadhu. indha maadhiri avvappōdhu ēdaagūdamaaga nadandhaalum janangaludaiya sondha moliyilēyē pēsuvadharkutthaan eppōdhumē muyarchi panniyirukkirēn.

1970-il naan vattaara kangaaniyaaga niyamikkappattēn. andha varusham “yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya ulaga thalaimai aluvalagatthai sutri paarkkalaam” endra slaidai malaikkaattil irundha niraiya thogudhigalukku naan kaattinēn. odhukkuppuramaaga irundha andha thogudhigalai pōi paarppadharkaaga naanum sila sagōdharargalum oru nīlamaana padagil ēri aarugal valiyaaga pōvōm. jenarēttar, petrōl kēn, mannennai vilakku, slaid shō pōttu kaattuvadharkaana karuvigal ellaavatraiyum padagil kondu pōvōm. naangal pōi sēra vēndiya idatthukku vandha udanē avai ellaavatraiyum  padagilirundhu irakki, slaid shō kaatta vēndiya idatthukku kondu pōvōm. odhukkuppuramaana idangalil irundha andha janangal ellaam andha slaid shōvai avvalavu virumbi paarppaargal. adhu innum en kannukkullēyē irukkiradhu. yegōvaavai patriyum avarudaiya amaippai patriyum matravargalukku sollikkoduppadhu enakku romba sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu. adharkaaga naan kashtappattu ulaikka vēndiyirundhadhu. aanaal, enakku kidaittha aasīrvaadhangalukku pakkatthil adhellaam ondrumē illai.

kalyaanam pannaamal irundhapōdhu ennaal yegōvaavukku niraiya sēvai seiya mudindhadhu. aanaalum, enakku oru thunai irundhaal nandraaga irukkum endru thōndriyadhu. adhanaal, oru nalla pennai kaatta solli yegōvaavidam naan jebam panna aarambitthēn. andha pen malaikkaattil siramam paarkkaamal sandhōshamaaga mulunēra sēvai seibavalaaga irukka vēndumendru naan kēttēn. kittatthatta oru varushatthukku piragu, ītthal endra pennai naan kaadhalikka aarambitthēn. aval visēsha payaniyaraaga irundhaal. kashtam paarkkaamal yegōvaavukku manadhaara sēvai seidhukondirundhaal. chinna vayadhilirundhē appōsthalan pavulai avalukku romba pidikkum. avarai maadhiriyē yegōvaavukku mulumūchōdu sēvai seiya vēndumendru aval aasaippattaal. 1971 septambar maadham engalukku kalyaanam aanadhu. adharku piragu naanum avalum vattaara sēvaiyai seiya aarambitthōm.

ītthalin kudumbam avvalavu vasadhiyaanavargal kidaiyaadhu. adhanaal, vattaara sēvaiyai indha malaikkaattil seidhadhu ītthalukku siramamaagavē theriyavillai. kaattukku romba ullē irundha sabaigalai sandhikka pōnapōdhu, adhu.. idhu.. endru niraiya edutthukkondu pōgaamal romba kammiyaagatthaan edutthukkondu pōnōm. aatrilēyē thuni thuvaitthōm, aatrilēyē kulitthōm. angē irundhavargal engalukku edhai kodutthaalum adhai saappittōm. udumbu, piraanaa mīn, illaiyendraal vēru edhai avargal kaattilirundhu vēttaiyaadi konduvandhaalum sari, aatrilirundhu piditthu konduvandhaalum sari, adhai naangal saappittōm. saappiduvadharku thattu illaiyendraal vaalai ilaiyil saappittōm. spūnum karandiyum illaadha nēratthilellaam kaiyildhaan saappittōm. indha maadhiri chinna chinna siramangal irundhaalum, ītthalum naanum ondraaga sērndhu yegōvaavukku sēvai seidhadhaal mūndru ilaigal sērndha kayiru maadhiri aanōm. (pra. 4:12) evvalavu kōdi kodutthaalum indha maadhiri oru sēvaiyai naanga vittukkodukkavē maattōm.

 odhukkuppuramaana oru sabaikku pōivittu naangal thirumbi vandhukondirundhapōdhudhaan, aarambatthil naan sonna andha sambavam nadandhadhu. padagin munpakkam thidīrendru thannīrukkul mungiyadhu. aanaal, mungiya vēgatthilēyē thirumba mēlē vandhuvittadhu. nallavēlai, naangal ellaarum laif jaakket pōttirundhōm. adhumattumalla, naangal padagilirundhu vilavillai. aanaal, padagukkullē thannīr vandhuvittadhu. udanē, saappaadu kondu pōyirundha paatthirangalai edutthu, adhilirundha saappaattai aatril kottivittu, andha paatthirangalil thannīrai edutthu edutthu veliyē ūtrinōm.

irundha saappaattaiyellaam aatril kottivittadhaal, saappida engalidam edhuvum illai. adhanaal, mīn pidikka aarambitthōm. aanaal, engalukku oru mīnkūda sikkavillai. adhanaal, andraikku thēvaiyaana saappaattai kodukka solli yegōvaavidam jebam panninōm. jebam panni muditthavudanē engalōdu irundha oru sagōdharar valaiyai vīsinaar. oru periya mīn sikkiyadhu. andraikku raatthiri naangal 5 pērum vayiru niraiya saappittōm.

naanum ītthalum aindhu varusham vattaara sēvaiyil irundha piragu, naangal edhirpaarkkaadha oru aasīrvaadham kidaitthadhu. naan appaavaaga aagappōgirēn endra seidhiyai kēttadhum enakku romba sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu. aanaal, engal vaalkkai eppadi maarappōgiradhō endru naan yōsitthēn. naangal irandu pērum thodarndhu mulunēra ūliyam seiyatthaan romba aasaippattōm. 1976-il, ennudaiya mudhal paiyan ethniyēl pirandhaan. irandu varushangal kalitthu ennudaiya irandaavadhu paiyan jōvaani pirandhaan.

sūrinaamil andha samayatthil thēvai irundhadhaal, enakku kulandhaigal pirandhirundhaalum vattaara sēvaiyai thodarndhu seiya solli kilai aluvalagam sonnadhu. paiyangal valarugira varaikkum, orusila sabaigal mattum irukkira vattaarangalai paartthukkollumpadi sonnadhu. adhanaal, podhuvaaga maadhatthukku irandu vaaram naan vattaara sēvai seidhēn. matra naatkal ennudaiya sabaiyil payaniyaraaga sēvai seidhēn. vīttukku pakkatthil irundha sabaigalai pōi sandhikkumpōdhu ītthalum ennudaiya paiyangalum enkūda varuvaargal. aanaal, kaattukkullē irundha sabaigalukkum angē nadandha maanaadugalukkum naan thaniyaagavē pōividuvēn.

enakku irundha atthanai poruppaiyum naan sariyaaga seivadharku nandraaga thittam pōda vēndiyirundhadhu. naan vaaraa vaaram thavaraamal kudumba padippu nadatthinēn. naan ēdhaavadhu sabaiyai sandhikka pōivittaal, ītthal paiyangalōdu sērndhu kudumba padippu nadatthuvaal. aanaal, mudindhavaraikkum naangal ellaavatraiyum kudumbamaaga sērndhu seiya muyarchi pannuvōm. avvappōdhu naanum ītthalum paiyangalōdu sērndhu vilaiyaaduvōm, illaiyendraal pakkatthil engēyaavadhu pōivittu varuvōm. pēchai thayaarippadharkum matra vēlaigalai seivadharkum podhuvaaga naan raatthiri romba nēram vilitthiruppēn. ītthal thiramaisaaliyaana manaiviyaaga irundhaal. nīdhimoligal 31:15 solgira maadhiri, vidivadharku munbaagavē elundhu, seiya vēndiya ellaa vēlaiyaiyum seidhuviduvaal.  adhanaal paiyangal skūlukku pōvadharku munbaagavē naangal ellaarum ondrusērndhu dhinavasanam padikka mudindhadhu, ondrusērndhu saappidavum mudindhadhu. yegōvaa enakku kodutthirukkira ellaa vēlaiyaiyum nandraaga seivadharku ītthal enakku eppōdhumē udhavi seidhirukkiraal. ippadiyoru manaivi kidaitthadharku naan evvalavu nandri sonnaalum pōdhaadhu.

engal paiyangal yegōvaavaiyum ūliyatthaiyum nēsikka vēndum endru naangal aasaippattōm. adharku engalaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seidhōm. mukkiyamaaga, paiyangal mulunēra ūliyatthai thangaludaiya vaalkkaiyaaga aakkikkolla vēndum endru naangal aasaippattōm. adhuvum naangal solvadhaal alla, avargalaagavē aasaippattu adhai seiya vēndum endru ninaitthōm. adhanaal, mulunēra ūliyatthil kidaikkira sandhōshatthai patritthaan naangal eppōdhumē avargalukku solvōm. adhil vandha kashtangalaiyum naangal solvōmdhaan. aanaal, yegōvaa engalukku eppadi udhavi seidhaar endrum, kudumbamaaga eppadi engalai aasīrvadhitthirukkiraar endrumdhaan mukkiyamaaga avargalukku solvōm. adhumattumalla, yegōvaavukku mudhalidam koduttha sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu eppōdhum engal paiyangal irukkira maadhiri naangal paartthukkolvōm.

pillaigalai valarppadharku engalukku ennavellaam thēvaippattadhō avai ellaavatraiyum yegōvaa engalukku kodutthaar. adhēsamayatthil, en pangil seiya vēndiyadhaiyum naan seidhēn. kalyaanam aavadharku munbu malaikkaattil visēsha payaniyaraaga sēvai seidhadhu badjet pōttu vaala enakku katrukkodutthadhu. silasamayam naangal ennadhaan seidhaalum kaiyil kaasu irukkaadhu. andha samayatthilellaam yegōvaadhaan engalukku kaikodutthu udhavi seidhaar. udhaaranatthukku, 1986-il irundhu 1992 varaikkum sūrinaamil ulnaattu kalavaram nadandhadhu. andha samayatthil engalukku thēvaiyaana adippadai porulgalkūda avvalavu sīkkiratthil kidaikkaadhu. appōdhumkūda yegōvaa engalai nandraaga gavanitthukkondaar.—mat. 6:32.

engal vaalkkai muluvadhum yegōvaa eppōdhumē engal kūdavē irundhirukkiraar, engalai akkaraiyaaga gavanitthirukkiraar. engalukku unmaiyaana sandhōshatthaiyum thirupthiyaiyum kodutthirukkiraar. engaludaiya paiyangal engalukku kidaittha periya aasīrvaadham. avargalai valartthu yegōvaavin sēvaikkē kodutthadhu oru periya baakkiyam.

mulunēra sēvaiyai avargal thangaludaiya vaalkkaiyaagavē aakkikkondadhai paarkkumpōdhu engalukku romba sandhōshamaaga irukkiradhu. ethniyēlum jōvaaniyum raajya narcheidhiyaalargalukkaana palliyil kalandhukondu pattam vaangiyirukkiraargal. ippōdhu sūrinaam kilai aluvalagatthil avaravar manaiviyōdu sērndhu sēvai seidhukondirukkiraargal. ītthalukkum enakkum romba vayadhaagivittadhu. aanaal, ippōdhum visēsha payaniyargalaaga yegōvaavukku sēvai seidhukondirukkirōm. naangal romba bisiyaaga irukkirōm. adhanaal, nīchal katrukkolvadharkukkūda innum enakku nēram kidaikkavillai. aanaal, ivvalavu naal naan vaalndha vaalkkaiyai patri yōsikkumpōdhu enakku konjamkūda varuttham illai. ondru mattum urudhiyaaga solvēn. chinna vayadhilēyē mulunēra sēvaikkaaga ennudaiya vaalkkaiyai kodutthadhudhaan naan eduttha sirandha mudivu. yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadhaivida nalla vaalkkai vēru edhuvumē illai!