10 MAY 1987

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Znhkw Xs apSnbm FmWp nXn. hnaebpw \oephpw IqSn Nncnm XpSn. \nm Nncn. hnae \oenabpsS tXmfn Inp NncnpIbmbncpp. km[mcW KXnbn Abmp tZjyw ]nSntXmbncpp. ]s, Av, Nncnptm IqSpX kpcnbmb Hcp s]IpnbpsS kmao]yw sImsm, Xs tNmZyn\p Dcw hnae ]dbmsXXs InnsbXp sImtm, Ftm Adnbn, Abmfpw IqsS Nncnm XpSn. Ans\bmWv \oena F kpcn APnns Syqj SodmbXv. ^ew ApXmhlambncpp. HcmgvNsImv Ahs Adnhv ]XnSv hnp. At{UmtaUm KmeIvkn, mIv tlm apXemb \nmc Imcy am{Xw tNmZndnncp APnXv hfsc Kl\amb Imcy tNmZnp XpSn. B\I HmSn hcptm Smk FmWv ]dXv? F\ndnbn. Abm ssIaen. B\I hcpp. B\I hcpp Fv Ah ]dp. C\n, B\I Idp IqfnwKv mpI Cphtm Smk FmWv ]dXv? FmWv ]dXv? Hpw ]dn. APnXv ]dp. Smk\v Ah B\IfmsWp a\nembn. IWn Ahs {]mhoWyw F{X am{Xw hnnpsv ASp sSp Ignm Adnbmw. \o Atmbn v sNbvX ]pXnb Syqj anns? Abm hnaetbmSv ]dp. AhsfmWv APnns\ ]TnnpXv? ISwIYItfm? IWtm? hnae Nncnm XpSn. \oep ]dbpXv Cu a\v Fmw AdnbmsamWv. A{i ImcWw IWpI sXnpIbmsWmWv. ]ns AhcpsS Syqjs kabv Hp {inp t\mptItm. \ ckamWv. Ah Fsms IpfqkmWv ]dbpI Ftm. \psS s]mIpn AsXms hnizknpIbpw sNpw. {intm ckw tXmn. \oep ]dbpIbmWv. Rv AhnsS Hcp henb tIm Xsbpv. Nppw Hcp Uo]v tammWv. tamvv ]dm? Cu ImknepIp Nppw ImWns Bgnev shw. InStm? B AXp Xs. tImbvv Htcm Hcp hmXnte Dq. AXv Xpdm Bm]nm F\nbvpw anbvpw UmUnbvpw am{Xsa ]p. AXns\mcp ]mkv t hUv Dv . AXp Rv aqpt]pw am{Xsa Adnbp. Atm \n aqp t]cpw acnpIbmsW ntem? APnns kwibw. CUnbv, R Ans\ acnpIsbmpan. R Acbn Hcp a{cSv sInbnpv. AXpnS tmfw Imew s]sv acnpIsbmpan. AsXhnsS \np InnbXmWv? AXp aps ImepXmWv. Hmtcm Xeapdbm bn AXp ssIamdn. \oephns ap FhnsSbmWv Xmaknncp Xv? XrqWnpdbn. Ah ]dp. AhnsS Hcp henb sImmcnembncpp. ]ns ap acn tm A B sImmscms Khsn\v sImSp v ChnsS hv XmaknymWv. \o hon hm aps knwlmks\ms Imncmw. icnpw? B, icnpw. AsXmw apIfn Xn]pdmWnn cnpXv. \n\p ss[cyapsn t]mbn ImWmw. Iem-Iu-apZn 15

ImcWw aps t{]Xw Fpw hcmdphnsS. Xn]dv knwlmk\n Ccnmdpv. A Hcn Xn]pdv Ftm FSpm Ibdnbtm Fm ^Wodpw s]mSnbpw amdmebpw ]nSnv InSpIbmbncpp. Cu knwlmk\w am{Xw s]mSnsbmpw ]nSnmsX XnfnnSpp. Hcp At{mfPdmWv ]dXv aps t{]Xw hcmdpsv. Ahcv InI hcv sjsms \ncnshv t\mns? Ans\ IXmWv. \oephn\v t]Snbns? F\np t]SnbmsWtm? Rm HmSpw. APnns\ kw_nnStmfw \oep Hcp ]pXnb temIw Xpdp sImSpncnbmWv. Ah\v kwibsf Dq. Cu hI kwib Ah AtbmSmWv tNmZnpI. hnae ASpfbn tPmensbSpptm Ah kzcw Xmgvn Hmtcmp tNmZnpp. \oena ]d Imcy ]dp sImSppp. Ahs IpIfn ApXamWv. Ah icnpw Hcp cmPIpamcn XymWvv ]dp. icymWvv tXmvWvsm. AhfpsS ssIhncsems Fp`wKnbmWv. \fv amkntIsems s\bn t]mfojns ]ckynsems ImWns AXpt]mes hncepIfmWv. Ahfv ]dbWXv Im\Ubn \ t]mbm AhfpsS ASpncnms\mpw ]nyms{X. \apv kzmX{yw Innbns, AXpsImmWv ChnsS \apv AhtfmSv kwkmcnm\pw AhfpsS Hw Ccnm\pw ]WXvs{X. Hcp Imcyw {inpthm? hnPb hnaetbmSp ]dp APnv Ctm hoUntbm sKbnw sXmSpn. B kabw Ah ]TnpIsbmpa, at\mcmPyw ImWpIbmWv Fmepw hoUntbm sKbnw Ifnv Ah IptISphcpn sm. \oena Hcp a{hmZn\nbmsWp tXmpp. sSpIgnv honsenbtm Xs Ah tNmZySemkv hmn Ahs\smv Fmw sNnp. am{Xw Hv sXnp. shdpw sIbsekv Bbnm. Rm Cse ]dp XXs AXv. \oena Aht\mSv Ibppmbncpp. Ah aebmfw ]dncpXv Ipdv sImtemsS bmWv. AhfpsS aebmfw tIm ckapv. Cwojv hmNI aebmfnemn ]dbpIbmWv Ah sNpXv. Nnetm AhfpsS Bt] tImw. t\mp tNn Cu APnXv Rm ]dbpsXmpw tIpn. shdpsX D]{Zhn sNbvXpsImncn ymWv. hnae Nncnbvm XpSn. \oena ApXtmsS hnaesb t\mn. Fm tNn NncnpXv? Hpan tamsf \ns `mj tInp Xs. Abpw AsX, Rm kwkmcnm XpSnbm DSs\ Nncnpw. Abm ]noSv n t]mbn. honse Acow Abmv s]sv lrZyambn tXmn sshIptcfnse hnckXbn. km[mcW sshIptcfn t\cnp hontep hm hm t_mdSnbmWv. APnXv Ifnphm t]mIpw. hnaebvv h Iqp Imcpapmhpw. Ahcpambn aXnen\pdpw Cpdpw \nv sImXpISn sImv kwkmcnp \nevpw. Xm am{Xw tSv sdm Un h ]gb ]mpw shv hon\pnse anb shfnnencnpw. Ctm Ans\b. sshIp tc hfsc {]Imiabambncnpp. Im\Ubn \np h Hcp cmPIpamcn XfpsS PohnXn BmZw \ndncnpp. APnns ]ndm BtLmjnm AhfmWv \ntinXv km[mcW Hcp ]mbkw. \mepw Iqnb Hcp DuWv. AtXmsS Ignp. Ans\sbmpa thsXp ]dXv \oenabmWv. tNn, \apv APnns _vtU \mbn skent{_v sNWw. ]ns AhfpsS hIbmWv Hcpsfmw. tIv HmUsNbvXp. AXn lmn _v tU Sp APnXv Fpw XnXnbpw Ah {Iow sImv FgpXnnp. _eqWpI, s{Ibnv t], anmbnI \ndbvm\p sImp ]mbvpI Fnh hmnsmp hp. B ]mpIfn aqp anmbn cp _eqWpI, ]ns Hcp kss{]kv km\w AXv mnIv hnkn, Io sNbn Fnhbmbncpp. AXnYnIfmbn hcp sImpIpnIv ]mnIgnv t]mIptm sImp t]mIm\p ]mpIfmWv. Cwojv ]mpIfp AhfpsS kzw ImskpI sImphp. CsXmw hnae ]noSp ]dtmgmWv Abmp a\nembXv. sshIptcw Hm^okn \np htm hon BsI _lfambncpp. Xqnbn _eqWp Ipw h SemkpIpw Xmsg ]mn\p NphSpshv UmkpsNp Hcp Uk IpnI. BZyw Abmp tXmnbXv AcniamWv. Abm oWnncpp. Hcp Nmbbpw IpSnv tkm^bn Nmcnbncpv Ipdv ]gb lnnmpI tIWsav hnNmcnmWv hXv ChnsS CXm BsI _lfw. Hncnm IqSn h. Abm t]mbn tSvdnmUdns iw Ipdp. tN hp. C\n tIv apdnmw. Iem-Iu-apZn 16

\oep ]dp. Fmhcpw taibvpapn s]mXnp \np. AXn aqp hbpsXmv ]{p hbphsc bp NnSpmcpw NnSpnIfpapv. sImp IpIfn {]Imiw. Hcp aqp hbpImc Dds tNmZnpXp tIp. tNo, Cu tIv \apv Xnm Inns? cmhnse Hm^okn t]mIptm \oephpw hnaebpw IqSn IpipIpippXp Incpp. APnns ]ndm BtLmjnpXns\nbmsWp ]dtmgpw C{Xsbmpw {]Xon n. Abm apgph cknm an HcnSp \np. hnae IpnIv IpSnm kp mpIbmbncpp. \oep tIns apIfn Inp sh Fp sagpIpXncnI Fns\ H hon\v DuXnsSpWsav APn ns\ ]TnnpIbmbncpp. {ItaW IpnIfpsS Dmlw Ah cpsS IpIfnse Xnfw, Fmw Abm fpsS DZmko\X CmXmn. APnv sagpIpXncnI sISpptm IpnI fpsS Hw lmn _v t U ]mSm Abmfpmbncpp. AbmfpsS Imkv Ie\nepw \oep CSs]p. CsXmWv HmUvtkmvskmw shncnpXv? CsXms hensdnbq. Ah AhfpsS Imkv Ie\n \nv ]pXnb ImkpI Abmp tIm sImSpp. hmw, {_qkv kv { ]nwKv o, _nn Hmj, So\m tSW. CsXmpw Xs Abm tIn pmbncpn. ]s Hcn tI tm AX{X tamiasp tXmn. ]ns ]ns ]mhw aplZv dm^nbpw, eXm atjv dpw taihenntep henp. \ujZns {ip Xnebam[pcy n\p ]Icw hon ohn hdns bpw ssa PmIvksbpw _opI \ndp. \oep hfsc {]ISambn Ahsc kzm[o\npIbmbncpp. `Wnepw B hyXymkw A\p` hsp. kmmdpw sagpps]cnbpw tamscmgn Iqm\pw IpsdqSn tkm^n ntUv Bb ]mNIv hgnamdn smSpp. Syqj kabw. \oep kwkmcnpI bmbn cpp. Fs _vtUbvv F{X t]cmWv hcpIsbdnbmtam? sImsd t]cp htczm? Dw. Fmhcpw tdmb ^manenIfn \nmbncnpw. tdmb ^manenbn \nv am{Xta WnpIbpp. cmP Ipamcam henb FbIoj sNbvX entamkn\pIfn hcpw. an hmdpw t] tdmkv tdmbvkv Imdnembn cnpw hcpI. tdmkv tdmbvkv \ ImdmtWm? APnv tNmZnpp. \ ImdmsWtm? \ tNmZyw. temIv Ghpw tImvenbmb Imdm WXv. l{UUv Xuk v tUmfdmWv Iem-Iu-apZn 17

hne. Adntm? Fp shm? Hcp tUmf Fp ]dm ]pdpnI. Atm h any dpokv. ]p ew? APnns IpIfn ApXw. lm. RfpsS hon cp tdmkv tdmbvkmWpXv. Hv UmUnpw Hv anpw. F\nbvv Hcp kn{Xntbm ImdmWv hmnXv. \oephn\v ImtdmSnms\ms Adnbptam? Adnbmw. ]s AXns Bhiysampan. Rv tjm^sdmapv. tjm^sdp hm? ss{Uh, bp CUnbv. henb ImdpIfmhpsm tjm^ Fm ]dbm. ]s cmPmmscms IpXncpds bm{X sNpI? AsXms ]v Fs ap cmPmhmbncp Imev. ap ss^nwKns\ms t]mbncp Xv IpXncpdmWv. \oephns ap ss^nwKns\ms t]mhmdpsm? t]mhmdptm Ftm? ap henb ss^dmbncpp. Ipsd I{Sokv tImIz sNbvXnp v. {_nojpImtcmsSms F{X {]mhiyw ss^v sNbvXnpstm? aps joUpw tkzUpw Ctmgpw honencnppv. joUntepw, tkzUns ]nSnbnepw Ubavkv ]Xnnpv, AXv ImWm ]tzm? Dw, \n\v ss[cyapsn t]mbn t\mmw. Fmw Xn]pdmWv shncnpXv. \oep {ItaW Ahsc IogSpIbmbncpp. \nmcImcy IqSn amphm Ah Bm]np. sshIptcw ap\np Ip __pI t\mn Ah ]dp. CsXmWv Imnkv amXncnbp __pI CncnpXv? tN\v IpdpIqSn ss{_mbnp emw]vkv CpIqsS? Abm ]cpn. Ccp]nsbpw \m]Xnsbpw __pI CXv m_v ISmXncnm \mWv. Ccp]Xn \nv ASp m_ntep IpXnm Ccn sImSpWw. AXpsImv hmbnm hnjaamsWnepw \mev]Xns __pI sImv Xr]vXnsSpp. \msf hcptmtgbvpw Cu __pIsfms amnbnsn ]ns Rm sshIptcw ChnsS hcn, \oep Hcp cmPIpamcnbmWv. Bm]nm A\pkcnmsX h. ]ntv Ah hcptmtgbvv Abm IpfnapdnbntesXmgnsI _mnsbm __pIfpw amn. \oep hcptm hoSv {]Imi abambncpp. Abm Xe IpnpsImv AhtfmSv ]dp. AhnSps B ]menncnpp. bph ssl\kv. Ah s]mnncnp. Rmbdmgv N D Xncnm \oephns A hcpp. AhcpsS ]XnhmWXv . apsmw \oephns AbpsS Inse hnhcfmWv ]dbm\pmbncpXv. \oephns ]cm{Iasfn. Ctm \oep ChnsSbmbXpsImv AhfpsS t\cnp ImcyfmWv ]dbm\pXv. A Xosc ^mj\_vf FmWv \oep ]dbpXv. Ah ]dp. Rm CXphsc skp apmWpSpnpXv. C\n Ctm Cu hbpImev F\np h ]pkmcnsbms DSpp \Sm. Ah Hcp cmPIpamcymmWv APnnt\mSv ]dncnWXv. hnae ]dp. AhfpsS ap ChnsS cmPyw `cnncps{X. Ah Dds Nncnm XpSn. AXp XymWv Ah FtmSv ]pkmcnbpSpWsasms ]tdWXv. Rm Im\Ubn t]mbtmgpw Ah Fs \nnp. AhnsS AhfpsS kvt\lnXItfmsSms ]dnpXv Ah cmPIpamcymmWv. ChnsS Cybn AhfpsS ap\pw Abpw Hcp henb tIm bnemWv XmaknpsXpw. Rm\hnsS sNtm Ahv Fmw AdnbWw. tImbpsS hepw, AXn\p Nppap InSn\v F{X Bgapv, AXn ]ncm F aysf hfpptm Fsms. ]ncm F ayfns, AXv Hcmsf GXm\pw \nanj sImv Imp Xnv An am{Xampas{X. Atm Bpw B InSv \onSm Ignbntm. CsXmymWv \oep AhfpsS kvt\lnXIv ]dpsImSpncnWXv. Rms\mcp almdmWnbmsWmWv Ah ]dp [cnnncpXv . Atm AXp amXncn DSpsmcppIbpw thWatm. Ah shfpp XSn Hcp kv{Xobmbncpp. s\ntaep N\pdnbpw Ftmgpw Nncnp XdhmSnap apJhpambn Ah Hcp almdmWn Nabm am{Xw tImfp Hcp kv{Xobmbncpp. Iem-Iu-apZn 18

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