February 2011 metropolitan's letter

sa{Xm-t∏m-eo-ØmbpsS IØv (s^{_p-hcn 2011)

I¿Øm-hn¬ hm’-ey-ap-≈h - s- c, kw`h _lp-ea- mb Hcp kwh-’cw ]n∂n´v ]pXp-kwh-’c- Ø - n-te°v \mw {]th-in-®t- ∏mƒ, lrZ-bt`Z-Ia- mb Hcp Zpc-¥h - m¿Ø-bp-am-bn-´mWv BZy-amkw \mw ]n∂n-Sp-∂X - .v ]pXpkw-h’ - c- ] - p-ec- n-bn¬ lna-]m-XØ - m¬ Df-hmb Zpc-¥ß - sf Zqcn-Ic- n-®p-sIm≠v hnhn[ ÿe-ßf- n¬ ag s]bvXt- ∏mƒ P\Po-hn-XØ - n\v ]pØ≥km≤yX-Iƒ Hcp-°s- ∏-´p. {]Ir-Xn-bpsS Xs∂ {]Xn-`m-ka- mb lna-]m-XØ - ns‚ t¢i-ßsf {]IrXn Xs∂ \¬Inb A\p-{K-la- g- b - n-eqsS ]cn-lc- n®v Bizm-ktØmsS `mhn-bn-te°p t\m°p-tºm-gm-Ip∂p i_-cn-ae ]p¬ta-´nse Zpc-¥w ChnsS kw`-hn-®Xv. imkv{Xo-ba- mb hml-\\ - n-b{- ¥W {Iao-Ic- Ww C√m-bav b - mWv Cu Zpc¥sØ £Wn-®p-hc- p-Øn-bX - .v am{X-a√, `‡-P\w Bfl-kw-ba- \w ]men-®n-cp-∂p-sh-¶n¬ Zpc¥w Hgn-hm-°mam-bn-cp-∂p. Z¿i-\kw-Xr-]X v n-tbmsS `h-\ß - f - n-te°p aS-ßp-hm-\p≈ Aan-Xamb XnSp°w At\-Ic- psS Pohn-XØ - ns‚ Xs∂ hgn-ap-S° - nsb-∂ hkvXpX \mw {]tXyIw Hm¿°-Ww. Cu kml-Nc- yØn¬ Ic-Wo-ba- mb Hcp t]mwhgn, hml-\ß - ƒ H∂pw Xs∂ Im¬\-S° - m¿ \oßp-∂X - n-\p-aptº \oßm-Xn-cn-°p-hm-\p≈ I¿i-\a- mb \nb-{¥Ww ]men-°pI F∂-Xm-W.v A - √ - m-Ø]£w, KXm-KX - k - u-Ic- y-an-√mØ tdmUp-If - n-eqsS Bcw-`Øn¬ Xs∂ hml-\K - X - m-KXw \nb-{¥n-°p-Ibpw `‡-P\ - ߃ Im¬\-Sb - mbn \S-°p-hm-\p≈ {Iao-Ic- Ww sNøpIbpw thWw. Z¿i-\k - u-`mKyw Bfl-\n-b{- ¥-WØ - n\v hgn-Im-´nbm-bn-Øo-cs´ F∂m-in-°p-∂p. hnZym¿∞n-If- psS Iem-]c- hpw Imbn-Ih - p-am-bp≈ hf¿®sbbpw hnI-k\ - s- Øbpw apºn¬ I≠p-sIm≠v Kh¨sa‚ v kwL-Sn-∏n-® kvIqƒ Iem-tafbneq-sSbpw Imbn-It- a-fbneqsSbpw hnZym-`ym-kt- ØmSpw am\-knI hf¿®-tbm-Sp-sam∏w Imbn-Ihpw Iem-]c- h - p-amb Hmtcm-cp-Øc- p-sSbpw Ign-hp-Isf an\p°n cq]-s∏-SpØn {]`-]c- Ø - p-∂X - n¬ Kh¨sa‚pw kvIqƒ A[n-Ir-Xcpw sNøp∂ ]cn-{iaw A`n-\-µ-\m¿l-am-Wv. F∂m¬ a’-ch - n-Pb - n-Isf {]Jym-]n-°p-∂X - n-\p≈ Xocp-am\-ßf - n-t∑¬ A∏o-en\p \¬Ip∂ XpI Xs∂ e£-߃ BsW-∂Xv \n¿`m-Ky-Ic- a- mb Ah-ÿb - m-Wv. B[p-\n-I, imkv{Xob kwhn-[m-\ß - f- n-eqsS A∏o¬Iq-SmsX Xocp-am\w sNø-Ø° am¿§w Is≠-Øp-∂X - n¬ Pm{KX ]men-°p-∂Xv Gh¿°pw kt¥m-jI - c- a- m-bn-cn-°pw. A√m-Ø] - £w NnecpsS \ncm-ibpw NnecpsS kt¥m-jhpw XΩn-ep≈ kwL¿jw \ne-\n¬°p-It- b-bp-≈q. \Ωƒ henb t\mºns‚ Ime-L´- Ø - n-te-°p {]th-in°p-Ib - m-W.v Cu t\mºp-Im-eL - ´w F√m Znh-khpw \ΩpsS [ym\-hn-jbw "\mw A[n-hk - n-°p∂ `qan k¿∆-kr-jSv n°pw hmktbmKy-ambn \ne-\n¿Øp-hm≥ Fßs\ Ignbpw' F∂Xm-Is- ´. \ΩpsS A`n-hµy tUm. ^nen-t∏mkv am¿ {IntkmÃw am¿tØmΩm henb sa{Xm-t∏m-eoØm Ah-Xc- n-∏n® [ym\Nn-¥-Iƒ AS-ßnb ‘Lenten Thoughts’ F∂ Cw•ojv ]pkvXIw Ign™ Znhkw sIm®n-bn¬sh®v {]Im-in-Xa- m-

bn. Cu ]pkvXIw CSS ¬ e`y-am-W.v AºXp Znh-kt- Ø°p≈ [ym\-߃ tN¿Øn-cn-°p∂ Hcp ]pkvXI - a- m-Wn-X.v \ΩpsS bph-P\ - ß - fpw Ip™p-ßfpw {]tXy-Ia- mbn Lenten Thoughts F∂ ]pkvXI - Ø - n¬ ]d-™n-cn-°p∂ Reduce carbon foot prints, Practice carbon fasting F∂ \n¿t±iw {]mtbmKn-Ia- m-°p-hm≥ {ian-t°-≠X - m-W.v ]cn-ÿnXn aeo-ak - a- m-ImsX kq£n-°p-∂ kao-]\w Hcp Bflob hnjbw Xs∂-bm-W.v Hcp kwh-’c- Ø - nse A≤zm-\Ø - ns‚ ^ew hm¿jnI ]co-£-bn-eqsS {]Xn-^-en-∏n-°m≥t]m-Ip∂ hnZym¿∞n hnZym¿∞n-\n-If - mb Gh¿°pw hninjym hnP-bm-iw-kI - ƒ t\cp∂p. B¿÷n-®X - mb hn⁄m\w {Iao-Ir-Xa- mb coXnbn¬ Ah-Xc- n-∏n®v Db¿∂ t{KUp-Iƒ t\Sp-hm\pw Pohn-XØns‚ I¬∏-Sh - p-Iƒ kpK-aa- mbn Ib-dp-hm\pw imco-cn-Ihpw am\-kn-Ih - pamb {]Imiw ssZhw \¬I-s´. B\p-Im-enI sh√p-hn-fn-Isf A`n-ap-Jo-Ic- n-∏m≥ X°-hÆw PohnXw [\yam-bn-Øo-cp-hm≥ C\n-bp≈ Znh-kß - fn¬ ssZhw IqSp-Xe - mbn Ir]-\¬In A\p-{K-ln-°s- ´ F∂v {]m¿∞n-°p-∂p. temIw BZ-cn-°p∂ P\m[n-]Xy aqey-߃ Ign™ Adp-]X - n¬∏cw h¿j-߃ ]q¿Æ-Xt- bm-sS-bs- √-¶nepw ap≥KW-\t- bm-Sp-IqSn ]men-®p-t]m∂ cmjv{S-amWv \Ωp-tS-X.v C∂v cmjv{S-Ønepw kaq-lØ - nepw Df-hmb P\m-[n-]Xy aqey-timjWw hfsc Kuc-ht- ØmsS ho£n-t°-≠X - p-≠.v P\m-[n-]Xy-Øns‚ Imh¬°m¿ Bbn-cn-t°-≠h - ¿ D∂-Xa- mb aqeyß-fpsS Imh¬°mcpw Bbn-cn-°W - w. hy‡n-Isf tXtPmh[w sNøp-hm\p≈ \ntj-[m-flI - a- mb ]cn-{i-aß - ƒ C∂p ]e-bn-SØpw hfsc {]I-Sa- m-W.v FXn-cm-fn-bp-sS-ta¬ hy‡nlXy \S-Øm-\p≈ hna¿i-\i - c- ß - ƒ Ab®v Ahsc \in∏n-°m≥ {ian°p∂Xv Hcp aqeym-[n-jTv nX Pohn-X{- ]-{In-b A√.

Btcm-]Wic-߃s°-Xnsc ho≠pw adp-]S- n-bmbn Btcm]-Wi - c- ß - ƒ Ab-b° v p-∂Xv kaq-lØ - ns‚ hy‡n-Xz-Øns‚ {]Xn-—m-bsb l\n-°p-∂X - m-W.v kzm¿∞X ssIsh-Sn™v kaq-lØ - ns‚ \∑sb em°m°n Hcp-at- bmsS {]h¿Øn-°p∂-XmWv bYm¿∞ P\m-[n-]X - yw. amXm-]n-Xm-°ƒ XΩnA`n-{]mb hyXym-kß - ƒ D≠mbn F∂p hcn-Inepw. Btcm]-W{- ]-Xym-tcm-]W - ß - ƒ am‰n-h®v Xß-fpsS amwk-Øn\n∂pw amwkhpw c‡-Øn¬ \n∂p c‡hpw Aÿn-bn\n∂ Aÿnbpw Bb Ip™p-ßsf Hm¿Øpw Ahsc tI{µo-Ic- n®pw A\p-cR - P v \ - Ø - n\v apXn-cp-∂X - p-t]mse, \ΩpsS cmjv{S-Øns‚ `mhnsb Z¿in-®p-sIm≠v thZ-\I - ƒ°p ]cnlmcw Is≠-Øp-hm≥ X°-hÆw A\pc-RP v \ - Ø - ns‚ ]mX kpK-a-am-bn-Øo-cp-hm≥ F√m-h-cpsSbpw Bflm¿∞-amb {]m¿∞-\bpw AXn\v A\p-kc- n® kao-]\ - hpw Gsd Bhiy-am-W.v Cu A\p-cR - P v \w Cu kwh-’c- Ø - n¬ A\p-`h-th-Zy-am-bn-Øo-cs- ´.

Cu h¿j-Øn¬ hnhn[ ÿe-ßf - n¬ hnhn[ k`-If - psSbpw B≤ym-flnI Iq´-ßf- p-sSbpw `{Zm-k\ - ß - f- p-sSbpw B`n-

ap-Jy-Øn¬ ssZh-hN - \w ]¶n-´p. ktlm-Zcn kap-Zm-bß - fpw Cu {]{In-bb - n¬ tbmPn-®n-cp∂p F∂Xv Hcp kpIr-Xa- m-W.v F√m ZpXpw \mw tI´n´pw \Ωn¬ Hcp cq]m-¥cw Df-hm-Ip∂pt≠m? a‰p-≈h - c- psS cq]m-¥c- Ø - n-\mbn \mw {i-≤n-°ptºmƒ \ΩpsS cq]m-¥cw F{X-am{Xw km≤y-ambn F∂v \mw t\mt°-≠X - p-≠v. At∏mƒ am{Xta AJn-et- emI k`mIu¨kn-ens‚ {]m¿∞\ bmYm¿∞y-am-IqIbp≈p. ""]nXm-th, \ns‚ Ir]-bm¬ `qtem-IsØ cq]m-¥c- s- ∏-Sp-tØW-ta. Bta≥.'' amcma¨ I¨h≥j≥ 2011 s^{_p-hcn 13 apX¬ 20 hsc \S-Øs- ∏-Sp-hm-\p≈ {Iao-Ic- W - ß - ƒ sNbvXp-hc- p-∂p. kphn-tij{]kwK aWvU] - ß - f - psS B[p-\nI ImesØ [mcm-fnØw kzoI-cn-°msX ap≥Im-eß - f- n-se-t∏mse Hcp P\Iob HØp-t®-c¬ F∂ \ne-bn¬ ]¥¬ \n¿ΩmWw \ΩpsS Z¿i-\Ø - ns‚ hy‡-Xsb ImØp-kq-£n-°p∂p. ]Ww \¬In kwhn-[m-\ß - ƒ Hcp-°p-Ib - m-sW-¶n¬ Cu P\Iob Iq´mbva \jvSs- ∏-Spw. sh≈n, i\n Znh-kß - f - n¬ hoSpI-fn¬ \n∂v Hme-Iƒ tiJ-cn®v 10 aS¬ Hme Xe-bn¬ sh®v aW¬∏p-ds- ØØn ]¥¬ sI´n-bn´v aS-ßn-t∏m-Ip∂ P\w I¨h≥js‚ Bcw-`Z- n-\a- mb Rmb-dmgvN cmhnse Bcm[\ Ign™v ]¥-en-te°v \S-∂p-hc- p-∂Xv F{Xtbm Bflob-amb Ipfn¿a \¬Ip-∂ ImgvNb - m-W.v ]¥-en-te°v {]thin-°p-∂h¿, tImSn-Iƒ sNe-hm-°n-bX - mb Bcm-[\ - m-eb - Øn¬ {]th-in-°p-∂X - n-t\-°m¬ IqSp-Xe - mbn kzb-in-£W - Øn\p hnt[-bc- mbn \ni-_Zv X ]men®v \neØv ASp-Øncp∂v hN\w {i≤n-°p-tºmƒ ssZhm-flmhns‚ hym]mcw P\lr-Zb - ß - f - n-¬ kar-≤a- mbn hym]-cn°pw. Cu h¿jsØ hN-\t- Iƒhn {]tXyI hnjbw tI{µo-Ic- n-®mWv {Iao-Ic- n-®ncn-°p-∂X - .v "\o FhnsS?', "\ns‚ ktlm-Zc- s- \-hnsS?'. ssZhw Imbn-t\mSv tNmZn® "\ns‚ ktlm-Zc- s- \-hnsS' F∂ tNmZyØn\v Imbn≥ ]d™ adp-]Sn \ap-°d- n-bmw. \mw AXp \nXyhpw ]d-bp-∂p. F∂m¬ C∂m-bn-cp-s∂-¶n¬ Hcp tNmZyw IqSn tNmZn°pw F∂v Rm≥ hniz-kn-°p-∂p ˛\o FhnsS? "\ns‚ amXm-]n-Xm-°s- f-hnsS'. ssZhw Zo¿Lm-bp-kp-sIm≠v Xs‚ P\-Øn\v A\p-{Klw \¬In. B Zm\-tØmSv \mw Fßs\ {]Xn-Ic- n-°p-∂p. \mw kzbw tNmZn-°W - w. ktlmZ-cs\ `b-s∏´v HmSnb bmt°m_v I√v Xe-bn-Wb - mbn h®v Dd-ßnb _tY-en¬ kz¿Kob Z¿i\w I≠v DW¿∂v {]Jym]n-°p-∂Xv ""btlmh Cu ÿe-Øp≠v kXyw; Rmt\m AXv Adn-™n√'' F∂m-W.v \mw Bbn-cn-°p∂ CS-ßf - n-ep≈ ssZh-km-∂n-≤ysØ Xncn-®d- n-bp-hm\pw Z¿i-\sØ ]pXp-°phm\pw ka¿∏n-Xc- m-Ip-hm\pw Ign-™X - p-t]mep≈ kz¿§ob Z¿i-\Ø - ns‚ Hml-cn-°m-cmbn amdp-hm≥ Cu ]pXp-h’ - c- Øn¬ \ap°v Ign-bW - w. Cu henb Nn¥-Iƒ \ap°v kwh’-cß - f - psS A\p-{K-la- mbn cq]-s∏-Sp-Øp-hm≥ X°-hÆw CS-bm-Is- ´. \ΩpsS `{Zm-k\ I¨h≥j-\p-Is- f√mw hfsc `wKnbmbn {Iao-Ic- n-°s- ∏-´p F∂-Xn¬ hf-sc-b[ - nIw kt¥m-jap-≠.v Bb-Xn¬ F√m `{Zm-k\ - ß - s- fbpw {]tXy-Im¬ A`n\-µn-°p-∂p. \ΩpsS kvIqfp-If- nse At\Iw hnZym¿∞n-Iƒ Item’-hØ - n¬ t]mbn kΩm-\ß - ƒ t\Sp-Ib - p-≠m-bn. s]cp-ºmhq¿ B{iaw kvIqfnse Hcp hnZym¿∞n\n Ipamcn B¬K hn∂n sPbnwkv tZiob ImbnItaf-bn¬ kz¿Æw t\Sp-Ibpw sNbvXp. B Imbn-IX - mcw Db-cß - f - n-te°v, IqSp-X¬ Db-cß-fn-te°v Db-cp-hm≥ CS-bm-Is´ F∂m-iw-kn-°p-∂p. amcm-a¨ I¨h≥j-\nse A®-S°w \mw A`n-am-\]q¿∆w A\p-kav c- n-°p∂p. {]Xn-Iq-eX - I - f - n¬ XI¿∂p-t]m-

ImØ hnizm-k{- ]m-]X v n-bmWv I¨h≥j≥Zq-Xp-If- n-eqsS apºv e`n-®X - .v ]¥epw ]cn-kc- hpw hrØn-bmbn kq£n-°p-∂X - nGhcpw {i≤n-°W - w. \Zn-bnse Hgp-°p-\o-‰n¬ bmsXm-cp-hn[ amen-\y-hk - X v p-°fpw Fdn-bc- p-X.v aW¬∏p-dØv \mw D]-tbmKn-°p∂ IS-emkv D]-tbm-KØ - n-\p-tijw AXp \nt£-]n°m-\p≈ kw`-cW - n-If - n¬ C´v ]¥epw ]cn-kc- hpw ssZhØns‚ hnip-≤ÿ - e - a- mbn kq£n-°W - w. ip{`-hk - {v X-[m-cnI-fmbn B`-cW - ß - ƒ A[nIw AWn-bmsX h∂v hN\w {ihn-°W - w. Cu h¿jw Hcp {]tXy-IX IqSn-bp-≠.v amXr-`mj-bn¬ ssZh-k∂ - n-[n-bn-te°v {]m¿∞-\I - ƒ Db¿∂-Xns‚ 175˛mw hm¿jnIw IqSn-bm-W.v 175 h¿j-߃°v apºv \ho-Ic- W-]n-Xm-°∑ - m¿ CXn-\p≈ Iml-fa- p-b¿Øn. CXns‚ {]Xn^-e\ambn ka-kX v k - a- q-lß - f - nepw hnizm-kn-Iƒ Ah-ch - cpsS `mj-bn¬ ssZh-k∂ - n-[n-bn¬ \ne-hnfn Db¿Øp∂ ImgvN ]nXm-°-∑m-cpsS Z¿i-\Øns‚ {]k-c-W-tijn Dƒs°m-≈p-∂XmWv. Cu h¿jw \ΩpsS k`- \ho-Ic- W - Øns‚ 175˛mw hm¿jnIw BtLm-jn-°p-∂p. `mj-tb-°mƒ D]-cn-bmbn lrZ-bØ - ns‚ XpSn-∏p-Iƒ ssZh-k∂ - n-[n-bnDb¿Ø-s∏-tS-≠X - mb B {]m¿∞-\b - psS {]k-cW - t- ijn \ap°v Ic- K - X - a m- t I- ≠ - X m- b n- ´ p- ≠ v . I¿Ømhv Xs‚ injy∑msc ]Tn-∏n® ""kz¿§-ÿ\ - mb Rß-fpsS ]nXm-th, \ns‚ cmPyw htc-Wt- a'' F∂ {]m¿∞\ ssZhhpw a\pjy\pw XΩn-ep≈ _‘-Øn¬ ]nXr-]p{X _‘-Øns‚ AKm-[a- mb kvt\lw shfn-s∏-Sp-Øp-∂X - m-W.v ssZhw ]cnip-≤≥, Rmt\m hn-Ie - a- m-°s- ∏´ am\-hn-IX - b - psS {]Xn-cq-]amb ]m]n-bm-W.v F∂m¬ Xs‚ GI-Pm-X\ - mb ]p{Xs\ \¬Ip-hm≥ X°-hÆw temIsØ kvt\ln® ssZhw ]p{X\n-eqsS \sΩ hos≠-SpØv kz¥-am-°n-Øo¿°p-∂p. Cu henb _‘w I¿Øm-hmb tbip-hn¬°qSn \ap°v e`n°p∂ ss]XrIw BI-bm¬ tbip-{In-kX v p-hn-eqsS \mw a‰p a≤y-ÿc- n-√msX apJm-apJw Z¿in-°p-∂p. am¿®v amk-Øn¬ k`m-aW - U v ew 8,9 Xob-Xn-If- n¬ IqSp∂p. k`-bpsS B\p-Im-enI Bh-iysØ ]cn-KW - n®v ssZhnI-\n-tbm-K{- ]-Imcw \ΩpsS Npa-Xe - I - ƒ \n¿∆-ln-∏m≥ ssZhw afiemw-Kß - ƒ°v Ir] \¬I-s´. a\p-jy-i_ - Zv a- √ tIƒt°≠Xv ssZh-i_ - Zv a- mWv {ihn-t°-≠X - .v ssZh-k`- b - psS kpc£n-XX - zw, hf¿®, km£yw Ch ImØp-kq-£n-°p-hm≥ Gh¿°pw Ign-bs- ´. s^{_p-h-cn-bnse \ΩpsS Nn¥m-hn-jbw \ΩpsS I¿Ømhv kuJy-Zm-b-I≥ F∂-Xm-Wv. imco-cn-Ihpw Bflobhp-amb kuJyw {InkvXp-hn-eqsS e`n-°W - w. BIbm¬ {InkvXp-hn-¶t- e°v aSßn A\p-X] - n-°pI F∂p-≈XmWv Ic-Wo-ba- m-bn-´p-≈X - .v I¿Øm-hns‚ ]oUm-\p-`h - sØ ZrjvSm-¥o-Ic- n-°p∂ aq∂p t\mºn¬ tbm\-bpsS Ncn{Xw [ym\n-°p∂ Zn\-ßsf ]n∂n´v ssZhw hnI-ea- mb krjvSnsb Z¿in-°p-tºmƒ Df-hm-Ip∂ thZ-\b - psS ^e-ambn AXns\ hos≠-Sp-°p∂ ssZh-ktv \-lw hy‡-am-°p-∂p. c£ ssZhØns‚ Zm\-am-W.v c£-I≥ {InkvXp-hm-W.v Cu henb ssZhnI-Zm-\sØ Dƒs°m-≠psIm≠v krjvSn AXns‚ ]q¿∆nI kuµ-cy-Øn-te°v aS-ßn-hc- W - w. I¿Ømhv IqsS-bp-≠.v ssZhØm¬ Akm-≤y-ambn H∂p-an-√.

Ir] \nßsf-√m-ht- cmSpw IqsS Ccn-°p-am-dm-Is´.

]qemØo≥, Xncph√ 25/01/2011

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