November 2011 metropolitan's letter

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sa{Xm-t∏m-eo-ØmbpsS IØv (\hw-_¿ 2011) I¿Øm-hn¬ {]nb-sc, Pohn-X-Øn-ep-S-\ofw \mw Bbn-cn-°p∂ CS-ß-fnepw Ah- ÿ - I - f nepw km£o- I - c - W - Ø ns‚ i‡o- I - c Ww Dƒs°m≈phm-\p≈ [ym\-tØmSpw ]T-\-tØmSpw, Z¿i\-tØmSpw IqSn k`-bmbn \n›-bn-®n-cp∂ [ym\-߃ Dƒs°m≠v HIvtSm-_¿ amkw ]n∂n´v \mw \hw-_¿ amkØn-te°p {]thin-°p-∂p. hnhn[ LS-\-I-fn¬, k`-bpsS hnhn[ {]ÿm-\-ß-fn-eqsS \ΩpsS km£o-I-c-W-Øn\v ]pXpssNX\yw ]I-cp-hm≥ {]tXy-I-am-bp≈ Zn-\m-N-c-Wß-fn-eq-sSbpw hmcm-Nc- W - ß - f - n-eq-sSbpw km[y-ambtXm¿Øv ssZhsØ kvXpXn-°p-∂p. sk]v‰w-_¿ amk-Ønse tkhnIm-kwLZn\-Øn-eqsS kv{XoIƒ°v k`-bnepw kaq-lØnepw `h- \ - Ø nepw cmjv { S- Ø n- e p- a p≈ {]k- ‡ nbpw ]¶m-fn-Øhpw A\p-kva-cn-°p-hm≥ km[n®p. Zo¿Lm-bpp-sIm≠v A\p-Kr-lo-X-cmb htbm-P-\-ßsf°p-dn-®p≈ k`-bpsS Icp-X¬ Hm¿Ωn-∏n-®p-sIm≠v htbm-P-\-Zn\w {IaoI-cn-°-s∏-´p. ]n∂o-Sv, k∂-≤-kp-hn-tij kwL-Zn\hpw hmcm-N-c-Whpw atX-X-c-tem-I-Øn¬ {InkvXob km£yw F∂ Z¿i-\-Øn-eq-∂n-bp≈ [ym\-ß-fn-eq-sSbpw ]T-\-ßfn-eq-sSbpw BN-cn-®p. XpS¿∂v ]cn-an-Xn-I-fpsS a[y-ØnhyXykvX Ign-hp-I-fp≈ ktlm-Z-c-ß-tfm-Sp≈ sFIyZm¿VyØns‚ Bh-iy-IX Hm¿Ω-s∏-Sp-Øn. hnh-c-km-t¶XnI bpK-Øn¬ A¿∞-h-Ømb B≤ym-fln-IX Is≠Øp-hm≥ bph-P\ Rmb¿ Nn¥-Iƒ t{]c-I-ambn. Cu km£y-sa√mw Hcp-an-∏n-®p-sIm≠mWv {InkvXob IpSpw-_Zn\hpw hmcm-N-c-Whpw \S-∂-Xv. an° CS-h-I-I-fnepw ASpØ- S p- Ø p≈ `h- \ - ß ƒ tN¿∂p- s Im≠v Ab¬°q´ {]m¿∞-\-Iƒ \S∂p F∂Xv hfsc {it≤-b-amWv, A`n\-μ-\m¿l-amWv. C{]-Imcw IpSpw-_m-Nc-WsØ A¿∞h-Øm-°p-hm≥ t\XrXzw \¬In {Iao-I-c-W-߃ sNbvX F√m CS-h-I-I-sfbpw A`n-\-μn-°p-∂p. \hw-_¿ amk-Øn-te°p \mw {]th-in-°p-tºmƒ hfsc {]k-‡-amb [ym\ Nn¥-I-fn-te-°mWv IS-°p-∂Xv. \ΩpsS Ip™p-ß-fpsS hnizmkØns‚ ]cn-t]m-j-W-Øn eqsS ssZh-Øn-s‚bpw, a\p-jy-cp-sSbpw Ir]-bn¬ Ah-¿ apXn¿∂p-h-cp-hm-\mbn \¬tI≠ ]cn-io-e-\-sØ-°p-dn®v Hm¿Ωn∏n-®p-sIm≠mWv AJn-e-temI kt≠-kvIqƒ Zn\w \mw BN-cn-°p-∂Xv. XpS¿∂v "sFIyw Bcm-[-\-bn-eqsS' F∂ kao- ] - \ Øn- e q∂n kn.- F - k v . sF, kn.- F ≥.- s F, am¿tØmΩm k`-I-fpsS sFIy-Øn\v ]pXnb am\-߃ \mw Is≠-Øp-∂p. sFIy-Øns‚ Z¿i\w \Ωn¬ hf¿Øp∂Xpw sFIy-Øn¬ \sΩ XnI-™-h-cm-°p-∂Xpw ssZhØns‚ ]cn-ip-≤m-flm-hm-Wv. ssZh-Ir-]-bn¬ ic-W-s∏´v, ssZh-Øns‚ ]cn-ip-≤m-flm-hn\p hnt[-b-s∏-Sp∂ Hcp kaql-Øn-\p-am-{Xta bYm¿∞ sFIy-Øn-te°p {]th-in-°phm≥ km[n-°p-I-bp-≈q. I¿Øm-hns‚ BK-a\ Ime-sØ°p- d n- ® p≈ [ym\- h p- a mbn _‘- s ∏- ´ mWv temI- Ø n\p {]Xymi \¬Ip∂ ]ptcm-ln-X-\mb skJcym-hn-eqsS-bp≈ Adn-bn∏pw ssZh-ln-X-Øn-\m-bp≈ ka¿∏-WsØ

Hm¿Ωn-∏n-°p∂ I\y-I-a-dn-bm-ant\mSp≈ Adn-bn∏pw \mw [ym\n- ° p- ∂ Xv ""Ccp- f nepw ac- W - \ n- g - e nepw Ccn- ° p- ∂ h¿°p {]Im-in-®v, \Ωp-sS Imep-Isf kam-[m\am¿§Øn¬ \S-tØ-≠-Xn\p B B¿{ZIcp-W-bm¬ Db-c-Øn\n∂v DZbw \sΩ kμ¿in®ncn--°p-∂p.'' (eq-t°mkv: 1:78, 79) F∂ skJ-cym-hns‚ hm°p-Iƒ {]Xym-i-bpsS DZb tim`bm-Wv. ""CXm, Rm≥ I¿Øm-hns‚ Zmkn; \ns‚ hm°p-t]mse F\n°p `hn-°s´'' (eq-t°mkv: 1:38) F∂ adn-b-bpsS hm°p-Iƒ icn-bmb ka¿∏-W-Øns‚bpw A\p k-c-W-Øn-s‚bpw F°m-e-sØbpw t{ijvT amXr-I-bmWv. \tΩm-Sp≈ ssZh-Øns‚ B¿{Z-I-cp-W-bp-sSbpw I¿Øm hn-t\m-Sp≈ \ΩpsS ka¿∏-W-Øn-s‚bpw {]Im-i-Øm{]Imin-X-cmbnØocp-hm≥ ssZhw \sΩ klm-bn-°-s´.

F∏n-kvt°m-∏¬ kn\Uv sNbvX {Iao-I-c-W-{]-Imcw ]pXnb F∏n-kvt°m∏mam¿ `{Zm-k-\-ß-fn¬ Npa-X-e-bn{]th-in-®p. H∂n¬°q-Sp-X¬ `{Zm-k-\-ß-fpsS Npa-X-e hln-®n-cp∂ F∏n-kvt°m-∏m-am¿°vv Ct∏mƒ Hcp `{Zm-k\-Øn-te°p am{X-ambn {i≤ tI{μo-I-cn-°p-hm≥ km[n°p-∂p. k`m-Iu¨kn¬ IqSn hnhn[ IΩn-‰n-Ifpw k_v IΩn-‰n-Ifpw cq]o-I-cn®v hnhn[ {]h¿Ø-\-߃ IqSp-XDu¿÷kzeambn sNøp-hm≥ {Iao-I-cWw sNbvXp. ImeL-´-Øns‚ Bh-iy-ß-tfm-Sp≈ {Inbm-flI-amb {]Xn-I-cW-Øns‚ `mK-ambn cq]-s∏´ "kvt\l-Icw' ]≤-Xn-bpsS [\-ti-J-c-W-hp-ambn _‘-s∏´v Dt±-in-®n-cp∂ XpI-bpsS A©n-sem∂pt]mepw CXp-hsc kam-l-cn-°p-hm≥ Ign™n-´n√ F∂ hkvXpX \mw ad-°-cpXv. Dt±-in® XpI kam-l-cn®v _m¶n¬ \nt£-]n-®m¬ am{Xsa AXns‚ ]eni Dt±-in-°p∂ Imcy-߃°mbn sNe-h-gn-°p-hm≥ km[n-°p-I-bp≈q. Cu ]≤-Xn-bpsS {]tbm-P\w At\Iw tcmKn-Iƒ°v kuJy-Øn-te°p \bn-°p∂ kvt\l-I-c am-bn-Øo-cp-hm≥ k`m P\-ß-fpsS \n¿t√m-`-amb kl-IcWw D≠m-I-W-sa∂pw B{K-ln-°p∂p.

Imem-hÿm hyXn-bm\w tIc-f-Øns‚ Xoc-{]-tZ-iß-fnepw a‰p ]e-bn-S-ß-fnepw {]tXy-In®v ae-tbmc {]tZi-ß-fnepw \mi-\-jvS-߃ Df-hm-°p-I-bp-≠mbn. ]cn ÿnXn aen-\o-I-cWw C∂p ]I¿®-hym-[n-Isf £Wn®p hcp-Øn-s°m≠ncn-°p-∂p F∂Xv IÆpXpd∂p ImtW≠ Hcp ]c-am¿∞-as{X. ]I¿® hym[n aqew IjvS-s∏-Sp-∂h¿°v X°-Xmb sshZy-k-lmbw FØn-°p-∂-tXm-sSm∏w ]I¿®-hym-[n-Iƒ ]S-cm-Xn-cn-°p-hm\pw tcmKw hcm-Xn-cn°m-\pap≈ ]cnkc- ip-NnXzw kw_-‘n® t_m[-h¬°cWw \S-Øp-∂-Xnepw Kh¿sa ‚ns‚ {i≤ ]Xn-tb-≠Xm-Wv. P\w X߃°p \¬Inb Ah-Im-i-ßfpw ]Z-hnIfpw \ΩpsS ]m¿e-sa‚nepw \nb-a-k-`-bnepw P\-{]-Xn\n-[n-Iƒ Zpcp-]-tbmKw sNøp∂ ImgvN \man∂p I≠psIm≠ncn-°p-I-bmWv. cmhnse k`-bn¬ lmPcmbn lmP¿ sh®-Xn\p tijw k`m-\-S-]-Sn-Iƒ \S-Øm≥ \n¿Δm-l-an√m- Ø - h n[w \ncp- Ø - c - h m- Z - ] - c - a mbn {]h¿Øn- ° p∂

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Ahÿ B¿°pw `qj- W - a √, F∂p Xs∂- b √ P\m[n]Xy kwhn-[m-\-Øn\p Xs∂ A]-am-\-I-c-amWv. P\m[n-]-Xy-Øns‚ aqey-t_m-[sØbpw, P\m-[n-]-Xy-aq-ey-ßfn-ep≈ P\-ß-fpsS hnizmksØbpw XI¿°p∂ CØcw {]h-W-X-Iƒ P\-{]-Xn-\n[n-Iƒ Dt]-£n-t°-≠-X-s{X. XßfpsS B\p-Iq-ey-ß-sf-°p-dn®p am{Xw Nn¥n-°p-Ibpw P\ß-fpsS \odp∂ {]iv\-ßsf Ah-K-Wn-°p-Ibpw sNøp∂ kao-]\w Hcn-°epw A`n-e-j-Wo-b-a√. hnZym¿∞n-Isf sXcp-hn-en-d°n kacw sNøn∏n®v, injvSm-bp p apgp-h≥ \ne-\n¬°p∂ imco-cn-Ihpw am\-kn-I-hp-amb hyY-Iƒ hnZym¿∞n-Iƒ°pw t]meo-kp-Im¿°pw krjvSn-°p∂ ]Xnhp-Im-gvN-Iƒ km£c tIc-f-Øn\p `qj-W-a√. cmjv{S-]ptcm-KXn°pw P\-\-∑-bv°p-ambn `c-W-{]-Xn-]£ t`Z-sat\y Hcp-an®p \n¬°p∂ Hcp ]pXnb P\m-[n-]Xy kwkvImcw cq]-s∏-Sp-∂-Xn-\mbn \ap°p {]m¿∞n°mw. \ΩpsS k`- b n¬ A\p- K r- l oXamb ip{iq- j - I ƒ \n¿Δ-ln® Znhy{io sIm®pΩ≥ ss\\m≥ I»oi Xriq cn¬sh®v lrZ-bm-LmXw aqew \ncym-X-\mbn. ih-kw-kvImc ip{iqj HIvtSm-_¿ 21˛mw XobXn Ipº-\mSv ss]ß-temSn _tY¬ am¿tØmΩm ]≈n-bn¬ sh®p \S-Ø-s∏´p. k`bpsS hnhn[ CS-ß-fn¬ \nkzm¿∞ tkh\w A\p-jvTn® BZ-c-Wo-b-\mb A®s‚ tkh-\-ßsf A\p-kva-cn-°p∂p. e`n® ip{iq-j-Isftbm¿Øv ssZh-Øn\p kvtXm{Xw Itc‰p-∂p. th¿]m-Sns‚ Zp:JØnembn-cn-°p∂ {]nb-s∏-´-h-cpsS BizmkØn-\mbn {]m¿∞n-°p-∂p. ae-bmf kmlnXy \`- nse B[p-\n-I-XbpsS Hcp \£{Xw AkvX-an-®p. {io. tPm¿÷v h¿Kokv Im°-\mSs‚ IY-I-sf-°p-dn-®pw, t\mh-ep-I-sf-°p-dn®pw hyXykvX \nco- £ - W - a p- ≈ - h - c p- ≠ m- b n- c n°mw. F∂m¬ i‡- a mb kmaqly t_m[-Øns‚ Nne Dƒ°m-gvN-Iƒ IY-I-fn-eq sSbpw, t\mh-ep-I-fn-eq-sSbpw At±lw \¬Inbn´p≠v F∂ Imcy-Øn¬ X¿°-an√. kaqlw sIm≈cp-Xm-Ø-h-cmbn ap{ZIpØn am‰n \n¿Øp∂ hy‡n-I-fn¬t∏mepw \∑-bpsS Nne Xp≈n-sh-fn-®-߃ D≠v F∂p Xs‚ IYm-]m-{X-ßfn-eqsS At±lw shfn-s∏-Sp-Øn-bn-´p≠v. tIcf kmlnXy A°m-Z-an-bpsS Ahm¿Uv t\Snb Im°-\m-Ss‚ "HtdmX' F∂ t\mhen¬ ae-sh-≈-∏m-®n-en¬ HgpIn hcp∂ Hcp s]¨Ip-™ns\ c£-s]SpØn kwc-£n®v kz¥w aIfmbn hf¿Øp∂ ]m∏m≥ F∂ hy‡n kaq-l-Øn¬ H‰bm-\mbpw, Xt‚-Sn-bmbpsams° ]cn-K-Wn-°-s∏-Sp∂ BfmWv . F∂m¬ B Ip™ns\ e`n°ptºmƒ ssZhw \¬Inb Zm\-am-bn-´mWv ]m∏m≥ Icp-Xp-∂Xv. kaqlw A{X \√-h-\mbn AwKn-I-cn-°mØ Hcp hy‡n-bn¬ t]mepw \∑--bpsS shfn-®-ap≠vv F∂v CXn-eqsS Im°-\m-S≥ hy‡am-°p-∂p. Im°-\m-Ss‚ ]nXmhv am¿tØm-Ωm-k-`-bnse Hcp kphn-ti-j-I-\m-bn-cp-∂p. Im°\mSs‚ `mjm-ssi enbn¬ ss__n-fns‚ kzm[o\w Nne-t∏m-sg-¶nepw i‡ambn {]I-S-am-Ip-∂p-≠v. "HtdmX' F∂ t\mh¬ Bcw-`n°p- ∂ - X n- ß - s \- b mWv ˛ ""sNtº- c n- ∏ p- g - b psS XocØp R߃ Ccp-∂p. Htdm-Xsb Hm¿Ø-t∏mƒ R߃I-c™p'' 137˛mw k¶o¿Ø-\-Øns‚ `mjm-]-c-amb kuμcyw CXn{]Xn^en-°p-∂p≠.v At±-l-Øn\p Hcp kvamcIw \n¿Ωn°p-∂-Xn\p sIm√w \K-c-k` sNbvX Xocp-am\w hfsc DNn- X - a mWv . At±- l - Ø ns‚ kl- [ ¿ΩnWn AΩnWn sIm√w tXh≈n am¿tØmΩm CS- h - I - b nse \nc- h [n kmaqly t£a ]cn- ] m- S n- I - f n¬ hfsc kPo- h - a mbn {]h¿Øn-®p-h-cp-∂p. Im°-\m-Ss‚ ac-W-Øn¬ Zp:JØnem- b n- c n- ° p∂ IpSpw- _ mw- K - ß - f psS BizmkØn- \ mbn {]m¿∞n-°p∂p. ae-¶c k`-bnse \ho-I-c-W-Øns‚ Ae-sbmenIƒ kaq- l - Ø n- t e°pw a‰p k`- I - f n- t e°pw cwK- { ]thiw

sNbvX-Xns‚ \nc-h[n ZrjvSm-¥-ß-fp-am-bn-´mWv 175 h¿j߃ \mw ]n∂n-´Xv. C∂pw AXns‚ {]Xn[z\nIfpw {]Imi- [ m- c - I fpw a‰p k`- I - f nepw A`n- e - j - W ob- a mb am‰ßƒ°p i‡n-]-I-cp∂p F∂Xv A\n-tj-[y-amb Hcp hkvXp-X-bs{X. kv{XoIƒ°v kaq-l-Øn¬ A¿l-amb AwKo-Imcw e`n-°m-Xn-cp∂ Cu Ime-L-´-Øn-emWv kv{Xo im‡o-I-cWw e£y-am°n am¿tØmΩm k` kphn-tij tkhn-Im-kwLw ÿm]n-®Xv. ae-¶c Hm¿Ø-tUmIvkv k`bpsS CS- h - I - t bm- K - Ø n¬ kv { XoIƒ°p thm´p sNøm\pw `mc-hm-ln-I-fm-Ip-hm-\p≈ \n¿t±iw k`m amt\PnwKv IΩn‰n AwKo-I-cn-®p F∂ hm¿Ø Gsd kt¥mj-I-chpw A`n-\-μ-\m¿lhpw As{X. C∂v tIc-f-Ønse F√m k`-I-fnepw amXr-`m-j-bn¬Xs∂ Bcm-[\ \S-°p∂p F∂Xv \ho-I-c-W-Øns‚ A¿∞-h-Ømb Hcp {]Xn-^e\ambn IW-°m-°m-hp-∂-Xs{X. \ΩpsS Imk¿tKmUv _[n-c-aqI hnZym-e-b-Ønse Hcp hnZym¿∞n F√m hnj-b-ß-fnepw G πkv t\Sn πkvSp ]co-£-bn¬ kwÿm-\Øv H∂mw ÿm\w t\Sn F∂Xv A`n-\-μ-\m¿l-am-Wv. kvIqfn-t\mSpw Cu Ip´n-tbm-Spap≈ k`-bpsS A`n-\-μ\w Adn-bn-°p-∂p. \hw-_¿ amk [ym\w Bcw-`n-°p-∂Xv lqtZmkv CutØm (k- ` - b psS ]pXp°w) [ym\n- ® p- s Im≠mW.v ]pXp°w Bhiy-an-√m-Ø-h¿ Bcpw Xs∂-bn√. F∂m]pXp°w B{K-ln-°p-∂-hcpw AXn-\mbn ka¿∏n-°p-∂hcpw FÆ-Øn¬ Ipd-hm-sW-∂p≈ Ahÿbv°p am‰w hc-Ww. k°m-bn-bpsS Pohn-X-Øn¬ kw`-hn® cq]m-¥cw Hcp amXr-I-bm-Wv. Np¶-°m-c-\mbn Np¶w ]ncn®v ]W-°mc-\mbn hf¿s∂-¶nepw, ssZhhp-ambpw a\p-jy-cp-am-bp≈ _‘-ß-sf√mw A\ym-b-amb CS-]m-Sp-I-fn-eqsS XI¿°s∏-´n-cp-∂p. F∂m¬ tbip Ahs‚ t]¿ sNm√n hnfn®v Ahs‚ `h-\-Øn¬ t]mbn Ah-t\m-Sp-IqsS ]m¿Ø-t∏mƒ k°mbn cq]m-¥-c-s∏´v ]pXp°w {]m]n®p. A\ym-b-ambn hmßn-b-sX√mw \mep-a-S-ßmbn aS-°n-s°mSpØv _‘ßsf ]p\:ÿm]n-°m≥ Ah≥ Xøm-dmbn. cq]m-¥-c-Øn eq-sS-bp≈ A\p-k-c-W-amWv ssZhw B{K-ln-°p-∂-Xv. XncpØ-ep-Iƒ°v hnt[-b-s∏-SmsX Ad-®p \n¬°p-∂-h¿°v ]pXp°w F∂pw A\y-am-bn-cn-°pw. C∂v \ΩpsS kaq-lØn¬ Xncp-Ø-ens‚ Bh-iy-IX t_m[y-am-bm¬t∏mepw.

AXn- \ p≈ k∂- ≤ X {]I- S n- ∏ n- ° m- s Xbpw AXn- \ p≈ ss[cyw-Im-´m-sXbpw Ccn-°p-∂-h¿ hf-sc-bm-Wv. ad-°m\pw £an-°m-\p-ap≈ Hcp a\- mWv ]pXp-°-Øn-\m-hiyw. Hcp CS-h-I-bnse hg-°p-Iƒ tImS-Xn-bn¬ sN∂-t∏mƒ AXp kw_-‘n®v Xo¿∏p-I¬∏n-s®-gp-Xn-b \ymbm-[n-]s‚ hn[n{]-Jym-]-\-Øn¬ C{]-Imcw ImWp-hm≥ CS-bmbn˛ ""ad∂v £an-°p-∂-XmWv {InkvXob ZuXyw.'' £an-®m¬ am{Xw t]mcm, ad∂v £an-°phm-\p≈ k∂-≤X \ap-°p-≠mIWw. ""ewL\w £an®pw ]m]w asd®pw In´n-b-h≥ `mKy hm≥; btlmh AIrXyw IW-°n-Sm-sXbpw Bflm-hnI]Sw C√m-sXbpw Ccn-°p∂ a\p-jy≥ `mKy-hm≥'' (k¶o: 32:1,2).

Ir] \nß-sf-√m-h-tcmSpw IqsS Ccn-°p-am-dm-Is´.

tUm. tPmk^v am¿tØmΩm sa{Xm-t∏m-eo-Øm ]qemØo≥, Xncph√ 22/10/2011

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