Sept 2011 metropolitan's letter

sa{Xm-t∏m-eo-ØmbpsS IØv (sk]väw-_À 2011) IÀ¯m-hn {]nb-sc, 21þmw \qäm- - n sâ c- m w Zi- I - ¯ nsâ Bcw`w ae¦c k`-bn \ho-Ic- W - ¯ - nsâ Xncn-\mfw {]Im-in-Xa- m-bXnsâ 18 Zi-I-§Ä ]n¶n-Sp-¶p. ]g-b-\n-ba k`-bnepw Imem-\p-kr-Xa- mb kml-Nc- y-§t- fmSpÅ {]Xn-Ic- W - § - fn \nc-h[n \ho-I-c-W-§Ä \S¶n-«p--v. arK-_-enbpw \c_-enbpw blq-Zm-a-X-¯n \ne\n¶n-cp¶p. Ime-L-«§Ä ]n¶n«-t¸mÄ \c-_en Ah-km-\n-¸n¨v ]pXnb kmwkvIm-cnI ]mX sh«n¯pd-¶Xv ]g-b-\n-ba Ncn-{X¯nse {it²-ba- mb Hcp-am-äa- m-bn-cp-¶p. tbmin-bmhnsâ `c- W - ¯ nsâ 18þmw B- n Â, Is- - ¯ - s ¸- « n- c p¶ \ymb{]-am-W-h-N\w tI«v P\w lrZbw \pdp§n am\-km-´-cs¸«v ]pXp B²ym-ßnI ZÀi-\s¯ DÄs¡m--p. CXv B k`-bnse \ho-I-c-W-¯n\v aIp-tSm-Zm-l-c-W-am-Wv. Imem-Im-e§ - f - n {]hm-NI - c-ne - qsS ssZhw \nc-´cw \hoI-c-W-¯n-\mbn Blzm\w sNbvXpsIm--n-cp-¶p. \½psS IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-{InkvXp Xm³ k¼-¶-\m-bn-cns¡ kzÀt¤m-¶-Xn-IÄ shSnªv Zcn-{Z-cmb \½sf k¼-¶-cm¡p-hm³ \t½m-Sp-IqsSbpÅ C½m-\p-th-embn Xs¶-¯s¶ bmK-ambn AÀ¸n¨v \s½ kzÀ¤ob `mKy-§-fpsS AwinIfpw Ah-Im-in-Ifpw B¡n-¯oÀ¯p. “ \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbip-{InkvXp k¼-¶-\m-bn-cp-¶n«pw Ahsâ Zmcn{Zy-¯m \n§Ä k¼-¶-cm-tI-- Xn\p \n§-Ä \n-an¯w Zcn-{Z³ Bbn-¯oÀ¶ Ir] \n§Ä Adn-bp-¶p-h-tÃm.” (2 sImcn. 8:9) ImÂh-dn-bn {InkvXp sNmcnª cà-¯neqsS càw-sIm--pÅ _en-bpsS bpK-§Ä Ah-km-\n¨p. \ho-Ic- W - ¯ - nsâ k¼-¶X - n-bn \ho-Ic- W - Z- Ài\w DÄs¡m- P\w arK-_-en¡p ]Icw kvtXm{X-bmK kaÀ¸W-¯n-eqsS ssZh-¯nsâ al-Xzs¯ ZÀin-¸m-\n-S-bm-bn.

AXv km[y-ambn XoÀ¶Xv hnip² ]utemkpw tbml¶m\pw ]d-bp¶ {]Imcw alm iº-¯n _en¡mbn sbcp-itew tZhm-e-b-¯n arK-§Ä Adp-¡-s¸-«-ka-b¯p¯s¶ ssZh-¯nsâ Ipªm-Smb tbip \K-c¯ - n\p ]pd¯p {Iqin-X\ - mbn Xsâ Bßmhns\, {IqinÂIn-S¶ thf-bn ]nXr-Ic- § - f - n GÂ]n-¨Xneq-sS-bmWv. aq¶mw Znhkw Xsâ lnX-{]-Imcw XncnsI Poh³ kzoI-cn¨v DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶äp. tXP-Ênte¡v \bn-¡p¶ DbnÀ¸nsâ ZÀi\w DÄs¡m- {InkvXpk` A§s\ bmYmÀ°y-ambn. ]p\-cm-K-a-\-¯-¡p-dn-¨pÅ ImgvN-¸m-Sn \ho-I-c-W¯nsâ Nn´-IÄ D-m-bn-cp¶p F¶Xv kvac-Wo-b-am-Wv. ]cn-ip-²mß \nb-{´-W-¯n \mec iXIw k` A\pIq-eX - Ifn-eq-sSbpw {]Xn-Iq-eX - IfneqsSbpw IS-¶p-t]m-bn.

Cu Ime-b-f-hn k`-bpsS hnizmk cq]o-I-c-W-¯n {it²-b-amb amä-§Ä Df--hmbn F¶Xv Gh-À¡pw Adnhp-Å-Xm-W-tÃm. hnizm-k-{]-am-W-¯nsâ cq]o-I-cWw, 66 ]pkvX-I-apÅ thZ-]p-kvX-I-¯nsâ AwKo-Imcw F¶nh bmYmÀ°y-ambnXoÀ¶Xv Cu Ime-L-«-¯n-em-bn-cp-¶p.

Bb-Xn-\m \ho-I-cWw F¶ Bibw ]g-b-\n-ba k`-

bnepw ]pXn-b-\n-ba k`-bnepw F¡m-ehpw \ne-hnencp¶ Hcp {]{Inb-b-s{X. tbminbm-hnsâ Ime¯v F¶t]mse ae-¦c k`-bnepw Xncp-h-N\w ]cn-an-Xn-I-tfm-SpIqsS F¦nepw \½psS amXr-`m-j-bn-te¡v ]cn-`m-j-s¸Sp¯n e`n-¨t- ¸mÄ ae-¦c- k - `- b - nse \ho-Ic- W - ¯ - nsâ Imäv ChnsS iàn-bmbn hoin. Bcm-[-\, km£yw, ZuXyw F¶o ZÀi\-§-fn \ho-I-c-W-¯nsâ Bh-iy-IX t_m[y-ambn.B-bX - n-\m e`y-amb hN-\m-Sn-Øm-\¯ - n XIvkm-IÄ ae-bm-f¯ - n Xs¶ cq]o-Ir-Xam-IWw F¶ Bi-b-¯n Bcw-`n¨v hN-\-k-Xy-§Ä¡v A\p-tbm-Pyaà F¶v X§Ä¡v t_m[y-amb \S-¸p-Isf kzoIm-cy-aà F¶v {]Jym-]n-¨X - mWv ae-¦c- k - `- b - nse \ho-Ic- W - w. aäpÅ-hc- psS \S-¸p-Isf ¡pdn¨v icntbm sXtäm F¶v hnebn-cp-¯msX Ahsb BZ-cn-¡p¶ at\m-`m-h-amWv \hoI-c-W-]n-Xm-¡-·mÀ¡v D-m-bn-cp-¶-Xv. ]uckvXy BNmcm-\p-jvTm-\-§-fn A[n-jvTn-X-ambn e`y-amb ]pXnb {]Imiw DÄs¡m-v {]hÀ¯n-¸m³ A§s\ \ho-I-cW-k` k¶-²-ambn. amÀt¯m-½m-k` X\n-a-bn kmÀh-{Xn-Ihpw hnizmk-¯n kvXpXn sNmÆm-¡-s¸-«-Xpw, kz`m-h-¯n ]uckvXyhpw ho£-W¯ - n FIyq-sa-\n-¡epw {]am-W§ - f - n F¸n-kvt¡m-¸epw `c-WI - m-cy-§f - n aqeym-[n-jvTnX P\m[n-]X - y-¯n-epw, ho£-W¯ - n kphn-ti-jh - n-ln-Xh - p-amb k`-bm-Wv F¶-Xn \ap¡p A`n-am-\-ap--v. 18 ZiI§Ä k` \nc-´-c-ambn ]cn-ip-²m-ß-\n-tbm-K-¯n-\v hnt[b-ambn \ho-I-cn-¡-s¸«psIm--n-cp-¶p. \ho-I-cWw Bcw`n¨ Ime-L-«-¯nse kml-N-cy-§-fà Ct¸mÄ \ne-hnen-cn-¡p-¶Xv. \ne-hn-epÅ kml-N-cy-§sf a\-Ên-em¡n Ah-tbmSv {Inbm-XvaI - a- mbn {]Xn-Ic- n¨v c£-Wy km£yw \nÀh-ln-¸m³ hcpw Zi-I§ - f - n \mw ]cn-ip-²mß t{]cW-bn Im¯n-cn-t¡--X-s{X. IÀ¯mhv kzÀ¤m-tcm-lWw sNbvX-Xn\p tijw hnizm-k-kaqlw bcp-i-te-anÂIqSn ]pXnb hmKvZm-\-§Ä¡v Im¯n-cp-¶-Xpt]mse \mapw ]pXnb hmKvZ¯ - § - Ä¡v Im¯n-cn-¡p-hm-\pÅ ZÀi-\hpw Ah-t_m-[hpw DÄs¡m-Åp-hm³ {]m]vX-ambn Xocs« F¶p {]mÀ°n-¡p-¶p. \½psS k`-bn 3 F¸n-kvtIm-¸m-amsc IqSn e`y-amIp-¶-Xn\p ssZhw \s½ \S-¯nb hgn-IÄ A{]-ta-b-as{X. 14 þmw amÀt¯m½ Bbn-cp¶ tXmakv amÀ A¯m\m-kntbmkv I - mew sNbvXt- ¸mÄ Hcp tae-²y-£\pw Cu k`bv¡v CÃm-sX-h-¶n-cp¶ km-l-N-cy-¯n “ssZhsa \o R§Ä¡mbn kI-ehpw Hcp-¡n-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. hnizmk-¯nsâ I®p-If - m R§Ä Im-Wp¶p” F¶v P\-§sf iào-Ic- n¨ tImhqÀ A¨sâ {]mÀ°\ ]n¶n-« Zi-I§ - fn DuÀÖw ]IÀ¶p. k`-bpsS {]hÀ¯-\-§-fn XymK]qÀÆw {]hÀ¯n¨ k`m-]n-Xm-¡-·msc \mw A\pkvac- n-¡p-¶p. Ah-cpsS PohnXhpw amXr-Ibpw ZÀi-\hpw

DÄs¡m- p sIm- v PohnXw \hoI- c n- ¡ - s ¸- S p- h m³ k`m P\-§sf ssZhw A\p-{K-ln-¡s« F¶v {]mÀ°n-¡p-¶p. hnip² ]utem-kn-t\mSv tNÀ¶v \ap¡v k`-bmbn Fsâ ssZhta F\n¡v \nsâ Ir] aXn F¶v BIp-eNn´s¸-Sm-sXbpw N©-e-s¸-Sm-sXbpw {]Jym-]n-¡p-hm³ Cu Øm\m-`n-tjI thf-bn ssZhw \ap¡v Ir] sNmcnªp X¶p. \½psS IÀ¯m-hnsâ hN-\§ - sf hn\bt¯msS A\p-kvacn-¡m\pw IÀ¯mhv k`bv¡v Ahkcw \ÂIn. `b-s¸-tS-, ss[cy-s¸Sp-hn³. \n§-fpsS lrZbw Ie-§n-t]m-IcpXv. F¶n hniz-kn-¸n³ .Rm³ temIm-h-km-\-t¯mfw FÃm \mfpw \n§-tfmSv IqsS-bp-.v kzÀ¤-Ø-\mb \n§-fpsS ]nXmhv \n§Ä¡v Bh-iy-apÅ-sXm-s¡bpw F´v F¶v Adn-bp-¶p. \n§-fpsS `mc§sf Fsâ-ta h¨p-sImÄI. `mc-§sf hln-¸m³ ssI¯m-§Â X¶v \s½ iào-I-cn-¡p-¶h\mWv \½psS ssZhw. `mc-§Ä FSp-¯p-amäpsa-¶Ã. `mc-§Ä hln-¸m\pw {]Xn-k-Ôn-IÄ XcWw sN¿p-hm\pw Ir]bpsS iàn ]I-cp-¶-h-\mWv ssZhw F¶v \ap¡p cpNn¨-dn-bp-hm³ Zn\w-tXmdpw IgnbWw. \½psS k`m {]Xn-\n-[n-a-WvU-e-¯nsâ 2011þ2014 ImeL-«-¯nse `{Zm-k-\-¯nepw k`m-X-e-¯nepw DÅ sXc-sª-Sp-¸p-IÄ kam-[m-\-]-c-ambpw krjvSn-]-c-ambpw \nÀh-ln-¸m³ CS-bm-bX - n ssZhs¯ kvXpXn-¡mw. XmcX-tay\ ZpÀL-S-§Ä hfsc eL-phm-bn-cp-¶p. ASp¯ aq¶p-hÀj-§f - n-te¡v Iq«mb {]hÀ¯-\§ - Ä¡v \ntbmKn-¡-s¸-Sp¶ Iu¬kn-ep-I-fp-sS-bpw, k`m-{]-Xn-\n-[n-I-fpsSbpw {]hÀ¯-\§ - Ä k`-bpsS{]hÀ¯-\§ - sf [\yam-¡s« F¶v \ap¡p {]mÀ°n-¡mw. krjvSn-]-c-amb hnaÀi\-§Ä Ft¸mgpw kzmKXmÀl-am-Wv. F¶m k`bpsS ZuXys¯ Ah-tl-fn-¡-¯¡ hn[-¯n {]N-cn¡p¶ Ko_Âknsâ X{´w c-mw temI-a-lm-bp-²-Ime¯v -{]--Ncn-¡-s¸-«-Xp-t]mse \½psS k`-bnepw D-mIm-Xn-cn-¡m³ \mw {i²m-ep-¡fm-IpIbpw B hn[ {]hÀ¯-\-§-sf \ncp-Õm-l-s¸-Sp-t¯--Xn\v Pm{KX ]peÀt¯--Xp-am-Wv. bmYmÀ°y-a-Ãm-¯-Xmb Imcy-§Ä ]¯p {]mhiyw XpSÀ¨-bmbn ]d-ªm AXv kXy-ambn cq]m-´-c-s¸Spw F¶XmWv Ko_Âknsâ X{´w. BbXn-\m t]cp-h-bv¡m¯ I¯p-Ifpw eLp teJ-Ifpw Ah-K-Wn-¡-s¸-tS--Xpw kXys¯ tIm«n-am«n \S-¯p¶ bXv\-§sf \ncpÕmls¸-Sp-t¯-- Xp-a-s{X. \½psS cmjv{Sw henb {]Xn-Iq-e-XIfn-eq-sS- IS-¶pt]m-Ip¶p F¶Xv \mw {i²n-t¡-- Xm-Wv. Agn-a-Xn-Btcm- ] - W - § - f psS ]Ým- ¯ - e - ¯ n C¶v \S- ¡ p¶ {]t£m`w cmjv{S-¯nsâ ASn-Øm-\L - S- \ - I - sf XIÀ¯v Ifbphm³ CS-bm-¡-cp-sX -F¶v {]mÀ°n-¡mw. Btcm-]W-§sf Kuc-h-ambn IcptX-- XmWv. F¶m cmjv{Sw AcmP-IX - z-¯n-te¡v t]mIm-sX-h®w P\m-[n-]X - y-¯nsâ ASn-Øm\ LS-I§ - f - mb A - kw-»nbpw ]mÀe-saâpw {][m\-a-{´n-bpsS Hm^okpw X-IÀ¡-s¸-SmsX \ne-\nÀt¯-Xm-Wv. \nb-a-\nÀ½m-W- kwhn-[m-\-§fpw \nb-a-¯nsâ {]mtbm-KnI Xe-¯n-epÅ \S-]Sn{Ia-§fpw {]t£m`-¯neqsS \jvs¸-Sphm³ CSbm-I-cpXv F¶v Pm{K-X-tbmsS ho£n-t¡- Hcp Ime-L-«-am-Ip-¶p CXv. kzmÀ°-X-bnà F¶v BhÀ¯n¨v {]Jym-]n-¡p-¶-Xn-eqsS kzmÀ°-Xsb Dd-¸n-¡p¶ Hcp {]h-W-X-btà kaq-l-¯n \mw ImWp¶-Xv. kam-[m-\-]-c-amb Hcp ]cn-lmcw NÀ¨-bn-eqsS Is-¯p-hm³ -cmjv{S t\Xm-¡Ä¡pw {]t£m`-Im-cn-IÄ¡pw

CS-bm-Is« F¶v {]mÀ°n-¡mw. {]t£m-`Im-cn-IÄ ]dbp¶ Imcy-§Ä F{X\-ÃXmbn-cp-¶mepw ]mÀe-saân\v A´y-im-k\w \ÂIn \S-¸n-em-¡p-hm³ {ian-¡p¶Xv aqeym-[n-jvTnX P\m-[n-]X - y-¯n\v \Ã-Xà F¶v Icp-Xp¶p.

C¶v Agn-aXn Btcm-]W hncp² ]pI-a-d-bn cmjv{Sw t\cn-Sm-hp¶ A]-I-Ss¯ {i²-tbm-Sp-IqsS ho£n-t¡-X-s{X. Agn-aXn hoc-·mÀ Cu ]pI-a-d- kr-jvSn-¡p-¶-Xn Xmev]cyw krjvSn-¨p-sIm-v P\m-[n-]-Xy-¯nsâ ASnØm\ kwhn-[m-\-§-sfbpw AXn-eqsS P\-§-fpsS Ic§-sfbpw ZpÀº-ea- m-¡p-hm³ {ian-¨p-hc- n-Ib - m-Wv. hnIm-ct£m`¯nsâ B[nIyw Hcp P\m-[n-]X - y-kw-hn-[m-\¯ - n Hcp Kh¬saânsâ Ønc-X-tbm-Sp-Iq-Sn-bpÅ {]hÀ¯-\¯n\v XS-Êa- m-bn-¯oÀt¶-¡mw. Aan-Xa- mb hnIm-ct- £m`w aqew ]«m-f`- c- W - ¯ - n-te¡v \o§nb Ncn-{X-amWv CXc P\m[n-]Xy cmPy-§Ä¡p-Å-Xv. F¶m P\m-[n-]-Xy-¯nsâ kzmX{´yw Agn-aXn \S-¯p-hm\pw Agn-aXn kwc-£n¡p-hm-\p-apÅ Ah-kc- a- mbn `c-W¯ - n-en-cn-¡p-¶h - À IcpXp-¶Xv cmjv{S-¯n\v A]-I-S-I-c-am-Wv. Agn-aXn \ntcm-[\- ¯ n- \ p- t h- - n - b pÅ P\- h n- I mcw Bfn- ¸ - S - c p- t ¼mÄ kÀ¡mÀ AXnsâ Kuchw a\-Ên-em¡n {]mtbm-KnI \S]-Sn-IÄ kzoI-cn¡pw F¶p Icp-Xp-¶p.

Xncp-hn-Xmw-IqÀ cmP-hw-i¯ - nsâ kXy-kÔ - X - b - mWv {io ]ß-\m-`kzman-t£-{X-¯nse \n[n-I-sf-¡p-dn-¨pÅ shfn-s¸-Sp-¯Â. F¶m ap³ap-Jy-a{´n Cu kXy-kÔ-Xsb Xsâ kzXkn-²-amb ssien-bn-eqsS A]-e-]n¨Xpw P\-§Ä¡v sXän-[m-c-W-]-c-¡¯¡-hn-[-¯n t£{X-¯nsâ BNm-cm-\p-jvTm-\-§sf Ah-tl-fn-¨Xpw \nÀ`m-Ky-I-c-ambn t]mbn. CXv tIc-f-¯nse hnizm-k-kaq-l-¯n\v DÄsIm-Åm³ Ign-bnà F¶Xv P\t\-Xm-¡Ä a\- Ê n- e m- t ¡- hkv X p- X - b m- W v .

HmWm-tLm-ja- m-bt- XmsS ae-bm-f\ - m-Snsâ ]pXp-hÀj¯nsâ BËm-Z¯ - n-anÀ¸n-te¡v \mw {]th-in-¡p-¶p. Ignªp-t]mb \Ã-\m-fp-I-fpsS \·-IÄ hos--Sp-¡p-hm³ HmWm-tLm-j¯ - n-eqsS Ign-bs- «. hnizm-k-ta-J-e-bnepw kv{XoimàoI-c-W-¯nepw Du¶Â \ÂIp¶ [ym\Nn´-Ifpw \s½ DÕp-I-cm-¡s«. ]md-ta hoSp-]-WnX _p²n-bpÅ a\p-jy-s\-¡p-dn¨v IÀ¯mhv ]dª hN-\-§Ä Cu Ime-L-«-¯n hfsc {]k-à-am-Wv. Dd-¸pÅ ASn-¯-d-bn IÀ¯mhn-epÅ hnizm-k-amb ]md-bn Dd-¨p-\n-¶p-sIm-v {]Xn-k-Ôn-Isf AXn-Po-hn¨v hogmsX \nÂ]m³ iàn \ÂIp¶ ssZhIr- ] - b n \ap¡m{i- b n- ¡ mw. Imäp- - m Imw, {]f- b - a p- - m Imw . AXnsâ a[y-¯n Hcn-S¯v Dd-¨p-\n¶v IÀ¯mhv \Ã-h³ F¶p cpNn-¨-dn-bphm³ IÀ¯mhv Ir] \ÂInb \mfp-Isf HmÀ¯v ssZhs¯ al-Xz-s¸-Sp-¯mw.

Fs¶ iào-I-cn-¡p-¶-h³ apJm-´cw Rm³ kIe-¯nepw aXn-bm-Ip¶p F¶v DZvtLm-jn-¡p-hm³ ssZhw \s½ XpSÀ¶pw {]m]vX-cm-¡-s«.

Ir] \n§-sf-Ãm-h-tcmSpw IqsS Ccn-¡p-am-dm-Is«.

tUm. tPmk^v amÀt¯m½m sa{Xm-t¸m-eo-¯m ]qemØo≥, Xncph√ 23/08/2011