മരുഭൂമിയിലെ മഴത്തുള്ളികൾ [സാക്ഷി .എസ്‌ . ആനന്ദ്]

N¼nNp«³.sWäv imt§mk_n B]n^p¶p MmWpw hpKn]pw. B Unkh§an`pw bns¶ k¶ptIÀ¶ H^p Unkh§an`pw {bhn]psX knk^¯n³s_ H^p Wnj`W¡w tbm`pw D*m]n^p¶nà . Nm^y§saÃmw hmVm^\ tbms` Wo§n …{bhn]psX Nm^ysfmjn¨p . hwek§Ä bj¯nsâ SWn]mkÀ¯Ww B]n k^p¶Sv FWn¡Wpeks¸«p . F{Ss]ms¡ AtWzgn¨n«pw Unkh§apw , BjvINapw , fmhkpw bn¶n«n«pw….Ak³s_ fm{Sw H^p knk^kpw M§Ä¡v Nn«n]nà . Sos^ A_nknÃmsS B]t¸mÄ làfm]n AksW AtWzgn¨n_§m³ M§Ä Wn^vdÔnS^m]n !. At¸mÄ Bs^ms¡t]m b_ªp M§sa]k³ b`t¸mjm]n AtWzgn¨n^p¶p F¶v . bns¶ tN«Sv ….Fs¶ Npt_¡qXn sM«n¨ H^p kmÀ¯ B]n^p¶p .

“”HmWv ks¿Xm , k¿m*m] Hm³…siÂSv shâÀ ¶p f^p¶v km§n tbmNp¶Sv Ns*¶p W½psX Xn¦p tKm\n Ft¶mXv b_ªo¡p¶p .Wo tdKm_mtN* fNsW AkWp sI_n] ktÃm bWnt]m Np^t]m Bkpw…FÃmw l^n]mkpsfXm “”| XmN-vhn Agv–_cv Ft¶mXv b_ªp

H¶pNqXn knlUfm] AtWzg\¯n ..{bhn¡p k]än B\v AhpOw. timhvbnä`n {Zo«vsfân Bs\¶_nªn«pw A{S]v¡v knlzhn¡m³ NjnªnÃ.Nm^\w…AkhmWw Nm\pt¼mÄ tbm`pw Ak³ Wà ht´mg¯n`pw Bt^mPy¯n`pw B]n^p¶tÃm ? “”. “”bns¶´p bän ?”” hwl]§apw knlzmhkpw Aknlzmhkpw FÃmw NqXn Npjªp f_nªp . Nm`I{Nw bSnkptbms` ko*pw D^p*p , Unkhkpw BjvI]pw bns¶]pw bn¶n«n«pw {bhoSsW¡p_n¨p H^p knk^kpfnÃmsS Npj§n . bn¶oXpÅ AtWzg\§Ä H^p kjn¡v F¯n]SpfnÃ. Ak³s_ Snt^mVmWw H^p No_mfp«n]m]n A§sW Wo*pWn¡pt¼mÄ B\v H^p Unkhw sskNn«v Mm³ tNmÄZvtÌm_n hmVWw km§m³ Wn¡pt¼mÄ….]mUrÑnN]m {bhn]psX “”fpS`man¨n “”tZmNväÀ Kmhvfn , sbs«¶v Ft´m km§n¡mWm]n At§mt«¡v N]_n k^p¶Sv Nm\p¶Sv . hmVm^\ sb®p§sa ASpw A_dnNÄ N*m fn*p¶ tbm]n«v Sos^ ssf³Zv tbm`pw sI¿m_nÃ. bs£ CSnknsX Ct¸mÄ tImUn¡msS bänÃtÃm ? .AkÄ H¶v bp©n^n¡v NqXn sI]vSt¸mÄ bns¶ ssV^ykpfm]n !.

“”fmZw “”….””Wmw “”….Mm³ A_¨pA_¨p , CPvaogn`v b_ªp …..
“”fmZw “”,{bhoS³s_ H^p knk^kpfnà Npt_Wmam]n .AkWv ….AksWs´¦n`pw….? “”

“”Hm {bhoS³ ….Fhv ….AkWp hpOfnÃm]n^p¶p Npt_Wmam]n.f^ps¶ms¡ tfXns¨¦n`pw Np_ªnÃ, Ak³ SpX¡¯n Bs^]pw A_n]n¡msS sNm*v WX¶p. shm t^mPw fqÀJn¨p .””

Mm³ tN«_nª WXp¡p¶ hSy¯nWp AXnk^]nXp¶ km¡pNam\v SpXÀ¶kÄ b_ªSv .

“”..Ct¸mak³ N¼nNp«³.sWäv