• pirandha varusham: 1963

• pirandha naadu: brittan

• ennai patri: romba gauravamaana vēlaiyil irundhēn

en kadandhakaala vaalkkai:

therku landanil irukkum kuraaidan endra idatthildhaan naan pirandhēn. onbadhu pillaigalil naan aaraavadhu. en ammaa appaa, st. vinsent endra karībiyan thīvai sērndhavargal. ammaa oru metthedist charchukku pōikkondirundhaar. enakku kadavulai patri therindhukolla aarvamē illai. aanaal, pudhu pudhu vishayangalai katrukkondu en arivai valartthukkolla enakku romba aarvam irundhadhu. skūl vidumurai endraalē, laibrariyilirundhu niraiya butthagangalai edutthukkondu vandhuviduvēn. en vīttukku pakkatthilirundha oru ērikkaraiyil utkaarndhu adhaiyellaam padippēn.

skūl padippai muditthu sila varushangalukku piragu, vaalkkaiyin adimattatthil irundha makkalukku udhavi seiya aasaippattēn. vīduvaasal illaadhavargalukkum, udalnala kuraipaadu alladhu mananala kuraipaadu irundhavargalukkum udhava aarambitthēn. adhanpin yūnivarsittiyil sērndhu marutthuva thurai sambandhappatta padippai paditthēn. pattam vaangiya piragu, naan konjamkūda edhirpaarkkaadha gauravamaana periya vēlaigal kidaitthana. naan romba vasadhiyaagavum aadambaramaagavum vaalndhēn. oru frīlaans aalōsagaraaga vīttilirundhē vēlai paartthadhaal lēptaappum intarnettumdhaan thēvaippattadhu. avvappōdhu sila vaarangalukku velinaadu pōividuvēn, enakku pidittha ōttalil thanguvēn, angulla iyarkai kaatchigalai rasippēn, en udambai fittaaga vaitthukkolla spaavukkum jimmukkum pōvēn. ippadi, vaalkkaiyai nandraaga anubavitthukkondirundhēn. adhēsamayatthil, ēlai eliya makkalukku udhava vēndumendra ennam eppōdhumē enakku irundhadhu.

baibil en vaalkkaiyai maatriyadhu:

‘naam ēn pirandhōm?’ endru pala varushangalaaga yōsitthēn. ‘naam edharkaaga vaalgirōm? vaalkkaiyin arttham enna?’ endrellaam yōsitthēn. idharkellaam naan baibilil badhil thēdavē illai. en kadaisi thangai maargaret yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga maariyirundhaal. 1999-il orunaal, oru frendai kūttikkondu aval ennai paarkka vandhaal. andha pennum oru yegōvaavin saatchidhaan. avar enmēl romba akkarai kaattinaar. enakku baibilai sollikkoduppadhaaga sonnaar. naanum otthukkondēn. aanaal, naan romba medhuvaagatthaan munnētram seidhēn. ēnendraal vēlai, adhu, idhu endru naan romba bisiyaaga irundhēn.

2002-il ingilaandhin thenmērku pagudhikku kudimaari pōnēn. daaktar pattam vaanguvadharkaaga angē yūnivarsittiyil innoru digiri padippai padikka aarambitthēn. adhēsamayam, ennudaiya chinna paiyanai kūttikkondu pakkatthilirundha raajya mandratthukkum adikkadi pōnēn. yūnivarsitti padippu enakku piditthirundhadhudhaan. aanaal, baibilai paditthadhaaldhaan vaalkkaiyil ēn prachinai varugiradhu, adhu eppadi thīrappōgiradhu endrellaam naan therindhukondēn. matthēyu 6:24-il sollappattiruppadhu evvalavu unmai endrum purindhukondēn. irandu ejamaangalukku naam sēvai seiya mudiyaadhu, ondru kadavulukku adimaiyaaga irukka vēndum alladhu selvatthukku adimaiyaaga irukka vēndum endru purindhadhu. adhanaal, vaalkkaiyil edhu mukkiyam endru naan mudivedukka vēndiyirundhadhu.

adharku mundhina varushamdhaan, yegōvaavin saatchigal vaaraavaaram nadatthiya oru kūttatthil naan adikkadi kalandhukondēn. andha kūttatthil ungalmīdhu akkaraiyulla padaippaalar oruvar irukkiraaraa? a endra butthagatthilirundhu paditthōm. adhanaal, nammai yegōvaadhaan padaitthirukkiraar endrum, nam prachinaigalaiyellaam avardhaan thīrkkappōgiraar endrum enakku nandraaga purindhuvittadhu. aanaal nammai yaarum padaikkavillai, kadavul endru oruvar illai endrellaam yūnivarsittiyil sollikkodutthaargal. adhanaal, enakku bayangara kōbam vandhuvittadhu. irandu maadhangalukku piragu naan yūnivarsitti padippai vittuvittu, kadavulai patri adhigamaaga therindhukolla nēram selavalitthēn.

en vaalkkaiyai maatrikkolla ennai thūndiya vasanam nīdhimoligal 3:​5, 6. “yegōvaavai mulu idhayatthōdu nambu. unnudaiya sondha butthiyai nambaadhē. edhai seidhaalum avarai manadhil vaitthu sei. appōdhu, un valiyil irukkum thadaigalaiyellaam avar nīkkividuvaar” endru adhu solgiradhu. kai niraiya kaasum gauravamaana vēlaiyum thandha sandhōshatthaivida kadavulai patri therindhukondapōdhu kidaittha sandhōshamdhaan romba adhigam. yegōvaa ēn indha būmiyaiyum manidhargalaiyum padaitthaar endrum, yēsu ēn thannudaiya uyiraiyē kodutthaar endrum therindhukolla therindhukolla, kadavulukkaaga en vaalkkaiyaiyē arppanam seiya vēndumendra aasai adhigamaanadhu. ēpral 2003-il naan nyaanasnaanam edutthēn. adhan piragu, kadavuludaiya vēlaigalukku niraiya nēram koduppadharkaaga en vaalkkaiyai konjam konjamaaga elimaiyaakkikkondēn.

enakku kidaittha nanmaigal:

yegōvaavōdu enakku irukkum bandham vilaimadhikka mudiyaadhadhu. avarai patri therindhukondadhaal enakku nimmadhiyum sandhōshamum kidaitthirukkiradhu. avarai nēsikkiravargalōdu natpu kidaitthiruppadhum enakku romba sandhōshamaaga irukkiradhu.

ippōdhum pudhu pudhu vishayangalai paditthu therindhukolla enakku pidikkum. baibililirundhum kristhava kūttangalilirundhum niraiya vishayangalai katrukkolvadhu sandhōshamaaga irukkiradhu. en nambikkaigalai patri matravargalidam solvadhum sandhōshamaaga irukkiradhu. ippōdhu idhudhaan en vaalkkaiyilēyē romba mukkiyamaana vēlai. ēnendraal, nallapadiyaaga vaala makkalukku udhavi seiya mudigiradhu. varappōgum pudhiya ulagatthil innum nallapadiyaaga vaala mudiyum endra nambikkaiyaiyum avargalukku kodukka mudigiradhu. jūn 2008-ilirundhu naan mulunēramaaga kadavulukku sēvai seidhuvarugirēn. en vaalkkaiyil idhuvarai kidaikkaadha sandhōshamum thirupthiyum ippōdhu enakku kidaitthirukkiradhu. vaalkkaiyin unmaiyaana artthatthai naan kandupiditthuvittēn. adharkaaga yegōvaavukku romba nandriyōdu irukkirēn.