മദർ തെരേസയും മതപരിവർത്തനവും

Hcp P\Xsb XpS¨p\o¡m³ sFFkv `oIcÀ A\phÀ¯n¨ amÀKw ]¨a\pjycpsS Igp¯p \njvIcWw apdn¨p càw ISen Hgp¡pI F¶XmWv. {Iqcamb B hgn Ahew_n¡m³ a\pjyXzw XoÀ¯pw \jvSs¸«hÀ¡p am{Xta km[n¡q. F¶mÂ, Hcp P\X t`ZNn´IÄ IqSmsX hµysc¶p IcpXp¶hsc A]am\n¨p \nkmchXvIcn¡pIbpw Bcm[\meb§Ä XIÀ¡pIbpw a\pjymhImi§Ä \ntj[n¡pIbpw Ncn{Xw amänsbgpXpIbpw sNbvXpsImWvSp hwihntÑZw \S¯m\mIpw. CXmWv BÀFkvFknsâbpw kwL]cnhmdnsâbpw AP³Ubn DÅsX¶p tXm¶p¶p. `cW¯nsâ XWepÅXpsImWvSv C¯cw amÀK§Ä tXSm³ AhÀ¡n¶p bmsXmcp kt¦mNhpanÃ.

amÀ¨v F«n\p temI h\nXmZn\ambncp¶p. AXn\v Hcp¡ambn«mbncn¡pw BÀFkvFkv t\Xmhv taml³ `mKhXv aZÀ sXtcksb Xmgv¯ns¡«m³ t_m[]qÀhw Hcps¼«nd§nbXv. aZdntâXp bYmÀY tkh\ambncp¶nÃ, aX]cnhÀ¯\¯n\pÅ {iaw am{Xambncps¶¶mWp `mKhXnsâ IWvSp]nSp¯w. aZÀ sXtcksb "`mcXcXv\w' \ÂIn BZcn¨ cmPyamWnXv. AXnep]cn ss{IkvXhsc kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw hW¡¯n\p tbmKybmb Hcp hyànbmWhÀ. Ahsc A]IoÀ¯ns¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ ss{IkvXhcpw tami¡mcmbn amdpsa¶ IW¡pIq«enemWv BÀFkvFkv t\Xmhv.

aZÀ sXtcksb DbÀ¯n¡m«p¶Xv BÀFkvFkpImÀ¡v HcpXc¯nepw kln¡m\mhnÃ. Cu hmZKXn AhÀ aZdns\Xnsc D¶bn¡p¶Xv CXmZyaÃ. AXn\p adp]Snbmbn aZÀ Xs¶ Hcn¡Â ]dªp: I do convert you to be a better Hindu, a better Muslim, a better Catholic, and a better Sikh. Once you have found Him, it is up to you to do what you want. Conversion is not my work. Conversion is God’s work. (IqSpX sa¨s¸« lnµphpw apkvenapw It¯men¡\pw kn¡pImc\pamIm\mWp Rm³ ]cnhÀ¯\w \S¯p¶Xv. Hcn¡Â ssZhs¯ IsWvS¯n¡gnªm F´psN¿Wsa¶p \n§fmWp Xocpam\nt¡WvSXv. aX]cnhÀ¯\w Fsâ tPmenbÃ. AXp ssZh¯nsâ tPmenbmWv.)

tIm¡¯bn aZÀ BZyw h¶t¸mÄ apXemfn¯w kwc£n¨p \ne\nÀ¯p¶Xn\mWv AhÀ {ian¡p¶sX¶mbncp¶p Nne IayqWnÌpImcpsS Bt£]w. ]t£ aZdnsâ BXpcip{iqjbpsS amlmßyw Xncn¨dnªt¸mÄ ]e IayqWnÌv cmPy§fpw AhÀ¡p hmXn Xpd¶psImSp¯p. aZÀ ZnhwKXbmbt¸mÄ _wKmfnse IayqWnÌpImÀ \ÂInb BZcw BÀ¡mWp ad¡m\mhpI! ]t£ hÀKobhmZnIÄ¡p am\km´capWvSmIm³ A{X Ffp¸asöp tXm¶p¶p.

tkh\w{InkvXobXbpsS`mKw 

aZdnsâ \ncp]aamb tkh\amlmßyw Xncn¨dnbpt¼mÄ kzm`mhnIambpw AXn\p ]n¶nse {]tNmZ\w At\zjWhnjbamhpw. Hcn¡Â Hcp apkvenwktlmZc³ aZdnsâ tkh\tI{µw ImWm³h¶p. aZdpw aäp ktlmZcnamcpw acWmk¶cmb tcmKnIfpsS {hW§Ä kvt\l]pckcw IgpIn hr¯nbm¡n sI«nhbv¡pIbmWv. Ipsdt\cw AXpIWvSp hnkvab`cnX\mb AbmÄ aZdnt\mSp tNmZn¨p, "C§s\sbÃmw sN¿m³ F´mWp {]tNmZ\w?’' anX`mjnWnbmb aZÀ H¶pw]dbmsX At±ls¯bpw Iq«n Xsâ {]mÀY\mapdnbnte¡p t]mbn `n¯nbn Øm]n¨ Ipcnipcq]w NqWvSn¡m«n Ipd¨pkabw {]mÀYn¨p. apkvenwktlmZc\p Imcywa\knembn. At±lw kt´mj]qÀhamWp aS§nt¸mbXv. 

ss{IkvXhsâ PohImcpWy{]hÀ¯\§Äs¡Ãmw {]tNmZ\hpw amXrIbpw {InkvXphmWv. {InkvXphns\ kXykÔambn ]n´pScp¶ injyÀ¡p ktlmZc§Ä¡pthWvSn {]hÀ¯n¡msX h¿. ImWs¸Sp¶ ktlmZcs\ kvt\ln¡msX ImWs¸Sm¯ ssZhs¯ kvt\ln¡m\mhnà F¶XmWp ss{IkvXh [Àa¯nsâ ASnØm\ {]amWw.‘\n§fpsS kzÀKØ\mb ]nXmhv IcpWbpÅh\mbncn¡p¶Xpt]mse \n§fpw IcpWbpÅhcmbncn¡phn³’(Lk6, 36)F¶mWp {InkvXpinjyÀ¡p e`n¨ IÂ]\. BZna ss{IkvXhsc NqWvSn¡m«n aämfpIÄ A¶p ]dªXv, "t\m¡q, ss{IkvXhÀ F§s\ ]ckv]cw kvt\ln¡p¶p' F¶mbncp¶p. 

ss{IkvXh³ PohImcpWyþkmaqlnI {]hÀ¯\§fneqsS {InkvXphns\ A\pIcn¡Ww. a\pjyhwi¯n\pthWvSn kzbw _enbmbn¯oÀ¶ amXrIbmWp {InkvXp \evInbXv. ss{IkvXhs\ kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw Bcm[\bpw kmaqlnIZuXyhpw Ahn`mPyamWv. BÀ¡paXp thÀs]Sp¯m\mhnÃ.

Cu ASnØm\ ss{IkvXhX¯zw FÃmhÀ¡pw a\knemIWsa¶nÃ. aX]cnhÀ¯\w e£yam¡nbmWp ss{IkvXhÀ kmaqlnI{]hÀ¯\w \S¯p¶sX¶p ]dbp¶hÀ C§s\ IYbdnbmsX B«w ImWpIbmWv. Xm³ tIhew Hcp kmaqlnI{]hÀ¯Ibà F¶p aZÀ Hcn¡Â ]dªXns\ ]n³]änbmWp `mKhXpw aäpw aZÀ sXtck aX]cnhÀ¯\¯n\mWp {ian¨Xv F¶ Bt£]wDbÀ¯p¶Xv. 

aZÀ sXtck tIhew Hcp kmaqlnI{]hÀ¯Ibmbncp¶nÃ. AhcpsS hnizmkamWv AhcpsS tkh\¯n\p {]tNmZ\ambn¯oÀ¶Xv. AhcpsS e£ytam {InkvXphns\ PohnX¯n ]n³sNÃpI F¶Xpw. aäpÅhÀ¡p \·sNbvXpsImWvSmWp {InkvXp ]ekvXo\mbn Npän\S¶Xv, A§s\bmWv Xsâ PohnXw temI c£bv¡mbn kaÀ¸n¨Xv. Hcp bYmÀYhnizmkn¡v CXÃmsX asämcp amXrIbpanÃXs¶.

XoÀ¨bmbpw ]cmÀY {][m\amb PohnX¯n\p hensbmcp aqeyapWvSv. al¯mb Hcp ZÀi\¯nsâ kPoh{]Imi\amWXv. aäpÅhsc BIÀjn¡m³ CXp ]cym]vXhpat{X. A§s\bpÅhcn ]ecpw aZdnsâ PohnXw X§fpsS PohnX¯n ]IÀ¯m³ {ian¡pw. A§s\ NneÀ¡p a\]cnhÀ¯\apWvSmhpIbpw {InkvXpamÀKw kzoIcn¡m³ CSbmhpIbpw sNbvXn«pWvSmhmw. \à amXrIIÄ \s½ kzm[o\n¡mXncn¡nÃtÃm. \·bpsS km£y¯n \n¶mWp ]et¸mgpw hyànIÄ kXymt\zjWw Bcw`n¡pI. A§s\ AhÀ IsWvS¯p¶ kXys¯ BtÇjn¡pIsb¶Xp a\xkm£n kzmX{´y¯nsâ `mKamWv, auenImhImihpamWv. kXy¯n\v AXncpIfnÃ.

kXyw FhnsS IsWvS¯nbmepw AXns\ kzX{´ambn kzoIcn¡m³ a\pjy\p ISabpWvSv. imkv{XcwK¯pw km¼¯nIcwK¯pw hnizmkcwK¯psaÃmw Cu ISabpw kzmX{´yhpw am\n¡s¸SWw. AXv BcpsSsb¦nepw `mh\bn ‘amÀK{`wiambn ImWp¶Xp ]cam_²amWv. AhnsSbmWp LÀ hm]kn¡mcpsS s]můcw shfn¨¯phcp¶Xv. X§fpsS a\xkm£n¡p t_m[ys¸« aXw kzX{´ambn kzoIcn¨hÀ ‘Xncn¨phcWsa¶p ]dbp¶Xv Al´bpsS `mjbmWv; _lpkzcXbpsS \ntj[amWv.

icnbmsW¶p tXm¶p¶ Imcy§Ä {]Ncn¸n¡m\mWp imkv{XÚcpw cmjv{Sob¡mcpw X¯zNn´Icpw ]cn{ian¡p¶Xv. imkv{XcwKs¯ ]ptcmKXnXs¶ aäpÅhcpsS, ]et¸mgpw hntZinIfpsS, IsWvS¯epIsf B{ibn¨mWp km[nXamhpI. BÀFkvFkpw kwL]cnhmdpw {]NmcIkwLhpsaÃmw X§fpsS Bib§Ä {]Ncn¸n¡m³ ]camh[n {ian¡p¶pWvSv. AXpt]mse aäp aXhnizmknIÄ¡pw X§fpsS hnizmkw {]Ncn¸n¡m³ ASnØm\mhImiapWvSv. B kzmX{´yw \½psS `cWLS\ hyàambn kwc£n¨ncn¡p¶p. {]Ncn¸n¡p¶ hnizmkw kzoIcn¡m\pÅ AhImihpw B {]Jym]\¯n AS§nbn«pWvSv. AXn\m ‘aX]cnhÀ¯\w’ ]mSnà F¶pw aäpw ]dbp¶Xp kÀhm[n]Xyat\m`mh¯nsâ {]IS\w am{XamWv.

adp]Sn]ehn[w 

aZÀ sXtcksb A]am\n¡p¶Xp hÀKobmÔXbpsS shfns¸SemWv; Ahsc _lpam\n¡p¶hsc Ahtlfn¡emWv. aZÀ sXtck sNbvXXpt]mepÅ BXpctkh\s¯ aX]cnhÀ¯\¯nsâ Ipg¡®mSnbneqsS IWvSv Ahtlfn¡ph¶hÀ ]mÀizhXvIcn¡s¸«hcpsS i{Xp¡fmbn kzbw {]Jym]n¡p¶p. AXnsâ t]cn aX]cnhÀ¯\\ntcm[\\nbaw sImWvSphcm³ {ian¡p¶ hÀKobiànIÄ sNdp¡s¸SWw. 

hkvXpXIÄ t_m[yamIpwh®w hniZoIcn¨p \ÂIm\pÅ {iaapWvSmIWw. CXn\p icnbmb t_m[hXvIcW bÚw IqSntb Xocq. `mKhXns\t¸mse aZÀ sXtcksb I®S¨p hnaÀin¡p¶hsc Xncp¯pI Ffp¸aÃ. KmÔnPnbpsS {]Xnabv¡p]Icw tKmUvskbpsS {]XnabmWp hbvt¡WvSsX¶pw cmjv{S]nXmhv AIv_dmsW¶pw KmÔnPn {_n«ojpImcpsS GPâmbncps¶¶pw aäpw ]dbp¶hcpsS \mSmbn A[x]Xn¡pIbmWtÃm `mcXw. "tIgpI aa \mtS' F¶p hne]n¡m\ÃmsX F´p ]dbm³! 

aZÀ sXtcksb A]lkn¨ `mKhXn\p aZÀ F´p adp]Snbmbncn¡mw \ÂIpI F¶p anj\dokv Hm^v Nmcnänbnse kntÌgvknt\mSv Hscgp¯pImc³ `mh\mßIamb tNmZyap¶bn¨t¸mÄ AhcpsS adp]Sn C§s\bmbncp¶p: Mother would have said Lets pray for them. (aZÀ ]dbpw, \ap¡v AhÀ¡pthWvSn {]mÀYn¡mw.) kutaymZmcamb B hmNIwXs¶bmWp hÀKobhnjw Noäp¶ t\Xm¡Ä¡pw AWnIÄ¡papÅ adp]Sn. 
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