BALLOK ANI MATHARPONN - FROM YOUNG TO OLD!
Jednam dadlo ani ostori satvo sacrament zoddtat, padri tankam estolan bandta ani �ghou ani bhail� mhunnon porgottun dita ani axirvad diun mhunntta �vaddoieat ani choddoieat�. Itlean dadlea ani bhailecho ekvott zata ani tanchea mostokan itchea utpon zata eka bhurgueak oromb diunk. Titlean tanchea mogachea karkannean suru zata vavr eka bhurgueak zolman haddpacho.
Adlea tempar kazarak eok muino zatanch ghorchim toxinch vaddeantlim zanttim oklek vinchar kortalint �Ago bai, bori khobor assa mungo?� Boreaponnamchi khobor nam zalear okol zabab ditali: �Nam gue gara-maim/mam-maim/mauxe-maim, timaim, adi�, ani zanttim mhunntalint �Zatelem bai, Devacher bhavart dovor�. Bori khobor aslear, okol kuch korun hanstali ani tacheruch gomtalem ki tem gorbestponnachea bhesar assam mhunnon. Zoxe muine bolanddtat titlench oklechem pott voir sortoch rauta. Aplea monank xanti mellonk ani soglem tharear assam mhunnon khatri korunk ghou aple bailek antrea-poirean voizaguer vorta ani favo to tratament dita. Jitle baumterache dis laguim pautat, okol ani nouro aplea bhurgueak hea soumsaran eukar diupachi taktin toeari korunk lagtat - zoxe porim burgueachim supurlim dovim angostram ani kaxtteo (napkins) xinvop, burgueachem naum chintop, burgueachem painnem korop, adi. Thoddeach utranim, avoi-bapui sogllo aplo vell zolman eunk aslelea bhurguechea kolponanim sartat ani tankam kednam kaim tem bhurguem zolman eum xem zata, vodik korun tim soglo vell chintat ani apleakuch vinchar kortat baba vo bai zatelem ghai mhunnon. Avoi choddxi baba zaunk aumddeta tor bapui ek bai zalea puro mhunntta. Adim nou muine passun rauchem poddtalem baba vo bai zaupachem assam tem kollonk punn aiz-kal �Sonogram� korun hea proxnnancho zabab adim fuddench mellta.
Dis soron khimcheanuch muine kabar zatat ani baumteracho vell laguim pauta. Eok dis derepent bailechea pottan duk suru zata ani tabortob tika baumtichea hospitalan voron bhorti korchi poddta. Thoddeach vellan ti avoi eka sobit ballkak, baek vo babak, zolom dita ani taka polloun avoi-bapui itlim khuxeall zatat ki tanche khuxealkaiek xim ani mer assonam. Burgueak hospitalantlem ghora haddlea uprant rokddich tachea bautizmanchi toeari kortat ani poilea bhurgueachea bautizmacho dobazo ekdom fuloun uddoitat asson tanchea sangata burgueacho dusro avoi-bapui � podon ani modon.
Zolmolelem ballok sarkench eka baulea porim. Hea ballkak kuddiche sogle sande astat punn tea sandeancho kosloch upeog assonam. Ballkak hath ani paim astat pun tea ath-paim-ani boll assonam; dolle astat punn puri nodor assonam � taka soglem ghoir-ghoir dista; kan astat punn aikonk sarkem einam � tachea kanan avaz poddta tednam gaiechea vasra porim ballok sogleach vattani polleta sozmonam zaun khuimche vattentlean to avaz ieta; jib asta punn ulounk zainam; tonddachea konnxeantlean soglo vell lau gouta; tonddant mallo astat punn mallank dant assonant; mathem asta punn mathear bhou thodde kens astat ani kednaim bilkul assonant; khoddea bhitor bhejo asta pun to bilkul khali. Hem soglem avoi-bapui polleta punn tea bhurgeak soddinant ani bhair uddoinant bogor ratr ani dis ek korun tea ballkacho poramos kortat ani taka puro tenko divun vhodde ikmotin vaddoitat. Survatak, ballkak avoi aplea orddeachem dudh pivoita ani tachea pottachi bukh nivoita. Orddeachem dudh diunk zainam zalear taka dobeachem dudh divun vaddoita. Ballka laguim fokot ek vost ghoddta � roddop! Kednaim ballok roddtoch rauta ani kitem zalam kainch sozmonam � zait ghoddiek tachea pottan chabta vo zait ghoddiek tachi tokli foddta vo zait ghoddiek taka zor eila? Avoi-bapui ballkak roddonk soddinant punn taka aple motorcykolir vo aplea motoran nam zalear taxin ghalun tabortob dotoraguer vortat ani vokot diun borem kortat. Ballok sumar chear-panch muineachem zatanch pottan umtem poddta. Tea uprant tem ballok apunnuch bosonk xinkta ani dompranim cholonk suru korta. Sumar att-nou muineamchem zatoch tem ballok lhu-lhu kodelichea ani mezachea donkeak dhorun ubem rauta. Uprant tem bhurguem apunnuch ek-ek panvoll marta ani cholonk xinkta. Hea vellar bhurguem aplea avoi-bapaicho talloi bhi vollkonk lagta. Hea soglea kamani avoi-bapui tea ballkak aplo puro alaxiro ditat. Cholonk xinktannam bhurguem aplea jivitachem poilem tuddkem utor soddta � �maaaaa-ma� vo �paaaaa-pa� ani titlean avoi-bapui khoxechea somdirant buddtat. Hea porim ballok vaddon ek bhurguem zata, iskolak ani collegik voita, aplem xinkop kabar korta, nokrek lagta ani tenvui kazaracho sakrament zoddta ani tanguerui bhurguim zolmotat.
Vidvan Galileo-ache �theory� pormonnem JEM KITEM VHOIR VOITA TEM SOKOL EUNKUCH ZAI! Tech porim, jim avoi-bapui tornattim aslint tim vaddon vhodd zaun akrek zanttim zaunk pautat ani tancho bhes sarkoch eka ballka porim zata. Dadlo/ostori, zantto/zantti zatuch tanchem boll unnem zait voita. Jea hathanim vavrun itlem kam kelelem tea hathank atam bilkul boll assonam � hatan dhorleli vost sokol poddta; jea paimanim cholon soumsar maddoilolo tea paim-ank atam bilkul sokot assonam kuddichem vozon tolunk vo tika gheun bhonvonk � boddiecho adhar gheun cholchem-boumchem poddta; dolle astat pun dolleanim fulam poddon ani dolleanchi nodron zoron vochon atam nodrek kaim ek sarkem zoukonam; jea kananim aplea supurlea burgueancheo kirantteo ani soumsaracheo boreo-vaitt khobro aikoleleo tea kananim atam sarkem aikonk einam, kitench sangtolo zalear vhoddlean boball marun sangchem poddta; jib asta punn ulounk zainam; jib luddbeta ani eka ballka porim soglo vell tonddantlean lau gouta; eka tempar jea dantanim haddam passun foddlelint te sogle dant atam zoddon poddon fokot mallo urtat; oxem asson kitench chabonk zainam - eka ballka porim soglem chinvon khauchem poddta; matheache kens zoddon khoddo zata; khoddean bhitor bhejo asta pun tea bhejeak kosloch ugddas uronam � munis soir-boir zata; mutachea poskotteak ani zoueank forkadai lagon mutonk ani hagonk khuimcheai vellar angostranuch zata; jibek ruch nam asson khalleleachi jirounnui zainam. Ekach utran, eok zanntto/zantti munis eka ballkachea bhesar pautat ani tankam konnamcho tori adhar zai poddta urlelem jivit sarunk, punn kotta aiz-kal zantteank konnuch resped ani man dinant. Toch ballok zaka avoi-bapuin dis ani ratr foddun vhoir kaddlolo/kaddlelem toch/tench atam aplea khaxea avoi/bapuik kikont kortat ani ghorantlo/ghorantli bhair uddoitat. Koslim onupkari bhurguim zait him? Tankam khobor nam mista kelelea mapan bhogchem poddta mhunnon!
Tor vachpeanim, tumkam dista hi amchi korni sarki oxi? Ami lhan astannam amche kuddin boll naslem tednam avoi-bapuin amkam soddunk naslint bogor aplem boll amkam divun, khoxtt ani dhog bhogun, aplea jivak unnem korun ani ratriche dis korun amkam vhoir kaddlelint. Zoxe porim aiz ami amchea supurlea burgueancho poramos ani apurbai kortat, tech porim amchea avoi-bapuin amchoi poramos ani apurbai keleli. Lokachim rinnam kaddun amkam vaddounk ani xinkounk tannim kitlech tras kaddlelet; ami matxe duent poddlear tim amkam sogli ratr aplea khankean bossoun, axeon-poxeon ani aplea jivachem pollenastannam amchi xeva kortalint. Ami zolmoleleaum tednam amkam sanddun dilele zalear, Devuch zannam aiz amcho bhes kitem zaupacho ani ami jive aspache vo morpache zalear. Tor atam amcho kaido nhoi amchea avoi-bapuik favo to adhar diun ami tancho poramos korpacho? Koxem aiz-kalchea putank/dhuvank puttvota zait aplea avoi-bapuik ghorantlim bhair ghalunk vo matui doeallponn nastannam tankam voron �Zantteanchea Ghoran� bhorti korunk? Avoi-bapuichea innocent kallzank gavo ghalit tor to pekonk ekdom kottin. Bhailen apleak apol dilo ani apnnem kharlo oxem soth mandunk ami azun avoichea orddeachem dudh pienant, karann atam sogott vaddon vhodd zaleat. Bhurgueanim apleak soumsaran haddteleam avoi-bapuik kednanch dukounk favonam. Amcho avoi-bapui sodanch amchem borem chintat; tim amkam suchoitat tem amcheach boreak dekun ami tanchea sangnneank pallo diunk zai ani tim soumsarant jivim asso passun tancho poramos ani mog korunk zai. Amcho avoi-bapui melea uprant ami tankam sodlear passun tim amkam mellchinant. Zoxe amchea avoi-bapuin amkam aplea khankean dovrun vhoir kaddleant tech porim tanchi axea asta aplea burgueanchea khankean nimanno suskar soddunk.
Tor magoiea amchea dispottea rezaran Devan amkam boll diunk amchea avoi-bapuichi xeva korunk zoxi tannem amchi lhan astannam keleli. Amkam Devan dilelem guinean uzar korun ami konnxean assaum zalear uzvaddan bhair eun amchea avoi-bapuik favo to respet ani man divumiea ani tankam sodanch unch panvddear dovorumiea. Mhunni assa �zadda voili foli khuim sokol poddlele foliek hansta� - tika khobor assonam ki apunnui eka dissa toxich sokol poddteli mhunnon!
Hea Korezmanchea kallar amchea ontoskornan hath ghalumiea ani zorui ami amchea avoi-bapuichea sovem chuk adharlea zalear tanche laguim bogsonnem magon, tankam favo to respet ani man divun ani tankam laguim vagoun amcho kaido xarti pallumiea. Oxem kelearuch amchean ek suki jivit sarunk zatelem nam zalear avoi-bapuicho xirap amcher astolo. Avem zaite pautt zantteanim mhuttlelem aikolam ki avoi-bapuicho xirap khuim soglea xirapam poros khor, karann tanche xirap kallzache khoraek than ieta. Apunn eok vhodd xinknnar ani vhodd zuttieo choloupi oxem mhunnon orddear hath marun gaum gazoilearuch puro nhoi, avoi-bapui sovem aplo mog ani moipas dakounk zai ani aplo kaidoi pallunk zai. Zo konn aplem mull vissorta to guinean aslolo munis zaunk nozo. Zorui ami amchea khaxea avoi-bapuik vollkonant, tor Deu amkam kosso vollkotolo???
FROM YOUNG TO OLD!
When a man and a woman join hands in holy matrimony, the priest declares them as �husband and wife�, blesses them and says �increase and multiply.�
From that very moment on, man and woman become one and a wish arises intheir minds - to give birth to a child. And with this thought in place, their love factory begins the work of bringing a child into this world.
In the olden days, within a month of marriage the elderly women relatives as well as neighbors would question the bride: �Hey girl, is there any good news?� If there was no good news, the bride would say �No granny, aunty, etc.� and the elderly would say �You will conceive, have faith in God�. If there was good news, the bride would blush with a smile and walk away and that would mean that she was pregnant. As days passed by, the bride�s stomach would keep on growing. In order to satisfy his mind and to make sure that everything is fine the husband every now and then takes his wife to a doctor and gives her the necessary treatment. As the time for delivery approaches, both husband and wife get ready to welcome the child into this world and make preparations like stitching of napkins, selection of a name, placing an order for a cradle, etc. In short, the parents keep on thinking all the time of the child who is to arrive and they become restless. They wonder all the time whether it is going to be a baby boy or girl. While the mother mostly wishes to have a baby boy, the father wishes to have a baby girl. In the past, one had to wait for nine months in order to know if they would get a baby boy or girl, but nowadays one can know the answer in advance through a Sonogram.
Days and months pass by and the time for the delivery keeps getting closer. One fine day, suddenly the wife begins to feel pain in her stomach and the husband immediately takes her to a maternity hospital and gets her admitted there. Within a while, the mother gives birth to a beautiful baby girl or boy, and this news makes the parents extremely happy. As soon as they bring the baby home from the hospital, they make immediate arrangements to christen it, and the parents celebrate the first christening ceremony with great pomp in the company of the godfather and godmother.
The new born baby is just like a doll. Although the baby has all the parts of the body, they are of no use. The baby has limbs but no strength in them. He/she has eyes, but no proper vision in them so everything appears as a blur. Also, the baby has ears but cannot hear. When it hears a sound, it looks in every direction just like a calf not knowing from which direction the sound is coming. The baby has a tongue but cannot speak, and drools all the time. There are gums in the mouth but no teeth. There is hardly any hair on the head and sometimes no hair at all. There is brain in the skull but it is empty and underdeveloped. The parents are well aware of these deficiencies but they don�t throw the baby away instead they go out of their way to render every possible help to the baby and bring it up with the greatest care. In the beginning, the mother breast feeds the baby. If she cannot breast feed, she brings up the baby by feeding him/her with tin milk. The only one thing that the new born baby knows is to cry! Sometimes the baby cries continuously and it is difficult to figure out what exactly is wrong with it. Does it have a stomachache, a headache, or does it have a fever? The parents just don�t let the baby cry but they immediately start their motorcycle or car, or hire a taxi and take it to a doctor and give it the necessary treatment. When the baby is around 4-5 months old, it turns on its stomach. It then learns to sit down and crawls on its knees. When it is around 8-9 months old, it crawls in the house and learns to stand by catching legs of tables and chairs. It then gradually takes its first steps and learns to walk. At this stage of life, the baby also recognizes parents� voice. The parents play a major role in all the above-cited activities of the baby. While the baby learns to walk, it utters the first broken word - �maaaaa-ma� or �paaaaa-pa� and the parents� joy knows no bounds. Thus, the baby grows up into a child and then an adult, goes to school and college, finishes his/her education, gets employed and he/she too gets married and they too have children of their own.
As per Galileo�s theory WHATEVER GOES UP MUST COME DOWN! Similarly, parents who once were children grow up into adults and finally become old and their state becomes the same as that of a new born baby. When a man/woman gets old, he/she suffers the loss of strength. The hands which did hard work no longer have any strength left in them. Things don�t remain in hand. They just fall off. The feet which traveled the world over no longer have strength left in them to bear the weight of the body and to carry it around. He/she seeks the help of a walking stick. He/she has eyes but can�t see anything either because of cataract or because of loss of sight. The ears with which he/she heard the screams of children as well as good and bad news of the world can no longer hear anything. One has to shout in order to say/tell anything. He/she has a tongue but is unable to speak. It falters and the person drools all the time. The teeth which once upon a time crushed bones are all gone leaving behind only gums in the mouth. Thus, he/she are unable to bite at anything and they have to chew everything just like a baby. There is no hair left on the head. There is a brain in the skull but the memory has faded and he/she becomes absent-minded. The bladder and the intestines become so weak that he/she passes urine and stools any time in their clothes. As there is no appetite for the tongue, normal digestion does not take place. In short, an old man/woman becomes just like a new born baby and he/she badly needs somebody�s help in order to spend the remaining days of his/her life. Unfortunately, nowadays nobody cares for the elderly people. The very baby who was cared for by its parents now disowns his/her parents and throws him/her out of his/her house. What ungrateful children? They don�t realize that they will have to pay in the same coins!
So, dear readers, do you think this deed of ours is correct? When we were helpless babies our parents did not abandon us but they gave us their strength, went through lots of hardship, sacrificed everything for us, burnt the midnight oil and brought us up. Just as we now show affection and care for our babies, our parents too did it for us. They even took loans from various sources in order to support and educate us. Whenever we fell ill, our parents kept awake for nights after night, placed us on their lap, fondled us with their love and affection and looked after us. If they had abandoned us when we were born, God alone knows what would have become of us and whether we would still be alive. Isn�t it therefore our duty now to look after our feeble parents? How on earth can sons and daughters of today drive their parents out of their homes and mercilessly dump them in old age homes? If we hurt our parents, the wound may heal but the mark will remain forever. To say that �wife gave me an apple and I ate it� is nothing but childishness. We are not still sucking the breasts of our mother. We are adults now. Children must never hurt their parents because it is they who brought us into this world. Our parents always want the best to happen to us. Whatever piece of advice they give us, it is for own good. Hence, we must obey them and care for them as long as they live. Once dead, we will never again get to see them. Just as our parents brought us up in their loving arms, it is also our parents� wish to breathe their last in our arms.
So, let us ask God in our daily prayer to grant us strength to take care of our parents just as they did when we were born. Let us make use of our God-given brain, step out of darkness, give due respect to our parents and always hold them in high esteem. There is a saying in Konkani �the leaf on a tree laughs at the one fallen on the ground� � it does not realize that it too will one day fall down!
Let us dig into our conscience during this Lenten period and if we have ill-treated our parents beg their forgiveness, bring them closer to us and fulfill our duty. Only then will we be able to live a good, peaceful life. Otherwise our parents� curse will always be upon us. I heard the elderly say many a time that a parents� curse is the worst because it comes from the core of their heart. One may beat his chest and go about boasting his educational qualifications and the position he holds, but that will mean nothing if he/she does not respect his/her parents and look after them in their old age. Anyone who forgets his roots cannot be a rational person. If we fail to recognize our parents, how can we expect God to recognize us???
Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA
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