DEV KONNANCHO? (Mottvi Khota) To ganvcho ek vhodd bhatkar. Hixeob korunk yena titlo tache thaim duddu. Tachean zai te toren vilaxi (luxurious) jivit jiyeunk zata. Punn ekdom sado monis. Vortea molacheo vo margeleo motor-gaddi tachean ghevn zatat, punn to adlich pornni Lambretta skuttor moddlear mekanika thaim vorun dadai-budoi korun portean rostear cholpa sarki korta. Dekhunuch taka ganvche bhurge imtto bhatkar mhonntat. Tachem bhitorlem doyallponn fokot ganvche igorjechi seva korunk ail’le padri-bab zanno astat. Ghelea panch doskean, mhonnchem ponas vorsam sumarak ganvche somydayechi ani igorjichi seva korunk ailole padri tache ghott ixtt zatat. Ani hachem kharan mhonllear, to lip-choriam ganvche igorjek, iskolak, durbbolleank uzvea hatant dan dita tem dhavea hatak koloinastana dita. Hench tachem gupttim kelolem vhoddponn Orxim choddso to dhormik khariavollin igorjent disona, punn konnui ganvcho somplo zaler kosloch bhed-bhav, lhan-vhodd, girest-durbholl ho veglozar dovorinastana somploleachea mornank chukoinastona hajir zata. Ani hakach lagun ganvche malgoddeank (senior citizens) tachem hem saddeponn vakantat. Punn ganvche tornnateank mat to ek imtto-chamtti bhatkar dista. Ganvchea klubak to keddnach ek domddi dinam, nhoi mhunn klubanchea vangddeank lagim ghena. Hachem kharan toch zanna asta. Eke sanjer, pavsachea vaddoll-moddan ganvche dortorer thorthorlo haddlo. Rukh-zhaddam umtun rostear pattlayle. Igorjicche padrink ravpacho rabito ghorar (residential home) tekhun aslolo vhodd ambea zhadd koslun poddun ghorak sumar 10-12 lak rupianchem luksan zata. Devache vhodd upkar. Tea nixttur disache sanjer Padri Vigar ani adhari padri, Pilarche seminarint eka dhobajeak hajir zaunk ghel’le astat. Ganvcho lok utthlo. Kristanv–Hindu ho veglozar pollenastana ghor-ghoramni bhovun dhengi magli, punn ekloi te ganvche bhatkaragher vochunk raji naslo. Tannem sodam porim lip-choriam Padri Vigaraxim yevn padrink ravpachem ghor portean bandchea khatir vhodd duddvanchi mozot keli. Tori astona, ektthailole duddu novem gor mandpak pavonasle. Konn tori eka igorjichea kharbarean ganvcho ek vhodd donddekarak (business man) fon marlo ani padrinchea ghorachi poristhiti uktaili. Ekach farak don suknnim marpak tannem ek bud’dh dili. Sorti vo lottery ghalun duddu ektthaicho. Ani tannench zaun poilo inam’ Hyundai gaddi ani her moladik inamam motor-saikol, laptop, TV adi, adi basailim. Punn dor ek sortir tachem ani tagelea dondeanchem nanv chhapun haddunk zai aslem. Ganvant, xezarchea ganvamni ani pordesant porian sorti vhodda promonant kopunk lagleo. Ganvche iskolant vochpi bhurgeanchea hatamni sorti divn ganvant kopovpak head-mistricho hukum. Bhurgim babddim teo sorti kopovpak aplea avoy-bapai thaim ditalim zalear, thoddim bhurgim sota apun kopoitalim. Lhan toxim vhodd poram sorti ghevn tea bhatkaragher vochunk toyar naslim. To ekdom darun kallzacho ani imtto mhonn, tim zannam aslim. Ani chukun tachea darant pavlear to dengxe ani boball korit, danvdaun ditalo. Punn tea disa boltench ghoddlem. Chovtte klasik xikpi Sylvia tachea durgan pavlem ani bel vazoili. Bhatkaran dar ugoddlem ani Sylvian aplea tonddar amurko hanso haddun tachea hatant sorticho book dilo. Hatant kitem dilam tem pollenastamna bhatkarbab tea inosent hanso ditolea porak pollenvkuch urlo ani tachea dolleam samkara ek veglech torecho sobhav tea choliechea mukhamollar khelltolo dislo. Tichem gunest rup ani nitoll hanso eka anj-bodveachem disnem koxem zollkunk laglem. Tichem sobit rup pollevn bhatkar tothaklo ani taka dislem monisponnache rupan dev-dhutt khorench sonvsarant bhonvtat mhunn. Poilech khepek tannem thonddayen ani movalle utramni tea porak zap dili. Taka salantle kodelir bosoilem. Te khoinchea vaddeantlem ani avoy-bapaichem nanv vicharlem. Thondd piyepa borobor bhouch margeleo biskiti khavnk dileo. Tinnem dil’lea sortichea book-avelo sogleo sorti vikot ghetleo, ani por ghorantlem bhair sorun vetamna tachea hatant foren chokleti ghatleo. Thank you uncle munit ghelem. Bhatkarachea ghorant konnuch dusro monis naslo. Sokallchea adesa vaddeantli ek ostori ani daddlo monis randunk ani ghorachi sap-safai korunk yetalim. To kazar zaunk naslo. To dis ailo. Sortichem abertur vo draw tea Aitarak dusrem Mis somplea uprant aslem. 25 lakh rupiancheo sorti kopun khobar zaleo mhunn Padri Vigaran sermavan, ganvchea lokak kolit korche korun adhar ani dhengi ditoleanche abar mandle. Ganvchea lhan bhurgeanchea hatantlean sortiche ankdde kaddche mhunn Padri Vigaran poilench sangun dovorlolem. Sortichem inamachem ek-ek korun abertur zatalem ani thoinche thoim topasnni korun inam’ konnank labla tem jahir kortale. Xevottak vhodd poilo inam’ Hyundai gaddiecher pali aili. Ani ho lucky number kaddpak Parish Councilachea odheoxan Sylvia-k apoun velem ani tinnem 230953 ankdo kaddlo ani thoddeach vellan poilo inam’ jikhpi bhatkar Sebastião-chem nanv mikacher sadoilem. “Dev konnancho? Asloleankuch dita?”, sorticho poilo inam’ jiknarachem nanv aikun Menino challvolo. “Dev girest asloleank girest korta”, sokoilea vaddeantlem Philun mhonnlem. Ani oxem toren poilo inam’ eka vhodd ganvchea dusmanank favlolea porim lok apleak zai te toren uloit ravlo. Dusre disa sanjer bhatkar Sebastião, Padri Vigarak mellunk ailo ani sortik favloli motor-gaddi vikun te duddu igorjek dovorpak suchnna keli. Padri Vigaran Hyundai motorichi chavi tachea hatant divn mhonnlem. “Polle Senhor Sebastião, Igorjichem moddlolem ghor porot ubem korpak zai aslolea duddvam vonn odhik duddu bhitor aila. Tujem lagim motor-gaddi nam mhunn Devan hi tuka bhett divnk nam.. To mon pormonnem dhon dita. One gets wealth according to one’s psyche. Tujean, osleo don-tin mottor-gaddi vikot ghevn tujea gireskayechi takott dakounk zatali punn tum pollki bodai dakhoina. Gupttem kel’lem dan Devak mandtta tea khatir tujea borea vavra khatir Devan dil’lo inam’ igorjek portean divn, Devak opman korinaka.” Lino B. Dourado http://aitaracheokaskuleo.blogspot.com/
