"Ami Yatrekar, Amchi Yatra Transit"
Misa uprant tannim mhoji vatt pollevn ravchi. Bhav-bhoinnam tim. Sukha-dukhache jinnentli gozali mhojea sovem ugtea monan tannim ulouncheo. Mhageli bhi oddchoneo tankam ugteo kortam hanv. Ken’na ken’na addkolintlo somadhan zalelea vorim dista mhaka. Natem amchem ixttagottichem, punn; ami ekach kuttumbantli vangddim zalelea porim vagtat. Chukoinastana dhor Son’vara sanjecha adesa xarantlea igorjent ami Misak hajir zavop. Misa uprant amchi bhett zata. Padribaban, Misar sanglole jivitak lagu zatele sermanv zaite pavtti Misa uprant amchem bhettop zata tednam, ami tegaim sermanvam vixim bhasabhas kortat. Tea khatir padribabacho sermanv dhean divn mhaka aikumcho poddta. Kalchea Son’varak padribaban, bhavart ugto korcho sarkelo sermanv sanglo: Eka xarant ek povitr monis (holy man) ravtalo. Tachi povitrai (holiness) soglleakuch prokasloli. Tacho axirvadd kostank ani marrekar duesank sampoddlolea mon’xak adaracho zatalo ani vaittoveank jivitachi novsornni (renewal) kortalo. Tea xarant pavlolo lok taka bhett kelea xivay apli bhonvddi sompoinaslo. Oxe toren eka disa ek bhonvddekar tacheaxim pavun sorlo. Bhouch famad dhormik monis mhonntoch, tachea vhodd ghorant vilaxi (luxurious) vostu astolio, bhonvddekaracho odmas zalo. Punn ghora bhitor povitr mon’xak zai titleoch vostu thoim asloleo taka disleo. Ani tannem taka soroll vicharlem: “Tujea hea vhodd ghorant koslich lankddi samon (furniture) nam” “Tujea lagim kitlem asa?”, dhormik mon’xan taka vicharlem. “Hanv ek tourist. Touristam lagim furniture asonam” “Ixtta, amchem tikhann hea sonvsarantlem nhoi! Ami yatrekar (pilgrims). Sonvsarantli yatra (pilgrimage) khoinchea pirayer somptoli tem sangunk kothinn. Ken’na monis tornne pirayer, modle vo 95 zantte pirayer morunk xokta. Amchem sansnachem jivit Deva Bapachea voimkuntachea vo sorgachea rajeant. Bhonvddekaram porim sonvsarantlem jivit transit zaun asa. Tuji yatra sompli mhonntoch tujem bixannem kovllun vochunk zai. Yetana nagddo aila ani vetana nagddoch vochunk poddta. Tujea lagim aslolea samon tuka vorunk mellona. Dekhun, tuka sonvsarant dhaddlolea Bapachi khuxi korunk tuji yatra Devak mantta tosli zaumdi ani sansnnik rajeant tuka tikhann mellunk boro yatrekar zav.” Padribabacho sermanv mhojea kanant bhorlo. Ken’na kai Mis sompun mhojea mitrank (bhav-bhoinn) mellunk dislem. Aichea sermanvam vixim amchi ulovnni borich tezit zatelim, hi mhaka opekxa asli. Igojintlo beg-begim bhair ailom. Sodam zagear mhoji vatt polloit bhav-bhoinn disonk nant. Igorjintlo bhair sorunk kitloi vell zalear mhaka bhettlea xivay zageavelim koddsorun vocho naslim. Misak pavunk nant kai? Yevnk nant zalear kitlo boro sermanv tankam chuklo hem chintit hanv gaddiexim pavlom. Gaddient bond korun dovorlolo mobile chalu kelo. Ek sms asa mhunn kolit zalem. Ugti keli ani vachli: "Aiz tuka bhettum nastona takthinn vochunk poddlem. Amcho ek soiro hospitalachea transitwardan asa. Tachi yatra sompunk thoddoch vell asa, oxem amkam khatrechea mon’xa koddlean gomun ailam. Taka nimnni bhett ani adeus korunk vetat." Lino B. Dourado
