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Once upon a Jaffna Encounters with an Irrigation Ghost and others of the kind (Part I & II) ;AbkfKmf Epy<mf ;tr EpyfkQmf C Kumara Bharathy (Parathy) v]kfkmf EnyrfkEq. ;[fB oR Epyf kAt ecalfl vnftiRkfkiEb[f. KqiRkfK k]k]pfpak hIdfdAr EpadfDvidfD ~b`mr ;RnfT ecalfLmf oR karf kalkf kAt ;T - Winters tale. ;[fAby Once upon a Jaffna nikzfcfcikfkak oR EkaAd kal M[f[irv<EvAqkfK EnrtfAt nkrftfTkiEb[f. Etadfdtfti[f oR etagfklilf - 'lfAlyilf pyirfkQkfK t]f]Irff kdfFkfeka]fFRkfKmf kdfdtftilf ;At ~rmfpikfkiEb[f. ;nfnikzfcfcikfK ~tarma[ pi[f[]iAy Mtlilf ekawfcmf ecalfl Ev]fDmf.`pfepaZetlflamf mi[fcarmf ;[f[Mmf UAr 'dfFpfparfkfkvilfAl. kagfEkc[fTAb ciemnfT etazibfcaAl 'lfAly<d[f ;rAvpf pklakfKmf ;nft `ticymf ni[fBvidfdT. EkavilFAyy<mf `AteyadfFy Mcfcnftikf kAdkqiLmf mdfDmf epbfE$makfC '[pfpDmf kasf viqkfKkqf p<sf -p<sf '[fb hmfmigf CRtiy<d[f ;RAq oR ciB pirEtctftibfK evqiEy virdd 'tft[itfTkf eka]fFRkfKmf. ;Av Pd pkfdricf cgfK ptfT m]ikfK Utikf karfAv `dgfKmf Aky<d[f niBtftpf pdfDviDmf. `gfeka[fBmf ;gfeka[fBmak Urf vIDkqilf Ak viqkfKkQmf `rikfEka[f lanftrf '[pfpDmf Hurricane lamps mf mi[fmi[i p>cfcikqf Epalf mi{gfkikf eka]fFRkfKmf. ;AvPd ;Rqi[f `nftkartfAt EmLmf `tikpfpf pDtfTvtakEv ;RkfKmf. etR viqkfKkqf kiAdyaT. `Tv<mf `mavaAc ;rvilf 'tirilf vRmf ~Aq ;[gf k]fD ekaqfq MFyat KmfmiRdfD. uRvMmf uDpfp<mfta[f `v<dfAl[ak etriy<mf. ;RAq ktfti eka]fD evdfdlamf EpaliRkfKmf. `vfvqv< `drftfti.pklilf vikbfpmilflamlf ;ylfpak ;Rnft ;dgfkqf, epaRdfkqf, ctftgfkqf 'lflamf Vriy[f mAbnft pi[fp< ekawfcmf ekawfcmak oR vikarma[ maBtlfkAqpf epbfBviDkibT. pi[fE[rmf KTaklmak viAqyaFy ~lmrtftFpf pirEtcmf pl kBpfp< `rftftgfkqf epatinft V[iykfkarikqi[f pirEtcmakiviDmf. `rc mrtftilf etagfKmf umlfkQkfKqf :[fb ~D maDkqi[f ;qgfekaFkqf. pkliElEy ;nft mamic cgfkti piFpfptilfAl. ;rvilf '[f$Ela ;Av ~vikQkfka[ pAdylakiviDkibT. ;nftpf piranftiytfAtkf kdnfT Mcfcnftikf kAdkqf ;RkfKmf evqicfcpf piranftiytftibfKqf eclfvT nDkf kadfAd kdpfpT Epa[fb oR yatftiAr. vIdfFlf yaRkfEka vyibfBvli '[fB `vcrmakkf mRnfTkf kAdyilf Vr]Mmf, ;wfcicf Ecadav<mf vagfkcf ec[fb oR ;rv<ta[f ;nft vikbfpma[ mabfbtfti[f MZ prima]tfAty<mf '[f[alf u]r MFnftT. kv[mf EnyrfkEq, kBpfp]f][fmarf, nacfcimarf, ekatftiyatfAtkqf, M[i ulavRmf ;R]fd yazfpfpa]mf ;Tta[f. klfya]tftibfK plkarmf CDmf epaZT Mtlf VD `DpfpF nacfciyaRkfK pAdpfparfkqf. ;Av camfpLd[f `Dpfp<kfKpf pkfktftilf kidnfT `Dtft naqf plflikQkfK viRnftaKmf. cil cmymf `Eta `nfttf TartfTpf p<qiygfPdLkfKqf ;RnfT ~nfAt `lBmf Krlf `FvyibfB nrmfp<kAq MBkfki tikiLadfDkibT. cil mAz kal ;rv<kqilf Evqfvi mAdkqf ( vyir Ekavililf pAdylf ) ndkfKmf. cammf cammak pAb Emqmf `tirfnfT eka]fFRkfKmf. 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Tla- "bfbmf mitipfptbfK oRvrf, Tlakf ekaFyilf pdfAd kdfF ;RkfKmf. pdfAdyilf nIerDtfT vayfkfkaLkfK viDpvrf. vayfkfkalilf vRmf nIAr patftikQkfK tiRpfpi viDvtbfK Eve$Rvrf. ;AtEy t]f]Irf kdfDvT '[fpT. ~k YM[fB ~dfkqf. epaTvakEv ciBvrfkqfta[f t]f]Irf kdfDvarfkqf. kF[ma[ EvAlylfl '[fptalf p>raymf - prakfK parfpfptbfK `vkacmf ;RkfKmf. vayfkalilf cibkFtfTkf KqikfKmf kakgfkqf, umf..umf..umf '[fB M}M}tftpF Evlikqilf p<Ztf EtDmf ec]fpkgfkqf, pyibfbmf patftiyilf Emy<mf Am[akfkqf, `p>rfvmak p>tft Mqf MRgfAk civpfp<pf p>kfkqf, nIrf pdfdTmf evFkfKmf evFvlv[f viAtkqf, `tfTd[f Mcfcnfti EtnIrfkAd E$FEyaviliRnfT mitnfT vRmf padlfkqf. ;pfpFcf ecalflikfeka]fEd Epaklamf. u]rfv<kqf mZgfkat vytilf 'lflavbfbiLmf oR lyipfp<. oR `ticymf ;RnftT. ;pfepaZTPd `[fB piFtft m]fevdfFpiFyi[f vZvZpfAp u]RkiE$[f. kalilf pbfbiy :rcfEcbfbi[f sfpricmf pCAmyak ;RkfkibT. 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" Wise man points his fingers at the moon and the fool looks at the finger "- Zen saying
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