An Occurence At Owl Creek Bridge (1)

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B≥ HIz-d≥kv A‰v Huƒ {Io°v {_nUvPv ac-W-Øn\p ap∂n¬ \n∂v c£-s∏-´p-hcp∂ Hcmƒ°v X\n°v Np‰p-ap≈ {]IrXn ]g-b-Xnepw F{Xtbm kpµ-chpw kPo-h-hpam-bmWv A\p-`-h-s∏-Sp-I. ªm°v & ssh‰nem-bn´p IqSn {]Ir-Xn-bnse {]Im-i-Øns‚ A`ua kv]¿i-߃ Iyma-d-bn-eqsS \sΩ A\p-`-hn-∏n-°p-∂p≠v Cu kn\na.

Bwt{_mkv _nb¿kv (Ambrose Bierce) F∂ Fgp-Øp-Imc≥ 1890¬ {]kn-≤o-I-cn® AXn at\m- l - c - a mb sNdp- I - Y - b mWv "Huƒ {Io°v ]me- Ø nse kw`hw'. Ata-cn-°≥ B`y-¥-c-bp≤-Øns‚ ]›m-Ø-e-Øn¬ s^Ud¬ B¿an-bpsS ]nSn-bn-e-I-s∏´ Hcp a\p-jy-\mWv IY-bn¬ \mbI≥˛ ]pcm-X-\-amb Hcp IpSpw-_Ønse AwKhpw tXm´-ap-S-abpw Bb s]bv ‰ ¨ ^¿Iz¿. Huƒ{Io°v ]mew XI¿°p-∂-Xn\p≈ A´n-adn {]h¿Ø-\-߃ \SØn-sb-∂m-tcm-]n®v Abmsf aebn- S p- ° nse B sdbn¬ tdmUv ]me-Øn¬ sh®v Xq°n-te-‰p-∂-Xn\p≈ Hcp-°-߃ Im´n-s°m≠mWv IY XpS-ßp-∂-Xv. {Ia-c-ln-X-amb IY ]d-®n¬ ssienbpw sR´n-∏n-°p∂ IYm¥y-hpw˛ Cu sNdp-I-Ysb hfsc hyXy-kvXa- m-°n-bn-cp-∂p. AXn {]ikvX-amb Cu IY 1891¬ ]pd-Ønd-ßnb "]´m-f-°m-cp-tSbpw knhn-enb≥amcp- t Sbpw IY- I ƒ'˛ F∂ IYm-k-am-lm-c-Øn-emWv Dƒs∏-SpØn-bn-cp-∂-Xv. Cu IYsb Ah-ew-_n®v \nch[n kn\n-a-Iƒ \n¿Ωn-°-s∏-´n-cp∂p. Ah-bn¬ BZy-tØXv 1929¬

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]pdØp h∂ "Nmc≥' F∂ \n»_vZ kn\n-a-bm-Wv. F∂m¬ 1962¬ tdm_¿´v F≥dnt°m (Robert Enrico) F∂ kwhn-[m-b-I≥ Xnc-°-Y-sb-gpXn Hcp°nb "B≥ HIz- d ≥kv A‰v Huƒ{Io°v {_nUv P v ' F∂ eLp Nn{Xw ( La Riviera du Hibou F∂mWv {^©v t]cv). aqe-I-Y-tb°mfpw F{Xtbm Db¿∂ Hcp Iemin-ev]-am-bmWv sIm≠m-S-s∏-Sp-∂-Xv. 'The twilight Zone' ]c- º - c - b nepƒs∏-SpØn Ata-cn-°≥ sSen-hn-j\n-emWv CXv kwt{]-jWw sNø-s∏´-Xv. kn\n-a-bn¬ IYm-]m-{X-Øns‚ t]cn-t\m, sNbvX Ip‰-Ønt\m H∂pw kwhn-[m-b-I≥ {]k‡n sImSp-°p∂n√. h[-in£ hn[n-°-s∏´ Hcp a\pjy≥ am{X-amWv CXnse IYm-]m-{Xw. "kw`m-j-W-߃' sIm≠v hni-Z-amt°≠ Hcp "IY'bpw kn\n-a-bn-en-√.

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aqSn- s °- ´ nb Hcp {]`m- X - Ø nemWv Huƒ{Io°v ]me-Øn\p apIfn¬ in£ \S-∏n-em-°p-∂-Xn-\p≈ Hcp°w \S- ° p- ∂ - X v . ]me- Ø nse …n∏-dp-Iƒ°v kam-¥-c-ambn ]pdtØ°v \o´n-bn-cn-°p∂ ]e-I-bpsS πm‰v t ^m- a n- e m- W n- t ∏mƒ Abmsf \n¿Øn-bn-cn-°p-∂-Xv. ssIIƒ sI´nbn-cn°p∂p.. Igp-Øn¬ Ib¿ Ipcp-°p∂p.. in£ \S-∏n-em-t°≠ Bcm-®mcpsS Im¬ ]e-I-bn¬ \n∂pw amdnbm¬ Abmƒ Xmtgm´p hogpw... Bcm®m-cpsS _q´p-I-fpsS CØncn A\°-߃ t]mepw Db¿Øp∂Xv `oXnbpsS Rc-°-ß-fmWv... in£- \-S-∏nem-°p-∂p. Igp- Ø n¬ IpSp- ° nb Ib- d pambn Abmƒ ]me- Ø n¬ \n∂pw Xmtg°v hogp- ∂ p... Fß- s \tbm Ib¿ apdn™v Abmƒ ]me-Øn-\-Snbn-eqsS Hgp-Ip∂ ]pg-bn-te-°mWv

]Xn-°p-∂-Xv.. XWp-Øp-d™ AKm-[X-bn¬ Poh-\p-th-≠n-bp≈ ]nS-®nemWv ]n∂o-Sv... sh≈-Øn-\-Sn-bn¬ sh®v ssIbnse sI´p-Iƒ Agn-bp∂p. izmkw hnßn s\©p-]n-f-cp-∂Xp t]mse... apI-fn¬ Pe-]m-fn-I-fn-eqsS {]Imiw ImWmw.. Pohn- X - Ø ns‚ {]Imiw Xs∂... Abmƒ apI-fn-te°v B™p-s]m-ßm≥ {ian-°p-∂p.. Pe∏-c-∏nseØn BZy \nizmkw! PohnX- Ø n- t e°v Xncn- s ®- Ø n- b - X ns‚ BÀm-Zw.. ]s£ ]pg-bpsS Ic-bn¬ \n∂pw Xpcp- X pcm shSn- b p- ≠ - I ƒ Abmƒ°v t\sc Nodn hcp-∂p-≠v. sh≈-Øn-eq-fn-bn-´pw, \o¥nbpw hfsc t\csØ {ia- ß - f n- e qsS Xf¿∂v Ah-i-\m-sb-¶nepw Abmƒ kpc- £ n- X - Z q- c Øv Ic- b n- e - S n- ™ p. Abmƒ°v t_m[w sXfn-bp-tºmƒ tIƒ°p-∂Xv Np‰p-ap≈ {]Ir-Xn-bpsS a[p-c-i-_vZ-ß-fm-Wv... Nm™n-d-ßp∂ shbn-en¬ ac-ß-fpsS \ng¬.. Xncn®p In´nb Pohn-X-Øns‚ BÀm-Z-Øn¬ temI-Øn\v ]pXnb hnkva-b-`w-KnIƒ! Cg™pw, \S∂pw Abmƒ hnZqc-c-Xbnse B hoSn\p t\¿°v \oßp-∂p...... kuay-amb Hcp Cfw Im‰p- t ]mse B hoSns‚ hcm- ¥ bn¬ Hcp bph-Xn ˛ Abm-fpsS `mcy˛ BÀm-Z-Øns‚ D∑m-Z-th-K-tØmsS Abmƒ Ahƒ°-cn-In-te°v IpXn°p-I-bm-Wv. \o´n-]n-Sn® ssII-fp-ambn Ahƒ Abmƒ°-cn-In-te°v HmSn hcp∂p... Ah¿ XΩn¬ kv ] ¿in°p∂Xn\v sXm´p-ap≥]p≈ \nanjw...

Igp-Øn¬ Ib¿ apdp-Ip-∂p..... Huƒ{Io°v ]me-Øns‚ X≠n¬ RmWp InS-∂m-Sp∂ Abm-fpsS icocw!

bYm¿∞ Imehpw k¶-ev]-\-ßfpsS Ime-ssZ¿Lyhpw ka-b-L-S-\bn¬ hyXy-kvX-am-Wv. Hcp \nanjw sIm≠v Abm-fpsS a\- n¬ kw`-hn-

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Ac-a-Wn-°q¿ am{Xw ssZ¿Lyap≈ Cu kn\n-a˛ "kn\n-a-bpsS N´°q-Sp-Isf' s]mfn-s®-gp-Xp-∂-Xn-\p≈ hgn-sbm-cp°w \S-Øn-b-h-bn¬ {][m\-s∏-´-h-bm-Wv. tdmP¿ PmIz‰v F∂ \S-\mWv CXnse {][m-\-thjw sNbvXn-cn-°p∂-Xv. 1962se "Im≥ ^nenw s^Ãn-hv mcw t\Snen' ¬ 'Palme D'or ' ]pc-kI bXp IqSmsX 1964 se G‰hpw \√ eLp- N n- { X- Ø n- \ p≈ A°m- U an Ahm¿Upw Cu kn\na t\Sn. !

Igp-Øn¬ Ib¿ apdp-Ip-∂-Xn\p apºp≈ Hcp \nan-j-Øn¬ AbmfpsS a\- neqsS an∂n-t∏mb {]Xymi-bpsS Zriy-ß-fm-bn-cp∂p \mw I≠h-sbm-s°-bpw˛ Hcp km≤y-X-bp-an√mØ hn[w ]´m-f-°m-cm¬ hf-bs∏´ B ÿeØv \n∂v c£-s∏-Sm\m-tb°pw F∂ {]Xymi Abm-fn¬ _m°n- b p- ≠ m- b n- c p- ∂ p. Pohn- X mk‡n ac-W-Øn\p ap∂n¬ IqSp-X¬ Xo{h-am-bn-cn°pw!

®-h-bmWv kn\n-a-bpsS ap°m¬ `mKw kw`-h-߃. ac-W-Øn\p ap∂n¬ \n∂v c£s∏-´p-h-cp∂ Hcmƒ°v X\n°v Np‰pap≈ {]IrXn ]g-b-Xnepw F{Xtbm kpµ-chpw kPo-h-hp-am-bmWv A\p-`h-s∏-Sp-I. ªm°v & ssh‰n-em-bn´p IqSn {]Ir-Xn-bnse {]Im-i-Øns‚ A`ua kv]¿i-߃ Iyma-d-bn-eqsS \sΩ A\p- ` - h n- ∏ n- ° p- ∂ p≠v Cu kn\na.

tZim-¥c Pe tiJ-cß - f- p-ambn _‘-s∏´ Ccp-∂q-tdmfw A¥¿t±iob DS-ºS- n-Iƒ Ign™ A¿≤ iX-IØ - n¬ H∏p hbv°s- ∏-´n-´p-≠v.

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