tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863413916437042212024-03-13T09:45:06.557+05:30ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ..Ramesh BV (ಉನ್ಮುಖಿ)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784668449573964119noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086341391643704221.post-3061774293130461552008-04-02T14:28:00.003+05:302008-07-27T11:26:56.026+05:30ಕೊಡಚಾದ್ರಿಗೊಮ್ಮೆ...<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ಅದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಪ್ಪಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಂತರದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೀಗೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> wish </span>ಮಾಡುವಾಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೇಳಿದ್ದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೋಷಿಯವರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> trekking</span>ಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗಿದ್ದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಂತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಅವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಲೋಕಾರೂಢಿಯಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಡಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. trekking </span>ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹವ್ಯಾಸ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ರತ್ನಗಿರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗಿದ್ದೀಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">?.. </span>ಒಳ್ಳೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೇಳಿಮಾಡಿಸಿದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜಾಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅದಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಂತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಈ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತುಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಮಾರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎರಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಿಂಗಳುಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಳಿಕ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಕವಿತಾಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> wedding anniversary</span>ಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಿಹಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಂಚುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೇಳಿದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಹೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಡಚಾದ್ರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಟ್ರೆಕ್ಕಿಂಗ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗೊ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ಲಾನಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಟೆಂತ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಫ್ಲೋರಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರವಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಂತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇದಾನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> .. </span>ಫೋನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೇಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರೋದಾದ್ರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> .. </span>ನಾನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಗಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಮ್ಮನಾಗಿದ್ದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಫೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುರುವುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಇದಾಗಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> '</span>ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">-</span>೧<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">'</span>ರೊಂದಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪೀಠಿಕೆ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಿದ್ಧವಾದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದಿನಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಂಜೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಭಾನುವಾರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಾತ್ರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮರಳುವುದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಮೈಸೂರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೋಹನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಖಾತ್ರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿಸಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ನೋಡಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಮಾರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೂವತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೆಸರುಗಳಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ತುಂಬಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಪರಿಚಿತವಾದವುಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.</span>ಗುರುವಾರದಿಂದಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಲ್ಲಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೇಳಿಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚಾರಣದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಯ್ಯಾರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಗೆಗಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಸು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪಿಸು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತುಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಕ್ಕ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪಕ್ಕ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿಂದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ರಾಜಣ್ಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> Email </span>ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> tentative plan</span>ನೊಂದಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಇತ್ತದರಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> pick up </span>ಸಮಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಂಜೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಂತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">!. </span>ಯೋಚನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಅದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೆಂಗಪಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">? </span>ನಾಲ್ಕಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಂಪನಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿಟ್ಟರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಹಾಲಕ್ಶ್ಮಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಲೇಔಟ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಲುಪೋಕಾಗೋದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆರೂವರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಗುತ್ತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಂತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಹಿಂದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಿರುಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೇಳ್ದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕವಿತಾಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇದನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಫೋನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಮಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ಠಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬದಲಿಸೋದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಂತಾಯ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಹಾಗೇನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಯ್ತು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಕಂಪನಿಯಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾಲ್ಕಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರೂಮ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಲುಪಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶುರುಮಾಡಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವಸವಸರವಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> packing</span>ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ನಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಡಾಕಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ನಾನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೇಳುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಹಾಡುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಹಾಗೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಮಯದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಿಶ್ರಾಮದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗಂಟೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಏಳೂವರೆಯಾಗಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಭುಜಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> bag </span>ಏರಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಿಜಯನಗರದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾರುತಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಂದಿರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಳಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿರ್ಧರಿತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> pick up </span>ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಹಾಗೆಯೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬ್ಯಾಗ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೇರಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಬ್ಬರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಿಜಯ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಲ್ಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪುತ್ರಿಯರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಬಸ್ಸಿಳಿದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಯಾವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> BOSCH </span>ಮುಖಗಳೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಣಸಿಗಲಿಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಫೋನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರವಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಇನ್ನೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬದಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಸ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಇರುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಗೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇನ್ನೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರುವುವರೊಂದಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇರ್ರೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ನಮ್ಮ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಸ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರೋದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇನ್ನೊಂದ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಲ್ವತ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅರ್ವತ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿಮಿಷವಾಗಬಹುದೆಂದೇಳಿದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಹೋದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಲ್ಲೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಪರಿಚಿತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಕೃತಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬ್ಯಾಗ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಟ್ಕೊ೦ಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಲಲ್ಲಾಡಿಸುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆಂಚ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೇಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೂತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಆಮೇಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಮ್ಮ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರವಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> UVCE </span>ಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಲೇಜ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಿತ್ರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> <span class="377543411-31032008"></span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Mr. <span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">auditor </span></span>ದೇಸಾಯಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪರಿಚಯವಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗಲೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> Bosch canteen<span class="377543411-31032008">ನ</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪರಿಚಿತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೆಣ್ಮುಖವೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತನ್ನೆಸರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಮ್ಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದೇಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹರಟಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶುರುಮಾಡಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನಾನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೋಷಿಯವರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಫೋನಾಯಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಿಚಾರಿಸಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾರೆಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಕಾಮಾಖ್ಯದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇದ್ದೀವಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರೋದಿನ್ನೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಪ್ಪತ್ನಿಮಿಷ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಗಬಹುದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಇನ್ಯಾರಾರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೋತಿಬಂಡೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ಟಾಪ್ಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರ್ತಾರೆಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೇಳಿದಾಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಅರುಣ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೆಸರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೇಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಫೋನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೇಳಲೇಳಿದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕವಿತಾನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಿಚಾರಿಸಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಸ್ಕಾನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಮೀಪ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಟೋದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರುತ್ತಿರುವುದಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೇಳಿದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅರುಣ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಮೇಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕವಿತವಿನಾಶ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗೂಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> SN </span>ರೊಂದಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕೆಲನಿಮಿಷಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಸ್ಸು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿತಿನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಎಲ್ಲರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹತ್ತಿಕೂತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶುರುಮಾಡಿದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತುಕತೆಗಳನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಲ್ಲರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಮ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಮ್ಮ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪರಿಚಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿಕೋಬೇಕೆಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಯಾರೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿನ್ನವಿಸಿದಾಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶುರುಮಾಡಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">; </span>ತಾನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..</span>ಅರುಣ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಅಶ್ವಿನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಸುಂದ್ರೇಶ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ರಮೇಶ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಹರ್ಷ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ರಮ್ಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಶ್ವೇತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಪ್ರಮೋದ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಕವಿತಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಅವಿನಾಶ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಸಜೀತ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..<span class="377543411-31032008"> ದೇಸಾಯಿ.. ಸುಘೋಷ್..</span> </span>ಹಂಸ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಬಿಂದಿಯಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ವಿಕ್ರಮ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಓಂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ರಾಜೇಶ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..<span class="377543411-31032008">ಜೋಷಿ..</span> </span>ಮೋಹನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..</span>ರವೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಎಲ್ಲರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಲಗಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೀಟಿಗೊರಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಣ್ಮುಚ್ಚತೊಡಗಿದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ನಾನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿಂದಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೀಟೊಂದನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆರಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಳಿತಿದ್ದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಂಗಾಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಖಿಸುತ್ತಾ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">....<br /><br /></span>ನೆಲಮಂಗಲದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಡಾಬವೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಉಪಚಾರವಾಯಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಊಟದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊತ್ತಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತಿನಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೆಲವರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪರಿಚಯಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹತ್ತಿರವಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">...college junior..senior.. </span>ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಿವಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಟ್ಟಿದಂತೆ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಬಸ್ಸೋಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚಾಲಕನಿಚ್ಛೆಯಂತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ತೂಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಲಗಿದ್ದವರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ರಸ್ತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಾನಿರುವಂತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಕೆಲವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದೊಡ್ಡ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಈ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಉಯ್ಯಾಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರಯಾಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿದ್ದೆಯನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತಾಡಿಸುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಕೆಲವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿದ್ದೆಬಾರದವರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇವರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತುಗಾರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> , </span>ಅವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಾಯಿಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರೂಪಗೊಂಡಿರೋದೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತಾಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದನಿಸಿರಬಹುದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಪಾಪ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಷ್ಟಸುಖಗಳನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಟ್ಟ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಪಡೆದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">...</span>ಹೀಗೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀವೂಹಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲ್ಲಾಗದವುಗಳನೆಲ್ಲಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಮಾತುಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರಿದಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೌನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆವರಿಸುತ್ತಲಿತ್ತು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span></span></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><div align="justify"><br />ಅರೆತೆರೆದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಿಟಕಿಯಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನುಸುನುಸುಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿತಗಾಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚುಂಬಿಸುತ್ತಿತ್ತೆನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಟ್ಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅನುಭವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಮ್ಮಡಿಯಾಯಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕರೆತಂದವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಳಸೇರಿದಾಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">! </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇರ್ವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> ,</span>ಕೆಲವರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಈರ್ಷೆಯನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಕೆಲವರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಿಟ್ಟನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಅಸಹ್ಯವನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರಿಸಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನನ್ನನ್ನೊರೆತುಪಡಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನಿದ್ದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮನತಟ್ಟುತ್ತಿದ್ದಂತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> curtain </span>ಸರಿಸಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಕಣ್ಣಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> curtain </span>ಸರಿದಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅದೆತಾನು<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><div align="justify"><br />ಕಲಕುತುಳುಕುಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡುವೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿದ್ದೆತಪ್ಪುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ದೇವರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">! </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸರಿಹೊತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತಾಡುತಿದ್ದಾರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೆಲವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕೊನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಚ್ಚರವಾದಾಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಾನಿನಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆಳಕು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಿಳಿಯಾಡುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಭುವಿಮಯ್ಯಂಕುಡೊಂಕುಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಣತೊಡಗಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಪ್ಪುಬಿಳುಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನಿದ್ದೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಮರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಓಡಿಹೋಗಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೌಂದರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಮಲೆನಾಡ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚೆಲುವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎತ್ತೆಚ್ಚಿಸಿಯಾಗಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪುಟ್ಟ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚೇತನವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕಣ್ತುಂಬುವಷ್ಟೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೊಬಗು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನೀರಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತೇಲುತ್ತಿರುವವನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಾಯಾರಿಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂಬಂತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಣ್ಣಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತೃಷೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> . </span>ಏನೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೇಡವನ್ನುವಂತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅದೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂಜಾವಿನಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">! </span>ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಾವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಯೋಚನೆಯಿಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಬಯಕೆಗಳಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಮಿಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೊಲೆಯುಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಲಗಿರುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಸುಳೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮನವಾಗಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮನವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಾಯಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಡಿಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಹಕ್ಕಿಗಳೆದ್ದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಮ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದಿನಚರಿಯಂತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಉಲಿಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಂಗಳವನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಅರುಣನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದಿನದುದಯಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅದೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿರುಸಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಥವೇರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಗುಳ್ನಗೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಳೆಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶುಭಕೋರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ರವಿಕಿರಣಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಈಜಿಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಗಸದಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆತುರಾತುರದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಮಿಂಚಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಿಡಿಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ಪಟಿಕದಂತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಲೆಇಬ್ಬನಿಗಳಮೇಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿದ್ದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಂಪರಿಸರದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಗಾಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಖವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸವರಿಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಶ್ಮಿಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಮ್ಮಗಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅನುಭವವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಬರೆದರೆಂತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..? </span>ಓದಿದರೆಂತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..? </span>ಅದರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಿವರಣೆಯನ್ನೀಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ವರ್ಣಿಸಲಾಗದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅದರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಯಥಾವತ್ತು<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ತಲುಪಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಲ್ಲೂರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅದೇಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಈ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೆಸರೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಊರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಿಳಿಯೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಯಾರನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಲ್ಲುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಊರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">?! </span>ಒಂದಾನೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲೇನಾದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನರಹಿಂಸಕ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಕ್ಕಸರಿದ್ದರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಹೆದರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುತ್ತಲಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪುಕ್ಕಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜನರೇನಾದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕರೆದರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೀಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಮಗೇಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಈಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">? </span>ಮಲೆಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಡಲಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪುಟ್ಟ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪುರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಇಲ್ಲಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೂಕಾಂಬಿಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜನಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಅಷ್ಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾಕೀಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಸತಿಗೃಹವೊಂದನ್ನೊಕ್ಕಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಅಬ್ಬಬ್ಬಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಣ್ಣೀರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ನಾನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊತ್ತಾರೆಯೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಚಳಿಚಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಸುಂದ್ರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಅರುಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ನಾವೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಲ್ಲರಂತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೂಕೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಂದಿರಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಅಯ್ಯೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಲ್ಲೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಡ್ಡಾಯಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">!?</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳೆಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಂಗಿಬನಿಯಾನುಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತೆಗೆದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅರೆನಗ್ನರಾಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪೂಜಾಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಬೇಕಂತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಒಮ್ಮೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶೃಂಗೇರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶಶಾಂಕ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಈ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತರಹದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುರಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೇಳಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಂದೂಹೆಯನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> !?.. </span>ಇದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜನಿವಾರದವರನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುರ್ತಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಿಶೇಷ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸತ್ಕರಣೆಮಾಡಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..!! </span>ನಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಉಡುದಾರನೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಟ್ಟಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> ! </span>ಮೂಕಮರ್ದಿನಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪುಟ್ಟ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೂರ್ತಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದರ್ಶನದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಿಂಡಿತಿನ್ನಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟೆವು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ತಿಂಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂತದುಂಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..? only </span>ದೋಸೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">! </span>ಬಗೆಬಗೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಮಸಾಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..</span>ಖಾಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..</span>ಪ್ಲೇನೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..</span>ಪೇಪರ್ರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಇವುನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಿಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಡುಮೇಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಡ್ಡಬೆಟ್ಟಗಳಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಿರುಗೋದೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದಿನಪೂರ್ತೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೇಳಿದಮೇಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅದೃಷ್ಟವೇನೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂಬಂತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಉದ್ದಿನೊಡನೆಗಳೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಣಿಗೆಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> .. </span>ಎರಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">,</span>ಮೂರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">,</span>ನಾಲ್ಕು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಹೀಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾದಷ್ಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಳಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಬಂದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚಾರಣದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಿದ್ದತೆಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನಾನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅರುಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಊರಬೀದಿಯಲೆಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಿರುಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗಿರಕಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊಡೆದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಬಾಯಾರಿಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ದಣಿವುಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮರ್ದನೆಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">-</span>ನೀರಣ್ಣುಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇರಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಖರೀದಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬ್ಯಾಗ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತುಂಬಿಸಿಕೊಂಡೆವು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕತ್ತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೇರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬ್ಯಾಗುಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರುವುದೇತಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">? </span>ಅವಶ್ಯಕವಲ್ಲದವುಗಳನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೀಪೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಟೆಂಟ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಯ್ಯಾರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾಮಾನುಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೊತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತುಂಬಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಪ್ರಮೋದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">,</span>ಹರ್ಷ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇವರೊಂದಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪೂರ್ವಸಿದ್ಧತೆಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಳುಹಿಸಲಾಯ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಉಳಿದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾವೆಲ್ಲರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿತಿನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">(</span>ನಮ್ಬಸ್ಸಿನೆಸರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">) </span>ಹೊಕ್ಕೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಲಘು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬ್ಯಾಗುಗಳೊಡನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಪ್ಲಾನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಬಸ್ಸಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> trek start point </span>ಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆಯುವುದೆಂದಾಗಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನಮ್ಮ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಉದ್ದನೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿತಿನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪುಟ್ಟ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಿರುವುರಸ್ತೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮರಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಂಬೆರೆಂಬೆಎಲೆಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೀಳುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಮಾರ್ಗಮಧ್ಯದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಿರಿದಗಲದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಖಾಸಗೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೋಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಸ್ಸೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎದುರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರುವುದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">! </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಏಡಿಸಾಹಸಗಳನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂದುವರಿಯಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಹಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಖರ್ಚಾಯಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅಲ್ಲೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಿಕ್ಕ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪಾಯಪ್ಪ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂಬುವರನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗೈಡ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿರ್ಧರಿತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜಾಗತಲುಪಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಸ್ಸಿಳಿದೆವು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಸಣ್ಣಪುಟ್ಟ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಂಪುಗಳಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗೈಡ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೇತೃತ್ವದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> ... </span>ಕೆಲವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತ್ರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎನೆರ್ಜಿಟಿಕ್ಕಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಂದಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೂರ್ಯನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಡುವಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಭಯಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಸನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ಕ್ರೀನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಲೋಶನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಖಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಳಿದುಕೊಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಭೂತಪ್ರೇತಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೋರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಇನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೆಲವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಗಲುವೇಷ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಆಶ್ವಿನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಅರಬ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶೈಲಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿಳಿನೀಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚೌಕಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಟ್ಟೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಕೈಯಲ್ಲೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಕ್ರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಊರುಗೋಲನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿಡಿದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಫ್ಘಾನಿಯ೦ತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅರುಣ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಟೋಪಿಯನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಲೆಗಿರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> cow boy </span>ಆಗಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಶ್ವೇತೆಯೆಂಬುವಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಪ್ಪುಬಟ್ಟೆಯನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗೌನಂತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹುಡುಗಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕವಿತಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಟೋಪಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಕ್ಕೊಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವಿನಾಶಂಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕರ್ಚಿಫ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒ೦ದನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುತ್ತಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರುತ್ತಿದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ವಿಕ್ರಮ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೈಮಂಡ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span>ಮೋರೆಯಲ್ಲೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಉಳಿದವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಾವಿದ್ದಹಾಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಬಿಂದಿಯಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿ೦ಬೆಹಣ್ಣಿನರ್ಧವೊ೦ದನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೆಕ್ಕುತ್ತಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಅಬ್ಬಬ್ಬಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಹುಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ರಮ್ಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎನೆರ್ಜಿಟಿಕ್ಕಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆಯುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹರಟುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂಚೂಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಹಂಸ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><br /></span>ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶಾಲೆಯುಡುಗರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಂಪು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಾವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಓಡಾಟವಾಡಿಸುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೈಸಿಕಲ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">/</span>ಬೈಕ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಟೈರುಗಳನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಲಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿಡಿದುಕೊಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಮ್ಮ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪಯಣವನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಚ್ಚರಿಯಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನನಗೇಕೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಟೈರ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಓಡಾಡಿಸಬೇಕೆನಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಅವರಲ್ಲೊಬ್ಬನನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೇಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪಡೆದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಓಡಾಡಿಸಿಯೇಬಿಟ್ಟೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">! </span>ಹಾಗೆಯೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೇರಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಗೈಡಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾಲ್ಕುಜನರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಂಪೊಂದನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಐದನೆಯವನಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗೈಡ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಮ್ಮ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪರಿಚಯವನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಸುಮಾರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಡ್ಕಾಯುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೆಲಸ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಇನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪರ್ಮನೆಂಟ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಗಿಲ್ವಂತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಇಬ್ಬರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಕ್ಕಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ದೊಡ್ಡವಳಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮದುವೆಮಾಡಿಯಾಗಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಚಿಕ್ಕವನಿನ್ನೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲೋದುತಿದ್ದಾನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕುರ್ಚಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಟೇಬಲ್ಲುಗಳೆಣೆಯುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆತ್ತದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗಿಡ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತೋರಿಸಿದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನಾನಲ್ಲಿಯವರೆಗಂದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿದಿರಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆಳೆಯುವಂತಹದೆಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡಿದರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಳ್ಳುಗಳಿರುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹುಲ್ಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನಾನೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಯಲುಸೀಮೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹುಡುಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಅಷ್ಟಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಡುಗಿಡಮರಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅರಿವಿಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನನಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅವರೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಡೆಮ್ಮೆಯನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಕ್ಷಿಸಿದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅನುಭವವೊಂದನ್ನೇಳಿದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ತುಂಬಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸರಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೀವಿ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ನಾವೀಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದುದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿತ್ಲುಮನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಫಾಲ್ಸ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡಲಿಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿರ್ಜನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಡವಿಯಲ್ಲೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂದೆಬಂದವರೆಲ್ಲರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಂಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿಂದೆಬರುತ್ತಿದವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರಲೆಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಳಿತರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಎಲ್ಲರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದುಸೇರಿದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತದನಂತರವೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜಲಪಾತವನ್ನರಸುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗದ್ದೆಬದುವಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೇಲಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಿರುಹಾದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮನೆಯವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಬ್ಬು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಭತ್ತಗಳನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತಿದುದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾವ್ನೋಡಲೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜಲಪಾತದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಖೇನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿಯೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಸಣ್ಣಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೋರ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವೆಲ್ಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರುವಷ್ಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹರಿಯುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಳ್ಳದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಹಳ್ಳದೊಳಗೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಣಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಲ್ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂದುವರೆದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅಲ್ಲಾಗಲೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೇರೊಂದೆರಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚಾರಣಗುಂಪುಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅವರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆಂಬಿದ್ದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ವಲ್ಪದೂರದಲ್ಲೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಣಬಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹನಿಹನಿಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಫಾಲ್ಸ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅಲ್ಲೆರಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕ್ಷಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೂತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಧಾರಿಸಿಕೊ೦ಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಈಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂದಿದ್ದವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಮ್ಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಅರುಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮತ್ತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ತಲುಪಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಫಾಲ್ಸ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕಿಗ್ಗದಬಳಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಿರಿಮನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಫಾಲ್ಸ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೆನಪಾಯಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಈ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತುಂತರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜಲಪ್ರೋಕ್ಷಣೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಿರಿಮನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚಿಕ್ಕ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಫಾಲ್ಸಿಗಿ೦ತಲೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚಿಕ್ಕದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಆದರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎತ್ತರದಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೀಳುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನವಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದಟ್ಟಮರಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೆರಳಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಪ್ರೊಕ್ಷಣೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀರಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಪರಿಸರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂಜಾವಿನಷ್ಟೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಂಪಾಗಿತ್ತು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> .<br /><br /></span>ರವಿಕಿರಣಗಳೇನಾದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಫಾಲ್ಸ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೇಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿದ್ದಿದ್ದರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಣ್ಣಬಣ್ಣದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಟವಿರುತ್ತಿತ್ತಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕಡಿದಾದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜಲಪಾತದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೇಲಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೆಳಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಯಾವುದೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮರದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೇರುಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೋತುಬಿದ್ದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೆರಗನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದವಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿಬಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೊದಲಿಗರ್ಯಾರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹನಿಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇನ್ನೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂದಾಗಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅರುಣನಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೊಬೈಲ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಪರ್ಸ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಳಚಿಟ್ಟಬಟ್ಟೆಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲೇಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿಂತೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ನೀರನಿಗಳಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಟ್ಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಚಟಪಟ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹನಿಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಡುತ್ತಿವೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಚಗುಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೊತೆಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚಟಿಚಟಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಣ್ಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಏಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಖಂಡಿತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗಿರಲೇಬೇಕು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಳೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ತಪ್ಪುವುದಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನನ್ನಮ್ಮನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೈಗುಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಲವಾದರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕಣ್ಮುಚ್ಚಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಖಎದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀಡಿದರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಗಲೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಚಗುಳೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಒಂಥರಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುದವಾಗಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿದ್ದವರಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಂಡರ್ವೇರ್ನಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಳಿದವನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾನೊಬ್ಬನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಇಳಿದುಹೋಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪಾಂಟ್ಸ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಕಿಕೊಂಡೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾಚಿಕೆಯಾದಂತಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನಮ್ಮ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಂಪಿನವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಳಿದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಬ್ಬಬ್ಬರಾಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಂದಿಬ್ಬರನ್ನೊರೆತುಪಡಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಮೈಯಾರಿದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೀಯ್ದುಬಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಕಿಕೊಂಡೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಫೋಟೊ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೆಷನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೂಡಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆಯಿತು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">!<br /><br /></span>ಈಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಮ್ಮ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಖ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಡಚಾದ್ರಿಯೆಡೆಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದಲೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗಬಹುದಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಡಚಾದ್ರಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಖ್ಯದಾರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ದಾರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೆಲವರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಷ್ಟವೆನಿಸಬಹುದೆಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಾಪಸ್ಸು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮನೆಯಡೆಯಲ್ಲಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅರೆಬರೆಕಟ್ಟಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಂಗು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೂರಿನಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಳಿತೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ತಣ್ಣೀರಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜಳಕ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಲಿಗಳನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಣಿವಂತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ತಂದಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಣ್ಣು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಬಿಸ್ಕೇಟ್ಸ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ರೊಟ್ಟಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಚಾಕೊಲೇಟ್ಸ್ಗಳನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಿಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮನೆಯವರಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀರ್ಕೇಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಡಿದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತೇಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಬ್ಯಾಗುಗಳನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೆಗಲ್ಗೇರಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂದಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುರಿಯಡೆಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">!. </span>ನನಗ್ಯಾಕೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಪ್ಪೆಯಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅನಿಸಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚಾರಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕಡಿದೆತ್ತರಗಳನೇರಬಯಸುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಈ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಉನ್ಮುಖಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆರೋಹಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೇರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೆಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಲ್ದಾರಿಯು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೇಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಡಬಲ್ಲುದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಥ್ರಿಲ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಮುಂದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಶ್ವಿನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಓಂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರಸನ್ನನೊಡನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸರಸರದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವಸರಮಾಡುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹರಟುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ನಾವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೂರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜನರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತಾಡುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಕೇಕೆಸಿಳ್ಳೆಯಾಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಕೂಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕರೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರತಿದ್ವನಿಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅಶ್ವಿನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿಯಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಂದಿದ್ದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತುಂಬಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಳಿತಾಯಿತೆನಿಸಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಹತ್ತಿಮುಗಿದರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಿಗಬಹುದೆಂದುಕೊಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋದರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮತ್ತೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಗದೊ೦ದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಡ್ಡ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಹೀಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೂರ್ನಾಲ್ಕುಗಳನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದಾಟಿದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಳಿಕ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಸ್ತೆಯೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಣಸಿಕ್ಕು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೆಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಂದಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹತ್ತಿರವೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇರಬೇಕು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಮ್ಮ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಲಕ್ಶ್ಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿಟ್ಟುಸಿರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿಟ್ಟೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">! </span>ಅಶ್ವಿನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಓಮಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗೆಲುವಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಂದಹಾಸ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ರಸ್ತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದೂರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕ್ರಮಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಲಕ್ಕಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಡ್ಡದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡುವಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೇಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚಾರಣಿಸಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಡ್ಡದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೇಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹುಲ್ಲನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿಟ್ಟರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದೊಡ್ಡ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಸ್ಯಗಳೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಯಾಕೆಂದರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಲ್ಮಣ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಡ್ಡವಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">; </span>ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದ್ದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">! </span>ಹೌದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಹುತೇಕ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಡ್ಡಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಗೆಯೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">; </span>ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದದಿರಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಲ್ಗಳಿನಿಂದಾದುವುಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಗಣಿಗಾರಿಕೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುರುಹುಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೇಕಾದಷ್ಟಿದ್ದೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಗುಡ್ಡವಿಳಿದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಣ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಸ್ತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮತ್ತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಿಕ್ಕಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಲೀಸಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಇದ್ದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಡಚಾದ್ರಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಒಂದೆರಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಫರ್ಲಾ೦ಗುಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಂಡಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರವಾಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಂದಿರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಫೋನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿದರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪೂರ್ವತಯ್ಯಾರಿಗಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೊದಲೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತೆರಳಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹರ್ಷ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರಮೋದನಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕನೆಕ್ಷನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಿಗಲಿಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> . </span>ಹಿಂದೆಯೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಿಶ್ವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಮಂದಿರದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಳಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟೊ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಸುಮಾರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜನರಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಪ್ರಮೋದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಹರ್ಷ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಿಕ್ಕಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕರೆದೊಯ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಮ್ಮನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ವಾಗತಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಯುದ್ಢಗೆದ್ದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವೀರರೆಂದೆಣಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">! </span>ಒಳಗಡೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಂದಲಿಗೆಗಳನ್ನಾಸಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಹೋಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದಣಿವಾರಿಸುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಳಿತೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಪಯಣದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಖದುಃಖ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತಾಡುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಅಲ್ಲೊಂದಷ್ಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಳನೀರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಾಟೆಲ್ಗಳಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ತೂತುಮಾಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಂದನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಡಿದರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜ್ವರಬಂದಾಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀರ್ರುಚಿಸುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಗಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪೇಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. <span class="088125608-02042008"><span style="font-family:Arial;">ಥೂ, </span></span></span>ನಾವ್ಯಾರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಡಿಯಲಿಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. <span class="088125608-02042008"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></span></span>ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ನಾನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಗಿಸಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ನಾನಕೋಣೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಾಗಿಲನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಳಗಿನಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತೆಗೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> ; </span>ಯಾರಾದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒದೆಯಬೇಕಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಗಿನಿಂದ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ನನ್ನೊರೆತುಪಡಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಲ್ಲರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೂರ್ಯಾಸ್ತಮಾನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಿಶೇಷ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುರ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ದಣಿವಾರಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನನಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನಾನೊಬ್ಬನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಲ್ಲೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ವಲ್ಪದೂರಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಡಿದಾದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜನನಿಬಿಡ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಳಿತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಧರೆಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿರತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶಕ್ತಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಬೆಳಕನೀವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಯಕದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತ್ರಾಸಗೊಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚೆಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೂವಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೆಂಪಗಾಗಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೇರಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಛಾಯೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಡಿಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕೆಂಬಣ್ಣದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೋಡಸಾಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪುಷ್ಪಮಾಲೆಗಳಂದದಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಮಿಗಖಗಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗೂಡುಸೇರುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊಟ್ಟೆತುಂಬಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಲಿಯುತ್ತಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿಶ್ಚಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀರವದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮನಸ್ಸಿಳಿದೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀನು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಇರಬಾರದಿತ್ತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೊತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಈ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊಂಬಣ್ಣದೊತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> .<br /></span>ಬರಲಾರೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">; </span>ಕ್ರಂದುಸುತಿಹೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿನ್ನೊಲುಮೆಯರಮನೆಯರಸಿ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..<br /></span>ಹೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಧುರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಹಿತಭಾಷಿಣೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೇಳಿಸೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿನ್ನಿಂಪಾದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚೈತ್ರಪಕ್ಷಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗಾನದಂತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದನಿ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">,<br /></span>ರಾತ್ರಿಯಾಗಸದಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಾರೆತೋಟದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚುಕ್ಕಿಯೆಣಿಸುವಾಸೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿನ್ನೊಡಗೂಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಹಡಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೇಲೆ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಕಳವಾರವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆಳದಿಂಗಳಲೊಮ್ಮೇರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಡುವಾಸೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಸುಹೊತ್ತಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೋಡಗಳೊಡನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿನ್ನೊಳಗೂಡಿ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /></span>ಆಡುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎನಿಸಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಮನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿಲ್ಲಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೇಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೋಕಾಲಿ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /></span>ಹೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುನಯನೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ನಿನ್ಕಣ್ಗಳ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವೆಷ್ಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಂಪು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ದೃಷ್ಟಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಾಗದಿರಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಂದಕೆ</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ಎಂದಿವೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಣ್ಗಳಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚುಕ್ಕಿಗಳು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಓ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಭಾವಕೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಮಧುರೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ನಿನ್ನಿಂಪ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಂಪಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪರಿಹರಿಸೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೇಗೆಯನು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /></span>ಹೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೇಮೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಬಂಗಾರದೊಡವೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿಗ್ಗುವುವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೈಕಾಂತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ಕಾಡಲೆದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತರುವೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೇಶಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಾಳೆಗರಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಬಾರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಕೇಶಿನಿ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ತೊಂಡೆವಣ್ದುಟಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಬೆಣ್ಗೆನ್ನೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಸಂಪಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾಸಿಕದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ರಸತುಂಬಿದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಲತೆಮಯ್ಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀರೆ</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ನಿನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಧ್ಯಾನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾಕಾಗಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಾರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಈ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿಜಲೋಕಕೆ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಹಗಲುಗನಸಿನೊರಗೆಬಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಉಳಿದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಂದಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡೋಣೆಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಗೆಯೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತುಸು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೆಳಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಿರುವಿನಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಯಾರೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚಾರಣಿಗರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೌದೆಬೆಂಕಿಯಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಡುಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತಾಡುತಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಂತಕಡೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದಾಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಮ್ಮ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> '</span>ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">'</span>ಯಿಂದಲೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಂತಹದೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಗಬೇಕು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎನಿಸಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕೊಂಚದೂರದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಟಾರ್ಚ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆಳಕು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಣಿಸಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಮುಂದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಅವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಮ್ಮವರೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಗಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದೆವು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಬಂದವರಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಉಸ್ಸೆಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಳಿತರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೆಲವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಕಾಲ್ಚಾಚಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿದ್ದುಕೊಂಡರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಉಳಿದವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಪಕ್ಕದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಟ್ಟಡದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಊಟ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಯ್ಯಾರಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕೆಲವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಈಗಲೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮರಳಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೇಳಿದಾಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಉದಯರವಿಯನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡಿಯೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗುವುದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಂಪು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೇಸರಗೊಂಡಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> . </span>ನನಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೊದಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅನ್ಯಾಯವೆನಿಸಿದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಳಿತೆನಿಸಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಇರುವುದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಂದೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶೌಚ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">-</span>ಸ್ನಾನಗೃಹ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಇಷ್ಟೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಂದಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಲುಹಲಾಗದದಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅರಿತನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಹಾಗೆಯೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಹಾಡುಕೇಳುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಸಮಯಕೊಲ್ಲುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಊಟದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೂಗಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬರುವಿಕೆಗಾಗಿ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಊಟ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರೆಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೇಳಿದೊಡನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಾಮುಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾಮುಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೋಗಿನಿಂತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">-</span>ನೀರ್ಸಾರನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಬಳಿಸಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಊಟವಾದನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಲ್ಲಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೆಣ್ಜೀವಿಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಕೆಲವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗಂಡ್ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಲ್ಲೂರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಉಳಿದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾವುಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೇಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಏಳುವುದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರವಿಯುದಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿದ್ದುಕೊಂಡೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ರಾತ್ರಿಯೆಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾತೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಕೂಗಾಟ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಪಕ್ಕದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೋಣೆಯಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನಿದ್ದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಗಾಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೆಡುತ್ತಿತ್ತು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಐದಕ್ಕೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಚ್ಚರವಾಯ್ತೆನಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕರೆಂಟನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜನರೇಟರ್ನಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಇನ್ನೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜನರೇಟರ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಮೊಬೈಲ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆಳಕಿನಲ್ಲೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ನಾನವನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಗಿಸಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀರ್ಗಲ್ಲಿನಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದಂತ್ತಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊರೆವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀರಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಶುಭ್ರತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೇಡವೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದಿಗ್ದರ್ಶನಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನನ್ಬಳಿಕ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಾಜಣ್ಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಉಳಿದವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇನ್ನೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಏಳುವುದರಲ್ಲಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನಾನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಾಜಣ್ಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದೇಸಾಯಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದೌಡಾಯಿಸಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪೂರ್ವದೆಡೆಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಸುಗತ್ತಲಿನಲ್ಲೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಮುಳ್ಗಿಡಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸರಿಸುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಏರುಮುಖದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಲ್ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಸ್ವಲ್ಪಜನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೇರಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅದಾಗಲೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಬಲಬದಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಡ್ಡವೇರುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೆಲಮಂದಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಎಡಬದಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಡ್ಡವನ್ನೇರಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿಯೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ವಲ್ಪಮಂದಿಯಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ನಸುಬೆಳಕಾಗಿದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇನ್ನೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಾಣಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅವಿತುಕುಳಿತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಾಜಣ್ಣ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ನಾವೀಗಿದ್ದದ್ದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರದೇಶದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎತ್ತರದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಡ್ಡ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಸುತ್ತಲಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಲೆಕಾಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಂಜುಮಸುಕಿನಲ್ಲೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಭವ್ಯವಾಗಿಯೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗೋಚರಿಸುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಉತ್ತರಕ್ಕಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಣೆಕಟ್ಟೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀರಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೇಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೋಡಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಲಗಿರುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಭಾಸಮಾಡಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕವಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ದೂರದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನವಿಲೊಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೂಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗರಿಗೆದರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಣಿಯುತ್ತಲೇನೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಖಗಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇನಿಯಿಂಚರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶುರುವಾಗಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಮೂಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಾಲರವಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಜಗವೆಲ್ಲಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆನಂದಮಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹುಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅದೇಕೋ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಈವತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಣೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೇಲಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಿಂಧೂರದಂತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಂಡ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span></span></div><p align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ಓ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮತ್ತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದೆಯಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ಮೃತಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಇರದೆಹೋದೆಯಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೊತೇ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..<br /></span>ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುವುದಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವನನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೋಪಾನವಾಗಿತಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿನ್ನಣೆಗಿಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> , </span>ಆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತೇಜನಾಣೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಓ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಮಂದಸ್ಮಿತೆ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /></span>ಬಿಸಿಲಿನುರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಭೂಮಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂಗಾರಿಗರಸುವಂತೆ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> ..<br /></span>ನೀರಾಳಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಳುಗಿದವನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಉಸಿರಾಡಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪರಿದಾಡುವಂತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅರಸಿಹೆನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾನಿನ್ನ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">...<br /></span>ಬಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೇಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನನ್ನೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಶೂನ್ಯವನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪೂರ್ಣಗೈ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಸೇರುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತವಕದಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅನುರಕ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಬಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೇರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಮುಕ್ತಿಯೆಡೆಗೊಯ್ಯಲಲ್ಲವೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಿಲನವಿರುವುದು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /></span>ಹೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸತಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಯೋಗ್ಯಳೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ನಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ನೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೇನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">; </span>ಸೇರಿದರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಗುವಿದಿಲ್ಲವೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸವಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಸುರಲೋಕಪಾನಕ್ಕಿಂತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಿಗಿಲು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /></span>ಸೇರಿಸವಿದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಲಿವುದಲ್ಲವೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಮಾಯೆಯಸಾಲು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಬಾಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಚಾರಣದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಏರಿಳಿತಗಳಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾಗೋಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜತೆಗೂಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಅವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿಮಪುಷ್ಪಗಿರಿಗಳಂತಿದ್ದರೂ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..<br /></span>ನಿಚ್ಚಹರಿದ್ಗಿರಿಗಳಂತಿದ್ದರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..</span>ಮುಳ್ಕಲ್ಲುಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಡ್ಡಗಳಂತಿದ್ದರೂ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..<br /></span>ಹೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವನಿತೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನನ್ನೊಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಭೋಗವೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತ್ಯಾಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಮೋಹವೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಭಕ್ತಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಪ್ರೇಮವೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಕ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲವೆ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಕೊಡಚಾದ್ರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಏರಿಬಂದದ್ದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾರ್ಥಕವಾಯಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎನಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹರ್ಷಚಿತ್ತದೊಡನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಳಿಯತೊಡಗಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಎದುರಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಡ್ಡದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬುಡದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಮ್ಮುಳಿದುಡುಗರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಮಣೀಯತೆಯನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡತೊಡಗಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅವರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಳಿಸೇರಿದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಳಿಕ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಂದೆರಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕ್ಷಣವುಳಿದುಜೋತೆಗೂಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರವಾಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಂದಿರಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರಟೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> . </span>ಟೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಡಿದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಂಪಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಂದೆರಡು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಫೋಟೊ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ಕಿಸಿಕೊಂಡೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಒಳಗಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸರಕುಗಳನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೊರತಂದಿಟ್ಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಾಡಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪಾವತಿಸಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಆಗತಾನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಮಗಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೀಪಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾಮಾನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತುಂಬಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕೂರಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜಾಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾಲದ್ದರಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾಮಾನುಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೊತೆಯಲ್ಲೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ಯಾಕ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಸುಂದ್ರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ರಾಜಣ್ಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ವಿಶ್ವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿಂದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಉಳಿದವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಹೊರಟಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಮ್ಮ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> Packers and Movers </span>ಗಾಡಿ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಕಲ್ಲುಮಣ್ಣು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಂಡಿಗುದ್ರಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಿರಿವುಮುರುವುಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಸ್ತೆಯೆನ್ನಲಾಗದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಗಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದಾರಿಯದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಜೀಪರಿಯುತ್ತಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತುಳುಕುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಳುಕುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಮ್ಮನ್ನೊತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲಿಂಗ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪಯಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಹೊಗಳಲೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೇಕು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಲ್ಲಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಡ್ರೈವರ್ರುಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಶಲತೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಹೊಗಳಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೂಡ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ರಾತ್ರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಮ್ಮವರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕರೆದೊಯ್ದವರಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವನೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಂತೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ವಾಂತಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವಾಕರಿಕೆಗಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾರ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದೇಳಿದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕತೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕೆಳಗಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿತಿನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಳಿಸೇರಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಮಾರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗಂಟೆಯೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿಡಿದ್ದಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಜೀಪ್ನಿಂದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಸ್ಸಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾಮಾನುಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾಗಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಫೋಟೊ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತೆಗೆಸಿಕೊಂಡೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೀಪ್ಮುಂದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿಂತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಬಸ್ಸೊರಟಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೊಲ್ಲೂರಿಗೆ</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.<br /><br /></span>ಕೊಲ್ಲೂರಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಿಂಡಿತೀರ್ಥಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಗಿಸಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಾತ್ರಿಬಂದವರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಒಡಗೂಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಸ್ಸತ್ತಿದೆವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮರಳಲು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅವತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೋಗಕ್ಕೋಗುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇರಾದೆಯಿದ್ದರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಮಯದಭಾವವರಿತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೈಬಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾಗಿತ್ತು</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. .<br /><br /></span>ಬಹುತೇಕರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿಂದಿನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದಿನವೆಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಯಾಸಗೊಳ್ಳುವಷ್ಟು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆದಿದ್ದರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಇಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಉಲ್ಲಾಸಮಯರಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕಂಡುಬಂದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಗಾನ ಗಾನಾ..ಬಜಾನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">,</span>ನಾಚನಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿಂಪ್ರಯಾಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾಗಿತ್ತು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅರುಣ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೇರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗಿಟಾರ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಿಡಿದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಮ್ಗ್ತಿಳಿದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಂಗೀತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ರಾಜಣ್ಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಂದಿನಂತೆಯೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುಂಗಾರುಮಳೆಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗಣೇಶಣ್ಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ನಂತರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> CD</span>ಗಳನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಕಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಣಿಯತೊಡಗಿದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪಾರ್ಟಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅನಿಮಲ್ಸ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> . </span>ಜೋಷಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಯ್ಯಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ರವಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ರಮ್ಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಹರ್ಷ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಶ್ವೇತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಕವಿತವಿನಾಶರನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಲವಂತಮಾಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> , </span>ನಮ್ಮನ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿಟ್ಬಿಡಬೇಕು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಾವು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> Senior citizens </span>ಇಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಎಂದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗೋಗರೆದರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿಡದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಣಿಸಿಯೇಬಿಟ್ಟರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">,</span>ಬಹೊತ್ ಹೀ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಝಿದ್ದಿ ಹೆ ಲೋಗ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> . </span>ಪಾಪ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅವಿನಾಶ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಚಾರಣದಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೀಳುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಏಳುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜಾರುತ್ತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆದಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಕೈಹಿಡಿದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆಸಿದ್ದಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕವಿತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಅವನಿಗೆಲ್ಲೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬೀಳುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಭಯಬೇಡ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿಡಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.</span>ಅವನಿಗೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೈನೀಡಿರುವಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಛಲಗಾತಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಹಿಡಿದಕಾರ್ಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಿಡದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆಸುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> sticky, organised </span>ಹೆಣ್ಣು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ರಮ್ಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸತ್ಯಬಾಮೆಯಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನರ್ತಿಸಿದ್ದೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನರ್ತಿಸಿದ್ದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಚಾರಣದ ಪೂರಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತುಂಬಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎನೆರ್ಜಿಟಿಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಓಡಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದವಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಶ್ವೇತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಲೈಫ್ ಸೆಲೆಬ್ರೇಟಿಂಗ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೃಷ್ಣಸುಂದರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೋಹಕ ನೃತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ..<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಂಸ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕಿಯಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಓಡಾಟದ ಸುಸ್ತಿದ್ದರು ಆಟವಾಡಿದ ಮಂದಹಾಸದ ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡುತ್ತ ಕುಳಿತಿದ್ದಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಬಿಂದಿಯಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಳಿತಿದ್ದಳು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಗೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಚಾರಣದಲೆಲ್ಲಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಉಳಿದವರಂತೆಚ್ಚು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಹಾಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪಡೆಯದೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಡೆದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಂದಾಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..</span>ದಿಟ್ಟೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಗಂಭೀರೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. cute boy </span>ಹರ್ಷ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ನಾಚನಾ ಕ್ಯಾ, ನಚಾನಾ ಭೀ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ.<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ರಾಜಣ್ಣ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಂಗೊಂದ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನಿಮಿಷ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ಟೆಪ್ಸ್ ಹಾಕಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಲ್ಟಿಟ್ಯಾಲೆಂಟ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಆಗಿಹೋಗಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ರವಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಇನಿಶಿಯೇಟಿವ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಯಂಗ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಅಂಡ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎನರ್ಜಿಟಿಕ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವದವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">..</span>ಕ್ರಿಯೇಟಿವ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span>ಅವನೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೂಡ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಡಿಸೆಂಟ್ ಸ್ಟೆಪ್ಸ್ ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಜೋಷಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೋಶಲ್ಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಡ್ಯಾನ್ಸ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಕೇಳುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮುನ್ನವೇ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಹಾಯ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಾಡುವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಗುಣವುಳ್ಳವರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಇನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮ.ನ.ಮೋಹನ ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮಜಾ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೋಡುತ್ತಲಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಡಿಪ್ಲೊಮಾಟಿಕ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹುಡುಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಓಂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೂಡ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಮ್ಮನಿದ್ದ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಸಾಧು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜೀವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> . </span>ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ದಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಜಾಲಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಬಾಯ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕೂಡ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಡಾನ್ಸಿಂಗ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ವಿಶ್ವ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಸೂರಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ವಿಕ್ರಮ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಮೊದಲಾದವರೆಲ್ಲ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಕುಳಿತಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ವಭಾವತಃ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> . </span>ಇನ್ನು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸ್ಟಂಟ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸಾಹಸಿಗ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಂದ್ರ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, </span>ಸಜೀತ್<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">... </span>ಇವರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹಾಕುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ತಾಳಕ್ಕೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಗಳ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">. </span>ಸುಸ್ತಾದಮೇಲೆ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸುಮ್ಮನಾಗಿ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಸೀಟೊರಗಿದ್ದರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಎಲ್ಲರೂ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ಊರು<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span>ನೆನೆಯುತ<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">.. </span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ತಲುಪಿದಾಗ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಹನ್ನೆರಡಾಗಿತ್ತು.<br /></span></p></span><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><p align="justify">--<span class="377543411-31032008">ರಮೇಶ ಬಿ ವಿ</span></p></span></i></span><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="377543411-31032008"></span></span></div><p align="justify"><br /></p><div align="justify"></div></span></span></span>Ramesh BV (ಉನ್ಮುಖಿ)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784668449573964119noreply@blogger.com3