Dear netters,
The following Konkani article was written for Anjuna parish 3rd
quarterly magazine ‘San Miguelicho Avaz’, which was released yesterday.
I thought I would share it with you all. English translation follows
after Konkani version:
PELEACHO ABRU-MAN UBOV NAIE!
Devan munxeak aplea sarko rochla and taka muki kuddiche sande dileat
zoxe porim – hat, paim, nak, kan, dolle, mendu, jib, adi.
Amkam don hat dileat ami koixtt korun jieonk, Devachi xeva korunk ani
Taka donui hathanim dhumpavnk. Amkam don paim dileat ami Dev-bhirantichi
vatt cholonk ani Tachea mondirant vochon Taka nomoskar korunk. Amkam ek
nak dilam vaitt-borem hungonk. Don dolle dileat sobit ani boreo vostu
polleunk, Rochnnaracho rupkar tantuntlean chitravnk ani Povitr Pustok
vachunk. Mendu dila vaitt-borem chintunk, Devacho niall korunk ani
Tachem raj fankaravnk. Don kan dileat borem aikonk - kanar vaitt sadovta
tem ami eka kanan aikonk zai ani dusrea kanantlean bhair uddovnk zai,
ani jib dilea sot tem ulovnk ani Devachem utor porgottunk.
Heam kuddichea sandeam modekat amchi jib ekuch hathiar zacho jitlo upeog
zata titli tachi dhar vhaddtta. Amchi jib ek dhakttulo sando zo
donantlem ek rochta – sumell vo vegllochar; borem vo vaitt. Amchi jib
hadd nasleli dekun ami tika zai toxe vapurtanv - dekunuch mhunnttat:
“Kaddli jib, laili tonddak!” Hakach lagon zaite pavtt ragan uloilelem
utor chukichem zavnk pavta; karann, rag ek dhoxea jeant bhejea poros jib
rostin vavurta. Aiz-kal choddxe khun jibeche ruzvatik lagon ghoddttat.
Kitle kazari ghorabe amche jibek lagon moddon poddonk nam zait? Dekun
ghoddtta zalear tujem tondd bond dovor, punn dolle ugtte jeant tujean
subej polleunk zatelem ani unnem ulovnk.
Devan amkam sonvsarant jieonk Sumurtiche Dha Upodes dileat. Devache
Sumurticho Attvo Upodes amkam fott marunk ani peleachem nanv ubovnk
advarta. Aiz-kalcho sonvsar bhov motlobi. Fottingponn vaddot asa. Fott
marop amcho dhondo zala. Fotti viret kainch cholonam, zanv eka
ghorabeant vo amchea dhondeant. Amchi jib vaprun ami heo fotti martanv.
Toxech dilele soput ami kainch nhoi korun negar vetanv ani Devachem nanv
gorje viret amche jiber haddun Taka okman kortanv. Peleachem borem
dekche suater amchi jib vaprun ami taka xirap soddttanv ani tachem vaitt
zavnk anvddetanv. Ghoddtta zalear vonddavnnechea vonttantlean
doiallponnanchim utram uloi. Sodanch sot uloi ani Dev jerul tuka
sasnnanchea sukacho visov ditolo.
Amkam sonvoim jib vaprun dusreancheo gozali korunk. Hea sonvsarant
gozaleam poros paixtt anik kainch nam. To/tem oslo/oslem ani
toslo/toslem mhunnon ami peleak kikont kortanv ani tacho abru-man
uboitanv. Amchea ghorcheancheo, seza-samareancho ami gozali kortanv ani
tanchea kuttumbar kallo dag ghaltanv fokot amchea jivak borem dista
dekun. Internet-ar pasun gorje viret ami peleacho abru-man uboitanv.
Amkam dista peleacho abru-man uboilear ami jiklet oxe; hem chintop
sarkem nhoi. Peleachem vaitt chintche bodlek ghoddtta zalear taka borem
mag; taka xirap soddinaka ani tachem padd ghalinaka. Varear ublolo kapus
portun hatan einam. Ugddas dhor amchea dhor eka kortubacho ixeob ami
Devak divnk zai.
Tuka zai dusreanim tuji thoknnai keleli? Tor tum aplich voddvik kednanch
korinaka. Ami dusmanancho mog korunk zai ani nhoi kanttallo. Kanttallo
mogan bodolta jednam amchem vaitt chinteleank ami borem anvddetanv.
Amkam soglleank bhogsonneanchi goroz dekun ami sodanch peleak bhogsunk zai.
Devak rozar kelearuch ani sodankal ghorant Saibinnincho ters kelearuch
puro nhoi; ami amchea peleachem borem chintunk zai. Igorje misak
gelearuch ami bore Kristanv zainanv. Dekunuch Povitr Pustok mhunntta:
Zorui tuvem peleak vaitt kelam ani tachem lagim tum uloinam zalear
misachi bhett sodd ani poilem tujea dusmana lagim bhogsonnem mag ani
tednanch ki tuji misachi bhett Devak manovteli. Oxem ami kortat kai?
Zorui dusmanank bhogxinanv zalear ami Amchea Bapachi adnea pallinanv.
Devan zonn ekleak rochla ani taka apli zababdari dilea. Zorui pelean
patok adarlam zalear to aplea patkanchem farikponn ditolo – ‘korit to
bhogit’. Ghoddtta zalear tujea peleak sozmai ani to vaitt rostear cholta
zalear taka nitt rostear haddunk tozvit kor punn nhoi tachi ttika marun
ani tacho abru-man ubovn. Ami moddvoll zavn dusreachim patkam dhuvunk
favonam. Devan amkam sangonk nam dusreacheo chukleo kelear ani
dusreachim patkam voir kaddlear Apunn sorgar vortolo mhunnon!
Setembrache 8ver Kristi sonvsar Ankvar Moriecho zolm dis monoitat. Hea
mhoineant amche jibek ami talem marum-iea ani ti fokot Devachem borem
utor porgottunk vaprum-iea. Tujea lagim ghoddta zalear peleachem borem
chint ani borem kor; tachem padd ghalunk ani taka sokol uddovnk tozvit
korinaka. Amchea dolleant vanso astannam ami dusreachea dolleantlem
kuskutt kaddunk bhonvtanv; hem sarkem nhoi. Borem uloi ani boreo korneom
kor. Oxem kelearuch ami sasnnanchem sukh bhogunk pavteleanv.
Soglleank khuxealborit Mont Saibinninchem fest anvddetam!
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna, Goa
Mob: 9420979201
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English translation:
THOU SHALL NOT DEFAME OTHERS
God created man in His likeness and gave him main body parts like hands,
legs, nose, eyes, brain, tongue, etc.
He gave us two hands to work hard, to serve Him and to incense him with
both hands. He gave us two legs to follow the God-fearing path, to go to
His temple and to adore Him. He gave us a nose to smell good and bad
things. He gave us two eyes to see beautiful things, visualize Him
through them and to read the Holy Bible. He gave us brain to
differentiate between good and bad and to spread the word of His
Kingdom. He gave us two ears to hear good things – whenever we hear bad
things, we must listen to them in one ear and throw them away through
the other ear; and he gave us a tongue to speak the truth and to preach
the word of God.
Among all the above-cited parts, our tongue is the only weapon which
grows sharper every time we use it. It is a small organ which creates
one of the two – good or bad. Our tongue is boneless which is why we use
it liberally; that’s why they say in Konkani: “Kaddli jib, laili
tonddak’ (Use it the way you want!) This is why many a times a word
spoken with anger turns out to be wrong, for anger is a state of mind in
which the tongue works faster than the brain. Nowadays, most murders
take place because of arguments. Similarly, many a families have split
because of our tongue. Therefore, if possible, keep your mouth shut but
eyes open so you can see more and speak less.
In order to help us live, God provided us with Ten Commandments. The
eighth Commandment forbids us to tell lies and defame our neighbor.
Today’s world is very tricky. Cheating is on the increase. Telling lies
has become our business. We can’t do anything without telling lies, be
it in our homes or in our businesses, and we do this by using our
tongue. In the same way, we easily deny given promises and offend God by
taking His name in vain. Instead of thinking positive of our neighbor,
we use our tongue to curse him and wish him bad. If possible, utter
words of sympathy. Always speak the truth and God will definitely accept
you in His paradise.
It’s our habit to use our tongue and gossip about others. In this world
there is nothing worse than gossip. We make a mockery of our neighbor
and defame him. We speak ill of our relatives, neighbors and paint a
black mark on them. Why? Just because we feel good! We even defame our
fellow netters on the Internet unnecessarily. We think if we defame our
neighbor, we win; this is wrong thinking. Instead of thinking negative
of your neighbor, if possible, wish him/her well; don’t curse him/her
and wish him/her bad. Once you let cotton escape from the grip of your
hand, it’s difficult to get it back. Keep in mind we are accountable for
every deed of our life.
Do you want others to speak highly of you? Then never praise yourself.
We must love our enemy and not hate him/her. Hatred turns into love when
we wish well to those who think ill of us. We all need forgiveness;
hence, we must always forgive our neighbor.
It is not enough to pray to God and to say rosary at home every day; we
must be concerned about our neighbor and think well of him/her.
Similarly, we do not become good Christians only by attending a mass in
the Church. This is exactly why the Holy Bible says: If you hurt your
neighbor and you are not in talking terms with him/her, leave the mass
offering and first beg pardon with your enemy and only then your mass
offering will be acceptable to God. Do we do this? If we are not ready
to forgive our enemy we are not fulfilling the will of our Father.
God created each human being and assigned him with his/her own
responsibility. If your neighbor committed a sin, he will pay for it –
one has to pay for his/her mistakes. If possible, try to make him/her
understand and if he/she is following the wrong path, try to correct
him/her and put him/her back on the right path but not by criticizing
and defaming him/her. We should not become washer men and try to wash
others’ sins. God did not tell us that if we become tale-bearers He will
take us to heaven!
On September 8, the Christian world celebrates the birth day of the
Blessed Virgin Mary. Let us lock our tongue in this month and use it
only to preach good word of our Lord. Let us not defame and destroy our
neighbor; instead, let us think well of him/her. Let us not try to find
fault with others and try to remove the speck from others’ eyes when
there is a log in our own eyes; this is not correct. Speak well of
others and think good about them. If we do so, only then we will earn
eternal peace.
Wish everyone happy Mount Mary’s feast!
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna, Goa
Mob: 9420979201