Phawn nilouhlouh ngailou a phalvak phawk pahpah pa himahleng, zingthoh bel ka bel bilbel kei hi. "Ihmulou phawn haksa" chih tengteng kei kungtung ah tangtung nakkhem hi. Zing singpi nihvei hon tunlumsak thak nung na-ngawn ua kizepan ngiaingiai hiveng, "Delhlupsaa nek tum na hi hiam?" chia enghouna ka tuak mun simta.
Ka tenna leh sepnamun kigamla lou a; khe in minit 15 sunga tunphakna ahi. Kinalhsak leh hawkdaak chihte chintawk thei kawm in lampai leng, minit 08 lut lou hi. Huchikhop ahihmanin, sepnamun tunhun dia bikhiah zing dak 09 a zingthou pan in, dak 0930 in vaikuan mahleng, dak 10 ginma in ka tung a, vaimasa pawl hi himhim. Ka Bel ber!
Suun dak 1 leh dak 2 kikal sunkhawl hun ahia, "1230 – 1430 sung ahi" chiin deihkaih theih. Huai hunsung in zing-ann ka suunnek ua; seppih numeite kia ka hoihbawl tuam huamhuam tuan teuhkei!
Lamka lam a omte'n nitaklam ann'kam a khuah hun un, Delhi khawng a omte'n tawbou'vun hik melmul khop hial in tutna kipeitheite tung ah kitu gehgah lai tadihdih. Vaipai hun nitaklam dak 5:30 himahle, nasep' sep takzet a semtu diin dak 4 tuamlak a vaipai kisuanlahhuai lou; sanapi kikawk-khum chihte omlou hi. Ahia, tungsunni omna saanglai viahvuah lua inchin, nuamkhin khialkhual lou. Dak 05 a pai taangpi. Vaipai'the khuang ngelh-ngelh ging lawmnou bilkha'n zaza mahleh, Sunnii penbel khomual kipan tehtouh khaap 02 vel ah tutkhawl hiit-hiat lai (Delhi: July kha a nisuah dak 0540 leh nitum dak 1914 vel ahi.)
Innlum tungphet, nitaklam dak 02 ginmadeuh a zing-ann baak phuau-phuau pan pa'n buhkhing-mehkhing belluh ngal ngot ngaihna omlou. Nitaklam-ann huan di nu'n "fridge-ka-panii" hon suah khit in, mehdi lei diin hon diandok santa – bawngsa hon lei leh ka chi ngeimai! Kisilsiang; naupangte' laisim enkai kawm a laigelh di thanopna a omleh gelh; thanuam ngellou a gelh guntuh guigui chihte ka 'bangkhem' kiveinalam hipawngsanlou hi.
Khaloh muh hun dii naih taak ziak lel a hon hoihbawl sehsuh hi samlou in ziziin bawngsa hon lei taktak. Fel lawzen a! Nitaklam-ann nekhin, haisanlili (kuva) chu aloutheilou hia koih top. Computer tohhing, muhnop-ngaihkhiaknop zawng kibang lou taget! Naupang pha-pha thunei ua, vuallel kisakziak le hi chitchiat lou – poilemkeuh sa in, newspaper leh magazine tuamtuam a Editorial khawng simkual ka kha'n nuamsa zaw. Huangvulh ganta, gamsa leh ganhing tuamtuam te hoih-hawm thu khawng na ngaihsun ngei maw?
Computer Mouse hentaangte ihmu min khin khinkhian ua, ken le mitbulh leh laibute ka nawlkhinta. Huihsiang diik diin inmai ah ka pusuak hi. Inkim-inkiang a singteh te huih in muut ging selsel se! Mawngpi kunga khosa miksilian honpi hong kisukzuih denden te ka en nilouh hi. Miksivomte himahleuh atui uh, ngou kelkal, zol kilkel leh zawl hinhen zawzen hiven, huaite tuah liit-liit pawl om uhi. Teksia nungpuak ngai leh miksi naupang bah liangtoloukhak ngai a omlam uh bel thei vetlou. TV Cable zui in ka inn hulliap ah hong kisekhawm ua, inbaang a kohawm lianlou khat ah kizuilut diamdiam uhi. A hong huchi belhbawl chiang ua vuah zanzuk khiallou ahihman in, puan kiphou zouzai teng tuah a lupna tunga kilep kaai theuh pen thaibawi vaai mahmah kei!
"...min in kon ngen, Amen!" ka chihkhit toh kituak in lawinu'n, "Analua! Ba'a hon sik n'oi?" chi gemgam mawk veh e! A pheinemnou ah misi khat ahatu tumzen in ana kisiat taang vingviang hi. Atal ahihzawkmah toh thangpai petmah ihihchi'a nuaichimit suk! Koihhoih lou in a chipihte kiang ah va khahdok leng, "Na gamtatna haihuai lua ahi. Ganhing khat na hihleh mihingte bang leltak in khosa nawn ken!" chia taihilh sosouh d'un ka gingta hi. Miksi kelpatei dawnna hiaibang ahi khamoh kei ding: "Lammang ka hi. Hon nehliam kha ua, ka galtaina lam ah va kawmthawi kha himah hi'ng. Lungsim tuam nei ka hihlouhpi."
Ihmu pah theilou; lehlam-lehlam a kilepkual lel maw ka tantawk? "When I hear anyone declare that somebody bad 'behaved like an animal,' I am swift to object, because I know how animals (and insects) can teach us a few things about love, loyalty and honour" – Mohan Sivanand.
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