LETTER TO HEAVEN

By- Khamkhokam Guite

Zingkal a innsung a tutphak ging lumlum leh mi kihou ging in khanglou sak a. Hun paisa, ni bangzah hiam paita a thil tungte a ngaihtuah ciang in a manglam bang a. A inn uh zong nidanga a inn uh bang nonlou in thei hi . Innsung pindante tua a lupna pindan uh cihlouh siah kiphel khe vek a. A lupna apan in YPA tutphah ahep ging uh za hi. “ Hiai tutphahte hiai zahzah ngai non ken teh maw, khen khat pe kikta le himai” cia aki hou uh za hi.

A lupna tung ah, anu’n Pathian ni zing a ‘cleansing milk’ patzam a la a, a mai leh a bilte a nul siang sak a, a sam a hiat sak laite a lu neu bilbel sung ah ngaihtuah khia a. Skul kai hong tun ciang a, a skul bag anung a pua a, akhut lang khat a tuibawm khai a, gate a pan a ‘a nu’ ci a naakpi a asap laite phok khia a. Skul a kai non ciang in kuan ana muak mah diam aw, cihte ngaih tuah hi.

A lupna tung ah tutou a, a birth day nia anu lei sak Barbie akhut in kawi tiktek hi.
“Nini, ka nu ka ngai e” ci hi. A ni in “ Na fel lua, na mai phiat ni aw” cih toh lupna apan in pom khia a. Gen ding pen atheihlouh man in “ Na nu maw, vaan ah Pathian kiang a awm a maw, nang hon thumpih gige a, nang hon mu gige ei voi” ci hi. Pathian kiang a pailou a, amah kiang a awm ding in, a nu deih zaw tham hi.

A pu phei tung ah vatu tou a. A kiang ah, “ Pupu, ka nu laithon khak ni “ ci a. A mit hak kilkel a a pu a et touh ciang in, a pu in ‘aw’ cilou theilou hi. A pu in laipuan leh dakbawm hon la khia a, “ Bawi, bang ci’n I gelh dia?’, ci in dong a.

Ka nu,

Vaan a Pathian kiang a awm,

Nu, kawn ngai thei lua.
Ka ihmut cia ka mang a hon mu gige ing a.
Zaan a ka lup dek cia,
Pathian kianga “ Ka nu omna vaan ah honpi in”,
Ci a thum gige ing a.
Pathian in hon dawng pah ding in ka gingta.

Na duat luat,

Bawi.

Huai laithon a gelh khit in a pu in dakbawm sung ah thun a, gum in belh hi.

A nu laithon ding tawi kawm in, lamlian lehlam pang a Post Box a khe ding in, a kim leh paam zawng en manlou liang a kin in tai a. Alehlam apan hat tak a hong tai Car khat toh kituak kha ua. Tua laithon, a nu apan a laksawn sisan in kawt ningniang hi. A khut neu ciuciau a a hum tinten laithon la khia a, Dak Hawmpa’n a et sak leh, tua laithon tung ah “Ka Nu, Vaan a awm” cih kigelh a.

A nu kianga a laithon khak dek atun ma in, amah zaw a nu kiang ah tungtou man hi.

LETTER TO HEAVEN
- Dolly Parton

An old man was sitting at his table one day
Writing a letter to pass time away
His little granddaughter climbed up on his knee
Saying won’t you please write a letter for me
Oh what must I say in this letter I pray
Tell mommy I miss her since she went away
I coming to see her real soon I hope
He choked back a big jump that rose in his throat.

Tell mammy I love her the little girl say
And I pray every evening before I go to bed
That God up in heaven will answer my pray,
And take me to live with my mammy up there.

He sealed it and wrote on that big envelope
To God up in heaven you’ll get it I hope
He stamped it and handed it to her to mail
Her big eyes were shining her little face pale.

She was crossing the street to the box o’er the way
And when she stepped out never looked either away
A big auto hit her and speed away fast
The little girl’s prayers had been answered at last.

The postman was passing and picked up the note
Addressed to the Master and these words he spoke
Straight up into heaven this letter did go
She’s happy up there with her mommy I know.