Kum li lâi a vei ta dêr mâi, khami tûk ang rênga, hlimna leh hlauhthawn rukna avanga, helhhawlha taka ka awmdân ang kha ka la hre ngai hauhlo e. Chawlh ka la bawka tukthuan pawh eitha fumfe hleilo in ka liamphei vat a. Ka kalna tur pawh ka thleng hmâ khawp mai, dâr 9:30 atangin nghâkhlel tak leh hlauthawng tak chungin patlinga pumpa kha kan ding khup ta zûi a. Mahni kuta han chinfel chi lah nilo chu, ka mi chân te kha ka nghâk ta ngawt ngawt a. Chumi chhapah zan hmasa lama mutmu hmuh meuh loh avâng tepawh ani chêk ang chu, mutchhuak leh riltam avangin ka ni deuh muai muai lehnghala.
Minit khat lek pawh damchhung daih ani an tih kha maw, ngeni ka Khawlhring dawhtheih lohna mizia (Ka Nu hi Khawlhring Hnam ani) kha a chhuak zawk aw - Hun kha kalmuang ti lutukin ka vei sek mai a. A tawpa tawpah chuan kawngkhar a rawn inhawng ta hlawl a, ka hming ngeiin min rawn au ta lauh lauh mai a. Lo beisei rûk leh tawngtaina a chham ang ngeiin chanchin lawmawm tak leh Ka nupui pawh engkim a that thu min hrilh ta mial mial a. Hlimna avanga rilru zângkhâi takin 'Incubator' awmna lam ka panphei ta nghal a. Tichuan, Pathian malsawmna avanga he khawvel, July 19, 2005 zing dâr 10:58 a, min rawn hmuhpui ve tu kan fapa - Lucas Vanlalhriata Chhangte - chu ka mit ngeiin ka hmuve theita a.
Hâng thelthawl tak leh sam ngah fa hi ani reuha, mahse fu-ke kim a neih avangin lungawi lohna ka nei hauhlo - Pâ tak tak ka ni ve tawh tlat alawm, naupiang 38 zinga mipa awmchhun kha ani bawk nen. Chanchintha Luka hmingchawia phuah niin, a Mizo hming hi a Christian hming nena inzul tura saksak ani e. A hming hi ka Ni ina a pian hmâ daih tawha a alo phhuah tawh anih avangin a pu nghala - Mizo dânah chuan rual u hmu hmasaber tuten hming an phhuah thin, ralkhat atanga hming inphuahsak hi thianglo anga ngaih ani. Chuvangin ka Pâ pawhin, rokhawlhna avanga a rawn kal theih tâk loh avangin, mipa lak atanga a 'Tu' neih hmasakber chu hming a phuahsak thei ta biklo a. Amaherawhchu, Ka piantirh ata min awm tleitu ka Ni hming phuahsak hi tha kan ti em em tho mai.
Mahni inluma kan han lut leh chiah chu le, naupang ber ve ve innei tih takah nausen enkawl dan kan lo hre tlem dûn khawpa, mahse eng titih in emawni inzir chho chungin kan tithei ve naw naw zela. Nu leh Pa nih hi thil awlai tak zawng alo nilo phawt mai, han nih ve meuh chuan hriatloh lûat avanga insit châng a tam duh khawp mai. Thinthi thiapa mutmu tuah a vângin, Lucas-a nawmsam loh deuha, laina hnaivai awmlo nen, mangan nikhua châng pawh a awm thin tehmeuh mai - Zirtur hlirin hmalam hun hi a intiang urh chu ani ber e. Bengali 'Ayah' rawih mai aia mahni kut ngeia chawilen kan tum bawk si a, a tawi zawngin kan buai nupa thin ani ti mai teh ang - Nausen nena inkungkaihna siamna thaber chu mahni ngei inhnimhnaih hmasak tir hi ani.
Pathian zârah naute thangduang tak leh tlei tak ani chho reuh a, thlaruk a tlinchhoh chin atang phei chuan a keyboard hmet ri tleng tlengin tuktin zing dâr 5 bawr velah min tiharh ziah ta mai a. A pianchampha hmasaber kha chu a hrelo tawp ang le, mahse a dawt lehte pahnih kha chu a hre riairuai in ka ring. A thiante pianchampha lawm chânga thil te te rawn hum haw tat kha nuam a tih thin em avangin Montessori, a sikul kalna thinah, tumhnih ngawt chu kan lawmsak nghe nghe a. Kum khat leh thla sarih anih in Montessori Sikul ah kan luhtir a, malkhalh leh puitling pahnih kâra seilian chho ta chuan naute leh naupang dang te a nuihzat tan tlat vâng ani deuh ber e. Sikulah pawh a harh chungchuan avangin hremna a tawk zing khawp mai, class an lâk lai han bihrûk châng te hian a thu hle hle hmuhtur kha a vâng thin reih rawih khawp tak e. Mahse tunah zawng a changkang deuh ta bawka, eng engemawni thiamthar hi a rawn nei ve leh nawlh thin - A bik takin 'Swimming Class' an neih tum hichuan sawitur a nghah thin hle.
Tuntum chu a duhzawng kimchang taka a sawitheih tawh vâng leh a tawngkam thiamthar - "I love surprises and gifts" - tih a hmanzin tâk em avangin hnunglam atanga sabarh kan tum deuh a. Hlimhmel tak leh lawm deuh maia kan biang an fawp tur mawlh han suangtuah in, khawvelah hian engdang mah min awh/ngaih tir lo e, a manhlâ ve hrim hrim dawn tlatin kan hria. Damte a chung Pathian venhimna leh malsawmnate dawngin, kum tam te lo liamin tumawngbeng pawh lo ni mahila, hemi ni kher hi chu kan hlimber leh manghilh ngai loh tur ani - An advance Happy Birthday to you, Dear Lucas. May there be many more in the years to come by, albeit the Almighty's blessings.
B'Day urlawk ni
A nuam tihber na hmun - McDonald's
A hlim khawp mai
