“..ደራሲነት በአንድ ጎልጎታ ሁለት መስቀል የመሸከም ዕዳ ነው፤ አንድም የራስ፤ አንድም የትውልድ ዕዳ።… ‘ባለ ቅኔ የሰው ልጅን ልቦና ሊያጠራ፣ ብሎም ሊያነቃ ግዴታ አለበት።’ እንደሚባለው ደራሲ ዓለማየሁ ደመቀ’ም የልቦናውን ሻማ ሲያቀልጥ የኖረው በዚህ መንገድ ነው። በሙዚቃ ሥራዎቹ ብዙ ልቦችን ለማከም ከሚተጋው እኩል በድርሰቶቹ በኩል የልቦናን ኩክ እያፀዳ ትውልድን ሲያነቃ ኖሯል። እነሆ ዛሬ ደግሞ ከዮቶር ቁጥር አንድ እና ቁጥር ሁለት የቀረውን ሚስጢር በ’አርማጌዶን በር’ በኩል ሊያወጋን ተከስቷል። ‘መዳንን የሚሻ ከጥበብ ይወዳጅ፤ በእምነትም ይፅና!’ ነውና ብሂሉ፤ ወደ ድግሱ ከተጠሩት የታደሉት ብቻ ጣፋጩን ወይን ይቀምሳሉ።…”

ተስፋዬ አየለ (ዶ/ር)
ከአርታዒው ማስታወሻ የተወሰደ
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“..እርስ በእርሳችን ስንረጋገም ጠላታችንን እየመረቅነው ነው። አንተ የናቅኸውን ጥበብ ውድቀትህን የሚናፍቀው ይጠበብበታል። ቀድሞውንስ ታጣጥለው ዘንድ ማን ቀረጸህ? የአያቶችህ ጥበብ ፍሬ ፈርስኪ መስሎ እንዲታይህ የፈረንጅ ድግምት ተደግሞብሃል።…”

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“… እነዚህ አጋንንት ከሰው ልጅ ነፍስ የሚመነጨውን የፍርሃትና የጥላቻ ረቂቅ ኃይል እየተመገቡ ስለሚኖሩ፣ እልፍ አዕላፍ ጦርነቶች ከምድር እንዳይጠፉ ተግተው ይሰራሉ።…”

ከመጽሐፉ የተወሰደ

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Yotor: Koblayu Kahin” (ዮቶር – ኮብላይ ካህን) is a deep philosophical narrative that challenges traditional religious perspectives.

• The Departure: He leaves because he feels the “walls” of the temple have become a prison for his soul, and that true divinity cannot be contained within human-made structures.
• The Journey: He travels through the wilderness, engaging in deep internal and external dialogues about the nature of God, the universe, and human existence.

• Institutional vs. Personal Faith: The book suggests that organized religion often obscures the very truth it claims to protect. The priest seeks a direct, unfiltered connection with the Creator.
• The Mystery of “Yotor” (Jethro): The title refers to the biblical Jethro, who was a priest of Midian (not an Israelite) but provided Moses with profound wisdom. This represents hidden wisdom found outside of one’s own “chosen” circle.
• Breaking the “Matrix”: Much of the book reads like a spiritual “red pill.” It argues that humans are bound by social, religious, and cultural scripts that prevent them from seeing reality as it truly is.

• Poetic Prose: Since Alemayehu Demeke is a master songwriter, the Amharic used in the book is highly rhythmic and lyrical. It feels more like a long philosophical poem than a standard novel.
• Socratic Dialogue: The book often uses questions and answers to lead the reader to a conclusion, rather than stating facts directly.
• Controversy: Upon its release, the book sparked significant debate in Ethiopia, with some traditionalists viewing it as provocative, while younger, searching minds embraced it as a revolutionary spiritual guide.

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