smyN smyN df rfg
– ig[ sMqoK isMG
 

qUM BI bdl Plk ik Ëmfnf bdl gieaf!
kuJ idn hoey, kMipAUtr dI shfieqf nfÜ, iswK nOjvfnI nUM gurmiq nfÜ joVn leI, dys aqy prdysF ivwc ivcr rhy, BfeI rfm isMG jI ny, mYlbrn dy gurduafrf[ sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI, kIËbro ivc, Èfm nUM kQf kridaF aYkspoXr dI gwl kIqI. AuhnF ny dwisaf ik ijs Gr ivwc koeI mÈInrI hovy, Aus Gr dy bwcy bcpn qoN hI Aus nUM vrqx dI jfc iswK jFdy hn; ijvyN ik awj klH pMjfb dy kuwJ rwjy puwjy iksfnF dy GrF ivwc tRYktr hox krky, AuhnF dy bwcy CotI Aumry hI AuhnF nUM BjfeI iPrdy hn.
ies ivcfr qoN afpxy nfl vfprIaF kuwJ bcpn dIaF GtnfvF cyqy af geIaF. iewk idn afpxy puwqr dy Gr mY kMipAUtr vrqx df bhfnf ijhf krdf hoieaf, kuwJ ‘kuqkqfrIaF’ ijhIaF kI borz nUM kZ irhf sF. iewk pfsy puwqr qy dUjy pfsy poqrf kMipAUtr awgy bYTIaF iqMn pIhVIaF afpxf afpxf kMm kr rhIaF vyK ky, acfnk puwqr dy ivcfr ivwc pqf nhI kI afieaf ik Auh boilaf, “QrI jYnryÈnË aOn kMipAUtr. “iqMn pIhVIaF kMipAUtr qy. jy bfpU jI (myry BfeIaf jI) eyQy huMdy qF cOQf kMipAUtr AuhnF vfsqy clf dyxf sI. “
puwqr dy mUMhoN ieh gwl sux ky Xfd afieaf afpxf bcpn. sfzy ipMz ivwc isrÌ do hI sfeIkl huMdy sn. iewk gurduafrf sfihb dy gRMQI jI koÜ qy dUjf myry cfcf jI koÜ. mY corIN sfeIkl GroN lY jfxf qy bfhr sVk qy jf ky ‘kYNcI’ pf ky, Aus nUM clfAux df Xqn krnf. kYNcI df mqlb ieh ik Coty kwd krky kfTI Aupr bYT nf skx krky, Prym dy ivcdI lwqF lMGf ky sfeIkl clfAuxf. jy kfTI Aupr bYTdf sI qF pYr sfeIkl dy pYzl qwk nhI sn awpVdy. sfeIkl clfAux dy XqnF ivwc kdI izg pYxf, kdI afp sfeIkl Auqy aqy kdI sfeIkl afpxy Auqy. goizaF, arkF afid aMgF Aupr rgVF vI lwg jfxIaF. aMg iCwly vI jfxy. AuhnF swtF nUM dfdI mF jI qoN lukf ky vI rwKxf qF ik iJVkF df gwPf JuMgy ivwc nf imÜ jfvy qy `corI’ vI CupI rhy.. hOÜI hOÜI sfeIkl dy Prym ivcdI lwqF lMGf ky arQfq kYNcI vfÜI avwsQf ivwc sfeIkl clfAux dI jfc af hI geI.
kuJ sfl hoey, eyQy isznI ivwc iewk idn vwzy muMzy ny afpxy bcpn dI `corI’ dws ky myrf qrfh hI kZ idqf. jdoN asIN sfrf prvfr CinCrvfr nUM blYktfAUn dy ÈfipMg sYNtr ivwc ÈfipMg krn jfieaf krdy sF qF Auh kfr ivwc iksy rih geI cIj df bhfnf lf ky, myry qoN jF afpxI mF qoN kfr dI kuMjI lY ky, kfr pfrikMg dy ivwc hI corIN kfr clfAuNdf huMdf sI. ieh sux ky mY zr ijhf igaf qy Aus nUM afiKaf ik aijhf kMm Auh sfnUM dws ky, sfzI mOjUdgI ivc, bfhr KulHy QF kr skdf sI; ijQy hor kfrF dI afvf jfeI nf huMdI. Aus nUM aijhf Éqry Biraf kMm ies qrHF corIN nhI sI krnf cfhIdf pr Aus ny myry nfÜoN vD corI qF nhI sI kIqI ik mY Aus qy guwsf krdf. Aus ny myry ijMnI hI ‘ihMmq ‘kIqI sI. myrI phuMc ivwc sfeIkl sI qy mY sfeIkl vrqdf sF qy Aus dI phuMc ivwc kfr hox krky Auh kfr vrqx lwg ipaf. Aus ny ieh vI dwisaf ik iewk idn ikqy vwj ky kfr df Aus ny nuksfn vI kr idqf sI ijs nUM asIN iksy vwloN sfzI kfr nfl afpxI kfr mfr ky nuksfn kIqf igaf smJ ilaf sI.
afpxy bcpn dI iewk hor vD Éqrnfk Gtnf vI cyqy af geI. iewk vfrIN dI gwl hY ik myry Coty cfcf cI sfzI qUqF vfÜI pYlI ivwc hÜ vfh rhy sn. EdoN prvfr iqMnIN QFeIN vMizaf jf cuwkf sI. hÜ ivwc Auqly pfsy bOÜd qy QwlVy pfsy mihaF jupy hoey sn. cfcf jI ny mYnUM afiKaf ik mY Kloqy hÜ ivwc juwpy zMgrF df iDafn rwKF. Auh KUh qoN pfxI pI afAux. KUh vI sfzf nyVy hI sI. pfTk socxgy ik mY ikAuN nf KUh qoN jf ky cfcf jI vfsqy pfxI lY afieaf! ies df Èfied kfrn ieh hovy ik KUh vgdf nf hox krky, Aus nUM gyV ky, Aus ivcoN pfxI nf kZ skdf hovF; jF iPr Èfied sfzy koÜ Aus vyÜy BFzf hI koeI nf hovy ijs ivwc mY pfxI Br ky ilaf skdf! jfx lwgy AuhnF ny ieh vI afiKaf ik mY zMgrF nUM ihwkF nf, isrP iehnF df iDafn hI rwKF. ihdfieq dy AuÜt, AuhnF dy awKoN Ehly huMidaF hI mY hÜ dI jMGI PV ky, zMgrF nUM qor ilaf. hl myry qyoN sFiBaf nf igaf qy hl df co vfrI vfrI dohF zMgrF dy KurF ivwc KuB igaf. mY zr ky CyqI CyqI zMgrF nUM rok ilaf qy hÜ nUM EvyN hI KVHf kr ilaf. Èukr ies gwl df ik zMgr POrn hI ruk gey. jy nf rukdy qF jfh jFdIey ho jfxI sI. Auh smf Xfd krky hux vI myry lUM kMzy ho jFdy hn.
eyQy iewk idn ieh vI mY vyiKaf ik myrf puwqr, myry inwky ijhy poqry nUM afpxI god ivwc bYTf ky, kfr df styairMg Aus dy hwQF ivwc PVvf ky, hOÜI hOÜI kfr clfAuNdf hY qy poqrf styairMg nUM afpxI mrjI nfl eyDr EDr Gumf ky smJdf hY ik kfr Auh clf irhf hY. poqry dy kfr clfAux vflI gwl qoN mYnUM afpxf Auh smf Xfd af igaf jdoN sfzI ZfxI ivwc sfry muMzy myry nfÜoN Aumr qy jor ivwc vwzy hox krky, CwpVF ivwc scIN mucIN qiraf krdy sn qy mY iknfry dy nyVy QohVy pfxI ivc[ afpxy hwQ ËmIn qy lf ky, isrP lwqF nfl CVF mfr mfr ky[ qrn dI nkÜ kiraf krdf sF. jy mY CwpVF `c lwqF mfr mfr ky qrnf iswK hI igaf sF qF poqrf vI, suK nfl gurU dI ikrpf sdkf, jdoN Aus dy pYr kfr dy gyarF qk puwjx lwg pey, kfrF BjfeI iPiraf krU. myry qrn bfry GroN hlfÈyrI dI bjfie dfdI mF jI dIaF iJVkF qy cpyVF df gwPf hI pRfpq huMdf sI. hux bwicaF dy bwicaF nUM bwcy Éud sivimMg pUlF Aupr, motIaF ÌIsF qfr ky, qrnf isKfAux iljFdy hn.
ies qrnf iswKx dI jdo jihd dOrfn Auh pl vI mYnUM Xfd hY jdoN myry aMdr ÉusI dI iewk Jrnfht ijhI iPr geI sI. hoieaf ieh ieAuN ik iewk idn, grmIaF dI ruwqy, asIN sfrI ZfxI, ‘pqlf’ nfmI CwpV ivwc nhf rhy sF qy mY afpxI qrnf iswKx vfÜI vfdI dy aDIn jdo jihd kr irhf sF. ieh ‘pqlf’ nfmI CwpV, ipMz dy bfkI CwpVF nfloN ipMz qoN sB qoN vDyrI ivwQ Aupr huMdf sI. aMimRqsroN afAuNdI sVk Aupr, mOjUd ‘nfQ vfÜI KUhI’ qoN, sfzy ipMz dy lfgoN dI lMGx vfÜI sVk qoN bhuqf htvF nhI sI. jy nfQ vfÜI KUhI qoN ipMz vwl nUM mUMh krky, sVky sVk afeIey qF ieh sfzy swjy hwQ, jlfl ipMz vfly pfsy vfikaf hY. ieh CwpV bhuqf zUMGf vI nhI sI huMdf. ies dy iknfry iewk ikwkr huMdI sI qy iewk inwkf ijhf koTf vI, sfzy qoN vwzy muMizaF ny, Cwiqaf hoieaf huMdf sI qF ik zMgr cfrn smy, jy mINh af jfvy qF ies ivwc pnfh leI jf sky. ies koTy nfÜ sbMDq vI kuwJ inwkIaF inwkIaF ijhIaF XfdF juVIaF hoeIaF hn. CwpV dy nyVy hI iewk QVHf ijhf bixaf huMdf sI, ijs nUM ipMz vfÜy ‘jTyry’ afiKaf krdy sn qy ivafh iwpCoN ivaFdV joVI nUM eyQy mwQf itkfAux vI ilafieaf krdy sn. myry moiZaF qwk zUMGy pfxI ivc, iewk idn qrn dI koiss kridaF, pl dI pl afpxy pYr mY CwpV dy ql qoN Aupr rwKx ivwc sÌl ho igaf. Auh idn ajy vI mYnUM Xfd hY. eynI ÉusI mYnUM hoeI ik mY Puilaf nf smfvF. dUjy muMizaF nUM mY afpxI ‘sÌlqf’ df hfl dwsx df Xqn krF pr koeI myrI gwl vwl iDafn hI nf dyvy. myry vfsqy ieh, kIVI qy TUTy dI imsfl vFg, bVI vwzI pRfpqI sI pr dUjy ies nUM gOlx hI nf.
ies bfry vI iewk Gtnf cyqy af geI: iewk idn asIN sfrf mMZIrvfDf ipMz dI Zfb ivwc nhf rhy sF. mY qF iknfry Aupr hI sF pr vwzy muMzy Zfb dy ivckfr bxy DoVy Aupr jfx leI ijdx lwg pey. myry BfeIaf jI dy qfey df sB qoN Cotf puwqr, jo myrf cfcf lgdf hY, jYlo (hux s[ jrnYl isMG) Aus DoVy vwl nUM jf irhf sI ik Aus dy pYr, rfh ivwc afAux vfÜy iewk toey ivwc pY gey. Aus dy muMny hoey isr dy body hI pfxI qoN Aupr idsx qy afp Auh sfrf pfxI ivwc zuwb igaf. nMbrdfrF dy muMzy kYlo ny Aus nUM Aus dy boidaF qoN PV ky, ZfboN bfhr DUh ilaFdf. ieh Ébr Aus dy Gr vI phuMc geI. Aus dI mF jI, arQfq myrI vwzI dfdI mF jI ny pqf nhI Aus dI kI gq bxfeI hovygI pr myry dfdI mF jI nUM vwzy dfdI mF jI ny ieh sfrI khfxI dws ky nfÜ hI Aus ZfxI ivwc myrI ÈmUlIaq vI dws idqI. Aus smy myry dfdI mF jI myrf isr afpxy goizaF ivwc lY ky, myry kys vfh rhy sn. kys bhuqy qy lMmy hox kfrn myrf isr vfhuxf vI Kfsf jdo jihd vflf kMm huMdf sI. mF jI ny afpxy goizaF ivcoN myrf isr kZ ky, kuwJ cpyVF qy iJVkF df gwPf mYnUM bÉÈ idqf.
myry bwicaF dy GrIN AuhnF dy bfkI myÜ joÜ vfÜy swjxF dy GrF vFg hI hr iksm dI mÈInrI nvIn hI hY. mYnUM Aus mÈInrI tI[ vI[ afid clfAux, htfAux, cYnl bdlfAux, afvfË nUM AuicafAux afid leI kdI vI vrqx dI jfx nhI afeI. AuhnF dy iqMn iqMn rImot kMtrol hn. kuwJ sfl qF mY iKJdf irhf ik ieh sfrf kuwJ iewk rImot qy ikAuN nhI krdy ijs nUM iksy koÜoN isK ky mY vI vrqx leI smJ lvF. bhuq ipwCoN pqf lwgf ik ieh sfrf ‘jMG plFGf’ ijhf ies qrHF hI vriqaf jf skdf hY. iPr bwicaF dy bwicaF qoN hI ieh kfrj krvfAuxf. cYnl bdlx leI, afvfË AucI nIvI krn leI, clfAux leI qy bMd krn leI AuhnF nUM afvfËF mfrnIaF. hux qy mY ibnf iksy Kfs kMm qoN bwicaF dy GrIN jFdf hI nhI. jy jfxf vI pvy qF Auh kfrj krky muV afAuNdf hF, ijs leI jfx dI loV pvy. ibnf loVoN vfDU smf nhI EQy bYTdf. ies dy keI kfrn hn. sB qoN vwzf kfrn qy pIhVI pfVf hY. asIN bIqy `coN pRfpq qjwrby anusfr cfhuMdy hF ik bwicaF df Blf hovy pr Auh vrqmfn ivwc afpxI mrjI aqy afpxy qjwrby anusfr hI jIxf cfhuMdy hn. asIN cfhuMdy hF ik jo kuwJ asIN nuksfn krky iswiKaf hY Auh ibnf nuksfn kIiqaF hI sfzy nuksfn nUM afpxf hoieaf nuksfn smJ ky iswiKaf lY lYx pr hryk pIhVI afpxf nÌf nuksfn Jwl ky, afpxy qjwrby anusfr hI jIxf cfhuMdI hY. ies krky dohF pIhVIaF dI jIvn idRÈtI ivwc Prk huMdf hY. dovyN pIhVIaF vwloN burf iksy df vI nhI icqivaf jFdf blik Blf hI locdIaF hn. ies krky vI prvfrF ivwc bhuq sfry ivvfd huMdy hn. ksUr iksy df vI bhuqf nhI huMdf qy QohVf QohVf dohF iDrF df hI ho jFdf hY.
asIN vIhvIN sdI ivwc ivcrdy hF jdoN ik hux iekIvIN sdI df iewk dhfkf vI pUrf ho igaf hY. jvfnI dy smy ZfzIafnf aMdfË vfÜy jvfn lok, ijnHF ivwc iksy smy mY vI Éud nUM Èfml smJdf sF, afiKaf krdy sn:
eyk voh jo bdl jfqy hYn Ëmfny ky sfQ
mrd voh hYN jo Ëmfny ko bdl dyqy hY.
koeI ivrly hI huMdy hn jo kuwJ smy leI, kuwJ lokF nUM, afpxy mgr lf ky, smy dy AuÜt vihx clfAux ivc, sÌl ho jFdy hn pr bhuqy qF ies rIs ivwc afpxf jIvn hI aÈFq bxfeI rwKdy hn qy nfÜ hI prvfr qy snyhIaF df vI. “kAUaf clf hMs kI cfl.” vflI hflq AuhnF dI huMdI hY.
eyQy afpxy iewk bhuq hI isafxy aqy suihrd imwqr nfl vfprI Gtnf cyqy af geI jo ik sfzy dohF dy sFJy imwqr ny mYnUM EdoN suxfeI jdoN mY Aus dy dys ivc, iewk rfq Aus dy Gr irhf sF qy Aus pfsoN Aus imwqr df hfl puwiCaf. Aus sFJy imwqr pfs Aus dy ipqf df dys aqy prdys ivwc kmfieaf hoieaf Dn vfhvf Cwizaf hoieaf sI qy Aus ny Éud vI prdys ivwc vfhvf swbrkwqI kmfeI kIqI hY. bVIaF rIJF nfl Aus ny afpxy ieklOqy puwqr nUM pfiÜaf. afpxI Kyz ivwc hI Èfml kIqf qy ipE puwqr dI tIm, kfmnvYlQ vrgy mukfbilaF ivc, afpxy dyÈ dI pRqIinDqf vI krdI rhI. iewk cMgy jfxy jFdy dyÈ ivwc sYtl ho ky dovy ipE puwqr sFJf kfrobfr krdy sn. dohF ipE puwqF dI afps ivwc eynI KulH sI ik Èfm nUM pYg ÈYg vI ipAu puwqr iekwTy hI lf lYNdy sn. sFJy imwqr dy dwsx anusfr: iewk Èfm nUM pYg lfAux vfÜy sYÈn dOrfn, awKF ivwc awQrU Br ky, roxhfkI afvfË ivwc ipE nUM jo puwqr ny afiKaf Aus df sfr kuwJ ieAuN sI, “zYz, bhuq ho geI. plIË, mYnUM afpxI ijMdgI afpxI mrjI nfl jI lYx idE. “eynI suxn AupRMq isafxy ipE ny sB kuwJ Aus muÜk ivwc puwqr vfsqy hI Cwz idqf qy dyÈ ivwc iewk Dfrimk sQfn Aupr jf ky, afpxf mkfn bxf ky, rihx lwg ipaf. Èukr hY ik Aus dI pqnI ny, afm vFg, puwqr df sfQ dyx dI bjfie, afpxy pqI dy nfl jfxf hI TIk jfixaF.
iek idn myrf puwqr rfq dI rotI mYnUM afpxy GroN Kvf ky, afpxI kfr Aupr, myry sOx sQfn qy Cwzx jFdf hoieaf afKx lwgf[”pfpf, quhfzI rotI sfnUM BfrI nhI pr qusIN jyhVf sfzy Gr ivwc dKl idMdy ho, Auh nhI Jwilaf jFdf. quhfnUM cfhIdf hY ik jdoN asIN koeI quhfQoN slfh puwCIey EdoN hI sfnUM dwso; byloVf dKl sfzy kMmF ivwc nf idE. “pr mY Aus imwqr ijMnf isafxf nhI bx sikaf qy nf hI Aus dy qjwrby nUM vrq sikaf hF.
poqry nUM kMipAUtr qy mfAUs vrq ky ey[ bI[ sI[ pyNt kridaF vyK ky mY Aus smy afpxy puwqr nUM afpxf vylf dwisaf: mY ipMz dy gurduafry dy vyhVy aMdr Gwty ivwc AuNgÜ nfl A a e ilKxf iswiKaf sI. iPr 1954 ivc, mukqsr ivcly sMq msqfn isMG jI dy zyry aMdr, iewk inrmly sMq jI koÜoN, ihMdI df k K g, zyry dy vyhVy ivwc svfh iKlfr ky, Aus Aupr AuNgÜ nfÜ ilKxf iswiKaf sI. qusIN puwqr jI, BYx Brf ny kursI Aupr bYT ky, tybl Aupr kfpI rwK ky, pYn nfÜ ilKxf iswiKaf sI. ieh qyrf puwqr joÈ isMG isDf hI kMipAUtr dy skrIn Aupr ey[ bI[ sI[ pyNt kr irhf hY. agoN ies dy bwicaf vyly, lgdf hY hryk sbjYkt dIaF icwpF hI bx jfxgIaF. jyhVy vI sbjYkt dI loV hoeI Esy dI icwp hI isr ivwc jV leI jfieaf krygI. pVHn puVHn dy sfry XB hI Èfied muwk jfx. skUlI muxÈIaF dy zMzy qy iJVkF vfÜIaF Èfied ikqy durfzy Xug dIaF, nvIaF pIhVIaF dy nf mMnx Xog, bfqF hI rih jfx! “nf rhy vFs qy nf vjy vMJÜI. “
dyKo, ik Ëmfnf cfl ikafmq kI cwl gieaf!

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