‘phfV’qF mYN cuwk hI ilafieaf sF!

- virafm isMG sMDU (905-970-1526)

sLfmIN grfAUNz ivc phuMicaf qF sfry ividafrQI ‘siq sRI akfl’ bulfAux qoN bfad kuJ Aucyc nfl myry duafly afx iekwTy hoey. AuhnF ny pfxI qrONk ky, vflIbfl dI grfAUNz qr kr idwqI hoeI sI pr AuhnF dy ichiraF AuWqy rojL vFg Kyz sLurU krn qoN pihlF vflf cfa aqy AuqsLfh gfieb sI. asIN, ipMz dy kuJ aiDafpk aqy skUl dy sfzy nvyN-purfxy ividafrQI hr rojL sLfm nUM do ZfeI GMty skULl dI grfAUNz ivc vflIbfl Kyzx df aiBafs krdy sF. ksrq dI ksrq, sLugl myly df sLugl mylf!
muMizaF dy ichiraF AuWqy iliKaf rhws pVH ky mYN puwiCaf, “koeI Kfs gwl hY?”
“awj CuwtI hox qoN QoVHf icr ipwCoN ‘isMG’ skUly afey sn. sfry kmiraF ivcoN iPr ky, sfrf aflf dvflf vyK ky gey ny. AuhnF kol hiQafr vI sn loeIaF dIaF buwklF ivc. mflI nUM Aucycy qOr qy iml ky vI gey ny, pr Auh sfrI gwl dwsdf nhIN.”
“lY ieh ikhVI zrn vflI gwl ey? afpxy muMzy hI hoxy ny. awgy kdI afey nhIN jF qusIN awgy vyKy nhIN kdI? ikwQy aY mflI ? swdo AuhnUM.”
“AuhnUM pI tI sfhb lY ky aYDr gey ny, ipCly pfsy, sfrI gwl puwCx leI.”
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ieh blU stfr afpRysLn qoN do ku sfl ipwCoN df ibrqFq hY. sfzf ielfkf ‘KfVkU’ srgrmIaF df kyNdr sI. KLfs qOr qy sfzy ipMz sur isMG dy hI keI muMzy ies pfsy qury hoey sn. smfj sLfsqrIaF dI ipwCoN kIqI Koj anusfr ies lihr ivc, igxqI ivc, sB qoN vwD ‘KfVkU’ sur isMG ipMz dy hI sn. ieh vI idlcsp gwl hY ik vIhvIN sdI dy pihly dhfikaF ivc dysL nUM aMgryjLI hkUmq qoN afjLfd krfAux leI bxI ‘gLdr pfrtI’ ivc vI igxqI ivc sB qoN vwD sLmUlIaq sur isMG dy ipMz dy lokF dI hI sI. ieh qwQ aMgryjLF dy gupq-ivBfg dIaF iqafr kIqIaF aqy hux Koj-Bfl qoN bfad pRkfisLq hoeIaF zfierYktrIaF qoN BlI BFq jwg-jLfihr ho cuwkf hY. iesdf Bfv ieh qF nhIN ik ies ipMz dy lokF df KLmIr hI sQfpqI ivroDI hY. ijsny vI iehnF dy ies jjLby nUM tuMb ky afpxy nfl joVn df Xqn kIqf, ieh Ausdy ‘Bly-bury’ df bOiDk inrxf lY skx qoN ibnF hI, Aus nfl ho qury. kI ieiqhfs dy Aus kfl-KMz dI ies kfl-KMz nfl qulnf krnI vfjb vI hY jF iehnF dI smfnqf aqy smrUpqf ivcoN kuJ sFJy arQ vI kwZy jf skdy hn?
KLYr-ies KLmIr df KLimafjLf sfzy ipMz dy lokF nUM AudoN vI Bugqxf ipaf sI qy hux vI. AudoN kuJ jxy PLFsI vI lwgy. anykF nUM Aumr kYd, kfly pfxI aqy jfiedfd-jLbqI dI sjLf imlI. hux qF gwl AudoN nfloN vI AuWqy lMG geI sI.
keI vfr ipMz nUM puils ny Gyry pfey. keI vfr sfrf ipMz GroN bfhr kwZ ky zMgrF dy vwg vFg iekwTf kr ky ibTf ilaf jFdf. ipwCoN Gr Gr dI qlfsLI leI jFdI. iewk do vfr qF ipMz dy ds sfl qoN vwD Aumr dy sfry mrdF nUM isafl dIaF TrIaF kkrIlIaF, bwdlvflI vflIaF ikximx krdIaF kflIaF rfqF ivc GroN bfhr puils aqy sI afr pI dy Gyry ivc rihxf ipaf. GrF ivc isrPL aOrqF huMdIaF. KLfkI vrdIaF vfly Gr Gr, glI glI dndnfAuNdy iPrdy. hr dUjI cOQI rfq qQfkiQq isMGF vwloN ipMz dy bfhrvfr kdI iek bfhI qy kdI dUjI bfhI,clfeIaF sLOkIaf golIaF dI gVgVfht nfl swuqy ipMz df qrfh inkl jFdf. golIaF dI gVHk nUM Auh ies jMgl-rfj ivc afpxI sLyr-Bbk smJ ky llkfry mfrdy. koeI idn aijhf nhIN sI huMdf, jdoN ipMz dy lok suK-cYn dI nINd suwqy hox. pUry aMkVy qF Xfd nhIN, pr ieh gwl qF inscy nfl khI jf skdI hY ik myry ipMz dy lgBg iqMn ku drjn qoN vwD lok ies dOr dI Byt jLrUr hI cVH gey sn. iehnF ivcoN kuJ, JUTy-swcy mukfbilaF ivc, puils aqy sI afr pI dI golI df isLkfr hoey aqy kuJ qQf-kiQq ‘isMGF’ dIaF awg AugldIaF stynF ny lUh suwty. myry afpxy koloN pVH ky gey lgBg iek drjn ividafrQIaF nUM ies dYNq-dOr ny hVwp ilaf sI.
ipMz dy bhuq sfry muMzy ieDr qury hox krky ‘isMGF’ df skUl af jfxf jF iksy bMdy nUM iml jfxf asloN hI koeI alokfr gwl nhIN sI. AuhnF ivcoN keI sfzy iehnF pVH rhy ividafrQIaF dy bVy cMgy jfxkfr vI sn. iehnF ivcoN keIaF dy GrIN jF bihkF AuWqy Auh rfq brfqy afAuNdy hI rihMdy sn. swcI gwl qF ieh vI sI ik nfvIN dsvIN ivc pVHdy keI ividafrQI ‘isMGF’ vwloN lfey jFdy bdfmF dIaF igrIaF, kfjU, myvy aqy mlfeI vfly kVHy duwD dy gwiPaF dy iKwcy hoey iewk-iewk do-do rfqF AuhnF nfl ‘bfhr’ vI lf afAuNdy sn.
awj kuJ ‘isMGF’ df af jfxf ikhVI vwzI jF nvIN gwl sI!
pI tI aqy mflI jgn nfQ pirEN qury af rhy sn. mYN muMizaF qoN alwg hoky AuhnF nUM puwiCaf qF mflI imMnHf imMnHf hwsI jfvy. kihMdf, “Epry muMzy sn. kmirE kmrI iPrdy rhy. mYnUM puwCdy sI, “hYzmfstr rojL afAuNdY?”
“mYN iehnUM afiKaf, qUM swco swc dws dyxf sI, ijMnF ku skUl afAuNdf hY. JUT boilaf qF kwlH nUM qYnUM nf Tok kwZx.” pItI pihlF hI bol ipaf.
“hor kI gwl hoeI?”
mflI dI KLusLI AuhdIaF vrfCF ‘coN zuwlH rhI sI.
“puwCdy sI, kmiraF dy ijhVy purfxy drvfjy lwQy sn , Auh qUM irksLy ‘qy ldf ky aMbrsr hYzmfstr dy Gr KVy sn ? mYN mMn igaf. mrnf sI nf dws ky!”
sfzy ipMz df ieh 1889 ivc bixaF bhuq purfxf skUl sI. ivc iewk bhuq vwzf, KuwlHf aqy do kmiraF dI AucfeI qoN vI AuWcf hfl sI aqy Ausdy afly dvfly smuwcI iblizMg nUM aMgryjLI dy ‘E’ dI gulfeI idMdy hoey, bxyy awT vwzy vwzy klfs rUm. iek pfsy purfxy hostl dy vwzy vwzy kmry. ies ieiqhfsk iemfrq df iehnF sflF ivc muMizaF ny swiqafnfs mfr idwqf sI. iemiqhfnF dy idnIN skUl dIaF bfrIaF drvfijLaF dI murMmq krvfeI jFdI pr muMzy nkl mfrn leI ‘loVINdf smfn’ phuMcfAux vfly afpxy shfiekF df rfh KuwlHf rwKx leI drvfjLy bfrIaF qoV idMdy, AuhnF ivc morIaF kr idMdy, jflIaF pfV idMdy. skUl dy PMzF ivcoN kuJ nvyN bfrIaF bUhy lvf idwqy aqy purfxy Auqfr idwqy gey sn. purfxy drvfjLy, ijsqrHF dy Aus smyN dIaF iemfrqF dy huMdy sn, bhuq moty aqy mjLbUq sn. kuJ kmiraF dy drvfjLy afpxy AuWqy huMdy rhy eyzy vwzy hmilaF ivc QoVHf bhuqf jLKLmI hox dy bfvjUd ijAUNdy jfgdy rih gey sn. Auh vI Auqfr ky stor ivc rwK idwqy gey sn. AuhnF dI motI aqy nroeI lwkV ajy vI bVy kMm dI sI. hYzmfstr df iehnIN idnIN mkfn bx irhf sI. Ausny soicaf hovygf, iehnF drvfijLaF dI lwkV df vI sLfied koeI lfB iml jfvy. ieQy stor ivc pey ieh kI krdy hn! Auhny mflI nUM Brosy ivc lY ky hdfieq kIqI sI ik iksy idn svyry mUMh-hnyry hI, lokF dIaF njLrF qoN bc bcf ky, Auh irksLy AuWqy drvfjLy rKf ky, ibnF iksy nUM dwsyy aMimRqsr Auhdy Gr lY afvy. mflI ny hdfieq dI pflxf kIqI sI pr hYzmfstr nUM idwqy Brosy nUM qoVidaF Ausny ieh gwl mYnUM dws idwqI hoeI sI. mYN qF ies nUM gupq hI rwiKaf. kI ipaf sI gwl iKlfrn ivc. soicaf; corI qF BfvyN ieh sI hI pr eyzy vwzy vfpr rhy mhF-hnyr ivc ieh koeI bhuqf vwzf gunfh mYnUM nf jfipaf. pr dUjy cOQy idn vflIbfl Kyz ky sLfm nUM Gr prqidaF pI tI ny hOlI ijhI myry kol Byd KoilHaf, “stor ivc pey drvfjLy cly gey jy aMbrsr!”
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“hor kI gwl krdy sn?”
mflI koloN hor ivsQfr jfnx dI myrI juigafsf eyny nfl iqRpq nhIN sI hoeI.
“afKdy sn, hYzmfstr drimafny kwd df Bfrf ijhf qy njLr dIaF aYnkF lf ky rwKdY nf?”
Auh muskVIaF ‘c hwsI jf irhf sI.
“iehdy ‘c hwsx vflI ikhVI gwl ey?” mYN muhwbq BrI krVfeI nfl iJVikaf qF pItI kihMdf, “ieh afpxI gwloN KLusL ey.”
mflI jgn nfQ XU pI df rihx vflf sI pr ipCly pMdrF ku sfl qoN ieQy hI mflI km cOkIdfr dI syvf inBfAuNidaF ‘pMjfbI’ bx cuwkf sI. AuhdI irhfiesL skUl dy purfxy hostl dy iewk vwzy kmry ivc sI. ies dOr ivc, jdoN ik ipMz df hryk ihMdU swjx KOPL dy sfey hyTF jI irhf sI, mflI Zoly dIaF gfAuNdf sI. ipMz dy stynF lY ky qury sfry muMzy Auhdy hwQF ivc jvfn hoey sn aqy Auhdy hwQoN sYNtr ivc phuMcfeIaF jFdIaF prcIaF nfl pfs hoey sn. Auh qF hux vI vyly kuvyly Aus nUM iml jFdy sn. ieh vI afKdy sn ik Auh byiPLkr irhf kry, koeI AuhdI vf vwl nhIN vyK skdf. Auh AuhnF nfl afpxIaF imlxIaF df vyrvf bVy cfa nfl sfry mfstrF nUM dwsdf. ipwT ipwCy AuhnF dy QfpVy krky Auh ies vfrI sflfnf iemiqhfnF ivc supvfeIjLrI stfPL leI ilaFdI dfrU df gwPf lf ky ikrpfn kwZ ilafieaf sI qy sYNtr suprzYNt nUM llkfrn lwgf, “ijhVy mYN AuWqoN pYsy kmfey ny, qUM AuhnF df mfmf lwgdYN. AuhnF dy vhu ivc borz vwloN afey myry pYsy ikvyN dwb skdf eyN? jy qYnUM iksy hor dI sLih hY qF BulyKy ‘c nf rvHIN. mYN AuhnUM vI iswDf kr dUM.”
suprzYNt kMbI jfvy. asIN ivc pY ky Cwz-Cuzf krfieaf. mflI afKI jfvy, “sflf afKdf ey ik mYN AuWqoN jU eyny pYsy bxf ley ny. bxf ley eI. qUM nhIN bxfey? jy myrf ihsfb krky nf idwqf qF mYN toty kr dUM qyry. iehnF Gsy isrF vfilaF, dovHF nUM, myrI qfkq df pqf nhIN.”
mYN mflI dy Gon mon isr AuWqy muhwbqI ptokI lf ky ikhf, “Auh dovyN Gsy isrF vfly ny qy qUM bhuq BfeI qfrU suMh qoN aMimRq CikaY. cwl bMdf bx qy AuhnF nUM jfx dy. qyry pYsy iml jfxgy; mYN jfmn irhf.”
iehnF idnF ivc keI ‘itwzIaF’, ‘sLyr’ bx geIaF sn aqy afpxy afp nUM ‘sLyr’ smJx vfly cUihaF qoN BYVI hflq ivc sn.
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agly idn ieh gwl skUl dy muwK aiDafpk nUM vI pqf lwg geI. Ausny mYnUM iek pfsy iljf ky iesdI pusLtI krnI cfhI. gwl qF TIk hI sI. mYN vyiKaf, Ausdy mwQy AuWqy psIny dIaF bUMdF AuWBr afeIaF qy ichry df rMg bdl igaf.
“Pyr hux kI krIey?” Auh sihimaF svfl bx ky myry mUMh vwl Jfk irhf sI.
myrI cuwp qoN Ausny anumfn lf irhf sI ik myry kol ies smwisaf df koeI qurq qy Tos hwl nhIN hY.
“qusIN sfrI gwl dwso mYnUM” AusdI afvfjL BY-BrI Auqsukqf nfl iBwjI hoeI sI.
mYN kwlH sLfm vflf sfrf ivsQfr hU bhU Ausdy sfhmxy pysL kr idwqf
“sMDU sfhb! mYnUM lwgdY, Auh KYLr-hwQy nhIN sn! quhfnUM kI lwgdY, KLqry vflI koeI gwl hY ik nhIN?”
hYz mfstr dI icMqf TIk lwgdI sI. ajy ipCly idnIN ‘Auh’ iewk skUl ivc gey sn aqy do aiDafpkF dy GrF ivc icwty-cfnxy hnyr pf gey sn. pqf nhIN ikho ikho ijhIaF swcIaF JUTIaF rIportF ‘AuhnF’ qwk phuMcdIaF rihMdIaF sn aqy Auh afpxy afp nUM sB qoN swcy suwcy hox df Brm pfldy hoey, bfkI sB idsdy ‘JUT’ nUM jVHF qoN puwt dyx df Tykf cuwkI iPrdy sn! rIportF phuMcfAux vfly vI bhuqI vfr qF afpxIaF hI ikVF kwZxIaF cfhuMdy huMdy!
eyQy vI mYnUM kuJ lVIaF juVdIaF jfpdIaF sn.
do cfr idn pihlF dI hI gwl sI. awDI CuwtI vyly sfry aiDafpk KLusLgwpIaF ivc mgn skUl dy lfan ivc bYTy isafl dI Duwp df afnMd lY rhy sn. kuJ ividafrQI bjLfr nUM cfh pfxI pIx jF GrF nUM rotI Kfx gey hoey sn. kuJ skUl kMplYks ivc hI eyDr EDr Kyz rhy sn. dsvIN jmfq df iek bhuq hI mskIn aqy dwbU iksm df ividafrQI lfan dy nfl nfl afly dvfly sfnUM ivKf ky, ‘mYN nhIN iksy dI pRvfh krdf’ dy aMdfjL ivc sfeIkl clfAux lwgf . sfzy kol hI bYTy muwK aiDafpk ny AusnUM afvfjL dy ky aijhf krnoN roikaf; ikAuNik inXm anusfr skUl dy ahfqy ivc sfeIkl clfAux dI mnfhI sI. pr Ausny muK-aiDafpk dy afdysL nUM kMnF nfl pUMJ ky suwt idwqf aqy afpxy bfgLI qyvr idKfAuxy jfrI rwKy. Ausdy ies ivhfr aqy ‘vMgfr’ nUM muMzy aqy aiDafpk idlcspI nfl vyKx lwgy. muwK aiDafpk iCwQf ijhf pY ky afpxI kursI qoN AuWiTaf aqy afpxf vjHkf bxfeI rwKx df inrmUl Xqn kridaF iewk vfr Pyr AusnUM aijhf krnoN vrijaf. pr Auh, sgoN Gogl kMnF bx ky sfeIkl clfAuNdf lfan ivc vV afieaf aqy sfzIaF kursIaF dy afly dvfly kOzI df ryz krn vFg cwkr lfAux lwgf.Ausdy ies vMgfrvyN vqIry qoN lwgdf sI; ijvyN kih igaf hovy , “lO,rok lvo, quhfzy ivcoN jy iksy ivc ihMmq hY qF!”
lukvyN BYa aqy nmosLI ivc muK-aiDafpk df mwQf qrylI nfl iBwj igaf. dUjy aiDafpkF ivcoN vI iksy ny Aus muMzyy nfl pMgf lYxf TIk nf smiJaf. ieh idn hI ieho ijhy sn . pI tI, ijsdI skUl df smwucf anusLfsn bxfeI rwKx dI ijMLmyvfrI sI, knwKIaF ‘co vyK irhf sI aqy Ausdf ichrf svfd lYx vflI muskxI nfl ilwbiVaf hoieaf sI.
muK aiDafpk ny byvwsI ivc myry vwl qrl njLr swutI.
pihlf pI tI srbjIq KLudkusLI kr igaf sI aqy hux vflf sfzy hI ipMz df pI tI AusdI QF ‘qy afrzr lY afieaf sI. pI tI smyq asIN cfr jxyN iesy ipMz dy vsnIk sF. iewk rmysL sI, pr hflfq dy dbfE aDIn AuhdI idwK vfly bMdy iewk cuwp ivc hI awjkwlH ‘hjLfr suK’ smJx lwg pey sn. ky pI isMG pihlF qoN hI sfry msilaF qoN iewk loVINdI dUrI ‘qy ivcrdf sI aqy ‘iksy dI cMgI mfVI’ ivc nhIN sI afAuNdf. pI tI qoN AusnUM koeI afs nhIN sI. Auh qF awgy hI kihMdf rihMdf sI, ‘iehnF sLihrIaF nUM hYzmfstr ny KuwlHF dy rwKIaF hn. iek qF afp kdI kdfeIN skUl vVdY; dUjf mfstr mfstrfxIaF, vI, jdoN jI kIqf Prlo mfr lYNdy ny. AuNj vI pihlF svyry lyt afAuxf Pyr CuwtI dy tfeIm qoN awDf pOxf GMtf pihlF bws lYx Bwj pYxf. aKy lyt hox nfl KLqrf vD jFdY! bMdf puwCy iehnF nUM eI ijLafdf KLqrf hY! asIN ijhVy rojL eyQy vrHdIaF golIaF ‘c rihMdy aF sfnUM koeI KLqrf nhIN?’
aijhI siQqI ivc muK-aiDafpk dIaF njLrF dI myry koloN shfieqf dI mMg krnI bVI vfjb sI.
“E gwtU! bMdf bx ky Klo jfh aYQy eI. qYnUM suixaF nHIN? sLrm kr kuJ.” mYN AuWT ky Aus muMzy dy sfeIkl df hYNzl PV ilaf aqy AusnUM Auqfr lY ky lfan ivcoN bfhr lY igaf.
Aus sLfm nUM vflIbfl KyzidaF mYN muMizaF nUM puwiCaf, “Auey! awj gwtU nUM kI ho igaf sI? Auh eI awj jwgf zfkU bixaF iPrdf sI. bVf buVHk buVHk pY irhf sI. ”
syvy ny bfl hwQ ivc lY ky gym rokidaF dwisaf, “ Bf jI, AuhnF dI bihk ‘qy rfqIN lYPtInYNt jnrl cwTU hurIN afey sn. ijvyN muMzf mfmy dy afAux ‘qy mwCrdf hY, Auh qF awj svyr df sfnUM suxf suxf ky buVHkdf qy AuWizaf iPrdf sI. qusIN qF ivcfry dI PUk hI kwZ idwqI sfrI.”
cwTU sfzf purfxf ividafrQI rih cuwkf sI, ijhVf puils ivc ispfhI BrqI hoxf cfhuMdf sI pr ies mksd leI bxvfieaf Ausdf sLizAUlz kfst hox df JUTf srtIiPLkyt PiVHaf jfx krky , huMdI ienkuaYierI dy zroN, Auh ‘dUjy pfsy’ BrqI ho igaf sI aqy ‘ispfhI’ qoN ikqy vwzy ‘lYPLtInYNt jnrl’ dy ahudy df mflk bixaF bYTf sI.
“Bf jI, qusIN kfhnUM rokxf sI? qmfsLf vyKxf sI sgoN.” bfl PV ky srivs krn jFidaF pI tI ny afiKaf.
qmfsLf qF Aus idn vI bx igaf sI ijs idn nfvIN ivc pVHdy suKdyv inhMg ny iksy BYx jI dI jmfq ivc jf ky, ibnF AusdI hfjLrI dI pRvfh kIiqaF, kuJ mMiuzaF nUM ikhf sI, “cwlo isMGo! AuWTo, iewk gyVf lf ky afeIey bjLfr df.”
ibnF afigaf aMdr afAux aqy muMizaF nUM swdx dy gusqfKL rvweIey qoN sqI aiDafpkf ny koloN lMGdy muwK aiDafpk nUM isLkfieq lfeI qF Ausny inhMg nUM ipafr nfl smJfAux dI koisLsL kIqI.
“dyKo bytf jI, klfs ivc qF puwC ky hI jfxf cfhIdf hY nf! AuNj vI skUl lwgy qoN bjLfr qF nhIN nf jfxf cfhIdf. jy jfxf hovy qF aiDafpk nUM puwCxf cfhIdf hY. bhuqI gwl hY qF mYnUM puwC lvo. mYN kdy quhfnUM iksy nUM CuwtI qoN moiVaf hY?”
“lY, qYnUM kfhdy leI puwCxf sI? qUM cfcf lwgdYN?” suKdyv ny BrI jmfq ivc AuhdI lfh DrI. muwK-aiDafpk iTgxy ijhy suKdyv nUM , “puwqr jI, aYDr afE, jLrf vwKry ho ky myrI gwl suxo!” kihMdf, ipafr nfl Auhdy moZy ‘qy hwQ rwKx leI awgy viDaf qF msLkrI ivc hwsdf hoieaf, “jfh, jfh’ krdf suKdyv kmirEN bfhr inkl ky EQy afx Kloqf ijwQy dUjy aiDafpk vI bYTy hoey sn. Auh sfiraF dy sfhmxy afpxI bhfdrI df pRdrsLn krnf cfhuMdf sI! ijAuN hI bfhr inkl ky hYzmfstr Aus vwl , “ byty! iesqrHF nhIN krIdf huMdf. qUM qF isafxf ibafxf eyN. jy qUM nf hitEN qF mYnUM vwzy bfbf jI nUM kihxf pAU.” kihMdf puckfrn leI awgy viDaf qF suKdyv ny gfqry peI CotI ikrpfn iKwc leI aqy AusdI nok muK aiDafpk dI CfqI vwl iswDI krky awgy vDidaF llkfiraf, “af jf zwk lf. sfry skUl dy PMz Kf igaYN corf? vokysLn vfly sWLYz nUM ipwlIaF iewtF lvfky qy sIimMt dI QF inrHI ryq lvf ky ivcoN gwPy nhIN lfey qUM? bfibaF nUM pqf nhIN Blf qyrIaF corIaF df!”
muK aiDafpk TTMbr ky QfeyN Kloqf rih igaf. suKdyv afp bfby ibDI cMdIaF dI aOlfd ivcoN sI aqy vrqmfn gwdI-nsLIn bfbf dieaf isMG dy sky BqIjy df puwq sI.. skUl dy ividafrQI AusnUM vI ‘bfbf jI’ kih ky sMboDn krdy sn. AusnUM ivcfrf muK aiDafpk kI afK skdf sI! ipwCy KloqI muMizaF dI BIV hws rhI sI. bwgVF ‘coN ‘lYPLtInYNt jnrl’ bxy bUty df Cotf Brf bIrHf suKdyv dy moiZaF ipwCy hor vfDU dI qfkq bx ky Kloqf ihV ihV kr irhf sI. psIno psInI hoieaf muK aiDafpk dUjy aiDafpkF kol af ky kursI ivc DVMm krky Zih ipaf.
AuWqoiVwqI dIaF ieh GtnfvF aqy ‘KfVkUaF’ dI awj dI afmd koeI sLuB sMkyq nhIN sI.
myry nfl gwlbfq krn qoN ipCoN muwK-aiDafpk bfkI aiDafpkF ivcoN kdI iek jxy nUM lY ky iek pfsy cly jFdf kdy dUjy nUM lY ky. bhuqy mfstr mfstrfxIaF aMimRqsroN jF Esy pfisEN hornF ipMzF qoN afAuNdy sn. AuhnF sfiraF dI muK-aiDafpk nfl afAux-jfx dI ‘pIV sFJI’ sI pr Auh ies hflq ivc Aus leI kuJ nhIN sn kr skdy.
awDf GMtf pihlF CuwtI krky muK aiDafpk ny sfry stfPL dI mIitMg swd leI.
sfry aiDafpk dPLqr ivc afpo afpxIaF kursIaF qy bYT gey qF muKaiDafpk ny myry vwl mUMh krky ikhf, “sMDU sfihb! mYN kwlH qoN lONg lIv qy jf irhF. ipwCoN qusIN aOPLIsLIeyt krogy.”
Ausny dsqKLq krvfAux leI afrzr-buwk myry vwl vDfeI.
“mYN? mYN ikvyN iencfrj bx skdf hF! mdn mohn myry nfloN sInIar hY aqy ieh Ausdf hwk bxdf hY. mYN nhIN lYNdf ieh ijMLmyvfrI!” mYN afrzr-buwk sKLqI nfl ipwCy Dwk idwqI. ieh iencfrjI ‘af bYl muJy mfr’ vflI gwl qoN vI ikqy vD ky sI.
muwK-aiDafpk inrfsL ho ky hornF dy mUMh vwl vyKx lwgf. mdn mohn ny afpxy sdf bhfr aMdfjL ivc ikhf, “BfAU, ikAuN mYnUM iencfrj bxf ky myrf gftf lvHfAuxf eyN!”
skUl, ipMz aqy ielfky ivc ‘muMzy’ msqy hoey ‘sLyr-bGyilaF’ vFg iPr rhy sn. AuhnF df huVdMg aqy afphudrfpn isKLrF qy sI. skUlI ividafrQIaF ivcoN kuJ skUl tfeIm ivc hI ipMz dy bjLfr ivc ZfxIaF bMnH ky iPrdy rihMdy. kuJ skUl qoN bfhr lwgIaF ryVHIaF ‘qy Kloqy huMdy aqy kuJ hor cfh dIaF dukfnF ivc vVy rihMdy. kuJ skUl dy bfhrvfr KuwlHI QF ivc qfsL Kyzdy bMidaF ipwCy Kloqy pwiqaF dI dunIaF ivc gvfcy huMdy. bhuq sfry bws awzy qoN ipMz nUM afAuNdI sVk dy sfhmxy nMgl kI pwqI dy gurdvfry dy QVHy AuWqy bYTy afAuNdI jFdI dunIaF df rMg qmfsLf vyK rhy huMdy. ijhVy skUl dy gyt qoN bfhr nf jFdy Auh lwgy skUl ivc vI jmfqF qoN bfhr Bwjy iPrdy. awDI CuwtI vyly lwgdI muMizaF aqy aiDafpkF dI vflIbfl dI gym awDI CuwtI KLqm hox qoN ipwCoN vI awDf pOxf GMtf jfrI rihMdI.
swcI gwl qf ieh sI ik pVHn ivc rucI rwKx vfly igxqI dy kuJ iek muMizaF nUM Cwz ky koeI muMzf klfs ivc vV ky KLusL nhIN sI. jmfqF dIaF kMDF AuWqy ‘KLfilsqfn kmFzo Pors-ijMdfbfd’, ‘iBMzrFvflf tfeIgr Pors –ijLMdfdbfd’ dy nfary ilKy huMdy. aiDafpk dy jmfq ivc vVn qoN pihlF ieho ijhf hor keI kuJ bLlYk borz ‘qy vI iliKaf imldf. aiDafpk dI ihMmq nf pYNdI ik blYk borz nUM sfPL krky afpxy ivsLy nfl sMbMDq koeI sqr EQy ilK sky. Auh zrdf ik kwlH-kloqr nUM afpxy vwloN do hor gwlF nfl joV ky iehnF muMizaF ivcoN iks ny jf ky kih dyxf hY ik ‘Plfxf mfstr kihMdf sI; asIN nhIN ieQy iksy Kfilsqfn jF kmFzo Pors df nF lYx dyxf!’
AuNj aiDafpkF df hfl vI ieh sI ik kuJ qF Prlo ‘qy huMdy aqy ijhVy afAuNdy vI, Auh lyt afAuNdy; pihlF Bwj jFdy. ijhVf koeI jmfq ivc jFdf vI dsF pMdrF imMtF bfad, “awTF dsF nUM koeI kI pVHfvy!” kihMdf muwCF mroVdf stfPL rUm ivc af ky bih jFdf. iPr vI ies sVdy-bldy jMgl ivc ivc ibmlf, rmysL aqy ky pI isMG vrgy kuJ hry bUty bcy vI hoey sn. jmfq pUrI huMdI jF nf, Auh afpxI jLmIr awgy swcy rihx dI koisLsL krdy rihMdy.
aiDafpkF aqy ividafrQIaF df ieh anusfsLn-hIx vqIrf mYnUM bycYn krI rwKdf sI. mYnUM ieh vI lwgdf sI ik ik iehnF sflF ivc pVHfeI dy bury hfl krky aqy nklF mfr ky pfs hox sdkf sfzI iewk pUrI dI pUrI pIVHI anpVH aqy brbfd ho ky rih jfvygI. myry afpxy ivhfr aqy ipMz df hox krky mfipaF qy ividafrQIaF nfl myry suKFvyN sMbMDF kfrn mYnUM qF BfvyN kdI iksy musLikl df sfhmxf nhIN sI krnf ipaf aqy ividafrQI myrI iewjLq vI krdy sn pr AuhnF dI anusfsLnhIxqf aqy hornF aiDafpkF pRqI AuhnF df apmfnjnk vqIrf myrI rUh nUM jLKLmI krdf rihMdf sI.
ieho hI kfrn sI ik hornF nfl hoieaf vfDf vI mYnUM afpxy nfl hoieaf vfDf lwgdf sI. mYN iksy dUjy aiDafpk nfl srINhx huMdI vDIkI brdfsLq nhIN sF kr skdf. jy Aus aiDafpk dI iewCf huMdI qF mYN afp ivc pY ky mslf nijwTx dI koisLsL vI krdf/krvfAuNdf. awvl qF muMzF myry koloN hI mMn jFdf pr jy koeI ijLafdf tyZf idsdf qF mYN Aus dy mfipaF nUM bulf ky AusnUM smJfAux aqy muafPLI mMgxvfAux vfsqy kihMdf. iesqoN vwzI sjLf dy skx dI ies hflfq ivc guMjfiesL hI nhIN sI. ieh kMm aksr sfrI jmfq sfhmxy krvfAuNdf qfik dUjy ividafrQIaF nUM vI kMn ho jfx. AuNj myry mn ivc ieh zr vI bixaF rihMdf ik jy koeI ividafrQI myry awgy vI afkV ipaf qF! ieh vI sLukr dI gwl sI ik muK-aiDafpk nfl vDIkI krn vfly suKdyv aqy gwtU, dovyN ividafrQI, vI myry kihx qy muafPLI mMg gey sn.
anusfsLnhIxqf aqy grkdI jFdI pVHfeI df kfrn keI jxy muK-aiDafpk dI nrmI, lfpRvfhI aqy gLYrhfjLrI ‘qy suwtdy sn. pr ieh AuhnF df mihjL afpxI ijMLmyvfrI qoN Bwjx df bhfnf sI. ies KLOPLnfk dOr qoN pihlF ieho hI muwK-aiDafpk sI ijsdI soBf krdy aiDafpk qy ipMz vfly Qwkdy nhIN sn. Ausny af ky skUl df muhFdrf bdl idwqf sI. hry Bry lfan bx gey sn. anusfsLn aqy pVHfeI df grfPL pihlF nfloN AuWcf ho igaf sI. Auh imwTbolVf sI. Aus ivc hAumYN nhIN sI. AusnUM ipafr nfl kMm lYx df slIkf afAuNdf sI. pr hux jdoN ‘vf hI ieho ijhI vg geI sI qF zor Auhdy hwQoN iKsk geI sI. sfry ies iZwl df lfB lYxf cfhuMdy sn. ijLMmyvfr Gwt aqy qmfsLbIn vwD bxdy jf rhy sn. Auh ivcfrf iekwlf kI kr skdf sI! iekwlf hI qF sI, ikAuNik dUjy sB bVy sucyq ho ky ivcrdy aqy iksy ivvfd ivc PsxoN bcdy rihMdy sn. Aus leI sB qoN vwzf KLqrf qF AusdI idwK sI, ijhVI AusnUM kuJ vI pihlkdmI krn qoN vrjdI rihMdI sI. iesy idwK dy pfly qoN zrdf hI Auh lMmI CuwtI ‘qy jf irhf sI.
“Bf jI, kro dsKLq. kuJ nhIN huMdf. asIN quhfzy nfl hF.” skUl ivc myry qoN AumroN vwzI aqy bhuq sfAU aiDafpkf ‘ibmlf BYx jI’ ny mYnUM hONslf idwqf.
“mYN quhfnUM iesy krky ikhf ik qusIN prbMD nUM sMBfl skdy ho. muMzy qy aiDafpk quhfzf ikhf mMn skdy ny.”
muwK-aiDafpk dI gwl sux ky myrf hfsf inkl igaf.
“ieh mhF-purKL qF akbr bfdsLfh dy afKy nUM awzI Qwly mlL ky suwt dyx, mYN kIhdf pfxI-hfr aF.”
mYN afly dvfly bYTy afpxy sihkrmIaF vwl hwQ kr ky hwisaf.
“asIN, jo qusIN afKogy, mMnFgy. ijvyN prbMD clfAuxf cfhogy, quhfnUM pUrf sihXog idaFgy.” rmysL iekqrHF sfiraf vwloN boilaf.
“bxo Bf jI, ‘sMDU’ ho ky vI mYdfn Cwzdy jy!” pMjfbI aiDafpkf nirMdr ‘sMDU’ ny hfsy hfsy ivc mYnUM vMgfiraf.
“mYN iencfrj bx igaf qF mYN Prlo koeI nhIN dyxI.” mYN afiKaf qF sfry aiDafpk hws pey. Prlo qF AuhnF ivcoN sfry hI mfrdy sn pr sLihroN afAuNdI nirMdr ies pwKoN kuJ vDyry crcf ivc sI.
afpxy AuWqy vfr hoieaf smJ ky Auh hwsdI hoeI bolI, “qusIN Prlo bMnH idE sfiraF leI ieko ijMnI. dUijaf nfloN vwD nhIN lYNdI. vfadf irhf.”
“koeI nHIN Bf jI , rl iml ky clf lF’gy.” pI tI ny vI hwlfsLyrI idwqI.
mYN duibDf ivc Ps igaf.
“sMDU sfhb! ies hflq ivc, qusIN afp hI jfxdy jy, hYzmfstr sfhb df skUl afAuxf KLqry qoN KflI nhIN. hor koeI ieh ijMLmyvfrI sMBflx dy smrwQ nhIN. sB ny quhfzy ivc Brosf pRgtfieaf hY. hux BrfvF dy Brosy dI lwj pflo!”
myry dvfly cwkrivAU vilaf igaf sI. muwK-aiDafpk ny iPr afrzr-buwk myry vwl kIqI.
“kr Xfr! myry afKy vI nhIN lwgyNgf? ijwdF awgy cwldf, afpy cwlI jfAU sB kuJ.” muK-aiDafpk ny inwjI moh ivc muskrfAuNdIaF awKF myry ichry ‘qy gwzIaF hoeIaF sn. AuhdIaF njLrF ivclf moh, qrlf aqy lukvF BYa vyK ky mYnUM lwgf ik iesdI mdd krnI cfhIdI hY. soicaf, ‘TIk hI qF hY; ijwdF awgy cwldf, afpy cwlI jfAU sB kuJ. mYN ikhVf isr ‘qy phfV cuwkxf hY!”
Gr ky mYnUM lwgf ‘phfV’ qF mYN cuwk hI ilafieaf hF! jy hux vI ‘AusqrHF’ hI cwlxf sI qF myry iencfrj bxn df kI lfB? kwlH kloqr nUM iksy gwloN muMizaF nfl koeI gwl bfq hoeI qF mYN qF afpxy suBf muqfbk aV Kloxf hY aqy ipwCoN iksy ny sfQ vI nhIN dyxf. Prlo mfrdy aiDafpk myryy afKy kdoN rojL aqy vyly isr skUl afAux lwgy ny?’
mYN sfrI rfq socdf irhf.
(bfkI agly aMk ivc)