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hOlI-hOlI imwTy df svfd sfzI ijLMdgI ivwc ies kdr Guilaf ik hux asIN isrPL rsnf dy svfd qwk hI sIimq nhIN rhy. sgoN imwTq sfzIaF qsLvIaF df vI aMg bx geI ey. ijvyN kMn rs nUM hI lY leIey. bVI hI imwTI bfxI hY! bVf hI imwT bolVf hY! ikMnf imwTf sMgIq hY—ikMnI imwTI lorI, ikMnI imwTI nINd, ikMnI imwTI Xfd, ikMnI imwTI imwTI pury dI vf peI vgdI ey! pqf nhIN kI kI ies imwTq nfl juiVaf hY. sLfied iesy leI sfzy mhfn rihbr bfbf nfnk jI df amr kQn hY jo dunIaF dI hr swcfeI ‘qy BfrU hY, qy BfrU hI rhygf:-
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iesy qrHF gMny qoN guV bxn dI ikRaf qoN mYnUM afpxf bcpn Xfd af jFdf hY. jdoN mYN msIN 9-10 sfl df msUmVf ijhf bwcf sI, qIjI jF cOQI ivwc afpxy hI ipMz dy pRfiemrI skUl ivwc pVHdf sI, sLfied mYN afpxy mF-bfp aqy BYx-BrfvF qoN dUr iekwlf hI afpxy qfieaf jI dy ipMz rihMdf sI. Br isaflF dI ruwq sI. iblkul sfzy Gr dy sfhmxy vwzy sfry vfVy ivwc vylxF gwizaf hoieaf sI. vylxyN dy nyVy hI iewk vwzf sfrf kfinaF dI Cwq vflf vwzf sfrf Zfrf bixaf hoieaf sI. ijsdy iewk pfsy vwzf sfrf rs df kVfhf, vwzI sfrI BWTI ‘qy rwiKaf hoieaf sI. ies BWTI dy iewk pfsy AuWcI ijhI DUMaF inklx leI icmnI bxI hoeI sI! dUjy pfsy zUMGf ijhf toieaf puwt ky, BWTI Qwly Jokf sfVn leI, kVfhy Qwly do ku PLuwt afkfr df iewk mGorf rwiKaf hoieaf sI. iblkul kVfhy dy kol, do lwkV dy vwzy-vwzy gMZ (vwzy sfry Qfl vrgy) pey huMdy sn. ijnHF ivwc gfVHf gfVHf , qwqf qwqf guV pfAuNdy sn. qy KflI kVfhy ivwc qwqI kIqI rs PLtfPLt AuVyl idMdy sn, ijMny icr ivwc muV ky rs AuWblx lwg pYNdI. gMZ ivwc ipaf guV QoVHf afTr jFdf- qy PLyr AusdIaF iksy ivCy kwpVy AuWqy, iksy lwkV dI bxI rMbI numf PLuwtI nfl CotIaF CotIaF pysIaF lfhI jFdy. hr ielfky df guV bnfAux df afpxf afpxf aMdfjL huMdf hY. koeI CotIaF-CotIaF pysIaF pFdf hY- ikqy iqMn iqMn ikwlo dIaF pysIaF bxfAuNdy. iesy qrHF rs inKfrx dy vI afpxy afpxy qrIky hn- keI qF iswDf aqy cflU kMm krdy, bws imwTf soZf pf ky guV nUM icwtf kr lYNdy, jo Kfx ivwc rqf vI suafd nhIN idMdf. ikqy ikqy vDIaf Gr Kfx leI suafd guV bnfAux vfly- inKfr vjoN suwkIaF iBMzIaF dy suwky pOdy AuWbldI rs ivwc idMdy aqy guV gfhVy sony rMg df bxdf. jo keI-keI sfl EvyN hI sKLq aqy inwGr rihMdf.
pr qwqf guV iksy ipwpl dy pwqy’qy puaf ky jF iksy isLsLry dy pwqy qy puaf ky Kfx df afpxf hI iewk suafd hY. KLfs kr ky pyNzU vrg dy lokF leI qF iesdf suafd, sfrI dunIaF dIaF miTafeIaF qoN ikqy AuWqy hY. iesdI imwTq dI iewk afpxI hI lwjLq hY. jfxoN guV dI imwTI Xfd awj vI, mUMh ivwc afpxI imwTq rs Gol idMdI hY. BfvyN awj kwl 50 sfl dI Aumr dy 80% vzyiraF nUM zfktr kihMdf hY, quhfzy leI guV Kfxf jLihr Kfx dy brfbr hY. pr koeI vI asl pMjfbI guV KfxoN nhIN tl skdf, BfvyN kfl tly nf tly. sLfied iesy leI pMjfbIaF ny ies kQn nUM awj qfeIN ies leI ijAUNdy rwiKaf hY ik iewk vfr guV rwb kol afpxI PLirafd lY ky igaf ik rwbf qUM mYnUM eynf imwTf ikEN bxfieaf----sB mYnUM Kfx nUM hI pYNdy ny. koeI nhIN bKLsLdf. awgoN rwb ny vI hws ky iehI ikhf sI! jfh cilaf jfh nhIN qy myrf vI qYnUM (guV) Kfx nUM jIa kr afAuxf ey! sLfied iesy leI iksfn aqy kfmy vIrF df guV awDf vYd hY! jyT hfV dIaF vfZIaF dy imwtI Gwty aqy Qkfn df qoV vI guV hI huMdf hY, iesy qrHF poh mfG dI isaflI TMz df qoV vI guV hI huMdf hY.
awj vI Aumr dy Zldy prCfivaF hyT vI, kdy kdy kYnyzf bYiTaF ny, KLfs krky rfq dI rotI qoN bfad guV dI inwkI ijhI roVI KFidaF KFidaF nUM---guVH dI gMny qoN guV bnx dI krVI Glfxf mYnUM hlUx ky rwK idMdI hy. BfvyN ieh myrf bcpn df anuBv sI, jo mYN afp pfly ivwc Tr ky kdy mihsUs kIqf sI. ikvyN mYN TridaF TridaF vylxy kol puwty Coty ijhy toey ivwc bih ky , afpxy inwky inwky hwQF nfl vylxy ivwc gMnHy lfAuNidaF mihsUisaf! ikvyN gMinaF dI BrI ivwcoN iewk iewk gMnF iKwc ky, gMny mgr gMnf aVfeI jfxf- kdy kdy iqMn qoN vwD cfr gMny lwg jfx’qy ivcfry psLUaF df byloVf jLor lwgxf. nfl nfl rs vflf BFzf Brn qoN pihlF dUsiraF nUM sucyq krnf. kdy kdy dUjy pfsy pey pwCIaF dy vwzy Zyr nUM (guV df PLok) lFBy krn leI rOlf pYxf. kdy CFgy hoey gMinaF dI hor BrI leI rOlf pfAuxf! kdy kdy afpxy QF’qy dUjy bMdy nUM ibTfAux leI qrlf pfAuxf. kdy kdy kihxf mYnUM mUq afieaf hY! kdy kihxf mYN hux afpxy skUl jfxf hY! ijvyN sfry jfxy jfx ky suxI-axsuxI kr ky Gys ijhI vwt jFdy hox. kdy-kdy afpy hI afpxI vjd ivwc af ky, socF dy zUMGy vihxF ivwc vih jfxf---ik gMnF ivcfrf afpxy ikhVy kIqy mfVy krmF dI sjLf Bugq irhf hY. pihlF jVHF qoN vwiZaf jfxf, PLyr afpxIaF CotIaF CotIaF jINdIaF awKF nfl, toty toty ho ky, igwT hwd qyV igwT dIaF porIaF bx ky, jINdy jI jLmIn ivwc zUMGf dwibaf jfxf. PLyr afpxI hsqI nUM mUloN KLfk kr ky, muVky puMgrnf, aqy PLyr DuwpF aqy kwkr sih ky jvfn hoxf. aqy PLyr afpxy afp nUM imwTy rs nfl Br lYxf. iPLr iehI imwTy rs ny ivcfry gMny dI jfn df KO bxnf. jfxoN muwZoN suwZoN EhI sfry isqm afpxy ipMzy qy sih ky--- iPLr qoN inrdeI vylxy ivwc pIiVaf jfxf. rs dI afKLrI bUMd qwk ipMzy ivwcoN incoVI jfxI—muV ky inmfxIaF iewk vfDU ijhf Zyr bx ky—keI idn Duwpy sVnf, iewQy hI isqmF df aMq nhIN—AuhnF ivcfrIaF pwCIaF nUM afpxI hI rwq nUM kuV kuV ky gfVHf krn leI- muV ky Esy BwTI ivwc sVnf blxf pYNdf. iesy ??? ivwc gMny ivcfry nUM guV bxn qfeIN, afpxf vjUd sfV ky suafh krnf pYNdf, qF jf ky guV nUM hrmn ipafrf hox df mfx imldf.
guV nfl myrI eynI nyVqf hox df vI iewk vwzf kfrn hY. awj vI jdoN mYnUM Auh vfikaf Xfd afAuNdf hY, jdoN mYN cOQI jmfq ivwc afpxy hI ipMz dy skUl pVHdf sI. iewk idn myry nfl dy gLrIb sihpfTIaF ny mYnUM iewk qrlf ijhf pfieaf- ik ibwly quhfzy qF Gr df guV hY. iksy idn sfnUM rwj ky guV qF Kuaf dy! mYN vI lor ivwc afey ny AuhnF dI hfmI Br idwqI. so iewk idn awDI CuwtI nUM mYN Gr afieaf. GridaF qoN corI iewk vIh syr vflf KflI ktf (awDI borI) lY ky, Gr dy hyTly dlfn (gudfm numf kmry) ivwc jf viVaf, iPLr ibnF koeI KVfk kIiqaF, mYN vwzy sfry guV vfly BVoly df Zwkx lfh ilaf. PLyr bVI musLikl nfl Es moty iZwz vfly BVoly nUM afzy AUzy lf ky mYN BVoly dy mUMh qfeIN phuMicaf—awgoN mfVI iksmq – guV BVoly ivwc kfPLI nIvF ijhf kr ky ipaf sI. mYN iksy qrHF nfl ktf aMdr suwt ky guV Brnf cfihaf. bws myrI bdiksmqI kih lvo, iesy iKwcoqfx ivwc myrIaF lwqF hyToN AuqFh nUM cuwkIaF geIaF. aqy mYN isr Bfr BVoly ivwc izwg ipaf. bQyry inklx dy Auprfly kIqy, pr ikqoN vI hwQ nhIN sI pYNdf. bVf AuWcI AuWcI roieaf kurlfieaf. iksy ny vI myrI afvfjL nf suxI. aMq nUM BVoly dy huwsV ivwc byloVf jLor lf ky, myrf aMg-aMg ZYlf pY igaf. awKF ivwc KLUn AuWqr afieaf. jfxoN mYN AuWkf hI awDmoieaf ijhf ho igaf hovF. ijvyN muV ky mF dy pyt ivwc grB avsQf vflf hfl ho igaf hovy. hux vI sfh muwky ik hux vI myry sfh muwky. awj PLyr iesy iKwcoqfx ivwc mYnUM gMny qoN guV dy sfry sPLr df aihsfs hoieaf.
PLyr pqf nhIN ikwQoN qy ikvyN myry qfieaf jI myry leI rwb bx ky bhuV gey. kudrqI hI qfieaf jI dI pOVIaF cVHn qoN pihlF Es KuwlHy gudfm dy cupwt drvfjLy ‘qy njLr pY geI. PLyr jfxoN Auh guwsy ivwc AuWcI sfrI boly hox ik hyTly gudfm dy sfry drvfjLy cupwt KuwlHy pey ny- jy koeI psLU , kuwqf jF ibwlf aMdr vV jFdf- kihMdy kihMdy Auh drvfjLy kol jf ky drvfjLf ByVn hI lwgy sn ik mYN pUrf qfx lf ky iewk lyr ijhI mfrI-----. pihlF qF qfieaf jI QoVHy ijhy qRbky aqy PLyr QoVHf ijhf aMdr vV ky boly- kOx qy ikhVf aY beI? ikAuNik cfroN pfisEN bMd gudfm hox krky, bfhr nfloN aMdr kuJ ijLafdf hI hnyrf jfpdf sI, jfxoN hOlI-hOlI qfieaf jI nUM kuJ kuJ JOlf JOlf ijhf idKx aqy suxn lwg ipaf. hux mYN pUrf qfx lf ky vI AuWcI sfrI ro nhIN sikaf, bws zusk hI sikaf. BVoly dy nyVy af ky, qfieaf jI nUM myrIaF QoVHIaF ijhIaF lwqF njLrIN peIaF, AuhnF EQoN hI rOlf pfieaf, CyqI CyqI afE koeI BVoly ivwc izwg ipaf ey. eyny nUM qfeI ny bfrI ivwc KVH ky rOlf pfieaf- vy BfeI virafm isaF CyqI hyTly gudfm ivwc jfE, koeI BVoly ivwc izwg ipaf ey. PLtf PLt sfry kwTy ho gey. BVoly kol iewk mMjf zfihaf, qy mMjy qy cVH ky mYnUM bfhr kwiZaf. hfey ieh qF afpxf ibwlf ey. ieh BVoly ivwc ikvyN igr igaf? iksy ny jfx ky qF nhIN iswt idwqf. iksy ny ikhf pihlF iewkdm muMzy nUM bfhr hvf hry lY jfvo, PLyr CyqI iesdy mUMh ‘qy TMzy pfxI dy iCwty mfro- iesdy mUMh ivwc pfxI pfvo, koeI khy CyqI iesdy hwQF pYrF dIaF qlIaF Jwso. hfly nbjL cwldI hY- qUM kfkf nfl dy ipMzoN vYd qylU rfm nUM afpxy sfeIkl qy CyqI CyqI lY ky hI afvIN- iewk bjLurg ny ikhf sLukr hY vfhygurU df sohx ishF muMzf bc igaf. jy qUM rqf nf afAuNdf- muMzf qF igaf ik igaf sI- kuJ ipCly jnm df ??? kIqf kMm af igaf. iewk hor isafxf afKy, muMzy dy isr ivwc sfrf KLUn AuWqr afieaf ey. jd qfeIN vYd jI nhIN aFdy- iksy qrHF muMzy nUM pYrF Bfr ibTf ky iesdy isr ivwc kosf kosf iGE Jwso- iksy qrHF pYrF vwl KLUn dOrf kry. gwl kI ijMny mUMh Eny hI totky aqy Eny hI ielfj. EDr ipMz dIaF buVHIaF ny alwg afpxf rfm rOlf pfieaf hoieaf sI. koeI khy ies muMzy qy qF jLrUr koeI nf koeI grOh afieaf hoieaf ey. myrI mMno qF ies nUM iksy isafxy nUM jLrUr pr jLrUr idKfvo. iewk PLwPLykuwtxI ijhI buwZI khy- nIN BfgvMqIey- jy muMzy nUM koeI nIm kIm ho igaf qF sfrI Aumr df klMk Kwt lvogy. ibgLfnI amfnq hY- iesnUM muV ky sLihr iesdy mF ipE kol Cwz afE, PLyr qfieaf jI ny ivwcoN hI buVHIaF dy dbkf ijhf mfiraf- “cuwp kro, jy aijhf hI avf qvf bkxf ey qF afpxy afpxy GrIN clIaF jfvo.”
eyny nUM inmf iewk awDKV ijhy vYd qylU rfm nUM nfl lY ky af igaf—vYd jI ny aFidaF hI pihlF myrI nbjL tohI aqy ikhf- hfly vI nbjL bVI DImI aqy zUMGI cwl rhI hY. sohx ishF jy rqf hor dyr ho jFdI qF smJo muMzf igaf sI. hux mYN af igaf hF, qusIN rqf iPLkr nf krnf. bws mUloN rwb nf ruwisaf hovy. bMdf qF mYN----jmrfj dy jbfiVaF ivwcoN kwZ ilafvF. iewk ny hor qylU rfm nUM PLUk Ckf idwqf- aYvyN qF nhIN ipCly 30 sfl qoN lfgly Gwto Gwt 40 ipMzF dy lok vYd qylU rfm jI nUM jfxdy- iewk ny qF gwl hI isry lf idwqI- aYvyN qF nhIN vwzy vwzy zfktr vYd qylU rfm jI df lohf mMndy. qylU rfm jI ny jLrf JyNp ky ikhf- “ sB Es dfqy dI bKLsLI sLPLf hY---bMdf bMdy dy kMm af jfvy—ieh Ausdf krm hY---gwlF kridaF Aus mYnUM afpxIaF iqMn puVIaF Kuaf idwqIaF. iswDf pYrF Bfr KVHf kr ilaf. Aqy nfl hI iksy KLfs qyl nfl myrIaF hwQF pYrF dIaF qlIaF Jwsx leI hdYq dy idwqI aqy ikhf ik ies bwcy nUM Gwto Gwt do GMty sOx nhIN dyxf. aqy iPLr bfad ivwc isr AuWcf kr ky BfvyN suaf dyxf, agly 24 GMitaF ivwc sohx isaF muMzf nON-br-nON ho jfvygf.
PLyr sfiraF ny qylU rfm jI df vfhvf guxgfx kIqf aqy PLyr qfieaf jI ny vI cMgI coKI syvf kr ky qylU rfm jI nUM qoiraf- pihlF gurdvfry ivwc BfeI jI ny akfl purK awgy sLukrfny dI ardfs aqy dfqy df koit koit DMnvfd kIqf. PLyr guV vflI gwl qurdI qurdI skUl qwk phuMc geI--- PLyr do cfr sihpfTI Gr hfl cfl puwCx dy bhfny, afpxI sLrimMdgI df vI iejLhfr kr gey.
jdoN do ku hPLqy bfad mYN muV ky afpxy skUl igaf qF mgry hI myrf qfieaf jI virafm isMG, ibnF iksy nUM puwCy-igwCy hI afpy hI guV dy do tokry guV dy Bry, iewk moqI dy isr qy aqy dUjf afpxy isr ‘qy rwK ky, iswDy myry skUl af gey, qy myry mfstr jI nUM AuhnF bynqI kIqI- ik mYN afpxy Coty (srdfr) bwcy dI KLusLI leI iewk guV quhfzy pfiVHaF ivwc vMzxf cfhuMdf hF- pihlF qF mYN afpxy cfry mfstrF dy pYrIN hwQ lfieaf aqy AuhnF df vwzmuwlf afsLIrvfd ilaf- PLyr myrf mfx rwKidaF AuhnF isrPL iewk pysI hI leI aqy ikhf ik bfkI qusIN sLONk nfl afpxy sihpfTIaF ivwc vrqf skdy ho. myry Xfr qfieaf virafm isMG nUM hwQIN guV vrqf ky iewk ajIb ijhI KLusLI aqy rfhq mihsUs ho rhI sI.
PLyr keI sflF bfad mYN iewk kivqf ilKI ijsdf isrlyK sI ‘sLgnF df guV’ ,ijs ivwc mYN gMny qoN guV dy sPLr dI krVI Gflxf nUM afpxI jIvn ikRaf nfl ikvyN iewk-imwk kIqf- ieh myrf ibrhf gIq, myry Xfr ibrhf dy sulqfn isLv btflvI nUM bVf psMd sI.

pIVo nI pIVo, hfey jfgo nI pIVo,
XfdF dy vylxy ivwc jLKLmF nUM pIVo----
idl kVfhy rwq myrI dI pwq hY cfVo,
PLyr ibrhoN BWTI, armfnF df Jokf sfVo,
ikqy BFbV sON nf jfx jfgo nI pIVo---
pIVo nI---vylxy –jLKLmF nUM pIVo---
PLyr KOldI pwqy, hMJUaF df inKLfr pfE,
inrfsLqf dI poxI nfl, afsF dI mYl lfho,
ikqy hMJU QuV nf jfx, jfgo nI pIVo---
pIVo nI pIVo—vylxy—jLKLmF nUM—pIVo—
PLyr swDrF dI lfsL ‘qy korf kPLn pfE,
Jory, hfvy hOikaF dIaF AuWqy pysIaF lfE,
ikqy pysIaF QuV nf jfx, jfgo nI pIVo—
pIVo nI pIVo—vylxy—jLKLmF nUM pIVo—
jIvn dy rMzypy ny, mOq qy hY cfdr pfeI ,
rkIbF dI brfdrI, PLyr dyx vDfeI afeI,
myl nUM sLgnF df guV vMzo nI pIVo—
ikqy guV QuV nf jfey, jfgo nI pIVo---
pIVo nI pIVo, hfey jfgo nI pIVo---
XfdF dy vylxy ivwc jLKLmF nUM pIVo---

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mYN jlMDroN cwl ky sonIpq, afpxI pVHfeI jfrI rwKx af qF igaf sI, pr Aucft idl nfl guaficaf guaficaf hI quiraf iPLrdf. kdy hostl ivwc hI afpxy kmry ivwc bYTf rihMdf. kdy kdfeIN kflj qoN iswDf hostl prqx df nfm nf lYNdf. bws aYvyN hI dyr rfq qIk Btkdf rihMdf. ijs iBafnk ryl hfdsy dy KOPL qoN mYN bcnf cfhuMdf, Enf hI EsdIaF KrUdI nfdF, mYnUM aksr hI JkfnI dy ky myry jLyhn ivwc mlkVy ijhy vV ky, iewk bIqI iPLlm rIlH vFgUM cwlx lwg pYNdIaF. mYnUM plF iCxF ivwc hfloN byhfl kr idMdIaF. jfxoN mYN PLyr iksy axjfxy ijhy KLOPL qoN kMb jFdf, PLyr keI keI GMty, kdI kdI keI-keI idn vI lwg jFdy, mYnUM muV qoN suKfvIN hflq ivwc aFidaF aFidaF. sLfied iesy krky hI myry Xfr bylI KLfs kr ky iqrlocn aqy rGbIr jo myrf Aucycf hI iDafn rwKdy, mYnUM Gwt vwD vI kwilaF nhIN sn Cwzdy. Auh jfx ky hI mYnUM iksy nf iksy hor idmfgI jF ijsmfnI ruJyvyN ivwc AulJfeI rwKdy. iesy qrHF kridaF krFidaF grmIaF dIaF CuwtIaF af geIaF. qkrIbn sfry hI muMzy jf cuwky sn. kuJ qF bhuqy kfhly cfeIN cfeIN Esy idn, kuJ ku agly idn afpxy afpxy GrIN cly gey sn. aKIr nUM rGbIr aqy iqrlocn vI, myry qrly imMnqF kr ky, Qwk hfr ky donoN ivcfry afpxy afpxy ipMz cly gey. hux jfxoN mYN kwlHm kwlHf hI afpxy hostl ivwc rih igaf sI. hostl df lMgr Gr vI bMd ho cuwkf sI. cONkIdfr aqy hostl dy suprzYNt ny vI mYnUM afKLrI cyqfvnI dy idwqI sI, ik kwl qfeIN kmrf KLflI hoxf cfhIdf hY. qUM BfvyN ikqy vI jfh, asIN sfry hostl nUM ijMdf lfAuxf hY.
hux mrdf kI nf krdf, afpxy inwksuwk df Jolf lY ky sonIpq dy Coty ijhy stysLn af igaf. iewk lMbI AuzIk qoN bfad sLfmIN jlMDr jfx vflI EhI gwzI PLyr PVH leI. BfvyN sPLr qF Gt irhf sI, pr rfq dy sMnfty nfl myrf KLOPL vDdf jf irhf sI. ijvyN ijvyN mohrI stysLn nyVy afeI jFdf sI, myrf idl hor GtI jFdf ik ikqy awj PLyr nf iesy mnhUs stysLn ‘qy gwzIaF dI twkr ho jfvy. rfq dy qkrIbn iewk vjy gwzI mohrI stysLn ‘qy phuMcI, aqy PLyr CyqI hI EQoN cwl peI. mYN rwb df lwK-lwK sLukr kIqf ik awj koeI nvF Bfxf nhIN bIiqaf. jdoN mYN burI qrHF sihimaf ipaf hovF, pqf nhIN ikAuN idl jLor jLor nfl DVkirhf hovy, awKF ivwc mwlo-mwlI hI prl prl hMJU vih rhy hox, jfxoN mYN jfx-buwJ ky muV ky afpxIaF awKF KolHxIaF nhIN sI cfhuMdf. iesy iKwcoqfx ivwc gwzI qF icrokxI aMbflf kYNt dy plytPLfrm qy KVHI sI.
acfnk hI iewk aDyV Aumr dy bjLurg ny myry moZy ‘qy hwQ rwK ky ikhf ik kfkf qUM iewQy AuWqrnf nhIN, gwzI kdoN dI KLflI ho cuwkI hY! mYN awBVvfhy AuWiTaf, aqy buVbuVfieaf, mYN-mYN vI aMbfly kYNt hI AuWqrnf sI. aMbflf kYNt af vI igaf. Es BfeI ny awgoN ikhf- hF byty crokxf af igaf! hF hF mYN vI iewQy AuWqr ky awgoN jlMDr jfx vflI gwzI PVHnI hY. kI qusIN vI bjLurgo--- hF hF mYN vI . pr mYN qF KMnf mMzI AuWqr jfxf hY. asIN dohvyN awgV ipwCV dUjy plytPLfrm ‘qy cly gey. EQy jf ky asIN iewk invykly ijhy bYNc qy bYT gey. bws kuJ srsrI ijhIaF gwlF hoeIaF, Auh jLrf ku AuNGlfAux lwg ipaf. mYN PLyr afpxIaF socF ivwc guafc igaf. acfnk plytPLfrm ‘qy afx ky hirduafr pisMjr rukI, qy lokF dy rOly-rwpy ny BfeI dI nINd aqy myrI soc nUM qoiVaf—asIN dohvyN hI awgV-ipwCV Es gwzI dy zwby ‘qy svfr ho gey. mYN qF PLurqI dy nfl bfrI dy kol afpxI sIt mwl ky bih igaf. aqy BfeI vI svfrIaF ivwc GusV ky bih igaf. afiKLr koly dy ieMjx ny kfPLI cIk ichfVf pf ky gwzI iKwc hI leI. gwzI hOlI-hOlI rfqIN KLfmosL sMnfty aqy hnyry nUM cIrdI aqy lMbIaF lMbIaF axQwk loh lfienF drVdI drVdI PLrfty Brn lwg peI. mYN kdy-kdy awKF pfV-pfV bfhrly sMnfty dy pfr vyKxf cfhuMdf. PLyr kdy kdfeIN koeI tfvIN tfvIN mwDm ijhI koeI bwqI njLr afAuNdI qy PLyr awKoN EJl ho jFdI aqy PLyr koeI Cotf motf ijhf stysLn afAuNdf aqy af ky cly jFdf. sLfied hI eyny qVksfr koeI musfiPLr EQy cVHdf jF AuWqrdf hovy. ijvyN gwzI, ieMjx cflk, gfrz aqy stysLn mulfijLm sfry dy sfry hI bVI byruKLI nfl afpxI afpxI KLfnf pUrqI krdy hox. iesy BMnqoV ivwc guafcf mYN pqf nhIN kdoN luiDafxf stysLn qy phuMc igaf sI. BfvyN qVky dy 4-5 df vkq sI, pr PLyr vI vwzf stysLn hox krky kfPLI cihl pihl sI.
mYN bfrI vflI sIt’qy bYTf aYvyN hI lokF dI afvfjfvI ivwc lIn, bfhr vwl qwk irhf sI. acfnk myry iblkul koloN dI iewk mwDm ijhI afvfjL peI. hfey jI, hfey jI!---- koeI 16-17 sflF df grIbVf ijhf muMzf bVI hI KLsqf hflq ivwc, Coty Coty agVy dugVy ruwKy vfl, mYly kucYly KfkI ijhy kwpVy, hwQ ivwc pqf nhIN kI lohy dIaF qfrF df iCwkU ijhf PiVHaf hoieaf sI. dubfrf PLyr myry kol dI EvyN hI hfey jI hfey jI krdf lMiGaf. jfxoN AunINdry df BMinaf sI. jfxoN Auh ivcfrf bysurqI ivwc hI afpxf gyVf lf irhf sI. aYqkIN mYN AusnUM rok ky puwC hI ilaf, kI gwl hfey jI, hfey jI krI jfnf eyN- KLYr qF hY? jfxoN Es iewkdm qrly ijhy nfl ikhf- hfey jI nhIN---hfey jI---cfh ilafvF quhfzy leI. awgoN mYN vI Es nUM Esy lihjLy ivwc ikhf, cMgf do grmf grm hfey jI lY af! cMgf awCf jI kih ky Auh cfh lYx cilaf igaf. eyny nUM AusdI guafcI pihcfx Ausdf ipwCf krdI-krdI keI vrHy ipwCy cly geI. . Jtpt sfrIaF XfdF ny afpxy ivCVy hfxI nUM Gyr ilaf--- ik AuhI qF hY ieh ---hfey ies ivcfry dI eynI mMdVI hflq ikvyN . jfxoN mYN kMb ijhf igaf hovF. eyny nUM Auh lohy dy iCwkU ivwc do glfs grmf grm BfPLF mfrdI cfh lY ky af igaf. mYN AusnUM zwby dy aMdr vV ky nfl dI sIt ‘qy bihx dI gujLfirsL kIqI. Auh iJjkdf iJjkdf aMdr af ky myry sfhmxy vflI sIt ‘qy bYT igaf. mYN Ausdy hwQoN cfh df iglfs PVH ilaf aqy dUjy hwQ nfl dUjf iglfs afpy iCwkU ivwcoN kwZ ky afp AusnUM PVFidaF ikhf---“lY ksLmIr qUM vI pI l.Y” jfxoN Auh iewkdm qRbk igaf hovy—ik mYN---mYN ksLmIr---k—sL—mIr nhIN nhIN qYnUM jLrUr koeI gLlqI lwgI hoxI eyN—Auh iewkdm AuWT ky Bwjx lwgf. mYN awgoN Guwt ky AuhdI bFh PVH leI. pihlF Auh QoVHf bhuq PVPLVfieaf pr iPLr CyqI hI iTTMbr ky bih igaf. iewk dm AusdIaF awKF syjl ho geIaF jfxoN Ausdf iewkdm gwc Br afieaf hovy—Auh kuJ pl qF mYnUM bVy hI ghu nfl ZOr-BOrf ijhf ho ky dyKdf irhf—PLyr Ausny myrIaF nIlIaF awKF ivwc ijvyN afpxIaF awKF gwz idwqIaF hox—qy ikhf “ikqy qUM Xfr blbIr ‘ibwlf’ qF nhIN?” “hF---hF--- mYN AuhI qyrf bcpn df Xfr ibwlf hF.” sfzIaF dohF dIaF iewkdm BuwbF inkl geIaF. mYN AuWT ky AusnUM jwPLI pf leI, ikMnI dyr asIN iewk dUjy dI ihwk nfl icMbVy rhy. pihlF mYN Ausdy hMJU pUMJy, PLyr Ausny afpxy gMdy ijhy Jwgy nfl myry hMJU pUMJy. PLyr mYN hI cuwp nUM qoVidaF, gwl nUM awgy qoridaF AusnUM ikhf- “Xfr ksLmIr ieh arsL qoN PLrsL qy ikvyN af igaf? ieh kI hfl qUM bxf ilaf ey? qyry mF-ipE, qyrf Gr-bfr ikwQy gey? qYnUM ies KLsqf hfl ivwc dyK ky idl dihl jFdf ey.” jfxoN mYN iewk sfh hI Aus AuWqy svflF dI JVI lf idwqI hovy. ivcfry ksLmIr ny iewk lMmf ijhf hOkf Biraf—“---qUM KLusL rih ibwilaf Xfrf----kI lYxf qUM awlHy jLKLmF nUM AuDyV ky, bVI hI lMbI khfxI hY myrI brbfdI dI imwqrf. qYnUM qF pqf hI hY ies brbfdI dI KLfs ijLMmyvfr, hor koeI nhIN isrPL mYN qy myrI mF----kihMdf kihMdf Auh ivcfly hI gwzI Cwz ky AuWqrn lwgf. mYN PLyr bVI apxwq aqy qrly ijhy nfl AusnUM PVH ky ibTf ilaf---bih jfh sLIiraf, nhIN qF mYN vI gwzI Cwz ky qyry nfl hI AuWqr jfxf eyN. nhIN nhIN qUM nf AuWqr mYN hI qyry nfl cwldf hF----asIN qF aksr hI iewk do stysLn iewDr EDr Btkdy rhIdf hY.
Auh muV ky EQy hI bih igaf---PLyr asIN dohvyN vrqmfn qoN 6-7 sfl ipwCy cly gey. kdy asIN dohvyN jlMDr CfAuxI dy ivktr skUl ivwc pVHdy huMdy sI. iewko hI zYsk ‘qy bihxf. kwiTaF vMz ky awDI CuwtI rotI KfxI. mYnUM zrfieMg bxfAux df bVf sLONk huMdf sI---qy mYN hfkI df cMgf plyar sI. skUl dI jUnIar tIm ivwc Puwl bYk vjoN Kyzdf sI. qy sLIry nUM ikwsy pVHn df bVf sLONk sI, KLfs kr ky iPLlmI aqy kfmuk ikwsy bVy hI cMgy lwgdy. kdy kdy Auh skUloN bMk mfr ky iqMn qoN Cy vflf sLoa vyKx clf jFdf aqy afpxf bsqf myry bsqy ivwc quMn jFdf. isnymf dyK ky iswDf myry Gr phuMc jFdf. EQy asIN kwTy bih ky myrI mF kol ijwdo ijwdI rotIaF KfxIaF. qy myry hI Gry myry nfl hI sLIry ny sON jfxf. kdy kdy mYN vI sLIry dy Gry cly jFdf, rotI, cfh, pfxI qwk sIimq rihMdf---ikAuNik myry Gr dy mYnUM GroN bfhr sOx dI AuWkf hI iejfjLq nhIN sn idMdy. iesdf ipqf srdfr bKLsLIsL isMG cImf myry ipqf jI qoN iewk rYNk AuWpr sI. sLIrf mfipaF df kwlHf kfrf puwq sI. sLfied iesy leI mF dy lfz-ipafr ny iesnUM bhuqf hI cOV kIqf hoieaf sI. ipE qoN corI iesnUM mF KuwlHy pYsy KLrcx leI idMdI sI. pr sfzy Gr ivwc asIN pMj BYx-Brf sI. mYN Gr ivwc sB nfloN Cotf sI. sfzf Gr df hr kMm aqy rihx sihx Kfxf pIxf, iblkul sfdf sI.myry dohvyN vwzy Brf kflj ivwc pVHdy sn aqy BYxF dsvIN ivwc pVHdIaF sn. sfry hI GridaF dI myry ‘qy pUrI ingrfnI rihMdI sI. sfry hI Gr dy mYnUM rwj ky ipafr vI krdy sn,pr jy ikqy koeI gLlqI ho jFdf qF sfrf twbr vfrI-vfrI myrI TukfeI vI krdy. sfry BYx-BrfvF df pVHfeI ‘qy pUrf jLor sI. dohvyN vwzy Brf qF aksr afpxI jmfq ivwc awvl afAuNdy sn. sLfied iesy leI sfry myrI pVHfeI ‘qy KLfs qvwjo idMdy sn. sfry hI BYx-Brf rl ky myry mfipaF nUM kihMdy---afpF sfiraF ny rl ky ibwly nUM KLUb pVHfAuxf eyN. hux qF asIN sfry hI pVHn vfly hF qy ipqf jI kwlHy sfnUM pVHfAux vfly ny----qy PLyr asF sfiraF ny rl ky ibwly nUM KLUb pVHfAuxf eyN. gwl kI rojL myrf hom vrk cYWk huMdf. aksr myry nfl idaF muMizaF qoN vI myrI puwCigwC huMdI rihMdI. kdy kdy Gr df koeI jIa myry skUly gyVf mfr afAuNdf, KLfs kr ky bfpU jI qF myry mfstr jI nUM Aucycf iml ky kihMdy, “mfstr jI muMzf quhfzy hvfly kIqf ey, bws jLrf ku cMz ky rwKxf.” bws PLyr kI mfstr jI hor BUqr jFdy, dUjy muMizaF nfloN sgoN mYnUM bhuqI sjLf idMdy---ijvyN AuhnF ny myry BivwK df KLfs Tykf lY ilaf hovy. lwK bMdsLF dy bfvjUd vI hOlI hOlI myry qy ksLmIry dI sMgq df rMg cVHnf sLurU ho igaf sI. iewk do vfr mYN vI skUloN sLIry nfl Bwj ky KLUb aYsL kIqI, asIN bwqy pIqy, Coly BtUry KfDy, aqy bflUsLfhIaF vI KfDIaF- bfad ivwc mMzUaf vI vyiKaf.
sLfied ieh myrI ijLMdgI dI pihlI iPLlm sI. asIN rfj kpUr dI avfrf iPLlm kI vyKI, asIN afp dohvyN idn- b -idn avfrf huMdy gey. pUry ZITF vFg JUT qy JUT bolx lwg pey. gwl hor awgy vwD geI.klfs dy mfstr ny nfvF kwtx dI DmkI dy idwqI aqy ikhf ik afpxy afpxy GridaF koloN icwTI aqy AuhnF nUM lY ky afE qF quhfnUM hYzmfstr jI dy awgy pysL krnf hY! gwl kI donF nUM ipwsU pY gey,hux kI bxU? bfpU qF sfzy dohF dy aVb PLOjI ny. bws iesy musLikl qoN zrdy hux lgfqfr skUloN gLfieb rihxf sLurU kr idwqf. sLIrf aksr sLyKLicwlIaF vFg inwq nvIaF nvIaF skImF GVdf rihMdf. kdy kihMdf, “afpF GroN Bwj ky bMbeI cly jfvFgy----EQy jf ky iPLlmF ivwc kMm kiraf krFgy.” mYN awgoN Gbrf ky ikhf, “bMbeI jfx leI ikrfieaf ikwQoN ilafvFgy----nfly EQy ikhVI sfzIaF mfvF bYTIaF ny, ijhVIaF sfnUM Qfl pros ky dyxgIaF.” “--qUM vI ibwly Xfr bVf hI PLosV hY, jLrf hONslf qF rwK sB TIk ho jfvygf, bws qUM mn rwK. hux pihlF afpy isnymf Gr ivwc koeI nvF ijhf sfeIkl corI kr ky bc ky KLUb aYsL krFgy. hor nhIN qF do rMby lY ky , Gfh Koq ky vyicaf krFgy. ibwly iewk hor ies qoN vI sOKf aqy rOck pRogrfm, afpF gwzIaF ivwc kilwp aqy kMGIaF vyicaf krFgy, nfly sYr dI sYr aqy kmfeI dI kmfeI.” jfxoN mYN qF AusdIaF sLyKLicwlIaF vflIaF inwq nvIaF skImF sux sux ky, iewkdm Dur aMdr Dur aMdr qIk kMb igaf. iewk axjfx ijhf KLOPL myry mfsUm ijhy idl idmfgL nUM sqfeI jFdf sI. hux swp dy mUMh ivwc kohV ikrlI vflI gwl ho geI sI. nf Gr dwsx jogf irhf nf hI skUl jfx dI ihMmq rhI sI- jfvF qF jfvF ikwQy-jdoN hwQIN idwqIaF gMZF nUM dMdF nfl KolHxf pY irhf sI. ijEN ijEN idn vwDdy jFdy sn, gMZF hor pIzIaF huMdIaF jf rhIaF sn. iesy iKwcoqfx dy dOrfn, awk ky mfstr jI ny sfzy dohF dy GrIN muMzy Byj idwqy, muMizaF ny vI pUrf imrc msflf lf ky sfzIaF krqUqF Gr idaF nUM dwsIaF.bws PLyr kI sI af geI sLfmq. mYnUM qF Gr vVdy nUM dboc ilaf igaf. qgVI igwdV kuwt hoeI myrI. bQyrf mYN afpxI mF dy qrly kIqy, lylVIaF leIaF ik iewk vfrI bcf lY mYnUM, myrIey aMmVIey , myrI mfeyN. myrI qObf PLyr kdy nhIN krdf, bws iewk vfr! pr mF ikwQy mMny-sgoN khy ies awg lwgxy nUM awj jfnoN hI mfr idE—ijvyN mYN Ausdf skf puwq nf hovF. Aus idn acfnk eynI byruKLI vrqI sfry twbr ny. iksy ny mYnUM cuwp nf krfieaf, nf hI mYnUM iksy ny rotI idwqI. kwlIaF mfr aqy iJVkF nfl hI iZwz Brnf ipaf. agly idn skUl ivwc vI mfstr jI ny rVy grfAUNz ivwc sfiraF dy sfhmxy mYnUM bwkry vFgUM Zfh ilaf. bQyrf roieaf ipwitaf. jy Gr ivwc iksy nf suxI sI, bfhr kOx suxdf hY. bVI kuwqyKfxI hoeI, Auh qF Blf hovy pI:tI mihMgf isMG df ijs bc bcf krvf idwqf. “hor nf mfro--jy mUloN hI Bwj igaf qF myrI hfkI dI tIm KLrfb ho jfvygI.” bVI hI sKLqfeI, krVI ingrfnI aqy nmosLI hyT kuJ idn kwZy, PLyr ipqf jI dI acfnk pUnf ikrkI mhFrfsLtr ivwc bdlI ho geI- PLyr iqMn cfr sfl EQy hI pVHnf ipaf.
“awgoN qyry nfl Es idn kI bIqI qUM dwsdy”—ksLmIr ny iewko lMbf srd hOkf ilaf aqy ikhf- “kfsL qyry vrgf hI slUk myry Gr dy myry nfl krdy qF ieh idn nf dyKxy pYNdy. swc puwCyN qF qF Aus idn qoN hI myrIaF brbfdIaF df muwZ bwJf. kfsL myrI mF ny vI qyrI mF vFg, kuJ dyr leI sIny ‘qy pwQr rwK ilaf huMdf. aqy Auh ieklOqy puwq dI mmqf ivwc aMnHI nf huMdI. myrI mF ny bws eynf hI ikhf, vYsy qF puwqRf qUM mfVf hI kIqf hY.pr cMgf hoieaf Aus vyly Gry mYN kwlHI sI, jdoN sLkYq lY ky qyry jmfqI afey sn—mYN iksy qrHF nfl gwl nUM sFB ilaf sI. qYnUM qF pqf hI hY qyry ipE df guwsf, Es qYnUM QF ‘qy hI mfr dyxf sI. hux dI GVI qF qUM myry puwqrf afh lY do sO rupey aqy afpxy nfnky vg jf. PLyr kuJ dyr bfad afpxy Coty mfmy aqy mfmI nUM nfl lY ky af jfvIN. jd qfeIN gwl vI kuJ TMzI pY jfAUgI. gwl TMzI huMdI qF Gry muVdf. ijvyN nfnikaF dy lfz-ipafr ny hor bldI qy qyl pf idwqf hovy. inwq nvIaF gLusqfKLIaF, nvyN nvyN pMgy, kdy iksy dy btUey ivwcoN pYsy kwZ lYxy, Gr ivwc klysL pYxf. kdy iksy mfmI dIaF tUMbF cuwk ky vyc dyxIaF. nfnky vI kd qfeIN, myry awKVpx aqy krqUqF nUM brdfsLq krdy. hOlI hOlI Cotf motf hwQ aFZ-guaFZ vI mfrnf sLurU kr idwqf—bgfny puwq kdoN ilhfjL krdy, ikhVf mYN sfry muhwly df dohqrf sF. gwl Tfxy qwk phuMc geI, hvflfq dy bMd drvfijLaF nfl nfnikaF ny vI sdf leI afpxy drvfjLy Zoa ley. koeI pYrvfeI nhIN kIqI. puils dI aMnHI mfr ny mYnUM AuWkf ZIT bxf idwqf.jfxoN myry leI hmdrdI dy drvfjLy bMd huMdy gey aqy nrk dy drvfjLy KuwlHdy gey. awk ky iewk idn keI idnF df BuwKf ipaf sI, ibnF itkt hI gwzI cVH igaf. awgoN luiDafxy stysLn qy PLiVHaf igaf. nwTx dI nfkfm koisLsL vI kIqI, rylvy puils dy Gyry ivwc af igaff. bVf ???? vFg rVy plytPLfrm ‘qy ???? bQyrf roieaf kurlfieaf, iksy nf CuVfieaf.
jdoN mYN awDmoieaf ijhf ho igaf- aKLIr cfh dy KoKy vfly Tykydfr ny mYnUM CuVf idwqf, ikhf- “jfx vI idE, mr jfAU ivcfrf! myry khy Cwz dyE. af jfE cfh pfxI pI lvo—kuJ syvf vI kr idMdf hF quhfzI.” pqf nhIN Aus 5-10 rupey vI idwqy ik nhIN AuhnF nUM. pr mYnUM afpxf ihqYsLI bxf ilaf. qy QoVHf ijhf hONslf vI idwqf,qy PLyr mYnUM grm grm cfh vI ipafeI aqy kuJ Kfx nUM vI idwqf. qy ikhf, “muMizaf ikwQy jfxf ey---?” mYN kI kihMdf myry leI jdoN hr drvfjLf bMd ho cuwikaf sI. koeI cfrf nhIN sI myry kol. mYN ikhf, “ ikqy nhIN. myrf koeI nhIN. jfxoN Aus idn asl ivwc afpxy leI nrk dy drvfjLy afp afpxy leI Kohly sn qy ipCly sfry bMd kr ley. PLyr rfqIN Auh mYnUM afpxy kuaftr ivwc lY igaf. kuJ Kfx pIx leI Auh bfhroN hI bxvf ky lY igaf sI. PLyr Aus hOlI ijhy afpxI zwb ivwcoN sLrfb dI boql kwZ leI. pihlf iewk hfVf Es afp pIqf, dUjf mYnUM jLbrdsqI iplf idwqf- “pI lY pI lY myry sLyrf, iehI hY qyry duwKF df ielfj. jdoN do iqMn hfVy qyry aMdr gey qF qYnUM sfrIaF drdF afpy Buwl jfxgIaF.” bws Auh iqMn hfiVaF ny mYnUM nrk dI pihlI pfAuVI qy cfVH idwqf. Aus rfq Aus Gfg Tykydfr ny myrIaF mjbUrIaF ‘qy mfVI ijhI hmdrdI dI mlHm rwK ky Esy rfq y myry nfl mUMh kflf kIqf. jfxoN mYN jINdy jIa afpxI hI njLr ivwc igr ky ijvyN iksy pqfl qfeIN inwGr igaf. ieh nmosLI mYnUM Gux vFgUM KfeI jFdI rhI. kdI mjbUrI ivwc pIqI sI, hux pIx df afdI ho igaf. iewk do vfr pI ky Tykydfr nUM kwut ky afpxI BVfs qF kwZI, pr kI krF sLrimMdgI df klMk nhIN imtdf. awgoN Es mkry Tykydfr ny kihxf, “cwl bwcy, guwsf Cwz, pIqI KfDI ivwc kdI ho hI jFdf hY, hux qUM qmfsLf nf bxf. vkq nfl smJOqf krnf iswKIdf hY. qYnUM dUjf cfh df KoKf KolH dyvFgf.” bws iesy JFsy ivwc Aus mYnUM hor gLlq kMmF ivwc AulJf idwqf. “jy qUM Coty rsqy CyqI jfxf cfhuMdf hYN, Es ivwc KLqrf qF jLrUr hY---- pr qUM idnF ivwc hI amIr bx jfeyNgf. nhIN qy cfh vfly jUTy BFzy mFjdf rhIN qy iksmq nUM JUrdf rhIN.” Aus mYnUM kfly mfl dy gyVy lfAux ivwc AulJf idwqf. mYN vI lflc ivwc af igaf. iewk lflc rfqo rfq amIr hox df, dUjf lflc ies nrk ivwcoN inklx df, qIjf ies kmIny Tykydfr qoN bdlf lYx df. iesy cwkr ivwc iewk do pulsIey vI gMZ ley. AuhnF nfl Kfxf pIxf sFJf ho igaf. ijvyN kihMdy ny myrI PLwqo dy BYVy BYVy Xfr. iesy dOrfn gwzIaF ivwc, muMdIaF, Cwly, kMGIaF vflI iewk PLwqo nfl XfrI ho geI. hY qF BfvyN ipwCoN Auh rfijsqfn dI, pr hux pMjfbI sohxI bol lYNdI ey. vkq dI BfvyN rulI hoeI hY pr rUp Ausdf awj vI zlkF mfrdf hY. jfxoN asIN dohvyN hI rMg, nsl, jfq aqy pfq aqy AUc-nIc dy sfry ivqkiraF qoN AuWqy AuWT ky, iewk dUjy nUM idloN rUh dI gihrfeI qwk ipafr krdy hF. asIN awj qwk iewk dUjy dy kdy aYb nhIN vyKy, bws iewk dUjy dI isPLq aqy gux hI mfxy hn. Auh sLyr dI bwcI vI myry vFg sfrf kuJ guaf ky, iehnF hflfqF ivwcoN ivcr rhI hY. Auh vI myry nfl hux sfry nsLy pwqy kr lYNdI hY. pr hY bVI dlyr. kdy kdy do iqMn hfVy lf ky bVkF mfr ky kihMdI hY- “prHF ht jf ksLmIiraf----sfnUM qF jo iehnF kmIinaF ny luwtxf sI luwt ilaf, hux sfzI vfrI hY--- hux afpF luwtFgy iehnF nUM---Xfrf igx-igx ky bdly lYxy ny.” iewk idn asIN dohvyN mfl smyq spYsLl cYikMg vfilaF dy kfbU af gey. mYN ies nUM Bwj jfx leI ikhf qy sfrf ieljLfm afpxy ‘qy lY ilaf. pr ieh myry nfl hI KVHI rhI. pr PLyr kI sI, pulsIey vI iksy dy imwq huMdy ny? myrIaF awKF awgy donF ispfhIaF aqy hfrmI hOldfr ny vfrI-vfrI myrI PLwqo dI iewjLq luwt leI—ijvyN hwzf roVI ‘qy pfgl kuwqy muPLq df murdfr KFdy hox! mYN awgoN aOKf ho ky boilaf qF iewk pulsIey ny mYnUM rUM vFg ipMj idwqf, dUjf kihMdf lfh ies kuwqy dy vI kwpVy aqy bxf lvo iesdf vI mor.
PLyr iewk ispfhI ny mYnUM vI kfxf kIqf. jdoN kort ivwc pysL hoey qF mYN bQyrf cIiKLaf ik sfzy qy ieh sfry JUTy kys pfey gey hn. nfly iehnF iqMnF ny vfrI-vfrI sfzI iewjLq vI luwtI hY. jfxoN JUTy vkIl, PLrjLI gvfhF aqy inrmohy jwjF dy rfj ivwc lfvfirs gLrIbF nUM kdoN iensfPL imldf hY. mYnUM cfr sfl aqy ivcfrI PLwqo nUM do sfl kYd ho geI. awgoN jylH ivwc ies kohV df ikhVf koeI aMq hY. ieh kohV qF ajyhy nrk ivwc kuJ ijLafdf hI byKLOPL PLYldf hY. gLrIb lfvfirs kYdIaF dI kfhdI jUn, rojL krVf qsLwdd, nvyN qoN nvyN JUTy kys- jhflq, nmosLI, DwkysLfhI, lfcfrI aqy inwq dI KwjlKuafrI . gwl kI kuwt kuwt ky kwlf kwlHf joV ihlf idMdy ny. bfkI dI sfrI ijLMdgI leI nkfrf aqy apfhj bxf idMdy ny- hux qF ies nrk ivwc gl gl qfeIN Dsy pey hF. hux hor ajyhy dfgLI bMidaF nUM koeI Jwldf vI nhIN. muV muV ky iksmq dI lfcfrI aqy BuwK iesy kmIny dy dr ‘qy ilaf KLlHfrdI hY. hux ‘qy jIa krdf hY, jy ikqoN aslf sxy golIaF dy ipsqOl iml jfvy, BfvyN iewk idn leI hI shI, iehnF sfry hrfmjLfidaF nUM iewk-iewk kr ky BuMn idaF- BfvyN mgroN PLfhy ikEN nf cVH jfvF. mYnUM koeI ihrKL qF nhIN rhUgf. aqy PLyr afpxI jIvn lIlf df afpxy hwQIN aMq kr idaF. pr PLwqo kihMdI hY ik sLIiraf Cwz hux KihVf bdilaF df. ieh qF Es zfhzy rwb df kMm hY. cwl ikqy dUr ies nrk qoN inkl cwlIey. afpF ruwKI suwkI awDI hI Kf lFgy. muwZ qoN ijLMdgI dI sLurUafq krFgy.”
“sLIiraf qyrI PLwqo TIk hI qF kihMdI hY. Xfr hfly hI zuwlHy byrF df kuJ nhIN ivgiVaf. sLIry Xfr awj kr myry nfl vfadf ik qUM afpxI PLwqo dI gwl mMnyNgf. qusF donF ny agly hPLqy myry nfl sonIpq cwlxf hY. EQy asIN sfry muMzy rl ky quhfnUM iewk Cotf ijhf cfh pfxI df KoKf KolH idaFgy. bws jy Auh idn nhIN rhy qF ieh idn vI nhIN rihxgy. mYN agly aYqvfr nUM iesy gwzI ivwc 12 vjy dy krIb qyry kol puwj jfvFgf. bws qusIN iqafr rihxf---afpF iqMno kwTy sonIpq cwlFgy. mYN itktF ipwCoN hI lY ky afvFgf, qusIN ikrfey dI iPLkr nf krnf.”
sLIrf bhuq hI Bfvuk ijhf ho igaf. AusdIaF BuwbF inkl geIaF. roNdy roNdy kihx lwgf, “kfsL ibwly myrI mF vI qyrI mF vrgI mF vrgI huMdI. qF mYnUM ieh idn nf dyKxf pYNdf.” “hF sLIiraf qyry mF-ipE dI qYnUM koeI AuWG-suwG hY ik nhIN?” “myry kmilaf Xfrf jdoN bdnsIbIaF aFdIaF ny qF sfry twbr nUM lY ky afAuNdIaF ny. mF qF do ku sfl bfad myry Jory ivwc mr geI. aqy bfpU jI nUM sLrIky vfilaF ny jLmIn dy lflc ivwc DoKy nfl mrvf idwqf. sLfied iesy leI qF hr pfisEN burI qrHF nfl tuwt igaf hF.” mYN afpxy Jwgy nfl Ausdy awQrU pUMJidaF ikhf, “sLIiraf kihMdy ny zuwbdy nUM qF iqnky df shfrf lwgdf hY---qyrI PLwqo qF qyry nfl hY, mYN qyry nfl hF,bws hONslf rwK.” “awCf ibwly Xfr agly aYqvfr nUM iesy gwzI qy ies plytPLfrm qy mYN qy PLwqo qyrf bysbrI nfl ieMqjLfr krFgy.” kihMdf kihMdf Auh cwldI gwzI qoN hI AuWqr ky---- dUjy pfsy nUM PLgvfVy qoN luiDafxy jFdI gwzI ivwc nwT ky Auh cVH igaf.
ijMnI qyjLI nfl AusdI gwzI myrIaF awKF qoN alop ho rhI sI, EnI hI qyjLI nfl sfzIaF purfxIaF XfdF Ausdy ipwCy-ipwCy dOV rhIaF sn. awj qoN lgBg 6-7 sfl pihlF kI sLIry dI TfT-bfT huMdI sI. KFdy-pINdy Gr df ieklOqf lfzlf puwqr, iesdI mF iesdy sfhF nfl jINdI sI. hwQIN iesdy mUMh ivwc lfz nfl burkIaF pfAuNdI sI. Gr ivwc nOkr awgy ipwCy, sfihb-Cotf sfihb krdy nhIN sn Qwkdy. vDIaf Doqy iesqRI kIqy rojL kwpVy pfAux nUM imldy. pr awj qn dy PLty-purfxy aqy bo mfrdy mYly kucYly kwpVy ijhVy psIny aqy mYl krky qn nfl hI icMbVy pey ny.
sLfied Aus kol dUjf joVf hI nf hovy, jo ieh lfh ky Do sky. kdy ilsL ilsL krdy pfilsL kIqy bUt, pr awj pYrF dIaF ibafeIaF pftIaF peIaF ny- vDy hoey nONh mYl nfl Bry pey ny. pYrF ivwc isrPL tuwtI kYNcI rbV dI cwpl hY. kdy GVy ‘coN hwQIN kwZ ky pfxI nhIN sI pfieaf, nf kdy Kfx vfly tybl dy awigEN jUTy BFzy cuwky sn. awj AuhI ivcfrf lokF dy jUTy BFzy mFj irhf hY. kdy dfl sbjLI suafd nf lwgxI qF sxy sbjLI QflI vgfh mfrnI. awj sLfied kdy do vyly dI rwjvIN rotI vI nsIb nhIN huMdI hoxIN. keI rfqF ivcfrf BuwKf hI sONdf hoxf ey. DMn Ausdf isdk jo ies hfl qy vI jIa irhf hY. hfey kI hsLr hoieaf iewk mfsUm ijLMdgI df. jy ikqy mYN vI iesdI sMgq ivwc rihMdf, qF myrf vI iehI hfl hoxf sI. ieh soc ky jfxoN mYN Dur aMdr qIk kMb igaf hovF. mYnUM TMzIaF qRylIaF af geIaF hox. mYN AuWcI-AuWcI bysuDI ivwc buVbuVfAux lwgf- “nhIN nhIN” bws iehnF hI socF dy qfxy - bfxy ivwc mYN AuliJaf, pqf nhIN kdoN jlMDr CfAuxI dy stysLn ‘qy gwzI ivwcoN AuWqiraf aqy kdoN hOlI-hOlI qurdf-qurdf mYN afpxy Gr df kuMzf jf KVkfieaf. rwb vwloN awgoN mF ny hI kuMzf KoHilaf. bws PLyr kI sI, iewk inwky ijhy bfl vFg BuwbF mfr ky mYN afpxI aMmVI nUM icMbV igaf. ijMnI dyr qwk mF nUM icMbiVaf irhf, mYN zuskdf hI irhf. qy rwj ky aMmVI dI mmqf df inwG mfixaf. PLyr vfrI-vfrI bfkI dy sfry twbr nUM inwG aqy cfa nfl imilaf. qy iPLr idl hI idl ivwc sB df sLukrgujLfr hoieaf ik awj mYN quhfzy sB dy sdky hI bicaf iPLrdf hF. nhIN qF mYN vI ikDry ksLmIr vFg rul-KLp jfxf sI. aqy nfl hI afpxy afp dy nfl iewk vfadf vI kIqf ik hux iksy vI qrHF ies Gor inrfsqf ivcwoN inklxf hY- aqy iehnF sfiraF dIaF afsF ‘qy pUrf AuWqrnf hY.
hux ivwco-ivwc mYN sLIry nUM iml ky , Aus leI koeI nf koeI jugfV iPLwt krnf hY. iksy nf iksy qrHF AuhnF dohvF nUM nrk ivwcoN kwZxf hY. hOlI-hOlI mYN afny-bhfny sfiraF jIaF koloN kuJ pYsy mFT-mFT ky iekwTy kr irhf sI. mYN iewk do vwzIaF BYxF dy purfxy sUt, aqy kuJ afpxy purfxy kwpVy iekwTy kr ky afpxy bYgL ivwc itkfeI jFdf. afpxI qfx muqfibk afpxf pUrf vfh lf irhf sI.
afiKLr imwQy idn mYN sB BYx-BrfvF nUM iml ky- mfqf-ipqf qoN ivdf lY ky, bVy hI AuqsLfh nfl vfips muiVaf. pihlF sonIpq dIaF iqMn itktF leIaF, PLyr EhI gwzI PVHI, ijhVI ivwc ksLmIr aqy PLwqo nfl awgy jfx df pRogrfm AulIikaf sI. gwzI luiDafxy stysLn qy rukI---bVI bysbrI nfl myrIaF awKF AuhnF dohvF df rfh qwk rhIaF sn. kuJ dyr AuzIkx qoN bfad mYN nfl dy XfqrI nUM afpxI sIt dI ingrfnI krn dI gujLfirsL kr ky , afp AuhnF nUM lwBx qur ipaf. afiKLr hfr ky mYN iksy cfh vfly muMzy nUM rok ky, ksLmIr cfh vfly muMzy bfry puwiCaf—“kI qUM AusnUM ikqy dyiKaf hY?” awgoN Es muMzy ny ikhf , “Auyh sLIrf jo Tykydfr hIrf lfl kol kMm krdf sI. kI dwsF srdfr jI, Auh ivcfrf krmF mfiraf qF kwl rfq hI gwzI Qwly af ky mr igaf- lfsL burI qrHF nfl drVI geI ey- iqMn nMbr plytPLfrm ‘qy lfsL peI ey.” ipwCoN cfh vflf cIikaf- qy kihMdf kihMdf afpxf iCwkU lY ky Auh cfh vycx ivwc ruwJ igaf. mYN af dyiKaf nf qf, ivwcoN hI lfeInF twp ky, awbVvfhy-lfsL kol phuMc igaf. KLUn nfl lwQpwQ lfsL keIaF QfvF qoN burI qrHF drVI aqy vwZI tuwkI geI sI. sLfied hI koeI aMg sfbqf bicaf hovy. Aus dy gfVHy grm KLUn dIaF DrflF vg ky PLrsL ‘qy hI jMm cuwkIaF sn. mwKIaF QF-QF iBxk rhIaF sn. AuWqy iewk mYlI ijhI cuMnI---sLfied PLwqo ny pfeI sI. lfsL kol jfxoN iewk AuWjVI ijhI, mYly-kucYly kwpVy, KuwQy ijhy vflF vflI iewk sFvlI ijhI kuVI AuWcI-AuWcI vYx pf rhI sI. kdy lfsL nUM icMbV jFdI, kdy PLyr duhwQVy mfr ky kIrny pfAux lwg pYNdI- “mYnUM vI vYrIaf nfl hI lY jFdf---mYN qyry ibnF kwlHI kI krUM—kwlHI kMDF ivwc twkrF mfr ky mr jfAUNgI.” kuJ XfqrIaF dIaF awKF syjl ho geIaF, qy kuJ iewk ny qF pYsy vI lfsL ‘qy cVHf idwqy. pr kuJ kTor idl qmfsLbInF ny qnjL vI kwsy. “sflI hrfmjLfdI rMzI Xfr leI zrfmf kr rhI hY. sB pYsy iekwTy krn df ZkvMj hY.” eyny nUM mYN vI jf ky bONdly ijhy ny sLIry nUM jwPLI pfeI, “AuWT myry sLIiraf Xfrf, awj mYN qF quhfnUM dohvF nUM lYx afieaf sI. qUM qF ikqy hor hI qur igaf eyN. hfey iewk mOkf qF idMdf afpxy bcpn dy Xfr nUM---.” eyny nUM Auh kuVI mYnUM ‘vIr jI’ kih ky, myry gl lwg ky AuWcI-AuWcI rox lwg peI. Aus zuskidaF ikhf- “vIr jI quhzf Xfr rojL quhfnUM bVI bysbrI nfl AuzIkdf sI, qy kihMdf sI—dyKIN PLwqo afpF dohvF nUM ies nrk ivwcoN kwZx leI, myrf bcpn df Xfr ibwlf PLirsLqf bx ky af irhf hY. hux afpF muwZoN nvIN ijLMdgI sLurU krFgy. iewk nvIN nkor slyt qy, muwZ qoN---k---K---g—qoN. pr vIiraf hoxI ny pihlF hI afpxf kihr vrqf idwqf.” mYN AusnUM idlfsf dyx dI koisLsL kIqI- ik bIbf hux qUM hONslf rwK. afpF sLIry dI lfsL df inrfdr nhIN hox dyxf---pUry siqkfr nfl iesdf aMiqm sMskfr krvfvFgy. “---hF vIr jI mYN vI iehI cfhuMdI hF.”
eyny nUM do ispfhI, iewk hOldfr, nfl do iqMn rylvy krmcfrI sPLfeI vfly, iewk lohy df KLUn nfl ilwbiVaf ijhf strycr lY ky af gey- “clo pry ht jfE sfry lfsL cuwkxI eyN. CyqI kro CyqI cuwko sfry gMdgI PLYl rhI hY---lfsL bo mfr rhI hY---kwl rfq dI lfvfirs lfsL peI hY---hfly qfeIN clear ikEN nhIN kIqI---PLtf PLt kro---do iqMn sPLfeI vfly lf ky, gMdf platform Do ky cMgI qrHF PLnYl pf idE—qF ik boa nf afvy.”
mYN qy PLwqo ny awgy vD ky rokxf cfihaf qF sfnUM dohF nUM Dwky mfr ky prHF suwt idwqf---hOldfr ny bVI hI byrihm aqy kVkvIN afvfjL ivwc sfnUM vrijaf- “cuwpcfp prHy ht ky KVHy rho. aYvyN srkfrI kMmF ivwc dKLl aMdfjLI nhIN krIdI. Eey muMizaf kI lgdf hY ieh qyrf?” “ jI myrf bcpn df Xfr hY.” PLyr mYnUM jLrf prHF iljf ky mYnUM smJfAux lwgf- “dyK Eey kfkf, mYnUM qUM iksy sLrIPL Gr df muMzf lwgdf eyN. ies leI myrI rfey ivwc qUM iksy vI Jmyly ivwc nf pY, cuwp cfp iewQoN qurdf bx, dyKIN ikqy qYnUM lYxy dy dyxy nf pY jfx. ies nUM koeI irsLqy dosqI df nfm nF dy. bws iek gumnfm lfvfirs lfsL hI rihx dy. iesy ivwc hI sfiraF df Blf hY----qyrf vI qy sfzf vI---aqy ies lfsL df vI.”
“hux ies dy rfjL ies dy nfl hI muwk gey--- mYN nhIN cfhuMdf ik qMU aYvyN lMby KljgxF ivwc pvyN----qyrf kI iKLafl ey---lfsL vfrsF nUM sihjy hI iml jFdI ey. sO QF kfnUMnI KLfnfpUrqIaF--- QF QF qy irsLvqF---AuWqoN lfsL dI Kwjl-KuafrI vwK---nfly qyrf ikhVf koeI skf sMbMDI hY---qUM qF ikqy pVHdf hoxf eyN----jf kfkf afpxI pVHfeI kr----nhIN qF sfnUM dUjf qrIkf vI afAuNdf ey smJfAux df.” pihlF qF mYN kuJ iQVikaf. pr ihMmq krky agFh viDaf aqy isroN lfh ky afpxI pwg nfl Aus lfvfirs lfsL nUM pUrI qrHF Zwk idwqf. eyny nUM iewk dUjy inrdeI awKV krmcfrI ny ivcfrI PLwqo jo burI qrHF---lfsL nfl icMbVI hoeI sI, lfsL nfloN lfh ky prHF GsIt ky lY igaf aqy prHy PLrsL qy PLwqo nUM ptkf mfiraf. jfxoN Auh bONdl geI hovy—PLrsL qy bysuwD EvyN peI rhI. PLyr mYN PLwqo nUM pUrI apxwq aqy qfx nfl pkV ilaf aqy ikhf- “PLwqo kmlI nf bx. iehnF ksfeIaF kol koeI idl, dieaf, afqmf nF dI cIjL nhIN.”
PLwqo kuJ dyr qF myrI CfqI nfl lwg ky bwicaF vFg, AuWcI-AuWcI roNdI rhI. vYx pfAuNdI rhI— “hfey ies nUM lY ky nf jfE---mYnUM ikEN nhIN iesdy nfl jfx idMdy?”
jd nUM ryVHy qy peI lfsL nUM dUjy pfsy iewk nMbr dy plytPLfrm qy iljf cuwky sn- pqf nhIN Es ivwc eynI qfkq ikwQoN af cuwkI sI. mYnUM iekdm Dwkf mfr ky, PLwqo vfho-dfhI lfsL mgr BwjI. myry sMBflidaF-sMBflidaF Ausny dohvF plytPLfrmF ivcly trYkF ‘qy Cfl mfr idwqI aqy lfienF pfr krn lwgI. eyny nUM pqf nhIN ikDroN sLMnitMg krdf kwlHf ieMjx Aus ivcfrI dI mOq bx ky kdoN aqy ikwQoN af igaf. plF ivwc ivcfrI PLwqo df kImf bxf ky rwK idwqf. ivwc iewk moty awDKV ispfhI ny ikhf- “Tihro jLrf, lwgdy hwQ ies lfvfirs lfsL dI vfirs lfsL nUM vI cwuk ky lY cwlo.”
mYN buwq bixaf ies zfhzI hoxI df qmfsLf dyKdf irhf. ieh plF iCxF ivwc kI df kI ho igaf. Auh swcmuwc hI dohvyN ies nrk dI jLwd ivwcoN inkl ky bhuq dUr jf cuwky sn. jfxoN AuhnF dy duwKF df mOq rfxI ny aMq kr idwqf sI.
mYN pCqfvy aqy nmosLI aqy XfdF BrI pMz afpxy nMgy isr ‘qy cuwk ky EvyN hI afpxy Gr jlMDr af igaf---Auh pMz awj qIk nhIN lwQI---nf hI jINdy jIa kdy lfhFgf---afmIn!
asIN afDuink swiBaf vrg dy lok bVy cfqr hF. asIN dosqI, ivKfvy vflI EprI ijhI--- PLrybI ckfcONd vflI ijLMdgI jI rhy hF. asIN sfry bVy guwJy bysLrmF vFg iewk dUjy nUM vrq rhy hF. ijMny sfzy ilbfs aqy ichry ickny copVy hn, Enf hI sfzy Dur aMdr qIk hnyrf, eIrKf, icwkV aqy gMd Biraf hoieaf hY. asIN iksy nUM PLryb dyx lwigaF jLrf nhIN ikrkdy. asIN iksy dI cfplUsI kridaF rqf nhIN sMgdy. pr asIN iksy nUM ipafr aqy siqkfr dyx lwigaF pUry kfrobfrI bx jFdy hF.
sfzI hr sFJ svfrQI aqy mwkfrI hY. asIN kdy vI iksy nfl inrpwK aqy inrml nhIN ho skdy--- ies dy Ault ieh dohvyN BfvyN qn dy ql qoN dfgLI sI. gMdy, glIjL, mYly-kucYly ilbfs ivwc ilpt ky, inwGry jIvn ql ‘qy jI rhy sn.
pr iehnF df ipafr Enf hI zUMGf aqy pfk pivwqr sI, jo afqmf dy Dur aMdr qIk ricaf hoieaf sI. aijhf ipafr kdy mrdf nhIN. nf hI koeI mOq kdy ajyhy ipafr nUM alwg kr skdI hY. aijhy aimwt ipafr ivwc iewk-dUjy leI aMqF df ivsLvfs huMdf hY. kdy eIrKf, dvysL aqy sLwk dI koeI guMjfiesL nhIN huMdI. BfvyN kdI ies sLwk dy syk qoN iewk swc dI mUrq sIqf mF sqXug ivwc vI nhIN bc skI sI.