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mogf sLihr dy zI aYm kflj `c pVHidaF BfvyN mYnUM hux ZfeI-iqMn mhIny ho gey sn pr sLihrI muMizaF dIaF gUVHy rMgF vflLIaF krIjLdfr pYNtF-sLrtF aqy iqwKI cuMJ vflLIaF pwgF dIaF sfhmixEN afAuNdIaF KVmsq ZfxIaF dyKidaF hI, mYnUM jfpdf ik hr rojL, nvyN-qoN-nvyN kwpVy pihnx vflLy ieh muMzy ijvyN myry, hr-rojL pihny-jFdy, iewko hI kuVqy-pjfmy AuWpr hws rhy hox. ZfxIaF nUM dyKidaF hI mYN zrI hoeI gflHV vFgUM afsy-pfsy Jfkdf-Jfkdf, jF qF ibnf-vjHf hI moZy sMgoVdf hoieaf, swjy-Kwby vflLy iksy kmry `c isr Gusoa dyNdf aqy jF iPLr pYr ijhy mlLidaF, ipwCy vwl nUM muV jFdf. klfsF KLqm huMdIaF qF kYNntIn dy sfhmixEN dI gujLrnf pYNdf sI: Aus dy drvfjLy `coN bfhr nUM Prfty mfrdI ‘ikaF-ikaF; ikaF-ikaF’ qy ‘hI-hI, hI-hI; hf-hf, hf-hf’ suxidaF hI myry pYr lfiebryrI vwl nUM vg jFdy. ivhly pIrIaz dOrfn mYN sfeIkl-stYNz dy sfhmxy vflLy lfan dy iksy cuwp-cF KUMjy `c bYT ky blbIr nUM AuzIkdf rihMdf.
iewk idn, dupihry ijhy, sfeIkl stYNz dy sfhmxy KloiqaF, prly KUMjy jf ky Gfh AuWpr bYTx dI qFG `c, mYN lfan dI lwk-lwk AuWcI kMD vwl njLr mfrI qF EQy Kloqy muskVI-ichiraF vflLy iqMn muMzy, myry vwlIN Jfkdy idsy. swjy hwQF `c pkVIaF ikqfbF-kfpIaF, AunHF ny, afpxIaF kÜfeIaF aqy vwKIaF dy ivckfr kIqIaF hoeIaF sn. kdy kflj dy gyt vwlIN qy kdy myn iblizMg vwlIN aqy kdy lfan vwlIN dyKidaF, mYN do-iqMn vfrI AunHF `qy cor-njLrF suwtIaF. AunHF dIaF myry AuWpr lgfqfr syDIaF ingfhF nflL mYN rqf ku cOks ijhf ho igaf. AunHF dy ichiraF dy sLrfrqIpx qoN Auprfm ijhf ho ky mYN AuQoN iKskxf hI cMgf smiJaf, pr kflj dI myn iblizMg vwl nUM do ku pulFGF mYN ijAuN hI puwtIaF, AunHF muMizaF ny mYnUM sfhmxy ho ky rok ilaf.
-kI hfl aY, bfeI isaHF? AunHF `coN, vzyrI Aumr vflLy ny afpxy Kwby Brvwty nUM vfr-vfr AuqFh vwl nUM tpfAuNidaF puwiCaf. dUsiraF ny kfpIaF-ikqfbF bgLlF `c tuMg ky, bfhF afpxIaF CfqIaF AuWpr iekwTIaF kr leIaF.
mYN AunHF dIaF GsmYlLIaF pwgF `qy njLr mfrI; qy AunHF dIaF AuGV-duGVy ruKL kuqrIaF dfVHIaF nUM piVHaf. qFby dI Bfa mfrdI AunHF dy mwiQaF AuWprlI kflLoN qoN, aqy AunHF dIaF islvtI kmIËF dI mfsUmIaq qoN mYN aMdfjL ilaf sI ik ieh muMzy vI myry vFgUM hI sfeIklF dIaF rojLfnf vftF dy pFDI sn. AunHF dy svfl ivcly ‘bfeI isaHF’ ny qF AunHF dy pyNzU hox AuWpr pwkI mohr hI jV idwqI.
-TIaak af, bfeI, AunHF dy acfnk svfl mgroN, myry ichry AuWpr zUMGx lwgI Gbrfht nUM CupfAuNidaF, mYN lmkvIN sur `c boilaf.
-pRYWp `c aYN qUM bfeI ik iksy hor klfs `c?
-h[[[h[[[ hF, mYN ibnf-isr-ihlfieaF afpxy zyilaF nUM swjy-Kwby GuMmfieaf. –pRYWp `c eI aF!
-ipCly hPLqy qyrf ‘imrjf’ suuixaF sI styj `qy, iqMnF `coN aglf, afpxIaF krcIaf-muwCF AuWqy afpxIaF AuNglLF nUM ryqI vFg GsfAuNdf hoieaf boilaf. -EdyN pqf lwigaf veI ‘akvfl’ isEHN qyrf eI nFa aY.
-gfxy cMgy gfAunYN bfeI ‘afCkI-mCUkI’ dy! qIjy ny BrvwitaF df quxkf AuWpr nUM mfridaF afpxy buwlH Prkfey.
mYN ssqf ijaHf muskRfieaf aqy jvfbI-aMdfjL ivwc afpxy Brvwty AuWpr vwl nUM iKcidaF, AuQoN iKskx leI ahuilLaf.
-rukIN mfVf ijaHf, bfeI, pihly ny afpxI bFh myry sfhmxy vwl nUM vDfa idwqI. –kfhlLIaF kfhnUM krI jfnY!
mYN qRBk ky ipCFh hitaf qF dUjf boilaf, –koeI ‘hrakvfl igwl’ vI hYgY Blf pRYp `c?
-hriekbfaal? mYN afpxIaF BvF aMdr vwl nUM srkfeIaF. –sfzy sYksLn `c qF hY nI koeI hriekbfl[[[ AUN pRYp dy pMj, Cy sYksLn aYN; Auh iksy hor `c Èfied hovy.
iqMnF dIaF njLrF cMd ku sikMtF leI iewk-dUjI nflL bgLlgIr hoeIaF, qy Pyr AuhnF dIaF sLrfrq-BrIaF awKF myry vwl nUM GuMm geIaF.
-asl `c qYnUM eI lBdy iPrdy aYN asIN, keI hPLiqaF dy, akvfl isaHF! pihly ny afpxy buwlHF nUM ksidaF afpxIaF sMgoVIaF hoeIaF awKF myrIaF BvF ivckfr gwz idwqIaF.
-awCf? mYN afpxy moZy kMnF vwl nUM agfsy. –ikAuN[[[ kI gwl hogI?
iqMnyN Pyr iewk-dUjy vwl Jfkx lwgy.
myry ijgr ivwc hlkI ijhI PVPVftH PutidaF hI, mYN afpxI jIB nUM afpxy bwulHF dI prkrmf krn lf idwqf.
-qUM qF, ‘jfr’, zOr-BOr eI ho igaY! krc-muwCf myrIaF awKF ivcly sihm nUM BFpidaF boilaf. –gwl koeI zrn vflLI nI, mwlf!
–asIN qF qyry nflL icwTIaF dI gwl krnI sI; pihly ny, afpxI AuNglL sfeIkl stYNz dy bfhr kMD nflL jVy, Aus lYtr-bfks vwl syD idwqI ijhVf zyZ-ku Puwt AuWcf aqy do-ku Puwt cOVf sI. Aus dIaF, cwpf-ku motIaF, bfhr-vwl nUM AuWBrIaF cugfTF nflL juiVaf, akihrf bUhf, lohy dIaF qfrF nflL isrjI, vflIbfl dy nYWt vFg ivrlI jflLI nflL, Biraf hoieaf sI ijs ivwcoN, bfks dy aMdr KloqIaF icwTIaF nUM sfPL dyiKaf jf skdf sI.
-af qYnUM jlvf idKfeIey, pihly ny mYnUM lYtrbfks vwl vDx df iesLfrf kr idwqf.
krc-muwCy ny lYtrbfks `coN iewk ilPLPLf AuTfieaf qy myry vwlIN vDfa idwqf.
-pVH aYhnUM, qy lY ‘njfry’!
aMgryjLI `c motI inwb nflL ilKy, mot-awKry isrnfvyN nUM mYN sikMtF `c hI pVH igaf: hriekbfl isMG igwl, pRYWp klfs, zI aYm kflj mogf.
isrnfvF pVHn qoN bfad, hyTly buwlH nUM tukidaF, mYN afpxIaF njLrF iqMnF vwl AuTfeIaF. myrIaF AuQl-puQl awKF aqy lgfqfr hyTF-AuWpr ihwl rhy BrvwitaF nUM dyK ky muskrfa rhy iqMnF `coN pihly ny, afpxIaF ikqfbF nUM nflL Kloqy sfeIkl dI kfTI `qy Diraf aqy afpxy hwQ afpxIaF ZfkF `qy itkfa ley.
-ie[[[ ie[[[ ieh kI aY? icwTI nUM AunHF vwl nUM vDfAuNidaF mYN QQlfieaf.
-ieh qyrI icwTI aY, mwlf, qyaarI! Zfk-hwQf rgVvIN sur `c boilaf.
-myarI? mYN afpxf isr swjy-Kwby Pyiraf. –nf beI nf! ieh iksy hor dI aY, mwlo! myrf nF qF iekbfl aY iekbfl; ieh ‘hriekbfl’ koeI hor hoxY!
-Auey neHIN ‘jfr’, Zfk-hwQf afpxy isr nUM jLor nflL Jtk ky boilaf. –asIN pRYWp dIaF sfrIaF klfsF `c pqf kr ilaY: nf koeI ‘hrakvfl’ hY iksy `c qy nf hI `kwlf ‘akvfl’[[[ asl `c afpxy sfry kflj `c ‘hrakvfl’ nF df hor koeI muMzf hY eI nI. sfrI pRYWp `c isrPL qUM eIN iewko-iewko ‘akvfl’ aYN.
-nflLy sfry kflj `c gfxy gfAux vflLf ‘akvfl’ qYQoN ibnf hor dws hY ikhVf? krc-muwCy ny isr ihlfieaf.
-awCf? mYN nIvIN pf ky isrnfvyN nUM dubfrf pVHn lwigaf.
-icwTI nUM qF, bfeI isaHF, pVHIN qUM Gr jf ky, Zfk-hwQf awKF Pulfa ky boilaf. -pihlF sfzI sux lf[[[ hY qF sfzI ieh mfVI gwl ijhVI qYnUM dwsx lwgy aF, pr mfVI-mUVI nUM hux qUM Cwz prHy[[[ afh koeI svf mhInf ho igaf, iewk-iewk, do-do icwTIaF afeI jFdIaF sI aYs lYtr-bfks `c hryk hPLqy iksy ‘hrakvfl’ dy ‘azirws’ `qy[[[ pr eynHF nUM ckdf koeI nI sI! mYN hr roj afAunF qFG nflL myry mfmy dy muMzy dIaF icwTIaF dyKx[[[ Auh rihMdY idwlI; Auh EQoN mYnUM icwTIaF pfAuNdY hPLqy dIaF do-do[[[ afh iqMnF-chuM ku hPLiqaF `c jdoN lYtr-bfks `c ‘hrakvfl’ ‘hrakvfl’ ho gI, qy icwTIaF df ho igaf `kwTf Qwbf, qF mYN ‘ipsLly’ hPLqy iewk idn sfrIaF nUM cwk ky lY igaf afvdy kmry `c[[[ asIN iqMnF jixaF ny KolH lIaF, veI dyKIey qF shI afh ikhVY aYzf isdkvfn ijhVf icwTIaF ilKxo htdf eI nI.
hux bfkI dy donoN kdy myry vwlIN qy kdy iewk-dUjy vwlIN dyK-dyK ky AuWcI-AuWcI ‘hI-hI, hI-hI’ krn lwg pey.
myrI njLr dubfrf ilPLfPLy Auqly isrnfvyN `qy jMm geI. kuJ plF bfad hI mYN vfr-vfr imcdIaF-KulHdIaF afpxIaF awKF nUM isrnfvyN qoN AuTfa ky Auhnf iqMnF vwl GuMmfieaf.
-jdoN pVHn lwgy icwTIaF pihlI qoN ‘CurU’ kr ky, krc-muwCf afpxy buwlHF dI tUtI bxfAuNidaF boilaf. -sflLf ‘imrjy-sYhvF’ df icwTf eI KulHI jfvy.
mYN afpxy buwlHF nUM dMdF dy aMdr vwl iekwTy kridaF muskrfieaf.
-ipMz qF sfzf hY gY Drmkot qoN `gfhF diraf dI kfCV `c, dUsrf pihly nUM ktidaF bol AuWiTaf. -pr rihnyN aF asIN hfa pMj nMbr glLI `c; kmrf ilaf ivaf ikrfey `qy. cwl qYnUM bfkI dIaF icwTIaF vI dyeIey[[[
-pr[[[ m[[[ m[[[ mYN kI krnIaYN bfkI dIaF icwTIaF? mYN pihlI nUM AunHF vwlIN vDfAuNidaF boilaf. –ieAuN kro qusIN aYhnUM vI AunHF `c eI rlLf lo!
iqMnF dy mwiQaF `qy hrkq hoeI aqy AunHf dIaF njLrF iewk-dUjI nflL KLfmosL-gosLtI krn lwgIaF.
-Auey cwl qF shI, pqMdrf! iewk dm myry vwl JfkidaF, krc-mwuCf afpxy isr nUM Jtkf dy ky boilaf. –mok mfrI jfnY aYvyN; dusLmxI aYN koeI afpxI veI aMdr vfV ky kuwtx lwgjFgy qYnUM[[[ nf asIN qYnUM jfxIeyN, nf pCfxIeyN[[[
-vyK qF shI cwl ky; jdoN pVHyNgf QWbf icwTIaF df qF rfq nUM buVHk-buVHk ky AuWTyNgf mMjy `qoN! Zfk-hwQy dy mUMh `coN AuWc-surI `c ‘hI-hI, hI-hI’ dy AubflLy vwjx lwgy.
kmry `c phuMcidaF AunHF qoN pRfpq kIqy pMj-Cy ilPLfPLy mYN JolLy `c suwty, qy agly pIrIaz df bhfnf lf ky AuQoN iKsk afieaf.
sfeIkl nUM stYNz `c KilaHfr ky mYN JolLy smyq sfhmxy lfan dI prly pfsy vflLI nuwkr `c jf bYTf. afsy-pfsy `c jMmI sMpUrn cuwp-cF dyK ky, mYN kfhlLI-kfhlIL, kwlI-kwlI icwTI nUM ilPLfiPLaF qoN mukq krn lwgf. qIhry–chury kIqy kfgjLF nUM mYN Gfh `qy ivCfAuNdf qy swjy pMjy nUM suhfgy vFg kfgjL `qy itkfa ky awgy-ipwCy PyrI jFdf. iewk-iewk sPLy dIaF ienHF icwTIaF nUM iPr mYN qfrIKLvfr kr ilaf.
pihlI icwTI `c kuJ ies qrHF df iliKaf hoieaf sI: myrf nfm kuldIp kOr hY. mYN mogy dy grljL hfeI skUl ivwc dsvIN `c pVHdI hF. ieh skUl myn ‘vjfr’ ivc hY. ies df gyt bfg glLI dy sfhmxy hY. mYN ‘PLlfxy’ ipMz afpxy nfnky prvfr `c rihMdI hF qy AuQoN hr roj svyr vflLI tryn cVH ky mogy pVHn afAuNdI hF. myry mfmf jI aqy quhfzy Brf hrcrn isMG nflL, ipMz ‘bGyly’ dy skUl ivwc, pVHfAuNdy hn. pMdrF agsq nUM mfmf jI sfnUM afpxy skUl lY ky gey sI. EQy ‘aXfdI’ idn mnfieaf igaf. qusIN dovyN Brf {mYN qy rCpfl} vI EQy gfAux leI afey sI. quhfzf gfAux sux ky sfry lok bhuq KusL hoey. mYN vI quhfzy gfxy sux ky bhuq KusL hoeI. jdoN df mYN quhfnUM AuQy dyiKaf hY, Aus idn qoN hI myrf jIa nhIN lgdf. myrI suqf quhfzy vwl hI rihMdI hY. myrf quhfnUM imlx nUM bhuq idl krdf hY. jI krdf hY KMB lf ky quhfzy kolL af jfvF.
mYN hr roj skUl Kqm kr ky mogy rylvy stysLn `qy bYT jFdI hF aqy cfr vjy vflLI tryn cVH ky nfnky ipMz clI jFdI hF. rylL `c bYTI vI quhfzIaF XfdF ivwc zuwbI rihMdI hF. pqf hI nhIN lgdf kdoN mogy df stysLn lMGdf hY qy dUjf af jFdf hY. rfq nUM nINd nhIN afAuNdI. jy afAuNdI hY qF suPLny bws quhfzy hI afAuNdy hn.
afAux vflLy buwDvfr nUM mYN pUry ZfeI vjy stysLn AuWqy bYNc `qy bYTI quhfzI AuzIk krFgI, qusIN mYnUM imlx leI jrUr afAuxf. Aus vylLy stysLn `qy hor koeI nhIN huMdf ikAuNik ryl gwzI qF cfr vjy afAuNdI hY. bhuqy muMzy kuVIaF stysLn `qy sfZy iqMn ku vjy afAuNdy hn.
icwTI pVHidaF myry kMnF `coN BfPLF inklx lwgIaF. ÉUn ivwc bulbuly ijhy AuWClx lwgy, aqy nfsF dIaF gMnIaF Prkx lwgIaF.
aglI icwTI dI qfrIKL dsdI sI ik Auh agly hPLqy phMucI sI: Aus muqfibk Auh pihly buwDvfr mYnUM stysLn `qy AuzIkdI rhI; kdI AuhdIaF awKF itkt-ivMzoa vflLy pfsy nUM muVdIaF sn qy kdI myn bjLfr vflLy PftkF vflLy pfsy nUM. iliKaf sI ik Auh cfr vjy vflLI gwzI dy qurn qIk mYnUM AuzIkdI rhI. icwTI bMd krn qoN pihlF, Aus ny mYnUM agly buwDvfr ZfeI vjy stysLn `qy afAux dI pwkI qfkId kIqI hoeI sI.
EdUM agly hPLqy vflLI icwTI `c myry nf-afAux AuWpr inrfÈqf pRgt kIqI geI sI, qy agly buwDvfr leI jLrUr-br-jLrUr afAux df qrlf durfieaf hoieaf sI. eys qoN aglyrI `c iliKaf sI: mYN quhfnUM vfr-vfr AuzIkI jFdI hF; pr qusIN afAux df nF hI nhIN lYNdy. mYnUM smJ nhIN afAuNdI ik qusIN mYnUM imlx ikAuN nhIN afAuNdy. quhfzy leI ieh bhuq mfVI gwl hY. mYN qF idn-rfq quhfzy ‘vfry’ hI socdI rihMdI hF, pr qusIN myrI Borf vI prvfh nhIN krdy. jy kr iksy nUM koeI ipafr krdf hY qF agly nUM vI Aus df jvfb dyxf cfhIdf hY. eyny pwQr-idl nhIN hoxf cfhIdf. jy agly bwuDvfr qusIN nf afey qF mYN kdy vI dubfrf icwTI nhIN pfvFgI.
aglf vrkf cuwikaf: “[[[mYnUM nhIN pqf sI ik sohxf gfAux vfly lok idl dy eyny kTor huMdy ny[[[”
eys qoN bfad vflLI: “mYnUM smJ nhIN af rhI ik qusIN mYnUM imlx ikAuN nhIN afAuNdy; jy agly buwDvfr nf afey qF dyKdy jfieE kI bxdf hY. mYN gwzI hyT af ky mr jfxf hY.”
eys qoN bfad iksy `c qrly, iksy `c qlKLIaF, iksy `c imhxy, qy iksy `c DmkIaF.
qy aKLIrlI: “mYnUM lgdf hY ik qusIN myrIaF icwTIaF qoN guwsy ho gey ho. mfPI mMgdI hF. pr hux mYN quhfzI imMq krdI hF ik mYnUM afAuNdy bwuDvfr iewk vfr jrUr-br-jrUr imlo ikAuNik mYN quhfQoN ibnf bc hI nhIN skdI. idn-rfq qusIN myrIaF socF ivwc afeI jFdy ho. jfgdI hF qF quhfzf iKafl hI afeI jFdf hY, sONdI hF qF quhfzy hI supny afeI jFdy hn. svyr dI gwzI cVHn leI mn kfhlLf pYx lgdf hY. skUl ivc huMdI hF qF ikqfbF kfpIaF ivwc qusIN hI idsI jFdy ho. jI krdf rihMdf hY ik huxy do vwj jfx qy CuwtI ho jfvy qF ik mYN ZfeI vjdy nUM stysLn `qy phuMc jfvF. ‘plIj’, mYnUM iewk vfr jrUr imlo; ‘plIj’, ‘plIj’, ‘plIj’. Aus qoN bfad BfvyN kdy nf imilLE!
hfly mYN ienHF icwTIaF nUM hyTF-AuWpr hI kr irhf sF ik sfhmixEN kfhlLy-kdmIN qurdf blbIr af inwkilLaf.
-hfa kI vrky jeHy KolHI bYTYN Auey? Auh buwlH sMgoV ky boilaf. –ZyrI lfeI bYTYN jlybIaF dy KflI ‘lPfiPaF’ aFgUM!
-BlLk nUM Blf buwDvfr aY ik vIrvfr? mYN Aus dy svfl nUM axsuixaF kridaF puwiCaf.
-ikAuN tUxf krnY vIrvfr dI rfq nUM? bfhr-nUM-vDfey buwlHF nflL, myry sfhmxy Gfh AuWqy bYTx leI ahulLidaF blbIr Gurikaf. –BlLk nUM aY buwDvfr, qy prsoN nUM aYN qyry ipE afÜf vIrvfr!
lYtr-bfks dy sfhmxy vfpiraf, iqMn muMizaF vflLf qumfm ikwsf Aus dy sfhmxy AuglwCx qoN mgroN, mYN icwTIaF df Qwbf Aus vwl srkfa idwqf.
Gfh `qy bYT ky, icwTIaF nUM afpxy pMijaF nflL KwibEN-swijEN qy hyToN-AuWproN QfpV ky guxIeyN `c krn qoN mgroN, Auh kwlI-kwlI icwTI nUM ghu nflL pVHn lwgf: icwTIaF pVHidaF, kdy Aus dy buwlH tUtI ijhI bx jFdy, kdy Prkx lgdy, qy kdy kMnF vwl nUM vDx lwg jFdy. iksy-iksy sfh nUM suVHfkf ijhf mfr ky Auh aMdr nUM sUq lYNdf qy PLyr Aus nUM bhuqf eI lMmF kr ky Auh bjfjLI-aMdfjL ivwc Qfn vFgUM dUr qIkr ivCfa dyNdf. Aus dIaF sMgoVIaF hoeIaF awKF ibMdy-ibMdy iewk dm cOVIaF ho jFdIaF, qy ivwc-ivwc Auhdf mwQf aqy Brvwty aMdr vwl nUM iKwcy jFdy.
-sLrfrq aY, Auey ‘kvICr’ ikaf, sLrfrq AunHF iqMnF muMizaF dI, icwTIaF nUM BUkxy dI sLkl `c lpyt ky, myry vwl nUM vDfAuNidaF Auh gutikaf. -pwkI sLrfrq! sflLy qyrf PUl bxfAux nUM iPrdy aY! aYvyN nf Ps jIN eyhnf dy jflL `c btyry aFgUM!
‘ÌUl’ bxfAux vflLf nukqf suxidaF myry Brvwty AuWpr nUM AuWClLy, qy myrIaF nfsF dIaF golLfeIaF `c kIVIaF srkx lwgIaF. PulfeIaF awKF qy Guwt hoey bulHF nflL mYN afpxIaF ingfhF Aus dIaF awKF `c Auqfr idwqIaF.
-gwl qF qyrI TIk lgdI aY, mYN afpxy isr nUM hyTF-AuWpr kridaF boilaf. –pr[[[
-Auey ‘pr-pr’ idaf lgidaf, aYvyN nf stysLn awl nUM moVlIN afvdy tuwty jHy “sYkl” nUM! swjI muwTI nUM hQfAuVy vFg afpxy pwt `qy mfr ky, blbIr ny buwlHF nUM golLfeI `c kridaF hdfieq kIqI. -muqr-muqr JfkyNgf aflLy-duaflLy aYh icwTIaF aflLI nUM BflLdf-BflLdf, qy iCwqr Kf ky BwjyNgf stysLn qoN jy PUk `c af ky puwC bYiTaf iksyy bYNc `qy bYTI kwlI-`kihrI nUM veI icwTIaF qUM eI ilKdI huMnI aYN?
myry kwsy hoey buwlHF aqy sMgoVIaF hoeIaF awKF qoN myry aMdr dI ksLmksL nUM pVHidaF, blbIr afpxIaF qlLIaF nUM iewk-dUjI nflL GsfAux lwigaf.
-pUxI aFgUM vwt dyxgy aflLy-duaflLy aflLy musfPLr, Auh aPLImIaF dI sFg AuqfridaF nfkU avfjL `c boilaf.
mYN icwTIaF nUM JolLy aMdr Dwk idwqf.
-Auey PUl bxfAuxgy qyrf rwj ky, hux Auh afpxy mwQy nUM JurVfa ky boilaf. -nflLy zONzI ipwtxgy sfry kflj `c veI stysLn `qy afsLkI krdf iCwqr Kf bYTf! dyK lf Pyr kflj vVn qoN vI qRBkyNgf zry vy shy aFgUM.
-pr[[[ Xfr jy AunHF ny PUl bxfAuxf huMdf, mYN Gfh dy pwiqaF nUM AuNglLF dy AudflLy lpytidaF boilaf, -qF isrnfvyN `qy ‘iekbfl’ nUM ‘hriekbfl’ ikAuN ilKdy?
-ieh vI TIk aY, blbIr ny, afpxy mwQy dy pycF nUM iZlLkfAuNidaF afiKaf. –aYN kr Pyr, mwlf; jy dyKxYN ‘nXfrf’ qF buwD kMm suwD! mfr eI af Pyr gyVf stysLn `qy kwlH nUM! pr jfeIN afsf-pfsf qfV ky!
agly idn, myn bjLfr dy irkisLaF, sfeIklF, ryVHIaF aqy pYdlF nflL GsVidaF, afpxy sfeIkl dy bRyk mYN rylvy Pftk dI KwbI vwKI `c jf mfry. bRyk vjidaF hI sfeIkl Kwby pfsy nUM luVk igaf, qy myrf Kwbf pMjf sVk `qy jf itikaf. ies ny nflL hI myrI ipwT dIaF PfVIaF, kfTI qoN Kwby pfsy vwl nUM iZlLk geIaF.
Pftk qoN Kwby pfsy vwl, rylvy lfeInF dy nflL-nflL jy zyZ-do imMt leI qurIey, qF mogy dy rylvy stysLn dI AurlI bfhI `qy awpV jfeIdf sI. ies Pftk `qy KloiqaF jdoN mYN styÈn vwl nUM Jfikaf, qF myrI cmVI `qy lUeI kMzilafAux lwgI, qy sfhF `c qyjLI Grkx lwgI: -muV jF styÈn vwl nUM ik nf? myry mwQy `c afvfjLF gUMjx lwgIaF.
–kI lYxY pMigaF `c pY ky, mUrKLf! myry aMdr avwq AuWgx lwgy. –jy GridaF nUM pqf lwg igaf qF iCwqrF nflL isr kr dyxgy rVf! nflLy kI afKyNgf Aus ‘axdyKI’ nUM jy Auh vfikaf eI EQy hoeI? kuVI dyK ky qF Twky `c KloqI pTorI aFgUM kMbx lwg jfnYN!
pr agly plIN, myry sfeIkl df mUhrlf cwkf, hOlLI-hOlLI, rylvy stysLn vwl nUM muVn lwgf.
Pftk qoN stysLn qIk jFidaF, sfeIkl kdy Kwby nUM zoldf qy kdy swjy pfsy rylvy lfeIn vwl nUM muV jFdf. hyTF pYzlF `qy pwbF df dbfa vI peI jFdf, qy AuWproN myrIaF AuNglLF, hYNzl dy muwiTaF hyTlIaF brykF dIaF pqlIaF-pqlIaF ‘pwslLIaF’ nUM vI iKwcI-CwzI, iKwcI-CwzI jFdIaF.
plYtPLorm vwl nUM AuWBrdI, iewtdfr cVHfeI dy muwZ qoN kfPLI AurHF hI, myrf sfeIkl ‘KVHjUM-KVHjUM’ krn lwgf. mYN sfeIkl qoN AuWqiraf: Kwbf hwQ hYNzl dy muwTy AuWpr qy swjf kfTI dI igwcI `c! cVHfeI dy isKLr `qy awpiVaf, qF moty awKrF `c ilKy ‘mogf qihsIl’ vflLf, pIlLy rMg df Pwtf bfhF psfrI Kloqf sI. Pwty dI vwKI `c Klo ky mYN afsy-pfsy njLr dOVfeI: ‘inMbU-krfrI dflL’ vflLy CfbVIey aqy ‘pUrI-kcOrI’ vflLy ryVHIey, qy kyly-sMqry vycx vflLy hokybfjL: ieh sB, plYtPLorm `qoN gLfieb sn. ijwQoN qIk njLr jFdI sI, hry rMg dy GsmYlLy bYNc iblkul iekwly sn, aqy plYtPLrm dy awD qoN pfr, murMmqI kfimaF df iewk qMbU cuwp-cfp Kloqf sI.
plYtPLorm dy awD `c jf ky, mYN sfeIkl nUM Kwby pfsy vwl inwklLdy gyt ivcdI lMGfieaf, aqy roVHdf-roVHdf Aus nUM itkt-iKVkI dy sfhmxy vflLy ivsLfl sLYWz hyT lY igaf. sLYWz dI cuwp-cF hyTF, isrPL mYlLIaF-kucYÜIaF cmVIaF vflLy swq-awT mMgqy PLrsL AuWqy suwqy pey sn ijnHF dIaF arD-PtIaF kCxIaF aqy qUq dIaF tokrIaF vrgIaF pwslLIaF qy axhjfmqy mUMhF AuWqy iBxkdIaF mwKIaF nUM dyKidaF mYnUM DuVDuVIaF afAux lwgIaF: mYN socx lwgf jy ieh sfry AuWT ky myry AudflLy ho gey qF mYN kI krUM? PLyr myry mwQy `c ‘BUqF vflLy cObfry’ dIaF Auh qsvIrF GuMmx lwgIaF ijnHF `c lMbUqrIaF bUQIaF vflLy jmdUq, puwTy-ltkfey ‘pfpIaF’ dy iZwzF `c afpxy CYxIaF vrgy dMd KuBoa rhy sn. stysLn dy sfhmxy vflLy, dUr-qIk-PYly qFgf-irksLf stYNz dI suMnsfnqf `qy njLr pYNidaF hI myrf idl mYnUM plYtPLorm vwl iKwcx lwgf.
plYtPLorm dy swjy pfsy vflLy bYNc qF iewk-do imMt pihlF vFg hI KLflI sn, pr mYN soicaf kIaHY Auh mgroN af ky eyQy bYT geI hovy; ies leI mYN swjy pfsy vwlIN iewk srsrI njLr suwtI. agly plIN, myrIaF awKF Kwby pfsy vwl iKwcIaF geIaF: pMj ku KLflI bYNcF qoN prHy, rylvy lfeIn dy murMmqIaF df qMbU KVHf hox kfrn, plYtPLorm dy isKLr vflLy bYNc, myrI njLr qoN EJlL sn.
‘prilaF bYNcF `qy qF kI bYTxY Auhny!’ mYN afpxy-afp nUM sMboDn hoieaf. ‘jy Auh afeI huMdI qF Auhny Pftk vflLy pfsy hI iksy bYNc `qy bYTI hoxf sI!’
qMbU nUM mYN ijAuN hI pfr kIqf, qIjy ku bYNc AuWqy, isr AuWpr cuMnI EVI, bYTI iewk awlHV ijhI kuVI nUM dyKidaF, myrI CfqI `c KuwlHI hoeI CqrI iewk dm suMgV geI. myrI pgVI hyT mYnUM psIny dI Cwl AuWBrdI mihsUs hoeI.
plYtPLorm dy isry qIkr, bfkI sfry bYNc afpo-afpxI iekwlqf `c zuwby hoey sn.
‘eyhy eI aY!’ myrf aMdr boilaf.
mYN ruikaf; afsy-pfsy Jfikaf; qy AuWKV rhy afpxy sfhF nUM kfbU krn dI koisLÈ krn lwgf.
sfeIkl nUM sihjy-sihjy ryVHdf hoieaf, ijAuN-ijAuN mYN Aus vwl viDaf, myrIaF lwqF `coN hvf Kfrj hox lwgI. cor-njLry myry vwl dyKidaF hI Auh suMgV geI, aqy afpxI cuMnI nUM, kMnF kolLoN iKwc ky afpxIaF awKF dy nyVy krn AuprMq, Aus ny afpxIaF ingfhF nUM afpxy nwk AudflLy Auqfr ilaf.
jdoN mYN Aus dy iblkul nyVy awpV igaf qF myrIaF AuNglLF dI kMbxI nflL myrf sfeIkl zolx lwgf. mYN afpxI KwbI klfeI nUM afpxy mwQy `qy Gsfieaf, qF kmIjL df, klfeI AudflVf kwpVf psIny `c qr ho igaf. mYN socx lwgf ies nUM hux mYN afKF kI!
Ëubfn AuWpr iKMzr rhI kwlr nUM BFpidaF, iewk pl leI mYN soicaf ik sfeIkl nUM roVHdf-roVHdf awgy nUM inwklL jfvF. mYN Kwby hwQ nflL afpxI pgVI nUM toihaf qy agly hI pl, myry kMbdy hoey buwlHF `c sLbd PVPVfAux lwgy: k[[[ k[[[ kuldIp aY quhfzf n[[[ nfm?
myrI avfjL suxidaF hI, Aus dy pyt dy sfhmxy juV geIaF Aus dIaF bfhF kMbx lwgIaF, qy Aus dI DOx Aus dy iQVkdy hoey moiZaF ivckfr zuwbx lwgI. myrIaF njLrF, Aus dy sFvly ichry AuWpr zUMGI ho rhI pIlwqx nUM dyK ky, iKMzrn lwgIaF. Aus df pqlf ijhf nwk Puwlx-suMgVx lwgf qy Aus dI TozI kwcy amrUd vFg sKLqI PVn lwgI. iPr afpxy ichry nUM rqf ku Kwby ruKL GuMmfAuNidaF, Aus ny bYNc AuWpr rwKy afpxy JolLy nUM afpxy pwtF AuWpr itkfa ilaf. hux Aus dy buwlHF dIaF gMnIaF AuWpr-Qwly ihwl rhIaF sn.
buwlHF nUM sMgoVidaF mYN afpxIaF awKF PulfeIaF aqy ‘hux-kI-kIqf-jfvy’ socx lwgf.
-gwl nI krnI myry nflL? mYN afpxI sur `c qlKLI rlLfAuNidaF boilaf. –jy bolxf eI nI qF iPr[[[ bulfieaf kfhnUM sI aYQy icwTIaF ilK-ilK ky?
AunHy iQVkdy hwQ `c pkVy rumfl nflL afpxf mwQf pUMiJaf, aqy Aus nUM afpxy kMb rhy buwlHF AuWpr kr ilaf. plF `c hI Aus dI arD-bfhF vflLI kuVqI dIaF bgLlF df rMg psIny nflL gUVHf ho AuWiTaf.
-qusIN hI ilKIaYN icwTIaF mYnUM kflj dy azrYWs `qy? mYN afpxI sur ivclI qlKLI nUM rqf ku iqwKI kridaF puwiCaf.
swjy-Kwby kMb rhy Aus dy ichry dy nflL-nflL, Aus buwlHF dI kMbxI gihrfeI PVn lwgI.
-clf jfvF mYN? cUMZI ku Br sikMtF leI AuzIkx qoN bfad mYN boilaf.
mYnUM AumId sI ik jy ieh ‘EhI’ hoeI qF myrI ‘cly jfx’ dI DmkI nflL ihwl jfvygI; Auh socygI ik msF eynIaF icwTIaF qoN bfad ‘KLYr’ peI af, ikqy zolH hI nf bYTF, pRMqU myrI ‘clf jfvF’ suxn sfr hI, Aus dIaF vfr-vfr JmkdIaF plkF, pfxI dIaF inwkIaF-inwkIaF bUMdF nUM, Aus dy nwk dIaF jVHF vwlIN iKskfAux lwgIaF, qy Aus dy mUMh dIaF gMnIaF, Aus dy AuWprly buwlH nUM hyTF vwl nUM iKwcx lwgIaF. kuJ plF mgroN, Aus dy buwlH arD-golLfeI aKLiqafr krn lwgy, qy AunHF `coN ikrdI, isskIaF dI iewk atuwt lVI, Aus dI godI `c ZyrI hox lwgI.
myry kMnF df syk sMGxf hox lwgf.
myrIaF awKF lgfqfr Jmkx lwgIaF.
myry dMd myry hyTly buwlH nUM incoVn lwgy.
mYN ipCly pfsy Jfikaf; sB suMnsfn sI.
mUhrly pfisEN pMj-Cy murMmqI kfmy, afpxIaF gYNqIaF nUM moiZaF `qy itkfeI, ‘ZIckUM-ZIckUM’ tYNt vwl nUM qury af rhy sn.
mYN Ptf-Pt afpxy sfeIkl df mUMh ipCly pfsy vwl moiVaf, qy agly plIN myrf Kwbf pYr, Bwjy jFdy sfeIkl dy Kwby pYzl AuWpr sI.
qy agly idn qoN hI myrf idl mYnUM vfr-vfr kflj dy myl-bfks vwl nUM DUhx lwgf.

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