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sonIpq ieMjInIairMg kflj ivwc dfKLlf ilaf. AuhnF idnF ivwc idwlI qoN cfeInf dy bfrzr qwk iewk ivsLfl pMjfb huMdf sI. awTvIN jmfq qwk qF sfry pMjfbI BfsLf pVHdy huMdy sn. BfvyN Auh jft, phfVIey jF iswK, mhfsLy hI hox. pMjfbI dI pUrI DFk aqy pMjfbI nfl moh ijhf huMdf sI. ieEN qF sfzy kflj ivwc hr sUby qoN af ky muMzy pVHdy sn, pr awsI pRqIsLq pMjfbI pVHdy sn aqy boldy vI pMjfbI sn. ies leI mYWs ivwc ijLafdfqr pMjfbI Kfxf hI pRDfn huMdf sI. pqlI, ibnF qVky dy imrcF vflI dfl aqy hr sbjLI qkrIbn qrI vflI hI huMdI sI. rotIaF, ajIbo-grIb afty dIaF! jo TMzIaF ho jfx ‘qy gulyl vFg ijMnIaF mrjLI iKwc lE, kI mjfl tuwt jfx. AuhnF idnF ivwc kfljF ivwc sInIar ividafrQIaF dI pUrI DFk huMdI sI aqy AuhnF ijwdo-ijwdI ds-ds aqy kdy kdy bfrF-bfrF rotIaF Kf jfxIaF. keI vfr qF jUnIar ividafrQIaF nUM dfl sbjLI pI ky hI gLujLfrf krnf pYNdf. keI mF dy lfzilaF ny QflI awgy rwK ky mF nUM Xfd kridaF AuWcI-AuWcI rox lwg pYxf. PLyr iksy awKV ijhy muMzy ny awigEN QflI cuwk lYxI aqy kihxf- “Cory qUM pihly jMm ky ro lY, Kfxf kwl Kf lYxF!” sfry hI ZIT ijhy hoey sn. iksy nUM iksy dI koeI prvfh nhIN sI. hr gwl ivwc hr QF QoVHf bhuq nhIN, sgoN kuJ ijLafdf hI Dwkf cwldf sI. sfry hostl vfsqy iqMn bfQrUm aqy isrPL iqMn hI lYtrIn sn. sInIar muMizaF ny afpxy kmry ivcwoN alPL nMgy hI inkl ky afAuxf aqy iswDf jf ky nvyN muMizaF nUM prHy kr ky afp nhfAux lwg jfxf. hwdoN vwD qF AudoN hoxI, jdoN kuJ sInIar muMizaF ny lYtrIn gey jUnIar muMizaF dy nfl hI nfl vflI KuwqI ‘qy bih jfxf. sLrmfkl muMzy ivwcoN AuWT ky Bwj jFdy. keI sInIar qF sfbx-qyl ‘qy vI hwQ sfPL kr lYNdy aqy jUnIar muMizaF dy nfl nhfAux jf vVdy qy AuhnF df hI sfbx, qyl aqy qOlIaf vrq jFdy sn. jy koeI awgoN kusky qF gfhlF kwZdy aqy keI qF kuwt-mfr vI krdy sn. iesy cwkr ivwc keI ivcfry jUnIar muMizaF ny ibnF nhfqy, ibnF nfsLqf kIqy iewk-awD pIrIaz lyt kflj ivwc phuMcxf. kflj ieMcfrj ny AuWproN hor kihr ZfhuMidaF gLYrhfjLrI Tok dyxI. iqMn idn df pRYktIkl bhuq aOKf huMdf sI. KLfs kr ky PLorijLMg hIt trItmYNt. sfrf idn awg AuWgldIaF, vwzIaF-vwzIaF BwTIaF ivwcoN lfl-surKL hoieaf lohf kwZ ky, vwzy sfry hQOVy nfl kuwt-kuwt ky aOjLfr bxfAuxy pYNdy sn. psIny nfl juwqIaF Br jFdIaF aqy PLyr sLfm nUM iewk mIl dI vft pYdl cwl ky hostl ivwc msF phuMcxf. ilwbVy iqwbVy bYTy AuzIkxf ik kd pfxI afvy aqy kd nhfieaf jfvy. pr sLfm nUM PLyr sInIar stUzYNtF dI AuhI pRysLfnI awgy afx KloNdI. jy hostl suprzYNt awgy isLkfieq lfeI jFdI qF Es ny kihxf, “ koeI gwl nhIN agly sfl qusIN vI afpxy jUnIar nfl iehI kuJ krogy. ieh qF sdf qoN cldf afieaf hY, koeI nvIN gwl nhIN. hOlI-hOlI qusIN vI XUjLz tU ho jfEgy. ijvyN imltrI ivwc, rMgrUtI vyly nvyN jvfnF nUM sUeI dy nwky ivwcoN lMGf idMdy ny, Esy qrHF ijhVf pihlf sfl iewQy kwZ igaf. smJo Auh ijLMdgI ivwc kdy ikqy vI mfr nhIN Kf skdf. sfry nKLry vKry qy rVkF inkl jFdIaF ny. iewk vfrI qF aijhf bMdy df puwq bxf idMdy nyN ik iPLr bMdf kdy kMn ivwc pfieaf nf rVky.” sLfied iehnF sB kfrnF krky sfl dy sLurU ivwc hI pMjfh-swT muMzy dfKLlf lYNdy hI hOlI-hOlI ikrnf sLurU ho jFdy aqy PLfienl sfl qwk pwcI-qIh hI klfs ivwc rih jFdy sn.
sfzI pMj-Cy muMizaF dI jotI sI. do iqMn bhuqy qkVy- kOzI dy bVy hI inDVk plyar sn. myjr isMG GolIey klF df aqy rGbIr isMG jlflfbfdI aqy qrlocn isMG DfmIaF klF df, iqMnoN lVfeI muwl lYxoN mUloN nhIN zrdy sn. CyqI hI sfzI jotI dI DFk bx geI. sfzy nfl sihjy kIqy, Auh sInIar muMzy vI pMgf lYxoN ht gey sn.
hOlI-hOlI grmIaF dIaF CuwtIaF qoN bfad bVy idnF dIaF CuwtIaF afAux vflIaF ho geIaF. eynyN kflj dy smyN ivwc kuJ Ct gey, kuJ rc gey, qy kuJ zt gey. asIN vI afpxy-afpxy GrIN jfx df pRogrfm bxf ilaf. qrlocn kihMdf, “afpF sfry iewk idn pihlF, pihlI jnvrI nUM svyry hI hostl phuMc jfvFgy qF ik vDIaf-vDIaf mMjy aqy tybl kursIaF CFt skIey nfly pUrI qrHF rYst vI iml jfeygI. agly idn afrfm nfl kflj jfvFgy.” sfiraF ny hfmI Br leI ik asIN sfry 31 idsMbr 1957 nUM cwlFgy. hrdvfr myl ivwc cVHFgy qy aMbflf kYNt qoN kflkf myl ivwc bih ky sonIpq phuMc jfvFgy. AuhnF idnF ivwc idwlI qoN aMbflf kYNt qwk vfieaf sonIpq isMgl ryl lfeIn huMdI sI. QF-QF ‘qy gwzI ny rukxf aqy dUjI gwzI nUM krfs krvfAuxf. kfPLI boirMg ijhf sPLr huMdf sI. pr iekwTI muMzIr ivwc kuJ pqf hI nhIN cwldf sI. rGbIr aqy myjr luiDafxy AuWqr ky mogy vwl cly gey aqy mYN qy qrlocn jlMDr kYNt iekwTy AuWqry. qrlocn awgy DfmIaF klF nUM clf igaf aqy mYN jlMDr kYNt afpxy Gr clf igaf. mF jI ny bVf ipafr aqy dulfr idwqf. mn mrjLI dIaF cIjLF aqy pkvfn Kuafey. BYxF aqy BrfvF ny vI Aucyc nfl lfz kIqf.
CuwtIaF awK dy PLor nfl KLqm ho geIaF aqy mYN 31 dsMbr nUM hI aVI kr ky bih igaf ik mYN qF awj hI vfps jfxf hY. myrf sfiraF nfl pRogrfm bixaf hoieaf hY. sfry mYnUM AuzIkdy hoxgy. mF ny ikhf, “kmilaf vrHy vfly idn ikwQy gwzI ivwc Dwky KfeyNgf? iewk do idn ruk ky cly jfeIN.” bldyv vIr jI ny vI ikhf, “ ibwlU mYN vI prsoN afpxI izAUtI’qy jfxf hY, afpF kwTy cwlFgy. qUM awgoN sonIpq clf jfvIN.” pr jdoN mYN aVIal twtU vFg tws qoN mws nf hoieaf qF mF jI ny iKJ ky cfr prONTy aqy suwkI sbjLI pf ky rsqy leI bMnH idwqI. bldyv vIr jI nUM ikhf, “puwqr iehnUM qUM sfeIkl ‘qy ibTf ky jlMDr CfAuxI dy stysLn’qy cVHf afvIN. itkt lY ky dy dyeIN aqy cMgI qrHF ibTf ky afvIN.” mYN ZITF vFg iqafr ho ky PLtf-PLt sB nUM imilaf. mF jI dy pYrIN hwQ lfieaf aqy afsLIrvfd ilaf. mF jI dIaF awKF dy ivwc mmqf dy nfl-nfl QoVHI ijhI iswl vI sI. afKLr sfeIkl ‘qy bih ky bldyv Bfa jI nfl mYN jlMDr kYNt dy rylvy stysLn ‘qy phuMicaf aqy vIr jI ny mYnUM gwzI ivwc bwicaF vFg ibTf ky qfkId kIqI, “afpxf iDafn rwKIN, jf ky afpxI rfjLI KLusLI df iewk kfrz pf dyvIN, nhIN qF mF jI iPLkr krngy.” “awCf Bfa jI, qusIN iPLkr nf kro.” Bfa jI ipafr dy ky gwzI ivwcoN AuWqr gey. gwzI hOlI-hOlI iGsrdI aqy DUMaF CwzdI rOlf pfAuNdI qur peI. gwzI qurn qwk vI qrlocn nhIN sI afieaf. huisLafrpur vflI gwzI qF kdoN dI jlMDr CfAuxI crokxIaF svfrIaF lfh ky jlMDr sLihr phuMc geI hoxI eyN, pr iqrlocn ikAuN nhIN afieaf, socF ivwc zuwibaF gwzI jdoN luiDafxf jMksLn ‘qy phuMcI qF mYN plytPLfrm ‘qy AuWqr ky kfPLI awgy ipwCy dyiKaf qF nF rGbIr aqy nf hI myjr ikDry awKIN rVky. afiKLr sItIaF mfrdI aqy mYnUM icVfAuNdI gwzI luiDafxy stysLn qoN vI qur peI aqy mYN kwlHf hI afpxI sIt ‘qy bYTf vfps jf irhf sI. kuJ imwqrF dy nF afAux ‘qy inrfsqf aqy kuJ pCqfvf ijhf qMg krn lwgf. mYN aYvyN sfry GridaF nUM nfrfjL kr ky iekwlf hI gwzI cVH afieaf hF. iesy AuDyVbux aqy sLsLopMj ivwc sfrI rfq inkl geI. KYr! aMbfly AuWqr ky kflkf myl jo idwlI jFdI sI, PVHI aqy iblkul ieMjx dy nfl lwgdy zwby ivwc ciVHaf. awgoN iewk PLOjI ny ikhf- “kfkf ieh imltrI vfilaF df zwbf hY.” awgoN mYN ikhf, “Bfa jI! mYN vI PLOjI df puwqr hF, jlMDroN CfExIEN afieaf hF.” “awCf awCf af jf PLyr.” iewk PLOjI ny ikhf aqy mYN zwby ivwc cVH igaf. hor ijhVf vI afvy, AusnUM Auh jvfn ipCly zwibaF vwl Gwl dyx. kuJ qF cuwp-cfp aqy kuJ buV-buV krdy awgy vD jFdy. qkrIbn qVky dy ZfeI vwjy hoxgy qy gwzI aMbflf kYNt qoN qur peI. sfry hI jvfn iewk qoN iewk vD ky sunwKy aqy gwBrU, jfxoN pMjfb dI krIm hovy. iksy imltrI dy ieMtr styt Kyz mukfbly ivwc ihwsf lYx jf rhy sn. koeI kihMdf awj pihlI vfr nvF sfl gwzI ivwc ciVHaf hY, vfihgurU suwK rwKy. iewk jvfn, gutkf hwQ ivwc PVH ky, suKmnI sfihb df pfT kr rihf sI. Aus ny ikhf ik sfry idn krqfr ny hI isrjy ny. iewk jvfn ny ‘boly so inhfl’ df jYkfrf Cwz idwqf aqy sB ny ‘siq sRI akfl’ kih ky jYkfrf sMpUrn kIqf. PLyr pfT krn vfly PLOjI ny ikhf, “nfnk nfm cVHdI klf qyry BfxyN srbwq df Blf.” ieMny nUM tIcUM-tIcUM krdI gwzI mohrI stysLn ‘qy af rukI. QoVHI dyr bfad gwzI qurn lwgI pr PLyr brykF lwg geIaF aqy gwzI muV ruk geI. ivwcoN hI iksy ny ikhf, “sLfied aYQy sfhmixEN afAux vflI gwzI df krfs hovy.” iewk hor ny sLMkf jLfihr kIqI ik aYs vyly ikhVI gwzI df krfs ho skdf hY. iewk hor ny jvfb idwqf ik sLfied jnqf aYksprYWs ny lMGxf hovy. ieh psMjr gwzIaF qF nKLsmIaF hI huMdIaF hn, ijwQy mrjLI rok idwqf. kdy kdy qF ieMjx GMitaF bwDI stysLn ‘qy KVHf hONkdf rihMdf hY.” mYN AuWprlI sIt qoN AuWqiraf aqy bfQrUm vwl viDaf, pr bfQrUm ivwc koeI viVaf hoieaf sI, mYN nyVy hI kwlHI sIt ‘qy iewk jvfn nfl GusV ky bYT igaf. Aus ny ikhf, “kfkf! jy bihxf cfhuMdf hYN qF cMgI qrHF bih jf. jy khyN qF mYN qyrI AuWprlI sIt ‘qy jLrf ipwT iswDI kr lvF?” mYN ikhf, “ikAuN nhIN Brf jI! qusIN afrfm kr lvo. mYN qF vYsy vI sonIpq hI AuWqr jfxf hY.” Auh jvfn AuWqy cVH ky lyt igaf. mYN stysLn ‘qy pwsiraf sMnftf dyK irhf sI. bhuq hI Cotf ijhf stysLn, AuWqy plytPLfrm vI nhIN bxy sn. ikqy-ikqy tfvIN-tfvIN bwqI jl rhI sI. iewk qF pihlI jnvrI dI qVky dI TMz, AuWqoN mfVI-mfVI ikx-imx vI ho rhI sI. mYN bfhr JfqI mfrI, jfxoN ieMjx zrfievr plytPLfrm qy KVHf iksy nfl bIVI pI irhf sI. eynyN nUM koeI dUjf bfQrUm ivwc vVH igaf. pqf nhIN kI hoxI df ikRsLmf vfpiraf. mYN iewkdm AuWiTaf aqy vfsLrUm dy drvfjLy nUM Dwkf mfiraf pr aMdroN drvfjLy nUM ictkI lwgI hoeI sI. pqf nhIN mYnUM kI Jwl ciVHaf, mYN gwzI qoN hyTF AWwqr igaf aqy hOlI-hOlI ieMjx dy isgnl vwl dyKdy-dyKdy awgy vD igaf. mYN plytPLfrm ‘qy hI iewk vwzy sfry drKLq dI afV ivwc KVf ho ky ipsLfb krn lwg ipaf. eyny nUM sfhmxy qoN afAuNdI krfs krn vflI gwzI sLUkdI afAuNdI njLrIN peI aqy myry dyKdy-dyKdy bdiksmqI nfl KVHI gwzI vfly trYk ‘qy pUrI rPLqfr nfl af geI. myrIaF awKF twzIaF rih geIaF. myry vyKidaF-vyKidaF hI plF-iCxF ivwc aYzf vwzf ryl-hfdsf ho igaf. donoN ieMjx afhmxy-sfhmixEN iBV gey aqy sfhnF vFg iqMn vfr tkrfey. PLyr donoN ieMjx ijvyN jwPLI pf ky KVHy ho gey. myrI vflI gwzI KVHI sI aqy dUjI pUrI spIz ‘qy af rhI sI. sfzI gwzI dy pihly do zwby qF pUrI qrHF nfl drVy gey aqy burI qrHF kwty, vwZy, icpky, lfienoN lih gey. sfzy zwby ivcwoN qF iewk vI bMdf nhIN bicaf sI. dUjI gwzI df bhuq nuksfn hoieaf. ijLafdfqr qIvINaF aqy mfsUm bwcy aixafeI mOqy mfry gey. kuJ kwty vwZy gey aqy kuJ imwDy jkVy hoey cIk ichfVf pf rhy sn. kuJ lfsLF qF eynI byrihmI nfl kwtIaF vwZIaF geIaF sn ik vyK ky idl dihl AuWTdf sI. hr pfsy hfhfkfr mc geI sI. kuJ svfrQI aqy byrihm lok, afpxy zwibaF ivwc hI bYTy rhy. pr kuJ ihMmq vfly aqy rihm idl XfqrI aqy lok pIVqF nUM bcfAux leI pUrI qfx lf rhy sn. QoVHI dyr bfad lfgly ipMzF dy lok vI af gey sn, mdd krn leI! kuJ drvysLF vrgy lok qF swcmuwc mdd kr rhy sn, pr kuJ vihsLI kmIny iensfn lokF dIaF GVIaF, kVy aqy muMdIaF lfh ky KLIisaF dy hvfly kr rhy sn aqy jybHF PLol ky jo hwQ lwigaf afpxIaF jybHF ivwc pf rhy sn. bMdf eynf vI igr skdf hY, eynf kmInf ho skdf hY, ieh dyK ky jfxoN mnuwKqf AuWcI-AuWcI cIKLF mfr rhI hoxI eyN. ijvyN kih rhI hovy-----“mYnUM bcfE, mYN mr rhI hF.” pr ikwQy? sB boly aqy aMnHy ho gey sn.
rylvy dy do zrfeivrF ivwcoN iewk qF QF ‘qy hI mr igaf. dUjf hspqfl ivwc phuMc ky dm qoV igaf. bfkI stysLn dy rylvy mulfjLm Gyrf pf ky afpxy bcfa dIaF skImF GV rhy sn. kuJ AuWdmI bMidaF ny jLKLmI bMidaF aqy bwicaF nUM bfhr kwiZaf aqy stysLn dy Coty ijhy brFzy ivwc pfieaf. bfkIaF nUM vrHdy mINh ivwc hI rVy sihkx leI pf idwqf. musfiPLrF nUM zwby KLflI kr dyx leI ikhf qF ik PLwtVF nUM pfieaf jf sky qF jo svyry mYzIkl shfieqf afAux qwk PLwtV musfiPLrF nUM kuJ afsrf iml sky, nhIN qF ieh ivcfry bfhr KuwlHy QF ‘qy TMz nfl hI mr jfxgy. jy qusIN koafpryt kro qF mnuwKqf KLfqr iehnF ‘qy afpxy grm kwpVy pf idE. rwb dy vfsqy kuJ qF kro! quhfnUM quhfzy rwb df vfsqf hY! kuJ kihMdy asIN vI qF zry hoey hF . aqy kuJ kihMdy jy quhfnUM cODr df sLONk hY qF qusIN krI jfE sONk nfl iehnF dI syvf. ieh qF rwb df Bfxf sI, sfzI vDI sI, asIN bc gey. ijnHF dI afeI sI, Auh qur gey. kuJ hmdrdF ny hfa df huMgfrf idMidaF ikhf Auh qF TIk hY, pr ijhVy sihkdy ny qy bc skdy nyN, AuhnF nUM qF bcf lvo. pr jfxoN iensfn aMnHf aqy bolf ho igaf hovy, kuJ zwby vfilaF XfqrIaF ny qF afpxy zwby aMdroN hI bMd kr ley, ikqy Dwky nfl zwbf hI KflI nf krf dyx. mYN vI mddgfrF nfl rl ky keI bMdy zwibaF aMdroN bfhr kwZy. kuJ qF bVI musLikl nfl bfhr kwZy, pr kuJ iksmq mfiraF dy isr hI iPLws gey sn, ijnHF dI koeI mdd iemdfd nhIN ho skI. iksy dIaF lwqF drVIaF hoeIaF sn aqy iksy df DV! ikqy mF-ipE dohvyN mry pey sn aqy bwcf Qwly igr ky vI bc igaf sI. kuJ mfsUm mF-ipE dIaF awKF dy qfry godIaF nfl icMbVy hI buJ gey sn. bhuq sfry jLKLmI bMdy AuWcI-AuWcI DfhF mfr rhy sn. kuJ df bhuq KLUn vg jfx kfrn mrn iknfry phuMc gey sn. myry kwpVy KLUn nfl pqf nhIN kdoN ilwbV gey sn. bcfE krdy acfnk mYnUM iewk PLOjI dI ikwt ivwcoN rm dI boql iml geI aqy mYnUM myry mF jI dI iewk gwl cyqy af geI. Auh vI sfzy Coty huMidaF jy TMz lwgI huMdI qF, kdy-kdy grm pfxI ivwc QoVHI ijhI rm pf ky jF brFzI df cmcf pf ky iplf idMdI sI. inwG ijhf mihsUs krIdf sI. mYN boql KolHI aqy QoVHI ijhI rm pI leI. keI mrIjLF dy mUMh ivwc pf idwqI. soicaf, clo ijsm nUM kuJ qF grmfiesL imlygI. svyry swq vjy imltrI aqy rylvy dI mYzIkl hYlp af geI. hor vI kfPLI lok afly-duafly qoN iekwTy ho gey. PLyr srkfrI qOr’qy vwzy pwDr ‘qy rfhq df kMm sLurU hoieaf. mrIjLF nUM gwzIaF ivwc pf ky hspqflF ivwc Byjx df kMm sLurU hoieaf aqy PLsy jLKLmIaF nUM gwzI ivwcoN kwZx df Auprflf hox lwgf. bVI musLikl nfl PLwtV zwby dy ieMjx qoN bfkI dy zwibaF nUM alwg kr ky, nfl vflI ryl lfien nUM kryn dI mdd nfl klIar krn dI koisLsL hox lwgI. kuJ bcy zwibaF nUM ipCly pfsy qoN ieMjx nfl joV ky vfps gwzI aMbflf kYNt vwl qorn dI ivENq bxfeI geI. jdoN imltrI df iewk vwzf zfktr aqy Ausdy shfiek mrIjLF nUM mYzIkl eyz dy rhy sn qF iewk nrs ny ikhf ik ieEN lwgdf hY sr ik ijvyN sB ny zirMk leI hovy. mYN kol hI KVHf sI aqy zrdy-zrdy ny ikhf, “sr jI! mYN iehnF nUM QoVHI QoVHI zojL rm dI idwqI qF ik ieh TMz qoN bc skx.” Aus zfktr ny myry vwl gLOr nfl vyiKaf aqy ikhf, “vYWl zn mfeI buafey.” mYN ikhf ik sr mYN iewk PLOjI df puwqr hF, ies leI afpxI qfx muqfbk ijMnF mYQoN ho sikaf mYN kIqf. jy myry koloN koeI gLlqI ho geI hovy qF mYnUM mfPL jkrnf.” “no-no mfeI buafey, rfdr mYN qYnUM jLfqI qOr’qy slUt krdf hF. afpxf aqy afpxy ipqf jI df nfm nrs nUM ilKvf ky jfeIN.” mYN Aus sfhb dy pYrIN hwQ lfieaf qy ikhf, “sr jI! mYN ies gwzI dy iblkul pihly zwby ivwc sI ijs ivwc sfry hI PLOjI aQlIt sn. AuhnF ivwcoN iewk vI nhIN sI bicaf.” Aus sfhb ny AuWT ky mYnUM afpxy sIny nfl lfieaf, “ E mfeI gfz, ibwg lfs afPL kMtrI….” Aus ny guwJy aihsfs nfl myrI ipwT QpQpfeI. mYN jfxoN guMmsuMm ijhf ho igaf sF aqy BfrI mn nfl cwldf hoieaf gwzI ivwc af ky bih igaf. aMbfly phuMc ky rylvy ny bcy zwibaF nUM vfieaf shfrnpur idwlI jfx vflI gwzI nfl joV idwqf aqy sUicq kIqf igaf ik XfqrI iehnF itktF qy hI idwlI ho ky afpxy-afpxy itkfixaF qy jf skdy hn. aYksIzYNt dI jwd ivwcoN gujLry musfiPLr bVy sihmy hoey aqy KLfmosL sn, bfr-bfr afpxy rwb df sLukrIaf krI jFdy sI.
ieMny nUM iewk drvysL ijhI mfqf dI myry’qy njLr peI qy Aus qy mYnUM bVy moh ijhy nfl ikhf, “ vy puwqf suwK qF hY, qyry qF kwpVy lhU nfl ilwbVy nyN, kI gwl ey!” mYN zuskidaF hoieaF ikhf-“ mYN mohrI vflI gwzI ivwc sF, ijs df aYksIzYNt hoieaf hY. pqf nhIN ikvyN rwb ny hwQ dy ky mYnUM bcf ilaf aqy myry zwby dy bfkI sfry jxy mfry gey mF jI.” mYN afpxy Gr vfilaF nUM CuwtIaF ivwc iml ky vfps sonIpq afpxy kflj ivwc jf irhf sI. mYnUM myrI mF aqy myry GridaF ny bVf roikaf sI aKy awj nf jfh. pr mYN nf ruikaf, nF mMinaf.” Aus mfqf ny ivwcoN hI myrI gwl tok ky ikhf, “vy puwqf qUM kI jfxyN mF dIaF aFdrF nUM, Ausdy iZwz nUM qF pihlF hI syk lwg irhf hoxF. qF hI qF Auh qYnUM bfr-bfr jfx qoN rokdI sI. hor cMdiraf Auys ivcfrI nUM afpxy suwK-sFd dI KLbr idwqI ik nhIN?” awgoN mYN sLrimMdf ijhf, nFh ivwc isr ihlfieaf. Aus mfqf ny rqf ku hrKL nfl ikhf, “hux qUM ibnF iksy nUM kuJ dwsy hI awgy jf rihf hYN.” qy Aus ny afpxy KLIsy ivwcoN pYsy kwZ ky myry hwQ ‘qy pMj rupey rwK ky ikhf, “jfh jf ky huxy qfr Gwl ky af.” mYN AuWcI-AuWcI rox lwg ipaf aqy Aus mF jI ny mYnUM afpxy klyjy nfl Guwt ky lf ilaf aqy iewk bfbU jI ny myrI bFh PVHidaF ikhf, “cwl mYN qyry nfl cwl ky qfr duaf aFdf hF.” Auyh bfbU jI mYnUM shfrnpur dy rylvy stysLn mfstr dy kmry ivwc lY igaf, jo myry bfry dws ky qfr dyx nUM ikhf qF sfrf stfPL myry duafly iekwTf ho igaf. sfry puwCx lwgy, ikvyN-ikvyN hoieaf. ivwc-ivwc kihMdy ik ieh muMzf Es hfdsy df csLmdId gvfh hY. kfPLI dyr jfx-buwJ ky gwzI rokI rwKI. PLyr myrf qfr dy ky mYnUM qor idwqf aqy mYQoN koeI pYsy vI nhIN ley. mYN Es drvysL mfqf df koit-koit DMnvfdI hF, ijs ny iewk dUjI mF df drd pihcfixaf sI. ajyhI mF rwb sB nUM dyvy! afmIn!
iksy qrHF izwgdf-ZihMdf, BuwKf-Bfxf dyr sLfm qfeIN Btkdf-Btkdf mYN sonIpq phuMc igaf. awgy koeI vI muMzf hostl ivwc nhIN sI. cONkIdfr nUM kih ky afpxf kmrf Kulvfieaf aqy ibnF kuJ KfDy-pIqy aqy ibnF ibsqrf ivCfey, ibnF drvfjLf bMd kIqy bws mMjy ‘qy guwCU-muwCU ijhf ho ky mYN ipaf irhf. AuhI AuWcI cIKL-ichfVf aqy mOq dy iBafnk idRsLF df qFzv nfc awKF awgy huMdf irhf. mYN qRbk jFdf aqy sihm ky kdy kysF nUM---muwTIaF ‘c lY ky Guwtdf jF awKF ‘qy hwQ rwK ky lukx dI inarQ hI koisLsL krdf. mYnUM jfpdf mYN CyqI hI pfgl ho jfvFgf.
ies iBafnk aqy mMdBfgy ryl hfdsy dI KLbr jMgl dI awg vFgrF sfry pMjfb ivwc kI pUry ieMzIaf ivwc ryzIE duafrf nsLr ho ky PLYlx lwgI. aKLbfrF idaF pihly pMny’qy surKLIaF bx ‘ky hfhfkfr mcf idwqI. hr Gr ivwc hr pl ieho gwl df crcf ho irhf sI. sfzy Gr ivwc vI sog dI lihr PLYl geI. mF jI roeI jFdy sn ik mYN hwQIN puwqr nUM mOq dy mUMhIN qor idwqf. jdoN bldyv vIr jI ny suixaf aqy ikhf , “ mYN qF afp ibwly nUM gwzI cfVH ky afieaF, rwb kry myrf Cotf vIr bc jfey. Aus nUM kuJ nf hoey, nhIN qF mYN afpxy afp nUM kdy muafPL nhIN krFgf.” bldyv vIr jI ny awgy QflI ivwc peI rotI vI ivwc Cwz idwqI aqy ikhf, “mF! qUM iPLkr nf kr , mYN ibwly nUM lwB ky hI rotI KfvFgf. mF mYN qyrf dosLI hF, jy Auh nf lwiBaf qF mYN vI kdy qYnUM mUMh nhIN idKfvFgf.” mF jI ny roNidaF-roNidaF vIr dy mUMh qy hwQ rwK idwqf aqy Guwt ky afpxy klfvy ivwc lY ilaf. “vy myiraf Jwilaf puwqf! aijhf krky mYnUM mUloN hI mfrnf cfhuMdYN?” “nhIN mF jI nhIN!” mF jI ny vIr jI nUM ikhf ik jfh puwq rwb BlI krUgf. bldyv vIr jI rfqo-rfq hI gwzIaF, bwsF aqy trwk PVHdy hoey ikvyN nf ikvyN mohrI rylvy stysLn ‘qy phuMc gey. iewk iewk lfsL dyKI, sfry hspqfl Cfx ley aqy mrn vfilaF dI PLihirsq keI vfr dyKI aqy hr iksy nUM kmilaF vFg myry bfry puwCdf irhf. inrfsLqf nfl Biraf aqy sdmy dy Bfr hyT dwibaf myrf vIr bldyv bVI nmosLI nfl qIsry idn Gr vfps muiVaf. ikMnI hI dyr drvfjLy dy mohry bfhr KVHy rhy, jfxoN pYrF ny qurnf Bulf idwqf hovy aqy Gr dy aMdr vVHn dI ihMmq nhIN iekwTI kr pf rhy sn. jfxoN soc rhy hox ik ikvyN inrfsL mF df sfhmxf krFgf. mF dIaF aFdrF ny bfhr KVHy hfloN-byhfl puwqr dI pIV nUM mihsUs kridaF afp hI drvfjLf Kohl idwqf. dohvyN mF-puwq iewk dUjy nUM ilpt gey. “aMmVIey! mYnUM muafPL kr dy! mYN qyrf ibwlU qYnUM vfps ilaf ky nhIN dy sikaf. mF! mYnUM Es df koeI Kurf-Koj nhIN lwiBaf.” mF ny afpxy pwlU nfl puwqr dIaF awKF ivwcoN vgdy awQrU pUMJy aqy ikhf, “rwb df lwK-lwK sLukr hY. qyry ibwlU nUM Es dfqy ny afp hwQ dy ky rwK ilaf. AusdI ByjI qfr afeI sI. pqf nhIN kmlf ijhf ikEN iswDf sonIpq cly igaf. puwqrf mYnUM Auhdy kol lY cwl.” bldyv vIr jI ny suwK df sfh lYNidaF ikhf, “mF jI! qusIN hONslf rwKo. sB kuJ TIk ho jfxf hY. mYN kwl nUM Aus nUM sonIpq qoN lY ky afvFgf.” qd qfeIN dUjy BYx-Brf aqy ipqf jI vI af gey. vIr jI sB dy gl lwg ky imly aqy sB ny rl ky iewko sur ivwc vfihgurU df sLukrfnf kIqf.
iewDr agly do iqMn idnF ivwc qkrIbn sfry hI muMzy vfps kflj af gey aqy myry sfQI vI phuMc gey. gwl hostl qoN huMdI-huMdI sfry kflj ivwc PLYl geI ik cmqkfr hI smJo ik afpxf ibwlf aYksIzYNt ivwc KLfs krky Es zwby ivwcoN kwlHf hI bicaf, ijsdy sfry XfqrI mfry gey aqy zwbf vI ieMjx dy nfl vflf sI, ijhdy icQVy-icQVy ho gey sn. myry kmry ivwc qF sfQIaF, ieMstrktrF aqy ividafrQIaF df mylf ijhf hI lwg igaf. do cly gey aqy cfr af gey. ies hfdsy krky KLfs kr qrlocn ny gwl afpxy idl nUM lf leI. As ny icwq ivwc ibTf ilaf ik mYN hI gufnhgfr hF, mYN hI iesnUM mOq dy mUMh ivwc Dwkf idwqf sI.
aglI svyr hI bldyv vIr jI sfzy hostl phuMc gey. mYN iewk inwky bfl vFg vIr jI nUM jf icMbiVaf aqy BuwbF mfr ky rox lwg ipaf. vIr jI dIaF vI awKF Br afeIaF. AuhnF mYnUM bVf ipafr aqy dulfr idwqf. vIr jI vfr-vfr myry vwlF vyKI jFdy sn. AuhnF dI myry qoN njLr hI nhIN sI htdI. dUjy sfQI vI Bfa jI nUM af ky imly aqy rwb df lwK-lwK sLukr kIqf. dUjy muMizaF ny pqf nhIN kdoN vIr jI dy nhfAux df ieMqjLfm kr ilaf aqy PLyr nfl dy muMizaF ny nfsLqy aqy cfh df vI ieMqjLfm kr ilaf. vIr jI ny AuWTdy hoey ikhf, “cMgf bwicE, mYN pihlF QoVHf ijhf PLrYsL ho lvF aqy PLyr cfh pfxI pI ky quhfzy nfl kflj cwldy hF. quhfzf suprIzYNt myrf purfxf jmfqI hY. Aus nUM iml ky ibwly nUM kuJ idnF dIaF CuwtIaF duaf ky, jlMDr mF jI dy kol lY ky jfxf hY. sfrf twbr bVf apsYWt hY.” sfiraF ny ikhf, “ hF Bfa jI! sfry BYx-BrfvF aqy mF jI nUM iml ky iesdf idl vI QoVHf ijhf Drvfs Dr jfAUgf. bhuq zoilaf hoieaf hY ivcfrf.” sLfm nUM qkrIbn sfry sfQI, kuJ hostl dy muMzy, kuJ mfstr aqy sfzf suprIzYNt vI Bfa jI nUM sI-afPL krn afey sI ikAuNik Bfa jI cMzIgVH ivwc ieMzstrI izpfrtmYNt ivwc vwzy aPLsr lwgy hoey sn. ies leI sfry AuhnF dI kfPLI dId aqy mfx krdy sn. dUjf ryl hfdsy vjoN sfiraF dI myry nfl hmddrdI bxI hoeI sI. asIN cfeIN-cfeIN gwzI cVH ky dUjy idn svyry hI jf Gr df drvfjLf KVkfieaf. sB imly aqy KLusL hoey, pr mF qF bfr-bfr mYnUM afpxy sIny nfl lfANdI nf rwjdI.
hux gwl krdy hF myry ipqf jI bfry. myry ipqf jI bhupwKI sLKLsIaq sn. iewk vDIaf PLOjI qF Auh sn hI, nfl-nfl Auh iewk vDIaf aqy isafxy smJdfr iensfn vI sn. iewk iswDy-sfdy, srl, sMjmI aqy krmXogI, asUl psMd, asUlF ‘qy pihrf dyx vfly. ipqf jI bVy irjLrv rihMdy sn aqy bVI hI npI qulI gwl krdy sn. afpxy rihx-sihx aqy Kfx-pIx dI vI AuhnF dI iewk mirXfdf bxI hoeI sI. AuhnF kdy mIt-mfs df syvn nhIN kIqf sI aqy jy sLfm nUM kdy rotI leI sfZy Cy qoN swq vwj jFdy qy rotI iml jFdI qF TIk nhIN qF iewk glfs duwD df pI ky kihxf, “bws! hux kwlH nUM shI. cwlo iesy bhfny jLrf pyt nUM vI afrfm iml jfeygf.” Gr dy kMmF ivwc dKLlaMdfjLI iblkul nhIN sn krdy. pr AuhnF dI njLr hr ikiraf ‘qy rihMdI sI. AuhnF kdy iksy bwcy nUM kuJ nhIN ikhf sI. pr AuhnF df rohb pUrf sI. iesy qrHF myry mfqf jI BfvyN bhuqy pVHy-ilKy nhIN sn, pr bhuq hI suwGV isafxy, isdkI aqy apxwq vfly sn. asIN awj qfeIN mfqf jI aqy ipqf jI nUM AuWcf bolidaF nhiN vyiKaf sI. AuhnF dy iehI sMskfr bfkI dy pirvfr ivwc sn. asIN Coty BYx-BrfvF ny vwzy vIrF awgy kdy bolxf qF kI AuhnF df nfm lY ky vI pukfiraf nhIN sI. sfzy mF jI df asIN Gr dy jIa hI nhIN sgoN aFZI-guaFZI aqy sfrf ipMz aqy sLrIkf idloN mfx aqy siqkfr krdf sI.
kuJ ku idnF bfad ipqf jI myrI mF jI nfl slfhIN pey sn, “ Bfgvfny! hor ikMny ku idn afpxy lfzly nUM Gry ibTfeI rwKyNgI. AusdI pVHfeI KLrfb ho rhI hY. bhuqf lfz-ipafr vI bwicaF nUM Dur aMdroN kmjLor aqy apfhj bxf idMdf hY. qusIN qF kdy eyny kmjLor nhIN sI hoey, qgVy hovo! qusIN iewk gryt PLOjI dI DI ho, ijhnF ny do ivsLv XuwD lVy sn aqy srkfr ny AuhnF nUM cfr murwby jLmIn ienfm vjoN idwqI sI. ikMnIaF AuhnF ny GflxF GflIaF, mYN qF AuhnF nUM hmysLF afpxf pRyrxf sroq smJdf afieaf hF. KLfs krky jdoN mYN dUjy ivsLv XuwD dOrfn afsfm aqy brmf dy bfrzr ‘qy dusLmxF dy Gyry ivwc af igaf sF.” Es vyly nUM Xfd kr ky mF jI kMb jFdy sn. mYN AuhnF dy koloN lMGx lwgf qF ipqf jI ny mYnUM kol bulf ilaf aqy puwCx lwgy, “ikEN beI jvfnf hux kYm qF hYN nf? ikMnIaF ku hor mF dIaF pwkIaF KfxIaF ny? vyK qyrI pVHfeI KLrfb ho rhI hY, hor ikqy qyrf sfl nf mfiraf jfvy. qgVf ho! qUM PLOjI df puwqr hYN, aijhy hfdsy qF rojL afAuNdy jFdy rihMdy ny. hF! zfktr myjr sLrmf ny qYnUM KLfs krky afpxI sLfbfsL ByjI hY. qyrI bVI isPLq kIqI hY. mYnUM qyry’qy mfx hY bwcy. pr qUM AudoN nhIN zoilaf sI qy hux qYnUM kI ho igaY?” “nhIN ipqf jI mYN iblkul TIk hF. qusIN donF ny myrf iblkul iPLkr nhIN krnf.” “cMgf PLyr qUM prsoN iqafr rhIN, mYN vI srkfrI dOrf pf lvFgf idwlI jfx df. kuJ msLInF dI hYWzkuafrtr ivwc adlf-bdlI krvf ky ilafxI hY, rfh ivwc qYnUM lfh idaFgy. cMgf Bfgvfny! myry vI kuJ kwpVy aqy smfn bYg ivwc pf dyvIN.” “awCf ipqf jI! mYN vI iqafr rhFgf quhfzy nfl jfx leI.” pr mF dIaF aFdrF hfly rwjIaF nhIN sn, Ausdf zUMGf aihsfs kih rihf sI ik hfly myry puwq dy Dur aMdrly jLKLm awlHy ny. ies nUM hfly myrI mmqf df inwG dI bhuq loV hY. aqy PLyr jfxoN asIN dohvyN mF-puwq ny aMdro-aMdrI vkq nfl smJOqf kr ilaf hovy.
ipqf jI qF svyry qoN hI afpxy lfm-lsLkr nfl ruwJy hoey sn. cfr-pMj vwzy trMkF ivwc lwidaf hoieaf smfn aqy vIh dy krIb jvfn nfl jf rhy sn. acfnk iewk PLOjI jIp Gr awgy af ky rukI aqy iewk jvfn ny af ky bVy adb nfl mF jI nUM siq sRI akfl bulfeI. Aus ny ikhf “sfhb df smfn dy idE qy jy kfkf jI iqafr hn, AuhnF nUM vI nfl iljfxf hY.” mYN CyqI-CyqI dohvyN BYxF dy gly imilaf aqy mF jI dy pYrIN hwQ lfieaf. mF ny Guwt ky sIny nfl lf ilaf aqy ikhf, “jfh myry bwcy qyrf vfihgurU shfeI hovy, qwqI vf nf lwgy. afpxf iKLafl rwKIN, hmysLF cVHdI klf ivwc rihxf hY.” mYN ikhf, “mF mYN dohvyN vwzy vIiraF nUM qF iml hI nhIN sikaf” qy mF jI ny idlfsf idwqf, “ koeI gwl nhIN, mYN AuhnF nUM dws idaFgI ik ibwlf quhfnUM Xfd krdf-krdf igaf ey.” zrfeIvr sLfied kfhl ivwc sI, Auh mYnUM lY ky CyqI muV ipaf. jIp dy ipCly ihwsy ivwc bYTf mYN dUr qwk mF jI vwl dyKdf irhf.
rfh ivwc aMbflf kYNt dy iksy imltrI hYz kuafrtr ivwc asIN ruky aqy EQy hI mYWs ivwc sB ny Kfxf KfDf. EQy GMty ku dy pVfa mgroN asIN idwlI vwl rvfnf ho gey. krnfl lMG ky KyqF dy kol iewk vfr PLyr sfzf kfPLlf ruk igaf. qkrIbn sfry hI bVI PLurqI nfl hlky ho ky af gey. eyny nUM pqf nhIN ikhVy vyly cwldy trwk ivwc hI imltrI dy jvfn nUM vwzI kyqlI ivwc cfh bxf leI. sB nUM imltrI dy vwzy-vwzy mwiGaF (icwty nIlI DfrI vfly) ivwc cfh vrqf idwqI. cfh swcmuwc hI bVHI gfVHI aqy suafdI sI. iPLr pqf nhIN ipqf jI nUM kI lfz af igaf, AuhnF ny mYnUM aglI sIt’qy afpxy kol ibTf ilaf. do cfr srsrI ijhIaF gwlF krky Auh afpxy muwdy vflIaF gwlF vwl vDy. AuhnF awj mYnUM bVI apxwq nfl muKLfiqb ho ky ikhf, “lY myry bwcy! awj mYN afpxI ijLMdgI dIaF bhuq aihm XfdF sFJIaF kr irhf hF.” mYN AuqsLfh nfl ikhf, “dwso-dwso ipqf jI!”
qy ipqf jI ny gwl dwsxI sLurU kr idwqI, “ myry bwcy gwl AudoN dI hY, 1941-42 dI, jdoN qUM hfly jMimaf nhIN sI. qyrI mF pUry idnF qy rojL qYnUM aqy mYnUM bVI iswLdq nfl AuzIkdI sI. mYN aqy myry do sO sfQI dUsry ivsLv XuwD ivwc brmf afsfm dy bfrzr ‘qy dusLmxF dy Gyry ivwc af gey. ijEN-ijEN dusLmxF df Gyrf qMg huMdf jFdf, sfzy ijAUx dI afs EnI hI GtdI jFdI. nfly-nfly sfzy jvfnF dI igxqI vI GtdI jFdI. jvfnF dy nfl-nfl Kfx-pIx dI rsd aqy aslf vI Gtdf jf irhf sI. asIN idn-rfq Gxy jMglF dIaF JfVIaF, KfeIaF aqy dldlF ivwc Bwjy iPLrdy sI. hr pfsy mOq isr’qy nwcdI jfpx lwgI. ikqy koeI lfsL PuwlI peI, aqy ikqy koeI lfsL jfnvrF ny KfDI peI sI. asIN AuhnF bo mfrdIaF lfsLF dIaF ikwtF ivwcoN PLrol ky bicaf PLUz KFdy aqy iksy lfsL dI kuwpI ivwcoN bUMd-bUMd incoV ky pfxI vI pIqf. asIN miraF psLUaF awigEN bicaf Kuicaf cokr vI cuwk ky Kfxf. sfzy bUtF ivwc qsimaF dy rfh vVIaF jokF sfzf KLUn cUs-cUs ky PuwlIaF peIaF sn. pIV nfl cwlxf vI musLikl ho igaf sI. nwTxf qF dUr dI gwl sI qy kdy aFBy-lFiBEN golIaF dI buCfV aqy kdy AuWproN bMbfrmYNt. ieEN lwgdf sI ik bws huxy gey ik gey. afiKLr Auh idn vI af hI igaf jdoN asIN dusLmxF dI jwd ivwc burI qrHF nfl PLs gey. iqMnF pfisaF qoN hYvI golIaF , mINh vFgrF jfxoN vr rhIaF sn. ipwCy sfzy vwzI sfrI KfeI sI, ijs ivwcoN igr ky kuJ jvfn plF ivwc dusLmx dI golI nfl vIr gqI pf gey. asIN bcy pMj jvfn BuwKy ipafsy krIb cOdF idn AuhnF lfsLF dy Qwly awDmoey ijhy pey rhy. eysy vyly dusLmx sn jF PLyr lokl nfgy lok pqf nhIN , sfzf aslf qy smfn luwtx afey qy, KoKrIaF nfl, sxy pYr bUt bwZ ky lY gey. vrdIaF qwk lfh leIaF. bo mfrdIaF, nMgIaF DVMgIaF PLuwlIaF aqy pYr kwtIaF lfsLF dy Zyr lfsLF dy Zyr Qwly asIN pey sihkdy rhy.”
“sfzI rYjImYNt vfilaF ny qF sfnUM zYWz izklyar krky sfzy GrIN icwTIaF vI Byj idwqIaF sn. pr, jf ko rfKy sfeIaF, mfr sky nf koie…. pqf nhIN ikwQoN rYWz krfs vfly af gey qy PLyr AuhnF jfxoN sfnUM mOq dy rfh qoN moV ilaf hovy. iPLr kuJ mhIny asIN dusLmxF dI kYd ivwc rhy aqy QoVHI bhuqI iqmfrdfrI qoN bfad jylHF ivwc sfnUM bury hfl ‘qy Cwz idwqf igaf. kihx nUM qF soljIar kYd sI, pr slUk jfnvrF qoN vI BYVf krdy, jfxoN asmfnoN igry qy KjUr ‘qy atky vflI gwl sI. PLyr sIjL PLfier hoieaf aqy POjI kYdIaF ivwc adlf-bdlI hoeI . iewk idn sfzI iqMnF dI vfrI af geI. sfzy pMjF ivwcoN iewk qF lfsLF QWly dwb ky dm qoV igaf sI qy dUjf hspqfl ivwc sfh pUry kr igaf sI. dfqy dI imhr sdkf aqy dUjf qyry sdkf mYN afpxy sfQIaF nfl bc igaf sI. qyry jnm qoN do idn pihlF mYN ipMz phuMc igaf sF, sLfied iesy krky vI qyrI mF qyry nfl bhuq moh krdI hY. hmysLF kihMdI hY ik myry pyt GroVI dy puwq nUM kdy koeI nf iPLtkfrnf. ieh qF myry leI bVf hI krmF vflf hY. qIjf sLfied ies leI ijMdf irhf ik jvfnI vyly dy idnF ivwc sMGrsL Biraf jIvn kmfieaf. AuhnF idnF ivwc ijAUxf bVf iswDf sfdf sI aqy cMgIaF guwJIaF KLurfkF huMdIaF sn. mYN rwsy qy PLuwtbfl df kfmn plyar huMdf sI. pMj iltr duwD rojL pINdf sIqy pMj-swq ikwlomItr dI dOV inwqnym nfl dOVdf sI. do sO zMz aqy pMj sO bYTkF mfrnIaF. awDf pf dy krIb rojL Krf iGE Kfxf aqy ksrq krkyy bfltIaF dy ihsfb psInf vhf dyxf ijLMdgI df jLrUrI ihwsf sI. myry ipRMsIpl ny kihxf mlUk isaF qgVf ho jf pMj syr duwD nfl kuJ nhIN bxdf. Gwto-Gwt swq syr qF kr dy .sLfm nUM kihxF qyry pwt bVy moty ho gey ny, qyrf Bwjxf aOKf ho jfxf eyN, qUM do mIl hor Bwijaf kr. bws AuhnF dI svyr aqy sLfm dI PLtIk BrI nsIhq ny mYnUM sUeI dy nwky ivwcoN lMGf idwqf hoieaf sI. Auh jvfnI dI KfDI KLurfk aqy krVI ksrqI imhnq ny mYnUM bVI qoN bVI aOkV ivwc vI zolx nhIN idwqf aqy kvc bx ky myrI rwiKaf kIqI. myry bwcy! qYnUM afpxy ies krVy qjrby dI gwl ies krky suxfeI ik ho skdY qYnUM koeI pRyrnf iml sky, qy qUM afsfnI nfl ies sdmyN qoN bfhr af sky.”
ipqf jI rONgty KVy kr dyx vflI hwz-bIqI sux ky pqf nhIN lwigaf kd sonIpq jI:tI roz dy mfrUQl df nfkf af igaf. ipqf jI ny ikhf ik ibwly nUM iewQy hI lfh idMdy hF. iewQoN ieh koeI bws jF tFgf PVH ky aMdr sonIpq sLihr cly jfvygf. jvfn ny ikhf , “sr ds pMdrF imMt hI lwgxy hn, afpF aMdr Cwz ky af jFdy hF. EnI dyr, jvfn afpxIaF lwqF Kohl lYxgy aqy jMgl pfxI vI ho afAuxgy.” Aus jvfn ny, AuWqr ky ipwCy afAuNdy jvfnF aqy hOldfr nUM sUicq kIqf. hOldfr sfhb AuWqr ky ipqf jI kol afey aqy slUt kIqf. ipqf jI ny afdysL idwqf, “ hOldfr sfhb qusIN sfzf agly moV ‘qy ieMqjLfr krogy. EnI dyr sfry jvfn quhfzI kmFz hyT rihxgy.” Aus hvfldfr ny PLyr slUt mfiraf aqy ikhf, “E:ky sr!” asIN awgy aMdrF vwl qur pey aqy QoVHI hI dyr ivwc jIp hostl awgy KVHI sI. ipqf jI jIp qoN QWly AuWqry, mYN vI AuWqiraf aqy jvfn ny mYnUM myrf smfn PVf idwqf. mYN jvfn df DMnvfd kIqf aqy adb nfl siq sRI akfl bulfeI aqy ipqf jI ny jvfn nUM EQy hI rukx leI ikhf aqy myry nfl hostl vwl qur pey. mYN awgy-awgy aqy ipqf jI ipwCy-ipwCy hostl ivwc myry kmry qwk af gey. awgoN kudrqI qrlocn kmry ivwc hI iml igaf. qrlocn ????? pihlF mYnUM jwPLI pf ky imilaf aqy PLyr ipqf jI dy pYrIN hwQ lfieaf. ipqf jI ny apxwq nfl AusdI ipwT QpQpfeI aqy ikhf, “ puwqrf sFB afpxy Xfr nUM.” qrlocn ny vI bVy mfx nfl ikhf, “cfcf jI! qusIN iblkul iPLkr nhIN krnf. mYN iesdf pUrf-pUrf iKLafl rwKFgf.” “cMgf bwcy hux mYN cwldf hF. jldI ivwc hF. jI:tI roz ‘qy jvfn myrf ieMqjLfr krdy hoxgy.” qrlocn aqy mYN awgV-ipwCV ipqf jI nUM Cwzx bfhr qwk afey. asIN dohvF ny ipqf jI dy pYrIN hwQ lfieaf aqy afsLIrvfd ilaf. asIN dohvyN hfly qwk hwQ joVI KVy sF qy jIp awKF qoN EJl ho cuwkI sI. qrlocn Aus idn qoN myrf bjLurgF vFg kuJ ijLafdf hI iKLafl rwKx lwg ipaf sI. mYnUM Ausdf Auh bdilaf-bdilaf rvweIaf kdy kdy kuJ ajIb lwgdf aqy kdy-kdy cMgf vI.
hux mYnUM smJ ipaf ik ipqf jI mYnUM jfx-buwJ ky bfeI roz afpxI jIp ivwc ieMj Cwzx ikEN afey, qF ik Auh ryl hfdsf aqy rsqy ivwc pYNdf Auh mohrI rylvy stysLn bwcy dIaF XfdF aqy jLKLmF nUM qfjLf nf kr dyvy. sLfied AunF ny myry Dur aMdr KLfqr Aucycy qOr ‘qy mYnUM afpxI KLOPLnfk drd-BrI hwz-bIqI suxfeI ik ikvyN aYzy musLikl smyN vI AuhnF ny hONslf bxfeI rwiKaf. AuhnF dI hwz-bIqI mohrI stysLn dy ryl hfdsy qoN ikqy zrfvxI aqy rONgty KVHy kr dyx vflI sI. ijwQy mOq nfl iswDf tfkrf sI aqy ryl hfdsy ivwc mYN sLfied kudrqI iewk drsLk bx igaf sF. ies qrHF ipqf jI ny myrf mnobl vDfAux df Xqn kIqf sI qF ik mYN iPLr qoN afrfm nfl afpxI nfrml ijLMdgI ivwc prq skF.
pr aPLsos! hoieaf ipqf jI dy nyk ierfidaF qoN iblkul Ault. ijvyN kihMdy ny ik mfVy bMdy nUM hor ibmfrIaF Dwky nfl af ky icMbV jFdIaF hn. iesy qrHF mYN Dwky nfl ipqf jI nfl bIqI AuhnF dI zrfAuxI hwz-bIqI dI BfrU pMz vI afpxIaF mfrU socF dI ipwT ‘qy lwd leI. ryl hfdsy dIaF kwtIaF-vwZIaF, icwQIaF aqy sihkdIaF cIKLdIaF lfsLF df cIKL ichfVf jLrf mwTf pYNdf qF eyny nUM ipqf jI dI hwz-bIqI dIaF iBafnk vfrdfqF sqfAux lwg pYNdIaF. jMglF ivwc Bwjdy hoey PLOjI aqy AuWqy vrHdy bMb afly-duafly PLt rhy sn. mINh vFg vrHdIaF golIaF dI sLF-sF sLUkx lwgdI sI. QF-QF Tyzy Kf ky mUMh Bfr igrdIaF lfsLF mYnUM afs-pfs igrdIaF jfpdIaF aqy AuyhnF sihkdIaF PLOjIaF dIaF lfsLF ivwc myry ipqf jI vI----hfey jy ikqy myry ipqf jI nUM kuJ ho jFdf, qF PLyr mYN jMmx qoN pihlF hI XqIm ho jFdf. myry mF jI df kI hfl hoxf sI? asIN sfry BYx-BrfvF ny qF rul jfxf sI. kdy mYnUM lfsLF dy vwzy Zyr, aqy pYrF qoN ibnF nMgy PLOjIaF dIaF lfsLF njLr afAuNdIaF. kdy AuhnF lfsLF dy Qwly keI idnF dy BuwKy ipafsy ijLMdgI aqy mOq dy drimafn jUJdy afpxy ipqf jI njLr afAuNdy. mYN qrylIE-qrylI ho jFdf aqy AuWcI-AuWcI acncyq buVbuVf ky kihMdf, “koeI bcf lvo myry ipqf jI nUM, myrI mF ivDvf ho jfAUgI, asIN sfry XqIm ho jfvFgy.”
awgy qF mYN isrPL afpxy ipqf jI dy PLOjI izispln qoN zrdf sI, pr hux myry idl ivwc krmXogI XoDy aqy isdkI ispfhI leI sLrDf aqy mfx sI ik aijhy bhfdry PLOjI ipE df mYN puwqr hF.
hux myrf jIvn kuJ BrosyXog nhIN sI irhf. cfr idn cMgf, aqy iPLr do idn mfVy. sfeIkl dy PLylH hoey kuwiqaF vflf hfl sI. cwlI jfvy qF cwlI jfvy, nhIN qF pqf nhIN kuwqy PLylH ho jfx. PLyr BfvyN KflI pYzl mfrI jfvF, pr PLyr ijLMdgI dy sfeIkl ny ikwQoN cwlxf? {PLyr KVHy sfeIkl vFg PLyr ijLMdgI nUM muwZoN-suwZoN ryVHnf pYNdf.
asLky jfvF mYN qrlocn dI dosqI aqy vPLfdfrI ‘qy. Aus ny myry ipwCy afpxy suwK-suafd, afpxI pVHfeI sB iCwky tMg idwqIaF. pqf nhIN ikEN Auh ?????jnvrI 58 nUM hoey mohrI stysLn dy ryl hfdsy kfrn myry ‘qy hoey asr df afpxy afp nUM dosLI smJx lwg ipaf. Auh Aus idn afpxy nF afAux dI gLlqI df KLfimafjLf Bugqxf cfhuMdf sI qy jF ipqf jI nfl kIqf vfadf Aus nUM myry pRqI iewk rwiKak bx jfx df bl dy irhf sI. qrlocn jd qwk myry nfl irhf, pUry isrV nfl afpxI dosqI inBfAuNdf irhf. pihlF qF kflj lMgy zMg jfxf aqy PLyr iblkul hI bMd kr idwqf. sLfied myry avcyqn mn dy iksy gihry kony ivwc koeI KOrU ijhf ipqf hoieaf sI. rotI pfxI Kfx df vI koeI isr pYr nhIN irhf sI. idny bysurqI ijhI ivwc suwqy rihxf aqy dyr rfq jdoN sfry sON jFdy qF Kys dI buwkl mfr ky hostl dy AujfVF coN huMdy hoey rylvy lfien ‘qy cVH jfxf aqy aYvyN bymksd hI qurdy rihxf. qocI ivcfrf vI ibnF kuJ khy ies nIm sLudfeI dy , kdy mgr-mgr kdy nfl-nfl qurI jFdf. afiKLr Qwk ky sLihr qoN bfhr iewk suMnsfn aqy iBafnk kbirsqfn’qy asF jf zyrf lfAuxf ijwQy idn dy vyly vI afdmI afAux qoN Gbrf jfey. GMitaF bwDI kbrF dy kol bxy QiVHaF ‘qy pey-pey, asF KuwlHy-KuwlHy asmfn vwl JfkI jfxf. mYN afpxf sLudf Gotxf aqy Aus ivcfry qocI ny hF ivwc hF imlfeI jfxI. mYN kihxf- “dyK myry Xfr, iewQy ikMnI sLFqI hY, ikMnf sMnftf. aYvyN lokIN iewDr idny vI afAuxoN zrdy nyN, aKy iewQy BUq-cuVylF nfc krdIaF nyN. sfnUM qF kdy ieh njLfrf dyKxf nsIb nhIN hoieaf.” qy sLfied iewQy hI myrI kivqf df jnm hoieaf sI-----
mYN mVHIaF df KUh iDafieaf,
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pr muV iksy afx nf PLyr jgfieaf.
qy qrlocn ny kihxf, “kvI jI mhfrfj! awj iewQy hI kvI drbfr smfpq kro. idn cVHn vflf hY aqy afpF CyqI-CyqI muV ky hostl vI phuMcxf hY. hux mYN Ausdy mgr-mgr cyilaF vFgr quiraf jFdf. asIN dohvyN corF vFg rfq dy QWky-tuwty dyr qfeIN suwqy rihMdy. keI vfr mYN bQyrI koisLsL krnI aqy qrlocn nUM iekwilaF Cwz ky mlkVy ijhy inkl jfxf cfhuxf, pr Auh ‘kmbKLq’ jLrf nf AuWkdf, aqy aMq mYnUM vI Ausdy sfQ dI afdq ijhI pY geI. PLyr qF kdy-kdy mYN afp hI jfx leI Aus nUM AuTf lYNdf aqy loV pYx ‘qy qrly-hfVy vI kwZdf ik qUM afrfm nfl sON jf, mYN CyqI hI vfps af jfvFgf.” awgoN qrlocn vI inhory nfl kihMdf, “ jy qYnUM eynf hI iPLkr hY qF bMdf ikEN nhIN bxdf. ikEN AuWlUaF aqy corF vfly ksb PVHy ny.” mYN hfr ky kihxf, “cMgf beI afh lfey kMnF nUM hwQ, ijvyN qUM khyNgf, EvyN mYN krFgf.” aqy mYN jfxoN Ausdy gl lwg ky iPLws ijhf pYNdf aqy Auh mYnUM juafkF vFg cuwp krfieaf krdf. PLyr Auh mYnUM suaf ky afp vI sON jFdf aqy PLyr do cfr idn nfrml bIqdy. PLyr acfnk AuhI kuwqy dI pUC jfxoN ijvyN KVHI ho jFdI. AuhI Jwl, byqfbI aqy Gbrfht ijLMdgI qoN AuWKiVafpx ijhf isr ‘qy cVH ky bolx lwg pYNdf. PLyr AuhI awDI ku rfq purfxf rutIn sLurU ho jFdf. hostl dI kMD twpI aqy AuhI rsqf, AuhI rylvy stysLn, AuhI rylvy dI amuwk lfien dy ipwCy bymqlb df dOVnf. aqy PLyr Qwk hfr ky AuhnF kbrF qy af ky bYT jfxf aqy myrf ipwCf krdf-krdf qrlocn vI myry kol af ky lyt jfzf. dyr qwk lyty-lyty tuwtdy qfiraF dI AuzIk krnI. iewk rfq QoVHI dUrI’qy iewk isvf vI jl irhf sI. Ausdy AuWTdy BFbV BfvyN sLFq ho cuwky sn pr motIaF KlpfVF aqy lwkVF dy surKL mGdy lfl koly hfly vI pUry jobn qy pUrf syk dy rhy n. pUry vfqfvrx ivwc dUr-dUr qfeIN sVdy mfs aqy koilaF dI mwDm ijhI loa aqy inwG mihsUs ho irhf sI. sfzIaF socF dy Gyr mGHdI awg vwl iKwcy gey. “Xfr qocI kwl qwk qF ieh bMdf mYN-mYN aqy myrI-myrI krdf afkiVaf iPLrdf hoxY, aqy PLyr kuJ GMty pihlF isrPL iewk lfsL sI.” qocI ny awgoN gwl vDfAuNidaF ikhf, “hux qF ies lfsL dI vI koeI pihcfx nhIN rhI. aqy QoVHI dyr qwk qF ieh mUloN hI muwk jfeygI. bws isrPL iewk suafh dI ZyrI. qYnUM pqf hY, asIN ijAUNdy bMdy ies suafh qoN vI zrdy hF. ikqy suafh qoN hI Ausdf BUq nf pYdf ho jfey. iesy leI qF ies suah qoN zrdy mfry pfxI ivwc suafh nUM vI Gol ky iesdf Kurf-Koj imtf dyxf cfhuMdy hF” mYN ikhf, “sfnUM qF ies qoN jLrf vI zr nhIN lwgdf. qYnUM lwgdf ey?” awgoN qocI ny vI ikhf, “nhIN qF! jy qYQoN ijAUNdy BUq qoN zr nhIN lwgdf qF ies murdy ivcfry qoN kI zrnf?” qy PLyr pqf nhIN kdoN sLYqfn dyvqf ny sfzy nfl dosqI gMZ leI. lfgy hI mwkI df KLyq sI qy sfzy mn ivwc iKLafl afieaf ik ikEN nf iehnF lfl surKL koilaF ‘qy CwlIaF BuMn ky KfDIaF jfx. bws PLyr kI sI- do motIaF-motIaF CwlIaF sxy tFizaF dy qoVIaF aqy moty-moty pwqy iCwl ky lfh idwqy aqy iewk dUjy dy afhmo-sfhmxy bih ky lwg pey isvy dI awg ‘qy CwlIaF BuMnx. mYN ikhf, “qocI ikMnI vDIaf awg hY, CwlIaF bhuq vDIaF BuwjxgIaF.” qocI hF-hUM krdf tFzy nUM GumfeI jfvy. acfnk Auhdy kMnIN afvfjL peI, “pkVo sfly ko, ssury afdm Kor dirMdy sYN, sfly BuMnIN lfsL inkfl inkfl Kfvy sYN” qy qrlocn ny ikhf, “Bwj lY ibwilaf! sLfmq af geI.” asIN PLtf-PLt CwlIaF dy Kyq ivwc vV gey. kudrqI Aus Kyq nUM pfxI lwgx krky icwkV hoieaf ipaf sI. sLfied iesy leI koeI aMdr nhIN vVH irhf sI. bfhroN hI hnyry ivwc tFizaF ‘qy zFgF clfeI gey. kdy acfnk hnyry ivwc AuhnF dI zFg AuhnF dy hI iksy bMdy dy lwgdI qF Auh cIKLdf aqy kihMdf, “Auh qumHfrI byby kI mny qo ieB pkV lIaf Qf.” kuJ sux ky zrdy dOV ley ieh kihMdy hoey, “mfro pkVo jfny nf pfey.” iesy qrHF hI rOlf pfAuNdy, gflHF kwZdy afpxy-afpxy ikafPLy lfAuNdy vfps sLihr vwl nUM muV gey. ijvyN sfry dy sfry ivwcoN burI qrHF zr gey hox aqy isrPL vfps prqx df bhfnf hI Bfldy hox.
PLyr QoVHI ijhI sLFqI hoeI qF asIN rwb-rwb krdy aqy zrdy-zrdy dUr dy KyqF ivwcoN dI huMdy hoey dUr stysLn dy prly KyqF ivwcoN dI bfhr inkly, aqy ryl lfeInF pfr krky corF vFg hOlI-hOlI hostl vwl muV pey. nyVy afAuNidaF hoieaF qrlocn ny ikhf, “afpxy kwpVy aqy bUt qF icwkV nfl Bry pey ny, cwl ies psLUaF nUM pfxI iplfAux vflI hOdI ivwc Do leIey.” asIN donF ny afpxy-afpxy kwpiVaF qoN icwkV lfihaf. idn cVHn qoN pihlF hI asIN afpxy kmry ivwc af ky cuwp-cfp kwpVy bdly ibnF hI sON gey ijvyN ik bfhr kuJ hoieaf hI nf hovy.
svyry svyry rGbIr ny cfh bxfeI aqy sfnUM vI idwqI. asIN AUNGdy-AUNGidaF ny rjfeI ivwc viVaF ny EdF hI cfh lY ky pI leI aqy acfnk rGbIr ny myry mwQy ‘qy hwQ lfieaf. myrf mwQf qipaf ipaf sI . PLyr iesy qrHF qrlocn df mwQf vI qp irhf sI. Aus nUM kfPLI qyjL buKLfr sI. jfxoN dohvyN kMb rhy sI. rGbIr ny iewk iewk rjfeI hor sfzy AuWpr dy idwqI aqy ikhf, “kmbKLqo awj ikqy bfhr nf jfxF, hostl suprIzYNt do vfr lyt nfeIt vflf Cfpf mfr cuwikaf. cOdF jfixaF dI gLYr-hfjLrI lf ky igaf hY. quhfzI qF sLfied ieh qIjI vfrinMg hY. hux pUrI ???? kro. mYN dupihry afAuNdf hoieaf quhfzy leI dvfeI vI lY ky afvFgf qy quhfzI iswk lIv vI dy idaFgf. asIN bysurqI ijhI ivwc Esy qrHF hI sON gey.
iewDr rfq dy hfdsy vflI gwl sfry sLihr ivwc jMgl dI awg vFg PLYl geI. “do afdm Kor dirMdy afDI rfq ko sLmsLfn Gft myN kwl murdf afg myN sy inkfl inkfl ky Kfqy logoN nyN apnI afKoN sy dyKy sYN, ijnky bVy-bVy sy dFq Qy ar lMby lMby sy hfQ Qy. motI motI lfl afg AuglqI aFKyN. jlqI afg myN sy mfs inkfl kr Kfvy Qy, ssuroN ky hfQ BI nf jly Qy. eykdm BfrI Brkm sLrIr vfly Qy, ary gfFv vfloN kf sLor sunqy hI eykdm sfly sLU mMqr ho gey. myry sfsUky---pr iksI ko njLr nf afvy Qy. kbI iksI ky sr pr mfr dyvyN qo kbI iksI kI pIT pr mfr dyvy Qy. iksI kI pgVI KINc ky kbI iksI kI DoqI pkVy Qy. logoN ko Gxf prysLfn kIaf, ary AunoN ky bfvly kIey zry log afps myN lwT clfny lg pVy aOr eyk do ko cotyN bI afeIN. XUN qo sb aMdr hI aMdr kfpyN sYN. mOkf imlqy hI log sb eyk dUsry ky pICy Bfg lIey, aOr icwlfqy Qy, ary pkV lIaf, ary mny mfr lIaf.”
ijvyN ijvyN idn vDdy jFdy aqy BUqF dy hAUey df kwd-kfT hor vI Aucyrf lMbf aqy cOVf, nfl-nfl hor zrfAuxf hoeI jFdf sI. rojL nvIaF nvIaF khfxIaF nfl juVn lwgIaF. keI sMgTn BUqF dy iKLlfPL bx ky sfhmxy afAux lwgy aqy keI qrHF dIaF skImF aqy Auprfly socy jfx lwgy. keI qjvIjL dyx lwgy ik hux qoN pUrI rfq sLmsLfn Gft ivwc rOsLnI df ieMqjLfm kIqf jfvy. awgy qoN iksy vI lfsL dI byadbI nhIN hox idwqI jfvygI. ies gwl nUM muwdf bxf ky keI gurdvfiraF aqy mMdrF ivwc KLUb cMdf iekwTf kIqf igaf. keIaF dI nINd hrfm ho geI aqy keIaF dy hlvy mFzy sLurU ho gey.
afKLr gwl qurdI qurdI kflj dy hostl ivwc vI vV afeI. pr sfzy kflj dI PLwkV muMzIr ny gwl nUM koeI bhuqI qUl nf idwqI. kihx, aYvyN koeI ivhlVF ny hvf AuVfeI hoxI eyN, aqy kuJ kihx kuJ qF jLrUr hoieaf hoxf eyN. aYvyN qF gwl nhIN inkldI. KLYr! pr iewk idn rGbIr ny sfzIaF lwqF iKwcidaF ikhf, “ikqy Aus rfq swcIN-muwcIN Auh BUq quhfnUM donF nUM qF nhIN icMbV gey sI. ijhVf quhfnUM awj buKLfr cVH igaf hY. cMgf hoieaf ieh hfdsf sLihr dy bfhrly pfsy hoieaf. jy ieh hfdsf eyDrly pfsy huMdf qy qusIN Es BUqrI muMzIr dy kfbU af jFdy, quhfzf qF AuhnF mfr mfr ky nfs mfr dyxf sI. rwb dy vfsqy hux nf jfieE hor iksy pfsy, hor musIbq KVHI krogy. hF! mYnUM ikqoN AuWzdI-AuWzdI KLbr imlI hY ik quhfzy donF dy GrIN mYnyjmYNt ny icwTIaF pf idwqIaF ny. bws koeI nf koeI musIbq afeI smJo. qrlocn Xfr qUM vI ibwly nUM rokx dI QF ‘qy iesdy nfl hI cilaf jFdf sI.” qy qrlocn ny hrKL aqy aPLsos nfl ikhf, “hor rGbIr Xfr mYN kwlHf Cwz idMdf? jo hoAUgf dyKI jfAUgI. GridaF nUM qF bhfnf hI cfhIdf hY. awgy ikhVf Auh mYnUM aYQy pVHf ky KLusL nyN. awgy hI hr mhIny pYsy Byjx vyly Gr ivwc cMgf klysL huMdY. ijvyN mYN mF df mqyaf puwq hovF. hmysLF kihMdI ey dsvIN krfqI bhuq aY. bfkI dy bwicaF nUM vI qF pVHfAuxf aY. awgoN kuVIaF vI ivafhuxIaF nyN. aqy bfpU bws! awgoN cuwp vwt jFdf hY.” qy PLyr mYnUM dyKLdf hoieaf kihMdf, “ibwilaf Xfr! afpo afpxI iksmq huMdI af, mYN pVHnf cfhuMdYN qy mYnUM koeI pVHfAudf hI nhIN. qYnUM qyrf sfrf twbr pVHfAuxf cfhuMdf ey qF qUM pVHdf nhIN. vfh nIN qkdIr!” kih ky myry Xfr qrlocn dIaF awKF Br afeIaF aqy myrf idl AusdI gwl sux ky aqy AusdI hflq dyK ky psIijaf igaf. mYN aMdroN-aMdrI afpxy afp nUM lfhnq pf irhf sF. myry hI mn ny mYQoN puwiCaf, “qyrf kI hwk bxdf hY, iewk aYny vDIaf, ihqYsLI aqy XfrI ‘qy kurbfn ho jfx vfly Xfr df nfjfiejL PLfiedf lYx df. qUM svfrQI hYN ibwilaf—qUM GtIaf bMdf hYN. myry Xfr qrlocnF! mYnUM muafPL kr dy. mYN afpxy nfl qyrI ijLMdgI vI nrk bxf idwqI.” mYN Ausdy gl lwg ky bwicaF vFg rox lwg ipaf. “kflj CwzFgy qF donoN iekwTy CwzFgy.” Ausny ikhf, “ibwly qUM kuJ ijLafdf hI Jwl iKLlfrn lwg igaYN, mYnUM dws qUM mYnUM afpxf Xfr smJdf hYN ik nhIN?” qy PLyr mYN ikhf, “mYN qYnUM afpxI jfn qoN vI vwD smJdf hF.” Ausny ikhf, “qF PLyr mYnUM awj iewk vcn dyh ik qUM afpxI pVHfeI jLrUr pUrI kryNgf, mYN qF ibwly pihlF hI afpxy afp nUM qyrI ies hflq df ijLMmyvfr smJdf hF. rwb dy vfsqy mYnUM hor gunfhgfr nf bxfeIN.” qrlocn dy mUMhoN ieh gwl sux ky mY TTMbr igaf aqy Dur aMdroN ihwl igaf. iewk vfr qF mYN kMb ijhf igaf sF ijvyN myry idl dy afs-pfs koeI Bucfl ijhf AuWT KiVHaf hovy. mYN qrly Bry aihsfs nfl ikhf, “qrlocn Xfr qUM nhIN, sgoN mYN qyrf dyxdfr hF. mYnUM sLrimMdy nUM hor sLrimMdf nf kr!” rGbIr myrI gwl dy ivwc hI cIKL ipaf, “ bws vI kro! quhfnUM qF koeI gwl dwsxI hI nhIN cfhIdI. aYvyN idl nUM lf ky bih jFdy E. kwlH dI kwlH nUM dyKFgy. aYvyN qF nhIN kihMdy- XfrI jwt dI qUq df moCf, kdy nf tuwty awD ivwcoN. cwlo hux pihlF mYWs ivwc cwlIey aqy mYWs dIaF rotIaF qoVIey, nhIN qF pfxI vflI dfl vI nhIN lwBxI.” awgy mYWs ivwc phuMcy qF swcIN-muwcIN kfvF rOlI peI hoeI sI. acfnk myrI njLr cuwlHy ‘qy peI ijs AuWpr vwzI sfrI loh rwKI hoeI sI ijhVI ivcfrI rojL svyr qoN rfq qwk cuwlHy qy peI qpdI rihMdI sI pr PLyr vI muMizaF leI rotIaF QuVIaF hI rihMdIaF. iewk pfsy cuwlHy dy AuWqy vwzy-vwzy awKrF ivwc iliKaf hoieaf sI- cODrI rsfl isMG bhwqr rotIaF. sfry cwulHy qy kdy-kdy igwlI imwtI df pocf lwgdf sI. pr bhwqr rotIaF dI gwl qy awj qwk koeI pocf nf mfr sikaf. mYWs BFvyN tuwt jfey pr rsfl isMG df irkfrz qoVHnf bhuq aOKf sI. mYN qF nhIN sI AusnUM dyiKaf, pr kihMdy sn, Ausdf kwd-kfT idE ijwzf sI. hor vI ikMny hI irkfrz Es nfl juVy sn. pMj syr lwzU, do dhIN dy kUMzy aqy pqf nhIN hor kI-kI. Auh Kfx-pIx dI, kdy sLrq nhIN sI hfiraf. cfhy imwtI df qyl hI ikEN nf pIxf pYNdf. kuJ nf kuJ qF bFkfpx sI Es ivwc jo awj qwk sfry cODrI rsfl isMG nUM Xfd krdy nyN. pr ieh vI ikhVf avwlVf psLUaF vflf sLONk sI jo Aus ny pfilaf hoieaf sI. Gwto Gwt sO gLrIb lfcfr BuwK nfl byhfl bwicaF df aMn koeI iekwlf hI Kf jfvy. aMn df vYrI hoxf qF koeI sUrmqfeI nhIN, hoxf hI hY qF bMdf iksy ainaF jF iksy jbr-jLulm df vYrI ho ky jIvy. afmIn---
mYWs ivwc aksr BMg hI BuwjdI sI. BuwK qoN qF asIN kdy nhIN sF zry. pr ijs gwl df zr sI, Auh hoxI bx isr cVH ky bolI. vfrinMg lYtr myry aqy qrlocn dohvF dy GrIN phuMc gey. qrlocn dy GridaF ny qF ijvyN cuwp hI vwt leI. koeI hF jF nFh nf kIqI. bws qrlocn df KLrcf Byjxf bMd kr idwqf. soicaf hoxf eyN ik afpy JwK mfr ky muV afvygf, PLyr krFgy sfry rl ky AusdI kuwqyKfxI. sdky jfeIey qrlocn dI dUraMdysLI dy, ijhVf Bfxy nUM pihlF hI BFp ky bYTf sI ik kwl nUM kI hox vflf ey. Auh bVf hI ijgry vflf muMzf sI. nf Ausdy aMdr dI pIV aqy nf kdy AusdI prysLfnI nUM koeI Ausdy ichry qoN pVH sikaf sI. bVf hI sihj rihx vflf iensfn sI Auh. bVI hI sihjqf nfl hr GVI ivcrdf sI. Ausdf hT aqy inrBYqf vI Ausdy guxF ivwc sLfiml sI. Auh bhuq hI jLhIn aqy AusdI Xfd-sLkqI bhuq iqwKI sI. Auh plF iCxF ivwc hI vfl dI Kwl AuDyV ky rwK idMdf sI. Ausny muwZ qoN hI jIvn nUM sUeI dy nwky QfxIN lMGfieaf hoieaf sI. sLfied iesy leI Auh kuJ-kuJ kfmryzI aqy kuJ-kuJ smfjvfdI sLKLsIaq df mfilk sI. Auh sLhId Bgq isMG dI sLhfdq nfloN Ausdy ivcfrF df ijLafdf kfiel sI. sLfied iesy leI AusdIaF kuJ gUVHIaF gwlF sfzy isr dy AuWqoN dI inkl jFdIaF sn. Aus kol afpxI smfj AusfrU soc sI jo sLfied bVHI AuWcI sI. Auh KLud vI iewk kRFqIkfrI XoDf bxnf cfhuMdf sI. smfj dy awgy ho ky smfj KLfqr kuJ krnf cfhuMdf sI. pr aPLsos hflfq Ausdf sfQ nhIN dy rhy sn. Auh aksr kihMdf vgdy pfxI ivwc hI qfjLgI huMdI hY qy KVHf pfxI hmysLF musLk mfrdf hY. KVoq AusnUM sdf nfpsMd sI aqy iesy leI Auh hr gwl aqy hr kMm ivwc hmysLF ikRafsLIl rihMdf sI.
hux gwl krdy hF myry vwzy vIr bldyv dI ijsdf bcpn df nfm Bolf sI aqy Cotf nfm dyv sI. sfry twbr ivwcoN ies Brf nfl aqy vwzI BYx zOlI nfl myrI bhuq bxdI sI aqy ieh dohvyN myrf pwK pUrdy sn. BfvyN Aumr ivwc ieh Drm Bfa jI df hfxI sI pr myrf qF Xfr Brf sI. ieh sfzy sfry twbr ivwc sB nfloN sohxf sI. gorf icwtf rMg aMgryjLF vrgf, srU vrgf lMbf kwd. swc jfxoN lokIN KV-KVH ky vyKdy huMdy sI. ijMnf sohxf sI, Enf hI KLusLimjfjL aqy rOxkI qbIaq df mflk sI. hr pl, hr iewk leI Aus kol muskfrht sI. Auh sdf hI hfsy vMzx vflf sLKLs sI. pVHfeI ivwc qF lfjvfb sI hI, pr vflIbfl df vI bVf vDIaf iKzfrI sI. bhuq hI qyjL qrfr idmfgL AusnUM rwb ny bKLisLaf sI. CotI ijhI Aumry hI Ausny ieMjInIairMg dI izgrI hfsl kr leI sI. hr klfs ivwc awvl afAux kfrn hI pMjfb srkfr vwloN srkfrI vjIPLy’qy klkwqy qoN AucyrI ivwidaf hfsl kr ky afieaf sI. afAuNidaF hI iswDf cMzIgVH ivwc ieMzstrI izpfrtmYNt dy hYWz afiPLs ivwc izvYlpmYNt aPLsr lwg igaf. ies dy bfvjUd Ausny sOLNkIaf qOr ‘qy kfnUMn dI pVHfeI kridaF lfa dI izgrI vI pRfpq kr leI sI. keI jLubfnF Auh cMgI qrHF nfl jfxdf sI. iesy leI Ausny AurdU, PLfrsI dI aflm PLfjLl dI pVHfeI pUrI kIqI. pMjfbI mF bolI nUM rwj ky ipafr krdf sI aqy pUrf siqkfrdf sI. iesy kfrn Auysny afpxI mF bolI pMjfbI ivwc igafnI bVI hI rIJ aqy Aucyc nfl kIqI sI. AusnUM sLfierI df vI sLONk sI aqy KLfskr AurdU sLfierI ivwc AusnUM kfPLI muhfrq hfsl sI. qlq mihbUb Ausdf psMdIdf gfiek sI. eynf bhumuKI hox dy bfvjUd AusnUM koeI nKLrf aqy mfx nhIN sI, sgoN Auh qF bhuq hI imlxsfr aqy inmrqf psMd iensfn sI. ijvyN hr loVvMd dy kMm afAuxf AuysdI kmjLorI bx igaf hoieaf sI. shI mfieny ivwc Auh iewk AuWcy ikrdfr vflf iensfn sI aqy iesy leI sLfied Auh myrf Xfr vIrf sI. myry krky aksr AusnUM mF-ipE dy AulFHBy vI sihxy pYNdy sn. aksr mF jI aqy ipqf jI qoN AusnUM suxnf pYNdf ik qyry lfz-ipafr ny hI ibwly nUM ivgfiVaf hY. Auh hws ky kih CWzdf ik ibwlf afpxy pirvfr df bybI hY. dyv vIr jI ny bfad ivwc bqOr ipRMsIpl vjoN mogf afeI:tI:afeI: dI sLurUafq vI kIqI sI. Auh afpxy ividafrQIaF aqy stfPL mYNbrF nUM bVf ipafr krdy aqy AuhnF df hr qrHF nfl iKLafl rwKdy. iesy leI awj qfeIN Aus ielfky dy bMdy AusnUM Buwl nhIN sky.
mYnUM Auh rwj ky idloN afpxy bwcy vFg ipafr krdf sI. sLfied iesy leI kMplyNt dI icwTI imldy sfr hI sfry kMm Cwz ky myrf Xfr vIrf cMzIgVH qoN sonIpq af igaf. iswDf myry kflj phuMc igaf. hYWz afiPLs ivwc AuyWc aPLsr lwgy hox kfrn kflj df stfPL Ausdf bVHf mfx-qfx krdf sI. mYnUM vI KLbr iml geI ik qyrf vwzf Brf cMzIgVHoN af ky ipRMsIpl dy dPLqr ivwc bYTf hY aqy qYnUM sB burI qrHF nfl lwB rhy ny. mYN ieh sux ky burI qrHF qRbk igaf ik hux kI hoAU? ikvyN Aus drvysL vrgy vIr df sfhmxf krFgf. myry ipwCy AusnUM ikMnI jLlflq JwlxI peI hoxI eyN. mYN socF ivwc iGr igaf ik mYN hmysLF Ausdf ivsLvfs qoiVaf hY, swt mfrI hY Ausdy ivsLvfs nUM. Ausdy lfz-ipafr df nfjfiejL PLfiedf AuTfieaf hY. aqy hux Ausdf sfhmxf ikvyN krFgf. myry vrgy inkMmy bMdy nUM DrqI ikEN nhIN inGl jFdI? aMdroN iewk hOkf ijhf AuWiTaf ik hfey rwbf mYnUM Es ryl hfdsy ivwcoN ijAUNidaF rwKx ivwc qyrf kI QuiVaf sI. vIrf qF dUjy muMizaF aqy mfstrF nfl kdy vI hostl puwj skdf sI. clo afpy muV jfeygf lwB lBf ky. mYN nhIN kr skdf Ausdf sfhmxf. mYN qF bws ikqy jf ky jfn dyxI hY. pr qrlocn jo iewk qrHF nfl myrf sfieaf bx igaf sI, mYnUM smJfAuNdf aqy vrjdf myry ipwCy af igaf ik ikqy ieh kmlf swcmuwc hI koeI kfrf nf kr bYTy. EDr myrf Xfr vIrf mYnUM lwBdf-lwBdf hMB igaf. ivcfrf BuwKf-Bfxf mYnUM qlfsLdf irhf. jfxoN Ah zflI-zflI qy asIN pwqy-pwqy. do idn inkl gey qy ieh lukx mIcI cwldI rhI. keI vfr qF myrf vIrf aqy Ausdy kuJ sfQI myry nyiVEN vI lMGy, pr myrI ihMmq nf hoeI ik mYN Ausdy sfhmxy ho skF. lukF vI qy roeI vI jfvF aqy aMdroN pCqfvF vI. awk ky qrlocn ny vI mYnUM zFitaf, “kmilaf eynf moh krn vfly vwzy vIr nUM kdy eynF qMg krIdf ey?lfhnq ey qyry qy, qUM aYnf kfier hovyNgf mYN soc vI nhIN skdf sI.” qrlocn dI ies lfhnq ny mYnUM Dur aMdroN JMjoV ky rwK idwqf aqy sLfied myrI ihMmq nUM vMgfr ky mYnUM hONslf vI idwqf aqy mYN pUrf mn bxf ilaf ik hux kuJ vI hovy, vIry dy mwQy jLrUr lwgxf hY. CyqI hI mYN vIr dy mgr nwT ky Ausdy pYrF ivwc jf izwigaf. inwky bwicaF vFg AusdIaF lwq nUM icMbV ky roeI jfvF. “myry rwb vrgy vIiraf! mYnUM muafPL kr dy. mYN qYnUM bhuq Kwjl-Kuafr kIqf hY. vIiraf mYN bhuq zr igaf sI. qyrf sfhmxf krn dI ihMmq nhIN pY rhI sI.” vIry ny cuwk ky mYnUM afpxy ivsLfl sIny dy nfl lf ilaf, afpxIaF bfhF dy ivwc Guwt ilaf ijvyN kihr dI TMz ivwc loeI dI buwkl leI jfvy. Ausny ikhf, “Jwilaf! afpixaF qoN ieMj dUr QoVHf BwjIdf hY. tuwtIaF bfhF qF hmysLF gl nUM afAuNdIaF nyN. kdy ieEN dUr nhIN jfeIdf.” qy PLyr mYN qrlocn vwl iesLfrf kr ky ikhf, “vIiraf! ieh myrf Xfr qrlocn hY. jy awj mYN ijAUNdf hF, qF isrPL iehdy sdky hI. ieh prCfvF bx ky myry aMg-sMg irhf. iesdf dyxf mYN kdy vI nhIN dy skdf.” vIr ny qrlocn nUM vI klfvy ivwc lY ilaf aqy Ausdf DMnvfdI hoieaf. PLyr pihlF qF vIr jI ny sfnUM sfiraF nUM nyVly Zfby qy rotI KuafeI aqy afp vI sfzy nfl hI KfDI. iPLr asIN kflj phuMcy. vIr jI dy asr rsUKL ny sB kuJ plF iCxF ivwc hI sYtl kr idwqf. asIN vI sfry stfPL qoN muafPLI mMg ky surKLrU ho gey. Qwky hfry vIr jI ny Auh rfq sfzy hostl dy ivwc muMizaF dy nfl kwtI, ikhf, “awj mYnUM quhfzy ivwc rih ky afpxy kflj dy hostl dy idn Xfd af gey.” sfry stfPL vfly aqy hostl dy muMzy vfro-vfrI imlx afAuNdy rhy aqy hONslf bMnHfAuNdy rhy ik iskMd sfhb qusIN byiPLkr ho ky cMzIgVH jfE. quhfzf inwkf Brf sfzf inwkf Brf hY. sB ny bVI Aucyc idKfeI aqy vIr jI ny dUjy idn qVHky hI pihlI bws PVHI aqy cMzIgVH leI rvfnf ho gey. hOlI-hOlI sB kuJ pihlF vFg nfrml rutIn ivwc cwlx lwg ipaf. asF sfiraF ny rl iml ky qrlocn dI dUjy mhIny dI PLIs aqy hostl df KLrcf vI nfl hI jmHF krvf idwqf. BFvyN qrlocn jLfhr nhIN sI krdf, pr Auh rojL GridaF vwloN Byijaf jFdf mnIafrzr AuzIkdf rihMdf. inrfsLqf vwDdI geI aqy pVHfeI vwloN vI Ausdf mn Aucft huMdf igaf. Auh afpxy afp nUM sfzy ‘qy boJ ijhf mihsUs krn lwg ipaf. keI vyrF rotI Kfx df vI tflf kr jFdf. mYN bQyrf ikhf, “Xfrf! qyrf myrf vI kuJ vMizaf hY? afpF dohvyN rl iml ky gujLfrf krI jfvFgy. qyry afsry ‘qy mYN vI cfr awKr pVH jfAUN. nfly vIr jI ny vfadf vI kIqf hY ik mYN hr mhIny PLflqU pYsy vI Byijaf krUMgf. kuJ afpF sB qoN vwzy Brf blvMq jI qoN mMgvf ilaf krFgy. ipqf jI ny vI qF pYsy Byjxy hI ny. jy bhuqf hoAU qF hostl qoN bfhr koeI Cotf-motf kmrf lY ky rih lvFgy aqy afpy rotI-tuwk pkf lvFgy. rwb ny cfihaf qF jd qwk mYN jINdf hF, qd qwk nf qyrI pVHfeI rukU aqy nf hI afpF kdy BuwKy iZwz sOvFgy. qrlocn Xfr! hONslf rwK. mYN vI qyry ibnF aDUrf hF. jy qUM mYnUM Cwz ky ikqy clf igaf qF PLyr Jwilaf mYN vI pVHfeI pUrI nhIN krnI. mYN vI qyry mgry itMz-PLhuVI cwuk ky iqwqr ho jfAUN.” hux qrlocn dI afvfjL kuJ kurwKLq ijhI ho geI. “ibwlU qUM aijhI koeI mUrKLqf nhIN kryNgf. qUM dyvqf vrgy afpxy vwzy vIr aqy myry nfl vfadf kIqf sI ik mYN kdy quhfnUM isLkfieq df mOkf nhIN idaFgf. smiJaf! afpxy bolF nUM pugfAuxf iewk mrd bwcy df kMm huMdf ey. qy nfly qUM iewk krmXogI mhfn PLOjI df puwqr hYN. jdoN dI mYN qyry koloN qyry ipqf jI dI hwz-bIqI suxI hY, swc puwCyN mYN qF AuhnF df murId ho igaf hF. myry leI qF Auh pRyrnf dy sRoq bx gey hn. pqf nhIN qUM AUhnF qoN ikAuN syD nhIN lYNdf?” AusdIaF dlIlF ny mYnUM inr-AuWqr kr idwqf sI.
keI idn bIq gey qy iewk idn qrlocn ny mYQoN 20 rupey dI mMg kIqI. mYN ibnF koeI hIl-huwjq kIiqaF cuwp-cfp rupey kwZ ky AusnUM dy idwqy. mYN rGbIr aqy myjr iqMnoN kflj gey hoey sI. ipwCoN qrlocn afpxy QoVHy bhuqy KLfs-KLfs smfn df ibsqr ijhf bMnH ky pqf nhIN ikwDr clf igaf. “ibwly Xfr muafPL krIN. quhfzy rojL dy aihsfn Qwly myrf mn Guwtdf hY. mYN jy hor iesy qrHF iewQy irhf qF myrf jLmIr aqy myrI axK hmysLF leI aixafeI mOq mr jfxgy. mYnUM lwBx dI koisLsL vI nf krnf. hF! jy mYN jINdf irhf qF quhfnUM afpy lwB jfvFgf. hfl dI GVI qF mYnUM ieh vI pqf nhIN ik mYN ikwQy jfxf hY? mYN kI krnf hY qy myrI mMijLl kI hY? jd mYnUM hI kuJ pqf nhIN qF quhfnUM kI dwsF? KLYr qusIN KLusL rihxf aqy iewk dUjy df iKLafl rwKxf. KLUb idl lf ky pVHnf. ibwly mYN afpxIaF ikqfbF aqy nots qyry leI Cwz cwilaf hF. sLfied qyry kMm af hfx. KLfs kr ky ibwilaf hux kwlHy kdy vI rfq nUM bfhr nhIN jfxf aqy nf hI kdy CwlIaF BuMn ky KfxIaF nyN. bws pVHnf eyN qy afpxy mF-bfp df nfm rOsLn krnf eyN. qUM hmysLF myrIaF XfdF ivwc sLfiml rhyNgf. mYN ikqy vI, iksy vI hfl ivwc rhF.” PLyr keI sfl bIq gey qy qrlocn nfl kdy vI mulfkfq nf hoeI aqy nf hI myrf Auh Xfr ikqy njLrIN afieaf. mYN pVHfeI pUrI kr ky btfly ijLlHy ivwc ieMzstrI ieMspYktr lwg igaf sF. acfnk 1965 dI jMg iCV geI sI. rojL btfly dy Kyqr ivwc ikqy nf ikqy bMb jLrUr izwgdf sI, pr PLtdf nhIN sI. hOlI-hOlI lokF df vI bMbF qoN zr lwQ igaf sI. jdoN rfq nUM blYk afAUt dy vyly koeI-koeI pfiksqfnI lVfkU jhfjL iblkul CwqF dy koloN lMGdf qF cfnxIaF rfqF hox kfrn jhfjL dy nMbr qwk pVHy jf skdy sn. sB lokF ivwc mOq df sMnftf Cf jFdf aqy cuPLyry suMn msfx vrq jFdI. iewk sihm ijhf idl ivwc qRbkdf ik hux vI mry, hux vI mry! srkfrI nOkrI vfly bMdy afpxf hYWzkuafrtr Cwz ky ikqy afAUt afPL stysLn nhIN jf skdy sn. AuhnF idnF ivwc myry Ausqfd nMd lfl purI jI vI bhuq ibmfr rihMdy sn. mYN afpxI jfn qlI ‘qy rwK ky AuhnF nUM jlMDr imlx jFdf huMdf sI. iehnF idnF ivwc hI pqf nhIN acfnk ikwQoN lwBdy-lBfAuNdy imltrI vrdI ivwc lYNs nfiek dy PLIqy lfeI pUry josL qy jlfl nfl Bry iewk PLOjI jvfn ny myrf bUhf KVkfieaf. mYN bUhf KoilHaf aqy Aus PLOjI jvfn qy njLr pYNidaF hI mYN hwkf-bwkf ijhf AusnUM vyKdf hI rih igaf. pihlF Auh QoVHf ijhf hwisaf qy PLyr boilaf- “ikvyN ibwilaf kfiem eyN?” myry sLMky AusdI afvfjL ny mukf idwqy qy mYN iewk dm pihcfx kwiZaf, bol AuWiTaf, “Auey qrlocnf qUM? PLOj ivwc? acfnk aYQy, myrf pqf ikwQoN lwB ilaf?” “iewko sfh ikMny hI svfl sB puwCI jfeyNgf ik aMdr mYnUM Dwky nfl vVnf pAU.” asIN donoN hws pey. bVy icrF bfad awj mYN KuwlH ky hwisaf sF qy PLyr ikhf, “ ibwlf vI qyrf qy Gr vI qyrf hY. jI sdky , jI afieaF nUM.” iewk vfr PLyr afpxy Xfr nUM Guwt ky jwPLI pfeI aqy PLyr aMdr Ausdy ivCoVy df sog ???? ipaf qy mYN zuskidaF ikhf, “acfnk ikwQy Cwz ky clf igaf sI, PLyr koeI KLbr sfr vI nhIN idwqI.” qrlocn ny cyqy krvfieaf , “qYnUM Xfd hoxf eyN, mYN afpxy KLq ivwc iliKaf sI ik mYN quhfzI pUrI KLbr rwKFgf qy afpy hI lwB lvFgf. qy vyK mYN lwB ilaf qy qYnUM ibwilaf.” mYN AusnUM hwQIN pfxI df nlkf gyV ky nuhfieaf qy PLyr afpxf kuVqf pjfmf pfx nUM idwqf. asIN Zfby qoN mMgvf ky bVHy icrF ipwCoN iewk vfr PLyr iekwiTaF bYT ky rotI KfDI. iesy dOrfn qrlocn ny afpxI sfrI hwz-bIqI suxfeI. Auh bVy hI krVy hI sMGrsL ivwcoN inkilaf sI. hux vI mOq Ausdy isr’qy mMzrf rhI sI. lVfeI lwgI hoeI sI. ijwQy hr vyly vrHdIaF golIaF dI sLF-sLF qopF dy golf bMkrF dy AuWpr hr GVI aksr dhfVdy rihMdy. jhfjL alwg CfpymfrI krdy hoey AuWproN bMbF dI brsfq kr rhy sn. bfrzr dy nyVly sfry ipMzF dy ipMz KflI krvf idwqy gey sn qF ik isvIlIan jfnI nuksfn nUM bcfieaf jf sky. bws, donoN pfsy qoN ijLafdfqr pMjfbI lV rhy sn. srhwdoN pfr muslmfn pMjfbI afpo ivwc lV mr rhy sn. donoN pfsy lIzrF dI kohjI isafsq jvfnF, mfsUmF, bwicaF aqy qIvIaF dIaF jfnF nfl iKlvfV kr rhI sI. mnuwKqf nUM jbrI bfrUd Kuafieaf jf irhf sI.
mYN aijhy hflfqF df vfsqf dy ky qrlocn nUM ikhf, “awj qUM myry kol hI ruk jfh. kuJ GVI qF iekwTy jI leIey. hfly qF mYN qYnUM rwj ky dyiKaf vI nhIN.” qrlocn ny ikhf, “pihlF qYnUM qyrf qohPLf dy idaF. aYzf vwzf aPLsr lwg igaf eyN. hux qF Kfx pIx lwg igaf hoeyNgf.” Aus ny Joly ivwcoN iewk rm dI boql kwZ ky mYnUM pysL kIqI. “afh lY qYnUM qyry iewk PLOjI Xfr df njLrfnf.” “qyrf qohPLf isr mwQy Xfrf! pr mYN pINdf nhIN.” mYN ikhf. qrlocn ny ikhf, “ pINdf qF mYN vI nhIN. cwl iksy afpxy ipafry nUM dy dyvIN. KLYr! hux mYnUM iejfjLq dy. sLfied bfrzr ‘qy myry ihwsy dI koeI golI mYnUM AuzIkdI hovygI.” mYN PLyr Aus nUM ruk jfx leI qrlf kIqf. qrlocn ny ikhf, “ibwly mOq qF EQy lfjLmI hY qy iewQy vI ho skdI hY. jy iewQy mr igaf qF iewk PLOjI leI kuwqy dI mOq hovygI, jy EQ bfrzr ‘qy miraf qF vqn df sLhId kihlfvFgf. Gwto-Gwt myrI GrvflI nUM QoVHI bhuq pYnsLn qF iml jfAUgI. ivcfrI aOKy-sOKy afpxy Coty-Coty bwcy qF pfl lvygI.” Ausdy mhfn jjLby ny mYnUM lfjvfb kr idwqf aqy AusdI dysL pRsqI qy myrf isr sLrDf nfl myry PLOjI Xfr dy awgy Juk igaf. Aus ny myry sfhmxy hI zyrf bfbf nfnk jfx vfly iewk PLOjI trwk nUM afp hwQ dy ky roikaf. PLurqI nfl Aus ivwc cVH ky afpxI mOq ivafhux qur ipaf. Ausdy khy sLbd awj vI myry kMnF ivwc AuNj hI gUMjdy hn, “qyry kol kuwqy dI mOq , EQy sLhId dI mOq hovygI.” pihlF qF mYN Ausdf irxI sF, hux sfrf ihMdusqfn hmysLF Aus PLOjI df irxI rhygf. afmIn!

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