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awDI ku rfq dy hnyry ivwc trFto sLihr dI suMnsfn peI stIljL aYvyinAU `qy Aus dI kfr iksy muihMm `qy jf rhy ispfhI dy GoVy vFg brYNptn vwl srpwt dOVI jf rhI sI. bfhr sVk aqy Aus dI kfr dy tfierF ivclI guPLqgU dI sFa[[[sFa[[ sI aqy Aus aMdr iKaflF dy inrMqr tkrfa dI. hor koeI vI afvfjL Aus nUM suxfeI nhIN sI dy rhI. BFvyN kYmIklF dI DUV BrI aqy aMqF dI grm PYktrI ivwc 10 GMty dI isLPt qoN bfad Auh aksr kfhlLf huMdf ik kdoN kMm KLqm hox dI GMtI vwjy aqy kdoN Auh Gr nUM Bwjy pr awj Aus nUM Gr jfxf vI iewk sjLf vFg hI lwg irhf sI. ijAuN ijAuN Aus dI kfr Gr vwl dOVI jf rhI sI iqAuN iqAuN Aus dy idl dI DVkx vDI jf rhI sI aqy Aus dy mn aMdrlf qUPLfn qyjL, hor qyjL huMdf jf irhf sI. Auh jfxdf sI ik rfq dy do vjy qoN bfad BfvyN sfrf sLihr suwqf ipaf sI pr Aus dy Gr dI cfr-dIvfrI aMdr ajy vI kVvfht Aus dy svfgq dI AuzIk kr rhI hovygI. iPr AuhI “qUM[[[qUM[[[mYN[[[mYN[[[qUM sfzf kI kIqf[[[asIN qyrf kI nhIN kIqf[[[” ipCly koeI Cy mhIinaF qoN vfpr rhI Aus dy svRgI supinaF dI nrkI aslIaq dI iewk iewk GVI brCIaF vFg Aus dy sIny ivwc cuB rhI sI.
acfnk vwjy kfr dy hfrn ny Aus nUM dihlf idwqf. iKaflF ivwc vih gey Aus nUM pqf hI nf lwgf kdoN Aus dI kfr dUsrI lyn vwl vD geI sI aqy ipwCoN af rhI kfr ny hfrn mfr ky Aus nUM sfvDfn kIqf sI. Aus ny ijAuN hI kfr nUM afpxI lyn ivwc kIqf, dUsrI lyn ivwc af rhI kfr dI rPLqfr iekdm vDI aqy brfbr af ky hOlLI ho geI. Aus ny ichrf GuMmf ky nflL dI kfr vwl vyiKaf qF Cokrf ijhf gorf Aus nUM gflLF kwZdf hoieaf AuNglL ivKf irhf sI. pihlF hI guwsy ivwc Bry pey amr ny bykfbU huMidaF hoieaF gory dI AuNglLI df jvfb afpxI pUrI bFh dy iesLfry nflL idMidaF hoieaF sLIsLf hyTF krky pMjfbI ivwc qfjLI hI isrj ky aijhI gflL kwZI ik Aus dy ichry dy hfvBfv vyK ky gorf vI iewk vfr dMg ijhf hoieaf njLr afieaf. ajy gorf dUsrI vfr AuNglL ivKfAux hI lwgf sI ik amr ny afpxI kfr dI rys nwp ky kfr gory vwl ies qrHF vDfeI ijvyN Auh swc-muwc hI afpxI kfr gory dI kfr ivwc jf mfrygf. zrdf hoieaf gorf iekdm hvf ho igaf. pihlF qF amr ny Aus df ipwCf krn dI koisLsL kIqI pr agly hI pl afpxy guwsy `qy kfbU pfAux leI zUMGy zUMGy sfh lYx lwgf. idl kuJ sLFq hoieaf qF Aus nUM aihsfs hoieaf ik Auh ikMnI vwzI byvkUPLI krn lwgf sI. Aus ny sLIsLy ivwc dI ipwCy vyiKaf qF sVk KflI vyK ky sLukr kIqf. ho skdf sI ik ipwCy iksy puls vflLy dI kfr hI af rhI huMdI. iewk imMt dy AubflL ny sflF dI sjLf dy dyxI sI. afriQk qMgIaF df sqfieaf qF Auh pihlF hI Buwj irhf sI. Aus df iDafn iPr Gr vwl cly igaf.
ikMnf cfa sI Aus nUM ik Aus dy mF-ipAu aqy Brf afAuxgy, Aus dIaF ‘bfhvF’ qkVIaF hoxgIaF aqy Aus nUM ipCly ds sflF dIaF sB qklIPLF Buwl jfxgIaF. icwTIaF ivwc ieho Drvfsy hI qF idMdf afieaf sI Aus df mF-ipAu, “puwq iPLkr nf kr iewk vfr sfnUM afAux dy, vyKIN afpF sfry rlL ky ikvyN sB kMm sUq krdy aF[[[”
ajy Auh ikpilMg aYvyinAU lMiGaf hI sI ik awgy pey suMnsfn ijhy QF ivwc Aus nUM iewk kfr sVk qoN kfPLI htvIN KVHI ivKfeI idwqI ijs dIaF lfeItF jg rhIaF sn. Aus nUM lwgf ik sLfied koeI aYksIzYNt ho igaf hY. pr ijAuN hI Auh kolL igaf qF vyiKaf ik iewk tYksI sVk qoN kfPLI ht ky GrF aqy sVk ivckfr bxI kMD kolL KVHI sI ijs df ieMjx cwl irhf sI aqy zrfeIvr vflLI bfrI vI KuwlHI hoeI sI. ies idRsL ny Aus nUM zrf ky rwK idwqf ikAuNik koeI hI idn lMGdf sI ijs idn tYksI vfilLaF dI luwt-Koh jF jfnI nuksfn dI koeI KLbr aKLbfrF ivwc nhIN sI CpdI. Aus nUM lwgf ijvyN AunHF GtnfvF ivwcoN iewk nUM Auh afpxI awKIN vyK irhf hY. Aus ny afpxI kfr sVk dy iewk pfsy rok leI. ikDry vI Aus nUM koeI ivKfeI nf idwqf. Auh kfr ivwcoN bfhr inkilLaf. Aus df iKafl sI ik Aus nUM vyK ky koeI hor kfr vI jLrUr rukygI aqy ies qrHF rlL ky Auh siQqI df jfiejLf lY lYxgy. pr lgdf sI ik jF qF rojLmrf dIaF aijhIaF vrdfqF ny lokF leI ies nUM afm ijhI gwl hI bxf idwqf sI aqy jF iPr KudgrjLI hI eynI vD geI sI ik iksy nUM dUsry df iPLkr hI nhIN sI irhf. amr iekwlf tYksI vwl jfxoN zrdf sI. koeI Gtnf Aus nflL vI vfpr skdI sI aqy iksy Gtnf dI sUrq ivwc puils vI Aultf Aus nUM pRysLfn kr skdI sI.
ajy Auh jwko-qwkI ivwc hI sI ik ikpilMg vflLy pfisEN Ausy dI sfeIz `qy hI Aus nUM iewk BfrqI aOrq afAuNdI ivKfeI idwqI. pMjfbI pihrfvy ivwc koeI pYNqI ku sfl dI isroN nMgI aOrq ievyN lwg rhI sI ijvyN suwqI peI AuT ky af rhI hovy. Aus qoN kuJ ku mItr ipwCy Ausy ku Aumr df iewk BfrqI afdmI af irhf sI. AuWcI afvfjL ivwc AunHF ivckfr cwl rhI tuwtvIN gwlbfq ivwc qlKLI sfPL suxfeI dy rhI sI qy ieh vI jLfihr ho igaf sI ik Auh pMjfbI hn. pihlF qF amr df hfsf inklL igaf, ‘eynI vI kI kfhlLI sI, Gr qy phuMc lYNdy, rfh `c hI morcy lf ley[[[’ pr jdoN aOrq nyVy afeI qF Aus nUM lwgf ik Auh afsy-pfsy kuJ BflL rhI hY.
“kI hoieaf BYx jI?” puwCx `qy vI jdoN kolLoN lMGdI aOrq ievyN lMG geI ijvyN Aus ny suixaf hI nf hovy qF amr nUM guwsf ijhf afieaf ik Auh qF awDI rfq nUM KVH ky AunHF dI mdd krn dI soc irhf hY aqy Auh ‘BfrqI nfrI’ ‘prfey mrd’ nflL jLbfn sFJI krn dI gusqfKLI krn nUM vI iqafr nhIN sI. Aus dy ipwCy af rhy mrd nUM kuJ puwCx df amr df hOslf nf ipaf.
cuwp krky afpxy Gr jfx dy iKafl nflL Auh ajy kfr `c bYTx dI soc hI irhf sI ik Aus nUM sMqflLI-aTqflLI sfl df iewk srdfr Ausy hI pfisEN afAuNdf ivKfeI idwqf ijDroN pihlf mrd aqy aOrq afey sn. KuwlHI CwzI lMmI aqy iKwlrvIN dfVHI nflL iZwlI ijhI pwg aqy sDfrn ijhy kwpiVaF qoN Auh iewk sDfrn ijhf afdmI hI lwg irhf sI. iewk vfr iPr hOslf ijhf krky amr ny srdfr nUM AuhI svfl puwC ilaf jo Aus ny aOrq nUM puwiCaf sI pr jvfb dyx dI bjfey srdfr ny Aultf svfl kr idwqf, “qusIN iksy muMzy nUM eyQy Bwjf jFdf vyiKaf?”
“nhIN. pr hoieaf kI?” amr nUM lwg irhf sI ik sLfied koeI Cotf bwcf GroN lfpqf ho igaf hY. Auh Gbrf ijhf ijhf igaf.
“vIh ku sflF df sfzf muMzf lV ky GroN Bwj afieaf[[[eyDr nUM Bwjf sI” dUsry pfsy hnyry ijhy ivwc rylL dI ptVI vwl iesLfrf kridaF srdfr ny dwisaf.
“clo vyKdy aF”, kihMidaF hoieaF amr vI srdfr dy nflL AuWcy AuWcy Gfh dy Kqfn ivwc dI ptVI vwl ho quiraf. ieh kfPI AuWcI jgHf sI aqy ryl dI ptVI leI pulL df kMm krdI sI. ptVI kfPI zUMGI hox krky Qwly kuJ vI ivKfeI nhIN sI dy irhf. EQy KVH ky vyKxf PLjLUl sI.
“eyQoN kuJ ivKfeI nhIN idMdf, afpF Qwly jf ky vyKdy aF”, amr ny slfh idwqI.
“nhIN”, srdfr boilaf, “Qwly jfx df Pfiedf nhIN. Auh jLrUr pulL dy dUsry pfsy inklLx dI trfeI krUgf, qusIN mYnUM hfeIvy 27 `qy pulL dy dUsry isry `qy lfh idAu, mYN awgy jf ky Aus nUM Gyrn dI koisLsL krdF.” amr nUM BfvyN afpxy Gr dI icMqf pRysLfn kr rhI sI aqy Auh CyqI jf ky vyKxf cfhuMdf sI ik Gr df kI hfl hY pr ies hflq ivwc kory ho ky srdfr nUM Cwz jfxf vI Aus dy suBfa df ihwsf nhIN sI.
kfr vwl vfps afAuNidaF Auh dovyN jxy Gfh ivwc vI afsy-pfsy ingfh mfr rhy sn ik ikDry Bwdr-pursL Gfh ivwc hI lMmf nf ipaf hovy.
“gwl kI hoeI sI?” amr ajy qwk ieh hI nhIN sI smJ sikaf ik mfmlf kI hY?
“hoxf kI af”, hAukf lYNidaF srdfr ny gwl sLurU kIqI, “sfl ku pihlF myry shury ieMzIaf qoN afey sI, bws EdoN qoN eI Gr `c lVfeI pY geI.” pqf nhIN srdfr aMdrlI pIV ikMnI ku glL qwk afeI hoeI sI ik CyVn dI dyr sI qy Auh Puwt hI ipaf. “afAuNidaF hI myry sws-shury ny lVfeI sLurU kr idwqI ik ‘asIN kuVI qyry nflL ies krky nhIN sI ivafhI ik knyzf af ky idhfVIaF kry, asIN qF ivafhI sI ik rfxI bxky rfj kry’[[[mYN bQyrf kihMnf peI afpxy Gr nUM eI kMm krdI af[[[awgoN kihMdy af asIN awg neIN lfAuxI aYsy Gr nUM ijnHy sfzI rfxI DI cUVHI bxf ky rwK `qI.”
srdfr dIaF gwlF ivwcoN inhorf vI Jlk irhf sI qy byvsI vI. Auh byvsI jo amr dI afpxI byvsI nflL vI mylL KFdI sI. Auh Kud vI qF eysy hI pRysLfnI ivwcoN lMG irhf sI. afpxy sunihrI supinaF ivwcoN Gr dI kMgflI df hwl vyKdf hoieaf Auh 18 ku sfl dI Aumr ivwc hI knyzf phuMc igaf sI. rYstorYNtF ivwc vfsLrUm sfPL krdf, BFzy DoNdf, PYktrIaF ivwc kMm krdf Auh iqMn-sfZy iqMn zflr GMty `qy kMm krdf nf isrP Gr df ipClf krjLf hI lfhuMdf irhf sI sgoN pwkf hox nUM cwldy kys leI vkIlF dIaF PLIsF vI Brdf irhf sI. iPr jvfn ho geI BYx dy ivafh dI icwTI df ‘mqlb’ vI Aus nUM hI BugqfAuxf ipaf sI. Auh afp BfvyN afpxI ieklOqI BYx dy ivafh ivwc sLfiml nhIN sI ho sikaf pr Aus vwloN Byjy gey pYisaF ny sfry ivafh ivwc Aus dI ‘kmI’ mihsUs nhIN sI hox idwqI.
“nflLy qy sfl ho igaf myry kolLoN prsLfdy pfVI jFdy af qy nflLy dwsdy af, hY kI qyry BuwK-nMg kolL.”
srdfr dI gwl ny amr dy iKaflF dI lVI qoVI. ievyN lwg irhf sI ijvyN rfq dy hnyry ivwc srdfr dIaF awKF ivwcoN awQrU vih rhy hox. Aus dI sfdgI aqy inrClqf Aus dI byvsI dIaF gvfh bxIaF KVHIaF sn. amr nUM lwgf ik Auh srdfr vI AunHF hjLfrF hI pMjfbIaF ivwcoN iewk hY jo 80ivaF dy sLurU ivwc cVHdI jvfnI knyzf ivwc afpxf BivwK ajLmfAux afey sflF qwk Dwky KFdy rhy sn aqy pwky hox dI afs ivwc afpxIaF ivafhF dIaF AumrF vI lMGf bYTy sn. pr dysL bxI kYnyzf dI Bwl ny AunHF dI iksmq nUM Puwtx nhIN sI idwqf aqy 80ivaF dy aKIr ivwc pwky ho ky Auh ieMzIaf qoN mnmrjLI dIaF kuVIaF nflL ivafh krvf ky kYnyzf lY afey sn. Aus smyN kYnyzf dy vIjLy dI kImq hI aYsI sI ik mfipaF nUM afpxIaF DIaF ivafhux lwigaF nhIN blik kYnyzf phuMc ky ‘jvfeI’ sfihb dy asl dI pCfx df iKafl afAuNdf sI qy iPr Auh dOr sLurU huMdf sI ijs dOr df prdf awj Aus srdfr dy prvfr ivwc AuWT irhf sI.
“ies dy qF shury hn, ienHF ivwc qF gLlq-PLihmI ho geI, pr myry prvfr ivwc kI hoieaf? myry afpxy mF-ipAu aqy Brf qy mYnUM aqy myrI hflq nUM jfxdy sI?[[[afKr mYN AunHF ivwc hI qF pilLaf sI[[[” amr df iDafn iPr Aus dI afpxI pIV vwl cly igaf sI.
jdoN Aus nUM pwkf hox dI koeI afs bfkI nf rhI aqy ieh vI aihsfs ho igaf ik hux ‘GrF nUM prqxf musLkl bVf hY[[[’ qF ieMzIaf qoN ‘vIijLaF’ nflL ivafh krvf ky af rhy kuVIaF-muMizaF vFg hI Aus ny vI iewk vIjLy nflL aijhI hI sFJ joV leI sI ijs nUM ‘smJOqf’ hI ikhf jf skdf sI. pr iPr vI Auh KusL sI ik Aus dI duibDf df aMq hoieaf hY aqy Aus dy ipwCy rih gey prvfr nUM kYnyzf afAux dI afs bwJI hY.
“vyKIN shI puwq, jdoN qyry ltYxF vrgy afh do Brf af ky qyry brfbr KVH gey qF kmfeI dy hVH af jfxgy, qyrIaF sB duwK-qklIPLF Buwl jfxgIaF[[[” Aus nUM idlfsf idMdI hoeI Aus dI mF dI lMmI-cOVI icwTI afeI sI. “hUMa! Buwl jfxgIaF duwK-qklIPLF!” Aus ny afpxI kuVwqx nUM aMdry hI pI ilaf, mqy srdfr Aus dy aMdrlI pIV nUM jfx jfey.
mr mr ky aqy vfDU tYks Br Br ky bxfeI afmdn nflL spONsr kIqy jfx bfad chuM sflF dI lMmI AuzIk ipwCoN kYnyzf phuMcy amr dy mF-ipAu aqy do BrfvF dy pihlI vfr Gr aMdr dfKLl huMidaF hI AunHF dy ichiraF ny KLqry dI GMtI dy sMkyq dy idwqy sn. hwky-bwky BfvF nflL Gr dI cfr-dIvfrI nUM GUr GUr ky vyKdy hoieaf AunHF dy mUMh dws rhy sn ik AunHF dy supinaF dy sMsfr aqy smyN dI hkIkq ivcly PLfsly ny AunHF nUM pYrF qwk ihlf ky rwK idwqf sI. sLfied ies qMg ijhy Gr ny AunHF dIaF njLrF ivwc vwsI iksy reIsI koTI dy nksLy nUM sLrmsfr krky rwK idwqf sI.
“bVf sohxf gujLfry jogf Gr af, kihMdy af ‘sfzf dm Guwtdf ies Gr `c’[[[DI nUM kMm neIN krn dyxf cfhuMdy qy Gr vI BflLdy af mihl vrgf.” srdfr nUM amr dy iksy huMgfry dI loV nhIN sI. Auh Biraf-pIqf bYTf sI, afpxf sfrf duwK PolL dyxf cfhuMdf sI qy amr ivwcoN Aus nUM Auh ivakqI imlL igaf lwgdf sI ijs awgy Auh afpxf idl KolH skdf sI, ijs dy moZy `qy isr rwK ky Auh DfhF mfr skdf sI. jy sI qF bws amr hI sI ijs nUM afpxy mn aMdrly hVH nUM iknfiraF qoN bfhr hoxoN rokx leI awzIaF qwk jLor lfAuxf pY irhf sI. afpxf duwK ro ky Auh srdfr df drd hor vI nhIN sI vDfAuxf cfhuMdf.
amr df prvfr kYnyzf afAux dI hI dyr sI ik sflF dI ivCoVy dI qVPL qlKLIaF ivwc bdlxI sLurU ho geI aqy myhixaF dI Kfr icwTIaF ivcly idlfisaF dy hwzF nUM Kfrn lwg peI. gwl AudoN hor vI Krfb ho geI jdoN AunHF dy iksy irsLqydfr ny afK idwqf, “vyKo beI! amr nyy bVy aOKy idn vyKy af eyQy[[[mYN qy swcI gwl krUM peI jo Auhny hux qwk eyQy bxfieaf Aus ivwcoN qy qusIN kuC mMigE nf qy awgy iqMny Brf rlL ky BfvyN DFkF lf ilAu pYisaF dIaF[[[” ijwQy pihlF hI sLMkf sI ik amr pqf neIN AunHF qoN kI kuC lukf irhf hY EQy irsLqydfr dy kihx nflL ieMzIaf qoN afey prvfr dy mn ivwc ieh gwl hor vI pwkI ho geI ik hux qwk Auh ijs nUM sFJy Gr dI mlkIaq hI smJdy afey sn Aus nUM amr iekwlf hI sFBxf cfhuMdf hY.
“jy hux DFkF lwg skdIaF qF pihlF vI qy eyny sflF `c lwgIaF hI hoxgIaF” amr dI mF dy mUMhoN hI inklL igaf sI.
“qusIN afey E pwky qy afAuNdy eI kMmF `qy vI lwg jfAugy, qy Auh afieaf vI kwcf sI, QF QF Dwky KFdf irhf, vkIlF dy Gr Brdf irhf, iPr mfVf motf ipwCy vI Gwilaf. jy Auhdy kolL QoVHf-bhuq hoAU vI qF AuhnUM 10 sfl Dwky KFdy nUM vI ho gey af”, irsLqydfr ny smJfieaf.
“nf gurdyv isaF, ijwQy Gr-bfr sFJf hovy EQy vfD-Gft qy huMdI hI af, iksy ny kMm vwD kr ilaf iksy ny Gwt kr ilaf[[[clo jy ieh eyQy krdf sI qy dUsry vI qy ipwCy krdy eI sI. asIN vI qy ipwCy kuC neIN lukoieaf iehnF qoN.”
gwl vDxI sLurU ho geI sI. amr ny afpxy BrfvF nUM kMmF `qy vI lvf idwqf sI pr amr dI mdd hox dI bjfey sgoN Aus df Krc hI viDaf sI, Aus dy BrfvF dy cYWk bwJy-bJfey AunHF dy afpo-afpxy bYNk-KfiqaF ivwc jmHF hox lwg pey sn. amr puwCxf cfhuMdf sI ik ieMzIaf qoN pwky afey Aus dy BrfvF dy qF afAuNidaF hI Kfqy Brny sLurU ho gey pr Aus dI ipCly ds sflF dI kmfeI df kI bixaf jo ipCly krjLy lfhuMidaF, BYx df ivafh kridaF, vkIlF rfhIN iemIgysLn dy kys lVidaF, afpxf ivafh krvfAuNidaF aqy prvfr nUM kYnyzf swdidaF AuWz geI?
“Gr vI `qy qUM hI bxf ky bih igaF?” BrfvF dI QF mF hI Aus nUM suxvfeIaF kr rhI sI.
amr df duwK kOx suxdf? mF qF pihlF hI BrfvF df pwK pUrn lwg peI sI aqy bfp df ichrf vI sfPL kUkdf suxfeI dy irhf sI, “hux eyQy mYN iehnF dy mUMh vwl vyKUM? Gr df mflk ieh, pYsy ienHF dy afpxy KfiqaF ivwc qy asIN ho gey srdfrF qoN mMgqy!” amr iks nUM dwsdf ik ijhVf Gr Aus dy prvfr nUM idKfeI dy irhf sI, Auh Ausdf nhIN Auh qF sgoN Aus bYNk df sI ijs dIaF iksLqF pUrIaF krn leI amr nUM afpxf Kfxf-pIxf aqy sOxf vI Buwl igaf sI. GrF dIaF izwg cuwkIaF kImqF ny Aus dI Gr `c pfeI hoeI qkrIbn sfrI hI pUMjI Kf leI sI. jy iPr vI Aus ny bYNkrpsI nhIN sI kIqI qF isrP ies leI hI ik “lok kI kihxgy?” jF iPr ies leI ik jy Aus dy prvfr df kys inklL afieaf qF iemIgRysLn vflLy ikqy ieh nf puwC lYx ik afAux vfilLaF dI irhfiesL leI kI pRbMD hY?
“koeI gux neIN pfAuNdf bfeI jI eyQy[[[ieh neI smJdy peI jy DI kMm nf krdI qF ienHF nUM spONsr ikvyN krdI?[[[awgoN kihMdy af ies kYd nflLoN qF nf swddI qF cMgf sI[[[jy mYN kihMnf hux muV jfAu qF Pyr koeI neIN muVdf[[[pr bfeI jI hux qy hwd eI ho geI [[[” srdfr iewk twk bolI jf irhf sI, “myrf muMzf skUl jfx lwgf, mYN afpxI sws nUM ikhf peI qusIN Gry huMny EN, muMzy nUM skUly hI Cwz afieaf kro, awgoN shurf boilaf, ‘asIN eyQy Qozy inafxy iKzfAux neIN afey’[[[mYnUM afieaf guwsf! mYN ikhf BfeI jy eynf afsrf vI nhIN qF `kwTy rihx df kI Pfiedf, eydUM qF qusIN afpxf QYN eI BflL lE, lY bfeI eysy gwl nUM lY ky rOlLf ipaf[[[[ afh hux mYN tYksI clfAuNdf clfAuNdf Gry rotI Kfx afieaf qF iPr AuhI rMzI roxf sLurU ho igaf[[[ afh ijhnUM BflLdy iPrdy aF, ieh myrf sflLf af, ieh guwsy `c af ky GroN Bwj afieaf aKy ‘eydUM qF gwzI hyT af ky mr jfxf eI cMgf’. myrI Gr aflLI qy sfZUM vI Auhdy mg Bwjy pr ikqy idwisaf nhIN”, srdfr ny hAukf Biraf, “bfeI jI mYnUM qy lwgdf ieh DrqI hI inrmohI af ijwQy af ky sBdf KLUn eI pfxI ho jFdf.”
amr soc irhf sI, “pqf nhIN inrmohI ikhVI DrqI af, Auh ijs `qy keI sfl pihlF af cuwky lok irsLiqaF dI qFG ivwc qVPLdy rihMdy af jF Auh DrqI ijs qoN afAux vflLy lok irsLiqaF dIaF qMdF ivwc bwJy nhIN sgoN afAuNdy hI nPLy-nuksfn dy ihsfb-ikqfb nflL ny aqy afAuNidaF hI ihsfb mMgx lwg pYNdy ny? mMinaf ik eyQy vwsdy lok vI nvyN afAux vfilLaF qoN afsrf BflLdy ny pr eynI vI byruKI kI ik nvyN afAux vfilLaF nUM dohqy-poqy iKzfAuxy vI sjLf hI lwgx lwg pYx. amr ny TMzf hAukf Biraf.
“ieh gwl nhIN huMdI puwq[[[dohqy-poqy qy afpxy DIaF-puwqF qoN vI vwD ipafry huMdy af, pr dohqy-poiqaF nUM hI afpxIaF jVHF dy inwG df aihsfs nhIN irhf”, acfnk amr dy iKaflF ivwc Aus dy ipMzoN afpxy puwq kolL afeI aOrq dy bolF ny CflL af mfrI sI. amr dy pyNzU qyjI dy mF-ipAu nUM afieaF Cy sfl qoN vwD ho gey sn pr ienHF Cy sflF df iewk iewk idn AunHF leI sflF vFg bIq irhf sI. sfrI Aumr bwicaF nUM pVHfAuNdI rhI qyjI dI mF ny kdI afpxy kwpiVaF jF Gr dI iksy cIjL `qy DUV dI Coh nhIN sI pYx idwqI pr awj afpxI “nUMh dy Gr” af ky aijhI “anpVH” ho geI sI ijs nUM Gr dI sFB-sMBflL qF kI, BFzf-CMnf vI “TIk qrHF” nhIN sI Doxf afAuNdf[[[Auh afpxI PLirafd iks kolL lfAuNdI? afpxy pqI kolL jo Aus vFg hI byvws ho ky rih igaf sI jF afpxy puwq kolL jo do Guwt dfrU pI ky afpxy ipAu `qy KyVdf sI, “sfrI Aumr kI bxfieaf mfstrI krky qusIN[[[puls pls `c huMdy jF iksy TwgI-TorI aflLy mihkmy `c huMdy qF cfr pYsy qF huMdy kolL? awKF Brdf qyjI df bfp afKdf, “mYN sfrI Aumr psLUaF qoN Auh bMdy bxfey af, jo mYN qYnUM nhIN bxf sikaf.”
“bVy bMdy bxfey af qusIN! quhfzy pVHfey sB tYksIaF qy trwk clfAuNdy iPrdy af jo ipMzoN AuWT ky afieaf anpVH jwt vI clfeI iPrdf.” trwk clf rhy qyjI dIaF njLrF ivwc bfp dI AumrF dI imhnq quC ho ky rih geI sI. Aus leI qF bMdy dy kwd df mfp bMdy dI jybH ivclI pUMjI hI sI jo ‘pRdysI’ bx afey bfp kolL nhIN sI. qyjI nUM ies gwl dI pRvfh nhIN sI ik Aus dy afpxy dysL aqy sLihr ivwc qF kI sgoN kYnyzf vrgy dysL ivwc vI sYNkVy ividafrQI Aus dy bfp dy pYrIN hwQ lfAuNdy sn Aus nUM qF bws ieh pqf sI ik awj Aus df bfp PokI srdfrI dI buwklL mfrI Aus `qy boJ bixaf bYTf sI.
kudrqI hI sI ik qyjI dy bfp df ividafrQI irhf hox krky amr dy mn ivwc qyjI dy bfp df bhuq siqkfr sI aqy AunHF dI Gr ivwc ho rhI durgqI nUM lY ky amr dI qyjI nflL keI vfr gwlbfq vI hoeI sI. “amr bfeI qYnUM vI pqf ik ieh qyry mfstr jI df skUl nhIN, myrf Gr af, eyQy koeI gurdvfrf qy KuwlHf nhIN peI rojL idhfVI ienHF dy sLrDflUaF df mylf lwgf irhf kry[[[koeI eyDroN af igaf ‘mfstr jI’ koeI EDroN af igaf ‘mfst jI’[[[kOx cfhF dIaF dygLF cfVH rwiKaf kry ienHF leI” qyjI dIaF gwlF ivwcoN Aus dy Gr dI mflkI df aihsfs kUkdf sI.
amr nUM Xfd afieaf ik iewk idn qyjI dy inafxy dy jnm-idn `qy AunHF ny kuJ prvfr swdy sI ijnHF ivwc amr df prvfr vI sLfiml sI. rsmI gwlbfq dOrfn amr puwC bYTf, “suxfE mfstr jI kI ruJyyvyN af awjklH?” ies qoN pihlF ik mfstr jI kuJ boldy, qyjI bol ipaf, “ruJyvyN kI hoxy aF, bws ivhlI rMn prfhuixaF jogI” qyjI dy ichry `qy idl ivMnHvIN KisafnI hfsI sI. amr ny vyiKaf ik mfstr jI df ichrf iewkdm lfl ho igaf sI pr Auh isafxp nflL gwl bdl igaf.
“iehdy nflLoN qF qUM mfstr jI hurF nUM ieMzIaf hI Byj dy, jdoN jIa kry gyVf mfr jfieaf krngy” iewk idn cwldI gwl ivwc amr dy mUMhoN inklL igaf. BFvyN qyjI df bfp Aus dy cficaF QF lwgdf sI pr skUl dy idnF qoN hI amr Aus nUM mfstr jI hI kihMdf afieaf sI.
“hor do-iqMnF sflF nUM pYnsLn lwg jfxI af iPr BfvyN ijwQy mrjLI irhf krn”, qyjI dy mUMhoN vI idl dI gwl inklL geI sI.
“iehdf mqlb af sony dy aFzy dI Kfiqr hI bfpU nUM ipMjry `c pf ky rwiKaf” vyKx nUM qF BfvyN amr hwisaf sI pr Aus dy hfsy ivwc vI gihrI pIV CupI hoeI sI.
“vwzy BfeI kihMdy huMdy af nf hfQI jINdf lwK df qy miraf svf lwK df, EnI qnKLfh qy buVy ny nOkrI kr ky nhIN leI hoxI ijMnI eyQy ivhly bYTy nUM imlL jfxI aF. jy swdy af qF koeI PYdf qF hovy?” qyjI dI mmqf afpxf aslI ichrf ivKf rhI sI.
“lAu bfeI jI qusIN mYnUM eyQy hI Auqfr idAu, mYN vyKdF AuhnUM”, hfeIvya 27 `qy muVn qoN bfad rylvy trYk df pulL lMG rhI kfr nUM rokx df iesLfrf kridaFf srdfr ny amr dy iKaflF dI lVI qoVI. amr ny kfr iewk pfsy krky KVHI kr leI aqy afp vI srdfr dy nflL hI AuWqr afieaf. pulL qoN hyTF hnyrf hI hnyrf sI, rylvy lfeIn iblkul ivKfeI nhIN sI dy rhI.
“pfl[[[!” hnyry ivwc hyTF vyKidaF srdfr ny afvfjL mfrI. rfq dy hnyry ivwc afvfjL dI moVvIN gUMj qoN ievyN lwgf ijvyN afvfjL kih rhI hovy, “iks nUM lwBx leI DwkI jf irhf eyN mYnUM eyny sMGxy hnyry ivwc?”
srdfr ny iewk vfr iPr afvfjL mfrI pr afvfjL dI moVvIN gUMj qoN isvf koeI vI jvfb nf afieaf.
amr nUM mihsUs hoieaf ijvyN Auh 10 sfl ipwCy phuMc igaf hovy. kYnyzf phuMc ky kuJ hI smyN bfad amr nUM BYx-BrfvF aqy mF-bfp dI Xfd ny sqfAuxf sLurU kr idwqf sI. jdoN kdI Aus ny Coty bwicaF nUM afpxy mfipaF nflL storF ivwc GuMmidaF, pfrkF ivwc KyzidaF jF bfhroN KFidaF vyKxf qF Aus df iekwlfpn ho vI duKdfeI ho jfxf. keI vfr qF aijhf vI huMdf ik jdoN koeI bwcf “mF” kih ky AuWcI afvfjL mfrdf qF Aus dIaF awKF ivwc awQrU af jFdy ik Auh kdoN afpxI mF nUM eynf nyiVEN bulf skygf? iewk idn jdoN qlKLI ivwc afey ny afpxI mF kolL ieh duwK roey sn qF awgoN mF vI iPws peI sI, “puwq jy qUM eydF dy idn kwty sI qF suK dI nINd mYN vI nhIN sONdI rhI qYnUM pRdysIN qor ky. rfq nUM koeI mnhUs supnf afAuNdf sI qF sfrI rfq ardfsF kridaF lMG jFdI sI ik myrf puwq TIk hovy shIN.”
“qF hI qy af ky puwq nUM ihwk nflL lf ilaf”, amr ny roNdI mF nUM inhorf kwisaf.
“mYN qy puwq glL nUM lfAux leI hI qVPLdI rhI sI, qUM hI pry hoeI jfnF[[[kI ingUxy cfr iCwlV ijnHF ny KLUn pfxI kr `qf quhfzf[[[mfpy qy AuzIkdy af peI kdoN puwq jvfn hox `qy kdoN AunHF dI DOx AuWcI hovy pr puwq qy mfipaF dIaF DOxF goizaF ivwc hI dyx qur pey af. ikMnf mfx sI qyry ipAu nUM ik ‘sfzI hux knyzf ivwc vI koTI af’[[[kdI soicaf sI Blf peI puwqF dy GrF ivwc hI mfpy prfey ho ky rih jFdy hox? [[[poqy-poqIaF qy kI, eyQy qy iZwzoN kwiZaF nUM vI mF-ipAu kolLoN musLk afAux lwg ipaf hux[[[”
“puwq nUM musLk nhIN afAux lwg ipaf, mF nUM hI puwq puwq lwgxoN ht igaf, Auh qy bws AudoN qwk hI puwq sI jdoN qwk knyzf afAuxf sI, hux qF bws do hI puwq rih af gey qyry[[[”
“myry leI qy qusIN sfry hI brfbr dy puwq E, iksy nflL vI vDIkI huMdI hovy mYN ikwdF jr skdI aF Blf?”
“vDIkI mYN hI krdF[[[”
“vDIkI nhIN krdf qy kdI puwq bx ky vI qy nhIN ivKfieaf qUM[[[Gr `c koeI nOkrfxI vI rwKI hovy qF bMdf kdr krdf pr eyQy qF Auh vI nhIN[[[qusIN myry DIaF-puwq E, ijwQy pihlF sfrI Aumr quhfnUM pfilLaf EQy hux rotI-tuwk krn nflL myrf kYNTf qy nhIN lihx lwgf pr bMdy dI koeI kdr qF hovy? mF aF mYN aksr, koeI msLIn qy nhIN peI sfrf kMm kIqf qy cuwp krky afpxy itkfxy `qy af ky bih geI[[[iksy dy af jf mYN neIN skdI, iksy nUM Pon mYN nhIN kr skdI[[[kI myrf knyzf awg lwgxf Gr dI rsoeI qoN sOx vflLy kmry qwk hI rih igaf?[[[kI eynf hI ‘nHyr pY igaf eyQy?”
“bfeI jI QonUM vI `nHyrf ho irhf, QozI bhuq bhuq imhrbfnI, hux qusIN jfE, mYN pulL hyTF jf ky Aus nUM BflLdF.” amr afpxI kfr vwl viDaf qF srdfr muMzy df nF lY lY ky AuWcI AuWcI afvfjLF mfrdf hoieaf sVk dy nflL nflL pulL qoN hyTF Auqrn leI vDx lwgf.
hOlLI hOlLI amr nUM srdfr df ichrf afpxy ichry ivwc bdldf ivKfeI idwqf jo pulL hyT gvfcy iewk irsLqy nUM Cwz ky dUsry Gr ivwc iqVkdy jf rhy irsLiqaF dy CqIr nUM QMmHx leI iPr kfr Bjf quiraf sI. amr dI soc iPr aqIq dy sfgr ivwc cuwBI mfr geI.
BfvyN amr dy BrfvF ny iewk sfl dI imhnq nflL afpxf afnf afnf bcf ky amr qoN vwD pYsy jmHF kr ley sn pr ajy qwk vI amr dy mF-bfp dy idloN ieh sLMkf nhIN sI inkilLaf ik amr pqf nhIN ikMnIaF ku bYNkF polIaF krI bYTf sI. ijnHF dy afAuNidaF hI KjLfny BrpUr hox lwg pey sn AunHF leI aijhf sLMkf koeI gYr-kudrqI nhIN sI. amr nUM qF ies gwl df duwK sI ik Aus dI mF hI Aus df sB qoN vwD ivroD kr rhI sI. iewk vfr Aus dy mn ivwc afieaf vI ik ikAuN nf afpxI mflI hflq dI hkIkq mF-bfp awgy KolH ky khy ik ‘lAu vMz lAu jo vMzxf hY myry kolLoN’ pr gwl ijLd ivwc pY geI hox krky Auh vI cuwp ho igaf sI ijs nflL Aus dy mF-bfp df sLwk hor vI pwkf ho igaf sI ik amr jLrUr AunHF kolLoN pYsy lukf irhf hY. gwl eyQoN qwk vD geI sI ik amr aqy AusdI pqnI ivckfr vI qkrfr jLor PVH geI sI. amr dI pqnI ies gwl `qy bijLd ho geI sI ik jy iksy jIa df afsrf hI nhIN qF iPr eyQy ikhVf pYsy ruwKF nUM lwgy af jo vfDU dy cfr jIaF df Krc JwlI jfeIey. iksy hwd qwk TIk Auh vI sI Gr dIaF iksLqF qF pihlF hI musLkl nfl cwl rhIaF sn aqy hux prvfr dy af jfx bfad mdd hox dI bjfie Aultf Krc hI vD igaf sI. amr dI pqnI jLor pf rhI sI ik jF qF Gr idaF kolLoN Krc ilaf jfvy qy jF iPr Gr vyc ky koeI apfrtmYNt lY leI jfvy.
“vyK dybI mYN aOKy ho ky quhfnUM eyQy swidaf, kMmF `qy vI lvfieaf, hux quhfnUM afieaF nUM sfl ho igaf, quhfnUM Gr dy Krc-pfxI `c kuC mdd krnI cfhIdI af.” amr ny iewk idn afpxy qoN Coty Brf nUM smJfAux dI koisLsL kIqI. ies qoN pihlF ik Aus df Brf koeI jvfb idMdf, amr dI mF hI bol peI, “jy puwq qUM swidaf qF asIN vI qy aOKy ho ky, krjLf cuwk ky eyjYNtf df mUMh Biraf sI qy Pyr qYnUM eyQy phuMcfieaf sI.”
“qy mYN vI qy ipCly dsF sflF ivwc Auh krjLy lfhuMdf qy kdI afpxf kys lVn leI vkIlF dy Gr qy kdI quhfnUM swdx leI iemIgRysLn dIaF PLIsF hI Brdf irhF, mYN ikhVf eyQy svRgF dy JUty lYNdf irhF?” amr dI avfjL ivwc vI qlKLI af geI sI.
“nf qy sfnUM hI EQy svRgF dy JUty lYx jogy Cwz afieaf sI ijhVf Gr dy do isafV vI gihxy pvf afieaf sI?” amr df Brf dybI vI awj Aus awgy bol ipaf sI.
“jy knyzf Byj idwqf sI qF hux KLUn pI lAu sfzf sfry rlL ky”, hux qwk cuwp KVHI amr dI pqnI ny vI cwldy bfxF ivwc afpxf qIr Cwz idwqf sI.
“KLUn qy DIey sfzf sfiraF df qUM pIx zhI aF ijnHy sfzy muMzy nUM afpxy hwQF ivwc kr ky pfVy pfey af, neIN qy sfzy ivwcoN hI afieaf sI ieh[[[sfhIN jINdf sI sfzy[[[” amr dI mF zuskx lwg peI.
ies qoN bfad hoeI qUM-qUM mYN-mYN ivwc pqf nhIN ikMny ku agn-bfxI bolF ny hvfvF ivwc AuzfrIaF lfeIaF sn ik amr df isr ckrfAux lwg ipaf sI. “vyKo jy afpF nUM iewk-dUsry df afsrf hI nhIN qF iPr irsLiqaF df acfr pfAuxF? iekwTy rihxf df kI Pfiedf iPr?” kihMdf hoieaf amr Biraf-pIqf afpxf bYg cuwk ky kMm `qy qur igaf sI qy jfxdf sI ik hux Gr vfips jfx `qy vI mfhOl bdilaf nhIN hovygf.
pr jdoN Auh Gr viVaf qF sB-kuJ sLFq vyK ky Aus nUM kuJ hOslf hoieaf ik clo sB sON gey hn, Gwto-Gwt rfq qF cYn nflL lMGygI. tI[vI[ vyK rhI pqnI dy ichry qoN pRysLfnI BFpidaF Aus ny svfl kIqf, “sON gey sfry?”
“cly gey[[[” amr dI pqnI ny sMKyp ijhf jvfb idwqf.
“cly gey?” amr cwkr ivwc pY igaf sI.
“hF.”
“ikwQy cly gey?” amr df rMg AuWz igaf.
“qyjI afieaf sI lY igaf.”
“Auh ikwdF lY igaf?”
“ienHF ny Pon kIqf sI[[[bVf suxf suxf ky kih irhf sI ‘qfeI eyQy qy KLUn hI pfxI argf af, Gr aflLIaF mgr lwg ky sfry Buwl jFdy af ik mF-ipAu qy BYx-Brf kI huMdy af’[[[nflL hI lY igaf sfiraF nUM aKy clo myrf Gr vI quhfzf afpxf eI af[[[Aus nUMh dIaF pwkIaF KfieE cfr idn.”
amr dy mn aMdr AuWBrI motI sfrI gflL sLrmsfr ijhI ho ky buwlF qoN aMdr hI muV geI.

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