srdfr qrsym isMG, Aumr 55 sfl,
kwd pMj Puwt nON ieMc, srIr nroaf, qor ‘c PurqI. Auh kyNdrI mihkmy ‘c
ieMdrf gFDI eyar port ‘qy kstm aPLsr lwgy hoey sn. do DIaF sn, ivafhIaF
vrHIaF. Ausdy ieklOqy puwq df kYnyzf ‘c rihMdI kuVI nfl ivafh ho igaf ‘qy
pMj sfl ho gey sn, kYnyzf gey nuM.
qrsym isMG dI pqnI nUM gujLiraF iewk sfl ho cuwkf sI ‘qy Auh iekwlf afpxy
pMjfbI bfgL vfly Gr ‘c rih irhf sI. muMzy ny afpxy ipqf qoN puwCy bgLYr
kYnyzf afAux dy kfgLjL Br idwqy sn. qy ilK Byijaf sI- “Gr vyc ky kYnyzf
afAux leI iqafr ho jfx, ikAuN jo iekwilaF nUM aOK huMdI hovygI.”
qrsym isMG dy nfl kMm krn vfly sfQIaF nUM jdoN pqf lwigaf ik Auh iqMn sfl
pihlF irtfiermYNt lYx bfry arjLI ilKI iPLrdf hY, qF Auh hwky bwky rih gey.
dPLqr df supirntYNzYNt sMsfr cMd jo mihkmy dy sfry aPLsrF dI rg rg pCfxdf
sI, qrsym isMG dy kMn nfl mUMh lf ky kihx lwgf, “srdfr jI, qusIN ‘qy sfrI
Aumr eImfndfrI nUM jwPLf mfr ky kfPLI kuJ Kwt ilaf hovygf. nyqfvF vFg
eImfndfrI df Bfr cuwkI iPLrdy ho. suwK nfl gMgf mfeI iswDI vih rhI hY.
sfry krmcfrI iesLnfn krky jIvn sPLlf kr rhy hn. awj kwlH dy DIaF puwqr vI
KLusL hn ik AuhnF dy mfipaF nUM smJ af geI hY ik AuhnF dy bwicaF kol vI
mobfeIl, nfiek dy sLU, lIvfeI dI jIn, lYkOsty dI tI sLrt hoxI cfhIdI hY.
hux bwicaF qoN asIsaF lYx df smF af igaf hY. afpF sfiraF nUM hjLfrI prsLfd
kstm aPLsr vFg bxnf cfhIdf hY. Aus ny do DIaF nUM eynf dfj idwqf ik DI dy
shury ny afpxI pqnI dy mnHF kridaF vI imwtI dy qyl vflf stov bfhr sutvf
idwqf.”
drsLn isMG jo qrsym isMG dy nfl kMm krdf sI, Ausny qF slfh dyxI hI sI.
duwK, drd, bImfrI sLmfrI, klysL afid nUM dUr krn leI qF hr pMjfbI kol
ajLmfey hoey nusKLy iqafr br iqafr hI huMdy hn. Aus ny qrsym isMG df duwK
invfrn krn leI srkfrI nOkrIaF dIaF mOj bhfrF df rIkfrz lf idwqf. bws iewko
aOiKafeI dwsI. qy Auh sI dPLqr ‘c hfjLrI idKfAux dI. mulfjLmF dI afps ‘c
eynI eykqf hY ik ijs nUM sux ky irsLqydfr vI sLrimMdy ho jfx. ieh kYnyzf
nhIN, awj nOkrI qy kwlH nUM CuwtI, ijs nUM kYnyzf vfly hfieafr qy PLfieafr
kihMdy hn.” hor sux lY: “afpxy eyQy iewk vfrI sPLfeI mihkmy dy jmFdfr dI
pqnI iksy hYlQ aPLsr dy Gr vgfr df kMm krdI sI. aPLsr dI qIvIN ny bol
kubol kr idwqf. agly idn sfry muhwly df gMd df Zyr hYlQ aPLsr dy Pftk awgy
ipaf sI. nOkrI df qF suafd hux hI afAux lwigaf hY. ieho ijhf vDIaf rfj
Bfrq ‘c kdy afieaf hI nhIN. KLusLI dI gwl ieh hY ik ies hmfm ‘c sfry hI
nMgy hn. hux qF sLrIPL krmcfrI vI socF ‘c pY gey hn. jy koeI sLrIPL
krmcfrI ikqy rih igaf hY qF Auh aYkitMg dy lYsn lY irhf hY.
gurbcn ny soicaf ik Auh rfey dyx ‘c ikqy ipwCy nf rih jfvy. Auh kihMdf:
“kI gwl srdfr jI, idmfgL qF TIk aY? quhfnUM qF hux qfeIN eImfndfr hox krky
pdm ivBUsLx iml jfxf cfhIdf sI. pqf nhIN hux qwk qusIN ikvyN luky rhy. pr
jy quhfnUM kwZ idwqf jFdf qF qusIN muVky bhfl nhIN hoxf sI. quhfzy vrgy
eImfndfrF dy kys qF sMsfr cMd vkIl PVHdf hI nhIN. srdfr jI, awj kwlH qF
huisLafr mulfjLm afp brKLfsq hoxf cfhuMdy hn. AuhnF nUM ipClI sfrI qnKLfh
iml jFdI hY qy eys arsy ‘c Auh jF qF hoimEpYQI kr lYNdy hn, nhIN qF amr
nfQ jF hjLUr sfihb dI Xfqrf qF ikqy geI nhIN.”
crMjI lfl jo guaFZI sI qy hYlQ aPLsr sI, Aus ny do mkfn bxf ley sn. AusnUM
vI qrsym isMG ‘qy qrs afieaf. kihMdf: “srdfr jI, hornF qoN nf shI, pr afpF
nUM afpxy mfxXog vjLIrF dy AuWcy ikrdfr qoN qF koeI sbk lYxf cfhIdf hY.
dyKo ivcfry ielYksLnF dy idnF ‘c idn rfq iewk kr idMdy hn, ikAuNik hr
pMjIN sflIN iehnF nUM jnqf dy drsLn krky qy AuhnF qoN gly ‘c hfr puaf kly
KLusLI imldI hY. jnqf nUM hr pMjIN sflIN cyqf afAuNdf hY ik awgy vI AuhnF
eyho ijhI sLkl vfly iksy vjLIr dy drsLn kIqy sn. ies leI qusIN vI iehnF
vjLIrF vFg awgf svfr lE. zuwlHy byrF df ajy kuJ nhIN ivgiVaf.”
mfstr bhfdr isMG jo qrsym isMG df sflf sI, iewk somvfr nUM Ausny svyry
svyry afx kuMzf KVkfieaf. qrsym isMG ny puiwCaf: “suxfE ikvyN aqy ikMnI
CuwtI afey ho?” bfhdr isMG kihMdf: “BfeIaf jI, asIN srkfrI skUl dy tIcr
hF, pRfeIvyt dy nhIN. sfzy CuwtI lYx dy qOr qrIky swiBak huMdy hn. mYN
hYWzmfstr nUM swq idnF dI CuwtI dI arjLI dy afieaf hF, jo ik Aus ny jyb
ivwc pf leI hY. qusIN puwCogy ikAuN? Auh ies leI ik mYN Aus df KLfs bMdf
hox krky skUl dy sfry PMzF df cfrj Ausny mYnUM dy idwqf hY.”
bfbU rfm jo qrsym isMG nfl rojL qVky doDI dy Gr mildf sI, kihx lwgf,
“suixaY, qusIN kYnyzf jfx dI iqafrI kr rhy ho. jMm jMm jfE, pr jfx qoN
pihlF ibkrm nUM iml ky.”
“Auh kI gwl beI, ibkrm nUM iml ky ikAuN?”
“Auh ies leI ik Auh iqMnF mhIinaF ‘c Koty iswky vFg kYnyzf qoN vfps af
igaY.’
qrsym isMG nUM nINd ikwQy afAuxI sI. idn cVHidaF hI ibkrm isMG df jf kuMzf
KVkfieaf.
“afE jI afE, ikvyN svyry, svyry?”
“mYN qF suixaf sI, qusIN kYnyzf gey sI, pr mYN quhfnUM eyQy dyK irhf hF.”
“qusIN TIk dyK rhy ho, Auh vI sbUqy afdmI nUM.”
“sbUqf, Auh kI mqlb?”
“suxnf hY qF sux lE. vfps nf afAuNdf qF hor kI krdf. myry poiqaF ny myrf
ijAUxf hrfm kr idwqf. iewk rfq nUMh qy puwq iksy dy Gr rotI Kfx cly gey qy
poiqaF nUM myry kol Cwz gey. AuhnF AuWcI tI:vI lf ky soiPLaF AuWqy twpxf
aqy lVHnf sLurU kr idwqf. mYN bQyrf htfieaf pr Auh mYnUM Bwj ky pey aqy
kihMdy ik AuhnF df Gr hY qy Auh jo kuJ vI cfhux kr skdy hn. mYnUM guwsf qF
afAuxf hI sI, mYN AuhnF dy do jV idwqIaF. AuhnF ny puils nUM PLon kr
idwqf. muMzf qy nUMh bfrF iewk vjy afey qy Gr ‘c cuwp cF vyK ky sON gey.
jdoN svyry muMzy nUM pqf lwgf qF Auh mYnUM Cuzf ky ilafieaf. qUM hI dws
myrf EQy rihx df koeI hwj sI. sLukr aY ik mYN Gr vyc ky nhIN sF igaf.”
“ibkrm isMG jI, ieh qF bhuq mfVf hoieaf, pr swc dwso ik quhfnUM iqMnF
mhIinaF ‘c EQy kuJ gwlF cMgIaF vI lwgIaF hoxgIaF.”
“dyKo jI, afpF pMjfbI huMdy hF, qy afpxf ivrsf vI eyhI drsFdf hY ik afpF
pihlF EQoN dIaF BYVIaF gwlF qoN gwl sLurU krIey, cMgIaF gwlF ikqy Bwj nhIN
cwlIaF.”
“clo ievyN hI shI.”
“EQy lokF kol tfeIm hI nhIN quhfzy nfl gwl krn nUM. jy jf ky kuMzf KVkfE
qF kihxgy tYlIPLon krky afAuxf sI. iKVy mwQy koeI imldf hI nhIN. Qwky –
Qwky, suwqy –suwqy, buJy ijhy gwlF krI jfxgy. afpxy eyQy qF mhInf hI TMZ
pYNdI hY qy rVHkF kwZ idMdI hY, pr kYnyzf ‘c qF cfr pMj mhIny kuwkVF vFg
Kuwzy aMdr qVnf pYNdf hY. muMzf aqy nUMh kMm qy huMdy aY, bwcy skUl qy
buwZf Gr ‘c ieAuN qiVaf huMdf hY ijvyN icVIaf Gr ‘c bxmfxs. hor sux lY, gF
df duwD, gurduafry dy jl vrgf. zfktr kYnyzf dy inry Auq . kihxgy, iGE nf
KfE, bdfm rogn nf pIE, prONTy nf KfE, hor shuirE quhfzf isr Kf leIey. nf
shury tIkf lfAux nf boql. afpxy eyQy hY nf zfktr mnmohn isMG, mrIjL nUM
dUroN afAuNdf vyK ky pihlF hI kMpfAUNzr nUM kih idMdY, “boql iqafr kr,
mfeI af rhI aY. mYN afp dyKI aY. iewk mfeI AusnUM asIsF dy rhI sI.
kihMdI,” vy puwq zfktrf, rwb qyrf Blf lry, jdoN df qUM aYksry df Poto
iKwicaY, Edn qoN mYnUM blf eI rfm aY.”
ibkrm isMG ny dwisaf ik kYnyzf dy jIvn dIaF bhuqIaF gwlF df pqf qF lwigaf
ikAuNik AuhdI AuWTxI bYTxI hr aYqvfr gurduafry ‘c lMgr Ckx vfilaF nfl ho
geI sI. lMgr Ck ky ieh bfby gurduafry dy nfl bxfey hoey Gr ‘c jf bihMdy
hn. iewk gwloN qF ieh QF bfibaF leI lfhyvMd hY, ikAuNik eyQy af ky Auh
afpxy idl dI BVHfs kwZ lyNdy hn. pr buVHIaF ivcfrIaF kI krn. EQy koeI dsdf
sI, mfeI sMqI bfry. Auh ivcfrI qF kYnyzf ‘c AuWkf hI mrn dy hwk ‘c nhIN.
Auh Ggrf pf ky vYx pfAux qy mkfx jfx leI qrsI peI aY. kYnyzf ‘c hor vI keI
kjIey aY. eyQy Coty sLihr, ijwQy afpxy sO do sO Gr hox EQy gory zfktr kol
hI jfxf pYNdf hY, ikAuN jo afpxf zfktr qF EQy imldf hI nhIN. afpxIaF
pMjfbI mfqfvF nUM hAU zbwky, icwq GfAUN mfAUN, srIr izwk zoly KFdf, kMn sF
sF krdy, ijhIaF ibmfrIaF afm hI ho jFdIaFG hn. iehnF gory zfktrF nUM afpxI
kwcI ipwlI aMgryjLI jfxdf bMdf ikvyN smJfvy? sfry jfxdy hn ik hwsxf ishq
dI KLurfk h. kYnyzf ‘c quhfnUM hwsdy lok Gwt hI imlxgy. hwsx vI ikAuN jdoN
ik AuhnF kol hwsx df sfjLo sfmn hI nhIN. kYnyzf ‘c hfsf qF hI afvy jy koeI
kyly dI iClk qoN iqlikaf hovy jF bws zrfeIvr sVk qy KVI mfstrnI nUM QoVHf
ijhf Bjfvy, jF kMD ‘qy iliKaf hovy ik eyQy gDy ipsLfb krdy hn. qusIN afp
hI dwso ik jy bld iswDf mUqdf huMdf qF iksy hwsxf sI? afpxy ptvfrIaF,
TfxydfrF, vkIlF klrkF qy lIzrF dI ikrpf nfl bldF nUM Xfd kr leIdf hY.”
“ibkrm isMG jI , jy kYnyzf eynf hI mfVf hY qF Pyr lok jfx leI qrlo mwCI
ikAuN huMdy hn. mYN qF EqoN koe bhuqy muVdy dyKy nhIN.”
“koeI nhIN qusIN jf afE, pr mwCI pwQr cwt ky hI muVdI aY. bhuqy muVn vI
ikwQoN jdoN AuhnF kol muVn nUM rih vI kI jFdf hY. hF, ijhVy cwldy hlt Cwz
ky gey sI, Auh sLfied moVf pf lYx.
“pr qusIN EQoN dI koeI cMgI gwl qF dwsI hI nhIN.”
“lE, Auh vI sux lvo. kYnyzf ‘c suwK nfl gurdvfiraF dI igxqI ivwc vfDf ho
irhY. EQoN dy gurduafiraF dy lMgr ‘c inrf dfl Pulkf hI nhIN huMdf, sgoN
pUrI koisLsL kIqI jFdI hY ik sLrDfvfn inrfsL ho ky nf jfx. keI qjrbykfrF
nUM qF iewk do gurduafiraF ‘c cwkr vI lfAuxy pYNdy hn. eyQoN dy skUlF ‘c
bwicaF nUM mfiraf kuiwtaf nhIN jFdf. nf hI eyQoN dy aiDfpafpk bwicaF nUM
GroN sroN df sfg jF lwsI lYx leI Byjdy hn. pMjfb dy aiDafpk AuWkf hI nhIN
mMnxgy ik kYyzf dy aiDafpkF dI nOkrI nUM awg buJfAux vfly vrkrF dI nOkrI
vFg aOKf aqy sKLq igixaf jFdf hY. kYnyzf dIaF lyzI tIcrF nUM vI eynI ivhl
aqy sUJ nhIN ik Auh skUl tfeIm c svYtr bux lYx. sLfied iehnF tIcrF df Gry
jIa nhIN lgdf, eys krky ieh skUl lwgx qoN pihlF skUl af jFdy hn. pMjfb
vFgUM mn cfhy kwpVy pfAux dI eyQy KuwlH aY. pMjfbI srdfrF nUM rMg brMgIaF
TfTIaF bMnH ky jdoN gory gorIaF bws ‘c bYiTaF dyKdy hn, qF asL asL kr
AuWTdy hn ik joDy srdfr hspqfl vrgIaF rMg brMgIaF pwtIaF bMnH ky kMmF ‘qy
jf rhy hn aqy swtF dy bfvjUd vI kMmF qoN nfgf nhIN pfAuNdy. hor cMgI gwl
eyQoN dI ieh hY ik gory gorIaF df suBfa imwTf aqy mdd krn vflf huMdf hY.
gurnfm isMG vlYq dI gwl dwsdf sI. Auhdf ipqf jdoN pihlI vfr vlYq afieaf qF
gurnfm isMG ny afpxy ipqf nUM ikhf, “bfpU eyQoN dy GrF qy ingfh mfr. qYnUM
iehnF GrF dy nksLy qy CwqF iewko ijhIaF hox krky Gr lwBx ‘c BulyKf pY skdf
hY. afh prcI mYN qyrI jyb ‘c pf idMdf hF, iehdy qy mYN afpxy Gr df aqf pqf
aqy tYlIPLon nMbr ilK idwqf hY, jy ikqy qUM Gr df rfh Buwl jfvyN qF ieh
prcI iksy afAuNdy jFdy gory jF gorI nUM idKf dyvIN, Auh mdd kr dyxgy.
gurnfm dsdf hY ik AuhI gwl hoeI. Auhdf ipqf Gr df rfh Buwl igaf. kol dI
koeI gorI lMGI jFdI sI, qy bfpU ny AuhnUM prcI PVHf idwqI qy Auh gorI bfpU
dy nfl af ky AuhnUM sfzy Gry Cwz geI. ijs idn dI gorI bfpU nUM Gry Cwz ky
geI aY Edn qoN bfpU jI nUM rojL guafcx dI jfc af geI hY. hor sux lY. bfbf
jYml isMG jdoN df knyzf dy hspqfl ‘coN Gry afieaf aY, kYnyzf dIaF nrsF dy
hI gux gfx gfeI jFdf aY. kihMdY, beI iewk vfrI Auh cMzIgVH afpxy muMzy kol
igaf sI qy EQy Auh bImfr ho igaf qy hspqfl ‘c dfKl hoxf ipaf. EQy Aus ny
suixaf ik koloN jFdI iewk nrs dUjI nrs nUM kih rhI sI, lY myrI qF hux
isLPLt KLqm aY, afh ijhVf iewkI nMbr qy buwZf hY nf, Auhdf isafpf hux
qYnUM krnf pAU. pr bfeI isaF, kYnyzf dIaF nrsF qF bhuqf eI moh krdIaF aqy
sdf eI Puwl vFgUM iKVIaF rihMdIaF.”
“cMgf ibkrm isMG jI hux mYN cldF. quiraf afAuNdf qrsym isMG duicwqI ivwc
ipaf socdY, “iekwlf muMzf! cwl mnf jfxf hI pYxY, jo krqfr nUM Bfvy!”
|