jUn mhIny dy afKrI idn sI.
skUl smfpqI dy afKrI idn hox krky sfry tIcr afpo afpxf kMm mukfAux ivwc
ruJy hoey sn. Gt hI iewk dUsry nUM imlx df mOkf imldf. iPr vI lMcrUm
ivwc bYiTaf QoVI bhuqI glbfq krn df mOkf iml jFdf. agly sfl dI klfs dy
ividafrQIaf bfry iks ny ikhVI klfs ivwc jfxf hY df PYslf jUn dy dUsry
qIsry hPqy dy drimafn kr ilaf jFdf hY. skUl dy do ku idn bfkI rihMdy sn.
lMcrUm ivwc bYiTaf imiČj skft ny afpxy nfl bYTI iewk tIcr nUM puiCaf
agly sfl jOrj iks dI klfs ivwc jf irhf hY? Ausny tyZIaF qy ČrfrqI ijhIaF
nËrF nfl myry vl dyiKaf qy nfl hI myry vl ieČfrf krky AucI sfrI myrf nF
lYNidaF hoieaf hws peI. suxidaF sfr AucI AU-AU—AU—AU dI afvfË nfl sfrf
lMc rUm gUMj AuiTaf. mYnUM ieMj ligaf ijvyN iewk ividafrQI dI QF agly
sfl myrI klfs ivwc iksy biGafV dy afAux df ieČfrf ho irhf hovy. iekdm
jOrj myry mn qy iewk hAuaf ijhf bx ky zr pYdf kr igaf. mYN imiČj skft
qoN puiCaf, “jOrj nUM kI gl hY?” Auh ivaMg ijhy nfl kihx lgI, “agly sfl
qUM dyK hI lYxf hY. sfry tIcrj nUM jOrj bfry pqf hY ik ikMnI vfr sspYNz
ho cukf hY. kI qYnUM nhI jOrj bfry pqf?”
do mhIny dIaF CutIaf dy dOrfn mYnUM rih rih ky vI ibn dyKy, ibn jfxy
jOrj df cyqf af jFdf ik ikvyN Auh myrI klfs ivwc af ky myrf dm nwk ivwc
kr dyvygf. ieh cyqf myrIaf CutIaF dy suvfd nUM ikrkrf ijhf kr dyNdf. nfl
hI socdI ik skUl dy afÉrI idn jykr tfeIm imldf qF jOrj nUM imisË skft dI
klfs ivwc jf dyK hI afAudI. pr aijhf nf ho sikaf koeI pIrIaz afÉrI idn
ivhlf hI nhI sI.
sqMbr ivwc jdoN klfs ČurU hoeI sfry skUl dy bwcy afpxy afpxy tIcr dI Bfl
ivwc afpxy nF lB rhy sn. myrI klfs dy bwcy myry nF dy hyT lgy borz qy
afpxy nF pVH ky myry nF dy sfhmxy lfeIn bxf ky KVy ho gey. mYN afpxy nF
vfly borz dy lfgy KVI sB nUM bhuq ghu nfl dyK rhI sI. myrIaF njrF hr
ČrfrqI ichry ivwcoN jOrj nUM lwB rhIaF sn. jdoN qkrIbn sfry bwcy af ky
lfeIn ivwc KVy ho gey qF mYN afpxy hQ ivwc PVy kilp borz qoN bicaf dy nF
bol ky hfËrI dy bhfny jOrj dI Bfl ivwc sF. jOrj lfeIn ivwc aÉIr qy KVf
sI. dyKx nNU jmykf jF vYstieMzIË bwicaf vFg kfPI kfly rMg df, vfl
GuMgrfly qy QoVy ijhy lMmy KulHy Czy hoey sn. cyhrf bVf gMBIr qy Črmfkl
ijhf njr afieaf.
mYN GMtI vjx qy klfs nUM afpxy kmry ivwc lY afeI. sfry bwcy dsI hoeI QF
qy af ky cup-cfp bYT gey. iewk dUsry dy nF qy psMd jfnx dI Kyz nfl klfs
dI ČurUafq krky bicaf nUM jfnx dI koiČČ krvfeI geI ijhdy nfl mYnUM vI
kfPI jfxkfrI imlI. bwicaF vwloN jOrj dy lfgy bYTx qoN kMnI kqrfAux dy
vrqfA df jdoN kfrn puwiCaf qF bwicaF ny disaf ik ipCly sfl jOrj ny sfry
bicaF qy tIcr nUM bhuq qMg kIqf sI. ies krky iesnUM koeI vI psMd nhI
krdf. iewk bwcy ny ikhf ieh myry nfl ikMzrgfrtn qoN pVHdf af irhf hY.
ieh sB nUM bhuq qMg krdf hY. ipCly sfl qy Aus qoN ipCly sfl imiČj skft
ies nUM hr roË dĚqr Byj idMdI sI. ieh nf hI afp pVHdf hY qF nf hI sfnUM
pVHn dyNdf hY. myrI klfs ivwc qF jOrj df pihlf idn TIk Tfk hI irhf Auh
klfs ivwc puCy hr svfl dy jvfb leI hQ KVf krky jF keI vfr hQ KVy krn qoN
ibnF vI jvfb dyNdf irhf. ijsqoN ligaf ieh pVn, sunx qy ihsf lYx ivwc
Auqsukqf rKx vflf qy huiČafr bwcf hY. pihly idn klfs dy inXmF bfry glbfq
kfĚI jor dy ky kIqI, geI. inXm qoVn qy kI sËf hovygI? sB ny rl ky qih
kIqI. klfs ivwc jOrj TIk irhf, pr bfhr CutI smyN nfl dI klfs jo imiČj
smyl dI sI, dy bwcy nUM kut idqf. puCx qy jOrj ny disaf ik Auh bwcf
AusnUM BYVf jOrj qy hor keI kuwJ kih irhf sI. mYN jOrj nUM dPqr Byjx dI
bjfey iewk cMgy vrqfE krn vfly bwcy df pfsport idqf ik hr roj jykr Auh
cMgf rhygf qF AusnUM klfs dy aKIr ivwc iewk stfr idqf jfvygf. lgfqfr
iewk mhIny ivwc vwD qoN vwD 20 stfr iekTy krn qy mYN AusnUM muĚq lMc qy
lY ky jfvFgI. jOrj pUrf mhInf bhuq cMgf irhf qy mhIny dy aKIr qy mYN
ipMsIpfl qy AusdI mF nUM Pon qy ds ky jOrj nUM mykzONnlz qy lMc leI lY
geI. jOrj dI mF sux ky bhuq KuČ hoeI. iek idn nfl dI tIcr imiČj smyl jo
imiČj skft dI pwkI shylI sI ny mYnUM puiCaf ik kI jOrj ieMzIan hY? mYnUM
sux ky gusf ijhf lgf. mYN QoVI ijhI qlwKI nfl AusnUM jvfb ik ik qyrf
kihx qoN mqlb hY ik hr ČrfrqI bwcf ieMzIan hI ho skdf hY. Auh kihx lgI,
“nhI, mYN qF isrP jOrj dy vflf qoN aMdfjf lgfieaf sI. Aus idn mYN vI
jOrj qo puiCaf ik kI Auh ieMzIan hY? Auh kihx lgf, “nhIN mYN qF ijmykn
hF.” ieh sux ky myry idl ivwc imiČj smyl nfl rMjs ijhI hoeI ik Ausny
jOrj nUM Čfied ČrfrqI hox krky hI ieMzIan ikhf hovy.
dsMbr ivwc bicaf dy mfipaF nfl mulfkfq hoxI sI. do ku idn pihlf imiČj
skft imlI qy kihx lgI Čfied qyrI klfs dy bwicaf dy sfry mfpy afAuxgy pr
jOrj dI ieMtrivAU qy Čfied koeI nf hI afvy ikAuNik myry kol jOrj do sfl
pihlI qy dUsrI klfs ivwc irhf hY, myry nfl kdy iehdI mF jF bfp ieMtrivAU
leI nhIN afieaf. mYN ieMtrivAU df tfeIm ilK ky hryk bwcy dy nfl jOrj dy
Gr vI Kq Byj idqf. jOrj df tfiem mYN sB qoN pihlf riKaf. mYN vI mn ivwc
ieh soc ilaf Čfied koeI nf afvygf qF mYN aglIaF ieMtrivAUaF leI hor
iqafr ho jfvFgI. myry leI hYrfnI ijhI dI gl jfpI jdoN jOrj dI mF
ieMtrivAU dy vkq qoN iqMn cfr imMt pihlf hI af geI. afAuNidaF sfr Ausny
ikhf mYN imiČj mfrtn, jOrj dI mF hF. mYN AusnUM jI afieaf kih ky afpxy
myj dy nfl peI vfDU kursI qy ibTf idqf. imiČj mfrtn mYnUM nf hI pUrI qrF
ieMzIan qy nf hI ijmykn lg rhI sI. nf hI jOrj vFg Ausdf rMg ijafdf kflf
sI. ieMtrivAU df tfiem isrĚ pMdrF imMt sI ijs ivwc jOrj dI pVHfeI qy afm
vqIry dI glbfq kIqI. Ausny jOrj dI AunqI irport qy qslI pRgt kridaf ikhf
ieh pihlf sfl hY jdoN jOrj roË dĚqr ivwc nhIN Byijaf igaf qy mYnUM roj
iehdI Čkfieq df tYlIPon nhIN afieaf. iews krky mYN pihlI vfr ieMtrivAU
qy afeI hF. ipCly sflF ivwc mYN Črm dI mfrI nhIN afeI ik iesdI tIcr ny
ČkfieqF hI lfAuxIaF hn. mYnUM ieNj lgdf sI ijvyN Auh bhuq kuwJ kihxf
cfhuMdI sI pr ieMtrivAU df vkq Éqm ho igaf qy agly bwcy dy mF bfp bfhr
AuzIk krdy hox krky mYN jOrj dI mF qoN mfPI mMgdI hoeI ny agly mfipaF
nUM aMdr afAux leI ikhf. smyN smyN qy imiČj skft jOrj bfry puCdI rihMdI.
mYN kih CzdI jOrj TIk kMm kr irhf hY. Auh hYrfnI nfl kihMdI, “kI swc
hY?” mYN kih dyNdI “iblkul swc hY.” jdoN AusnUM mYN jOrj dI mF df
ieMtrivAU qy afAux bfry disaf qF Auh bhuq hYrfn hoeI. iewk idn imAUËk qy
zFs dy pIrIaz vfsqy mYN afpxI klfs dy bwicaf nUM afpxy klcr dy gIqF dI
typ ilafAux leI ikhf. jdoN jOrj dI vfrI afeI. jOrj vI afpxI typ lY
afieaf. jdoN mYN jOrj dI typ typrIkfrzr ivwc pf ky clfeI qF myrf mUMh
awizaf rih igaf, jOrj dI typ ihMdI iPlm “kuC kuC hoqf hY” dy gfixaf dI
sI. typ cldy sfr myrI klfs df iewk ieMzIan muMzf moihq zFs krn lg ipaf;
nfl hI jOrj qy Ausdy bfd sfry bwcy AunF dI nkl krdy hoey zFs krn lg pey.
mYN hYrfn KVI sB kuwJ dyK rhI sI. mYN jOrj qoN puiCaf qUM ieh typ ikQo
leI hY? Auh kihx lgf myry zYzI ny mYnUM idqI sI. mYN iPr puiCaf kI qyrf
zYzI ieMzIan hY? Auh kihx lgf “nhI”. iPr Aus ny ieh typ ikvyN idqI. Auh
kihx lgf, “pqf nhI”. Aus idn CutI qoN bfd mYN imiČj smyl nUM jOrj dy typ
lY ky afAux vflI gl dsI qF Ausny ikhf, “dyiKaf qUM guwsf krdI sI. mYN qF
puiCaf sI ikAuik mYnUM Čk sI ik jOrj ieMzIan hY.” mYN iPr AusnUM ikhf,
“nhI jOrj ieMzIan nhI, jmykn hY. AuNj aMdro aNdrI mYnUM ieh iewk Byd BrI
ijhI glbfq lg rhI sI. dUsrI vfr dy rIport kfrzF dy bfd isrP kmjor jF
koeI smisafvF vfly bwicaf dy mfipaf nfl hI ieMtrivAU kIqI jFdI hox krky
mYN jOrj dy Gr ieMtrivAU df Kq Byjx dI bjfey bfkI cMgf clx vfly bwicaf
vFg Auh Kq Byijaf ijs ivwc iliKaf sI: ies smy quhfnUM ieMtrivAU qy afAux
dI jrUrq qF nhIN, pr jykr qusI tIcr nfl glbfq afpxy bwcy bfry krnf
cfhuMdy ho qF ies qy dsKq krky vfps Byjo. dUsry idn jOrj ieMtrivAU vfsqy
dsÉq krf ky lY afieaf. ies vfr mYN jOrj dI mF nUM sB qoN bfd df vkq
idqf. ieMtrivAU vfly idn iewk vfr Pyr myrI hYrfnI dI hwd nf rhI jdoN mYN
dyiKaf ik jOrj dI mF pMjfbI sUt pf ky, jOrj dy nfl TIk vkq isr ieMtrivAU
leI af phuMcI. jOrj dy rIport kfrz jF qwrkI dI glbfq krn dI bjfey Ausny
ieh kihxf ČurU kIqf ik jOrj qyrI klfs ivwc bhuq KuČ hY. mYnUM jdoN ies
ny sqMbr ivwc klfs dy pihly idn hI disaf sI ik myrI tIcr ieMzIan hY qF
mYN iesnUM smJfieaf sI ik qUM AusdI iewjq krI, Auh qyrI aMtI lgdI hY.
sux ky myrI AuqsukqF hor vD geI. mYN ikhf jOrj qF kihMdf hY, mYN ieMzIan
nhIN hF, mYN iPr iesdI aMtI ikvyN hoeI? AusdIaF aKF ivwc pfxI Br afieaf
qy kihx lgI, “mYN ieMzIan hF, myry mF bfp ieMzIan sn, jo jmykf ivwc af
ky vwsy sn. mYN jmykf ivwc pYdf hoeI sI qy asIM ihMdU sI. mYN jdoN jvfn
hoeI qF jmykf dy vsnIk kfly nfl afpxy mfipaF dI mrËI dy ivruD GroN Bj ky
ivafh krvf ilaf. myry mfipaF ny mYnUM sdf leI Cwz idqf. mYN qy myrf pqI
jOrj mfrtn Gro Bj ky knYzf af vsy. ieQy myry iqMn bwcy hoey. do kuVIaf
qy iewk muMzf ijsdf nF afpxy ipAu qy hI riKaf hY jOrj mfrtn. qy ieh
ivckfrlf hY. iqMn bicaF qoN bfd myrf pqI vI mYnUM Cz igaf. mYN bhuq
iewklI ho geI. ieklypn qy afpxy kIqy dy pCqfvy ny mYnUM bhuq kmjor kr
idqf. bwicaf vl vI bhuqf iDafn nhI dy hoieaf. jOrj dI hr roj skUlo
Čkfieq jfx lg peI. Črm dI mfrI mYN iehdI iksy vI tIcr nfl kdy ieMtrivAU
qy nhI afeI. mYnUM sfrI dunIaf EprI EprI lgdI sI. myrf koeI vI afpxf nf
rih igaf. Auh myrf hQ PV ky ro rhI sI qy nfl nfl iksy afpxy pn df inwG
vI mfx rhI sI, pqf nhI hMJU KuČI dy sn jF gmI dy. kuwJ icr bfd Ausny
afpxIaf awKF puMJIaf qy ichry qy muskrfht ilaf ky bolI jdoN mYnUM jOrj
ny disaf ik AusdI tIcr ieMzIan hY, mYN bhuq KuČ hoeI. myry sfhmxy Auh
jOrj nUM kihx lgI “dyK qUM ieMzIan aKvfAuxf psMd nhIN krdf. ieh qyrI
tIcr qyrI aMtI lgdI hY. jOrj vI iesvfr KuČ ho ky kihx lgf, “kI mYN sB
nUM ds skdf hF ik myrI tIcr myrI aMtI lgdI hY.” jOrj dy ichry `qy vI hux
apwxq dI Jlk pY rhI sI. mYN ikhf “hF qUM sB nUM skUl ivwc ds skdf hY ik
mYN qyrI aMtI lgdI hF, qy qyrI mwmI dI BYx hF”. jOrj qy AusdI mF KuČI
KuČI klfs qoN bfhr cly gey. mYN ajy vI afpxI kursI qy bYTI soc rhI sI.
mYnUM Xfrk XunIvrstI dy tIcrË kflj df pihlf idn Xfd af irhf sI jdoN sfzy
pRoPYsr imstr hop ny sfnUM sfiraf nUM iewk pypr pVn nUM idqf sI. sB ny
cup-cfp pVH ilaf qy aKIr qy qkrIbn sB dIaF awKF ivwc hMJU sn. pypr qy
iewk Aus lVky ijsdf nF tYzI sI, dI khfxI sI jo pMjvI klfs df ividafrQI
sI. hr roË Auh ibnF vfl vfhy gMdy kipVaf qy ibnF skUl df kMm kIqy afAudf
sI. pVHn ivwc vI sB qoN ipCy sI. Aus koloN iewk vKrI iksm dI bdbU
afAuNdI hox krky AusdI tIcr imiČj Qfmsn Aus nUM jrf vI psMd nhI sI krdI.
kirsims dy idnF ivwc sfry bwcy imiČj Qfmsn leI qohPy lY ky afey. tYzI vI
BUry rMg dy sYNzivc vfly pYpr bYg ivwc iewk pruiPAUm dI ČIČI pYk krky lY
afieaf jo aDI vrqI hoeI sI qy nfl hI iewk aDy tuty hoey moqIaf vflf gjrf
vI sI. imiČj Qfmsn ny sfry bwicaf dy nfl tYzI df qohPf vI Koilaf sfry
bwcy Ausqy hws pey. tIcr ny tYzI nUM nfrfČ nf hox dyx dy zroN gjrF bFh
ivwc pf ilaf qy ČIsI Kol ky priPAUm afpxI DOx qy lf ilaf. Aus idn CutI
hox qy sfry bwcy Gro GrI cly gey. tYzI ajy vI klfs ivwc bYTf sI. Auh
hOlI hOlI AuiTaf qy imiČj Qfmsn dy kol jf ky kihx lgf, “aj qyry kolo
myrI mF vrgI mihk af rhI hY.” qy nfl hI tYzI ny imiČj Qfmsn nUM Gut ky
jPI pf leI. imiČj Qfmsn df idl JMjoiVaf igaf. Ausny Ausy idn tYzI dy jfx
dy bfd dPqr jf ky tYzI dy ipCly sflF dy rIport kfrzF nUM pVHxf ČurU
kIqf. ipCly tIcrF vloN iliKaf hoieaf sI jdoN tYzI pihlI ivwc pVdf sI qF
mF bhuq ibmfr rihx krky Aus vl iDafn hI nhI idqf igaf. jdoN dUsrI ivwc
hoieaf AusdI mF mr geI qy Ausdy sfl bfd hI tYzI df bfp vI mr igaf Aus
qoN bfd AusdI dyKBfl leI isrP AusdI dfdI rih geI, jo Kud vI jfn lyvf
ibmfrI nfl Gul rhI sI. iewh kuwJ jfnx dy bfd imiČj Qfmsn ny tYzI vl Kfs
iDafn dyxf ČurU kIqf. AusnUM hr roj skUl qoN bfd pVHfAuxf ČurU kr idqf.
AusnUM afpxy afp dI sPfeI df iDafn rKx dI vI hdfied kIqI. tYzI idnF ivwc
hI bhuq huiČafr ho igaf. jdoN Auh hfeI skUl ivwcoN pihly nMbr qy pfs
hoieaf qF Ausny afpxI pihlI icTI imiČj Qfmsn nUM ilKI. dUsrI icTI AudoN
ilKI jdoN AusnUM mYzIkl kflj ivwc dfKlf imilaf. qy qIsrI icTI afpxy
ivafh dI ilKI ijs qy iliKaf ik imiČj Qfmsn qUM myry ivafh vfly idn myrI
mF vflI kursI qy bYTxf hY. pVHidaf sfr imiČj Qfmsn nUM pqf nf lgy ik Auh
iewk mYzIkl zfktr vfsqy Auhdy ivafh qy iljfx leI ikhVf qohPf KrIdy.
socdI socdI ny jdoN mYN GVI vl dyiKaf qF tfeIm kfPI ho cukf sI. ieMny
nUM skUl dy drvfjy bMd krn dI anfAuNsmYNt ho geI. mYN afpxf bYg cuikaf
qy afpxI kfr vl qur peI. dUsry idn rihMdIaF ieMtrivAU krnIaf sI. AusqoN
bfd do idwn vIkaYNz dI CutI sI. somvfr jdoN jOrj skUl afieaf qF bhuq KuČ
sI. Aus hPqy myrf jOrj dI aMtI hox dI Kbr puj cukI sI. Auh bhuq hI
svYmfx nfl sB nUM ds irhf sI. bhuqy tIcr qF mYnUM mËfk nfl jOrj dI aMtI
kihky blfAux lg pey. keI bwcy qF mYnUM bfr bfr puCx lgy ik kI jOrj swc
kihMdf hY. mYN sB nUM kihMdI jOrj iblkul swc kihMdf hY. ieh sux ky jOrj
Puilaf nf smfAuNdf. sfry skUl ivwc sB qoN ČrfrqI qy kutmfr krn vflf jOrj
sB nUM isafxf idsx lg ipaf. sfl dy aKIr qk jOrj sB qoN huiČafr bwcf hox
krky mYN AusdI igĚtz tYst ivwc Čfml hox dI arËI Byj idqI. jdoN sfl dy
bfd jOrj df tYst ilaf qF Auh igPtz tYst ivwcoN pfs ho igaf qy iksy hor
skUl ijQy igPtz bwicaF dI klfs sI, ivwc Byj idqf igaf. jOrj BfvyN skUloN
jf cukf sI, pr Ausdy nfl juVy aMtI vfly irČqy coN apxwq dI mihk ajy vI
mYnUM qfËI qfËI lgdI, Kfs krky jdoN skUl dI grfAuNz ivwcoN kdy koeI bwcf
afky puCdf hY, “kI qUM jOrj dI aMtI hY? qy jOrj hux ikQy hY?”
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