asIN iewk ipMz ivwc dIvfn `qy
gey. ijs Gr ivwc sfzf Auqfrf krfieaf igaf, Auh pUrn iswKF df sI. sfrf
pirvfr aimRqDfrI sI. Gr dI muitafr lVkI, qy iewk noNh dovyN aTfrF vIh sfl
dI Aumr dIaF sn. AuhnF sfzI ÈrDf nfl syvf kIqI. ijvyN asIN dyvqy huMdy hF.
myrI Aumr AudoN pMJI-CwbI sfl dI sI. myry sfQIaF nUM qF Auh ‘vIr jI’
kihMdIaF sn, pRcfrk hox krky mYnUM ‘bfbf jI”. AuhnF dI ÈrDf qy iswKI Bfvnf
df myry mn `qy bhuq asr hoieaf. mYN afpxy afp nUM ikhf, “vyK BeI, cfhIdf
qF hY, ik ijho ijhf ieh bIbIaF qYnUM smJdIaF hn, Aus nfloN cMgf bx ky jIvn
guËfryN. nhIN qF eyho ijhf qF qYnUM ËrUr rihxf cfhIdf ey, ijho ijhf iehnF
ny qYnUM smiJaf hY.”
AuhnF bwcIaF df asr sfrI Aumr myry mn `qy irhf. jd vI kdy iqlkx df BY pYdf
hoieaf, Auh dovyN bwcIaF myrIaF nËrF sfhmxy af geIaF.
asIN qrnqfrn hr mwisaf jfieaf krdy sF. lokF nfl jfx pCfx pYdf krn df ieh
sB qoN cMgf sfDn sI. dUr dUr qwk sfnUM icwTIaF afAux lwg peIaF. kyeI aYvyN
vkqI qy kyeI ÈrDfvfn imwqr bx gey. kyeI myry kr ky myry sfQIaF dy dosq bxy
qy keI AuhnF rfhIN myry.
surjx isMG sfrMgI mfstr df iewk imwqr myrf vI dosq bx igaf. mwisaf df idn
sI. Auh imwqr kihx lwgf, “igafnI jI! iewk swjx quhfnUM imlxf cfhuMdf hY.
afpF nUM Ërf Gr qwk cwlxf pvygf.”
mYN smiJaf, koeI icwTI vflf hovygf, iehnF df jfxU. mYN, surjx isMG qy Auh
‘imwqr’, iqMny qur pey. surjx isMG qF bhfny nfl rfh ivwc hI iewk dukfn `qy
Klo igaf. mYN qy Auh ‘imwqr’ iewk glI ivwc jf phuMcy. myry icwq iÉafl vI
nhIN sI, ik kI KVXMqr ricaf igaf hY. iewk kmry awgy icwk qxI hoeI sI.
suqMqr bYTk vFg Ausdf drvfËf Gr qoN bfhr vfr sI. Auh sfQI bVI cfqrI nfl
ipwCly pfsy ho igaf. mYN icwk pfsy kr ky aMdr dfÉl hoieaf, qF vyK ky hYrfn
rih igaf. iewk suMdr muitafr ny dovyN hwQ joV ky ikhf, “afE! sfl ho igaf
ey quhfzf rfh qwkidaF. bYTo.”
mYN hYrfnI BrI sur ivwc AuWqr idwqf, “aÌsos! afpF dohF nfl DoKf hoieaf
hY.”
bVI Gbrfht ivwc mYN kmirEN bfhr inkl igaf. Auh ipwCoN vfjF mfrdI rih geI.
mYN qwikaf, qF Auh ‘imwqr’ vI Êfieb sI.
mYN vfps prkrmF vwl jf irhf sF, qy ieEN anuBv kr irhf sF, ijvyN Auh dovyN
‘akflI bIbIaF’ mYnUM vyK ky nmskfr kr rhIaF hox. mYN mn hI mn ÈrDf nfl
ikhf, “bwcIE! quhfzI Xfd ny mYnUM iqlkx qoN bcf ilaf hY.”
mYN surjx isMG nUM bhuq qfV-qpfVI kIqI. Auh ksmF Kfvy ik Aus nUM ies sfjÈ
df koeI ielm nhIN sI. qy Aus ‘nyk imwqr’ nfloN mYN sdf leI sMbMD qoV ley.
shI arQF ivc, Auh afp hI myry mwQy lwgx qoN iJjkx lwg ipaf.
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ieh 1940 qoN pihlF dI gwl hY. iewk akflI lIzr dI alYkÈn smyN mYN jQy smyq
Ausdy hlky ivwc irhf. idny jIp jF kfr ivwc do-cfr ipMzF ivwc pRogrfm krny,
qy rfq nUM hYWzkuaftr `qy af jfxf. vrkrF ivwc iewk muitafr bIbI vI sI.
styj AuWqy bolx df AusnUM bhuq ÈOk sI qy ZMg vI hwCf sI. mYnUM CyqI hI pqf
lwg igaf ik AuhdI ÈLuhrq kuwJ cMgI nhIN sI. so, mYN bhfny nfl AusqoN drU
dUr rihx df Xqn krn lwgf. pr Aus AuWqy ies df Aultf asr hoieaf. Auh sgoN
nyVy lwgx df cfrf krn lwgI. mYN AusnUM ‘bIbI jI’ kihMdf qy Auh mYnUM
‘igafnI jI’. mYN mihsUs kIqf ik Ausdy ierfdy cMgy nhIN sn. bcfE df ieko
rsqf sI. mYN AusnUM ‘bytf’ kihxf ÈurU kr idwqf. ies sMboDn qoN Auh kfPLI
stptfeI. pr mYN ies gwl dI prvfh nf kIqI. aMq Aus ny qMg pY ky iewk idn
ikhf, “qusIN Aumr ivwc mYQoN ikMny ku vwzy ho, jo mYnUM ‘bytf’ kihMdy ho?”
mYN AuWqr ivwc ikhf, “puwqr! eyQy Aumr df svfl nhIN, Bfvnf df hY. puwqrF
dy nfl eIÈvr ny mYnUM DI vI bÉÈI hY. afp qoN hr CotI lVkI ivwc mYnUM afpxI
‘DI’ nËr afAuNdI hY. mYN qYnUM isrÌ ËbfnI hI nhIN kihMdf, smJdf vI Ehf
kuwJ hF, jo mUMhoN kihMdf hF. vyK puwqr! qUM myrI DI hYN, qy mYnUM awj qoN
‘ipqf jI’ ikhf kr. iesqrHF dohF dI afqmf nUM ÈFqI imlygI.”
do ku idn Auh bIbI bVI avfËfr rhI. qy aMq mYnUM ‘ipqf jI’ kihx lwg peI.
mYN smJdF ieh myry leI sB qoN pivwqr iÉqfb sI.
ies iksm dIaF kuwJ hor GtnfvF vI hoeIaF. pr iewk Gtnf ny qF mYnUM bhuq hI
BY-BIq kr idwqf. ieh vI qrn qfrn iewk mwisaf df vfikaf hY. ‘sYNtr mfJf’
ivcoN asIN rfq dy igafrF vjy kIrqn smfpq kIqf. ipCly bUhy rfhIN inkl ky
asIN duafbIaF dy buMgy jf phuMcy. ieh buMgf prkrmF qoN Ërf htvF hY. rfq dy
iewk vjy EQy kIrqn smfpq kr ky asIN bfhr afey, qF pqf lwgf, ik dovyN ZfzI
isMG ZwzF styj `qy hI Buwl afey hn. so, dovyN ZfzI vfps ZwzF lYx cly gey
qy surjx isMG iewk irÈqydfr dy Gr sfË rwKx qur igaf. sfQIaF dy awKF qoN
Ehly hox dI dyr sI, jF iewk bIbI ny sfmHxy af ‘swq sRI akfl’ bulfeI. kihx
lwgI, “pUrf sfl ho igaf ey quhfzy mgr qVPidaF. awj rwb ny mOkf idwqf ey.
mYN kmrf krfey `qy ilaf hoieaf ey. afE, EQy cwlIey.” kihMidaF Auhny myrf
hwQ PV ilaf.
“nhIN” mYN bVy kTor sur ivwc ikhf qy Auhdf hwQ iCxk idwqf.
“myrf idl nf qoVo. nhIN qF mYN mr jfvFgI. afE, zro nf. vyKx vfilaF nUM kI
pqf ik ieh iewk dUjy dy kI lwgdy ny. afE.” Auhny Pyr myrf hwQ PV ilaf.
“nhIN, iblkul nhIN.” mYN pihlF nfloN vI kOVI sur ivwc ikhf qy afpxf hwQ
Cuzf ilaf. Aus vyly iksy anoKy BY ivwc myrf sfrf srIr Qr Qr kMb irhf sI.
Auh BY iks iksm df sI, ibafn nhIN kIqf jf skdf.
eyny icr ivwc myry sfQI ZwzF lY ky af gey. myrI jfn ivwc jfn afeI. Auh
dyvI kMD dy prCfvyN dUsry pfsy mUMh kr KloqI.
asIN iqMny prdwKxf vwl qur pey. iewk BIVI ijhI glI rfhIN asIN munfry kol
jf inkly. Aus dyvI ny myrf ipwCf nf Cwizaf. sÉq BIV ivwc vI Auhny mYnUM jf
PiVaf. myrI bFh PVH ky Auhny hOlI ijhI ikhf, “jfx idE guwsy nUM! bQyrI ho
geI ey. afE!”
mYN bVI ÉrHvI sur ivwc AuhnUM iJVikaf qy bFh Cuzf ky awgy qur igaf.
mMjI sfihb dIvfn Biraf hoieaf sI. dUr qwk sMgq bYTI sI. bhuq sfry lok
duafly KVy sn. asIN vI iqMny jf KVy. Auh BlI lok EQy vI jf phuMcI. AusdI
dlyrI jF bysmJI vyKo, myrI bFh PVH ky kihx lwgI “qrs kro hux myry AuWqy.
mYnUM mfro nf.”
mYN Aus vyly Èrm nfl muVHko muVHkI ho irhf sF. bVI muÈkl nfl AusqoN bFh
Cuzf ky mYN BIV nUM imwDdf hoieaf styj vwl qur ipaf. jfxU lok mYnUM rsqf
dyNdy gey. mYN keIaF dy pYr imwDdf styj `qy jf bYTf. myry sfQI vI myry
mgry puwj gey. styj `qy jf ky myrf idl kuwJ QfvyN hoieaf.
“hux gurU mhFrfj dI hËUrI ivwc koeI zr nhIN.” mYN afpxy afp nUM ikhf qy
hOlI hOlI mUMh ivwc Èbd pVHx lwg ipaf, “qfqI vfE n lgeI pfrbRhm srxfeI.
cAuigrd hmfry rfmkfr duK lgY n BfeI.”
ieh GtnfvF mYN afpxI vizafeI vfsqy nhIN ilKIaF. nf hI mYN mMndf hF ik mYN
afpxI ihMmq nfl iehnF bury krmF qoN bc igaf hF. sgoN myrf qF inscf hY ik,
“rfiK lIey iqin rfKnhfir sB ibafD imtfeI. khu nfnk ikrpf BeI pRB Bey
shfeI.”
duinafvI qOr qy iewk qF myry kuC jnm qoN hI ajyhy sMskfr sn. dUsrf sfzf
dohF jIaF df atuwt ipafr sI. qy qIsrf Auh ‘do akflI bIbIaF’ ijMnHF mYnUM
dyvqf smJ ky pivwqr ÈrDf nfl syvf kIqI sI. myrf inscf hY ik mnuwK dy aMdr
iewk rwbI jËbf hY ik Auh AuhnF dIaF nËrF ivwc kdy burf nhIN bxnf cfhuMdf,
jo AusnUM swcy idloN `cMgf’ smJdy hn. eyhf ivcfr hI iensfn nUM izwgxo
bcfAuNdy hn.
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