sfzy amrIkf jfx qoN kuJ idn
pihlF bicMq kOr df Ìon afieaf. Auh ibafs qoN amrIkf jFdI hoeI rfh ivc
idwlI rukI hoeI sI. awj-kwlH Auh eyvyN krdI hY. ibcfrI idwlI hux Auhdy leI
ibafs aqy lfs eyNjlË dy rfh ivc kuJ GVIaF df iek pVfa bx ky rih geI hY!
“cMgf, jy qUM ieQy dys ivc nhIN imldI, hux prdys ivc imlFgy, lfs eyNjlË.
mYN qy gurcrn vI amrIkf af rhy hF,`` mYN dwisaf.
Auh ÉuÈ ho geI aqy Auhny AuQy rihMdy afpxy Brf blvMq isMG df Ìon dy idwqf.
lfs eyNjlË phuMc ky mYN bytI dI shylI mnIÈf dy GroN, brbYNk qoN blvMq isMG
ƒ Ìon kIqf aqy afpxI jfxkfrI dyx mgroN Ìon ‘bIbI bicMq kOr` ƒ dyx leI
ikhf.
Auh boly, “jI, Auh qF hux myry kol nhIN, afpxy byty kol cly gey ny.``
mYN puwiCaf, “jI, mYN lfs eyNjlË dy brbYNk ielfky qoN bol irhf hF, AuhnF
df bytf brbYNk qoN ikMnI dUr rihMdf hY ?``
AuhnF df AuWqr sI, “jI mYƒ nhIN pqf.``
mYN vYsy hI jfxkfrI lYxI cfhI, “jI, qusIN brbYNk qoN ikMnI dUr ho ?``
AunHF ny duhrfieaf, “jI, mYƒ nhIN pqf.``
mYN aMqlf iqxkf PiVaf, “jI qusIN lfs eyNjlË Èihr qoN ikMnI dUr ho ?``
AuhnF df AuWqr Pyr Auho sI, “jI, mYƒ nhIN pqf.``
mYƒ bicMq kOr nfl mulfkfq ieQy, DrqI dy dUjy pfsy af ky vI rihMdI lwgI.
iKJ ky Ìon bMd krn ipwCoN BfeI blvMq isMG mYƒ kihMdf suixaf, “awCf, qYƒ
afpxI hI BYx nfl krfvF imwTIaF-imwTIaF gwlF.… afieaY vwzf huiÈafr!`` mYN
kwcf ijhf ho igaf. eyny sfl amrIkI mfhOl ivc rih ky vI Èfied iksy pMjfbI
Brf ƒ iksy Buwlr aqy afpxI BYx df Pono-PonI hoxf cMgf nhIN lwg skdf. dys
ivc ibafs, prdys ivc BfeI blvMq isMG_bMdy dy rfh ivc rwb ny kI-kI rukfvtF
KVHIaF kIqIaF ny! mYN ardfs kIqI, “hy swcy pfqÈfh, ies vfr vI blvMq isMG
df AuWqr ‘jI, mYƒ nhIN pqf` nf hovy.`` aqy puwiCaf, “jI, quhfƒ AuhnF dy
byty df Ìon pqf hY ?``
ardfs sfihb dy dr prvfn ho geI. Èfied Bfxjy dy Ìon nMbr dI aigafnqf
drsfAuxf afÉr AuhnF ƒ aOKf lwigaf hovygf. boly, “hF jI, ilKo.``
mYN Ìon kIqf qF bicMq kOr dI QF mÈIn bolI. AuQy ÌonF df AuWqr mÈIn hI
idMdI hY ikAuNik Ìon suxn dy vI pYsy lgdy hn. so lok mUMh dyK ky itwkf
lfAuNdy hn. jy jvfb dyxf hovy, mÈIn sux ky afp Ausy smyN jvfbI Ìon kr
lYNdy hn, nhIN qF rfq dy nON bjy dI AuzIk krdy hn ijs ipwCoN amrIkf dy
aMdrly Ìon muÌq ho jFdy hn.
bicMq kOr df jvfbI ÌOn Ausy smyN af igaf. sfzf afAuxf sux ky Auh KuÈ sI.
Auh bolI, “qusIN Epry Èihr ivc ikQy Gr Bfldy iProNgy, mYN bws PV ky af
jfAUNgI. ieQy buVHy-buVHIaF dI itkt nhIN lgdI.``
mYN hwisaf, “KsmF ƒ Kfvy muÌq bws-Xfqrf, qUM afpxy afp ƒ buVHI nf
kih.[[[[[ nfly sfzy phuMcx dI icMqf nf kr, qUM pqf ilKvf.``
Auh BFq-BFq dIaF dlIlF nfl vfr-vfr afp afAux dI iËwd krdI rhI, pr asIN
Auhdy Gr puwjx df ÌYslf suxf idwqf. afÉr Auhdf Gr vI qF dyKxf sI.
mnIÈf ny kMipAUtr qoN Auhdy Gr df rfh mYpafAUt kIqf. Auh lfs eyNjlË ivc hI
sfzy brbYNk dy iblkul guaFZ ivc kuwl igafrF mIl dUrI bYTI sI. mgroN bicMq
kOr qoN pqf lwigaf ik Auhdf Brf blvMq isMG vI, ijs nfl myrI Ìon rfhIN gwl
hoeI sI, anyk sflF qoN lfs eyNjlË ivc hI sfzy iblkul nyVy rihMdf sI. bVI
hYrfnI hoeI ik Auhƒ lfs eyNjlË ivc rihMidaF lfs eyNjlË df pqf nhIN sI,
sfzy brbYNk dy guaFZ rihMidaF brbYNk df pqf nhIN sI, hor qF hor Auhƒ afpxy
sky Bfxjy dy Gr dI siQqI df pqf nhIN sI! mYN hYrfn hoieaf, sQfnk BUgol dI
eynI aigafnqf df kI kfrn ho skdf hY ? Èfied Auh ibcfrf dysoN afAuNdy
pRfhuixaF df sqfieaf hoieaf hovy aqy mYƒ rihx df itkfxf lwB irhf koeI
axswidaf pRfhuxf smJdf hovy!
ÌYslf hoieaf, mnIÈf afpxy lMc-tfeIm ivc dÌqroN af ky sfƒ bicMq dy Gr Cwz
afvygI aqy dÌqr bMd hox mgroN sfƒ AuQoN lY afvygI.
afdq anusfr mYN cwlx smyN Ìon kIqf qF mÈIn hfËr sI. rfh ivcoN Ìon kIqf,
mÈIn hI Pyr hfËr sI. Gr dy nyVy jf ky drvfËf KulHvfAux leI Ìon kIqf qF vI
mÈIn hI bolI. ieAuN asIN Gr awgy axÌony hI jf AuWqry. swjy, Kwby, hyTF,
AuWqy GMtI dI sivwc lBdy rhy, ikqy nhIN sI. lohy dy lMmy-coVy Pftk df koeI
kl-purËf aijhf nhIN sI jo Pftk nfl mfr ky KVkfieaf jf sky. afÉr iek Cotf
ijhf pwQr lwB ky Pftk nfl Twk-Twk kIqI. pr bicMq kOr dI QF Èyr ijwzf vwzf
iek kuwqf af pRgt hoieaf aqy amrIkI kfƒn dI kuwiqaF leI KuwlHyafm BONkx dI
pfbMdI sbMDI Dfrf df pfln krdf hoieaf cuwp-cfp srks dy Èyr vFg Pftk dy nfl
nfl GuMmx lwigaf. Auh sfÌ kih irhf sI, “aMdr pYr rwK ky qF dyKo, bicMq kOr
dy vwzy drÈn-aiBlfÈI. pfVF QozIaF vwKIaF!``
pihlI gwl qF amrIkf ivc ijMny pMjfbI GrIN vI asIN gey sI, iksy Gr kuwqf
nhIN sI dyiKaf. Pyr kuwqf vI aYzf vwzf! lok ibwlIaF rwKdy hn, godI-kuwqf
rwKdy hn, pr ieh pMjfb dy KyqF ivcoN ZwTy-Joty BjfAux vfly kuwiqaF qoN vI
duwgxf kuwqf! asIN ivckfr mËbUq Pftk hox dy bfvjUd do-do kdm ipwCy ht gey.
“bicMq kOr ƒ imlxf ieQy vI sOKf nhIN,`` gurcrn bolI.
eyny ƒ iKVkI df prdf QoVHf ijhf pfsy kr ky iksy ny JroKf-drÈn idwqy aqy
kIqy. Pyr bicMq kOr dI koeI DOl-isrI irÈqydfr Pftk KolHx inklI. Èfied
AuhdI ƒh dI dfdI sI. asIN afdr nfl mfeI ƒ hwQ joVy. ijAuN hI vwzI mF jI
muskrfeI, qF ivÈyÈ ÈYlI vflI muskurfht qoN Byq KuwilHaf, Auh qF bicMq kOr
hI sI. Auhny DOlf-Jftf rMgxf Cwz idwqf hoieaf sI.
kuwqy ny Auhdy awgy Klo ky puwiCaf, “kI hukm hY mflkx ?``
Auhny hukm idwqf, “go avy, jYkI!`` qy Pftk ivc ivrl kridaF bolI, “afE,
afE, aMdr afE.``
mYN pry jf Kloqy jYkI vwl dyiKaf aqy bynqI kIqI, “iehƒ Ërf hor ‘avy` jfx
leI kih.``
“nhIN, nhIN, ieh nhIN kuC kihMdf,`` Auhny byiÌkrI nfl dwisaf.
“qUM ‘kuC nhIN kihMdf` kihxI aYN, ieh qF bMdy ƒ murgy vFgUM hwzIaF smyq
cwb jfvy,`` mYN ajy vI jYkI vwl dyK irhf sI. lwk ijwzf AuWcf, sfDF dI pflI
hoeI kwtI vrgI kfieaf, kihrI lfl awKF aqy mgrmwC vrgf jBfVf.
“Auie nhIN``, Auh iKViKV hwsI, “ieh hux smJ igaf ik ieh afpxy hI bMdy
aY.``
mYN suK df sfh ilaf, “clo, jYkI ny qF sfƒ afpxy bMdy smiJaf!``
Gry bicMq kOr iekwlI sI. puwqr df afpxf stor sI aqy Auh AuQy sI. ividafrQx
poqI dUr dy iksy Èihr dI XUnIvristI ivc rihMdI sI. kMm qoN afeI ƒh aqy
skUloN afey poqy vI cYn nfl afrfm krn aqy sOx vfsqy stor hI cly gey sn.
sfƒ mihsUs hoieaf ik afAux dI iËwd kr ky Èfied asIN AuhnF dy roËfnf jIvn
ivc ivGx pf idwqf sI. Gr bhuq KuwlHf-zuwlHf sI. awgy-ipwCy vwzy ivhVy sn.
cfh-pfxI aqy gwlF bfqF qoN mgroN ilKx dI gwl cwlI qF Auh bolI, “mYN hux
khfxIaF nhIN ilKdI. khfxIaF ivc ikhf jfx vflf dunIaf df sB kuJ ikhf jf
cuwikaf hY. khfxI df hux koeI BivwK nhIN rih igaf. mYN qF hux bwicaF vfsqy
ilKdI hF. huxy-huxy mYN vwK-vwK iksm dIaF ryl-gwzIaF dI jfxkfrI dyx leI
iek bfl-pusqk ilKI hY. mYN ieQy af ky ilKI iek khfxI ‘PMGF vfly bMdy` Auhƒ
suxfAux leI lY igaf sI. gurcrn dy iKafl anusfr Auh nhIN sI suxfAuxI cfhIdI
ikAuNik Auh kuJ krfrI sI. mYN Auhƒ lyKkI nËrIey nfl nhIN, pfTkI nËrIey nfl
suxn leI ikhf. khfxI sux ky Auh bolI, “krfrI ikQy hY ieh ? ieh vI koeI
nUx-imrcF ny!``
asIN Gr dyKx leI AuWT Kloqy. kmry dyK ky bfhr inkly qF aglf ivhVf vI hux
hI dyiKaf. afAux smyN jYkI dy cwkr ivc AuDr iDafn hI nhIN sI igaf. Kwby
pfsy aÉrotF df iek bhuq vwzf Pilaf hoieaf drÉq sI aqy swjy pfsy iqMn bUty
sMqiraF nfl lwdy pey sn. hyTF Gfh Auqy rul rhy afpy izwgy drjnF sMqry dyK
ky mYƒ BfeI vIr isMG dI sqr ‘ijwdF ruldy syb qy nfspfqIaF, ivc grF
kÈmIr[[[[` cyqy af geI. hor keI Puwldfr bUitaF qoN ielfvf duwD icwtf gulfb
sI. pr sB qoN vwD suhxy sn lfl gulfb dy BrvyN vwzy Puwl. ipCly ivhVy ivc
aMjIr, anfr, amrUd, afVU, bdfm, aMgUr qy nyNbU df iek-iek ibrC sI. sMqiraF
vFg hI Pl nfl lwdy hoey bUty dy hyTF vwzy vwzy nyNbU rul rhy sn. bicMq kOr
ny sfzy leI cfr nyNbU swjry qoV ky dÌqroN af cuwkI mnIÈf ƒ PVf idwqy.
hux qwk mYN ijnHF dosqF-imwqrF aqy lyKkF dy Gr igaf sI, ieAuN Pldfr drÉq
ikqy nhIN sn lwgy hoey. sBnF GrF ivc afm krky hrf-kcUr Gfh sI aqy mOsmI qy
icr-rihxy Puwl sn.
afÉr myrI hYrfnI bol hI peI, “ieh Pl ieAuN rul ikAuN rhy ny ? qusIN ienHF
ƒ KFdy-sFBdy ikAuN nhIN ?``
Auh bolI, “jy Pl cIrF qF koeI KFdf nhIN. jy rs kwZF jF ÈkMjvI bxfvF, koeI
pINdf nhIN. kfsy df acfr pfvF, koeI rotI nfl lYNdf nhIN. sB Kfx-pIx storF
qoN ilaf ky hI huMdf hY. eynI ku mfqrf ivc ieh cIËF ivkdIaF vI nhIN. ivkxf
qF kI, koeI muÌq vI nhIN lYNdf.``
“ÊrIb-gurby, mMgqy jF byGry vI nhIN ?``
“nhIN. keI vfr mYN QYly Br ky bfhr rwKy ny. bws iek vfr koeI lY igaf sI.
nhIN qF AuQy hI pey rihMdy ny. ieh qF gfrbyj ivc hI suwtxy pYNdy ny.``
“Pyr ieh bUty qusIN lfey ikAuN ny ?``
“asIN nhIN lfey ieh bUty, ijs bMdy qoN asIN ieh bixaf-bxfieaf Gr KrIidaf
sI, ieh Auhdy lfey hoey ny. ieh Auhdf ÈOk sI. bws asIN ktvfey hI nhIN.
KVHy hn EvyN dy EvyN!``
mgroN jdoN iek idn mYN aMgUrF dy iek qoVy jf cuwky Pfrm ivc vylF nfl
aMgUrF dy rihMd-KUhMd guwCy ltkdy dyKy, AuQy vI ieho AuWqr imilaf sI ik
ienHF ƒ koeI nhIN KFdf, aMgUr bfËfroN ilaf ky hI KfDy jFdy hn. GrylU Pl
qoVn, Dox, sukfAux afid dy JMjt qoN ielfvf AunHF df mMzI dy PlF vFg
kuafiltI-kMtrol ivcoN lMGy hoey nf hoxf vI AuhnF dI kdr Gtf idMdf hY.
Auhny mYƒ afpxI pusqk ‘pYVF aqy JroKy` Byt kIqy. ieh AuhdI pihlF dI iksy
amrIkf-Xfqrf nfl sbMiDq cOdF Coty-Coty lyKF df sMgRih hY. awgy cwl ky ies
pusqk ny mYƒ ÉUb itwcrF krvfeIaF. (Gr phuMc ky mYN iehƒ ies nIq nfl piVHaf
ik Èfied iksy aijhI QF df iËkr hovy jo dyKxXog hovy aqy asIN dyK skdy
hoeIey. Auhny ‘rYWz ieMzIan` nF dy kFz ivc aOroivl zYm dy kol Èfndfr
rYWz-ieMzIan ajfieb Gr` df iËkr kIqf hoieaf sI. Xuvf istI qoN aOroivl zYm
koeI bhuqI dUr nhIN sI aqy Xuvf istI asIN jgjIq brfV nfl jf hI rhy sI.
jgjIq ƒ mYN afpxI ieh iewCf dws idwqI.
AuQoN df sYlfnI kyNdr koeI bhuq vwzI iemfrq nhIN sI. ivBfgI dÌqr sI, zYm
nfl qy ielfky nfl sbMiDq qsvIrF sn, kuJ ivkrIXog pusqkF, kfrz qy inÈfnIaF
sn, iek Cotf ijhf hfl sI ijs ivc iPlmF idKfeIaF jFdIaF sn aqy iek pfsy
aYvyN QoVHI ijhI QF ivc do-iqMn mfnvI mUrqIaF, pMj-swq qUVI-Bry
kuwkV-btyry aqy kuJ TUTy-kuwjy pey sn. asIN pRbMDkF qoN AuQoN dy asl
rYWz-ieMzIan ajfiebGr bfry puwiCaf qF AuWqr imilaf_bws ieho hI hY jo kuJ
hY.
nCwqr kOr (khfxIkfr, aYn[ kOr, jgjIq brfV dI jIvn-sfQx) iKViKVf ky hws
peI, “mfry bicMq kOr dy ajfiebGr ny. BfjI, qusIN sfƒ aYh ajfiebGr idKfAux
iKwcI afey ho ?``
mYN kwcf ijhf ho ky ikhf, ‘dyKo beI jF qF ienHF lokF ny afpxy afAux qoN
pihlF bfkI cIËF Cupf idwqIaF jF ikqy hor Byj idwqIaF qy jF Pyr bicMq kOr ƒ
ieh pqf nhIN ik ajfiebGr ikho ijhy huMdy ny.``
iemfrq dy ivckfrly ivhVy ivc afey qF AuQy bYTx leI KUbsUrq QF sI. iek pfsy
kyvl iqmMËlIaF pOVIaF sn, AuWcy cVH ky cuPyr df nËfrf lYx leI. jgjIq,
nCwqr kOr qy gurcrn ny pOVIaF cVHnoN nFh kr idwqI. isKr cVH ky mYN dyiKaf,
JIl sI, zYm sI, phfVIaF sn, hiraflf jMgl sI, awgy mYdfn sn, ivc-ivc mkfn
sn. hyTF nËr mfrI, Auh iqMny myry vwl ieÈfry vI kr rhy sn aqy hws vI rhy
sn.
mYN hyTF Auqiraf qF nCwqr kOr bolI, “Bfa jI, awgy kdy qF nhIN sI kIqf, pr
hux idl bicMq kOr ƒ imlx ƒ bhuq krdY! [[[ do vyly idl dIaF golIaF Ìkdy
rihMny hoN, bicMq kOr df sÌrnfmf pVH ky CflF mfrdy iqmMËly Auqy jf cVHy!``
Auhny duhrfieaf, “mfry bicMq kOr ny!``
iqMnF dIaF itwcrF awgy cuwp kr rihx qoN ibnF cfrf vI kI sI!
bicMq kOr qoN cfr nyNbU aqy iek pusqk lY ky slfh bxI, ikqy bfhr cwilaf
jfvy. mnIÈf aqy bicMq kOr ny ÌYslf kIqf ik GuMmx-iPrn leI XUnIvrsl stUzIE
vDIaf hY.
rfh ivc gurcrn bolI, “bicMq, qyry Gr eyny imwTy-imwTy Pl lwgy hoey sn, pr
qUM Buwlr jI ƒ Kwty nyNbU idwqy. Èukr hY, qyry Gr imrcF dy bUty nhIN sI,
nhIN qF qUM ienHF ƒ imrcF dI tokrI Br ky idMdI.``
“hn qF ieh imrcF dy hI lfiek!`` bicMq kOr KuwlH ky hwsI.
“beI swcI gwl aY, Pl-vl qF Cwzo, mYN qF ieMny jfndfr lfl gulfb dyKdf hI
rih igaf``. mYN gurcrn dI gwl dy shfry gwl awgy qorI, “myrf qF idl krdf
sI, qUM mYƒ kOmFqrI mfnqf-pRfpq pRym-inÈfnI iek lfl gulfb, Byt krdI qy
mnIÈf Poto iKwcdI.``
“lY, mYƒ dwsxf sI, mYN Byt kr idMdI.`` bicMq kOr ny slfh idwqI, “clo hux
muV cwldy hF.``
hux muVn dI QF srbsMmqI ieh bxI ik jdoN Auhƒ vfps Gr Cwzx afvFgy qF
Êulfb-Byt rsm kIqI jfvygI aqy qsvIr iKwcI jfvygI.
GuMm-iPr ky kfÌI rOxk-mylf dyKx mgroN sfzy sfhmxy ibafsf vflI sMqnI bicMq
kOr ƒ ÈuwD ÈfkfhfrI Bojn KuafAux dI smwisaf af KloqI. mYN mYksIkn
rYstorYNt CYvIË cwlx df suJfa idwqf qF Auh bolI, “mYksIky vYjItyrIan
bxfAuNdy qF hn, pr Auho mfs-imwtI vfly hwQ lf idMdy ny.`` mnIÈf ny kfr iek
ieMzIan rYstorYNt vwl qor leI ijhVf Auhny bVI KojBfl mgroN kuJ mhIny pihlF
afey afpxy vYÈnU mfqf-ipqf leI lwiBaf sI. sbËI, sfg, dfl, rYqy qy KIr df
iblkul Gr vrgf ÈfkfhI pMjfbI Bojn kr ky asIN rfq dy ds vjy bicMq kOr ƒ
Auhdy Gwr Cwzx qur pey. Gr dy nyVy phuMc ky mYN kfr dy aMdrly hnyry df lfB
lYNidaF aCoply ijhy pwg TIk kIqI, bMnHI hoeI dfVHI ivc dubfrf ikwlI PyrI
aqy tIÈrt ƒ iKwc ky vl kwZy. lfl gulfbI qsvIr iKcvfAux leI hux mYN
iqafr-br-iqafr sI.
Gr prq cuwky bytf, bhU aqy dovyN jvfn poqy sfzy svfgq vfsqy hfËr sn. kuJ
icr suwK-sFd aqy kfr-ivhfr bfry gwlF hoeIaF. “qusIN afey, bVf cMgf
lwigaf`` qy “quhfƒ sB ƒ iml ky bVI KuÈI hoeI`` df vtFdrf hoieaf. aMq ƒ
asIN bfrIaF ivcoN KflI hwQ ihlfAuNidaF kfr qor leI. AunHF sfiraF sfhmxy
bicMq kOr leI mYƒ lfl gulfb Byt krnf sMBv nhIN sI. AumrF koI vI hox, Ëmfny
qoN kuJ Auhlf qF rwKxf hI pYNdf hY BfeI!
pqf nhIN ikQoN lMmF smF pihlF suxI iksy dI kivqf dI iek sqr afpxy afp myrI
Ëubfn Auqy af geI, jFdf bIr suBfÈ sI, afAuNdf gFDI bMdf!
kuJ idnF mgroN asIN inAUXfrk jfxf sI. amrIkf df dUjf pfsf. hvfeI jhfË
rfhIN pMj-Cy GMty df sÌr. pr bicMq kOr df lfs eyNjlË sfzy mfAUNtyn ivAU
qoN kfr rfhIN pMj-Cy GMty dUr sI. soicaf, iek vfr Ìon rfhIN hI iml leIey.
keI vfr nMbr imlfieaf pr awgoN mÈIn hI imldI rhI. irkfrz krvfey sunyihaF
df iek vI AuWqr nf afieaf. ikhVy Bory AuWqr geI jF ikhVy aMbrIN AuWz geI
qUM bicMq kOry! Auh ikqy clI vI geI hoeI, bytf qF Gr hI hovygf. afÉrI hIly
vjoN bhuq sMgidaF-iJjkidaF iswDf Auhdy leI sunyhf Cwizaf : “bytf, mYN
Buwlr aMkl boldf hF. mMmI ƒ khIN, mYN keI vfr Ìon kIqf hY, Auh mYƒ Ìon kr
lYx.``
myry Ìon dI jvfbI GMtI nf hI KVkI. myrI sMg iJjk TIk hI sI. eyny sfl
amrIkI mfhOl ivc rih ky vI Èfied iksy pMjfbI byty ƒ iksy aMkl aqy mMmI df
Ìono-ÌonI hoxf cMgf nhIN lwg skdf!
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