dyK kbIrf hwisaf
iek pRiswD dfrÈink ny buDImfnF dI iek BrI sBf ivc rwb dI hoNd ‘qy iek bhuq
DUMaFDfr lYkcr idwqf. Ausny bVIaF swjrIaF aqy qrk-Xukq dlIlF dy ky ieh
iswD kIqf ik smuwcy bRihmMz dy vrqfry ƒ clfAux vflf koeI prmyÈvr, pRBU,
Éudf, awlHf-qflf, rwb jF koeI ÊYb-ÈkqI hY, ijs awgy mnuwK quC hY. Aus df
lYkcr bhuq pRBfvÈflI aqy vygmwqf sI. Auh rwb dI hoNd bfry ikMnf kuJ jfxdf
sI, soc ky hYrq guMm huMdI sI. Aus dy ÈbdF df jfdU isr cVH ky boldf sI.
Aus vwloN pyÈ dlIlF dI iksy kol koeI kft nhIN sI. lok mMqr-mugD ho ky sux
rhy sn. sB dy mnF ‘qy Aus dy ÈbdF df vjd qfrI sI. dlIlF dI Brmfr sux ky
lok aÈ-aÈ kr AuWTy.
Ausdy BfÈx df asr eynf sI ik lYkcr Éqm hox qoN bfad vI smuwcy hjUm ivc
ikMnI dyr sMnftf Cfieaf irhf.
acfnk Aus pRiswD dfrÈink ny mfiek qoN aYlfn kIqf ik rwb dI hoNd bfry koeI
vI ivakqI pRÈn puwC ky ÈMkf nivrq kr skdf hY.
pihlF qF iksy dI ihMmq hI nf peI. pr bhuq vwzf hjUm sI. zrdy zrdy kuJ lok
AuWT KVHy hoey. pr ijAuN hI Aus ivdvfn ny iek do suaflIaF dy AuWqr idwqy
aqy AunHF ƒ hlky suafl krn dy doÈ vjoN ÈbdF nfl JMibaf, bfkI dy pRÈn-krqf,
byieËqI dy zroN ibnF pRÈn puwCy hI bYT gey. dfrÈink ivdvfn ny aYlfn kIqf
ik rwb dI hoNd bfry Auh hfly keI GMty hor bol skdf hY. pr vkq dI sImf krky
Aus ƒ lYkcr CyqI Éqm krnf ipaf. iÌr vI jy koeI ivakqI rwb dI hoNd bfry
Èwk-ÈuBf dUr krny cfhuMdf hovy qF Auh ibnF iJjk pRÈn puwC skdf hY.
Aus ivdvfn ny mfeIk ‘qy Klo ky ieh aYlfn iek qoN vDyry vfr kIqf pr Auhdy
ÈbdF dI mfr qoN zridaF iksy df hIaf nf ipaf.
jdoN sB ny sMquÈtI vjoN Aus dI ijwq dy jYkfry bulfey qF Aus ny Bry hjUm ƒ
hwQ ihlf ky iek jyqU alivdf khI pr ijAuN hI Auh styj qoN Auqrn leI muiVaf,
lokF dy BfrI iekwT ivcoN iek ÈKLs AuWT ky aYn Aus dy sfhmxy af KiVHaf. Auh
kfÌI dyr qoN sfry vrqfry ƒ iDafn nfl vyK irhf sI aqy ivdvfn dy iek-iek Èbd
ƒ sux ky hYrfn ho irhf sI.
Aus ny ikhf, Auh vI iek ÈMkf Ëfhr krnf cfhuMdf hY. qd Aus ny dfrÈink ƒ
muKfiqb huMdy ikhf ik Auh lYkcr sux ky bhuq pRBfivq hoieaf hY. asl ivc Aus
ny kdy aijhf DUMaFDfr aqy dlIl-Xukq lYkcr suixaf hI nhIN. Aus dI iewCf sI
ik kfÈ Auh vI afpxI sBf ivc bulf ky Ausdf lYkcr krvfAuNdf, pr aÌsos! Aus
dI ieh iewCf pUrI nhIN ho skdI, ikAuNik Auh aqy Aus dI sBf aijhy isDFqF dI
DfrnI hY ijQy rwb dI hoNd ƒ mMinaf hI nhIN jFdf. ijQy rwb nhIN mnuwK vwzf
hY. ieh afsqk lokF dI sBf hY pr sfzI sBf qF nfsqk lokF dI sBf hY.
dfrÈink ny iek pl Aus nfsqk vwl vyiKaf aqy AuWcI-AuWcI hwsx lwgf. dfrÈink
mfeIk awgy KVHf sI Aus ƒ pqf hI nf lwgf ik Aus df hfsf sfry pMzfl ivc gUMj
irhf sI. sB lok sfh rok ky suxn lwgy.
“mUrK!`` dfrÈink cIikaf, “kI qYƒ iek ivdvfn dI pirBfÈf bfry pqf nhIN ?
ivdvqf kdy afsiqk nfsiqk nhIN huMdI, qrk hI afsiqk hY aqy qrk hI
nfsiqk[[[.``
“ieQy awj mYN 500 zflr lY ky sO dlIl idwqI hY ik rwb hY. ikAuNik ieh afsqk
lokF dI sBf hY. qusIN nfsiqk lok bulfE[[[[ 500 zflr idAu[[[ mYN sO dlIl dy
ky iswD krFgf ik rwb nhIN hY.[[[[[
dyK kbIrf roieaf
iek ivdvfn ƒ igrjy ivc lYkcr dyx df ivÈyÈ swdf afieaf. swdy ivc ihdfieq
kIqI geI ik iek Kfs iksm df lYkcr iqafr kIqf jfvy, ijs df mUl ivÈf ieh
hovy ik ikho ijhy lokF awgy ikho ijhI BfÈf ivc boilaf jfvy ik suxn vfly dy
gwl pwly pY jfvy. suxn vfly lok ikAuNik Éud jgHf-jgHf jf ky lYkcr krn vfly
sn, ies leI ieh lYkcr, lYkcrfrF dI iswiKaf leI hoxf cfhIdf hY. lYkcr iqafr
krn leI ivdvfn ƒ kuJ mhIinaF df smF idwqf igaf, qF jo koeI kwc nf rhy.
ikAuNik ieh iek vwKrI qrHF df kMm sI ies leI ivdvfn ny ikqfbF pVHidaF
idn-rfq iek kr idwqf. imQy smyN ivdvfn dwsI hoeI QF ‘qy bVy joÈ aqy AuqÈfh
nfl puwjf. Aus df aMdfËf sI ik suxn vfly keI hËfr hoxgy. pr Auh igrjy ivc
kyvl iek sDfrn ijhy ivakqI ƒ vyK ky hYrfn rih igaf.
asl ivc swdf dyx vfly lokF vwloN iksy kfrn lYkcr mulqvI kr idwqf igaf sI
ijs dI ieqlfh ivdvfn ƒ iml nhIN sI skI. ies leI ivdvfn ƒ pqf nhIN sI ik
pRogrfm mulqvI ho cuwkf sI.
Auhny Aus sDfrn ivakqI ƒ bfkI lokF bfry puwiCaf ik Auh ikAuN nhIN afey ?
jd ik Auh pUrI iqafrI nfl afieaf sI. qd Aus sDfrn ivakqI ny kuJ vI nf jfxn
dI asmrQqf pRgt kIqI qF ivdvfn bhuq inrfÈ hoieaf. sfrI iqafrI ivarQ geI.
Auh sDfrn ivakqI pRyar krky ivhlf hoieaf qF Auhny iek bYNc ‘qy ivdvfn ƒ
inMmoJUxf hoey bYTy dyiKaf. Auh ivdvfn dy kol afieaf aqy puwiCaf ik Auh
Aus dI kI mdd kr skdf hY. qd Aus ivdvfn ny sfrI gwl dwsI aqy iglf kIqf ik
Aus nfl ikMnf Dwkf hoieaf hY.
qd Aus ivakqI ny ikhf ik Auh iek sDfrn GoiVaF dI sFB-sMBfl krn vflf sfeIs
hY. Aus ƒ bhuqIaF gwlF bfry pqf nhIN. ies leI Auh hr siQqI ƒ GoiVaF dI
idRÈtI qoN smJx dI koiÈÈ kr skdf hY. ho skdY koeI hwl inkl afvy. ivdvfn ƒ
kuJ qswlI hoeI. Aus ny ikhf, TIk hY. smJ ky idKfAu.
“dyKo! qusIN bhuq sfry lokF ƒ BfÈx dyx leI afey ho[[[ pr eyQy mYN iekwlf
hF, jo suxn vflf sroqf ho skdf hF.``
“hF iblkul TIk[[[``
“dyKo! siQqI ieh hY ik mMn lvo mYN iek asqbl ivc vIh GoiVaF df cfrf lY ky
jFdf hF[[[[[ pr AuQy jfx `qy pqf lgdf hY ik asqbl ivc qF kyvl ieko GoVf
hY, bfkI pqf nhIN ikQy gey hn ? qF kI mYN Aus iekwly GoVy ƒ cfrf nhIN
pfvFgf ? jo AuQy nhIN hn, AunHF dI sËf, jo AuQy hY, Aus ƒ BuwKf rwK ky
idaFgf ?``
“nhIN[[[.`` ivdvfn ny ikhf.
“qF mYN jo ies vyly sroqy dy rUp ivc quhfzy sfhmxy hF, Aus ƒ afpxy BfÈx
qoN vFJf rwKogy?``
ivdvfn ny ikhf, “TIk ! mYƒ qyrI gwl smJ af geI, jo nhIN hn, AunHF dI sËf
qYƒ ikAuN ?``
“qF ÈurU kro[[[ mYN suxdf hF.``
ivdvfn ny BfÈx ÈurU kIqf. pihlF QoVHy ijhy Gwt AuqÈfh nfl[[[ aqy iPr hOlI
hOlI pUry jlOa nfl[[[. ÈurU ivc ijhVy Èbd iQVkdy sI siQr ho gey. ÈurU ivc
ijhVI afvfË DImI sI, sihjy-sihjy igrjy dy hfl ivc gUMjx lwgI. ÈurU ivc
ijhVIaF kursIaF bYNc KflI idsdy sn Bry-Bry idwsx lwgy[[[ acfnk ieh hflq ho
geI ik hr iÌkry ‘qy ivdvfn dy kMnF ivc qfVIaF dI guMjfr gUMjx lwgI, Auh
Buwl hI igaf ik hfl ivc kyvl ieko afdmI bYTf sI. AuhdI afvfË hor AuWcI,
hor AuWcI huMdI clI geI. Auhƒ lwgf Auhdy sfhmxy bhuq sfry buwDIjIvI bYTy
hn. Auh lgfqfr boldf clf igaf. Auhdy mUMh ivcoN Jwg izwgx lwgI. AuhdIaF
bfhF dIaF kwCF hyToN psInf vgx lwgf aqy mwQf DnuÈ vFg qx igaf. Èbd bMbF
vFg izwgx lwgy. vwzy-vwzy ÈbdF dIaF pirBfÈfvF imËfeIlF vFg cwlx lwgIaF.
acfnk ivdvfn dy gly ivc pfxI dI qlb hoeI, Auh ruikaf[[[ aqy Auhƒ Xfd
afieaf ik hfl ivc qF isrÌ ieko afdmI hY.
ivdvfn kfhlI nfl styj qoN Qwly AuWqiraf aqy Dfh ky Aus sfeIs vwl viDaf.
“kYsf lwgf myrf BfÈx[[[[ ?`` hPLdf hoieaf ivdvfn boilaf.
ies qoN pihlF ik Auh sfDfrn sfeIs koeI AuWqr idMdf[[[ Auh sfeIs
AuWcI-AuWcI rox lwgf.
ivdvfn hYrfn!
Auhny sfeIs ƒ JMjoV ky puwiCaf[[[“ mUrK! qUM bfad ivc ro leIN pihlF myry
BfÈx bfry dws.``
sfeIs acfnk cuwp hoieaf aqy cIikaf!
“sO GoVy df cfrf iek ƒ Kuaf idEgy qF Auh kuJ bolx jogf rhygf ?
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