hrBjn jwbl qur igaf hY, lokF ƒ
hsfAuNdf-hsfAuNdf! afp Auh roNdf sI qy lokF ƒ hfsy vMzdf sI. GrylU hflfqF
qoN Auh byhwd duKI irhf. pr Auh afpxf duwK iksy ƒ nhIN sI dwsdf. iksy Éfs
kol hI afpxy duwKVy roNdf sI. inwkIaF-motIaF gwlF ƒ qF Auh hfsy-hfsy ivc
eI tfl Cwzdf sI. Auh aMdro-aMdrI JUrdf rihMdf. Èrfb df KihVf vI vrHf ku
pihlF hI Cwizaf sI. iPr vI ikhf kry, “Xfr pIxI CwzI ey[[[ iplfAuxI nhIN
CwzI``. ipCly sfl AuhdI bhuqI pIqI sI Edx! afpxy koTy dI Cwq AuqoN sVyh
krky ivhVy ivc izwg ipaf, lwq tuwt geI sI qy msfny Pwt gey sn. hspqfl ivc
ipaf kurlFdf irhf, iPr TIk ho ky tYlIiPLlmF dIaF ÈUitMgF AuWqy jfx lwg
ipaf sI. ÈUitMg smyN hMB jFdf, kihMdf sI, “hux Auh gwl nhIN rhI[[[ pr pfpI
pyt lwgf ey[[[[ kuJ qF krnf eI pYxf[[[[ ijMnI aYnrjI KpdI ey[[[ srIr ƒ EnI
Kurfk nhIN imldI``.
aksr hI kihMdf huMdf sI, “E hux myry `qy vI kuJ ilK Cwz Xfr[[[ik mry qoN
ilKyNgf ?”[[[[ hux pCqfAuxf pY irhf[[[ Auhdy jINdy AuWqy nhIN iliKaf igaf.
AuhdIaF aimwt XfdF ny mn ƒ Gyiraf hoieaf hY.
pihlI bfr jwbl ƒ mYN jlMDr dUrdrÈn dI kMtIn ivc dyiKaf sI , Auh qy jiqMdr
kOr bYTy cfh pI rhy sn. mYN AunHF dy kol nhIN sF igaf. cfh pIx af rhy lok
AunHF nfl duaf slfm kr rhy sn. tI[ vI[ dy pRogrfmF AuWqy ienHF ƒ afpo ivc
lVidaF dyK ky lwgdf ik ieh bMdf bVf aVIal qy KuÈkI iksm df hY, pr jdoN
Auhdy nyVy jfx df mOkf imilaf qF ieh vihm plF ivc hI dUr ho igaf. myrI
ikqfb “mYN sF jwj df ardlI`` AuWqy tYlIiPlm bxfAux dI iqafrI ho rhI sI,
klfkfrF dI Bfl kr rhy sF, ÈrfbI qy awKV suBfa vfly jwj df rol kOx krygf ?
sfry dosq socx lwgy, mYN ikhf, “hrBjn jwbl.`` sfiraF qfVI mfrI qy sihmqI
idwqI. kYmrfmYn dyvI Èrmf ny Auhƒ Ìon kIqf qy ÈUitMg leI qrIkF dws
idwqIaF, Aus Jwt ‘hF` kIqI qy ikhf, “pYsy ijhVy mrËI dy dyxy[[[ koeI gwl
nhIN jy[[[[.`` rfq ƒ mYN Ìon kIqf, ‘E BfeI sfihb, hux qF mYN inhMg bixaf
vF[[[[ svyrF ƒ Ìon kirE!`` svyry Ìon krky Auhƒ phuMcx leI aqf-pqf ilKvf
idwqf. sfidk mMzI ivKy vI iPlm dI ÈUitMg hoxI sI. Auhƒ svyry awT vjy puwj
jfx leI ikhf sI, pr Auh swq vjy hI tYksI lY ky af igaf. mYƒ kihMdf, “Xfr,
mYN qF socdf sI beI qUM myrI Aumr df hovyNgf[[[ pr qUM qy myry juafkF qoN
vI inwkf eyN.`` afAux-sfr eI sB nfl Gul-iml igaf, ijvyN lMmy smyN qoN
jfxdf hovy sB ƒ! mYN puwiCaf, “ikMny idn rihxY ?`` kihMdf, “lYa[[[ eyh vI
koeI puwCx vflI gwl ey Xfr[[[ ijMny idn rwKogy[[[ rih lvFgf[[[[ jdoN kwZ
idEgy Dwky dy ky[[[[ cly jfvFgf.`` sfry jxy hwsx lwgy, kihx ieh qF AuvyN
hI hsfAuNdY ijvyN tYlIivËn AuWqy hsfAuNdf huMdY[[[ inwkf ijhf muMzU cfh
dyx afieaf, muMzU ƒ jwbl kihMdf, “suxf beI zYzI?`` muMzU iKV-iKV hwsdf
igaf. Auhdy kol iek atYcIkys sI, Auhdy ivc kurqf-pËfmf, Kwtf prnf qy iek
qOlIaf sI. mYN puwiCaf, “afpxI zrYWs ilafey E ? kihMdf, “ikhVI zrYWs ? mYN
koeI nHI zrYWs-zruws ilaFdI[[[ afpy kro pRbMD zrYWsF df[[[[ myry kol qF
afhI do kwpVy ny.`` Auhdy leI jwj vflI zrYWs kflf-kot, icwtI-pYNt,
icwtI-Èrt, kflI-tfeI qy icwtI pwg afid dI loV sI. asIN sfrf smfn Jt `c
iekwTf kr ilaf.Aus ƒ qF hfly AuzIk krnI pYxI sI, pihlF kuJ hor idRÈ lYxy
sn, mYN soicaf, ieh ikwQy nfl-nfl quiraf iPrygf[[ bor nf hovy[ Auhƒ Auhdf
kmrf ivKfAuNidaF ikhf, “qusIN aYQy arfm kro[[[[ asIN kuJ hor idRÈ lY
leIey.`` kihMdf-“Cwz Xfr, mYN koeI bImfr aF[[[ mMjf mwl lvF[[[ mYN qF Dfzy
nfl rihxf[[[ Dfzy ipMz dyKxy ny[[[ mflvf myrf ipafrf ielfkf ey Xfr[[[.``
jdoN Auh myry Gr afieaf, qF myrI mF kihMdI, “vy puwq, afh qF EhI aY ijhVf
inwq jiqMdro nfl tYlIvIËn `c lVdf huMdY, vfh BfeI, qUM sfzy Gry af igaf
swcIN-muwcIN[[[ ?``
“vy BfeIaf, qUM myrI BYx nfl lVdf ikAuN huMnY tIlIvIËn `qy ?`` mF ny
hfsy-hfsy ivc puwiCaf.
“lYa[[[ ? qyrI BYx nhIN[[[ Auh qy zYx eyN zYx[[[ Auh ikhVI KMz pfAuNdI ey
mYƒ[[[[ awgoN Kfx ƒ afAuNdI ey Kfx ƒ[[[[ zYx dI qrHF[[[[[[.`` sfzy sfry
jIa hwsx lwgy.
“E BYxf, mYN mwkI dI rotI qy srHoN df sfg Kfx afieaf vF qyry koloN.`` sfzy
kol Auh vIh idn irhf. hfisaF dy Puhfry Puwtdy rhy. dUroN-dUroN lok iPlm dI
ÈUitMg dyKx leI afAuNdy qy Auhdy nyVy Zuk-Zuk bihMdy. Auh sB ƒ bVI apxwq
nfl imldf. ÈUitMg ipwCoN, rfq ƒ dyr qIk mihÌl jMmdI, Auh pIvI jFdf qy rotI
vI mfVI-mot hI KFdf, lyt sONdf qy svyry sdyhF sB qoN pihlF AuWiTaf huMdf.
iPlm dI skirpt Auhny pihlF nhIN pVHI sI, kihMdf-“Xfr, qUM ÊlqI kIqI ey,
Jwilaf ikqy mYƒ pihloN kfpI Byj dyNdf[[[ Pyr dyKdf[[[ hor eI jlvf hoxf
sI.`` ÈrfbI qy abYVy jwj vflf rol Auh zuwb ky kr irhf sI. ijwdx ÈUitMg
muwkI, jfx smyN mYN ikhf, “bfpU ikMny pYsy idaF ?`` mYN Auhƒ moh nfl bfpU
kihx lwg ipaf sF.
“E jd bfpU eI kih idwqf eI[[[ jo mrËI dy dy Xfr.``
mYN duwgxy pYsy dy idwqy. kihMdf-“Xfr, swc puwCyN[[[[ pihlI vfr eyny pYsy
imly ny[[[ sB Gwt kro jI[[[ Gwt lvo jI[[[[ vfly eI imly[[[ DMnvfd Xfr
qyrf[[[[[.``
“bfpU qyry nfloN pYsy cMgy aY? qol idaFgy qYƒ pYisaF nfl[[[ qol[[[[[.``
Auhdy jfx ipwCoN keI idn, keIaF df jIa nf lwigaf. sB Auhƒ cyqy krdy rhy.
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“Xfr, swc dwsF[[[ mYƒ afpxy muMizaF df rqI vI moh nhIN afAuNdf[[[ qMg aF
Xfr mYN[[[ qyrI aFtI bImfr ey[[[[ vIh sfl ho gy mMjy `qy peI ey[[[[
twtI-ipÈfb vI mYN cuwk ky krvfAunf vF[[[ kI krF Xfr[[[ afpy BFzy mFjIdy
ny[[[[ sfrf Gr df kMm[[[.``
mYN Auhdy duwK sux ky Audfs ho jFdf, iPr Auh kihMdf-“Cwz Xfr[[[ afpF qy
cIË eI kuJ nHI[[[[.`` Auh cfrlI cYpiln dI gwl suxfAux lgdf hY, “Auh cfrlI
cYpiln sI nf[[[ Auh iPlmF ivc hor ichrf lY ky afAuNdf[[[[ AuNj afm lfeIÌ
ivc hor ichrf huMdf sI[[[ Auhƒ koeI pCfx nhIN sI skdf, iek vfr Auhƒ
izprYÈn ho igaf qy Auh mno rogF dy zfktr kol igaf, kihMdf myrf ielfj
kro[[[[ zfktr Auhƒ kihMdf, ielfj ieho ey beI qusIN cfrlI cYpiln dIaF iÌlmF
dyiKaf kro[[[[[ cfrlI kihMdf, mYN eI aF cfrlI cYpiln zfktr sfihb[[[[ zfktr
hYrfn ho igaf, qUM qy lokF ƒ hsf-hsf ky AunHF dI izprYÈn dUr krdf eyN[[[
qYƒ izprYÈn ikwdF ho geI[[[ so Xfr[[[ afpxf Auho hfl ey[[[ lokF ƒ hsf ky
iZwz `c rotI pfeIdI hY[[[ twbr pilaf afAux izhf[[[[[.``
iek vfr mYN bfad dupihr Auhdy Gr igaf. Auh Gry hI sI qy mÈIn ‘qy kMm kr
irhf sI, hfQI dy dMdF dy iKzOxy bxfAuNdf. inwky muMzy ƒ vI Auhny ieh kMm
isKfieaf sI. mYƒ afieaf dyKky, AuWT ipaf. muVHko-muVHkI hoieaf ipaf sI.
kihMdf-“Xfr, mYN ivhlf sF[[[[ soicaf do pYhy df kMm kr leIey.“ Auhny afpy
cfh bxfeI. cfh pINdy smyN Auh myry nfl rsmIN ijhIaF qy tuwtvIaF gwlF kr
irhf sI, Guitaf-Guitaf ijhf mYN dyiKaf, awj Audfs lgdf hY.
“cMgf iPr[[[[ mYN jfxY[[[ imldy aF iPr.``
mYN AuWT Kloieaf. Auhny puwiCaf, “ikwQy jfxf[[[ ZwTf KUh `qy koeI hYnI
eyQy[[[ pfglKfnf hYgf.`` myrf hfsf inkl igaf.
“bih jf Xfr[[[[ gwlF mfrdy aF[[[msIN qy afieaF qUM.``
mYN tfl-mtol krky AuWT ipaf, Auhƒ iml ky KuÈI nhIN hoeI sI awj. afpxy qfey
dy Gr vwl cwl ipaf. qfieaf ivhVy ivc bYTf pIhx CwtI jFdf sI. kxk ivcoN
inkl-inkl ky suwsrIaF eyDr-EDr QF lwB rhIaF sn. mYN qfey dy pYrIN hwQ
lfey, qfey ny hwQoN Cwj nf Cwizaf qy kxk ivcoN roVF cugI igaf, mYN soicaf
sI, qfieaf myrf moZf ËrUr plosygf. qfey dI kuVI ny cfh bxfeI. peI TMZI ho
geI, pIx leI mn nhIN kIqf, qfey ny vI nhIN ikhf. eydUM cMgf sI jwBl kol hI
itikaf rihMdf. AuQoN CyqI AuWT pYx leI idl kiraf.
“cMgf qfieaY[[[ rfq ƒ gwzI PVky muVnf eI aY[[[ cwlf mYN.`` qfey ny ikhf
nhIN sI AuqoN afQx ho geI hY, ikwQy jfvyNgf hux[[[?`` irkÈf PV ky iPr jwbl
kol af igaf. Auh dyK ky iPr mKOlF krn lwigaf, “af igaf eyN ? mYƒ pqf hI[[[
qYƒ iksy nHIN Jwlxf[[[[.``
Auhny iPr cfh bxfeI, afKx lwgf, “Xfr, mYN qF awj pihloN eI bVf Audfs sF[[[
qUM afieaf qy Jt cilaf igaf[[[ mYN hor Audfs hoieaF[[[[ hux qUM af
igAuN[[[[[ cMgf kIqf eI[[[[ cwl cldy aF huxy[[[ bfhr [[[[[[ GuMmdy-iPrdy
aF[[[[[.``
asIN irkÈy AuWqy bYTy. lok Auhƒ hwQ joV-joV Pqih bulf rhy sn. mYN irkÈy
AuWqy bYTf-bYTf hI Auhƒ pwqrkfrF vFg suafl krn lwigaf.“
“bfpU iPlm ngrI bMbeI vI gey sI, itk ikAuN nf sky AuQy ?[[ “ikwdF itkdf
AuWQy ? Auh jfx sfr kihx lwgy, klIn-Èyvz ho pihloN[[[ mYN ikhf kdI neIN[[[
kys neIN ktvfvFgf[[[ dsqfr[[[ dfVHI, kys[[[[[ myrI Èfn ny[[[[ mYN dOV
afieaf sI, ieh ÈurU-ÈurU dIaF gwlF ny. [[[ bVI stRgl kIqI ey Xfr[[[[ hux
vI qy kr irhf vF[[[ nF kmfieaY[[[[ pYsf neIN imilaf[[ pYsf afieaf[[[ lwg
igaf, bwcy pfly[[[ myrI bVI iewCf sI ik ivdyÈ jfvF, Èoa krF[[[ amrIkf igaf
sF, hfly jf ky Auqiraf eI sF, ipwiCEN Ausy vyly Ìon af igaf GroN[[[ Bfpf
af jfh[[[ mfry gey aF[[[ myrI ƒh ny afqm-hwiqaf kr leI sI[[[[ AuhnIN pYrIN
muV afieaf sF, afx ky msIN JMjt inptfieaf, igaf qy pYsy kmfx sF[[[ Aultf
isr cVH gey[[[[ hux Auhdy bwcy vI pflxy pYNdy ny mYƒ[[[[ muMzf hYNzI kYpz
ey[[[ kI krF Xfr[[[ bws[[[ cwl koeI hor gwl krIey.”
Auhny lMbf hAukf iKwicaf. Auh bFdr-bFdrI dIaF rIsF lfhux lwigaf. kihMdf,
“qUM vI bFdr bx[[[ mYN vwzf bFdr[[[ qUM Cotf bFdr[[[.`` Auhdy mn ivc ivaMg
qy mÈkrI hr vyly qfrI rihMdy sn, BfvyN qurdf jf irhf huMdf, jF rotI Kf
irhf huMdf. Auhny vIh qoN vwD iPlmF, pwcI tI[ vI[ sIrIalF, pYNqI vIzE
iPlmF, qy jlMDr dUrdrÈn dy vIh dy lgpg lVIvfr nftkF ivc kMm kIqf. jiqMdr
kOr Aus ƒ hmyÈf Èrfb pIxoN vrjdI rhI, pr Auh AuhdI gwl axsuxI krky kih
idMdf, “mYƒ myrf Êm Kf irhf ey[[[ kI krF?`` pwcI sfl dI Aumry jwbl adfkfrI
dy Kyqr ivc afieaf sI. tYlIiÌlm ‘ÈyÉ icwlIaF df twbr` dI ÈUitMg ho rhI sI.
jwbl qy jiqMdr kOr dy nfl myrf vI lMbf rol sI. ds idn mYƒ ienHF dy nfl-nfl
rihx df mOkf imilaf. Auh iek dUjy nfl Gwt hI boldy sn. jy boldy vI qF lV
pYNdy, iKJI jFdy. jdoN jiqMdr kOr idRÈ dyx jFdI, jwbl mYƒ kihMdf, “iehƒ
ikMn puwCxf sI[[[ myry krky eI ey[[[.`` jdoN jwbl idRÈ dy irhf huMdf,
jiqMdr kOr kihMdI, “vy eyhƒ bVf smJfnI aF[[ vy eyhƒ akl neIN jy afxI[[ bws
hux awgy qoN iehdy nfl koeI pRogrfm nhIN krFgI.``
jwbl ƒ myry ielfky ivc afey ƒ sfl ho igaf sI. dosq-imwqr afKx, “jwbl ƒ
swdIey.`` Auhdy do smfgm rwK ley. Èfm ƒ bws ivc bih ky Auh af igaf, Auho
atYcIkys qy iek hwQ ilPfPf sI, kihMdf, “lY Xfr, qyry leI aMbrsr dIaF vVIaF
ilaFdIaF ny.`` rOxkF lwg geIaF. Auhƒ imlx vfilaF dI BIV bwJ geI. bwcy vI
KuÈ hoey. myry dosq aroVf dI bwcI ny ikhf, “jwbl aMkl[[[ qusIN iPr kdoN
afEgy ?`` jwbl kihMdf, “jy jfvFgf[[ qdy eI afvFgf[[[ hfly qy eyQy bYTf
vF[[[[.`` hfsf pY igaf.
“Xfr hux mYN bwsy afAux izhF qy lokF bVf mfx kIqf[[[ aKy E BfAU tYlIvIËn
`coN inklky bwsF `c viVaf iPrdF.``
aMimRqsroN guirMdr mkny df Ìon afieaf, “BfjI jwbl sfihb dy swtF lwgIaF ny,
gurU rfmdfs hspqfl `c dfKl ny[[[ Dfƒ Xfd krdy ny.`` hfly rfq hI qF Auhdy
nfl gwl hoeI sI. qurn lwigaF qF pMj-swq dosq iekwTy ho gey, kihx lwgy,
“sfzI qrPoN jwbl sfihb leI kuJ pYsy lY jfh[[[ ivcfrf ikwQoN ielfj
krvfeygf.`` jd Auh aYmrjYNsI vfrz ivc sI. lfgy Auhdf dfmfd BuipMdr bYTf
sI. jwbl awKF mItI ipaf sI. mYN kol Klo igaf. Auhny awKF pwtIaF, muskrf
ipaf, ikhf, “af igaf eyN[[[ cMgf kIqf eI[[[ mYN qy socx izhF sf peI qYƒ
imly ibnF tur jfxf eyN.`` AuhdIaF awKF isMm afeIaF. aYs[ jI[ pI[ sI[ ny
gurU rfmdfs hspqfl ivc Auhƒ koeI qMgI nhIN sI afAux idwqI. klfkfr vI AuhdI
Ébr-sfr leI huMm-huMmf ky puwjy sn. sBnF dIaF swcIaF duafvF nfl Auh CyqI
rfËI-bfËI ho igaf sI. lgdf sI ik hux CyqI nhIN zoldf. Auh adfkfrI df
mn-mohxf pMCI sI, lMmI AuzfrI mfr igaf hY, pMjfbI rMg-mMc df bnyrf KflI ho
igaf hY, ijvyN iksy ny gfieaY!
lflI, pMCI AuWz nIN igaf
rovF vyKky bnyrf KflI[[[[
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