mYnUM vI irsLvq dyxI peI
- igafnI sMqoK isMG afstRylIaf
 

bcpn qoN iek lokokqI vI suxdy af rhy hF:
qyl qmHf jf ko imlLy qurq nrm ho jfie.
siqgurU nfnk dyv jI df Purmfn vI ieAuN hY:
drsin dyiKaY dieaf n hoie]
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srl ijhf ies quk df arQ qF eyhI smJ afAuNdf hY ik KflI imlLx iglx df koeI lfB iksy nUM nhI imlLdf qy ley idqy ibnf dunIaF ivc irhf nhI jf skdf. awgy gUhV ivdvfn sLfied iesdf koeI hor gUhV arQ vI krdy hox!
kuJ smy qoN suixaf qy pwqrF ivc piVHaf jf irhf hY ik pMjfb srkfr ivc iek aPLsr aijhf vI hY ijs ny afpxy dPLqr ivc irsLvq bMd kr idqI hY. nf mMnx Xog ieh jwgoN bfhrI bfq ikvyN ho geI! ieh gwl smJ ivc nhI af rhI. ieh qF klXug ivc sqXug vrq jfx vflLI bfq hY. bMdf ieh srkfrI msLInrI df ieh purjLf hI hY pr iesdf ieh hOslf! ijs dysL dy pRDfn mMqrI bfry, dysL dI rwiKaf leI KLrIdIaF jfx vflLIaF qopF dy sOdy ivc vI pfrdrsLqf nf hox dIaF aPLvfhF dhfikaF qoN mIzIey ivc crcf df ivsLf bxIaF af rhIaF hox. sLhId jvfnF dIaF imrqk dyhF leI KLrIdy gey KLWPLxF dy sOdy ivc hyrf PyrI ho jfx bfry dysL dy rwiKaf mMqrI Aupr mIzIaf AuNglLF AuTf irhf hovy. ijQoN dy bhuqy ivakqIaF nUM, ‘qhwlkf zft kfm’ anusfr, irsLvq rfhIN KLrIidaf jf skdf hY, EQy iek ijLly df izptI kimsLnr nf kyvl KLud hI irsLvq Kfx qoN ienkfrI hI nhI ho igaf sgoN Ausny afpxy dPLqr df kfrj vI TIk ZMg nflL clfAuxf sLurU kr idqf qy jnqf nUM pwCmI mulkF dI jnqf vFg kMm muheIaf krvfAuxy sLurU kr idqy! ieh sfrf kuJ ‘rfmrOlLf’ ijhf hI lgdf hY. jF iPr ieh jnqf dI ieh sLuB iewCf hI hovy ik ieho ijhf pRbMD hoxf cfhIdf hY. aijhy iKaflI ivcfrF nUM ivdvfn swjx ‘XUtopIaf’ df nF vI idMdy hn. mMnx ivc qF nhI afAuNdf pr hryk prcf qy hryk ivakqI, ijsnUM vI puwiCaf, Ausny ies gwl dI sLfhdI BrI. ies leI ies nUM swcI gwl mMn lYx leI mjbUr hoxf ipaf. AuqoN hnyr sfeIN df ik Auh Aus rfjy dy rfj ivc pMj sfl ieko sIt qy bYTf irhf ijs Aupr hux nf mMnx Xog irsLvq dy dosL mVyH jf rhy hn.
ijs mulLk ivc skUl ivc dfKLlf lYx leI irsLvq, pVfHeI dOrfn itAUsLn dy rUp ivc irsLvq, pfs hox leI irsLvq, nOkrI lYx leI irsLvq, AuprlI afmdn vflLI QF qy bdlI krvfAux leI irsLvq, qrwkI leI irsLvq qoN ibnf koeI gwl nf bxdI hovy, EQy hnyr sfeIN df iek srkfrI nOkr dI ieh ihmfkq ik Ausny ibnf irsLvq qoN kMm krn df jugfV bxf Diraf!
isafsI KLyqr ivc pfrtI itkt lYx leI irsLvq, coxF smy votrF nUM irsLvq, vjLIrI lYx leI vI irsLvq dyxI pvy qy ies qrHF hryk mrhly qy irsLvq nflL hI cux ky hfkm bxy hfkmF dy rfj pRbMD ivc iek nOkr hI sfry kuJ nUM AulLtf pulLtf kr dyvy, mMnx ivc nhI afAuNdf!
suxn ivc afieaf hY ik ieh ‘jwgoN qyhrvIN’ aml ivc ilaf dyx vflLf, nvF sLihr ijLly df izptI kimsLnr, sLRI ikRsn kumfr hY, jo ik rfjy dy rfj smy qF zI[ sI[ itikaf irhf pr bfdl sfihb dy afAux qy, suixaf hY ik, AusdI ikqy bdlI kr idqI geI hY. afKdy ny ik Ausny sfry dPLqrF nUM iek QF iekTf kr ky Ausdf nF ‘suivDf kyNdr’ rwK idqf qy hryk jxy df kMm ieko hI Cwq hyT kIqy jfx df bfhnxU bMnH idqf. hryk sIt Aupr kYmrf iPwt krky skrIn afpxy dPLqr ivc idsdI kr idqI. ijQy ikqy lfeIn loVoN vD lwgI vyKdf EQy bMdf Byj ky pqf krdf ik kI iesdf kfrn hY! hukm kr idqf ik 48 GMty dy aMdr drKLfsq dyx vflLy nUM Auqr imlLxf cfhIdf hY. ieh vI hukm sI ik hryk kMMm krky Aus kfgjL qy Ausdf mobfiel nMbr iliKaf jfvy qy kMm krvfAux vflLy df Pon nMbr AusnUM idqf jfvy. sOx qoN pihlF do ku drjLn Pon KVkf ky pqf krdf sI ik kI smy isr qy ibnf irsLvq qoN kMm ho igaf hY! hYrfnI huMdI hY ik eyzI vwzI srkfrI msLInrI df iek purjLf hI afpxy ijLly ivc ieh kuJ kr skdf hY qF muK mMqrI jF pRDfn mMqrI, jy cfhux qF, aijhf ikAuN nhI kr skdy!
gwl ieh 1972 dI hY. rfj ig[ jLYl isMG df sI. Cotf Brf zfky dy kys ivc PiVaf igaf. sLnfKLqI pryz dI rIport lYxI sI. nflL PVy gey sfQI dy ipE, jo ik irtfiez puls ienpYktr sI, ny dwisaf ik mYijstRyt df rIzr pMj rupey lvygf. Aus qoN pqf kIqf jf skdf hY. mY Ausdy dPLqr ivc jf viVaf. cMgf sohxf jvfn klIn sLyvn jYNtlmYn sI. bVI cMgI qrHF pysL afieaf. ieAuN lwgy ik Ausdy isr nUM ajy aPLsrI df nsLf nhI ciVHaf. AusnUM mY afpxI smwisaf dwsI. Ausny ikhf, “mY huxy hI irjLlt tfeIp krn lwgf hF. 30 imMtF ipwCoN af jfieE. mY iek quhfzy vfsqy PflqU kfpI iqafr kr rwKFgf.” myry dubfrf jfx qy Ausny drfj ivcoN kZ ky lPfPf myry hvfly kIqf qy mY sfbk puls ienspYktr vwloN idqI ihdfieq anusfr pMjF df not Ausdy drfj ivc suwt idqf. Auh “srdfr jI, srdfr jI; ieh kI, ieh kI!” krdf hI rih igaf qy mY Ausdy dPLqroN bfhr af igaf.
dUjI vfrIN mYQoN mjbUr krky irsLvq leI geI. dys ivc ieMdrf ny aYrjYNsI TokI hoeI sI. pRYs qy dysoN bfhr vwsdy lokF ivc bVf crcf sI ik sB kMm srkfrI dPLqrF ivc TIk hox lwg pey hn. rylF smy isr afAux jfx lwg peIaF hn. dPLqrF ivc bfbU smy isr af rhy hn qy kMm kr rhy hn. 1975 dy akqUbr ivc mY smyq prvfr dUsrI vfrIN bfhr jfxf sI. kuJ tIikaF dI PfrmYiltI pUrI krnI sI. isvl srjn dy dPLqr aMimRqsr ies kfrj leI isMGxI qy kuJ mhIinaF dy puwqr nUM lY ky mY jf bYTf . keI GMty sfzI iksy vfq hI nf puwCI. ies dOrfn iek vfkPL zfktr jI vI afey pr ‘sfhb slfmq’ krky hI awgy qur gey. mYnUM nhI puwiCaf ik kI kMm hY! bVy afrfm nflL sbMDq krmcfrI jI afey. smwisaf dwsx qy hukm kIqf, “pihlF 30 rupey dI rYz krfs dI prcI ktvfE.” hukm mMinaF igaf pr mYnUM mMgx qy vI ley rupieaF dI rsId nhI idqI geI. asIN “jfn bcI lfKoN pfey.” jfx ky muV afey pr bMbeI jfky isLwp dI sIt lYx vylLy pqf lwgf ik Ausny puwqr dI buk qy tIkf lwgf qF ilK idqf pr iliKaf iksy hor pMny qy. ijs pMny qy ilKxf cfhIdf sI Aus pMny qy nf iliKaf. sIt dyx vflLf pYrF qy pfxI nf pYx dyvy. cMgI Bwj dOV krnI peI. tYksI lY ky iek zfktr kolL gey. AusdI suihrdqf krky ieh mslf msF hI nijiTaf.
qIjI vfrI afeI irsLvq dyx dI, sqMbr 1983 ivc, s[ drbfrf isMG dI srkfr smy. BfeIaf jI nUM mY dys ivclI afpxI jfiedfd df muKLqfrnfmf dyxf sI. BfeIaf jI, Cotf Brf qy mY; asIN iqMny jxy qsIly cly gey. vsIkf nvIs ny pRoPYsLnl kfrvfeI pUrI krky sfnUM kfgjL dy ky lfeIn ivc KVHf kr idqf. iqMny jxy asIN bfkIaF nflL vfhvf icr lfeIn ivc KVHy rhy ikAuNik qsIldfr sfihb ikqy gey hoey hox krky afpxI kursI Auqy ibrfjmfn nhI sn. ieh lfprvfhI vyK ky hor guwsf afvy. ies dOrfn Ausdy rIzr nUM vyK ky mYnUM sLwk ipaf ik hoey nf hoey qy ieh swjx ikqy sLRomxI kmytI dy adfry ivc mulfjLm rih cuwkf hY! puwCx qy myrf sLwk swc hI inkilLaf. sfzI cMgI guPLqgU hoeI. aKIr qsIldfr sfihb vI pDfry. AuhnF ny CyqI CyqI kfgjLF dy dsKLq krky ahu mfry. vsIkf nvIs df shfiek, jo ik Ausdf puwqr hI sI, sfzy kfgjL kfbU krky sfnUM afpxy dPLqr, jo ik drwKLq dy hyT bxy iek QVHy ijhy Aupr sI, lY afieaf. hux sfrf ihsfb kIqf igaf. eyny iesdy, eyny iesdy[[[[[. iehnF ivc ds rupey ibnf ihsfb dy sLfml sn. mY afiKaf, “ieh ds rupey kfhdy?” “ieh qF jI asI sfiraF pfsoN lYNdy hF. quhfnUM vI dyxy pYxgy.” jvfb imilLaf. mY soicaf krdf sI ik irsLvq corIN iCpIN zr zrf ky leI idqI jFdI hY pr ieh qF idn dIvIN ihsfb ikqfb ivc sLfml krky leI jf rhI sI! ieh vrqfrf vrqdf vyK ky bVI hI hYrfnI hoeI. mY afiKaf, “mY nhI idMdf. qusIN ieh kMm krvf ky myry Gr dyx afAuNdy qF cfh pfxI vI CkfAuNdf; ds dI QF sO syvf PlL vI idMdf qy DMnvfd vI krdf pr asIN iqMnF jixaf ny, aiDAuN vD idhfVI lfeIn ivc lwg ky jfiejL kMm krvfieaf qy AusdI vI irsLvq idqI jfvy!” mY soicaf ik Auh corI dy ies kMm qoN, myry spsLt stYNz lYx krky Jk jfxgy pr iesdy AulLt sgoN roNdI ijhI afvfjL ivc afKx lwgy, “ieh qF jI iPr sfnUM afpxy pwilAuN dyxy pYxgy.“ mY afiKaf, “jfh afKdy jf ky Plfxf isMG nUM ik mY nhI idMdf.” Ausny afiKaf, “cMgf iPr sfnUM Ausdy mUMh qy krvf idE.” mfmly dI qih qwk puwjx leI mY Ausdy shfiek dy nflL qur ipaf qy Ausny jfky rIzr nUM afiKaf, “ieh srdfr jI Auh ds rupey nhI idMdy.“ Ausny hOlLI ijhI afiKaf, “cMgf iehnF qoN nf lY iPr.“ Eie qyrI! ieh kI! Ausdy cly jfx ipCoN mY rIzr nUM puiCaf, “Eie Plfxf isaHF, gwl eyQoN qwk glL geI! irsLvq vI ihsfb ikqfb ivc joV leI geI!” Ausny afiKaf, “srdfr jI! pRDfn mMqrI muK mMqrI, mMqrI, aPLsrF afid dy afAux jfx, bdlI afid smy kIqIaF jfx vflLIaF pfrtIaF qy hor KLrcy asIN ies qrHF hI pUry krdy hF. afpxI qnKfh ivcoN qF asIN kr nhI skdy.“ ieh afK ky, “mY iPr afpxI jfx pCfx ds rupey ivc nhI vycxI.“ dsF df not AusdI JolLI ivc suwt ky bfhr af igaf. Auh ipwCoN vfjF hI mfrdf rih igaf.
gwl ieh PrvrI 1986 dI hY. iehnIN idnIN ihMdusqfn ivc iswKF nUM isLkfr smJky luwitaf qy kuwuitaf jFdf sI. idny vrdI vflLy luwtdy qy kuwtdy sn qy rfq coilLaF vflLy. iek isafxy swjx ny slfh idwqI ik eyhnIN idnIN hirafxy ivc dI lMGxf afpxI iewjLq afpxI hwQIN brbfd krn vflI gwl hY. ies leI KfsI Bwj nwT krky aMimRqsroN hI jhfj qy bYTx df pRbMD kr ilaf. jhfjy cVHn lwgy qF iek KulHI dfhVI vflLf iswK hOldfr ibnf AusdI izAutI dy hI pMgf pf ky bYT igaf. irsLvq qy nf Auh myry qoN pRfpq kr sikaf pr sfnUM vfps muVnf ipaf qy irsLqydfrF, swjxF afid, jo sfnUM KfsI igxqI ivc jhfjy cVHfAux afey sn, nUM kfPI KwjlL hoxf ipaf qy sfnUM Kfsf mfiek nuksfn hoieaf. iek imwqr dI shfieqf nflL ryl dIaF itktF lYx ivc asIN sPl ho gey qy nIqI qoN kMm lYNidaF hoieaF rfqo rfq idwlI hvfeI awzy qy puwj ky suK df sfh ilaf; ieh jfxky ik hux pMjfb dI puls dy hwQoN qF inklLy! kfPI Kwjl KuafrI ipCo jhfj dIaF sItF imlLIaF qF iemIgRysLn dy iek iqMn stfrF vflLy qy sfbq dfhVI vflLy iswK aPLsr dI lfeIn ivc gLlqI nflL lwg gey. Ausny bfkI prvfr nUM qF lMGf idqf qy myrf pfsport aMdr iksy dPLqr ivc Byj ky mYnUM lfeIn qoN bfhr KVHf hox leI afK idqf. mY hryk hflq df sfhmxf krn leI mfnisk qOr qy iqafr sF. pqf sI ik mY ihMd srkfr dy iswKF Aupr kIqy jf rhy jLulmF dy iKLlfPL boldf vI hF qy ilKdf vI hF. Gr vflLI nUM mY afK idqf ik qUM BeI isznI phuMc ky bwicaF nUM skUly Byj ky qy srkfr nUM dws deIN ik myry Gr vflLy nflL ieAuN hoieaf hY qy myrf iPkr koeI nf krIN; mY jfxf qy ihMd srkfr jfxy! afstRylIaf srkfr nUM dwsxf ies leI jrUrI sI ik myrI gLYr hfjrI ivc bwicaF nUM gujLfrf alfAUNs imlL sky ijs nflL bwicaF df rotI twuk cwldf rhy.
QohVy ku smy bfad Gr vflI ny aMdroN afky dwisaf ik Cotf muMzf vI AulLtIaF krn lwg ipaf hY. vwzf qF pihlF hI kuJ iZwlf ijhf sI qy idwlI AusnUM zfktr pfs vI iljfxf ipaf sI. ieh sux ky mY afpxf DIrj gvf bYTf qy isstm dI vD qoN vD kOVy qy iPky lPLjLF ivc ‘XhI qhI’ Pyrn lwg ipaf. ies dOrfn iek ispfhI rYNk dy bMdy ny myry kMn ivc afiKaf, “srdfr jI, eyk sO rupieaf lwgygf” mY AusnUM, “duriPwty mUMh!” afK ky, afiKaf, “eyny ku leI qusIN eynf pMgf pfieaf hoieaf ey! swd aMdroN myrI Gr vflI nUM; Aus pfs pYsy hn; lY ky qYnUM idaF!” Gr vflI af ky ajy afpxf bYg Kohl hI rhI sI ik Aus ispfhI ny hOlLdfr nUM afvfj mfr ky dPLqroN myrf pfsport mMgvf ilaf qy Auh hfveI awzy vfly pulsIey KLud sfzf sfmfn cuwk ky hvfeI jhfj qy cVHf ky afey jo ik kyvl sfnUM hI AuzIk irhf sI. Aus iqMn stfrF vflLy srdfr nUM sfzf pfsport moVn qy sfnUM jhfjy cVHfAux smy iksy ny iPwty mUMh vI nhI afiKaf. eynI ku krqUq df mflk sI Auh vwzf srdfr aPLsr.
keI swjx afKxgy ik mY ieh gLlq kMm ijAuN kIqf! TIk hY; ieh asUl, kfnUMn, ieKlfk qy Drm qoN AulLt gwl hY pr dwso ik jykr mY Aus smy apxI mUrKqf BrI ijd vws asUl qy aiVaf rihMdf qF pqf nhI ikMny sfl TfixaF qy jyhlF ivc rulLdf rihMdf. EhnIN idnIN iksy vI iswK nUM luwt lYxf, kuwt lYxf, mfr dyxf jF ibnf mukwdmf clfey iqMn sfl qwk jyhl ivc zwk rwKxf afm hI gwl sI.
myry prm imwqr, s[ blvMq isMG rfmUvflIaf, dy lgfqfr dhfikaF bDI axQwk XqnF nflL ies hvfeI awizaF qy huMdI rhI iswKF dI luwt ivc KfsI TlH peI hY. iswK vI aihsfn PrfmosL nhI hn. AuhnF ny luiDafxy dI pfrlImYt dI sIt qoN blvMq jI nUM hrf ky ‘aihsfnmMdI’ df pUrf sbUq idqf. vfh ry iswK pMQ! TIk hI rfj nfrfiex ny, s[ DMnf isMG gulsLn qy s[ ikwkr isMG nUM vyK ky afiKaf sI, “ iswKoN kI bHI ikaf bfq hY; Xyh gulsLn AuKfV kr kIkr Augfqy hY.“
bwcIaF dy qy BqIjy dy ivafhF dy srtIPIkyt lYx smy qF imwqr vkIl ivc sI qy Ausny jo kih idqf EvyN hI Aus nflL ihsfb inbyV ilaf pr ieh muPLq ivc imlx vflf srtIPIkyt vI imwqr vkIl dy dwsx muqfibk pRqI srtIPIkyt 2300 ivc ipaf sI. ieh vwKrI gwl hY ik imwqr ny myry pfsoN ieh bxdy 4600 (iCaflLI sO) rupey nkd nhI ley qy iksy hor ihsfb ivc aYzjst kr ley. BqIjy dy dosq nUM Ausdy ivafh df srtIPLIkyt 1300 ivc hI imlL igaf. iPr eynf KLrc qy KyclL krn qoN imilLaf kI? iek kfgjL df Auh tukVf jo QF QF ilKqI sbUq ies gwl dy dy irhf hY ik asIN sfry ihMdU hF. KLud BfvyN asIN afpxy afp nUM iswK smJdy iPrIey!
2001 dy nvMbr mhIny KLbr afeI ik aMimRqsr ivc siqkfrXog bI jI (sws) clfxf kr gey hn. isMGxI ny jfxf sI qy keI kfrnF krky mYnUM vI nflL cwlx leI afiKaf. cly gey. sfry kfr ivhfr BYx jI (sflLI) hI kr rhy sn. myry vwloN koeI kMm krn dI mMg krn qy, imAuNspl kmytI dy dPLqroN bI jI df mOq df srtIPLIkyt lY afAux leI afK idqf. hF krn smy ieh nhI sI pqf ik myry nflL, “af bYl muJy mfr vflLI.” hovygI. ieh mfmUlI kMm smJ ky mY hF kr idqI. srkfr akflIaF dI sI qy mY KLud nUM akflI qoN ibnf hor smJdf vI kuJ nhI sF qy bfdl sfihb nflL injI jfx pCfx hox df vI mYnUM mfx sI. ies krj leI sRI drbfr sfihb dy sUcnf dPLqr ivcoN inklL ky kmytI dy dPLqr nUM quiraf qF Cotf Brf syvf isMG awgoN afAuNdf imlL igaf. AusnUM pqf lwgf qy Aus ny dwisaf ik ieh qF afpxy Gr dy nyVly cONk kroVI ivcly hYlQ sYNtr qoN imlLnf hY. Ausdy afKy qy asIN dovy EDr qur pey. kursI qy ibrfjmfn klIn sLyvn isafxy zfktr jI ny bVy isafxyy sLbdF ivc sfnUM pryr ky, kmytI dy dPLqr vwl hI qor ky afpxy glLoN blLf tflL idqI. rsqy ivc Brf ny dwisaf, “srtIPLIkyt dyxf qF ies zfktr ny hI sI pr ies krky nhI idqf ik asIN iesnUM irsLvq nhI dyxI. mY afpxy lVky df jnm drj krvfAux afieaf sI qy iesdy mMg krn qy vI mY iesnUM kuJ nhI sI idqf. ies krky iesny sfnUM tflL idqf hY.“ pr mYnUM Brf dI gwl qy XkIn nhI sI afieaf. soicaf ik iek jLuMmyvfr zfktr nUM kI mjbUrI hY ik Auh sfzy nflL JUT boly!
KYr, asIN koqvflI dy nyVy siQq kmytI dy dPLqr puwj gey. jyhVf Pfrm muPq imlLxf sI Ausdy bfhr Kloqy eyjMt nUM ds rupey dyxy pey. bVy cuBy pr kuJ socx AupRMq kOVf Guwt Br ky dy idqy. Bry hoey Pfrm nUM lYky sbMDq klwrk dI BflL ivc qury. iek sohxf Aucf lMmf srdfr kfhlLI nflL quiraf jFdf idisaf. AusnUM inmrqf sihq pwuiCaf. Ausny qury jFdy hI afkV ijhI ivc iek kmry vwl iesLfrf kr idqf. kmry aMdr vVy qF iek kuJ vzyrI Aumr dy srdfr jI kursI Aupr sjy bYTy sn. AuhnF nUM Pfrm ivKfieaf qF AuhnF ny pihly srdfr dy kmry vwlL iesLfrf kr idqf. pihly dy aMdr jf ky mY kuJ rosy qy guwsy ijhy nflL afiKaf, “ijs vwl qUM Byijaf sI, Ausny qyry vwl Byijaf hY. dws kI krnf hY iesdf!” Ausny Pfrm PV ky afK idqf, “izAuVI ivc jf ky PIs jmHf krvf idE.“ PIs jmHf krvfAux qoN ipwCoN dsvyN idn afAux leI hukm imilLaf. dsvyN idn XfrF ku vjy jf ky mY pqf kIqf qF iek KflI kursI vwl iesLfrf krky iek krmcfrI vwloN mYnUM dwisaf igaf ik ies kursI vflLf aPLsr hI dws skdf hY ik srtIPLIkyt df kI bixaf hY qy kI nhI bixaf, qy jy bxUgf qF ikvyN bxUgf! myry “Auh kdoN afAU” puwCx qy disaf, “sLfied iqNMn vjy ipwCoN afvy!”
hflF ik ies srtIPLIkyt nflL iksy iksm dI ivrfsq jF jfiedfd df koeI JgVf nhI sI nijTxf. isrP Bf jI (shurf) dI afrmI dI pYnsLn, jo bI jI nUM imlL rhI sI, Auh bMd krvfAuxI sI qy ies kfrj leI mOq df srtIPLIkyt cfhIdf sI. mYnUM bhuq guwsf afieaf pr mY sbr df Guwt Brky EQoN Gr af ky afiKaf, ”BYx jI, jF mY iksy df isr pfVUMgf jF koeI myrf. ieh kMm mYQoN nhI huMdf. Ausny myry sfhmxy hI nOkr nUM sO rupey df not PVfieaf qy Auh Esy smy hI jfky srtIPLIkyt vI lY afieaf qy pMjfh rupey vI moV ilafieaf.
ieh kuJ vyK ky 1968 dI iek Gtnf cyqy af geI: dIvflI vflLI nUM dIvfn sQfn gu[ mMjI sfihb ivKy sjy dIvfn ivc, aDI rfq qoN ipwCoNN mY lYkcr krky pRkrmf ivc afpxy kvfrtr ivc jf ky suwqf qF svyry jfg, pyt ivc hoeI asih pIV nflL KulHI. gvFZI ig[ drsLn isMG sLhId jI ny cuwk ky zfktr qoN tIkf lvfky mfipaF dy Gr, ibbyksr Cwz idqf. kuJ idn nyVy qyVy dy zfktrF dy tIky dvfeIaF afid dy EhV pohV ipwCoN mYnUM hspqfl dfKLl krvfAuxf ipaf. tuwtI BwjI PrMt srkfr tuwtx ipwCoN gvrnrI rfj sI pr hvf ivc KLbr sI ik sLfied coxF ipCoN iPr akflIaF df rfj hI afvygf. sLRomxI kmytI dy pRDfn sMq cMnx isMG jI horF ny myry bfry zfktr hircrn isMG jI nUM dwisaf hoieaf sI. hspqfl ivc myrf ielfj bfry hI kMm sI. AuhnF dI syvf ivc jf puwjf. AuhnF ny myrI gwl sux ky afpxy gusYly suBf nflL ikhf, “afh qUM jyhVf isr qy nIlf KLwPLx bMnIH iPrdF; ieh qyrf koeI kMm nhI hox deyygf. nIlI pwg vyK ky irsLvq qyry kolLoN ikny mMgxI nhI qy kMm qyrf ibnf irsLvq qoN iksy ny krnf nhI!” AuhnF ny afpxf kOVf qjwrbf dwsidaF hoieaF afiKaf, “myry ipqf jI ibmfr sn qy mY AuhnF nUM eysy hspqfl lY ky afieaf ijQy mY mYzIsn df pRoPYsr qy hYz afPL dI zIpfrtmYNt zfktr hF. hspqfl dy krmcfrI myry bImfr ipqf nUM kfr coN kZ ky stRYcr qy pfAux leI myrI mdd krn leI awgy nhI sn af rhy qy myry vwl Jfkdy sn ik mY kuJ AuhnF dI qlLI qy DrF. qUM ikvyN eyQy kMm krvf lvygf!” ieh awgy dI gwl hY ik AuhnF ny afpxy iek hoxhfr sLfigrd, zf[ gurjIq isMG jI, nUM myry nflL qoiraf qy Ausny myry vfrz dy ieMcfrj zfktr nUM AuhnF df sunyhf idqf. pr Ausdf vI asr koeI nf hoieaf. aMq bwlz bYNk dy afrgynfeIijLMg sYktrI, s[ bMqf isMG rfie, dy dKLl nflL myrf kfrj rfs afieaf.
iPr dsMbr 2007 ivc BfeIaf jI dI mOq df srtIPIkyt Coty Brf s[ hrjIq isMG ny lYxf cfihaf. AusnUM pqf sI ik 2001 ivc vwzy BfAU nflL kI vfpiraf sI. Auh pihlF hI ies kfrj leI pMjfhF df not gHIsy ivc pf ky igaf qy Esy smy hI srtIPLIkyt lY ky af igaf. mYnUM ieh jfxky bVI hYrfnI hoeI ik Cy sfl pihlF vI ies kMm leI irsLvq df ryt pMjfh rupey sI qy hux Cy sfl ipwCoN vI EhI ryt, jdoN ik iehnF Cy sflF ivc hryk cIj ikMnI mihMgI ho geI hY! pMjfb dy bfbUaF dIaF vhutIaF ivcfrIaF ies mihMgfeI dy jLmfny ivc Cy sfl pihlF bMnHy gey irsLvq dy drF aMdr ikvyN afpxf culHf cONkf qordIaF hoxgIaF; hYrfnI huMdI hY ieh jfx ky! bfdl sfihb dy smy vI qy kYptn sfihb dy smy vI irsLvq df dr ieko hI! hux iPr cOQI vfr bfdl sfihb dy afAux nflL ies dr ivc koeI Prk ipaf hY jF ik pihlF vflLf ryt hI cwldf hY, ies gwl df pqf aMimRqsr jfx df avsr imlLy qy hI lwgU!
irsLvq pRQfie s[ pRym isMG msqfnf ilKq iek gLjLl vI vyK lE:
irsLvq df vI rwKo Xfro kuJ nf kuJ iKafl. joV Cwzo ies nUM vI hux qF sUck aMkF nflL.
ijs ny afpxf puwTf AulU isDf kIqf hoxY, Aus nUM ahuiVaf hoxY irsLvq vflLf suMdr iKafl.
dyviqaF ny pihlF lfeI irsLvq vflLI rIs, blI, cVHfvf lY ky dyvI huMdI rhI idafl.
aj klH irsLvq lYxI dyxI bx igaf iek irvfjL, qF hIN irsLvq lY ky, dy ky, dovyN hox inhfl.
irsLvq iek styts isMbl bx igaf hY awj klH, muxsLI qoN cotI dy lIzr df hY ieko hfl.
arjLI vflLI PLfeIl qornI hY qF phIey lfvo, ibn phIey jy qur jfvy qF ho jfie Pyr kmfl.
nMgy icwty irsLvq lYNdy ny jd eyny lok, Es hmfm `c Zwikaf rihMdf, qyrI ikvyN mjfl?
iZwz qF BrdY, pr nIaq nf BrdI irsLvq lY ky, bYNkF ivc rwKdy ny lfkr, Br Br notF nflL.
gMdy notF nUM ‘msqfnf’ afpxf hwQ ikAuN lfvy? irsLvq dI mfieaf sFBx leI rKdY nflL dlfl.