myry aMdroN kuwJ Kuws irhf sI.
pfsport qy itktF mYN do-iqMn vfr cYWk kr ky hYNz bYg ivwc rwK leIaF sn.
smfn qkrIbn sfrf hI bMinHaf jf cuwkf sI iewk bwicaF dy inwkV-suwkV vfly
atYcI qoN ibnHF, ijs ivwc myrI sfQx, bljIq kdy koeI vsq pf idMdI kdy kwZ
lYNdI. Auh AuWDr ruwJI hoeI sI. pfpf jI qy bI jI Ìon suxn aqy krn ivwc
ruwJy hoey sn. AunHF dIaF afvfËF ‘coN ieMzIaf jfx df cfa zuwlH-zuwlH pYNdf
sI. pr mYN——. mYN prdy htf ky KflI-KflI nËrF nfl sVk vwl vyK irhf sI.
aYvyN hI, pqf nhIN ikEN? eyarport ‘qy jfx ivwc hfly do GMty rihMdy sn.
“bfpU jI, zU vI hYv tU go?” mYnUM afpxI bytI, vnIq ijhVI ds sfl dI hY, dI
afvfË suxfeI idwqI. Aus dy mgr hI bytf, vgIÈ ijhVf Cy sfl df hY, boilaf,
“mYN qF Gry rihxf. mYN nI jfxf ieMzIaf”
“zONt vrI XU gfeyË; vYWl hYv lfts afÌ Ìn dyar,” mYN AunHF nUM afK qF idwqf
pr myrIaF awKF nm ho geIaF. jy Auh koeI hor iZwlI gwl krdy qF ho skdf hY
ik Clk vI pYNdIaF. ies vfr ieMzIaf jfx df AuqÈfh nhIN sI. pr jfxf qF sI
hI. bI jI qy pfpf jI df ivcfr sI ik sfiraF nUM hI jfxf cfhIdf hY afiÉr
bfeI jI (qfieaf jI) mwl isMG dy dohqy aqy poqI df ivafh sI aqy iewk poqy
df mMgxf. bljIq nUM ivafhF dy cfa dy nfl-nfl sUt-sfVHIaF KRIdx dI pRbl
iewCf sI. myrf ivcfr ik ‘bwicaF nUM grmIaF ivwc izËnIlYNz Gumf ilafvFgy’ ;
AuWpr ‘bwicaF nUM ieMzIaf df gyVf lvfAuxf hY’ BfrI pY igaf sI. sfrIaF
iqafrIaF ho cuwkIaF sn. pfsport bxvfAux qoN lY ky vYksIn dy tIky lgvfAux
aqy imwqr ipafiraF leI qohÌy KRIdx qwk do mhIny ho cwly sn. qy hux qurn
vfly idn icwq ivwc Koh pY rhI sI.
“Gr df iÌkr krdf hovyNgf ik ipwCoN kI bxUM?” myrI AudfsI df kfrx lwBx leI
bI jI ny ikhf.
“nhIN, aYny cMgy guaFZIaF dy huMidaF afpF nUM kfhdf iÌkr?” mYN aMdr Prol
ky ikhf.
“Pyr? asIN sfry nfl qF jf rhy aF,” bljIq bolI.
“pqf nHI?” mYN ikhf. qy AudfsI df kfrx jfnx leI mYN jhfË ivwc bYTf afpxy
aMdr Jfk irhf sI ik mYnUM mUhrlI sIt `qy bYTy pfpf jI dI afvfË suxI. Auh
afpxy poqy nUM afK rhy sI, “vgIÈ isaF, imwtI `vfjF mfrdI. do GMty hor rih
gey bws.” ‘do GMty’ sux ky mYN kstm Pfrm Brn leI pYWn bfhr kwZ ilaf. Pfrm
`qy ingHf itkfeI mYN kstm aiDakfrIaF dy sMBfvI kurwÉq bolF aqy lflcI nËrF
bfry socx lwgf. ‘kurwpt isstm df sfhmxf qF krnf hI pYxf’ soc ky mYN Pfrm
Brn lwgf.
pr kstm aiDkfrI df vqIrf qF siBak sI. mYN hYrfn sI ik koeI vI axsuKfvIN
Gtnf nhIN sI vfprI sgoN do suKfvIaF GtnfvF awgV-ipwCV vfpr geIaF. pihlI qF
eyarport dy aMdr hI sI, jdoN vgIÈ ny grnolf bfr Kf ky KflI pYkt Aus kursI
‘qy hI ipaf rihx idwqf, ijs AuWpr Auh bYTf sI. vnIq ny Auh pYkt cuwikaf
aqy kUVy vflI kYn lwBx leI iewDr-AuWDr dyKx lwgI. iPr aCoply ijhy Aus ny
Auh afpxy prs ivwc rwK ilaf. jy asIN Gr huMdy qF vnIq ny cIk ky afKxf sI,
“ipwk ap Xuar gfrbyË, XU iltl brYt.” aqy AunHF dI lVfeI ÈurU ho jfxI sI.
dUsrI Gtnf eyarport qoN bfhr inkl ky pfrikMg lft ivwc vfprI. ijwQy phuMc
ky vgIÈ ny imwtI ‘c Tyzf mfr ky Aus nUM Auzfieaf. iPr imwtI dI buwk BrI
aqy AuWcI afvfË ivwc boilaf, “pfpf jI, imwtI ‘vfjF mfrdI.” myrf aMdr iKVH
igaf. luiDafxy vwl jFidaF gwzI ivwc bfhroN afAuNdI hvf mYnUM niÈaf rhI sI.
myrIaF awKF awgy vfr-vfr vgIÈ df imwtI dI buwk Br ky ‘imwtI ‘vfjF mfrdI’
afKxf GuMm irhf sI. idmfg ‘c afieaf ik mYN qF socdf sI ik ies imwtI nfl
myrf moh vI Gt igaf sI pr ies ny qF afpxy kol afAuNidaF hI ibgfny dysoN
afey myry bwicaF nfl vI moh pf ilaf sI. iewk pl iÉafl vI afieaf ik mYN
Bfvuk ho irhf hF. ‘bwcy ny knyzf ivwc ies qrHF imwtI nhIN sI dyKI aqy
acMBy vws muwTI Br leI. pfpf jI dy jhfj ivwc khy bol Aus nUM Xfd af gey
hoxgy.’ pr ieh iÉafl pl dI pl hI irhf. BfvnfvF dy vhfa ivwc vihMdf myrf
aMdr hlkf Puwl sI.
sVkF aqy tOl tYks: idwlI ‘coN inkl ky pihlI gwl ijhVI mYN not kIqI ik sVkF
pwDrIaF aqy vDIaf hflq ivwc sn. ieh gwl mYN bfkI dI Tihr dOrfn pMjfb ivwc
vI vyKI. pr ienHF cMgIaF sVkF dI vrqoN dI kImq qfrn leI bhuq sfry tOl-bUQ
bxy hoey hn. idwlI qoN luiDafxy jFidaF iqMn tOl-bUQF ‘qy PIs qfrnI pYNdI
hY. sfzy tYksI zrfeIvr ny pMjfb phuMc ky durfhy vfly tOl-bUQ ‘qy tYksI rok
ky krmcfrI nUM vIhF df not PVHf ky ikhf, “prcI nHI cfhIdI.” aqy gwzI qor
leI. borz ‘qy 45 rupY PIs iliKaf hoieaf sI.
styts isMbl: kot-pYNt KRIdx leI mYN afpxy iewk BqIjy nfl luiDafxy bfËfr
vwl jf irhf sI.
“qUM Èyrf, Bfa-BUa qF TIk krf lYnf?” mYN Aus nUM puwiCaf.
“mYN quhfnUM lY ky hI AuWQy jfAUN ijwQy iPks ryt hox.”
“Pyr qF TIk aY,” mYN afK qF idwqf pr icwq `c jigafsf pYdf hoeI ik luiDafxy
ivwc aYsI ikhVI dukfn hoeI, ijwQy mgË-pwcI kIqy ibnHF cIË KRIdI jf sky. qy
jd Auh QF mYN dyKI qF dyKdf hI rih igaf. aMdr igaF pqf hI nhIN sI lgdf ik
srI ivwc hF jF luiDafxy. sfÌ ÈfipMg mfl, ijs dy ivwc hI mYkzonlz aqy ky[
aYP[ sI[ rYstorYNt. ieMtrnYÈnl bRYNz dIaF dukfnF.
“cfcf jI, ikvyN lwgf?”
“bhuq sohxf af.”
“mYN QonUM iksy idn iewk hor mOl `c lY ky jfAUNgf. AuWQy mltIplYks aY.
mUvI dyK ky afvFgy.” myrf huMgfrf AuzIky ibnHF hI Auh Ausy AuqÈfh ivwc iPr
boilaf, “mYN qF bhuqI ÈfipMg iewQoN hI krdYN.”
kot df muwl vyK ky mYnUM hYrfnI hoeI ik imzl klfs nfl sbMDq ieh ikvyN aYny
mihMgy stor qoN cIjF KRId lYNdf hovygf. mYN ikhf, “iewQy qF cIjF mihMgIaF
eI bhuq aY.”
“cIjF vI qF bfhrlIaF aY.”
“cIjF dy nF bfhrly af, bwilaf. iehI cIjF luiDafxy ivwc hor QfvF AuWqy awDI
kImq `qy imldIaF hoxgIaF.”
“iewQoN KRId ky tOhr vI qF bxdI af,” Aus ny jvfb idwqf.
dUjy leI smwisaf: iewk hor idn mYN afpxy iewk hor BqIjy nfl bfËfr igaf.
Aus ny iewk kfr dy mUhry CwzI QoVHI ku QF ‘qy afpxI kfr GsoVidaF pfrk kr
idwqI. Auh kfr ibjlI dy KMBy mUhry pfrk kIqI hoeI sI. kfr df ipClf bMpr
KMBy qoN Cy ku ieMc dI ivwQ ‘qy hovygf. “Aus kfr vflf afvdI kfr ikvyN bfhr
kwZygf?” mYN BqIjy nUM puwiCaf.
“ieh AuhdI tYnÈn af,” afK ky Auh kfr ivwcoN bfhr inkl igaf.
ÉrbUjy nUM vyK ÉrbUjf rMg PVdf hY: asIN tYksI ivwc bYTy ikqy jf rhy sI.
vnIq ny ÈIÈf Qwly kr ky kyly df iClkf cldI tYksI ‘coN bfhr vgf mfiraf. mYN
Aus nUM sfvDfn krn dy ierfdy nfl ikhf, “vnIq.” awgoN Auh bolI, “bfpU jI,
iewQy sfry eydF hI suwtdy af.”
iewk ipMz iewk pRIvfr: BYx dy ipMz vVidaF hI lfAUz spIkr qoN kMnIN afvfË
peI. “vfihgur jI kf Kflsf, vfihgur jI kI Pqih. ngr invfsIaF nUM bynqI kIqI
jFdI hY ik zfktr blÈyr isMG dy lVky dI mMgxy dI iblkul iqafrI hY. sB
mfeI-BfeI huMm-humf ky phuMco. vihgur jI kf Kflsf, vfihgur jI kI Pqih.”
ieh anfAUNsimMt qF jfxI-pihcfxI sI. bhuq vrHy pihlF, jd mYN ieMzIaf rihMdf
sI, AudoN vI spIkr rfhIN ipMz vfilaF nUM iesy qrHF swdf idwqf jFdf sI. Aus
Èfm mYN dyiKaf ik pihlF vFg hI ipMz `coN mMjy-ibsqry iewkTy kIqy gey aqy
ipMz vfsI ivafh vfly Gr duwD PVf ky gey aqy Ausy qrHF mMgxy qoN vfips
muVidaF dy hwQF ivwc pqfisaF dy ilÌfÌy PVfey gey. ijvyN sfrf ipMz iewk hI
pRIvfr hovy.
sfrI Aumr dI kmfeI: pMjfb ivwc ivafh smfgmF ivwc BfrI qbdIlI vI afeI hY.
vwzf Ìrk ijhVf mYN vyiKaf Auh agly idn ivafh ivwc sI, ijhVf luiDafxy dy
iewk pYls ivwc sI. qy ieh Prk mYN ipwCoN dyKy kuwJ hor ivafhF ivwc vI bhuq
iÈwdq nfl mihsUs kIqf. BfrI iekwT. kuVI qy muMzy vfilaF dy dUr-nyVy dy
irÈqydfr. PokI tOhr bnfAux Kfiqr Bojn dIaF vwK-vwK iksmF. cfr ku GMitaF ‘c
koeI ikMnF ku Kf lvygf? svfd dyK dyK lok awD-pcwD Kf ky plytF myËF hyT
srkf idMdy. iewk ivafh ivwc mYN igxqI kIqI ik sO qoN AuWpr lok qF shfiek
hI sn. ijvyN PotogRfÌr, mUvI vfly, bihry, tYksI zrfeIvr, vfijaF vfly aqy
afrkYstrf vfly. eynI qF pihlF iksy cMgy KFdy-pINdy pirvfr dI jMJ hI huMdI
sI. mYN afpxy Brf nUM puwiCaf ik ivafhF ivwc aYnF Krc ikEN kIqf jFdY?
AunHF df jvfb sI, “ijhVI susfietI ‘c rihxf, Ausy qrHF krnf pYNdf. sfzf
ikhVf jIa krdY sfrI Aumr dI kmfeI iewk idn ‘c roVHx leI.”
afrkYstrf vflIaF kuVIaF: mYN iewk ivafh ‘qy afrkYstrf vfilaF nUM nwcdy
hoey vyK irhf sI. myrf iewk jfxU moZf hlUx ky mYnUM bfhr lY igaf, ijwQy
sMgIq dI afvfË AuWcI nhIN sI af rhI. Aus ny ikhf, “ikEN bfeI, itkitkI lfeI
bYTf sI; afeI psMd koeI?”
“cMgf krdy af zfns,” mYN ikhf.
“sfrf kuC eI vDIaf krdIaF. qUM gwl kr jy vyKxf Bucwkf qF?”
mYnUM lwgf ik Auh ÈrfbI sI. mYN hws ipaf. Auh iPr boilaf, “hws nf, gwl kr.
Pyr nf khIN beI puwiCaf nHI. afpF qF tuwk afgUM puwC leIdY.”
“jfxdy, Xfr, hor suxf iPr,” mYN gwl tfl idwqI. bfad ivwc mYN vyiKaf ik Auh
purÈ styË `qy cVH ky AunHF mlUkVIaF ijhIaF kuVIaF nfl nwc irhf sI. lflF
suwt rhy Aus bMdy vwl vyK ky mYnUM koÌq hoeI. mYN soicaf ieh kuVIaF ikvyN
brdfiÈq krdIaF hoxgIaF aYho-ijhy bMidaF df styj `qy cVHxf. qy ikvyN
JwldIaF hoxgIaF mfnisk qsIhf jdoN koeI AunHF nUM vysvf smJ ky puwCdf
hovygf AunHF dy ijsm df muwl. TIk aY ik kuwJ ku zFsrF hoxgIaF vI, ijhVIaF
ies rfh qurIaF hoxgIaF. pr sfrIaF nUM ieko ijhf nhIN nf smiJaf jf skdf.
pMjfb rihMidaF mYnUM hor vI keI pVHy-ilKy bMdy imly, ijhVy zFsrF nUM
vysvfvF smJdy hn. mYN soicaf ik lok pihlF iPlmF ‘c kMm krn vflIaF nUM vI
qF iesy ingHf nfl vyKdy sn. hOlI-hOlI zFsrF nUM vI ies nËr nfl vyKxo ht
jfxgy.
sfihq dy syvk: KMny dI iewk sfihq sMsQf ‘supnsfË’ dy nOjvfnF nUM imlx qoN
pihlF, ijMny vI nOjvfn mYnUM pMjfb ivwc imly Auh jF qF ims pUjf dy gIqF
dIaF gwlF krdy sn jF mobfeIl Ìon dy nvyN PIcrF dIaF. mYnUM iPkr hox lwgf
sI ik nvIN pIVHI sfihq qoN iblkul hI pfsf vwt geI hY. pr KMny vfly muMzy
ikqfbF dIaF gwlF krdy sn. iewk cobr ny dwisaf ik AunHF dI nvdIp akYzmI dy
ividafrQI aqy ividafrQxF ikqfbF pVHdy vI hn aqy ivcfrdy vI hn. jy koeI
rcnf idl tuMb jfvy qF Aus dIaF kfpIaF kr ky lokF ivwc vMzdy vI hn. AunHF
dI hfËrI ivwc KMny dI Duwp inwGI-inwGI lwg rhI sI.
pMjfbI sfeIn borz: pMjfb ivwc ipMzF/ÈihrF dy nfvF vfly borz vyK ky lwgdf
hY ijvyN iksy aMgRyjI bolI vfly mulk ivwc ivcr rhy hoeIey aqy AunHF ny
ivËtr afey pMjfbIaF dI shfieqf leI Cotf kr ky gurmuKI awKrF ivwc Èihr df
nF ilK idwqf hovy. Audfhrx vjoN: muwdkI ipMz nUM muwzkI iliKaf imlygf.
pMjfbI iswKx vfly: mYN pusqk mylf vyKx leI biTMzy jf irhf sI. iekwlf hox
kr ky tYksI zrfeIvr nfl gwlIN lwg igaf. mYN Aus nUM puwiCaf, “luiDafxy hI
rihMny aF?”
“hF, ipCly bfrF-qyrF sflF qoN luiDafxy eI huMny aF?”
“qy pihlF?”
“AuqrFcl pRdyÈ `c af ipMz sfzf.”
“bwcy vI iewQy luiDafxy eI af?”
“hF jI, sfrf pRIvfr eI aF.”
“bwcy pVHdy hoxgy? —pMjfbI qusIN vDIaf bol lYny aF bwcy vI bol lYNdy af?”
“hF jI vDIaf pVHdy-boldy af.”
myly vwl mYN ies aihsfs nfl jf irhf sI ik pMjfbI bolI nfl dUjy sUibaF
ivwcoN af ky inwq nvyN lok juV rhy hn. myly df mfhOl vI afnMdmeI sI. cfry
pfsy ikqfbF dy stfl. spIkr ivwcoN hlkI hlkI afvfË af rhI sI. koeI khfxI
pfT kr irhf sI. Aus idn khfxI drbfr sI. ikqfbF dy stflF duafly BIV qF nhIN
sI pr tfvyN-ivrly lok KVHy jrUr sn. jd mYN khfxI drbfr vfly qMbU ivwc igaf
qF koeI vIh ku sroqy khfxI sux rhy sn. mYN soicaf ik hfly hor afAuxgy pr
Èfm qwk ds ku sroqy hI rih gey sn. aÉbfr ivwc pVHI rIport qoN pqf lwgf ik
ikqfbF dI coKI ivkrI hoeI sI aqy kvI drbfr vfly idn hfËrI BrvIN sI. mYN
soicaf ik rIport TIk eI hovygI afiÉr kivqf sunx vflI aqy khfxI pVHx vflI
ÈYa hY.
pMjfb df iewk skUl: mYN bwicaF nUM pMjfb df skUl idKfAux leI luiDafxy
lfgly iewk pRfiemrI skUl ivwc lY igaf, ijwQy myrI BYx aiDafpk hY.
“srkfrI skUlF `c qF hux bhuqf krky grIbF dy bwcy hI pVHdy hn,” BYx ny
dwisaf.
myrI ingHf nfl vflI klfs dy bwicaF ‘qy peI, ijs ivwc mYnUM muMizaF dI
igxqI kuVIaF nfloN ikqy vDyry lwgI. ieh pihlI dI klfs sI. iPr mYN BYx
vflI, cOQI dI klfs vwl vyiKaf ijwQy muMizaF dI igxqI mukfblqn iËafdf qF sI
pr EnIN nhIN, ijMnI pihlI klfs ivwc sI. mYN afpxI gwl BYx nfl sFJI kIqI qF
Auh bolI, “ieMzIaf ‘c idno-idn kuVIaF dI igxqI Gt rhI hY.”
“pr iewQy qF grIb GrF dy jvfk pVHdy af. grIb ikwQoN krfAuNdy hoxgy mihMgy
tYst?”
“qyry sfhmxy eI af. ikqoN qF krdy eI hoxgy pRbMD.”
jy grIbF dy skUl ivwc ieh hfl sI qF AuWQy kI hfl hovygf, ijwQy QHoVy
iËafdf pYsy vfilaF dy bwcy pVHdy hoxgy? skUl qoN vfips muVdf mYN socdf
irhf.
vwzy not-Coty not: ieMzIaf phuMcx qoN dUjy idn asIN afpxy iewk bhuq hI
snyhI pirvfr dy Gr duiphr df Kfxf Kf rhy sI. ieh pirvfr sfzy guaFZ ivwc
rihMdf sI. ienHF dI nUMh df ipqf myry nfny kol pVHdf sI. Ausy irÈqy kr ky
Auh myrI mF nUM BUaf afKdI hY. Kfxy vwl vyK ky mYnUM nfnk isMG dI khfxI
‘BUaf’ Xfd af rhI sI qy myrI mF nUM BUaf-BUaf afKdI myrI ieh BYx mYnUM
khfxI vflI BUaf jfp rhI sI. sfg, mUMgI dI dfl, mtr pnIr, dhIN, Èwkr-iGE,
KIr, kVfh, gjrylf, lwsI, bslyrI dIaF pfxI vflIaF boqlF qy hor pqf nI kI kI
ipaf sI myËF AuWqy. qy AuWproN BYx afK rhI sI ik afh vI lE, Eh vI lE. Kfxy
qoN vfips muVx vyly pfpf jI ny AunHF dy bwicaF nUM dyx leI sO-sO dy pMj
not kwZ ley. mYN vyiKaf ik BYx dI muwTI ivwc vI kuwJ lukoieaf hoieaf sI.
jd Aus ny muwTI KolHI qF Aus ivwcoN hËfr-hËfr dy iqMn not inkl ky iewk
vgIÈ, iewk vnIq qy iewk bljIq vwl vD rhy sn. AunHF dy pUrf qfx lfieaF vI
not qF BfvyN asIN nf ley pr vfips muVdy hoey pfpf jI afK rhy sn,
“mYN qF kwcf ijhf ho igaf. myry Bfxy qF sO df not eI vwzf sI pr iewQy qF
gwlF eI `gFh hoeIaF peIaYN.”
sfzy Cy hPiqaF dy ies tirwp df sfnUM pqf hI nf lwgf ik kd pUrf ho igaf.
ijs Gr vI gey pUrI pRfhuxcfrI hoeI. ijwQy sfzf pwkf itkfxf sI Aus Gr nUM
qF bwcy ‘afpxf Gr’ afKx lwg pey sn. muVx vfly idn vnIq afpxy qfey dI DI
nUM afK rhI sI,
“dIdI, hux QozI trn af, qusIN sfzy kol knyzf afieE.” idwlI nUM cwlx vyly
trYvl tYNpU ivwc bYTidaF Aus dIaF awKF Clk peIaF. myry aMdr Koh ijhI pYx
lwgI. iblkul Ausy qrHF, ijs qrHF knyzf qoN qurn vyly pY rhI sI. vgIÈ
boilaf,
“bfpU jI, vIr jI horIN knyzf kfhqoN nIN af skdy?”
“iehny EQy af ky kI krnY. iewQy vDIaf sYWt af,” mYN Bfvukqf vws afK igaf.
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