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(ipCly mhIny pMjfb dy srkfrI skUlF dy aiDafpkF bfry gurpRIq KMnf df lyK
Cipaf sI. Aus hvfly nfl asIN pMjfbI dy sRysLT glpkfr rfm srUp axKI jI df
iek lyK Cfp rhy hF, ijs qoN skUl aiDafpkF dI mfinskqf ‘qy Jfq pYNdI
hY-sMpfdk)
mY skUl tIcr sF. ieh vDIaf gwl
huMdI jy myrf skUl vI myrf snmfn krdf - skUlI pDr df hI inwkf-motf snmfn.
eysy gwl nUM ilaf jf skdf sI ik hux qwk sfihq akfzmI ienfm jyqU pMjfbI
lyKkF ivcoN mY pihlf skUl tIcr sF. sfihq akfzmI viÜaF ny qF myry
pRÈsqI-pwqr ivwc Kfs qOr Auqy iliKaf sI, “…ienHF ny afpxy afp nUM iewk
skUl aiDafpk dy kfrj leI smwrpq kIqf hoieaf hY.”
iek vfr 1979 ivwc myry nfvl “sulgdI rfq” nUM BfÈf ivBfg ny 2500 rupey
ienfm idqf. aÉbfrF ivwc myrI Ìoto CpI vyKky myry skUl dy swq jxy mYnUM
bfhoN PV ky iewk hotl ivwc lY gey. aT vwzy ipwqÜ dy glfs kMÕxI vfÜy dhIN
dI lwsI dy qy do iklo brÌI. hotÜ ivcoN bfhr af ky mY AunHF nUM puiCaf,
“quhfzy ivcoN iksy ny myrf ieh nfvl piVHaY beI?”
iek mfstr df jvfb, “asIN brÌI Kf lI, lwsI pI lI; asIN qyry nfvl qoN kI
lYxf aY, Eie!”
mY afpxI srivs df bhuqf smf ijnHF skUlF ivwc gujfiraf, Auh sn jyTUky (iqMn
sfl), BdOV (iqMn sfl), hMiZafieaf (Cy sfl) qy rUVyky klF (Cy sfl). brnfly
myrI sB qoN vD Tihr hY. pr pihly skUlF vfÜy sfQI aiDafpk aijhy GtIaf svfl
nhIN krdy sn. iewk qwQ hor myry sfhmxy afAuNdf hY - pihly cfr skUlF vfÜy
sfQI aiDafpkF ivcoN keI jxy myry dosq bxy. Auh hux qwk vI myry dosq hn.
myrI KuÈI-gmI ivwc Èfml huMdy hn. pr brnflf skUl ivwc myrf nvF dosq koeI
nf bx sikaf. ijnHF pMj-swq bMidaF nfÜ GrylU sbMD sn, Auh ies skUl ivwc
afAux qoN pihlF dy hI sn.
jdoN ies skUl ivwc afieaf, myrI pqnI ds-bfrF idnF bfad hI mr geI. duKI mY
pihlF hI sI. Auh ZfeI-pOxy iqMn sfl sÉq bImfr rhI sI. juafk ruÜ rhy sn.
pqnI dy Bog qoN bfad ijs idn mY skUl afieaf, iewk mfstr mYnUM puwCx
lwigaf, “axKI, hux Pyr ikvyN srdY, qImI bgYr?” Auhdf mqlb kfm-pUrqI qoN
sI. jIa kIqf, kuwqI jfq dy goÜI mfrF. myrf Gr AujV igaf qy ieh … .
pqnI dI mOq krky myrf idl buiJaf hoieaf sI. mYnUM iksy df hfsf-mËfk Ëihr
lgdf. pr iek-do sn ijhVy myrIaF bdnfm khfxIaF df nF lY-lY mYnUM CyiVaf krn
qy hisaf krn. Pyr ÈoBf afeI qoN ikhVf mY suKI ho igaf sI!
iek idn svyry skUl af ky mY aiDafpkF dy hfËrI rijstr ivwc afpxI hfËrI lf
irhf sF. iewk mfstr afieaf qy myry hQoN pYn PV ky afpxI hfËrI lfAuNdf
mYnUM puwCx lwigaf, “hF beI, qyrI ieh cOQI mYirj aY ik pMjvIN aY?”
pihlF qF mY gwl nUM tflxf cfihaf pr Pyr AuÜtf ky mY AuhnUM ikhf, “jy qyrI
GrvfÜI mr jfey; ÌrË kro awj eI mr jfey; Pyr qUM hor ivafh krfeyNgf jF
nhIN?” mfstr df ÈrfrqI ichrf afpxI GrvfÜI dI mOq df nF sux ky pIÜf pYx
lwigaf; qy Pyr Auh myry nfÜ hor koeI gwl kIqy bgYr prHF nUM qur igaf.
AuhdI afpxI Aumr cfÜI-ku sfl sI. Èfied do bwcy sn.
koeI ieh kih ky agly nfÜ myrI vfkÌIaq krfAuNdf, “iehny jI “tIsI df byr”
iliKaY.”
pqf nhI Auh myry nfÜ ies qrHF df slUk ikAuN krdy sn?
Pyr eyDr-EDr bYTy do-do jxy jF qF itAUÈnF dIaF gwlF krngy qy jF
afpxy-afpxy sfeIz ibËns dIaF. jF Pyr ivAuNqF bxfAuxgy ik awj iks nUM AulU
bxfieaf jfvy jF kIhdI lwq iKwcI jfvy! mihMgfeI Bwqy dI nvIN ikÈq Auqy
lftrI df itkt inkÜ afAux ijMnI ÉuÈI mnfAuxgy.
vwzf kukrm itAUÈnF. agwsq-sqMbr ivwc Auh muMizaF nUM kuwtxf ÈurU kr idMdy
hn. muMzy ny itAUÈn rwKI nhIN ik AuhdI kuwt Éqm. ijhVf itAUÈn nf rwKy,
dsMbr-jnvrI qwk kuwt KFdf rihMdf hY. bVf inrdeI kMm huMdf hY ieh mfstr df.
iewk iek mfstr koÜ cfÜI-cfÜI muMzy.
BrQrI hrI ny afiKaf sI -
sfihq sMgIq ivhUn mfnuÈh
sfkÈfq pCU pUC ivÈfx hInh.
mqlb ieh ik Auh afdmI pUC qy isMÕF qoN ibnf sfmrqwK pÈU huMdf hY ijs nUM
sfihq qy sMgIq klf dI koeI sUJ nhIN.
sfzy ieh pVHy-ilKy anpVH bMdy pÈUaF qoN vI BYVy hn. pÈU qF Pyr vI idn-rfq
ijnHF mnuwKF dy koÜ hovy, AunHF dy isMÕ nhI mfrdf qy jdoN AunHF dy koÜ
jfvy, pUC ihlfAux lwg pYNdf hY - mqlb afdr-Bfv jqfAuNdf hY pr sfzI ieh jfq
sfQI dy isMÕ hI mfrygI qy jy pUC ihlfvy, agly nUM ilbyV ky Dr dyvygI.
myrIaF khfxIaF-lyK aKbfrF-rsfilaF ivwc Cpdy hI rihMdy hn. iewk vfr “pMjfbI
itRibAUn” ivwc myry iewk nfvl df rIivAU Cipaf. dUjy idn myry skUl df iewk
aiDafpk mYnUM dwsx lwigaf, “klH qyrI khfxI pVHI sI.”
dwso beI, AuhnUM ieh nhI pqf sI ik rIivAU kI huMdf hY qy khfxI kI.
myrI khfxI CpI vyKky koeI puwCygf, “qYnUM iehdy ikMny pYsy imlxgy?”
mY JUT boldf hF, “koeI pYsf nhI imldf.”
Auh myrf mKOl Auzfeygf, “qF Pyr mwQf mfrn df kI PYdf?”
iksy nUM mY dwsdf hF, “eys khfxI dy awsI rupey imlxgy mYnUM.”
Auh cuwp ho jFdf hY. ijvyN ik aÌsos kr irhf hovy. Pyr Auhdf aglf svfl,
“mHIny ivwc Pyr cfr-pMj khxIaF qF ilK eI lYNdf hovyNgf?”
mY muskRfAux lwgdf hF.
aiDafpk afpxy mn ivwc myrI “AuqlI afmdn” df ihsfb lf irhf huMdf hY.
sfihq akfzmI ienfm dI Ébr ijs idn aÉbfrF ivwc afeI, svyry-svyry pRfrQnf
qoN bfad cfr-pMj sfQI aiDafpk myry nyVy ho gey. pihlF qF sB ny vDfeIaF
idqIaF. Pyr koeI puC irhf sI, ieh ikvyN imldY ienfm?”
koeI hor, “qyrI ikhVI ikqfb nUM imilaY; kdy dKfeIN qF hY nHI!”
iek hor; “ikMny hËfr imlUgf?”
iek mfstr ijhVf QoVHf pry KVHf kMnF dI mYÜ kZ irhf sI, ieh sB suxI igaf.
Pyr Auhny nwk ivcoN cUhy kZy qy Pyr kot dI jyb ivcoN Ëukfm KfDf gMdf rumfl
kZ ky awKF dI igwz pUMJx lwg ipaf. jdoN bfkI sB afpxIaF-afpxIaF jmfqF nUM
qur gey qF KMgUr ijhI mfr ky Auh myry nyVy hoieaf qy kihx lwigaf, “Pyr qF
beI aYqkIN ienkm tYks lwgU qYnUM. ds hËfr KfsI rkm huMdI aY.” Auhdy bulHF
Auqy kmInI muskRfht vI sI.
mY ivakiqqv nUM doPfV kIqf hoieaf hY. skUl ivwc mY lyKk nhI huMdf qy skUl
qoN bfhr mfstr nhI. svyry jdoN skUl jfdf hF qF afpxy lyKk nUM skUl-gyt qo-
bfhr KVHf kr idMdf hF. kihMdf hF, “lY beI imwqrf, afpF sfrI CuwtI qoN bfad
imlFgy.”
aijhy Aujwz, AudMz qy aiÈÈt lokF ivwc rihky vI sfihq-rcnf ijhf sUKm kMm
krdf irhf hF qy aYnI mfqrf ivwc kIqf hY; kI myrf pfTk-vrg mYnUM dfd nhI
dyvygf? afpxI sfrI srivs dYrfn mY ds-bfrF hYzmfstrF aDIn kMm kIqf hY.
hYzmfstrF ivcoN hYzmfstr vyiKaf, jlOr isMG. ijs iksy ny vI Auhdy aDIn kMm
kIqf, hux qwk AuhdIaF vfrF gfAuNdf hY. Èukr hY hux myrf hYzmfstr myjr ajYb
isMG mfn hY. Auh myrf kflj-sfQI hY qy Xfr vI. jfxy-pCfxy bMdy aDIn kMm krn
df luqP hI hor huMdf hY. srivs dy do sfl jo bfkI rihMdy hn, qswlI nfÜ bIq
jfxgy. koeI qskIn qF hY. pihlF aijhf nhI sI.
(mÜHy JfVIaF sPf 255 - 259)
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