afsy-pfsy iPrdI mOq
- virafm isMG sMDU

(jnvrI aMk ivc Cpy ‘phfV qF mYN cuwk hI ilafieaf sF’ df bfkI ihwsf)

mYN sfrI rfq socdf irhf.
agly idn asIN sfry aiDafpk iml bYTy. mYN AuhnF dy kwlH idwqy Brosy dy hvfly nfl skUl dy pRbMD nUM suKfvF bxfAux leI AuhnF koloN aijhy suJfvF dI mMg kIqI ijhVy sfry aiDafpkF nUM mnËUr hox. ieh vI ikhf ik afpF klfsF ivwc vI jfxf hY, anusfÈn vI kfiem rwKxf hY aqy ieh sfiraF dI sFJI iËmyvfrI hovygI. ieh nf smiJaf jfvy ik iewk nfl koeI gwl hoeI hY qF AuhdI Auho jfxy! AusnUM sfiraF dy vwkfr df mslf smiJaf jfvy. mYN AuhnF nfl sB qoN pihlF awgy hovFgf. ijhVf aiDafpk skUl ivwc hfËr hovy, Auh afpxI klfs ivwc ËrUr jfvy. afpF guxfqmk qbdIlI ilaf ky ivKfAuxI hY. ieh afpxI smUhk iËMmyvfrI hovygI. qusIN sfQ nf idEgy qF mYN iekwlf kuwJ nhIN kr skFgf. quhfzy kihx AuWqy hI mYN iËMmyvfrI EtI hY aqy iesdI lfj vI qusIN rwKxI hY.
sfry myry nfl sihmq sn. pr kMm eynf sOKf nhIN sI.
soc ivcfr qoN bfad mYN iswKI dy nF qy ho rhy huVdMg nUM iswKI dI suwcI soc nfl rokx df inrxf ilaf. sB qoN pihlF dsvIN jmfq dy dovyN sYkÈn iekwTy kr ley. AuhnF ivcoN myry vflIbfl dI tIm dy ividafrQI mYnUM ÉuÈ ho ky kihMdy, “Bf jI, suixaYN hYzmfstr bx gey E. hux clfeIey skUl nUM vDIaf qrIky nfl.”
Auh roË sfzy nfl Kyzdy sn aqy skUl dy ivgVdy pRbMD bfry huMdIaF gwlf sfzy koloN suxdy rihMdy sn. mYN idRVHqf nfl ikhf, “qusIN kfiem ho jo. afpF rlky krFgy kuwJ nf kuJ.”
iPr mYN iswKI dI rUh nUM AuhnF sfhmxy Audfhrxf dy dy ky pyÈ krn dI koiÈÈ kIqI. iswKI; ijhVI bÉÈx hfr hY. iswKI; ijhVI mfsUmF aqy bydoiÈaF ‘qy kdI hmlf nhIN krdI sgoN AuhnF dy bcfE leI afp mYdfn ivwc inwqrdI hY aqy dUjy dy ivÈvfs dI rfKI leI cFdnI cOk ivwc afpxf sIs Byt kr skdI hY. iswKI; ijhVI jMg dy mYdfn ivwc vI izwgy hoey ‘qy aqy iksy dI ipwT ‘qy vfr nhIN krdI. iswKI; ijhVI duÈmx dy ËÉmF ‘qy vI mrhm lfAuNdI hY. iswKI; ijhVI aOrqF aqy bwicaF ‘qy kdI hwQ nhIN cuwkdI. iswKI; ijhVI duÈmx dI mF, BYx aqy DI nUM afpxI mF, BYx aqy DI smJdI hY aqy Enf icr afrfm nfl nhIN bYTdI ijMnF icr AuhnF nUM AuhnF dy surwiKaq itkfxy ‘qy phuMcf nhIN idMdI. iswKI; ijs ivwc ividaf nUM prAupkfr df somf smiJaf jFdf hY. iswKI; ijhVI srbwq df Blf mMgdI hY. iswKI; ijhVI hËfrF cMd sUrjF dy huMidaF gurU dI axhoNd ibnf chuM-kUtIN hnyrf hI hnyrf psiraf vyKdI hY.
mYN aiswDy qOr ‘qy awj kwlH iswKI dy nF qy jo kuwJ Êlq ho irhf sI, Aus vwl sMkyq kr irhf sF. iswDy qOr ‘qy, jo kuwJ ho irhf sI, Aus ielfky ivwc rihMidaF, AusnUM jnqk qOr ‘qy rwd krnf myry vws dI gwl nhIN sI. ies nUM koeI myrI kmËorI smJ lvy jF mOkf pRsqI; mYnUM koeI ieqrfË nhIN. mYN ieh vI nhIN kih skdf ik jy Aus vyly mYN iksy vwzy Èihr dy surwiKaq ielfky ivwc rih irhf huMdf aqy myry kol ptrOl smyq puils dI imlI kfr aqy surwiKaf leI ijpsI smyq surwiKaf krmIaF df iewk pUrf dsqf vI imilaf huMdf qF AudoN vI mYN Blf pUrf swc bol skdf ik nf! mYN qF sgoN ieh mOkfpRsqI vI kIqI ik sB kuwJ nfl sihmq nf huMidaF hoieaF vI, iewk jugq vjoN, skUl dy ‘KfVkUaF’ nfl qury muMizaF nUM ‘iswKI leI lVdf’ afiKaf.
“vyKo, hux quhfzy ijhVy Brf jF bfp kurbfn ho gey jF idn rfq kmfdF ivwc luky iPrdy byafrfmI df jIvn guËfr rhy ny aqy hr vyly mOq ijMnHF df ipwCf kr rhI hY; kI AuhnF ieh sB ies krky kIqf ik qusIN bymuhfry ho ky mn mrËIaF kro, ÈihrF aqy amIrF dy muMzy pVH ilK ky aÌsr bxdy rihx aqy qusIN anpVH rih ky zMgrF dIaF pUCF mroVn jogy rih jfE jF afpxy gurUaF jF aiDafpkF dI lfh pfh krdy rho aqy afpxy pYrIN afp kuhfVf mfrdy rho? ikAuN beI bIirHaf? ikAuN kMvljIq?”
iehnF ivcoN bIrHy df Brf bUtf ‘lYPtInYNt jnrl’ bx ky ivcr irhf sI aqy kMvljIq df ipAu sMq iBMzrF vfilaF df nyVlf sfQI sI aqy pihlIaF `c aksr mYnUM imlx vI afAuNdf irhf sI, blU stfr afpRyÈn qoN bfad Auh ajy qwk lfpqf sI.

“nhIN jI” sfrI jmfq iewk afvfË ivwc bolI. iehnF ivwc bIrHy aqy kMvljIq dI afvfË vI Èfml sI.
“TIk hY, awj qoN skUl df pRbMD vI qusIN hI sMBflogy. qusIN hI inXm bxfvogy aqy lfgU vI afp hI krogy. ijhVF inXmF nUM qoVygf, AusnUM sËf vI qusIN hI idEgy. gurU sfihb ny pMjF ivwc pRmyÈr smJidaF AuhnF nUM pMj ipafry afiKaf aqy afpxy qoN vI vwzf ruqbf idwqf sI. sMgq nUM gurU mMn ky afp cyly bxy sn. asIN gurU jI dI iswiKaf nUM apxf ky quhfzI hryk jmfq dI pMcfieq bxfvFgy. ‘pMj ipafry’ bxfvFgy. ieh pMcfieq iswKI dI rUh anusfr swc `qy pihrf dyvygI. afpy bxfey inXmF df pflx krygIy aqy krvfeygI. JUTy nUM JUTf aqy swcy nUM swcf afKygI. hryk jmfq dI pMcfieq ivcoN numfieMdy lY ky sfry skUl dI iewk vwzI pMcfieq bxfeI jfeygI. jy koeI JgVf jmfq dI afpxI pMcfieq qoN nf nijwiTaf jf skU qF Auh kys vwzI pMcfieq ivwc lY ky jfvygI. jy EQy vI hwl nf hovy qF klfs tIcr nUM dwisaf jfvygf aqy jy iPr vI mslf nf sulJy qF myry kol gwl afvygI. iPr pMcfieq dI slfh nfl mslf hwl kIqf jfvygf. iewk gwl hor; jy koeI inXmF nUM qoVn df doÈI pfieaf jFdf hY qy afpxI ÊlqI leI pMcfieq dI iewCf anusfr muafÌI mMg lYNdf hY qF AusnUM muafÌ kr dyxf cfhIdf hY ikAuNik iswKI bÉiÈMd hY. afpF skUl nUM iewk vfr iPr qoN rl iml ky ibhqr hflq ivwc lY afAuxf hY.”
myrIaF gwlF dI sfry ividafrQIaF ny purËor hmfieq kIqI. asIN muMizaF dI afpsI slfh nfl dohF sYkÈnf dy pMj pMj muMizaF dIaF do pMcfieqF bxf leIaF. bIrHf aqy kMvljIq vI Auhnf ivwc Èfml sn. iPr mYN ieho sfrI pRikiraf sfrIaF jmfqF ivwc duhrfeI. iPr sfrIaF jmfqF dIaF pMcfieqF df sFJf iekwT bulf ky iewk sFJI vwzI pMcfieq vI bxf leI. kuwJ iËMmyvfr aiDafpkF dI hfËrI ivwc rlky inXm vI bxfey gey.
koeIy ividafrQI skUl smyN ivwc nf qF klfs qoN bfhr iPrygf aqy nf hI bhuq ËrUrI kMm qoN ibnF skUl kMplYks qoN bfhr jfvygf. jfxf pvygf qF aiDafpk, jmfq dI pMcfieq jF iksy mYNbr dI afigaf nfl jfvygf aqy kMm krky vfps af jfvygf. pfxI pIx jF ipÈfb krn jfx dy bhfny qury rihx vfilaF leI ieh inXm bxfieaf igaf ik qIjy pIrIaz qoN ipwCoN ipÈfb krn jF pfxI pIx dI pMj imMt dI CuwtI sfry ividafrQIaF nUM hovygI. ies bhfny nUM iPrn qurn df sfDn nhIN bxn idwqf jfvygf. jy koeI aiDafpk jmfq ivwc vyly isr nhIN afvygf qF pMcfieq df muKIaf jF koeI hor mYNbr AusnUM bulfAux jfvygf. jy Auh iPr vI jmfq ivwc nhIN afAuNdf qF mYnUM dwisaf jfeygf.
agly idn pRfrQnf sBf ivwc sfry skUl nUM sFJy qOr qy sfrI gwl smJf idwqI geI. do idnF ivwc hI iesdf asr idKfeI dyx lwgf. muMzy aqy aiDafpk klfsF ivwc jfx lwgy.
pr ivMgIaF pUCF CyqI kIqy iswDIaF qF nhIN huMdIaF. kuwJ ividafrQI ajy vI iksy nf iksy qrHF awK bcf ky jF kMD twpky bfhr cly jFdy. mYN muK pMcfieq dy mYNbr nfl lYNdf aqy ipwCoN dI JkfnI dy ky asIN AuhnF nUM jf Gyrdy.
“bMdy dy puwq bx ky cwlo skUly; .” sfnUM afieaf vyK Auh sfzy awgy awgy skUl nUM dOVdy. ijhVy kuwJ ajy vI ZIck cfl qur rhy huMdy, mYN hwQ ivwc PVI Cmk ijhI, AuhnF dy ipwCy poly QF `qy mfrdf. lok AuhnF nUM BwjidaF vyK ky hwsdy, “ieh iesqrHF eI kfbU afAuNdy ny. zMzf pIr hY ivgiVaF iqgiVaF df.”
kuJ idnF ivwc hI muMzy bfhr Bwjxo vI ht gey aqy bdly mfhOl dI crcf Gr Gr hox lwgI. kdI kdI koeI aiDafpk vI GusfeI mfrdf jF klfs ivwc jfxo dyr kr idMdf qF mYN muskrfAuNdf hoieaf Aus kol jFdf. myry hwQ ivwc Auh gwqf PiVaf huMdf, ijs AuWqy tfeIm tybl iliKaf huMdf sI. mYN mUMhoN kuwJ nf boldf. isrÌ tfeIm tybl vflf gwqf Ausdy sfhmxy krdf, jo ies gwl df sMkyq huMdf ik quhfzf pIrIaz lwgf hoieaf hY pr qusIN ajy jmfq ivwc gey nhIN. Auh pihlF hI hwsdf hoieaf AuWT ky ieh kihMdf klfs vwl qur pYNdf, “qusIN nhIN GVI afrfm nfl bihx idMdy.” mYN vI awgoN hwsdf rihMdf. afpxy toly ivwc bYTIaF aiDafpkfvF mYnUM afpxy vwl afAuNdf vyK ky kihMdIaF, “nI, iksy df pIrz qF nhIN lwgf hoieaf? Bf jI gwqf PVI afAuNdy jy.”
inXm AuhnF dI mrËI nfl hI bxy hoey sn aqy pflxf vI AuhnF ny hI krnI sI. mYN qF AuhnF nUM isrÌ cyqf hI krfAuxf sI.
ividafrQIaF ivwc JgVy vI huMdy, inXm vI tuwtdy. jy iksy ividafrQI nfl iËafdqI huMdI qF pihlF pihlF Auh myry kol iÈkfieq lY ky afAuNdf pr mYN Aus nUM pMcfieq kol Byj idMdf. afp vI AuhnF ivwc jf ky bYT jFdf; pr pMcfieq hI AuhnF df JgVf suxdI. swc JUT df inqfrf krdI aqy suwcy iswKI asUÜ muqfbk ibnF iksy dI reI kIiqaF JUTy nUM JUTf aqy swcy nUM swcf afKdI. ÊlqI krn vflf ÊlqI mMn lYNdf aqy mfmlf hwl ho jFdf. mYN ivwc ivcfly loV pYNdI qF mfVI motI dÉl aMdfËI krdf. myrI hfËrI qoN ielfvf krvfey sfry PYsilaF bfry sfrIaF jmfqF dIaF pMcfieqF mYnUM dwsdIaF rihMdIaF. CotIaF jmfqF ivcoN qF Èfied hI koeI iÈkfieq myry qwk phuMcdI hovy. Auh afp hI ÌYsly kr lYNdy. vwzIaF jmfqF dy ividafrQIaF ivwc kdI kdI smwisaf afAuNdI pr Auh vI sulJf leI jFdI. ividafrQI eyny sucyq aqy iËMmyvfr ho gey ik Auh afp hI inXm qoVn vfly dI puwC igwC krdy rihMdy. skUl AuhnF nUM afpxy Gr vFg lwgx lwgf. Auh ies Gr df kuwJ ivgiVaf nhIN sn vyKxf cfhuMdy.
ieh aMnHy afdrÈvfd nUM isr ‘qy cuwkI rwKx dy smyN nhIN sn. mYN, sB dI slfh nfl, ÈihroN afAuNdy aiDafpkF nUM kuwJ smF pihlF CuwtI kr ky jfx dI afigaf vI idwqI hoeI sI ikAuNik cfr vjy CuwtI krky bws awzy qoN bws PVHidaF AuhnF nUM isaflI idnF ivwc Èihr phuMcidaF qF rfq pY jFdI sI. pMj ku vjy qwk qF AudoN bwsF cwlxIaF vI bMd ho jFdIaF sn. Cy vjy qwk lok zrdy GrF ivwc vI dV jFdy sn aqy ipMzF dIaF glIaF ivwc suMn msfx psr jFdI sI. loV anusfr AuhnF nUM Prlo aqy CuwtI vI iml jFdI sI pr jdoN Auh skUl ivwc hfËr huMdy qF afpxI izAUtI inBfAux dI koiÈÈ ËrUr krdy. mYN lyt afAux vfly nUM vI kuwJ nhIN sF afKdf. AusdI jmfq ivwc afp jf KloNdf. kuwJ smF pf ky, iksy mjbUrI dI hflq qoN ibnF, sfry jxy vyly isr skUl afAux lwg pey. Ìrlo vI pihlF nfloN Gt geI. asIN sfiraF slfh kr ky muK aiDafpk dI vI, ds pMdrF idnF bfad, rijstr Èihr Byj ky hfËrI lvfAuxI ÈurU kr idwqI. kfÊËF ivwc qF Auho hI skUl df iencfrj sI. mYN jF asIN Ausdy nF ‘qy hI skLUl df pRbMD clf rhy sF. pr asl ivwc qF ieh pRbMD ‘gurU dy nF’ ‘qy cwl irhf sI. ies CotI ijhI isiwKaf aqy agvfeI nfl gurU dI afqmf ikvyN cmqkfrI ZMg nfl sfiraF ivwc af vwsI sI. mYN socdf ik afpxI pRiqbwDqf nUM iqafgy ibnF jy BYa-mukq ho ky pihlkdmI kIqI jfvy qF kI nhIN ho skdf!
mYN hYrfn aqy ÉuÈ sF ik suihrd syD aqy swcI iswiKaf ny ividafrQIaF aqy aiDafpkF ivwc ikMnF pirvrqn lY aFdf sI. sfrf skLUl iewk tIm bx igaf sI. vizafeI qF ies ivwc sfry stfÌ aqy ividafrQIaF dI sI pr ipMz ivwc ieh gwl DuMm geI ik ijs idn df virafm isMG ‘hYWzmfstr’ bixaF hY, skUl dI kfieaf klp ho geI hY!
ieh ‘hYWzmfstrI’ vI myrI jfn dI duÈmx bx cwlI sI. myrI jfn-lyvf ieh Gtnf vfprI qF pihlF sI pr iesdf vyrvf dyx qoN vI pihlF, AusqoN vI ipwCoN vfprI iewk hor Gtnf df ibrqFq pihlF sux ilaf jfvy.
iewk idn mYN skUloN CuwtI AuWqy sF. agly idn skUly igaf qF stfÌ mYNbrF dy ichiraF AuWqy cuwp aqy AudfsI AukrI hoeI sI. pI tI kihx lwgf, “Bf jI, msF skUl dI gwzI lIh `qy aFdI sI, pr hux ivgV geI sfrI gwl.”
AuhnF dI gwl swcI sI.
kwlH dsvIN jmfq dy ividafrQI kMvljIq ny, jo afpxy jmfq dI pMcfieq df aqy sfry skUl dI sFJI muwK pMcfieq df vI iËMmyvfr mYNbr sI, iewk aiDafpk dI byieËqI kr idwqI sI. hoieaf ieh ik lwgy skUl dy smyN ivwc Auh iewk hor muMzy nUM lY ky pihlF qF skUl kMplYks df iewk gyVf lfky afieaf. iPr ipÈfb Kfny vwl ipÈfb krn igaf. AusqoN bfad af ky nlky AuWqy juwqI lfh ky mUMh hwQ Dox lwgf. aiDafpk vyK irhf sI. ieh koeI alokfr gwl vI nhIN sI. lwgy skUl ivwc hornF nUM bfhr inklx dI afigaf dyx vflf kMvljIq afp vI loV muqfbk bfhr inkl skdf sI. ipÈfb kr skdf sI, pfxI pI skdf sI. pr ajy ds imMt pihlF qF ies kMm leI qIjy pIrIaz qoN ipwCoN hox vflI pMj imMtF dI CuwtI Éqm hoeI sI. iesy leI aiDafpk nUM lwgf ik Auh aijhf jfx buwJ ky aqy AusnUM ivKfAux leI kr irhf hY. Ausny ikhf, “kMvljIq, qUM afp mYNbr eyN. afp eI bfhr GuMm iPr ky inXm qoV irhf eyN, iksy hor nUM kI afKyNgf?”
kMvljIq ny AusdI gwl sux ky vI axgOlI kr idwqI aqy nfl dy muMzy nUM ikhf ik Auh nlkf gyVI jfvy.
“qUM suixaF nhIN, mYN kI afiKaY?”
aiDafpk ny ikhf. Ausdy kMnF ‘qy iPr vI jUM nf srkI.
aiDafpk nlky vwl viDaf qF kMvljIq pYrIN juwqI aVfAuNdf kihMdf, “af awgy, jy bUQI `qy GsuMn KfxYN qF!” Ausny muwkf vwt ky ivKfieaf. lMmy kwd kfT df muwC-Puwt gwBrU nOjvfn. aiDafpk nfloN srIroN vI qkVf. ‘rwb nfloN GsuMn nyVy vyK ky’ aiDafpk QfeyN ruk igaf. dUjy aiDafpkF nUM jf ky dwisaf. koeI vI Aus muMzy dy mUMh lwgx nUM iqafr nhIN sI. hr iewk nUM afpxI iewËq ipafrI sI.
“jy sfzy nfl kMm kridaF vI iesqrHF hI hoxI hY qF asIN qF Bf jI klfsF `c nhIN jfxf.” sMbMiDq aiDafpk df iglf jfieË sI.
mYN vI socIN pY igaf. bxI bxfeI Kyz ivgV geI sI. isÉr ‘qy jf ky DVMm Qwly afx izwgy sF. hux kI kIqf jfvy?
“qusIM AuhnF dI pMcfieq nUM afKxf sI?” mYN pItI vwl vyiKaf.
“Auhny pMcfieq nUM vI Jwgf cuwk ky ivKf ‘qf ey.”
hux ieMzIan pInl koz dI koeI srkfrI dÌf qF AuhnUM asIN lf nhIN sF skdy. ieh qF afpsI smJ aqy swdBfvnf nfl bxfieaf mfhOl sI. jdoN koeI vwzf iËMmyvfr lVkf afp hI bfÊI ho jfvy qF asIN ikhVf hiQafr vrq skdy sF!
kuJ soc ky mYN AuWiTaf aqy idRVH ierfdy nfl dsvIN jmfq ivwc igaf. jmfq afdr vjoN AuWT ky KVI ho geI. bYTx df ieÈfrf kridaF mYN kMvljIq nUM ikhf, “ÈfbfÈy kMvljIq! kwlH iPr afpxI sUrmgqI ivKf eI idwqI nf!”
Auh myry vwl vyK ky kwcI ijhI hfsI hwisaf. sfrI jmfq bVI gihr gMBIr sI. sfry aiDafpkF vFg AuhnF nUM vI AuzIk sI ik mYN Blf ies iKwlrI gwl nUM ikvyN smytdf hF! myry kol ikhVf koeI alfdIn df icrfÊ sI! mYN ikhf, “bHIiraf! dsvIN dy dovF sYkÈnF dy aqy muwK pMcfieq dy sfry pMjF ipafiraF nUM bulf ky ilafvo.” mYN pMcfieq mYNbrF nUM ‘pMj ipafry’ hI afKdf sF. mYnUM lwgdf huMdf, iesqrHF mYN AuhnF nUM gurU dy nyVy qyVy rwK skdf hF. gurU dy aijhy nyV ivwc Auh afpxy ÊlqI leI CyqI Èrmsfr ho skdy sn.
“Bf jI, iewk imMt myrI gwl suixEN.” bHIry ny awz hoky myry nfl iewk jfxkfrI sFJI kIqI. quhfzy nfl Auh jfxkfrI QoVf ku ruk ky sFJI krdy hf. pihlF hwQlI gwl inbyV leIey.
kMvljIq smyq AuhnF nUM hfl kmry dI iekFq ivwc iljf ky inwkf ijhf lYkcr JfiVaf, “puqro! quhfzI sfry ielfky ivwc jY jY kfr hY. afsy pfsy dy sfry skUlf dI burI hflq hY pr sur isMG dy skUl bfry lok aÈ aÈ krn lwgy ny. sB nUM pqf hY ik skUl df pRbMD ‘pMj ipafry’ clfAuNdy ny. Auh ‘pMj ipafry’ ijhnF ivwc gurU sfihb afp vwsdy hn. jdoN qusIN pMcfieq dy rUp ivwc pMj ipafry bx ky koeI ÌYslf lYNdy ho qF qusIN gulËfrI, syvf, bHIrf jF kMvljIq nhIN huMdy, AudoN qusIN Éud gurU df rUp huMdy ho. AudoN qusIN gurU sfihb vFg nf iksy qoN zrdy aqy nf iksy nUM zrfAuNdy ho. swc boldy, swc suxdy qy swc mMndy ho. mYN quhfzy koloN iksy gwl df jvfb nhIN mMgdf, myry isrÌ kuwJ svfl ny, ijMnHF df jvfb qusIM afpxy aMdr bYTy gurU dy hfËr nfËr ho ky afp lwBxf hY. kI skUl df cwldf pRbMD qusIN iPr qoN pihlF vFg ivgfVnf cfhuMdy ho?”
“nhIN jI” AuhnF iewk afvfË ivwc ikhf.
“qusIN jvfb nf idE, isrÌ myry svfl suxoN! myry svfl quhfzy aMdr bYTy gUrU jI dI afqmF nUM hn. kI kMvljIq ny inXm qoV ky ÊlqI kIqI jF nhIN? kI afpxy aiDafpk nUM GsuMn mfrn dI DmkI dyxI TIk gwl sI? kI sfrI pMcfieq nUM kwlH iTwT krky kMvljIq ny gurU jI dI ÉuÈI pRfpq kIqI hovygI?
jy quhfnUM smJfAux vfly aiDafpk nUM GsuMn mfrn dI afigaf gurU jI idMdy hn qF ieh GsuMn sB qoN pihlf mYnUM nhIN vwjxy cfhIdy? vwjxy hI cfhIdy hn. Èfied iesqrHF hI kMvljIq dy ihrdy ivwc bYTy sfzy gurU nUM ÉuÈI imldI hovygI! iesqoN vwD mYN quhfnUM kuwJ nhIN kihxf. hux qusIN sfry jxy gurU rUp bx ky iehnF svflF dy jvfb lwBo. kMvljIq vI pMjF ipafiraF ivcoN hY, ies aMdr bYTf gurU iehnUM kI afKdf hY; gurU dy afKy `qy ieh vI afpxI gwl dwsygf. jo ieh afKygf, afpF mMn lvFgy. ikAuNik ies aMdroN inklI afvfË gurU dI afvfË hovygI.”
eynI afK ky mYN AuhnF nUM ÌYslf krn leI hfl kmry dI iekFq ivwc iekwilaF Cwz idqf. afp mYN iPr jmfq ivwc af ky bYT igaf. mYN qxfE ivwc sF. myrI iewËq vI dfa ‘qy lwg geI sI. mYN socF ivwc guMm suMm kursI ‘qy bYTf sF ik kuwJ imMtF bfad hI iewk ‘ipafrf’ mYnUM bulfAux af igaf. mYN igaf. sfry muMizaF dy ichry AuWqy KyVf sI.
bHIry ny ikhf, “Bf jI, asIN kMvljIq nUM puwiCaf ik qUM afp hI afpxy aMdr JfqI mfr ky gurU sfihb nUM puwC ky dws ik Auh kI afKdy ny?”
“kI afiKaf BfeI, AuhnF ny?” mYN muskrf ky kMvljIq vwl vyiKaf.
“mYN ÊlqI qy sF.” Ausny sihj nfl jvfb idwqf.
“jy ÊlqI `qy sYN qF dljIq suMh koloN qYnUM mfÌI mMgxI cfhIdI hY, pMjF ipafiraF aqy sfry aiDafpkF dI hfËrI ivc.”
mYN ziraf vI ik jy iesny Pyr ‘nFh’ kr idwqI qF!
pr Ausny ‘hF’ ivwc isr ihlf idwqf. myry isr qoN mxF mUMhIN Bfr lih igaf. asIN sfrf tolf dÌqr ivwc bVy qxfE ivwc bYTy aiDafpkF kol phuMcy. kMvljIq ny jFidaF hI dljIq isMG dy goizaF nUM hwQ lf ky hwQ joV ky muafÌI mMg leI.
“dyh beI dljIq isaHF, muMzy nUM ipafr!” mYN afiKaf qF ros ivwc Biraf dljIq myry vwl vyKx lwgf. lfgoN iksy ny ikhf, “bwcy ÊlqIaF krdy huMdy ny qy vwzy sdf mfÌ krdy afey ny.” sfry aiDafpkf ny ies gwl dI hfmI BrI qF dljIq isMG ny kMvljIq dI ipwT qy QfpI dy ky ikhf, “cwl jfh; awgy qoN soc ivcfr ky cwlIN.”
sfry jxy ijvyN zUMGy KUh ivcoN bfhr inkly. hOlI hOlI klfsF nUM pVHfAux qur gey. ruk geI smyN dI GVI ‘itwk itwk’ kr ky muV cwlx lwgI.
ies Gtnf nUM ajy do ku idn hI hoey sn ik drbfr sfihb kMplYks ivwc bYTy ‘KfVkUaF’ nUM kfbU krn leI ‘afpRyÈn blYk QMzr’ ÈurU ho igaf. afpRyÈn df sfrf hfl hvfl nfl dy nfl tI vI AuWqy idKfieaf jf irhf sI. drbfr sfihb dI muwK iemfrq ivwc luky ieh ‘sUrmyN’ kuwJ idnf bfad hwQ KVy kr ky bfhr af gey. igRÌqfr krky bfhr ibTfey iehnF ‘XoiDaF’ `qy jdoN tI vI df kYmrf vfr vfr Poks kr irhf sI qF skUl dy aiDafpkF aqy ividafrQIaF ny AuhnF ivwc bYTy kMvljIq nUM sfÌ qOr `qy pCfx ilaf.
agly idn sfry aiDafpk aiDafpkfvF mUMh joV joV gwlF kr rhy sn. AuhnF nUM lwgdf sI ik rwb df lwK lwK Èukr hY ik Aus idn Auh muafÌI mMg igaf. kMvljIq qF ‘kuJ vI’ kr skdf sI!
Aus idn bHIry ny vI awz ho ky mYnUM ieho hI afiKaf sI, “Bf jI, iehny glqI gulqI koeI nhIN jy mMnxI. ieh qF ajy ipClf pUrf hÌqf BfAUaF kol drbfr sfhb ivwc rih ky afieaY. kwlH afpxI zwb ivwc irvflvr leI iPrdf sI. awj Blk pwky qOr `qy hI qurn df mn bxfeI bYTf hY. qusIN ies nfl vfDI GftI nf hI kirE.”
kuJ idnF bafd puils ny AusnUM sMgq ivwc afieaf ividafrQI jfx ky irhf kr idwqf sI. Auh skUl afieaf qF mYN AusnUM puwiCaf, “kI ieh swc hY ik qusIyN pRkfÈ sQfn vflI iemfrq ivwc EQy hI kVfh pRÈfd vfly pIipaF ivwc ml-mUqr krdy rhy E?”
“hor kI krdy jI, hor QF hI koeI nhIN sI. bfhr inkldy qF golI vwjdI sI.” AusnUM ieh mMnx ivwc hux koeI ihckcfht nhIN sI ik Auh ipCly keI mhIinaF qoN ‘AuhnF’ df hI iewk srgrm sfQI sI. sfry muMzy aqy aiDafpk Aus vwl BY BrI hYrfnI nfl vyK rhy sn.
iesqoN bfad Auh kuwJ idn hI skUl afieaf. iPr pqf lwgf ik Auh iksy kmFzo Pors df pwkf ispfhI bx igaf. Cy ku mhIny ipwCoN Auh idaflpury aqy kwcy pwky dy ivckfr sfeIkl qy myry koloN dI lMiGaf. Ausny mYnUM vyK ilaf sI pr myry nfl awK nf imlfeI aqy do Puwt dI ivwQ qoN myry koloN sfeIkl clfAuNdf mUMh iswDf kIqI inkl igaf. mYN vI AusnUM bulfAuxf munfsb nf smiJaf. AusqoN bfad AusdI, Ausdy bfp vFg hI, koeI AuWG-suwG nf imlI. pqf nhIN ijAUNdf sI jF Èfied Auh vI axpCfqIaF lfÈf df ihwsf bx igaf sI!
hux ijhVI Gtnf nUM dwsxf mulqvI kIqf hoieaf sI, Ausdf ibrqFq vI sux lvo!
skUl df pRbMD sMBflx qoN bafd mYN skUl dy muwK drvfËy ivwc lMGx leI QoVf ku rfh Cwz ky qflf mrvf ky rwKdf sF. drvfËy dy nfl krky bxy ÈYWz hyTF CyvI ‘ey’ dI klfs lwgdI sI. ieh awDI CuwtI qoN bfad dI gwl hY. jmfq df aiDafpk CuwtI `qy sI. AusdI QF mYN bwicaF nUM aMgryËI df sbk dy irhf sF. acncyq drvfËy dy bfhr sVk AuWqy motr sfeIkl dy rukx dI afvfË afeI. iesy vyly dsvIN df iewk ividafrQI hrpRIq iksy kMm leI myry koloN CuwtI lYx leI afieaf qF mYN AusnUM ikhf ik Auh vyK ky dwsy ik drvfiËEN bfhr motr sfeIkl `qy kOx afieaf hY!
mYN ÈYWz hyT sF aqy do krmF dI ivwQ ‘qy hrpRIq gyt sfhmxy Kloqf aMdrvfroN hI afAux vfilaF nfl gwl kr irhf sI. gwl bfq mYnUM vI sux geI. hrpRIq ny myry vwl AuQoN hI ieÈfrf krky dwisaf ik, “Auh iewQy hI hn.”
Auh AuQoN hI kihMdf, “jI, kihMdy ny hYzmfstr sfhb ikwQy ny? mYN ikhf, eyQy hI ny!”
ipCly idnF qoN skUÜ aqy ipMz ivwc myry ‘hYzmfstr’ ho jfx dI gwl pwky qOr `qy hI mMnI jfx lwgI sI. aslI hYWzmfstr qF afAuNdf nhIN sI. bwicaF vfsqy hux mYN hI ‘hYWzmfstr’ sF.
mYN ÈYz qoN bfhr af ky drvfËy dy sfhmxy hoieaf qF vyK ky myry isr qoN pYrF qwk psInf Cuwt igaf. motr sfeIkl qy iewk jxf awgy bYTf hoieaf sI aqy ipClI sIt ‘qy bYTy nOjvfn ny loeI dI buwkl ivcoN styn dI nflI nMgI krky myry vwl iswDI kIqI hoeI sI. inscy hI Ausdf hwQ Auhdy GoVy AuWqy sI. mYN puwiCaf, “dwso jI?”
AuhnF dy ichry ‘qy mYnUM vyK ky hYrfnI dy Bfv afey. styn vfly ny agly nUM huwJ mfr ky Èfied koeI ieÈfrf lYxf cfihaf. Auh kihMdf, “jI, dsvIN dy gurmuK nUM imlxY”
mYN kol Kloqy hrpRIq nUM awK nwp ky ikhf, “jfh gurmuK nUM swd ky ilaf.”
eynI afK ky mYN ÈYWz ivclI klfs ivwc afx Kloqf.
Ausy vyly hI motr sfeIkl stfrt hoieaf aqy Auh pl iCx ivwc iCpn ho gey.
hrpRIq rfh ivcoN hI muV afieaf. kihMdf, “Bf jI dsvIN `c qF koeI gurmuK hY eI nhIN.”
ieh qF mYnUM vI pqf sI.
mYN aiDafpkF nUM sfrI gwl dwsI. sB dy rMg AuWz gey. sB dI sFJI rfie sI ik Auh aslI hYzmfstr dI qlfÈ ivwc afey sn. pr jdoN AuhnF ny iewk klIn Èyvn bMdy dI QF mYnUM vyiKaf qF sMBl gey aqy bhfnf bxf ky dOV gey. pr sfry ies gwloN ‘vfihgurU’ df lwK lwK Èukr kr rhy sn ik AuhnF ny qurq golI nhIN sI clfeI. AuhnF nUM Èwk pY igaf sI ik ijs bMdy dI pCfx AuhnF nUM dwsI geI sI, mYN Auh nhIN sF. jy sfhmxy afAuNidaF hI Auh kfhlI ivwc GoVf dwb idMdf qF! Auh sO ivsvy aijhf kr skdf sI. AuhnF nUM vI qF vfrdfq kr ky Bwjx dI kfhlI huMdI sI. hrÌilaf hoieaf Auh kfrf kr skdf sI. nfly mfrn lwigaF Auh ikhVf iksy lMmI qÌqIÈ ivwc pYNdy sn! ieh qF pqf nhIN ikvyN AuhnF dy mn ivwc iewk pl leI iÉafl af igaf ik mYN AuhnF df aslI iÈkfr nhIN sF!
ieMj iewk pl dI ivwQ ‘qoN myry kol afeI mOq vfps prq geI sI.