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qkrIbn iewk sfl qoN vI vwD smF bIq cukx dy bfd mYN soicaf, ÈYnn nUM sB kuwJ Bul cuwikaf hovygf ikAuNik Ausny kdy vI koeI Èkfieq jF pCqfvf jfihr nf kIqf. ies sfl idvflI vfly idn mYN nF qF koeI sohxf ijhf sUt pf ky skUl geI qy nf hI ipCly sfl vFg sfry stfP leI kuwJ Kfx leI lY ky geI. mYNnUM qF ajy vI ipCly sfl dI idvflI dy idnF vflI Gtnf pUrI qrHF Xfd hI nhIN sI sgoN Auhdf myry qy bhuq zUMGf asr sI.
myrI hYrfnI dI AudoN koeI hwd nf rhI jdoN idvflI dy hPqy ku bfd ÈYnn ny sihjy ijhy myry kol afky iewk qih kIqf kfgË df tukVf PVfieaf. jdoN mYN Aus kfgË nUM Koilaf qF Aus AuWqy iewk drKq dy Qwly, QoVI ku ivwQ qy, KVI iewk lVkI dI qsvIr sI. AuWprly ihwsy qy do iqwqlIaF qy iewk sUrj dI qsvIr bxfeI hoeI sI. kfgË qy iliKaf sI, ‘imsË igl vfsqy_ ÈYnn vloN’. mYnUM kfgË qy bxfeI ies qsvIr nUM smJidaF bhuqI dyr nf lwgI. gulfbI sUt pfeI hoeI Audfs ÈYnn drÉq qoN QoVI ijhI ivwQ qy KVI sI. mYN kfgË nUM afpxy zYsk qy rwiKaf. socdI qF sI ik ÈYnn nUM kol bulf ky ies qsvIr bfry puwCF pr smF munfsb nhIN sI; ikAuNik klfs nUM pVHfAuNxf ÈurU krnf sI. roËfnf dI hfËrI lfAux, mOsm qy kYlMzr dI smfpqI qoN bfd sfry bicaF nUM lYNgUeyË afrts df kMm krn nUM ikhf. tfeIm tybl dy muqfibk bwicaF ny afpxI afpxI klipq khfxI ilKxI sI. iewk jF do bwicaF ny duiphr qoN bfd afpxI ilKI khfxI klfs nfl sFJI krnI sI. myrI nËr jdoN ÈYnn dIaF nËrF nfl tkrfAuNdI qF Auhdy ichry qy iewk svflIaf icMnH nËr afAuNdf ijvyN Auh myry koloN kuwJ puC rhI hovy. sfry bwcy cup-cfp ilKI jf rhy sn. mYNnUM ligaf ijvyN ÈYnn ilKx dI bjfey kfgË qy lkIrF mfr rhI hovy. mYN jdoN kol jfky dyiKaf qF swc hI ÈYnn kfgË qy lkIrF mfr rhI sI. jdoN mYN ÈYnn nUM puwiCaf ik Auh kuwJ ilK ikAuN nhIN rhI qF Auh sihjy ijhy myry kMn ivwc kihx lwgI, “kI mYN ilK skdI hF ik mYNnUM myrf gulfbI sUt ikvyN vfps imly?”
mYN ikhf, “jrUr.”
AuNJ qF klfs dOrfn mYNnUM afpxy zYsk dy ipwCy peI kursI qy bYTx df kdy Gwt hI mOkf imldf hY. mYN afpxI kursI qy bYT geI qy ÈYnn vloN idqI qsvIr nUM Kol ky vyKx lwg peI. ÈYnn df ipCly sfl vflI Gtnf df mYNnUM Xfd afAux nfl myrf afpf JMjoiVaf igaf. bwcy ilKdy gey. kuwJ bwcy cup-cfp ilKI jf rhy sn, kuwJ ny rOlf vI pfAuxf ÈurU kr idwqf sI. bhuqI vfr qF bhuqy inafxy isr qy rihx nfl hI kMm krdy hn. mYN iewk do vfr kursI qy bYTI ny hI bwicaF nUM cuwp rihx dI hdfieq dy ky afpxI nËr ÈYnn dI bxfeI qsvIr qy gwz leI. myrI soc iewk sfl qoN vwD pihlF vfprI Gtnf vwl prq geI.
hr sfl jdoN nvIN klfs ÈurU krdI hF qF mYNnUM ieMJ lgdf hY ijvyN iewk nvIN ikqfb pVHnI ÈurU kIqI hovy qy hr bwcf Aus ikqfb df ajIb ijhf pfT hovy. ienHF bwicaF ivwc ivcridaF ieMJ lgdf ijvyN mYN hr roË nvyN nvyN siPaF nfl swjI hoeI ikqfb pVH rhI hovF. klfs imlidaF sfr hI mYN kdy vI AunHF dI EntfrIE stUzYNt rIkfrz Pfiel nf pVHdI qF ik AunHF bfry pihlF hI nf koeI afpxI rfey insicq kr lvF. mYN jfnxf hI nhIN cfhuMdI ik kOx iËafdf huiÈafr hY qy kox Gwt huiÈafr. aijhf krn nfl mYnUM afpxI koiÈÈ rfhIN bwicaF df mulaMkx krn df mOkf imldf. pr iÌr vI ipCly sfl dy tIcr vloN iqafr kIqy klfs iblizMg kfrzF nUM pVHnf jrUrI smJdI qF ik bwcy bfry muwZlI jfxkfrI iml sky.
jdoN mYN ÈYnn df kfrz pVH rhI sI Ausqy iliKaf sI, ‘ÈYnn bhuq CotI sI jdoN AusdI mF AusnUM qy Ausdy iqMn BrfvF nUM dfdI kol Cwzky clI geI sI. ÈYnn mfnisk qOr qy bhuqI suriKaq nhIN hY, ies vl Kfs iDafn dyx dI loV hY. AuNJ ÈYnn bhuq huiÈafr qy pVHn dI cfhvfn hY.’ Aus idn qoN mYN hmyÈF ÈYnn leI hOslf aÌjfeI dy lÌj vrqdI. Auh vI vfr vfr kMm pUrf krn qoN pihlF mYNnUM idKfAuxf psMd krdI qF ik mYN Aus vl Kfs iDafn dyvF. ieh AusdI jrUrq sI.
do iqMn mhIinaF ivwc hI ÈYnn myry nfl bhuq KulH ky gwlbfq krn dy nfl nfl KuÈ vI nËr afAux lwg peI. idvflI vfly idn mYN qy myrIaF kuwJ hor sfQxF skUly vDIaf sohxy sUt pf ky qy sfry stfÌ vfsqy Kfx leI smosy, Coly, pUVIaF qy miTafeI afid lY ky jFdIaF hF. ijsnUM sfry rl ky KFdy aqy mfxdy hn. svyr vyly pI[ ey[ isstm rfhIN sfry skUl ivwc idvflI dI jfxkfrI idwqI jFdI hY. idn vyly mYN hr klfs ivwc jfky idvflI dI jfxkfrI dyx dI izAUtI inBfAuNdI hF.
ipCly sfl qy jd mYN kfly rMg df kZfeI vflf sUt pfky klfs ivwc geI qF sB qoN pihlF myry kol ÈYnn afeI ijsny mYnUM jÌI pf ky ikhf ik qUM awj mYnUM bhuq sohxI lgdI hYN. nfl hI kih geI ik mYN vI cfhuMdI hF ik myry kol vI aijhf sUt huMdf. AusdI ies gwl df myry qy bhuq asr hoieaf. mYNnUM ÈYnn qy qrs ijhf af igaf ik ivcfrI dI mF nhIN hY. myrf sfrf idn bhuq ruJyivaF Biraf guËiraf ikAuNik hr klfs ivwc jfky idvflI dI jfxkfrI dyxI sI. mYN qF sfrf idn bol bol ky Qwk geI. jdoN iqMn vËy CutI dI GMtI vwjI qF ÈYnn iPr Gr jfx qoN pihlF myry vl bhuq iDafn nfl dyKky iewk vfr iÌr jÌI pfky iml ky geI qy nfl hI iÌr kih geI, “mYN cfhuMdI hF ik myry kol vI aijhf sUt huMdf.”
dUsry idn mYN ÈYnn nUM kol bulf ky puiCaf ik Auh TIk hI sUt lYxf psMd krdI hY? myry mUMhoN ieh sux ky AusdI KuÈI dI hwd nf rhI. Ausny keI vfr ‘hF’ ikhf. mYnUM pqf sI ik AusdI mF nhIN hY, so mYN ÈYnn nUM ikhf, “qUM afpxI grYNz mdr jF zYzI koloN puwC ky afvIN ik mYN qYnUM sUt dy skdI hF.” ÈYnn kihx lgI, “jrUr.”
dUsry idn hI afAuNidaF sfr ÈYnn ny ikhf, “myrI dfdI kihMdI hY ik mYN AusnUM sUt dy skdI hF.” mYN soicaf vIk-aYNz qy stor qoN jfky ÈYnn leI sUt ilaf dyvFgI.
ÈnIcrvfr vfly idn mYN afpxy Brf dy Gr geI. myrIaF do BqIjIaF ÈYnn qoN QoVf ijhf vwzIaF hn. gwlF gwlF ivwc hI myrI BrjfeI kihx lwgI ik AusdI BYx ny myrIaF BqIjIaF vfsqy ajy klH-prsoN hI bhuq sohxy sUt Byjy hn, pr AunHF dy myc nhIN afey. mYN ikhf, “ilaf idKf ikhVy sUt hn? mYnUM vI iewk sUt cfhIdf hY.” Auh iewk pjfmy-kmIË vflf, cmkdI kZfeI vflf bhuq sohxf gulfbI sUt lY ky afeI. mYN sUt dyKidaF sfr hI ikhf ik ieh ÈYnn dy iblkul TIk af jfvygf. mYN afpxI BrjfeI nUM ikhf ik mYN ‘ikrn jF nvIN’ nUM hor sUt lY dyvFgI. qUM ieh sUt mYNnUM dy dy.’
somvfr jdoN mYN sUt lY ky klfs ivwc geI qF ÈYnn dI KuÈI dI hwd nf rhI. sUt df rMg ÈYnn dIaF gulfbI gwlHF nfl imldf sI qy kZfeI suinhrI vflF nfl imldI sI. ÈYnn iewk dm vfÈrUm jf ky sUt pf afeI. sUt iewk dm Ausdy myc sI qy sijaf vI bhuq. sB qoN pihlF sUt pf ky Auh ipRMsIpl qy vfies ipRMsIpl nUM idKfAuNx geI. iÌr pihlI qoN pMjvI qwk hr klfs ivwc sUt idKfAuNx geI. CyvIN sqvIN qy aTvIN klfs ivwc ÈYnn nf geI. ijs klfs ivwc ÈYnn geI; bwicaF dy mUMh awzy rih gey. bhuqIaF tIcrË ny dyK ky ÈYnn nUM ikhf ik qUM awj rfjkumfrI lwg rhI eyN. ÈYnn dI Aus idn dI KuÈI qy svYmfn nUM ibafn krnf muÈkl ijhf lgdf hY. mYN vI Ausdy nfl bhuq KuÈ sI ikAuNik ieh pihlf idn sI jdoN ÈYnn nUM pUrI qrHF KuÈI ivwc dyiKaf. CuwtI hox qwk Ausny sUt pfeI riKaf. Gr jfx dy vkq Ausny afpxI skUl vflI vrdI pf leI qy sUt lfh ky plfsitk dy bYg ivwc pf ilaf.
Aus idn Gr af ky vI mYnUM jdoN ÈYnn dy KuÈI Bry bIqy idn dI Xfd afAuNdI qF myrf idl KuÈI nfl Br jFdf. jdoN dUsry idn mYN skUl geI qF socdI sI ik ÈYnn df ichrf dyKx vflf hovygf pr aijhf nf hoieaf. sfry bwcy afpxy afpxy bYg huwkF qy tMg ky kfrpYt qy af bYTy. ÈYnn ajy vI hukF dy lfgy KVI sI. myry kihx qy, hfËrI bolx df suxky ÈYnn sB dy ipwCy jfky nIvIN pf ky bYT geI. Ausdy hwQ ivwc kwlH vflf plfsitk df bYg PiVaf hoieaf sI ijs ivwc AuhI gulfbI sUt sI. ieh dyKky mYnUM bVI hYrfnI hoeI. jdoN mYN AusnUM puwCx dI koiÈÈ kIqI qF Auh Put Put ky rox lwg peI. QoVI dyr Auh hubkIaF lYky roNdI rhI. mYN Ausdy kol jfky AusdI AuNgl PV ky afpxI kursI kol lY afeI qy puiCaf ik Auh ro ikAuN rhI hY? ÈYnn ny hubkIaF lYNdI hoeI ny ikhf, “kl jdoN mYN Gr jf ky afpxI dfdI nUM sUt pf ky idKfieaf, Auh kihx lwgI huxy sUt lfh, mYN qYnUM ieMzIan nhIN bnx dyxf cfhuMdI. pr mYN qF sUt nUM idloN ipafr krdI hF. hux mYNnUM smJ afeI ik myrI mF sfnUM Cwz ky ikAuN clI geI hovygI. Èfied myrI dfdI ny AusnUM vI iesy qrHF kuwJ nf krn idqf hovygf.”
suxidaF sfr hI myry pYrF hyToN imwtI inkl geI ikAuNik sUt lYx qoN pihlF ÈYnn ny dfdI koloN puwiCaf sI qy Auh vI jfxdI sI ik ÈYnn dI tIcr ieMzIan hY. ÈYnn dI hflq dyKky sfry bwcy afpxI afpxI slfh dyx lwgy. Auh vI ÈYnn nUM nrfÈL dyKky bycYn sn. kuwJ ku ny slfh idwqI ik sUt klfs ivwc rwK ilaf jfvy qy ÈYnn skUl afky pf ilaf kry. ieh slfh suxky mYNnUM Xfd afieaf ik sfzI kimAUintI dy bhuq sfry bwcy jdoN GroN hor kpVy qy skUly hor kpVy (goiraF vFg) pihndy hn qy sfnUM iknHF burf lwgdf hY. AuNJ vI ieh gwl tIcr hox dy nfqy mYNnUM jcdI nhIN sI qy myry PrË dy ivruD jFdI hox krky mYN nFh kr idwqI. iesqoN bfd bhuq sfry bwicaF ny ieh sUt lYx dI ÉfihÈ pRgt kIqI. ieh sUt BfvyN kuVIaF dy pfAux vflf sI pr iÌr vI keI muMizaF ny vI afpxIaF BYxF leI sUt dI mMg kIqI. myrI klfs ivwc isrP do hI gorIaF kuVIaF sn bfkI sB rMgdfr, pr vK vK nslF dy bwcy sn. ÈYnn qoN ielfvf iewk hor gorI kuVI tylr ny vI myry koloN sUt dI mMg kIqI. mYN sB nUM nFh kr idqI qy Èrq rwK idqI, ijhVf bwcf sB qoN pihlF afpxy mF jF bfp nUM myry kol ilaf ky sUt dI mMg krygf mYN AusnUM sUt dyvFgI. tylr, jo qkrIbn ÈYnn vrgI hI lwgdI sI, (klfs dy ÈurU ivwc mYnUM BlyKf vI pY jFdf sI) bhuq kfhlI nfl afpxI mF nUM lY afeI jo AusdI skUl dy bfhr AuzIk kr rhI sI. AusdI mF imisË robrtsn ny ikhf, “tylr ny mYnUM disaf sI ik qyry kol iewk bhuq sohxf sUt hY qy tylr AusnUM lYxf cfhuMdI hY.” jdoN mYN AusnUM ÈYnn nfl vfprI sfrI glbfq suxfeI qF AusdIaF awKF ivcoN vI myry nfl hMJU vih qury qy Auh kihx lwgI, “keI lok ikMny mfVy huMdy hn. AunHF kol sohxI cIË dyKx dI smrQf nhIN huMdI.” iewk pl ruk ky Ausny ikhf, “mYN ieh sUt tylr leI lYxf cfhuMdI hF, iesnUM bhuq sjygf.”
tylr sUt lYky bhuq KuÈ hoeI qy kihx lwgI ik mYN vI kwlH nUM ieh sUt pfky hr klfs ivwc idKfAuNx jFvFgI qy mYnUM vI sfry rfjkumfrI kihxgy. mYN tylr nUM ikhf ik mYN nhIN cfhuMdI ik qUM ieh sUt iewQy kdy vfps ilafvyN jF iewQy pfvyN. mYN ÈYnn nUM duKI nhIN dyKxf cfhuMdI sI. KYr dUsry idn ÈYnn nUM vI pqf lwg cuwkf sI ik sUt tylr kol jf cuwkf hY. Auh bhuq Audfs sI. AusqoN bfd smyN smyN tylr mYnUM dsdI rihMdI ik ikvyN Auh ikhVI ikhVI pfrtI qy Auh sUt pf ky geI qy lok AusnUM bhuq sohxI kihMdy sn. bVI koiÈÈ krn dy bfvjUd mYN Aus idn dI KuÈI dI Jlk dubfrf ÈYnn dy cyhry qy nf dyK skI.
agly sfl ipRMsIpl ny mYnUM aglf gryz pVHfAux leI ikhf. tylr nUM mYN hor tIcr kol ByË idwqf qy ÈYnn nUM iPr dubfrf kuwJ hor bwicaF nfl afpxy kol hI rwK ilaf. mYN socdI sI Èfied smyN ny ÈYnn dy sUt vflI Gtnf nUM kuwJ ku ipwCy pf idwqf hovygf pr myrI hYrfnI dI hwd nf rhI, jdoN ÈYnn ny afpxI gulfbI sUt ivwc Audfs drÉq Qwly KVI dI qsvIr bxf ky ilaFdI. Ausny afpxI Poto bfhF qoN ibnHF bxfeI sI. mYnUM iewk dm Aus afrtIkl df iKafl afieaf jo iewk ividak KojI df iliKaf hoieaf sI aqy ijsnUM mY Xfrk XUnIvristI dy tIcrË kflj ivwc pVHidaF smyN piVHaf sI. Ausny iliKaf sI ik iewk tIcr ny afpxI klfs dy bwicaF nUM afpxI afpxI qsvIr bnfAux leI ikhf. Aus smyN kuwJ ku aÌrIkn bwicaF ny afpxIaF qsvIrF bfhF qoN ibnHF bxfeIaF ijnHF df ivÈlyÈx kIqf igaf ik ieh bwcy afpxy afp nUM qfkqhIx smJdy hn.
jdoN mYN sfrI klfs dy sfhmxy ÈYnn nUM afpxI qsvIr bfhF qoN ibnHF bnfAux df kfrx puiCaf qF Auh kihx lwgI, “mYN bhuq kmËor hF, iewk sUt lYx df ÌYslf vI nf kr skI. jy myrIaF bfhF huMdIaF qF mYN jrUr sUt lY lYNdI.”
mYN ÈYnn nUM ikhf, “mYN qyrI gulfbI sUt nfl vfprI Gtnf bfry iewk khfxI ilKxf cfhuMdI hF. kI mYN qyrf nfm vrq skdI hF?”
ÈYnn Bwjky myry zYsk qoN pypr qy pYn cuwk ilafeI qy myry leI afigaf pwqr ilKx lwg peI. mYnUM lwgf ijvyN ÈYnn dIaF dovyN bfhF dubfrf AuWg peIaF hox qy Auh bhuq qfkqvr bx geI hovy jo ilK rhI sI. ‘mYN imisË igwl, qYnUM khfxI ivwc afpxf aslI nfm vrqx dI afigaf dy rhI hF. myrI khfxI ieMgilÈ qoN ielfvf bfkI BfsfvF ivwc vI ilKIN.”
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