pihlI mulfkfq
– jnmyjf isSG jOhl
 

luiDafxy dy iksy kyNdr ivKy koeI p®ogrfm qy mYN vI ÈOk vjoN AuQy phuSicaf hoieaf sI| keI gOx vfly afey hoey sn| hrBjn qy jiqSdr vI AuWQy hfËr sn| kYmry dy krky styj dy aWgy ipWCy hox df mOkf imldf sI| AuhnF idnF ivc amr nUrI qy srdUl dI cVHq sI pr Auh hfly ivafhy hoey nhIN sn| srdUl vWloN nUrI dI KuÈfmdI qy qrlf ijhf vrqfE dyKxXog sI| srdUl dI ies qrHF dI hflq sfzy leI mËfk krn df ivÈf bxI hoeI sI| hrBjn vI afpxy totky ijhy CWzI jFdf sI| styj qy jWbl qy jiqSdr ny kI suxfieaf ieh qF Xfd nhIN pr dyr rfq ieh dovyN qy iek do hor klfkfr sfzy Gr myry nfl af gey| sfry lok iehnF dohF ƒ pqI–pqnI smJdy sn| sfzI mfqf jI vI tI[vI[ dyKdy sn ies leI AuhnF dy iKafl anusfr iehI sWc sI| pr jWbl ƒ mOkf sFBxf afAuNdf sI| rotI pfxI dy bfad bYTy qF Auh boilaf| ‘‘bIjI ieh myrI vhutI nhIN', asl ivc Auh ies qoN sohxI hY, pr iehƒ kuJ akl Aus qoN vWD hY, smJo inBI jf rhI hY|'' pr ieh qF myrI jWbl nfl pihlI mulfkfq nhIN lWgdI|
mYƒ Auh iek idn dUrdrÈn dy gilafry ivc iml igaf| Èfied iksy nftk dy cWkrF ivc sI| ijvyN cfh mYƒ iksy ny iplf idWqI qy Auh vI iksy qoN pI bYTf sI| aYvyN gWlF ivc mYN kih bYTf, ‘hux qF qusIN amIr klfkfr ho gey ho, pSjfbI iPlm krn lg pey ho, clo tI[vI[ qoN KihVf CuWtf, hux kI qusIN bSby jfvogy?' CWz Xfr, aYQy qF iPlm dI ÈUitSg qy ikrfieaf vI afpxf lfky jfeIdf| qYƒ nhIN pqf ieh iPlm dUrdrÈn dy iek aiDkfrI dI hY| jy bfhlLf nKrf krdy qF aYnF dUrdrÈn dy p®ogrfmF qoN vI hWQ Do bYTFgf| mYN kI jvfb idWqf ieh vI Xfd nhIN qy ieh vI nhIN Xfd ik ikvyN ieh mulfkfq KLqm hoeI pr ÈrqIaf ieh vI pihlI mulfkfq nhIN sI|
Auh idn imWTf ijhf sI, pr sI KuWlHf| llqoN ipSz (luiDafxf) ivc jsivSdr BWly jF Èfied iksy hor klfkfr dI ÈUitSg cWl rhI sI| pr aYnf ËrUr Xfd hY ik Aus ivc jWgbfxI vflf kuldIp bydI aYkitSg kr irhf sI| kYmry vfly kdy ieDr lfien ijhI lf lYNdy kdy EDr| kdy lfietF hI cYWk krI jFdy| kWt, E[ky, vfr vfr suxdf sI| asIN iek kSD dy Ety dy nfl KVHy gWlF krdy sI| bfhr KVHy bWcy Èor mcf rhy sn| ies nfl ÈUitSg ivc ivGn pYNdf sI| AuqoN ‘GuWgI' af igaf, mYƒ GuWgI dy cutkilaF ny qF Èfied kdy ieSnF nf hsfieaf hovy, ijSnHF Aus idn bWicaF dIaF avfËF ny ieksurqf ivc ‘GuWgI Eey GuWgI Eey' dy kIqy alfp ny| asIN nfly bWcy cuWp krfeI jfeIey nfly hWsI jfeIey| Aus idn slfh bxI ik jWbl–jiqSdr dy ‘hfsy TuWilaF' dI iek ikqfb p®kfÈq kIqI jfey| jWbl ny Aus idn vfadf kIqf ik Auh sfrf mYtr iekWTf krky CyqI hI Byj dyvygf| pr ieh CyqI AusdI iksy mËbUrI dI Bytf cVH geI qy myrI ieh mulfkfq vI qF Aus nfl pihlI pihlI nhIN sI|
mYƒ Ausny afpxf aSim®qsr df Pon nSbr idWqf qy qfkId kIqI ik myry Gry ËrUr afAuxf| rsqf mYƒ pqf nhIN sI| loa vfly amrIk amn koloN Pon kIqf ik Gr df rfh dWso| aSbrsr dy iksy glI muhWly ivc Ausdy skUtr mgr myrf motrsfiekl cWldf igaf| ‘afh kI!' nflLy, poxIaF, pWKIaF qy drbfr sfihb dy mfzl| BfeI ieh kI hY? ieh mYN iqafr krdF| rotI vI KfxI af| klfkfrI kI tWtU dyNdI hY| Pyr Aus ny idKfieaf ik ikvyN hWzIaF qoN ieh smfn bxdf| jdoN dI hfQI dSd dI ivkrI qy pbSdI lWgI hY, Ausny AUT dI lWq dI hyTlI hWzI (ijsƒ aSgryËI ivc PImur kihSdy hn) qoN ieh smfn bnfAuxf ÈurU kr idWqf hY| myry leI AUT dI lWq dI hWzI ƒ hfQI dSd dy nfl ieksurqf dyxI bVI ajIb lWgI| aWj vI ieh myry leI hmyÈf nvIN gWl vFgU rihSdI hY| hux jd vI sVHk qy hWzIaF dy Bry trWk lSGdy imldy hn qF mYƒ jWbl dy hfQI dSd idKfeI dyNdy hn| pr ieh myrI Aus nfl pihlI mulfkfq df nqIjf iblkul nhIN sI|
vYsy mohn isSG myly qy hoey myl ƒ vI pihlI mulfkfq nhIN ikhf jf skdf| ‘myly vfly' iksy hfsrs vfly klfkfr ƒ ienfm dyxf cfhuSdy sI| ies ienfm ƒ AuhnF Kud hI dyxf sI| kuJ pYsy dyx leI mylf p®bSDkF ƒ mYN mnf ilaf ik, iËSdgI dI hkIkq nfl juVy qF ieh hI dovyN klfkfr hn| bfkI qF luWtI jf rhy hn, ieh hmfqV qF afpxy hfsy vI lutfeI jf rhy hn| KYr myrI gWl p®bSDkF ƒ kIl kr geI | ieWko sWdy qy AuhnF hF kr idWqI, myly ivc iZWzIN pIVF vI pfeIaF| sB qoN vWD hYrfnI AuhnF ƒ ienfm ivc pYsy dyK ik hoeI| ‘afh qF Xfr cSgf hoieaf, afpxf ikrfieaf bc igaf|'
Pon qy mYN Ausƒ sWdf pWqr idWqf ik luiDafxy af jfvo, kuJ p®ogrfm AulIkxy hn| Ausny JWt afAux dI hfmI Br idWqI| Auh bhuq KuÈ sI | imWQy smyN qoN pihloN phuSc igaf| rotI KFidaF Aus dWisaf ik aSbrsr hux AuhnF kol iek vWzI klf iemfrq (Èfied ivrsf ivhfr) af geI qy myrI Auh AuQy numfieÈ lgfAuxgy, nfly nvyN klfkfrF df zrfmf vI lYky afE| BivWK dIaF Aus hor vI bhuq gWlF kIqIaF| ikqfb dI gWl vI Pyr iCVI| pr kI pqf sI ik ieh sB kuJ hox qoN pihloN hI Ausdy ‘alivdf' dI Kbr af jfxI hY|
aYnIaF gWlF quhfƒ ds idWqIaF pr hfly qWk mYƒ Aus aCoply ijhy, sihjy ijhy, iksy Èfm, svyr jF dupihr dI Xfd nhIN afeI jdoN ies styjI amIr pSjfbI puWqr ny myry idl dI pihlI pOVI cVHI hovy| ho skdf kdy Xfd af jfvy pr kihSdy hn ik muhWbq df qF pihlf rfg vI Xfd nhIN rihSdf| Pyr iek pUry df pUrf mn dIaF qYhF 'c AuWqr jfx vflf ieh smuSdr jyzf hfisaF df bfdÈfh mYƒ kdoN ikhVy bol dy rfg nfl kIl igaf| mYƒ Blf ikvyN Xfd rih skdf sI|

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