iewk vyr dI gwl hY ik rfvlipMzI jylH ivwc iewk afdmI nUM PFsI imlI. ijs
nUM PFsI imlI Auh kfql nhIN sI sgoN Ausdf Brf kfql sI. Aus dy Brf nUM vIh
sfl kYd sI qy Auh vI rfvlipMzI jylH ivwc hI kYd sI. jdoN PFsI lwg cuwkI
aqy Aus qoN ipwCoN jylH dI sfrI igxqI KuwlHI qF Ausdf Brf jo 20 sflf kYd
sI, koTI ivwc Cwq nfl ltkdf
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imilaf Bfv ik Ausdy Brf ny afqmGfq kr ilaf sI. bVf rOlf pY igaf, pr ipwCoN
iksy qrHF mfmlf nwipaf igaf.
iewk hor idlcsp gwl suxI geI ik iewk mocI nUM PFsI dI sjLf imlI. ijs idn
PFsI lwgxI sI Auh guMm ijhf ho bYTf, bulfieaF iblkul nhIN boldf sI. zfktr
ny AusnUM hspqfl Gwl idwqf. awT idnF ipwCoN zfktr ny ikhf ik ies nUM koeI
ibmfrI nhIN jfx ky mkr krdf hY. Aus idn jd qKLqy ’qy gl ivwc rwsf pf ky
Kilhfr idwqf igaf qF Aus dy dosq nMbrdfr ny kMn ivwc kih idwqf, “Eie qYnUM
hux Cwzxf qF iksy vI nhIN; Kudf df nfAuN lY lY.” Aus mocI ny AuWcI sfrI
‘Xf alI’ kih ky Cfl mfrI ik Pwtf afpy hI hyToN inkl igaf qy PFsI af igaf.
keIaF nUM PfsI dy qKLqy qoN AuWqridaF vI vyiKaf hY. iewk nMbrdfr isLvcrn
nfmI jo ihsfr df sI sfzy pfs 1940 ivwc lfhOr sYNtrl jylH ivwc sI, Aus ny
dwisaf ik jd Auh PFsI dy qKLqy ’qy KVHf ho cuwkf sI qF vfiesrfie vwloN
rihm dI drKLfsq df AuWqr afieaf ik PFsI htf ky 20 sfl kYd kr idwqI jfvy.
ies qrHF dy keI kys hoey qy huMdy rihMdy hn. pr iewk kys jylH ivwc hI
suixaf ijs ivwc kfnUMnI nukqf sMbMD rwKdf hY. sYNtRl jylH lfhOr ivwc
1923-24 nUM Aus jylH dy afm purfxy kYdIaF qoN ieh vfrqf suxI geI. pqf nhIN
ik ieh ikwQy qwk swc hY.
ikhf jFdf hY ik iewk afdmI ny afpxI aOrq nUM iksy dUjy afdmI nfl aXog
sMbMD dy rUp ivwc vyiKaf. Auh brdfsLq nf kr sikaf qy Aus ny gLYr afdmI nUM
kql kr idwqf. mukwdmy ivwc Aus nUM PFsI dI sjLf hoeI. Aus dI hfeI kort dI
apIl, ipRvI kONsl dI apIl qy rihm dI drKLfsq afid sB nfmnjLUr ho geIaF. mF
df Auh iewko iewk puwqr sI. PFsI lwgx qoN do iqMn idn pihlF Aus dI mF vkIl
nUM imlI qy ikhf ik ikvyN myry bwcy dI jfn bc jfvy. vkIl ny ikhf mfeI
bQyrf jLor lfieaf, pr kuJ nf bixaf. iewk gwl hY ik qUM mulfkfq vyly afpxy
puwqr nUM smJf dyh ik jd Auh PFsI dy qKLqy ’qy KVHf ho jfvy aqy suprzYNt
jF mYijstRyt Aus nUM koeI gwl puwCy qF Auh kih dyvy, ‘sfihbf mYN qyrI mym
nUM vyKxf cfhuMdf hF.’
mF ny ies df Byd nf smiJaf, pr mrdf kI nf krdf vFg Aus ny bwcy nUM ieh
smJf idwqf. agly idn jd Ausdf puwqr PFsI dy qKLqy AuWqy lY aFdf igaf aqy
Aus qoN puwiCaf igaf ik Aus dI koeI KfhsL hY qF Aus ny kih idwqf ik myrI
hor qF koeI KLfhsL nhIN, isrPL sfihb dI mym vyKxI cfhuMdf hF. aPLsrF ny
smiJaf ik ieh mOq dy zr nfl pfgl ho igaf hY. pr Auh khy ik mYN hosL ivwc
hF qy mym nUM vyKxf hY. sfihb nUM guwsf afieaf qy Aus ny gflH kwZ ky ikhf,
“KLbrdfr mUMh bMd rwK!” nfl hI muljLm df vkIl vI sI, Aus ny ikhf, “ jnfb
ieh afdmI quhfzI mym nUM jfxdf vI nhIN, pr qusIN ies dy ieMnf kihx ‘qy ik
ieh quhfzI mym nUM vyKxf cfhuMdf hY, ieMny guwsy ivwc af gey ho. jdoN ies
ny afpxI aOrq nUM afpxIaF awKF nfl gYr mrd nfl hm-ibsqrI kridaF vyiKaf qF
ies nUM guwsf nf afAuNdf? ies ny ijhVf kql kIqf hY Auh jfx ky nhIN guwsy
ivwc af ky kIqf hY.”
sfihb ny sux ky ikhf. “hY qF TIk.” Ausy vyly PFsI qoN Auqfr ilaf qy afpxI
isPLfrsL ilK ky iPr Aus dI jfn bKsLI dI drKfsq kIqI. jo dwisaf jFdf hY ik
mnjLUr ho geI qy Auh brI ho igaf. ies qrHF dy hor keI ikwsy suxy jFdy hn.
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