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Ausdf nfm qF sfied pUrn isMG sI, pr lok AusnUM ‘pUrf’ hI kihMdy sn. Auh vI mUMh `qy; AuNJ bhuqy lokF AusdI ‘BVQU’ dI awl pfeI hoeI sI. myrI Aus nfl mulfkfq df sbwb vI bVf ajIb bixaf. mY sfied EdoN swqvIN ivwc pVHdf sI. zryn CwpV dy ivwcdI lMGdI hox kfrn mINh dy idnF ivwc CwpV bhuq vwzy afkfr df bx jFdf sI. AuWQy mwJF nhfAux df afpxf hI luqÌ sI. asIN keI jfxy iekwTy ho ky mwJF CwpV ivwc Cwzky afp iksy Kyz ivwc msq ho gey.
‘aOh ‘BVQU’ kIhdy vflI hwkI jFdf’ sfzy `co iewk ny cIk mfrn vfilaF vFg afiKaf. vwlHI mwJ vyK ky myrI KfinE geI. mfry gey. Kyz ivwsr geI. soc KVI ho geI ik mwJ ikvy ilaFdI jfvy. Gr jf ky dwisaf jfvy. ieh socky hor kFbf iCV ipaf. ‘BVQU’ qF ho skdf Gwt lfvy pr byby ny gwl nI krn dyxI. pihwlF hI iswt lYxf `qy iPr iKwc ky ilafAU iewQy. aqy iewQy ‘pUry’ nUM khU bxf iehnUM bMdf. iehdy nfloN iswDIaF pUry ‘qoN hI KfDIaF jfx. mwJ qF ilafAuxI pAU. nfl dy sfQI ksUqf Pisaf vyK ky bfGIaF pf rhy sn. koeI myry nfl jfx leI iqafr nhI sI. sgoN idloN Auh pUry bfgo-bfg sI, ik Ps igaf. ‘koeI khy mwlf AuhdI juwqI bVI vwzI aY. bs jFdy nUM iswt hI lYNdf.’ koeI kihMdf, ‘GVIsdf vI bVf af aqy kuwtdf vI aY.’ ijho ijhf iksy df mUMh Eho ijhIaF gwlF.
mYN idl nUM krVf ijhf krky Ausdy koTy vwl nUM cwl ipaf ijwQy sMGxy drwKqF df iewk JuMz ijhf sI. rfh ivwc mY socdf jf irhf sI ik ‘pUry’ qoN Gwt qo Gwt kuwt ikvyN KfDI jfvy. juwqI, QwpV aqy lwqF qoN bcx dy Aupfa vI socdf jf irhf sI aqy mn nUM krVf vI kr irhf sI ik QoVI GxI swt Pyt nfl afpxf kI ivgVdf; GroN hPqy do hPqy ipwCoN Kf hI leI dIaF. AusdI krV brVI dfhVI dy ihsfb nfl bfbf ikhf jfvy jF qfieaf. AuhnF idnF ivwc iksy bgfny nUM hor sMboDk nfl bulfieaF vI nhIN jFdf sI. ‘pUrf’ kwsI dy Kfl Aupr mMjf zfh ky ipaf sI. ‘bfbf ieh mYNs myrI aY mYQo glqI hogI muVky nI krdf imMnq nfl, awj Cwz dy muVky nI ies CwpV `qy afAudf’ mY rty rtfey sbd KuÈk ho rhI jIB `coN msF kwZy. Ausny iewk dm AuTidaF mMjy dy hyT nUM hwQ kIqf qF mY ipwCy nUM Bwjx leI iqafr ho igaf. iPr Ausny kVkdI avfj ivwc puiCaf, ‘kIhdf kuC aF Eey’
‘mYN guridafl POjI df mUMzf, jYd pwqI afly df’
‘iehnf nUM sMBfl ky rwiKaf kro, afpdIaF m…[ , nfly mY qyrf bfbf nI cfcf jF qfieaF lwgdf hoAUN’ Ausny kuwJ TMzf ijhf huMdy ny ikhf.
‘cMgf jI ‘ghF qoN cfcf hI ikhf krUM’ mYnUM huwx qwk ipMzF vfilaF dI ieMnI ku mfniskqf dI smJ af cuwkI sI ik Auh qfieaf khfAux nflo cfcf khfAuxf cMgf smJdy aY.
‘isivaF `co dI lMGy afAuNdy nUM qYnUM koeI BUq pryq nI imlI?’ hux Auh TMzy mUz ivwc sI’
‘nhI cfcf mYN qF BUqF kdy vyKIaF hI nhI’ mY vI hux tihrk `c ho igaf sI.
‘pqf nhI ijsdf iksy df pÈU AujfVf krdf PV leIdf Ausdf hI mF-ipE afky afKx lwg pYNdf pÈU qF sfzy juafk ny moV lYxf sI pr Clyzy ny hI vfh nI jfx idwqI, kdy swp bxjy, kdy ÈIh bxjy. kdy nvI ivafhI kuVI bxjy jF kihxgy cVyl ny Dwkf mfiraf juafk dy. asIN qF QOly puafeI jfny aF’ qUM vfhvf bc igaf hux Ausdy bulHf `qy imnI imnI muskfn sI. asl ivwc ‘pUry dy Kyq dy iewk pfsy isvy sn dUsry pfsy gorF (kbrF) jo ky dyÈ dI vMz qo bfad crFd df rUp Dfr geIaF sn.
‘cl KolH ky lY jf afpdI mYs. qyrf ipAu qF myrf cMgf ilhfjI aY. jdoN CuwtI afAuNdf imly ibnf nI jFdf, pr AuQy muMizaF `c jfky nf PVHF mfrn lwg jI veI mYnUM qF kuwJ ikhf hI nhIN. roidaF vrgf mUMh bxfky khI mYnUM qF kuwitaf hI bhuwq aY, nhI qF ies mMzIhr ny cFBl jfxf ik ‘BVQ’ qF suwky hI Cwz idMdf’
‘cMgf cfcf ijvyN qUM kihMnf Ausy qrHF khUM’ kih ky mY mwJ lY ky CwpV vwl nUM qur ipaf.
ieh myrI Aus nfl pihlI mulfkfq sI. Aus qoN bfad Auh jd kdy vI mYnUM imldf mY AusnUM bVy siqkfr nfl imldf. skUl dI pVfeI qoN bfad vI mY keI vfr AusnUM spYsl imlx jFdf jF rfh KihVy hI Klo ky Aus nfl gwlF mfrn lwg pYNdf. Auhnf idnF ivwc hfly qrkÈIl Èbd lokF dI ÈbdfvlI df ihwsf nhI sI bixaf pr ‘pUrf’ Auhnf idnf ivwc vI pUrf qrkÈIl sI. Auh BUqF-pryqF, mVHIaF msfxf, mwisaF-puMinaF aqy hQOilaF-QwipaF, sMqf-PkIrF, pMzq-pFiDaF df pUrf ivroD krdf sI. AusnUM vyK ky mfVf-mMgqf, sfD-jogI jF ZONgI Ausdy Gr qF kI vVnf sI, sgoN rsqf bdl lYNdf sI. Ausny afpxy puwqF dy ivafh vyly vI kuVI vfilaF nUM iewko srq rwKI sI ik mY afpxy Gr ivwc nf koeI joq lfAux dyxI nf nUMh nUM iksy mVHI-msIq `c jfx dyxf nf iksy sfD-sMq dy zyry nf iksy PkIr dI kbr `qy. jy mnjUr hY qF sfk kridE nhI qusIN afpxy Gry clo mY afpxy bYTf hI hF. Ausny aijhf kuwJ afpxy Gr cwlx vI nhI idwqf jy kdy iksy ny aijhf krn dI juawrq kIqI qF Ausny BVQU pf ky bMd krvf idwqf.
iewk vfr mYN CUwtI dy idn bfhr drwKq hyT KVf sI, sfiewd aprYl jF meI df mhInf sI. iewk awDy ku inhMg bfxy ivwc bfbf myry kol rox vflf mUMh krky, ‘kihMdf vyK lE jI kljug afigaf sfrI bIhI ivwc jf afieaf iksy ny bfby dy lMgrF vfsqy buwk dfixaf df nhI pfieaf,’ Ausny myry mUhry KflI pIpf kridaF ikhf, ‘lokF `c srDf hI Kqm ho geI, awgy Qozy ipMz ivwc ‘kwlf BVQU sI hux sfry hI BVQU bxy pey.’
Ausdy mUMho BVQU df nF suxky myry kMn KVy ho gey. mY ikhf, ‘qUM BVQU nUM jfxnY?’ Auh kihMdf, ‘awj df awj qo vIh sfl pihlF df jfxdF. iewk vfr aYN hI gurU ky lMgrF leI borI lYky BVQU ky bfr mUhry rsd pfAux leI kih bYTf, BfeI BVQU mYnUM kihMdf, ikwQy mYN Bfzy `c dfxy pfky zolHdf iPrUM qUM mYnUM borI PVf mY afp hI GroN Br ky ilaf idMnf. mY ikhf bVf Blf purÈ aY. mY borI AuhnUM PVf ky afp bfr ivwc KVH igaf. ds imMt, vIh imMt, awDf GMtf BVQU qF bfhr hI nf inwkilaF, mY iewk do afvfjF vI mfrIaF pr kuwJ pwly nf ipaf. hfrky mYN nyV hI iewk gurmuK afdmI guridafl suinafrf rihMdf sI, AusnUM jf ivwiQaf suxfeI. Auh suxky myrI gwl kihMdf, ‘ikMny ku dfxy sI?’ mY ikhf, ‘hoxgy vIh pwcI iklo.’ Auh kihMdf, ‘iPr smJ lY Auh vI gey.’ mYnUM qF cwkr afAux vflf ho igaf. sfrf dupihrf isr qoN dI lMGf ky msf qF iekwTy kIqy sI. mY ikhf, ‘gurmKf myry pihly dfxy aqy borI duafdy sfrI Aumr qyry gux gfAuN.’ Auh kihMdf, veI imMnq qrlf krky vyK lYny pr qyrI Auh cMgI ryl bxfAU.’ myrIaF qF zr nfl lwqF Qrn Qrn kMbx. Auh AuWTky myry nfl qur ipaf. sfzy jFidaF nUM BVQU mOj nfl mMjy `qy lwq `qy lwq DrI ipaf. guridafl isE ny keI hfkF mfrIaF, qF jfky mfVf ijhf isr cuwikaf. ‘af veI guaFZIaf kI BIV pY geI’ Ausny AusnUM ies qrHf ikhf ijvyN AusnUM iksy gwl df pqf hI nf hovy. ‘Xfr afh bfby dy dfxy moV aqy iesnUM mfP kr agfh nUM afpf iesnUM smJf idaFgy’
‘ikhVy dfxy?’
‘jo vI hY dyh iehnUM agFh nUM nhI afAuNdf qyry Gry rsd lYx.’
‘mY vI BfeI imMnq qrlf kIqf. Auh aYzf zfZf bMdf iksy gwl `qy hI nf afvy. aKIr nUM kihMdf kwlH nUM mMzI jfAUN iehnf dfixaf dy dysI lUx dy zly ilafky vwg `c gFeIaF nUM pfAUN. ieh iPr afky afpxI KflI borI lY jfvy. aKIr nUM mYQo ieh gwl khfky, ik dubfrf ijMdgI Br quhfzy agvfV `c nI vVdf qy huxy afh dfxy lYky ipMzoN bfhr jfnf; qF jfky myry dfxy moVy. Auh idn aqy afh idn mY nI Ausdy mwQy lwigaf. pqf nhI ijAuNdf pqf nhI mrigaf.’ mY ikhf, ‘Auh qF hfly ijAudf; ikqy iPr nf jf bhIN Auhnf dy agvfV. aYqkIN vfr qyry dfxy nI muVxy. qyry dfxy dvfAux vflf mfr igaf AuzfrI sMsfr ‘qo.
iesy qrHf kuwJ sfl pihlf iksy bfby ny sfzy ipMz pey iewk Coty ijhy gurduafry dI ieiqhfsk mhwqqf dws ky AusdI kfr syvf krn dI ijMmyvfrI afpxy isr lY leI. bs iPr kI nOjvfn muMzy nvy nkor sfieklF `qy cVHky sfzy ipMz smyq nfl dy ipMzF ivcoN vI gjf krky duwD pfxI, dfl rotIaF iekwTIaF krdy. pihlF purfxI iemfrq nUM qoiVaf igaf. sYNkiVaf dI igxqI ivwc lok hwQIN kfrsyvf krky afpxf jnm sPl krn lwgy. subhf Èfm gjf krn vfly muMizaF dy sfieklF Aupr lwgIaF pUpxIaF dI avfjF suxky kI vzy, kI Coty rotI, dfl sbjI aqy duwD vfly BFzy lYky isr mUD AuhnF dI syvf ivwc dOVdy. GrF dIaF mfeIaF hor sfry kMm iqafg pihlF Auhnf dI syvf ivwc jut jFdIaF. juafk ivlkdy af qF ivlkx idE. koeI skUloN lyt huMdf qF hox idE. iksy nUM Kyq jfx ivwc dyrI huMdI koeI gwl nhI pr bfibaF dI rPqfr mwTI nhI hoxI cfhIdI. Auhnf nUM dyrI ho geI qF svwrg dy bUhy iBV jfxgy.
BVQU ipMz Cwzky gorF vfly Kyq inafeIaF `c rihx lwg ipaf sI. bfby Ausdy Gr vI afAux lwg pey. keI idn Ausny vyiKaf pUpxIaF vwjx sfr juafkF nUM Dwky vwjx lwgdy. AusdIaF nUMhF dI rPqfr ivwc vfDf ho jFdf aqy kfPI rsd pfxI sfieklF vfly nOjvfn bfibaF dy ZolF ivwc, qUMbVIaF ivwc aqy ipClI kfTI dy pfsI lwgIaF KurjIaF ivwc jfx lwigaf. BVQU bycYn. Ausdy mn ivwc lUhrIaF vgdIaF jo kuwJ sfrI Aumr nhI sI krn idwqf Auh ho irhf sI. BVQU svyry mwJF nuhf irhf sI. nOjvfn gjf vfly bfby ny kol afky pUry jor dI pUpxI vjfeI. BVQU ny mwJF nhfAuxIaF bMd krky bfby kol jf Pqy bulfeI,’ bfbf jI iknf ku icr hor clU ieh kfr syvf’
‘gurmKf do sfl vI lwg skdy `qy cfr pMj vI. ieh ipMz dI aqy ielfky dI syvf Auqy ijnf mrjI smf syvf kr lYx’ nOjvfn bfby ny bVy ipafr nfl dwisaf.
‘awCf Pyr qF lMmf eI kMm aY’ BVQU ny dfVI nUM plosidaF ikhf.
‘ieh quhfzy ngr KyVy Auqy hI hY’ bfby ny dUsrI lwq Auqy Bfr idMidaF ikhf. ijs qo pqf lwgdf sI ik sfiekl Aupr kfPI Bfr hY.
‘jy ieh gwl aY qF aYN kro aoh KVI aY swjr JotI, Auhdy nfl KVI aY kwtI. qusIN sYkl KVf kro iewQy, qusI PVo mwJ df sMgl; mY hwkdf mgroN. muMzf myrf ilafAudf trflI `c rwKky kxk aqy jvF dIaF borIaF, sFBo mwJ nUM, pwTy pfE duwD coE, pIE aqy aYÈ kro. jdoN duwDoN BwjgI Pyr ieh iewQy bMn jfieE swjr KolHky lY jfieE, ijnf icr mrjI kfr syvf krI jfieE. AunHf icr hI mwJ aqy dfxf QonUM hfjr. pr afh inwq vflf kMm nI cwlxf. iksy BwjI iPrdI buVI kuVI df cUlf tuwt jU rfs nI afAuxf nfly juafkF Auqy inwq pYdI dUhrI kuwt mYQoN nI shfrI jFdI Gry mfvF kuwt DrdIaF lyt igaF nUM mfstr iswt lYNdy af. inwq inwq dy isVI isafpy nfloN iewko idn kMm inbiVaf cMgf. nfly pÈUaF nfl pÈU asI hoeIey duwD koeI hor pIvy, ieh nI jcdf.’
Aus idn qoN ipCo sfieklF dI pUpxI BVQU dy Gr koloN vwjxI bMd ho geI.

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