iewk rfq dI ivwQ ‘qy KloqI rih geI mOq

- virafm isMG sMDU

“Bf jI! kdI srbjIq nfl quhfzI grmf grmI vI hoeI sI.” kfhn isMG ny pwuiCaf.
mYN afpxy cyqy ‘qy jLor pfieaf. mYnUM kuJ vI Xfd nf afieaf. srbjIq dy QoVHy ijhy AuWcy pIVH vfly hwsdy dMd hI myry cyqy ivc ilsLky. Auh vflIbfl Kyzdf aqy myry nfl ijLd ky golf suwtdf ids irhf sI. muwCF dy vwt iqwKy krn leI AuhnF ‘qy AusdIaF AuNglF iPr rhIaF sn aqy hoT mMd mMd muskrf rhy sn. ‘grmf grmI’ qF koeI mYnUM mihsUs nhIN sI ho rhI.
“jLrf soco! ikqy koeI mfVI motI gwl bfq hoeI jLrUr sI.” Auh jLor dy irhf sI.
mYN nFh ivc isr Pyiraf. srbjIq df Cy Puwt BrvF juwsf Ausdy ‘duwG duwG’ krdy rfiel ien PLIlz motr sfeIkl ‘qy swijaf bYTf njLr afieaf. awKF ‘qy kflIaF aYnkF. Auh skUl ivc DUVF AuzfAuNdf dfKLl huMdf. motr sfeIkl KloNidaF hI nFvIN dsvIN dy Ausdy chyqy ividafrQI motr sfeIkl sFB lYNdy aqy KVf krky AusdI imwtI pMUJdy AusnUM ilsLkfAuxf sLurU kr idMdy. Auh pwbF Bfr mVk nfl qurdf hoieaf, muMizaF dI ‘siq sRI afkfl’ df jvfb idMdf dPLqr ivc bYTy sfQI aiDafpkF nUM hws hws ky hwQ imlfAuNdf. lgBg qIjy pIrIaz dy vyly, ipMz ivc hI Ausdy srdy puwjdy irsLqydfrF dy GroN, muMzy grmf grm Kfxf iqafr krvf ky ilafAuNdy . myrf ieh pIrIaz ivhlf sI aqy Ausdf vI. Auh Qfl ‘qy ipaf krosLIey nfl buixaf vwzf sfrf rumfl Auqfrdf aqy nyVy bYTy sfQI aiDafpkF nUM afpxf sfQ dyx leI afvfjLF idMdf. iksy muMzy nUM kihMdf , “jfh ! Bwj ky jfh , drsLn suMh nUM bulf ky ilaf. ijhVI jmfq ivc vI hovy. AuhnUM afK ikqy nhIN pVHfeI pCV cwlI.” iPr myry vwl mUMh krky afKdf, Bf jI! drsLn isMG hIrf bMdf hY.”
drsLn isMG nfl AusdI cMgI bxI hoeI sI. drsLn afpxy ipMz iewbx qoN bws ivc bYTdf aqy Jbfl af ky AuWqr jFdf . ieWQy srbjIq afpxy ipMz nOsLihry Zfly qoN afpxy motr sfeIkl ‘qy phuMcdf . dovyN iewko motr sfeIkl qy iekwTy skUl afAuNdy . rotI df sunyhF qF drsLn isMG AuzIkdf hI huMdf. klfs Cwz ky dOiVaf afAuNdf . AuhdI ‘suMGx sLkqI’ bVI qyjL sI. hwQ DoNidaF hI dws idMdf, “awj qF goBI qVkI lwgdI hY jF awj mkweI dI rotI qy sfg dI KLusLbU af rhI hY. awj qF beI bfhroN eI lwgdf aY ik kryly bxy ny. sgoN iBMzIaF bxIaF ny awj?” sfry AusdI ies ‘suMGx sLkqI’ ‘qy hwsdy .
“suMGx sLkqI qF sfzy vIr dI eynI qyjL hY ik mIl ‘qy sohxI jLnfnI jFdI hovy qF ieh hvf ivc suMG ky dws skdf hY ik Auh ikhVy sLYpU nfl nhfqI hY aqy Ausny ikhVI krIm lfeI hY!” srbjIq afKdf . dUjy aiDafpk hwsdy qF drsLn isMG muwCF ivc muskrfAuNdf hoieaf burkI qoV ky sbjLI nUM lfAux lwgdf.
“Bf jI! BfvyN kuJ vI hovy, do burkIaF qF quhfnUM KfxIaF hI pYxIaF ny.” srbjIq mYnUM ipafr nfl afKdf .

“awj asIN cwk iskMdr gey sF svyry skULl afAux qoN pihlF, iksy kMm. Bf jI ky pI isMG dy Gr koloN lMGy sF.” srbjIq ny muskrfAuNidaF sB nUM suxfieaf.
sfzy iewk sfQI aiDafpk dI bihk pwDrI rfhIN ho ky cwk iskMdr nUM jFdI sVk ‘qy sI. Aus aiDafpk ny hwsidaF ikhf, “mYnUM quhfzy awj EDr jfx bfry drsLn isMG ny kwlH hI dws idwqf sI aqy mYN awj afpxI GrvflI nUM Aucycf sfvDfn kr ky afieaf sF ik vyKIN Auhly ivc rhIN. BfvyN mYnUM pqf hY ik sfzf Brf qF jLnfnI nUM kMDF ivcoN vI vyK lYNdf hY.”
“ Auh qF iPr Brf qyry ny vyK ilaf. sfzI BfbI ny awj sgoN kysIN iesLnfn kIqf sI?” drsLn isMG ny imMnHf imMnHf muskrfAuNidaF puwiCaf. Gr sVk dy AuWqy hI sI aqy drsLn isMG ny ikqy kysIN nhfqI ‘BfbI’ dy dIdfr kr ley sn. sfry aiDafpk hwsx lwg pey.
“bVf pfpI aY ieh!” ky pI isMG vI hwsx lwgf.
“pfpI nhIN jI, ieh qF hIrf bMdf hY.” srbjIq ny iPr ikhf.

iesqrHF srbjIq df drbfr swijaf rihMdf.
awDI CuwtI huMdI qF Auh vflIbfl mMgvf lYNdf. muMzy aqy mfstr iml ky vflIbfl Kyzdy . duwD soZy dI sLrq lwgdI. awDI CuwtI muwkidaF hI dUjy aiDafpk jmfqF nUM qurdy pr Auh muMizaF nUM afKdf, “bjLfroN inMbU qy brPL ilafE Auey. isLkMjvI bxfeIey.” ivhly pIrIaz vfly aiDafpk isLkMjvI pINdy. iewk glfs muK aiDafpk nUM vI Byjdf.
“QoVf ku TMZf rwKxf cfhIdf AuhnUM vI.” AusnUM pqf sI ik Auh kdI Gwt vwD hI jmfq ivc jFdf sI. pI tI afeI mfstr hox krky Auh aksr afKdf ik Ausdf kMm qF mYdfn ivc hY kmiraF ivc nhIN.
kdI grmf grm pkOiVaF aqy pUdny dI ctnI df svfd vyiKaf jFdf. kdI KLrbUijLaF dIaF PfVIaF ho rhIaF huMdIaF. kdy hrIaF qrF qy inMbU incoV ky kflf lUx lwgdf. AuNj qF bhuqI vfr KLrcf aiDafpkF df sFJf hI huMdf sI pr keI vfr ieh KLrcf srbjIq afpxI jyb ivcoN hI kr idMdf.
iksy idn afKdf , “Bf jI! suixaYN iek iPLlm nvIN afeI hY. afpF sLinwcrvfr vyKx jfxf hY sfiraF, aMbrsr.”
ijMnHF df krUrf imldf , asIN iPLlm vyKx jFdy .
Auh rOxk lfeI rwKdf. ieho ijhy rOxkIly bMdy dIaF XfdF ivcoN mYnUM koeI ‘grm Xfd’ cyqy nhIN sI af rhI.

pr kfhn isMG ny afiKaf, “koeI gwl hoeI jLrUr sI.”
Auh gwl dwsx df mn bxfeI bYTf jfpdf sI!
sLfied kfhn isMG nUM hI iksy gwl df pqf hovy! AuhnF dovF df ipMz iewko sI aqy srbjIq kfhn isMG df bVf chyqf ividafrQI vI irhf sI.
1979 ivc mYN lMmI CuwtI lY ky DridE-buwtr dy afdrsL skUl ivc pMjfbI df lYkcrfr jf lwgf sF. EQy idl nf lwgx krky do ku sflF bfad mYN vfps afpxy ipMz vfly skUl ivc afieaf qF sohlF vfly hrbMs pI tI dI bdlI ho cuwkI sI. srbjIq AusdI QF nvF nvF inXukq ho ky afieaf sI. Auh mYnUM bVy siqkfr nfl imilaf aqy ikhf, “mYN kfhn isMG hurF df ividafrQI hF aqy AuhnF df gurUaF vFg siqkfr krdf hF. Auh quhfzy imwqr ny ies leI qusIN vI awj qoN myry gurUaF vrgy jy.”
AusdI imTfs ny myrf mn moh ilaf sI. kfhn isMG myry ipMz qoN pMj swq mIl dI ivwQ qy aYn ihMd-pfik srhwd ‘qy siQq ipMz nOsLihry Zfly df rihx vflf hY. kfly simaF ny AuhnUM aMimRqsr aqy mYnUM jlMDr irhfiesL qbdIl krn leI mjbUr kr idwqf. iPr asIN keI sfl nf imly. pr ipMz rihMidaF sfzI sFJ sdf bxI rhI.
asIN sB qoN pihlF 1963 ivc jy bI tI skUlF dy ijlHf tUrnfmYNt ivc imly sF. Auh KflVy aqy mYN srhflI dI vflIbfl tIm vwloN bqOr smYsLr Kyzy sF. jy bI tI krn qoN ipwCoN sfzI aYzhfk inXukqI vI iewko skUl ivc ho geI sI ijs sdkf sfzI sFJ hor gUVHI ho geI. iPr asIM pwky tIcr bx ky afpxy afpxy ipMzF dy nyVy cly gey. kdI kdI imlx iglx bixaF hI rihMdf. asF dovF awgy pVHfeI krky bI ey, aYm ey aqy bI aYWz vgYrf kr leIaF. asIN afpxy afpxy ipMz dy hfeI skUl ivc aiDafpk jf lwgy. mYN ijMnF icr ipMz irhf, hr rojL sLfm nUM grfAUNz ivc jfxf aqy do iqMn GMty vflIbfl Kyzxf aqy iKzvfAuxf myrf inwq nym sI. ieMj mYN lgfqfr ZfeI dhfikaF qoN AuWqy rojL vflIbfl Kyzdf/iKzfAuNdf irhf. smyN smyN iqafr kIqy myry nvyN iKzfrIaF dI tIm mYc Kyzx leI iqafr-br-iqafr rihMdI. asIN afsy pfsy dy ipMzF dIaF tImF aqy klwbF nfl mYc Kyzdy. kfhn isMG hurF dy ipMz dI vflIbfl dI vI bVI mjLbUq tIm sI. keI vfr kfhn isMG dI tIm aqy myrI tIm iewk dUjy nfl, iewk dUjy dy ipMz jf ky dosqfnF mYc Kyzdy. afps ivc ijwqdy, hfrdy. asIN dovyN iewk dUjy dy iKlfPL muwK iKzfrI huMdy. iehnF sflF ivc hI asF dovF ny vflIbfl dy keI iKzfrI iqafr kIqy sn. srbjIq vI Ausdf sLfigrd aqy iqafr kIqf iKzfrI sI.

iqMn-cfr sfl pihlF myrf ieho purfxf jfxkfr kfhn isMG iksy sFJI pCfx vfly pirvfr dy ivafh-smfgm ivc jlMDr afieaf. asIN keI sflF bfad imly sF. Kfxf Kfx qoN ipwCoN Ausny mYnUM ikhf ik mYN AusnUM bws awzy AuWqy Auqfr idaF. asIN kfr ivc bYTy qF purfixaF idnF nUM Xfd krn lwgy. purfxIaF XfdF dy rumFck DuMdlky ivc gvfcxf iks nUM cMgf nhIN lwgdf! mYN ikhf, “kfhn isMhF! qUM myry nfl Gr cwl. bYT ky kuJ icr gwl-bfq krFgy. cfh df ipaflf CkFgy. AuQoN hI mYN qYnUM bws awzy ‘qy Cwz afAUN. idn qF ajy bVf ipaY qy qUM ikhVf vlYq jfxYN. afh ipaY aMimRqsr .”
Auh pihlF hI iqafr sI. Gr bYTy gwlF kridaF hI Ausny ikqy srbjIq nfl hoeI myrI ‘grmf grmI’ bfry svfl puwiCaf qF mYnUM socx ‘qy vI koeI gwl Xfd nf afeI.
mYnUM qF Xfd afAuNdf sI Ausdf hwsdf hoieaf sFvlf ichrf. kImqI kwpVy. guwt qy bwDI mihMgI GVI. pYrIN iqwlydfr ksUrI Kuwsf.
mYN srbjIq dy Kwusy dI qfrIPL kIqI qF Ausny ikhf, “bMdf prsoN lfhOr igaf sI. cfr Kuwsy mMgvfey sI. qusIN mMgvfAuxF qF dwso. agly hPLqy bMdy ny iPr lfhOr jfxYN. afKdf sI lfhOr ivc bVI vDIaf pMjfbI iPLlm lwgI hY. ies Pyry vyKI nhIN geI. hux isrPL iPLlm vyKx lfhOr jfxf sU.” Auh iKViKVf ky hwisaf. lfhOr jfxf AuhnF leI ieMj sI ijvyN aMimRqsr jfxf hovy!
AusdI qVk BVk ipWCy AuhnF dy pirvfr dI cMgI afriQk siQqI sI. AuhnF df ipMz ihMd-pfik srhwd AuWqy sI aqy ieh sB iesy srhwd dIaF ‘bKLisLsLF’ sn. Auh ielfky dI pYsy vwloN cMgI motI sfmI sn. nOkrI qF srbjIq sLugl vjoN krdf sI. imldI qnKLfh qoN vwD pYsy qF Auh hr mhIny KLrc kr idMdf sI. sfry ividafrQIaF aqy aiDafpkF AuWqy AusdI ‘srdfrI’ dI pYNT bxI hoeI sI. pr Ausdy imlfpVy aqy KLusLidl suBf krky ieh ‘srdfrI’ iksy nUM eynI cuBdI nhIN sI. Auh ies hAumYN ivc AuWizaf iPrdf.
ies qoN ielfvf awj kwlH AuhnF dy twbr dIaF nvIaF bxIaF ‘sFJF’ vI Aus dy lukvyN aiBmfn df kfrn sn.

ieh lflf jgq nrfiex dy kql qoN bfad aqy blU stfr afpRysLn qoN pihlF dy idn sn. sMq iBMzrF vfly aqy Ausdy cyilaF dI cVH mwcI hoeI sI.
“sMqF df afpxy qy imhr df hwQ hY.” srbjIq sMqF nfl afpxy cfcy aqy pirvfr dy nyV dIaF gwlF krdf. AusdIaF ieho ijhIaF gwlF sux ky hI hYzmfstr AusnUM kuJ nhIN sI kihMdf. Auh jdoN mrjLI skUl afvy, jdoN mrjLI jfvy.
iek idn aKbfr ivc iewk pulsIey ‘qy hoey hmly dI KLbr pVH ky Auh ijvyN KLusLI ivc AuWCl ipaf.
“afh ryVH ‘qf eI. prsoN sMqF dy drsLn krn gey sF. GVy ‘c prcIaF pf ky ‘soDx’ dy PLYsly huMdy ny EQy. sMqF nUM sux ky svfd af igaf. iesy pulsIey dI GrvflI afeI sfzy ivMhidaF. hwQ joV joV qrly lvy. afKy: myry Grvfly dI jfn bKLsLI kr idE. Ausdf koeI ksUr nhIN. sfzf inwkf inwkf jIaf jMq kI krU.” Ausny afpxf Cy-swq sfl df inafxf awgy kIqf aqy Auh kMbdf hoieaf sMqF awgy hwQ joV ky afKy, ‘myry zYzI nUM nf mfro.’ sMq kihMdy, ‘bIbI, qyry Grvfly ny Gwt nhIN kIqI. ijMnHF nfl hoeI , AuhnF dy vI qF eyzy eyzy inafxyN sn. nfly bIbI mYN kI krnf hY! krn vflI sMgq hY jF gurU mhFrfj.”
mYnUM Ausdf KLusL hoxf cMgf nf lwgf.
“ies ivc KLusL hox vflI koeI gwl nhIN. iewk bMdy dI jfn geI hY. sMq aqy gurU qF bKLsLx hfr huMdf hY. qYnUM hwQ joVI Kloqy Aus Coty muMzy qy qrs nf afieaf?” mYN afiKaf qF Auh gMBIr ho igaf. kihMdf, “qrs qF afieaf sI Bf jI! pr jdoN Auh clI geI qF sMqF kol bYTy bMdy Ausqy hwsx lwgy . AuhnF dy hfsy ivc Auh muMzf mYnUM Buwl hI igaf sI.”
“rqf soc! Aus muMzy dI QF ikqy qUM huMdoN.”
Aus ny AuWcI sfrI afiKaf, “E Cwzo Bf jI! aYvyN Aus muMzy df cyqf nf krfE.”
“rmysL jI aYDr afE! iewk qfsL dI bfjLI ho jfvy.” Ausny afpxy iewk hor chyqy aiDafpk nUM afvfjL idwqI. Auh myry nfl gwl bfq nUM hor lMmI nhIN sI iKWcxf cfhuMdf. asl ivc Aus aMdr hwQ joVI Kloqy mMuzy df drd jfg ipaf sI aqy Auh ies drd dy rUbrU nhIN sI hoxf cfhuMdf.
iek idn mYN puwiCaf, “qyry sMqF kol ielfky dy sfry smglr aqy ds nMbrIey jf ky mwQy tykx lwgy ny. ieho ijihaF dI sMgq ikho ijhy cMn cfVHygI, ieh vI kdI soicaY?”
Aus dlIl idwqI, “ieho hI qF mfr KorI ‘kOm’ huMdy ny. aVI QuVI vyly kMm afAux vfly.” Auh hwisaf, “qusIN mYnUM lf ky afKdy E nf! mYN sB smJdF. Bf jI! jfn dI bfjLI lf ky jy asF cfr pYsy kmfey ny qF iksy df kI Koh ilaY? ies ivc mulk df kI jFdY qy puils nUM kI qklIP hY! ijhVy pulsIey sfnUM qMg krdy sn, Auh hux sfzIaF brUhF qy Kloqy huMdy ny jI jI krdy.”
iek idn Auh bws ivcoN kwZ ky mfry ihMdUaF dI KLbr ‘qy KLusL ho irhf sI.
“sMq kihMdy ny DoqI topI jmnf pfr jfAU jF dUsry pfr”
mYN AusdI nfjLk QF ‘qy hwQ rwiKaf, “rmysL nUM vI prly pfr kr dyvyNgf?”
rmysL Ausdf bVf snyhI sI. Ausdy Coty moty kMm KLusL ho ky krn vflf mDur BfsLI ijAUVf, ijhVf lwgdI vfhy iksy df vI idl nhIN sI duKfAuxf cfhuMdf. srbjIq myrI gwl sux ky KLfmosL ho igaf. iPr soc ky boilaf, “lE rmysL nUM ikhVf kuJ afKU. Auh qF sfzf hIrf hY.”
“ijhVy mry ny Auh vI iksy dy hIry sn.”
Auh KLfmosL ho igaf.

srbjIq mYnUM vwK vwK sLklF ivc ids irhf sI.

kfhn isMG dI puwC dy AuWqr ivc mYN ijLhn ‘qy jLor pfAux lwgf qF iek burI qy duKdfeI JfkI mn msqk ‘qy Cf geI. myry sfhmxy srhMd nihr ivcoN kwZ ky ilaFdI AusdI PuwlI hoeI lfsL peI sI. Auh GridaF nfl iksy gwloN KPLf ho igaf sI. iksy irsLqydfrI qy jfx df bhfnf lf ky GroN clf igaf aqy srhMd nihr ivc jf Cfl mfrI sI. Ausdy zuwb jfx dI KLbr AusdI nv ivafhI pqnI ny af ky idwqI sI ijsnUM Auh afpxy nfl lY ky igaf sI aqy AusnUM vI afpxy nfl hI KLudksLI krn leI pRyrdf irhf sI. pr Ausdy ienkfr krn aqy Aus vwloN smJfAux dy lwK XqnF dy bfvjUd srbjIq ny AusqoN afpxI bFh Cuzf ky nihr ivc Cfl mfr idwqI sI. qIsry idn hry jfly nfl ilwbVI AusdI glL cuwkI lfsL lwBI sI. ielfky ivc hfhfkfr mwc geI sI.
“kmlf BMg dy BfVy jfn gvf bYTf. GrF ivc sO AuWnI iewkI ho jFdI hY.” mYnUM AusdI kihrI mOq df zUMGf aPLsos sI.
“quhfzy nfl AuhdI muMizaF nUM kbwzI iKzvfAux qoN JVp hoeI sI nf iewk vfr?” kfhn isMG ny iewk vfr iPr afiKaf.
“awCf! lY Auh gwl? Auh qF mfmUlI gwl sI . JVp vI koeI nhIN sI hoeI. bws guwsf afieaf sI mYnUM vI aqy AuhnUM vI. pr asIN iewk dUjy nUM mUMhoN ikhf kuJ nhIN sI.” myry cyqy ivc iek idRsL AuWBiraf.
“Auh qF bVI vwzI gwl ho cwlI sI. mYN jfx buwJ ky kdI quhfnUM dwsI nhIN sI.” kfhn isMG ny rhws hor zMUGf kr idwqf.
hoieaf ieh ik tUrnfmYNt afAux vfly sn. srbjIq skUl lwgidaF hI nFvIN dsvIN dy muMizaF nUM ipwCy mYdfn ivc lY jFdf aqy kbwzI iKzfAuxI sLurU kr idMdf. hor qmfsLbIn muMzy vI grfAUNz dy afsy pfsy jf bYTdy. vwzIaF jmfqF ivhlIaF vrgIaF ho jFdIaF. Auh awDI CuwtI qwk kbwzI iKzfAuNdf rihMdf. dsvIN jmfq ivc myrf pMjvF pIrIaz lwgdf sI. jdoN mYN jmfq ivc jFdf, awDI jmfq KflI huMdI. puwCxF qF pqf lwgxf ik kuJ muMzy kbwzI Kyzx aqy kuJ AuhnF nfl vyKx gey hn. mYnUM iesqrHF bwicaF dI pVHfeI KLrfb krnf cMgf nhIN sI lwgdf. kuJ idn ieh islislf cwldf irhf. mYN kbwzI vfilaF muMizaF nUM ikhf ik kbwzI Kyzx vfly qF BfvyN Kyzdy rihx pr srbjIq nUM afiKE qmfsLbInF nUM qF klfs ivc Byj idaf kry. agly idn myrI klfs iPr ivhlI sI. afKy df koeI asr nhIN sI hoieaf. myry pwuCx qy pqf lwgf ik srbjIq nUM jdoN muMizaF ny myrf sunyhF idwqf qF Aus afiKaf sI, ‘Auey bYTo qusIN . myry huMidaF quhfnUM koeI kuJ nhIN afKdf.’
mYnUM Ausdy ies jvfb ivcoN ‘quhfnUM koeI kuJ nhIN afKdf” dI QF ‘quhfnUM koeI kuJ nhIN afK skdf’ dI gMD afeI. iehnF sLbdF ivc qF iewk vMgfr sI!
mYnUM srbjIq dI ieh gwl cMgI nf lwgI. pr mYN AusnUM kuJ nf afiKaf. myrI jwt-hAumYN vI jfg peI sI. pihly idn qF mYN isrPL qmfsLbInF nUM hI klfs ivc afAux leI hI sunyhF Byijaf sI pr agly idn mYN afpxI jmfq dy kbwzI vfly muMizaF nUM ikhf ik kbwzI Kyzx leI cfr pIrIaz bhuq huMdy hn. ies leI Auh agly idn myry pIrIaz ivc klfs ivc hr hflq ivc hfjLr hoxy cfhIdy hn. pr agly idn iPr hflq pihlF vflI hI sI. muMizaF ny myrf sunyhF srbjIq qwk phuMcf idwqf sI. pr Ausny iPr ikhf sI, “Auey jdoN mYN afKdF, kuJ nhIN huMdf. GbrfE nf,Kyzo qusIN.”
pqf mYnUM vI lwg igaf. asIN aMdroN aMdr qx gey sF. agly idn jdoN myry pIrIaz dI GMtI KVkI, mYN klfs ivc igaf qf pihlF vflf hfl. kuJ Blymfxs aqy zrfkl muMzy hI klfs ivc hfjLr sn. bfkI sfrI jmfq grfAUNz ivc hI sI. mYN Ausy vyly grfAUNz vwl qur ipaf. sfry myry vwl vyKx lwgy.
“quhfnUM mYN kI afiKaf sI Auey! qusIN klfs ivc ikAuN nhIN afey?”
muMzy Kyzxf Cwz ky myry vwl vyKx lwgy.
kbwzI vyK rhy qmfsLbIn muMizaF nUM mYN dbkfieaf ik Auh afpo afpxI klfs ivc jfx, EQy bYTx df AuhnF df koeI kMm nhIN. srbjIq ds gjL dI ivwQ ‘qy grfAUNz dy dUjy isry ‘qy Kloqf sI. mYN pUrI krVfeI nfl afiKaf, “ijhVy dsvIN dy muMzy ny, cuwp cfp bMdy dy puwq bx ky bfhr af jfE aqy mUMh hwQ Do ky klfs ivc clo. mYN quhfnUM kwlH hI kih idwqf sI ik ies vyly quhfnUM klfs ivc hoxf cfhIdf hY.”
muMzy kdI myry vwl vyKdy. kdI srbjIq vwl.
“ibtr ibtr kI ivMhdy E. myrI gwl nhIN suxI. cwl Auey pwigaf qUM. qUM vI pf kwpVy Auey sINZI.” mYN vfrI vfrI nF lY ky bulfAuxf sLurU kIqf qF myry bolF ivclI krVfeI vyK ky AuhnF kwpVy cuwky aqy nlky vwl qur pey.
srbjIq Kloqf muwCF qy hwQ Pyr irhf sI. sFvly mwQy AuWqy AuBrIaF psIny dIaF bUMdF AuhdIaF iqAUVIaF ivc Gul geIaF sn. pr nf Ausny koeI bol myry nfl sFJf kIqf qy nf mYN. muMizaF nUM awgy ihwk ky mYN klfs ivc lY afieaf.
agly idn drsLn hurF ny sfnUM dovF nUM smJf buJf ky sfzy hwQ imlvf idwqy.
AusnUM ikhf, “sMDU sfihb qyry vwzy Brf sn. qUM irkuaYst krnI sI, iehnF qYnUM kI afKxf sI muMizaF qoN. awgy ikhVIaF rojL sfrIaF klfsF lwgdIaF ny! tUrnfmYNt qwk iehnF dI vI klfs nf lwgdI qF kI PLrk pYxf sI!”
mYnUM ikhf, “quhfzf Cotf vIr sI. qusIN afp iesnUM smJf buJf lYxf sI. iehny ikhVf quhfzf ikhf kdI moiVaf hY. eynI iewjLq krdf hY quhfzI. muMizaF ‘c jf ky kihx nfl ieh afpxI byiejLqI mMn igaf hY.”
“quhfzy kihx mUjb asIN ikvyN krdy? aksr dovyN sMDU jwt jU hoey. muwC qF iswDI rwKxI hoeI nf? ikAuN srbjIq?” mYN hsb mfmUl muwCF ‘qy hwQ Pyr rhy srbjIq nUM ikhf. Auh iKViKVf ky hwisaf.
“Bf jI! gwl quhfzI TIk hY. mslf isrPL muwC df hI sI.”
iksy ny hfsy nfl ikhf, “ hux dovyN jxy muwCF nIvINaF kr lvo.”
srbjIq kursI qoN AuWiTaf aqy af ky mYnUM jwPLI pf leI. mYN AusnUM Coty Brf vFg gl nUM lf ilaf.
kfhn isMG ny myrI gwl suxn qoN bfad jo dwisaf Auh sux ky qF myry lUMeIN kMzy KVy ho gey.
Aus vwloN dwsI gwl df sfr sMKyp ies pRkfr hY:
ijs idn Ausdf myry nfl ieh JgVf hoieaf qF Auh bVy guwsy ivc sI. sfry muMizaF qy mfstrF ivc AusdI ‘bwly! bwly!’ sI. pr awj AusnUM lwgdf sI ijvyN muMzy AusdI bhfdrI, srdfrI aqy KVI muwC AuWqy hws rhy hox. Ausny qF ieh pRBfv bxfieaf hoieaf sI ik koeI Aus awgy ‘KMG’ nhIN skdf. pr ieh kI ho igaf sI! Ausdf aMdr mwc mwc jFdf.
Ausy rfq kudrqI AuhnF dy Gr ‘KfVkU’ af gey. afAuNdy hI rihMdy sn. ieh AuhnF dI pYsy Dyly aqy rotI pfxI vwloN ‘syvf’ krdy sn. AuhnF dI ies ielfky ivc vwzI iDr sn. Aus rfq rotI pfxI KvfAux qoN bfad jdoN srbjIq AuhnF vfsqy duwD df jwg lY ky igaf qF AuhnF ny aYvyN gwlF gwlF ivc afiKaf, “mfstr jI, ikqy koeI mfstr mUstr jF hor bMdf kubMdf quhfnUM jfpdf hovy ik aVdf hY, afpF qNUM dwso, JfV idaFgy.” srbjIq dy aMdr bldIaF svyr vflIaF lftF mwDm nhIN sn hoeIaF. Ausny ikhf, “hY sfzy iewk mfstr. kfmryz aY. lyKk aY. sMqF dy iKlfPL bVf boldf rihMdf. isMGF nUM vI kfqlF aqy zfkUaF dy toly afKdf aY. mYN qF bVf smJfieaf pr Auh bfjL nhIN afAuNdf. awj eysy gwloN myry nfl KihbV ipaf. mYN afiKaf ik mYN afpxy sfhmxy qYnUM sMqF mhFpurKF nUM durbcn nhIN bolx dyxf. hty eI nf. mYN qF pf ilaf iPr glmyN nUM hwQ. pUrf pMQ doKI hY.”
AuhnF ny nF pqf aqy sfrf vyrvf puwiCaf. Aus dws idwqf. AuhnF dy afgU ny ikhf, “mfstr jI, icMqf nf kro. do idnF ‘c sfrf twbr gwzI cfVH ky iPr afvFgy quhfzy kol duwD dy gwPy lfAux leI.”
agly idn svyry afAuNidaF hI srbjIq ny drsLn nUM awz krky sfrI gwl dws idwqI.
“bhuqf KwbI Kfn bxdY nf! puwq nUM lwg jU pqf, iewk awDy idn ‘c.” Ausdf guwsf ajy vI hlkf nhIN sI hoieaf.
drsLn ny ikhf, “srbjIq , ieh qUM bhuq mfVI kIqI. qYnUM ieMj nhIN sI krnf cfhIdf.”
kfhn isMG dws irhf sI,“ pihlF quhfzI sulfh sPfeI krvfeI aqy iPr ibnF iksy nUM dwisaF drsLn ny Esy vyly iksy aiDafpk df skUtr mMigaf aqy iswDf myry kol myry skUly af vwjf. AuhnUM quhfzy aqy myry irsLqy df ielm sI. mYnUM kihMdf , srbjIq ny afh lohVf mfiraY. quhfzI Auh bVI iewjLq krdY. AuhnUM afKo ik isMGF nUM CyqI qoN CyqI lwB ky Bfxf vrqxoN rok lvy. gwl sux ky qF myry vI psIny Cuwt gey. mYN vI Gbrf igaf. asIN srbjIq nUM skUloN afAuNdy nUM rfh ivc Jbfl dy bws awzy ‘qy hI jf Gyiraf. Auh zfZf sLrimMdf sI. kihMdf, sfzI qF sulfh sPfeI vI ho geI af. pr hux Cuwty qIr df kI bxy! Auh vI sfzy ijMnF hI icMqfqur sI sgoN sfzy qoN vI vwD. lE jI, asIN ‘isMGF’ dy iewk qoN dUjy awzy df pqf krdy lgfqfr iqMn idn sfh nf ilaf. sLfied quhfnUM cyqy hovy , quhfzy nfl sulfh sPLfeI vfly idn qoN ipwCoN iqMn idn srbjIq aqy drsLn skUl nhIN sn gey. qIsrI rfq asIN AuhnF nUM gwgobUhy ipMz ivc iewk bihk qy jf lwiBaf. asIN soc hI rhy sF ik iehnF nfl sfrI gwl ikvyN sLurU krIey. mYN dovyN hwQ joV ky ikhf, “jI jI bynqI hY.” AuhnF df jQydfr ivcoN hI tok ky kihMdf, “mfstr jI nUM sfzy qy XkIn nhIN lwgdf. mfstr jI kwlH rfq nUM quhfzy mn dI murfd pUrI ho jfAU aqy Auh pMQ doKI smyq pirvfr nrkF ivc phuMc jfAU. ieh do idn vI qF lwg gey ik asIN Auhdy itkfxy df pUrf pqf lfAuNdy rhy aF. nhIN ieqbfr qF suxoN. asl ivc AuhnF df Gr bfjLfr ivc hox krky svyry qF EQy sI afr pI iPrdI rihMdI hY. ieh kMm rfq nUM hox vflf hY. iekwly dI gwl huMdI qF asIN skUly jf ky hI soD dyxf sI pr sxy twbr rfq nUM Gry hI ‘gV gV’ hoAU. jy sfzy ‘qy nhIN XkIn qF awgy suxoN, AuhnF dy Gr dI sfhmxI aqy pfsy dI bfjLfr vflI bfhI qoN twp ky Gr aMdr jfieaf jf skdf hY.irh kMDF msF ds ds Puwt hI AuWcIaF ny.Auh sfrf twbr bfhr ivhVy ivc pwKf lf ky sONdy ny. hux hY koeI byieqbfrI? kwlH nUM ieh kMm hoieaf lE. hux hor syvf dwso.” Auh KLOPLnfk hfsf hwisaf.”
“ asIN syvf kI dwsxI sI. qrlf pfieaf sfiraF dovyN hwQ joV ky ik bfbf jI glqI nfl afiKaf igaf. mfVy ijhy afpsI JgVy krky iehnUM guwsf sI. qusIN bKLsL idE. Aus mfstr ivcfry df koeI ksUr nhIN. Auh kihMdf, ‘Auh sMqF nUM abf qbf boldf hY. kfmryz af . kfmryz nUM qF asF hux nhIN Cwzxf.’ asIN hwQ joVy. srbjIq ny ikhf , ‘bfbf jI mYQoN hI guwsy ivc Buwl ho geI. kfmryz kUmryz koeI nhIN ivcfr! Auh qF hIrf bMdf hY. hwQ bMnH ky bynqI hY ik Bfxf nf vrqfieE.” AuhnUM eynf inmr aqy inMmoJUxf vyK ky ‘bfbf’ hws ipaf. kihMdf, “isMG ardfs kr ky muVdy qF nhIN huMdy pr jy ieh sMgq df hukm hY qF mMn lYNdy aF. pr iewk gwl hY Aus bMdy ‘c ksr jLrUr hovygI, quhfzf mn hI ipGl igaf lwgdY. mom bixaF nhIN srnf hux. stIl bxnf pAU. hux qusIN AusnUM bcfAux leI AusdI sLfhdI Brdy E.”
kfhn isMG ibrqFq KLqm krky cuwp kr igaf pr myry aMdr ikMnF icr izgdy phfVF df KVfk afAuNdf irhf. jy Blf Auh aglI rfq qwk vI AuhnF nUM nf lwBdy! ijLMdgI aqy mOq ivc ikMnF mfmUlI PLrk hY! isrPL iewk rfq dy Pfsly qy myrI ijLMdgI aqy mOq KloqIaF sn. AuhnF ivcoN koeI vI mYnUM iml skdI sI. mYnUM ijLMdgI iml geI.
iPr mYnUM iKLafl afieaf ik iesqrHF dy ikMny ‘pMQ doKI’ afpsI dusLmxIaF vfilaF ny mrvfey hoxgy!
mYN Audfs ho igaf. myry mUMhoN sihj suBfvk inkilaf, “hIrf bMdf qF kfhn ishF qUM hYN hI. pr socIey qF aslI hIrf bMdf drsLn isMG sI, ijhVf qyry vwl nf qurdf qF awj mYN qyry sfhmxy nhIN sI bYTf hoxf. AusdI ieh vI vizafeI vyK ik srbjIq dI mOq qoN bfad, myry jlMDr afAux qwk Auh keI sfl myry nfl pVHfAuNdf irhf pr Ausny mYnUM kdI nhIN dwisaf aqy jqfieaf ik AusdI aqy iPr qyrI pihlkdmI nfl ikvyN myrI jfn bcI.”
kfhn isMG ny hfmI BrI. iPr asIN drsLn isMG dy drd ivc iBwj gey , ijhVf kuJ sfl hoey ,iksy sVk durGtnf ivc mfiraf igaf sI, ipwCy inwkf inwkf jIaf jMq kurlfAuNdf Cwz ky.
kfhn isMG myry sfhmxy bYTf sI aqy mYN aMqr iDafn ho ky iehnF hIry bMidaF nUM nqmsqk sF.