asIN sfry aksr vwzIaF vwzIaF
GtnfvF/gwlF dI crcf ƒ bhuqf mhwqv idMdy hF. socdy hF ik Èfied ieh hI
jIvn ƒ ZfldIaF bxfAuNdIaF hn. pr nhIN. sfzI idRÈtI ƒ syD dyx ivwc, moV
dyx ivwc, awgy qorn ivwc inwkIaF GtnfvF dI vI PYslfkuMn BUimkf hY.
ijvyN kwpVf, lwkVI, iewtF, pwQr aqy hr cIË Coty Coty qwqF dy joV myl qoN
bxI hY. Ausy qrHF asIN aqy sfzI soc inwky inwky vfikaF aqy gwlF bfqF df
imÈrx hY. jIvn ivwc jo kuJ vI vfprdf/Gtdf quiraf jFdf hY, Auh sfzy vjUd
ƒ vI Zfldf jFdf hY. pihlvfn dfrf isMG jd pihlI vfr sqfrF aTfrF sfl dI
Aumr ivwc, kMm DMdy dy islisly ivwc isMGfpur jfx leI smuMdrI jhfj dI Cwq
AuWqy hor musfPLrF nfl sPLr kr irhf sI qF rfq AuÈ ƒ iKLafl afieaf ik
ikAuN nf prHF ijhy suwqI iek jnfnI dy gl ivwcoN sony dI cynI lfh lvF.
Auh AuWT ky igaf qy jd cynI lfhux lwgf qF Auh jfg peI qy Aus rOlf pf
idwqf. hnHyry ‘c bMdf qF nf pCfixaf igaf. pr svyr hoeI qF qrHF qrHF dIaF
gwlF hox lwgIaF. bhuqy lokF df ieh iKLafl sI ik jnfnI ny cynI lwQx df qF
bhfnf hI mfiraf hY. asl ivwc bMdf hor iksy mksd leI Aus qk phuMicaf sI.
Aus aOrq dy cirwqr bfry KfhmKfh hoeI crcf qoN dfrf isMG ƒ bVI afqm
iglfnI mihsUs hoeI qy Aus ny pRx kIqf ik Auh BivwK ‘c kdI koeI corI nhIN
krygf. ieho iemfndfr vqIrf bfad ivwc Aus dy jIvn dIaF anykF kfmXfbIaF df
sbwb bixaF.
mhfqmf buwD, ijsdy cIn, jpfn, mlyÈIaf, hFgkFg, QfeIlYNz, mMgolIaf,
korIaf afid mulkF ivwc bhuigxqI lok anuXfeI hn. Aus rfjkumfr ƒ mhfqmf
buwD dI pdvIN qk phuMcfAux ivwc Aus inwkI ijhI Gtnf df hI hwQ sI, jd Aus
ny iewk bËurg ƒ muÈkl nfl qury iPridaF aqy iewk imrqk dyh ƒ ÈmÈfn Gft
vwl iljFidaf vyiKaf. vYsy qF ieh afm gwl hI sI pr Aus ny ies AuprMq jIvn
bfry gihrfeI nfl icMqn krn aqy lokfeI df mfrg drÈn krn df rsqf cux ilaf.
EdoN BfvyN ieh ibKVf pYNzf sI pr mgroN Auh iewk irafsq df afrËI rfjf nf
ho ky, sdf leI lokF dy idlF qy rfj krn lwgf.
asIN jd vI iksy nfl pyÈ afAuNdy hF qF aksr Aus dy dUrrs asrF qoN byKLbr
huMdy hF.
asIN jd vI iksy dy Gr jfeIey qF aglf sfƒ adb nfl aMdr ibTf ky gwl kry jF
jflI dy ivwcoN dI hI jvfb dyvy jF bfhr hI KlHfr ky gwl kry-sfƒ cfh pfxI
dI sulfh mfry jF nf mfry-sfƒ zrfieMg rUm ivwc ibTfey jF bYWzrUm
ivwc-gwlbfq dOrfn sfzy nfl koeI qolI imxI kry jF KuwlHI -hwsy, muskfvy
jF guMm suMm rvHy-bfhr quridaF qk kol Kloqf rvHy jF bfhr kwZ ky drvfËf
bMd kr lvy- sfƒ muVky iPr kdI afAux leI kvHy jF nf kvHy. iehnF sfrIaF
gwlF qoN sfƒ afpxy agly nfl sbMDF dI gihrfeI dy mfp df pqf lgdf hY. asIN
Auprokq ivvhfr dy inwky inwky qoN hI smJ jFdy hF ik Auh sfƒ kI smJdf hY.
iek imwqr ny gwl suxfeI ik iek vfr Auh iksy jfxkfr swjx dI nvIN afeI ƒh
ƒ Ègn dyx Aus dy Gr ƒ jf rhy sn ik ƒh-puwq rsqy ivwc qury afAuNdy iml
pey. kihx lwgy ik qusIN Gr bYTo asIN huxy afey. Auh ikDry hor jf ky gwpF
ÈwpF mfrI gey. Gr igaF ny afpxy afp ƒ vfDU ijhy mihsUs kIqf. afiKr
bulfAux AuWqy joVI afeI, tihldI. Aus imwqr ny ikhf ik ies Cokry dy
ivvhfr AuprMq Auh kdI vI dubfrf Aus Gr ivwc pYr nhIN rwKygf. virHaF dI
sFJ iek Gtnf nfl hI mn ivwcoN Kqm ho geI.
nOkrI dy ÈurU ÈurU ivwc asIN cfr lYkcrfr myry kvftr ivwc rihMdy sF. iek
rfq mYƒ TMz ijhI lwgI qy mYN motf kwpVf afpxy AuWpr lYx leI AuWiTaf. kI
vyiKaf ik bfkI iqMn (suirMdr isMglf, jsivMdr isMG, blivMdr isMG) vI ihwk
ƒ lwqF lfeI kuMgVy pey sn. mYN iqMn kwpVy hor cuwky aqy AuhnF iqMnF
AuWpr vI dy idwqy. svyry AuWT ky jd AuhnF ƒ ies gwl df pqf lwgf qF
jsivMdr mYƒ kihx lwgf, “Xfr, ies qrHF qF mfvF AuWT AuWT ky afpxy puwqrF
AuWqy kwpVy idMdIaF huMdIaF.`` ieh CotI ijhI gwl Auhdy leI kdI nf Buwlx
vflI Gtnf bx geI qy Auh aksr ieh gwl suxfAuNdf rihMdf hY. iek sws kihMdI
‘‘myrf vwzI ƒh kol jf ky qF sfh hI nhIN inkldf. mYƒ AuhdI Èkl qoN hI pqf
lwg jFdf ik Auh myry afAux AuWqy KuÈ nhIN. nfsF Pulf Pulf ky gwlF krn
lwgpU-iksy koloN dI lMGx lwgy jvfk dy kMn qy cpyV jVdU-rotI nfl pfxI
dyxf BuwljU-Pulkf dyx lwigaF QflI `c clf ky mfrU-pr CotI nUMh myry Gr
vVidaF hws ky imlU-sfiraF dI suK sFd puwCU-afKU myrf qF mF jI keI idnF
qoN Dfƒ imlx ƒ jIa krdf sI-mF jI kI KfEgy? clo KIr kVfh bxfAuny aF awj.
rwb sfiraF ƒ eyho ijhf slwg DI puwq dyvy.``
mYN jd bI[ ey krdf sF qF imMtF sikMtF ivwc kuwkV murgf bxf lYNdf sF.
DOxo PVnf. pihlF hlkf ijhf mroVf isr vwloN dyxf qy iPr pUrf mroVf dy ky
DOx lfh ky aOh mfrnI. iek idn GridaF mYƒ afiKaf ik murgI lY jf qy
vHylIEN bxf ky lY af. mYN Qfl cfkU nfl ilaf qy hvylI jf ky jd kukVI ƒ
DOxoN PiVaf qF ajIb nËfrf bx igaf. kukVI bVIaF bybs ingfhF nfl myry vwl
JfkI. asIN iewk dUjy vwl vyKI jfeIey. Auh nËrF hI nËrF ivwc mYƒ kihMdI
jfpy, ‘‘mYN qyrf kI ivgfiVaf? ikAuN mYƒ mfrdF? BYiVaf kuJ mYƒ vI iËMdgI
df anMd lY lYx dy.`` myrf Aus dI DOx mroVn df hONslf nf ipaf. Aus ƒ Gr
ilaf ky Cwz idwqf. mYN Aus qoN bfad awj qwk iksy kuwkV kukVI dI DOx nhIN
mroVI. Èfied iesy Gtnf df hI asr hY ik mYN bMdUk nfl awj qk iÈkfr dy
mnorQ nfl iek vI golI nhIN clfeI.
Xfd afAuNdf hY ik jd AunI sO awsI ivc vDfey gey bs ikrfieaf ƒ vfps
krvfAux leI Kwby-pwKI ividafrQI qy nOjvfn jQybMdIaF df pMjfb pwDr ‘qy
jbrdsq aMdoln cwl irhf sI. anykF kfrkuMn igRÌqfr kr ley gey. mYN vI
vrMitz sF. asIN aYkÈn vfly idn hI sfhmxy afAuNdy jnqf dI ÈkqI smyq[
AudoN puils dI koeI pyÈ nf jFdI qy iPr alop ho jFdy. bVI luwkxmItI cwl
rhI sI. pwtI qihsIl ivc PYslf sI aMdoln ƒ ijMdf rwKx leI mYN qy krm isMG
huMdl iksy sUrq ivc vI igRÌqfr nf hoeIey. mYN ijs rfq vI ipMz huMdf,
ipMz ivc iksy dy Gr sONdf. ikAuNik myry Gr puils mYƒ igRÌqfr krn leI
Cfpy mfrdI sI. myry GridaF ƒ vI pqf nf huMdf ik mYN kIhdy vwl suwqf hF.
iek rfq mYN cfcf sUrqf isMG dy Gr suwqf qy sOx lwigaF afiKaf ik agr
puils dI jIp dI KVk lwgy qF mYƒ jgf idE. mYN iKsk jfvFgf. svyr hoeI qF
cfcf sUrqf isMG qy cfcI ny dwisaf, ‘‘puwq asIN qF sfrI rfq hI jfg ky
pihrf idwqf. qYƒ PV QoVf jfx dyxf sI.“ asIN kdI puils dy kfbU nf afey.
hYrfnI qF AudoN hoeI jd mYƒ kuJ puils mulfËmF ny afiKaf, ‘‘qusIN smJdy
aF beI asIN quhfƒ kdI vyiKaf nhIN? vIh vfr vyiKaf. pr asIN kdI sfhb ƒ
nhIN dwisaf. sfzI qy afp quhfzIaF mMgF nfl hmdrdI af.“ aijhIaF keI
GtnfvF ny myrf lokF dI aQfh ÈkqI aqy suihrdqf AuWqy Brosf pwkf kIqf.
ies qoN Cy sfl ipwCoN vfprI iek hor Gtnf ivc iek nvF qËrbf hoieaf. asIN
awT jxy cMzIgVH mMqrI dy dPqr ivc Aus nfl bVI sMjIdf bihs kr rhy sF.
brnflf srkfr vyly iPr vDy bs ikrfieaf iKlfÌ cwly aMdoln dOrfn mYN Aus
zYlIgyÈn df mYNbr sF, ijnHF ƒ trFsport mMqrI ny gwlbfq leI bulf ky PYslf
kIqf sI. gwlbfq bVy hI suKfvyN mfhOl ivc cwl rhI sI. srkfr aMdoln dy
dbfa sdkf sihmq ho geI ik vDy ikrfey ividafrQIaF AuWqy lfgU nhIN hoxgy.
pr bfkI afm jnqf AuWqy vI ieh Bfr nf pfieaf jfvy, asIN dlIlF dy rhy sF.
pr mMqrI kol Èfied iekwilaF ieh aihm inrxf lYx df aÉiqafr nhIN sI. Aus
ny ieh mfmlf muwK mMqrI nfl qurMq ivcfrn df Brosf idwqf. asIN ividafrQI
leI kIqI pRfpqI qoN KuÈ sF ik eyny ƒ sfzy iek swjx, jo sfrI gwlbfq dOrfn
boilaf nhIN sI, kihMdf, ‘‘E jI eyny ku ikrfey vDf ky srkfr ƒ kI lwB
jfxf? aYvyN mUMh hI kflf krvfAux vflI gwl af.`` mMqrI awg bbUlf ho igaf.
iekyrF qF sfrI Kyz ivgV geI. gwlbfq tuwtdI tuwtdI msF lIh `qy afeI. mYƒ
aihsfs hoieaf ik ikvyN glq boilaf iek vfk vI iksy vwzy qoN vwzy kMm ƒ
ivgfV skdf hY. aijhIaF keI GtnfvF ivcoN mYN ÈbdF dI aihmIaq df kfiel
hoieaf qy mgroN jf ky mYN ies ivÈy AuWqy inbMD iliKaf.
‘mnuwKI jIvn ivc bolcfl df hunr.`
iksy df ieh kihxf iblkul swc hY ik sfƒ Auho ijhf ivhfr hI dUijaF nfl
krnf cfhIdf hY ijs qrHF dy vDIaf vqIry dI asIN AunHF koloN afs krdy hF.
vYsy apvfd hI hY Èfied ik kdI kdI aYsy lok vI twkr jFdy hn, ijnHF ƒ jd
afp ƒ loV huMdI hY qF bVy momoTwgxy ijhy mIsxy ijhy bx ky afpxf kMm kZvf
lYNdy hn qy jd mqlb inkl jFdf hY qF sB Buwl Bulf jFdy hn. jy ikqy AunHF
gocrf kMm pY jfvy qF nËrF hI nhIN imlfAuxgy. iPr aglf ihrK df mfiraf
khygf, ‘‘Xfd kr Eh vylf, jd mYN qyry leI[[[[.`` aijhy aihsfn-PrfmoÈ iksm
dy lokF ƒ iksy nf iksy moV qy jf ky lok kih hI idMdy hn, ‘‘bQyrf coa
ilaf jy sfƒ qusIN! afp qF iek Dfr nhIN dyx jogy! aOh bfhr ƒ rsqf jFdf
jy! qIr ho jo! ipwCf BAuN ky nf vyiKE!`` aYsy lokF ƒ Èfied ielm nhIN ik
DoKf jF clfkI vwzI kro jF CotI, Aus df asr aTUMhyN dy zMg vFg Enf hI
mihsUs huMdf hY.
aYsIaF nfmurfd ÈÉsIaqF nfl vfh pYx nfl mnuwK df suihrdqf vflf afpxf
isMGfsx zol jFdf hY. pr iPr koeI nf koeI cMgI Gtnf ies df Ëihr Auqfr
idMdI hY qy awgoN leI vI aMg sMg rihMdI hY. iek vfr mYN iksy dPqr ivc
iksy kMm leI igaf. AuQy iek bMdf mYƒ bVy inwG nfl imilaf. ibTfieaf. myrf
kMm kIqf. cfh pfxI iplfieaf. mYN afpxy mn ‘c ÈrimMdf ijhf hoeI jfvF ik
mYN qF ies bMdy ƒ pCfxdf vI nhIN pr ieh eynf Aucyc kr irhf ik jIkUM pqf
nhIN ikMnI ku sFJ huMdI af. mYN hfr ky Aus ƒ afpxy mn dI avsQf dws hI
idwqI, ‘‘vIr jI myry qy idmfg ‘coN ikqy inkl igaf peI afpF ikQy imly sF.
myry leI mfVI gwl af vYsy.“ Auh kihMdf, ‘‘imilaf qF mYN vI Cy ku sfl
pihlF awDf ku imMt hI sF pr quhfƒ Buwl nhIN sikaf. mYN quhfzy iksy
ividafrQI nfl sF. Aus ny koeI jfxkfrI mMgI sI qy qusIN ikhf sI, ‘‘bwcU,
eyny ipafr nfl qF jy qUM myrI jfn vI mMg lYNdf, mYN Aus qoN vI nFh nhIN
sI krnI.“ dwso ies qoN vwzI vI koeI gwl huMdI af?“
ijhVy GrF ivc Gr dy jIa afpo ivc inwkIaF-inwkIaF gwlF krdy rihMdy hn,
AunHF ƒ vwzIaF-vwzIaF ibmfrIaF lwgx dI sMBfvnf bVI Gt jFdI hY. ijs ivc
inwkIaF-inwkIaF gwlF vflf mfhOl nhIN rihMdf, AuQy vwzy-vwzy msly KVHy ho
jFdy hn. pRyÈfnI df qoV vwzy-vwzy dmgËy nhIN, CotIaF-CotIaF apxwq BrIaF
gwlF huMdIaF hn.
vwzy qoN vwzy sbMD/sFJ dI hirafvl Enf icr hI brkrfr rihMdI hY, ijMnf icr
ies ƒ CotIaF-CotIaF gwlF-bfqF isMjdIaF rihMdIaF hn. ienHF qoN bgYr, kdoN
sFJ df pOdf murJf igaf, pqf hI nhIN lgdf.
iksy vIh qIh sfl purfxI mmUlI jfpdI Gtnf dI Xfd idvf ky qusIN iksy
moey/ivsry sbMD ƒ iekdm ijAUNdf kr skdy ho. *****
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