qfieaf sMqf myrf skf qfieaf
sI. AusnUM ies sMsfr qoN ivdf hoieaF cfr dhfikaF qoN vI vwD smF ho cwilaf
hY pr ajy vI AusdI ikrqI qy qpwsvI iËMdgI df ibMb myrI mfniskqf nfl ies
qrHF icMbiVaf hoieaf hY ijvyN ieh koeI kwlH-prsoN dI hI bxI qsvIr hovy.
afpxy smyN dI dunIaF dI nËr ivwc Auh BfvyN mihË iewk afm ikrqI iksfn sI pr
myrI nËr ivwc Auh iksy vwzy qpwsvI qy mhF iqafgI qoN iksy qrHF vI Gwt nhIN
sI. Auh myry bfpU qoN Cy-swq sfl vwzf sI qy afpxI cVHdI jvfnI vyly Auhdy
do ivafh cuwky sn. pihlF pihlf ivafh hoieaf. Ausdy ies pihly ivafh dI pqnI
dI ivafh qoN Cy mhIinaF dy aMdr-aMdr hI mOq ho geI. iPr dUjf ivafh hoieaf
qF dUjI pqnI nfl vI iehI Bfxf vriqaf. iehnF awgV-ipCV do mOqF ny qfey nUM
pqI-pqnI qy aOlfd vfly gRihsQI jIvn qoN sfrI Aumr leI vFJf kr idwqf. qfey
sMqy dIaF dovyN jIvn-sfQxF dy BrI jvfnI ivwc iewk qoN bfd dUjI dy ies qrHF
qur jfx df hI Èfied ieh nqIjf inkilaf ik qfey df ies sMsfr dy gRihsQI
sMsfr qoN moh BMg ho igaf. Ausdf df ies gRihsQ sMsfr qoN moh BMg qF ho
igaf sI pr Ausny AuhnF buËidl lokF vFg ies ‘hsMdy-iKzMdy’ sMsfr nUM Cwz ky
iksy jMgÜ-bIafbfn ivwc jF iksy phfV Auqy jf ky zyrf nhIN sI lfieaf. Auh
sMinafsI vI bixaf qy qpwsvI vI, pr ies sMsfr ivwc rih ky ikrq krMidaF hI.
Ausny sMsfr dIaF rMg-rMgIlIaF qoN ËrUr mUMh moiVaf pr iesdI muÈwkqI iËMdgI
qoN nhIN. afpxy jnm qoN bfd jd mYN surq sMBfÜI qF mYN qfey nUM iewk aijhf
bMdf pfieaf, jIvn ivwc ijvyN Auh iewk hI kMm krn afieaf hovy. qy Auh kMm
sI ikrq, isrP DrqI ivwc Éurpf mfrnf.
pihlF-pihlF qfieaf KyqoN af ky Gr dy hor jIaF vFg rfq nUM Gr ivwc sONdf.
isafÜ huMdf qF jF qF Ausdf mMjf qUVI vflI sbHfq ivwc huMdf jF iPr TMZ qoN
zMgrF nUM bcfAux leI lfey juwbVF vfly vrHFzy ivc. grmIaF dI ruwq ivwc
zMgrF vfly ivhVy ivwc qy jF iPr Kyq! Auh idn cVHdy qoN pihlF bhuq hI
aMnHyry AuTdf, pihlF afp hI cfh bxfAuNdf qy pINdf qy Pyr bÜdF dI joVI
KolHdf, AuhnF dy gÜ pMjfÜI pfAuNdf qy Kyq dy rfh pY jFdf. afQxy idn iCpx
qoN bfd jd Auh Gr muVdf qF Ausdy isr Auqy hry dI BrI huMdI. afAux-sfr hI
toky vflI mÈIn Auqy tokf krn lwg pYNdf. jy Gr df koeI jIa nfl lgdf qF
vfhvf nhIN qF toky vflI mÈIn ivwc afp hI rug dyeIN jFdf qy afp hI Ausdf
dfqF vflf phIaf gyVI jFdf. ies qrHF tokf kr ky tokf kIqf hrf pÈUaF nUM
pfAux lgdf. kmfl dI gwl ieh ik ies sfry smyN durfn Auh Gr dy jIaF nfl
igxqI dy bolF dI sFJ hI krdf. Auh vI qd jd Gr ivwc kIqy jfx vflf koeI kMm
smyN-isr nf hoieaf AusdI nËrI pY jFdf. hfsy-TwTy vflI gwl Auh EdoN hI krdf
jd Aus gwl df sMbMD iksfnI iËMdgI dy iksy kMm-DMDy krn ivwc iksy alHV jF
axjfx bMdy qo kIqIN glqI nfl huMdf. ivafh-ÈfdIaF, jF hor lqIÌybfËIaF dy
hfsy-mÉOlF qoN dUr hI rihMdf. ieho-jy hfsy-TwiTaF nUM qF Auh ‘ivhly qy
kohVI bMidaF dy coNcly’ hI smJdf. `coNcly’ kI, ieho-jIaF gwlF `qy AusnUM
keI vfr iKJ vI af jFdI. Éfs qOr `qy Gr dy AuhnF jIaF Auqy ijhVy KyqI dy
kMm qoN qF jIa curfAuNdy qy gwlF krn ivwc afpxy-afpnUM ‘DMnf’ iswD krn
ivwc lwgy rihMdy. iehnF ivcoN iewk nMbr Auqy myrf vwzf Brf ‘nykf’ (hrnyk)
afAuNdf ijhVf kMm df qF kdy zwkf qoV ky dUhrf nhIN sI krdf pr ivhlf rih ky
gwlF mfr-mfr Gr AujfVn ivwc sB qoN mohrI bx-bx bYTdf sI.
hOÜI-hOÜI qfey sMqy ny ipMz Gr afAuxf vI Gwt kr idwqf. iewk pqIÜI, afpxy
jogI cfh-pwqI qy guV Auh Kyq hI rwKx lwg ipaf. duwD iksy zolU bgYrf ivwc
pf ky Kyq ivclI byrI dI iksy tfhxI afid nfl lmkf idMdf ijQy AusnUM hvf
cMgI qrHF lwg sky. jF iPr, jy Gr dy mfl (zMgr-pÈUaF) ivwc duwD idMdI koeI
bwkrI huMdI qF Aus bwkrI nUM hI Kyq rwK lYNdf. grmIaF dI ruwq ivwc qF rfq
nUM rihx ivwc aYzI koeI smwisaf nhIN sI (mINh-kxI jF aMnHyrI-qUPfn nUM Auh
koeI smwisaF nhIN sI smJdf) qy isafÜF ivwc Auh ipMzoN juwbV mMgf ky afpxf
mMjf Kyq vflI byrI hyT kr ky juwbV ivwc afpxy-afpnUM lpyt ky ‘mONj dI
nINd’ suwqf rihMdf. bfd ivwc qfey ny toBy dy moty qy kwcy ziÜaF df Kyq
ivwc iewk koTf hI Cwq ilaf. ies koTy ny qF qfey df ipMz qy Gr nfl
afAux-jfx vflf irÈqf iewk qrHF nfÜ pwky qOr `qy hI qoV idwqf. hux qfey df
kMm sI KyqF ivwc pwky qOr `qy kMm krnf qy Kyq hI pwky qOr `qy rYx-vsyrf
krnf. ipMz qF Auh kdy-kdy axsrdy hI gyVf mfrdf. dovF vyilaF dI AusdI rotI
GroN phuMcdI ho jFdI sI qy cfh afid df jugfV Auh afp kr lYNdF sI. myry
awKF awgy awj jd-kd vI qfey sMqy dI koeI qsvIr AuGVdI hY Aus ivwc sB qoN
AuBrvyN rMg vflI qy spwÈt Auh qsvIr huMdI hY ijs ivwc qfieaf jF qF hÜ ivwc
ËmIn vfh-bIj irhf huMdf hY, jF hwQ ivwc khI leIN KyqF nUM pfxI lf irhf
huMdf hY qy jF hwQ ivwc ksIaf jF Éurpf leIN KyqF ivwc guz-guzfeI kr irhf
huMdf hY qy jF iPr Ausdy isr Auqy hry dI BrI huMdI hY ijhVI Auh bÜdF jF
hor zMgrF vwl suwtx jf irhf huMdf hY. myrIaF awKF sfhmxy AusdI iËMdgI dI
kdy koeI aijhI qsvIr nhIN afeI ijs ivwc Auh mMjy `qy ipaf GrfVy mfr irhf
hovy, jF Gwto-Gwt sfzy Kyq ivwc lwgI byrI hyT Auh iksy vwt nfl ipwT lf ky
do GVI nINd df tUlf hI lY irhf hovy. Auh jdoN qy ijQy vI mYNnUM idsdf hY
ikrq krn dy iksy nf iksy rUp ivwc hI idsdf hY.
ijvyN ik mYN pihlF ikhf hY qfey sMqy dy mn qy srIr df hr kfrj ikrq, Auh vI
iksfnI ikrq, nfl juiVaf hoieaf sI. bfkI sB kuwJ Ausny afpxI iËMdgI ivcoN
Éfrj kr Cwizaf sI. afpxI pihlI Aumr ivwc Auh ipMzoN bfhr ikqy igaf hovy qF
Èfied igaf hovy, pr KyqI nfl ies hwd qwk juVn bfd nf hI Auh iksy
ivafh-ÈfdI ‘qy jFdf sI, nf iksy myly-iqAuhfr ‘qy aqy nf hI iksy mrny-srny
‘qy! hF, iewk mOkf ËrUr mYNnUM Xfd hY. sfzy ipMz df iewk jyTU rfm syT
huMdf sI. sfzf pirvfr sdf hI Ausdf krËeI rihMdf sI. syT jyTU rfm dI iksy
irÈqydfrI ivwc koeI ivafh sI. AuQy Ausny afpxy nfl do cfr iksfn iljfxy sn.
isrP ies leI ik afpxy irÈqydfrF qy sUdÉor BfeIcfry Auqy rohb jmf ky ieh
dwisaf jf sky ik Aus nfÜ afey jwt (iksfn) AusdIaF krËeI sfmIaF hn. afm qOr
‘qy Gr dy bfhr-aMdr jfx vfly aijhy ‘kfrj’ myrf bfpU hI inBfieaf krdf sI
(bfpU nUM iehnF ivcoN ÉuÈI vI bhuq imldI sI). Aus idn, pqf nhIN ikAuN,
bfpU jf nhIN sI jf sikaf. qfey nUM jfxf pY igaf sI. lwg-pg 60 sfl pihlF dI
ieh Gtnf mYNnUM ies kr ky Xfd hY ikAuNik Aus ivafh ivwc qfey nfl mYN vI
igaf sI qy asIN afpxf gwzf lY ky syT qy syT dy pirvfr nUM Aus ivwc bTf ky
lY ky geIy sI. ies qoN ibnf qfieaf Èfied hI iksy ivafh-ÈfdI, myly-gyly
afid ‘qy igaf hovy. hor qF hor iksy irÈqydfrI ivwc vI Gwt-vwD hI jFdf sI.
vwD qoN vwD Auh sfzy ipMz qoN du ku koh ‘qy ipMz PPVy BfeI-ky ivKy ivafhI
myrI BUaf dI DI jMgIro nUM sfl do sfl bfd iml afAuNdf. Auh vI ies kr ky
ikAuNik ipMz PPVy BfeI-ky sfzy KyqF vwl sI qy sfzy KyqoN Auh muÈkl nfl koh
ku dI vft ‘qy hI pYNdf sI. jy qfieaf sMqf nF jFdf qF BYx jMgIr kOr afp hI
Kyq af ky AusnUM iml jFdI. jMgIro BYx mohÉorI iesqrI sI qy afpxy ies
sfD-ivrqI vfly mfmy nfl AusnUM aMqF df moh qy hmdrdI sI.
hor qF hor, qfieaf sMqf Gr dI iksy qrHF dI kbIldfrI jF ies kbIldfrI dy
JMjtF ivwc vI iksy iksm dI idlcspI nhIN sI lYNdf. Gr leI kI ilafAuxf hY kI
nhIN, iksy df kI qy ikMnf dyxf-lYxf hY, ies nfl Auh iksy iksm df lfgf-dygf
nhIN sI rKdf. ieh isrdrdI pihly nMbr ‘qy myrI mF dI sI qy bfkI bfhrlf
bhuqf lYx-dyx myrf bfpU hI krdf sI ijs ivwc Auh aksr mfr Kf jFdf sI.
qfieaf qF kmf ky bohÜ lfAux vflf sI awgoN ieh bohÜ ikDr jFdy sn qy kOx lY
jFdf sI, ieh qfieaf myrI mF qy myry bfpU Auqy suwt rKdf sI.
pqf nhIN ikrq nfl ies hwd qwk juV jfx sdkf jF iPr afpxI pihlI Aumr ivwc
afpxIaF dovyN pqnIaF dy ivCoVy sdkf qfieaf sMqf aPIm Kfx lwg ipaf sI. ieh
aPIm Auh kdoN qoN Kfx lwigaf sI, iehdf mYNnUM koeI pqf nhIN. hF, aYnf ËrUr
pqf hY ik jd mYN surq sMBfÜI EdoN aPIm KFdf huMdf sI. ajIb gwl ik aPIm Kfx
AuprMq nf qF Auh bfkI amlIaF vFg cusq-Purq gpOVIaF mfrdf sI qy nf hI Auh
GorI amlIaF vFg GorI iksm df bMdf bx ky mMjy Auqy gozy joV ky hI pYNdf sI.
ivhlV qy GorI (inkMmy qy susq) bMidaF nUM qF Auh bypsMd qy nÌrq krdf sI.
myry bfpU qy vwzy BfeI hrnyk nUM kMm nf krn kfrn Auh aksr ‘sfly ivhlV qy
inKwtU’ kih ky afpxI nÌrq dF prgtfvf kiraf krdf sI. ‘ivhlV, nKwtU, GorI,
Gr-pwtU, aMn dy kIVy’ afid kuwJ lPË sn ijhVy Auh myry bfpU qy myry vwzy
BfeI hrnyk leI afm vrqdf sI qy iehnF awgy aksr ‘sfly’ lPË df ivÈyÈx ËrUr
lfAuNdf sI. qfey dI aPIm KfxI Gr ivwc iksy nUM cuBdI vI nhIN sI. iesdf
iewk kfrn qF ieh sI ik qfey rfhIN kIqI kmfeI dy mukfbly AusdI aPIm `qy
kIqf Krcf bhuq hI gYr-mfmUlI sI. KfDI aPIm sdkf qfieaf idn-rfq imwtI nfl
imwtI hoieaf rihMdf sI. muK qOr `qy sfzy Gr dI afriQkqf df dfromudfr do
bMidaF Auqy KVHf sI. iewk qfey Auqy dUjf myrI BUaf dy puwq jMgIr Auqy
ijhVf bcpn qoN hI sfzy Gr df aMg bixaf hoieaf sI. jMgIr kMm ivwc DUs ËrUr
sI pr AusnUM KyqI krn dy qOr-qrIikaF dI AuWkf hI smJ nhIN sI. iesdy AuÜt
imwtI nfÜ imwtI hoey rihx dy bfvjUd qfieaf sMqf KyqI krn dI afpxy smyN dI
qknIk ivwc pUrf smJdfr qy qjrbykfr sI. AusnUM ies gwl dI hwd drjy qwk smJ
sI ik hÜ dI rfhÜ ikvyN kwZxI hY, bIjfeI krn vyly ikMnf bIj pfAuxf hY, Psl
nUM kd pfxI lfAuxf hY kd nhIN. kpfh, kxk, bfjrf, srHoN, Coly, mwkI afid
PslF dy iewk-iewk bUty df AusnUM ies hwd qwk pqf sI ik Auh sihjy hI ds
skdf sI ik iksnUM kI hoieaf hY. dUjy, Ausdy aPIm Kfx Auqy myry bfpU qy
myry vwzy Brf nUM ies kr ky vI koeI ieqrfË nhIN sI ikAuNik Ausdy aPIm Kfx
sdkf AuhnF nUM ivhly rihx df pUrf mOkf iml jFdf sI. qfieaf aPIm nI KfAU qF
Auh kMm nI kr skU qy jy kMm nI kr skU qF AuhnF dovF nUM Kyq kMm krn leI
jfxf ipaf krU. ies leI bfpU qfey leI aPIm nhIN sI muwkx idMdf. ies leI
mrdy-dm qwk qfieaf sfzy Gr dI iewk mËbUq afriQk QHMmI bixaf irhf.
qfey sMqy dy gÜ Éwdr df kuVqf, qyV Éwdr dI lMgotI qy Kwdr dI DoqI, isr
Auqy mYÜI pwg qy pYrIN iPwzf bxIN DOVI juwqI huMdI sI. kMm krn vyly Auh
isr AuqoN pwg kdy vI nhIN sI lfhuMdf. jyT hfV dIaF qpdIaF dupihrF ivwc vI.
hF, kdI-kdfeIN pwg AuqoN dI prnf Ërur lpyt lYNdf sI. Auh vI qF jy kMm krn
vyly iesdI loV huMdI. ijvyN dfxy kwZx jF CMzx, jF BfrI pMzF cuwkx afid dy
mOikaF smyN. pwg pftdI pft jFdI sI pr Auh Ausdy isr df sfQ nhIN sI CzdI.
prnf rKdf ËrUr pr AusnUM Auh iksy cIË nUM bMnHx-bMnHfAux, sFBx-sMBfAux leI
hI bhuqf vrqdf. ijvyN Kyq rotI KFidaF bcI rotI sFB ky rwKxI, mwkI dI koeI
pwkI hoeI CwlI, KyqF ivwc kMm kridaF imly imwTy icbHV, byrI jF milHaF dy
byr afid prny nfl bMnH ky rKx vfsqy! byr Auh sfnUM vI idMdf qy afp hI bVy
ÈOk nfl KFdf. milHaF dy byr qF Auh keI vfr iewko vyly sYNkVf, zUZ sYNkVf
igx ky Kf jFdf. kpVy jy ipMzoN Do ky af-gy qF vI cMgf qy jy nhIN afey qF
vI cMgf. qfey nfl sMbMiDq kpVy Dox dI gwl mF nUM ivÈyÈ qOr ‘qy Xfd rwKxI
pYNdI: “vy jy AuhnUM nI iehnF gwlF dI prvfh qF qusIN qF lhf ilaf kro Ausdy
kpVy! ?”
ijQy myrf bfpU ivhlV qy afdrÈvfdI ivrqI qy mfniskqf vflf bMdf sI AuQy
qfieaf aqI XQfrQvfdI soc qy XQfrQk aml df mflk sI. CI mhIinaF bfd jd hfVI
jF sfAuxI dI pwkI ijns dy bohÜ jF Zyr lgdy qF myry bfpU ny hmyÈF Aus ijns
nUM vDf-cVHf ky aMgxf. jy kxk, kpfh ny 60-70 mx hoxf qF bfpU ny qoly jfx
qoN pihlF AusonUM swq-awT vIhF (140-160) mx aMg ky dwsxf. ieh koeI bfpU
jfx-buJ ky nhIN sI afKdf sgoN Auh ijns AusnUM lgdI hI AuqnI huMdI sI. iehI
hfl myrI BUaf dy puwq jMgIr df huMdf. Auh vI hoeI pYdfvfr nUM loV nfloN
vwD vDf ky vyKx df afdI sI. pr qfey dI aMgI ijns ivwc do-cfr mx dI Gft-vfD
qF byÈk ho jfxI pr iesqoN vwD kdy nhIN.
iËMdgI ivwc vDyry XQfrQvfdI soc df DfrnI hox kfrn myrf qfieaf myry pVHn dy
hwk ivwc nhIN sI. Ausdf ivcfr sI ik grIb iksfn dy puwqF nUM pVHfeIaF kI
afKx? QoVHI ËmIn ‘qy jy asIN cfry Brf dwb ky kMm krIey qF QoVHI ivcoN vI
isAunf pYdf kIqf jf skdf hY. inwky huMidaF Kyq igaf nUM Auh hÜ vfhuMdf
mYNnUM qy myry Coty BrfvF cMd qy mihMdr nUM vfrI-isr hÜ df muMnf PVf idMdf
qy nfÜ dI nfÜ KyqI dy kMm dIaF brkqF vI dsdf rihMdf. Auh aksr ies gwl Auqy
Ëor dy ky afKdf, “jwt dy cfr puwq hox qy iPr vI Gr ivwc BuwK-nMg hovy,
iDrg aY aYsy jwt dy puwqF dy!” pr qfey dy kQnF muqfibk asIN cfry dy cfry
Brf KyqI dy kMm ivwc nf pY sky. myry qoN myrf vwzf Brf hrnyk ivhlpuxy qy
vYlpuxy df iÈkfr ho igaf qy mYN KyqI muÈwkqI kMm qoN AuNj hI aMdry-aMdr BY
KFdf sF. qy KyqI df ËUÜf pY igaf myry Cyty BrfvF cMd qy mihMdr dy gÜF ivc.
Auh vI bhuq CotI Aumr ivc. iesy kr ky afpxy cfry BqIijaF ivcoN qfey nUM sB
qoN vwD iqAuh afpxy iehnF Coty BqIijaF nfÜ hI sI. ivhlf qy inKwtU myrf
vwzf Brf AuhnUM AuNj hI cMgf nhIN sI lgdf qy myrI pVHfeI qoN Auh bhuqf
AuqÈfihq nhIN sI. pr ieh vI iewk swc hY ik mYNnUM pVHnoN htn leI Ausny
myry jF sfzy pirvfr AuWqy kdy Ëor nhIN sI pfieaf. Gr dI mfVI afriQk hflq
leI Auh muwK qOr ‘qy myry bfpU qy myry vwzy Brf nUM hI smJdf sI ikAuik Auh
dovyN hI KyqI dy kMm qoN mUMh moV cuwky sn.
bfkI dunIaF nfloN tuwt ky Kyq ivwc isrP kMm krn df ieh mqlb nhIN beI qfey
ny mnuwKI irÈiqaF qy mnuKI moh nUM iqlFjlI dy idwqI sI. Gr nfloN awzN Kyq
ivwc rih ky Auh ikrq ies kr ky nhIN sI krdf ik ies nfl Ausdf mn iksy ‘hor
pfsy’ lwigaf rhy? nhIN, Auh ieh ikrq ies qrHF ies leI krdf sI ikAuNik
AusnUM pqf sI ik ies ikrq nfl iewk mnuKI pirvfr df jIvn-inrbfh juiVaf
hoieaf sI. ies isrjx-kfrj nfÜ aMdroN jnUMn dI hwd qwk iewk sur hox df vI
ieho kfrn sI. ijs idn mINh, JwKV df mOsm ho jFdf qF iesdf sB qoN vwD iPkLr
jF qF myry qfey nUM huMdf qy jF iPr myrI mF nUM. ies leI jd kd kudrq vwloN
AusdI ikrq `qy koeI kropI jF kihr huMdf sI qF Auh AusnUM burI qrHF bycYn
kr idMdf sI. ijMnf ho skdf, Auh Bwj-dOV kr ky iesnUM bcfAux dI koiÈÈ vI
pUrI krdf. ies iPkLr df ies qoN vwzf sbUq hor kI ho skdf hY ik jd 1966
ivwc vwD mINh pYx kfrn afey sfzy KyqF vwl afey iewk hVH ny sfzI sfrI Psl
qbfh kr idwqI qF qfey df idmfgI sMquln hI ihwl igaf. qy ieh sMquln aijhf
ivgiVaf ik Auh muV Qf-isr nf ho sikaf. ies sdmy ny AusnUM aijhf ihlfieaf
ik Auh Kyq jf ky muV ikrq krn dy smrwQ hI nf irhf. boldf qF Auh pihlF hI
bhuq Gwt sI qy ies sdmy qoN bfd Auh bol hor vI Gwt gey. qy Aus kol bcy
hoey bol aYvyN PflqU nhIN, sgoN ikrq nfl hI juVy hoey sn: “hux KyqF ivwc
kMm kOx krU? juafk rotI ikQoN Kfxgy?” afpxf DI nf puwq, iPkr BfeI dI aOlfd
df!
ajIb gwl ieh ikN iqMn-cfr dhfikaF qoN aPIm KFdy af rhy qfey ny aPIm vI Aus
smyN iewk-dmN hI Cwz idwqI qy mrdy-dm qwk muV iesnUM mUMh nf lfieaf. “jd
kMm eI nI krnf qF aPIm kfhdy vfsqy?” jd iPkLrmMd hoey Gr dy AusnUM aPIm
Kfx nUM afKdy qF Ausdf ieho jvfb huMdf. ies sdmy sdkf hI sfl dy aMdr-aMdr
1967 ivwc ies AupkfrI krmXoDy dI mOq ho geI.
qfey dI KyqF nfÜ sFJ qy XQfrQvfdI soc dI iewk gwl mYNnUM hor Xfd hY. AusdI
mOq qo kuwJ idn pihlF mYN qfey nUM puwiCaf, “qfieaf jI, quhfQoN ipwCoN
quhfnUM vwzf krIey? nfÜy dwso beI quhfzy Puwl ikQy pf ky afeIey, hrduafr
jF kIrqpur?” afpxy ivcfr anusfr mYN qFey dy Puwl kIrqpur pfAux dI slfh
bxfeI bYTf sF pr qfey df jvfb sux ky mYN hrfn rih igaf. Aus anpVH qy imwtI
nfÜ imwtI hox vfÜy iensfn ny ikhf, “koeI Krcf krn dI loV nhIN. Puwl-Pwl
ikqy ljfx dI loV nI. ieQy afpxy ipMz afÜI nihr ivwc eI qyr idAu!”
pr aPsos! ies iswDy-sfdy qy XQfrQvfdI iensfn dI ieh iewCf pUrI nf ho skI.
Gr ivwc pihlF qoN cldy af rhy smfijk ivÈvfsF qy mfnqfvF dy kfrn Ausdy Puwl
hrduafr ivwc hI pfey gey. hF, qfey nUM ‘vwzf’ ËrUr nhIN kIqf igaf. Auh vI
ies kr ky nhIN ik ies qrHF dI qfey dI iewCf sI blik ies kr ky ik Aus smyN
Gr dI afriQk hflq hI aijhf krn dI ieËjfq nhIN sI idMdI. hF, qFey dy khy ny
‘aijhf- nf-krn’ df bhfnf ËrUr sfnUM dy idwqf sI.
vwzy ho ky myry aMdr myry qfey pRiq bVf siqkfr pYdf ho igaf sI qy mYN
Ausdf siqkfr afpxy bfpU nfÜoN vI vwD krn lwg ipaf sI. mYNnUM ies gwl df
aihsfs ho cuwkf sI ik sfzy Gr dI zg-mgfAuNdI afriQk hflq jy kuwJ sMBl ky
rih skI sI qF Aus ivwc myry qfey df hwQ sB qoN AuWqy sI. AusdI ÈÉsIaq dy
ikrqI qy imhnq-muÈwkqI pwK ny myry aMdr ikrq qy ikrqIaF leI iewk ivÈyÈ
siqkfr vfÜI Bfvnf plpx ivwc bVf aihm roÜ adf kIqf. afpxy nftkF ivwc qfey
sMqf isMG nUM sfhmxy rK ky mYN bhuq Gwt pfqrF dI AusfrI kIqI hY. muwK
pfqrF ivcoN qF iblkul hI nhIN. isrP myry pUry nftk ‘iewk sI diraf’ ivwc
iewk pfqr, ijsdf nF vI mYN sMqf isMG hI rwiKaf hY, dI isrjxf AusnUM sfhmxy
rwKI kIqI hY. ies nftk ivwc mYN gRihsQ ivwc rihMidaF qy ikrq kridaF smfijk
qy afriQk muÈklF df sfhmxf krn df sMdyÈ dyx df Xqn kIqf hY. qy inscy hI
ies nftk ivwc ikrq dI vizafeI dI Bfvnf ipwCy myry qfieaf sMqf isMG KVHf
hY. ies ivwc iewk QF gRihsQ qoN Bwj ky sfD bxy iewk pfqr Drm isMG nUM
qfieaf sMqf isMG kihMdf hY, “asIN lVFgy Drm isMaF, asIN lVFgy! qUM ijQy
jfxYN, jfh! jfh pf lY mukqI ijQoN pYNdI aY! asIN qF jy peI ieQyN eI
pfvFgy! ies DrqI `qy! duwKF-suwKF nUM ipMizaF `qy hMZf-hMZf! (dUijaf nUM)
cwlo XoiDAu! krm-BUmI nUM vfips clo!”
pr kdy-kdy jd myrf qfieaf myry mn Auqy awj vI af bYTdf hY qF myrf sfihqk
mn bhuq Audfs ho jFdf hY. mYN Aus vrgy ikrqIaF dy ies DrqI Auqy afey
mnorQF nUM smJx-smJfAux dy cwkrF ivwc pY jFdf hF. qy aijhy mOikaF ‘qy qfey
vwloN kIqy ies sMsfr nUM kIqy jfx vflf pRÈn afpxy afp myry mUMh Auqy af ky
puwCx lwg pYNdf hY: “hm ikqu kfj jgq mih afey?”
(lok klf mMc, mfnsf; 151505, pMjfb)
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