gwl bysLwk icrokxI hY, pr hY solF afny swc qy Gwto Gwt
myry leI, ies ny, qf-hXfqI, ibhI nhIN hoxf.
vfikaf hY idwlI df, ijwQy pRoPYsr syKoN ny qy mYN BfrqI sfihq akfzmI dy
pMjfbI slfhkfr borz jF Aus vwloN QfpI iksy Aup-kmytI dI mIitMg ivwc Bfg
lYxf sI. mIitMg XfrF vjy sLLurU hoxI sI, pr asIN dohvyN, hrcrn isMG (svrgI
zfktr hrcrn isMG) pfs Aus dy krol bfgL vfly itkfxy AuWqy qVky qVky phuMc
gey sF. mYN afpxI afdq df bwDf nhf-Do ky CyqI ivhlf ho bYTf pr syKoN hurIN
afpxy alsfey hoey aMgF nUM insflx leI ajy plMG AuWqy plsyty
mfrn df suafd mfx rhy sn. asIN dohvyN, hrcrn isMG qy mYN, syKoN dy sLfigrd
rhy sF. AusqfdI-sLfigrdI vfly irsLqy dy afpxy kuJ axilKy adb-afdfb huMdy
hn, pr syKoN leI iewko irsLqf sI qy Auh gLYr-rsmI, inwGI apxwq vflf. so
ijvyN koeI afpxy hfx dy kdImI dosqF ivwc KulHdf hY, syKoN Ausy qrHF afpxy
ividafrQIaF nfl pihlI mulkfq ivwc hI KuwlH jFdf sI, ibnF iksy sMg-sMkoc
dy. jy mYN ieh kih idaF ik sMq isMG syKoN kol Ausdf afpxf iewk vI Byd
bkfieaf nhIN qF ieh aiqkQnI nhIN hovygI. Ausdy ByqF dI Aumr sroqy dy
pRvysL ny insLicq krnI huMdI sI. hux, hrcrn isMG dy Gr, bf-adb
bf-mulfihjLf sroqy, isrF qoN pYrF qwk kMn bxy, Ausdy snmuK bYTy sn, so Auh
sLurU ho igaf. Auh, hfsy hfsy ivwc, bhuq aMdrlIaF qy kuJ bfhrlIaF gwlF dy
muwZy lfh lfh suwtI igaf qy asIN Aus dy kol plMG kol kursIaF AuWqy bYTy,
huMgfry dI QF huMgfry, hfsy dI QF hfsy qy puwCF bdly inwky inwky jvfb dy
ky, gwlF dIaF qMdF tuwtx qoN bcfAuNdy rhy.
koeI nON ku vjy hrcrn isMG ny nfsLqy dI gwl CyVI qF syKoN hurF Aus dI suxI
nUM axsuxI kr ky, srsrI ijhy aMdfjL ivwc, afpxI KulHI dfhVI ivwc bursL vFg
AuNgl PyridaF puwiCaf, “eyQy nyiVEN ikiqEN klPL iml skdY?”
“bwly, bwly! klPL! lO,lO, bhuq vDIaf. klPL qF jI mYN huxy ilaf idMnF.
qusIN iewk vfrI vrqogy qF sdf Xfd rwKogy.”
qy ieh kihMidaF Auh kfhlI kfhlI pOVIaF AuWqr igaf. Auh kuJ icr ipwCoN,
cyqy nhIN, kfly kuwkV dI qsvIr vflf ik kfly kF vflf, iewk Cotf ijhf
ilPLfPLf PV ilafieaf. vrqoN dI qrkIb Auh puwC vI afieaf sI qy Aus dy AuWqy
vI ilKI hoeI sI. vrqoN qoN pihlF jo kuJ kIqf jfxf sI, dwsy anusfr kIqf
igaf qy Pyr bfhrvfr, KwulHI Cwq AuWqy, sLIsLf sfhmxy itkf ky, syKoN ny
bVHy TrMmy nfl klPL lfAux dI rsm sLurU kIqI.
iswKF dy isrF dy buZypy dI lfj qF AuhnF dIaF dsqfrF rwK lYNdIaF hn, ies
leI klPL dI muihMm cVHn qoN pihlF, klPL lfAux vflf koeI iswK, afpxy isr
nUM kIimafeI aMDkfrI lyp df insLfnf nhIN bxfAUNdf. insLfnf bxdf hY ichry
df AUh vfldfr ihwsf jo pwg dI vlyt qoN bfhr rih jFdf hY. syKoN ny pihlF
Kwby kMn vfly pfisEN bursLL Qwly vwl PLyrnf sLurU kIqf. mYN qy hrcrn isMG
bVI iekfgrqf nfl sMqF dI kfieaf-klp dI jugq nUM GUr-GUr ky vyK rhy sF.klPL
df pihlf lyp kuJ ieAuN df lwgf ijvyN kflI sLfhI ivwc pfxI ijLafdf
ipaf/pfieaf hovy. dfhVI dy vflF dIaF jVHF qfjLf lwgI sLfhI dy ivwc dI
icwtI Bfh mfrnoN nhIN sn tl rhIaF. afpxI
aslIaq df ies qrHF nMgf-icwtf aYlfn krn vfilaF nUM kOx
sihMdf
hY? syKoN ny jVHF dI icitafeI df Kurf-Koj imtfAux leI klPL lfAux ivwc kuJ
KwulH-idlI vrqxI sLLurU kr idwqI. dfhVI aqy muwCF AuWqy keI vfrI byprvfhI
nfl bursL PyridaF, gwlHF qy igwcI AuWqy kuJ nf kuJ sLfhI lwg jfxI kudrqI
sI, pr eyQy qF buwlH, nwk, kMn qy mwQf sB dfgLI hoey pey sn. syKoN nUM
sLIsLy ivwcoN ijwQy ikqy axcfihaf dfgL idws pYNdf irhf, Auh nfl dI nfl
afpxy hwQ dI ipwT jF KflI pey ilPLfPLy dy bxfey rumfl nfl pUMJdf afieaf
sI, pr sfzy ivwcoN iksy nUM nhIN sI pqf ik ies pUMJf-pFJI ny qF sgoN pwtI
hI mys ky Dr dyxI hY.
afpxy vwloN iewk bVI muihMm sr krky syKoN ny klPL dy suwkx dI AuzIk ivwc,
sLIsLy qoN kuJ prHF ho ky, afpxI insicMq Zo kursI nfl lf leI qy agly kuJ
hI plF ivwc dfhVI-muwCF vfly pfisEN ‘posL-kryNdI-posL’ juafnI dI afmd dI
KusLI ivwc iKV ky lwgf cihkx-ptfkx.
koeI pOxy ds df vkq sI, jdoN mYN kuJ kfhly pY ky sMqF nUM nhfAux-Dox leI
guslKfny vwl qoiraf. jdoN sMq jI guslKfny ivcoN afey qF AuhnF dI dfhVI qy
muwCF dy vfl kfly-sLfh qF hoxy hI sn, sftn vFg ilsL-ilsL vI kr rhy sn, pr
ieh kI? krIb krIb sfrf mUMh-mwQf kfly DwibaF qy keI qrHF dIaF tyZIaF
myZIaF pqlIaF-motIaF ryKfvF nfl Biraf ipaf sI. Aus pl mYN qF iehI smiJaf
ik syKoN ny afpxy mUMh AuWqy sfbx cMgI qrHF nhIN milaf hoxf jF qOlIey dI
rgVvIN vrqoN nhIN kIqI hoxI, vrnf nhfAux dy bfad bloicsqfn qoN brmf qwk dy
sfry idws-hwdy dIaF AuWcIaF-nINvINaF prbqI ryKfvF iewko vyly mUMh AuWqy
ikvyN AulIkIaF rih jFdIaF?
syKoN nUM pqf lwigaf qF Bwijaf sLIsLy vwl, jo hfly afpxI QF AuWqy atMk
itikaf hoieaf sI. sLIsLy dy sfhmxy huMdy sfr hI AusnUM hwQF pYrF dI pY
geI. Auh sLUt vwt ky guslKfny ivwc jf viVaf. Aus ny awgy hI keI vfr sfbx
nfl ml-ml ky mUMh Doqf sI, Pyr vI, eys acfnk af pey mukfly qoN bcx leI,
sfbx dI cfkI rgV-rgV ky awDI mukf CwzI, afpxI jwt KwlVI nUM AuNglF qy
aMgUiTaF nfl Kurc-Kurc qkrIbn lhU-luhfn kr idwqf, pr klPL sI ik ijwQy ikqy
lwg igaf sI, pwQr AuWqy asLok dy AuWkrvfey lyKF vFg, icrjIvI bixaf bYTf
sI.
hux kI kIqf jfey?
AuWqoN GVI dIaF sUeIaF sn ik roikaF ruk nhIN sn rhIaF, “hrcrn isMG! eys
klPL dI koeI kft vI qF hoAU?” syKoN ny suJfAU puwC kIqI.
hrcrn isMG nUM vI, myry vFg, iehnF kfly lyKF nUM axiliKaf bxf skx vfly
iksy AupfAu dI jfxkfrI nhIN sI, pr “lAu, mYN huxy pqf kr afAunF” kihMidaF
Auh AuWz igaf qy ijMnI CyqI igaf sI, EnI hI CyqI buwlH ltkf ky muV afieaf,
“ies klPL dI qF jI KLUbI hI iehI dwsdy hn ik ies dI kft koeI nhIN. ijwQy
lwg igaf so lwg igaf, PLyr smF hI imtfvy qF imtfvy.”
“pr ieh mUMh lY ky mYN mIitMg ivwc ikvyN jf skdF? qYnUM pqY nf, aMimRqf vI
mYNbr aY. Aus ny vI qF mIitMg ivwc bYTI hoxY.”
myrf bVf jIa kIqf beI mYN kih idaF, “syKoN jI! Aus ny qF ijs nUM cuxnf sI,
cux ilaf hoieaY, qusIN afpxI ies ivcfrI aDKV dyh nUM ikAuN vKLq pf
CwizaY?” pr afpxy afp AuWqy kfPLI jbr krky mYN ieh vfk AuBfsrnoN bicaf qy
ies dI QF jo sLbd myry mUMhoN inkly sn Auh ieh sn:
“qusIN pyNzU bMdy E, lVfE afpxI koeI atkl qy afpxf mUMh bxf lE aMimRqf dy
vyKx jogf.”
syKoN socIN pY igaf. aKLIr boilaf, “iewt df koeI sfPL ijhf tukVf iml
skdf?”
hrcrn isMG ny iewt df tukVf pYdf kr idwqf.
syKoN ny Aus df nrm pfsf lwB ky hOlI-hOlI afpxI kflKL AuWqy mlxf sLurU kr
idwqf, pr kflKL sI ik imtxI qF ikqy rhI, mwDm hox df nF vI nhIN sI lY rhI.
EDr GVI dI qor lwgdf sI, hor iqKyrI ho geI hY.
“ikqoN motf ryqf iml skdY?” syKoN ny ieh vfk hvf ivwc suitaf, pr hrcrn
isMG ny ies nUM boc ky ryqf vI ilaf hfjLr kIqf.
syKoN ny gwlHF qy mwQy AuWqy sihMdy-sihMdy ZMg nfl ryq dI rgVfeI sLurU
kIqI, pr Aus df vfh bhuq hI cIVHy qy zfZy vYrI nfl pY igaf lwgdf sI, jo
iksy vI pyNzU AuhV-puhV nUM AuWqrdfeI nhIN sI ho irhf.
kihMdy ny hsfAuxy mOky dI pCfx rwKx vfly lok dosq qF gvf lYNdy ny, pr hwQ
afieaf ieho ijhf mOkf nhIN KuMJfAuNdy. pr myrI durdsLf df aMdfjLf lfE ik
iewk pfsy vyly isr mIitMg ivwc hfjLr hox dI awcvI qy dUjy pfsy hfsy leI nf
KuMJfAux vflf ieh durlB mOkf. Pyr vI mYN afpxf hfsf aMdr-aMdr pI ky GVI
vwl vyiKaf. Aus inkVmI nUM KOry kI afKLr afeI hoeI sI, sfZy ds vjf ky vI
Aus nUM sLFqI nhIN sI af rhI.
aKIr mYN cuwpI qoVI qy ikhf, “syKoN jI koeI gwl nhIN, mIitMg ivwc ikhVf
koeI Eprf bMdf hoxY, sfry qF quhfzy Xfr-dosq ny. gwl hfsy ivwc pf lvFgy,
do cfr imMt dy hfs-iblfs ipwCoN gwl afeI geI ho jfvygI. PulbihrI vfly
ivcfry vI qF qury hI iPLrdy ny.”
pr syKoN ies idlfsy dy JFsy ivwc nf PLisaf. klPL, afpxy kfrj KLyqr dIaF
hwdF pfr krky syKoN dy pRfeIvyt Kyqr AuWqy kbjLf jmf bYTf sI pr syKoN jI
dy aMdr df jwt Aus nfl ajy iksy qrHF df smJOqf krn nUM iqafr nhIN sI. dUjy
pfsy Aus kol kfly ielm df koeI aijhf amoG bfx vI nhIN sI jo mIitMg ivwc
aMimRqf dI gLYr-hfjLrI nUM XkInI bxf dyNdf.
kuiVwkI ivwc PLsy syKoN ny aKIr afpxf mn pwkf kr ky PLYslf suxfieaf,
“pRIqm isMG, qUM qF mIitMg vwl jfh qy hrcrn isMG mYnUM rfsLtrpqI Bvn Cwz
afvygf.”
“rfsLtrpqI Bvn? klPL dI isLkfieq krn ik ies df ielfj krfAux?” mYN hYrfnI
nfl puwiCaf.
“nhIN, EQy pRBjoq hovygI.”
qy klPL dy sfry sMkt dy dOrfn pihlI vfr Aus dIaF qxIaF awKF ivwcoN cfnx dI
iewk lIk lMGdI idwsI.
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