crnf ipMz df iewk sDfrx muMzf
sI. jmIn dy vI vfhI Xogy isafV sn. ijs krky ivafh leI Aus dy mF-bfp nMU
lokF dy bhuwqy hfVy nhI kZxy pey. GrF ‘co lwgdI BrjfeI ny afpxI BUaf dI
kuVI df sfk AusnMu krvf idwqf. ijnf ku Ausdy shuiraF ivwc qmfn sI Auhnf ny
afpxI DI nMU idwqf aqy crny nMU kVf GVI aqy Cfp dy nfl sfiekl aqy ryzIE
idwqf. bfp nMU muMdrI aqy AusdI mF nMU kMnF ‘c pfAux leI hlkIaF vflIaf aqy
crny dI brfq gey brfqIaF dI cMgI syvf sMBfl kIqI .vDIaf mwD-sRyxI lokF
vrgf ivafh ho igaf. Gr vflI vI jwtF dIaF kuVIaF vrgI kuVI sI. jy bhuwqI
sohxI nhI khI jFdI sI qfN koeI Kot vI nhI sI kwiZaf jf skdf. culy-cONky df
vDIaf kMm afAuNdf sI. hwQ dI sicafrI sI. vwzI gwl sws dy nMUh psMd sI.ANuJ
qf jy mhwqv pUrn lVfeIaF dI gwl cwly qF ijnf icr nMUh sws dI lVfeI df vrnx
nf hovy qfN ieqhfs pUrf nhI hMUdf aqy sLied hI koeI Gr hovy ijwQy ieh
lVfeI nf lVI geI hovy. pr crny dI mF aqy Ausdy Gr vflI mIqo lVdIaF qfN
jrUr sI pr iewQoN qwk nObq nhI sI afeI ik Auhnf nMU CzfAux leI iksy bfhrlI
‘qfkq’ ny dKl idwqf hovy. crny df bfpU rwb dIaF idwqIaF Kfx vflf sI nf
iksy dI vDvIN nf GwtvIN krn vflf sI. jy kdy Ausny lVdIaf JgVdIaF ‘qy af vI
jfxf Ausny afpxy Gr vflI nMU hI kihxf ‘BlIey mfxsy ikAu sfrf idn kuVI dy
mgr peI rihnI aY kwt lY cfr idn. kuC nI ipaf lVfeIaF ‘c KUhxIaF Kwp
jfdIaF. kwZx pfAux nUM kuC nI, vfgHrU vfgHrU kiraf kr ijhVy cfr idhfVy
rihMdy aY ‘rfm nfl kwt lyY nfly iehnMU ivcfrI nMU sLFqI nfl rihx dy’. crny
nMU KyqI dy kMm ‘co hI ivhl nf imldI . sohxf imwsf ijhf twbr bx igaf. iewk
DI aqy iewk puwq.
mylo ny afpxI kuVI crny ky Gry ByjI ik afpxI mfsI nMU swd ky lYky af. kuVI
ny afpxI mfN df sunyhf afpxI mfsI nMU dy idwqf. mIqo qurMq hwQ ivclf kMm
Cwzky afpxy mfmy dI DI nMU imlx clI geI. mIqo nMU vyKky mylo ny ikhf,
‘kuVy BYx bxky myry nfl brnfly qwk hI cwl. afh juafkfN dIaF vrdIaF lYky
afAuxIaF. ikMny idn hogy skUloN mfstrF dy khy nUM Gr dy hor kMmf `co hI
vyhl nhI imldI. awj jy qMU myry nfl cwl pvy qYnMU bhuqf hI puMn afAu. ‘nf
BYxy mNY qF AusqoN puCy ibnf ikwqy ipMz `c iksy dy Gr nI geI qy brnfly
jfxf qfN dUr dI gwl aY.’ ‘lY afpxf kI pqf lwgxf afpfN do iqMn GMitaF `c
muV afAuxf. afpdI sws nMU kih ik mY mylo nfl koTy `qy imwtI PrfAux cwlI
aF. nfly afpkI sfry kMm ieh sfnMU dwsky hI krdy hn. qyry vflf jIjf kihMdf
sI bfjIgrfN dI dIpo df prIvfr qfN Qozy KyqoN hI pldf. mylo vwloN CwizaF
qIr iswDf mIqo dy sIny nMU cIr igaf. apxy mrd dI cuglI suxn dy lflc ny Aus
nMU mylo nfl brnfly jfx leI iqafr kr idwqf. Ausny Gry afky afpxI sws nMU
JUT boilaf ik mY mylo nfl cfr ku GMty koTy Auwqy imwtI Prvfky afeI . cMgf
puwq snHIaF vyly nMU af jfvI. mwJ qF rwjy ibnf duwD dI iqwp nI idMdI’ sws
ny srsrI ijhf Gry jldI afAux df cyqf krvf idwqf sI. vYsy vI AusnMU mIqo dI
ieh afdq cMgI lwgdI sI ik ibnf iksy kMm dy GroN Gwt-vwD hI inkldI sI.dony
ByYxF brnfly vflI bws PVI aqy pOxy ku GMty ivwc afpxI mMjl Auqy phuMc
geIaF. mylo ny ijMnI ku KrIdo PKq krnI sI kr leI. mIqo nMU vI kuwJ lYx leI
ikhf. mIqo kol nf hI pYsy sn aqy nfhI Auh PjUl KrcI krdI sI. bjfr `c
iPrdIaF nMU pyikaF dy afVqIey ny pCfx ilaf. nf nf krdIaf nMU Auh mlo jorI
iewk CotI ijhI cfh smoisaF dI dukfn `qy lY igaf . Auhnf dI sMgdIaf sMgdIaF
dI afpxI cMgI ‘sfmI dI kuVI hox krky vfhvf syvf kr igaf. ‘BfeI msf qF qMU
sfzy sihr afeI aYN .’bfxIafN cMgf dlyr sI. nfly kolNo ds rupey dy igaf veI
sfzy sLihr afeI df sLgn. AusnMU pqf sI ieh qF dugxy cOguxy bx jfxgy;
ikAuik mIqo df ipAu hfVI sfAuxI sfrI iesy bfxIey dI dukfn AuWqy swutdf sI.
‘awj qf BYxy qMU myry isr blFeI vwzf ‘ihsfn krqf; neI mfstr qNf dUjy cOQy
iehnf nMU Gry BjfeI rwKdy sI aKy afpxy mF-ipE nMU swd ky ilafE.’ hPqy ku
bFad afpxy sfZU dy Gro twlI hoey crny nMU gfmf iml igaf ‘suxf veI vwzy
BfeI kI hfl aY’ ‘jmf kfto PulF `qy KyzdI. qMU sxf ikwdF’ ‘bws cMgf hI aY
ijhVf vylf pUrf joeI jFdf qyry vrgyy qF hYnI . swc BrjfeI iewk idn brnflf
lutdI iPrdI sI’ ‘nhI Xfr qYnUM BulyKf pY igaf hoxf. Auh qfN ipMz `c nI
iksy dy Gry jFdI brnfly jfky Auh ny kI lYxf’ ‘Eey nhI bfeI afpf vI Ausy
hotl `qy cfh pfxI pIny af ijhVy’qy sfzI BrjfeI nMU iewk miraf ijhf bfxIaF
KuafeI ipafeI jFdf sI.’ ‘ cwl koeI nf keI vfr BulyKf lwg jFdf’, kihky crnf
afpxy Gr vflI bIhI muV igaf. pr gwl Ausny keI vfr BulfAux dI koisLsL kIqI.
ijMnI gwl BlfAux dI koisLsL krdf EnI dubfrf dubfrf Ausdy mn ivwc sMkf bxky
AuBrdI.Ausdf idwl kIqf ik ikAu aOKf hoeI jfnY iswDf mIqo ‘qoN hI puC lYny
afN. pr mIqo qoN pwuCx df Aus ivwc Aus ivwc hIaF nf pYNdf ikAu ik mIqo
pihlfN vflI mIqo nhI sI rhI. kdy Auh Kyq rotI lYky jFdI. agVy dugVy suafl
krdI rihMdI; ‘qUVI df kuwp bVf CyqI mukdf jFdf aYnI qUVI afpf vrqdy qF nhI
,hry cfry dy ijs idn mYN awgy afeI sI Aus idn do ikafry vwZy sn awj cfr
KflI hoey pey aY. afpxI iCwtIaF hor qfN nI koeI bflI jfNdf.’ crny nMu smJ
nf pYdI ik Auh kI kihxf cfhuMdI hY.afp Auh afpxy bwicaF qoN puCdf rihMdf
jdoN qusI skUloN afey sI mMmI QozI Gry hI sI. jF afnI bhfnI pytIaF sMdUk
Proldf rihMdf ik kpVy pihlfN vflI jgf pey hn jF koeI ihwl juwl hoeI
aY.dony jIa hr vyly mn ivwc sMkf leI qury iPrdy . nf pihlf vflf moh rih
igaf sI nf pihlfN vflI bol cfl. bws qlKI Bry mhOl ivwc pqf nhI kdoN Bucfl
af jfvy. hyTlI AuqlI ho jfvy.suwKI vsdy rsdy pirvfr nMu pqf nhI ikhVy
cMdry ny njr lf idwqI.pqf nI kI mnf ivwc guMJlfN bwJIaF. pqf nhI mnf ivwc
iewk dUsry pRqI aivsvfs ikAu Gr bxfky bYT igaf. koeI iksy dI gwl suxn leI
iqafr hI nhI sI. donf jIaF df afps ivwc hI iewt-KiVwkf rihx lwg ipaf. ibnf
iksy gwl qoN dono iewk dUjy nMU JweIaf lY lY pYdy. mF-ipE ny bQyrf
smJfieaf pr iksy `qy koeI asr nf pvy. kdy dfl `c lUx hYnI qF lVfeI kdy
iksy psLU dy pwiTafN `c cMgI qrfN hwQ nI mfiraf, kdy Dfr vflf BFzf sfP nI,
kdy iksy juafk dy kpVy sfP nhI. gwl gwl Auqy lVfeI . lVfeI df mOkf
KuMJfAuxf qF kI sI sgo lVn dy mOky lwBy jFdy sn.Auhnf dy lVn dI gwl kMDF
koTy twpky aFZ-guaFZ, imqrF dosqfN aqy sfk-skIrIaF ivwc clI geI.suwK dI
rotI KFdy nMU vyKky koeI nI KusL huMdf,pr do jfixaf nMU lVdy vyK ky jxf
Kxf cFbHl cFbHl ky gwlNf krdy. koeI hoAU jo swcy idloN Auhnf dI lVfeI `qy
duwKI hoAu nhI qFN swB nUM gwlF krn leI msflf imilaf hoieaf sI. pr crny dy
mF-bfp iZwzoN asloN duwKI sn .Auhnf ny keI vfr ikhf vI sfnMU qf aYzI koeI
gwl nhIN lwgdI.cMgf Kfny E cMgf hMZfAudy E iPr ieh hr roj dI ikwc ikwc
ikhVI gwloN?pr Auhnf dI khI gwl df iksy AuWqy vI asr nf huMdf. kihMdy,
‘qusI sfzI lVfeI co kI itMzIaF lYxIaF qusI afpdf dony vyly df Pulkf KfE
aqy rfm rfm kro .’ Aultf Auhnf nMU nfl lwgvF cMgf mMdf bolx lwg pey.
irsqydfrf ny ivwc pYky smJfAux dI bQyrI koisLsL kIqI pr iksy kMm nf afeIy.
dono sgoN hor dUr huMdy gey. donf dy mnf ivwc peI drfV hor vzyrI huMdI
geI. ivsfvs iewk dUjy Aupr AuWkf hI nf irhf. mn ivwc hor hor qrfN dy iKafl
afAux lwg pey kdy crny nMU lwgdf ikqy mIqo AusnMU rotI ivwc hI kuwJ nf
pfky dy dyvy. kdy mIqo nMU lwgdf ik crnf AusnMu mfr vI skdf hY. ivsvfsL
donf nUM hI iewk dUsry Aupr nf irhf. mIqo kdy juafkfN nMU lYky pykI clI
jFdI. keI idn afAx df nNf nf lYNdI.ivafhI juafn DI pyky bYTy. mfipaF nMU
tyk ikwQy! pihlF imwqr dosq, iPr irsqydfr, Aus qoN bfad pMcfieqF pr gwl
iksy isry lwgdI nhI sI idsdI.kuwJ irsqydfr Dwky nfl smwisaf hwl krn dy
cwkr ivwc sn.’jdoN nhI kwtq hMudI; mrn mrfAux nfloN,vMzo juafk aqy lvo
qlfk .’buwZy mF- bfp doynf dy mMUhfN vwl vyKdy rihMdy pr afs dI icxg iksy
pfsy qo vI ivKfeI nf idsdI.qfhny imhxy, gfl dwupV qoN gwl mfr kuwt qwk clI
jFdI. bwcy sihmy sihmy rihx lwg pey. ikhVy vyly kdo lVfeI JgVf surU ho
jfvy koeI pqf nhI sI lwgdf.
aKIr koeI gwl nf bxI qF donf pMcfieqfN ivwc sihmqI ho geI ik srkfry drbfry
jfx nflo aqy inwq dy kfto -klys nflo kuVI vfly afpxf smfn lY jfx. juafk
ijMnf icr surq nhI sMBfldy Auhnf icr mF nfl rihx, iPr Auhnf dI mrjI. crnf
bwicaf df QoVf Gxf Krcf dyvygf. dony iDrfN nMU ies gwl Aupr rfjI kr ilaf
igaf ik jy mIqo nMU cMgf QF lwBy Auh AuQy dubfrf ivafh krvf lvy aqy jy
crny nMU koeI dUsry ivafh leI imly qF mIqo nMU koeI ieqrfj nhI hovygf.
imQy idn ‘qy vIh ku afdmI trwk lY ky crny dy ipMz smfn cukx af gey. kuwJ
mohqbr afdmI sxy donf ipMzf dy srpMc bfkI GrfN dy jvfn muMzy sfmfn cuwk ky
trwk ivwc rwKx leI kuwJ qmfs-bIn , ijnHf dy mnf Aupr iksy df Gr iesqrHf
tuwtx df Borf hI asr nhIN huMdf, aijhI tfeIp dy iek awD KV ijhI Aumr dy
afdmI ny ikhf kuVIey cIjf ‘qy isafx isafxky hwQ lfeIN. cwl asI cuwk cuwk
trwk ivwc sutI jfny aF.’crnf iewk pfsy hoky bYT igaf.crny dy mF-bfp Dryk
dI iCdrI ijhI CF ivwc bYTy sn, aqy afp muhfry hMJU AuhnF dIaf awKfN ivwcoN
vih rhy sn. mIqo ky GrfN ‘co irhf sfbkf srpMc vIr isEN, ijs ny juafnI ‘co
Cuwt BlfeIE sfry kMm kry sn; sfry kfsy dI ingrfnI kr irhf sI. ibnf sdMUk
dy bfkI sfrf sfmfn trwk ivwc rwK idwqf igaf sI. jdoN mIqo sdUMk dI pwt
KohI krI jfNdI sI Aus smy crnf aMdr igaf aqy ibnf iksy nMu sboDn kirafN
Ausny ikhf, ‘myrf iewk kuVqf pjfmf qyry sdUMk ivc aY.’ ‘kwZ lY ‘ mIqo ny
Eprf ijhf juafb idwqf. kudrqI Aus vyly sfrI mMzIhr trwk ivwc sfmfn rwKx
ivc ruwJI hoeI sI.
‘qyrI ijd ny aqy puwTIaF iswDIaF ny vsdf rsdf Gr pwt idwqf’
‘ myrI ny nhI qyry kMjrKfny’
‘mYN ikhVf kMjrKfnf krdf sI’
‘dIpo df ijhVf twbr pfldf sI’
‘mYnMU qyrI shuM jy koeI ieho ijhI gwl hovy’
‘iPr Kyq `co cIjF nUM BUqF KFdIaF sn’
‘myry Kyq `c huMidaF qF koeI Eprf bMdf guafZIaF dy Kyq `c pYr Drn qoN zrdf
sI. sfry ivhVy ivwc myrI awl ‘vwZ-Kfxf’ krky peI hoeI aY’
‘iPr mylo aYvy hI khI jFdI sI’
‘’qy ijhVf kuwJ mYnUM gfmy ny ikhf Eh’
‘mYN qfN bwbr pfV idaF Epry bMdy df kI ikhf myry ipE dy sfly ny……[’
vIr isE ny aYDr EDr jfNdy ny donf nMU kol KiVaF nMu qfV ilaf sI. kuwJ gBrU
ijafdy hI qyjI ivKfeI jfNdy sn . ‘dupihrf hoeI jfNdf. ldo veI bfkI sfmfn
vI. hux kI gurmqf krI jfNny E’ mIqo dy qfey dy mMuzy ny qwqf huMidaF ikhf.
srpMc ny AusnMu hwQ dy iesfry nfl roikaf . bfkI vI jo afdmI sdMUk vflI
sbHfq vwl jfNdf qfN AusnMu rok idwqf jfNdf. hMiZaf vriqaf srpMc gwl smJ
igaf sI. srpMc Auhnf donf nMU hor smNf gwlfF krn nUM dyxf cfhuMdf sI. pr
ivcdI Auh cor awK nfl quiraf iPrdf donf nMu qfV irhf sI. mIqo aqy crny dI
vfrqflfp dy nfl nfl Auh dono ro rhy sn aqy Gr AujfVx df Tuxf iek dUsry isr
mVH rhy sn. kuwJ smy bfad srpMc ny vyiKaf ik dony iewk dujy dy mozy `qy
isr rwK ky ro rhy sn.srpMc hux nqIjy Aupr phuMc cwuikaf sI.
“lfh idE veI muMizE smfn trwk `co. srdfrnIey vDIaf ijhI cfh Drdy sfry
muMizafN leI.” srpMc ny crny dI mfN nUM jo Ausdy kuVmxIaF dy Qf lwgdI sI ,
AuWcI avfj ivwc ikhf. afp srpMc ny sbHfq ivwc jfky dovfN nMU buwkl ivwc lY
ilaf. crny dy mF-ipE qoN KusLI sFBI nhI sI jFdI. kdy Auh srpMc df DMnvfd
krdy kdy afpxy nMUh puwq nMU bukl ivwc lYdy.kdy Auh DrqI nMu nmskfr krdy
kdy Aupr vwl hwQ krky rwb df sLukrfnf krdy. awj Auhnf df buZfpf rulx qoN
bc igaf sI.
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