imzl skUl
dIaF cfr jmfqF pVHidaF mYN ividafrQI qF afqm-ivsLvfsI sF, qF vI pihlF
pihlF ijLafdf huisLafr nhIN sF. imsfl dy qOr ‘qy, pMjvIN CyvIN jmfq
pVHidaF bYNcF dIaF do jF iqMn kqfrF ivwcoN iewk kqfr dy sB qoN pihly bYNc
AuWqy bYTdf sF. pMjvIN jmfq dI iewk Gtnf kwlH vFg Xfd hY. aMdr bYTy pVH
rhy sF. iewk muMzf ipMz vwloN imzl skUl dI iemfrq pfsoN lMGdf bfhr vfly
pfsy dI njLr afAuNdI iKVkI AuWqy ciVHaf, aMdr JfqI mfrI, qy AuWcI boilaf,
“bwcU! qUM mfstr lwg igaYN?” aMdr sfzI jmfq nUM nvyN lwgy mfstr
gurbcn isMG ihsfb pVHf rhy sn. ieh gurbcn isMG Auh nhIN sn, jo pRfiemrI
skUl ivwc sfzf iemiqhfn lYx gey sn. mYtirk kr ky nvyN inXkuq hoey
ihsfb-mfstr sn. AuhnF dy hI muhwly df pRfiemrI jmfqF ivwc pVHdf koeI cMcl
bwcf iKVkI rfhIN AuhnF nUM pVHfAuNdf dyK ky afpxI hYrfnI BrI KLusLI jLfhr
kr irhf sI.
CyvIN jmfq ivwc iesy nOjvfn aiDafpk ny sfnUM ihsfb pVHfieaf. keI idn
nPLy-nuksfn dy ihsfb dy svfl hwl krn dy qrIky blYk-borz AuWqy smJfAuNdy
rhy. iewk idn nPLy-nuksfn dy svflF df tYst rwK idwqf. mYN kuJ idn buKLfr
nfl jmfq ivwcoN gLYr-hfjLr irhf sF. ijs idn tYst hoieaf, hfjLr sF. mfstr
jI ny ijhVf svfl tYst ivwc pfieaf, myry smyq iksy ny hwl nhIN kIqf. mfstr
jI ny sfrI jmfq KVHI kr leI. hQylI AuWqy sotIaF vwjx lwgIaF. hux ieh Xfd
nhIN, ikMnIaF ikMnIaF sotIaF df hr muMzy nUM CFdf iml irhf sI. pr myry
donF hwQF AuWqy vfrI vfrI do do sotIaF peIaF, qF myrIaF zfzF inkl geIaF.
AuWcI AuWcI roieaf. mfstr jI ny myry hwQ AuWqy hor sotIaF nhIN mfrIaF. pr
CuwtI vyly kmry qoN bfhr afey, qF keI jmfqI mYnUM ieh kih ky itwcrF kr rhy
sn- “qYQoN cfr sotIaF nhIN KfDIaF geIaF?” iehnF ivwcoN keI muMzy qF rojL
hI sotIaF KFdy sn. Aus idn vI AuhnF ny myry nfloN vwD sotIaF cuwp kIiqaF
Kf leIaF sn.
pr mYN Aus idn pRx kr ilaf. sotIaF nhIN KfxIaF. pVHnf hY. Aus idn
nPLy-nuksfn dy svflF dIaF nMbrIaF Gr jf ky duhrfeIaF. hor ivisLaF vwl
iDafn dyx lwg ipaf. CyvIN jmfq dy sflfnf iemiqhfn ivwc myrf drjf kI sI,
ieh hux pqf nhIN. pr sqvIN jmfq ivwc mYN jmfq dy cflI muMizaF ivwcoN dUjy
sQfn ‘qy sI. lsLkr isMG, jo myhtF ipMz qoN rojL qur ky pVHn afAuNdf sI,
jmfq ivwcoN awvl sI.
sqvIN jmfq dI iewk hor gwl Xfd hY. sfQoN aglI aTvIN jmfq df ipMz dy skUl
ivwc afKLrI iemiqhfn sI. aiDafpkF ny PLYslf kIqf, sqvIN jmfq aTvIN jmfq
nUM ivdfiegI dyvy. ies ivdfiegI smfgLm ivwc koeI Kfxf-pIxf vI hoieaf, ieh
Xfd nhIN. pr sqvIN jmfq ny aTvIN jmfq nUM sMboDn kr ky iewk aYWzrYWs
piVHaf. ieh aYWzrYWs ilKx dI ijLMmyvfrI aiDafpkF ny myrI lfeI. ieh
aYWzrYWs mYN Gr bYT ky iliKaf. piVHaf iks ny, hux mYnUM Xfd nhIN. qF vI,
awj socdf hF, mYnUM aYWzrYWs ilKx leI kihxf sMkyq krdf sI, aiDafpk myry
ivwc ilKx-Xogqf pCfxdy sn.
awTvIN jmfq ivwc ipClIaF jmfqF vFg bYTdf qF pihlI kqfr dy pihly bYNc AuWqy
hI sF, pr hux afpxI kfblIaq idKfAux df sLONk pYdf ho igaf sI. mukfblf
lsLkr isMG nfl hI sI. hux sfnUM aMgryjLI ivsLf nvyN inXukq hoey hYWzmfstr
s: inrMjn isMG pVHfAuNdy sn. ihsfb s: PuMmx isMG. s: PuMmx isMG isrPL
mYtirk pfs sn. pr AuhnF dI idlcspI pMjfbI sfihq ivwc vI sI. aMimRqsr ivwc
kuJ smF rih ky igafnI pfs krky afey sn. sfzI jmfq nUM jdoN ihsfb dI koeI
nMbrI smJf ky ivhly huMdy, qF sfihq dIaF gwlF Cuh lYNdy. sfnUM pMjfbI
ivsLf qF mfstr krm isMG pVHfAuNdy sn, jo plfhI ipMz dy hI sn, pr mYnUM
PuMmx isMG sfihq dy vzyry mfhr pRqIq huMdy. mYN jmfq ivwc hI AuhnF qoN
svfl puwCdf. pMjfbI BfsLf dI pusqk dy aOKy sLbdF dy arQ aksr AuhnF nUM
puwCdf.
iewk gwl AuhnF ivwc anoKI dyKI. mYnUM Xog ividafrQI mMnidaF vI mfstr PuMmx
isMG dI hmdrdI lsLkr isMG nfl vDyry sI. Auh ieh jfc gey sn ik aTvIN dy
sflfnf iemiqhfn ivwc mYN lsLkr isMG nUM mfq pf dyxI hY. mYN jmfq tYstF
ivwcoN vI lsLkr isMG qoN vwD nMbr lYx lwg ipaf sF. mfstr PuMmx isMG gwlF
gwlF ivwc lsLkr isMG dy pCV jfx bfry afpxI nfKLusLI jLfhr kr jFdy. lsLkr
isMG bypRvfh nhIN sI. KLLUb imhnq krdf sI. mukfbly bfry vI cyqMn sI. qF
vI, afKLrI iemiqhfn ivwc mYN AuhnUM pCfV idwqf. aYqkIN Ausdf sQfn dUjf sI.
mfstr PuMmx isMG ipwCoN vI imldy rhy. AuhnF df ipMz plfhI dy nyVy nMgl
mwjf sI. jdoN mYN pihlF aKLbfrF ivwc kMm krn lwgf, qy ipwCoN sfihqkfrI krn
lwgf, qF ipMz jFidaF mfstr jI nfl mulfkfq ho jFdI. Auh myrIaF CpIaF rcnfvF
dI gwl krdy. KusL huMdy, mYN afpxy cuxy Kyqr ivwc kuJ sPLlqf hfsl kIqI hY.
awj jdoN mYN PuMmx isMG dI lsLkr isMG nfl hmdrdI dI gwl socdf hF, qF ieAuN
lwgdf hY, ijvyN lsLkr isMG mfstr jI nUM afpxf hI smrUp pRqIq huMdf hovy.
AuhnF vFg hI Gwt jLmIn vfly ikrsfx df jLhIn puwqr. mfstr jI myrI
afrQk-smfjk dsLf bfry axjfx nhIN sn. mYN PLIs muafPL krvf ky hI pVH irhf
sF. qF vI, AuhnF nUM mYN KLusLiksmq pRqIq huMdf, qy lsLkr isMG bdiksmq.
AuhnF qoN myrf awgy inklxf aqy Ausdf ipwCy rihxf Jwilaf nf jFdf.
qF vI, mYnUM awj qwk ipMz dy skUl ivwc pVHIaF awT jmfqF dy sB aiDafpkF
ivwcoN mfstr PuMmx isMG hI sB qoN vwD Xfd afAuNdy hn. Auh lfiek sn,
sMvydnsLIl sn aqy mrdm-snfsL sn.
aTvIN jmfq ivwc pVHidaF mYN iewk njLm vI ilKI, jo iksy nUM pVHfeI jF
suxfeI nhIN. isrPL afpxI ikqfbF vflI almfrI dy pwly ivwc gwzI myKL AuWqy
tMg CwzI.
pr hux sfihq mYnUM iKwc pfAux lwg ipaf sI. ipMz plfhI ieiqhfsk ipMz hY.
iewQy gurU hirgoibMd sfihb ny iewk XuwD liVaf sI. XuwD hox vyly ajy ieh
ipMz nhIN sI vwisaf. AujfV-bIafbfn ielfkf sI. sfzy bcpn ivwc Zwk-plfh dy
drwKLq mIlF qwk AuWgy hoey idKfeI idMdy sn. jdoN ipMz vwisaf, qF vI
Zwk-plfh df jMgl hoeygf, iesy krky ipMz df nfm ‘plfh’ qoN ‘plfhI’ pY igaf.
iewQy pihlF inwkf ijhf gurduafrf sI. 1930-40 dy ivckfr inwkI iemfrq igrf
ky vwzI swq-mMjLlI iemfrq bxfeI geI. jdoN purfxI iemfrq vflI QF zUMGIaF
nIhF puwtIaF geIaF, qF mnuwKI hwzIaF, GoiVaF dy pOV aqy qlvfrF dy jMg-KfDy
ihwsy hyToN inkly. nvIN iemfrq ivwc gurU gRMQ sfihb pRkfsL krn vflf sQfn
Ausy QF bxfieaf igaf, ijwQoN purfxy aivsLysL inkly sn. ieh aivsLysL dsdy
sn XuwD iewQy hoieaf, qy sLhId isMGF qy GoiVaF dIaF imRqk dyhF ies QF
iekwTIaF kIqIaF geIaF. pihlF ieh sQfn ipMz qoN bfhrly pfsy iewk bMny sI.
jfpdf hY, ipMz ies ieiqhfsk-Xfdgfr dy nfl visaf. hOlI-hOlI ipMz ies pfsy
vwl nUM vD igaf. sfzf aYNglo vrnYkulr KLflsf imzl skUl ieiqhfsk gurduafry
dy nyVy ipMz dy bfhrly pfsy sI. ies qoN vI prHy aMbF df bfgL sI, ijwQy cfr
jmfqF pVHdIaF sn. hux skUl kmytI ny skUl nUM AuWnq kr ky bfrvHIN qwk klfsF
clf rwKIaF hn, qy skUl df nfm bdl ky gurU hirgoibMd sI: hfier sYkMzrI skUl
kr idwqf hY. hux pRfiemrI skUl srkfr dy spurd hY, pr iesdI vDIaf pwkI
iemfrq ipMz dI pMcfieq ny hI bxf ky idwqI hY.
jdoN dI mYN gwl kr irhf sF, PLgvfVf qihsIl dy iksy vI ipMz ivwc hfeI skUl
nhIN sI. imzl skUl vI ikqy ikqy hI sI. PLgvfVf sLihr ivwc muMizaF dy do
hfeI skUl sn. rfmgVHIaf hfeI skUl, aqy jgjIq hfeI skUl. lVkIaF df iewk
jgjIq grljL hfeI skUl sI. jgjIq isMG kpUrQly df afKLrI rfjf sI. dovyN
jgjIq skUl srkfrI sn. iewk hor ieslfmIaf hfeI skUl KwulHx vflf sI, jdoN
dysL dI vMz ho geI. ieslfmIaf skUl dI iemfrq afrIaf smfj ny sMBfl leI, qy
afrIaf hfeI skUl kfiem kr idwqf.
jdoN imzl pfs kr ky PLgvfVy nOvIN ivwc dfKLl hox jfxf sI, ipMz dy
hYWzmfstr inrMjn isMG ny mYnUM Gr bulf ky afiKaf, qUM jgjIq skUl nhIN
jfxf. rfmgVHIaf hfeI skUl jfeIN. AuWQoN dy muwK aiDafpk s: amr isMG ivrdI
bI:aYs:sI: bI:tI: myry jmfqI hn. AuhnF ny slfh idwqI, qUM sfieMs ivsLy
pVHIN. hfeI skUl ivwc PLfrm BridaF s: amr isMG ny vI sfieMs pVHn dI slfh
idwqI, pr mYN coxvyN ivsLy zrfieMg aqy pMjfbI rwKy sn.
mYN skUl ivwc pVHidaF skUl dy rsfly leI kuJ cIjLF ilKIaF. dsvIN df
iemiqhfn dy ky iewk kfpI ivwc keI khfxIaF ilKIaF, pr ieh sMBflIaF nhIN.
dsvIN krky nfl lgdy rfmgVHIaf kflj ivwc dfKLlf lY ilaf. mYtirk ivwc 76
PLIsdI nMbr afey sn. iewk hor lVky rfm srUp dy myry nfloN Cy nMbr vwD sn.
sfzf dovF df eyny nMbr lYx leI irkfrz sI, jo ipwCoN keI sfl nhIN tuwitaf.
cMgy nMbr lYx krky hfeI skUl dy sYkMz mfstrF sRI ivwidaf Bfskr isDr mYnUM
bfhoN PVH ky nfl lgdy rfmgVHIaf kflj ivwc lY gey. kflj dy ipRMsIpl s:
ikrpfl isMG nfrMg dy hvfly krky kihx lwgy, ieh PLIs nhIN dy skdf. pr
iesnUM pVHfE. kflj ivwc hI shI arQF ivwc sfihq ilKx df Xqn pihlI vfr kIqf.
‘pRIqm’ idwlI ivwc myrIaF khfxIaF CpIaF. pRIqm dy sMpfdk AudoN vxjfrf bydI
sn.
rihMdf ipMz hI sF. iqMn mIl rojL qur ky kflj jFdf sF, qy iqMn mIl vfps qur
ky sLfm nUM ipMz phuMcdf sF. aihsfs aqy iKLaflF dI qIKxqf pihlF hI sI, pr
hux iehnF ivwc pRoVqf aqy zUMGfeI af rhI sI. afpxy nfloN do ku sfl awgy
pVH rhy s: jgq isMG plfhI nfl iml ky ipMz ivwc ‘syvk dl’ bxfieaf hoieaf
sI. iesdIaF mIitMgF aksr krdy. jdoN cMidaF dI rkm jmHF ho geI, qF aMimRqsr
qoN vwzI igxqI ivwc ikqfbF mMgvfeIaF. iehnF ivwc pMjfbI sfihq dIaF pusqkF
vI sn, qy ieiqhfs aqy igafn dyx vfly hor ivisLaF dIaF vI. ieh pusqkF mYN
bhuq cfh nfl pVHIaF.
kflj ivwc pVHidaF ieh soJI vI af rhI sI ik aYPL:ey: pfs krn qoN bfad
pVHfeI nhIN ho skxI. koeI rujLgfr ZUMzxf pYxf hY. nyVy jlMDr sI, ijwQoN
pMjfbI qy AurdU dy keI dYink pwqr inkl rhy sn. iksy dYink pwqr df dPLqr
nhIMN dyiKaf sI. ieh vI pqf nhIN sI, pwqrkfrI ikvyN krIdI hY. qF vI, iehnF
dYink pwqrF dy ivsLysL aMkF leI mYN pMjfbI aqy AurdU BfsLf ivwc lyK ilK ky
Byjy, jo Cp jFdy rhy. iehnF pwqrF ivwc CpIaF ilKLqF dy kfrn, aYPL:ey: krn
qoN bfad, iewk dYink pwqr “KLflsf syvk” ny, jo aMimRqsroN AuWKV ky,
PLgvfVy qoN pRkfsLxf sLurU kr irhf sI, mYnUM kfljoN bulf ky afpxf
Aup-sMpfdk lf ilaf. jdoN ieh dYink pwqr awT mhIinaF bfad bMd ho igaf qF
ipMz bYTy nUM jlMDr qoN sunyhf imilaf, ijhVf muMzf “KLflsf syvk” aKLbfr
ilKdf sI, Auh jlMDr af jfey. mYN jlMDroN inkly nvyN dYink pwqr “pMQ syvk”
ivwc kMm krn lwg ipaf. iesy aKLbfr dy sfQI aKLbfr AurdU “pRBfq” nUM AurdU
ivwc ilK skx vfly Aup-sMpfdk dI loV peI, qF AuhnF ny “pMQ syvk” dy myjL
qoN AuTf ky mYnUM ‘pRBfq” dy sMpfdkI mMzl ivwc sLfml kr ilaf. kuJ smyN
bfad AurdU BfsLf ivwc ‘ajIq” aKLbfr Ausy purfxI kMpnI ny kwZ ilaf, jo
lfhOr qoN ‘ajIq’ kwZdI rhI sI. “pRBfq” qoN bfad mYnUM “ajIq” imlI, qy
iewQy mYN lgfqfr iqMn sfl kMm kIqf. AuhnF idnF ivwc aKLbfrF dy mfiek sfDn
sImq huMdy sn, ies kr ky stfPL vI Gwt qoN Gwt rwiKaf jFdf. QoVHy stfPL nUM
bhuqf kMm krnf pYNdf. mYN vI “ajIq” AurdU ivwc bhuqf kMm kIqf, pr mjbUrI
ivwc nhIN, KLusLI nfl. imsfl dy qOr ‘qy myrI asl izAUtI KLbrF ilKx dI sI,
jo afm qOr ‘qy aMgryjLI BfsLf ivwc afAuNdIaF. asIN AurdU BfsLf ivwc KLbr
df anuvfd krdy. loV hovy, qF sMKyp krdy. ZuwkvF isrlyK kwZdy. sB qoN
mhwqvsLIl Xogqf sI, KLbr df mhwqv pCfnxf. KLbr ikMnI ku aihm hY? ieh muwK
sPLy ‘qy jfx vflI hY jF aMdrly siPLaF AuWqy? muwK sPLy AuWqy jfxI hY, qF
kI, ieh pihlI KLbr bxy, dUjI jF qIjI? KLbr dI “KLbrIaq” pCfnxI qy Aus
inrxy dy muqfbk KLbr nUM aKLbfr ivwc sQfn dyxf isafxy pwqrkfrF df gux
smiJaf jFdf sI. agly idn dYink aKLbfrF dI aklmMdI df mukfblf ieh dyK ky
kIqf jFdf sI ik ikhVI aKLbfr ny iks KLbr nUM ijLafdf aihmIaq idwqI hY, qy
Cy-kflmf isrlyK kwiZaf hY? KLbrF dI cox aqy pysLkfrI aKLbfr dI ivwkrI
GtfAux-vDfAux ivwc vI asr pfAuNdI sI. mYnUM KLbr dI KLbrIaq pCfnx dI jfc
sI.
AuNj AuhnF idnF dy aKLbfr isrPL KLbr aKLbfr (nIAUjL-pypr) hI nhIN sn
huMdy, ivcfr aKLbfr (ivAU-pypr) vI huMdy sn. keI aKLbfr pfrtIaF jF DVy
kwZdy sn. qF vI KLbrIaq pCfnx vfly aKLbfr dI kdr huMdI sI.
“ivcfr” sMpfdkI sPLy AuWqy ilKy jFdy sMpfdkI lyKF ivwc pRgt huMdy sn.
sMpfdk dI Xogqf aqy qIKxqf vI aKLbfr dI sPLlqf ivwc ihwsf pfAuNdI sI. pr
muwK-sMpfdk sfrf sMpfdkI sPLf iekwlf nhIN Br skdf sI. Aus nUM bfhroN
afAuNdy lyK vrqxy pYNdy sn. Aup-sMpfdkF ivwcoN ijs nUM ‘ilKx’ df sLONk
huMdf sI, Auh sLONkIaf qOr ‘qy GroN lyK ilK ilafAuNdf qy sMpfdkI sPLy
AuWqy Cpx leI pysL krdf. ieAuN hI “aYqvfrI aMk” leI vI vfDU stfPL nhIN sI
huMdf. koeI nf koeI Aup-sMpfdk hI ieh kMm vI sMBfldf. mYN KLbrF ilKx dy
nfl nfl sMpfdkI sPLy leI aqy aYqvfrI aMk leI sLONkIaf qOr qy aksr ilKdf.
ieh ‘ilKxf’ mYN sLONk nfl hI krdf sF, pr myrf asl sLONk ieh nhIN sI. ieh
qF sfrf kuJ DMdf ipwtxf sI. asl sLONk qF sfihq pVHnf, sfihq pVHfAuxf aqy
sfihq ilKxf sI.
AurdU “ajIq” ivwc kMm kridaF hI myrf pihlf iekFgI sMgRih “idn rfq” aqy
aflocnf dI iewk ikqfb “pMjfbI kivqf dy sO sfl” CpIaF. pMjfb srkfr df mfsk
pwqr “pMjfbI dunIaF” AuhnF idnF ivwc lyKkF, ivdvfnF aqy sfihq dy
ividafrQIaF ivwc bhuq hrmn ipafrf sI, ies dy sMpfdk ipafrf isMG pdm sn.
Auh lyKkF nUM hwQ nfl post kfrz ilK ky lyK Byjx leI kihMdy. mYnUM vI icwTI
afAuNdI. pMjfbI dunIaF dy ivsLysL aMkF leI mYN keI aflocnfqmk lyK ilKy.
ikAuNik iehnF lyKF leI muafvjLf af jFdf sI, ijsdI AuhnF idnF ivwc bhuq
loVH huMdI sI, ies krky mwlo-mwlI lyK ilKy jFdy. qF vI mYnUM nf pwqrkfrI
aqy nf aflocnf krnI psMd sI. mYnUM isrjxfqmk kMm ivwc hI afnMd imldf sI.
jdoN vI isrjxf kIqI, bhuq KLusLI imlI.
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