iek lVfeI jo huMdI huMdI tlL geI
– afstRylIaf qoN igafnI sMqoK isMG
 

myrI bhuq CotI Aumr hox smy dI gwl hY. ajy mY EdoN zMgr cfrn vflLI styj qy vI nhI sI awpiVaf. sfzI hvylI ivc sLfm dy Gusmusy ijhy smy myry dovyN cfcy, s[ bcn isMG qy s[ kuMdn isMG, toky qy pwTy kuqr rhy sn. mY lfgyhI eyDr EDr iPr irhf sF. BfeIaf jI ikqy bfhr gey hoey sn. vwzy cfcf jI tokf gyV rhy sI qy Coty cfcf jI cIrnIaF lf rhy sI. gurduafry dy sfhmxy sfzI hvylI df myry cfry bfibaF df sFJf vfhvf vwzf QF huMdf sI. gurduafrf qy iesdf bfg iek pfsy qy sfzI hvylI dUjy pfsy, afhmo sfhmxy huMdy sn qy iehnF dohF dy ivckfr dI KUh vwloN sVk qoN afAux vflf rfh, ijsnUM pihaf afiKaf jFdf sI, ipMz ivc pRvysL krdf sI. hux vI sfzy vflLy pfisAuN sVk qoN ipMz nUM ieho hI rfh hY. jfivaF vflLy pfsy qoN iek hor rfh vI sVk qoN ipMz ivc vVdf hY jo ik CwpV dy iknfry huMdf hoieaf gurduafry dy ipCvfVy ivcdI, sfzI hvylI qoN awgy jf cwuky sfzy vflLy rfh ivc hI aByd ho jFdf hY.
sfzf hvylI vflLf QF myry cfry bfibaF ivc ieko ijhf vMizaf hoieaf sI. hux ies hvylI vfly QF qy Gr bx cwuky hn. gurduafry dy iblkul sfhmxy vflLf ihwsf sfzf huMdf sI. qy sfzy ipCvfVy vflLf ihwsf myry bfbf jI dy nMbr do vflLy Brf hOldfr hrnfm isMG jI dy ihwsy df sI. Auh prvfr smyq bfr vflLy murwby dy ievjL ivc imlLn vflI jLmIn Aupr, bfby bkfly dy nyVy, BlfeI pur nfmI ipMz ivc jf vsy sn. AuhnF vflLf ihwsf vI sB qoN vwzy Brf s[ Bfn isMG jI dy kbjLy ivc sI. Auh ies leI ik myrI dfdI jI dIaF dohvyN jTfxIaf vI jyTF vFg skIaF BYxF sn. sfzy swjy hwQ vflLf ihwsf myry bfbf s[ amr isMG jI dy sB qoN Coty Brf, s[ eIsLr isMG jI, dy kolL sI. ieh bhuq smf pihlF XU[ pI[ ivc cly gey sn pr EdoN ajy nhI sn gey. Ausdy ipCvfVy vflLf cOQf ihwsf sB qoN vwzy Brf s[ Bfn isMG jI dy ihwsy df sI. iehnF cOhF ihwisaF nUM hI CotIaF CotIaF kMDF nflL vwK vwK kIqf hoieaf sI qy iehnF kMDF dy AuqoN dI iek dUjy nUM vyiKaf qy suixaf jf skdf sI.
Aus sLfm nUM vwzy bfbf jI qy AuhnF dy puwqr arQfq myry kjLn cfcy mMijaF qy bYTy kuJ guwsy ijhy vflLIaF gwlF kr rhy sn. Auh gwlF dohF hvylIaf ivc afAux vflLIaF dohF hI CotIaF kMDF dy AuqoN dI sfzy pfsy vI suxfeI dy rhIaF sn. AuhnF dIaF gwlF dI mYnUM hor qF smJ nf afeI pr koeI axsuKfvF ijhf asr myry qy kr rhIaF sn. qfhIAuN KLbr ik myry Coty cfcf jI cIrnIaF lfAuxIaF Cwz ky, kMD dy AuqoN dI Aus pfsy mUMh krky AuhnF nUM guwsy ivc kuJ ieho ijhy bol afKx lwgy, “afE iPr ieh lwkV df moCf cuwk ky ivKfE.“ EDroN jvfb afieaf, “lE iPr asIN af rhy hF; vyKdy hF quhfnUM.“ kuJ ieho ijhy rlLdy imlLdy Bfv vflLy sLbdF df dohF pwKF vwloN vtFdrf hoieaf qy Auh sfry Brf AuT ky, hOldfr vflLy ihwsy ivcdI lMGdy hoey, afDIaF dI hvylI qy sfzI hvylI ivcly gurduafry nUM sfhmxy rfh ivcdI huMdy hoey, sfzI hvylI dy bUhy vwl nUM qur pey. eyDroN myry dohF cficaF ny tokf Cwz ky CyqI CyqI jf ky vwzy ny vwzI ikRpfn qy Coty ny brCf sMBflL ilaf qy kfhlI kfhlLI hvylI dy bUhy vwl nUM ho ley.
JgVy vflLI gwl df sfr kuJ ieAuN sI ik mFgy qy vYro nMgl nfmI ipMzF vflLy pfsy, mYry vflLI jLmIn ivc sFJf KUh sI. iesdy nyVy hI iek hor KUh vI sI pr Auh hux Kzwl bx cwuikaf sI. ijs KUh nUM vriqaf nf jFdf hovy AusnUM Kzwl afKx lwg pYNdy sn. sLfied ieh KUh vwzIaF iewtF df sI. afm qOr qy AuhnF idnF ivc KUh nfnk sLfhI inwkIaF dy iewtF dy huMdy sn. vwzIaF iewtF vflLy KUh df mqlb huMdf sI ik ieh QohVy icr qoN bxfieaf igaf hY. ies qrHF df vwzIaF iewtF vflLf iek KUh ipMz dy lfgy vI mjLhbIaF vfly pfsy dy bfhrvfr huMdf sI. Ausdf nF hI nvF KUh sI. asIN zMgr cfrn smy ies Kzwl vwl iekwly jfx qoN ziraf krdy sF. vwzy muMizaF ny sfnUM zrfAux leI afKxf ik Aus ivc jogI rihMdy hn. kdI kdI AuhnF dy imlL pYx dIaF GtnfvF vI JUTIaF hI bxf ky sfnUM suxfAuxIaF qy suxn smy sfzy zr nflL lMU kMzy ijhy hox lwg pYxy. iek idn dupihr ijhI nUM asIN phy ivc lwgy vwzy pwQr dy kolL bYTy hoey sF. ieh pihaf qy pwQr aMimRqsr qy gurdffspur ijLilaF dI hwd drsfAuNdf sI. hux qF sLfied EQy pwkI sVk bx geI hovy. ieh sfzy ipMz sUro pwzy qy myrI vwzI cfcI jI dy pyky ipMz, vYro nMgl dy aYn ivckfhy iek mIl Aupr vfikaf sI. iesdy dohIN pfsIN ieh dovyN ipMz iek iek mIl dI ivQ Aupr huMdy sn. ieh mIlF vflI gwl df vI mYnUM qF pqf lwgf ik iek vfrIN iBMzrF vfly sMq igafnI gurbcn isMG KLflsf jI vYro nMgl dy gurduafrf gurUafxf ivc Tihry hoey sn qy iek idn AuhnF dI kQf suxn asIN, myry BfeIaf jI dy mfmf jI, BfeI sohx isMG jI horF nflL jf rhy sF. Auh afpxy kpUrQlf ijLly ivcly ipMz sMgojlf qoN kyvl sMqF dI kQf suxn hI sfzy ipMz afey hoey sn. hor qF mYnUM iksy gwl dI smJ nhI sI qy nf hI mYnUM kQf bfry pqf hY ik mY sMqF dI kQf suxn dIvfn ivc bYiTaf sF jF nhI. jy bYiTaf vI hovFgf qF myyry pwly kuJ Aus smy pY sky, iesdI sMBfvnf nhI sI. asI sfry jxy qurdy hoey Aus pWQr kolL phuMcy ijsnUM Aus smy asIN Jwzf afiKaf krdy sF. Aus Jwzy kolL Klo ky mfmf jI ny ipwCy muV ky sfzy ipMz vwl vyiKaf qy iPr agly ipMz vYro nMgl vwl vyK ky kuJ aMdfjLy ijhy nflL ieAuN afiKaf, “Jwzy qoN eyDr vI iek mIl qy Jwzy qoN EDr vI iek mIl; kulL do mIl df Pfslf. Aus smy iklo mItrF df ajy irvfjL nhI sI ipaf qy mIlF dI vI sLfied nvIN nvIN vrqoN hoxI hI sLurU hoeI hovygI. Aus qoN pihlF koh afiKaf krdy sn jo ik mIl nflLoN vwzf huMdf sI; ijvyN iklo mItr nflLoN mIl vwzf huMdf hY. sfzy ipMz vflLI sVk ivclIaF gYblF dy kolL iek mIl pwQr gwizaf huMdf sI. Auh sLfied hux vI hovy. Aus icwty kMkrIt dy bxy icwty rMg vflLy mIl pwQr Aupr kflLy pyNt nfl pMjfbI ivc iek pfsy iliKaf huMdf sI: mihqf do mIl qy sRI hir goibMdpur 14 mIl. dUjy bMny iliKaf huMdf sI aMimRqsr 22 mIl. iek idn myry bfbf jI dy vwzy Brf hOldfr hrnfm isMG jI ny iliKaf hoieaf 22 mIl pVH ky afiKaf, “hwCf, aMimRqsr pMdrF koh.“ qF mYnUM pqf lwgff ik 22 mIlF dy pMdrF koh bxdy hn. hux BfvyN bhuqy dysLF ivc iklo mItrF dI vrqoN huMdI hY pr ieMglYNz smyq ajy vI keI mulkF ivc mIl hI vrqy jFdy hn.
ies KUh, ijsnUM mYry vflLf KUh afKdy sF, dy cMny lfgy Dryk df iek drwKq sI. Auh suwk igaf sI qy CF dyx qoN asmrwQ ho igaf sI. Aus suwky hoey drwKLq nUM myry cfcy cwuk ilafey sn. Auh drwKLq KUh dy cMny kolL hox krky sFJy QF ivc lwgf sB df sFJf smiJaf jFdf sI. ies leI ieky iDr df AusnUM cuwk ilafAuxf dUijaF nUM TIk nhI sI lwigaf. ies bfry hI Auh kuJ axsuKfvIaF gwlF kr rhy sn.
sfzI hvylI df bUhf bMd sI. jdoN bUhy dIaF JIqF ivcdI myry cficaF ny vyiKaf ik awgy awgy AuhnF df qfieaf qy Ausdy ipCy Ausdy puwq, KflI hwQ hn qF iehnF ny vI kfhlLI ivc afpxy brCf qy ikRpfn bUhy dy qKLiqaF dy ipwCy rwK idqy qy bUhf Kohl idqf. qKLiqaF dy dohIN pfsIN afpxy afpxy QF af ky itkx nflL dovyN hiQafr AuhnF dy ipwCy luk gey qy ivroDIaF nUM idsy nF. AuhnF dy awgy AuhnF df ipE myry bfby df sB qoN vwzf Brf s[ Bfn isMG sI qy ipwCy Ausdy sfry puwqr jo ik pMj sn. sB qoN vzf mlfieaf ivc rihMdf sI. Auh Cy jxy qy myry cfcy do jxy sn. myry cfcy dohvyN bUhy dI srdl dy amdr qy Auh sfry jxy bUhy dy bfhr phy ivc zty rhy. vfhvf icr “qUM qUM, mY mY” krky Auh bUhy dy bfhroN hI vfps muV gey. hwQo pfeI qy gfhlLI glLoc hoxo Aury Aury hI sr igaf. Aus swuky drwKLq df qxf pqf nhI ikMnf icr sfzI hvylI ivc ipaf irhf qy pqf nhI ipwCoN Ausdf kI kIqf igaf.
myrI Xfd ivc ies Gtnf dI qsvIr ajy qwk Esy qrHF hI bYTI hoeI hY. EdoN qF ies lVfeI tlL jfx vflLI gwl dI smJ nhI sI pr AumroN kuJ vwzy hox qy smJ afeI ik sLfied ieh myry vwzy bfbf jI dI isafxp sI ik AuhnF ny afpxI smJdfrI nflL ies vfpr jfx vflI iBafnk Gtnf nUM rok ilaf jF rwb ny ikrpf krky ieko twbr nUM AujVn qoN bcf ilaf; jF kI jfxy iks dI cMgI iksmq kMm kr geI jo ieh Kfnf jMgI vflLI Gtnf vfprdI vfprdI tflLf vwt geI.
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