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bVI musLkl nfl sfhby ny iksy jfxkfr rfhIN bicwqr isMG nfl imlx df rfh
kwiZaf. sfhby ny bicwqr isMG nUM afpxI duwK BrI khfxI suxfeI. Aus ny
dwisaf ik “Auh qF kfr-syvf vflLy bfibaF nfl syvf krdf sI jd Aus nUM drbfr
sfihb ivcoN PLOjI PV ky lwDf koTI lY gey. Aus ny dwsxf sLurU kIqf ik jdoN
Auh keIaF idnF dI kuwtmfr qoN bfad bVI musLkl nfl Cuwt ky afieaf qF Aus ny
keI idn iksy nfl gwlbfq hI nf kIqI. bVI musLkl nfl Aus ny keI idnF bfad
afpxy nfl vfprI Gtnf bfry dwisaf. pihlF qF sfnUM pqf hI nf lwgy ik sfnUM
ikwQy ilaFdf igaf hY ikAuNik AunHF ny sfzIaF awKF bMnHIaF hoeIaF sn. pihlF
pihl sfnUM rojL koTVIaF ivcoN kwZ ilaf jFdf irhf qy vwK-vwK qsIhy idwqy
jFdy rhy. Auh keI keI jxy kutfpf cfVHdy, iPr Gotxy lgfAuNdy, mMjIaF
lfAuNdy, keI vfr ibjlI dy krMt lfAuNdy rhy, keI idnF dI ieho ijhI sjLf qoN
bfad sfnUM eyjMsIaf dy hvfly kIqf igaf, jo ieho ijhy suafl puwCdy ik qusIN
drbfr sfihb ivc ikMnI dyr rhy, pfiksqfn ivc ikMnI dyr tRyinMg leI, ipMz
ivc ijhVf KLfilsqfnI jQf bxfieaf hY, Aus df hYz kuaftr ikwQy hY aqy aslf
ikwQy Cupf ky rwiKaf hoieaf hY. jdoN eyjMsIaF vflLy puCdy sn, qF Auh bMdy
nUM kursI bxf ky puCdy.”
ivcoN hI iksy ny puiCaf ik mMjI ikvyN lfAuNdy hn aqy kursI ikvyN bxfAuNdy
sn ?
qF Aus ny dwisaf ik “bMdy nUM iksy mMjI AuWpr ibTf dyNdy hn, Aus dIaF
dovyN lwqF dohF hIaF vwl krky hyToN rwsy nfl Aus dy pYr Gwut ky bMnH dyNdy
hn, bhuq hI drd huMdI hY, bMdf Ausy vyly sfrf kuJ bwk dyNdf hY, jy nf bky
qF kuJ hI imMtF ivc Auh byhosL ho jFdf hY. kursI ieMÖ bxfAuNdy hn ik jdoN
bMdf nf qF pUrI qrHF KVf hovy qy nf hI pUrI qrHF bYTf hovy, isrPL goizaF
AuWqy Jwuikaf hI hovy, Aus nUM kursI bnfAuxf kihMdy hn. jy koeI KVf ho
jFdf sI jF bih jFdf sI qF puils vflLy Aus nUM mfr mfr ky iPr kursI
bxfAuNdy sn.” eynI mfr Kfx qoN bfad vI ieh gwlF dwsx vyly keI vfr sfhby
nUM hfsf af jFdf sI. Rpl V. Fdy,Ai dl>jL } s,Ddlbj df bjzsL. dz>c rjv.
yjy. biuV dl>jL sj qp>cj i,AP rg fjFP bj debj lg m Rph Fjhvj hg dl,gLj lg
m Auh eynf iswDf sI ik Aus nUM ieh vI nhIN sI pqf ik pMjF df not ikhVf hY
qy dwsF vflf ikhVf ? AuhnUM ieh vI nhIN sI pqf ik ijs dys ivc Auh rih irhf
hY Aus df nF kI hY ? Aus nUM kyvl eynf hI pqf sI ik PLOjIaF ny Aus nUM PV
ilaf hY qy hux AunHF ny Aus nUM golLI mfr dyxI hY. ieQy jdoN Aus nUM
puwCigC leI lYx afAuNdy qF Auh lMmf pY jFdf sI qy kuJ vI krn dy bfvjUd Auh
AuWTdf nhIN sI. iPr Aus nUM cuwk ky eyjMsIaF dy afdmIaF awgy iljfieaf
jFdf. AuWQy Auh kursI vI nf bxdf. jykr pulsIey Aus nUM moZy qoN hyTF krdy
qF bih hI jFdf. jykr KVf krdy qF Auh pUrI qrHF hI KVf ho jFdf. bVI mfr Kfx
qoN bfad vI Aus dI ieh afdq nhIN sI htI. ies leI eyjMsIaF vflLy Aus qoN
KVy KVy hI suafl puwCdy. iek idn Aus nUM cwuk ky vwzy aPLsr dy pysL kIqf.
jdoN Aus aPLsr ny Aus nUM pwiCaf, ‘ikMny bMdy mfry eI ?’
‘sfly eI.’ rqn df juafb sI.
‘kfhdy nfl mfry sI ?’ aPLsr ny dUjf suafl kIqf.
‘psqOl nfl.’ rqn ny afkV ky juafb idwqf.
‘psqOl ikwQoN ilaf sI ?’ aPLsr ny iPr suafl kIqf.
‘PLOdIaF koloN.’ rqny ny iPr bVy mfx nfl ikhf.
‘puwq Pfhy lwg jfeyNgf.’ aPLsr ny Aus nUM zrfvf dyxf cfihaf.
‘ikAuN mYN qyrI BYx mfrI af.’ rqn ny aPLsr dI gwl suxidaF hI Tfh krdf
juafb bgLYr socy smJy hI Tok idwqf.
aPLsr JyNp ijhf igaf qy dUjy aPLsr mwuskVIaF ivc hwsx lwgy qy pulsIaF ny
rqny nUM lMmf pf ilaf, qy rqnf kuwt KFdf vI Auey qyrI mF nUM, Auey qyrI
BYx nUM, krdf irhf.
QoVHI dyr bfad aPLsr ny pulsIey nUM rqny nUM kuwtxf bMd krvf idwqf. cIkF
mfrdf qy awl-vlwlIaF mfrdf rqnf AuWT KVf hoieaf.
hux iek hor aPLsr ny rqny nUM puwCxf sLurU kIqf.
‘suixaf Auey, qMU bfzr lMiGaf sYN ?’
‘hfho, mYN lMiGaf sF.’
‘ikvyN lMiGaf sYN bfzr ?’ aPLsr df dUjf suafl sI.
‘bws, mYN lMG igaf sF.’ rqny ny bVy mfx nfl juafb idwqf.
‘qF vI ikvyN lMiGaf sI, sfrf kuJ dws ?’ aPLsr ny Aus nUM puckfridaF ikhf.
pihlF jI mYN aMbrsr igaf Pyr gwzI qy cVH igaf. awgy jf ky mYN gwzI qoN
Auqr igaf qy awgy awgy quiraf igaf qy awgy bfrzr af igaf qy mYN qr ky bfzr
lMG igaf, AuWQy pfxI kdI gozy gozy af jFdf sI, kdI lwk lwk, kdI mYN qrn
lwg pYNdf sI.”
‘iehdf mqlb peI qMU pfiksqfn igaf sI.’ aPLsr ny zrfvf idwqf.
‘hfho igaf sI.’ rqny df juafb sI.
‘kihMdy hn AuWQy AunHF qYnUM bMb clfAux dI tRyinMg idwqI sI.’
‘hfho idwqI sI.’ rqnf Jwt boilaf.
‘ikvyN idwqI AunHF quhfnUM tRyinMg ?’
‘Auh jI, sfnUM kqfr ivc KlHfr lYNdy sn, agly pfsy kqfr ivc hI sO ku bMdf
KlHfr dyNdy sn. Pyr sfnUM iek iek bMb hwQF ivwwc PVf dyNdy sn. asIN bMbF
nUM awg lf dyNdy sF qy bMb jf ky agly bMny KVy bMidaF ivcoN iek bMdf mfr
ky iPr sfzy kol af jFdy sn. asIN iPr awg lf dyNdy sF qy bMb iPr iek hor
bMdf mfr ky sfzy kol af jFdy sn.’
‘Cwzo jI ieh qF koeI pfgl lwgdf hY’, lfgoN iksy puls vflLy ny ikhf.
‘bMd kr do, ies ko bfad myN dyKyNgy sB bhfny krqy hYN’, iek ispfhI rqny
nUM bfhr lY igaf qy AunHF df iDafn myry vwl hoieaf. mYnUM AunHF ny pihlF
hI ikMny sfry kfgLjL dy ky prHF ibTfieaf hoieaf sI ik ipCwly sfry mhIinaF
ivc qMU ijwQy ijwQy irhf eyN, Auh sfrf kuJ ienHF kfgLjLF AuWpr ilK dyh.
mYN Auh sfrf kuJ ilK idwqf. myry hwQoN kfgLjL lYNidaf hI eyjMsI df Auh
bMdf buVHk hI ipaf. ‘lAu sfrI gwl dI smJ af geI jy, hux Pisaf ieh cMgI
qrHF. afh vyKo iehny afp iliKaf ey ik awT mhIny mYN drbfr sfihb irhf hF,
gurU nfnk invfs ivc AunHF kol. hux qy iksy sbUq dI loV hI nhIN, kro iehnUM
vI PLfieirMg sukaYz dy awgy, hux sLwk vflI koeI gwl hI nhIN.’
‘PLfieirMg sukaYz dy nhIN kmFzojL dy hvfly krdy hF’, iek hor boilaf.
‘ieh mYN kdoN iliKaf ey ? ieh qF myrI ilKfeI hI nhIN. ieh qF ilKy hoey
kfgLjL qusIN pihlF hI ilK ky ivc rwKy hoey sn, ijhVy mYN kwZ ky bfhr rwK
idwqy sn, nfly ijhVy kfgLjL mYN ilKy hn AunHF AuWpr mYN sPLy pfey hoey
hn.’ mYN pqf nhIN ikhVI dlyrI ivc ieh sfrf kuJ afK idwqf sI.
‘TIk hY, peI TIk hY, ieh ilKfeI iehdI nhIN’, vwzy aPLsr ny Auh kfgLjL dUjy
qoN lYNidaF ikhf.
iPr iek jxf myry moZy qy hwQ rwK ky bVy ipafr nfl afKx lwgf, ‘myrI gwl
sux’, qy mYnUM prHF nuwkr ivc lY igaf, ijwQy mYnUM ilKx leI ibTfieaf sI.
Aus ny afpxI jyb ivcoN iek ilsLkdy hoey Cwly vflI cfbI kwZI qy mYnUM ivwKf
ky afKx lwigaf, ‘afh eI kfr dI cfbI. jy qMU cfhyN qF huxy afpxy ipMz jf
skdf eyN; pr sLrq ieh hY peI qMU sfnUM do hor muMizaF dy nF dws dyh.’
‘mYN hor iknHF muMizaF dy nF lY dyvF ?’ mYN bVy zridaF hoieaF qrlf mfiraf.
‘ijnHF dy vI mrjLI ! jykr ipMz dy nhIN qF iksy lfgly ipMz dy hI dws dyh,
jykr AunHF dy ipAuaF dy nF nhIN vI afAuNdy qF vI koeI gwl nhIN. qMU isrPL
do muMizaF dy nF dws qy afpxf KihVf Cuzf. nhIN qF ienHF ny qYnUM mfr dyxf
eIN, jy bcxf eIN qF do muMizaF dy nF lY dyh, ijMnf ny aMimRq-AumRq Cwikaf
hovy.’
‘mYnUM qy iksy df nF nhIN afAuNdf jI.’
‘cMgf Kfh golLI iPr, jF sVdf rih sfrI Aumr ijhl ivc,’ kihMidaF Aus ny
mYnUM Dwkf mfiraf aqy do ispfhIaF nUM lY jfx leI ikhf. Pyr keI idn mYnUM
AuWQy rwK ky irhf kr idwqf. hux qusIN mYnUM bfbf jI nfl imlf idAu qF ik
mYN afpxy AuWpr hoey qsLwdd df bdlf lY skF.” bicwqr isMG ny Aus nUM hOslf
idwqf aqy ikhf ik Auh ieh sfrf pRbMD krvf dyvygf pr Aus nUM kuJ dyr AuzIk
krnI pvygI.
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mlUk isMG kfrporysLn ivc ibjlI mihkmy df mulfjLm sI. ipMz dUr hox krky Auh
keI vfr kfr syvf vflLy bfibaF dy kolL hI rih pYNdf sI, hPLqy ivc iek do
vfr. AuNÖ vI bfibaF nfl Aus df vfhvf ipafr sI, ikANuik bfby ieQy afAux qoN
pihlF AunHF dy ielfky ivc hI syvf krdy sn . jdoN vI Auh ieQy rihMdf sI,
rotI Auh lMgr ivcoN Cwk lYNdf sI. bfibaF nUM ieh sI ik jdoN kdI zyry dI
ibjlI KLrfb ho jfxI, mlUky ny Jwt hI TIk kr dyxI. ME rg qvPf. sj dzRp FyzV
A'G hg fji l.rj rjv. FjdFbJ Vjv updCbj h'dHbj lg m dH>u qvPfj rg a'Bg Rpqi
dry hg FC. yjb Vjv l.rj vHg uJsj dihj lg m dH>E FjdFbJ Vjv rg Rpl sj y[ej
dzbji qph,FA FdsLbj h'dHbj lg m
drbfr sfihb AuWpr hmly qoN do mhIny bfad jdoN mlUkf zyry viVaf qF Auh
pCfixaf nhIN sI jFdf. kwtI hoeI KwusI ijhI dfVHI, isr AuWpr ivrly ivrly
juMzy ijhy, ijnHF nUM Aus ny iek mYly ijhy prny nfl bMnHx dI koisLsL kIqI
hoeI sI. pIlf rMg qy hwz gozy KwVsuk hoey pey sn, ijnHF AuWpr kfly qy moty
moty dfgL pey hoey sn. kdI hwty kwty mlUk isMG df rMg ijhVf gorf insLoh
huMdf sI awj kflf isafh hoieaf ipaf sI. ichrf Aus df ieMÖ lwgdf sI, ijvyN
Auh sdIaF qoN Audfs hovy. iek Zfry ijhy hyT Kloqf, sihimaf hoieaf Auh iek
do afdmIaF nfl hOlI hOlI gwlF kr irhf sI, jdoN mMgl isMG ny bicwwqr isMG
nUM dwisaf ik jdoN Auh Aus dy kol igaf qF nvyN afey bMdy nUM vyK ky Aus ny
Auh pftI hoeI pQUhI jyb ivc pf leI, ijhVI Auh AunHF bMidaF nUM ivwKf irhf
sI. pr jdoN Coty jwQydfr ny ikhf ik koeI gwl nhIN afpxf hI bMdf hY qF Aus
ny awKF cuwk ky myry vwl vyiKaf ijvyN jFc kr irhf hovy ik ikqy sI[afeI[zI[
vflf qF nhIN, jdoN jwQydfr ny Aus nUM iPr hONslf idwqf qF Auh kuJ TIk ho
igaf. jdoN AuhnUM hor gwlF puwCIaF qF Aus ny ikhf :
“kuJ nf pwuC Brfvf, Auh dwsx vflIaF gwlF nhIN, iehdy nfloN qF mr jFdy qF
cMgf sI.”
“Ausny kI disaf ?” bicwqr ny mMgl isMG nUM pWuiCaf.
Auhny Pyr afpxI jyb ivcoN iek pftf ijhf kwpVf kwiZaf qy kihx lwgf, “afh
myrI pQUhI hY, ieh mYN insLfnI vjoN rwKI hoeI hY,” Aus ny Auh pQUhI sfiraF
dy sfhmxy PYlfa idwqI. “afh kI hoieaf hY iehnUM ?” iksy ny ivcoN hI puwC
ilaf. “ieh QF QF qoN pftI hoeI ikAuN eyN ?” “ieho qF gwl hY Bf jI ! ieh
lokF ny dMdF nfl pfVI hoeI ey ! afh vyKo burkIaF inklIaF hoeIaF ny iehdy
ivcoN, ijwQoN ijwQoN ieh muVHky nfl iBwjI sI, lokF ny mUMh nfl pfV ky cUsx
dI koisLsL kIqI sI,” sfnUM gwl dI koeI smJ nhIN sI lwg rhI.
bfad ivc mlUky ny dwisaf ik ijs idn drbfr sfihb AuWpr hmlf hoieaf sI, Aus
idn Auh afpxI izAUtI qoN lyt ho igaf sI. ipMz jfx vflI bws lMG geI sI qy
Auh ieQy hI rih ipaf sI. hmlf ho igaf, eynI aMnyHvfh PLfieirMg sI ik rih
rwb df nF ! asIN jIa iBafxy keI jxy srF dy iek kmry ivc jf vVy. iek do idn
qF asIN AuWQy nflIaF nUlIaF ivcoN pfxI pI ky gujLfrf kr lYNdy rhy, BfvyN
Aus pfxI ivc vI lhU rilaf hMudf sI. iPr nflIaF ivcoN vI pfxI suwk igaf qy
PLOj df drbfr sfihb AuWpr pUrI qrHF kbjLf ho igaf. ijs kmry ivc asIN luky
hoey sF AuWQy koeI pMjfh aOrqF, mrd hoxgy aqy nfl kuJ inafxy vI sn. PLOj
vfilaF ny kmry df bfhroN kuMzf bMd kr idwqf sI. jUn df mhInf, grmI eynI ik
rhy rwb df nF ! lok grmI nfl cFgrF mfrn lwgy, bwcy qF pihlF hI byhosL ho
gey sfry, asIN iek dUjy nfl ieMÖ juVy Kloqy sF ijvyN klbUq dy ky KVy kIqy
hox. eyny pIc ky KloiqaF nUM grmI hor vI ijLafdf lwgdI sI, srIr muVHko
muVHkI ho gey, muVHkf afAux nfl srIr ivcoN pfxI hor vI Gwt igaf, iPr ipafs
nfl sMG suwkx lwg pey. ipafs dy mfry lok iek dUjy df muVHkf cwtx lwgy pr
ies nfl kI bxdf sI. vyihMdaf vyihMidaF lok byhosL ho ho ky izwgx lwgy,
v'fJ s. dc,esL vHg rg oJ Vhk lg m lok ipsLfb pIx leI mjbUr ho gey qy Auhdy
qoN vI KohfmfhI ho rhI sI. Aus kmry ivc ijvyN dwisaf pMjfh jxy hoxy af, pr
jdoN PLOj ny bUhf Kohilaf qF asIN iqMn jxy hI ijAUNdy sF qy Auh vI byhosL.
“pr qusI ikvyN bc gey ?” iksy ny suafl kIqf.
“ieho qF dwsx vflI gwl nhIN. iesy leI hI qF mYN kihMdf hF ik iehdy nfloN
qF mr jFdy qF cMgf sI,” mlUky df juafb sI.
“qF vI ikvyN bcfa hoieaf pqf qF lwgy ?” iksy hor Auqsukqf nfl pWuiCaf.
“asIN ijvyN dwisaY iqMn jxy sF qy hY vI sfry juafn sF. dUjI gwl ieh sI peI
sfzy kol iek glfs sI, asIN iqMny bfhF nfl iksy nUM nyVy nhIN sF afAux
dyNdy, awgoN hux mYN kI khF ?”
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