iek
idn mYN afpxI pqnI nfl, soZI sfihb dy stor ivcoN kuJ
grosrI KrIdx igaf. qy awgoN huisLafrpur dy afpxy mylI-gylI
hrI iksLn sLrmf jI stor ivc Kloqy iml gey.
Auh
vI purfxy smyN dy ilKfrI ny. mYN puwiCaf,
“bVy
icrF ipwCoN imly ho. awj kwlH kI sugl rwiKaf hY? koeI
nvIN klfsIkl cIjL ilKI?” kihx lwgy,
“Xfr
ilKx nUM qF hr koeI ilKI jFdY qy sfihq jgq ivc hr
koeI afpxy afp nUM dUjy nfloN vDIaf lyKk smJdY. pr hr
iksy dI hryk rcnf klfsIkl nhIN hoieaf krdI. iksy dI
iek, iksy dIaF do. qy EhI iek do, lokIN QF QF qy
suxfeI jFdy ny, qy vfh vfh KwtI jFdy ny. ijvyN pUrn
isMG dI ‘jvfn pMjfb dy’, cfiqRk dI
‘mfrdf dmfmy jwt myly af igaf’ mohn isMG df
‘aMbI df bUtf’, aMimRqf df ‘awj afKF
vfirs sLfh nUM’, surjIq pfqr df, ‘myrI mF
nUM myrI kivqf smJ nf afeI’ aqy aimqfB bwcn dy
ipqf dI, ‘mDUsLflf’. vYsy mYN qF hux ihMdI
ivc hI ijLafdf ilKdf hF.”
qy
ijvyN hr koeI kvI nUM hmysLf sLroiqaF dI qlb rihMdI
hY, Ausny qwqkfl, krqfr isMG iblwgx dIaF kuJ pMgqIaF
suxf mfrIaF. lgdy hwQ Ausny afpxI iek gLjLl Coh leI.
soZI sfihb kuJ icr qF suxdy rhy. pr iPr kol KloqI
imisjL soZI df iesLfrf pf ky AuhnF ny sfnUM dohF nUM
axgOilaF kr idwqf, qy hor gfhkF nUM sOdf dyx dI
ikiraf sLurU kr idwqI.
jdoN
sLrmf jI cly gey qF imisjL soZI ny hws ky afiKaf,
“iehnF
vyhilaF nUM hor koeI kMm hI hY nhIN? kdy afAuNdf hI
puwCygf, “soZI sfihb mnohr khfxIaF df irsflf
afieaf hY?”
jy
khFgy “hF jI kwlH hI afieaf hY” qF qurMq
khygf, “ies ivc myrI khfxI pVHI?”
“Blf
kIhdy kol vyhl hY iehnF PLflqU kMmF leI. bMdf socy,
Bilaf lokf sfzy kol hor kMm nhI? qUM vI koeI cwj df
kMm lwB. aYNvyN sfrf idn mgjLmfrI krI jfxf, pyprF ivc
CpvfAux leI, pwilEN zfkKrc vwKrf. Pyr lokF nUM pVHn
leI AuksfeI jfxf, sLudfeIaF vFgUM.” qy Auh dovyN
mIaF bIvI qfVI mfr ky hwsx lwgy.
sfmfn
lYky bfhr afey qF myrI pqnI mYnUM kihx lwgI,
“sux
leI ey dunIaF dI rfey,N quhfzy lokF bfry? hux qusIN
vI nf kdy iehnF mUhry kVHI Gol bYT jfxf. nhIN qF
quhfzy ipwCoN vI eyhI kihMdy hoxgy. ik ‘iehnF
nUM hor koeI afhr nhIN? eyh ikhVy vyly ilKdy ny.
sONdy vI hYgy ny ik nhIN? smJ nhIN afAuNdI, ieh lokIN
rotI kfhdy afsryN KFdy aY?”
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(21 nvMbr 2006)
