do sLbd ies khfxI bfry

(not: avqfr igwl df iewk khfxI sMgRih 'swqIN vIhIN sO' pRkfisLq ho cuwkf hY)

khfxIkfr avqfr igwl 'ilKfrI' nfl ipCly pMj virHaF qoN juVy af rhy hn. 'ilKfrI' ivwc CpI AuhnF dI pihlI khfxI 'puafVy dI jVH' bhuq hI slfhI geI aqy crcf df ivsLf vI rhI. hux qwk AuhnF dIaF 'ilKfrI' ivwc pMj khfxIaF aqy iewk lyK pRkfisLq ho cuwky hn, ijnHF nUM pfTkF vloN BrvF huMgfrf imilaf hY. hux asIN AuhnF dI iewk hor khfxI 'Ausqfd' pfTkF dy rU-b-rU krn dI KusLI lY rhy hF. drasl ieh khfxI 'ilKfrI' ivwc pihlF Cp cuwkI khfxI 'puafVy dI jVH' df hI nvF, kwsvF aqy cusq rUp hY. khfxIkfr ny pihlF Cp cuwkI khfxI nUM muV gOlidaF nvF rUp dy ky iswD kIqf hY ik isrjxfqmk klf bhuq imhnq aqy isrV mMgdI hY. 'ilKxf' koeI Kflf jI df vfVf nhIN. hr lyKk nUM afpxI ilKq nUM hor mFjx, soDx, kwtx-vwZx, suMdr aqy sd-rihxf bxfAux leI sdf hI qwqpr rihxf cfhIdf hY.

puafVy dI jVH, 'Ausqfd' aqy 'hUk' khfxI pVH ky ieh aMdfjLf sihjy hI lgfieaf jf skdf hY ik iek lyKk leI afpxI isrjx klf ivwc inKfr ilafAux aqy AuWqmqf pYdf krn leI ikMnf sbr, imhnq aqy klf-inpuMnqf drkfrI hY. 'igwl' jI dI imhnq nUM slfm.--ilKfrI

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hUk

by jI awj bhuq Audfs sI. Auh bfrI ivwcIN skUl bws ivc bihMdy afpxy poqy aqy poqI vwl dyK rhI sI. jdoN bwicaF ny afpxIaF sItF AuWqy bih ky hwQ ihlfey qF by jI ny iZlky ijhy hwQ nfl moVf idwqf. rokidaF rokidaF vI AusdIaF awKF ivc hMJU Aumz afey. cuuMnI dy lV nfl hMJU pUMJ ky Auh sfhmxy vfly Gr qoN rqf ku AuqFh asmfn vwl qwkx lwg peI.

“kIpy dy bfpU!” by jI ny ievyN afiKaf, ijvyN huMgfrf Brn vflf sfhmxy bYTf hovy, “mYnUM `kwlI Cwz ky ikwQy qur igaf qUM? mYN qF qyrf afKf kdy neIN sI moiVaf, qUM ieMnf inrmohf ikAuN ho igaf? swd lY mYnUM vI afpxy kol. iewQy hux kOx aY myrf, ijsdy afsry zMg tpfvF?

“kI ikhf? puwq? [[[ Auhdy qF qyry awKF mItidaF hI isMg inkl afey sI. Ausy hI DUqf mMzlLI nfl, ijs vwl qyry vrjx krky Auh mUMh nhIN sI krdf, hux KMz KIr ho igaf aY. keI vfr ieMnf Duwq ho ky afAuNdf aY peI dr vVidaF eI ‘afdm-bo, afdm-bo’ krn lwg pYNdf aY. jdoN kdy mYN krmF mfrI afK bihnI aF, puwq, Gwt pIaf kr, qF koTf isr `qy cuwk lAU. kI puwiCaf? nUMh? [[[ Cwz pry, Auhdy pITy df kI Cfnxf. pqf aY kwlH rfqIN Auhny kI dwCxf idwqI mYnUM? suxyNgf qF kMDF ivc isr mfrdf iPryNgf. qyry huMidaF ies Gr ivc myrI ijhVI mfVI motI puwC pRqIq sI, Auh hux neIN rhI. qUM puwCyNgf ikAuN? lY, sux [[[.”

BfvyN Gr ivc ies vyly hor koeI vI nhIN sI, iPr vI sihmI hoeI by jI ny suBfvk hI afsy pfsy dyiKaf. afKx lwgI, “qyry poqy poqI nUM vwzy huMdy dyKdI aF qF syr lhU vD jFdf aY myrf. tonI nUM dyK ky qF mYnUM aYN lgdf aY, peI ijwdF jfxI qUM ikqy igaf neIN, bws, iewQy ikqy sfzy kol eI aYN. kdy kdy qyry vflI KUMzI lY ky kozf ijhf ho ky quiraf iPrU, aKy mYN bfpU jI aF. qy irMpI, irMpI qF mYnUM aYn afpxy vrgI lgdI aY. mr jfxI jdoN hwsdI aY, gwlHF ivc toey pYNdy aY, EmyN ijmyN kdy myry pYNdy huMdy sI. swc jfxI kIpy dy bfpU! ieMnf moh qF mYnUM kdy afpxy puwqF DIaF nfl neIN sI afieaf, ijMnf ies poqy poqI nfl afAuNdf aY.

“kwlH dovyN af gey myry kol, hyTF bysmYNt ivc. hor eI qrHF dy lIVy pf ley dohF ny. myrIaF aYnkF lf ky qy cuMnI isr AuWqy lY ky irMpI bx geI by jI, bnOtI ijhIaF muwCF lf ky tonI bx igaf kIpf. lwg pey nklF ijhIaF lfAux. … kI afiKaf? koko dIaF Cwz ky mYN koko dy bwicaF dIaF bfqF pfAux bih geI? [[[ neIN neIN, bwcy myryy afpxy eI aY, qy koko vI myrI afpxI eI, pr ieh gwl koko dy Kfny ivc neIN vVdI. kMm qoN afAuNdI nUM mYN rotI tuwk iqafr rwKdI aF. Gr dIaF buwqIaF nUM AuhnUM mYN kdy hwQ neIN lfAux idwqf, pqf neIN Pyr vI ikAuN cwqo pihr jIB `qy swp lVfeI rwKdI aY.

“qYnUM Xfd hoxf aYN, ipMz afpxy kol iek gF huMdI sI. ijsdf nF qYN ‘DMno’ rwK ilaf sI, myry nF `qy. mYN puwiCaf sI, ieh nF qYnUM ieMnf cMgf ikAuN lgdf aY? qYN afiKaf sI, qUM lfxy df sfrf kMm DMdf sFB ky DMn-DMn krvf idwqI aY, gF ny duwD dy ky. afh kIpf Ausy gF dy duwD nfl hrf hoieaf sI. [[[ jd Auh gF buwZI ho geI, duwD dyxoN ht geI, qF buwcV Auhdy do ZfeI sO rupeIey dyx. qYN AunHF mgr zFg kwZ leI. aKy BYx dyxy af gey aY sfrI Aumr lyKf dyx vfly jIa df muwl pOx. [[[ kIpy dy bfpU, qUM qF afpxy zMgrF nUM Gr dy jIaF brobr smJdf sI, iewQy qyrI DMn kur hux zMgrF nfloN vI [[[.”

by jI ny hAukf ilaf.

iesy vyly sfhmxy vfly GrF dIaF CwqF dy AuWqoN dI lMG irhf jhfjL by jI dI njLrIN ipaf; ijhVf nIvF huMdf hoieaf ies sLihr dy hvfeI awzy AuWqy AuWqr irhf sI. by jI nUM Xfd afieaf, Auh aqy kIpy df bfpU vI kuJ vrHy pihlF afpxy Coty puwqr kuldIp nUM nfl lY ky iesy qrHF dy iek jhfjL ivc vwzy puwqr pfs knyzf afey sn.

iPr sfl ku bfad Auh ieMzIaf jf ky kuldIp nUM ivafh ilafey sn.

dohF BrfvF dI inBI nhIN, jF sLfied drfxI ijTfxI iek dUjI dy isMg CFgx lwg peIaF; kuldIp afpxI pqnI ipMdr nUM nfl lY ky iksy dI bysmYNt ivc jf itikaf.

by jI aqy bfpU jI vwzy puwqr kol hI rhy. nUMh puwq kMmF `qy jFdy sn; bwicaF dI sFB-sMBfl leI Gr ivc koeI cfhIdf sI. jdoN bwcy AuzfrU ho gey, by jI aqy bfpU jI leI Gr ivc koeI afhr nf irhf. nUMh ‘hmko qumko’ krn lwg peI. by jI aqy bfpU jI GyslL vwt ky vkq tpfAuNdy rhy. pr jdoN pfxI isrF dy AuWqoN dI vgx lwgf qF AunHF ny afpxf inksuk iekwTf kIqf, gTVIaF bMnHIaF aqy Coty puwqr kuldIp kol, ijs ny hux qIk afpxf mkfn KrId ilaf sI, jf itky.

iewQy af ky Auh kuldIp dy bwicaF nfl prc gey. idn pwDrf huMdf qF bwicaF nUM pfrk nUM lY jFdy. bwicaF nfl KyzidaF iKzfAuNidaF AunHF df smF iPr dusihry idvflI vFg gujLrn lwgf. ajy kuJ sfl hI lMGy sn, iek idn acfnk bfpU jI nUM idl df aijhf dOrf ipaf ik Auh GVIaF plF ivc Pqih bulf igaf. by jI AuWKVI AuWKVI ijhI rihx lwg peI. iPr hOlI hOlI guMm-suMm hoeI by jI nUM poqy aqy poqI dy moh ny ieklfpy dI Kwz ivwcoN bfhr kwZ ilaf. ies sfl grmIaF dIaF CuwtIaF qoN bfad dovF bwicaF df skUl bdl igaf.

by jI skUl jFdy bwicaF nUM dyKdI. AunHF dy skUloN muVn dy vkq qoN bhuq pihlF bfrI dy lfgy ho ky bYT jFdI. bwsoN AuWqrdy bwicaF nUM dyK ky hwQ ihlfAuNdI. bwcy hws ky, hwQ ihlf ky, dfdI mF df huMgfrf Brdy. Gr af ky nvINaF nvIaF KyzF Kyzdy, nvyN nvyN klol krdy. by jI locdI, Ausdy puwq df Gr ievyN hI KusLIaF KyiVaF nfl Biraf rhy. poqf poqI vwzy hox. Auh ienHF dy ivafh huMdy dyKy. pr [[[

pr kwlH dI hoeI bIqI by jI df KihVf nhIN sI Cwz rhI. nf kwlH rfqIN Auhny kuJ KfDf sI aqy nf hI awj svyry. jdoN vI Kfx leI Auh iksy cIjL nUM hwQ pfAux lgdI, Auhdy aMdroN iek cIs ijhI AuWTdI : kfhdy leI? Auhdf hwQ afpxy afp ipCFh prq afAuNdf. blwz prYWsLr dIaF golIaF, ijhVIaF Auh inqnym nfl do vyly ilaf krdI sI, Auh vI nhIN leIaF. ijvyN ijAux dI iewCf hI muwk geI hovy. jdoN iZwz ivc Koh ijhI pYNdI, pfxI dy do Guwt aMdr lMGf kyy sbr sMqoK kr lYNdI.

bwcy kdoN dy skUl jf cuwky sn. ihMmq jutf ky by jI AuWTI. pfxI pIqf. cONh jIaF dIaF rotIaF pkf ky Cfby ivc Zk idwqIaF. ivhlI ho ky bfrI muwZ jf bYTI. Ausdf mn iPr zoby soky hox lwgf, “kIpy dy bfpU! qyry poqf poqI hux dUr dy skUl jfx lwg pey aY. srkfrI bws afAuNdI aY, lYx qy Cwzx. AunHF dy jfx aqy afAux vyly mYN iewQy bih jfnIN aF. hux mYnUM lgdf neIN peI myrI ieh kfieaF bhuqf icr kwZUgI.

“kI puwiCaf? ikAuN? [[[ ipCly sfl Br isaflL ivc TMZ ijhI lwg geI mYnUM. hor qF sfrI qrHF `rfm af igaf, pr KMG, nf htx df nF lvy, nf Gtx df. nUMh qyrI ny koTf cuwk ilaf isr AuWqy, aKy buVHI sfrI rfq sOx neIN idMdI. jF myry isr dI koeI nfV PtU, jF mYN kmlI ho jfAUN [[[ cuwky cukfey kIpy ny hyTF bysmYNt ivc lwkV dy PwitaF df iek Kuwzf ijhf KVHf kr ky myrf mMjf Qwly lfh idwqf. KMG qoN BfmyN mYnUM mhIny ku mgroN `rfm af igaf pr mMjf myrf ajy qfeIN AuWpr neIN afieaf. pqf aY ikAuN? nUMh rfxI ny dohF inafixaF nUM awzo awzry kmry sMBfl idwqy aY.

“lY hor suux, iek idn qyry poqf poqI iksy gwloN juMzIE juMzI ho pey. mYN Cuzfey. dohF nUM kursIaF AuWqy ibTfieaf. afiKaf, peI ijMnf icr qusIN TMZy ho ky afpo afpxI glqI neIN mMn lYNdy, kursIaF qoN neIN AuWTxf. AuWproN af geI jYldfrnI, nUMh qyrI kMm qoN. qwq BVwQ BuVk peI, aKy ieh myrf Gr aY, koeI kYdKfnf neIN. Kbrdfr jy myry bwicaF nUM qsIhy idwqy. dUjy, KOry qIjy idn, bfhr Kyzdf Kyzdf tonI rsoeI ivc af viVaf. kfryhwQI ny vgfh ky qmfcf mfiraf muMzy dy mUMh `qy; aKy juwqI drvfjy kol ikAuN neIN lfh ky afieaf. blUr ivlkdf hoieaf myrI buwklL ivc af viVaf. mYN kuC ikhf nf suixaf, jYldfrnI AUN eIN lIiVaF qoN bfhr ho geI. aKy mfeI, qUM ienHF nUM bhuqf BUhy nf cVHfieaf kr. kIpy dy bfpU, pqf neIN kI hlLikaf kuwqf cwk mfr igaf aY eys jnfnI nUM, awjklH ieh boldI Gwt aY, bAUN bAUN bhuqf krn lwg peI aY.

“kuC idn hoey qyrf puwq iek ryVHf ijhf lY afieaf. purfxIaF kursIaF, myj, mMjf qy hor inwkV suwkV Auhdy AuWqy lwd ilaf. mYN puwiCaf, puwq ieh ikwQy nUM? afKx lwgf, ienHF purfxIaF cIjF dI Gr ivc hux koeI loV neIN, kvfVIey dy suwtx cwilaF. mn ivc afeI peI afK idaF, loV qF hux ies Gr ivc myrI vI koeI neIN, suwt af mYnUM vI nfl eI.

“mYnUM aYN dws kIpy dy bfpU, peI mYN hux qyry kolL neIN af skdI? kI ikhf? rwb ny ijMnI ilKI aY, Auh BogxI pAU? [[[ Bogx qoN ienkfrI neIN mYN, pr koeI zMg qF tpOx dyvy. inlwijaF aFgUM neIN jIivaf jFdf. hor GVI doNh GVIaF nUM inafxyN skUloN af jfxgy. Pyr qyry nUMh puwq kMmF qoN. Kfxgy pIxgy qy sON jfxgy. myrI vfeI DfeI? [[[ jd kwlH iksy neIN puwiCaf, awj koeI ikAuN puwCU? kI ikhf? kIpy nUM dwsF? [[[ dws, kI dwsF mYN kIpy nUM? qYnUM pqf aY, awg bgolLf Auh aY. igwly gohty aFgUM hr vyly DuKdI rihMdI aY nUMh qyrI. Gr `c klysL pAU. gwl Cwz CzfeI qwk phuMcidaF eys mulK `c dyr neIN lgdI. qyry poqf poqI rulL jfxgy, myry ijgr dy tukVy.

“ipCly kuC idnF qoN iek nvIN iKcVI irwJx lwg peI aY ies Gr ivc; hyTF do iqMn kmry bxf ky bysmYNt krfey AuWqy cfVHn dI. puwq qyrf lwq neIN lfAuNdf, nUMh cfry Kur cuwkI iPrdI aY. kI puwiCaf? mYN ikwQy jfAUNgI? [[[ mYN jfAUNgI ZwTy KUh ivc. iewQy hux myrI iksy nUM loV kI aY? mYN qF awj muwkF prsoN nUM qIaf idn. doNh cONh mhIinaF ipwCoN qF iewQy iksy nUM icwq cyqf vI neIN rihxf peI kOx huMdI sI.

“hF swc, [[[ myrI surqI kuC itkfxy neIN. iek aKy AUN kmlI, iek pY geI kbrF dy rfh. gwl koeI hor krnI sI, krn hor lwg peI. do tuwkV qF lok kfvF kuwiqaF nUM vI pf idMdy aY, pr iewQy [[[. vwzy dy GroN kwKoN hOlLy ho ky nf inkly huMdy qF mYN AuWQy clI jFdI. keI vfr socdI aF, pMjfb clI jfvF, qyrI DI kol. Pyr socdI aF peI lokF dy qfany imhxy mYN ikmyN shfrMUgI? …ienHF lokF nUM koeI puwCx vflf hovy peI puwq Jwlx nf, DIaF kol koeI jfvy nf, qF mry ikhVy KUh ivc CflL mfr ky? [[[.”

by jI dy hAuky-hfvy muwkx ivc nhIN sn af rhy.

ijAuN ijAuN pRCfvyN Zlx lwg pey, iqAuN iqAuN by jI dy isr nUM Gumyr ijhI cVHn lwg peI.

lOZy vyly skUl dI bws afeI. tonI aqy irMpI bws ivwcoN AuWqry. AunHF hwQ ihlfey. by jI df ihwldf hwQ AunHF nUM nhIN idisaf. drvfjy nUM cfbI lfeI. aMdr afey. dovF ny hyk lf ky avfjL mfrI, “by a a jI a a [[[ asIN af a a gey.”

by jI vwloN koeI huMgfrf nf imilaf qF Auh nwT ky by jI kol gey. moZy nUM QoVHf ijhf ihlfAux dI dyr sI, by jI iek pfsy nUM Ault geI. bwicaF ny PurqI vrqI, ijvyN AunHF nUM sB kuJ pihlF hI smJfieaf igaf hovy; Jwt aYNbUlYNs swd leI. aqy nfl hI afpxy mMmI zYzI nUM Pon KVkf idwqy.
jdoN kuldIp Gr phuMicaf, AudoN qwk aYNbUlYNs by jI nUM lY ky jf cuwkI sI. Auh vI mgr hI cwl ipaf. ipMdr dy Gr awpVn qoN Jwt ku bfad do iqMn guaFZxF, ijnHF ny aYNbUlYNs ienHF dy Gr awgy KVHI dyK leI sI, Kbr leI af geIaF. by jI dI ishq ivc afey ibgfV bfry ipMdr nUM ijMnf ku bwicaF pfsoN pqf lwgf sI, Auh dwsI jf rhI sI.

guaFZxF afK rhIaF sn :

- beI kuC pqf nhIN lgdf dfqy dy rMgF df. by jI ieMnIN cMgI, AuWqoN ibPqf kI af peI.
- koeI BgqxI aF kuldIp kI mfeI qF, nf iksy nUM mMdf boldI af, nf iksy nfl mMdf vrqdI af.
- AUN khI BfvyN koeI kuC vI jfvy, hY mfeI suwqy AuWTidaF nF lYx vflI.
- beI sLfbfsLy ipMdr dy, ijhVI sws nUM mF aFgUM rwKdI aY. mihMdIpur afilaF dI imMdo ny buVHI bysmYNt ivc hubV rwKI; iqMnF chuM sflF mgroN bws jI, hwzIaF eI bfhr afeIaF buVHI dIaF.
- iek imMdo kI, iewQy keI imMdoaF akl dfVHF kZvfeI iPrdIaF aYN. dflL afty dy Bf df pqf lwgU AudoN, jdoN bIjIaF ikwkrF dy kMzy cugxy pY gey.
- dysI KoqIaF BfeI ies mulk ivc KurfsfnI dulwqy mfrn lwg peIaF. ienHF KuwtVIaF nUM koeI puwCy beI jy awj qusIN afpxy bËurgF nUM nhIN sMBfloNgIaF qF Blk nUM quhfzy bwcy quhfnUM sMBflx lwgy af?

ipMdr hUM hF krdI rhI. jdoN guaFZxF AuWT ky clIaF geIaF aqy ipMdr kmry ivc iekwlI rih geI qF Auh ajIb ijhI GuMmxGyrI ivc iGr geI. kwlH rfq by jI nfl hoeIaF gwlF dI iPrkI Ausdy isr ivc Grr-Grr krn lwg peI. bysmYNt dIaF pOVIaF cVH ky afeI by jI ny ipMdr nUM bVy lfz nfl afiKaf sI : “ipMdr puwq! kwlH nUM kMm qoN aONdI hoeI stor qoN kuC PVI afmIN. pqf neIN hyTF TMZ bhuqI hox krky, pqf neIN pOVIaF cVHn Auqrn krky, myry gozy bhuq cIkx lwg pey aY.”

ipMdr JeI lY ky pY geI sI, “mfeI, ieh gozy qyry nf TMZ krky cIkdy aY, nf pOVIaF krky, aqy nf hI iksy ibmfrI krky; ieh cIkdy aY qyrI Aumr krky. qUM gurduafry jfnIN aYN, AuWQy ardfs krfvIN BfeI koloN. sLYd vfihgurU qyrI sux lvy.”

“vfhgurU qF myrIaF sfrIaF suxdf aY puwq! ikhVI gwl df Gftf aY mYnUM? nUMhF, puwq, poqy, poqIaF [[[ kI lkoieaf aY vfhgurU ny mYQoN?”

“mfeI, awKF KolH! afsy pfsy JfqI mfr. dyK, hY qyrI Aumr dI koeI buVHI iksy Gr ivc hwz rgVfAuNdI idsdI?”

by jI dy kfljy df ruwg Biraf igaf, pr Auhny sI nhIN kIqI.

ipMdr nUM Bucwkf ijhf lwigaf, ijvyN by jI ny afiKaf hovy, “rwb dIey bMdIey! myry nfl kIqIaF qyry awgy aOxgIaF.” Auhny puwiCaf, “mfeI, kI ikhf?”

“kuC neIN puwq! mYN qF kuC neIN ikhf.” by jI ny jvfb idwqf sI aqy iPr kMD nfl lwgy zMzy nUM hwQ pf ky hOlI hOlI pOVIaF AuWqr geI sI.

pr ienHF bolF ny kwlH sfrI rfq ipMdr df KihVf nhIN Cwizaf. awj sfrf idn vI Auh iesy AuDyV-bux ivc AulJI rhI. Auhdy aMdroN avfjL AuWBrI, “kuVy ipMdr qwqVIey! qYnUM hr vyly lUhxI ijhI ikAuN lwgI rihMdI aY? ikAuN cMzfl ciVHaf rihMdf aY qYnUM awTo pihr? qyry inafxy plL gey aY; iehdf mqlb ieh qF nhIN beI qUM hux buZVI dI jfn df KO bx jfvyN. jy hwQF nfl idwqIaF dMdF nfl KolHxIaF pY geIaF, Pyr?”

ipMdr nUM JuxJuxI af geI. Auhdf sfh suwkx lwgf. AuWT ky Auhny pfxI df glfs pIqf aqy bYWzrUm ivc jf ky ibsqry AuWqy lyt geI. afpxy suBf ivc afey icVicVypn df lyKf-joKf krn lwg peI. ikMnf hI icr jmHF-joV ivc AulJI rhI. mYtrs dIaF isAuxF ipwT ivc cuwBx lwgIaF qF Aus nUM aihsfs hoieaf ik Ausdf ibsqrf qF AuWQy hY hI nhIN sI. nvyN nvyN coj, nvyN nvyN cocly krn igwJy bwcy Gr dy hor smfn dI DU GsIt qF krdy hI rihMdy sn pr ipMdr dy ibsqry dI vrqoN AunHF ny awj pihlI vfr kIqI sI. ipMdr ny bwicaF nUM avfjL mfrI. koeI huMgfrf nf imilaf qF AuWT ky AunHF dy kmiraF ivc dyKx clI geI. bwcy AuWQy vI nhIN sn. bysmYNt dIaF pOVIaF lfgy geI qF Aus nUM hyTF Gusr musr huMdI suxfeI idwqI. hMBI hfrI ijhI Auh zMzf PV ky pOVIaF AuWqr geI. afpxf ibsqrf by jI dI bYWz AuWqy iviCaf hoieaf dyK ky Ausdf isr BMbIrI vFg GuMmx lwg ipaf. Aus nUM hyTF afeI dyK ky irMpI by jI vflI sotI hwQ ivc PV ky, by jI vFg kuwbI ijhI ho ky KVH geI aqy by jI vFg hI ruk ruk ky bolI, “vy … vy ieh qYN kI kIqf?”

tonI ny afpxy zYzI vfly rMg-ZMg ivc AuWqr idwqf, “mfeI, qyrf bYWzrUm hux ieho aY. myry bwcy hux vwzy ho gey aY. AunHF nUM afpxy afpxy kmry cfhIdy aY.”

“nhIN! nhIN!! nhIN!!!” ipMdr cIk peI. Aus qoN ieh idRÈ dyiKaf nf igaf.

Aus nUM roxhfkI hoeI dyK ky bwcy boly, “mMm, asIN qF qYnUM hYpI krn leI ieh kuC kr rhy sI, qUM apsYWt ho geI?”

ipMdr buVbuVfAux lwg peI. ijhVI gwl dy sMsy ny kwlH rfq qoN Aus nUM Auprfm kIqf hoieaf sI, AuhI kuJ sfmrqwK huMdf dyK ky ipMdr dIaF BOxIaF BON geIaF. mwQf PV ky Auh bYWz AuWqy bih geI.

bfhr vflf drvfjf KuwlHx dI ibVk sux ky AusdI ibrqI AuWKV geI. socF dy qfxy bfxy ivwcoN inklI qF aihsfs hoieaf ik kuldIp hspqfl qoN prq afieaf sI. ihMmq jutf ky Auh hOlI hOlI pOVIaF cVH geI. kuldIp nUM puwCx lwgI, “ikwdF aY by jI hux?”

“AUN qF TIk aY,” kuldIp dwsx lwgf, “pr ajy cMgI qrHF boldI nhIN. nf hI kuC KFdI pINdI aY. awKF JmkdI aY, hOlI hOlI. gulUkos lwgf aY. mYN rfq Auhdy kol rihx leI puwiCaf sI, mMn gey aY.”

“jy bwicaF kol qusIN rih lvoN qF by jI kol mYN clI jfvF ….” ipMdr bolI.

“ijvyN qyrI mrËI.” kuldIp ny AuWqr idwqf.

Jtpt rotI tuwk df kMm mukf ky ipMdr hspqfl phuMc geI. by jI dy kmry ivc phuMcI qF Auhny dyiKaf ik ies vyly by jI df sMG bhuq suwk irhf sI. nrs QoVHI QoVHI dyr bfad afAuNdI, iek do Guwt jUs dy iplf jFdI. iPr ieh izAUtI ipMdr ny sMBfl leI. hOlI hOlI by jI dy ichry AuWqy rOxk prqx lwg peI, ijvyN nUMh dI afmd ny koeI ikRsLmf kr idwqf hovy.

ipMdr ikMnf hI icr gItIaF igxdI rhI, qy aKIr by jI dy kMn kol mUMh kr ky puwCx lwgI, “by jI, kwlH quhfnUM mYN ieMnf abf qbf boilaf, qusIN mYnUM kuC ikhf ikAuN nhIN?”

“puwq! [[[ kfljy ivwcoN hUk [[[ qF AuWTI sI.” AuWKVy ijhy sfh lYNdI hoeI by jI afKx lwgI, “pr mYN hlLk qoN hyTF eI [[[ nwp leI.”

“Auh ikAuN by jI?”

“aYN huMdI aY puwq [[[ peI jdoN duKI bMdy dy mUMhoN [[[ koeI BfiKaf inkl jfvy [[[ Auh pUrI ho ky rihMdI aY [[[ mYN afpxy ijgr dy tukiVaF nUM [[[ rulLdy neIN sI dyK skdI.”

“by jI!” zUMGf ijhf sfh lY ky ipMdr afKx lwgI, “quhfzy kfljy ivwcoN AuWTI hUk mYnUM sux geI sI. Aus hUk ny myrIaF awKF AuWqoN ‘mYN – myrf Gr – myry bwcy’ vflI pwtI lfh idwqI aY. hux jdoN afpF Gr jfvFgy, AuWQy ‘asIN – sfzf Gr – aqy sfzy bwcy’ hoxgy.”

hulfs ivc afeI by jI ny afpxf hwQ hOlLI-hOlLI AuqFh cuwikaf aqy ipMdr dy isr AuWqy rwK idwqf.

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(13 jnvrI 2006)