“
BlIey loky afpF eyQy ikAuN bysmYNt dy zwby ivc,ipMjry
`c bMd pMCI vFg nrkI-jIvn jI rhy hF | ieh vI koeI jUn
aY ? pMCI dI qF mjbUrI huMdI hY,afpF nUM kI mjbUrI aY
?” rfm isMG ny bMqI nfl duwK sFJf kIqf |
imMtU
dy bfpU, “pMiCIaF qy afpF ivc Prk ikAuN nhIN,hY
bhuq Prk hY | qusIN qF ieh jUn nUM ipMjry pey pMCI
nfl qulnf kr leI,ijhVy afjLfd huMdy ny | AunHF dI
ijLmydfrI koeI nhIN huMdI,jy hY qF bwicaF leI kyvl
aflHxf bxf ky aMzy dy ky bwcy kwZ ky kuwJ icr cogf dy
ky AuVn-Xog kr dyxf hI hY | Auzfr hoey bwycy Pyr
mfipaF kol nhIN prqdy,AunHF dI mfipaF pRqI koeI
ijLmyvfrI nhIN huMdI | eyQy dy gory vI eyvyN hI krdy
hn | pr afpF ajy ies hwd qwk nhIN pujy,BfvyN aglI
pIVHI ies pfsy nUM CVwpy mfr-mfr vwD rhI hY | KrbUjLy
nUM dyK ky KrbUjLy qy rMg qF avwsL cVHnf hI huMdf hY
| afpF ajy moh dIaF qMdF aqy afpxI swBqf ivc bwjy
poqy-poqrIaF,dohqy-dohqIaF nUM vI ipafr dy mfry pfldy
hF | bwcy jLrUr mfipaF nUM GroN Dwky mfr bfhr kwZ
idMdy hn,afpF nUM vI bfhr suwt hI idwqf hY |”
“bMqIey,qUM
qF awj veI bVIaF PYlsUPIaF Got dI aYN | ikwQoN af
geIaF ieh qYnUM ?”
“afAuxIaF
ikwQoN sI ? pfrk ivc bwicaF nUM iKzfAux afeIaF swB
myry vrgIaF,afpo-afpxy roxy roNdIaF hn | mYN qF suKI
koeI nhIN dyKI |” bMqI ny Auqwr moiVaf |
“qyrI
gwl solF afny swc aY | mYnUM vI lwigaf,myry vrgy
bjLurg vI pfrkF ivc bYTy qfsL Kyzdy jF sInIr-klwbF
ivc gwlF mfrdy iehI isVHI-isafpf krdy duKI hI dyKy
jFdy hn | suKI koeI nhIN lwgf |bhuqy ieh hI kihMdy
suxIdy hn,jdoN kMm nhIN krdy sI qF muMzy qy nUMhF
vwzUM-KfAUN hI krdy rihMdy sI | kMm krn lwigaF nUM hI
cwj nfl blfAux lwgy hn | BlIey mfxsy hfl swB df afpxy
vrgf hI hY | eyQy dI swBqf ny vI afpxf rMg cfVHnf hI
hY | suixaf ieh gory qF bVy duKI huMdy hn,jy bwcy
solF sfl qoN ipwCoN vI nfl irhI jFdy hox |”rfm
isMG ny afpxf idl hOlf kIqf |
bMqI
AuWT ky kMm-DMdy ivc lwg geI qy rfm isMG bYWz qy jf
tyZf hoieaf qy socF ivc jf zuwbf | ipaf-ipaf afpxy
ipCly jIvn bfry socdf ipMz jf phuMicaf | Aus kol pMj
kIly pYlI sI qy Auh vfhI krky sohxI kbIldfrI qorIN
jFdf sI | bhuqI lMmI-cOVI twbrI nhIN sI | vwzf muMzf
jwgf pVHn ivc nkMmf inkilaf sI | awTvIN krn ipwCoN
nfl hI KyqI ivwc hwQ vtfAux lwg igaf sI | jwgy ny
ikhf sI, “bfpU,mYQoN nhIN piVHaf jFdf | AUN vI
nOkrI qF imlxI nhIN,bQyry aYm-ey,bI-ey roz-ieMspYktr
bxy sVkF qy Dwky Kfdy iPrdy hn | sPfrsL qy pYsy dy ky
hI nOkrIaF lwBdIaF hn | hrIjnF dIaF pMjy iGEu ivc hn,pMjfh
sfl ipwCoN vI rIjLrvysLn df lfhf leI jFdy hn | iksy
pfsy njLr mfr lo vwzIaF-
vwzIaF
postF ieh mfTIN bYTy ny,bfkI cVy-cpVfsI qoN lY ky
klrkF qwk Gwt pVHy ipMzF vfly sFB lYNdy hn | sfrf
hrIjnF df vyVHF hIro-hFizaF aqy skUtrF qy hUty lYNdy
mOjF krdy iPrdy ny | asIN rih gey KyqI jogy bldF dIaF
pUCF mroVn nUM |”
“jwigaf
cfr awKr hor pVH lYNdf qF Kbrf jwtF vflI jUn qoN
KihVf Cuwt hI jFdf | kihMdy huMdy ny jwtf qyrI jUn
burI,hl Cwz ky crHI nUM jfxf | aYvyN myry vFg eysy
gDI-gyV ivc Pisaf rhyNgf |” mYN jwgy nUM nyk
slfh idwqI sI |
“nhIN
bfpU,afpF imMtU nUM KUb pVHfvFgy | Auh pVHn nUM hY vI
afrI vrgf iqwKf | afpF dovyN dwb ky vfhI dI BuqnI Blf
ky KUb pYsy kmfvFgy qy irsLvq dy ky nOkrI lY dyvFgy |
Pyr Kbrf rwb sux hI lvy qy koeI bfhr dI kuVI lwB jfvy
nOkrI dy mUMh nUM | Pyr qusIN sfry jf ky iksy qrHF
myrf vI Edwr mMgvfAux df qopf Br ilE |”jwgf sLyK-icwlI
vflIaF skImF lVfAuNdf myry nfl lwk bMnH ky KyqI krn
lwg igaf sI |
swc
hI AuhdI skim rMg lY afeI sI | imMtU bI-aYs-sI ipwCoN
bI-aYz kr igaf sI | Pyr mfstr dI jOb vI cFdI dI juwqI
nfl lYx ivc sPl ho igaf sI | iksmq bdldI nUM dyr nhIN
lwgdI | sfzy cMgy BfgF nUM iewk knyzf ivc rihMdy
pirvfr ny imMtU nfl afpxI kuVI nUM ivafh ky knyzf
mMgvf ilaf sI | jwgy nUM vI afs ho geI sI ik sLfied
hux Aus df vI knyzf jfx df koeI quwkf lwg hI jfvy ?
“lY
cfh pI lY,ikhVIaF socF c ipaf hoieaF ?” bMqI ny
af ky hlUixaf |
“hux
socF kfhdIaF rih geIaF bMqIey ? idn ktI krI jFdy aF |
bhuqI LlMG geI,bfkI rihMdI vI lMG hI jfAU ayvyN ikvyN
| pr socdF asIN ies Gr leI kI nhIN kIqf ? ieh khI
sjLf imlI aY,nhIN sfnUM idwqI jf rhI aY,ies bVHfpy
ivc sfzI hI iZwzoN jMmI aOlfd vwloN ? ies pirvfrI-bUty
NnUM KUn-psInf iewk krky GxI CF vflf bxfieaf sI,ies
dI CfvyN bYT ky CF mfxn leI qy imwTy Pl Kfx leI | pr
dovyN cIjLF nsIb nhIN hoeIaF | ikwQy koeI axighlI ho
geI jo ieh hfl aY ?” rfm isMG ny idl hOlf krdy
ny bMqI nUM ikhf |
“JUro
nf | mYN quhfnUM iewk gwl suxfAuNdI aF | kwlH hI suxI
aY | pfrk ivc idaflo mJYlx suxfAuNdI sI | AunHF dy
guaFz KzUrsfihb iewk bhuq hI ibrD swqr-awsI sfl dy
nyVy-qyVy mfeI rihMdI sI | Aus dy muMzy-kuVIaF swB
cMgy kMmF-kfrF vfly qy cMgIaF nOkrIaF qy sn | poqy-poqIaF,dohqy-dohqIaF
vflI vwzy pirvfr vflI sI | sfry jLor lfAuNdy sn ik
sfzy kol cwl,pr nhIN jFdI sI | Aus ny kihxf,
“ajy myry nYx-prfn cwldy hn,mYN ienHF dy afsry
ikAuN jIvF ? huxy qF myrf afpxI psMd df Kfx-pIx df
vylf aY | awgf svfrx df vI hux hI smf hY | aijhf twbr
ivc rih ky nhIN ho skdf | so sfry bwcy Aus dy Kfx-pIx
leI vfDU pYsy dy jFdy sI | Auh afp hI mnmrjLI df KFdI-pINdI,pfT
krdI qy hfVH-isafl ivc srovr ivc hI iesLnfn krdI qy
keI gurU-GrF `c mwQf tyk ky afAuNdI | Auh pUrI
sMtusLt sI qy KusL sI | afpF smJo jbrI Eho ijhI jUMn
dovyN Bog rhy aF,Auh qF hY vI iekwlI ivDvf sI | rl-iml
ies nUM jI hI lvFgy |” bMqI ny rON TIk krn leI
ieh vfrqf suxfeI |
“mfeI
qF KusL-iksmq sI bwcy Aukr qF krdy sI | asIN nfly
eyQy kMm vI krdy sI nfly bwcy pfldy sI, pr Borf kuwqy
ijMnf vI siqkfr-ipafr nhIN imlaf qy muwl ipaf | jy
Elz-eyj pYNsLnF srkfr ny lfeIaF,qF jIhnUM dyeIey Auh
hI rwKx nUM iqafr sI qy bVf hsfn jqfAuNdf sI | dUjf
muMzf qy Aus df twbr mfrn-KUMzI gF vFg dyKdf sI qy
blfAuxoN vI ht jFdf sI | jdoN qUM afpxy BqIjy tYxI
nUM pVHn leI spfAuNsr krky mMgvf ilaf sI,qF zokl mwJ
vFg lwq mfr ky GroN hI kwZ idwqf,veI hux ieh sfnUM
zoky leI bYTy ny |” rfm isMG ny bMqI nfl hor
duwK Poilaf | “kwlH pfrk ivc suwcf isMG afpxI
rfm-kQf dws rihf sI | eyQy bwcy iksy qrHF vI KusL
nhIN huMdy | hfr ky ipMz muVn df pwkf mn bxf ilaf hY
| KyqF ivc kMm krnf ikhVf sOKf ? pr Auh kihMdy ny
ieMzIaf vI qF krdy hI sI | EQy TfT nfl srdfrI krIdI
sI | hux qF afp kMm krn dI loV hI nhIN sI | sfrf kMm
BeIey krI jFdy hn | trYktr qy bhf dyvo Aus dIaF vI
guzIaF GukfeIN rwKdy hn | awgy jwt suhfgy qy mfn nhIN
huMdf sI qy BeIey trYktr qy afpxy afp nUM lflU prsLfd
Xfdv hI smJdy hn | afp qF kdy-kdy bfhr gyVf mfrn dI
hI loV hY | sfrf idn gwpF mfrIdIaF sn jF qfsL Kyz
leIdI sI | eyQy af ky qF rul hI gey hF | pMjfb vflIaF
mOjF nUM qrs hI igaf hF | isafl ny awz aMdr vfV-vfV
gozy KVfH idwqy hn | lwqF-goizaF dIaF pIVF ny qurnoN
vI htf dyxf jy hor eyQy rhy | EQy afQxy pIx df vI
jugfV kr leI df sI | eyQy pfrtI ivc BfvyN Guwt zrdy-zrdy
pI leIey | socIdf muMzy qy Aus dy dosq aqy irsLqydfr
kihxgy ajy bfpU df pIx df kotf pMjfb ivc pUrf nhIN
hoieaf sI ? ajy vI zwPI jFdf,sLied nf hI socdy hox pr
afp nUM hI socxf bxdf hY |”
Aus
dIaF gwlF ny jI qF myrf vI krn lf idwqf hY ik ikAuN
eyQy nrk ivc Psy hoey hF,vfps muV jfeIey |” rfm
isMG ny bMqI nUM suJf idwqf |
“pfDf
nf puwC | clo cwlIey,mYN qF afp eyQy pUrI duKI hF |”bMqI
hulfs ivc cihkI |
“ikvyN
jfeIey ? ijhVy cfr isafV sI Auh vyc ky jwgy nUM eyDr
mMgvf ilaf sI | Gr dIaF vI hux kVIaF-bfly ckUNdrF vFg
ltkdy hoxgy | iewk qUM BqIjy dI PfhI gl pf leI aY |
awgy muMizaF ny ijhVy aMb Kuaf qy Auho ijhy syb-aMgUr
ieh dy dU Kfx nUM | ieh ikhVf AunHF qoN Gwt hoAU ?
sgoN cfr kdmF awgy hI hoAU | eyQy df pfAux-pfxI qy
sMgq nhIN CwzdI apxwq | swB sfk gON Buxfvy jON vfly
hI hn | kMm kwiZaf qy mYN kOx qy qUM kOx ho jFdy hn |
momoN-TwgxIaF ieh huxy mfrdf,Pyr dyKIN kI cMd cfVHdf
? mYnUM qF lwgdf iehdf vI koeI ipCly jnm df hI lYx-dyx
df sMbMD jfpdf,afpF nUM pUrf krnf pY irhf |” rfm
isMG ny lMmf hOkf lYNidaF ikhf |
“qUM
qF aYvyN ZyrI ZfeI jfnYN afdmI ho ky | pMjy AuNglIaF
iewko ijhIaF nhIN huMdIaF | myrf BqIjf tYxI nhIN
AunHF nlYkF vrgf | myrIaF qF hux sfrIaF afsF eysy qy
ny | ieh afpxI pUrI syvf krU qy svrg dy hUty dyAU|
qUM dyKdf nhIN ikvyN afpxf sfrf kMm afp krdf qy myry
nfl vI sPfeI qy lFzrI ivc vI mdd krdf hY | Buaf jI-Buaf
jI krdf Qwkdf nhIN |”bMqI tYxI dIaF isPqF krn
lwgI ijvyN isPqF dy afsry hI swB suwK iml jfxy ny |
“cMgf
jf hux koeI afrHy lwg ,Poky JUty eI nf leI jf | nsIb
Kbrf hOxy aY ik nhIN ? hF supxy lYx df ikhVf mul
lwgdf |” bMqI nUM Byj ky afp rfm isMG Pyr Jorf
krdf ivhxF ivc ibh igaf | “ ikvYN ibnf khy hI
KyqF ivc kMm krky ienHF leI imwtI nfl imwtI hoieaf
irhf sI | cYkw imMtU qy Aus dI bhU jwsI nUM dy dyxf |
pr bMqI dy iZwlI-mwTI hoeI qy kdy jy jwsI nUM myry
leI lMc bxf ky dyxf pY jfxf qF Aus dy isr sO GVHf
pfxI df pY jfxf | qfjLI kuVk hoeI murgI vFg kuV-kuV
krdI ny sfrf Gr isr qy cwikaf hoxf | bolI jfxf,
“pihlF iehdf{sws}df isafpf krF,Pyr bwicaF nUM
iqafr krky skUl qordI hF | ieh buVHy qoN cMgy Bly qoN
Pirwj ivcoN afpxy leI iljfx leI Kfx-pIn nUM Joly `c
pf ky nhIN iljf huMdf,ijvyN hwQ tuwty hoey hox | Auh
vI mYN hI ies nUM PUkF | afh buVHI aY,mfVHf ijhf isr
nUM pqf nhIN kuwJ huMdf vI aY ik nhIN,bws bYzw mwl ky
peI rhU | aYN nhIN veI tYlfnOl dI golI Kfvy qy buVHy
nUM qF awg lf dyvy aqy afp Juls lvy jo jI krdf |”rfm
isMG ny bMqI nfl idl Proldy ny ihrK kIqf |
“qUM
qF svyry kMm qy clf jFdf sI pr mYN qF Gr jogI hI sI |
Gr df sfrf rotI-pfxI df vI krdI sI,
sfry
BFzy Doxy qy Gr dI sPfeI krdI sI | nYx-prfn cldy sI
qy kMm krn df koeI zr vI nhIN huMdf | bwcy vI mYN
iqafr krky skUl qordI sI | rfxI jI nUM vI kMm qy jfx
leI swB kuwJ mYN hI bxf ky idMdI sI | ieh qoN qF jfx
qwk afpxf hfr-sLMgfr msF huMdf sI | kMm qoN muV ky qF
hfey-hfey hI huMdI suxI dI sI,
mjfl
aY iksy kMm nUM hwQ vI lf jfvy | clo kMm nfl bMdf
mrdf nhIN | pr jy kMm kIqy df koeI muwl vI nf pfvy qy
iswDy mUMh ipafr-siqkfr nfl bulfvy vI nf qF rUh pwCI
jFdI hY | jy do GVI ipafr nfl boly qF sfrf QkyvF dUr
ho jFdf hY | pr ieh vI nsIb nhIN sI huMdf | hux msF
suwK df sfh ilaf hY |” bMqI ny afpxf roxf roieaf
qy hOlI ho ky kMm jf lwgI |
“jwgy
qy afsF sI,Kbry af ky suwK dyvygf pr Aus qoN qF afpxI
kbIldfrI clfAuxI hI aOKI sI | pihlF pwkf hox nUM bhuq
smF lwg igaf | bwcy afey qF AunHF nUM pVHfAuxf qy
sYtw huMdy nUM juwg bIq igaf | kwT vI nf inBaf | CotI
jwsI iqwKI sI,smJdI sI ik iekwTy rhy qF Aus nUM hI
Gftf ishxf pvygf jyT dI mdd krn nfl | iewt-KiVwkf
sLurU kr idwqf sfh jwgy nUM GroN Bjf ky hI ilaf | ieh
jwgy nUM BfvyN cMgf vI iswD hoieaf sI | Auh vwD imhnq
krky CyqI afpxy pYrIN ho igaf sI | eyDr msF rwb-rwb
krky pYNsLnF lwgIaF pr syh df qwklf hI iswD hoeIaF |
soicaf qF ieh sI ik hux kMm qoN KihVf Cuwt igaf qy hr
sfl Cy mhIny TMz dy pMjfb ivc Gr dI mrwmq krvf ky kwt
ky afieaf krFgy | pr pYNsLnF dy cYkw qF dyKxy hI nsIb
nf huMdy | cfr zflrF nUM qrsdy hI rhy | jwgf hux
pYNsLnf krky afpxy nfl rwKx nUM kfhlf pY igaf sI |
khy bfpU,imMtU vwl qusIN bhuq rih ley hux sfnUM syvf
df mOkf dyvo | vwzI nUMh vI bVIaF imwTIaF-imwTIaF
gwlF mfiraf kry vIk-aYNz qy Gr iljf ky | qusIN bhuq
kMm kIqf hux sfzy kol rih ky suK lvo | smJdy ivcoN
asIN vI sI | jwsI ny vI bQyry pfpV vyly sI | zflrF dy
aMzy dyx vflIaF murgIaF qoN inKwVn nUM Aus df vI jI
nhIN krdf sI | jwgy nUM ikhy eyQy ieh mOjF luwtdy ny
vuwly vwzdy ny,pUrf suK ilaf | vIk-KMz quhfzy kol vI
rih afieaf krngy | syvf krn df qF sfzf hI hwk bxdf,sfnUM
ienHF bhuq suK idwqf | hux ienHF nUM suK dyx dI sfzI
jumyvfrI hI bxdI hY | pr asIN AunHF df idwqf suK df
suafd dyK cuwky sI | so asIN jwgy vl af gey sI,kuwJ
sOKy vI ho gey sF | Cy mhIny ieMzIaf vI lf afey sF,EQy
rih ky mn pUrf KusL ho igaf sI |”
“
qImIaF nUM pyikaF nfl vwD hI moh huMdf | BrJfeI mIqo
ny tYxI nUM knyzf swd lYx df svfl pfieaf qF bMqI nUM
pqf nhIN ikhVIaF moh-qMdF ny Pfh ilaf Jwt hF kr idwqI
| mYN qF vQyrf tflf lfieaf pr ies nUM pyky Gr dI syvf
krn df msF mOkf hwQ afieaf sI | mY bhuq smJfieaf sI
nf ies Aumr ivc ies puafVy ivc pY | bwcy dI bhuq
jumyvfrI huMdI aY | bMqI ny iewk nf mMnI qy tYxI nUM
pVHfAux leI swd ilaf sI | muMzy dy afAux qy vwzI nUMh
svItI ny klysL krnf arMB idwqf | ikhy bIbI ny afh kI
pMgf lY ilaf,Gr ivc qF awgy hI vfDU QF nhIN | bwcy
vwzy ho gey hn,AunHF nUM vwKry kmry cfhIdy hn | aYN
krdy hF krfey-dfr qoN bysmYNt KflI krvf lYNdy hF,qusIN
muMzy nfl Aus ivc rhI jfieE qy Enf krfieaf sfnUM dyeI
jfxf qy afpxf KfieE pkfE | asIN smJ gey sI bhU df
iesLfrf |” PuwPV jI AuTo rotI Kf lvo,af jo pfeI
peI aY | awKF mldf socF dI dunIaF coN aslI dunIaF `c
prq afieaf sI |
rotI
Kf ky rfm isMG pfrk ivwc Gumx clf igaf | bMqI rotI-tuwk
qy sPfeI qoN ivhlI ho ky bYz qy kuwJ rmfn krn leI
tyZI ho geI | Auh vI awD-suwqI ijhI ieMzIaf afpxy
ipMz jf phuMcI | AunHF dy ivhVy ivc ikvyN aFz-guaFZ
dIaF qImIaF df mylf lwgf rihMdf | kuVIaF-bhUaF ny
gwlF dI iChbr lfeI huMdI sI,
hfsy
dy Puhfry cwldy huMdy sI | iewk dUjI dI gwl BuMjy
nhIN sI izwgx idMdIaF | ipMz dIaF cMgIaF-mMdIaF gwlF
dwsdIaF,lokF dy pihxn Kfx prKy jFdy | nUMhF-DiaF vI
CwtIaF qy slfhIaF jFdIaF | pr ieh kuwJ nUM bMqI eyQy
qrsdI hI rihMdI | awDf sfl qF aMdr kYd hI rihxf pYNdf
hY | tYxI ny bYl krky bMqI NnUM ies svrgI dunIaF coN
bysmYNt ivc lY aFdf | tYxI muV bfhr nUM jfx lwgf qF
ikhx lwgI, “tYxI,qyrf PuPV mYnUM guwsy huMdf sI
| qUM kdy Gr hI nhIN vVdf | rfq nUM vI bhuq dyr nfl
Gr muVdf aYN | hor kihMdf sI Aus qoN vwD-Gwt kih ho
jU,mYN hI smJfvF | dwb ky pVHy | qUM afpxI pVHfeI
pUrI kr lY | Pyr eyQy df pwkf vIjLf lY ky mIqo horIN
sfry eyQy af jfxgy | aYvyN bfhr muMizaF nfl hI nf
Gumdf irhf kr |”
“Buaf
jI,qusIN myrf Borf iPkr nf kro | mYnUM quhfzy nfloN
bhuqf iPkr aY,mYN kI krnf ? muMizaF nfl bYT-AuT ky qF
kYnydf bfry pqf lwgdf hY | iewk dUjy qoN isWKIdf hY
ikvyN eyQY sYWt hoxf | ikvyN cMgI kmfeI krIdI aY |”tYxI
ny Buaf dI pUrI qswlI krvf idwqI |
rfm
isMG pfrk ivc qfsL Kyzdf qy nvIaF qfjLIaF sunx clf
igaf | awj svrn isMG ny dwisaf, “veI hux qF
afpxy muMzy vI goiraF qy kfilaF muMizaF dI hr iksm dI
rIs krn lwg gey hn | bhuiqaF df pVHn vwl iKafl Gwt hI
jfpdf | CyqI amIr bxn leI kfhly hn | gYNgF ivc rlx dI
rucI vwDdI lwgdI aY, ikqy ienHF toilaF ivc rl ky zrwg
Kfx qy vycx hI nf lwg jfx | icMqf vflI gwl hI hY | bI-sI
ivwc qF koeI pMjfh-swT muMzy aijhy DMdy `c mfry vI
gey hn |”
pUrn
isMG ny gwl nUM PVidaF ikhf, “qUM kihnF lwg nf
jfx,mYnUM lwgdf ieh mohrI nf ho jfx | aKbfrF ivwc afm
hI KbrF afAux lwgIaF ik pMjfbI trwkF `c kukIn qy crs
PVI geI aY | suwKf{mfrjvfnf} ijhVf afpxy qF amRIkn-bUtI
vFg hI KVf huMdf,Auh vI PiVaf jFdf | eyQy suwKf bIjnf
qy kol hoxf jurm aY |”
“mYN
qF suixaf ies nUM GrF ivwc Kfs krky bysmYNtF `c hI
bIj lYNdy hn | Kfs jMqrF nfl Kfd qy kYmIkl pf ky bhuq
jldI bUty vwzy kr lYNdy hn | ibjlI dI vI corI krdy hn
| iewk bUty df muwl iewk hjLfr zflr vwtdy hn |”
Bfg isMG ny afpxf igafn sFJf kIqf |
juigMdr
isMG kihMdf, “aijhy kMm krn vfly nvIN Aumr dy
bwicaF nUM cyly muMndy ny | sfnUM afpxy bwicaF vfry
avysly nhIN hoxF cfhIdf,pqf rwKxf bxdf veI Auh kI
krdy hn ? pVHn ivwc ikvyN hn ? skUl dy tIcrF qoN
pVHfeI bfry pqf krdy rihxf cfhIdf hY | eysy pfrk ivwc
kwlH dI gwl aY,asIN ajy GrF nUM jfx hI lwgy sI ik
pfrk nUM puls dIaF kfrF ny cfry pfisAuN Gyrf pf ilaf
| aOh ijhVy sfhmxy sMGxy sjfvtI ruwK ny AunHF ivwco
jf PVy Cy-swq muMzy-kuVIaF | asIN hYrfn rih gey do
muMzy pMjfbI vI sn | AuNnHF koloN zrwg PVI geI qy hwQ-kVIaF
lf ky lY gey |”
rfm
isMG ny Gr af ky rotI Kfx ipwCoN bMqI nUM ikhf,
“mYN muMizaF-kuVIaF bfry bVIaF BYVIaF-BYVIaF
gwlF sux ky afieaF | jo kuwJ EQy awj awKIN dyiKa,Aus
nfl ieh swB swc hI lwgdIaF hn | awj pfrk ivwc sfzy
sfhmxy zrwg df DMdf krdy muMzy-kuVIaF PVy gey hn ,do
muMzy afpxy sn | mYnUM qF qyry BqIjy dy cfly vI TIk
nhIN jfpdy | Kbrf ijhVf rfq nUM eynI dyr nfl afAuNdf,ikqy
aijhy toilaF `c hI nf Ps jfvy, jF kI af Pisaf hI nf
hovy ? pVHdf qF mYN kdy ies nUM dyiKaf nhIN | iewk
kMnF ivwc kuwJ lf ky bYTf-KVHf ihldf rihMdf | ies nUM
roikaf kr ikqy isr `c Kyh hI nf pf dyvy ?”
“lwgdf
qF nhIN aijhf,pr afpF nUM ikhVf dwsdf kI krdf rihMdf
? jy kdy puwCdI hF qF kih idMdf, “lfiebryrI ivwc
pVH ky afieaF | ieh lfbryrI kI huMdI aY ?”bMqI
puwCx lwgI |
“ieh
bwicaF dy pVHn leI QF huMdf | EQy bhuq sfrIaF kqfbF
huMdIaF ny qy kMpUtr vI huMdy ny | mYnUM vI qF pqf,iewk
idn Bfg isMG nfl EQy igaf sI | bhuq bwcy,kuVIaF-muMzy
qy afdmI vI bYTy pVH rhy sI |” rfm isMG ny bMqI
nUM dwisaf |
rfm
isMG dIaF gwlF sux ky bMqI nUM bhuq iPkr lwg igaf
ikqy tYxI vI aijhf hI nf bx jfvy | jy Aus nUM puWCdI,qF
Auh koeI lV nf PVfAuNdf | “vy tYxI,mYnUM pqf lwg
igaf | qyrI lfbryrI qF nON vjy bMd ho jFdI aY,qUM
awDI-awDI rfq qwk ikwQy Dwky KFdf rihnf ? mYnUM TIk-TIk
dws aYnf icr ikwQy Kyh KFdf rihnf | jy nhIN dwsxf qF
mYN qyry mF-ipE nUM tYlIPUn kr dyxf |”
“BUaf
jI,hux qF mYN rfq nUM gYs-stysLn qy kMm krn lwg igaf
hF | qusIN myrf Borf iPkr nf kro | mYnUM afp bhuq
iPkr aY,mYN kI krnf hY | pihlf pVHfeI krky pwkf hoxf,Pyr
bIbI-Bfpy horF nUM eyQy swdxf | afKrI kMm quhfnUM swB
nUM pUrf suwK dyxf ivafh krfky,ijhVf vIry horF qoN
nhIN imilaf |”tYxI ny BUaf nUM gwlF nfl pUrf
svrg df JfAulf idKf idwqf qy BUaf nUM cuwk ky
puaftnIaF dy idwqIaF |
kuwJ
icr hor smF afpxI qory qurdf igaf | iewk idn rfq nUM
Auh Kfx-pkfAux qoN vylHy ho ky tYxI dI AuzIk kr rhy
sI ik bYWl hoeI | rfm isMG ny jdoN zor Koilaf qF puls
dy ispfhI nUM dyK ky Auh Gbrf igaf | pulIs-mYn ny
siqkfr nfl puiCwaf, “zro nf kuwJ puWCxf-dwsxf hY
quhfnUM | tYxI nF df lVkf quhfzy kol rihMdf hY ? kI
krdf hY ?”
rfm
isMG ny Gbrfht `c puiCwaf, “kI hoieaf Aus nUM ?
ikwQy aY Auh hux ? kI kIqf Auhny ?”
“imstr
isMG,jo mYN puiCwaf Auhdf Auqwr dyvo,Pyr tYxI bfry vI
dws dyvFgf,Aus nfl kI bIqI hY ? Aus dI sUcnf dyx hI
hfjLr hoieaf hF |”polis-mYn ny TrwmHy nfl ikhf |
“Auh
jI pVHdf hY qy kihMdf sI hux pfrt-tfeIm kMm iksy gYs-stysLn
qy rfq nUM krdf aY |” rfm isMG ny dwisaf | kol
af ky bMqI vI zOr-BOr hoeI gwlF sunx df Xqn kr rhI sI
|
“quhfzy
tYxI df kfr aYksIzYNt ho igaf | kfr AunHf cfr muMizaF
ny corI kIqI hoeI sI qy bhuq qyjL clf rhy sI | jdoN
asIN ipwCf kIqf qF hor qyjL krky Bwjn dI koisLsL
kridaF ny kfr ibjlI dy KMby `c mfrI | sfiraF ny izRMk
kIqI hoeI sI | kfr ivwcoN zrwg vI imlI hY | KflI
sLrfb dI boql vI kfr `coN lwBI hY |”
ivwcoN
eI tokdI bMqI bolI, “myrf tYxI qF TIk-Tfk aY ?hux
ikwQy af ? asIN Aus nUM iml skdy hF ?”
“Dirj
nfl suxo,Aus nfl dy iqny muMzy mOky qy hI dMm qoV gey
hn | cfrF kol gMnF vI sI | tYxI bhuq ijLafdf jLKmI sI
qy pIl hspqfl ivwc hY | ieh sYz Kbr quhfnUM sunfAux
df mYnUM bVf aPsos hY | hONslf rwKo aqy Aus dI
ishqXfbI leI gfz kol duaf kro,ik Auh Aus nUM bcf lvy
| awCf hux mYN cldf hF |”ieh swB kuwJ dws ky
pulIs-mYn clf igaf |
rfm
isMG ny vwzy muMzy jwgy nUM PUn krky swidaf | Aus dy
afAuNdy nUM bMqI ny ro-ro burf hfl kr ilaf sI | dovyN
ipE puwq Aus nUM dlfsf idMdy hspqfl nUM jf rhy sI pr
afp vI iksy axsuKfvIN Kbr NnUM ikafsdy BYBIq vI sn |
hspqfl phuMc ky pqf lwgf ik tYxI qF prlok suDfr igaf
sI | bMqI lfsL nUM icmt ky DfhF mfrdI hOlI-hOlI kih
rhI sI, “tYxI ieh qUM kI kIqf ? mIqo nUM kI
dwsFgI,qYnUM kI Kf igaf ? sfnUM qF qUM AunHF nUM mUMh
dKfAux jogf hI nhIN Cwizaf ?” roNdy sfry Gr nUM
af rhy sI |
(jrnYl
isMG grcf, brYNptn, 905-455-6013)
(13
jnvrI 2005)
