grfAUNz jLIro

poR: hrBjn isMG
(kYlIPornIaf, amrIkf)

“qusIN TIk Tfk qF ho!” sLwbo dI zrI zrI afvfjL myry kMnIN pY rhI hY.
“hF, mYN iblkul TIk Tfk aF!”
“qusIN ikqy zfAUn tfAUn qF nhIN jf vVy?”
“nhIN sLwbo! mYN qF iewQy vfisLMgtn pfrk ivc aF [[[ iewQy lwKF lok af myry afly duafly [[[!”
“hfey mYN mr jF! qusIN ikwQy jf vVy!” Auh gLm dy Kfry smuMdr ivc goqf Kf geI lwgdI hY.

awj kwlH sfzy nfl ieh hr rojL vfpr irhf hY. mnF ivcoN iek KLOP, iek dihl, iek vYrfg ijhf inkl hI nhIN irhf. iek hfdsy ny sfrf jIvn asq-ivasq kr ky rwK idwqf. hfdsf vI iewzf vwzf ik sLfied hI KurfPfqF dy ieiqhfs ivc pihlF kdy Gitaf hovy. iksy sLYqfn mn ny ieMnI aiq-afDuink KurfPfq pihlF kdy nhIN socI hoxI.

qy mYN zrdf mfiraf kMm qy nhIN igaf koeI mhInf Br. pqnI qy bwicaF ny hI nhIN jfx idwqf. bws, sfrf idn aMdr vVy tI[ vI[ dyKdy rho. tI[ vI[ skrIn qy do hI ichry - iek, KulHI dfVHI AudyV pwg vflf BUrf-pIlf sLYqfn ichrf. dUjf, awg vFg BwKdf gorf-lfl byrihm mwkfr ichrf. donF ichiraF dy ivckfr, do awg dy goly, grkdy jFdy jLmIn ivc. PMby PMby, cIQVy cIQVy hjLfrF mnuwKI ijsm. sB kuJ Bsm qy iswDf grfAuNz jLIro ivc. DUMaF, grd, kuhrfm qy hyt-krfeIm. kfrobfr Twp, isr AuWqy hr vyly nMgI ltkdI qlvfr. BYVy BYVy suPny, nINd hrfm.

sLwbo myry nfloN vI vwD prysLfn. lko ky rwK idwqy sfry pMjfbI sUt, myry kuVqy pjfmy, afpxy kmIjL slvfr. keI hPqy bfhr nhIN inkilaf sfrf pirvfr. vwzf pMgf dfVI, muwCF, kys, pwg qy BUrI BUrI idwK. afiKr bwicaF ny hwl lwiBaf, “dfVI muwCF sB sPf cwt krf idAu, pfpf! dfVHI kysF df krnf vI kI af!” ‘rMg df, idwK df kI krF!’ isrP soicaf, ikhf nhIN. sLwbo qF hor vI zr geI bwicaF dy suJfa nfl, “dfVI muwCF sPf cwt krfAux nfl qF aYvyN vfDU dI sLwk eI pAU! jy iek vfr ienHF BUqinaF nUM sLwk pY igaf qF ienHF mgroN nhIN lihxf ikMnf icr.” isafxy imwqrF slfh idwqI, “pwg qF lfh hI dy pMnU Xfr!”

qy mYN pwg lfh ky almfrI ivc rwK idwqI. dfVI kuqr ky nvyN pMjfbI gfiekF vrgI kr leI, muwCF iksy muwCPuwt gBrU vFg aqy isr rVf mYdfn. awj svyry kMm qy inkilaf keI hPiqaF bfad. pihn ky ihwpI stfeIl pYNt sLrt, isr qy ‘jMkIjL’ kYp. idl ivc iek iqwKI cIs qy ijLhn ivc AuPndf AuPfn. qurn qoN pihlF ikMnf icr socdf irhf, ‘ikhVy pfsy jfvF, ikhVy nf?’

hvfeI awzy AuWqy awj kwlH AudF hI AuWlU boldy af. lok zrdy jhfjLy cVHdy hI nhIN. jy koeI Buwlf cuwkf clf vI jfvy qF ‘homlYNz sikAUirtI’ jfn Kf jFdI aY. zfAUn tfAUn ivc AuNj hyt-krfeIm bVy jLorF qy af. iek musilm stor mflk hlfk, Coty moty hyt-krfeIm byihsfb. ibjLins ielfky AuNj TMzy pey af, bhuqy KulHy hI nhIN hfdsy qoN bfad. XUnIvrstI ielfkf, tfeIm sukyar qy sYNtrl pfrk eyrIaf vYsy pulIs ny sIl kIqf hoieaf, jMg ivroDI pRdrsLn kfrn.

“cwl mnF! hspqfl eyrIey vwl cwl, mrIjLF dI igxqI qF vwDdI eI jf rhI aY [[[ hfdsy kfrn qy hyt krfeIm nfl.” soc ky, mYN kYb hspqfl ielfky vwl qor leI.

vwzy kfAUNtI hspqfl dI zI[ aYn[ ey[ tYst lYb dy bfhr lokF dI BfrI BIV qy afpxI kMpnI dIaF pIlIaF kYbF idKfeI idwqIaF qF kYb rok leI. pr aMdr jfx dI ihMmq nhIN peI qy strIt AuWqy kYb pfrk krky, zrfeIvr sIt qy bYTf, svfrI dI AuzIk krn lwgf. svfrI dI AuzIk dy nfl-nfl mn dI bycYnI vI vDdI jf rhI sI. nFh-pwKI inrfsL soc, soc-kyNdr AuWqy hmly kr-kr soc-kyNdr nUM hI Zfhux lwg peI sI. ijLMdgI dy sfry sMqfpy idn ijLhn ivc lfl blbF vFg jg pey sn.

jUn AunIN sO cOrfsI dy vwzy GwlUGfry qoN bfad hI rwKy sI mYN dfVHI, muwCF qy isr dyy lMmy lMmy vfl. jdoN ‘BfAUaF’ ny ieh ‘hukmnfmf’ jfrI kr idwqf ik ‘jo vI dfVHI, muwCF, vfl ktfeygf, soD idwqf jfeygf’. kMm AuWQy vI mYN tYksI clfAux df hI krdf sF. Auh vI ijLlf aMimRqsr dy rfjf sFsI hvfeI awzy qoN ieDr AuDr, ijwQy bVI awg bldI sI AunHIN idnIN. ieh pqf nhIN sI huMdf, sLfm nUM Gr phuMc vI skxf ik nhIN.

qy AudoN msIN Puwl sfeIjL kIqI sI mYN dfVHI, muwCF qy kysF dI lMbfeI. pr ieh lMbfeI iewQy bVI kMm afeI, rfjnIqk sLrn dy kMm. iPr qF iehdy nfl moh ijhf hI pY igaf. afpxI alwg pihcfx df icMnH lwgx lwg ipaf afpxf ieh srUp - KuwlHI dfVHI, kuMZIaF muwCF, motf jUVf qy TokvIN pwg.

mUMh-isr AuWqy hwQ Pyiraf qF KflI bMjr ijhf lwgf. Cotf Cotf lwigaf afpxf afp. iek siQqI ivc AuWgy dfVI muwCF kys, dUjI siQqI ivc ikMj akfl clfxf kr gey!’ hkIkq dI sLrimMdgI qy bybsI df aihsfs jfn leI jf rhy sn aqy bfhroN vfqfvrx ivcoN af rhI iswlLI iswlLI sogI mfqmI Dun klyjf cIr cIr lMGdI jf rhI sI. zI[ aYn[ ey[ lYb dy afs pfs psrI peI mrnAU cwup mn nUM Ausy qrHF zws rhI sI ijs qrHF ingUxI lfcfr hoNd df aihsfs. mn suMgV suMgV ’kwTf huMdf jf irhf sI.

‘ieMnI vI ZyrI nf Zfh, bMidaf!’ acfnk mn aMdroN AuWTy ies aihsfs ny rUh nUM afvfjL mfrI qF mYN ZfAU soc nUM motI sfrI gMZ mfr ky iek pfsy pry vgfh mfiraf. iek vwzf sfrf hMBlf mfr ky qy iek Jtky nfl kYb stfrt krky, ilaf ky tYst lYb dy myn gyt qy KVHIaF kYbF dI kqfr ivc lf idwqI.

zI[ aYn[ ey[ vfrsF dI BIV vDdI-vDdI iek lMbI kqfr bx ky, ipwCy nUM srkdI srkdI, lYb qoN bfhr inkl ky, pfrikMg lft ivc dI huMdI hoeI, sVk qwk phuMc geI sI aqy aflf duaflf isskIaF, hAuikaF, hMJUaF, afhF qy sogI mfqmI mfhOl nfl nwko nwk Biraf ipaf sI. mfry gey lokF dI sLnfKq leI zI[ aYn[ ey[ tYst hI ieko iek sfDn bicaf sI aqy awj zI[ aYn[ ey[ tYst irjLlt dI pihlI irport rIlIjL hoxI sI. iesy leI imRqkF dy vfrs lfeIn ivc pwbF Bfr KVHy afpxI vfrI df ieMqjLfr kr rhy sn.
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iesy lfeIn ivc kuwbf kwubf ijhf KVHf skft sfeImn mry ijhy kdm agFh ipCFh GsIt irhf sI. sdmy dy asih boJ nfl Auhdf ihrdf zuwbdf jf irhf sI aqy Aus qoN Kloieaf nhIN jf irhf sI. iek hAukf Auhdy sIny ivcoN BfP bx ky bfhr inkldf sI qF dUjf pwQr vFg CfqI AuWqy af svfr huMdf sI. AusdI pqnI glorIaf sfeImn qF hfdsy qoN bfad AuWTI hI nhIN sI. awj Auhdy nfl vI msIN afeI, Auh vI skft dy keI vfr kihx nfl aqy afAuNdI hI AuzIk hfl dI iek AuzIk bYNc AuWqy imwtI dI ZyrI bx ky jf bYTI. inrjIv, cuwp gVuwp, zOr-BOrI qy sihmI sihmI.

skft ny Auhdy vwl dyiKaf qF hor mfXUs ho igaf, ‘ikqy ieh vI nf cwl vsy!’ pr glorIaf dI hflq nfloN ikqy vwD duwK AusnUM afpxy nv-ivafhy nUMh puwqr dI mOq df ho irhf sI. koeI insLfnI nf bcx df avsos vI, ‘koeI bfl bwcf hI huMdf, sfzf nF rih jFdf!’

iesy qrHF dI mnosiQqI ivc Auh idl AuWqy pwQr rwKI keI idn afpxy nUMh puwqr dIaF lfsLF dI sLnfKq leI murdf Gr (mOcrI) vI jFdf irhf. pr AuWQy lfsLF ikwQy sn. awD pcwDIaF lwqF. awD pcwDIaF bFhF. KopVIaF ibnf mUMh isr. ipGly ipGly cUr-mUr ipMjr. pslIaF, awKF, kMnF, nwkF, AuNglIaF, nuMhF, igwitaF, goizaF dy Zyr. sB qoN vwD drdnfk idl kMbfAU iek bdbo, iek siVhFd, suMn krdI ijLhn nUM.

Aus sLnfKq dOV ny AusnUM ieMnf JMVoV ky rwK idwqf sI ik Auhdy aMdr skUn nF dI koeI cIjL bfkI nhIN bcI sI. Ausdf ieh hfl ho igaf sI ik iksy nfl koeI gwl krn nUM Auhdf AuWkf hI jIa nhIN krdf sI. glorIaf nfl vI nhIN. nf iksy kMm nUM hI. Auh qF rfqF nUM vI AuWT AuWT murdf Gr jf vVdf sI, suPny ivc vI mnuwKI purijaF dy Zyr Proldf, afpxy nUMh puwq nUM Bfldf aqy awj ies sLnfKq lfeIn ivc KVHy nUM vI AuhI Zyr idKfeI dy rhy sn. AusdI rUh kMb rhI sI aqy AuhnUM ieMj lwgx lwg ipaf ik idl df huxy ptfkf bol jfeygf qy Grr krky bMd ho jfeygf jF idmfgL Pt jfeygf qy Auh DVfm krky Qwly izg jfeygf. grfAuNz jLIro qy.

zI[ aYn[ ey[ vfrs afps ivc iswlLIaF iswlLIaF roNdU ijhIaF gwlF krn lwg pey sn. keI Pfier PfeItrjL dI Xfd ivc grfAuNz jLIro AuWqy ho rhI mYmorIal mIitMg df iswDf pRsfrn tI[ vI[ skrIn AuWqy awKF twzI dyK rhy sn. ies mIitMg ivc pYRjIzYNt dy phuMcx aqy iksy Kfs aYlfn krn bfry dwisaf jf irhf sI. Pfier PfeItrjL ikMj afpxI jfn AuWqy Kyl ky afpxf PrjL inBf gey vI idKfieaf jf irhf sI. iKVkIaF ivc dI CflF mfrdy, jfn bcfAux leI pUrI vfh lfAuNdy lok aqy awg bJfAux leI jfn AuWqy Kyldy Pfier PfeItrjL - drdnfk idRsL keI lokF df iDafn afpxy vwl iKwc rhy sn.

pr bhuqy gLm dy diraf ivc nwko nwk zuwby pey, mfry gey sgy sMbMDIaF bfry awgy-ipwCy vfilaF nfl gwlF kr rhy sn. skft sfeImn dy awgy KVHI jvfn aOrq df pqI pihly hmly ivc mfiraf igaf sI aqy Aus qoN awgy KVHy buwZy POjI df jvfn POjI puwqr qIjy hmly ivc. Auh dovyN afps ivc bhuq hI TrIaF TrIaF idl kMbfAU gwlF kr rhy sn. jvfn aOrq ivrlfp krdI buwZy POjI nUM kih rhI sI, “kbr leI qF mYN QF vI muwl lY leI ey, pr Auhdy ivc rwKF kI! [[[ jy awj sLnfKq irport iml jfey qF iehdI iek kfpI rwK ky hI Xfdgfr bxf idaF!”

Auh iPs iPs krdI Puwt hI peI aqy inZfl ho ky glorIaf dy nfl bYNc AuWqy jf bYTI. pfxI pIx lwigaF AuhdI Buwb inkl geI qy pfxI dI QF lhU dy hMJU pI ky rih geI. glorIaf ny TMZy srd hAuikaF rfhIN afpxy gLm df iejLhfr kIqf aqy Auhdy vwl hmdrdI nfl dyiKaf. pr Auh aOrq ibnf koeI gwl kIiqaF muV lfeIn ivc jf KloeI ikAuNik lfeIn awgy qurnI qy sLnfKq irport imlxI sLurU ho geI sI.

iek hwQ ivc irport aqy dUjy hwQ ivc pYikt PVI asih sdmy nfl mry ijhy kdm puwtdy vfrs bfhr af rhy sn. hr pYikt ivc imRqk dy srIr df Auh purjf bMd sI ijs ivcoN sLnfKq leI zI[ aYn[ ey[ ley gey sn. iksy pYikt ivc mfs df tukVf awD-jilaf, iksy ivc hwzI ibnf mfs. iksy ivc awD jlI koeI AuNglI, iksy ivc isrP lhU dIaF Gwty BrIaF kuJ bUMdF. iksy ivc nfVF dy kuJ tuwc ijhy hI.

keI vfrs roNdy kurlFdy, keI rox-hfkf mUMh bxfeI idl qy pwQr rwKI ieMj bfhr af rhy sn ijvyN grfAuNz jLIro ivc Dsdy jf rhy hox. iek aOrq qF pYikt nUM CfqI nfl lfeI myn gyt dy aYn ivckfr KVHI, ivrlfp krdI-krdI isafpf vI krn lwg peI sI, “hfey Eey myiraf mwKnF! qUM iek AuNglI hI rih igaf vy [[[ Auh jLflm vI tukVy tukVy ho ky kuwqy dI mOqy mrn, ijnHF qYnUM mfiraf [[[ hfey Eey myiraf mwKnF!” Aus aOrq dI idwK qy kIrinaF dI AuWcI ipwc qoN koeI sfAUQ-ieMzIan lwgdI sI.

cfry pfsy mOq dI qbfhI dy mfqm df iBafnk sfieaf sogI sPF ivCfeI bYTf sI. skft sfeImn nUM qF gsL hI pYx nUM iPrdI sI. AuhdIaF awKF awgy ieh pYikt qFVv nfc krdy AusnUM icVf rhy sn. kdy Auhdf puwqr iek AuNgl bx jFdf, kdy nUMh kfly ho gey lhU dIaF isrP kuJ bUMdF aqy Auh kwCU-kuMmy vFg lfeIn dy nfl nfl awgy srk irhf sI.
AuDr momorIal mIitMg ivc pRYjIzYNt phuMc cuwkf sI. tI[ vI[ skrIn AuWqy Auhdf byrihm mwkfr ichrf awg Augldf, Quwk qy Quwk suwt irhf sI, “sfzIaF POjF ‘afqMkI dysL’ ivc dfKl ho geIaF hn aqy awgy vwD rhIaF hn [[[ asIN mtIafmyt kr idaFgy, asIN qbfh kr idaFgy [[[ asIN sfry ‘afqMkI dysLF’ dI ihwk qy afpxf JMzf gwz idaFgy [[[!”

qflIaF dI gVgVfht iswDI AuzIk hfl ivc phuMc rhI sI. vfrsF aMdr iswlLI iswlLI cur-cur qy sogI Dun hor mfqmI ho geI sI aqy ies sogI Dun nUM cIrdI hoeI, iek gUMjdI hoeI afvfjL cfry pfsy iKlr geI sI, “ieh hor awg lfeygf [[[ iehdy bfp dI lfeI qF hfly qwk buJI nhIN [[[ iehdI lfeI sLfied kdy vI nf buJy.”

qflIaF dI gVgVfht jfrI sI aqy skft dy qflU ivc QfpIaF vFg vwj rhI sI. Auh drd nfl dohrf cOhrf, mwQy qy puVpVIaF qoN vfr vfr psInf pUMJdf, buVbuV kr irhf sI. pr AusdI buVbuV iksy nUM smJ nhIN af rhI sI, sLfied AusnUM Kud nUM vI nhIN aqy glorIaf mry-mry kdm puwtdI Auhdy kol af KloeI sI.

“clo Gr cwlIey!” Auh bolI.
“koeI insLfnI qF iml jfey!”
“ahu pYikt!” Kfry hMJUaF dI lMmI Dfr glorIaf dIaF sdmy mfrIaF boJl awKIaF ’coN vih qurI.
“irport vI qF cfhIdI aY, srkfrI muvfajLy leI [[[ ieMnsLoirMs klym leI vI.”
“kI krnf hux afpF muafvjLf! [[[ Kiraf do sfh hor afAuxy af, Kiraf nhIN.”

glorIaf dI jLubfn lVKVf geI qy srIr vI. skft ny afp izgx qoN bcidaF AuhnUM msIN sMBfilaf qy afpxy moZy df shfrf dyeI bfhr lY quiraf. Auh AuhnUM GsItdf msF myrI kYb qwk phuMicaf. mYN PtfPt drvfjLf KoilHaf, hmdrdI qy adb nfl sIt AuWqy ibTfieaf aqy kYb AunHF dy dwsy rfh qor leI.

pr skft sfeImn qoN bYiTaf nhIN jf irhf sI. Auh Qwk tuwt ky cUr, purjf purjf hoieaf sIt Auqy iKliraf ipaf sI. hwQ ikqy, pYr ikqy, DV ikqy, isr ikqy aqy glorIaf suMgVI ismtI sIt dy aMdr jf DsI sI. AunHF df duwK myry qoN shfiraf nhIN jf irhf sI. ieMny duwKI sogI ichry mYN iewQy amrIkf ivc afpxI ijLMdgI ivc pihlF kdy nhIN dyKy. skft dIaF awKF pfqfl ivc gwzIaF hoeIaF sn aqy Auhdf ichrf sLIsLy ivc idK idK mYnUM byafrfm kr irhf sI. Auh nIm byhosLI dy aflm ivc buVbuVf irhf sI. sLfied afpxy nUMh puwqr nfl koeI vfrqflfp kr irhf sI jF AunHF dIaF kdy khIaF gwlF duhrfa irhf sI.

“aKy, mYN dunIaf dI sB qoN sLkqIsLflI iemfrq dI iek sO iewkvIN mMijLl Auqy afpxy dPqr ivc bYTf ieMj mihsUs krdf hF ijvyN svrg ivc vwsdf hovF [[[ hr smyN afsmfn ivc AuWz irhf hovF [[[ Qwly jLmIn Auqy qury iPrdy lok mYnUM kIVy mkOVy ijhy idwKdy af [[[ qy kfrF vYnF, isrP icVIaF kF [[[.”
"nUMh puwqr nfloN vI do rqIaF AuWpr.

“aKy, iek sO iewkvIN mMijLl AuWqy afpxy dPqr ivc bYTI mYN afpxy afp nUM bwdlF ivc vwsdI mihsUs krdI hF. ieMj lwgdf hY ijvyN isqfiraF qy sfzf Gr hovy qy cMn myrI godI ivc KylHdf Cotf ijhf bwcf! [[[ aKy, bfirsL hox qoN mgroN qF ieMj lwgx lwg pYNdf ijvyN mYN iek sqrMgI pING hovF qy myry afs pfs AuWzdy iPrdy icwty icwty bwdl myry rMgF qy rsLk krdy myry bdn nUM CUh CUh, mUMh nUM cuMm cuMm ky lMGdy jf rhy hox [[[.”

skft dI buVbuV AuWcI huMdI jf rhI sI aqy glorIaf sIt ivc hor zUMGI jf DsI sI. AunHF df sMqfp myry qoN Jwilaf nhIN jf irhf sI. myrf idl kih irhf sI, ‘sLfied ienHF dy idl df gubfr Auqiraf nhIN. ienHF dy duwK ivc koeI sLrIk nhIN hoieaf qy ieh sdmy df sfrf boJ rUhF AuWqy cuwkI iPrdy hn. ienHF df duwK vMzfAuxf cfhIdf!’ pr AunHF dI awq drjLy dI sogI siQqI dyK ky kuJ kihx dI ihMmq nhIN pY rhI sI.

acfnk kYb ny iek iqwKf kUhxI moV kwitaf qF skft ny QoVHIaF ijhIaF awKF KolH ky mfVf ijhf myry vwl Jfikaf qy mYN puwC hI ilaf, “sr! quhfzf kOx svrgvfs ho igaf?”

skft kuJ nhIN boilaf. glorIaf ny iek lMmf hAukf lYNidaF do sLbd jLrUr khy, “nUMh puwqr!”
“kihr ho igaf [[[ ieho ijhf duKFq nf kdy dyiKaf sI, nf suixaf, iksy dI lfsL qwk nhIN imlI [[[!”
pr myry avsos nfl Auh hor vI guMm suMm ijhy ho ky sIt ivc jf Dsy aqy pqf nhIN kdoN myry mUMhoN ieh sLbd afp muhfry inkl gey, “sr! ikhVI mMijLl qy kMm krdy sI quhfzy nUMh puwqr?”
“grfAuNz jLIro!” skft dy mUMhoN awg dy do goly vrsy. byhwd KrHvy, guwsy qy iqRskfr Bry do sLbd.

AusnUM kMbdf dyK ky mYN zr igaf aqy AunHF nUM, AunHF dy Gr awgy Auqfr ky, skft dI kMbdy hwQF nfl zflr igxn dI pRikiraf nUM aDUrI Cwz ky, ibnf ikrfieaf ley Bwj afieaf.
qy skft dI iqwKI buVbuV dUr qwk myrf ipwCf krdI rhI.

“ikwdF cvV cvV kr irhf sI!” Gr phuMc ky vI AuhdI bOKlfht Kqm nhIN hoeI sI. glorIaf hAU-pry krdI AuhnUM vrcfa rhI sI, “ivcfry ny ikrfieaf vI nhIN ilaf! avsos krdf sI. duwK qF sfiraF nUM hI hoieaf, keI prvfsI vI qF mfry gey, hfdsy ivc!”

ies hmdrdI nfl skft hor vI BVk ipaf, “ikrfieaf nhIN ilaf, avsos krdf sI! kI pqf zrdf Bwj igaf hovy ik PVf nf dyx [[[ koeI sLwkI muslmfn lwgdf sI [[[ pfkI, aPgfnI, ierfnI [[[ kI pqf koeI ierfkI hovy [[[ do kYb vfly PVy vI qF gey [[[.”

“Cwzo vI hux, ikAuN hor tYnsLn lYNdy ho!” glorIaf AuhnUM cuwp krfAux dI pUrI vfh lf rhI sI.
skft df blwz prYsLr iekdm hfeI ho igaf sI. bol hor KrHvy, Bfry, nPrq qy iqRskfr Bry. AuhnUM hfeI blwz prYsLr dy dOry nfl kMbdf dyK ky glorIaf qrly lY rhI sI, “skft! rwb dy vfsqy lMmy pY jfE, blwz prYsLr dI golI lY ky. clo bYWz AuWpr, mYN golI qy pfxI lY ky huxy afeI! clo, plIjL, bYWz qy clo qusIN!”

pr Auhdy qoN afpxy afp AuWqy kMtrol nhIN ho irhf sI. pfrf cVHdf eI jf irhf sI, “ikwdF puwC irhf sI, ‘kI kMm krdy sI?’ [[[ ikAuN? dfVHI qoN vI qF afqMkvfdI lwgdf sI [[[ Esfmf ibn lf [[[lf[[[.”

‘lfdyn’ sLbd skft dy sMG ivc Ps igaf qy AuhnUM AuWQU af igaf. qyjL AuWQU. Auh psIno psInI hoieaf inpikn nfl rflLF pUMJx dI koisLsL kr irhf sI. Ausdy hwQ pYr burI qrHF kMb rhy sn qy sfh muV nhIN irhf sI. sIny ivc qyjL drd vI sLurU ho igaf sI aqy Auh aOKy aOKy boJl sfh lYNdf drd nfl krfh irhf sI.

glorIaf nUM smJ nhIN af rhI sI kI kry? iPr vI Auhny ibnf iek imMt dI vI dyr kIiqaF nfeIn vMn vMn nUM aYmrijMsI kfl krky dws idwqf ik “myry pqI, skft sfeImn nUM idl df Kqrnfk dOrf ipaf aY qy Auh inZfl hoieaf Qwly luzikaf ipaf hY [[[ plIjL qurMq phuMco!” AuhdI bynqI suxdy sfr kuJ imMtF ivc hI pulIs kfr, mYzIkl vYn phuMc geI qy skft nUM cuwk ky hspqfl lY geI. nfl glorIaf nUM vI.
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AuDr skft df ielfjL sLurU ho igaf sI qy ieDr mYN dUjy gyVy pihly nfloN vI vwD byiejLqI krf ky hIx-boD dy aihsfs nfl mrdf jf irhf sF. mUz ieMnf ijLafdf Krfb ho igaf sI ik qn mn idmfgL AublI jf rhy sn. byadbI, jLlflq qy nmosLI dy pwCF nfl pwCI rUh ro peI sI. soicaf, Gr prq jfvF. pr ibwl ikwQoN idaFgy? Gr dI iksLq, iensLoarYNs, kYb tYks, bwicaF dI pVHfeI [[[ Krcy mUMh awzI awKF awgy af Kloey qF Gr muVn df ivcfr dm qoV igaf.
qy BuwK df aihsfs sLurU ho igaf. sLwbo dy bMnH ky idwqy prfAuNTy qF itPn ivc pey njLr af rhy sn pr Kfx leI rUh AuWkI nhIN mMn rhI sI. jIa iBafxy ijhy kYb iek rYstorYNt vwl nUM kwZI qF rYstorYNt bMd ipaf idiKaf. AuWpr “Pfr syl” df Pwtf icpikaf hoieaf. ieh arbI rYstorYNt qF hfdsy qoN pihlF bVf cwldf huMdf sI. vfrI nhIN sI afAuNdI huMdI iewQy qF GMtf GMtf Br. pfrikMg lft ivc iKlry pey kwc dy tukVy dyK ky lwg irhf sI ik ieh vI hyt-krfeIm dI Byt cVH igaf. Kiraf, Auh arbI ivcfrf vI!

socF dI GuMmxGyrI ivc iGiraf mYN isr suwt ky AuWQy hI bYT igaf aqy kYb ivc lwgf ryizAu cflU kr idwqf. jLordfr BfsLx dI josLIlI afvfjL iksy husIn KLuafb vFg myry kMnF ivc pYx lwgI, “isrP sqMbr igafrF hI afqMkvfd nhIN, bsqIvfdI hvs aqy bsqIaF leI jMg vI afqMkvfd hY. Ausy df pRqIkrm hY ieh sqMbr igafrF. nfgfsfkI-hIrosLImf, ivaqnfm, KfVI XuwD, iPlsqInIaF dy Gfx df pRqIkrm [[[.”

mYnUM BfsLx cMgf cMgf lwgf. idl nUM QoVHf cYn qy rUh nUM mfVf ijhf skUn afieaf qy prfAuNTy cbfAuNdf, jUs pINdf mYN bVI Auqsukqf nfl BfsLx suxn lwgf. hux koeI lVkI bol rhI sI qy AusdI iqwKI josLIlI vMgfrvIN afvfjL iswDI myrI rUh ivc AuqrdI jf rhI sI, “hryk inhwkI jMg dy ivruwD sfzI vI iek jMg hY [[[ iek hwkI jMg [[[ qy ieh jMg, sfmrfjI isstm dI kbr puwty ibnf, iesdy sfry pRpMcF nUM hrfey ibnf aqy dunIaf Br dy inaF-sLIl qy sLFqI-psMd lokF dy iek-juwt hoey ibnf nhIN ijwqI jf skdI [[[.”

BfsLxF dy nfl nfary vI bulMd huMdy jf rhy sn aqy myrf vI idl PVkxf sLurU ho igaf sI. mn ivc iek qyjL lihr ijhI AuWTI qy mYN kYb ivroD pRdrsLn vwl nUM jFdy rfhy qor leI. pRdrsLn vfisLMgtn sYNtrl pfrk phuMc ky rYlI ivc bdl igaf sI.

mYN rYlI qoN QoVHI dUr hI kYb iek pyz-pfrikMg lft ivc pfrk kIqI aqy pYdl mfrc krn lwgf. sVk dy donIN pfsy hor lok vI AuDr jf rhy sn. pulIs hrl hrl krdI iPr rhI sI. motr sfeIkl pulIs, kfr pulIs, GoVf pulIs, kuwqf pulIs, snfeIpr pulIs qy sfdf vrdI pulIs. pr lok ruk nhIN rhy sn. mYN vI nhIN ruikaf qy sInf qfx ky rYlI ivc jf viVaf.

rYlI ivc bysLumfr lok sn qy nfairaF nfl afsmfn gUMj irhf sI. mYN vI awzIaF cuwk cuwk jLor jLor nfl nfary mfr irhf sF. myrI sfrI mfXUsI qy nmosLI pr lf ky AuWz geI sI. idl AuCfly qy josL Aubfly Kf irhf sI. mYnUM lwg irhf sI ik ‘hux mYN shI QF KVHf hF. aslI grfAuNz jLIro qy, ijwQy ik hr pIiVq qy swcy iensfn nUM KVHy hoxf cfhIdf hY’. myry aMdrlf Aubfl nfairaF ivc iml iml ky, dhfV bx ky bfhr inkl irhf sI qy mYN styj vwl nUM vwDdf jf irhf sF. awgy hor awgy, mUhrlIaF sPF vwl.

acfnk myry sYWl Pon dIaF GMtIaF vwj AuWTIaF qy nfary leI AuWiTaf myrf hwQ iekdm Pon AuWqy af igaf.
“mYN ikhf, qusIN TIk Tfk qF ho?” sLwbo dI zrI-zrI afvfjL kMnF ivc surfK krdI jf rhI hY.
“hF! mYN ibwlkuwl TIk aF sLwbo! qusIN sfry jxy TIk ho? irwcI qy ipMtf skUloN qF af hI gey hoxy aF!”
“bwcy qF Gr af gey af [[[ pr [[[ qusIN ikqy zfAUn tfAUn qF nhIN jf vVy?”
“nhIN sLwbo! mYN qF iewQy sYNtrl vfisLMgtn pfrk ivc aF. iewQy lwKF lok af myry afly duafly. nfary mfrdy, BfsLx krdy, gIq gfAuNdy [[[ mYnUM koeI Kqrf nhIN iewQy!”
“hfey mYN mr jF, diraf ivc rih ky mgrmwC nfl vYr nf pfE!” Auh iksy aidwK drd nfl cIK rhI hY.
“ieMnf rudn ikAuN kr rhI aYN! dws vI qF shI, hoieaf kI aY?”
“quhfzy kYb zrfeIvr, rxbIr soZI nUM, zfAUn tfAUn ivc, BUqry nslvfdIaF ny golI mfr ky mfr suwitaf.”
“Eh ho! rxbIr soZI!! [[[ qYnUM kIhny dwisaf?”
“mYN pMjfbI ryizAu qy suixaf huxy huxy [[[ qusIN iswDy Gr cly afE, myrf idl nhIN Klo irhf [[[ mYnUM bVf zIp-izprYsLn hoeI jf irhf!” sLwbo ro rhI hY.

rxbIr soZI dI mOq dI Kbr afsmfnI ibjlI vFg iswDI myry isr qy af ky izwgI qy myrI bolqI bMd ho geI hY. myrf idl zwky-zoly Kf irhf hY aqy rxbIr soZI df hMsU hMsU krdf hwsmuK ichrf myrIaF awKF awgy af Kloieaf hY - KuwlHI dfVHI, pocvIN pwg, ichry qy pUrf jlOa. imwT bolVf, swjx afdmI qy sfAU nyk suBfa. hfly svyry hI qF mYnUM imilaf sI, zI[ aYn[ ey[ lYb dy sfhmxy svfrI lfhux afieaf.

idl ivcoN iek vYrfg ijhf AuWT AuWT isr nUM cVH irhf hY aqy mYN sdmy nfl cUr-mUr, BIV ivcoN rfh bxfAuNdf, hOlI hOlI bfhr inkl irhF. zOr BOr ijhf aflf duaflf dyKdf hoieaf. acfnk myry kdm ruk gey hn aqy mYN iek AuWcI QF AuWqy Klo ky cfry pfsy njLr Gumf Gumf ky dyK irhF ik ‘myry vrgy ikMny ku hor mOjUd hn ies rYlI ivc’. pr myry vrgf koeI vI njLr nhIN af irhf, dUr dUr qwk. iek vI bMdf nhIN.

AuDr BfsLx jLor sLor nfl jfrI hn aqy ieDr mYN dfVHIaF, pwgF Bfldf iPr irhf hF. pr nf ikqy koeI pwg, nf dfVHI hI idK rhI aY. myrIaF awKF awgy iek nHyrf ijhf CfAuNdf jf irhf hY aqy styj AuWqy gwizaf amrIkI JMzf mYnUM hor AuWcf huMdf jFdf njLr af irhf hY. iehI JMzf qF rxbIr dI kYb dy awgy ipwCy vI gwizaf hoieaf sI, “iswK amrIkf df smrQn krdy hn”, bYnr vflf. iesy bYnr vflf iehI JMzf, awj kwlH sfry prvfsIaF dIaF kYbF, kfrF, GrF qy kfrobfrF AuWqy gwizaf hoieaf hY. myrI afpxI kYb dy awgy ipwCy vI.

iehI JMzf ies smyN myry idmfgL ivc vI gwizaf jf irhf, pYRjIzYNt dy awj dy BfsLx dy rMg nfl qfjLf qfjLf rMigaf hoieaf aqy mYN sLwbo dI afvfjL df ipwCf krdf Gr vwl nUM buJy-buJy ijhy kdm pwutdf qur ipaf hF. pfrikMg lft ivcoN kYb bfhr kwZdf ijDr vI dyKdf hF, ‘asIN amrIkf df smrQn krdy hF’, bYnrF vfly JMzy hI JMzy Juwldy idKfeI dy rhy hn aqy mYN ienHF bYnrF-JMizaF dy boJ Qwly dwbdf jf irhf hF.

myry kMnF ivc ieko afvfjL lgfqfr gUMj rhI hY, “diraf ivc rih ky mgrmwC nfl vYr!” ieh afvfjL myrI pqnI sLwbo dI hY. ieh afvfjL sfrIaF prvfsI pqnIaF dI hY. ieh afvfjL sfzI lfcfr prvfsI hoNd dI hY. ieh afvfjL msLIn df purjf bx ky mnuwKI sMvydnsLIlqf qoN hwQ Doa bYTy mnuwK dI vI hY aqy ieh afvfjL inafsry hox dy aihsfs nfl pIiVq Aus iensfn dI vI, jo iek Kuwz ’coN inkl ky dUjI ivc jf vVdf hY.

ieh afvfjL myry kMn pfVdI, myrf klyjf lUMhdI, myry vjUd nUM JwTlfAuNdI, mYnUM Kqm krdI jf rhI hY. awg df iek golf myry ijLhn aMdr Dwsdf jf irhf hY. myrf sfrf vjUd awg dIaF lptF bx ky, grk jfx leI grfAuNz jLIro lwB irhf hY, pr Auh grfAuNz jLIro ikqy njLr nhIN af rhI.

mYN pfqfl ivc, zUMGf hor zUMGf inGrdf jFdf mihsUs krdf, Gr vwl nUM AuWzdf hoieaf jf irhf hF.

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