mYN
qF iewk sotI hF. vfikMg kyn. cuwp hF, pr myry aMdr Èor
smuMdr dIaF TfTF qoN vI zfZf hY. Gr ivwc mYN iek
afbjYkt dI qrHF hF, jdoN loV peI, vrq leI. kMm krdI
hF, cuwp-cfp robot dI qrHF. nvIN ruwq afAuNdI hY qF
myry qy koeI hiraflI nhIN cmkdI. nklI PuwlF vFg mYN
vI aqr-Pulyl lf ky dUijaF nUM pRBfvq kr idMdI hF.
myrI cuwp ivwc hI myrI BlmfxsI hY. hor krF vI kI?
ijsdy lV lwgI hF, Auh mYnUM myrI aOkfq df aihsfs
duafAuxoN vI qF nhIN hwtdf. pUrI Aumr, Aus dIaF
ivAuNqF suxdI afeI hF. qy imwtI dI ZyrI vFg bYTI
rihMdI hF. KflI kuwK nUM plosdI. kuwK dy hIry nUM BfÜdI.
AusdI mihk nUM aMdr smoNdI. Ausdy aihsfs nUM rom-rom
ivc vsfAuNdI.
Aumr
bIq cwlI hY, pr ies afdmI dIaF ivAuNqF Pyr vI cldIaF
hn. sB kuwJ hfisl kr ky vI ieh kMgfl hY. sB kuJ guaf
ky vI iesnUM pfAux dI jfc nhIN afeI. DMn dy Zyr hI
iesdy pfAux dI cfhq hn. BuwK hY aMdr, ieMqhf BuwK.
ipafr dI nhIN, ivÈvfs dI nhIN, dOlq dI.
…
qy awj Pyr mYN bYTI sux rhI hF iesdI aglI Xojnf. ieh
afpxy dosq sIql nfÜ plYn bxf irhf hY ik ikwQoN mMgx
qurnf hY. afKdY,“dyKo jI, ieh vI kI gwl hoeI?
imlx-iglx leI qF iewk dUjy nUM kMntYkt kIqf jFdf hY.
vrnf eys qrHF dy vkqF ivwc, eys qrHF dy mhOl ivwc kOx
iksy dI sfr lYNdY? hY nf? mYN qF imlx-iglx ivwc hI ivÈvfs
rwKdf hF. iksy nUM imloN-igloNgy qF hI qF aglf jyb
KflI krU.”
KMAU-KMAU
krdf hY. sfho-sfh hoieaf ipaf hY, afpxI ihwk nUM
dwbdf hoieaf ieh bolI jf irhf hY. GIN-GIN krky hfsf
gUMj irhf hY. aYNj jfpdY ijvyN iesdI ihwk ivwc
grfrIaF dI GrV-GrV huMdI peI hovy. pr pyÈfvr afdq
kdoN htdI hY. bolx dI afdq ju bx cuwkI hY. bolx dIaF
qF iesny sfrI Aumr KfDIaF hn.
mYN
socdI hF, buwZy-bfry ieh itk ky ikAuN nHI bYTdf?
ikAuN iesdf aMdr ryl dy ieMjx vFg stIm Cwzdf rihMdf
hY. afpxI ihwk nUM dwbdf hoieaf Pyr afKdf hY, “sIql
isaF! iek kMm kr, afpF awj sfrf torFto gfh mfrnY.
mylf-gylf eI qF krnf hoieaf. ikhVf iksy df Gr cuwk
ilafAuxY?”
ikvyN
hiÌaf ipaY? KMGUrf mfr ky ihwk nUM sfÌ krdf hY.
acoqfxI eysnUM aYNj lwgI hoeI aY ijvyN iesny sfry
torFto qoN koeI lyKf lYxf hovy.
afpxy
bYg ivwcoN kfÊË pwqr kwZdf hoieaf boldf hY, “dyK
vIr, myrf qF iek asUl aY, mYN kdy iksy qoN kOZI nHI
mMgI. jy Blf lok sfÜy mUrK hYn qF mYN kI kr skdF. jy
kr AunHF ny cYWk hwQ ’qy Dr hI dyxY qF vfihgurU
df nF lY ky PV lE.” … qy hIN-hIN krky grV-grV
krdf hfsf ilivMg rUm ivwc Pyr PYl igaf hY. hfsy dI
boJl hvf myrIaF aMqVIaF nUM kwTf ijhf kr rhI hY.
“kmIxf,
kuwqf”. myry aMdr roh jugfl krdf hY. dUjy pl mYN
vfihgurU-vfihgurU afKdI hF. afKr myrf pqI hY. rwbf bÉÈIN.
ikwQy myrI soc aV jFdI aY? ijvyN mwCI kuMzI-jfÜ ivc
aVI hovy. sqnfm-sqnfm. mfÌ krI dfqf socdI hF pr Ëihr
aMdr mDfxI vFg iPr irhf hY. Èfied ieh hfsy dI gUMj
df asr hY jF mOsm df bdlfa, myrI afrQrfeIts vI joVF
nUM kwTy kr rhI hY. jIa krdf hY lyr mfrF. iesdy hfsy
qy iswDf vfr krF. pr nhIN, iesnUM ikwQy suxfeI dyxf
hY.
ies
sÉÈIaq df nF gurdyv isMG hY. myrf Ésm hY ieh. pqI
qF pwq dy rfKy huMdy hn. pr eys ny myrI pwq Gr-Gr
ivwc roÜI hY, dr-dr mMg ky. eys leI mYN iesnUM pqI
nhIN afKFgI. Ksm, dI isrÌ jI-hËUrI kIqI jFdI hYY.
iek vfrI mYN byby nUM puwiCaf sI ik, “byby ies
dy aMdr sbr-sMqoK ikAuN nhIN hY?” byby JUTI hoeI
kI boldI.
hux
ieh swTF-swqrF virHaF dI Aumr dy ivcfly hY. piVHaf
bhuqf nhIN. awTvIN-dsvIN ipwiCE krky afieaf, kYnyzy
af ky XU-mI krdf dlfl bx igaf. kuJ eIvinMg klfsF lf
ky pVH igaf. rIalstyt, ieMÈUrYNs, ieMmIgryÈn, trYvl
eyjYNt. Gr vycxf hY qF iesnUM cyqy kro. ieMÈUrYNs
krnI hY qF hr kMpnI dI ies kol jfxkfrI. trYvl krnf
hY, qF sIt buwk krfE. ipwCy iksy dI ËmIn, Gr, ibËnYWs
iksy hor dy nF krfAuxI hY, qF sB srivws hfËr hY. do
cfr bMdy hwQF ivc rwKdf hY ijhVy iesdI hfmI Br skdy
hox.
gwl
kI, jo quhfzI loV, Ausy df ieh kMm pUrf krdf hY. kstm
myz srivs. iswD-pwDry lokF dI ieh KUb Kwl lfhuMdf hY.
hr kMm ivc iesnUM muhfrq, hr kMm ivc pYsf quiraf
afAuNdf nËr afAuNdf. ieMmIgryÈn dy kys lYky lok
qurdy hn qF ieh hËfrF kmfAuNdf. iksy df bMdf lMGdf
jF nf lMGdf pr iesdI jyb ËrUr Br jFdI. “lE jI
aj Br idMny aF Pfrm. myrf kys irjYkt ho ky idKfly.
pYsy pihlF idE. cYWk PVf jfE. kMm hoieaf smJo.”
ieh PVHF mfrdf.
pYisaF
df cYWk iml jFdf qF ieh iksy dy hwQ nf afAuNdf. lokIN
Pon krdy. jdoN lokF dy Pon dÌqr dI QF Gr afAux lgdy
qF mYnUM smJ afAuNdI ik iksy hor nfÜ TwgI ho geI aY.
myry iksy svfl df jvfb nf idMdf. … qy mYN vI
cuwpI sfD leI. kihx leI hux bicaf hI kI sI? ijsdI
Kfqr mYN lVnf sI, jdoN Auh hI nhIN irhf?
soc
byby vwl Pyr muVdI hY. byby goizaF qwk suQx pfeI,
lIVf isr dy ipwCy nUM suwtI, qyV awD-pcwDI kuVqI
pfeI, lMmI ijhI sotI lY ky svyry KyqF nUM inwkl jFdI.
krdI vI kI? nf afdmI isr qy nf puwq bicaf. puwq
pfiksqfn bxn smyN qur igaf do AuNglI PV ky qurn jogy
bwicaF nUM Cwz ky. byby ’kwlI KyqF ivc kMm krdI,
mwJF cfrdI qy poiqaF nUM pfÜdI. afpxy lwk duafly
Ausny sbr dI gMZ idwqI hoeI sI. Ausdy hT nUM dyKky
afdmI vI hYrfn huMdy sn. bVy afdr nfÜ AusnUM
bulfAuNdy. myrf sfk vI myry bfp ny byby dy mUMh nUM
hI idwqf sI.
iewk
vfrI byby ny hAukf ijhf lYNidaF afiKaf sI, “kI
dwsF DIey, BuwK iZwz dI nhIN huMdI, qy nf hI ijsm dI
huMdI aY. BuwK qF rUh dI sB qoN mfVI aY. ieh BuwK kdI
nhIN imtdI. mYN bQyrI koiÈÈ kIqI ik ienHF mF-puwqF
dI BuwK imt jfvy. pr nhIN, ieh mMgqy hI rhy.”
byby inMmoJUxI hoeI ny Èrm nfÜ isr goizaF ivc dy
ilaf sI.
myrI
sws qy ddys donoN hI ivDvf sn. myrI sws nUM byby ny
kdI bUihEN bfhr pYr nhIN sI pfAux idwqf. afp KyqF
ivwc imwtI nfÜ imwtI ho ky AusnUM Gr bYTI nUM cMgf
Kfx nUM qy cMgf pihnx nUM idMdI sI. pr myrI sws dI
nIaq myry Ksm vrgI hI sI. byby GroN KyqF nUM clI jFdI
qF Auh afpxy puwqF nUM dr-dr mMgx ByjdI rihMdI. iksy
idAuN dfÜ qy iksy idAuN lwsI lYx. byby KpdI. pr myrI
sws dI ieh afdq nf hI geI. rUh dI Auh kMgfl sI. qy
ieho afdq Ausdy puwqF nUM pY geI sI.
jdoN
donoN poqy juafn hoey qF byby socdI sI ik AusnUM koeI
suwK df sfh afAU. Ausdy ivhVy ivc gulnfr iKVngy. pr
ikwQy, AujfVF ivc Puwl ikvyN iKVn? bryqy ivc ipafs
ikvyN buJy? Cotf poqf ‘dflI’ pulIs ivc BrqI
ho igaf. mMgx dI afdq qF pihlF hI peI hoeI sI, qy hux
pulIs ivc qF mfieaf afp cl ky pYrF nUM cuMmdI sI. ies
mfieaf nfÜ Ausdy pYrF df qfl Cxn-Cxn krdf. Dur aMdr
iek rfgxI iCV pYNdI. mfieaf afAuNdI geI qy Auh nÈy
ivc glqfn huMdf igaf. nÈy ny AusnUM aYnf mÉmUr kIqf
ik Auh hr iek dy drF aMdr jdoN vVdf qF AunHF dI iewËq-afbrU
pYrF hyT mDol afAuNdf. aOKy hoey pey lokF ’coN
iksy ny qF Ausdf isr kuclnf hI sI. qy agilaF iek idn
gftf vwZ ky DV nfÜoN alwg kr idwqf.
Aus
idn byby nUMh dy isr ivc duhwQV mfrdI hoeI gÈ Kf ky
QF hI izwg peI. muV ky byby AuWTI hI nf. bQyrI dyK-Bfl
kIqI. pr Auh ijvyN jIx dI jMg hfr cuwkI sI. koeI cfhq
hI nhIN sI rhI sfh lYx leI. mYN AunHF idnF ivwc nvIN-smI
ivafhI afeI sF. qy hux myrI sws df cDrMmf cldf. myrI
kI mËfl sI kuJ afK skF.
kdI-kdfeIN
aFZ-guaFZ vI totkf Cwz idMdf, “byby jfxdI sI eys
qINvI dIaF afdqF. eysy leI nUMh nUM bfhr nHI sI kwZdI.
BuwKy Gr dI, iksy QF dI nf hovy. Gr sB kuJ hY, pr eys
dI nIq nHI BrdI.” aFZ-guaFZ vI sfQoN mUMh Pyrn
lg ipaf.
mYnUM
duwK lgdf. mYN grIb GroN ËrUr afeI sF pr rUh rwjI
hoeI sI. kwlI DI sF. anpVH. sMgfAU. iswDI. qy byby nfÜ
myrI rfs cMgI iml geI sI. byby mYnUM bhuq ipafr krdI
sI. sB kuJ smJfAuNdI sI. byby qoN bfad, mYN rih geI
sF hux aglf Gr-bfr sFBx vflI.
ieh
socidaF pqf nHI kdoN myry hwQoN ‘trya’ Cxn
krky ikcn dy PrÈ qy izwg peI. mYnUM AudoN pqf lwgf
jdoN lÌjF df BUcfl myry qy vrn lwgf. “eys qINvI
df iDafn pqf nHI Xfr ikwQy rihMdY? dyKIN Plor qy koeI
twk qF nHI pY igaY? koeI tfiel qF nHI tuwt geI? sfÜf
Krcf hor puafAU.”
myry
afdmI nUM myry hwQ-pYr qy swt lwgx nfloN Plor dy twk
dI icMqf vwD sI. twk pY igaf qF TIk krfAux leI pYsy
lwgxgy. afKr iesny hrfm dI kmfeI nfÜ iqMn-cfr hËfr
sukyr Puwt df Gr ju bxfieaf hoieaY. Aus Gr ivc vsx
vfly BfvyN ijAuNdIaF lfÈF ikAuN nf hox. mYN aMdroN
iKwËI-KpI soc rhI sF.
“kuC
nHI hoieaf.” mYN vI kurÉq afvfË ivc tIrf ijhf
JfkidaF AuWqr idwqf. jIa qF kIqf Auho trya cuwk ky
Ausdy isr ivc mfrF. mYN trya cuwk ky kfAuNtr qy rwK
idwqI aqy afp Pyr socIN pY geI. awj soc byby dy
duafly hI GuMm rhI sI. pqf nhIN ikAuN Auh cyqy af rhI
sI.
byby
ijAuNdI qoN mYN hr gwl puwCdI-dwsdI rihMdI sF. afpxy
Ksm bfry vI jfnxf cfhuMdI sF. iek idn mYN puwiCaf sI,
“byby eys dy aMdr aYnI qlb ikAuN aY?”
byby
dwsdI huMdI sI, “DIey! nf qyrf dfdf eydF df sI
qy nf hI iesdf bfp. myrI ijMdVI qF ienHF mF-puwqF nUM
smJfAux qy hI lwgI aY ik koeI bMdf kMgfl nhIN huMdf.
jy kr kMgflI rUh dI nf hovy. pr ienHF dy ipV-pwly kuJ
pvy qF hY nf?” Auh hwQF ivc PVy atyrn nUM
GuMmfAuNdI hoeI bolI sI. Auh atyrn nUM eys qrHF GuMmf
rhI sI ijvyN dunIaF df koeI Durf Ausy dy hwQ ivwc
hovy. aqy Ausny ienHF mF-puwqF dy krmF nUM vI GuMmf
ky bdl dyxf hovy.
iek
Thfkf vwijaf. soc myry ilivMg rUm ivc prq afeI. iesdf
ihx-ihx krky hwsxf, bolidaF mUMh ivwcoN Quwk df
izwgxf, mYnUM koÌq ijhI afAuNdI hY. cfh dy mwG mYN
dohF mUhry rwK ky, afpxy mUMh mohry cuMnI df lV dy ky
ipwCy nUM prqdI hF. sIql cmkdIaF awKF nfÜ myry vwl
dyK ky afKdf hY, “BrjfeI, qYnUM iksy gwl leI
vIrf aOKI nHI rihx idMdf. dyK qyry kdmF ’c dOlq
ruldI-iPrdI aY. bs KuÈ irhf kr. Auh Gftf
…” qy Auh gwl aDUrI Cwz idMdf hY.
Ausdy
Èbd “Auh Gftf …” nfÜ myrI soc myry
kuwÉ dy hIry vwl prqdI hY. myrIaF aFdrF myrI DI nfÜ
lpytIaF jFdIaF hn. myrI kuwÉ ivc tIs myry gl qk af
ky myrf gl bMd kr idMdI hY. jI kIqf afK idaF, “Auh
Gftf? kI jfxo qusIN? kI sfr hY eys mnuwK nUM? ieh qF
AusdIaF hwzIaF df muwl vI vfr-vfr puaf irhY.” pr
mYN kuJ nhIN boldI. mYnUM myrf puwq cyqy dI slyt
’qy AuWkr afAuNdY. qoqlI Ëbfn ivc gwlF krdf.
inwkIaF-inwkIaF burkIaF myry mUMh ivwc pfAuNdf.
AusnUM cyqy kridaF myrf mUMh afp muhfry KulH jFdf hY.
ijvyN huxy hI Auh afpxy inwky-inwky hwQF nfÜ inwkI
ijhI burkI myry mUMh ivc pfAux leI hwQ vDfeygf. pr
ikwDry nhIN hY Auh. kuJ idKfeI nhIN dy irhf. hwQ pYr
afly-duafly mfrdI hF. myrf jIx jogf… . pr nhIN
…guafc igaf Auh myrIaF socF dy smuMdr ivc. eys
mnuwK dy kfgËF ivc. PfeIlF dy QwibaF ivc. Gr dI hvf
ivc. bYNk dy KfiqaF ivc. cYirtI PMzF ivc.
myry
afdmI nUM lok dybI afK ky bulFdy sn. hux qF ieh afpxI
kimAUintI vfsqy sR: gurdyv isMG aqy knyzIanF leI zyv
bx igaf hY. hr kMm ivc mfhr hY. ijwQoN vI pYsf bxnf
hovy iesnUM ivAuNq af hI jFdI hY. ipMz vfilaF ny koeI
kMm ÈurU krnf hovy qF ieh pYsy kwTy krn pihlF dr-dr
jf KVygf. dunIaF ivc Bucfl af jfvy, hr ryzIE styÈn
qoN iesdI afvfj suxfeI dyvygI. gurduafry cly jfE,
styj qy pihlF jf cVU. ‘kmIxf’, roh myry
aMdr nUM Kf irhf hY. mMgx qoN ibnF eys nUM afAuNdf hI
kuJ nhIN.
mYN
Pyr socdI hF ik mYN qF byby dI nsIaq kfrn hI iËMdgI
dIaF pUxIaF nUM kwqdI rhI. aMdrly gloitaF nUM kws ky
bMndI rhI. byby kihMdI, “DIey ipwCf tuwtI qINvI
dI koeI jUn nHI huMdI. qINvIN nUM Cwq cfhIdI aY. mËbUq.
vrnf qINvIN Kur jFdI aY imwtI dI zlI aFg qy ruVH jFdI
aY nfÜIaF-bhIxF rfhIN. bfhr inwkly qF kF KFdy ny qy
aMdr vVy qF cUhy.”
…
qy mYN ies Cwq nUM isr AuWqy sFBdI hoeI afp tuwt geI.
dwb ho geI, eys Gr dIaF nINhF aMdr. rUHh dy gloty
jdoN AuDVn lgdy qF myrI afqmf hI AuWcVdI. pr eys bMdy
nUM Borf Prk nf pYNdf.
…
qy hux ieh mMgx dI afdq ies dy aMdr eys kdr Gr kr
geI, ik iesdI rUh kdI BrdI hI nhIN. Gr BfvyN sB kuwJ
hY, Pyr vI mMgx qur pYNdf hY. myry ivafh vyly vI
iesny mUMh awz ky mMigaf sI. eys nUM pqf sI ik mYN mF-ipE
dI kwlI DI hF, sB kuwJ myrf hI qF hY. pr nhIN, mMgx
ibnF Blf iehdI rUh ikvyN BrdI. mF-puwq donoN ilst bxf
ky bYT gey sn. byby nUM vI pqf nhIN sI. kYnyzf afAux
vyly vI myry bfp dI ËmIn gihxy Drf idwqI. kihx lwgf,
“bfpU jI!Pyr vI qF ËmIn sfzI hI aY. hux vrq
leIey jF Pyr.”
myrf
bfp kI jvfb idMdf. ikhVy puwq dy Ëor qy jvfb idMdf.
DI vsfAuxI sI Ausny, ËmIn df aMgUTf lf idwqf. mYN
afpxy bfp dI mËbUrI kfrn ichry qy DwsdIaF jFdIaF
qRyVF nUM dyKdI rhI. Aus idn pihlI vfrI myry aMdr eys
leI nÌrq df bIj puMgiraf sI.
kYnyzf
af ky Coty-moty kMm krdf hoieaf, dlfl bx igaf. afpxf
Gr-bfr qF ijvyN Buwl hI igaf. nf DI df cyqf irhf, nf
puwq dy Êm dI sfr.
BFzy
DoNidaF, myrI soc afpxI DI qy puwq vl prqdI hY. rul-Kul
ky pÜdy myry inafxy, AunHF rfhF ’qy qur pey sn
ijwQy kMizaF dy ivCOxy AuzIkdy hn. tInyj kuVI GroN
Bwj geI. muMzf zrwg Kfx lwg ipaf sI. qy Pyr sqfrF
virHaF df muMzf iek idn zrwg dy EvrzoË nfÜ dm qoV
igaf sI. pr iesdI aFdr Pyr nf qVÌI. puwq dI mOq nUM
vI iesny iek vsIlf bxf ilaf. lokIN aÌsos krn afAuNdy
qF afKdf, “puwq cly igaf duwK qF mYnUM vI aY, pr
sfÜf zrwgI hox nfÜoN qF cMgf hY mr igaf. pr mYN
Ausdf cyqf nHI Buldf. nF Ausdf mYN AuWcf krUM. lokI
kihMdY aY ik puwq eys kMm leI hI huMdy aY ik quhfzf
nF cldf rhy. mYN afp aYsf nF afpxf dohF df clfAUN
iksy nUM Buwlx nHI idMdf. dyiKE qusIN.”
‘kmIxf
iksy QF df.’ myry aMdr dI tIs myry isr dIaF nfVF
nUM lpytI jf rhI aY. ikcn df kMMm Cwz ky, mYN isr PV
ky zfieinMg rUm dI kursI ivc bYT jFdI hF. iesdy bol
myrI soc nUM Pyr huwJF mfr rhy hn, qy ieh sIql nfÜ
aglIaF ivAuNqF bxf irhY. dws irhf hY ik ipMz ivwc
hspqfl bxf irhY. Aus AuWqy myry puwq df nf ilKygf jo
afAux vflIaF sdIaF qk lokF dy mnF ivc Gr krI rwKygf.
afK irhY, “ikmyN sfÜy lok Buwl jfxgy myrf aqy
myry puwq df nF?” ijmyN puwq koeI alokfr krm
krdf miraf hovy. Èrm nHI afAuNdI eys nUM.
mYN
guwsf ingldI hF. socdI hF, hux lokF df pYsf lY ky
akfAuNt hor Brygf. ijs puwq ny ies nfÜ GVI ibqfAux
leI pl-pl qVÌdy ny guËfiraf, Ausdf hux cyqf afieaf
hY iesnUM. DI nUM tolx dI eys kol Pursq nhIN hY. Auh
mr-muwk geI hY jF iksy koTy ’qy jf bYTI hY,
iesnUM koeI icMqf nhIN. kihMdY, “kI lYxf Aus
bfry soc ky jo iksy kfÜy-gory nfÜ Kyh KFdI iPrdI
hoAU. eys nfÜoN qF cMgf AusnUM afpxI iËMdgI ’coN
mnÌI kr dyeIey.”
cMdry
ny Auh vI mfr idwqI ijAuNdI hI, qy mry hoey dI arQI
nUM sjf-sjf ky lokF kol pros irhYY. Èrmo-kuÈrmIN
lok cYWk ilK ky hwQ PVf idMdy hn. Pyr ipwT ipwCy gwlF
krdy hn. lokF dIaF nËrF myry iËhn aMdr qIrF vFg
cuwBdIaF hn. … qy mYN Èrm dI mfrI gurduafry vI
nhIN jFdI. iksy nUM mUMh nhIN idKfldI. jy kr koeI iml
vI pvy qF mYN awKF nHI imlf skdI. ËmIn ivc gwzI jFdI
hF. pr ieh pqf nHI ikvyN bfhr inwkldf hY? ikvyN iksy
dy dr qy jf KloNdf hY? ho skdY iesdI Èrm pYisaF nfÜ
ZkI jFdI hovy.
ieh
koeI nf koeI kMMm ivwZ rwKdf hY. sIql vrgy do cfr
bMdy mgr lfey hoey hn. CVy-CtFk. nf awgf nf ipwCf.
ijnHF ny DI ivhfAuxI nhIN, nUMh ilafAuxI nhIN. iesdy
nfÜ qury iPrngy qF cfr duwpVF imldIaF rihxgIaF. dfrU
iswkf vI cldf rhU. sIql ny vI qINvI CwzI hoeI aY. Auh
ibcfrI iksy dy bysmYNt ivc rih ky gujfrf krdI peI aY.
ieh donoN ’kwTy qury iPrdy aY, smfj suDfr krdy.
afpxy Gr df BfvyN suDfr hovy nf.
ijs
idn dI mYN ivafhI afeI hF, eys ny kdI myrf hfl nHI
puwiCaf. koeI gwl krF vI qF tuwt-tuwt ky pYNdf hY.
mYN ijmyN akloN aMnIN hovF. mYN iËMdgI ivc cuwp sfD
leI hY. qy hux myrI cuwp vI iesnUM KtkdI hY. kdI bolF
vI qF isrÌ eys dy idmfg ivc pfAux leI ik “sfnUM
ieh sB kuJ nhIN cfhIdf. iks leI bxf rhy ho? bYNkF
BrIaF hoeIaF iks kMm jy kr …?” eyny lÌË
bolidaF vI myry awKF dy hMJU afp muhfry vih qurdy hn.
myry puwq df ichrf myrIaF awKF dy pfxI ivwc iBwj jFdf
hY. myrI DI df cyqf myrI ihwk ivc KuwB jFdf hY.
“qUM
qF kmlI aYN. afpxI Borf ku ijhVI mwq kol hY, AusnUM
kol hI rwiKaf kr. iewQy inafixaF leI QoVf koeI
bxfAuNdY. hr iek dI afpxI lfeIÌ aY. inafxy ijnHF dy
hYn vI Auh vI qF nf hoieaF argy af. asIN qF AunHF qoN
cMgy hF.” ieh hMkfr ijhy ivc afKdf hY, ijvyN
bwicaF dy Gr ivc nf hox df iesny Èukr kIqf hovy.
“Pyr
vI bQyrf bxf ilaf. hux kI loV hY hYdF dy kMmF…”
qy mYN awKF invfAuNdI hoeI cuwp kr jFdI hF.
“mYN
nf krUM qF hor koeI kr lAU. qYnUM kI Prk pYNdY? bs
qUM cuwp irhf kr. aYNvyN myry kMmF ’c tMg nf
aVfieaf kr. ikwQy pÈU mwq nfÜ vfh pY igaf.”
ieh aOKf ho ky boldf hY.
mYN
afpxI mwq dIaF AuVIaF DwjIaF nUM lY ky qopy lfAux bYT
jFdI. cuwp ivc hI myrI BlfeI hY. myrIaF socF myry
bwicaF ivc KuwBIaF rihMdIaF. soc AunHF dy bcpn dIaF
iklkfrIaF ivc jf KuwBdI hY. stIv swqF ku sflF df sI.
rbInf pMjF dI. Auh donoN ijwd krdy, ipE dI qFG AunHF
nUM ibhvl krI rwKdI. stIv cfhuMdf ik ipE AusdI sports
vyly dyKx afvy. pr nhIN, myry jIx jogy dy pwly inrfÈf
hI pYNdI. ipE jdoN Gr afAuNdf qF tuwt –tuwt ky
bwicaF nUM pYNdf. myry vI DOl-DwPf mfr idMdf. Coty
huMdy bwcy qF zr ky luk jFdy. ijAuN vwzy hoey qF
AunHF dy mn bÊfvq krn lwg pey. pihlI vfrI stIv nUM
isgrt pINdy PiVaf qF Auh msF igafrF ku sflF df sI.
rvInf cuwp-gVuwp ijhI rihMdI pr Ausdy aMdr jvfrBfty
vrgf qUÌfn KOldf. Auh afpxy ipE vwl nihrI ijhI vwt
ky dyKdI. Aus qwkxI qoN mYnUM vI zr lgdf.
stIv
hfeI skUl jf ky zrwgF ivwc pY igaf. mYN vQyrf smJf
QwkI. iJVikaf vI. zfktr nfÜ vI gwl bfq kIqI. do vfrI
AusnUM ‘zrwg rIhYv’ ivc vI Byijaf ijwQy eys
qrHF dy bwicaF dI mdd kIqI jFdI hY. hor mYN kI kr
skdI sF. muMzy nUM dro-dr lY ky qurI iPrdI nUM iJVkF
vfDU KfxIaF pYNdIaf. BfvyN stIv pMjfbI smJ lYNdf sI
pr Pyr vI knyzIan skUlF ivc jfx nfÜ AusdI bolI AusdI
BfÈf aMgryËI hI sI. kimAunIkyt dI kmI kfrn sfzy
ivcfly pfVf vDdf hI igaf qy Auh afpxI dunIaF ivc
guafcdf igaf. Auh idnoN idn sfQoN dUr huMdf igaf. mYN
vfr-vfr AusnUM mmqf dy vfsqy idMdI pr Aus dy aMdr dI
qlb, ipE ipafr leI vI qVÌdI. afKr Auh zrwg dy EvrzoË
nfÜ dm qoV igaf. qy eys mnuwK df mn Pyr vI nhIN
KOilaf. jy KOilaf hoAU qF iesny jfihr nHI kIqf. lokIN
vI aÌsos nUM afey hoey afKx lwgy, iewko-iewk puwq dI
mOq ny eysnUM pfgl qF nHIN kr idwqf? ijhVf Buwt-Buwt
gwlF hI krI jFdf hY ijmyN puwq nHIN koeI kuwqf-ibwlI
mrI hovy.
iesdf
asr ipaf, myrI DI rvInf qy. Auh awz-awz qOr-qrIky
apnfAux lwg peI. pihlF zrdI boldI nhIN sI qy hux POhI
kuwqI vFg tuwt ky pYNdI. ipE nUM ijmyN awKF idKfldI.
ijhVy kMm nUM ipE rokdf, Auh Auho hI krdI. ipE dy
sfmHxy KVI ho jFdI. do cpyVF pYNdIaF vI qF ihMJ nf
kyrdI. myrf kihxf mMn lYNdI pr ipE nUM rwj ky qMg
krdI. vKry-vKry ZMg dy Auh kwpVy pfAuNdI, myk awp
krdI.
ijs
idn rvInf kMn, nwk, buwl, Brvwty, DuMnI ivMnF ky Gr
afeI, Aus idn eys bMdy ny kuVI afpxI bYlt nfÜ kuwtI.
mYnUM vI nhIN bÉiÈaf. ijMnIaF bYltF kuVI dy lwgIaF,
Aus qoN dUxIaF myry vwjIaF. jI kIqf pulIs nUM nMbr
Gumf idaF. Pyr dUr dI socI ik kl nUM DI vI ivhfAuxI
hY. aj df cuwikaf kdm, sfrI Aumr Bugqxf pAU. kuVI nUM
qF mYN smJf lAUNgI.
Aus
rfq mYN afpxIaF lfsF qy aqy kuVI dIaF lfsF qy brÌ
rwKdI rhI qy AusnUM smJfAuNdI rhI. myrI DI Pyr cMgI
sI, Ausny vI pulIs nUM Pon nhIN kIqf. vrnf iewQy bwcy
iJVkf vI mfro qF Gumf dyxgy nO sO igafrF nMbr pulIs
vfilaF df. nIlIaF bwqIaF vflIaF kfrF, af dbocdIaF hn
mF-ipE nUM. qy lY jFdIaF hn bwicaF nUM afpxy nfÜ.
Byj dyxgy POstr hos ivc.
dUjy
idn svyry jdoN rvInf skUl jfx leI iqafr ho rhI sI qF
Aus kol bYg afm nfÜoN Bfrf sI. mYN soicaf ik ijwm
vgYrf jfxf hoAU. qurn lwgI qy ipE ny Pyr AusnUM awKF
idKflIaF qF Auh jfx lwgI, bfhrly drF ivc KVI ho ky
bolI, “mYn, XU Èwt-awp. XU afr no Pfdr tU mI.
XU afr jst ey sprm zont. mYN kdI qyrf nF nhIN lAUNgI.
cyqy nhIN krUMgI. XU iklz mfeI brdr. XU afr ey mrzrr.”
qy Auh aOh geI, aOh geI. mYN KVI dyKdI rih geI.
Auho
aKIrI vkq sI jdoN mYN jFdI dI ipwT dyKI sI. Aus idn
jdoN Auh skUloN bfad Gr nf muVI qF mYnUM iKafl afieaf
ik Auh svyry ikAuN mYnUM jwÌI ivc lY ky KVI rhI sI.
Auh vI Cwz geI mYnUM. pulIs dy irport vI ilKfeI.
bQyrf AusnUM Bfldy rhy. pqf nHI ikhVI DrqI AusnUM
ingl geI. ikhVy aMbrIN Auh sfh lYNdI hoAU. ijs idn
Auh geI, myry aMdr iek cIk sulgx lwgI jo myrI ihwk
ivc dwb ho geI. lgdY, ijs idn ieh cIk bfhr inwklI,
Aus idn eys ny sB kuJ qihÈ-nihÈ kr dyxY.
soc
Pyr PYimlI rUm vwl prqdI hY. sIql qy gurdyv kdoN dy
GroN jf cuwky hn. qy mYN bYTI hF Ausy QF cIk nUM
sihlfAuNdI hoeI qF ik myrI DI dy afAux qwk ieh myrf
KihVf nf Cwz dyvy.
(23
dsMbr 2005)
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