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amrIkf dy ies sæihr ivWc, QoVHI ijhI sMgq, gurU Gr df, Cotf ijhf hfl, ieWk pUjf asQfn vI sI aqy sæosæIal iekwT dI QF vI. lMgr qoN bfad iksy df vI Gr jfx nUM idl hI nhIN sI krdf. hfsy mjæfk aYdF cldy ijvyN ipkinkF ivWc huMdf hY. hr koeI aYqvfr df bysbrI nflL ieMqjæfr krdf. mihMdr hmysæf apxI imWQI hoeI QF ’qy hI afky bYTdf. Auh QF ijvyN Aus vfsqy irjærv kIqI hovy. AusnUM amrIkf afieaF keI sfl ho gey sn. kuwJ mhIinaF bfad ieMzIaf jf ky, Ausdf, jIvn sfQI Bflx df ierfdf sI. kuVIaF nfl gwlF vI krdf pr gurUuGr ivWc afAux vflIaF muitafr kuVIaF ivWcoN iksy nfl ajy qwk koeI myl jol nhIN sI ho sikaf. AusdI BYx kihMdI sI ik jykr jIvn sfQI amrIkf ivWc hI iml jfvy qF cMgf rhygf. gurUu nfnk dyv jI dy jnm idn df gurpurb nyVy hI sI. Aus mOky qy kIqy jfx vfly aKMz pfT dI iqafrI aqy syvf leI sYktrI sfihb ny mfeIk PV ky boilaf, “ mihMdr, kulvMq, pflI aqy mwkU vrgy vIh pMJI sflF dy nOjvfn awgy afAux.” lMgr qoN bfad mihMdr sYktrI jI kol igaf aqy apxI mjbUrI dwsI.

“ aMkl jI, mYN sfrf idn kMm krdf hF. do GMty ijMm jFdf hF. Pyr aMn pfxI Kf pI ky msF ds vjy qwk ivhlf huMdf hF. dwso syvf ikvyN krF?”

“ bytf jI, ieh sB bhfny hn. do idn ijMm nf vI igaf qF ikhVY qyry zOly pqly ho jfxgy. qyry vrgy cObI pwcI sfl dy juafn qF bhuq syvf kr skdy hn. qyrI izAutI cfr vjy qoN ds vjy rfq dI lgf idWqI hY. isrP do idn dI gwl hY.”

mihMdr nUM dubfrf nFh krnI aOKI ho geI. Auh apxI izAuutI AuWqy imWQy idn, imWQy smNy qy phuMc igaf. pfTIaF nUM Pon krky rOl bfry Xfd idlvfAuxf, særDflUaF nUM kVfh pRsæfd dyxf, afey Pon sMBflxF, aqy cfh dI syvf afid keI inWky inWky kMm krky Auh kMD nfl Zo lgf ky bYT jFdf. socF ivWc zuWb jFdf jF Pyr vfihguruU nUM hI Xfd krn lg pYNdf.

pMj ku vjy hoxgy. imMnI ny prs rwKky mwQf tyikaf. kMD nfl Zo lgfky bYT geI, aOrqF vfly pfsy. mihMdr dy sfhmxy. særDf nfl awKF mItIaF aqy vfihgurU vfihguRurU bolx lg peI.

mihMdr ny vI apxI smfDI qoVI. Aus ny awD mItIaF awKF nfl afAux vflI særDflU nUM vyiKaf. mihMdr ny pRsæfd vrqfieaf. imMnI ny pRsæfd leI hwQ joVy aqy awKF AuqFh cuwk ky mihMdr vwl qwikaf. Aus dI qwkxI dy akrsæx qoN mihMdr pRBfvq hoxoN nF rih sikaf. idl ivWc iKafl afieaf, “ kuVI qF cMgI aY jy kMm bx jfvy.”

imMnI nUM vI mihMdr bfry ajyhf hI iKafl afieaf. Aus nUM mihMdr df qMdrusq srIr cMgf lwgf. kuwJ dyr imMnI ny awKF bMd krky hor pfT suixaf. mihMdr cfh ipafAuux dI iqafrI krn lwgf. soc irhf sI kuVI nfl gwl bfq ikvyN cflU kry. ieh pihlF kdy vI gurUGr nhIN vyKI.

imMnI awKF mItx dI koisæsæ krdI pr corI corI mihMdr vwl vI qwkdI rihMdI. soc rhI sI, “ muMzf qF cMgf hY. kuwJ socky hI mulfkfq krvfeI hY rwb ny. mYnMU jIvn sfQI dI jærUurq qF hY hI. kI pqf rwb dI vI rjæfmMdI iml jfey. muMzy nfl koeI gwl kr hI lyYxI cfhIdI hYy. Gwto Gwt nFa qF pqf kr hI lYxF cfhIdf hY. Auqsuk hoeI imMnI Klo geI. QoVI iJjkI Pyr qur peI.
mihMdr Bwjky Aus dy sfhmxy af Kloqf. kihx lwgf, “ qusIN jf rhy ho? mYN cfh bxf irhf hF pI ky hI jfxf. mYN cfh ielfcIaF pf ky bxf irhf hF, suafd.”

“ lyzIjæ rUm ikWDr ny? imMnI ny AWuTx df bhfnf vI lwB ilaf.” QoVI dyr rukx df mOkf iml igaf.
cfh bx geI. mihMdr ny grm grm cfh df kwp imMnI nUM PVfky hor rukx leI pryiraf.

“ qusIN nhIN pIEgy?” imMnI ny kwp PiVaf aqy puiCaf.

“ qfjæI aY. mYN vI pI hI lYNdf hF.” Auh imNMnI dy sfhmxy bYT igaf.

“ qusIN nvyN afey lgdy ho. pihlF kdy nhIN vyiKaf.”

“ hF, mYN imMnI hF. ipCly hPqy ieMzIaf qoN afeI hF, stUzYNt ivsf lY ky. pbilk hYlQ ieMprUvmYNt aYNz izjæIjæ kMtrol ivWc pI aYc zI kr rhI hF. ”

“ myrf nFa mihMdr isMG hY. mYN alYktirkl ieMjnIar hF. sæihr ivWc gOrimMt dI nOkrI krdf hF.”

“ quhfzf nFa KflI mihMdr isMG hY?”

“ nhIN asIN bfjvy hF. jwtF df goq hY. srtIiPkytF ivWc mihMdr isMG hI iliKaf hY, bdilaf hI nhIN. nfly gurU nfnk dy isWK goq Gwt hI ilKdy ny.”

“ myrf nf sritiPkytF ivWc mnjIq kOr isWDU hY. Grdy imMnI kih ky hI bulfAuNdy ny.”

“ qusIN stuzYNt bxky afey ho, vfps cly jfx dy ivcfr nflL afey ho? GroN bhuq amIr lgdy ho? nhIN qF pVHfeI vfsqy afAuxf QoVHf aOKf hY.”

“ amIr qF nhIN pr myrI BUaf ieQy rihMdI hY. Ausy dI ikrpf ho geI. BUaf kihMdI sI ik amrIkf ivWc hI koeI muMzf lwB ky ivafh krdFgI. vyKo kI bxdf hY?”

“ Gwut kuu hor ipeogy?”

“ cfh qF bhuq suafd hY, pr nhIN, hor nhIN. mYN cldI aF. dyr ho rhI aY. mwQf tykx hI afeI sF. qusIN syvfdfr vDIaf ho.”

“ JUT nhIN boldf. sYktrI sfihb ny mwlo mwlI izAuutI lgf idWqI. awj aqy kwlH do idn cfr vjy sæfm qoN ds vjy sæfm qwk. prsoN duiphr nUM qy Bog hI pY jfeygf. awj awT qoN nON vjy qwk kIrqn vI hovygf. BUaf nUM lY ky afieE.”

imMnI smJ geI. “ socFgI.” afK ky muskurfeI ’qy clI geI.

imMnI bfryy AulJyvyN ivWc ipaf idmfg itk ikvyN skdf sI. mihMdr soc irhf sI ik kuVI sFvly rMg dI aY, pqlI aY pr hY qF mycdI. pMj Puwt awT ku ieMc dI hovygI. vfl ikMny suhxy, Bfry aqy lMmy ny. idl iKWcvIN cIjæ hY. apxI jfq dI vI hY. myrI mfqf nUM koeI ieqrfjæ vI nhIN hovygf. mfqf hI bws purfxy iKaflF dI hY, sfzy Gr ivWc. ikqy Aumr df koeI cwkr nf pY jfvy. myrI Aumr qF qyqI sfl dI ho geI hY. ieh jy pwcI CwbI sfl dI hoeI qF vI cwlygI. QoVf lgfE ijhf ivKf qF rhI sI. vyKx ivWc qF mYN vI pwcI CwbI df hI lgdf hovFgf ijvyN sYktrI sfihb ny keI vyr mYnUM afiKaf hY.

imMnI Gr phuMc geI. kmry ivWc mMjy qy lyt geI. socx lwgI, muMzf qF psMd hYy. apxI jfq df vI hyY. BUaf vI KusæI nfl mMn jfeygI. BUaf ny jfq pfq df amrIkf af ky vI KihVf nhIN Cwizaf. apxy dysI qF goiraF nfl, kfilaF nfl, cIny, iPlpIny aqy muslmfnF afid nfl afm hI ivafh krvfeI jFdy ny. ienHF dI koeI jfq nhIN. BUaf dI mulfkfq krvf ky vyKFgI. myrf iKafl hY grIn kfrz qF iehdy kol jærUr hovygf, gorimMMt dI nOkrI krdf hY. vYsy mYnUM koeI Prk nhIN pYNdf, mYN qF ieMzIaf ivWc vI rih skdI hF. apxy iKaflF ivWc AulJI imMnI QoVf AuNGx lg peI.

“ nI DIey, AWuT. CyqI iqafr ho. asIN gurUGr kIrqn suxn jfvFgy. dysoN cMgy rfgI afey hoey nyN.” BUaf ny ijvyN mn dI buwJ leI hovy. imMnI bhuq Kusæ hoeI.

“ hF BUaf jI, huxy afeI.”

“ koeI cMgf sUt pihn ky afeIN. kI pqf iksy muMzyy nUM Bfa hI jfvyN.” BUaf ny mjæfk kIqf.

“ BUaf jI, qusIN vI lgdf amrIkn bx gey ho. myrI mMmI qF Bwdy ijhy Kwdr dy sUt puaf ky kwZdI sI bfhr.” imMnI ny qurq jafb idWqf.

gurUduafry dI BIV ivWckfr, apxI QF qy bfkfiedf brfjmfn, mihMdr, drvfjy AuWqy ingfh itkfeIN bYTf sI. BUaf ny pihlF aqy imMnI ny bfad ivWc mWQf tyikaf. ieWk do vyr mihMdr vwl vyiKaf, Pyr særmf geI.y mihMdr vI Ausy vwl qwk irhf sI. mihMdr bfr bfr Aus vwl vyK irhf sI. Auh bhuq Kusæ hoeI.

imMnI sæbd suxn df bhfnf krdI, keI vyr awKF bMd krdI, KolHdI pr vfihgurU leI mn ivWc koeI QF KflI nhIN sI. soc rhI sI ik pVHfeI qF ivafh qoN bfad vI ho skdI hY. ivafh BUaf kol rih ky krvfAuxF hI TIk rhygf. pr mMmI nhIN mMnygI. ieMzIaf hI jfxf peygf. ajy qF mihMdr df vI kI pqf, mMnygf ik nhIN. amrIkf ivWc afky muMzy awKF bhuq AuWcIaF kr lYNdy ny. hor ikMny hI iKafl afey, mn dI Auqsukqf ny GyrI rwiKaf. Pyr sæFqI leI hwQ joVky vfihguru vfihgurU vI kIqf, pr imhnq asPl hI rhI.

mihMdr soc irhf sI , amrIkf ivWc afky vI særm ikAu? isWDf BUaf nfl hI gwl kr lYNdf hF. ijæafdf qoN ijæafdf kI hoAU? BUaf do gflF kwZ dAU. isafixaF dIaF gwlF df guwsf vI kI krnF. pr imMnI nUM hI ikAuN nF puwC ilaf jfvy. pVHI ilWKI jfigRq kuVI aY. nhIN, nhIN. kuVI dy mUMhoN nFh suxnI sæfied cMgI nF lwgy.

BfeI jI ny kIrqn df Bog pfieaf aqy rsm anusfr boilaf “ qUM Tfkur qum -----------.” ardfs sæurU ho geI. sMgq vFg imMnI aqy mihMdr vI hwQ joVky , awKF mIt ky ardfs df anMd mfxn lgy, sæfied.

imMnI vfihgurUu qoN mMg rhI sI, “ hy vfihgurU jI, afp jI qoN kdy kuwJ nhIN mMigaf. myrf sMjog iksy qrF mihMdr nfl hI joVdy. CyqI kMm inWbVygf. GridaF dy isroN Bfr lwQygf. BUaf dI ingfh mihMdr qy ikAuN nhIN pY rhI, rwb jI? bfbf jI kro cmqkfr. pr sfzf bfbf qF cmqkfrF qoN dUr rihMdf hY.”

mihMdr vI bfby awgy Pirafd kr irhf sI. “ vfihgurU jI kro kuwJ ikrpf. imlf idE imMnI nfl tyvf. kuVI mYnUM bhuq psMd hY. mYnUM qF jfq pfq df vI koeI cwkr nhIN sI. aYQy qF Grdy vI ieqrfjæ nhIN krngy. pRBU jI ieWk qIr nfl do btyry, mYN vI Kusæ aqy Grdy vI.”

BfeI jI ny boilaf, “ syeI ipafry mylxf ijnHf imilaF afp df nfm icWq afvy--------.” imMnI aqy mihMdr ny apxy afp nUM koisaf. gurUu Gr ivWc rwb df cyqf hI nhIN afieaf. bhuuq burI gwl hY. bfby qoN muafPI mMgI. pr bfbf jI syeI ipafry mylx vflI gwl jærf hOlI ikhf kro. aYdF muMizaF aqyy kuVIaF df imlxF asMBv ho jfeygf.

BfeI jI ny AuWcI afvfjæ ivWc boilaf, “ nfnk nfm cVHdI klf qyry Bfxy srbwq kf Blf.”

mihMdr ny mn hI mn ikhf, “ vfihgurU jI kro sfzf vI kuwJ Blf.”

lMgr dIaF lfienf sj geIaF. mihMdr hmysæf dfl vrqfAuNdf sI. pr awj pfxI df jwg cuwk ky hI Bwj ilaf. imMnI vflI lfien ivWc koeI hor AusqoN vI pihlF clf igaf. Pyr Ausny vI PyrI pfeI aqy afiKaf , “ imMnI jI syvf df mOkf idE. apxF pfxI df glfs awgy kro jI.”

“ pfxI qF iml igaf jI. cfvlF dI loV hY, krogy syvf.”

dohF ny ieWk dUjy vwl vyiKaf. awKF nfl aWKF tkrfeIaF. dovyN muskurfey. cfvl vfly syvfdfr nUM afAuNidaF vyK imMnI ny apxF pfxI df glfs KflI krky mihMdr dy awgy kIqf ’qy afiKaf, “ QoVf pfxI plIjæ.”

“ lE jI, mYN cfvl lY ky huxy afieaf.”

ipWCy Kloqy cfvl vfly syvfdfr ny afiKaf, “ sfnUM vI awgy vDx idE mihMdr jI.” mihMdr clf igaf.

hPiqaF ivWc hI jfx pihcfx kfPI vD geI. gwl bfq afm qOr qy Pon rfhIN hI huMdI. kdy kdy hotl jF kOPI sæfp ’qy vI imldy. BUaf nUM vI mihMdr psMd afieaf.

“ DIey, mYN mihMdr nfl qyry ivafh dI gwl krnF cfhuuMdI hF. qusIN ieWk dUjy nUM psMd vI krdy ho.” BUaf ny ieWk idn acfnk hI imMnI nUM ikhf. imMnI muskurfeI pr cuwp rhI.

“ pr pihlF mYN BfeI jI qoN muMzyy bfry hor jfxkfrI lYxF cfhUMdI aF. Auh ienHF dy ipMz dy nyVy dy ipMz df hI hY. Auh ies muMzy nUM kfPI cMgI qrF jfxdf hY.”

guruU goibMd isMG df jnm idhfVf sI. BUaf ny smF kwZky mihMdr bfry puwC igwC kIqI. imMnIN mn hI mn Kusæ hoeI. Gr phuMcky BUaf ny imMnI nUM apxy kol bulfky ipafr nfl ikhf, “ DIey, ies imuMzy nfl ijæafdf AuWTx bYTx TIk nhIN. iesdf ipCly sfl hI qlfk hoieaf hY. Aumr ivwc qyry nfloN bhuq vwzf hY. mYN qF qyry vfsqy nvF nkor muMzf lwBFgI.”

imMnI Audfs ho geI. supny sMpUurn nhIN sI ho skdy. Auh soc rhI sI, “ Buaf jI nvF nkor muMzf—Auh vI amrIkf ivWc—ikWQy imlygf?”

(27 jnvrI 2006)

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