kuJ hor lyK:

XfdF dy JroKy 'coN:
lfiebRyrI qy gurduafrf-- sMqoK isMG, isznI

ÈRI hir ikRÈn iDafeIaY ijs izTY sB duK jfie]
sMqoK isMG, isznI, afstRylIaf

iswK lihr dI smfjk qy ieiqhfsk ivsLysqf hrbKS mksUdpurI

Bgq rivdfs jI df bygm purf: hrbKsL mksUdpurI
gurU goibMd isMG jI dI mhfn rcnf: bicwqr nftk
hrbKsL mksUdpurI

Charitro Pakhyan in English
Pritpal Singh Bindra (Author's note)

Kflsy dI Auqpiq df anUTf idRsL: hrijMdr isMG kMvl
pMj ipafry: hrijMdr isMG kMvl

gurU goibMd isMG jI Aqy jIss krweIst --hrijMdr isMG kMvl

crcw: ivcwr Awpo Awpxy
‘gurU goibMd isMG jI Aqy jIss krweIst’ lyK
–‘is`K sMklp’ dI rOSnI ‘c -auNkwrpRIq, trWto (kYnyfw)

gurU nfnk df jnm 'kqwk jLF ivsfK': hrijMdr isMG kMvl

iesqrI gurU nfnk dyv jI dIaF njLrF ivc: zf: guridafl isMG rfey

XfdF dy JroKy 'coN:

krnI igxqI Bfn dI myry vwloN
sMqoK isMG

gwl ieh julfeI 1978 dI hY. mY amRIkf dy pwCmI iknfry qy jfx leI, iÈkfgo dy bws trmInl qy, Aus pfsy jfx vflLIaF bwsF dI jfxkfrI pRfpq krn vfsqy eyDr-EDr cwkr lgf irhf sF. kfhlLI mYnUM koeI hY nhI sI. nf awgy jf ky ikqy hfjrI pfAuyxI sI qy nf ipCy muV ky iksy izAUtI qy hI hfjr hoxf sI. mqlb ik nf koeI awgy iPkr nflL AuzIk irhf sI qy nf hI ipCoN koeI iKwc kr irhf sI. ies vfsqy smy dI vI koeI Gft nhI sI. vYsy ieh ieko hI vsqU hY ijsdI mYnUM kdI Gft mihsUs nhI hoeI. bfkI qF sfrIaF vsqF, ijhf ik akl, ividaf, Dn, sUJ, afpxI BlfeI, pRym, dlyrI, sihxÈIlqf, Audm afid mYnUM rwb ny dyx vylLy kMjUsI qoN hI kMm ilaf hY.

gwl 'coN gwl cyqy af geI. iek vfrI dI gwl hY ik 1971 dI mrdm ÈumfrI vylLy myrf pihrf iËlf PIroËpur ivc lwg igaf qy hYz kuafrtr myrf mukqsr sI. iek rfq mY ÌIroËpur CfAuxI dy gurduafrf sfihb ivKy kwtI. pRbMDkF dI svwlI nËr sdkf kmrf vI mYnUM pwKy vflLf imlL igaf. Èfied myry ilbfs qoN pRBfvq ho gey pRbMDk jF iksy hor kfrn krky pqf nhI. rfq Èfied Zfby qoN rotI Kf leI hovygI jF nhI vI KfDI hovygI, Xfd nhI. svyry AuTky ieÈnfn-pfxI kIqf qy gurU drbfr ivKy mwQf tyikaf. hux smf afieaf socx df ik iZz nUM vI JulLkf idqf jfvy arQfq Cfh vylLf kIqf jfvy. ikAuNik mfieaf afm qOr qy myry qoN, aDI-ku sdI pihlF vflLI inkI BrjfeI vFg, GuMz kZI rwKxf hI Aucq smiJaf krdI sI. ies leI iehiqafq vjoN GIsf Pol ky mfieaf dI igxqI krnI vfjb smJI qF ik ikqy aYsf nf hovy ik iZz Brn ipCoN pqf lwgy ik pYsy pUry nhI hn. jdoN igxqI kIqI qF jyb ivcoN kyvl iek rupieaf qy kuJ pYsy hI inklLy. eyny pYisaF nflL jF qF Cfh vylLf kIqf jf skdf sI ijs ivc iek kwp cfh qy nflL zbl rotI dy do tukVy KfDy jf skdy sn qy jF aÉbfrF muwl lY ky pVHIaF jf skdIaF sn. guxF aÉbfrF pVHn qy hI ipaf. vYsy eyny pYisaF nflL jy mY cfhuMdf qF mukqsr vI nhI sI awpV skdf ikAuNik EQoN df bws df krfieaf iek rupieaf pcfnvyN pYsy lwgdf sI qy myry pfs eyny pYsy nhI sn hYgy. vYsy EQy jfx qy mYnUM pRÈfdf gurU ky lMgroN muÌq qy hwQ hudfr loV anusfr pYsy s: gurdIp isMG mYnyjr pfsoN pRfpq ho skdy sn. ies qoN ielfvf aÉbfrF vI muÌq pVHn nUM imlL skdIaF sn.

bfËfr igaf qy sfry pYisaF dIaF ijMnIaF aÉbfrF afeIaF ÉrId ilaFdIaF qy kmry ivc afxky pVHn lwg ipaf. pVHdf pVHdf hI sON igaf qy dupihr ipCoN koeI iqMn-ku vjy AuT ky, Pyr ieÈnfn-pfxI krky, bws awzy nUM qur ipaf qF ik bws PV ky mukqsr jfieaf jfvy pr kolL krfieaf qF hY nhI sI. pfxI vI ieÈnfn vfsqy qF vrq ilaf do vfrIN pr inrny klLyjy pI lYx nflL ikqy klLyjy nUM nf jf lwgy, ies zroN pIqf hI nf. ibnf iJjk bws awzy dy dÌqr ivc clf igaf. awgy iek nOjvfn vwzy sfry rijstr nflL mwQf mfr irhf idisaf. mY Ìiqh bulf ky afiKaf, "myrf nF sMqoK isMG hY qy mY ÈRomxI gurduafrf pRbMDk kmytI df pRcfrk hF." myrf nF vI sMqoK isMG hY qy mY eyQy akfAUNtYNt hF. myry lfiek koeI syvf?" Ausny kursI qoN AuT ky myry vwl imlfAux leI hwQ vDfAuNidaF afiKaf. "afh ÈRomxI gurduafrf pRbMDk kmytI df mfsk-pwqr hY 'gurmiq pRkfÈ'. ies df sfl vfsqy cMdf pMj rupey hY qy quhfnUM iesdf pfTk bxfAuxf hY." mY prcy dI nmUny vflLI kfpI Ausdy tybl qy rwKidaF hoieaF afiKaf. "ËrUr bxfE jI. aih lE pMj rupey. "pihlF qF Ausny buÈrt dI mohrlI jyb PolI pr Aus ivcoN kfgËF ibnf hor kuJ nf inkilLaf. Pyr pYNt dI ipClI jyb ivcoN pMj rupey kZ ky mYnUM PVfAuNdy hoey Ausny afiKaf.

mY pMj rupey dI rsId dy Aupr Ausdf pUrf isrnfvF Br ky, rsId kwt ky Ausdy hQ PVfeI qy dÌqroN bfhr ho igaf. Auh suihrd swjx cfh-pfxI dI syvf vfsqy ipCoN vfjF mfrdf hI rih igaf. myry hwQ hux iek zMg dI BuwK mfrn qy itkfxy qy awpVn jogf krfieaf af igaf sI. ies leI mY kIhdy lYx df sF! dÌqroN inklLdy hI pihlF qF hlvfeI dI dukfn nUM Bfg jf lfey. EQoN pyt-pUjf krky, bws PVI qy rfq dI rotI smy mukqsr puwj igaf. iek gwl spwÈt hovy ik ies qrFH Augrfihaf cMdf asIN loV pYx qy Érc kr skdy sF ikAuNik ieh nkd nhI sI jmHF krfieaf jFdf blik mhIny ipCoN qnKfh ivcoN ktfeIdf sI.

hF gwl iÈkfgo dy bws trmInl dI cwl rhI sI. ivcridaF hoieaF soc afeI ik Èihr dy iksy dysI vsnIk nflL hI gwp-Èwp lVfeI jfvy! ieh soc ky nyVy pYNdI aÉbfrF dI dukfn qoN iek zflr df Bfn jf mMigaf qF ik ds ds sYNt dy iswky, ijMnHF nUM zfeIm kihMdy hn, Auh py Pon ivc vrq ky iksy axjfxy dysI swjx nflL sMprk kIqf jf sky. Aus dukfndfr ny qurMq hI zflr df Bfn myry hQ PVfieaf. mY bVf KuÈ ik dukfndfr ikMnf cMgf hY ijsny ibnf iksy 'ikMqU-pRMqU' krn dy mYnUM Bfn dy idqf hY.

ies ikRqwigaqf df vI iek kfrn sI. meI 1978 ivc mY vYnkUvr ivKy afpxy imwqr s: hridafl isMG jOhl dy Gr Tihiraf hoieaf sF. EQoN mY kYmlUps jfxf sI. jOhl sfihb jor dyx ik vfpsI qy bws awzy qoN Pon kr dyxf. Auh af ky lY jfxgy. mYnUM Gr lBx ivc aOK afvygI. mY ikhf, "jy aMimRqsr qoN vYnkUvr liBaf skdf hY qF vYnkUvr qoN Gr ikAuN nhI liBaf jf skdf!" AuhnF dy ieh kihx qy, "aMimRqsr qoN vYnkUvr lBxf sOKf hY pr vYnkUvr qoN Gr lBxf aOKf hY." mY AuhnF nflL sihmq ho igaf. BfvyN aMdroN mY nhI sI cfhuMdf ik Auh kMm Cwzky mYnUM awzy qoN cuwkx afAux. vfiedy anusfr vfpsI qy jOhl jI nUM irMgx df ivcfr bxfieaf qF mYnUM Bfn nf lBy. ds sYNt df iek iswkf loVINdf sI sQfnk kfl krn vfsqy pr vYnkUvr dy bws trmInl dIaF keI hwtIaF iPrn qy vI mYnUM iksy dukfndfr ny iek zflr df Bfn nf idqf. TIk hY, "ibn mFgy moqI imlyN, mFgI imly nf BIK." iesdy mukfbly qy iÈkfgo dy bws trmInl qy mYnUM pihly hI dukfndfr ny, ibnf iksy hIl-huwjq dy, iek zfly df Bfn PVf idqf. iksy iksm dI dlyrI nhI, vYsy hI dilwdr vws qy kuJ ihsfb nf afAux dI kmjorI krky mY kdI Bfn nhI igixaf. jo iksy dukfndfr ny PVf idqf, lY ky GIsy 'c pf ilaf, ieh soc ky ik lokIN myry nflLoN vD isafxy qF hn hI; ies ivc Èwk dI koeI guMjfieÈ hY hI nhI qy eImfndfrI ivc vI myry nflLoN koeI ipCy nhI jykr awgy nhI qF. Pyr ieh vI kuJ dhfky pihlF ikqy piVHaf sI ik amRIkn lok Bfn nhI igxdy, qy ieh gwl mYnUM cMgI qrHF Xfd vI sI. pqf nhI ikhVI ÈkqI ny mYnUM pRyiraf. afpxI dilwdrfnf afdq dy AulLt Aus smy mY Bfn igx ilaf. Auh ds dI bjfie nO iswky inklLy. arQfq iek zfeIm Gwt. Esy pYr hI mY vfps muV ky Aus dukfndfr nUM ies Gwt iswky bfry puiCaf. "That's service charges"(Auh mY ÌIs vjoN rK ilaf hY.) ibnf iJjk Auqr Pfh krdf myry mUMh qy vwijaf. mY cuwp krky tYlIÌon bUQ vwl cfly pf idqy.
sMqoK isMG, isznI, afstRylIaf
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