AuNJ kuVIaF qF sfrIaF hI ipafrIaF huMdIaF ny pr iesdI qF gwl hI vwKrI hY.

rfxo ijwDr dI lMGdI hY iËMdgI muskFdI hY.

Auh ijwQy rihMdI hY Ausdy Auqwr ivc srfÌf bËfr aqy pUrb ivc trMk bËfr hY pr Auh trMk bËfr ivc kdy nhIN geI. dupihr qoN Ërf ku pihlF GroN inkldI hY ieDwr ADuwr “rfxo! rfxo!!“ dI pukfr sux ky muskFdI qy mUMh icVfAuNdI, idlF ivc kuq–kuqfVIaF kwZdI lMG jFdI hY.

kuJ lokIN afKdy ny ik Auh pfgl hY pr awj qk ies ny iksy nUM duwK nhIN idwqf, iksy pfsoN kuJ mMigaf nhIN kuJ vI qF nhIN Koihaf iksy df?

srfÌf bËfr ivc srfÌF qoN ibnF hor vI dukfnF ny slIm nfeI hY krIm KF duDw vflf hY rihmq df hotl hY aqy ÈrIP drËI hY slIm kihMdf hY: rfxo iek dm pfgl hY rihmq df ibafn ey ik slIm bwkdf ey iewk idn ies ny rfxo dI iewËq luwtx dI koiÈÈ kIqI sI Auh gloN PV ky bËfr ivc iKwcH ilafeI aqy kuwt kuwt ky Ausny kcUmr kwZ idwqf. do mhIny qk dukfn bMd rwKI hux mÈhUrI krdf ey ik Auh pfgl hY. krIm KF df ivcfr ey ik rfxo, rfxo nhIN, rwb dI ipafrI hY.

iesy hI bËfr ivc iewk buwZf suinafrf hY iesdf kihxf hY ik rfxo pIVq hY, pfgl nhIN Auh qF rogx hY. hflF bhuq hI CotI sI, Puwl dI pMKVI vFg msUm ik mfipaF ny kuVmfeI kr idwqI. mMgxI mgroN iesdf mMgyqr afieaf keI idn irhf iesdI vfpsI qoN iewk idn pihlF rfq peI hoeI sI grmIaF dI ruwqy lokIN CwqF Auqy ibsqry lfeI gwpF mfr rhy sn. rfxo duDw ivc brÌ pf ky afpxy mMgyqr leI Cwq Auqy cVH rhI sI ik Bucfl af igaf aijhf Bucfl kdy pihlF nhIN sI afieaf. kuJ plF ivc hI sB kuJ qihs–nihs hoigaf rfxo dy mfpy aqy mMgyqr mlby hyTF dwby gey qy mr ge.y ieh pUry pMjF idnF bfad mlby hyToN ijAuNdI inkl afeI hwQ ivc AuhI duDw df ipaflf sI ijhVf lY ky Aupwr cVHI sI. Bucfl afieaf qF pOVIaF iesdI pnfh bx geIaF. rfxo ny bhuq idnF qk iksy nfl gwl nf kIqI ipafly ivc duwD pf idwqf jFdf qF pI lYNdI nhIN qF iesnUM qwkdI rihMdI. iewk cfcf sI ijsny ielfj krvfieaf aqy Ausy ny iesdI dyK–Bfl kIqI. do vrHy ho gey Auh vI mr igaf. Ausdy mrn qoN pihlF iksy ny vI iesnUM pfgl nhIN sI ikhf iksy ny iesdI ieËq nUM hwQ nhIN sI pfieaf aqy iPr jdoN slIm nfeI ny jurwaq kIqI qF AusdI durgq hox qoN bfad koeI aPvfh nf AuzI. vwzy vwzy gBrU iesdf prCfvF dyK ky aMgVfeIaF lYNdy aqy sur–qfl ivc rfxo nUM pukfrdy pr jvfb ivc rfxo dy bulHF Auqy kyvl iewk BolI ijhI muskVI af bihMdI h.Y Èrfrq nfl aMgUTf idKFdI hY aqy qVky dI vf vFg jvfnI dy pwqy ihlFdI lMG jFdI h.Y aMgVfeI tuwt jFdI hY qfl by–surI ho jFdI hY aqy gBrU grdn Jukf ky afpxy kMmF ivc lg jFdy hn.

srfÌf bËfr leI ieh iek sfDfrn gwl hY sfry hI iesdy afdI ho cuwky n.y

pihlF pihlF ÈrIÌ drËI nUM bVI idwkq afeI GrylU iËMdgI ihwl ky rih geI pr hOlI hOlI AuQy vI hux kÈmkÈ vflI hflq nhIN rhI. dupihr qoN QoVf smF pihlF hI rfxo dDuw aqy mlfeI nfl Biraf ipaflf lY ky AusdI dukfn qy puwj jFdI h.Y ÈrIÌ ibnF iksy sMkoc qoN cmcy nfl mlfeI Auqy Èwkr iCVk ky KFdf aqy iewko hI sfhy duD Kqm krn ipCoN mÈIn clfAux lg pYNdf hY. rfxo KflI ipaflf lY ky vfps muV jFdI hY. rfh ivc do–cONh GrIN kMm–kfj krdI hoeI afpxy Gr puwj jFdI hY. iewk do GMitaF mgroN ÈrIP dI pqnI dupihr df Kfxf lY ky afAuNdI hY aqy afpxy sfhmxy Kuaf ky jFdI hY iPr Èfm nUM afAuNdI hY aqy ÈrIP nUM afpxy nfl lY jFdI hY ieh sB ieMJ hI huMdf hY ijvyN hoxf cfhIdf hY.

ikwsf ieh hY ik rfxo bËfroN lMG rhI sI jd ÈrIP dI dukfn dy lfgy afeI aqy Ausqy nËr peI qF dyKdI rih geI. vyhMidaF vyhMidaF rox lwgI aqy roNidaF roNidaF JgV peI. ÈrIP nUM vyKky iesnUM afpxy mMgyqr df BulyKf ipaf. AuhI vwzIaF vwzIaF awKF, GuMGrfly vfl, AuhI nkÈ, mrdfnf vyrvf, TozI Auqy AuNJ df hI KUh hF, rMg ivc Ërf ku aMqr sI ijhVf ik rfxo dy afKy anusfr afvfrfgrdI kfrn bdl igaf h.Y ÈrIP bhuq hI Gbrfieaf aFZ–guaFZ ny vI rfxo nUM bhuq smJfAux dI koiÈÈ kIqI ik ieh ÈrIP qyrf mMgyqr nhIN ÈrIP qF bfl–bwcydfr afdmI hY. huMdI huMdI ieh gwl ÈrIP dI pqnI qk vI puwj geI. Auh bhuq hI zfZI qINvIN sI Jwt dukfn qy af geI. rfxo dI guqnI PV GsItidaF lY geI KUb murMmq kIqI rfxo mfr Kf ky cly qF geI pr pRqI idn dupihr qoN kuJ pwl pihlF duwD–mlfeI lY ky afAuNdI nYxF ivc hMJU Br ky ÈrIP dI by–vÌfeI df AulFBf dy ky qur jFdI. ies gwl dy sB afdI ho cuwky hn. ÈrIP dI pqnI nUM lokF ny smJfieaf ik rfxo pfgl hY pr Auh bhuq hI iDafn rKx vflI qINvIN hY. kihMdI hY: rfxo jvfn aqy suMdr ey ies leI mrdF df Brosf nhIN krnf cfhIdf nHyrI afey jF qUÌfn jfvy, Auh brfbr dupihr dI rotI ilafAuNdI hY aqy Èfm nUM ÈrIP nUM af ky lY jFdI hY ies ivckfr kdy kdy Auh iksy bwcy rfhIN ÈrIP dI jsUsI vI krfAuNdI rihMdI hY ÈrIP pihlF pihl qF bhuq pryÈfn irhf dbU ey hux cuwp hY ijvyN ik ieMJ df vrqfrf vI burf nf hovy.

ipCly iek hÌqy qoN Èihr dy lfgy numfieÈ lwgI hoeI hY rfxo roË hI lgfqfr kihMdI af rhI hY: “mYN kdy kuJ afiKaf? cwl mYNnUM numfieÈ idKfl ilaf, jI krdf ey“ ÈrIP df afpxI pqnI kfrn sfh suikaf hoieaf hY Auh jvfb nhIN idMdf. Ausdy sfQI aqy Èfigrd vI Ëor dy rhy hn sB nUM ivcfrI rfxo Auqy qrs af irhf hY aYvyN CotI ijhI PurmfieÈ kIqI hY, pUrI hoxI cfhIdI hY. ÈrIP ny aMq hfr ky ikhf: “cMgf, Blky lY jfvFgf“ iesdI smJ anusfr ijvyN ik Blk hflF bhuq dUr sI. ivckfr iek rfq sI so lMG geI rfxo ny afAuNidaF hI rwt lgfeI ÈrIP boilaf: “rfxo! burkf hY? burkf pf ky jfxf pvygf aqy dyK bËfr dy isry qy KVI rhIN aqy jdoN mYN afvF qf myry mgr mgr qurI afvIN rfh ivc gwl nf krIN.“

iPr Ausny afpxy sfQIaF nUM ikhf: “quhfzI BfbI Èfm nUM afvy qF kihxf ik Qfxydfr sfihb ny bulfieaf sI koeI gfhk smgilMg df kpVf dy igaf sI Gr puwjx ivc dyr ho jfvygI.“

rfxo iksy pfsoN burkf mMg ilafeI sI jdoN ÈrIP afieaf qF iesny prdf AuTfky nv–ivafhI vhutI vFg Èrmf ky mUMh lukf ilaf aqy cup–cfp Ausdy ipwCy ipwCy qurn lwgI numfieÈ ivc bVI prsMn idKfeI dy rhI sI iJJk ky ÈrmFidaF iesny kuJ PrmfieÈF vI pfeIaF ijhVIaF ik ÈrIP ny pUrIaF kIqIaF. ÈrIP dI nËr rfxo Auqy pYNdI qF idl gud–gudf jFdf pr qurMq hI afAux vflf Kqrf aqy pqnI dy iKafl dy prCfvyN kfrn buwJ ky rih jFdf. iewk QF QIeytr ligaf sI hflF pihlf Èo Kqm nhIN sI hoieaf dUjy Èo leI itwkt ivwk rhy sn. mcfn Auqy jokr nwc rhy sn iewk kuVI bixaf hoieaf sI Auh nwKry krdf pry pry hwtdf aqy dUjf AusnUM Cohx dI koiÈÈ krdf. rfxo bwicaF vFg mcl geI: “QIeytr dyKFgI.“ ÈrIP ny ikhf: Gr muVn ivc dyr ho jfvygI rfxo ny gihrIaF nËrF nfl dyiKaf aqy iKV iKVFdI bolI: "afpxI mF qoN zrdf eyN?" ÈrIP nUM burf lwigaf pr pI igaf Auh boilaf: “rfxo! ieMJ Ëor nfl nhIN hwsIdf, dyK sB muV muV ky dyKdy ny“ rfxo ny mUMh Auqy nkfb iKcH leI aqy nfrfËgI nfl bolI: “cMgf cwl“ ÈrIP clx lwgf qF gyt Auqy phuMcidaF rfxo qoN irhf nf igaf: “jykr QIeytr idKf idMdf qF kI sI GuMmidaF GuMmidaF pYr Qwk gey qyry nfl bYTx nUM jI krdf e.y“ ÈrIP ny rfxo df hwQ PV ilaf: “kI quM mYNnUM bhuq cfhuMdI eyN?“ aqy Auh AusnUM afeIskrIm dy stfl Auqy lY igaf lfgy lfgy bYT ky afeIskrIm KfDI geI. ÈrIP ny puiwCaf: “hux qF KuÈ eyN?“ Auh bolI: “nhIN, QIeytr idKf dyvyN qF KuÈ hovFgI.“

ÈrIP ny isr KnUMidHaF ikhf: “ieMJ hI shI mgroN dyiKaf jfvygf kI huMdf hY.“ rfxo KuÈI nfl hulfry lYx lwgI. Èo Kqm nhIN sI hoieaf. jokr vfihafq ZMg nfl nwc rhy sn mËfk nfl lokIN prsMn ho ho sItIaF aqy qfVIaF mfr rhy sn. jokr hor vI gMdy ieÈfry krn lwg pey acfnk rfxo ny puwiCaf: “Ërf burkf PVyNgf? mYN vI ncFgI“ ÈrIP ny PurqI nfl AusdI bFh PV leI: “pfgl ho geI eyN?“ rfxo by–jfn ho ky ÈrIP nUM qwkx lwgI ÈrIP zr aqy Gbrfht nfl bd–hvfs huMdf jf irhf sI. AusnUM guwsf vI af irhf sI ingfhF ivc pqnI, bwcy, hjUm, jwg hsfeI aqy hor keI kuJ GuMm igaf. Auh acMBy aqy guwsy ivc boilaf: “cwl, vfps cwl qUM myrI imwtI Krfb kryNgI.“ rfxo giVigVfAux lwgI: “mYN qF hws rhI sF, qUM guwsy ho igaF? cl jfx dy mYNnUM mfÌ krdy.“ ÈrIP bhuq imMnqF aqy KuÈfmdF bfad mMinaf QoVI dyr ipwCoN drvfËf KulHx qy itkt lY ky aMdr cly ge.y hOlI hOlI lokIN aMdr afAuNdy gey irkfrizMg huMdI rhI aqy hfl ivc psrI afrËI ÈFqI muV ky rOly–rwpy ivc bdl geI. ÈrIP GVI–pl leI rumFitk hoieaf sI pr hux zr nfl ik rfxo koeI hor pfglpn nf kr bYTy, sfrf rumFs guaf bYTf sI. vyKx nUM rfxo vI cuwp sI pr kdy kdy acMBy Bry pRÈn krI jf rhI sI–––– kI qUM afpxI pqnI qoN bhuq zrdf eyN? qUM myry nfl kIqf iekrfr ikAuN qoiVaf? kI qYNnUM Aus nfl ipafr ho igaf sI ik Auh afpUM hI qyry gwl pY geI? ijAuN ijAuN rfxo svfl kr rhI sI iqvyN iqvyN hI ÈrIP df zr vDdf jf irhf sI aMq Aus soicaf ik aklmMdI nfl hI kMm kwZxf pvygf Auh ichry Auqy muskfn ilafAuNidaF boilaf: “rfxo! ilaf qyrf hwQ dyKF“ ÈrIP ny ies bhfny Aus df hwQ PV ilaf aqy awKF ivc afÈkfnf cmk ilafAuNidaf kihx lwgf: “rfxo! qUM ikMnI cMgI eyN, kfÈ mYN mËbUr nf huMdf“ rfxo iek dm burf mMn geI: “cl mwkfr iksy QF df, mYNnUM byvkUÌ bxfAuNdf eyN?“ ies ny ÈrIP hwQoN afpxf hwQ Cuzf ilaf aqy mUMh sujf ky bYT geI ieMny ivc hI prdf AuiTaf aqy Kyl afrMB ho igaf. afrMB nfc nfl hoieaf AuhI byhUdf, gMdIaF hrkqF vflf nfc, ijhnF nfl hyTlI pDwr dy lokF dy ssqy jËby BVk AuTdy ny. nfc Kqm hox qoN pihlF iewk bMdf afieaf aqy Ausny ncfr nUM god ivc AuTf ilaf aqy sroiqaF Auqy jyqU nËr suwtdf styj AuqoN dI lMiGaf. prdf izigaf, qfVIaF bwjIaF, prdf iPr AuiTaf aqy donoN adfkfr, phfV dI god ivc, bhuq hI Byd Biraf ieËhfr krdy nËr pey.

ies hMgfmy ivc rfxo AuTwI, cuwp–cfp bfhr inkl afeI aqy bfhr gyt qy KVI tYksI ivc bYT geI “ikwQy jfAugy bIbI?“ tYksI vfly ny puwiCaf. rfxo cuwp bYTI rhI zrfeIvr ny plt ky dyiKaf jvfn, suMdr, BolI lVkI guMmsuMm bYTI hY. Ausny suMdrqf dI qfb nf JlidaF nËrF GuMmfeIaF aqy muV svfl dohrfieaf. rfxo pqf nhIN ikwQy sI ik cONkidaF bolI: “kI puwCdf eyN ijwQy idwl krdY lY cwl[[[[[“ tyksI df aYksIlytr dwibaf igaf aqy Auh Prfty Brn lwgI.

ieDwr jdoN ÈrIP ny styj Auqy hIro–hIroien nUM ipafr ivc gVUMd dyiKaf qF Aus nUM vI guwdgudI hoeI aqy rfxo df idl bihlfAux dI suwJI pr rfxo qF kdoN dI jf cuwkI sI. ÈrIP dy pYrF hyToN ËmIn inkl geI Auh CyqI nfl QIeytr Cwz ky afieaf aqy sfrI numfieÈ ivc rfxo nUM lwBdf iPiraf. rfxo nUM ZUMZidaF AusnUM iewk ajIb ijhf aihsfs hoieaf. ieMJ lwgdf sI ik AusdI afpxI hI koeI ÈY guafc geI hovy aqy AusnUM zr df anuBv hoieaf ik Èfied Auh hux AusnUM nf pf sky. ieh ivcfr afAuNidaF hI Ausdf glf Br afieaf. awKF ivc pfxI qYrdf mihsUs hoieaf. afiKr Auh kI krdf kdy ies pfsy aqy kdy Aus pfsy dOVdf irhf Auh Buwl igaf ik Ausdf vI koeI Gr hY. Ausny Gr vfps vI muVxf hY. kyvl iewk icMqf sI ik huxy huxy rfxo AusdI bgl ivc sI aqy hux pqf nhIN ikwQy cly geI.

hOlI hOlI BIV Gwt rhI sI ieMny ivc numfieÈ Kqm hox df smF ho igaf mËbUrI ivc AuQoN inklxf ipaf ÈrIP nUM iKafl afieaf ik Èfied Auh ibnF iksy kfrn hI pryÈfn hY. rfxo qF kdoN dI Gr jf phuMcI hovygI. AusnUM QoVI ijhI qswlI hoeI pr Aus dI ihMmq nf peI ik vfps muVidaF, rfxo dy GroN pqf krdf jfvy ies leI Auh isDwf afpxy Gr muV igaf.

iesnUM mlfl sI. Aus nUM rfxo qy guwsf afieaf iesdf ikho ijhf pwQr df ijwgr sI ik rfxo ijhI BolI BflI kuVI nUM nËr–aMdfË krdf irhf qd qoN hI pqnI ny dukfn qy afxf–jfxf jfrI kIqf sI BfvyN ik ieh gwl ÈrIP nUM burI lwgdI sI pr iesdy nfl hI pqnI nfl ipafr vwDdf igaf rfq nUM iËafdf ipafr nfl pyÈ afAux lwgI mrd nUM hor cfhIdf vI kI sI? rumfnI jËibaF dI qskIn dy leI rfxo dI hsqI aqy ËihnI aqy srIrk BuwK leI pqnI dovyN hI rwbI qohÌy bx ky iesdI iËMdgI nUM rOÈn kr rhy sn pr awj ÈrIP nUM kuJ cMgf nf lwgf. pqnI ijMnf vI lgfAu idKFdI Auh AuqnI hI dUrI df anuBv krdf. pihlF pihl qF pqnI ny qyËI nfl toihaf ik ikqy rfxo dy nfl qF nhIN igaf hoieaf sI iPr ipafr jqfieaf pr ÈrIP dI apRvfngI dy sfhmxy Ausny ieh soc ilaf ik dukfn df mfmlf hY kuJ AulJx hovygI jF Qfnydfr sfihb ny qMg kIqf hovygf.

ÈrIP sfrI rfq rfxo dy supny dyKdf irhf kdy dyKdf ik iesny pqnI nUM qlfk dy idwqI hY aqy rfxo nfl ivafh kr ilaf hY kdy vyKdf ik iesdI ÈfdI nhIN hoeI rfxo nUM ipafr kr irhf hY. rfxo ruwsI hY aqy Auh mMnf irhf hY. ÈrIP dI nINd tuwt jFdI hr vfr nvyN supny dyKdf.

iesny rfxo nUM afpxIaF bfhF ivc Br ilaf aqy iesdy Èihd Bry bulHF Auqy afpxy qVpdy qrsdy aqy iqRhfey bulH rwK idwqy hn aqy ieMJ anuBv kIqf ik Èihd BrI cuMmI kdy vI Kqm nf hovygI [[[[[[acfnk iesdI nINd KulH geI svyrf ho irhf sI. Auh AuT ky bYT igaf suhfvxf supnf bMd plkF dy KulHidaF hI tuwt ky iPËf ivc guMm ho igaf. rfq dIaF GtnfvF, numfieÈ dIaF gwlF aqy rfxo df guafc jfxf, iewk Dmfky nfl idmfg Auqy af ciVHaf. Auh kuJ vI nf socdy hoieaF soc irhf sI kuJ vI AusdI smJ ivc nhIN sI af irhf. by–idlI nfl AuiTaf aqy iqafr ho ky smyN qoN pihlF hI dukfn qy af igaf.

ÈrIP dukfn KolH ky mÈIn Auqy bYTf sI ik glI dy isry qoN rOlf pYNdf suxfeI idwqf. hOlI hOlI lokF df hVH iesdI dukfn qy af ruwikaf. rfxo awgy awgy sI iesdy kpVy pft cuwky sn Auh cIK cIK ky nf–suxn Xog glF kih rhI sI. keI logF ny AusnUM PiVaf hoieaf sI ÈrIP Auqy nËr pYNidaF hI Auh PurqI nfl lokF dI pkwV qoN Cuwt inklI. Jwt–pwt ÈrIP dI dukfn dy cbUqry Auqy af cVHI. vfl Koh–pt ley, duhwQV mfryy, moty moty hMJU zygy aqy ÈrIP nUM gflF kwZx lwg peI. iPr iesny CyqI nfl afpxI slvfr lfh ky Aus vlF suwtidaF duhfeI idwqI: “byÈrmf, iewQy bYT ky kpVy isAuN irhf eyN aqy Auh sfrI rfq myrI ieËq luwtdy rhy“ ÈrIP bMidaF ny mUMh Pyr ley lVikaF ny rOlf pfAuxf ÈurU kIqf iksy ny rfh jFdIaF qIvIaF nUM bulfieaf ijhnF ny imlky rfxo nUM kpVy puafey ieMny ivc koeI Qfxy Kbr kr afieaf. do ispfhI afey aqy AuhnF ny rfxo nUM byVIaF pfeIaF aqy pfglKfny lY gey.

sfrf idn ÈrIP by–suwD cuwp irhf.

ies ipwCoN ÈrIP dI pqnI kdy Kfxf lY ky nhIN afeI suixaf ey ik ÈrIP ies nUM glIN glIN kutdf mfrdf hY. pRqI idn Pl lY ky rfxo nUM imlx jFdf hY aqy ijhVf vI rfxo nUM pfgl kihMdf hY Aus nfl JgV pYNdf hY.

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