bfpU df kvIÈrI jwQf ivsfK dy
pihly hÌqy klkwqy leI rvfnf ho igaf sI. bfpU kih igaf sI ik Auh hfVH
mhInf cVHn qoN pihlF, klkwiqEN prq afvygf ikAuNik AunHIN idnIN pMjfb
ivwc hfVH df mhInf ÈfdIaF dy ‘hV’ df mhInf hoieaf krdf sI. hfVH dIaF
ÈfdIaF `c gfiekI krn leI, pMjfb dy qumfm gvweIey keI keI mhIny pihlF hI
buwk kr ley jFdy sn. bfpU dy jwQy dI, kotkpUry dy ielfky dy ipMz
bfjfÉfnf ivwc, hfVH dy mhIny iksy ÈfdI dy smfgm `qy kvIÈrI krn dI
buikMg, jwQy dy klkwqy vwl nUM cfly pfAux qoN Zyr icr pihlF hI ho cuwkI
sI. ies leI jyT dy mhIny dI pUCÜ idsidaF hI, sihm qy BYa dy aflm `c asIN
iqMny Brf, bfpU dy klkwiqEN prqx dI AuzIk krn lwgy.
ipMz afeI brfq leI kvIÈrI gfAux vfÜy sfzy ‘kuwqy kMm’ df ielm hox qoN
bfad, byby dy mwQy `qy iewk dm AuWBr afeI myKF dI guwCI vfips hox df nfm
nhIN sI lY rhI. Aus df hlIm, mËfkIaf qy hsmuwK suBfa hux imrcI qy
awg-BbUkI ho cwilaf sI. Auh inwkI inwkI gwl `qy iKJx lwg peI sI. svyry
svÉqy, ruwKy aMdfË `c, sfnUM mMjIaF qoN JMjoV ky AuTfAuNidaF, pfVvIaF
nËrF hyT muwTI vFg vwty hoey buwlHF nfl, hux Auh sfnUM kVk kVk pYNdI:
pwTy Qozf ipE vwZ ky ilafAU? pey EN srfÜF vFg msq ho ky! zwPo cfh qy
cwko dfqIaF jy rfq nUM duwD dI iqwp pIxI aYN!
sfzy plyTy ‘kvIÈrI-Èoa’ vfÜy idn boly Aus dy icqfvnIeyN bol, ‘af jfx idE
pqMdr nUM klkwiqEN; krU QozIaF bUQIaF lfl!’, sfzy mwiQaF `c iGsrx lwgy.
crHI vwZx-kuqrn aqy CwpV AuWqy mwJF nhfAux dOrfn, bfpU dy klkwiqEN prqx
‘qy pYx vfÜIaF gfÜF dI vfCV qy cupyVF dI JVI df zr sfzIaF socF ‘c lgfqfr
TUMgy mfrn lwgf. sMdUk ‘c, ijMdry Ehly, tIn dI ËMgflI hoeI sMdUkVI ‘c
insicMq suwqy, ‘kOlF’ dy ikwsy df cyqf afAuNidaF hI myry kMnF ‘coN syk
inwklx lgdf. rfqIN koTy ‘qy ipaF qfiraF dy JurmtF nfÜ guÌqgU kridaF jdoN
nINd df hlkf ijhf JUtf afAuNdf, qF bfpU myrI bFh mroV ky myrI igwcI ‘c
muwky jV jVn lwg jFdf. ‘kIhnUM puwC ky kvIÈrI krn gey sI, Auey kuwiqE
iksy QF idE?’ bfpU kVkdf, qy mYN buVHk ky nINdr ‘coN bfhr jf izgdf.
Aus idn isÉr dupihry, dlfn ivwc bYTy asIN iqMny Brf qy doey BYxF qMdUrI
rotIaF df anMd kVHI nfÜ mfx rhy sF ik ivhVy vwl dy drvfiËEN iewk Eprf
bMdf, isr ‘qy gwqy df iewk vwzf bksf itkfeI sfzy dlfn ivwc dfiÉl ho
igaf. asIN ajy Aus dy hulIey qoN Aus dI pCfx aMdfËx ivwc hI AulJy hoey
sF ik iewk hwQ ‘c cmVy df bYÊ qy dUsry ‘c Zfk nfÜ lf ky aMbF dI tokrI
cuwkI dlfn vwl nUM vD irhf bfpU nËr pY igaf. Aus dIaF cVHIaF syhlIaF hyT
srUr ‘c gVUMd awKF ivwc hlkI ijhI lflI sI qy arD-sÌYdI vwl iKsk rhI
dfhVI ‘coN AuWBrdIaF Aus dIaF gwlHF ‘c tmftrF df BulyKf tpkdf sI. bfpU
nUM dyKidaF hI sfzy hwQF ‘qy itkIaF rotIaF kVHI vfÜIaF kOlIaF ‘qy jf
izwgIaF, qy ‘bfpU jI af gy’ dIaF cIkF mfrdy asI ivhVy vwl nUM Bwj AuWTy.
sfzy vwloN bfpU dIaF lwqF AudfÜy klMGVIaF pfey jfx qoN pihlF, bfpU df
bYÊ DrqI ‘qy luVk igaf qy aMbF df tokrf Epry bMdy dy hwQF vwl ho igaf.
nm hoeIaF awKF hyT bfpU dy buwlH pfisaF vwl nUM PYly, qy Auh sfzIaF
gwlHF AuWpr afpxy sfhF dI ‘sONÌIaf’ islH iKlfrn lwgf. byby dy mwQy ‘qy
AuWBry isafVF AuWpr iewk dm suhfgf iPr igaf, qy muwTI bxy Aus dy buwlH,
acfnk pYx lwgI brsfq hyT rMgIn CqrI vFg KulH gey. Eprf bMdf afpxy tFgy
qoN aMbF dIaF bfkI tokrIaF qy bfpU df kwpiVaF vfÜf trMk lhux leI drvfËEN
bfhr ho igaf.
afÉrI tokrI tFigEN Auqrn qoN pihlF sfzf dlfn, sfzy sfry aFZ-guaFZ dy
bwcy, buwZy qy jvfn aOrqF mrdF nfÜ BIVq sI. agly hI pl iewk-iewk aMb
hryk aOrq qy bwcy dy hwQF ‘c sI. tFgy vfÜf BfeI hux iewk BfrI gwtf (CotI
ijhI borI) lfh ilafieaf. gwty df mUMh KulHidaF hI sONÌIaf Èrfb dIaF
boqlF, gwty ‘coN inwkÜ ky, Qmly koÜ Kloqy myË dIaF lwqF koÜ iekwqr hox
lwgIaF. myË lfgy boqlF dI BIV dyKidaF, aOrqF qy bwcy dlfnoN bfhr iKskx
lwgy. mrdF ny dlfn dIaF kMDF nUM Zoa lfeI Kloqy mMijaF dy moZy hlUxy.
myË nUM iKskfa ky mMijaF dy ivckfr kr ilaf igaf.
hux kory GVy df pfxI jwg ivwc Aultx lwgf. qkrIbn do mhIinaF qoN tfx ‘qy
suwqy kMc dy glfsF ‘c hrkq jfg AuWTI. boqlF dy zwtF dIaF cUVIaF
kiVwk-kiVwk kr ky tuuwtx lwgIaF. hux boqlF tyZIaF hoeIaF, qy kuwJ ku
imMtF ‘c hI sfrf dlfn sONÌIaf gMD ‘c gVuwc ho igaf. do ku drjx mrdF dIaF
awKF ‘c surmeI ivsmfd Clkx lwgf.
byby ny aFizaF dI tokrI ‘c hwQ mfiraf. agly pl iewk cmcy dI mwdd nfÜ
aFizaF dI ËrdI iewk CMny ‘c afpxy AudfÜy ilptI sÌYdI nfÜ iewk-imwk hox
lwgI. cuwlHy ‘qy itkI kVfhI ‘c Buwj rhy kwty hoey ipafË, imrcF, aDrk qy
msfly dI hmk, Èrfb dI sONÌIaf gMD nfÜ glvkVIaF pfAux lwgI. lor ‘c afieaf
bfpU klkwqy ‘c guËfry idnF dIaF khfxIaF nUM quVkf lf lf ky suxfa irhf
sI. nÈy ‘c JUMmdy bfpU dy sRoqy pYWg mukfAuNdy qy bfpU dy guxgfx ‘c lih
jFdy.
agly idn gwqy df bksf KoilHaf igaf: Aus ‘coN inwkiÜaf, BUry rMg df,
cmkIlI Bfa mfrdf ‘nYÈnl aYko’ ryzIE, sfzI arD-pwkI bYTk dI almfrI dy
ivckfrly Éfny ‘c itkfa idwqf igaf. sfzy ipMz ivwc vwjx vfÜf ieh dUjf
ryzIE sI. pihlf ryzIE, dUjI sMsfr jMg dOrfn brmHF ‘c kMpFAUNzrI kr ky
rItfier hoey bËurg, ‘zfktr’ Aujfgr isMG, dy pwky Gr dI bfhrlI bYTk ivwc
sI ijs qoN ipMz dy muMzy ZfxI bxf ky, Èfm nUM pOxy swq qoN pOxy awT vjy
qIk, ipMzF dy sRoiqaF leI pRsfrq kIqf jFdf ‘idhfqI pRogrfm’ suxdy sn. do
AuWcy AuWcy bFsF nUM dlfn dy bnyiraF ‘c guwz ky, ‘eyrIal’ cflU kr idwqf
igaf. ‘arQ’ dy nfm nfÜ jfxIN jFdI dUsrI qfr bfhrlI kMD dy pYrF ‘c zUMGI
dbfa idwqI geI. Èfm nUM idhfqI pRogrfm ÈurU hox qoN pihlF, muMizaF dI
iewk sMGxI BIV sfzI bYTk dy ÌrÈ ‘qy aqy bYTk qoN bfhr ivhVy ‘c bYTI sI.
bfpU dy hwQ ‘c jfm Clk irhf sI.
byby vwloN sfzy ‘kuwqy kMm’ dI cuglI bfpU koÜ krn dI DmkI, bIqy idn vfÜI
mihÌl, msfly dI hmk, ryzIE dy cfa aqy sRoiqaF dI awj vfÜI BIV `c guafc
geI.
ds ku idnF bfad bfpU afpxy jwQy smyq, bfjyÉfny vfÜy ÈfdI smfgm ‘c,
kvIÈrI krn leI clf igaf. asIN iqMnF BrfvF ny qUÌfn dy afrËI qOr ‘qy tÜ
jfx ‘qy suK df sfh ilaf.
bfjfÉfnf ivKy, do-ZfeI GMty dy kvIÈrI-gfien qoN bfad, bfpU dy jwQy dy
svfgq ‘c, iksy pRsMsk dy Gr mihÌl jMmI. jdoN do-do, ZfeI-ZfeI hfVy sfrI
ZfxI dy ÉUn ‘c Kurgo krn lwgy, qF bfpU df myËbfn-pRsMsk kihx lwgf: pfrs
jI, awj klH iewk pRogrfm dI ikMnI Bytf lYNdy ho?
bfpU ny ikhf ijMnI koeI dy dyvy!
qy muMizaF dy jwQy df kI ryt af?
ikhVy muMizaF dy jwQy df? bfpU dIaF BvF aMdr vwl nUM iKwcIaF geIaF aqy
Aus dy mwQy ivckfr KVHvIaF KuMbF AuWBr afeIaF.
quhfzy muMizaF dy BuXMgI jwQy df?
myry muMzy? BMbÜBUsy ‘c zUMGf Ds igaf bfpU afpxy pRsMsk vwl nwk suMgyV
ky boilaf. myry muMzy neHIN gfAuNdy!
ikAuN neHIN gfAuNdy? pRsMsk aV ky boilaf. mYN qF afp suxy aF quhfzy
ipMz!
sfzy ipMz? bfpU pfrs dy buwlHF aqy awKF ‘c mroVI AuWqr afeI.
hF, ipCly mhIny asIN quhfzy ipMz iewk brfq ‘c gey sI, quhfzy muMzy qF
kvIÈrI dIaF DUVF pwtI jFdy sI!
agly roË bfpU ipMz priqaf. sfeIkl nUM kMD dI vwKI dy hvfly kr ky, iswDf
dlfn ‘c zwTy mMjy ‘qy bYT igaf. cmVy df bYÊ sfeIkl dy kYrIar qoN AuWqr
ky bYTk dI almfrI ‘c jf bYTf.
pfxI df glfs mukfa ky bfpU boilaf: E blvMq, aYDr af, nfÜy ilaf dohF
CoitaF nUM vI!
aÉbfr ‘c lpyt ky ilaFdy, bwkry dy kwcy mfs nUM icMbV gey kfÊË nUM pfxI
lf, lf ky Auqfr rhy blvMq dy mwQy ‘qy psIny dI JIl lrËx lwgI.
myry moZy aMdr vwl nUM ipck gey, qy myrI kwCxI dy mUhrly pfsy islH PYlx
lwgI.
Cotf rCpfl zOr-BOr ho igaf. Aus dy KIsy ‘c KVkdy bFty aihwl ho gey.
bfpU dy ichry ‘qy pRcMz ho gey kwsyvyN ny sfzy ichiraF dy rMg Auzfa
idwqy.
blvMq dI jIB Aus dy buwlHF ‘qy rINgx lwgI.
culHy lfgy bYTI byby dy hwQ ‘c cfh vfÜf glfs iQVkx lwgf. Auh ËrUr, agly
hI pl sfzIaF gwlHF ‘qy vrHn vflIaF cupyVF, afpxy iËhn ‘c icqvx lwgI
hovygI. bfpU dy qOr nUM BFpidaF Auh bfpU vfÜy mMjy dI bfhI ‘qy af bYTI.
kI hoieaY quhfnUM awj? bulHF ‘qy Ëor lf ky AugfeI muskrftH nUM TuMmxf
dyx dI koiÈÈ kridaF byby bolI.
qUM cuwp rih, dljIq kury! bfpU izktytrI aMdfË ‘c boilaf.
asIN iqMnyN Brf bfpU dy ktihry ‘c hfËr sF.
kI kIqY myrI ÊYrhfËrI ‘c qusIN iqMnF BrfvF ny?
zrIaF awKF nfÜ iewk-dUjy vwl Jfk ky asIN afpxIaF nËrF ËmIn ‘qy suwt
idwqIaF.
kuC nI kiraf, lMmI ho geI cuwp nUM TMgoridaF byby bolI. aYvyN nf juafkF
nUM GUrI jfE!
boldy nI! bfpU kVikaf. kvIÈrI gfeI sI iksy brfq ‘c?
hF, blvMq iPws ipaf.
kIhny ikhf sI QonUM beI kvIÈrI gfvo?
PlfixaF dy gurdyv dI BYx df ivafh sI, Auh kihMdf brfq nUM kvIÈrI eI suxf
idE!
kI gfieaf qusIN?
kOlF df ikwsf!
ivafiKaf qUM kIqI?
blvMq df isr ‘hF’ `c ihwilaf.
afgU iks ny gfieaf?
iekbfl ny!
bfpU nUM ieh puwCx dI ËrUrq nhIN peI ik pfCU gfiek-joVI blvMq qy rCpfl
dI sI.
TozI nUM GMzI vwl nUM iKwc ky bfpU ny sfzy zry hoey ichiraF nUM hfiVaf.
Auh vfrI vfrI sfzy iqMnF dIaF awKF ‘c afpxIaF nËrF gwzdf irhf, qy awDy
ku imMt bfad boilaf: suxfE mYnUM kI gfieaf sI.
blvMq dIaF nËrF myry vwl GuMmIaF, qy Auh buVbuVfieaf: kOlF roNdI jFdI!
vfr vfr afpxy-afp Jmk rhIaF awKF nUM kfbU kridaF mYN afpxf gÜf sfÌ kIqf
qy Aus sIn nUM icqirq krdf iewk CMd AuWcI sur ‘c gfAuxf ÈurU kr idwqf
ijs ‘c bIjf bfxIaF afpxI isdkvfn bIvI, kOlF, dy cirqr ‘qy Èwk kr ky Aus
nUM Gr ‘coN DkyÜ dyNdf hY:
kwZ ‘qI pqI ny GroN Dwky mfr ky/qur cwlI vfÜ isr dy iKlfr ky!
aglIaF do sqrF rCpfl qy blvMq ny rÜ ky gfeIaF:
iÈvF ny ivCoV idwqf pfrbqI nUM/kOlF roNdI jFdI krmF dI gqI nUM!
pihlf bMd pUrf huMidaF bfpU dy buwlHF ‘c srgm ijhI tpkx lwgI. ijEN ijEN
CMd afpxy isÉr vwl vD irhf sI, bfpU dy mwQy df kwsyvF nfÜo nfÜ iZwlf
hoeI jf irhf sI. afÉrI bMd jdoN asIN iqMnF ny rÜ ky smfpq kIqf qF bfpU
dIaF awKF ‘c iewk JIl ClkxI ÈurU ho cuwkI sI. Auh CVwpf mfr ky mMjy dI
bfhI qoN AuWiTaf qy sfzy nËdIk af ky sfzIaF gwlHF AuWqy poly poly QpyVy
mfrn lwg ipaf. iÌr ‘vfh Auey puwqro!’ afK ky Aus ny sfnUM iqMnF nUM
glvkVI ‘c lY ilaf.
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