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qksIm huMdy, AuhI Kyq BIVy ho jfx, KVHIaF PslF smyN dI mfr nf
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qoN byvs ho jfx qF Aus DrqI dy biÈMdy afpxIaF AUxIaF JolIaF pur krn
leI awkI plfhI hwQ mfrdy hornF DrqIaF vwl ahuldy hn. loVF QoVF dIaF
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lok iewk iKwqy qoN dUjy vwl srkdy hn. ipMz dIaF jUhF twpdy hn,
supinaF nfl sjfey Èihr lMGdy hn qy Pyr kdy dyÈ nUM hI alivdf afKdy
srhwdF twp jFdy hn. pMjfb dI DrqI nUM afKrI slfm afKidaF hI keI mnf
aMdr ÈUkdy dirafvF vrgI KuÈI ies rIJ nUM jnmdI hY, ik asIN qfiraF dI
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swc hI ivafkul ho AuTdf hovygf. ieQoN qurn vyly ieh QF BIVI-BIVI
lgdI hY. sIny ivwc srkdy supinaF nUM moklI Qf leI pYNdI dws hfk
mfrdI hY. ijQy klmnok qy vI sMgInf dy pihry nf hox, ijQy inaF vwl
JfkdI iksy PirafdI dI PfeI, AUT df bulH izwgx vflI jUn nf BogdI
hovy. ibnF iksy anuÈfsn, ibnf pfbMdI aqy lf-ielfjI nfl jUJidaF hr
mnuwK dI ieh iewCf rhI hovygI ik nvIN DrqI qy nvyN rfh AulIkidaF
iËMdgI nUM muV ivAUNq lYxf df mOkf pRfpqI kIqf jfvy, ijQy ies dyhI
dy pUrI qfx nfl dunIaF Br dIaF KuÈIaF iekwqr krky mn aMdr psrI BuwK
nUM iqRpq krn df hIlf jutfieaf jfvy, keI vsqF qoN swKxy GrF ivwc
plidaF aMdrly qrsyvyN df isr ploisaf jfvy. Aus smyN prfeI Drq vwl
qFG aqy ieh qrsyvF ieqnf mUMh Ëor ho KVHdf hY ik gl lg-lg ivCVdy sB
irÈiqaF nUM aMdrlI kfhl lfh-lfh suwt jFdI hY. ijhVy aijhI pRfpqI qk
nhIN puwj skdy, Auh Aus nfl jF eIrKf krdy hn jF rÈk krdy ivwQ `qy
KVo jFdy ny. Pyr EprIaF DrqIaF qoN prqy lokF mUMhoN dwsIaF prcfrIaF
gwlF jF PukrIaF, pfzIaF qy huÈlIaF gwlF qoN dUr vwsdI DrqI df ikafs
pldf hY. hrcMd bfgVI dIaF sqrF eyQy puÈtI krdIaF hn:
krky ÈOipMg vIËy `qy asIN vqnIN gyVf lfny hF,
sfnUM pwitaF horF ny asIN horF nUM pwt jfny aF.
afpxy pyt nUM dyh gMZF cMd pyt horF df Brdy hF,
nf puwC kYnyzf ivwc Xfrf asIN ikvyN guËfrf krdy hF.
pr gOlx vflf nukqf ieh hY ik dovF aMdr hI iewk Klfa pldf hY.
eyDrilaF aMdr Aus apRfpq sMsfr nUM vyKx nUM jI BrmfAuNdf hY. AuDr
vsidaF aMdr eyQoN mnPI ho jfx df KdÈf, qyr-myr vfly dfavy dy hUMJy
jfx df Jorf isr cuwkdf hY. pMjfb bYiTaF nUM kYnyzf, amrIkf, ieMglYNz
dUr vsdf sMsfr hY pr kQf vrgf, muhwbqI KqF dy pVHn vrgf jF rwj ky
mfxy sfhF dy sfQ vrgf, ijs nUM vyKx nUM? vrqx nUM aqy vsx leI mn
qFGdf hY. hornF qoN kfqrF ivwc suxIaF iËMdgI dIaF sB tfkIaF isAuN ky
bxfeI vDIaf iËMdgI supinaF ivwc puMgrdI hY. QoVHI smfeI krky vyKIey
qF smfj dy Jwgy `qy lwgIaF jybF vrgy bMdy hr QF hI huMdy hn. Auh
AuQy vI hn eyQy vI hn. mYnUM ienHF ivQf nUM gOlx df keI vfr avsr
imilaf hY. kihMdy hn ijhVy lfhOr kmly sI eyDr vI kmly eI hn. Blf QF
bdlx nfl mn, suBfa, afdqF, bcpn hMZfieaf aihsfs, sIny ivwc smoeIaF
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rwKdy hn, ieh vI rwKdy ny. lflsfvF dI AuNgl PV ky Auh vI irÈqy mDol
suwtdy ny ieh vI dgf kr jFdy ny. Pyr dUr KVHo ky qohmqF, myhxy-qfhny
dyx nfl kuwJ vI hwQ nhIN lgdf. dohF pfisaF qoN hI 'bury Bly hm Qfry'
qk puwjxf peygf. so jI qF sB df krdf hY vwK-vwK QfvF `qy vsdy sB
pMjfbF nUM Kuwg ky nfl lf jfeIey jF dohF QF `qy vsdy lokF nUM
vty-vtf leIey. pr ieh hoxf sMBv nhIN. so afpF dohF QfvF dIaF vwK-vwK
siQqIaF ivwc vsdy lokF dIaF KfhÈF df, supiaF df jF sFJF df qy
hoeIaF-bIqIaF df bs lyKf-joKf ijhf hI pyÈ kr skdy hF.
aYnf hUlf Pk ky, jfn joKoN ivwc pf ky, nOhF mfs vrgy irÈqy vKrf ky
jdoN ibgfny mulkF dI mÈInI iËMdgI dy puriËaF nfl afpxf afp qrfÈdy
lok aMdroN AUxy-AUxy iPrdy idsdy ny qF hYrfnI huMdI hY ik KuÈI
ivhfjx gey, cMgIaF pUrIaF pf afey ny. vsqF nfl JolIaF Brdy rUh ivwc
morIaF krvf afey ny. Pyr ieh lok AuQoN dy kfiedy kfnUMn nUM nvfbI
juwqI dI kYd jfxdy ny. ieh lok nuwcVy ijhy, AunINdry ijhy, aiqRpq
ijhy qy rshIx ijhy ho jFdy ny. vMn-suvMnIaF vsqF jF smfn nfl quMny
Gr AunHF dI qswlI df dm nhIN Brdy. jdoN AunHF aMdr ieh Klfa pldf hY
qF vsqF qoN swKxy pr irÈqy nfiqaF/skIrIaF nfl Bry-BukMny GrF dIaF
XfdF skUn idMdIaF hn. Pyr Kyq dI vwt `qy bYT, hwQ `qy Dr ky rwKI
rotI qy aMb dy acfr dI PfVI df mihk Biraf svfd CwqI pdfrQ cKy hox
ipwCoN vI AuGV pYNdf hY. Auh kdy mr icVIey qy kdy ijAuN icVIey jhI
jUn Bogdy hn.
KuÈI ivhfjn leI cfrdIvfrI aMdr bMd hoxf nhIN, sgoN hornF kol inr
svfrQ sfQ lY ky jfxf pYNdf hY. ijQy rUh ÈFq ho sky, ijQy XfdF Gr dy
bnyiraF `qy iKwlrI Duwp dy supny pfl skx. aijhy aMqly pVfa `qy hr
koeI afpxy aMdr lwgI AuWlI nUM lfhux leI hIly joVdf hY. kdy
gurduafry dI sMgq, kdy myly df ihwsf kdy ikqy Gr ivclI rOxk df totf
bxdf KuÈIaF nUM pOVI lfAux dy bhfny GVdf hY. AumrF isroN lMGIaF
DuwpF-CfvF swjrIaF ho-ho KVHdIaF ny, kMn pCfxIaF afvfËF nUM qrs jFdy
hn. rwb nf kry jy ies pihr qk puwjidaF aOlfd dgf dy jfey qf pCqfvf
hI pwly rih jFdf hovygf.
bËurg mfvF afKdIaF sI ijnHF iksy jvfk ny mF df duwD pIqf huMdf hY,
Aus dI AuqnI hI iKwc mF leI sfrI Aumr bxI rihMdI hY. bIqI iËMdgI dy
vrHy nf izlIt ho skdy ny qy nf rpIt ho skdy ny. pr mn vfr-vfr aijhf
krn dI locdf hY. iehI sB socidaF sfhF dI mohlq puwg jFdI hY. pr kuwJ
gwlF qih hn ik KuÈI KrIdI nhIN jFdI. iksy nUM afp dy ky bYNk ivwc
jmHF pUMjI vFg pihlF iksy nUM dy ky Pyr hI hfsl kIqI jf skdI hY.
vYnkUvr dI inrml afKdI hY ieMzIaf mYN suxdI sI beI srIr mr jfx afqmf
ijAuNdI rihMdI aY. pr kYnyzf mYN keIaF nUM jfxdI aF ijnHF dI afqmf
qF mrI hoeI aY pr bMdy qury iPrdy ny. inwkf afKdf hY, kYnyzf dy asUl
bVy sKq ny awKI rfq gwzI BjfeI jFdy jdoN sVk `qy iliKaf 'stfp' pVHdy
hF qF gwzI rok lYNdy hF. mYN Aus nUM cutklf suxfieaf ik ieMzIaf ivwc
iewk afdmI cldI gwzI ivwc bfQrUm aMdr igaf. AuQy iliKaf sI 'ieh gwzI
quhfhI hY. ies nUM sfP rwKo' Aus afdmI ny bfQrUm aMdr lwigaf ÈIÈf
Auqfr ky ilK idwqf 'afpxy ihwsy dI gwzI mYN afpxy nfl lY cwilaF hF.
' TIk ies qrHF hr afdmI afpxy afpxy ivwq anusfr gwzI dy zwby nUM hI
nhIN pUry dyÈ nUM Bor-Bor ky afpo afpxy kbËy hyT krn dI TfxI iPrdf
hY. mYN kYnyzf bwbI nUM puwiCaf kI Prk hY afpxy qy eys mulk df. Aus
ny iewk sqr jvfb idwqf, ieMzIaf ivwc koeI isstm nhIN hY, eyQy bs
isstm hI isstm hY.
sMGf ds irhf sI, beI pMjfb ivwc sVk `qy qurdf afdmI zrdf hY, ikqy
BwjI jFdI kfr hyT eI nf af jfvF. pr kYnyzf ivwc kfr svfr zrdf hY
ikqy quiraf jFdf afdmI kfr hyT nf af jfey. pMjfb ivwc rotI KFdy sI
jdoN rotI imldI sI pr eyQy rotI KFdy hF jdoN ivhl imldI hY. pMjfb
ivwc ibnF imxy qoN sO leIdf sI pr eyQy sfrf kYnyzf axsr nUM hI sONdf
hY. pMjfb, jy asIN bylIaF nfl rl ky Kyzx Bwjdy sI, Grdy inwq sfzI gr
JfVdy sI pr asIN eyQy afpxy bwicaF nUM Bwj-Bwj pYNdy hF ik kdy qF
nfl idaF nfl rl ky Kyz lvo. ieAuN asIN sB, jo sfzy kol huMdf hY, Aus
nUM gOlx dI QF jo nhIN huMdf, Aus vwl nUM ahuldy hF. mrn qoN pihlF
rwj ky jI lYxf nUM sB df mn krdf hY. jdoN ivdyÈI visaf dIaF ikÈqf
BridaF ikÈqF vrgI jUn vyKdy hF qF mn afpxy ies hfsl `qy sMquÈt ho
jFdf hY. ilKI sqr dIaF KflI QfvF Brn jogI iËMdgI ijAuNdy AunHF lokF
qy qrs afAuNdf hY. kdy ikhf igaf sI 'nfnk duKIaf sB sMsfr' pr hux
lok keI ies dI aglI sqr pUrdy afKdy hn 'so suKIaf jo GroN bfhr'. pr
jy mn prdysI ho jfey qF hr QF hI Eprf ho jFdf hY.
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