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kulvMq isMG ivrk
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mYN jlMDr jfxf sI. ivrk sfihb kihx lwgy: myry vwl af jfeIN, kwTy cwlFgy. mYN igaf qF AunHF ny afpxy zrfeIvr blbIr nUM zIpfrtmYNt dI kfr kwZx nUM ikhf. mYN kfr ivwc bYT igaf qF ivrk sfihb kihx lwgy: jlMDr vflf mUMh nf bxf ky bYTIN. blbIr afpF nUM bws cVHfAux cwilaf. mYN jlMDr vflf mUMh hI bxf ky bYTf sF pr kfr ivwc jlMDr jfx qoN vwD mYnUM ivrk sfihb dI gwl df mËf afieaf.
ieh AunHF idnF dI gwl hY jdoN kulvMq isMG ivrk pMjfb KyqIbfVI XUnIvristI dy sMcfr kyNdr dy muKI huMdy sn qy mY Esy XUnIvristI dy BfÈfvF qy swiBafcfr ivBfg ivwc lYkcrr.
kulvMq isMG ivrk kol bYT ky Aus nfl gwlF krnIaF iewk vzmuwlf anuBv huMdf sI. AuhdI hr gwl ijvyN kihMdy ny, inÈfny df qIr huMdI; do hrÌI, ivaMgmeI, cuMiDaf ky cfnx kr dyx vflI. iesy krky Auh dÌqrI mIitMgF vI KVy KVy inptf lYdf. Aus ny ijvyN ikqfbF nUM, iËMdgI nUM qy afpxy anuBvF nUM rlf ky kÈId kIqf hoieaf sI. Aus dI gwl df iewk kqrf hI srUrn leI kfÌI huMdf. Auh iksy siQqI nUM, iksy bMdy nUM iewk ivnodI vfk ivwc bdl dyNdf qy hws pYNdf.
iewk pMjfbI kivwqrI dI gwl kridaF ivrk ny ikhf: Auh ienfm lYx leI kuwJ vI kr skdI hY. iewk idn inrupmf dwq dI gwl cwlI qF ivrk Aus dy Bolypn dI isÌq kridaF kihx lwgf: ÈI ieË sitwl kYpybl afÌ bIieMg zIsIvz. ies ÉUbsUrq aMgryËI vfk df pMjfbI anuvfd sOKf nhIN. kuwJ ieAuN kr skdy hF ik Aus ivwc ajy vI DoKf Kfx df dm hY.
ivrk nUM gwlF krn qy suxn df bhuq ÈOk sI. pr Auh bhuq Gwt lokF nfl KuwlHdf sI pr ijnHF nfl KuwlHdf sI AunHF dI suhbq ivwc bhuq hwsdf qy bhuq gwlF krdf. iewk aYqvfr gurbcn myry kol afieaf hoieaf sI. asIN pI ey XU dy bfhr myn gyt qy GuMm rhy sF. bws stYz vwl jFdf iewk afto sfzy kol ruikaf. Aus ivcoN ivrk Auqiraf. asIN puwiCaf: ikwQy cwly sI? kihx lwgf: jlMDr cwilaf sF pRym pRkfÈ nfl gwlF krn. pr hux qusIN iml pey, hux jlMDr kI krn jfxF. afE ikqy bYTdy hF. iPr quiraF jFidaF kihx lwgf: qusIN Auh bolI suxI aYN, gMgf Gft qy bfhmxI vflI? Auh jnyAU vflI? mYN pRym pRkfÈ nUM ikhf qyrIaF khfxIaF df eyhI ivÈf aY. asIN aYmbYszr hotl ivwc bYT gey. khfxIaF, bMidaF, simaF qy muafÈikaF dIaF gwlF kridaF Cfh vylf, lOZf vylf ho igaf.
ivrk sfihb dI iËMdgI dI Èfm Audfs krn vflI sI. ivrk dI iËMdgI df aMq AusdIaF khfxIaF vrgf nhIN sI. ies dy kfrx AusdI ÈÉsIaq ivwc sn, Aus dy irÈiqaF ivc, Aus dy cyqn ivc, Aus dy avcyqn ivc? srIr dy hfrzvyar ivwc jF mfniskqf dy sOÌtvyar ivc? kuwJ Cuipaf hoieaf sI jo prgt hoieaf? ikAuN sfzI prvfrk iËMdgI qy smfjk bxqr ivwc ivrk ijhy Kry bMdy vI pfrdrÈI nhIN ho skdy? kI asIN pfrdrÈqf dI qfb Jwl nhIN skdy? nhIN jfxdf pr ivrk df aMq soc ky Audfs ho jFdf hF. gulËfr isMG sMDU horF dwisaf sI ik rMDfvy dI mOq qy ivrk kihx lwgf: bVI vDIaf mOq aY. aDrMg dy rogIaF vFg lfcfr ho jFdf qF ikMnI mfVI gwl sI. lfcfrI hMZfAuxI ikMnI aOKI huMdI aY. ies qoN AunIvyN idn ivrk lfcfr ho igaf. ivrk nUM ipafr krn vfly sfry bhuq Audfs hoey. ivrk vI bhuq Audfs hoieaf hovygf jF Èfied Aus ny sfrI AudfsI nUM iewk qnËIaf vfk ivwc bdl ilaf hovygf qy afpxy vfk qy aMdry hI aMdr hws ipaf hovygf. pr Auh vfk Auh kdI bol nf sikaf. Auh afÉrI hfsf Auh kdI hws nf sikaf.
kulvMq isMG ivrk dIaF khfxIaF nUM mYN vfr vfr piVHaf hY. Aus dy anyk vfk, qulnfvF, AupmfvF mYnUM ÈyarF vFg Xfd hn. Auh pihly qoV df khfxIkfr sI pr ikqy gihry bhuq gihry Auh Èfier vI sI. Aus dI khfxI ikMnI nyVy ikMnI dUr, sfgr qy inrmlf, gwlF qy tUxf pVH ky mYnUM bVI iÈwdq nfl ies gwl df aihsfs hoieaf.
sB qoN pihlF mYN AusdIaF qulnfvF vwl iKwicaf igaf. Aus dI qulnf bVI ivlwKx, mOilk qy dysI huMdI. Aus dy vfk bhuq suhxy huMdy. ivrk dI iewk khfxI df vfk hY: myrI bIvI hr idn sud qy EhI sfVHI pihndI, ijvyN tfhlIaF co hr vrHy EhI pwqy puMgrdy. iewk hor khfxI df vfk hY: Auhny afpxy aqy myry ivckfr bwcy nUM ibTf ilaf ijvyN ibjlI dIaF do nMgIaF qfrF ivckfr lwkV dI cptI rwK leIdI hY. ivrk dy ieËhfr bVy idlcsp, inwgr aqy pyzU huMdy. iewk vfr Auh kihx lwgy mYnUM jy koeI afpxf vfk muÈkl ijhf lwgy qF mY socdf huMnF jy ies gwl nUM myry bfp jF dfdy ny kihxf huMdf qF Auh ikvyN kihMdy.
jdoN mYN 1972 ivwc pMjfb KyqIbfVI XUnIvristI ivwc nOkrI krn afieaf qF ivrk sfihb afpxIaF Èfhkfr ilKqF ilK cuwky sn. bVy sflF qoN AunHF df kuwJ nvF nhIN Cipaf sI. mYN puwCdf: ivrk sfihb kuC nvF iliKaf? myry ies svfl dy jvfb ivwc Auh hr vfr nvIN gwl kihMdy. iewk vfr kihx lwgy: jdoN koeI bfËIgr bhuq AuWcI Cfl lf lvy, iPr Auh hor Cfl nhIN lfAuNdf. AuhnUM zr huMdf ikqy hux nIvIN nf rih jfvy. kdI kihMdy: hux khfxI nhIN, nfvl ilKFgf. kdI kihMdy: hux ilKF kI? kuwJ nvF vfprdf hI nhIN. ieAuN lgdf vfprIaF hoeIaF gwlF hI dubfrf vfprI jFdIaF.
pr iPr ivrk sfihb dI nvIN ikqfb afeI: asqbfËI. kuwJ nvF vfpiraf. ies ikqfb ivwc vI ivrk sfihb dI bhuq Èfndfr khfxIaF hn. EhI AucI Cfl. ivrk dI afÉrI ikqfb. afÉrI vfk. afÉrI hfsf.
BFvyN, ijvyN ik ipwCy kih afieaF, ivrk dIaF khfxIaF ivwc keI QF zUMGI ÈfierI dy Jlkfry hn. pr ivrk kivqf dI gwl kdI nhIN krdf sI. mYN bRYÉq dy jrmn nftk dy aMgryËI qrjmy aYksYpÈn aYz d rUl df pMjfbI rUpFqr kIqf: ieh koeI rIq nhIN. amrjIq gryvfl dy inrdyÈn ivwc ies nftk df mMcn pI ey XU dy pfl afzItorIam ivwc hoieaf. asIN ivrk sfihb nUM vI bulfieaf. Auh awD ivcoN hI AuT ky cly gey. dUjy idn kihx lwgy: ieh bRYÉq nftkF qoN ibnf hor kI ilKdf? mYN ikhf: kivqf. ivrk sfihb hws pey, kihx lwgy: qF hI. ieho ijhf kMm koeI kvI hI kr skdf. diraf pfr krn qoN pihlF Auh kMZy qy KVo ky gIq ikAuN gfAudy ny?
pr iewk idn ivrk sfihb ny iewk kivqf dI quk kot kIqI. kYnyzf qoN jsvMq rfmpurI afieaf. pMjfbI Bvn ivwc CotI ijhI sfihqk iekwqrqf hoeI. iekwqrqf qoN bfad jsvMq rfmpurI ny sfry lyKkF qy sroiqaF nUM gulmohr hotl ivwc pfrtI idwqI. gulmohr dy Gfhdfr mYdfn ivwc golkqfrf bMnH ky bYTy lyKkF qy sroiqaF dy bIar mwG jsvMq rfmpurI ny AUxy nf hox idwqy. ijvyN icrF df suwikaf Kyq isMijaf jf irhf hovy, lyKkF ny zMJF lfhIaF. hotl qoN muVidaF ivrk sfihb kihx lwgy: awj qF Auh gwl hoeI ´myry puwq df bfg vIrfn hoieaf, afieaf krn hY Pyr afbfd koeI. mYN ikhf: kmfl aY, qusIN vI kivqf pVHdy EN? ivrk sfihb hws pey, kihx lwgy: pVHdf hF, pr koeI ilKy vI. ivrk horF nUM mIÈf bhuq psMd sI. mIÈy dIaF keI kivqfvF df AunHF aMgryËI anuvfd vI kIqf.
Èfied qusIN XkIn nf kro, mY vIN pihlI vfr sux ky XkIn nhI kIqf sI ik myrI kivqf dIaF vI do qukF ivrk sfihb nUM Xfd sn. ijs idn ieh pqf lwgf mYnUM ieAuN mihsUs hoieaf ijvyN mYnUM koeI bhuq vwzf purskfr imilaf hovy. Auh qukF kYsIaF vI hn, pr AunHF dI sB qoN vwzI ivÈyÈqf ieh hY ik Auh ivrk sfihb nUM lÌË lÌË mUMh ËbfnI Xfd sn:

bdn dI prq hI pfsy n hoeI
mYN qYnUM dyKxf sI kol ho ky.