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myrf XkIn hY ik myry vFg hI hr
ivakqI nUM kdy-kdfeIN ajIbo-grIb supinaF dI pRysLfnI ‘coN gujLrnf pYNdf
hovygf. mYnUM anykF ajyhy supny vfr vfr afAuNdy ny ijnHF ‘coN gujLridaF
mYN psIno-psInI ho jFdf hF. keIaF supinaF ‘c vriqaf vrqfrf eynf krUr,
kmInf, qy glIjL huMdf hY ik agr ieh hkIkq ‘c vriqaf hovy qF iensfn
KudkusLI kr jfvy.
vfr vfr duhrfey jFdy iewk supny ‘c myrf bfp iewk sLmsLfnGft ‘c murdf
hflq ‘c ipaf hY. Aus df isr DOx koloN kwitaf hoieaf hY. zOlLy moiZaF qoN
vwZy hoey ny aqy bfhF qy hwQ iewk dUjy qoN byirsLq hoey pey ny. hyTF lwk
koloN DV, tMgF qoN vwK ipaf hY, lwqF goizaF qoN vwZ ky prHy kIqIaF peIaF
hn, qy pYr igwitaF qoN alwg ny. asIN cfry Brf aqy sfzy kuJ dosq vwZy
hoey aMgF nUM afpxI afpxI QF ‘qy imlLf dyNdy hF. moieaf ipaf bfpU kihMdf
hY, mYnUM iewk vfrI bfhF df shfrf dy ky AuTfl idE, iPr mYN afpy qurn lwg
jfvFgf. asIN vwZy hoey srIr nUM jdoN KVHf krn dI koisLsL krdy hF qF kdy
bFh igr jFdI hY, kdy isr luVk jFdf hY qy kdy lwq iKsk jFdI hY. afiKLr
lMmI jwdo-jihd qoN bfad bfpU nUM pYrF ‘qy KVHf kr idwqf jFdf hY. iPLr
Auh ieMJ qurdf hY ijvyN qMdF dy iKwcx nfl lwkV dIaF pUqlIaF huJky ijhy
mfr ky, eyDr EDr lV-KVfAuNdIaF ny. DOx df hujkf vjdf hY, lwk ipwCy nUM
Dwikaf jFdf hY, bfhF awgy ipwCy Joly KFdIaF ny, qy lwqF luVkUM-luVkUM
krdIaF ny. ijvyN Auh qurdf hY, ENvyN isrPL lfsL hI qur skdI hY.
moieaf bfpU kihMdf hY mYnUM iewk vfr sfeIkl dI kfTI ‘qy ibTfa idE, Pyr
dyiKE myrf sfeIkl DUVF ptdf ikvyN jFdf hY. sfeIkl hfjLr huMdf hY qy bfpU
Aus ‘qy svfr ho ky buwtr ipMz vfly Es sUey dI ilwsI ijhI ptVI ‘qy hvf
nUM ktdf jf irhf hY ijs AuWqoN, dsvIN ‘c skUl jFidaF, mYN afpxy
hmjmfqIaF nflL sYNkVy dPLf sfeIkl svfrI kIqI hY.
ijs ‘c mYN bFitaF dI Aumr gujLfrI, sfzf Auh jwdI Gr myry supinaF dy
afsmfn ‘c cMd vFg jiVaf hoieaf hY: kdy ieh qIj-cOQ dy dfqrI-akfr vFg
myry mwQy ‘c KuwB jFdf hY qy kdy puMinaF df sUrjmuKI muhFdrf bx ky myry
qswvr nUM rusLnfAux lgdf hY. do vwz-akfrI koiTaF aqy hryk sfl sfAux
BfdoN dy mIhF ‘c ikrUM ikrUM krdIaF vfgly dIaF kMDf ivckfr bycYnI Bogdf
PLoVydfr ivhVf ijs dy aYn ivckfr, kukVIaF nUM jFglI ibwly qoN bcfAux
leI, ikwkr df iewk lMmf, AuWc-kwdf, motf tfhx iswDf gwz ky Aus dy isKLr
iewk tokrf bMinHaF hoieaf sI. hr sLfm asIN cfry Brf kukVIaF nUM dboc ky
ies tokry vwl nUM AuCfldy qy sfrIaF kukVIaF vfrI vfrI ies tokry ‘c asvfr
ho jFdIaF.
do kwicaF koiTaF ‘coN iewk nMbr ‘c lwkV dI iewk pytI ijs ‘c rjLfeIaF,
gudYly, qy moty Kys grmIaF dI ruwq ‘c lMmyN inslyvyN (hfeIbrnysLn) ivwc
isQwl ho ky pey rihMdy. iewk dfdy-pVdfidaF vyly df sMdUk ijhVf sfzIaF
isaflU KysIaF, bfpU df kot qy purfxy PLOjI kwpiVaF dI dukfn qoN KrIdI
mUMgIaf ijhI Bfa mfrdI brFzI aqy hor inwkf-motf smfn sFBI rKdf. iesy
koTy ‘c hI KlL-vVyivaF qy kxk dIaF borIaF qy guV dy gwty df invfs-asQfn
sI. Bfry pfivaF qy szOl bfhIaF vflf iewk invfrI plMG vI, bfrIEN-swKxy
iesy koTy dI ivrlI ijhI prjf df ihwsf sI. ivhVy vwl nUM KulHdy bfr vfly
ies koTy dIaF kMDF sOx BfdoN ‘c jdoN slHfb jFdIaF, myrI mF nUM, kMDF ‘c
motIaF myKF lf ky jVIaF AunHF tFzF dy igrn df iPLkr lwg jFdf, ijnHF
AuWpr mUDy mUMh peIaF kwc dIaF glfsIaF aqy ipwql dy BfizaF dI BIV huMdI
sI.
ivMg-qiVMgy sLqIrF-kVIaF AuWpr kfinaF dI Cwq cuwkI KloqIaF, kwcIaF iewtF
nfl AusfrIaF motIaF kMDF df iewko-iewk PLfiedf ieh sI ik ienHF aMdr nf
qF grmIaF ivwc BVdfa hI mfrdI sI qy nf hI isaflF dI TfrI ies koTy nUM
awj dy plsqrI GrF vFg PrIjLr ‘c bdl skdI sI.
dUsrf koTf, idwK-muhFdry pwKoN pytIaF vfly koTy df juVvF-Brf hI sI; pr
ienHF dohF drimafn iewk Prk qF ieh sI ik dUsry nUM do drvfjLy lwgy hoey
sn: iewk bfhrlI glI vwl nUM qy dUsrf aMdrly pfsy ivhVy ivwc nUM. dUsrf
PLrk iewh ik ies koTy dy aYn ivckfr, isgrtF dI zwbI dy afkfr dIaF pwkIaF
nfnksLfhI iewtF nfl Ausfiraf iewk motf Qmlf sI ijs nUM jwPI ‘c lYx leI
iqMn jixaF nUM afpxIaF bfhF joVnIaF pYNdIaF sn. ies koTy dy iewk KUMjy
‘c iewk mwJ qy iewk gAU df itkfxf sI, qy psLUaF dy itkfxy dy lfgly KUMjy
‘c srkVy dy iPVky (izvfiezr) KVHy kr ky, qUVI leI jgHf bxfeI hoeI sI.
koTy dy bcdy awD ‘c sfzy BYx BrfvF dy mMjy zihMdy sn.
gOrimMt kflj luiDafxy qoN aYm ey krn qoN bfad, 1970 ‘c jdoN mYN iewk
kflj ‘c lYkcrr lwg igaf qF ipMz ivclf ieh purfxF Gr Cwz ky BFvyN asIN
afpxy Kyq ivwc iewk ivsLfl, pwkf Gr Ausfr ilaf, pr nv-muhFdr nvF Gr sfzy
purfxy Gr nUM myry supinaF ‘co Kfrj nhIN kr sikaf.
ml-mUqr nfl hwQ-pYr qy kwpVy ilwbVx, axpCfqy rfhF/mukfmF ‘qy Btkx,
muridaF ‘c iGry hox, qy swpF qoN bcx leI dOVidaF-hPLidaF byvws ho jfx
vrgy vrqfry myry supinaF ‘c vfr vfr vrqdy ny, pr sB qoN vwD duhrfey jfx
vfly vrqfry hn myry bUt qy juwqIaF guafc jfxy aqy isroN-qyVoN nMgy ho
jfxf. kdy mYN gurdvfiraF ‘c afpxIaF gvfcIaF juwqIaF lBdf lBdf pRysLfn ho
irhf huMdf hF, qy kdy iksy skUl ‘c kot-pYNt qy nYktfeI ‘c sijaf mYN nMgy
pYrIN GuMm irhf huMdf hF. nMgy pYrIN hI pKfny dI hfjq pUrI krn leI ijwQy
vI jFdf hF, AuQy mnuwKI gMdgI iKlrI huMdI hY ijhVI myry pYrF, hwQF qy
kwpiVaF nUM icMbV jFdI hY. hvfeI jhfjL ‘c nMgy pYrIN bYTy hoxf, bjLfr ‘c
juwqIEN bgLYr hI qurdy hoxf, qy ryzIE stysLn ‘qy ngn hflq ivwc gfAuxf
myry supinaF ‘c vfr vfr vfprn vflIaF GtnfvF ny.
supinaF dIaF jVHF dy jigafsU aksr kihMdy ny ik supny sfzy jIvn ivwc
vfprIaF GtnfvF aqy sfzIaF axpUrq KLfhsLF dy sfzy acyq mn ivwc rih gey
prCfvyN huMdy ny ijhVy icwb-KiVwby rUp ivwc sfzy supinaF ‘c AuWg afAuNdy
ny. inwikaF huMidaF nUM, bfpU sfnUM afpxy zwkry ho gey bcpn dIaF khfxIaF
suxfAuNdf rihMdf sI: ikvyN Auhdy ipE ny afpxI cOdF pMdrF eykV jwdI jLmIn
aPIm dIaF motIaF golIaF ‘c vwt ky inglL leI, qy ikvyN sfzf bfp bfrF-qyrF
sfl dI Aumr ‘c hI anfQ ho igaf sI: iPLr pMj BYxF qy iewk Brf dy
pflx-posLx aqy ivafhux-vrn df Bfrf boJ Aus dy kMnHy ‘qy af izwgf sI.
bfpU vfr vfr ibafndf ik ikvyN Gr ‘c BujdI BMg ny bfpU df bcpn lUh
suwitaf, qy ikvyN jLhIn-buwD sfzy bfp nUM skUl ‘c hfjLrI lvfAuxf, awDI
CuwtI Gr afAuxf qy skul dy aMq ‘qy phfVy gOxF nsIb hI nf ho pfieaf.
bflVI Aumry hI Auh svKLqy AuWT ky mwJF gfeIaF dI dyK-BflL krdf, afpxy
cfcy nfl Kyq ‘c imwtIE-imwtI huMdf, qy cfrf vwZdf/kuqrdf. jdoN bfkI bwcy
skUl dy KLfqmy ‘qy CwpV ‘c PwtIaF qoN pUrny doNdy, bfpU AunHF nUM dyK
dyK hAuky Brdf. ies leI myry supinaF ‘c afAuNdf bfpU df zwkry hoieaf
srIr sLfied Aus dI bcpn qoN hI zwkry ho geI ijLMdgI df pRqIibMb hI hY.
afpxy nMg-pYry hox dy supny dI qih qIk jFidaF mYnUM bIqIaF GtnfvF dy
acyq mn ‘c rih gey prCfivaF vflf kQn XkInXog jfpx lwg jFdf hY. nMgy pYrF
qy juwqIaF gvfcx df supnf mYnUM awDI sdI ipwCy myry ipMz ‘c lY jFdf hY.
mogy sLihr qoN ds iklomItr dy kwcy Pfsly ‘qy visaf myrf ipMz ijwqy nf
ibjlI df nfmoinsLfn qy nf iksy glI qy pwkI iewt df prCfvF. kwcIaF kMDF
ivckfr AuGV-duGVy vl-vlyvyN Kf ky iewk dUjI nUM ktdIaF-imldIaF glIaF, qy
glLIaF dy aYn ivckfr kfly rMg dy icwkV dIaF amuwk kfqrF! ipMz dy
Dur-pUrb ‘c aKIrlI glI AuWpr sfzf Gr! aKLIrlI glLI ‘coN sfzy Gr dy aYn
lfigEN pft ky ipMz dy pyt vwl ivwc nUM KuBdI vlyvyNdfr glI aKLIr ipMz
nUM do PfVIaF ‘c aYn ivckfroN kwt dyx vflI motI glI ‘c jf rldI sI.
ivckfrlI glI df pwCmI isrf gurdvfry dy drvfjLy ‘qy dsqk dy ky KLqm ho
jFdf sI.
pwCm ivwc gurdvfry kol mukdI motI glI dy isry ‘qy kftvyN lot iewk glI sI
ijs ‘qy AuWqr vwl nUM muVidaF pRfiemrI skUl ‘c awpV jfeIdf sI. sfzy Gr
qoN skUl qIkr, qIjI ‘c pVHdy myry vrgy bwcy dy inwky inwky kdmF df sPLr
koeI swq, awT imMtF ‘c mukdf sI. ijs idn df ijLkr mYN krn lwgf hF Auh
jyT hfV dI lwt lwt blLdI lmkvIN sMglI dI iewk kVI sI. pihlI afQx mYN
ipMz dI sLfmlft dy mYdfn ‘c afpxy hfxIaF nfl kbwzI KylHx igaf afpxI
juwqI guaf afieaf sF. juwqI AuWz ky ikDry sYr krn nhIN geI sI; jLfhr sI
ik Aus nUM iksy sLrfrqI ny curf ilaf sI. jyT hfV dIaF svyrF qF rfq dIaF
qRylF kfrn TrMmyN ‘c huMdIaF ny; ies leI svyry skUl vwl nMgy pYrIN
jFidaF mYnUM bhuqI qklIPL nhIN hoeI, pr CuwtI hox ‘qy jdoN mYN skUloN
inwkilaf, qF sUrj isKLr AuWqy sI. kMDF ‘coN mfrdf syk mYnUM sfVn nUM
pYNdf sI, qy DrqI qvy vFg qpI hoeI sI. myrIaF nMgIaF qlLIaF jdoN BKI
hoeI DrqI ‘qy itkIaF, qF mYN qVPL AuWiTaf. bfkI bwicaF dy pYrF ‘c
juwqIaF hox kfrn Auh duVMgy mfrdy qy hsdy-Kyzdy GrF nUM jf rhy sn, pr
mYN pwbF Bfr qur ky afpxIaF qlIaF nUM sVn qoN bcfAux dI asPLl koisLsL kr
irhf sF. kuJ ku kdm qpI hoeI DrqI ‘qy qurn bfad myrIaF cIkF inwklL geIaF
qF sfQIaF ‘c hfsV mwc AuWTI. mYN afpxy bcfE leI aflLy duafly iksy cIjL
dI qflfsL krn lwgf. isr dy isKLrlf sUrj rqf ZlL igaf hox kfrn kMDF dy
kdmF ‘c kfqr ku CF AuWg afeI sI. mn nUM bcfE dI JUTI qswlI dyx leI mYN
kMDF dI nhuM ku Br CF ‘qy qur ky roNdf kurlfAuNdf Gr awpiVaf sF.
bcpn qoN aYm ey dI pVHfeI krn qIkr ijLMdgI iewk cuxOqI bx ky twkrdI rhI.
ijLMdgI dy ienHF muZly vIh pwcIaF sflF df sPLr sVdIaF DrqIaF AuWqy nMgy
pYrIN qurn dy brfbr hI sI. sLfied iesy leI juwqI guafcx df QIm myry
supinaF ‘c vfr vfr vfprdf hY.
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