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nhIN, nhIN, auh mirAw nhIN, isrP sON irhw sI[ pr mrn qy ijaUx ivc Prk hI ikMnw hY[ qy Kws krky jdoN g`l mMgU ijhy AwdmI dI hovy.....

AsIN kyvl aunHW cIzW v`l hI dyKdy hW jo roSnI dy Gyry ivc Aw jx[ jy AsIN socdy vI hW qW kyvl auhnW cIzW dy bwry ivc hI[ kuJ AijhIAW hI cIzW dw vjUd swfy leI rih jWdw hY[ pr jo AsIN nhIN dyK skdy, aunHW dy bwry ivc ieh qW nhIN kih skdy ik aunHW dI hoNd hI nhIN[ ies qrHW socx nwl AsIN kwl dI sImw vI lMG skdy hW- jo sI, auh hux hY nhIN jo ‘hux h’Y auh kdy ‘sI’ ivc bdl jweygw[ qW kI ieMj nhIN ikhw jw skdw ik ‘jo hY’ qo ‘jo sI’, aunHW dohW leI AsIN kih skIey, ‘jo hux hY’.....

pr g`l nUM drSn dw rUp dyxw qW myrw audyS nhIN[ mYN qW quhwnUM khwxI suxwauxw cwhuMdw hW[ jo AwdmI sON irhw hY, auh mMgU hY[ qy ijQy auh sON irhw hY auh Fwbw aus dy dosq sMqU dw hY[ auh dovyN bcpn dy Xwr hn[ ieh irSqw smyN nwl XwrI dw G`t qy mwilk nOkr dw v`D ho igAw hY[ khwxI nUM ievyN qornw kI shI rhygw.......

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g`l pqw nhIN ikvyN surU hoeI sI[ sMqU dy Gr dI g`l sIp mMgU nUM auh kyvl kihx ligAw sI, pI ky[ hW, eynw d`s idAW ik ienHW do pqwrW ivcoN mYN kyvl iek dw AslI nW jwxdw hW[ dUjy, XwnI soOx vwly AwdmI dw nW mYN nhIN jwxdw[ auh qusIN vI ho skdy ho, mYN vI jW koeI mMgU hI, ijhw ik mYN ikhw hY.....

hW, audoN sMqU dw v`fw BweI ijaUNdw sI qy idaur BwbI dI s`QrI pYx lgI sI[ kI rUp sI BwbI dw- qMdUr vWg qpdw hoieAw, lwl lwl[ qy mMgU qW kyvl sMqU dw dosq sI, rwzdW[ aus ny qW BwbI nUM kdy kdweIN dyiKAw sI[ hW, suixAw zrUr sI sMqU qoN, roz roz[ iPr auh aus dy dosq dI BwbI vI qW sI qy aus qoN v`D kuJ hor[ Brw dy mrn ipCoN sMqU qW Gr pYx l`g ipAw sI, pr auh qW auQy hI sI ijqy A`j hY.....

sMqU ny BwbI Kwqr BweI nUM mwirAw hovy, Aijhw kuJ mYN kdy nhIN suixAw[ auNj ho skdw hY, BwbI, sMqU qy mMgU ies swijS ivc SrIk hox.....

shI qy glq dI, s`c qy JUT dI qmIz kr skxw koeI sOKw qW nhIN......

iPr sMqU qy mMgU ijvyN iek dUjy nwl bMnHy qury Awey hn[ qy mMgU qW Aj vI biJAw hoieAw hY, aus qMdUr nwl, sMqU dy mr jwx ipCoN vI[ Swid eys leI ik BwbI qW Ajy ijaUNdI hY[ aunHW ivckwr kuJ qW Aijhw hovgw hI ijsny aunHW nUM bMnHIN r`iKAw hY.....

lok kihMdy hn- swfy ivcoN ijs dy ih`sy jo AwauNdw hY, auh krnw hI pYNdw hY[ AsIN qW kTpuqlIAW vWg hW[ kuJ svwrIAW glq QW auqy auqr jWdIAW hn, kuJ auqwr idqIAW jWdIAW hn-hnyry ivc Btkx leI[ kuJ inHW nUM mMizl dw pqw huMdw hY, Btk ky vI auQy q`k pu`j jWdy hn[ qy kuJ ijQy auqr gey, auQy hI bYT svyr dw ieMqzwr krdy hn[ DUxI bwl leI jW Du`p syk leI[ ijs iknwry ikSqI lgI, auhI Awpxw....

mMgU iksy gwhk dy Awaux auqy qMdUr dw F`kx cukdw hY qW ijvyN ijauN pYNdw hY[ auhI rUp, auhI lwlI[ rotI lwaux leI Jukdw hY qW qMdUr AMMdr JWkidAW, auQoN q`k h`Q iljWidAW iek Jrnwht ijh aus dy swry bdn ivc dOV jWdI hY[ iblkul auho ijhI jo AwdmI nUM Aorq nUM kpvy auqridA dyK ky huMdI hY[ aus ny iksy gwhk nUM TMfI rotI nhIN idqI[ jdoN id`qI grm rotI hI id`qI[ EnIAW hI roitIAW lweIAW ijMnIAW dI zrUrq rhI[ kdy iek rotI vI bih nhIN hox idqI[ ies qy vI sMqU dw Fwbw jy cilAw nhIN qW ies ivc aus dw kI doS[ rotIAw lwaux ipCoN jdoN aus ny qMdUr bMd kIqw hY qW hPx lg ipAw hY[ auUGx l`g ipAw hY[ auvyN hI ijvyN AwdmI AOOrq nwl sON cuk`x ipCoN inFwl ijhw ho ky susqwaux lgdw hY[ qMdUr auqy F`kx rKidAW rKidAW auh vI bMd ho jWdw hY[ nSy ijhy dI hwlq ivc sOx cilAw jWdw hY, iPr iksy gwhk dy Awaux qk[ gwhk dy AwauNidAW hI auh iPr lpk ky auTdw hY[

sMq nUM aus ny kdy iskwieq dw mOkw nhIN id`qw[ nw dosqI dy irSqy ivc qy nw mwilk nOkr dy irSqy ivc[ sMqU ny rotI lwaux qoN lY ky buJ jwx qk aus dw sB kuJ dyiKAw hY[ jdoN auh dyK irhw huMdw hY, mMgU nUM pqw rihMdw hY[ auh A`K cu`k ky dyKdw nhIN, ieh dUjI g`l hY[ A`K cu`k ky qW aus ny kdy sMqU dI BwbI nUM vI nhIN dyiKAw isvwe iek vwr qoN[ qy audoN hI aus nUM ligAw sI auh aus dw drd jwx geI hY.....

ieh nhIN ik ies sB kuJ dI vrHw krky mMgU byiezq nw hoieAw hovy[ kuJ byiezqIAW qW swnUM ibnW aunHW dw kwrn jwxy vI jyb ivc pwauxIAW pYNdIAW hn[ ieh qWiblkul auvyN huMdw hY ijvyN AsIN bx sMvr ky GroN inklIey qy rwh jWidAw jWidAW koeI swfy auqy ic`kV su`t dyvy qy AsIN ibnW Awpxw ksUr jwxy dwg dwg kp`Vy leI Agy v`D jweIey[ qy iPr AOrqW, ijnHW auqy QoVHw husn hY jW ijnHW nUM QoVw bxnw Txnw Aw igAw hY, auh mwdw ib`CU ho geIAW hn qy Kud KulH ky fMg mwrdIAW hn, Aijhw ik AwdmI pwxI nw mMgy[

jd kdI mMgU ny Aijhw mihsUs kIqw hY qW B`j inkilAw hY[ pr aus dI nINd kdy nhIN tu`tI[ auh hmySw iek nSy ijhy dI hwlq ivc GuMimAw hY qy iek prCwvyN ny aus nUM hr QW qy hr smyN GyrI r`iKAw hY[ aus dI mW dw kihxw hY ik auh jdoN pYdw hoieAw sI, audoN vI sON irhw sI[ aus dI pihlI cIk vI aus nINd ivcoN auBrI sI[

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sMqU hux nhIN irhw[ sMqU dI BwbI hY[ Fwby auqy aus dw Cotw pu`qr bYTx l`g ipAw hY[ mMgU Ajy vI qMdUr auqy bYTdw hY[ gwhk Awaux qy qMdUr dw F`kx auTwauNdw hY[ lwl lwl qpdy qMdUr AMMdr Jwkdw hY qy rotI lwaux leI AMMdr Juk jWdw hY[ Ajy vI aus dy bdn ic iek Jrnwtht ijhI dOV jWdI hY[ hr gwhk leI auh grm grm rotIAW lwhuMdw hY qy iek vI rotI byhI nhIN hox idMdw[ pr qMdUr dy bMd huMidAW hI buJ jWdw hY[ sOx qur jWdw hY, Agly gwhk dy Awaux qk.....

khwxI Kqm krn qoN pihlW mYN kihxw cwhWgw ik drd nUM auCwlo, zKmW dy mOsm nUM Avwz idE[ pr dyKxw ikqy kYc AwaUt nw ho jwxw[ AwiqSbwzI c`lx ipCoN aus dw bwkI ikQy if`gygw, iksy nUM pqw nhIN rihMdw[ pr kuJ lok AwiqSbwzI vWg iek pl leI vI swfI nzr nhIN bMnH skdy qy guMm jWdy hn[ mMgU vWg[ mN kdy iksy nUM aus nwl g`l kridAW nhIN dyiKAw[ auh cup cwp bYTw rotIAW lwauNdw rihMdw hY jW su`qw rihMdw hY[

myrw iek dosq ikhw krdw hY ik AwdmI nUM ijauNdw rihx leI zrUr iksy nsy Srwb, APIm, dOlq, jorU, kuJ vI- dI zrUrq rihMdI hY[ mYnUM nSy nwl icV nhIN pr....

Aj mYN iPr ausy g`fI qoN auqwirAw hW[ rwq dy do vjy hn[ mYN doVdy irkSw ivcoN iPr aus pwsy dyiKAw hY[ myrwfr glq inkilAw hY[ aus AwdmI dI tMg ihlI hY[ auh mirAw nhIN hY[

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