vkq vI ikMnI AjIn cIz ey[A~j qoN pMj swl pihlW ieh g~l vI jI dy mUMho sux ky kulvMq ikMnw SrmweI sI, ikMnI lwl ho geI sI Aqy A~j auhdy AMdr koeI qrMg nhIN auTI, koeI l~jw dw AnuBv nhIN hoieAw[ aultw mn bVw bycYn ho igAw hY[ auhdy idl ivc AwauNdw hY ik vIr jI nUM swP nWh kr dyvy, hux auh iksy lVky nUM vyKx dy c~kr ivc nhIN pYxw cwhuMdI[

pr auh jwxdI hY ik vI jI qy ie`s gl dw Asr cMgw nhIN pYxw[ auhnW dw ichwr auhdy koloN vyiKAw nhIN jwxw[ mW vI rox lg pvygI[ iPr auhnUM imstr ig~l dI g`l Xwd Aw jWdI-

"ims kulvMq, ieho ijhw PYslw qYnUM mihMgw pvygw"[

iPr auh AwpxI v~fI Byx dw auDwhrx idMdw hY[ ijhny iz`d ivc Aw ky ivAwh nhIN sI krwieAw Aqy hux cwlIH swl dI aumr ivc krwx leI iqAwr hY[

kulvMq AMdr qW ieho jhI koeI iz`d nhIN sI[ auh qW Gr vswx nUM iqAwr sI, pr ivAwh dy nW qy auhdy AMdr hux koeI cwA pYdw nhIN sI huMdw[

iehnW swlW ivc auhdy Brw ny auhdy leI bVI koiSS kIqI sI, keI muMfy vyKy sn[ sB nUM kulvMq dw kd kwT, auhdy nYx nkS, auhdw rMg rUp, auhdIAW A~KW dIAW lMmIAW plkW, auhdI idlkS muskwx, auhdI pVHweI nOkrI sB psMd sI[ iek g`l qy Aw ky swrI psMd nwpsMdgI ivc bdl jWdI[

ipCly keI swlW qoN auh hIn nwl gRsq hY[ auh socdI hY ik auh iksy dy kwbl nhIN[ auhdI iksmq ivc AxivAwihAw rihxw hI iliKAw hY, iek`l hI ilKI hY[ auhnUM Awpxy Awp qy qrs AwauNdw hY[ Awpxy Awp qy rihm kr auh roNdI rihNdI hY[ iek iek krky auhdIAW shylIAW dy ivAwh ho gey hn[ auh auhnW vl hsrq BrIAW nzrW nwl qkdI rihMdI hY[

qdy hI auhdI izMdgI ivc Acwnk jsbIr Aw igAw sI[ auh dovyN ieko dPqr ivc sn[ iek dUjy dy bhuqy nyVy Aw gey sn[ kulvMq ivAwh bwry auhdy nwl g`l nw krdI[ jdoN vI auh jsbIr nwl ivAwh dI g~l krn dw socdI auhnUM DukDukI jhI l`g jWdI[ auhnUM fr lgdw ik ieh ipAwr dy idn, iek purS dy suKwvyN swQ dy idn auhdy h~Qo ikDry Kus nw jwx[ jsbIr nUM auhdI KwmI dw pqw hI hovygw[ swhmxy nzr AwauNdI sI[ pr aus kdI kuJ nhI sI ikhw qy nW hI kulvMq ies bwry izkr krn dI ihMmq hI krdI[

kulvMq dy vIr jI nUM jsbIr dy nwl auhdy GMumx iPrn dw pqw lg igAw sI[ auhnW jsbIr nUM iml ky ivAwh dI g`l CyVI sI[ jsbIr nUM kulvMq dw hor qW sB kuJ psMd sI, pr ieko kmI sI[ aus ikhw sI ik auhnUM qW ies kmI dw ieMnW kuJ Prk nhIN pYNdw, pr auhdI mW Aqy BYxw rzwmMd nhIN sn[

bs kulvMq dy auh suKwvyN idn kVvwht ivc bdl gey sn[ jsbIr auhdy qoN ktx l`g ipAw sI[ kuJ idnW bwAd hI aus AwpxI qbdIlI dUjy dPqr krw leI sI[ bhuq idn kulvMq ny aus ksk nUM Awpxy sIny ivc pwlI riKAw sI[ pihlW svY hmdrdI dw auhdy kol ieko kwrn sI, hux do ho gey sn[

auhdI mW dI mwXusI vI bhuq vD geI sI[ ausnUM Awpxy ipqw jI dI 20-22 swl pihlW dI DuMDlI jhI Skl Xwd Aw jWdI [auh kulvMq, auhdI mW Aqy auhdy Brw nUM C~f ky Awswm cly gey sn[ pihlW pihlW qW auh Krc Byjdy rhy sn, iPr auh vI bMd ho igAw sI[ auhdy mwmW jI qy swrw boJ pY igAw sI[ auhdy mwmw jI Awp Awswm gey sn[ ipqw jI ny iek hor AOrq vsw leI sI[ auhdy ’coN aunHW dy do b`cy vI sn[

kulvMq nwl vIr jI dI vI koeI sWJ nhIN sI[ auhnW dovW dw koeI Kws vwk vtWdrw nw huMdw[ dovyN BYx Brw kdI iek`Ty GumMx jW ipkcr vyKx nhIN sn jWdy[ aunHW ivc kdI ipqw jI dI g`l nhIN sI huMdI[ dovyN Awpxy AMdr suMgVy rihMdy sn[

jdoN vIr jI dw ivAwh ho igAw qW auhnW nUM kulvMq dy ivAwh dw vI iKAwl Aw igAw sI[ qd hI auhnHW auhdy leI muMfw l`Bx dw Xqn SurU kr idqw sI[ pihlW muMfw jo vyKx AwieAw sI aus ny hI kulvMq dy Brw koloN ichry dy sPyd dwgW bwry pu`iCAw sI[ qd hI kulvMq, auhdy Brw Aqy mW dw iDAwn iehnW dwgW vl igAw sI[

aus idn qoN auh iehnW dwgW bwry bVI cyqMn ho geI sI[ aus bVw ielwj kIqw-keI qrHW dw ielwj kIqw[ srIr nUM kSt id`qw[ mMnqw mMnIAW, keI grm TMfy pwxIAW ivc ieSnwn kIqw, pr dwg auNj hI rhy[

jsbIr bwry ksk jdoN kuJ GtI qW auhdI izMdgI ivc iek hor AwdmI AwieAw[ bhuq dUr dy irSqy ivc lgdw Brw[ kulvMq dy vIr ny aus lVky nwl ivAwh dI g`l qorI[ auh lBwk hYrwn ho ky vIr jI vl q`kdw hoieAw boilAW, "vIr jI, qusIN qW kmwl dI g`l krdy ho[ kulvMq qW myrI Byx hY Aqy auhdy nwl ivAwh....."[

kulvMq dw idl kIqw ik auh aus lVky dw mUMh noc lvy jdoN auh auhnUM glvkVI ’c lYNdw sI, auhnUM cuMmdw sI qW auh BYx vwlw irSqw ikQy jWdw sI?

kulvMq socdI- "mYN qW iek Gr vsw ky rihxw cwhUMdI hW, pr myrI izMdgI qW iek phwVI QW qy bxy gYst hwaus vWg ho geI hY ijQy kuJ idnW leI koeI jvwn Aw ky Tihrdw hY, rMg rlIAW mnWdw hY, mnorMjn krdw hY Aqy iPr aUb ky A`gy cl pYNdw hY[ gYst hwaus nUM iekilAW hvw dy brPIly QpyVy sihx leI C~f jWdw hY[ aus qoN bwAd vI kulvMq ny keIAw nUM Awpxy nwl bMnH lYx dw Xqn kIqw[ auh socdI koeI nw koeI qW myry gux vI vyKygw hI Aqy hmySw leI myry nwl b~J jwvygw.pr hmySw inrwSw hI auhdy h`Q lgdI[

iek vwr iek lVkw, auhdI mW, BYxW Aqy BrjweIAW sB auhnUM vyKx AweIAW sn[ iek iek ny auhdy dwgW bwry puiCAw sI[ ieh iks qrHW hoey, kdoN hoey, ikhVw ielwj kIqw, shI ho skdy hn jW nhIN[ srIr qy hor ikQy ikQy hn[ auyhnUM lgw ik auh auhnW swhmxy nMgI ho geI[ auh AOrqW auhdw AMMg AMMg ault plt vyK rhIAW hn[ dwg lB rhIAW hn[ aus idn kulvMq nUM Awpxw Awp ikMnw zlIl, ikMnw Apmwixq lgw sI[ aus r`b nUM bVw koisAw sI[ r`b ny ikhVy jnm dw bdlw ilAw sI auhdy qoN[ pihlW ipE nUM auhdy qoN Alg kr idqw iPr ieh dwg dy idqy[ auh vI ichry qy[

do cwr idn qW auh Apmwn dI Ag ivc JulsdI rhI sI[ Brw cupcwp mUk nzrW nwl auhdy vl qk Cfdw[ BrjweI hmdrdI jqlWdI, mW idlwsw idMdI[ auhnUM ieh sB zihr lgdw[ auh socdI kI mYN isrP hmdrdI dI hI pwqr hW[

AwpxI izMdgI dI borIAq qoN qMg Aw ky aus tRWsPr leI AplweI kr idqw[ iek CotI jhI bRWc ivc auhdI qbdIlI ho geI[ ies dPqr ivc iqMn cwr ivAwhIAW znwnIAW sn[ iqMn cwr mrd[ kuJ idn ies mwhOl ivc auhnUM bVw Atptw ijhw lgw sI[ auhdy vl vyK ky znwnIAW Gusr Pusr krdIAW[ iek idn iek AOOrq ny ienHW dwgW bwry puC hI ilAw[ kulvMq gusy ivc Aw geI[ jo kuJ hY swhmxy spSt hY[ imstr igl ny gl sMBwl leI sI[

ies dPqr ivc kMm krdIAW AOrqW nwl qW kulvMq dI kdI koeI sWJ nw ho skI[ aunHW dIAW AwpxIAW koeI nw koeI smisAwvW sn[ iksy dy bcy dIAW, iksy dy pqI dIAW, iksy dI s`s dIAW[ kdI iksy nUM Pursq nw huMdI ik auh kulvMq dI sm`isAw vl vI iDAwn dy skx[ b`s kdI kdI auh pu`C C`fdIAW, ikauN beI kulvMq qUM ivAwh kdoN krvw rhI eyN? ivAwh dw mqlb musIbqW[ quMU hwly kr lY mOj’[

pr auh hI jwxdI sI ik auh ikMnI mOj kr rhI hY[ ies AwiPs ivc imstr ig`l nwl auhdI kwPI sWJ ho geI sI[ kulvMq ny auhnUM sB ds idqw sI[ Awpxy As`Pl ipAwrW bwry, Awpxy ipqw bwry, Awpxy dwgW bwry[

imstr igl auhdy nwl bVw snyh jqWdw, ahdw bVw Awdr mwn krdw[ kulvMq nUM lgdw zrUr imstr ig`l ahnUM iek idn khygw- kulvMq cl iekTy ipkcr clIey, cl ikDry bYT ky cwh pIvIey, pr ipCly swl Br qoN auhny kdI ieho ijhw nhIN ikhw[ imstr ig`l ny auhnUM AwpxI bIvI Aqy bicAW nwl keI vwr imlwieAw hY[ Awpxy prvwr nwl GuMmwx lY jWdw hY[

pr kulvMq nUM iek mrdwvW suK pRwpq krn dI Awdq pY geI sI ijhVw Swied sQweI rUp ivc auhdI iksmq ivc nhIN sI iliKAw[

aus idn imstr KMMnw nwl auhnUM ipkcr hwaUs ivc vyK ky imstr ig`l hYrwn ho igAw sI[

dUjy idn dPqr ivc ikMnw AjIb ijhw lgdw irhw sI kulvMq nUM[ auh cwhuMdI jldI hI imstr ig`l ies bwry auhdy nwl g`l kr lYx qW auh hlkI ho jwvy, pr auh qW cup irhw[

AwiKr ipkcr dI gl CyV ky, kulvMq ny hI gl clweI[

"qYnUM pqw hY ik KMMnw SwdISudw hY?" imstr ig`l boilAw[

kulvMq ny hW ivc isr ihlwieAw[ qW imstr ig`l auhdy vl suAwlIAw nzrW nwl qkx lgw[

‘jy kuAwrw vI huMdw qW kI myry nwl ivAwh krw lYNdw?"kulvMq ny ivAMMg nwl puiCAw[

imstr ig`l cupcwp auhdy vl qkdw irhw[

" imstr ig`l, mYN qW iek gYst hwaUs hW, jdoN ies gYst hwaUs ivc kuJ idnW leI koeI Aw ky Tihrdw hY qW myrI vIrwn izMdgI ivc bhwr Aw jWdI hY"[

kulvMq nUM l`gw ik imstr ig`l dIAW plkW kMb geIAW hn[

imstr igl boilAw, kulvMq qUM Awpxy Awp nUM brbwd ikauN kr rhI hY?"

"Awbwd hI mYN kd hW jo brbwd ho jwvWgI"[