mYN gwrgI ƒ bhuq nyiVEN jwxdw hW[ aus dIAW ilKqW, aus dy JUTy vwAidAW qy aus dIAW kmzorIAW ƒ KurdbIn nwl q`ikAw hY[

auh bhuq swry BulyiKAW dw mrkz hY[ aus dy nW ƒ hI lE: gwrgI ! ikqnw bogs nW hY ! iksy kuVI dI nkl jwpdw hY[

auh DoKw dyx dy iKlwP hY, pr ^ud bVI AwswnI nwl DoKw Kw jWdw hY[ auh isgrt dw SOkIn nhIN pr jy dUjw pI irhw hovy (Kws qOr 'qy koeI kuVI) qW auh psµd krdw hY[

aus dIAW ilKqW iv`c pyNf¨ vwqwvrx hY[ cUhiVAW, luhwrW qy j`tW dy muVHky dI bo hY[ pr aus ƒ imlo qW auh pUrw burzuvw hY[ aus dw kot lMfn dw hY, kmIz pYirs dI, ju`qw fYnmwrk dw qy nktweI rom dI[ iblkul ivdySI swihb, ijs dw ipµf dy lokW nwl dUr dw vI sbµD nhIN[

krzn rof dI iek koTI dI gu`T iv`c aus dw Gr hY, ijs dy ip`Cy DobIAW, KwnswimAW qy nweIAW dIAW KolIAW hn, ijnHW iv`c aus dy Gr dw pIlw drvwzw cmkdw hY[ Aµdr jwE qW swhmxy hI Pu`lW nwl iSµgwirAw iek KUbsUrq kmrw hY[ PrWsIsI stweIl dw bUhw qy rµgdwr pridAW vwly SISy hn[ ieh kmrw aus dy nOkr dw hY[ aus dw Awpxw kmrw ies nwloN bhuq GtIAw hY[

aus dy Gr iv`c sB qoN suQrI QW aus dy kµm krn vwlI myz nhIN, aus dI rsoeI hY[ ieQy bwrW sO rupey dw ibjlI dw culHw hY pr keI vwr aus kol ibjlI dw ibl dyx jogy pYsy nhIN huµdy[ ijnHIN idnIN aus kol nvyN mwfl dI v`fI motrkwr sI, Aksr pYtrol leI pYsy QuVHy rihµdy sn[

auh cµgI cwh qy g`lbwq dw SOkIn hY[ auhdy Gr hr vyly culHy auqy cwh dI kyqlI aubldI rihµdI hY[ lok AwauNdy hn, cwh pINdy hn qy nwtkW, ic`qrklw, iPlm qy rwjsI AµdolnW auqy bihs krdy hn qy cly jWdy hn[ AwdmI hYrwn huµdw hY ik ieh ilKdw iks vyly hovygw[

gwrgI pihlw pµjwbI lyKk hY, ijs auqy sohxIAW kuVIAW ny ieqbwr kIqw[ Awm qOr 'qy pµjwbI lyKk qy sohxI kuVI dw G`t hI myl huµdw hY[ pRoPYsr pRIqm isµG dI pwrsweI qoN, siqAwrQI dI dwVHI qoN, qy syKoN dy iKzwb qoN fr lgdw hY[ pr gwrgI kol nw dwVHI hY, nw iKzwb qy nw pwrsweI ! auh ju`qw gµFwaux igAw huµdw hY qy ip`Cy aus dI rsoeI iv`c kuVIAW cwh bxw ky pI jWdIAW hn[ hr kuVI Awpxy hlky dI dUjI sohxI kuVI v`l ieSwrw kr ky AwKdI hY, ''q¨µ ies nwl ivAwh ikauN nhIN kr lYNdw?''

ies qrHW swrIAW sohxIAW kuVIAW iek iek kr ky ivAwhIAW jw rhIAW hn[

jy aus ƒ pu`Co, ''q¨µ ivAwh ikauN nhIN krvwauNdw?''

auh AwKdw hY, ''myry nwl GtnwvW nhIN, hwdsy huµdy hn !'' ijnHW kuVIAW ƒ aus ipAwr kIqw jW qy auh ivAwhIAW hoeIAW sn jW ivAwhIAW jwx vwlIAW[ aus dI mnSw iv`c Aphuµc dI Koj sI qy AijhI Aphuµc tIsI leI pRym dw Aµq duKWq hI ho skdw sI[ aus dw pihlw nwtk 'kuAwrI tIsI' (1943) aus dy Awpxy Acyq mn dw s`cw pRgtwvw sI[

aus ƒ kdy gu`sw nhIN AwauNdw[ brqn tu`t jwx, Gr iv`c corI ho jwvy, aus dI pRyimkw DoKw dy jwey-aus ƒ gu`sw nhIN cVHdw[ ijvyN ikqy aus dy vjUd Aµdr brP dI is`lI r`KI huµdI hY qy jo aus dy gu`sy dy qwpmwn ƒ rokI r`KdI hY[ aus ƒ koeI g`l AwKo auh mµn jwvygw[ ''A`j ieµfIAw gyt nhIN, loDI dy mkbry clWgy['' auh AwKygw, ''A`Cw!''

aus dw bwvrcI khygw, ''swhb kryly bwzwr iv`c nhIN imldy! A`j k`dU bxygw[''

gwrgI ƒ k`dU qoN sKq nPrq hY[ pr auh muskrweygw, ''A`Cw, A`j k`dU bxw lY['' aus Swm auh rotI bwhr hotl iv`c Kw Awvygw[

koeI kuVI aus ƒ AwKygI, ''qyrw Gr qW n¨rmihl dI srW eyN[ eyQy koeI ipAwr dI g`l ikvyN kr skdY? hr vyly koeI nw koeI lIfr jW lyKk auqirAw rihµdw hY[''

gwrgI auqr dyvygw, ''q¨µ TIk AwKdI eyN[ ieQy ipAwr dI g`l ikvyN ho skdI hY?''

DobI iSkwieq krygw, ''bwaU jI, quhwfI kmIz dw kwlr bodw sI[ klP lwaux nwl Pt igAw[''

gwrgI ijs ny huxy Cy nvIAW kmIzW islvweIAW huµdIAW hn, DobI ƒ fWtx dI QW hwr mµn leygw[

grmIAW dI dupihr jd auh su`qw hovy, qusIN Aw Dmkdy ho qy auhƒ JµjoV ky jgwauNdy ho qy AwKdy ho, ''bVI vDIAw iPlm l`gI AY- do l`CIAW[ au`T[ q¨µ boldw ikauN nhIN? rwq ƒ icrkw su`qw sI? cµgw cµgw, sON jw! mYN cldW[ myry jgwaux qy nwrwz qW nhIN?''

auh AwKygw,''nhIN[''

qusIN socdy ho, ieh ikho ijhw AwdmI hY? ies ƒ iksy g`l 'qy rwzI kr lE[ ijDr mrzI Awvy, moV lE[ lc-lcw ijhw, ijvyN s`p dI kYNculI huµdI hY[ ijvyN jpwnI islk dw mPlr huµdw hY[ ies dI rIVH dI h`fI gwieb hY[ iksy g`l auqy nhIN AVdw[ iksy g`l auqy ies dIAW A`KW nhIN BKdIAW[ ikho ijhw AwdmI hY ieh!

pr qusIN iksy idn aus ƒ ieh AwKo, ''Xwr A`j GtIAw cwh pI lY['' qW auh cmk ky AwKygw, ''au`kw nhIN[''

qusIN zrw ieh AwK ky vyKo, ''cYKoP dy nwtk bVy susq hn[ mYƒ psµd nhIN['' qW auh Swied quhwƒ AwK dyvy, ''inkl jwE myry Gr 'coN[''

X¨rp jw ky bhuqy lok swihb bx jWdy hn[ gwrgI X¨rp dI Xwqrw ip`CoN bhuqw pµjwbI bx igAw hY[ aus ny bhuq swrIAW pµjwbI g`lW bwhr jw ky is`KIAW[ pRwcIn sµsikRq nwtk rUs dy rµgmµc auqy dyKy[ Brq munI dw nt-SwsqR lMfn bYT ky piVHAw[ pµjwbI ipµfW dy lok-pihrwivAW qy rµgW ƒ pYirs dy nvyN PYSn dyK ky srwihAw[

auh klwiskI sµgIq dw AwSk hY[ nvyN klw- BvnW, Ajµqw, AYlorw dIAW mUrqIAW qy smkwlI lilq klwvW qoN cµgI qrHW jwx¨ hY[ Aksr aus dy Gr pµjwb dy ipµfW dy kvI, pYirs dy ic`qrkwr, d`KxI Bwrq dIAW nrqkIAW, bµgwl dy pRis`D AYktr Aqy aurdU dy swihqkwr Awey rihµdy hn[

aus dw pihlw ieSk sµgIq sI[ pr aus dI mW qbly vwjy dy iKlwP sI[ auh kµD t`p ky mrwsIAW dy Gr jw vVdw, ijQy 'n¨rW' qy 's`dI' mrwsx FolkI auqy gw rhIAW huµdIAW[ aus dy kQn Anuswr n¨rW dI Awvwz ieauN sI ijvyN qyl iv`c rsI hoeI bµsrI[ aus dI mW aus ƒ zbrdsqI DUh ky lY jWdI[ Gr iv`c iek jµg jwrI rhI: sµgIq qy gwlHW mu`ky[ aus ƒ swihq nwl koeI lgwE nhIN sI[ solW swl dI aumr iv`c auh sµgIq qoN pUrI qrHW qruµf ilAw igAw qy aus ny hwr mµn leI[

swihq v`l qW auhu AYvyN hI Aw igAw, ijvyN koeI AwdmI dUjy QW ivAwihAw jwvy[

auh bhuqy nwtk qy khwxIAW audoN ilKdw hY jdoN iksy dI aufIk iv`c bYTw hovy[ 'kuAwrI tIsI' ku`lU dI vwdI iv`c iksy dI aufIk iv`c bYiTAW iliKAw sI[ 'lohw ku`t' dw pihl AYkt murwdwbwd stySn dy plyt Pwrm auqy g`fI aufIkidAW iliKAw sI[ iesy qrHW 'p`qx dI byVI' vI iek kwhvw Kwny iv`c bYiTAW iliKAw igAw[

Awm qOr 'qy lyKk iksy ƒ aufIkidAW ibhbl ho jWdy hn qy kmry iv`c tihlx lgdy hn[ gwrgI AwpxI ibhblqw ƒ itkwaux leI ilKxw SurU kr idµdw hY[ auh BIV qy Sor iv`c bYT ky Awrwm nwl ilK skdw hY[ msln, rylvy stySn, rYstorYNt iv`c jW ivhVy iv`c ij`Qy qIvIAW crKy k`q rhIAW hox qy g`lW kr rhIAW hox[ ieh Sor aus dy mn dI ipRST BUmI auqy iek rWglw ic`qr vwh idµdw hY[ jy eykWq hovy qW auh nhIN ilK skdw[ auh ies eykWq qy mukµml KwmoSI qoN Gbrw ky bwhr dy rOly iv`c SWqI FUµfdw hY[

bhuq G`t lokW ƒ pqw hY ik kwlj dy idnIN auh kivqw vI ilKdw huµdw sI[ aus ny lgpg iqµn sO kivqwvW ilKIAW sn[ ienHW iv`coN pµjwh cux ky auh rwibµdrw nwQ Twkur kol lY igAw sI[ bhuq icr qIk auh ies g`l dw PYslw nw kr sikAw ik aurdU iv`c ilKy jW AµgryzI iv`c[ aus dw eImwn hY ik lyKk ƒ zbwn Aqy SbdW dy iBµn-iBµn rUpW auqy pUrI muhwrq cwhIdI hY[ ijvyN iek Gumwr ig`lI im`tI ƒ moV ky jo Skl cwhy dy dyvy, iesy qrHW iek lyKk vI Awpxy mwiDAm ƒ pUrI Ku`lH nwl rµd iCl sky qy aus iv`c nvyN Bwv aujwgr kr sky[ auh AµgryzI qy aurdU iv`c ieh Gwt mihsUs krdw sI[

aus pµjwbI iv`c ilKxw iesy leI SurU kIqw ik ies bolI iv`c aus Awpxw bcpn jIivAw sI qy glIAW dI DUV, rUVIAW dI bo, crHIAW qy ip`plW dI sugµD mwxI sI[

jdoN aus 'kuAwrI tIsI', 'byyby' qy 'lohw ku`t' ilKy, audoN q`k aus koeI pµjwbI pusqk nhIN sI pVHI[ ies muAwmly iv`c auh iblkul AnpVH sI[ aus ƒ ieh vI nhIN sI pqw ik BweI vIr isµG vI koeI kvI sI[ audoN dI vrqmwn pµjwbI khwxI jW nwtk dy p`Dr dw aus ƒ koeI igAwn nhIN sI[ aus dIAW kuJ khwxIAW CpIAW qy auh lyKk bx igAw[ ies ip`CoN aus pµjwbI pVHnI SurU kIqI[

nwtkkwr vI aus ƒ hwlwq ny hI bxwieAw[

Awey swl v`fy idnW iv`c pRIqngr nwtk Kyfy jWdy sn[ nOjvwn muµfy, kuVIAW dy iek toly ny, jo pRIq ngr hI rihµdw sI, iek nwtk Kyfx dI slwh pkweI[ AYktr, AYktrsW hwzr sn: rµg mµc vI sI[ drSk vI sn pr nwtk nhIN sI[ aunHW iv`coN iek ny gwrgI ƒ ikhw ik aus dI zbwn bVI TyT pyNf¨ sI, auh iksy AµgryzI nwtk dw Jtpt qrjmw ikauN nhIN kr idµdw[ AwierlYNf dI pRis`D nwtkkwr lyfI grYgrI dy nwtk ƒ iqµn GµitAW iv`c aus pµjwbI rµg iv`c Fwl id`qw- 'rweI dw phwV'[

nwtk KyifAw igAw[ kwmXwb irhw[ ies ip`CoN hr koeI aus ƒ AwKdw, ''qyrI bolI bhuq suAwdlI hY, nwtk qW ilK dyh!'' ijvyN koeI AwKy, ''qYƒ qrnw AwauNdY, toBy iv`coN swfI gyNd qW k`F dyh!''

pµjwbI iv`c bhuqy lyKk nwtk ilK ky drSkW qy Kyfx vwilAW ƒ l`Bdy hn[ gwrgI ƒ pRIq ngr iv`c qy aus dy ip`CoN vI Kyfx vwly qy inrdySk l`Bdy rhy hn[ aus dy ierd- igrd sdw hI AYktrW qy AYktrsW dI tolI rhI hY[ Aksr auh Awpxy nwtk Awp fwierYkt nhIN krdw[ nwt-klw qy nwtk ƒ rµg mµc auqy mUrqImwn krn ƒ auh iek bhuq muSkl ksb mµndw hY, ijs leI keI swlW dI swDnw qy is`iKAw dI loV hY[

auh ivckwrly myl dw duSmx hY jW auh vDIAw hotl iv`c cwh pIvygw jW iksy Fwby 'qy[ jW klwiskI sµgIq suxygw jW pyNf¨ bolIAW[ g`fI iv`c s&r krn l`igAW vI auh drimAwny drjy iv`c bYyTx qoN prhyz krdw hY[ cwh, sµgIq, swihq-iqµnW iv`c auh ivckwrly myl ƒ Bµfdw hY[

auh klm nwl nhIN, fWg nwl ilKdw hY[ kwgzW dw vYrI hY[ keI vwr iek sqr iv`c isrP cwr A`Kr huµdy hn qy iek sPy auqy msW Cy sqrW[ kwgz dw dsqw kdy nhIN KrIddw, sdw ir`m jW do ir`m kwgz mu`l lYNdw hY[

pihloN pihl jd aus AwpxI mW qy nwnI bwry lyK ilKy qW ienHW iv`c iek kOVI dlyrI sI[ mW ƒ aus rvwieqI 'mwqw jI' nhIN bxwieAw sgoN aus iv`c ienswnI ipAwr, nPrq, JUT qy ikqy ikqy kmIngI dI pwh dy ky aus dw iek ijauNdw jwgdw pwqr pyS kIqw[ aus dw XkIn hY ik jo cµgw lyKk hY, auh hr vyly ieh swbq nhIN krdw ik mYN ikqnw s`cw, dieAwvwn qy in`Gw mnu`K hW[ aus iv`c jurA`q hovy ik auh Awpxy Koty qy kmzor pihlUAW auqy cwnxw sut sky qy dwsqovskI, gorkI, aunIl qy mµto vWg ieh AwK sky, ''aus vyly myry iv`c kmIngI dI iek icxg jwgI[ mYN PVHW mwrn l`gw[ myry iv`c eIrKw dI A`g blx l`gI[''

ihswb krn qoN gwrgI ƒ fr lgdw hY[ nOkr ƒ pYsy PVw id`qy, jdoN m`uk gey, hor dy id`qy[ Awpxy bYNk nwl, dukwndwr nwl, dosq nwl, DobI nwl kdy ihswb nhIN krdw[ isrP pbilSr nwl ihswb krdw hY qy mwmly ƒ kcihrI qIk lY jWdw hY[

mwlI qOr 'qy auh kwPI qµg rihµdw hY[ ies kr ky nhIN ik aus kol pYsy nhIN AwauNdy[ sgoN ies leI ik aus ƒ Krcx dI ivauNq nhIN[ iek vwr aus ƒ ikqoN pµdrW ruipAW dw mnIAwrfr AwieAw[ auh Gr nhIN sI[ fwkIAw muV igAw[ pYisAW dI loV sI[ auh tYksI lY ky aus dy mgr igAw qy keI QwvW qoN ho ky jd v`fy fwkKwny qoN aus mnIAwrfr vsUl kIqw qW tYksI dy bwrW rupey Cy Awny bx cu`ky sn[