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hr Èfm asIN Btky pOxF sMg rlky.'

ieh pMkqI jd mYN pihlI vfr 1977 ivc pVHI sI qF mn dy aMdr AuhnF DrqI 'qy iKwlry pIly pwiqaF ƒ vyKx dI KfihÈ pYdf hoeI, ijhnF dy AuwØqy pOx vI Btk rhI sI. kvI dy mn dI AuzfrI qy idRÈ isrjxf ny myrI idRÈ icqrvIN awK qy kfÌI zUMGf asr kIqf. acyq hI iek qlfÈ ÈurU ho geI, ÈFq icq DrqI qy psry pIly pwiqaF dI. ikhVf pIlf ? iPwkf pIlf, gUVHf pIlf, kwcf pIlf jF Pyr isrP plqoN vflf hI pwqf. jd pYr myry sÌr mukf rhy huMdy qF myrI awK pwiqaF dI qlfÈ ivc rihMdI. kdy ieh ZwldI bhfry ikwkrF dy JwVy pIly PuwlF ivc AuwlJ jFdI, jo duafby dIaF sVkF qy pihrydfrF vFgUM sfeIz qy lfeIn ivc izgy pey huMdy hn qy Pyr kdy AuwlJ jFdI pqJV ivc Es tfhlI dy pwiqaF ivc jo pIly nhIN, GsmYly ho DrqI qy izgdy hn. gwl kI jd vI ikqy izwgy pwØqy dyKxy, Jwt pIly pwiqaF dI qlfÈ krnI. keI vfrI qF ieh idl krnf ik kfÈ iewk pIlf pwqf hI DrqI qy izigaf iml jfvy. GwØto Gwt nMgf pYr rwK ky ieh qF jfx lvF ik ikvyN mihsUs huMdf hY Pyr pOx BfvyN Btkx qoN bfad KVI hI ikAuN nf iml jfvy. pr ieMj hoieaf nhIN. mYƒ lwgf ik BtkdI pOx nfloN vI vwD ieh pIlf pwqf mYƒ iËafdf Btkfeygf. ho skdf hY ieh pIlf pwqf mYƒ sfrI Aumr nf imly qy myrI qlfÈ Kqm hI nf hovy. kihMdy hn iensfn hflfq nflL smJOqf kr lYNdf hY. kuJ ievyN hI hoieaf. DrqI dI ihwk qy cfdr vFgUM ivCy pIly pwØqy qF mYƒ nf imly pr pwqJV ivc JuMzF dy JuMz drwKqF qy lwØgy pIly pwiqaF dy ËrUr imly. qy mYN drjnF idRÈ iehnF pIly pwiqaF dy afpxy idRÈ kYd krn vfly XMqr ivc kYd kIqy. iehnF drwKqF dy pwiqaF qoN iek vI BtkdI pOx nf imlI, bs rumkdI hoeI hvf hI imlI sI. pr myrI soc dy supny dI qlfÈ hux hor qIbr huMdI jf rhI sI.
Pyr 1994 dI iek svyr asIN cfr XfqrU qy do mihmfn invfË, knyzf dy iek Èihr kYlgrI ivc Btkx inkly. akqUbr dI imwTI ijhI TMz qy diraf df iek iknfrf. acfnk hI iek cfdr dyKI jo kudrq ny pIly pwiqaF dI iKlfr ik myry sfhmxy kr idwqI. diraf df iknfrf Buwl igaf. afpxy supny ƒ sc huMdf vyK XkIn hI nhIN sI af irhf hvf Btk rhI hY jF rumk rhI hY iesdf igafn nf irhf. pr myrI 17 sfl dI Btkxf ËrUr afpxf aMq dyK rhI sI. sbwb vs, Auprokq sqrF df lyKk vI myry nfl sI. myry kihx 'qy Aus ieh idRÈ qF vyiKaf pr koeI bhuq Bfvuk nf hoieaf. mYƒ ies gwl df bVf acMBf lgf ik kvI qy koeI asr hI nhIN hoieaf. gwl geI–afeI ho geI. pr myrf mn Pyr vI nhIN sI itk irhf. afKr Auh ikhVy pwØqy sn ijhnF qy kvI ny hlky hlky pb Dry qy pOxF sMg Btk igaf. mYƒ ies gwl df XkIn ho igaf ik GwØto Gwt ieh pwØqy nhIN sn. Èfied kudrq dy iKlfry pIly pwiqaF nfloN kvI dy iKlfry pIly pwØqy vwD hOly–Puwl hox jF Pyr myrI sfrI qlfÈ hI inrfrQk sI. Èfied hux iek nvIN qlfÈ ÈurU ho cuwkI hY pIly pwiqaF dI, ijsdf pqf nhIN kdoN qy ikwØQy muwkdI hY. ho skdf hY ieh kivqf dI Aumr ijMnI hI lMmI hovy.
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