iPr Ausny iKVkI qoN vYlbwt df Bfrf prdf prHF htf ky bfhr qwikaf. ivMzo-iswl qy rUM dy PMibaF vrgI sno izwgI peI sI. sfhmxy GrF dIaF CwqF qy njLr mfridaF hI Aus vyiKaf ik kflIaF-klUtIaF GrF dIaF CwqF duwD DoqIaF peIaF sn. ijwQoN qwk vI AusdI njLr geI sB pfsy brPL dI icwtI cfdr hI ivCI hoeI sI. dsMbr df TMzf-Tfr mhInf aqy aYqvfr df idn. ibsqry dy inwG ny muV AusnUM rjfeI ivc lY aFdf.

awKF mItx dI koisLsL kridaF acfnk AusnUM afpxI pqnI pUro df iKafl afieaf. iKafl afAux dI dyr hI sI ik PLon dI GMtI vwj peI. Pon cuwikaf. Pon pUro df hI sI. tYlIpYQI vflI hI gwl ho geI. pUro df cyqf kIqf, pUro df hI PLon af igaf. hflF do hPLqy pihlF hI qF Auh Auh Bfrq geI sI.

rsmI hYlo qoN bfad gwl gMBIr ho geI. pqnI dI gwl suxky Ausdy KfinAuN geI. vIr isMG nUM XkIn hI nhIN sI af irhf ik ieMJ vI ho skdf sI? bhuq dyr glbfq huMdI rhI. pqnI dI ijLwd awgy AusnUM gozy tykxy hI pey. Ausny Pon qy hI pqnI nUM kih idwqf: “iewk do idnF ivc hI pRbMD krky mYN vI Bfrq afAuNdf hF. qUM dyKyNgI ik qyrf iKafl gLlq hY?”

awj aYqvfr hox kfrn Bfrq jfx df prbMD klH qy hI Cwzxf ipaf. Ausny agly idn pihlF kMm qoN CuwtI df prbMD kIqf. birtsL pfsport hox kfrn vIjLf lYxf jLrUrI sI. Pfrm Br ky idwqf aqy aYNbYsI vfilaF dUjy idn af ky lY jfx leI ikhf. vwD pYsy Krc ky hvfeI itkt KrIidaf aqy qIjy idn hI Bfrq leI quwr ipaf. jhfjL ivc bYiTaF vI vIr isMG nUM pUro dIaF khIaF gwlF Auqy Brosf nhIN sI bwJH irhf. Auh kRoiDq hoieaf soc irhf sI: ieMJ ikvyN ho skdf hY? jLrUr pUro nUM koeI gLlq-PLihmI hoeI hovygI. AusdI mF jfeI swkI vwzI BYx ieMJ nhIN kr skdI? soc irhf sI: sLfied pUr,o BYx-Brf ivc ivgfV pfAuxf cfhuMdI hovy. jykr gwl gLlq inklI qF Auh pUro nUM ijAuNdI nhIN Czygf. kdy socdf: pUro ny awgy kdy qF ieMJ nhI kIqI sI. Auh qF afp AusdI vwzI BYx leI sdf hI kuJ nf kuJ bxf ky afp lY jFdI rihMdI jF iBjvFdI rihMdI. kdy kpiVaF dy pfrsl krdI. afey gey pfs BYx, BxoeIey aqy bwicaF leI kuJ nf kuJ ByjdI hI rihMdI. iPr? jLrUr hI kuJ nf kuJ qF hoieaf hI hovgf ik pUro nUM AusdI BYx-BxoeIey bfry PLon qy ieh sB kuJ dwsxf ipaf. iPr AusnUM pUro bfry kuJ XkIn vwJHdf. aqy ies XkIn vwJHx dy kfrx vI sn.

afpxy ivafh ipwCoN jwd Auh pihlI bfr BfrqoN vfps afieaf qF pqnI pUro nfl Ausny afpxI BYx dI afrQk qMgI dI gwl kIqI. sfrI gwl suxky pUroN dIaF awKF qr ho geIaF sn. Auh ikvyN nf ikvyN afpxI vwzI nnfx dy kMm afAuxf cfhuMdI sI. soc ivcfr ky hI Ausny vIr isMG nUM slfh idwqI sI ik AuhnF nUM ipwCy vI kuJ nf kuJ jLrUr hI bnfAuxf cfhIdf. kwd qwk Auh ipMz aFdy-jFdy rihxgy? awj jF Blk, sLihr QF qF lYxI hI pvygI. ikAuN nf huxy hI lY leI jfvy? Ausdf ivcfr sI ik ies QF ivc BYx, BxoeIaf qy bwcy af vsxgy. nfly AuhnF df Krc Gtygf, rojL sLihr afx-jfx qoN bcxgy aqy AuhnF dI afrQk hflq ivc vI suDfr af jfvygf. vIr isMG ny rwb df sLukr kIqf ik AusdI pqnI pUro ny Ausdy idwl dI gwl buwJ leI. aqy iPr AuhnF dohF ny awgy nfloN vI vwD kMm krnf afrMB idwqf. kdy vI kMm qoN bs lwgdy CuwtI nf lYNdy. ijMnf vI ho skdf EvrtfeIm lgfAuNdy. bwicaF dI sMBfl dI bhuqI prvfh nf kridaF ikrsF kr kr pYsy joVdy. sB vfDU Krcy iqafg ky kyvl jLrUrI loVF Auqy hI Krc krdy. vIr isMG ny pYsy bcfAux dI hr qrkIb ajLmfeI. bIar pIxI CwzI. vfDU dy Krc Gtfey. doNh sflF ivc hI AuhnF dohF ny dws hjLfr pONz joV ilaf. QoVy ijhy pYsy Gr Auqy “sYkMz mfrgyjL” lY ky vI iekwTy kIqy. pUro ny hwQF dIaF vMgF aqy hor gihxy vI lfh ky vIr isMG nUM dy idwqy ik Bfrq jf ky cMgy pYsy iml jfxgy. QF lY ky mkfn bnfAux jF bixaf bxfieaf koeI Cotf-motf mkfn KrIdx leI kI pqf ikMny ku pYsy lwg jfx. Bfrq jfx df progrfm bx igaf. bVf vKq kwt ky AuhnF ny pMdrF vrHy pihlF sLihr QF leI sI pr hux-----

vIr isMG dIaF awKF awgy pMdrF vrHy pihlF df mF vrgI vwzI BYx df ichrf GuMm igaf. BYx qF Ausdy sfhIN ivsmdI sI. jLrUr hI pUro nUM koeI DoKf hoieaf hovygf. BYx ikMnf moh krdI sI Ausdf? asIsF idMdI, sO sO vfr mwQf cuMmdI. awKF imwtI hI Aus ny dyiKaf ik Ausdy mfVkU srIrF vfly mfsUm Bfxjy tuwtIaF juwqIaF pfeI skUl jFdy hn. mfVf ijhf mINh pYx qy hI kwcy koTy co pYNdy. BYx kdy afpxy kdy inafixaF dy mMjy ieDr krdI kdy aODr. kwcf aMdr hox kfrn sfry aMdr vI Gfx hI hoeI rihMdf. sfjry AuwT ky BxoeIaf KysI df JuMb mfrI afpxy tuwty sfeIkl qy pYwzl mfrI hr rojL sLihr jFdf aqy sUrj zuwbidaF nfl Qwikaf hfiraf Gr puwjdf. iPr AusnUM Xfd afieaf Aus ny BxoeIey nUM nvF sfeIkl kZvf ky idwqf sI qF jo Ausdf sLihr jf ky kMm krnf jLrf ku suKflf ho sky. BxoeIey dI sLihr ivc ikrfey dI dukfn sI. dukfn qoN mhIny ipwCoN jo kmfeI huMdI, Ausdf awD qF dukfn df ikrfieaf hI inkl jFdf. bfkI bcI rkm nfl msF Gr df rotI tuwk cldf.

ikhVf Brf afpxI BYx nUM qMg dyK skdf? Ausdf jI cfhuMdf sI ik plk JpkidaF hI BYx aqy BxoeIey nUM ies nrk coN injfq idlfvy. jwd qwk vIr isMG jflMDr QF KrIdx df prbMD nf kr sikaf vwK vwK simaF qy kuJ nf kuJ pYsy BYx dI mdd vjoN Krc leI Byjdf hI irhf. Auh afpxI BYx aqy Ausdy prvfr leI vws lwgdf sB kuJ krn leI iqafr sI.

aqyy iPr BYx dI afrQk qMgI nUM iDafn ivc rwKidaF aqy mF jfeI dy moh df bwiJHaf vIr isMG do virHaF bfad muV pMjfb jf puwijaf. afpxy iewk vfikPLkfr dy rfhIN jflMDr mfzl hfAUs ivc Aus ny bixaf bxfieaf iewk Cy mrly df mkfn KrId ilaf. mkfn dy awgy iewk vwzf kmrf sI. iesnUM dukfn vFg vriqaf jf skdf sI. awT lwK ivc vIr isMG nUM sOdf burf nf lwigaf. rijstrI krvfAux, aqy ibjlI/pfxI dy kunYksLn afpxy nF krvfAux ivc cfr pMj idn lMG gey. iewk kmry ivc vIr isMG ny afpxf sfmfn rwK idwqf aqy sfrf kfrj hox AuprMq jf BYx-BxoeIey awgy isr jf invfieaf. jdoN vIr isMG ny sihj nfl sfrI gwl dwsI qF BYx-BxoeIaf qF AusnUM asIsF dyx lwg pey. sfrf prvfr cfeIN cfeIN sLihr af igaf. ipMz ivc rwiKaf hI kI sI? nF df hI Gr sI. vIr isMG ny Gr df sfrf jLrUrI sfmfn KrId ky Gr Br idwqf. BfxijaF nUM sLihr dy skUl ivc dfKl krvf ky AuhnF dIaF sfl Br dIaF PIsF vI agfAUN hI Br idwqIaF. vIr isMG cfhuMdf sI ik AusdI BYx aqy Ausdy prvfr nUM iksy qrHF dI qklIP nf hovy. bwicaF nUM cfr cfr joVy kpiVaF dy bxvf idwqy. BYx qy bwicaF leI qF AuNJ pqnI ny vI kpVy Br ky sUtkys Gwilaf sI. BxoeIey nUM vI dukfn leI smfn lY idwqf. vIr isMG df pUrf mn sI ik ikvyN nf ikvyN AusdI BYx aqy BxoeIaf afpxy prvfr nfl suwK-afrfm nfl jIvn ibqfAux.

ijMny idn vIr isMG sLihr irhf. BYx-BxoeIey ny Aus nUM hwQIN CfvF krky rwiKaf. vIr isMG dy vfps muVn df idn afigaf qF sLfmIN Ausdy BxoeIey ny hI gwl qorI: “qyrI ies QF ivc rihx aqy dukfn krn sbMDI ikrfey dI vI gwl ho jFdI qF cMgf sI.”

vIr isMG ny bVI hI apxwq Bry moh nfl afiKaf: “BfeIaf jI! qusIN ikdF dIaF gwlF krdy ho? mYN quhfzy qoN ikrfieaf lYx leI qF ieh kuJ nhIN kIqf. mYN qy quhfnUM suKI vyKxf cfhuMdf hF. quhfzf kMm cMgf cwl pvy ieho hI myrI cfh hY. hF, qusIN mYNnUM krfieaf dyx dI QF iewk kMm jLrUr krnf.”

BxoeIey dI puwC sI: “kI?”

“qusIN pihlI ikrfey dI dukfn df ijMnF ikrfieaf idMdy sI, AunF hI hr mhIny ikrfieaf smJ ky afpxy nF jmF krvFdy rihxf. hOlI sihj nfl iPr qusIN vI koeI afpxy leI QF dyK skogy. kuJ quhfzy pfs rkm hovygI kuJ QoVf bhuq mYN vI krFgf.”

BxoeIey ny lmkf ky jvfb idwqf: “iewQy nvF QF ey, dyKFgy kI bxdf hY aqy kI bwcdf hY.”

BYx dy sfry prvfr nUM prsMn vyK ky vIr isMG df idwl vI hux TMzf-sLFq sI. pihly gyVy Auh duKI ho ky afieaf sI pr ies gyVy AusnUM KusLI sI ik Auh BYx-BxoeIey leI vI kuJ kr sikaf sI aqy iewk qrIky nfl afpxy leI vI. AuhnF leI vI sLihr ivc isr Zwkx leI QF bx geI sI.

--socF socidaF BYx-BxoeIey dy iKaflF ivc hI glqfn aqy pUro nfl PLon Auqy hoeI glbfq dI rOsLnI ivc Auh kdoN idwlI eyarport qy puwj igaf Aus nUM pqf hI nf lwigaf.

idwlI eyarport qoN hI Ausny jflMDr jfx leI iswDI zIlks koc PVI. Ausdy mn ivc iewk cVHdI iewk AuqrdI. Auh icMqq sI. Auh duibDf ivc sI. rfh df sPLr bVI musLkl nfl qY kr sikaf. lgpg cfr ku bjy Auh skUtr ivc bYT ky Gr puwj igaf.

pUro nUM qF KYr pqf hI sI ik awj jF klH Ausdy pqI ny af hI puwjxf hY pr BYx, BxoeIaf aqy prvfr dy bfkI jIa Ausdy ieMJ acfnk phuMcx kfrn zYNbrI njLrIN iewk dUjy nUM vyKx lwgy. vIr isMG ny AuhnF dI hYrfnI nUM BMg kridaF hwsidaF ikhf: “mYN koeI BUq-vUq nhIN, quhfzf afpxf hI bMdf hF, vIr isMG.”

kdy drIN qyl co ky aMdr lMGfAux vflI BYx ny afpxf afp sMBflidaF Brf nUM gwl nfl lFidaF afiKaf: “mYN vfrI, mYN sdky jfvF afpxy vIr qoN.” afpxy brfbr Auwcy lMby gBrU hoey Bfxjy vI imly. BxoeIey ny vI hwQ imlfieaf. pr vIr isMG ny mihsUisaf ik awj AusnUM iksy pfsoN vI pihlF vflf inwG nhIN sI imilaf. pqf nhIN ikAuN pihlF vflf cfa mlHfr nhIN sI hoieaf Ausdf. vIr isMG df aMdr zr igaf. Auh ies sB dy kfrn lwBxf cfhuMdf sI. sfm cfh-pfxI ivc bIqI aqy rfqIN QoVf bhuq Kf pI ky vIr isMG aqy pUro afpxy kmry ivc afey qF pqnI ny sfrI gwl ivsQfr ivc pqI nUM dwsI. gwl qF isrPL aYnI hI sI ik AusdI BYx qy BxoeIaf Ausdf ilaf ieh QF Cwzxf nhIN sI cfhuMdy. pqnI dy dwsx qy vI vIr isMG nUM XkIn nhIN sI af irhf. Ausdf idwl hfmI Br irhf sI ik pUro nUM jLrUr hI smJx ivc koeI gLlqI lwgI hovygI. Aus ieh vI soicaf ik sLfied AusdI pqnI pUro koeI qIvIaF vflf cirqR Kyz ky BYx-Brf nUM ivCoVnf cfhuMdI hovy. pr pUro pUrI qrHF sLFq rhI. Ausdf idwl cfhuMdf sI ik ikhVI GVI afvy ik sfrI gwl spsLt ho jfvy. vIr isMG idloN zrdf vI sI ik ikqy AusnUM BYx pfsoN sLrimMdf hI nf hoxf pvy. dUjy idn sLfmIN rotI-tuwk mgroN vIr isMG ny rwb df nfm lY ky Gr KflI krn sbMDI bVy hI XkIn qy mfx nfl BYx-BxoeIey nfl gwl kIqI.

vIr isMG dI gwl suxidaF hI Ausdf BxoeIaf aqy dovyN puwqr iewk dUjy vlF vyKx lwg pey. AuhnF dI Jfk dwsdI sI ik Auh vIr isMG dI gwl leI pihlF hI iqafr bYTy sn pr AuhnF ivc iewk qrHF dI cuwp psrI rhI. BYx vI nIvIN pfeI ibnF kuJ khy bYTI rhI. vIr isMG ny iPr afpxI gwl nUM muV imwTI kridaF dohrfieaf: “koeI kfhlI nhIN. pr hux sfnUM vI QF loVINdI ey aqy BfeIaY hurF df kMm vI sohxf cwl inkilaf hY. hOlI sihjy afpxy leI hor QF dyK lAu. pMdrF virHaF ivc qusIN vI krfieaf smJ ky kuJ pYsy joVy hoxgy aqy QoVy bhuq Gwtdy pYsy mYN pfAux dI koisLsL krFgf.”

vIr isMG dy mUMhoN hflF pUrI gwl vI smfpq nhIN hoeI sI ik BxoeIaF bVI rMjsL nfl mMjy qoN AuTidaF boilaf: “vyK BfeI vIr isaF! jdoN qUM sfnUM sfzy ipMz dy GroN pwitaf sI qF asIN qYNnUM nhIN sI afiKaf ik jflMDr QF lY aqy sfnUM AuQy lY cwl. asIN qyrI koeI imMnq nhIN sI kIqI. AudoN sfzy pfs, ijwdF ikwdF dy vI sn, ipMz do kmry qF sn. hux qF Auh vI Zih ZyrI ho gey ny. AuQy kuJ irhf nhIN. qUM qy cMgf sfnUM Krfb kIqf. ieMJ hux asIN qF GroN byGr ho ky rih jfvFgy. nf Gr dy rhy nf Gft dy. qYNnUM afpxf mqlb sI ik qyrI iewQy jfiedfd bxI rhU aqy asIN muPLq ivc iesdI rfKI krdy rhFgy.”

vIr isMG ieh sB sux ky skqy ivc af igaf. AusnUM suJ nhIN sI irhf ik kI socy aqy kI afKy. BxoeIey ny afpxf ros jfrI rwKidaF ikhf: “qyry ies Gr dI murMmq krvfAux leI pqf nhIN asIN ikMny ku pYsy lgf cuwky hF. kdy ihsfb hI nhIN rwiKaf. ijMnf pYsf-Dylf bwcdf sI iesy mkfn qy hI lFdy gey. asIN qF PLuwtI kOzI nhIN rwKI afpxy kol.” vIr isMG nUM Xfd af irhf sI ik ipCly pMdrF virHaF ivc mkfn dI murMmq leI pMdrf ku hjLfr rupey qF Ausny Byjy sn. pr BxoeIaf kroD ivc afieaf khI jf irhf sI: “asIN mkfn kfsdf lYxf hY. BfeI! qyry mkfn dI sFB-sMBfl ivc sfzf qF Juwgf hI cOV ho igaf. qusIN dovyN qF anhoxI gwl krdy ho. ieh quhfzI vlfieq nhIN hY ijwQoN dI do sflF dI kmfeI nfl Gr bx jFdy hn, pr ieh ieMzIaf hY ieMzIaf, ieQy qF Gr bnfAux leI AumrF lwg jFdIaF ny.”

vIr isMG AuhnF sfiraF vlF ibwtr ibwtr qwkdf hI rih igaf. iesqoN pihlF ik Auh kuJ kih skdf, vwzf Bfxjf boilaf: “mfmf! Bfpf qy bIbI sfnUM dwsdy sI ik quM qF do ku sflF ivc hI ieh QF KrId leI sI. sfzIaF sfl Br dIaF skUl dIaF PLIsF vI qUM hI Br idwqIaF sn. qUM sfzy Auqy ikMnf Krc kr igaf sYN. qYNnUM kI Prk pYxf hY do sfl dI kmfeI hI hY nf. hux qF qYN AudoN dy keI do sfl hor lf ley ny. qyry pfs pYisaF df ikhVf Gftf ey? qUM qy ies qoN vI vwD sohxI hor QF KrId skdf eyN.”

Bfxjy vloN “qUM” dI vrqoN suxky vIr isMG hYrfn hoieaf. hux dUjy Bfxjy dI vfrI sI. Auh boilaf: “mfmf! quhfzI vlfieq qF sony dy aFzy dyx vflI murgI ey murgI. hor do sflF ivc hor aFzy dy dy quhfnUM hor bQyrf mflo-mfl kr dyvygI” ieh kih ky dohF BfxijaF ny iewk dUjy vwl sLrfrq BrIaF njLrF nfl qwikaf aqy iPr Auh dovyN ieMJ Thfkf mfr ky hwsy ik vIr isMG dI afqmf hI vlUMDrI geI.

do sfl? do sfl.

vIr isMG ny afpxI pqnI pUro vlF qwikaf. Aus vyiKaf ik AusdIaF awKF ivcoN vI pCqfvf, inrfsLf aqy roh Clk irhf sI. iPr vIr isMG ny afpxIaF awKF ivc afey Kfry hMJU pUMJidaF vwzI BYx vlF vyiKaf, mfno puwC irhf hovy: BYx ieh sB kI ey?

pr BYx ny vIr isMG nfl njLrF nf imlFidaF, do sflF df Bog pf ieMJ pf idwqf: nUMmyry qF ieMnF awgy hwQ KVy ny. mYN kI kr skdI hF?nUM

vIr isMG df gwc Br afieaf. AusnUM mF jfeI vwzI BYx vlF qwkidaF smJ lwg geI sI ik do sflF dI krfmfq ny KUMn dy irsLiqaF nUM sfgr dy do aijhy kMiZaF ivc bdl idwqf hY jo kdy afps ivc nhIN imldy.