BwvyN AsIN AwpxyN Awp nUM kwPI AgWh
vDU smJx l`g pey hW, pr hwly vI AsIN ku`J iek GtIAw
rvwieqW dw iqAwg nhIN kr sky[ bhuq swry lok hwly vI
pRoihqW dy pYr Do gMdw pwxI pINdy hn[ jlMDr dy lwgy
lwgy keI swDW dy fyry hn[ iek fyry ivc ieh pRQw hY ik
jdoN fyry dy swD ieSnwn krky htdy hn qW auyhnW duAwrw
vriqAw pwxI keI AMDivSvwSI pINdy hn[
bhuq swry lok gaU dy gohy qy ipSwb
nUM piv`qr smJI jWdy hn[ ieh jwxdy hoey vI ik gohy
ivc keI qrW dy ibmwrIAW pYdw krn vwly ijvwxU huMdy hn
iPr vI bhuq swry lokW v`loN AwpxyN KwxW Kwx vwlI QW
jW rsoeI ivc iesdw lyp kIqw jWdw hY[ srwDW dy idnW
ivc AwpxyN mr cu`ky bzurZW nUM bRwhmxW jW BweIAW
rwhIN Bojn KvwieAw jWdw hY[ Gr ivc b`cy BWvyN Bu`Ky
ivlk rhy hox, pr auhnW nUM KwxW Bog l`gx qoN bwAd hI
id`qw jWdw hY[
jy AwpW ApxyN ipMfW QwvW dy jn jIvn
qy Jwq mwrIey qW keI in`kIAW-in`kIAW g`lW swhmxyN
AwauxgIAW ijhnW ivcoN AMD ivSvwS dI Jlk pYdI hY[
ijvyN qusIN Awm dyiKAw hovygw ik
ipMfW ivc mMqr pVH ky Sihd cox vwly AwieAw krdy hn qy
AwpW aus nUM krwmwq smJ lYNdy hW[ BwvyN ies ivc
krwmwq vwlI koeI g`l nhIN huMdI[ Sihd coxW vI iek klw
hY, iesnUM cox dI jwc hoxIN cwhIdI hY[ Sihd dIAW
m`KIAW dI mwnsiqkqw nUM smJdy hoey, auhnW qy hmlw nW
krdy hoey koeI vI ivAkqI sihjy hI Sihd co skdw hY[
Awm qOr qy dyiKAw igAw hY ik keIAW
nUM iqx jW moky bhuq huMdy hn[ keI lokW dw ivcwr ieh
huMdw hY ik ieh moky jW iqx iksy aulMGxW krky huMdy
hn, jy ies nUM iksy isAwxyN qoN Tkvw ilAw jwvy qW ht
jWdy hn[ pr Aijhw ku`J nhIN huMdw, ieh sB srIr ivc
hwrmonz dI Gwt krky huMdw hY[ keI vwrI qW ieh Awpy hI
ht jWdy hn jW iPr hlkI ijhI dvweI nwl ieh dUr ho jWdy
hn[
keI GrW ivc ieh vihm Awm pwieAw jWdw
hY ik jy mtI qy du`D nW cVHwieAw igAw qW m`JW nyN
du`D nhIN dyxW[ keIAW dw ieh Brm huMdw hY ik jy b`cy
dy qVwgI nW pvweI qW ausdw vwDw ruk jwvygw[
ieh vihm vI hwlW q`k cilAw AWaudw hY
ik vrq r`Kx nwl cMgw vr imldw hY jW pqI dI aumr ivc
vwDw huMdw hY[ ieh s`B AMD ivSvwS hY[ jykr Bu`Ky rihx
nwl cMgw vr imldw huMdw qW auhnW ZrIb kuVIAW nUM qW
jrUr cMgy vr imldy ijhnW nUM keI keI idn mjbUrn Bu`Ky
rihxW pYNdw hY[
g`l kI AsIN vihmW BrmW ivc ies kdr
jkVy pey hW ik jy koeI swnUM smJwauxW cwhy vI qW AsIN
smJx nUM iqAwr nhIN[ AsIN knyfw AmrIkw vrgy s`iBAk
mulkW ivc phuMc cu`ky hW, ieQoN dIAW bhuq swrIAW
burIAW g`lW AsIN cMgI qrW girHx kr leIAW hn, pr
cMgIAW g`lW v`l swfw iDAwn G`t-v`D hI jWdw hY[ jy
ieQy PwrmW ivc jw ky dyKIey qW goirAW koL iek-2 Pwrm
ivc sYNkiVAW dy ihswb nwl gweIAW r`KIAW hn, Blw auh
ikhVI mtI qy du`D cVHw ky AWaudy hn? kdy iksy goirAW
dy inAwxyN dy qVwgI pweI dyKI hY? jy nhIN dyKI qW kI
auh vDdy Pu`ldy nhIN? Awm qOr qy ikhw jWdw hY ik jy
b`cy dw jnm cOQy, A`TvyN jW bwhrvyN Gr ivc hovy qW
Aijhy b`cy nUM mMglIk kihMdy hn[ ieh Brm pwieAw jWdw
hY ik jy mMglIk dw ivAwh ZYr mMglIk nwl ho jwvy qW
pqI dI mOq ho jWdI hY jW ivAwhuqw jIvx duKW prBUr ho
jWdw hY[ ieh s`B lokW dI iC`l lhux leI klipq vihm Brm
hn[ jykr AwpW ieiqhws dyKIey qW jwx jwvWgy ik iks qrW
BoLy-Bwly lokW nUM T`gx leI iek Kws vrg v`loN Aijhy
vihmW BrmW ivc PswieAw igAw[
6vIN sdI eI: pUrb ivc jdoN ihMdU Drm
dw lgBg pqn ho igAw sI, ausdw kwrn isrP iehI sI ik
pujwrI qbkw Awm lokW nUM vihmW BrmW ivc pw ky h`doN
v`D l`ut-Gs`ut kr irhw sI[ ieQoN q`k ik Dwrimk rIqI
irvwz vI vihmW BrmW dI jkV ivc Aw cu`ky sn[ iehI
pRcwirAw jWdw sI ik jy qusIN X`g nhIN krWaudy qW dyvI
dyvqy nrwj ho ky quhwnUM Bsm kr dyxgy, qy iehI vihm
Brm hux q`k swfy nwl-nwl qury AWaudy hn[
is`K Drm ivc iehnW swry vihmW BrmW
dw KMfn kIqw igAw hY, pr AsIN qW gurbwxI qy Aml krn
nUM iqAwr hI nhIN[ jy A`j kl T`g bwibAW kol jwx vwly
lokW dI pRqISq v`l iDAwn mwrIey qw 90% igxqI is`K
pirvwrW dI hY[ AsIN sivDwink qOr qy 'is`K iek v`KrI
kOm' leI qW lVweI lV rhy hW, pr is`KW nUM iehnW vihmW
BrmW qoN v`K krky, vwikAw hI iek v`KrI kOm swibq krn
ivc pUrI qrW AsPl hoey hW, ieh s`c swnUM kbUlxW hI
pYxW hY[ v`fI bdiksmqI dI g`l ieh hY ik swfy
gurduAwrw swihbwn ivc bYTy ku`J gRMQI vI lokW nUM
Dwgy qvIq vMf rhy hn[ Ajkl T`gI bwibAW dI igxqI idnoN
idn vD rhI hY[Awm qOr qy iehnW bwibAW kol jwx vwilAW
ivc AOrqW dI igxqI ijAwdw huMdI hY[ ipCly smyN swfy
v`loN iehnW T`gW ivru`D iv`FI muih`m qihq ku`J kys
Aijhy swhmxy Awey hn ik ijkr kridAW Srm AWaudI hY[ pr
AwpxyN Prz qoN vI mjbUr hW, qW ik koeI hor iehnW dI
girPq qoN bc sky[
iek ivEpwrI s`jx myrw im`qr hY,
ausnyN AwpxW qjrbw myry nwl sWJw kIqw ik ausnyN vI
iksy dy khy khwey AwpxIN pqnIN nUM iek bwby kol
sm`isAWvW dw h`l pu`Cx leI ByijAw, aus swD nyN keI
qrW dy svwl aus bIbI nUM kIqy[ jdoN aus bIbI nyN swrw
ku`J jw ky AwpxyN pqI nUM d`isAw qW pqI gu`sy ivc Aw
ky, pMjwbI qrIky nwl aus swD dI syvw krn nUM iqAwr
hoieAw iPrdw sI[ iek myry vIr Pon qy AwpxW qjrbw ies
Srq qy sWJw kIqw ik ausdw nW bwhr nhIN d`isAw jwvygw[
ies vIr dw qjrbw bVw kOVw qy Srmnwk sI[ iehnW dy
muqwibk bwbw jI muMfw jMmx dy aupwA dy bhwnyN AOrqW
nUM AlP nMigAW krky auhnW nwl SrIirk CyV CwV krdy hn[
bhuq swrIAW AOrqW ieh sB ku`J hox qoN bwAd Srm dy
mwry A`gy g`l nhIN krdIAW[ iehI kwrn hY ik keI swlW
qoN ieh islislw jwrI hY[ isAwxyN kihMdy hn ik A`KIN
dyK ky m`KI nhIN KwDI jWdI, pr keI vwrIN AijhIAW
GtnWvW dyK-sux ky ieh khwvq JUTI jwpdI hY, ikauik
swirAw nUM ieh ielm hY ik Aijhw ku`J huMdw hY, pr iPr
vI T`g bwibAW kol BIVW l`gIAW rihMdIAW hn[ ieh clwk
log Awm lokW dI AigAwnqw dw prBUr Pwiedw auTWaudy hn[
lokW dIAW mwnisk kmjorIAW nUM smJdy hoey SoSx krnW
jwxdy hn[ ies sB kuJ sbMDI Awm lokW nUM jwgrq krn dI
loV hY[ Aijhy T`g bwibAW dIAW krqUqW nUM ibAwnoN qW
ik koeI hor iehnW dIAW koJIAW hrkqW qoN bc sky[
ikauik 'bcwE ivc hI bcwE hY'[ swfI qw iehI bynqI hY
ik iehnW T`gW qoN bco, vihmW BrmW ivcoN in`klo,
gurbwxIN qoN syD lvo, ie`k pRmwqmw ivc ivSvwS r`Ko[
ikqy Aijhw nW hovy ik quhwnUM vI iksy iksm dI nmoSI
dw swhmxW krnW pvy[
jy myrI koeI g`l cMgI nW l`gI hovy
qW muAwP krnW jI[
(ieh rcnw 5 nvMbr 2001 nUM pu`jI)
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