Êdr pfrtI df ieiqhfs ÈfnFmwqf hY, iehdf sfnUM mfx hY. ieh sfzy vwzy vzyry hI sn, ijnHF ny swuKF nUM lwq mfrky dyÈ dI afËfdI df rfh cuixaf sI. ienklfbI
lihrF 'c gdr pfrtI df vwzf nF hY. ÊdrI bfibaF ny bVy duwK qsIhy Jyly sn
afËfdI dI Kfiqr, qy jdoN afËfdI afeI qF afsoN bhuq AUxI. inrI bOxI.iehdy
mohrI swcINE hI qn mn qy DMn vfrn vfly sn.

ies lihr dy nfmI lIzrF coN lflf hridafl, krqfr isMG srfBf, hrnfm isMG
tuMzIlft, bfbf sohx isMG Bknf isMG afid sn. ieh lihr BFvy ÈurU qF amrIkf qoN
hoeI sI, pr iehdf asr bhu-psfrI sI qy dÌqr keI hor QfeIN vI sn.ies lihr qoN
aMgryË bsqIvfdI bhuq qRihMdy sn.

pnfmf ivc Êdr pfrtI dy kriqaF DriqaF coN hI bfbf rlLf isMG sn. bfby df nwgr
AuDovfl hY. byt df ieh mÈhUr ipMz jlMDr iËly dI nkodr qihsIl 'c pYNdf hY.
eys ielfky dy vlYqIaF dy pihly ipMz krky vI iehdI Bwl bxI hoeI hY. muwK qOr
ieh ipMz 'mfnF' df ipMz hY pr kuJ hor goqF vfly vI smyN smyN ies ipMz ivc af
ky vsdy rhy hn. bfbf rlLf isMG Kihrf dy vzyry vI iesy qrHF hI afey sn. hux
iehdy Brf dI aOlfd 'coN vI ipMz ivc koeI nhIN rihMdf sfry pnfmf, knyzf qy
vlYq ivc vsdy hn qy Auhdy dohqy hI ËmIn BFzf sFBdy hn. inmoÈI dI gwl hY ik
bfby dy ngr vfsIaF nUM iehdI Êdr pfrtI nUM dyx df koeI pqf nhIN.

bfbf rlLf isMG dI ÊdrI vjoN ipMz ivc koeI Xfd vI nhIN bxI hoeI. iehdy Coty
BfeI ny bVf icr pihlF iehdI Xfd ivc ipMz dy skUl leI iek kmrf bxf idwqf sI.
EQy lwgy pwQr mUËb, iehdf iËkr ies qrF hY: "ieh kmrf s ikÈn isMG Kihrf ny afpxy Brf rlLf isMG dI Xfd ivc bxfieaf hY." iehdy ipCokV bfry eydUM vwD
jfxkfrI nhIN imldI. iehdf iek kfrn ieh vI ho skdf hY ik bfbf rlLf isMG sfrI Aumr CVf hI irhf. pnfmf ivc iehny keI dukfnF pfeIaF hoeIaF sn jo bfad ivc iehdy BfeI qy Auhdy lVikaF ny sFB leIaF sn.awj vI iehdf iek BqIjf, hrBjn isMG EQy hI rihMdf hY. dUijaF coN iewk BqIjf gurdyv Kihrf pnfmy nUM muVky jFdf jFdf knyzy dy vYnkUvr Èihr 'c hI vs igaf sI.

bfby dI mfrÌq iehdf pirvfr kimAUinstF nfl juV igaf sI. iehdI vI bVy Gwt lokF nuM iBxk sI - eys Byq df rfË mYnMU awj qFeI smJ nhIN afieaf. mYnMU Xfd hY jdoN asIN bysmJI ivc hI kfmryzF dy hwk 'c nfhry mfiraf krdy sF, qF votF vyly, mF jI (sfry iesnUM ieEN hI bulfENNdy sn) Èfm kOr supqnI ikÈn isMG,
kfmryzF dy cfh pfxI df pRbMD ivhVy ivc qy kFgrsIaF df cubfry ivc krvf ilaf krdI sI; sfzy nfl pVHdf iehdf dohqf ies gwl dI vI syÉI mfiraf krdf sI. ieh gwl mYnMU bVf icr pryÈfn krdI rhI sI ik Blf koeI ieko vyly kFgrsI qy kfmryz ikvyN ho skdf sI. EdoN mYnMU nf Êdr pfrtI dI smJ sI nf bfbf rlLf isMG dI dyx bfry koeI pqf sI.

eysy bfby sdkf sfnUM CotI Aumry hI isKrly ienklfbI lIzrF dy drÈxF df sbwb
bixaf. qyjf isMG suqMqr iewk vfr cox pRcfr krn afieaf sI; asIN iehdy afly
duafly GuMmy iPry sF; iehdy hoxy df ikqy bfad ivc jf ky pqf lwgf sI. bfbf
krm isMG cImF dI iewQy irÈqydfrI dsINdI sI. Auhdy drÈx aksr sfiekl svfrI kridaF ho jfieaf krdy sn. mF jI Èfm kOr nUM vlYq dy purfxy sMgI-sfQI, kfmryz Èfm kOr kihky Xfd krdy hn. ieh iËlf pwDr qy srgrm rhI sI. pr mYnUM iehdy 'c kfmryzF vflI gwl kdy nhIN sI idsI; Èfied myrI awK vyKx vflI nhIN sI. pr iehny afpxI Êurbq dy idn lukoey nhIN sn; vwzy vwzy hvylF 'c iehny iek koTf kwcf rwiKaf hoieaf sI. eys koTy nUM iehny afpxI ÊrIbI dy idnF dI inÈfnI vjoN brkrfr rwiKaf hoieaf sI. kuJ sfl pihlF ieh pUrI ho geI sI. iehdy qoN bfbf rlf isMG bfry vDyry jfxkfrI lYx dI afs vI ivcy hI rih geI hY.

Blf eydMU vwzI inmoÈI kI hoxI hY, ik eyzy vwzy ÊdrI dI iehdy ipMz 'c koeI
Xfdgfr hI nf hovy. ipMz dy smuwcy lok qF eydF dy kMmF dy smrwQ huMdy hI hn
bfby df afpxf pirvfr iekwly qOr qy eyhdI Xfdgfr bxfAux dI pUrI sUrI smrwQf rwKdf hY. iehdy pirvfr coN knyzf vfsI gurdyv isMG Kihrf qoN ajy vI afs hY ik Auh ieh kMm krygf; iehdf lgfa eys pfsy vwl bixaf irhf hY. svfl AuTdf hY ik ipMz vfilaF qy nf hI iehdy pirvfr ny ajy qFeI ajyhf nhIN kIqf qF ikEN?

eys siQqI nUM iDafn 'c rwKidaF ÊdrI bfibaF df mylf hor vI mhwqvpUrn kfrj ho inbVdf hY. jy ÊdrI bfibaF dy Grdy jF ipMz dy lok AuhnF dI dyx nUM Buwl vI jfx qF smwucI lihr qF Xfd krdI hY!

ieh suafl mYN bVy icr qoN afpxy afp nUM krdf afieaF hF ik sfnUM puriKaF dy
cMgy kMmF df mfx krnf kdoN afAU.
suKdyv iswDU (4 PrvrI 2003)

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