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"sB qoN vwzf Auh llfrI, ijs ny rMgI dunIaF sfrI." ieh bol Auh afpxy idl ivwc guxguxfAuNdf rihMdf aqy cuMnI dupwitaF ivwc

 vwn-suvwny rMg vI pfAuNdf rihMdf. asl ivwc Auh rMgF df klfkfr qy supinaF df sLfhkfr sI. jy Aus kolL koeI bsqr rMgfeI vfsqy afAuNdf Auh Aus AuWqy afpxI insLfnI vI lfAuNdf, dyx vflLy kolLoN Aus dy rMgF df ivsQfr puwCdf-puwCdf, Aus dIaF awKF ivwc rMgF dy supinaF dI pCfx vI krdf. iPr Auho hI sfry dy sfry rMg aqy supny Auh Aus dy rMgF ivwc Auqfr idMdf. jy koeI iekwTy pMj cfr bsqr idMdF qF Auh iekwly-iekwly dupwty dy rMg dy nYx nksL ivsQfr ivwc not krdf.

BfvyN Auh afpxI imhnq dy pYsy vI pUry vsUl krdf sI. iPr vI Aus kolL kMm dI Brmfr sI. aqy awj qIkr Aus AuWqy iksy ny iksy rMg dI glq vrqoN pRqI koeI isLkvf jF iskfieq nhIN sI kIqI. jy kdI kIqI vI sI qF Aus dI rMgfeI dI srfhnf hI kIqI sI. …

iewk BfrI smwisaf af KVHI sI. Auh skUl ivwc keI idnF qoN pVHn nhIN sI afieaf. BYx jI prysLfn sn. BYx jI vI Auh BYx jI jo…

… "BYx jI myry qIh sfl dI srivs ivwc awj qusIN Auh pihly BYx jI ho ijhVy iksy afdmI dI shfieqf qoN ibnF juafieinMg irport Brn afey ho." hYz mfstr ny pihly idn hI hYrfn huMidaF puwiCaf sI.

"ieh qy koeI bVI gwl nhIN hY hYWzmfstr sfihb. hux qF myrI ds sfl dI nOkrI ho geI hY. ieqnf svY-ivsLvfsL qF hux qIkr myry ivwc af hI jfxf cfhIdf sI. nflLy myry ipqf jI ny qF pihlf sbk hI svYivsLvfs df idwqf hY." Aus ny sihj ivwc AuWqr idwqf sI.

… iewk idn skUl ajy sLurUa nhIN sI hoieaf. pMj cfr tIcrF skUl dy vrFzy ivwc KVHIaF aYvyN hI eyDr EDr dIaF gwlF kr rhIaF sn. hYWzmfstr sfihb afey qF iewk tIcr dy hwQ ivwcoN aKbfr KoNhdy hoey boly, "BYx jI qusIN skUl ivwc aKLbfr nhIN pVH skdy."

hrkIrq BYx jI nUM ieh Gtnf bVI hI burI lwgI sI. "koeI Aus dy hwQ ivwcoN ies qrHF aKLbfr Koh ky idKfvy nf?" Aus ny dUsrIaF tIcrF nUM suxf ky ikhf. "ieh kihxf sOKf hY." iksy iewk ny mwDm ijhf AuWqr idwqf sI. qy iewk idn Auh sbwb vI afx Zuwkf…

… iemiqhfn ho ky hty sn. sfrf stfP bYTf afpo afpxy pypr mfrk kr irhf sI. hrkIrq ny afpxf kMm smfpq kr ilaf sI. Aus ny afpxy pyprF df bMzl bMnH ky tybl AuWqy rwK idwqf. Aus afpxf aKLbfr kwiZaf aqy pVHnf arMB kIqf. ajy kuwJ ku pl hI hoey sn …

"qusIN BYx jI iewQy aKLbfr nhIN pVH skdy." hYWzmfstr df afdysL gUMijaf. ijvyN ik hYWzmfstr df kyvl qy kyvl iewko hI PLrjL hovy ik skUl ivwc koeI aKLbfr nf pVHy. jF iPr ieh dyKx leI Aus dy sUhIey QF-QF iPrdy hox ik skUl ivwc koeI aKLbfr qy nhIN pVH irhf.

"ikEN nhIN pVH skdI? kI ies nflL myrI skUl dI izAUtI ivwc koeI Prk pYNdf hY? mYN pypr dyKxy sn. Auh dyK ky aOh rwK idwqy hn. cfhuMdy ho qF bMzl lY jfvo aqy cYWk kr lvo." hrkIrq df ieh svfl vI sI qy AuWqr vI sI.

"iPr vI BYx jI…"

"hYWzmfstr sfihb jI aKLbfr pVHnf koeI gunfh nhIN hY. ieh qF sgoN hr tIcr leI pVHnf jLrUrI hoxf cfhIdf hY. skUl ivwc vI ies dy pVHn df prbMD hoxf cfhIdf hY. jy iewk tIcr dI jfxkfrI hI smyN dy hfxI nhIN hovygI qF qusIN hI dwso Aus dy ividafrQI ikvyN smyN df sfQ dy skxgy. kI tIcr nUM kyvl aqy kyvl afpxy slybs qIkr hI sImq rihxf cfhIdf hY?"

"awCf BYx jI ies ivsLy AuWqy iksy idn iPr gwl krFgy." ieh kihMdf hoieaf hYWzmfstr vfips clf igaf sI qy hrkIrq afpxf aKLbfr inrMqr pVHdI rhI sI.

"BYx jI quhfzf awj df AuWqr quhfnUM mihMgf vI pY skdf hY." iewk sfQI tIcr ny Aus nUM ikhf.

"mihMgf kI pvygf? vwD qoN vwD myrI bdlI hI ho jfvygI. hoxI Auh vI sOKI nhIN. jy koeI myrI isLkfieq krygf qF Aus dy nflL myrIaF syvfvF aqy irkfrz vI dyiKaf jfvygf. jo awj qwk cMgf hI hY. mYN kdI vI skUl qoN lyt nhIN huMdI aqy nf hI kdI koeI Prlo mfrdI hF. myry ividafrQIaF df irjLlt sdf hI cMgf huMdf hY. ajyhI hflq ivwc koeI iksy dI isLkfieq krn qoN pihloN sO vyr socygf." hrkIrq ny gMBIrqf nflL AuWqr idwqf sI. …

… "iewk tIcr nUM kyvl afpxy slybs qIkr hI sImq nhIN rihxf cfhIdf. Aus nUM rojfnF dIaF GtnfvF aqy cMgy sfihq nflL vI juVy rihxf bhuq jLrUrI huMdf hY. lfiebryrI dy irkfrz qoN pqf cwldf hY ik sfihq pVHn ivwc idlcsLpI kyvl hrkIrq BYx jI hI lYNdy hn. bhuqy tIcrF ny qF awj qIkr lfiebryrI ivwcoN iewk ikqfb vI nhIN iesLU krvfeI." aglI mIitMg ivwc hYWzmfstr sfihb ikqfbF pVHn dI loV aqy AunHF dy lfB qoN jfxUM krvf rhy sn. …

… qy awj hrkIrq BYx jI nUM iewk bVI BfrI smwisaf prysLfn kr rhI sI. jo iksy leI ijLMdgI mOq smfn sI. Aus df iewk lfiek ividafrQI keI idnF qoN klfs ivwc nhIN sI af irhf. ieh smwisaf Aus ny afpxI iewk ivsLvfsL pfqr dUsrI tIcr nflL sFJI kIqI sI. aqy Aus ny Aus ividafrQI dy GroN pqf krn dI slfh idwqI sI. skUl dy iewk krmcfrI rfhIN inMdr nUM skUl ivwc hr hflq afAux leI sunyhf iBjvf idwqf igaf sI.

… hrkIrq nUM cyqy afieaf ik iewk vyr iewk prvfrk iekwU ivwc bYiTaF vD rhI kurpsLn aqy mihMgfeI dI crcf iCVI sI. Aus ivwc hrkIrq ny tIcrF df pwK pysL kridaF ikhf sI ik mihMgfeI sdf hI mulfjLmF dIaF qnKfhF qoN awgy rihMdI hY. pihloN hI tIcrF df afpxIaF qnKfhF nflL msF gujfrf huMdf sI pr hux srkfr ny AunHF dy mihMgfeI Bwqy aqy sflfnf vfDy nUM jfm kr idwqf hY. dwso tIcr ikwDr nUM jfx?

"jy BYx jI qusIN muwK mMqrI hovoN aqy quhfqoN pihlF df muwK mMqrI kyvlL srkfrI KLjfnf hI KflI nf kr ky igaf hovy sgoN sfrIaF srkfrI jfiedfdF vI ssqy Bfa afpixaF nUM vyc igaf hovy iPr ies srkfr nUM clfAux leI qusIN kI krogy?

"ieho hI jo hux vflLy muwK mMqrI ny kIqf hY." hrkIrq df sfP iemfndrfnf AuWqr sI.

"BYx jI ieh aOiKafeI kyvl tIcrF nUM hI nhIN af rhI. ikrsfn ies nflLoN vI aOKy hn. ijnHF nUM afpxIaF ijxsF df lfgq muwl vI pwly nhIN pYNdf aqy Auh afqm hwiqafvF krn leI mjbUr hn." prvfrk iekwU ivwc bYTy iewk ikrsfn mYSbr ny afpxf pwK pysL kIqf sI.

dUsry pfsy ibjlI muPq krn dI bybkUPI krn aqy AusdI pymYSt df ZukvF bdl krn df JUTf lfrf lfAux df, aqy vjLIrF dIaF vhIrF vwloN aMnHI luwt mcfAux df muwdf mG quiraf sI.

pr hrkIrq socdI sI ik ies vfqfvrn ivwc iemfndfr tIcrF dy Gr dy Gwto Gwt Krcy vI ikvyN pUry hoxgy? crcf ny pfsf priqaf sI.

"ieh jo awj pMjfb ivwc kurpsLn df dYNq PYilaf hY ies leI sB qoN vwD juMmyvfr sfzy tIcr hn." pwqr pryrk vrgf iewk mYSbr boilaf. ies qoN pihloN ik koeI "ikvyN?" df svfl dfgdf hrkIrq ny AuWqr idwqf. "iksy hwd qIkr hI nhIN sgoN pUrI qrHF nflL ieh gwl shI hY. Gwto Gwt mYN afp ies soc nflL pUrI sihmq hF." Auh smwisaf vwl hoey iesLfry aqy smwisaf dy kfrn nUM TIk smJ geI sI.

"awj jo vI KusgrjL, lotU aqy inkMmy lIzr mfnvqf df Gfx kr rhy hn Auh lwg pwg sfry afjLfd Bfrq dy jnmy nfgirk hn. jy sfzy tIcrF ny afpxy PrjF AuWqy zt ky pihrf idwqf huMdf aqy sUJvfn qy insvfrQ afgU Ausfry huMdy qF sfnUM nYiqkqf ivwc afieaf ieh inGfr nf dyKxf pYNdf. jy AunHF dI iswiKaf anusfr awj df afm nfgirk afpxI KudgrjI nUM Cwz ky smuwc dy lfB df pihrydfr huMdf qF iksy vI guMzy dI kI mjfl sI ik ivDfn sBf dI kursI dy nyVy dI vI lMG jFdf. awj dy bhuqy vjLIrF dI QF sMivDfn sBf dI bjfey iksy ijhlL ivwc hoxI sI. pr tIcr afpxy ividafrQIaF nUM shI cfnx dyx ivwc asPl rhy hn." prvfrk gwlF awj dy smyN dy muwK mMqrI dI prsLMsLf ivwc aqy Aus dy ibKVy mfrgF vwl nUM huMdIaF, AusdI vjLIr bIbI dIaF DurlIaF nflL moZf mfrdIaF pihly muwK mMqrI dIaF kusLfsLnI kucflLF duaflLy ho juVIaF. …

… "inMdr qUM jfh afpxI klfs ivwc aqy afpxI pVHfeI kr. jy koeI PIs bfry puwCy qF AusnUM kihxf ik Auh myry nflL gwl kry." qy hrkIrq ny inMdr dI PIs muafP krf dyx bfry soicaf. pr skUl dI pflsI ieh sI ik hr klfs ivwc iewk insLcq igxqI ivwc hI bwicaF dI PIs muafP kIqI jf skdI sI. jo pihloN hI kIqI jf cuwkI sI. hux iksy hor bwcy df ieh hwk Koh ky hI inMdr dI PIs muafP ho skdI sI. hrkIrq nUM ieh sOdf mnjLUr nhIN sI.

dUjf rsqf sI kuwJ tIcrF vwloN imlLky inMdr dI PIs qfrn df jF iksy sMsQf kolLoN ieh prbMD krvfAux df. soc-soc ky hrkIrq ny ieh rsqf vI nkfr idwqf aqy afpxy Krcy hI kuwJ GtfAux df inrnf ilaf. qy inMdr dI pVHfeI arMB ho geI. Auh afpxI pUrI smrwQf aqy suGV XqnF nflL pVHfeI krdf igaf. …

iewk idn inMdr skUl dI pUrI CuwtI huMdy sfr hrkIrq BYx jI nUM imilLaf. "BYx jI hux mYN dsvIN klfs qF pfs kr leI hY. Auh vI quhfzI ikrpf nflL cMgy nMbrF AuWqy. hux awgy mYN kI krF? awgy pVHfAux dI ihMmq myry mF bfp ivwc hY nhIN. jdoN iksy nOkrI lwBx df Xqn krdf hF agly hjLfrF nhIN hux qF lwKF dy sOidaF dI gwl krdy hn. cfry pfsy hnHyrf hI hnHyrf idKfeI idMdf hY. hux qF qusIN hI koeI afs dI ikrn idKfE. AudoN qIkr Auh bs stfp AuWqy phuMc cuwky sn. hrkIrq dI bs vI af geI sI. Aus ny afpxI Auh bs ims kr idwqI.

Auh inMdr nUM iewk pfsy kMm kr rhy llfrI kolL lY geI.

"cMd hQlf kMm Cwz ky iewk imMt myrI gwl suxIN." qy cMd afpxy rMg brMgy hwQ aYprn nflL pUMJdf BYx jI dy sfhmxy af KVHf hoieaf. "hF dwso BYx jI."

… asl ivwc afpxy ividafrQIaF nUM ipar muhwbq nflL cMgI pVHfeI krfAux kr ky skUl df vfqfvrn hrkIrq dy siqkfr ivwc mihikaf hoieaf sI. ijs dIaF sugMDIaF skUl dI vlgx qoN bfhr vI iKlrIaF hoeIaF sn. cMd df afpxf lVkf vI Ausy skUl ivwc pVHdf sI aqy Auh vI hrkIrq df bhuq mfx siqkfr krdf sI. iksy leI vI hrkIrq dy svfl nUM moVnf qF iewk pfsy irhf sgoN Auh qF Aus dy iksy vI svfl nUM AuzIkdy rihMdy sn. pr hrkIrq sI ik iksy nUM vI koeI vfDU kMm nf kihMdI aqy jy iksy kolLoN koeI afpxf inwjI kMm krfAuNdI vI qF Aus df bxdf ievjfnf vI jLrUr idMdI.

… "ieh myrf ividafrQI hY. smJ lY myrf eI bwcY. ies nUM llfrIaF df mfstr bxf dy. mYN qYnUM XkIn duafAuNdI aF ieh qyry nF nUM kdI vI vwtf nhIN lwgx dyvygf."

"bhuq awCf BYx jI. ies nUM kwlH qoN eI myry kolL Byj idE. myry kolL kMm qF pihloN eI bhuq aY. mYN ies nUM ies dI bxdI imhnq vI dy idaF krUM."

inMdr dy dovyN hwQ hrkIrq dy pYrF vwl nUM ho qury. "Auh ho, ieh kI krdYN? jfh jf ky afpxy nvyN Ausqfd dy pYr CUh. nflLy dyKIN inMdr mYnUM koeI AulFBf nhIN afAuxf cfhIdf." hrkIrq dI aglI bs af geI sI qy Auh Aus ivwc jf cVHI.

smF afpxI cfl cwldf igaf. Ausqfd sLfigrd dovyN iewk sur ho gey. isKfAux vflLy ivwc inwq nvF Aumfh AuWDr iswKx vflLf vI hr brIkI dI qih qIkr jfx leI Gflxf GflLdf. priqBf pUrn AusqfdI sLfigrdI krmfqF kmfAux dI rucI rwKdI hY.

inMdr iewk vDIaf kfrIgr llfrI bx cuwikaf sI.

Aus QF AuWqy iewk bwicaF df skUl, iewk hfeI skUl aqy ieMjnIairMg kflj hox kfrn rMgx df kMm kfPI vwD sI. Ausqfd cMd dI slfh AuWqy hux inMdr ny AuWQy hI afpxf vwKrf kMm krnf arMB kr idwqf. iewk idn sbwb nflL hrkIrq BYx jI iewk dupwtf rMgfAux leI lY ky afey. iksy soc aDIn Auh afpxf rMgfeI df kMm cMd qoN hI krfAuNdy sn. pr Aus idn cMd afpxy awzy AuWqy nhIN sI. suBfvk hI Auh inMdr dy awzy vwl ho qurI. Aus ny dupwtf inMdr nUM idwqf aqy rMg df ivsQfr dws idwqf.

"pYsy kfsdy? koeI afpxI mF qoN vI rMgfeI dy pYsy lYNdf hY?" jdoN hrkIrq ny dupwty dI rMgfeI dy pYsy puwCy qF inMdr ny nIvIN pfeI AuWqr idwqf.

hrkIrq ny kwpiVaF dy AuWpr ipaf afpxf dupwtf cuwikaf qy skUl vwl nUM qur peI. Aus dI axK nUM iewk vMgfr peI sI. kIqy aihsfn bdly iksy kolLoN muPq kMm krfAux dI rucI dI vMgfr.

"BYx jI, myry nflL ieqnf jLulm nf kro. ieh dupwtf myry kolLoN nf lY ky jfvo." roxhfkf hoey ny doey hwQ joVidaF inMdr ny jodVI kIqI. pr hrkIrq afpxI aVI qy atwl rhI. awgy jf ky dUsrf ivcfr Aus dy mn ivwc ieh vI af irhf sI ik jy inMdr Aus kolLoN rMgfeI dy pYsy mMg lYNdf jF lY lYNdf kI iPr vI Aus dI rUh df koeI supnf Gfiel nhIN sI hoxf, ik ies AuWqy mYN ikqny aihsfn kIqy hn, sflF qIkr ies dIaF skUl dIaF PIsF qfrIaF hn, ies nUM kMm kfr AuWqy lfieaf hY, qy ies ny rMgfeI dy pYsy myry kolLoN vI mMg ley. ajIb ijhf Drm sMkt sI ieh.

skUl dI GMtI vwj geI sI. hrkIrq dI iewk hor sfQx kfhlLI-kfhlLI nflL klfs ivwc afeI. rIsYWs ivwc pqf lwigaf ik Auh lyt hox kfrn afpxy kuwJ kwpVy rMgfeI leI nf dy skI. aqy hux Auh ies kMm leI jf rhI sI. hrkIrq ny vI afpxf dupwtf Aus nUM rMgfeI leI dy idwqf nflLy Aus tIcr nULM ieh ihdfieq kr idwqI ik inMdr awgy Auh Ausdf nF nf lvy.

pUrI CuwtI vylLy jdoN rMgy hoey kwpVy Aus tIcr ny lYky pYsy dyxy cfhy qF inMdr ny Aus dupwty dI rMgfeI nf leI.

"inMdr qUM glLqI nflL rMgfeI Gwt leI hY." BYx jI afpxf ihsfb joVdy hoey boly.

"hF BYx jI ies ivwc iewk dupwty dI rMgfeI nhIN joVI geI."

"Auh ikEN?"

"Auh hrkIrq BYx jI df dupwtf hY. ies leI."

"nhIN Auh vI myrf hY."

"BYx jI mYN iewk llfrI hF aqy mYN sfry llfrIaF dy rMgF nUM smJdf hF. vIh sflF ipwCoN vI dwsdUMgf ik ikhVf kwpVf hrkIrq BYx jI df hY."

ibVk qF hrkIrq nUM vI hY sI. gwl nUM BFpidaF hux Auh vI nyVy af geI. Aus ny afpxy prs ivwcoN pYsy kwZy aqy "ieh qYnUM lYxy hI pYxgy." df hukm cfVH ky Aus ny inMdr df hwQ PiVaf qy muwTI ivwc pf idwqy. Aus ny hrkIrq dy hukm nUM afpxy mwQy nflL lfieaf aqy iewk rumfl ivwc bMnH ky afpxy gwly dy iewk pfsy rwK idwqf.

hrkIrq qswlI nflL Gr nUM clI geI pr inMdr agly idn qIkr socF dIaF lihrF qy hI qfrIaF lfAuNdf irhf. kdy zuwbdf irhf aqy kdy qrdf irhf aKIr…

Auh mOkf imlLidaF hI hrkIrq BYx jI dy sfhmxy jf phuMicaf. "ieh quhfnUM vI lYxy hI pYxgy?" df hukm cfVH ky Aus ny pMjfh rupweIey hrkIrq dy myj AuWqy rwK idwqy.

"ieh kI ihmfkq hY inMdr?"

"BYx jI ieh ihmfkq nhIN hkIkq hY."

"ies df kI mqlb? iswDI gwl kr."

"BYx jI kwlH qusIN mYnUM hukm dy idwqf qy mYN isr mwQy AuWqy mMn ilaf. awgy nUM vI quhfzf hr hukm myry isr mwQy qy hI rhygf. pr myrI vI awj iewk bynqI hY ik myrI ieh quwC Bytf qusIN hr mhIny svIkfr kr lYxI."

"iks leI?"

"iksy bybs ividafrQI dI PIs qfrn leI."

"inMdr soc lY. ieh iewk llfrI dI ikrq kmfeI hY. qy smyN dy rMgF df koeI pqf nhIN huMdf …."

"BYx jI, smyN dy rMg qF smF hI jfxy. myrI soc qF kyvl quhfzy rMgF qIkr hI jFdI hY. nflLy jI mYN kfhdf llfrI hF. asl llfrI qF qusIN ho, ijhVy afpxy ividafrQIaF dIaF socF AuWqy inwq nvyN aqy suhfvy rMg cfVHdy ho, AunHF dIaF awKF ivwc BivwK dy supny isrjdy ho."

ieh sux ky hrkIrq df mn Bfvuk ho igaf qy Aus ny AuWU ky inMdr nUM afpxI glvwkVI ivwc lY ilaf.

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