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not:- iekbfl rfmUvflIaf iewk rwijaf pwuijaf srbMgI lyKk hY. Auh kvI
vI hY, pwqrkfr vI hY, alock qF hY hI pr khfxIkfr dy nfl nfl vDIaf nfvlkfr vI hY.
Aus df ilKx df ZMg bhuq hI rOick aqy pRBfvsLflI hY. Aus ny pMjfbI dIaF keI cricq
ikqfbF pfTkF dI JolI pfeIaF hn. pr ipwCy ijhy Aus ny iek nfvl
‘d zYwQ afP a pfsport’ aMgyrjLI ivwc iliKaf sI ijs nUM pfTkF vwloN
bhuq hI psMd kIqf igaf. iekbfl dy nfvl dI crcf aMgryjLI dy mMny pRmMny lyKkf ny
vI kIqI sI. Aus df ieh nfvl dr dr TokrF Kf rhI sImF nF dI pMjfbI muitafr dI
khfxI pysL krdf hY jo ijs ‘duafry’ vI jFdI hY, llcfeIaF njLrF Aus nUM
‘skYn’ krdIaf rihMdIaF hn. ijs ny vI iekbfl df ieh nfvl piVHaf Aus ny afpxy
swjx-imwqr nUM ieh nfvl pVHn dI pRurynf idwqI. pr bhuq sfry pfTk ieh nfvl qf
pVHnf cfhuMdy sn pr aMgryjLI jLubfn dI Gwt jfxkfrI kfrn ieh nfvl pVHn aqy smJx
qoN asmrQ sn. nfly ieh vI ikhf jFdf hY ik agr pMjfbIaF dI gwl pMjfbI ivwc hI
kIqI jfvy qF ijLafdf PwbdI hY. so iekbfl ny pMjfbI pfTkF dI mMgy awgy isr
JukfAuNidaF afpxy nfvl df pMjfbI ivwc anuvfd kIqf hY. iekbfl dy ies nfvl df
pMjfbI rUpFqr iblkul iqafr hY aqy kuJ ku hPiqaF ivwc Cwp ky pfTkF dy hwQF ivwc
hovygf. so asIN iekbfl dy ies nfvl ‘mOq iewk pfsport dI’ dy pihly kFz nUM
KLbrnfmf dy pfTkF dI njLr kr rhy hF. agr pfTk ies nfvl nUM KLbrnfmf aKLbfr ivwc
lVIvfr pVHnf cfhuMdy hn qF afpxI rfey KLbrnfmf dI hft lfeIn `qy jLrUr dyx. iews
Cp rhy nfvl bfry hor jfxkfrI lYxI hovy qF iekbfl rfmUvflIaf nUM 905-792-7357 `qy
PUn kIqf jf skdf hY.- prmjIq sMDU mOq
iewk pfsport dI iewk
isKLr
sI jnvrI dI TrI hoeI rfq df, qy vYnkUvr dy ies Gr `c awj vI KLfmosLI sI: qy
KLmosLI vI eynI sMGxI peI awK Prkx df KVfkf qIk vI sfry Gr `c suxfeI dy jfvy. isrPL
eyhIE nhIN; AuWprlI Cwq `qy sImf dy bYWzrUm `c, kirwb ivwc GUk suwqy amrojL dy
sfhF dI mwDm sLUk vI, hyTly PYimlI rUm qwk mfr krdI sI. ‘‘PYimlI
rUm!’’ soPLy `qy cuwp-cfp bYTI sImf dy buwlH, Aus dy mwQy `qy AuWBr afeIaF
iqAUVIaF dy nflL hI KLud-bKLud hI mroVy gey. PYimlI rUm dy BrvyN afkfr qoN Aus
nUM jfipaf ijvNy Auh iksy godfm dy KUMjy `c suMgVI bYTI hovy. ‘eyny
ivsLfl ‘PYimlI rUm’ vfly
eys Gr `c Blf ‘PYimlI’ ikwQy
aY? qy myry leI ies PYimlI rUm `c, hr rfq anmol dI ‘pqf-nhIN-ikDroN’
vfpsI dI AuzIk `c, awDI rfq qIk DuKx qy JUrn qoN isvf Blf hor hY hI kI?’ PYimlI
rUm `coN Aus ny dUr qIk pwsry ikwcn AuWqy ijEN hI njLr suwtI, qF ruk-ruk ky
AuWBrn vflLI, Pirwj dI ‘BIN-BIN’ nfl, Auh TTMbr geI. Aus nUM jfipaf ik
hvylIdfr muhFdry vfly ies mkfn dI KLOPLnfk suMjqf Aus nUM ingl jfvygI. ‘‘sImf
grIbVIey!’’ Auh buVbuVfeI. ‘‘ikly vrgy ies Gr `c qUM qF iewk kIVI dI
inafeIN eI aYN!’’ ieh
iKLafl kr ky ik ies du-mMnjLly Gr `c idl KolH ky sjfey, iksm iksm dy PLrincr qy
sjfvtI smfn vFg, Auh vI iewk ‘sLYa’ hI sI, qy sLYa vI axcfhI, iewk ajIb
JuxJuxI Auhdy srIr nUM, bdlfey asmfn `c ilsLkI ibjlI vFg, cIr ky lMG geI. awgdfn
`c mcdIaF lwkVF dI kV-kV dI qrjL `qy hI, iewk by-pkV BivK dI AuDyV-bux Aus dy
isr `c iqVkx lwgI. rfq
dy KLfmosL-isKLr vyly, Aus dy isr `c rojLfnf hI hrkq `c afAux vflf, zUMGy hOikaF
df cwkr, pihlF hI isry dI gqI vwl vDxf sLurU ho igaf sI. ‘sfzy
ivckfr PYlrI gihrI DuMd dy bfvjUd, anmol dI AuzIk `c hr rfq mYN Blf ikhVI gwloN
jfgdI rihMdI aF?’ sImf afpxy afp nUM aksr svfl krdI hY ‘asIN Blf iewk dUjy
leI hF kOx? qy ies sLfndfr
Gr `c hux sfzy iekwTy rhI jfx leI vjHf
ikhVI bfkI bcI aY?’’ Aus
nUM Xfd nhIN ik ieh sB kuJ iewk rUtIn ivwc kdoN qy ikvyN bdl igaf sI: iewk
kMipAUtrI qfxf-bfxf ijvyN ikqy Aus dIaF nsF `c Gus-pYT kr igaf sI ijs nflL Aus
dI sfrI kfieaf hI ‘pRogrfm’ ho geI sI. anmol Gr `c vVdf, sImf dy mwQy `c
kIVIaF isrkx lwg jFdIaF. anmol GroN inwkldf, sImf dy isr `coN ijvyN ‘afeIs’
df qwklf inwkl jFdf. rfq
dy isKLr vwl iKskidaF hI, sImf dIaF nsF qy idmfgL `c, hr rojL gTVI vFg KulH jfx
vflLIaF AuhI ajIb alfmqF Aus dy kfbU `coN inwklx
lwgIaF qy AubfsIaF dy cwkr `c qyjLI afAux lwgI! klfk dIaF dovyN sUeIaF iewk-dUjI
`c iewk-imwk hox leI ijEN hI bfrF dy ihMdsy vwl rINgIaF, bycYnI df iewk rgVvF
cwkr Aus dy lhU `c iBxk AuWiTaf; ilpsitkoN-swKxy bulH iswkr gey; qy koeI ax-ids
hQOVf Aus dy mwQy aMdr vrHnoN Aus rfq vI nhIN Buwilaf; AuNglF `c kMbxI qlmlfAux
lwgI; mwQy AuWpr psIny dIaF lVIaF vI inXm anusfr AuWBr afeIaF; qy Aus df mwQf,
jldI hI cwlx vflLI pfVvIN pIV dI mDfxI nflL do-cfr hox leI, iqafrI PVn lwgf. ieh
sB kuJ hr rfq bfkfiedgI nflL vfprdf sI: sImf nUM pqf sI peI zfktr dy iljfx dI
bynqI anmol nUM krn dI ihMmq jy Auh ikqy iekwTI kr vI lYNdI, qF vI krVy qoN krVy
kYpsUl ny vI iewk aigafq nhuMdrF dI jkV nUM Aus dy mwQy AudfilEN iZwly nhIN sI
kr skxf. drvfjLy
dy kuMjI-surfKL `c hoeI ikVk-ikVk, qy Aus qoN bfad vfprn vflLI, drvfjLy dy
kbijLaF dI dbI hoeI imaFk, sImf dI jfxI-pCfxI sI. agly plF `c hox vflLI, iQVkdy
kdmF dI Qwp Qwp ny sImf dI rIVH-hwzI `c kMbxI df qUPLfn Es rfq vI CyV idwqf. Auh
icqvx lwgI ik ikvyN hux DmkfAU mudrf `c, iewk dYNq vFg Auh iswDf Aus dI CfqI vwl
nUM vDdf jfpygf, qy Auh Aus rfjkumfrI vFg sihm nflL suMgV jfvygI jIhnUM dYNq dI
mrjLI muqfibk kdy mwKI bx ky kMD nflL icpkxf pYNdf sI qy kdy mwkVI bx ky jfilaF
`c AulJxf. Aus
dI sfrI kfieaf `c rojLfnf hI AuWTx vfly, Gbrfht dy aruwk prvfh nUM tflx dIaF Aus
dIaF BrpUr koisLsLF, hr rojL vFg, awj vI KflI borI vFg ZyrI ho geIaF. Aus
nUM pqf sI ik mulMmydfr siqkfr pihn ky, anmol dy svfgq `c Kloxf iblkul hI PjLUl
sI: anmol ny ikhVf ies siqkfr dI dfd dyxI sI, pr sdIaF purfxI BfrqI afigafkfr
aOrq nUM afpxy hwzF `c Gusx qoN Auh rok nf skI —AuhI afigafkfr aOrq ijhVI hr
rojL Aus nUM AuhI sdIaF purfxI mrXfdf inBfAux leI pRyrdI af rhI sI ijs ivwc
buwlH mIc ky Klo jfxf qy hwQF df KLud-bKLud hI sLrDflUaF vFgUM juV jfxf
sLfml sI. qy
AuNJ hI ijvyN kQf-khfxIaF qy sfkIaF `c afAuNdy mhfrfijaF dy mhwlF `c dfsIaF
Kloieaf krdIaF sn, sImf ny isr invyN hox dI mudrf aKLiqafr kr leI. ‘mhfrfjy’!
jI
hF, ‘mhfrfjy’! ‘mhfrfjy’
hI huMdy ny ieh sfry dy sfry BfrqI KLfvMd, sImf ny soicaf. BfvyN ieh ipwCy
‘dys’ `c hox, BfvyN ieQy kYnzf `c, jF amrIkf `c qy jF vlfieq `c, qy jF
astrylIaf, PrFs jF jrmnI `c! qy ieh BfvyN koeI vI hox— AuWKlIaF bxIaF klkwqy
dIaF sVkF `qy lVKVfAuNdy irkisLaF dy jLMgfl-KfDy pYzlF AuWpr itky, a-jwuqIey pYr
hovx; jF idwlI dI pfrlImYNt dIaF PfzI kursIaF `qy GurfVy mfrdIaF ku-ZbIaF gogVF:
BfrqI KLfvMd afpxIaF gLYr-hfjLr
irafsqF dy mhfrfjy hI huMdy ny. qy
sLihrF dy kUVy-krkt qy gMdgI nflL AuWsry itwibaF dy bdboa iKlfrdy isKLrF AuWqy,
bfeIsfeIklF dIaF jLMgfl-KfDIaF pwslIaF nflL Ausfry ax-drvfjLy kYibnF `c vsybf
krn vfly vI qF mhfrfjy hI huMdy ny, ijwQy kuwiqaF, kfvF qy igrJF dIaF ZfxIaF,
mfsoN-swKxIaF hwzIaF nUM kbjLx leI iewk dUjy nflL mhF-Bfrq rcfAuNdIaF ny, qy
ijwQy mwKIaF-mwCrF dI sFJI iBxiBxfht iksy vI kihMdy-khfAuNdy rfg nUM ingl jFdI
hY. qy
mhfrfjy hI huMdy ny sdf-ipafsy ksoiraF kol iltyy Auh sihkdy hoey ipMjr vI ijhVy
bMbeIaF `c rIJ nflL qrfsLy gilafiraF qy klkwiqaF-idwlIaF dIaF guxIeyN `c bMnHIaF
pfrkF qy hr sLihr-grF dy PutpfQF nUM afpxy hI ml-mUqr nflL rfq-idn ‘rOxkF’
bKLsLdy ny: Auh sfry bws ‘mhfrfjy’ hI huMdy ny ikAuNik AuhnF kol huMdY
‘KLfvMd’ hox df iKLqfb! qy KLfvMd
hoxf koeI inwkI-motI gwl nhIN jy huMdI! sImf
ny soicaf, rvfieq df qy qfrIKL df iehI Purmfn hY ik bIvI bws byjLubfn bFdI bx ky
hI jIvyy: pqI dI vPLfdfr nOkrfxI qy syvkxI. pqI qF pRmysLr huMdf ey—pUjxXog qy
irJfvxXog! qy bIvI leI hukm hY ik jIB nUM afpxy KIsy `c qy AuNglLF nUM KLfvMd dy
crnF `c rwKy! khfxIaF
qy sfKIaF vI iehI iesLfrdIaF ny, qy gRMQF df vI iehI PLurmfn hY. koeI
‘sqsMg’ qy koeI ‘dIvfn’ qy koeI ‘sBf’ qy koeI ‘jlsf’ qy koeI
‘aYqvfrI sMgq’ eys pivwqr nusKLy ibnf mukMml nhIN huMdI. 1-
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 rojL
dI afdq qoN sImf nUM pUrf pqf sI ik iPLlm dy duhrfE vFg agFh ien-ibn kI vfprnf
hY: afpxy afp nUM soPLy `qy ZyrI kr ky, afpxI byjLubfn hfjLrI nflL kmry dI
sLorIlI cuwp nUM sMGxI krn qoN pihlF, lV-KVfAuNdy anmol ny Aus dy kol dI
cuwp-cfp gujLr jfxf sI. ies
qoN awgy, rojL vFgUM Aus dy DuaFKy buwlHF `coN, bIar `c gwc hoey sfh vgx lwgy
ijnHF nfl, gwqy dy hlky jyhy Prym `c jVf ky tI[ vI[ AuWpr rwKI amrojL dI qsvIr
izgUM izgUM krn lwgI. kI huMdIaF ny byjLubfn bwicaF dIaF ieh mlUk ijhIaF qsvIrF?
qwqI TMZI hvf dy iewko buwly nflL glLIaF bjLfrF `c rulLx lwg jFdIaF ny! kmry
dI hvf nUM zMg rhI, bIar qy qMmfKU dI durgMD nfl, sImf dIaF nfsF `c sLurU hoeI
jlUx qyjL hox lwgI. Auhny AuQoN AuWT ky jfx dI pRbl ho rhI iewCf nUM qF aOKy
sOKy dbfa ilaf, pr mwQy `c KOrU pfAuNdf, iqAUVIaF df AuBfr Aus dy kfbU `coN
iKskx lwgf. lgfqfr
Puldy jf rhy, KOPLnfk cuwp dy Bukfny nUM PtfAuxf hux jLrUrI ho igaf sI. ‘‘iznr
iqafr ey,’’ sImf dI avfjL, jMmy pfxI dI motI qih AuWqy, iewk byKMBI iqqlI
vFg izwgI. byprvfhI
`c GuMmIaF, anmol dIaF awD-KulHIaF awKF, sImf dy lhU `c mDfxI Pyrn lwgIaF. eys
qoN bfad kmry dy zrfAuxy mhOl `c PYlI qfjLf, akfAU KLfmosLI kuJ ijLafdf hI lmk
geI. anmol
dIaF awKF AuWpr lgfqfr AuWsr-Zih rhI KwKr, AuGV-duGVIaF myKF dy guwCy `c bdlx
lwgI. ies
‘spolLIaf-iqAUVI’ nUM sfl qoN AuWpr sihx dy bfvjUd, ies dI afdI ho jfxf sImf
dI pkV ivwc afAuxo bfgLI sI. anmol
dy mwQy `qy lgfqfr AuWBrdy-imtdy isafV, sImf dy idl nUM vI afpxI qrjL `qy hI
dbfAux-AuBfrn lwgy. anmol dy mwQy `qy AuTdIaF-bYTdIaF iqAUVIaF dI Gsr-Gsr nUM
sImf afpxy isr `c iGsrdI sfPL sux skdI sI. anmol
dy glLy `c GsVdI, KMGUrn dI afvfjL ny kmry dI cuwp nUM JrItx dy nflL hI sImf nUM
vI cONkfa idwqf. sImf ies KMGUrn qoN pUrI qrHF vfkPL sI qy Aus nUM pqf sI ik ies
qoN bfad anmol ny kI bolxf hY. qy
ieh ‘kI bolxf’
hI sI ijs qoN Auh hr rojL qRBk AuTdI sI. ‘‘sImf[[[
kdoN jfxf chuMnI aYN qUM?’’ pr
Es rfq, ies iCwlvyN svfl df jvfb dyx qoN pihlF sImf hr rojL vFg TTMbrI nhIN. ‘‘mYN
kdoN jfxf chuMnI aF?’’ sImf
KLud hYrfn sI peI anmol nUM ieMJ suaflx df hOslf Auhdy aMdr ikwQoN AuWCl ipaf. ‘‘swcI
jfnxY peI mYN kdoN jfxf chuMnI
aF?’’ ‘‘hF,
dws mYnUM kdo jfxY qUM!’’ anmol
df iKLafl sI peI Auh, hr rojL vFg ‘‘jdoN pRmfqmf ny cfihaf!’’ vflLf, Auh
ritaf-rtfieaf jvfb hI dyvygI¢ asl
`c Auh ies rty-rtfey jvfb nUM suxn df afdI hI hoo igaf sI. Aus nUM ieh
ritaf-rtfieaf jvfb sux ky anMd ijhf afAux lwg ipaf sI¢ ‘‘kwlH
nUM!’’ sImf kMbdI avfjL `c bol ky, afpxy glLy `c AuWBr afey Aus gwc nflL
iswJx lwg peI ijhVf do ku pl leI Aus dI GMzI `c KOrU pfAux qoN bfad Aus dy glLy
qoN hyT”F vwl nUM iKsk igaf. sImf
nUM pqf sI Aus dy axikafsy jvfb ny anmol nUM Ptkfa mfiraf sI. anmol
dIaF arD-mItIaF awKF, murJfAux dI mudrf `c vt jfx qoN pihlF, pl ku leI Ct-ptfeIaF.
sImf dy cly jfx dy PLYsly nflL Aus dy ichry `qy AuWqr afeIaF ajIb pRCfeIaF nUM
Auh prdfa nf sikaf. ‘‘ikwQy
jfvyNgI qUM?’’ Auh Gurikaf. sImf
nUM jfipaf ijvyN Auh Aus nUM nhIN sgoN kMDF nUM vDyry muKLfiqb sI. sImf
ny dyiKaf ik Auh Aus dy axikafsy PYsly nflL vwjy Jtky `coN inklx leI AuWsl-vwty
lY irhf sI. ieh nhIN ik Auh sImf df ieh PLYslf suxnf eI nhIN sI chuMdf, pr Auh
ieh suxn leI hfly mfnisk qOr `qy iqafr nhIN sI ik sImf eyzI jldI clI jfvygI. ‘‘trFto
eI jfAUNgI,’’ sImf buVbuVfeI, ‘‘jy hvfeI itkt df ieMqjLfm hojy qF!’’ ‘‘qy
jy ieh ieMqjLfm nf hovy qF?’’ iewk
bYcYnIeyN atkfa qoN bfad anmol ny robftI-aMdfjL `c puwiCaf. ‘‘jy
ieMqjLfm nf hoieaf qF?’’ Auh afpxIaF awKF `c AuWqr afey KflIpx nUM
sMBfldI hoeI buVbuVfeI. ‘‘qF iPr aYQy eI ikqy—vYnkUvr `c qy jF PLy’ srI
`c!’’ trFto
`c Aus df itkfxf iks kol hovygf, anmol ny puwiCaf nhIN. Aus nUM pqf sI peI EQy
Aus df iewko iewk sMprk vInf eI sI. ‘‘mYnUM[[[
amrojL dI icMqf aY,’’ sImf iJjkdI iJjkdI buVbuVfeI. Cy
mhIinaF df amrojL hI ‘‘Aus’’
vkq Aus df pRmuwK qOKLlf sI.
axjfxy
QfvF `qy afpxf qy Aus df pflx-posLx mYN iekwlI jfn ikMJ krFgI? ieh icMqf Aus dI
surqI `c nUM Kurcx lwgI. jdoN mYnUM kMm lwBx leI QF QF rulxf ipaf qF ies inafxy
nUM kIhdy kol Cwz ky jfAUN? Auh
amrojL bfry puwC qF bYTI pr hux Aus nUM ieh KOPL ipMjx lwg ipaf ik anmol ikqy
ieh nf kih dyvy peI amrojL nUM vI nflL hI lY jf. Aus nUM ieh XkIn qF sI ik anmol
ies bwcy dI bybI-iswitMg leI pYsy dyx leI vI iqafr ho jfvygf, pr inafxy nUM nflL
DUhI iPrnf koeI asfn kMm nhIN sI. iPLr
Aus ny afpxy afp nUM koisaf ik amrojL df iPLkr qy ijLkr awj dI gwl-bfq `c Aus ny
mwlomwlI hI ikAuN GVIs ilaFdf. anmol ny jy Blf ieh slfh dy idwqI peI amrojL nUM
nflL eI lY jf, qF CupvyN lPLjLF `c ieh Auhdf hukm hI hoxf sI. ivcfrf
amrojL! kYsI
by-jsLnI afmd sI Aus dI adn dy ies kMizafly bfgL aMdr, isrPL
do ku sO idn pihlF¢ aYsI qF iksy vYrI-dusLmx dI vI nf hovy. hF,
swcIN hI bhuq hI by-jsLnI sI amrojL dI afmd! -sImf
nUM hspqfl iljfx leI anmol vwloN tYksI vfsqy iewk PLon-kfl krnI, Auh vI EdoN
jdoN pIV” qy kVvwlF df qUPLfn sImf dy ijsm nUM JMbx lwg ipaf! -hyTF
vwl nUM iKcdf, Puwilaf hoieaf pyt lY ky, izwk-zoly KFdI sImf df tYksI vwl vDxf
qy anmol df sImf nUM Eprf ijhf qy axcfihaf ijhf shfrf dyxf! -anmol vwloN tYksI vfly nUM pysLgI ikrfieaf PVfAuxf qy tYksI
nUM hspqfl dy aYmrjMsI drvfjLy awgy iljfx dI hdfieq krnf! -ivdfiegI
smyN ‘bfey, bfey’ dI mudrf `c lihrn qoN bcx leI, tYksI dy qurn qoN pihlF hI
anmol dy hwQF df pYNt dIaF jybF `c AuWqr jfxf! -sfhoN-bysfh
hoeI sImf vwloN, tYksI aMdr dfKLl hox leI, mfry jf rhy hwQF-pYrF nUM anmol vwloN
cuwp-cfp qwkI jfxf! -tYksI
dy rqf ku ruVHidaF hI, anmol vwloN kfhlLI nflL Gr `c vV jfxf! -
psIny nflL sImf dy srIr nUM gwco-gwc krn vflLIaF pfVvIaF pIVF qy koNhdIaF kVvwlF
dIaF CwlF vwloN, cfr iklomItr `qy Kloqy hspqfl nUM iewk amuwk PLfsly `qy kr dyxf! -aYmrjMsI
dy drvfjLy AuWqy sImf dIaF pIV-pIV hoeIaF hwzIaF df tYksI `coN bfhr afAux leI
KOJlxf! -iewk
strYcr vwloN sImf nUM lybr-rUm ivwc roVH ky lY jfxf! qy
iPr amrojL dI afmd qoN bfad! -sImf dIaF awKF df, anmol dI hspqfl `c afmd leI, qrsI jfxf! -nf
koeI vDfeI-kfrz qy nf PLuwlF df koeI guldsqf qy nf iksy sky-sbMDI vwloN
mubfrkbfd! sImf
df hspqflL `c kuVHI jfxf qy keI idnF bfad hspqfloN CuwtI! tYksI
dI afmd, qy amrojL smyq sImf dI Gr vfpsI! AuNJ
sImf byjLubfny amrojL dI a-qolvIN qfkq AuWqy hYrfn sI: hYrfn sI sImf peI amrojL
dI afmd ny sImf aqy anmol dy ivckfr iewk nvIN bycYnI iCVk idwqI sI: hux AunHF
ivckfr pUry vfk qF KudkusLI hI kr gey sn, bfkI rih gey sn axsrdy nUM boly jfx
vflLy bhuq hI jLrUrI, pr axKMBy alPLfjL! afps-ivclf iswDf bol-cfl qF Gr ivwcoN
ijvyN jlfvqn hI ho igaf sI. ‘‘Eey
sbr kr, sbr!’’ sImf lfzly aMdfjL ivwc amrojL nUM pukfrdI, pr Auh ieh XkInI
bxfAuNdI ik Aus dI avfjL anmol dy kMnF `c jLrUr awpV jfvy, ‘‘Eey qUM ikhVf
grYjUeysLn dI pfrtI `qy jfxY peI qYnUM sUt-bUt pihnx dI kfhlI peI hoeI af! af
jfxgy ‘zfeIpr’ vI, jLrUr af jfxgy! hF, hF, myry cMn jI, zfeIprF ny mukwxf vI
huMdY qy aKLIr afAuxf eI afAuxf huMdY! lwgI smJ, sLrfrqIaf? cuwp kr jf hux, bMdf
bx ky!’’ anmol
vI afpxy buwlHF qy jIB nUM qklIPL dyx qoN guryjL hI krdf, pr afQx qoN pihlF
pihlF, zfeIpr cuwp-cfp sImf dy kmry dy bfhr ZyrI ho jFdy. 2-
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 ‘‘sLYqfn
idaf dfidaf!’’ sImf amrojL `qy icwlfAux df bhfnf krdI. ‘‘qUM qF sfrf
duwD qy sfrf bybI-PUz zkfr igaYN, bdmfsLf? hfQI vFgUM sMGfV igaYN jUs df sfrf
stfk? E qyrI! E qUM qF sfrf eI Pirwj eynI jldI BuwKy sUr vFg cr igaYN?’’ anmol
vwloN nf koeI huMgfrf qy nf koeI itwpxI! pr sLfm qIk Pirwj horIN jUs dIaF boqlF
qy bybI-PUz qy duwD dIaF kYnIaF nflL QuMny jFdy. ‘‘iPLlhfl
qUM amrojL nUM myry kol eI Cwz jfh,’’ ieh lPLjL anmol dy DuaFKy bulHF `coN
izwgy. Aus dIaF hfly-vI-arD-mIcaF awKF pl ku leI KuwlHIaF, qy ibnf iksy KLfs
insLfny `qy kyNdrq hoieaF”, bMd ho geIaF. ikwzI
drdmeI rfhq sI sImf nUM ieh suxn ivwc ik Aus dy mfs dI iewko iewk tihxI, amrojL,
nUM sFBx dI, phfV ijwzI ijLMmyvfrI qoN Auh mukq kr idwqI geI sI! Aus nUM smJ nf
lwgI ik Aus dy glLy qIk AuWBr afieaf hOkf pCqfvy df sI ik sLukrfny df! ‘‘pr
myrf iKLafl aY peI mYN[[[ amrojL nUM[[[ nflL eI lY jfvF ikAuNik[[[‘‘ sImf
GigafeI afvfjL ivwc bolI. Auh asl `c ieh ivKfvf krnf chuMdI sI peI Auh amrojL
nUM sF”Bx dI ijLMmyvfrI qoN Bwjx vflLI nhIN. sImf
ieh PVH mfr qF bYTI, pr aMdroN Auh bVf eI zrI ik Auh nf hovy peI anmol afpxI
pysLksL qoN muwkr ky amrojL dI ijLMmyvfrI Aus dy glL eI pf dyvy. Auh,
anmol dy muwkrn dy zr AuWqy, hyT” nUM JUl gey afpxy idl nUM sFBx lwgI qy qy
nsF nUM JMb geI kMbxI nUM kfbU `c krn msrUPL ho geI¢ ‘‘ieh
‘ikAuNik’ df kI mqlb?’’ anmol Gurikaf. ‘‘[[[a
[[[a quhfnUM pqf eI af peI[[[ ikAuNik[[[‘‘ ‘‘qUM
amrojL dI bybIiswitMg bfry icMqf nf kr,’’ anmol ny sImf dy vfk nUM ivwcoN hI
kuqr suwitaf. ‘‘dfdI-mF afpy eyhdI sMBfl kr lYxgy.’’ dfdI-mF!
dfdI-mF jIhny jxypy `c hI pUrI ho geI anmol dI asl mF qoN bfad anmol nUM mF bx
ky eI pfilaf sI. sImf
nUM Xfd afieaf, ieh kuJ idn pihlF” dI gwl sI: ikcn `c KloqI, Auh aFizaF dy
nflL nfl, cuwp-cfp afpxy isr ivwc AuTdIaF socF nUM vI PYNt rhI sI. anmol
nUM ies gwl df koeI ielm nhIN sI peI sImf Aus dI pQrIlI cuwp aqy kdy-kdy suxfeI
dyNdy lPLjLF qoN ikMnI byprvfh ho geI sI. Aus
idn PLon `qy gwl kridaF, qy mF jI dI Bfrq qoN afmd bfry bolidaF, anmol nUM ieqnf
‘‘kfnfPUsIaf’’ hox dI jLrUrq nhIN sI. anmol
nUM ieh vI pqf nhIN sI peI Aus idn mwDm ijhI avfjL `c bhuq hI sMKyp bolx, qy
gwlbfq ivwc lukoa ijhf rwKx, qy amrojL bfry koeI vI iesLfrf qIk krn qoN guryjL
krn dy Aus dy aMdfjL nflL sImf nUM koeI vfsqf nhIN sI. AuDr
ikcn `c gUMjF pfAuNdy ‘hvf-inkfsI’ pwKy ny vI, PYimlI rUm `coN afAuNdI hr
afvfjL nUM sImf dy kMnF qIk apVx qoN apMg krn leI pUrf qfx lfieaf hoieaf sI. pr
Pyr vI PYimlI rUm `c, tYlIPon dy rIsIvr nflL ‘KLuPLIaf aMdfjL’ `c joVy anmol
dy buwlHF `coN, kfnfPUsI dIaF lVKVfAuNdIaF hoeIaF kuJ bgLfvqI tukVIaF, ikcn `c
KloqI sImf dy qFG-hIx kMnF qIk awpV hI geIaF. ‘‘aglyy
sLnIvfr?’’ anmol dIaF BvF AuWpr vwl iKsk geIaF sn. ‘‘[[[
‘‘ ‘‘ikMny
vjy?’’ ‘‘[[[
‘‘ ‘‘neIHN,
neHIN; myrf mqlb aY aYQy vYnkUvr `c!’’ ‘‘[[[
‘‘ ‘‘mYN
phuMc jfAUN agfVI!’’ ‘‘[[[
‘‘ ‘‘mYN
sfrf pqf kr lAUN.’’ ‘‘[[[
‘‘ ‘‘afho,
pqY mYnUM. bhuqIaF ieMtrnYsLnl PLlfeItF iesy trmInl `qy eI afAuNdIaYN!’’ ‘‘[[[
‘‘ ‘‘vIlH-cyar
vfsqy AunHF nUM agfAUN eI kih idE.’’ ‘‘[[[
‘‘ ‘‘afho[[[
vIlH-cyar df ieMqjLfm Auh afpy krngy.’’ dfdI-mF
dI ieMzIaf qoN sMBfvI afmd ipwCy, ies Gr `coN afpxI jlfvqnI df guMgf hukm, sImf
ny, Jwt pihcfx ilaf sI, qy Aus nUM ielm sI ik Aus dI jlfvqnI dI qfmIl hoxI vI
jldI qoN jldI cfhIdI sI! asl
`c bjLurg dfdI dy eyQy phuMcx qoN pihlF sImf df eys GroN jlfvqn hoxf hr hflq `c
jLrUrI vI sI. sImf nUM pqf sI peI AunHF dy plMG dy ivckfr AuWBry byjLubfny Cfly,
mF jI dy rogI idl `qy lf-ielfj JrItF pf skdy sn. jdoN ivakqI awsIaF nUM Zuwikaf
hovy qF iksy vI axsuKfvIN Gtnf qoN ienkfr nhIN kIqf jf skdf. AunHF dI axbx nUM
awKIN dyK ky, hwzIaF dI kMbdI hoeI Aus guwtI nUM jy kuJ ho igaf qF sfrI Aumr,
gunFhgfr hox df aihsfs cuwkI iPrnf sImf leI musLikl ho jfxf sI. qy
bfkI sfrf kuJ qF bws awK dy Por `c eI vfpr ky, sImf nUM hYrfn kr igaf. aglI svyr
sfZy ku igafrF vjy dy krIb, zfeIinMg tybl AuWproN tIr mfrdy iewk hvfeI itkt nUM
dyK ky, sImf nUM smJ nhIN sI af rhI ik AuhnUM ies df cfa hoieaf sI jF AudfsI.
Aus ny eyar itkt dy kolL hI, lUx-imrc vflLIaF sLIsLIaF hyToN muskrfAuNdy sO sO
dy not igxy: pUry pMj—Aus dI AumId qoN ikqy vDyry. ‘‘sImf!’’
amrojL leI duwD vflLI boql Pirwj `coN kwZx leI, poly-pYrIN ikcn vwl nUM jf rhI
sImf nUM anmol dI ruwKI afvfjL ny cONkfa idwqf. ‘‘iehny trFto awj rfq dy nO
vjy AuWqrnY.’’ PLfierplys `c buwJ rhy koilaF dy sfhmixEN, smYNtI cuwp nUM
JMjoVidaF, anmol buVbuVfieaf. Aus vwloN ‘PLlfeIt ‘ lPLjL nUM ijLkrn qoN
guryjL krn nfl, sImf nUM koeI hYrfnI nhIN hoeI. anmol
dI buVbuVI dy keI arQ sn ijnHF `c sImf nUM afpxf inwkf-motf sfjLo-smfn bMnHx df
iesLfrf vI sLfml sI, qy vInf nUM trFto eyarport `qy awpVx leI Pon krn df sMkyq
vI, qy vYnkUvr eyarport `qy phuMcx leI tYksI swdx df msLvrI-hukm vI. eyarport
`qy Cwz afAux dI bynqI anmol nUM krnI, qfroN-swKxI qUMbI `coN qux qux dI afs krn
dy brfbr sI.
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