bahna ko ilae [tnaI maaoh–mamata haotI¸ tao [tnao barsaaoM maoM @yaa ek baar BaI vah doKnao nahIM AataÆ – bauAa baaolaIM– baap sao laD,a[- hO¸ tao @yaa sabasao iknaara kr laonaa caaiheÆ

dmaa ko karNa bauAa sao AiQak nahIM baaolaa jaata. ijatnao Sabd maMuh sao baahr inaklato hOM¸ ]nasao khIM j,yaada caZ,tI saaMsa ko BaMvar maoM DUba jaato hOM. bauAa kI AaMKaoM maoM AaMsaU doKkr trna ekaek inaScaya nahIM kr sakI ik vao ]sako Baa[- ko ilae hOM¸ Aqavaa KaMsaI ko karNa Kud–ba–Kud ]maD, Aae hOM.

– tuma calaao bauAa¸ maOM ABaI AatI hMU. – kmaro maoM baaoiJala–saa sannaaTa Ca jaata hO. baramado maoM cahlakdmaI krto hue baabaU kI qakI¸ AinaiScat–saI pdcaap saunaa[- do jaatI hO. iKD,kI ko baahr maOdana ko AMQaoro maoM ima+I ko laMbao–laMbao ZUhaoM kI ptlaI CayaaeM fIkI caaMdnaI maoM ]GaD, Aa[- hO.

ek QaMuQalaI–saI tsvaIr ]Bar AatI hO. ZlavaaM GaaiTyaaoM pr dUr–dUr tk }pr–naIcao caaya ko baaga fOlao hOM , , ,,[nhIM baagaaoM ko baIca poD,aoM ko JaurmauT ko pICo khIM Baa[- rhto haoMgao. khto hOM¸ vahaM sTImar pr jaanaa pD,ta hO , , ,jaanao sTImar pr baOzkr kOsaa lagata haogaaÑ

trna ]sa CaoTo–sao sToSana ko isagnala kI ba%tI doKtI rhI. pasa AatI T/ona ko pihyaaoM kI gaD,gaD,ahT makana kI dIvaaraoM¸ maOdana maoM dUr KD,o Ga+aoM AaOr TIlaaoM kao iJaMJaaoD,–saI jaatI hO. kuC dor ko ilae p%qar taoD,nao kI maSaIna kI Bayaavah Gaur-–Gaur- T/ona ko pihyaaoM–tlao DUba jaatI hO. [Mjana kI hoDlaa[T ko GaUmato p`kaSa–vaR%t maoM Aasa–pasa KD,o JaaD,–JaMKaD, iJalaimalaa ]zto hOM , , ,AaOr ifr vahI phlao–jaOsaI GanaI¸ baaoiJala cauPpI caaraoM Aaor fOla jaatI hO.

]sa rat bauAa trna ko kmaro maoM Aa[- AaOr dor tk baOzI rhIM. trna kI Aaor kBaI–kBaI doK laotIM AaOr ifr ek laMbaI gahrI saaMsa laokr sauparI ktrnao lagatIM.
– saao ga[-¸ trnaÆ – bauAa kBaI–kBaI SaMikt svar maoM isar ]zakr pUC laotIM.
– na bauAa¸ ABaI nahIM.

trna samaJa jaatI ik bauAa kao[- baat Sau$ krnao sao phlao rasta TTaola rhI hO. vah caupcaap AaMKoM maMUdkr p`tIxaa krtI rhtI.
– Aaja torI maaM ko kmaro maoM ga[- qaI¸ – bauAa kuC dor baad QaIro–QaIro baaolaIM – maOM tao doKkr hOrt maoM Aa ga[-¸ trnaÑ na jaanao iktnao barsaaoM sao ]sanao yao saba caIja,oM jaaoD,–jaaoD,kr jamaa kI hOÑ ]sanao byaah kI saaD,I tk saMdUk maoM ABaI tk saMBaalakr rKI hO.

trna ko mana maoM hlka–saa kaOtUhla jaaga ]za¸ maaM ka BaI byaah huAa haogaa¸ [sa pr kBaI–kBaI ivaSvaasa nahIM haota.
– toro baabaU ]na idnaaoM nayao–nayao dIvaana banao qao. , , , , baD,I QaUmaQaama sao ]naka byaah huAa qaa.

isaKaoM ko drbaar maoM ek vahI tao ihMdU dIvaana qao¸ jaao baoraok–Taok rajaa sao imalanao jaayaa krto qao. 

bauAa kI AaMKaoM maoM ek bahut puranaa¸ kBaI na imaTnaovaalaa sapnaa itr Aayaa¸ haqa ka saraOta calato–calato Ék gayaa – ek idna irsaayat ko AMga`oja, roijaDoMT ]nasao imalanao Aae qao. mauhllao ko saba laaoga AaScaya- maoM Apnao–Apnao GaraoM sao inaklakr hmaaro Gar ko saamanao jamaa hao gae qao. ikMtu toro baabaU Apnao naoma–Qama- ko [tnao p@ko qao ik ]nako jaanao ko baad ]nhaoMnao snaana ikyaa AaOr saba bat-naaoM kao dubaara Qaulavaayaa qaa.

trna ]zkr plaMga pr baOz ga[-. iktnaI baar ]sanao bauAa ko maMuh sao yao saba baatoM saunaI hO¸ ikMtu hr baar mana maoM nayao isaro sao ]%sauk hao ]ztI hO. lagata hO¸ jaOsao vah caaorI–caupko¸ dbao paMvaaoM iksaI ivaica~¸ maayaavaI p`doSa maoM calaI Aa[- hO , , ,
– bauAa¸ tumanao tao ]na idnaaoM baabaU kao doKa haogaa. @yaa tba BaI tumhoM ]nasao Aaja kI trh Dr lagata qaaÆ
– Aro¸ kaOna nahIM Drta qaa toro baabaU saoÆ – bauAa ko haozaoM pr ek glaana mahIna–saI mauskrahT isamaT Aa[-– ]na idnaaoM ka Dr hI tao Aaja tk calaa Aata hO. ,, , torI maaM kao tao mauJasao BaI j,yaada Dr lagata qaa. vah tao basa Tukur–Tukur ]nhoM doKtI hI rhtI qaI. ijasa idna toro baabaU drbaar jaato qao¸ maOM AaOr vah JaraoKo maoM KD,o haokr lauk–iCpkr ]nhoM doKa krtI qaIM. caUD,Idar camacamaata pajaamaa¸ saÔod roSamaI Acakna AaOr isar pr rajasaI¸ PyaajaI rMga kI pgaD,I , , ,,,hmaarI AaMKoM ]na pr sao ]ztI hI na qaIM.

bauAa ko haqa saraOto pr iTko rho¸ AaMKoM SaUnya ko na jaanao iksa kaonao maoM jaakr ATk ga[-M. 
– saaocatI hMU jaba Aaja baabaU toro ilae }McaI jaat AaOr baD,o Garnao kI baat calaato hOM¸ tao @yaa yah zIk hOÆ vah baat Aaja khaM rhI¸ jaao vaYaao-M phlao qaIÆ Aaja ApnaI kaOna [j,ja,t rh ga[- hO¸ jaao baD,o Gar–Garanao ka laD,ka imalaoÑ laoikna ]nhoM yah baat samaJaae kaOnaÆ

bauAa kI AaMKaoM maoM ek Ganaa¸ ABaoV–saa AaScaya- iGar jaata hO¸ maanaao vah Kud na samaJa pa rhI hao ik jaao nahIM rha¸ Aaja BaI kOsao naaoMk kI trh icapTa hO. maana–gaaOrva nahIM rha¸ ja,maIna–jaayadad kba kI ibak–lauT ga[-¸ baap–dada kI ivarasat ko naama pr bacaa rh gayaa hO ek yah makana AaOr samaya kI QaUla maoM lada–fMda fTo–icaqaD,o–saa 'dIvaana' ka iK,taba¸ ijasao caaho AaoZ, laao¸ caaho ibaCa laao¸ pr jaao nahIM hO¸ ]sao kao[- kba tk maanaogaaÆ

bauAa ka kMz BaarI hao ]zta hO¸ AaMKaoM ko Aagao gaIlaa–saa iJalaimalaa tOr jaata hO¸ ikMtu mauskrahT ]nako haozaoM pr tba BaI jamaI rhtI hO¸ maanaao vah ]sao imaTanaa BaUla ga[- haoM.

ikMtu trna kao baat ka phlaU Aba ibalkula AcCa nahIM lagata. AcCa lagata qaa phlao¸ jaba maaM hMsaI–hMsaI maoM vao gahnao idKayaa krtI qaIM¸ jaao ]sao byaah pr ide jaaeMgao. tba hlkI–saI gaudgaudI haotI¸ byaah ko ilae nahIM¸ gahnaaoM ko ilae nahIM¸ bailk ]sa AjaIba¸ AnajaanaI KuSaI ko ilae¸ jaao ]sakI ApnaI qaI¸ ijasamaoM vah ibalkula AkolaI qaI. 

trna ifr laoT ga[-. iKD,kI sao isagnala kI laala ba%tI dIKtI hO¸ dUr AMQaoro maoM. nahr ko pICo baOrkoM hOM¸ ijana pr rat caupcaap Jauk Aa[- hO. [nhIM baOrkaoM kI iksaI saMkrI AMQaorI kaozrI maoM [MjaIinayar baabaU rhto haoMgao¸ trna nao saaocaa AaOr AaMKoM maMUd laIM.

]sa pla ]sao kuC BaI mahsaUsa nahIM huAa. yah BaI yaad nahIM rha ik bauAa nao ]sasao kuC kha hO. TaMgaaoM pr ek hlkI maIzI–saI qakana ]tr Aa[-. barsaaoM phlao kI ek QaMuQalaI–saI AnauBaUit khIM BaItr QaImao–sao ]maD, Aa[- hO. lagata hO¸ jaOsao vah Tba ko panaI maoM ApnaI naMgaI doh psaaro laoTI hO. baIca maoM kuC BaI nahIM hO¸ kao[- GaTnaa nahIM GaTI hO. jaao baIta hO¸ jaao kuC BaI GaTa–baZ,a hO¸ vah saba panaI ko }pr hO , , ,
– saao ga[-¸ trnaÆ – bauAa nao pUCa.

[sa baar trna svayaM inaScaya nahIM kr sakI ik vah naIMd ko [sa trÔ hO yaa dUsarI trÔ , , ,panaI ko }pr CayaaeM itrtI hO¸ ikMtu ]sako naIcao iktnaa Zor–saa maaOna ibaKra hOÑ

ifr Anaok idna eosao Aato hOM¸ jaba dIvaana saahba Apnao kmaro sao baahr nahIM inaklato. baramada saUnaa pD,a rhta. KalaI kuisa-yaaoM pr saUKI garma rot AaOr caUnao kI prto [k{I haotI rhtIM. bauAa k[- baar baabaU ko kmaro tk ga[- hO AaOr caupcaap vaapsa laaOT Aa[- hO. Kanaa BaI vah Apnao kmaro maoM maMgavaa laoto. Aato–jaato kBaI saamanao pD, jaatI qaI¸ tao doKto BaI nahIM¸ doK BaI laoto tao [sa trh sao maanaao ]sao phcaana panao maoM duivaQaa hao rhI hao. ]nakI kaoiSaSa yahI rhtI ik jahaM vah baOzI hao¸ vahaM na jaanaa hao¸ Aksmaat mauzBaoD, BaI hao jaae¸ tao dUsarI trÔ doKnao lagaoM¸ yaa rasta bacaakr inakla jaaeM.

trna samaJatI hO¸ baabaU ]sasao dUr–dUr @yaaoM rhnao lagao hOM¸ @yaaoM Gar maoM tnaava rhnao lagaa hO. phlao¸ bahut idna gaussaa Aata qaa ,  ,,,Aba vah BaI nahIM Aata¸ kovala $KI–saI ir>ta mana maoM Bar jaatI hO. kBaI–kBaI vah saaocatI hO ik yaid baabaU kao ]sasao [tnaI ivari> hO¸ tao @yaaoM nahIM ]sasao CuTkara pa laotoÆ k[- baar bauAa nao ja,aor Dalakr baabaU sao p~ ilaKvaae hOM¸ baatcaIt Aagao BaI baZ,I hO¸ ]sakI faoTao AaOr janma–p~I baahr BaojaI ga[- hO¸ ikMtu hr baar baIca maoM hI sabakuC Ék jaata hO¸ @yaaoM Ék jaata hO¸ Aaja tk trna kI samaJa maoM nahIM Aayaa hO , , , 

Aaja BaI trna jaba ]sa rat kI GaTnaa pr saaocatIM hO¸ tao saarI doh maoM JaurJaurI–saI daOD, jaatI hO , , , 

]sa raoja AaQaI rat sao kuC phlao bauAa ]sako kmaro maoM Aa[- qaIM. vah jaaga rhI qaI. AMQaoro maoM bauAa kI pdcaap QaIro–QaIro ]sako plaMga ko pasa sarktI saunaa[- dI qaI. vah saaMsa raoko laoTI rhI qaI.
– bauAa¸ tuma haoÆ

bauAa ka svar kaMp rha qaa – tUnao kuC saunaaÆ
trna ]zkr baOz ga[-. AaMKoM faD,to hue AMQaoro maoM QaueM kI kalaI Cayaa kao doKa.
– @yaa baat hO¸ bauAaÆ
– mauJasao Aba [sa Gar maoM nahIM rha jaaegaa.
– @yaa baat hO¸ bauAaÆ
– khnaa Aba kuC baakI rha hO¸ trnaÆ – bauAa ka galaa $MQa–saa–gayaa.

trna stbQa AaMKaoM sao AMQaoro ko ]sa Baaga kao doKtI rhI¸ jahaM bauAa KD,I qaIM.
– tumasao kuC baat hu[- qaIÆ – trna nao pUCa.
– maOM tao kmaro maoM hI baOzI rhI qaIM¸ vah Kud Aae qao. , , ,maOM khtI hMU ik jaao kuC ]nhoM khnaa hO¸ tuJasao @yaaoM nahIM khtoÆ , , , tU Aba baccaI tao nahIM rhIM , , ,
naahk mauJao baIca maoM @yaaoM GasaITto hOÆ
– @yaa khto qao¸ bauAaÆ – trna ko svar maoM ek AjaIba–saa KaoKlaapna ]Bar Aayaa.
– ]nakI baat mauJao kuC samaJa maoM nahIM AatI. , , ,khto qao¸ maaM ko saamanao sabakuC hao jaata¸ tao zIk rhta. ifr dor tk caupcaap kmaro maoM GaUmato rho. , , ,maOMnao maaOka doKkr kha ik }Mcao Kanadana kao laokr Aajakla kaOna baOza rhta hOÆ AcCa laD,ka imalao tao sabakuC hO. laoikna maorI baat saunanao hI vah ek imanaT BaI kmaro maoM nahIM zhro. tojaI sao Apnao kmaro maoM gae AaOr fTak sao drvaaja,a baMd kr ilayaa. kuC dor baad jaba baahr Aae¸ tao ekaek ]nhoM phcaana nahIM sakI. 
AaMKoM saUK- hao rhI qaIM¸ maaqao pr baala ibaKro qao¸ torI maaM ko marnao ko baad maOMnao ]nhoM kBaI [sa $p maoM nahIM doKa. haqa maoM ek paoTlaI qaI¸ jaao ]nhaoMnao maoro saamanao foMk dI , , ,[sakI maaM ko gahnao [samaoM rKo hOM¸ [nhoM laokr vah jahaM jaanaa caaho¸ calaI jaae. laD,ka calaa gayaa¸ tao mar nahIM gayaa yah calaI jaaegaI¸ tao BaI mauJao kuC nahIM haogaa. ,, , ,maOM tao BaaOca@kI rh ga[-¸ trnaÑ @yaa ApnaI laD,kI ko ilae kao[- eosao khta hOÆ

]sa rat bauAa ka p`Sna AMQaoro maoM BaTkta rha qaa. vah kuC BaI nahIM samaJa pa[- qaI ik baabaU ]sasao @yaa caahto hOM. ]sao Apnao sao hI Dr laganao lagaa qaa. lagaa¸ jaOsao baabaU kao ]sa pr saMdoh hO¸ maanaao vah BaI Baa[- kI trh iksaI–na–iksaI idna ]nhoM QaaoKa dokr calaI jaaegaI. , , ,phlao ]sanao kBaI eosaa nahIM saaocaa qaa ikMtu ]sa rat baabaU ko saMdoh nao ]sako mana kao BaI Aisqar kr idyaa. @yaa sacamauca vah [sa Gar maoM rhnaa caahtI hOÆ ]sanao baar–baar Apnao sao pUCa qaa AaOr ]sao lagaa qaa ik Saayad baabaU ka saMdoh sahI hao¸ Saayad ]sao ]sa Gar sao¸ Gar ko saaMya–saaMya krto kmaraoM sao Dr lagata hO¸ ijasao Aaja tk vah iCpatI Aa[- hO – @yaa yah saca hOÆ

yah kOsaa p`Sna qaa¸ saIQaa–saada sahja¸ ikMtu ]na hja,araoM p`SnaaoM maoM ek¸ ijanaka Saayad kao[- ]%tr nahIM haota¸ trna yah nahIM jaanatI qaI AaOr tBaI vah rat–Bar tikyao maoM maMuh iCpakr qar–qar kaMptI rhI qaI.

]sa rat trna nao Acaanak inaScaya kr ilayaa ik vah kuC idnaaoM ko ilae Baa[- ko pasa jaakr rhogaI , , , 

dUsaro idna trna caahnao pr BaI baabaU sao Apnao jaanao kI baat khnao ka saahsa na kr pa[-. k[- baar ]nako kmaro tk ga[-¸ ikMtu ibanaa kuC kho–saunao ]lTo paMva vaapsa laaOT Aa[-. ]sao baabaU sao ek ivaica~–saa Baya lagata qaa¸ ijasao imaTanaa kBaI saMBava nahIM hao pata. ]sanao bauAa sao kha ik vah baabaU sao jaakr kh do.

bauAa ivaismat–saI ]sakI Aaor doKtI rhI qaIM. ikMtu baad maoM jaba ]nhaoMnao ]sa pr ivacaar ikyaa¸ tao lagaa ik Saayad trna ka calao jaanaa hI baohtr hO.

]sa Saama baabaU nao ]sao Apnao kmaro maoM baulaayaa qaa. drvaaja,o kI dohrI pr trna ko paMva sahsaa izzk gae qao¸ saaMsa GauTnao–saI lagaI qaI.
– Aa jaaAao¸ [Qar baOzao. – baabaU ka BaarI¸ QaImaa–saa svar saunaa[- idyaa.

dIvaar ko saMga tikyao ka sahara laokr baabaU baOzo qao¸ caup¸ inaScala. ek baar ivacaar Aayaa ik jaOsao vah dbao paMva Aa[- hO¸ vaOsao hI vaapsa laaOT jaae¸ ikMtu ]sako paMva ÔSa- sao icapko rhoÑ
– saunaa hO¸ tuma kuC idnaaoM ko ilae baahr jaanaa caahtI hao.

trna caupcaap baOzI rhI. ]sao lagaa¸ maanaao baabaU Baa[- ka naama ]sako saamanao nahIM laonaa caahto¸ ]sanao kBaI baabaU ko maMuh sao Baa[- kI cacaa- nahIM saunaI. jaba kBaI ]nakI ica{I AatI hO¸ baabaU ibanaa pZ,o ]sao ]nako pasa iBajavaa doto hOM.
– yahaM mana nahIM lagata¸ trnaÆ – baabaU ko svar maoM ek inarIh¸ AbaaoQa–saI ija&asaa qaI¸ maanaao ]nhaoMnao phlaI baar [sa saMbaMQa maoM saaocaa hao.

trna kI AaMKoM ek pla ko ilae }pr ]zI. ]sako BaItr ek AjaIba–saI ]qala–puqala haonao lagaI. Saayad baabaU ]sao raok laoMgao¸ Saayad ]sako ibanaa ]nhoM BaI Akolaapna mahsaUsa haota haogaa. ]saka idla tojaI sao QaD,knao lagaa. yaid ek baar BaI baabaU ]sao Éknao ko ilae khoMgao tao vah ekdma Apnaa [rada badla dogaI. 
ifr jaanao ka p`Sna hI nahIM ]zta.

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