saPtah maoM lagaBaga dao baar faona pr faOjaI baoTo kI raoSanaI–saI Aavaaja ko spSa- ko ilae kana saPtah ko saataoM idna saavaQaana kI maud`a maoM rhto qao. rat ka ivaEaama BaI vastut: kanaaoM ko ilae saavaQaana hI haota qaa. faOjaI ko ipta ko kanaaoM kao Balaa ivaEaama kOsaaÑ faona vahIM sao Aa sakta qaa. yahaM ]sa Kuifyaa jagah ka naMbar nahIM idyaa jaa sakta qaa. [sailae saPtah Bar ko ]na AsaM#ya plaaoM maoM sao vao kaOna–sao jaIvaMt pla haoMgao jaao ]sa raoSanaI kao baMsaI ko kanaaoM tk laaeMgao¸ Kud ]na plaaoM kao BaI nahIM maalaUma qaa. na hI lagaBaga tIna mahInao baad Aanao vaalao vao badnaumaa syaah pla jaanato qao ik baMsaI ko kanaaoM kao vao kbaIr kI nahIM¸ [Mfala sao hI iksaI saonaaiQakarI kI Aavaaja saunaanao vaalao hOM ik 'kbaIr [ja naao maaor'

saubah ko ]sa pirMdo nao AakaSa maoM ]D,ana Barto hue Acaanak dma taoD, idyaa qaa. doSa ko ilae Kbar qaI ik ek AaOr javaana AatMkvaad ka iSakar huAa. AKbaaraoM maoM Kbar CpI ik javaana nahIM¸ kOPTona qaa yaanaI saonaa ka AiQakarI. pr baMsaI , , ,]nako ilae tao yah ijaMdgaI ka eosaa inaYzur sa%ya qaa ijasao vah CUnaa nahIM caahto qao¸ pr jaao ]nakI doh sao icapk gayaa qaa¸ ijasaka spSa- ]nakI %vacaa kao Baod kr BaItr phMuca gayaa qaa¸ jaao ]nakI rgaaoM maoM ek jaIvaMt ]pisqait kI trh lagaatar bah rha qaa. jaba BaItr kI Aaor ]nmauK haoto qao¸ tao vahaM ek bahra AMQaora pato qao. [tnaa bahra ik vah caIKoM BaI na sauna pata qaa. iksasao khto vah ik [-Svar BaTk gayaa hO¸ ]sao kao[- ]MgalaI pkD,kr sahI rah tao idKa doÑ kaSa¸ [-Svar ka BaI kao[- [-Svar haotaÑ

vaYaao-M phlao raoma maoM 'maa]qa Aa^f T/uqa' ko saamanao KD,o haokr ]nhoM ek isahrna hu[- qaI. saca ka caohraÑ [tnaa Bayaavah¸ [tnaa ivakRtÑ gaaola caohro AaOr ToZ,o maMuh vaalaa saca. p%qar kI dIvaar pr banao ]sa saca ko maMuh maoM saBaI pya-Tk Aba haqa Dalakr doKto hOM. puranaI QaarNaa hO ik Agar saca baaolaa haogaa tao haqa vaapsa Aaegaa¸ JaUz baaolaa haogaa tao haqa gaMvaanaa haogaa @yaaoMik saca ka maMuh jaao zhra. svayaM Balao banao rhkr Apnao ivaraoiQayaaoM kao sajaa donao ka ek p`acaIna saamaMtI ZMgaÑ ek Anajaanaa Dr ]nakI rgaaoM maoM daOD, gayaa qaa sarsarata huAa. Aaja vah yauga nahIM¸ vah saamaMtI p`qaa nahIM¸ saca–JaUz ka fOsalaa nahIM¸ isaf- ek pya-Tk sqala hO yah 'saca ka maMuh'¸ pr rIZ, tk maoM KaOf ka vajaUd mahsaUsa kra dota hO. @yaaoMÆ @yaaoM haota hO saca ka caohra [tnaa BayaavahÑ

sacaÑ ek saca AaOr haota hO jaao hmaoM Apnao maMuh maoM haqa Dalakr baahr inakalanao kI kaoiSaSa kI maaohlat BaI nahIM dota. ibanaa caohro vaalaa saca¸ jaao Acaanak saamanao Aata hO ibana baulaae , , ,ijaMdgaI kao stbQa kr donao ko ilae , , ,vahaM hmaoSaa ko ilae basa jaanao kaoÑ ijasako saamanao ibana JaUz baaolao hI isaf- haqa hI nahIM¸ na jaanao iktnaI ijaMdigayaaoM kao gaMvaa baOzto hOM hmaÑ na jaanao iktnaI ijaMdigayaaM , , ,saaMsa laotI ijaMdigayaaMÑ

]nakI inastoja AaMKaoM nao [sa Agaaocar sa%ya ko CITaoM sao kumhlaayaa raiSa ka caohra doKa tao BaItr gaaMzoM–saI ]Bar Aa[- qaIM – ek ko baad ek¸ jaao fMdaoM kI trh galao maoM ATkI jaa rhI qaIM. ]sa ibalaKtI bahU kao baaMhaoM maoM Barto hue ]nhaoMnao caaha qaa ik ]saka duK Apnao saInao maoM hmaoSaa ko ilae dfna kr laoM¸ pr ]nako baobasa haqa laaOT Aae qao. na jaanao samaya kI Aga-laa ko pICo ABaI AaOr @yaa iCpa hOÑ

]nhoM ApnaI naanaI ka Kyaala hao Aayaa¸ jaao A@sar kha krtI qaIM – 'hma baUZ,aoM kao @yaa AaSaIvaa-d caaiheÆ yahI ik hmaaro baccao jaIto rhoM.' ]nhaoMnao Acaanak svayaM kao baUZ,a hao gayaa payaa. jyaaoM–jyaaoM ]ma` baZ,tI hO¸ [Msaana kI pasa kI najar kmajaaor haotI jaatI hO¸ dUr kI nahIM. pr AaSaIvaa-d tao dUr–dUr tk khIM najar nahIM Aayaa. Aba @yaa pasa AaOr @yaa dUrÑ kaSa ik saarI dRiYT QaMuQalaa jaae hmaoSaa ko ilaeÑ

bahumaMijalaa makanaaoM kao @yaa caaihe , , ,]namaoM basanao vaalao laaogaÑ laaogaaoM kao @yaa caaihe , , ,Baaojana AaOr caaihe irStaoM ka saayaaÑ baMsaI kao naanaI ka baUZ,a caohra ifr yaad hao Aayaa. saae ko ilae baahr saonaa ko hro–KakI rMga ko pOraSaUT tMbaU gaaD,o gae qao¸ torhvaIM pr Aanao vaalao laaogaaoM kao QaUp kI tpna sao bacaanao ko ilae.

lagaBaga tIna mahInao phlao [saI tMbaU ko naIcao¸ [nhIM kalaInaaoM pr AaOr [nhIM kuisa-yaaoM ko Aasa–pasa kbaIr kI baarat saja rhI qaI. Saama kao saonaa ko T/k maoM kalaIna samaoTkr rKo gae. tMbaU ]KaD,o jaanao lagao. baMsaI nao saunaa qaa ik jaaT bahut mauiSkla sao jaata hO. torhvaIM tk ]sako kBaI BaI laaOT Aanao kI ]mmaId¸ ijasao laaoga ivanaaod sao Ktra khto hOM¸ banaI rhtI hO – jaaT mara tba jaainae¸ jaba torhvaIM hao jaae. Aba , , ,Aaja , , ,torhvaIM hao caukI qaI. jaaT mar cauka qaa. ]sako laaOTnao kI kao[- Aasa baakI nahIM rh ga[- qaI.

ek phaD,I majadUr hO mana – pIz pr baaoJa laado }McaI–naIcaI phaiD,yaaoM pr caZ,ta–]trta majadUr. nahIM , , ,bailk ]sasao BaI AiQak balavaana. ijatnaa baaoJa mana ]za sakta hO¸ kao[- haqa¸ kao[- kMQaa yaa kao[- pIz nahIM. kbaIr kI icata kao mauKaigna doto hue ]nhoM yaad Aayaa qaa ik bacapna sao jaba–jaba kbaIr ]nhoM yaa vah kbaIr kao CaoD,kr khIM Sahr sao baahr jaato qao tao kbaIr kao dsa $pyao doto qao. samaya ko saaqa–saaqa kbaIr kI Aayau AaOr $tbaa tao baZ,a pr ]sakI vah dssaI barabar dssaI banaI rhI qaI.

Aa[-•ema•e• kI pasa Aa]T proD ko baad jaba kbaIr sao ivada haokr vah ApnaI TO@saI kI Aaor baZ,o qao tao kbaIr nao ]nakI baaMh pkD, laI qaI – "papa dssaIÆ"

nama AaMKaoM kI AaoT sao ]nhaoMnao mauskurato hue ]sao doKa qaa AaOr ek dsa ka naaoT qamaa idyaa qaa. AaOr vah idna jaba kOPTona kbaIr kaOla ]nhoM jammaU jaanao ko ilae SaalaImaar e@sp`osa maoM baOzanao Aayaa qaa. gaaD,I nao saITI dI¸ tao kbaIr baahr ]nakI iKD,kI ko pasa KD,a qaa. gaaD,I calaI¸ tao Acaanak kbaIr vahaM najar nahIM Aayaa. vah ]cak–]cakkr iKD,kI sao baahr ]sao ZMUZ, rho qao ik Acaanak ]nhoM gaaD,I ko BaItr kbaIr kI Aavaaja saunaa[- dI qaI – "papa , , ,."
vah Acakcaakr plaTo – "Aro¸ gaaD,I cala caukI hO¸ tuma yahaM AMdrÑ jaaAao¸ tuma , , ,jaldI , , ,Ñ"
"kOsao jaa}MÆ dssaI tao dI nahIMÑ"

ivasmaya¸ ËaoQa¸ vaa%salya – @yaa qaa ijasanao ]nako Sabd hr ilae qao. jaoba sao psa- inakalakr ]nhaoMnao dsa ka naaoT qamaayaa qaa.

"baaya papa ,, , ,Apnaa Kyaala rKnaa¸" khta huAa kbaIr AaoJala hao gayaa qaa.

AaOr ]sa icata kI lapTaoM kI Aaor sajala nao~aoM sao doKto hue ]naka psaInao sao nama haqa jaoba maoM rKo psa- pr calaa gayaa qaa. hqaolaI ka dbaava baZ,ta calaa gayaa qaa¸ psa- kao vahIM raoko rKnao ko ilae. ]nhoM lagaa qaa ik lapTaoM maoM sao ek caIK ]Bar rhI hO – 'dssaI tao dI nahIM¸ kOsao jaa}MÑ'

hr vastu marNaasanna hO ifr smaRityaaM @yaaoM nahIM martIMÆ [na smaRityaaoM kao ek Aasa qaIM ifr sao iKlanao kI¸ ifr sao mauskranao kI. vah Aasa¸ jaao raiSa nao qamaa[- qaI ik kuC hI mahInaaoM maoM nanha kbaIr Aanao vaalaa hO. SaUnya kao Sabd imala gae qao. svaPna smaRityaaoM sao hI saMBava hO AaOr smaRityaaM svaPnaaoM sao. jaOsao ek KMbaa igarnao sao pUra makana Zh jaata hO¸ vaOsao hI yah Aasa BaI BaurBaurakr Zh ga[-. AMQaoraoM maoM Kao ga[- bahut jald.

dUr khIM fUla ko TUTnao kI Aavaaja saunaa[- dI qaI. saInao maoM maanaao baf- ko phaD, ]ga Aae haoM. gama- Baap vaalao phaD,Ñ baaoiJala phaD,Ñ yao phaD, saaMsaaoM ko }pr rKo mahsaUsa haoto hOM. saIgala ka raonaa navajaat iSaSau kI Aavaaja–saa haota hO. lagaa qaa ik samaMdr kI sath pr ZoraoM saIgalaaoM nao raoto–raoto dma taoD, idyaa. QaImaI AaMca maoM iksaI nao fMUk maar dI qaI. AjaIba tap qaa¸ jaao jalaa rha qaa Aa%maa kao. kbaIr kao pMcat%vaaoM nao maanaao , , ,saMpUNa-ta maoM tao Aaja hI Apnao maoM samaaoyaa qaa.

raiSa AaOr p`omaa kI baobasa najaraoM ka lagaatar saamanaa krnao kI ihmmat Aba ]namaoM nahIM bacaI qaI. lagata qaa ik vao najaroM ]nhoM naaoMca–naaoMcakr pUC rhI hOM ik saubah ko pirMdaoM kao danaa donaa @yaaoM CaoD, idyaa AbaÑ mana Akolaopna ko ilae Akulaa–saa gayaa. vah ]zo AaOr Gar sao baahr inakla Aae. jaoba kao TTaolaa tao ek maoM psa- qaa AaOr dUsarI maoM kbaIr ka ek iballaa. ]sako saamaana maoM sao TaopI AaOr poTI inakala ]nhaoMnao sahojakr ApnaI AlamaarI maoM rK laI qaI AaOr yah ek iballaa ]saI idna ]nakI ptlaUna kI jaoba maoM Aa gayaa qaa.

baahr Aae tao Daike nao ek Kt qamaa idyaa – laoiFTnaoMT kna-la baabaa ka¸ jaao [laOvana jaaT rojaImaoMT ko p`BaarI AiQakarI qao. najaraoM nao AaiKrI pMi> pZ,naI caahI – [laOvana jaaT pirvaar [sa Saaok kI GaD,I maoM , , ,. dRiYT QaMuQalaa ga[-. pUra Kt pZ,nao ka mana na huAa. ]sao jaoba maoM Dalaa AaOr basa sTa^p kI Aaor baZ, gae.

jaao basa KD,I qaI¸ ]saI maoM caZ, gae. lagaBaga KalaI qaI. iKD,kI sao JaaMkkr doKa–daOD,to KMBao¸ ifsalato tar¸ Baagato saa[na baaoD- AaOr isar ko }pr sao gaujarto pula–dr–pula. saba kuC Baaga rha hO¸ cala rha hO. khIM kuC zhra hO tao ]naka Apnaa jaIvana.

basa ko D/a[var nao JaTko sao ba`ok lagaayaa tao ]nhoM haoSa Aayaa. nahIM , , ,BaItr kuC cala rha hO , , ,bailk daOD, rha hO vaoga ko saaqa – mana Bar ka ek mana. ]sao BaI zhr jaanaa caaihe Aba. ]sako calanao sao Balaa calaa hO kBaI kuCÑ

vah basa sao naIcao ]tr Aae. kuC fasalao pr yamaunaa idKI. na jaanao @yaaoM paMva ]saI Aaor baZ, gae. ]sa kalaI yamaunaa kao ]nhaoMnao baorMga najaraoM sao doKa. ]naka haqa ApnaI ptlaUna kI jaoba maoM gayaa¸ jahaM laoiFTnaoMT kna-la ka Kt qaa.

]nhaoMnao vah Kt inakalaa AaOr ek zMDI saaMsa CaoD,to hue yamaunaa ko hvaalao kr idyaa. haqa ifr jaoba maoM gayaa tao ]MgailayaaM iballao sao Tkra[-. mana nao kha – '[laOvana jaaT rojaImaoMT'. na jaanao @yaaoM ]nakI ]MgailayaaoM nao haOlao sao ]sa iballao kao qaamaa AaOr baahr inakalakr ]sao BaI yamaunaa kI lahraoM kao do idyaa.

@yaa qaa yahÑ ivasaja-naÑ Saayad¸ haM. ijasaka kBaI saRjana ikyaa qaa¸ ]saI ka ivasaja-na. ]sa saRjana kI smaRityaaM ka BaI ivasaja-na. Aa%ma–ivasaja-naÑ pr hao pata hO @yaaÑ yaadaoM sao hma iktnaa Gabarato hOM¸ ]nhoM K%ma krnaa caahto hOM¸ pr kr pato hOM @yaaÑ

baMsaI nao haqa jaaoD,kr yamaunaa maoM ihla rhI DUbato saUrja kI prCa[- kao p`Naama ikyaa AaOr basa sTap kI Aaor laaOTnao lagao. mana nao caaha¸ ek baar plaTkr doKo¸ pr ihmmat nahIM hu[-.