vah nanhIM–maunnaI icaiD,yaa jaao maoro bacapna maoM fur- sao ]D, jaayaa krtI qaI¸ Aba sacamauca hI ]D, ga[- hO.

kuC hI idna phlao maumba[- ko ek baD,o AKbaar maoM [sa CaoTI–saI icaiD,yaa ko baaro maoM ek Kbar CpI qaI. Kbar pxaIivadaoM kI yah icaMta ]jaagar krtI qaI ik maumba[- maoM gaaOroyaaoM kI saM#yaa lagaatar GaT rhI hO AaOr kaOAaoM kI saM#yaa baZ,tI jaa rhI hO. Kbar kao pZ,kr mauJao ek puranaI GaTnaa yaad Aa ga[-. ek idna Acaanak hI maumba[- ko ek vyast [laako maoM paOQaaoM ko ek JaurmauT maoM ek ittlaI kao doKkr Acaanak mauJao Ahsaasa huAa qaa – Aro¸ iktnao idnaaoM baad maOM doK rha hMU ittlaI kao. maOM yaad nahIM kr payaa qaa¸ ipClaI baar maOMnao ittlaI kao kba doKa qaaÑ tba maOMnao AnauBava ikyaa qaa saImaoMT–kMËIT ko jaMgala maoM rhnao vaalao hma naagairk BaI baojaana [maartaoM kI trh saMgaidla haoto jaa rho hOM – p`kRit kI kaomalata sao jaOsao hmaara kao[- irSta hI nahIM rha.

]sa idna ek ittlaI ka idKnaa AaOr Aaja nanhIM gaaOrOyaa ka na idKnaa maa~ saMyaaoga BaI hao sakta hO. yah BaI hao sakta hO – AaOr Saayad hO BaI yahI baat – ik hmaarI SahrI saByata eosaI pirisqaityaaoM ka inamaa-Na krtI jaa rhI hao¸ ijasamaoM Gar maoM caar gamalao rKkr jaMgala ka sauK Baaoganao ka Ba`ma hmaoM palanaa pD,ta hO AaOr Gar maoM dao baa[- dao fuT ka 'samaMdr' banaakr hma saataoM samaundraoM kI rMga–ibarMgaI maCilayaaoM kao inaharnao ka sauK pa laoto hOM.

saccaa[- yah hO ik [sa trh p`kRit sao inakTta ka Ba`ma hma Balao hI pala laoM¸ pr SahrI jaIvana kI saImaaAaoM ivavaSataAaoM nao hmaoM p`kRit ko ]na ]pharaoM sao bahut dUr kr idyaa hO jaao hmaaro Anajaanao maoM hI hmaarI JaaolaI saaOgataoM sao Bar jaato qao.

baccaaoM ka ittlaI ko pICo daOD,naa Balao hI hmaoM inara Kola lagao¸ pr saaOndya- kao haqaaoM sao samaoTnao–sahojanao kI yah caah hmaaro BaItr ]sa manauYya ko jaIivat haonao ka p`maaNa hOM¸ jaao rMgaaoM kao doKkr cahk sakta hO¸ ijasao ek nanhIM ittlaI kao CU panaa BaI AcCa lagata hO AaOr ]saka ]D,–]D, jaanaa BaI. jaba icaiD,yaa ka cahknaa hmaoM AcCa lagata hO¸ tba BaI hmaaro BaItr ka manauYya jaI rha haota hO¸ jaaga rha haota hO.

mahanagaraoM AaOr FlaOT saMskRit nao jaao bahut kuC hmasao CInaa hO¸ ]samaoM vah AaMgana BaI hO jahaM sabaoro–sabaoro saUrja kI ikrNaoM AaOr icaiD,yaaoM kI cahk eksaaqa ]tra krtI qaI. jahaM tulasaI caaOro maoM panaI dokr jaIvana saUya- kI }Ymaa kao p`Naama krta qaa. jahaM bacapna Kolata qaa¸ jahaM bauZ,apa QaUp saokta qaa. Aba FlaOT kI CaoTI–saI iKD,kI sao QaUp AatI BaI hO tao sahmaI–sahmaI saI. iKD,kI kI laaoho kI jaalaI maoM sao Gausakr BaItr Aanao maoM TukD,o–TukD,o hao jaatI hO baocaarI. AaOr Agar galatI sao kao[- icaiD,yaa BaItr phMuca ga[- tao ]sa ABaaigana ka AakaSa hI CUT jaata hO ]sasao. khaM–khaM T@kr nahIM maarnaI pD,tI ]sao dIvaaraoM sao iGaro ]sa tqaakiqat Gar sao baahr inaklanao ko ilae.

eosao GaraoM maoM inavaasa krnao vaalaa mana BaI iktnaa saMkuicat hao jaata hOÑ na ]sa mana maoM irStaoM kI }Ymaa ko ilae jagah haotI hO¸ na iksaI ittlaI yaa iksaI nanhIM icaiD,yaa kI ijandgaI sao jauD,nao kI ]maMga. p%qar haonao ka AaOr @yaa matlaba hOÆ p%qar na haoto jaa rho haoto Agar hma tao hmaaro jaIvana sao icaiD,yaa kI cahk ka [sa trh fur- sao ]D, jaanaa hmaoM kuC tao AKrta. AKbaar maoM Kbar pZ,kr hI hmaoM @yaaoM yaad Aata ik Aro haM¸ bahut idnaaoM sao icaiD,yaa idKI nahIM.

haM¸ jaIvana maoM eosao xaNa Aba BaI Aato hOM jaba hmaoM icaiD,yaa ka kma idKnaa Klata hO¸ ittlaI ka na idKnaa hOranaI yaa pID,a do jaata hO. yao vao xaNa haoto hOM jaba hmaaro BaItr manauYya banakr jaInao kI [cCa jagatI hO tba hmaoM savaoro–savaoro Gaasa pr calato hue Acaanak AaSaMka haotI hO khIM hmaarI zaokr laga kr Aaosa ka maaotI ibaKr na jaae. khIM hmaaro paMva tlao duvaa-dla kucala na jaae. vao xaNa maanavaIya k$Naa kao mahsaUsanao–jaInao ko xaNa haoto hOM. Apnao BaItr ko dova%va ko inakT haonao ko xaNa haoto hOM vao. kaSa¸ vao xaNa hmaaro jaIvana ka sqaa[- Baava bana sakoMÑ kaSaÑ

ek baar jaapana jaanao ka maaOka imalaa qaa mauJao. tba maOM ihraoiSamaa BaI gayaa qaa. dUsaro ivaSvayauw maoM prmaaNau bama kI ivaBaIiYaka Jaolanao vaalao [sa Sahr kao jaapainayaaoM nao bahut hI saundr $p idyaa qaa. KUba saaro bagaIcao hOM vahaM. poD, tao AsaM#ya hOM. ek idna poD,aoM kI dao ktaraoM ko baIca sao gaujarto hue Acaanak mauJao lagaa ik vahaM kaOe bahut hOM. ]na kaOAaoM ka Aakar BaI hmaaro yahaM ko kaOAaoM sao baD,a qaa. tBaI mauJao yah BaI mahsaUsa huAa qaa ik vahaM kaOe hI kaOe hOM¸ dUsaro pxaI nahIM hOM. bahut AjaIba lagaa qaa mauJao. maOMnao ApnaI maaga-diSa-ka sao pUCa qaa – yahaM kaOe hI @yaaoM idKto hOMÆ dUsaro pxaI nahIM haoto @yaa yahaMÆ ]sanao jara hOranaI sao maorI Aaor doKa qaa. 'ko'¸ haM vah caahtI qaI ]sao [saI ek AxarI naama sao pukara jaae¸ phlao BaI ek–dao baar bata caukI qaI – Aap p~kar laaoga bahut AjaIba savaala pUCto hOM. [sa baar ]sanao maMuh sao yah kha tao nahIM qaa¸ pr doKa kuC [saI trh sao qaa. ifr tinak saaocakr 'ko' naama javaaba idyaa qaa¸ 'saca tao yah hO ik maoro pasa [sa p`Sna ka kao[- ]%tr nahIM hO. pr mauJao lagata hO [sa isqait ka kuC irSta dUsaro ivaSvayauw sao ja$r haogaa.'

]sao [sako Aagao kuC khnao kI AavaSyakta nahIM qaI. dUsaro ivaSvayauw maoM prmaaNau bama ka ivaBaIiYaka isaf- jaapanaI janata nao hI nahIM JaolaI qaI. jaapana ko poD,–paOQao BaI Jaulasao qao ]sa Aaga maoM¸ AaOr vahaM ko pSau–pixayaaoM nao BaI Baaogaa qaa ]sa jahr ka pirNaama. jaapana Aaja BaI prmaaNau bama jainat roiDyaaoQaima-ta ko duYpirNaama Baugat rha hO. kao[- Acarja nahIM ik manauYya ko isarjao ]saI jahr nao nanhIM gaaOroyaa kao BaI maar idyaa hao. bacatI BaI kOsao vahÆ nanhIM|saI jaana qaI. mar ga[-. maOMnao mana hI mana saaocaa qaa tba¸ SauË hO¸ kaOe baca gae. Apnao CaoTo–CaoTo pMKaoM sao Kulao AakaMxaa kao naapnao kI AakaSa ka kao[- BaI p`tIk bacaa hO.

khto hOM¸ yauw maoM sabasao phlao manauYya ko sava-EaoYz kI baila caZ,tI hO. ]sako BaItr kI k$Naa martI hO. ek–dUsaro sao jauD,nao–jaaoD,nao vaalaI saMvaodnaa martI hO. ]sakI manauYyata samaaPt haotI hO. 'AaQauinakta' AaOr 'ivakasa' ko naama pr Aaja jaao AGaaoiYat laD,a[- lagaatar cala rhI hO jaIvana maoM¸ ]samaoM saaMskRitk maUlya sabasao phlao baila caZ,to hOM. ivakasa kI [sa AMQaI daOD, maoM hma [sao mahsaUsa hI nahIM kr rho ik Apnaa iktnaa kuC lauTakr¸ gaMvaakr hma Aagao jaa rho hOM. ³saca tao yah hO ik yah Aagao jaanaa BaI ek Ba`ma hI hO.´ hmaoM [saka pta BaI nahIM ik ijasa jaoba maoM ApnaI ]plaibQayaaoM kao hma rKto jaa rho hOM¸ vah jaoba fTI hu[- hOM. kuC BaI tao nahIM baca pa rha hmaaro pasa.

vah nanhIM–saI icaiD,yaa jaao kBaI caIM–caIM krtI hmaaro AaMgana kao Bara–Bara banaa jaatI qaI¸ Aba kma idKnao lagaI hO. pxaIivad khto hOM¸ hma ]na pirisqaityaaoM kao samaaPt krto jaa rho hOM¸ ijanamaoM eosao nanhoM jaIva pla sakoM. prntu p`Sna isaf- ]na pirisqaityaaoM ko samaaPt haoto jaanao ka nahIM hO. p`Sna ]sa maanavaIya ehsaasa kao lagaatar Kaoto jaanao ka BaI hO¸ jaao iksaI nanhIM–saI jaana ko haonao kao mah%vapUNa- banaata hO¸ Aqa-vaana banaata hO. p`Sna ]na saMvaodnaaAaoM ko BaaoqarI haoto jaanao ka BaI hO jaao p`kRit ko saaqa manauYya ko irStaoM kao Aakar dotI hO¸ ]sa ivaraT ko saaqa jaaoD,tI hOM jaao manauYya kI laGauta kao samaaPt kr dota hO.

iksaI mahanagar maoM icaiD,yaaoM ko kma haonao ka samaacaar mahja ek Add jaanakarI nahIM hOM. ]sa samaacaar ka Aqa- yah BaI hO ik hma kuC gaMvaa rho hOM. Agar ]sa samaacaar kao pZ,kr hmaaro BaItr KlabalaI nahIM macatI hO AaOr hma isaf- yah khkr rh jaato hOM ik Aro haM¸ maOMnao BaI bahut idna sao icaiD,yaa nahIM doKI¸ tao [saka Aqa- yah BaI hO ik hmaaro BaItr kI manaujata ka ek mah%vapUNa- AMSa inaYp`aNa haota jaa rha hO.

ipClaI sadI ko ek mah%vapUNa- icaMtk SaUmaakr nao kha qaa¸ smaala [ja byaUiTfula , , ,jaao CaoTa hO¸ vahI saundr hO. sa%ya¸ iSava¸ saundr maa~ Sabd banakr rh gae hOM hmaaro ilae. hma [na SabdaoM kao ijaeMgao kbaÆ kba hmaoM yah caIja cauBaogaI¸ KlaogaI ik icaiD,yaa hmaaro AaMgana maoM cahktI fudktI @yaaoM nahIMÆ ittlaI hmaoM dSa-na @yaaoM nahIM dotIÆ

hmaarI ~asadI tao yah hO ik Aba hmaoM kaoyala kI kUk BaI AcCI nahIM lagatI. Arsaa hao gayaa ]sa GaTnaa kao¸ pr Aaja BaI vah yaad hO mauJao. maumba[- kI ek }McaI [maarataoM vaalaI kalaaonaI ko }Mcao laaogaaoM nao ek kaoyala pr panaI Dala–Dala kr ]sao Apnao yahaM sao Bagaa idyaa qaa. ]saka ksaUr yah qaa ik vah paO fTnao sao phlao hI gaanaa Sau$ kr dotI qaI. ]sakI kuhU kuhU sao kalaaonaI ko baD,o laaogaaoM kI naIMd Kraba hao ga[- qaI. Saamao Avaqa AaOr saubaho–banaarsa CaoD,kr maumba[- Aae Saayar sardar jaafrI [sa baat sao hOrana qao ik karaoM¸ T/MkaoM¸ basaaoM¸ rolagaaiD,yaaoM¸ hvaa[- jahajaaoM kI kanafaoDU Aavaaja maoM jaInao vaalao saImaoMT ko jaMgala ko laaogaaoM kao kaoyala kI maIzI Aavaaja sao proSaanaI @yaaoM hOÆ yao vahI laaoga hOM na jaao Apnao GaraoM kI GaiNTyaaoM maoM kaoyala kI Aavaaja Barkr Apnaa AiBajaa%ya p`kT krnaa caahto hOM – yah jatanaa caahto hOM ik ]nhoM kaoyala kI Aavaaja ko maIzopna kI jaanakarI hO. kaoyala kI kUk ka AcCa laganaa ek fOSana kI trh svaIkar hO [nhoM. Aba¸ kao[- fOSana hmaoSaa ko ilae tao banaa nahIM rhta. nahIM pOda hu[- haogaI kIT\sa kI baulabaula marnao ko ilae. pr [saka matlaba yah tao nahIM ik hvaa[- jahaja kI trh iksaI icaiD,yaa kao BaI naIMd maoM Klala Dalanao ka AiQakar do idyaa jaaeÑ

eosaI halat maoM kao[- icaiD,yaa hmaaro AaMgana maoM @yaaoM cahkoÆ @yaaoM kao[- ittlaI hmaaro jaIvana maoM rMga BaroÆ AaiKr hma kba samaJaoMgao ik kaoyala kI kuhU kuhU isaf- maIzI Aavaaja nahIM haotI¸ ittlaI ko rMga–ibarMgao pMK isaf- saundr nahIM haoto. yah Aavaaja yah saaOndya- fUla ko iKlanao jaOsao rhsyaaoM jaOsaa hO. Aba hma [sa rhsya kao BaI nahIM jaananaa caahto. hma BaUla gae hOM ik rhsya kao samaJanao kI [saI p`iËyaa nao hmaoM pSau sao manauYya tk phMucaayaa hO. AaiKr hma pICo @yaaoM laaOTnaa caahto hOMÆ