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— naIrjaa iWvaodI

ÍOMkfT- eyar paoT- pr 16 janavarI 2004 kI rai~ laa]Mja maoM vyatIt krnao ko ]praMt AgalaI p`at: Co bajao maOM 'lauFqaaMja,a eyarlaa[Msa' ko AaiÔsa maoM Aa[- qaI. maorI saIT 16 janavarI kao 1 bajao p`at: idllaI sao ÍOMkfT- tk Flaa[T naM ,761 sao bauk qaI AaOr ÍOMkfT- eyar paoT- pr tIna GaMTo Ékkr eoTlaaMTa ko ilae Flaa[T naM ,444 sao bauk qaI¸ ijasasao maOM ]saI idna 16 janavarI kao ATlaaMTa phuMcanao vaalaI qaI. idllaI maoM Ganao kaohro AaOr K,raba maaOsama nao saba ]laT–pulaT kr idyaa qaa. jaao Flaa[T ek bajao rai~ idllaI sao calanao vaalaI qaI¸ pirvait-t haokr ]saka samaya savaa baarh bajao idna ka hao gayaa qaa. maoro pit maoro ilae bahut icaMitt qao @yaaoMik vaa[rla haonao pr ilae gae eMTIbaa[-iT@sa ko iryao@Sana sao maOMM A%yaiQak kmaja,aor hao ga[- qaI AaOr pOdla calanao kI xamata tao maorI vaOsao hI kma hO. maoro ilae vhIla caoyar kI sahayata p`dana krnao hotu maoro pit nao lauFqaaMja,a AaiÔsa maoM ilaKa idyaa qaa¸ prMtu idllaI sao p`sqaana krnao ko pUva- lauFqaaMja,a ko idllaI AaiÔsa nao iksaI p`kar BaI yah saUcanaa nahIM dI qaI ik maorI Flaa[T laoT hao jaanao kI vajah sao yaid knaoi@TMga Flaa[T jaa caukI haogaI¸ tao ÍOMkfT- eyarpaoT- pr maoro ilae vao @yaa p`baMQa kroMgaoÆ p`sqaana kI itiqa pirvait-t kranao ko ivaYaya maMo p`Sna krnao pr ]nhaoMnao batayaa ik eosaI isqait maoM kaÔI pOsaa kTogaa. yah sauna krko maOMnao Apnao pit sao kha qaa¸ "maOM [saI Flaa[T sao calaI jaa}MgaI¸ Aap icaMitt na haoM."

idllaI sao calato samaya mana bahut ]dasa qaa. phlaI baar pit kao CaoD,kr maOM AkolaI yaa~a kr rhI qaI. [sako Aitir> 'baccaI haoto hI tuma jaldI maoro pasa Aa jaanaa' AEauuBaro nao~aoM sao maora haqa pkD,kr iCyaasaI vaYaI-yaa maorI saasa Wara ikyaa gayaa kÉNa AnauraoQa BaI maooro pOr jakD, rha qaa. ]Qar dUsarI Aaor Amaoirka maoM CaoTo baoTo dovaiYa-¸ bahU Anaaimaka evaM paO~ dovaaMSa ko ek saaqa FlaU sao baImaar hao jaanao ko karNa maatR%va ja,aor pkD, rha qaa. bahU ka p`sava kala samaIp qaa AaOr vah bahut kmaja,aor hao ga[- qaI. At: ]sakI sahayata hotu maora jaanaa AavaSyak hao gayaa qaa. [sako Aitir> phlaI baar Gar maoM knyaa Aanao vaalaI hO¸ [sa ]llaasa maoM BaI baoTa–bahU maorI ]pisqait caahto qao.

idllaI sao daophr 12: 15 bajao Flaa[T calaI tao maOMnao svayaM kao AMtW-nWaoM sao mau> krko¸ ekakIpna kao ivasmaRt krnao ko ilae maaM vaINaapaiNa sao sahyaaoga kI AakaMxaa kI. Acaanak '[-' maOgaja,Ina kI pholaI "gaunagaunaI QaUp hO" ko ilae kla hI ilaKI kivata kI pMi@tyaaM yaad Aa ga[-M AaOr maora mana kavya trMigaNaI maoM p`vaaiht hao ]za. calato samaya pit Wara snaoh sao maoro haqa maoM pkD,ayaa CaoTa pOD, va pona maora saaqaI bana gayaa. mana gaunagaunaanao lagaa tao pMi>yaaM bananao¸ ibagaD,nao lagaIM AaOr manamaaMgaI ivaMDaosaIT na imala panao AaOr AakaSa sao QartI inaharnao ko AanaMd sao vaMicat rh jaanao ka du:K BaI QaUimala hao gayaa.

Saama kao saaZ,o caar bajao Flaa[T ÍOMkfT- phuMcaI. maoro sahyaa~I ek BaartIya nao maorI sahayata krto hue kha¸ "AaMTI² yahaM Aap AisasToMsa ja,$r maaMga laIijaegaa."
Plaona sao ]trkr maOMnao vahaM ]pisqat sTaf sao kha¸ " maOM j,yaada pOdla nahIM cala pa}MgaI¸ mauJao sahayata caaihe." ]sanao kha¸ "Aap [sa laa[na maoM calao jaa[e AaOr Aapko saamanao hI kaT- imalaogaI¸ vahaM p`tIxaa kIijae." vahaM sao kuC dUr pr hI baccaaoM kI kar jaOsaI ek kaT- imalaI ijasamaoM baIca kI saIT pr dao sajjana baOzo qao. ipClaI saIT pr maOM BaI baOz ga[-. kuC hI dor maoM Aagao kI saIT pr Aakr ek laD,ka baOz gayaa AaOr kaT- calaakr AaiÔsa ko pasa lao Aayaa. vahaM sao ]sanao ek laD,kI kao maaga-dSa-na hotu maoro saaqa Baoja idyaa. jaOsaI AaSaMka qaI¸ AaiÔsa phuMcanao pr &at huAa ik Aaja kI Flaa[T jaa caukI hO. ]pisqat AiQakarI nao kha¸
"Aap kao rai~ yahIM ibatanaI haogaI¸ kla Flaa[T imalaogaI. hma kuC nahIM kr sakto hOM. ]sanao mauJasao p`Sna ikyaa¸ 
"Aap ko pasa iksa doSa ka pasa paoT- hOÆ" maOMnao ]%tr idyaa¸ 
"[MiDyana pasapaoT-." [sa pr ]sanao kha¸ 
"Kod hO ik Aap kao rai~ laa]Mja maoM ibatanaI haogaI. Aap kao kMbala¸ tikyaa¸ panaI evaM naaSto hotu Baaojana imala jaaegaa. [sa pr maOMnao kha¸ 
"maora baoTa mauJao laonao ko ilae ATlaaMTa eyar paoT- pr Aakr p`tIxaa krogaa¸ ]sao saUcanaa donaI hO." [sa pr ek laD,kI mauJao laokr dUsaro AaiÔsa maoM ga[-. vahaM sao Ôaona krnao kI Anaumait nahIM imalaI tba ]sanao mauJasao laokr paMca Dalar kI yaUrao kroMsaI caoMja kra[- AaOr Ôaona imalaakr dovaiYa- sao maorI baat kra[-. maOMnao dovaiYa- kao batayaa¸ 
"kla [saI Flaa[T sao Aa}MgaI¸ papa kao BaI bata donaa." vah laD,kI baD,o Pyaar sao mauJao laa]Mja maoM lao Aa[-.

[tnao ivaSaala janahIna laa]Mja maoM ek kaonao kI baoMca pr maOMnao Apnaa hOMDbaOga rK idyaa. maoro pasa jama-naI ka vaIsaa nahI qaa At: mauJao [saI laa]Mja maoM Ékkr rai~ vyatIt krnaa AavaSyak qaa. ]sa laD,kI nao ilaFT kI Aaor [Migat krto hue batayaa¸ "baTna tIna dbaanao pr Aap rosT/aM maoM phuMca jaaeMgaI¸ jahaM Aap kao Kanao kao imala jaaegaa" baoMca ko bagala maoM sTUla pr ]sanao ek baaotla panaI va kuC ibaskuT rK ide. ek Saala jaOsaa ptlaa blaOMkoT AaOr dao CaoTo kuSana jaOsao iplaao ]sanao baoMca pr rK ide AaOr mauJasao p`at: 6 bajao lauFqaaMja,a eyarlaa[nsa ko AaiÔsa maoM¸ jaao samaIp hI qaa¸ Aanao kao kha. [tnao baD,o laa]Mja maoM mauJao lagaBaga Akolaa CaoD,to hue vah BaI maoro p`it saMvaodnaSaIla hao ]zI qaI At: ]sanao dUr ek kaonao maoM baOzI ekmaa~ maihlaa yaa~I sao maora pircaya kranaa caaha¸ prMtu vah s~I vahIM pr paYaaNavat baOzI rhI. [sa pr vah laD,kI Aakr mauJasao 'baa[' khkr calaI ga[-. ]sakI iSaYTta nao vahaM rai~ vyatIt krnao ko maoro AaËaoSa kao kuC kma kr idyaa. ]sa laa]Mja maMo rai~ vyatIt krnao vaalaI maoro Aitir> dUr baOzI kovala vahI ek s~I qaI. kuC samaya pScaat baIca kI baoMca pr ek Svaot vyai> Aakr baOz gayaa qaa jaao na maalaUma yaa~I qaa yaa ik kma-caarI.

Saama ko C: baja cauko qao. maorI bahna sauYamaa nao calato samaya pU,D,I¸ sabja,I banaakr saaqa rK dI qaIM. maOMnao hOMD baOga sao inakalakr p`oma sao Baaojana ikyaa¸ panaI ipyaa AaOr ja,$rI kaga,ja,at pa]ca maoM rKkr¸ kmar maoM baaMQato hue¸ baoMca pr Saala AaoZ,kr laoT ga[-. svaoTr¸ kaoT saba phnakr laoT jaanao sao BayaMkr sadI- sao bacaava hao gayaa.

ÍoMkfT- eyarpaoT- pr ibata[- vah rai~ maoro jaIvana kI raomaaMcakarI GaTnaaAaoM maMo ek hO. naIMd maoM Kao jaanao ko pScaat Acaanak ku<aaoM ko BaaOMknao kI Aavaaja, sao naIMd KulaI tao maOMnao doKa ik dao BayaMkr ku<aaoM kao laokr kalaI vadI- phnao saurxaakmaI- yamadUt ko samaana laa]Mja maoM ca@kr lagaa rho hOM. ek saurxaakmaI- baIca–baIca maoM Apnao haqa maoM pkD,o ku<ao kao ek lakD,I jaOsaI kao[- vastu cabaanao kao dota AaOr ifr CIna laota qaa. ku<aaoM ko Saaor sao vaatavarNa Bayaavah hao gayaa qaa. caaraoM Aaor Gaumaakr vao laaoga ku<aaoM kao laokr ek drvaajao, sao baahr inakla gae AaOr ifr AaQao GaMTo baad hI ]nhoM laokr ifr vaapsa Aa gae. maOM tao caupcaap Saala AaoZ,kr¸ ApnaI AaMKoM baMd krko laoTI rhI. kuC dor maoM esklaoTr sao AnaokaoM yaai~yaaoM ka }pr jaanao ka Saaor saunaa[- idyaa. saMBavat: kao[- Flaa[T Aa[- qaI yaa jaa rhI qaI.

ku<aaoM kao laokr saurxaakima-yaaoM ka Aanaa–jaanaa rat Bar calata rha. kuC GaMTaoM ko pScaat caar ku<aaoM kao laokr¸ k[- kalaI vadI-QaarI saurxaakmaI- laa]Mja maoM GaUmato naja,r Aae. ]namaoM ek ku<ao pr dRiYT ga[-¸ tao vaak[- maorI $h kaMp ga[-. baD,o–baD,o baalaaoM vaalaa¸ maaoTa–taja,a¸ BayaMkr jama-na SaofD- ku<aa qaa AaOr baD,I baulaMd Aavaaja, qaI ]sakI. maorI smaRit maoM kuC samaya pUva- ihTlar pr doKI ek iÔlma iJalaimalaa ]zI ijasamaoM ek yahUdI s~I ko baccao pr gaosTapao vaalao ku<ao CaoD, doto hOM¸ jaao BaMyakr Saaor krto hue baccao pr TUT pD,to hOMM. [tnaa kaohrama vahaM macaa qaa ik ek xaNa kao tao maOM ivacailat hao ]zI¸ pr turMt Qyaana Aayaa ik yao tao saurxaa kima-yaaoM ko p`iSaixat ku<ao hOM. maoro pasa Baaojana ko Aitir> kpD,o hI hOM¸ AaOr kao[- p`itbaMiQat vastu tao hO nahIM. Baaojana BaI saamanao sTUla pr hI r@Ka qaa. [saI samaya maorI dRiYT saamanao ga[- tao maOMnao doKa ik laa]Mja maoM tIna–caar AaOr laaoga BaI Saala AaoZ,kr saao rho hOM. saMBavat: maorI trh hI ]nakI BaI Flaa[T CUT ga[- haogaI. iksaI p`kar saaoto–jaagato rai~ vyatIt hu[-. p`at: caar bajao naIMd Kula ga[- tao maOM ina%yakma- sao inavaR<a hao Aa[-. pUjaa ka ba@saa maoro saaqa maoM qaa kuC dor [-Svar ka Qyaana ikyaa. Aba BaUK laganao lagaI qaI. At: maOMnao calato samaya BaOyyaa–BaaBaI Wara dI hu[- imaza[- inakalakr Ka laI AaOr baaotla ka bacaa panaI pI ilayaa. maOMnao caaya kI tIva` [cCa ka Samana krnaa hI ]icat samaJaa @yaaoMik }pr rosT/aM maoM jaanao AaOr jama-naaoM kao [MiglaSa maoM ApnaI baat samaJaanao kI proSaanaI maOM maaola laonaa nahI caahtI qaI.

iksaI trh jaba Co bajao gayaa tao maOM Aakr lauFqaaMja,a eyarlaa[nsa ko dFtr maoM baOz ga[-. Aaz bajao AaiÔsa ko kmaro sao baahr TaOyalaoT jaakr laaOTto samaya maorI dRiYT baramado ko kaonao maoM baOzI ]sa dubalaI–ptlaI s~I pr pD,I qaI¸ jaao mauJao haqa jaaoD,kr "namasto" kI maud`a maoM AiBavaadna kr rhI qaI. saÔod kpD,o sao kanaaoM tk ZMka huAa mauK¸ laMbaI saI ptlaI mauKaÌit¸ BaartIyaaoM ka saa rMga $p AaOr maorI dovaranaI riSma kI maaM kI saI SaarIirk AnauÌit nao maoro mana maoM ]sako p`it saMvaodnaa ]%pnna kr dI qaI. baarMbaar maOM saaoca rhI qaI ik yah s~I kaOna hOÆ iksa doSa kI hOÆ @yaa BaaYaa baaola rhI hOÆ kaonao maoM ja,maIna pr baOzkr vah p`oyar kr rhI hO¸ pr mauislamaaoM kI trh namaaja, BaI nahIM pZ, rhI hO. jama-na vah hao nahIM saktI @yaaoMik SvaotvaNaI- nahIM hO. eyar laa[nsa ko AaiÔsa maoM p`vaoSa krto samaya kma-caairyaaoM nao jaba ]sasao kuC p`Sna ike qao tba vah kuC baaolaI nahIM qaI¸ ]sanao kovala Apnao saba kaga,ja, saamanao baZ,a ide qao. ]nhaoMnao ]samaoM sao Apnao matlaba kI saUcanaa eki~t krko¸ saBaI kaga,ja, ]sao vaapsa doto hue kaonao kI KalaI kusaI- kI Aaor [Saara krko baOznao kao kh idyaa qaa. vah caupcaap ek kusaI- pr jaakr baOz ga[- qaI.

saaZ,o Aaz bajao ek laD,kI Aa[- AaOr ]sanao mauJasao paMca imanaT baad Flaa[T ko ilae calanao kao kha. t%pScaat ]sanao ek AjaIba saa naama laokr puukara. ]<ar na imalanao pr ]sanao ]sa ir> kusaI- kI Aaor [Saara krko p`Sna ikyaa¸ "vah s~I khaM hO jaao ]sa ir> kusaI- pr baOzI qaI. ]sao eoTlaaMTa jaanaa hO. Aba mauJao &at huAa ik vah s~I BaI ATlaaMTa jaanao vaalaI hOO. maOMnao ]sa laD,kI kao batayaa¸ "ek s~I pUjaa hotu baahr ga[- hu[- hO." [sa pr vah isar ihlaakr calaI ga[-. maOM caupcaap p`tIxaa krnao lagaI. caaya kI hu,Dk ]z rhI qaI. [tnao maoM ek PyaarI saI laD,kI vahaM Aakr baiZ,yaa saI kafI do ga[- tao mana traotaja,a hao gayaa. khaM tao maOM k[- baar caaya laonao kI SaaOkIna hMU AaOr khaM kla Saama sao ek Pyaalaa caaya BaI nasaIba nahIM hu[- qaI.

naaO bajao ko pScaat ek laD,kI vahaM pr Aa[- AaOr mauJao evaM ]sa s~I kao saurxaa jaaMca ko sqala pr lao Aa[-. AMdr ek kaT- KD,I qaI. saurxaa jaaMca ko pScaat ]sa pr baOznao kao kha gayaa. caUMik hma daonaaoM is~yaaM saaqa qao¸ vaNa- BaI ek saa qaa tao saurxaa AiQakarI nao maorI sahyaa~I ko kaga,ja, BaI maoro kaga,ja,aoM maoM rKkr mauJao do ide. maOM AsamaMjasa maoM qaI ik tBaI ]> AiQakarI nao mauJasao p`Sna ikyaa¸ "@yaa vah Aap ko saaqa hOÆ´ maoro manaa krnao pr ]sanao ]sa s~I ko kaga,ja, mauJasao vaapsa laokr ]sako haqa maMo qamaa ide. ]sa s~I kao BaI ]saI kaT- maoM baOznao kao kha gayaa. ek kma-caarI ]sa kaT- kao calaakr hmaoM AMdr ko laa]Mja maoM lao Aayaa. vahaM Aakr ]sanao kha¸ "Aba Aap yahaM p`tIxaa kIijayao." ]sanao daihnaI Aaor ko gaoT kI Aaor [Saara krko kha¸ "Aap kao ]sa gaoT sao jaanaa hO" hma daonaaoM ek baoMca pr pasa–pasa baOz ga[-M. AaiK,rkar ]d\GaaoYaNaa hu[-¸ "ela ,eca ,444 ko yaa~I gaoT pr phuMcaoM" [sa gaoT sao baahr inakla kr saamanao CaoTI saI ek saurMga jaOsaI banaI qaI¸ ijasamaoM p`ivaYT haokr maOM saIQao Plaona ko drvaaja,o pr phuMca ga[-. 

vah s~I maoro Aagao qaI¸ maOM kuC ivalaMba sao phuMcaI. mauJao doKkr vah Apnaa iTikT mauJao idKakr [Saaro sao saIT ko ivaYaya maoM pUCnao lagaI. maOMnao caSmaa nahIM lagaayaa qaa At: zIk sao pZ, nahIM pa[-. pICo BaI yaa~I Aa rho qao At: maOMnao rasta na raokkr Apnao sao pICo vaalao yaa~I sao ]sa s~I kI sahayata krnao kao kh idyaa. maora saIT naM ,qaa 40 baI. maoro sahyaa~I nao maoro Wara sahayata kI yaacanaa krnao ko pUva- hI maora hOMDbaOga ]zakr }pr ko SaolÔ maoM rK idyaa. [sa Plaona kI saIT Aaramadoh nahIM qaI– K,asataOr sao ek idna kI yaa~a AaOr ifr baIsa GaMTo ptlaI saI baMoca pr vyatIt krnao ko ]praMt maoro ilae. halaaMik Plaona ko baIca vaalao Baaga maoM maorI phlaI saIT qaI¸ prMtu sahyaa~I saBaI puÉYa qao¸ At: maOM mana hI mana saMkaoca ka AnauBava kr rhI qaI. maOMnao baa[-M Aaor doKa vahI s~I 39 saI pr baOzI qaI. maoro Aagao kI saIT pr jaao sajjana Aakr Apnao pirvaar ko saaqa baOzo qao vah hmaaro vaNa- ko hI qao. ]nakI p%naI Svaot qaI¸ baccao imalao–jaulao vaNa- ko qao. maOMnao Anaumaana lagaayaa ik saMBavat: vah pMjaabaI haoM. [saI baIca ]> sajjana nao [Saaro sao ]sa s~I sao ]sako bagala kI ir> ivaMDaosaIT pr baOznao kI [cCa vya> kI. prMtu ]sa maihlaa nao mauJao [Saara krko kha ik tuma maorI bagala kI saIT pr Aa jaaAao nahIM tao ³]sa puÉYa kI Aaor [Migat krto hue´ vah bagala kI saIT pr Aanaa caahta hO. AMQao kao @yaa caaiheÆ dao AaMKoM – mauJao tao p`Ìit sao A%yaiQak p`oma hO AaOr hvaa[- yaa~a ko daOrana ivaMDaosaIT imala jaanaa maOM sadOva saaOBaagya maanatI rhI hUMÂ maOM mana hI mana p`sannata sao ]Cla pD,I ik [-Svar kI Ìpa sao ivaMDaosaIT ka p`baMQa hao gayaa. maOMnao Plaona AToMDoMT sao Anaumait maaMgaI– 
"@yaa maOM ApnaI saIT ]sa ivaMDao saIT sao badla saktI hUMÆ 
"Plaona ko ]D,ana Barnao ko baad jaba saIT baolT baaMQao rhnao ka inado-Sa sËIna sao hT jaae¸ tba Aap saIT badla saktIM hOM."  ]sanao Anaumait do dI.

Plaona kI ivaMDaosaIT sao naIcao doKnao ka AanaMd hI kuC AaOr hO. laogaao gaoma maoMo baccaaoM Wara banaae gae CaoTo–CaoTo BavanaaoM ko Sahr¸ rMga–ibarMgaI Alpnaa jaOsao klaaÌityaaM¸ baadlaaoM ka xaNa–xaNa CTa pirvat-na krta $p – kBaI eosaa p`tIt haota jaOsao rjaa[- kI puranaI $[- taoD,kr Gaunanao ko ilae fOlaa dI ga[- hO tao kBaI nayaI QaunaI hu[- $[- jaOsao baadla naBa maoM Ca jaato. kBaI TukD,o–TukD,o baadla BaoD,aoM ko JauMDao ko $p maMo pirvait-t hao jaato. baadla hT jaato tao naIcao samaud` tla AaOr baIca–baIca maoM baadla ko Svaot TukD,o idKa[- doto. eosaa AaBaasa haota jaOsao Syaamala–tnaa¸ jaINa-–SaINa- vas~avaR<aa p`Ìit ka AnaavaR<a saaOMdya- inarvar ]za hO. kBaI samast AakaSa Ganao baadlaaoM sao ZMk jaata tao mana macala ]zta ik iKD,kI sao baahr inaklakr naMgao pOraoM ]na pr daOD,nao lagaUM. 35 hja,ar fIT kI }Mcaa[- sao jaba dor tk naIcao kuC BaI dRiYTgaaocar na haota tao eosao maoM maOM pOD, AaOr klama inakala laotI AaOr kuC pMi>yaaM gaunagaunaato hue nayaI kivata kI saRiYT maoM laga jaatI. maorI sahyaai~NaI caUMik sahBaaiYaNaI nahIM qaI At: hma daonaaoM hI maaOna qao. kBaI–kBaI maorI tMd`a ]sako CIMknao yaa KaMsanao pr BaMga haotI. mauJao eosaa p`tIt huAa ik vah baImaar hO. Acaanak vah kMQao ]cakakr¸ isar Aagao kI saIT ko ipClao ihssao pr iTkakr baOz ga[- tao maOMnao saaocaa ik ]sako kMQaaoM maoM dd- hO. maora SarIr svayaM BaI baurI trh AkD, rh qaa. maOMnao QaIro sao Apnao daonaaoM haqaaoM sao ]sako kMQaaoM kI maailaSa krto hue¸ ]sao [Saara krko ApnaI gad-na caaraoM Aaor va }pr–naIcao Gaumaanao kao kha. mauJao lagaa ]sao kuC Aarama imalaa AaOr ]sanao ApnaI BaaYaa maoM mauJasao kuC kha. maOM maU,Z,–saI ]sakI Aaor doKnao lagaI. 

]sakI baat na samaJa panao pr ]sanao maora haqa pkD,kr caUma ilayaa AaOr ApnaI Ìt&ta &aipt kI . baIca–baIca maoM ]sao iksaI vastu kI AavaSyakta haotI AaOr vah eyarhaosTosa kao [Saaro sao batanao ka Asafla p`yaasa krtI tao maOM ]sakI baat kuC–kuC samaJakr AMga`oja,I maoM khkr ]sakI sahayata kr dotI. ek dUsaro kI BaaYaa na samaJato hue BaI hma daonaaoM ko prspr kama calaa} vaOcaairk Aadana–p`dana kr laonao pr maorI smaRit maoM sana 1976 kI ek GaTnaa kaOMQa ga[-. tba maoro pit fOja,abaad maoM vairYz puilasa AQaIxak qao. maooro dovar rmaoSa¸ dovaranaI riSma va ]nakI baoTI saImaa Amaoirka sao hmaaro pasa Aae qao. maora baoTa dovaiYa- caar vaYa- ka qaa AaOr saImaa paMca vaYa- kI. saImaa ]sa samaya kovala AMga`oja,I baaolatI qaI¸ ihMdI naamamaa~ samaJa laotI qaI. dovaiYa- ihMdI baaolata qaa AaOr kuC–kuC AMga`oja,I samaJa pata qaa. kuC dor tk daonaaoM ek dUsaro kao doKkr Sarmaato rho¸ ifr baD,aoM ko AapsaI vaata-laap maoM vyast hao jaanao pr ]nhaoMnao ek dUsaro sao AaMKoM imalaa[-M AaOr baaolanaa p`arMBa kr idyaa. kuC dor tk daonaaoM ek dUsaro kao ibalkula nahIM samaJao¸ prMtu kuC GaMTaoM ko ]praMt hmanao doKa ik daonaaoM baahr laana maoM Kola rho qao AaOr saMkotaoM evaM TUTI–fUTI BaaYaa ko maaQyama sao ek dUsaro kao ApnaI baat samaJaa rho qao. hma daonaaoM ka BaaYaa[- Aadana–p`dana BaI ]saI BaaMit cala rha qaa.

maOM ivaMDaosaIT sao naIcao doKtI AaOr jaba naIcao idKa[- donaa baMd hao jaata tao kuC ilaKnao maoM inamagna hao jaatI. [saI baIca maora Qyaana gayaa ik maorI sahyaai~NaI baIca–baIca maoM kuC AsfuT baudbaudato hue ApnaI ]MgailayaaoM pr maM~aoM ka jaap jaOsaa kr rhI qaI. eosao maoM maoro mana maoM puna: yah ija&asaa kulabaulaanao lagatI ik – maorI sahyaai~NaI kaOna BaaYaa–BaaYaI¸ iksa doSa kI inavaaisanaI hOÆ maOM kuC BaI Anaumaana nahIM lagaa pa rhI qaI. Acaanak eyarhaosTosa ko haqa sao PlaoT igar jaanao sao kuC CIMTo ]sako kpD,ao pr igar gae. naOpikna sao ]sanao kpD,o paoMCo tao maorI dRiYT ]sako vas~aoM pr ga[-. vah maO$na rMga ka kuta- AaOr saMBavat: maO$na rMga kI hI salavaar jaOsaa kuC phnao qaI. }pr sao saÔod kpD,a ZMka huAa qaa jaao bauka- jaOsaa nahIM qaa. ifr BaI mana maoM ivacaar Aayaa ik @yaa vah mauislama hOÆ pr turMt hI Qyaana Aayaa ik vah eyarpaoT- pr mauislamaaoM kI trh namaaja, nahIM pZ, rhI qaI.

[saI samaya ksTma va [imaga`oSana fama- Barnao kao ide gae. maOMnao Apnao fama- Barkr pasapaoT- maoM lagaakr zIk sao rK ilae. tba maora Qyaana gayaa ik vah AMga`ooja,I nahIM jaanatI qaI. At: maOMnao ]sako fama- maaMgakr Barnao ka p`ya%na ikyaa¸ prMtu ]sakI baat samaJa na panao ko karNa Asafla rhI. tba ]sanao Apnao fama- va pasapaoT- eyar haosTosa kao pkD,a ide¸ ijasanao kuC dor baad laakr ]sao vaapsa kr idyaa.

saamanao sËIna pr idKa[`- idyaa ik Plaona Aba nyaUyaak- ko }pr ]D, rha qaa. maOM ]%saukta sao naIcao doK rhI qaI. mauJao naIcao caaMdI ko samaana camaktI ek rjatnagarI idKa[- dI. GaraoM¸ saD,kaoM¸ poD,aoM¸ saBaI sqaanaaoM pr baÔ- jamaI hu[- qaI. eosaa laga rha qaa jaOsao caaMdI ipGalaakr baha dI ga[- hO. baa[- Aaor sao saUya- kI toja ikrNaoM AaMKaoM kao cauBa rhI qaI At: maOMnao AaQaI blaa[MD baMd kr dI AaOr naIcao JaaMknao lagaI. saUya- ko p`caND tap sao ipGalakr yahaM vahaM vah caaMdI naIcao nadI ko $p maoM p`vaaiht hao rhI qaI. A%yaMt sauMdr evaM raomaaMcakarI dRSya qaa. Acaanak puna: baadlaaoM nao saMpUNa- AakaSa kao AavaRt kr ilayaa. Tbau-laoMsa haonao sao hvaa[-jahaja, ja,aor–ja,aor sao qarqaranao lagaa. BaItmata hao maOMnao TI ,vaI ,pr calatI iÔlma pr Qyaana koMid`t krnao ka p`yaasa ikyaa. [saI baIca maorI sahyaai~NaI nao ApnaI paoTlaI Kaolakr kuC Kanao ka vyaMjana inakalaa AaOr snaoh sao saMkotao Wara mauJasao BaI laonao ka Aaga`h ikyaa. maOMnao isar ihlaa kr manaa ikyaa. ]sanao puna: isar ihlaakr [Saaro sao saMBavat: yah batanao kI kaoiSaSa kI ik "AcCa hO". kuC khnao ka BaI p`ya%na ikyaa jaao mauJao paok- jaOsaa samaJa maoM Aayaa. maOMnao ifr sao manaa kr idyaa¸ pr maoro mana maoM ivacaar Aayaa ik yaid ]sanao paok- hI kha hO tao vah s~I mauislama nahIM hao saktI¸ @yaaMoik mausalamaana paok- nahIM Kato hOM. Anaayaasa ifr ]sakI pihcaana ka p`Sna maoro saamanao ]Bar Aayaa¸ ijasaka samaaQaana nahIM hao pa rha qaa.

nyaUyaak- inakla jaanao ko lagaBaga DoZ, GaMTo ko pScaat hma ATlaaMTa eArpaoT- pr ]trnao vaalao qao. saara badna AkD, rha qaa AaOr qakkr caUr hao rha qaa. "ho Bagavaana ATlaaMTa ko [tnao baD,o eyarpaoT- pr pOdla kOsao cala pa}MgaI¸ eosao hI [tnaa qak caukI hUM¸" yah saaoca kr mauJao psaInaa Aa rha qaa. AaiK,rkar yaa~a kI GaiD,yaaM samaaPt hu[-. Plaona Éknao pr maOM ApnaI sahyaai~NaI kI Aaor doKkr ivada laonao ko Baava sao mauskra dI¸ ijasaka ]sanao snaoihla p`itdana idyaa. maOM p`tIxaa kr rhI qaI ik kao[- AToMDoMT idKo tao Apnaa hOMDbaOga }pr sao naIcao ]tarnao maoM sahayata laUM. [saI samaya ek BaartIya yauvak nao jaao maoro pICo Aa rha qaa¸ Aagao Aakr maora hOMD baOga naIcao ]tarkr maorI samasyaa ka samaaQaana kr idyaa. jaba maOM iksaI trh Apnaa hOMDbaOga GasaITto hue Apnaa psa-¸ kaoT haqa maoM laTkae haMftI hu[- naIcao ]trI tao pOdla calanao kI ihmmat nahIM qaI. baahr ]trkr maOMnao ek kma-caarI sao sahayata ko ilae pUCa tao ]sanao maora naama pUCa. naama batanao pr ek AÍIkna laD,ka vhIla caoyar laokr saamanao Aayaa AaOr mauJasao baOznao kao kha. mauJao ibazakr jaba vah Aagao laayaa tao yah doKkr maoro AaScaya- ka izkanaa na rha ik dUsarI vhIla caoyar pr maorI sahyaai~NaI baOzI hO. vah yauvak daonaaoM haqaaoM sao ek–ek vhIla caoyar kao Qa@ka doto hue hmaoM [maIga`oSana Dosk tk lao Aayaa. phlao maorI sahyaai~NaI ko popsa- doKo gae. vahaM ]pisqat AiQakarI nao ]sa AÍIkna paoT-r sao kha¸ "[nako kaga,ja,at pr maOM hstaxar nahIM k$Mgaa. [nahoM dUsaro kayaa-laya lao jaaAao." Aba maora naMbar Aayaa. vhIla caoyar pr baOzo–baOzo hmaaro daonaaoM haqaaoM kI tja-naI ka inaSaana kaga,ja, pr ilayaa gayaa. kOmaro maoM ÔaoTao KIMcaI ga[- AaOr p`Sna ikyaa gayaa¸ "Aap yahaM @yaaoM Aa[-M hOMÆ maOMnao batayaa¸ "maoro pasa irTna- iTkT hO. maOM ApnaI bahU kI iDlaIvarI ko ]praMt vaapsa calaI jaa}MgaI." ]@t AiQakarI nao maoro pasapaoT- pr 6 maah ka vaIsaa donao kI mauhr lagaa dI AaOr mauJao jaanao kI Anaumait do dI.

Aba Aagao saurxaa jaaMca ka sqaana Aayaa. ipClaI baar maOM Apnao pit ko saaqa 11 isatMbar 2001 kI GaTnaa ko ]praMt Aa[- qaI. ]sa samaya maOM salavaar kuta- phnao qaI. maorI paoSaak tqaa nayaI jagahaoM kao Qyaana sao doKnao ko SaaOk nao mauJao saurxaa AiQakairyaaoM kI naja,r maoM AatMkvaaidyaaoM kI EaoNaI maoM phuMcaa idyaa qaa. jagah–jagah pr maorI k[- baar caoikMga hu[- qaI. Sama- BaI AatI qaI¸ baura BaI lagata qaa pr ipta va pit ko puilasa maoM rhnao ko karNa¸ puilasa kI majabaUiryaaoM sao BaI piricat qaI¸ At: mana masaaosakr rh jaatI qaI. [sa baar maOM Akolao Aa rhI qaI. At: maOM isalk kI pTaolaa kI saaD,I phnakr¸ ibaMdI lagaakr Aa[- qaI AaOr caahto hue BaI [Qar–]Qar iksaI vastu kI trÔ BaI Qyaana sao nahIM doKtI qaI. At: maorI saurxaa jaaMca saaQaarNa hI rhI.

yahaM sao Aagao calakr ksTma caok sao phlao knvaoyar baolT sao ApnaI ATOicayaaM inakalanaI qaIM. yahaM BaI vhIla caoyar vardana isaw hu[-. AToMDoMT nao maoro Wara ATOcaI phcaana laonao pr¸ daonaaoM ATOcaI knvaoyar baolT sao naIcao ]tar laI. [sako baad maorI sahyaai~NaI ka BaI samaana phcaanakr ]tara. Aba ek caoyar pr maOM baOzI qaI¸ ek pr sahyaai~NaI evaM ek T/alaI pr hma daonaaoM ka saamaana qaa. Aba ek hasyaapd dRSya ]%pnna hao gayaa. vah AToMDoMT baarI–baarI sao kBaI maorI caoyar kao Qa@ka dota tao kBaI dUsarI caoyar kao AaOr baIca maoM Aagao baZkr T/alaI kao Qa@ka donao lagata. eosao maoM maorI naja,roM Sama- sao }pr nahIM ]z rhI qaIM. rhI–sahI ksar ek BaartIya maihlaa yaa~I kI kTaxapUNa- mauskrahT nao pUrI kr dI. pr maOM krtI BaI @yaa¸ kmaja,aorI ko karNa majabaUr qaI. ksTma pr maora saamaana e@saro maSaIna sao inakalakr mauJao jaanao kI Anaumait imala ga[-¸ prMtu ABaI maorI sahyaai~NaI kI jaaMca haonaa baakI qaI. ]sa yauvak nao ek T/alaI pr saara saamaana rKkr ek kaonao maoM maorI vhIla caoyar ko saaqa KD,a kr idyaa. 

[sako pScaat mauJao p`tIxaa krnao kao khkr vah ]sa maihlaa kao laokr dUsaro AaiÔsa maoM calaa gayaa. jaaMca krako laaOTnao maoM ]sao AaQaa GaMTa laga gayaa. Aba puna: vahI AnaaoKa dRSya qaa – vah yauvak Ëma sao kBaI ek vhIla caoyar kao Qa@ka dokr Aagao baZ,ata¸ kBaI dUsarI kao AaOr baIca maoM Aagao baZ,kr saamaana kI T/alaI kao Qa@ka dokr Aagao baZ,a dota. Bagavaana kI Ìpa sao ek maihlaa kma-caarI kao ]sa yauvak ko }pr trsa Aa gayaa AaOr ]sanao Aagao baZ,kr saamaana kI T/alaI qaama laI. saamaana kI ek baar AaOr jaaMca krko knavaoyar baolT pr rK idyaa gayaa. Aba vah yauvak hma daonaaoM kI vhIla caoyar laokr PlaoTfama- pr Aayaa. jahaM sao AMDrga`a]MD T/onaoM jaatI qaIM. [laoi@T/k sao calanao vaalaI [na T/onaaoM maoM KD,o rhnao ka sqaana haota hO¸ baOznao ka nahI. sTaT- haoto hI ]nakI gait [tnaI tIva` hao jaatI hO ik Apnao kao samhalakr KD,o rKnaa Aasaana nahIM haota hO. yaid vhIla caoyar na haotI tao maoro qako SarIr kao T/ona kI gait ko Anausaar saaQanaa maoro vaSa maoM nahIM qaa¸ maOM inaiScat hI igar ga[- haotI. phlao PlaoTfama- [- Aayaa¸ ifr DI¸ ifr saI¸ ifr baI¸ ifr e¸ [sako baad baOgaoja @laoma ka PlaoTfama- Aayaa. hr PlaoTfama- pr ]d\GaaoYaNaa haotI qaI¸ ek imanaT ko ilae [laoi@T/k T/ona ka drvaaja,a Kulata qaa AaOr ifr baMd hao jaata hO AaOr T/ona tIva` gait sao cala dotI qaI. baOgaoja @laoma ko PlaoTfama- pr ]sa yauvak nao baarI–baarI sao daonaaoM vhIla caoyar kao baahr inakalaa. [sako pScaat vah hmaoM knvaoyar baolT tk laayaa AaOr hmaara saamaana phcaanakr naIcao ]tar idyaa. maorI sahyaai~NaI ka pirvaar ]sao laonao ko ilae vahIM Aakr KD,a qaa. ]nhaoMnao prspr AiBavaadna ikyaa. calato samaya ]sa maihlaa nao maora haqa pkD,kr AiBavaadna ikyaa AaOr Ìt&ta–sva$p snaoh sao maoro gaala pr cauMbana ilayaa. maOM ]sako snaoh sao AiBaBaUt hao ]zI.

Aba ]sa yauvak nao maoro baoTo kao vahaM na doKkr mauJasao naMbar laokr Apnao saolafaona sao maoro baoTo dovaiYa- ko saolafaona pr saMpk- ikyaa jaao kar paik-Mga maoM T/OiÔk jaama maoM ATka huAa qaa. dovaiYa- kar laokr saIQao eyarpaoT- pr Aa gayaa AaOr ]sa yauvak nao maora saamaana laakr kar maoM rK idyaa. maOM kmar saIQaI krtI hu[- baoTo kI kar maoM Aakr baOz ga[-.

ABaI BaI maorI smaRit maoM ]sa Apiricat maihlaa yaa~I ko snaoh kI saugaMiQa AvaiSaYT hO. maOM nahIM jaanatI vah kaOna qaIÆ @yaa naama qaaÆ kaOna saI BaaYaa–BaaYaI qaIÆ iksa doSa kI qaIÆ iksa Qama- kI qaIÆ jaanatI hUM tao kovala yah ik na maanavaIyata kI BaaYaa haotI hO na snaoh kI piriQa.