rQ>mo[a`m _| ^maVr` Q>r_ H$mo {X`o J`o hmoQ>b _| gm_Zo H$sS>oH$ na g{MZ V|Sy>bH$a Ho$ {bE {ddH$n Am`moOZ g{_Vr Ho$ _wI S>m. Abr ~eoa H$m \$g BVOma H$a ahm Wm&
Q>obrJm_ _| {bIm Wm, ""h_ MmhVo Wo {H$ `h {dd H$n A~ VH$ H$m g~go `mXm g\$b {dd H$n hmo Ama g|My[a`Z _| nm{H$VmZ Ho$ {Ibm\$ AmnH$s nmar Zo h_mar BN>m nyar H$aZo _| _XX H$s h&
_ `h \$g boH$a J`m Ama XadmOo na XVH$ Xr& Q>rb Jo, D$Zr nwbAmoda Ama nrbr g\o$X nVbyZ nhZo V|Sy>bH$a Zo EH$ hmW go XadmOm Imobm, CgHo$ Xygao hmW _| [a_moQ> Wm&
Chm|Zo hbmo H$hZo go nhbo hr _wPo ~Vm`m, ""lrbH$m Zo Q>mg OrVm Ama nhbo ~o~mOr H$aZo H$m \$gbm {H$`m h&''
Amoh, Bggo Vmo X{jU A\$sH$m H$mo _wpH$b hmo JB h Zm? _Zo nwN>m, Ch| qH$g_rS> _| {~Obr H$s amoeZr _| H$moa H$m nrN>m H$aZm hmoJm...
VnaVm go Cma {_bm, ""Eogm Zht h& AVV ~o~mOr Vmo H$aZr hr hmoJr Ama aZm| H$m nrN>m H$aZm nS>Vm h, `hr gM h&''
nrM H$m Ama pWVr H$m AN>r Vah go _y`mH$Z hmo, ~o~mOr nhbo H$aZo `m ~mX _| boH$a ~hV gr ~mVo H$ht Om`o, V|Sy>bH$a Ho$ {bE {H$Ho$Q> EH$ Iob h Omo Zm_ ^a Ho$ {bE ah J`m h& ~m CR>mAmo, OmH$a Iobmo Ama Omo dm^m{dH$ $n go ~Zo dgm H$amo&
{g\$ 45 KQ>o nhbo OrdZ H$s g~go ~S>r nmar IobZo dmbm {IbmS>r A~ nbJ na ~R>m Wm& _wPgo ~mV H$aVo hE CgZo EH$ AmI Q>obr{dOZ Ho$ naXo na bJm aIr Wr&
`h Eogr _wm Wr {Ogo `m Vmo $ImnZ H$hm Om gH$Vm h `m {\$a C~mD$ na dh Bg_| go H$moB ^r Zht h...
V|Sy>bH$a lrbH$m Ho$ {d$ Iob aho X{jU A\$sH$m Ho$ `wdm VoO J|X~mO H$m Iob XoIZm MmhVo Wo& ^maV H$mo gwna {gg _| X{jU A\$sH$m go IobZm nS> gH$Vm h AnZm nmbm nS> gH$Zo dmbo J|X~mOm| H$mo naIVo ahZm AN>m hmoVm h&
Chm|Zo ~mV H$s, _Zo gwZr, Q>onaoH$mS>a Zo aoH$mS> H$s&~mX _| AnZo hmoQ>b Ho$ H$_ao _| _Zo Q>on dmng Kw_m`m Ama {H$Ho$Q> OJV H$mo {d^moa H$a XoZodmbr nmar na CZH$s ~mV| gwZr& CgHo$ Ae-
e{Zdma H$mo nm{H$VmZ Ho$ {Ibm\$ AmnHo$ 98 aZm| H$mo ha H$moB ~hV {deof H$hVm h...Amn Bgo `m H$h|Jo?
_ Bgo AnZr Iobr JB lo>V_ nmar H$hJm... {~Hw$b `h h_mao OrdZ H$m EH$ g~go ~S>m Iob Wm, h_Zo OrV Ho$ gmW Bgo nyam H$a {XIm`m& _ Bggo ~hV Iwe h&
VH$ZrH$s ZOar`o go Amn Bg nmar H$s g_rjm {H$g Vah go H$a|Jo?
_oam I`mb h {H$ nyar nmar _| _oam emar[aH$ gVybZ ~hV AN>m Wm& _ AN>r Vah go bmBZ nH$S> ahm Wm Ama _Zo OXr hr emQ> bJmZm ey$ H$a {X`o, Bg{bE VH$ZrH$s Vma na _ Bg nmar H$mo ~hV _hmZ _mZyJm&
Ama ^mdZm_H$ Vma na ,XmoZm| njm| Ho$ ~rM Ho$ B{Vhmg H$mo XoIVo hE?
nm{H$VmZ Ho$ {Ibm\$ {dd H$n H$m _M OrVZm gwIX h& Bggo ~ohVa Ama Hw$N> Zht hmo gH$Vm& h_ ~hV Cgm{hV Wo, hmbm{H$ Chm|Zo 273 aZ ~Zm`o Wo,bo{H$Z h_Zo C_rX Zht N>moS>r Wr&
_oam _mZZm Wm {H$ AJa h_Zo AN>r ~o~mOr H$s Vmo h_ b` nyam H$a gH|$Jo& h_ Am[Ia VH$ AN>r Vah go bS>o Ama `hr ~mV _hdnyU hmoVr h& h_ {Og Vah go nyam Iob Iobo, Cg_| `oH$ {IbmS>r Zo `moJXmZ {X$`m h&
`m Xygao Z~a na ~o~mOr go AY{ddmg OwS>m Wm? AmnZo Vmo {nN>bo {dd H$n _| ^r Xygao Z~a na ~o~mOr H$s Wr, nm{H$VmZ Ho$ {Ibm\$...
_ Z~a Xmo na ~o~mOr ngX H$aVm h& `h EH$ ~S>m Iob Wm, ~S>m Adga Ama ha J|X _hd aIVr Wr& ghdmJ Ama _Zo EH$ Xygao go ~mV H$s Ama V` {H$`m {H$ nhbr J|X H$m gm_Zm _ H$$Jm, _Zo gmoMm {H$ `hr H$aZm R>rH$ hmoJm Ama dh H$maJa hAm&
Amn Q>oQ> go nhbo Z gmoZo Ho$ {bE {g h& Bgo IobZo Ho$ nhbo `m {H$`m? `m Amn ewH$dma H$s amV gmo`o Wo?
h_mar amVo naoemZr H$s Wr& _ _M Ho$ ~mao _| Ama AnZr ~o~mOr Ama A_wH$-A_wH$ J|X~mO H$mo IobZo H$s `moOZm na {dMma H$aVm ahm... Eogm hr _pVH$ _| MbVm ahm & _ qO~mdo Ama BbS> Ho$ {Ibm\$ ~S>o Iobm| go nhbo ^r Zht gmo`m Wm Ama ewH$dma H$s amV H$mo ^r gmoZm _wpH$b Wm& `h ~S>m Qy>Zm_|Q> h, Jhar ZtX gmo nmZm _wpH$b hmoVm h&
Amn doQ> B{S>O Ho$ {Ibm\$ EH$ {Xdgr` eIbm Zht Iobo Ama `yOrbS> Ho$ {Ibm\$ ey$ Ho$ Mma Iob ^r Zht Iob nm`o... `m Iob go Xya ahZo Ho$ Cg Xma Zo aZ ~Q>moaZo H$s AmnH$s ^yI VoO H$s?
AdH$me by `m Z by IobZo Ama aZ ~ZmZo H$s ^yI _wPo h_oem ahVr h& Bggo H$moB \$H$ Zht nS>Vm {H$ {H$gHo$ {Ibm\$ aZ ~Zm`o `m H$hm ~ZmE Om`o, ~g aZ ~ZVo ahZo Mm{hE& _ h_oem go hr Eogm ahm h, {nN>br lIbmAm| go AdH$me boZo go Hw$N> Zht ~Xbm h&
AmnH$m `m I`mb h {H$ H$moB nmar BVZr _hdnyU hmoVr h {OVZr `h?
O~ _Zo ew$AmV H$s _Zo nm`m {H$ _Zo ~hV OXr hr bmBZ Ama b|W nH$S> br h Ama O~ Eogm hmo J`m, _Zo AnZo emQ>g Iobo& O~ _Zo nhbo Amoda _| dm{g_ (AH$a_) H$s ~H$-\w$Q> S>mBh H$mo Iobm, _wPo {ddmg [_bm Ama _Zo gmoM {b`m {H$ AmO Eogm {XZ h O~ _wPo ~hV H$m_ AOm_ XoZm h&
_Zo AnZo {bE H$moB b` {ZYm[aV Zht {H$`m, _Zo Vmo ~g J|X~mOm| H$mo IobZm V` {H$`m& _Zo V` H$a {b`m {H$ AJa _ J|X H$mo XoIyJm Vmo Cgo R>moH$ XyJm& _ Bgr Vah go IobZm MmhVm h& {H$gr ~mao _| `mXm Hw$N> gmoMo {~Zm _Zo V` {H$`m {H$ _wPo Vmo ~g ~o~mOr H$aZr h&
_Zo {OZgo ~mV H$s CZ_| go g^r H$mo AnZr ngX Ho$ emQ> IobZm ngX h, AmnHo$ H$mZ go h?
CZ_| go Hw$N> AN>o Wo& {OZ emQ> Ho$ ~mao _| do ~mV H$a aho h do emoE~ AVa Ho$ Wo Omo Mma Ho$ bm`H$ Z hmoH$a ^r Mma na J`o& _oam BamXm CZ na Mma aZ boZo H$m Zht Wm& _Zo Vmo ~g Ch| _O~yVr go amoH$Zm Mmhm Wm& bo{H$Z _Zo Cgo amoH$Zo Ho$ {bE g_` na H$madmB H$s&
_Zo AH$a_ H$s J|X H$mo ~H$ \w$Q> na H$da S>mBh H$aZo H$s gmoMr Wr& Omo H$da go {ZH$b H$a {_S> Am\$ hmo H$a AN>r ahr& _oam I`mb h Cg emQ> H$mo IobVo g_` _oao eara H$m gVwbZ ~hV AN>m Wm&
{nN>bo {dd H$n H$mo AmnH$m emo _mZm OmVm Wm, bo{H$Z dh dgm ~Z Zht nm`m& Bg ~ma AmnZo Xw{Z`m H$mo MmH$m {X`m h& bmoJ BgH$s g_mZVm {nN>bo df \w$Q>~mb Ho$ {ddH$n _| amoZmS>mo mam Iobo J`o Iob go H$a aho h...
_wPo BgH$s nadmh Zht {H$ bmoJ `m H$hVo h, _wPo Vmo ~g nadmh BgH$s ahVr h {H$ _ `m H$aZm MmhVm h& _ ghr g_` na ghr H$m_ H$aZo na `mZ XoZm MmhVm h& bmoJ `m H$hVo h `h _oao de Ho$ ~mha h... _oao de _| dhr H$aZm h Omo _ H$aZm MmhVm h Ama ghr T>J go H$꧟&$
O~ gohdmJ, JmJybr bJmVma Xmo J|Xm| na AmCQ> hE V~ `m Amn na Hw$N> A{V[a$ X~md Wm? `m AmnZo AnZo VarHo$ H$mo ~XbZo H$s gmoMr Wr?
Eogm Zht h& h_Zo Xmo ~S>o {dHo$Q> Imo {X`o Wo bo{H$Z Mma ~o~mO amhb {dS>, `wdamO qgh, {XZoe _m|{J`m Ama H$\$ _wh_X AmZo ~mH$s Wo& Bg{bE _ qM{VV Zht Wm& Ama `wdamO Ogo \$m_ _| Wm, dh AN>m Wm& CgZo ~hV AN>r ~o~mOr H$s& _Zo gmoMm {H$ Hw$N> Ama Amodam| VH$ Q>onmo ~Zm`o aIZm O$ar hmoJm& Ama Cho Iob na dmng nH$S> ~ZmZm `mXm _wpH$b hmo Om`oJm& _Zo AnZm Iob Omar aIm& H$\$ Ho$ ~hV AN>m IobZo go _ `mXm naoemZ Zht Wm&
Amn O~ 98 na AmD$Q> hE V~ `h {H$VZm {ZamemnyU ahm?
_ H$m\$s {Zame hAm {H$ _ Am{Ia VH$ dhm Zht {Q>H$ gH$m& _M OrVZm ~o~mO H$m gnZm hmoVm h& _Zo Am{Ia VH$ IobVo ahZo H$s gmoMr Wr, bo{H$Z Xw^m` go _wPo ~hV Omoa go _amoS> CR>r, _ IS>m Zht ah gH$m, {dHo$Q>m| Ho$ ~rM XmS>Zm ^yb J`m& grYo IS>o ahZo ^r ~S>r g_`m Wr& Ama V~ _Zo aZa H$s _mJ H$s& `h _oao OrdZ _| nhbr ~ma hAm Ama _ AmD$Q> hmo J`m&
Amn Bg hma H$s emaOhm _| AmQ>o{b`m Ho$ {d$ {H$`o hma H$s g_mZVm {H$g Vah go H$a|Jo?
XmoZm| g_mZ $n go _hdnyU h CgZo h_| AmQ>o{b`m Ho$ {d$ OrV {XbmB Wr Ama AmQ>o{b`m go OrVZm h_oem _hd aIVm h h_ {demb H$moa- 275-290 H$m nrN>m H$a aho Wo, dh _oam 25 dm O_ {XZ Wm Ama `h ~hV ~S>m Adga Wm& BZ g~ ~mVm| Zo Bgo ~hV {deof ~Zm {X`m Wm&
bo{H$Z {dd H$n _M {dd H$n _M hmoVm h Ama nm{H$VmZ go IobZm ~S>r ~mV h& g~ bmoJm| H$mo Bg Iob H$m BVOma Wm Ama `h _oao AN>o `moJXmZ Ho$ gmW h_mao nj _| ahm&
AmQ>o{b`m go hma Zoo$Q>r_ H$mo Yma Xr bJVm h& dXoe _| Omo hAm `m Bggo {IbmS>r ^m{dV hE?
{Ibm{S>`m| H$mo O~ dXoe _| hB KQ>ZmAm| H$m nVm Mbm V~ CZHo$ {bE d$~hV H$R>rZ Wm& h_| AN>m Zht bJm& {Ibm{S>`m| H$mo Bggo Iwer Zht hB&
BZ ~mVm| go {Ibm{S>`m| H$mo AN>m IobZo _| _XX Zht {_bVr, Bggo Agb _| X~md Ama ~T>Vm h& g^r bmoJ nyar Vah go T> gH$n Wo, bo{H$Z H$^r H$^r ~mV gmoMo T>J go hmoVr Zht h& h_Zo AmQ>o{b`m Ho$ {Ibm\$ ^r ~hV H$S>r H$mo{ee H$s Wr bo[H$Z dh H$m_`m~ Zht hB Ama Iob _| Eogm Vmo hmoVm ahVm h& AJa OrV Zht hmoVr Vmo BgH$m _Vb~ `h Zht hmoVm {H$ h_Zo H$mo{ee Zht H$s&
_Zo dXoe _| bmoJm| H$mo `hr ~mV g_PmZr Mmhr Wr {H$ {IbmS>r Iob OrVZo Ho$ {bE H${Q>~ h& h_ Iob OrVZo Ho$ {bE [H$gr ^r hX VH$ Om gH$Vo h Ama _wPo Iwer h {H$ H$mo{ee g\$b ahr h Ama ZVrOo {XImB {X`o h Ama AV _| ZVrOo hr _hd aIVo h&
`m AmnZo e{Zdma H$s gw~h Hw$N> {^ {H$`m...? H$moB dh_...?
Zht, Hw$N> ^r {^ Zht& _Zo Iob go nhbo Omo H$aVm h dht g~ {H$`m&
nm{H$VmZ Ho$ {Ibm\$ H$n _| Mma ~ma H$s OrV _| g~go {deof H$mZ gr h?
ha OrV {deof h& `h OrV ~S>r Bg{bE h {H$ h_ CZHo$ J|X~mOm| Ho$ h_bo Ho$ _wH$m~bo 260 go `mXm aZm| H$m nrN>m H$a aho Wo Ama dh ^r X{jU A\$rH$m Ho$ _XmZ _|& `o g~ ~mVo Bgo EH$ lo>V_ H$n H$s OrV ~ZmVr h&
`m Amn g_PVo h {H$ nm{H$VmZ Ho$ J|X~mOm| Zo J|X~mOr Iam~ H$s?
`h H$hZo Ho$ ~Om` {H$ Chm|Zo J|X~mOr AN>r Zht H$s, _oam `mb h h_mao ~o~mO AN>m Iobo& _oam I`mbm h {H$ amhb Ama `wdamO Zo {Og Vah go nmar MbmB dh AN>r Wr, {Og Vah go H$\$ Zo h_bo H$mo ghmbm, dh AN>m Wm Ama _Zo ^r Hw$N> AN>o Q>moH$ Iobo& ghdmJ Zo ^r AN>r ew$AmV Ho$ {bE ~{T>`m `moJXmZ {X`m& _ {damo[Y`m| H$mo ZrMm {XImZo Ho$ ~OmE AnZo ~o~mOm| H$mo lo` XyJm&
_` H$_ Ho$ JS>~S>mZo Ho$ ~mdOyX AmnHo$ AmD$Q> hmo OmZo na ^r Q>r_ S>Q>r aht Ama OrVr& `h n[adVZ H$go Am`m?
h_Zo b~r {_Q>tJ H$s Wr Ohm _Zo AnZo {dMma aIo Wo Ama d[a> {Ibm{S>`m| Zo AnZo {dMma aIo& `h ~mV {O~mdo go IobZo go nhbo H$s h& Ama h_Zo dhm go EH$-EH$ ~mV na `mZ {X`m Ama h_Zo H$B ~mVm| na {dMma {H$`m {OZgo h_o _XX {_br& h_ nhbo H$s pW{V`m| na MMm H$aVo aho Wo& bo{H$Z Bg ~ma h_ {\$a ~R>o h_Zo ha ~mV na {\$a go `mZ {X`m Ama Cg {_qQ>J Zo h_mam gM_yM ^bm {H$`m&
BZ {_qQ>Jm| Ho$ ~mao _| Hw$N> Ama ~Vm`o?
ha Iob go nhbo J|X~mOm| Ama ~o~mOm| Zo AbJ go `moOZmE ~ZmB& h_ ~o~mOm| Zo AnZo {dMma Ama _V Amng _| ~mQ>o& g~H$mo AnZr ~mV H$hZo H$m _mH$m {_bm& {\$a h_ dh g~ Q>r_ {_Q>tJ _| bo J`o Ohm g~Zo AnZo {dMma noe {H$`o& Bg Vah go ha {H$gr H$m {>H$moU gwZH$a h_ g~Zo Iob Ho$ ~mao _| grIm&
dXoe _| g~ AmnH$s MmoQ> Ama V~r`V H$mo boH$a qMVrV h, AmnH$mo H$gm bJ ahm h?
_ R>rH$ h, gm_m` hmoZo _| Xmo {XZ Ama bJ|Jo& A^r no{e`m Za_ h, ~g BVZm hr& qMVm H$s H$moB ~mV Zht h&
AmnZo `h nmar AnZo ^mB H$mo g_{nV H$s h...?
_ AnZo ^mB A{OV go ~mV H$aVm ahm h Ama dh _oam ~hV _mJXeZ H$aVm ahm h& dh _oam Iob AN>r Vah go OmZVm h Ama _ CgHo$ gmW VH$ZrH$s nhbwAm| na ~hV gmam {dMma-{d_e H$aVm h Ama CgHo$ gmW AnZr nmar H$s `moOZm ~ZmB Wr&
`h nmar CgHo$ {bE Wr dh ^r _oar Vah hr VZmd _| aho Wo `m em`X _wPgo Xg JwZm `mXm VZmd _|& EH$ ~ma IobZo CVaZo na VZmd OmVm ahm `m|[H$ _ AnZo emQ> Iob ahm Wm, bo{H$Z dh A~ ^r X~md _| Wo Ama Bgr Vah go _oao n[adma Ho$ A` gX` ^r&
EH$ ~ma AmnZo _wPo ~Vm`m H$s dh AmnHo$ _M OrdV Zht XoIVo...
Zht , dh Zht XoIVo, dh Ch| [aH$S> H$aVo h Ama ~mX _| XoIVo h& OrdV _M XoIZm Ch| ^mar nS>Vm h&
Ama BgH$m Xmof dh AmnH$mo XoVo h...Chm|Zo h_| ~Vm`m H$s AmnZo EH$ ~ma AnZo {nVm go Bg ~mV H$s {eH$m`V H$s Wr
dh ~hV nhbo H$s ~mV h& O~ _Zo Z`m-Z`m IobZm ew$ {H$`m Wm, _Zo O~ ^r S>oqgJ $_ H$s Va\$ XoIm dh dhm hmoVo& Bg{bE O~ _ Iam~ IobVm Ama {H$gr ~hmZo H$s O$aV hmoVr, _ H$hVm {H$ _ CZHo$ dhm hmoZo go AmCQ> hAm& (hgH$a) Bg{bE V~ go Chm|Zo _wPo IobVo hE XoIZm ~X H$a {X`m&