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$dna¸ ivalaap¸ krah AaOr isasakI kI ek imaiEat Qvaina. DoTa^la¸ ifnaa[la¸ isp`T¸ salaa[na¸ @laaoraofama-¸ eMTIbaayaiT@sa Aaid kI ek imaiEat toja gaMQa. ek baD,a–saa halanaumaa maola maoiDkla vaaD-. ktar sao lagaBaga saaO marIja ApnaI–ApnaI tklaIfaoM sao pIiD,t¸ vyaakula AaOr badhvaasa. paoKna¸ pdnaama – vaaD- bvaa^ya¸ kama – jamaadar Aqavaa maohtr ka¸ ibastraoM ko naIcao yaa bagala maoM rKo qaUkdana¸ maU~dana AaOr SaaOcadana ]zato hue. kama K%ma krto–krto iGana AaOr badbaU kI maar sao vah maanaao saaO baImaaraoM ka ek baImaar AaOr ]sako galao maoM xaaoBa¸ iSakayat AaOr Afsaaosa kI ek mamaa-Mtk caIK eki~t.

Da^@Tr imaEaa nao ABaI–ABaI naahk–AnaavaSyak ]sao ek tmaacao sao BaI p`hara%mak fTkar lagaa dI¸ "tumhoM iktnaI baar kha ik vaosT–ibana ko dayaro maoM hI Kud kao rKa krao. iksa marIja kao iktnaa AaOr kba doKnaa hO¸ yah mauJao tya krnaa hO. AssaI nambar ko poSaoMT kI pOrvaI kr rho hao¸ @yaaoMÆ @yaa tumhara irStodar hO vahÆ tumasao Apnaa kama tao zIk sao haota nahIM hO¸ kha qaa maOMnao ik saaolah nambar baoD ko saBaI pa^T ekdma saaf haonao caihe¸ doKa hO ]sakI @yaa halat hOÆ"

KUna KaOla ]za paoKna ka¸ pr sabasao inacalao str ko maamaUlaI AadmaI kI inayait qaI mana masaaosakr rh jaanaa. baoD nambar AssaI ka poSaoMT kla sao krah rha qaa AaOr baocaaro kI ]lTI–dst lagaatar jaarI qaI¸ iksaI ka kao[- Kasa Qyaana nahIM. kma sao kma salaa[na tao ]sao turMt caaihe¸ jabaik ek–dao iTikyaa Dalakr basa inapTa idyaa gayaa. Agar yahI halat rhI tao Aaja Saama tk baocaara ja$r mar jaayaogaa. ]sanao naama pZ,a Dayagnaaoisasa caaT- pr – sauD,hI mauma-U. baoTa laopcaU mauma-U¸ pdnaama – karKanao maoM KlaasaI. ]poxaa ka karNa ]sao samaJa maoM Aa gayaa. saaolah nambar baoD pr Da^@TraoM AaOr nasaao-M kI pUrI TIma hr GaMTo ivaijaT kr rhI qaI. poSaoMT ka naama – jao DI itvaarI¸ pdnaama – karKanao maoM iDvaIjanala maOnaojar. vaI Aa[- pI koibana KalaI nahIM qaI¸ [sailae majabaUrI maoM janarla vaaD- maoM rKnaa pD,a. yahI hO [laaja ka maanadMD – jaait AaOr pd. icaik%sakIya nyaaya ko tht ek GaiTyaa saaOtolaa vyavahar ik baImaaraoM kI dvaa AaOr doKroK baImaarI ko AaQaar pr nahIM¸ ]sako $tbaa AaOr hOisayat pr AaQaairt. ipta raoja saunaato–samaJaato qao ik ]sao kao[- BaI kama CaoTa nahIM haota AaOr AadmaI AadmaI maoM kao[- fk- nahIM haota. iktnaa JaUz¸ bakvaasa AaOr laFfajaI hO yah. AaMKaoM ko saamanao jaao tlK saccaa[- hO¸ ijasako dMSa ka vah iSakar BaI hao rha hO¸ kOsao najarAMdaja kr doÑ Da^• imaEaa tao mahja [saI AaQaar pr ]sako pICo haqa Qaaokr pD,a rhta qaa. vah lagaBaga raoja hI ApnaI laqaaD, ]sa pr ]Z,olanao ka kao[- na kao[- bahanaa inakala laota qaa. ]sakI Kunnasa kI vajah [tnaI spYT qaI ik ]sako ilae iksaI e@saro yaa isaTI skOna kI ja$rt nahIM. Asptala ko CaoTo–baD,o saBaI kma-caarI Dayagnaaoisasa sao Avagat hao gayao qao.

fImaola vaaD- maoM ]saI kI trh vaosT pa^T ]zanaovaalaI ek laD,kI qaI naIra. paoKna kao vah Pyaar krtI qaI AaOr paoKna BaI ]sa pr jaI–jaana sao inaCavar qaa. naIra na haotI tao Saayad [sa nak- kao CaoD,kr kbaka vah Baaga gayaa haota. magar AMQaoro maoM ek ikrNa kI trh naIra qaI jaao ]sao raOSanaI BaI dotI qaI AaOr saMjaIvanaI BaI. jaOsao paoKna kao Apnao baImaar ipta ka sqaanaapnna haokr sqaayaI naaOkrI ko laaoBa maoM [samaoM jaut jaanaa pD,a¸ ]saI trh naIra kao BaI ApnaI maaM kI jagah lao laonaI pD,I. naIra kI maaM BaMgaI jaait kI qaI AaOr ipta savaNa- qaa¸ [saI Asptala maoM pOqaaolaa^ijasT. Aba naIra @yaa qaI¸ nahIM maalaUma. ApnaI sauivaQaanausaar kao[- ]sao SaUd` maana laota hO¸ kao[- savaNa-. Da^• imaEaa kI sauivaQaa ]sao savaNa- maana laonao maoM qaI. p%naI banaanao ko ilae ]sao ek nayaI laD,kI kI tlaaSa qaI. Apnao Gar maoM [sa pd kao ]sanao AsqaayaI banaakr rKa qaa¸ [sailae nayaI bahalaI kI ja$rt ]sao banaI rhtI qaI. Aba tk caar AaOrtaoM kao vah iDsaimasa kr cauka qaa. Aba ]ma` pcaasa tk phMuca gayaI qaI [sailae ]saka vaSaIkrNa jaadU kuC Baaoqara pD,a gayaa qaa. ilahajaa Apnao @laasa sao jara naIcao ]trkr iSakar Taohnaa pD, rha qaa. naIra pZ,I–ilaKI qaI¸ sauMdr qaI AaOr ]sao baD,I jaait ko Kanao maoM ifT BaI ikyaa jaa sakta qaa. laoikna rasto maoM naamaurad paoKna KD,a qaa.

naIra kao ]sanao bargalaanao kI kaoiSaSa krto hue kha qaa¸ "tuma ijasa KUna AaOr nasla kI hao¸ ]sakI pa~ta baD,o Gar maoM rhnao kI hO. AadmaI kI hmaoSaa yah kaoiSaSa haonaI caaihe ik vah Apnao kao }pr ]zayao. tumharI maaM nao¸ doKao¸ kaoiSaSa kI¸ Apnao laovaola AaOr jaait sao }pr ]zkr pOqaaolaa^ijasT maaohna ]paQyaaya jaI sao ]sanao saMbaMQa banaayaa."
naIra Bannaa ]zI qaI¸ "vah kOsaa saMbaMQa qaa ik ]paQyaaya jaI nao Apnao Gar maoM maaM kao kBaI Gausanao tk nahIM idyaa. ek BaI idna ]sao p%naI ka djaa- nahIM imalaa. doh ka Baaoga hI @yaa saMbaMQa haota hOÆ"
"laoikna maOM eosaa nahIM k$Mgaa¸ maOM Apnao Gar maoM tumhoM p`itiYzt k$Mgaa. ]paQyaaya jaI laaok–laaja AaOr laaok–inaMda ko karNa ihmmat na jauTa sako¸ laoikna maOM eosaa nahIM hMU. tumhoM maOM Apnao barabar ka Aasana AaOr jagah dMUgaa. tumhoM laokr maoro mana maoM ek itla iJaJak nahIM haogaI. haogaI BaI @yaaoM¸ maOM tumhoM ]paQyaaya jaI kI phcaana sao hI jaaoD,kr doKta hMU."
"doiKe¸ Aap AcCI trh jaanato hOM ik paoKna AaOr maOMnao imalakr ek fOsalaa kr ilayaa hO ik hmaoM @yaa rasta caunanaa hO¸ eosao maoM Aapka eosaa kuC BaI p`stava rKnaa ekdma Anauicat hO. Aap ek Da^@Tr hOM AaOr maOM ek maamaUlaI maohtranaI¸ mauJao ApnaI AaOkat ka ehsaasa hO¸ kRpyaa Aap mauJao iksaI Ba`ma maoM na fMsaayaoM."
"naIra¸ maOM tumhoM Ba`ma maoM fMsaa nahIM rha¸ ]sasao inakalanaa caahta hMU. samaJanao kI kaoiSaSa krao¸ paoKna ek Adnaa¸ tucC AaOr ACUt jaait ka laD,ka hO¸ ]sako jaala maoM fMsakr tumhoM ihkart¸ ijallat¸ SaaoYaNa AaOr duK–Avasaad ko isavaa kuC nahIM imalaogaa. maoro Gar maoM tumhoM [jjat imalaogaI AaOr Baaoga¸ ivalaasa AaOr eoSa ko saaro AaQauinak saaQana imalaoMgao. tuma naaOkrISauda hao [sa karNa tumharI pgaar pr ]sakI inagaah hO. maOM tumhoM [sa kaya- sao maui> idlaa dMUgaa¸ tumhoM naaOkrI krnao kI kao[- ja$rt nahIM haogaI."
"[tnaI kRpa mauJa pr mat barsaa[yao Da^@Tr imaEaa¸ maOM sahna nahIM kr pa}MgaI. Pyaar ka matlaba Saayad Aapnao Aaja tk jaanaa hI nahIM¸ Agar jaana gayao haoto tao eosaa na khto. paoKna ko p`it maoro Baraosao kao Aapka kao[- BaI p`laaoBana iDgaa nahIM sakta. ]saka Adnaapna hI tao ]sakI Kasa phcaana hO¸ ijasao maOM Pyaar krtI hMU. ]sakI inagaah maorI iksa caIja pr hO Aap nahIM samaJa payaoMgao. Aap mauJao ]cca jaait ka gaaOrva dokr Qanya banaanao ka Baava mat idKa[yao¸ maOM ApnaI jaait ka sa%ya jaanatI hMU¸ maorI maaM maorI sabasao baD,I jaatIya saccaa[- hO. ]paQyaaya jaI nao iktnaa maorI maaM kao Apnaayaa AaOr ]nakI jaait vaalao iktnaa mauJao ApnaayaoMgao¸ [tnaa AbaaoQa mat samaiJae ik maOM [saka AMdajaa nahIM lagaa saktI."
"naIra¸ phlao Saayad maOMnao Pyaar ka matlaba na samaJaa hao¸ laoikna tumhoM doKnao ko baad mauJao Pyaar kI vaNa-maalaa samaJa maoM Aanao lagaI hO. tuma maanyata dao yaa na dao¸ maOM tumhoM Pyaar krnao lagaa hMU , , ,AaOr krta rhMUgaa. tumanao jaao kuC kha¸ ]saka maOM baura nahIM maanata¸ [sao maOM SaIGa`ta maoM ibanaa saaocao samaJao kha jaanaovaalaa saMvaad maanata hMU. mauJao kao[- jaldI nahIM hO¸ ijasa javaaba kI mauJao Apoxaa hO¸ ]sao donao maoM Ch mahInao BaI laga jaayaoM¸ ifr BaI maOM ]sao dor nahIM samaJaMUgaa."
"Aap mauJao Pyaar krto hOM yah khnaa Pyaar ko naama ek bahut gaMdI gaalaI hO. Aap jaOsaa AadmaI Pyaar nahIM krta¸ saaOda krta hO jaao AapkI k[- pIiZ,yaaM hma jaOsaI laD,ikyaaoM ko saaqa krtI AayaI hOM. Aap maoro ijasa javaaba kao SaIGa`ta maoM idyaa huAa kh rho hOM¸ ]sao k[- pIiZ,yaaoM ko tjaubao- nao Sabd idyao hOM."

naIra ko tovar sao Da^@Tr maoM ek KlabalaI samaa gayaI. ]sanao [sao caunaaOtI kI trh ilayaa AaOr Apnao maMsaUbao kao AaOr BaI p@ka banaa ilayaa.

p@ko maMsaUbao kI bamabaarI paoKna pr hI haonaI qaI. vah phlao hI proSaana qaa k[- trh kI badbauAaoM¸ saMËmaNaaoM¸ jahalataoM AaOr hIna BaavaaoM sao¸ Da^@Tr ek Aitir> isardd- bana gayaa qaa. ]sanao Apnao k[- sahyaaogaI Da^@TraoM kao BaI ]sako pICo lagaa idyaa ik iksaI BaI trh ]sao pst¸ praijat AaOr QaraSaayaI ikyaa jaayao. iksaI ka ipspOna samaya pr nahIM badlaa gayaa¸ iksaI kao T/a^laI pr ibazakr samaya pr e@sa–ro $ma nahIM lao jaayaa gayaa¸ Aa^@saIjana isailaMDr jagah pr nahIM phMucaayaa gayaa¸ iksaI marIja nao pa^T kI jagah fSa- yaa ibastr pr SaaOca yaa ]lTI kr dI , , ,Agar iSaFT maoM paoKna hO tao [ljaama ka saara dfa basa ]saI ko isar maZ,a jaanaa qaa. ek baar tao hd hI hao gayaI – ek isarifra iksma ko marIja nao hllaa macaa idyaa ik ]sakI klaa[- maoM baMQaI kImatI GaD,I iksaI nao rat maoM Kaola laI. ksaUrvaar zhrakr laaMiCt krnao ka [sasao AcCa maaOka AaOr @yaa hao sakta qaa. vaaD- maoM nasao-M qaIM¸ Da^@Tr qao¸ marIjaaoM ko AToMDr qao¸ ivaijaTr qao¸ iksaI pr kao[- Sak nahIM ikyaa gayaa¸ saIQao ]MgalaI paoKna pr rK dI gayaI. marIja GaD,I phnakr BatI- huAa hI @yaaoM qaa¸ jabaik [sakI manaahI hO¸ yah pUCnao kI ja$rt iksaI nao nahIM samaJaI. saIQao ]sao puilasa ko hvaalao kr idyaa gayaa. puilasa jaba Avagat hao gayaI ik ]sakI jaait AaOr Aaohda @yaa hO¸ ifr tao sajaa ko ilae sabaUt kI jyaada ja$rt hI nahIM rh gayaI¸ ]sako rvaOyao Kud hI tya hao gayao , , ,gaalaI–galaaOja AaOr laPpD,–qaPpD,. GaD,I kI kImat AaOr jaumaa-naa batakr ]sasao ek baD,I rkma eoMzI gayaI. BaItr sao ekdma ClanaI hao gayaa ]saka ijagar – khaM hO nyaaya¸ kanaUna AaOr saMivaQaanaÆ hO kao[- jagah jaao Baod–Baava riht hao , , ,hO kao[- vyai> jaao pxapat riht AaOr tTsqa haoÆ

naIra ]sako ja#maaoM pr lagaanao ko ilae laop laokr KD,I qaI ]sako saamanao.
"paoKna¸ maaohbbat ka [mthana tao hr yauga AaOr samaaja maoM ilayaa jaata rha hO , , ,]sao hr samaya jaulma AaOr jyaadtI sahnao pD,o hOM. maaohbbat ka maamalaa Agar na BaI haota tao BaI jaatIya iQa@kar AaOr p`taD,naa iplaanaa ]naka puStOnaI karaobaar rha hO.
"nahIM naIra¸ maOM nahIM sahMUgaa Aba. mauJasao nahIM haogaI yah naaOkrI. maora dma GauTnao lagaa hO. ek idna doKnaa maOM [na hraimayaaoM kao caIr–faD,kr calaa jaa}Mgaa."
"pagala mat banaao paoKU. Apnao paMva pr Kud hI kulhaD,I maar laonaa bauiwmaanaI nahIM hO. ihmmat rKao AaOr Kud maoM [tnaI saamaqya- pOda krao ik iksaI dUsaro baohtr maukama ko drvaajao tumharo ilae Kula sakoM. mauJao doKao¸ maOM AaOrt haokr BaI yahaM htaSa nahIM hMU. kuZ,nao sao haogaa BaI @yaaÆ hjaaraoM Avasar hOM¸ hma AiBaSaap sao ifr BaI mau> nahIM hao rho , , ,kao[- dUsarI laa[na hmaoM nahIM imala rhI¸ tao ja$r hmamaoM kao[- kmaI hO , , ,vah kmaI @yaa hO , , ,]sao ZMUZ,ao AaOr Barnao kI kaoiSaSa krao."
"naIra¸ tuma BaI baa]jaI kI trh baat krtI hao. @yaa kmaI hO mauJamaoMÆ baI•e•maOMnao pZ,kr hI pasa ikyaa hO , , ,dja-naaoM prIxaaAaoM maoM maOM baOz cauka hMU¸ @yaa maOM ek maoM BaI pasa haonao laayak nahIM qaaÆ maanaa maOM nahIM qaa¸ tuma BaI tao Kud kao Aajamaa caukI hao¸ @yaa tuma BaI bauwU AaOr ifsaD\DI haoÆ"
"prIxaAaoM maoM safla na haonao ka Aqa- bauwU AaOr ifsaD\DI haonaa nahIM haota hO¸ paoKU. iktabaI &ana AaOr AByaasa kI ja$rt haotI hO ]samaoM. kma saIToM¸ jyaada laaoga¸ kD,I p`ityaaoigata , , ,ek AaOr AaQaa nambar sao yahaM kamayaabaI inaQaa-irt haotI hO."
"ifr AarxaNa ka @yaa matlaba hOÆ hr maaoD, pr hmaoM SaoD\yaUla kasT ka ]laahnaa idyaa jaata hO , , ,irjava- kaoTo ka tanaa iplaayaa jaata hO. naaOkiryaaM ifr imalatI iksao hOM. naIra tuma nahIM jaanatI , , ,AarxaNa ko baavajaUd hr kdma pr hmaaro saaqa QaaoKa AaOr Cla ikyaa jaa rha hO."
"paoKna¸ [tnaa nakara%mak mat banaaAao Kud kao. saba kuC galat hI galat hO¸ eosaa maanakr calanaa ApnaI kmaI pr pda- Dalanaa AaOr Aa%maivaSvaasa kao Aisqar banaanaa hO. dUsara kao[- izkanaa imala jaata tao zIk qaa¸ nahIM imalata hO tao hmaoM bahut inaraSa BaI @yaaoM haonaa caaiheÆ AaiKr ek naaOkrI tao hO hmaaro pasaÑ daonaaoM imalakr AcCa hI jaIvana jaI laoMgao AaOr jaao kiznaa[yaaM AayaoMgaI rasto maoM¸ imalakr jaUJa BaI laoMgao ]nasao. hmasafr saaqa hao tao kao[- BaI safr mauiSkla nahIM haota¸ daost. tumharo Pyaar kI ]Ymaa kao BaItr jagaa laotI hMU tao [sa Asptala kI gaMdgaI AaOr badbaU ka mana maoM #yaala nahIM Aata."

]sao SaaMt–saMyat krnao ko ilae naIra ]sakI klaa[yaaoM pr ek roSamaI spSa- donao lagaI.

"tumharo mana maoM Kyaala nahIM Aata¸ laoikna maoro Kyaala sao tao yao gaMdgaI AaOr badbaU kBaI jaatI hI nahIM. KaOlata rhta hMU maOM caaObaIsa GaMTo. mauJao naIcaa idKayaa jaata hO¸ bao[jjat ikyaa jaata hO , , ,tumasao ASlaIla CoD,CaD, AaOr badtmaIjaI kI jaatI hO , , ,@yaa hma saarI ]ma` [nhoM Jaolanao AaOr kuZ,nao ko ilae banao hOMÆ"
"doKao¸ k[- pIiZ,yaaoM ko AiBaSaap sao ekbaargaI tao ipMD nahIM CuD,ayaa jaa saktaÑ"
"CuD,ayaa jaa sakta hO naIra¸ ibalkula CuD,ayaa jaa sakta hO. maOM idKa}Mgaa tumhoM , , ,"

paoKna maaocaI kt[- maananao ko ilae tOyaar nahIM qaa ik ]sao CaoTa AadmaI hI banakr saarI ]ma` rhnaa hO. ipta sao ]sakI A@sar hujjat hao jaatI qaI. gaurbaa maaocaI nao ek baar kha qaa¸ "ijatnaa haisala hO ]sasao saMtaoYa krao baoTa. saMtaoYa maoM sabasao baD,a sauK hO. [sasao jyaada AaOr caaihe BaI @yaaoM¸ saba kuC tao zIk–zak cala rha hO , , ,saa[-M [tnaa dIijae , , ,."
BaD,k ]za qaa paoKna¸ "maOM nahIM maanata [sao¸ hmaoM [tnaa hI nahIM caaihe ijatnaa hO , , ,hmaoM AaOr caaihe. dUsaraoM kao AaOr imala sakta hO tao ifr hmaoM @yaaoM nahIM , , ,saa[-M dUsaraoM kao do sakta hO tao mauJao @yaaoM nahIMÆ duinayaa maoM ek sao ek baD,o sauK hOM , , ,ek sao ek baD,I maMijalaoM hOM¸ hma ]sako hkdar @yaaoM nahIM hao saktoÆ Aap khto hOM saba kuC zIk–zak cala rha hO¸ maOM khta hMU kuC BaI zIk–zak nahIM cala rha hO."
gaurbaa nao kha qaa¸ "jara Apnao gaaMva maoM CUT gayao laaogaaoM kI Aaor mauD,kr doKao¸ haD,taoD, maohnat ko baad Aaja BaI ]nhoM dao jaUna kI raoTI [%maInaana sao mayassar nahIM hO. Apnao purKaoM kao yaad krko jara ApnaI halat kI tulanaa krao. tumharo dada maro jaanavaraoM kI Kala inakalato qao AaOr ]sasao camaraOMQao jaUto yaa Zaola banaato qao. saaMp ka tola inakalato qao AaOr baD,o iksaanaaoM kI psaInaa baha} caakrI krto qao¸ du%kar–fTkar sahto qao ifr BaI poT ka ek ihssaa KalaI AaOr badna ka ek Baaga vas~hIna rhta qaa."
"baa]jaI¸ hmaoM nahIM doKnaa hO pICo , , ,@yaaoM doKoM hma pICoÆ Sau$Aat tao yahMa hr AadmaI nao SaUnya sao hI kI hO. tao @yaa vah SaUnya pr hI GaUmata rhoÆ samaaja kI naa[MsaafI nao Aapkao ek eosao dbbaUpna AaOr dInata ka AByaasa banaa idyaa hO ik Aap Apnao AtIt¸ jaait AaOr AaOkat sao ipMD na CuD,a sakoM AaOr Aapkao lagao ik jaao imala gayaa vah bahut hO. hmaoM Aagao jaanaa hO baa]jaI , , ,ska[- [ja maa[- ilaimaT , , ,."

paoKna sacamauca baD,I hsart sao inaharta qaa AnaMt AakaSa kao. A@sar vah AakaSa maoM ]D,nao ka svaPna BaI doK ilayaa krta qaa AaOr ]sao lagata qaa ik ]sako dayaoM–baayaoM dao pMK inakla Aayao hOM.

ramaayaNa saIiryala maoM laMka jaanao Aqavaa saMjaIvanaI baUTI laanao ko samaya hnaumaana kao AakaSa maoM tOrto doKkr vah yaaoM hI saaocanao lagaa qaa ik hao sakta hO AakaSa maoM ]D,nao kI klpnaa saca hao. ]sanao yaaoM hI maUla vaalmaIik ramaayaNa maoM hnaumaana sao jauD,o k[- SlaaokaoM ka AQyayana kr ilayaa¸ Saayad ]D,nao ka kao[- saU~ ]sao haqa laga jaayao. khto hOM BaartIya puraNaaoM AaOr vaaMgmayaaoM sao hI yaUraop ko vaO&ainakaoM nao icaik%saa¸ yauw¸ AMtirxa¸ ]pga`h¸ ivamaanana¸ AayauQa¸ ivalaaisata¸ p`aOVaoigakI Aaid sao jauD,o baD,o–baD,o AaivaYkaraoM ko baIja ga`hNa ikyao hOM.

ApnaI pIz pr kmar ko naIcao ek AnauvaMiSak ]Baar doKkr BaI ]sako ]D,ana–icaMtna kao jara AaOr bala imala gayaa qaa. pICo rIZ, kI hD\DI jahaM K%ma haotI hO¸ vahaM lagaBaga ek–DoZ, [Mca kI hD\DI baahr kI trf ]Bar AayaI qaI. yah ]Baar ]sako dada maoM BaI qaa¸ ipta maoM BaI AaOr ]samaoM BaI. Aa^proSana sao yaaoM [sasao maui> imala gayaI laoikna Da^@TraoM nao batayaa ik yah duma ko GaTto $p ka jaonaoiTk p`Baava hO. matlaba hao na hao vah hnaumaana jaOsao iksaI p`aNaI ka hI vaMSaja hO. Agar eosaa hO tao hvaa maoM ]D,nao–tOrnao kI tasaIr Aba BaI duma kI trh ja$r jaIna maoM qaaoD,I–bahut bacaI haogaI. @yaa hI KUbasaUrt dRSya haogaa , , ,ibanaa iksaI pasapaoT- yaa vaIjaa ko vah duinayaa maoM khIM BaI jaanao ko ilae Aajaad haogaa. irFyaUjaI iflma maoM ek gaIt hO – 'pMCI¸ naidyaaM¸ pvana ko JaaoMko , , ,kao[- sarhd naa [nhoM raoko.

jaOsao pMCI¸ nadI¸ hvaa¸ raoSanaI ]nmau> haotI hOM , , ,]napr jaait¸ Qama-¸ kma-¸ prMpra¸ sarhd Aaid ka kao[- laobala icapka nahIM haota , , ,]saI trh vah BaI Apnao dayaro sao¸ ApnaI jakD,na sao¸ Apnao baMQana sao mau> hao jaanaa caahta qaa.

gaurbaa maaocaI nao ]sao samaJaato hue kha qaa¸ "manauYya ka janma QartI pr AaOr QartI ko ilae hI huAa hO¸ baoTa. ]sao jaao kuC krnaa hO [sa jamaIna pr hI krnaa hO. ]sako saaro duK–sauK¸ Qama-–kma- QartI sao hI jauD,o hOM. QartI bahut baD,I hO AaOr AadmaI bahut CaoTa. AadmaI CaoTa hO [sailae ]saka dayara hO , , ,dayara hI ]sao kma-SaIla¸ gaitSaIla AaOr Anaup`aiNat rKta hO , , ,saMbaMQaaoM ka dayara¸ jaait ka dayara¸ Qama- ka dayara¸ gaaMva–Sahr sao laokr maulk ka dayara¸ p`oma ka dayara¸ Sai> ka dayara¸ AiQakar ka dayara¸ kt-vya ka dayara , , ,. klpnaa krao – iksaI ek hI AadmaI kao Da^@Tr¸ [MjaIinayar¸ iksaana¸ majadUr¸ vaO&ainak¸ naota¸ djaI-¸ kumhar¸ baZ,[-¸ laaohar , , ,saBaI haonaa pD,o , , ,iksaI ek AadmaI kI ek hjaar p`oimakayaoM haoM , , ,iksaI ek AadmaI kao duinayaa Bar ko BaUKaoM¸ naMgaaoM¸ ApaihjaaoM ko BarNa–paoYaNa kI ijammaovaarI ]zanaI pD,o , , ,iksaI ek hI AadmaI kao pUrI duinayaa ka rK–rKava krnaa pD,o , , ,iksaI ek hI AadmaI kao saarI BaaYaayaoM jaananaI pD,o , , ,iksaI ek hI AadmaI kao saaro saaja bajaanao pD,o , , ,iksaI ek hI AadmaI kao tajamahala banaanaa pD,o , , ,iksaI ek hI AadmaI kao gaMgaa pr pula banaanaa pD,o , , ,iksaI ek hI AadmaI kao Kinaja inakalanao ko ilae Kana Kaodnaa pD,o , , ,tao saaocaao @yaa haogaa¸ vah @yaa kr payaogaa AaOr vah iktnaa jaI payaogaaÆ"

paoKna nao kha¸ "maOM dayaro kao pUrI trh K%ma kr donao kI baat nahIM kr rha hMU baa}jaI¸ Aap tao inarqa-k saMt rOdasa hue jaato hOM. maOM Apnao kuC vaOsao dayaro kao badlanao kI baat kr rha hMU¸ ijasako badlanao sao AadmaI ka kd badla jaata hO , , ,]sakI hOisayat badla jaatI hO , , ,]saka $tbaa badla jaata hO."
"paoKnaÑ samaJanao kI kaoiSaSa krao¸ pMiDtaoM–&ainayaaoM nao galat nahIM kha hO kao[- BaI kama CaoTa yaa baD,a nahIM haota. tumanao Balao naama ilayaa saMt rOdasa ka. vao BaI camaar qao¸ laoikna camaar haonao sao BaI ]nhoM saMt AaOr kalajayaI haonao sao iksanao raok ilayaaÆ"
"kama CaoTa haota hO baa]jaI , , ,ekdma haota hO , , ,Aap galat ]dahrNa sao [sako AaOica%ya kI puiYT mat kIijayao. rOdasa ka kama CaoTa qaa AaOr Aaja BaI hO. Agar CaoTa nahIM haota tao Aaja kao[- babauAana yah @yaaoM nahIM khta Apnao baoTo sao ik vah jaUta isalaa[- kroM , , ,caMUik rOdasa nao jaUta isalaa[- kI qaI AaOr vao saMt bana gayao qao. drAsala vao saMt jaUta isalaa[- krnao sao nahIM bailk ApnaI saaQanaa AaOr icaMtna–manana sao banao qao. kama CaoTa–baD,a nahIM hO tao yah bata[e kao[- babauAana Apnao naalaayak AaOr AnapZ, baoTo sao BaI yah @yaaoM nahIM khta ik calaao nagarpailaka maoM tuma safa[- kma-caarI bana jaaAao yaa ifr haoTla maoM PlaoT ]zanao maoM laga jaaAao. kama CaoTa nahIM haota AaOr jaait CaoTI nahIM haotI tao zakur saahba Apnao jaUzo bat-na AaOr kpD,o Qaulavaakr¸ fSa- paoMCvaakr¸ doh jaMtvaakr AaOr ku%taoM evaM gaayaaoM ko gaU–gaaobar paoMCvaakr caahto tao p`itdana maoM Aapkao iksaI dUsarI p`kRit vaalao kama maoM BaI lagaa sakto qao¸ AaiKr Aap BaI AnapZ, nahIM qao¸ Aa[- e pasa qao. laoikna ]nakI najar AapkI iDga`I sao jyaada AapkI jaait pr gayaI AaOr ]nhaoMnao CaoTI jaait ko ek AadmaI kao ek CaoTa kama idlaa idyaa."

"zakur saahba ko ilae eosaa khnaa tumhoM SaaoBaa nahIM dota paoKna¸ Balaa[- krnao ko evaja maoM ]nhoM yah isalaa tao mat dao. ehsaanamaMd haonao ka baD,Ppna nahIM hO tumamaoM tao kma sao kma [ljaama lagaanao kI xaud`ta tao na krao. vao gaaMva sao jaba mauJao Apnao saaqa laokr Aayao qao tao maOM basa AMgaUza Cap hI qaa AaOr ipta ko saaqa maro jaanavaraoM kI Kala ]tarnaa saIK rha qaa. gaaMva maoM rhkr maorI @yaa dSaa haotI AaOr ifr tuma @yaa banato jara [sakI klpnaa BaI kr ilayaa krao. Balaa hao zakur saahba ka ik ]nhaoMnao mauJao ApnaI iKdmat maoM rKnao ko laayak samaJaa. yah ]nakI ivaSaalata AaOr ]darta qaI ik kama–kaja inapTanao ko baad mauJao pZ,a[- maoM masa$f krvaa idyaa. kao[- bahut jahinayat ko saaqa tao maOM pZ,a[- nahIM kr saka AaOr lauZ,k–iGasaTkr hI Aa[- e pasa kr saka. mauJao AajaIivaka ka sqaayaI saaQana imalao [sako ilae vao baaQya nahIM qao¸ laoikna ]nakI fraKidlaI qaI ik ]nhaoMnao mauJao ek sqaayaI naaOkrI idlaa dI."

"hma naanhaoM AaOr SaUd`aoM kI yahI tao mauiSkla hO ik ijasao panaa hmaara AiQakar AaOr hk hO¸ vah imala jaata hO tao hma ]sao ek ehsaana samaJa laoto hOM AaOr ijaMdgaI Bar ko ilae ]saka ?Na caukato rhto hOM. zakur nahIM rho laoikna ]saka baoTa Aaja BaI baImaar pD,ta hO tao Aap saba kuC CaoD,–CaD,kr ]sakI iKdmat maoM daiKla hao jaato hOM. jabaik Aap [sa ]ma` maoM hOM ik Kud Aapkao dUsaraoM kI iKdmat caaihe. baa]jaI¸ Aapnao barsaaoM–barsa ]nakI caakrI kI¸ vao tao khIM sao BaI Aapko ehsaanamaMd nahIM hue. Aapkao naaOkrI idlaanao maoM ]nhoM kao[- trdud nahIM ]zanaa pD,a¸ yah ]nako ilae ek maamaUlaI kama qaa¸ baayaoM haqa ka Kola. Agar vaak[- ]nakI naIyat Aap pr kRpa krnao kI haotI tao vao Aapkao ek Tobaula–kusaI- vaalao kama maoM lagaa doto. maOM kOsao BaUla sakta hMU baa]jaI ik Aapko karNa hI maOM BaI [sa daojaK maoM fMsa gayaa hMU. Aap ijasao ]pkar samaJa rho hOM vah drAsala ek Anyaaya qaa."

gaurbaa maaocaI Apnao baoTo ka maMuh doKto rh gayao qao. ]nhoM laga rha qaa ik lagaatar [sa laD,ko sao pircaya kma haota jaa rha hO AaOr Apircaya baZ,ta jaa rha hO.

paoKna sacamauca Apnao maaOjaUda pircaya kao Kud sao naaoMca donaa caahta qaa. p`itBaa¸ saamaqya-¸ yaaogyata kao yahaM vaaijaba irvaaD- imalata hO¸ [sasao ]saka ivaSvaasa ]z gayaa qaa. ]sako pasa eosao Anaok ]dahrNa qao ijasamaoM ek sao baZ,kr ek haonahar AadmaI papD, baola rha qaa¸ fuTpaqa pr pana baoca rha qaa AaOr ek sao ek nakara evaM naalaayak AadmaI baD,I–baD,I yaSasvaI kuisa-yaaoM pr AasaIna qaa. rajanaIit maoM tao yah Kullama–Kullaa qaa hI¸ vaOsaI jagahaoM pr BaI yah dRSya ]pisqat qaa jahaM vaak[- ]sa pd kao saaqa-k krnao ko ilae EaoYztr maoQaa kI ja$rt qaI. vah AQyayana krnao lagaa ik laaoga ikna–ikna yaui>yaaoM sao rataoMrat ApnaI kayaapalaT kr laoto hOM. k[-–k[- yaui>yaaM saamanao idKnao lagaI qaIM – AphrNa¸ DkOtI¸ jauAa¸ laa^TrI¸ Saoyar¸ sa+a AaOr Aajakla TIvaI pr 'kaOna banaogaa kraoD,pit'.

kaOna banaogaa kraoD,pit pr jaakr ]saka Qyaana zhr gayaa. sacamauca yahI ek eosaa maaQyama qaa jahaM imanaTaoM maoM samaaraohpUva-k maalaamaala banaa idyaa jaata qaa.

paoKna nao tya ikyaa ik Aba ]sao [sa kaya-Ëma tk phMucanao ko ]pËma Sau$ kr donao hOM. ]sanao Aajamaakr doKa – [samaoM pUCo jaanaovaalao p`aya: savaalaaoM ko javaaba ]sako &anakaoYa maoM maaOjaUd qao. }pr sao tIna laa[f laa[na , , ,pccaIsa–pcaasa laaK tk tao vah baoihcak phMuca jaayaogaa. imanaTaoM maoM ijaMdgaI kI saarI mauiSklaoM K%ma. imaEaa kao tao laat maarkr vah [sa nak- kao salaama kr dogaa. naaOkrI krnao kI ja$rt BaI @yaa rh jaayaogaIÆ naIra kao BaI vah JaMJaT sao mau> krvaa dogaa. baa]jaI maananao ko ilae baaQya haoMgao ik vah jaba khta qaa tao inaraQaar nahIM qaa ik CaoTa AadmaI hI banakr rhnao kao vah AiBaSaPt nahIM hOM. AakaSa maoM ]D,nao ko ]sako sapnao iksaI na iksaI $p maoM ja$r saca haoMgao. ibanaa haqa–pOr calaayao kao[- yaaoM hI baD,a AadmaI nahIM bana jaata¸ Kasakr vaao jaao k[- puStaoM sao Saaipt tlaCT pr roMga rha hO. ]sanao laxya ikyaa ik kraoD,pit bananao ko ]pËma saaro baD,o laaogaaoM Wara hI ikyao jaa rho hOM. Saayad maMSaa BaI baD,o kao hI baD,a banaanao kI hO. AaiKr TolaIfaona CaoTo laaogaaoM ko pasa tao haota nahIM. laoikna CaoTo laaoga BaI tao basa ApnaI AaOkat maoM isamaTkr rh jaato hOM¸ kaoiSaSa tao krnaI caaihe¸ ]nako banaayao trIkaoM sao baZ,kr tao doKoM¸ vao manaa tao nahIM kr doMgao ik tuma CaoTo AadmaI hao¸ tumhoM hma Apnao kaya-Ëma maoM Saaimala nahIM kroMgao.

sabasao phlaa kdma ]zayaa ]sanao Gar maoM TolaIfaona lagaanao ka. saMyaaogavaSa¸ laMbaI p`tIxaa saUcaI kI isqait kao K%ma krnao ko tht ]sako eiryaa ko e@sacaoMja maoM nayaa saMyaM~ baOzakr xamata baZ,ayaI gayaI qaI ijasasao Aa^na iDmaaMD TolaIfaona AabaMiTt hao rha qaa. eMsTa^laoSana caaja- AaOr Aavaodna p~ jamaa krnao ko baad Za[-–tIna mahInao ko BaItr ]sako Gar TolaIfaona kI GaMTI TnaTnaa gayaI. gaurbaa maaocaI kao samaJa maoM nahIM Aayaa qaa ik vao KuSa haoM yaa duKI. ]sako Kanadana maoM phlaI baar TolaIfaona jaOsaI caIja AayaI qaI. ]sao laga rha qaa ik saMcaarko [sa sabasao toja maaQyama sao jauD,kr maanaao vah samaaja kI AgalaI pMi> maoM daiKla hao gayaa hao. vah jaba zakur saahba ko saaqa Sahr Aayaa qaa tao ]sako zIk–zak phMucanao AaOr sakuSala rhnao kI Kbar gaaMva maoM caar–Ch mahInao baad phMucaI qaI. Aaja doSa–duinayaa ko iksaI BaI kaonao maoM rhnaovaalao ihtOiYayaaoM sao turMt saMpk- saaQaa jaa sakta hO. magar ]saka gaaMva AaOr [sa Sahr ko Alaavaa iksaI BaI dUsarI jagah maoM qaa hI kaOnaÆ eosao BaI ihtOiYayaaoM sao saMpk- krnao ko ilae yah faona nahIM Aayaa hO. @yaaoMik Aayaa hO [sakI pRYzBaUima tOyaar haoto k[- saPtah phlao sao vao doK rho qao. svaPnadSaI- mahaSaya TIvaI pr Aanaovaalao kraoD,pit kaya-Ëma maoM p`itBaagaI banaoMgao. Gar maoM TolaIfaona ka haonaa ja$rI hO [sako ilae. Gar maoM cala rhI kar-vaa[- AaOr tOyaarI kao vao bahut Qyaana sao doK rho qao. Svaot–Syaama TIvaI kao badlakr nayaa rMgaIna TIvaI laayaa gayaa. kraoD,pit ko sapnao Balaa ibanaa rMga ko kOsao doKo jaa sakto qaoÆ

rat ko naaO bajato hI paoKna kraoD,pit kaya-Ëma ko saamanao Aasana jamaa dota. phlao vah rolavao¸ baOMk¸ saicavaalaya Aaid maoM naaOkiryaaoM ko ilae ilaiKt prIxaa sao saMbaMiQat Kasa trh kI pustkaoM maoM iBaD,a rhta qaa. naIra ]sako ilae kuC saaih%ya kI iktabaoM laakr rK dotI qaIM taik vah Apnao BaItr plato ek xaaoBa¸ htaSaa¸ tlKI¸ GaRNaa¸ p`itSaaoQa Aaid ko p`it ek svasqa maanaisakta banaa sako. [na saarI iktabaaoM kao ]sanao pro hTa idyaa. kraoD,pit bananao ko ilae yao iktabaoM inarqa-k qaIM. Aba saubah sao rat tk ]sakI saarI gaitivaiQayaaM [sa kaya-Ëma kI hI piriQa maoM GaUmanao lagaIM. laa[na Kula jaanao pr GaTaoM baOzkr laa[na imalaanao kI kaoiSaSa krta rhta. laa[na imala jaatI tao inado-SaaoM ko palana mao khIM vah ATk jaata yaa kao[- na kao[- ek caUk hao jaatI. kBaI pUCo gayao savaala ka javaaba galat hao jaata. ek baar gaD,baD, hao gayaI tao AgalaI baar laa[na Kulanao tk ifr [Mtjaar.

gaurbaa maaocaI baUZ,o hao gayao qao¸ baImaar rhto qao laoikna idmaaga maoM ABaI BaI pOnaapna kayama qaa. prMpra AaOr $iZ,yaaM ]nasao khIM na khIM icapkI qaIM¸ ifr BaI vao Eama¸ saahsa AaOr saMGaYa- ko baaro maoM bahut sakara%mak raya rKto qao. naIra Aa gayaI qaI ek idna. rolavao kI ek ilaiKt prIxaa ka ka^la Aa gayaa qaa. daonaaoM nao ek saaqa hI Aavaodna ikyaa qaa. paoKna ka BaI Aayaa qaa¸ laoikna [sao vah knamaiTyaa donao ko pxa maoM qaa.

"kao[- fayada nahIM hO naIra¸ [mthana¸ [mthana¸ [mthana , , ,bahut hao gayaa. Aba mauJasao nahIM haogaa¸ kraoD,pit pr mauJao Aba ekaga` haonao dao."
"naIra kI AaMK kI putilayaaM hOrt sao naacanao lagaI qaIM¸ "sanak tao nahIM gayao tuma. laaoga saOMkD,aoM [mthana doto hOM ifr BaI har nahIM maanato¸ tuma tao bamauiSkla baIsa–baa[sa sao gaujaro haogao. hmaaro ilae yah ek AaOr maaOka hO¸ [sao CaoD,naa nahIM hO hmaoM. kraoD,pit maoM Baaga laokr saba kraoD,pit nahIM bana jaata."
"[mthana maoM baOzkr naaOkrI BaI kaOna saI imala jaatI hO. bahut Aajamaayaa¸ jara ek baar [sao BaI Aajamaa laonao dao."
"[mthana donao ko baad BaI tuma [sao Aajamaa sakto hao. iflahala tumhoM jaanaa hO banaarsa maoro saaqa." naIra nao saaiQakar kha."
"nahIM naIra¸ mauJao CaoD, dao¸ maOM nahIM jaa pa}Mgaa."
"tumhoM @yaa hao gayaa hOÆ khaM tao ivacaaraoM maoM ËaMit idKato qao¸ saamaaijak pirvat-na AaOr jaD,taAaoM sao laD,nao kI baat krto qao. babauAanaaoM¸ saamaMtaoM AaOr AiBajanaaoM kI baujau-AayaI hrktaoM kI Ba%sa-naa krto qao. yah kraoD,pit kaya-Ëma BaI tao eosao hI laaogaaoM Wara calaayaa jaa rha vyaavasaaiyak QaUt-ta sao pirpUNa- ek maanaisak ivalaasa hO. Acaanak tumhara mana [sa jauAa pr kOsao iTk gayaa¸ jaao mahja ek sabjabaagaI Kola hO baajar AaOr pMUjaI ka."
"naIra¸ yah jauAa nahIM hO. [samaoM &ana AaOr maoQaa ko kaOSala kao purskRt ikyaa jaata hO. jauAa vah haota hO ijasamaoM Agalao ko kuC harnao ko ilae BaI daMva pr lagaa haota hO."

gaurbaa bahut dor sao daonaaoM ko vaata-laap sauna rho qao. tbaIyat zIk nahIM qaI ]nakI¸ ibastr pr pD,o qao¸ ifr BaI [nakI baatoM saunakr ]bala rho qao. hstxaop ikyao ibanaa vao rh na sako¸ "jauAa hO¸ ibalkula jauAa hO. baoSak [samaoM BaI harnao ko ilae daMva pr ek kImatI caIja lagaI hO¸ laoikna vah [tnaa spYT nahIM hO ik sabakao idKa[- pD,o. yah [tnaa Ktrnaak hO ik [samaoM Kolanao vaalaa hI nahIM bailk [sao doKnaovaalaa BaI ApnaI kuC mah%vapUNa- har rha hO. yah Kola eosaa hO ik [samaoM jaIta kuC nahIM jaa sakta¸ isaf- hara jaa sakta hO. [samaoM harta hO AadmaI jaIvaTta¸ saMGaYa-SaIlata¸ jauJaa$pna¸ kma-zta¸ paO$Ya , , ,yao [tnao bahumaUlya hOM ik [nhoM $pyao–pOsao sao nahIM AaMka jaa sakta. yah Kola javaana hao rhI nayaI pIZ,I kao inakmmaa AaOr mauFtKaor banaanao kI ek gahrI saaijaSa hO , , ,QaaoKa hO." khto hue vao haMfnao lagao.

paoKna saunakr ekbaargaI tao sanna rh gayaa ik saaoca ka ek yah phlaU BaI hao sakta hO¸ vah BaI baa]jaI jaOsao lakIr ko fkIr Ta[p AadmaI sao. ]sanao [sako vajana kao mahsaUsa kr BaI [sao najarAMdaja krnao ka mana banaa ilayaa¸ "baa]jaI¸ AapkI tbaIyat zIk nahIM hO¸ Aap caupcaap Aarama kIijayao¸ Aap jaOsaa kh rho hOM¸ vaOsaa kuC mauJao [samaoM nahIM idKta. yah saarI Aacaar saMihtayaoM hma CaoTo laaogaaoM kao hI AaËaMt krtI hOM¸ baD,o laaogaaoM ko mana maoM [sa trh ko kao[- naOitk ivacaar nahIM fTkto. maOMnao tya ikyaa hO ik jaba vao ApnaI camaD,I maaoTI kr sakto hOM tao maUlya¸ AadSa- Aaid ka zoka hma hI @yaaoM laoMÆ maora naama Agar Aa gayaa¸ AaOr vah Aanaa hI hO¸ kba tk nahIM Aayaogaa¸ tao maOM jaa]Mgaa¸ inaiScat$p sao jaa}Mgaa."
"paoKU¸ jaba AMkla kI ]sa maanyata ka KMDna krto hue tumanao kha qaa ik zakur nao saaijaSa kI [nhoM maohtr kI naaOkrI dokr tao mauJao bahut AcCa lagaa qaa¸ magar Aaja kraoD,pit ko mau_o pr tuma nahIM mauJao AMkla AcCo laga rho hOM. tuma @yaa saaocato hao¸ ijaMdgaI ka @yaa [tnaa hI Aqa- hO ik Aapko pasa laaKaoM–kraoD,aoM haoM AaOr Aap ibanaa ihlao–Dulao¸ ibanaa iksaI Saaok–saMtap¸ raga–WoYa ko eoSa pUva-k ]sao ibata doMÆ @yaa [sa trh ka inaScaoYT¸ inarapd¸ inavaI-ya AaOr laxyahIna jaIvana hI hmaara caunaava haonaa caaiheÆ"
"nahIM naIra¸ yah jaIvana Balaa hmaara @yaaoM haonaa caaihe." vyaMgya kI lakIroM ]ga AayaIM ]sako caohro pr¸ "hmaara jaIvana tao basa yahI haonaa caaihe ik baD,o laaoga hgaoM¸ maUtoM¸ qaUkoM AaOr hma ]nhoM Zao–Zaokr saaf kroM. vao hmaoM iQa@karoM¸ gairyaayaoM¸ laityaayaoM AaOr hma haqa jaaoD,kr hMsato hue hIM hIM krto rhoM."
"paoKnaÑ Asptala maoM isaf- baD,o laaoga marIja nahIM haoto hOM , , ,AaOr ifr jaao baImaar AaOr marIja hOM vao baD,o @yaa¸ CaoTo @yaaÑ vao saba ko saba duKI hOM¸ maaohtaja hOM¸ ]nhoM saovaa kI ja$rt hO." khto hue CatI pkD,kr KaMsanao lagao qao gaurbaa.

naIra nao daOD, kr panaI laayaa. paoKna ]nakI pIz sahlaanao lagaa.

"Aba Aap caup rihyao baa]jaI , , ,AapkI Aba kaOna saI qyaaorI hO¸ ijasao maOMnao sauna nahIM ilayaa hO , , ,."

gaurbaa dao GaMUT pIkr pD, gayao AaOr kha¸ "Aba maOM zIk hMU."
naIra nao kha¸ "maOM calatI hMU." ]sakI BaMigamaa Asahmat AaOr naaraja qaI.
paoKna nao [sao taD, ilayaa¸ "naIra¸ tuma [mthana ko ilae jaanaa hI caahtI hao tao maOM tumharo ilae cala sakta hMU banaarsa , , ,laoikna maOM [mthana nahIM dMUgaa."

naIra tmatmaa ]zI¸ "kao[- ja$rt nahIM hO tumhoM saaqa jaanao kI. maOM Akolao jaa saktI hMU. tuma tOyaarI krao kraoD,pit bananao kI¸ vyaqa- @yaaoM samaya gaMvaaAaogao maoro saaqa."

naIra jaanao kao hu[- tBaI saMBa`aMt iksma ka ek p`aOZ, AadmaI vahaM Aa gayaa. ]sako haqa maoM pa^ilaiqana ka ek pOkoT qaa. caSmaa kao naak pr zIk sao ibazato hue ]sanao kha¸ "maOM gaurbaa jaI sao imalanao Aayaa hMU¸ saunaa ]nakI tbaIyat Kraba hO."
"Aro saufla baabaU¸ Aap , , ,kihyao kOsao hOMÆ" gaurbaa ]nhoM doKkr cahk ]zo.
"AcCa hMU. bahut idnaaoM sao Aapsao imalanao nahIM Aayaa¸ Aapko pD,aosa ka ek laD,ka imala gayaa qaa baajaar maoM. maOMnao pUCa tao ]sanao batayaa ik AapkI tbaIyat Kraba hO. kihyao¸ @yaa maOM AapkI kao[- madd kr sakta hMUÆ"
"bahut–bahut Qanyavaad¸ sar. madd ko ilae tao jaanato hI hOM ik maora yah baoTa maoro saaqa hO."
"AMkla¸ maOM Aapko ilae caaya laa}MÆ"
"nahIM baoTa¸ caaya nahIM pIta maOM. gaurbaa jaI¸ yah Aapko ilae laayaa hMU." baUZ,o nao pailaiqana ka pOkoT ]nakI Aaor baZ,a idyaa¸ "Aba maOM calata hMU¸ kao[- ja$rt pD,o tao mauJao ja$r yaad kIijayaogaa."

vah calaa gayaa. gaurbaa nao pa^ilaiqana kI caIjaoM baahr inakalaIM – kuC kpD,o qao¸ kuC pla¸ kuC maovao. ]naka galaa Bar Aayaa. kha ]nhaoMnao¸ "doKao baoTa¸ yah AadmaI ekbaar BatI- huAa qaa Asptala maoM. [nako dao baoTo hOM¸ daonaaoM Amaoirka maoM rhto hOM. Asptala maoM [nhoM kao[- doKnaovaalaa nahIM qaa. maOMnao [nakI jara ivaSaoYa doKroK kr dI qaI. eosao k[- laaoga vaaD- maoM A@sar imala jaato qao jaao baImaarI sao jyaada Akolaopna AaOr ]poxaa ko iSakar huAa krto qao. ]naka jara saa ivaSaoYa Kyaala kr laonao pr ]naka Balaa hao jaata qaa AaOr vao ekdma maurId bana jaato qao. ]nhIM maoM ek hOM saufla jaI. maOM [naka kao[- nahIM lagata¸ laoikna A@sar imalanao Aa jaato hOM. [saIilae maOM khta hMU ik ijasa kama maoM tuma hao¸ zIk hO¸ ]sao laaogaaoM nao gaih-t EaoNaI maoM Dalakr rKa hO¸ laoikna baoTa¸ maOM Apnao ]sa kama sao kBaI AsaMtuYT nahIM rha. maOMnao yah mahsaUsa ikyaa ik vahaM kmaanao ko ilae [tnaI baD,I–baD,I naomatoM hOM ijanaka kao[- maaola nahIM. baImaar AadmaI kI duAaAaoM AaOr AaSaIYaaoM maoM baD,I takt haotI hO¸ vah pd AaOr pOsao sao jyaada kama AatI hO baooTo. dUsaro iksaI poSao maoM eosaa pairtaoiYak nahIM imala sakta. [sa poSao maoM tuma caahao tao iksaI ka BaI idla jaIt sakto hao , , ,iksaI kao BaI Apnaa maurId AaOr SauBaicaMtk banaa sakto hao."

naIra AaOr paoKna ]nako maMuh doKto rh gayao qao. jaao Kud hI ApnaI baoD,I kao AaBaUYaNa batayao¸ ]sao kaOna mau> kr sakta hOÆ

paoKna doK rha qaa ik kraoD,pit maoM mahanagaraoM ko laaoga phMuca panao maoM jyaada safla hao rho hOM. CaoTI jagahaoM sao laa[naoM jyaadatr vyast imalatI qaIM. ]sao tIna–caar baar laa[na imalaI BaI tao SahrkaoD¸ TolaIfaona nambar¸ janmaidna¸ savaala ko javaaba¸ Apnaa naama Aaid dja- krato hue kafI va> laga gayaa. kha gayaa ik cauna ilayao jaanao pr Amauk samaya Amauk idna saUcanaa dI jaayaogaI. magar saUcanaa nahIM AayaI¸ haM ibala ja$r bahut maaoTa Aayaa. matlaba [samaoM AimataBa baccana ko saamanao ha^T saIT tk phMucanao maoM k[- laa^TrI sao gaujarnaa hao rha qaa. laa^TrI yaanaI tkdIr , , ,saMyaaoga. p`itBaa–maoQaa yahaM BaI p`aqaimak nahIM. paoKna nao caMUik zana ilayaa qaa [sailae duKI nahIM qaa. kaya-Ëma kI QaUma macaI qaI AaOr [sakI sava-~ cacaa- qaI. kaya-Ëma maoM AimataBa baccana Wara p`yaaoga ikyao jaanao vaalao jaumalao 'laa^k kr idyaa jaayao'¸ 'fa[nala javaaba'¸ 'kmPyaUTr jaI' Aaid Aama baatcaIt maoM Saaimala hao gayao qao. phlaa kraoD,pit maMuba[- ka kao[- navaaqao bana gayaa qaa. [sa Kasa eipsaaoD, ka jaaordar iva&apna ikyaa jaa rha qaa. [sa kaya-Ëma ko karNa sTar Plasa caOnala sabasao Avvala caOnala bana gayaa qaa.

navaaqao jaba pnd`hvaaM savaala ka sahI javaaba dokr kraoD,pit bana gayaa tao ]sa xaNa kao ek AnaaoKo AMdaja maoM iflmaakr poSa ikyaa gayaa. hYa-Qvaina¸ puYpvaYaa-¸ satrMgaI p`kaSa CTayaoM AaOr AimataBa baccana ko jaaoSa¸ ]maMga AaOr AiBanaMdna ko ihlaaor laoto Sabd–naad. hYa-vaQa-na navaaqao ka kraoD,pit ko $p maoM tumaula AiBaYaok. laaKaoM dSa-kaoM nao doKa [sao TIvaI pr.

paoKna nao kha¸ "doiKyao¸ baa]jaIÑ yah laD,ka Aa[- e esa bananaa caahta qaa¸ laoikna Aba ]sao iktabaI r+a lagaanao kI kao[- ja$rt nahIM hOM. ]sakI tOyaarI kama Aa gayaI. Aa[- e esa banakr BaI iktnaa kmaa laota , , ,iktnao laaoga ]sao jaanatoÑ"
"tumharI vyaa#yaa ifr zIk nahIM hO baoTo." KaMsato hue kha gaurbaa nao¸ "kraoD,pit tao eoro–gaOro bainayao¸ saoz¸ sa+obaaja¸ dlaala bahut imala jaayaoMgao , , ,Aa[- e esa ek AsaIimat AiQakaraoM vaalao doSa ko savaao-cca p`Saasainak Aaohdo ka naama hO¸ jaao bahut dula-Ba maoQaa sao haisala ikyaa jaata hO. yah isaf- pOsao kmaanao ka pd nahIM hO¸ yah pd raYT/iht ko ilae ek Sai>–kond` hO. [sa Aaohdo ko jairyao hI p`jaatM~ kI saarI AakaMxaaAaoM AaOr AiBalaaYaaAaoM kao hEa p`aPt haoto hOM. ]sa laD,ko nao Agar Aa[- e esa ko sapnao kao kraoD,pit bananao maoM $paMtirt kr idyaa¸ Kca- kr idyaa tao maOM khMUgaa ik ]sanao Apnao ipta ko saaqa AaOr doSa ko saaqa AcCa nahIM ikyaa."
"baa]jaI¸ mauJao lagata hO Aapka jyaada iktaba pZ,naa Aapkao baaoiJala AaOr kaora saOwaintk banaata jaa rha hO. vah laD,ka tOyaarI kr rha qaa¸ laoikna vah bana hI jaata¸ [sakI gaarMTI tao nahIM qaI. Kasakr tba jaba kao[- BaI prIxaa QaaMQalaI sao ACUtI na bacaI hao. cailayao¸ [na ivaYayaaoM pr magajamaarI krnao sao naahk Aapka r>caap baZ, jaayaogaa , , ,dvaa dota hMU , , ,Ka[yao AaOr saao jaa[yao. mauJao Aaja nambar imalaanao ko ilae jamakr T/a[- krnaa hO. Aaja sao laa[na Kula gayaI hO."

paoKna nao AMtt: 'kaOna banaogaa kraoD,pit' tk jaanao ko ³}pr sao Aasaana laoikna vaastva maoM BaUlaBaulaOyaa Baro´ rasto tya kr ilayao. jaao rah Aasaana AaOr SaaT-kT jaOsaI lagatI ]samaoM bahut BaID,–BaaD, hao jaatI hO. jaba dUsarI laa^TrI maoM hI ]saka naama Aa gayaa tao ]sakI pUrI janmap~I jaananao ko ilae bahut saaro fama- Baojao gayao¸ ifr hvaa[- maaga- ka iTkT BaI Aa gayaa. jaba iTkT Aa gayaa tao ]sao lagaa ik sacamauca hI ]sako dayaoM–baayaoM dao pMK inakla Aayao. KuSaI sao jaOsao vah naaca ]za. iTkT idKato hue ]sanao kha¸ "doiKyao baa]jaIÑ maOM khta qaa tao Aap yakIna nahIM krto qao¸ Kud hI doK laIijayao , , ,Aba Aasamaana maoM ]D,nao ka maora sapnaa saca hao gayaa."

gaurbaa nao ek baar plakoM JapkayaIM AaOr ifr Acaot jaOsao hao gayao. vao bahut iSaiqala AaOr kmajaaor idK rho qao.

]D,ana Barnao ka samaya krIba Aa rha qaa¸ [Qar gaurbaa kI tbaIyat lagaatar ibagaD,tI jaa rhI qaI. ]nhoM Asptala maoM BatI- krvaanaa pD,a. paoKna ko kraoD,pit kaya-Ëma maoM cayana kI Kbar Asptala ko saBaI sTafkima-yaaoM kao hao gayaI qaI. laaoga baD,o hsart sao ]sakI cacaa- kr rho qao. kuC laaoga ]sao Aa^fr kr rho qao ik 'faona eMD ÍoMD' laa[f laa[na ko ilae vah ]nasao saMpk- kr sakta hO. ]nako khnao maoM AimataBa baccana sao baat krnao kI ek lalak inaiht qaI.

Asptala Aanao ko baad BaI gaurbaa maoM kao[- sauQaar nahIM hao rha qaa. na ]nakI AaMKoM Kula pa rhI qaIM¸ na vao kuC baaola pa rho qao. naIra ]nakI saovaa–sauEauYaa maoM jauTI qaI. Da^@TraoM sao vah ivaSaoYa Qyaana donao ka AnauraoQa kr rhI qaI. Da^@Tr ]sao sahyaaoga krto sao idK BaI rho qao. p`ya%naaoM ka kao[- pirNaama inaklato na doK AMtt: Da^@TraoM nao javaaba do idyaa¸ "Aba ]mmaId nahIM hO. baohtr hO ik krIbaI irStodaraoM kao AMitma maulaakat ko ilae Kbar kr dI jaayao."
paoKna ka maanaao maaqaa cakra gayaa. Agalao idna ]sao Flaa[T pkD,naI qaI. naIra nao ]sao baolaaga manaa kr idyaa¸ "tumhara yahaM rhnaa baohd ja$rI hO¸ [nhoM kBaI BaI kuC hao sakta hO."
vah iGaiGayaa ]sa¸ "naIra¸ PlaIja¸ [nhoM saMBaala laonaa. kuC nahIM haogaa [nhoM. dao idnaaoM maoM tao maOM vaapsa Aa hI jaa}Mgaa. eosao BaI tuma jaanatI hao ik [sa Asptala ko Da^@Tr jaao khto hOM¸ vah kBaI saca nahIM haota hO."
"tumhara idmaaga tao nahIM Kraba hao gayaaÆ [nhoM [sa halat maoM CaoD,kr tuma jaanaa caahto haoÆ ipta hOM tumharo , , ,tuma saaoca BaI kOsao sakto hao¸ mauJao tajjauba hao rha hO."
"doKao naIra¸ eosaa maaOka jaIvana maoM baar–baar nahIM imalata. yah ek [mthana hO maoro ilae , , ,Agar maOM [sao cauk gayaa tao basa ijaMdgaI Bar roMgata rh jaa}Mgaa. mauJao ]znao dao }pr¸ sahyaaoga krao."
"tumhara ivavaok mar gayaa hO paoKU¸ tuma AMQao hao gayao hao. Aagao baZ,nao ka yah trIka nahIM haota. Eama¸ saMGaYa- AaOr saaQanaa ko ibanaa haisala saMpit vaaMiCt sauK nahIM do saktI. [nhaoMnao tumhoM ek AcCo ipta kI trh jaao kuC idyaa¸ laalana–palana¸ Pyaar–dulaar¸ ]sao vyaqa- mat krao¸ daMva pr mat lagaaAao."
"naIra¸ tuma tao KamaKa Da^@TraoM ko khnao maoM Aa gayaI hao. tuma samaJa nahIM rhI , , ,Da^@Tr imaEaa kI saaijaSa hO yah saba. saalao yao laaoga nahIM caahto ik maOM }pr ]zMU. sabakao jalana hao rhI hO. iksaI BaI trh yao laaoga mauJao raoknaa caahto hOM. doKao¸ duAa krao ik maOM ek kraoD, jaIt jaa}M¸ ifr tao laaOTto hI baa]jaI kao hvaa[- jahaja pr caZ,akr duinayaa ko sabasao baD,o Asptala ko ilae kUca kr jaa}Mgaa."

naIra trsa KatI hu[- ]sao basa doKtI rh gayaI. khnao ko ilae Aba Balaa rh hI @yaa gayaa qaa. ]sako mana maoM ek tqya JaaMk gayaa ik kaOna khta hO kraoD,pit ek jauAa nahIM hO , , ,jauAa hI tao hO ijasamaoM Apnao ipta sao irStodarI kao daMva pr lagaakr yah AadmaI maMuba[- jaanao ko ilae ]tavalaa hOÑ

paoKna Agalao idna maMuba[- ko ilae ]D, gayaa. yah ]sakI phlaI hvaa[- yaa~a qaI. ]sao yakIna nahIM hao rha qaa ik vaak[- vah naIMd maoM nahIM hO. vahaM phMucaa tao ]sao mahsaUsa huAa jaOsao sacamauca vah ek nayaI duinayaa maoM Aa gayaa hO. AalaISaana haoTla maoM Aavaasa AaOr Baaojana. Bavya sTuiDyaao maoM irkaiD-Mga. ]sako eipsaaoD, kI SaUiTMga ka SaoD\yaUla dao idna Aagao baZ,a idyaa gayaa¸ caMUik AagaamaI svatM~ta idvasa ko Avasar pr Ainala kpUr kao laokr ek ivaSaoYa eipsaaoD banaayaa jaa rha qaa. matlaba yahaM BaI vahI BaodBaava baD,o AaOr CaoTo AadmaI ka. baD,o AadmaI ³iflma sTar´ hOM tao [nako ilae laa[na imalaanao ka kao[- ca@kr nahIM¸ laa^TrI ka kao[- lafD,a nahIM¸ 'fasTosT ifMgar fsT-' kI kao[- p`itWinWta nahIM. kOsao kha jaayao ik inayama sabako ilae barabar hOMÆ AadmaI–AadmaI maoM fk- nahIM haotaÆ kuZ,kr rh gayaa paoKna. baa]jaI ka pta nahIM [sa baIca @yaa haogaaÆ

paoKna vaalao eipsaaoD kI SaUiTMga. ek raola Aaovar kMTosToMT qaa , , ,ek naMbar ka GaaoMcaU. iksaI BaI savaala ka javaaba ]sao nahIM maalaUma¸ KT–KT krko ifr BaI ]sanao C: laaK caalaIsa hjaar $pyao jaIt ilayao. saaf idK rha qaa ik baccana saahba ]sao ijatanaa caahto hOM.

Aaja ka fasTosT ifMgar fsT-. paoKna ko ilae phlaa maaOka. sar sao Sau$ krko SarIr ko AMgaaoM kao Ëma sao lagaanaa qaa. caar saokoMD sao vah ipCD, gayaa. jaao caunakr Aayaa vah baoiJaJak javaaba donao lagaa. bahut maoQaavaI idK rha qaa/ magar Czo savaala maoM vah icat hao gayaa. baccana nao ]sakI kao[- madd nahIM kI. Saayad vao nahIM caahto qao ik [sao jyaada ijatayaa jaayao. Saayad dSa-kaoM kI AaMKaoM maoM QaUla JaaoMknao ko ilae ijatnaa ja$rI samaJaa jaata qaa ]tnaa hI ijatvaayaa jaa rha qaa. Aba tk ]sanao AcCI trh taD, ilayaa qaa ik Kola kI pUrI baagaDaor iKlaanao vaalao ko haqa maoM hO. vah ijasao caahogaa¸ ijatnaa caahogaa¸ ]tnaa hI ijatayaogaa. laoikna idKayaa–batayaa yah jaa rha qaa ik saba kuC Aap pr hOM , , ,Aapko naa^laoja pr hO. tao @yaa baa]jaI nao zIk hI kha qaa ik yah ek QaaoKa hOÑ

Aaja ka dUsara fasTosT ifMgar fsT-. ]sakI QaD,knaoM toja. ]MgailayaaM t%pr. dUsara maaOka ifr baokar. kaya-Ëma ka samaya pUra haoto–haoto tIsara maaOka BaI. ]sakI gait [samaoM BaI Avvala nahIM. savaala tInaaoM hI A%yaMt sarla qao magar vaaoiTMga pOD maoM fTafT baTna dbaanao maoM idmaaga AaOr ]MgailayaaM naakama.

Agalao idna paoKna vaapsa. pta calaa ijasa idna vah rvaanaa huAa baa]jaI ]saI idna gaujar gayao. SavagaRh maoM paiqa-va SarIr rKa huAa. matlaba lauTkr gayaa qaa AaOr ipTkr Aa gayaa. ]sao naIra kI sa#t tlaba hu[-. kao[- turMt saaM%vanaa AaOr QaIrja baMQaanao vaalaa caaihe qaa. Baagata huAa ]sako Gar gayaa. drvaajao pr phMucaa tao iksaI nao Aakr ]sao ek icaT qamaa dI. ilaKa qaa – "maOM rolavao maoM cauna laI gayaI hMU. pirEama hI tya krta hO Aagao jaanao ka rasta¸ [samaoM maora ivaSvaasa AaOr BaI dRZ, hao gayaa hO. laoikna tumhoM @yaa¸ tumhoM tao rataoMrat caaoTI pr phMuca jaanaa hO. maorI saMgait [sasao nahIM baOztI. tumasao Aba saMbaMQa rKnao maoM maOM Axama hMU. maOM Aba tumasao kBaI imalanaa nahIM caahtI. jaao Apnao marnaasanna ipta tk kao CaoD,kr calaa jaa sakta hO vah kla iksaI kao BaI CaoD, sakta hO¸ baIca maJaQaar maoM¸ kBaI BaI– naIra.'

paoKna kao lagaa jaOsao vah gaSa Kakr igar pD,ogaa¸ ipta kI maaOt sao BaI baD,a sadmaa qaa yah. ]sao pta BaI nahIM calaa AaOr ]saka saba kuC daMva pr laga gayaa , , ,ipta ko p`it ]sakI kt-vya–Baavanaa AaOr naIra ka Pyaar. ek AaOr QaaoKa. ]sao lagaa ik phlao vah kma sao kma sapnao doK ilayaa krta qaa¸ Aaja ]sako sapnao BaI iCna gayao , , ,mar gayao , , ,kOsao ijayaogaa vahÆ

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