sB qoN pihlW dohW ikqwbW dI g`l krIey[ holI dI Cu`tI sI Aqy myry kol smW bhuq sI[ Kbry quhwnUM pqw hY ik nhIN ik swnUM AKbwrW dy kwirMidAW nUM bhuqIAW Cu`tIAW nhIN huMdIAW[ AKbwr roz hI inklxw huMdw hY Aqy ies leI hr roz hI roz dw kMm mukwauxw pYNdw hY[ ikauNik Awdq hI pY geI hY, ies leI jdoN kdI AKbwr bMd rihMdI hY qW smW ibqwaux leI auh ikqwbW pVHdw hW ijhVIAW smW nw imlx kwrn pVHIAW nhIN geIAW huMdIAW[ vYsy vI ikqwbW qoN v`fw swQI kOx ho skdw hY? ies leI prgt isMG is`DU dI ‘Alivdw AmIrpur’ Aqy rwm srUp AxKI dI ‘zmInW vwly’ idnW ivc hI mukw idqIAW[

ies dw ieh mqlb nw k`F lYxw ik ieh ikqwbW mYN aus qrW pVHIAW ijvyN irvIaU krn leI pVHIAW jWdIAW hn[ irvIaU leI ikqwbW pVHx vwly ‘ivdvwn’ bhuqI vwrI isrP srvrk hI pVHdy hn[ isrP srvrk qoN kuJ vI p`ly nw pvy qW keI vwrI muK bMD vI pVHxw pY jWdw hY[ iesy qoN hI auh pUrI ikqwb Aqy ies ivclI rcnw bwry QIiss ilK idMdy hn[ keI irvIaU lyKk qW iek idn dIAW cwr cwr ikqwbW dw X`bH mukw C``fdy hn[

pMjwbI dy dovW hI nwmvr Aqy sulJy hoey lyKkW dIAW ieh ikqwbW Asl ivc mwlvy dy pyNfU jIvn dy Kurn dIAW khwxIAW hn[ is`DU dI khwxI ivc iek pirvwr nUM mu`K kyNdr bxw ky ipMf dI izMdgI ivc Aw rhI qbdIlI nUM icqirAw igAw hY[ ies dy mukwbly AxKI ny swry ipMf nUM hI pwqr bxw ilAw hY[ ieh mwmlw qW qrkIb dw hY[ dohW dI hI qrkIb AwpxI g`l TIk qrW kihx leI FukvIN hY[ Asl g`l iehI hY ik dovyN hI pyNfU jIvn ivc Aw rhIAW aunHW lwzmI qbdIlIAW nUM prgt krdy hn ijnHW nUM prvwn krn leI qkVy jyry Aqy isAwxp dI loV hY[ rUVHIAW nwl b`Jy hoey lokW nUM ienHW qoN tu`txw AOKw lgdw hY[ pr ijnHW nMUM zmInW ny bMnH ky nhIN riKAw hooieAw, auh ipMfW qoN inkl ky SihrW ivc AwauNdy hn Aqy qr`kIAW krI jWdy hn[ ijhVy zmInW nwl b`J gey hn, aunHW nUM vI hvw ivc Aw rhI qbdIlI Aqy hkIkqW nwl do cwr hoxw pY irhw hY[

cIN kr jW pIN kr, qbdIlI qW hoxI hI hoxI hY[ ijMnI CyqI ies nwl smJOqw kr lvo, Enw hI ibhqr hY[ iehI dohW ivdvwn lyKkW dw kihxw hY[ nhIN qW ipMf qW Kur hI rhy hn; Aqy nwl hI Kur rhy hn mwnvI irSqy Aqy sdIAW qoN clIAW Aw rhIAW ipqw purKI sWJW[ ies qoN ibnW ipMfW dw vI SihrIkrn ho irhw hY Aqy pyNfUAW dw vI[ iblkul hI kudrqI hY[

hux dUjI g`l[ ipCly idnIN mYN iPr Awpxy ipMf nMgl Swmw igAw[ hux auQy prvwr ivcoN koeI vI nhIN rihMdw Aqy zmIn qW KYr hoxI hI kI sI[ zmInW qW j`tW dIAW nhIN hn, swfy vrgy lohwrW qrKwxW dIAW kI hoxIAW sn? zmInW dw koeI bMDn hI nhIN, ies leI ipMf jwx leI vI koeI nw koeI bhwnw l`Bxw pYNdw hY[ vYsy vI ipMf jwxw bhuq duKdweI huMdw hY[ jdoN vI mYN jlMDr dy iF`f ivc vsy hoey Awpxy ipMf jWdw hW, mYnUM Aihsws hMdw hY ik ieh Kur irhw hY Aqy mYN ies nUM bcwaux leI kuJ vI nhIN kr irhw[ ies leI BwvyN nw mYN hI doSI hW Aqy nw hI koeI hor, iPr vI ies dI hwlq dyK ky d`uK huMdw hY[ ies leI nhIN ik kuJ Zlq ho irhw hY[ sgoN ies leI ik jo kuJ vI ho irhw hY aus ivc mYN Swml nhIN ho irhw[ ipMf ivc jo kuJ vI ho irhw hY auh myrI gYr hwzrI ivc hI ho irhw hY[ lgdw hY ik ieh Kur irhw hY Aqy ies Kory nUM rokx leI koeI kuJ nhIN kr irhw[

keI vwrI socx lgdw hW ik jy mYN ipMf ivc hI rihMdw qW Kbry ies nUM Kurn qoN bcw skdw sW[ Zlq socdw hW[ mYN ieh vI jwxdw hW ik mYN ies qrW nhIN kr skWgw[ pMjwb dy hzwrW hor ipMf vI Kur rhy hn Aqy aunHW ivc rihMdy aunHW ipMfW nUM ipAwr krn vwly lok ienHW nUM bcw skx ivc sPl nhIN ho rhy[ ies dw ieh mqlb nhIN ik auh ipMfW nUM bcwaux dy ie`Ck nhIN hn[ bhuq auqsuk hn ik ipMf nUM bcwaux leI hIlw kIqw jwvy[ iPr vI hwlwq AYsy hn ik auh byb`s hoeI jWdy hn[ qbdIlI kudrq dw nym hY[

jdoN Awpxy ipMf dy ilKwrI mrhUm guridAwl isMG Pu`l dI Xwd ivc ipMf ivc mylw lwieAw igAw Aqy mYnUM s`dw p`qr AwieAw qW ieh jwx ky KuSI hoeI ik ipMf dy nvyN auTy muMifAW nUM ieh cyqw hY ik ies ipMf dw koeI ingUxw ijhw pu`qr cMfIgVH vrgy Sihr ivc byvqnI Bog irgw hY Aqy aus nUM cyqy krnw cwhIdw hY[ mYnUM ies myly leI s`dw p`qr hwsl krky mrhUm ‘Pu`l swihb’ nwl hoeIAW sMKyp ijhIAW mulwkqW cyqy Aw geIAW ijnHW ivc aunHW ikhw sI ik ipMf vwlAW nUM mYnUM cyqy kr lYxw cwhIdw hY[ ‘nhIN qW myry jwx qoN bwd hI auh myrI Xwd mnwieAw krngy...[’ auhI g`l hoeI[ aunHW dy ijaUNidAW iksy ny cyqy nhIN kIqw pr mrn qoN bwd krnw SurU kr idqw[

iPr vI cMgI g`l hY ik aunHW dy mrn qoN kuJ swlW bwd hI ipMf dy kuJ pVHy ilKy nOjvwnW nUM ieh smJ Aw hI geI ik Awpxy ipMf dI ies nwmvr SKsIAq dI Xwd mnwauxI cwhIdI hY[ so mylw lgx SurU ho igAw[ ies swl dy myly qoN pihlW vI kuJ myly l`g c`uky hn[ ivcwly kuJ swl qk ieh bMd rhy[ pqw l`gw ik lohwrW qrKwxW dy pirvwrW nUM ieh iglw sI ik ‘aunHW dy bMdy’ nUM ‘auh’ ArQwq AwDrmI jW dilq ikauN cyqy krdy hn? ‘AsIN kirAw krWgy[’ aunHW nOjvwnW ny ikhw ik qusIN kr lvo[ swnUM qW koeI aujr nhIN[ g`l auhI hoeI[ nw dilq nOojvwnW dI sBw nw hI mylw lwieAw Aqy nw lohwrW qrKwxW ArQwq rwmgVHIAW ny hI[ ‘Pu`l swihb’ Pyr rul Kul gey[ AYqkIN iPr aunHW hI sUJvwn nOjvwnW ny ihMmq kIqI Aqy mylw lw ilAw[ AYqkIN iPr lohwr qrKwx iehI kihMdy iPrdy sn ik swfy bMdy nUM ‘auh’ ikauN cyqy krn? KoqI muV iGV bohV hyTW[

ies vwrI lwey gey myly ivc Swml hox leI igAw qW ieh dyK ky KuSI hoeI ik ipMf dy nvyN skUl dw ivhVw BirAw ipAw sI[ lok kursIAW auqy vI bYTy sn Aqy Awsy pwsy vI KVHy sn[ gIq sMgIq cl irhw sI[ gurU nwnk dyv XUnIvristI dy vweIs cWslr fw. AYs pI isMG mu`K mihmwn sn[ ijs AimRqsr Sihr ivc fw. Pu`l ny swrI aumr bqIq kIqI sI aus Sihr dI XUnIvristI dy vweIs cWslr dI mOjUdZI kwrn ieh mylw mwxm`qw ho inbiVAw sI[ pr kuJ g`lW AYsIAW sn ijhVIAW dsdIAW sn ik jo kuJ swhmxy idKweI idMdw hY auh iblkul swP nhIN hY[

pihlI g`l qW ieh hY ik ipMf hux jlMDr Sihr dw hI ih`sw bx igAw hY[ ipMf dy Awly duAwly Sihr dIAW bsqIAW ausr geIAW hn[ BwvyN ieh Sihr dw ih`sw hI bx igAw hY, iPr vI lokW ivc pyNfU mwniskqw nhIN geI[ ikQy qW globl Aqy post post-mwfrinzm Aqy ikQy myry ipMf dy lok ijhVy Ajy ipMf Aqy jwq pwq dI mwniskqw qoN hI bwhr nhIN inkly! nhIN qW ipMf dy mohqbrW dy hwzr nw hox dw kI kwrn ho skdw hY? hux qW ipMf dw iek bMdw ‘Cotw mMqrI’ (pwrlImwnI sk`qr) vI hY[ auh vI hwzr nhIN sI[

Sihr dI lwl lkIr ivc Aw jwx krky ieh g`l vI KtkdI rhI ik pMfwl ivc ipMf dy lokW dI igxqI nwloN ‘bwhroN’ Aw ky vsy hoey lokW dI igxqI ikqy vDyry sI[ ieh koeI ivdySI nhIN sn sgoN BwrqI hI sn[ mYN kwimAW dy iek QW qoN dUjI QW auqy rotI ruzgwr leI jwx dw k`tV hwmI hW[ ibhwr Aqy XU pI qoN pMjwb Awaux vwly mzdUrW dI iKlwPq krn vwilAW nwl sihmq nhIN huMdw[ pr pqw nhIN ikauN Awpxy ipMf ivc ‘hor QwvW’ dy lokW nUM dyK ky hOl pYNdw hY[ socdw hW ik ieh doglwpx ikauN hY?

ipMf qW Kur hI irhw hY[ ijvyN prgt isMG is`DU Aqy rwm srUp AxKI dy nwvlW dy ipMf Kur rhy hn[ pqw hY ik ieh A`tl vrqwrw hY[ iPr vI jdoN vI ‘Awpxy’ ipMf jWdw hW, audws ho jWdw hW[

murwrI dI ‘rqw ku haumY’ dI Kurwk dw burw nw mnwauxw[ socdw hW ik qur jwx qoN bwd kI koeI ipMf vwsI cyqy vI krygw ik nhIN?