rhIma ka kama BaI ha^spITla maoM kuC ]saI trh ka qaa jaOsaa ]sako ipta Kailad Baa[- ka qaa. pIr¸ baavacaI-¸ iBaStI¸ Kr yaanaI ik vagaOrh–vagaOrh. maoro saubah ha^spITla Aanao ko phlao maora AaOr maODma naOMsaI ka Tobala jamaata. svaIpr ko saaÔ krnao ko baad jaao QaUla gad- bacatI ]sao JaTknaI sao JaTkarkr saaÔ krta.

ABaI kuC idna phlao vah ApnaI dadI kao idKanao Aayaa qaa. mauJao ]sakI dadI Apnao bauZ,apo¸ JaukI kmar ko baavajaUd baD,I jaIvaT kI maihlaa lagaI. ]sao Apnao svaasqya kI Aitir@t icaMta rhtI qaI. jaOsaa ik Aama baujaugaao-M maoM haota hO¸ yao ApnaI bacaI ija,MdgaI kao baD,o sahojakr rKto hOM¸ iksaI kRpNa ko lagaatar kma haoto Qana kI trh. yaaoM vah A@sar ha^spITla AatI rhtI qaI. saBaI isasTr kMpa]MDr ]nakI [j,ja,t krto qao. kla Aa[- qaI tba isasTr raibayaa ]nasao pUCnao lagaI¸ "@yaaoM¸ baD,I Ammaa¸ Kuda ko Gar nahIM jaanaa hO."
rhIma baIca maoM khIM sao Aa Tpka¸ "maoro baI ,esasaI ,haonao tk mat jaanaa dadI , , ,varnaa¸ hmaara kbaaD,a baOz jaaegaa."

dadI baD,o ivaSvaasa ko saaqa khtI¸ "nahIM jaa}MgaI¸ baabaa. mauJao BaI icaMta hO pr ApnaI pZ,a[- haonao ko baad mat raoknaa. maOM tMga Aa ga[- hMU jaIto–jaIto."
vah BaI ]saI [%maInaana ko saaqa khta¸ "yao AaKrI saala hO. ifr ibalakula nahIM raokMUgaa irja,lT laokr Aato–Aato kiba`stana maoM jagah doK Aa}Mgaa."

yah rivavaar kI Saama haotI hO [samaoM ha^spITla ko kma-caairyaaoM ko maata–ipta¸ baccao–jaccaa idKanao Aato hOM. [sao qaOM@yaU Avar [vainaMga khto hOM. yahI samaya haota hO jaba idna maoM vyavasqaa saMbaMQaI kama doKta hMU. naOMsaI BaI vyast rhtI hO. dUr–dUr tk saaonaaoga`aÔI AaOr saIinayar gaayanaI Da^@Tr nahIM qaI¸ ijasa pr ihMdI baaolanao vaalaI Amaoirkna laoDI Da^@Tr ka zPpa lagaa hao. [sako baavajaUd vah irlao@sa qaI yahaM ]sao na toja, gaaD,I calaanaI haotI AaOr na caIja,aoM ko ilae Aasamaana–saI dUiryaaM naapnaI pD,tIM. ]sao Aasa–pasa ko Jarnao¸ }Mcao–}Mcao dovadar AaOr saamanao ihmaalaya kI piva~ CTa AcCI lagatI. baccao baaoiD-Mga skUla maoM daiKla kra ide gae qao.

qaOM@yaU Avar [vainaMga maoM kma-caarI ApnaI samasyaa BaI rKto¸ Cu+I jaanao vaalaaoM¸ DyaUTI badlanao jaOsao saaro kama haoto. [sa samaya AnauSaasana BaI qaaoD,a iSaiqala hao jaata. kBaI Caolao–samaaosao BaI Aa jaato. Anyaqaa vaik-Mga Do maoM sTaÔ maoM baOzkr [tnaI gaPpbaajaI kBaI nahIM haotI hOM.

maoro Apnao baMgalao kI iKD,kI Aa]T–ha]sa kI Aaor hI KulatI hO. maOM A@sar doKta hMU vah ApnaI dadI ka kuC j,yaada hI Kyaala rKta hO. halaaMik ]sakI maaM kI tbaIyat BaI narma hI rhtI hO. Saayad baccaaoM kao ApnaI dadI sao j,yaada hI lagaava rhta hO. ]sako Avacaotna maoM dadI kI ]pyaaoigata kao laokr BaI icaMta haogaI. [tnaa baD,a pirvaar ifr dadI ko rhto–rhto hI tao dadI kI poMSana imalaogaI. ABaI ipClao hFto BaI maOMnao ]sao maja,ak krto saunaa qaa¸ "dadI AlmaaoD,a jaa rha hMU. Ôama- Barnaa hO kao[- vaada iKlaaÔI mat krnaa jaOsaa dada kr gae qao. mauJao iksaI nao batayaa qaa ik rhIma ko saaqa ]sako dada nao vaada iKlaaÔI kI qaI. Cu+I Aae dada nao dsa saalaa rhIma sao vaada ikyaa qaa ik jaba vao ifr AgalaI Cu+I maoM AaeMgao tao maolao maoM inaSaanaa saaQanao vaalaI icaiD,yaa baMdUk ja,$r laaeMgao , , ,ikMtu vao kBaI nahIM Aae. Aa[- ]nakI poMSana AaOr baD,a–saa kalaa baa^@sa.

rhIma Apnao dada sao k[- idna tk naaraja, rha. Aba tao K,Or baD,a hao gayaa¸ ifr BaI ]sao k[- idnaaoM tk samaJaayaa nahIM jaa saka ik iksaI AatMkvaadI kI gaaolaI ka iSakar ]saka dada Balaa Apnaa vaada kOsao inaBaata.

bahrhala rhIma ApnaI dadI ko vaado ko p`it AaSvast hO ifr BaI dadI kI tbaIyat ja,ra–saI narma dIKI ik ]sao yaad idlaa dota "baabaa kI trh tuma kuC ]laTa–saIQaa mat kr baOznaa."
bauiZ,yaa BaI baD,o [%maInaana ko saaqa ]sao Baraosaa idlaatI¸ "yakIna kr¸ maOM toro baabaa jaOsaI nahIM hMU AaOr Kuda mauJao KIMcakr lao BaI jaae tao Da^@Tr saahba @yaa jaanao doMgaoÆ"

Aaja saubah sao baD,I Ammaa ka blaDp`oSar SaUT kr rha qaa. ]nhoM Asptala maoM BatI- ikyaa gayaa. kuC [Mjao@Sana maOMnao ide AaOr AMtt: saPtah maoM ek idna dohradUna sao Aanao vaalao )dyaraoga ivaSaoYa& sao pramaSa- ikyaa. ]nhaoMnao BaI doKa blaDp`oSar laao qaa. ]nhaoMnao BaI kuC nayao [Mjao@Sana ide ikMtu irsapaMsa na ko barabar qaa.

maOMnao rhIma kao maanaisak $p sao tOyaar krnao ko ilahaja sao Apnao caoMbar maoM baulaayaa¸ "doKao tumharI dadI saIiryasa hO. hmaoM caIja,aoM kao samaJanaa caaihe. yah kao[- hMsaI–maja,ak kI baat nahIM hO ik ]sanao vaada ikyaa qaa , , ,AaOr eosaa hao gayaa¸ vaOsaa hao gayaa. Aba tuma baD,o hao gae hao¸ [tnao vaYaao-M sao Asptala maoM kama krto hao¸ tuma icaMta mat krao. iksaI BaI isqait maoM tumharI pZ,a[- nahIM ÉkogaI. hma yahaM hOM."

rhIma drvaaja,o ko pasa hI KD,a qaa. vah QaIro sao iKsak gayaa. mauJao lagaa vah maorI baat samaJa gayaa hO. hao sakta hO iksaI AMQaoro kaonao maoM baOzkr AaMsaU baha rha hao. maOM caoMbar sao inaklakr baahr Aayaa , , ,pICo vaaD- kI trÔ. rhIma kama kr rha qaa¸ ]sako caohro pr [%maInaana ibaCa qaa hmaoSaa kI trh.

Gar jaanao ko phlao maOM ifr bauiZ,yaa kI Aaor Aa[- ,saI ,yaU ,maoM gayaa. isasTr Aa^@saIjana isalaoMDr badla rhI qaI. maOMnao blaDp`oSar ifr doKa , , ,bamauiSkla baI ,pI ,irkaD- hao rha qaa. maOMnao p%naI kao baulavaayaa. vah ha^spITla ko dUsaro kaonao maoM qaI. ]saka Aao ,TI ,Do qaa. Aaja ]sako Aa^proSana ko ilae enasqaoisayaa donao AlamaaoD,a sao ek Da^@Tr Aae qao. ifr BaI vah BaagatI hu[- Aa[-. vah gaayanaI saja-na qaI. [sa maamalao maoM Balaa vah @yaa krtI. ifr BaI ]sanao ipMjar kao dbaa kr ifr sao saaMsa idlaanao maoM maorI sahayata kI. ikMtu kao[- Ôayada nahIM huAa. vah Apnao Aa^proSana maoM calaI ga[-. mauJao khIM AaOr sao baulaavaa Aa gayaa.

[sa baIca isasTr nao plsa doKI , , ,AaOr bahut tsallaI ko baad [- ,saI ,jaI ,Aa^@saIjana¸ Aaid maoro ibanaa kuC kho hI inakala ide. mauJao [sa baIca rhIma nahIM imalaa. yah rhIma BaI sacamauca Apnao trh ka ek hI AadmaI hO. Bagavaana na kro mauJao ]sao samaJaanaa pD,o.

maOMnao prmaa%maa kI Aaor AakaSa maoM doKa , , ,drAsala maOM ]sasao t%kala imalanao sao bacanaa caahta qaa. eka]MToMT nao batayaa¸ sar vah iktaba laonao gayaa hO. naOMsaI Apnao enasqaoisayaa vaalao Da^@Tr kao BaI ]sao idKanao laa[-. yahaM laaSa kao plaMga pr rKnaa ApSakuna maanaa jaata hO. kuC dor baad vahaM nasao-M¸ eka]MToMT¸ kMpa]MDr¸ Aayaa saBaI jamaa hao gae. saba maoro caohro kao doK rho qao , , ,AaOr maOM ]nako dao imanaT baad maoro maMuh sao inaklaa¸ 'saba Apnao–Apnao kama doKao , , ,'
kuC imanaT baad hI rhIma phMucaa¸ "isasTsa- nao ]sao vaoiTMga $ma maoM hI Gaor ilayaa¸ baoTo ihmmat rKnaa , , ,"
"@yaa baat krtI hOM , , ,raibayaa AaMTI Aap BaI , , ,maorI dadI vaada iKlaaÔI nahIM kr saktI , , ,Aap @yaaoM rao rhI hOMÆ"
vah ApnaI dadI ko kmaro maoM phMucaa¸ "kmaala hO¸ laaoga maorI baat pr yakIna hI nahIM krto , , ,"

Aba tk maOM BaI kmaro maoM Aa cauka qaa. ]sanao dadI ko kMQaaoM ko naIcao haqa rKa¸ "calaao¸ dadI baahr vaoiTMga $ma maoM baOzto hOM yahaM bahut safaokoSana hO."

dadI , , ,jaI haM , , ,vahI maRtk GaaoiYat¸ saaO barsa kI dadI kI bauJaI hu[- plakaoM maoM raoSanaI hu[- , , ,paoplaoM gaalaaoM maoM hrkt Aa[-¸ "cala baoTo."
maOMnao ApnaI BaraosaomaMd AaMKaoM sao doKa ik rhIma ka sahara ilae bauiZ,yaa baahr jaa rhI qaI.
sTaf¸ Da^@Tsa-¸ maOM htp`BaÑ

pRYz : 1.2.3

9 idsaMbar 2006