Prathnaaon ka Uttar

Ishu Masih ke susamaachaar ka ek mahatvapoorn aur sukoon dene waala siddhaant yah hai ki humare Swargiye Pita ka apani bachchon ke prati bhut prem hai. Us purn prem ke kaaran, wah nahi keval humari ichchhaon aur jarooraton ke anusaar, balki usaki aseem buddhi ke anusaar hamen ashirvaad deta hai. Aisa ki bhavishyavakta Nephi ne kaha, “Mujhe pata hai ki [Parmeshwar] apani bachchon se pyaar karate hai.”¹

Us purn prem ka ek pahaloo humare jeevan ke vivaran me humare Swargiye Pita ki bhaagidaari hai, tab bhi jab ham isake baare me jaagarook nahi ho sakate hai ya ise samajh sakate hai. Ham Pita ke divy maargadarshan ki talaash karate hai aur dil se, praarthana ke maadhyam se madad karate hai. Jab ham apani vaachaon ka sammaan karate hai aur apani Uddhaarakarta ki tarah banane ka prayaas karate hai, to ham ek nirantarata ke hakadaar hai² Pavitra Aatma ke prabhaav aur prerana ke maadhyam se divy maargadarshan ki dhaara.

Dhaaramshaastr hamen sikhaate hai, “Tumhaare Pita jaanate hai ki tumhen kin cheejon ki aavashyakata hai, isase pahale ki tum unase poochh lo,”³ aur vah “sabhi cheejon ko jaanata hai, sabhi cheejon ke liye [Uski] aankhon ke saamane maujood hai.”⁴

Profat Mormon ek uddharan hai iske. Wah apani kaam ke parinaamon ko dekhane ke liye nahi rahate the. Phir bhi vah samajh gaya ki Prabhu dhyaan se usaka saath de rahe hai. Jab unhonne apani rikord ke saath Nephi ki chotee pleton ko shaamil karane ke liye prerit mahasoos kiya, Mormon ne likha: “aur me ek buddhimaan uddeshy ke liye aisa karata hoon; is prakaar yah mujhe phusaphusaata hai, Prabhu ki Aatma ke kaamakaaj ke anusaar jo mujh me hai. Aur ab, me sabhi cheejon ko nahi jaanata hoon; parantu Prabhu un sab baaton ko jaanata hai jo aane vaalee hai; isake alaava, vah apani ichchha ke anusaar karane ke liye mujh me kaam karate hai.”⁵ Haalaanki Mormon ko 116 manuscript pages, ke bhavishy ke nukasaan ke baare me nahi pata tha, lekin Prabhu ne us baadha ko door karane ke liye ek tareeka taiyaar kiya aur hone se bahut pahale.

Pita hamase vaakiph hai, humari jarooraton ko jaanata hai aur humari pure madad karega. Kabhi-kabhi woh sahaayata bahut hi kam samay me ya kam se kam jald hee hamen divy sahaayata ke liye kahane ke baad dee jaatee hai. Kabhi-kabhi humari sabase adhik yogy aur yogy ichchhaon ka javaab us tarah se nahi diya jaata hai jis tarah se ham aasha karate hai, lekin ham dekhte hai ki Parmeshwar hamare liye adhik se adhik ashirvaad rakhta hai. Aur kabhi-kabhi humari dhaarmik ichchhaen is jeevan me nahi dee jaatee hai. Mei teen alag-alag kahaniyon ke maadhyam se, bataoonga ki, humare Swarg ke Pita me kis tarah se humari sabase achchhee yaachikaon ka javaab de sakate hai.

Humare sabase chhote bete ko France Paris Misson me ek missionary ke roop me kaam karane ke liye bulaaya gaya tha. Seva karane ki taiyaaree me, ham usake saath saamaany shart, soot, taee, aur moje aur ek ovarakot khareedane ke liye gae. Durbhaagy se, vah jo ovarakot chaahata tha vah turant stok me us aakaar me nahi tha jisaki use zaroorat thi. Haalaanki, stor klark ne sanket diya ki kot kuchh hee haphton me upalabdh ho jaega aur humare bete ke France jaane se pahale Provo ke missionary traning center me pahuncha diya jaega. Hamane kout ke liye bhugataan kiya aur socha ki isase jyaada kuchh nahi hoga.

Humare bete ne June me missionary traning center me pravesh kiya, aur August me apani nirdhaarit prasthaan se kuchh din pahale hee ovarakot vitarit kiya gaya tha. Usane kout par koshish nahi ki, lekin jaldee se use apani kapadon aur any vastuon ke saath saamaan me paik kar diya.

Jaise-jaise sardee Paris me aa rahee thi, hamaara beta wahi seva kar raha tha, usane hamen likha ki usane ovarakot kheench liya tha aur use pahanne ki koshish ki lekin paaya ki yah bahut chhota tha. Isaliye hamen usake bank khaate me atirikt dhanaraashi jama karanee padee taaki vah Paris me ek aur kot khareed sake, jo usane kiya. Kuchh jalan ke saath, maine use likha aur usase kaha ki us pehle ko daan kar de, kyonki vah isaka upayog nahi kar sakata tha.

Humne baad me usse yeh email paaya: “Yahan par bahut, hi zyaada thandi hai. … Hava humare maadhyam se sahi prateet hotee hai, haalaanki mera naya kout badhiya aur kaaphee bhaaree hai. … Mene apani puraane ko [humare apaartament me ek aur missionaries] ko de diya, jisane kaha ki vah ek behatar kot praapt karane ke liye praarthana kar raha tha. Wah kahi varshon ka ek roopaantar hai aur usake paas keval usaki maan hai … aur missionary jisane use bapatisma diya jo usake mission par usaka samarthan kar rahe hai aur isaliye kout praarthana ka uttar tha, isaliye mujhe us par bahut khushee huee.”⁶

Swarg ke Pita ko pata tha ki yah missionary, jo France me ghar se lagabhag 6,200 miles (10,000 km) door seva kar raha tha, use turant Paris me kadaake ki thand ke liye ek nae ovarakot ki aavashyakata hogee, lekin is missionary me ek khareedane ka saadhan nahi hoga. Swarg ke Pita bhi jaanate the ki hamaara beta Provo, Utah me kapade ki dukaan se praapt karega, ek ovarakout jo ab tak bahut chhota hoga. Wah jaanata tha ki ye donon missionaries Paris me ek saath seva karenge aur yah kot ek missionary ki vinamr aur samrddh praarthana ka javaab hoga, jisaki tatkaal aavashyakata thi.

Uddhaarkarta ne sikhlaya:

“Kya do gauraiya kisi cheej ke liye nahi bechee jaatee hai? aur unamen se ek tumhaare Pita ke bina jameen par nahi girega.

“Lekin tumhaare sir ke bahut baal sabhi gine hue hai.

“Isaliye nahi darate ho, tum bahut gauraiya ki tulana me adhik mooly ke ho.”⁷

Any sthitiyon me, jab humari yogy ichchhaon ko us tarah se nahi diya jaata hai jis tarah se hamane ummeed ki thi, to yah vaastav me humare antim laabh ke liye ho sakata hai. Udaaharan ke liye, Jacob ke bete Joseph ko eershya hui aur unake bhaiyon ne is baat se napharat ki ki unhonne Joseph ki hatya ki saajish rachei. Isake bajaay, unhonne use Egypt me ek gulam ki tara bech diya.⁸ Agar kabhi kisee vyakti ne mahasoos kiya ho ki usaki praarthanaon ka us tarah se javaab nahi diya gaya hai jis tarah se vah aasha karata tha, to yah Joseph ho sakata hai. Vaastav me, unake spasht durbhaagy ke kaaran unhen bahut ashirvaad mila aur unake parivaar ko bhukhamaree se bachaaya. Baad me, Egypt me ek bharosemand neta banane ke baad, usane apani bhaiyon se kaha:

“Ab tum duhkhee mat hoo, aur na hee svayan se krodhit ho, ki tum ne mujhe yahaan bech diya: kyonki Parmeshwar ne mujhe jeevan ki raksha karane ke liye bheja tha.

“In do varshon ke liye bhoomi me akaal pada hai: aur phir bhee paanch varsh hai, jisamen na to kataee hogee aur na hee kataee hogee.

“Aur Parmeshwar ne tumhen prithvee me ek pad ki raksha karane ke liye, aur ek mahaan uddhaar ke dvaara apani jeevan ko bachaane ke liye mujhe tumhaare paas bheja.

“To ab yah tum nahi the ki mujhe yahaan bheja, lekin Parmeshwar.”⁹

College me rahate hue, humare sabase puraane bete ko ek bahut hee achche part-time chhaatra naukaree me rakha gaya tha jisamen sambhaona thaek ashcharyejanak, sthaayee naukaree paane ka graduation ke baad. Unhonne chaar saal tak is chhaatr ki naukaree me kadee mehanat ki, uchch yogyata praapt ki, aur apani saath kaam karne waalo aur supervisors dvaara achchhee tarah se sammaanit kiya gaya. Apani senior varsh ke ant me, lagabhag maano svarg ki swikriti se (humare bete ke apne hi sochane ke tareeke se), sthaayee sthiti khul gaee aur vah har sanket aur apeksha ke saath awal ummeedavaar the, aysa laga vaastav me, unhen milega kaam.

Khair, uske kaam pe nahi liya gaya. Ham mein se koi bhee yeh samajh nahi paaya. Unhonne achchhee tarah se taiyaaree ki thi, achchhee tarah se intarviu diya tha, sabase yogy ummeedavaar the, aur bahut ummeed aur apeksha ke saath praarthana ki thi! Wah tabaah ho gaya aur kuchala gaya, aur is ghatna ne ham sabhi ke sir khujala diye. Parmeshwar ne use apani dhaarmik ichchha me kyon tyaag diya tha?

Kahi saal baad tak yah javaab spasht nahi tha. Agar graduate star ki padhaee ke baad use svapn ki naukaree mil jaatee, to vah jeevan-badalne ke ek mahatvapoorn maoke ko kho deta, jo ab usaka anant laabh aur ashirvaad saabit ho gaya tha. Parmeshwar shuroo se ant jaanata tha (jaisa ki Vah hamesha karata hai), aur is maamale me bahut se dhaarmik praarthanaon ka javaab nahi tha, ek bahut behatar parinaam ke paksh me tha.

Aur kabhi-kabhi, praarthana ka javaab jo ham itane adhikaarapoorvak, hataash aur eemaanadaaree se chaahate hai, vah is jeevan me nahi diya gaya hai.

Bahan Patricia Parkinson ka janm saamaany aankhon ki roshanee ke saath hua tha, lekin saat saal ki umr me vah andha hone lagee. Nau(9) saal ki umr me, Pat began ne Ogden, Utah ke Def aur Blaind skoolon me bhaag lena shuroo kar diya, apani ghar se lagabhag 90 miles (145 km) door, skool me use bording ki aavashyakata thi—jisamen sabhi homasains shaamil the jo nau saal ka tha- puraana anubhav sambhav hai.

11 saal ki umr tak, vah apani aankhon ki roshani poori tarah kho chuki thi. Pat 15 saal ki umr me apani sthaaneey haee skool me bhaag lene ke liye sthaayee roop se ghar laut aaya. Wah college chali gai aur sanchaar vikaaron aur manovigyaan me snaatak ki digree ke saath snaatak ki upaadhi praapt ki, aur vishvavidyaalay ke pravesh adhikaariyon par sandeh karane ke baad ek veerataapoorn sangharsh ke baad, usane snaatak vidyaalay me pravesh kiya aur bhaashan bhaasha vikrti vigyaan me maastar digree pooree ki. Pat ab 53 elementari skool ke chhaatron ke saath kaam karti hai aur apani skool jile me chaar bhaashan-bhaasha takaneeshiyanon ki dekharekh karti hai. Wah apani ghar aur khud ke otomobail ka maalik hai, jise Pat ki aavashyakata hone par dost aur parivaar ke sadasy draiv karte hai.

10 varsh ki aayu me, Pat ko usaki mand drshti ko sambodhit karane ke liye ek aur chikitsa prakriya honee thi. Usake Maata-Pita ne hamesha use bataaya tha ki usaki chikitsa dekhabhaal ke maamale me kya hone ja raha hai, lekin kisee kaaran se unhonne use is vishesh prakriya ke baare me nahi bataaya. Jab usake maata-Pita ne use bataaya ki prakriya nirdhaarit ki gai thi, Pat, usaki maan ke shabdon me, “ek gadabad thi.” Pat doosare kamare me bhaag gaya, lekin baad me vaapas aa gaya aur apani maata-pita se kuchh aakrosh ke saath kaha, “me aapako bataata hoon ki kya. Me ise jaanata hoon, Parmeshwar ise jaanata hai, aur aap ise bhi jaan sakate hai. Me jeevan bhar andhe rahane waala hoon!”

Kahi saal pahale, Pat ne parivaar ke sadasyon ko dekhane ke liye California ki yaatra ki, jo vahaan rah rahe the. Apani teen saal ke bhateeje ke saath jab vah baahar thi, usane usse kaha, “Chaachee Pat, aap Swarg ke Pita se sirf yah kyon nahi poochhate ki aap naee aankhen de? Kyonki agar aap Swarg ke Pita se poochhenge, to vah aapako jo chaahe de dega. Aapako bas Use poochhana hai. ”

Pat ne kaha ki vah savaal se ghabara gaee thi, lekin javaab diya, “thik hai, kabhi-kabhi Swarg ke Pita bhee aisa kaam nahi karate hai. Kabhi-kabhi Use aapako kuchh seekhane ki jaroorat hotee hai, aur isaliye vah aapako vah sab kuchh nahi deta jo aap chaahate hai. Kabhi-kabhi aapko rukana padata hai. Swarg ke Pita aur Uddhaarkarta hamare sahi uddhaaran hai jo hame karna hai aur karna chaiye ka. Isliye, Swarg ke Pita aur Uddhaarakartaaapko woh sab nahi de denge jo aap chaahenge aur jab aap chahenge.”

Me Pat ko kahi varshon se jaanata hoon aur haal hee me use bataaya ki mene is tathy ki prashansa ki hai ki vah hamesha sakaaraatmak aur khush rahatee hai. Usane javaab diya, “Achcha, tum mere saath ghar par nahi ho, kya aap ne? Mujhe apna ekant mila. Mujhe avasaad ke gambheer lakshan the, aur me bahut roya tha.” Haalaanki, usane kaha, “Jab se mene apani drshti khonee shuroo ki, yah ajeeb tha, lekin mujhe pata tha ki Swarg ke Pita aur Uddhaarakarta mere parivaar aur mere saath the. Hamane ise sabase achchhe tareeke se sambhaala, aur meree raay me, hamane ise sahi tareeke se sambhaala. Mene ek saphal paryaapt vyakti hone ka ant kiya hai, aur aam taur par me ek khushahaal vyakti raha hoon. Mujhe yaad hai ki Usaka haath har cheej me hai. Jo mujhase poochhate hai ki kya me naaraj hoon kyonki me andha hoon, me javaab deta hoon, Me kisse naaraaj hooonga? Swarg ke Pita mere saath is me hai; Me akela nahi hoon. Woh har samay mere saath hai.’”

Is sthiti me, Pat ko apani drshti vaapas paane ki ichchha is jeevan me pradaan nahi ki jaegi. lekin usaka aadarsh vaaky, usake Pita se seekha, “Yah bhee paarit ho jaega.”¹⁰

Pradhaan Henry B. Eyring ne kaha, “Pita is samay aapake baare me, aapaki Parmeshwar aur aapake aas paas ke sabhi logon ki aadhyaatmik aur laukik aavashyakataon se avagat hai.”¹¹ Yah mahaan aur sukoon dene waala sach un teen anubhavon me paaya ja sakata hai jinhen mene suna hai.

Bhaiyon aur bahanon, kabhi-kabhi humari praarthanaon ka uttar us parinaam se diya jaata hai jisaki ham aasha karate hai. Kabhi-kabhi humari praarthanaon ka us tarah se javaab nahi diya jaata hai jis tarah se ham aasha karate hai, phir bhee samay ke saath ham seekhate hai ki Parmeshwar ne humare liye pahale se pratyaashit ki tulana me adhik ashirvaad taiyaar kiya tha. Aur kabhi-kabhi Parmeshwar ke liye humari dhaarmik yaachikaen is jeevan me pradaan nahi ki jaengee.¹² Jaisa ki Elder Neal A. Maxwell ne kaha, “Vishvaas me Eeshvar pe bharosa bhee shaamil hai.”¹³

Hamen vishvaas hai ki apani tareeke se aur apani samay me, Swarg ke Pita hamen ashirvaad denge aur humari sabhi chintaon, anyaay, aur niraashaon ko hal karenge.

Raaja Benjamin ko dohraana: “Aur isake alaava, me chaahoonga ki tum un logon ki dhany aur khushahaal sthiti par vichaar karo jo Parameshvar ki aagyaon ko maanate hai. Nihaarana ke liye, ve sabhi cheejon me dhany hai, laukik aur aadhyaatmik donon; aur yadi ve svarg me praapt kie gae ant tak vaphaadaar rahate hai, to isase ve kabhi bhee samaapt na hone vaalee khushee me Parmeshwar ke saath rah sakate hai. O yaad rakho, yaad rakho ki ye baaten sach hai; Prabhu Parmeshwar ke liye yah baat ki thi.”¹⁴

Mujhe pata hai ki Parmeshwar humari praarthana sunate hai.¹⁵ Mujhe pata hai ki ek sarvagy, pyaar karane vaale Pita ke roop me, vah humari praarthanaon ka puree tarah se javaab deta hai, usaki aseem buddhi ke anusaar, aur un tareekon se jo humare antim laabh aur ashirvaad ke liye honge. Me gawahi deta hoon Ishu Masih ke naam se, amen.