Ham mein se Pratyek ki ek Kahani hai

Doston, bhaaiyon aur bahanon, ham sabki ek kahani hai. Jaise hi ham apni kahani khojte hain, ham judte hain, ham sambandhit hote hain, ham ban jaate hain.

Mera naam Gerritt Walter Gong hai. Gerritt ek Dutch naam hai, Walter (mere pita ka naam) ek American naam hai, aur Gong beshak ek Chinese naam hai.

Visheshagyon ka anumaan hai ki kai 70-110 biliyan log prithvi par rah chuke hain. Shaayad kewal ek ka naam Gerrit walter Gong rakha gaya hai.

Ham mein se pratyek ki ek kahani hai. Main pyaar karta hoon “mere chehare par baarish aur hava ke roop mein yah chalti hai.”¹ Main Antarctica mein penguin ke saath ladakhdaata(wobble-waddle) hoon. Main Guatemala mein anaathon ko, Cambodia mein sadak par rahene waale bachchon ko, African Mara mein Maasai mahilaaon ko unki apni paheli tasveer deta hoon.

Main aspataal mein intazaar karta hoon kyunki hamaare pratyek bachche ka janm hota hai—ek baar doktar ke paas meri madad ho.

Mein Parmeshwar par bharosa karta hu. Mera maanna hai ki “[ham] hain, ki [hamen] aanand mil sakta hai,”² ki swarg ke niche har cheez ke liye samay aur mausam hain.³

Kya aap apni kahani jaante hain? Aapke naam ka kya arth hai? Duniya ki aabaadhi 1820 mein 1.1 biliyan se badhakar 2020 mein lagbhag 7.8 biliyan ho gai.⁴ Varsh 1820 itihaas mein ek mahatvapurn mod prateet hota hai. 1820 ke baad paida hue kai logon ke paas kai paarivaarik pidhiyon ki pahechaan karne ke liye jiwit yaaddasht aur rikod hain. Kya aap dada-dadi ya parivaar ke anye sadasye ke saath ek vishesh, madhur yaaddasht ke baare mein soch sakte hain?

Prithvi par rahene waale vyaktiyon ki kul sankhya jo bhi ho, woh parimit, ganniye, ek samay mein ek vyakti hai. Aap aur main, ham pratyek maayane rakhte hain.

Aur kripya is par vichaar karen: ham unhen jaante hain ya nahin, ham pratyek maata aur pita se paida hue hain. Aur pratyek maata aur pita ka janm maata aur pita se hota hai.⁵ Janm ya dattak(adoptive) vansh se, ham sabhi antatah Parmeshwar ka parivaar aur maanav ke parivaar mein jude hue hain.

837 AD mein janm., mere 30th par-dada, Pahela Dragon Gong, ne dakshini China mein hamare parivaarik gaao ki shuruaat ki. Paheli baar jab main Gong gaao gaya, to logon ne kaha, “Wenhan huilaile”” (“Gerrit waapas aa gaya hai”).

Meri maa ki or se, hamare jiwit parivaar ke ped mein hazaaron parivaar ke naam shaamil hain, aur bhi bahut kuch khojne ke liye.⁶ Ham mein se pratyek ke paas adhik parivaar hain jinke saath judna hai. Agar aapko lagta hai ki aapki mausi ne aapke parivaar ki saari vanshaavali puri kar li hai, to krpya apne chachere bhai aur chachere bhai ke chachere bhai ko khoje. Apne jiwit yaaddasht parivaar ke naamon ko 10 biliyan khoje jaane yogye naamon se joden jinhen ab FamilySearch ke onlain sangrah mein aur 1.3 biliyan vyaktiyon ko iske Family Tree mein shaamil kiya gaya hai.⁷

Doston ya parivaar ko ek jiwit ped banane ke liye kahe. Jaisa ki President Russell M. Nelson sikhate hain, jiwit pedon ki jaden aur shaakhaen hoti hain.⁸ Chaahe aap apni paheli ya daaswa gyaat pidhi ho, kal ke liye kal se juden. Apne jiwit parivaar ped mein jadon aur tahani branches) ko joden.⁹

Sawaal, “Aap kaha se hain?” vansh, janmasthaan, aur ghar desh ya maatrbhoomi puchta hai. Vishvyaapi rup se, hamein se 25 pratishat apni maatrbhoomi China, 23 pratishat India par, 17 pratishat anye Asia Pacific par, 18 pratishat Europe par, 10 pratishat Africa par, 7 pratishat Amerika ke liye khojte hain.¹⁰

Sawaal, “Aap kaha se hain?” hamen apni divye pahechan aur jiwan mein aadhyaatmik uddeshye ki khoj ke liye bhi aamantrit karta hai.

Ham mein se pratyek ki ek kahani hai.

Ek parivaar jise main jaanta hoon, paanch parivaarik pidhiyon se juda hua hai jab weh Winnipeg, Canada mein apne purane ghar gae the. Waha dada ne apne pote ko us din ke baare mein bataya jis din do mishnari (unhonne unhen swarg se swargdoot kaha) Ishu Masih ke punaasthaapit susamaachaar ko lae, unke parivaar ko hamesha ke liye badal diya.

Main jaanta hoon ki ek maa ne apne bachchon aur unke chachere bhaaiyon ko apni pardaadi se unke bachpan ke anubhavon ke baare mein puchane ke liye amantrit kiya. Pardaadi ke adhbhut karm(adventures) aur jiwan ke sabak ab pidhiyon ko ekjut karne wali ek bahulye parivaarik pustak hai.

Ek jawaan purush jise main jaanta hoo woh “Pita jarnal” ka sankalan kar raha hai. Saalon pahele ek gaadi ne unke pita ko takkar maar di thi. Ab apne pita ko jaanne ke liye yeh baahadur jawaan purush parivaar aur doston se bachpan ki yaaden aur kahaniyaan sahej raha hai.

Yeh puche jaane par ki jiwan mein arth kaha se aata hai, zyaadataar log parivaar ko pahele sthaan par rakhte hain.¹¹ Ismein parivaar ka rahena aur pahele jaana shaamil hai. Beshak, jab ham marte hain, to hamara astitv samaapt nahin hota hai. Ham veil ke doosri taraph rahena jaari rakhte hain.

Abhi bhi bahut jiwit hain, hamare purvajon ko yaad kiya jaana chahiye.¹² Ham apni viraasat ko maukhik itihaas, kabilaa(clan) ke rikod aur paarivaarik kahaniyon, smaarakon ya smaran ke sthaanon, aur photo, khaady padaarthon, ya vastuon ke saath samaarohon ke maadhyam se yaad karte hain jo hamen priyajanon ki yaad dilaate hain.

Is baare mein soche ki aap kaha rahete hain - kya yah aashcharyejanak nahin hai ki aapka desh aur samudaay apne purvajon, parivaar, sewa aur balidaan karne waale anye logon ko kaise yaad karte hain aur unka sammaan karte hain? Udharaan ke liye, Dakshin Molton, Devonshire, England mein autumn ka samay ki phasal ki yaad mein, Bahan Gong aur mujhe us chote se girjaghar aur samudaay ko dhoondhna pasand tha jaha hamare Bawden poorvajon ki parivaar raheti thi. Ham apne poorvajon ko mandir aur parivaar ke itihaas ke kaam¹³ ke maadhyam se swarg kholkar aur apni pidhiyon ki shrnkhala mein ek velding link¹⁴ banakar sammaan dete hain.¹⁵

“Main mujhe chunta hoon,” ke is yug mein, jab pidhiyaan saarthak tarikon se judti hain to samaajon ko laabh hota hai. Hamen pankhon ke liye jadon ki zaroorat hai—asli rishte, mahatavpurn sewa, asthaayi(fleeting) soshal meedya dikhawaa se pare jiwan.

Hamare poorvajon ke saath judna hamare jiwan ko aashcharyejanak tarike se badal sakte hain. Unke parikshanon aur yogyetaa se, ham vishwaas aur shakti praapt karte hain.¹⁶ Unke pyaar aur balidaan se, ham chama karna aur aage badhna sikhte hain. Hamare bachche lacheela ho jaate hain. Ham suraksha aur shakti praapt karte hain. Pitaron(ancestors) se sambandh paarivaarik niktata, krtagyata, chamatkaaron ko badhaate hain. Ham veil ke doosri taraph rahena jaari rakhte hain.

Jaise parivaaron mein sukh aata hai, waise hi dukh bhi aate hain. Koi bhi vyakti purn nahin hota, aur na hi koi parivaar hota hai. Jab weh log jinhen hamen pyaar karna chahiye, poshan karna chahiye aur hamari raksha karni chahiye, weh aisa karne mein viphal rahate hain, to ham parityakt, sharminda, aahat mehsoos karte hain. Parivaar khokhala khol ban sakta hai. Phir bhi, swarg ki madad se, ham apne parivaar ko samajh sakte hain aur ek dusre ke saath shaanti bana sakte hain.¹⁷

Kabhi-kabhi parivaarik rishton ka paalan karne ke liye atoot pratibadhtaa hamen kathin cheezon ko pura karne mein madad karti hai. Kuch maamlon mein, samaaj parivaar ban jaata hai. Ek ullekhaniye jawaan mahila jiska pareshaan parivaar baar-baar chala jaata tha, use ek pyaar karne waala Girjaghar parivaar mila jaha bhi woh uska paalan-poshan karne aur use jagah dene ke liye thi. Aanuvanshiki(genetics) aur paarivaarik petan hamen prabhaavit karte hain lekin hamen nirdhaarit nahin karte hain.

Parmeshwar chahata hai ki hamare parivaar hamesha khush rahen. Hamesha ke liye bahut lamba hai agar ham ek dusre ko dukhi karte hain. Khushiyaan bahut kam hoti hain agar is zindagi ke saath pyare rishte tham jaen. Pavitr vachaon ke maadhyam se Ishu Masih Apna prem, shakti aur anugrah pesh karta hai ki hamen badal kar sakta hai¹⁸ aur hamare sambandhon ko theek kar sakta hai. Nisvaarth mandir sewa hamare Rakshak ke praeshchit aur unke aur hamare liye vaastavik banati hai. Pavitr kiye gae, ham parivaaron ke rup mein hamesha ke liye ekjut hokar Parmeshwar ki upasthiti mein ghar laut sakte hain.¹⁹

Hamari pratyek kahani abhi bhi pragati par hai, jaisa ki ham kalpana se pare sambhaavnaon ki khoj karte hain, banaate hain aur bante hain.

Profat Joseph Smith ne kaha: “Shaayad kuch logon ke liye yeh bahut sakht dharamsiddhaant hoga jiski hum baat karte hai—ek shakti jo swarg me record karta ya baandhta hai.”²⁰ Ham yaha jo samaajikta paida karte hain, wah waha shaashvat gaurav ke saath maujood ho sakti hai.²¹ Sachmuch, “ham [hamare parivaar ke sadasyon] ke bina siddh nahin banae ja sakte; na hi weh hamare bina siddh banae ja sakte hain,” arthaat, “ek sampurn aur purn aur siddh milan” mein.”²²

Ham ab kya kar sakte hain?

Sabse pahele, kalpana karen ki aapki chhavi anant kaal ke do darpanon ke beech aage aur piche parilchit hoti hai. Ek disha mein, apne aap ko beti, poti, parpoti ke rup mein chitrit karen; dusri disha mein, apne aap ko chaachi, maa, daadi ke rup mein muskurao. Samay kitni jaldi beet jaata hai! Har samay aur bhumika mein, dhyaan de ki aapke saath kaun hai. Unki tasvire, kahaniyo aur yaadon ko vaastvik banae. Unke naam, anubhav, pramukh tithiyaan rikord karen. Weh aapka parivaar hain - aapke paas jo parivaar hai aur woh parivaar jo aap chahate hain.

Jaisa ki aap parivaar ke sadasyon ke liye mandir dharamavidhi karte hain, Elijah ki bhaavna, parivaar ki divye prakrti ki gawahi dene wali Pavitr Aatma ki abhivyakti,²³aapke pita, maata aur bachchon ke dilon ko pyaar mein ek saath jod degi.²⁴

Dusra, parivaarik itihaas ke saahasik kaarye ko jaanbujhkar aur swabhavik hone de. Apni daadi ko bulao. Us nae bachche ki aankhon mein gaherai se dekho. Apni yaatra ke pratyek charan mein-samay banaen—anant kaal ki khoj karen. Apni parivaarik viraasat ko krtagyata aur imaandaari ke saath sikhe aur swikaar karen. Jashn manae aur nishchaye banen aur jaha zaroorat ho, vinamrataapurvak har sambhav koshish karen ki aswikaar ko aage na badhae. Achchi cheezon ki shuruaat apne saath karen.

Teesra, FamilySearch.org par jaen. Uplabdh mobile apps ko daunalod karen. Weh azaad aur mazedaar hain. Pata lagana, sambandh rakhna, sampati hona. Dekhe ki aap ek kamre mein logon se kaise sambandhit hain; apne jiwit vansh vrksh mein naam jodna, apni jadon aur shaakhaon ko khojna aur unhen aashirvaad dena kitna aasaan aur phaaedemand hai.

Chautha, parivaaron ko hamesha ke liye ekjut karne mein madad karen. Swarg ki jansaankhiki sambandhi yaad rakhe. Veil ke dusri taraf is taraf ki tulna mein bahut adhik hain. Jaise adhik mandir hamare kareeb aate hain, kripya mandir ke dharamvidhi ki avsar pradaan karne ka saubhaagye praapt karei.

Easter par aur hamesha vaada yah hai ki, Ishu Masih mein aur uske maadhyam se, ham apni sabse achchi kahani ban sakte hain, aur hamare parivaar khush aur hamesha ke liye ban sakte hain. Hamari sabhi pidhiyon mein, Ishu Masih toote dilon ko changa karta hai, bandiyon ko chudaata hai, unhen aazaad karta hai jo kuchle hue hain.²⁵ Parmeshwar aur ek dusre se²⁶ sambandhit vaachan mein yah jaanna shaamil hai ki hamari aatma aur sharir ko punarutthaan mein phir se joda jaega aur hamare sabse kimti rishte mrtyu se pare aanand ki paripurnata ke saath jaar rah sakte hain.²⁷

Ham mein se pratyek ki ek kahani hai. Aao apna pata lagae. Aao usmen apni aawaaj, apna geet, apna saamanjasye khoje. Yahi woh uddeshye hai jiske liye Parmeshwar ne aakaashon aur prithvee ko banaya aur dekha ki weh achche hain.²⁸

Parmeshwar ki khushi ki yojna, Ishu Masih ka Praeshchit, Unke susamaachaar aur Girjaghar mein nirantar restoraishan ki stuti karo. Kripya aao apne parivaar, apni sabhi pidhiyon ko dhoondhe aur unhen ghar le aaen. Ishu Masih kepavitra naam se, amen.