Bas Chaalte Raho—Vishwaas ke saath

Elder George A. Smith, ek Apostal, ne Profat Joseph Smith se salaah liya ek badi kathinaai ke samay: “U hamme batais raha ki hamme kabhi niraash nahi hona chaahiye, chaahe jo bhi kathinaaiyaan aa jaaye. Agar hum Nova Scotia ke sabse gehre gaddha me dub jaata aur pura Rocky Mountain hamaar uppar jama hoi jaata, hamme nahi chahi niraash ho lekin pakde rakho, biswaas aazmaao, aur achcha saahas baandhe rakho aur hum akhri me u pahaad se nikal paata.”¹

Profat Joseph aisa kaise kah sakte the—kisee ko jo peedit the? Kyunki woh jaanta tha ki yah sach tha. Usne ise jeeya tha. Joseph ne apne jiwan me baar-baar gambheer kathinaaiyon ka anubhav kiya. Haalaanki, jab usne Ishu Masih aur Uske Praeschit me vishwaas kiya, aur bas chaalte raha, to usne durgam prateet hone wali baadhaon par vijay praapt ki.²

Aaj main Joseph ki yaachna ko phir se laana chahata hoon ki jab ham niraasha, dardanaak anubhavon, apni khud ki kamiyon, ya anye chunautiyon ka saamna karte hain to niraasha ko apne upar haavee na hone de.

Jab main niraasha kahata hoon, to main naidaanik ​​​​avasaad, chinta vikaar, ya anye beemaariyon ki adhik kamzor chunautiyon ke baare me baat nahin kar raha hoon jinke liye vishesh upchaar ki aavashyakta hoti hai.³ Main kewal sade puraane niraasha ke baare me baat kar raha hoon jo jiwan ke utaar-chadhaav ke saath aata hai.

Main apne bahaduro se prerit hoon jo bas chaalte rahate hain—vishwaas ke saath—chaahe kuch bhi ho jae.⁴ Mormon Dharamshaaastra me hum Zoram ke bare me padhta, jo Laban ka sewak hai. Jab Nephi ne peetal ke pleten praapt ki, to Zoram ke saamne Nephi aur uske bhaaiyon ke saath jangal me jaane ya sambhavatah apna jiwan kho dene ka vikalp kiya.

Kya pasand hai! Zoram ka pehla jhukaav daudna tha, lekin Nephi ne use pakad liya aur kasam lee ki yadi woh unke saath jaega, to woh aazaad hoga aur unke parivaar ke saath rahega. Zoram himmat karke unke saath chala gaya.⁵

Zoram ne apne nae jiwan me kai kasht sahe, phir bhi woh vishwaas ke saath aage badhata gaya. Hamare paas aisa koi sanket nahin hai ki Zoram apne ateet se juda raha ho ya Parmeshwar ya dusron ke prati naaraajagee rakhata ho.⁶ Woh Nephi, ek profat ka sachcha mitr tha, aur woh aur uska vansh vaada kiye gae desh(promised land) me svatantrata aur safalta me rahate the. Zoram ke maarg me jo ek bahut badee antariye rahi thi, uski wafaadaari aur bas chaalte rehne ki ichcha ke karan antatah samrddh aasheishen mili—vishwaas ke saath.⁷

Haal hi me mainne ek bahaduri bahan ko yah saajha karte hue suna ki kaise usne kathinaiyon ka saamna kiya.⁸ Uske saamne kuch chunautiyaan thi, aur ek Ravivaar ko woh Relief Society me baithee ek shikshika ki baat sun rahi thi, jiske baare me usne socha ki woh ek chitr-purn jiwan jeeti hai—apne se bilkul alag. Woh thaki hui aur niraash thi. Usne mehsoos kiya ki woh aisa mehsoos nahin kar rahi thi—ya yaha tak ki sambandhit bhi thi —isliye woh uthee aur chalee gai, phir kabhi girjaghar nahin lautne ki yojna bana rahi thi. Apni gaari ki or chaalte hue, usne ek alag prabhaav mehsoos kiya: “Chepal me jao aur sekrament sabha ke speekar ko suno.” Usne utsav(prompting)par sawal ki lekin ise phir se zor se mehsoos kiya, isliye woh baithak me chalee gai.

Sandesh bilkul wahi tha jo use chahiye tha. Usne Aatma ko mehsoos kiya. Woh jaanti thee ki Prabhu chahata hai ki woh Uske saath rahe, uska shishye bane, aur girjaghar me upasthit rahe, usne aisa kiya.

Kya aap jaante hain ki woh kis ke liye aabhaari thi? Ki usne haar nahin maani. Woh bas chaalti rahi—Ishu Masih me vishwaas ke saath, tab bhi jab usne use kheencha, aur jaise-jaise woh aage badhti hai, use aur uske parivaar ko bahutaayat se aashishen mil rahi hain.

Swarg aur prithvi ke Parmeshwar hamen niraasha aur kisi bhi baadha ka saamna karne me madad karenge yadi ham Uski or dekhte hain, Pavitr Aatma ki prernaon ka paalan karte hain, ⁹ aur bas chaalte raho—vishwaas ke saath.

Shukar hai, jab ham kamzor ya aksham hote hain, to Prabhu hamare vishwaas ko mazboot kar sakta hai. Woh hamari kshamata ko hamse adhik badha sakta hai. Maine iska anubhav kiya hai. 20 se adhik saal pehle, mujhe aachanak Area Seventy ke roop me bulaya gaya tha, aur main bahut adhura mehsoos kar raha tha. Mere prashikshan kaaryon ke baad, mujhe apne pehle stake sammelan ki adhyakshata karni thi.¹⁰ Stake president aur mainne saavadhaanipurvak pratyek vivran ki yojna banai. Sammelan se kuch samay pehle, President Boyd K. Packer, phir-Barah Apostal ke Koram ke Acting President, ne yah dekhne ke liye phon kiya ki kya woh mere saath ja sakte hain. Main haeraan tha aur nishchit roop se, sahamat ho gaya. Mainne pucha ki woh kaise aage badhna chahenge kyunki weh adhyakshata karenge. Unhonne sujhaav diya ki ham yojnaon ko purvavat karen aur Aatma ka palan karne ke liye taeyaar ho. Shukar hai, mere paas adhyayan karne, prarthana karne aur taeyaari karne ke liye abhi bhi 10 din the.

Ek khule ejende ke saath, netrtv ki baethak shuru hone se 20 minat pehle ham staind par the. Main stake president ke paas jhuk gaya aur phusphusaaya, “Yah ek adbhut stake hai.”

President Packer ne mujhe dhire se kohanee maaree aur kaha, “Baate nahi.”

Mainne baat karna band kar diya, aur unki maha sammelan ki baat “Aadar Reveleishan ko aamantrit karti hai”¹¹ dimaag me aaya. Mainne dekha ki President Packer dharamshaastra ke refrenses ko likh rahe the. Aatma ne mujhe pushti ki woh baethak ke liye vichar praapt kar raha tha. Mera sikhne ka anubhav abhi shuru hi hua tha.

President Packer ne pehle 15 minat bole aur Pavitr Aatma dwara nirdeshit sabhisabhaon ke sanchaalan ke mahatv par jor diya.¹² Usne phir kaha, “Ab ham Elder Cook se sunenge.”

Pulpit me jaate hue, mainne pucha ki woh mujhe kitna samay lena chahate hain aur yadi koi vishye hai to woh mujhe sambodhit karna chahenge. Unhonne kaha, “15 minat ka samay le aur jaisa aap prerit mehsoos karte hain waisa hi aage badhe.” Mainne lagbhag 14 minat ka samay liya aur mere dimaag me jo kuch bhi tha use kahe diya.

President Packer phir khade hue aur 15 minat aur bole. Unhonne yah dharamshaastra ne bataya:

“Jo vichaar main tumhaare hrday me dalunga unhen kah do, aur tum manushyon ke saamhane lajjit na hoge;

“Aur tumhe batlaya jaaega … usi chan mein, kya tumhe kehna hai”¹³

Usne phir kaha, “Ab ham Elder Cook se sunenge.”

Main haeraan hua. Mainne kabhi is sambhaavana par vichaar nahin kiya tha ki mujhe ek baethak me do baar bolne ke liye kaha jaega. Mere paas kehne ke liye kuch bhi nahin tha. Utsaah se prarthana karne aur madad ke liye Prabhu par bharosa karne se, kisi tarah, mujhe ek vichaar, ek shaastr mila, aur main aur 15 minat ke liye bolne me saksham ho gaya. Main ekdam thak kar baeth gaya.

President Packer ne Aatma ka palan karne ke baare me 15 minat ke liye phir se baat ki aur Paul ki shikshaon ko bataya ki hamen “aisi baaten nahin bolni chahiye jo manushye ka gyaan sikhata hai, lekin jo Pavitr Aatma sikhaati hai.”¹⁴ Jaisa ki aap kalpana kar sakte hain, main abhibhoot ho gaya jab woh teesri baar kehne ke liye prabhaavit hua, “Ab ham Elder Cook se sunenge.”

Main khaali tha. Mere paas kuch nahin tha. Mujhe pata tha ki yah aur adhik vishwaas ka abhyaas karne ka samay tha. Dhire-dhire, mainne Parmeshwar se madad ki yaachna karte hue manch ki or apna raasta banaya. Jaise hi main maikrophon ki or badha, Prabhu ne chamatkaarik roop se mujhe aashirvaad diya ki main kisi tarah 15 minat ka ek aur sandesh de saku.¹⁵

Baethak ant me samaapt ho gai, lekin mujhe jaldi hi ehsaas hua ki adalt seshan ek ghante me shuru ho jaega. Aareh, nahi! Zoram ki tarah, main imaanadaari se bhaagna chahata tha, lekin jaise hi nephee ne use pakda, mujhe pata tha ki President Packer mujhe pakad lenge. Adalt baethak ne usi paetarn ka palan kiya. Main teen baar aur bola. Agle din maha sammelan ke dauraan, mainne ek baar baat ki.

Sammelan ke baad, President Packer ne pyaar ke saath kaha, “Chalo ise phir kabhi karte hain.” Main President Boyd K. Packer ko pyaar karta hoon aur aur mainne jo kuch bhee seekha uski dhanyevaad deta hoon.

Kya aap jaante hain ki main kis ke liye aabhaari hoon? Ki mainne haar nahin maani—ya virodh ki. Agar mainne un baethakon se bachne ki apni betaab ichcha ko de diya hota, to main apne vishwaas ko badhaane aur Swargiye Pita se pyaar aur samarthan praapt karne ka avsar kho deta. Mainne Unki daya, Ishu Masih ki chamatkaari saamarthy shakti aur Unke Praeshchit, aur Pavitr Aatma ke shaktishaali prabhaav ke baare me sikha . Meri kamzori ke bauvjood,¹⁶ mainne sikha ki main sewa kar sakta hoon; main yogdaan de sakta hoon jab Prabhu mere saath hai, yadi main bas chaalte rahu—vishwaas ke saath.

Jiwan me hamare saaane aane wali chunautiyon ke aakaar, daayare(scope) aur gambhirta ke bauvjood, ham sabhi ke paas aisa samay hota hai jab ham rukne, chhodne, bhaagne, ya sambhavatah haar maanane ka man karte hain. Lekin hamare Rakshak, Ishu Masih me vishwaas karne se hamen niraasha par kaabu paane me madad milti hai, chaahe ham kisi bhi baadha ka saamna karen.

Jis tarah Rakshak ne us kaam ko pura kiya jo Usse karne ke liye diya gaya tha, Uske paas hamen diye gae kaam ko pura karne me madad ki shakti hai.¹⁷ Ham vaachan ke maarg par aage badhne ke liye aashishit ho sakte hain, chaahe woh kitna bhi pathareela kyon na ho jae, aur antat anant jiwan praapt kar sakte hain.¹⁸

Jaisa ki Profat Joseph Smith ne kaha tha, “Khade raho, Parmeshwar ke Santon, thodi der aur ruko, aur jiwan ka toofaan chala jaega, aur tumhen us Parmeshwar dwara puraskrt kiya jaega jiske tum sewak ho.”¹⁹ Ishu Masih ke naam se, amen.