Apne Kartavvye ke Raah Par

Varsh 1947 mein Salt Lake Valley mein aane vaale pehale Antim-dino Santo paeneeyar kee 100th annivesary thi. Us varsh ke dauraan kai smaarak samaaroh aayojit kiye gae, aur Ishu Masih ke samarpit shishyon ke liye krtagyata ki anaginat abhivyaktiyaan prastut ki gai, jinhonne dusron ke anusaran ke liye raah banane waale pehle vyakti banen., ghar banae, banjar registaan mein phasalen lagai aur samudaayon ko basaaya.

First Presidency ke Pehle Salaahkaar, President J. Reuben Clark ne Aktubar 1947 ke maha sammelan mein in vaphaadaar agradooton ko sabse yaadgaar aur maarmik shraddhaanjali di.

Apne sandesh mein, President Clark ne Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Wilford Woodruff, Parley P. Pratt, aur kai anye jaise prasiddh netaon ko sankshep mein swikaar kiya jinhonne pashchim ki or pravaasan ka maargdarshan kiya. Haalaanki, unka praathamik uddeshye in ullekhaneey(noteworthy) vyaktiyon ki samaapan ginaane ke nahi. Balki, unhonne apni tippani un mehnati vyaktiyon par kendrit ki jinke naam na to gyaat hain aur na hi Girjaghar ke itihaas mein aadhikaarik taur par darj hain. Unke sandesh ka shikshaaprad shirshak hai “Weh Aakhri Vaigan ke hain.”¹

President Clark ne un pravaasiyon ka vistaar se varnan kiya jinhonne aakhri dhake hue vaigan mein yaatra ki thi aur un pravaasiyon dwara saamana ki jaane waali chunautiyaan jo maidaani ilaakon ko paar karne waali pratyek lambi vaigan trenon mein antim dhake hue vaigan mein yaatra karte the. Unhonne in benaam(anonymous) aur avichalit nayak(uncelebrated heroes) ki prashansa ki, jo din-pe din, saptaah-par saptaah aur mahine-par mahine, apane saamane chalane waali sabhi gaadiyon se ingit karta hai ki iske aage waale vaiganon ne hava mein dhool uda di, jisse aakhiri vaigan mein baithe logon ke liye saans lena mushkil ho gaya. the—aur jinhonne raaste mein aane waali lagaataar baadhaon par kaaboo pa liya.

President Clark ne ghoshna ki, “Aakhri vaigan ke weh aage badhe, ghise-pite aur thake hue, pairon mein ghaav, kabhi-kabhi lagbhag niraash, unke vishwaas se ki Parmeshwar unse pyaar karte the, ki punahsthaapit susamaachaar sach tha, aur Prabhu ne Bhaaiyon ka nirdeshit kiya”²

Unhonne is prerak prashansa ke saath apana sandesh samaapt kiya “In vinamr aatmaon ko, vishwaas mein mahan, kaam mein mahan, dhaarmik jeevan mein mahan, hamari amooly viraasat ko gadhane mein mahan, main vinamrataapurvak apna pyaar, apana sammaan, apani shraddhaapurn shraddhaanjali arpit karta hoon.” ³

1990 mein, President Howard W. Hunter, jo Barah Logon ke Quorum ki parishad ke tatkaaleen President the, ne anaginat Girjaghar sadasyon ke aparihaary yogyedaan ke baare mein ek sandesh diya, jo lagan aur imaanadaari se sewa karte hain aur jinhen bahut kam ya koi saarvajanik sveekrti ya prashansa nahin milti hai.

Pradhaan Hunter ne samjhaya:

“Yah [yuva aur bahaadur Kaiptan Moroni] ke baare mein kaha gaya tha:

“‘Agar ateeth aur vartamaan mein sabhi log Moroni jaese hote aur bhavishye mein usi ki tarah loh hote, tab sunno, adholog ki shakti hi sadeo ke liye nasht ho jaati; aur maanao vash ke hridayon par shaitaan ka kabhi bhi koi adhikaar nahi ho pata’ (Alma 48:17).

“Ek prasiddh aur shaktishaali purush ke liye yeh kitni badi prashansa hai. Do versas baad mein Helamaan aur uske bhaaiyon ke baare mein ek bayaan hai, jinhonne Moroni ki tulna mein kam vishisht bhumika nibhai thi, jisme likha hai:

“‘Ab dekho, Helaman aur uske bhaai logon ke liye Moroni se kam sewa karne waale nahin the’ (Alma 48:19).”

President Hunter ne aage kaha, “Dusre shabdon mein, bhale hi Helaman Moroni ki tarah dhyaan dene yogye ya vishisht nahin tha, phir bhi woh sewa yogye tha; arthaat, woh Moroni ki tarah hi sahayak ya upayogi tha.”⁴

Tab President Hunter ne ham sabhi ko kam sewaayogy na hone ki salaah di. Unhonne kaha, “Agar aapko lagta hai ki is saal ya aane waale saalon mein aap jo kuch bhi karte hain, woh aapko bahut prasiddh nahin banata hai, to dil thaam lijiye. Ab tak jiwit rahe adhikaansh behtareen log bhi bahut prasiddh nahin the. Sewa karo aur badho, imaandaari aur chupchaap se.”⁵

Main un laakhon Girjaghar sadasyon ke liye aabhaari hoon jo aaj Rakshak ke paas aa rahe hain⁶ aur hamare samakaaleen(contemporary) wagon trenon ke antim waganon mein vachanbadh raah par aage badh rahe hain—aur jo vaastav mein kam sewa yogye nahin hain. Swargiye Pita aur Prabhu Ishu Masih mein aapka mazboot vishwaas aur aapka saral, samarpit jeevan mujhe ek behtar insaan aur shishye banne ke liye prerit karta hai.

Main aapse pyaar karta hoon. Main tumhara prashansak hoon. Main aapko dhanyevaad deta hoon. Aur main aapki saraahna karta hoon.

Mormon Dharamshaastr mein Samuel jo Lamanaait tha ka ek kathan aapke liye meri bhaavanaon ka sabse achcha saaraansh prastut karta hai.

“Dekho, unmen se adhikaansh apne kartavvye ke raah par hain, aur weh Parmeshwar ke saamne saavadhaani se chalte hain, aur weh uski aagyaon aur vidhiyon ka paalan karne ka dhyaan rakhte hain.

“Haa, main tumse kehta hoon, ki unmen se adhikaansh aisa kar rahe hain, aur weh athak parishram ke saath prayaas kar rahe hain taaki weh apne baaki bhaaiyon ko sachch ke gyaan mein la sake.”⁷

Main maanta hoon is bol ko ki “apane kartavvye ke raah par” un samajhdaar bhaaiyon aur bahanon ka varnan karta hai jo Girjaghar ki baethakon aur kai anye seting mein akele logon ki talaash karte hain aur unke bagal mein baethte hain. Weh lagataar un logon ko saantaavna dene ka prayaas karte hain jinhen aaraam ki aavashyakta hai,”⁸ swikriti ya prashansa ki apeksha ke bina.

Woh shabd “apane kartavvye ke raah par” un jeevansaathi aur bachchon ka varnan karta hai jo ek saathi, maata-pita ya bachche ka samarthan karte hain jo Prabhu ke punahsthaapit Girjaghar mein netrtv ki sthiti mein kaarye karta hai. Unka sthir, shaant aur aam taur par aparichit sthaayi prabhaav kai vyaktiyon aur parivaaron ke aashirvaad ko un tarikon se sambhav banata hai jo kewal anant kaal mein hi puri tarah se gyaat honge.

Shabdwaali “apane kartavvye ke raah mein” un vyaktiyon ka varnan karata hai, jo eeshvar se door ho gaye hain, vinamrataapoorvak ek baar phir se usakee or la-rahe hain,⁹ apane paapon ka pashchaataap kar rahe hain, aur Rakshak ke praeshchit ki saphai aur upchaar shakti ki talaash kar rahe hain. Vachanbadh raah par laotkar Masih tak Aana¹⁰ aadhyaatmik roop se aavashyak aur dhaarmik roop se kathor hai “Manaa kiye hue raaste”¹¹ ke paappoorn chakkaron se. Jaise-jaise weh vishwaas ke saath aage badhte hain aur achcha kaam karne mein thakte nahin hain, weh apane vyaktigat jeevan mein,¹² “ sabhi peedhiyon ke liye aur anant kaal ke liye ek mahan kaarye ki neev rakh rahe hain.”¹³

Shabdwaali “apane kartavvey ke maarg mein ”dharmi vyaktiyon ka varnan karta hai jo apane susmaachaar kee adhikrt vaachaon aur adhyaadeshon ke maadhyam se Rakshak ke saath judane ke liye utsuk hain—lekin unke niyantran se pare kaarakon dwara aisa karne se pratibandhit kiya ja sakta hai. Main vaada karta hoon ki aapki vyaktigat pida dur ho jaegee aur aapki aagyaakaarita aur apani ichcha ko dhairyapurvak Parmeshwar ke samaksh prastut karne ki nishtha ko “Prabhu ke uchit samay” par puraskrt kiya jaega.”¹⁴ “Kadachitt raat ko rona pade, parantu sabere anand pahuchega.”¹⁵

Shabdwaali “apane kartavvye ke raah mein” duniya bhar ke prerit anuvaadakon aur dubhaashiyon ka varnan karta hai jo mitron aur sadasyon ko “[apani] bhaasha mein, aur [apani] apani bhaasha mein susamaachaar ki purnata ko sunane mein madad karke Prabhu ki sewa karte hain.”¹⁶ Unki aawaazen, sign-bhaasha aur anuvaadit dastaavez shaashvat sachch bataate hain, phir bhi hamein se bahut kam log unke naam jaante hain ya kabhi unkie saraahana vyakt karte hain. Bhaasha ke uphaar ke maadhyam se, jiske saath unhen aashirvaad mila hai, anuvaadak aur dubhaashiya logon ko Parmeshwar ke vachan ko padhane aur sunane ke maadhyam se vishwaas ka aadhyaatmik upahaar praapt karne mein madad karne ke liye parishramapurvak, nisvaarth bhaav se aur, aksar, gumanaam roop se sewa karte hain.¹⁷

Shabdwaali “apane kartavy ke path par” un vaphaadaar vivaahit purushon aur mahilaon ka varnan karta hai jo prthvi ko badhaane aur phir se bharane ki apani vaachi kee zimmedaari ka sammaan karte hain, aur jinhen pavitr sanskaar sabhaon mein apane bachchon ke saath kushti karne i shakti aur sahanashakti ka aashirvaad praapt hai. Vipattiyon aur galat praathamikataon se ghiri is bhramit duniya mein, ye saahasi aatmaen aatm-kendritata ki prashansa karne waali dharmanirapeksh aavaajon par dhyaan nahin deti hain; Weh apane bachchon ke liye Swargiye Pita ki khushi ki yojna mein jeevan ki pavitrata aur mahatv ka sammaan karte hain.

Kai vivaahit jode tab bhi Parmeshwar par bharosa karte hain jab unke dil ki nek ichchaen puri nahin hoti, jab unhonne aasha ki aur sapana dekha. Weh “Prabhu kee prateeksha karate hain”¹⁸ aur yah maang nahin karate ki vah unki nashvar samay-seema ko pura karen. “Kyonki jagat ke aarambh se na manushyon ne suna, aur na kaan se suna, aur He Parmeshwar, tere siva kisi aankh ne nahin dekha, jo teri baat johate hain, unake liye tu ne kaisi badi vastuen taeyaar ki hain ”¹⁹

Shabdwaali “apane kartavye ke raah par” un hazaaron-hazaaron narsaree netaon aur Praathamik shikshakon ka varnan karta hai jo pratyek Sabbaath din par Girjaghar ke bachchon se pyaar karte hain aur unhen nirdesh dete hain.

In samarpit shishyon dwara pradaan ki gai sewa ke shaashvat prabhaav par vichaar karen—aur bachchon ki sewa karne waalon ko diye gae adbhut aashirvaadon par vichaar karen.

“Aur [Ishu] ek chota ladka ke laae ke, aur uh log ke beech me khada kar dees: aur uske godi me leke uh log se bolis,

“Jon koi hamaar naam se aisan koi bachche ke apnaae hai, uh hamme bhi apnaae hai aur jo mujhe grahan karta hai, woh mujhe nahin, parantu mere bhejnewaale ko grahan karta hai”²⁰

Shabdwaali “apane kartavvye ke raah par” samarpit bachchon ka varnan karta hai jo vrddh maata-pita ki komalta se dekhbhaal karte hain, neend se vanchit ek maa apane ghar ke “dwaar par sherani” ke roop mein pahara dete hue ek bhayabheet bachche ko saantvana detee hai,²¹ Girjaghar ke sadasye jo jaldi pahunchate hain aur kursiyaan lagaane aur utaarane ke liye der tak rukana, aur aise vyaktiyon ko prerit karana jo parivaar, doston aur sahayogiyon ko aane aur dekhane, aane aur madad karane, aur aakar rahane ke liye aamantrit karte hain.²²

Mainne aap jaise anubandh palan aur Ishu Masih ke samarpit shishyon ke kewal kuch chuninda udhaaranon ka varnan kiya hai jo “[apane] kartavvye ke raah par” aage badh rahe hain. Baad ke Dinon ke Santon ke laakhon atirikt udhaaran jo Parmeshwar ko apani “sampurn aatmaen”²³ arpit karte hain, duniya bhar mein Masih-kendrit gharon aur Girjaghar ikaiyon mein pae jaate hain.

Aap Pavitr Aatma ki shakti se pyaar karte hain aur sewa karte hain, sunte hain aur sikhte hain, dekhbhaal karte hain aur saantvana dete hain, aur sikhaate hain aur gawahi dete hain. Aap aksar upavaas karte hain aur prarthana karte hain, vinamrata mein mazboot aur mazboot hote jaate hain, aur Masih ke vishwaas mein mazboot aur mazboot hote jaate hain, “[aapaki] aatmaon ko khushi aur saantvana se bharne ke liye, haan, yaha tak ki [aapake] shuddhikaran aur pavitrikaran ke liye bhi.“ hrday, jo pavitrata isliye aati hai [apane] hrdayon ko Parmeshwar ko samarpit karne se ”²⁴

Weh antim vaigan ke, weh sabhi jo kam sewa yogye nahin hain, aur aap jo aaj apane kartavye ke raah par aage badh rahe hain, Rakshak ke punahsthaapit Girjaghar ki taqat hain. Aur jaisa ki Prabhu ne vaada kiya hai, “sabhi sinhaasan aur prabhutv, riyaasaten aur shaaktiyaan, un sabhi par prakat aur sthaapit ki jaengi jinhonne Ishu Masih ke susamaachaar ke liye bahaaduri se sahan kiya hai.”²⁵

Main khushi se gawahi deta hoon ki Swargiye Pita aur Unka Priy Putr jeevit hain, aur Unke vaade nishchit hain, Prabhu Ishu Masih ke pavitr naam par, amen.