Khushi hone ka Pahechaan

Kai saal pahale ek bisnas udaan ke dauraan, mainne khud ko Netherlands ke ek aadmi ke bagal mein baitha paaya. Main unse milne ke liye utsuk tha kyonki mainne ek jawan mishanaree ke roop mein Belgium aur Netherland mein sewa kiya tha.

Jaise hi ham parichit hue, unhonne mujhe “khushi ke prophesar” ke anoothe padanaam ke saath apna bijanes kaard diya.  Mainne uske adbhut peshe par tippani ki aur unse pucha ki khushi ka prophesar kya karta tha. Usne kaha ki weh logon ko sikhate hai ki mahatavpurn rishte aur lakshye sthaapit karke sukhi jeevan kaise jiya jae. Mainne uttar diya, “Yeh toh bahut achchi baat hai, lekin kya hoga yadi aap yah bhi sikha saken ki weh rishte kabr ke baad kaise jaaree rakh sakte hain aur aatma ke anye prashnon ka uttar de sakte hain, jaise ki jeevan ka uddeshye kya hai, ham apni kamzoriyon ko kaise dur kar sakte hain, aur ham marane ke baad kahan jaaenge?” Unhonne swikaar kiya ki yah aashcharyejanak hoga agar hamare paas un sawaalon ke jawaab honge, aur mujhe unke saath yah baatne mein khushi hui ki hamare paas hain.

Aaj, main sachchi khushi ke liye kuch aavashyak siddhaanton ki sameeksha karna chahunga jo is bhraamak duniya mein bahut se logon ke liye uplabdh nahin hain, jaha kai cheezein dilchasp hain lekin kuch vaastav mein mahatvapurn hain.

Alma ne apne samay ke logon ko sikhaya, “Dekho, main tumse kehta hoon ki aane waali bahut si cheezein hain; aur dekho, ek cheez hai jo un sab se adhik mahatvapurn hai—kyonki dekho, woh samay dur nahin hai jab Muktidaata jeevit hai aur apne logon ke beech aaega.”¹

Yah ghoshna aaj bhi hamare liye utni hi mahatvapurn hai kyonki ham Masih ke Dusre Aagman ki aasha karte hain aur taeyaari karte hain!

Isliye, mera pehla vichaar yah hai ki Isu Masih ki neev par nirmaan hamari khushi aavashyak hai. Yah ek pakki neev hai, “ek aisee neev jis par yadi manushye nirmaan karein to gir nahin sakte.”² Aisa karna hamein jeevan ki chunautiyon ke liye taeyaar karta hai, chaahe kuch bhi ho.

Kai saal pehle, main apne bete Justin ke saath garmi ke mausam(summer) ke Scout camp mein gaya tha. Jaise-jaise gatividhiyaan shuru hui, usne utehjit ghoshna kee ki woh aur uske dost teerandaajee(archery) yogyata ka merit bej paana chahate hain. Aisa karne ke liye ladkon ko ek choti likhit pareeksha deni padti thi aur apne teeron se ek lakshye par prahaar karna hota tha.

Main bahot udaas ho gaya. Us samay, Justin sistik phaibrosis(cystic fibrosis) ke kaaran kaaphee kamjor the, ek aisi beemaari jisse woh janm se hi ladh rahe the. Mujhe aashcharye hua ki kya woh dhanush ko itni dur tak kheench sakta hai ki teer ko lakshye tak pahuncha sake.

Jab woh aur uske dost teerandaajee kaksha ke liye nikle, to mainne shaanti se praathna kee ki woh is anubhav se apmaanit na ho. Kuch chintit ghanton ke baad, mainne use ek badi muskaan ke saath meri or aate dekha. “Pitaji!” uh bolis. “Mujhe yogyata bej mil gaya! Mujhe ek bull’s-eye mili; yah mere bagal waale target par tha, lekin mainne ek bull’s-eyee par waar kiya! Usne apni puri shakti se dhanush ko pichhe kheench liya tha aur teer ko udane diya, jisse woh apne prakshep path ko niyantrit nahin kar saka. Main us samajhdaar archery prashikshak ka kitna aabhaari hoon, jisne kabhi nahin kaha, “Chama karen, galat nishaana!” Balki, Justin ki spasht seemaon aur gambheer prayaas ko dekhkar, unhonne dayaluta se jawaab diya, “Achcha kaam!”

Yadi ham apni seemaon ke baaojood Masih aur Uske profats ka anusaran karne ke liye apna sarvashreshth prayaas karen to yah hamare liye aisa hi hoga. Yadi ham apne anubandhon ka paalan karte hue aur apne paapon ka pashchataap karte hue uske paas aate hain, to ham khushi se apne Rakshak ki prashansa sunenge: “Shaabaash, tum achche aur wafaadaar sewak ho.”³

Jab ham uske paas aane ke liye imaanadaari se prayaas kar rahe hote hain, to main aapko duniya ke Rakshak ki divyata aur hamein theek karne, mazboot karne, aur upar uthaane ke Unke muktidaayak prem aur shakti ki gawahi deta hoon. Iske vipreet, aisa koi raasta nahin hai jisse ham bheed ke saath aur Ishu ki or badh saken. Rakshak ne mrtyu, beemaari, aur paap ko hara diya hai aur hamari param purnata ke liye ek maarg pradaan kiya hai yadi ham pure dil se Uska anusaran karenge.⁴

Mera dusra obzaveshan yah hai ki hamari khushi ke liye yah mahatvapurn hai ki ham yaad rakhen ki ham ek pyaare Swargiye Pita ke bete aur betiyaan hain. Is vaastvikta ko jaanne aur us par bharosa karne se sab kuch badal jaata hai.

Kai saal pahale, Girjaghar ke ek kaarye se ghar lautte samay, Bahan Sabin aur mainne khud ko ek bahut bade aadmi ke theek piche baithe paaya, jiske ganje sir ke piche ek bada, gusse waala chehra tattoo tha aur saath hi yeh nambar tha 439.

Jab ham utare to mainne kaha, “Mujhe chama karna, shreemaan. Agar main aapke sir ke pichhe gudavae gaye nambar ka mahatv puchun to kya aapko koi aapatti hai? Mainne gusse waale chehre ke baare mein puchane ki himmat nahin ki.

Unhonne kaha, “Woh main hoon. Main wahi hoon. Yeh jagah: 219 mera hai!”

Chaar sao untaalis(439) uske sir par likha tha, isliye mujhe aashcharye hua ki usne ise galat samajh liya kyonki yah uske liye bahut mahatvapurn tha.

Mainne socha ki yeh kitna dukhad hai ki is vyakti ki pehchaan aur aatma-sammaan ek giroh ke kshetr se jude nambar par aadhaarit the. Mainne mann mein socha: Yah sakht dikhne waala aadmi kabhi kisi ka chota ladka tha jise abhi bhi moolyawaan mehsoos karne aur apna hone ki zaroorat hai. Kaash, woh jaanta ki woh vaastav mein kaun hai aur woh vaastav mein kiska hai, kyonki ham sabhi ko “keemat dekar khareeda gaya hai.”⁵

Philm The Prince of Egypt ke ek gaane mein ek buddhimaan pankti hai jismen kaha gaya hai, “Apne jeevan ko swarg ki aankhon se dekho.”⁶ Jaise-jaise hamari divye vanshaavali aur shaashvat kshamata ka gyaan hamari aatma mein gehraai se utarta hai, ham jeevan ko ek uddeshyapurn, sikhane aur badhane ke saahasik kaarye ke roop mein dekhne mein saksham honge, jaise ki “ham ek gilaas ke maadhyam se dekhte hain, andhere mein,”⁷ thodi der ke liye.

Teesri khushi hone ke pahechaan hai aatma ke mooly ko hamesha yaad rakhna. Ham Rakshak ki is chetaavani ka paalan karte hue sarvottam kaarye karte hain: “ek doosare se pyaar karo; jaise mainne tumse pyaar kiya hai.”⁸

Usne yeh bhi sikhaya: “Agar aap chote se bhi ek kaam in logon ke kiya hai, aap ne mere liye kiya hai.”⁹

Proverbs ki pustak buddhimaanee se salaah detee hai, “Jinka bhala karna uchit ho, un se bhalai na roko, jab ki aisa karna tere haath mein ho.”¹⁰

Hamein atyadhik dayalu hone par kabhi pachtaava nahin hoga. Parmeshwar ki drshti mein dayaluta mahaanta ka paryaay(synonym) hai. Dayalu hone ka ek hissa kshamaasheel aur gair-nirnayaatmak hona hai.

Kaai saal pahale hamara yuva parivaar paarivaarik gharelu shaam sabha ke liye ek philm dekhne ja raha tha. Hamare ek bete aur meri patni Valerie ko chodh kar ham sabhi van mein the. Baahar andhera ho chuka tha, aur jaise hee hamare bete ne darvaaza khola aur kaar ki or bhaaga, usne galati se baraamade mein jo hamari billee samajhi thee, use laat maar di. Durbhaagy se hamare bete aur meri patni ke liye, jo uske theek piche thee, yah hamari billee nahin thee, balki ek bahut dukhi skunk tha, jo unhe pata lag gaya(badboo se)! Ham sabhi ghar laut aae, jaha weh donon nahae aur apne baalon ko tamaatar ke ras se dhoya, jo ki badboo ko khatm karne ka nishchit upaay maana jaata hai. Jab tak unhonne saphai ki aur apne kapde badle, tab tak ham sabhi kisi bhi gandh ke prati asamvedansheel ho gae the, isliye hamne phaisala kiya ki aakhirkaar hamen philm dekhne jaana theek hai 

Ek baar jab ham thietar ke piche baithe the, to ek-ek karke hamare aaspaas ke logon ne achaanak popkorn lene ke liye baahar jaane ka phaisala kiya. Haalaanki, jab weh vaapas aae, to koi bhi apni mool seet par nahin lauta.

Us anubhav ko yaad karke ham hanse, lekin kya hoga yadi hamare sabhi paapon mein gandh ho? Kya hoga yadi ham beimaani, vaasana, eershya, ya ghamand ko soongh saken? Apni svayan ki kamzoriyon ke prakat hone ke saath, hamen ummeed hai ki ham dusron ke prati thoda adhik vichaarasheel aur saavadhaan honge aur isi tarah, jab ham apne jeevan mein aavashyak badalaav laenge to weh bhi hamare saath honge. Girjaghar mein tambaakoo ki gandh pasand hai, kyonki yah ingit karta hai ki koi badlaav ki koshish kar raha hai. Unhen apne chaaron or hamari swaagat karne waali bhujaaon ki aavashyakta hai.

President Russell M. Nelson ne buddhimaanee se kaha hai, “Ishu Masih ke ek sachche anuyaayee ki pahachaan karne ka sabse aasaan tarika yah hai ki woh vyakti anye logon ke saath kitna dayalu vyavahaar karta hai.”¹¹

Paul ne Ephesians ko likha, “aur tum dusre ke prati dayaalu ho, aur komal hrday ho, aur jaise Parmeshwar ne Masih ke liye tumhare apraadh kshama kiye, waise hee tum bhi ek dusre ke apraadh kshama karo.”¹²

Ishu Masih ke shishyon ke roop mein, hamen Swarg ke Pita aur hamare Rakshak par bharosa karne aur Unhein pratisthaapit karne ka prayaas nahin karne ke liye kaha jaata hai. Ishu Masih har kisi kee khaamiyon ko puri tarah se jaanta hai aur unka sahi tarike se nyaaye karega.

Meri chauthi khushi ki pahachaan ek anant drishti banae rakhna hai. Hamare Pita kee yojana anant kaal tak phailee hui hai; yahaan aur abhi par dhyaan kendrit karna aur uske baad ko bhool jaana aasaan hai.

Mujhe yah paath kai varsh pahale hamaaree tabh-16-varsheey beti Jennifer ne prabhaavashaalee dhang se sikhaaya tha. Uska dabal lang traansaplaant hone vaala tha, jaha uske phephadon ke paanch rogagrast lob puri tarah se hata diye jaenge aur unki jagah do svasth chote lob lagae jaenge, jo do adbhut Masih samaan doston dwara daan kiye gaye the. Yah ek bahut hi uchch jokhim waali prakriya thee, phir bhi apni sarjaree se ek raat pahale, Jennifer ne apne poore 90 paund (41 kg) vajan ke saath mujhe updesh dete hue kaha, “Chinta mat karo, Pitaajee! Kal main nae phephadon ke saath uthoongi, ya kisi behtar jagah par uthoongi. Koi bhi tarika badhiya hoga.” Woh vishwaas hai; vah anant drishti hai! Jeevan ko anant suvidhaajanak drshtikon se dekhane se spashtta, aaraam, saahas, aur aasha miltee hai.

Sarjari ke baad, jab lambe samay se prateekshit saans lene waalenalee ko hataane aur ventiletar ko band karne ka din aaya jo Jennifer ko saans lene mein madad kar raha tha, to ham utsukta se yah dekhne ke liye intajaar kar rahe the ki kya uske do chote lob kaam karenge. Jab usne apni pahali saans lee to woh turant rone lagee. Hamari chinta dekh kar vah turant bolee, “saans lena bahut achchha hai.” 

Us din ke baad se, mainne apnee saans lene kee kshamata ke liye subah aur raat Swargiye Pita ko dhanyavaad diya hai. Ham anginit aashirivaadon se ghire hue hain jinhein ham aasaanee se swikaar kar sakte hain yadi ham sachet na hon. Iske alaawa, jab kisi cheez ki apeksha nahin ki jaatee aur har cheez ki saraahna ki jaatee hai, toh jeevan jaaduee ho jaata hai.

President Nelson ne kaha hai: “Har naee subha Parmeshwar ka ek uphaar hai. Yaha tak ki jis hava mein ham saans lete hain vah bhee Uska pyaar bhara daan hai. Woh din-pratidin hamaaree raksha karta hai aur ek kshan se dusre kshan tak hamara saath deta hai. Isliye, subah ka hamara pahala nek kaam krtagyata kee vinamr praathna hona chahiye.”¹³

Yah mujhe mere paanchave aur antim obsaveshan par laata hai, jo yah hai aap kabhi bhi aabhaari hone se adhik khush nahin honge.

Prabhu ne ghoshna ki, “aur jo sab kuch dhanyavaad ke saath grahan karega, vah mahimaavaan banaya jaega.”¹⁴ Shaayad aisa isliye hai kyonki krtagyata kai anye gunon ko janm deti hai.

Hamari jaagrookta kaise badal jaegee yadi har subha ham kewal un aashirvaadon ke saath uthen jinke liye ham pichali raat ke liye aabhaari the. Hamare aashirvaad kee saraahna karne mein viphalta ke parinaam-svaroop asantosh kee bhaavna paida ho saktee hai, jo hamen krtagyata se utpann anand aur khushi se vanchit kar saktee hai. Vishaal aur bhaari imaarat mein maujood log hamen nishaan se aage dekhne ke liye lubhaate hain, jisse nishaan puri tarah se gaayab ho jaata hai.

Vaastav mein, maransheelta ka sabse bada sukh aur aashirvaad milega jo hum Parmeshwar ki krpa se bane hai kyonki ham Unke saath pavitr vachan banaate hain aur unka paalan karte hain. Hamara Rakshak Apne praeshchit ke balidaan ke gunon ke maadhyam se hamein nikhaarega aur behtar karega aur un logon ke baare mein kaha hai jo apne ichcha se Unka anusaran karte hain, “Weh us din mere honge jab main apne gahane banaane aaoonga.”¹⁵

Main aap se vaada karta hoon ki yadi ham Ishu Masih ki neev par apna jeevan banaate hain; Parmeshwar ke putr aur putriyon ke roop mein apni vaastavik pahachaan ko mahatv dein; ek aatma ka moolye yaad rakhein; ek anant drishti banae rakhein; aur krtagyataa-poorvak hamaare kai aashirvaadon ki saraahna karte hain, vishesh roop se Ishu Masih ke Unake paas aane ke nimantran kee, ham is maransheel saahasik kaarye ke dauraan vah sachchi khushee paa sakte hain jo ham chahate hain. Jeevan mein abhi bhi chunautiyaan hongee, lekin jin anant sachchaaiyo ko ham samajhte hain aur unke anusaar jeete hain, unke kaaran ham uddeshy aur shaanti kee bhaavna ke saath pratyek ka behtar dhang se saamna karne mein saksham honge.

Main aapko Parmeshwar, hamare pyaare Pita aur Unke Priye Putr, Ishu Masih ki vaastvikata ki gawahi deta hoon. Main jeevit profaton, paengambaron, aur praktikartaaon ki bhi gawahi deta hoon. Unke maadhyam se swarg kee salaah praapt karna kitna bada aashirvaad hai. Usne kaha hai, “Chaahe mere aawaaz se ya mere kisi sewak ke aawaaz se, dono ek hi hai.”¹⁶ Ishu Masih ke pavitr naam se, amen.