Vivran Lens ke Maadhyam se Parmeshwar ke Parivaar ko Dekhna

Jab hamari sabse choti beti, Berkeley, choti thee, main ne padhne ke chashme ka upyog karna shuru kar diya―us prakaar ka jo zoom in karta hai aur har cheez ko bada karta hai. Ek din, saath baetkar pustak padhte hue, main ne use pyaar se dekha lekin dukh bhi hua, kyonki achaanak vah badi ho gai thee. Main ne socha, “Samay kaha chala gaya? Vah bahut badi ho gai!”

Jaise hi main ne aansoo ponchne ke liye apna padhne ka chashma uthaaya, main ne ahesaas kiya, “Areh—vah badi nahi hain; yah sirph ye chashma hai! Koi baat nahi!”

Kabhi-kabhi ham kewal un logon ka kareeb se, vistrt drshy hee dekh paate hain jinse ham pyaar karte hain. Aaj raat, Main aapko zoom out karne aur ek alag lens se dekhne ke liye aamantrit karta hoon—ek shaashvat lens jo badi tasveer, aapki badi kahani par dhyaan kendrit karta hai.

Maanav jaati ke antariksh mein shuruaati prayaas ke dauraan, maanavrahit rockets mein koi khidkiyaan nahin thee. Lekin chandrama par Apollo 8 mishan dwara, antariksh yaatriyon ke paas ek tha. Antariksh mein tairte samay, ve hamari prthvi ko dekhne ki shakti se prabhaavit hue aur unhon ne yah shaandaar photo khinchi, jis se puri duniya ka dhyaan aakarshit hua! Un antariksh yaatriyon ko itni teevr anubhooti hui ki use apna hi naam de diya gaya: vivran prabhaav.

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Antariksh se dikhaee dene vaalee prthvee.

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Ek nae suvidhaajanak drshtikon se dekhne par sab kuchbadal jaata hai. Ek antariksh yaatri ne kaha ki is pariprekshy se yah “cheejon ko us aakaar tak kam kar deta hai jise aap prabandhaneey maante hain. … Hum yeh kar sakte hai Prthvee par shaanti—koi samasya nahin. Yah logon ko us prakaar ki taakat deta hai … us prakaar ke shakti.”¹

Manushy ke roop mein, hamaara drshtikon saansaarik hai, lekin Parmeshwar brahmaand ka bhavy avalokan dekhta hai. Vah saaree srshti, ham sab ko dekhta hai aur aasha se bhar jaate hai.

Kya is grah kee satah par rahate hue bhee vaisa dekhna sambhav hai jaise Parmeshwar dekhta hai?—ki vivaran bhaavna ko mehsoos karne ke liye? Mera maanana hai ki ham aastha kee nazar se zoom out kar sakte hain aur khud ko aur apne parivaar ko aasha aur khushi ke saath dekh sakte hain.

Dharamshaastra sahemat hain. Moroni un logon ke baare mein baat karte hain jinka vishwaas aisa tha “atyadhik majboot” ki veh “sach mein dekha … vishwas ke aankh se, aur veh kush the.”²

Ishu Masih par dhyaan kendrit karke, unhon ne khushi mehsoos ki aur is sachchai ko jaan liya: Masih ke karan, yah sab kaam karta hai. Har cheez jiske baare mein aapaap aapaap aap chintit hain—sabhi achcha hee hoga! Aur jo log vishvaas ki nazar se dekhte hain ve mehasoos kar sakte hain ki absab theek ho jaega.

Aur jo log vishwaas ki najar se dekhte hain ve mehsoos kar sakte hain ki ab sab theek ho jaega. Mujhe yaad hai ki main ne apni maa ko rote hue dekha tha aur soch raha tha ki kya main ne unhen niraash kiya hai. Us samay, mujhe chinta thi ki uske aansuon ka matlab tha ki usne mere liye aasha kho dee hai, aur agar use mere liye aasha mehsoos nahin hoti, to shaayad uske paas vaapas lautne ka koi raasta nahin tha.

Lekin mere pitaaji ko zoom out karke dur tak drshy lene ka abhyaas tha. Usne anubhav se sikha ki chinta kaaphi had tak pyaar kee tarah mehsoos hoti hai, lekin yah vaisi nahin hai.³ Unhon ne yah dekhne ke liye vishwaas kee aankh ka istemaal kiya ki yah sab kaam karega aur unke aashaavaadi drshtikon ne mujhe badal diya.

Jab main ne high school se graduate kiya aur BYU mein aaya, to mere pitaaji ne mujhe patr bhejkar yaad dilaaya ki main kaun hoon. Vah mera cheerleader ban gaya, aur har kisee ko cheerleaderkee zaroorat hotee hai: Koee hai jo aapko nahin bata raha hai, “Aap paryaapt tez nahin daud rahe hain”; ve aapko pyaar se yaad dila rahe hain ki aap kar sakte hain.

Pitaaji ne Lehi ke sapne ka udaaharan prastut kiya. Lehi ke tarah, vah jaanta tha ki aap apne un priyajanon ka peechha nahin karte jo khoya hua mahasoos karte hain. “Aap jaha hain wahi rahe aur unhen bulaye. Tum ped ke paas jao, ped par raho, phal khaate raho aur, apne chehare par muskaan ke saath, jinhen tum pyaar karte ho unhen ishaara karte raho aur udaaharan ke taur par dikhao ki phal khaana ek khushi kee baat hai!”⁴

Is drshy photo ne mujhe bure kshanon mein madad kee hai jab main khud ko ped par paata hoon, phal kha raha hoon aur ro raha hoon kyonki main chintit hoon; aur vaastav mein, vah kitna upyogi hai? Iske bajaay, aaie aasha chunen—apne srshtikarta aur ek dusre mein aasha rakhen, ham abhi jo hain us se behtar banane kee hamari kshamata ko badhaava dena.

Elder Neal A. Maxwel ke nidhan ke kuch hee samay baad, ek reporter ne unke bete se pucha ki vah sabse jyaada kya miss karte hain. Unhon ne apne maata-pita ke ghar par raatri bhoj karne kee baat kahi, kyonki unhen hamesha aisa lagta tha ki ve bahut achche kaam kar rahe hain, aur unke pita un par vishwaas karte the.

Yah vah samay tha jab hamare vayask bachche apne jeevanasaathi ke saath Ravivaar ke raatribhoj ke liye ghar aana shuru kar rahe the. Saptaah ke dauraan, main ne paaya ki main apne man mein un cheezon kee soochi bana raha hoon jo main unhen Ravivaar ko yaad dila sakta hoon, jaise: “Ho sakta hai ki jab aap ghar par hon to bachchon kee adhik madad karne ka prayaas karen,” ya “Ek achcha shrota banana na bhoolen.”

Jab main ne Bhaai Maxwell’s ki tipaani ko sunaa, main ne soochiyaan phenk deen aur us aalochanaatmak aavaaz ko daba diya, isaliye jab main ne apne bade bachchon ko har haphte thode samay ke liye dekha, to main ne un kai sakaaraatmak cheezon par dhyaan kendrit kiya jo ve pahale se hee kar rahe the. Jab kuch saal baad hamaare sabse bade bete, Ryan ka nidhan ho gaya, to mujhe yaad hai ki ham aabhaari the ki hamaara samay adhik khushahaal aur adhik sakaaraatmak tha.

Kisi priyajan ke saath baatcheet karne se pahale, kya ham khud se yah savaal puch sakte hain ki “main jo karane ja raha hoon ya jo kahane ja raha hoon vah sahayak hai ya haanikarak?” Hamare shabd hamari mahaashaktiyon mein se ek hain, aur parivaar ke sadasy maanav blackboard kee tarah hain, jo hamare saamne khade hokar kahate hain, “Tum mere baare mein kya sochte ho likho!” Ye sandesh, chaahe jaanboojhakar hon ya anjaane, aashaavaadee aur utsaahavardhak hone chahiye.⁵

Hamara kaary vivran kisi aise vyakti ko yah sikhaana nahin hai jo bure daur se gujar raha hai ki ve bure ya niraashaajanak hain. Durlabh vivran par ham sahee karne ke liye prerit mehsoos kar sakte hain, lekin aksar ham apne priyajanon ko maukhik aur ankahe tarikon se ve sandesh bataate hain jinhen ve sun na chahate hain: “Hamara parivaar sampurn aur purn mehsoos karta hai kyonki aap ismen hain.” “Aapko jeevan bhar pyaar kiya jaega—chahe kuch bhi ho.”

Kabhee-kabhee, hamen salaah se adhik sahaanubhooti kee aavashyakata hotee hai; vyaakhyaan se adhik sunna, “Jo kuchh unhon ne abhee kaha, use kahane mein mujhe kaisa mahasoos hoga?”

Yaad rakhen, parivaar Parmeshwar pradatt prayogashaala hain jaha ham cheezon ka pata laga rahe hain, isliye galat kadam aur galat anumaan na keval sambhav hain, balki sambhaavit bhi hain. Aur kya yah dilachasp nahin hoga agar, hamare jeevan ke ant mein, ham dekh saken ki ve rishte, yaha tak ki ve chunauteepurn kshan, vahi cheezen thi jinhon ne hamen hamare Rakshak ki tarah ban ne mein madad kee? Pratyek kathin baatcheet gahare star par pyaar karna seekhne ka ek avsar hai—ek eeshvareey star.⁶

Aaie zoom out karke paarivaarik rishton ko un sabkon sikhaane ke liye ek aadarsh maadhyam ke roop mein dekhen, jinhen sikhne ke liye ham yaha aae hain jaise ki ham Rakshak ki or mudate hain.

Aaie swikaar karen, patit(fallen) duniya mein, ek aadarsh jeevansaathi, maata-pita, beta ya beti, pota-poti, guru ya dost banane ka koi tarika nahin hai—lekin achchha ban ne ke laakhon tareeke hain.⁷ Aaie ped par rahen, Parmeshwar ke prem ka aanand len, aur ise baate. Apne aas-paas ke logon ko upar uthaakar ham ek saath aage badhte hain.

Durbhaagy se, phal khaane ki yaadadaasht paryaapt nahin hai; hamen baar-baar aise tarikon se bhaag lene kee zaroorat hai jo hamare lens ko punarsthaapit karen aur hamen swargiye vivran se joden,andhkaar ko dur karne ke liye, prakaash se bhare dharmgranthon ko kholkar; jab tak hamari aakasmik praarthna shaktishaali na ho jae tab tak apne ghutnon par bane rahen. Yah tab hota hai jab dil naram ho jaate hain, aur ham vaisa hee dekhna shuroo karte hain jaisa Parmeshwar dekhte hain.

In antim dinon mein, shaayad hamaara sabse bada kaam hamaare priyajanon ke saath hoga—dusht duniya mein rahane vaale achchhe log. Hamari aasha unke svayan ko dekhne ke tarike aur ve vaastav mein kaun hain ko badal deti hai. Aur prem ke is lens ke maadhyam se ve dekhenge ki, ve kaun banenge.

Lekin ek praanee hai jo nahin chahata ki ham ya hamare priyajan ek saath ghar lauten. Aur kyonki ham ek aise grah par rahate hain jo samay aur varshon kee seemit sankhya se bandha hai,⁸ virodhee ghabaraahat kee vaastavik bhaavna ko kaayam rakhta hai. Jab ham zoom in karte hain to yah dekhna kathin hota hai ki hamari disha hamari gati se adhik maayne rakhti hai.

Yaad rakhen, “Yadi aap tezee se jaana chahate hain, to akele jaen. Agar dur tak jaana hai, to saath chalo.”⁹ Shukr hai, jis Parmeshwar kee ham pooja karte hain vah samay se bandha nahi hai. Vah dekhta hai ki hamaare priyajan vaastav mein kaun hain aur vaastav mein ham kaun hain.¹⁰ Isliye vah hamaare saath dhairyavaan hai, aasha karta hai ki ham ek-doosare ke prati dhairyavaan rahenge.

Main sveekaar karoonga ki aise samay hote hain jab prthvee, hamaara asthaayee ghar, dukh ke ek dveep kee tarah mahasoos hota hai—aise kshan jab meree ek aankh vishvaas kee hotee hai aur doosree aankh ro rahee hotee hai.¹¹ Kya aap is ehsaas ko jaante hain?

Mere paas yah Mangalvaar ko tha.

Kya ham iske vajaay apne prophet kee mudra chun sakte hain jab vah hamare parivaaron mein chamatkaaron ka vaada karta hai? Agar ham karenge, ashaanti badhne par bhee aanand mehsoos karne kee hamari kshamata badhegi. Vah vaada kar raha hai ki ek vivran prabhaav ka anubhav kiya ja sakta hai abhi,chaahe hamari paristhiti kuch bhi ho.¹²

Ab vishwaas kee yah aankh hona is grah par aane se pahale hamare paas maujood vishwaas kee punaraavrtti, ya pratidhvani hai. Yah ek pal kee anishchitata ko paar kar jaata hai, jis se hamen “khushi se ve sabhi cheejen karne kee anumati miltee hai jo hamari shakti mein hain; aur phir sthir khade raho.”¹³

Kya is samay aapke jeevan mein kuch kathin hai, kuch aisa hai jiske baare mein aap chintit hain jiska samaadhaan nahin ho pa raha hai? Vishwaas kee aankh ke bina, aisa mehsoos ho sakta hai ki Parmeshwar ne cheezon par se nazar kho dee hai, aur kya yah sach hai?

Ya shaayad aapka bada dar yah hai ki aap is kathin samay se akele hee guzarenge, lekin iska matlab yah hoga ki Parmeshwar ne aapako chhod diya hai, aur kya yah sach hai?

Yah mera gavaah hai ki Uddharkarta ke paas apne praeshchit ke kaaran, aap jis bhee duhsvapn se gujar rahe hain use aashirvaad mein badalne kee kshamata hai. Usne hammen ek vaada diya hain “ek aparivartaneey anubandh ke saath” jaisa ki ham Us se pyaar karne aur uska anusaran karne ka prayaas karte hain, “sabhee cheez jinke saath [ham] peedit hue hain, ham [hamaare] bhale ke liye milkar kaam karenge.”¹⁴ Sabhi cheez.

Aur kyonki ham vaachan ke bachche hain, ham ab is aashaapoorn bhaavna ke liye praarthna kar sakte hai!

Jabki ham sampurn parivaaron mein nahin hain, ham dusron ke prati apane pyaar ko tab tak purn kar sakte hain jab tak ki yah sthir aparivartaneey, chaahe kisi bhee tarah ka pyaar na ban jae—us prakaar ka pyaar jo parivartan ka samarthan karta hai aur vikaas aur vaapasi kee anumati deta hai.

Hammare pyare ko vaapas laana Uddharkarta ka kaam hai. Vah Uska kaam aur Uska samay. Hammara kaam unhen aasha aur dil pradaan karna hai jiske liye ve ghar aa saken. “Hamare paas na to [Parmeshwar] ko doshee thaharaane ka adhikaar hai aur na hee chutkaara dilaane kee uski shakti hai, lekin hamen Uske prem ka prayog karne ka adhikaar diya gaya hai.”¹⁵ President Nelson ne yah bhee sikhaaya hai ki dusron ko hamare nirnay se adhik hamare prem kee aavashyakata hai. “Unhen [hamare] shabdon aur kaaryon mein pratibimbit Ishu Masih ke shuddh prem ka anubhav karne kee aavashyakata hai.”¹⁶

Pyaar vo cheez hai jo dil badal deti hai. Yah sabhi ka sabse shuddh uddeshy hai, aur any log ise mehsoos kar sakte hain. Aaie 50 saal pahale diye gae in bhavishyasoochak shabdon ko majbootee se pakaden: “koee bhee ghar tab tak asaphal nahin hota jab tak vah prayaas karna band nahin kar deta.”¹⁷ Nishchit roop se, jo sabse adhik aur sabse lambe samay tak pyaar karte hain ve jeet te hain!

Saansaarik parivaaron mein, ham vahee kar rahe hain jo Parmeshwar ne hamare saath kiya hai— raasta dikhaate hain aur ummeed karte hain ki hamare priyajan us disha mein jaenge, yah jaante hue ki jis raaste par ve yaatra karte hain vah unhen chun na hai.

Aur jab ve ghoonghat ke dusri or jaate hain aur swargiye ghar ke us premapoorn gurutvaakarshan khinchaav ke kareeb aate hain,¹⁸ Mera maan na hai ki yah parichit lagega kyonki yahaan unhen kitna pyaar kiya jaata tha.

Aaie us vivran lens ka upyog karen aur un logon ko dekhen jinhen ham pyaar karte hain aur hamaare khoobsurat grah par saajha saathi ke roop mein rahate hain.

Main aur Tum? Hum yeh kar sakte hai! Ham tike rah sakte hain aur aasha kar sakte hain! Ham ped par rah sakte hain, apne chehare par muskaan ke saath phal kha sakte hain, aur apnee aankhon mein Masih kee Roshni ko kuch aisa ban ne de sakte hain jis par ve apne sabse andhere ghanton mein bharosa kar saken. Aur jaise hee ve hamare chehare par prakaash prakat hote dekhenge, ve iski or aakarshit ho jaayenge. Phir ham unka dhyaan prem aur prakaash ke mool srot par phir se kendrit karne mein madad kar sakte hain, “chamkeela aur subah ka taara,” Ishu Masih.¹⁸

Main apnee gawahi deta hoon ki yah—yah sab—aapkee aur meri kalpana se kahi adhik behtar hone ja raha hai! Ishu Masih par vishwaas kee drshti se, ham dekhen ki ant mein sab kuch theek ho jaega, aur mehsoos karen ki ab bhi theek ho jayega. Ishu Masih ke naam se, amen.