A¡L$ rS>opky S>Z A¡L$ tQsL$ `pk¡ Nep¡. hÞv$_ L$fu_¡ s¡Z¡ `|R¹>ey„, "dlpv¡$h, Ap` sp¡ dp¡V$p tQsL$ R>p¡. lz„ d|„Tpe¡gp¡ `Z rS>opky Æh Ry>„. dpfu A¡L$ d|„ThZ_y„ Ap` r_fpL$fZ L$fip¡?'

tQsL¡$ L$üy„ : "cpC, sy„ L$l¡ R>¡ s¡hp¡ lz„ L$p¡C dp¡V$p¡ tQsL$ _\u, R>sp„ spfu d|„ThZdp„ klcpNu b_hp_y„ d_¡ Ndi¡. L$l¡, spfu d|„ThZ iu R>¡?'

rS>opkyA¡ L$üy„ : "dlpie, lz„ A¡V$gy„ S> ÅZhp dpNy„ Ry>„ L¡$ kyM L$ep„ fl¡ R>¡? kyM_y„ r_hpkõ\p_ ¼ep„ Aph¡gy„ R>¡? Ap` d_¡ kyM_y„ kf_pdy„ Ap`u iL$ip¡?'

rS>opky_p¡ âï_ kp„cmu tQsL$ L„$CL$ dp¡V¡$\u lku `X$ép¡ A_¡ `R>u s¡Z¡ L$üy„ : ""Ap¡lp¡! A¡dp„ iu dp¡V$u hps R>¡? spfu ApV$gu S> d|„ThZ R>¡ _¡? s¡_y„ sp¡ lz„ Q`V$u hNpX$sp„dp„ q_fpL$fZ L$fu iLy„$ s¡d Ry>„.'

rS>opky_¡ sp¡ OÏ„ Apòe® \ey„, kp\¡ Ap_Þv$ `Z. s¡ Ars Ly$s|lg`|h®L$ tQsL$ kpd¡ spL$u s¡_p bp¡ghp_u hps Å¡C füp¡. \p¡X$u hpf¡ tQsL¡$ `|fu N„cufsp\u L$üy„ :

"rdÓ, lz„ s_¡ S>¡ L$lz„ s¡ sy„ Ýep_`|h®L$ kp„cm. s_¡ S>¡ kyM_u ip¡^ R>¡ s¡ sp¡ hk¡gy„ R>¡ A¡L$ d„qv$f_p M|Zpdp„!'

tQsL$_u hps kp„cmu rS>opky A^ufpC`|h®L$ bp¡gu EW$ép¡ : "l¢? d„qv$f_p M|Zpdp„? L$ep„ Aph¡gy„ R>¡ A¡ d„qv$f? d_¡ s¡_y„ kf_pdy„ Ap`p¡ A¡V$g¡ lz„ ldZp„ S> Ðep„ `lp¢Qu ÅJ!°'

tQsL¡$ d„v$ d„v$ [õds h¡fu_¡ L$üy„ : "dpfu hps lÆ A^|fu R>¡ cpC! s_¡ S>¡_u ip¡^ R>¡ s¡ kyM A¡L$ d„qv$f_p M|Zpdp„ hk¡gy„ R>¡ A_¡ A¡ d„qv$f k„`|Z®`Z¡ Np¡mpL$pf R>¡!'

"d„qv$f Np¡mpL$pf R>¡? `|f¡`|fy„? sp¡ `R>u s¡dp„ kyM L$ep„\u hk¡gy„ lp¡e? Np¡mpL$pf d„qv$fdp„ L$p„C M|Zp¡ lp¡C iL¡$? sd¡ s¡ L¡$hu hps L$fp¡ R>p¡?' rS>opkyA¡ AL$mpdZ W$pghu. tQsL$ L$p„C _ bp¡ëep¡. s¡Z¡ lp\dp„ kmu gC S>du_ `f_u ^|mdp„ ApX$pAhmp guV$p v$p¡e£ fp¿ep!

hps kpQu R>¡ : kyM Np¡mpL$pf d„qv$f_p A¡L$ M|Zpdp„ hk¡ R>¡. dsgb L¡$ L$ep„e hksy„ _\u! A¡L$ rhQpfL¡$ sp¡ fp¡L$Xy„$ L$l¡gy„ S> R>¡ L¡$ Happiness is there where I am not! A\p®s¹ lz„ Äep„ _\u lp¡sp¡ Ðep„ kyM lp¡e R>¡. dsgb L¡$ kyM L$v$u d_¡ sp¡ âpàs \sy„ S> _\u!

`f„sy kyM rhi¡ ApV$gp b^p r_fpiphpv$u b_hp_y„ S>ê$fu L¡$ ep¡Áe _\u. lz„ ÅÏ„ Ry>„ L¡$ kyM L$ep„ fl¡ R>¡! Ap füy„ kyM_y„ kf_pdy„ : rdÓp¡, kyM A¡L$ A¡hp d„qv$fdp„ hk¡ R>¡ S>¡ Np¡mpL$pf _\u A_¡ S>¡_¡ A¡L$ kfMp¡ M|Zp¡ `Z R>¡. kyM d„qv$f_p A¡ M|Zpdp„ hk¡gy„ R>¡. A¡ d„qv$f_y„ _pd R>¡ d_! v$p¡õsp¡, sdpfp d_d„qv$f rkhpe buS>¡ L$ep„e kyM _\u hksy„!

A_¡ R>¡ëg¡ : dpfu NTg_p¡ Ap i¡f

"^yçdk_u S>¡d `mdp„ rhM¡fpC S>Ci lz„,
Apd¡e L$ep„ Æh„s Ry>„? "lp¡hp'_p¡ cpk Ry>„!'

"Ap`Z¡ klz' rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ hp„Qhp dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?