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mF dy irsLqy qy ies dI mhfnqf qoN sLfied hI koeI ienkfr kr skdf hY. ies qoN mUMh moVnf mUloN axhoxI gwl lwgdI hY; pr ies irsLqy dI aMqrIv pfvn hoNd duafly zflr storF qoN KLrIdy ingUxy kfrz jF koeI sfVHI-sUt lpyt dyx nfl mF dI mmqf df muwl nhIN qfiraf jf skdf. ies irsLqy dIaF qMdF nUM sLfbdk PLIiqaF nfl nhIN iminaf jf skdf qy nf hI quhiPLaF dy ZyrF dy qrfjLU `qy joiKaf jf skdf hY; nf hI mF dI mihmF nUM dunIafvI pYmfinaF rfhIN mfipaf/qoilaf jf skdf hY; asl ivwc iksy vI qrHF Aus dy aihsfn nUM moiVaf nhIN jf skdf.
“mfvF dIaF gfhlLF, iGE dIaF nflLF” (ieh gwlF Aus smyN bxIaF sn jdoN iGE nUM kulYsturl df srfp nhIN sI lwgf jF kho ik iGE kulYsturl dI bwj qoN bicaf hoieaf sI) qy “mfvF TMzIaF CfvF;” ijhy keI rsmI qy gLYr-rsmI gIq mF dy nHfqy Doqy iemyj nUM ivsLysLqfvF nfl sjfAux dy qrly lYNdy hn.
jn-sfDfrn ny inwj qy lwg-ilbyV qoN rihq aKfAuNqF, muhfviraF, bolIaF rfhIN mF dI mmqf nUM mfpx dy suihrd Xqn kIqy hn; keI iksmF dIaF AupmfvF nfl sMLgfiraf hY qy afpxI afpxI DrqI, klcr aqy ivwq muqfbk mF dI mhwbq dy mujwsmyN isrjy hn.
sLfierF qy adIbF vwloN njLm nsr ivwc bMd kIqy sLlfGf dy ZyrF dy Zyr lf idwqy gey hn. Dfrmk grMQ aqy pusqkF vI iews pwKoN ipwCy nhIN rhIaF. pr mF dy ruqby dI tIsI nUM koeI Coh nhIN sikaf. ieh sfry Xqn mF dI akwQ kfienfq dI pirBfsLf aMkq krn dy sPLl/asPLl Xqn mMny jf skdy hn pr ienHF ivwcoN bhuqy Bfvukqf dI Bfvnf vws rcy gey hn. ienHF ivwcoN mF dI aMqrIv Gfl dy QOh nUM koeI nhIN pf sikaf.
kYnyzf amrIkf ivwc mdrjL zya mnfieaf jFdf hY ijs ivwc sfl ivwc iewk vfrI keI mfvF nUM quhiPLaF nfl inhfl kIqf jFdf hY; AunHF nUM lMc/iznr `qy iljfieaf jFdf hY jF iksy nf iksy qrHF df idloN/awDy idloN ies rsm nUM pUiraf kIqf jFdf hY. pr kI sfl ivwc iewk vfrI ieh rsm mF dI sflF dI musLwkq df islLf qfr skdI hY? nhIN, iblkul nhIN.
rsmF rfhIN ipafr muhwbq nhIN pfilaf jf skdf qy iesy qrHF mF df ipafr vI rsmF rfhIN nhIN vyiKaf jf skdf; Auh vI sfl ivwc iewk idn.

mdrjL zya bfry hr sfl bhuq kuJ iliKaf/boilaf/suixaf jFdf hY aqy hr sfl vFg, sfl ivwc iewk vfrI iewk idn vFg ipCly idnF ivwc vI ieh hI vrqfrf vyKx ivwc afieaf sI. afm vFg ies ivwc bhuqf kuJ tUkF vflIaF pusqkF dI coxvI smgrI hI dhurfeI jFdI hY. AuDfr leIaF ienHF tUkF ivwcoN asl BfvnfvF gLfieb huMdIaF hn. vpfrk buCfV Qwly mF dI mhwqqf aqy sLoBf dy sohly qy gIq gfey jf rhy huMdy hn; Aus smyN ies idn dI aslI aihmIaq bfry gwl suxn leI koeI iqafr nhIN huMdf. ies idn ivsLysL dy jsLnF dy josLIly ZolL Zumwky ivwc lok dlIl dI gwl sux ky KLusL nhIN huMdy sgoN Bfvfqmk hulfry ivwc gvfcy aqy cfvF-mlHfrF ivwc ruwJy Auh aslIaq qoN awKF bMd rwK ky hI sMqusLt huMdy hn.
iesy krky mYN ies idn dI grmI qy josL TMzf pY lYx dI AuzIk ivwc pwCV ky ieh sqrF ilK irhf hF.
“imjL” mYgjLIn dI bfnI, sMpfdk aqy aOrqF dI afjLfdI dI JMzfbrdfr XoDf glorIaf stfeInm anusfr: “1870 ivwc GrogI jMg aqy dihsLq iKLlfPL iewk ros qy ivdroh vjoN mUl qOr qy jUlIa vfrz hfE vwloN “Mother’s Day Proclamation,” (mdrjL zya GosLxF) mdrjL zya df muwZ bwiJaf sI. ies nUM mnfAux ipwCy jUlIaf vfrz df GrogI KLfnf jMgI iKLlfPL ivroD df pRgtfvf sI. jMg kfrn huMdI ajFeI jfnI-mflI hfnI vwl sKLq sMkyq sI.”
ieh GosLxf jMgF dy inrfrQk KLUn KLrfby dy ivruwD iewk ibafn sI. jUlIaf vwloN jIvn nUM nsLt krn, qbfh krn iKLlfPL dunIaf dIaF aOrqF nUM afvfjL AuTfAux df swdf sI. buinafdI rUp ivwc iewk qrHF nfl ieh jMgF iKLlfPL pukfr sI. ies nfary nUM hr mF qIk phuMcfAux leI Aus ny jMg ivroDI GosLxf pwqr iqafr kIqf sI. ies df mFvF nUM quhPLy dyx nfl jF Aus idn ivsLysL smyN isPLq slfhF krn nfl rqI vI irsLqf nhIN sI.
ipwCly idnF ivwc rfbrt grInvflz vwloN iesy sMbMDI iewk lGU iPlLLm vI iqafr kIqI geI hY ijs ivwc jUlIa vfrz hfE vwloN GosLq “Mother’s Day Proclamation,” ivwcoN lweIaF lfeInF vwK vwK aYktrF vwloN nftkI aMdfjL ivwc pVHIaF geIaF hn.
pr ies mUl mksd nUM qj ky, amrIkn vpfrk klcr aDIn hux vpfrIaF ny ies idn nUM vI afpxy hwQ cfVH ilaf hoieaf hY. asIN vyKdy hF ik vpfrk jMgl jIvn dy hr suMdr iqAuhfr nUM afpxI pkV ivwc leI bYTf hY; mdrjL zya vI ies dI jLd qoN bc nhIN sikaf. vpfr ny amrIkI jIvn dy sfry pwKF - Drm, ividaf, bwcy df jnm, Aus dI prvirsL, KyzF, dysL BgqI- aqy AuhnF nfl sMbMDq sfjLo-smfn, Bfv hr pihlU AuWqy vpfrk mulMmf cfVH idwqf hoieaf hY. mdrjL zya vI iesy hI vpfrk afkrmx df iewk bybs jIv bx ky rih igaf hY.

lflsf ivMnHI dunIaf ivwc avfjL AunHF dI suxINdI hY jo jMgF dI KwtI KFdy hn. Auh Gfqk hiQafr bxvfAuNdy hn; iPLr bx cwuky hiQafrF nUM vycx leI lVfeIaF lvfAuNdy hn. muV ky ienHF hiQafrF nUM lVfeI dIaF dohF iDrF nUM vycdy hn. AunHF iDrF dy juafn muMzyy kuVIaF jMg dI blLI cVHfey jFdyy hn qy hiQafr vycx vflIaF kMpnIaF (AunHF dIaF ihwsydfr srkfrF smyq) gulCwry Auzfa rhIaF huMdIaF hn, AunHF dy stfk dy sLyar Aupwr jFdy hn qy lokF df jIvn pwDr Qwly jFdf hY. amrIkn kfrporyt jgq df ieh hI vrqfrf dunIaf dy bfkI dysLF dy tfkry ivwc isr kwZ imsfl hY. ieh kfrporysLnF lVfeIaF lvfAux qy iPLr AunHF nUM jfrI rwKx ivwc inrdeI muhfrq hfsl kr cukIaF hn; qrfsdI ieh ik srkfrF vI lVfeIaF ivwc sLml ho ky ienHF nUM loV nfloN vwD smrQx aqy shfieqf bKLsLdIaF hn.
mF DIaF/puwq ies krky nhIN jnmdI ik Auh kuJ DnfZ qy inrdeI jfnvrF ijhy mnuwKF dy lflc df Kfjf bxn, jF isafsqdfnF qy AunHF dy JolLIcuwkF vwloN CyVIaF inrfrQk jMgF ivwc goly, brUd, aqy bMbF df insLfnf bxn. mF ny DIaF/puwq jIvn dy mhfn mMqv leI jMmy huMdy hn aqy AunHF nUM ajFeI mOq dy mUMh JOk dyxf mF dI lfsfnI musLwkq qy muqbrk sMklp nfl Gor ainaF hY. mF dI mmqf nUM sLbdF dy PLuwlF nfl jF gLjLlF gF ky jf tUkF dhurfa ky nhIN rJfieaf jf skdf. mF dy jnmyN DIaF/puwqrF nUM sohxy, sucwjy jIvn ijAUx leI mOky muheIaf kr ky hIy mdrjL zya mnfieaf jf skdf hY nf ik JUTI dysL BgqI dy nF `qy AunHF nUM blLI cVHfa ky. mF dI lfsfnI Gfl nUM imwtI ivwc ajFeI rolxf Aus dI lfsfnI hoNd aqy anUTI hoxI nfl BfrI Droh hY. hr mF dI sdIvI iewCf huMdI hY ik myry DIaF/pwuqr PLul bx ky iKVx aqy jg ivwc KLusLbUaF PYLlfAux nf ik pfKMzI pflItIsLnF dy pKMzF dI QflI ivwc prosy jfx.
sMsfr ivwc lwgdIaF jMgF dy srfp nUM isrPL mF ny hI hMZfieaf hY, iesy leI hux Auh ivdroh vjoN jMg ivruwD kUk rhI hY. Auh afpxI rcxf nUM jMgI munfPLfKLorF dy pMijaF qoN CuzfAuxf cfhuMdI hY.
vpfrIaF ny kroVF zflrF dy quhPLy qy sOdy vycxy huMdy hn. afpxy vpfr ivwc ivGx pYNdf vyK ky Auh hr bhfny aijhI dlIl nUM kwtx dI koisLsL krdy hn ijhVI AunHF dy DMdy dy inrivGx cwlx ivwc roVf bxdI hovy. ieh hI vjHf hY ik ies idn aKLbfrF aqy bfkI dy mIzIey ivwc KuWlH ky aYzF rfhIN mdrjL zya dy quhiPLaF df prcfr kIqf jFdf hY. lwgdf ieMj hY ijvyN amrIkn isrPL iewk idn hI mF nUM pRsMn qy sMqusLt vyKxf cfhuMdy hn, sfl dy bfkI idn AunHF kol mfvF nUMM imlx df smF vI nhIN huMdf. AuWqrI amrIkf klcr dy pRBfv aDIn kuJ Gfty vfiDaF nfl pMjfbI vI ienHF idnF nUM Esy hI ZMg qy AunHF hI qOr qrIikaF nfl mnfAux lwg pey hn. pr ies idn dI asl aihmIaq qy mUl mhwqqf df pqf Gwt hI lokF nUM hMudf hY.
mdrjL zya dy rsmI rOlLy-rwpy ivwc ieh aihm nukqf vsfr idwqf jFdf hY ik mF DrqI, AuqpqI, bypnfh muhwbq, iekOlojI, mnuwKI nsl dI srvfeIvl df icMnH vI hY. ijhVI mF afpxy bwcy/bwcI nUM lwgdI qwqI vfa nhIN sihx kr skdI Auh jfnoN ipafrIaF ienHF jfnF nUM bykfr jMgF ivwc jLfieaf huMdf vI nhIN vyK skdI. so, socx dI loV hY ik awj dIaF jMgF df mksd jLmInF jF hwdF AuWqy kbjLf kr ky irafsq jF slqnq ivwc vfDf krnf nhIN irhf sgoN dUjIaF DrqIaF dy kmjLor lokF dy sfDnF AuWqy kbjLf krnf huMdf hY. amrIkf aMdr mnuwK vYrI qy Gfqk hiQafr bxfAx vflIaF kfrporysLnF dI hoNd aqy KLusLhflI vwD Gfqk hiQafr bxfAux aqy vycx `qy inrBr krdI hY. ies leI Auh jMgF lvfAux leI isafsdfnF nUM aMdrgqI BVkfAuNdy rihMdy hn. ieh mfs Kory dYNq, mfvF dy bwicaF nUM mOq dy mUMh pfAux vfly inrdeI sLYqfn afpxI aXfsLI leI lVfeIaF lvfeI rwKdy hn aqy mrn vfilaF dIaF lfsLF dy lhU `qy plLdy qy KuLsLIaf mnfAuNdy hn. afm bMdy dI mOq ienHF df jIvn huMdf hY. ijMnI dyr qFeIN asIN sLYqfnF dIaF KLUnI cflF nUM lgfm nhIN pfAuNdy EnI dyr ieh nhwkIaF jfnF jFdIaf rihxgIaF qy ieh vihsLI eIdF mnfAuNdy rihxgy.
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jUlIa vfrz hfE vwloN “Mother’s Day Proclamation,” (mdrjL zya GosLxF) dy sunyhy dy kuwJ aMsL hyT idwqy jFdy hn:

“ies Xug dIaF aOrqo! jfgo!
BfvyN quhfzI pOhl pfxI nfl jF awQrUaF rfhIN inBfeI geI hovy!
“sfzy pRsLnF dy AuWqr akrfQ eyjMsIaF vwloN dyxy nhIN bxdy
lfz-ipafr qy pRsMsf lYx leI sfzy GrF vfly
sfzy pfs KUMn ivwc lwQ-pWQ nhIN afAuxgy
insLwsqrhIx hovo!
kql krn vflI qlvfr iensfPL dI qwkVI nhIN bxdI
qy nF hI ihMsf kbjLy df pRgtfvf
ijvyN pursLF ny jMg dy swdy `qy aksr hlL-pMjflI nUM iqlFjlLI idwqI sI
iek mhfn aqy suihrd msLvry muqfbk
jo kuJ Gr bicaf hY EvyN hI aOrqF vI Aus nUM qj dyx
aOrq hox nfqy, imRqkF `qy AunHF dy vrlfp krn aqy smfrk hox
iewk dUjI nfl isr joV ky aijhI ivAuNq GVx
ijs rfhIN mhfn mnuwKI pirvfr sLFqI nfl jIa sky
aOrq jLfq aqy mnuwKqf dy nF ‘qy
mYN suihrdqf nfl mMgdI hY
ik amn dy mhF ihwq ivwc aMqrrfsLtrI msilaF nUM
dosqfnf ZMg rfhIN sulJfAux leI
vwK vwK kOmF ivwc sFJ isrjx leI
dysLF dIaF hwdF bMinaF qoN mukq aOrqF df smUhk mhFsmylx kIqf jfvy.”