Hissa 1: Sheher ka Saaya
Arsalan aik pur-asrar sheher mein rehta tha jahan har shakhs ki zindagi ek raaz thi. Sheher ka naam tha "Naqsh-e-Khamoshi" — aik aisa maqam jahan log zinda thay lekin bolte nahi thay. Sheher ki galiyan khamoshi ka lahu pee chuki thi, aur har shakhs apne ander ek kahani le kar phirta tha jo kabhi kisi se nahi kehta tha. Yahan ke log muskuraate thay lekin unki aankhon mein ek ajeeb si udasi basi hoti thi. Arsalan kabhi kabhi sochta, "Kya main bhi in jaise ho chuka hoon?"
Uski zindagi mein sab kuch aik daira ban chuka tha. Subha uthta, kaam per jata, wapas aata, khana khata aur phir sone chala jata. Har din ek hi jaise din ka aaina lagta. Magar phir ek din, uski zindagi ka manzar badal gaya.
Hissa 2: Ajnabi aur Purana Kaghaz
Us din jab Arsalan apni manhoos routine ki taraf ja raha tha, usay aik budha shakhs mila. Budha kapron mein lapeta hua tha, uska chehra dhundla tha lekin uski aankhein chamak rahi thi.
Budhay ne kaha, “Tum apne saaye se bhag nahi sakte.”
Arsalan hairan ho gaya. "Aap kya keh rahe hain?"
Budha sirf muskuraya aur usay ek purana, murjhaaya hua kaghaz diya. Kaghaz par kuch naqsh bane thay, lekin samajh nahi aa raha tha. Us kaghaz ke neeche likha tha:
"Apni asal surat daryaft karo, warna tumhara saaya tumhe khatam kar dega."
Arsalan ne budhay se aur poochhna chaha lekin woh palak jhapakte hi gaib ho gaya. Sheher ki hawa mein achanak se ek thandak aa gayi. Us din ke baad Arsalan ki zindagi kabhi pehle jaisi nahi rahi.
Hissa 3: Saaye ka Peecha
Agle kuch dinon mein Arsalan ko lagne laga ke koi uska peecha kar raha hai. Pehle woh isay apni veham samajhta raha lekin phir har jagah usay apna saaya kuch ajeeb harkatein karta nazar aata. Kabhi woh uski chaal se tez chalta, kabhi ruka hua lagta jab Arsalan chal raha hota.
Arsalan ne apne saaye se jaan chhurane ki bohot koshish ki. Aina tod diye, andheron mein chala gaya, lekin saaya phir bhi uska saath nahi chhoda. Ajeeb baat yeh thi ke jab bhi woh kaghaz dekhta, us par naye naqsh zaahir ho jaate. Jaise koi usay raasta dikha raha ho.
Kaghaz ne usay aik purane mahal ka pata diya. Mahal sheher ke baahir tha, aur suna tha ke wahan sirf woh log jate hain jinhe apna sach daryaft karna hota hai.
Hissa 4: Mahal ka Raaz
Arsalan jab mahal pohcha to wahan sab kuch dhundh mein chhupa tha. Deewarein tooti hui thi, lekin un par kuch ajeeb si likhaaiyan thi.
"Jab tum apne saaye se milo ge, tab tum apne aap se milo ge."
Andar aik bada hall tha jahan ek aaina laga hua tha. Arsalan ne jab us aainay mein dekha to woh dar gaya. Aainay mein uska aks nahi tha, balkay uska saaya usay ghur raha tha.
Saaye ne bola, "Main woh hoon jise tum kabhi samajhne ki koshish nahi karte. Tum apne asal jazbat se bhag rahe ho. Tumhari zindagi jhoot ka libaas pehene hui hai."
Arsalan ne dar kar kaha, "Main to sirf ek aam shakhs hoon."
Saaye ne cheekh kar kaha, "Tum aam nahi ho, tum wo ho jo apne sach se bhagta hai."
Phir saaye ne apne haath Arsalan ki taraf badhaye. "Mujhe apna lo, mujhe qubool karo. Tum apne dar se kab tak bhago ge?"
Arsalan ne aankhein band ki aur socha: Kya main apni asli shakl ko apna sakta hoon? Apne asli jazbat? Apni asli khwahishein? Ya main hamesha apne dar ke peechay chhupa rahoon ga?
Usne gehri saans li aur apne saaye ka haath tham liya.
Hissa 5: Naye Arsalan ki Pehchan
Us din ke baad Arsalan ki zindagi badal gayi. Usne apni zindagi ki asli talash shuru ki. Apne sapnon ki taraf chala, apne jazbat ka izhar kiya, logo se sach bola.
Woh sheher jahan log sirf muskaraate thay lekin unki aankhein roti thi, wahan Arsalan pehla shakhs bana jisne khamoshi ke bandhan tod diye.
Log uski baaton se heraan hotay, lekin dheere dheere log bhi apne saaye se milne lage.
Sheher ab bhi wahi tha, magar ab log bolne lage thay, apni kahaniyan sunane lage thay. Arsalan ek misaal ban gaya.
Usay ab bhi kabhi kabhi apna saaya alag chalte hue mehsoos hota tha, magar ab woh darata nahi tha. Kyunke ab woh jaanta tha ke saaya usi ka hissa hai — woh hissa jise samajhna zindagi ka asal maqsad hai.
Maze dar
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