“Aur Aap Bhi Jaane Sakta Hai”
First Presidency ke Bada Din Sabha
Raviwaar, December 5, 2021
Hamaar pyaare bhaaiyo aur bahano, hamaar bachpan la ghar me Bada Din hamaar maata/pita ke janm bhumi ke paramparaaon se gehre rup me prabhaawit raha. Hamaar maa Sweden se United States me aae ke basees raha aur hamaar pita Finland se.1 Bada Din ke taeyaari me, hum log apan Bada Din ke pedh haath se banawal abhushan se sajaata raha, aur hum log ke maa khali bake karti, bake karti aur bake karti rehti. Hum jetna kuch janta hai se, uh Bahan Craig ki Nani ki rishtedaar thi. Hum log ke manoranjan Bada Din ke Eve se shuru hota raha jab maa ke bane pakwaan table bhar ke hote the—meatballs(kofte); kheer; aur kayi tarah ke breads, cakes, aur cookies. Bada Din ke Eve ke manoranjan khatm hota raha Jultomten—Santa Claus—ke aawe se jon sab ladkan ke liye tohfa laate the. Lekin Jultomten ke aawe se pehle, hamaar maa hamesha hamaar bhaai, bahano, aur hamme ikattha karta raha sune ke jab hamaar pita Nawa Niyam me se Bada Din la kissa padhta raha.
Hamaar pita ek chuppa admi raha, bahut kam baat karta raha apan maatr bhaasha aur Angrezi me bhi jon uh baalig umr me seekhis raha. Uh chaturaai se imaandaar raha aur prashansa ke saath kabhi bhi prabhaaoshaali nahin tha. Uh kabhi kaalpanik nahi raha, aur Uh kabhi sajeele shabh nahi istemaal karta raha. Bada Din ke Eve pe uh Luke 2 me se padhta raha. Uh padhta raha kaise Joseph aur Mary Bethlehem tak yaatra karis, farishta kaise charwaaha log ke dekhaais, Ishu ke janm, aur kaise Mary sab ghatna ke baare me apan mann me sochta raha. Lekin hamaar pita wahan verse 19 me nahi rukta raha; uh batate geis kaise Mary aur Joseph nanhe Ishu ke Jerusalem me mandir laais raha Moses ke Kaanoon ke anusaar.
Hamaar pita padhis:
“Aur, dekho, wahi taaim Jerusalem me Simeon naam ke ek admi raha …
“Aur uske Pawitr Aatma dwara bataawa geis raha, ki jab tak uh Prabhu Masih ke dekh nahi lei, tab tak uh nahi mari.
“Aur tab Pawitr Aatma ke aguwaai me uh mandir me geis: aur jab [Mary aur Joseph] nanhe Jesus ke andar le ke aais, …
“Tab [Simeon uske] apan godi me le lees, aur Parmeshwar ke dhanbaad de ke, bolis,
“He Prabhu, ab hamme shaanti se maren deo kaahe ke hum to aapke naokar hai, apan vachan ke mutaabik:
“Hum apan aankhi se aapke uddhaar dekha hai,
“Jon aap apan sab logon ke liye taeyaar kara hai.”2
Uh samay pe, hamaar pita hamesha rukta raha. Tab uh apan gawahi bayaan karta raha. Hamesha ke rakam apan thode shabdon me, gehra Angrezi swarr me uh bolis, “Hum saait nanhe Ishu ke apan godh me nahi le sakega, lekin hum janta hai, jaise Simeon janta raha, ki uh shishu Parmeshwar ke Putr raha, hamaar Rakshak aur Muktidaata. Woh sach me hai, aur Woh jiwit hai.” Ih aelaan ke baad, uh hum log sab ke apan neele aankhon se dekhta raha aur zor se bolta raha, “Aur aap bhi jaane sakta hai.”
Hamaar pita aur maa janta raha Bethlehem me uh shishu kon raha aur Uh bada hoi ke konchi kari. Ih gyaan se uh log me badlaao aais. Uh log khali yeh nahi chahata raha ki hum bachche unke shabdo pe vishwaas karein3 par yeh ki hum khud ke liye jaane taaki hum me bhi badlaao aaye. Apan maa-pita ke gawaahiyon se prabhaawit hoke, hum bhi vachan-badhta ke maarg pe nikal gaya “bhi jaane sakta hai” ke ichcha se.
Jab hum 11(gyarah) saal ke raha, hum log Göteborg, Sweden me rehta raha. Mission president sab yuvaa ke Mormon Dharamshaastr padhe ke amantrit karis. Hum technical rup se nimantran me shaamil nahi raha, lekin hamaar bhaai uh taaim pe ek deacon raha, aur uh chunaoti swikaar karis. Hum hamesha apan bhaai ke rakam bane mangta raha aur woh jo bhi karta wahi karta tha, isliye mai isme shaamil hua. Hamaar maa-pita hamaar bhaai-bahano ke aur hamme apan alag shaastr dees raha, aur hum har shaam padhe laga.
Thoda mahina baad, President Gösta Malm, mission presidency ke ek salaahkaar,4 ne un yuwaaon ko protsaahit kiya jo Mormon Dharamshaastr padh rahe the ki weh Parmeshwar se iski sachchaai ke baare me puche. Hum faesla kar liya ki hum bas yahi karega. Uh raat hum tabh tak intazaar kara jab tak hamaar bhaai sutis nahi. Hum apan khatiya se utra, thanda farsh pe ghutna teka, aur hum praathna kare laga. Hamme jald hi aese laga jaise hum se bola jaawe hai, “Hum aap se kehte aaya hai ki yeh sach hai.” Aur isse hi, hamaar uppar ek alag tarah ke shaanti aai ge. Hum apan liye jaan giya Pawitr Aatma ke shakti ke dwara ki Mormon Dharamshaastr sachcha hai.5
Jon rakam se waada kara ge raha Mormon Dharamshaastr ke Parichay me, hum bhi “[Pawitr Aatma ke shakti] se jaan [paaya] ki Ishu Masih duniya ke Rakshak hai, ki Joseph Smith Uske prophet hai ih antim dino me, aur ki Ishu Masih ka Girjaghar Antim-dino ke Santo ka Prabhu ka raajye hai ih dharti pe, Masiha ke Dusra Aagman ke taeyaari me.”6 Uh gyaan, uske baad la gawaahi log ke saath milaae ke, hamme badal dees, jaise uh hamaar maa-pita ke karis raha.
Ih gyaan—ki Ishu Masih Parmeshwar ke Putr hai aur ki Uske duniya ke paapo ke liye krus pe chadhaaya ge raha—ek aadhyaatmik tohfa hai.7 Ih tohfa koi ek purohiti ke daftar se nahi jodaan hai naa toh ek khaas ling se; balki, uh un sab ke liye uplabdh hai jon uske yogye hai. Hum log se nahi bola ge hai Rakshak ke liye sona, itr, aur lobaan ke tohfe le ke jaao, ih khoobsurat aadhyatmik tohfa ke yogye howe ke liye. Hum log se kaha ge hai apne aap ke do.8 Mormon Dharamshastr ke prophet Amaleki logon se gidhgidhaais, ih bol ke, “Aur ab … Hum mangta hai ki aap log Masih ke paas aao, jon Israel ke Pawitr Putr hai, aur uske uddhaar, aur uske mukti ke shakti ke bhaagi bano. Haan, uske paas aao, aur apan pura aatma ke uske liye aahuti me de do … ; aur jaise Prabhu jiwit hai woh aapko bacha lega.”9
Jab hum badha hote giya, hum dekha ki hamaar maa-pita dusron ke sewa kare hai. Hum uh log ke Parmeshwar ke saathe banaae vachano ke nibhaate dekha hai. Hum uh log lagan se gharelu(home) aur bhent(visiting teaching) shikshan ka kaam karte dekha hai, unki dekhrekh karne ki koshish karte hai jinki woh sewa karte hai. Hum uh log ke mandir dharamvidhiyon me bhaag lete aur Girjaghar ke niyuktiyon(callings) ke swikaarte dekha hai. Aur har saal, Bada Din ke Eve pe, hamaar pita Simeon ke sange Rakshak Ishu Masih ke gawahi deta raha. Ih sab saalon me, hamaar pita “bhi jaane sakta hai” la nimantran sambandhiyon aur pote-potiyon ke bhi dees hai.
Mormon Dharamshaastr ke saathe apan bachpan ke anubhao ke kayi dashko(decades) baad, hamme ek General Adhikaari Sattar(Seventy) niyukt kiya gaya aur maha sammelan me bole ke liye chuna gaya. Hamaar bahan log ih dekhis ki hamaar 92-saal ke-budha pita sammelan dekhe sakta raha—aur khaas rup se hamaar bhaashan. Maha sammelan ke baad hum uh log ke ghare giya. Hum pucha, “Pitaji, kya aap sammelan dekha?” Uh jawaab dees, “Ja(haan).” Hum pucha, “Aap hamme baat karte sunaa?” Uh jawaab dees, “Ja(haan).” Thoda gussa se, hum bola, “Achcha, Pitaji, aap konchi socha?” Uh jawaab dees, “Oh, sab theek raha. Hamme lagbhag garv hois.”
Bahut deri baad uh bolis, “Dale, hamme tumse kuch bole ke hai.” Tabh hum jaana ki jab hum koi prashansa ke intazaar karta raha, hamaar pita hamme prashansa dewe se kuch aur zyaada zaroori ke baare me sochta raha. Uh aage aur bolis, “Kal raat hum ek sapna dekha. Hum dekha ki hum marr giya hai, aur hum Rakshak ke dekha. Uh hamme apan baaho me lees aur humse bolis ki hamaar paap chama hoi ge hai. Aur ih bahut achcha laga.” Bas khali wahi baat hamaar pita jor se bolis. Lekin uske aakhi bahut kuch bolta raha; uh Ishu Masih ke janta raha. Uh janta raha ki Bethlehem ke nanha shishu, jon gyaan aur kadh me badha hua, aur Parmeshwar aur insaan ke anugrah me,”10 uske uddhaar raha, ki Parmeshwar ka Putr badha ho chuka tha aur uske paapo ka praeshchit kar chuka tha. Aur hamaar pita ih baat apan sapna se bahut pehle jaan ge raha. Ih sapna khali ek komal daya raha—ek tohfa—ek pyaar karne waale Swarg ke Pita se ek budhe aadmi ke liye, jon dui mahina baad guzar ge. Hamme abhi tak mile la Bada Din tohfaaon me se, hum apan maa aur pitaji ke gawahi aur vishwaas dekhaawe la tohfa ke sabse khaas maanta hai.
Ih Bada Din pe, apan Swarg ke Pita se duniya ke Rakshak ke jiwit waastavikta jaane ke adhyaatmik tohfa ke maango. Ih Bada Din ke maosam Uske jiwan ke adhyyan kare aur Uhke charitr aur visheshtaaon ke apnaawe ke koshish kare ke ek sundar aur prakritik samay hai. Jab aap aise karega, aap jaane sakta hai ki Ishu hi Masih hai, Parmeshwar ka Putr, aur ki Usne aapke paapon ka praeshchit kiya. Ih gyaan Jultomten ke diye koi bhi tohfa se behtar aur tikaau hai, kyunki isse tumhaare andar badlaao aa sakta hai. Tum seekhoge ki Rakshak woh waapas laana pasand karta hai jise tum nahi laa sakte, woh ghaao theek karna jo tum nahi kar sakte, woh banana jo tumse nahi bann sakta hai, tumne jo nainsaafi saha hai uski bharpaai karta hai, aur hamesha ke liye ekdam bikhre dilon ko bhi jodta hai.
Hamaar dharti la pita ke rakam, hum saait nanhe Ishu ke apan godh me nahi le sakega, lekin hum janta hai, jaise Simeon janta raha, ki uh shishu Parmeshwar ke Putr raha, hamaar aur aapke Rakshak, hamaar aur aapke Muktidaata. Woh sach me hai, aur Woh jiwit hai.” Aur aap bhi jaane sakta hai. Ishu Masih ke naam se, amen.