Sabse Mahaan Netaaein Hi Sabse Mahaan Chelein Hain
Yah par samay hoga jab raastey mein mushkilein hongi, parantu Uddhaarkarta ke piche chale raho. Wah Raasta jaanta hai; sahi mein, Wah hi raasta hai.
Jab main 12 saal ka tha, mere pita mujhe pahaadon par shikaar karne ke liye le gaya tha. Hum 3.00 baje subeh ko jage, apne ghodon ko taeyaar kiya, aur puri andhere mein jangalbhare pahaadon ki oar nikal pade. Bhale hi main apne pita ke saath shikaar par jaana pasand karta hoon, us samay main todha dar gaya tha. Main kabhi is paahaadon mein nahi aya tha, aur main raasta nahi jaaanta tha-aur sach mein kuch nahi dekh pata! Main sirf apne pita ke liye hue chote se laaltern ko dekh pata jo pain ke pedon mein humare aage kuch hi roshni deta. Kya agar mera ghodha bichal jata aur gir jata- kya wah dekh pata tha ki kaha ja raha hai? Parantu uski soch ne mujhe sahara diya: “Pitaji ko pata tha ki waha kaha ja raha tha. Agar main uske piche chala, sbhi kuch Sahi hoga.”
Aur sabhi kuch sahi hua. Ant mein surajh nikal aya, aur humne saath mein achcha din bitaaya. Jab hum ghar ki oar ja rahe the, mere pita ne ek raajye ki oar ishaara kiya, pahaadh ki khaai jo dusre pahaadon ke gaharaai se ziyada tha. “Wah Windy Ridge hai,” usne kaha. “Waha par hi achcha shikaar hai.” Turant hi maine faesla kiya ki main waapis aaunga aur Windy Ridge ko kisidin chadhunga.
Bitey saalon mein, maine apne pita ko Windy Ridge ke bare mein baaten kartey hue suna, parantu hum kabhi waapis nahi gaye-parantu ek din, 20 saalon baad, maine apne pita ko fone kiya aur kaha, “Chalo Windy chaltey hain.” Ek baar phir hum apne ghodon ko taeyaar kiya aur pahaadon ki oar nikale. Main ab 30 saal ka anubhaowik ghodsawaar tha, phirbhi main wahi dar mahesoos kar ke aschariye mein hua jo maine 12 saal—umar mein ek ladke ki tarah mahesoos kiya tha. Parantu mere pita ko raasta pata tha, aur main uske piche chala.
Ant mein hum Windy ke choti tak pahunche. Nazara bahot hi khoobsurat tha, aur mujhe yah ahesaas hua ki main waapis aana chahata tha—is baar mere hi achchaai ke liye taaki apne patni aur bachchon ko la sakun. Main chahata tha ki weh bhi wah anubhao kare jo maine kiya tha.
Kai saalon tak, mujhe aosar prapt hua apne putron aur dusre jawaan purushon ko pahaadon ki choti tak le jaane ka, jis tarah mere pitaji mujhe le gaye the. In anubho ne mujhe yah sochne par prerit kiya ki kya matlab hai aage chalne ka—aur kya matlab hai kisi ke piche chalne ka.
Ishu Maseeh, Sabse Mahaan Neta aur Sab se Mahaan Chela
Agar mujhe tumse puchna hota, “Koun hai sabse mahaan neta jo kabhi tha?”—tum kya kahatey? Jawaab, zaroor, Ishu Maseeh hi hota. Usne sabhi sahi netatave ke gunon ka uddhaaran diya hai.
Parantu agar mujhe tumse puchna hota ki, “Koun hai sabse acha chela jo kahi tha?”—Kya jawaab abh bhi Ishu Maseeh hi nahi hota? Wah sabse mahaan neta hai kyunki Wah hi sabse mahaan chaela tha—Wah Apne Pita ke pichiche, sabhi cheezon mein tha.
Duniya yah sikhlati hai ki netaaoun ko mahan hona chahiye; Prabhu sikhlata hai ki unko vinamar hona zaroori hai. Duniya ke netaaaein apne chamta, gun, aur paese se shakti aur maarg prapt kartein hain. Masih ki tarah netaaein shakti aur maarg “salaaha se, lambi jhelne se, dayalupan aur vinamrata se, aur sachcha prem se prapt kartein hain.”1
Parmeshwar ki nazariye mein, sabse mahaan netaaein humesha sabse mahaan chela rahein hain.
Mujhe apne abhi haal mein Girjaghr ke jawaan purushon ke saath ghate do anubhoun ko bataane do jisne mujhe skhlaya netatav aur chela ke bare mein.
Hum Sabhi Netaaein Hain
Abhi haal hi mein, main aur meri patni ne apne gharelu ward se bahar prabhu bhoj sabha mein bhent kiya. Sabha shuru hone se hi pahale, ek jawaan purush mere paas aya, aur mujhse pucha ki kya main prabhu bhoj ko baatne mein madad kar sakta tha. Maine kaha, “main khush hunga karke.”
Main dusre deacons ke saath baet gaya aur mere bagal mein jo baeta tha se pucha, “Mujhe kya karna hai?” Usne batlaya ki mujhe beech ke bhaag mein chapel ke piche se baatne ka shuruwaat karna hai aur wah ussi bhaag mein dusri oar hoga, aur hum saath mein aage ki oar badhenge.
Maine kaha, “Maine yah bahot din hue kiya tha.”
Usne jawaab diya, “Koi baat nahi. Tum achcha karoge. Maine bhi wahi mahesoos kiya jab maine shuruwaat kiya.”
Baad mein, parishad ka sabse jawaan deacon, kuch hi hafton pahale niyukt hua ne, prabhu bhoj sabha mein bhaashan diya. Sabha ke baad dusre deacons uske ird-gird hue yah batlane ke liye ki weh apne parishad ke sadesye se khush the.
Jab main us din unke saath bhent kar raha tha, maine jaana ki har safta, ward ke sabhi Aaronic Purohiti parishadein ke sadesye dusre jawaan purush tak jaatey the aur unko apne prishad mein amantirith kartey the.
Yeh jawaan purushein sabhi mahaan netaaein the. Aur unke piche saaf tar se kuch aschariye Melchizedek Purohititav rakhne waale, maata-pitaaein, aur dusre the jinhone unke kaaryon mein madad kiya tha. Is tarah ke dekhbhaal karne waale buzurg sirf jawaan purush ko chota nahi dekhtein, parantu waesa jo weh bann saktey hain. Jab weh jawaan purush se ya unke baare mein baatein karein, weh unke amzoriyon ko nahi dekhein. Balki, weh un mahaan netatav ke gunon ko batlaaein jo weh kar rahein hain.
Jawaan purush, is tarike se Prabhu tumhe dekhta hai. Main tumhe amantirith karta hoon ki apne aap ko is tarah se dekho. Yaha par tumhare jiwan mein samay hoga jab tumhe neta banne ko kaha jayega. Jab tum “bhaashan do, sikhlaao, samjhaao, [aur] aaswaasan do” parisad sabhaaoun mein, tumhare parivaaron mein, aur apne foston mein, tum ek neta aur chela ho.Netatav chelatav ka ek hissa hai- yah sahi mein dusron ki madad karna hain Ishu Maseeh tak aane mein, wah hai jo sachche chela kartein hain. Aagar tum Maseeh ke chela banne ki kosish kar rahe ho, tab tum dusron ko Uske piche chalne ko sikhlane mein madad kar saktey ho, aur tum neta ban saktey ho.
Tumhari neta bane ka chamta veyaktigat taur se dosti karne, kaarye ke tarikon, ya janta mein baatein karne ke gun se bhi nahi hota hai. Yah tume Ishu Maseeh ke piche chalne ki aagya se milta hai. Yah tumhare Abraham ki vani, “sachchaaiyon ka mahaan chela”2 hone ki ikcha se milta hai. Agar tum yah kar sako—bhale hi tumhe sab kuch pata nahi hai, parantu tum kosish kar rahe ho—phir tumek neta ho.
Purohititav Sewa Netatav Hai
Ek dusre stithi mein,main New Zealand mein ek avivaahit maa ke saath teen jawaan bachchon ke ghar ko bhent karne gaya tha. Sabse bada putra 18 ka tha aur pichale Raviwaar ko hi Melchizedek Purohiti kop rapt kiya tha. Maine pucha ki yah usne is purohiti ka istamaal kiya tha. Usne kaha, “mujhe pata nahi hai ki uska matlab kya hai.”
Main use batlaya ki uske paas ab adhikaar tha purohiti ashirwaad ya changaai dene ka. Maine uske maa ki oar dekha, jiske paas kai saalon se uske bagal mein koi Melchizedek Purohiti rakhne waala nahi tha. “Maine socha ki yah achcha hoga,” maine kaha, “kya tum apni maa ko ashirwaad doge.”
Usne jwaab diya, “Mujhe pata nahi hai kaese.”
Maine samjhaya ki wah apne haaton ko apni maa ke sir par rakhe, unka naam le, kahe ki wah Melchizedek Purohiti ke adhikaar se use ashirwaad de raha hai, woh kuch kahe jo Aatma uske man aur hriday mein daalta hai, aur Ishu Maseeh ke naam se khatam kare.
Dosre din, maine use ek email prapt kiya. Usmein, ek bhaag mein likha tha: “Aajraat maine apni maa ko ashirwaad diya! …Maine bahot hi dar aur alag tarah ka mahesoos kiya, to main prarthna karta raha taaki mujhe pata ho ki mere saath humesha Aatma tha, kyuki main uske bina ashirwaad nahi de pata. Jab maine shuruwaat kiya, main apneaap ko aur apne kamzoriyon ko bhool gaya. …Main [ne socha nahi tha] bahari dhaarmik aur dayabhare Shakti ke ahesaas ko. …Uske baad prem ki aatma mujh mein bhar gaya main apne ahesaas ko rok nahi paya, to mai apne maa ke gale laga aur shishu ki tarah rone laga. …Abhi bhi jab main yah likh raha hoon, [mujhe ahesaas] ho raha hai Aatma ka [itna ziyada ki] main kabhi bhi paap nahi karna chahata hoon. …Main is susamachaar se prem karta hoon.”3
Kya yah dekhna prena se bhara hua nahi hai ki ek sadhaaran jawaan purush mahaan cheezon ko purohiti sewa ke dauraan kar sakta hai, bhale hi use antar lagta ho? Mujhe abhi jald hi pata chala ki is elder ko ek mission niyukti prapt hua hai aura gale mahine parachaarak ssikhne waala Kendra jayega. Mujhe vishwaas hai ki wah kai aatmaoun ko Maseeh tak pahuchayega kyuki usne purhiti sewa mein Maseeh ke piche chalna sikha hai- apne khudh ke hi ghar mein shuruwaat kiya hai, jaha uska mahaan prabhaao ka uddhaaran uske 14 saal ki umar ke bhaai par prabhaao daal raha hai.
Bhaaiyon, chahe hum jaane yah nahi, log humari iszat kartein hain-parivaar sadesye, mitraon, ajnabi bhi. Purohiti ke rakhne waalon ki tarah, yeh kaafi nahi sirf Maseeh tak pahuchna; humari zimmedaari abh hai ki “sabhi ko Maseeh tak aane ke liye amantrit karo.”4 Hume khudh ke liye dhaarmik ashirwaadon ko prapt kar ke santusht nahi hona hai; hume jinhe hum prem kartein hain ko us ashirwaad tak lana hai- aur Ishu Maseeh ki chelon ki tarah, hume sabhi ko prem karna chahiye. Uddhaarkarta ka aagya Peter aur humare liye bhi hai: “Jab tum badlo, apne bhaaiyon ko bhi mazboot karo.”5
Galilee ke Manushye ke Piche Chalo
Yah par samay hoga jab raastey mein mushkilein hongi, parantu Uddhaarkarta ke piche chale raho. Wah raasta jaanta hai; sahi mein, Wah hi raasta hai.6 Jitna ziyada tum Maseeh ke paas sachchaai se aaoge, utna hi tum dosron ki madad karne ki ikcha karoge wah anubhao karne mein jo tum kar raheho.Is ahesaas ka dusra shabd dayalupan hai, “jisse [Usne] un sabhi logon ko pradaan kiya hai jo uske Putra, Ishu Maseeh ke sachche chelein hain.”7 Phir tumhe pata chalega ki Maseeh ke piche chalne se, tum dusron ko bhi Uske paas leja rahe ho, Pradhaan Thomas S. Monson ki shabdon mein, “Jab hum Galilee ke us Aadmi ke piche chaltein hain—Ishu Maseeh hi—achchaai mein humare veyaktigat prabhaao ko bhi mahesoos kiya jayega jahakhi bhi hum rahenge, kuch bhi humare niyuktion hongi.8
Main gawahi deta hoon ki yah Maseh ka sachcha Girjaghar hai. Hum Parmeshwar ke bhavishyevakta, Pradhaan Monson ke piche chaltey hain-ek mahaan neta jo Uddhaarkarta ka ek sachcha chela hai. Ishu Maseeh ke naam se, amen.