Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(148)

Most of the people didn’t know the complications of the adolescence age. In this age parents must be the most close friends of their children whether he is a boy or a girl. In this age they are neither children nor completely matured. They get attracted towards opposite sex that we call infatuation. They must be guided properly by parents teachers. In this  big haveli when Shamu came he was a child of approximately just twelve years old and Kavita was also of the same age. She was alone in the haveli as child. Mathuradas was a little boy and he never entered inside the haveli as he was shy. Shamu was sharp and quick tempered boy and right from the beginning he started visiting inside the haveli. Kamini Devi used to spend money for his clothes. Though he was dark skinned boy but he always looked smart in good cloths. He was skilled, he had tamed and disciplined Raja very soon.Kamini Devi couldn’t see the possible consequences of his closeness with Kavita. All the other servants including Vasanti felt it’s not good but they didn’t have dare to utter a sit word to Kamini Devi and so the the results went worse to worst. ———- Continued ———-

Amazing !!

 *याद रखिये,मैं बूढ़ा नहीं हूँ*

*माइंड बॉडी कनेक्शन या* 

*प्लेसीबो इफ़ेक्ट*

छड़ी के सहारे चलने वाले कुछ बूढ़े लोग एक घर में घुसे, और एक हफ़्ते बाद वे बाहर निकल गए! बिना किसी दवा के, बिना किसी सर्जरी के। बस दिमाग का एक छोटा सा स्विच ऑन हो गया।

कैसे?

यह घटना 1979 में हुई थी।

हार्वर्ड के एक शानदार साइकोलॉजिस्ट, डॉ. एलेन लैंगर ने कुछ पागलपन करने का फैसला किया। वह टाइम ट्रैवल करना चाहते थे, लेकिन बिना किसी मशीन के।

उन्होंने लगभग 80 साल के आठ बूढ़े लोगों को चुना। उनकी हालत ऐसी थी कि उनमें से कोई भी बिना छड़ी के नहीं चल सकता था, कुछ के हाथ कांप रहे थे, कुछ की आँखों में मोतियाबिंद था, और कुछ को तो अपना नाम भी ठीक से याद नहीं था।

उनके बच्चों को लगा कि उनके पिता को नर्सिंग होम भेजा जा रहा है। लेकिन उन्हें नहीं पता था कि उनके पिता को 1959 में भेजा जा रहा है!

नहीं, कोई जादुई दुनिया नहीं। डॉ. लैंगर ने बोस्टन में एक पुराने मठ या आश्रम को पूरी तरह से 1959 के स्टाइल में सजाया था। वहाँ 1979 का कोई निशान नहीं था। टीवी ब्लैक एंड व्हाइट था, 1959 की न्यूज़ थी, एड सुलिवन का शो था। रेडियो पर उस समय के गाने बज रहे थे। मैगज़ीन, अखबार—सब 20 साल पहले के।

कहानी में पहला ट्विस्ट यहीं आता है।

जब आठ बूढ़े आदमी वहाँ पहुँचे, तो उन्हें लगा कि कोई आएगा और उनके सूटकेस उनके कमरों तक ले जाएगा, जैसे वे घर पर करते हैं।

लेकिन डॉ. लैंगर ने सख्ती से कहा, "यहाँ कोई तुम्हारी मदद नहीं करेगा। तुम्हें अपने बैग खुद उठाने होंगे।"

वे गुस्सा हो गए और बड़बड़ाने लगे। लेकिन कोई रास्ता न देखकर, वे अपने भारी सूटकेस लेकर दूसरी मंज़िल पर लंगड़ाते हुए गए। और ठीक तभी, उनके दिमाग में पहला सिग्नल गया—"मैं डिसेबल्ड नहीं हूँ, मैं उठा सकता हूँ।"

बस एक ही शर्त थी—उन्हें एक हफ़्ते तक यह दिखाना था कि साल 1959 है।

वे "पास्ट टेंस" में नहीं बोल सकते। उन्हें प्रेजेंट टेंस में बोलना होगा। जैसे, "प्रेसिडेंट आइजनहावर अभी क्या कर रहे हैं?" या "कास्त्रो हवाना में क्या कर रहे हैं?"

उन्हें उस समय की पॉलिटिक्स, स्पोर्ट्स और फिल्मों पर ऐसे बात करनी चाहिए जैसे वे वहीं हों। उन्हें उसी एनर्जी के साथ बात करनी चाहिए जैसे वे उस समय थे—55 या 60 साल के।

शुरू के दो दिन उन्हें बहुत मुश्किल हुई। लेकिन तीसरे दिन, एक अजीब जादू शुरू हुआ। जो आदमी आर्थराइटिस की वजह से सीधा नहीं बैठ पाता था, वह डाइनिंग टेबल पर सीधा बैठा पॉलिटिक्स पर बहस कर रहा था।

जिस आदमी को कम सुनाई देता था, वह रेडियो की आवाज़ कम करके म्यूज़िक सुन रहा था। माहौल ने उन्हें यह मानने पर मजबूर कर दिया कि वे बूढ़े नहीं हैं, कि वे अभी भी अधेड़ उम्र के, मज़बूत आदमी हैं।

सबसे बड़ा झटका हफ़्ते के आखिरी दिन लगा। डॉ. लैंगर को अपनी आँखों पर यकीन नहीं हुआ जब उन्होंने आश्रम के सामने मैदान में एक सीन देखा।

जो बूढ़े लोग एक हफ़्ते पहले बस से उतरकर मदद ढूंढ रहे थे, वे अब मैदान पर 'टच फ़ुटबॉल' खेल रहे हैं! हाँ, फ़ुटबॉल! उनके दौड़ने से वे ऐसे लग रहे थे जैसे वे सच में 20 साल बूढ़े हो गए हों।

जब एक्सपेरिमेंट के आखिर में उनके फिजिकल टेस्ट हुए, तो डॉक्टर रिजल्ट देखकर हैरान रह गए। उनकी पकड़ की ताकत बढ़ गई थी, उनके जोड़ों की फ्लेक्सिबिलिटी बढ़ गई थी, और उनकी नज़र और सुनने की क्षमता भी बेहतर हो गई थी! वे बिना चश्मे के छोटे अक्षरों में लिखी बातें पढ़ सकते थे। उनके IQ स्कोर बढ़ गए थे।

सबसे दिलचस्प बात यह थी कि जब उनकी पहले और बाद की तस्वीरें अजनबियों को दिखाई गईं (जिन्हें एक्सपेरिमेंट के बारे में नहीं पता था), तो उन्होंने कहा, "वे बाद की तस्वीरों में बहुत छोटे लग रहे हैं!" उन्हें न सिर्फ बेहतर महसूस हुआ, बल्कि उनके चेहरे की झुर्रियां भी कम हो गई थीं। बायोलॉजिकली, उनकी उम्र उलट गई थी!

डॉ. एलेन लैंगर ने साबित किया कि जब भी हम खुद से कहते हैं—"मैं बूढ़ा हो गया हूं, मैं अब और नहीं कर सकता"—तो हमारा शरीर इसे मान लेता है और बंद होने लगता है।

हमारा समाज हमें सिखाता है कि बूढ़ा होने का मतलब बीमार होना है, और हम उसी स्क्रिप्ट को फॉलो करते हैं। लेकिन जब भी उन बूढ़े लोगों का माहौल बदला जाता है और उन्हें यह यकीन दिलाया जाता है कि वे अभी भी जवान हैं, तो उनका शरीर भी उसी हिसाब से रिस्पॉन्स देता है। इसे "माइंड-बॉडी कनेक्शन" या प्लेसीबो इफेक्ट का जनक कहा जाता है!

तो भाई, आप कभी-कभी अभी कह सकते हैं, "मुझे यह पसंद नहीं है, मैं थका हुआ महसूस करता हूँ, मैं यह नहीं कर सकता।" ज़रा सोचिए, अगर 80 साल के लोग अपनी सोच बदलकर स्टिक फेंककर फुटबॉल खेल सकते हैं, तो आप क्या नहीं कर सकते!

आपकी लिमिटेशन आपके शरीर में नहीं हैं, वे आपके दिमाग में हैं।

जब भी आपको लगता है कि आप कमज़ोर हैं, तो आप कमज़ोर हैं। और जब आपको लगता है कि आप सुपरहीरो हैं, तो आपका दिमाग आपके शरीर को वह सिग्नल भेजता है। अपना फ़ोन नीचे रखें, शीशे में खुद को देखें और कहें, "मैं बॉस हूँ, मेरी एनर्जी की कोई लिमिट नहीं है।"मेरा यकीन मानिए, आपका शरीर यह ज़रूर सुनेगा। 

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(147)

Those days there were no other entertainments for common people. Rich people did have Radio and in towns there were cinema halls too but going to cinema halls was not considered good.This way for everyone only spending time was to do his own work. Farmers do farming, Shop keepers do selling, tailors do stitching and the middle class or poor women were doing their house hold works on their own. Cooking , cleaning, washing clothes, cleaning utensils etc. In Rich families like zamindaar’s families these works were being done by the paid people. Entertainment was not there too. They used to play chaupad type of indoor games and children used to play Asht Chang pey ( being played by the dice made by tamarind seeds ( I had described in previous chapters) it was a very interesting game and liked by the children very much .Some people used to play Playing cards but it was also not considered good. Though after freedom education was promoted for girls but still it was not commonly supported by big part of people. And rich people like Chandan Singh Chaudhary hired Miss Samantha Jones as tuition teacher for his daughter Kavita Chaudhary. ———-Continued ——-

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(146)

Those get together parties were grand and were organised on huge scale. In these parties the best dancers and singers used to be called from Benaras. These parties some times or we may say most of the times organised in huge tents fixed  out of the towns. Sometimes these were birthdays or weddings. In these celebrations Alcohol was unlimited and different types of foods were cooked by the expert cooks. All the ladies also have separate tents to live in and enjoy dance music and mehandi type of customs. One more interesting thing used to be worth watching was the dance of a mare with the band’s music. These celebrations used to be completed in five days. These days were full of fun for all the zamindars and their wives.It was either the British time period or just after the freedom time, both the times were inspiring for girls education too. Chandan Singh Chaudhary wanted his both the children to ge learned and so he sent his son Kalyan Singh to Doon School and appointed miss Samantha as tuition teacher for Kavita. She had passed privately eighth and then she was preparing for tenth which was called Matric those days. ————- Continued ————

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut! (145)

Kamini Devi was very beautiful and very soft by nature. She was always aware of the needs of the servant’s staff. Any one never needed to tell her anything.When Shamu came there he was an innocent child so she also took care of of him. For her Kavita and Shamu were of same age children and she always treated them equally. Chandan Singh Chaudhary was never taken much interest in house management. He was tall smart fair and handsome man. He was the landlord and so whenever he was on his ride village people who were his Praja used to keep their head down and hold their chappals in their hands as it was known as insult for the zamindar who was their king. These chappals were made of tires. Chandan Singh Chaudhary was earning good amount as Lagan no farmer denied or postponed his Lagan because of Chandan Chaudhary’s Personality. These zameendar were having good relationships with each other and used to meet in small and big functions with each other. ——— Continued—-

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(144)

Shamu agreed he nodded his head, he could do anything for food, he was orphan, he was roofless homeless . Chandan Chaudhary looked at him and smiled he saddled the horse, and he saw Shamu started running with the horse. When he reached Haveli he got overwhelmed, he was taken to the Raja’s stable, the sais was introduced to him , he was asked to learn how to take care of Raja. He had to live there with the Sais in the small room attached to the stable. He will get food both the times clothes and some pocket money too. He again nodded his head. He was tired and exhausted after this first run. Shamu was liked by all servants as he was innocent and orphan. This way Shamu’s life’s new chapter started in Haveli. He being a small innocent boy was allowed to go inside the haveli. He used to do small works of Kamini Devi Kavita and even Chandan Singh Chaudhary. Later on a big Buggy was bought and kept in the back side of the haveli . Many times Raja was tied to it when the whole family had to attend any wedding or other function a little bit far from the haveli. Shamu was always a part of such visits as he was the caretaker of Raha and Sais already had gone after six months of Shamu’s training. ———- Continued———

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(143)

I always seen Chandan  Singh Chaudhary Silent and grave at Haveli. He never talked much to Kavita mem Saab or Kalyan Singh jee when everyone he used to be here on holidays but it doesn’t mean he was not loving them he loved them very much. In fact for him his family was the most prior thing. He never got angry at any servant. He was loving Kamini Devi very much sometimes this was noticeable by all of us. Over all it was a very happy family. He was very fond of riding and so he bought that Tall white Arabian hirse and named him Raja. I garden’s one part he made a stable for him.In the beginning a Sais was appointed who cam with the horse for his care. One day when Chaudhary Ji was riding towards his lands on the way he saw Shamu was crying under a tree ,he was ten to twelve years dark but sharp featured healthy boy. Chaudhary Ji stopped the horse and asked him “ why is he crying ? “ he said he was alone in the world and do begging . Chaudhary Ji asked him “ Would you come with me ? I will give food every day. ? He became happy. Chaudhary Ji said “ You will have to take care of this horse Raja and whenever I will ride you will have to run with Raja’s speed “ ———- Continued ——