mai jis aadmi naal judo-karate da mukabla kar reha si, galti naal mai os de nakk ’te maar ditta. mai sochya nahi si ki os de inni ziada satt lagg javegi. mai is karke andro-andri doshi mehsoos karan lagga te sochan lagga ki mai agge to marshal arts karaa ja na. mai is khed nu chhaddan bare kyo sochan lagga jadki is da mere ’te janoon savaar si? aao pehla mai tuhanu dassda ha ki marshal arts vich mai dilchaspi kyo lain lagga.

 meri parvarish amreeka de newyork, baflo sheher vich hoi. sadde parivar vich bahut pyaar si. asi catholic dharam nu mannde si. mai bachpan vich catholic school janda hunda si atey church vich seva karda si. sadde mummy-daddy chahunde si ki mai te meri bhen zindagi vich safal hoyiye. is layi mere mummy-daddy ne keha ki je mai parhayi vich vadiya number lavanga, taa hi mai school di chhutti to baad kheda vich hissa lai sakda si ja part-time kamm kar sakda si. is karke mai chhoti umar to apne aap nu anushasan vich rakhna sikhya.

 jado mai 17 saala da si, taa mai marshal arts di sikhlayi laini shuru keeti. kayi saala tak mai din vich tinn ghante yani hafte vich chhe din sikhlayi layi. is khed vich hor vi mahar bannan layi, mai har hafte kayi-kayi ghante is de vakho-vakhre tareekya bare apne dimag vich sochda rehnda si atey is diya videos vi dekhda si. mainu akkha ’te patti bannh ke abhyaas karan vich bahut maza aaunda si, itho tak ke tikhe hathyaara naal abhyaas karde vele vi. mai apne hath de ik jhatke naal fattiya ja itta torr sakda si. mai is khed vich mahar bann gaya atey khed mukablya vich mai trafiya jittiya. hun marshal arts hi meri zindagi vich sabh kujh si.

 mai safalta bare jo sochya si, oh sabh kujh haasal kar lya si. mai change numbera naal university di parhayi poori keeti. mai ik vaddi company vich computer engineer vajo kamm keeta. company ne mainu bahut sariya sahoolta dittiya. mera apna ghar si atey meri ik girlfriend si. lokaa nu laggda si ki mai apni zindagi vich bahut khush si, par sach dassa taa mai khush nahi si kyoki mere mann vich bahut sare zaroori savaal san jinha de javab mainu pata nahi si.

 apne savaala de javab jaanan layi mai hafte vich do vaar church jana shuru kar ditta atey madad layi parmeshwar nu prarthna karda hunda si. fir ik din apne ik dost naal gall kar ke meri zindagi hi badal gayi. mai apne dost nu puchhya: “kee tu kade sochya ki saddi zindagi da maksad kee hai? ithe kinniya mushkla han atey kinni beinsaafi hundi hai!” os ne mainu dassya ki os ne vi ehi savaal puchhe san atey os nu bible vicho is de bilkul sahi javab mile. os ne mainu ik kitab ditti jis da naa si tusi sadaa de layi dharti utte paradees vich jeeunde reh sakde ho. * os ne mainu dassya ki oh yahovah de gavaha naal bible study kar reha si. pehla-pehel taa mai jhijak reha si kyoki mai sochya ki mainu apne dharam to ilava kise hor de prakashan nahi parhne chaheede. fir vi, apne savaala de javab jaanan di ichha hon karke mai sochya ki dekhda ha ki gavah jo sikhaunde han, oh sahi hai ja nahi.

 bible vicho mai jo vi sikhya, oh jaan ke mai hairan reh gaya. mai sikhya ki parmeshwar da insaana layi asal maksad hai ki oh sohni dharti ’te hamesha layi jeeun. os da eh maksad hale vi nahi badlya. (utpat 1:28) mai apni bible (king james version) vich parmeshwar da naa yahovah dekh ke hairan reh gaya. mai eh vi jaan gaya ki prabhu di prarthna karde vele mai ise naa bare prarthna karda hunda si. (zaboor 83:18; matti 6:9) akheer, mainu samajh aa gayi ki parmeshwar thode same layi insaana nu dukh jhalan kyo de reha hai. jo kujh mai sikhya, oh mainu samajh aa gaya! hun mai bahut khush si.

 mai oh sama kade vi nahi bhull sakda jado mai yahovah de gavaha diya meetinga vich pehli vaar gaya si. sare mainu barre pyaar naal mile atey ohna ne mera naa vi puchhya. is meeting vich khaas public bhashan vich samjhaya gaya ki parmeshwar keho jehiya prarthnava sunda hai. mainu eh visha bahut dilchsap lagga kyoki mai madad layi parmeshwar nu prarthna kar reha si. agli meeting vich mai yisu di maut di yaadgar manaun layi gaya. ihna meetinga vich mai eh dekh ke hairan reh gaya ki bache vi parhiya jaan valiya aayata nu bible vicho naal-naal khol rahe san. shuru-shuru vich mainu pata nahi si ki bible vicho aayata kive labhniya san, par gavaha ne meri madad keeti atey mainu aayata kholniya sikhaiya.

 bakaida meetinga vich jaan karke meri yahovah de gavaha diya sikhyaava prati kadar hor vadh-di gayi. ihna meetinga vich mai bahut kujh sikhda si atey mainu hausla milda si te mai taro-taza mehsoos karda si. fir ik gavah ne mainu bible study karan layi puchhya.

 mai dekhya ki yahovah de gavah church de lokaa nalo bilkul vakhre san. mai eh vi dekhya ki gavaha vich kinni ekta hai atey ehi oh lok han jo apne vallo parmeshwar nu khush karan di poori koshish karde han. gavaha vich aapsi pyaar dekh ke mainu hor vi yakeen ho gaya ki ehi lok sache masihi han.—yuhanna 13:35.

 jinna ziada mai bible bare sikhda gaya, unna ziada bible de myaara mutabak zindagi jeeun layi mai apne vich badlaa karda gaya. par mainu laggda si ki mai kade vi marshal arts nahi chhadd sakda. mainu marshal arts da abhyaas karna atey khed mukablya vich hissa laina bahut changa laggda si. jado mai eh gall mainu study karaun vale bhra nu dassi, taa os ne mainu barre pyaar naal keha: “tu bas study karda reh te mainu poora bharosa hai ki tu sahi faisla lavenga.” mai ehi sunn-na chahunda si! jinna ziada mai study karda gaya, unna ziada mere andar yahovah parmeshwar nu khush karan di ichha vadh-di gayi.

 meri zindagi vich nava morr odo aaya, jado mai apne naal mukabla karan vale aadmi de nakk ’te galti naal maar ditta si, is gall da zikar mai shuru vich keeta si. is ghatna ne mainu sochan layi majboor kar ditta ki je mai marshal arts da abhyaas karda reha, taa kee mai ik shanti-pasand masih kaha sakanga. mai yasayah 2:3, 4 to sikhya ki yahovah diya hidayata mannan vale “fir kadi vi ladai karni nahi sikhange.” nale yisu ne vi sikhaya ki beinsaafi hon te vi sanu kise ’te hath nahi chukkna chaheeda. (matti 26:52) is layi mai apni mann-pasand khed chhadd ditti.

 is to baad mai bible di eh salah manni ki “parmeshwar di bhagti karde rehen da teecha rakh atey is teeche tak pahunchan layi abhyaas karda reh.” (1 timothius 4:7) jinna sama te takat mai pehla marshal arts vich laaunda si, oh hun mai parmeshwar de nerre jaan te os di seva karan vich lagaun lagg pya. mai bible vich jo kujh sikh reha si, oh meri girlfriend nu changa nahi lagg reha si. is layi asi vakh ho gaye. mai 24 janvri 1987 nu baptisma lai ke yahovah da ik gavah bann gaya. is to baad mai poore same di seva karni shuru kar ditti atey khushi-khushi lokaa nu bible vicho sikhaun vich apna sama lagaun lagg pya. odo to mai poore same di seva jaari rakhi atey kujh same layi mai amreeka de newyork sheher vich yahovah de gavaha de headquater vich vi seva keeti.

 hun mai parmeshwar bare sachayi jaan gaya ha. mainu oh cheez mil gayi hai jis di mai hamesha kami mehsoos karda si atey meri zindagi da khaleepan door ho gaya hai. meri zindagi da hun ik maksad hai atey meri kol vadiya bhavikh di umeed hai. mai sach-much khush ha! hale vi mainu kasrat karni changi laggdi hai, par ehi mere layi sabh kujh nahi hai. hun meri zindagi vich sabh to ziada zaroori yahovah parmeshwar di seva karni hai.

 jado mai marshal arts khed-da hunda si, taa mai hamesha apne aale-duaale de lokaa to chukanna rehnda si. mai aksar eh sochda rehnda si ki je kise ne mere ’te hamla kar ditta, taa mai khud nu kive bachavanga. hale vi mai apne aale-duaale de lokaa to chukanna rehnda ha, par hun kaaran vakhra hai, oh hai ohna di madad karni. bible ne meri ik dyaalu insaan bannan atey meri patni bareda da ik behtar pati bannan vich madad keeti hai.

 mere ’te marshal arts da janoon savaar si, par hun mere ’te kise hor vadiya cheez da janoon savaar hai. bible de eh shabd bilkul sach saabat hoye: “sareerak abhyaas da kujh hadd tak hi faida hunda hai, par parmeshwar di bhagti karan naal sariya galla vich faida hunda hai kyoki is karke sanu na sirf ajj di zindagi vich, sago bhavikh vich milan vali zindagi vich vi barkata milangiya.”—1 timothius 4:8.