Nami ekdam tya dara jawal yeun thambli. Atishay unch aani motha, pan titkach aakarshak hote te daar. Tya dara-kade pahun ek prakarcha aaplepane tila vaatla, mhanun tine pudhe jaaun tya dara-palikadecha pahila. Dara palikade ek bol hota. To bol itka lamb hota ki tya bolacha shewat kinva tya palikade kaay aahe te ithun disna ashakya hota. Tichya lakshat aala, ki tichya barobarache kahi loka tya dartun palikade jaataet. Namine tya jaanarya lokankade ek najar taakli, tila kahi janache chehre khup ghabarlele disat hote, kahi jana khup anandat aani prasanna disat hote. Tichya lakshat aala ki tya darapalikade agdi tya daratach, chowkidar baslay, jo aat jaanarya pratyekala ek vishitha vastu detoy ji phoolasaarkhi disat aahe pan te phool naahiye.
Achanak tila kahitari jhala aani tine maage valun paahila. Tiche aai-vadil, tiche mitra-maitrin tichya kade aashene baghat hote. Aata aapan aaplya aai-vadlan barobar nasnare, aaplya barobar mauj-majja karayla aata te mitra nasnaret, hya kalpanena Namichyahi dolyata paani aala. Pan tila hehi titkach mahit hota ki tichyakade dusra kuthla paryay nasun, tila aata eka navin vaatavarnat aani navin mitra-maitrinchya sahwasat yenare diwas ghalavaayche hote. Tine swatahla dhir det, swatahche dole poosle aani tya darachya dishene ajun ek paaul pudhe taakla, pan jasa-jasa te daar jawal yet hota, tiche paay tila uchlaayla khup traas hot hota. Tila asa vaatat hota ki koni tar yeun tila dharun thevava aani to khsan asa ekdam sampunach java. Tine parat ekda maage valun paahila aani achanak ek Sardarji tichya jawal aala aani tila hasat mhanala “Madam mi barach vel baghtoy, tumhi ithech thamblaay, chala ki pudhe” aani to pudhe darapashi gela. Tyache kapde baghun tichya lakshat aala ki to Sardarji ek army officer aahe. Prathe-pramane tya chowkidarane tyala ti vastu dili aani tyanehi ti agdi anandane sweekarli.
Tya Sardarji ne tya chowkidarala namaskar kela aani tya mhanala "Dhanyawaad aaj mi khup khup khush aahe”. Chowkidar ekdam achambun gela, tyala mhanala “Kaay ho tumhi pan aaj itke khush kase kaay?” Sardarji la tyacha vakya jara vichitra vaatla, to mhanala ”Tumhi pan mhanje?”
Chowkidaar ”Tumchya aadhi tumchya saarkhach poshak ghatlela ajun ek manus 10 mintane poorvich ithun pudhe gela, to hi tumchya itkach anandat hota, evdha anand ki…”
Sardarji tyacha vaakya todat mhanala aani Nami tya Sadarjichya bolnya kade agdi kaan laaun aaikat hoti. Sardarjichya chehrya varcha anand tine na pahilela hota.
Sardarji mhanala ”Hoy aaj mi agdi khup–khup anandat aahe…aaj na mala uncha udavasa vaatatay…na kasli bandhana, na konachya apeksha…na te ojhe, na te tensions…..talyat pohnarya sundar badaka pramane mala panyavar tarangat, pohat, madhunach paanyakhali jaun saglya angala bhijun kadhavasa vaatatay”
Sardarji jya utsahane aani jya anandne te saangat hota, tyach utkanthene aani ashcharyane Nami te tyacha bolna aaikat hoti.
“Ekhadya baaget jaaun agdi lahaan mula pramane manasopta, bedhundha khelavasa , baagadavasa vaatatay…..paausachya ek-ek thembane poorna sharer shaharoon ghayavasa vaatatay…..ekhadi chaan kavita nusti aaiktach basavi aani tya kavitechya vishwat ramun javasa vaatatay”
Aata matra Nami chi utkantha agdi vikopala pochli hoti, ti tya dara-jawal jaaun Sardarji la mhanali ”Maaph kara, pan itka anand tumhala ka aani kasa kaay jhalay?”
Tyavar Sardarji hasla aani mhanala ”Kadhi na kadhi tari ha diwas yennar, hyachi mala khatri hoti aani aakher aaj to diwas aalay aani hya khush honya maagcha karan vicharal tar te karan asa aahe ki aaj mi ithe yeun poorna pane mukta jhaloy…mi ek veglyach prakarcha shwass gheu shaktoy jo mi kadhi ghetlela naahiye…..tumhala kadachit te kalat nahiye kinva tumhi pan kalun na-kalalya saarkha kartay, pan tumchyahi aayushyatla ha ek aatishay anandacha khsan aahe…….jo tumhala ya dara palikade aalayavarch kalel…pharak evdhach ki mala to adhich kalala hota karan mala te mahit hota aani tumhala te mahitach nasava. ….Mhanun mi mhantoy ya lavkar ikde”
Evdha bolun to Sardarji tithun pudhe nighun gela, Nami to Sardarji agdi disenasa hoee paryant tyachya kade pahat hoti. Tila nakalatpane tya Sardarji chya vaakyane haysa vaatla, achanak tine swatahchya sharirat ek prachand pramanat oorja anubhavli , aani tine te daar olandla. Chowkidarane ti vastu tichya hatat dili. Phoolsaarkhi disnaari vastu nasun, te ek phoolach hota pan khup vegla hota. Tyacha rang khup vegla hota pan aakarshak hota. Tyatun ek sundar aani mohak sugandh yet hota. Tine tya phoola kade paahile, aani paahtyakshanich tiche dole trupta jhale. Tya phoolatlya pratyek aani pratyek paaklivar tichya samplelya aayushyatlya tichya aawdtya aathavni korlya hotya, tya tila dolya samor disat hotya. Te paahun tine swatah madhe tya Sardarji chya chehrya varcha anand anubhavla, jo kadhich tine anubhavlela navhta.
Tevdhyat to chowkidaar mhanala “Magashi tumhi jo vichar karat hota na, ki majha ithe kasa kaay honar, mi aadhicha kasa kaay visaarnaar….aaho ka visaraychay tumhala te sagla…ulat ithe navin nati julnar aahet aani juni naati ghatta honaret aani hey phool aahe na, te tyach karta aahe…ya paaklya nasun hya aathwani aahet …ti juni nati ghatta karayla aani ithla aayushya jagnyacha protsahan dyayla.”
