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Kotuhul
- Bankissa: Stories of Kingfisher: Chapter 4
- Narrated by: Neeraj Yadav
- Series: Bankissa: Stories of Kingfisher
- Length: 27 mins
- Categories: Parenting & Relationships, Self-Help
Publisher's Summary
Machchhraja apne jheel ke ghanishth mitron ke saath jal sparsh ka anand le raha tha. Tabhi kachhuye ne kaha jaane jal mein kya jaadoo hai, sparsh hote hi tan mein taazgi bhar jaati hai? Ispar machchhraja bolta hai ‘Hum sabke bheetar machhli hai. Jal ko dekhkar hamare bheetar ki machhli machal uthti hai kyonki machhli sabhi reedhdhariyon ki poorwaj hai.’ Jalkaak ne kaha main nahin maanta ki hum sabhi ka poorwaj ek hai, aur agar hai to maanav itna aage kaise nikal gaya. Fir kya tha, machchhraja ko yaad aagayi ek aur kahani jab kapiyon ko aise hi kisi prashn ne pareshan kar diya tha. ‘Chaaron mahakapi: gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee aur gibbon andhere mein baithe the. Jabse unhe pata chala hai ki kapi aur maanav ki utpatti ek hi jeev se hui hai, veh tabhi se hatbodh baithe the. Unke mann mein ek hi prashn tha: ‘Maanav itni pragati kaise kar gaya aur hum kyon peechhe reh gaye?’ Fir gibbon ne kaha ‘Main batata hoon, manushya bhi hamari tarah vriksh pe rehta tha, parantu shakhayein use rok na saki, usne vriksh se neeche utarna shuru kar diya. Prakritik aatankon ke prachand ko jhelte huye aur hinsak janwaron se jujhte huye vah naye dhratal par badhte gaya. Raah mein aane-wale samasyayein uski jeevatta ki poshak ban gayi. Isi wajah se maanav aaj vikas ke shisrh per baitha hai aur hum vipatmoh mein usi shakhaon pe hain jahan se manushya kabhi chala tha.’ Fir kapiyon ne apne apne tark diye magar kisi nishchay tak nahin pahuch paaye. Unhe yah samajh nahin aaya ki utsukta, jigyansa aur pravartan ka mishran kautoohal hi wo utprerak hai jo manushyon ke vikaas ka mukhya karan hai.
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