Be-jor Qaleen Ka Raaz
Aik mahir karigar aik bahut lambi qaleen bun raha tha, magar uski machine (khad'di) ka frame chota tha. Masla ye tha ke jab wo buna hua hissa agay lapet'ta, to pichla design nazron se ojhal ho jata. Wo pareshan tha ke jab pichla hissa dikhay ga hi nahi, to wo agay ka design yaad kaise rakhay ga? Wo tukron mein kaam karne par majboor tha.
Is majboori ka asar kaam par saaf nazar aane laga. Chunke wo pichlay dhagay dekh nahi sakta tha, usay andazay se design agay barhana parta. Natija ye nikla ke qaleen mein jagah jagah 'jor' aur tootay hue design ban gaye. Har baar frame ghumanay par usay naye siray se sochna parta, jis se design ka bahao toot jata tha.
Phir usne aik tarqeeb sochi. Purana hissa poora chupane ke bajaye, usne kuch puranay dhagay frame par hi chor diye. In 'yaadgar dhagon' ki madad se wo naye kaam ko puranay kaam se jod sakta tha. Ab design tootne ke bajaye purani mehnat ke sath jurr kar agay barhne laga, aur usay design yaad rakhne mein madad milne lagi.
Lekin is se aik nayi uljhan paida hui. Wo aadat ke mutabiq frame ke oopar se ginti karta tha, jaise "line number 5". Ab puranay aur naye dhagay aik hi jagah thay, to pata hi nahi chalta tha ke "line 5" konsi hai. Tasalsul to aa gaya tha, magar puranay tareeqay se hisaab kitab ghalat ho raha tha.
Hal nikalne ke liye usne frame ke kinare se ginti chor di. Usne apne hath ke hisaab se faasla napna shuru kiya: "jahan main hoon, wahan se teen line peeche." Ab is baat se farq nahi parta tha ke qaleen ka konsa hissa frame mein hai. Wo bas apne qareeb dekh kar sahi design bana leta aur bhatakta nahi tha.
Is naye tareeqay se jab qaleen khola gaya to wo meelon lamba hone ke bawajood bilkul 'be-jor' tha. Phool aur design aise beh rahe thay jaise pani ka dhara ho. Yehi 'relative' ya nisbati naap-tol aaj kal computers ko bhi lambi kahaniyan bina bhoolay likhne mein madad deta hai, taake baat ka silsila kabhi na tootay.