उसका विषय ख़ुशी था: यह क्या थी; क्या नहीं थी; इसे हम कहाँ पा सकते हैं, कहाँ नहीं; और अगर यह मिल जाए, तो इसकी रक्षा कैसे करनी चाहिए। इसे कभी भी मौज-मस्ती या ऐश-ओ-आराम (pleasure) नहीं समझना चाहिए। और न ही यह सोचना चाहिए कि दुख इसका ठीक उल्टा है।
Her theme was happiness: what it was; what it was not; where we might find it, where not; and how, if found, it must be guarded. Never must we confound it with pleasure. Nor think sorrow its exact opposite.
Her theme was happiness: what it was; what it was not; where we might find it, where not; and how, if found, it must be guarded. Never must we confound it with pleasure. Nor think sorrow its exact opposite.
मुझे नहीं लगता कि मैं कभी जासूसी कहानियों का लेखक बनना चाहूँगा - लेकिन हाँ, मैं एक जासूस ज़रूर बनना चाहूँगा, और वैसे भी छोटी कहानियों में जासूसी काफ़ी हद तक होती है।
I don’t think I would ever want to be a writer of detective stories - but I would like to be a detective and there is a large deal of detection in the short story.
I don’t think I would ever want to be a writer of detective stories - but I would like to be a detective and there is a large deal of detection in the short story.
ज़रा मेरे पिता जी की ही मिसाल ले लीजिए! जानते हैं, अपने आखिरी वक़्त में उन्होंने क्या कहा था? अपनी मौत की शैय्या पर उन्होंने मुझे खुली चुनौती दी कि मैं ऐसा एक भी इंसान का नाम बताऊँ जिसने उनसे बेहतर जीवन जिया हो। इतनी भयानक पीड़ा के बावजूद उनके चेहरे पर एक अजब सी चमक और ख़ुशी थी," माँ ने अपना सिर तसल्ली से हिलाते हुए कहा, "ख़ुशी दर्द को ऐसे मिटा देती है, जैसे आग आग को जलाकर ख़त्म कर देती है।"
"Take my own father! You know what he said in his last moments? On his deathbed, he defied me to name a man who had enjoyed a better life. In spite of the dreadful pain, his face radiated happiness," said Mother, nodding her head comfortably. "Happiness drives out pain, as fire burns out fire."
"Take my own father! You know what he said in his last moments? On his deathbed, he defied me to name a man who had enjoyed a better life. In spite of the dreadful pain, his face radiated happiness," said Mother, nodding her head comfortably. "Happiness drives out pain, as fire burns out fire."