और फिर भी, यह बात कहते हुए भी वह जानती थी कि वह वापस नहीं लौटना चाहती थी—न वहाँ ठहरने के लिए, न ही रहने के लिए। वह इस छोटे से पीले कॉटेज को दुनिया की किसी भी दूसरी जगह से ज्यादा चाहती थी, लेकिन अपनी यादों के अलावा अब उसका इस जगह से कोई वास्ता नहीं रहा था।
And yet, even as she spoke, she knew that she did not wish to come back. not to stay, not to live. She loved the little yellow cottage more than she loved any place on earth. but she was through with it except in her memories.
And yet, even as she spoke, she knew that she did not wish to come back. not to stay, not to live. She loved the little yellow cottage more than she loved any place on earth. but she was through with it except in her memories.
बेट्सी अपनी कुर्सी पर वापस लौटी, उसने अपना कोट और टोपी उतारी, अपनी किताब खोली और एक बार फिर इस बाहरी दुनिया को भूल गई।
Betsy returned to her chair, took off her coat and hat, opened her book and forgot the world again.
Betsy returned to her chair, took off her coat and hat, opened her book and forgot the world again.
बेट्सी। भयानक युद्ध छिड़ चुका है लेकिन मैं उम्मीद करता हूँ कि हमारा युद्ध खत्म हो चुका होगा। कृपया घर लौट आओ। जो।
Betsy. The great war is on but I hope ours is over. Please come home. Joe.
Betsy. The great war is on but I hope ours is over. Please come home. Joe.
जल्दी अंदर आ जाना, ताकि पॉपकॉर्न बनाने का वक्त मिल सके,' श्रीमती रे ने कहा। अगर वह पॉपकॉर्न बनाने का जिक्र करती थीं, तो वे हमेशा जल्दी आ जाते थे। इसलिए वह अक्सर इसका जिक्र कर देती थीं।
Come in early, so there'll be time to pop corn,' Mrs. Ray said. If she mentioned popping corn, they always came in early. So she usually mentioned it.
Come in early, so there'll be time to pop corn,' Mrs. Ray said. If she mentioned popping corn, they always came in early. So she usually mentioned it.
क्या तुम लड़कियों के पास शादी के लिए संदूकची (होप चेस्ट) हैं?' लॉयड ने पूछा। हमारे पास बिल्कुल हैं।' मेरे पास नहीं है,' बेट्सी ने कहा। 'मेरे पति और मैं तो पेपर प्लेट और नैपकिन का इस्तेमाल करने वाले हैं।' बेचारे जो!' भाग्यशाली लैरी!
Do you girls have hope chests?' Lloyd asked. We certainly do.' I don't,' said Betsy. 'My husband and I are going to use paper plates and napkins.' Poor Joe!' Lucky Larry!
Do you girls have hope chests?' Lloyd asked. We certainly do.' I don't,' said Betsy. 'My husband and I are going to use paper plates and napkins.' Poor Joe!' Lucky Larry!
अच्छी चीजें मिलती तो हैं, पर वे कभी पूरी तरह से perfect नहीं होतीं, है ना? आपको उन्हें अपनी तरफ से ढालकर किसी तरह बेहतरीन बनाना ही पड़ता है।
Good things come, but they're never perfect; are they? You have to twist them into something perfect.
Good things come, but they're never perfect; are they? You have to twist them into something perfect.
मुझे साल का वह समय याद ही नहीं जब मैंने खुद को लेखक न माना हो, और मैं जितनी छोटी थी, मेरे नाम का 'W' उतना ही बड़ा था।
I cannot remember back to a year in which I did not consider myself to be a writer, and the younger I was the bigger that capital 'W.
I cannot remember back to a year in which I did not consider myself to be a writer, and the younger I was the bigger that capital 'W.
मेरा एक काम खत्म हो गया है, पर मैं कुछ नया शुरू नहीं कर रही हूँ। यह गलत है। जब आप कुछ खत्म करें, तो आपको हमेशा कुछ नया शुरू करना चाहिए।
I'm finished with something, but I'm not beginning anything. That's wrong. When you finish something, you ought always to begin something new.
I'm finished with something, but I'm not beginning anything. That's wrong. When you finish something, you ought always to begin something new.
तीनों ने खामोश रहकर डूबते सूरज को देखा और भगवान के बारे में सोचा।
In silence the three of them looked at the sunset and thought about God.
In silence the three of them looked at the sunset and thought about God.
इस तरह एक नई डायरी शुरू करना कितना रहस्यमयी है ना? मैं इन साफ़-सुथरे पन्नों पर उंगलियाँ फेर सकती हूँ, पर अंदाज़ा नहीं लगा सकती कि इन पर क्या लिखा जाएगा।
Isn't it mysterious to begin a new journal like this? I can run my fingers through the fresh clean pages but I cannot guess what the writing on them will be.
Isn't it mysterious to begin a new journal like this? I can run my fingers through the fresh clean pages but I cannot guess what the writing on them will be.
जून का महीना था, और पूरी दुनिया में गुलाबों की महक थी। घास से ढकी पहाड़ी पर धूप ऐसे फैली थी जैसे सोने का चूरा बिखरा हो।
It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.
It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.
संगीत की एक धुन भर से क्रिसमस की पूर्वसंध्या, बचपन, खुशियाँ और उदासी, और एक अकेले तारे का अजब सा कौतूहल जाग उठता था।
One strain could call up the quivering expectancy of Christmas Eve, childhood, joy and sadness, the lonely wonder of a star
One strain could call up the quivering expectancy of Christmas Eve, childhood, joy and sadness, the lonely wonder of a star
लोग हमेशा मार्गरेट से कहते, 'अच्छा, जूलिया गाती है और बेट्सी लिखती है। तो अब छोटी मार्गरेट क्या करेगी?' मार्गरेट बड़े अदब से मुस्कुरा देती, क्योंकि वह बहुत संभली हुई थी, पर मन ही मन वह गुस्से से चमकती आँखों के साथ बेट्सी के पास जाकर भड़क उठती, 'मुझे कुछ नहीं करना। मैं बस जीना चाहती हूँ। क्या लोग बस जी नहीं सकते?'
People were always saying to Margaret, 'Well, Julia sings and Betsy writes. Now what is little Margaret going to do?' Margaret would smile politely, for she was very polite, but privately she stormed to Betsy with flashing eyes, 'I'm not going to do anything. I want to just live. Can't people just live?
People were always saying to Margaret, 'Well, Julia sings and Betsy writes. Now what is little Margaret going to do?' Margaret would smile politely, for she was very polite, but privately she stormed to Betsy with flashing eyes, 'I'm not going to do anything. I want to just live. Can't people just live?
वह लाइब्रेरी के बारे में सोचने लगी—जो कितनी नई और दूधिया रोशनी से जगमगा रही थी; बिना पढ़े किताबों की कतारें; वहाँ बिना किसी जल्दबाजी के सुकून से वक्त बिताने और अकेले किसी रेस्टोरेंट में जाकर खाने का आनंद।
She thought of the library, so shining white and new; the rows and rows of unread books; the bliss of unhurried sojourns there and of going out to a restaurant, alone, to eat.
She thought of the library, so shining white and new; the rows and rows of unread books; the bliss of unhurried sojourns there and of going out to a restaurant, alone, to eat.
उसने ऐसा दिखाने की कोशिश की जैसे अकेले लाइब्रेरी जाना उसके लिए कोई बड़ी बात न हो। लेकिन उसकी ख़ुशी ने उसे पकड़ लिया। उसकी मुस्कान रोके नहीं रुक रही थी, और उसके भींचे हुए होठों से फैलकर उसके गोल गालों तक, और कानो पर बंधी प्यारी सी रिबन तक पहुँच गई।
She tried to act as though it were nothing to go to the library alone. But her happiness betrayed her. Her smile could not be restrained, and it spread from her tightly pressed mouth, to her round cheeks, almost to the hair ribbons tied in perky bows over her ears.
She tried to act as though it were nothing to go to the library alone. But her happiness betrayed her. Her smile could not be restrained, and it spread from her tightly pressed mouth, to her round cheeks, almost to the hair ribbons tied in perky bows over her ears.
धर्म की सबसे जरूरी बात किसी चर्च में नहीं होती। वह आपके अपने दिल में बसती है। धर्म आपके विचारों में है, आपके रोजमर्रा के व्यवहार में है, और आप दूसरों के साथ कैसा बर्ताव करते हैं, इसमें है। यह ईमानदारी, निस्वार्थता और दयालुता है। खासकर दयालुता।
The most important part of religion isn't in any church. It's down in your own heart. Religion is in your thoughts, and in the way you act from day to day, in the way you treat other people. It's honesty, and unselfishness, and kindness. Especially kindness.
The most important part of religion isn't in any church. It's down in your own heart. Religion is in your thoughts, and in the way you act from day to day, in the way you treat other people. It's honesty, and unselfishness, and kindness. Especially kindness.
फिर उसने उसे चूम लिया। बेट्सी लड़कों के इस तरह किस करने के खिलाफ थी। उसे लगता था कि बिना किसी मतलब के पहले इस लड़के से और फिर उस लड़के से किस करवाना बेवकूफी है। लेकिन जब जो विलार्ड ने उसे चूमा, तो वह पल बहुत खूबसूरत था। और उस किस का वाकई एक मतलब था।
Then he kissed her. Betsy didn't believe in letting boys kiss you. She thought it was silly to be letting first this boy and then that one kiss you, when it didn't mean a thing. But it was wonderful when Joe Willard kissed her. And it did mean a thing.
Then he kissed her. Betsy didn't believe in letting boys kiss you. She thought it was silly to be letting first this boy and then that one kiss you, when it didn't mean a thing. But it was wonderful when Joe Willard kissed her. And it did mean a thing.
कमरे की खामोशी में एक चौड़ाई, ऊंचाई, गहराई, वजन और वजूद था।
The silence in the room had width, height, depth, mass and substance.
The silence in the room had width, height, depth, mass and substance.
चाँदनी में पहाड़ी पर फैली बर्फ की चादर किसी भूतिया परछाई जैसी लग रही थी। तारे बहुत तीखे चमक रहे थे।
The wastes of snow on the hill were ghostly in the moonlight. The stars were piercingly bright.
The wastes of snow on the hill were ghostly in the moonlight. The stars were piercingly bright.
क्या जिंदगी हमेशा ऐसी ही होती है? उसने सोचा। एक छुपन-छुपाइयों का खेल, जिसमें जिस इंसान को आप बनना चाहते हैं, वह कभी-कभार ही मिल पाता है?
Was life always like that? she wondered. A game of hide and seek in which you only occasionally found the person you wanted to be?
Was life always like that? she wondered. A game of hide and seek in which you only occasionally found the person you wanted to be?
हमें बस वसंत में और फूल ढूँढने होंगे। तभी तो वे खिलते हैं, ला ला।
We'll just have to find more flowers in the spring. That's when they bloom, tra la.
We'll just have to find more flowers in the spring. That's when they bloom, tra la.
जब लड़के हों तो आपको इस बात की चिंता करनी पड़ती है कि आप कैसे दिखते हैं, वे आपको पसंद करते हैं या नहीं, वे किसी दूसरी लड़की को क्यों ज्यादा पसंद करते हैं, और वे आपको किसी बात के लिए पूछेंगे या नहीं। यह बड़ा थका देने वाला होता है।
When there are boys you have to worry about how you look, and whether they like you, and why they like another girl better, and whether they're going to ask you to something or other. It's a strain.
When there are boys you have to worry about how you look, and whether they like you, and why they like another girl better, and whether they're going to ask you to something or other. It's a strain.
जब आप दस साल के होते हैं, तो आपकी उम्र में दो अंक होते हैं। यह बड़े होने की शुरुआत है।
You have two numbers in your age when you are ten. It's the beginning of growing up.
You have two numbers in your age when you are ten. It's the beginning of growing up.
तुम दोनों को यह बात अभी से सीख लेनी चाहिए कि जिंदगी में सबसे खराब मार्गदर्शक यह सोचना है कि "लोग क्या कहेंगे"।
You might as well learn right now, you two, that the poorest guide you can have in life is what people will say.
You might as well learn right now, you two, that the poorest guide you can have in life is what people will say.