meri parvarish finland de tampare de shant te hare-bhare ilake vich hoi. mera parivar thoda-bahuta hi rab nu mannda si, par oh parhayi-likhayi te change sanskara di kadar karda si. mere mummy ji german to han atey chhotya hundya mai kadi-kadayi pachhmi germany vich apne nana-nani ji kol janda si.

 bachpan to hi mainu kheda pasand han. chhote hundya mai har tarha diya kheda khed-da si, par 14 saal di umar vich mai apna dhyaan tennis ’te lagaun da faisla keeta. 16 saala di umar vich mainu ik din vich do ja tinn vaar sikhlayi ditti jandi si. din vich do vaar mainu peshavar khidari sikhlayi dinda si atey fir shaam nu mai khud practise karda si. mainu is khed de alag-alag pehluaa to bahut hairani hundi si. tennis sareerak te mansik khed hai. bhave ki mainu apne dosta naal sangti karni atey kadi-kadayi beer peeni changi laggdi si, par mai kade vi ziada nasha nahi keeta ja ziada sharaab nahi piti jis karke mai kade vi kise mushkal vich nahi fasya. meri zindagi tennis si. mai is nu pehel dinda si.

 17 saala di umar vich mai e. ti. pee. tournaments vich khedan lagg pya. * bahut sare tournament jittan to baad mainu poora desh jaanan lagg pya. 22 saala di umar vich mera naa duniya de 50 khidariya vich aa gaya.

 mai kayi saal alag-alag desha vich tennis khedan gaya. mai kujh vadhiya thava dekhiya, par mai duniya vich bahut sariya mushkla vi dekhiya, jive apradh, nashe atey vatavaran sambandhi samassyaava. misal layi, amreeka vich hundya sanu sheher de kujh ilakya vich jaan to manha keeta gaya si kyoki uthe bahut ziada apradh hunde san. ihna galla karke mai nirash ho janda si. is to ilava, chahe mainu tennis khedna pasand si, par mainu andro santushti nahi si.

 meri girl-friend sana ne yahovah de gavaha naal bible adhiyen karna shuru keeta. os di dharam vich dilchaspi dekh ke mainu thodi hairani hoi, par mainu os de adhiyen karan ’te koi itraaz nahi si. 1990 vich sadda viah ho gaya atey agle saal os ne yahovah de gavah vajo baptisma lai lya. mainu nahi laggda si ki mainu dharam vich koi dilchaspi si, par mai mannda si ki rab hai. mainu yaad si ki mere nani ji bible parhde hunde san atey ohna ne mainu prarthna karni vi sikhayi si.

 ik din jado mai te sana ik gavah jode de ghar gaye, taa cerry ne mainu ‘aakhri dina’ naal sambandhit bible di bhavikhbani dikhayi. (2 timothius 3:1-5) is da mere ’te bahut asar pya kyoki is to mainu eh gall samajh aayi ki duniya vich inni burayi kyo hai. os din asi dharam bare bahuti gall nahi keeti. par os same to mai cerry naal bible bare galla karan lagg pya atey mai jo sikhda si, ohna galla di tuk bann-di si. meri zindagi rujhevya bhari si atey mai khedan layi hor desha vich janda rehnda si. is karke mere layi cerry naal bakaida gall karni aukhi si, par cerry ne haar nahi manni. mai adhiyen kardya jo savaal puchhda si, oh chitthi likh ke mainu ohna de javab dinda si. zindagi naal jurre gehre savaala de sahi javab mainu bible vicho mile. hauli-hauli mainu bible da visha samajh aaun lagga ki parmeshwar de raj raahi os da maksad poora hovega. parmeshwar da naa yahovah jaan ke atey os ne jo sadde layi keeta, os bare sikh ke mere ’te gehra asar pya. (zaboora di pothi 83:18) mere ’te jis gall da sabh to ziada asar pya, oh hai rehayi keemat da prabandh. eh kanooni taur ’te poori keeti koi zimmevari nahi si, sago eh parmeshwar de pyaar da saboot hai. (yuhanna 3:16) mai eh vi sikhya ki mere kol parmeshwar de dost bannan da atey sohni dharti ’te hamesha jeeunde rehen da mauka hai jithe sukh-shanti hovegi. (yakoob 4:8) mai apne aap to eh savaal puchhan lagga, “mai apni shukarguzari kive dikha sakda ha?”

 mai dhyaan naal soch-vichaar keeta ki mai keho jehi zindagi jeeunda ha. mai bible to sikh reha si ki sachi khushi den naal mildi hai atey meri ichha si ki mai doojya nu apne vishvasa bare dassa. (rasoola de kamm 20:35) khidari hon karke kheda vich hissa lain layi mai saal vich lagbhag 200 din gharo bahar rehnda si. mere parivar da dhyaan meri zindagi ’te si yani meri sikhlayi, meri routine atey mere career ’te. mainu ehsas hoya ki mainu tabdeeli karan di lorr si.

 mainu pata si ki dharam karke ik vadiya career nu chhaddan de faisle nu bahut sare lok nahi samajh sakange. par yahovah nu hor changi tarha jaanan atey hamesha di zindagi paaun da mauka tennis vich milan vale kise vi inaam nalo kite ziada anmol hai. is layi mere layi eh faisla karna saukha si. mai irada keeta ki mai is gall val koi dhyaan nahi devanga ki lok mere faisle bare kee kehnde han kyoki eh mera faisla si. is tarha de dabaa da samna karan layi khaas karke ik aayat ne meri madad keeti, zaboor 118:6 jithe likhya hai: “yahovah meri val hai, mai nahi daranga, aadmi mera kee kar sakkda hai?”

 is same dauran kujh janya ne mainu munafe valiya schema dassiya jis karke mai saala tak bina kise chinta to tennis khed sakda si. par mai pehla hi faisla kar chukka si jis karke mai ihna schema nu thukra ditta atey fir mai e. ti. pee. vich vi khedna chhadd ditta. mai lagatar bible adhiyen karda reha atey 2 julaayi 1994 nu mai yahovah de gavah vajo baptisma lai lya.

 mere naal na taa koi maarri ghatna hoi si jis karke mai rab bare sochna shuru keeta te na hi mai apne aap nu ajeha viakti kehnda ha jo sachayi di khoj kar reha si. mainu laggda si ki meri zindagi vadiya si atey mainu hor kise cheez di lorr nahi si. par achanak idda lagga jidda bible di sachayi mera intazar kar rehi si ki mai is bare jana. mai jaanya ki zindagi da ik gehra arth hai atey meri zindagi kite ziada vadiya bann gayi jis bare mai kade sochya nahi si. sadde parivar vich pyaar te ekta da bandhan pehla nalo kite ziada mazboot hoya hai. nale mainu khushi hai ki mere tinn munde mere nakshe kadma ’te chale han, khidariya de taur ’te nahi, sago masihiya de taur ’te.

 mainu aje vi tennis khedna pasand hai. saala to tennis sambandhi kamma vich hissa lai ke mai apne parivar da guzara tor reha ha, jive tennis de coach vajo ja tennis centre de manager vajo kamm kar ke. par meri zindagi vich kheda pehli tha ’te nahi han. pehla mai vadiya tennis khidari bannan layi har hafte kayi-kayi ghante sikhlayi lainda si. hun poore same de sevak vajo, mainu khushi hundi hai jado mai doojya nu bible de asool sikhaunda ha atey ohna nu laagu karan vich ohna di madad karda ha jinha karke meri zindagi badli si. yahovah parmeshwar naal apne rishte nu pehel de ke atey doojya nu vadiya bhavikh di umeed de ke mainu sabh to ziada khushi mildi hai.​—1 timothius 6:19.