5rd Law Of Power : Always Say Less Than Necessary

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  Yeh baat hai Isvi 207 se 265 ke beech ki, China ke China ke sabse bade teen samrajyon mein jang chal rahi thi. Wei samrajya, Wu samrajya aur Shu samrajya. Shu samrajya ke ek general, Zhuge Liang, kisi wajah se apni sena ko ek doosre door wali camp mein bhej dete hain aur khud mutthi bhar sipahiyon ke saath ek chhote se rajya mein ruk jaate hain. Kuch waqt aise hi guzarta hai aur usi dauran ek anapekshit ghatna ho jaati hai jiske liye koi bhi tayar nahi tha. Ek din, Liang ka pehredaar uske paas aata hai aur use batata hai, "Malik, kuch sipahiyon ne kaha hai ke aapka dushman seemaayi badi taadaad mein sena lekar is sheher ki taraf aa raha hai." Kitni badi taadaad? Liang poochta hai. Pehredaar kehta hai, "Lagbhag deh lakh." Liang apne aap ko asha heen paristhiti mein paata hai, kyunki uske paas gin gin ke 100 sipahi honge. Pehredaar ki baat sun kar aas paas ke log dar jaate hain aur unhe yeh lagne lagta hai ke unka naamcheen leader ab pakda jaayega.

  Liang ne us waqt apni paristhitiyon ko ya phir naseeb ko kosne mein waqt zaya nahi kiya. Usne turant ek faisla liya jiska aam dimaag kabhi kalpana bhi nahi kar sakta. Usne apne sipahiyon se kaha, "Sheher ke apne saare jhande neeche le lo, mukhya darwaza khol do, aur tum sab kahin jaakar chhup jao." Saare sipahi ek doosre ki taraf ajeeb se dekhne lage, kyunki unke liye yeh baat hazm karna mushkil tha. Tabhi Liang ne phir se kaha, "Main jaisa keh raha hoon waisa karo." Uske hukm par sipahiyon ne waisa hi kiya jaise Liang ne unhe karne ko kaha tha. Liang khud sheher ki jo sabse badi unchi deewar thi, jo ke mukhya dwar ke saamne thi, uspe apna task robe pehne khada ho gaya aur apne saath laiyut ko bajakar mantra padhne laga, prarthana karne laga.

  Kuch der baad, Seemai apni sena ke saath mukhya darwaze ke saamne tha. Unhein andekha karke Liang ne apna mantra jaari rakha. Sena ke sabse aage khada tha Seemai, jise deewar par khade shakhs ko, yani ke Zhuge Liang ko, dekhte hi pehchaan liya. Kuch der tak Seemai wahi khada raha aur uske baad usne apni sena ko hukm diya, "Sab ke sab peeche hat jao, abhi!" Aur uski puri deh lakh logon ki sena wapas jaane lag gayi. Aakhir aisa kyon hua? Agar ek shabd mein is sawaal ka jawab dena ho to woh hoga "Reputation". Aur is par aadhaarit hai taqat ka paanchwa niyam – "48 Laws of Power".

  "Five so much depends on your reputation, guard it with your life." Yaani ke aapki pratishtha par bohot kuch nirbhar karta hai, apni zindagi ko samne rakh kar uska bachav kijiye. Pehchaan taqat ki buniyad hoti hai, aur ek acchi pehchaan aapko jeet dilane mein kaafi hogi. Kisi insaan ki pratishtha par, yani ke pehchaan par vaar kijiye, aur woh kamzor pad jaayega aur apni buniyad par chot khaayega. Isliye apni pehchaan ko abhed banaiye, har tarah ke hamle ke liye tayar rahiye, apni pratishtha ke bachav ke saath-saath dushman ki pratishtha ke saath khelie, use bhedne ki koshish kijiye. Agar aap kaamyaab rahe to aapko bas khade hokar dekhna hoga, pratishtha se kamzor aapke dushman ko log noch ke kha jaayenge.

  Zhuge Liang ke example ko phir se dekhte hain. Zhuge Liang ek aur naam se jaana jaata tha – "The Sleeping Dragon". Uski rananeetiyan teenon samrajyon mein mashhoor thi. Ek baar uske camp mein dushman ki army lootne aayi thi, aur usne Liang ke saamne yeh prastaav rakha ki woh jaankari aur madad dega. Liang turant samajh gaya ki yeh ek chaal hai, aur lootne wala bhagoda hai. Liang ne uska sir kalam karne ka aadesh diya, aur bilkul aakhri minute par rok diya. Apni jaan ke liye kaampte hue, lootne ke saamne, Liang ne prastaav rakha, "Agar tum humare liye kaam karoge to tumhari zindagi bakhsh di jayegi." Woh maan gaya, aur Liang ki taraf se woh dushmanon ko galat jaankari dene laga. Is ek rananeeti par usne kai saari ladain jeeti.

  Ek aur waqt ki baat hai, Liang ne ek baar military seal chori kar li aur unse nakli kagazat banwaaye, jin par senayon ko doosri jagah par jaane ka farmaan tha. Yeh kagaz usne dushman dalon mein bhej diye. Kagaz par military seal hone ki wajah se, sainikon ne bhi us par yakeen kar liya, aur woh sheher se door chale gaye. Ussi waqt, Liang ne us rajya par kaboo karke niyantran haasil kar liya. Ek baar to usne apne dushman ko yakeen dilaya ki uska sabse kareebi general hi gaddaar hai, aur baad mein us general par aisi paristhitiyan daali jo usse Liang ke saath laayi. "The Sleeping Dragon" ne badi hi khoobsurati se poore China ke andar sabse hoshiyaar general hone ki pratishtha banaayi thi, aur lagbhag har dushman general is baat se waakif tha. Waqt ke saath-saath, Liang ne apne naam ko ek hathiyaar bana diya. Sirf Liang ka naam hi kaafi tha uske dushmanon mein khauf banaye rakhne ke liye.

  Ab wapas chalte hain us waqt jab Seemai apni deh lakh logon ki sena ke saath Zhuge Liang ke saamne tha. Seemai Zhuge Liang ke saath kai baar lad chuka tha aur woh Liang ki kaabilat ko achhe se jaanta tha. Aur isliye jab Liang khule sheher mein mukhya darwaza ke saamne bina kisi sipahiyon ke saath prarthana kar raha tha, to woh us drishya par yakeen nahi kar paa raha tha. Seemai ko aisa laga ki har baar ki tarah, yeh Liang ki koi chaal hai, aur Liang chahta hai ki main uske jhaanse mein aa jaaon.

  Paristithi aisi ban gayi thi, jaise Liang Seemai ko uksaa raha ho, "Tum andar to aake dekho!" Lekin asliyat bilkul alag thi. Liang akela tha, bilkul akela, aur is baar sach mein akela. Lekin Liang ki pratishtha ka dar itna bada tha ki Seemai apni deh lakh sipahiyon ke saath bhi andar jaane ki himmat nahi kar paaya.

  Yeh hai "The Power of Reputation". Seemai ne apni reputation banai thi aur dushmanon ke liye yeh sabse badi deewar thi jise bhedna bohot mushkil tha, aur yeh deewar kaafi thi Seemai ko peeche hatane ke liye.