Kal maa ne jo baat batayi thi, usne meri soch hi badal di. Mujhe samajh aa gaya tha ki meri zindagi abhi wahi nahi hai jo mujhe chahiye—mujhe bahut aage jaana hai, bahut kuch badalna hai।
Mera 9th ka exam kaafi achha gaya tha aur main achhe numbers se pass ho gayi। Ye meri life ka ek chhota sa turning point tha।
Iske baad maine 10th class mein admission liya—ek nayi shuruaat, naye sapne aur thodi si darr ke saath।
Class start hone se pehle ka wo din mujhe aaj bhi yaad hai।
Main classroom ke andar ja rahi thi ki achanak kisi se takra gayi। Main sambhalne ki koshish kar hi rahi thi ki meri nazar us ladke par padi… kuch alag sa feel hua। Mujhe samajh nahi aaya ki kya ho raha hai, bas sharm se nazar jhuka kar main turant andar chali gayi। Meri dost Neelam ye sab dekh kar muskurate hue hume chhed rahi thi।
Thodi der baad Hindi ki teacher class mein aayi। Unhone sabka introduction liya aur phir ek baat boli jo mere dil mein bas gayi—
"Ye wo umar hai jahan naye dost bante hain… aur kabhi-kabhi pyaar bhi ho jata hai।
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"Pyaar…"
Ye shabd sunte hi mujhe ajeeb sa lagne laga। Main abhi tak in sab baaton ko samajhne ke liye ready nahi thi।
Agle din phir wahi hua—main school ke gate par usi ladke se takra gayi। Ab mujhe sach mein samajh nahi aa raha tha ki ye sab ittefaq hai ya kuch aur।
Dheere-dheere mujhe pata chala ki uska naam Kishan hai aur wo meri hi class mein padhta hai।
Ab main use roz notice karne lagi thi। Wo padhai mein bhi achha tha aur uska nature bhi simple tha। Mujhe use dekhna achha lagne laga tha, lekin hamari kabhi properly baat nahi hui।
Zindagi apni speed se chal rahi thi, lekin tabhi ek problem aa gayi। Board exam ki fees bharne ka time aa gaya tha aur hamari financial condition utni strong nahi thi। Papa akele hi ghar chalate the। School mein announcement hua—
"Agar fees nahi bhari, toh exam mein baith nahi paoge।"
Ye sunte hi meri tension badh gayi। Mere sapne, meri mehnat—sab kuch ruk sakta tha। Main ghar gayi aur papa ko sab bataya। Unhone kuch nahi kaha, lekin unki aankhon mein chinta saaf dikh rahi thi। Phir bhi unhone meri padhai rukne nahi di। Unhone kisi se karz liya aur meri fees bhar di।
Us din mujhe ek bahut badi baat samajh aayi—
Sapne sirf hamare nahi hote, unmein maa-baap ki mehnat aur sacrifice bhi hota hai।
Exam center dusre gaon mein tha। Wahan jaana aasaan nahi tha। Na hamare paas gaadi thi, na koi aur sahara। Tab papa kisi se cycle mang kar laaye aur mujhe har din exam center tak chhod kar jaate। Unki mehnat dekh kar main aur zyada motivate ho gayi।
Main har exam poori mehnat aur focus ke saath deti rahi। Dheere-dheere sab papers khatam ho gaye aur phir result ka intezar shuru hua।
Jab result aaya, meri khushi ka thikana nahi tha—main 68% marks ke saath First Division se pass ho gayi thi! Ghar mein khushi ka mahaul tha। Sabne mithai baanti। Ye meri life ki sabse badi jeet thi us waqt।
Aur ek baat aur hui.
Soniya, jo hamesha apne sports par ghamand karti thi aur mujhe neecha dikhati thi, wo fail ho gayi। Us din mujhe samajh aaya—
Mehnat kabhi fail nahi hoti।
Ab main 10th pass kar chuki thi aur 11th ka safar shuru hone wala tha। Mera sapna doctor banna tha, isliye maine Science stream choose ki।
Nayi class, naye subjects aur ek nayi soch ke saath maine apni journey shuru ki। Is baar main last bench par nahi, balki first bench par baithi thi। Main apne aap ko badal rahi thi।
Tabhi meri nazar phir us par padi—Kishan। Usne bhi Science liya tha। Mujhe andar hi andar bahut khushi hui।
Class ki kuch ladkiyan ab bhi mera mazak udata thi—
"Ye to kamzor hai…"
"Last bencher thi…"
"Darpok hai…"
Lekin ab main badal chuki thi। Main chup rehti thi, par andar se strong ho rahi thi। Main sirf apni padhai par focus karti thi।
Ek din break time mein Kishan sabse mil raha tha।
Wo sabko "Good Morning" bol raha tha। Main nervous ho rahi thi। Phir wo mere paas aaya aur usne haath badhaya—
"Good Morning…"
Us pal meri dhadkan tez ho gayi। Maine bhi halka sa muskurate hue jawab diya। Ye meri life ka pehla moment tha jab kisi ladke ne mujhse dosti ki thi—aur wo bhi wahi ladka jise main chupke se pasand karti thi।
Kuch din baad school camp ka announcement hua। Sab apna naam likhwa rahe the। Kishan ne bhi likhwaya। Maine bhi himmat karke apna naam likhwa diya।
Camp ka experience meri life ka sabse alag experience tha। Hume hostel mein rehna tha aur khana bhi khud banana tha। Groups banaye gaye aur kismat se Kishan mere group mein tha।
Hum saath mein kaam karte, haste, khana banate aur naye moments create karte। Wahan maine pehli baar stage par jaakar "Shiksha" par speech di। Main bahut nervous thi, lekin jab maine bolna shuru kiya, toh sabne taali bajayi।
Us din mujhe laga—
Main bhi kuch kar sakti hoon।
Camp ke baad hum ghar laut aaye, lekin mere andar ek nayi himmat aa chuki thi। Main ab pehle wali ladki nahi rahi thi।
Lekin mujhe nahi pata tha—
Aane wala saal meri zindagi ko poori tarah badalne wala hai।
Asli kahani ab shuru hone wali thi…
👉 Kya mere sapne poore honge?
👉 Ya zindagi koi naya mod legi?
Janne ke liye aage padhte rahiye… ✨