Suman: Haar Kar Bhi Jeet Gayi
Raat ke 2 baje the…
baarish bahut tez ho rahi thi.
Suman hospital mein baithi thi… aankhon mein aansu aur apne teeno bacchon ko gale lagaye
Doctor bahar aaye aur dheere se bole…
“Hum unhe bacha nahi paaye…”
Us pal Suman ki duniya ruk gayi.
Sirf 28 saal ki umar… aur teen chhote bachchon ki maa.
Ek 7 saal ki beti, ek 5 saal ka beta aur ek nanha sa bachcha.
Pati ke jaane ke baad ghar ke log bhi badalne lage.
Jo log pehle haste hue milte the… ab unki nazron mein sirf bojh tha…
aur kuch log toh usse dekhkar nazrein churaane lage.
Koi kehta,
“Ab kaise palenge itne bachche?”
Koi bolta,
“Dusri shaadi kar lo…”
Aur koi taana maar deta,
“Abhi toh poori zindagi padi hai… akele kaise kategi?”
Yeh sab sun kar Suman har raat toot jaati thi…
par har subah apne bachchon ka chehra dekhkar phir sambhal jaati.
Usne sirf ek baat sochi…
“Mere bachchon ko meri zarurat hai.”
Subah 5 baje uthkar bachchon ko tayaar karti…
unke tiffin banati… school bhejti…
aur phir kaam dhoondne nikal padti.
Suman ek padi-likhi housewife thi.
Uske pati ne kabhi kisi cheez ki kami mehsoos nahi hone di thi.
Par aaj halat bilkul alag the.
Paise itne the ki kuch mahine aaram se nikal sakte the…
par ghar ka kharch, bachchon ki padhai aur unka future…
yeh sab sochkar uski raato ki neend chali gayi thi.
Usne bachchon ko tuition dena shuru kiya.
Din mein 4–5 bachche aate…
phir dheere dheere poori gali ke bachche uske paas padhne aane lage.
Suman ko khana banana bhi bahut pasand tha.
Usne apne isi talent ko apni taqat bana liya…
aur ghar se hi ek chhota sa cloud kitchen shuru kar diya.
Shuru mein sirf 2–3 order aate the…
kabhi poora din intezaar karne ke baad bhi phone nahi bajta tha.
Par Suman ne himmat nahi haari.
Woh raat bhar jagkar naye dishes try karti…
subah jaldi uthkar delivery pack karti…
aur phir bachchon ko school bhejti.
Dheere dheere logon ko uske haath ka swaad pasand aane laga.
Order badhne lage…
Tuition mein bachchon ki sankhya bhi badhne lagi.
Par zindagi ab bhi aasan nahi thi.
Tyohar aate… gharon mein roshni hoti…
par Suman ke ghar mein sirf zimmedariyan hoti.
Woh bachchon ko naye kapde dilwati…
magar hamesha saving dekhkar…
kyunki uske paas choice karne ke zyada options nahi the.
Khud ke liye usne saalon tak kuch naya nahi kharida.
Par bachchon ki har chhoti khushi ka khayal rakha.
Dheere dheere uska kaam badhne laga.
Usne kitchen mein madad ke liye log rakhne shuru kar diye.
Uski din-raat ki mehnat ab rang laane lagi thi.
Saal beet gaye…
Uske haathon ki lakeerein sakht ho gayi…
Chehre ki muskaan kam ho gayi…
Par hausla kabhi kam nahi hua.
Aaj uski beti ek software engineer hai…
aur uski shaadi bhi ek achhe parivaar mein ho chuki hai.
Bada beta ek MNC mein manager ki post par hai…
Aur chhota beta government job ki high post par kaam karta hai.
Ek din teeno bachche uske paas aaye aur bole…
“Maa… aapne humein sirf pala nahi… zindagi jeena sikhaya hai.”
Suman chup thi…
Aankhon mein aansu the…
Par iss baar yeh aansu dard ke nahi… garv ke the.
Kabhi kabhi zindagi sab kuch cheen leti hai…
Par ek maa ka hausla…
woh kabhi nahi tod paati.