Ahmedabad ki ek chhoti si gali mein rehne wala Arif apni saadharan si zindagi se thoda pareshaan rehta tha. Har din wahi kaam, wahi dukaan, wahi log… use lagta tha jaise uski zindagi mein kuch naya hone wala hi nahi.
Ek din subah-subah, jab woh apni AC scrap ki dukaan khol raha tha, tabhi ek boodha aadmi wahan aaya. Uske haath mein ek purana, toota hua AC tha. Usne Arif se kaha,
"Beta, yeh AC bechne aaya hoon… lekin ise sambhaal kar rakhna, yeh mere liye bahut khaas hai."
Arif ko yeh baat thodi ajeeb lagi, lekin usne AC khareed liya. Jab woh use kholne laga, to andar se ek purana lifaafa mila. Usme ek chitthi thi aur kuch purani photos.
Chitthi mein likha tha:
"Agar yeh AC kisi ke haath lage, to samajhna ki kismat tumhare darwaaze par aayi hai. Mehnat karte rehna, ek din tumhari zindagi badal jaayegi."
Arif ko yeh sab thoda filmy laga, lekin usne us chitthi ko sambhaal kar rakh liya. Us din ke baad usne apne kaam ko aur zyada mehnat se karna shuru kar diya. Dheere-dheere uski dukaan chalne lagi, grahak badhne lage, aur kuch hi mahino mein uska chhota sa kaam ek bade vyapaar mein badal gaya.
Ek din wahi boodha aadmi phir aaya. Is baar uske chehre par muskaan thi. Usne kaha,
"Dekha beta, woh AC sirf kabaad nahi tha… woh tumhare liye ek ishaara tha."
Arif samajh gaya ki asli "anokha kissa" woh AC nahi tha, balki uski mehnat aur bharosa tha, jisne uski zindagi badal di.
Us din ke baad Arif ne kabhi apni zindagi ko saadharan nahi samjha… kyunki use pata chal gaya tha ki har din mein kuch anokha chhupa hota hai.
Seekh:
Zindagi mein kabhi bhi chhoti cheezon ko halke mein mat lo… kyunki wahi kabhi-kabhi sabse bada badlaav laati hain.