Mein ek working woman thi. Shaadi ke baad woh ek joint family ka hissa bani. Uske do pyare bachche the aur ek private company mein achhi job bhi karti thi. Bahar se dekhne par uski zindagi perfect lagti thi, lekin asal mein woh har din do alag-alag morchon par lad rahi thi – office politics aur house politics.
Subah 5 baje uska din shuru ho jaata. Sabse pehle bachchon ka tiffin, school ki taiyari, ghar ke kaam aur phir office ke liye bhaagna. Jab tak woh office pahunchti, uska aadha din jaise khatam ho chuka hota.
Office mein uski mehnat sab dekhte the, lekin kuch log uski safalta se khush nahi the. Ek colleague, Neha, hamesha uske ideas ko apna bata kar boss ke saamne pesh kar deti thi. Kabhi uske kaam mein galtiyan dhoondhi jaati, to kabhi use important meetings ki jaankari hi nahi di jaati.
mujh ko bura lagta tha, lekin usne kabhi shikayat karne ke bajay apne kaam ko aur behtar banana chuna. Woh jaanti thi ki sachchi pehchaan mehnat se banti hai, doosron ko neecha dikhane se nahi.
Lekin office ki pareshaniyan khatam nahi hoti thi ki ghar ki chunautiyan uska intezar kar rahi hoti thi.
Joint family mein kuch logon ko lagta tha ki working woman ghar ko poora samay nahi de sakti. Agar bachcha beemar ho jaata, to kaha jaata, "Job karti ho, isliye bachchon par dhyaan nahi hai." Aur agar office se chhutti lekar bachchon ke saath rehti, to office mein sunna padta, "Aap career ko seriously nahi leti."
mujh ko lagta tha jaise woh har kisi ki ummeedon par khara utarne ki koshish kar rahi ho, lekin phir bhi kisi ko poori tarah khush nahi kar pa rahi.
Ek din office mein uske project ko national level par award mila. Boss ne sabke saamne uski tarif ki. Ghar aakar usne socha ki aaj sab uski khushi mein khush honge.
Lekin ghar mein kisi ko us award se zyada matlab nahi tha. Sab apni baaton mein vyast the. Us raat Swati bahut royi.
Phir usne ek baat samjhi...
Har jeet par taaliyan bajane wale log mil jaayen, yeh zaroori nahi. Kabhi-kabhi apni peeth khud thapthapani padti hai.
Usne apni safalta ko doosron ki swikriti se jodna chhod diya. Dheere-dheere usne office ki politics ko professionalism se aur ghar ki politics ko shanti aur samajhdari se handle karna seekh liya.
Saalon baad jab uske bachche bade hue, unhone apni maa ki sangharsh bhari zindagi ko samjha. Ek din uski beti ne kaha,
"Mummy, maine aapko kabhi haar maante nahi dekha. Aap meri sabse badi inspiration ho."
Yeh sunkar Swati ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye.
Usne mehsoos kiya ki uski asli jeet promotion ya award nahi thi. Uski asli jeet thi apne bachchon ke liye ek misaal banna aur har mushkil ke baad bhi apni pehchaan ko zinda rakhna.
Seekh:
Ek working woman aksar do jagah ki zimmedariyan nibhati hai. Log uske sangharsh ko hamesha nahi dekh paate, lekin uski himmat aur mehnat hi uski sabse badi taqat hoti hai. Kabhi-kabhi sabse badi jeet sirf itna hota hai ki aap har mushkil ke baad bhi khade rahte hain. 💜