Us din jab maine apne baare mein woh baatein suni, to aisa laga jaise kisi ne mere 25 saal ke tyag aur pyaar par ek pal mein mitti daal di ho.

Main poori raat so nahi paayi.

Bar-bar wahi sawal mann mein aa raha tha...

"Kya sach mein meri itni hi pehchaan reh gayi hai?"

Jin nanadon ko maine apni behnon ki tarah pyaar diya, jin ke liye apni khushiyan tak kurbaan kar di... jin dever ki padhai ke liye maine apne gehne girvi rakhe... aaj unki nazron mein main woh aurat thi jisne parivaar tod diya tha.

Sabse zyada takleef is baat ki thi ki kisi ne mujhse sach jaanne ki koshish bhi nahi ki.

Kai mahino tak maine khud ko sabse door kar liya. Na kisi se shikayat ki, na kisi se safai di.

Phir ek din meri beti mere paas aayi aur boli,

"Mummy, aap itni udaas kyun rehti ho? Humne to hamesha aapko sabke liye jeete dekha hai. Ab thoda apne liye bhi jee lo."

Uski baat mere dil ko chhoo gayi.

Us din maine pehli baar socha ki shayad main apni poori zindagi dusron ki nazron mein achhi banne ki koshish karti rahi, lekin khud ki nazron mein khush rehna bhool gayi.

Samay beetta gaya...

Dheere-dheere sach bhi saamne aane laga.

Jab saas ji beemar hui aur unki dekhbhal ki zimmedari kisi aur par aayi, tab logon ko ehsaas hua ki jo kaam main saalon se chupchaap karti rahi, woh itna aasaan nahi tha.

Jab parivaar ke kuch log mushkilon se guzre, tab unhe samajh aaya ki rishton ko nibhana aur balidaan dena sirf baaton se nahi hota.

Ek din meri badi nanad ka phone aaya.

Woh ro rahi thi.

Usne sirf itna kaha,

"Bhabhi, shayad humne aapko kabhi samjha hi nahi. Aapne jo kiya, uski kadar hume bahut der se samajh aayi."

Us din meri aankhon mein bhi aansu aa gaye.

Mujhe kisi maafi ya safai ki zaroorat nahi thi.

Bas itna kaafi tha ki meri niyat ko samjha gaya.

Aaj 25 saal baad main yeh samajh chuki hoon ki zindagi mein har kisi ko khush rakhna mumkin nahi hai.

Jo log aapse sach mein pyaar karte hain, woh der se hi sahi, lekin aapki ahmiyat zaroor samajh jaate hain.

Aaj mere bachche apni zindagi mein khush hain. Mere pati mere har faisle mein mere saath khade hain. Aur sabse badi baat...

Aaj main khud se naraaz nahi hoon.

Maine apni zindagi ke 25 saal kisi hisaab-kitab ke liye nahi, balki apne dil se jeeye the.

Aur jab raat ko aaine mein khud ko dekhti hoon, to ek hi baat kehti hoon—

**"Maine galtiyan zaroor ki hongi, lekin maine kabhi kisi ka bura nahi chaha."**

Aur shayad... ek sukoon bhari zindagi jeene ke liye itna hi kaafi hai. ❤️✨