("Aakhri Patang" )
Bhagalpur ke ek chhote se gaon, Kharik ke paas, Ganga ke kinare basa hua tha ek purana sa mohalla. Wahaan rehta tha 16 saal ka ladka, Aman. Aman ka sapna tha ki woh apni zindagi mein kuch bada kare, lekin uske ghar ki haalat zyada achchi nahi thi. Uske pita ji ek chhoti si dukaan chalate the aur maa ghar sambhalti thi. Aman ko bachpan se patang udane ka bahut shauk tha. Jab bhi Makar Sankranti aati, poora aasman rang-birangi patango se bhar jaata. Aman apni chhat par khada ho kar sabse oonchi patang udaane ki koshish karta. Log kehte the ki patang sirf ek khel hai, lekin Aman ke liye patang ek sapna thi unchaiyon tak pahunchne ka sapna. Ek din school mein master ji ne pucha, "Bade ho kar kya banna chahte ho?" Kisi ne doctor kaha, kisi ne police. Jab Aman ki baari aayi, usne dheere se kaha, "Main engineer Banna chahta hoon." Class mein halki si hansi gunji. Kisi ne kaha, "Engineer? Tum?" Aman chup ho gaya, lekin uske andar ek aag jal uthi. Usne tay kar liya ki chahe jo ho jaaye, woh apna sapna poora karega. Uska sabse achcha dost Ravi hamesha uska hausla badhata tha. Ravi kehta, "Aman, log kya kehte hain usse farq nahi padta. Tu bas mehnat kar." Din bhar school aur shaam ko pita ji ki dukaan par madad karne ke baad, Aman raat ko der tak padhai karta. Bijli kabhi-kabhi chali jaati, toh woh diya jala kar padhai karta. Maa aksar kehti, "Beta, thoda aaram kar le." Aman muskurakar kehta, "Maa, jab sapna bada ho toh neend chhoti ho jaati hai." Samay beetta gaya. 12vi ka exam paas karne ke baad Aman ne engineering entrance exam dene ka faisla kiya. Paise ki kami thi, lekin pita ji ne apni bachat nikaal kar uska form bharwaya. Exam ka din aagaye Aman ne puri mehnat se paper diya.Lekin jab result aaya, uska naam list mein nahi tha. Aman toot gaya. Usne apne kamre mein khud ko band kar liya. Use laga shayad log sahi kehte the. Shayad woh sapne dekhne ke layak nahi tha. Us raat usne chhat par jaakar ek purani patang nikali. Us patang par usne bachpan mein likha tha - "Aman ki udaan." Hawa tez chal rahi thi. Aman ne patang udaane ki koshish ki, lekin patang baar-baar gir jaati. Tabhi uske pita ji chhat par aaye. Unhone dheere se kaha, "Beta, patang tab tak nahi udti jab tak use sahi dor aur sahi disha na mile. Girna bura nahi hota, ruk jana bura hota hai." Aman ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye. Usne faisla kiya ki woh ek saal aur taiyari karega.Aman ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye. Usne faisla kiya ki woh ek saal aur taiyari karega. Agla saal usne poori lagan se padhai ki. Ravi ne bhi uski madad ki. Gaon ke log ab bhi mazaak udaate the, lekin Aman ke kaan mein sirf pita ji ki baat goonjti - "Rukna mat." Phir se exam ka din aaya. Is baar Aman zyada taiyar tha, zyada mazboot tha. Jab result aaya, uska naam list mein tha. Aman ko sarkari engineering college mein admission mil gaya. Poora ghar khushi se jhoom utha. Maa ne meetha baanta, pita ji ki aankhon mein garv tha. Ravi ne gale lagakar kaha, "Maine kaha tha na, tu kar lega!" College ka safar asaan nahi tha. Naye shehar, naye log, aur mushkilein. Lekin Aman har mushkil ko ek naye sabak ki tarah leta.Char saal baad, Aman ek safal engineer ban kar apne gaon lauta. Usne sabse pehle apne school jaakar master ji se mulaqat ki. Master ji ne muskura kar kaha, "Humein tum par garv hai." Makar Sankranti ka din tha. Aman ne chhat par jaakar ek nayi patang nikali. Us patang par likha tha - "Sapne sach hote hain." Usne patang ko aasman mein chhoda. Patang dheere-dheere upar uthti gayi, aur is baar woh nahi giri. Gaon ke bachche use dekh kar taaliyan bajane lage. Aman ne unse kaha, "Kabhi apne sapno ko chhota mat samajhna. Agar mehnat aur hausla ho, toh har patang aasman chhoo sakti hai." Aur us din, sirf ek patang nahi, balki kai naye sapne bhi aasman mein ud rahe the.
Seekh: Zindagi mein girna aur haarna aam baat hai, lekin jo insaan rukta nahi, wahi apni manzil tak pahunchta hai. Sapne unhi ke sach hote hain jo unhe poora karne ki himmat rakhte hain.
Is kahani ki seekh yeh bhi hai ki sapne dekhna aasaan hota hai, lekin unhe sach karne ke liye lagataar mehnat, dhairya aur apne upar vishwas bahut zaroori hota hai. Haar ek antim sach nahi hoti, balki ek nayi shuruaat ka mauka hoti hai. Parivaar ka saath aur apni andar ki himmat insaan ko har mushkil se nikal sakti hai. Jo log asafalta se seekh kar dobara khade hote hain, wahi asli jeet haasil karte hain.Is kahani se yeh bhi seekhne ko milta hai ki paristhitiyan chahe kitni bhi kathin kyon na ho, agar insaan ka iraada mazboot ho to woh apni kismat khud likh sakta hai. Logon ki baatein aksar hausla todne ki koshish karti hain, lekin safalta unhi ko milti hai jo apne lakshya par tikey rehte hain. Samay, mehnat aur lagan milkar har sapne ko haqiqat mein badal sakte hain.
Is kahani ki gehri seekh yeh hai ki zindagi mein safalta sirf pratibha se nahi, balki lagataar mehnat, dhairya aur atoot vishwas se milti hai. Haar insaan ko todne ke liye nahi, balki use aur mazboot banane ke liye aati hai. Jab hum girte hain, tab humein apni kamiyon ko samajhne aur unhe sudhaarne ka mauka milta hai. Aman ki tarah, agar hum apne sapnon ko sachcha maayne dein aur unke liye tyag karne ko taiyar ho jaayein, toh mushkilein rasta rok nahi sakti.
Is kahani se yeh bhi pata chalta hai ki parivaar ka saath aur sahi margdarshan bahut maayne rakhta hai. Kabhi-kabhi ek chhoti si salah ya hausla-afzai ke shabd kisi ki poori zindagi badal sakte hain. Log kya kehte hain, isse zyada zaroori hai ki hum khud ke baare mein kya sochte hain. Atmavishwas hi safalta ki sabse badi kunji hai.
Sabse badi baat, sapne wahi sach hote hain jinhe hum mushkilon ke bawajood chhodte nahi. Jo rukta nahi, wahi jeet ta hai.