Riya ek chhote se gaon ki ladki thi. Uski aankhon mein bade sapne the, lekin uski zindagi utni aasaan nahi thi. Uske pita ek mazdoor the aur maa ghar ka kaam karti thi. Ghar ki halat itni achhi nahi thi ki Riya apne sapno ke liye bade shehar ja sake. Par Riya ne kabhi haar nahi maani.
Bachpan se hi Riya ko padhai ka bahut shauk tha. School mein woh hamesha first aati thi. Uske teachers bhi uski tareef karte nahi thakte the. Ek din uske teacher ne usse kaha,
"Riya, tum mein bahut talent hai. Agar tum mehnat karti rahi, to ek din bahut badi insaan banogi."
Yeh baat Riya ke dil mein bas gayi. Usne soch liya ki chahe kitni bhi mushkil aaye, woh apne sapno ko poora karke hi rahegi.
Lekin zindagi ne uske liye aasaan raasta nahi chuna tha. 10th ke baad uske pita ne kaha,
"Beta, ab tum padhai chhod do. Ghar ki halat theek nahi hai. Hume tumhari madad chahiye."
Riya ke liye yeh sunna bahut mushkil tha. Usne raat bhar ro kar apne dil ko sambhala. Par usne haar nahi maani. Agle din usne apne pita se kaha,
"Papa, main padhai ke saath-saath kaam bhi kar lungi. Par main apne sapne nahi chhod sakti."
Uski baat sun kar uske pita thoda emotional ho gaye. Unhone socha aur phir haan kar di. Riya bahut khush ho gayi.
Ab Riya din mein school jaati aur shaam ko ek chhoti si dukaan par kaam karti. Thakan hoti thi, par uske sapne usse aage badhne ki taqat dete the. Har raat woh late tak padhai karti aur apne aap se kehti,
"Ek din sab theek ho jayega."
Samay beetta gaya aur Riya ne 12th bhi ache number se pass kar li. Ab uska sapna tha ki woh engineer bane. Lekin engineering ki padhai ke liye paise kahan se aate?
Riya ne scholarship ke liye apply kiya. Usne din-raat mehnat ki aur finally uska selection ho gaya. Us din Riya ki khushi ka thikana nahi tha. Usne apni maa ko gale lagaya aur kaha,
"Maa, ab mera sapna sach hone wala hai."
Shehar ja kar padhai karna Riya ke liye ek naya experience tha. Sab kuch naya tha—log, jagah, zindagi ka tareeka. Shuru mein usse bahut mushkil hui. Log uska mazaak bhi banate the kyunki woh gaon se aayi thi.
Par Riya ne un baaton par dhyaan nahi diya. Usne sirf apne goal par focus kiya. Dheere-dheere usne apni jagah bana li. Uski mehnat aur talent ne sabko impress kar diya.
College ke last year mein ek badi company campus placement ke liye aayi. Riya ne bhi interview diya. Interview tough tha, par Riya ne poori himmat ke saath answers diye.
Kuch din baad result aaya. Riya select ho gayi thi!
Us din Riya ki aankhon mein aansu the, par yeh khushi ke aansu the. Usne turant apne ghar phone kiya,
"Papa, main select ho gayi!"
Uske pita ki awaaz bhi bhari hui thi,
"Mujhe tum par garv hai, beta."
Job milne ke baad Riya ne sabse pehle apne ghar ki halat sudhari. Usne apne pita ko kaam chhodne ko kaha aur maa ke liye ek chhota sa ghar kharida.
Gaon ke log jo kabhi usse kehte the ki ladkiyan kuch nahi kar sakti, aaj wahi log uski tareef kar rahe the.
Riya ne apni zindagi se ek baat sabit kar di—
"Halat chahe jitni bhi buri ho, agar insaan mehnat kare aur apne sapno par vishwas rakhe, to woh kuch bhi haasil kar sakta hai."
Aaj Riya sirf ek successful engineer nahi thi, balki hazaron ladkiyon ke liye inspiration ban chuki thi. Woh apne gaon ja kar bachhon ko free mein padhati thi aur unhe sapne dekhne ki himmat deti thi.
Ek din ek chhoti si ladki uske paas aayi aur boli,
"Didi, kya main bhi aapki tarah ban sakti hoon?"
Riya muskurayi aur usne kaha,
"Bilkul. Bas kabhi haar mat maana."
Aur us din Riya ko laga ki uski asli jeet yahi hai—jab woh kisi aur ke sapno ko udaan dene lagi thi.