Lalpur Sikhak gaon ki galiyon mein ek kahani basti hai, Aman Mishra ki. Aaj Aman 26 saal ka ho gaya hai, ek zimmedar naujawan, jiski aankhon mein bhavishya ke sapne hain. Par hamesha se aisa nahi tha.
Kuch saal pehle, Aman ek alag hi dhun mein rehta tha. Dimag se zyada dil aur jism ki sunta tha. Gaon ke akhade mein wazan uthana aur apni marzi ka malik hona, yahi uski duniya thi. Chhoti-chhoti baaton par bahar sabse bhid jaata, ek mast maula, befikar sa ladka.
Is masti mein woh akela nahi tha. Uske do bhai, usse bada Azad aur sabse chhota Abhishek, uske har shararat mein barabar ke hissedar the. Teeno ki तिकड़ी gaon bhar mein mashhoor thi.
Unki sabse priya shararat thi Ganga nadi mein jaakar ghanton nahana. Ghar walon ke laakh mana karne ke bawajood, woh teeno chupke se nikal jaate aur Ganga ki lehron mein kho jaate. Abhishek, sabse chhota hone ke naate, unke peeche-peeche chalta.
Ek aur shauk tha unhe – apne Babu ki purani cycle chalane ka. Woh cycle unke liye kisi hawai jahaj se kam nahi thi. Chhup-chhup kar cycle nikalte aur gaon ki kachchi sadkon par udte firte.
Magar har shararat ka anjam pakde jaana hi hota tha. Aur jab Babu ko pata chalta, toh qayamat aa jaati. Maar sirf Aman aur Azad ko padti. Babu ke gusse se unhe koi nahi bacha sakta tha.
Sabse chhota Abhishek, apni masoomiyat ki dhaal liye, hamesha saaf bach nikalta. Woh kone mein khada bas apne bade bhaiyon ko pitte hue dekhta.
Ek baar toh gusse mein Babu ne had hi kar di. Unhone Aman aur Azad ko unke haathon par thuk kar use chaatne ki saza di. Woh din unhe aaj bhi yaad hai, ek aisi seekh jo waqt ne unhe samjhayi.
Waqt ka pahiya ghuma. Wahi mast maula Aman ab bada ho gaya hai. Usne seekh liya hai ki zindagi sirf masti ka naam nahi, balki zimmedari ka bhi naam hai. Apne pairon par khada hone ke liye woh aaj kathin sangharsh aur mehnat kar raha hai.
Aaj Aman ka janamdin hai. Woh abhi bhi wahi hai, dil se mazboot aur apno se pyaar karne wala. Bas ab uske kandhon par zimmedariyon ka bojh hai, jise woh muskurakar utha raha hai. Janamdin ki dheron shubhkamnayein, Aman. Tumhara aane wala jeevan swasth aur safalta se bhara ho.