03/02/2026
тАЬJo log baaton se nahi maante,
wo ghatnaon se sikhte hain.тАЭ
(Those who donтАЩt learn from words, learn from incidents.)
Maine ye baat apni aankhon ke saamne, sach hote dekhi aur seekhi.
2004. NIT Raipur. First year.
Hamara college ek busy highway par tha.
City side se college enter karne ke liye
ek wide divider cross karna padta tha.
Fast traffic.
No speed breaker.
Mahinon se students demand kar rahe the
ki yahan breaker lagna chahiye.
Par kuch nahi hua.
Ek subah main apne do doston ke saath
cycle se college ja raha tha.
Divider ke paas pahunche.
Road cross karne ke liye ruke.
Maine Bhilai side se ek van aati dekhi.
Fast.
Main divider par hi ruk gaya.
Mere dost nahi ruke.
Unhe laga wo nikal jaayenge.
Wo nahi nikal paaye.
Van ne unhe hit kar diya.
Ek dost van se takrake road ke dusre side ujhal ke gira.
Doosra seedha van ke neeche chala gaya.
Main wahi khada tha.
Frozen.
Sab kuch hota hua dekh raha tha.
Van zor se break maar ke ruki.
Humne van ko thoda tilt kiya.
Neeche phase dost ko bahar nikala.
Aur usi van mein hospital le gaye.
Kismat se wo bach gaya.
Par us din kuch andar se badal gaya.
Saalon tak main badi roads cross karne se darta raha.
Wo scene baar-baar dimag mein flash hota tha.
Mera doosra dost kabhi is baare mein bola nahi.
Par main jaanta hoon,
us par bhi iska gehra asar pada tha.
Us incident ke baad college mein hungama hua.
Protests.
Narebaazi.
Demands.
Finally, wahan speed breaker bana.
Aur wo aaj bhi wahan hai.
Par jo baat mere saath reh gayi, wo ye thi:
Hume pata tha ki wo jagah dangerous hai.
Students mahino se bol rahe the.
Par kisi ne action tab tak nahi liya
jab tak kuch bada nahi ho gaya.
Jab tak khoon nahi baha.
Jab tak trauma create nahi hua.
Aaj mujhe ye pattern har jagah dikhta hai.
Life mein.
Business mein.
Relationships mein.
Hum jaante hain ki kuch change hona chahiye.
Feel hota hai.
Signs dikhte hain.
Par hum wait karte hain.
Kis cheez ka?
Us incident ka
jo hume majboor kar de.
Business Kharab jaaye.
Health bigad jaaye.
Breaking point aa jaaye.
Hum aisa kyun karte hain?
Apni awareness ko crisis banne tak kyun ignore karte hain?
Kyunki awareness par action lene ke liye clarity aur
courage chahiye.
Crisis par react karna
sirf majboori hoti hai.
Ek choice hoti hai.
Doosra forced hota hai.
Maine founders ko bhi ye karte dekha hai:
Unhe pata hota hai team member fit nahi hai,
par wo tab tak wait karte hain
jab tak project collapse nahi ho jaata.
Unhe pata hota hai wo burn out ho rahe hain,
par tab tak rukte hain
jab tak body jawab nahi de deti.
Unhe pata hota hai relationship toot raha hai,
par tab tak kuch nahi karte
jab tak theek karna possible nahi rehta.
тАЬGhatnaon se sikhnaтАЭ samajhdari lagti hai.
Par ye mehenga hota hai.
Iski keemat hum
time, health, relationships
aur kabhi-kabhi zindagi se chukate hain.
Breaker lag gaya.
Par mere dost ka trauma?
Abhi bhi kahin na kahin zinda hai.
Mera phobia?
Use heal hone mein saal lage.
Kya wait karna worth it tha?
Aaj is baat ke saath baithiye:
Aap kis cheez ke baare mein aware hain
par action nahi le rahe?
Aap kis incident ka wait kar rahe hain?
Kyunki jab incident aata haiтАж
Tab tak aap kuch aisa kho chuke hote hain
jo wapas nahi aata.