অনুরণন

यादों के झूले हैं, झूलने दो मुझे, इन में तुम ही तुम हो, खेलने दो मुझे.. आशाओं कि लहरें हैं, उठने दो मुझे, इन में तुम्हारी ही प्यास हैं, बहने दो मुझे.. सपनों कि बस्ती हैं, रहने दो मुझे, इनमे तुम्हारा ही चेहरा हैं, देखने दो मुझे.. काश.. काश , यह जिन्दगी एक सपना होता, तो तुम मेरे साथ ही होते, बात मेरे बस में होती, आँखें न कभी मैंने खोली होती ..

Today in the morning, one of the associates in my department called me for his birthday celebration. As he is an associate i had worked with during my project, i was happy to be present at the celebration. wished him warmly. he recently had told me that he had become a father, so was just thinking that it must be quite a happy atmosphere back home. At 4 PM, while leaving, he came to wish me good bye. I casually asked him as to how he was going to celebrate the day at home. his answer humbles me. He said," आज मेरा जन्मदिन नहीं हैं.. मेरा जन्मदिन अप्रील में हैं." I was rather confused and detecting that on my face, he continued, " वो क्या हैं ना मेरे माथा पिता अनपढ़ थे.. और यह डेट मेरे स्चूल के teacher ने दर्ज किया हैं.. वो भी १९८० के बदले १९८१ लिख दिया हैं.." and he smiled that smile of honesty. i smiled too, my mind wondering how many such people in this world exist who don't even know the exact day of their birth. Ah! i just imagined myself there and knew i wou