Kahte hain na… kuch cheezein badi mamuli si lagti hain, par unke bina zindagi adhoori si lagti hai.
Mere liye… wo cheez hai – ek cup chai.
Jab pehli baar ghar chhoda tha na…
ghar se door, ek ajnabi sheher mein –
har subah ki shuruaat ajnabi lagti thi,
par wahi canteen wale bhaiya ki adrak wali chai...
dheere dheere us sheher ko apna bana gayi.
Chai sirf swaad nahi deti...
saath deti hai. Kabhi tapakti baarish mein, chhat par baithkar...cup haath mein aur khayalon mein wo shakhs… jo ab door hai, par har chai ki chuski mein aaj bhi maujood hai.
Kabhi college ki canteen Mein, jab jeb mein paise kam hote the, par dost bolte the –
"Abey chhod, ek chai meri taraf se!"
Wo chai… dosti ka doosra naam thi.
Aur maa?
Maa ki banayi subah ki pehli chai…
bas usmein shakkar nahi…
mamta ghuli hoti thi.
Aaj bhi jab thak kar aata hoon…
toh chai mujhe gale lagati hai.
Kahti hai –
"Chal baith, aaj phir se thoda jee lete hain."
Chai… wo khamosh sa rishta hai,
jo har mod par saath deta hai.
Kabhi waqt mile… to chai peete hue apne aap se baat karna. Ho sakta hai… kuch jawaab mil jaayein.
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