Competition ke kuch din baad bhi Sara ke dil mein wohi excitement thi. Uski trophy ab uske study table par rakhi thi. Jab bhi woh usse dekhti, use apni mehnat aur woh moment yaad aa jata jab uska naam announce hua tha.
Ek din school ke baad Sara aur Maya park mein baithi thi. Mausam bahut suhana tha aur halki si thandi hawa chal rahi thi.
Maya ne Sara ki taraf dekh kar muskurate hue kaha,
"Sach bataun Sara, mujhe abhi bhi believe nahi hota ki tum itni change ho gayi ho."
Sara halka sa hansi.
"Pehle main har cheez ko seriously nahi leti thi," Sara ne kaha. "Mujhe lagta tha life bas aise hi chalti rahegi. Lekin ab mujhe samajh aa gaya hai ki agar hum mehnat karein, toh hum apni life ko better bana sakte hain."
Maya ne sir hila kar kaha,
"Ye sab us 11:11 wale message se start hua tha."
Sara kuch seconds ke liye chup ho gayi. Usne aasman ki taraf dekha.
"Ho sakta hai woh sirf ek coincidence ho," Sara ne dheere se kaha. "Lekin usne mujhe sochne par majboor kar diya. Usne mujhe realize karaya ki main apni life waste kar rahi thi."
Maya muskura di.
"Ab toh tum bilkul different lagti ho," Maya ne kaha.
Sara ki aankhon mein ek naya confidence tha.
"Ab main aur competitions mein participate karna chahti hoon," Sara ne kaha. "Aur main apne dreams ke liye full mehnat karungi."
Us waqt Sara ne apna phone nikala.
Time tha…
11:11
Sara muskura di.
Is baar usne koi wish nahi maangi.
Ab usse pata tha ki sirf wishes se kuch nahi hota. Hard work aur determination hi insaan ko aage badhate hain.
Usne phone band kiya aur Maya ki taraf dekha.
"Chalo," Sara ne kaha,
"Ab hume apne future ke liye prepare karna hai."
Dono dost park se bahar nikal gayi, lekin Sara ke mind mein ek clear thought tha.
Kabhi-kabhi life hume ek chhota sa sign deti hai.
Aur agar hum us sign ko samajh lein, toh woh hamari life ko completely change kar sakta hai.
Aur Sara ke liye woh sign tha — 11:11.
End