joys fleeted
Aik waqt tha jab meri zindagi haseen lamhon se bhari thi. Mere chehre par jo khushi ki chamak thi, us par kabhi bhi wrinkles ka asar nahi hota tha. Main aksar sochta tha ke meri zindagi ek aam kahani ki tarah hai, jahan sab kuch khushgawar hai — koi gham, koi dard. Lekin jab woh ek haadsa mera intezar kar raha tha, mera saara jahan badal gaya. Mera aik accident na sirf meri haddi ko toda, balke meri zindagi ki buniyaad ko bhi minjal de diya. Us pal se pehle, jab main apne sapno ki taraf bharakta tha, ab mujhe sirf khud se hi nijat milti hai. Ab mai khud ko aik prince nahi, balki ek purane aadmi ki tarah mehsoos karta hoon. Mere sapne, mere aspirations, sab khatam ho gaye hain. Wo mazaaq jo maine apne jawani mein kiya, unhe yaad karte hue dil mein udaasi mehsoos hoti hai. Har pal, har lamha,...