कहते हैं सभी,
सब लिखा हुआ है।
क्या मैं लिख दूँ,
और कह दूँ सब लिखा हुआ है।
उसके लिखने में,
मेरे लिखने में क्या फर्क है।
मेरी नादान सोच,
यह पूछ रही है।
मैं लिखूँ बूँद,
तो जल में रह जाएगा।
वो लिखे ओस,
तो मोती बन जाएगा।
तो क्या मेरी मेहनत,
फिजूल हो गई।
क्यूँकि उसने मेरी किस्मत,
लिखा ही नहीं।
जो सबका है अंतिम,
वो मेरी मंज़िल नहीं।
मेरी लिखावट का,
कोई अंतिम नहीं।
मैं फिर भी मेहनत करूँगा,
जब उसकी सियाही रुकी हो।
उस वक़्त मैं लिख दूँ,
वो मेरी तकदीर हो।
_गुलाम दस्तगीर (GD)
There was a competition in 9th std for Hindi Story Writing. I used to be the active, creative, and unique student. I used to spend a lot of time brainstorming even in small activities, assignments, competitions, etc. I used to work hard till the last minute of submission, improving my work more than the expectation of others and always less than my imagination.
I spent my day before finding the unique story, all around the phone with various story apps I had which I loved to read in leisure time. After a lot of searching deep down, spending the whole day, I found a story aligning with what I wanted in my story writing competition but my heart wasn't convinced. I thought the story which had been written by me wouldn't have been read by many as it’s too old and a lot of search was required. I felt the competition wasn't much interesting and important, thus that day I didn’t write something out of my own. So instead of writing something from my own, I took it from a source and submitted it for the competition.
Then next lecture when the Hindi teacher took the class, at the end of the lecture, the teacher said to me that the story was good but wasn't unique.
She said:
"Wo story me Gulam wali baat nahi thi."
(That story didn't contain the element of Gulam.)
Although I was the First Prize winner of that Hindi Story Writing Competition, this made me think a lot - a million times and transformed me from Gulam to GD.
From that day, I became a self-reliant, first-hand creative, and exceptional. I do late submissions not because I am late but because I am not satisfied with my work till the last.
My every work now has the GD Factor which makes the work unique.
From Birthday Wishes to Making someone feel Special,
From Mini Club work to Major Capstone Project,
From Taking Challenges to Teaching a Lesson,
From Thinking, Planning to Execution.
Now I work harder to create something even if it is not much important to all. I know there would be one who looks upon my work, there is one who will take it as an inspiration, there is one who is following me to see my work, and I work the best for that one. I don't feel boredom now, it feels special and gives me the pleasure and self-happiness to do any work.
All Thanks to my Hindi Teacher.
