THE REAL LIFE CYCLE — A STORY WE ALL LIVE, BUT FEW REALISE
0–10 — Innocence:
Duniya na hume jaane, na hum duniya ko.
Small hands, big dreams, no fear.
Bas khel, masti, aur ek anjaan si muskaan.
10–16 — Comparison Begins:
School, marks, tuition, pressure.
“Sharma ji ka beta…”
Confidence crack hota hai.
Poora bachpan dusro se compete karte khatam ho jaata hai.
16–22 — Identity Crisis:
12th ke baad confusion ka tufaan.
Career choose karna ya zindagi?
Entrance exams, rejections, failures.
College me admission ho bhi jaye,
to apna aap kho jaata hai:
“Main kaun hoon? Main kya chahta hoon?”
22–30 — The Harsh Reality:
Job mile to paisa kam.
Job na mile to dard zyada.
Competitive exams — saal dar saal.
Forms bharte bharte life bhar jaati hai.
Relatives’ taunts, parents’ silence,
aur andar se girta hua self-worth.
30 tak aadhi zindagi “selection kab hoga?” me nikal jaati hai.
30–36 — Forced ‘Stability’:
Marriage pressure.
Settlement pressure.
Salary kam, responsibilities zyada.
Rent, EMI, taxes, groceries…
Zindagi ek running train ban jaati hai
jisme aap sirf compartments badalte hain—
destination kabhi nahi.
36–50 — The Sacrifice Era:
The EMI years.
Ghar ka loan. Car loan.
Kids’ school fees. Health expenses.
Aapka life routine:
Work → Bills → Stress → Sleep → Repeat
Dreams?
Dusri gali me ruk jate hain —
kyunki first priority ab bachche hain.
Aap apne liye jeena bhool jaate ho.
50–60 — Shift of Responsibility:
Children’s college, their weddings, their struggles.
Aapka burden kam nahi hota — badhta hai.
Health down. Pressure up.
Aap sochte ho:
“Is this all life was supposed to be?”
60–75 — Realisation:
Retirement ka darr.
Savings kam.
Medical bills zyada.
Family me distances.
Property ke chhote chhote tukdo par
aapke hi khoon se judi ladaaiyan.
Dil chupke se toot jaata hai.
Aankhon me ek sawal—
“Poora life sab ke liye diya… apne liye kab jeeya?”
75–80+ — Final Pages:
Aap ek kursi par baith kar
apna poora life rewind karte ho.
Kuch sapne poore hue,
bahut sare adhure reh gaye.
Aap dheere se fuसफुसाते हो:
“Yamraj, thoda waqt aur de do…
Kuch adhure sapne abhi baki hai .”
THE TRUTH:
Zindagi ek aisi kahani hai
jisme sabhi character khush dikhte hain,
par har ek ke andar ek dard chupaa hota hai —
khwabon ka, zimmedariyon ka,
aur un raaston ka jahan kabhi mudkar ja hi nahi paaye.