24/08/2026
Ek tha Ramesh... Gaon ke kone me uska ek chhota sa hotel tha.
Hotel kya tha - 2 bench, ek purana table, ek chulha, aur upar tin ki chhat. Log usse kehte the "Garib ka Hotel".
Ramesh subah 4 baje uth jata. Khud hi bartan dhota, khud hi chai banata, khud hi samose talta. Uske hotel me AC nahi tha, par dil me thandak thi.
Har customer jo aata, chahe jeb me 10 rupaye ho ya 1000, Ramesh ek hi baat kehta -
"Pehle pet bhar kha lo, paise ka baad me dekhenge."
Gaon ke bade hotel wale uska mazaak udate the.
"Arey is tarah to tu kabhi ameer nahi banega! Muft me khila ke dewaliya ho jayega."
Ek baar baarish ka mausam aaya. Lagatar 7 din tak tez baarish hui. Khet doob gaye, gaon me kaam band ho gaya. Kisi ke paas paise nahi the.
Bade-bade hotel band ho gaye - kyunki bina paise ke kaun khilaye?
Par Ramesh ka chhota hotel khula raha. Usne apne ghar ka aata, chawal, daal sab nikaal diya. Jo aata usko khana khilata. Koi hisaab nahi likhta.
Log kehte - "Ramesh, tu pagal hai? Tera to nuksaan ho raha hai."
Ramesh hasta aur kehta - "Aaj inke paas nahi hai, kal mere paas nahi hoga. Insaniyat hi sabse badi kamai hai."
8ve din baarish ruki. Ek kaali gaadi uske toote hue hotel ke saamne ruki. Usme se ek bahut bada aadmi utra. Armani ka suit pehna hua tha.
Wo bola - "Ek chai milegi?"
Ramesh ne izzat se chai pilayi. Aadmi ne chai p*e aur aankhon me aansu aa gaye.
Bola - "20 saal pehle mai bhi isi gaon se tha. Bhookha tha. Mere paas paise nahi the to isi tarah ke ek hotel wale ne mujhe muft khana khilaya tha. Aaj mai Mumbai ka bahut bada hotel ka malik hu. Mai usi insan ko dhoondhne aaya tha."
Ramesh ne kaha - "Sahab, wo to kab ke guzar gaye."
Aadmi ne idhar udhar dekha aur bola - "Nahi, wo soch abhi bhi zinda hai. Tum me zinda hai."
Us aadmi ne agle hi mahine highway par ek bahut bada, shandar hotel banwaya. Aur uske board par likhwaya -
"Ramesh Garib Hotel - Malik: Ramesh"
Usne kaha - "Hotel mera hai, par naam aur rooh tumhari rahegi. Tum hi iske asli malik ho."
Jo log uski gareebi ka mazaak udate the, aaj usi hotel ke saamne line me khade rehte hain.
Kahani ka sabak:
Duniya daulat walo ko yaad nahi rakhti, dil walo ko yaad rakhti hai. Hotel chhota ya bada nahi hota, niyat badi honi chahiye.