Ek bahut hi chota sa shehar tha, jahan ki raatein lambi aur din thake hue hote the. Wahan Samar naam ka ek naujawan rehta tha. Samar ek maamuli daftar mein files dhone ka kaam karta tha, lekin uski aankhon mein ek ajeeb si chamak thi. Woh ek aisi machine banana chahta tha jo bin-bijli ke khet ki sinchai kar sake, taaki uske gaon ke kisaan baarish ke mohtaj na rahein.
Lekin dikkat yeh thi ki Samar ke paas na toh paisa tha, na hi koi bada degree-holder dost. Uske paas sirf ek purani cycle thi aur ek chota sa kamra, jahan woh raat bhar kabaad ke purjon (scrap parts) ke saath khelta rehta tha.
Doosra Adhyay: Andhere ki Deewar
Samar ne teen saal tak lagatar koshish ki. Har baar jab woh apna model taiyaar karta, koi na koi purja toot jata ya machine ka santulan bigad jata. Gaon ke log usse "Kabaadi Pagal" kehne lage the. Uske pita ne bhi keh diya tha, "Samar, kismat se ladna band karo. Gareeb ki kismat mein sirf mehnat likhi hai, avishkar nahi."
Ek raat, bahut zor ki baarish ho rahi thi. Samar ki chhat tapak rahi thi aur uska banaya hua sabse behtareen model paani mein bheeg kar kharab ho gaya. Samar us din toot gaya. Usne saara saaman bahar phekne ka faisla kiya. Usne socha, "Shayad log sahi keh rahe hain, main ek shunya (zero) hoon."
Teesra Adhyay: Ek Nayi Roshni
Wahi paas ke ek purane ped ke neeche ek andha bhikhari baitha karta tha. Samar ne gusse aur dukh mein uske paas jaakar pucha, "Baba, aap yahan itne toofan mein kaise baithe hain? Aapko darr nahi lagta?"
Baba ne hanskar kaha, "Beta, darr unhe lagta hai jinhe lagta hai ki unke paas khone ko bahut kuch hai. Main toh andhere mein hi rehta hoon, aur andhera mujhe raasta dikhata hai. Yaad rakhna, suraj bhi tabhi ugta hai jab raat apne sabse gehre andhere mein hoti hai."
Samar ko apni galti samajh aayi. Usne mehsoos kiya ki woh ab tak sirf "cheezon" se lad raha tha, apne "darr" se nahi. Usne us bheege hue kabaad ko uthaya aur ek naye drishthikon (perspective) se dekhna shuru kiya.
Chautha Adhyay: Asli Jeet
Agle do saal Samar ne kisi se baat nahi ki. Usne din mein kaam kiya aur raat ko us machine par kaam kiya. Is baar usne lohe ki jagah mazboot baans (bamboo) aur purani cycle ke chain ka istemal kiya. Usne physics ke un niyammon ko lagaya jo usne khud apne anubhav se seekhe the.
Garmiyon ka mausam aaya, sukha pada. Gaon ki faslein murjha rahi thi. Tab Samar ne apni machine khet mein utari. Bina kisi engine ke, sirf hawa ke dabav (air pressure) aur physical lever se paani zameen ke gehraai se bahar nikalne laga. Poora gaon dang reh gaya. Woh "Kabaadi Pagal" aaj "Gaon ka Bhagwan" ban gaya tha.