Naye siray se zindagi shuru karna kabhi aasaan nahi hota — khaas tor par jab duniya yeh samajhne lage ke apka waqt guzar chuka hai. Lekin San Luis Potosí ki rehne wali Liliana Martínez Sánchez ke liye tabdeeli ek nayi shuruaat sabit hui. 50 saal ki umr mein Mexico wapas aane aur berozgari ka saamna karne ke baad, unhon ne mehsoos kiya ke har qadam — chahe zindagi mein aage barhne ka ho ya haqeeqi safar ka — unhein dobara apni zindagi ko raah par lane mein madad de sakta hai.
50 saal ki umer mein naye siray se shuruaat karna mushkil hota hai. Lekin apni jagah ruk jana us se bhi zyada khofnak hai.
Mera naam Liliana Martínez Sánchez hai. Main Guadalajara mein paida hui, Ciudad Victoria mein pali barhi, aur ab San Luis Potosí mein rehti hoon. Mujhe fakhr hai ke main inDrive driver hoon — ek aisi baat jo maine kabhi socha bhi nahi tha ke main kahungi.
Mexico Wapsi Ka Safar
Taqreeban 20 saal tak main Toronto mein rahi. Phir paanch saal pehle maine Mexico wapas aane ka faisla kiya. Meri family mujhe wapas le aayi. Lekin jald hi mujhe ehsaas hua ke 40 saal ki umer ke baad naukri dhoondhna aasaan nahi hota — aur 51 saal ki umer mein mujhe koi kaam dene ke liye tayyar nahi tha. Yeh sab mere liye bohat mushkil tha. Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha tha ke kya karun ya apna guzara kaise karun. Main khud ko tanha aur mayoos mehsoos karne lagi, aur mujhe yaqeen hone laga ke main kamyab nahi ho paungi. Phir inDrive meri madad ke liye aaya.
Yeh sab meri beti se shuru hua. Us ne mujh se kaha, ‘Ammi, apki shakhsiyat is kaam ke liye bilkul munasib hai.’ Pehle mujhe us ki baat par yaqeen nahi aaya. Lekin phir us ne bataya ke us ki dost ke shohar ne inDrive ke saath gaari chala kar saat afraad par mushtamil apne khandan ka kharcha uthaya. Tab maine socha, agar woh kar sakte hain, toh main bhi kar sakti hoon.
Musafir Hi Sab Se Aham Hain
Ab paanch saal baad, maine behtareen musafiron se mulaqat ki hai — aise log jo mere clients hi nahi, balkeh dost bhi ban gaye hain. Kuch mujhe ‘Aunty’ kehte hain, kuch ‘Lila’ aur kuch sirf ‘Ma’. Bohat se log meri gaari mein sirf safar ke liye nahi, balkeh thori himmat, ek achi baat ya mashware ke liye bhi baithte hain.
Yeh kaam hamdardi aur sabr ka taqaza karta hai. Lekin iska sila bohat qeemti hai. Jab bhi main app check karti hoon aur achay reviews dekhti hoon, mujhe ehsaas hota hai ke main kuch theek kar rahi hoon.
Mujhe Sab Se Zyada Azaadi Pasand Hai
Main apni rides, apne routes aur apne musafir khud chunti hoon. Main faisla karti hoon ke kin ilaqon mein gaari chalani hai. Koi mujhe kisi cheez ko qabool karne par majboor nahi karta — yeh mera apna faisla hai. Yehi meri hifazat hai. Yehi meri azaadi hai.
Agar ap ek khatoon hain aur is kaam ko azmane ka soch rahi hain, toh mera mashwara seedha sa hai: zaroor koshish karein. Yeh koi khatra nahi — balkeh ek mauqa hai. Maali khudmukhtari ka mauqa. Apne waqt par ikhtiyar aur azaadi ka mauqa. Aur apni qadr pehchanne ka mauqa.
56 saal ki umer mein, main har roz uth kar sochti hoon ke mere andar ab bhi woh jazba maujood hai. Main kabhi haar nahi maanti. Main aage barhti hoon, sochti hoon aur kaam karti hoon. Aur jab main kehti hoon, ‘Main yeh kar sakti hoon,’ toh yeh is liye hai kyun ke maine seekha hai ke harkat hi zindagi hai — aur inDrive ne mujhe dobara apni raah dhoondhne mein madad ki.
