بڑی نہیں، چھوٹی اور مخصوص خوشی — صحیح وقت پر ملی چائے، وہ فون کال جو آ گئی۔ جن لکھنے والوں نے غیر یقینی سال دیکھے ہوں، وہ خوشی کو اسی پیمانے پر پہچانتے ہیں۔
“اس رات میں واقعی یہ سمجھی تھی کہ اب سب بدل گیا ہے، ماموں کو ابا نے بھیجا ہے اور ابا مجھے شادی ہال میں بلا رہے ہیں۔”

“فرشتے آتے، اس کا بستر لگاتے، نہلاتے دھلاتے، نوالے بنا بنا کر کھانا کھلاتے اور اس کی خدمت سے خوشی پاتے۔”

“اگر اُسے پتا چل جائے کہ وہاں بھیا دوسری برانچ چلا رہے ہیں تو شاید خوشی سے بے ہوش ہو جائے مگر اس کی خوشی ہمیں بھاری پڑ سکتی ہے۔”

“گھوڑے کی ہنہناہٹ اور اس کا دو پیروں پر اچھل کر خوشی سے جھومنا نیلوفر کو حیران کررہا تھا، اور اسی لمحے نیلوفر نے امید رنگ کے پروں کی پھڑپھڑ اہٹ سنی۔”

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