Seeing Jamnu sleeping peacefully on the footpath under the open sky at night, despite all the hardships in life, makes one realize how content he is. On the other hand, people who have good homes and all the necessities still lack peace in their lives. They seem to be running a race they don’t even understand, constantly striving to improve themselves while forgetting their happiness, peace, health, and relationships.

Jamnu’s day begins at the crack of dawn, at 5 AM. He spends his entire day driving his rickshaw, taking one passenger to their destination and then another to a different place. He has no worries or fears, only a passion for earning through hard work, which makes him a much better person than many of us.

Who would leave their village and family to go to another city? Everyone loves their family and wants to spend happy moments with them. Jamnu works hard here for the happiness of his family. Meanwhile, those who have their families with them often break away to be with someone else, thinking it will make them happy.

The so-called intellectuals of this society don’t understand people like Jamnu. They don’t see his hard work, only their own interests. There are countless others like him who continue to do such work, yet some people don’t even consider them human. If this attitude were applied to the entire society, imagine the chaos it would cause across the country.

Nowadays, our love is only for money and our own interests, which is why people are slowly becoming like animals. Look at Jamnu, how he lives harmoniously with those around him, laughing, joking, living openly, eating heartily, and staying far away from worries or depression. He knows how to live, how to adjust in society. Wherever you take him, he quickly adapts, while we feel a bit uncomfortable and head straight back home.

Jamnu encounters all kinds of people—some argue with him over money, others hurl abuses at him. If someone treated us that way, we’d probably try to teach them a lesson. But Jamnu just laughs it off and moves on. This isn’t a small difference; it’s something we often ignore as we move forward in life. We only get one life, yet instead of living it peacefully, we fill it with worries and depression because we’ve ingrained the idea that without money, there’s no life.

Money is necessary to meet basic needs, but we are never satisfied with just a little; we always strive to earn more and more. Meanwhile, Jamnu earns just enough to have three meals a day, enjoy a drink at night, and send some money back home. He doesn’t need anything more than that. He finds happiness in this amount because having too much money can also make life miserable. If someone can’t be happy with a little, no matter how much they get, it will never be enough for them.

If we even think about living a life like Jamnu’s, we would truly understand ourselves. Then we would see how quickly we choose the wrong path, while Jamnu walks the right path, earning money through hard work. We can spend as much as we want to eat at fancy restaurants, buy expensive things, or do anything else, always prioritizing our comfort. But when someone like Jamnu asks for just ten rupees more, we hesitate to give it, and suddenly we become wise with all sorts of justifications. That’s just how we are.

There are all kinds of people in this world, but we often only see those who live fake lives, learn to be fake, and live fake. Today, more lies and fakeness are sold than truth and honesty, and we all happily buy into it. Isn’t it time we step out of our illusionary world and try to understand the truth? Shouldn’t we consider people like Jamnu our heroes, instead of living with our eyes closed? This is my question, but the answer lies with all of you. Time and moments pass by, people come and go, that’s part of life. But those who stay with us are our true loved ones. So, open your eyes, make time for your loved ones, and strive to become a better person. 

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