Kya Farak Padta Hai?

Aaj kal duniya ki haalat bohot kharaab hai, aur har din bad se battar hoti jaati hai. Khoon-kharaaba, maar-kaat, bas ab sehen nahi hota. Aisa lagta hai ki shayad kal hi duniya khatam ho jayegi. Akhbaar ke har panne pe syaahi se bhi zyada kaale kaarnaame hai, panne palto aur samaaj ka kaala roop dekho. Roz ka yahi hai, kisi ne kisi ko maar diya, koi mar gaya, koi maara gaya…par hame kya hai, ham bas akhbaar padhte hai, thodi shikaayat karte hai ki ye kya haal ho gaya hai duniya ka, ghor-kalyug! Phir chai ki chuski lete hai, bag uthaya aur chal diye daftar ko…

Aur theek hai na, hamari zindagi jab tak sahi se chal rahi hai, fark pade bhi kyun. Konsa hamari chaukhat par koi mara pada hai! Hamari liye khoon khoon thodi na hai, bas akhbaar ki kaali syahi hai jo roz aati hai. Ham aazaad hai, hasne ko, rone ko, ghoomne ko, khabron par tch tch tch karne ko; “chai mei cheeni kam hai boss”, “TV par mera programme kyun nahi lagaate”, “arey is baar bonus nahi mila!”…. Aaj footpath par khade boodhe aadmi ko phir khaana nahi mila,;Samir apne parivaar ke liye nayi chhat dhoondh raha hai par wo gareeb hai, upar se musalmaan, to mushkil hai; aur jo Lakshmi hai na, wo zara si Lakshmi ke liye 12 ghante factory mei kaam karti hai. Sheher ki jagmagati roshni ke kone mei jo basti hai wahan par kitne bache hai jo kitaabein padhne ki jagah sadak par kitaabein bech rahe hai, tumhari gaadi ka sheesha bhi khat-khataya hoga unhone…unhe dekh kar bura lagta hai, par kya kar sakte hai? Mandir ke bheekari ko paise de sakte hai, par jo mehnat se roti kamaa rahi hai, usse 10-10 rupey ke liye ladte hai…

Hamari zimmedari thodi na hai, neta log kya kar rahe hai? Lok-tantra mei logon ka kaam vote dene ke baad khatam. Ab chaahe neta gareebi hataaye ya mazhab ladaye, kya farak padta hai; tumhe to sab kuchh mil gaya na, tumhare hak ka bhi aur dusron ke hak ka bhi. To jao swimming pool bharo, aur inn chhote logon ko paani ke tanker ki raah takne do. Ram Mandir bane na bane, tumhara quota banna chahiye.

To kya farak padta hai ki Diwali par khoon ki holi mania jaati hai aur rozon ki jagah shaheedon se Eid manayi jaati hai? Tumhare aangan mei to diye roshan hai. Kya farak padta hai ki kuchh nanhi jaanein tumhaari khaamoshi ke sar bik gayi? Tumhari rahat bhi to koi cheez hai? Ye keher naya hai kya? Tumhari aur meri ragon mei saraayat karta zeher naya hai kya? Sheher mei ye dange-fasaad, ye gareebi aur gairon ki galiyon mei tabaahi to aam hai. Par kya aam ho jaane se gunah maaf ho jaata hai?

Aise sawaal shayad puchhne nahi chahiye… is liye koi fark nahi padta ki ek farebi haath mei talwaar liye raja ban gaya, talwar abhi tumhaare sar par to nahi hai…aur aa gyi to? Kya karoge tum, kuchh nahi kar sakte. Bas khaamosh reh sakte ho. Intezaar karo ki jis aag ne poora sheher raakh kar diya wo tumhari gali kab aayegi…par tum ne konsa usme tel jhonka tha; paani bhi to nahi daala tha. To intezaar karo jab tak tum mehfooz ho, jab tak tumhare paas ye aadhi-adhuri, khauf se bhari aazaadi hai…intezaar karo aag ka tum tak pohonchne ka. Aur jab pohonch jaye? Kya farak padta hai?