Jitna insan zahiri duniya ko samajhta hai, utna...

Jitna insan zahiri duniya ko samajhta hai, utna hi usay ehsaas hota hai ke duniya ki bohat si cheezen faani hain. Maal, rutba, shohrat, jeet, haar — sab guzarnay wali cheezen hain. Lekin Rumi ke nazdeek iska matlab yeh nahi ke zindagi be-maani hai. Woh kehte hain ke asal masla yeh hai ke hum khushi ko bahar dhoondte hain, jabke asal zindagi andar chal rahi hoti hai. “Jo kuch tum duniya mein dhoond rahe ho, uski jad tumhare andar hai.” Jab insan sirf zahiri cheezon se dil lagata hai, to ilm barhne ke saath unki ahmiyat kam lagne lagti hai. Lekin jab insan mohabbat, rabt, shukr aur andar ki bedari ko samajhta hai, to choti choti cheezen dobara khoobsurat lagne lagti hain. Ek cup chai. Kisi apne ki awaaz. Shaam ki hawa. Kisi ka intezar. Kisi ko dil se chahna. Rumi ke nazdeek yeh “choti” cheezen choti nahi hoti — agar tum unmein poori tarah maujood ho. Duniya ko permanent samjhoge to mayoosi hogi. Duniya ko ek safar samjhoge to har lamha tohfa lagega. Aur shayad Rumi tumhari baat ka jawab yun dete: “Tumhara ilm tumhein duniya se door karne ke liye nahi, balke tumhein uske parde ke peeche ki khoobsurti dikhane ke liye hai.”