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उभरते भारत की 'एक्ज़िस्टेंसिअल क्राइसिस'

MBA में हम लोगों को Maslow's hierarchy of needs के बारे में बताया गया था। उसका सार यही था कि एक बार इंसान की मूलभूत आवश्यकताऐं पूरी हो जाएं जैसे रोटी, कपड़ा और मकान तो वो खुद को पहचानने की कोशिश में लग जाता है। उसे स्ट्रेस, एंग्जायटी और बाकी परेशानियाँ होने लगती हैं यदि वो अपने को जान, पहचान नहीं पाता। अक्सर हॉलीवुड की फिल्मों में हम आपने ऐसे किरदारों को देखा हुआ है जिनके पास खूब पैसा रुपया होता है लेकिन बड़े परेशान से दिखते हैं। हमें समझ नहीं आता कि आखिर इन सबको है किस चीज़ की बेचैनी। सब कुछ तो है ही इन सबके पास। दरअसल यह एक संकट है भाइयों जो कि अब मेट्रो शहरों के लोगों को अपने देश में भी होने लगा है। Existential Crisis बोलते हैं इसे अंग्रेज़ी में। किसी मजदूर को नहीं हो सकता यह लेकिन बड़े लोग बड़े परेशान रहते हैं। कइयों को लगता है कि सब कुछ पा लिया ज़िन्दगी में, अब आगे क्या? उद्देश्य नहीं रहता उनके पास और वो सुसाइडल तक हो जाते हैं उसके बारे में सोचते सोचते। एक दो लोगों को मैं भी जानता हूँ ऐसे और बाकियों जैसे मैं भी उनको देख कर परेशान हो जाता हूँ कि भाई लोग, काहें इतना सोचते हो? देश अपना अभी भी इतना गरीब है, इसी के लिए कुछ करो। लेकिन एक नए मुझसे कहा कि दूसरों के लिए करेंगे कुछ तभी खुशी मिलेगी क्या? अब यह तो एक बहुत ही उच्च कोटि का सवाल था और मैंने आधे घंटे तक उन्हें इसका जवाब देने की कोशिश की। वो मुझसे आजकल बात नहीं करते मतलब अभी भी अपने 'अस्तित्ववादी संकट' से जूझ रहे हैं। आप भी अपने अनुभव साझा करियेगा। देश में इस संकट वाले मरीज़ और उसको दूर करने का दावा करने वाले डॉक्टर्स की संख्या बहुत बढ़ रही है आजकल।

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