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“लाश ! यह शब्द कितना घिनौना है ! आदमी अपनी मौत से अपने घर में, अपने बाल-बच्चों के सामने मरता है तब भी बिना आत्मा के उस बदन को लाश ही कहते हैं। और आदमी सड़क पर किसी बलवाई के हाथों मारा जाता है, तब भी बिना आत्मा के उस बदन को लाश ही कहते हैं। भाषा कितनी ग़रीब होती है ! शब्दों का कैसा ज़बरदस्त काल है ! कितनी शर्म की बात है कि हम घर पर मरनेवाले और बलवे में मारे जानेवाले में फ़र्क नहीं कर सकते, जबकि घर पर केवल एक व्यक्ति मरता है और बलवाइयों के हाथों परम्परा मरती है, सभ्यता मरती है, इतिहास मरता है। कबीर की राम की बहुरिया मरती है। जायसी की पद्मावती मरती है। कुतुबन की मृगावती मरती है, सूर की राधा मरती है। वारिस की हीर मरती है। तुलसी के राम मरते हैं। अनीस के हुसैन मरते हैं। कोई लाशों के इस अम्बार को नहीं देखता । हम लाशें गिनते हैं। सात आदमी मरे। चौदह दूकानें लुटीं । दस घरों में आग लगा दी गई। जैसे कि घर, दूकान और आदमी केवल शब्द हैं जिन्हें शब्दकोशों से निकालकर वातावरण में मँडराने के लिए छोड़ दिया गया हो !...”

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