If you remain the same, what will change for you? || Acharya Prashant, on Vedanta (2021)
Acharya Prashant (AP): Do you see why the motivation industry is so evergreen, always? Because we don't want to give up hope; because we want to keep believing, we have a stubborn stake there that we have not failed. “A particular type of attempt has failed. If I try again in another way, with better skills, with more energy, with more knowledge, then I am going to succeed.” And we said that's a recipe for endless continuation of failures because you will never have enough.
Irrespective of how many times you have been punched in the face by life, there would always be that one more possibility left somewhere in the corner: “Well, I have tried almost everything—almost. I've tried almost everything, but there still remains that faint glimmer of hope. Now, I’ll try that particular way. You know, in all my past attempts I did not know of these things. I did not have the luxury of this particular instrument, or I was not experienced enough. I did not have the right help. Now, things are different. You just wait and watch. I'm going to turn the tables this time around.” Sounds familiar? Why have you not been able to complete your task since the last six months? “Sir, it will be done tomorrow.” Tomorrow? How exactly? “No, I’ll pull some rabbit out of my hat. I have a lot of tricks up my sleeve. Some trick I’ll employ, and the goal will be achieved.”
Four months later. Son, the task is pending, rather hanging fire since ten months now. “Tomorrow it will be done, sir. Acharya Ji, you just see. Tomorrow...” The speaker is evil and does not want to realize that. Mind you, I didn't say, “Does not realize that.” I said, “Does not want to realize that.” He couldn't have said it will be done tomorrow. What are you going to change overnight? You are the same person, how will it be better tomorrow?
Your performance in some particular thing was pathetic today, doctor.
