Acharya Prashant explains that blaming others is a mechanism used to earn certain rights and justifications for one's own actions. By labeling someone else as an aggressor or an attacker, an individual gains a perceived right to act in self-defense, which the ego uses to avoid responsibility. He notes that even legal systems and authorities use the concept of self-defense to justify extreme actions like killing. Blaming serves as a defense against taking the onus of right action, allowing a person to claim helplessness in a difficult situation rather than responding appropriately. He provides examples ranging from international nuclear proliferation to personal property disputes, illustrating how people invent or highlight external threats to justify their own ambitions or possession of weapons. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that the same situation can be met in two opposite ways depending on an individual's intent. One can use a situation, such as a power cut, as a convenient excuse to stop working, or one can find a creative way to continue. He concludes that when one truly loves what they are doing, overcoming obstacles becomes an act of love and an enjoyable challenge rather than a reason to complain or quit.
