Acharya Prashant questions the nature of sympathy shown towards acid attack victims. He posits that nothing essential has been taken from the victim, only our own body-centric appreciation. Our concept of beauty is superficial, a "tissue paper beauty," and our pity for a victim whose face is distorted stems from this shallow perspective. He challenges us to first consider our own fortune that we were not attacked, but then to look at our own faces, which, though physically intact, are made ugly by our inner insecurities, ignorance, fears, and deceit. He humorously suggests that mirrors would cringe and sue for their rights if they had to constantly reflect such internally ugly faces. The speaker criticizes the act of expressing solidarity with acid attack victims, arguing that it unnecessarily makes them feel inferior and magnifies their perceived misfortune. He suggests that an awakened person would tell the victim that nothing of real value has been lost, as the physical face is transient and would have changed with age regardless. This misplaced sympathy, he argues, reveals our deep-seated body-centricity and lustfulness, where a woman is reduced to her face and body. When the face is distorted, we perceive the woman herself as fallen, showing that our concern is for the superficial appearance, not the person. Acharya Prashant contrasts this intense concern for physical appearance with our utter lack of concern for the corruption of the mind. He points out that no one holds candlelight vigils when a young girl's mind is being destroyed by the conditioning of media, society, and education. This hypocrisy highlights that we prioritize the prettiness of the face over the well-being of the soul and mind. He concludes by stating that 90% of our so-called beauty can be wiped away with a tissue paper, emphasizing its superficiality and our misplaced values.
