Acharya Prashant addresses the questioner by stating that the Coronavirus situation has itself provided the explanation. He says that it is the nature of life that whatever seems attractive often does so because it is behind a veil of fog. To illustrate this, he refers to the movie 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram', where the hero falls in love with the heroine without seeing her complete face, which is disfigured on one side. The attraction is based on a partial view, hidden by a veil or fog. When the full truth is revealed after marriage, the hero is shocked. This, he explains, is what happens when attraction is based on incomplete knowledge. He connects this to the questioner's situation, explaining that we are deceived in two ways. Firstly, some truths are inherently hidden from us. Secondly, we often deliberately ignore the hints of truth we do receive because it serves our self-interest. We conspire against ourselves by refusing to inquire deeply, especially in relationships. He points out the irony of couples who talk for countless hours yet are surprised by each other's true nature after marriage. He clarifies that this is not a case of one person deceiving the other, but rather both individuals being deceived by their own tendencies (vrittis) and ignorance. Acharya Prashant advises the questioner not to blame her husband, as she was not a victim but a willing participant in this self-deception. He states that both partners are effigies of flaws, desires, and ignorance. Now that they are married, the only path forward is for both to work on their own improvement and help each other reform. He suggests that if she brings light into her own life through spirituality, it will also illuminate the lives of those around her, including her husband's. He concludes that this is the only remaining path.
