Acharya Prashant explains that the questioner is engaging in wrong actions but is not facing the full consequences, and therefore, is enjoying the situation. He uses an analogy of a child who creates a disturbance outside but runs back to his father for protection when he is about to be beaten. The father's protection, while seemingly helpful, is actually detrimental because it allows the child to repeat his misdeeds without learning from the consequences. The speaker points out that it would be better for the child to face the beating to learn his lesson. Similarly, the questioner is enjoying both the disturbance (wrong actions) and the act of being saved from its full impact. The speaker advises the questioner to fully immerse himself in the things he enjoys, such as indulging in fantasies about the future, to experience their complete outcome. He clarifies that the tendency to indulge only partially in wrongdoing stems from the warnings of saints and scriptures, which create a sense of balance. These teachings, while well-intentioned, can sometimes partially shield a person from the consequences of their actions, thus preventing true learning. If it weren't for these teachings, the person would indulge completely and face the full, purifying result of their actions. To further illustrate, Acharya Prashant uses the analogy of a child playing with a snake's tail. The child sees only the tail and not the entire 10-foot cobra hidden in the bushes, nor does he understand the danger of its venom and fangs. To the child, the father's warnings seem baseless and fearful. The speaker equates this to the questioner's situation, where he is attracted to the colorful scarf of Maya (illusion) without seeing the dangerous entity it belongs to. He concludes that to let go of even a small, seemingly harmless indulgence (the snake's tail), one must first see the entire dangerous reality it is a part of (the whole snake). Small, bad habits, which seem insignificant, will eventually consume one's life if their full, destructive nature is not realized.
