Acharya Prashant explains that humanity is currently in its darkest hour, where history is nearing its end because human control and predictability are replacing the chance events that once defined it. He contrasts the current era with the time of the Mahabharat, noting that while Shri Krishna could clearly distinguish between the sides of Arjuna and Duryodhan, today's world is dominated entirely by desire, leaving no clear side to support. In this modern context, the speaker suggests that if Shri Krishna were to appear, the competing factions of desire would unite against him. He argues that social evils like the caste system, untouchability, racism, and misogyny are being eradicated not by moral reform or spiritual realization, but by the force of desire and greed. People are abandoning prejudices because they prioritize productivity, consumption, and personal pleasure over old biases. For instance, the introduction of public transport and the pursuit of economic prosperity have done more to reduce social divisions than religious or social movements. Desire acts as a powerful force that defeats petty evils by making people more useful to one another as customers or tools for profit. Ultimately, Acharya Prashant posits that while desire has successfully reduced communal riots and even the likelihood of war by linking interests through trade and money, it has become the greatest evil itself. He points out that while desire can eliminate smaller social conflicts for the sake of material gain, it leaves humanity with a deeper problem: there is no force left to defeat desire itself. The speaker concludes that man has become his own greatest challenge in an age where everything is sacrificed at the altar of personal want.
