A Bollywood actor expresses his dilemma to Acharya Prashant. He is drawn towards spirituality but has two fears: the fear of moving towards the unknown and the fear that his inclination towards his profession might decrease. He also feels ashamed of his own shortcomings, lies, and deceit, which he can no longer continue. He is caught between the fear of moving forward and the inability to continue living a life of lies. Acharya Prashant addresses the concept of the 'fear of the unknown'. He questions how one can be afraid of something that is truly unknown, as fear requires an object. He explains that even when we claim not to know what we fear, there is always some image in the mind that is the source of the fear, even if we are not consciously aware of it. The mind, by its very nature, cannot function without an object; just as a person cannot exist without breath, the mind cannot exist without a subject. Therefore, the fear is never of the unknown but of something known, which is then projected onto the future as an imagination. This imagination is rooted in the past—either the fear of losing past pleasures or encountering past sorrows in the future. Acharya Prashant further elaborates that this fear of the future contains a delusion and ego. It is based on the assumption that one's current state is valuable and worth preserving, leading to the fear of losing it. He challenges this by asking if one's present state is truly so great. This fear of the future is a game the mind plays to convince itself that the present is good. He emphasizes that spirituality begins with acknowledging one's reality, distinguishing it from mere acceptance. Acknowledgment means seeing things as they are, without necessarily agreeing that they should remain that way. He criticizes the passive notion of 'just accept'. He points out that if one honestly assesses their current state, they will find it to be one of suffering and ruin, with nothing truly valuable to lose. Therefore, if the future takes something away, it will only be our troubles, as that is all we possess. He advises having only one fundamental fear, which will eliminate all other fears. He also addresses the questioner's fear of losing interest in his profession, stating that life is greater than any profession or relationship. If a job no longer provides betterment, one should look for other possibilities in the vast world. The problem is not the job but the mental framework that limits one's world to a small circle. The greatest mistake is to consider this limited existence as 'life' and the self within it as the 'I'.