Acharya Prashant addresses the common justification that unconscious behaviors, such as idle gossip or distractions, are simply a 'part of life.' He uses the analogy of water, sugar, and mechanical objects like fans and laptops to explain that these entities act according to their molecular programming or mechanical design without any choice or intelligence. Water does not decide to boil at one hundred degrees; it simply follows its configuration. Similarly, when humans act purely out of conditioning and lack the choice to remain silent or still, they are functioning like machines rather than living beings. True life, he argues, only begins when one acts with awareness and intelligence rather than being a slave to pre-programmed habits. He further explains that while it is not a tragedy for a machine to be unconscious, it is a great loss for a human being who possesses the potential for consciousness. When a teacher expresses disappointment at a student's unconscious behavior, it is an act of compassion, recognizing that the student is capable of much more than their current mechanical state. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that most people claim 'it is my life' without realizing that their actions are dictated by external triggers and internal conditioning. One becomes the master of their own life only when they can remain undisturbed by external noise or provocations, acting from a place of understanding rather than reaction.