Acharya Prashant addresses a questioner's confusion arising from the conflict between his personal observation of intermittent restlessness and the Vedantic teaching that restlessness is constant. The speaker begins by highlighting a logical flaw in the questioner's premise. He asks whether, during the moments the questioner believed he was not restless, he was actively observing his state or simply not observing at all. When the questioner admits to not observing, Acharya Prashant points out that one cannot see that they are not restless if they are not seeing in the first place. To clarify, Acharya Prashant uses an analogy: if you look through a window five times and see a person inside each time, you can only conclude that 100% of your observations confirm the person's presence. You cannot infer anything about the times you were not looking. Similarly, if every time the questioner has honestly observed himself, he has found restlessness, then his own observation proves that restlessness is constant. This conclusion is based on fact, not belief. He challenges the questioner to find even one instance of restfulness through honest observation to disprove this hypothesis. Acharya Prashant explains that the ego's self-interest is the root of this confusion. The ego wants to believe it is already restful and perfect to avoid the difficult responsibility of undergoing genuine change. It creates a dishonest pretense of helplessness, claiming to be carried away by a 'flow'. The speaker asserts that this is not helplessness but a conscious choice driven by the pursuit of pleasure, which manifests as the desire for sleep, sex, food, and security. All of man's actions, arguments, and even sophisticated philosophies are ultimately aimed at securing these basic pleasures. In conclusion, the speaker states that true inquiry is not a complex investigation but a simple, honest, and direct observation of what is, without the interference of thought. He urges the questioner to see that he is not being helplessly carried away but is actively choosing the flow for the pleasure it provides. This is a dishonest pretense, and recognizing this dishonesty is the beginning of true understanding. The choice is always there to stop the car, get out, and withdraw the value accorded to the flow of pleasure.