Acharya Prashant responds to a question about people who claim to want to do social welfare but have hidden desires. He begins by stating that he does not run a UPSC coaching center and cannot teach deception or provide rehearsed answers for interviews. He emphasizes that his purpose is to deal in truth. He uses the analogy of a fly entering a sweet shop, questioning whether it does so merely to inspect the sweets and leave. He suggests that the desire for social service through a prestigious job like an IAS officer is often a facade for personal gain. He directly challenges the questioner, who aspires to become an IAS officer to serve society. He asks a series of probing questions to reveal the underlying intentions: Would you still do social service if you got an ordinary private job instead? Would you do it if the government job offered no position, prestige, or salary? He points out that everyone wants to see themselves as good, and people often make lofty claims about their motives. He recounts his experience of interviewing numerous candidates who all professed high, pure, moral, and public welfare-oriented goals. He notes the irony that these aspirants, who claim to want to change the country's destiny, often do not even know the salary of the job they are applying for. This ignorance, he suggests, reveals that their real interest lies not in the service itself but in the associated power and perks. Acharya Prashant states that India's bureaucracy is one of the most corrupt, yet every candidate claims they want to serve the country and eradicate corruption. He mentions that he would have more respect for a candidate who honestly admitted to being selfish. He challenges the questioner's assertion that he would leave the service after a few years, pointing out that most bureaucrats seek extensions rather than resigning. He concludes that the desire is not to be a servant (sevak) but a ruler (shasak); not a server, but an officer. He advises the questioner to be honest with himself about his true intentions and to pursue his goals with a clean conscience, without the hypocrisy of claiming noble motives when the real drivers are personal gain, status, and power.