Acharya Prashant responds to a mother who is unsure how to answer her daughters' questions due to her own lack of clarity. He advises that it is not necessary to solve or answer every question. Instead, when her daughters ask something, she should search for the answer along with them. It is not necessary for a mother to assume she must have the solution to every problem. In fact, she should be grateful that her daughters ask questions that may have never occurred to her. When they ask such a question, a sense of wonder should arise, and she should explore the answer with them. The speaker emphasizes that a mother's responsibility is not to have all the answers, but to be truthful (Satyanishtha). It is not necessary to be a knower of truth, but to be devoted to it. The notion that parents must immediately answer every question is harmful, as it can lead to giving wrong answers just to maintain an image. The mother should instead teach her daughters the process of honest inquiry. This approach has two clear benefits: the process remains honest, and the daughters learn how to search, which is more important than finding. Ultimately, there is nothing to be found; the real thing is to have truth in the search. He further explains the concept of a false search, which occurs when one pretends to know despite not knowing, or when the inquiry is conducted with the intention of not challenging pre-existing notions. This is not a search but a scheme to protect one's ego and lies. By searching together, these schemes of the mind are exposed. To truly solve any question, one must be willing to break their prior knowledge and challenge their ego. This is the process that should be taught to the daughters. The one who learns to search and ask throughout life becomes liberated. Otherwise, people grow up either without questions or with false answers. Life is a long journey of knowing with no final destination. Quoting Kabir Saheb, he says, "Flowing water is pure, stagnant water becomes dirty." Life should be like flowing water. The joy of life lies in the constant struggle against that which seeks to bind you. The feeling of curiosity should persist even until one's last breath. There is no shame in not knowing; the shame is in pretending to know. The real pettiness is in lacking the curiosity to know.
