Acharya Prashant responds to a question about the movie 'The Mask,' where the protagonist is unhappy both with and without the mask. The questioner asks what one should do in such a situation. Acharya Prashant explains that there are two types of masks. The first is the external one, like in the movie, which the wearer knows is a mask and can be removed. The second type is an invisible mask that one has worn for so long that they mistake it for their real face. This mask is our personality, our identity, which is given to us by society, family, and education. He uses the analogy of an onion, which is nothing but layers; when you peel them all, nothing remains. A human being, however, is the opposite. When all the layers of masks and identities are removed, the true self is born. This true self is not a refined version of the old personality but something entirely new. A child is born without an identity, like a blank slate, but is eager to form one due to the brain's inherent tendency to protect itself. Society then imposes various identities, which are all external and become the masks we wear. Acharya Prashant further clarifies that the need for social acceptance is also a conditioned belief, another mask. True intelligence, or consciousness, is not bound by any identity; it is vast and open. When one listens with awareness, the grip of these old, dead notions weakens, and the mind becomes lighter. Every mask is a form of bondage, static and lifeless. The real you is free and is life itself. To live a fearless life, one must understand that all faces and identities are external and not the real 'I'. The question about what our truth is does not arise from our personality or identity, but from a place that has no name, which can be called consciousness or intelligence.