Acharya Prashant explains that the common understanding of success is often a facade for material desires and social validation. He points out that many people pursue competitive exams and professional goals not for the sake of knowledge, but to secure a comfortable domestic life, represented by a house, a car, and a family. He argues that this path is not truly one's own, which is why people feel lethargic and uninspired while pursuing it. He emphasizes that there are only two things to attain: matter and the Divine. Since the Divine cannot be 'attained' as an object, most people are simply chasing matter—flesh, possessions, and sensory pleasures.