Acharya Prashant addresses the question of why one should strive for truth when it seems to be a difficult battle against natural tendencies. He begins by questioning the premise that one can simply enjoy nature and its material offerings. He states that if one could truly find lasting fun and enjoyment in worldly pursuits, they would do so, as no one has forbidden it. However, the very fact that the question arises indicates that this enjoyment is not happening. He uses the analogy of trying to party in a gutter to illustrate that such enjoyment is impossible. The speaker explains that what is often perceived as happiness is merely a temporary reduction in a larger state of sorrow. He describes this as a sequential process where a single unit of pleasure is followed by ten units of sorrow. Believing that one gets happiness from worldly indulgence is a form of self-deception. He points out that people only seek truth because they have experienced more sorrow than happiness, even if they choose to remember and publicize only the fleeting moments of pleasure. He likens this to focusing on one good apple in a basket full of poisonous ones, a self-deception reinforced by sharing only the positive moments with others. Acharya Prashant offers a practical solution for dealing with desires like lust. While the ultimate solution is to become fully wise, a more practical approach is to engage in right work and right company. By taking on so many correct duties, one leaves no time or opportunity for the mind to wander. The tendency to stray may persist, but it will not get a chance to manifest. He emphasizes that Maya has infinite forms, and the only way to be safe is to be cautious of all forms, without differentiating between them. He further elaborates that right work and right company are interconnected. When one has a right companion, even physical intimacy is not a problem because it occurs between individuals of high intelligence and understanding who know how to handle their bodies. In such a relationship, lust is not an issue. The problem, he explains, is that people often seek partners who intoxicate them, turning love into a form of intoxication rather than a path to higher awareness. A partner who genuinely enhances one's consciousness would not be perceived as merely an object of lust.