The Illusion Of Romance || Acharya Prashant

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00:00We are forcefully made to believe that the purpose of life is to chase a man or a woman.

00:08And the highest possible ideal is to spend time or life with some nice and right person.

00:16What is life for?

00:17Life is not for a noble cause.

00:20Life is not for liberation.

00:22Life is not for knowledge.

00:23Life is not for exploration.

00:25Life is so that you can have somebody's hand in your hand.

00:29Life is for romance, right?

00:30So surely it is coming from the society, not biology.

00:34And from where in society is it coming?

00:36It is coming from our avenues of entertainment.

00:39Most of us are in relationships not because of freedom but because of compulsion.