Poking nose || Acharya Prashant

Full Video: Why don't Indians respect personal space? || Acharya Prashant, in conversation (2022) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Transcript

00:00We have people who would intrude into the other's lives.

00:03The concept of personal or private space does not exist.

00:08People happily barge in, and they can ask you such questions.

00:11Well, you know, how are your things with your wife?

00:14And definitely one from, let's say, the extended family,

00:16and can come and ask you,

00:17so how are you doing in your married life?

00:20Or when are you getting your daughter married?

00:23Somebody may even ask you, how much are you earning?

00:25You're just standing somewhere and somebody can come so close to you,

00:28you can smell his mouth, and if you step back, that's rude.

00:33So these are all corrupted flavors of love.

00:37Love means having some kind of right over the other's life.

00:44Yes, of course, in love you do have a right over the other's life,

00:46but in what sense?