Acharya Prashant addresses the issue of misusing mental illness, stating that it's not just about mental diseases; people have long exploited all kinds of illnesses. He explains that when you declare yourself diseased, you become eligible for certain privileges and are absolved of responsibility. This is the ego at play, which uses sickness to gain comforts. The ego celebrates what should not be celebrated, like getting a day off due to a teacher's headache, and deprecates what is worthy, like taking responsibility. The speaker elaborates that the ego loves to play the helpless victim. This is because if you are a victim, there must be a victimizer, and you feel entitled to compensation. He provides several examples, such as a man demanding service from his wife because he is the breadwinner, a woman blaming her husband for destroying her career by making her pregnant, or children calling their parents "psychos" to feel like victims deserving of the latest gadgets. This, he says, is an age-old tendency of the ego. The fundamental principle should be to never treat your weaknesses as your assets. If a weakness becomes an asset, you will never want to get rid of it. Contrasting this behavior with that of great individuals, Acharya Prashant asserts that it is a matter of shame to declare oneself a victim. Great people, even when hurt, would neither acknowledge nor declare their pain, as they see it as a sign of weakness. They believe nothing in the universe can truly hurt them. A great person is always a provider, not a victim. He cites the example of Karna from the Mahabharata, who, even in his dying moments, maintained his dignity as a giver (Danveer) by offering his golden tooth, rather than playing the victim. When you play the victim, you lose your dignity. To inspire the audience, he recites the poem "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley, highlighting lines like "My head is bloody, but unbowed" and "I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul." He explains that this should be the spirit of the youth—to be unconquerable within, regardless of external circumstances. The real individual is one who finds it shameful to be hurt and seeks to overcome it. Vedanta teaches that you are a child of immortality, so you cannot be so fragile as to be hurt by trivial matters. The body can be wounded, but the mind should not even admit a bruise.