Acharya Prashant explains that there are two paths open to man, and on both paths, there are respective fruits and troubles. There is no judge or arbiter outside of man; the two paths are both open and available to man, and they involve their own pros and cons. Man has the choice, which means either of the paths can be chosen as a right. You can choose either path and spend your entire life on it, and nobody outside of you will declare that you have been a paragon of virtue or an epitome of vice. You have all the freedom to do whatever you want to do. Not only are you free in choosing your path, but you also have all the freedom in deciding for yourself how the path has been for you. If you insist that you have made the right decision, that's how it is for you. There is no authority outside of you that can overrule your judgment or perception. The speaker references Wilhelm Reich, who calls one path the 'great path' and the other the 'little path', but clarifies this is a subjective judgment. Truly objectively, both paths are just paths, and nobody outside of the traveler can declare the utility or veracity of either. The great path says you will get liberation from yourself, because your entire trouble is the sense of self that refuses to be placated. The price you pay is offering the self. The other path, the little path, is the path of retention of the little self. It involves retaining, nurturing, feeding, and consoling littleness. The price you pay on this path is the opportunity to be great, which is an opportunity cost, not a material cost, as you never had greatness to begin with. Comparing the two, the little path is quite attractive. The great path offers an imaginary liberation for the price of your material self. In the great path, what you get is imaginary because you don't yet have it. The little path, however, offers retention of what you are, which you already have and are worried about losing. Hence, when you are offered protection for it, it is something very tangible and attractive. The great path is offering something you do not have and cannot even conceive of, while the little path offers something very tangible that you already have. This is why most people pick the little deal. The great path requires you to not be the normal human anymore, and giving up your garbage is tantamount to giving up the self. If you remain who you are, you will not reach the great destination, and if you reach it, you will not remain.