Acharya Prashant addresses the argument that development cannot be halted for climate change due to geopolitical competition, dismissing it as a narrow view. He explains that in a global cataclysm, no country, be it India, Pakistan, or China, will be spared, making the focus on borders futile when the entire planet is at risk. He criticizes the selective outrage surrounding environmental issues, noting that Ladakh is in the spotlight only because of protests, while severe situations like the water crisis in Shimla and the destruction in Uttarakhand were largely ignored by the media. He points out that no political party's manifesto, newspaper, or magazine is presenting the clear truth to the people. Responding to a questioner who feels helpless and disturbed by these issues, Acharya Prashant advises that "action is the antidote to despair." He explains that when faced with a crisis, one must act rather than getting lost in thought or crying. He considers inaction and despair a betrayal of the critical situation, emphasizing that the more intense the sorrow, the more profound the action must be. He encourages the questioner to do what she can, stating that one's capacity to act increases by the very act of doing. Acharya Prashant asserts that the current global crisis stems from a lack of both facts (education about the world) and truth (knowledge of the self). He highlights widespread ignorance about basic ecological principles, such as the connection between glaciers and rivers, or how tourism in Ladakh contributes to melting ice caps through black carbon from tires. This melting, he warns, will first cause floods and then droughts, impacting not just the Himalayan region but also distant coastal cities like Mumbai through rising sea levels. He argues that this ignorance is perpetuated by a media and political system controlled by the wealthy, who are the primary cause of the crisis but the least affected by it. He concludes with a call to action, stating that the duty of our time (Kaal-dharma) is to become like Arjun and engage in the battle (Yudhyasva) against this ignorance. He recounts that he himself stopped writing poetry when he realized the need was not merely to express anguish but to act. The solution lies in educating people about the world and themselves. He urges the questioner to either continue reciting poetry or to become her poetry by turning her life into a testament of action, as there is something beyond verse (chhand), and that is conflict (dwand), which one must enter.