In response to a question about lacking the inner strength to act on one's understanding, Acharya Prashant explains that a significant challenge is needed. Inner steel, he states, only develops when life collides with steel. As long as there is no major problem to confront, one's inner strength will remain dormant and will not awaken. He clarifies that one does not need to invent or forcibly create problems; they already exist. We tend to turn away from them because we know we lack the courage to face them. To develop this courage, one must confront the very problems they have been avoiding. This process will involve getting hit, getting hurt, and experiencing pain, but through this, strength will be developed. The speaker points out that the questioner himself mentioned his problems, such as laziness and lack of discipline, and that these are worthy of being struggled against. He draws an analogy between the mind and the body, referring to the mind as the subtle body. Just as the body needs pressure, stretching, and pain to develop, the mind's muscles also develop when it is placed before challenges and problems. Similarly, to develop the muscles of the mind, it must be made to face challenges and problems. One must grapple with them, not caring about defeat, and keep one's morale high. The way to avoid real problems is to remain entangled in smaller ones, which gives the false consolation of being busy and facing difficulties. Acharya Prashant explains that we are afraid to even look at our real problems, which are our central bondages, because it is an insult to our ego, and we fear the consequences of facing them—losing comfort, prestige, habits, and money. He asserts that a 23-year-old should be revolutionary; if one's attitude is not rebellious now, it won't be twenty years later. He uses the metaphor of a caged bird that imagines the open sky is full of dangers like hawks and vultures to justify staying in the cage. This is a conspiracy against oneself to avoid the effort of breaking free. The bird imagines the alternative to be worse than its current state to justify its inaction. The speaker concludes that we consider our current way of life to be normal simply because we are used to it. An alternative life seems strange or abnormal, but if the current way of life is not right, its alternative, however odd it may seem, must be embraced.