Acharya Prashant interprets Kahlil Gibran's advice on maintaining space in relationships, explaining that this instruction is directed at the personality or the ego. He asserts that as long as individuals retain their distinct personalities, opinions, and likes, true union is impossible. When two personalities come too close, it inevitably leads to friction, dominance, or exploitation because the ego is inherently insecure and seeks to protect and expand itself. Therefore, at the level of the mind and personality, a dignified distance is necessary to avoid suffering and the imposition of one's ways upon another.