A questioner expresses his dilemma regarding a five-year-long relationship. His partner is not inclined towards spirituality and lies to maintain the relationship, which has caused him great pain and depression. He is confused about whether to end the relationship or continue it with a spiritual kind of love, and fears he will never find happiness or companionship again. Acharya Prashant responds that he does not know the way to make someone interested in spirituality if they do not want to be. He humorously remarks that if he knew this magic, he would have applied it to the whole world long ago. He notes that this matter depends more on the other person's choice than on one's own efforts. However, trying to help someone else with a clean mind benefits you by making you more intelligent. The probability of changing a resistant person is very low, almost a miracle. He mentions that the Upanishads state their teachings are only for the capable, a harshness he disagrees with, as he has seen miracles happen where even those opposed to spirituality begin to understand. Addressing the questioner's depression, Acharya Prashant points out the ego's tendency to focus on the pain of renunciation (Neti-Neti) while ignoring the bliss (Satchidananda) that comes from it. This is a trick to avoid renunciation. He asks, "I said leave sleep, but you are only saying 'sleep was taken away'. What did you get in return? Awakening. Is there no value in that awakening?" He gives the example of the carefree joy of the sadhus in Rishikesh, who are unconcerned with worldly standards. He explains that the spiritual path is full of stress and opposition and can only be walked with an inner, carefree joy. There will be moments of doubt, but one must let them pass without making a decision. Regarding relationships, Acharya Prashant questions whether the desire to have a partner on the spiritual path stems from love for them or from the fear of walking alone. He explains the paradox: others will only follow you on the path of truth when they see you are strong enough to walk it alone. The path of truth requires strength, which comes from truth itself. A weak person gains nothing, neither in this world nor beyond it. A temple is meant to destroy weakness, not shelter it. He criticizes the notion of "my people are my own" as originating from fear, not love, pointing out that many people hide their spiritual work from their own families due to fear of opposition. He concludes that any love that cannot tolerate truth is a false love.