Acharya Prashant addresses a student's hesitation about starting to read Vedanta and the Bhagavad Gita at a young age. He points out that people often prioritize subjects that offer academic credits, placements, or financial gain, while neglecting spiritual wisdom because it is not part of the formal curriculum. He argues that the current ecosystem is driven by delusion, where employers and institutions do not know what to truly look for in a candidate, leading individuals to become victims of a system that ignores the deeper needs of life and liberation. He challenges the notion that spiritual texts are difficult to apply, comparing them to complex mathematical concepts like Fourier series or Laplace transformations, which students study without questioning their immediate practical use. Acharya Prashant explains that while technology and profession are small parts of one's identity, life is a much larger affair that requires understanding oneself. He emphasizes that spirituality is not about gaining external knowledge but about addressing the very person you are, including your desires, relationships, and existence. Finally, the speaker explains that our self-image is often a product of external influences and bodily identification, which he describes as deceitful. He asserts that living solely as a body is like writing an examination in someone else's name, resulting in a wasted life. He encourages the student to begin studying the Gita or Upanishads immediately to overcome the vacuum of self-ignorance and to understand the true nature of their existence beyond social and physical identities.