Acharya Prashant observes that parents often use their children as an excuse to avoid spiritual growth and their own liberation. He explains that the ego seeks to feel indispensable, leading parents to provide excessive protection long after it is natural. While animals in nature let go of their offspring once they are grown, human parents often cling to their children for decades, using responsibility as a shield against seeking the truth. He argues that the common claim of parental sacrifice is often a facade to hide from one's own spiritual failures. Acharya Prashant further asserts that a parent's primary responsibility is their own liberation. He points out that if parental sacrifices were truly effective, the world would be a place of light rather than corruption and ignorance. He likens a parent trying to improve a child without first improving themselves to someone trying to clean a child with dirty hands. The child's character is often a reflection of the parent's internal state. Therefore, the most significant contribution a parent can make to a child's life is to achieve their own mental and spiritual clarity. He concludes by stating that exceptional individuals like Shri Buddha or Shri Krishna emerged not because of their upbringing, but often despite it, through divine grace. He challenges parents to stop making excuses and to prioritize their own spiritual well-being. By becoming a clean and liberated individual, a parent naturally becomes a source of inspiration for their child. True parenting begins with self-transformation, as a liberated parent's presence is the greatest gift to a child.