Acharya Prashant explains that an individual can only fully commit themselves to a goal that is complete and vast. When a resolution or desire arises from a narrow part of the mind, it is impossible to devote one's entire energy toward its fulfillment. He notes that most people fail to achieve their desires because those desires are incomplete; because they ask for too little, they are deprived of even that small amount. He emphasizes that the mind is far deeper and larger than the shallow part that sets petty goals, and it will stubbornly refuse to cooperate with anything less than the infinite. Using the analogy of a thirsty elephant being offered a small can of soda, he illustrates that the mind knows it requires the ocean and will not be duped by puny offerings. Acharya Prashant asserts that setting a large enough goal awakens the dormant powers within an individual necessary to achieve it. He warns that the price of small desires is being defeated by the trivial, which lacks honor. He concludes by urging the listener to choose a great goal, suggesting that even a great defeat is preferable to a vapid, timid victory.