A mountaineer, Kuntal Joisher, shares his experience of climbing Mount Everest, particularly a section called the Khumbu Icefall. He describes it as a frozen river of snow and ice, like a city made of ice tilted at a 35-degree angle, which moves two to three feet a day. The structures can crash and fall at any time, making the 12-hour crossing a life-threatening experience. Initially, he was nervous and filled with anxiety, with thoughts of death racing through his mind. However, he had a massive epiphany and decided to surrender to the mountain. This surrender was not about recklessness but about accepting that the mountain has the last word. He felt like an ant in front of the gigantic mountain and realized he had to set aside his mountain-sized ego. This experience changed his mindset about everything, including his personal life back in Mumbai. He connected this to the climate crisis, emphasizing the need to conserve the planet's immense beauty and the amazing experiences it offers. Acharya Prashant responds by acknowledging the beauty in physical nature (Prakriti). However, he states that man is a special species that cannot live by nature-made things alone; man is a builder and creator. He explains that there is beauty in what is not man-made, but there also needs to be beauty in what we make. True beauty is defined as that which addresses the core of our restlessness, as encapsulated in the phrase "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" (Truth, Auspiciousness, Beauty). That which cuts the very roots of the falseness within is alone beautiful. If we are not beautiful within, we will destroy all the physical beauty around us. This is why we are destroying the planet. Our ugliness is destroying the beauty around us. If we want to preserve the beauty we encounter, we must first turn human beings into something beautiful. Acharya Prashant further explains that while things like recycling are part of the adaptation process, they are not the solution. He compares the situation to having a chronic disease; there is management of the disease and there is a cure. A cure for the climate crisis does not exist anymore; the disease has progressed too far and can become fatal very soon. The planet is as good as gone. We are in the middle of the sixth mass extinction, a man-made climate change. The problem is not something technology can solve; it's a problem only spirituality can solve. Unless we become better people, there is no way to even begin to address this problem. Mankind is being forced to choose between extinction and divinity. The only way to remain is by becoming great, beautiful, and sensible people. The only solution is a fundamental change in the human being.