Acharya Prashant addresses a student's confusion about his career choices, which he feels are repeating a past pattern of decisions made under external pressure. The speaker advises that one must first know what can be known about the consequences of their choices. While the future cannot be fully predicted, some outcomes are certain. He gives an example: if you board a bus to Mumbai, the probability of reaching Delhi is almost zero. Therefore, one should not turn a blind eye to things that can be known beforehand. The speaker distinguishes between two types of hope. He states that while hope is a good thing, blind hope is destructive. One type of hope is based on the understanding that if one lives right, makes correct decisions, and performs right actions, they can become better. The other is a blind hope, where one continues to live the same way but expects different results, like boarding a bus to Mumbai and hoping to reach Delhi. This, he explains, is a form of self-deception stemming from old habits and attachments. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that the core issue is not the decision but the decision-maker. If the person making the decisions remains unchanged, their choices and outcomes will also remain the same, whether it's choosing B.Tech or an MBA. The future will only be different if the person themselves undergoes a transformation. He points out the absurdity of continuing the same actions and expecting new results, calling it a funny but common human trait. We know our own nature and past sufferings, yet we place false hope in ourselves to change without any real effort. Finally, he explains that change requires paying a price. He quotes Rumi: "If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?" To shine, one must be willing to be abraded. A new future is possible only if one is ready to pay the price for improvement, which involves going through the fire of change, not just dreaming about it. The decision-maker must be improved for all decisions to become right. Without this internal change, one will continue to be deceived by false hopes.