Acharya Prashant explains that man has an unfortunate ability to come to a temporary stability in an unstable equilibrium. He uses an analogy from chemistry, comparing this state to an unstable, high-energy chemical. This chemical can remain isolated and secured in its unstable position for years, decades, or even a lifetime. For this chemical to gain a more stable, peaceful, low-energy equilibrium, a reaction is necessary. This reaction can occur when the chemical interacts with something else or breaks down, releasing its inner fire and restlessness as energy. The speaker relates this to the human condition, stating that the reaction is the key. For a chemical, this reaction happens through contact with other elements, forces, or situations. For a human, the equivalent is experience. He explains that conditioning cannot bear exposure to fact. People with certain conditionings, such as the belief that the world is a bad place, create a personal universe to support this view. They surround themselves with like-minded people and consume information that reinforces their beliefs, deliberately avoiding experiences that would challenge their conditioning. For instance, a religious fanatic will live among other fanatics, hearing only views they already hold. To learn to trust, one must come out of these self-created confines. One must experience people, life, and situations that lie outside their daily routine and violate their prejudices. When compelled to confront something that does not match one's assumptions, those assumptions must give way. The current settled state is the unstable equilibrium of a reactive chemical, waiting to go. Outside of this, one might find a stable equilibrium, which is timelessness. The first step, therefore, is to move out of one's closed confines and experience the world.