Acharya Prashant explains that for most people, heroism is simply a way to remove obstacles that frustrate the life they desire. We believe we already know what kind of life to live, what truth is, what love is, and what God is. When something comes as a hindrance or an impediment to this preconceived life, we resist, fight, and destroy it, and this is what we usually call heroic. This leads to an interesting question about the relationship between the fake hero and the real hero. The fake hero, the common hero of popular imagination, is intent on fighting all that hinders his predestined, conditioned life. He fights your enemies, which is why he is so dear to you. This hero protects you, who are an evolutionary product, a game of time, a bundle of beliefs, and someone who would be lost without mental activity. The hero protects these illusions and the 'I' that is taken too seriously. In contrast, the real hero fights and destroys all that is false and all that enslaves. In other words, the real hero fights exactly what the popular hero wants to protect. What the fake hero protects, the real hero destroys. The real hero destroys not as a spectacular action, but by way of his rebellious living. His life is, in some way, a humiliation to the popular and conditioned way of living. This creates a paradox where the popular hero would find his worst enemy in the real hero and would join the villains to form a common front against him. The speaker gives the example of Jesus, questioning if he was truly liked in Jerusalem and noting how few people came to save him when he was being killed. The speaker cites a poem by Hafez, which explains that few people are in the court of the real saint because the saint destroys the ego, which people do not like. To go to the real hero is to run the grave risk of not returning as the same person. The real hero's compassion lies in the distance he maintains from you; he is not likable and is made even more repulsive by the presence of the fake, attractive hero. When there is a fake one to be consoled by, one would not run the trouble of being disturbed by the real one. It is pointless to look outside for the real one, as you may not meet him with the kind of eyes you have. Instead, one must look within and see what one finds respectable and lovable. One cannot respect the dwarf and the infinite together. If you respect all pettiness, you will never respect immensity, even if it crosses your way. The speaker advises being cautious about what one respects, as it is a matter of extreme importance. He states that you are precious and should not give yourself away to the undeserving. Only the Truth is worthy of respect. The deserving one is always around, always waiting.