Acharya Prashant explains that the primary reason we rely on others' opinions and give them undue importance is our own refusal to know the truth for ourselves. He emphasizes that knowing is not a complex process but a simple act of listening and observing life as it happens in the present moment. Life is not something distant in time or space; it is here and now. He compares our current state to sleepwalking, where we perform actions out of habit and social conditioning without any real awareness of why we are doing them. To truly know, one must observe life with the curiosity and freshness of a child, questioning even the most mundane activities, such as why a person carries a heavy vehicle to transport themselves or why we celebrate festivals without understanding their symbolic significance.