Acharya Prashant explains that the ego believes it is entitled to the infinite despite its own smallness. When the ego does not receive what it desires, it feels cheated and becomes angry, failing to realize its own lack of eligibility. He illustrates this with the story of a young monk who was told he would need as many births as there are leaves on a tree to attain realization. Instead of being discouraged, the monk was overjoyed, realizing that for someone as small as himself, such a price was incredibly low. The speaker notes that anger arises only when one lacks self-awareness of their true condition; a person who thinks they are greater than they are will always feel that the path is too long and unfair.
