Acharya Prashant interprets a verse from the Buddha regarding the acquisition of wealth in youth. He clarifies that for the Buddha, who renounced material riches as a young prince, wealth does not refer to money, gold, or land, but rather to the richness of the mind. He emphasizes that meditation, scriptures, and realization should not be deferred to old age. Using the Buddha's own life as an example, he explains that the best time to see through the impermanence and insubstantiality of worldly happiness is during youth, when one is fully capable of experiencing life. Acharya Prashant argues that realizing the falseness of one's choices late in life often leads to regret and the excuse that it is too late for corrective action. He concludes that youth is the time of sunshine and awakening, and failing to acquire spiritual wealth early leads to a life of stumbling and languishing like an old crane in a fishless pond.