Acharya Prashant addresses a question about raising a child to respect diverse food habits without being influenced by them. He reframes the issue, stating it's not about respecting others' choices but about knowing where one's own choices originate. He explains that one must first understand the entire process of their own choosing. Once this self-knowledge is established, it becomes possible to understand how others make their choices. Hatred and discrimination, he asserts, breed only in an environment of ignorance. If one understands, one cannot be a hater. Conflict arises when we only see another's behavior without understanding its source, especially when it contradicts our own. The focus, therefore, should not be on mere tolerance or harmonious living but on the child understanding why they behave in a particular way. Children are often handed habits, like being vegetarian, from their parents without explanation. The speaker advises that a child should be vegetarian with a deep understanding of vegetarianism, knowing why they eat what they do and their relationship with all sentient beings, including plants. Without this understanding, the child might either turn to meat-eating or become a bigot who hates meat-eaters. He suggests that a true understanding of one's food choices would logically lead one to become vegan. Acharya Prashant uses the metaphor of being awake versus being asleep. When you are awake, you can see that others are asleep and you won't get angry at their random actions or words. To see that others are asleep, you must first be awake yourself. Then, instead of getting angry, you will try to wake them up. The solution is not to train or condition the child but to educate them by nurturing their curiosity and encouraging them to ask questions. The child should be turned into a "pulsating mass of raw consciousness," eager, lively, and combative in their quest for truth, not easily contented.