Acharya Prashant responds to a questioner who is disgusted with the habitual behaviors of his family and friends and feels a conflict between his desire to disengage and his sense of obligation. The speaker clarifies his previous statement that one cannot leave relationships without first clearing their "dues." He explains this doesn't mean one can never leave, but that obligations must be settled. Until these dues are paid, one must continue to pay the installments. Once the debt is cleared, the relationship can continue, not out of compulsion, but out of compassion. He warns against using compassion as an excuse to shirk these responsibilities. The goal is to transform relationships from being based on obligation to being based on freedom and joy, where giving stems from free will, not a sense of liability. Explaining the concept of "dues," Acharya Prashant states that from childhood, individuals consume material resources, emotional security, and identity from their parents and society, which creates a debt. This debt must be acknowledged and settled, so one cannot simply disengage abruptly. However, these dues are not infinite. He advises being spiritually ethical and even cunning in clearing these debts without letting them accumulate further. There is a time to be calculative with one's limited resources, but once a state of internal richness is achieved, one can give unconditionally without keeping score. Addressing the frustration with family, he attributes the special attention given to parents to body-identification, a concept that spirituality seeks to challenge. The predefined roles within a family, such as father and son, make it difficult to preach to one's elders. He explains that a family member's behavior is not merely personal but a product of collective conditioning from evolution and society. Therefore, getting frustrated with an individual is pointless, as it is like yelling at a collection of inanimate objects. The real issue is the larger conditioning of the world. He advises that the home is the last and most difficult place to practice "spiritual activism," as it will lead to immense frustration. The home represents Prakriti (nature/matter) and Maya (illusion), which constantly highlight one's defeats and prevent complacency. The real battle is with the world. One must become an activist on the road, not in the living room. Since the home is organically linked to the world, by changing the world, one can eventually impact the home. He concludes that one cannot change their living room until they have impactfully changed the world.